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Born on December 10, 1908, in Avignon, France; died on April 27, 1992, in Paris Un Sourire [“A Smile”] Messiaen composed Un Sourire in 1989 on a commission from Marek Janowski to commemorate the bicentennial of Mozart’s death. A late work by one of the greatest composers of the past century, this moving tribute to another master evokes a music of the spheres that is both modern and timeless.

First performance: December 5, 1991, in Paris, with Marek Janowski conducting the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

First Nashville Symphony performance: These are the orchestra’s first performances.

Estimated length: 10 minutes

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n a present eternity, I glimpse infinite life unbounded by Space and Time,” observed Olivier Messiaen, one of the most original musical thinkers of the 20th century. In an age of secular detachment, his resolute Catholic faith supplied an inexhaustible source of inspiration for his art. For Messiaen, the achievements of a figure like Mozart belonged to the whole continuum of the created world and were evidence, like the beauty of nature, for a transcendent order and purpose.

Un Sourire is an especially memorable homage amid the plethora of commissions marking the Mozart anniversary year in 1991. It distills several of Messiaen’s musical preoccupations, including the use of specially designed modes to divide up the octave in ways beyond the familiar patterns of major and minor scales, the presence of birdsong transcribed in a more “realistic” way than the pretty, stylized scene painting of Romanticism, and the energy of complex rhythms. The piece also engages the symbolic associations of sound colors and harmonies.

W H AT TO L I ST E N FO R Written by a composer in his 80s to honor another who died at 35, Un Sourire neither quotes Mozart nor even alludes to his style but rather filters Messiaen’s image of him: “In spite of his sorrows, suffering, hunger, cold, the incomprehension of audiences, and the proximity of death, Mozart always smiled,” wrote the French composer, explaining his title for the piece. Un Sourire resembles a slow movement comprising two sections of alternate material. The first presents a simple, ethereal melody for the strings, which is further colored by woodwinds.

In the second, Messiaen draws on his close studies of birdsong, here scored for percussion and woodwinds. Besides the instrumentation, the contrast between both sections is striking in tempo and character. The first is slow and nearly without pulse, tending toward infinity, while the second is a fast medley of hypercomplex, asymmetrical rhythms.

As the two sections alternate, Messiaen subtly alters and lengthens each when it returns. Following the third occurrence of the

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First performance: December 5, 1991, in Paris, with Marek Janowski conducting the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

First Nashville Symphony performance: These are the orchestra’s first performances.

Estimated length: 10 minutes

and the energy of complex rhythms. The piece also engages the symbolic associations of sound colors and harmonies.

WH AT TO LIST E N F OR Written by a composer in his 80s to honor another who died at 35, Un Sourire neither quotes Mozart nor even alludes to his style but rather filters Messiaen’s image of him: “In spite of his sorrows, suffering, hunger, cold, the incomprehension of audiences, and the proximity of death, Mozart always smiled,” wrote the French composer, explaining his title for the piece. Un Sourire resembles a slow movement comprising two sections of alternate material. The first presents

n a present eternity, I glimpse infinite life unbounded by Space and Time,” observed Olivier Messiaen, one of the most original musical thinkers of the 20th century. In an age of secular detachment, his resolute Catholic faith supplied an inexhaustible source of inspiration for his art. For Messiaen, the achievements of a figure like Mozart belonged to the whole continuum of the created world and were evidence, like the beauty of nature, for a transcendent order and purpose.

Un Sourire is an especially memorable homage amid the plethora of commissions marking the Mozart anniversary year in 1991. It distills several of Messiaen’s musical preoccupations, including the use of specially designed modes to divide up the octave in ways beyond the familiar patterns of major and minor scales, the presence of birdsong transcribed in a more “realistic” way than the pretty, stylized scene painting of Romanticism, a simple, ethereal melody for the strings, which is further colored by woodwinds. In the second, Messiaen draws on his close studies of birdsong, here scored for percussion and woodwinds.

Besides the instrumentation, the contrast between both sections is striking in tempo and character.

The first is slow and nearly without pulse, tending toward infinity, while the second is a fast medley of hypercomplex, asymmetrical rhythms.

As the two sections alternate, Messiaen subtly alters and lengthens each when it returns.

Following the third occurrence of the “birdsong” music — a last reminder of earth? — Un Sourire concludes with the fourth and final version of the slow, heaven-directed melody. Messiaen InConcert

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Un Sourire [“A Smile”]

Messiaen composed Un Sourire in 1989 on a commission from Marek Janowski to commemorate the bicentennial of Mozart’s death.

A late work by one of the greatest composers of the past century, this moving tribute to another master evokes a music of the spheres that is both modern and timeless.

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associated keys with colors and images, and he brings the piece to its close in A major, his key of blue skies and celestial serenity. As if pointing beyond the horizon and beyond time, the final chord seems to dissipate in slow motion.

Messiaen’s score calls for piccolo, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, trumpet, 2 percussion players, xylophone, xylorimba and strings (without double basses).

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The Violin Concerto makes no pretensions to innovation, but showcases Korngold’s high level of craftsmanship, winning lyricism, and confident orchestration.

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Korngold composed the Violin Concerto in the summer and fall of 1945, intending to make his return to the classical concert stage after years as a film composer. The result synthesizes both

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sides of Korngold’s career by mining material from his film scores for its themes. Old-fashioned in its overall approach, the Violin Concerto is expertly crafted and engagingly tuneful.

First performance: February 15, 1947, with Jascha Heifetz as soloist and Vladimir Golschmann conducting the St. Louis Symphony. The Concerto is a product of Korngold’s later years as an exile in Hollywood.

First Nashville Symphony performance: October 17 & 18, 2003, with guest conductor Enrique Diemecke and soloist Vadim Gluzman.

Estimated length: 25 minutes

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eing the son of Vienna’s leading music critic might have been intimidating to someone less gifted, but it didn’t impede Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s progress. He raised the bar for child prodigy composers through the quality of his early achievements. He began to compose at age 8, and was only 13 when his ballet Der Schneeman (The Snowman) was given its premiere at the Vienna Opera. Gustav Mahler — not exactly a pushover in matters of musical judgment — was so impressed that he recommended a mentor for the jaw-droppingly gifted youngster. Decades later, long after the elder composer’s death, Korngold would dedicate his Violin Concerto to Mahler’s still-living widow, Alma, Korngold composed both lush big works and intimate chamber pieces, but he gained particular attention for his operas. In 1920 Korngold fever broke out

when his first full-length opera, Die Tote Stadt (The Dead City), written in his signature lateromantic, fin-de-siècle idiom, generated so much buzz that a fierce bidding war was conducted over which opera house in Germany would have the glory of premiering it.

Korngold’s career path took a dramatic turn in the 1930s, when he pursued the new opportunities afforded by composing for the film industry. In 1929 he had collaborated with Max Reinhardt, a mover and shaker in the theater world, on a high-profile adaptation of Johann Strauss, Jr.’s Die Fledermaus in Berlin. Reinhardt talked Korngold into joining him in Hollywood, where he wanted his colleague to arrange Felix Mendelssohn’s incidental score to Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a new film version of the play, directed by Reinhardt. (Film buffs

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will recall this is the Midsummer in which James Cagney plays Bottom and Mickey Rooney is a giddy-voiced Puck.)

Korngold tried to have it all by leading a bicontinental existence, split between Old World Vienna and sunny California. He happened to be in Hollywood, working on his score for The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn, when the Nazis annexed his homeland of Austria.

Fortunately, the composer was able to arrange for his family to join him in California, which then became his new home. Until the end of World War II his focus was on writing film scores for Warner Brothers.

But Korngold longed to reclaim his position as a “classical” composer and would abandon the screen after Deception, the 1946 film starring Bette Davis. He began to work with the classical forms again, drawing on the musical inspiration he had been channeling into films. The Violin Concerto, in fact, mines melodies from several of his film scores.

Polish violinist Bronisław Huberman, founder of the Israel Philharmonic, encouraged Korngold to write the Violin Concerto in the summer of 1945.

The two hoped this would be the work that would mark Korngold’s concert hall comeback, but he had by now become typecast as a Hollywood artist.

His “serious” music, by contrast, was frequently derided as passé. When Jascha Heifetz began introducing the new Violin Concerto, one of the meanest quips appeared in the New York Sun, where critic Irving Kolodin sneered that the score was “more corn than gold.”

Ironically, even as he was enduring a sequence of rejections in his final decade, Korngold had already become an important figure in American musical culture (though one without wide name recognition), thanks to the success of the films he worked on and his influence with his fellow movie composers. In recent decades, the quality of both his film scores and his “classical music” — particularly the Violin Concerto and the opera Die Tote Stadt — has been positively reappraised.

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innovation, but showcases Korngold’s high level of craftsmanship, winning lyricism and confident orchestration. The soloist greets us at once, without introduction, and traces a widely spanning theme, which was originally used in the film Another Dawn. Its yearning expansiveness neatly contrasts with the virtuosically choreographed music that serves as a transition passage. Another tune tenderly weaves the violin line in and out of the larger ensemble. (Its source is the period film Juarez, which featured Bette Davis as the wife of the 19th-century puppet ruler of Mexico, Maximilian I.) Following the cadenza, Korngold fills out the recapitulation with sparkling orchestral filigree.

The middle movement, a Romance, calls for gorgeous, soulful playing from the soloist, drawing on material that raids yet another film, the Oscarwinning Anthony Adverse. Here, in the music’s songful character, it’s possible to sense not just Korngold’s desire to return to concert music, but a sublimation of his frustrated opera career as well.

The forthright expression of passions that became verboten in avant-garde circles in the postwar years was still allowed, after all, in the context of the movies (though film scores were also introducing mass audiences to some of the most experimental musical styles). The interlude in the middle of the movement apparently has no film origin, and represents a more purely “abstract” invention.

Korngold supplies a counterweight to the first two movements’ elevated lyricism with the rhythmic romping of the finale. This dashing rondo rounds off the Concerto in an attitude of exuberant extroversion, clearly showing that the composer seems to have absorbed something of the sensibility of his new country.

In addition to solo violin, the Concerto is scored for 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling English horn), 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, harp, celesta and strings.

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For all his Romantic experimentalism, Berlioz also strives for the clarity of texture he found in those Classicists he adored, Gluck and Mozart.

H EC TOR B E R L IO Z Born on December 11, 1803, in La Côte-Saint-André, France; died on March 8, 1869, in Paris

Berlioz composed the first version of the Symphonie fantastique in 1830, drawing on even earlier material, and later revised the score. A cornerstone of Romanticism, this early orchestral masterpiece set the stage for a century and more of revolutionary musical developments.

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Symphonie fantastique

First performance: December 5, 1830, in Paris, with François Habeneck conducting.

First Nashville Symphony performance: October 26 & 27, 1959, with Music Director Willis Page.

Estimated length: 50 minutes ector Berlioz is one of those composers who still manage to sound dizzyingly original no matter how many of his ideas were taken up by later artists. Even though the Symphonie fantastique has long been a blockbuster of the repertory, it remains

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This piece has become one of the defining works of Romanticism in music, yet stylistic labels can hardly do justice to the strange, haunting world Berlioz conjures here. Berlioz was just 26 when he conceived the Symphonie fantastique, having deserted the study of medicine six years earlier to follow his bliss. It’s somehow appropriate that 1830 marked a year of revolution in Paris. When Berlioz introduced the Symphony near the end of that year, this music sounded monumentally different from everything that had come before. Just three years after Beethoven’s death, Berlioz was using the power of his musical imagination to take the symphonic genre into startling new directions.

The Symphonie single-handedly defined a new Romantic agenda of program music in

which abstract sounds could be used to express autobiographical content. This is evident in the work’s subtitle, “An Episode in the Life of an Artist” (see sidebar). On one level, the Symphonie fantastique is a dramatic fever dream in which Berlioz projects his desire for the ideal woman, along with the unsettling consequences of that desire. But far more important than its reputation as a manifesto of program music — a status about which the composer later had doubts — is the autonomous musical narrative. The remarkable processes Berlioz pioneered in this score mimic the transformations that occur during dreaming or fantasizing, when what obsesses us is revealed in new and unpredictable lights.

W H AT TO L I ST E N FO R It’s no coincidence that Berlioz titles the opening movement “Rêveries – Passions” (“Daydreams – Passions”). A slow, melancholy introduction of muted strings and uneasy pauses presents the protagonist, a passionate musician who is the

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composer’s alter ego. In his solitude, the musician feels himself incomplete without his ideal love. When the first movement proper starts on the heels of this introduction, Berlioz presents a theme to encode the beloved. This theme, threaded throughout the score, he calls the idée fixe. This “fixed idea” first appears as a restless, long-ranging flute and violin melody that evokes yearning.

This melody conveys the artist’s obsession but is also a musical idea (readily fragmented into component parts) that plays a central role in the construction of the entire piece, and it recurs in dramatically varied contexts.

For all his Romantic experimentalism, Berlioz also strives for the clarity of texture he found in those Classicists he adored, Gluck and Mozart. This sensibility is even more apparent in the diaphanous beauties of the second movement (“A Ball”), with its exquisite harp coloring:

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Berlioz also ranks among the most imaginative of orchestrators. The hero sinks further into loneliness despite the fleeting varieties of the waltz around him and continues to dream of his haunting beloved.

The third movement (“Scene in the Countryside”), the longest and most enigmatic, draws on aspects of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, only to arrive at a vastly different outcome. Berlioz’s innovative use of the orchestra goes beyond “special effects” such as the eerie sonority of violins striking the strings with the wood of the bow in the last movement. It also involves the way he mixes timbres in foreground and background to establish moods, with a riveting power that could rival any film director.

The call-and-response of English horn and oboe paints a “pastoral duet,” but fears of betrayal lurk as a continuing torment. In this natural setting, the musician’s premonitions are projected as threatening weather. Berlioz captures the artist’s loneliness with a reprise of the wind duet music,

minus the expected response. Instead, rolling thunder answers back,

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signaling the ominous direction the dream will take in the final two movements.

While the Symphonie fantastique’s first pair of movements dwells on the idealism of the musician’s love as an escape from the anxieties of real life, these last two track his descent into hell. “The March to the Scaffold” finds him drugged and dreaming of his own execution for the murder of his beloved. The excited bluster of the march itself suggests a sadistic crowd eager to witness the event. At its climax, Berlioz switches from the interior perspective to the panorama shot: a clarinet replays the idée fixe to signal the last thought that flashes through the musician’s mind before his decapitation. Afterward comes a shockingly graphic depiction of the guillotine’s descent. The crowd is left to jeer in barbaric triumph.

The final “Witches’ Sabbath” movement intensifies the transformation of dream into hellish nightmare: The musician proceeds to imagine his funeral in the form of a demonic orgy. The idée fixe is perverted into a leering taunt squawked by the high-pitched E-flat clarinet. The beloved, too, joins in, and her once enchanting

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DISNEY IN CONCERT: MAGICAL MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES Nashville Symphony Kelly Corcoran, conductor Andrew Johnson, vocalist Whitney Claire Kaufman, vocalist Candice Nicole, vocalist Aaron Phillips, vocalist

arr. Bruce Healey Disney Classics Overture

Zip-a-dee doo-dah / You Can Fly! /

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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious /

I’m Late / Bibbidi-Bobbidi Boo /

Cinderella (The Work Song) /

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes /

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Happy Ending

Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz arr. Danny Troob

Colors of the Wind from Pocohantas

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I Wanna Be Like You from The Jungle Book

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arr. Bruce Healey and Ken Whitcomb Chim Chim Cher-ee / Jolly Holiday / Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious /

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Out There

Alan Menken Disney’s Aladdin Orchestral Suite

arr. Danny Troob Arabian Nights / Friend Like Me /

A Whole New World / Prince Ali Klaus Badelt Pirates of the Caribbean Suite arr. Ted Ricketts

Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer

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Richard & Robert Sherman arr. Ken Whitcomb

Disney’s The Lion King Orchestral Song Suite King of Pride Rock / Circle of Life / Just Can’t Wait to Be King / Be Prepared / Hakuna Matata / Can You Feel the Love Tonight / Pridelands / Finale It’s a Small World

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CANDICE NICOLE Candice Nicole began her relationship with Disney over a decade ago, when she was first hired by Disney as a child soloist, so performing her favorite Disney classics with such talented musicians is a dream come true. She has been featured on numerous occasions as the guest artist/ headliner with the California Symphony and Reno Philharmonic. Some of her work in theater, film, television and voice-overs includes Young Buffy on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Toffee in Zombie Prom and Barbie: The Island Princess. On Broadway, she was a member of the closing national touring company of the world renowned musical Les Misérables.

Nicole’s regional highlights include Footloose (Ariel), 1776 (Martha Jefferson), Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Grease (Sandy), Peter Pan (Wendy, opposite American Idol’s Adam Lambert) and Cinderella (Cinderella). Starring roles in West Coast staged readings include Roxane in The Man Who Would Be King opposite Broadway’s Marc Kudisch, Abby in the comedy Neurosis (by Allan Rice, a writer on The New Adventures of Old Christine).

AARON PHILLIPS An Ovation Awardnominated actor/singer and a proud member of Actor’s Equity, Aaron Phillips just finished the second national tour of Click, Clack, Moo. Phillips made his New York theater debut last year as Felix in the new hit rockopera The New Hopeville Comics, written by Nate Weida. Past theater credits include Jekyll and Hyde (John Utterson), Batboy: The Musical (Batboy/ Edgar), Songs for a New World and Les Misérables (Foreman/Combeferre). Opera credits include La Bohème with the Greensboro Opera Company, conducted by Valery Ryvkin, Pirates of Penzance InConcert

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WHITNEY CLAIRE KAUFMAN Whitney Claire Kaufman recently completed two years with the North American tour of the Broadway smashhit Mamma Mia! (Ensemble, Understudy for Sophie and Lisa). Whitney has performed as guest soloist with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, and as guest soloist with the Florida Orchestra.

She has appeared in Cabaret (Sally Bowles), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, (Peaseblossom), Marisol (June) and The Los Angeles Theatre Ensembles’ production of Wounded.

Kaufman’s TV credits include General Hospital and the hit ABC series Modern Family.

As both a singer and voice-over performer in film and television, she has been heard in productions including That Championship Season, The Secret of NiMH 2 and two MGM animated series, All Dogs Go to Heaven and Noddy.

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ANDREW JOHNSON Andrew Johnson is a Disney kid at heart and is humbled and honored to share the music and magic from the stage! He has toured all over the world as a lead soloist and dancer in nine different countries. He most recently was a performer at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards with Florence and the Machine. This past year he played Benny in the first professional southern California production of RENT and Asher in Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities’ production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Johnson’s other professional credits include Five Guys Named Moe (Four-Eyed Moe), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat (Joseph), Godspell (Jesus) and Pippin (Lead Player). He was a finalist in 2004 and 2005 with the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards, as a Musical Theatre/Pop vocalist, and he received an Inland Theatre Award nomination for his performance in Riverside Civic Light Opera’s production of Ragtime.

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FAIRY TALES & FATE Nashville Symphony Hans Graf, conductor Ingrid Fliter, piano Maurice Ravel

Ma Mère l’Oye [Mother Goose] Prelude Spinning-wheel Dance Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty Conversations of Beauty and the Beast Tom Thumb Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas The Enchanted Garden

Camille Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 2 in G minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 22

Andante sostenuto

Allegro scherzando

Presto Ingrid Fliter, piano

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Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 Sostenuto assai — Allegro ma non troppo Scherzo: Allegro vivace Adagio expressivo Allegro molto vivace

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Born on March 7, 1875, in Ciboure, France; died on December 28, 1937, in Paris Ma Mère l’Oye (“Mother Goose”)

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Ravel initially composed Ma Mère l’Oye as a suite for piano four hands in 1908-10, which he then orchestrated in 1911-12 to create a ballet work, adding some new material. The orchestral suite, which has become a concert hall favorite, offers an example of Ravel’s poetic re-creation of childhood fantasy and his beguiling mastery of orchestral texture and color.

First performance: The orchestrated ballet version was premiered in Paris in January 1912 in Paris.

First Nashville Symphony performance: December 18, 1951, with Music Director Guy Taylor.

Estimated length: 30 minutes

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avel possessed a peculiar gift for evoking what he called “the poetry of childhood.” Much as dance is a guiding thread through several of his most important compositions, themes involving childlike fantasy also recur again and again in his oeuvre. The two aspects — childhood and the dance — come together in the orchestral version of Ma Mère l’Oye (“Mother Goose”). Ravel initially conceived this music as a piano duet for two children he had befriended, Mimie and Jean Godebski. Their parents, a Polish couple who held salons that attracted a remarkable array of Parisian artists, provided a kind of alternative home for the composer. Biographer Gerald Larner observes that the death of Ravel’s father in 1908 likely predisposed him to muse on his own childhood as he entertained the Godebskis and “took refuge in fairy tale and the domesticity of the piano duet.” As a result, adds Larner, “there is

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at least as much adult nostalgia as childish joy… and far more Ravel” in these pieces.

The original piano duet version of Ma Mère l’Oye, which carries the subtitle “five children’s pieces,” emanates a beguiling intimacy and ravishing sense of color. Ravel wrote the piano duet as a private gift for the Godebski children to play. But for the first public performance, in 1910, the kids weren’t up to the task—they complained it would require too much practice — and it was premiered by another pair of prodigies. The following year, Ravel orchestrated the pieces, rearranging their order and expanding the suite with connecting interludes to make it suitable as a ballet score. For this he concocted a scenario linking the famous fairy-tale stories that were the starting point of the piano pieces. These were drawn from multiple French sources, including Charles Perrault’s 1697 anthology, subtitled

W H AT TO LISTE N F OR The clarity and simplicity of presentation in this score belie the subtleties of Ravel’s orchestration. In his scenario, the tale of Sleeping Beauty provides a framework for Ma Mère l’Oye. After a Prelude sets the scene in the manner of a preview, Danse du rouet et scène (“Spinning Wheel Dance and Scene”) depicts Sleeping Beauty as she pricks her finger on the spindle of an old woman’s spinning wheel and is cast into a profound slumber.

Pavane de la belle au bois dormant, (“Sleeping Beauty’s Pavane”) ushers us along with the Princess into a state of dreamlike simplicity with its brief, stately processional and meltingly beautiful writing for woodwinds. The ensuing tales are enacted as she sleeps, in episodes that precede the moment of her awakening in the final tableau. At the same time, the Pavane’s sustained wistfulness hints at the ambivalence of Ravel’s summoning of childhood — a past recaptured by the knowing adult’s memory.

In Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête (“Conversations of Beauty and the Beast”), Ravel details this unlikely love story in three parts.

These chart the appearance of Beauty (clarinet) in a Satie-like waltz, the gruff pleas of Beast (contrabassoon), which emerge from the bass, and the mixture of both in a duet. A glissando from the harp signals Beast’s transformation into a handsome prince, who is now represented by violin in place of the contrabassoon.

Petit Poucet (“Tom Thumb”) recounts the tale

of the diminutive, poor woodcutter’s son who tries to plan a way out of the woods by dropping breadcrumbs, only to discover (like Hansel and Gretel) that birds have eaten them. Tom Thumb (oboe) wanders in confusion, trying to find the path, while Ravel’s vivid depiction of the birds near the end shows off his facility for conjuring nature.

Miniature people also figure in Laideronnette, impératrice des Pagodes (“Little Ugly, Empress of the Pagodas.”) Here, a princess has been made the ugliest woman in the world by a witch’s spell; she finds herself transported into a magical kingdom where her tiny subjects, robed in gems, serenade her with an orchestra whose instruments (the “pagodas” in Ravel’s sense) are made of the shells of walnuts and almonds. The nuanced touches from percussion enhance Ravel’s enchanting use of pentatonic melody and evoke an Asian gamelan ensemble.

For the concluding tale, Ravel introduces another handsome prince into his musical landscape. Prince Charming arrives to awaken Sleeping Beauty, and the wood becomes Le jardin féerique (“The Enchanted Garden”).

Perfectly judged, painterly touches set the scene.

A crescendo steadily builds, and the Suite ends with the triumphant sounds of wedding and coronation.

Ma Mère l’Oye is scored for 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns, timpani, percussion, celesta, harp and strings.

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Tales of Mother Goose, as well as from Perrault’s contemporary, Baroness d’Aulnoy, and from Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont.

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Much as dance is a guiding thread through several of Ravel’s most important compositions, themes involving childlike fantasy also recur again and again in his oeuvre. The two aspects come together in the orchestral version of Ma Mère l’Oye.

CAMILLE S A I N T-S A Ë N S CL A SS I C A L S E R I ES

Born on October 9, 1835, in Paris, France; died on December 16, 1921, in Algiers, Algeria Concerto for Piano No. 2 in C minor, Op. 22 Saint-Saëns wrote his Second Piano Concerto in a mere three weeks in 1868. The Second is the most popular of his five concertos for the instrument, thanks to its pleasing blend of memorable themes and dazzling keyboard writing.

First performance: December 13, 1868, in Paris, with the composer as soloist and Anton Rubinstein conducting.

First Nashville Symphony performance: February 4 & 6, 1982, with conductor Enrique Bátiz and soloist Ruth Laredo.

Estimated length: 25 minutes

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he epic lifespan of Camille Saint-Saëns took him from the heyday of Romanticism through the birth pangs of Modernism and the trauma of World War I. It overlapped with the musical revolutions spearheaded by Liszt and Wagner, the innovations of his compatriots Debussy and Ravel — to which he formed a bridge from Liszt — and Schoenberg’s introduction of atonality. Somewhat like the similarly long-lived poet William Wordsworth, Saint-Saëns himself fell victim to the changing tides of musical fashion. In his final decades he was cast as an archconservative and remained bitterly opposed to the sea changes of the early 20th century. Of his enormous output, which ranges across all the major genres (he even pioneered film music), only a handful of works is frequently heard today. Most of these are limited to a relatively brief span of his career when he was at the peak of his fame.

Saint-Saëns was barely out of diapers when his prodigious musical gifts began to manifest themselves. At two, according to his own recollection, he was dissecting household sounds with uncanny attentiveness, and imagining compositions made of chiming clocks and the whistling of the tea kettle. Saint-Saëns began performing at four, playing the piano parts of Beethoven’s violin sonatas. As he put it, he took to composition as naturally — and fruitfully — as an apple tree bears apples, tackling the symphony in his teens. After destroying an earlier attempt, he waited till the ripe old age of 18 to introduce his First Symphony to the public. Berlioz, who died the year after the Second Piano Concerto was composed, declared that his young colleague had one noticeable weakness: “He lacks inexperience.”

For all his productivity, an outlook of restless curiosity beyond the realm of music distinguishes Saint-Saëns from composers who live and breathe nothing but notes. His remarkable intellect spurred him to roam through an encyclopedic range of interests: philosophy, archeology, mathematics, botany, lepidoptery, stamp collecting, classical drama and painting — and not just in a “cocktail conversation” sense. He also became an inveterate and enthusiastic traveler. He wrote his last piano concerto, nicknamed “The Egyptian,” while vacationing among the temples in Luxor.

Regarding their complementary musical personalities, Saint-Saëns compared Rubinstein to the more extroverted Liszt and himself to Chopin.

The Second Concerto actually amalgamates elements of the styles of both, along with fluid references to J.S. Bach, Mozart and Beethoven.

Yet while Saint-Saëns shows strong neo-classical affinities in several other works, his approach to classical formal models here is relaxed.

The Concerto’s overall design swerves away from the conventional expectations of a fastslow-fast format. Instead of a lively Allegro, SaintSaëns begins with the slowest of the work’s three movements. And another surprise is in store: The solo piano sets the piece in motion on its own, without any curtain raising, in a lengthy passage that morphs from a very serious-sounding, Bach-

In addition to solo piano, the Concerto is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, cymbals (optional) and strings.

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like keyboard toccata to a full-fledged cadenza.

This leads up to the dramatic entry of the full orchestra — a reversal of the usual sequence wherein the orchestra builds suspense before the soloist takes the spotlight.

The piano introduces the moody first theme (which Saint-Saëns lifted from his student Gabriel Fauré), and the instrument dominates in other passages of this movement, but the scintillating choreography of its exchanges with the orchestra are characteristic of the Concerto as a whole.

Notice, for example, the collaborative delineation of the second, heart-on-sleeve theme (a delectable moment all the more to be enjoyed, since SaintSaëns neglects to reprise). An obviously Lisztinfluenced style of muscular, hammering piano octaves emerges as the music develops. After another extended cadenza, the opening toccatalike music returns — this time with discreet orchestral accompaniment — before the dramatic close of this movement.

Having begun with an Andante in the minor, Saint-Saëns now proceeds with an impish major-key scherzo-like movement in E-flat. The Concerto in its entirety is easy to follow on a first hearing, but this movement is especially ingratiating. Saint-Saëns transforms an idea from Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, in which the timpanist briefly takes the spotlight, and lets the drums introduce the skipping rhythm of the first theme. The music frolics along with call-and-response patterns and lightning-flash interjections from the woodwinds. Saint-Saëns continues to accelerate the momentum in the finale, which is a whirling dervish of a presto requiring the nimblest synchronization between soloist and orchestra. Despite the return to G minor, the atmosphere is closer to the animated energy of the preceding movement than the somber gestures of the opening.

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The Second Piano Concerto, however, is firmly rooted in the traditions of 19th-century Europe. Not surprisingly, Saint-Saëns was a formidable pianist himself (and legendary as well for his skills as an organist). For his first public recital, at the age of 10, he performed piano concertos by Mozart and Beethoven, and he eventually introduced all five of the Beethoven piano concertos to his native Paris, where they were still little known. The impetus behind the Second Concerto actually came from another composer and celebrity pianist, the Russian Anton Rubinstein, who had recently teamed up with Saint-Saëns for an ambitious series of concerts in Paris. In these, Rubinstein had performed as concerto soloist under Saint-Saëns’ baton, but he suggested reversing the roles and conducting a new concerto to be played by his colleague. Saint-Saëns had no difficulty producing the score in less than a month, though he was under-rehearsed for the exceptionally challenging solo part he had written for himself. The impression made by the premiere was muted as a result. Rubinstein later became a major champion of the work and helped secure its popularity.

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Born on June 8, 1810 in Zwickau, Germany; died on July 29, 1856 outside Bonn, Germany Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

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Schumann composed the second of his four symphonies in the winter of 1845-46. Epic in scope and ambitiously designed, the Second enjoys an especially favored status among Schumann connoisseurs.

First performance: November 5, 1846, with Felix Mendelssohn conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

First Nashville Symphony performance: November 18 & 20, 1982, with conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn.

Estimated length: 40 minutes

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he son of a bookseller, Robert Schumann always harbored an alter ego as a poet, and wrote verse throughout his life. His work as a music critic — especially as editor of the ground-breaking Neue Zeitschrift für Musik — was probing and prophetic. Schumann’s artistic vision was inspired in part by his close affinity for literary figures from the first blushes of German Romanticism. The composer himself proved instrumental in writing the script for musical Romanticism, bringing a new sensibility to bear on the cultural understanding of what his predecessors had achieved. Schumann synthesized the language of the Viennese classicists and the counterpoint of Bach with his own brand of Romanticism.

The Second Symphony takes an especially ambitious view of the past, while at the same time representing something of a personal epic — a temporary triumph of order over chaos and irrational fate (see sidebar). Along with allusions to Beethoven’s “heroic” symphonies and the “victorious” resolution of the Fifth in particular, Schubert’s “Great” Symphony also

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provided significant inspiration. Schumann had helped reclaim Schubert’s forgotten score from oblivion, arranging for Mendelssohn to conduct the posthumous premiere in Leipzig in 1839. Just a few weeks before embarking on the Second Symphony in 1845, Schumann had been once again deeply impressed by a fresh encounter with the Schubert, a work he famously praised for its “heavenly length.”

Yet another governing spirit that permeates the Second is that of J.S. Bach. Following a nervous breakdown in the summer of 1844, Schumann devoted himself to a close study of Bach’s counterpoint. The beautiful craft of the Baroque master’s example helped him regain composure. Biographer John Daverio observes that a significant shift in his attitude toward composing resulted. While Schumann’s gift for inspired improvisation had previously played a significant role, now “primacy of place [was given] to the act of reflection, to a more sober attitude toward the business of putting notes to paper.”

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—Thomas May is the Nashville Symphony’s program annotator.

A WORK OF “DARK DAYS” AND OF HE ALING Schumann tried and abandoned several early

creation of the Second Symphony contrasted

attempts at writing a symphony, but soon after

dramatically with the happy confidence he had

he married Clara Wieck in1840, he at last found his

enjoyed during the first years of his marriage.

way into the genre. Clara, who was also a pianist,

The year 1844 brought the worst yet in a series of

encouraged him to expand his ambitions beyond

nervous breakdowns that had plagued Schumann,

the confines of the keyboard, and Schumann took

and the Second represented a process of healing.

just four days to sketch out his First Symphony

He later confessed that he feared that the “semi-

early in 1841. He also wrote a symphony in D minor

invalid” state in which he composed this music

that same year but held it back from publication.

might be all-too-apparent to listeners: “I began

He substantially revised the score a decade later,

to feel more myself when I wrote the last move-

hence its numbering as the Symphony No. 4.

ment, and was assuredly better when I finished

The psychological mood that accompanied the

the whole work. Still, it reminds me of dark days.”

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The Symphony No. 2 is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and strings.

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The symphony begins with a sustained, slow introduction in which a simple fanfare is entrusted to the brass, though it is darkly shrouded by a fog of meandering strings. This fanfare will serve as a unifying core motif in the subsequent movements. The first movement proper gains tremendous momentum from Schumann’s exploitation of a pronounced dotted-rhythm idea, which becomes the engine for a long and eventful development. Another kind of energy pervades the ensuing Scherzo, with its skittishly fleeting patterns in duple time rather than the conventional triple meter. The movement contains two separate trios (a Beethovenian touch), the second of which encodes a motif that spells out the name of Bach in its German musical “transliteration” (B-flat-A-C-B). There’s also a hint of Bach in the melodic contours of the C-minor Adagio, arguably the single most beautiful slow movement in Schumann’s cycle of four symphonies. It evokes a romantically filtered memory of Baroque pathos, and Schumann incorporates a fugal episode before recapitulating the Adagio’s principal melody.

Yet the composer’s reverence for his predecessors, so apparent in the chain of influences on this score, goes hand in hand with a bracingly original approach to the symphonic genre. This originality is above all apparent in the remarkable architecture of the finale, as well as in its transformation of thematic ideas. The

overall character recalls the exhilarating energy of the first movement, as prominent dotted rhythms once again impart a sense of momentum excitedly pressing forward. Schumann also works in a speeded-up version of the Adagio melody as a second theme, continuing a cyclic recall of material from earlier in the symphony.

Schumann adds a wholly unexpected gesture to this process of integration. A startling change comes before the movement reaches its midpoint, as the musical argument is revealed to carry the possibility for yet another metamorphosis, this time with the entrée of a haunting new strain first heard on oboe. This melody alludes to Beethoven’s song cycle To the Distant Beloved (a coded message for Clara) and, in turn, Schumann’s own Piano Fantasy. The new, unexpected melody is nevertheless readily assimilated to its symphonic context and is woven ever more prominently into the proceedings. After a glorious meshing of the finale’s themes in the coda, Schumann brings the opening fanfare motto to the fore — now no longer doubtful and hesitant — to round out the Symphony in a spirit of jubilation and confidence restored.

W HAT TO LIST E N F OR The symphony begins with a sustained, slow introduction in which a simple fanfare is entrusted to the

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brass, though it is darkly shrouded by a fog of meandering strings. This fanfare will serve as a unifying core motif in the subsequent movements. The first movement proper gains tremendous momentum from Schumann’s exploitation of a pronounced dotted-rhythm idea, which becomes the engine for a long and eventful development.

Another kind of energy pervades the ensuing Scherzo, with its skittishly fleeting patterns in duple time rather than the conventional triple meter. The movement contains two separate trios (a Beethovenian touch), the second of which encodes a motif that spells out the name of Bach in its German musical “transliteration” (B-flat-A-CB). There’s also a hint of Bach in the melodic contours of the C-minor Adagio, arguably the single most beautiful slow movement in Schumann’s cycle of four symphonies. It evokes a romantically filtered memory of Baroque pathos, and Schumann incorporates a fugal episode before recapitulating the Adagio’s principal melody.

Yet the composer’s reverence for his predecessors, so apparent in the chain of influences on this score, goes hand in hand with a bracingly original approach to the symphonic genre. This originality is above all apparent in the remarkable architecture of the finale, as well as in its transformation of thematic ideas. The overall character recalls the exhilarating energy of the first movement, as prominent dotted rhythms once again impart a sense of momentum excitedly pressing forward. Schumann also works in a speeded-up version of the Adagio melody as a second theme, continuing a cyclic recall of material from earlier in the symphony.

Schumann adds a wholly unexpected gesture to this process of integration. A startling change comes before the movement reaches its midpoint, as the musical argument is revealed to carry 40

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The Symphony No. 2 is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and strings.

—Thomas May is the Nashville Symphony’s program annotator.

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iancarlo Guerrero is Music Director of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and concurrently holds the position of Principal Guest Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency. Last year, he led the Nashville Symphony to a GRAMMY® win for a second consecutive year with their recording of American composer Joseph Schwantner’s Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra.

His previous recording with the orchestra of Michael Daugherty’s Metropolis Symphony and Deus Ex Machina won three 2011 GRAMMY® Awards, including Best Orchestral Performance. A fervent advocate of new music and contemporary composers, Guerrero has collaborated with and championed the works of several of America’s most respected composers, including John Adams, John Corigliano, Osvaldo Golijov, Jennifer Higdon, Michael Daugherty, Roberto Sierra and Richard Danielpour.

In the 2012/13 season, Guerrero makes debuts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin and Norwegian Radio Orchestra. He returns to the Boston, Indianapolis and Toronto Symphony Orchestras, Philadelphia Orchestra for both its subscription season and at Vail, Brussels Philharmonic, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra and to Australia for performances with the Adelaide Symphony and Auckland Philharmonia. An advocate for young musicians and music education, Guerrero now returns annually to Caracas, Venezuela, to conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar and to work with young musicians in the country’s lauded El Sistema music program. This season he will also work with the student orchestras of Curtis Institute and the Colburn School.

In recent seasons Guerrero has appeared with many of the major North American orchestras, including the symphony orchestras of Baltimore,

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Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, San Diego, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and the National Symphony in Washington, D.C., as well as at several major summer festivals, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, The Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival and Indiana University’s summer orchestra festival. He is also establishing an increasingly visible profile in Europe, where his upcoming engagements will include a debut appearance with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Last season, he led a five-city European tour with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic.

Early in his career, Guerrero worked regularly with the Costa Rican Lyric Opera, and in recent seasons has conducted new productions of Carmen, La Bohème and Rigoletto. Future plans include productions at the Houston Grand Opera and Marseille Opera. In February 2008, he gave the Australian premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s one-act opera Ainadamar at the Adelaide Festival, to great acclaim.

In June 2004, Guerrero was honored with the Helen M. Thompson Award by the American Symphony Orchestra League, which recognizes outstanding achievement among young conductors nationwide.

Guerrero holds degrees from Baylor and Northwestern universities. He was previously the Music Director of the Eugene Symphony in Oregon.

From 1999 to 2004, he served as Associate Conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, where he made his subscription debut in March 2000 leading the world premiere of John Corigliano’s Phantasmagoria on the Ghosts of Versailles. Prior to his tenure with the Minnesota Orchestra, he served as Music Director of the Táchira Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela.

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

ALBERT-GEORGE SCHRAM

KELLY CORCORAN

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lbert-George Schram, a native of the Netherlands, has served as Resident Conductor of the Nashville Symphony since 2006. While he has conducted on all series the orchestra offers, Schram is primarily responsible for its Bank of America Pops Series.

Schram’s longest tenure has been with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, where he has worked in a variety of capacities since 1979. As a regular guest conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Schram in 2002 opened the orchestra’s new permanent summer home, Symphony Park. From 1990 to 1996, he served as resident conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. The former Florida Philharmonic Orchestra appointed Schram as resident conductor beginning with the 2002/03 season.

In 2008 Schram was invited to conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional of Bolivia and the Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo in Mendoza, Argentina. His other foreign conducting engagements have included the KBS Symphony Orchestra and the Taegu Symphony Orchestra in Korea, and the Orchester der Allgemeinen Musikgesellschaft Luzern in Switzerland. He has returned to his native Holland to conduct the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and the Netherlands Broadcast Orchestra.

In the U.S., his recent and coming guest conducting appearances include the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Spokane Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Shreveport Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Allentown Symphony and the Mansfield Symphony.

Schram’s studies have been largely in the European tradition under the tutelage of Franco Ferrara, Rafael Kubelik, Abraham Kaplan and Neeme Järvi. He received his initial training at the Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands, then later moved to Canada to undertake studies at the universities of Calgary and Victoria. His training was completed at the University of Washington.

he 2012/13 season marks Associate Conductor Kelly Corcoran’s sixth season with the Nashville Symphony. During this time, she has conducted a variety of programs, including the Classical and Pops Series, and has served as the primary conductor for the orchestra’s education and community engagement concerts. She made her Carnegie Hall conducting debut in May 2012 with the Nashville Symphony during the Spring For Music Festival. This season she is also the Acting Director for the Nashville Symphony Chorus.

Corcoran appears this season with The Cleveland Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Louisville Orchestra, Knoxville Symphony and as a Music Director candidate with the Topeka Symphony and FargoMoorhead Symphony. She has conducted major orchestras throughout the country, including the Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee and National Symphonies, often with return engagements. In 2009, she made her South American debut as a guest conductor with the Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo in Mendoza, Argentina, returning for multiple subscription programs in 2011.

Named as Honorable Mention for the Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship, Corcoran studied with Marin Alsop and shared performances with her and the Bournemouth (UK) Symphony and Colorado Symphony. Prior to Nashville, she completed three seasons as assistant conductor for the Canton Symphony Orchestra in Ohio and music director of the Canton Youth Symphony and the Cleveland-area Heights Chamber Orchestra. Corcoran attended the Lucerne Festival’s master class in conducting with Pierre Boulez.

In 2004, Corcoran participated in the National Conducting Institute, where she studied with Leonard Slatkin. Her past posts include assistant music director of the Nashville Opera, founder/music director of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra and fellow with the New World Symphony. Originally from Massachusetts and a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for more than 10 years, Corcoran received her Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from The Boston Conservatory and her Master of Music in instrumental conducting from Indiana University.

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2012/13 NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FIRST VIOLINS*

Jun Iwasaki,

Joel Reist,

Assistant Concertmaster

Glen Wanner,

Concertmaster Emerita

Elizabeth Stewart Gary Lawrence,

Erin Hall,

Mary Kathryn Van Osdale, Denise Baker Kristi Seehafer John Maple Deidre Fominaya Bacco Alison Gooding Paul Tobias Beverly Drukker Anna Lisa Hoepfinger Kirsten Mitchell Erin Long+ Isabel Bartles SECOND VIOLINS*

Carolyn Wann Bailey, Principal

GIANCARLO GUERRERO Music Director ALBERT-GEORGE SCHRAM Resident Conductor KELLY CORCORAN Associate Conductor GEORGE L. MABRY Chorus Director

BASSES*

Associate Concertmaster

Zeneba Bowers,

Assistant Principal

Kenneth Barnd Jessica Blackwell Rebecca Cole Radu Georgescu Benjamin Lloyd Louise Morrison Laura Ross Lisa Thrall+ Adrienne Watkinson++ Jeremy Williams Rebecca J Willie VIOLAS*

Daniel Reinker, Principal

Principal

Assistant Principal Principal Emeritus

Kevin Jablonski Joe Ferris II FLUTES

Erik Gratton,

Principal Anne Potter Wilson Chair

Ann Richards,

Assistant Principal

Kathryn Ladner PICCOLO

Kathryn Ladner,

Norma Grobman Rogers Chair

OBOES

James Button, Principal

Ellen Menking,

Assistant Principal

Roger Wiesmeyer

ENGLISH HORN

James Zimmermann, Principal

Cassandra Lee,

Assistant Principal

Cassandra Lee

BASS CLARINET

Daniel Lochrie BASSOONS

Cynthia Estill, Principal

Dawn Hartley,

Assistant Principal

Principal

Gil Perel

Assistant Principal James Victor Miller Chair

CONTRA BASSOON

Bradley Mansell Lynn Marie Peithman Stephen Drake Michael Samis Matthew Walker

TRUMPETS

Jeffrey Bailey, Principal

Patrick Kunkee, Co-Principal

Gary Armstrong+,

Assistant Principal

Preston Bailey,

Acting Assistant Principal

TROMBONES

Susan K. Smith,

Acting Principal

Prentiss Hobbs,

Acting Assistant Principal

BASS TROMBONE

Steven Brown TUBA

Gilbert Long, Principal

TIMPANI

William G. Wiggins, Principal

PERCUSSION

Sam Bacco, Principal

Trent Leasure

E-FLAT CLARINET

Julia Tanner,

Acting Assistant 1st Horn

CLARINETS

Judith Ablon Hari Bernstein Bruce Christensen Michelle Lackey Collins Christopher Farrell Mary Helen Law Melinda Whitley Clare Yang

Anthony LaMarchina,

Hunter Sholar Jennifer Kummer,

Richard Graber,

Daniel Lochrie

CELLOS*

Acting Associate Principal/ 3rd Horn

Roger Wiesmeyer

Shu-Zheng Yang,

Assistant Principal

Radu V. Rusu,

Gil Perel

HORNS

Leslie Norton, Principal

Beth Beeson

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Gerald C. Greer,

Christopher Stenstrom Keith Nicholas Xiao-Fan Zhang

Assistant Principal

HARP

Licia Jaskunas, Principal

KEYBOARD

Robert Marler, Principal

LIBRARIANS

D. Wilson Ochoa, Principal

Jennifer Goldberg, Librarian

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGERS

Anne Dickson Rogers Carrie Marcantonio, Assistant

*Section seating revolves +Leave of Absence ++Replacement/Extra

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2012/13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF D I R E C TOR S

OFFICERS

DIRECTORS

Edward A. Goodrich Board Chair

Janet Ayers John Bailey III Joseph Barker Scott Becker David Black Jack Bovender Jr. William Braddy Anastasia Brown Keith Churchwell Rebecca Cole * Michelle R. Collins * Lisa Cooper * Ben Cundiff Carol Daniels Robert Dennis Robert Ezrin Benjamin Folds Judy Foster James Gooch Alison Gooding * Amy Grant Carl Haley Jr.

James Seabury III Board Chair Elect Kevin Crumbo Board Treasurer Betsy Wills * Board Secretary Alan D. Valentine * President & CEO

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Michael W. Hayes Billy Ray Hearn Lee Ann Ingram Martha R. Ingram * Elliott Warner Jones Sr. Larry Larkin John T. Lewis Richard Miller Eduardo Minardi David Morgan Peter Neff Cano Ozgener Victoria Chu Pao Pam Pfeffer Deborah Pitts Jennifer H. Puryear Wayne Riley Anne Russell Michael Samis * Michael Schatzlein Nelson Shields Beverly K. Small

Renata Soto Brett Sweet Van Tucker Steve Turner Mark Wait Jeffery Walraven Johnna Watson Ted Houston Welch William Greer Wiggins * David Williams II Harry Williams Jr. * Jeremy Williams * Rebecca Willie * Clare Yang * Donna Yurdin * Shirley Zeitlin James Zimmermann * *Indicates Ex Officio

ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION Emma Smyth, Manager of Artistic Administration Ellen Kasperek, Artistic Administration Assistant Andrew Risinger, Organ Curator

DATA STANDARDS Tony Exler, Director of Data Standards Sheila Wilson, Sr. Database Associate DEVELOPMENT Erin Wenzel, Sr. Director of Special Campaigns Maribeth Stahl, Sr. Director of Annual Campaigns Hayden Pruett, Major Gifts Officer Sara Davenport, Development and League Events Manager Jason Parker, Grants Manager Phil Shay, Corporate Development Manager Dan Tonelson, Corporate Development Manager EDUCATION Blair Bodine, Director of Education and Community Engagement Andy Campbell, Education and Community Engagement Program Manager Kelley Bell, Education and Community Engagement Assistant FINANCE Karen Warren, Controller Mildred Payne, Accounts Payable and Payroll Manager Sheri Switzer, Senior Accountant Steven McNeal, Staff Accountant FOOD, BEVERAGE AND EVENTS Steve Perdue, Sr. Director of Food, Beverage and Events Roger Keenan, Executive Chef Lacy Lusebrink, Food and Beverage Manager Ryan Slattery, Executive Sous Chef Hiroju LaPrad, Sous Chef Bruce Pittman, Catering & Events Sales Manager Hays McWhirter,Catering and Events Manager Collin Husbands, Catering and Events Manager

HUMAN RESOURCES Ashley Skinner, Director of Human Resources Kathleen Conwell, Human Resources Coordinator Kathleen McCracken, Volunteer Manager and League Liaison Martha Bryant, Receptionist and Human Resources Assistant I.T. Dan Sanders, Director of Information Technology Trenton Leach, Software Applications Developer Chris Beckner, Desktop Support Specialist

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BOX OFFICE/TICKETING & SALES Kimberly Darlington, Director of Ticket Services Emily Shannon, Box Office Manager Tina Messer, Ticket Services Specialist Missy Hubner, Ticket Services Assistant Jackie Knox, Director of Sales Sarah Vickery, Sales Manager Marketing Associates: Alexandra Arekelian, Richard Bartkowiak, Linda Booth, Toni Conn, James Calvin Davidson, Mark Haining, Lloyd Harper, Rick Katz, Deborah King, Misha Robledo, Dustin Skilbred

Staci Davenport, Food, Beverage and Events Assistant Johnathon McGee, Food and Beverage Supervisor Schuyler Thomas, Food and Beverage Supervisor Anderson S. Barns, Beverage Manager Garland Smith, Beverage Supervisor Debra Hollenbeck, Buyer/Retail Manager

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EXECUTIVE Alan D. Valentine, President and CEO Karen Fairbend, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO Mark A. Blakeman, Senior Vice President, General Manager Sarah Jones, Assistant to the Senior Vice President Michael Kirby, V.P. of Finance and Administration and CFO Jonathan Norris, V.P., Revenue Delaney Gray, Assistant to the V.P., Revenue

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2012/13 NASHVILLE SYMPHONY STAFF

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Jonathan Marx, Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications Misty Cochran, Director of Advertising and Promotions Richard Rittenberry, Marketing Manager Laurie Davis, Publicist Nancy VanReece, Social Media Strategist and Website Manager Jessi Menish, Graphic Designer Sean Shields, Graphic Design Associate PATRON SERVICES Eric Adams, Director of Patron Services Patron Services Specialists: Darlene Boswell, Dennis Carter, Gina Haining, Paul Shearer, Judith Wall PRODUCTION AND ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS Tim Lynch, Sr. Director of Operations and Orchestra Manager Anne Dickson Rogers, Director of Orchestra Personnel Carrie Marcantonio, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager D. Wilson Ochoa, Principal Librarian Jennifer Goldberg, Librarian John Sanders, Chief Technical Engineer Brian Doane, Production Manager Mitch Hansen, Lighting Director Michelle Griesmer, Assistant Lighting Director Gary Call, Audio Engineer Mark Dahlen, Audio Engineer W. Paul Holt, Stage Manager Josh Walliser, Stage and Production Assistant VENUE MANAGEMENT Eric Swartz, Associate V.P. of Venue Management Danny Covington, Chief Engineer Raay Creech, Facility Maintenance Technician Kenneth Dillehay, Facility Maintenance Technician Wade Johnson, Housekeeping Manager Kevin Butler, Lead Housekeeper/Utility DeAndrea Mason, Housekeeper Tony Meyers, Director of Security and Front of House

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The Nashville Symphony is deeply grateful to the following individuals who support its concert season and its services to the community through their generous contributions to the Annual Fund. Donors as of September 27, 2012

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MARTHA RIVERS INGRAM SOCIETY Gifts of $25,000 +

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Mr. & Mrs. John Chadwick

Carol & Frank Daniels III

Mrs. Martha Rivers Ingram

WALTER SHARP SOCIETY Gifts of $15,000 - $24,999 Anonymous (1) Judy & Joe Barker

Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Ganier III Dr. & Mrs. Howard S. Kirshner

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Turner

VIRTUOSO SOCIETY Gifts of $10,000-$14,999 Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. Jack O. Bovender Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. J. C. Bradford Jr. Mac & Linda Crawford Janine & Ben Cundiff Mr. & Mrs. Brownlee O. Currey Jr.

James C. Gooch & Jennie P. Smith Giancarlo & Shirley Guerrero Patricia & H. Rodes Hart The Melkus Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Cano Ozgener Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Pfeffer

Mr. & Mrs. Ben R. Rechter Anne & Joe Russell Mr. & Mrs. James C. Seabury III Margaret & Cal Turner

STRADIVARIUS SOCIETY Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. James Ayers J. B. & Carylon Baker Russell W. Bates Mr. James B. Boles Ann & Frank Bumstead Ann Scott Carell* Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Carlton Kelly & Bill Christie Mr. & Mrs. Tom F. Cone Hilton & Sallie Dean Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Dennis Marty & Betty Dickens Dee & Jerald Doochin Laura & Wayne Dugas Mr. & Mrs. Jere M. Ervin Annette S. Eskind The Jane & Richard Eskind & Family Foundation

Marilyn Ezell Allis Dale & John Gillmor Ed & Nancy Goodrich Carl & Connie Haley Mr. & Mrs. Billy Ray Hearn Helen & Neil Hemphill Mrs. V. Davis Hunt Mr. & Mrs. David B. Ingram Lee Ann & Orrin Ingram Keith & Nancy Johnson Robin & Bill King Christine Konradi & Stephan Heckers Ralph & Donna Korpman Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Lazenby Jim Lewis Zachary Liff Robert Straus Lipman Ellen Harrison Martin

Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. McCabe Jr. Sheila & Richard McCarty Dr. Ron McDow The Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt Edward D. & Linda F. Miles Richard & Sharalena Miller Mr. & Mrs. Eduardo H. Minardi Gregg & Cathy Morton Anne & Peter Neff Dr. Harrell Odom II & Mr. Barry W. Cook Dr. Barron Patterson & Mr. Burton Jablin Hal & Peggy Pennington Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Pruett Carol & John T. Rochford The Roros Foundation Joe & Dorothy Scarlett Dr. & Mrs. Michael H. Schatzlein

Mr.* & Mrs. Nelson Severinghaus Ronald & Diane Shafer Nelson & Sheila Shields Mr. & Mrs. Irvin Small Mr. & Mrs. Earl S. Swensson Dr. John B. Thomison Mr. & Mrs. Louis B. Todd Jr. Alan D. Valentine Peggy & John Warner Ms. Johnna Benedict Watson David & Gail Williams Mr. & Mrs. Julian Zander Jr. Mr. Nicholas S. Zeppos & Ms. Lydia A. Howarth

GOLDEN BATON SOCIETY Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous (1) Clint & Kali Adams Mrs. R. Benton Adkins Jr. Shelley Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Elbert Baker Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert O. Begtrup Mark & Sarah Blakeman Dr. & Mrs. Frank H. Boehm Jamey Bowen & Norman Wells Dr. & Mrs. H. Victor Braren Dan & Mindy Brodbeck Mr.* & Mrs. Arthur H. Buhl III

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Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Buijsman Drs. Rodney & Janice Burt Mrs. Patricia B. Buzzell Mr. Philip M. Cavender Mr. & Mrs. Terry W. Chandler Drs. Keith & Leslie Churchwell Dorit & Don Cochron The Honorable & Mrs. Lewis H. Conner Richard & Kathy Cooper Mr. & Mrs. James H. Costner Mr. & Mrs. Justin Dell Crosslin

The Rev. & Mrs. Fred Dettwiller Donna & Jeffrey Eskind Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Ezrin Bob & Judy Fisher Tom & Judy Foster Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Frist Jr. Cathey & Wilford Fuqua John & Lorelee Gawaluck Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Giacobone Harris A. Gilbert William & Helen Gleason Tony & Teri Gosse

Rich & Carol Thigpin Drs. Pilar Vargas & Sten H. Vermund Mr. Vince Vinson Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery C. & Dayna L. Walraven Jonathan & Janet Weaver Carroll Van West & Mary Hoffschwelle Art & Lisa Wheeler Craig P. Williams & Kimberly Schenck Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Wimberly Dr. Artmas L. Worthy Shirley Zeitlin

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Drs. Mark & Nancy Peacock Keith & Deborah Pitts Mr. & Mrs. Gustavus A. Puryear IV Eric Raefsky, M.D. & Ms. Victoria Heil Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Risk Anne & Charles Roos Geoffrey & Sandra Sanderson Mr. & Mrs. Scott C. Satterwhite Debbie & Albert-George Schram Mr. & Mrs. J. Ronald Scott Mr. & Mrs. Rusty Siebert Mr. & Mrs. Martin E. Simmons Christopher & Maribeth Stahl Mr. & Mrs. Brett Sweet Pamela & Steven Taylor

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Mr. & Mrs. C. David Griffin Suzy Heer Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hilton Ms. Cornelia B. Holland Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Israel Donald L. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. John F. Jacques Anne Knauff Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Koban Jr. John T. Lewis Red & Shari Martin Mr. & Mrs. Martin F. McNamara III Dr. Arthur M. Mellor F. Max & Mary A. Merrell Jonathan R. Norris & Jennifer Carlat

CONDUCTOR'S CIRCLE Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous (12) Jerry Adams Jeff & Tina Adams James & Glyna Aderhold Drs. W. Scott & Paige Akers Mark & Niki Antonini Ms. Teresa Broyles-Aplin Dr. Alice & Mr. Richard C. Arnemann Jeremy & Rebecca Atack Jon K. & Colleen Atwood Mr. & Mrs. H. Lee Barfield II Barbara & Mike Barton Mrs. Brenda Bass Mr. & Mrs. James Beckner Betty C. Bellamy Marti Bellingrath Mr. & Mrs. Louie A. Belt Dr. Eric & Elaine Berg Frank M. Berklacich, MD Mr.* & Mrs. Harold S. Bernard Dennis & Tammy Boehms Bob & Marion Bogen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Boyd Bogle III Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Brown Jr. Sharon Lee Butcher Chuck & Sandra Cagle John E. Cain III Mr. & Mrs. Gerald G. Calhoun Brenda & Edward Callis Mr. & Mrs. William H. Cammack Jan & Jim Carell Ann & Sykes Cargile Clint & Patty Carter Michael & Pamela Carter Fred Cassetty Mary & Joseph Cavarra Dr.* & Mrs. Robert Chalfant Erica & Doug Chappell Barbara & Eric Chazen Donna R. Cheek James H. Cheek III Mrs. John Hancock Cheek Jr. Catherine Chitwood M. Wayne Chomik Mr. & Mrs. Sam E. Christopher Mr. George D. Clark Jr. Mr. Terry Clyne Esther & Roger Cohn Ed & Pat Cole Chase Cole Marjorie & Allen* Collins Mr. & Mrs. W. Ovid Collins Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Cook Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Cook III Joe & Judy Cook Teresa Corlew & Wes Allen Roger & Barbara Cottrell Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. A. Cowan James L. & Sharon H. Cox Dr. & Mrs. James Crafton Drs. Paul A. & Dorothy Valcarcel Craig Mr. & Mrs. J. Bradford Currie Greg & Collie Daily John & Natasha Deane M. Maitland DeLand, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Daryl Demonbreun Mr. & Mrs. Kenton Dickerson Andrea Dillenburg & Ted Kraus Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Doochin Stephen & Kimberly Drake Laura L. Dunbar Dr. & Mrs. E. Mac Edington Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Edmondson Sr. Dr. & Mrs. William H. Edwards Sr. Robert D. Eisenstein David Ellis & Barry Wilker Drs. James & Rena Ellzy Laurie & Steven Eskind Robert & Cassandra Estes Mr. & Mrs. DeWitt Ezell Dr. Meredith A. Ezell Ms. Paula Fairchild Mr. & Mrs. John Ferguson T. Aldrich Finegan John David & Mary Dale Trabue Fitzgerald John & Cindy Watson Ford Ms. Deborah F. Turner & Ms. Beth A. Fortune Drs. Robert & Sharron Francis Danna & Bill Francis Dr. & Mrs. John R. Furman Carlene Hunt & Marshall Gaskins Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. Gilleland III Frank Ginanni Francis S. Guess Dr. Edward Hantel Mr. & Mrs. J. George Harris Janet & Jim Hasson Mr. & Mrs. James O. Hastings Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Burton Hayes Mr. Larry O. Helms Ronda & Hank Helton Ms. Doris Ann Hendrix Carrie & Damon Hininger

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey N. Hinson Judith Hodges Ken & Pam Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Dan W. Hogan Mr. & Mrs. Richard Holton Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Hooker Vicki & Rick Horne Ray Houston Hudson Family Foundation Donna & Ronn Huff Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Hulme Dr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Humphrey Judith S. & James R. Humphreys Marsha & Keel Hunt Bud Ireland Mr. & Mrs. Toshinari Ishii Mr. & Mrs. Clay T. Jackson Ellen & Kenneth Jacobs Lee & Pat Jennings Louis Johnson M.D. George & Shirley Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Clark Powell Jones Jan Jones & Steve Williams Drs. Spyros Kalams & Lisa Mendes Ray & Rosemarie Kalil Peter* & Marion Katz Mr. & Mrs. James Kelso Mr. & Mrs. Bill G. Kilpatrick Michael & Melissa Kirby Tom & Darlene Klaritch Mr. Richard B. Kloete Walter & Sarah Knestrick William C. & Deborah Patterson Koch Ms. Pamela L. Koerner Mr. & Mrs. Gene C. Koonce Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Kovach Heloise Werthan Kuhn Mr. & Mrs. Randolph M. LaGasse Bob & Mary LaGrone Robert & Carol Lampe Larry & Martha Larkin Richard & Diane Larsen Kevin P. & May Lavender Sandi & Tom Lawless Dr. & Mrs. John W. Lea IV Jon & Elaine Levine Sally M. Levine Dr. & Mrs. T. A. Lincoln Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Lind Margaret & Bill Lindberg Burk & Caroline Lindsey Tim Lynch

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Myles & Joan MacDonald Dr. John F. Manning Jr. Rhonda A. Martocci & William S. Blaylock Steve & Susie Mathews Lynn & Jack May Robert P. Maynard Jim & Judi McCaslin Scott & Jennifer McClellan Mr. Charles W. McDowell Tommy & Cat McEwen Dr. & Mrs. Alexander C. McLeod Mr. & Mrs. Robert McNeilly Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. McRae III Dr. Mark & Mrs. Theresa Messenger Mr. & Mrs. William T. Minkoff Jr. Christopher & Patricia Mixon Mr. & Mrs. William P. Morelli Ms. Lucy H. Morgan Matt & Rhonda Mulroy James & Patricia Munro Leonard Murray & Jacqueline Marschak Lannie W. Neal Robert Ness Dr. Casey Noble Ms. Agatha L. Nolen Chris & Leslie Norton Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Odom Jr. Representative & Mrs. Gary L. Odom Inka & Richard Odom Dan & Helen Owens David & Pamela Palmer Victoria & William Pao Mr. & Mrs. William C. Pfaender Dr. Edgar H. Pierce Jr. David & Adrienne Piston Mr. & Mrs. Joseph K. Presley Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Prill Dr. Gipsie B. Ranney Sharon Hels & Brad Reed Dr. Jesse B. Register Drs. Jeff & Kellye Rice Drs. Wayne & Charlene Riley Mr. & Mrs. Doyle R. Rippee

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Riven Mr. & Mrs. John A. Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Roberts Margaret Ann & Walter Robinson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David L. Rollins Georgianna W. Russell James & Patricia Russell David Sampsell Paula & Kent Sandidge Mr. & Mrs. John J. Sangervasi Samuel A. Santoro & Mary M. Zutter Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Saul Dr. Norm Scarborough & Ms. Kimberly Hewell Mr. Paul H. Scarbrough Ms. Sandra A. Schatten Mrs. Cooper M. Schley Dolores & John Seigenthaler Dr. & Mrs. John S. Sergent Dr. & Mrs. R. Bruce Shack Joan B. Shayne Anita & Mike Shea Allen Spears* & Colleen Sheppard Bill & Sharon Sheriff Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Shinar Tom & Sylvia Singleton William & Cyndi Sites George & Mary Sloan Drs. Walter Smalley & Louise Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Brian S. Smallwood Suzanne & Grant Smothers K. C. & Mary Smythe Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Sohr Jack & Louise Spann Mr. & Mrs. Hans Stabell Dr. Michael & Tracy Stadnick Mr. & Mrs. Joe N. Steakley Mr. & Mrs. David B. Stewart Jane Lawrence Stone Mr. & Mrs. James G. Stranch III Ann & Bob Street Mrs. Susan & Volker Striepe M.D. Bruce & Elaine Sullivan

Fridolin & Johanna Sulser Andrew Keith & Donna Dame Summar James B. & Patricia B. Swan Dr. Steve A. Hyman & Mr. Mark Lee Taylor Ann M. Teaff & Donald McPherson III Dr. & Mrs. Clarence S. Thomas Scott & Julie Thomas Candy Toler Norman & Marilyn Tolk Joe & Ellen Torrence Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Townes Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Trammell Thomas L. & Judith A. Turk Christi & Jay Turner William E. Turner Jr. The Vandewater Family Foundation Larry & Brenda Vickers Kris & G. G. Waggoner Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Wahl Deborah & Mark Wait Mike & Elaine Walker Mr. & Mrs. Martin H. Warren Erin Wenzel Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. B. Wheelock Charles Hampton White Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie D. White Stacy Widelitz Mr. & Mrs. William G. Wiggins Mr. & Mrs. David M. Wilds Mr. Donald E. Williams Judy S. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Williams Shane & Laura Willmon Mr. & Mrs. Ridley Wills II Mr. & Mrs. William M. Wilson Ms. Marilyn Shields-Wiltsie & Dr. Theodore E. Wiltsie Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence K. Wolfe

CONCERTMASTER Gifts of $500 - $999 Anonymous (15) Carol M. Allen Mr. & Mrs. James E. Auer Jeff & Carrie Bailey Sallie & John Bailey Dr. Houston A. Baker Richard W. Baker Susan F. & Paul J. Ballard Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Bateman Katrin T. Bean Dr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Beauchamp Bernice Amanda Belue Mike & Kathy Benson Dr. & Mrs. Ben J. Birdwell Mr. Rob Bironas Ralph & Jane Black Randolph & Elaine Blake Mr. & Mrs. Bill Blevins Dr. & Mrs. Marion G. Bolin Mr. & Mrs. William E. Boyte William H. Braddy III Mr. Randal Braker Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Braun

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Dr. & Mrs. Phillip L. Bressman Berry & Connie Brooks Bob & Kay Brotherton Dr. & Mrs. Glenn Buckspan Mrs. Michelle H. Burgess Dr. Roger & Mrs. Donah* Burgess Gene & Jamie Burton John & LuAnnette Butler James Button Janet C. Camp Mr. Kirk C. Campbell Mr. Thomas R. Campion Michael & Linda Carlson Mr. & Mrs. William F. Carpenter III Mr. & Mrs. John L. Chambers Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Christenberry Starling Davis Clark & David F. Clark Jay & Ellen Clayton Sallylou & David Cloyd Dr. & Mrs. Alan G. Cohen

Mr. & Mrs. Domer Collins William & Margaret Connor Paul & Alyce Cooke Mr. Randy M. Cooper Marion Pickering Couch Dr. Robert Crants III Ms. Susannah C. Culbertson Tenchia Cupp Kimberly L. Darlington Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Davenport MariaGabriella Giro & Jeff Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Davis Mr. Shawn Delp Mrs. Edwin DeMoss Mr. Carl Denney Mark & Barbara Dentz Suzanne Day Devine Mr. & Mrs. Arthur DeVooght Wally & Lee Lee Dietz Peter & Kathleen Donofrio Dr. Alan W. Dow II Tere & David Dowland

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Roland Laura Ross Mr. & Mrs. Dick Sammer Samuel L. & Barbara Sanders Philip & Jane Sanderson Pam & Roland Schneller Dr. & Mrs. Timothy P. Schoettle Dr. Kenneth E. Schriver & Dr. Anna W. Roe Peggy C. Sciotto Mr. & Mrs. Robert Scott Drs. Fernando F. & Elena O. Segovia Odessa L. Settles Max & Michelle Shaff Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas A. Sieveking Sr. Betty B. Sisk Pamela Sixfin Smith Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Scott Smith Richard & Molly Dale Smith Mrs. Myrtis F. Smith Dr. Robert Smith & Barbara Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. S. Douglas Smith Mr. & Mrs. Douglas C. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. James H. Spalding Ms. Maggie P. Speight Dr. & Mrs. Anderson Spickard Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert Stein Gloria & Paul Sternberg Jr. Elizabeth Stewart & James Grosjean Dr. & Mrs. William R. Stewart Mr. Russell P. Stover Jean Stumpf Mr. Donald T. Sullivan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James E. Summar Sr. Craig & Dianne Sussman Dr. & Mrs. J. D. Taylor Lorraine Ware & Reid Thompson Mr. & Mrs. William D. Tidwell Mr. Michael P. Tortora Martha J. Trammell Monty Holmes & Van Tucker Ms. Rita R. Vann Lois J. Wagner & Barbara M. Lonardi Dr. & Mrs. Martin H. Wagner Kay & Larry Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Warner Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Mark Wathen Talmage M. Watts Mrs. William C. Weaver III Dr. Medford S. Webster Beth & Arville Wheeler Mr. & Mrs. Fred Wheeler Harvey & Joyce White Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. White Alyson Wideman Joe Wieck Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Wiesmeyer Mrs. Marie Holman Wiggins Adam & Laura Wilczek Vicki Gardine Williams Gary & Cathy Wilson Edward & Mary E. Womack Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Wood Sr. Patrick & Phaedra Yachimski Roy & Ambra Zent

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Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Manno Mr. & Mrs. Richard Maradik Steve & Carrie Marcantonio & Family James & Patricia Martineau Mr. & Mrs. Leon May Drs. Ricardo Fonseca & Ingrid Mayer Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. McCarty Peg & Al McCree Sandra & Ken McDonald Mr. John M. McDougal Joey & Beth McDuffee Catherine & Brian McMurray Ed & Tracy McNally Dan & Mary Mecklenborg Herbert & Sharon Meltzer Bruce & Bonnie Meriwether Cedric & Delberta Miller Drs. Randolph & Linda Miller Dr. & Mrs. Kent B. Millspaugh Mr. Conley Minnick Dr. Jere Mitchum Diana & Jeff Mobley Dr. & Mrs. Charles L. Moffatt Ms. Gay Moon Beth & Paul Moore Lynn Morrow Ms. Patricia A. Moseley Margaret & David Moss Dick & Mary Jo Murphy Lucille C. Nabors Larry & Marsha Nager Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Nagle Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Nave Jr. Leslie & Scott Newman Lonnie & Allene Newton Jane K. Norris Virginia O'Brien D. Wilson Ochoa Mr. & Mrs. Russell Oldfield Jr. Patricia J. Olsen Mr. & Mrs. Jack Oman Mr. Sergio Ora Dr. & Mrs. Harry L. Page Ms. Kathern W. Parker Mr. & Mrs. M. Forrest Parmley Ms. Lisa Pasho-Coughlin Grant & Janet Patterson John W. & Mary Patterson Drs. Teresa & Phillip Patterson Steve A. Perdue Mr. John S. Perry Linda & Carter Philips Barbara Gregg & Robert Phillips Drs. Sherre & Daniel Phillips Faris & Robert Phillips Joe* & Gaynelle Pitner Ms. Julie B. Plexico Mr. John Pope Ms. Elizabeth M. Potocsnak Dr. & Mrs. James L. Potts J. Hayden Pruett George & Joyce Pust Tom & Chris Rashford Mr. Edwin B. Raskin Charles H. & Eleanor L. Raths Mr. & Mrs. David Rawlings Franco & Cynthia Recchia Ms. Allison R. Reed & Mr. Sam Garza Mr. Gregory M. Reed Susan B. Ridley Mrs. Julie A. Roe Dr. & Mrs. Jorge Rojas

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Ms. Katie Doyle Mr. Frank W. Drake Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Eaden Dr. Jane Easdown & Dr. James Booth Dr. John & Janet Exton Bill & Dian S. Ezell Ms. Marilyn Falcone Michael & Rosemary Fedele Bill Fialkowski, M.D. Bela Fleck Dr. Arthur C. Fleischer & Family Randy & Melanie Ford Patrick & Kimberly Forrest Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery J. Forshee Mr. & Mrs. David B. Foutch Robert & Peggy Frye Suzanne J. Fuller Dr. David & Kimberly Furse John & Eva Gebhart Dr. & Mrs. Harold L. Gentry Mr. & Mrs. H. Steven George Dodie & Carl George Mr. Benjamin L. Gordon Bryan D. Graves Richard & Randi Green Dr. Gary S. Gutow & Ms. Jessica Gutow Viner Cathey & Doug Hall RenĂŠe & Tony Halterlein Dr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Hardy Frank & Liana Harrell Kent & Becky Harrell Dr. & Mrs. Jason Haslam Mr. Scott Hatcher Mr. & Mrs. Doug Hauseman Mrs. Estela R. Hayes Lisa & Bill Headley Keith & Kelly Herron Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hitt Elizabeth Dykens PhD & Robert Hodapp PhD Frances Holt Ken & Beverly Horner Dr. Jian Huang Margie & Nick* Hunter Mr. & Mrs. David Huseman Robert C. Jamieson MD Jack Jezioro & Ellen Menking Bob & Virginia Johnson Ruth E. Johnson Mary Loventhal Jones Mrs. Robert N. Joyner Dr. Barbara F. Kaczmarska Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kane Mrs. Edward C. Kennedy John & Eleanor Kennedy Teresa F. Kersey Jane Kersten Nancy & Edd Lancaster Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Land Mr. & Mrs. Samuel W. Lavender Ted & Anne Lenz Michael & Ellen Levitt Mr. & Mrs. Irving Levy Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas Lippolis Drs. Walt & Shannon Little The Howard Littlejohn Family Mr. & Mrs. Denis Lovell Drs. Amy & George Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. MacDonald William R. & Maria T. MacKay Donald M. & Kala W.* MacLeod Joe & Anne Maddux James & Gene Manning

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Anonymous (30) Drs. Oran Aaronson & Shannon Snyder Judith Ablon The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. W. Robert Abstein Ben & Nancy Adams Eric & Shannon Adams Mr. George E. Alexander Chip Alford Dr. & Mrs. John Algren Mr. & Mrs. Roger Allbee Dr. Joseph H. Allen Ruth G. Allen Mr. & Mrs. John Allpress Adrienne Ames Wm. J. & Margery Amonette Ken & Jan Anderson Newell Anderson & Lynne McFarland Mr. & Mrs. Carlyle D. Apple Mr. & Mrs. George Armistead III Mr. Aaron Armstrong Patricia & Jay Armstrong Mrs. Margaret Arnold Todd & Barbara Arrants Candy Burger & Dan Ashmead Geralda M. Aubry The Brian C. Austin Family Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Averbuch Dr. & Mrs. J. Kelley Avery Grace & Carl Awh Janet B. Baggett James M. & Kim M. Bailey Ms. Susie M. Baird Drs. Ferdinand & Eresvita Balatico Dr. & Mrs. Billy R. Ballard Ms. René Balogh & Mr. Michael Hinchion Mr. & Mrs. J. Oriol Barenys Dr. Beth S. Barnett Dr.* & Mrs. Thomas C. Barr George E. Barrett William & Sharon Baxter Mr. & Mrs. William Beach Mrs. Teresa A. Beard Ms. Traciee D. Bearden Susan O. Belcher Mark H. Bell Ron & Sheryl Bell Mr. & Mrs. W. Todd Bender Tom & Marilynn Benim Mr. Carl W. Berg Ms. Margaret P. Bernado Dick & Gwen Berry Cherry & Richard Bird Dr. Joel S. Birdwell Ms. Helen R. Blackburn-White Joan Bledsoe Mr. John Bliss Ms. Mimi Bliss Mrs. Andrea Boely David L. Bone David Bordenkircher Ms. Donna R. Bostick Jerry & Donna Boswell Robert E. Bosworth Mr. Brian Boxer Mr. David G. Boyd Don & Deborah Boyd Jeff & Jeanne Bradford Dr. Joel F. Bradley

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Mr. Mark D. Branstetter Jere & Crystal Brassell Robert & Barbara Braswell Dr. Daniel K. Bregman Mary Lawrence Breinig Jamie A. Brewer Mr. David Bridgers Betty & Bob Brodie Kathy & Bill Brosius Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Brown Dr. Pamela E. Brown Ms. Roxanne Brown Burnece Walker Brunson Mrs. Margaret J. Bryson T. Mark & D. K. Buford Linda & Jack Burch Dr. & Mrs. Grady Butler Geraldine & Wilson Butts Dr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Buxbaum Dr. & Mrs. Robert Byrd Ruth M. Byrdsong Julia C. Callaway Claire Ann Calongne Mr. Richard A. Calvin Bratschi Campbell Gary E. Canaday Mr. Mark J. Cappellino Mr. & Mrs. W. Hill Carlen Karen Carr Ronald & Nellrena Carr Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Carter Valleau & Robert M. Caruthers Bill & Chris Carver Kent Cathcart Mr.* & Mrs. James W. Chamberlain Evelyn LeNoir Chandler Dean & Sandy Chase Renée Chevalier Mrs. Robert L. Chickey Ms. Dorothy H. Chitwood Mr. Won S. Choi Mark & Bette Christofersen Neil Christy & Emily Freeman Dr. André & Ms. Doreatha H. Churchwell Mr. Daryl Claggett Councilman & Mrs. Phil Claiborne Drs. Walter & Deborah Clair Charles & Agenia Clark Steven* & Donna Clark Dr. Paul B. Clark Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Roy Claverie Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Neely B. Coble III Misty Cochran & Josh Swann Mark & Robin Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Coleman Colonel (ret.) Dr. & Mrs. James R. ( Conra) Collier Ms. Peggy B. Colson Laura & Kyle Cooksey Ms. Anne G. Cooper Renette I. Corenswet Nancy K. Corley Elizabeth Cormier Drs. Charles L. & Joy Cox Ms. Laura Crafton-Sizemore Mr. & Mrs. George Crawford Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Jeff L. Creasy Mr. & Mrs. David Crecraft R. Barry & Kathy Cullen Ms. Dana R. Curtis Mr. Brian B. Cuyler

Ms. Kathryn Czynszak Rev. Frederick L. Dale Katherine C. Daniel James & Maureen Danly Kim & Roy Dano Mr. M. Bradshaw Darnall III Mr. Robby Dasher Andrew Daughety & Jennifer Reinganum Ms. Sara Hanahan Janet Keese Davies Adelaide S. Davis Mr. Joshua M. Davis Ms. Maria de la Cruz Steve Sirls & Allen DeCuyper Wade & Jeanine Denney Mr. & Mrs. J. William Denny Ann Deol Dr. & Mrs. Henry A. DePhillips Mr. John I. Dickson Jr. Natalie R. Dickson & Aaron T. Raney Dr. Joseph & Ambassador Rachel Diggs Mr. & Mrs. John H. Dinkins Ms. Shirley J. Dodge Michael Doochin & Linda Kartoz-Doochin Kristen & David Drake Elizabeth Tannenbaum & Carl Dreifuss Dr. & Mrs. W. David Driskill Clark & Peggy Druesedow Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Dugger Kathleen & Stephen Dummer Mr & Mrs. Mike Dungan Mrs. Kristi D. Dunham Bob & Nancy Dunkerley Michael & Beverly Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Jim Eades Jr. Kathryn & Webb Earthman Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Easterling Mrs. Clara Elam Dan & Zita Elrod Ms. Kaaren Engel Ms. Ann Epperson Dr. Jack W. Erter Dr. & Mrs. James Ettien Ms. Claire Evans Dr. Ann Evers & Dr. Gary Smith Tony & Shelley Exler Steven & Katie Ezell Drs. Charles & Evelyn Fancher Chrtistopher Farrell & Kathryn Beasley Laurie & Ron Farris Dana Ferris Vince & Dorothy Fesmire Mr. & Mrs. Billy W. Fields Janie & Richard Finch Dr. & Mrs. Jack Fisher Doris T. Fleischer Mr. James T. Fleming Ms. Deborah G. Flowers Mr. John M. Foley Cathy & Kent Fourman Mrs. Katherine H. Fox Andrew & Mary Foxworth Ms. Elizabeth A. Franks Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Franz Mr. Chris R. Fraser Jim W. Freeland William H. & Babs Freeman

Patrick & Betty Lynch Sharron Lyon Herman & Dee Maass Mr. John Maddux Dr. Mark A. Magnuson & Ms. Lucile Houseworth Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Maier Mr. Mikal Malik Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Manders Audrea & Helga Maneschi Sheila Mann David & Leah Marcus Sam & Betty Marney Mr. Henry Martin Dr. & Mrs. Raymond S. Martin Drs. Jeff & Patty Marvel Abraham, Lesley & Jonathan Marx Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Massie Sue & Herb Mather Mr. Jimmy R. Mattingly Margery Mayer & Carolyn Oehler Mr. & Mrs. John D. McAlister Joanne Wallace McCall Callum, Julia & A. J. McCaffrey Chris & John McCarthy Ms. Carolyn McClerkin Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. McClure Kathleen McCracken Mary & John McCullough Bob McDill & Jennifer Kimball Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. McDougle Dr. & Mrs. James B. McKee Jr. Mr. Brian L. McKinney Dr. & Mrs. Timothy E. McNutt Sr. Sam & Sandra McSeveney Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. McWherter Mr. Michael A. Meadows Ms. Virginia J. Meece Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Meek Ronald S. Meers Mr. Paul Megee Janis Meinert Linda & Ray Meneely Drs. Manfred & Susan Menking Sara Meredith Sherree Meyers Dr. & Mrs. Philip G. Miller Dr. Ron V. Miller Dr. Fernando Miranda & Dr. Patricia Bihl-Miranda Mr. & Mrs. Steven Moll Anthony & Ariane Montemuro Dr. Michael F. Montijo & Mrs. Patricia A. JamiesonMontijo James & April Moore Mr. David K. Morgan Cynthia & Richard Morin Dr. Erik B. Motsenbocker Mr. & Mrs. Charles Murchison Mr. John Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Dwayne Murray Mr. & Mrs. J. William Myers Allen & Janice Naftilan Ms. Carolyn Heer Nash Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Neal Mr. James R. Neal Mr. Fred S. Nelson Dr. & Mrs. Harold Nevels Dr. John Newman & Ms. Rebecca Lyford William & Kathryn Nicholson Al Nisley

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Paul Holt Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Hooper Drs. Richard T. & Paula C. Hoos George & Joan Hornberger Allen, Lucy & Paul Hovious Samuel H. Howard Ms. Edith B. Hudson Dr. & Mrs. Louis C. Huesmann II Mr. & Mrs. Robert Huljak The Hunt Family Foundation Michael & Evelyn Hyatt Mrs. Beverly Hyde Dr. & Mrs. Roger Ireson Dr. Anna M. Jackson Frances C. Jackson Ms. Laura R. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Jacobs Haynie & Patsy Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Javorcky Mr. Richard W. Jett Joyce E. Johnson Mary & Doug Johnston Susan & Evan Johnston Frank & Audrey Jones Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jones Mr. Patrick D. Jones Sarah Rose Jones Dr. & Mrs. Herman J. Kaplan Mrs. Cynthia A. Keathley Ms. Georgia Keeling Jeffrey & Layle Kenyon Mr. Jason Kesler Mr. & Mrs. Brock Kidd Bill & Becca Killebrew The Williams-King Foundation Kathleen & Don King Drs. Thomas & Vicki King George McCulloch & Linda Knowles Mr. & Mrs. Rick Koelz David & Judy Kolzow Sanford & Sandra Krantz Tim Kyne Mr. Daniel L. LaFevor Dr. Kristine L. LaLonde Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Lawrence Steve* & Martha Lawrence Mrs. Douglas E. Leach Trenton & Shellie Leach Rob & Julia Ledyard Dr. & Mrs. George R. Lee J. Mark Lee Dorothy & Jim Lesch Ralph G. Leverett E. A. Lewis John & Marge Lewis Mr. Marvin J. Liebergot Mr. & Mrs. Monty S. Ligon Mr. & Mrs. Ronald S. Ligon Mr. & Mrs. John Lillie Mack & Katherine Linbaugh Robert A. Livingston Dr. & Mrs. John L. Lloyd Keltner W. & Debra S. Locke Jean & Steve Locke Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Lodl Kim & Mike Lomis Kim & Bob Looney Frances & Eugene Lotochinski David & Nancy Loucky Thomas H. Loventhal J. Edgar Lowe Mr. & Mrs. Jay Lowenthal Mr. & Mrs. James C. Lundy Jr. Revs. James & Michelle Lunsford George & Cathy Lynch Jeffrey C. Lynch

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Scott & Anita Freistat Ms. Heather Funderburg Dr. Henry Fusner Lois & Peter Fyfe Bill & Ginny Gable Mr. Peter Gage Mr. Anderson C. Gaither Jim & Michiko Gaittens Dr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Galbraith Aaron & Tracy Gallagher Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Gangaware Mr. & Mrs. Philip Ganske Ms. Susan M. Gant Mr. & Mrs. George C. Garden Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Garrett Alan & Jeannie Gaus Jennifer George Mr. Scott A. German & Ms. Tammie Shannon Em J. Ghianni Mr. & Mrs. Stewart J. Gilchrist Mr. Andre L. Gist Mark Glazer & Ms. Cynthia Stone Linda & Joel Gluck Mr. Charles S. Golden Ms. Susan T. Goodwin Zachary & Martha Goodyear Eugene F. Grah Tom & Carol Ann Graham Antonio M. Granda M.D. Roger & Sherri Gray Mr. & Mrs. Luke Gregory Ms. Melinda T. Grimes R. Dale & Nancy G. Grimes Teresa J. Grimes Mr. & Mrs. Russell D. Groff Mary Beth & Raul Guzman Dr. & Mrs. John D. Hainsworth Byron & Antoinette Haitas Ms. Leigh Ann Hale Scott, Kathy & Kate Hall Katherine S. Hall Mr. Robert T. Hall Walter H. White III & Dr. Susan Hammonds-White Mr. & Mrs. Harry M. Hanna Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Hanselman Dr. John B. & Kathleen E. Harkey Cindy Harper Dr. & Mrs. Frank P. Harrell Mrs. Edith Harris Dickie & Joyce Harris Mr. & Mrs. Jay Hartley Mr. James S. Hartman Dr. Morel Enoch & Mr. E. Howard Harvey Robert & Nora Harvey David & Judith Slayden Hayes Peggy R. Hays Fred & Judy Helfer Doug & Becky Hellerson Kent & Melinda Henderson Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Heyman John Reginald Hill Ron & Nancy Hill Mr. David Hilley Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hilmer Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hodum Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hofe Sean Hogan Jim & Kim Holbrook Aurelia L. Holden Dr. Nancy D. Holland Mr. & Mrs. James G. Holleman William Hollings Mr. & Mrs. Jay M. Hollomon

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Mrs. Caroline T. Nolen Judy M. Norton Mr. & Mrs. Michael Nowlin Mrs. Edith M. Oathout Dr. & Mrs. Wills Oglesby Hunt & Debbye Oliver Philip & Marilyn Ollila Philip & Carolyn Orr Wayne Overby Dr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Overfield Frank & Pamela Owsley Judy Oxford & Grant Benedict Dr. & Mrs. James Pace Terry & Wanda Palus Mr. & Mrs. Chris Panagopoulos Doria Panvini Dr. Fritz F. Parl Clint Parrish Lisa & Doug Pasto-Crosby Mr. Pat Patrick Mr. & Mrs. Gary K. Patterson Dr. & Mrs. W. Faxon Payne John & Lori Pearce Mr. & Mrs. Franklin D. Pendleton Charlie & Connally Penley Anne & Neiland Pennington Dr. & Mrs. A. F. Peterson Jr. Claude Petrie Jr. Kenneth C. Petroni MD Mr. & Mrs. James D. Peyton Charles & Mary Phy Mr. & Mrs. James R. Pickel Jr. Mrs. Tanya M. Pierce Mr. Maurice W. Pinson Rick & Diane Poen Mr. Van G. Pond Jr. & Mr. David Glasgow Phil & Dot Ponder Stanley D. Poole Mr. Marico Portis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Priesmeyer Ann Pushin Edria & David Ragosin Joel & Elizabeth Rainer Mr. & Mrs. Ross Rainwater Mr. & Mrs. Randall A. Rawlings Nancy Ward Ray Ms. Bonnie D. Reagan Buford L. & Ernestine S. Reed Don & Kathy Reed Mr. & Mrs. David R. Reeves Lee Allen Reynolds Al & Laura Rhodes Mr. Cliff N. Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Tate Rich Barbara Richards Don & Connie Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Richardson Mrs. Jane H. Richmond Mary Riddle Mrs. Paul E. Ridge Margaret Riegel Mr. George Ritzen Mr. & Mrs. Brian Roark Mr. Steven B. Robertson Mrs. Roscoe R. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Doug Rogers Fran C. Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Rogers Judith R. Roney Mr. Aaron D. Rosburg Rodney & Lynne Rosenblum Edgar & Susan Rothschild Jan & Ed Routon Melissa M. & Philip R. Russ

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Mr. & Mrs. Bob F. Thompson David & Kathryn Thompson Mr. Marcus W. Thompson Richard & Shirley Thrall Mr. Dwight D. Thrash Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Thurman Scott & Nesrin Tift Leon Tonelson Mila & Bill Truan Richard, Kimiko, Jennifer & Lindsey Tucker Mr. & Mrs. John A. Turnbull Ms. Junita Turnipseed Dr. & Mrs. Michael Tyler Mrs. Mary A. Van Dyken Dr. Jan Van Eys Kimberly Dawn Vincent Ms. Dominique M. Vonsiatsky Richard Wager Aaron & Wyatt Suffridge Mr. Steven B. Waldrep Mr. & Mrs. Ron Walker Mr. & Mrs. Jack Wallace Mrs. Bridgette K. Walsh Ms. Leslie P. Ware Lawrence & Karen Washington Gayle & David Watson Shirley Marie Watts Frank & Jane Wcislo H. Martin & Joyce Weingartner Dr. & Mrs. Matthew B. Weinger Mr. Kevin L. Welsh Dr. J. J. Wendel Joni Werthan Franklin & Helen Westbrook J Peter R. Westerholm Dr. & Mrs. William Whetsell Linda & Raymond White Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Whiteaker Mr. Michael T. Whitler & Mr. Mark Weber Jonna & Doug Whitman Ms. Eleanor D. Whitworth Ms. Judith B. Wiens Roger M. Wiesmeyer Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Wiggins Mr. Robert S. Wilkinson Jerry & Ernie Williams Frank & Marcy Williams Jeremy S. Williams John & Anne Williams Amos & Etta Wilson Tommy &Carol Ann Wilson The Wing Family Ms. Sandra Wiscarson Scott & Ellen Wolfe Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. Wood Jr. Mr. Michael T. Woods Mr. Peter Wooten & Ms. Renata Soto Mr. Howard F. Wright Gary & Marlys Wulfsberg Kay & Randall Wyatt Pam & Tom Wylly Vivian R. & Richard A. Wynn Shu-Zheng & Li Li Yang Dr. Mary Yarbrough Mr. & Mrs. Samuel C. Yeager Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Zibart Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Zigli James & Candice Zimmermann *denotes donors who are deceased

The Nashville Symphony is deeply grateful to the following corporations, foundations and government agencies that support its concert season and its services to the community through generous contributions to the Annual Fund. Donors as of September 27, 2012.

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The Martin Foundation

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL Gifts of $75,000+ TM

DIRECTORS’ ASSOCIATES Gifts of $50,000+

PRINCIPAL PLAYERS Gifts of $25,000+ Mike Curb Family Foundation

NASHVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU

GOVERNMENT Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

Mayor Karl F. Dean

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ORCHESTRA PARTNERS Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999 AT&T Caterpillar Financial Services Chase Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated Fidelity Motors Ann Hardeman and Combs L. Fort Foundation Gaylord Entertainment Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Griffin Technology The HCA Foundation Hearn Charitable Foundation KraftCPAs PLLC LifeWay Worship Nashville Arts Magazine Neal & Harwell, PLC Publix Super Markets Charities Mary C. Ragland Foundation ARTISTIC UNDERWRITERS Gifts of $5,000- $9,999 Aladdin Industries, LLC BDO Chet Atkins Music Education Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Corrections Corporation of America Cracker Barrel Foundation David Yurman Samuel M. Fleming Foundation Ford Motor Company Landis B. Gullett Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Interior Design Services, Inc. Nashville Predators Foundation OSHi Flowers The Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Charitable Foundation PwC Tennessee Christian Medical Foundation VSA Arts Tennessee Wells Fargo BUSINESS PARTNER Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999 American General Life & Accident Insurance Company AmSurg BioVentures, Inc. Blevins, Inc. City of Brentwood Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co., Inc. Delta Dental of Tennessee First Baptist Nashville Gannett Foundation/ The Tennessean Schoenstein & Company Washington Foundation BUSINESS COUNCIL Gifts of $1,500 - $2,499 BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Community Trust Carter Haston Real Estate Services Inc. The Hendrix Foundation J. Alexander's Corporation Paramore | the digital agency Stor-N-Lock

Tennsco Corporation WASCO, Inc. BUSINESS LEADER Gifts of $1,000 - $1,499 Anonymous (1) Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre Marylee Chaski Charitable Corporation Neely Coble Company DZL Management Company Enfinity Engineering, LLC Heidtke & Company, Inc. Kaatz, Binkley, Jones & Morris Architects, Inc. Sharing Spree LLC William Morris Endeavor Entertainment BUSINESS ASSOCIATES Gifts of $500 - $999 AARP Tennessee ADEX! Homesellers Black Box Network Services R. H. Boyd Publishing Corporation BMI The Buzz 102.9 / The Game 102.5 / The LIGHT 102.1 Capitol Records CedarStone Bank D.F. Chase, Inc. Cushman & Wakefield | Cornerstone 511 Group Haber Corporation Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Northgate Gallery, Inc. RD Plastics Co., Inc. SESAC, Inc. Stansell Electric Company Sysco Nashville Volunteer Barge & Transport, Inc. BUSINESS FRIEND Gifts of $300 - $499 A-1 Appliance Company ACP Special T's V. Alexander & Co., Inc. Batten & Shaw, Inc. CB Richard Ellis, Inc. Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Dancy's, Nancy June Brandon DataMarketing Network, Inc. DBS & Associates Engineering, Inc. Demos' Steak & Spaghetti House Freeman Webb Company Realtors, Inc. Horrell Realty and Investments Hunter Marine Import Auto Maintenance, LLC INDUSCO J & J Interiors, Inc. Jack Cawthon/Jack's Bar B Que Meharry Medical College National Toxicology Specialists Inc. Riley Warnock & Jacobson PLC Jesse Lee Jones of Robert's Western World Servitech Industries, Inc. Trickett Honda Monte Turner/Turner and Associates Realty, Inc. Walker Lumber & Hardware Company

IN-KIND AARP Tennessee American Airlines American Tuxedo Crowe Horwath LLP Dulce Desserts The Glover Group Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Nashville, 4th Avenue Hilton Nashville Downton Ms. Sally M. Levine Lipman Brothers McQuiddy Printing Nashville Symphony Volunteer Auxiliary OSHi Floral DĂŠcor Studio The Pinnacle at Symphony Place Premier Parking of Tennessee Mr. John R. Sanders Mrs. Judith Wall HONORARY In honor of Bette Berry In honor of Darlene Boswell In honor of Marion P. Couch In honor of Thomas Wynne Cowan In honor of Jeanne Crossnoe In honor of Harris Gilbert's 80th birthday In honor of George* & Jo Hall's 58 years of marriage In honor of Martha Ingram MEMORIAL In memory of Carole Slate Adams In memory of Mrs. Evalina Andrews In memory of Pauline Becker In memory of Jessica Bloom In memory of Mrs. Mary Jane Blount In memory of Betty Boatright In memory of Scott Clayton, CLU In memory of Mrs. May Drummond In memory of Mr. Charles K. Evers In memory of Mr. Patrick Francis Hamill In memory of Mr. John Bachman Hardcastle In memory of T. Earl Hinton & Nora Smith Hinton From Hutt Family in memory of Dr. James Irvin Hudson Jr. In memory of James I. Hudson Jr. In memory of Virgil Davis Hunt In memory of Peter Katz In memory of John Kelingos in memory of Lawrence Levine In memory of Jerry Long In memory of Kala Welch MacLeod In memory of Volker Marschall In memory of Mr. J. Patrick Maxwell In memory of Lil McAdams In memory of Cate Myer In memory of Mildred J. Oonk In memory of Jean Pinson In memory of Babs Reinfeld In memory of William Satterwhite In memory of Mr. Earl Scruggs In memory of Mr. Gerald E. Sheridan In memory of Martha B. Short In memory of Mrs. Adele Youngberg Smith In memory of Lester Speyer In memory of Mr. James Albert Stein In memory of Joe Tobias In memory of Dr. David L. Walker In memory of Ed Wanner In memory of Mary Lee Watson

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AmSouth Foundation Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation The Ayers Foundation Bank of America Alvin & Sally Beaman Foundation Lee A. Beaman, Trustee Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Bottorff Ann* & Monroe* Carell Caterpillar Inc. & Its Employees The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Mike Curb Family Foundation CaremarkRx Greg & Collie Daily

Dollar General Corporation Laura Turner Dugas The Frist Foundation Amy Grant & Vince Gill Patricia & H. Rodes Hart Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Hays HCA Ingram Charitable Fund Lee Ann & Orrin Ingram The Martin Foundation Ellen Harrison Martin Mr. & Mrs. R. Clayton McWhorter The Memorial Foundation Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County

Anne* & Dick Ragsdale Mr. & Mrs. Ben R. Rechter Estate of Walter B & Huldah Cheek Sharp State of Tennessee Margaret & Cal Turner Jr. James Stephen Turner Charitable Foundation Vanderbilt University The Vandewater Family Foundation Ms. Johnna Benedict Watson Colleen & Ted Welch The Anne Potter Wilson Foundation

Mr. Tom Black Dr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. Giarratana Development, LLC Carl & Connie Haley Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Hayes

HCA Foundation, in honor of Dr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Frist Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. McCabe Jr. Regions Bank Mr. & Mrs. James C. Seabury III

Estate of Anita Stallworth SunTrust Bank Tennessee Arts Commission Laura Anne Turner

$250,000+

American Constructors, Inc. Barbara & Jack Bovender American Retirement Corp.

Connie & Tom Cigarran E.B.S. Foundation Gordon & Shaun Inman

Harry & Jan Jacobson The Judy & Noah Liff Foundation Robert Straus Lipman Mrs. Jack C. Massey* Mr. & Mrs. Henry McCall Lynn & Ken Melkus

Richard L. & Sharalena Miller National Endowment for the Arts Justin & Valere Potter Foundation Irvin & Beverly Small Anne H. & Robert K. Zelle

$100,000+

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Allen Phyllis & Ben* Alper Andrews Cadillac/Land Rover Nashville Averitt Express Barbara B. & Michael W. Barton BellSouth Julie & Frank Boehm Richard & Judith Bracken Mr. & Mrs. James C. Bradford Jr. Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC The Charles R. Carroll Family Fred J. Cassetty Mr.* & Mrs. Michael J. Chasanoff Leslie Sharp Christodoulopoulos Charitable Trust CLARCOR Mr. & Mrs. William S. Cochran Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fite Cone Corrections Corporation of America Estate of Dorothy Parkes Cox Janine & Ben Cundiff Deloitte & Touche LLP The Rev. Canon & Mrs. Fred Dettwiller Marty & Betty Dickens Michael D. & Carol E. Ennis Family Annette & Irwin* Eskind The Jane & Richard Eskind & Family Foundation

The M. Stratton Foster Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Steven B. Franklin Front Brown Todd LLC Gannett Foundation / The Tennessean Dr. Priscilla Partridge de Garcia & Dr. Pedro E. Garcia Gordon & Constance Gee Genesco Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Joel C. Gordon Guardsmark, LLC Billy Ray & Joan* Hearn The Hendrix Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Hooker & Family Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Warner Jones Walter & Sarah Knestrick ESaDesign Team Earl Swensson Associates Inc. I.C. Thomasson Associates Inc. KSi/Structural Engineers Lattimore, Black, Morgan & Cain PC Mr. & Mrs. Fred Wiehl Lazenby Sally M. Levine Andrew Woodfin Miller Foundation Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. Nashville Symphony Chorus Nashville Symphony Orchestra League Pat & John W. Nelley Jr.

O’Charley’s Partnership 2000 Bonnie & David Perdue Mr. & Mrs. Philip Maurice Pfeffer Mr. & Mrs. Dale W. Polley Mary C. Ragland Foundation The John M. Rivers Jr. Foundation Inc. Carol & John Rochford Mr. & Mrs. Alex A. Rogers Anne & Joseph Russell & Family Daniel & Monica Scokin Bill & Sharon Sheriff Mr. & Mrs. Martin E. Simmons Luke & Susan Simons Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Smith Barbara & Lester* Speyer The Starr Foundation Hope & Howard Stringer Louis B. & Patricia C. Todd Jr. Lillias & Fred Viehmann The Henry Laird Smith Foundation Mr. & Mrs. E.W. Wendell Mr. David M. Wilds Mr. & Mrs. W. Ridley Wills III Mr. & Mrs. David K. Wilson

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The Nashville Symphony wishes to acknowledge and thank the following individuals, foundations and corporations for their commitment to the Symphony.

This list recognizes donors who contributed $10,000 or more to one of the Symphony’s endowment or capital campaigns. These capital campaigns make it possible to ensure a sustainable future for a nationally recognized orchestra worthy of Music City.

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Adams and Reese / Stokes Bartholomew LLP American Airlines American General Life & Accident Insurance Company Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz J B & Carylon Baker Dr. & Mrs. T.B. Boyd III William H. Braddy III Dr. Ian & Katherine* Brick Mr. & Mrs.* Martin S. Brown Sr. Michael & Jane Ann Cain Mike Curb/Curb Records Inc. The Danner Foundation Dee & Jerald Doochin Ernst & Young

Mr. & Mrs. David S. Ewing Ezell Foundation / Purity Foundation Mr.* & Mrs. Sam M. Fleming In Memory of Kenneth Schermerhorn Letty-Lou Gilbert, Joe Gilbert & Family James C. Gooch & Jennie P. Smith Edward A. & Nancy Goodrich Bill & Ruth Ann Leach Harnisch Hastings Architecture Associates, LLC Dr. & Mrs.* George W. Holcomb Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Clay T. Jackson KPMG LLP Mrs. Heloise Werthan Kuhn John T. Lewis Gilbert Stroud Merritt Mr. & Mrs. David K. Morgan Musicians of the Nashville Symphony

Anne & Peter Neff Cano & Esen Ozgener Ponder & Co. Eric Raefsky, M.D. & Ms. Victoria Heil Delphine & Ken Roberts Ro’s Oriental Rugs, Inc. Mrs. Dan C. Rudy* Mary Ruth & Bob Shell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Speer Stites & Harbison, PLLC Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Sullivan Alan D. Valentine Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP Estate of Christine Glenn Webb David & Gail Williams Nicholas S. Zeppos & Lydia A. Howarth

$25,000+

AMSURG Family of Kenneth Schermerhorn The Bank of Nashville Bass, Berry & Sims PLC Tom & Wendy Beasley The Bernard Family Foundation The Honorable Philip Bredesen & Ms. Andrea Conte The Very Rev. Robert E. & Linda M. Brodie Mr.* & Mrs. Arthur H. Buhl III Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Bumstead Community Counselling Service Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Cook Jr. Doug & Sondra Cruickshanks Mr. & Mrs. Robert V. Dale Gail & Ted DeDee In Memory of Ann F. Eisenstein Enco Materials, Inc./Wilber Sensing Jr., Chair Emeritus Nancy Leach & Bill Hoskins John & Carole Ferguson Estate of Dudley C. Fort

Mr. & Mrs. F. Tom Foster Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Keith D. Frazier John & Lorelee Gawaluck Giancarlo & Shirley Guerrero Mr. & Mrs. James Earl Hastings Hawkins Partners, Inc. Landscape Architects Neil & Helen Hemphill Hilton Nashville Downtown In Memory of Ellen Bowers Hofstead Hudson Family Foundation Iroquois Capital Group, LLC John F. & Jane Berry Jacques Mercedes E. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Randall L. Kinnard KraftCPAs PLLC Estate of Barbara J. Kuhn Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Lipman The Howard Littlejohn Family The Loventhal and Jones Families Mimsye & Leon May Kevin P. & Deborah A. McDermott Rock & Linda Morphis Carole & Ed Nelson

Nissan North America, Inc. Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc. Larry D. Odom, Chairman/CEO Hal N. & Peggy S. Pennington Celeste Casey* & James Hugh Reed III* Renasant Bank Jan & Stephen S. Riven Lavona & Clyde Russell Dr. & Mrs. Michael H. Schatzlein Kenneth D. Schermerhorn* Lucy & Wilbur Sensing Nelson & Sheila Shields Michael & Lisa Shmerling Joanne & Gary Slaughter Doug & Nan Smith Hans & Nancy Stabell Ann & Robert H. Street Mr. & Mrs. William J. Tyne Washington Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. W. Ridley Wills II Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Wimberly Janet & Alan Yuspeh Shirley Zeitlin

$15,000+

Kent & Donna Adams Ruth Crockarell Adkins Aladdin Industries, LLC American Brokerage Company, Inc. American Paper & Twine Co. Mr. & Mrs. William F. Andrews Dr. Alice A. & Mr. Richard Arnemann Mr. & Mrs. J. Hunter Atkins Sue G. Atkinson Mr. & Mrs. Albert Balestiere Baring Industries Brenda C. Bass Russell W. Bates James S. & Jane C. Beard Allison & John Beasley Ruth Bennett & Steve Croxall Frank & Elizabeth Berklacich Ann & Jobe* Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Boyd Bogle III John Auston Bridges Mr. & Mrs. Roger T. Briggs Jr. Cathy & Martin Brown Jr. Grennebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC Patricia & Manny* Buzzell Mr. & Mrs. Gerald G. Calhoun Mr. & Mrs. William H. Cammack Terry W. Chandler Neil & Emily Christy Chase Cole

Dr. & Mrs. Lindsey W. Cooper Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Andrew D. Crawford Barbara & Willie K. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. DeVooght Mr. & Mrs. Matthew H. Dobson V Mike & Carolyn Edwards Mr. John W. Eley & Ms. Donna J. Scott Sylvia & Robert H. Elman Martin & Alice Emmett Larry P. & Diane M. English Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Eskind Bob & Judy Fisher Karen & Eugene C. Fleming Mr. & Mrs. H. Lee Barfield II Cathey & Wilford Fuqua Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Gaeto The Grimstad & Stream Families Heidtke & Company, Inc. Robert C. Hilton Dr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Humphrey Franklin Y. Hundley Jr. Margie & Nick* Hunter Joseph Hutts Mr. & Mrs. T.J. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. David B. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Russell A. Jones Jr. John Kelingos Education Fund Beatriz Perez & Paul Knollmaier Pamela & Michael Koban Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Langone Richard & Delorse Lewis Robert A. Livingston Frances & Eugene Lotochinski Mr.* & Mrs. Robert C.H. Mathews, Jr. Betsy Vinson McInnes Jack & Lynn May Mr. & Mrs. James Lee McGregor Dr. & Mrs. Alexander C. McLeod MR. & Mrs. Robert E. McNeilly III Dr. Arthur McLeod Mellor Mary & Max Merrell Donald J. & Hillary L. Meyers Christopher & Patricia Mixon NewsChannel 5 Network Susan & Rick Oliver Piedmont Natural Gas David & Adrienne Piston Charles H. Potter Jr. Joseph & Edna Presley Nancy M. Falls & Neil M. Price Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Pruett Linda & Art Rebrovick Mr. & Mrs. Doyle R. Rippee Dr. & Mrs. Clifford Roberson Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Robinson Jr. Anne & Charles Roos Ron Rossmann Joan Blum Shayne

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Olin West, Jr. Charitable Lead Trust Mr. & Mrs. Toby S. Wilt Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence K. Wolfe Dr. Artmas L. Worthy Mr. & Mrs. Julian Zander Jr.

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LEGACY SOCIETY LEAVING A LEGACY, BUILDING A FUTURE When Schermerhorn Symphony Center opened to the public in 2006, we envisioned our concert hall serving many generations for decades to come.

If you have that same vision for the Nashville Symphony, then a planned gift can become your ultimate demonstration of commitment and support. You can help us plan for our future — and your own — through this creative approach to philanthropy and estate planning, which allows you to make a significant contribution to the Nashville Symphony while also enjoying income and tax benefits for you and your family.

Great orchestras, like all great cultural institutions throughout history, are gifts to posterity; they are built and bestowed to succeeding generations by visionary philanthropists.

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VISTING THE SCHERMERHORN RESTROOMS & WATER FOUNTAINS

Restrooms and water fountains are available on the Lounge Level, located one floor below the Main Lobby; on the east and west sides of the Founders and Balcony Levels; and outside the Mike Curb Music Education Hall on the Founders Level.

Located on the Lounge Level, unisex restrooms are available for disabled guests needing special assistance.

COAT CHECK

To enhance the acoustical experience inside Laura Turner Concert Hall, guests are invited to check their coats at one of several complimentary coatcheck locations on each seating level. The most convenient is on the Lounge Level, located one floor below the Main Lobby.

CAMERAS, CELL PHONES & OTHER DEVICES

Cameras or audio recording equipment may not be brought into any space where a rehearsal, performance or lecture is taking place. Cellular phones, beepers and watch alarms must be turned off prior to the start of any event.

LATE SEATING

As a courtesy to the performers and other audience members, each performance will have designated breaks when latecomers are seated. Those arriving after a performance begins will be asked to remain outside the entrance door nearest their ticketed seats until the appropriate break.

GET INVOLVED! VOLUNTEER

The Nashville Symphony offers a wide variety of opportunities to engage volunteers from Nashville and surrounding communities. Tasks include providing office support, assisting on concert nights and much more. You’ll have the opportunity to meet fellow music lovers and to help out behind the scenes at the Schermerhorn! Volunteers can customize their schedules to fit their lifestyles. For more information, visit NashvilleSymphony.org/volunteer.

NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

The Nashville Symphony Orchestra League (NSOL) is a membership-driven organization committed to supporting the work of the Nashville Symphony.

Members help make a difference in our community by assisting with the Nashville Symphony’s music education programs, presenting pre-concert talks, providing administrative support to the Symphony Spring Fashion Show and more. For more information, visit NashvilleSymphony.org/NSOL. 78

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CRESCENDO CLUB

The Crescendo Club is a newly launched group of community leaders, philanthropists and music enthusiasts, ages 21 to 40-ish, who are interested in supporting the Nashville Symphony by participating in unique social events, fundraising initiatives and other music educational activities. For more information, visit NashvilleSymphony.org/CrescendoClub.

NASHVILLE SYMPHONY CHORUS

Have you got an urge to sing? Consider joining the Nashville Symphony Chorus! Now numbering more than 130 voices in concert, the Chorus performs at least twice each season as part of the Nashville Symphony’s SunTrust Classical Series, in addition to Handel’s Messiah each December. For more information, including how to audition, visit NashvilleSymphony.org/NashvilleSymphonyChorus.

HOW MAY WE ASSIST YOU? CONCERT CONCIERGE

Schermerhorn Symphony Center has been carefully designed to be barrier-free and meets or exceeds all criteria established by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). All public spaces, restrooms, meeting rooms, offices, backstage dressing rooms and orchestra lounge, and production control rooms will accommodate performers, staff and guests with disabilities. Interior signage and all elevators make use of Braille lettering for directional signs in both public and backstage areas, including all room signs.

An infrared hearing system is available for guests who are hearing impaired. Headsets are available at no charge on a first-come, first-served basis from the coat-check area on the Lounge Level, and from the Concert Concierge.

EMERGENCY MESSAGES

Guests expecting urgent calls may leave their name and exact seat information (seating level, door number, row and seat number) with any usher. Anyone needing to reach guests during an event may call the Security Desk at 615.687.6610.

LOST AND FOUND

Please check with the House Manager’s office for any items that may have been left in the building. The phone number for Lost and Found is 615.687.6450.

PARKING & TRANSPORTATION NEW! FREE PARKING!

New for the 2012/13 season, FREE parking is available in Lot R at LP Field, with shuttles running to and from the lot for just $3 per person roundtrip. This shuttle service is available for all SunTrust Classical, Bank of America Pops and Jazz Series concerts, along with many special events. For more information, call our Box Office at 615.687.6400.

PARKING AT THE PINNACLE

Located directly across Third Avenue from the Schermerhorn, the Pinnacle at Symphony Place offers Symphony patrons pre-paid parking at a discount! To purchase, please call 615.687.6401.

VALET

Valet parking, provided by Parking Management Company, is available on Symphony Place, on the north side of the building between Third and Fourth avenues. We also offer pre-paid valet parking; for more details, call 615.687.6401.

CHAUFFEURED TRANSPORTATION

Grand Avenue, the official transportation provider for the Nashville Symphony, offers town cars, sedans, limousines and bus transport for individuals and groups of all sizes. To make a reservation, please contact GrandAvenueLimo.com or 615.714.5466.

TICKET SALES The Box Office is on the Fourth Avenue side of the building closest to Symphony Place. Tickets may be purchased with MasterCard, VISA, American Express, Discover, cash or local personal checks. Limited 15-minute parking is available on Fourth Avenue just outside the Box Office.

Regular Hours:

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Hours on Concert Days:

10 a.m. to intermission Monday-Saturday

Call for hours on Sunday Tickets are also available by visiting NashvilleSymphony.org or by phoning the Box Office at 615.687.6400.

CAN’T MAKE A CONCERT?

If you cannot attend a concert, exchanges must be made at least 10 business days prior to the performance date; otherwise, you may donate your tickets for resale. You may also choose to put the value of your tickets on account no later than 10 business days prior to the performance. On-account money may be used for any concert in which we are allowing exchanges; please contact your Patron Services Specialist for details or contact the box office at 615.687.6400.

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SERVICES FOR GUESTS WITH DISABILITIES

Accessible and companion seating are available at all seating and price levels with excellent acoustics and sight lines to the stage. Transfer seating is also available to allow guests in wheelchairs to transfer easily to seats in the hall. Please arrange in advance for accessible seating by calling a customer service representative at 615.687.6400.

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Have a question, request or comment?

Please visit our Concert Concierge, which is available to help you with anything you might need during your visit. Located in the Main Lobby, Concert Concierge is open through the end of intermission.

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