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Contents Volume 2 2014|2015 Season

Concert Experience

Patron Experience

• Mozart, Gershwin & Rachmaninoff February 28-March 1.................................... 11

• MSO Board of Directors, Staff, League Board & Chorus Board.............................................42

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream March 6..........................................................17

• Memphis Symphony League.........................44 • Sponsors & Foundations...............................48

• Storm Large Sings Kurt Weill March 21-22..................................................23

• Donor Benefits...............................................50

• Beethoven No.1 April 24..........................................................29

• Advertiser Listing...........................................55

• Beethoven’s Ninth May 2-3 ........................................................33

• Contributors...................................................51 • Tributes .........................................................56 • Patron/Ticket Information ..........................60

• Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director .....................4 • Orchestra Roster..............................................8

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Mei-Ann Chen music director An innovative and passionate force both on and off the conductor’s podium, Mei-Ann Chen is one of America’s most dynamic young conductors. Music Director of the Memphis Symphony since 2010 and of the Chicago Sinfonietta since 2011, she has infused both orchestras with energy, enthusiasm and high-level music-making, galvanizing their audiences and communities alike. A sought-after guest conductor, Ms. Chen’s reputation as a compelling communicator has resulted in growing popularity with orchestras both nationally and internationally.

Following debut performances with Sweden’s Gothenburg Symphony, Canada’s Calgary Philharmonic, and Brazil’s Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, closing the season for the Wintergreen Festival in Virginia and the Texas Music Festival in Houston, and concerts with Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago, Maestra Chen’s 2014-15 season includes concerts throughout the United States and in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and Taiwan. Performances of note include Maestra Chen leading Germany’s Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe and Taiwan’s National Symphony Orchestra in November 2014, and San Francisco Symphony’s renowned Chinese New Year celebration and the Netherlands Philharmonic at the Concertgebouw in February 2015.

Recent performance highlights include an impressive debut with the Indianapolis Symphony as a lastminute step-in engagement, debuts with the Chicago Symphony on its subscription series, the San Francisco Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony (where she stepped in on short notice and was immediately re-engaged), and San Diego Symphony nationally, and engagements abroad with Austria’s Gross Orchester Graz, Brazil’s São Paulo Symphony, Finland’s Tampere Philharmonic, the Netherlands Philharmonic, NorrlandsOperan (Norrland’s Opera), the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, and Sweden’s Göteborgs Symfoniker. Among her many North American guesting credits are appearances with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Colorado, Columbus, Florida, Fort Worth, Grand Rapids, Nashville, North Carolina, Oregon, Pacific, Phoenix, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, and the National Symphony in Washington, D.C. Overseas guesting credits include the principal Danish orchestras, the BBC Scottish Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and the Trondheim Symphony. U.S. summer music festivals credits include the Aspen Music Festival, Britt, Grand Teton, Wintergreen, and the Chautauqua Institute.

In addition to the 2012 Helen M. Thompson Award from the League of American Orchestras, Mei-Ann Chen’s skill on the podium, and as a music educator, has been recognized with several honors, awards and posts. In 2005 Ms. Chen became the first woman to win Copenhagen’s esteemed Malko Competition. She served as Assistant Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony and Baltimore Symphony, under the aegis of the League of American Orchestras, with the Oregon symphony as well. Recipient of the 2007 Taki Concordia Fellowship, she has appeared jointly with Marin Alsop and Stefan Sanderling in highly acclaimed subscription concerts with the Baltimore Symphony, Colorado Symphony and Florida Orchestra. In 2002, Ms. Chen was unanimously selected as Music Director of the Portland Youth Philharmonic in Oregon, the oldest of its kind and a model for many youth orchestras in the United States. During her five-year tenure with the orchestra, she led its sold-out debut in Carnegie Hall, received an ASCAP award for innovative programming, and developed new and unique musicianship programs for the orchestra’s members. She was also the recipient of a Sunburst Award from Young Audiences for her contribution to music education.

Born in Taiwan, Mei-Ann Chen has lived in the United States since 1989. She was the first student in New England Conservatory’s history to receive master’s degrees, simultaneously, in both violin and conducting, later studying with Kenneth Kiesler at the University of Michigan, where she earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting. Ms. Chen also participated in the National Conducting Institute in Washington, D.C. and at the American Academy of Conducting in Aspen.

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Memphis Symphony Orchestra mei-ann chen, music director Violin I Barrie Cooper, Acting Concertmaster, The Joy Brown Wiener Chair

Marisa Polesky, Acting Assistant Concertmaster Diane Zelickman Cohen, Assistant Principal Wen-Yih You, Acting Assistant Principal Paul Turnbow Jessica Munson Greg Morris Long Long Kang*

Bass Scott Best, Principal Chris Butler, Assistant Principal Sean O’Hara Andrew Palmer Tim Weddle* Jeremy Upton Sara Chiego

Flute Karen Busler, Principal The Marion Dugdale McClure Chair

Violin II Gaylon McKay Patterson, Acting Principal

Todd Skitch* Chris James*

The Dunbar and Constance Abston Chair

Heather Trussell, Assistant Principal Erin Kaste, Acting Assistant Principal Christine Palmer* Ann Spurbeck Lenore McIntyre Viola Jennifer Puckett, Principal The Corinne Falls Murrah Chair

Michelle Pellay-Walker, Assistant Principal Irene Wade, Acting Assistant Principal Beth Luscombe Karen Casey

Piccolo Chris James* Oboe Joseph Salvalaggio, Principal Saundra D’Amato Shelly Sublett, Assistant Principal English Horn Shelly Sublett

Cello Ruth Valente Burgess, Principal The Vincent de Frank Chair

Iren Zombor, Assistant Principal Phyllis Long* Jonathan Kirkscey, Acting Assistant Principal Griffin Browne Jeffrey Jurciukonis Hannah Schmidt Mark Wallace 8

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Clarinet Andre Dyachenko, Principal Rena Feller Nobuko Igarashi

Trombone Greg Luscombe, Principal Wes Lebo Mark Vail

Bass Clarinet Nobuko Igarashi

Bass Trombone Mark Vail

Bassoon Susanna Whitney, Principal Michael Scott Christopher Piecuch

Tuba Charles Schulz, Principal

Contrabassoon Christopher Piecuch Horn Caroline Kinsey, Acting Principal The Morrie A. Moss Chair

Timpani Frank Shaffer, Principal Percussion David Carlisle, Principal Ed Murray, Assistant Principal Harp Marian Shaffer, Principal

Robert Patterson Pamela Kiesling*

The Ruth Marie Moore Cobb Chair

Trumpet Scott Moore, Principal

Piano/Celeste Adrienne Park, Principal

The Smith & Nephew Chair

The Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Chair

Susan Enger J. Michael McKenzie

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Mozart, Gershwin & Rachmaninoff Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.

MEI-ANN CHEN, Conductor Orion Weiss, Piano WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Concerto No. 25 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 503

I. Allegro maestoso

II. Andante

III. Allegretto

Orion Weiss, Piano GEORGE GERSHWIN / WILLIAM C. SCHOENFELD; REVISED “I Got Rhythm”, Variations for Piano and Orchestra

Orion Weiss, Piano INTERMISSION SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances, Opus 45

I. Non allegro

II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)

III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace

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Orion Weiss piano

Orion Weiss, piano “When you’re named after one of the biggest constellations in the night sky, the pressure is on to display a little star power — and the young pianist Orion Weiss did exactly that…” – The Washington Post One of the most sought-­after soloists in his generation of young American musicians, the pianist Orion Weiss has performed with the major American orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic. His deeply felt and exceptionally crafted performances go far beyond his technical mastery and have won him worldwide acclaim.

The 2013-­14 season will feature Weiss with orchestras around North America, including the Milwaukee and Vancouver Symphonies; in the summer of 2014 he will perform again with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The 2012-­13 season saw Weiss in repeat engagements with the Baltimore Symphony and New World Symphony, as well as in performances with the Tucson Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Hong Kong Chamber Music Festival, and at the Ravinia Festival. Weiss released a recital album of Dvorak, Prokofiev, and Bartok in spring 2012, and also spearheaded a recording project of the complete Gershwin works for piano and orchestra with his longtime collaborators the Buffalo Philharmonic and JoAnn Falletta.

During the 2011-­12 season, Weiss performed with numerous orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Mexico City Philharmonic, and also made his recital debut in Washington, D.C., at the Kennedy Center.

Named the Classical Recording Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year in September 2010, in the summer of 2011 Weiss made his debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood as a last-­minute replacement for Leon Fleisher. In recent seasons, he has also performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and in duo summer concerts with the New York Philharmonic at both Lincoln Center and the Bravo! Vail Valley Festival. In 2005, he toured Israel with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Itzhak Perlman.

Also known for his affinity and enthusiasm for chamber music, Weiss performs regularly with his wife, the pianist Anna Polonsky, violinist James Ehnes, and cellist Zuill Bailey, as well as ensembles including the Pacifica Quartet. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Weiss has appeared across the U.S. at venues and festivals including Lincoln Center, the Ravinia Festival, Sheldon Concert Hall, the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Music Society SummerFest, Chamber Music Northwest, the Bard Music Festival, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, the Kennedy Center, and Spivey Hall. He won the 2005 William Petschek Recital Award at Juilliard, and made his New York recital debut at Alice Tully Hall that April. Also in 2005 he made his European debut in a recital at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. He was a member of the Chamber Music Society Two program of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center from 2002-­2004, which included his appearance in the opening concert of the Society’s 2002-­2003 season at Alice Tully Hall performing Ravel’s La Valse with pianist Shai Wosner.

Weiss’s impressive list of awards includes the Gilmore Young Artist Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Gina Bachauer Scholarship at the Juilliard School and the Mieczyslaw Munz Scholarship. A native of Lyndhurst, OH, Weiss attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Paul Schenly, Daniel Shapiro, Sergei Babayan, Kathryn Brown, and Edith Reed. In February of 1999, Weiss made his Cleveland Orchestra debut performing Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. In March 1999, with less than 24 hours’ notice, Weiss stepped in to replace André Watts for a performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He was immediately invited to return to the Orchestra for a performance of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto in October 1999. In 2004, he graduated from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Emanuel Ax.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Friday, March 6, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. - Lindenwood

MEI-ANN CHEN, Conductor Marian Shaffer, Harp Memphis Symphony Chorus, Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Artistic Director Special performance by Rhodes College Alumni Kilby Elisabeth Yarbrough Lee Bryant Chase Ring GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685 - 1759) Zadok the Priest Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 The King Shall Rejoice Coronation Anthem No. 2, HWV 260

Memphis Symphony Chorus, Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Artistic Director WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895 - 1978) Ennanga for Harp and String Orchestra

I. Moderately fast

II. Moderately slow

III. Majestically / Moderately fast

Marian Shaffer, Harp FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 - 1847) Selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opus 21

- Overture

- Scherzo

- Nocturne

- Wedding March

Kilby Elisabeth Yarbrough - Puck

Lee Bryant - Fairy, Lysander, Helena

Chase Ring - Demetrius, Hermia, Oberon

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Marian Shaffer harp

Marian Shaffer is Principal Harpist with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Iris Orchestra. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Stephens College, graduating summa cum laude with a concentration in harp and piano.

She studied both instruments for one year at the Vienna Academy for Music and the Performing Arts and then received a Fulbright scholarship to Cologne, Germany for further study. Her principal teachers include Linda Wilson, Mimi Allen, Marjorie Tyre, Lucile Lawrence, and Hans Joachim Zingel. In 1974 she graduated from Memphis State University with an M.A. in music and German. She has performed with the Memphis Symphony since that time, four seasons as pianist and 36 seasons as Principal Harpist. As a charter member of the Iris Orchestra, Mrs. Shaffer has held the principal harp position since the orchestra’s formation in September of 2000. In 1995, Mrs. Shaffer was awarded a Rockefeller cultural exchange grant to collaborate on a harp method book based on the traditional “Sones” of Mexico.

She performed with Anchorage Opera in 2003 and 2006. In May of 2007 she toured China, giving master classes and performing at the Shanghai Conservatory and Shanghai Middle School. She also performed in the Festival Virtuosi in Recife, Brazil in 2007 and 2011. In the 2009-2010 Blair Concert Series, Mrs. Shaffer was soloist with the Vanderbilt String Orchestra and performed on Nashville Public Television. This summer she will perform Jennifer Higdon’s European premiere of “The Singing Rooms” with the Rhodes College MasterSingers Chorale at the Paris Choral Festival. She is on the faculty of Vanderbilt University, University of Memphis, the Hutchison School and the Sewanee Summer Music Festival.

Lawrence Edwards artistic director of the memphis symphony chorus

Lawrence Edwards has been Artistic Director of the Memphis Symphony Chorus since the 1987-1988 season. He has also been the Director of Choral Activities for the University of Memphis’ Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music since 1987. His responsibilities there include directing the vocal ensemble Sound Fuzion, and the University Singers. He also teaches and mentors both graduate and undergraduate students pursuing degrees in Choral Conducting.

He is active as a choral clinician, working with junior and senior high school choirs.

Dr. Edwards received his undergraduate degree in music from Seattle Pacific University, where he directed the Seattle Pacific Singers. He holds both Masters and Doctoral degrees in Music from the University of Illinois at Champaign, where he studied orchestral conducting with Romanian conductor Mircia Cristescu. Prior to assuming his position at the University of Memphis and the Memphis Symphony, he was Director of Choral Activities, Music Director and Conductor of Musical Theatre at West Virginia University in Morgantown.

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Soprano Ellen Abney Ruth K. Allen Marcia Buster Alicia Butler Janet Carnall* Michelle Chen Dianne Curtiss Dominique Duarte Harmony Duke Emma Halpin Liz Hoffmaster Beth Hoople Sandra J. Hunt Laura English Jones Susan Keys Melanie King Elizabeth Kirk Herbie Ann Krisle Sharon McDonough Irene McNamara Rhea Reuter Oma R. Strickland Virginia Lynn Vann Deb Dallas Walker Paula L. Wallace Rae L. Williams Rosemary Winters

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Ellen Abney Linda Brittingham Marcia Buster Alicia Butler Janet Carnall* Michelle Chen Claire E. Fox Irene McNamara Gwendolyn Reese Rhea Reuter Erica V. Simmons Virginia L. Vann Rosemary Winters

Tenor Julius Dabbs Larry Denman Clint M. Early Jr. Michael Hunter Joseph Soprano 2 Powell Ruth K. Allen Shane Rasner* Dianne Curtiss Emma Halpin David A. Simmons Theresa Hayes Beth Hoople David Spear Laura English Jones Susan H. Keys Herbie Krisle Jaime Yanes

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Rosalyn M. Lake Oma R. Stickland Deb Dallas Walker Paula Wallace Linda Waltz

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Bass Alto 1 Stephen Alsobrook* Laura J. Crane Kim Eggert* Bob Brittingham Pamela Gold* Harrell Steve D.Gerre Broome Anita Hester* Jennie Latta Bob Brown* Anita I. Lotz Cindy McCool* Bass 2 Irvine Cherry Lisa Lucks Mendel* Kelley Muller-Smith Stan Craig Rebecca Naro Terron Perk* Savage WilliamChandra Ferguson Chrisann Schiro-Geist Martha Wesson Ryan Johnson *Denotes Chorus Board Member Charles A. Leveque IV James McClanahan* The Memphis Symphony Chorus is compr Robert Moore volunteers who, in a perfect collaboration of o David M.perform Patterson cianship, major works across the enti choral music.

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Kavafian, Schub, and Shifrin Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Philharmonia Quartett Berlin Tuesday, October 21, 2014

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Storm Ride ofLarge the Valkyries sings Kurt Weill Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. - Cannon Center Sunday, November 2014 2:30 p.m.Cannon - GPACCenter Saturday, March 21,16, 2015 at at 7:30 p.m.Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.- GPAC

ROBERT MOODY, Conductor Storm Large, Vocalist Memphis Men’s Chorale Jeremy T. Warner, Artistic Director Men of the Memphis Symphony Chorus Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Artistic Director JEAN SIBELIUS (1865 - 1957) Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 43

I. Allegretto

II. Andante, ma rubato

III. Vivacissimo

IV. Finale: Allegro moderato INTERMISSION KURT WEILL (1900 - 1950) The Seven Deadly Sins

Prologue No. 5 Lust

No. 1 Sloth No. 6 Covetousness

No. 2 Pride No. 7 Envy

No. 3 Anger Epilogue No. 4 Gluttony

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Memphis Men’s Chorale

Jeremy T. Warner, Artistic Director

Men of the Memphis Symphony Chorus

Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Artistic Director

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Robert Moody conductor

Robert Moody has been Music Director of the Winston-Salem Symphony (North Carolina) since 2005, Artistic Director of Arizona Musicfest since 2007, and Music Director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra (Maine) since 2008.

Mr. Moody’s 2013-14 season includes debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, and the MusicNOW series of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Guest conducting appearances in recent seasons include the symphony orchestras of Houston, Indianapolis, Detroit, Seattle, Pacific, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Buffalo, Louisville, and, in Europe, the Slovenian Philharmonic. Summer festival appearances include Santa Fe Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, Brevard Music Center, Eastern Music Festival, PortOpera, and the Oregon Bach Festival. He debuts with North Carolina Opera in 2014.

Equally at home in the opera pit, Moody began his career as apprentice conductor for the Landestheater Opera in Linz, Austria. He has gone on to conduct at the opera companies of Santa Fe, Rochester, Hilton Head, and the Brevard Music Center. He also assisted on a production of Verdi’s Otello at the Metropolitan Opera, conducted by Valery Gergiev.

Moody served as Associate, then Resident Conductor, of The Phoenix Symphony (AZ) from 1998 through 2006. There he conducted a wide variety of concerts, including Classics, Chamber, Pops, Family, Handel’s Messiah, and the New Year’s Eve gala. His ability to speak with ease from the podium helped new converts to classical music and enthusiasts alike to gain a greater appreciation for orchestral music. Audiences at his concerts grew considerably during his time in Phoenix. Moody also founded The Phoenix Symphony Chorus, and for seven years was Music Director of the Phoenix Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Prior to Phoenix, Maestro Moody served as Associate Conductor for the Evansville (IN) Philharmonic Orchestra, and Music Director (and founder) of the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Moody conducted the first professional performance of a work by the brilliant young composer Mason Bates, now Composer-in-Residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and was instrumental in the commissioning and premiere performances of several of his important new works for orchestra.

Maestro Moody has accompanied many of the world’s greatest performing artists, including Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Renee Fleming, Denyce Graves, Andre Watts, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Midori, Time for Three and Chris Thile.

His work can be heard on several commercially released compact disc recordings. He collaborated with the Canadian Brass for their “Bach” and “Legends” CDs; he is also the conductor for the CD “4th World,” highlighting the music of Native American recording artist R. Carlos Nakai (available on the Canyon Record label); and in 2010, the Winston-Salem Symphony released their performance (live from 2009) of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. A DVD of Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with Arizona Musicfest was released in 2012.

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Storm Large vocalist

Storm Large: musician, actor, playwright, author, awesome. She shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova, where despite having been eliminated in the week before the finale, Storm built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day.

Storm spent the 90s singing in clubs throughout San Francisco. Tired of the club scene, she moved to Portland to pursue a new career as a chef, but a last minute cancellation in 2002 at the Portland club “Dante’s” turned into a standing Wednesday night engagement for Storm and her new band, The Balls. It wasn’t long before Storm had a cult-like following in Portland, and a renewed singing career that was about to be launched onto the international stage.

Storm made her debut as guest vocalist with the band Pink Martini in April 2011, singing four sold-out concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. She continues to perform with the band, touring nationally and internationally, and she will be featured on their upcoming CD, Get Happy. Storm has also sung with Grammy winner k.d. lang, pianist Kirill Gerstein, punk rocker John Doe, singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer George Clinton.

She debuted with the Oregon Symphony in 2010, and has returned for sold out performances each year thereafter. Storm made her Carnegie Hall debut in May 2013, singing Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins with the Detroit Symphony as part of the Spring for Music festival. The NY Times called her “sensational,” and the classical music world instantly had a new star.

In 2007, she took a career departure and starred in Portland Center Stage’s production of Cabaret with Wade McCollum. The show was a smash hit, earning Large glowing reviews. Her next endeavor, the autobiographical musical memoir, Crazy Enough, played to packed houses in 2009 during its unprecedented 21-week sold out run in Portland. Storm went on to perform a cabaret version of the show to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Adelaide Festival in Australia, and Joe’s Pub in New York. Her memoir, Crazy Enough, was released by Simon and Schuster in 2012, named Oprah’s Book of the Week, and awarded the 2013 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction.

Storm is featured in Rid of Me, a film by Portlander James Westby, starring Katie O’Grady and Theresa Russell. In November and December of 2010, she starred at the Mark Taper Forum with Katey Sagal and Michael McKean in Jerry Zak’s production of Harps and Angels, a musical featuring the work of Randy Newman.

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Memphis Men’s Chorale

Jeremy T. Warner, artistic director & conductor Chris Cardona, accompanist Tenor 1 Frank Anthony Eric Brueggeman Gus Connelly Frank Johnson Shannon Tucker Lance Willis

Tenor 2 Dan Kee Jack Lomeo Samson Mobashar Chad Myers Matt Weston

Bass 1 Charlie Gemeinhardt Robert Grisham Ken Hopkins Dedrick Howard Andy MacBeth Arthur Nave Michael Simmons

Bass 2 Barney Elam Geoff Fenlong David Lindstrom Chris Mercer Alex Milligan Raymond Spence Daniel Spiotta Andrew Yoder

Memphis Men’s Chorale & Memphis Women’s Chorale Jeremy T. Warner, artistic director & conductor

Americana: The American Sound Friday, May 15, 2015, 7:00 pm, Grace St Luke Episcopal Church

2015-2016 Season Auditions Monday, June 1, 2015, 6:00 to 9:00 pm, R.S.V.P online The Memphis Men’s Chorale and Memphis Women’s Chorale are all-volunteer community vocal ensembles with over 50 musicians presenting 3-5 choral concerts per season all united in their love of choral music and the Memphis music community. www.memphismenschorale.org // www.memphiswomenschorale.org

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Beethoven No. 1 Friday, April 24, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. - Lindenwood

MEI-ANN CHEN, Conductor AARON JAY KERNIS (1960 - ) Musica Celestis for String Orchestra FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732 - 1809) Symphony No. 94 in G major, “Surprise”

I. Adagio cantabile - Vivace assai

II. Andante

III. Menuetto: Allegro molto

IV. Allegro di molto JEAN SIBELIUS (1865 - 1957) “Valse Triste” from Kuolema, Opus 44 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Opus 21

I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

II. Andante cantabile con moto

III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace

IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace

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Ride of the Valkyries Beethoven’s Ninth Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. - Cannon Center Saturday, May 02, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.Cannon Center Sunday, November 16, 2014 at 2:30 p.m.

- GPAC Sunday, May 03, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.- GPAC

MEI-ANN CHEN, Conductor Adé Williams, Violin Victor Santiago Asunción, Piano John-Henry Crawford, Cello Memphis Symphony Chorus Mary Wilson, Soprano Angela Horn-Barrett, Mezzo Soprano Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Artistic Director Rhodes MasterSingers Chorale Thomas Barrett, Baritone Dr. William Skoog, Director Robert Breault, Tenor LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 - 1827) Concerto in C major for Piano, Violin, Cello, and Orchestra, Opus 56, “Triple Concerto”

I. Allegro

II. Largo

III. Rondo alla polacca

Adé Williams, Violin Performances of these musicians are

John-Henry Crawford, Cello sponsored by an anonymous donor

Victor Asuncion, Piano INTERMISSION LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125, “Choral”

I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

II. Molto vivace

III. Adagio molto e cantabile

IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Allegro assai vivace

Mary Wilson, Soprano

Angela Horn-Barrett, Mezzo Soprano

Robert Breault, Tenor

Thomas Barrett, Baritone

Memphis Symphony Chorus

Dr. Lawrence Edwards, Artistic Director Rhodes MasterSingers Chorale

Dr. William Skoog, Director

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Adé Williams violin

performance sponsored by an anonymous donor

Adé Williams, 17, is first place laureate of the Junior Division of the Sphinx Competition (2012), the Vivaldi Seasons Competition (Cambridge, 2012), the DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers (2011), Sejong Cultural Society’s Music Competition (2010, 2009), and numerous other competitions.

Recent thrills include a second solo performance at Carnegie Hall (2014), international soloing in South Africa, England, Switzerland, and Bermuda, and three U.S. tours with Sphinx Virtuosi (2011–2013). Adé’s orchestral debut with the Chicago Sinfonietta (2004) at age six as that orchestra’s youngest ever soloist launched a wonderful succession of solo performances.

In 2004 Adé founded SugarStrings (SugarStrings.com), a string trio of cousins known for exhilarating performances on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Milwaukee Symphony/Ravinia affairs, and numerous civic and charitable events for the City of Chicago, La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Haiti relief, and other worthy causes around the country.

Adé is a Joyce & Roger D. Isaacs Fellow (2014–2015); Alexandra & John Nichols Scholar (2010–2012), and the first William Warfield Scholar (2010–2014) at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy; Delta Sigma Theta’s “Emerging Artist” (2013); recipient of the Linda and Isaac Stern Charitable Foundation Award, in memory of Isaac Stern (2013); instrument recipient from the Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation (2005–2012); and Harry Lennix Scholar (2001). She is a charter member of the Junior Division of the Chicago Music Association.

Adé is a freshman at the Curtis Institute of Music where she studies with Ida Kavafian.

Victor Santiago Asunción piano

performance sponsored by an anonymous donor

Hailed by the Washington Post for his “poised and imaginative playing,” pianist Victor Santiago Asunción is recognized as a pianist of innate musical sensitivity, fiery temperament, and superb technique. As a recitalist and concerto soloist, he has appeared in major concert halls in Brazil, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and the Philippines. He played his orchestral debut at the age of 18 with the Manila Chamber Orchestra and his New York recital debut in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in 1999. In addition, he has worked with conductors including Sergio Esmilla, Enrique Batiz, Zev Dorman, Arthur Weisberg, Corrick Brown, David Loebel, Leon Fleisher, Michael Stern, Jordan Tang, and Bobby McFerrin.

A chamber music enthusiast, he has performed with artists such as Lynn Harrell, Zuill Bailey, Andres Diaz, Antonio Meneses, Cho-Liang Lin, James Dunham, Ronald Leonard, Susanne Mentzer, H.K. Gruber, John O’Connor, Marc Neikrug, Liang Wang, Ensemble Sao Paolo, and the Vega and Emerson String quartets at venues that include the Phillips Collection, the Corcoran Gallery, 92nd Street Y, Benaroya, Merkin, Spivey and Shriver Concert Halls, and the Santa Fe, Aspen, Madison, Virtuosi, Pera, and Amelia Island Music Festivals. He was on the chamber music faculty of the Aspen Music Festival and School, as well as the Garth Newel Summer Music Festival. He was also the pianist for the Garth Newel Piano Quartet for three seasons.

In addition to his active performing career, Mr. Asunción is sought after as a piano, vocal, and chamber music coach. He is currently an associate professor of piano, and Director of Collaborative Arts Studies at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in 2007 from the University of Maryland at College Park. His principal teachers include Rosario Picazo, Avelina Manalo, Roberta Rust, and Rita Sloan. you can learn more at Mr. Asunción’s web site, http://www.victorasuncion.com.

Mr. Asunción is a Steinway artist.

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John-Henry Crawford cello

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John-Henry Crawford, 21 year old cellist, from Shreveport, LA, attends the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studies with Carter Brey, Principal Cellist of New York Philharmonic and Peter Wiley, formerly of the Guarneri Quartet. John-Henry gave his solo debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra as First Prize Winner, Sr. Division of the orchestra’s Greenfield Concerto Competition. He received praise from The Philadelphia Inquirer, stating that he “projected polished charisma and a singing sound in Prokofiev’s Symphony-Concerto.” He has given concerts in 14 states as well as Canada, Germany, Switzerland, France, and South America.” He has been invited to give a solo recital on the International Concert Series of the Louvre in Paris in November. In addition to serving this year as Principal Cellist of the Curtis Orchestra, his piano trio was also invited to perform for the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society Master Class Series.

John-Henry was accepted at the prestigious Verbier Academy in Switzerland in 2012, where he was the only American cellist of eight selected world-wide. He also has received scholarships to Pinchas Zukerman’s National Arts Center Young Artist Program in Canada and has performed at MusicAlps in Courchevel, France. He performed the Brahms B Flat Sextet at Boston’s French Cultural Museum in a chamber music concert with Malcolm Lowe, Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony, Edward Gazouleas, also of the BSO, Curtis President Roberto Diaz, and the Borromeo Quartet. John-Henry also performed the Beethoven A Major Sonata at Volkswagen Die Glasern Manufaktur in Dresden, Germany. Last spring John-Henry was the only student chosen as part of a Curtis on Tour series in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Brazil, collaborating with artists Soovin Kim, Roberto Diaz, and Jason Vieaux. He has been featured twice with Christopher O’Riley on National Public Radio’s “From the Top” show. John-Henry is from a musical family and performs on the 200 year old European cello handed down from his Austrian grandfather and cellist Dr. Robert Popper. In addition to playing the cello he enjoys swimming, telling jokes, and performing magic tricks. For more see: www.johnhenrycrawford.com

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Mary Wilson soprano

Soprano Mary Wilson is acknowledged as one of today’s most exciting young artists. Cultivating a wide-ranging career singing chamber music, oratorio and operatic repertoire, her “bright soprano seems to know no terrors, wrapping itself seductively around every phrase.” (Dallas Morning News) In consistent high demand on the concert stage, she has most-recently appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, VocalEssence, and at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. She has frequently worked with conductors including Nicholas McGegan, Bernard Labadie, JoAnn Falletta, Michael Stern, Anton Armstrong, Philip Brunelle and Leonard Slatkin. Her three upcoming CDs of Haydn Lord Nelson, Brahms Ein Deutches Requiem, and virtuosic Handel solo cantatas will all be released this Fall.

On the opera stage, she is especially noted for her portrayals of Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, Susannah in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Gilda in Rigoletto. She has created leading roles in North American and World premiere performances of Dove’s Flight, Glass’ Galileo Galilei, and Petitgirard’s Joseph Merrick dit L’Elephant Man. A national winner of the 1999 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, she has appeared most recently with Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Minnesota Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Dayton Opera, the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Goodman Theatre.

Ms. Wilson holds performance degrees from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is currently on the faculty at the University of Memphis. Visit her at www.MaryWilsonSoprano.com.

Angela Horn-Barrett mezzo soprano

Mezzo soprano Angela Horn-Barrett, named the 1996 Outstanding Artist of the Year at New York City Opera, has performed to critical acclaim worldwide in operatic houses such as the New York City Opera, Opera Pacific, Boston Lyric Opera, and the Baltimore Opera. Her exceptional vocalism and commanding stage presence have riveted audiences and critics, including engagements with the National Theater of the Dominican Republic, Opera de Monte Carlo, Hamburgische Staatsoper, and a three city tour of Japan.

Considered one of the premier interpreters of the title role of Bizet’s Carmen, Ms. Horn-Barrett has performed the role well over 100 times, with companies including the New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera, and Opera Lyra Ottawa. Ms. Horn’s versatility has also been on display in acclaimed interpretations of the title role in Samson et Dalila, Maddalena in Rigoletto, Emilia in Otello, and Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro.

Also an accomplished concert singer, Ms. Horn-Barrett has appeared multiple times as soloist with major orchestras such as the Virginia Symphony, the Bach Society of Saint Louis, the Apollo Chorus of Chicago in Orchestra Hall, The National Chorale of New York City and the American Symphony Orchestra in Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.

Ms. Horn-Barrett received her undergraduate musical training at the Conservatory of Music in Kansas City and completed her advanced vocal studies at the Juilliard School in New York City, where she was a graduate of the Juilliard Opera Center.

Ms. Horn currently resides in Oxford, MS with her husband, baritone Thomas Barrett, and their two children, Andrew and Alyse.

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Thomas Barrett baritone

Mr. Barrett has sung well over 1000 performances as a featured soloist with opera companies and symphonies in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Boston, Nashville, and Milwaukee as well as internationally in Berlin, Toronto, Prague, Caracas, Leipzig and Düsseldorf.

He has earned international acclaim for his exceptional vocalism and commanding stage presence in such operatic roles as the title role in Don Giovanni, Marcello in La Bohème, Scarpia in Tosca, and Escamillo in Carmen.

Also an accomplished concert performer, Mr. Barrett has repeatedly received critical acclaim for his impassioned interpretations of major orchestral vocal works, including the Requiems of Brahms, Verdi, Mozart and Fauré; Handel’s Messiah; and of his work in Orff’s Carmina Burana, Lee Teply of the Virginian Pilot commented that “Baritone Thomas Barrett gave the perfect effect to each of his solos, demonstrating both the depth of his voice and the range of characters it can suggest.”

A graduate of the prestigious Julliard Opera Center, Mr. Barrett is the recipient of many vocal awards and honors, including a Sullivan Foundation grant, the Richard Gaddes Award from Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and the Lotte Lehman award from the Music Academy of the West. JHe studied with the late legendary Basso Nicola Rossi-Lemeni and his wife, Soprano Virginia Zeani.

Mr. Barrett is currently also serving as the Pastor for Music and Worship Arts at First Baptist Church in Oxford, MS with his wife, Mezzo Soprano Angela Horn and their two children, Andrew and Alyse.

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Robert Breault tenor

Tenor Robert Breault enjoys an international career that features an extraordinary breadth of repertoire. His warm, flexible voice and superb artistic sensibilities combine to make him a consummate singing actor.

Robert Breault’s concert career highlights includes performances with major orchestras such as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Atlanta Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de MonteCarlo, London Philharmonia Orchestra, National Symphony of Taiwan, Jerusalem Symphony, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, San Francisco Symphony, Detroit Symphony, San Diego Symphony, the Münchner Rundfunkorchester and the Utah Symphony, to name but a few.

Robert’s opera career features a wide array of repertoire and companies. With nearly 90 roles to his credit, highlights of his career include appearances with New York City Opera in Carmen, La Traviata, and Semele, for which he was awarded the company’s “Kolozsvar Award”. He has performed numerous times with Utah Opera, Opera Orchestra of New York, Atlanta Opera, and Arizona Opera. Robert has also appeared with companies such as Portland Opera, Edmonton Opera, Opera New Orleans, Florentine Opera, and numerous critically acclaimed performances with Chautauqua Opera.

Robert has served as Professor of Music and Director of Opera at the University of Utah since 1992.

Lawrence Edwards artistic director of the memphis symphony chorus

Lawrence Edwards has been Artistic Director of the Memphis Symphony Chorus since the 1987-1988 season. He has also been the Director of Choral Activities for the University of Memphis’ Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music since 1987. His responsibilities there include directing the vocal ensemble Sound Fuzion, and the University Singers. He also teaches and mentors both graduate and undergraduate students pursuing degrees in Choral Conducting. He is active as a choral clinician, working with junior and senior high school choirs.

Dr. Edwards received his undergraduate degree in music from Seattle Pacific University, where he directed the Seattle Pacific Singers. He holds both Masters and Doctoral degrees in Music from the University of Illinois at Champaign, where he studied orchestral conducting with Romanian conductor Mircia Cristescu. Prior to assuming his position at the University of Memphis and the Memphis Symphony, he was Director of Choral Activities, Music Director and Conductor of Musical Theatre at West Virginia University in Morgantown.

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Rhodes MasterSingers Chorale Dr. William Skoog, director Jane Gamble, rehearsal pianist Sopranos Christine Bertz Carole Blankenship Kim Brien Sarah Clifton Carol Craig Pam Dotson Sandra Franks Rebecca Greer* Mary Honey Sarah Jonson Carolyn Kaldon Jenny Shuting Li Mary McDonald Elaine Meece Stephanie Milazzo* Pat Pearce Alisa Redding Robin Richardson Sherry Sachritz Noelle Schmitter-Schrier Pam Schnell Aoife Shanley Elaine Skoog Beth Townley Virginia Lynn Vann Dorothy Wells

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Tenors Phil Blair Matthew Bowlin William Compton* Paul Cook Christian Feazell* Jim Hieserman Greg Koziel Chris Luter Gregg Overman David Schnell* Ben Tucker Ted Turner Pat Walker Herb Zeman Basses Leo Connolly David P. Cooper Jim Cornfoot Monroe David Matthew Hayner* Matthias Kaelberer Jim Lanier Fred Lankford Steven Liening Paul Murray* Joseph O’Hara Anderson Perry Liam Purcell Richard Townley Jeremy Warner* Bruce Watson Dan Witherspoon

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Memphis Symphony Orchestra governance & staff Board of Directors Officers Gayle S. Rose Chair EVS Corporation Lowry Howell Vice Chair - Non Executive Southeastern Asset Management Roland Valliere President & CEO Memphis Symphony Orchestra Louise Barden Secretary Trustmark Bank Pam Guinn Treasurer St. Mary’s Episcopal School

Board Paul Bert Retired Corporate Executive Paul Berz Ritche Manley Bowden Arts Advocate Mei-Ann Chen Music Director Memphis Symphony Orchestra Darrell Cobbins Universal Commercial Real Estate

Mike Edwards Immediate Past Chair Paragon Bank Louis Jehl Diversified Trust Kathy King Memphis Symphony League Scott Heppel Retired Corporate Executive Buzzy Hussey Babcock Gifts Hon. Mark Luttrell Shelby County Mayor Alec McLean New South Capital Management Dr. Lisa Mendel Memphis Symphony Chorus Gloria Nobles Board Emeritus Demitri Patikas Duncan-Williams, Inc. Robert Quinn FedEx John Speer Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC Jim Vining Vining Sparks

Past Chairs Dunbar Abston, Jr. Newton P. Allen, Esq.* Walter P. Armstrong, Jr.* Leo Bearman, Jr., Esq. Troy Beatty* Paul A. Bert Jack R. Blair Robert L. Booth, Jr. Judge Bailey Brown* Robert E. Cannon* George E. Cates Eric A. Catmur* Charles P. Cobb, Esq.* Nancy R. Crosby* Mike Edwards George E. Falls, Jr. David B. Ferraro Lewis E. Holland William F. Kirsh* Martha Ellen Maxwell* Dr. Joseph Parker* G. Dan Poag Thomas M. Roberts* Jeff Sanford P.K. Seidman* Michael Uiberall Joseph Weller Dr. Russel L. Wiener (*deceased)

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Staff

Brandy Gann Finance & HR Assistant

Roland Valliere President & CEO

Rodney Gilchrist Technical Support

Jen Bradner General Manager

Alice Hart Data Manager

Mandy Porch Executive Assistant

Erin Kaste Personnel Manager

Jessica Batey Marketing Manager

Douglas Mayes Production Manager

Clark McGee Artistic & Operations Coordinator Jane Mims Director of Development

Kara Doyle Box Office Manager

Ellen Rolfes Advancement Specialist Irene Wade Librarian Beth Luscombe Mark Wallace Assistant Librarians

Memphis Symphony League Board Kathryn King President

Eula Horrell Recording Secretary

Isabelle Welch 1st Vice-President

Honey Cannon Corresponding Secretary

Scottie Cobb 2nd Vice-President for Development

Alice Dudas Treasurer

Donna Flinn and Carol Martin 2nd Vice-Presidents for Education

Florence Leffler Parliamentarian

Jean de Frank Mary Lawrence Flinn Billie Jean Graham Nancy Lou Jones Sissy Long

Amy Meadows Laurie Monypeny Gloria Nobles Tommie Pardue Shelly Sublett

Lura Turner Ryan Turner Joy Brown Wiener

Memphis Symphony Chorus Board of Directors Steve Alsobrook Cindy Armistead Bob Brown Jan Carnall Kim Eggert Pam Gold Anita Hester Jim McClanahan

Cindy McCool Lisa Mendel Terron Perk Shane Rasner Mary Seratt Barry White Jackie White

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Letter from the League President Bravo and a very warm welcome to the 2014-2015 season of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, now in its 62nd year. Did you know that the Memphis Symphony League was founded in 1954 and that it is made up of both men and women? We need and welcome new members—just like you!

The good news is that the League has NO service requirements but there are many opportunities for volunteerism if you so desire; that membership dues are deductible to the extent allowed by law; and that you will receive invitations to all our Memphis Symphony League events of the season.

Join us now and then pat yourself on the back. You have just supported the continuing tradition and rich history of music in Memphis and our fabulous Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Bravo indeed!

Cordially, Kathryn A. King, President Memphis Symphony League

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Foundations

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is fortunate to have many generous foundations whose commitment to the arts in Memphis enables us to present community programs. At this printing of Experience, the following institutions will join us for the 2014-2015 season.

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Symphony Fund 2014-2015 As a community-supported organization committed to Memphis, the MSO depends more than ever before on the generosity of donors who make it possible for us to make meaningful experiences through music. We are pleased to offer the following benefits in response to your support: Premiere Gifts start at $2,500 and offer additional benefits Golden Circle $1,000 - $2,499 (Fair Market Value is $200) • Admission to the donors-only Golden Circle Room, during intermission, at First Tennessee Masterworks and Pops concerts • Plus all below Associate $600 - $999 (Fair Market Value is $80) • Invitation to a backstage tour of the Cannon Center • Two VIP parking passes for the Cannon Center • Plus all below Member $300 - $599 (Fair Market Value is $60) • Invitation to MSO open rehearsals • One VIP parking pass for the Cannon Center • Plus all below Friend $100 - $299 (Fair Market Value is $40) • Acknowledgment in one volume of Experience, the MSO concert magazine

Consider a gift to the Symphony Fund today!

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Symphony Fund 2011-2012 Contributors

Thank you! Individuals, corporations, foundations, ArtsMemphis, the Tennessee Arts Commission and others make annual contributions to support our Symphony. Because the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, like 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 between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014. We are most appreciative.

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Crews Family Foundation Harriett & Hilliard Crews Mr. & Mrs. James S. Gilliland Graceland Henry Turley Company Barbara Hyde Ellen Cooper Klyce Sylvia Goldsmith Marks Memphis Symphony Chorus nexAir Orphanos Foundation Susan & Robert J. Quinn Francis J. & Laverne Scott Craig Simrell & Mark Greganti Thomas W. Briggs Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Weller Benefactor - ($5,000.00 + ) ACE Center Task Force of Shelby County Anonymous Avery & Meadows, D.D.S., PC. Ayco Charitable Foundation Will & Louise Barden Rosetta J. & Neal S. Beckford Mrs. Peggy L. Bodine Mr. & Mrs. Marion S. Boyd, Jr Daniel Case Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Kenneth Clark Dr. Charles W. Dean Michael & Maria Douglass The Farms at Bailey Station Donna Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Goodman Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer & Mr. Ellis Delin Pam & Steve Guinn Larry J. Hardy Van Harris Laura & Lowry Howell Dr. & Mrs. Masanori Igarashi Kirby Pines Retirement Community Jerry & Nina Patton Family Foundation Leslie & Nathaniel Landau Laurelwood Shopping Center Lexus of Memphis Liz & Arsen Manugian J. W. & Emily McAllister Andrew R. & Anne H. McCarroll Mr. & Mrs. Alexander D. McLean Dr. & Mrs. Dan Meadows Retirement Companies Of America, LLC Anne Akiko Meyers & Jason Subotky Ron & Jessica Morris Nike, Inc. Regional Medical Center at Memphis John & Cristina Speer

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Bruce & Gillian Steinhauer SunTrust Bank Trustmark Bank Andie & Michael Uiberall Mr. & Mrs. Charles Walker Watkins Uiberall, PLLC Patron - ($2,500.00 + ) Amro Music Stores Jack & Kathleen Blair David & Betty Blaylock Scott E. Bohon Martha & James Boyd Boyle Investment Co. Collier Insurance Bill & Foy Coolidge Duncan Williams, Inc. Ear Nose & Throat Group, Inc. Carolyn & Michael Edwards Mr. & Mrs. John S Evans Farrell Calhoun, Inc. Fred & Mary Lawrence Flinn Kathy & J. W. Gibson GP Cellulose Sara Holmes Lisa & Louis Jehl Rose M. Johnston Dr. Natalie Kerr Mr. Edwin Koshland III LeMay & Lang, LLC Evelyn & Jerome Makowsky T.W. Medlin Mednikow Morgan Stanley Zoe & Alan Nadel John & Barbara Ogles Paragon National Bank Ann Powell CAPT & Mrs. Robert R. Proctor, USN (Ret.) Regional One Health The Rose & Walter Montgomery Foundation Charles Askew & Cynthia Spangler Vining Sparks Steve & Lura Turner Randy & Beverly Wade Jack & Cristina Ward Dr. & Mrs. Otis S. Warr III Whitehorn Tankersley & Davis, PLLC Golden Circle - ($1,000.00 + ) Anonymous (2) Rev. Dr. Jane Abraham Ben & Kathy Adams Peter & Fran Addicott Kay & Keith Anderson Philip & Carol Aronoff Pamela & Esmond Arrindell

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Dr. Reed Baskin & Ms. Alice Nishiwaki Roy & Janice Bell Stephen & Emily Besh Stanley & Dorothy Bilsky Rosie Bingham Delano & Lynette Black Joyce Blackmon Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bodine, Jr. Joseph Boeckmann, Jr. Phillip Bowden & Ritche Manley Bowden Dr. Karen A. Bowyer Janis Boyd Jen Bradner Phyllis Brannon J. Richard Briscoe Shannon & Beryl Brown Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bruns Mary Beth Bryce Reggi Burch Dr. & Mrs. Paul Burgar Robert Burns Olivia Bursey Ward Buster’s Liquors & Wines Joanne & George Buzard Jeanne Gray Carr Charles & Elizabeth Carter Catering for U Dr. Fenwick W. Chappell Gloria & Irvine Cherry Karen Clawson Commercial Bank & Trust Ms. Jeanette S. Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Craddock Ms. Laura J. Crane Mr. & Mrs. David Crippen Senter C. Crook Elaine & Loren Crown Ms. Carol Cummings Dr. & Mrs. Ray E. Curle Blanche & Mike Deaderick DelBrocco & Associates, PLLC David & Cheri DelBrocco Lewis Donelson Jed Dreifus Alice & John Dudas Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dulin Julie H. Ellis Eyewear Gallery George & Jackie Falls Mr. & Mrs. David B. Ferraro Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Fisher Susan Fletcher Bill & Susan Frazee Mrs. Caroline Fruchtman Barbara & Hiram Fry Dr. Phillip George Dr. James Gholson, Sr. Glankler Brown, PLLC Kate & Robert Gooch Martha & Jerrold Graber Miriam Grossman Joanne & Willis Hackman Susan Hailey

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Gifts received between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014.

Anne & Pat Halloran Claudia & Bill Haltom Judith & John Hansen Dr. & Mrs. O. Brewster Harrington Deborah Hester Harrison Mrs. James E. Harwood III Mason & Ann Hawkins Page Henrion Emil Henry Paul & Marisa Hess Highwoods Properties, Inc. Bill & Marian Himmelreich Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Howell, Jr. Idlewild Presbyterian Church Janas L. Jackson Laurita Jackson Mr. Frank & Dr. Jeanne Jemison Dr. & Mrs. Eric E. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Jones Edith Kelly-Green Dale & Marty Kelman Kelman-Lazarov, Inc. Delores Kinsolving Dorothy O. Kirsch Ms. Yoriko Kitai Mrs. Judy Korones Dudley & Ann Langston Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance Lisa Mallory Designs Mr. & Mrs. Lester F. Lit Aron Livnah & Rose Merry Brown Dr. & Mrs. William E. Long Dinah Makowsky B. Lee & Susan Mallory Vann & Julia Manning Jerry & Elizabeth Marshall Debra McAdoo Mary H. McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. Michael McDonnell Dr. Shanea Mckinney Gretchen & Kojo McLennon Linda McNeil Tina McWhorter Memphis Botanic Garden Memphis Boys Choir Memphis College of Art Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust, Inc Drs. Lisa & Maurice Mendel Nancy & Rodgers Menzies Rita Mercille Green Emily Milstead Bob & Jane Mims Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Kathy Mitchener Henry & Snowden Morgan Marti Tippens Murphy Barbara Holden Nixon Gloria P. Nobles Dr. Frank & Mrs. Sarah Ognibene Marianne Parrs Robert G. Patterson, Jr. & Patricia A. Gray Mrs. Barbara J. Perkins

John Pickens & Suzanne Satterfield Chloee & Dan Poag Louis & Dorothy Pounders Carol W. Prentiss Ms. Emilie G. Ratner Dr. Sandra Reed J. Martin Regan, Jr. Revolution Printing and Graphics Mrs. Linda W. Rhea Jimmy & Mary Jane Richens Mrs. Anne Davis Roane Ellen Rolfes Carol Lee & Joe Royer Diane Rudner Barbara & Bill Runyan Andrea & Craig Sander Jeff Sanford & Cynthia Ham Sara T. Savell Mary & Joe Scheuner Second Presbyterian Church Mary M. Seratt Patricia & John Seubert Dr. John J. & Mrs. Lynda Shea Karen B. Shea William W. Siler Ron & Linda Sklar Bruce R. & Jane Scharding Smedley Richard & Michelle Smeyne Edmond Smith Jenny & Graham Smith Maida Smith Jimmy Gould & Katie Smythe Nancye Starnes Erica Stiff-Coopwood & Reginald Coopwood, M.D. Owen & Margaret Tabor Irvin Tankersley Mary E. Tate-Smith The Prentiss Foundation The. U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Dr. Paul G. Thomas & Dr. Deanna Langfitt Pat Kerr Tigrett Dr. David A. Tipton Dr. & Mrs. Todd A. Tobias Charles Trammell Laurie Tucker Roland & Milisa Valliere Susan K. Van Dyck & James Newcomb Mr. & Mrs. Henry D. Varnell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William M. Vaughan, Jr. Dr. Peggy I. Veeser Robert Vidulich & Diane Sachs Dawn Vincent Ceil Walker Lee & Mary Wardlaw Graham & Megan Warr Jules & Betty Weiss Lee & Isabelle Welch Martha & Lee Wesson Becky West Joy & Russel Wiener Mrs. David G. Williams, Sr. Dr. Ethelyn Williams-Neal Barbara Williamson

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G. Wilson Mr. Winston Wolfe Wunderlich Securities Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Wurtzburger Jocelyn Wurzburg Rebecca Yancey Jan Young Associate - ($600.00 + ) Anonymous (3) Barbara & John Apperson Roger J. Arango LTC, USA (ret).

David & Debbie Balling Carol Beachey & Don Voth Fiona & Lance Binder Jennifer Brady Walter R. Brown & Richard Tanner Dr. Michael R. Drompp James & Susan Ferguson Kathleen C. Gardner Dot & Luther Gause Jim & Harriett Gillis John Gilmer & Catherine Willner Donna Jefcoat William B. Keiser, Jr. Kathyrn A. King Father Albert Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd C. Kirkland, Jr. Marti & Mike Laslavic Philip & Arina Lim Mary Allie & Denton McLellan Memphis Truck Stop, LLC Milbradt Ed & Anne Motley Marco & Cynthia Ross Mrs. Emily Ruch Dr. Ken & Mrs. Bev Sakauye Eric & Connie Scott Carol Sharpe Charles & Mary Stagg Harry Wellford Mrs. Barbara H. Wilson Member - ($300.00 + ) Anonymous (4) Sylvia Adams Patsy Alexander Dr. & Mrs. George I. Balas Sue & Bud Balkin David & Debbie Balling Bank of America Matching Gifts Program Richard & Nancy Barnhart Mrs. Frank Barton, Jr. Janet & Henry Bartosch Gary Beard Nick Belisomo Linda Bennett William & Annette Bickers Richard Bicks Sharis Blackburn Nancy E. Bogatin Modine & Lee Bolen Gregory Buckley & Susan Berry-Buckley

Caron Byrd Charles Cahill Mitchell Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Henry Cannon Susan Clement Suzanne Henley & James P. Cole Leo & Barbara Connolly Robert & Laura Crane Dale & Gina Cunningham Phili & Terry Deboo Regina Duberstein Delories A. Duncan Fredrika & Joel Felt Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Eric Flanders Emily & Jerry Gay Sharon Gilbert Marylon R. Glass Genie & Ralph Gray Daniel Michael Green Phyllis Guenter Bela & Nan Hackman Jerry Harber The Harreld Family Alice Hart & Becca McCown Ms. Janet D. Held & Mr. William H. Sims Judith & Howard Hicks Howard & Janice Horn Dr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr. Susan & Frank Inman Kenny & Margaret Jabbour Dr. & Mrs. David H. James, Jr. David & Lisa Jennings Caroldene Jones Marty Keith John Kirkley Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Kirkscey Roger & Ann Knox Mrs. Reva Kriegal Sara Lam Mr. & Mrs. Pierre T. Landaiche III Richard Lawless-Glassman Lucy C. & Tom C. Lee Tom & Celesta Letchworth Gensheng Liu Mrs. Esther K. Lubin Shirley Lupfer Leonard & Jennifer Lyons Charles & Janie McCrary James McKinney III Dr. & Mrs. David M. Mirvis Mr. Scott A. Moore Joan Morgan Dr. Thomas & Dr. Monika Nenon Michael Osborn Max B. Ostner, Jr. Kathrine & John Perryman Richard L. Powell Peter & Johanna Pranica Joel & Eileen Prout Marion B. Quinlen Renaissance Music Circle Curtis & Patricia Ringold Dr. & Mrs. Brown Robertson

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Dr. & Mrs. E. William Rosenberg Sandy & Beth Schaeffer William Scott Douglas Seymour Shelley Shanaman Liz & Rouben Simonian Lisa & Baynard Snowden Trish & Richard R. Spore III Tracey Williams Stallings Diane Stanford Ryals & Gwendolyn Thomas Truist Donald Tucker United Way of the Mid-South Mariet & Sam Rogers Linda Waltz Chingfun Wang Katherine & Jeffrey Warren Judge & Mrs. Bernie Weinman Virginia Wilson Evelyn B. Wofford Dorothy Work Friend - ($100.00 + ) Anonymous (13) Lee & Patricia Abraham Rob & Brenda Adams Lorenzo Adams Gwendolyn & John Ahlemann Charlene Allen Robert Amis Frank Anthony Jane Antrobus Mrs. Eleanor Appling Murphy Appling Dot Arata Arts Consulting Group, Inc. Richard & Claire Ashley Clayton Baker Mr. & Mrs. William E. Baker Jr. Sue & A.E. Balkin Mary Nell & Pervis Ballew Barden Stone Shiloh Barnat Ruth S. Bartlett Robert Bartolotta & Ellen Hutchinson-Bartolotta John & Wanda Barzizza Dr. & Mrs. Allen O. Battle Mr. Herbert Battle Frances Beard Joy & Leo Bearman Scott & Amy Beatty Stephen & Robin Behrman Mary L. Belenchia Kathryn & William Bendall Sheila Bentley Ms. Mary E. Benton Dr. Karen Berry Dr. & Mrs. Michael P. Berry Dr. Harry Berryman Dr. Hal D. & Mrs. Peggy S. Bishop Edward Black Kathryn B. Black Mr. & Mrs. James C. Blackburn

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Contributors Ms. Joanne Bloom Jan & John Boudreaux Barbara Bouldien Jerry & Marjorie Bowman Jerry & Mary Bradfield Dr. & Mrs. Lamar Bridges Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation Mr. Susan Britton David Brown Gwen & Mike Bruno Joseph Bryan Dorothy Bryce Lynn B. Buhler Phyllis Burkett Bill Burtch Doris & Irvin Califf Camerata Music Club Robert Canon Yan Cao Elvin & Beverly Carlson Barry Chase P.C. Cheng Ruby Chittenden King-Thom Chung Carol & David Ciscel Brian Clement Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr. Anne Connell Harvey Cook Philip & Lora Lynn Cooper Jim & Pat Corbitt Craig Cowles Stan & Carol Craig Elizabeth Cranwell Paula Crocker Michelle Cronk Beverly Cruthirds & William Fones, Jr. Laura Cupit Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Almond & Susan Daniel Mrs. Mimi Dann Edward Dattel Rosemarie Dattel Maritza Davila Susan & Gary Davis Steve Davis Gerald & Marcelle DeCorte Walter & Ann Delphin Denice Perkins & Michael Detroit Mr. & Mrs. John J. Dillard Lisa Dixon Elizabeth Domico Alan W. Dow Keith & Melinda Duncan David Dunn & Shih-Ling Lee Duration Arts Club Clyde Elder Dan Elias Jeanne Trim Ellett Karen English The Etude Music Club Tom & Susan Fagan Tai-Hwang Fan & Denna Ho Carol Ann Feather Edward & Gloria Felsenthal

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Gifts received between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014.

Lara A. & Thomas A. Firrone David & Luann Forell Sheila Foster Don & Claire Fox Katherine Fox John Freeman Juan Fuentes Christine Fulliton Kelley & Rodger Funderburg Don & Joyce Gallant Billie Gholson Frank & Anne Gianotti Lydia & John Gibson James Gilliland Joan Gips Rita Sue & Alan J. Gold Philanthropic Fund Margaret & Robert Gooch Paul & Mary Evelyn Goodwin Capt. & Mrs. James P. Googe, Jr. Devon L. Gosnell James D. Gray & Louise C. Gray Ms. Thelma W. Greenberg Dianne Greenhill Ray Greer Henry & Laura Greinke Dr. Loredana & Rev. John Haeger Sheila S. Hahn Clarence & Harriett Halmon Paul & Agnes Hanson Jeffery & Cathy Harris Timothy & Su Hartline Albert C. Harvey, Jr. Hattiloo Theatre Dr. Jean S. Hayden Kathleen & Stephen Helton Drs. Pat Flynn & Jerry Heston Kam Hjermstad Adam Hohenberg Shirley Hollahan Alice & David Howard Julia Howell Amy & John Huber Janeal Humber Steven & Lucinda Humerickhouse Mr. & Mrs. Antonino Incardona John S. Ingram Glenn Irelan Kenny Jabbour Bertha Means & Michael Jacewicz Mr. & Mrs. James B. Jalenak Mr. & Mrs. L. R. Jalenak, Jr. James & Janice Jamison Harriette Jenkins Jessica Johnson Charlotte Jones Juliet & Edward Jones Gayden Jones John Paul Jones Lynn J. Jones Nancy Lou & Mott Jones Kathy Junkin Matthias Kaelberer & Michelle M. Mattson Dr. Edward S. & Linda S. Kaplan

Edward Kasper Candace N. Keirns Philip & Carol Keith Helen & J.D. Kelly John Kelyman Rhinda Kesselring Charlotte King Drs. Paul & Nadine King Rita Kiser Jerold & Juliet Klein Julie Klein Robert T. Klingbeil Jr. Betty & John Klinke Janie & Martin Kocman Walt & Karen Kosman Lisa Krupicka Barbara Burch & Barry W. Kuhn Kitty & Howard Lammons Robert Lanier Lausanne Collegiate School Demetra Lawrence Herbert & Ellen Lebovits Florence Leffler Sandra Leftwich Kristin Lensch & Tim Huebner Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Levinson Betty Lew David Lillard Barbara & Ira Lipman David & Betty Llewellyn Barbara Loevy & Meryl Klein Vicki Loveland Chu-Ho & Grace Lu Glenda Mace Mary Malone Cameron Mann Uzi & Helen Mann Moishe Mark Dr. & Mrs. Frank Markus Mr. Ron Martin & Mr. Curtis Jones Douglas Mayes Sandra H. Mays Mary Lou McCaa Sarah Mccaffery E. Kennon Mccloy Peggy & Don McClure, Jr. Marcia L. McCullough David & Jamie McDonnell David McDonnell & Martha Podesta Mr. Clark McGee Lucius & Holley McGehee Jamie McMahan Simone & Logan Meeks Diane Meess Stevens & Melissa Melton Memphis Pool Supply, Inc Memphis Youth Symphony Dr. & Mrs. Lee Milford, Jr. Phoebe & Dan Miller Abbay & Warren Milnor Mobile Symphony Mrs. Houston Niller Moore Kelley & Matt Morice Jan & Scott Morrell

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Mrs. Sue Myers Pat Nalley Catherine Nathan Anna Neal Stephen & Mary Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Notowich Cecile & Frederick Nowak Dr. Antony Oldknow Mr. & Mrs. Mark O’Malley Bob Owens Samuel & Judy Pace Joe Padgett Keith M. Parker Mr. & Mrs. William S. Parker Roylyn & Bill Parks Carolyn Patterson Gaylon McKay Patterson Joe & Carrie Patterson James H. Patton Eugene Pearlman Dana Sue Percer John & Sherry Perry Greg & Sonya Pettigrew Ronald Pfeiffer Dr. William S. Phillips Fred & Jill Piper Hajnal & Lawrence A. Pivnick Charles & Carole Plesofsky Maryanna Popper Dr. & Mrs. William A. Potter Mary Kate Potts Anita Price LTC Judith C. Pruitt (Ret.) Robert Pusakulich Erin Raccah Lynn Rawlings Dr. John Reddick DDS Edwinna Reed Nancy Reed Betsy Reeder Anne Reiners Rev. & Mrs. Ollie V. Rencher

Jim Renfrow Walter & Julann Rentrop Molly Rice Kathryn Roberts Christina & Richard Roberts John Robertson Susan Robinson Mr. Barney Rolfes Jr. C.C. & Jane Rousseau Michael Rowlett Perveen Rustomfram Leonid & Frida Saharovici Brandon Saint Keith & Julie Schap Leonard & Jane Schranze Phil & Fran Shannon Anne Shaw William & Sarah Shepherd Susan Shorter Terrance Simien Warren & Gertrude Simpson Nancy Sissman William Skoog Cecil O. Smith Polly & Charles Smith Danny Smith Ritchie & Patti Smith Milner Stanton Sylvia Starr Terry Starr Paul Stasz Jill & Kenneth Steinberg Betty & Vaughn Stimbert Richard Stoecklein Leslie Stratton Oma R. Strickland Ms. Harriet Surprise Parker Suttle Timothy Sweeney Barbara D. Taylor Ms. Margaret Taylor Indu Tejwani

The Art & Garden Club Deborah Tipton TNT Investors Investment Club Harold & Beth Truebger Barbara B. Turner Ms. Betty P. Turner Elaine Turner Mr. William D. Turner Ann & Walker Uhlhorn James Van Cleave Bob & Pam Van Doren Lucy Van Zant Nathaniel & Rebecca Vander Linde Steven & Laura Veesart Christie Vincent Don Vollman Robert Waldo Dolores Waldrup Eugenia Walker Gerald & Julie Walton Matilda Washington David & Georgie Weaver Mary Wehrum Ira & Deborah Weinstein Mr. & Mrs. S. Dabney Wellford Diane & Walker Wellford Richard Wertz Philip West Mayor & Mrs. A C Wharton Stephen White Joshua Whitehead Mary Wilder Erma & Bennie Williams Elsa & David Williams Robert Williams Mr. & Mrs. Page Williamson Jim Willis Mary Jo Wilson Eugene Woods Nick & Charlotte Woodward Alexander & Grace Yang Jane Yu

Advertisers ArtsMemphis............................................................................ 5 Ballet Memphis......................................................................27 Baker Donelson.....................................................................15 Concerts International.......................................................21 Diversified Trust....................................................................... 7 Dominion Partners...............................................................16 Duncan-Williams, Inc..........................................................37 Elvis Presley Enterprises.....................................................20 FedEx........................................................................................... 6 First Tennessee...................................................................... 10 Germantown Performing Arts Center..........................22 Highwoods Properties........................................................32 Kirby Pines...............................................................................39 Laurelwood..............................................Inside Back Cover Kroger........................................................................................30 Lisa Mallory.............................................................................31

Mednikow Jewelers...........................................Back Cover Memphis Boy Choir, Memphis Girl Choir & Memphis Chamber Choir.........................................14 Memphis College of Art.....................................................14 Memphis Men’s Chorus......................................................26 Memphis Youth Symphony Program...........................62 Meeman Center....................................................................32 Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust...................20 nexAir........................................................................................15 Orphanos.................................................................................28 Opera Memphis....................................................................41 Roadshow BMW................................... Inside Front Cover Tennessee Shakespeare Co..............................................46 Theatre Memphis.................................................................13 The Farms at Bailey Station..............................................47

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The following Honorarium and Memorial contributions were made to the Symphony Fund between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014. Please call Jane Mims at 901-537-2518 to contribute a gift in honor/memory of your friend or loved one.

Gifts received in honor of David Alperin Rita Sue & Alan J. Gold Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Gifts received in memory of John W. Apperson, Jr. Barbara Apperson Gifts received in honor of Michael & Octavia Ashby Kathrine & John Perryman Gifts received in honor of Michael Barar Anonymous Marco & Cynthia Ross Gifts received in honor of Will & Louise Barden Mary Beth Bryce Eugene Woods Gifts received in memory of William R. Bartlett, Sr. Ruth S. Bartlett Gifts received in honor of Linnea Bert Leonard & Jennifer Lyons Gifts received in honor of Paul & Linnea Bert Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Leonard & Jennifer Lyons Gifts received in honor of Phyllis and Paul Berz Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Gifts received in honor of Iren Zombor Kelley & Rodger Funderburg Gifts received in memory of Early Boley Memphis Symphony League Gifts received in memory of Mary Pennel Simonton Boothe Fred & Mary Lawrence Flinn Gifts received in honor of David Carter Candace N. Keirns Gifts received in honor of Betsy Carter & Erin Kaste Charles & Elizabeth Carter Rebecca Kent Gifts received in honor of Rhonda Causie Duration Arts Club Gifts received in honor of Mei-Ann Chen Gary Beard Betty Lew Gifts received in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr. William & Mary Loveless Gifts received in memory of Ruth Marie Moore Cobb Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr. Tina & Ace Roberts Gifts received in honor of Chuck & Nancy Coe Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Johnston Gifts received in honor of Nancy Coe Caroldene Jones Bob & Jane Mims Gifts received in honor of Sandy D’Amato Margaret & Robert Gooch Katie Monaghan Gifts received in memory of Chad Davidson Frances Beard Gifts received in memory of Vincent de Frank Charles Cahill

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Gifts received in memory of Kemper Durand Mr. & Mrs. John J. Dillard Gifts received in memory of Jane Dutcher Gloria & Irvine Cherry Mr. & Mrs. John S. Evans Mr. & Mrs. L. R. Jalenak, Jr. Nancy Lou & Mott Jones Lausanne Collegiate School Barbara & Ira Lipman Barbara Loevy & Meryl Klein David & Jamie McDonnell David McDonnell & Martha Podesta Memphis Symphony Orchestra Administrative Staff Denise M. O’Neil Whitehorn Tankersley & Davis, PLLC Gifts received in memory of Marshall Fine David & Debbie Balling Bill & Marian Himmelreich Buzzy Hussey & Hal Brunt Kathryn A. King Dr. & Mrs. Dan Meadows Memphis Symphony Chorus Memphis Youth Symphony Barbara & Bill Runyan Frank & Marian Shaffer Gifts received in memory of Dorren Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr. Gifts received in memory of Max Foner Howard & Janice Horn Gifts received in memory of William Percy Galbreath Lynn B. Buhler Gifts received in honor of Dot & Luther Gause J. Richard Briscoe Gifts received in honor of Sondra Goldstein Rita Sue & Alan J. Gold Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Gifts received in memory of Elaine Gompertz Joan Gips Gifts received in memory of Michael Gompertz Joan Gips Gifts received in honor of Billie Jean Graham Dr. & Mrs. William E. Long Linda K. Miller Gifts received in honor of Pam Guinn Bob & Jane Mims Gifts received In Honor of the Birthday of Steve Guinn Trish & Richard R. Spore III Gifts received in honor of Jonathan Haeger Dr. Loredana & Rev. John Haeger Gifts received in memory of Dorothy Hardy Charlotte King Gifts received in honor of Scott & Carolyn Heppel Genie & Ralph Gray nexAir Gifts received in honor of Rob & Eula Horrell Genie & Ralph Gray

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Gifts received in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Horvath Jerry Couloubaritsis Gifts received in honor of G. Leon Howell Delano & Lynette Black Gifts received in honor of Buzzy Hussey Bill & Foy Coolidge Gifts received in honor of Buzzy Hussey & Dr. Hal Brunt Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Gifts received in honor of Nicki Inman Memphis Symphony League Gifts received in honor of Kirk and Karen Johnston Alice M. Hart Gifts received in memory of Nancy K. Joyce James & Ellen Barry Gifts received in honor of Delores Kinsolving Harold & Beth Truebger Gifts received in honor of Mrs. Reva Kriegal Moishe Mark Gifts received in memory of Dr. Abraham D. Kriegel Mrs. Reva Kriegal Gifts received in memory of George Krupicka Lisa Krupicka Gifts received in memory of Mr. & Mrs. J. T. Legette Toni Legette Gifts received in honor of Al Lyons Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Gifts received in memory of Martha Ellen Maxwell Anonymous Lorenzo Adams Lucille Hamer Amis Mr. & Mrs. Jack A. Belz Paul & Linnea Bert Jack & Kathleen Blair Jay Brooks Gwen & Mike Bruno Ann K. Bugbee Mrs. Louise Cannon Ms. Jeanette S. Cooley Bill & Foy Coolidge Larry & Kathy Crain Dr. & Mrs. Ray E. Curle Mrs. Mimi Dann Edward Dattel William Douglas Mimi & David Dowling George D. Eubanks Mr. & Mrs. John S. Evans Mr. & Mrs. David B. Ferraro Sarah Flowers Kathleen C. Gardner James Gilliland Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Goforth Kate & Robert Gooch James D. Gray & Louise C. Gray Pam & Steve Guinn Larry J. Hardy Scott & Carolyn Heppel

Lunida & Lewis Holland Buzzy Hussey & Hal Brunt Mr. & Mrs. L. R. Jalenak, Jr. Lisa & Louis Jehl Lyndall W. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Jones Jeanette S. King Ellen Cooper Klyce Diane & Mark LaCroix Marti & Mike Laslavic Florence H. Leffler Mr. & Mrs. Lester F. Lit Memphis Engraving Company, Inc. Memphis Symphony Orchestra Mrs. Lyda Parker Greg & Sonya Pettigrew Chloee & Dan Poag Maryanna Popper Mrs. Van Pritchartt Curtis & Patricia Ringold Ms. Peggy Seessel Anne Shaw Ron & Linda Sklar Dr. Chapman Smith Charles & Mary Stagg William & Rebecca Stanley TNT Investors Investment Club Ainslie & Hardy Todd Jane M. Twist Harry Wellford Richard Wertz Mrs. David G. Williams, Sr. Gifts received in honor of Eloise Mays Abbay & Warren Milnor Gifts received in honor of Dr. Lucius McGehee Mr. and Mrs. Doug Smith Gifts received in honor of Alec McLean Bob & Jane Mims Gifts received in honor of The Memphis Symphony Chorus Marcia Buster Gifts received in honor of Board, Staff, Musicians, and Volunteers of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra Betsy Carter & Erin Kaste Tom & Susan Fagan Gifts received in honor of The Memphis Symphony Orchestra Staff & Musicians Will and Louise Barden Gary Beard Denice Perkins & Michael Detroit Terry Starr Gifts received in honor of Nancy & Rodgers Menzies J. Richard Briscoe Gifts received in memory of Irma Merrill Pam & Steve Guinn Gifts received in memory of Madeleine Moore Anonymous

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Gifts received between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014.

Gifts received in honor of Scott Moore Mobile Symphony Gifts received in honor of Shirley Moosman Joseph Bryan Gifts received in memory of Delores Neal Frances Beard Gifts received in honor of Gloria Nobles Bill & Foy Coolidge Gifts received in honor of Tommie Pardue Ann Newell Gifts received in honor of Michelle L. Parks Danielle Rutherford Gifts received in honor of Gaylon McKay Patterson Mr. Ron Martin & Mr. Curtis Jones Gifts received in honor of J Vincent & Sam Perryman Kathrine & John Perryman Gifts received in honor of Martha Pipkin Howard & Janice Horn Gifts received in memory of Alexander Plotnikoff Cameron Mann Gifts received in honor of Marisa Polesky David, Alice, Luke and Hope Howard Marco & Cynthia Ross Gifts received in memory of Joe Powell Scott & Carolyn Heppel Gifts received in honor of Jennifer Puckett Philip & Arina Lim Gifts received in honor of Laretha and Bryson Randolph Alice M. Hart Bob & Jane Mims Gifts received in honor of Richard J. Reynolds Dr. James Gholson, Sr. Gifts received in memory of Beverley Richards Ruby Chittenden Gifts received in memory of Carolina Hope Sudlow Richards Karen B. Shea Gifts received in honor of Gayle S. Rose Tracy Aulfinger Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Julie Klein Memphis Symphony Orchestra Administrative Staff Gail & Burton Milnor Bob & Jane Mims Gifts received in honor of Diane Rudner Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Gifts received in honor of Diane Rudner & Rowlett Scott J. Richard Briscoe Gifts received in memory of Rita Satterfield John Pickens & Suzanne Satterfield Gifts received in honor of Art & Janet Seessel Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Gifts received in honor of Peggy Seessel Allen & Mary Blair Gifts received in honor of Marian & Frank Shaffer Richard Leigh Diane Stanford Mrs. David G. Williams, Sr.

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Gifts received in memory of Harriett M. Shelton Mr. Myron M. & Mrs. Dianne Shockley Mall Gifts received For the Recovery of Mary Lee Sher Mr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Notowich Gifts received in honor of Elizabeth & Rouben Simonian Nancy Sissman Gifts received in honor of Doug Smith Fred & Mary Lawrence Flinn Gifts received In Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Neil & Ann Smith George & Janet Allen Joyce G. Hall Eleanor and Keitha Scott Gifts received in honor of Ann Spurbeck Jamie McMahan Susan K. Van Dyck & James Newcomb Gifts received in memory of Irina Merrill Stafford Sara Holmes Gifts received in memory of Phyllis Stimbert Patterson Betty & Vaughn Stimbert Gifts received in honor of Shelly Sublett Diane Stanford Gifts received in honor of The Oboe Section Steven & Lucinda Humerickhouse Gifts received in honor of Charles & Betty Tilly William & Annette Bickers Gifts received in memory of Mrs. C. Q. Tipton Dr. David A. Tipton Gifts received in memory of George Morgan Toney Mr. & Mrs. James B. Jalenak Gifts received in honor of Mark Vail Dr. Natalie Kerr Gifts received in honor of Roland and Milisa Valliere Mr. & Mrs. George E. Cates Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Gifts received in honor of Irene Wade Sandra Leftwich Gifts received in honor of Tiffany Werne Mr. Ron Martin & Mr. Curtis Jones Gifts received in memory of Doug E. Whitaker Nobuko Igarashi & Matt Blake Larry J. Hardy Memphis Symphony League Gifts received in honor of Joy and Russel Wiener Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Dr. & Mrs. William E. Long Richard L. Powell John Robertson G. Wilson Gifts received in honor of Joy Brown Wiener Keith and Melinda Duncan Gifts received in memory of Corinne Wilson Dr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr. Gifts received in honor of Dot Work Robert Burns Gifts received in honor of Dr. Herb Zeman Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer & Mr. Ellis Delin

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MEI-ANN’S CIRCLE OF FRIENDS A women’s philanthropic circle honoring the Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director, Mei-Ann Chen, whose artistic vision is reshaping the city’s cultural center. This critical group of diverse community investors is called to be stakeholders who support and steward her vision as a creative catalyst for innovation through the performing arts. Most importantly, Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends welcomes new members, as its ultimate mission is to be an instrument of inclusion.

As of February 1, 2015.

Belinda Anderson, co-chair Julie Ellis, co-chair Tish Towns, co-chair Rev. Dr. Jane Abraham Pam Arrindell Louise Barden Tonja Sesley Baymon Joey Beckford Jan Bell Anise Belz Phyllis Berz Dr. Rosie P. Bingham Joyce Blackmon Kathy Blair Peggy Bodine Carmen Crane Bond Ritchie Bowden, former Co-Chair Martha Boyd Jen Bradner Sonji Branch Ronell Brindell Ruby Bright Beryl Brown Lillian Brown Rose Merry Brown Marian Bruns Alice Burnett Jeanne Gray Carr Gale Jones Carson Dr. Nancy Chase Dorothy Cleaves Karen Clawson Nancy Hughes Coe Sarah Colley Jeanette Cooley Deborah Craddock The Rev. Senter Crook Blanche Deaderick

Erica Stiff-Coopwood Julia Manning Marsha Evans Mary Tate-Smith Ashley Mayfield Susan Fletcher Madeline Taylor Sandra Mays Mary Freeman Pat Kerr Tigrett Suzanne Medford Kathleen Gardner Ashley Tobias Nancy Menzies Allison Garrott Anne Townsend Jane Mims Kathy Buckman Gibson Laurie Tucker Snow Morgan Kate Gooch Lynne Turley Brooke Morrow Mimi Grossman Lura Turner Marti Tippens Murphy Pam Guinn Andie Uiberall Rev. Dr. Roslyn Nichols Claudia Haltom Milisa Valliere Alice Nishiwaki Cynthia Ham Jeanne Varnell Barbara Holden Nixon Carolyn Hardy Anita Vaughn Gloria Nobles Deborah Hester Harrison Kimmie Vaulx Sarah Carpenter Ognibene Ann Hawkins Peggy Veeser Sally Pace Carolyn Heppel Ann Vining Deanie Parker Buzzy Hussey Stacie Waddell Barbara Perkins Barbara Hyde Ceil Walker Cynthia Pitcock Janas Jackson Nancy Walker Dorothy Pounders Laurita Jackson Dr. Jane Walters Carol Prentiss Lisa Jehl Olivia Bursey Ward Mary Alice Quinn Dr. Jeanne Jemison Cassandra Webster Laretha Randolph Rose Johnston Becky West Dr. Sandra Reed Dr. Dale Kelman Monica Wharton Beverly Robertson Edith Kelly-Green Ruby Wharton Ellen Rolfes Natalie Kerr Joy Brown Wiener Gayle S. Rose, Delores Kinsolving Dr. Ethelyn Williams-Neal former co-chair Dorothy Kirsch Tracey Williams Carol Lee Royer Jenny Koltnow Barbara Williamson Diane Rudner Ellen Klyce Neida Wittichen Beverly Sakauye Susanne Landau Jocelyn Wurzburg Janet Seessel Mary McDaniel, Jan Young Rachel Shankman former Co-Chair In Memoriam Karen Shea Margaret McLean Bonnie Smith Estie Sheahan Gretchen McLennon Maxine Smith Lynda Mead Shea Bickie McDonnell Meg Dunbar Turner Katie Smythe Linda McNeil Rita Sparks Daphene McFerren Susan Springfield Dinah Makowsky Nancye Starnes Deidra Malone Susan Stephenson Suzy Mallory

Baptist Mem Health Care Fd Blue Cross Blue Shield TN Robert Burns Ellen Cooper Klyce Buzzy Hussey

Sponsorships Hyde Foundation Independent Bank New South Capital Management Paragon Bank Regional One Health

Rose Johnston Brooke Morrow Sarah Carpenter Ognibene Gayle S. Rose

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Patron Information Your attendance constitutes consent for use of your likeness and/or voice on all video and/or audio recordings and in photographs made during Symphony events.

Before the concert Box Office Location/Hours: The Box Office is located at 585 South Mendenhall Road, between Cadence Bank and Folk’s Folly. We are open weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Box Office at the concert venue opens 90 minutes prior to each performance and remains open until intermission begins. Please note that for concerts at the Cannon Center on the night of, concert tickets must be purchased through the Ticketmaster Box Office located in the east hallway. Services and Will Call for MSO patrons are located near the Box Office at each venue.

Venues: Saturday First Tennessee Masterworks and Memphis Symphony Pops concerts are performed at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 North Main Street in Downtown Memphis. Paid parking is available in the Cook Convention Center garage or surface lots.

Friday performances of the Paul & Linnea Bert Classic Accent Series are at the Lindenwood Christian Church, 2400 Union Avenue in Midtown Memphis. First Tennessee Masterworks Sundays are performed at the Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC), 1801 Exeter Road in Germantown. Free parking is available at Lindenwood Christian Church and GPAC. During the concert Cameras and Recording Devices: No photos or video recordings are allowed during the performance due to potential injury to performers on stage.

Concert Preview: Free pre-concert discussions begin 45 minutes prior to each First Tennessee Masterworks series performance. Join us in the Cannon Center Morgan Keegan Mezzanine Lobby and the GPAC Ballet Room to get the inside scoop on the upcoming performance.

Wheelchair Seating: Wheelchair seating is available upon request at each of our concert venues. Please call our Box Office for more information.

Ticket Information Single Tickets: Tickets for all events are available through the MSO Box Office by phone, (901) 537-2525, in person, or online at www.MemphisSymphony.org. Please note that vouchers and coupons may only be redeemed at the MSO Office and must be done in person.

Gift Certificates: Give the gift of music! Gift certificates to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra may be purchased in any denomination. Please call the Box Office at (901) 537-2525 for details.

Refunds/Exchanges: There are no refunds or exchanges on single ticket purchases or returned tickets. Subscribers have the benefit of exchanging their subsription tickets. All subscription ticket exchanges are subject to availability. Ticket exchanges must be made at least 24 hours before the date of the original performances.

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Donating Tickets: Subscription tickets may be donated to the Symphony Fund, giving you tax value credit for their original purchase price. This must be done 24 hours before the concert for which the tickets are issued. Call 901-537-2525 or come by the Box Office for this service.

Lost Tickets: Subscribers can have lost tickets reprinted by calling the Box Office at (901) 537-2525 or visiting the Box Office prior to the concert.

Student/Child Tickets: Student Tickets are available for $5.00 (plus applicable processing fees) to regular series concerts based on availability. Please come to the Box Office prior to the performance. Students must show a valid student ID. A maximum of one ticket per ID is available. All discount tickets are subject to availability.

Group Discounts: Groups of 10 or more can receive a discount of 20% on adult tickets. For more information, call our Box Office at (901) 537-2525.

Other Information • Please turn off all cell phones and pagers when the performance begins.

• Food and beverages are not allowed in the concert halls.

• Lost and Found is located at the Box Office at each venue. Management is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged property.

• Restrooms are located off the main floor, lobby and balcony areas of the concert hall.

Facilities for wheel chair bound patrons are also available in each main floor restroom.

First Aid • Contact an usher for assistance.

• Emergency Evacuation – In case of a fire or other emergency, please use the exit nearest to your seat, indicated by a lighted Exit sign. This is the shortest route out of the performing arts center. Please be sure to walk to the exit – do not run.

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All concerts, guest artists and times are subject to change.

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Memphis Youth Symphony Program 2014 2014--2015 season Conner Gray Covington, Music Director |Musical Leaders Since 1966 Youth Symphony, Conner Gray Covington, Conductor Winter Concert |Sunday, February 22, 7:00 Concerto Winners* Spring Concert | Sunday, April 26, 7:00 “Side-by-Side� with MSO at the Cannon Center *venues TBD String Orchestra, Ray Pak Chung Cheng, Conductor Winter Concert | Sunday, March 1, 4:30* Spring Concert | Sunday, May 3, 4:30 * *venues TBD

String Sinfonia, Karla Philipp, Conductor Winter Concert | Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 Spring Concert | Tuesday, May 5, 7:30 Concerts will take place at Balmoral Presbyterian Church

String Ensemble, Karla Philipp, Conductor Winter Concert | Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 Spring Concert |Tuesday, May 5, 7:30 Concerts will take place at Balmoral Presbyterian Church

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