Peninsula Symphony: A John Williams Celebration Program Book

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A JOHN WILLIAMS CELEBRATION

JANUARY 18 & 19

SAT / Heritage Theatre, Campbell SUN / San Mateo Performing Arts Center

“Music for a musician is like breathing. It supports us, sustains us, and gives us energy.”

- John Williams

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WELCOME FROM PSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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TONIGHT’S PROGRAM

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PROGRAM NOTES

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MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

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RESIDENT CONDUCTOR

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GUEST ARTIST

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ORCHESTRA ROSTER: JANUARY 2025

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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

PSO program copyright ©2025 Peninsula Symphony Orchestra PENINSULA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 146 Main Street, Suite 102 Los Altos, CA 94022 (650) 941-5291 peninsulasymphony.org

Jaws (1975) / Dir. Steven Spielberg

“How many composers can you hear just the beginning, and you instantly know what movie that is?”

- Kathleen Kennedy, producer

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) / Dir. Steven Spielberg

Welcome from PSO Board of Directors

From our stage to yours, welcome to the Peninsula Symphony’s first concert of the new year: A John Williams Celebration! We’re thrilled to have you join us and deeply grateful for your support. We hope your holiday season was filled with happiness, health, and joy—but the festivities have only just begun!

Our New Year’s resolution is to forge an even stronger connection with our audience by curating a season brimming with diverse selections that resonate with all. From the cinematic magic of John Williams to the timeless brilliance of Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, we invite you to experience this rich tapestry of music with us!

Tonight, we kick off the next chapter of our season by celebrating the genius of John Williams, a master composer whose music captures the essence of storytelling. Known for his heroic brass fanfares, lush woodwind and string flourishes, and electrifying percussive rhythms, his compositions are a feast for the senses. As you listen, we hope these iconic themes bring your favorite films vividly to life, painting scenes of wonder, drama, and adventure.

Thank you for sharing your evening with us and for your steadfast support of our program. We look forward to welcoming you back in March for an exhilarating program of Carlos Simon’s Amen!, Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 featuring piano extraordinaire and fan favorite, Jon Nakamatsu. Your support means the world to us—it fuels the music and keeps our symphony thriving.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and we can’t wait to welcome you back again soon!

Nicole Galisatus, Principal Clarinet PSO Board Member / Orchestra Rep

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Superman (1978) / Dir. Richard Donner

“The music comes from the sky and envelops him... It’s the purest form of art I’ve ever experienced from any human being.”

- Steven Spielberg Photo by Shervin Lainez

Mitchell Sardou Klein, Music Director & Conductor

A JOHN WILLIAMS CELEBRATION JANUARY 18, 2025 at 7:30pm / Heritage Theatre, Campbell JANUARY 19, 2025 at 2:30pm / San Mateo Performing Arts Center Nathaniel Berman, Guest Conductor Greg Chambers, Saxophone The Cowboys Overture Suite from Jaws I. The Shark Theme II. Out to Sea and The Shark Cage Fugue Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Flying Theme from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Superman March - Intermission Escapades from Catch Me If You Can Greg Chambers, saxophone

Reflections Closing In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Suite I. Hedwig’s Theme II. The Sorcerer’s Stone III. Nimbus 2000 IV. Harry’s Wondrous World Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark * THESE CONCERTS ARE GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY *

Pamela Ferris

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PROGRAM NOTES PROGRAM NOTES BY MITCHELL SARDOU KLEIN John Williams is a national treasure, among the most iconic cultural figures of our time. The list of his accomplishments is overwhelming to consider: an astounding 26 Grammy Awards, 5 Academy Awards, 7 BAFTAs, 3 Emmys, and 4 Golden Globes.

His 54 Academy Award nominations make him the Academy’s second-most nominated person, after Walt Disney. Last January, at age 92, he became the oldest Oscar nominee in any category. He was principal conductor of the Boston Pops from 1980 to 1993; he continues to conduct the world’s top orchestras (including the Berlin Philharmonic) on a regular basis; he has composed numerous classical works including concertos for the greatest soloists of the age; he was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2004, the National Medal of the Arts in 2009, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2016. He has been inducted into the following Halls of Fame: Songwriters, Hollywood Bowl, and American Classical Music. 9 of the top 25 highest-grossing films of all time contain his scores. Queen Elizabeth II celebrated him as an Honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE).

In 2005, the American Film Institute placed Williams’ score for Star Wars first on its list of 100 Years of Film Scores, and his music for Jaws and E.T. are also on the list. These accolades only begin to suggest Williams’ deep impact on our musical and human sensibilities. His ability to create orchestral sound pictures that animate cinematic images has transformed film-music and film-making.

John Williams brings a remarkable mastery of style and craft to his writing. He can adapt orchestral sound to any imaginable visual image or story line. The fact that observers have noted influences as diverse as Holst, atonal music, Debussy, jazz, Wagner, hip-hop, Strauss, Stravinsky, and electronic music gives one a sense of his versatility and imagination. In his early years he collaborated with a who’s-who of the greatest film composers: Franz Waxman, Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrman, Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein, and Henry Mancini. He has written film scores for William Wyler, Robert Altman, Alfred Hitchcock, Clint Eastwood, and John Frankenheimer, and, of course, the Star Wars films of George Lucas But tonight’s program focuses on John Williams’ most universally loved music for five films by Steven Spielberg, plus three other popular Williams scores.

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PROGRAM NOTES The Cowboys Overture (1972) is from a rollicking Western movie score for a John Wayne film directed by Mark Rydell, and it led to a Hollywood lunch with the very young aspiring director, Steven Spielberg. Williams recounts: “I met what looked to be this seventeen-year-old kid, this very sweet boy, who knew more about film music than I did - every Max Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin score. We had a meeting in a fancy Beverly Hills restaurant, arranged by executives.

It was very cute - you had the feeling Steven had never been in a restaurant like that before.

It was like having lunch with a teen-age kid, but a brilliant one.” The rest is history. They first worked together on The Reivers.

Jaws was their second collaboration (1975) and the first score that came to be embedded deeply in every film-goer’s imagination, with that scary two-note ostinato that always sends a shiver up one’s spine.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) came soon after, again with a musical signature that is instantly recognizable - the five-note theme which has the power to unite even the most distant intelligences.

E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982) won Williams his fourth Oscar. Spielberg has said that the Williams’ scoring of the final chase music caused him to edit the scene to fit the score, a remarkable reversal of the usual process.

The marvelous Escapades from Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can, starring Tom Hanks, gave Williams an opportunity to evoke the 1960s mood and progressive jazz style, featuring alto sax, vibes and bass.

Raiders of the Lost Ark dates from 1981. The rousing Raiders March embodies the heroic spirit of Indiana Jones, so typical of Williams at his powerful best.

Richard Donner’s film Superman (1978) provided another occasion for Williams to uplift an audience with a majestic and unforgettable Hollywood-hero musical March.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a film that Spielberg initially was expected to direct, but circumstances led to a change to Chris Columbus and a succession of other directors throughout the eight-movie sequence. Williams’ imagination is vividly present in this innovative score, full of his unique magical orchestration. And the fantastical “Hedwig’s Theme” came to be the musical trademark for the entire series.

Hearing the range and originality of these eight John Williams scores in one program is a feast of colorful, memorable cinematic treasures, and a profound part of the texture of our lives.

Enjoy!

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) / Dir. Steven Spielberg

“You hear his music for the first time, and you can’t forget it.”

- J.J. Abrams

“This is… John’s effect on people.”

- Gustavo Dudamel

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) / Dir. Chris Columbus

“His music for me is so comforting.

I know immediately it’s John.”

- Itzhak Perlman

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) / Dir. Steven Spielberg

“He’s an incredible musical scholar of every style that exists.”

- Yo-Yo Ma

Catch Me If You Can (2002) / Dir. Steven Spielberg

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 40th 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 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, 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.

Maestro Klein with Taylor Eigsti / October 2024

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RESIDENT CONDUCTOR

Nathaniel Berman Resident Conductor

Nathaniel Berman maintains an active presence as a performer and music educator in the San Francisco Bay Area. A faculty member at UC Santa Cruz since 2007, he is conductor of the UCSC Concert Choir and the UCSC Wind Ensemble and has appeared as guest conductor of the UCSC Orchestra and the University Opera Theater. Nathaniel has held the position of Music Director of the Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony since 2011 and has appeared as guest conductor of the Santa Cruz County Symphony in annual collaborative concerts with the Youth Symphony.

A strong advocate for new music, Nathaniel is Artistic Director of the San Franciscobased new music ensemble Ninth Planet (formerly Wild Rumpus), with whom he has led premieres of commissioned works by dozens of composers, and he appears as conductor of new music on Innova, Other Minds, and Pinna recordings. Nathaniel has appeared as guest conductor with Empyrean Ensemble at UC Davis in June of 2019, as well as leading the world premiere of The Pressure by Brian Baumbusch, at San Francisco’s Other Minds Festival at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. In March of 2023, he conducted the premiere performance of Prospero’s Island, a new opera by Alan Shearer, at Herbst Theater in San Francisco.

Nathaniel has been a member of the professional new-music chorus Volti, where he also served as Assistant Conductor, and has sung with early music ensembles Pacific Collegium and Euouae. Originally a trumpet player, he now keeps up his brass chops playing euphonium in the Balkan brass band Inspector Gadje.

Nathaniel received his Master’s degree in conducting from UC Santa Cruz, where he studied with Nicole Paiement. He grew up playing duets with his dad, a jazz pianist and singer.

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GUEST ARTIST Greg Chambers Saxophone

A San Franciso Bay Area-based saxophonist and music educator, Greg Chambers is steadily establishing himself on the contemporary jazz scene. With five albums to date, multiple hit singles landing on the Billboard Jazz Chart, and music in steady rotation on Sirius XM radio, cable network music channels, and terrestrial radio stations in the US and abroad, Greg has been chosen as a nominee for “Breakout Artist of the Year” by Smooth Jazz Network in 2024. Greg has collaborated with some of the best in the industry, including Euge Groove, Adam Hawley, Jonathan Fritzen, Michael Fields Jr., Lew Laing, Nils, David P. Stevens, Matt Godina, Nate Harasim, Julian Vaughn, and 2x Grammy winner Paul Brown.

Also a classically-trained saxophonist, Greg earned B.A. and Master of Music Degrees in Saxophone Performance from UCLA. Greg has worked with the New World Symphony in Miami, FL, the Spoleto USA Festival Orchestra, was the Saxophone Fellowship recipient for the 2007 & 2008 seasons of the Aspen Music Festival, and has played under renowned conductors like Leonard Slatkin, Michael Tilson Thomas, David Robertson, James DePreist and others.

Greg is an endorsed Artist of Conn-Selmer, Inc.

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Mitchell Sardou Klein Music Director & Conductor

MARCH 22 & 23

Jon Nakamatsu Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 + Carlos Simon, Amen! + Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43

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ORCHESTRA ROSTER - JANUARY 2025 Music Director & Conductor Mitchell Sardou Klein Guest Conductor Nathaniel Berman Violin I Kevin Rogers, Acting Concertmaster Kim Bonnett Daniel Cher Colin Gaffney Julian Hsieh Jungmee Hwang Tara Iyer Jeffrey Lin Jueun Nam Girish Nanjundiah Matt Springer Judy Streger Sarah Wu Violin II Deborah Passanisi, Principal Moosa Azfar Susanne Bohl Brad Gibson Sophia Jin Vineet Mehta Frank Rahn Jshon Thomas Audrey Yan Angela Yeh Hanna Yoshimoto Jane Zhang

Cello Yosef Feinberg, Acting Principal Abraham Aragundi Garth Cummings Tetsu Ishihara Tomoko Ishihara Jason Shu Ryan Toulouse Bass David Herberg Rahul Iyer Bruce Moyer Jeff Wachtel

Viola Elyse Ader, Principal Katherine Bukstein Jerry Saliman Renee Toscan Jolynda Tresner Carolyn Worthington

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ORCHESTRA ROSTER - JANUARY 2025 Flute Kay Saito Shafi, Principal Patricia Harrell Kristin Kunzelman Piccolo Patricia Harrell Oboe Audrey Gore, Principal Dane Carlson Joel Greene Trombone David Allmon, Co-Principal Rami Hindiyeh, Co-Principal Todd Weinman Tuba Johnathan Hsu, Principal Timpani Mike Bresler, Principal Clarinet Nicole Galisatus, Principal Mark Beyer Ron Miller Bassoon Juliet Hamak, Principal Alex Hernandez Mia Stormer Horn Brian Holmes, Co-Principal Randy Nickel, Co-Principal Justin Privitera, Assistant Principal David Dufour Paul Schneider

Harp Kristin Lloyd Percussion Emily Hendricks, Co-Principal Paul Burdick, Co-Principal Michael Chen Storm Marquis Erica Richstad Nathan Tran Keyboard/Piano Irina Behrendt Music Librarian Joel Greene

Trumpet Mike Marmarou, Principal Nicholas Toscan Bob Fitt Michael Pakaluk

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RISING STAR: KLEIN COMPETITION WINNER Emad Zolfaghari Viola

Canadian violist Emad Zolfaghari has recently come to international attention after winning the first prize and audience prize at the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition. Emad was accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music at age 16, where he currently studies with Hsin-Yun Huang. He is the first prize winner of the Irving M. Klein International String Competition, first prize winner of the International Morningside Music Bridge Competition, second prize winner of the Johansen International String Competition and third prize winner of the OSM String Competition.

Emad has appeared as a soloist with several major symphony orchestras, including l’Orchestre Métropolitain under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Montreal Symphony, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the National Philharmonic, the Oakville Chamber Orchestra and the National Metropolitan Philharmonic.

Emad has attended several festivals such as Morningside Music Bridge, the Center Stage Strings festival as a junior faculty member, the Perlman Music Program, Music from Angel Fire, ChamberFest Cleveland, ChamberFest West, the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, and the Music in the Vineyards Festival. Emad currently plays on a fine 1700 Matteo Goffriller viola on generous loan from the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation, and a Sartory Copy bow from CANIMEX, inc.

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Don’t miss our season finale on

Saturday, May 17 at the Heritage Theatre in Campbell, and Sunday, May 18 at the Capuchino Performing Arts Center.

Jessie Montgomery, Soul Force Carl Philipp Stamitz, Viola Concerto in D, Op. 1 / Emad Zolfaghari, viola Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Capriccio Italien, Op. 47 Ottorino Respighi, Pines of Rome, P. 141

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ADOPT-A-MUSICIAN LIFETIME ADOPTED MUSICIANS Mitchell Sardou Klein Conductor Deborah Passanisi Violin II Dr. Lauren Speeth Violin I

Paula Uccelli Frank & Annette Rahn Elfenworks Foundation

MUSICIAN INSTRUMENT ADOPTED BY Debra Fong Concertmaster Katherine & Roy Bukstein Dave Allmon Trombone Jacqueline Smith Abraham Aragundi Cello Friend of PSO Lianne Araki Oboe Patricia L. Griffin Kim Bonnett Violin I Bradley Gibson Mike Bresler Timpani/Percussion Celeste Everson Misfeldt & Todd Misfeldt Katherine Bukstein Viola Margrit Rinderknecht & Richard Siemon 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 Bob Fitt Trumpet Don & Cathy Draper Nicole Galisatus Clarinet Penny Barrows in memory of John Barrows 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 Yukoh Hammura Flute Nina Brody Patricia Harrell Flute/Piccolo Krista & Jerry Terstiege David Herberg Bass Suesan Taylor Rami Hindiyeh Trombone John & Christine Sanguinetti Brian Holmes Horn Mary Gundelach Johnathan Hsu Tuba Yvonne Hampton; Teri Quick Tetsu Ishihara Cello Marcia Leonhardt in honor of

Judy & David Anderson Rahul Iyer Bass Suesan Taylor Tara Iyer Violin I Pauline Roothman Kristin Kunzelman Flute/Piccolo Jennifer & Tim Kardos Susan Magrini Cello Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Mike Marmarou Trumpet Ronald S. Miller Vineet Mehta Violin II Sheree Kajiwara Ron Miller Clarinet Jacqueline Smith Bruce Moyer Bass Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Randy Nickel Horn Diana Lloyd Kristin Chesnutt Oro Violin II Dorothy Fahlman & Karin Chesnutt Frank Rahn Violin II Nichole Edraos & Jim Augustus Jerry Saliman Viola Dorothy Saxe

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ADOPT-A-MUSICIAN MUSICIAN INSTRUMENT ADOPTED BY Paul Schneider Horn Sheri & Michael Frumkin Kay Saito Shafi Flute/Piccolo Ronald S. Miller Kirsten Shallenberg Cello Jacqueline Smith Matt Springer Violin I/Timpani Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Mia Stormer Contrabassoon Joel Greene Judy Streger Violin I Alan & Spike Russell Suesan Taylor Bass Martin Chai & Gray Clossman Jshon Thomas Violin II Sheri & Michael Frumkin Nicholas Toscan Trumpet 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 Alex Wang Violin I Bichen Wang David Williams Violin II Family and Friends Carolyn Worthington Viola Richard Izmirian Sarah Wu Violin I Alan & Spike Russell Kyoko Yamamoto Bassoon John Givens 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 September 1, 2023 and December 18, 2024. 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 +) The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Maestoso al fine ($25k - $49,999) Sheri & Michael Frumkin in honor of Mitchell Sardou Klein & Paula Uccelli Fortissimo ($10k - $24,999) Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation Katherine & Roy Bukstein David Cone Joel Greene in honor of The Monkeyman of Burlingame Krista & Jerry Terstiege Paula Uccelli in memory of Peter Uccelli Friend of PSO in memory of Pieter Smith Friend of PSO Crescendo ($5k-$9,999) Rika & Shawn Ellis Pamela Ferris John Givens Mary Gundelach in memory of Charles M. Gundelach Diana Lloyd in memory of Cliff Lloyd Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens Celeste E. & Todd M. Misfeldt Deborah Passanisi

Friends of PSO (2)

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SUPPORTERS Presto ($2,500 - $4,999) Janice Boelke Nathan Brookwood & Patricia Hendriks Howard & Diane Crittenden Barbara Erickson Meiying Forney & Steve Shatas in appreciation of Sheri Frumkin Brad Gibson Russell Hurley Alex Kurosawa Bill Malmstrom in memory of Linda Malmstrom Ronald S. Miller Rita’s Rainbows Redwood City Arts Commission William & Diane Reuland Teri Quick in honor of Brad Gibson Jeff & Gwyn Wachtel Teri & Robert Whitehair David A. Williams & Hilary Benton John & Rachel Youmans Scherzo ($1,000-$2,499) Barbara & Robert Brandriff in memory of Dorothy Lunn David & Janet Cain Martin Chai & Gray Clossman Daniel Cher & Laura Wolfe Tom Cooper & Mary Hom Stanley Dirks Al & Liz Dossa Hannelore Draper Gene Esswein Robert & Karen Fitt Gayle Flanagan Laura & David Francis in appreciation of Daniel Cher Mariam S. Galvarin Herbert Grench Patricia Harrell Benjamin & Kaoru Hollin Sheree Kajiwara & Richard Izmirian in memory of Dr. Diana Koin Mitchell Sardou Klein & Patricia Whaley James Kleinrath & Melody Singleton Lillian Lee Joe & Mollie Marshall

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Vineet Mehta & Karishma Sharma Randy & Janie Nickel Craig & Wendy Nishizaki Nvidia Prudential Caroline & Chris Rackowski David Sacarelos & Yvette Lanza Jerry & Ellen Saliman Sara & Phillip Salsbury John & Christine Sanguinetti Paul Schneider in memory of Amanda Smith Schneider Margrit Rinderknecht & Richard Siemon Marianne & John Silva-Oba Anita Stewart & Kaj Rekola Sue Larson Family Fund Suesan W. Taylor in memory of Craig Barr Taylor, and in honor of David Herberg and Michael Tong The Wachtel Pronovost Family in appreciation of Jeff Wachtel Wells Fargo Foundation Carolyn & Tim Worthington Y&H Soda Foundation Friend of PSO

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SUPPORTERS Vivace ($500-$999) Maryam Aghamirzadeh David & Michelle Allmon Jim Augustus & Nichole Edraos Kathryn Barnard & Kenneth Shirriff [Reception Sponsors] Nina Brody Kathleen Brown Geoffrey W Burr Dorothy Fahlman and Karin Chesnutt Erika Crowley in honor of Cary Kimler John DeLong & Sharon Peters Don & Cathy Draper Nicholas & Renee Toscan Anne Esparza Alexandra Gillen & Hartmut Koeppen Alice Graham in memory of Dorothy Graham Givens David Greene in honor of Monkey Greene Patricia L. Griffin Juliet Hamak & George Yefchak Yukoh Hammura in appreciation of Kay, Patti, and Kristin from the flute section Brian Holmes & Jolynda Tresner Mela & Peter Hwang Douglas & Susan Jacobs Jennifer & Tim Kardos Ann & Ben Kong in honor of Linda Dunn, most dedicated volunteer Marcia Lowell Leonhardt in honor of Judy and David Anderson Susan Lin in appreciation of everyone at PSO Susan Magrini Richard & Beverly Marconi Marcia & John Mehl Kirt & Kelly Minor in appreciation of Dane Carlson Pamela Moore in memory of Bill Moore Elizabeth Nyberg in memory of Paul Nyberg Kristin Oro Mary & Neil Panton Roland Feller Violin Makers Pauline Roothman Alan & Spike Russell

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Dorothy Saxe Kay Saito & Sayed Shafi Ruth A. Short Molly Wachtel in honor of Jeff Wachtel Bichen Wang Todd & Andrea Weinman William Warren Weisenfeld Anne Wharton Friend of PSO in honor of Hanna Yoshimoto Friends of PSO (2) Allegro ($250-$499) Apple Inc Michael & Merrie Asimow Wate & Johanna Bakker Charlotte & David Biegelsen Michael & Adrienne Bresler Sylvia & Fun Pang Chau Helen Cockrum Joseph Coha Ruth Evans Delbert & Susan Fillmore Robert Goldware Google, Inc. Dawn Grench and Family in honor of Herb Grench Elke & Chris Groves Charles Hanes Steven Hibshman Johnathan Hsu IBM International Foundation Intel Corporation Sandra Krakowski Kenneth Krieg & Carol Dolezal Eugene Lee & Claire Chang Harvey Lynch Linelle Marshall Joyce Monda Beth Morris Noni Naughton Chuck & Patty Ortenberg in honor of Jeff Wachtel Grant Parker Frank & Annette Rahn

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SUPPORTERS

Cynthia Robbins-Roth Alison and Ken Ross in appreciation of Linda Dunn Amy & Daniel Schiff in honor of Sheri Frumkin Karen & John Scorsur in appreciation of Jacqueline Smith & Chelsea Chambers Lorraine Smith Matt Springer & Weiyun Ai The Trade Desk Jshon Thomas & Gary Carson Michael Tong & Luna Wang Hanna & Yoshihiro Yoshimoto Friends of PSO (4) Dolce ($100-$249) John & Barbara Adams Karen Alden Sue Alvarez Lianne M. Araki Doron Bardas Marilyn Barlow in memory of Rachel Ann Youmans

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Barbara Barth Israel and Sari Beinglass Berger Family in honor of Jerry Saliman Nathaniel Berman Jeanne Bertini Jill Biegenzahn Lorraine Bodie Juliette Bryson Nancy & Les Burger in appreciation of Jeff Wachtel Frank & Charlotte Cevasco in honor of Debbie Passanisi Faye Chapman Thom & Carol Chivers Sharon J. Chortack Mary Elise Clarity Ronald Danielson Judy and Philip Davis in memory of Marilyn and Harold Mindell Tanya Dubinsky Bill Enloe Andrew & Michele Epstein in honor of Sheri Frumkin Suzanne & Allan Epstein

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SUPPORTERS Fredrika and Joel Felt in honor of Jeff Wachtel David Fernandez & Lori Krauss Moira Fordyce Ann & Stan Forman in honor of Sheri Frumkin Ruth Freeman & David Stoner Jim Fung Michael & Cindy Galisatus Ann Guerra Hillel Hachlili Ann & Salek Hamer in memory of Tom Perry Matthias Hausner Joan Hebert Nancy Heffner Kathie Hillier & Bob Boen Joseph & Bette Hirsch Marshall & Roberta Hollimon Perry Hopkins AssetMark, Inc Robert & Ana Johnson Lorrin & Stephanie Koran Jeffrey Koseff & Thalia Anagnos Sharon Krawetz Marianne Kruze Kristin Kunzelman Amy Kuo Ancilla Kwok in memory of Dr. Sam Chan Joseph & Sharon Kwok in memory of Dr. Sam Chan Sandra & Brandon Martinez-Larragoiti Richard Leder & Cherrill Spencer William & Lucille Lee Amy Lit Janet Louie Catherine Lozano-Wilcox Michael Marmarou Melody Marshall Janice McKim Judi McManigal Diane Merchant Vonya Morris Bruce Moyer Carol Muller Margaret Nalbach

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Alan Pattison Karen & Douglas Perry in appreciation of Chelsea Chambers Wayne Phillips Charles Polanski J. Richard & Karen S. Recht Cheryl & John Ritchie Stephen & Joanne Rovno Bill & Sherrean Rundberg Heather Sanders Dave Sargent in honor of Brian Holmes & Jolynda Tresner Victoria & Roy Sasselli Marian Schmidt Marvin & Ellen Schwartz Marilyn Sefchovich Marcyl Seidscher Noel Shirley Tom Silva Lynne Simpson Dr. Patrick L. Smith Lisa & Bruce Steinback Alan Stern & Thomas Whatley Laura Sternberg Grant Takamoto Maureen Thrush Carolyn Tucher Warren R Williams Raymond & Cecilia Wong Friends of PSO (4)

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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 September 2024:

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

Peninsula Symphony is seeking board candidates!

Our current board is composed of devoted community members with experience in the realms of finance, high tech, education, volunteer musicians and marketing.

Meetings are held virtually and in person four to six times a year. Board members may serve up to three consecutive 3-year terms. Elections are held on an ongoing basis.

We are seeking new board members from diverse backgrounds who bring additional skills and perspectives in order 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 the team. We are a working board, so if you are looking for a way to get out and live your best life by helping to govern a vibrant, innovative non-profit organization 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 · Fundraising / Grant-Writing · Event Planning · Education / Youth / Community programs · Passion for music and PSO If you or someone you know may be interested in a board position or just want to learn more about what is involved, please reach out to me or our board co-chair we’d love to talk to you!

Chelsea Chambers (Executive Director) - chelsea@peninsulasymphony.org Ben Hollin (Co-Chair, Board of Directors) - ben@peninsulasymphony.org

BOARD, STAFF & VOLUNTEERS

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

PENINSULA SYMPHONY STAFF Mitchell Sardou Klein, Music Director & Conductor Nathaniel Berman, Resident 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 Aleena Mehdi, Intern

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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

Steven Spielberg and John Williams in the late 1970s

“It gets back to primal sounds. That in our origin story as human beings, sounds meant a great deal to us. They could bring us peace and a sense of serenity, or they could alert us to danger and the need to run. Percussion could be an earthquake. It could be rocks tumbling down. Birds could signal a sense of romance in the air...”

- John Williams

on why music works the way it works

“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.”

- John Williams