Performances Magazine | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, September 2025

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Dear friends,

As we wrap up the 24-25 Broadway season with the vibrant production of & Juliet, we also mark a special milestone for the Center: the 10th anniversary of the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School, the sister school to the distinguished American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in New York City.

Over the past decade, our dedicated certified teachers and supportive community have helped inspire students to discover passion, discipline, and determination—qualities at the heart of every dance journey. Our school offers a conservatory program rooted in the internationally recognized American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum, designed to nurture the next generation of professional dancers.

There are perks to being an ABT Gillespie student. One is priority auditions for ABT productions as well as with some acclaimed international dance companies performing at the Center. This year 50 students will shine onstage for ABT’s The Nutcracker in December. Our students have also danced in Miami City Ballet’s production of Swan Lake, Pacific Symphony’s annual Nutcracker for Kids and Mariinsky’s La Bayadère.

Thank you for being a part of our community as we honor our past and look forward to an exciting future together.

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Calendar of events

October 2025

San Francisco Ballet

Frankenstein

October 2–5

An Evening with Branford Marsalis

October 4

Renée Fleming October 7

Some Like It Hot

October 7–19

Deutsche Kammerphil October 11

Sonia De Los Santos

October 11–12

Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp

October 16–18

November 2025

Moulin Rouge! The Musical October 28–November 2

Caity Gyorgy

November 1

Noboyuki Tsujii

November 2

Avatar The Last Airbender in Concert

November 4

Scheherazade

October 16–19

Disney’s Fantasia in Concert

October 18

Philharmonia Orchestra

October 21

The Witcher 3 in Concert

October 22

Boz Scaggs

Rhythm Review 2025

October 24

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

October 24

Takács String Quartet

November 5

Shucked

November 11–23

Phaeton Trio

November 13

Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony

November 14–15

Poulenc & Hagen

October 25

Café Ludwig October 26

Moulin Rouge! The Musical October 28–November 2

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! November 15–16

Carmen & Daphnis and Chloe November 20–22

Lao Tizer Band

November 22

Artists, events and dates subject to change; visit www.scfta.org for details and times.

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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

It’s getting HOT in here

“A super-sized, allout song-and-dance spectacular!”

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Famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot was a comedy mega-hit film in 1959. But, we wonder, what if he had made it as a musical? Marilyn Monroe tap dancing? Jack Lemmon singing?

Wonder no more. Some Like It Hot is now a musical and coming to Segerstrom Hall next month. With its irresistible combination of heart and laughs, song and dance, it’s no surprise that the show has won four Tony® Awards and was named Best Musical by Drama Desk, The Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle. The Associated Press calls it “glorious, big, high kicking” and Deadline says it’s “a tap-dancing, razzle-dazzling embrace of everything you love about musical theater.”

The two protagonists, jazz musicians Joe and Jerry, are in 1933 Chicago when they witness a mob hit. They need to get away fast or they might also be looking down the barrel of a machine gun. What better way to escape than to dress as women and join an all-girl band— Sweet Sue’s Society Syncopators—heading to California on a cross-country train? And what a trip it is!

This production captures the spirit of the original film but has a bigger focus with today’s world view. As Joe and Jerry get to grips with high heels, knee-baring skirts and their new names—Josephine and Geraldine/ Daphne—they also get to grips with their new selves. Jerry/Geraldine is Black, as is the lead singer of the band, Sugar (the role played by Marilyn Monroe in the film). This is not colorblind casting; the race differences are incorporated into the story. While Jerry had agreed to go by the name Geraldine, when asked his name by a band member, he blurts out Daphne, suddenly realizing that this is the name he feels comfortable with, even more than his own given name. The actor playing Jerry/Daphne is J. Harrison Ghee, who is Black and non-binary,

and he gives the role a light comic touch (without diving into identity and gender politics) as he starts to realize who he really is inside.

Some Like It Hot is a delightful visit to the Jazz Age in America. There is a 17-member band on stage during the show, always ready for the cast to kick up its heels or launch into song. The show’s original music is reflective of the biggest stars of the day, including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday, as well as the popular big bands.

And then there’s the dancing. The Lindy Hop really got everyone going back in the day. One version that stuck celebrated aviator Charles Lindbergh’s groundbreaking non-stop flight, or “hop,” across the Atlantic to Paris in 1927. Dancers demonstrate intricate footwork and flying lifts and swings with their partners.

Given the era, including tap dancing—lots of it—was a no brainer. This is the age of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and Bill Robinson and Shirley Temple, among others, who made their names with their feet. The show’s director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw created dances that mixed authenticity of the period with his own creative moves. He told The New York Times, “There’s an excitement to it. Authenticity isn’t always theatrical. I wanted to create dances that had some humor and felt fresh now as well as capturing the authentic style of the period.”

When Wilder’s film came out, he was faced with some problems from certain audiences. As Vogue relates, the film was banned in Kansas. It wasn’t the cross-dressing characters that people there took exception to; it was “Marilyn Monroe’s sultry seductions.” The critics loved it, calling it the funniest film of all time.

Broadway fans will agree with today’s critics. “The creative team of [this] musical version … brings a different kind of fun to the iconic film,” says Variety. The music, the dancing, the comedy … what more could you want from a Broadway musical?

Segerstrom Hall October 7–19

All images from the National Tour cast of Some Like It Hot; photos by Matthew Murphy

Frankenstein’s “Creature” awakens at the Center

When Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818, she had little notion it would become one of the most famous Gothic horror stories in English literature.

She and some friends, including Lord Byron, were stuck in Switzerland where “an incessant rain confined us for days to the house,” Shelley later recalled. They needed something to occupy their time, so Byron suggested a competition to write the best horror story. Shelley sat down with her quill and a bottle of ink, and the monster— or Creature, as it was named—came to life on paper.

Now the Creature has been brought to life again in dance. Choreographed by the late Liam Scarlett, San Francisco Ballet brings

Frankenstein to Orange County. Scarlett called this work “a story of betrayal, curiosity, life, death, and above all, love.”

“Scarlett’s work has been lauded for its psychological complexities and expressive movement in dance,” says Sanfranciscotheater.com. His “rich and evocative production … transforms it into a Gothic love story … with an emphasis on exploring what it means to be human.”

In this Southern California premiere, audiences will be captivated by the stunning choreography, costumes, special effects, pyrotechnics, and a haunting original score performed by Pacific Symphony, that intensifies the dark and dramatic atmosphere.

Photo: Erik Tomasson

The production offers a visceral, emotionally charged journey into life, death, love, and identity. “Frankenstein,” says SFclassicalvoice.com, “is an Enlightenment figure, albeit a weird and obsessive one, committed to learning and knowledge wherever it leads.”

Most people are familiar with the story. Victor Frankenstein is a medical student in Geneva studying to be a doctor like his father. His professor talks of new scientific ideas to reanimate human flesh, an idea that excites Frankenstein. One night in a laboratory he assembles the Creature and breathes new life into his creation with the electrostatic machine.

But as the Creature begins to stir, Frankenstein is suddenly horrified and repulsed by what actually comes alive on the operating table. As if the Creature understands his precarious existence and the unsightly horror others see in him, he proceeds to seek vengeance on Frankenstein and those he loves. What follows is more frightening than any of the Hollywood versions.

“The reach and depth of this production allows for new and insightful ideas about a story already told a thousand times,” says Theaterstorm.com. “Liam Scarlett’s choreography is electric. San Francisco Ballet’s Frankenstein harnesses a flawless integration of dancing, music, literature, and theatricality resulting in a truly astounding machine.”

What would Mary Shelley and her friends think of today’s innovations in AI and robots? Perhaps the more things change the more they stay the same, and perhaps they would understand that humans will always search for ways to make the future—and themselves— better. Whether they succeed or not is a question for the ages.

Don’t miss this stunning production of one of the most innovative works of dance today, performed by America’s oldest ballet company.

Segerstrom Hall October 2–5

All images from San Francisco Ballet’s Frankenstein; photos © San Francisco Ballet

Designing the spectacular world of Moulin Rouge! The Musical

by David Cote

Entering Moulin Rouge! The Musical, you encounter a world like no other: sensual, mysterious, decadent. A hypnotic dance loop plays as aristocratic men in top hats circle seductive women in lace and bustiers. You take your seat and gaze at rich, red fabric on the walls, the neon sign, details in lamps on each table. The music feels like it’s coming from 360 degrees. Lights rake over bodies promenading back and forth. It’s hard not to notice the elephant perched beyond the proscenium, and the red windmill on the other side. An exquisite tension hangs in the air, before the show has even begun. Welcome to the club.

You’ve never seen a Broadway show as wildly immersive as the Tony-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The revolutionary design started on Broadway and goes around the country.

“I began by amassing huge amounts of research,” scenic designer Derek McLane explains. “There were many period photos of

Montmartre and the Moulin Rouge, of Parisian courtesans’ apartments.” The walls of the theater, McLane adds, are draped in no fewer than nine different types of red fabric, each its own hue and pattern. The heart-shaped portals you see upon entering are loosely inspired by Baz Luhrmann’s film. “I worked hard to create a structure both densely patterned and lacy so that you see through one set of patterns into another,” McLane says.

Costume designer Catherine Zuber poured the cast into a series of bespoke costumes, mixing Parisian silhouettes and edgy, contemporary couture. “Since the music is contemporary, the challenge is to introduce a modern interpretation,” Zuber notes. “The choreography is high-energy, requiring costumes that are not restrictive.” She notes that director Alex Timbers “kept us on track by insisting that the design should occur now and in the past simultaneously.”

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“I had a vision that we’re inside a spinning crystal chandelier,” says lighting designer Justin Townsend. Shifting rapidly from spotlighting actors to bathing them in romantic reds, purples and blues, Townsend tucks tiny lights around the set to allow the stage and house to sparkle. Every reliable surface holds a lightbulb that can pulse and animate. “My hope is to create the same quality of the movie,” the designer says, “being on a ride with the camera pulled and pushed into and out of the scenes with wonder and joy.”

Peter Hylenski fuses dialogue and a score woven from dozens of song fragments into a seamless sonic whole. “From the very first bass notes and finger snaps, we should understand the flavor and attitude of the evening ahead,” the sound designer says. “Ultimately, it’s my responsibility to shape and sculpt the inputs from the cast, band, and sound effects to weave a sonic tapestry.” Hylenski shares his secret weapon: concealed in and around the set are

some 200 various-sized speakers. Even in the table lampshades of the front seating area.

As Townsend sums up: “We combine images and sounds that shouldn’t work together but have a deeper truth, a deeper beauty, when placed next to one another.” The theater community certainly agrees.

In 2021, Moulin Rouge! The Musical came away with a staggering ten Tony Awards, including top prizes for scenic design, lighting, costumes, sound, and orchestrations.

Segerstrom Hall October 28–November 2

David Cote is the author of Moulin Rouge! The Musical: The Story of the Broadway Spectacular (Rizzoli). David is a New York-based theater and TV critic, a playwright and opera librettist, and author of books about the making of Spring Awakening, Jersey Boys, and Wicked

All images from 2025 touring production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical; photos by Matthew Murphy

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Dear Pacific Symphony Patrons,

Welcome to Opening Night of Pacific Symphony’s Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Foundation Classical Series for the 2025–26 season. This is the start of an electrifying new era in our history. In 2026-27, we will be welcoming our first new Artistic and Music Director in 35 years, Maestro Alexander Shelley. This year, while Maestro Shelley concludes his tenure as Music Director of Canada’s National Arts Centre in Ottawa, he will appear four times with Pacific Symphony to tantalize us with his creative programming and imaginative interpretations.

Alexander brings a program of Pacific Symphony’s first-ever complete concert performances of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, with its shimmering, choral sunrise and choral conclusion with Pacific Chorale; Stravinsky’s The Firebird, a sparkling fairy-tale fantasy with brilliant orchestral power; Rimsky-Korsakov’s beloved tale of Scheherazade, and a stirring celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, featuring a new work of Peter Boyer, all highlighting his instinct for pairing well-loved classics with new and exciting voices.

We open the season in gala style with guest conductor Ludovic Morlot’s return and the dazzling pianist Alessio Bax in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1. All through the season, enjoy orchestral favorites that have inspired music lovers for decades: Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5—all made new by the worldclass musicians of Pacific Symphony.

We celebrate women in leadership with guest conductors Tianyi Lu, Anna Rakitina and Valentina Peleggi and a talented roster of soloists performing exciting new concertos, from Gabriela Montero’s Latin Concerto to Michael Daugherty’s Blue Electra, inspired by Amelia Earhart.

We also welcome Carl St.Clair back this spring as Music Director Laureate for three classical series programs, including Strauss' Don Quixote, Puccini's beloved Turandot and a special concert featuring classical superstar Lang Lang, performing Beethoven.

We pinch ourselves often these days because it is hard to believe that we get to hear the brilliant musicians of Pacific Symphony week after week in one of the great concert halls in the country. And we can do that only because of you—through your generous gifts to the Annual Fund, your subscriptions and your volunteer spirit. Subscribers are the bedrock that allows us to plan our seasons with confidence, take artistic risks, and share inspiring music.

If you have not subscribed yet, please do so to enjoy many subscription benefits, and join us season after season for a thrilling musical journey.

Lastly, we are so blessed to enjoy the support of a remarkable family, the Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family, for their visionary support of our classical series for over two decades. They are truly the first family of Pacific Symphony.

Cheers to a season of great music, historic milestones, and the pleasure of sharing it together.

With gratitude and excitement,

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Carl St.Clair

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For more than 35 years, Carl St.Clair has led Pacific Symphony, making him the longest-tenured Americanborn conductor of a major American orchestra. In December 2025, during the Symphony’s 47th season, he will be honored with the lifetime title of Music Director Laureate. Under his leadership, Pacific Symphony has grown into the largestbudgeted orchestra founded in the past half-century, recognized nationally for its artistic, innovative programming, and community impact. St.Clair also helped catalyze the vision to build a 2,000-seat Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in 2006, the Symphony’s permanent home and one of the nation’s finest concert venues.

St.Clair has guided the Symphony through many landmark achievements. In 2018, he led its sold-out Carnegie Hall debut celebrating Philip Glass’s 80th birthday, which the New York Times praised as proof that Pacific Symphony is “a major ensemble!” That same year, he conducted the orchestra’s first tour of China. Earlier, in 2006, he led the Symphony on its European debut, performing in nine cities across three countries, including Vienna, Munich, Cologne, and Lucerne, to capacity audiences and widespread acclaim. He also conducted the orchestra’s national PBS debut on Great Performances with Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America. His artistic initiatives include the long-running American Composers Festival and Symphonic Voices, the orchestra’s acclaimed opera-in-concert series.

A champion of new music, St.Clair has commissioned and premiered dozens of works. Recent highlights include the 2024–25 premieres of Viet Cuong’s Marine Layer and Adolphus Hailstork’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (“The Way Things Are”). In 2024, Pacific Symphony released the world-premiere recording of Sir James MacMillan’s Fiat Lux. Other notable commissions include works by Philip Glass, Michael Daugherty, William Bolcom, Richard Danielpour, John Wineglass, and Elliot Goldenthal. His discography also includes collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma, Lukas Foss, and others.

Internationally, he was appointed Music Director of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra in 2025 and holds honorary posts with the National Symphony of Costa Rica and Germany’s Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal. Earlier positions include General Music Director of Berlin’s Komische Oper and of the German National Theater and Staatskapelle in Weimar.

Equally committed to education, St.Clair has overseen the development of one of the country’s most comprehensive orchestra-based education networks, reaching more than 50,000 participants annually. Pacific Symphony’s award-winning Class Act program, arts-X-press, Youth Ensembles, Heartstrings, and Symphony on the Go bring music to schools and communities across Southern California. He has also taught at Chapman University, the University of Texas, Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, and the USC Thornton School of Music, where he has served for more than three decades as Artistic Leader and Principal Conductor of orchestral programs.

Alexander Shelley

One of the foremost conductors of his generation, Alexander Shelley is “a natural communicator, both on and off the podium” (The Daily Telegraph), performing regularly across six continents with the world’s finest orchestras and soloists. In 2024 he was appointed to become Pacific Symphony’s third artistic leader, taking the title of Artistic and Music Director, beginning in the 2026-27 season. Shelley is serving as Artistic and Music Director Designate during the 2025-26 season, which marks Pacific Symphony’s 47th season.

Shelley concludes his 11-year tenure as Music Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) in Ottawa, Canada at the end of the 2025-26 season. He continues as the Principal Associate Conductor of London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he has held since 2015. In 2023, Shelley was named Artistic and Music Director at Artis—Naples, in Florida, leading the Naples Philharmonic and overseeing the entire multidisciplinary organization. He was the youngestever Chief Conductor of Germany’s Nürnberger Symphoniker, a position he held for eight seasons, until 2017.

Shelley has collaborated with Lang Lang, Joshua Bell, Itzhak Perlman, Renée Fleming, and Thomas Hampson, among other renowned artists, and with some of the finest orchestras of Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australasia, including Leipzig’s Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Deutsche Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Helsinki, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Malaysian, Oslo, Rotterdam and Stockholm philharmonic orchestras, and the Sao Paulo, Houston, Montreal, Toronto, Munich, Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand symphony orchestras.

Shelley is known for the integrity of his interpretations and for his creative programming, having led among other things, 40 major world premieres, highly praised cycles of Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms symphonies, operas, ballets and innovative multimedia productions.

Shelley is equally at home leading symphonic, opera and ballet repertoire, as well as multi-genre projects. His operatic credentials include leading productions at the Royal Danish Opera, Opera Lyra/National Arts Centre, Canadian Opera Company/ National Arts Centre, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Opéra National de Montpellier, and Opera North (Leeds).

Born in London to celebrated concert pianists Howard Shelley and Hilary Macnamara, Shelley began playing the piano as a toddler and later learned to play the cello. He gained widespread attention when he was unanimously awarded first prize at the 2005 Leeds Conductors Competition, where he was praised as “the most exciting and gifted young conductor to have taken this highly prestigious award.”

PACIFIC SYMPHONY

Pacific Symphony, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair for the last 35 years, has been the resident orchestra of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall since 2006.

Currently celebrating its 47th anniversary season, the Symphony is the largest orchestra formed in the U.S. in the last 50 years and is recognized as an outstanding ensemble making strides on both the national and international scene, as well as in its own community of Orange County.

In April 2018, Pacific Symphony made its debut at Carnegie Hall as one of two orchestras invited to perform during a yearlong celebration of composer Philip Glass’ 80th birthday, and the following month the orchestra toured China. The orchestra made its national PBS debut in June 2018 on Great Performances with Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America, conducted by St.Clair. Presenting more than 100 concerts and events a year and a rich array of education and community engagement programs, the Symphony reaches more than 300,000 residents— from school children to senior citizens.

In both 2005 and 2010, Pacific Symphony received the prestigious ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. Also in 2010, a study by the League of American Orchestras, Fearless Journeys, included the Symphony as one of the country’s five most innovative orchestras. The Symphony’s awardwinning education and community engagement programs benefit from the vision of St.Clair and are designed to integrate the orchestra and its music into the community in ways that stimulate all ages.

Pacific Symphony’s Class Act program has been honored as one of nine exemplary orchestra education programs by the National Endowment for the Arts and the League of American Orchestras. The list of instrumental training initiatives includes Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble, Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings, and Pacific Symphony Youth Concert Band.

The Symphony also spreads the joy of music through arts-X-press, Class Act, Heartstrings, Lantern Festival Orchestra, Symphony on the Go!, and Symphony in the Cities.

MEET THE ORCHESTRA

Carl St.Clair / Music Director

William J. Gillespie Music Director Chair

Alexander Shelley / Artistic and Music Director Designate

Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons Artistic and Music Director Designate Chair

Enrico Lopez-Yañez / Principal Pops Conductor

Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Principal Pops Conductor Chair

Richard Kaufman / Principal Pops Conductor Laureate

Pola Benke / Assistant Conductor

Mary E. Moore Family Assistant Conductor Chair

FIRST VIOLIN

Dennis Kim Concertmaster

Eleanor and Michael Gordon Chair

Yoomin Seo

Associate Concertmaster

Judy and Wes Whitmore Chair

Jeanne Skrocki

Assistant Concertmaster

Arlene and Seymour Grubman Chair

Michael Siess

Christine Frank

Ayako Sugaya

Ann Shiau Tenney

Joanna Lee

Robert Schumitzky

Agnes Gottschewski

Dana Freeman

Julie Ahn

Paul Manaster

SECOND VIOLIN

Madalyn Parnas Möller*

Elizabeth and John Stahr Chair

Jennise Hwang**

Yen Ping Lai

Yu-Tong Sharp

Ako Kojian

Linda Owen

Sooah Kim

MarlaJoy Weisshaar

Alice Miller-Wrate

Shelly Shi

VIOLA

Meredith Crawford*

Leona Aronoff-Sadacca Chair

Victor de Almeida

Carolyn Riley

John Acevedo

Hanbyul Jang

Julia Staudhammer

Joseph Wen-Xiang Zhang

Cheryl Gates

Phillip Triggs

CELLO

Warren Hagerty*

Catherine and James Emmi Chair

Ben Lash**

Robert Vos

Lázló Mezö

Ian McKinnell

M. Andrew Honea

Rudolph Stein

Emma Lee

BASS

Richard Cassarino*

Douglas Basye**

Christian Kollgaard

David Parmeter

Andrew Chilcote

David Black

Andrew Bumatay

Constance Deeter

FLUTE

Benjamin Smolen*

Valerie and Hans Imhof Chair

Sharon O’Connor

Cynthia Ellis

PICCOLO

Cynthia Ellis

OBOE

Jessica Pearlman Fields*+

Suzanne R. Chonette Chair

Ted Sugata

ENGLISH HORN

Lelie Resnick

CLARINET

Vacant*

The Hanson Family Foundation Chair

David Chang

Charlie and Ling Zhang Chair

BASS CLARINET

Joshua Ranz

BASSOON

Rose Corrigan*

Ruth Ann and John Evans Chair

Elliott Moreau

Andrew Klein

Allen Savedoff

CONTRABASSOON

Allen Savedoff

FRENCH HORN

Keith Popejoy*

Adedeji Ogunfolu

Kaylet Torrez**

Henry Bond

TRUMPET

Barry Perkins*

Susie and Steve Perry Chair

Tony Ellis

TROMBONE

Vacant*

David Stetson

TUBA

Vacant*

TIMPANI

Vacant

PERCUSSION

Robert A. Slack*

HARP

Michelle Temple

The Sungaila Family Chair

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+ On Leave

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2025-26 Hal & Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series

OPENING WEEKEND: RACHMANINOFF & SIBELIUS

Preview Talk at 7 p.m.

KUSC midday host Alan Chapman

Thursday, September 18, 2025 @ 8 p.m.

Friday, September 19, 2025 @ 8 p.m.

Saturday, September 20 2025 @ 8 p.m.

Ludovic Morlot, conductor Alessio Bax, piano

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Moderato

Adagio sostenuto

Allegro scherzando Alessio Bax, piano

—INTERMISSION—

SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico

Andante, ma non troppo lento

Scherzo: Allegro

Finale (quasi una fantasia)

Performance at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR

Ludovic Morlot, conductor

Ludovic Morlot is Music Director of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. He was Music Director of Seattle Symphony from 2011-2019, where he earned the orchestra five Grammy Awards, and now conducts several weeks every season as Conductor Emeritus. He was Associate Artist of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra from 2019-2024. He was Artistic Director and a founding member of the National Youth Orchestra of China from 2017-2021 and Chief Conductor of La Monnaie from 2012-2014.

In 2025-26 Morlot takes the Barcelona Symphony to the Bonn Beethovensaal, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie and Tonhalle Düsseldorf. Following the successful launch of their second Ravel CD last spring which coincided with the 150th anniversary of Ravel’s birth, they continue their acclaimed Ravel CD cycle and champion the best of the Catalan composers on the orchestra’s own label. He returns to the BBC Philharmonic for three projects including Stravinsky Sacre du Printemps at the Aviva Factory, John Adams’ Harmonielehre in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom and Cassandra Miller’s Viola Concerto at Bridgewater Hall.

Guesting this season includes Gothenburg Symphony (debut) and the BBC Scottish, Bournemouth, Aalborg, South Netherlands, and Pacific symphonies and the Naples and Seoul Philharmonic orchestras. He returns to the Seattle Opera for their new production of Carmen after a great success with Rheingold, Die Walküre and Samson et Dalila in the past three years.

Trained as a violinist, he studied conducting at the Pierre Monteux School (USA) with Charles Bruck and Michael Jinbo. He continued his education in London at the Royal Academy and then at the Royal College as recipient of the Norman del Mar Conducting Fellowship. Ludovic is Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington School of Music in Seattle and a Visiting Artist at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. He sat on the jury of the Leeds International Piano Competition (2021) and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in 2014 in recognition of his significant contribution to music.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Alessio Bax, piano

Combining exceptional lyricism and insight with consummate technique, Alessio Bax is without a doubt “among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public” (Gramophone). He catapulted to prominence with First Prize wins at both the 2000 Leeds International Piano Competition

and the 1997 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition and is now a familiar face on five continents as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist. He has appeared with over 150 orchestras, including the New York, London, Royal, and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestras, the Boston, Baltimore, Dallas, Cincinnati, Seattle, Sydney, and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestras, and the Tokyo and NHK Symphony in Japan, collaborating with such eminent conductors as Marin Alsop, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Andrew Davis, Hannu Lintu, Fabio Luisi, Sir Simon Rattle, Ruth Reinhardt, Yuri Temirkanov, and Jaap van Zweden.

As a renowned chamber musician, he recently collaborated with Lisa Batiashvili, Joshua Bell, Ian Bostridge, Lucille Chung, James Ehnes, Vilde Frang, Steven Isserlis, Daishin Kashimoto, François Leleux, Sergei Nakariakov, Emmanuel Pahud, Lawrence Power, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Paul Watkins, and Tabea Zimmermann, among many others.

Since 2017, he has been the Artistic Director of the Incontri in Terra di Siena Festival, a Summer Music Festival in the Val d’Orcia region of Tuscany. He appears regularly in festivals such as Seattle, Bravo Vail, Salon-de-Provence, Le Pont in Japan, Great Lakes, Verbier, Ravinia, Music@Menlo, Aspen and Tanglewood.

In 2009, he was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and four years later he received both the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award and the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists.

Bax’s most recent album releases are Forgotten Dances and Debussy & Ravel for Two with Lucille Chung. His celebrated Signum Classics discography also includes Italian Inspirations; Beethoven’s Hammerklavier and Moonlight Sonatas (a Gramophone Editor’s Choice); Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto; Bax & Chung, a duo disc with Lucille Chung; Alessio Bax plays Mozart, recorded with London’s Southbank Sinfonia; Alessio Bax: Scriabin & Mussorgsky (named “Recording of the Month... and quite possibly...of the year” by MusicWeb International); Alessio Bax plays Brahms (a Gramophone Critics’ Choice); Bach Transcribed; and Rachmaninov: Preludes & Melodies (an American Record Guide Critics’ Choice). Recorded for Warner Classics, his Baroque Reflections album was also a Gramophone Editor’s Choice. He performed Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata for Daniel Barenboim in the PBS-TV documentary Barenboim on Beethoven: Masterclass, available on DVD from EMI.

At the age of 14, Bax graduated with top honors from the conservatory of Bari, his hometown in Italy, and after further studies in Europe, he moved to the United States in 1994. He has been on the piano faculty of Boston’s New England Conservatory since the fall of 2019 and serves as co-artistic director of the Joaquín Achúcarro Foundation for emerging pianists.

Bax lives in New York City with pianist Lucille Chung and their daughter, Mila.

PROGRAM NOTES

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Born: Apr. 1, 1873 in Semyonovo, Russia

Died: Mar. 28, 1943 in Beverly Hills

Concerto No. 2 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 18

Composed: June 1900 - April 1901

Premiered: Nov. 9, 1901 in Moscow, with Rachmaninoff as soloist and his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting. Most recent Pacific Symphony performance: Sept. 9, 2023, at the FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, with Carl St.Clair conducting and Claire Huangci as soloist.

Instrumentation: Two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, strings, and solo piano. Approximate duration: 33 minutes.

Though he was born before the last quarter of the nineteenth century began, Rachmaninoff was essentially a figure of the twentieth century. Still, we can call him the last of the Russian Romantics; his sound was rooted in the 1800s and in the Russian nationalist composers dating back to Glinka and Tchaikovsky. He was also one of the greatest pianists of his day, and perhaps one of the greatest ever. With superlative technique and hands of enormous reach, he was ideally suited to perform works of power and Romantic sweep. Trained as a pianist as well as a composer in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Rachmaninoff focused on the piano in both composition and performance. Of his three concertos, the Second is both the most popular and the most admired among critics. This is the composition that made his reputation. By now, fans and musicians have affectionately named his concertos “Rocky 1, 2, and 3,” but it was Rocky 2 that first acquired its nickname. And, appropriately, it takes a heavyweight talent to go the distance with it.

The concerto’s success was hard-won. Composed between the autumn of 1900 and the spring of 1901, it followed by three years the dismal reception of Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony, which proved a setback to his musical ambitions. Long troubled by clinical depression, the well-born Rachmaninoff benefited from excellent medical care and the support of friends and colleagues, who encouraged him to rededicate himself to piano composition. It was good advice, enabling him to work free from a creative stasis. In fact, while many concertos are dedicated to the soloists who premiered them, this one is dedicated to Rachmaninoff’s physician, Nikolai Dahl.

With his impressive technique, Rachmaninoff was ideally suited to perform his own piano works, and did so on concert tours in the United States and elsewhere. Listening to his concertos, we sense the perfect match between his gifts as a soloist and his style as a composer: these are compositions of dynamic extremes and singing melodies that require both power and

speed. The aural effects are spectacular, requiring a huge note span, blinding dexterity, the ability to delineate multiple voices, and the control to shade subtle gradations in tempos and dynamics. Through all of that, Rachmaninoff requires the pianist to spin a silken cocoon of sound that is voluptuous and quintessentially Romantic.

In the first movement, marked Moderato and written in C minor, an opening of intense foreboding builds through a series of powerful, chiming chords by the soloist. As the tension builds to a breaking point, the piano breaks into a sweeping main theme that is taken up in the violins, but that quickly engulfs the entire orchestra. From this moment on—indeed, from the initial sounds of the piano’s lone voice in the concerto’s introduction—this is a hugely scaled musical statement that balances sweeping, melancholy phrases with melodies that express the sweetness and pain of romantic yearning. When a rolling theme emerges, its march tempo gives it the quality of an inexorable machine, with only the solo piano to challenge it.

Slow chords in the strings open the second movement, an Adagio that moves from C minor into E major. While the piano delineates a theme through fleet, poetic arpeggios, the overall mood remains melancholy, with a short exchange between orchestra and piano developing the movement’s motifs. Yet this tinge of sadness does not overwhelm, perhaps balanced by the sense of romance and melodic richness. The concerto’s songful quality, which gave rise to two Frank Sinatra tunes based on the first movement alone (“I Think of You” and “Ever and Forever”), takes full flight in the lush, gorgeous third movement, marked Allegro scherzando. This movement is built around a melody that could be the distilled essence of romance, and that forms the basis of the song “Full Moon and Empty Arms.” It has been excerpted in dozens of movies to convey the exquisite pleasure of love anticipated and the exquisite pain of love unfulfilled. It can also be said to have saved Rachmaninoff’s life: when he composed it and discussed it with colleagues, it secured his more optimistic outlook on his composing prospects. This is the theme that turned Brief Encounter into a three-handkerchief weepy; “delicious” is one of the words Marilyn Monroe uses to describe it in The Seven Year Itch. “Every time I hear it, I go to pieces!” she exclaims.

The concerto ends in a flourish of virtuosity and optimism that may well reflect the composer’s rising optimism during its composition, when he was buoyed by colleagues’ encouragement. The last movement, an Allegro, opens with an introduction that moves away from the previous movement’s E major, where the music was lush but the emotions lingered in an atmosphere of twilit moodiness. To close, it transitions from C minor to C major with ever-increasing tension and energy. The final thematic statements are resolved in C major, in a loud and ecstatic finale.

Jean Sibelius

Born: Dec. 8, 1865 in Hämeenlinna, Finland

Died: Sep. 20, 1957 in Järvenpää, Finland

Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Composed: 1898-1899

Premiered: Apr. 26, 1899 with Sibelius conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

Most recent Pacific Symphony performance: This is a Pacific Symphony premiere.

Instrumentation: Two flutes including piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings.

Approximate duration: 38 minutes

When the long-lived Sibelius was born in 1865, Beethoven—the composer in whose shadow all future symphonies would be written—was a living memory in the world of music. His Symphony No. 9 was completed in 1824, and to the composers who followed him it represented either the opening of infinite possibilities or the ultimate statement for the symphonic form. A handful of composers—Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, and Sibelius among them—faced the challenge of writing symphonies that rise to the level of Beethoven’s formal standards and carry them forward. Of these, Sibelius and Mahler seemed to represent polar opposites in their ideas about the symphony, and even had a chance to discuss the subject with each other, acknowledging their different aims—Mahler’s as expansive and philosophical as the world, the heavens, life, and death; Sibelius’ a more detailed projection of the human imagination and the physical world.

Sibelius’ reluctance to approach the symphonic form—he was thirty-four when he completed his First Symphony in 1899—is often compared to Brahms’. But while Brahms was haunted by the shadow of Beethoven and was unnerved by the public’s impatience for his “Beethoven’s Tenth,” Sibelius’ situation was quite different. He was composing confidently at this point in his life, having experienced success with tone poems like Finlandia that established his distinctive, dark-hued voice and

deft handling of narrative structures. But his teenage obsession with the violin continued to bedevil him. Eventually it came into balance, enabling him to compose a great violin concerto as well as great symphonies.

Surprisingly, considering his antipathy to Russian politics and culture, Tchaikovsky was the strongest single influence on Sibelius’ First. He listened repeatedly to Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony while composing it, and is known to have told his wife that in Tchaikovsky—who expressed deeply personal feelings in his symphonies—he heard much of himself. In fact, it has been suggested that Sibelius’ Second Symphony is a narrative account of Finland’s oppression as a duchy controlled by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and its emergence as a free nation.

We hear Tchaikovsky’s influence throughout Sibelius’ First. The symphony announces itself as something unique and different with its offbeat opening, an austere introduction for solo clarinet and timpani. In all four movements we hear long-lined melodies that are fragmented and recombined in development sections à la Tchaikovsky. One critic compared the central movements— an Andante and Scherzo—to a musical playing field on which reprised themes battle it out. The final movement, marked quasi una fantasia, reprises themes from the opening movement in dramatic fashion until, in its final bars, the symphony concludes with a few anticlimactic pizzicato notes. Suggestive? Portentous? Humorous? Don’t discount that last possibility—this symphony is rich in humor.

A strong, distinctive sense of expressiveness, deep and darkhued, seems to be what musicologists are getting at when they struggle with Sibelius’ uniqueness. His work is unmistakably Nordic, but also highly personal. Hearing it is like a journey northward. No one put it better or more succinctly than Phillip Huscher, the distinguished musicologist and annotator for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: “Sibelius’ sense of mood and color is keen.” Coming from him, those eight words speak volumes.

Michael Clive is a cultural reporter living in the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut. He is program annotator for Pacific Symphony and has written numerous articles for magazines and newspapers in the U.S. and U.K. and hundreds of program notes for orchestras and opera companies. Operahound.com

THE NEXT MOVEMENT BEGINS

2025-26 Hal & Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series

Savor 12 magical evenings of classical masterworks, sought-after guest artists and exciting new music. Guarantee the best music at the best price today! These magnificent concerts will let your spirit soar!

Shelley Conducts Scheherazade

October 16 - October 18, 2025 | 8:00 PM

Alexander Shelley, conductor

Pablo Sainz-Villegas, guitar

JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Starburst (Full Orchestra)

ARTURO MÁRQUEZ: Concerto for Guitar Mystical and Profane

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade

Shelley Conducts Carmen and Daphnis and Chloe

November 20 - November 22, 2025 | 8:00 PM

Alexander Shelley, conductor

Gabriela Montero, piano

Pacific Chorale—Robert Istad, artistic director

BIZET: Suite No. 1 from Carmen

GABRIELA MONTERO: Latin Concerto

RAVEL: Daphnis and Chloe

Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake

December 4 - December 6, 2025 | 8:00 PM

Tianyi Liu, conductor

Alexandra Dariescu, piano

CASSANDRA MILLER: Swim

RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G Major

TCHAIKOVSKY: Suite(S) from Swan Lake

Shelley Conducts Stravinsky's Firebird

January 15 - January 17, 2026 | 8:00 PM

Alexander Shelley, conductor

Aubree Oliverson, violin

JOHN ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine

KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto

STRAVINSKY: The Firebird (complete, with visuals)

St.Clair Conducts Beethoven & Don Quixote

February 5 - February 7, 2026 | 8:00 PM

Carl St.Clair, conductor

Paul Huang, violin

Warren Hagerty, cello

BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto

STRAUSS: Don Quixote

From Mozart to Mahler

February 26 - February 28, 2026 | 8:00 PM

Eduardo Strausser, conductor

Yoav Levanon, piano

MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23

MAHLER: Symphony No. 1

St.Clair Conducts Williams, Daugherty & Brahms

March 26 - March 28, 2026 | 8:00 PM

Carl St.Clair, conductor

Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

JOHN WILLIAMS: “Flying Scene” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

MICHAEL DAUGHERTY: Blue Electra

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4

Puccini's Turandot

April 16 - April 21, 2026 | 8:00 PM

Step into the mythical world of Turandot, where love and destiny collide. From the iconic aria “Nessun Dorma” to the dramatic clash of heart and duty, Puccini’s lush melodies and grand orchestration bring this epic tale of sacrifice, love, and defiance to life. This unforgettable journey will leave you captivated by one of opera’s most powerful stories.

Mozart, Say & Tchaikovsky

May 7 - May 9, 2026 | 8:00 PM

Anna Rakitina, conductor

Avi Avital, mandolin

MOZART: Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio

FAZIL SAY: Mandolin Concerto (U.S. Premiere)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5

Shelley Conducts America at 250

May 28 - May 30, 2026 | 8:00 PM

Alexander Shelley, conductor

Conrad Tao, piano

GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F

PETER BOYER AND JOE SOHM: American Mosaic (West Coast Premiere)

Mascagni & Rachmaninoff

June 11 - June 13, 2026 | 8:00 PM

Valentina Peleggi, conductor

Zlatomir Fung, cello

ROSSINI: Overture to William Tell

BOCCHERINI: Cello Concerto in Bb Major (Grützmacher)

MASCAGNI: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2

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Roger W.* and Janice M. Johnson

Richard Alan Keefe

Kim and Nancy Kelley

Mr. and Mrs. William Klein

Gayle* and Roger Kirwan

James Lathers*

Mr. Gordon L. Lockett*

John and Loreen Loftus

Phil and Mary Lyons

Joan L. Manuel

Pat and Rick McAuley

Suki and Randall* McCardle

William and Lynn McMaster

Mrs. Carole S. Miller

Carlos* and Haydee Mollura

Marcy Arroues Mulville*

Mary M. Muth*

George W. Neiiendam

Dot and Rick Nelson

Jean E. Oelrich

Bill* and Linda Owen

Marjorie L. Phillips*

Patricia and William Podlich

Mr. and Mrs. Osdale-Popa

Christine Poochigan-Avakoff*

Mark and Russell Ragland

Drs. Julia* and Irving* Rappaport

Drs. Barbara* and Roger Rossier

Chiyo and Stanton Rowe

Elinor Schmidt*

Ernest and Donna Schroeder

O. Carl Schulz*

Dwight Spiers*

Bill C. Thornton*

Scott and Leslie Siegel

W. Bailey and Lenda Smith

The Estate of Sol and Polly Sloan

Wilbert D. Smith*

Louis G. Spisto

Elizabeth* and John* Stahr

Ronald and Cathleen Stearns

Joseph* and Linda Svehla

Lillian Tallman-Neal*

CarolAnn Tassios

Jane Pickford Taylor*

Andrew and Karen Thorburn

Carole and Michael Wade

Jill Watkins

Ruth Westphal*

Vina Williams*

Robert and Janet Zaugg

Charlie and Ling Zhang

Madeline and Leonard Zuckerman

*deceased

DONORS ANNUAL SUPPORT

BOX CIRCLE CLUB

The Box Circle Club is a members‑only experience with exclusive seating and reception areas. Please call (714) 876 2396 for more information about becoming a Box Circle Club member.

Mary Ann Adams

Sarah Anderson and Thomas Rogers

Susan Anderson

Timothy and Diane Andrews

Leona Aronoff-Sadacca

Dr. Fernando Austin

Hana Ayala

Jennifer Toma Bainum

Barbara and Alexander Bowie

Andrene and Dale Bresnaßßn

Richard Boureston

Dede Brink

Carolyn Brown

Jane and Michael Burke

Linda and David Bush

Carol and Eugene Choi

Suzanne and David Chonette

Carlota and Daniel Ciauri

Rebecca Cooper

Alayne Cortes

John Daniels

Suzanne DeRossett

Patrick and Mary Dirk

Suzanne and Peter Desforges

Jane and Jim Driscoll

Claudia Erticci

Ruth Ann and John Evans

Janet & John Fossum

Peggy and Jon Feder

Gavin and Beth Huntley-Fenner

Bridget L. Ford

Kenneth and Odette Freed

Lynn and Douglas Freeman

SYMPHONY 100

Petrina Friede

Carolyn and John Garrett

Margaret Gates

Eleanor and Michael Gordon

Gordon Graham

Rona & Stevan Gromet

Rondell and Joyce Hanson

Lucille Harrison

Dr. Laird Hayes

Drs. Donald and Gwen Hecht

Betty and Melvin Hoeffliger

Valerie Hon

Michelle and David Horowitz

Linda and William Hughes

Shirley and Christopher Hull

Beth and Gavin Huntley-Fenner

Valerie and Hans Imhof

Dr. Leslie Israel & Mr. John Bernstein

Michael Ishikawa and Rochelle Bowe

Donna Janes

Betsy and Gary Jenkins

Marsha & Gary Johnson

Patrick & Denise Johnson

Lucetta Kallis

Barbara and Donald Kaul

Marilyn Korostoff

Evelyn & William Kroener

Joann Leatherby and Dr. Greg Bates

Hedy & Charles Lee

Caroline and Chang Lim

Robin Liu and Shiyao Peng

Bonnie and Paul Lubock

Nancy Lyons

Phillip and Mary Lyons

Linda P. Maggard

Sharon and Tom Malloy

Laura Masoner

Roberta and Richard Mathies

Pat and Richard McAuley

Suki McCardle

Terry McDonald

Darrellyn and David Melilli

Elizabeth and Paul Merage

Ms. Liz Merage

Ellen & Howard Mirowitz

Steven and Jenny Mizusawa

Harvey and Leslie Moore

Timothy Molnar

Leslie & Bob Mulford

Nancy and Rick Muth

Alexandra and Peter Neptune

Alan and Anoosheh Oskouian

Richard and Lauren Packard

Steven and Susan Perry

Stephanie Richards

Michelle Rohé

Arthur and Reisha Rosten

Cheryll Richard Ruszat

Dr. Ron M Schilling

Sally Segerstrom

Theodore and Rae Segerstrom

Scott and Leslie Seigel

Drs. Evan and Jean Siegel

Janet and Henry Siegel

Janice and Theodore Smith

Al Spector and Tatjana Soli

Masami and Walter Stahr

Ronald and June Stein

Larry and Lisa Stofko

Andria and Peter Strelow

Mary-Christine Sungaila

CarolAnn Tassios

Karen and Andrew Thorburn

Dr. Lauri Thrupp

Christopher Tower and Robert Celio

David Tsoong and Betty Tu

W. Ulmer

Ginni and Kent Valley

Paul and Stacey Von Berg

Lynn and Frank Wagner

Judy and Wes Whitmore

Drs. Peter and Charlene Wilhovsky

Mr. Steven Wolf & Ms. Karen Skirvin

Devin Wozencraft

Jane Fujishige Yada

Allen and Kimberley Yourman

Ling and Charlie Zhang

Box Circle Club Wine Sponsor

Symphony 100 is a women’s group dedicated to educating its members about classical music and supporting the artistic programming of Pacific Symphony.

Sylvia Burnett

Sharon G Adams

Donna Anderson

Anne Angermeir

Michelle Parrish Banas

Barbara Boies

Barbara Bowie

Dede Brink

Suzanne Chonette

Eileen Cirillo

Alayne Cortes

Cheryl Dale

Julie A. Davey

Ginny Davies

Susan A De Santis

Sandra DiSario

Kathy Dunlap

Patricia S. Felbinger

Rosalie Lynn Friedman

Hope Henry Hansen

Gerda Hemenway

Michelle Horowitz

Gwyn Hoyt

Valerie Imhof

Karen Jackman

Sharon Johnson

LaDonna Kienitz, Esq.

Johanna Kim

Varla Knauss

Eve A. Kornyei

Joann Leatherby

Luciana Marabella

Dru Maurer

Elizabeth McClellan

Lynn McMaster

Darrellyn Melilli

Haydee Mollura

Dot Nelson

Catherine Pazemenas

Patricia Podlich

Joan Price

Nola Rochelle

Chiyo Rowe

Cheryll Ruszat

Dolores Schiffert

Donna Schroeder

Harriet Selna

Patti Sheiner

Marsha Simmons

Beverly Spring

Patricia Steinmann

Charlotte Novom-Stone

Andria Strelow

Ginger Sun

Linda Svehla

Edith Van Huss

Stacey Von Berg

Jaynine Warner

Nella Webster

Gigi Werbin

Nancy Wong

Janet Zaugg

Joyce Zohar

DONORS ANNUAL SUPPORT

GOVERNING MEMBERS

Governing Members are music lovers who have a passion and appreciation for Pacific Symphony and value the musical experiences the orchestra brings to the community by making a gift of $2,500 or more to Pacific Symphony. We gratefully acknowledge the following supporters whose generous annual fund contributions provide the cornerstone of support for Pacific Symphony.

ST.CLAIR SOCIETY

($250,000+)

Anonymous (2)

Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Ahmanson Jr.

Suzanne and David Chonette

Valerie and Hans Imhof

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lyons

Anne MacPherson and Peter West

Samueli Foundation

Sandy Segerstrom Daniels

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Thompson

Judy and Wes Whitmore

Charles and Ling Zhang

BERNSTEIN CIRCLE

($100,000–$249,999)

Leona Aronoff-Sadacca

Stanley Behrens

City of Hope

Eleanor* and Michael Gordon

Farmers & Merchant Bank / Mr. Henry Walker

Joyce and Rondell Hanson

Sharon and Tom Malloy

Suki McCardle

Darrellyn and David Melilli

Carlos* and Haydee Mollura

Patricia and William Podlich

Dr. Julia Rappaport*

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Segerstrom

Ronna and Bill Shipman

Sandi and Ronald Simon

Janice and Ted* Smith

Andria and Peter Strelow

Andrew and Karen Thorburn

Christopher D. Tower and Robert E. Celio

Ginni and Kent Valley

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE

($50,000-$99,999)

Anonymous

Chapman University

Patrick Chen

John Daniels

Dot and Rick Nelson

David L. Horowitz Family

Ms. Mei-Yen H. Chang

Isidore C. & Penny W. Myers Foundation / Jay E. Myers

Joann Leatherby and Dr. Greg Bates

Agnes Lew

Loreen and John Loftus

Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry, Inc.

Carl McLarand and Rebecca Skellern

Diana Martin and Mark Tomaino

Elizabeth and Paul Merage

Rev. and Mrs. Steven L. Perry

Arthur Ong and Ginger Sun

Anoosheh and Alan Oskouian

Judith Posnikoff

Sarah Anderson and Thomas Rogers

Chiyo and Stanton Rowe

Elaine Sarkaria

Terry and George* Schreyer

Mrs. Elizabeth Segerstrom

Sally E. Segerstrom

South Coast Plaza

Al Spector and Tatjana Soli

Starland Enterprises Ii, Lp.

Jason Subotky and Anne Akiko Meyers

STRADIVARIUS CIRCLE

($35,000-$49,999)

Lisa Argyros

Stephanie Argyros

Ruth Ann and John Evans

Mr. and Mrs. Moti Ferder

Tom Jenkins*

Mark Chapin Johnson

Denise and Patrick Johnson

Sharon and Seth Johnson

Parker S. Kennedy

Johanna and Dr. Kenneth Kim

Kenneth S. Muzzy

Karin Pearson

Drs. Jean and Evan Siegel

Honorable and Mrs. H. Warren Siegel

Melissa and Justin Vaicek

Richard Yang and Nancy Wong

VIRTUOSO CIRCLE

($20,000-$34,999)

Sally Bender

Patrick and Mary Dirk

Lynn and Douglas Freeman

Margaret Gates

Green Foundation

Donald Hu and Janet Zheng Kong

Kate Levering-Jahangiri and Reza Jahangiri

Betsy and Gary Jenkins

Robin Liu and Shiyao Peng

Clara and Robert Lobel

Goran Matijasevic

Pat and Richard McAuley

Dr. William and Lynn McMaster

Tom Miller

Missy and Chris Callero

Mark Nielsen

Raymond James

Leslie and Scott Seigel

Mrs. Andrea Steiner

CarolAnn Tassios

Mr. and Mrs. David Troob

Van Cleef & Arpels

Wilfred M. and Janet A. Roof Foundation/Jeff Snyder

Janet and Robert Zaugg

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE

($15,000-$19,999)

Susan Anderson

Diane and Tim Andrews

Susan and Robert Crowson

Deborah H. and Jeffrey H. Margolis

Dru and Larry Maurer

Theresa and Abbas Mohaddes

Carla and Kenneth Neeld

Cheryll and Richard Ruszat

Lee Anne and Bart van Aardenne

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE

($10,000-$14,999)

Anonymous Michael Adams

Lori and Harley Bassman

Deborah and Larry Bridges

Eileen Cirillo

Victoria and David Collins

Rebecca Cooper

Alayne Cortes

Mr. Bill Dolan, US Bank Charitable Services

Maria and Mohsen Fahmi

Lisette and Marcellus Fisher

Supervisor Katrina Foley

Marilyn and Karl Forsstrom

John and Janet Fossum

Rita and Ira Goldberg

Rona and Steve Gromet

Peter and Elizabeth Haaker

Lorraine and Loren Hansen

Marsha and Gary Johnson

Joanne and Dennis Keith

Barbara and Robert Kleist

Shanaz and Jack Langson

Hedy and Charles Lee

Ellen Marshall

Patricia and Robert McLaughlin

Raymond F. Melissa and Ms. Elena Bedford

Betty Middleton

Lauren and Richard Packard

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Phelan, Jr.

Jerri L. Rosen

James and Nancy Shih

Lisa and Larry Stofko

Mary-Christine Sungaila

Sean Foley

David Yeung and Oliva H. Wong

Edward S. Yeung

DONORS ANNUAL SUPPORT

COMPOSERS' CIRCLE

($5,000 $9,999)

Anne and Stan Angermeir

Anonymous

Margaret and Robert Beck

William Bonney

Virginia* and Richard Boureston

Barbara and Alexander Bowie

Linda and Robin Boyd

Susan and Richard Bridgford

Dede Brink

Carolyn D. Brown

James Burra

Jim Carter

Jill and Ray Chan

Jamie and Alfred Chilson

Bao and Delia Chin

Ronna and Donald Coe

Drs. Timothy and Sandra Cotter

Suzanne and Peter Desforges

Peter Dolotta and Sung-Hee Suh

Lucy Dunn

Claudia Erticci

Kenneth Fait

Dawn Dow and Kenneth Ferguson Jr.

Michele and John Forsyte

Odette and Ken Freed

Parvina and Jim Glidewell

Gordon Graham

Susan Hori and Monica Florian

Annica and James Newton Howard

Judy and Jerry Huang

Janice M. Johnson

Keith A. Johnson

SOLOIST’S CIRCLE

($3,500-$4,999)

Barbara and Robert Boies

Rosalind Britton

Denise B. Chilcote

SYMPHONY SOCIETY

Bill Dickinson

Mrs. Sandra DiSario

Graham & TJ Forsyth

Steve Frates

Pamela and Don Gilmour

Curt and Melanie Graham

Thomas T. Hemenway

Betty and Melvin Hoeffliger

E.G. and Anna Hornbostel

Sherry Chen and Joe Huang

Mark Ike

Music Loving Family from Irvine

Mr. and Mrs. G. Randolph Johnson

Judy and Terry Jones

Linda and Robert Knoth

Eric Lee

Nancy Lyons

Christie and Robert Narver

Catherine Pazemenas

Emily Rankin

Tyler Runge

Patti Sheiner

Gregory Smith & Liz Podsakoff

Cecilia and Peter Spenuzza

June and Ron Stein

Lisa and Sean Sutton

Dr. Sabina Lin and Peter Tan

Edith and Thomas Van Huss

Dr. Cynthia West and

Karen and Steven Wolf

Larry N. Woody

PERFORMERS' CIRCLE

($2,500-$3,499)

Dr. Donald and Claudia Abrahm

Analisa and Dr. Bruce Albert

Ellen Breitman and Brien Amspoker

Mila Beckers

Kristine Kaneko and David Bixler

Marie and Don Colucci

Sally and Randy Crockett

Pamela and Keith Curry

Ainin and Tom Edman

Patricia Ford

Grazier Family Trust

Patricia Grubman

William Grubman

Tim and Amy Guth

Shirley and Christopher Hull

Patricia Hwang

Kristin Jackson

Donna and John Jaecker

Betsy and Gary Jenkins

Maki Kaijo

Marilyn Korostoff

Evelyn and William Kroener

Terry McDonald

Deborah and Brian McGowan

Charlene J. Metoyer

Christine and Tam Nguyen

Cathleen and Charles Niederman

Allison and Charles Nightingale

Martha and Edmund Peyton

Emily Rankin

Richard Reisman

Ann and Robert Ronus

Adrianus Ruygrok

Jane and Robert L Schneider

Shari Simmons

Bob and Liz Sliepka

Marta and Dr. William N. Sokol.

James Sommerville

Dr. Johanna Treichler

Lucia Van Ruiten

Charlotte Varzi

Lynn and Frank Wagner

Gregory Walters

Mr. Geofrey B. Wickett and Mr. Normand P. Lessard

Jennifer and James Wong

Linda and Charles Zhao

Symphony Society members provide important additional support to Pacific Symphony through annual contributions between $50 and $2,499.

CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE

($1,000 $2,499)

Anonymous

Sharon G. Adams

Amy Amirani

Donna Anderson

Dr. Fernando H. Austin

Dr. Hana Ayala

Liz and Lee Aydelotte

Robert Ballard

Mark and Michelle Banas

Shirley Behar

Wanlyn Bejach

Ryan Best

Carolyn and Matthew Biller

Devin Binder

Pamela L. Blake

Sylvia Burnett

Linda and David Bush

Sharon and David Cook

Sini and Robert Corbin

Almira and Jim Craig

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Crandal

Catherine and Dean Dauger

Julie A. Davey

Ginny Davies

Marjorie and Roger Davisson

Susan De Santis

Mae Delabarre

Cynthia and Mark Disman

Joan M. Donahue

Jolene and Devon Dougherty

Linda Piro-Duke

Thomas Duncan

Kathy and Jerry Dunlap

Edward Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Ehrlich

Susan A. De Santis

Joan and Tony Fang

Cheryl and James Farkas

Don and Don Farmer

Virginia and Peter Farwell

Patricia S. Felbinger

Suzanne Fliszar

Ruby and Francis Foo

Rosalie Lynn Friedman

Susan and John Gabriel

Carolyn and John Garrett

Rhona W. Gewelber and Ms. Hali Lieb

Susan Glass

Gary Good and Jackie Charnley

Ildi Good

John Graves

Bill and Alison Gregg

Sanjiv Grover

Song Guo

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Guth

Terry Hanna and Paul Specterman

Hope Henry Hansen and Eric Hansen

Stephen Harner

Kathie Harris

Lucy Harrison

Jane and Robert Harvey

DONORS ANNUAL SUPPORT

Gerda Hemenway

Marilyn Heron

Kenneth R. Himes

Dai Hoang

Patricia and Chester Houston

Gwyn and Bill Hoyt

Karen and James Jackman

Raya Jaffee

Charles Janneck

Eileen Jeanette

Damien and Yvonne Jordan

Lucetta Kallis

Dr. Valeh Karimkhani

Don and Barbara Kaul

Ladonna Kienitz, Esq.

Kingston Technology

Carolyn and William Klein

Elaine and Michael Kleinman

Mr. Delos L. Knight and Ms. Peggy L. Day

Debra Kornswiet-Shandling & Family

Eve Kornyei

Susan and Jeff LeBoff

Doris and Kevin Lee

Kenneth Lester Foundation

Qinghua Li

Gregory Lincoln and Cindy Gardon

Mary Ling

Brenda Liou

Dana Long

Luciana Marabella

Laura Masoner

Dr. Richard Gates and Dr. Gail Mattson-Gates

Elizabeth McClellan

Kristen Megerian

Dr. Edwin S. Monuki

Robert Moodey

Ferial Mosharaf

Mary K. Moss

Pam and James Muzzy

Tawni Nguyen

Charlotte Novom-Stone

Arlene and Frank O'Donnell

Nella Webster

Linda and Bill Owen

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker

Susie Pendleton

Dorothea and Peter Perrin

Bill Peters

Helen Porter

Sue and John Prange

Lizette and Chris Pribus

Joan Price

Casey and Naomi Reitz

Marie Resnick

Nola Rochelle

Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Schlutz

Orva and David Schramm

Donna and Ernest Schroeder

Jamiela and Jim Self

Harriet and James Selna

Ella and Arkady Serebryannik

Tom and Genene Shambo

Greg Sharenow

Dr. and Mrs. Joel R. Sheiner

Bill and Marsha Simmons

Chris and John Smith

Beverly Spring

Brenda Springer

Ronald and Cathleen Stearns

Sachiyo and Alexander Stimpson

Susan and Timothy Strader

Robert Stromberger

Sun Labs Llc

Linda and Joseph Svehla

Sandra and Robert Teitsworth

Shirley and Albert Teng

Dr. Lauri Thrupp and Barbara Thrupp*

John and Kay Torell

John W. Ulrich

Nancy C. Untener

Sean Varner

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Von Berg

Mark Vuchinich

Katherine and Richard Wagner

Christine Walker Bowman and

David Bowman

Yi Chuan Wang

Jaynine and Dave Warner

Sophia Wen

Birgatta and Dan Werbin

Jennifer and Leung-Wing Wong

Phil Wyatt

Mirei and Shinobu Yoshida

Z&Z Property Investment Llc

Haiyan Zhang

Tong Zheng

Chung-Cha Ziesel-Fitch

PRINCIPALS' CIRCLE

($550-$999)

Robert Apfelzweig

Heidi and Roger Blackwell

Marjorie Boelman

John W. Bonner

Scott Brinkerhoff

Marilyn and Allen Carter

Dr. Robert Chilcote

Shiyun and Kathy Chung

Marcy Dordahl-Jones

Dr. and Mrs. Victor G. Ettinger

Susan and Michael Finnane

Jeannine A. Ford

Sandy and Thomas Gallaugher

Judi and Richard Glass

Debra Hali

Randall Herrel

Vivien Ide

Thaddeus Kulpinski

Dennis and Phyllis Laherty

Phoebe and Robert Lambeth

Paul and Bonnie Lubock

Dr. Homeira Mehrabian

Angela and Nick Miller

Gloria and Radoslav

Eleanore and James Monroe

Monika Moore

Michael Moses

Fredricka Older

Sarah Onheiber

Nikki Palley

Mr. James Palmer

John R. Patterson

Douglas D. Percell and Kathy K. Kelso

Dorcas Preston

Linda M. Pretzel-Roberts

Mark Quental

John J. Shaak

Howard Small

Janet L. Smith

Sherrill and Michael Smith

Stacey A Spohn

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Steinberg

Michael and Vana Surmanian

Rose and Donald Tyssee

Dr. Gregory Weiss

Sandra and Richard Whittaker

MUSICIANS' CIRCLE

($350-$549)

Anonymous Alex Jaimes

Amanda Barth

Angela Kung Acupunture & Wellness Center Inc

Angelica Hinojos

Antranik Paylan

Barbara Shapiro

Benjamin Brand

Bessemer Trust Company

Catherine and Harold Moore

Chieko K. Palenberg

Christine Zhao

Kayee and Christopher Bank

Daniel Gil

Diana Martin

Terry and Dianne Scott

Dr. Alexander O. Francini

Dr. and Mrs. Jay Calvert

Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Gordon

Cynthia and Shigeru Chino

Dr. Sidney Field

Dr. and Ms. John Middlebrooks

Dr. Bethany O'Connor

Dr. Daniel Pietenpol

Dr. Ding-Jo Currie

Joe and Elliott Kornhauser

Dr. Gary A. Rybold

Greg Marganian

Dr. Jo Ellen Chatham

Ms. Linda Lee Tenno

Dr. Lorellen Green

Richard A. Stea, M.D.

Dr. Robert Istad and Mr. David Navarro

Yaser Homsi

Emily Rauh Pulitzer

Eva Wyszkowski-Hartman

Grayson Yada

Gwen Del Castillo

James Kearns-Heath

James Thomas

Janet Hepp

Janice Tubbiola

Joan Danto

John Hoffman

John Jaecker

Judy R. Bloomingdale-Vinke

Kathie Ridgeway

Ken Jackson

Keun mi Kim

Leah and Larry Hamilton

Larry Klevos

Marvin Goecks

Angela Acevedo and Mike Malouf

Emily and Al Rowe

Alfred and Lydia Yu

Karen and Arthur Sayles

Cameron and Elaine Mummery

Diane and Cayler Carter

Dale and Andrene Bresnan

Barbara and Dan Rycroft

Mr. and Mrs. David Hellier

Karen A. Ursini

Tricia and Frank. Gebhardt

Sonja and J. Clinton Scott IV

Patricia and Jean Louis Cayanni

Judy and Joel Slutzky

Karen and Jose Cabanillas

Joe and Karen Tison

Sharon and Keith Sims

Larry and Lynda Underwood

Jody and Loren Wedret

Jane and Michael Burke

Mr. and Mrs. Mitsuhiko Nakano

Mary and Peter Tennyson

Holly and Raja Ammari

Bobby and Richard Stegemeier

Judy and Dave Threshie

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Krause

Nancy and Rodney Jeu

Katherine and Roger Yule

Marina and Stefan Steinberg

Thomas and Marilyn Bleak

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Langsdorf

Cathy and Brian Brady

Evelyn and Edwin Ashworth

George and Susan Fouts

Robin and Monte Nelson

Carol and Timothy McMahon

Karen and William Mangold

Brett Eddington

Cyrus Toosky

Mr. Dante Gumucio

Rose and Dennis Shirey

Dogan Koslu

Donald P. Jacobs

Edward Perez

Enes Torlic and Alma Adilagic-Torlic

DONORS ANNUAL SUPPORT

Ernest Torres

Mr. Gabriel G. Rivas and Mrs. Kelly Kunz Rivas

Gerry Hanley and Donna D. Chinn

Jelani Solper

Joe Kaplan and Linda Coss

Scottie and John Beringer

Heather Chisholm and Lloyd W Nagle

Magdy Eletreby

Michael Kosmala

Peter J. Meyers

Phillip M. Ruland

Robert S. Astor

Robert Denham

Robert J. MacHott

Terry C. Heptinstall

Melissa Hicks & Thomas McCormack

Travis K. Orme

Caren Sellers

Carla D. Fuchs

Mrs. Carol A. Klein

Mrs. Carol Choi

The Estrabridis Family

Joyce Ogden

Marilyn P. Schroeder

Marisa Ross

Minette Carter

Robin Lyall

Addie Mcbride

Alisa Kim

Amira Mansour

John and Vicki Faivre

Linda and Harold Wolff

Barbara Ginsberg

Barbara J. Alder

Carol Flynn

Carol K. Schwab

Deborah M. Rothbard

Deborah Schmidt

Anonymous

Deniene Husted

Donna Thiessen

Doris D. Farinacci

Eileen Kawas

Ellen Fujikawa

Huey Yann Ooi

Jill Bolton, Disneyland Resorts

Judy Cunningham

Julie Patterson

Kaii Lee

Carlson-Solmssen Foundation

Karyn Rashoff

Lori Morgan

Madeline Liu

Margaret R. Klein

Patricia Jorgensen

Ms. Phyllis T. Sakioka

Ms. Ruth E. Merkel

Shelby Rigg

Suzanne DeRossett

Tracy Steele

Vicky Staub

Wendy Blanda

Pedro A Robles Martinez

Lynn and Ramon Silver

Robert Tygenhof

Rogell Van Wyk

Sally Bender

Stephen Winters

SUPPORTERS’ CIRCLE

($150-$349)

Anonymous

Dorothy and William Acalin

Kelly J. Acquistapace

Babak Alavynrjad

Alexandria Allen

Mary K. Allen

Richard Allen

Eric Anderson

Shelley McCartney and Robert Anderson

Carol and Jerry Aspland

Janie Bailey

Anita Bajpai & Family

Michelle and Brady Barto

Lisa M. Battig

Craig Behrens and Pat Price

Celeste and Carl Benninger

Leann Benvenuti

Karen and Michael Block

Ginny and Bill Blough

Marjorie Boelman

Carl Bohmholdt

Robert Bonner

Ali Borazjani

Mr. and Mrs. Bayard E. Bosserman

Jonathan Boswell

Peter Brennan

Terry Bridges

Ann Brogden

Maureen and Emil Brolick

Trudy Buck

Michelle Bumatay

Dr. Juris Bunkis

Kevin Curtiss

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byerly

Robin Callan

Bonnie and Albert Calonico

Dwight and Gabriele G. Carey

Pamela J. Carlton

Joe and Barbara Chamberlain

Fanglee Chang

Joey Chen

Jovy Cheng

Helen and San Chin

Mr. and Ms. Robert W. Clemmer

Carol and Jeff Cogan

Bianca Converse

Marcia and Robert Cooley

Connie and Jeffrey Coop Jr.

John Corcoran

John and Megan Creigh

Phyllis Paxton and Alton Crowell

Tobby Curry & Delores M. Trevorrow

Kevin Curtiss

Carol and David Davis

Jill Day

Els Delanoy

Peggy W. DeShan

Gloria Dialynas

Steven Edwards

Karen and Olly Efthyvoulos

Gregory and Shawna Ellis

Steven Fienberg

William Filsinger

Gerald Fisher

Joyce Fitch

Susan and Frank Flatauer

Betsy A. Foster

Roberta Fox

Kelly and Ted Frankiewicz

Norman C. Fricker

Petrina Friede

Heidi Fries

Ilona and Stanley Galant

Dr. Robert F. Galbreath

Don Gardner

James George

Ollie Gilmore

Barbara Glabman

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gleason

Ms. Elza Gousseva

Margot Graves

Jeff Gruener

Kari Hallowell

Marlene S. Hanlon

Brenda Hardwig

Rick and Leigh Harlow

Freeda and Gary Harrington

Peggy and Norman Hauret

Norma and Edwin Henderson

Mr. Edward M. Hepner and Ms. Joan E. Jackson

Kris Hernandez

Ms. Marlene Hewett

Ulf Heywang

Steven Highland

Renee Ho

Karen Torell Hoffman

Mary K. Hoffman

Laura Holly

Rita Hopper

Joyce Horowitz

Pamela Horowitz

Dale Hudson

John Hunter

Virginia Cassara and Tim Hunter

Fredrick Ieuter

Iris Ingram

Jane Ishibashi

John Jacobson

Stan N. Jantz

Barbara Sue Johnson

Donna Johnson

Theresa Jones

Randolf W. Katz

Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Katz

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kawai

Kari Kerr

Nancy Kidder

Chun Nien King

Dr. Lawrence A. Klein

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Boz brings the lowdown into the Center

Boz Scaggs is a legendary name in rock. As a singer, songwriter, and guitarist—“I was a guitar player first off” he says—he has had a career and a voice that is still going strong after 50 years of hits. Scaggs brings his signature blend of blues, R&B, and rock to the Segerstrom Hall stage for an unforgettable one-night-only performance.

Scaggs became friends with Steve Miller when they were in middle school (Miller helped him learn to play the guitar) and later joined him as a member of the Steve Miller Band. Hits followed, but Scaggs eventually decided to launch a solo career that would define the sound of ‘70s music and beyond. It was a good decision: He won a GRAMMY® for his 1976 album Silk Degrees, which included the mega-hits “Lido Shuffle” and “Lowdown.”

It catapulted him to stardom, and unexpectedly helped pave the way for the creation of the band Toto. Several of the studio musicians on Scaggs’ album had been thinking about forming a band, and playing together on tour with Scaggs accelerated the decision that they would be a successful group. (Columbia Records gave the new band a contract without even auditioning them.) Several of them still collaborate with Scaggs from time to time.

Scaggs has stayed the course, singing and writing songs that cross the blues with rock, soul, R&B, funk, and what soon became known as neo-progressive rock. “I really just followed my musical instincts every step of my life,” says Scaggs.

“He is a writer, a singer, a guitarist, an elegant dresser, and a careful practitioner of all these crafts,” says vivascene.com. “His voice is deeper and richer than back in the ’70s, but no less passionate.” His most recent albums reflect his continuing varied output. On A Fool to Care he duets on a song with Bonnie Raitt, and his most recent, Out of the Blues, is a collection of original blues songs.

But what about that name—Boz—where did it come from? His real name is William Royce, but a childhood classmate wanted to give Scaggs a “weird” nickname. This started out as “Bosley,” then “Boswell” and “Bosworth.” The name was later shortened to Boz.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the music that shaped more than one generation’s mental soundtrack, and perhaps yours as well.

Segerstrom Hall October 24

PACIFIC CHORALE’S 2025-26 CONCERT SEASON

PLATINUM

AT THE RENÉE AND HENRY

SEGERSTROM CONCERT HALL: Poulenc & Hagen

OCTOBER 25, 2025

Showcasing Poulenc’s exuberant Gloria alongside the world premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s What the Soul Already Knows. Tis the Season!

DECEMBER 21 & 22, 2025

Pacific Chorale’s holiday extravaganza lights up the stage with seasonal classics, whimsical surprises, and Santa himself!

A Serenade to Music

Conducted by Artistic Director

Emeritus John Alexander

MAY 23, 2026

John Alexander returns to conduct

Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony in works by Brahms, Boulanger, Bruckner, Heggie, Mozart, Ticheli and Vaughan Williams.

It’s unlikely that when Branford Marsalis was growing up, he ever considered a career that didn’t involve music. His mother is a jazz singer, and his father is a pianist and music professor. And there are his three older brothers, who are all jazz musicians. It might have been hard to rebel against all that. Jazz lovers are happy that he didn’t.

Associated Press says Branford “leads one of the most cohesive, intense small jazz ensembles on the scene today.” They return to Samueli Theater for two shows next month with An Evening with Branford Marsalis.

Growing up, Branford took up the clarinet, then moved on to alto and tenor saxophones. It’s not just for jazz. His long career has included periods of playing classical music, pop and rock. He has won three GRAMMY® Awards, a Tony® nomination for his work as a composer on Broadway, and a citation by the National Endowment for the Arts as Jazz Master. He even created his own music label, Marsalis Music.

A few more things that have kept him busy:

• While a student, he toured Europe with an ensemble led by Art Blakey. He also toured Japan with Herbie Hancock.

• He became very popular with Deadheads when he played with the Grateful Dead and appeared on their live album Without a Net.

• He has taught at a number of colleges, including Michigan State University, San Francisco State University, and North Carolina Central University.

• He wrote the music for the 2010 revival of August Wilson’s play, Fences, on Broadway.

• He wrote film scores for Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. He had a role in Spike Lee’s School Daze and was able to improvise some of his lines.

• He played with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

“Which way Marsalis will go next is anybody’s guess,” says popmatters.com, “because the Jedi jazz master has just about done it all in his wideranging career.” Branford may not know himself. “It doesn’t really matter where our journey goes, as long as we keep the dance going. I’m too busy looking forward to even think of looking back.”

We’re glad that journey includes the Center.

Samueli Theater October 4

PNC Bank: A welcome partner at the Center

When PNC Bank arrived in Orange County just three years ago, it wasted no time in getting involved with the local arts community. Within a year, the banking institution, which was founded 160 years ago, was supporting jazz and Broadway productions at the Center.

“We want to support organizations that reflect who PNC Bank is as a company: committed to innovation, empowerment, and deep-rooted community engagement,” says Jarrod Ingle, PNC Bank regional president for Orange County and Inland Empire. “Segerstrom Center stands out as a premier arts institution that embodies these values.”

PNC Bank brings a national commitment to arts and culture, which play an important role in connecting disparate communities. The variety of world-class productions brought to Orange County by the Center helps contribute to a shared experience that helps build community identity and pride. Everyone can experience the joy of art and music through Summer Sounds music on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza, share Family Series performances from theater companies from around the world, or join Tuesday Night Dance, which teaches a different kind of dance each month.

“Our collaboration with the Center gives us the opportunity to be part of the vibrant cultural and business landscape that defines Orange County,” says Denise Scott, vice president, client and community relations director for Orange County and Inland Empire.

An Orange County native, Scott also advocates for the arts scene here and enjoys introducing PNC clients to the Center’s music series. It might be something the client has always loved, or something new they would like to hear. This past season they attended a

performance by Samara Joy, who is an up-andcoming jazz superstar, and Broadway shows including Funny Girl, Peter Pan, and this month’s & Juliet.

“One of my favorite memories from last season was attending a performance of Funny Girl following a client event held at the Center,” says Jarrod. “While we were enjoying dinner before the show, one of the ensemble cast members came in to greet the group. We asked how we could identify her when we were watching the show. ‘Watch for the flip. I’ll do a peace sign after,’ she said. Sure enough, at one point she did that and our guests erupted in applause. It was a small gesture, but it made our clients feel like they had been in on a special secret and experienced a personal moment in the show.”

Clients and customers appreciate the partnership PNC Bank has with the arts. It’s a clear signal of the connection they have in this community. The Center is delighted to have the support of PNC Bank as it continues to be a strong part of Orange County.

Photo: Matthew Murphy

& Juliet

Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp sing out

It’s time now to sing out Though the story never ends Let’s celebrate

Remember a year in the life of friends —“Seasons of Love” (Rent)

Actors and singers Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp both starred in the original production of Johnathan Larson’s musical Rent, then in the movie version of the musical, and later the Broadway tour. But there is so much more to these two performers, who have remained friends since those early days. They are back on tour together with their own hit show, Celebrating Friendship and History, and will be in Samueli Theater for three performances in October. “A revelatory show!” says The New York Times.

This is not just an opportunity for Rentheads to sing songs from Rent with its stars, although

that is part of the mix. These two share a lot in life, and they share with the audience stories about each growing up with an interest in music and theater, and some of the songs that inspired them as they were coming into their own in the ’90s. It was 1996 when they were both cast in the original off-Broadway production of Rent and their lives changed forever.

For Pascal, his earlier interest was all about rock music. Interviewed recently by his alma mater, New York Institute of Technology, he said “I was playing in rock bands.” Theater came later. Rapp was acting in community theater as a child and as he grew up he won roles in films and theater productions. When he auditioned for Rent, Larson offered him a leading role and then wrote new songs for the production specifically for Rapp’s voice.

While each of them has had their own projects post-Rent, the musical still holds a

Photo: Michael Allan Galvez

special place in their hearts and the continued friendship may say something about how Larson picked his cast. Even the music director for Celebrating … was in the original band in Rent.

“The evening felt more like a rock concert,” says thefrontrowcenter.com. “All around me folks were rocking out in their seats and bobbing their heads up, down, to and fro.”

“Pascal and Rapp are so mesmerizing you’ll be glued on to them from start to finish,” says broadwayworld.com. “My only complaint about the evening is that like all good things, it eventually came to an end.” Center fans will be saying the same thing about this Cabaret Series engagement.

Samueli Theater

October 16–18

Adam Pascal

Anthony Rapp

Photo: Richard Corman

Corporate and Foundation Support

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is pleased to thank the following corporations and foundations for providing annual contributions to the Center in support of our artistic and community education programs and our special event and performance sponsorships throughout the year.*

LEAD PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION SPONSORS

The Albertsons Companies Foundation

Anonymous

Automobile Club of Southern California

Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners

Barbara Steele Williams Designated Agency Endowment

Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza

BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Canterbury Consulting

Capital Group Companies

Cartier

Crean Foundation

E Nakamichi Foundation

Enterprise Mobility

Gucci

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Mesa Water District

THE SEGERSTROM FOUNDATION

Northern Trust

Orange County Community Foundation

Oscar de la Renta

Pacific Life Foundation

Schools First Federal Credit Union

SPECIAL THANKS

KJAZZ 88.1

Läderach

Total Wine & More

United Airlines

To learn more about the Center’s corporate and foundation partnership opportunities and the benefits available, please contact CorpSupport@scfta.org or 714.942.6326.

ARTS AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Segerstrom Center applauds the following business and community leaders

Jesse D. Bagley

Katheryn Baker

Lupe Erwin

Cory Glass

Peter Krieger

Fiona T. LeCong-Ly

Monika Lopez

Sarah J. McElroy

Jill Meznarich

Vanessa Moore

Maurice Murray, Chair

Tammy Octavio

Patrick Strader

Yvonne Tsao

Jaynine Warner

William F. Meehan, Founding Chairman

* as of August 13, 2025

Family Owned Since 1946 BLOCK & HARDSCAPE

Donors

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is enormously grateful for the support from the donors listed on the following pages. Your generosity empowers the Center to provide dynamic performances and artistic education programs for all of Orange County. You allow us to continue our promise to become an inclusive cultural resource for our entire community. Thank you!

CUMULATIVE GIVING

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is deeply grateful to the following donors who have provided extraordinary support during their lifetime:

$20,000,000 +

Julia and George Argyros / Argyros Family Foundation

Audrey Steele Burnand*

William J. Gillespie*

Elizabeth and Henry T.* Segerstrom

$10,000,000 + Anonymous

Toby Andrews Angels of the Arts

Sandy Segerstrom Daniels

Mr. and Mrs. David Wayne Grant

The Guilds of the Center

Richard C. and Virginia A. Hunsaker*

Mr. Donald E. and Lacy Moriarty

Eugene and Ruth Ann Moriarty*

Jean Moriarty*

Richard A. and Marilyn Kayla Moriarty

Reverend and Mrs. Steven Perry

Samueli Foundation

Sally E. Segerstrom

Jennifer and Anton Segerstrom

Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation

Ruth Segerstrom*

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Segerstrom

Mr. Toren H. Segerstrom

Veronica P. Segerstrom

Mrs. Yvonne Segerstrom*

South Coast Plaza

Mrs. Richard Steele*

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Williams

$5,000,000 +

Bank of America / Bank of America Foundation

Jane and Jim Driscoll

Steve* and Cindy Fry / Fry Family Foundation

The James Irvine Foundation

Ralph and Eleanor Leatherby Family Foundation

General* and Mrs. William Lyon

Phil and Mary Lyons

Harry and Grace Steele Foundation

Swenson Family Foundation

$3,000,000 +

The Boeing Company

Broadway Across America

Freedom Communications, Inc.

Michael and Eleanor* Gordon

Roger and Tracy Kirwan

Times Mirror Foundation and Los Angeles Times

Rick Muth Family/ORCO Block & Hardscape

Dr. Henry Nicholas III

Ms. Stacey Nicholas

Bill and Pat Podlich

Michelle Rohé

$2,000,000 + Anonymous

Zee M. Allred,* Dean C. Allred, Carol Ann Allred Starr

Mrs. D. James Bentley*

Benjamin and Carmela Du

Edison International

The First American Corporation

Fluor Corporation / The Fluor Foundation

John and Toni Ginger

Mark Chapin Johnson

W. M. Keck Foundation

Kia Motors America, Inc.

Kling Family Foundation

Sharon D. Lund Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. George Schreyer

Tara and David Troob

Jean and Tim Weiss

$1,500,000 +

Ginger and Tony Allen

Mr.* and Mrs. James P. Baldwin

The Beall Family

Deborah and Larry J. Bridges

Kevin and Denise Cassin

Eileen J. Cirillo

Cox Communications / Cox Media

Randy and Sally Crockett

Mr. and Mrs. Moti Ferder, Lugano Diamonds

Paul F. and Daranne Folino

Lawrence and Dolores Higby

The Irvine Company

Margaret G. and Thomas E. Larkin*

Paul and Lilly Merage

Mercedes-Benz USA

Mrs. Marjorie T. Rawlins*

Rutan & Tucker, LLP

Spectrum Reach

Elizabeth Colyear Vincent*

Cecil C. and Kathryn H. Wright*

$1,000,000 +

Anonymous

Howard and Roberta Ahmanson

Bette and Wylie Aitken

Automobile Club of Southern California

Dr. Michael M.* and Patricia A. Berns

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bettingen*

Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bettingen*

Marta and Raj Bhathal

California Bank & Trust

Callero Family Foundation

Ellen and Clarence* Conzelman

Delta Air Lines

Carole and Robert* Follman

Leo Freedman Foundation

June M. Fry

Jackie Glass / Kling Family Foundation

Rondell B. and Joyce P. Hanson

Nora and Charles Hester* and the Hester Family Foundation

George Hoag Family Foundation

S.L. and Betty Huang / Huang Family Foundation

Kaiser Permanente

KJAZZ 88.1

Shanaz and Jack Langson

Corey and Leslie Leyton

Mrs. Colleen Manchester

David and Kathryn Moore

Mrs. Mary E. Moore

Pam and Jim Muzzy

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. O’Bryan

Pacific Life

Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts

Donna Shannon-O’Bryan

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Simon

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Smith

The Sommerville Trust

Georgia Hull Spooner*

Diane and David Steffy

Dorothy Stillwell*

Susan M. and Timothy L. Strader Family

The Warner Family

Wells Fargo / Wells Fargo Foundation

Mrs. Constance T. Whitney*

Carol* and Kent Wilken

$750,000 + Mary and Richard* Cramer

James* and Catherine Emmi

Maralou and Jerry* Harrington

Dr.* and Mrs. Randall R. McCardle

Mrs. Mary M. Muth*

Trish and John* O’Donnell

Charles and Patricia Poss*

Rockwell International

Bev and Bob Sandelman

Karalyn and Joseph* Schuchert

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Owen Shea

Janice and Ted Smith

The Reinhold Foundation

Mr.* and Mrs. Joseph M. Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson

Thomas and Elizabeth Tierney

Thomas and Joyce Tucker Family

$500,000 +

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Allen

The Allergan Foundation

Doug and Jaimee Baker

Pamela and Al Baldwin

Dr. and Mrs. Arnold O. Beckman*

Mr.* and Mrs. Benton Bejach

Katherine and Howard Bland

Cartier

Victoria* and David Collins

The John L. Curci Family

Patricia Fredricks-Dolson*

Mr. and Mrs. David Emmes II

Andy and Joan Fimiano

Carol Frobish*

Frome Family Foundation

Harriett F. Grant*

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Heinz*

Valerie and Hans Imhof

The Joseph Family

JPMorgan Chase & Co. / JPMorgan Chase & Co. Foundation

Barbara* and Robert Kleist

K-MOZART 105.1 FM

Varla E. Newbury Knauss and Curtis A. Knauss

KOCE

Eve A. Kornyei

Classical KUSC

Robert D.* and Patricia B. MacDonald

Marcia L. Millen, in memory of James and Leath Millen

NORDSTROM

The Peter Ochs Family

Jackie Singer and John Pope

Ralphs / Food 4 Less

Carlene Rona*

Estate of Karen Ann Roos

Michael* and Stacy Schlinger

H. Michael and Holly Schwartz

Nick and Heidi Shahrestany

The Shanbrom Family

Shea Homes Foundation

Justice Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret.) and Mr. Ygal Sonenshine

Connie and Dr. Peter Spenuzza / Spenuzza Velastegui Family Foundation

John* and Elizabeth Stahr

Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Mrs. Valaree Wahler

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Warmington

*in memoriam

CENTER FUND

The Center Fund provides general operating support on an annual basis for Segerstrom Center for the Arts and its programs. We are honored to recognize the following individuals, corporations and foundations for their gifts made between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. Your generosity makes all we do possible—and we thank you! To learn more about the Center Fund and the benefits of giving, please contact us at 714.556.2122 x4009 or Give@scfta.org.

$1,000,000+

Julia and George Argyros

Lisa Argyros / Argyros Family Foundation

Stephanie Argyros / Argyros Family Foundation

Sandy Segerstrom Daniels

Wendy and Mark Hales

$500,000+

Anonymous

Kevin and Denise Cassin

Phil and Mary Lyons

Mr.* and Mrs. George Schreyer

H. Michael and Holly Schwartz

Elizabeth and Henry T.* Segerstrom

Sally E. Segerstrom

$250,000+

Anonymous (2)

Laura and Tim Vanderhook

$100,000+

Anonymous

Marta and Raj Bhathal

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chan

Randy and Sally Crockett

Jane and Jim Driscoll

John and Toni Ginger

The Guilds of the Center

Valerie and Hans Imhof

Roger and Tracy Kirwan

Kling Family Foundation / Jackie Glass

Rick Muth Family/ ORCO Block & Hardscape

Reverend and Mrs. Steven Perry

John and Sherry Phelan

Bill and Pat Podlich

Michael* and Stacy Schlinger

Stewart R. Smith and Robin A. Ferracone

Jaynine and Dave Warner

$50,000+

Howard and Roberta Ahmanson

Bart and Elizabeth Asner

Pamela and Al Baldwin

Deborah and Larry J. Bridges

John and Louise Bryson

David and Barbara Cline

David and Molly Pyott Foundation

Ben and Carmela Du Family Foundation Fund

Andra Greene Ellingson and Tom Ellingson

Andy and Joan Fimiano

Floriani Family

S.L. and Betty Huang / Huang Family Foundation

J.S. Frank Foundation

Reza Jahangiri and Kate Levering-Jahangiri

The James Previti Family Foundation

The Jonathan and Nicole Cronstedt Foundation

Kling Family Foundation

Karla Kraft and Anderee Berengian

Dale Landon and Carole Haes Landon

Britt and Robert Meyer

Jennifer and Brian Niccol

Lana and Walter Parsadayan

Carolyn Zarate-Ramsey and Robert Ramsey

Michelle Rohé

Honorable H. Warren and Janet Siegel

Tony and Jessy Smith

Connie and Dr. Peter Spenuzza/ Spenuzza Velastegui Family Foundation

Diane and David Steffy

Steven M. Sorenson Foundation

Swenson Family Foundation

Tammy and Samuel Tang

The Tappan Foundation

Tara and David Troob

Carol* and Kent Wilken

Charlie and Ling Zhang

$35,000+

Anonymous (2)

The Aronoff Family

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Best

Mr. Charles B. Caldwell

Mr. Mark Chan

Eileen J. Cirillo

The John L. Curci Family

Christy and Rich Flanagan

Lawrence and Dolores Higby

Paul and Bonnie Lubock

M.Y. Family Fund

Lisa and Richard Merage

Marcia L. Millen, in memory of James and Leath Millen

PeopleSpace / Jesse and Amy Bagley

Warren Felson and Lucy Sun

Dr. Michelle and Mr. David Tabb

Stacey and Paul Von Berg

Wilfred M. and Janet A. Roof Foundation

$25,000+

Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Anderson

Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus Arman

Katherine and Howard Bland

Maria A. Cadigan

California Educational Consultant Group, Inc., Dr. Allan H. Lifson and Isaac Torres, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Cancellieri

Chapman University

Victoria* and David Collins

Bobbi Cox

Mary and Richard* Cramer

Tim and Michelle Dean

Allan* and Sandy Fainbarg

Angela Friedman

Diane and Joyce* Froot

Michael and Debra Garnreiter

GOAL Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grody

Jenny and Jeff Gross

The Grosvenor Family

Maralou Harrington

Kathryn Harris

Gavin and Ninetta Herbert

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jackson

Barbara Hiller Johnson

Mary Phillipp and David Johnson

Burt and Molly Jolly

Junebug Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kaul

Deborah H. and Jeffrey H. Margolis

Twyla Martin and Gerald Parsky

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Matheson

Dr. Gail Mattson-Gates

Mr. and Mrs. James V. Mazzo

Rebecca and Carl McLarand

Haydee Mollura

Jasmine Morielli, in memory of Scott Morielli

Dr. Terri Morris

Mara and Keith Murray

Cheryl Hill Oakes

Mr. and Mrs. William O. Passo

Mr. John R. Patterson

Laila and Dryden Pence

Bev and Bob Sandelman

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Simon

Mindy and Glenn Stearns

Sue and Ralph Stern

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs. R. David Threshie, Jr.

Ms. Diana Martin and Mr. Mark Tomaino

Ms. Elizabeth Wahler

The Robert* and Valaree Wahler Family

$15,000+

Mr.* and Mrs. Byron Allumbaugh

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Bergman

Toni and Steven Berlinger

The Cameron Family Foundation

Mary and John Carrington

John and Kate Carvelli

City of Hope

Mr. Joseph Connor

Craig and Gisele Barto Family Foundation

Janet L. Curci

Mr. and Dr. Debons

Mr. and Mrs. W. James Edwards III

Pat Felbinger

Anthony and Carie Ferry

Carole and Robert* Follman

Frome Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. T. Fukunaga*/ Kay K. Fukunaga

The Doug* and Julie Garn Family

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Garrett

Kim and Scott Harris-Weiner

Alice and Kevin Hayes

Constance Hsu-Chernault

Mr. Matthew M. Jadali

Gay and Rob Johnson

The Kling Family Foundation by Vickie Gumm

Ms. MaryLois Kuhn

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Kuluris

Mr. and Mrs. C. Ronald Livingston*

The Louise Merage Family Foundation

Douglas (Tad) Lowrey and Gayle Lowrey

Brad and Becky Lund

Robert D.* and Patricia B. MacDonald

Mr. and Mrs.* Robert J. Mairena

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Meiling

Paul and Lilly Merage

Steven Militzok

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Moorhead

Pam and Jim Muzzy

Ms. Nella Webster O’Grady

Annette and Joseph Oltmans II

Patrick E. Paddon and S. Leslie Jewett

Maryam Parman

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Pitts

Ms. Karen Rabe

Joan Riach Gayner

Ms. Maria Rigatti

Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting

Mr. and Dr. Christopher Scott

Scott and Leslie Seigel

Joan and Alan Sellers

Shorebreak Foundation, LLC

Marca and Brian Singer

Mr. and Mrs. Evan Slavik

The Sommerville Trust

Justice Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret.) and Mr. Ygal Sonenshine

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Steinmann

Katie and Peter Szyman

Donna and Ray Thagard, Jr.

Paige West

The Whitcher Family

$10,000+

Anonymous

The Beall Family

Dr.* and Mrs. John R. Betson

Mr. Alex Bhathal

Barbara and Alex Bowie

Mr. and Mrs.* David C. Brown

David and Suzanne Chonette

Amy Chu

Michael Dreyer and Hannah An Judi Dutton

Robert* and LaDorna* Eichenberg

Danika Felty and Victor Ronchetti

Lynn and Douglas K. Freeman

Dr. and Mrs. Gary T. Jenkins

Josephine Herbert Gleis Foundation

Varla E. Newbury Knauss and Curtis A. Knauss

Jim and Gale Luce

Michelle Merage

Neil and Barbara Phillips Trust

Tamara Octavio

Helga Pralle

Ms. Christy A. Rosen

Trish and Steve Scarborough

Richard and Patricia Shinto

Kimberly and Joshua Snyder

Arlo and Marci Sorensen

Susan M. and Timothy L. Strader Family

Josh and Nicole Strathman

The Suire Family

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Tsao

Adam and Artemis Tuliper

Mr. and Ms. Wes Whitmore

In memory of Barbara Steele Williams*

$5,000+

Ginger and Tony Allen

Elizabeth An and Gordon Clune

Dr. and Mrs. Leslie A. Bain

Katheryn Baker

Sally Bender

Mr. and Mrs. Colin Best

Kimberly Burge

Peter and Kate Carlton Household

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cohn, in honor of George Schreyer

Gunnel Cole

Mr. Gordon Cowan

Lewis H. Drumwright

Laurie and Steve Duncan

E. Nakamichi Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. David Eggleston

Susan and Robert Ehrlich

Shari and Harry Esayian

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Estabrooks

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Robert Farnsworth and Lori Grayson

Ashley and Zach Fischer

Iris and Arnold Frankel

Dr. Robert Furman

Mary Gilly and John Graham

Cory Glass

Howard Gleicher / Damon Chen

Marlene and Sam* Hamontree

Karen Hardin-Swickard

Ms. Kerry L. Hedley

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Himes

David L. Horowitz Family

Ms. Victoria Hutton

Mr. Rodney Imai

The Jaffe Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jaffee

Donna Janes

Mr. Ken Jillson

Jessica and James Johnson

Janice M. and Roger* W. Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy M. Jones

Nicole and Steve Joseph

Dr. Tatiana Kain and Dr. Zeev Kain

Don and Soogie Kang

Randy and Linda Kearns

Teri Kennady

Eve A. Kornyei

Mr. Peter Krieger

Randy and Sarah Lake

Ms. Fiona LeCong-Ly and Dr. Vietnam Ly

Dr. and Mrs. Milton Legome

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Edward LeVasseur, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Randall W. Lewis

Corey and Leslie Leyton

Monika Lopez

Suzanne and James Robb Mellor

Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Meltzer

John and Karen Meston

Willis L. and Dorothy M. Miller and Family

Miracle Foundation Fund

Vanessa Moore

Mr. Maurice Murray and Dr. Jennifer Ballinger Murray

Bob and Christie Narver

In memory Of Mr. Robert T. Newell

Mark and Carol Perry

Pirzadeh & Associates, Inc.

Charlie and Kristi Proctor

Mr. and Mrs. John Rayburn

Marilyn Hester Robbins and William Robbins

Georgia and Robert Roth

Kathryn Rousek Smith

Melinda and Steven Sanders

Sandy and Harriet Sandhu

David and Orva Schramm

Mrs. Patricia Shiley Magana

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Spanos

Dr. and Mrs. Barry D. Steele

Ronald and June Stein

Lisa and Wayne Stelmar

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Strader

Peter and Mary Tennyson

Dr. and Mrs. DeLane Thyen

Thomas and Elizabeth Tierney

Linda Tsai

Amy and Jeffrey Vieth

Dr. Christina Wainwright and Mr. Shep Wainwright

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence M. Watson

Paul and Cheryl Wyrick

Darren and Christina Xanthos

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Yourman

$2,500+

Anonymous (2)

Ms. Kathy R. Akashi

Mr. Paul Anderson and Ms. Jessica Parris

Ms. Iris Asbury

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bailey

Sharon Barrett

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bein

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Benkie

Barbara J. Benson

Ms. Rhonda Beylik

Mark and Marilyn Bleak

Mrs. Kimberly and Dr. Stephen Bowen

Gloria Brandes

Elisabeth and Dr. Frank Brow

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Callard

Jean Campbell

Luisa Cano

Marty Chao and Jean Chung

Mrs. Stella Mae Charton

Dr. and Mrs. Shigeru Chino

Lisa Ciampa

Mr. Otis Cliatt II

Ronna and Donald Coe

Candice Collings Gorsuch

Mr. William Gordon and Dr. Susan M. Condrey

Sean Connolly

Corkett/Myers Families

Michael and Anne Crawford

Mrs. Barbara Cunningham

Victoria Cushey

Noël Davis

Gregg Denicola, M.D.

Dr. Daniel P. Dennies

Ms. Jill Dulich

Steve Dunham

Lynda Tryon Einstein

Michael G. Ermer

Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Evarts

Ms. Roberta Feuerstein

Dr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Fishman

Mike and Sharon Galassi

Mrs. Jerra L. Garrett

Margaret Gates

Miriam Ghabour

Julie Gialketsis

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gorum

Bruce and Eileen Harrigan

Mark and Kristine Howlett

Serena Huynh

Mr. Mark P. Ike

Jackson Tidus

Mrs. Susie Jaqua

Tom Jenkins

Kenneth L. and Marilyn C. Jones

Jennifer Keller

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Klein

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Knowland

Dr. Elliott Kornhauser

Dr.* and Mrs. Paul K. Lam

Latham & Watkins

Ms. Michelle Lee

Mr. and Mrs. Steven and Rose Lesser

Jeanne Lewand

Mark and Felicia LeWinter

Jacqueline Lombardi

In memory of Ed Lynch

In memory of Victorio Adan Maestas

Miss Ariana Miramontes

Patricia Ann and Robert M. Marshall

Ms. Caren Mason

George and Sarah McDaniel

R. Patrick* and Jeannette L. McDaniel

Susan Mears

Kentec Medical Inc, in memory of Carol Wilken

Thomas and Deanna Mitro

Moises Montoya

Tom and Naomi Moon

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morris

Newmeyer & Dillion

Chien and Linh Nguyen

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nicolette

The Minoru Nitta Family

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Packard

Yvette Pergola

Sandra and Dan Perlmutter

Ms. Diane Peterson

Pharris Group

Mr. Willard Pierce

Mr. Mark Pomerantz

Patricia Price and Craig Behrens

Marcia Kay and Ron Radelet

Walter and Renate Rados

John Rallis and Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis

Collect Random and the Randos

Suzanne C. and Jim H. Reinhardt

Mr. Rick Reischman

David* and Linda Roberson Family

Mr. and Mrs. Loren Rojek

The Ronnenberg Family

Dr. Judy Fluor Runels, in memory of Gregory Osborne

Mr.* and Mrs. Jack A. Sage

Ms. Lynn Salo

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Schneider

Mrs. Bonnie Scidmore

Margaret Selby

Emmanuel Sharef and Emilia Yin

Bill and Ronna Shipman

Ms. Shari Simmons

Lance and Deborah Slimmer

Stephen E. Smith and Kathy Coyle Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Soderling

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Stein

Dr. Richard Sundell

Mr. Lee R. Sutherland

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Sweeney

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thacker

Mary Tolar

Dr. David L. Tsoong and Dr. Betty K. Tu

Ann Van Ausdeln

S. Vander Wal and S. Vincent

In memory of Robert D. Walters

Mrs. Martha E. Weida

Ms. Sandy Wessman

Geofrey Wickett and Normand Lessard

S. Gayle Widyolar, M.D.

Mrs. Bobbitt Williams

D and G Winzey

Ms. Lidia Yan

Mr. and Mrs. Dean J. Zipser

$1,500+

Sharon G. Adams

Ms. Janine Adesko

Courtney Aguirre

Ms. Donna Anderson and Mr. Ronald Willut

Anonymous Emmons-Babilo Family

Baker Family Trust

Ms. Diane Bangar

Mrs. Jennifer Berg

John and Kathy Besnard

Ms. Donna S. Bianchi

Phil and Judy Binder

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blair

Bill and Judy Brady

Ms. Karly Brown

Mr. Hoang Bui

Sylvia Burnett

Mr. Brian Lindley and Mrs. Maile Busby-Lindley

Ms. Donna F. Calvert

Chadwick Family

Dr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Chapman

The Chozen Family

Miss Kim Christiansen

Ms. Mary Coates

Gail and Jim Daniels

Roger and Marjorie Davisson

Mr. James and Mrs. Lavon DeGraw

Mrs. Lorraine Dentz

Mary Allyn and Earl Dexter

Mrs. Sandra DiSario

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Duncan Jr.

Ellen Dupuy

Frances L. Dye

Gregory Eberhardt

Ms. Nancy Eberhardt

Mrs. Mariam El Haj

Alexander Eliseev and Ilmira Museeva

Karen Ellis and Sandra Hartness

Cyndee Ely

Mrs. Kaaryn File

Mrs. Cristy Fischbeck

Cliff and Kathy Fleming

Christine Flowers

Janet Ford

Steve* and Cindy Fry / Fry Family Foundation

Marte* and Jack Ganoung

Ms. Cheryl Garland

Greg Gates

Gerrie Goodreau

Mr. Donald Gormly

Mrs. Sharon Gregg

April and Gene Hartline

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hartshorn and Family

Vicki and David Hatfield

Angela Sue Helin

Gary* and Sara, Frank and Brad Hinman

Mr. Dai Hoang

Hing and Doris Hung

Mr. Darrel Huntington

Dr. Douglas and Sandra Jackson

Buzz* and Joan Jackson

Laurie Jacobs

Ms. Gladys Kares

Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Kern

Miss Danielle King

Mr. and Mrs. James Knapp

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Knoth

Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Kobayashi

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Konier

Richard and Lynne Kramer

Kiran Kumar

Dr. and Mrs. KiHong Kwon

Ms. Susan Ladenes

Mr. Jesse W. Laney

Mrs. and Mr. Mikey Lares

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lester

Pamela Lewin

Robert and Janet Lind

Dr. Lorellen Green

Sinh Ma

Mrs. Colleen Manchester

Dr. and Mrs. William Manclark

Mr. Jerry E. Mandel Ph.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Don W. Martens

Robert and Patricia McLaughlin

Ray Melissa

Kathy Michel

Berwood Management, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Molina

Ms. Vibiana Molina

Mr. Joaquin Morales

Evonne Morton

Ms. Eve Nam

Ms. Sheri Nazaroff

Dr. Abdel Salam M. Niazy

Mr. and Mrs. Don M. Norman

Rey O’Day

David and Christine Otaguro

Evelyn and Pete Parrella

Ms. Pamela S. Pedego

Ms. Katrina L. Pelto

Ms. Barbara Perez

Mr. Curt Puskas

Carl and Mary Raymond

Michelle A. Reinglass

Ronna and Marshall Rown, M.D.

Lisa Rutherford

Ms. Janet Sanders

Ms. Suzanne Schaumburg

Dolores Schiffert

Ms. Pamela M. Schmider

Karen and Philip Schmidt

Ms. Denise Schuler

Steven M. Schwartz

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Segerstrom

Anita Seiveley and Jim Collins

Roger and Phyllis Shafer

Mary Shebell and Merle McCormick

Linda and Ed Sherman

Ms. Virginia D. Silverman

Dr. John J. Smith and Mr. Edward R. Escoto

Ms. Kim Smith

Nancy and Geoffrey Stack

N. Vicky Staub

Rob and Joan Stratton

Carol Lipp Strauss

Susan and Richard Stuelke

Mr. Christopher Trela

Ambassador and Mrs. Gaddi H. Vasquez

Karen von Esmarch

Mrs. Fritzie Walker

Kathy Willman

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Witt

$1,000+

Anonymous (4)

Jeannie Adams

Ms. Janis Agopian

Ms. Barbara D. Baranski

Mr. Robert T. Barnum and Ms. Ying Liu

Ms. Billie K. Baron

Dorothy and Donald* Bendetti

David Bixler and Kristine Kaneko

Mrs. Barbara Boies

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Braun

Dave and Cindy Bright

Paul and Rose Briscoe

Jim and Wendy Brooks

Missy and Chris Callero

Ms. Kristin Candy

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Cashion

Ms. Bertha Cerda

Robert and Diana Clemmer

Mr. Darren M. Cobb

Mr. and Mrs. Edmond M. Connor

Ann Conway Family

Kevin and Lisa Corrigan

Greg and Donna Crandall

Mary E. Dalessi

Mr. William G. Daly

Dr. Robert F. and Julie A. Davey

Pieter and Keren de Zwart

Ken and Peggy DeShan

Richard and Lisa Doebler

Jane Draganza

Mr. and Mrs. Embree

Ms. Lupe Erwin

Jean-Claude and Dina Falmagne

Ms. Epifania Fernandez

The Fjield Trust

Elizabeth and John Fleming

Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Fluor III

Mrs. and Mr. Carmela Fogliani

Dr. and Mrs. Francis Foo

James and Martha Freeman

Mr. and Ms. Fred Fukushima

Lamia Gabal, MD

Mr. J. D. Galloway

Ms. Yolanda Galloway

Ms. Rhona W. Gewelber

Mary and Dennis Ghan

Susan Glass

Lawrence and Sharlene Goodman

Michael and Eleanor* Gordon

Ms. Mackenzie E. Grant

Dina L. Gray

Gary and Linda Greene

The Hachiya Family

David and Lorraine Hale

In memory of Connie Sakamoto and Mattie Fenner

Mr. Douglas Hansen

Tim and Mary Harward

Mr. Frank T. Henry

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hinkle

Hoelscher-Bell-Elliott Foundation

Victoria Hsiung

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Hudson

Uyen Hwang

Carol Jackson

Karen and James Jacoby

Charles and JoAnn Janneck

Ms. Darcy Jones

Terry and Judy Jones

Mr. Matt Juergens

Lynn L. Kambe

Marianne and Arthur Kidman

Mrs. Debra Kornswiet-Shandling and Dr. Adrian Shandling

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kortnicki

Bill and Mona Kratzert

Tamara and Jon Krause

Ira and Riki Kucheck

Mr. Robert Kulpa and Ms. Linda S. Pabian

Patricia Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Liao

Mr. Jay Lieberman

Dr. Carolyn C. Light

Marsha and Bill Link

Nancy Locke

Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Logan, Jr.

Kay and John Maglica

Dave and Diana Margileth

Mr. and Mrs. Carlos R. Martin

Mrs. and Mr. Rene Matzkin

Jenna McCarthy

Pamela Michael

Mr. and Mrs. Radoslav Mladineo

Mr. and Mrs. Moher

Dr. Edwin S. Monuki

Priscella J. Moore

Ms. Lupe Navarro

Mr. Link Newcomb

Frank and Arlene O’Donnell

Lexus of Westminster

Mr. Tom Orradre

Wendy Oshiro and Ivan Hermosura

William and Linda Owen

Dr. Ronald O. and Donna J. Phelps

Bruce and Johni Pittenger

Randall* and Cecilia Presley

Ms. Patricia Price

Laurie and Richard M.* Rodnick

Robert and Ann Ronus

Mrs. Meryl Schrimmer

Pam Sciarra

Ms. Beatriz R. Sellers

Mitch and Shelley Shatzen

Mr. Dennis Shozi

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Sobel

Charles and Natasha Spalding

Karyn and Bill Spear

Chad Stalbaum and Justin Herera

Mr. Bryan A. Stirrat

David and Jill Susson

Marilyn and Thomas C. Sutton

Mr.* and Mrs. Arthur E. Svendsen

Michael and Suzanne Tague

Kristin Taylor

Matt and Liana Taylor

Sandra Teitsworth

Mitchell and Donna Thiessen

Ms. Linda Thomas

Mrs. Catherine Thyen

Ms. Marjorie O. Tussing

Ms. Alveris B. Van Fleet-Corson

Ms. Delma Villarreal

Marilyn and Steve Weber

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Weisenberg

Mrs. Tory Whittingham

Howard and Sumi Yata

Ms. Evelyn Zohlen and Mr. Mark Prendergast *in memoriam

ENDOWMENT

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

thanks the following donors who have generously provided support to the Center’s Endowment Funds. Gifts to the Endowment provide financial support for our artistic and education programs every year. Funds exist in perpetuity as investments whose earnings make the arts accessible for future generations.

$1,000,000 + Audrey Steele Burnand*

Estate of Edra E. Brophy / William J. Gillespie Foundation

Nora and Charles Hester* and the Hester Family Foundation

W. M. Keck Foundation

Barbara Steele Williams Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steele*

Harry and Grace Steele Foundation

Swenson Family Foundation

The James Irvine Foundation

The Segerstrom Foundation

$500,000 +

Dr. Michael M.* and Mrs. Patricia A. Berns

Fluor Corporation

The Fluor Foundation

Carol Frobish*

Times Mirror Foundation and Los Angeles Times

Rockwell

Estate of Karen Ann Roos

Mrs. Constance T. Whitney*

$250,000 + Bank of America

Nancy Marie Biram*

The First American Corporation

Patricia Fredricks-Dolson

Edison International

Isidore C. and Penny W.* Myers

$100,000 +

Daniel C.* and Janet S. Bonbright and Sons

Estate of Ford A. and Wilma J. Dickerhoff

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Engman

Helen B. Fait

Elizabeth E. Fleming*

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Heinz

Richard C. and Virginia A. Hunsaker*

Peter G. and Mary M. Muth* and Family

Estate of Michael D. and Lorraine C. Nadler

Nestle USA, Inc.

The Orange County Register

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Smith

Ronald E. Soderling

Virginia Valentine

Nancy B. Veitch and Chris and Irene Veitch

Estate of Jane D. Zimmerman

Dr. and Mrs. David E. Zinke, Brandon, Heidi & Benjamin

$50,000 + The Birtcher Family

Founders Plus

Evelyn and Richard Francuz

Sonia and Earle Ike

Barbara Hiller Johnson

Mark Chapin Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Macklin

Palley-Needelman Asset Management

Dr. and Mrs. James E. Pierog, Jessica and Margaux

Ralphs / Food 4 Less

Estate of Howard G. and Margaret C. Richardson

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Salyer

Al and Susan Shankle

Mr. Stewart R. Smith

Ms. Anita Sparrow*

Wells Fargo

In memory of Barbara Steele Williams

$25,000 +

The Beall Family

Victor H. Boyd

Dr. and Mrs. Darrell J. Burnett

Chris and Lee Ann Canaday

The Carl and Patricia Neisser Family Trust

Dr. and Mrs. Shigeru Chino

David and Victoria* Collins, Jennifer, Nicole and David

Bjorn and Gloria Dahlberg and Family

Ruth Ding, in memory of Thomas and Mary Lee

James* and Catherine Emmi

Dr. Dennis R. Fratt

The Baker Frenzel Family

Mr.* and Mrs. H. F. Hamann

Nat S. and April D. Harty

Las Campanas of Orange County

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Lucas

Charles W. and Candace J. McBrayer

Dr. and Mrs. Seymour J. Melnik

Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mungo

Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Nelson

Joseph and Mary Norton Family

Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Harold Miller*

O’Neil Moving Systems, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony H. Osterkamp Jr.

Nicholas S. Patin

Stanley R. Robb Family

In honor of Mary Isabelle Sandberg

Robert J. Searles

In memory of Renée Segerstrom

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Shaver and Family

Thomas and Joyce Tucker Family

In memory of Faye Wilkinson

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Wilson

$10,000 +

Mrs. Donald V. Bassler

The William A. Baxter Family

George and Jacqueline Birdsong

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Birtcher

Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Bowie

Susan Boyd

Mr. Lawrence H. Butler Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Callahan

The Clubhouse

Con Gusto Chapter of The Guilds of the Center

Mr. and Mrs. Edmond M. Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Dean, Jr.

Ms. Julie Brinkerhof Edwards

Mr. Aaron Egigian

Alan* and Sandy Fainbarg Family

John and Carolyn Garrett

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald H. McQuarrie

GoodSmith & Co., Inc.

William K. and Maxine Gresswell*

Dr. and Mrs. G. Stanley Hall

Gayford and Mary Hinton

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hoshaw

Mr. and Mrs. Jay D. Jaeger

Ronald E. and Debra P.* Jagner

Hunter B. Keck

Mrs. Suzanne Kline

Dr. Elliott Kornhauser

Mrs. Susan Lambrose

Ronald C., Vincencia M., Elisabeth L. and Heather D. Lazof

Mr. and Mrs. George Leeper

Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Mallory

Mr. and Mrs. Brad McCroskey

R. Patrick* and Jeannette L. McDaniel

Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. McHolm

Estate of Ralph and Rose Meyer

Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Mullin, Jr.

Newmeyer & Dillion

Jerry Nourse

Cheryl Hill Oakes

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Paone

Mr. and Mrs. Chris F. Pauls

Mr. Charles Peyton, II

Betty Mower Potalivo

Ted and Jean Robinson and Family

Mrs. Betty Scheidt

Douglas F. Schneider and Family

Rudolph C. Schweitzer*

In memory of Hartley M. Sears

Renée and Henry T. Segerstrom*

Mr. and Mrs. William Shryock and Family

Linda and Harvey A. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Soderling

Steven-Thomas Antiques

The Stone Family

Dr. Max Swancutt Jr.

Mr. Stewart C. Woodard

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Ukropina

Ms. Lucia Van Ruiten

Mr. Edward H. Wale

Margaret and Maurie Watman

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Winton

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Orrin Wright

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Yellin*

LEGACY SOCIETY

Segerstrom Center for the Arts thanks the following donors who have included the Center in their estate plans. These gifts help ensure that we allow access to the arts for the entire community. For more information on how to include the Center in your estate plans

please contact Elizabeth Kurila, CSPG, Associate Vice President, Development, 714.942.6275

Anonymous (3)

Edna and Julio Aljure

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Allen

Bart and Elizabeth Asner

Doug and Jaimee Baker

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barnett

John and Betty Barr

Dorothy and Donald* Bendetti

Dr. Michael M.* and Patricia A. Berns

Katherine and Howard Bland

Barbara and Alex Bowie

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Brown, Jr.

Charles “Chip” Caldwell

Dr.* and Mrs. James H. Casey

Elizabeth and David* Cole

David and Victoria* Collins, Jennifer, Nicole and David

John and Jennifer Condas

Dr. Susan M. Condrey and William Gordon

Randy and Sally Crockett

Mr. and Mrs. William K. Davis

Mr. Joe DiCorpo and Ms. Mia MacDougall

Annette Doreng-Sterns

Mary Jane McArthur Edalatpour and Nasrola Edalatpour

Eileen J. Cirillo Trust

Mr. and Mrs. David Emmes, II

Shari and Harry Esayian

Mr. Harold W. Faber

Ms. Linda S. Ford

Dr. Dennis R. Fratt

Mrs. Sandra M. French

Mr. and Mrs. T. Fukunaga*/Kay K. Fukunaga

John and Carolyn Garrett

Jackie Glass

Jean and Fred* Hamann

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Hammond

Howard and Carol Hay

Steve Heit

Lawrence and Dolores Higby

Higgins Family Trust

David L. Horowitz Family

Mark and Kristine Howlett

S.L. and Betty Huang / Huang Family Foundation

Traute Huycke

Ken Jillson and Al Roberts*

Varla E. Newbury Knauss and Curtis A. Knauss

Mr. Gary A. Kreitz and Ms. Joyce Singman

Elizabeth Kurila and Michael Mindlin

Dale Landon and Carole Haes Landon

Richard and Gerrie Leeds

Michael and Lee Ann Litterst

Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons

James, Charlene and Katherine MacDonald

Robert D.* and Patricia B. MacDonald

The McLarand Family Trust

Marcia L. Millen

Mr. Robin B. Miner

Ethan Morgan

Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mungo

Rick Muth

Thomas H. and Marilyn* Nielsen

Cheryl Hill Oakes

O’Neil Moving Systems, Inc. / Carolyn O’Neill

Mrs. Charlotte R. Paluzzi

Lenore and Carl* Pearlston

Mark and Carol Perry

Jackie Singer and John Pope

Jeffrey A. Punim, M.D.

Mr. Burton Reis

David* and Linda Roberson Family

Roberta Bouillon Trust

Ted and Jean Robinson and Family

Mr. Richard K. Rosenberg

Dr. Judy Fluor Runels, in memory of Gregory Osborne

Bev and Bob Sandelman

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schoellerman

Mr. and Mrs. George Schreyer

In Memory of Allen O. Smith

Steven M. Sorenson, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Sparks

David and Diane Steffy

Richard R. and Phoebe Stenton

Dr. Arthur Strick

Tammy and Samuel Tang

Ms. Nancy B. Tepper

Don L. Thompson

Thomas and Joyce Tucker Family

Gary and Jeri Turner

Ms. Lucia Van Ruiten

Christopher O. Veitch

Stacey and Paul Von Berg

The Robert* and Valaree Wahler Family

Ms. Jill H. Watkins

Kent J. and Carol L. Wilken Family

Dr. David and Audrey Zinke, Brandon, Heidi & Benjamin

*in memoriam

Center Staff

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Casey Reitz, President & CEO

Angelica Camarillo, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

OPERATIONS

Brian Finck, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer•

Finance

Seila Heng, Controller

MeiMei Chiang, Senior Accountant

Andrew Hudson, Assistant Controller

Monica Drescher, Generalist, Accounting•

Information Technology

Dean Yarborough, Chief Information Officer

David Frederick, Director, Information Technology•

Samwel Basweti, Engineer, Network

Mario Hortizuela, Specialist, Systems Support

Erik Lomack, Generalist, IT Support

Dee Bierschenk, Analyst, Databases

Richard Todd, Manager, Ticketing Functional Support•

Ashley Gaddis, Functional Support, Ticketing•

Theater Operations & Facilities

David Leavenworth, Vice President, Theater Operations & Facilities•

Brian Keating, Director, Facilities and Engineering•

Max Stossier, Director, Theater Operations•

Lindy Luong, Manager, Facility Rentals

Glenn Powell, Manager, Production, Event Operations

Mary Arkfeld, Manager, Operations, Event Operations

Aidan Daguro, Assistant Manager, Production, Event Operations

Brennan Roach, Supervisor, Event Operations•

Denise Cruz, Coordinator, Production, Event Operations

Jordan Smyth, Manager, Special Projects

Engineering

Bryan Vojtko, Senior Building Engineer•

Richard Whitfield, Senior Building Engineer•

Gus Aleman, Building Engineer

Bryan Murphy, Building Engineer

Sean Robertson, Building Engineer

Amber Secor, Building Engineer

Security

Anthony Bordon, Manager, Security Operations

Tyler Cole, Manager, Public Safety and Training•

Jaime Paz, Assistant Manager, Security

Alvin Camacho, Supervisor, Security

Shey Leir, Supervisor, Security

John Standokes, Supervisor, Security

Sage Williamson, Supervisor, Security

Lee Yepez, Supervisor, Security•

HUMAN

RESOURCES

Marvin Lee, Vice President, Human Resources

Maile Sagiao, Director, Human Resources

Stefani Taylor, Manager, Recruitment

Karen Duncan, Generalist, Human Resources•

Jon Gibson, HRIS Specialist

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION

Limor Tomer, Vice President, Programming and Production

Stacey Myers, Manager, Attorney/Contracts•

Priscilla Reyes, Manager, Community Programming

Kelly Ornelas, Executive Assistant & Programming Coordinator•

Education & Engagement

Lisa Morabito Petersen, Vice President, Education & Engagement

Emily Neely, Director, Engagement

Cristal Ochoa, Director, Education Programs

Alexis Johnson, Senior Manager, Education Partnerships•

Chloe Saalsaa, Senior Manager, Studio D

Bethany Umbach, Senior Manager, Education Programs•

Sarah Sierszyn, Manager, Ed. Operations

Michael Mariano, Associate Manager, Education Partnerships•

Scarlet Wu, Associate Manager, Education Programs

Katie Nguyen, Senior Coordinator, Education Partnerships

Adriana Alvarez, Coordinator, Studio D

Joanna Huang, Coordinator, Ed. Programs

Talia Hirsch, Associate, Ed. Partnerships

Jordyn Williams, Associate, Ed. Operations

Segerstrom Hall

John Oliphant, Sr. Director, Production and Technical•

Sara Broadhead, Head Electrician•

Willy J Pate, Head Carpenter

Alexis Vazquez Riggs, Head Wardrobe

James Wilcox, Head Audio

Chris Alva, Assistant In-Charge Carpenter/ Props•

Michael Clifford, Assistant

Phil Harris, Assistant

Tim Ligatti, Assistant•

Renée and Henry Segerstrom

Concert Hall

John Downey, Head Audio•

Gregg Snider, Head Electrician•

John Vasquez, Head Carpenter

Eileen Jeanette, Tönmeister

Samueli Theater

Mark Cook, Electrician•

Timothy Schmidt, Asst. Audio

American Ballet Theatre

William J. Gillespie School

Susan Brooker, Artistic Director, ABT

Sarah Jones, Associate Director, ABT

Mary Dunne, Coordinator, ABT

DEVELOPMENT

Abigail Buell Sherlock, Vice President, Development

Elizabeth Kurila, Associate Vice President, Development

Courtney Dudman-Donley, Senior Director, Special Events & Support Groups

Tyler Choi, Director, Institutional Giving

Kay Linan Clark, Associate Director, Individual Giving

Suzanne Gregory, Associate Director, Development Operations

Johnny Eberhardt, Senior Manager, Institutional Giving

Emily Hunn, Senior Manager, Support Groups

Bernadette Ramos, Senior Manager, Donor Relations

30 or more years of service

20 or more years of service

10 or more years of service

Full-time staff as of August 13, 2025

Jamie Roff, Senior Manager, Development Systems•

April Kunowski, Manager, Planned and Major Gifts

Danielle McMahan, Manager, Special Events

Samuel Nordrum, Manager, Annual Giving

Shimin Zheng, Manager, Support Groups

Marisa Rambaran, Prospect Researcher and Development Operations

Katie Lockie, Assistant Manager, Donor Stewardship

Emily Pearce, Assistant Manager, Support Groups

Camille Slusher, Assistant Manager, Annual Giving

Sierra Detar, Special Events Officer

Olivia Vezner, Specialist, Special Events

Jessica Salazar, Coordinator, Development Operations

Audrey Burton, Executive Assistant, Development

MARKETING & GUEST SERVICES

Lisa Middleton, Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Carla Cruz, Senior Director, Communications

Emyli Gudmundson, Senior Director, Program Marketing

Jonathan Vietze, Senior Director, Series Marketing•

Christopher Alvarez, Director, Creative Services•

Karen Drum, Director, Publications•

Anne McNiff-Gaeta, Director, Group Services•

Jennifer Burroughs, Manager, Digital Marketing

Joesan Diche, Manager, eCommerce Marketing•

Emily Doughty, Manager, Social Media

Karla Torres, Manager, Marketing Operations•

Ken Catino, Senior Graphic Designer•

Marianne Luwiharto, Graphic Designer

Jennifer Siglin, Graphic Designer•

Susie Lopez, Specialist, Communications

William Olivieri, Specialist, Marketing & Advertising

Jacquelyn Pash, Specialist, Communications

Diana Torres, Assistant, Group Sales•

Lily Figueroa, Coordinator, Marketing

Lauren Knight, Coordinator, Content Creator

Ticketing

Ruth Mason, Director, Ticket Services

Karen Diche, Manager, Season Tickets•

Richard Ong, Manager, Calling Center•

Nicki Wilmot, Manager, Box Office

Evan Silveria, Assistant Manager, Box Office•

Amelia Lindqvist, Supervisor, Contact Center

Ray Madrid, Supervisor, Box Office

Sam Preshaw, Supervisor, Box Office

Hannah Schill, Supervisor, Ticket Services

Amanda Snell, Supervisor, Ticket Services

Charlotte Kenney, Lead, Ticket Services

Hailey Guerrero, Specialist, Customer Services

Reina Pelky, Specialist, Customer Services

Marcie Bernal, Receptionist•

Alberto Ponce, Coordinator, Office Services•

Audience Services

Norm Major III, Director, Audience Services•

Sue Laird, Senior Manager, Audience Services

Ashleigh Hector, Manager, Audience Services•

Alex Lum, Asst. Manager, Audience Services•

Regine Rutherfurd, Administrative Assistant, Audience Services