Russell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral | Season 24

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RUSSELL HILL ROGERS MUSICAL EVENINGS AT SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL Bringing enchanting music from around the globe to the nation’s oldest continuously operating Catholic sanctuary!

D’S ON KEYS - gala fundraiser

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Celebrating talents of executives, scientists, musicians, D’s, MD’s, JD’s & supporting MBAW education programs

MBAW ART GALLERY Showcasing contemporary artists & uniting community

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THE GURWITZ INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION Discovering the next generation of top young pianists

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MUSICAL SPROUTS Bringing performing artists & cultural connections through STEAM curriculum right to students’ classrooms!

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KIDS TO CONCERTS Introducing students to multicultural performances by world-class artists!

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GOLDEN AGE Providing outstanding live music performances to seniors in assisted living and community centers in Bexar County

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IMPRESARIO CLUB - membership program

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CELEBRATE THE SENSES!

MUSICA VIVA! - membership program

MUSIC AS IT’S MEANT TO BE HEARD - IN CHAMBERS!

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Musical Bridges Around the World is a San Antonio, TX-based nonprofit performing arts organization charged by the following core beliefs:

Mission To celebrate our shared humanity by providing access to global arts for all!

Vision A world where fine arts are accessible to all, our common humanity is recognized, cultural diversity is celebrated, and all are united in peace.

Values EXCELLENCE

EQUITY

INSPIRATION

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LETTER FROM THE CEO & BOARD CHAIRMAN Welcome to our 24th Season!

We’re thrilled to return to LIVE concerts with Russell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral ! Last season we took you inside the homes and studios of musicians around the globe. We hope the spirit of resilience felt through each artist and program continues through this season’s live, inperson concerts!

Your health is of utmost importance to us, as we follow the guidance of state, city, and health advisors to determine safety procedures and update them in accordance with public health guidelines throughout the season. Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral will be filmed and available online after the concerts on our website and YouTube channel.

In the off-season, we have been working hard to update our programs and develop new ones. Musical Bridges Around the World recently absorbed the Colburn-Pledge Music Scholarship Foundation, an 80-year-old organization dedicated to providing scholarships that benefit young string players in Texas. We cannot wait to grow this unique opportunity for our youth!

Please also help us welcome the newest member of our full-time staff, Jennifer Reed-Martinez, Director of Community Engagement. With 20 years under her belt as a high school teacher, Jennifer is excited to join the team and make Kids to Concerts, Musical Sprouts and Golden Age programs even more impactful in our community!

If you would like to know more about supporting our mission, visit our website at mbaw. org or give us a call at 210-464-1534.

We look forward to sharing this spectacular season with you!

Eric Miller, MD Board Chairman

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Anya Grokhovski Artistic Director & CEO

Welcome to Musical Bridges Around the World’s 24th Season!

Welcome to Musical Bridges Around the World’s 24th Season!

I am honored to serve on the Global Advisory Council of this organization that over the course of the pandemic has demonstrated creativity andhonored resilienceto while firston andthe foremost, safety of andthis health of I am serve Globalprioritizing Advisorythe Council organizaaudience members, artists and staff.

tion that over the course of the pandemic has demonstrated creativity

Demonstrating commitment adaptability in the international travel restrictions, MBAW andand resilience while firstface andofforemost, prioritizing the safety andhas health maintained artist contracts and taken audiences virtually across the globe from Italy to Korea, Mexico to the of audience members, artists and staff.

Canary Islands, Namibia to Japan and beyond!

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audiences virtually across the globe from Italy to Korea, Mexico to the Canary Islands, Namibia Adults,and children and seniors alike were able to connect with San Antonio’s Sister Cities around the planet to Japan beyond! through uniquely tailored programs that have seen MBAW’s following grow outside our city as we harness the

of technology and innovation.

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Russell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral brings us back to the beating heart of our city center with a stellar line up this season. Join us as we journey through music from Argentina to Austria, Germany

to China and the world over! alike were able to connect with San Antonio’s Sister Cities around the Adults, children and seniors planet through uniquely tailored programs that have seen MBAW’s following grow outside our city The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture and Global Engagement Office are proud supporters of as we harness theaspower of technology innovation.

Musical Bridges we continue making greatand art accessible to all by keeping public programs FREE. I thank you for participating in, patronizing and sharing our mission with the community, especially for those with least

access.

While the future may be uncertain, we all recognize the universal power of the arts to unite, inspire and uplift us when we most need it. Sincerely,

Russell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral brings us back to the beating heart of our city center with a stellar lineup this season. Join us as we journey through music from Ron Nirenberg Argentina to Germany to China and the world over!

MA YOR City of San Antonio

The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture and Global Engagement Office are proud supporters of Musical Bridges as we continue making great art accessible to all by keeping public programs FREE. I thank you for participating in, patronizing and sharing our mission with the community, especially for those with least access.

Sincerely,

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MUSICAL BRIDGES BY THE NUMBERS

LAST SEASON ALONE

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SPONSORS & PARTNERS

JOAN & HERB KELLEHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

EMERGENCY GRANTS & RELIEF FUNDS BEXAR COUNTY SSARP Bexar County

NEA CARES San Antonio Area Foundation

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RECOVERY FOR THE ARTS FUND

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for underwriting artistic fees for Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral Russell Hill Rogers, a San Antonio businessman, philanthropist and patron of the arts, had a long association with the arts in San Antonio. While in high school, he was concertmaster of the San Antonio Youth Symphony, and at the age of 17 was chose to be in the violin section of San Antonio’s first Symphony Orchestra, founded

by Max Reiter in 1939.

For over 40 years, he was active in most of San Antonio’s arts organizations, serving on the Boards of the San Antonio Symphony Society, the San Antonio Museum of Art, and on the Council of the McNay Art Museum. As an actor/singer, Mr. Rogers played many roles on the stage of the San Pedro Playhouse and served as President of the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Little Theatre. He was also a member and past president of the Texas Watercolor Society and sang with the Symphony Mastersingers of the time, including the period during which they served as the Opera Chorus for the touring MET productions presented annually in San Antonio from the 1940s to the 1960s. In 1979, a gift to the San Antonio Symphony from Mr. Rogers established the annual Russell Hill Rogers String Residency, providing local string players of all ages with a unique opportunity to work with internationallyrenowned artists.

Shortly before his untimely death in 1986, Mr. Rogers established the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts for the “support, encouragement, and preservation of the creative and performing arts including but not limited to painting, sculpture, architecture, music, literature and drama.” It’s specific purpose is to benefit arts organizations and provide arts offerings available to residents of Bexar County, and the Fund has underwritten a number of significant arts projects and productions in San Antonio.

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Don’t Cry for Me

Argentina

SUNDAY, 3 OCTOBE R 2021, 7 PM JP Jofre is an award-winning Argentine bandoneon player and composer praised as one of today’s leading artists by Great Performers at Lincoln Center. Argentine singer Sofia Tosello and the JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band join him for a dramatic season opener!

J P J O F R E , BANDONEON J P J O F R E H A R D TA N G O C H A M B E R B A N D J P J O F R E , Bandoneon / PA B L O C A F I C I, Piano / H O L G E N G J O N I, Cello / C H R I S J O H N S O N, Bass / E R I C W Y R I C K , Violin

S O F I A T O S E L L O, V O I C E

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All pieces composed by JP Jofre except where listed.

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UNIVERSE

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JP JOFRE | Bandoneon

argentina

Native from San Juan, Argentina, Juan Pablo Jofre Romarion aka JP Jofre, is an award-winning bandoneon player and composer. Mr. Jofre has been repeatedly highlighted by the New York Times and praised as one of today’s leading artists by Great Performers at Lincoln Center. His music has been recorded by 16 Grammy winner Paquito D’ Rivera, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and choreographed/performed by ballet-star Herman Cornejo (Principal Dancer of the American Ballet Theatre) among others. He has performed and given lectures at Google Talks, TEDTalks, The Juilliard School of Music, The New School, etc.

A recipient of the National Prize of the Arts grant in Argentina, Mr. Jofre has collaborated with many famous musicians in a wide range of musical styles, including Paquito D’Rivera, Kathryn Stott, Symphony Silicon Valley, Santa Rosa Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Argentina, San Antonio Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Philippe Quint, Fernando Otero, and Fred Sturm. Mr. Jofre has been part of many prestigious festivals including the Celebrity Series of Boston, Umbria Jazz Festival, Great Performers at Lincoln Center, Sudtirol Jazz Festival, Bachanalia Taiwan, and Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival.

For the world premiere of his Bandoneon Concerto, Mercury News wrote: “…he is an electrifying composer-bandoneon player.” In 2012, Jofre was invited by the Free University of Bolzano and SudTirol Festival (Italy) to perform for the homage to Argentine Nobel Peace Prize winner, Adolfo Perez Esquivel. He currently leads the JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band which has been touring internationally since the release of their last album “Manifiesto”. Some of Mr. Jofre recent compositions include a second Double Concerto for violin virtuoso Francisco Fullana, commissioned by Classical Music Institute of San Antonio, Balearic Islands Symphony Orchestra and Metropolis Ensemble, and a double concerto for clarinet and bandoneon commissioned by virtuoso clarinet player Seunghee Lee. His recordings have been released by RoundStar Entertainment for his debut album Hard Tango, produced

by Gustavo Szulansky) Steinway Record Label, Armenia Mundi, and Progressive Sounds (independent).

J.P. Jofre began playing percussion and guitar at the age of 14 and later attended the Escuela de Musica de la Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina, where he studied, drums, guitar, piano, voice, and composition, before deciding to dedicate himself to the bandoneón. In 2003, Jofre gave his debut performance as arranger and solo bandoneonist at the First International Festival of Chamber Music in Mendoza, Argentina. For this event, Jofre arranged pieces for 12 Cellos and Bandoneon. In 2004 Jofre took private classes with Martin Ferres and one year later auditioned for Daniel Binelli, one of the 10 | mbaw.org

world’s most sought-after bandoneonists and composers. With Binelli’s recommendation, Jofre studied under Julio Pane, world-renowned educator and former bandoneónista for the legendary “Astor Piazzolla Sextet’’ through the financial endorsement of the Juan Victoria Auditorium (under Executive Director Nina Galvan at the time) and Autotransportes San Juan Mar del Plata.

SOFIA TOSELLO | Voice

argentina

Sofia Tosello sang her first professional concert at the age of 8 in her hometown of Córdoba in the heart of Argentina. Tango, the best-known music of her homeland, has always been a part of her musical life.

She remembers her father listening to it on the radio and her niñera singing tangos to her as a child. Jazz was also heard in the household, and to the north of the city was the fount of Argentinian folklore, with its zambas and chacareras. When she moved to New York in 1999, it was inevitable that she would encounter even more forms, both Latin American and worldwide.

In 2009 she brought out an album, Alma y Luna (Sunnyside Records), that pulled these traditions together, prompting Jazz Times to write: “the purity of her voice is matched by the vibrancy of her emotional palette and inventiveness of her cross-cultural technique”. A year later, she collaborated with Julio Santillan on Un Instante, Tribute to Borges (JS Records), and in 2011 she and Yuri Juárez formed Tangolandó, which combines the tango of her homeland with the rhythms of Juárez’s native Perú. Tangolandó came out as an album in 2012 and has been performed at venues including Joe’s Pub, the Blue Note, and Lincoln Center in New York, Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, and Torquato Tasso in Buenos Aires.

She has performed in tango shows as well as concerts, singing in Recuerdo Tango and Tango Connections: A Love Story by Mariela Franganillo and touring internationally with Polly Ferman’s Glamour Tango. She is attracted to tango because it lets her sing the way she talks in life. “The fullness and effective depth of Tosello’s interpretations,” writes one blogger, “remind me more forcefully with every hearing … that singing and acting are in some way sister arts, that less leads to more in each, and that tango is the drama and the tragedy of a life lived between nostalgia and hope” (osburnt.com).

Her vocals have been heard on more than a dozen albums and at hundreds of live performances, the material ranging from jazz to ladino to Cuban son. In 2011 and 2012 she also taught vocal technique, jazz improvisation, music theory and Latin American rhythms and songs, at the Swarnaboohmi Academy of Music in Chennai, India, and in 2016 she was the vocal teacher at Tango for Musicians and Composers at Reed College. mbaw.org | 11

JP JOFRE HARD TANGO CHAMBER BAND The JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band, based in NYC, was started in 2008 by bandoneonist and composer Juan Pablo (J.P.) Jofre. The quintet focuses on Jofre’s original works as well as authentic interpretations of legendary composer Astor Piazzolla. After its debut performance at the Public Theatre in NYC in 2008, the group has appeared at Great Performers at Lincoln Center, Celebrities Series of Boston, and Seattle Town Hall, Seoul Art Center, Argentina, Panama World Music Festiva, Pro Arte in Puerto Rico and Tokyo-Japan among many others.

ERIC W YRICK , Violin Violinist Eric Wyrick is Concertmaster of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and has been an Orpheus Chamber Orchestra member and frequent leader since 1988. Born in New York City, Wyrick started playing the violin at 4 years old.

He attended The Juilliard School, studying with Dorothy DeLay, and his varied orchestral career began with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic at the age of 14. Wyrick has had solo television appearances including the BBC’s “Great Composers” series, is an active chamber musician with the NJSO Chamber Players, and is a founding performer at the Bard Music Festival. He has recorded for Bridge Records, Vanguard, and with Orpheus, Deutsche Grammophon.

CHRIS JOHNSON, Bass Mr. Johnson won his first orchestral job in 2007 with the New Haven Symphony. He was the principal bass from 2008-2011 in the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas and co-principal of The New York Chamber Virtuosi in 2010. Chris has also filled in as a substitute bassist in Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony in Miami as well as the Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland. The summer of 2010 Chris attended the Pacific Music Festival in Japan. The year of 2013 he won a position in the Allentown Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania and 1st place in the International Society of Bassist (ISB) Orchestral Competition.

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PABLO CAFICI, Piano Pablo Cafici is an Argentinian pianist, music producer, recording artist, tour artist and composer based in New York City since 2015. He’s been a member of the JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band since 2015 and has toured extensively in Asia with 16 Grammy Award Winner clarinetist Paquito D’ Rivera. He produced, mixed and performed in the albums “Manifiesto” and the “Double Concerto for Bandoneon and violin N.1 “ recorded with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Pablo Cafici has mixed and produced other JP Jofre’s works like duets with Kyung Sun Lee, Ji in Yang, Michael Katz, and mixing “Bandoneon y cuerdas” with the Catalyst String Quartet.

HOLGEN GJONI , Cello Hailed for his “seriousness and depth of an authentic concert soloist”, Holgen Gjoni has performed as soloist and recitalist throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He has been praised internationally by critics for his “technique, beauty of sound and emotional projection”, “tempestuous musical sensibility, marked by an ineffable luminosity of expression”, “an elite musician”, while Yo-Yo Ma writes of him as “a cellist of great talent”. Mr. Gjoni joined the cello section of the San Antonio Symphony in September 2015 and is Adjunct Professor of Cello at Saint Mary University, as well as Education Assistant Director at the Cactus Pear Music Festival in San Antonio, Texas.

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IN A STYLE OF

JAZZ

SUNDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2021, 7 PM Classical music meets jazz with two of MBAW’s founding artists from Moscow, Russia, pianist Valeri Grokhovski and violinist Mark Cheikhet. San Antonio favorites bassist Zlatan Redzic and percussionist Darren Kuper join them to offer a unique interpretation of all-time favorites from Bach to Gershwin.

valeri grokhovski

zlatan redzic

PIANO

BASS

mark cheikhet

darren kuper

VIOLIN

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All pieces arranged by Valeri Grokhovski.

J O H A N N S E B A S T I A N B AC H (16 8 5 -175 0 )

Violin Concerto in A Minor, BW V 1041

G E O R G E G E R S H W I N (18 9 8 -19 37 )

Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh, Kay!

Summertime I Loves you Porgy from Porgy and Bess

C H A R L E S A Z N AVO U R (19 2 4 - 2 018 )

Une vie d’amour

G E O R G E G E R S H W I N (18 9 8 -19 37 )

Prelude No. 2

F E L I X M E N D E L S S O H N (18 0 9 -18 4 7 )

Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream

WO L F GA N G A M A D E U S M OZ A R T (175 6 -17 91)

A Little Night Music (Eine kleine Nachtmusik), K. 525

VA L E R I G R O K H OVS K I ( B .19 6 0 )

Russian Blues

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The

Quilt

A Living History of African American Music

SUNDAY, 23 JANUARY 2022, 7 PM This concert showcases outstanding musicians featured in Musical Bridges’ upcoming documentary film “The Quilt: A Living History of African American Music”. Performers include vocalist Beverly Houston, mezzo-soprano Veronica Williams, poet/ vocalist Andrea Vocab Sanderson, trombonist Ron Wilkins, guitarist/vocalist Marc “Mockingbird” Smith, and pianist Aaron Prado’s jazz trio with drummer Johnathan Alexander and bassist Brandon Rivas. The program will highlight historical spirituals all the way to music of the present day.

THE QUILT IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY AND PARTNERED WITH MURIEL F. SIEBERT FOUNDATION FAYE L. & WILLIAM L. COWDEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

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THE PLUM FOUNDATION

I T D O N ’ T M E A N A T H I N G I F I T A I N ’ T G OT T H AT S W I N G

By Irving Mills/Duke Ellington | Ron Wilkins, trombone, Jazz Trio S W I N G LOW, S W E E T C H A R I OT Traditional | Veronica Williams, voice B LU E S

By Marc Mockingbird Smith | Marc Mockingbird Smith, guitar, voice A I N ’ T N O B O DY ’S B U S I N E S S

By Everett Robbins/Jimmy Witherspoon/Porter Grainger Ron Wilkins, trombone, Aaron Prado, piano S W E E T G E O R G I A B ROW N

By Ben Bernie/Maceo Pinkard/Kenneth Casey Ron Wilkins, trombone, with jazz trio P R E C I O U S LO R D, TA K E MY H A N D

By Thomas Dorsey | Veronica Williams, voice, Aaron Prado, piano L I F T E V E RY VO I C E A N D S I N G

By R.M. Carter / J.R. Johnson / J.W. Johnson Veronica Williams, voice, Aaron Prado, pianO W E S H A L L OV E RC O M E

By Charles Albert Tindley | Beverly Houston, voice, Aaron Prado, piano CHAIN OF FOOLS

By Don Covay | Beverly Houston, voice, Jazz trio ASK THE RIVER

By Andrea Vocab | Andrea Vocab, voice, Jazz trio N O U V E AUX

By Andrea Vocab | Andrea Vocab, voice, Jazz trio W H E N T H E S A I N T S G O M A RC H I N G I N Traditional Ron Wilkins, Veronica Williams, Marc Mockingbird Smith, Beverly Houston, Andrea Vocab, Aaron Prado, Johnathan Alexander, Brandon Rivas

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AARON PRADO, DMA | jazz piano Aaron is a pianist, composer, educator, and radio personality based in San Antonio, Texas. Prado received a Doctorate of Musical Arts in piano performance at the University of Texas at Austin’s Butler School of Music in 2014. Prior, Prado attended Columbia University for undergraduate study and New York University for a Master’s Degree. From 2003-2009, Prado was Music Director at Trinity University’s jazz radio station – KRTU 91.7FM – where he is currently the host of “Aaron Prado Presents” – heard Sundays 2:00-4:00 p.m. In 2011, Prado debuted his “San Antonio Jazz Suite” – a large-scale composition scored for big band, string quartet, and narration that tells the story of San Antonio. In 2019, Prado released two albums: a sextet album “Live at Jazz, TX” and a trio album of original music called “And Now…” Prado teaches and is President of the Faculty Senate at Northwest Vista College.

BRANDON RIVAS | bass Brandon Antonio Rivas studied at the University of New Orleans, under the direction of Ellis Marsalis. It was there that he quickly developed into a sought-after and first-call bassist on the New Orleans jazz scene.

Brandon performed with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, The Mambo Kings, Ellis Marsalis, Donald Harrison, Nicholas Payton, Mark Whitfield, New Birth Brass Band, Charles Neville, and many others in the US and European tours. Among his discography is Grammy Nominated Latin Playerz - “Spiritual Awakening”.

JOHNATHAN ALEXANDER percussion Johnathan Alexander has been a professional musician for 20+ years and has been one of the top and highly regarded first-call musicians in the South Texas/ Texas region and internationally. He has played/ worked with such musicians as Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Dave Matthews, Branford Marsalis, Butch Miles, Andre Hayworth, and much more. He is a graduate of Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. He is a performer, teacher, and clinician that has been on the scene for the last 20 years and is still doing all aforementioned to this day.

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RON WILKINS | trombone New York City/Austin, TX based musician Ron Wilkins has been performing on tenor and bass trombones, euphonium, tuba, bass trumpet and vocals for over forty years. He has performed at the highest levels touring around the world with his own groups as well as premiere artists. Ron is a member of the Birdland Big Band, Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, and runs his own New York City big band alongside trombonist Rebecca Patterson which features their writing and includes some of New York City’s premiere musicians.

Ron’s uncanny musicianship has led him to perform in many diverse musical genres. He has performed with artists such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Rosemary Clooney, Lena Horne, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Dizzy Gilespie, The Count Basie Orchestra, and many others.

Ron has performed with many touring Broadway shows, including “Frozen”, “West Side Story”, “Wicked”, “The Lion King”, and many others. He is presently Professor of Jazz/Classical Trombone at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX.

VERONICA WILLIAMS mezzo-soprano Veronica Williams is an up-and-coming mezzo-soprano known for her “thrilling instrument” and “overwhelming authority” on stage. Most recently Ms. Williams made her debut with the Austin Symphony Orchestra as the alto soloist in G.F. Handel’s Messiah. In 2018, she was personally invited by Maestro Sebastian Lang Lessing to join the San Antonio Symphony as their first ever Singer-In-Residence. As a result, she was the featured soloist in Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony I, Manuel De Falla’s El Amor Brujo, and Sergei Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky throughout the Symphony’s 2018-2019 season. Her recent engagements featured the roles of Bizet’s Carmen with the Texas Concert Opera Collective, and Ježibaba in a Luke Housner (LAH-SOW) production of Dvorák’s Rusalka. Veronica also joined the Chicago Summer Opera singing Bradamante in Handel’s Alcina. Ms. Williams received her Master of Music Degree from Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music.

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MARC “MOCKINGBIRD” SMITH guitar & vocals Marc “Mockingbird” Smith is the leader of Mockingbird Express (formed in 2014). Informed by the psychedelic and blues traditions; Mockingbird Express plays blues and rock n’ roll music with the cool force of a DMT blast. Relying heavily on improvisation and instinct, the group explores retrogressive and progressive forms with intensity and ease. Debut album in 2018.

BEVERLY HOUSTON | voice Beverly Houston is an International Recording & Performing Artist who received the San Antonio People’s Choice Award as Top R&B Artist. She has eight San Antonio Current Music Awards for Best Female Vocalist, and a large display of other awards and recognition plaques. The Jazz Market and San Antonio Fans selected Houston as 2013 Jazzy Fiesta Queen San Antonio.

Houston performed around the country with national stars as Kirk Whalum, BB King, Bobby Bland, Etta James, ZZ Hill, John Lee Hooker, the Temptations, Chicago, the Coasters, Barbara Lynn, Philip Bailey of Earth Wind & Fire, Midnight Star, Commodores and others.

In 2008, Houston was nominated for Induction into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame. She was inducted into the 2012 Class in Blackbook Directory Yearbook along with others who made exceptional contributions to the community.

ANDREA VOCAB SANDERSON poet, voice Poet Laureate 2020-2023, performs as “Vocab” in her hometown of San Antonio, Texas.

Her poetry is published in, The Texas Observer, January 2016 Issue, Pariah Anthology SFA Press, March 2016, and Sycorax’s Daughters, Cedar Grove Publishing, January 2017, Soundbite Vol. 3, Anti-Languorous Project, Spring 2019. Her debut book entitled: She Lives In Music, published on Flower Song Press, was released on Valentine’s Day 2020. Her album She Tastes Like Music, is available on all music streaming platforms.

She received awards, Performer of the Year, Influencer of the Year, from Project Forward, and Dream Voice, from the Dream Week Commission. Sanderson is the winner of the 2019 People’s Choice Award, awarded by Luminaria Artist Foundation (formerly known as: Artist Foundation of San Antonio).In May of 2020 she was awarded Best Live Entertainment/Band Musician of the Year by the SEA Awards.

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The

Quilt

A Living History of African American Music

ABOUT THE PROJECT | FILM, CONCERT, CURRICULUM The concept for The Quilt arose when MBAW Educational Director Caleb Gonzalez assessed needs from area teachers on which culture they wanted to study in the 2021-22 school year with our programs.

At the height of U.S. racial tensions and the Black Lives Matter movement, teachers overwhelmingly expressed interest to bring African American culture inro the classroom.

We soon realized the project’s importance, recognizing it could evolve into a full-fledged film. Under the directorial guidance of our Development Director and avid filmmaker Julya Jara, The Quilt saw new light not only as an educational video for students but as a feature-length documentary for our public audiences. Julya led the charge and discovered Cynthia Freeman Gibbs, the film’s screenwriter and one of the two main actors, and Dr. Aaron Prado, the film’s head music advisor and soundtrack composer.

The film portrays Aunt Cynthia, a music history buff who helps her niece Lauren discover music genres borne of African American culture. They unravel a history of music through songs of slavery, Negro Spirituals, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz, Harlem Renaissance, Gospel, Civil Rights, Soul, R&B, and Hip Hop. Cynthia inspires Lauren’s curiosity about history, igniting love and pride for her culture by relating it to her contemporary interests. The layers of a quilt are also used to explain how African American music of the past connects to current music, using historical examples to peel back layers of human experience over time.

With the help of the cast and crew, local musicians, and partnerships with Carver Community Cultural Center, African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio, Texas Public Radio, and San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum, filming finished mid-2021 and will premiere early 2023.

The Quilt has now spread to many of our different programming efforts be it educational, community, and even visual arts, as its purpose of advancing the cultural narrative of Black History through music is applicable to all. Programming now includes but is not be limited to: n

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K ids to Concerts educational videos & Musical Sprouts STEAM-enhanced curriculum

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R ussell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral concert with music from the film (occurred 23 January 2022).

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M BAW Art Gallery exhibition showcasing the film’s behind-the-scenes through the work of local photographers (Date TBD).

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Happy Birthday Schubert!

SUNDAY, 10 APRIL 2022, 7 PM The Julius Quartet and Ukrainian soprano Yelena Dyachek celebrate the 225th birthday of one of the most beloved composers of all time, Franz Schubert.

JULIUS QUARTET hyu n j eo ng he l e n l e e

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Y E L E N A DYAC H E K SOPRANO

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F R A N Z S C H U B E R T ( 17 9 7-18 2 8 )

S T R I N G Q UA R T E T N O. 12 I N C M I N O R , D. 70 3 , “Q UA R T E T T S AT Z ” Allegro Assai

S A LV E R E G I N A I N A , D. 676

S T R I N G Q UA R T E T N O. 9 I N G M I N O R , D. 173 Allegro con brio Andantino Menuetto: Allegro vivace Allegro

G R E TC H E N A M S P I N N R A D E lyrics by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

E R L KÖ N I G lyrics by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

DIE FORELLE lyrics by C. F. D.Schubart

Gretchen am Spinnrade, Erlkönig, and Die Forelle were arranged for String Quartet by Daniel Kim

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JULIUS QUARTET Dallas, TX, USA Characterized as “the captivating young string quartet” (The Bennington Banner), the Julius Quartet has cultivated a distinguished voice since its formation in 2012. As passionate chamber musicians, the quartet strives to spread the values of chamber music to diverse communities in addition to presenting their diacritic expression within the music. Swiftly rising to critical acclaim, the group was awarded First Prize at the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition, First Prize at the first annual MA-ASTA String Quartet/Quintet Competition by unanimous vote, and was nominated for the Harvard Musical Association’s Arthur Foote Award.

The quartet’s expressive personality, commended for leaving audiences “mesmerized by its resonant sound” (The Collegiate Times), has led to performances all over North America in various venues such as Bing Concert Hall, Bargemusic, the Shalin Liu Performing Arts Center, The Moss Arts Center, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.

In 2019, they collaborated with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and award-winning Texas composer Jesus Martinez in tribute to both the Museum’s thirtieth anniversary and the fifty-fifth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, performing a newly commissioned work “The Sixth Floor” - a stirring journey from the darkest days of 1963 to a deeper understanding of the enduring legacy of President Kennedy and what lies beyond.

Cherishing the collaborative essence of chamber music, the group has shared in numerous collaborations with celebrated artists such as Andres Cardenes, Aaron Boyd, members of the St. Lawrence, Shanghai, Escher and Lydian Quartets in addition to composers Steven Mackey, Louis Andriessen, Dan Tepfer, Jesper Koch, and Jesus J. Martinez. The group has been featured in the Music from Salem festival, and other festivals like the St. Lawrence String Quartet Seminar, McGill International String Quartet Academy, the Chamber Music Residency at The BANFF Centre, and the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music.

Settled in Dallas, the quartet’s commitment to sharing the principles of chamber music through outreach events and educational workshops has impacted local communities and audiences nationwide.

The group has engaged in Massachusetts with the “Bridging the Gap” at-risk youth program associated with The Salvation Army, participated in the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist Series through performance workshops and interactive sessions reaching over 2,000 people, given masterclasses for numerous youth music programs such as the Empire State Youth Symphony String Festival, and have been featured guest artists at prestigious institutions such as the University of South Florida and a residency at Virginia Tech University. They also served as Assistant Chamber Music Coaches at Peak Fellowship at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.

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The quartet recently completed its tenure as the Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, receiving close mentorship from violinist Aaron Boyd, Director of Chamber Music at SMU, and members of the Escher String Quartet. Prior to this appointment, the quartet served as the Graduate Quartet-in-Residence at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University, where they worked intensely with the celebrated Shanghai Quartet. Oher primary mentors and influences include Rhonda Rider, Mark Steinberg, and Lila Brown. Furthermore, the group has worked with various esteemed chamber musicians such as Shmuel Ashkenasi, Michael Tree, Gerhard Schulz, Mathias Tacke, Harald Schoneweg, Joseph Silverstein, and members of the Juilliard, Emerson, American, St. Lawrence, Tokyo, Miro, Chilingarian, Ying and Latino Americano.

YELENA DYACHEK | soprano Ukraine-US Ukrainian-born soprano Yelena Dyachek was a winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2016, receiving praise from The New York Times saying “…memorable as the soprano Yelena Dyachek from California, who demonstrated impressive range, depth and power in ‘Come scoglio’, before delivering an emotionally captivating Letter Scene…”. She is a graduate from Houston Grand Opera’s prestigious studio program and during her time in the HGO Studio, Ms. Dyachek appeared in several productions including as Musetta in La bohème, Flora in La traviata, and Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia.

Further productions included Norma, Some Light Emerges, and Nixon in China. In the summer of 2019, she made her debut as Marie Antoinette in Ghosts of Versailles at the Glimmerglass Festival, a production which travels to the Opera House at the Palace of Versailles in the winter of 2019. Further engagements in the 2019-20 season include her professional role debut as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin with Palm Beach Opera under the direction of Tomer Zvulun and joining the Lyric Opera of Chicago for their productions of Il barbiere di Siviglia and Dead Man Walking.

Recent performances for Dyachek include Elettra in Idomeneo and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 as a Filene Young Artist at Wolf Trap Opera and Fiordiligi for San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program.

A multi-year member of the Aspen Opera Theatre Center, Ms. Dyachek appeared as Fiordiligi in 2015 and as Tatiana in 2014. She will return to the Aspen Music Festival in the Summer of 2020 as part of their Beethoven Celebration.

Further recognition includes the Ana Maria Martinez Encouragement Award at the 2016 Eleanor McCollum Competition, and singing as a finalist at the Palm Springs Opera Guild of the Desert’s vocal competition. She holds a bachelor’s degree from University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music, and a master’s degree from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Further roles performed while at USC include Frau Von Daubek in the concert premiere of Thomas Morse’s Frau Schindler, the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos, Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito, the title role in Iphigénie en Tauride, and Madama Cortese in Il viaggio a Reims.

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Yedam Kim SUNDAY, 8 MAY 2022, 7 PM South Korean concert pianist Yedam Kim returns to San Antonio from France for a spectacular Mother’s Day solo piano performance of Baroque, Romantic and Impressionist works to end the season! Kim’s last San Antonio performances earned her the Silver Medal in The Gurwitz International Piano Competition back in February of 2020.

“Kim’s most striking trait was a velvet touch that yielded a consistently beautiful tone…”

MIKE GREENBERG CLASSICAL VOICE NORTH AMERICA

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D OM E N I C O S C A R L AT T I (16 8 5 -1757 ) Sonata in B minor, K.27 Sonata in E Major, K.380 Sonata in D Major, K.96

S E RG E I R AC H M A N I N O F F (1873 -194 3 ) Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42

C L AU D E D E B U S S Y (18 62 -1918 ) Pour le piano suite, L. 95 1) Prélude 2) Sarabande 3) Toccata

F R É D É R I C C H O P I N (1810 -18 4 9 ) Scherzo Op.39, No.3

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YEDAM KIM | piano South Korea-France Born in South Korea, Yedam Kim started piano at the age of 6 with Eun-Ock Kim and Hae-jeon Lee. After many prizes at national piano competitions and her 2002 debut recital in Seoul, she moved to Paris, France. Yedam graduated with a Masters degree at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSM de Paris) in 2010 with Henri Barda and Bruno Rigutto, her Postgraduate degree in 2013 at the Salzburg Mozarteum with Jacques Rouvier and obtained the ‘Diplôme de Concertiste’ at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris in 2015. She also graduated with a Masters of Opera Coach at CNSM de Paris and studied with Rena Shereshevskaya until 2019.

Kim is a prizewinner of several international piano competitions, most recently 4th prize in the Cleveland International Piano Competition in 2021 and 2nd prize in The Gurwitz International Piano Competition (San Antonio, TX) in 2020. Other past accolades include 2nd prize in the Porto Santa Cecilia International Competition, 6th prize in the Seoul International Competition, 6th prize in the Hong Kong International Competition, and 2nd prize in the Epinal International Competition. She was also a semi-finalist in the Queen Elizabeth International Competition.

Yedam has performed in prestigious halls throughout Europe, the United States, and South Korea as a soloist, chamber musician, and with orchestra. Examples include the Konzerthaus in Berlin, Salle Pleyel, Salle Cortot, Théatre du Châtelet, and the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow.

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San Antonio International Piano Competition DISCOVERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TOP YOUNG PIANIST FROM AROUND THE GLOBE...

the gurwitz 2020 medalists Jiale Li (CHN) Gold Yedam Kim (KOR) Silver Leonardo Colafelice (ITL) Bronze

other 2020 awards Leonardo Colafelice (ITL) Audience Favorite Award Jongyun Kim (KOR) Best Performance of a Spanish Latin Work Artem Kuznetsov (RUS) Junior Jury Award

Special thanks to our 2020 competition’s generous sponsors, contestant host families, juries, committee, staff, volunteers and contestants!

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SUNDAY VIRTUAL GALA

5 JUNE 2 0 22 | 11 AM CST SPONSOR, BID, AND WATCH ONLINE AT:

mbaw.org/dok Join us online as we celebrate the talents of our executives, professionals, musicians, D’s, MD’s, JD’s, PHD’s and help change THE WORLD for children in the greater San Antonio area! Proceeds through gala sponsorship, purchases from the silent auction, and direct donations will benefit the Musical Sprouts educational program (see page 35 to learn about Sprouts). Sponsorship opportunities range from $1,000 to Title Sponsorship at $25,000.

SILENT AUCTION OPENS THURSDAY 26 MAY! An online silent auction will open leading up to and during the virtual gala premiere, with a range of items including private piano lessons from CEO Dr. Anya Grokhovski, destination trip packages, and exquisite culinary experiences.

Go to mbaw.org/dok to learn more.

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Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD Classical Guitar

Rick Cavender Band

Josefine Heim-Hall, MD Piano

Matthew Rose Guitar & Voice

Kalalaya Indian Performing Arts

Awilda I. Ramos, MD, FAAP, COL (RET) Dance

Angel L Rivera, MS, OD Dance

Valerie Collins, AICP Voice

Aaron Prado, DMA Piano

Nichole Van de Putte, MD Voice

Elena Portnaya, DMA Piano

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Quarterly receptions, gallery talks, and other events bring the community together, inviting art enthusiasts, collectors, and visitors from all backgrounds to experience the connection between people, culture, ideas, and artforms by showcasing the works of emerging and established visual artists working in our community, and beyond.

SCHEDULE 23 OCTOBER - 15 MARCH 2022 Newer Works & Organic Continuity Tim Beard and Conan Chadbourne Opening Reception: Saturday 23 October, 5-8pm 23 APRIL - 11 JUNE 2022 Fragments of Landscapes Maya Sokovic Opening Reception: Saturday 23 April, 5-8pm

Opening and Closing Receptions are FREE and Open to the Public with Wine, Bites, and Music!

TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY:

Register at mbaw.org/events

GALLERY LOCATION

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

23705 Frontage Road, Suite 101 San Antonio, TX 78257

Diana Roberts | Gallery Coordinator dlr@musicalbridges.org

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ANNA SZALAI 2020 Youth Ambassador The Gurwitz International Piano Competition also encourages the development of young pianists in the greater San Antonio area. Gurwitz Youth Ambassadors are involved in community engagement efforts such as playing in schools or community groups, attending/participating in masterclasses, or speaking with students on why they chose piano. Advanced piano students 18 years or under who are interested in becoming an Ambassador are invited to apply based on the recommendation of their piano teacher.

Now residing under the management of Musical Bridges Around the World, this scholarship offers tuition aid to young high school/college-age Texas string players who are preparing for careers in classical music. The previously-named foundation began in 1985 by John Pledge with proceeds from the estates of his sister, Genevieve Pledge, and of Lois Colburn, both former members of the San Antonio Symphony. 133 scholarships totaling over $99,000 have been awarded by the foundation to 72 different students thus far.

AUDITIONS ARE NOW OPEN! LEARN MORE & APPLY AT: MBAW.ORG/CPMS DEADLINE: 1 JUNE 2022 need more information? contact: elena portnaya, dma Gurwitz Artistic Director & MBAW Artistic Coordinator

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT As the newest member of the MBAW staff, I am honored to report on the work and progress of our three major community programs for the 2021-2022 season. In early 2021, Musical Sprouts, our STEAMbased music and arts curriculum program, shifted to an easily accessible online format for students and teachers. This season, Kids to Concerts will be a hybrid of online and physical school concerts, adjustable for the safety of our students, and will feature Ukraine, African American history, and China. Lastly, we are currently in the process of reevaluating and revamping the Golden Age concert series to bring a more engaging and impactful program to the senior community in greater San Antonio.

If you are interested in becoming involved or would like more information about our community programs, please contact me at jennifer@musicalbridges.org.

JENNIFER REED-MARTINEZ Director of Community Engagement

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Musical Sprouts is an MBAW educational engagement program that provides children in Title 1 schools opportunities to travel the world by bringing performing artists and cultural connections to their very own classrooms. Students are taught and measured through all-encompassing STEAM curricula in partnership with the University of Texas System.

EACH SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS RECEIVE 3 UNIQUE CULTURAL SEGMENTS THAT INCLUDE: n

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kids to concerts Kids to Concerts (KTC) is a free educational engagement program introducing K-12 students to world cultures through folk music and dance from artists of the highest caliber, right in their own schools (or virtually).

Each school year, participating schools receive

5 CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC CONCERTS. During the 2020-21 virtual school year,

KTC REACHED OVER 210 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT TEXAS VIRTUALLY. This school year, students will receive a mix of virtual and in-person concerts depending on latest health protocols.

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Golden Age is a one-of-a-kind community outreach program that provides outstanding live music performances to seniors in assisted living and community centers in San Antonio. The goal of this program is to positively impact the lives of senior citizens by providing stimulating cultural experiences, learning opportunities, socialization and entertainment free of charge in their own retirement communities.

JOIN THE GOLDEN AGE GIVING CIRCLE! Provide seniors access to concerts for just $10 per month and also receive bi-annual impact newsletters and first glimpse into the program!

SCAN QR CODE TO DONATE

CONTACT: ERIKA HICKS

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MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS Your membership supports Musical Bridges Around the World’s free programs!

For more information, contact: Erika Hicks, Development Manager 210 464 1534, ext. 7 | erika@musicalbridges.org

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I nclusion as a Sustaining Member in Musical Bridges’ Print & Virtual Program Book (reaches up to 2,500) M usical Bridges’ | Signature Lapel Pin

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S E L E C T F R I D AY E V E N I N G S

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become a part of the legacy suites society by including musical bridges around the world in your will, trust or by naming mbaw as a beneficiary of your ira or insurance policy.

Your planned gift sustains the future of the organization and reflects your commitment to supporting global arts. MBAW’s free programming enriches the quality of life in our community, especially for those with least access.

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Each year, the Board Chair and CEO of Musical Bridges Around the World will host Legacy Suites members at a special gathering to update you on plans for the coming year.

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Legacy Suites members will periodically receive invitations to MBAW special events that feature artists from around the globe.

Your membership in Legacy Suites begins the moment you tell us about your gift! Your planned gift of any amount through your will or estate plan becomes a personal legacy that expresses your lifelong values.

for more info on planned giving opportunities, contact:

JULYA JARA, CFRE

Director of Development julya@musicalbridges.org 210.464.1534 ext. 5

Always consult a professional advisor or attorney when making or revising your will.

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MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS 1 JANUARY 2021 - 7 MARCH 2022

The Board of Directors and Staff of Musical Bridges Around the World extend their heartfelt gratitude to the following individuals, foundations, corporations, and organizations that have supported all programs of MBAW from 1 January 2021 through 7 March 2022. Gifts listed below are cumulative. n

Russell Hill Rogers

Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral

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MBAW Art Gallery

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Musical Sprouts

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Golden Age

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Colburn-Pledge

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The Gurwitz International Piano Competition

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Music Scholarship

International

Music Festival

MUSICAL BRIDGES SOCIETY ARTS AMBASSADORS:

Donna and Ted Welsh

$100,000 - $1,000,000

Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation

AND ABOVE

San Antonio Area Foundation

City of San Antonio Kronkosky Charitable Foundation

PRESENTERS: $10,000 - $19,999

Ford Foundation

Texas Commission on the Arts

MBAW Investment Fund

Jonathan and Rachel Gurwitz Cassandra C Carr

VISIONARIES: $50,000 - $99,999

Samantha Price Fischer

Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts

and Vernon Haney Texas Cavaliers Charitable

LEADERS: $20,000 - $49,999

Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

Mary and Michael Leroy Porter

H-E-B LP

Joan and Herb Kelleher

The Brown Foundation, Inc.

Charitable Foundation

Drs. Eric and Michelle Miller

Greehey Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parrish Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992

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MAESTROS: $5,000 - $9,999 Enterprise Holdings Foundation

MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS

The RK Group - Rosemary’s Catering

Anna Catherine Armstrong, MD

Drs. Luis and Awilda Ramos

Broadway Bank

County of Bexar

Drs. John Richardson and

Drs. Kevin Hall and Josefine Heim-Hall

Jan Puckett Raimondo Briata

Dominic Anderson

University Health System

Carlos and Brittney Miranda

Drs. Jorge Magallon and

James G. Lifshutz Dr. Adam and Julie Harris

Karla N. Munoz Elisa Chan and Clifford Hew

Susan and Jon Blumenthal Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation

CONDUCTORS: $1,500 - $2,499

Muriel F Siebert Foundation

Fa Winsborough

Plum Foundation

Eileen Weigum

Terra Nova Violins - Abbas Selghi

Drs. Sheila Swartzman and

Faye L. and William L. Cowden Charitable Foundation Susan and Aubra Franklin

Kenneth Bloom Shahrzad Dowlatshahi and Richardson Gill Arseni Grokhovski and

COMPOSERS: $2,500 - $4,999 Macrine and Bryan Helbert Drs. Robert Michaelson and Anya Grokhovski Digital Pro Lab Amanda Dominguez

Flor Beckman Jaime and Jack Cooke Mary Flanagan and Michael Lichtenstein MD Stella and Anatoly Koretsky Adriana Flores

Paul Martin

Cathy Shelton

Fastsigns - Matthew and

WestEast Design Group - Katherine

Kimberly West Dr. Leopoldo Zorrilla and Dianne Penfield Dr. Aureliano A Urrutia and Gwen Cowden Drs. Stan and Yuliya Zebrowski

and Christopher Kimm Ms. Norma Bodevin and Dr. Raul Yordan Anne and Bruce Johnson Mr. Thomas G. Duckworth Jenn and James Rosenblatt

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MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Phillip Wing and Tanya Orndorff

Stephen T. “Tim” Quigley Jr.

Law Offices of Pat Maloney

Vicki Sparks MD,PC

- Pat Maloney Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jose F. Pascual Karen and Robert Leckie Mary Ann Winden

Dr. David and Mrs. Elizabeth Friedman Barbara Woodriff and Peter Guenther

Hector Anthony Troche

Marianne Reuter

Cols Kris and George Wolf

Alamo Music Center

Grant and Lori Hakspiel

Stewart Zweikoft, M.D.

Kirk and Ellen Marchand

Mrs. Virginia Kane

Lora and Jim Watts

Mr. Graham Weston

Svetlana Krizover and

Peggy and Paul Pace

Yury Sless

Perny and Bill Shea

Timothy and Mary Owens

Ed and Nancy Kelley

Mr. Mario Vazquez

PlainsCapital Bank

Dr. Gustavo Valadez Ortiz

Michael Graef

and Mr. Larry Dahl

Dr. Melvin L. Cohen

Vito and Toni Ruiz

Jane Lewis

American Endowment

Jeanne Bennett

Foundation

Cristina and Victor

Catherine Dikcis

Saldivar, MD

Deborah Wilson

Derrick Pizarro

Audi Dominion - Rick Cavender

Mrs. Carmen Samaniego

Kristina Zhao

Liz Tullis

Mr. and Mrs. Randolph

Betty Boston

D. Glickman Faisal Khan and Mila Weronika

Drs. Bradley Kayser and Gemma Kennedy Ret. Col. Jeanne Berkheiser

TROUBADOURS: $750 - $1,499

Beverly Davis

Lisa and Rafael Veraza

Olga Marushkina and

Adriana and Carlos Contreras Lynne Noriskin

Alexander Kuzmin Frank Stenger-Castro Elizabeth Hurst

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MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS PATRONS: $250 - $749

Michael and Barbara Gentry

Paula and Kurt Winkler

Anita Feigenbaum

Mr. and Mrs. Mel Weingart

Eleanor Rogers

Craig Browning

Joseph V Penn MD

Lorraine and Curt Anastasio

Martha Spinks

Kausi and Murali Subramaniam

Ian and Donna Thompson

Jenifer Brown

Malathi and Vijay Koli

Ana and Felix Padron

Dr. Joaquin and

Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Goodhue

Mrs. Sheila Mira

Tenchita and Alfredo Flores

Brian Gorman

Vicki McLaughlin

William Sandve Jr.

Ronald and Joan Symes

Louise A. Mandel

Frank S. and Deborah H. Morrill

Gil Robinson

C.H. Guenther & Son -

Diane Malone

Dale W. Tremblay Joseph and Toni Murgo

CRAFTORS: $120 - $249

Jeff Hawthorn

Carol Growney

Sonia Hitchcock

Cheryl E. Davis

Sheryl and Michael Sculley

Patrick Sparks

Pamela Peck

Anne Schelleng

Richard C. Arredondo

Dr. Henry and Ann Lipsitt

Shari and Cliff Underwood

Linda and Mayor

Ms. Debra Kress

Phil Hardberger

Taddy McAllister

Henry Cisneros

Eduardo Parra

Helen McDaniel

Connie and Charles White

Michael Adler

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gonzalez

Monterrey Iron

Thomas and Kyong Hannon

Kathleen Silva

Veronika Liskova

Ekaterina and Vitali Edrenkine

Daniel Goodgame

Mike Monroe and Nancy

Jennifer Reed-Martinez and Angel Martinez

Cook-Monroe Waheeda and Nooruddin Kara

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MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Pilar and Thomas Helferich

Dr. Richard D. Wheatley, Sr.

Steven Kowal

Geoffrey Clarke

The Kaufman Group

Graciela Hernandez and

Darby Ivins Dayton Foundation Depository, Inc. Elainie Hicks

Arturo Nunez Cheryl Boone-Delgado Tatyana Boulgakova and Joe Pareres

Karen Thompson

Cecily David

Mr. Elliott Gurwitz

Arlene Dryer

Elena Portnaya

Diego Sanchez, Jr. Rajia Tobia

SUPPORTERS: $1 - $119

Leticia and Pete Van de Putte

Suhail Arastu

Carmen Viramontes

Erika Hicks

Mr. and Mrs. Wade Caldwell

Maria A Martinez

Michael Duan

Tom and Trish Perlmutter

John and Selina Nanna

Paula Owen

Lukin Gilliland Jr.

Irene Blaess D.D.S.

Father David Garcia

Elizabeth Branch

Kristy Gabrielova

Suzanne Patenaude

Boris Slutsky

Steve and Bizzy Darling

Joan Carroll

Patti Larsen

Michael and Lynette Kithas

Laura Jesse

Dr. Pedro Castillo and Iuliana

James and Elizabeth Black

Genunchi Castillo

Bill Robertson

Anna L Martinez

Beatrice Sepulveda

Ivri Messinger and

Carlos Roberto Jaén Leticia Bresnahan Dr. and Mrs. Alberto C Serrano Mrs. Janelle B. Tye David C Marx Dr. Angelika C. Jansen

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Mark Rumple Mark Hewett Robert Browning San Antonio Mobility Coalition, Inc. (SAMCo) Joelle Miller Elaine Dagen

MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Noah Barshop

Beth Smart

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Marlin

Sandra Fischer

Marga Speicher

Vera White

Miguel Villarreal

Linda Wasserman

Mrs. Cindy Graham

Lisa Davis

Susan Skaer

Rick Frederick

Raquel Head

Gina Black

Sandra Benavides

John Nikolatos

David Snyder

Samuel and Janet Scott

Emily Woodell

Luci Harty

Nancy Smith

Chris Carson

Lita Joy and John Murphy

Martha Martinez

Nancy Fix Anderson

Ms. Charlotte Randolph

Yelena Polyachenko

Dr. Nuala Sinisi

Ron Laby

Rev. David Collett

Matthew Choma

Diana Osborne

Mary Matthews

Ms. Anne Marie Mullen-Smith

Carlos Castaneda

Dr. Sudha Seshadri

Anne Larme

Gary and Nancy Fullerton

Yair Gazitt

William and Lisa Davis

Julya Jara

Randell Drum

April Dickson

Monica Roog

Baya Kakouberi

Mary Cruz

Juan Cano

Ann Marie Mowry

Natalia Sun

Joey Marra

Aissatou Sidime-Blanton

Jose Iturbe

Rollette Schreckenghost

Lisa Bartee

KGB Texas

Sarah Haney

Raul Rios

Natalia Dunaeva

John Robertson

Kevin O’Donnell

William Goodman

Roberto Paz

Lori and Ron Bauml

Larry Hicks Sr

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MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Sonia Acosta

Albert Eisch

David and Gloria Deviney

Ben and May Jurewicz

Derive Development

Ms. Linda McDavitt

John and Elizabeth Watson

Mrs. Priscilla Truesdell

Nancy Dales

Rene and Marty Wender

John Silantien

Marisa Bushman and

Angelica Palm

Ignacio Gallego

Tana Austin

Stephanie Kithas

Donna Gottwald

L B Feiner

Michelle McCloskey

Steve Lyons

Jennifer Morey

Troy Peters

Mags Jesse

Precious Coleman

Ms. Chris Neuhaus

Mehmet Oguz

Nicolette Palmer

Lisa and Kevin Dunne

Amazon Smile

Stephanie Key

Lev Zhurbin

Cynthia M Marshall

Roger Singler

Debbie Margozewitz

Elaine E Staton

MaryLou Russell

Syeira Budd

Lamar Sawyer Jr.

Michael Tuschak

Gurpaul Singh

Jill L. Rips

Jane McDaniel

Sean Kithas

Mr. and Mrs. Johnathan

Armen Babajanian

Godsey

Slobodan Vujisic

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Wang

Sherry Heffner

Arturo Gonzalez

Patricia O’Connell

Stephanie Romero

Virginia Van Cleave

Phyllis Siegel

Katharine Cartwright

Martin Keighley

Sue Dial

Frank Huddleston

Mariana Garate

Zet Baer

Marilyn Murphy

John Berberena

Michaele Haynes

Peter Bawa

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MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Laurie E Doyal-Lampman

Sarah Manzke

Lois Gordon

Tamara Adira

Cynthia Keith

Mr. Arturo E. Batres

Benjamin Krick

Jesus Garcia

Thomas Ommen

Jimmie and Arturo Suarez

Niesa Parmelee

Elia T. Torres

Pedro Rodriguez

Marguerite Biesele

Anne Myers

Shelby Sckittone

Susan Athene

Olga Valentin Reyes

Alan Matherly

Herminia Ruiz

Ubaldo Beato

Virginia Burkholder

Hilary Scott

Edwin Tamayo

Sonali Patel

Jennifer Hiller

Dianna Buxkemper

Magda Gonzalez

Maren Rodriguez

Zifa Esparza

Jeanette Pierce

Julia Growney

Paul Myers

Judith Ortiz

Victoria Madden

Fabiola Luevano

Celia Thomson

Christine Sykes

Kimberley Corbin

Gloria Rodriguez

Mike Chalmers

Christine Vina

Michael Richter

Charlotte Peck

Melissa Sader

Ann Kasman

Barbara Ann

Barbara Baker

Puloski-Robles

Fiona Sun

Linda Hill

Jose Taylor

Basel Touban

Dale Dettra

Zinayda Tagay

Edward L Domecq

Shari Norris

Gabor Szalai

Yevgeniy Sharlat

Brittany Kennedy Smith

Liliya Yanovsky

Barbara Simpson

Darrell Lewis

Samantha Henry

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MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Debra De La Garza Lorraine Fisher Judith Godinez Larry Loden Kristen Peeler Adam Wetherell Peter H Monie Cynthia Shelton Jayne Neal Nancy Beard Hanna Sikorski Nora R. Avina Viacheslav Trapeznikov Idalia Lim Louis Benavides Karen A Jensen COMMUNITY PARTNERS African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio Agarita Alamo Music Center Anuja SA Ayuntamiento de las Palmas de Gran Canaria

City of San Antonio Global Engagement Office City of San Antonio Parks & Recreation City of San Antonio World Heritage Office City of Windhoek Devine Intermediate School Digital Pro Lab DoSeum DreamVoice/DreamWeek FASTSIGNS Geekdom Gobierno de la Cuidad de Mexico Gobierno de Guadalajara Gobierno de Monterrey Hemisfair Park J. Canavati & Co. LLC Kalalaya Indian Performing Arts KRTU 91.7 FM Kumamoto City Main Plaza Conservancy Mildfire Coffee Roasters Mexican Cultural Institute

Bistr09

McNay Art Museum

Carver Community

Muslim Cultural Heritage Society

Cultural Center

Northwest Vista College

Casa San Antonio

Olmos Ensemble

City of Montreal, International

Opera San Antonio

Relations Office City of San Antonio, Department of Arts & Culture

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Roosevelt Library Ruby City SA 2020

MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum

VOLUNTEERS Maia Adamina

San Antonio River Foundation

John Arellano

San Antonio Express-News

Lydia Arellano

San Antonio Symphony

Marcus Barber

San Fernando Cathedral

Daniel Bastien

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Holly Burkich

Ayuntamiento

Samantha Champoux

Sister Cities International

Sam Clendenin

School of Science and

Jaime Cooke

Technology Sound Health Network South Central Area Health Education Center Southwest ISD Spain Arts & Culture Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality Texas Public Radio (KPAC 88.3 FM) The San Antonio Report Trinity University The University of Texas at San Antonio

Rachel Cywinski Adriana Gonzalez Rolando Greenfield Sabina Gutierrez Maddie Guzman Rene Guzman Rosie Helbling Nicholas Jimenez Youssef Kaib Svitlana Kroll Ron Laby Norma Marinez

Ukraine Society of San Antonio

Jocelyn McCoy

UT Health and Science Center

Sara Morales

University of the Incarnate Word

Star Morales

Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt

Mica Russell

Woodlawn Theatre

Anita Sanchez

World Affairs Council

Celia Thomson Jocassia Tonini

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global advisory council

CO-CHAIRS THE HONORABLE LINDA & PHIL HARDBERGER First Lady and Mayor (2005-09) City of San Antonio

THE HONORABLE CHARLES GONZALEZ Texas State Representative (1999-2013) U.S. House of Representatives

STEVE NIVIN, PHD Chief Economist (2002-08) City of San Antonio

FRANCISCO G. CIGARROA, MD Former Chancellor (2009-14) University of Texas System

SHAHRZAD DOWLATSHAHI Chief Diplomacy & Protocol Officer City of San Antonio

LORI HOUSTON

MAESTRO SEBASTIAN LANG-LESSING Music Director Emeritus San Antonio Symphony

Assistant City Manager City of San Antonio

MAYOR RON NIRENBERG (2017 - Present) City of San Antonio

MAESTRO KARIM WASFI Conductor Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra

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LETICIA R. VAN DE PUTTE, RPH President Andrade-VandePutte & Associates Former TX State Senator

THE HONORABLE JUDGE NELSON WOLFF Bexar County Judge (2001-Present)

board of directors

Chair ERIC MILLER, MD Founder of Central Texas Pain Center

Vice Chair VERNON HANEY Sr. Program Leader Construction Division HEB Facility Alliance

Treasurer BRYAN HELBERT Senior Consultant Raba Kistner, Inc.

Secretary ADRIANA L. FLORES Vice President Alamo Music Center

DOMINIC ANDERSON, CFP VP Sr. Wealth Advisor Charles Schwab

JAIME LEN COOKE Owner JLen Events

AMANDA DOMINGUEZ Owner Digital Pro Lab

SUSAN C. FRANKLIN Co-Founder Franklin Companies

FAISAL KHAN Principal of Southwestern Money Management LLC, Director of Capital Formation of Biglari Capital Corp mbaw.org | 55

board of directors

ROBERT B. LECKIE Lawyer & Business Executive (Retired)

CARLOS MIRANDA President PAC Aviation International, Inc

RAFAEL J. VERAZA, M.P.H. Director of Translational Science Vascular Perfusion Solutions, Inc.

KRISTINA ZHAO Culinary Director of DASHI Sichuan Kitchen + Bar, Co-Owner of Sichuan House

STEPHEN T. “TIM” QUIGLEY President of Sister Cities International

AWILDA I. RAMOS, MD Pediatrician New Braunfels, Texas

Commanding Officer U.S. Navy (Retired)

Colonel - U.S. Army Reserve (Retired)

emeritus trustee

emeritus trustee

PAUL MARTIN Managing Partner & CIO Martin Capital Advisor

CHARLES PARRISH Former Executive VP Tesoro Corporation

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staff

ANYA GROKHOVSKI, DMA Founder, Artistic Director & CEO

SUHAIL ARASTU Advancement

ELENA PORTNAYA, DMA Artistic Coordinator & The Gurwitz Artistic Director

DIANA OSBORNE Operations & Grants Manager

JULYA JARA, CFRE Director of Development

SEAN KITHAS Marketing Manager

ERIKA HICKS Development Manager

JENNIFER REED-MARTINEZ Director of Community Engagement

CALEB GONZALEZ Director of Educational Outreach

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independent contractors and interns

Caleb Gonzalez Director of Educational Outreach

Casey Winkelman Administrative Assistant Intern

Diana Roberts Art Gallerist

Coral Díaz Graphic Designer

Emily Myers Volunteer Coordinator & Office Assistant

Dryden Labs, LLC Website Design & Digital Marketing

Celia Thomson Administrative Assistant

Nancy Cook-Monroe Publicist

Lynda Alston Bookkeeper

Kenneth Mahnke Robert Michaelson Photographers (In-Kind)

Erin Lecce Reed J. Smiley Certified Public Accountants Corinna Quintanilla Curriculum Specialist Kimberly Salazar Educational Researcher

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ArtsDrive™ Elias Flores III Grace Goen PR Story Studios Steve Peterson Videography/Editing Tabitha Dunham Lesley Ramsey Grant Writers

ARE YOU A COLLEGE STUDENT? SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE! ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT INTERNSHIP Includes but not limited to: assisting with grant reporting and invoicing, supporting day-to-day operations, and working with the Office and Grants Manager to organize expenses/maintain bookkeeping.

MUSIC MARKETING INTERNSHIP Includes but not limited to: Publishing to event calendars, working with the Marketing Manager to research & collect marketing data, and optional graphic design and A/V production opportunities.

— CURRENT DATES AND DEADLINES — SPRING INTERNSHIPS: JANUARY – MAY

Application Deadline: December 13 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS: JUNE – AUGUST

Application Deadline: May 15 FALL INTERNSHIPS: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER

Application Deadline: August 14

TO LEARN MORE AND APPLY, GO TO: mbaw.org/careers NOTE: MBAW Internships are on a volunteer basis and do not receive financial compensation as a part of the program. If your university/college/department has special applications/requirements that MBAW may need to process with the school, please contact us as soon as possible even before the application date so that we may begin these processes.

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MUSICAL BRIDGES PERFORMANCES SPAN GREATER SAN ANTONIO

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MUSICAL BRIDGES’ ARTISTS HAIL FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

san antonio sister city

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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY? VOLUNTEER WITH US!

Whether you are an individual, family, group, or company, there are many opportunities to volunteer, including: live event assistance a/v production & technical assistance research & focus groups social media engagement

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Erika Hicks, Development Manager 210 464 1534 ext. 7 | erika@musicalbridges.org GO TO MBAW.ORG/VOLUNTEER

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A

t Franklin Park, we believe that the smallest acts of kindness can have the biggest impact.

That’s why our founders, Susan and Aubra Franklin, welcome all new residents with handwritten notes.

That’s why every member of our team learns your needs and desires and fulfills them every day.

Visit our website today to schedule your personal tour.

INDEPENDENT LIVING • ASSISTED LIVING • MEMORY CARE Locations in Alamo Heights, Boerne, Richardson, Round Rock, Sonterra, and TPC Parkway

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Select SUNDAYS at 7pm

FREE & OPEN to the public

3 October 2021 DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA

21 November 2021 IN A STYLE OF JAZZ

With JP Jofre, Sofia Tosello, & The JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band

With Valeri Grokhovski (piano), Mark Cheikhet (violin), Zlatan Redzic (bass), and Darren Kuper (drums)

dreamweek concert!

viva fiesta!

23 January 2022 THE QUILT

10 April 2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCHUBERT!

Highlighting African American history through music!

With the Julius Quartet & Yelena Dyacheck

SCAN QR CODE TO DONATE happy mother’s day!

8 May 2022 YEDAM KIM Gurwitz 2020 Silver Medalist returns for a spectacular season finale!

TICKETS NOW REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. FREE TO REGISTER AT:

mbaw.org/events | Artist, Programs and Safety Protocols are Subject to Change