Canadian Brass Program Book FINAL Review

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MARCH 14 & 15 SAT/ Heritage Theatre, Campbell SUN/ Capuchino Performing Arts Center, San Bruno

These performances are dedicated in loving memory of Lori Draper

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WELCOME FROM PSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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ABOUT CANADIAN BRASS

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PROGRAM NOTES

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GUEST CONDUCTOR

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MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

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ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

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ORCHESTRA ROSTER: MARCH 2026

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RISING STAR: KLEIN COMPETITION WINNER

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ADOPT-A-MUSICIAN

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SUPPORTERS

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BOARD, STAFF & VOLUNTEERS

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Joyce Yang with Maestro Mitchell Sardou Klein / Jan 2026

Welcome from PSO Board of Directors

Welcome and thank you for joining us for this Peninsula Symphony concert with the Canadian Brass! We are all thrilled to be joined by this premier brass ensemble – especially those of us in the brass section that have long admired this tremendous ensemble. We’re sure that you will enjoy the show!

A big thank you to our many supporters that go above and beyond through their donations to the orchestra that support our ‘Bridges to Music’ outreach program and free tickets for all students. ‘Bridges to Music’ is designed to bring great music to our community beyond the confines of our concert halls. Besides visits to local elementary schools, we are expanding our outreach program to include ensemble performances such as string and woodwind quartets, octets and, of course, brass ensembles - all to highlight music beyond the big orchestral works and to reach more members of our community of all ages. Please watch our website for more information on these performances which will often be free of charge. And don’t miss our annual outdoor summer concert in Los Altos on June 13. Bring friends and a picnic and enjoy a fun afternoon concert!

And on a personal note, it has been an honor and privilege to perform with my colleagues in the Peninsula Symphony for these past 40+ years under the direction of Aaron Sten and then Mitchell Sardou Klein. Performing the music of the great masters as well as wonderful new compositions from talented members of the orchestra has been incredibly rewarding. Our transition to a new Music Director for Season 79 promises to maintain the very high musical standards set by Mitch, but also open an exciting new era for the orchestra.

All of us a PSO are working hard to expand our presence in the community and to help ensure that this great organization continues for many more years. This is a very special organization with dedicated musicians, staff, volunteers, and supporters and one of the most successful orchestras of its type anywhere in the country. Your continued support makes this all possible, and for that, we sincerely thank you!

I would love to hear from you if you have thoughts or questions about the future of PSO. Perhaps you’ll see me before or after concerts - look for a tall person with a French horn – and please stop and say hello.

Randy Nickel Secretary, Peninsula Symphony Board of Directors

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Brad Hogarth, Guest Conductor

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Mitchell Sardou Klein, Music Director & Conductor

Canadian Brass MARCH 14, 2026 at 7:30pm / Heritage Theatre, Campbell MARCH 15, 2026 at 2:30pm / Capuchino Performing Arts Center Brad Hogarth, Guest Conductor George Gershwin (orch. Don Rose), Girl Crazy Overture Traditional, Just a Closer Walk with Thee Johann Sebastian Bach & Antonio Vivaldi (arr. Joe Burgstaller), Concerto in D Major Jeff Tyzik, New York Cityscapes - Ragtime Redux - Tango (103rd & Riverside) - Traffic Jammin’ (Times Square) W.C. Handy (arr. Luther Henderson), Beale Street Blues - Intermission George Gershwin (arr. Luther Henderson), Porgy and Bess Suite - Overture - Summertime - It Ain’t Necessarily So - Bess, You Is My Woman Now - A Women is a Sometime Thing/I Got Plenty O ‘Nuttin - I’m On My Way Canadiana Lara Fabian (arr. Ridenour & Alexandros Livitsanos), Je me souviens Leonard Cohen (arr. Ridenour & Alexandros Livitsanos), Hallelujah

THESE CONCERTS ARE GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

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ABOUT CANADIAN BRASS

Friends Chuck Daellenbach and Gene Watts first came together in 1970 to form a brass quintet — a chamber music setting not entirely new, but never before having garnered the success and storied career Canadian Brass would achieve over the next 40 years. Initially, Gene took on the role of developing new repertoire while Chuck was the moving force in marketing, publishing, and managing the business. Three empty chairs were quickly filled and together, the group’s imagination and consummate musicianship elevated the art of the brass quintet to what it is today. Here was not only an opportunity to explore the possibilities of an all-brass chamber group but a challenge to bring the sound and the excitement of brass music to new audiences.

Masters of concert presentations, Canadian Brass has developed a uniquely engaging stage presence and rapport with audiences. Each of their concerts will show the full range from trademark Baroque and Dixieland tunes to new compositions and arrangements created especially for them – from formal classical presentation to music served up with lively dialogue and theatrical effects. The hallmark of any Canadian Brass performance is entertainment, spontaneity, virtuosity and, most of all, fun – but never at the expense of the music: Whatever the style, the music is central and performed with utmost dedication, skill, and excellence.

With a discography of over 130 albums and an extensive world-wide touring schedule, Canadian Brass is an important pioneer in bringing brass music to mass audiences everywhere. They have sold well over 2 million albums worldwide, with 1.2 million sold in the Nielsen Soundscan era alone (since 1991). They continue to score Billboard chart positions — like with their rousing recording of patriotic songs and marches, Stars & Stripes: Canadian Brass Salute America, which spent 8 weeks in the Top 25 on the Billboard Classical Chart, peaking at #2! Touring legends with an enthusiastic fan base, the Canadian Brass play to packed houses everywhere throughout the USA, Canada, Japan and Europe.

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ABOUT CANADIAN BRASS They have also toured Australia, the Middle East, the Soviet Union and South America. They were the first brass ensemble from the West to perform in the People’s Republic of China (where they returned for a 5-city tour to great acclaim in the spring of 2010 and several visits after this, including an appearance on Hunan TV for Chinese New Year) as well as the first brass group to take the main stage at the venerable Carnegie Hall. On numerous occasions Canadian Brass has been invited by the Canadian Government to play for visiting heads of states, becoming one of Canada’s greatest resources and musical ambassadors.

Millions of television viewers have had Canadian Brass in their homes with appearances on The Tonight Show, Today and Entertainment Tonight and recently to more than 1/2 a billion viewers for Chinese New Year on China’s most popular station. They have appeared as guest artists on Evening at Pops with John Williams and the Boston Pops, Beverly Sills’ Music Around the World, numerous PBS specials, including a celebrated appearance on Sesame Street, and are frequent guests of many major symphony orchestras. Canadian Brass were the featured artists on the soundtrack to the 1988 film The Couch Trip, starring Dan Aykroyd and Walter Matthau. Consummate artists, the quintet has also created unique and interactive videos that have gained an international audience including a series of DVDs featuring the brass in concert and teaching. They are on the cutting edge of technology offering their fans multimedia airplay, downloads, YouTube videos and streaming opportunities. You can find them on Facebook and Instagram with their fanbase growing daily!

The varied Canadian Brass repertoire features brass standards as well as a wide-ranging library of original arrangements. These include the works of Renaissance and Baroque masters, Classical works, marches, holiday favorites, ragtime, Dixieland, Latin, jazz, big band, Broadway, and Christian music as well as popular songs and standards. Having started with a very limited base, Canadian Brass has created their own musical world by transcribing, arranging, and commissioning more than 600 works, including critically acclaimed compositions from Michael

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ABOUT CANADIAN BRASS

Kamen, Luther Henderson, Bramwell Tovey, Don Gillis and more. They have transformed a previously neglected group of instruments with a limited repertoire into a versatile and vital ensemble that can play everything from Gabrieli to Gershwin! Canadian Brass is especially noted for their famous Holiday Concerts at Christmas time and was at the forefront of reestablishing Scott Joplin with today’s audiences through their research, arrangements and recordings of his “rags” and other works.

Education plays a key role in the story of Canadian Brass and each member is uniquely attuned to training the next generation of players. On their travels around the world, they often pause for masterclasses and are more than happy to work with students and young audiences.

Canadian Brass was Chamber Quintet-in-Residence for many years at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, and has created an innovative brass summer course at the Eastman School of Music. Their support of education is also clearly viewed in their outreach and interaction with El Sistema, the acclaimed global music education program in Venezuela.

In conjunction with the Hal Leonard Corporation, the Canadian Brass have made available their extensive library of brass music for performers of all levels as well as learning tools. Since 1998 Canadian Brass has been a recording artist at Opening Day Entertainment Group (ODEG) (distributed by IDLA) releasing over 25 CDs on the imprint to date. Opening Day is owned and run by Chuck’s wife, MB Daellenbach. Canadian Brass sheet music and recordings are available in their online store.

With four decades under their belts, Canadian Brass continues to thrill audiences around the world – and they don’t look like they are letting up anytime soon!

Joe Burgstaller and Mikio Sasaki, trumpets Jeff Nelsen, horn Keith Dyrda, trombone Chuck Daellenbach, tuba

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Debra Fong, Concertmaster

Samantha Burgess, Assisant Conductor with Maestro Mitchell Sardou Klein

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GUEST CONDUCTOR Brad Hogarth

Guest Conductor Brad Hogarth is a versatile and multi-faceted musician, whose career has taken him from the finest concert halls in Europe to the frozen Arctic tundra and the dusty Black Rock Desert. He is especially passionate about musical outreach - both as a performer and as an educator, Brad hopes to bring people and communities together through the power of live performance.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Brad is the Music Director of the Juneau Symphony, Professor of Conducting at San Francisco State University, the Associate Conductor of the Monterey Symphony, and is the Music Director and Conductor of the Art Haus Collective, known for presenting spectacular performances of classical and contemporary works in unique spaces. Brad is also on faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he conducts the Conservatory Wind Ensemble, and the music director of the Peninsula Youth Orchestra. Brad has recently made appearances as a guest conductor with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet, Marin Symphony, Symphony San Jose, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Eastman Brass Guild, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Bay Brass, and was on the conducting staff of the 2022 National Brass Ensemble recording, concert, and institute.

An accomplished trumpeter, Brad performs regularly with a number of orchestras. He can be heard on the SF Symphony’s recording of Charles Ives’s Symphony No. 4 and San Francisco Ballet’s recording of Lowell Liebermann’s Frankenstein. He toured with the Indianapolis Symphony to the Kennedy Center as a part of the 2018 SHIFT Festival, and he has performed as guest principal trumpet with the Louisville Orchestra.

Brad earned a bachelor’s degree in trumpet performance and music education from the Eastman School of Music and a master’s degree in trumpet performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. www.bradhogarth.com

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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. This year marks his 41st season on the Symphony’s podium. Over the past four decades, he has guest-conducted the Seattle Symphony, New Polish Philharmonic, Suddetic Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, Eastern Philharmonic, and numerous other orchestras across the US and Europe. In California he has led Symphony San José (formerly Symphony Silicon Valley), the San José Symphony, the Santa Rosa Symphony, the Inland Empire/Riverside Philharmonic, Ballet San José, the California Riverside Ballet and the Livermore-Amador Philharmonic and others. He co-founded and recently retired as 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, New Zealand, Finland, Latvia, and Estonia.

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 $35,000, 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 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.”

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MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR 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, Michael Thurber, 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 Samantha Burgess Assistant Conductor

Since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2022, Samantha has quickly become an in-demand conductor.

In the 2024 – 25 season she began her tenure as Music Director of the Community Women’s Orchestra, and she joins the Peninsula Symphony as their Assistant Conductor in the 2025 – 26 season. Also in the 2025 – 26 season, Samantha will be the first Music Director of Symphony Tierra, a semi-professional orchestra formed as the ensemble in residence at Napa Valley College. Samantha continues to work with the Berkeley Symphony as their regular Assistant Conductor, and will be Assistant Conductor for Dima Slobodeniouk at the San Francisco Symphony in May 2026. Her additional recent engagements include Guest Conducting Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem with the Napa Valley Chorale, Assistant Conducting for Beethoven’s Ninth with the Oakland Symphony, and a tour of Paris and the Loire Valley with the Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra, where she made her French debut. Previously, she has been Assistant Conductor with the Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra, the Westerville Symphony (OH), the Galesburg Community Chorus (IL), and the Oxford University Philharmonia (UK).

Samantha holds masters’ degrees in Orchestral Conducting and Music Theory from The Ohio State University, where she was Music Director of the Ohio State Community Orchestra and Assistant Conductor for the Ohio State Symphony Orchestra. While at OSU, she was also a graduate teaching assistant in Music Theory and a member of the Cognitive and Systematic Musicology Laboratory. On the podium, Samantha combines conducting with her background in music cognition research to develop innovative, multimedia performances. She has presented her research at the Society for Music Theory Midwest Conference, Future Directions of Music Cognition, and the Oxford Conducting Institute International Conducting Studies Conference.

Samantha has conducted in masterclasses and competitions in the USA and abroad— notably in September 2023, when she finished as a semi-finalist in the International Academy and Competition for Orchestral Conducting in Portugal. She has also participated in the George Hurst Conductor’s Course at the Sherborne Summer School of Music, the London Conducting Workshop, the New York Conducting Workshop, and the International Conducting Workshop and Competition in Atlanta, GA.

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ORCHESTRA ROSTER - MARCH 2026 Music Director & Conductor Mitchell Sardou Klein Assistant Conductor Samantha Burgess Guest Conductor Brad Hogarth Violin I Joo-Mee Lee, Acting Concertmaster Kimberly Bonnett Sílvia Casacuberta Peter Cheng Tara Iyer Samuel Jimenez-Romero Girish Nanjundiah Matt Springer Judy Streger Alex Wang Sarah Wu

Cello Thomas Shoebotham, Acting Principal Garth Cummings Yosef Feinberg Woongchan Tony Lee Annette Lewis Jason Shu Ryan Toulouse Bass Robert Crum David Herberg Rahul Iyer Bruce Moyer Grant Parker Jeff Wachtel

Violin II Deborah Passanisi, Principal Bradley Gibson Monika Hakala Harrison Nichols Eun Young Sohng Jshon Thomas David Williams Hanna Yoshimoto Viola Elyse Ader, Principal Paula Karolak Silvio Rocha Judy Beck Sumerlin Renée Toscan Jolynda Tresner Carolyn Worthington

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ORCHESTRA ROSTER - MARCH 2026 Flute Kay Saito Shafi, Principal Patricia Harrell Kristin Kunzelman Piccolo Patricia Harrell Oboe Audrey Gore, Principal Dane Carlson Joel Greene English Horn Dane Carlson Clarinet Nicole Galisatus, Principal Ron Miller Bass Clarinet Jimmée Greco

Bassoon Juliet Hamak, Principal Kyoko Yamamoto Horn Brian Holmes, Co-Principal Randy Nickel, Co-Principal David Dufour Paul Schneider Trumpet Michael Marmarou, Principal Bob Fitt Nicholas Toscan Trombone David Allmon, Co-Principal Rami Hindiyeh, Co-Principal Bass Trombone Todd Weinman, Principal Tuba Johnathan Hsu, Principal Timpani Mike Bresler, Principal Percussion Paul Burdick, Co-Principal Emily Hendricks, Co-Principal Michael Chen Robert Nance Erica Richstad Nathan Tran Yujin Yin Harp Ricky Rasura, Acting Principal Piano/Celeste Tom Hansen Music Librarian Joel Greene

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RISING STAR

Pearl de la Motte, Viola Violist Pearl de la Motte is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree at The Juilliard School where she studies with Hsin-Yun Huang and is a member of the Cabaletta Quartet. She is also the second of eleven children in a musical family.

She began playing the violin at the age of two then switched to viola when she was ten. After being inspired by the viola’s deep and expressive voice, she became very passionate about music and decided that she wanted to pursue a career as a musician while honoring God with her music.

Pearl received first place in the 2021 American Viola Society National Competition, third place in the 2024 Stulberg International String Competition, and first place in the 2024 Klein International String Competition. In April 2022 she performed the Higdon viola concerto with the La Jolla Symphony.

Pearl has participated in multiple projects during her time at The Juilliard school.

In 2023 she was invited to perform Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s piano quintet in “The New Series” and has regularly participated in the “If Music Be the Food...” benefit concerts.

In 2023 Pearl attended the Toronto summer music festival and collaborated with artists including Yura Lee, Daniel Ching, Matthew Zalkind, and Desmond Hoebig.

Pearl is also a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School.

- Coming May 2026 -

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ADOPT-A-MUSICIAN LIFETIME ADOPTED MUSICIANS Mitchell Sardou Klein Conductor Paula Uccelli Deborah Passanisi Violin II Frank & Annette Rahn Dr. Lauren Speeth Violin I Elfenworks Foundation David Dufour Horn Hannelore Draper MUSICIAN INSTRUMENT ADOPTED BY Lara Webber Guest Conductor Jacqui Smith Debra Fong Concertmaster Katherine & Roy Bukstein Dave Allmon Trombone Jacqui Smith Lianne Araki Oboe Patricia L. Griffin Sandy Baratoff Cello Jacqui Smith Mark Beyer Clarinet/Saxophone Raymond Smith Kim Bonnett Violin I Bradley Gibson Mike Bresler Timpani/Percussion Celeste Everson Misfeldt & Todd Misfeldt Katherine Bukstein Viola Margrit Rinderknecht & Richard Siemon Samantha Burgess Assistant Conductor Jacqui Smith Dane Carlson Oboe/English Horn Kirt & Kelly Minor Daniel Cher Violin I Laura & David Francis Garth Cummings Cello Sheri & Michael Frumkin David Dufour Horn Hannelore Draper Linda Dunn Office Volunteer Ann & Ben Kong Bob Fitt Trumpet Don & Cathy Draper Nicole Galisatus Clarinet Mike Marmarou Bradley Gibson Violin II Teri Quick Audrey Gore Oboe Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Joel Greene Oboe/Music Librarian Al & Liz Dossa Juliet Hamak Bassoon John Givens Patricia Harrell Flute/Piccolo Krista & Jerry Terstiege Emily Hendricks Percussion Pamela Ferris Rami Hindiyeh Trombone John & Christine Sanguinetti Brian Holmes Horn Mary Gundelach Johnathan Hsu Tuba Teri Quick Tara Iyer Violin I Jacqui Smith Kristin Kunzelman Flute/Piccolo Jennifer & Tim Kardos Rick Leder Trumpet Kathryn Barnard & Kenneth Shirriff Susan Magrini Cello Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Mike Marmarou Trumpet Ronald S. Miller Vineet Mehta Violin II Sheree Kajiwara Ron Miller Clarinet Jacqui Smith Bruce Moyer Bass Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Randy Nickel Horn Diana Lloyd Justin Privitera Horn Jing Hu & Yebin Shi Frank Rahn Violin II Nichole Edraos & Jim Augustus

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ADOPT-A-MUSICIAN MUSICIAN INSTRUMENT ADOPTED BY Jerry Saliman Viola Dorothy Saxe Katharine Schmidtke Violin II Jing Hu & Yebin Shi Paul Schneider Horn Sheri & Michael Frumkin Kay Saito Shafi Flute/Piccolo Ronald S. Miller Matt Springer Violin I/Timpani Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Mia Stormer Contrabassoon Joel Greene Judy Streger Violin I Alan & Spike Russell Jshon Thomas Violin II Sheri & Michael Frumkin Nicholas Toscan Trumpet Bob & Karen Fitt Renée Toscan Viola Bob & Karen Fitt Jolynda Tresner Viola Brian Holmes, Maureen Thrush,

and Roy & Victoria Sasselli Jeff Wachtel Bass The Wachtel Pronovost Family Kate Wahl Violin I Sheri & Michael Frumkin Todd Weinman Trombone David & Elisa Herberg David Williams Violin II Family and Friends Carolyn Worthington Viola Richard Izmirian Sarah Wu Violin I Alan & Spike Russell Kyoko Yamamoto Bassoon John Givens Audrey Xiaowei Yan Violin II Pamela Cronin Hanna Yoshimoto Violin II Hironari & Yoshihiro Yoshimoto Jane Zhang Violin II Gayle Flanagan EMERITUS MEMBERS

John Givens, Principal Bassoon, adopted by Juliet Hamak & George Yefchak

Would you like to adopt a musician? It is our goal to have the entire orchestra adopted as a special way of supporting us.

For information on this meaningful program, please reach out to Chelsea Chambers, Executive Director at chelsea@peninsulasymphony.org or (650) 941-5291.

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SUPPORTERS We are grateful to the following contributors who support live symphonic music and education on the Peninsula. Our donor listing below is a compilation of total giving received between November 1, 2024 and February 25, 2025. If you see an error in this listing or would like more information on ways you can contribute to Peninsula Symphony, please reach out to Executive Director Chelsea Chambers by emailing chelsea@peninsulasymphony.org.

Risoluto ($50k +) Janice Boelke Lorraine Smith Maestoso al fine ($25k - $49,999) Sheri & Michael Frumkin in honor of Chelsea Chambers and Jim Fung John Givens in memory of Dorothy Givens Friend of PSO in honor of Sheri Frumkin Friend of PSO Fortissimo ($10k - $24,999) Katherine & Roy Bukstein Joel Greene Mary Gundelach Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation NVIDIA Peter & Paula Uccelli Foundation in memory of Pete Uccelli and in honor of Sheri Frumkin Jeff & Gwyn Wachtel Friend of PSO Crescendo ($5k-$9,999) David & Michelle Allmon Apple Inc Erika Crowley in honor of Cary Kimler Pamela Ferris Brad Gibson Alex Kurosawa Diana Lloyd Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Michael Marmarou Celeste E. & Todd M. Misfeldt in appreciation of Mitch Klein Deborah Passanisi Paul Schneider Krista & Jerry Terstiege Friend of PSO

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SUPPORTERS Presto ($2,500 - $4,999) Kathryn Barnard & Kenneth Shirriff Nathan Brookwood & Patricia Hendriks Sharon Childress & & Peter Gelfand Howard B. Crittenden Nicholas & Renée Toscan Juliet Hamak & George Yefchak Benjamin & Kaoru Hollin Russell Hurley Sheree Kajiwara & Richard Izmirian Susan R. Lin in appreciation of Maestro Klein, Chelsea Chambers, Jim Fung, and Everyone at PSO Bill Malmstrom in memory of Linda, who loved music Ronald S. Miller Prudential Teri Quick Redwood City Arts Commission Sara & Phillip Salsbury Katharine, Hans-Juergen, & Isabel Schmidtke Margrit Rinderknecht & Richard Siemon David A. Williams & Hilary Benton Friend of PSO in honor of Linda Dunn, most dedicated volunteer Friend of PSO Scherzo ($1,000-$2,499) Maryam Aghamirzadeh Jill Biegenzahn Barbara & Robert Brandriff in memory of Dorothy Lunn Janet & David Cain Tom Cooper & Mary Hom Stanley Dirks Al & Liz Dossa in honor of Mitch Klein Don & Cathy Draper David Dufour & Jennifer Co in memory of Hannelore Draper Barbara Erickson Anne Esparza Gene Esswein Bob & Karen Fitt Mariam S. Galvarin Google, Inc. Norma & Herbert Grench Patricia L. Griffin

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Ann & Salek Hamer in memory of Tom Perry Yukoh Hammura in appreciation of Kay, Patti, and Kristin from the flute section Patricia Harrell David & Elisa Herberg Intel Corporation Mitchell Sardou Klein & Patricia Whaley James Kleinrath & Melody Singleton Kristin Kunzelman & Mark Inouye Lillian Lee Susan Magrini Edith & Frederick Marmarou Joe & Mollie Marshall Vineet Mehta & Karishma Sharma Melly Metcalf Randy & Janie Nickel Michelle Oberman & Lawrence Marshall in honor of Maestro Mitchell Klein Caroline & Chris Rackowski

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SUPPORTERS David Sacarelos & Yvette Lanza Jerry & Ellen Saliman John & Christine Sanguinetti Dorothy Saxe Kay Saito Shafi & Yusef Shafi Lauren Speeth & Don Kane in appreciation of Maestro Klein The Trade Desk Robert, Jenna, Ezra, and Ruthie Wachtel Pronovost in appreciation of Jeff (Popi) Wachtel Y&H Soda Foundation Hanna & Yoshihiro Yoshimoto Rachel Youmans Friends of PSO (2) Vivace ($500-$999) Adobe Inc. Karen Alden Jim Augustus & Nichole Edraos Wate & Johanna Bakker in honor of Mitch Klein Shirley Bernadotti Michael & Adrienne Bresler Kathleen Brown Geoffrey W Burr Robert Cascone & Margaret Rich Dr. David & Victoria Chang in honor of Daniel Cher & Laura Wolfe George Cohn & Marilyn Ritter Pamela Cronin John DeLong & Sharon Peters Tom Driscoll & Nancy Quinn in honor of Mitch Klein Michele & Andy Epstein in honor of Sheri Frumkin Gayle Flanagan Meiying Forney & Steve Shatas Laura & David Francis in honor of Daniel Cher Alice Galenson & Lou Thompson Victor Ge & Lily Tian Alexandra Gillen & Hartmut Koeppen David Greene in honor of Joel & Monkey Greene

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Victor Ha Brian Holmes & Jolynda Tresner Peter & Mela Hwang Jennifer & Tim Kardos Stephanie Leung Kathleen Lowry Marcia & John Mehl Kirt & Kelly Minor Pamela Moore in memory of Bill Moore Vonya Morris The Anna Newman Group Fund in memory of Richard Newman Wendy & Craig Nishizaki Liz Nyberg Kristin Oro Mary & Neil Panton in honor of Ron Panton Grant Parker Farrell May Podgorsek in memory of Ken Podgorsek Justin Privitera Alison & Ken Ross in honor of Maestro Mitchell Klein Stuart & Lynne Rovin Ruth A. Short Raymond Smith & Mark Beyer Anita Stewart & Kaj Rekola Jshon Thomas & Gary Carson Todd & Andrea Weinman Friend of PSO in appreciation of Maestro Mitchell Sardou Klein’s 40th Friend of PSO in appreciation of Katherine & Roy Bukstein Friend of PSO in memory of Sarah Williams Friends of PSO (3)

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SUPPORTERS Allegro ($250-$499) Sue Alvarez Thalia Anagnos in honor of Jeff Wachtel Michael & Merrie Asimow Barbara Barth Sylvia & Fun Pang Chau Lena Chow Joseph Coha Judy Davis in memory of Marilyn and Harold Mindell Nhan Do Dolby Fiserv Robert Goldware Dawn Grench & Family in honor of Herb Grench Marycliff Foundation Charles Hanes Yujiro & Andrea Hata Steven Hibshman Kathie Hillier & Bob Boen IBM International Foundation Marianne Kruze Sandra & Brandon Martinez-Larragoiti Susan R Larson Stanley Levine Richard & Beverly Marconi Linelle Marshall Hannelore McCrumb Joyce A. Monda Betsy Murray Wayne Phillips Charles Polanski Frank & Annette Rahn Bill & Sherrean Rundberg

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Amy & Daniel Schiff in honor of Sheri Frumkin Marian Schmidt Lynne Simpson in honor of David Williams Wei Ai & Matt Springer in honor of Magnificent Maestro Mitch Alan Stern & Thomas Whatley Laura Sternberg Suesan W. Taylor in memory of Prof. C. Barr Taylor, Stanford Behavioral Medicine Friend of PSO in appreciation of Hanna Yoshimoto Friends of PSO (2) Dolce ($100-$249) John & Barbara Adams Lianne M. Araki Assetmark, Inc JoAnne Bailey in memory of June Wisecarver Doron Bardas Penny Barrows Charlotte & David Biegelsen Lorraine Bodie Suzanne Boutin Juliette Bryson Les & Nancy Burger in appreciation of Jeff Wachtel Frank & Charlotte Cevasco in honor of Debbie Passanisi Faye Chapman Sharon J. Chortack Juan Carlos Colosso William Conlon in honor of Selma Bukstein Kenneth & Sherill Cotter Tina Ebey Suzanne & Allan Epstein Ruth Evans Fredrika Felt David Fernandez & Lori Krauss Ruth Freeman & David Stoner Claudia Fromm & Leonard Weingarten in honor of Carole Valentine Michael & Cindy Galisatus in memory of Aunty Evelyn Ngim

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SUPPORTERS Dr. Jan Gaynor in memory of Barbara Cohn Alice Graham in memory of Dorothy Graham Givens Jimmée Greco David & Mara Grimes in memory of Lee Spice Lisa L. Gruman in memory of Parents Lois & Allen Gruman Hillel Hachlili Thomas Hansen in memory of Minsook Kang Hansen Joseph & Bette Hirsch Norma J Hoch Deborah & Craig Hoffman in appreciation of Jerry Saliman Marshall & Roberta Hollimon Perry Hopkins Neil Hornor William Howland Leslie Itano & Jerry Chang in memory of Dr. Samuel Chan Kevin Jim in honor of Mitch Klein Jackie Jones Seungja Kimn in memory of Steve Kimn KLA Howard & Elizabeth Klein Sandra Krakowski Sharon Krawetz Ancilla Kwok in memory of Dr. Sam Chan Joseph & Sharon Kwok in memory of Dr. Sam Chan Eugene Lee Janet Louie Colin Lumley Harvey Lynch Ann Marotta Melody Marshall Stephen Martin Judi McManigal David Mendel in appreciation of Jerry Saliman Arnold Miller Joan & Ronald Miller Margaret Nalbach Joan Norton

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Karen & Douglas Perry Anthony & Carol Ann Pleva Marilyn Reisen Robert Roth & Cynthia Robbins-Roth Roblox Alan & Spike Russell Heather Sanders Dave Sargent in honor of Brian Holmes & Jolynda Tresner Doris Sayon Marvin & Ellen Schwartz Dana Scoby Karen & John Scorsur in appreciation of Chelsea Chambers Marcyl Seidscher Noel Shirley Jason Shu Tom Silva Dr. Patrick L. Smith Lisa & Bruce Steinback Linda Tan Katie Treu Kazumi Tsuchiyose Adam Wantz Wilton Wong Kyoko & Keigo Yamamoto Jen & Aidan Yang in appreciation of Mitchell Sardou Klein Jiaxi Zhu & Audrey Yan Miriam & Richard Zimmerman in honor of Jerry Saliman Friend of PSO in appreciation of the PSO bassoon section Friend of PSO in honor of Warren George Weis Friends of PSO (8)

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“Sostenuto” Legacy Society The future of Peninsula Symphony is sustained by the generosity of individuals who choose to give during or after their lifetimes. Their contributions safeguard the presence of symphonic music on the Peninsula for this and future generations to come. To find out more about how to join this special group of cherished supporters, please reach out to Executive Director Chelsea Chambers, chelsea@peninsulasymphony.org.

Sostenuto Legacy Society Members as of January 2026:

Ellis Alden Anonymous Janice Boelke David Cone Hannelore Draper The Elfenworks Foundation Mitchell Sardou Klein & Patricia Whaley Judi McManigal Frank & Annette Rahn Genny Hall Smith Lorraine Smith Marguerite Szekeley William Warren Wiesenfeld Trust

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Hannelore (Lori) Draper (1935-2025)

Hannelore (Lori) Draper was born February 12, 1935, in Bremen, Germany. She emigrated to the US in 1952, attended college in Oakland and worked as an administrative manager in the healthcare field until she retired. In addition to her love of the symphony, she was a docent at Filoli for many years and enjoyed visiting public gardens and art galleries. She passed away on October, 9, 2025. These concerts are dedicated to her memory.

As a member of the “Sostenuto” Legacy Society, Lori was one of a growing roster of individuals who have chosen to leave a legacy of sustained support for PSO, ensuring that the power of music continues to make an impact for generations to come.

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BOARD, STAFF & VOLUNTEERS

PENINSULA SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ben Hollin, Co-Chair Jeff Wachtel, Co-Chair Randy Nickel, Secretary Alan Russell, Treasurer Katherine Bukstein, Chair, Governance Committee Sheri Frumkin, Chair, Development Committee Nicole Galisatus, Orchestra Rep Mariam Galvarin Juliet Hamak Tara Iyer Alex Kurosawa Lillian Lee Diana Lloyd Ron Miller Carole Valentine

PENINSULA SYMPHONY STAFF & VOLUNTEERS Mitchell Sardou Klein, Music Director & Conductor Samantha Burgess, Assistant Conductor Chelsea Chambers, Executive Director Jim Fung, Director of Marketing & Digital Content Jenny Ugale, Operations & Outreach Manager Tara Kariat, Box Office & Administrative Assistant Faye Chapman, Bookkeeper Joel Greene, Music Librarian Greg van der Veen, Stage Manager Samantha Paschner, Rehearsal Setup Linda Dunn, Office Volunteer Heidi Hau, Piano Competition Coordinator Amelia Yee, Front of House & Volunteer Coordinator Seona Sheth, Intern/Youth Ambassador

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The mission of the Peninsula Symphony is to enrich the lives of people in our community with inspiring, innovative, high-quality musical presentations at affordable prices, and to promote music education through engaging programs for children and adults.

The Peninsula Symphony Association of Northern California is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation, Federal Tax ID 94-6106974.

Peninsula Symphony 146 Main Street, Suite 102 Los Altos, CA 94022 (650) 941-5291 / info@peninsulasymphony.org PeninsulaSymphony.org

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR ON-SITE VOLUNTEERS Linda Dunn, Cher Fuentes

Mariam Galvarin, Pat and Lance Gordon Jeanne Hsu, Maude Iggstrom Helen Lin, Seona Sheth

Christine Wampole, Amelia Yee Jan Yedinak, Fang Yu

& Heritage Theatre volunteers

PEARL DE LA MOTTE Klein Competition Winner 2024

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