Mid-Texas Symphony Annual Report 2021-22

Mission Statement

Mid-Texas Symphony creates memorable experiences to ignite and sustain lifelong appreciation of symphonic music.

Vision Statement

To embrace and celebrate the joint cultural heritage of our communities through innovative musical partnerships and programs.

2021-22 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ELLEN SALYERS PRESIDENT OF SOCIETY

CORDELIA GRANT SECRETARY

CATHY KIRK

VICE-PRESIDENT OF GUILD

TOME WALTERS

VICE-PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

MARJ PETERS

VICE-PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION

ADRIENNE STONE VICE-PRESIDENT OF MUSIC

CANDY CARPENTER VICE-PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT

SUSAN BRADEN

VICE-PRESIDENT OF EVENTS

KAREN AKKERMAN

JACKIE GILMORE

CHRIS BISCHOFF

CARL MCCAULEY

TRINA EASTWOOD

PRESIDENT, SEGUIN GUILD CHAPTER

JOY HARVEY

PRESIDENT, NEW BRAUNFELS GUILD CHAPTER

STAFF

AKIKO FUJIMOTO MUSIC DIRECTOR

JASON IRLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BLANCA MATA BOX OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

KYLIE ZOCHERT MARKETING ASSISTANT

RAY FISHER PERSONNEL MANAGER

EITHNE GOETZ LIBRARIAN

KEVIN BORGFELD

PRODUCTION MANAGER

A MESSAGE FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

In the 2021-2022 season, the Mid-Texas Symphony came back with a roar, and our audience roared back. This was our first complete in-person season as a full orchestra in three years, as the 2019-2020 season was cut short by the onset of COVID, and the 2020-2021 season was a hybrid of digital and in-person concerts with reduced forces. We could not have wished for a better return.

Fittingly, the September concert opened and closed with two of the best pieces about triumph over adversity, “Finlandia” and “Scheherazade.” The October concert celebrated the diversity that makes America so unique by showcasing four composers who combined multiple perspectives to create powerful works: Gershwin, Korngold, Montgomery, and Hanson. The holiday concert introduced new twists on old standards, such as Duke Ellington’s take on Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and “Little Bolero Boy,” a la Maurice Ravel. The February program took full advantage of the Brauntex’s theatrical capabilities with Stravinsky’s iconic “Soldier’s Tale” and its companion piece, “Dead Elvis.” In April, the Force was very strong at the sold-out “Star Wars and Beyond,” and the season closed with the symphonic blockbuster, “Pines of Rome.”

We performed with many outstanding guest artists including oboist Jennifer Berg Matthews, violinist Charles Yang, tenor Rick Novak, Seguin Mayor Donna Dodgen, conductor Israel Getzov, narrator Dave Ferguson, dancer Danielle Campbell Steans, and pianist Rachel Cheung.

We also connected with many young people this season. The Young People’s Concert in September was live-streamed and made available to schools for two weeks thereafter. We also performed two in-person Young People’s Concerts in April. At the season finale, we collaborated with the Suzuki string students from the Texas Lutheran University Community Music Academy as well as our musicians’ private studios, and with the brass students from the TLU Music Department.

I am indebted to our wonderful orchestra, board, and staff, who brought MTS back so successfully. And to our long-time patrons, THANK YOU for coming back. And to our new patrons, WELCOME to the MTS family. I am looking forward to celebrating with all of you the only thing that could top this season: our 45th anniversary season ahead!

Warmly, Akiko

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Mid-Texas Symphony Society is proud to share this Annual Report with you. When we planned the 2021-2022 season, we thought that significant COVID accommodations were behind us. However, the surge that began in July 2021 forced us once again to make changes to how we presented the season. Nevertheless, our patrons and funders were with us every step of the way, confirming that this is a truly collaborative enterprise.

Music Director Akiko Fujimoto guided us through a season that was a mixture of pieces by well-known composers and those that are lesser known, whether contemporary or from centuries past. Guest artist Charles Yang dazzled us at our October concert, and all of us were delighted to think about the composers that might have influenced the film composer John Williams at our sold-out "Star Wars and Beyond" concert in April.

The COVID surge that began in the late summer of 2021 caused us to cancel the children’s concerts planned for September and October. We live-streamed a performance of the September concert that went to area school districts and made a recording of the concert available for two weeks to the districts. However, we were able to return to a live in-person children’s concert in April 2022 with our "Star Wars and Beyond" concert. All of us were happy to once again look out at a sea of excited children.

Both Guild chapters held balls presenting 8 debutantes and escorts in New Braunfels and 18 debutantes and escorts in Seguin. The hard work of these young people and their parents raised $50,778 to benefit the operations of the Symphony.

Throughout this year, we benefitted from generous contributions by our patrons and the support of foundations and governmental entities such as Kronkosky Foundation, the Texas Commission on the Arts, Texas Lutheran University, the Cities of Seguin and New Braunfels, and many others.

Thank you to each and every one of you! We love presenting concerts, and your support tells us you love it too.

Sincerely,

Ellen Salyers Board President Jason Irle Executive Director

EDUCATION AND FAMILY OUTREACH

For 34 years, patron contributions have allowed the Symphony to provide free orchestral concerts to fourth- and fifth-grade students in Comal and Guadalupe Counties. Our norm has been to present those concerts in September and October. As we prepared for the 20212022 season, we expected to return to this tradition. However, the pandemic once again reared its ugly head. Because of a significant surge in COVID cases, we cancelled our fall in-person children’s concerts.

We live-streamed an orchestra performance of the September concert and then made a recording of the live-stream available for teachers and students for a two week period. Six hundred elementary students viewed this performance.

Fortunately, the pandemic abated; and we were able to once again return to our live in-person children’s concert in April 2022 with our "Star Wars & Beyond" concert. 1,670 fifth graders from New Braunfels, Comal, and Seguin Independent School Districts filled the New Braunfels Civic Center in two seatings. What a wonderful return to our tradition after a two-year hiatus!

SYMPHONY GUILD

This season the Symphony Guild was able to begin to return to its normal activities supporting the work of the Symphony. Every year, the Guild raises funds to benefit the Symphony through poinsettia sales and the presentation of young women as debutantes at balls held in the two communities of Seguin and New Braunfels. The debutantes and their escorts serve as ushers at concerts, and Guild members provide hospitality for the musicians over the concert weekends. The debs and their escorts served as ushers for the concerts, but Guild members were not able to provide hospitality until the spring because of concerns about COVID during the first half of the season.

The New Braunfels Guild chapter returned to serving as docents for the in-person children’s concert held in April 2022. That Guild chapter also sponsored a cotillion program aimed at middle-school students that brought the students to concerts and provided them with basic etiquette lessons.

In 2021-2022, poinsettia sales in both communities raised over $7,000. The New Braunfels Guild chapter presented a class of eight debs, and the Seguin Guild chapter presented a class of eighteen. Both balls were held on the same evening, and together the two chapters were able to raise and contribute $50, 778 to benefit the Symphony.

The following young women and their escorts were presented by the New Braunfels Guild chapter on March 5, 2022.

Haley Gray Brandt, daughter of Chad Brandt and Desiree Brandt, escorted by Derek Alexander Rizk, son of Bobby and Diana Rizk, Jr.

Jensen Leigh Harvey, daughter of Richard and Joy Harvey, escorted by Dylan Michael Aleman, son of Orlando and Heidi Aleman

Olivia Renee Evelyn Scheffel, daughter of John and Kama Scheffel, Jr., escorted by Ryder Mo Kay Purdy, son of Richard and Susan Purdy

Summer Skye Burnett, daughter of Shae Burnett, escorted by Jackson Ronald Morris Blackburn, son of Chris and Sharon Blackburn

Ingrid Belle Preusser, daughter of Tyson and Jessica Preusser, escorted by Dayton Eugene Walters, son of David and Amber Walters

Sofia Andrea Stojanovski, daughter of Alex and Andrea Stojanovski, escorted by Connor James Tharp, son of Daniel and Jennifer Tharp

Briley Shay Hanz, daughter of Timothy and Shannon Hanz escorted by Elliott Allen Borrowman, son of Todd and Monica Borrowman

Samantha Dru Schumucker, daughter of Christopher and Aimee Schumucker, escorted by Cooper Kirk Polston, son of Scott and Nicole Polston

Stags: Jackson Clint Bendele, son of Clinton and Bendele

Nathaniel Baran Beckman, son of Jeffrey and Robin Beckman

Mason Patrick Keller, son of Dr. Todd and Keller

The following young women and their escorts were presented by the Seguin Guild chapter on March 5, 2022.

Julia Lynn Bumguardner, daughter of Jon and Lynn Bumguardner escorted by Zachary Porter, son of Greg and Kristin Porter

Erica Michaela Bennett, daughter of Michael and Olga Bennett escorted by Abraham Jamie Silva, son of Sulema J. Silva

Megan Elise Clark, daughter of Kevin Clark and Katie Clark and Coley McCarty escorted by Vincent Aramendia, son of Vincent and Carolyn Aramendia

Taryn Lou Landes, daughter of Jason and Traci Weiler escorted by Cole Krackau, son of Lori and Charles Krackau

Malory Alyse Hart, daughter of Mathew and Rhonda Hart escorted by Jack Arnold, son of Rick and Katie Arnold

Erin McKenzie Henk, daughter of Russell and Deana Henk escorted by Wyatt Pinder, son of Patrick Pinder and Brianna Pinder

Mary Elizabeth Gilliam, daughter of Ryan and Donna Gilliam escorted by Delton Parrish, son of John and Lisa Parrish Grace Channing Hambric, daughter of Bryan and Diane Hambric escorted by Trey Malik, son of Johnny and Amy Malik

Avery Grace Crain, daughter of Mitchel and Nicole Crain escorted by Jackson Crain, son of Mitchel and Nicole Crain

Haylyn Mae Gembler, daughter of Jonathan and Shelly Gembler escorted by Mason Wurzbach, son of Tiffany and Jeffrey Wurzbach

Debbie Anne Polcyn, daughter of Peter and Nicole Polcyn escorted by Klein Vickers, son of Bree and Todd Vickers

Ashley Lenae Parson, daughter of David and Lana Parson escorted by Brant Wilhoit, son of Shae Wainwright and Clay Wilhoit

Kate Elizabeth Ryan, daughter of Stephanie Ryan and Drs Robert Ryan III and Alyson Kirchner escorted by William Kuempel, son of the Honorable John and Michelle Kuempel Ava Mary Twitero, daughter of Trent and Angela Twitero escorted by Hayden Ross, son of Barney and Kimberly Ross

Mattie Elizabeth Reiley, daughter of Dwayne and Kari Reiley escorted by Kade Murdoch, son of Terry Murdoch and Tara Helge

Kimbree Louise Wrinkle, daughter of Jennifer Wrinkle and Jeff and Holly Wrinkle escorted by Kyle Wrinkle, son of Jeff and Holly Wrinkle

Maya June Zola, daughter of Angie Zola and Keith Zola escorted by Vincent Aramendia, son of Vincent and Carolyn Aramendia

2021-22 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT ANN HODGES

Ann Hodges, pictured in the center above, has been a Seguin resident for the past 24 years. She returned to Texas as a retired teacher, having taught in California and New Mexico. A widow, she attended her fortieth high school reunion in Monahans; and there re-connected with a former high school sweetheart, Jim Hodges from Seguin. After moving to Seguin, she read an article about the Mid-Texas Symphony and began attending concerts. Ann has been a season ticket subscriber ever since.

Ann joined the Seguin Guild chapter in 2008 and got her start as Hospitality Chair in 2009.Ann has been organizing the feeding of Symphony performers at rehearsals and concerts ever since. When she took on the job of Chair, there were no guidelines about how to put together the food that the musicians needed and wanted.Over the years, Ann developed those guidelines. She coordinates with other Seguin Guild chapter members to provide healthy food, snacks, drinks, and desserts backstage when the musicians take their breaks. Annie is especially known for her stellar cookie baking skills.

After over a decade of providing this service, she has come to be friends with many of the musicians. She especially enjoys the September concert when she welcomes the musicians back after the summer off. As she sits backstage, she keeps her ears open, noting the transformation that occurs from the first rehearsal on Saturday morning to the performance of the concert on Sunday afternoon. The Mid-Texas Symphony is so lucky to have this dedicated volunteer as a member of our MTS family.

2021 CHRISTMAS DINNER HONOREE EITHNE GOETZ

Starting in 2019, the Mid-Texas Symphony began a tradition of honoring those who have made a significant contribution to the longevity of the Symphony. Eithne Goetz can truly be called a Founding Mother of the Mid-Texas Symphony. A native of Ireland, Eithne has lived in Seguin since 1976, the wife of Dr. Joe Goetz. Eithne became involved with the Symphony when she read an article about Anita Windecker and her fellow pioneers, announcing the Symphony’s formation. Eithne decided she wanted to be a part of this new organization and joined the Symphony Guild. In fact, she was the hospitality chair for a champagne reception following the initial Symphony performance.

Shortly after that, she joined the Symphony as a member of the violin section, and played until 2018. Since 1994, she has been the organization’s Music Librarian. A symphony’s librarian is an essential member of the staff, responsible for all aspects of the musical scores. She maintains the scores we own; obtains the scores we rent; distributes and then collects scores from the musicians; keeps track of all music that is played; and monitors compliance with copyright and ASCAP/BMI rules.

While doing all this, Eithne also helps layout the concert program book and tracks ad sales. She has a long history of being involved in the Symphony’s annual children’s concerts. Eithne continues to be actively involved in the Seguin chapter of the Guild, taking on myriad duties. And she is a financial contributor to the Symphony. There is no aspect of the Mid-Texas Symphony that has not benefitted from Eithne’s touch.

2021-22 SEASON CONCERTS

Scheherazade

Sunday, September 12, 2021, 4:00 p.m.

Jackson Auditorium at Texas Lutheran University

Seguin, Texas

Akiko Fujimoto, conductor

Jennifer Berg, oboe

Concert sponsor: Texas Lutheran University

Sibelius: Finlandia

Marcello: Oboe Concerto in C minor

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, op. 35

It was MTS’ triumphant return to the stage! From Finlandia to Scheherazade, Akiko and the orchestra took the audience on an exciting voyage of epic proportions and musical storytelling. Principal Oboe Jennifer Berg performed a hauntingly beautiful concerto by Marcello.

American Voices

Sunday, October 17, 2021, 4:00 p.m.

Canyon High School Performing Arts Center

New Braunfels, Texas

Akiko Fujimoto, conductor

Charles Yang, violin

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (Excerpt)

Korngold: Violin Concerto, op. 35 in D major

Montgomery: Strum

Hanson: Symphony No. 2, op. 3 (Romantic)

This concert was a celebration of the brave and adventurous voices of four American masters, who boldly combined traditions with their unique perspectives to create a colorful tapestry of sounds, including music from one of the greatest American operas, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, and the pop-inspired Strum by Jessie Montgomery. MTS favorite Charles Yang returned to perform Korngold’s violin concerto, leaving us breathless. The orchestra’s performance of Hanson’s Romantic Symphony sent the audience out the door with smiles on their faces.

Home for the Holidays

Sunday, December 12, 2021, 4:00 p.m.

Jackson Auditorium at Texas Lutheran University

Seguin, Texas

Akiko Fujimoto, conductor

Rick Novak, tenor

Coleridge-Taylor: Christmas Overture

Waldteufel: Skater’s Waltz

Adam: O Holy Night

Tchaikovsky/Ellington & Strayhorn: The Nutcracker Suite

Wendel: Little Bolero Boy

Still: Mother & Child

Yon: Gesu Bambino

Finnegan: Christmas Sing-along

Anderson: Sleigh Ride

This festive holiday program featured a jazzy take on Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, a powerful rendition of O Holy Night by tenor Rick Novak. Even Mrs. Santa (Seguin Mayor Donna Dodgen) joined us to celebrate the holiday!

MTS Chamber Players: The Soldier’s Tale

Sunday, February 20, 2022, 4:00 p.m.

Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre

New Braunfels, Texas

Israel Getzov, conductor

Dave Ferguson, narrator

Danielle Campbell Steans, dancer

Concert sponsor: Mill Street Art Gallery

Shaw: Entr’acte

Daugherty: Dead Elvis

Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale

Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale, scored for 7 instruments, a narrator and a dancer, tells a dramatic story of a soldier who sells his violin to the Devil in return for a book that will make him wealthy. Audiences experienced this soulsearching and gripping work in the intimacy of the Brauntex Theatre, led by Guest Conductor Israel Getzov. Even Dead Elvis resurrected for that!

Star Wars & Beyond

Sunday, April 3, 2022, 4:00 p.m.

New Braunfels Civic Center

New Braunfels, Texas

Akiko Fujimoto, conductor

Concert sponsor: First Commercial Bank

Korngold: King’s Row Fanfare

Williams: Star Wars Suite

Holst: The Planets - Mars

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Act II, Scene 10

Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture (excerpt)

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major

Audiences discovered how legendary film composer John Williams created such a fantastic soundtrack for Star Wars. The concert featured selections from the blockbuster film franchise, side by side with famous pieces of classical music that may have inspired it. SOLD OUT!! The Force was with Akiko – and all the musicians!

Pines of Rome

Sunday, April 24, 2022, 4:00 p.m.

Jackson Auditorium at Texas Lutheran University

Seguin, Texas

Akiko Fujimoto, conductor

Rachel Cheung, piano

2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Finalist & Audience Award Winner

Suzuki/Buchhauser: Twinkle Variations

Pärt: Fratres

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Respighi: Pines of Rome P. 141

Our dynamic season ended with a colorful and glittering program featuring Respighi’s Pines of Rome. The concert started with young string students from the Suzuki studios around the region showcasing their talents. Rachel Cheung, the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Finalist and Audience Award Winner, made her MTS debut with the heartpounding Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff.

2021-22 OVERVIEW OF SEASON CONCERTS

We had 181 subscribing households. One hundred households are new, and 81 are renewed from 2020-21 and 201920 seasons. 55% of our subscribers are new. Subscribers commit to at least 3 concerts per year.

55%

We received $92,059.35 ($77,307.16 in FY2020) in contributions from 168 patrons and board members. In FY2020, the AVG patron donation was $303.00, and in FY 2021, the AVG patron donation rose to $501.00. For FY 2022, the AVG patron donation is $547.97.

Over the course of the entire season, we averaged a 96% patron satisfaction rate for Artistic Quality

96%

23% of our Audience were new, or had never attended an MTS concert. This includes single ticket buyers and subscribers.

23%

2021-22 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Fiscal Year 2022 and the 2021-22 Season are Year 1 of a Three Year plan adopted by the Board in June of 2021. Our goal for year one was financial solvency. To achieve financial solvency, we must have a zero net revenue for the entire year. This goal would be the biggest challenge the organization has faced in several years especially with the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.

The Society ended the fiscal year with a slight surplus. This success is due to record-breaking ticket sales, increased patron contributions, and grant funding (both foundational and disaster relief). This year, we did not use general endowment account funds to supplement cash flow.

This report provides data that supports and illustrates the financial activities during the Fiscal Year 2022 and the 202122 season.

Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue- $452,968

Fiscal Year 2022 Expenses- $388,158

Cash- $208,056 Receivables- $1,957 Deferred Expenses- $20,340 Accumulated Depreciation- $8,432

$249,167 Other- $49,303

2021-22 SEASON CONCERT ROSTERS

Scheherazade

September 12, 2021

Violin I

Craig Sorgi, Concertmaster

Laura Scalzo, Assistant Concertmaster

Milena Georgieva

Julie Post

Bethany Raynes

Danuta Gradney

Claudia Ferguson

Kevin Michael Mendoza

Thomas van der Brook

Bethany Turriff

Violin II

Nina Mavrinac, Principal

Eva Weber

Naomi Frausto

Christopher Walters

Bruce Kanagaki

Nancy Reyes

Molly Turner

Lynn Butler Bradford

Natsumi Petri

Virginia Davis

Viola

Wanda Lydon, Principal

Eliza Jeffords

Margaret Hager

Sean Schutze

Ken Greene

Karoline Leal

Deborah Weltzer

Karoline Leal

Cello

Dan Zollars, Principal

Cynthia Foster

Noe Benavides

Megan Swisher

Joe Nash Galvan

Sarah Milnarich

Bass

Ray Fisher, Principal

Marianne Newberry

George Fahlund

Mike Robberson

Robert Burwell

Flute

Rita Linard, Principal

Martha Fabrique

Piccolo

Elizabeth Klein Teplitsky

Oboe

Jennifer Bernard, Principal

Patty Esfandiari

Clarinet

Vanguel Tangarov, Principal

Kathleen Jones

Bassoon

Jonathan Castillo, Principal

Mark Rogers

French Horn

Peter Rubins, Principal

Rusty Holmes

Paul Blackstone

Andrew Warfield

Trumpet

Andrew Gignac, Principal

Mary Thornton

Lauren Eberhart

Trombone

Donny Pinson, Principal

Rai Morales

Paul Garza

Tuba

Robert Petrisky, Principal

Harp

Shana Norton

Timpani

Sherry Rubins, Principal

Percussion

Adam Bedell

Bruce Turner

Paul Millette

Eric Peterson

Peter Breithaupt

American Voices

October 17, 2021

Violin I

Craig Sorgi, Concertmaster

Laura Scalzo, Assistant Concertmaster

Milena Georgieva

Philip Johnson

Julie Post

Bethany Raynes

Danuta Gradney

Claudia Ferguson

Kevin Michael Mendoza

Angela Caporale

Satoko Ogasawara

Thomas van der Brook

Violin II

Karen Stiles, Principal

Eva Weber

Bruce Kanagaki

Nancy Reyes

Naomi Frausto

Lynn Butler Bradford

Glenda Cisler

Bethany Turriff

Ryan Coppin

Natsumi Petri

Viola

Wanda Lydon, Principal

Eliza Jeffords, Anita Windecker Endowed Chair

Margaret Hager

Sean Schutze

Ken Greene

Karoline Leal

Deborah Weltzer

James Flowers

Cello

Dan Zollars, Principal

Noe Benavides

Sarah Milnarich

Elizabeth Lee

Bass

Ray Fisher, Principal

Mike Robberson

Robert Burwell

Andrew Sutton

Andrew Potter

Flute

Rita Linard, Principal

Martha Fabrique

Piccolo

Gregory Obregon

Oboe

Jennifer Berg, Principal

Patty Esfandiari

English Horn

Mark Ackerman

Clarinet

Vanguel Tangarov, Principal

Kathleen Jones

Bass Clarinet

Nicholas Councilor

Bassoon

Jonathan Castillo, Principal

Mark Rogers

Meridith Wright

Contrabassoon

Mark Rogers

French Horn

Andrew Warfield, Principal

Peter Rubins

Paul Blackstone

Rusty Holmes

Trumpet

Andrew Gignac, Principal

Mary Thornton

Oswaldo Zapata

Trombone

Donny Pinson, Principal

Travis Good

Paul Garza

Tuba

Robert Petrisky, Principal

Harp

Shana Norton

Keyboard

SungEun Park

Timpani

Sherry Rubins, Principal

Percussion

Sherry Rubins

Adam Bedell

Bill Patterson

Eric Peterson

Home for the Holidays

December 12, 2021

Violin I

Craig Sorgi, Concertmaster

Laura Scalzo, Assistant Concertmaster

Milena Georgieva

Julie Post

Bethany Raynes

Danuta Gradney

Claudia Ferguson

Kevin Michael Mendoza

Satoko Ogasawara

Violin II

Nina Mavrinac, Principal

Eva Weber

Bruce Kanagaki

Nancy Reyes

Naomi Frausto

Chris Walters

Molly Turner

Natsumi Petri

Virginia Davis

Viola

Wanda Lydon, Principal

Eliza Jeffords, Anita Windecker Endowed Chair

Margaret Hager

Sean Schutze

Deborah Weltzer

Cello

Dan Zollars, Principal

Cynthia Foster

Elizabeth Lee

Dorian Ramirez

Megan Swisher

Noe Benavides

Bass

Ray Fisher, Principal

Marianne Newberry

Mike Robberson

George Fahlund

Jazz Bass & Electric Bass

Mike Robberson

Flute

Rita Linard, Principal

Martha Fabrique

Piccolo

Gregory Obregon

Oboe

Amy Burgus, Principal

Patty Esfandiari

English Horn

Patty Esfandiari

Clarinet

Vanguel Tangarov, Principal

Zachary MacDonald

Bass Clarinet

James Warth

Alto & Tenor Saxophone

Andrew King

Bassoon

Meridith Wright, Principal

Rachel Frederiksen

French Horn

Andrew Warfield, Principal

Rusty Holmes

Paul Blackstone

Russell Rybicki

Trumpet

Andrew Gignac, Principal

Jeff Castle

Lauren Eberhart

Trombone

Donny Pinson, Principal

Travis Good

Paul Garza

Tuba

Robert Petrisky, Principal

Harp

Shana Norton

Timpani

Adam Bedell, Principal

Percussion

Adam Bedell

Josue Solalinde

Peter Breithaupt

Eric Peterson

Bryce Turner

MTS Chamber Players: The Soldier's Tale

February 20, 2022

Violin

Craig Sorgi

Laura Scalzo

Viola

Eliza Jeffords

Cello

Dan Zollars

Bass

Krystal Warnock

Clarinet

Vanguel Tangarov

Trumpet

Andrew Gignac

Trombone

Donny Pinson

Percussion

Sherry Rubins

Narrator

David Ferguson

Dancer

Danielle Campbell Steans

Star Wars and Beyond

April 3, 2022

Violin I

Craig Sorgi, Concertmaster

Philip Johnson, Assistant Concertmaster

Milena Georgieva

Julie Post

Bethany Raynes

Sixto Elizondo

Danuta Gradney

Claudia Ferguson

Kevin Michael Mendoza

Kristin Oppenheim Mortenson

Violin II

Eva Weber, Principal

Bethany Turriff

Nina Mavrinac

Bruce Kanagaki

Chris Walters

Nancy Reyes

Molly Turner

Ryan Coppin

Naomi Frausto

Lynn Butler Bradford

Natsumi Petri

Virginia Davis

Viola

Wanda Lydon, Principal

Eliza Jeffords, Anita Windecker Endowed Chair

Margaret Hager

Sean Schutze

Deborah Weltzer

Ken Greene

James Flowers

Cello

Dan Zollars, Principal

Cynthia Foster

Elizabeth Lee

Dorian Ramirez

Noe Benavides

Megan Swisher

Bass

Ray Fisher, Principal

Marianne Newberry

Mike Robberson

George Fahlund

Robert Burwell

Flute

Rita Linard, Principal

Martha Fabrique

Piccolo

Gregory Obregon

Oboe

Jennifer Berg Matthews, Principal

Patty Esfandiari

English Horn

Mark Ackerman

Clarinet

Vanguel Tangarov, Principal

Kathleen Jones

Bass Clarinet

Nicholas Councilor

Bassoon

Jonathan Castillo, Principal

Meridith Wright

Mark Rogers

Contrabassoon

Mark Rogers

French Horn

Andrew Warfield, Principal

Erin Amendola, Assistant Principal

Rusty Holmes

Peter Rubins

Ashlyn Phillips

Trumpet

Andrew Gignac, Principal

Mary Thornton

Lauren Eberhart

Jeff Castle

Trombone

Donny Pinson, Principal

Rai Morales

Paul Garza

Tuba

Robert Petrisky, Principal

Harp

Shana Norton, Principal

Rachel Ferris

Keyboard

Eric Daub

Timpani

Sherry Rubins, Principal

Paul Millette

Percussion

Paul Millette

Bill Patterson

Eric Peterson

Josue Solalinde

Peter Breithaupt

Pines of Rome

April 24, 2022

Violin I

Craig Sorgi, Concertmaster

Laura Scalzo, Assistant Concertmaster

Milena Georgieva

Julie Post

Bethany Raynes

Sixto Elizondo

Danuta Gradney

Claudia Ferguson

Kevin Michael Mendoza

Satoko Ogasawara

Ryan Coppin

Violin II

Nina Mavrinac, Principal

Eva Weber

Bruce Kanagaki

Chris Walters

Nancy Reyes

Molly Turner

Bethany Turriff

Naomi Frausto

Lynn Butler Bradford

Natsumi Petri

Virginia Davis

Viola

Eliza Jeffords, Principal

Anita Windecker Endowed Chair

Margaret Hager

Sean Schutze

Deborah Weltzer

Ken Greene

Karoline Leal

Jonathan Griffin, Jr.

Jalie-Ann Cummings

Cello

Dan Zollars, Principal

Cynthia Foster

Elizabeth Lee

Noe Benavides

Megan Swisher

Joe Nash Galvan

Bass

Ray Fisher, Principal

Marianne Newberry

Mike Robberson

George Fahlund

Robert Burwell

Flute

Rita Linard, Principal

Gregory Obregon

Martha Fabrique

Piccolo

Martha Fabrique

Oboe

Jennifer Berg Matthews, Principal

Patty Esfandiari

English Horn

Mark Ackerman

Clarinet

Vanguel Tangarov, Principal

Kathleen Jones, Assistant Principal

Nicholas Councilor

Bass Clarinet

Nicholas Councilor

Bassoon

Alexander Onieal, Principal

Tucker Van Grundy

Contrabassoon

Mark Rogers

French Horn

Andrew Warfield, Principal

Josh Cote, Assistant Principal

Caroline Steiger

Paul Blackstone

Rusty Holmes

Trumpet

Andrew Gignac, Principal

Mary Thornton

Mikio Sasaki

Off-stage Brass (Respighi) - TLU

Noah Aguillon, Trumpet

Tyler Waite, Trumpet

Crystal Gonzalez, French Horn

Amber Jahns, French Horn

Jacob Casas, Trombone

Kevin Torres, Trombone

Trombone

Donny Pinson, Principal

Rai Morales

Paul Garza

Tuba

Robert Petrisky, Principal

Harp

Shana Norton, Principal

Piano

Eric Daub, Principal

Timpani

Sherry Rubins, Principal

Percussion

Paul Millette

Bill Patterson

Eric Peterson

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE - $10,000 AND UP

Anonymous

Susan Riehm Braden*

City of New Braunfels+

Kronkosky Charitable Foundation+

COMPOSER’S CIRCLE- $5,000 TO $9,999

Jessie Carolyn Brown Fund for the Arts+

City of Seguin+

Shirley and Michael Kivlin

Riehm Family Fund at East Texas Communities Foundation*

Kathy and Warren Nossaman

Texas Commission on the Arts+

Texas Lutheran University

ARTIST’S CIRCLE - $2,500 TO $4,999

Harry Botkin

Candy* and Bruce Carpenter

Ellen Salyers*

Tome* and Claire Walters

CONCERTMASTER - $1,000 TO $2,499

Karen* and John Akkerman

Jennifer Alexander

Anonymous

Chris* and Patricia Bischoff

Arlene and Richard Buhl

John and Jean Dorbandt

Akiko Fujimoto* and Israel Getzov

Eithne Goetz

Otto and Joyce Hill / Schwab Charitable+

Frank* and Linda Huybrechts

Marty and Don Keil

Jo Ann Lemmon

Paula and Vic Lyday

Helen Martinson and Marty Keil

Lt. Col. Amy McCarthy

Jon N. and Sandra L. Moline

Walter Penk and Dolores Little

Marcia and Carl Scott

MUSICIAN - $500 TO $999

Hayley Brandt

Carl Conger

Brenda Covey

Craig Donegan

Bjorn and Sharon Dybdahl

Linda and Atlee Fritz

Ann Louise Hagerty

Barbara and Don Hilbert

Ann Hodges

Carl* and Carole McCauley

New Braunfels Area Community Foundation Fund for the Arts+

Ingrid Preusser

Seguin Rotary Club+

Sofia Stojanovski

Tom and Cathy Talcott

Didi and Alan Weinblatt

Theodore Windecker

FRIEND OF THE SYMPHONY - $250 TO $499

Susan and Stanley Casto

Emmett Donegan

James Germann and David Stoimenoff

Gary and Amanda Gius

Margaret Hager

Marj* and Mike Peters

Martha and Ray Rinn

Jacqueline Russell and Jane Miller

Marilyn Sager

Dru Schmucker

Robert Sebesta

Gail Streun

Mona and Walter Ulbricht

Leopoldo Zorrilla

SUPPORTER - UP TO $249

Don Ainsworth

Anonymous (10)

Jeffrey Barnes

Ruth and Jim Berg

Carolyn and Dan Bindseil

Brenda and Willie Bloch

John Blodgett

Ron Blount

Joan L. Bobrukiewiez

Sandra Bohannan

Robert Born

Claudia and Robert Briell

Summer Burnett

David and Caryn Clark

Rex W. and Suzanne Cole

Constance Core

Debbie and Alan Cottrell

Denise Crettenden

Jane Donegan and Buddy Nagel

Carlotta and Walter Dwyer

Jennifer Ehlers

Roger Elliot

Jan Estes

Cheryl Fisher

Cynthia Foster

Nancy and Steve Frase

Marilyn Garrison

Paul Gaytan

Jackie Gilmore*

Cordelia Grant*

Barbara Hall

Riley Hanz

Jensen Harvey

John Hillje

Betty Humphris

Stanley and Lou Ann Jackel

Ellen Kennard

Basil and Rebecca Kallies

Cathy Kirk*

Jolene and Kyle Kraft

Laura LaBorde

Rita Linard

Jacqueline Lloyd

William and

Sally Maierhofer

Beth and David

Mairs

Shirley and Bob

Manning

Raquel Martinez

Catherine and Marc Matier

Barbara McCormack

Maritza and Mark Miller

Jan and Bill Morton

Celia and Patrick Murray

New Braunfels Music Study Club

Katherine Newell

Sherri Nixon

Charles Paulson

Brad Prak

Thomas and Beth Raetzsch

Patrick and Lois Ricci

Natt and Gretchen Ricker

Charles and Sara Riggs

Melinda Robertson

Becky Robinette

Sherry and Peter Rubins

Dairne Ryan

Olivia Scheffel

Roger Shanzer

Chuck Sorge

Nancy Spak

Delores Springs

Norma and Charles Staats

Douglas Stanley

Wayne and Sadie Stanley

Martha Stapleton and Thomas Macpherson

Sharon M. Steinberg

Adrienne Stone*

Helgard Suhr Hollis and Patrick Hollis

Joel Teichman

Bruce, Carol and Shon Thatcher

Mary Thornton

Katherine Torrence

Ann Tyrell

Sandra Velat

Andrea Walker

Korrin Webb

Jane and Terry Wells

Rhonda Westerfield

Bert Whittaker

Michael and Patricia Widener

Jane Wilson