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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT by Barbara Fitzsimmons

Teresa L. Gordon Second Violin

Teresa Gordon has been a second violin player at the Maryland Symphony Orchestra since 1994. Teresa is a graduate of the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Winchester, VA with her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance and is a freelance violinist and violist in the greater Washington metropolitan area.

Ms. Gordon is a licensed public-school educator and currently serves as the Director of Orchestras at Rock Ridge High School in Ashburn, VA. Outside of school, Teresa maintains an active performing career and a small private studio. She is the newly appointed Concertmaster of the Piedmont Symphony in Warrenton, VA, and in addition to the MSO and PSO, Teresa is a member of the Apollo Orchestra, and the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra. During her summers, Ms. Gordon serves on the faculty of the Shepherd University Strings Camp and is a performing member of the Shippensburg Summer Music Festival in PA. Teresa enjoys playing a wide variety of musical styles from Classical, Pop, & Rock, to Bluegrass & Broadway, and has enjoyed performing with an eclectic mix of world-renowned artists at many of our region’s premier venues. In her free time, Teresa enjoys all things music, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

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SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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SYMPHONY HONORARY DIRECTORS Dr. J. Emmet Burke Anton T. Dahbura, Ph.D April L. Dowler Patricia F. Enders Frederica Erath John F. Erath Dr. J. Ramsay Farah Brendan Fitzsimmons, Ph.D. Donald R. Harsh, Jr. Marjorie M. Hobbs Howard S. Kaylor Mindy Marsden Dori Nipps

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The March cover features an image of the Common Starling. Mozart had a deep appreciation for nature, particularly birds. In late May 1784, he purchased a starling after hearing it sing what he believed to be a theme from his Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453. Enchanted by this remarkable coincidence, he noted both the purchase and the bird’s unique rendition of the theme in his expense book. How the starling came to know the melody remains a mystery.

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 Anthony Roth Costanzo and the New York Philharmonic in groundbreaking touring performances at the Whitney Museum, Guggenheim Museum, and Museum of Modern Art.

▲ Curtis Stewart, violin Praised for “combining omnivory and brilliance” (The New York Times), six-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart brings stories of American self-determination to the concert stage. As a soloist, composer, Artistic Director of the American Composers Orchestra, and professor at The Juilliard School, he bridges classical traditions with contemporary influences, forging personal and powerful connections between styles and cultures.

Stewart has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the GRAMMY® Awards, among many others. His collaborations span a wide spectrum, from the Los Angeles Opera and singer-songwriter Tamar Kali to MTV specials with Wyclef Jean and soldout performances at Madison Square Garden alongside Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, and Seal. He has also served as a curator and guest soloist with

His 2021 album, Of Power (Bright Shiny Things), a collection of quarantined song cycles and art videos, and his 2023 release, of Love.—a tribute to his late mother, Elektra Kurtis-Stewart, both earned GRAMMY® nominations for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. His latest recording, Julia Perry’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra with the Experiential Orchestra, is nominated for a 2025 GRAMMY® Award in the same category.

Stewart’s compositions have been commissioned by the Seattle Symphony, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall’s Play/USA, New York Philharmonic musicians, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, among others. As Artistic Director of the American Composers Orchestra, he champions diverse voices in orchestral music, promoting innovation and accessibility in the field.

A dedicated educator, Stewart teaches at The Juilliard School and the Perlman Music Program, previously leading music theory and orchestra at LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and Performing Arts in NYC. In 2025, he was honored with the Sphinx Medal of Excellence for his contributions to classical music and his advocacy for underrepresented communities.

Learn more at www.curtisjstewart.com.

THE MARYLAND THEATRE Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 7:30pm Sunday, March 16, 2025 | 3:00pm Elizabeth Schulze conductor Curtis J. Stewart violin

JESSIE MONTGOMERY Strum (b. 1981) 8’ LEONARD BERNSTEIN Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium” (1918-1990) 31’ I. Phaedrus: Pausanias – Lento and Allegro

II. III. IV. V.

Aristophanes – Allegretto Eryximachus – Presto Agathon – Adagio Socrates: Alcibiades – Molto tenuto and Allegro molto vivace

-- INTERMISSION -WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 (1756-1791) 35’ I. Molto allegro

II. III. IV.

Andante Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio Finale. Allegro assai

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PROGRAM NOTES Strum Jessie Montgomery Born December 8, 1981, in New York, New York.

This work was premiered in its present form in 2012. It is scored for string orchestra.

Jessie Montgomery is an acclaimed composer, violinist, and educator. She is the recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation, the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, and her works are performed frequently around the world by leading musicians and ensembles. Her music interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness, making her an acute interpreter of 21st century American sound and experience. Her profoundly felt works have been described as “turbulent, wildly colorful and exploding with life” (The Washington Post).

Her growing body of work includes solo, chamber, vocal, and orchestral works.

Some recent highlights include Shift, Change, Turn (2019) commissioned by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Coincident Dances (2018) for the Chicago Sinfonietta, and Banner (2014)—written to mark the 200th anniversary of “The Star-Spangled Banner”—for The Sphinx Organization and the Joyce Foundation, which was presented in its UK premiere at the BBC Proms on 7 August 2021.

Summer 2021 brought a varied slate of premiere performances, including Five Freedom Songs, a song cycle conceived with and written for Soprano Julia Bullock, for Sun Valley and Grand Teton Music Festivals, San Francisco and Kansas City Symphonies, Boston and New Haven Symphony Orchestras, and the Virginia Arts Festival

(7 August); a site-specific collaboration with Bard SummerScape Festival and Pam Tanowitz Dance, I was waiting for the echo of a better day (8 July); and Passacaglia, a flute quartet for The National Flute Association’s 49th annual convention (13 August).

Since 1999, Jessie has been affiliated with The Sphinx Organization, which supports young African American and Latinx string players and has served as composer-inresidence for the Sphinx Virtuosi, the Organization’s flagship professional touring ensemble.

A founding member of PUBLIQuartet and a former member of the Catalyst Quartet, Jessie holds degrees from the Juilliard School and New York University and is currently a PhD Candidate in Music Composition at Princeton University. She is Professor of violin and composition at The New School.

In May 2021, she began her three-year appointment as the Mead Composer-inResidence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

“Strum is the culminating result of several versions of a string quintet I wrote in 2006.

It was originally written for the Providence String Quartet and guests of Community MusicWorks Players, then arranged for string quartet in 2008 with several small revisions. In 2012 the piece underwent its final revisions with a rewrite of both the introduction and the ending for the Catalyst Quartet in a performance celebrating the 15th annual Sphinx Competition.

“Originally conceived for the formation of a cello quintet, the voicing is often spread wide over the ensemble, giving the music an expansive quality of sound. Within Strum I utilized texture motives, layers of rhythmic or harmonic ostinati [repeating patterns] that string together to form a bed of sound for melodies to weave in and out.

The strumming pizzicato serves as a texture motive and the primary driving rhythmic underpinning of the piece. Drawing on American folk idioms and the spirit of dance and movement, the piece has a kind of narrative that begins with fleeting nostalgia and transforms into ecstatic celebration.”

Biography and program notes graciously provided by the composer.

Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) Leonard Bernstein Born August 25, 1918, in Lawrence, Massachusetts and died October 14, 1990, in New York, New York.

This work received its premiere in September of 1954 in Venice, Italy, by the Orchestra Del Teatro La Fenice with Isaac Stern as soloist and the composer conducting. It is scored for solo violin, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings.

An American composer of Russian-Jewish parentage, Leonard Bernstein worked his way from a middle-class suburb of Boston to become America’s greatest musical figure.

Equally adept as a pianist conductor, teacher, and composer, Bernstein became the great American ambassador to the world’s musical community. Before his successes, students were often turned away from study in the great European conservatories because their American-ness made them incapable of artistic ability, in the eyes of many. Such was the opinion in much of postwar Europe in the 1950s. Bernstein single-handedly changed that opinion.

Bernstein, affectionately known as “Lenny,” was a benevolent taskmaster of a conductor who insisted on a rigorous schedule of intense rehearsals. Lenny knew the capabilities of the orchestra and brought out

the best in each player. He conducted all the world’s major orchestras and served as music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1969. As a composer Bernstein’s output was diverse with three symphonies and numerous other orchestral pieces, including ballets, overtures, and works for soloists.

Despite his many chamber works, songs, and two operas (Trouble in Tahiti and A Quiet Place), Bernstein remains best known for his Broadway shows, especially Candide and West Side Story. Another show, entitled 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, is a series of vignettes involving the occupants of that famous address over a period of two centuries. With book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music

by Bernstein, the show seemed destined to succeed. However, a musical about the inner workings of the White House, even in the bicentennial year of 1976, was a hard sell in post-Watergate America. It closed after seven performances.

During the time that Bernstein was composing Candide in 1954, he was also working on a piece for solo violin and orchestra. As mentioned in other writings on this work, the composer had two interests at the time – delivering a threeyear late commission from the Koussevitzky Foundation, and finally writing a concert piece for his friend Isaac Stern. The resulting work, Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) resides simultaneously the worlds of the profound and the lyrical.

Plato’s Symposium is a meditation on the aspects of love set as a conversation during a drunken gathering of friends. Bernstein’s Serenade was composed just before his marriage to Felicia Montealegre. Bernstein’s romantic interests also included same-sex activity, which is another aspect of love that the composer may have found attractive in Plato’s text.

PROGRAM NOTES (con’t) Bernstein provided a guide to the work that describes the piece in musical and philosophical terms.

“There is no literal program for this Serenade, despite the fact that it resulted from a rereading of Plato’s charming dialogue, “The Symposium”. The music, like the dialogue, is a series of related statements in praise of love, and generally follows the Platonic form through the succession of speakers at the banquet. The “relatedness” of the movements does not depend on common thematic material, but rather on a system whereby each movement evolves out of elements in the preceding one.

“For the benefit of those interested in literary allusion, I might suggest the following points as guideposts: “I. Phaedrus: Pausanius (Lento; Allegro).

Phaedrus opens the symposium with a lyrical oration in praise of Eros, the god of love.

(Fugato, begun by the solo violin). Pausanias continues by describing the duality of lover and beloved. This is expressed in a classical sonata-allegro, based on the material of the opening fugato.

“II. Aristophanes (Allegretto). Aristophanes does not play the role of clown in this dialogue, but instead that of the bedtime storyteller, invoking the fairytale mythology of love.

“III. Eryximachus (Presto). The physician speaks of bodily harmony as a scientific model for the workings of love-patterns. This is an extremely short fugato scherzo, born of a blend of mystery and humor.

“IV. Agathon (Adagio). Perhaps the most moving speech of the dialogue, Agathon’s panegyric embraces all aspects of love’s powers, charms, and functions. This movement is a simple three-part song.

“V. Socrates: Alcibiades (Molto tenuto; Allegro molto vivace). Socrates describes his visit to the seer Diotima, quoting her speech on the demonology of love. This is a slow introduction of greater weight than any of the preceding movements; and serves as a highly developed reprise of the middle section of the Agathon movement, thus suggesting a hidden sonata-form.

The famous interruption of Alcibiades and his band of drunken revelers ushers in the Allegro, which is an extended Rondo ranging in spirit from agitation through jig-like dance music to joyful celebration. If there is a hint of jazz in the celebration, I hope it will not be taken as anachronistic Greek partymusic, but rather the natural expression of a contemporary American composer imbued with the spirit of that timeless dinner party.”

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Born January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria and died December 5, 1791, in Vienna, Austria.

Although completed on July 25, 1788, this work was possibly performed on April 16, 1791, in Vienna, with Antonio Salieri conducting an orchestra of 180 members, but the story is probably apocryphal. It is scored for flute, pairs of clarinets, bassoons, and horns, and the usual complement of strings.

To have been such a gifted composer, recognized across Europe during his younger years as a musician par excellence, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart entered his thirties as a fading star. The young prodigy was now a full-fledged adult. He was no longer a precocious youth with abilities beyond his years. Mozart was expected to hold his own against more famous composers, such as Porpora, Dittersdorf, Vanhal and Salieri. To counter the fickle public’s harsh judgment, Mozart simply tried harder, producing some

of his most enduring works in his early 30s.

The last four piano concertos, the Kegelstatt Trio, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, the opera Don Giovanni, and the final four symphonies all date from the years 1786-1788, when Mozart was between 30 and 32 years old.

Along with public rejection came personal problems. Financially, Mozart was in the direst of straits – which would continue to worsen until his death in 1791. Probably the lowest moment during this time was the sudden death of his 6-month-old daughter, Theresia, on June 29, 1788. It was during the very time of Theresia Mozart’s death that her father was feverishly composing his last three symphonies. Written in a span of ten weeks in May, June and July, they seem almost a summary of different aspects of Mozart’s personality. The 39th is joyful, almost flippant, with a finale that is especially robust. His final symphony, commonly called the Jupiter is more pedantic, with a meticulous fugal finale.

The middle of the three, the 40th, is introspective and subtly tinged with darker hues. One of only two symphonies in minor keys (the other is the 25th, also in G minor), Mozart explores the poignant territory he normally reserved for his operas – his greatest love and probably his compositional forte. Foregoing the customary slow introduction, Mozart begins the opening movement with a soft murmur in the violas.

Without ceremony, the sighing violin melody seems to materialize from nowhere. From the outset, this is unmistakably headier than an ordinary symphony of the Classical period. There are bursts of volume, chromatic harmonies, and an approach to melodic writing that centers on short motifs – not long arching melodies. Such a description may bring to mind the early works of Ludwig van Beethoven, from which this music is not far removed.

The second movement is a graceful Andante,

also using a sigh motif to great effect. Here is Mozart at his most adventurous (a trait he explores to an even fuller extent in the final movement). Chromatic lines pull against each other, taking listeners of the late eighteenth century along hitherto uncharted paths.

Stern and aggressive, the third-movement Minuet is far removed from the courtly dance for which it is named. Accents are harsh, almost severe, but a somewhat gentler trio provides a worthy foil.

If the Andante was adventurous, the finale is brilliantly progressive. Built upon a rising arpeggiation, a gesture known in the period as the Mannheim Rocket, this churning powerhouse seems to build momentum until the final measures. The almost feral development section features modulations through many keys, making the grim G minor seems like a welcome refuge after daunting trials of the preceding measures.

Many scholars refer to this symphony as a precursor to Romanticism, but our ears tell us, at least for Mozart in 1788, that Romanticism was in full force. ©2025 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 MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH Brandon Lu

Washington High School Charles Town, WV Congratulations to March’s Student of the Month, Brandon Lu! Brandon is a senior at Washington High School and an experienced pianist who has represented West Virginia in the MTNA Eastern Division Competition. Brandon has received superior ratings for his playing across competitions in three states and won multiple first place awards for his skills as a musician. Next year, Brandon hopes to continue piano studies at the university level while pursuing a major in Computer Engineering.

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

Storytime at Wash. County Library & Middletown Library: April 25, 2025

Our MSO Lecture Series continues this April & May! Be sure to stay informed as topics, dates, and locations are announced on our website, on social media and through email.

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 February 28, 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 and Derwood Bousum Family 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

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 Mr. & Mrs. William P. Young, Jr 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 Frank & Cathy Bushey 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 Douglas Shaffer & Mary 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 George A. Tompkins Jr. 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

FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY (con’t) PARTNER (con’t) ($250 to $499) Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Morgan Jean & Katharine Oliver William E. O’Toole Patricia Patton 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 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 Hollis and Jacqueline Thoms 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 Jody Brumage 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 Jon Howard 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 Sally Shumard 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 February 28, 2025.

Mr. Robert Abdinoor, Sr. 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 Douglas Shaffer & Mary Bell 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 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

George A. Tompkins Jr. 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 February 28, 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 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

Purchase tickets at mdtheatre.org or call the box office at 301-790-2000

April 5, 6, 12, & 13, 2025

Years 1915 – 2025

110th Anniversary Celebration

Presented by Rick & Nancy Hamilton Thursday, May 8, 2025 Celebrate the Arts & Cuisine on all four floors of the Performing Arts Center and enjoy the debut of a film honoring The Maryland Theatre’s rich history. This event will include an immersive journey through over a century of entertainment, community, and heritage.

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.

“INSPIRATIONS” PRE-CONCERT EXPERIENCE SPONSOR

The Schurz Family SUBSCRIBER & DONOR VIP LOUNGE SPONSOR

The Holzapfel Family SENIOR TRANSPORTATION SPONSOR

FREDERICK TRANSPORTATION SPONSOR

Mr. Ed Lough SEASON HOSPITALITY PARTNER

TICKET SPONSOR

SUPPORTER SPOTLIGHT by Barbara Fitzsimmons “You have to pass on music and experiences like this to the generation following you. Classical is the root of things in music and you can learn a lot from it.”

- Mike Cusic Mike Cusic, a lifelong lover of music and annual subscriber to the Maryland Symphony Orchestra has generously included the MSO in his estate plans.

We reached out to ask him about what motivated him to make this choice and he said the following…

I’ve been playing music since I was a teenager, it has always been something I was passionate about and wanted to be around. When I came to West Virginia in ’89 there wasn’t a lot of the genres I liked listening to around, so I started looking to get involved in other genres like bluegrass and classical.

I liked going to MSO concerts and hearing their great music and guests, like Sharon Isbin, in that beautiful venue. It reminded me that classical music is the foundation, it’s where the theory comes from for the music I typically play. The 1-4-5 progression goes back to Beethoven and Mozart, it didn’t just start with the genres of music that are more popular now. Knowing the root of things helps me as a player and will help the next generation of musicians, too.

I like that we have a local option that is focusing on the next generation. The MSO does a lot of youth programming and community activities and that’s how you keep people’s interest up and share classical music and music generally. I am fortunate enough to do this, support local music that I enjoy, and I get a good feeling back from the people at the Maryland Symphony so I’m happy to support what they’re doing to make sure it continues.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Schulze on 25 Years!

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