2021/22 SEASON: Spring Playbill

2021/22 SEASON: SPRING PLAYBILL

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They are not so different.

New sounds and new places.

They transport us beyond our ordinary lives.

To experience exotic and magical destinations.

Inviting us to hear and see and taste and smell.

And most of all, making us feel.

Opening our minds.

Lifting our hearts.

Enriching our souls.

Let us take you there.

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2021–2022

The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Series Very Rev. Anthony E. Marques, Rector | Daniel Sañez, Artistic Director

Performed on period instruments featuring

the Cathedral Schola Cantorum with Three Notch’d Road Baroque Friday, May 6, 2022 | 7:30PM | FREE tickets via richmondcathedral.org/concerts

Violins of Hope

Thursday, September 9, 2021, 7:30pm Tickets via violinsofhoperva.com

Annual Commonwealth Catholic Charities Christmas Concert featuring the Richmond Symphony Orchestra

Monday, November 29, 2021, 7:00pm Tickets via www.cccofva.org

Prophecy | Nativity – FREE featuring Forgotten Clefs

Monday, December 6, 2021, 11:00am RSVP via richmondcathedral.org/concerts

Annual Advent Lessons and Carols – FREE featuring the Musicians of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

Friday, December 10, 2021, 7:30pm Free tickets via richmondcathedral.org/concerts

The VCU Health Orchestra – FREE

Friday, June 24, 2022, 7:30pm Free tickets via richmondcathedral.org/concerts

For updates and to obtain your tickets for free concerts, please visit richmondcathedral.org/concerts Free concerts are generously made possible by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation www.richmondsymphony.com

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INDEX WELCOME LETTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 RICHMOND SYMPHONY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 RICHMOND SYMPHONY CHORUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11 2021/22 MUSICIAN ROSTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2021/22 CHORUS ROSTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS & FOUNDATION TRUSTEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 JAZZ & SWING - A CLASSIC TRIBUTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 RAVISHING RACHMANINOFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-21 FROM SCOTLAND’S HIGHLANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-25 MAHLER’S FOURTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 HAYDN’S CREATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-32 REX RICHARDSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 MOZART & MORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 BEETHOVEN’S NINTH! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-41 GUEST ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-58 CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS . . . . . . . 59-60 INDIVIDUAL GIFTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-66 TRIBUTE GIFTS IN HONOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-68 TRIBUTE GIFTS IN MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-71 RICHMOND SYMPHONY LEAGUE GIFTS OF MERIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 RENNOLDS SOCIETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 ENDOWMENT GIFTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-75 SPECIAL THANKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 HOW TO GIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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WELCOME LETTER WELCOME! The season continues with hope and positivity that this time of year promises. We hope you experience the breadth of programming, finding works you love and enjoying the thrill of discovery.

This Spring we celebrate the Richmond Symphony Chorus with the long awaited 50th anniversary performance of Haydn’s “Creation”, and welcome them to the stage again for the joyous Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Having the Chorus and Symphony on stage together again will be the highlight of the year!

We are delighted to bring back so many programs that had been on pause - the Metro series, bringing our talented Symphony musicians to great local venues both long loved and new; Film programs at the Altria Theater, Pops programming and outdoor performances in May and June.

Education and community programs continue to be at the heart of the Symphony’s activities, and expanded through the Richmond Symphony School of Music - providing education and connection to our young Richmond musicians. Plan to join us on May 7 for the Youth Orchestra Programs finale concert at Carpenter Theatre!

2021/22 continues to offer connection to today’s musical visionaries: living composers demonstrating the power of music in our society and in our lives; powerful symphonies that have stood the test of time; soloists and visiting artists who embody the spirit of the music they have studied for decades; and the talented, incredible members of the Richmond Symphony, who are together again to bring these thrilling works to life.

We invite you to enjoy, to listen, to learn, and to engage. We hope you love this season’s concerts as much as we have loved bringing them to you.

- Valentina Peleggi, Music Director & Lacey Huszcza, Executive Director

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R ICHMO ND SYMPH ONY VISION: Changing lives through the power of music.

MISSION: The Richmond Symphony performs, teaches and champions music to inspire and unite our communities.

The Richmond Symphony is dedicated to joy, connection, expression, and collaboration through music. Founded in 1957, the Symphony includes an orchestra of 70 professional musicians and the 150-voice all-volunteer Richmond Symphony Chorus. The Richmond Symphony is overseen by a 35-member Board of Directors and managed by 28 staff members.

Each season, the Richmond Symphony offers more than 200 public performances for approximately 200,000 patrons through concerts and educational programs.

The Symphony also maintains an active touring schedule that brings live symphonic performances to rural communities. Through community festivals, the Symphony makes a significant impact on participating neighborhoods by combining the power of music with community investment. These community festivals allow for free outdoor musical experiences and serve thousands of people a year, creating unique opportunities for the public to engage with the Richmond Symphony and encouraging community pride through music and collaboration.

Additionally, the Symphony joins with Virginia Opera and Richmond Ballet for presentations each season and collaborates with other arts organizations for special projects.

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R ICHMO ND SYMPH ONY C H O R US The Richmond Symphony Chorus is an award-winning, auditioned, all-volunteer ensemble of 150 members from the Richmond region. It performs regularly with the Richmond Symphony, Richmond Ballet, and in stand-alone performances around the community. The chorus members, ages 16-85, are a diverse group – teachers, medical professionals, attorneys, business leaders, students, artists – all sharing a love of choral singing. James Erb founded the Richmond Symphony Chorus in 1971 to perform Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis under the baton of renowned conductor Robert Shaw. Erb, a professor at the University of Richmond and a scholar of Renaissance music, led the group for 36 years. Erin Freeman became director in 2007 and has led its singers in performances in Richmond, Wintergreen, the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and Paris, France. (See Dr. Freeman’s profile in the program.) Repertoire ranges from classical masterworks to opera to pops favorites. Annual performances of Handel’s Messiah and Let It Snow Christmas Pops are highlights of the Symphony season. In 2018, the Chorus was featured in the Grammy-nominated recording of the premier performance of Children of Adam by American composer Mason Bates and Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem. May of 2019 found the Chorus moving from the Carpenter Theatre stage to backstage to the lobby in a rousing performance of Bizet’s Carmen with soloist Denyce Graves, while fall included performances under the direction of celebrated conductors Marin Alsop and George Manahan. Throughout the 2020/21 season, the Chorus participated in virtual rehearsals and performances, finally gathering to sing at an outdoor concert in June at Forest Hill Park. The Chorus celebrates its 50th anniversary this season, with performances of Haydn’s Creation in April and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in May. (If you’re interested in auditioning for the Chorus, please visit www.rschorus.com/auditions.)

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Ms. Peleggi previously served as Resident Conductor of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the São Paulo Symphony Chorus. During her years with the Sao Paulo Symphony Peleggi conducted many subscription concerts and created innovative community projects. She won the APCA Prize in 2016 as Conductor of the Year from the Sao Paulo Society of Critics of the Arts and was voted “Young Talent of 2017” by readers of Brazil’s specialist music magazine Revista Concerto. Since 2019 she has been Music Director (responsible for Italian repertoire) of the Theatro Sao Pedro in Sao Paulo, where she has conducted L’Italiana in Algeri and Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto.

VALENTINA PELEGGI Music Director & Lewis T. Booker Music Director Chair Valentina Peleggi is Music Director of the Richmond Symphony (Virginia, USA).

Described by the BBC Music Magazine as a “rising star”, Peleggi has led orchestras from around the world including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Brussels Philharmonic, Orchestra della Toscana, Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She made her Garsington Opera debut in 2021 conducting a new production of Rossini’s Le Comte Ory with the Philharmonia Orchestra in the pit. She was a Mackerras Fellow at English National Opera in 2018 and 2019, conducting Carmen, Boheme, Orpheus in the Underworld, and Dido and Aeneas.

2021 saw the release of her first CD, featuring a cappella works by Villa Lobos in a new critical edition for Naxos, guest edited by Ms. Peleggi and performed by the Sao Paulo Symphony Chorus.

In 21/22 she conducts a new production at the Opera de Lyon in her debut at the house and returns to the Teatro Verdi di Trieste for Rigoletto. Upcoming symphonic guest conducting includes: Residentie Orkest, Antwerp Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique Royale de Liege, Orquesta Gulbenkian, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, 8

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The first Italian woman to enter the conducting programme at the Royal Academy of Music of London, she graduated with distinction and was awarded the DipRAM for an outstanding final concert as well as numerous other prizes, and was recently honoured with the title of Associate. She furthered her studies with David Zinman and Daniele Gatti at the Zurich Tonhalle and at the Royal Concertgebouw masterclasses. She won the 2014 Conducting Prize at the Festival International de Inverno Campos do Jordão, received a Bruno Walter Foundation Scholarship at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in California, and the Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship 2015-2017 under Marin Alsop.

Peleggi holds a Master in Conducting with honours from the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome, and in 2013 was awarded the Accademia Chigiana’s highest award, going on to assist Bruno Campanella and Gianluigi Gelmetti at Teatro Regio di Torino, Opera Bastille Paris, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Teatro Regio di Parma, and Teatro San Carlo. She also assisted on a live worldwide broadcast and DVD production of Rossini’s Cenerentola with the Orchestra Nazionale della RAI. From 2005 to 2015 she was the Principal Conductor and Music Director of the University Choir in Florence and remains their Honorary Conductor, receiving a special award from the Government in 2011 in recognition of her work there.

Ms. Peleggi is passionate about the arts and holds a master in Comparative Literature.

Valentina Peleggi is represented by Intermusica worldwide.

CHI A -HS UAN LIN

Associate Conductor & Jack and Mary Ann Frable Associate Conductor Chair

Hailed by the Virginia Gazette as “a rock solid” and “animated” conductor, Chia-Hsuan Lin delights audiences throughout the world with her trademark energy and command. Formerly the Assistant Conductor of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, she is in her sixth year as Associate Conductor of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and she was named the Interim Music Director of the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland in 2020. Highlights of her tenure with RSO include appearances on the Masterworks and Metro Collection subscription series, Handel’s Messiah, Symphony Pops, family concerts, and a record crowd exceeding 19,000 for Henrico County’s “Red, White, and Lights” Independence Day celebration in 2018.

After Lin’s RSO Masterworks in November 2019, Clarke Bustard wrote, “I’ve heard the Brahms Fourth [Symphony] played in concert by half a dozen great orchestras, led by some of the most esteemed conductors of the past three generations. I’ve never heard a more compelling live performance than this one.” (Letter V)

Chamber Orchestra, Virginia Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Williamsburg Symphony, Richmond Ballet, Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, Academy of Taiwan Strings, and Taipei Philharmonic Chorus. A former member of the Taipei Percussion Group, Lin’s innovative streak continues with premieres of new works by Chris Thile, Stephen Prutsman and Laura Schwendinger. She has also been a featured guest with Classical Revolution RVA, bringing classical music to unconventional settings.

Lin is a trained percussionist and holds a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting from Northwestern University.

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DANI E L MYSSY K

Assistant Conductor & Director of Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra

Assistant Conductor of the Richmond Symphony, Canadian-American conductor Daniel Myssyk was Music Director of the Montreal based Orchestre de chambre Appassionata from 2000 to 2016.

In recent years, he has made critically acclaimed appearances with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, among others. In 2015, Myssyk made his debut in Guanajuato (Mexico) where he has been returning almost every season since. In 2019, return engagements have brought him back to Canada to conduct the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières and the Orchestre de la Francophonie.

Myssyk’s recordings have received widespread critical acclaim. “Czech Serenades” with works by Suk and Dvořák, was nominated for best recording of the year at the “ADISQ” awards, Quebec’s equivalent of the Grammys and at the Prix Opus from the Conseil québécois de la musique.

Professor Myssyk has been Virginia Commonwealth University’s Director of Orchestral Activities since 2007. Under his leadership, three VCU Opera productions of “The Gondoliers” (2015), “The Old Maid and the Thief” (2012), and “Hansel & Gretel” (2011) won top prizes at the National Opera Association competition.

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His involvement toward the youth reflects a well-honed passion for music education.

In addition to his work at VCU, he is a regular collaborator with Senior Regional Orchestras throughout Virginia, among others. He was appointed conductor of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra in 2018.

In the early 2000s, Myssyk was a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and School where he spent two summers under the tutelage of David Zinman. A student of Larry Rachleff, he received his Masters Degree in Conducting from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in 2006.

E R I N R. FREEMAN

Director of Richmond Symphony Chorus & James Erb Choral Chair

Versatile, engaging, and spirited, conductor and artistic leader Erin Freeman serves in multiple positions throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and maintains a national presence through guest conducting engagements. Freeman is Director of the award-winning Richmond Symphony Chorus, Artistic Director of Wintergreen Music, Director of Choral Activities at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Resident Conductor of the Richmond Ballet, the State Ballet of Virginia.

Guest conducting engagements include the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic, Savannah Symphony, Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and additional ensembles in New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, and Illinois. She has conducted at Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, La Madeleine in Paris, and the Kennedy Center, and has conducted and/or prepared the Richmond Symphony Chorus for multiple recordings, including the 2019 GRAMMY-nominated release of Mason Bates’ Children of Adam on the Reference Recording label. After a year of creating online experiences for multiple

organizations and leading the 2021 in-person Wintergreen Music Festival, in 2021-2022, Freeman returns to the podium in engagements with the Virginia, Portland, Williamsburg, and Richmond Symphony Orchestras, choral preparation for the Defiant Requiem Foundation, a performance of Faure’s Requiem in Carnegie Hall with Distinguished Concerts International New York, two productions with the Richmond Ballet, and the Richmond Symphony Chorus’ long-awaited 50th anniversary celebration, featuring Haydn’s The Creation.

A recent finalist for Performance Today’s Classical Woman of the Year, Freeman has also been named one of Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s “50 Most Influential Women in Virginia” and an “Extraordinary Woman Leader” by the VCU School of Business.

Freeman holds degrees from Northwestern University (BMus), Boston University (MM), and Peabody Conservatory (DMA).

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2021/22 MUSICIAN ROSTER VIOLIN Daisuke Yamamoto, Concertmaster, Tom & Elizabeth Allen Concertmaster Chair Adrian Pintea, Associate Concertmaster Ellen Cockerham Riccio, Principal Second Violin Meredith Riley,* Associate Principal Second Violin, Bob & Nancy Hill Associate Principal Second Violin Chair Jeannette Jang, Acting Associate Principal Second Violin Alana Carithers Catherine Cary Jill Foster Laura Frazelle+ Treesa Gold+ Justin Gopal Alison Hall Timothy Judd* Susanna Klein Stacy Matthews Quinn Price+ Anna Rogers Susan Spafford Jocelyn Adelman Vorenberg Ross Monroe Winter Susy Yim VIOLA Molly Sharp, Principal, The Mary Anne Rennolds Chair HyoJoo Uh, Associate Principal Johanna Beaver+ Zsuzsanna Emödi Wayne Graham* Stephen Schmidt Derek Smith Jocelyn Smith

CELLO Neal Cary, Principal Jason McComb, Associate Principal, RSL Chair Schuyler Slack, Kenneth and Bettie Christopher Perry Foundation Chair Barbara Gaden Adrienne Gifford-Yang Peter Greydanus Ismar Gomes Ryan Lannan

CONTRABASSOON Vacant

DOUBLE BASS Andrew Sommer, Principal Rumano Solano, Associate Principal Kelly Ali Alec Hiller Peter Spaar

TRUMPET Samuel Huss, Principal Brian Strawley, Associate Principal Mary Bowden

FLUTE Mary Boodell, Principal Jennifer Debiec Lawson, Associate Principal Catherine Broyles PICCOLO Catherine Broyles OBOE Victoria Chung, Principal Shawn Welk, Associate Principal ENGLISH HORN Shawn Welk, Principal CLARINET David Lemelin, Principal Edward Sundra, Associate Principal E-FLAT CLARINET Edward Sundra, Principal BASS CLARINET Sara Reese BASSOON Thomas Schneider, Principal Felix Ren, Associate Principal

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HORN Dominic Rotella, Principal Devin Gossett, Second Horn The Luzi Wheeler Leisinger and George Wheeler Second Horn Chair Erin Lano, Associate Principal Roger Novak

TROMBONE Evan Williams, Principal Scott Winger BASS TROMBONE Scott Cochran TUBA James Mason Soria, Principal TIMPANI James Jacobson, Principal PERCUSSION Clifton Hardison, Principal Robert Jenkins David Foster HARP Lynette Wardle, Principal PIANO & CELESTE Russell Wilson, Principal, Quincy & Anne Owen Cole Chair + acting * leave of absence With the exception of title positions, string sections are listed alphabetically.

As of January 14, 2022

2021/22 CHORUS ROSTER Erin R. Freeman, Director and James Erb Choral Chair Kevin L. Barger, Interim Manager Ingrid Keller, Rehearsal Pianist

SOPRANO Lauren Lexa Crapanzano, Music Section Leader Faith A. Alejandro Gerry Baldwin Gabrielle Francesca Bergeret Leslie Brewer Brittany Brooks Hailey Broyles Carrie Bullard Olivia Carlton Ann Whitfield Carter Leigh Anne Clary Miranda Clayton Victoria Cottrell Lauren Lexa Crapanzano Shirley B. Diggs Courtnei A. Fleming Claire Foley Sharon B. Freude Lisa C. Fusco Ceili Galante Catrina J. Garland Sarah George Bethanie Glover Kerry L. Grey Jennifer Hagen Amanda Halverson Cathern Hazelwood Cynthia Hickman Ella Nelson Johnson Amanda Khalil Nina Lankin Ashley Larson Ashley M. Love Gail A. Lyddane Leslie Maloney Eve Minter Ariel Mitchell Lucy Wagner Mitzner Terry Moffett Anna Moore Jeanne Patton Stephanie Poxon Samantha P. Sawyer Allison Elliott Schutzer Johanna Scogin Margaret Duncan Storti Darlene Walker

Temple Ann Voss Mary Ellen Wadsworth Madeleine Wagner Emily Anderson Walls Michele Wittig Ally Yablonski ALTO Rachel Foster Fish, Music Section Leader Andrea Johnson Almoite Jan Altman Barbara Baker Katelyn Baker Caroline Bass Barbara C. Batson Kerry Blum Lida Bourhill Elaina F. Brennan Ayana Butler Sarah Capehart Melva Carle Laura Altman Carr Linda H. Castle Charlene Nash Christie Erin Clapp Pamela Cross Erin Dixon Mary Butler Eggleston Aimee Ellington Kathryn Rawley Erhardt Maria J. K. Everett Rachel Foster Fish Elizabeth Goodwin Caroline Guske Elizabeth C. Harper Shannon Hooker Crystalyn Jass Kirkpatrick Sadie Lougée Lauren Maho Liz Manning Julia Martin Judy Mawyer Janna Maxey Sarah McGrath Kristen Melzer

Kevin L. Barger, Assistant Rehearsal Pianist Melva Carle, Rehearsal Assistant Carl Eng, Rehearsal Assistant

Melisse Menchel Charity Myers Kyndal Owens Kenna Payne Janet Tice Powell Egon Powers Lynne H. Read Patricia Reddington Nancy Reed * Jane Pulliam Riddle Charlotte Rowe Meaghan Rymer Faith D. Sartoris * Katherine Shenk Jayne Sneed Mary Lou P. Sommardahl Maureen Stinger Jane Koenig Terry Alexandria Vandervall Casey Vandervall Sally Warthen * Becca Wethered TENOR Aaron Todd, Music Section Leader Benjamin T. Almoite Ric Anderson Rick Axtell Kevin L. Barger Matt Barger Caleb Caldwell David Carter Joshua Ellis Carl J. Eng Ed Galloway Jody Gordon Roy A. Hoagland Zachary James William N. Marshall Tommy Miller William Miller Christopher Nixon Charles H. O’Neal* Wesley Pollard Jim Rakes Henry P. Robb Craig E. Ross Rick Sample Aaron Todd Steve Travers Ethan White

Roger Wooldridge BASS John Luther, Music Section Leader Ed Alexander Jack Anderson Matt Benko Jim Bennett Mike Champlin David C. Cooley Don Creach Frankie Davis Daniels Andrew J. Dolson Zack Frank Christopher J. Hinkle David Hoover Don Irwin Marc Kealhofer Daniel Kobb Aaron Loy John Luther Kevin Mann Martin McFadden Kayro MendozaIbarra Douglass Moyers W. Hunter Old Val Puster Stephen G. Read William Bradley Roberts James V. Romanik Michael Simpson Alexei Staruk Richard Szucs Jon A. Teates Matt Triplett Paul C. Tuttle Cannon West Hunter Williamson Stephen V. Wright Charles Kelly Zbinden *Active membership since the Chorus’s first performance in 1971.

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RICHMOND SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mrs. Elizabeth Cabell Jennings Chair Mr. George L. Mahoney Immediate Past Chair Dr. Elisabeth M. Wollan Vice Chair Mr. Rick Sample Treasurer Mr. John L. Walker III Secretary Lacey Huszcza Executive Director

DIRECTORS Mr. Joshua Bennett Mr. Phillip H. Bennett Mr. Stuart Blain Mr. John Bock Dr. John W. Braymer Ms. Priscilla A. Burbank Ms. Angel Clarke Mrs. Alison W. Eckis Mr. Gary Flowers Mrs. Cheryl G. Goddard Mrs. Rebecca J. Horner D. Brennen Keene, Esq. Mr. Christopher W. Lindbloom, DMA Mr. J. Theodore Linhart

Mr. William Mears Mr. Patrick Murtaugh Mr. Roger D. Neathawk Ms. Valentina Peleggi Mr. Kamran P. Raika Mr. Leon E. Roday Ms. Maura Scott Dr. Richard A. Szucs Mr. Brandon C. Taylor Mrs. Marcia H. Thalhimer Mrs. Ludi Webber Mark W. Wickersham, Esq. Mr. Mark Wolfram Mrs. Bucci Zeugner

RICHMOND SYMPHONY FOUNDATION TRUSTEES The Richmond Symphony Foundation is organized and established for cultural and charitable purposes benefiting the Richmond Symphony through its endowment. Gifts, planned gifts, and/or bequests may be made to the Foundation; if you choose to notify us, please contact Trish Poupore, c/o Richmond Symphony, 612 East Grace Street, Suite 401, Richmond, Virginia 23219 or tpoupore@richmondsymphony.com. For additional information, please call Trish Poupore at 804.788.4717, ext. 115.

Mr. George Y. Wheeler III President Mr. David M. Carter Immediate Past President Mr. Jose Luis Murillo Vice President Mrs. Tara H. Matthews Treasurer Lacey Huszcza Secretary

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TRUSTEES Mrs. Maureen Ackerly, Esq. Ms. Helen Lewis Kemp, Esq. Mr. Thomas N. Allen Mrs. Marlene D. Jones Mr. David B. Bradley Mr. George L. Mahoney Mr. J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. Mr. Wallace B. Millner III Mrs. Ann T. Burks Dr. Richard L. Morrill

Mr. Robert L. Chewning Mr. Randall S. Parks Mr. Nicomedes De León Mr. Ernesto Sampson Mr. Wendell Fuller Mrs. Anne Marie Whittemore, Esq. Mrs. Carolyn Garner Ms. Kristian Gathright Mr. James B. Hartough

RICHMOND SYMPHONY STAFF ADMINISTRATION

RICHMOND SYMPHONY CHORUS

Lacey Huszcza, Executive Director Gail Henshaw, Director of Finance & Administration Shacoya Henley, Accounting & Human Resources Manager

Kevin L. Barger, Interim Manager Ingrid Keller, Rehearsal Pianist

ADVANCEMENT & PATRON COMMUNICATIONS Frances Sterling, Director of Advancement & Patron Communications Trish Poupore, Donor Relations Direction, Foundation Amy Buhrman, Assistant Director of Marketing & Sales Portia Chan, Grants Writer Victoria Cottrell, Donor Relations Manager Ashley Duong, Special Events Coordinator Kira Gay Hiller, Senior Manager of Patron Services & Sales Geneva Knight, Patron Services Assistant Ashley Moore, Production Designer Ryan Scott, Business Relations Coordinator Zoe Thomas, Donor Relations Coordinator

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Walter Bitner, Director of Education & Community Engagement Marcey Leonard, RSSoM Program Manager & Community Partnerships Manager Amy Pintea, MAP & Housing Coordinator Jonathan Sanford, Education Coordinator Jennifer Tobin, Assistant Director of Education & Youth Orchestra Manager

OPERATIONS Jennifer Arnold, Director of Artistic Planning & Orchestral Operations Brent Bowden, Production Manager Kelly Ali, Interim Personnel Manager Matthew Gold, Orchestra Librarian Brent Klettke, Special Events & Assistant Production Manager

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JAZZ & SWING - A CLASSIC TRIBUTE Chia-Hsuan Lin, Conductor Tony DeSare, Vocalist Capathia Jenkins, Vocalist Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 8:00 PM Dominion Energy Center

Frank Sinatra. He gave song its swing. Ella Fitzgerald. She gave jazz its greatest voice. A tribute to Frank and Ella, featuring the magnificent voices of Tony DeSare and Capathia Jenkins. They celebrate the legacy of these legends. Selections for this concert will be announced from the stage.

The Richmond Symphony is partially funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts and CultureWorks & the Arts and Cultural Funding Consortium - supported by City of Richmond and the Counties of Hanover & Henrico

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RAVISHING RACHMANINOFF Rennolds Memorial Concert Valentina Peleggi, Music Director George Li, Piano Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 8:00 PM Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 3:00 PM Dominion Energy Center

RACHMANINOFF Concerto No. 2 in C Minor for Piano And Orchestra, Opus 18 Moderato Adagio sostenuto Allegro scherzando George Li, Piano INTERMISSION SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Opus 47 Moderato Allegretto Largo Allegro non troppo

Gala performance on Sunday, February 27 in honor of Music Director Valentina Peleggi.

The Richmond Symphony is partially funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts and CultureWorks & the Arts and Cultural Funding Consortium - supported by City of Richmond and the Counties of Hanover & Henrico

The pre-concert discussion is hosted by Mike Goldberg from VPM Music.

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PROGRAM NOTES RACHMANINOFF: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN C MINOR, OP. 18 In the mid-1990s, the film Shine, based on the true-life story of Australian pianist David Helfgott, brought Rachmaninoff’s piano music to the attention of a wider public. The Third Piano Concerto emerges in the film as a character in its own right — a terrifying challenge that triggers Helfgott’s nervous breakdown.

Ironically, though, it was through the medium of the piano concerto — and specifically the composition of the Piano Concerto No. 2 (between 1900 and 1901) — that Rachmaninoff worked his way out of a long episode of mental distress. A depression had been triggered by the disastrous premiere of his First Symphony in 1897. That setback had a traumatic effect on Rachmaninoff, chains a dry spell to linger. Visits to a hypnotherapist helped him rebound. The Second Concerto represents his personal “comeback” — the work that cured his creative block and restored his confidence.

“New musical ideas began to stir within me,” Rachmaninoff later recalled, “far more than I needed for my concerto.” The work met with great success from the start.

The opening chords from the keyboard evoke the sound of tolling bells — a signature of Rachmaninoff’s music. Curiously, the piano soloist never plays the complete first theme by itself but does glory in the second theme.

One of Rachmaninoff’s most memorable melodies is the glory of the slow movement, which encircles a contrasting scherzo-like middle section. The main tune has been pirated by others: most famously, by Eric Carmen for his 1975 hit “All by Myself.”

A short prelude at the start of the finale gives way to a splashy mini-cadenza before the main theme is stated. The moodily lyrical second theme presents a contrasting foil. The movement’s episodes include a fugue-like passage and a transformation of the moody second theme into a grand vision for the entire orchestra and piano. The Concerto ends with a dazzling coda in the major key. Rachmaninoff signs off with a long-short-short-long rhythm that became his signature.

SHOSTAKOVICH : SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN D MINOR, OP. 47 Dmitri Shostakovich had come of age during a period of artistic experimentation following the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. His First Symphony catapulted him to international fame and launched his career when he was still a teenager. All too briefly, creative ferment was in the air, from abstract painters like Kasimir Malevich to the new art of cinema. But that freedom proved illusory.

Being an artist in the Stalinist era could entail extreme hazard. Shostakovich learned this firsthand through a devastating turn of fortune’s wheel. The official Communist newspaper Pravda carried a review on January 28, 1936 that denounced him for writing “decadent” music. Because of this public disgrace, the stakes were enormously high when Shostakovich was ready to reveal his next major public work, which he completed in an astonishing three months.

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In the aftermath of the attack against him, Shostakovich might easily have submerged his identity in the faceless style that was favored by the Communist Party. But what he created contains both dark lyricism and a mordantly sarcastic dimension.

The first movement opens with a dramatic call-and-response statement in the strings. Immediately following, the violins sing a plaintive melody. Shostakovich uses his large orchestra to shape powerful, Mahlerlike marches. A biting sarcasm dominates in the brief Scherzo, which offers something akin to comic relief after the emotional strains of the first movement. There is a frantic edginess here, too, as if Shostakovich is pushing matters to the brink of sanity — a foretaste of what is to come in the finale.

The expansive Largo turns inward and draws on a more reduced orchestral palette, including deeply affecting writing for woodwinds — the lone flute’s solo, for example, is voiced as if from atop a mountain.

The finale poses the great riddle of the Fifth Symphony. On the surface, it seems to confirm a tradition Beethoven had established with his Fifth of a journey out of darkness into triumph. Shostakovich’s chest-pounding fanfares and insistent timpani and bass drum seem to shout out the “happy ending” required by Socialist Realism. Or is it all ironic — a forced march to a hollow victory?

Whatever Shostakovich had in mind, his gamble paid off and restored his standing. The premiere in November 1937 was a great success with the public and critics alike, and the Fifth has remained among the most performed symphonies of the 20th century.

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MA XWELL DAVIES An Orkney Wedding, With Sunrise, Opus 120a Robert Mitchell, Bagpipe BRUCH Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 46 Prelude: Grave Adagio cantabile Allegro Andante sostenuto Finale: Allegro guerriero Daisuke Yamamoto, Violin INTERMISSION MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Opus 56, “Scottish” Introduction and Allegro agitato Scherzo assai vivace Adagio cantabile Allegro guerriero and Finale maestoso

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PROGRAM NOTES PETER MAXWELL DAVIES: AN ORKNEY WEDDING, WITH SUNRISE We begin this musical tour of Scotland with a trip far up north, to the Orkney Islands off the coast of the Highlands. It was here that the composer Peter Maxwell Davies, a native of northwest England, resettled in 1971, making Orkney his home until his death in 2016. The striking seascape and unique culture of Orkney profoundly influenced this versatile, prolific composer.

An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise ranks among Davies’s lighter orchestral scores and was commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boston Pops in 1985. Davies called it “a picture postcard record of an actual wedding I attended on Hoy in Orkney.” The piece begins with the arrival of the guests despite terrible weather. They are presented with “their first glass of whisky” by the newlyweds, the band tunes up, and the dancing starts, becoming increasingly wild, “as all concerned feel the results of the whisky.” Davies describes the final part as the portrayal of the rising sun—“represented by the highland bagpipes”—and “a glorious dawn.”

MAX BRUCH: SCOTTISH FANTASY, OP. 46 Max Bruch was a protégé of Ferdinand Hiller, a leading German musical personality who had close ties to Felix Mendelssohn. He is now best known for his Violin Concerto in G minor, a work deeply influenced by Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto. Bruch’s later Scottish Fantasy (1880) is another concerto-like work for that instrument and includes a major part for harp as well. Dedicated to the Spanish violin celebrity Pablo de Sarasate, Fantasy incorporates several authentic Scottish folk melodies throughout its four movements. Bruch was also inspired by the writings of Sir Walter Scott, then still enormously popular. After the solemn introduction, the harp and violin develop the tune “Old Robbin Morris.”

Scottish dance is the emphasis of the Scherzo, complete with imitation bagpipe. A sentimental recall of the first movement’s tune leads into the radiant third movement. A martial spirit characterizes the finale, which treats a medieval tune associated with Robert the Bruce. Bruch marks the tempo Allegro guerriero (“warlike Allegro”), making a direct allusion to the very same phrase his earlier model Mendelssohn had initially used in the concluding movement of his “Scottish” Symphony.

MENDELSSOHN: SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN A MINOR, OP. 56, “SCOTTISH” In 1829, Felix Mendelssohn, then only 20, embarked on an extensive grand tour of Europe that included a trip across the British Isles. He stored up impressions that would inspire several compositions over the coming years. Two of these became masterpieces of the orchestral repertoire: the concert overture known as The Hebrides (another archipelago, like Orkney, off the coast of the Scottish mainland) and his Symphony No. 3. Chronologically the last of his five symphonies to be completed, the Third was unveiled to the world in 1842 under the composer’s baton and dedicated to Queen Victoria.

During a visit to Edinburgh’s Holyrood Palace (the British monarch’s official residence in Scotland) and its surrounding ruins, Mendelssohn jotted down a musical idea that he would develop into its full expression some dozen years later. Unlike Bruch, Mendelssohn uses no actual Scottish folk tunes, but various

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impressions from his Scottish travels played a role in the impetus for the work. Its melancholy air, for example, may have been suggested by the lore around Holyrood—where Mary, Queen of Scots, “lived and loved,” as he wrote, and where her alleged lover, David Rizzio, was brutally murdered by Mary’s jealous husband in 1566.

A notable innovation here is that all four movements are woven into a seamless whole without interruption. Mendelssohn sets up a mood of gloomy obsession in the slow opening—the germinal idea that occurred to him at Holyrood Palace: note the dotted rhythmic pattern, which returns in various guises later in the symphony. The pace speeds up for a movement filled with restless agitation, The most “Scottish”-sounding music is heard in the brief second movement. The Adagio develops a poignant, singing melody and a ceremonial march idea that evokes a funeral procession. An epic perspective comes to the fore in the finale, which Mendelssohn originally specified to be played with “warlike” intensity. In an extended epilogue—here, he wants the performers to strike a “majestic” tone—the composer shifts to the major key and introduces a seemingly new idea with a hymn that is in fact related to the symphony’s opening. Sweeping the previous conflict away, it ensures a victorious conclusion.

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HAYDN The Creation, H. X XI:2 Part I Part II Part III

(Translation by Philip Moody)

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PROGRAM NOTES HAYDN: THE CREATION By the 1790s, while Europe was in turmoil, Joseph Haydn had earned a reputation as the era’s leading composer of instrumental music—a reputation crowned by two enormously successful residencies in London, for which he write his glorious final dozen symphonies. But his greatest success was still to come when he changed tack to write The Creation.

The London experience exposed him to powerful performances of several of Handel’s oratorios (in particular, Israel in Egypt and Messiah). These motivated Haydn to attempt something similar, but in his own musical language—the Classical style he had helped to perfect. The impresario Johann Peter Salomon, who had organized Haydn’s London concerts, provided him with an English libretto retelling the Bible’s Creation story.

Back in Vienna, Haydn collaborated with a music-loving diplomat and court librarian, Baron Gottfried van Swieten, who had become an impassioned fan of the Baroque heritage. Van Swieten arranged an attractive commission for the project and also edited the original English libretto and translated the text of The Creation into a German version, Die Schöpfung, for Haydn to use while composing. In a first for music publishing, The Creation appeared in a bilingual edition, with the two languages printed side by side. The semi-private premiere in April 1798 was followed by the first public performance in Vienna’s Burgtheater in March 1799. By the time Haydn died a decade later, age 87, the work had been revived many times and was ranked among his greatest achievements.

The Creation comprises three parts that trace the biblical account of the six days of the creation of the world, which culminate in a day of rest. The text draws mainly on the first and second chapters of Genesis (originally from the King James Bible but using Luther’s translation for the German version) but also includes excerpts from the Psalms and poetic meditations taken from Milton’s Paradise Lost (especially from Books VII and VIII).

Part One depicts the first Four Days (involving light, the separation of heaven, the earth, and the seas, and the heavenly bodies). Days Five and Six make up Part Two (the creation of animals and, finally, of humanity). In Part Three, which is restricted to the texts borrowed from Milton, the subject is the First Day lived by Adam and Eve, who start by offering thanksgiving to the Creator and then discover love.

Haydn transforms the libretto’s various numbers into chains of interconnected musical structures.

Recitatives (both with simple continuo accompaniment and with richer orchestral settings) introduce full-scale pieces for the soloists, while each day of the Creation story ends with a choral celebration.

Haydn uses impressive instrumental forces to paint his musical canvases: the Classical orchestra is expanded to include a third flute, a contrabassoon, and trombones. In addition to the chorus, soprano, tenor, and bass soloists sing the roles of the archangels Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael, respectively. (They do not appear in the biblical account but are part of Paradise Lost’s epic cast.); in Part Three, the soprano and

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bass sing the parts of Eve and Adam. For the final number, Haydn adds an alto, allowing him to juxtapose a solo quartet with the singing by the full chorus (as Beethoven would later do in his Ninth Symphony).

Among the most memorable passages are the music Haydn imagines for the beginning of “the beginning”—more precisely, for before the beginning of time, in an orchestral prelude titled “The Representation of Chaos.” He presents a shocking subversion of the clarity and balanced language of Classical style. The human voice enters (solo bass and then the hushed chorus), and the music explodes like a sonic Big Bang, finding order in a blaze of C major to depict the appearance of light to dispel the tonal chaos preceding.

Frequently, Haydn offers musical portrayals before the things actually described by the text are identified.

Much of the musical brilliance of The Creation results from his methods of musical imitation—as in the delightful calling forth of the creatures of the land, or Gabriel’s hymns to flowering vegetation and the variety of birds.

Overall, The Creation reaffirms Enlightenment principles of order as well as a Masonic image of God-as-grand-architect. Haydn’s musical architecture makes room for drama and emotion—as at the end of the First Day, which mixes praise for the Creation with an acknowledgment of darker forces, or in the duet of Adam and Eve discovering love and the human song of thanksgiving in Part Three. This act of conscious praise replicates what Haydn himself achieves through his own creative effort as his music mirrors the diversity of Creation.

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PROGRAM NOTES THE CREATION: FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Even his very own Surprise Symphony was no match for Haydn’s The Creation. More than 200 years ago when the oratorio was first publicly performed, on March 17, 1799, the crowds were as ecstatic about the remarkable piece as people are today. Just before the time The Creation was written, Haydn spent much of his time in London. While there he attended performances of Handel’s oratorios over and over again. The performances were grand with at times more than 1,000 musicians on the stage; huge choruses of voices were lined in row upon row of steps with as many instrumentalists below them in chairs. This scene was then duplicated for many performances of The Creation. The first private performances were not quite as large, with only 32 musicians at times. Both the private premiere, on April 30, 1798 and the public premiere used approximately 180 musicians. At the premiere of the work, a libretto was given to all members of the audience, a libretto that is a wonder in itself.

While in London, Haydn was given a Creation libretto by his English host, the impresario Salomon. This libretto, thought to have been discovered by Thomas Linley, Sr., was also thought to have originally been given to Handel himself. Upon returning to Vienna from his second visit to London, Haydn began working with Baron Gottfried van Swieten on the libretto for The Creation. The libretto was originally in English, however Haydn did not feel comfortable enough with the English language to confidently set the text to music. Therefore, Haydn asked van Swieten to create a German libretto to set instead.

The original English libretto given to Haydn contained text directly from the bible: passages from Genesis make up the recitatives and Psalm passages make up most of the text for the chorus. The arias utilize text originally based upon passages from Paradise Lost, by John Milton. When this libretto was then translated into German by Baron van Swieten, he told the the Leipzig Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung it was “more than mere translation; but it was far from being such that I could regard [the libretto] as my own.” Since the libretto had become van Sweeten’s own it was this newly created German libretto that was translated back into English to be published bilingually in Haydn’s score. At the same time it was being translated into French, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Polish, and Russian just to name a few. The libretto of The Creation has gone through numerous changes over the years and has given conductors more performance options than any other libretto of an oratorio.

Some of the latest English translations of The Creation have tried to create a libretto that does justice to the German. During my doctoral research for this project, I worked with German professor Dr. Thomas Kovach at the University of Arizona to create a literal translation of the German text. I then took that translation, Baron van Swieten’s English translation, and Milton’s Paradise Lost to make the changes you will hear in my edition. I have tried to provide a text that will still speak true of the German meaning while preserving Haydn’s original musical syntax throughout the work. I hope you enjoy this evening’s performance.

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BEETHOVEN’S NINTH! Valentina Peleggi, Music Director April Martin, Soprano Stephanie Foley Davis, Mezzo Soprano Rodrick Dixon, Tenor Damien Geter, Bass Richmond Symphony Chorus Erin R. Freeman, Director of Richmond Symphony Chorus & James Erb Choral Chair Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 8:00 PM Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 3:00 PM Dominion Energy Center

VALERIE COLEMAN Umoja JOEL THOMPSON An Act of Resistence INTERMISSION BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125, “Choral” Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso Molto vivace Adagio molto e cantabile Presto - Allegro assai - Allegro assai vivace

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PROGRAM NOTES VALERIE COLEMAN: UMOJA Like Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the two works that open this end-of-season concert illustrate the power of music to give voice to hope for a better world. In 2019 the Philadelphia Orchestra commissioned composer and flutist Valerie Coleman, who founded the pioneering Imani Winds ensemble, to create an expanded instrumental version of Umoja, a piece she originally wrote for women’s choir.

The title, Coleman explains, comes from the Swahili word for “unity” and signifies “the first principle of the African Diaspora holiday Kwanzaa.” First sung by solo violin, the original melody evokes memories of Appalachian style, notes the composer, and is “interrupted by dissonant viewpoints led by the brass and percussion sections, which represent the clash of injustices, racism, and hate that threatens to gain a foothold in the world today. Umoja “ends with a bold call of unity that harkens back to the original anthem.”

JOEL THOMPSON: AN ACT OF RESISTANCE The Atlanta-based composer Joel Thompson first achieved widespread recognition for his 2014 choral work Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, which memorializes Black men victimized by police brutality. His opera based on the beloved children’s book by Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day, was just premiered at Houston Grand Opera in December. Right before taking on that commission, Thompson wrote An Act of Resistance (2017), an orchestral piece which requires the musicians at the end to put their instruments down and stand and sing.

Thompson explains that the composition depicts “a battle between selfishness and empathy—pride versus love—and because one is easier than the other, the victor is clear towards the end of the piece.

It is important that the decision to perform the music that follows ‘the end’ remains a choice for each individual member of the ensemble…It can be uncomfortable. But such is the love that is required to truly change our current circumstance.”

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN D MINOR, OP. 125 “CHORAL” Before Mahler cultivated the symphony as a form that must “embrace everything,” Beethoven was creating a cosmos of his own out of the language and techniques he had inherited from such models as Haydn and Mozart—with the help of rousing poetry from 1785 by Friedrich Schiller. But the Ninth Symphony, which Beethoven mostly composed from 1822 to 1824, is about much more than that the concluding “Ode to Joy.” The first movement alone ranks among the most overpowering musical expressions of tragedy.

That opening movement conveys a sense of immensity. Here, Beethoven imagines a way of beginning a musical work—and world—that has profoundly influenced generations of composers since. Thematic shards coalesce until, with a mighty increase in power, Beethoven hammers them together into his titanic main theme. Even the lyrical grace of the contrasting second theme, which foreshadows the “Joy” melody to come in the finale, gets swept away in the tempestuous surge of developing ideas. The suspenseful closing section ratchets up the tension even more through a thrilling gradual crescendo.

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The rhythmically propulsive Scherzo is positioned second rather than third in order—the only time Beethoven does hits in his nine symphonies. In a way, its energy mirrors the elemental character of the first movement—music of colossal forces at play.

With the Adagio, Beethoven embarks on a journey of deep, sustained, at times ecstatic contemplation.

The movement unfolds as a set of double variations, which is to say two very different themes, in different keys and tempi, alternate and are varied at each iteration. Until now, Beethoven has essentially followed the Classical model of a four-movement symphony, albeit with an expanded sense of proportions and an intensity of language whose only precedent is in his own preceding symphonies.

By introducing the human voice in the last movement, the Ninth staked out new territory for the symphony. And the way Beethoven stages the emergence of that voice from the drama of instrumental music is also revolutionary. The finale begins with a terrifying chord that immediately takes us right back to the chaos out of which the Ninth sprang into being in the first movement. But here, the chaos is violent and rupturing rather than mysterious. The orchestra reminisces on the ideas that have appeared so far. But with wordless insistence, the low strings reject each of these propositions as unsuitable. Much as Valerie Coleman and Joel Thompson ask us, the question is posed: How are we to move forward, to find the promised land?

The instruments show the way at first, presenting and developing the “Joy” theme in successive layerings.

But the chord of terror reappears, as if all that has been achieved is hopeless. Suddenly, a solo baritone bursts on the scene with the urgent plea to keep to the theme of joy—which turns out to be connected to unity, to solidarity, to love, and to a sense of the transcendent. For his purpose, Beethoven adapted excerpts from Schiller’s lengthy poem.

Like the third movement, the rest of this vast finale involves the principle of variations on a theme. At one extreme, the variations make room for eccentric humor, like the gruff “recharging” of the action by a contrabassoon after the music seems to have run aground. What follows is a variation featuring the solo tenor (in precariously high range) against clanging cymbals and the sounds of a military band. Another extreme is found in the lofty tone of the music associated with a providence “beyond the starry firmament,” where Beethoven portrays feelings of sacred awe.

Visionary as the Ninth Symphony is, Beethoven also pays homage to the wisdom of tradition. He joins his varied ideas together to create a larger unity through age-old techniques, while the rousing choral music of Handel’s oratorios was an acknowledged inspiration. In our present era of disillusion, Beethoven’s final symphony, premiered almost two centuries ago at a spring concert in Vienna, feels as urgently necessary as ever.

Program notes (c)2022 Thomas May

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M I C H AE L DEAN Bass-Baritone

Lauded by the New York Times for his “strong appealing bass-baritone,” American Michael Dean has been hailed by the San Jose Mercury News as “the standout, his voice a penetrating wake-up call.” Recent highlights include performance Mozart’s Requiem with the Eugene Symphony, Handel’s Messiah with the Rochester Philharmonic, and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem at the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park.

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TO NY DE SAR E Vocalist

Tony DeSare performs with infectious joy, wry playfulness and robust musicality. Named a Rising Star Male Vocalist in Downbeat magazine, DeSare has lived up to this distinction by winning critical and popular acclaim for his concert performances throughout North America and abroad. From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall to Las Vegas headlining with Don Rickles and major symphony orchestras, DeSare has brought his fresh take on old school class around the globe. DeSare has three top ten Billboard jazz albums under his belt and has been featured on the CBS Early Show, NPR, A Prairie Home Companion, the Today Show and his music has been posted by social media celebrity juggernaut, George Takei.

DeSare has also collaborated with Youtube icons Postmodern Jukebox.

Notwithstanding his critically acclaimed turns as a singer/pianist, DeSare is also an accomplished award-winning composer.

He not only won first place in the USA Songwriting Contest, but has written the theme song for the motion picture, My Date With Drew, several broadcast commercials

and has composed the full soundtracks for the Hallmark Channel’s Love Always, Santa and Lifetime’s Nanny Nightmare. His sound is romantic, swinging and sensual, but what sets DeSare apart is his ability to write original material that sounds fresh and contemporary, yet pays homage to the Great American Songbook. His compositions include a wide-range of romantic, funny, and soulful sounds that can be found on his top-selling recordings.

DeSare’s forthcoming appearances include the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Smith Center in Las Vegas.

DeSare releases new recordings, videos of standards and new originals every few weeks on his YouTube channel, iTunes and Spotify.

Follow Tony on Facebook, Twitter and subscribe on YouTube to stay connected.

Tony DeSare is a Yamaha Artist.

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RO D RI CK DI XON Tenor

Rodrick Dixon possesses a tenor voice of extraordinary range and versatility that has earned him the respect and attention of leading conductors, orchestras, and opera companies throughout North America, including: Los Angeles Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, Todi Music Festival, Portland Opera, Opera Columbus, Virginia, Cincinnati Opera, and Opera Southwest.

On the concert stage, he is a frequent soloist of the Cincinnati May Festival. Other organizations where he has appeared include The Cleveland Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ravinia Festival, American Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Vail Music Festival, Kimmel Center, and The Longfellow Chorus for a program of works

by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. He has also performed at Sydney Arts Festival in Australia and in Mongolia at the Miss World Competition. This coming season includes appearances with the Enescu Festival in the title role of Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg, Philadelphia Orchestra for Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Florida 44

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Orchestra for Mozart’s Requiem, Calvin University for Handel’s Messiah. The Richmond Symphony, Greensboro Symphony, Alexandria Symphony for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and appearances in Detroit and Chicago for Too Hot to Handel.

He has appeared on television in a number of PBS specials. He was part of the original cast of Ragtime on Broadway, and in Show Boat at the Auditorium Theatre. He has also appeared on recordings (Sony/BMG), PBS Great Performances’ Cook, Dixon & Young Volume One, Follow That Star Christmas CD, Liam Lawton’s Sacred Land, Rodrick Dixon Live in Concert, and a Christmas album with the Cincinnati Pops.

ST EPHANI E FOLEY DAVIS Mezzo Soprano

Stephanie Foley Davis was praised by the New York Times in her Glimmerglass Festival debut in The Tender Land as “a poised, touching Ma Moss” and Opera News said she was “a loving, careworn Ma, warm of voice and presence.” Ms. Davis subsequently returned to Glimmerglass to create the role of Mary McCarthy in the world premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s A Blizzard in Marblehead Neck.

Of her role debut as Charlotte in Nightingale Opera Theatre’s production of Werther, Cleveland Classical said, “…Foley Davis and Culver were terrific in their singing and in delineating their sadness.”

nailing the character’s distinctively wry wit.”

The 2022 season will see Stephanie debut with the Arizona Musicfest and Richmond Symphony as the alto soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and return once again to North Carolina Opera as Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte. In 2019-2020, she made company debuts with Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra as the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Vero Beach Opera as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

Ms. Davis is currently the Associate Director and Chair of the Voice Faculty at The Music Academy of North Carolina, where she has been teaching voice since 2011.

Ms. Davis has appeared in leading roles throughout the US with companies such as Arizona Opera, Nashville Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Roanoke, Nightingale Opera Theatre, Orlando Philharmonic and almost every professional opera company in North Carolina, including Opera Carolina, Piedmont Opera, North Carolina Opera, and Greensboro Opera.

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DAMI E N GE TER Bass

“Possessed of a rolling, resonant voice even at the lowest register,” Damien Geter is an acclaimed bass-baritone, actor, and composer whose credits include performances from the operatic stage to the television screen. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in the Grammy award winning production of Porgy and Bess as the Undertaker, and most recently, performed the Immigration Officer in Seattle Opera’s filmed production of Jonathan Dove’s Flight, to be streamed in April 2021. Next, he will return to Portland Opera as Angelotti in Tosca and perform Beethoven’s 9th Symphony for the Richmond Symphony. Previous operatic engagements have included the Four Villains in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann with Pacific Northwest Opera, Angelotti in Tosca with Eugene Opera, and Colline in Puccini’s La boheme with Tacoma Opera and Vashon Opera. With Seattle Opera he has performed there as the Undertaken in Porgy and Bess and the Colonel in Zach Redler’s new chamber opera The Falling and the Rising. A favorite of Portland Opera, he has appeared as Dr. Grenville in La traviata, Alcindoro in La boheme, Bass Slave in David Lang’s The Difficulty of Crossing a Field as well as a soloist for his Little Match Girl Passion. A highly 46

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sought recitalist and singer on the concert stage, Damien’s repertoire includes Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Brahms’ Requiem, Verdi’s Requiem, Faure’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Mozart’s Mass in C, Bach’s Cantata No. 3, Vaughn Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. Damien made his TV debut in the role of John Sacks on NBC’s Grimm. He was also seen in Netflix’s Trinkets which aired in spring of 2019. Musical theatre credits include Kevin Rosario in Lin ManuelMiranda’s In the Heights, and Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar. Damien is an alum of the Austrian American Mozart Festival, as well as the Aspen Opera Center.

He was a semi-finalist for the Irma Cooper Vocal Competition. In 2012, he toured with the prestigious American Spiritual Ensemble, a group that helps to promote the preservation of the American art form - the spiritual. The book he co-authored, Music in Context: An Examination of Western European Music Through a Sociopolitical Lens is available on Amazon, or directly from the publisher, Kendall Hunt. Damien currently serves as the Artistic Advisor for Resonance Ensemble and Portland Opera. He is the owner of DG Music, Sans Fear Publishing.

N ICHO LAS H ER SH Guest Conductor

Over a remarkable tenure as Associate Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony, Nicholas Hersh earned critical acclaim for his innovative programming and natural ability to connect with musicians and audiences alike. Nicholas created the BSO Pulse series, through which he brought together indie bands and orchestral musicians in unique collaborations; he led the BSO in several subscription weeks, and concerts in and around Baltimore; and he directed the BSO’s educational and family programming, including the celebrated Academy for adult amateur musicians. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Nicholas developed and conducted the BSO’s new digital concert series, BSO Sessions. Mixing performance with documentary-style interviews, Nicholas introduced the BSO and online audiences to a wide variety of new repertoire, including numerous living composers as well as seldom-performed historical composers. “His commitment to performing works by composers of color,” described BSO leadership, “will continue to inform the BSO’s programming long into the future.”

Highlights of the 2021-22 season include engagements with the NY Philharmonic, Sarasota Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic, Portland Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, and Peabody Opera.

Nicholas grew up in Evanston, Illinois and started his musical training as a cellist. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Stanford University and a Master’s Degree in Conducting from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, studying with David Effron and Arthur Fagen. In 2011 and 2012, he was a Conducting Fellow with the prestigious American Academy of Conducting at Aspen, studying with mentors Robert Spano, Hugh Wolff, and Larry Rachleff, and has participated in masterclasses with Bernard Haitink and Michael Tilson Thomas. Nicholas is also a two-time recipient of the Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award.

Nicholas lives in Philadelphia with his wife Caitlin and their two cats, and in his free time enjoys baking (and eating) sourdough bread.

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CAPATHI A JENKINS Vocalist

The Brooklyn-born and raised actress, Capathia Jenkins, most recently released the critically acclaimed CD Phenomenal Woman the Maya Angelou Songs with her collaborator Louis Rosen. She starred as ‘Medda’ in the hit Disney production of Newsies on Broadway. She has also been seen on Broadway in The Civil War, where she created the role of Harriet Jackson, The Look of Love, Caroline, Or Change, and Martin Short – Fame Becomes Me, where she sang ‘Stop the Show’ and brought the house down every night. Ms. Jenkins starred Off-Broadway in the revival of Godspell and (mis) Understanding Mammy for which she received a Drama Desk Nomination. In December, Ms. Jenkins was seen on the live NBC production of The Wiz. An active concert artist, Ms. Jenkins has appeared with numerous orchestras around the world including the Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony (with Marvin Hamlisch), Philly Pops, Cincinnati Pops, National Symphony, among others and has appeared multiple times as a guest soloist with the Festival Cesky Krumlov in the Czech 48

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Republic. Capathia had the great honor of performing in the ‘Broadway Ambassadors to Cuba’ concert. She returned to Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops in December, 2019 and sang in a Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch at the Library of Congress.

Her latest concert, Aretha: A Tribute, is being performed with over 25 symphonies throughout the US. She can be heard on the following film soundtracks: Nine, Chicago, Legally Blonde 2. www.capathiajenkins.com

M AGDALE NA KU ZMA Soprano

Polish- American soprano Magdalena Kuźma is promptly establishing a name for herself in both concert and operatic repertoire. Kuźma recently won the ACPC Sembrich Vocal Competition, Mississippi Opera’s John Alexander Competition, and the CT Districts of Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition; in addition to placing third and winning Audience Favorite in the 2021 NAO Competition. This season she sings the leading role of Adina in L’elisir d’amore at Yale, is the Mahler 4 Symphony soloist with Richmond Symphony, and is covering Nannetta in Falstaff at Santa Fe Opera.

Last year she was honored as valedictorian at Yale University and debuted as a vocal fellow at both Merola Opera and Ravinia. Previous credits include Lila in Cold Mountain at Music Academy of the West, Blanche in Dialogues de Carmélites and Anna in Die Sieben Todsünden (Oberlin Opera), in addition to several mainstage roles at Chautauqua Institute and Teatro Petrarca. She is a proud alumna of

Renée Fleming’s SongStudio at Carnegie Hall, Houston Grand Opera’s YAVA, & The Bach Institute at Emmanuel Music. Magdalena holds degrees from Oberlin & Juilliard, and is currently pursuing a Master’s at Yale University.

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GEORGE LI Piano

Praised by the Washington Post for combining “staggering technical prowess, a sense of command and depth of expression,” pianist George Li possesses an effortless grace, poised authority and brilliant virtuosity far beyond his years.

Since winning the Silver Medal at the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Li has rapidly established a major international reputation and performs regularly with some of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors.

Recent and upcoming concerto highlights include performances with the Los Angeles, New York, London, Rotterdam, Oslo, and St. Petersburg Philharmonics; the San Francisco, Tokyo, Frankfurt Radio, Sydney, and Montreal Symphonies; as well as the Philharmonia, DSO Berlin, and Orchestra National de Lyon. He frequently appears with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra.

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Munich’s Gasteig, the Louvre, Seoul Arts Center, Tokyo’s Asahi Hall and Musashino Hall, NCPA Beijing, Shanghai Poly Theater, and Amici della Musica Firenze, as well as appearances at major festivals including the Edinburgh International Festival, Verbier Festival, Ravinia Festival, Festival de Pâques in Aix-en-Provence Festival, and Montreux Festival.

Li is an exclusive Warner Classics recording artist, with his debut recital album released in October 2017 which was recorded live from the Mariinsky. His second recording for the label features Liszt solo works and Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1, which was recorded live with Vasily Petrenko and the London Philharmonic, and was released in October 2019.

A P R I L M ARTIN Soprano

Hailed by Opera News as “a stand out in the large ensemble” for her portrayal of Mrs. Fiorentino in Street Scene and as a “sweet-toned soprano” in L’elisir d’amore, April is “a sparkling respite” (kcmetropolis. org) who sings with a “waft of unexpected warmth” (The Aspen Times).

Haefner-Williams and Charlotte Opera Guild competitions.

She studies with tenor, Vinson Cole, and earned degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music in Ohio and Maryville College in Tennessee.

Between 2019 and 2021, Ms. Martin charmed as Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte in Maine, soared as the soprano soloist in Händel’s Messiah in Tennessee, and radiated as Nora in the world premiere of a newly composed operatic version of A Doll’s House in New York City.

The summer of 2019 brought returns to the Richmond Symphony & the Bar Harbor Music Festival for productions of Carmen.

She trained as a member of the inaugural class of Resident Artists with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and apprenticed with Virginia Opera, Central City Opera, and the Aspen Music Festival.

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ROBE RT MI TC H ELL Bagpipe

Robert Mitchell started his bagpipe adventure in Wilmington, DE when he was 9, under the direction of Robert Gilchrist. When Bob was 15, he studied a year in Scotland, learning from the late John MacFadyen. In the 1970’s Bob started a pipe band from scratch in Columbia, MD. He remained Pipe Major of the Clan Campbell Pipes and Drums, which became the Dunloggin Pipes and Drums for 20 years.

As a solo competitor, Bob won most contests he entered at the Amateur and Professional levels, in the US, Canada and Scotland. In 1973 Bob was invited to perform for Dame Flora Macleod’s 96th birthday celebration at the Waldorf Astoria.

Bob retired from pipe band work in 1995, and pursued a career as a professional bagpiper, performing and touring with other folk musicians. Bob’s bagpipe music was recorded on several CD’s with IONA and The Sound of Sleat.

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to perform with Christmas Revels in Washington, DC on four different productions. Bob’s biggest production was playing 20 seasons with the Maryland Renaissance Festival.

He currently performs at a wide variety of events including church services, golf tournaments, Fox Hunts, and Scottish Gatherings. He also teaches privately at home and at Ellsworth Music School in Charles Town, WV.

R E X RI CHARDSON Trumpet

Renowned as champion of new, genrebusting music, Yamaha Performing Artist Rex Richardson was named the 2008 Brass Herald International Personality of the Year.

With a reputation unique in the trumpet world for his combination of singular virtuosity, deep lyricism, and mastery of improvisation in classical as well as jazz idioms, he’s been called “One of the finest virtuosos of our time” (Brass Herald, 2018) “a standout soloist with the power, range and flexibility to rival Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw,” (DownBeat, 2014) and “among the very best trumpet soloists in the world today.” (Journal of the International Trumpet Guild, 2011)

His latest of nine albums Freedom of Movement: 21st Century Trumpet Concertos was released to critical acclaim and named a top-ten finalist for 4barsrest.com’s 2018 Solo CD of the Year. The Journal of the ITG called it “A triumph of virtuosity and musicianship” (March 2019).

Richardson served as International Tutor in Trumpet at England’s Royal Northern College of Music from 2012-2015. Having taught at VCU since 2002, he was presented the 2009 Award of Excellence from the School of the Arts and received the 2011 Theresa Pollack Prize for Excellence in the Arts.

A veteran of global tours with Rhythm & Brass and jazz legend Joe Henderson, his hundreds of engagements in 46 countries include appearances with the Phoenix Symphony and Thailand Philharmonic Orchestras, the U.S. Army Field Band and Tokyo Symphonic Winds, England’s Fodens Brass Band, Spanish Brass, Boston Brass, and the U.S. Air Force’s Airmen of Note Jazz Ensemble. www.richmondsymphony.com

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THOM AS S C H NEIDER Bassoon

Thomas Schneider joined the Richmond Symphony as Principal Bassoon in September of 2012. Before joining the RSO, Tom was a fellow for two years at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. Tom holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory and a Master of Music degree from the University of Maryland. His primary teachers are Sue Heineman, George Sakakeeny, Yoshi Ishikawa, and Debbie Torpe. Tom has appeared at many of the country’s top festivals including the Tanglewood Music Center, National Orchestral Institute, National Repertory Orchestra, and the Sarasota Music Festival. Tom recently performed his first solo appearance with the RSO in the fall of 2014 performing Peter Schickele’s Bassoon Concerto. Outside music, Tom loves to read, play soccer, and climb the beautiful mountains in his native Colorado.

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L AU RA STRIC KLING Soprano

Laura Strickling has been recognized by The New York Times for her “flexible voice, crystalline diction, and warm presence.” Celebrated for her work performing and promoting art song, with an emphasis on new additions to the canon, she curated The New Music Shelf Anthology of contemporary art songs for soprano.

Equally acclaimed for her work on the concert stage, she has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, National Sawdust, Trinity Church on Wall Street, Washington National Cathedral, and the Opera America Center. Her “powerful and expressive voice across a large range, her variety of timbre and character,” (Classical Scene), make her a welcome guest soloist for a range of oratorio and concert works, from Handel to Britten.

American Song@SongFest,”, performing Jake Heggie’s Edna St. Vincent Millay with pianist Dimitri Dover, and on The Garden: Songs and Vocal Chamber Music of Tom Cipullo, performing the landmark song cycle Of a Certain Age with pianist Liza Stepanova. Her first solo project of American art song, with pianist Joy Schreier, will be released later this year, on the Yarlung label.

A Chicago native, Ms. Strickling is an avid traveler, having lived in Morocco, where she studied classical Arabic at the Arabic Language Institute of Fez, and Kabul, Afghanistan, where her husband was the founding chair of the Department of Law at the American University of Afghanistan. She currently makes her home in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

On the opera stage, Ms. Strickling created the role of Fanni Radnòti in the world premiere of Tom Cipullo’s opera The Parting with Music of Remembrance in Seattle and San Francisco (released on Naxos Opera Classics in 2020). She can also be heard on “New www.richmondsymphony.com

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DAI SUK E YAMAMOTO Violin

Violinist Daisuke Yamamoto, known for exhibiting “immense virtuosity and probing musicianship,” is originally from Marietta, GA. Concertmaster of the Richmond Symphony since 2013, he has been featured as a soloist on several occasions since his arrival, including a performance of the Theme from Schindler’s List for the Holocaust Remembrance Concert, which was broadcast statewide. Other performances include Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo capriccioso, Ravel’s Tzigane and Vivaldi’s “Autumn” from The Four Seasons. Before coming to Richmond he was a member of the New World Symphony. While at New World, he soloed with the orchestra, performing Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy.

He has also collaborated with Jaime Laredo in a performance of Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins. He was also hand-picked by Michael Tilson Thomas to participate in the Thomashefsky Project, an homage to Tilson Thomas’s grandparents who were pioneers of the American Yiddish Theater. The project was recorded for DVD and was aired on PBS Great Performances.

He was also invited to Medellín, Colombia, where he led sectionals and masterclasses as well as performed Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín.

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An avid orchestral performer, he has performed with many orchestras across the US, including The Cleveland Orchestra on numerous occasions both on tour and in Cleveland, New World Symphony, and the Spokane Symphony.

As a concertmaster, he has led the New World Symphony on several occasions both at the New World Center and the Adrienne Arsht Center, Louisville Symphony Orchestra, Spokane Symphony, Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, and the Blossom Festival Orchestra. His performances have taken him to many great concerts halls in America and Europe, including Carnegie Hall, Severance Hall, Benaroya Hall, Suntory Hall, Festspielhaus and the KKL Luzern Concert Hall. He has worked with such notable conductors as Michael Tilson Thomas, Franz Welser-Möst, Fabio Luisi, Osmo Vänskä, Nicholas McGegan, Robert Spano, Jeffrey Tate and David Zinman. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with Robert McDuffie, Ida Kavafian, Peter Wiley, Steven Tenenbom, Jasper String Quartet, members of The Cleveland Orchestra, Tokyo String Quartet, Duo Patterson and Jerry Wong.

Yamamoto currently resides in Richmond with his wife, who is a math teacher at Atlee High School, and their 2 cats.

Be vewry, vewry quiet, because your favorite Looney Tunes are coming to the Altria Theater on Sunday, February 13 at 3pm. Experience the classic Warner Bros. cartoons projected on the big screen with live music by the Richmond Symphony. “What’s Opera, Doc?”, “The Rabbit of Seville,” and other beloved favorites.

LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements © & TM Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s22).

P H O N Y. C O M57 Tickets Online at R I C H M O N D S Y M www.richmondsymphony.com

WORLD PREMIERE COMPOSER

T R E Y PO LLAR D Composer

Trey Pollard is a composer and arranger based in Richmond, VA with a toe in many different genres, from jazz to indie rock and contemporary classical music. After growing up in a musical household in the Tidewater area of Virginia, Trey relocated to Richmond to study Jazz Performance at Virginia Commonwealth University under the tutelage of master arranger/educator Doug Richards. He continued on to become an arranger in his own right, writing and recording hundreds of arrangements for recording artists. As an arranger/ orchestrator he’s written for artists like Mandy Moore, Bedouine, Faye Webster, Natalie Prass, Snail Mail, Love Canon, The Waterboys, Foxygen, Matthew E. White and Helado Negro and recorded/conducted his arrangements in studios located in Richmond, New York, Los Angeles, Nashville and London. Trey is also co-owner of Spacebomb Group, a production company, management company and record label based in Richmond. Trey’s works have been performed in New York and Richmond and he released his first solo album

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of classical chamber music compositions called Antiphone in November of 2018.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT GIFTS

LEAD GIFTS $100,000+ Altria Group, Inc.+ Chesterfield County City of Richmond Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Endeavour Legacy Foundation E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation The Robert G. Cabell III and Maude Morgan Cabell Foundation Richard S. Reynolds Foundation

VIRTUOSO’S CIRCLE $50,000-99,999 Davenport & Company LLC Dominion Energy+ Pauley Family Foundation* Richmond Symphony League School Board of the City of Richmond Slatten-MacDonald Fund of the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond The Linhart Foundation Virginia Commission for the Arts VAMAC, Inc.

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $25,000-49,999 CultureWorks & The Arts and Cultural Funding Consortium Henrico County Herndon Foundation The Kenneth and Bettie Corbin Perry Foundation Moses D. Nunnally, Jr. Charitable Trust B

R.E.B. Foundation Weinstein Properties, Inc. $10,000-24,999 Allan and Margot Blank Foundation Atlantic Union Bank Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation Covington Travel Donald Edgar Steeber Charitable Trust Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. Hanover County Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Keiter Louise B. Cochrane Charitable Foundation Massey Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Richmond Association of Realtors TCV Trust and Wealth Management, Inc. The Clovelly Foundation The Rea Charitable Trust Richmond Area Rotary Clubs Tilghman Family Foundation

CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE $5,000-9,999 Bank of America+ Charles G. Thalhimer and Family Foundation Chesapeake Corporation Foundation Elmwood Fund, Inc. Emily S. and Coleman A. Hunter Charitable Trust Kathryn & W. Harry Schwarzschild Fund KPMG LLP Margarete and Siegfried Eckhaus Charitable Trust

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Markel Corporation+ Martha Mabel Moore Charitable Trust PGA TOUR Charities+ The Reinhart Foundation The Estes Foundation The Weathertop Foundation Troutman Pepper LLP Truist+ Wauford Group $2,500-4,999 Christian Family Foundation Deloitte M&T Bank Patient First Medical Centers Wells Fargo+

MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE $1,000-2,499 Blue & Gray Self Storage CSAA Insurance Group+ Chericoke Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation+ Heartland Charitable Trust John A. Cable Foundation Kelleher HVAC Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia RECO Industries, Inc. Ridgeway Foundation RiverFront Investment Group Spider Management Company, LLC The Fatherree Foundation

The Huntly Foundation The Woman’s Club of Richmond Whitley/Service Roofing & Sheet Metal Company $500-999 American Endowment Foundation Blackwood Development Company, Inc. Fife Family Foundation Inc. JUUL Labs+ Morton G. and Nancy P. Thalhimer Foundation T. Rowe Price Charitable The Micawber Foundation Thompson Audio Services $250-499 Archways Advisors, Inc. CarMax+ McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc.+ TabbCo $100-249 AMS Planning & Research Corp+ Dunlora Woman’s Club Johnson & Johnson+ Marsh & McLennan+ PNC Foundation+ Richmond Jewish Foundation The GE Foundation+ Virginia Credit Union, Inc.+ + Denotes Matching Gift Company *Deceased

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS

This list reflects unrestricted gifts to the annual fund, gifts given during special events, and concert tickets donated back to the Richmond Symphony between July 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2021.

We have made every effort to list names correctly.

If we have made an error, please contact Victoria Cottrell at 804.788.4717 ext. 102.

Contributions made after Dec. 31, 2021 will be reflected in next season’s program. *Deceased

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Mary and Ted Linhart Mr. Jose Murillo and Ms. Caroline Orlando Robert E. Rigsby Mr. Robert F. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Hays T. Watkins Bucci and John Zeugner

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $25,000-49,999 Mr.* and Mrs. Ellis M. Dunkum The Garner Family Jane and Jim Hartough Dr. Eugene W. and Mrs. Katharine Pauley Hickok Mr. and Mrs. George L. Mahoney Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Perry Margaret M. Disharoon Charitable Lead Trust

$10,000-24,999 Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Allen Ms. Priscilla A. Burbank and Mr. Michael J. Schewel Mr. and Mrs. Philip P. Burks Jr. David and Karen Carter Pete and Sandra Chase Dr. and Mrs. William D. Covington Stephen M. and Cheryl G. Goddard Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hill Pate and Bill Mears Wallace B. and Tina B. Millner Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott Moncure Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. Roday Mr. Rick Sample and Ms. Celia Rafalko Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Smith Marcia and Harry Thalhimer Thomas L. Disharoon Charitable Lead Trust Dr. John R. Warkentin

CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE $5,000-9,999 Anonymous (1) Mr. A. Marshall Acuff Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Philip H. Bennett Mr. Joshua and Dr. Susan Bennett Mr. John Bock Meta and John Braymer Dr. and Mrs. O. Christian Bredrup, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Brinkley III Jaron and Jennifer Clay Mr. Ralph R. Crosby, Jr. Mr. Donald L. Creach and Ms. Karen A. Raschke Mr. Nicomedes de León and Ms. Cecilia Barbosa Alison Eckis via the Richmond Symphony League Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Farrell* David and Catherine Foster Ms. Cary L. W. Fountain Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jennings III Mr. William Urban and Mrs. Anne Kenny-Urban Dr. Christopher Kogut and Dr. Thomas Peyser Mr. Brian C. Lansing and Ms. Maura L. Scott Sheila Leckie Christopher W. Lindbloom and Nancy G. Powell Mrs. Joan Losen Chris and Tara Matthews Read F. and Virginia W. McGehee Roger Neathawk and Chuck Miller Mary Lloyd and Randy Parks Mr. and Mrs. Dale and Carol Porfilio Dr. G. V. Puster Jr. and Dr. Martha Schulman Virginia and Joseph Sandford Mr. and Mrs. Laurens Sartoris Mr. William H. Schwarzschild III Paul and Nancy Springman Chris Szabo and Goenpo Dorji Ruth and Richard Szucs Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Tilghman Barbara B. and James E. Ukrop Mr. and Mrs. John L. Walker III Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Webber Dr. Elisabeth S. Wollan Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Zuelzer $2,500-4,999 Anonymous (1) Mr. Henry Ayon and Ms. Paula Desel Mr. and Mrs. Stuart W. Blain Kerry and Joel Blum Mrs. Helga A. Boyan Mrs. Caroline Y. Brandt Mr. Ramon M. Brinkman Mr. and Mrs. J. Alfred Broaddus Jr. Elaine and Bill Bugg Dr. Jennifer A. Cable and Mr. David Lingerfelt Elizabeth R. Cronly Lewis and Gale Drew Joseph and Charlotte Evans Mark Flynn and Sue Rowland Mrs. Suzanne B. Franke The Honorable Barbara J. Gaden Dr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Goldman Mr. and Mrs. William H. Goodwin, Jr. Drs. Jill and Monroe Harris, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hill Mrs. Penelope B. Holladay Faye W. Holland Waverly Glenn Hurt Fund for the Arts Catherine Ireland Mr. D. Brennen Keene Mrs. William B. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. John B. Levy Mr. and Mrs. H. Morris Logan John Moore Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Morrill Charles Stewart Mott Foundationsws Mr. and Mrs. Kelly O’Keefe Mrs. Mary Bryan Perkins Cherry Peters Mr. Kamran Raika and Dr. Ana C. Raika June and Chuck Rayfield Helen B. and W. Taylor Reveley III Ms. Beverly Rogers Mrs. Pamela Kiecker Royall George and Lisa Ruzek Charol Shakeshaft and Dale Mann Michael and Pat Shutterly Lynn and Chuck Taylor Dr. and Mrs. Roger H. Tutton Chet and Mary Lou Wade Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen III Mark W. and Kristin P. Wickersham Ms. Mary Denny Wray www.richmondsymphony.com

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MUSICIANS CIRCLE $1,000-2,499 Anonymous (5) Dr. and Mrs. David M. Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Ackerly Jr. Doug and Tamra Adams Foundation Cyndy Alaimo Cheryl Michael and Bruce Amateau Ruth and Franco Ambrogi Kelly and Tiff Armstrong Brad and Frazier Armstrong Jen Arnold Kevin and Beth Barger Ms. Melody Barnes Riley and Sarah Bahin Temple and Lynn Bayliss Matt and Lilli Benko Ingrid and Nathan Bick Shelley and Richard Birnbaum Rosa E. Bosher Mr. and Mrs. David B. Bradley Jacquelyn K. Brooks Dr. Donald S. and Beejay Brown Jim and Marguerite Bruce Mrs. Lissy S. Bryan Mr. J.P. Causey Mike Champlin Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Chenault Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Chewning Sandra and John Christian Angel Clarke The Rev. Dr. Vienna Cobb-Anderson The Honorable and Mrs. Mark T. Cox IV The Community Impact program of the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Ronald and Betty Neal Crutcher Mrs. W. Thomas Cunningham, Jr. Philip and Kay Davidson Dr. and Mrs. Barbu A. Demian Dr. and Mrs. Emmanuel N. Dessypris Mr. and Mrs. Allen DeWalle James and Nadine Donachy Ms. Anne Gordon Downing Jane Kornegay Eng and Carl J. Eng Martin G. and Hope Armstrong Erb The Farrell Family Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Fisher III Mrs. Mary Fisher David Fisk and Anne O’Byrne John and Nancy Fitzgerald Mr. Rick Fox Dr. William Jackson Frable Kingsbery W. and Carla C. Gay Family Fund Mrs. Maggie Georgiadis Dr. Ilse Snoeks and Dr. Jan Gheuens Dr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Gianfortoni Paul Gilding and Amy Marschean 62

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Steve and Rhonda Girard Maria Gogova Dr. and Mrs. Dean R. Goplerud Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Hanville Tom and Beverly Harris Jane and Lee Harris Eleanor Harris Elizabeth D. Hayter Angela Ho-Chen Mr. and Mrs. David Horner Lacey Huszcza and Dan Stott Jo Baird and Joseph Hutchison Mr. Charlie Inch Carolyn and Stanley Jones Glen and Marlene Jones Mr. Michael Patrick Kehoe and Ms. Bevin Joyce Kehoe Mrs. Anne W. Kenny Jane and Joe Knox Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Kyle Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Large Edward and Rebecca Lawson Rick Linker Paul and Lissie Lowsley-Williams Diana Rupert Livingston Mr. J. M. Martinez de Andino Kay Mast Sally M. Maynard Mr. and Mrs. Perry Miles Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Moffett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Moody Douglass Moyers Jack and Katherine Nelson Mr. and Mrs. John F. Newsom III Mr. and Mrs. Ian A. Nimmo Mr. and Mrs. James W. Norvelle Ms. Judith O’Brien Terry and Linda Oggel Joseph O’Hare and Wallace Beard Elizabeth Miller Parrish Mr. Bob Podstepny Mrs. Patricia P. Pusey Frank Raysor Jack and Cindy Reasor Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Reich Dr. John Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. David L. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Riddle Alice and Ed Rivas Donald M. Robelen Jerry Samford Frank Dellinger and James Schuyler Mark and Susan Sisisky Mrs. Alice H. Spalding and Mr. Henry C. Spalding, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Elliott Spanier

Mrs. Jane B. Spilman Wilson and Claudia Sprenkle Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sobieski Bruce Borden Stevens Paul and Bonita Stockmeyer Ms. Patricia C. Temple Margaret R. Thomas Endowment Fund William T. Van Pelt III Rob and Melanie Walker Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Warren Mr. and Mrs. David and Janice Whitehead Matthew and Susan Williams $500-999 Anonymous (7) George Allan Larry and Kathryn Allen Gene and Barbara Anderson Ann Archer Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Bachmann Joanne Barreca Michael Bartolf and Melanie Haimes-Bartolf Angela P. and Andre S. Basmajian Barbara C. Batson Allen Belden Jr. Mrs. Myra T. Bennett Mr. Paul Benson and Ms. Kimberly Vullo Ms. Mary Beringer Walter Bitner and Melanie Delvalle Dr. Erika M. Blanton and Mr. Marion E. Blanton III Charles and Victoria Bleick Mrs. Lewis T. Booker* Dr. and Mrs. John Bowman James I and Julia M Brebner Elaina Brennan Dr. and Mrs. Owen W. Brodie Mr. John B. Bruehl Dr. John B. H. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. George E. Calvert, Jr. Mrs. Rejena G. Carreras Kevin and Ann Casey Michael Chang and Robert Herrig David and Christine Charbonneau Julie Cillo Col. and Mrs. Robert M. Clewell Paul Cline Janet Coon J. Dabney and Betty Booker Morriss Ms. Deborah Davis Drs. Georgean and Mark deBlois Mr. and Mrs. Hans DeKoning Andrew J. Dolson and Elizabeth C. Manning Dr. Margaret L. DuVall and Dr. Robert E. Petres Matthew Edwards Mrs. Corbin P. Ensign David P. Fauri Jim and Linda Ferree

Mrs. Nancy Finch Karen K. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. James H. Fisher James Fogel and Meg Krilov Ralph and Jocelyne Graner The Rev. Dr. Bruce and Katherine Gray Jim and Millie Green Anthony Graziano and Ronald Geraci Matthew and Kerry Grey The Honorable and Mrs. John H. Hager Mr. and Mrs. Brenton S. Halsey Drs. Neil W. Henry and Elizabeth S. Hodges Gail Henshaw Mrs. William M. Hill Karen and Barry Hofheimer Mr. Russell Holladay Rev. and Mrs. Charles Hunt Don Irwin and Stoner Winslett Ms. Nancy Jackson Kathy James-Webb Ella and David Johnson Mr. and Mrs. David Kehlenbeck Mr. and Mrs. Heyn v. K. F. Kjerulf Mr. Joseph Kochuba Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Koertge Dr. and Mrs. John Thomas Lanning Melissa and James Lee Ben and Laura Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Floyd L. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lott John F. and Deborah A. Luther Celia K. Luxmoore and David J. Baker Beth and Ry Marchant Mr. Paul Marecki Doctors Marquina Travis Massey and Luciana Vozza Ms. Lynne McClendon Hunter and Heather McGuire Marianne and Ted Metzger Caroline Miller Phyllis Anne Moore Mr. and Mrs. David G. Morgan The Morton Family Fund Catherine T. Neale Lisa Niemeier Judith and Mary O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Page Mr. Scottie Pate Kenna and John Payne Ms. Angelene V. Pell Mr. and Mrs. M. Dale Phillips Mrs. Fred G. Pollard Drs. John and Carolyn Port Robert D. Potts Mr. and Mrs. John C. Priddy Mrs. Mary A. Ready Ann Reavey and Peter Gilbert www.richmondsymphony.com

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Nancy B. Reed Jane W. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Robinson Dr. David B. Rottman Barbara Null and Dan Rusnak Ruth and Carl Schalm Mrs. Mareke Schiller Jon Pildis and Christy Schragal Mrs. Susan Bailey Scott Ms. Cornelia C. Serota Sandi and Dick Shirey Mr. Richard M. Simon Michael Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Russ Singer Mr. and Mrs. David Slankard Katherine Smallwood and Robert Gottschalk Dr. Lori Verdol Smithson Jim and Boo Smythe Mary Lou and Charlie Sommardahl Ray and Connie Sorrell Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Sowers III Mrs. Lois Hurst Steeber Mrs. John R. Williams Street Carroll David Swenson Mr. and Mrs. Brent Tarter Roy and Jane Terry Morton G. and Nancy P. Thalhimer Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Thalhimer Mr. and Mrs. Wilson R. Trice Esq. Heidi & Jay Vaiksnoras Kathryn Fessler and Cathy Vaughn Thomas J. Vlahakis and Family Jane G. Watkins Dr. and Mrs. William J. Welstead, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Needham Bryan Whitfield Michael Wildasin Mr. Thomas W. Williamson Jr. Ms. Jane Ellen Holliday Wilson Suzanne P. Wiltshire Jack and Helen Winn Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Witt Mrs. Nancy V.B. Wrenn $250-$499 Anonymous (7) Douglas Sackin and Jessica C. Adelman Tom and Susan Allen Mr. and Ms. Wayne S. Ambler Ellen Anderson Mr. and Mrs. S. Wyndham Anderson Leon E. and Susan V. App Mrs. Jean R. Appich Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Artz Sally T. Bagley Ms. LaVonda S. Bailey Glenna Bailey Ms. Barbara L. Baker 64

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Carol G. Baker Don and Nancy Baker Dr. Michael and Mary Ball Mr. Clifford Barcliff Gary and Christi Barranger David and Mary Alice Beeghly David H. Berry John Berry Mr. Thomas S. Berry Jr. Carolyn and Gary Bokinsky Mr. Lloyd W. Bostian Jr. Mary Boyd David and Julie Brantley Joan T. Briccetti Mr. Gordon H. Brostrom and Ms. Carol Rotelli Cynthia Brown Dr. and Mrs. Charles D. Burch III Mr. John R. Butcher Mr. Sean Carithers Ms. Jane H. Carlson Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Carreras Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cary, Jr. Neal and Catherine Cary Jessica Casey C. Lewis Casey Portia and David Chan Kathleen Christesen James and Dorothy Cluverius Mr. Kevin B. Conner Ms. Mary C. Corley Mrs. Jane E. Covington Jeff and Donna Coward Mr. and Mrs. Donald T. Cowles Mr. Benjamin Cronly Ms. Katharine Crowl Lisa Crutchfield and Olaf Barth Mr. Michael Cuomo and Mr. Aaron Ellerbrock Bruce Curran Rainey Dankel Elisabeth Dementi David and Lisa Dickson Mr. and Mrs. John R. Dillehay Dr. Edward C. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Dimitriou Marie Do Mr. and Mrs. Bob Donnelly Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Douglass Mr. and Mrs. John Dowling Rev. Canon James Drinard and Geraldine H. Smith Ms. Marya Dull Ms. Mary Butler Eggleston Joyce & Douglas Ellington Mr. Christopher English and Ms. Meda S. Lane Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Ennis Marilyn Erickson Mr. and Mrs. Leavenworth M. Ferrell II Ms. Betty Forbes

James and Fransiska Franke Erin Freeman and Drew Cahoon Sharon B. Freude Kathleen and Ronald Garstka Susan Scharpf Gentry David and Mary Gilligan Mr. and Mrs. Karlis Graubics Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Hains Holly Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Ashton B. Hardy Pam and Dale Hartough Roy and Loral Hoagland Jean and David Holman Dr. and Mrs. Lowrey H. Holthaus Bert Huszcza Mr. and Mrs. William F. Jacobs Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Robison B. James Ms. Marcia L. Jaureguizar Mr. and Mrs. Gavin D. Jeffs Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Jezierski Dennis Jones Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Jones Barbara and Harry Kaplowitz Janet and Bruce Kay Leslie Anne Kay Drs. Gerd and Birgit Kobal Ms. Karen Kinslow Catharine C. Kirby Ms. Julia Klele Lyn and Don Kocen Dr. and Mrs. Warren W. Koontz Jeanne K. Kreiser Fred and Terry Laine Roger Lamanna Stephen Leibovic and Juliani Sidharta Le Lew Augustine W. Lewis Maia Linask and Grant Rissler Nathan Longest Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Love Mary Frances and Fletcher Lowe Christopher J. Lumpkin Gail and James Lyddane Jane S. Lyon Mrs. Leslie Maloney Melissa Wuslich Marrion Michael and Jeanine Maruca Dr. Lynn McClintock Julie McConnell and Jerry Zerkin Bernie and Jamie McDonald Dr. and Mrs. Charles McDowell Mr. and Mrs. R. Wheatley McDowell Michael Messonnier Jr Dr. and Mrs. Grayson B. Miller, Jr. Dr. Dawn G. Mueller John and Katherine Munro Mr. and Mrs. David Naquin

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Niedermayer Trudy Norfleet Jon Nystrom Charles H. O’Neal Bonnie and Jim Overacre Cedric and Lisa Overton Greg and Kitsa Panos Mr. and Mrs. Carl Patow Mr. Harry Perkins Mrs. Betty Perkinson Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Perrin Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pettit Ms. Alice Pool Catherine S. Plotkin Mr. Robert A. Proctor III Dennis H. Rainear Mr. and Mrs. Mark I. Raper Deborah and Joel Ray Lynne and Steve Read Mr. and Mrs. Newton Rector Dr. and Mrs. P. Larus Reed III Kathleen and Bagley Reid Mrs. Katherine G. Remick Paul and Kim Riley Dr. and Mrs. John R. Rilling Henry and Cliona Robb Mr. and Mrs. John W. Roberts Alison Rogish Mr. Harold C. Rohrs Joseph P. Rotella Mary and Joe Rotella Millicent Ruddy Ernesto Sampson Karla and Dave Scanlan Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Schmidt Allison and Matthew Schutzer Lawson and Joanne Sherman Karen Shulzitski Micheal D. and Mary Beth Slack Barbara A Slayden Ian Slinkman Walt and Linda Smiley Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sniffin Dr. I. Norman Sporn Ms. Ursula Stalker Mr. James H. Starkey III Mr. and Mrs. R and F Sterling Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sydnor Roger Tarpy and Jean Roberts Ms. Virginia Taylor Mrs. Jan Taylor Andrew M. Thalhimer Griff and Amy Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Thompson Tad and Sue Thompson Ms. Judith Watson Tidd Terry & Sharon Troxell Ms. Louise Tull Carol and Albert Turner www.richmondsymphony.com

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Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Tuttle Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Twilley Kristine von Ruffer Robert and Mary Ellen Wadsworth Jerry and Mary Walker Mrs. Katherine B. Wallace Gary and Sara Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Mark Waller Michéle and John Walter Marie Westbrook

Ann L. Williams Marsden Williams Janet and Andrew Wilson Mary Ann Wilson Mr. William D. Wittorff Helen and Phin Wood

TRIBUTE GIFTS IN HONOR

This list reflects annual fund contributions received between July 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2021.

We have made every effort to list names correctly.

If we have made an error, please contact Victoria Cottrell at 804.788.4717 ext. 102.

Contributions made after Dec. 31, 2021 will be reflected in next season’s program.

IN HONOR OF LISA BYRD Mr. and Mrs. George L. Mahoney

IN HONOR OF ALANA CARITHERS Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

IN HONOR OF NEAL CARY

*Deceased

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian David and Kimberly Terzian

IN HONOR OF MS. DORIS H. ADAMS

IN HONOR OF CATHERINE CARY

Allison and Matthew Schutzer

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

IN HONOR OF BARBARA BAKER

IN HONOR OF ROBERT AND ANNE CHEWNING

Anonymous

IN HONOR OF MASON BATES Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

IN HONOR OF JORDAN BEKENSTEIN Drs. Jon and Lori Bekenstein

IN HONOR OF CAPTAIN C. R. BERQUIST, SR. US NAVY RET. Amy and Pete Berquist

IN HONOR OF NEVIN BITNER Sharon Kozy

IN HONOR OF JOHN BOCK Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jennings III Carroll David Swenson

IN HONOR OF MARY BOODELL Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Boodell Jane Marcus Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

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Caroline Miller

IN HONOR OF ANGEL CLARKE Mr. and Mrs. George L. Mahoney

IN HONOR OF SALLIE AND RICHARD CROSS Elaine and Archer Yeatts

IN HONOR OF DRS. RONALD A. AND BETTY NEAL CRUTCHER Sandra Peart and Craig Heinicke

IN HONOR OF L. J. DEWEY Lisa Dewey

IN HONOR OF ELIZABETH AND ELLIS DUNKUM* Mike Beall and Julian Hillery

IN HONOR OF MARY BUTLER EGGLESTON Anonymous

IN HONOR OF KAREN K. FISHER

IN HONOR OF REBECCA HORNER

Elizabeth Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jennings III Mr. William Urban and Mrs. Anne Kenny-Urban

IN HONOR OF DAVID FISK Tony and Ginger Pelling Mrs. Susan Bailey Scott

IN HONOR OF DAVID FISK AND ANNE O’BYRNE

IN HONOR OF LACEY HUSZCZA AND FRANCES STERLING Justine Winn

IN HONOR OF JAMES JACOBSON

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

Martin and Mary Jacobson

IN HONOR OF GARY FLOWERS Mr. and Mrs. George L. Mahoney

IN HONOR OF SUE ANNE KLINEFELTER

IN HONOR OF MIRIAM FOGEL

IN HONOR OF JOANNE KONG

James Fogel and Meg Krilov

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

IN HONOR OF MIRIAM FOGEL AND JIM JACOBSON

IN HONOR OF SUSY YIM AND RYAN LANNAN

Beth D. Jacob

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian Judith Lannan

IN HONOR OF GABRIELLE FRANCESCA BERGERET

Anonymous

IN HONOR OF JENNIFER DEBIEC LAWSON

Maria Elena Gallegos

Ms. Celeste Hope

IN HONOR OF DR. ERIN FREEMAN

IN HONOR OF LARRY AND VICKY LEWKOW

Ms. Barbara L. Baker Angela P. and André S. Basmajian Kerry and Joel Blum Mr. Donald L. Creach and Ms. Karen A. Raschke Mr. Michael Cuomo and Mr. Aaron Ellerbrock Melanie Kohn Day and Roland Karnatz Kathryn Rawley Erhardt Sharon B. Freude Kenna and John Payne Nancy B. Reed Roy and Jane Terry Mr. Stephen Wright

Penny Lobred

IN HONOR OF LISA C. FUSCO

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. TOM GARNER

IN HONOR OF CHIA-HSUAN LIN Jim and Linda Ferree Ms. Judith O’Brien

IN HONOR OF SAMANTHA MATHIS Pete Mathis & Melissa Peskin

IN HONOR OF JUDY MAWYER Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

IN HONOR OF JASON MCCOMB IN HONOR OF ABIGAIL MCFARLANE Karen Shulzitski

Mrs. Robert H. Hackler In honor of Maria Gogova Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jennings III

IN HONOR OF VINCENT MEYER

IN HONOR OF ALLISON HALL

Zoe Thomas

John Richardson

IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. ROBERT E. HILL Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson

IN HONOR OF ASHLEY MOORE IN HONOR OF PATRICK MURTAUGH Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jennings III

IN HONOR OF PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE MUSICIANS Michael Bartolf and Melanie Haimes-Bartolf www.richmondsymphony.com

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IN HONOR OF THE MUSICIANS

IN HONOR OF EDDIE SUNDRA

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Ackerly Jr.

William and Ashley Murphy

IN HONOR OF CHRISTOPHER E. NIXON

IN HONOR OF BRANDON TAYLOR

Ms. Gerry Nixon

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Mahoney

IN HONOR OF KELLY O’KEEFE

IN HONOR OF MARCIA THALHIMER

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Mahoney

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Thalhimer

IN HONOR OF VALENTINA PELEGGI

IN HONOR OF ZOE THOMAS

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Innes Dr. Mitchell Merling Mr. Mary Denny Wray Nancy B. Booker Charitable Trust

Griff and Amy Thomas

IN HONOR OF KEN AND CHRIS PERRY Corbin and Stephen Ensign Mr. Mary Denny Wray

IN HONOR OF RICHMOND SYMPHONY CHORUS

IN HONOR OF THE CHARLES TROXELL FAMILY Glenna Bailey

IN HONOR OF JOCELYN VORENBERG Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cleland Nancy and Alan Spector

IN HONOR OF SHAWN WELK

Karin and Robert Foster

Bill and Phyllis Welk

IN HONOR OF DAVID ROBINSON

IN HONOR OF JOHN AND JANETTE WHITE

Anonymous

Mrs. Debbie W. Kurtz

IN HONOR OF DOMINIC ROTELLA

IN HONOR OF RUSSELL WILSON

Mary and Joe Rotella

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

IN HONOR OF RICK SAMPLE

IN HONOR OF MARK WOLFRAM

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jennings III

IN HONOR OF ROSS SAVEDGE

IN HONOR OF MARY DENNY WRAY

Anne and Edwin Savedge

IN HONOR OF STEPHEN SCHMIDT

Mr. Paul Benson and Ms. Kimberly Vullo George Scott Kathleen and Bagley Reid

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian Melinda P O’Neal and Maureen Ragan Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Schmidt

IN HONOR OF CHERYL YANCEY

IN HONOR OF MOLLY SHARP

IN HONOR OF BUCCI ZEUGNER

Ann Archer Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

IN HONOR OF STEVEN SMITH Ellen Anderson

IN HONOR OF ANDREW J. SOMMER Phyllis Sommer

IN HONOR OF FRANCES MAYHEW STERLING Ms. Maureen A. Neal

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James and Dorothy Cluverius Frances Zehmer

Mr. and Mrs. Leavenworth M. Ferrell II Martha Alsop Faulkner

TRIBUTE GIFTS IN MEMORY IN MEMORY OF BETTY B. ALLAN George Allan Patricia Brockenborough Janet M. Worsham

IN MEMORY OF ANNE D. ANDERSON George Wayne Anderson

IN MEMORY OF PHILIP J. BAGLEY III Sally T. Bagley IN MEMORY OF NANCY BAKER Don Baker

IN MEMORY OF SHIRLEY FAHRBACH BAKER Hollis and Gary Bondurant Reinhart Foundation

IN MEMORY OF TED BENNETT Mrs. Myra T. Bennett

IN MEMORY OF DR. THOMAS S. BERRY AND MARY ELLEN BERRY Mr. Thomas S. Berry Jr.

IN MEMORY OF MARILYN J. BLAKE Mr. Greg Blake

IN MEMORY OF LEON AND LOUISE HIRSCH & FRANK AND EVELYN BODOFSKY Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bodofsky

IN MEMORY OF NANCY B. BOOKER Anonymous Sarah Ayling Marion and Jonathan Baumgarten Miss Eugenia H. Borum Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Brooks Cynthia T. Booker Kelly Chopus Ms. Myra E. Clements Elizabeth Coffield Mr. and Mrs. Ellis M. Dunkum Katherine Ertle Mary T. Garner Bob and Emily Gaskill Ransone and Carolyn Hartz Mr. and Mrs. David W. Hartz Ms. Elinor Hoover Helen Horowitz Hunter and Kayt Jonsson

Kristina Kendall Mr. David Lowenstein John T. Mallory Elizabeth P Maxwell Constance Booker Moe Janice R. Moore Mrs. Carol Rayner and Mr. S. H. Rayner Robin Shield Wilhelmina Seward Spear Mrs. J. Randall Street Linda Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ukrop Mrs. Katherine B. Wallace Suzanne P. Wiltshire Mr. Roland C. Woodward Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr. Frances Zehmer

IN MEMORY OF VICTOR BOURIL Joanne Barreca Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Kuhn

IN MEMORY OF CHRIS BREDRUP Ann Harrington Archer Ros and Didi Bowers Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cary, Jr. Sam and Dolores Clement Ms. Mary Maxwell Conner Mr. Ralph R. Crosby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. O. Kemp Dozier Mrs. Mary Fisher Otis Fisher M.D. Mr. and Mrs. A. William Hamill Pamela and Alan Henrikson Mr. and Mrs. Farris P. Hotchkiss Tammy Howe Dr. Pamela E. Kiser and Dr. Curtis N. Sessler Risa and Jay Levine Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Mountcastle Jr. Mr. Jose Murillo and Ms. Caroline Orlando Mr. and Mrs. William T. Nolley Mr. and Mrs. John W. Pearsall III Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Purcell Alfred and Meredith Scott Kari and Bob Suva Ruth and Richard Szucs Marcia and Harry Thalhimer Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen III Mr. Fielding L. Williams, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Mason M. Williams Ms. Mary Denny Wray Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr. www.richmondsymphony.com

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IN MEMORY OF MARION ELIZABETH BROOKS Paul and Kim Riley

IN MEMORY OF MRS. C Amy and Pete Berquist

IN MEMORY OF HAL CARLE Ms. Cornelia C. Serota

IN MEMORY OF ERCIL HOWARD CASEY

Marcia and Harry Thalhimer Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ukrop Mr. and Mrs. William B. Vaughan, III and Kaye Riner Vaughan Tom Visotsky Suzanne E. Wade Veronica and Jerry Wauford Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Williams, Jr. Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr. James and Debora Zug

C. Lewis Casey

IN MEMORY OF EMMA GRAY EMORY

IN MEMORY OF PAULINE KITTRELL CHRISTIAN

IN MEMORY OF DR. JAMES B. ERB

Sandra and John Christian

IN MEMORY OF GEORGE AND PATRICIA CONTI Theresa Conti

IN MEMORY OF BILL COON Janet Coon

IN MEMORY OF MARY AND GEORGE DICK The Owen Family

IN MEMORY OF MARGIE AND TOM DISHAROON

William H. Emory

Anonymous Angela P. and André S. Basmajian Judy Mawyer

IN MEMORY OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr.

IN MEMORY OF NEAL HANCHEY Mrs. Lee Hanchey

IN MEMORY OF CHRISTIAN LEE HOWERTON Mary Lou and Charlie Sommardahl

Davenport Margaret M. Disharoon Charitable Lead Trust Thomas L. Disharoon Charitable Lead Trust

IN MEMORY OF DR. W. GLENN HURT

IN MEMORY OF NANCY TOOKER DULEY

Tina Jackson

Veronica and Jerry Wauford

IN MEMORY OF ELLIS DUNKUM Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Allen Margaret Barlow Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Beall Douglas and Donna Browne Elaine and Bill Bugg Eleanor Campbell and Gordon Hammond Mr. Ralph R. Crosby, Jr. Donna Brooks Fetrow Ms. Mary Ann Haske Margaret Ruffin Horvath Samuel and Donna Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Crawley F. Joyner III Karen Ann Kleager Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Kuhn Barbara D. Long Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Mooney Ann Caroline Posey Nancy and James Poti Mr. and Mrs. Merle E. Robertson Jr. John and Elizabeth Sanderson 70

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Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr.

IN MEMORY OF MRS. ELAINE JACKSON IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE THOMAS O. JONES Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

IN MEMORY OF DIANE HOUSTON Chris and Tara Matthews

IN MEMORY OF LAMBERT KERSCHBAUMER Rev. and Mrs. Charles Hunt

IN MEMORY OF J.H. “BUDDY” KUHNS Janice Kuhns

IN MEMORY OF OPIE D. LINDSAY Ms. Susan Lindsay

IN MEMORY OF DR. PETER J. LIPOWICZ Rachel Lipowicz

IN MEMORY OF BETTY LITTON Arlene Litton Opengart

IN MEMORY OF BILL MCCLINTOCK Rev. and Mrs. Charles Hunt

IN MEMORY OF HENRY H. MCVEY III Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr.

IN MEMORY OF REBA MCVEY Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr.

IN MEMORY OF JOHN FREDERIC MERRITT Anonymous

IN MEMORY OF DEBORAH SUE MINDEN Mr. Gary Goldberg

IN MEMORY OF SUSAN NAGLE

IN MEMORY OF LT. COL. AND MRS. HENRY S. SALMON, JR. John S. & Emily J. Salmon

IN MEMORY OF STANLEY H. SCHER Ms. Judith Atlas and Mr. Barry L. Jackson

IN MEMORY OF FREDERICK E. SMITH, JR. Mrs. Constance L. Smith

IN MEMORY OF SUSAN SPURRELL Richmond Symphony League

IN MEMORY OF THERESA STAPLES Mrs. Fern Cohen

Mr. David E. Nagle

IN MEMORY OF DONALD STEEBER

IN MEMORY OF DR. JAY NOGI

Mr. James R. Wickham The Steward School

Mrs. Sandi Nogi

IN MEMORY OF MARGARET O’BRIEN Ms. Mary Denny Wray Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr.

IN MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Niedermayer

IN MEMORY OF ALAN PATERSON Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

IN MEMORY OF DOROTHY ANN PAULEY

IN MEMORY OF MCKINNEY V. TAYLOR Mrs. Jan Taylor

IN MEMORY OF EDWIN (TED) THAYER Janet M. Worsham

IN MEMORY OF EVELYN TWILLEY Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Twilley

IN MEMORY OF LOU WILSON Angela P. and André S. Basmajian

Dr. and Mrs. O. Christian Bredrup, Jr. Meta and John Braymer Elizabeth Schorpp Marcia and Harry Thalhimer Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen III Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr.

IN MEMORY OF DR. HUGH O. WRENN

IN MEMORY OF STANLEY F. PAULEY

Angela P. and André S. Basmajian Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr.

Meta and John Braymer Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr.

Mrs. Nancy V.B. Wrenn

IN MEMORY OF CHARLES F. WILTSHIRE Suzanne P. Wiltshire

IN MEMORY OF HENRY A. YANCEY, JR., MD

IN MEMORY OF SUZANNE POUPORE Trish Poupore

IN MEMORY OF NED AND MARY ANNE RENNOLDS Mr. and Mrs. Hatley N. Mason III Bucci and John Zeugner

IN MEMORY OF NED RENNOLDS Mrs. Helen Scott Reed

IN MEMORY OF ANN BEVAN ROBBINS Jayne Sneed www.richmondsymphony.com

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Be a member who supports the Richmond Symphony through fundraising, education, and community engagement.

Celebrate music, enjoy events, and be part of the next Designer House team.

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RICHMOND SYMPHONY LEAGUE GIFTS OF MERIT Gifts of $300 - 999 Reverend Dr. Vienna Cobb Anderson Jimma Attaway Avery Point Joanne Barreca David and Julie Brantley Geoff and Allene Cahill Joe Cariati Alison Wood Eckis Karen Fisher Suzanne Franke Maria E. Gallegos Cheryl and Terry Keller Jennifer and Jason Keller Liberty Homes-Shawn Tuthill Carol Meese Barbara Newlin Ann Parsons Linda Phillips Chuck and Denise Ritchie Dr. And Mrs. Randy Sledd Pat Wasiuk Veronica and Jerry Wauford Gifts of $1,000 - 4,999 Mike and Mary Ball 72

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Myra T. Bennett David and Linda Berry Geoffrey and Allene Cahill Donna Criddle Nancy Hill Terry Lacy Andy Little George Mahoney Terry Manikowski Midlothian Tennis Club Lisa and George Ruzek Wendy Sydnor Matt and Susan Williams Jack and Helen Winn Gifts of $5,000+ Philip and Ann Burks Faye W. Holland Frank and Elinor Kuhn Chuck Larivey Chuck and June Rayfield Penny Tuthill Butch and Ludi Webber Wills Financial Group Cheryl Yancey

RENNOLDS SOCIETY Edmund A. Rennolds, Jr. (affectionately known as “Ned”) and his wife, Mary Anne, were founders of the Richmond Symphony with Brigadier General Vincent Meyer and Emma Gray Trigg. Ned and Mary Anne were synonymous with the Richmond Symphony. They worked tirelessly to help establish the orchestra – volunteering in many capacities, housing musicians, holding meetings and receptions in their home, supporting the orchestra financially, and giving valued guidance. They agreed to lend their name to the Rennolds Society hoping membership would grow and help sustain the future of the Richmond Symphony.

It’s easy to join the Rennolds Society – enjoy special events for members, use of the Dominion Energy Center for the Performing Arts Donor Lounge, and help secure the future of the orchestra! Members have an interest in the Symphony and have made provisions for the orchestra in their will or other estate planning vehicle.

Tom and Elizabeth Allen

Jane and Jim Hartough

Lisa and Leon Roday

Dr. Virginia A. Arnold *

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hill

T. Raysor Salley, Jr. *

Joanne Barreca and Vic Bouril *

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson III

Rick Sample

Mr. Matthew T. Blackwood *

Glen and Marlene Jones

Eric L. Schellenberger and

Nancy * and Lewis T. * Booker

Lawrence Ryan Jones and

Laura E. McBride Box and Richard E. Box

Mary Lynn Jones Frank and Elinor Kuhn

Joan M. Spyhalski Mrs. Elizabeth G. Schneider * Mr. Brian C. Lansing and

Mrs. Caroline Y. Brandt

Celia K. Luxmoore and David J. Baker

Drs. Meta and John Braymer

Jane S. and James T.* Lyon

Lawson and Joanne Sherman

Dr.* and Mrs. O. Christian Bredrup, Jr.

Dr. Edgar E. MacDonald *

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E.* Steeber

Miss Goldie H. Burkholder *

John B. Mann

Marcia and Harry Thalhimer

Ann Turner Burks

Bob* and Mary Coleman* Martin

Mr. * and Mrs. Charles G. Thalhimer Sr.

Mrs. Royal E. Cabell, Jr. *

Ms. Sarah Maxwell *

Mrs. Nancy White Thomas *

Stephen and Claire Capel

Emma Gray Emory * and

Rebecca R. Trader

Miss Phyllis Cartwright *

Howard McCue, Jr. *

Dr. E. Randolph Trice *

Neal Cary

Mrs. John H. McDowell *

Dr. John R. Warkentin

The Rev. Dr. Vienna Cobb-Anderson

David A. and Charlotte A. McGoye

Butch and Ludi Webber

Miss Hannah Lide Coker *

Mr. Dana E. McKnight

Robert H. Welch *

Lucille B.* and Robert O.* Cole

Lynn and Pierce * McMartin

Perry A. Weyner *

Waverly M. Cole, M.D. *

Jeffrey and Heather Miller

Dr. Elisabeth M. Wollan

Dr. John R. Cook *

Mr. * and Mrs. * William Read Miller

Cheryl G. and Henry A.* Yancey, Jr., M.D.

Janet C. Coon

Virginia B. and A. Scott Moncure

John and Bucci Zeugner

Don Creach and Karen Raschke

Gerald Morgan, Jr. *

Anonymous (4)

Charles “Chuck” Dabney *

J. Dabney and Betty Booker Morriss

Elizabeth R. and Ellis M.* Dunkum

Mr. * and Mrs. * Johnson C. Moss, Jr.

Emma Gray* Emory and

Margaret I. * and Walter J. * O’Brien, Jr.

Howard* McCue, Jr.

*deceased

James M.* and Lucia M. O’Connell

Ruth and James* Erb

Mrs. Hunter R. K. Pettus (Patsy)

Marilyn Lipsitz Flax and

G. V. Puster, Jr.

Robert L. Flax

Ms. Maura L. Scott

Mrs. Gordon C. Raab *

Mrs. Suzanne Franke

June and Chuck Rayfield

Lisa C. Fusco

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Reed, Jr.

The Honorable Barbara J. Gaden

Edmund A. Rennolds, Jr. *

Martin and Kathleen* Gary

Mr. and Mrs. W. Taylor Reveley III

Mrs. Ross S. Gibson Sr. *

Robert E. Rigsby

Ross S. Gibson Jr. *

David B. Robinson, CPA

For information, please contact Trish Poupore, Donor Relations Director, tpoupore@richmondsymphony.com

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ENDOWMENT GIFTS Ensuring Music Making for Future Generations The Richmond Symphony Foundation Endowment ensures music-making at the highest level for future generations. The endowment was established in 1989 by a group of forward-thinking leaders with a vision for the future of Richmond and its orchestra. Through the generosity of our community, the endowment provides substantial support each year to Richmond Symphony operations. Gifts to the endowment meet the symphony’s greatest needs today and in perpetuity. These enduring gifts are invested and allow each donor to have a significant impact for generations to come.

We are grateful for the following support:

$500,000-750,000 The Robert G. Cabell III and Maude Morgan Cabell Foundation Drs. William and Mary Ann* Frable Mr. Jose Murillo and Ms. Caroline Orlando James L. and Lucia M. O’Connell Mr. and Mrs. Hays T. Watkins $250,000-499,999 Nancy B. Booker Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Ellis M. Dunkum Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hill Cecil R. and Edna S. Hopkins Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Perry Mr. Edmund A. Rennolds and Mrs. Mary A. Rennolds* Robert E. Rigsby Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Smith $100,000-249,999 Esther Bunzl* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Goddard Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hartough The Linhart Foundation Mrs. John H. McDowell* Marcia and Harry Thalhimer Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Webber George Wheeler and Luzi Wheeler-Leisinger Mrs. Henry A. Yancey, Jr. $50,000-99,999 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Allen Ayco Charitable Foundation Mrs. Lewis T. Booker* Dr.* and Mrs. O. Christian Bredrup, Jr. 74

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Mr. and Mrs. J. Alfred Broaddus Jr. Dr. John R. Cook* Mr. Owen Hudson* Wallace B. and Tina B. Millner Tilghman Family Foundation Mr. William Urban and Mrs. Anne Kenny-Urban $25,000-49,999 Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Philip P. Burks Jr. Meta and John Braymer Ms. Priscilla A. Burbank and Mr. Michael J. Schewel David and Karen Carter The Clovelly Foundation The Honorable and Mrs. Mark T. Cox IV Mr. Charles Dabney Mrs. Emma Gray Emory* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Garner, Jr. and Dr. and Mrs. William V. Garner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jennings III Anne W. Kenny Steve and Kathie Markel through the Steve and Kathie Markel Donor Advised Fund of Richmond Jewish Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Johnson C. Moss Jr.* Mary Lloyd and Randy Parks The John Powell Foundation Wallace and Mary Gray Stettinius Mrs. Charles G. Thalhimer Sr. Tilghman Family Foundation Dr. John R. Warkentin Bucci and John Zeugner $15,000-24,999 Elaine and Bill Bugg Elmon Duff Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Dr. Eugene W. and Mrs. Katharine Pauley Hickok Roger Neathawk and Chuck Miller June and Chuck Rayfield Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation Elmon Duff Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Ruth & Richard Szucs Veronica and Jerry Wauford $5,000-14,999 Anonymous (2) Mrs. Joseph L. Antrim III Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Beall Mrs. Helga A. Boyan Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Brinkley III Mrs. Donna Case

Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Chenault Jr. Chesapeake Corporation Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Chewning Dr. and Mrs. William D. Covington Covington Travel Ronald and Betty Neal Crutcher Mrs. Ruth Erb Kingsbery W. and Carla C. Gay Family Fund (through The Community Foundation) Genworth Mrs. Maggie Georgiadis Dr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Goldman Herndon Foundation Mr. D. Brennen Keene Mr. and Mrs. Heyn v. K. F. Kjerulf Mr. and Mrs. John B. Levy Christopher W. Lindbloom and Nancy G. Powell Chris and Tara Matthews Read F. and Virginia W. McGehee Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McNulty Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Morrill Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Pollock Kathleen and Bagley Reid Taylor and Helen Reveley

David B. Robinson, CPA and Gail Richmond Robinson, CPA Mr. Rick Sample and Ms. Celia Rafalko Kathryn & W. Harry Schwarzschild Fund Verna W. Seidensticker* Dr. and Mrs. Roger H. Tutton Chet and Mary Lou Wade Ms. Anne Marie G. Whittemore Esq. $4,999 and under Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Ackerly Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart W. Blain Mr. and Mrs. David B. Bradley Mr. Nicomedes de León and Ms. Cecilia Barbosa David Fisk and Anne O’Byrne Krissy and Jay Gathright Dr. and Mrs. David F. Gardner Glen and Marlene Jones Patrick Murtaugh Schuyler Slack Christine E. Szabo Mark W. and Kristin P. Wickersham Frances Zehmer Gifts listed are through December 31, 2021. Gifts less than $5,000 are listed for one year.

SPECIAL THANK YOU

A special Thank You to our On Demand sponsor

This generous sponsorship allows the Richmond Symphony to make excellent quality live recordings of its concerts and provide them to the Richmond community and beyond for years to come. Please see our website for more details on how to access this season’s concerts online.

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GIVE A GIFT TO THE RICHMOND SYMPHONY! By becoming a Richmond Symphony donor, you partner with us on our mission to change lives through the power of music. Your gift ensures the artistic excellence of the Richmond Symphony, attracts world-class artists to our city, brings welcoming free community festivals to our neighborhoods, and enriches educational offerings for music lovers of all ages.

HOW TO GIVE » Give or pledge online at www.richmondsymphony.com/give » Call us at 804.788.4717 » By check in the mail to: The Richmond Symphony ATTN: Victoria Cottrell 612 East Grace St., Suite 401, Richmond, VA 23219 QUESTIONS? Contact Victoria Cottrell, Donor Relations Manager 804.788.4717, x 102 vcottrell@richmondsymphony.com STOCK GIFTS AND TRANSFERS Financial Institution: Pershing DTC #0443 Account # DA4003996 Account name: Richmond Symphony Annual Fund Gift Account Financial Institution: Pershing DTC #0443 Account # DA4004002 Account name: Richmond Symphony Foundation The Richmond Symphony’s Tax ID is 54-6024033.

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THANK YOU! A warm thank you to everyone who generously donated to the annual fund during the 2020/21 season. The music plays on because of your support. We are looking forward to connecting you with Richmond Symphony musicians, conductors, and guest artists in new and unique ways as this captivating season unfolds.

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GENERAL INFORMATION CONTACT Richmond Symphony Patron Services 612 East Grace Street, Suite 401 Richmond, VA 23219 804.788.1212 patronservices@richmondsymphony.com Open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Voicemail and email are checked 2 hours prior to concerts.

TICKET INFORMATION » Child tickets are good for ages 3-18. » Discounts are available for College Students with a valid student ID. » Group discounts are available for groups of 8+. Some restrictions apply. » Subscribers may exchange tickets; some restrictions apply. Contact Patron Services for more information. » At this time, single ticket buyers who feel ill or have been recently exposed to Covid-19 may exchange tickets by contacting Patron Services at least 2 hours prior to the performance. » If you are unable attend a concert, call Patron Services (804.788.1212) prior to the concert date to donate your tickets and receive a receipt for your taxes.

PURCHASE TICKETS & SUBSCRIPTIONS

LATE SEATING Late arrivals will be seated by ushers at an appropriate break in the music as determined by management.

COAT CHECK The Carpenter Theatre offers a free coat check at the Concierge desk. Altria Theater has a free coat check in the ballroom downstairs. Other venues do not offer a coat check.

PHOTOGRAPHY Feel free to take pictures without a flash during the concert and share them with us on Facebook or Instagram. We ask that you turn down the brightness of your screen and stay mindful of your neighbors.

VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING Due to copyright laws, audio and video recording is strictly prohibited inside the concert hall.

PLAN YOUR VISIT Go to our Plan Your Visit page at www.

RichmondSymphony.com or call Patron Services for information on restaurants and parking near the theater.

Online Visit our website at RichmondSymphony.com

DONATE Donations can be submitted online at www.RichmondSymphony.com/give, by phone at 804.788.4717 ext. 102, or mailed to the Richmond Symphony at the address above. We thank you for your support!

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CONNECT WITH US!

By Phone 804.788.1212

Visit the Altria Theater box office to purchase tickets to any Richmond Symphony concert. Tickets may also be purchased at the venue at least 1½ hours before any concert (subject to availability).

Subscriptions and group tickets cannot be purchased at the box office.

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NEW THIS SEASON! MASTERWORKS COMPANION COURSE: Join Richmond Symphony Concertmaster Daisuke Yamamoto and Director of Education & Community Engagement Walter Bitner for this deep dive into the music of our 2021/22 Masterworks Season. Each class in this unique companion course will focus on the repertoire of the Symphony’s next Masterworks concert and feature a special guest with a critical role in the performance.

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