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FEATURED ARTISTS: TESSA LARK & MICHAEL THURBER
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This concert is in memory of and dedicated to Nancy Pellizzer, a long-time supporter of the Peninsula Symphony. SPONSORED BY Peninsula Symphony Board of Directors
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ALL-AMERICAN PROGRAM June 17, 2022 / San Mateo Performing Arts Center June 18, 2022 / Heritage Theatre, Campbell MITCHELL SARDOU KLEIN Music Director / Conductor HOH CHEN Assistant Conductor TESSA LARK Violin
MICHAEL THURBER Bass
Leonard Bernstein, Candide Overture Hoh Chen, conducting
Michael Thurber, Inventions for Violin, Bass and Orchestra I. II. III. IV. V. VI.
Tumble Time Cedar & Sage Weather Vane Wooden Soldier Until We Meet Again Tom & Nancied
Tessa Lark, violin / Michael Thurber, bass
Duo Set with Tessa Lark & Michael Thurber - Intermission Florence Price, Dances in the Canebrakes (orchestrated by William Grant Still) William Schuman, Be Glad Then, America from New England Triptych George Gershwin, An American in Paris This program is made possible by the generous support from The Applied Materials Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation SVCreates, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara
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Peninsula Symphony Program Notes – June, 2022 Our concluding subscription set of the season brings us back to the gloriously varied and rich treasury of American symphonic music from the 20s to the 50s, but with a fabulous new World Premiere that could only happen in the 21st Century. At its best, American musical culture has absorbed a huge variety of influences on the American persona, and this program reflects this gift. Leonard Bernstein’s Candide (1956) brings the Broadway world into the concert hall with Lenny’s unique gift for exuberant and brilliant orchestral writing. This Overture explodes with vitality and warm lyricism, using the forces of the orchestra as only he could. It is traditional, in that it incorporates four of the musical numbers from the show, yet it has the unmistakable panache that typifies its creator. It’s easy to see why this is among the most performed and most adored works in the canon. Michael Thurber and Tessa Lark have invented a whole new genre of duos for violin and bass. Bluegrass, jazz, Bach, theater music – it’s all part of a charismatic mix that captures their voracious musical appetites and their joyous personalities. You can read more about them and tonight’s world premiere of Inventions elsewhere in this program book. Dances in the Canebrakes (1953) is one of the last compositions by the great Chicago Black Renaissance master, Florence Price, whose music is being rediscovered with great enthusiasm in concert halls all over the world. Price’s music ranges from sophisticated symphonic and chamber masterworks to character pieces like this one, redolent of her Southern roots. Canebrakes are a dominant bamboo-like plant characteristic of the Antebellum South. The three movements of this charming piece (originally for piano, and orchestrated by another great Black American composer, William Grant Still) reflect many musical traditions. The first movement, charming and sprightly, is a kind of “rag;” the second movement, sultry and languid, might be thought of as a “slow drag:’ the third movement is a lighthearted “cakewalk.” Here we see the warmth and enchantment of Florence Price. In our upcoming 2022-23 Season, we will encounter one of her complex masterworks – the Third Symphony.
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PROGRAM NOTES William Schuman’s New England Triptych (tonight we will hear the first movement, titled “Be Glad Then, America”) represents another great musical tradition of the 1950s – the powerful urban school of composition centered on New York City. As President of the Juilliard School of Music, and, later, as the first President of Lincoln Center – but also as the highly successful composer of eight symphonies, and major concertos and overtures – he had a huge influence on the burgeoning musical scene in mid-century New York. This dynamic and spectacularly orchestrated piece (written in 1956 and based on music of William Billings) bursts through with flashy brass, pulsating percussion, stylish strings and woodwinds in a virtuoso display of joy for the American spirit. An American in Paris (music: 1928 – Gene Kelly movie: 1951) melds uniquely American styles of film, musical theater, dance, and symphonic music into an iconic George Gershwin orchestral gem. Gershwin was deeply connected to Paris, and to his reverence for two great musical Parisians: the Impressionist composer Maurice Ravel and the seminal composition teacher Nadia Boulanger. He desperately wanted to study with both of them, and twice traveled to the City of Lights to work with them. But Ravel concluded, “Why be a second-rate Ravel when you can be a first-rate Gershwin.” And Boulanger told him, “What could I give you that you haven’t already got?” Renewed in the validity of his own muse, Gershwin completed this piece, and moved on to other masterpieces, like his second rhapsody. An American in Paris encapsulates the sights, sounds, and emotions of Paris in the 1920s – the bustle of street life as a traveler jauntily explores the city, complete with noisy traffic and taxi horns; the jazz and blues clubs; and the majestic spirit of this robust and historic city. It’s Parisian, but viewed through the eyes and ears of America. And it’s great fun! Mitchell Sardou Klein
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PRE-CONCERT TALK
WATCH: Pre-Concert Talk with Maestro Klein Please refrain from playing the video during the concert
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MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR Mitchell Sardou Klein
Music Director & Conductor Music Director and Conductor Mitchell Sardou Klein brings extensive conducting experience in the US, Europe, Australia and Japan to his leadership of the Peninsula Symphony. During his 35 years on the Symphony’s podium, he has guest conducted the Seattle Symphony, New Polish Philharmonic, Suddetic Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, Eastern Philharmonic and many other orchestras in the US and Europe. In California he has led Symphony Silicon Valley, the San Jose Symphony, the Santa Rosa Symphony, the Inland Empire/Riverside Philharmonic, Ballet San Jose, the California Riverside Ballet and the Livermore-Amador Philharmonic and others. He founded and is Music Director of the Peninsula Youth Orchestra, which he has taken on concert tours of England, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Holland, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Maestro Klein directed over a hundred concerts as Associate Conductor of the Kansas City Philharmonic (where he was also Principal Pops Conductor and Principal Conductor of Starlight Theater, the Philharmonic’s summer home), and also served as Music Director of the Santa Cruz Symphony. He also has extensive experience in conducting ballet orchestras, including the Kansas City, Lone Star, Oakland, and Westport Ballets, as well as the Theater Ballet of San Francisco and les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Before turning to the podium, he performed as a cellist for many years. Known to most everyone as Mitch, he enjoys travel, photography, jazz and visual arts in his spare time. Since 1984, he has been Director of the Irving M. Klein International String Competition. Held in San Francisco each June, the Competition has become one of the most prominent in the world, featuring prizes totaling over $25,000, attracting applicants from more than twenty nations annually, and launching numerous major international concert careers. Critics have consistently praised his work. The San José Mercury described his performance with Symphony Silicon Valley in 2012 as a “gorgeous performance; big, enveloping and wonderfully luxuriant.” The San Mateo County Times described him in 2007 as “Super Conductor: Mitchell Sardou Klein, music director of the Peninsula Symphony, led his musicians through another triumphant concert. The Peninsula Symphony just keeps getting better and better. Great works and great performances
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by all.” The Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza proclaimed, “The American conductor quickly established a fine rapport with his orchestra. Klein is a musician who has the musical score in his head, rather than his head in the score, which he demonstrated ably. The creative conception and artistic shape which he brings to his work comes from deep inside him.” Maestro Klein is a winner of many prestigious awards, including the 2008 Diamond Award for Best Individual Artist, the Silver Lei Award from the 2009 Honolulu Film Festival (for the World Premiere of Giancarlo Aquilanti’s La Poverta), the 2000 ASCAP Award for Programming of American Music on Foreign Tour, the 2001 Jullie Billiart Award from the College of Notre Dame for Outstanding Community Service, a 1996 award for the year’s best television performance program in the Western States (for the one-hour PBS program about him and the Peninsula Symphony) as well as the 1993 Bravo Award for his contribution to the Bay Area’s cultural life. Mr. Klein was born in New York City, into a musical family that included members of the Claremont and Budapest String Quartets. He began cello studies at age four with his father, Irving Klein, founder of the Claremont Quartet. His mother, Elaine Hartong Klein, danced with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Cited for his “keen judgment, tight orchestral discipline, feeling for tempo, and unerring control,” Maestro Klein has conducted many significant world, American, and West Coast premieres, including works by Bohuslav Martinu, Meyer Kupferman, Joan Tower, Hans Kox, George Barati, Benjamin Lees, Giancarlo Aquilanti, Melissa Hui, Rodion Shchedrin, Brian Holmes, Ron Miller, Lee Actor, Jonathan Russell, Alvin Brehm, and Margaret Garwood. He has appeared frequently on national and international broadcasts, including National Public Radio, the Voice of America, the WFMT Fine Arts Network, PBS Television, and KQED television. He lives in Oakland, California with his wife, violist Patricia Whaley. Their daughter, Elizabeth, lives and works in Washington D.C.
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ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
Hoh Chen
Assistant Conductor Peninsula Symphony welcomed Hoh Chen as Assistant Conductor beginning with its 70th Season. Chen leads Peninsula Symphony during a part of several programs of the subscription series and the Los Altos based Summer Concert, and also programs and conducts the annual Family Concert each Spring. His conducting debut with the orchestra was on October 27 and 28, 2018. In response to his appointment, Chen stated, ”I am thrilled for the opportunity to return to the Bay Area and join Peninsula Symphony as their Assistant Conductor. It will be an honor to work with such thoughtful and dedicated musicians.” Music Director and Conductor Mitchell Sardou Klein said of Chen’s appointment, “I look forward to working with Hoh as our Assistant Conductor with great enthusiasm. He has demonstrated exceptional qualities of musicianship and leadership, and the musicians of Peninsula Symphony recognized those attributes in his excellent audition.” Chen was the Associate Conductor of the University of California Wind Ensembles from 2003 to 2008 and served as the Music Director for the Berkeley’s Young Musicians Program from 2006 to 2010. Subsequently, he was appointed Assistant Conductor of the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra where he conducted, managed and directed the Summer Symphony Program. Chen served under Maestro David Milnes at Berkeley until September 2011. A UC Berkeley alumnus, Chen received his Bachelor of Arts in Music in 2008. After his tenure in the Bay Area, he went on to study at the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University and receive his Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting in June 2016.
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TESSA LARK & MICHAEL THURBER Award-Winning violinist Tessa Lark and virtuoso composer/bassist Michael Thurber have come together to create a duo unlike any other. By fusing their Classical and American music influences, they have created a wholly original sound which they bring to audiences around the country in a charismatic live show. 2019/20 season highlights include a headlining performance at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival; a Kimmel Center (Philadelphia) debut concert collaborating with legendary flautist Marina Piccinini; and guest-hosting a live broadcast of NPR’s ‘From The Top’. Lark & Thurber met years ago as alumni of ‘From The Top’. They began developing their duo collaboration in 2016 after a one-off performance at an event for WXQR in New York City. The two quickly realized how much they had in common musically. “This duo is a place for us to explore our varied musical influences” explains Lark. “I grew up in Kentucky playing bluegrass long before I started my career as a classical musician, so I’ve always longed for an outlet to integrate my American music roots into my performances”. Thurber adds, “Our diverse musical appetite is what has always drawn Tessa and I together. The fiddle and bass are both such versatile instruments that have played vital roles in so many different musical traditions around the world. It feels very natural to explore the full range of our musical heritage and not be bound by genre”.
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Prior to forming their duo, both Lark and Thurber have enjoyed successful careers of their own. In the classical music world, Tessa has earned many of the top competition prizes available to young artists including, among many others: a 2018 BorlettiBuitoni Trust Fellowship, a 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Silver Medal in the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, and a First-Place finish in the 2012 Naumburg International Violin Competition. Michael has a reputation as one of the most versatile musical talents of his generation. Whether playing bass on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, composing music for the Royal Shakespeare Company, co-founding the smash YouTube channel CDZA, or hosting his “Thurber Theater” variety show at Joe’s Pub, Thurber’s musical voice defies genre and category. In their respective careers thus far, Tessa and Michael have had the privilege of collaborating with some of the world’s leading musicians in a wide variety of genres -to name just a few: Mitsuko Uchida, Edgar Meyer, Itzhak Perlman, and Mark O’Connor (Tessa), and Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor, Vulfpeck, Jon Batiste and Cee Lo Green (Michael).
Photos by Lauren Desberg
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ORCHESTRA 2021/22
Music Director & Conductor Mitchell Sardou Klein Assistant Conductor Hoh Chen Violin I Debra Fong, Concertmaster Maria Shim, Asst. Concertmaster (on leave) Katharine Wahl, Asst. Concertmaster Kimberly Bonnett Angelene McDaniel Boto Peter Cheng Daniel Cher Genevieve Coyle Ann Edwards Liana Isaacson Tara Iyer Sandra E. Larragoiti Jeffrey Lin Ryan Luo Girish Nanjundiah Daniel Sommermann Matt Springer Judy Streger Karen Tsuei Yuri Uchida Sandy Wan Alexander Wang Tracy Wang
Violin II (cont’d) Kevin Dong Nadin El-Yabroudi Scott Huddas Mariko Kikuchi Yunjung Kim Jonathan Lim Vineet Mehta Kristin Oro Frank Rahn Jshon Thomas David Williams Hanna Yoshimoto Viola Elyse Ader, Principal Katherine Bukstein Adam Green Elizabeth Ingber Andrew Lan Mark McAuliffe Amanda Myers Jerry Saliman Charlie Tian Renee Tostengard Jolynda Tresner Carolyn Worthington Derek Wu
Violin II Deborah Passanisi, Principal Brad Gibson, Assistant Principal Susanne Bohl Christina Chintanaphol Christian Dinca
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Cello Kirsten Shallenberg, Principal Abraham Aragundi Sally Baack Alan Bien Garth Cummings Kyle Foley Marilyn George Tetsu Ishihara Tomoko Ishihara Richard Lee Annette Lewis Alice Ling Susan Magrini Allison Roth Christian Selig Janet Sloan Bass Suesan Taylor, Principal Robert Crum Nicholas Dalton David Herberg Rahul Iyer David Lake Isabel McPherson Bruce Moyer Grant Parker Blaine Burton Rister Andrew Salsbury Michael Tong Jeff Wachtel Flute Kay Saito Shafi, Principal Kathryn Barnard Yukoh Hammura Patricia Harrell Kristin Kunzelman Kelsey Seymour Anne Wharton
ORCHESTRA 2021/22 Piccolo Patricia Harrell Oboe Audrey Gore, Principal Dane Carlson, Acting Principal David Allen Lianne Araki Joel Greene Peter Stahl English Horn Lianne Araki Dane Carlson Clarinet Susan Macy, Principal Nick Cotter Nicole Galisatus Joan Hebert Ron Miller E-Flat Clarinet Nicole Galisatus Bass Clarinet Nick Cotter Ron Miller Carol Somersille Bassoon Nathaniel Echols, Co-Principal Juliet Hamak, Co-Principal Cullen Blaine Noah Cort John Givens Jonathan Westerling
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ORCHESTRA 2021/22 Trombone David Allmon, Co-Principal Rami Hindiyeh, Co-Principal Stan George Todd Weinman
Contrabassoon Juliet Hamak Jonathan Westerling Saxophone Greg Chambers Phillip Cline Nick Cotter Ron Miller Jordan Selburn Linda Wilson Horn Brian W. Holmes, Co-Principal Randy Nickel, Co-Principal David Dufour Anna Newman Bob Satterford Paul Schneider Trumpet Mike Marmarou, Principal Guy Clark Robert Fitt Aaron Folmsbee Richard O. Leder Michael Pakaluk Laura Shea-Clarke Chris Wilhite
Bass Trombone Todd Weinman, Principal Bryan Hardester Jason Hebert Tuba Johnathan Hsu, Principal Francis Upton IV Timpani Michael Jay Bresler, Principal Matt Springer Percussion Matthew Germano, Principal Emily Hendricks, Co-Principal Paul Burdick Benedict Lim Michael MacAvoy Harp Dana Wallace, Principal Kristin Lloyd Ricky Rasura Piano/Keyboard/Celesta Thomas Hansen, Principal Larry Laskowski Derek Wu Music Librarian Joel Greene
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ADOPT-A-MUSICIAN LIFETIME ADOPTED MUSICIANS Deborah Passanisi Dr. Lauren Speeth
Violin II Violin II
Frank & Annette Rahn Elfenworks Foundation
Mitchell Sardou Klein Hoh Chen
Conductor Paula Uccelli Asst. Conductor Victor Ge & Lily Tian
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Debra Fong Concertmaster Katherine & Roy Bukstein Kathryn Barnard Flute/Piccolo Kenneth Shirriff Alan Bien Cello Margaret Yung Susanne Bohl Violin II Diana Lloyd Michael Bresler Timpani/ Celeste Everson Misfeldt Percussion Noah Cort Bassoon John Givens Dane Carlson Oboe Richard & Anne Catherine Bramley Beatrice Chau Violin II Gayle Flanagan Daniel Cher Violin I Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens David Dufour Horn Hannelore Draper Nathaniel Echols Bassoon Juliet Hamak & George Yefchak Nicole Galisatus Clarinet Susan Macy Brad Gibson Violin II Teri Quick John Givens Bassoon Juliet Hamak & George Yefchak Audrey Gore Oboe Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Joel Greene Oboe Al & Liz Dossa; Jim Fung Patricia Harrell Flute/Piccolo Krista & Jerry Terstiege Brian Holmes Horn Mary Gundelach Alice Ling Cello Alan Bien Susan Macy Clarinet Alan Kalma Susan Macy Clarinet Jacqui & Pieter Smith Sue Magrini Cello Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Mike Marmarou Trumpet Ronald Miller Vineet Mehta Violin II Sheree Kajiwara Ron Miller Clarinet David Cone Bruce Moyer Bass Margrit Rinderknecht & Richard Siemon/Suesan Taylor Amanda Myers Viola Francis Upton IV Randy Nickel Horn Beverly Schreiber Kay Saito Shafi Flute/Piccolo Ronald Miller Jerry Saliman Viola Dorothy Saxe Kirsten Shallenberg Cello Jacqui & Pieter Smith
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Matt Springer Violin I; Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Timpani/ Percussion Judy Streger Violin I Alan & Spike Russell Jshon Thomas Violin II Sheri & Michael Frumkin Michael Tong Bass Suesan Taylor Renee Tostengard Violin I Juliet Hamak & George Yefchak Jolynda Tresner Viola Brian Holmes; Roy & Victoria Sasselli; Maureen Thrush Jeff Wachtel Bass Barr Taylor Alex Wang Violin II Paul & Melonie Brophy Carolyn Worthington Viola Richard Izmirian Hanna Yoshimoto Violin II Yoshihiro Yoshimoto
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SUPPORTERS Thank you to our special donors who have helped keep Peninsula Symphony alive and vibrant during these difficult times. Our donor listing below is a compilation of total giving received between February 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022. We want to express our sincere gratitude to you for being so generous while we produced virtual content and remained connected during the pandemic.
Maestoso al fine ($25k +) The David and Lucile Packard Foundation The Tu and Wang Foundation Fortissimo ($10k - $24,999) California Small Business Administration Katherine & Roy Bukstein Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Maria Shim & Nicholas Fox Crescendo ($5k-$9,999) Anonymous (3) Applied Materials Elfenworks Foundation Arcadia Foundation John & Dorothy Givens Mary Gundelach Diana Lloyd in memory of Clifford Lloyd Deborah Passanisi SVCreates Krista & Jerry Tertiege Paula Uccelli in memory of Pete Uccelli Presto ($2,500 - $4,999) Gene Esswein Sandy & Norman Koo Michael Marmarou Vineet Mehta Ronald S. Miller Celeste Everson Misfeldt Teri Quick in honor of Brad Gibson Redwood City Arts Commission William & Diane Reuland Jacqueline & Pieter Smith Francis Upton IV
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Scherzo ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous Anonymous in memory of Avery Chambers Karen Alden David A. Williams & Hilary Benton Alan Bien in appreciation of Alice Ling Susanne Bohl & Nikos Troullinos Robert & Barbara Brandriff Nathan Brookwood & Patricia Hendriks Dr. Samuel Chan & Rena Ling Tom Cooper in memory of Mary Hom Howard & Diane Crittenden Celest Maia Cron in memory of John Cron Stanley Dirks Hannelore Draper Barbara Erickson Pamela Ferris Forsyth Leonard Fund Sheri & Michael Frumkin Victor Ge Brad Gibson Joel Greene Herbert & Norma Grench Juliet Hamak & George Yefchak Patricia Harrell Benjamin & Kaoru Hollin Karen & Ken Imatani in honor of Alan Bien Intel Corporation Richard Izmirian Alan Kalman James Kleinrath & Melody Singleton Atsushi Kurosawa Los Altos Community
Foundation Bill & Linda Malmstrom Leslie & Kevin Marks Mary Marshall Nvidia Chris & Caorline Rackowski Rita’s Rainbows Alan & Spike Russell Phillip & Sara Salsbury Kay Saito Shafi Richard Siemon & Margrit Rinderknecht Suesan & Barr Taylor in appreciation of Michael Tong Jshon Thomas & Gary Carson Baird Whaley in memory of Mary Ann Whaley Anne Wharton Vivace ($500-$999) Anonymous (2) David & Michelle Allmon Apple Inc Kathryn Barnard & Kenneth Shirriff Paul & Melonie Brophy Anonymous in appreciation of Sue Macy and Jon Kimura Parker Gregory & Chelsea Chambers in appreciation of Sheri Frumkin & Jim Fung Daniel Cher Rebecca Coker David Cone Erika Crawley Al & Liz Dossa Gayle Flanagan Jim Fung in appreciation of Joel Greene Dawn Grench in honor of Herb Grench
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SUPPORTERS Vivace ($500-$999) - cont’d Mitchell Sardou Klein & Patricia Whaley James Kyser Sandra Martinez-Larragoiti Susan Lin Susan Magrini Melly Metcalf Pamela Moore Elizabeth Nyberg Prudential David Sacarelos & Yvette Lanza John & Christine Sanguinetti Dorothy Saxe in honor of Jerry Saliman Lorraine Smith Anita Stewart & Kaj Rekola Sue Larson Family Fund
Wachtel Family Fund Todd Weinman Wells Fargo Foundation Hanna & Yoshihiro Yoshimoto in honor of Hanna Yoshimoto Margaret Yung Allegro ($250-$499) Anonymous Anonymous in honor of Ms. Zhao Wei Anonymous in appreciation of Kay Shafi Anonymous in honor of George Weis & Colleen Vargas Andrew Au & Elizabeth Foley Richard & Nancy Baldwinson Janice Boelke
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Debra Fong, concertmaster
Allegro ($250-$499) - cont’d Michael & Adrienne Bresler David & Janet Cain Louis Caputo Gregory & Chelsea Chambers in memory of Avery Chambers Sylvia Chau Sharon Chortack Erika Crowley Garth Cummings Leslie Duke Arnold Duncan Robert Fitt Alice Graham David Greene Patricia L. Griffin Ann & Salek Hamer in honor of Sheri and Michael Frumkin John Haugh Joseph & Bette Hirsch in honor of David Anderson’s milestone birthday
Ben Hoang Brian & Jolynda Holmes Mela & Peter Hwang Intuit Robert Izmirian & Suzanne Smith Douglas & Susan Jacobs Kevin Krave Marcia Leonhardt in honor of Judy Preves Anderson & David Anderson William & Lucille Lee Harvey Lynch Richard & Beverly Marconi Linelle Marshall Sandra Martinez-Larragoiti Kirt Minor in honor of Dane Carlson Pamela Moore Beth Morris Michelle Oberman & Lawrence Marshall
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SUPPORTERS Allegro ($250-$499) - cont’d Neil Panton Mike & Carol Ramsay Elsie Robertson Melissa Schoen in honor of Leslie Marks Hongying Sheng Michael Tong & Luna Wang Jordan Torio Nina Weil Dolce ($100-$249) Anonymous (5) AmazonSmile Foundation Thalia Anagnos Judith & David Anderson Michael & Merrie Asimow Jim Augustus & Nichole Edraos Wate & Johanna Bakker Barbara Barth Suzanne Bell in appreciation of Danny Cher Jeanne Bertini Rebecca Berger in honor of Jerry Saliman Doug Brown in appreciation of Peninsula Symphony Orchestra Kathleen Brown Lina Broydo Seema Cicerone Mary Elise Clarity
Charles & Claudia Clark Joseph Coha William Conlon Pamela Cook and Paul Gietzel in memory of Portia Leet Judy Davis in memory of Harold and Marilyn Mindell Frank & Charlotte Cevasco Patsy Duke Thomas Ehrlich Suzanne & Allan Epstein Ruth Evans David Fernandez & Lori Krauss Reta Flavin Elizabeth Forsyth in memory of Avery Chambers Alice Galenson & Lou Thompson Tom Glenwright Marguerite Gonzales Google, Inc. Chris & Elke Groves Lisa L. Gruman in memory of Helen Dodds Hillel Hachlili in memory of Ilan Hachlili Matthias Hausner David & Elisa Herberg Steven Hibshman Judy Hill Kathie Hillier & Bob Boen Norma Hoch Marshall & Roberta Hollimon
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SUPPORTERS Dolce ($100-$249) - cont’d Perry Hopkins Neil Horner William Howland Ben Hsu & Brenda Porter Marlys Jungroth June Kagdis Jack & Ruth Kahoun Sheree Kajiwara Paul & Jackie Kuckein Carole Kushnir Pamela Lamptkin & Robert Zipkin Richard Leder & Cherrill Spencer in appreciation of Mitch Klein and team Alice Ling Carol Ludwig Nhien Luong in appreciation of Greg Chambers Diane Marcus in memory of Caroline F. Libby Joe & Mollie Marshall Robert Martinengo Joann Miller Beth Morris Noni Naughton NAWBO Silicon Valley Randy & Janie Nichel Mary Ann Notz Michelle Oberman & Lawrence Marshall Diana & Steven Okamoto Marilyn L. Panelli in appreciation of Susan Magrini Edward Pease & Mary Ann McKay Diane Merchant Joan Peceimer
Douglas & Mary Ellen Pense in honor of Elizabeth & Bob Yapp Karen & Douglas Perry Sharon Peters Ken Podgorsek Chris & Caroline Rackowski Elsie Robertson Cheryl & John Ritchie Alison Ross in honor of Linda Dunn Stephen Rovno Bill & Sherrean Rundberg Marian Schmidt Marvin & Ellen Schwartz Dana Scoby in memory of Robert & Jane Cheatham Noel Shirley Judy Siegel Marianne Silva Michael Sogard Ilene Sokoloff Matt Springer & Wei(yun) Ai Jane Stahl Ronald & Jane Stefani Laura Sternberg David Swerdlove & Carol Winston Karl Talarico D. Brooke & Caroline M. Taylor Emily Thomann Maureen Thrush Mary Urbach Frederick & Gretchen Wassem Barrie Wilber Linda Wilson June Wisecarver Raymond Wong Tim & Carolyn Worthington Arlene Zimmerman
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Peninsula Symphony is seeking board candidates! We just announced our plans for the upcoming season beginning in Fall 2022. Our 74th Season is filled with exceptionally gifted guest artists and classical masterworks in a series titled “MusicForward”. We are excited to present nationally and internationally recognized soloists to our audiences. Our musicians and our patrons are ecstatic and grateful for the return to live performances in the concert halls. Our current board members comprise of community members with experience in the realms of finance, high tech, teaching, volunteer musicians and marketing. They are elected by the membership for up to three 3-year terms. We are seeking new board members who bring additional diverse skills and perspectives that we desire to continue to move our symphony forward. We want our board to reflect our community and strive to find members who will add diverse voices to our team. We are a working board so if you are looking for a way to get out and live your best life and contribute to your local community in a meaningful way, this is a great way to do it! We would love to see candidates with experience in: • Financial Management • Legal Expertise • Human Relations • Event Planning • Education / Youth / Virtual programs • Passion for symphony/classical music and PSO If you are interested in a board position or just want to learn more about what is involved, please me or our board chair - we’d love to talk to you more about these opportunities! Also, if you know someone outside our current community who has the right skills and might be interested, feel free to pass this notice on. Chelsea Chambers - chelsea@peninsulasymphony.org Alan Russell (Board Chair) - arussell@golden1.com
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PENINSULA SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Alan Russell, Chair, Board of Directors Jshon Thomas, Secretary Susanne Bohl
Katherine Bukstein Daniel Cher
Barbara Erickson, Treasurer / Chair, Finance Committee Juliet Hamak, Orchestra Rep
Ben Hollin, Chair, Marketing Committee Sandy Koo
Alex Kurosawa
Diana Lloyd, Chair, Development Committee Ron Miller, Chair, Education Committee Deborah Passanisi
PENINSULA SYMPHONY STAFF Mitchell Sardou Klein, Music Director & Conductor Hoh Chen, Assistant Conductor
Sheri Frumkin, Managing Director
Chelsea Chambers, Director of Operations
Jim Fung, Director of Marketing & Digital Content Litzy Soto, Box Office & Administrative Assistant Faye Chapman, Bookkeeper
Joel Greene, Music Librarian
Greg van der Veen, Stage Manager Kristin Kunzelman, Stage Manager Oliver Bishop, Stage Manager Linda Dunn, Office Volunteer
Heidi Hau, Piano Competition Coordinator
Amelia Yee, Front of House & Volunteer Coordinator
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