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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

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

PERCUSSION Robert Klieger, Principal Chris Riggs PIANO Melitta S. Pick Endowed Piano Chair PERSONNEL MANAGERS Françoise Moquin, Director of Orchestra Personnel Paul Beck, Interim Assistant Personnel Manager LIBRARIANS Patrick McGinn, Principal Librarian, Anonymous Donor, Principal Librarian Chair Paul Beck, Associate Librarian

E FLAT CLARINET Benjamin Adler BASS CLARINET William Helmers BASSOONS Catherine Chen, Principal Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family Bassoon Chair Rudi Heinrich, Assistant Principal Beth W. Giacobassi

PRODUCTION TECHNICAL MANAGER Tristan Wallace, Technical Manager & Live Audio Supervisor Paolo Scarabel, Stage Technician & Deck Supervisor

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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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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 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 Margaret Goodwin Charyl Granatella Virginia D. Grossman Hailey Gurgul Mark R. Hagner

Eric Hanrehan Betsy McCool Beth Harenda Oscar Menoyo Kristin Eklund Kathleen Ortman Miller Haverkampf Megan Miller Paul James Hayes • Marjorie Moon Madeline Hehemann Bailey Moorhead u Karen Heins Jennifer Mueller Mary Catherine Helgren Michael Mueller Kurt Hellermann Matthew Neu Cameron Henrickson Kristin Nikkel Sara E. Herrick Mary Beth Norton Michelle Hiebert Alice Nuteson Laura Hochmuth Marilyn Overstreet Amy Hudson Robert Paddock Matthew Hunt Molly Pagryzinski Stan Husi Grace Parlier u Tina Itson Sarah Parlier • Christine Jameson Leah Peavler Paula J. Jeske Amanda Peña John Jorgensen Janese Pentico Sherry Atienza Joseph Rebekah Picard Heidi L. Kastern R. Scott Pierce Jordan Keller u Jessica E. Pihart u Michelle Beschta Klotz Catherine Anne Purdy Robert Anton Knier Kaitlin Quigley Jill Kortebein Mary E. Rafel Hannah Kovach David Lee Reber 6 Jason Reuschlein Kaleigh N. Kozak u Joseph M. Krechel James Reynolds q Christine Krueger Marc Charles Ricard Harold Krueger Amanda Robison Rick Landin Carlos Rojo Jana Larson James Sampson Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl Bridget Sampson John W. Lettermann Darwin J. Sanders Robert Lochhead Grace Schaetz Kristine Lorbeske John Schilling Sarah Magid Sarah Schmeiser Grace Majewski Rand C. Schmidt Linda Marten Randy Schmidt Joy Mast Allison Schnier 6 Patricia Mathie Matthew Seider Justin J. Maurer u Hannah Sheppard

STAFF Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director Timothy J. Benson, assistant director Christina Williams, chorus manager Diane Kachelmeier, rehearsal pianist Darwin J. Sanders, language/diction coach

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David Siegworth Kristen M. Singer Lori Skelton Tim Socha u Bruce Soto Joel P. Spiess 6 Todd Stacey Claire Stangl u Donald E. Stettler Amanda D. Steven Scott Stieg 6 Donna Stresing Kristine Leigh Stresman Ashley Ellen Suresh Dean-Yar Tigrani Clare Urbanski Jessica Wagner Barbara Wanless Emma Mingesz Weiss Michael Peter Werni Christina Williams Emilie Williams Jessica Wirth Christopher Wojciechowicz Kathleen Wojcik-May Kevin Woller Maureen Woyci 6 Jamie M. Yu Stephanie Zimmer

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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 was 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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MICHAEL FEINSTEIN Friday, February 11, 2022 at 7:30 pm Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 7:30 pm Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 2:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Yaniv Dinur, conductor Michael Feinstein, piano and vocals

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The MSO Steinway piano was made possible through a generous gift from MICHAEL AND JEANNE SCHMITZ. The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours with one intermission. All programs subject to change.

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Guest Artist Biographies MICHAEL FEINSTEIN Michael Feinstein has built a dazzling career over the last three decades bringing the music of the Great American Songbook to the world. From recordings that have earned him five Grammy Award nominations to his Emmy nominated PBS-TV specials, his acclaimed NPR series, and concerts spanning the globe – in addition to his appearances at iconic venues such as The White House, Buckingham Palace, Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and Sydney Opera House – his work as an educator and archivist define Feinstein as one of the most important musical forces of our time.

In 2007, he founded the Great American Songbook Foundation, dedicated to celebrating the art form and preserving it through educational programs, master classes, and the annual High School Songbook Academy. Feinstein serves on the Library of Congress’s National Recording Preservation Board, an organization dedicated to ensuring the survival, conservation, and increased public availability of America’s sound recording heritage.

Feinstein was named principal pops conductor for the Pasadena Symphony in 2012. Under Feinstein’s leadership, the Pasadena Pops has quickly become a premier orchestral presenter of the Great American Songbook with definitive performances of rare orchestrations and classic arrangements. He launched an additional Pops series at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2014.

Feinstein serves as artistic director of the Palladium Center for the Performing Arts, and since 1999, he has served as artistic director for Carnegie Hall’s “Standard Time with Michael Feinstein” in conjunction with ASCAP. In 2010 he became the director of the Jazz and Popular Song Series at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Feinstein was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he started playing piano by ear as a five-year-old. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles when he was 20. The widow of legendary concert pianist-actor Oscar Levant introduced him to Ira Gershwin in July 1977. Feinstein became Gershwin’s assistant for six years, which earned him access to numerous unpublished Gershwin songs, many of which he has since performed and recorded. Gershwin’s influence provided a solid base upon which Feinstein evolved into a captivating performer, composer, and arranger of his own original music.

Through his live performances, recordings, film and television appearances, and his songwriting (in collaboration with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Lindy Robbins, Bob Merrill and Marshall Barer), Feinstein is an all-star force in American music.

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BEETHOVEN’S PASTORAL Friday, February 18, 2022 at 7:30 pm Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 7:30 pm Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 2:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Edo de Waart, conductor Susan Babini, cello

FREDERICK DELIUS In a Summer Garden EDWARD ELGAR Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 85

I. Adagio – Moderato

II. Lento – Allegro molto

III. Adagio

IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non troppo

Susan Babini, cello INTERMISSION

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Opus 68 “Pastoral”

I. Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachen: Allegro ma non troppo

II. Szene am Bach: Andante molto moto

III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute: Allegro

IV. Donner. Sturm: Allegro

V. Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto The 2021.22 Classics Series is presented by the UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND. The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours.

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Guest Artist Biographies SUSAN BABINI Susan Babini was appointed principal cello of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in 2012 by Edo de Waart. She has been recognized for her “gorgeous sound and liquid sense of phrasing” (Philadelphia Enquirer), her “achingly beautiful” playing (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) and “gorgeous, dark sound” (Milwaukee Shepherd Express).

Since joining the MSO, she has been a regularly featured soloist.

She has also performed as soloist with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Symphony in C, as well as the New Century Chamber Orchestra, where she held the position of principal cello. In addition, she has appeared as guest principal cello with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

An Astral Artist alumnus, Babini performed the East Coast premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis’s Colored Field for Cello and Orchestra with Symphony in C, and is also featured on Kernis’s album On Distant Shores. She has also been presented in solo recital by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.

A dedicated educator, Babini loves working with students of all ages and frequently leads masterclasses at home and abroad. For several years, she taught cello orchestral repertoire at Northwestern University, as well as teaching and coaching for the National Youth Orchestra, Luzerne Music Center, and the Brevard Music Festival. Currently, she is a faculty member for the Advanced Chamber Music Institute at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music.

A passionate chamber musician, Babini has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival and subsequently toured with “Musicians from Marlboro.” She has also performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Brevard Music Festival, and Tanglewood and Yellow Barn music festivals. Additionally, she has performed as guest cellist with the Cavani String Quartet on the Detroit Chamber Music Society series and at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In Milwaukee, she has performed with the Philomusica String Quartet, Milwaukee Musaik, and Frankly Music chamber music series.

A native of Detroit, Susan Babini is the daughter of two former Detroit Symphony cellists and began her musical studies at the young age of three. She holds a Graduate Diploma from The Juilliard School, as well as Bachelor and Master of Chamber Music degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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Program notes by J. Mark Baker This weekend we welcome Music Director Laureate Edo de Waart. Pastoral music by Beethoven and Delius enclose a performance of Elgar’s poignant Cello Concerto, featuring MSO Principal Cello Susan Babini.

Frederick Delius

Born 29 January 1862; Bradford, England Died 10 June 1934; Grez-sur-Loing, France

In a Summer Garden

Composed: 1908 First performance: 11 December 1909; London, England Last MSO performance: MSO premiere Instrumentation: 3 flutes; 2 oboes, English horn; 2 clarinets; bass clarinet; 3 bassoons; 4 horns; 2 trumpets; 3 trombones; tuba; timpani; percussion (glockenspiel, triangle); harp; strings Approximate duration: 13 minutes Sometimes called an English Impressionist, Frederick Delius led an interesting life. Born in England to German parents, his father set him up as an orange grower in Florida in his early 20s. Following a couple of years there, he returned to Europe to study composition with Carl Reinecke at the Leipzig Conservatory (1886-88). He then settled in Paris as a man of bohemian habits until 1897, when he moved to Grez-sur-Loing with his lover Jelka Rosen, later his wife. There he remained for the rest of his days, writing operas, orchestral music, choral and vocal music, and chamber music.

The orchestral rhapsody In a Summer Garden was composed in the spring of 1908. The garden was Delius’s own at Grez. The music evokes the magical landscape that had by this time been created by Jelka. The published score of the work includes two quotations that provide insight into its intended emotional content. The first is a couplet by Dante Gabriel Rossetti: All are my blooms; and all sweet blooms of love To thee I gave while Spring and Summer sang.

The second, unattributed passage reads: Roses, lilies, and a thousand scented flowers. Bright butterflies, flitting from petal to petal.

Beneath the shade of ancient trees, a quiet river with water lilies. In a boat, almost hidden, two people. A thrush singing in the distance.

The composer himself conducted the Philharmonic Society of London in the first performance of this endlessly evocative piece – at the Queen’s Hall, London, in December 1909.

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Edward Elgar (This program note by Roger Ruggeri) Born 2 June 1857; Broadheath, England Died 23 February 1934; Worcester, England

Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 85 Composed: 1918-19 First performance: 27 October 1919; London, England Last MSO performance: September 2014; Edo de Waart, conductor; Alisa Weilerstein, cello Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo); 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 4 horns; 2 trumpets; 3 trombones; tuba; timpani; strings Approximate duration: 30 minutes

Aged and anguished by the First World War, Elgar felt the loss of many friends, both English and German. Plagued by failing health and financial security, he lamented: “I am more alone and the prey of circumstances than ever before… Everything good and nice and clean and fresh and sweet is far away – never to return.” Retreating from the world, Elgar and his wife rented a country cottage in Sussex in 1917. Gradually, his creative strength returned. During the summer of 1919, Elgar penned one of his most significant works and also his last major composition, the Cello Concerto. While in the compositional process, Elgar wrote to the work’s dedicatees, Sir Sidney and Lady Colvin, that it was “a real large work and I think good and alive.”

Unfortunately, the next few years held many difficulties for both the composer and his new work. The concerto was scheduled to be premiered by the English cellist, Felix Salmond (1888-1952), on 27 October 1919, with Elgar conducting the London Symphony. Albert Coates, the other conductor on this shared program, used more than his allotted rehearsal time to prepare Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy; Elgar was therefore not able to prepare the performance to his liking. He would have withdrawn the work from this concert, had it not been such an important occasion for Salmond. Clouded by an insecure premiere, this concerto – the simplest, most direct, and least rhetorical of Elgar’s major works – was long misunderstood by musicians and audiences.

Heartbroken by the death of his wife shortly thereafter, Elgar resolved never to compose again.

He kept his vow for nine years; then, in 1929, composed a hymn of prayer for the recovery of King George V from a serious illness. Elgar later began a Third Symphony that was still unfinished at the time of his death in 1934.

Virtuosic, but not superficial, the Cello Concerto provides a unique glimpse of the inner Elgar, a man who concealed a sensitive and complex nature behind the façade of a country squire.

When asked to “explain” this work, he replied enigmatically, “A man’s attitude to life.”

Scholar Diana McVeagh provided these insights: It was into a virtuoso form that he confided his most private thoughts. So much is made of the poignancy of the Cello Concerto that its daring can be overlooked. But there is a consummate technical confidence in opening a concerto with a solo recitative with such panache, allowing it to die to nothing, and then presenting so gentle and unobtrusive a main theme for violas alone.

In the tension between the risks taken by the craftsman and the shyness of the aging man, Elgar turned his disillusion to positive account. The concerto is simply lyrical and rondo forms. The scherzo is a shadowy, fantastic moto perpetuo, the Adagio a passionate lament. The Falstaffian last movement runs a humorous course before the stricken cadenza, in which soloist and orchestra sing the pain and poetry of Elgar’s most searching visions, reaching stillness in a phrase from the Adagio. Elgar cut resolutely into this with the formal recitative of the opening; and the end is abrupt.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

Baptized 17 December 1770; Bonn, Germany Died 26 March 1827; Vienna, Austria

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Opus 68 “Pastoral”

Composed: 1808 First performance: 22 December 1808; Vienna, Austria Last MSO performance: January 2015; Edo de Waart, conductor Instrumentation: 2 flutes; piccolo; 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 2 horns; 2 trumpets; 2 trombones; timpani; strings Approximate duration: 39 minutes In Beethoven as I Knew Him: A Biography, Anton Schinder (1795-1864) tells us that one of the composer’s favorite books was Christoph Christian Sturm’s Reflections on the Works of God in the Realm of Nature and Providence, first published in 1785.

Beethoven’s copy was published in 1811 and apparently was copiously annotated. All manner of biographical evidence makes it plain that he enjoyed the countryside, often venturing into the woods and fields.

On the title page of his “Sinfonia Pastorale,” Beethoven included the subtitle “more an expression of feelings than tone painting.” He embraced Mother Nature with pantheistic ardor, imbuing the work with the sense of awe and unspoken gratitude we often feel in the great outdoors. Though he provided descriptive titles for each of the five movements, he warned that “Each act of tonepainting, as soon as it is pushed too far in instrumental music, loses its force.”

“Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arriving in the country” opens the work with bagpipe-like sonorities in the lower strings and a flowing, repeated motive above; the movement is notable in its harmonic stasis, confined almost exclusively to major-mode harmonies. The “Scene by the brook” is well-known for the bird imitations in its coda: nightingale (flute), quail (oboe), cuckoo (two clarinets). “Merry gathering of country folk” calls to mind the colorful paintings of Breughel; the movement acts as a sort of scherzo, at one point vividly depicting a high-spirited village band.

In “Thunderstorm,” displaying the first extended use of the minor mode in the whole work, the festivities are interrupted – first mildly, then turbulently. The ensemble displays mighty power as lightning flashes across the dark sky, and the timpanist provides dramatic thunder claps. At its height, “it is no longer just a wind and rain storm; it is a frightful cataclysm, a universal deluge, the end of the world” – according to a typically effusive Hector Berlioz. The clouds disperse as gradually as they accumulated, leading to “Shepherd’s song – Happy and thankful feelings after the storm.” The music builds to a through-the-roof crescendo, then returns Opus 86 to the idyllic calm with which it began.

The Sixth Symphony was first heard on a four-hour all-Beethoven marathon concert that also included the premieres of the Symphony No. 5, the Choral Fantasy, Opus 80, the soprano concert aria Ah, perfido!, portions of the Mass in C, Opus 86, piano improvisations by the composer, and the first public performances in Vienna of the Piano Concerto No. 4. At the Theater an der Wien, seated in the aristocrat’s box next to Beethoven’s patron Prince Lobkowitz, listening to the under-rehearsed concert, the composer Johann Friedrich Reichard later reported: “There we held out in the bitterest cold from half-past six until half-past ten, and experienced the fact that one can easily have too much of a good – and even more of a strong – thing.”

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RENÉE ELISE GOLDSBERRY Friday, February 25, 2022 at 7:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Yaniv Dinur, conductor Renée Elise Goldsberry, vocalist

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

The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours with one intermission.

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Guest Artist Biographies RENÉE ELISE GOLDSBERRY Renée Elise Goldsberry is a multi-hyphenated actress and singer who has delivered award-winning performances both on Broadway and the screen.

Best known for her role as Angelica Schuyler in the musical phenomenon Hamilton, which received rave reviews across the board and has become a cultural touchstone for the ages.

Goldsberry’s performance earned her a Tony Award, Grammy Award, Drama Desk Award, and Lucille Lortel Award.

Coming up, Goldsberry can be seen starring in Tina Fey’s new series for Peacock, Girls5Eva. Goldsberry starred in the A24’s critical darling, Waves, opposite Sterling K. Brown and in the hit Netflix series Altered Carbon. She could also be seen on NBC’s musical sensation, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist in addition to lending her voice to bring characters to life on the Netflix animated series Fast & Furious Spy Racers and Centaurworld.

Other highlights from her film and television career include her work on Documentary Now!’s cult favorite “Original Cast Album: Co-Op,” The Good Wife, The House with a Clock in its Walls, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Following, The Get Down, All About You, Evil, and her creation of the beloved character Evangeline Williamson on ABC’s One Life to Live, for which she received two Daytime Emmy nominations and two NAACP Image Award nominations.

Goldsberry’s appearances on stage include her Outer Critics Circle Award nominated performance opposite Frances McDormand in the play Good People, and the original Broadway version of The Color Purple. She made her Broadway debut as Nala in The Lion King, and her performance as Mimi in Broadway’s closing cast of Rent was immortalized in film. Off-Broadway, Goldsberry’s performance as Sylvia in the Public Theater’s production of Two Gentlemen of Verona for their Shakespeare in the Park series garnered her across-the-board rave reviews.

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BEETHOVEN & BRUCKNER Friday, March 4, 2022 at 11:15 am Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 7:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Ken-David Masur, conductor Martin Helmchen, piano

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Concerto No. 3 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 37

I. Allegro con brio

II. Largo

III. Rondo: Allegro Martin Helmchen, piano INTERMISSION

ANTON BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 in E major (1883)

I. Allegro moderato

II. Adagio: Sehr feierlich

III. Scherzo: Sehr schnell

IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell

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Guest Artist Biographies MARTIN HELMCHEN With his highly virtuosic yet unpretentious style, Martin Helmchen has taken his place among the great pianists of his generation. Born in Berlin, he has made a series of sensational U.S. orchestral debuts, beginning in 2011 at Tanglewood, performing the Schumann Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Christoph von Dohnányi. Following this was his revelatory performance of the Dvorák Piano Concerto with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center, his Symphony Hall Boston debut, performing Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, and his debut with the Chicago Symphony, playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2.

The 2021.22 season includes return invitations to both the Boston and Chicago symphonies, as well as his debut with the Milwaukee Symphony under the baton of Ken-David Masur.

Interrupted by the pandemic, Helmchen will now complete his project of performing all three Bartók concertos with three different German orchestras: the DSO Berlin, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, and the Bielefeld Symphony. He will also continue his tour with violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann in venues throughout Europe, performing all 10 Beethoven violin sonatas.

Other notable appearances in the U.S. include the symphonies of San Francisco, Saint Louis, Houston, Dallas, San Diego, and Oregon (Portland). Internationally, Helmchen has performed with the philharmonic orchestras of Berlin, Dresden, and Vienna, Leipzig Gewandhaus, the Danish National Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Prague Symphony, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, BBC London, NDR/Hamburg, SWR/Stuttgart, and the NHK Symphony in Japan, among many others.

In addition to recital engagements at The Frick Collection/New York, Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall (with cellist MarieElisabeth Hecker), San Francisco Performances, Wigmore Hall/London, and the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, he has appeared at literally every major festival in Europe. Now gaining momentum in North America, he has appeared several times at the Mostly Mozart Festival (Lincoln Center/New York), as well as the Blossom Festival with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. He will make his debut at the Chautauqua Festival in the summer of 2022.

Helmchen won the 2001 Clara Haskil International Piano Competition at the age of 19, and as winner of the 2006 Credit Suisse Young Artist Award, he made his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under Valery Gergiev at the Lucerne Festival. His principal teachers include Galina Iwanzowa, Arie Vardie, and William Grant Naboré.

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Program notes by J. Mark Baker On today’s concert, pianist Martin Helmchen performs Beethoven’s homage to Mozart’s piano music, the Third Piano Concerto. After intermission, we’ll hear Anton Bruckner’s best-known work, his mighty Symphony No. 7.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Baptized 17 December 1770; Bonn, Germany Died 26 March 1827; Vienna, Austria Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Opus 37

Composed: 1796-1803 First performance: 5 April 1803; Vienna, Austria Last MSO performance: January 2011; Edo de Waart, conductor; Ronald Brautigam, piano Instrumentation: 2 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 2 horns; 2 trumpets; timpani; strings Approximate duration: 34 minutes Beethoven was in his early 30s when he composed his Third Piano Concerto. Though its earliest sketch dates to 1796, the lion’s share of the work was set down in autumn 1802 – about the same time Beethoven was laboring on three violin sonatas (Opus 30), three piano sonatas (Opus 31), the Second Symphony (Opus 36), and the oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives. Dedicated to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, the composer himself premiered the concerto at the Theater an der Wien. The all-Beethoven program also included, in addition to the oratorio and the First Symphony, the first performance of the Symphony No. 2.

Scholars have been quick to point out Beethoven’s debt – in his Opus 37 – to Mozart’s concerto in the same key, K. 491, a work Beethoven is known to have admired. In fact, C minor figures significantly in Beethoven’s compositions, a key he wielded for stormy, emotionally charged works. We need cite only a few cogent examples to make this point: Symphony No. 5, the funeral march in the “Eroica” Symphony, the “Pathétique” Sonata, the “Coriolan” Overture, the second movement of the “Moonlight” Sonata, and his final piano sonata, Opus 111.

Opus 37 opens with “the longest of all Beethoven’s concerto tuttis” (D.F. Tovey), in which the two principal themes are presented. Following Mozart’s lead, Beethoven sets the second melody in the relative major, E-flat. When at last the piano enters, following a dramatic pause, the stage has been set for the soloist to expand the material in illustrious new ways: brilliant passagework, scales, trills, and gentle treatment of the lyrical second theme. After the soloist’s virtuosic cadenza, Beethoven again echoes Mozart’s K. 491 by omitting a final ritornello. Instead, the music leaps directly to a “superbly effective coda” (Charles Rosen, in his iconic book, The Classical Style).

Following the Allegro’s tempestuous C minor conclusion, the Largo’s unexpected key of E major is an artful surprise. (Both Grieg and Rachmaninoff would later employ the same major-third relationship in their piano concertos.) Its soulful opening melody, in 3/8 meter, is sounded by the piano alone. Carl Czerny (1791-1857) – pupil of Beethoven and teacher of Liszt, whose piano etudes are the bane of students to this very day – said this passage “must sound like a holy, distant, and celestial harmony. ” The movement is quiet and noble, with inspired MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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touches of orchestration – most arrestingly, an otherworldly conversation between the piano (playing decorative filigree), the flute, and the bassoon, as pizzicato strings provide a muted accompaniment. Following a brief cadenza, the music dies away, and one last fortissimo chord (E major) signals the conclusion.

By interpreting the G-sharp of the final E major chord as an A-flat, we’re able to plunge back into the key of C minor. The finale, a gypsy-like Rondo, is all fun; its contrasting episodes display the master’s deft alternation of major/minor, and there’s even a mock-serious fugato section. For the Coda, Beethoven changes gears, both in terms of key and meter: Now we’re in a mercurial 6/8 meter in C major, as soloist and orchestra sprint toward a giddy conclusion.

Anton Bruckner

Born 4 September 1824; Ansfeld, Upper Austria Died 11 October 1896; Vienna, Austria Symphony No. 7 in E major

Composed: 1881-83 First performance: 30 December 1884; Leipzig, Germany Last MSO performance: May 2017; Edo de Waart, conductor Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 4 Wagner tubas, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, strings Approximate duration: 64 minutes It’s somewhat startling to realize that the premieres of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 and Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 (2 December 1883) came just over a year apart. For that matter, it’s surprising to note that Brahms – the stalwart holdout of another era, a fancier of the music of Heinrich Schütz and an original subscriber to the Bach-Gesellschaft Edition – was nine years younger than Bruckner – a late-blooming descendant of Austrian peasantry, a life-long auto-didact, and a friend and disciple of Richard Wagner.

As Brahms looked to the past for inspiration, Bruckner followed the more “innovative” trends of his idol. (He was at Bayreuth in 1876 for the premiere complete Ring cycle and in 1882 for the first performance of Parsifal.)

Let’s face it: Bruckner’s symphonies are more challenging for the listener than Brahms’s – or even those of their later contemporary Gustav Mahler (1860-1911). And though Bruckner cited Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 as a profound influence – his four main movement types are derived from it (a divergent opening movement, a spacious adagio, a sonata-form scherzo, a large summative finale) – he was likewise influenced by Wagner’s glacially slow harmonic progressions, his lengthy and emotionally fraught melodies, his substantial full-brass pronouncements, and his protracted time scale.

As the British musicologist Deryck Cooke has noted, Bruckner’s symphonies formerly were thought of either as bumbling approaches to the Beethovenian model or as clumsy ill-fated attempts at writing “Wagnerian symphonies.” Nowadays, we recognize Bruckner’s compositional originality and individuality of spirit. In its very essence, sonata form is steadily moving forward, seeking a destination. “But with Bruckner firm in his [Roman Catholic] faith,” says Cooke, “the music has no need to go anywhere, no need to find a point of arrival, because it is already there... Experiencing Bruckner’s symphonic music is more like walking round a cathedral, and taking in each part of it, than like setting out on a journey for some hoped-for goal... No more than a medieval cathedral will Bruckner’s symphonies reveal their majesty and grandeur to the sophisticated and impatient.”

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Bruckner’s Seventh is his best-known symphony, one that still speaks with unique directness and that brought the 60-year-old composer immediate, if long-delayed, success. At its Leipzig premiere, conducted by Arthur Nikisch, the ovation lasted a full 15 minutes. Widely circulated, within three years audiences in Munich, Karlsruhe, Vienna, Graz, Hamburg, Cologne, Amsterdam, Chicago, New York, Boston, Berlin, and Budapest had basked in its sublimity.

The lengthy Allegro moderato opens with a spacious cello melody, with each subsequent phrase seeming to grow organically from what has preceded it. There are three important themes, an expansive development section, and a generous coda. (The latter is set above a stubborn pedal-E in the bass, often at odds with the rest of the orchestra.) The transcendent Adagio is a statement of deep spirituality, one that asserts Bruckner’s unflagging belief in God. It incorporates four Wagner tubas, an instrument Wagner designed for the Ring cycle, here making their first appearance in symphonic music. As Bruckner was completing this movement, Wagner died in Venice on 13 February 1883. After hearing the news, Bruckner wrote the quiet coda – it begins with the quartet of Wagner tubas plus contrabass tuba – “the funeral music for the master” as he called it, in tribute to the man he esteemed above all living musicians.

Dominated by a recurring string motif and a vibrant trumpet theme, the restless scherzo propels us out of church into the open air. The bucolic trio is a bit slower and more transparently scored.

Bruckner imbues the finale with thematic ideas that range in character from whimsical to wonderfully bizarre to charmingly straightforward. At the end, the work’s opening cello theme is heard in the final triumphant E major fanfares.

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DANCING IN THE STREET:

THE MUSIC OF MOTOWN A Schirmer Theatrical/Greenberg Artists co-production Arrangements by Jeff Tyzik Friday, March 11, 2022 at 7:30 pm Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 7:30 pm Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 2:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Yaniv Dinur, conductor Shayna Steele, vocalist Chester Gregory, vocalist Michael Lynche, vocalist

“Dancing in the Street,” by Marvin Gaye, Ivy George Hunter and William Stevenson As Recorded by Martha Reeves “You Really Got a Hold on Me,” by Smokey Robinson As Recorded by The Miracles “Man’s World,” by James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome and Dwight Grant As Recorded by James Brown “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” by Holland, Dozier and Holland As Recorded by the Four Tops “Touch Me in the Morning,” by Michael Masser and Ronald Norman Miller As Recorded by Diana Ross “Just to See Her,” by Jimmy George and Louis Pardini As Recorded by Smokey Robinson “How Sweet It Is,” by Holland, Dozier and Holland As Recorded by Marvin Gaye “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson As Recorded by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson “Song for You,” by Leon Russell As Recorded by Donny Hathaway “Superstition,” by Stevie Wonder As Recorded by Stevie Wonder

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“Let’s Groove Tonight,” by Maurice White and Wayne Lee Vaughn As Recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire “I Feel Good,” by James Brown As Recorded by James Brown “My Guy,” by Smokey Robinson As Recorded by Mary Wells “My Girl,” by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White As Recorded by The Temptations “Endless Love,” by Lionel Richie As Recorded by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love,” by Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals As Recorded by The Spinners “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert As Recorded by Thelma Houston “Higher and Higher,” by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith As Recorded by Jackie Wilson “All the Night Long,” by Lionel Richie As Recorded by Lionel Richie “Signed Sealed Delivered,” by Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway and Syreeta Wright As Recorded by Stevie Wonder ALL ARRANGEMENTS LICENSED BY SCHIRMER THEATRICAL, LLC

Creative Team Robert Thompson, Producer Jeff Tyzik, Producer & Arranger Jami Greenberg, Producer & Booking Agent Alyssa Foster, Producer Mary Helen Gustafson, Assistant Producer

The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours. 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 SHAYNA STEELE With a voice that the London Jazz News says “unleashes enough voltage to light up the West End.” Shayna Steele has made her mark as an in-demand vocalist in the studio and on the stage.

In 2005, hearing that Moby “needed a screamer” for a track off his new album Hotel, a mutual friend recommended Steele, resulting in the disc’s second single “Raining Again.” Two years later, she was back, laying down vocals for “Extreme Ways (2007)” - Moby’s theme song to The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Legacy, and Jason Bourne - and in early 2008, “Disco Lies,” the first single off of Moby’s 2008 release Last Night. The song reached #1 on the US Billboard Dance charts and went on to be featured in J.J. Abram’s summer blockbuster Cloverfield and the movie The Backup Plan starring Jennifer Lopez. Her voice has remained highly in demand with vocals on Hairspray (movie soundtrack), Sex and the City 2, NBC’s Smash, 2008 Summer Olympic highlights on BBC, and the 2021 release of In the Heights (Motion Picture Soundtrack). Steele has made television guest appearances on HBO’s The Sopranos, and she reprised her Broadway role with the “Dynamites” in NBC’s Hairspray Live.

Steele has appeared as a soloist and guest artist with over 40 symphony orchestras throughout North America. Her most recent solo concert Nothin’ But the Blues, written and conducted by Maestro Jeff Tyzik, is one of many highlights in her symphonic solo career.

She continues to tour all over the world with her band playing her original music, is a regular guest artist with Grammy-award winning trumpeter Chris Botti, and is recording her third studio album, set for release in Spring of 2022.

CHESTER GREGORY Chester Gregory is an award winning singer and actor.

He was last seen starring in Motown the Musical as Berry Gordy.

Broadway credits include Motown the Musical, Hairspray, Tarzan, Cry-Baby, and Sister Act. Other credits include August Wilson’s Fences and Two Trains Running. He has toured nationally with Dreamgirls, Sister Act, as well as his one-man show The Eve of Jackie Wilson. Gregory has received many awards, including the Jeff Award and a NAACP Theatre Award, and he has been presented the key to the city of his hometown of Gary, Indiana, and in East Chicago. He has also been chosen as an Honorary State Representative of Indiana and has received an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater Columbia College Chicago. He is currently producing several projects and recordings. Add him on social media @ChesterGregory and chestergregory.com.

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MICHAEL LYNCHE American Idol Michael Lynche is a new breed of soul singer with classic influences. Traces of Donny Hathaway, Al Green, Luther Vandross, Sam Cooke, and James Brown all seem to flash in this uniquely talented performer. Undeniable charisma, well-crafted song arrangements and a voice soaked in soul give the big man class all his own. “Big Mike”—as he was known while winning over the hearts of a nation during his stint on American Idol— has talent so versatile, he’s played intimate jazz & blues clubs, 20,000 seat arenas, and opera halls with 100 piece orchestras backing him.

A New York City resident for the last 15+ years, this Florida native rose from obscurity as a finalist on season 9 of the hit phenomenon, American Idol. After wowing millions of fans with his comforting and powerful voice and performing throughout the United States as part of the American Idol LIVE! Tour, Lynche has released 2 studio albums, toured as an opening act for Boyz II Men, Lalah Hathaway, Faith Evans, and Lyfe Jennings and toured the world with his honest storytelling brand of soul music.

Since 2012, Lynche has been a frequent featured guest vocalist with Maestro Jeff Tyzik and his hit show – “Let’s Dance!” With the perfect repertoire to showcase his dynamic song range, “Let’s Dance!” has been performed with orchestras all over the US and Canada. Tyzik has been an incredible mentor for Lynche over the years, recognizing a passion and drive in the big man that has made his own career successful. The two have spent the last years collaborating on new, sensational soul inspired Pops concerts including “R&B Legends”, “Kings of Soul,” and “Dancing in the Street – The Music of Motown”.

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Conductor Circle Harry John Brown Society $100,000 and above Isabel Bader Donald and JoAnne Krause Marty Krebs Arthur and Nancy 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 Drs. Alan and Carol Pohl Lorry Uihlein Charitable Lead Unitrust Edo De Waart Society $35,000 and above Thomas E. Caestecker Gail Groenwoldt and Jeff Yabuki Haruki Toyama and Amy Blair Andreas Delfs Society $25,000 and above Richard and JoAnn Beightol Elaine Burke Dr. Deborah and Jeff Costakos 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

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Jane and Tom Lacy Dr. Brent and Susan Martin Andy Nunemaker Pat and Allen Rieselbach Barbara and Harry Stratton Herbert Zien and Elizabeth Levins Maestro’s Society $15,000 and above Two Anonymous Donors Chris Abele Dr. Philip and the spirit of Beatrice Blank Marilyn and John Breidster Mary and Terry Briscoe James Coyle Mrs. Alyce Coyne Katayama Ms. Dorothy Diggs Lee Fitzsimonds Richard and Ellen Glaisner Roberta Gordon Jewish Community Foundation Eileen & Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kellner Keith Mardak and Mary Vandenberg Cheryl and Blake Moret Mr. and Ms. Bruce Myers William and Marian Nasgovitz Paul Nausieda and Evonne Winston Lois and Richard Pauls Julie Peay Allison M. and Dale R. Smith Nancy and Greg Smith Susi and Dick Stoll Drs. Robert Taylor and Janice McFarland Taylor Haruki Toyama and Amy Blair Thora Vervoren Music Director $10,000 and above One Anonymous Donor Frances and Lowell Adams Sue and Louie Andrew Lois Bernard Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bielik William and Barbara Boles Katelyn Brewer Roger Byhardt Mary and James Connelly Jennifer Dirks Bruce T. Faure M.D. Mary Lou M. Findley Mrs. Susan G. Gebhardt Greater Milwaukee Foundation Bernard J. and Marie E. Weiss Fund Judith J. Goetz Katherine Hauser Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Hobbs Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoke 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 Donna Metzendorf Christian and Kate Mitchell Bob and Barbara Monnat Patrick and Mary Murphy Brian and Maura Packham Leslie Plamann Alice E. Read

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John and Mary Rickmeier Sara and Jay Schwister Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Tiffany Principal Circle $5,000 and above Four Anonymous Donors Dr. Rita Bakalars Dr. J. Mark Baker and Susan Loris Alton Bathrick Donna and Donald Baumgartner Mrs. David Beckwith Richard and Kay Bibler George S. and Sally Ann Borkowski Suzy and John Brennan Jean Britt Chris and Katie Callen Ara and Valerie Cherchian Donald and Judy Christl Sandra and Russell Dagon Karen Dobbs and Chris DeNardis Joanne Doehler Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Easom Elizabeth and Herodotos Ellinas Dr. Donald Feinsilver and Jo Ann Corrao Paul and Connie Flagg George E. Forish, Jr. Elizabeth and William Genne Kathryn Grossman Cynthia and Jeffrey Harris Margarete and David Harvey Drs. Carla and Robert Hay James and Crystal Hegge Ms. Mary E. Henke Cory Henschel Mr. and Mrs. Bernard C. Hlavac Megan Holbrook and Eric Vogel James and Karen Hyde Rosina and Michael Janowak Leon and Betsy Janssen Lee and Barbara Jacobi Jayne J. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Yoshimasa Kadota Kenneth and Alice Kayser Kolaga Family Charitable Trust Al Krueger Christine Krueger Peter and Kathleen Lillegren Michael and Maureen McCabe Dr. Ann McDonald Genie and David Meissner Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer Dr. Mary Ellen Mitchanis William J. Murgas Mark Niehaus 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 Glenn Roby Merlin and Gladys Rostad Arts Fund Kay Schanke Dr. and Mrs. R. Nikolaus Schmidt Richard Eli Schoen

Annual Fund Kristin and John Sheehan William Stemper Linda and Gile Tojek John and Karen Tomashek Mrs. James Urdan Mrs. George Walcott Tracy S. Wang, MD Jim Ward 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 Lynda and Tom Curl Beth and Ted Durant Stan and Janet Fox Irving D. Gaines Jean and Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation Drs. Stephen Hinkle and Margie Boyles Charles and Jean Holmburg Marilyn W. John Hak-Joong and Jungja Kim Mary S. Knudten Calvin and Lynn Kozlowski Anthony and Susan Krausen Stanley Kritzik Norm and Judy Lasca Eugene and Gwen Lavin Dr. Joseph and Amy Leung Frank Loo and Sally Long Merle and Sandra McDonald Rusti and Steve Moffic Theodore and Kelsey Perlick Molinari Joel Needlman Gerald T. and Carol K. Petersen David Peterson Margaret Riester Roger Ritzow Dr. Ann Rosenthal and Dr. Benson Massey Mr. Brian M. Schwellinger James Schultz and Donna Menzer Sue and Boo Smith Thomas St. John and Micaela Levine Nita Soref Carlton Stansbury James and Catherine Startt Loretto and Dick Steinmetz Kathleen and Frank Thometz Katherine Thomson Mr. Wilfred Wollner Carol and Richard Wythes Orchestra Circle $1,500 and above Eight Anonymous Donors Jantina and Donald Adriano Ruth Agrusa Dr. Joan Arvedson Richard and Sara Aster Thomas Bagwell and Michelle Hiebert Mark and Laura Barnard David Baumann and Kathleen Olejnik Priscilla and Anthony Beadell

Jacqlynn Behnke Richard and Gloria Bergman Elliot and Karen Berman Greg Black Art Blair Scott Bolens and Elizabeth Forman Walter and Virginia Boyer Cheri and Tom Briscoe Marcia P. Brooks and Edward J. Hammond William Brown Mrs. John H. Burlingame Mr. David E. Cadle Karen and Harry Carlson Teri Carpenter B. Lauren and Margaret Charous Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Chernof Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Connolly Amy and Frederick Croen Gerald and Kay Cullen Cynthia and Brian Dearing Jesse De Groat T. Arthur and Rhonda Downey Steven and Buffy Duback Mary Ann and Bob Dude Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Easom Joseph and Joan Fall Robert and Kristin Fewel Edward and Joanne Filmanowicz Anne and Dean Fitzgerald Judith Fitzgerald Miller, PhD, RN, FAAN Donald Fraker and Maja Jurisic Jo Ann and Dale Frederickson Francis and Bonnie Freudinger Fred and Debby Ganaway Robert Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier Jane K. Gertler Kurt and Rosemary Glaisner 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 Judy Hessel Robert Hey Mark and Judith Hibbard Quinn and Paula Hogan Barbara Hunt Robert S. Jakubiak Ann Janikowsky Jewish Community Foundation Dorothy & Merton Rotter Donor Advised Fund David and Mel Johnson Candice and David Johnstone Mr. William Josephson Matthew and Kathryn Kamm Mark and Ginny Kannenberg Barbara Karol Lynn and Tom Kassouf Dr. Bruce and Anna Kaufman Jack and Myrna Kaufman Christine and J. Patrick Keyes 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 Cynthia and Mark Levy Bruce and Elizabeth Loder Mary Jane Loewi Stein Wayne and Kris Lueders 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 Mark and Carol Mitchell 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 Yvonne Petersen Mr. Douglas E. Peterson Jessica and Paul Pihart Kathyrn Koenen Potos Cathy Procton Jerome Randall and Mary Hauser Roberta and David Remstad Elizabeth and David Rickaby Timothy and Syma Richer Susan Riedel Emily and Mike Robertson Dottie Rotter Daniel Schicker Holly and Bradley Schlossmann Judy and Tom Schmid Rev. Doug and Marilyn Schoen Elaine Schueler Betty Jean Schuett Mr. Brian M. Schwellinger Mary and Jim Scott Katherine and Lawrence Schnuck Paul and Frances Seifert Dr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Siebenlist Paul and Diane Singer Margles Singleton Mrs. George R. Slater William and Sarah Slaughter Richard and Sheryl Smith Roger and Judy Smith Bonnie Steindorf Carol Stephenson Jeff and Jody Steren John Stewig and Richard Bradley P. Michael and Susan Stoehr James Strey Sally Swetnam Bonnie and Tim Tesch John and Anne Thomas Joan Thompson Eric Tienou R. James and Jean Tobin Luke and Amalia Todryk Sara J. Toenes

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Annual Fund Mr. and Mrs. Lynn F. Unkefer Kyle Veatch Lauren Vollrath Sarah Wagner 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 Janet Wilgus John Winter Lee Wolcott Floyd Woldt Denise and William Zeidler Sandra Zingler Leo Zoeller Orchestra Circle $1,000 and above Five Anonymous Donors Dr. and Mrs. Albert H. Adams, M.D. Mary Allmon and Michael Allen John Ambrose Helmut and Sandra Ammon Steven Barney Margaret and Bruce Barr James and Nora Barry Clair and Mary Baum Mr. James M. Baumgartner Philip Schumacher and Pauline Beck Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Beckman Fiesha Lynn Bell Eric Berg Roger J. Bialcik Laura and Dennis Birchall Robert Borch and Linda Wickstrom Ann Brophy and James Brown Phyllis and Alan Brostoff Dr. and Mrs. James D. Buck Professor David and Diane Buck Gregory Bultman Barbara and Dr. Henry Burko Ericka and Michael Burzynski Tom Buthod Marvin and Stacy Bynum Daniel and Allison Byrne Ms. Trish Calvy Steven and Gillian Chamberlin Edith Christian Nicole and Jack Cook Wayne and Marlene Cook Mr. Russell Darrow Jr. Miguel de Jesus Mr. Dominique Delugeau Jennifer and Paul Deslongchamps Sandra and George Dionisopoulos Julie Disseler Madison Dohmen Jack Douthitt and Michelle Zimmer Robert Draper Gloria and Peter Drenzek 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 Linda Frank

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Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Freitag Allan and Mary Ellen Froehlich Mary and John Galbraith Kimberly Gerber Laura and Jason Gerke Heiner and Barbara Giese 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 Victoria Haas Karleen Haberichter Claire and Glen Hackmann Joseph and Leila Hanson Sandra and Jim Hanus Mr. Charles W. Helscher Jean and John Henderson Mr. Al Hentzen Tom Herman Dr. Sidney and Suzanne Herszenson Eric and Susan Hillstrom Alicia Holdorf John and Kathryn Housiaux Richard and Jeanne Hryniewicki Terry Huebner David Johnson Mary and Charles Kamps James and Peggy Karpowicz Robert and Sandra Kattman Robert Keefe Robert and Dorothy King Karen and John Kise Jane Kivlin and Thomas Kelly 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 John and Janice Liebenstein Matthew Linn Richard and Roberta London Mary and Robert Loots Krista and Christopher Ludwig Stephen and Jane Lukowicz Joan Maas Stephen and Judy Maersch Joseph Maier Donnalyn and Dennis Maiman Mike Malatesta Kristie Malone Mr. Peter Mamerow Sharon Manone Jeanne and David Mantsch Frank Marek Sara Marlega and John Savas Deidre Martin Mr. Michael Mcbride Scott McBride Joan McCracken Rita McDonald Debra and Jeffrey Metz

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Christel Mildenberg Carol Moerke William and Laverne Mueller Deborah and Peter Musante Thad Nation and Dr. Anna Varley David and Gail Nelson Pat and Grace O’Brien David and Janet Olsen Jane O’Meara Maggey and David Oplinger Jon Pagenkopf Dr. and Mrs. James T. Paloucek Tracie Parent Laura and Adam Peck Jo Perlson Carrie Peterson James Potter Beatrice and Edward Pronley John Pustejovsky David and Carol Raasch Francis Randall Kristine and James Rappé Denise and James Rasche Mr. Randy Reddemann and William Davidson Philip Reifenberg Angela and Dr. John Rhee Drs. Walter and Lisa Rich Lynn and Thomas Richtman David and Elizabeth Rickaby Carmen Mercedes Rigau and David Beach Mrs. Inger Riley Dan and Anna Robbins Dr. and Mrs. David Y. Rosenzweig Allen and Milly Salomon Mrs. Wilbert Schauer Mr. and Mrs. Roger Schaus Jr. Kathleen and Paul Schluter Roland Schroeder and Mary Mowbray Lawrence and Katherine Schnuck Jason Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Schwallie Bob and Sally Schwarz Martin Schreiber Fred and Ruth Schwertfeger Lt. Cmdr. Ronald D. and Carol R. Scott Laurie Shawger Mason Sherwood and Mark Franke Marybeth and Gregory Shuppe Rebecca and Bradley Simenz Mary and Richard Sjoerdsma Susan Skudlarczyk Donna Smith Dr. and Mrs. C. John Snyder Joan Spector Kathy and Salvatore Spicuzza Barbara Ann Stein Ian and Ellen Szczygielski 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 James Van Ess Alfred Lustig and Janice Watson Robert Welch Henry J. Wellner and James Cook Mr. and Mrs. James Wigdale

Annual Fund Linda and Dan Wilhelms Jay and Madonna Williams Rolland and Sharon Wilson Ron and Alice Winkler Rebecca Winnie Prati and Norm Wojtal Melinda and Thomas Wolf Simon Woods Jim and Sandy Wrangell Thomas Zale Symphony Friends Sustainer $500 and above Eleven Anonymous Donors Linda Adams and Charles Schleevogt Tracy Alexanian Marilyn and Larry Anderson Robert Archer Judy and Robert Ashmore Timothy Bachhuber and Geri Feucht Robert Ater and Dr. Gregory Baer Laura Baacke Caroline Barrow Kellen and Matthew Bartel Rodney Bartlow and Judith Stephenson Dr. Patricia Barwig Thomas Bauldry and Thomas Czisny Amy Baumgart Jean Beaudoin Joanne Becker Bonnie Beeck Mr. Patrick J. Behling Catherine Benjamin David Benner and Diane Benjamin Kristine Best Carolee Beutler Lawrence and JoAnne Bialcik John and Lynn Binder 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 Russell and Karen Brooker Arthur and Anne Brooks Marianna Michael Bruch Norman Buebendorf Craig and Anne Bryant Halsey and Christine Buell Kathleen Burchby, MD Bruce and Joan Butterfield Phil and Anne Callen Paul and Lori Cannestra Michael and Patricia Carr Stephen Carlton Carol Carpenter Margaret Cary John Chain Cecile Cheng Sachin Chheda and Angela McManaman Walter and Aleta Chossek Patrick and Barbara Clare Terrence Cogswell John and Deborah Collins Dennis and Deborah Conta Barbara Costanzo

Jeffery Debbink Stephen DeLeers 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 Connie Fellows Sally and Albert Ferguson 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 Mark and Virginia Gennis Martha Giacobassi Matelan and Carole Glaske Brad Glocke Greg and Debra Goeks Pearl Mary Goetsch Emil Gohr David Goldhaber Burton Goodman and Harriet Bocksenbaum Idy Goodman Michael Goodspeed and Gail Waring Linda Gorens-Levey and Michael Levey Marion and Mitch Gottschalk 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 Amber Halvorson Paul Hampton Joan Hardy Richard and Shirley Harvey Diana Haskell Cheryl and Roy Hauswirth Millicent Hawley Barbara Hayden Michael Heiderich Fred and Carol Heim Dr. Bob Henschel Bonnie and Ralph Hensel Mark and Sarah Herr Barbara Himes Peter Hinow Anna Hirt

Conrad and Jeanne Holling Laura and James Holtz Terri and Larry Holzen Colleen and Bruce Horner Richard Horsfield Alice Horton Jeffrey Hosler Thomas and Beryl Hsiang Kendra Ingram Danielle Ippolito Bruce and Elizabeth Jacobs John and Sonja Jacobsen Jerome and Alice Jacobson Gretchen Jaeger Kathryn and Alan Janicek Ann Janikowsky-Halstead Norine and Douglas Janzen Adam Jeffers and Rebekah Nagler Matthew Jeffers Thomas and Pauline Jeffers Jewish Community Foundation Margery H. & Irvin M. Beck Donor Advised Fund Alice and Jerome Jacobson Donor Advised Fund Diana & Kenneth Stein Donor Advised Fund Mary Johnson Robert and Carlotta Johnson Robin and Drew Johnson Paul Jonas Jill and Scott Jorgensen 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 Kevin and Angelique Klimara Donald and Carol Klockow Joseph Kmoch Jonathan and Willette Knopp Lezlie Knox Susan Kraeblen Bruce and Shirley Krenzke Doris Kresheck E Kubick Donna Kuchler Michael and Doris Kuhn Thomas and Evelyn Lajiness Dale and Sandra Landgren Kevin Langreck 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 Stephanie Lyons and Jack Haensel Ann MacIver Jacob Magnusson Jack and Joan Malin Sean Malloy Paul Mamerow and Deborah Coughlin Mamerow Sara and Nathan Manning Ann Margolis

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Annual Fund/Bravo/Corporate and Foundations Louis and Mariann Maris James and Marsha Martell Dean and Mary Martinelli Pat and Patty Mattern Gregory McCarthy Joseph and Joni McDevitt Daryl and Rita Melzer Kenneth and Jeanne Menting 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 Isabel and Richard Muirhead Erik Nelson Doris Nice Natalie Nolan Timothy and Julie Nolan Joseph and Marjeta Novak Jean Novy Estee O’Connor Georgiana Orthaus Steven and Susan Ozimek Scott Paegelow and Charles Klockner Phillip and Dorene Paley Henri and Patricia Pensis 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 Paul and Karen Rice Werner and Carol Richheimer Eric Richmond Anthony Roberts John Roberts Kevin Ronnie and Karen Campbell Alice Rudebusch Dolores Ruetz William and Eva Rumpf Margaret Ruscetta Thomas Russell Mary Burke Ryan Polly and Lawrence Ryan Cheral Sadler Keri Sarajian and Frederick Stratton III Nina Sarenac Robin Sasman Leonard and Ruth Schacht Ruth Schauer Carlen Schenk Mar Schley Eric Schluter Kate Schoyer Mark and Marlene Schrager Lois and Stephen Schreiter Donald and Judith Schultz Gary and Beverly Schulze

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Caroline and Frederick Schwertfeger Judith and Ronald Shapiro Gale Shelton Randall and Linda Sherer Thomas and Donna Shriner Leonard Silva Douglas and Kay Simpkin Barbara Slania Stephanie Smith Leonard Sobczak Jeanne and Richard Somers Gerald and Karen Splittgerber Reginald and Maria Sprecher James Stanke David Stanosz Ken and Diana Stein Anthony Steiner and Sue Martin-Steiner Ann Stevens Sarah Stevenson Cook Roland and Judith Strampe Tiffany Strom Alexandra Sullivan David Taggart and Terry Burko Ann Terwilliger Kent and Marna Tess-Mattner Stephen and Linda Thomas Jacquelyn and Way Thompson Lygia and David Topolovec David and Joan Totten Peter Turner and Nancy Northey Roy and Sandra Uelner Constance U’Ren Lisa VanLandeghem Thomas and June Varney John Viste and Elaine Strite Randall and Gillian Vodnik Mike and Julie Walz Ruth Way Mark and Anne Weitenbeck Stephanie Wesselowski Susan Westergard Deborah and Gerald Wetter Sammis and Jean White George and Ann Whyte Gerald and Judith Wille Terry Witkowski Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow Karen Zalucha Susan and Benjamin Zarwell Howard and Jane Zeft M. Ann Zion Marilyn and Doug Zwissler

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:

BRAVO Patrick Behling Britt Blackwelder Victoria Haas Tina Itson Kaleigh Kozak Jacob Magnusson TJ and Kelsey Molinari Esteé Tanel O’Connor and Walter Zoller Leah Olson Jessica and Paul Pihart Monica D. Reida Monica Rynders Brian Schwellinger Megan Sorenson

$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

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$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) U.S. Department of Homeland Security $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 R.D. and Linda Peters Foundation Schoenleber Foundation, Inc. U.S. Bank WEC Energy Group Wisconsin Department of Tourism

$10,000 and above BMO Harris Bank CD Smith Construction Services The Cudahy Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation David C. Scott Foundation William A. and Mary M Bonfield, Jr. Fund Ellsworth Corporation

Corporate and Foundations/Matching Gifts/Golden Notes/Tributes Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. 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 ANON Charitable Trust 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 Development Corporation Northern Trust Quarles & Brady, LLP Schwartz Foundation Silver Rock Consulting Staff Electric $2,500 and above Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation Dean Family Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation David Wells Household Margaret Heminway Wells Fund Green Bay Packers Foundation Japan Foundation New York Milwaukee Arts Board 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 Joan and Fred Brengel Family Foundation, Inc. Milwaukee Bucks Shirley Butzin Charitable Fund Townsend Foundation Usinger Foundation $500 and above AmazonSmile Foundation Bruce J. Loder, Branch Manager & Associates of Stifel of Mequon, WI

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

TRIBUTES

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

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

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 Intel Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation Kohl’s Corp.

Microsoft Corp Morgan Stanley Northwestern Mutual Reader’s Digest Foundation 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 Exceptional Events 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

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

In honor of Wendy and Warren Blumenthal Laurie Schweizer In honor of Ian Burch and Travis Trott Jon Nichols In memory of Valerie Cherchian Provident Trust Company Alicia and Bryan Sadoff In honor of David Cohen Frederick and Pamela Hess In memory of Gretchen Connolly Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Easom Janyce Hetzel Annette Langen In memory of Russ Dagon Joanne Bauer Mary Bell Paulette Berkich Michael & Catherine Borschel Dr. and Mrs. Squat Botley Terry Burko and David Taggart Chris and Katie Callen Donald Chappie Steve Cohen Stephen Colburn Eric and Lynn Delzer Beth Giacobassi Phillip Harvey Lee and Barbara Jacobi Ms. Mary Jirovec Hal and Jean Kacanek Joe Kutchera Paul Mehlenbeck Hannah Pearson Michael Poytinger Kyle Pyne Beth Rees Roger B. Ruggeri and Andrea K. Wagoner Robert Schultz Gary and Jan Small Karen P. Smith and Donald Haack Gwen Tushaus Mark Ulmer Shawn Verdoni Anne de Vroome Kamerling

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Tributes Gary Wagner Carl Welle Michael Welsh Lynn and Roger White Mr. and Mrs. Steve Whitney In Memory of Wayne Cook Carol Hauer In memory of Tom Damm Kathleen Wigdale In memory of Donald Dippel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dougherty In memory of James Durand Carla Durand In memory of Alan I. Ettinger Ms. Suzy B. Ettinger and Ms. Sally B. Waters In memory of Matthew Fiaig Trinidad Torres In memory of Helen Flanner Mary Flanner In memory of Susan Fono Mary and James Connelly Marta P. and Doyne M. Haas Benedict and Lee Kordus In honor of Fred Fuller Ms. Anna E. Hirt In honor of Mike and Beth Giacobassi Mr. Mark Wilkinson In memory of Judy Gertsma Anonymous In memory of Jim Hawkins Kathleen Wigdale In memory of Jan Heins Lorrie and Scott Heins In honor of Chuck Holmburg’s Birthday Fred and Kay Austermann In honor of Thomas and Pauline Jeffers Adam Jeffers Matthew Jeffers In honor of Alyce Katayama Steven and Buffy Duback In memory of Duncan R. Kimball Eileen Kehoe and Bud Reinhold In honor of Kate Kinser Brittany Kinser 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 Susan Kurtz Sharon Davis

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In honor of Dr. Keith Austin Larson Curtis Larson Suzanne Zinsel In appreciation of Todd Levy’s kindness Howard and Eileen Dubner

In memory of Bruce Salzman Terry Burko and David Taggart Elizabeth and Frederick Clem Catherine and Patrick McGinn In memory of Barb Schmidt Kathleen Wigdale

In memory of Susan Loris Terry Burko and David Taggart Kathleen and Charles Marn Susi and Dick Stoll The Tomashek Family

In memory of John Schmitt Ann MacIver

In memory of Susan Loris from the MSO League Past Presidents Mary Connelly Judy Christl Eileen Dubner Marta Haas Jean Holmburg Barbara Hunt JoAnne Krause Maggie Stoeffel Linda Tojek In honor of Susan Martin Ms. Caroline Ham In memory of Ernabelle and Frank Medushaw Chris Griswold In honor of Mark Niehaus Christine A. Burgener Michael Levey and Linda Gorens-Levey In honor of North Shore Suzuki Strings Carol Waldvogel In honor of Andy Nunemaker Antiquarian Society of Wisconsin In honor of Ellen and Tim Pappas Bobbie Cronk 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 Genie and David Meissner Michael Schmitz John Spencer Mrs. George Walcott Ann and George Whyte Kathrine Wolf In honor of Richard and Lois Pauls Andrew and Tai Pauls In memory of Kathy Paulsen Kathleen Wigdale In honor of Daniel Petry Wayne and Marlene Cook In memory of Marilyn “Pat” Ellicson Petry - Jazz Lover David L. Harrison In memory of Jill Ragatz Kathleen Wigdale In memory of Carl Romer Beulah Romer Erickson

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In memory of Lt. Cmdr. Ron D. Scott Barbara Janusiak Patricia Lynch Dr. and Mrs. Debesh Mazumdar John and Tasia Morgridge Lt. Cmdr. Ronald D. and Carol R. Scott In memory of Donna Mathison Smith Moreau Parsons In memory of Frederic Steinlein Judy Adamski Marynell Costa David Engen Lance Lamont Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Newton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schumann Joan Skimmons Scott Snyder Michael Sullivan Richard Vollbrecht In honor of Julie and David Uihlein Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Stratton In honor of Edward Veverka Barbara Lienau In honor of Earl and Joyce Vorpagel Elaine Wolters In memory of Judith Wagner Steven A. & Lisa L. Wagner In memory of Tom Welch Greg Welch In memory of Anne T. White A. James White In honor of Peter Wicklund and Ruby Shemanski Linda Jenewein In memory of Libby Wigdale Kathleen Wigdale

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 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 DIRECTORS Kate Brewer Jeff Costakos Jen Dirks Marion Gottschalk Charlotte Hayslett Peter Mahler, Chair, Grand Future Committee Mark Metzendorf Christopher Miller, Chair, Forte Christian Mitchell Robert Monnat Bruce Myers Maura Packham, Chair, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Task Force

Leslie Plamann, Chair, Audit Committee Jay E. Schwister, Chair, Retirement Plan Committee Dale R. Smith Gregory A. Smith Herb Zien, Chair, Facilities Management Committee CITY AND COUNTY DIRECTORS 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 Keith Mardak James G. Rasche Stephen E. Richman Allen N. Rieselbach 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 Bartholomew Reuter, Endowment 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 Bret Dorhout, Vice President of Artistic Planning Robin Sasman, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Rick Snow, Vice President of Facilities & Building Operations Heidi Gempeler, Chief of Staff Cynthia Moore, Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion Manager Emma Zei, 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 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, Senior Education & Engagement Manager Elise McArdle, Education Coordinator FINANCE Brandon Viliunas, Controller Jenny Beier, Senior Accountant Alexa Aldridge, Staff 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 Sam Hushek, Events & Volunteer Manager Marcella Morrow, Marketing Manger Zachary-John Reinardy, Lead Designer 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 Cameron Henrickson, 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 Terrell Pierce, Director of Operations Frank Almond, Artistic Advisor Paul Beck, Associate Librarian and Interim Assistant Personnel Manager Patrick McGinn, Principal Librarian, Anonymous Donor, Principal Librarian Chair Kelsey Padron, Artistic Coordinator Paolo Scarabel, Stage Technician & Deck Supervisor 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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