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The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Ken-David Masur, is among the finest orchestras in the nation. Since its inception in 1959, the MSO has found innovative ways to give music a home in the region, develop music appreciation and talent among area youth, and raise the national reputation of Milwaukee.

The MSO’s full-time professional musicians perform more than 135 classics, pops, family, education, and community concerts each season at the Bradley Symphony Center and in venues throughout the state. A pioneer among American orchestras, the MSO has performed world and American premieres of works by John Adams, Roberto Sierra, Philip Glass, Geoffrey Gordon, Marc Neikrug, and Matthias Pintscher, as well as garnered national recognition as the first American orchestra to offer live recordings on iTunes. Now in its 50th season, the orchestra’s nationally syndicated radio broadcast series, the longest consecutive-running series of any U.S. orchestra, is heard annually by more than two million listeners on 147 subscriber stations in 38 of the top 100 markets.

The MSO’s standard of excellence extends beyond the concert hall and into the community, reaching more than 40,000 children and their families through its Arts in Community Education (ACE) program, Youth and Teen concerts, Family Series, and Meet the Music pre-concert talks.

Celebrating its 32nd year, the nationally-recognized ACE program integrates arts education across all subjects and disciplines, providing opportunities for students when budget cuts may eliminate arts programming. The program provides lesson plans and supporting materials, classroom visits from MSO musician ensembles and artists from local organizations, and an MSO concert tailored to each grade level. This season, more than 6,500 students and 400 teachers and faculty in 20 Southeastern Wisconsin schools are expected to participate in ACE.

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2021.22 SEASON KEN-DAVID MASUR Music Director Polly and Bill Van Dyke Music Director Chair EDO DE WAART Music Director Laureate YANIV DINUR Resident Conductor CHERYL FRAZES HILL Chorus Director Margaret Hawkins Chorus Director Chair TIMOTHY J. BENSON Assistant Chorus Director FIRST VIOLINS Ilana Setapen, Acting Concertmaster Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair Jeanyi Kim, Acting Associate Concertmaster (2nd Chair) Chi Li, Acting Assistant Concertmaster Alexander Ayers Michael Giacobassi Yuka Kadota Dylana Leung Lijia Phang Margot Schwartz SECOND VIOLINS Jennifer Startt, Principal Andrea and Woodrow Leung Second Violin Chair Timothy Klabunde, Assistant Principal Glenn Asch John Bian Lisa Johnson Fuller Paul Hauer Hyewon Kim Shengnan Li Laurie Shawger Mary Terranova VIOLAS Robert Levine, Principal Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Family Principal Viola Chair Samantha Rodriguez, Acting Assistant Principal Friends of Janet F. Ruggeri Viola Chair Alejandro Duque, Acting 3rd Chair Assistant Principal Elizabeth Breslin Nathan Hackett * Erin H. Pipal Helen Reich

CELLOS Susan Babini, Principal Dorothea C. Mayer Cello Chair Nicholas Mariscal, Assistant Principal Scott Tisdel, Associate Principal Emeritus Madeleine Kabat Gregory Mathews Peter Szczepanek Peter J. Thomas Adrien Zitoun BASSES Jon McCullough-Benner, Principal Donald B. Abert Bass Chair Andrew Raciti, Associate Principal Scott Kreger Catherine McGinn Rip Prétat HARP Julia Coronelli, Principal Walter Schroeder Harp Chair FLUTES Sonora Slocum, Principal Margaret and Roy Butter Flute Chair Heather Zinninger Yarmel, Assistant Principal Jennifer Bouton Schaub PICCOLO Jennifer Bouton Schaub

CONTRABASSOON Beth W. Giacobassi HORNS Matthew Annin, Principal Krause Family French Horn Chair Krystof Pipal, Associate Principal Dietrich Hemann Andy Nunemaker French Horn Chair Darcy Hamlin TRUMPETS Matthew Ernst, Principal Walter L. Robb Family Trumpet Chair David Cohen, Associate Principal Martin J. Krebs Associate Principal Trumpet Chair Alan Campbell, Fred Fuller Trumpet Chair TROMBONES Megumi Kanda, Principal Marjorie Tiefenthaler Trombone Chair Kirk Ferguson, Assistant Principal BASS TROMBONE John Thevenet, Richard M. Kimball Bass Trombone Chair TUBA Robert Black, Principal

OBOES Katherine Young Steele, Principal Milwaukee Symphony League Oboe Chair Kevin Pearl, Assistant Principal Margaret Butler

TIMPANI Dean Borghesani, Principal Chris Riggs, Assistant Principal

ENGLISH HORN Margaret Butler Philip and Beatrice Blank English Horn Chair in memoriam to John Martin CLARINETS Todd Levy, Principal Franklyn Esenberg Clarinet Chair Benjamin Adler, Assistant Principal, Donald and Ruth P. Taylor Assistant Principal Clarinet Chair William Helmers E FLAT CLARINET Benjamin Adler

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Ken-David Masur, music director Hailed as “fearless, bold, and a life-force” (San Diego UnionTribune) and “a brilliant and commanding conductor with unmistakable charisma” (Leipzig Volkszeitung), Ken-David Masur is delighted to begin his third season as music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, leading performances in the beautifully restored and renovated Bradley Symphony Center.

This season, Masur makes his subscription debuts with the San Francisco Symphony and the Minnesota Orchestra and also leads performances with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, and at the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan. Masur leads a range of innovative Photo by Adam DeTour programs with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra – including an expansive staging of Peer Gynt with director Bill Barclay – and with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the professional training orchestra of the Chicago Symphony and the Negaunee Music Institute where he has been principal conductor since 2019.

Masur has conducted distinguished orchestras around the world, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Chicago and Detroit Symphonies, l’Orchestre National de France, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony in Tokyo, and the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse. In addition to regular appearances at Ravinia, Tanglewood and the Hollywood Bowl, Masur has conducted internationally at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, the Festival of Colmar in France, Denis Matsuev’s White Lilac Festival in Russia, the Tongyeong Festival in South Korea and the TV Asahi Festival in Tokyo, Japan.

Previously Masur was associate conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he led numerous concerts, at Symphony Hall and at Tanglewood, of new and standard works featuring guest artists such as Renée Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, and others. For eight years, Masur served as principal guest conductor of the Munich Symphony, and has also served as associate conductor of the San Diego Symphony and as resident conductor of the San Antonio Symphony.

Masur is passionate about the growth and encouragement of contemporary music and composers, and during the Milwaukee Symphony’s past season of virtual and live performances, he introduced a diversity of composers new to the orchestra. He has also conducted and commissioned dozens of new works at the Chelsea Music Festival, an annual summer music festival in New York City founded and directed by Masur and his wife, pianist Melinda Lee Masur, and touted as an “impressive addition to the New York cultural ecosystem” (Time Out NY). The Festival seeks to engage curious audiences with its collaborations between the performing, visual and culinary arts, and has been praised by The New York Times as a “gem of a series.”

Music education and working with the next generation of young artists are also of major importance to Masur. In addition to his work with the young musicians of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, he has led orchestras and masterclasses at New England Conservatory, Boston University, Boston Conservatory, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra and at leading universities and conservatories in Asia, Europe, and South America.

Ken-David Masur has recorded works by Beethoven and Pēteris Vasks with the English Chamber Orchestra and violinist Fanny Clamagirand; Gisle Kverndokk’s Symphonic Dances with the Stavanger Symphony; and Strauss Ein Heldenleben for Naxos Japan.

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Edo de Waart, music director laureate Edo de Waart is music director laureate of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. His tenure as music director (2009-2017) of the MSO included sold-out concerts, critical acclaim, and a celebrated performance at Carnegie Hall. He is also conductor laureate of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and conductor laureate of the Antwerp Symphony and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.

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During the 2021.22 season, de Waart will return to the MSO for two concert weekends. The first in February 2022 will feature Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6. Then in April, de Waart will lead the orchestra in performances featuring Brahms, Schreker, Beethoven, and Mozart.

As an opera conductor, de Waart has enjoyed success in a large and varied repertoire in many of the world’s greatest opera houses. He has conducted at Bayreuth, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opera de Bastille, Santa Fe Opera, Salzburg Festival, and The Metropolitan Opera.

Recent appearances at The Met have included Der Rosenkavalier and The Marriage of Figaro.

Edo de Waart’s extensive catalogue encompasses releases for Philips, Virgin, EMI, Telarc, and RCA. His most recent recording is Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic.

At the age of 23, de Waart won the Dimitri Mitropoulos Conducting Competition in New York which resulted in his appointment as assistant conductor to Leonard Bernstein at the New York Philharmonic. On his return to Holland, he was appointed assistant conductor to Bernard Haitink at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In 1967, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra appointed him guest conductor and, six years later, chief conductor and artistic director. Since then, he has also been music director of the San Francisco Symphony and Minnesota Orchestra, chief conductor and artistic director of the Sydney Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic, and chief conductor of De Nederlandse Opera.

Edo de Waart has received a number of awards for his musical achievements, including becoming a Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion and an Honorary Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia, in reflection of his invaluable contribution to Australian cultural life during his decade with the Sydney Symphony. He was also appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in recognition of his contribution to music internationally, and in particular, his commitment to developing future generations of musicians in Hong Kong.

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Yaniv Dinur, resident conductor Named the 2019 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Fellow (the largest award for conductors in the U.S.), Yaniv Dinur is currently resident conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony and music director of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra. The League of American Orchestras honored the New Bedford Symphony by selecting it to be one of the orchestras to perform at the 2021 League Conference. He is lauded for his bold and engaging programming, insightful interpretations, and unique ability to connect with varied audiences, from season subscribers to first time concertgoers.

Recent and upcoming highlights include subscription debuts with the symphonies of Fort Worth and Houston, Orchestra Photo by Erin Kavanaugh Haydn in Italy, as well as return engagements with the San Diego Symphony, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, and the Peninsula (Wisconsin) and Round Top (Texas) festivals. Among other U.S. guest conducting appearances are the Louisiana Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, New World Symphony, and the San Antonio Symphony.

Yaniv Dinur made his conducting debut at the age of 19 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, which led to multiple return engagements. Following his European debut, he was invited to perform with the Israel Camerata in Jerusalem, making him the youngest conductor ever to conduct a professional orchestra in Israel. Since then, he has conducted orchestras around the world, including the Israel Philharmonic, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Portugal Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Festival Orchestra/Bulgaria, Solisti di Perugia, State Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Torino Philharmonic, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Broadcast live on Israeli radio, he was the principal conductor of the Jerusalem Symphony’s Young Artists Competition from 2003 to 2010.

An accomplished pianist, Dinur made his concerto debut with the Milwaukee Symphony in 2019, playing and conducting Mozart’s D Minor Concerto. He received critical acclaim for his “fluid, beautifully executed piano passages” and “deeply musical playing” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).

Dinur has worked closely with such world-class conductors as Lorin Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Pinchas Zukerman, Kurt Masur, and Jorma Panula; soloists with whom he has collaborated include Itzhak Perlman, Yefim Bronfman, Jean-EffIam Bavouzet, and Vadim Guzman. He holds a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance, where he was a student of Prof. Kenneth Kiesler.

Born in Jerusalem, Yaniv Dinur began studying the piano at the age of six with his aunt, Olga Shachar, and later with Prof. Alexander Tamir, Tatiana Alexanderov, Mark Dukelsky, and Edna Golandsky. At the age of 16, he began to study conducting with Dr. Evgeny Zirlin. While still in high school, Dinur began his formal studies with Dr. Zirlin at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. After graduating from the Jerusalem Academy, he studied privately with conductor Mendi Rodan

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Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

The Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, founded in 1976, is known and respected as one of the finest choruses in the country. Under the direction of Dr. Cheryl Frazes Hill, the 2021.22 chorus season with the MSO includes performances of Holiday Pops, Handel’s Messiah, Grieg’s Peer Gynt, Duruflé’s Requiem, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

The 170-member volunteer chorus has been praised by reviewers for “technical agility,” “remarkable ensemble cohesion,” and “tremendous clarity.” In addition to performances with the MSO, the chorus has appeared on public television and recorded performances on radio stations throughout the country. The chorus has performed a cappella concerts to sold-out audiences and has made guest appearances with other performing arts groups including Present Music, Milwaukee Ballet, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The chorus has also made appearances at suburban Chicago’s famed Ravinia Festival.

The Margaret Hawkins Chorus Director Chair was funded by a chorus-led campaign in 2006 in honor of the founding choral director, Margaret Hawkins, during the ensemble’s 30th anniversary season.

Comprised of teachers, lawyers, students, doctors, musicians, homemakers, and more, each of its members brings not only musical quality, but a sheer love of music to their task. “We have the best seats in the house,” one member said, a sentiment echoed throughout the membership. Please visit mso.org for more information on becoming a part of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus.

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Chorus Members & Staff Jahnavi Acharya Barbara A. Ahlf Anna Aiuppa Laura Albright-Wengler 6 James Anello Gela Sawall Ashcroft u Thomas R. Bagwell Mary Ann Beatty Cornelia Maria Beilke 6 JoAnn Berk Edward Blumenthal u Scott Bolens Becca Bowen Katie Brister Neil R. Brooks Elizabeth Brown Michelle Budny Ellen N. Burmeister Gabrielle Campbell Sarah M. Cook Elena Cressy Sarah Culhane Colin Destache Rebeca A. Dishaw Megan Kathleen Dixson u James Edgar Joe Ehlinger Jay Endres Larry Engel Michael Faust Catherine Fettig Carly Marie Fitzgerald Robert Friebus Karen Frink Maria Fuller George Galloway James T. Gallup Andrew Gerlach William Gesch Bennett Gillies Anne-Marie Giuca Margaret Goodwin Charyl Granatella

Virginia D. Grossman Grace Majewski John Schilling Hailey Gurgul Linda Marten Sarah Schmeiser Mark R. Hagner Joy Mast Rand C. Schmidt 6 Patricia Mathie Eric Hanrehan Randy Schmidt Beth Harenda Justin J. Maurer Allison Schnier Kristin Eklund Betsy McCool Matthew Seider Haverkampf Oscar Menoyo u Hannah Sheppard Paul James Hayes Kathleen Ortman Miller David Siegworth Madeline Hehemann Megan Miller Kristen M. Singer u Karen Heins Phoebe Milner Lori Skelton Mary Catherine Helgren • Marjorie Moon Tim Socha Kurt Hellermann Bailey Moorhead u Bruce Soto Cameron Henrickson Jennifer Mueller Joel P. Spiess Rolando Hernandez Michael Mueller Ashley Sprangers 6 Todd Stacey Sara E. Herrick Matthew Neu Michelle Hiebert Rachel Niemann Claire Stangl Laura Hochmuth Kristin Nikkel u Donald E. Stettler Alexander D. Howe Mary Beth Norton Amanda D. Steven Amy Hudson Alice Nuteson Scott Stieg 6 Donna Stresing Matthew Hunt Marilyn Overstreet Stan Husi Robert Paddock Kristine Leigh Stresman u Tina Itson Molly Pagryzinski Ashley Ellen Suresh • Christine Jameson Grace Parlier Dean-Yar Tigrani Paula J. Jeske Sarah Parlier Clare Urbanski John Jorgensen Leah Peavler Jessica Wagner Sherry Atienza Joseph Amanda Peña Barbara Wanless Heidi L. Kastern Janese Pentico Emma Mingesz Weiss Jordan Keller Rebekah Picard Michael Peter Werni u Michelle Beschta Klotz R. Scott Pierce Christina Williams Robert Anton Knier u Jessica E. Pihart Emilie Williams Jill Kortebein Catherine Anne Purdy Jessica Wirth Hannah Kovach Kaitlin Quigley Christopher Kaleigh N. Kozak Mary E. Rafel Wojciechowicz u Joseph M. Krechel David Lee Reber Kathleen Wojcik-May 6 Jason Reuschlein q Christine Krueger Kevin Woller Harold Krueger James Reynolds Maureen Woyci 6 Jamie M. Yu Rick Landin Marc Charles Ricard Jana Larson Amanda Robison Stephanie Zimmer Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl Carlos Rojo John W. Lettermann James Sampson Robert Lochhead Bridget Sampson Kristine Lorbeske Darwin J. Sanders Sarah Magid Grace Schaetz

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Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director Dr. Cheryl Frazes Hill is now in her fifth season as director of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus. In addition to her role in Milwaukee, she is the associate conductor of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, where she has assisted CSO Chorus Music Director Duain Wolfe for more than 20 years. Frazes Hill has also served as director of choral activities at Roosevelt University since 2002.

During the 2021.22 season, Frazes Hill will prepare the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus for performances of Holiday Pops, Handel’s Messiah, Grieg’s Peer Gynt, Duruflé’s Requiem, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

In her role as the Chicago Symphony Chorus associate conductor, she has prepared the chorus for Maestros Boulez, Barenboim, Levine, Mehta, Tilson Thomas, Conlon and many others. This season, she will prepare the Chicago Symphony Chorus for performances of Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe, to be conducted

by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Other recent preparations include a joint performance of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus joining the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra for Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, conducted by Marin Alsop at the 2019 Summer Ravinia Festival. Recent recordings of Frazes Hill’s Chorus preparations on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra label include Beethoven, A tribute to Daniel Barenboim, and Chicago Symphony Chorus: A 50th anniversary Celebration.

Frazes Hill received her Doctorate in Conducting and her Master of Music degree from Northwestern University and two undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois. An accomplished vocalist, she is a featured soloist, nominated for a Grammy Award in the CBS Masterworks release Mozart, Music for Basset Horns. During her 15 years of public school teaching, Frazes Hill received numerous awards, including the Illinois Governor’s Award, the Northwestern University Alumni Merit Award, the Commendation of Excellence in Teaching from the Golden Apple Foundation, the Outstanding Teaching Award from the University of Chicago, and the Outstanding Music Educator Award.

Frazes Hill is a frequent guest conductor and guest speaker. As a clinician, she conducts festivals throughout the country. Under her direction, the Roosevelt University choruses have been featured in prestigious and diverse events including appearances at national and regional music conferences, and performances with professional orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Sinfonietta, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and the Illinois Philharmonic.

Among recent performances, the Roosevelt Conservatory Chorus received enthusiastic reviews for their American premiere of Jacob Ter Velduis’ Mountaintop. Other recent performances have included the internationally acclaimed production of Defiant Requiem. Her chorus also appeared with The Rolling Stones during their recent concert tour.

Dr. Frazes Hill is a published author with her new book, a biography about her mentor, Margaret Hillis, the founder and first director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. Margaret Hillis: Unsung Pioneer will be released by GIA Publishing in January 2022. Frazes Hill is nationally published on topics of her research in music education and choral conducting.

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FOUNTAINS OF ROME Friday, November 12, 2021 at 7:30 pm Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 7:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL William Eddins, conductor Karen Gomyo, violin

NINO ROTA Concerto for Strings

I. Preludio: Allegro ben moderato e cantabile

II. Scherzo: Allegretto comodo

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Guest Artist Biographies WILLIAM EDDINS William Eddins is the music director emeritus of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and a frequent guest conductor of major orchestras throughout the world.

Engagements have included the New York Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, the symphony orchestras of Boston, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Houston, as well as the Los Angeles and Buffalo philharmonics.

Internationally, Eddins was principal guest conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland). He also has conducted the Berlin Staatskapelle, Berlin Radio Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, and the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra.

Career highlights include taking the Edmonton Symphony Orchestras to Carnegie Hall in May of 2012, conducting RAI Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale on Italian television, and leading the Natal Philharmonic on tour in South Africa with soprano Renée Fleming. Equally at home with opera, he conducted a full production of Porgy and Bess with Opera de Lyon both in France and at the Edinburgh Festival.

Eddins is an accomplished pianist and chamber musician. He regularly conducts from the piano in works by Mozart, Beethoven, Gershwin, and Ravel. He has released a recording on his own label that includes Beethoven’s Hammer-Klavier Sonata and William Albright’s The Nightmare Fantasy Rag. Eddins has performed at the Ravinia Festival with both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Ravinia Festival Orchestra. He has also conducted the orchestras of the Aspen Music Festival, the Hollywood Bowl, Chautauqua Festival, the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

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Guest Artist Biographies KAREN GOMYO Violinist Karen Gomyo has captivated audiences in North America, Europe, and Australasia with her musical integrity, technical assurance, and compelling interpretations.

Gomyo has worked with the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, and the Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Houston, Vancouver, Indianapolis, and Oregon symphonies, among many others.

Internationally, Gomyo has appeared with the Philharmonia in London, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Bamberg Symphony, Danish National Symphony, Orchestre Symphonique de Radio France, Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, and the Polish National Radio Orchestra in Europe; and in Australasia with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania, and West Australia (Perth) symphonies, as well as on tour with the New Zealand Symphony. In October 2020, she made her debut with the Czech Philharmonic and returns to Prague to work with the orchestra again in December 2021.

Strongly committed to contemporary works, in May 2018, Gomyo performed the world premiere of Samuel Adams’s Chamber Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She also performed the North American premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s Concerto No. 2 “Mar’eh,” as well as Peteris Vasks’s “Vox Amoris” with the Lapland Chamber Orchestra. In April 2022, she will premiere a double concerto written for her and trumpet player Tine Thing Helsmeth composed

by Xi Wang with the Dallas Symphony.

Karen Gomyo is deeply interested in the Nuevo Tango music of Astor Piazzolla, and collaborates with Piazzolla’s longtime pianist and tango legend Pablo Ziegler. She also performs regularly with the Finnish guitarist Ismo Eskelinen.

Born in Tokyo, Gomyo studied in Montreal and in New York at The Juilliard School. She plays on the “Aurora, exFoulis” Stradivarius violin of 1703 that was bought for her exclusive use by a private sponsor.

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Program notes by J. Mark Baker On this evening’s concert, a picturesque stroll through Respighi’s Rome balances the demonic fire of Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Concert music by a renowned film composer gets us off to a pleasing start.

Nino Rota

Born 3 December 1911; Milan, Italy Died 10 April 1979; Rome, Italy

Concerto for Strings

Composed: 1964-65; revised 1977 Last MSO performance: MSO premiere Instrumentation: strings Approximate duration: 16 minutes Nino Rota was born Giovanni Rota Rinaldi. His grandfather, Giovanni Rinaldi (1840-1895), was one of the most noted Italian pianists of his time. Nino began his musical training at age eight, and just a few years later composed an oratorio – based on the story of John the Baptist – for soloists, choir, and orchestra. In 1923, he entered the Milan Conservatory, where he studied with Ildebrando Pizzetti, later attending the St. Cecilia Academy in Rome to take lessons with Alfredo Casella. Fritz Reiner was his conducting teacher at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute in 1931-32.

He eventually returned to Milan, subsequently landing at the conservatory in Bari (1950-78) where he taught harmony and composition and later became director. He died in Rome in 1979.

From age 22 to the end of his life, Nino Rota devoted much of his creative skill to the big screen.

Indeed, his celebrity is based on the many film soundtracks he penned for the foremost directors of the latter half of the 20th century: Fellini, Visconti, Zeffirelli, and of course Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather franchise. Nevertheless, he composed a considerable body of works – including several operas – unrelated to the cinema. One of these is the Concerto for Strings, written in 1964-65.

Commissioned by the acclaimed Rome-based chamber ensemble I Musici, the Concerto is set in four movements. As with much of Rota’s music, its melodies and rhythmic patterns are straightforward, as are its harmonic progressions. The composer’s precision, his spontaneous expression, and clear formal delineations are on full display.

The opening Preludio begins softly, as two musical ideas – an arching eighth-note phrase and dotted-rhythm motif – are elegantly combined; later, unison 16th-notes add vigor. The G-minor Scherzo is set in 3/8 meter; the violins sing above a pizzicato accompaniment and, as in the first movement, the music becomes more animated as it proceeds. The Aria, in D major, features a cantabile melody for the first violins; its middle sections is marked “a little more animated,” and the gentler opening mood returns at the end. The initial descending bass accompaniment is a clear tribute to the well-known “Air” from Bach’s Orchestral Suite No.3, BWV 1068. The Finale is a relentless dance; listen especially for the dialogues between the first and second violins. An accented G-major chord brings this entertaining Concerto to a fitting end.

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Ottorino Respighi

Born 9 July 1879; Bologna, Italy Died 18 April 1936; Rome, Italy

The Fountains of Rome [Le fontane di Roma]

Composed: 1916 First performance: 11 March 1917; Rome, Italy Last MSO performance: March 2005; Gregory Vajda, conductor Instrumentation: 2 flutes; piccolo; 2 oboes; English horn; 2 clarinets; bass clarinet; 2 bassoons; 4 horns; 3 trumpets; 3 trombones; tuba; timpani; percussion (chimes, cymbals, glockenspiel, suspended cymbals, triangle); 2 harps; celeste; piano; strings Approximate duration: 15 minutes Born into a musical family in Bologna, Ottorino Respighi entered the Lice Musicale there at age 12, studying violin, viola and, later, composition. In 1900, he visited Russia for the first time; in St. Petersburg, he played viola in the opera orchestra and took lessons in composition with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. (The latter experience proved to be a profound influence on the young Italian’s approach to orchestration.) He was in Berlin in 1908-09, absorbing much from that city’s abundant musical milieu and attending lectures by the composer Max Bruch. By his mid-30s, though, Respighi had settled permanently in Rome.

Respighi is best-known for what we might call “musical photographs.” The Fountains of Rome, The Pines of Rome, Botticelli Triptych, and Church Windows – among others – are programmatic music in the truest sense of the word, colorfully and lavishly orchestrated, in a harmonic idiom firmly rooted in the 19th century.

The Fountains of Rome offers musical depictions of his adopted city. The work is a virtuoso showcase in the art of symphonic instrumentation. The four movements are performed without a pause. Respighi described each in the first edition of the score, published by G. Ricordi, stating that he had “endeavored to give expression to the sentiments and visions suggested to [him] by four of Rome’s fountains, contemplated at the hour in which their character is most in harmony with the surrounding landscape.”

Thus, we hear depictions of the Fountain of the Valle Giulia at Dawn, “a pastoral landscape… droves of cattle pass and disappear in the fresh damp mists of the Roman dawn.” A salvo from the horns heralds the Triton Fountain in the Morning, “summoning troops of naiads and tritons, who come running up, pursuing each other and mingling in a frenzied dance between the jets of water.” Suddenly, “trumpets peal,” announcing the famous Trevi Fountain at Midday. “Across the radiant surface of the water there passes Neptune’s chariot, drawn by sea horses and followed by a train of sirens and tritons. ” The Fountain of the Villa Medici is introduced by “a sad theme, which rises above a subdued warbling.” Chimes sound as the sun sets, and the music fades slowly into silence.

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Dimitri Shostakovich

Born 25 September 1906; St. Petersburg, Russia Died 9 August 1975; Moscow, Russia

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 99

Composed: 1947-48 as Opus 77; revised 1955 as Opus 99 First performance: 29 October 1955; Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia Last MSO performance: April 2015; Edo de Waart, conductor; Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin Instrumentation: 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo); 3 oboes (3rd doubling English horn); 3 clarinets (3rd doubling bass clarinet); 3 bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon); 4 horns; tuba; timpani; percussion (tam tam, tambourine, xylophone); 2 harps; celeste; strings Approximate duration: 39 minutes Widely regarded as the greatest symphonist of the mid-20th century, the Russian master Dmitri Shostakovich wrote 15 works in that genre. Additionally, his impressive compositional catalogue includes six concertos for various instruments, chamber music (including 15 string quartets), solo piano music, two operas and an operetta, several cantatas and oratorios, three ballets, 36 film scores, incidental music for 11 plays, choral music, and songs.

In 1948, several prominent Russian composers – including Prokofiev and Shostakovich – were accused by Andrey Zhdanov, the commissar in charge of artistic matters, of representing the “cult of atonality, dissonance and discord… infatuation with confused, neurotic combinations that transform music into cacophony.” The reprimanded composers recanted, and the creative life of Soviet music was dealt a stunning blow. Not wishing to offend the party hierarchy, they exercised hypervigilance. For Shostakovich, this meant employing two disparate approaches to composition: one was simpler and more accessible, to meet the demands of the decree; the other, meant to uphold his own artistic standards, was more esoteric and abstract.

The Violin Concerto No. 1 falls into the latter category. Written for David Oistrakh (19081974), Shostakovich first played the work for the renowned Soviet violinist in 1948. To avoid a public controversy, the composer withheld the work until after Stalin’s death (in 1953). In the intervening years, he solicited Oistrakh’s input on technical matters and made a few changes.

That is why the concerto has two opus numbers. Its delayed premiere came in 1955, with Oistrakh as soloist; Yevgeny Mravinsky led the Leningrad Philharmonic. It was an “extraordinary success,” both in Russia and abroad.

Shostakovich eschews the usual three-movement scheme, opting instead for a slow-fast-slowfast layout. The opening Nocturne is ominous and dark-hued, as the soloist makes her lonely way through a moonless night. The plangent colors of the woodwinds – clarinet and bass clarinet, bassoon and contrabassoon – add to the sense of foreboding. The end of this nightsong feels desolate: the violinist ascends to an ephemerally high harmonic note while harp and celeste toll quietly below.

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The term “scherzo” means “joke,” and with this relentless dance, the punchline must surely be harshly sarcastic – perhaps Shostakovich’s mocking response to the repressive regime that surrounded him. About a minute in, we hear his famous musical signature (DSCH), when the woodwinds taunt the violinist with this motive. She later hurls it back at them. Oistrakh characterized the second movement as “demonic.” Indeed! Its frenetic energy demands exacting virtuosity from both soloist and orchestra.

A passacaglia is a Baroque-era form in which a melodic pattern is repeated, usually in the lowest voice, as variations unfold above it. Shostakovich’s 17-bar theme is first presented by the cellos and basses, accented by timpani. It is fragmented into two-bar phrases, separated by horn fanfares. This melody gradually makes its way through the orchestral texture. (Even the soloist gets her eventual turn, played in accented double-stopped octaves.) Atop the passacaglia theme, the soloist and other instruments intone affective, expressive melodies. The latter part of the movement is taken up with an extensive cadenza, one of the longest and most demanding in the violinist’s repertoire.

The cadenza gradually accelerates directly into the final Burlesca, as the orchestra takes the lead.

Originally, Shostakovich had the soloist continue here, but even the estimable Oistrakh begged him for a moment’s respite to “at least wipe the sweat off my brow.” A burlesca is defined as “a humorous piece involving parody and grotesque exaggeration,” and this movement fits that description to a T. Its darkly comic music and manic, virtuosic writing bring the concerto to a thrilling – if somewhat unsettling – conclusion.

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BOLCOM VIOLIN CONCERTO Friday, November 19, 2021 at 7:30 pm Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 7:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Ken-David Masur, conductor Ilana Setapen, violin SERGEI PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1 in D major, Opus 25 “Classical”

I. Allegro con brio

II. Larghetto

III. Gavotte: Non troppo allegro

IV. Finale: Molto vivace WILLIAM BOLCOM Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra

I. Quasi una fantasia: Tempo guisto – Allegro elegiaco

II. Adagio non troppo ma sostenuto

III. Rondo – Finale Ilana Setapen, violin INTERMISSION

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Overture to Idomeneo, K. 366 ARNOLD SCHOENBERG Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene [Accompaniment to a Film Scene], Opus 34 FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Symphony No. 96 in D major, H. 96 “Miracle”

I. Adagio – Allegro

II. Andante

III. Minuet: Allegretto

IV. Vivace The 2021.22 Classics Series is presented by the UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND. The length of this concert is approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes.

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Guest Artist Biographies ILANA SETAPEN Since her solo orchestral debut at age 15, Ilana Setapen has been flourishing as a violinist with a powerful and original voice. She is hailed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as a violinist with “a sparkling sound” and “the kind of control that puts an audience completely at ease.” She is currently the acting concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

In recent seasons, Setapen has had solo performances with the Milwaukee Symphony, Festival City Symphony, and the Amarillo Symphony, among others. She also held the assistant concertmaster position of the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra in Chicago for 6 years and is a favorite guest concertmaster with the Chicago Philharmonic. In recent summers, she has performed at the Olympic Music Festival on Bainbridge Island and the Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd, Minnesota. She has also taught and performed as faculty at Center Stage Strings at the University of Michigan and the Luzerne Music Center summer festival in Lake Luzerne, New York.

At the age of 21, Setapen won the concertmaster position of the Riverside Philharmonic in Los Angeles. She has also held concertmaster positions with the Juilliard Orchestra, the Colburn Orchestra, the American Youth Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the USC Thornton Symphony.

As a committed chamber musician, Setapen is in demand as a collaborator throughout the Midwest. She performs frequently with Present Music and the duo Bowing Rogue. Solo and chamber music performances have taken her abroad to China, France, Brazil, Holland, England, Monaco, and Italy.

Setapen grew up in Amarillo, Texas. Her father is a conductor and her first violin teacher was her mother. She was a student of Robert Lipsett both at the University of Southern California and at the Colburn Conservatory. She received her Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School as a student of Donald Weilerstein and Ronald Copes. Also a dedicated educator, she teaches privately as well as at the successful Advanced Chamber Music Institute at the Wisconsin Conservatory.

In her spare time, Setapen enjoys spending time with her husband and their two sons and swing dancing.

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Program notes by J. Mark Baker “Classical” music, both old and new, bookends tonight’s concert. In between, we’ll enjoy Bolcom’s jazz-infused Violin Concerto, a Mozart overture, and music to accompany an imaginary film – written by one of the 20th century’s most influential composers.

Sergei Prokofiev

Born 23 April 1891; Sontsovka, Russia Died 5 March 1953; Moscow, Russia

Symphony No. 1 in D major, Opus 25, “Classical”

Composed: 1916-17 First performance: April 1918; Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia Last MSO performance: November 2014; Carlos Kalmar, conductor Instrumentation: 2 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 2 horns; 2 trumpets; timpani; strings Approximate duration: 15 minutes In the last years of tsarist Russia, Sergei Prokofiev, still in his 20s, made his name as a composer of music both weighty and sardonic.

Following the Revolution, making his home mainly in the United States and then Paris, his mode of expression progressively became more settled and, one might say, more polished. He spent the last 17 years of his life back in the Soviet Union, however, both spurred on and restrained by the cultural policies of Stalin’s regime. (Ironically, he died on the same day as Uncle Joe.) Throughout his life, he occupied himself with music for the stage, and was one of the 20th century’s most distinguished creators of symphonies, concertos, and piano sonatas.

The 26-year-old composer spent the summer of 1917 in a village on the outskirts of Petrograd (St. Petersburg), working on his first violin concerto and the Classical Symphony. Begun as an experiment in composing away from the piano, Prokofiev’s Opus 25 deliberately takes Haydn as its model, but with the addition of “something new.” Its appellation is the composer’s own, an admitted attempt to “tease the geese” – “but also in the hope,” states his biographer, Rita McAllister, “that the work would become a classic.” His wish came true, as the Symphony soon gained international acclaim.

Prokofiev sets the work in the traditional four movements and employs classical forms. However, he wryly juxtaposes the conventional melodic gestures of Haydn’s era with his own 20th-century harmonies, rhythms, and orchestral colors. The opening movement is set in sonata-allegro form; a Mannheim rocket sets the work in motion, then the Allegro’s two delightful themes are presented. A grand pause before the development section is another nod to the Mannheim school. The graceful Larghetto is set in A major in 3/4 time; following a four-bar introduction, the violins sing an elegant melody that is restated by the flute. In place of a minuet, Prokofiev gives us a stately D-major Gavotte; it is music he would later repurpose for his Romeo and Juliet ballet. The moto perpetuo Finale is rife with witty, unexpected modulations; its bright-hued orchestration sparkles as this delightfully quirky movement dashes to its conclusion.

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William Bolcom

Born 26 May 1938; Seattle, Washington

Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra

Composed: 1983 First performance: 3 June 1984; Saarbrücken, Germany Last MSO performance: September 1996; Sian Edwards, conductor; Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo); 2 oboes (2nd doubling English horn); 2 clarinets (1st doubling e-flat clarinet, 2nd doubling bass clarinet); 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon); 2 horns, 2 trumpets (1st doubling piccolo trumpet); trombone; bass trombone; timpani; percussion (chimes, crotale, cymbals, high hat, snare drum, suspended cymbals, tam tam, tambourine, tom tom, wood block); harp; celeste (doubling piano); strings Approximate duration: 23 minutes American composer William Bolcom has written nine symphonies, four operas and several musical theater works, 12 string quartets, four violin sonatas, two film scores, incidental music for stage plays, as well as fanfares and occasional pieces. His catalogue also includes an impressive array of chamber, choral, and vocal works. Bolcom’s setting of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience, a full evening’s work for soloists, choruses, and orchestra, culminated 25 years of work on the piece. Recorded live in performance in April 2004, the Naxos CD won four Grammy Awards in 2005. He retired from the University of Michigan in 2008, following 35 years of teaching there.

Bolcom wrote his Concerto in D for the Romanian-born violinist Sergiu Luca (1943-2010), who premiered the work and later recorded it. From 1983 to his death, Luca taught at Houston’s Rice University. In this work, the composer blends popular styles of music (ragtime, R&B, bluegrass, et al.) with the classical idiom, both juxtaposing and integrating them. The first movement’s title, Quasi una Fantasia, tells us that it is fantasy-like in form, through-composed, and improvisatory in nature. An opening ostinato paves the way for the soloist’s effusive entrance; a “macabre waltz” (Bolcom) soon follows and metrically modulates to a fast gigue. “It is,” Bolcom explained, “the tension between the tragic and more positive opening moods that animates and builds the form of the piece.”

The poignant Adagio is dedicated to the memory of pianist Paul Jacobs (1930-1983), a dear friend of Bolcom’s who died of an AIDS-related illness. The violin melody that permeates the movement is a tune the composer heard whistled by a drunken Hispanic man while he was in New York. The soloist spins out a long, elegiac line against a recurring two-note “sigh” motif marked piangendo (“crying”), an appropriate term in light of the dedication. Listen, too, for a “ghostly discourse” (Bolcom) between the solo violin and an offstage D trumpet.

The playing style of the great jazz violinist Giuseppe “Joe” Venuti (1903-1978) influenced the final Rondo. (In April 1978, Luca, Bolcom, and Joan Morris (Bolcom’s mezzo-soprano wife) had been invited to sit in with Venuti for a night of jazz improvisation at Michael’s Pub in New York.

It was a memorable experience for Bolcom, who admired Venuti as a technician and innovator.)

Elements from the first movement are incorporated, tying the concerto together cyclically.

Ragtime, jazz, R&B, and bluegrass fiddling – there’s even a nod toward “Heart and Soul” – are included within the overall classical idiom, “alternated in rondo fashion until the stretta at the end, where the soloist’s brilliant passagework ends the concerto” (Bolcom).

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Born 27 January 1756; Salzburg, Austria Died 5 December 1791; Vienna, Austria

Overture to Idomeneo, K. 366

Composed: 1780-81 First performance: 29 January 1781; Munich, Germany Last MSO performance: May 2013; Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor Instrumentation: 2 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 2 horns; 2 trumpets; timpani; strings Approximate duration: 5 minutes In the summer of 1780, Mozart was delighted to receive a commission to compose an opera seria for the Court Theatre in Munich. The Italian libretto was penned by the Salzburg cleric Gianbattista Varesco, based on Antoine Danchet’s French-language Idomenée, which had been set to music by André Campra in 1712. The work premiered two days after Mozart turned 25.

Mozart’s stage work tells the story of Idomeneo, king of Crete, who promises Neptune that, if spared from a shipwreck, he will sacrifice the first person he sees. He faces quite a dilemma when, upon making it safely to dry land, he is met by his son Idamante. In his opera, the composer – who set great store by it – depicted sincere, noble emotion. He made ample use of the chorus. And because he had the virtuoso Mannheim orchestra, now at Munich, at his disposal, Mozart employed a rich orchestral palette. Reflecting the dignity and stature of the characters involved, the D-major Overture immediately establishes the opera’s intense seriousness.

Arnold Schoenberg

Born 13 September 1874; Vienna, Austria Died 13 July 1951; Los Angeles, California Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene [Accompaniment to a Film Scene], Opus 34 Composed: 1929-30 First performance: 28 April 1930; Frankfurt Germany (radio performance) 6 November 1930; Berlin, Germany (public performance) Last MSO performance: MSO premiere Instrumentation: flute (doubling piccolo); oboe; 2 clarinets; bassoon; 2 horns; 2 trumpets; trombone; timpani; percussion (xylophone, glockenspiel, snare drum, tambourine, cymbals, triangle, tam tam, bass drum, suspended cymbals); piano; strings Approximate duration: 8 minutes The name Arnold Schoenberg can strike fear into the heart of even the most dedicated concert-goer. Too often, it evokes images of craggy, dissonant, incomprehensible noise.

While it’s true that his 12-tone compositions can prove challenging, when approached with an open mind, music that is challenging at first hearing can later provide meaning and edification. Such is the case with the piece at hand, Accompaniment to a Film Scene.

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Schoenberg wrote his Opus 34 in the winter of 1929-30, when he was teaching composition at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin. The silent film for which it was written existed only in his imagination. In the work, he does not depict specific actions or groups of people. Instead, he paints in broader strokes, outlining the program as “Threatening Danger – Fear – Catastrophe.”

This emotional trajectory is evoked through dramatic changes in tempo, texture, dynamics, and transformations of the basic tone row. Though Schoenberg does not indicate in the score where the three descriptors occur, the piece seems to fall into the three sections of a sonata form, exposition-development-recapitulation.

It has been suggested – though we can’t be sure – that the program of Opus 34 was motivated

by Schoenberg’s personal reaction to the social and political problems of rising anti-Semitism in 1930s Germany. In any case, he was obliged as a Jew to leave Berlin in 1933. He went to Paris and later the same year arrived in the United States, settling in Los Angeles in 1934 and teaching at UCLA for nearly a decade.

Franz Joseph Haydn

Born 31 March 1732; Rohrau, Austria Died 31 May 1809; Vienna, Austria

Symphony No. 96 in D major, H. 96 “Miracle”

Composed: 1791 First performance: 11 March 1791; London, England Last MSO performance: November 2016; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Instrumentation: 2 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 bassoons; 2 horns; 2 trumpets; timpani; strings Approximate duration: 20 minutes For nearly 30 years, beginning in 1761, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy was Haydn’s patron and employer. The Esterházy family was among the richest and most influential of the Hungarian nobility, and Nikolaus’s musical tastes and requirements shaped the traditions at the Esterházy court. Across the years, at various times and in various combinations, Haydn’s duties – both as composer and music director – included instrumental music (symphonies, concerti, divertimenti, chamber music, etc.), church music, opera, and cantatas to commemorate special occasions.

Prince Nikolaus died on 28 September 1790. Prince Anton, his son and successor, did not share his father’s love of music. He dismissed the orchestra, retaining only the Feldmusik (wind band for out-of-doors music). Haydn was kept on at full salary, as the titular Kapellmeister. Lacking obligations of any kind, he decided to move from Eszterháza to Vienna, where he intended to live a quiet life.

His plans quickly changed when J.P. Salomon, a German-born violinist turned London impresario, showed up on Haydn’s doorstep unannounced. “I am Salomon from London and have come to fetch you. Tomorrow we shall reach an agreement.” And so it went. By 15 December, Haydn and his new “manager” were on their way to England, where they arrived on New Year’s Day 1791.

In London, Haydn took full advantage of the city’s cosmopolitan atmosphere. Its rich musical life impressed him deeply. But the primary focus of his sojourn was Salomon’s concerts. After two postponements, the series began on 11 March in the posh Hanover Square Rooms. Haydn

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conducted his new Symphony No. 96, the featured work. (By number, it is the fourth of the 12 London symphonies, Nos. 93-104, but was the first to be written and performed. And the “miracle” that gave this work its nickname actually occurred at the premiere of No. 102: a chandelier crashed from the ceiling without injuring anyone, because the enthusiastic audience was crowding the stage to get a closer view of Haydn.)

In typical Haydnesque fashion, a slow introduction soon gives way to a lighthearted Allegro, set in sonata form. Two themes take shape, though one takes a more prominent role in the movement’s development. Listen for Haydn’s comically dramatic grand pause before a false recapitulation. The Andante is a three-part form in G major. The sylvan outer sections are contrasted with a turbulent, contrapuntal middle section in G minor; an orchestral cadenza spotlights two solo violins and the principal winds. The minuet, courtly and vigorous at the same time, features an extended oboe solo in its trio. The closing Vivace is a capricious rondo that is all smiles, with a mock-serious minor section and a brief wind-band solo near the end. Haydn himself reportedly stressed the movement’s need for “the softest piano and a very quick tempo.”

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STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI Friday, November 26, 2021 at 7:30 pm Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 7:30 pm Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 2:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Yaniv Dinur, conductor

JOHN WILLIAMS Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Feature Film with Orchestra

THERE WILL BE ONE INTERMISSION

Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd., and Warner/Chappell Music. ©All rights reserved.

The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours, 45 minutes.

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JOHN WILLIAMS

In a career spanning more than six decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage, and he remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music for more than one hundred films, including all nine Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman, Memoirs of a Geisha, Home Alone, and The Book Thief. His nearly 50-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler’s List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, Saving Private Ryan, Lincoln, The BFG, and The Post. Mr. Williams has composed themes for four Olympic Games. He served as music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra for fourteen seasons and remains their Laureate Conductor. He has composed numerous works for the concert stage including two symphonies, and concertos commissioned by many of America’s most prominent orchestras. Mr. Williams has received five Academy Awards and 52 Oscar nominations (making him the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars), seven British Academy Awards, twenty-five Grammys, four Golden Globes, and five Emmys. In 2003, he received the Olympic Order (the IOC’s highest honor) for his contributions to the Olympic movement. In 2004, he received the Kennedy Center Honors, and in 2009 he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. Government. In 2016 he received the 44th Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute – the first time a composer was honored with this award. And in 2020 he received Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts as well as the Gold Medal from the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society in the UK.

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Star Wars Film Concert Series Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Starring Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Anthony Daniels as C-3PO

Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas

Co-Starring David Prowse Kenny Baker Peter Mayhew Frank Oz

Executive Producer George Lucas

Directed by Richard Marquand

MPAA PG Rating

Story by George Lucas

Music by John Williams

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack available at Disneymusicemporium.com

Produced by Howard Kazanjian

Star Wars Film Concert Series Production Credits President, Disney Music Group Ken Bunt SVP/GM, Disney Concerts Chip McLean Supervising Technical Director Alex Levy – Epilogue Media Film Preparation Ramiro Belgardt Business Affairs, Lucasfilm Rhonda Hjort Chris Holm

Music Preparation Mark Graham Matthew Voogt Joann Kane Music Service Disney Music Library Operations, Disney Concerts Brannon Fells Royd Haston Jonathan Heely

Business Affairs, Disney Concerts Darryl Franklin Gina Lorscheider Phil Woods Elena Contreras Addison Granillo Business Affairs, Warner-Chappell Scott McDowell Marketing & Publicity Lisa Linares Rebecca Armour Maria Kleinman

For Booking Inquiries: Emily.Yoon@ICMPartners.com

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FRANKLY MUSIC

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POLICE DERANGED FOR ORCHESTRA Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 7:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Edwin Outwater, conductor Stewart Copeland, drums Rusty Anderson, guitar Armand Sabal Lecco, bass guitar Carmel Helene, vocalist Amy Keys, vocalist Ashley Tamar, vocalist

PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED F R O M T H E S TA G E

The length of this concert is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes.

All programs subject to change.

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra can be heard on Telarc, Koss Classics, Pro Arte, AVIE, and Vox/Turnabout recordings. MSO Classics recordings (digital only) available on iTunes and at mso.org. MSO Binaural recordings (digital only) available at mso.org.

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Guest Artist Biographies EDWIN OUTWATER

A truly visionary conductor, Edwin Outwater regularly works with orchestras and institutions throughout the world, producing, curating, and conducting unique concert experiences. He is equally adept at interpreting canonical works and regularly premieres new commissions and connects audiences with repertoire beyond the mainstream. He is, in the words of Michael Tilson Thomas, “one of the most innovate conductors on the scene today.”

Recent guest performance highlights for him include New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, New World Symphony, and the symphony orchestras of Baltimore, Chicago, Seattle, as well as Toronto, Victoria, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, where he currently holds the position of music director laureate. In April 2020, Edwin Outwater was appointed music director of San Francisco Conservatory of Music and began his tenure in September 2020.

International appearances include the Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, the Brussels Philharmonic, BBCNOW, the New Zealand Symphony, Adelaide Symphony, Malmö Symphony, Mexico City Philharmonic, and Hong Kong Sinfonietta.

Outwater’s recent curations include Sound Health, a collaboration with soprano Renée Fleming, The Kennedy Center, and the National Institutes of Health, as well as a jazz version of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, with Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony. He also appeared with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall in a concert for families featuring a world premiere of composer Caroline Shaw, narrated by actor John Lithgow.

Outwater holds a long association with the San Francisco Symphony. The 2019.20 season began with a hugely successful collaboration between the orchestra, Outwater, and legendary metal band Metallica at the new Chase Center arena. He also regularly conducts and curates their SoundBox series and “Holiday Gaiety,” an LGBTQ holiday concert he created with drag performer Peaches Christ.

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Guest Artist Biographies STEWART COPELAND

Stewart Copeland has spent more than three decades at the forefront of contemporary music as rock star and acclaimed film composer, as well as in the disparate worlds of opera, ballet, and world and chamber music.

Recruiting Sting and Andy Summers in 1977, Copeland is renowned as the founder of The Police, a band that became a defining force in rock music from the ‘80s through to the present day. His career includes the sale of more than 60 million records worldwide, and numerous awards, including five GRAMMY® awards.

Copeland moved beyond the rock arena in the mid-1980s when he returned to his classical roots with creative pursuits in concert and film music. His concert works include BEN-HUR, A Tale of the Christ, Tyrant’s Crush: Concerto for Trapset and Orchestra, Poltroons in Paradise, and Gamelan D’Drum.

In 2017, The Chicago Opera Theatre premiered Copeland’s surreal chamber opera The Invention of Morel. Copeland has also written two operas based on stories by Edgar Allen Poe: The Cask of Amontillado and The Tell-Tale Heart. Copeland has continued writing for Opera and 2020 will see the premiere of Electric Saint, as well as his Oratorio, Satan’s Fall, based on John Milton’s Paradise Lost.

In 2021, Copeland is debuting a new project, Stewart Copeland: The Police Deranged for Orchestra, which focuses on the epic rise of his career. The concert is an evening bursting with The Police’s biggest hits including “Roxanne,” “Don’t Stand So Close To Me,” and “Message in a Bottle” arranged for full symphony orchestra as well as hand-picked highlights from Copeland’s compositions.

Recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival’s first Outstanding Music in Film Visionary Award, a GRAMMY® nominee for his 2005 CD Orchestralli, and a 2003 inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Copeland has been responsible for some of the film world’s most innovative and ground breaking scores. His numerous film scores include Oliver Stone’s Wall Street, the seminal score for the Golden Globe-nominated soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish, the score for Bruno Barreto’s Oscar-nominated Four Days in September, and his Emmy nomination for the Showtime pilot and series Dead Like Me. His work in television includes contributions to The Equalizer, Babylon V, and Desperate Housewives, and he also scored the blockbuster hit video game Spyro.

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Program Note by Stewart Copeland Way back in the mists of 1976 I fired up this band called The Police. In the fashion of the day it was supposed to be a punk band but one of the guys started writing actual songs. Hit songs, songs that were so cool and fun to play that our manifesto evolved from “We will eat your children!” to “Come dance with us!”.

Sting had joined the mission as a bass player who could also sing, although singing wasn’t much required in those early days. But then Andy Summers came along with his large vocabulary of fancy guitar chords and our ears pricked up to music possibilities that went way beyond our hostile hairdos. Sting’s hitherto undisclosed (even to him I suspect) gift for song writing led to another amazing reveal: Dang! That guy can really sing!

The Derangement of those songs began as music score for a movie I made out of Super8 footage of the band that I had shot during our rise to glory. Film puts capricious demands on music which is why these popular songs had to be deranged. I had to carve up the music to serve the scenes in the movie, and once the scalpel was out, a whole new frenzy of inspiration from Police music began. Delving into the multi-tracks of the original recordings as well as live performances revealed lost guitar solos, bass lines and vocal improvisations that were just too cool to leave in dark obscurity.

Meanwhile, my two decades before the mast as a hired-gun film composer had forced an education in orchestration upon me, and the idea formed to make this combination that brings us here tonight. Sting’s songs, Andy’s inventions and my impunity, all on the page for a wild ride with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

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CHANTICLEER Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 7:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Tim Keeler, music director Philip Wilder, president and general director Andy Berry, bass Zachary Burgess, bass-baritone Brian Hinman, tenor and road manager Matthew Knickman, baritone Matthew Mazzola, tenor Cortez Mitchell, countertenor Gerrod Pagenkopf, countertenor and assistant music director Kory Reid, countertenor Bradley Sharpe, countertenor Logan S. Shields, countertenor Andrew Van Allsburg, tenor Adam Ward, countertenor

PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED F R O M T H E S TA G E

The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours.

All programs subject to change.

For more information, visit chanticleer.org.

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Guest Artist Biographies

The GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has been hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker and is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, selling over one million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world.

Chanticleer’s repertoire is rooted in the renaissance, and they have continued to expand to include a wide range of classical, gospel, jazz, popular music, and a deep commitment to the commissioning of new compositions and arrangements. The ensemble has committed much of its vast recording catalogue to these commissions, garnering GRAMMY® Awards for its recording of Sir John Tavener’s “Lamentations & Praises,” and the ambitious collection of commissioned works entitled “Colors of Love.” Chanticleer is the recipient of the Dale Warland/Chorus America Commissioning Award and the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming, and its Music Director Emeritus Joseph H. Jennings received the Brazeal Wayne Dennard Award for his contribution to the African-American choral tradition during his tenure with Chanticleer.

Named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Chanticleer continues to maintain ambitious programming in its hometown of San Francisco, including a large education and outreach program that recently reached over 8,000 people, and an annual concert series that includes its legendary holiday tradition “A Chanticleer Christmas.”

For more information, visit chanticleer.org.

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HOLIDAY POPS Friday, December 10, 2021 at 7:30 pm Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 2:30 pm Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 7:30 pm Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 2:30 pm Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 7:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Jeff Tyzik, conductor Shayna Steele, vocalist Milwaukee Symphony Chorus Cheryl Frazes Hill, director

JEFF TYZIK

A Christmas Overture

LEROY ANDERSON Sleigh Ride IRVING BERLIN/Bennett, Robert Russell White Christmas TRADITIONAL/Jeff Tyzik What Child Is This?

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker, Opus 71a TRADITIONAL/Dan Forrest The First Noel Milwaukee Symphony Chorus FELIX MENDELSSOHN/Jeff Tyzik Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Shayna Steele, vocalist ADOLPHE ADAM/Jeff Tyzik O, Holy Night Shayna Steele, vocalist Milwaukee Symphony Chorus

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TRADITIONAL/Jeff Tyzik O Come, All Ye Faithful Shayna Steele, vocalist Milwaukee Symphony Chorus INTERMISSION

JOHN WILLIAMS “Merry Christmas” from Home Alone Milwaukee Symphony Chorus PAUL AND ROBERT O’NEILL AND KINKEL/Bob Phillips Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 PIETRO YAN/Jeff Tyzik Gesu Bambino VARIOUS/Jeff Tyzik Chanukah Suite

Rock of Ages

My Dredl

Al Hanissim

Who Can Retell

Hanukkah JOHN HENRY HOPKINS JR./Jeff Tyzik We Three Kings Shayna Steele, vocalist TRADITIONAL/Jeff Tyzik God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Shayna Steele, vocalist Milwaukee Symphony Chorus TRADITIONAL/Jeff Tyzik Joy to the World Shayna Steele, vocalist Milwaukee Symphony Chorus The length of this concert is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes.

All programs subject to change.

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra can be heard on Telarc, Koss Classics, Pro Arte, AVIE, and Vox/Turnabout recordings. MSO Classics recordings (digital only) available on iTunes and at mso.org. MSO Binaural recordings (digital only) available at mso.org.

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Guest Artist Biographies JEFF TYZIK, Conductor

GRAMMY® Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most innovative and sought after pops conductors. Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages.

Tyzik holds The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and also serves as Principal Pops Conductor of the Seattle Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, and The Florida Orchestra.

This season, Tyzik will celebrate his 23rd season as Principal Pops Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In May 2007, the Harmonia Mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over three months. Alex Ross of The New Yorker called it “one of the snappiest Gershwin discs in years.” Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Megan Hilty, Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O’Connor, Doc Severinsen, and John Pizzarelli. He has created numerous original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown, Broadway, film, dance, Latin, and swing.

Tyzik holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music.[

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Guest Artist Biographies SHAYNA STEELE

Shayna Steele is the kind of singer you wonder why you’ve never heard of, but once you do, you’ll never forget her. “That’s probably the number one complaint I get at the merchandise table. How come I’ve never heard of you?” Steele says.

With a voice that the London Jazz News says “unleashes enough voltage to light up the West End”, Steele has made her mark as an in-demand vocalist on stage and in the studio. After spending 8 years as a Broadway ensemble member in shows such as Rent and Hairspray, and 6 years in the background supporting artists like Bette Midler, Rihanna, and Kelly Clarkson, Steele stepped out on her own with the release of her 3rd studio album Watch Me Fly (Must Have/Membran) following the huge success of her album Rise (Ropeadope Records) in 2015 which reached #3 on the U.S. iTunes jazz charts. Her self-penned song “Gone Under” from that same album was personally selected by Michael League of Snarky Puppy to be arranged for their Family Dinner, Volume 1(Ropeadope Records). The song and Shayna’s performance was the first single to be released on the GRAMMY® Award-winning band’s album, which has now reached over 1.7 million views on YouTube to date.

While promoting her latest album Watch Me Fly (2019 Musthave/Membran) throughout Europe and ready to embark on her first tour in China in March 2020, she, like all musicians in her industry, was hit hard by Covid-19. While in the middle of a residency in Bern, Switzerland with her band at the famous Marian’s Jazz Room, Steele, and her band were woken up at 3 am to panicked calls from family to return home immediately. The border would be shut within 48 hours. “We were devastated. Terrified. I didn’t know if I would be able to safely get my band and myself back to our families.”

After a year and a half and hundreds of cancelled shows, Shayna returns to the scene to finish what she started as she embarks on her first U.S Tour with her band.

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Kristin Hansen and Darrel Johnson Anna Henning Pastor Timothy Henning Cheryl Frazes Hill and Gary Hill Kathryn Hoffmann Mr. Jerome Holden Barbara Hunteman Tina Itson Karen and Peter Jansson Mr. and Mrs. James A. Kasch Myrtle Kastner Mary E. Kelly Laurie Kinzinger Barbara Kutchera Bruce Laning Mrs. Alexandra F. Lerch-Gaggl Sally Lewis and Kathleen Rivera Sheila and Myril Manhoff Mr. and Mrs. James Mathie Susan McComb Debra Miller Josephine and Kathleen Misiewicz Elizabeth O’Neill Judith Ormond David Pauly and Renee Couture Daniel J. Petry Jessica and Paul Pihart Christopher and Kristen Piotrowski Therese Quirk Connie Gavin and Bob Rothacker In honor of Doug and Jane Hagerman Lauren and Michael Roznowski Hayden James A. Rydlewicz, MD Barry and Kathleen Sammons Ms. Keri L. Sarajian and Mr. Frederick P. Stratton III Nina Sarenac Robin and John Sasman Mr. Darren Schacht Emily Wacker and Steve Schultz Phil Schumacher and Pauline Beck Cary and Susan Silverstein Anne and Randy Sprecher Jeff and Jody Steren Mr. Donald E. Stettler Maggie and David Stoeffel Roland and Judith Strampe Ian and Ellen Szczygielski Ms. Lola Tegeder Joan Thompson Joan Tourdot Laura Vuchetich Tracy S. Wang, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome T. Welz James and Janet White Jan Whittow Inge and Frank Wintersberger Dr. Donald and Marian Yoder Kathleen Yuille In memory of David L. Yuille MD The Zabinski Family In memory of Nicolas Sluss-Rodionov ARGOSY FOUNDATION - JUST DUET Twenty Four Anonymous Donors Mr. Edward F. Abbott and Mrs. Susan L. McFadden

Argosy Foundation - Just Duet Enrique and Sherry Acevedo Dr. and Mrs. Albert H. Adams, M.D. Jantina and Donald Adriano George R. Affeldt Sally Alane John J. Ambrose Drs. Helmut and Sandra Ammon Jill and Bruce Anderson Mr. Garwood Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Andrae Amita Antao Mr. and Mrs. Greg Apuli Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Arndt Sonja Asunto Pastor Robert Ater Ms. Jayne Ayers and Mr. Scott Miller Elizabeth K. Babler Jo Ann E. Bachar Mr. Timothy T. Bachhuber and Geri Feucht Franz Backus Isabel Bader Mr. Paul A. Baerwald Mr. Scott A. Baker Donald Balchunas Mr. Stephen Baldwin Ms. Amy Barootian Michael and Ellen Bartel Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Bartkowski Rodney C. Bartlow and Judith K. Stephenson Donna Bartolone Ms. Nancy L. Bassett Roxanne Baumann Ms. Bonnie Beeck Jacqlynn Behnke Pam Behrend Mary Benes-Malone Catherine G. Benjamin James Benton Elliot and Karen Berman Lois Bernard Mrs. Kay Berzsenyi Bruce and Karla Bessert Kelly Beth Mr. Lawrence Bialcik Mr. Douglas Bihler Lynn and John Binder Marjorie Bjornstad Mr. Derin D. Bjugstad Greg Black Dr. Philip and the spirit of Beatrice Blank John Blohm Mr. and Mrs. Duane Bloomquist Brother Andy Bochman Catherine Bode Mr. David Bolender Scott Bolens and Elizabeth Forman Lynne and Charles Bomzer Terry Booth and E. Kocal Robert Borch and Linda Wickstrom Ms. Patricia A. Borger Daniel Borkowski George S. and Sally Ann Borkowski Ms. Nancy Bornstein and Mr. John Grove Kenneth Bourgeois Ms. Diane M. Bourquin

David Bovee Patrick J. Boyer Walter and Virginia Boyer Ms. Susan Brahm Rita Brandt Marilyn and John Breidster Mr. Duane D. Brett Mr. Rick J. Brewer Ashley Brinkman Cheri and Tom Briscoe Janet and Daniel Brophey Michael and Patricia Brophy Randall Brown Ms. Sally J. Brown Joanne and Tom Brown Ms. Karen M. Brubakken Mr. Jason Brunner Craig and Anne Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bub Sandra Buchman Ms. Maria Buehrer Chris and Hal Buell Mr. Timothy Bult Ian Burch Kenneth & Elaine Burke Mr. James R. Burmeister Ms. Susanne L. Burwell Mike and Ericka Burzynski Mr. Tom Buthod Roger Byhardt Mrs. Marifred Bylow Mr. David E. Cadle Andrew N. Cady Charles Camilli Paul and Lori Cannestra Bobbi and Jim Caraway Alan and Carol - Enjoy!

Mr. and Mrs. Ted L. Carlson Ms. Margaret R. Cary Megan Cary and Alastair Samuel Michael Casey Mr. and Mrs. Al P. Casper Ms. Faith Casselman Mr. Kylene Anthony Ms. Marcia Caton Campbell Teah Chadderdon Ms. Christina K. Chang Ms. Jennifer Charpentier Ms. Cecile C. Cheng Roger and Donna Choinsky Jacquelyn Chrisien Mrs. Heather Christensen Mr. Christopher J. Christian Mr. Aaron L. Christie Robert Christman Ms. Magdalena Chrzanowska Mr. Robert Chucka Mrs. Janet Clark Nathan Clark Jan Cleveland Charlene and Warner Cline Frank Clines Mary Ellen and James Clinton Kathy Coakley Terrence Cogswell Mr. Adam Cohen Mr. J. Thomas Collins Ms. Joy Collura Sarah Stevenson Cook

Wayne and Marlene Cook George and Violet Corliss Barbara K. Costanzo Heidi and Todd Cox Nick F. Creten Bradley Crotty Flavius Cucu and Miriam Van De Sype Ms. Julie Curcio Ms. Rita Czukas Ms. Deborah Dakich Mr. and Mrs. James F. Daly Nancy Daniels Matthew Dattilio Mr. Thomas Daugherty Stacy Davis Mr. Jonathan E. Dawson Taylor Debs Ms. Marguerite Deephouse Thomas Deimel Karen Dobbs and Chris DeNardis Robert Dennert Mr. and Mrs. Paul Deslongchamps Ms. Louise Dietrich Carol and Robert Diggelman Ms. Dorothy Diggs Mr. Thomas Dill Mr. William Dinegan Julie Disseler Robert Dittus Joanne Doehler Ms. Anne Dowling Janet Doyle Peggy Chase Drana and Mark Drana Nancy Drewek Rev. M. Ricahrd Druckrey Mr. Shawn P. Duffy Michael Durbin Mr. and Mrs. John Ebel Cindy and Timothy Eberhardy Mr. William Eckert Sally and Thomas Edgett Tina Eickermann Mr. Marc Eisen Eugene and Jean Eisman Kristyn Eitel Elizabeth and Herodotos Ellinas Ms. Joanne K. Engel Lynn Engel Mr. and Mrs. James Engelhardt Joseph Engman Ms. Mary Ann Erdtmann Ms. Mary and Del Ertl Dettmann Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Esser Karen Evenson Mrs. Amy H. Farkas Pam and Craig Farrell Annie Farrey Bruce T. Faure M.D. Connie Fellows Mr. and Mrs. George Ferencz Mr. and Mrs. Gerald K. Flakas Ms. Anita B. Fleisch Mr. Roland Flessner Mr. George D. Flynn George E. Forish, Jr. Stan and Janet Fox Linda and Patrick Foy Mr. Alex Francis Mr. J. William Frank

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Argosy Foundation - Just Duet Linda and Steven Franz Ruth and John Fredericks Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Freitag Suzanne Freshley Bonnie and Francis Freudinger Richard and Patricia Frey Rebecca Frihart Mr. Eric Fritz Mr. John Gall John and Claire Gallam Kathleen Gallick Ms. Ann C. Gallitz Nandini Ganesan Alexis Ganos Tim Garcia-Brown Diane Garvens Kristine C. Gauger Katherine Gebert Kathleen George Mrs. Carolyn A. Gibson Sharon Gierahn Kurt and Krystine Giesa Mona M. Gieschen Mr. and Mrs. Heiner Giese Stephen Gillaugh Thomas Gilmore Mrs. Susan Glickstein Annette and Christopher Goebl Bryna Goeckner Connie S. Goggin Mr. David M. Goldhaber Jennifer Good Michael Goodspeed and Gail Waring Lauren Gordon-Fahn Mr. Michael Levey and Ms. Linda Gorens-Levey Mr. Donald Gorezek Michael Goss Mrs. Maribeth Gosz Ardis Gottschalk and Maia Puleo Henry and Carroll Gottschlich Margaret-Ann Grabowski Mr. Donald Graff Monica Gramling Laura Graven Ms. Joanne Grebner Daryl and Norman Grier Mrs. Susan Griswold Katherine Grogan Mrs. Helen Grosshans Patricia Grove Mr. Nathan Guequierre Mr. Dick Gutenkunst Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Haag Rosalyn Haas Karleen Haberichter William Hable Glen and Claire Hackmann Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Haislmaier Amber L. Halvorson Marilyn S. Hamilton Mrs. Pat Hamilton Sybille Hamilton Paul Hampton Marian Hansen Mrs. Mary Jean Hanson Mary and Thomas Harmann Dale and Sara Harmelink David L. Harrison Ms. Rosalie Hartmann

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Richard and Shirley Harvey Mr. Kenneth Hassebrock Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Heim Paul and Phyllis Heinrich Mr. William Heinzelman Lois and Paul Heiss Jean and John Henderson Herbert Heppner Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Herman Mark and Judy Hibbard Elizabeth R. Hill Susan and Eric Hillstrom Justine Hintz Ms. Bernadine Hoeft Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel A. Hoffman John Holevoet and Ken Hein John E. Holland and Konrad K. Kuchenbach Richard and Norma Hollander Terri Holzen Harold Horneffer Mr. Dennis Horvath Mr. Richard Hryniewicki Heidi Humbert Mr. and Mrs. Graham W. Hume Patricia and Paul Hundt Amy N. Hunt Barbara Hunt Ms. Evelyn L. Hunter Mr. Steve Ingraham Joshua Ingram Tina Itson Mary Ann Jackson Helen and Ronald Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Jacobson Gretchen Jaeger Ms. Christine Jameson Sandy Jandegian Kathryn and Alan Janicek Mr. and Mrs. Gary Januszewski Norine and Douglas Janzen Donald and Frances Jefferson Patricia and Ronald Jodat Marilyn W. John David Johnson Debra Johnson Faith L. Johnson Michelle L. Johnson Mrs. Richard T. Johnson The Tonic Tavern Mr. Michael Jones Judy and Gary Jorgensen Andrew Joseph Mr. Erik Kakulis Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Kalawa James and Elizabeth Kasdorf Robert and Sandra Kattman Edward Kaupla Allan Kauth Jeff Keck Lee Kelley Elizabeth and Jimmy Kelly Dr. Mark and Maureen Kenfield Sandra L. Kessel Judith A. Keyes Thomas Kieck John D. Kielich Rev. and Mrs. George Kimball Elynor Kimmel Elliott King

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Mr. Jeff Kingery Genevieve Kirchman Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kise Mr. Peter J. Klabunde Jean and Thomas Klein Benjamin Klepzig Allyson B. Kletz Lora Klinko Timothy Klos Heather Klug Sarah Kluth Janet Knoch Naomi and Robert Knoll Heidi and Tommy Knudsen Mary S. Knudten Mary Koehler Randall S. Koeller Jonathan H. Koenig and Melissa E. Love Koenig Erin Kogler Robin Koltz Mr. Boye Koney Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph M. Konrad Robert and Gail Korb John and Christine Kosma Lou Ann Koval Kaleigh N. Kozak Calvin and Lynn Kozlowski Rosemary Kraemer Shirley Kraemer Lee and Bonita Kraus Stacy L. Krause Mr. and Mrs. John Krenitsky Mrs. and Dr. Susan K. Krezoski Matt Krieger Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kristal Bill Krueck Sharon Krueger Amy Krzykowski Sandy and Tom Kuber E.J. and Meloney Kubick Donna Kuchler Prof. and Mrs. James M. Kuist Ms. Randall Kunkel Lisa Kurszewski Beth Kutka Ms. Agnieszka Labecka Wayne Labelle and Nancy Landis Timothy and Kira Lafond Victoria Lail Mr. Howard Lakritz Dale and Sandra Landgren Mr. Peter Larson William Lassow Mr. and Mrs. James A. Lathrop Drs. Kaye and Prakash Laud Jason and Kristy Lavann Chris and Emilia Layden David and Deborah Lenz Mr. Stephen Leopold Ms. Karen Lerner Ms. Clare Leslie Dr. Joseph and Amy Leung Mr. and Mrs. Mark Levy Dick and Mimi Lewellen Carol and Leonard Lewensohn Lynne Bazelon Lewin Ms. Patricia Lewis Peter and Kathleen Lillegren Mary and Earl Lillydahl

Argosy Foundation - Just Duet Donald Linke Matt and Patty Linn Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lippert Natalie Lloyd- Jones Ms. Barbara Lodde Bruce and Elizabeth Loder Linnea and Brent Logan Mr. Brian F. Long Mr. Gary E. Long Dr. J. Mark Baker and Susan Loris David Lucas Ms. Paula Lucey Joan Ludington Patricia Luebke Ms. Barbara J. Luepke Margaret and Merton Lueptow Ms. Barbara Lukens Stephen and Jane Lukowicz Ms. Margaret Luley Carl Lund Charles and Barbara Lund Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lunz Mr. Don Lybeck Mr. Jacob Magnusson Joseph T. Maier Ms. Rosemaria Makowski Mike Malatesta Lance C. Malina Sean Malloy Norman and Sherry Malmon Dr. John and Kristie Malone Paul and Deborah Mamerow Mr. Peter Mamerow Sara and Nathan Manning Joseph Manone Jeanne and David Mantsch Mr. Jonathan March Mrs. Laura Marheine Ms. Sara Jane Marlega and Mr. John Savas Kathleen Marquardt Craig Marsh Mr. and Mrs. James Martell Ms. Christine Martin Mr. Tiller R. Martin Dean and Mary Martinelli Ms. Monica E. Marton Jerry and Donna Martynski Susan Mathis Mr. and Mrs. Francis Matusinec Rita McDonald Greg and Denise McCarthy Susan McComb Joan McCracken Guy and Mary Jo McDonald Martha Mcguinnis Ms. Julie S. McHale Mr. Brian McLinden Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. McLinn Mr. and Mrs. Dean Mehlberg Mr. and Mrs. Bob Melcher Mr. and Mrs. Howard Messerman Mrs. Debra L. Metz Ray and Elaine Meyer Mr. Tim Middleton Francis B. Miezio Madelynn Miezio Ms. Jean L. Mileham Amanda Milford Howard and Sara Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Miller Steven Miller Ashley Miner Josephine and Kathleen Misiewicz Christian and Kate Mitchell Julie L. Mitchell Ms. June Moberly Ms. Virginia R. Moeller Jequitta Molot Kathy Monacelli Bob and Barbara Monnat Edith Moravcsik Christine Mortensen Clayton Mortl Ms. Susan Moss Julie Motz Kathryn Moulton Jennifer Moze Tim Muehlfeld Ms. Mary Ann Mueller John and Sharon Muendel Mr. Thomas R. Mundschau Mr. and Mrs. Robert Q. Muselman Mr. and Mrs. Howard Myers Amy Nathan Paul Nausieda and Evonne Winston Mr. and Mrs. Joel Needlman Ms. Tuffy A. Nell Sue Nelsen Mr. Steve Neufeld Yvonne Neumann Mr. and Mrs. Gene L. Newell Ms. Doris Nice Susan Niescior Angela Nimsgern Julie and Timothy Nolan Mrs. Kathrine Noran Mrs. June J. Norman Patrick O’Malley John Oberdeck James and Christine O’Brien Ruth O’Connell Duenk Dr. Daniel T. O’Connor Kelly O’Donnell Robert Odum Leah Olson Barbara O’Neill Georgiana Orthaus Mr. Richard Ortiz Kelly OShea Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Ousterling Mrs. Evelyn L. Owen Ms. Laura Owen Susan and Steven Ozimek Brian and Maura Packham Scott Paegelow and Charles Klockner Marjorie and Gerald Pagel Jon Pagenkopf, DDS Dorene and Phil Paley Jeffrey Papaleo Mr. Dean Parkman Jean Pascek Jamshed and Deborah Patel Julie and Steven Peay Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pelt Quinten Petersen Yvonne Petersen Clifford Peterson Roy Peterson Mr. Steven W. Pharr

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Phillips Richard and Ann Piehl Ann G. Pier Mr. R Scott Pierce Fred Pike Leslie Plamann Barbara and Ronald Poe Janet Polley Ms. Jennifer A. Popies Lauren Poppen Mr. Robert C. Potratz Mr. and Mrs. David Potts Mr. William E. Powell Sarah J. Pratt, M.D. Ms. Claire J. Prewitt Mr. Keith D. Prochnow Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence F. Propp Mr. Dan Prowse Mr. and Ms. Steven Prust Ms. Sara Puls John Pustejovsky James and Lisa Quick Ms. Susan L. Raabe David and Carol Raasch William Radonski Mr. Phillip Radovich Barbara and Duane Raetz Dr. Thomas Raimann Norman and Virginia Rambo Margie and Greg Rankin Mr. David A. Rasmussen Jody and Wayne Reckard Mr. Randy Reddemann Mr. and Ms. Victor P. Redzinski Mr. Travis Reed Mr. Richard L. Reid Mrs. Sandy Reinholtz Mrs. Lora Reinholz Ron and Joanne Reinke Mrs. Page A. Remmers Dave and Betty Reul Mary and Jay Rice Werner and Carol Richheimer Mr. Josh Richman Mr. Eric M. Richmond David and Elizabeth Rickaby Susan Riedel Ms. Dolores Rieden Pat and David Rierson Robin Gerson and Tim Riley Ruth Ritter Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Robbins Cory Robers Anthony Roberts Michael Roberts Benjamin Roekle Steve and Shelagh Roell Guy F Roeseler Ellen and Robert Rohwer Mr. Ian Rokser Nancy Romine Kevin Ronnie and Karen Campbell Melanie Rooney Eileen Rosenberg Benson Massey/Ann Rosenthal Lisa Roter Dottie Rotter Barbara Rucks Ms. Alice A. Rudebusch Ms. Janice L. Rudolph

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Argosy Foundation - Just Duet/MSO Endowment Joanne Ruggieri Bill and Eva Rumpf Ms. Christine Rundblad Jonathan Rusnak Tom and Judy Saeger Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Sandler Mrs. Wilbert Schauer Ms. Carlen A. Schenk Daniel Schicker David and Mary Schleif Ms. Christine Schlosser Paul and Kathleen Schluter Sebastian Schmaling Ms. Catherine A. Schmanski Judy and Tom Schmid C.G. Schmidt, Inc. Mr. Jeff Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schnell Richard Eli Schoen Mr. Michael W. Schoenherr Jeff Schreiber Elaine and Martin Schreiber Stephen and Lois Schreiter Mr. Jake Schroeder Thomas and Marilyn Schroeder Elaine Schueler Ms. Mae P. Schulz Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Schwallie Carol and George Schwei Mary Schwemin Andi Sciacca Mr. and Mrs. John Seboldt Mr. Scott A. Seefeldt Liz Senn Ms. Sarah Seward Lynne Shaner Mr. John E. Sheaffer Ms. Stephanie Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Randall Sherer Ms. Linda Sheridan Mr. Darl V. Shimko Susan M. Shiroishi Mr. Aleksandr Shmushkin Scott and Dulcie Shoener Ms. Joan B. Shrout Dr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Siebenlist Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Silhol Ms. Jeanne Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Simpkin Mr. David Simpson and Ms. Deborah Schmidt Kathleen and Carl Sincere Ms. Marcia Singer Matthew Skalnik Susan Skudlarczyk Mr. Patrick Small Allison M. and Dale R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Smith Reeves Smith Mrs. Susan G. Smith Richard Snyder Leonard Sobczak Mr. Frank Sonderer Ms. Megan Sorenson Ruth Spaay Michael and Jane Spalding Rose Purpero Spang Mr. Michael Spangler Jeanne Sprangers

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Mr. Robert M. Sproat Ms. Susan Stachelski Mr. Michael Staebell Richard Stahle Mr. James Stanke Mr. David Stanosz James and Catherine Startt Heidi Stathus Sharon Stebnitz Mr. and Mrs. Steffel Ms. Sue Steffen Ms. Milda A. Steinbrecher Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Steiner Ms. Cathy Steinhafel Ms. Gillian Stewart Stock Gain MSO Ms. Jane Stoltz Mr. and Mrs. Donald Strahl Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Strassburger Ms. Melody Streeter Anna Strelitzer Ms. Lisa M. Stukenberg Mr. Tom Suchecki Ms. Elizabeth Sumner Theresa and Rudolph Sundberg William & Kathryn Szeflinski Terry Burko and David Taggart Mr. Paul Tanzer Cassie Tappa Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Tenges Constance Tenhawks Marilyn and Bob Teper Maria Terres-Sandgren Tim and Bonnie Tesch Joseph Tew Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A.Thomas Mr. Bruce R. Thompson and Ms. Kathleen Ortman Miller Mr. John E. Thresher Thrivent Financial Mrs. Patricia Tibbetts Mr. Martin Tierney Mrs. Delia M. Torres Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Totsky Joan Tourdot Joy Towell Richard Tower Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Tretow Tom Troast Mr. and Todd Trzcinski Ms. Beverly Ugent Julia and David Uihlein Ms. Barbara M. Ujcich David Unruh Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Valiga Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Varney Norman Veik Ms. Rosemary A. Verbanac Clinton Verley Thora Vervoren Ms. Jo Ann Vetter Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Videkovich Emily Wacker Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Wagner Robert and Brooke Walker Roger and Maricolette Walsh Carrie Wang John and Carol Washcovick Larry and Adrienne Waters

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Mr. Charles P. Weber Mrs. Dianne Weber Cindi Weeden Neal and Cathy Wegner Ms. Kathryn A. Weidner Mrs. Debra Weiner Elizabeth A. Weirick Mr. and Mrs. Mark Weitenbeck Mary Jo and Lawrence Wellenstein Henry J. Wellner David Wesley Lynn and Richard Wesolek Ms. and Ms. Stephanie Wesselowski Mrs. Stephanie R. West Teresa Wetzel Ms. Betty J. White Mr. Andrew H. Whitmore Kary Wiesler Jan Wilberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilkins Mrs. Janet Wille Rolland and Sharon Wilson Michele Wink Patricia Witt Mrs. Melinda D. Wolf Mr. Wilfred Wollner Diana J. Wood Marilyn Workman Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Wulff Robert Yecke Deanna Young Don Zank Mr. William Zeidler Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ziech Ms. Donna J. Zinda Ms. M. Ann Zion Ms. Renee Zorc Sharon and James Zsebe Mary Lou Zuege MSO ENDOWMENT Visionaries Commitments of $1,000,000 and above Jane Bradley Pettit Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair Herzfeld Foundation Krause Family Principal Horn Chair Phyllis and Harleth Pubanz Gertrude M. Puelicher Education Fund Stein Family Foundation Principal Pops Conductor Chair Polly and Bill Van Dyke Music Director Chair Philanthropists Commitments of $500,000 and above Donald B. Abert Principal Bass Chair Mr. Richard Blomquist Patrice L. (Patti) Bringe Margaret and Roy Butter Principal Flute Chair Donald and Judy Christl Fred Fuller Trumpet Chair Andrea and Woodrow Leung Principal Second Violin Chair and Fred Fuller Dorothea C. Mayer Principal Cello Chair Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League Principal Oboe Chair

MSO Endowment/Musical Legacy Society Northwestern Mutual Foundation Melitta S. Pick Endowed Piano Chair Walter L. Robb Family Principal Trumpet Chair Robert T. Rolfs Foundation Michael and Jeanne Schmitz President and Executive Director Chair Gertrude Elser and John Edward Schroeder Guest Artist Fund Walter Schroeder Foundation Principal Harp Chair Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family Principal Bassoon Chair Marjorie Tiefenthaler Principal Trombone Chair Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Family Principal Viola Chair Benefactors Commitments of $100,000 and above Two Anonymous Donors Patty and Jay Baker Fund for Guest Artists Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J.O. Blachly Philip Blank English Horn Chair in memoriam to John Martin and his favorite cousin, Beatrice Blank Judith and Stanton Bluestone Estate of Lloyd Broehm Louise Cattoi, in memory of David and Angela Cattoi Lynn Chappy Salon Series Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust Franklyn Esenberg Principal Clarinet Chair David L. Harrison Endowment for Music Education Richard M. Kimball Bass Trombone Chair William Randolph Hearst Foundation Judith A. Keyes MSOL Docent Fund Charles A. Krause Donald and JoAnne Krause Music Education Endowment Fund Martin J. Krebs Co-Principal Trumpet Chair Charles and Barbara Lund Marcus Corporation Foundation Guest Artist Fund Andy Nunemaker French Horn Chair John and Elizabeth Ogden Gordana and Milan Racic The Erika Richman MSO-MYSO Reading Workshop Fund Pat and Allen Rieselbach Friends of Janet F. Ruggeri Assistant Principal Viola Chair Allison M. & Dale R. Smith Percussion Fund Estate of Walter S. Smolenski, Jr. Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Donald B. and Ruth P. Taylor Assistant Principal Clarinet Chair Mrs. William D. Vogel Barbara and Ted Wiley Jack Winter Guest Artist Fund Fern L. Young Endowment Fund for Guest Artists

MUSICAL LEGACY SOCIETY The Musical Legacy Society recognizes and appreciates the individuals who have made a planned gift to the MSO. The MSO invites you to join these generous donors who have remembered the Orchestra in their estate plans.

Nine Anonymous Donors George R. Affeldt Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Aring, Jr. Dana and Gail Atkins Robert Balderson Adam Bauman Priscilla and Anthony Beadell Mr. F. L. Bidinger Dr. Philip and Beatrice Blank Mr. Richard Blomquist Judith and Stanton Bluestone Patrice L. (Patti) Bringe Jean S. Britt Laurette Broehm Neil Brooks Anthony and Vicki Cecalupo Lynn Chappy Donald and Judy Christl Jo Ann Corrao Mary Ann Delzer Julie Doneis Donn Dresselhuys Beth and Ted Durant Rosemarie Eierman Franklyn Esenberg John and Sue Esser Jo Ann Falletta Donald L. Feinsilver, M.D. Frank and Pauline Fichtner Susie and Robert Fono Ruth and John Fredericks Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Goldsmith Brett Goodman Roberta Gordon Marta P. and Doyne M. Haas Ms. Jean I. Hamann Ms. Sybille Hamilton Kristin A. Hansen David L. Harrison Judy Harrison Cheryl H. and Roy L. Hauswirth Harold W. Heard Cliff Heise Sidney and Suzanne Herszenson Bud and Roxy Heyse Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoke Glenda Holm Jean and Charles Holmburg Myra Huth William and Janet Isbister Lee and Barbara Jacobi Leon and Betsy Janssen Marilyn W. John Faith L. Johnson Mary G. Johnson Bill and Char Johnson Jayne J. Jordan Judy and Gary Jorgensen Debra Jupka James A. and Robin S. Kasch

Howard Kaspin James H. Keyes Judith A. Keyes Richard and Sarah Kimball Ronald J. and Catherine Klokner Mary Krall JoAnne and Donald Krause Martin J. and Alice Krebs Ronald and Vicki Krizek Cynthia Krueger-Prost Susan Kurtz Steven E. Landfried Mr. Bruce R. Laning Victor Larson Arthur and Nancy Laskin Tom and Lise Lawson Andrea and Woodrow Leung Mr. Robert D. Lidicker Mr. and Mrs. John B. Liebenstein Drs. John and Theresa Liu Dr. John and Kristie Malone Dana and Jeff Marks Ms. Kathleen Marquardt JoAnne Matchette Rita T. and James C. McDonald Patricia and James McGavock Nancy McGiveran Nancy McKinley-Ehlinger Mrs. Christel U. Mildenberg Christian and Kate Mitchell Joan Moeller Ms. Melodi Muehlbauer Robert Mulcahy Kathleen M. Murphy Andy Nunemaker Diana and Gerald Ogren Lynn and Lawrence Olsen Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Orth Lygere Panagopoulos Jamshed and Deborah Patel Gerald T. and Carol K. Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Poe Julie Quinlan Brame and Jason Brame Ms. Harvian Raasch-Hooten Gordana and Milan Racic Christine Radiske and Herbert Quigley Steve and Susan Ragatz Catherine A. Regner Pat and David Rierson Pat and Allen Rieselbach Dr. Thomas and Mary Roberts Gayle G. Rosemann and Paul E. McElwee Roger B. Ruggeri and Andrea K. Wagoner Nina Sarenac Mary B. Schley in recognition of David L. Schley Dr. Robert and Patty Schmidt Michael J. and Jeanne E. Schmitz James Schultz and Donna Menzer Mason Sherwood and Mark Franke Margles Singleton & Clay Young Lois Bernard and William Small Dale and Allison Smith Susan G. Stein Dr. Robert A. and Kathleen Sullo Lois Tetzlaff E. Charlotte Theis David Tolan

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Musical Legacy Society/Annual Fund Thora Vervoren Dr. Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Veronica Wallace-Kraemer Michael Walton Brian A. Warnecke Earl Wasserman Alice Weiss Sally Wells Carol and James Wiensch Floyd Woldt Sandra and Ross Workman Marion Youngquist For more information on becoming a Musical Legacy Society member, please contact the Development Office at 414.226.7804.

ANNUAL FUND The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra truly values the music lovers in the concert hall and we thank our contributors to the Annual Fund for investing their time and support to this treasure. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions to the Annual Fund as of October 14, 2021.

Conductor Circle Harry John Brown Society $100,000 and above Isabel Bader Donald and JoAnne Krause Marty Krebs Nancy and Arthur Laskin Charitable Trust Sheldon and Marianne Lubar Charitable Fund of the Lubar Family Foundation Michael and Jeanne Schmitz Julia and David Uihlein Kenneth Schermerhorn Society $50,000 and above Two Anonymous Donors Laura and Mike Arnow Bobbi and Jim Caraway Anthony and Vicki Cecalupo Robert and Gail Korb Lorry Uihlein Charitable Lead Unitrust Edo De Waart Society $35,000 and above Thomas E. Caestecker Andreas Delfs Society $25,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn Esenberg Greater Milwaukee Foundation William R. and Charlotte S. Johnson Fund Doug and Jane Hagerman Judy and Gary Jorgensen Mr. and Mrs. George C. Kaiser Judith A. Keyes Dr. Brent and Susan Martin Andy Nunemaker Pat and Allen Rieselbach Herbert Zien and Elizabeth Levins Maestro’s Society $15,000 and above Two Anonymous Donors

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Dr. Philip and the spirit of Beatrice Blank Marilyn and John Breidster Mary and Terry Briscoe James Coyle Ms. Dorothy Diggs Mrs. Alyce Coyne Katayama Jewish Community Foundation Eileen & Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund Roberta Gordon Mr. and Ms. Bruce Myers Lois and Richard Pauls Julie and Steven Peay Allison M. and Dale R. Smith Susi and Dick Stoll Haruki Toyama and Amy Blair Thora Vervoren Music Director $10,000 and above One Anonymous Donor Richard and JoAnn Beightol Lois Bernard Roger Byhardt Dr. Deborah and Jeff Costakos Jennifer Dirks Bruce T. Faure M.D. Mrs. Mary Lou M. Findley George E. Forish, Jr. Greater Milwaukee Foundation Bernard J. and Marie E. Weiss Fund Judith J. Goetz Katherine Hauser Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Hobbs Karen Hung and Bob Coletti Ms. Geraldine Lash and Mr. William Borghesani, Jr. Charles and Barbara Lund Mr. Peter L. Mahler Gerald and Elaine Mainman Keith Mardak and Mary Vandenberg Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer Christian and Kate Mitchell Patrick and Mary Murphy Brian and Maura Packham Leslie Plamann Drs. Alan and Carol Pohl Alice E. Read Sara and Jay Schwister Nancy and Greg Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Tiffany Principal Circle $5,000 and above Three Anonymous Donors Sue and Louie Andrew Thomas Bagwell and Michelle Hiebert Dr. Rita Bakalars Dr. J. Mark Baker and Susan Loris Alton Bathrick Donna and Donald Baumgartner Mrs. David Beckwith William and Barbara Boles George S. and Sally Ann Borkowski Suzy and John Brennan Jean Britt Elaine Burke Chris and Katie Callen Ara and Valerie Cherchian Donald and Judy Christl

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Mary and James Connelly Sandra and Russell Dagon Karen Dobbs and Chris DeNardis Joanne Doehler Elizabeth and Herodotos Ellinas Paul and Connie Flagg Elizabeth and William Genne Richard and Ellen Glaisner Kathryn Grossman Drs. Carla and Robert Hay James and Crystal Hegge Ms. Mary E. Henke Cory Henschel Mr. and Mrs. Bernard C. Hlavac Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoke James and Karen Hyde Leon and Betsy Janssen Lee and Barbara Jacobi Jayne J. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Yoshimasa Kadota Kolaga Family Charitable Trust Christine Krueger Jane and Tom Lacy Peter and Kathleen Lillegren Michael and Maureen McCabe William J. Murgas Paul Nausieda and Evonne Winston Barbara and Layton Olsen Dr. Thomas and Elaine Pagedas Mr. and Mrs. James R. Petrie Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pierce-Ruhland Agnes and Heinz Proell Jim and Fran Proulx Christine Radiske and Herbert Quigley Marcia J.S. Richards and Donald R. Whitaker Steve and Fran Richman Pat and David Rierson Dr. Thomas and Mary Roberts Merlin and Gladys Rostad Arts Fund Kay Schanke Dr. and Mrs. R. Nikolaus Schmidt Richard Eli Schoen Linda and Gile Tojek John and Karen Tomashek Mrs. James Urdan Mrs. George Walcott Tracy S. Wang, MD Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wasielewski Nora and Jude Werra Robert and Jessie Whitmore Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Wilson Jessica R. Wirth Diana J. Wood Principal Circle $3,500 and above Three Anonymous Donors Fred and Kay Austermann Marlene and Bert Bilsky Dr. Bruce and Marsha Camitta Beth and Ted Durant Stan and Janet Fox Irving D. Gaines Jean and Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation Margarete and David Harvey Drs. Stephen Hinkle and Margie Boyles Marilyn W. John Mary S. Knudten

Annual Fund Calvin and Lynn Kozlowski Stanley Kritzik Norm and Judy Lasca Eugene and Gwen Lavin Dr. Joseph and Amy Leung Frank Loo and Sally Long Dr. Ann McDonald Merle and Sandra McDonald Dr. Mary Ellen Mitchanis Rusti and Steve Moffic Theodore and Kelsey Perlick Molinari Joel Needlman David Peterson Roger Ritzow Dr. Ann Rosenthal and Dr. Benson Massey James Schultz and Donna Menzer Sue and Boo Smith Thomas St. John and Micaela Levine James and Catherine Startt Loretto and Dick Steinmetz Kathleen and Frank Thometz Katherine Thomson Jim Ward Mr. Wilfred Wollner Carol and Richard Wythes Orchestra Circle $1,500 and above Seven Anonymous Donors Frances and Lowell Adams Jantina and Donald Adriano Dr. Joan Arvedson Richard and Sara Aster Mark and Laura Barnard David Baumann and Kathleen Olejnik Priscilla and Anthony Beadell Jacqlynn Behnke Richard and Gloria Bergman Elliot and Karen Berman Richard and Kay Bibler Greg Black Art Blair Scott Bolens and Elizabeth Forman Walter and Virginia Boyer Cheri and Tom Briscoe Marcia P. Brooks and Edward J. Hammond Mrs. John H. Burlingame Mr. David E. Cadle Karen and Harry Carlson B. Lauren and Margaret Charous Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Chernof Edith Christian Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Connolly Amy and Frederick Croen Gerald and Kay Cullen Lynda and Tom Curl Cynthia and Brian Dearing Jesse De Groat Mary Ann and Bob Dude Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Easom Susan Eaton Joseph and Joan Fall Edward and Joanne Filmanowicz Anne and Dean Fitzgerald Judith Fitzgerald Miller, PhD, RN, FAAN Jo Ann and Dale Frederickson Francis and Bonnie Freudinger Fred and Debby Ganaway

Jane K. Gertler William and Colette Goldammer Alison Graf and Richard Schreiner Greater Milwaukee Foundation John and Shirley Jeffrey Fund Donna and Tony Meyer Fund Virginia Hall Dale Harmelink David Harrison Judith and David Hecker Megumi Kanda Hemann and Dietrich Hemann Robert Hey Mark and Judith Hibbard Quinn and Paula Hogan Megan Holbrook and Eric Vogel Charles and Jean Holmburg Barbara Hunt Robert S. Jakubiak Ann Janikowsky Jewish Community Foundation Dorothy & Merton Rotter Donor Advised Fund David and Mel Johnson Mr. William Josephson Matthew and Kathryn Kamm Lynn and Tom Kassouf Dr. Bruce and Anna Kaufman Jack and Myrna Kaufman Cynthia and F. Michael Kluiber Tommy and Heidi Knudsen Benedict and Lee Kordus Dr. Michael J. Krco Milton and Carol Kuyers Mary E. Lacy Kaye Price Laud and Prakash Laud Douglas and Patti Levy Dr. Douglas, Berna, and Todd Levy Bruce and Elizabeth Loder Mary Jane Loewi Stein James and Patricia Mathie Dr. and Mrs. Debesh Mazumdar Daniel and Constance McCarty Guy and Mary Jo McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Dean Mehlberg Ms. Jean L. Mileham Gregory and Susan Milleville James Nass Eric Nathan Drs. Donna Recht and Robert Newby Gerald and Diana Ogren Lynn and Lawrence Olsen Susan Otto Joseph Pabst Jamshed and Deborah Patel Dr. David Paris Richard Patt Raymond and Janice Perry Dr. David and Louise Petering Gerald T. and Carol K. Petersen Yvonne Petersen Mr. Douglas E. Peterson Jessica and Paul Pihart Kathyrn Koenen Potos Roberta and David Remstad Elizabeth and David Rickaby Timothy and Syma Richer Emily and Mike Robertson Dottie Rotter

Keri Sarajian and Frederick Stratton III Daniel Schicker Holly and Bradley Schlossmann Judy and Tom Schmid Rev. Doug and Marilyn Schoen Elaine Schueler Mary and Jim Scott Paul and Frances Seifert Dr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Siebenlist Paul and Diane Singer Margles Singleton & Clay Young Mrs. George R. Slater Roger and Judy Smith Nita Soref Carol Stephenson John Stewig and Richard Bradley Sally Swetnam Bonnie and Tim Tesch John and Anne Thomas Joan Thompson R. James and Jean Tobin Sara J. Toenes Mr. and Mrs. Lynn F. Unkefer Lauren Vollrath Mary Schueller and Michael Walton Adrienne and Larry Waters Ann and Joseph Wenzler Lynn and Richard Wesolek Alfred White Susee and James Wiechmann Kathleen Wigdale John Winter Floyd Woldt Gail Groenwoldt and Jeff Yabuki Denise and William Zeidler Sandra Zingler and Barbara Johnson Leo Zoeller Orchestra Circle $1,000 and above Five Anonymous Donors Dr. and Mrs. Albert H. Adams, M.D. James and Nora Barry Mr. James M. Baumgartner Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Beckman Laura and Dennis Birchall Robert Borch and Linda Wickstrom Ann Brophy and James Brown Marguerite and Hames Buck Barbara and Dr. Henry Burko Ericka and Michael Burzynski Tom Buthod Ms. Trish Calvy Wayne and Marlene Cook Mr. Russell Darrow Jr. Miguel de Jesus Mr. Dominique Delugeau Jennifer and Paul Deslongchamps Julie Disseler Madison Dohmen Jack Douthitt and Michelle Zimmer Don and Nora Dreske Jacquelyn and Dalibor Drummer Shawn Duffy Dr. Eric A. Durant Sigrid Dynek Tina Eickermann Lynn Engel Mr. and Mrs. A. William Finke Bill and Kari Foote

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Annual Fund Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Freitag Mary and John Galbraith Kimberly Gerber Martha Giacobassi Ralph and Cherie Gorenstein Ralph Grall Mr. and Mrs. James Gramentine Charmaine and Kurt Gunderson Greater Milwaukee Foundation Dresselhuys Family Fund Jay Kay Foundation Fund Stephen and Judy Maersch Fund Karleen Haberichter Claire and Glen Hackmann Sandra and Jim Hanus Mr. Charles W. Helscher Jean and John Henderson Mr. Al Hentzen Dr. Sidney and Suzanne Herszenson Eric and Susan Hillstrom Richard and Jeanne Hryniewicki Terry Huebner David Johnson Mary and Charles Kamps James and Peggy Karpowicz Robert and Sandra Kattman Christine and J. Patrick Keyes Karen and John Kise Jonathan Koenig and Melissa Love Koenig Julilly Kohler Julie and Michael Koss Mary Krall Sandra and Thomas Kuber Gisela and James Kuist Timothy and Kira Lafond William Lassow Judith Laste Chris and Emilia Layden Mary and Lawrence LeBlanc Dale and Barbara Lenz Cynthia and Mark Levy John and Janice Liebenstein Matthew Linn Richard and Roberta London Mary and Robert Loots Wayne and Kris Lueders Jane Lukowicz Stephen and Judy Maersch Joseph Maier Donnalyn and Dennis Maiman Mr. Peter Mamerow Jeanne and David Mantsch Sara Marlega and John Savas Mr. Michael Mcbride Joan McCracken Rita McDonald Debra and Jeffrey Metz Christel Mildenberg Carol Moerke David and Gail Nelson Jane O’Meara Jon Pagenkopf Dr. and Mrs. James T. Paloucek Jo Perlson Cathy Procton Beatrice and Edward Pronley John Pustejovsky David and Carol Raasch

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Francis Randall Denise and James Rasche Mr. Randy Reddemann and William Davidson Philip Reifenberg Angela and Dr. John Rhee Drs. Walter and Lisa Rich David and Elizabeth Rickaby Susan Riedel Carmen Mercedes Rigau and David Beach Mrs. Inger Riley Dan and Anna Robbins Dr. and Mrs. David Y. Rosenzweig Mrs. Wilbert Schauer Mr. and Mrs. Roger Schaus Jr. Kathleen and Paul Schluter Katherine and Lawrence Schnuck Roland Schroeder and Mary Mowbray Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Schwallie Bob and Sally Schwarz Mr. Brian M. Schwellinger Fred and Ruth Schwertfeger Lt. Cmdr. Ronald D. and Carol R. Scott Laurie Shawger Mason Sherwood and Mark Franke Mary and Richard Sjoerdsma Susan Skudlarczyk Donna Smith Dr. and Mrs. C. John Snyder Joan Spector Kathy and Salvatore Spicuzza Barbara Ann Stein Rebecca and Robert Tenges Marilyn and Bob Teper Rebecca Thomas Katherine and Dean Thome Mr. Stephen Thompson Mr. and Mrs. James S. Tidey Drs. Steven and Denise Trinkl Ms. Lynde B. Uihlein Mike and Peg Uihlein Alfred Lustig and Janice Watson Robert Welch Henry J. Wellner and James Cook Mr. and Mrs. James Wigdale Linda and Dan Wilhelms Ron and Alice Winkler Rebecca Winnie Prati and Norm Wojtal Melinda and Thomas Wolf Jim and Sandy Wrangell Symphony Friends Sustainer $500 and above Eleven Anonymous Donors Tracy Alexanian John Ambrose Marilyn and Larry Anderson Robert Archer Judy and Robert Ashmore Robert Ater and Dr. Gregory Baer Laura Baacke Margaret and Bruce Barr Caroline Barrow Kellen and Matthew Bartel Rodney Bartlow and Judith Stephenson

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Dr. Patricia Barwig Thomas Bauldry and Thomas Czisny Margery Becker Bonnie Beeck Mr. Patrick J. Behling Catherine Benjamin David Benner and Diane Benjamin Kristine Best Carolee Beutler Lawrence and JoAnne Bialcik Roger Bialcik David and Mary Blackwelder Bruce and Melissa Block Carole and Donald Bock Naomi and Sid Bodine John and Sandra Bolger Lynne and Charles Bomzer Paul Bosanac Danielle Boyke Elizabeth Brasure Lois and Bob Brazner Arthur and Anne Brooks Craig and Anne Bryant Halsey and Christine Buell Kathleen Burchby, MD Bruce and Joan Butterfield Phil and Anne Callen Paul and Lori Cannestra Stephen Carlton Carol Carpenter Margaret Cary John Chain Steven and Gillian Chamberlin Cecile Cheng Walter and Aleta Chossek Terrence Cogswell John and Deborah Collins Dennis and Deborah Conta Barbara Costanzo Jeffery Debbink Kristine Demski Robert and Carol Diggelman Thomas Dill Kendall and Kevin DiVito Linda Dohmen Kenneth and Barbara Donner Kendall Dowsett John Dragisic Karin and Peter Drescher David Drew Donald and Kathleen Drum John and Margot Dunn Pat and Michael Dunn Thomas Durkin and Joan Robotham Maryann and Maryanne Ebel Debra Eder Rosemarie Eierman Sheila Engfer Beulah Erickson Amy Farkas Francis and Sharon Feider Eric Fisher and Anne Petersen-Fisher Roberta Forman Howard Frankenthal Gordon and Christine Freese David and Judy French Barbara Fritschel Eric Fritz Robert and Sally Gabriel

Annual Fund/Bravo Mark and Virginia Gennis Matelan and Carole Glaske Brad Glocke Greg and Debra Goeks Pearl Mary Goetsch Emil Gohr Stephen and Bernadine Graff Greater Milwaukee Foundation Paloucek Family Fund Bill and Gwen Werner Fund Norman and Daryl Grier Diane Griewank McGinn and Thomas McGinn Jean Gurney and Earl Lemon Douglas and Margaret Ann Haag William Hable Paul Hampton Joseph and Leila Hanson Joan Hardy Richard and Shirley Harvey Cheryl and Roy Hauswirth Michael Heiderich Robert and Katy Henschel Barbara Himes Peter Hinow Anna Hirt Conrad and Jeanne Holling Laura and James Holtz Colleen and Bruce Horner Thomas and Beryl Hsiang Bruce and Elizabeth Jacobs John and Sonja Jacobsen Jerome and Alice Jacobson Gretchen Jaeger Kathryn and Alan Janicek Norine and Douglas Janzen Adam Jeffers and Rebekah Nagler Matthew Jeffers Thomas and Pauline Jeffers Mary Johnson Robert and Carlotta Johnson Paul Jonas Jewish Community Foundation Margery H. & Irvin M. Beck Donor Advised Fund Alice and Jerome Jacobson Donor Advised Fund Diana & Kenneth Stein Donor Advised Fund Robert and Rose Kaser Kaye and Mark Kass Susan and Raymond Kehm Eileen Kehoe and Carl Reinhold Brian and Mary Lou Kennedy Kenan and Sara Kersten Doris and George Kimball John and Debra Kissinger Donald and Carol Klockow Joseph Kmoch Jonathan and Willette Knopp Lezlie Knox Bruce and Shirley Krenzke Doris Kresheck E Kubick Donna Kuchler Michael and Doris Kuhn Thomas and Evelyn Lajiness Dale and Sandra Landgren Avrum and Dannette Lank

Curtis Larson W. Peter Larson Jeffrey Lasselle Lawrence Lauwasser Helen Leggeri David and Deborah Lenz Sandra Lofte Joan Ludington Frances and Neill Luebke Jacob Magnusson Mike Malatesta Jack and Joan Malin Sean Malloy Kristie Malone Paul Mamerow and Deborah Coughlin Mamerow Househol Ann Margolis Louis and Mariann Maris James and Marsha Martell Dean and Mary Martinelli Gregory McCarthy Joseph and Joni McDevitt Daryl and Rita Melzer Mary Kaye Merwin Anne and Tom Metcalfe Nicholas and Laura Meyer Howard and Sara Miller Craig and Sandra Modahl Jequitta Molot Jake Schilz and Samantha Morris Christine Mortensen Mary Ann Mueller Patricia and George Mueller Frank and Nancy Muench Thad Nation and Melissa Wein Erik Nelson Doris Nice Timothy and Julie Nolan Joseph and Marjeta Novak Estee O’Connor David and Janet Olsen Georgiana Orthaus Steven and Susan Ozimek Scott Paegelow and Charles Klockner Phillip and Dorene Paley Angela Penzkover Clint Peterson Michael and Nancy Pfau Angela and Frank Pintar Ms. Harvian Raasch-Hooten William Radonski Duane and Barbara Raetz Robert Rafel Virginia and Norman Rambo Stephen and Margie Rankin Janice and Jordan Reese Ron Reinke James and Lysbeth Reiskytl Page and John Remmers Werner and Carol Richheimer Eric Richmond Anthony Roberts Kevin Ronnie and Karen Campbell Alice Rudebusch Dolores Ruetz William and Eva Rumpf Margaret Ruscetta Thomas Russell Polly and Lawrence Ryan Cheral Sadler

Robin Sasman Leonard and Ruth Schacht Ruth Schauer Carlen Schenk Eric Schluter Martin Schreiber Lois and Stephen Schreiter Donald and Judith Schultz Gary and Beverly Schulze Philip Schumacher and Pauline Beck Caroline and Frederick Schwertfeger Judith and Ronald Shapiro Randall and Linda Sherer Thomas and Donna Shriner Marybeth and Gregory Shuppe Douglas and Kay Simpkin Richard and Sheryl Smith Stephanie Smith Leonard Sobczak Jeanne and Richard Somers Reginald and Maria Sprecher James Stanke David Stanosz Ken and Diana Stein Anthony Steiner and Sue Martin-Steiner Sarah Stevenson Cook James Strey Alexandra Sullivan David Taggart Ann Terwilliger Kent and Marna Tess-Mattner Stephen and Linda Thomas Lygia and David Topolovec David and Joan Totten Peter Turner and Nancy Northey Roy and Sandra Uelner Constance U’Ren James Van Ess Thomas and June Varney John Viste and Elaine Strite Mark and Anne Weitenbeck Stephanie Wesselowski Susan Westergard Deborah and Gerald Wetter Sammis and Jean White Gerald and Judith Wille Terry Witkowski Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow Susan and Benjamin Zarwell Howard and Jane Zeft M. Ann Zion Marilyn and Doug Zwissler BRAVO Patrick Behling Britt Blackwelder Tina Itson Kaleigh Kozak Jacob Magnusson TJ and Kelsey Molinari Estée Tanel O’Connor and Walter Zoller Leah Olson Jessica and Paul Pihart Monica Rynders Brian Schwellinger Megan Sorenson

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Corporate and Foundation/Matching Gifts/Golden Note Partners CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra truly values the generosity of musicloving patrons in the concert hall and throughout the community.

We especially thank our Corporate and Foundation contributors for investing their time and support to this treasure. We gratefully acknowledge contributions from: $1,000,000 and above Anonymous United Performing Arts Fund $250,000 and above Argosy Foundation The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation $100,000 and above Herzfeld Foundation Rockwell Automation State of Wisconsin – Department of Administration $50,000 and above Greater Milwaukee Foundation Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Fund Johnson Controls Melitta S. and Joan M. Pick Charitable Trust Milwaukee County Arts Fund (CAMPAC) $25,000 and above Anonymous Bader Philanthropies, Inc. Chase Family Foundation First Midwest Bank Greater Milwaukee Foundation Gertrude Elser and John Edward Schroeder Fund Helen and Jeanette Oberndorfer Fund Norman and Lucy Cohn Family Fund Guardian Fine Art Services Krause Family Foundation Schoenleber Foundation, Inc. U.S. Bank WEC Energy Group $15,000 and above A.O. Smith Foundation, Inc. Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Gladys E. Gores Charitable Foundation Kahler Slater Komatsu Mining Corp Foundation The League of American Orchestras Marietta Investment Partners Wisconsin Arts Board $10,000 and above BMO Harris Bank CD Smith Construction Services Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation The Cudahy Foundation David C. Scott Foundation Ellsworth Corporation Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

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Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Northwestern Mutual Ralph Evinrude Foundation Rite Hite Holding Corporation William and Janice Godfrey Family Foundation Yabuki Family Foundation $5,000 and above Camille A. Lonstorf Trust Common Links Construction, LLC CornerStone One Ernst & Young, LLC FIS Global Gene and Ruth Posner Foundation, Inc. General Mills Foundation GRAEF Greater Milwaukee Foundation ELM II Fund Roxy and Bud Heyse Fund/Journal Fund Julian Family Foundation MGIC Investment Corporation Milwaukee Arts Board Milwaukee Development Corporation Northern Trust Quarles & Brady, LLP Silver Rock Consulting Staff Electric William A. and Mary M. Bonfield, Jr. Fund $2,500 and above Greater Milwaukee Foundation Margaret Heminway Wells Fund Japan Foundation New York Joan and Fred Brengel Family Foundation, Inc. Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation Theodore W. Batterman Family Foundation $1,000 and above Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc. Clare M. Peters Charitable Trust Ellis Family Charitable Fund Foley & Lardner LLP Glendale Women’s Club Greater Milwaukee Foundation Cottrell Balding Fund Del Chambers Fund Eleanor N. Wilson Fund George and Christine Sosnovsky Fund Henry C., Eva M., Robert H. and Jack J. Gillo Charitable Fund Irene Edelstein Memorial Fund Mildred L. Roehr & Herbert W. Roehr Fund Milwaukee Bucks Townsend Foundation $500 and above AmazonSmile Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Carrie Taylor & Nettie Taylor Robinson Memorial Fund Donald and Barbara Abert Fund Robert C. Archer Designated Fund United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County

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Usinger Foundation MATCHING GIFTS The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following corporations and foundations who match their employees’ contributions to the Annual Fund.

Allstate American Family Insurance Group Aurora Health Care BMO Harris Bank Bright Funds Carrier Caterpillar Foundation Dell Dominion Foundation Eaton Corporation Fiduciary Partners GE Foundation Google Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church IMB Matching Grant Program Johnson Controls Foundation Microsoft Corp Morgan Stanley Northwestern Mutual Refinitiv The Benevity Community Impact Fund U.S. Bank United Healthcare United Way of Metropolitan Chicago United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha Wisconsin Energy Corporation GOLDEN NOTE PARTNERS The MSO gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for their gifts of product or services: 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Becker Design Belle Fiori – Official Event Florist of the MSO Burke Chocolates The Capital Grille Central Standard Craft Distillery Coakley Bros. Co. Colectivo Coffee Downer Avenue Wine & Spirits Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Marcus Hotels & Resorts Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Ogletree Deakins Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel – Official Hotel of the MSO Sojourner Family Peace Center Steinway Piano Gallery of Milwaukee Studio Gear – Official Event Partner of the MSO Wisconsin Public Radio WMSE

Tributes TRIBUTES

In memory of Judy Gertsma Anonymous

In honor of Dr. Joan Arvedson’s 80th Birthday Maureen Lefton-Greif

Genie and David Meissner Michael Schmitz John Spencer Mrs. George Walcott Ann and George Whyte Kathrine Wolf

In memory of Jim Hawkins Kathleen Wigdale

In memory of David A. Blumberg David and Sherry Blumberg Lucy Cooper Naomi and Reuben Eisenstein Gary Engle Kelsi Gard Raul Gomez Jay and Barbara Miller Suzanne Millett Drs. Alan and Carol Pohl Howard and Judy Tolkan Norma Zehner Margaret Zickuhr

In honor of Thomas and Pauline Jeffers Adam Jeffers Matthew Jeffers

In memory of Valerie Cherchian Provident Trust Company Alicia and Bryan Sadoff

In honor of Alyce Katayama Steven and Buffy Duback

In honor of Richard and Lois Pauls Andrew and Tai Pauls In memory of Kathy Paulsen Kathleen Wigdale

In memory of Virjean Knudsen Jill Griffee Ross In honor of Scott Jeffrey Koehler Sharon Nagel Emily and David Wycoff In honor of Donald and JoAnne Krause James and Patricia Mathie

In memory of Barb Schmidt Kathleen Wigdale

In honor of David Cohen Frederick and Pamela Hess In memory of Tom Damm Kathleen Wigdale

In honor of Ellen and Tim Pappas Bobbie Cronk

In memory of Matthew Flaig Trinidad Torres

In memory of W. Stuart Parsons Richard Abdoo Terry Burko and David Taggart Buffy and Steve Duback Jill Jelsma Raquel Lauritzen Patty and Mike McCauley

In honor of Fred Fuller Ms. Anna E. Hirt

In memory of Marilyn “Pat” Ellicson Petry - Jazz Lover David L. Harrison In memory of Jill Ragatz Kathleen Wigdale

In memory of Ernabelle and Frank Medushaw Chris Griswold

In memory of Helen Flanner Mary Flanner

In honor of Daniel Petry Wayne and Marlene Cook

In memory of John Schmitt Ann MacIver In memory of Ronald D. Scott Barbara Janusiak In memory of Anne T. White A. James White In memory of Libby Wigdale Kathleen Wigdale

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MSO Board of Directors OFFICERS Susan Martin, Chair Andy Nunemaker, Immediate Past Chair David Uihlein, Honorary Co-Chair Julia Uihlein, Honorary Co-Chair Alyce Coyne Katayama, Secretary Patrick Murphy, Treasurer; Chair, Finance Committee Mark Niehaus, President & Executive Director, Michael and Jeanne Schmitz Chair

Maura Packham, Chair, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Task Force Richard Pauls Leslie Plamann Alice Read Jay E. Schwister, Chair, Retirement Plan Committee Dale R. Smith Gregory A. Smith, Chair, Audit Committee Herb Zien, Chair, Facilities Management Committee

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Susan Martin, Chair Andy Nunemaker, Immediate Past Chair Douglas M. Hagerman Eric E. Hobbs Karen Hung, Chair, Governance Committee Alyce Coyne Katayama, Secretary Robert Klieger, Chair, Players’ Council Patrick Murphy, Treasurer; Chair, Finance Committee Mark Niehaus, President & Executive Director, Michael and Jeanne Schmitz Chair Mike Schmitz, Chair, Chairman’s Council Dick Stoll, Chair, Advancement Committee; Chair, Marketing & Advocacy Committee Haruki Toyama, Chair, Artistic Direction Committee

CITY AND COUNTY DIRECTORS

DIRECTORS Louis Andrew Kate Brewer Jeff Costakos Jen Dirks Marion Gottschalk Charlotte Hayslett Eric Jorgensen Peter Mahler, Chair, Grand Future Committee Mark Metzendorf Christopher Miller, Chair, Forte Christian Mitchell Robert Monnat Bruce Myers

City Sachin Chheda Pegge Sytkowski Francis Wasielewski County Fiesha Lynn Bell Chris Layden Garren Randolph MUSICIAN DIRECTORS Robert Klieger, Chair, Players’ Council Ilana Setapen CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL Michael J. Schmitz, Chair Chris Abele Richard S. Bibler Charles Boyle Thomas E. Caestecker Roberta Caraway M. Judith Christl Mary Connelly Donn Dresselhuys Eileen G. Dubner Franklyn Esenberg Marta P. Haas Jean Holmburg Barbara Hunt Leon P. Janssen Angela G. Johnston Judy Jorgensen James A. Kasch Beverly A. Klein Lee Walther Kordus Michael J. Koss JoAnne Krause Martin J. Krebs

Susan Kurtz Keith Mardak James G. Rasche Stephen E. Richman Allen N. Rieselbach Walter L. Robb Thomas L. Smallwood Joan Steele Stein Linda Tojek Joan R. Urdan Larry Waters Kathleen A. Wilson MSO ENDOWMENT & FOUNDATION TRUSTEES Bruce Laning, Trustee Chairman, Endowment & Foundation Amy Croen, Endowment & Foundation Steven Etzel, Endowment & Foundation Douglas M. Hagerman, Foundation Allen Rieselbach, Foundation PAST CHAIRMEN Andy Nunemaker (2014-2020) Douglas M. Hagerman (2011-2014) Chris Abele (2004-2011) Judy Jorgensen (2002-2004) Stephen E. Richman (2000-2002) Stanton J. Bluestone (1998-2000) Allen N. Rieselbach (1995-1998) Edwin P. Wiley (1993-1995) Michael J. Schmitz (1990-1993) Orren J. Bradley (1988-1990) Russell W. Britt* (1986-1988) James H. Keyes (1984-1986) Richard S. Bibler (1982-1984)John K. MacIver* (1980-1982) Donn R. Dresselhuys (1978-1980) Harrold J. McComas* (1976-1978) Laflin C. Jones* (1974-1976) Robert S. Zigman* (1972-1974) Charles A. Krause* (1970-1972) Donald B. Abert* (1968-1970) Erhard H. Buettner* (1966-1968) Clifford Randall* (1964-1966)John Ogden* (1962-1964) Stanley Williams* (1959-1962)

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MSO 2021.22 Administration EXECUTIVE Mark Niehaus, President & Executive Director, Michael and Jeanne Schmitz Chair Susan Loris, Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Charles A. Krause Chair Bret Dorhout, Vice President of Artistic Planning Robin Sasman, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Heidi Gempeler, Chief of Staff Cynthia Moore, Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion Manager Kelsey Padron, Administrative Assistant ADVANCEMENT Tina Itson, Director of Institutional Giving Michael Rossetto, Director of Individual Giving Celeste Baldassare, Campaign Manager Krista Hettinger, Individual Giving Manager Elliott King, Grants & Research Manager Orin Larson, Individual Giving Manager William Loder, Senior Individual Giving Manager Tracy Migon, Development Systems Manager Daniel Petry, Campaign Gift Officer Lindsey Ruenger, Individual Giving Manager Emily Santeler, Advancement Associate Maggie Seer, Institutional Giving Manager EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Rebecca Whitney, Director of Education Hannah Esch, Concerts for Schools and Education Manager Michelle McCormick, ACE and Education Manager FINANCE Brandon Viliunas, Controller Jenny Beier, Senior Accountant Colleen McHoney, Accountant

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MARKETING Jennifer Samuelson, Senior Director of Patron Experience & Front of House Operations Erin Kogler, Director of Communications Kathryn Reinardy, Director of Marketing & Strategic Engagement Adam Cohen, Patron Systems Manager Collin Falvey, Event Venue Coordinator Sam Hushek, Events & Volunteer Manager Marcella Morrow, Marketing Manager Kerry Ryan, Communications & Content Coordinator Patrick G.H. Schley, House Manager Zoe Waeltz, Assistant House Manager BOX OFFICE Luther Gray, Associate Director of Patron Services Al Bartosik, Box Office Manager Marie Holtyn, Box Office Supervisor Arianna Witek, Patron Services Assistant Alexandra Aldridge, Box Office Assistant Cameron Hendrickson, Box Office Assistant Shanell Housen, Box Office Assistant Effie Atta-Krah, Box Office Assistant Carlos Rojo, Box Office Assistant Zoe Waeltz, Box Office Assistant OPERATIONS Françoise Moquin, Director of Orchestra Personnel Rick Snow, Director of Facilities Frank Almond, Artistic Advisor Paul Beck, Associate Librarian Elizabeth Fairfield, Orchestra Personnel & Artistic Administrator Patrick McGinn, Principal Librarian, Anonymous Donor, Principal Librarian Chair Terrell Pierce, Operations Manager Emily Wacker Schultz, Artist Duty Assistant Jeremy Tusz, Audio & Video Producer Tristan Wallace, Technical Manager & Live Audio Supervisor Christina Williams, Chorus Manager

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