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LETTER FROM PETER

President & Chief Executive Officer Peter Abell provides an update after a year of operating in a pandemic

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O U R H I STO R Y O F M A K I N G M U S I C

We are the Mid-South’s resident professional orchestra and employ 80+ musicians and arts professionals...but how did we get here?

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C E L E B RAT I N G T H E C I R C L E O F F R I E N D S

BY JOCIE WURZBURG

Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s Circle of Friends, a women’s philanthropic initiative with a creative bent and a lofty mission

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I M PAC T I N G ST U D E N T S & T E AC H E R S

BY BETSY CARTER

Learn more about this partnership where music teachers work together to brainstorm, problem-solve, and create more vibrant lessons for their

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ME M P HI S SYM P H O N Y O RC H EST RA ROBERT MOODY, Music Director KALENA BOVELL, Assistant Conductor VIOLIN I Barrie Cooper, Concertmaster The Joy Brown Wiener Chair Marisa Polesky, Assistant Concertmaster Diane Zelickman Cohen, Assistant Principal Paul Turnbow, Assistant Principal Wen-Yih Yu Jessica Munson Long Long Kang VIOLIN II Gaylon Patterson, Principal The Dunbar and Constance Abston Chair Erin Kaste, Assistant Principal Lenore McIntyre, Assistant Principal Yennifer Correia Rebeca Rathlef ♪ The Judith and Sheldon Korones Memorial Fellowship VIOLA Jennifer Puckett, Principal The Corinne Falls Murrah Chair Michelle Pellay-Walker, Assistant Principal

Aaron Tubergen, Assistant Principal Irene Wade Beth Luscombe Karen Casey Katie Brown ♪ The Ellen Cooper Klyce & Martha Milford Boyd Fellowship CELLO Ruth Valente Burgess, Principal The Vincent de Frank Chair Iren Zombor, Assistant Principal Jonathan Kirkscey, Assistant Principal Jeffrey Jurciukonis Hannah Schmidt Mark Wallace Estefan Perez ♪ The Rebecca Webb Wilson Fellowship BASS Scott Best, Principal Chris Butler, Assistant Principal Sean O’Hara Andrew Palmer Timothy Weddle Jeremy Upton Sara Chiego FLUTE Adam Sadberry, Principal The Marion Dugdale McClure Chair

Delara Hashemi

J. Michael McKenzie

OBOE Saundra D’Amato, Acting Principal The Paul and Linnea Bert Chair Shelly Sublett, Assistant Principal

TROMBONE Greg Luscombe, Principal Wes Lebo Mark Vail

ENGLISH HORN Shelly Sublett, Principal CLARINET Andre Dyachenko, Principal The Gayle S. Rose Chair Rena Feller BASS CLARINET Nobuko Igarashi BASSOON Susanna Whitney, Principal Michael Scott CONTRABASSOON Christopher Piecuch HORN Caroline Kinsey, Principal The Morrie A. Moss Chair Robert Patterson TRUMPET Scott Moore, Principal The Smith & Nephew Chair Susan Enger

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TUBA Charles Schulz, Principal TIMPANI Frank Shaffer, Principal PERCUSSION David Carlisle, Principal Ed Murray, Assistant Principal HARP Marian Shaffer, Principal The Ruth Marie Moore Cobb Chair PIANO/CELESTE Adrienne Park, Principal The Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Chair

On leave ♪ The newly launched MSO / UofM Fellowship Program was envisioned by the MSO Circle of Friends as a prestigious two-year performance fellowship program for exceptional graduate and post-graduate violin, viola, and cello players from African American and Latinx communities.

ME M P HI S SYM P H O N Y ORC HEST RA BOA RD O F DIREC TO RS 202 1 - 2 02 2 Ashley Moore Remmers, Chairperson Peter Abell, President/CEO Louise Barden, Past Chair Stephen Agar Dr. Paul Brezina Mark Crosby Dr. Andre Dyachenko, Musicians Representative Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Memphis Symphony Chorus Conductor Jason Farmer, Chair Elect Harvey Felder III Katherine Godoy, President, Memphis Symphony League Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer Pam Guinn Scott Heppel Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean Michelle Robinson McKissack Dr. Udo Lange Montgomery Martin Ramon A. Marus, Jr., Treasurer Dr. Lisa Lucks Mendel, Symphony Chorus Representative Robert Moody, Music Director Sonya Porter Irma Merrill Statton, Secretary Luke Yancy

M SO STA F F ARTISTIC Robert Moody, Music Director Kalena Bovell, Assistant Conductor Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Chorusmaster EXECUTIVE Peter Abell, President/CEO Leslie Bouldin, CFO Karen Wright, Business Officer PATRON SERVICES Brandon Knisley, Vice President of Patron Engagement Lindsey Stanfill, Development Director Takia White, Audience Development Director Blake Ginet, Patron Services Manager Shevonda Minor, Patron Engagement Assistant PRODUCTION & ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS Joseph Matthews, Director of Artistic Operations Erin Kaste, Personnel Manager Scott Roberson, Stage Manager Irene Wade, Music Librarian

I F YO U A R E READING THIS L E T T E R , I H AV E A V E R Y I M P O R TA N T M ESSAG E F O R YO U …T H A N K YO U .

I can much more confidently write about the resilience of the MSO after a full year of operating in a pandemic. With the help of MSO Board Members, we established an overarching goal - try to stay as whole as possible while maintaining our key relationships. As a cursory review of that goal, I can share that we have succeeded. The proof of this success is that you are reading this letter - those key relationships were with you!

You may recall that our Concertmaster, Barrie Cooper, started the season with a solo rendition of the National Anthem. A long standing tradition was stripped down to its simplest form. Barrie’s playing was wonderful, that is for sure, but what was special – magical even – was the chance to be back together. Of course, we were there in the Cannon Center, we were live on WKNO 91.1FM, and we were even streaming live on YouTube. In all, more people participated in that concert than we have ever had the honor of performing for in person.

We didn’t just survive the past year, we were truly alive.

MSO musicians quickly created valuable pathways in this new world with schools, students, and even a series of virtual recitals. In fact, our educational content had a reach farther than we could have ever anticipated. Virtual programming enhanced the seasons of our artistic partners, again keeping those relationships as whole as possible.

As a final and fitting tribute, we concluded our season with something we all wanted back, Sunset Symphony. Our new host partner, Levitt Shell and our programmatic partner, The Memphis Black Arts Alliance joined us in creating as special a night as we could ever hope for. Robert Moody and I knew after that night that the MSO was back.

At the time of writing this letter, our community is struggling with the Covid Delta variant. Like you, we do not know exactly what it means regarding the specific details we planned. We do know, however, that we can operate safely. We also know that you want us to continue to try to do that, if possible. And so we will. If you cannot join us in person, please seek one of these powerful new pathways to participate.

I H O P E TO S E E YO U SO O N .

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2021–2022 70 TH SEASON CELEBRA FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN

Sponsored by

HANDEL’S MESSIAH Tuesday, December 21, 2021 7:30pm · Germantown United Methodist Wednesday, December 22, 2021 7:30pm · Lindenwood Christian Church Thursday, December 23, 2021 · 7:30pm Maples Memorial United Methodist Church (Olive Branch, MS) Robert Moody, conductor Memphis Symphony Chamber Chorus, Dr. Lawrence Edwards, conductor

Saturday, September 25, 2021 Memphis Botanic Gardens 7:00pm Memphis Symphony Orchestra Robert Moody, conductor A FREE community celebration featuring highlights from the upcoming season. Capacity limited reservations required.

HANDEL Messiah

SIBELIUS VIOLIN CONCERTO Saturday, October 9, 2021 · 7:30pm · Cannon Center Sunday, October 10, 2021 · 2:30pm · Cannon Center Robert Moody, conductor Frank Huang, violin

SCHUBERT’S “UNFINISHED” SYMPHONY Saturday, January 22, 2022 · 7:30pm · Cannon Center Sunday, January 23, 2022 2:30pm · Germantown United Methodist Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor Denielle Wilson, cello 2021 Sphinx Competition Winner

MASON A Joyous Trilogy SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONCERTO

SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations MOZART Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”

Sponsored by

Saturday, November 6, 2021 7:30pm · Cannon Center Sunday, November 7, 2021 2:30pm · Cannon Center Robert Moody, conductor Inna Faliks, piano

ORCHESTRA UNPLUGGED: HALLELUJAH HANDEL! Thursday, January 27, 2022 · 7:30pm · Halloran Centre Friday, January 28, 2022 · 7:30pm · Halloran Centre Robert Moody, conductor and host Memphis Symphony Chamber Chorus, Dr. Lawrence Edwards, conductor HANDEL Selections from Messiah

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Danse Négre MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1

MSO CHORUS: DVOŘÁK MASS

WAGNER’S TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

Sunday, November 14, 2021 2:30pm · Christ Church Memphis Robert Moody, conductor Memphis Symphony Chorus, Dr. Lawrence Edwards, conductor James Jones, organ DVOŘÁK Serenade for Winds DVOŘÁK Mass in D-Major

MAGIC OF MEMPHIS!

Friday, February 11, 2022 6:30pm · Crosstown Theater Sunday, February 13, 2022 2:30pm · Germantown United Methodist Robert Moody, conductor | Brant Taylor, cello BOULOGNE Symphony No. 1 HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1 VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde (arranged for chamber orchestra)

Sponsored by

Saturday, December 11, 2021 2:30pm · Cannon Center Saturday, December 11, 2021 7:30pm · Cannon Center Robert Moody and Kalena Bovell, conductors Memphis Symphony Chorus, Dr. Lawrence Edwards, conductor

VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS FANTASIA

A holiday collage concert celebrating Memphis’s rich and beautiful artistic community.

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Friday, March 4, 2022 6:30pm · Crosstown Theater Sunday, March 6, 2022 2:30pm · Germantown United Methodist Robert Moody, conductor | Maxim Lando, piano SOWANDE African Suite VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS Tallis Fantasia SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2

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ATION BEETHOVEN’S 9TH: “ODE TO JOY” Saturday, March 26, 2022 · 7:30pm · Cannon Center Sunday, March 27, 2022 · 2:30pm · Cannon Center Robert Moody, conductor Memphis Symphony Chorus, Dr. Lawrence Edwards, conductor University of Mississippi, University Chorus, Dr. Donald Trott, director MARKOWSKI Joyride BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

SERIES OFFERINGS

SATURDAY EVENING SERIES 7:30PM MASTERWORKS

At the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

The Sibelius Violin Concerto October 9, 2021

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto November 6, 2021

Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony January 22, 2022

Beethoven’s Ode to Joy March 26, 2022

ORCHESTRA UNPLUGGED: THE SECRETS OF STRINGS

Rhapsody in Blue with Conrad Tao May 14, 2022

Thursday, April 7, 2022 · 7:30pm · Halloran Centre Friday, April 8, 2022 · 7:30pm · Halloran Centre Robert Moody, conductor and host JENKINS Palladio SCHÖNBERG Transfigured Night BRITTEN Simple Symphony

SUNDAY MATINEE SERIES 2:30PM MASTERWORKS At the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

The Sibelius Violin Concerto October 10, 2021

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto

KALENA BOVELL CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN Friday, April 29, 2022 · 6:30pm · Crosstown Theater Sunday, May 1, 2022 · 2:30pm Germantown United Methodist Kalena Bovell, conductor | Scott Moore, trumpet

March 27, 2022

Rhapsody in Blue with Conrad Tao May 15, 2022

— AND — CLASSIC ACCENTS

ASSAD Impressions HUMMEL Trumpet Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2

Sunday at Germantown United Methodist Church – Presented by Paul and Linnea Bert

ORCHESTRA UNPLUGGED: CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD

Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony January 23, 2022

Thursday, May 5, 2022 · 7:30pm · Halloran Centre Friday, May 6, 2022 · 7:30pm · Halloran Centre Robert Moody, conductor and host Mary Wilson, soprano Memphis Symphony Chorus, Dr. Lawrence Edwards, conductor HELLA-JOHNSON Considering Matthew Shepard

Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde February 13, 2022

Vaughan-Williams Fantasia March 6, 2022

Kalena Bovell Conducts Beethoven May 1, 2022

FRIDAY AT CROSSTOWN THEATER 6:30PM

SYMPHONY IN THE GARDENS Sunday, May 8, 2022 · 5:00pm · The Dixon Gardens The annual Mother’s Day outdoor celebration in the beautiful outdoor setting Dixon South Lawn featuring the MSO Big Band.

RHAPSODY IN BLUE WITH CONRAD TAO Saturday, May 14, 2022 · 7:30pm · Cannon Center Sunday, May 15, 2022 · 2:30pm · Cannon Center Robert Moody, conductor | Conrad Tao, piano DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 HAILSTORK An American Port of Call GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue

November 7, 2021

Beethoven’s Ode to Joy

Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde · Feb 11, 2022 Vaughan-Willias Fantasia · Mar 4, 2022 Kalena Bovell Conducts Beethoven · Apr 29, 2022

MSO at Crosstown is a special collaboration with CROSSTOWN ARTS.

ORCHESTRA UNPLUGGED at the Halloran Centre THURSDAY OR FRIDAY AT 7:30PM Hallelujah Handel! · Thurs, Jan 27, 2022 · Fri, Jan 28, 2022 The Secrets of Strings · Thurs, Apr 7, 2022 · Fri, Apr 8, 2022 Considering Matthew Shepherd Thurs, May 5, 2022 · Fri, May 6, 2022

The Orchestra Unplugged series is a special partnership between the MSO and the Orpheum Theatre Group.

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emphis has a deep history with music, including the Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO).

From early years and through several wars, there were iterations of a local symphony. However, MSO was officially established in 1953 under the baton of the esteemed Vincent de Frank as the Memphis Sinfonietta.

We have now grown into a fullscale nonprofit organization, complete with staff, volunteers and 36 core musicians.

Memphis Sinfonietta

Today, as the Mid-South’s resident professional orchestra, we employ 80+ musicians and arts professionals, and present Masterworks, Classic Accents and Pops subscription concerts, as well as multiple special concerts a year. We are the largest performing arts institution in the Memphis region, and the orchestra for a myriad of other arts organizations, including Opera Memphis and Ballet Memphis.

The Memphis Sinfonietta performed their first concert with 21 musicians at the Goodwyn Institute under the baton of Vincent de Frank.

The Sinfonietta expanded to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra with a full season of concerts through a grant from the Ford Foundation.

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The Memphis Symphony League was formed to provide financial support.

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The Memphis Symphony Chorus was formed when a chorus was needed to present the Symphony’s first Pops Concert. From 30 members in the beginning, today the Chorus is 120 members strong.

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CONDUCTORS THROUGH THE YEARS Founding conductor & Music Director Maestro Vincent DeFrank

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Just as a symphony takes four movements to create a musical composition for a full orchestra, we could not create MSO without the movement of our history, musicians, leadership and community. We are forever grateful to those who came before us and built MSO into the incredible organization it is today. Their work has continued to the present as we provide even more musicians and community members an opportunity to benefit from performances, programming and outreach.

Maestro David Loebel

2010 Music Director Mei-Ann Chen

2016 Principal Conductor & Music Director Robert Moody

The Memphis Youth Symphony was formed by de Frank under the umbrella of the MSO to provide education in classical music for talented young musicians of the Mid-South. The program engages about 200 children annually, aged 7-19 years.

1966 Alan Balter

The MSO was welcomed to their home performance venue in the heart of downtown Memphis at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, one of the nation’s best acoustic facilities for live orchestral music.

David Loebel

2003

Mei-Ann Chen

1984 The Memphis Symphony Orchestra formed a core of 33 players (later expanded to 36) that made their role in the MSO their primary professional commitment.

Robert Moody

2010

Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends was founded to increase support for the Symphony Fund.

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T H I S Y E A R W E C E L E B RAT E T T H E M E M P H I S SY M P H O N A WO M E N ’ S P H I L A N T H RO P I C I N I T I AT I V E W I T Of course, women have always played a role in support of the Memphis Symphony. The revered 1950’s music teacher at Snowden Junior High, Dorothy Lancaster, held monthly essay contests “Why I Want to go to the Memphis Sinfonietta,” introducing classical musical music to early teens.

The Memphis Symphony League held fundraising events and music theory workshops to help the uninitiated listen better. Seeing Joy Brown Wiener on stage as Concertmaster inspired women musicians for excellence and led the way for Susanna Gilmore and Barrie Cooper.

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Then in 2010, MSO hired its first female conductor, and a young woman of color at that! Mei-Ann Chen, born in Taiwan, came to the United States to study violin in 1989 and became the first student in New England Conservatory’s history to receive master’s degrees simultaneously in violin and conducting.

She received her doctorate in conducting at the University of Michigan. There was an Asian American moving to Memphis for a prestigious position, but not knowing a soul.

Enter Ellen Robinson Rolfes. “This good woman needs some friends!” Ellen is a consultant for

the symphony as a philanthropy strategist. She immediately suggested to President/CEO Ryan Fleur that Ms. Chen could use a support group and, by the way, that group could be a new source of funding. But the composition had to be diverse in age, race, and ethnic backgrounds to welcome our new Maestra.

Intentional inclusion wasn’t new to Ellen. One of her most creative fundraising initiatives was to teach women’s organizations how to publish community cookbooks which she learned from the Junior League of Memphis. That’s how she became a diversity mentee of Dr. Dorothy Irene

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Founding Members: Edith Kelly-Green and Carolyn Hardy

Former MSO concertmaster, Joy Wiener and Ellen Rolfes know the power of music to bring people together.

Ritche Bowden, Ann Hawkins, the late Jeanne Varnell and the late Joyce Blackmon enjoying the planning of REBIRTH OF THE DREAM.

Height, president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, when she developed their titles for trade publishing.

She was the principal architect of the Ole Miss Women’s Council and recruited its first chair Edith Kelly-Green, an African American Memphian and university alumna who later became a founding Circle member. Earlier, Ellen was the Women’s Foundation of Greater Memphis’s first full-time director where she gained deep knowledge on women’s philanthropy and the power of diversity. Ellen’s Rolodex was a paradigm of EDI – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

“I KNEW HOW POWERFUL A COMMON GOAL CAN BE AS A UNIFIER, AND WHAT BETTER CONNECTOR IS THERE THAN MUSIC .”

— BECK Y WILSON

Ellen’s first calls were to run this idea by some of Memphis’ noted women philanthropists, Gayle Rose, Becky Wilson, and Barbara Hyde. The creative bent was an easy sell; let’s show our new music director a good Southern hospitable time while expanding the symphony audience and patron bases. More exciting was the lofty mission of making that audience racially diverse. Then Ellen called Ritche Bowden and Belinda Anderson, African American women and board members of MSO, for their feelings on this innovative philanthropy model. These women were all in! Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends was born.

“I was immediately attracted to the group because of the diversity work we were trying to do on the Board. It knew the importance of having our Symphony reflect the face of our community so we were in the process of coming up with opportunities to diversify our board, staff, programming, and audience,” said Belinda.

“I met Ellen at a Grizzlies game,” said Tish Towns, “and by the time the game was over I was a member of the Circle. It’s met my expectations for more diversity in the arts.”

Becky Wilson said, “I knew how powerful a common goal can be as a unifier, and what better connector is there than music.”

“I became a member of the Circle because I am a strong believer in human capital.” said Carolyn Hardy. “It’s through

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The Circle’s free community concert was held on May 16, 2014. They had raised the most revenue for a single concert in MSO history (nearly a quarter of a million dollars in revenue) and filled the Cannon Center with over 1,500 people who reflected the face of Memphis.

human relationships that ‘calls for action’ can emerge. And in this case, we were going to bring something good to our entire community.”

“I was drawn to joining the Circle because I felt its power to nurture goodness and excellence for our symphony, and to model an inclusivity and kindness that helps heal our broken world,” added Ellen Klyce.

Gayle Rose and Ritche Bowden became the first co-chairs of the Circle. “To support other women (Mei-Ann Chen) in an area dominated by men is what attracted me,” said Ritche.

Both women opened up their beautiful homes for the Circle to let the partying begin, with Mei-Ann being the guest of honor. The events were a magnet for women leaders to network with others they would likely never have known.

Already a risen star, Mei-Ann was an instant hit with Memphis audiences. At one of her first concerts, she asked

all music teachers in attendance to rise for an accolade. At a Rotary Club meeting, she conducted the membership in humming Beethoven 5th. And, she was amenable to being the center of a circle of friends and inspiration for intentional inclusion.

With women networking in action, over two hundred women have come through the Mei-Ann Circle of Friends.

The membership dues for the founding members were $1,000 per year. You can do the math. Forty percent were women of color. Seventy percent expressed this was their first engagement as a supporter of the Memphis Symphony.

The leaders knew that to foster successful women’s philanthropy, their members must be motivated and held together by a vision that forged strong bonds with other women whom they might not have otherwise met. The relationships were forming, but they needed a plan of action to deepen their impact in the community and do it through the power of music.

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C IRC L E OF FR I E N DS T RU ST EES Belinda Anderson Ritche Bowden Carolyn Hardy

Michelle McKissack Ellen Robinson Rolfes Gayle S. Rose

Tish Towns Becky Wilson

M E M B ERS Peter Abell Raumesh Akbari Louise Barden Joey Beckford Dr. Vernell Bennett-Fairs Kathy Blair Cynthia Bowers Martha Boyd Ruby Bright Rose Merry Brown Alice Rawlins Burnett Jeanne Gray Carr Gale Jones Carson Nancy Chase, MD Barbara Christensen Karen Clawson Margaret Craddock Katherine DiGerolamo Julie Ellis Marsha Evans Kendra Ferguson Mary Freeman Christy Gilmour Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer Mimi Grossman Pam Guinn Claudia Haltom

Cynthia Ham Lillian Hammond Deborah Harrison Ann Hawkins Barbara Hyde Janas Jackson Laurita Jackson Jeanne Jemison, MD Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean Nina Kawakami Edith Kelly-Green Dorothy Kirsch Brandon Knisley Ellen Klyce Ann Langston Mary Layton Erin and Jonathan Lindberg Mary McDaniel Dr. Shanea McKinney Margaret McLean Linda McNeil Dinah Makowsky Deidre Malone Rev. Dr. Rozlyn Nichols Barbara Nixon Deborah Northcross Deanie Parker

Tracy Prewitt Laretha Randolph Ashley Remmers Rt. Rev. Phoebe Roaf Beverly Robertson Elizabeth Rouse Carol Lee Royer Diane Rudner Beverly Sakauye Valerie Scott Tonja Sesley-Baymon Lauran Stimac Anne Stokes Irma Merrill Stratton Joan Terry Amelia Thompson Marti Tippens-Murphy Melissa Todd Lura Turner Dr. Peggy Veeser Monica Wharton Ruby Wharton Myra Whitney Melissa Whitby Dr. Linda Wible Joy Wiener Dana Wilson Jocelyn Wurzburg

H O N O RA R Y Jamie Bernstein Maestra Kalena Bovell

Maestra Mei-Ann Chen

Belinda Anderson

Ritche Bowden

Carolyn Hardy

Michelle McKissack

Gayle S. Rose

Ellen Robinson Rolfes

Tish Towns

Becky Wilson

Maestro Robert Moody

I N M EM O R I A M Joyce Blackmon Ronell Brindell Rev. Senter Cawthon Crook II Delores Kinsolving Florence Leffler

Bickie McDonnell Nancy Menzies Gloria Nobles Tommie Pardue Dr. Cynthia Pitcock Honey Scheidt

Bonnie Smith Maxine Smith Lynne Turley Meg Turner Jeanne Varnell Dr. Jane Walters

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So the Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends held a few focus groups to help ascertain how to do that. Over seventy women participated at box suppers in members’ homes. The obvious task was to attract an audience that reflected the community.

However, the conversations evolved to a level of more than just brainstorming creative ideas. Black and white women delved into deeper concerns, divulging the racial barriers that have prevented full participation in cultural -- and crosscultural – activities in Memphis. The discourse was exciting.

They became women of like minds sharing a vision that through the music, they could address society’s unfinished business and that MSO could play a major role in that.

Pinpointed programming of music to a more diverse audience, more community engagement, and seeing more inclusivity in the orchestra would help. The Circle sprang into action.

In 2013, our symphony was in a financial crisis. Gayle Rose, once a clarinet musician, was asked to chair the board at this precarious time. Having previously worked with the Women’s Foundation and Lemoyne Owen College, Gayle had a personal mission of gender and racial equity in all her professional or volunteer services and the MSO was no exception.

“The survival of the MSO was dependent on becoming an indispensable part of the cultural landscape of Memphis.

The Circle reflected that commitment and stood firmly with me as we sought to implement its vision and values. The result is, I believe, a large part of the success story we see today,” Gayle said.

Its first project was bold. It commissioned, in a blind evaluation, a new piece called The Rebirth of the Dream, inspired by the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The presenting concert was free to the community. The Circle had raised the most revenue ever for a single concert, nearly a quarter of a million dollars in revenue in concert sponsorships, and 1500 people, reflecting the face of Memphis, filled the Cannon Center concert hall.

The Circle gifted through sponsorships another free-to-thepublic concert with the Memphis Symphony collaborating with New Ballet to produce Memphis Renaissance. The outdoor fall event attracted thousands from all backgrounds to the Levitt Shell and introduced the orchestra to many first-time attendees.

In 2015, the Circle was awarded the inaugural Champion Award from the Memphis Urban League in recognition for its work of intentional inclusion in the community through the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

Eventually, both Maestra Mei-Ann Chen and Ellen Rolfes had moved on in their careers. But the Circle of Friends left a legacy that intentional inclusion was seriously discussed as a core value throughout the fabric of MSO. What they did not

know at the time was their mission was not yet finished.

Gayle knew that Ellen Rolfes had been the driving force behind the Circle’s inception, mission, and success. Ellen Klyce concurred, “The reality is that Ellen Rolfes is about the most enthusiastic and persuasive visionary going!”

In 2018, Gayle reached out to Ellen, and led the MSO to dedicate the Circle of Friends in Ellen’s honor. The initiative ultimately was rebranded into the Circle of Friends with the following eight Trustees -- Belinda Anderson, Ritche Bowden, Carolyn Hardy, Michelle McKissack, Ellen Rolfes, Gayle Rose, Tish Towns, Becky Wilson. Increased funding from diverse sources, enhanced programming, and more minority attendance were “ THE SURVIVAL OF THE applauded, MSO WAS DEPENDENT ON but Ellen BECOMING AN INDISPENSABLE knew there was one more PART OF THE CULTURAL task - the L ANDSCAPE OF MEMPHIS . orchestra.

THE CIRCLE REFLECTED THAT COMMITMENT AND STOOD FIRMLY WITH ME AS WE SOUGHT TO IMPLEMENT IT S VISION AND VALUES . THE RESULT IS , I BELIEVE , A L ARGE PART OF THE SUCCESS STORY WE SEE TODAY,” — GAYLE ROSE

With the Circle being the catalyst, the new Music Director, Maestro Robert Moody, the MSO executive team, musician leadership, and senior staff had all committed to an evolutionary step - EDI (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) as core values. They knew for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra to be truly recognized as the community’s symphony, it needed to authentically reflect its citizens. The Circle’s re-engaged leadership was most pleased with this alignment and the opportunity to work in tandem with the organization as a natural next step and completion of their mission.

To facilitate inclusion into the orchestra, the Circle initiated a plan: THE MUSICIAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM through the partnership of the MSO and the University of Memphis.

The program was designed to attract the best and the brightest musicians, who had immediately received a baccalaureate degree from the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis or had completed such a degree from other higher education institutions and conservatories. The inaugural sponsorships were

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soon announced - THE REBECCA WEBB WILSON FELLOWSHIP, THE ELLEN COOPER KLYCE & MARTHA MILFORD BOYD FELLOWSHIP, THE JUDITH AND SHELDON KORONES MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP, and THE JOYCE McANULTY BLACKMON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP. The fellowships awarded talented African-American and Latinx students paid open seats of the orchestra during their two-year tenure, valued at $10,000 a year, plus a full scholarship for an advanced degree in music at the university.

The Circle members agreed to serve as volunteer mentors to the Fellows and introduce them to new aspects of the Memphis community. The staff agreed to expose the Fellows to all aspects of “how a symphony organization works.”

Ultimately the plan was for the MSO to become known as the “training ground” for young musicians who desired a full immersion into the inner workings of symphony life before they begin permanent employment.

The Circle of Friends was thrilled to announce its inaugural Fellows (20202022): Estefan Perez – cellist, Katie Brown – violist, and Allison Lovera - violinist (2020-2021).

Today the Circle is again growing with new possibilities, all the while remaining steadfast to its initial mission to be an instrument of intentional inclusion in the performing arts through the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Membership is now open to like-minded men and membership levels have changed to $250, $500 (member and friend), and Patrons at $1000 and up.

As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, the Circle of Friends has become a nationally recognized model to other arts organizations that desire to be equitable and relevant to their communities. Come join us, we are fun!

JOCELYN DAN WURZBURG

is a founding member of the Circle of Friends and a long-time symphony supporter. Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she joined the fight for civil rights, women’s rights, and social justice, founding the local Panel of American Women to address prejudice.

A retired attorney, she is acknowledged as the first professional mediator in Memphis. She received the NAACP Lifetime Achievement 2017 and the Woman’s Foundation of Greater Memphis Legacy Award. She was appointed to the Tennessee Human Rights Commission by two governors, and the Commission has established the Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg Civil Rights Award. She is the author of JOCIE, her delightful memoir, and she won one of those tickets to the Memphis Sinfonietta.

Allison Lovera, violin The Judith & Sheldon Korones Memorial Fellow (2020-2021)

Katie Brown, viola The Ellen Cooper Klyce & Martha Milford Boyd Fellow

The Joyce McAnulty Blackmon Memorial Fellowship Given by Friends of Joyce Blackmon – Winter 2022 Estefan Perez, cello The Rebecca Webb Wilson Fellow

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MEET THE MUSICIANS: ADAM SADBERRY WHAT INSTRUMENT DO YOU PL AY? Flute WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I’m originally from Montgomery, TX. It’s a town that’s located about an hour north of Houston.

L. Alex Wilson, Adam’s grandfather and editor of Tri-State Defender during his coverage of The Little Rock Nine Integration of Central High School in 1957.

WHERE DID YOU STUDY? I received my bachelor’s degree from the Eastman School of Music, and in lieu of going to grad school, I was an African-American Orchestra Fellow with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a year.

WHEN DID YOU COME TO MEMPHIS? I just got here! I moved in at the end of summer 2019.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO MAKE MUSIC FOR MEMPHIS? Making music for Memphis means contributing to the city’s rich history of sounds. Memphis is of course much more well-known for its soul, blues, and rock and roll than its classical music, but that doesn’t mean that that classical music should be valued any less or viewed as an “other” here. It’s my and the rest of the orchestra’s job to authenticate our sounds using Memphis’ influence. We, like the rest of the musicians in town, are representatives of the culture here, and we have to honor it whether we’re doing an Elvis show or playing Beethoven’s fifth for the millionth time.

WHAT HAS IT MEANT TO YOU TO MAKE MEMPHIS YOUR HOME? Memphis was partially home before I got here! My mother’s side of the family is from Memphis, so I came a few times during my childhood to see family. Now, I occasionally get to see relatives that still live here, and I also get to visit those that now reside at Elmwood Cemetery.

Particularly, I look forward to visiting my late grandparents, L. Alex Wilson, my grandfather and former editor of the Tri-State Defender during the Civil Rights Era, and Emogene Wilson, my beloved grandmother and former Memphis public school teacher who just passed away on Christmas. Therefore, making Memphis my physical home has meant reconnecting with family, history and getting immense pleasure out of getting to add to it.

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ME ET T HE M U S I C I A N S: ER IN K A ST E WHAT INSTRUMENT DO YOU PL AY? Violin WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Minneapolis, Minnesota

WHERE DID YOU STUDY? Eastman School of Music WHEN DID YOU COME TO MEMPHIS? 1996

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO MAKE MUSIC FOR MEMPHIS? It’s an honor to be a part of the music scene in a city with such a rich history. Music has connected me with so many amazing people in Memphis and I love sharing it with Memphians of all ages.

WHAT HAS IT MEANT TO YOU TO MAKE MEMPHIS YOUR HOME? I’ve been here 25 years and have raised my family here; it’s our hometown.

My wife works for SCS and both of my children are enrolled in SCS schools.

We’ve owned homes in two great neighborhoods and have wonderful rescue pets from mid-south organizations. We’ve been involved in everything from scouts to baseball to ballet and love to frequent local restaurants and shops.

Memphis has been a great place to live it’s large enough to have tons of opportunities for our kids but small enough for their experiences to be personal.

YOU WROTE A CHILDREN’S BOOK FOR THE MSO EDUCATION PROGRAM, TUNES AND TALES, HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT? DID YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A WRITER? I’ve loved going into schools to share the MSO’s Tunes & Tales program since it began and when the schools went virtual due to Covid I wanted to create something teachers could play for their students to continue our connection. There’s an Opossum Under My Bed is based on a true story One evening I came home from rehearsal to find my dogs trying to get under my bed and when I looked, an opossum was staring back at me! It took half an hour for my son and me to get him out and send him on his way. We suspect one of the dogs brought him in from the back yard. I added music from the violin and string quartet repertoire to enhance the story, as we do in the Tunes & Tales program.

I’ve written since I was a small child, and at one point, hoped to be a writer or journalist when I grew up, but in middle school I knew I wanted to be a musician instead. It’s been a hobby since!

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Betsy Carter is an Orff Music teacher at Snowden School. She has served as a Shelby County Schools Orff Mentor Teacher for eight years. She is a National Board Certified teacher in Early and Middle Childhood Vocal Music, and recently completed an apprenticeship to become an American Orff Schulwerk Association Teacher Educator. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Eastman School of Music and her Orff certification at the University of Memphis. Betsy has also played trumpet with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra since 1996. In addition to music, she enjoys travel and has road-tripped to 43 states with her family.

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MSO Orff Side-by-Side Concert at Idlewild School in 2019 Orff Music Students in 1968

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n March 10, 2015, the brainchild of the Shelby County Schools (SCS)-Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO) Education Committee came to fruition with the first Orff-Orchestra Side by Side concert at Bruce Elementary School. That day, 275 students in grades K-5 performed alongside the full MSO core orchestra, singing, dancing, playing instruments, and performing rhythmic speech, using a combination of repertoire from the Orff Music classroom, folk songs, standard orchestral repertoire, and new works composed and arranged specifically for this venture. Over the course of three months, the program would be performed at five other schools, with each school putting their own stamp on the performance and modifying it to highlight the creativity, ideas, and strengths of its students.

The Orff-Orchestra Partnership is part experience for the students and part professional development for their music teachers as they work together to brainstorm, problem-solve,

T H E H O P E I S T H AT SO M E DAY… A SU B CO N SC I O U S CO N N EC T I O N TO T H I S E X P E R I E N C E W I L L T R I G G E R A D E E P E R LOV E A N D A P P R EC I AT I O N F O R T H E O R I G I N A L WO R KS . and create more vibrant lessons for their students. MSO horn player Robert Patterson, who has composed and arranged much of the music involved in this collaboration described the program in 2019 as “like no other educational program with orchestras that I have experienced. The innovation is brilliant for its simplicity. Instead of the orchestra playing for the students, it plays with them.” Now being implemented in 12 schools, the Orff-Orchestra Partnership impacts more than 6000 students per year.

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For Patterson, the deep musical connections students feel in this program have inspired the compositions he creates for it. “The music seems to engage them at a much more fundamental level. I often weave quotation from other famous works in to the arrangements that I create,” says Patterson. “The hope is that someday… a subconscious connection to this experience will trigger a deeper love and appreciation for the original works.”

This is far from the first major collaboration between the two organizations. In fact, a partnership between the MSO, Memphis City Schools (now SCS), Memphis State University (now University of Memphis), and the Catholic Diocese of Memphis birthed the SCS Orff program in 1968. The symphony, eager to increase future audiences, approached the (then-MCS) school board about creating an elementary music program in the schools. In response, the school board hired two music teachers, Nancy Ferguson and Konnie Koontz Saliba to write a federal ESEA grant to fund a program. The pair researched various approaches and came upon Orff Music, a child-centered approach to music that encourages students to imitate, explore, and create their own musical ideas.

the Shelby County Schools Orff Music program now reaches nearly 52,000 students in 77 elementary schools.

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Ferguson and Saliba submitted their grant application 16 days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr, a context that shaped the way the curriculum and the program itself developed. According to Charlie Tighe, author of We Would Do Well to Listen: A History of Orff Schulwerk in Memphis, TN. “The history of the Memphis Orff Program encompasses an incredible diversity of musical genres coupled with the social, historical, and economic upheaval of the first 70 years of the 20th century.” The district was awarded $350,000 to begin an elementary music program, which was the largest Title III Arts grant that had ever been awarded at that time. An Orff program was started in 6 public elementary schools and 3 private elementary schools. Teachers from these schools formed a “cadre” who shared ideas, gave each other feedback, and developed a curriculum that was relevant to the children in their schools. Summer teacher education courses were developed at Memphis State to train music teachers in this approach to music education. The oldest full Orff curriculum in the country,

But what is “Orff Schulwerk”?

According to the American Orff Schulwerk Society, the phrase, which translates to ‘Orff school work’ refers to “a teaching model for optimal learning” conceived by German composer Carl Orff and his associate Gunild Keetman , who believed that all children, not only the musically talented, should experience an active and creative music education. The approach utilizes singing, playing instruments, speech, and movement to support “both the conceptual and affective development of children.

Active learners develop more thorough and better long-term understanding of the material and ideas involved.

Children who regularly improvise and create their own dances and musical settings are uniquely prepared to solve problems in many other contexts.” (aosa.org)

The Orff-Orchestra Partnership has had a great impact on students and teachers alike. Thomas Cesario, teacher at Shelby Oaks Elementary, notes that “My students are now able to accomplish more than I ever expected. I am willing to try things I never thought possible.

More importantly, I wait for those special moments where we create magical musical moments in the classroom.” Lane Pellew of Kingsbury Elementary adds, “The unexpected benefit is how close our cohort (of teachers) has become. Each teacher has a different strength, which was evident in the pieces we chose.

This forced me out of teaching my comfort zone and made me more well-rounded.”

Like the original joint venture in 1968, the Orff-Orchestra partnership involves faculty and students at the University of Memphis as well. Music Education Professor Dr. Heather Klossner has studied the Orff-Orchestra Partnership and its impact. She has also involved her students through residencies (student teaching) and independent study projects. “In addition to learning how to prepare elementary students for the performance, they see the artistic and collaborative possibilities through such a partnership,” she explains. “This helps these future music educators set the bar high for themselves, their students, and their community.”

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M EET T H E MUSIC IAN S: G R EG AN D BET H LUSCOM BE What has it meant to you to make Memphis your home?

G: This question is hard to answer briefly as there are many things I can talk about however the first thing I had to get used to was the weather. I really miss some parts of Winter. After being here for so long now I do feel like a Memphisonian (if there is such a word) and it’s neat to be part of the scene here.

B: Greg and I have raised our 2 daughters here and enjoyed the many family activities that Memphis has to offer. The saying, ‘Bloom where you’re planted,’ has always been what I’ve lived by and I feel that I’ve been able to do that, in many ways, living in Memphis.

What does it mean to you to make music for Memphis?

G: It means that I am serving the community not only as a performer at major concerts but in many other less obvious ways as well.

B: Playing in Memphis has allowed me to play a wide variety of music...written by many diverse composers from the South to the masters from so long ago. Many of the MSO musicians have become ‘family’ to me, and making music with people that I genuinely care about is a bonus.

The Luscombe family attending a St Louis Blues Hockey Game left to right: Anthony Brown (son-in-law); Julia Brown (daughter); Sarah Luscombe, (daughter); Beth Luscombe ; Greg Luscombe

What is it like to work and perform with your spouse?

G:When we met each other in Cleveland, Ohio we were playing performances together in the same orchestra as well as other playing jobs. When I came to Memphis to take the principal trombone job I was hoping that Beth would win an audition to get in the MSO and she did! It is great to be able to play concerts together because we both share such a passion for orchestral music and music in general.

Having said that she is a string player and I am a brass player which means that although we may be playing the same pieces on the same concert, our roles in the music we’re playing and our “dollar per note” ratio on a given program(hah! hah!) may be vastly different! Beth is one of several violists and in the trombone section there is one on a part. From a practical scheduling standpoint Beth and I often times have similar schedules which is an added bonus which we’re thankful for. We’re working often times together at odd times which makes it a little easier than if we had careers that were vastly different from one another.

What instrument do you play?

GREG: Trombone BETH: Viola Where are you from?

G: The Chicago, Illinois area B: Cleveland, Ohio When did you come to Memphis?

G: August 1989 B: 1989

B: Greg and I have been performing in the same orchestras since 1983! We met in Cleveland, Ohio during the summer playing in an opera orchestra and then continued to the Ohio Chamber Orchestra.

Our next move was here to Memphis in the summer of 1989. We definitely have different experiences playing in the orchestra. I always joke with Greg when he takes a book to rehearsals because he’s able to read during the long rests that the trombones have in their music. As a string player, sometimes we don’t even have time to breathe during our rests! Many times we don’t drive to rehearsals or concerts together because we’re teaching beforehand or have a ‘gig’ before the concert. We’ll catch up during our break or not until we get home. It’s always nice to be able to just look back at the brass section from the viola section and see Greg doing what he loves to do! It may be something that we take for granted, because most couples don’t work together, but we can’t imagine it being any other way!

Beth and Greg Luscombe on a canoeing adventure near Ely, Minnesota

Where did you study?

G: Chicago and Cleveland (private study with members of those orchestras) along with degrees at the University of Akron(M.M.), Elmhurst University(B.S.) as well as some study at Indiana University and the University of North Texas.

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“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.”

– Plato

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LETTER FROM MEMPHIS SYMPHONY LEAGUE PRESIDENT KATHERINE GODOY

Please join or renew your membership to become a part of this welcoming and vibrant group, while supporting our MSO. Your tax-deductible contribution is the only requirement, but you will also be offered many opportunities for involvement in our fundraising events and efforts.

Recognizing the dependency of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO) upon donations, in 1959, a group of civic minded women and men formed a sponsoring body for the orchestra to increase ticket sales, provide education, optimize awareness and appreciation for the Orchestra, and raise funds. This Memphis Symphony League (MSL) continues today to directly support the MSO through all its activities. These primarily include diverse fundraising social events, and volunteer support for educational and other community programs, as well as any other orchestral needs. Open to everyone, the MSL works actively to realize its mission to be the best Symphony League in its ongoing support of the MSO. MEMPHIS SYMPHONY LEAGUE 2021-2022 Katherine Godoy, President · Elisa Marus, Vice President Molly Pennington,Recording Secretary Mary Anne Sulllivan, Corresponding Secretary Judy Bookman, Treasurer · Lura Turner, Parliamentarian Dinah Makowsky, Nominations

OFFICERS

As the Symphony returns to live performances, its extensive community outreach, the Youth Symphony and all its other programs, it continues to be dependent on donations. We, as the Memphis Symphony League, started by a dedicated group of men and women in 1959, will continue to promote friendship as we raise awareness and funds for our beloved Memphis Symphony Orchestra, so it can continue its work in our city and our hearts.

Officers 2021-2022 Judy Bookman, Treasurer; Lura Turner, Parliamentarian; Molly Pennington, Secretary; Elisa Marus, Vice President; Katherine Godoy, President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We are finally starting to see the end of a long and harrowing onslaught of Covid. Although it has been such a challenge for so many, and painful for all the losses we have suffered, there have been some positive aspects.

We have learned new things, started hobbies and found creative ways to use our time and likely spent time thinking about what is really important to us. Most of us, when faced with days and then weeks and months with little social interaction, and so many uncertainties, have come to appreciate that our friends, families, neighbors, and co-workers and our interactions with them are precious; as are having a job, being able to hug our loved ones, going out to restaurants, stores, the gym, and of course attending live music events. Sure we already enjoyed these things, but now we find them even more important when we see how unfulfilling life can be without them.

Mary Booker · Mary Beth Bryce · Jean de Frank Alice Dudas · Donna Flinn · Kathy Gardner · Jere Gerard · Billie Jean Graham · Eula Horrell Nancy Lou Jones · Dorothy Kirsch · Amy Meadows · Jessica Robinson · Shelly Sublett · Betty Weiss Joy Wiener · Camilla Wilson

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED US SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER WITH AN HONORARIUM SUPPORTING THE MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Cynthia Spangler and Charles Askew Louise and Will Barden Charles and Mary Booker Jim and Pat Corbitt

Nat and Pat Ellis Fred and Mary Lawrence Flinn Carl and Donna Flinn Juan Fuentes Kathleen Gardner

Katherine Godoy Billie Jean Graham Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer David and Pamela Hallin Mott and Nancy Lou Jones

Kathryn King Carole Klein Evelyn and Jerry Makowsky Dinah and Gary Makowsky Elisa and Ramon Marus

Dan and Amy Meadows Ron and Linda Sklar Denise and Sledge Taylor Lura and Steve Turner Joy Wiener

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MSO BY THE NUMBERS 2020-2021 SEASON

36,529 In person and virtual engagement

A CO M M SU P P O

O RC H E

12,671

6% 38%

Students (in-person and virtual) Engagement

19%

REVENUE Earned Revenue (6%) (tickets and contracted services)

Grants (19%)

36%

Contributions & Sponsorships (36%)

Endowment (38%)

By investing in highly-trained professional musicians, who choose to make Memphis their home and become a part of our community, you are making an investment in a catalyst for positive change.

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A VIBRANT ORCHESTRA HAS THE ABILITY TO TRANSFORM A CITY.

MUNITY O RT E D

EST RA EXPENSES Artistic Engagement (69%)

Marketing (4%) (ticket sales & contract services)

Fundraising (Dev/Sym Leag)

ARTISTS EMPLOYED $1.547M FINANCIAL SUPPORT

580 DONORS

17% 11% 4%

90

69%

TOTAL REVENUE $2,273,295.80

TOTAL EXPENSE

(11%)

Administration

$2,648,070.64

(17%)

PROFIT (LOSS) ($374,774.84)

MSO musicians serve as leaders in the artistic community, and often the community as a whole. Their unique role is an expansion of music’s core purpose – to bring people together. Memphis deserves a thriving resident orchestra.

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The vision of the FUTURE IS NOW Campaign is to transform the Memphis Symphony Orchestra into the most relevant orchestra in the United States.

Join us and play a major role in the future of your Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

By making an investment in the MSO, you are making an investment in our community, our children and our future. Together, we will share music and shape the future.

THANK YOU MSO ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS AutoZone Louise and Will Barden Carol and Bert Barnett Paul and Linnea Bert Jennifer and Paul Brezina FedEx First Horizon Foundation Jim and Lucia Gilliland Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer

Scott and Carolyn Heppel Hyde Family Foundation The Klyce Family Kevin and Melissa McEniry Mid-America Apartment Communities Fontaine B. Moore III* Plough Foundation Ashley and John Remmers

Charles and Sharen Schulz Fred and Diane Smith Nancy Walker Becky and Spence Wilson ...and those who wish to remain anonymous *denotes deceased

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INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is fortunate to have many generous institutions whose commitment to the arts in Memphis enables us to present the quality concerts and community programs our patrons have come to expect.

Scheidt Family Foundation

Harriet and Thomas Stern Foundation Thomas W. Briggs Foundation

Arthur F. & Alice E Adams Charitable Foundation

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CO N T R I B U TO R S THANK YOU! INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, ARTSMEMPHIS, THE TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION, AND OTHERS MAKE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Because the MSO, like other orchestras throughout the country, obtains less than 30% of our income from ticket sales, these gifts and grants are crucial to our ability to provide music of the highest quality. The following community members have expressed their support for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in 2020 - 2021.

WE ARE MOST APPRECIATIVE. $25,000+ Connie Abston Allied Pest Control ArtsMemphis Paul and Linnea Bert Kitty Cannon and Jim Waller Diversified Trust Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer Estate of Virginia Hathorn Scott & Carolyn Heppel International Paper Foundation The Kylce Family Roadshow BMW, Inc. Gayle S. Rose Scheidt Family Foundation Shelby County Government Candace Steele Flippin Tennessee Arts Commission The Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation University of Memphis Becky and Spence Wilson $10,000+ Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz J. Richard Briscoe Alice Rawlins and Phil Burnett John and Marsha Evans Pam and Steve Guinn Harriet and Thomas Stern Foundation Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Dr. and Mrs. Masanori Igarashi Frank and Jeanne Jemison Michael and Joan Lightman Montgomery and Laura Martin Ashley and John Remmers Estie Sheahan Ron & Linda Sklar Thomas W. Briggs Foundation Trustmark Bank

Mrs. Charles E. Walker Patricia Walker Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Weller Joy Brown Wiener $5,000+ Peter and Jessica Abell Anonymous Louise and Will Barden Carol and Bert Barnett Anise and Ron Belz Jack Belz Martha and Jim Boyd Boots and Maggie Boyd Elizabeth and Charles Carter Farrell Calhoun, Inc. Michael and Maria Douglass Joanne Hackman Dorothy O. Kirsch Ed Koshland Leslie and Nathaniel Landau LeMay+Lang, LLC Marion McClure Carey and Rick Moore Henry and Snowden Morgan Ann L. Powell Debby and Steve Schadt John and Cristina Speer Ann Vining Jack and Cristina Ward $2,500+ Avery & Meadows, D.D.S., PC. Jack and Kathleen Blair Karen Bowyer Daniel Case FedEx Jim and Susan Fletcher Fred and Mary Lawrence Flinn Jere Gerard Mrs. Katherine Buckman Gibson Bela and Nan Hackman Paul and Marisa Hess

Laura and Lowry Howell Carol Johnson-Dean Dinah and Gary Makowsky Evelyn and Jerome Makowsky Jerry and Elizabeth Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Ramon A. Marus, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. McLean Zoe and Alan Nadel Tim Nicholson Patricia Gray and Robert Patterson Bev and Ken Sakauye Service Experts Bruce and Gillian Steinhauer Richard Tanner Drs. Deanna Langfitt and Paul Thomas Deborah Tipton Andie and Michael Uiberall Dr. and Mrs. Otis S Warr III Barry and Cynthia White Evelyn B. Wofford $1,000+ Peter and Fran Addicott Stephen Agar Elizabeth and Lorin Allen Kay and Keith Anderson Sue Atwood Reed Baskin and Alice Nishiwaki Neal and Joey Beckford David and Betty Blaylock Peggy Bodine Charles and Mary Booker Phillip and Ritche Bowden Janis Boyd Ray Brandon Paul Brezina Mary Beth Bryce Dr. and Mrs. Paul Burgar Canale Foundation Henry and Christy Cannon Carol Lee and Joe Royer Elena Caron Bena Cates

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Gloria and Irvine Cherry Karen Clawson Charles and Nancy Coe Nancy Copp David and Barbara Crippen Carol Cummings Dr. Ray Curle Gay Daughdrill Boyd Adrienne D. Davis Jim Dorman Doug Davis Endowment Dr. Michael R. Drompp Alice and John Dudas David and Susan Ellison Dave Ferraro Donna Fisher David and Luann Forell Susan Frazee Barbara and Hiram Fry John Gilmer and Catherine Willner Robert and Kate Gooch Jerrold and Martha Graber Thelma Greenberg Mimi Grossman Heather and Henry Grosvenor Carolyn Chism Hardy Larry Hardy Dan and Robin Hatzenbuehler Page Price Henrion Deborah Hester Harrison Sara Holmes Julia Howell Robert Hussey Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hyde, III Eric and Cynthia Johnson Edward and Lawryn Kasper Lynne Keller Edith Kelly-Green Father Albert Kirk Preston and Sally Klinke Brandon and Jennifer Knisley Dudley and Ann Langston Barbara Lapides Dr. and Mrs. Peter G. Law Lucy and Tom Lee Jonathan Lindberg Caroline MacQueen Samuel H. Mays, Jr. Debra McAdoo Michelle McKissack Simone and Logan Meeks Maurice and Lisa Mendel Linda Milbradt Jan and Scott Morrell Deborah Northcross Cecile and Frederick Nowak Marianne Parrs John Pickens Chloee and G. Dan Poag Mrs. Robert R. Proctor Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Quinn Laretha Randolph Martin Regan Judy and Nick Ringel The Rose and Walter

Montgomery Foundation Emily Ruch Diane Rudner Andrea and Dr. Craig Sander Mary Scheuner Mary M. Seratt Patricia Seubert John Sheffield Charles and Nino Shipp Bruce R. and Jane Scharding Smedley Fred Smith Julie and Donovan Smith Charles Askew and Cynthia Spangler Raymond and Gayle Spence Mary Stagg Estate of Carey Stanley Parker and Patricia Suttle Owen and Margaret Tabor Joan and Michael Terry Linda Tharp Mr. H. Stephen Brown James Newcomb and Susan Van Dyck Mr. and Mrs. William M. Vaughan, Jr. Robert Vidulich and Diane Sachs Lee and Mary Linda Wardlaw Graham and Megan Warr Jules and Elizabeth Weiss Drs. Benton M. Wheeler and Aimee M. Christian Alvin and Myra Whitney Linda Wible David Work Jocelyn Wurzburg Lyn and Gordon Yukon UP TO $999 Lee and Patricia Abraham Petra Adams Raumesh Akbari, Esq. James and Charlene Allen Dr and Mrs. Lee Allen Stephen and Ruth Alsobrook Paula Amrod Belinda and Calvin Anderson Ms. Ellen Appel Eleanor Appling Mr. and Mrs. William E. Baker Jr. Dr. and Mrs. George I. Balas Steve and Tracy Balton George and Carol Barnes Richard and Nancy Barnhart Janet and Henry Bartosch Dr. Allen O. Battle Becky Bayless Michael Beasley Anne Fuller Bendall Gary and Sheila Bentley Karen Berry Stanley and Dorothy Bilsky

Helen Bird Delano and Lynette Black Carole Blackburn Allen and Mary Blair Nancy Bogatin Dean Bonura Judith Bookman Tom and Melanie Bremer Jill Brookoff Charles and Susan Burnett Michael and Suzanne Burnett Alice Burns Camden Bay Property Owners Inc Adam and Sherry Carr Jeanne Gray Carr Gale Carson Gene and Mary Cartwright Robert Chandler Nancy A. Chase, M.D. Barbara Christensen Jim Clark Diane S Clarke Melanie Clarke Margaret Clifton Robert and Sheila Cohen Anne Connell Gerald Conway Foy Coolidge Jean Cooper Jim and Pat Corbitt Martha Ann Corlew Alfred and Betty Cowles Bill and Margaret Craddock Laura Crane Ed and Laura Crawford Michele Crump Susanne Darnell Justin David Carol Deforest DelBrocco and Associates, PLLC Jon Katze and Kathryn Deshpande Katherine DiGerolamo Adam Alter and Nancy Ditto Alan W. Dow Jed Dreifus Betty Duke André Duvall Mary Ann Eagle Bill Eddings Elite Literary Club Julie H. Ellis Laura and John Engbretson Carrie Evans Audrey Chatman and Jason Farmer Harvey Felder Helen Ferguson Kendra Ferguson Elaine Fetzer Ms. Anne Fisher Dr. and Mrs. Carl Flinn Ann W. Ford and Frances Hesse Mary Fortin Katherine Fox Mary Freeman

Noel and Martha Frizzel Juan Fuentes Kelley Funderburg Adam Gahn Don Gallant Kathleen C. Gardner Kathryn Gardner Bill and Jeannine Gaudet Luther and Dot Gause Norma Gessell Mary Lee and Charles Gilliland III Lucia Gilliland Christy Gilmour Marylon R. Glass Richard and Susan Glassman Franklin and Katherine Godoy Dr. and Mrs. Emmel B. Golden, Jr. Mary Golden Capt. and Mrs. James P. Googe, Jr. Devon Gosnell Arthur and Nancy Graesser Billie Jean Graham Daniel Michael Green Paula Crocker Lawrence Gross Phyllis and Thomas Guenter Samuel Hageman Pamela and David Hallin Bill and Claudia Haltom Steven and Stephanie Hancock Jerry and Carol Harber Ann Harris Charles Hartwig Albert and Nancy Harvey Galen and Debi Havner John Hodges Diane Holloway Howard and Janice Horn Rob and Eula Horrell Dr. and Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr. Eva and Bobby Hussey Ellen Hutchinson Joanna Hwang Nobuko Igarashi M. Ann Indingaro Marla and Page Inman Susan and Frank Inman Jr. Janas L. Jackson Laurita Jackson Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Jalenak, Jr. Sarah Jemison Jesse Jenkins David and Lisa Jennings Susan Jennings Jodie Johns Warren Johnson Nancy Lou and Mott Jones M. Ellis and Karen Julien Avery Kaserman William Keiser Philip and Carol Keith J.D. Kelly

William Kelly Dr. and Mrs. Noah Kimball Kathryn A. King Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd C. Kirkland, Jr. Carole Klein Jude Knight Gregory Koziel William Kratzke Roger Kreuz Reva Kriegal The Kroger Company Barbara Burch Kuhn and Barry W. Kuhn Brian and Nancy Kuhn Gerald and Charlene Kutas Gay and Pierre Landaiche Michael Landrum Bob Langston James Langston James Lanier Robert Lanier Mary Layton Karie Leatherman Kelley and Mark Lee Thomas Lee, Jr. Edward and Camille LeMaster Timothy S. Huebner and Kristin Lensch Lester and Roslyn Lit Aron Livnah and Rose Merry Brown Rebecca Blake Longcrier Alla and Nathan Lubin/ Lubin Enterprises, Inc. Leonard and Jennifer Lyons Kim MacQueen Percy and Perre Magness Kay Magruder Deidre Malone Shannon Maris Marx-Bensdorf Realtors Jean Matthews Earl Mayfield Don and Peggy McClure Mary McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. James McDonnell, Jr. Phillip and Mary Ellen McDow Holley and Lucius McGehee Margaret B. McKee Dr. Shanea McKinney Mary Allie Baldwin McLellan Jamie McMahan Phillip and Mabel McNeill Dr. and Mrs. Michael McSwain Dr. and Mrs. Dan Meadows Diane Meess Rodgers Menzies Nancy Miller Carol Miraglia Kathy Mitchener Thomas Monaghan

Kent and Laurie Monypeny Robert Moody Charles Moore Dr. R. J. and Susan Moskop, Jr. John and Courtney Murrah Robert and Charlotte Neal David Nelson James Nelson William O’Donnell Max B. Ostner, Jr. Kent Overturf John Panetta Lyda Parker Bill and Roylyn Parks Gaylon McKay Patterson Dana Sue Percer John Phillips Billy and Lauren Pickens Joe Pipkin James Polio Johanna and Peter Pranica Ann Pretzer Tracy and Lenard Prewitt Dr. James price Niel and Sarah Prosser Linda Red Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Regen Rev. Phoebe A. Roaf Ann Roane Howard and Beverly Robertson Bobby Rogers Ellen Rolfes William Routt Adam Sadberry Frida Saharovici Joseph Samaha Alan and Sherry Samuels Cynthia Ham and Jeff Sanford Harry Sayle Dale Schaefer Sandy and Beth Schaeffer Mildred Schiff Eric and Connie Scott Valerie Scott Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Seessel III Joan Senhausen Anonymous Douglas Seymour Frank and Marian Shaffer Fran and Phil Shannon Bill Siler Liz and Rouben Simonian Jeanne Sisneros Gregory Skinner Mark and Lisa Skinner John Sligh Daniel Smith M. Hayes Smith Steven and Laura Veesart Ritchie and Patti Smith James Sparks Carolyn Spikner Tracey Williams Stallings

Dianne Stanford Andrea Stark Jill and Kenneth Steinberg Raj Stephens Raj Stephens Lauran Stimac Anne and John Stokes Shelley Stoltz Amy Stookey Irma Stratton Oma R. Strickland MaryAnne Sullivan Harriet Surprise Mr. and Mrs. Sledge Taylor III Tracey Thesmar Ryals and Gwendolyn Thomas John and Sally Thomason Marilou Thompson Melissa Thornton Marti Tippens-Murphy Dr. David A. Tipton David Tisdale Tish Towns Virginia Trenholm Donald Tucker Calvin Turley Lura and Steve Turner University of Memphis Miriam van Mersbergen Vicky and Bob Michael Vandervort Bill and Peggy Veeser Dick and Shirley Vosburg Lynn Walker Kelly Walker Cecilia Walsh Gerald and Julie Walton Marsha Walton Chingfun and Shihung Wang Winfred Wang Ann Warner Kathleen and Tim Waters Michael Watkins Bruce Watson Gina Webb Bill Weppner A C and Ruby Wharton Jacqueline and Joseph White Janet Wiens Chuck Fox and Mary Wilder Margo Wilkens Billie Anne Williams Flora Williams Page and Gail Williamson Amy Wilson Virginia Wilson Mike and Willie Wood Rinnie Wood Karen Woods Dennis Zolper

This list recognizes philanthropic contributors to the MSO made between Jan 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. While compiling this list every effort has been made to reflect the accuracy of our donors. If your name has been misspelled, omitted or misrepresented please contact us at 901-537-2500 and will correct our records. We appreciate your generosity and understanding.

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H O N O RA R I U M S PETER ABELL Louise & Will Barden Pam & Steve Guinn Jude Knight James Newcomb & Susan Van Dyck Philip Walkley

GAYLE EVANS Juan Fuentes RENA FELLER Steven & Stephanie Hancock

DINAH AND GARY MAKOWSKY Evelyn & Jerome Makowsky LINDA MCNEIL Mason & Ann Hawkins

EDWARD FOSTER Fred & Mary Lawrence Flinn

AMY MEADOWS Deborah Tipton

NICK FRENCH Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer

KATHY MITCHENER Cynthia Grivich Kathy Mitchener

RUBY BRIGHT Gayle S. Rose

MARY GOLDEN Dr. & Mrs. Emmel B. Golden, Jr.

ROBERT MOODY Michele Crump Robert & Kate Gooch Margo Wilkens

JILL BROOKOFF Richard Tanner

ALISA HORN Dr. & Mrs. Lee Allen

GALE JONES CARSON Gale Carson

FRANK INMAN Marla and Page Inman

MEMPHIS SYMPHONY CHORUS M. Ann Indingaro

NANCY COE Heather & Henry Grosvenor

ERIN KASTE & BETSY CARTER Elizabeth and Charles Carter

MEMPHIS SYMPHONY LEAGUE BOARD Lura & Steve Turner

BARRIE COOPER Steven & Stephanie Hancock

ELIANA NINA KAWAKAMI Jeanne Gray Carr

JOHN-HENRY CRAWFORD Ed and Laura Crawford

SCOTT LEMAY LeMay+Lang, LLC

MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Mr. & Mrs. John Evans John Hodges

PAUL BERT Leonard & Jennifer Lyons GAY DAUGHDRILL BOYD Gay Daughdrill Boyd

MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS AND STAFF Louise & Will Barden

AUSTIN ROWE Norma Gessell ADAM SADBERRY Justin David

ROZLYN NICHOLS Raumesh Akbari, Esq.

JANE SCHARDINGSMEDLEY Mr. & Mrs. Ramon A. Marus, Jr.

DEANIE PARKER Carolyn Chism Hardy

ANN SPURBECK Jean Cooper

GAYLON PATTERSON Melissa Thornton

MEMPHIS SYMPHONY STAFF Charles & Susan Burnett

ASHLEY REMMERS Dr. & Mrs. Dan Meadows PATRICE J. ROBINSON Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr. ELLEN ROLFES Kathleen C. Gardner Deborah Hester Harrison GAYLE ROSE Jodie Johns Ellen Klyce Martin Regan

LINDSEY STANFILL Charles & Mary Booker Dinah and Gary Makowsky

IRENE WADE Richard & Amy Greenberg MONICA WHARTON A C & Ruby Wharton MELISSA WHITBY Becky & Spence Wilson JOY WIENER Bill Eddings Pamela & David Hallin DANA WILSON Becky & Spence Wilson BETSY WILSON Rinnie Wood

JIM STRICKLAND Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr. SHELLY SUBLETT Dianne Stanford AMELIA THOMPSON Mason & Ann Hawkins MARTI TIPPENSMURPHY Mason & Ann Hawkins

M E M O R I A LS LEO BEARMAN Jack and Kathleen Blair Robert and Kate Gooch Pam and Steve Guinn Carolyn and Scott Heppel

JOHN CHIEGO Howard and Janice Horn NICK FRENCH Marx-Bensdorf Realtors Joe Spake Carolyn Spikner

J. RICHARD BRISCOE Richard Briscoe

WILLIS HACKMAN Joanne Hackman

ROBERT BROWN Ann Bendall Jill Brookoff Anne Fisher

GLENN HODGES Annette Bickers Foy Coolidge Carol Mallory

WALTER BROWN Pam and Steve Guinn

SUZANNE LEASE Suzanne Lease and Michael Watts

FLORENCE LEFFLER Damon and Susan Arney Jack and Kathleen Blair Janis Boyd Mary Beth and Tom Bryce John and Marsha Evans George and Jackie Falls David Ferraro Kathryn Gardner Franklin and Katherine Godoy Billie Jean Graham Pam and Steve Guinn Mott and Nancy Lou Jones Kathryn King

Dinah and Gary Makowsky Norma McCrory Dan and Amy Meadows James Polio Cynthia Spangler and Charles Askew John and Sally Thomason Lura and Steve Turner Joy Wiener GREG LUSCOMBE Howard and Janice Horn ALLEN MALONE Kate Boone John and Mary Ben Heflin

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Avery Kaserman Elizabeth Minor James Nelson Ann Poletti Larry Rice Ann Roane Calvin Turley NANCY MENZIES Anna Anderson Mimi Atkinson Anne Billings Ted and Suzanne Borodaskai Camden Bay Property Owners Inc Libba Crook Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield Gordon Miriam Hamer Wil and Sally

Hergenrader Diane Holloway Lisa and Louis Jehl William Kelly Joy Kimbrough Kay Magruder George and Leslie McGinn Thomas Monaghan Tom and Virginia Moss Stephen and Mary Nelson Rene Pickler Alan and Sherry Samuels KARL METZGER Paul and Suzanne Burgar

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• Ask for a Tennessee Arts Commission License Plate.

• Exchange your old plate for a shiny new one (ps. Don’t forget your screwdriver!)

• Drive all over town showing your support for the ARTS in Tennessee.

GLORIA NOBLES Arts and Garden Club Alicia Bartusch Caroline and E. Brady Bartusch Jack and Kathleen Blair Lucia Gilliland Larry Hardy Mott and Nancy Lou Jones Kathryn King Camille and Edward LeMaster John and Courtney Murrah G. Dan and Chloee Poag Frank and Marian Shaffer

Denise and Sledge Taylor Betty and Jules Weiss Bailey and Marilyn Wiener Joy Wiener Billie Anne Williams ELMYRA PARDUE Mary Beth and Tom Bryce Jim and Pat Corbitt Nat and Pat Ellis Dinah and Gary Makowsky ANN RAY Kathryn McRitchie Marsha Walton

GEORGE RILEY Mark and Lisa Skinner LEONID SAHAROVICI Frida Saharovici SUZANNE SATTERFIELD John Pickens HONEY SCHEIDT Carol Deforest John and Marsha Evans Fred and Mary Lawrence Flinn Pam and Steve Guinn RUDI SCHEIDT John and Marsha Evans

George and Jackie Falls Carl and Donna Flinn Pam and Steve Guinn Larry Hardy Ann Harris Carole Klein Art and Janet Seessel Frank and Marian Shaffer Frank and Marian Shaffer John Sheffield

Tom and Melanie Bremer Samuel Hageman Fred Smith Barry White and Cynthia (Armistead) White

RICHARD SCUDDER Richard Scudder

NEIL SMITH Stacey and Terry Hight Cyndi Workman

JOHN “JACK” SEUBERT Stephen and Ruth Alsobrook

CRAIG SIMRELL David Ferraro MARVIN SKAGGS Lyda Parker

DAVID TIPTON David Tipton DOROTHY VAWTER Pam and Steve Guinn CECILIA WALSH Cecilia Walsh IMOGENE WILSON Elite Literary Club JOAN ZELICKMAN Camerata Music Club

HENRY STROCK Mott and Nancy Lou Jones

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SINGLE TICKETS Purchase a ticket to any of our shows at the Box Office and on our website.

PICK YOUR OWN PACKAGE Select 6 (or more!) of your favorite concerts to create your own experience.

SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscribe to any, or all of our season series and get special patron perks and benefits.

YOUNG SYMPHONY PATRONS A special monthly membership program for people 35 and under with unlimited access to all MSO performances.

STUDENT TICKETS Tickets for college students and students under 18 years old are available for $5

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS:

GROUP AND CORPORATE TICKET SALES Groups of 10 or more receive an additional 20 percent discount ARTS ACCESS The MSO participates in the Arts Access program. For more information, visit ArtsMemphis.org.

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