Performances Magazine San Diego | San Diego Symphony, July 2022

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contents P1 Program Cast, performances, who’s who, director’s notes, donors and more.

4 In the Wings Timken Museum of Art reopens; Pretty Woman: The Musical; must-see concerts in July at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park; and more.

10 Feature: Local

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: GASPAR’S RESTAURANT AT ALTISIMA WINERY BY BENJAMIN EPSTEIN; MATTHEW MURPHY; STEVE UZZELL

Music Spotlight

Writer Stephanie Thompson interviews leaders at La Jolla Music Society—presenting its biggest SummerFest ever at The Conrad.

13 Wine Home to 50 wineries and counting, scenic Temecula Valley Wine Country adds to its cache with three new wineries worth a visit.

24 Parting Shot A stop by Kit Carson Park in Escondido, home to a one-of-a-kind mosaic art garden, is always a good idea.

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IN TH E W I N G S

CONCERTS

Starry Summer Nights Along the Bay WITH ITS 2022 summer season underway, the San Diego Symphony presents myriad musical experiences at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in July. If you didn’t nab tickets for concerts earlier in the month (Common on July 3 and Kool & The Gang on July 4), fear not; some excellent shows remain.

July offerings include “Uptown Nights” on July 9, featuring trumpeter Byron Stripling, Carmen Bradshaw on vocals and tap dancer Leo Manzari; “Beethoven by the Bay” on July 15, when Edo de Waart conducts Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and more; “Get Happy: Michael Feinstein

Celebrates the Judy Garland Centennial” on July 16; and Grammy Award-winning singer/ songwriter Joss Stone in concert on July 17, with special guest KT Tunstall. (See website for the complete July schedule). Mark the calendar for Aug. 2, when superstar Sheryl Crow will rock the house with special guest Kevin Roosevelt Moore (known as Keb’ Mo’). And don’t miss “The Beach Boys: 60 Years of the Sounds of Summer” on Aug. 6, when the legendary band will join the San Diego Symphony orchestra on stage. 222 Marina Park Way, downtown, 619.235.0804, theshell.org

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(L-R) JOHN ABBOTT; MATTHEW MURPHY

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The cast of Pretty Woman: The Musical.

Opposite: Byron Stripling.

IT’S REALLY HAPPENING. The 1990 blockbuster film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere has been made into a musical some 30 years later; and it’s coming to San Diego in a flashy production that promises to be: “Big. Huge.” Broadway San Diego presents Pretty Woman: The Musical, July 26-31, at the San

Diego Civic Theatre. Broadway star Adam Pascal stars as Edward Lewis, with up-and-comer Olivia Valli as Vivian Ward. Watch their romance bloom as they sing their way into audiences’ hearts while falling for each other. The musical— directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell

and produced by powerhouse Paula Wagner—features an original score

by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance; along with the movie-defining smash hit, “Oh, Pretty Woman”

by Roy Orbison and Bill Dee. As for the plot, expect it to follow the film nearly to a tee. 1100 Third Ave., downtown, broadwaysd.com

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IN TH E W I N G S

Gulf of California in Expedition Baja; Salomé by painter Ella Ferris Pell.

MUSEUMS

TRAVEL SOUTH OF the border by way of a new exhibit at the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Expedition Baja will give you a new appreciation for this 775-mile-long peninsula—loved by naturalists and adventure seekers for its diverse terrain and mild climate. Visitors can explore plants found in Baja’s central deserts; rare native animal species such as the San Quintin kangaroo rat; the peninsula’s unique habitats and how they’ve evolved

over time; and much more. 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619.232.3821, sdnhm.org After a two-year closure for renovations, Timken Museum of Art has reopened in all of its original mid-century-modern architectural glory. To celebrate, the museum unveils two stunning new additions to its permanent collection: Bust of Eve by sculptor Thomas Ball; and Salomé by painter Ella Ferris Pell. 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619.239.5548, timkenmuseum.org

FROM TOP: ALAN HARPER; COURTESY TIMKEN MUSEUM OF ART

Artsy Balboa Park News

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WORLD PREMIERE

JULY 20 – AUGUST 21 Book by OMRI SCHEIN & DAVID ELLENSTEIN Lyrics by OMRI SCHEIN | Music by DANIEL LINCOLN Directed by DAVID ELLENSTEIN

London 1890s. A string of baffling crimes challenges the world’s most notorious detective Sherlock Holmes and his new assistant. Not only do they sleuth and scrutinize — but they also sing! Fast-paced, outrageous, and irreverent; a loving homage to the original Arthur Conan Doyle tales. This world premiere musical will thrill theatre lovers and Sherlock buffs alike.

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Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, co-writers for Here There Are Blueberries; Deborah Ann Woll, “Katherine” in The Taming of the Shrew.

THEATER

CATCH SHAKESPEARE’S TIMELESS comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, at The Old Globe before it closes July 10. Cygnet Theatre’s hit musical Cabaret plays July 13-Aug. 21. We meet an American writer and a pasther-prime showgirl who performs at Berlin’s Kit Kat Club, where a Nazi occupation looms. North Coast Rep brings us the world-premiere musical, The Remarkable Mister Holmes, July 20-Aug. 14, centered on notorious detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, who sleuth their way through 1890s London. In Here There Are Blueberries, July 26-Aug. 21 at La Jolla Playhouse, a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist receives an album of never-before-seen World War II-era photos, which she and her team begin to investigate. When a businessman in Germany recognizes his grandfather in the pictures, the shocking story behind them comes to light.

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From World Premieres to Artist Debuts to Courtyard Parties, La Jolla Music Society Presents Its Biggest SummerFest Ever

by STEPHANIE THOMPSON “COMPOSERS, LIKE WRITERS or painters, draw on their lives, their experiences, their likes and dislikes, and use them as inspirations in their art,” says La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest music director, Inon Barnatan.

“This summer, we’ll delve into those early influencers

and muses that inspired the creation of some of the greatest music ever written.”

After two years of alleviating pandemic concerns by taking its annual SummerFest online or in a hybrid of streaming and in-person performances, La Jolla Music Society (LJMS) is roaring back this summer with the biggest SummerFest yet: “Under the Influence,” July 29 to Aug. 26. Now in its 36th year, SummerFest 2022 offers 17 concerts across four weeks—the longest SummerFest in its history. More than 95 artists from all over the world will perform the works of 60 different composers. In addition, as part of the groundbreaking Synergy Series, there’s the commission of a brand-new work in collaboration with Lincoln Center in New York City, two world premieres, and more than 65 education events that are all free to attend.

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FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Dear friends, At this time just last year we were getting geared up to launch the inaugural season of programming at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park™. I remember the excitement, anticipation, nervousness, and poignancy of these last few weeks leading up to the August 6th opening. We had waited so long to be able to welcome people back. The arrival of our first audiences, and the sound of their applause as our orchestra returned to live performances is something I will never forget.

Now, after ten months of performances I am still moved by our audiences’ response to the music making at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. We have welcomed over 140,000 people in this time period, and look forward to welcoming even more in our upcoming Conrad Prebys 2022 Season at The Rady Shell.

San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare speaks about programming as a train journey, picking up people along the way. As we look at the upcoming programs we see these many points along an entire spectrum of music from such an enormous range of influences, from Viennese composers like Beethoven, to Russian icons of Mussorgsky and Tchaikovsky, we also experienced music from Nashville, Memphis, Austin, Detroit and Los Angeles. Each artist explores many influences in their own musical path as we share a world musical view with you, our audience.

We continue our commitment to make music making available to all, and our rehearsals remain open to the public for free. In addition, many audience members have found a place on the Promenade to enjoy our performances at no cost and at every concert we offer tickets to members of our community for the low price of $10. Many of our audience members have commented how important they feel this access is in our world today, and I could not agree more. As you also know, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is in fact a park that is open to the public 365 days a year. Outside of our musical events we also offer monthly Yoga classes with FIT Athletic which have welcomed over 600 San Diegans in their yoga practice.

Additionally we are happy to announce a gift of $1.1 million dollars through our newly recently partnership with the Sycuan Band of the Kumayaay Nation and Sycuan Casino Resort, the single largest gift ever given to the Arts and Culture sector by a Sovereign Native American Nation in California’s Southern Region. We are happy to name the Community Plaza in honor of this gift.

This season at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park was built to assure that everyone feels they belong here. We are excited to open our second summer season, and hope that all of you will be uplifted and filled up with the music you hear performed. In this time, we all need to have a place to experience joy and hope together.

Sincerely,

Martha A. Gilmer Chief Executive Officer Front cover credits: Common photo by Brian Bowen Smith; Megan Hilty photo by Anthony Matula; Edo de Waart photo by Jesse Willems; Joss Stone photo by Kristen Burns.

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PA R T N E R WITH A PL AY ER The San Diego Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following donors for their membership in the Partner with a Player program and their profound impact on the orchestra. Partner with a Player members enjoy the unique opportunity to personally connect with the orchestra and engage with the Symphony in meaningful ways.

The following listing reflects pledges and gifts entered as of May 5, 2022.

$100,000 AND ABOVE

San Diego Foundation

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation

Rafaela and John Belanich Chris Smith, Principal Trumpet

Phyllis and Daniel Epstein Sheryl Renk, Principal Clarinet

Audrey Geisel◊, Dr. Seuss Foundation Jahja Ling, Conductor Laureate

Joan and Irwin Jacobs Martha Gilmer, Chief Executive Officer

Jewish Community Foundation

◊ Deceased

Dr. Bob and June Shillman and Maxwell Louis Shillman Greg Cohen, Principal Percussion

$50,000 – $99,999 Kathy Taylor and Terry Atkinson Igor Pandurski, Violin Anonymous San Diego Symphony Musicians Kevin and Jan Curtis Nancy Lochner, Associate Principal Viola Una Davis and Jack McGrory Susan Wulff, Associate Principal Bass Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Devine San Diego Symphony Musicians Esther and Bud◊ Fischer Ethan Pernela, Viola Carol and Richard Hertzberg Nick Grant, Principal Associate Concertmaster Emeritus Karen and Warren Kessler Chi-Yuan Chen, Principal Viola KAREN AND WARREN KESSLER CHAIR

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Dr. William and Evelyn Lamden Andrea Overturf, Oboe

Gayle◊ and Donald Slate Wesley Precourt, Associate Concertmaster

DR. WILLIAM AND EVELYN LAMDEN ENGLISH HORN CHAIR

Judy McDonald Gerard McBurney, Creative Consultant

Dave and Phyllis Snyder Julia Pautz, Violin Gloria and Rodney Stone Paul ("P.J.") Cinque, Bass

Monica and Robert Oder Erin Dowrey, Percussion

Haeyoung Tang San Diego Symphony Musicians

Linda and Shearn◊ Platt Benjamin Jaber, Principal Horn

Sylvia Steding and Roger Thieme Nicole Sauder, Violin

Penny and Louis Rosso Andrew Watkins, Assistant Principal Timpani

Jayne and Bill Turpin San Diego Symphony Musicians

Colette Carson Royston and Ivor Royston Yeh Shen, Violin

Mitchell Woodbury Douglas Hall, Horn

Karen and Kit Sickels Jeremy Kurtz-Harris, Principal Bass SOPHIE AND ARTHUR BRODY FOUNDATION CHAIR

Sarah and Marc Zeitlin Cherry Yeung, Associate Principal Second Violin

Karen and Jeff Silberman Jisun Yang, Assistant Concertmaster

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$25,000 – $49,999 Annette and Daniel Bradbury Yao Zhao, Principal Cello

Pam and Hal Fuson Courtney Cohen, Principal Librarian

Elizabeth and Joseph◊ Taft Wanda Law, Viola

Pam and Jerry Cesak Samuel Hager, Bass

Elaine Galinson and Herbert Solomon Yumi Cho, Violin

Nikki A. and Ben G. Clay Mary Szanto, Cello

Sandra and Arthur◊ Levinson Kyle Covington, Principal Trombone

Sandra Timmons and Richard Sandstrom Sarah Skuster, Principal Oboe

Karen and Donald Cohn Hanah Stuart, Acting Associate Principal Second Violin

Eileen Mason Julie Smith Phillips, Principal Harp

Karin and Gary Eastham San Diego Symphony, Viola Chair

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Deborah Pate and John Forrest Jeff Thayer, Concertmaster DEBORAH PATE AND JOHN FORREST CHAIR

Anne L. Evans San Diego Symphony Musicians

The Potiker Family in memory of Sheila and Hughes Potiker Sarah Schwartz, Violin

Lisette and Mick Farrell/ Farrell Family Foundation Navroj ("Nuvi") Mehta, Concert Commentator

Allison and Robert Price San Diego Symphony Musicians

Leslie and Joe Waters Rose Lombardo, Principal Flute Sue and Bill Weber Jing Yan Bowcott, Violin Kathryn and James Whistler Rachel Fields, Librarian Sheryl and Harvey White Alexander Palamidis, Principal Second Violin

Raghu and Shamala Saripalli Chia-Ling Chien, Associate Principal Cello

$15,000 – $24,999 Anonymous Hernan Constantino, Violin

Jo Ann Kilty Marcia Bookstein, Cello

Sally and Steve Rogers Kyle Mendiguchia, Bass Trombone

Anonymous Nathan Walhout, Cello

Helen and Sig Kupka Lily Josefsberg, Piccolo/Flute

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek Pei-Chun Tsai, Violin

Warren and Eloise Batts Alicia Engley, Violin

Carol Lazier and James Merritt Sarah Tuck, Flute

Jayne and Brigg Sherman Rodion Belousov, Oboe

Michael Blasgen Tricia Skye, Horn

Dr. Marshall J. Littman San Diego Symphony, Cello Chair

Stephen M. Silverman Ai Nihira Awata, Violin

Norman and Diane Blumenthal Kenneth Liao, Violin

Anne and Andy McCammon Richard Levine, Cello

Jeanette Stevens Kathryn Hatmaker, Violin

Dr. Anthony Boganey Logan Chopyk, Trombone

Rena Minisi and Rich Paul, Paul Plevin Sullivan & Connaughton, LLP Ryan Simmons, Bassoon

Linda and Raymond◊ Thomas R.V. Thomas Family Fund Ray Nowak, Trumpet

Julia R. Brown Leyla Zamora, Bassoon and Contrabassoon Kathleen Seely Davis Qing Liang, Viola Jill Gormley and Laurie Lipman Frank Renk, Bass Clarinet Judith Harris◊ and Dr. Robert Singer Michael Marks, Bass Marilyn James and Richard Phetteplace John Stubbs, Violin

Riley◊ and Patricia Mixson Xiaoxuan Shi, Violin Michael Nissman and Paige Stone San Diego Symphony Musicians Val and Ron Ontell Darby Hinshaw, Assistant Principal & Utility Horn Jane and Jon Pollock San Diego Symphony, Flute Chair

Judy Gaze-Zygowicz and John Zygowicz Johanna Nowik, Viola

For more information, or to join, please contact Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Sheri Broedlow at (805) 637-4948 or sbroedlow@sandiegosymphony.org.

Pamela and Stephen Quinn San Diego Symphony Musicians

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Isabelle and Mel◊ Wasserman Andrew Hayhurst, Cello

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THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROUDLY PRESENTS

The Beethoven Society is designed to raise consistent, critical funding for artistic, educational and community programs.

Members pledge multi-year support and commit to annual gifts of $50,000 and higher, designated for projects ranging from classical and jazz concerts to education and military programs.

$5 MILLION and above

JOAN AND IRWIN JACOBS

The Symphony and its Board of Directors are pleased to thank the following for their leadership and to acknowledge them as Members of The Beethoven Society.

$1 MILLION

For information about supporting the San Diego Symphony Orchestra through membership in The Beethoven Society, please call Sheri Broedlow at (805) 637-4948.

and above

PHYLLIS AND DANIEL EPSTEIN

$200,000 and above

UNA DAVIS AND JACK McGRORY

TERRY ATKINSON AND KATHY TAYLOR

JAN AND KEVIN CURTIS

ARLENE INCH

KAREN AND WARREN KESSLER

LINDA AND SHEARN ◊ PLATT

PENNY AND LOUIS ROSSO

DOCTOR BOB AND MAO SHILLMAN

KAREN AND KIT SICKELS

PHYLLIS AND DAVID SNYDER

GLORIA AND RODNEY STONE

SYLVIA AND ROGER THIEME

JAYNE AND BILL TURPIN

THE KONG TANG FAMILY

MR. AND MRS. BRIAN K. DEVINE

DR. WILLIAM AND EVELYN LAMDEN

ESTHER FISCHER

JUDY McDONALD

KAREN AND JEFF SILBERMAN

SUE AND BILL WEBER

PAM AND HAL FUSON

MONICA AND ROBERT ODER

GAYLE ◊ AND DONALD SLATE

MITCHELL WOODBURY

ANONYMOUS (2)

SARAH AND MARC ZEITLIN

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BOARDS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Harold W. Fuson Jr. Chair of the Board*

Lisa Behun

Alan Prohaska

David R. Snyder, Esq. Immediate Past Chair*

David Bialis*

Sherron Schuster

Anthony C. Boganey, MD, FACS

Jathan A. Segur

Terry Atkinson Vice Chair*

Julia R. Brown*

Christopher D. "Kit" Sickels

Una Davis Vice Chair*

Ben G. Clay

Colette Carson Royston Vice Chair*

Lisette Farrell

J. William Weber Vice Chair* Kathleen Davis Treasurer* Linda Platt Secretary*

Pam Cesak* Phyllis Epstein* Janet Gorrie Dr. Nancy Hong Arlene Inch

Marivi Shivers Donald M. Slate* Gloria Stone Frank Vizcarra Mitchell R. Woodbury* John Zygowicz* *EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

Kris Kopensky Jeff Light Deborah Pate

HONORARY LIFETIME DIRECTORS Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs Joan K. Jacobs Warren O. Kessler, M.D.

Anne Francis Ratner (1911-2011) Lawrence B. Robinson (d. 2021)

Herbert Solomon Mitchell R. Woodbury

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Warren O. Kessler, M.D. Chair

Robert Caplan, Esq.

David R. Snyder, Esq. Vice Chair

Martha Gilmer

Sandra Levinson Secretary Mitchell R. Woodbury Treasurer

Harold W. Fuson Jr. Joan K. Jacobs Beth Sirull Ellen Whelan, Esq.

PAST BOARD CHAIRS 2018-21 David R. Snyder, Esq. 2015-18 Warren O. Kessler, M.D. 2014-15 Shearn H. Platt 2011-14 Evelyn Olson Lamden 2009-11 Mitchell R. Woodbury 2008-09 Theresa J. Drew 2007-08 Steven R. Penhall 2005-07 Mitchell R. Woodbury 2004-05 Craig A. Schloss, Esq. 2003-04 John R. Queen 2001-03 Harold B. Dokmo Jr. 2000-01 Ben G. Clay 1998-00 Sandra Pay 1995-96 Elsie V. Weston 1994-95 Thomas Morgan

1993-94 David Dorne, Esq. 1989-93 Warren O. Kessler, M.D. 1988-89 Elsie V. Weston 1986-88 Herbert J. Solomon 1984-86 M.B. “Det” Merryman 1982-84 Louis F. Cumming 1980-82 David E. Porter 1978-80 Paul L. Stevens 1976-78 Laurie H. Waddy 1974-76 William N. Jenkins, Esq. 1971-74 L. Thomas Halverstadt 1970-71 Simon Reznikoff 1969-70 Robert J. Sullivan 1968-69 Arthur S. Johnson 1966-68 Michael Ibs Gonzalez, Esq.

1964-66 Philip M. Klauber 1963-64 Oliver B. James Jr. 1961-63 J. Dallas Clark 1960-61 Fielder K. Lutes 1959-60 Dr. G. Burch Mehlin 1956-58 Admiral Wilder D. Baker 1953-56 Mrs. Fred G. Goss 1952-53 Donald A. Stewart 1940-42 Donald B. Smith 1938-39 Mrs. William H. Porterfield 1934-37 Mrs. Marshall O. Terry 1930-33 Mouney C. Pfefferkorn 1928-29 Willett S. Dorland 1927 Ed H. Clay

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PROGRAM ACT 1 – INTERMISSION– ACT 2 ©MARVEL

This film is rated PG-13.

FRIDAY, JULY 1 | 7:30PM

Tonight's performance lasts approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including a 20-minute intermission.

RADY SHELL 2022 SEASON SPECIAL CONCERT

The performance is a presentation of the complete film Black Panther with a live performance of the film’s entire score. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the end credits.

Susie Benchasil Seiter, conductor Massamba Diop, talking drum

MARVEL STUDIOS PRESENTS

BLACK PANTHER IN CONCERT Starring CHADWICK BOSEMAN MICHAEL B. JORDAN LUPITA NYONG’O DANAI GURIRA MARTIN FREEMAN DANIEL KALUUYA LETITIA WRIGHT WINSTON DUKE with ANGELA BASSETT with FOREST WHITAKER and ANDY SERKIS

Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with Marvel Studios, All rights reserved. ©2021 MARVEL Original Score Album available on MARVEL MUSIC / HOLLYWOOD RECORDS at Disneymusicemporium.com

Music by LUDWIG GÖRANSSON Executive Producers LOUIS D’ESPOSITO VICTORIA ALONSO NATE MOORE JEFFREY CHERNOV STAN LEE Produced by KEVIN FEIGE, p.g.a.

Written by RYAN COOGLER & JOE ROBERT COLE Directed by RYAN COOGLER

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ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

SUSIE BENCHASIL SEITER is a prolific conductor and orchestrator for film, television, video games, and live concerts. She recently completed a 120-city worldwide orchestra tour as conductor and music director for multiple Grammy® Award-winning Evanescence and Billboard Music Award winner and YouTube sensation, Lindsey Stirling.

In a career spanning only 14 years, LUDWIG GÖRANSSON has amassed an impressive resumé in both the recording and motion picture industries, earning an Academy Award®, an Emmy® Award and multiple Grammy® Awards among countless nominations. After working as an assistant to composer Theodore Shapiro, Göransson got his first big break writing music for the NBC television series Community.

This led to a friendship and collaboration with Donald Glover, who performs under the stage name Childish Gambino, on several studio albums including Because the Internet and Awaken, My Love! Göransson has been nominated for six Grammys® with Childish Gambino and won two in 2019 for the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit song “This Is America,” which became a cultural phenomenon and garnered worldwide acclaim.

Seiter is perhaps best known for orchestrating and conducting the remarkably successful orchestral concert tours The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses and Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions.

Combined, these tours have been performed more than 300 times by some of the world’s most respected orchestras. In 2015 alone, she conducted over 60 orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic at London’s Apollo Hammersmith, The Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Madison Square Garden, the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap and the Sydney Symphony at the iconic Sydney Opera House. Seiter excels in leading popular symphonic film concerts such as Frozen Live, Pixar in Concert and Mary Poppins Live. In 2015 she conducted and hosted the Orlando Philharmonic’s inaugural season at the Dr. Phillips Center Walt Disney Amphitheater with Pixar in Concert.

Parallel to her active concert career, Seiter has worked alongside her husband, composer Chad Seiter, conducting and orchestrating his music to many AAA video game titles that include some of history’s most popular, enduring franchises: Star Trek: The Video Game and LEGO Jurassic World. She recently finished orchestrating and conducting his score to Microsoft Studios’ major game release, ReCore. This ambitious endeavor, recorded at the late George Martin’s AIR Studios, featured the London Philharmonia, full chorus, a large rock ensemble and comprehensive electronics.

She also completed the orchestration for the symphonic feature commission for The Little Mermaid Live at the Hollywood Bowl. Seiter also likes to boast that she conducted the recording to Zombieland 2 at Capitol Studios nine days after giving birth.

Also a frequent collaborator with Grammy®-nominated composer Austin Wintory, Seiter orchestrated The Banner Saga series as well as his BAFTA-nominated score, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

Seiter was on the orchestration team for Universal Pictures’ film Minions and Guillermo Del Toro’s Crimson Peak and The Book of Life. She was also the lead orchestrator on the upcoming Sony Pictures feature film Patient Zero and the fifth installation of Underworld for composer Michael Wandmacher, which signified their 25th collaboration together over the course of 12 years.

Seiter believes that orchestral music should be shared and celebrated by all generations, and she takes great pride in her contributions as a conductor and orchestrator. Originally from Baltimore, Seiter now calls Los Angeles home, where she lives with Chad and their sons Samuel and William.

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While pursuing his master’s degree in film scoring at USC, Göransson met his other longtime collaborator, director Ryan Coogler, when he scored his short film Locks. Over the next nine years, Göransson would score all three of Coogler’s feature films. Much like iconic filmmaking duos Hitchcock and Herrmann, or Spielberg and Williams, Coogler’s diverse filmography has allowed Göransson to show his range as a composer, writing understated melodies for Fruitvale Station, hyping up audiences for Creed, and infusing African percussion into his themes for Black Panther.

In 2019 Göransson earned multiple awards and nominations for his score in Black Panther, including a Golden Globe® nomination, a Grammy® Award for best score soundtrack, and an Academy Award® for best original score. He won two Grammy® Awards for his song “This Is America,” which he co-wrote and co-produced with Childish Gambino.

Göransson composed the critically acclaimed score and produced the hit song “The Plan” for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, which premiered late Summer 2020. In 2020 Göransson co- wrote and co-produced the songs for DreamWorks’ Trolls World Tour with Justin Timberlake.

This follows his two-time Emmy® Award–winning score for The Mandalorian on Disney+, Lucasfilm’s first Star Wars live-action streaming series helmed by Jon Favreau. Göransson also co-wrote and produced the songs “Strangers by Nature” and “Wild Wild West” on the 2021 Adele record 30. Earlier this year, Göransson scored the Disney and Pixar film Turning Red and he is set to score Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever for release in November 2022 followed by Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer releasing in July 2023.

ABOUT THE SOLOIST MASSAMBA DIOP is one the most renowned masters of the tama, a talking drum from Senegal, West Africa, known for its abilities to replicate the sounds of human speech. Before the advent of telephones and radio, it was the tama that was called upon to CONTINUED ON PAGE 18 PER FOR M A N C ES M AG A Z IN E

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PROGRAM ACT 1 – INTERMISSION– ACT 2

Tonight's performance lasts approximately 1 hour and 41 minutes, including a 20-minute intermission.

The performance is a presentation of the complete film Toy Story with a live performance of the film’s entire score. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the end credits. ©DISNEY/PIXAR

Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts © All rights reserved.

SATURDAY, JULY 2 | 7:30PM RADY SHELL SUMMER 2022 SEASON

Susie Benchasil Seiter, conductor

DISNEY•PIXAR'S TOY STORY IN CONCERT LIVE TO FILM Directed by JOHN LASSETER Produced by RALPH GUGGENHEIM BONNIE ARNOLD Executive Producers EDWIN CATMULL STEVEN JOBS Screenplay by JOSS WHEDON ANDREW STANTON JOEL COHEN ALEC SOKOLOW Original Story by JOHN LASSETER PETE DOCTOR ANDREW STANTON JOE RANFT Music by RANDY NEWMAN

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ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR SUSIE BENCHASIL SEITER biography on page 7.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER With songs that run the gamut from heartbreaking to satirical and a host of unforgettable film scores, RANDY NEWMAN has used his many talents to create musical masterpieces widely recognized by generations of audiences.

After starting his songwriting career as a teenager, Newman launched into recording as a singer and pianist in 1968 with his self-titled album Randy Newman. Throughout the 1970s, '80s and '90s he released several acclaimed albums such as: 12 Songs, Sail Away, Good Old Boys, Little Criminals, Born Again, Trouble in Paradise, Land of Dreams and Bad Love.

Beginning in 2003, Nonesuch Records released three Newman Songbook volumes, which feature solo recordings of songs from throughout Newman’s five-decade career, as well as Harps and Angels and the Randy Newman: Live in London CD/DVD. In addition to his solo recordings and regular international touring, Newman began composing and scoring for films in the 1980s. The list of movies he has worked on since then includes The Natural, Awakenings, Ragtime, all four Toy Story pictures, Monsters Inc. and Monsters University, Seabiscuit, James and the Giant Peach, A Bug’s Life and Meyerowitz Stories.

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The U.K.’s Uncut magazine said that Newman’s most recent Nonesuch album, the highly praised Dark Matter, combined these two parts of his career: “Newman’s soundtracks have always been quite separate from his increasingly rare studio albums, but Dark Matter finally sees him uniting those two professions. Here each satirical sketch is lavishly arranged like a miniature film score, with multiple characters, shifting points of view and dramatic lurches in musical style.” The album’s nine songs include the Grammy® Award–winning “Putin,” plus songs about the Kennedy brothers, Sonny Boy Williamson, science vs. religion, love and loss, and more. NPR called Newman a “national treasure” in its album review, saying that he “remains first and foremost a craftsman of song, capable of telling ordinary stories in ways no one quite has before,” and the Chicago Tribune said, “Newman is one of the best songwriters of the last half-century…a master of orchestrating mood and playing a range of flawed characters, depicted in mini aural movies compressed into three verses and three minutes.”

Newman’s many honors include seven Grammys®, three Emmys® and two Academy Awards, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013—the same year he was given an Ivor Novello PRS for Music Special International Award. Newman was presented with a PEN New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award in 2014.

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PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM THE STAGE

COMMON

SUNDAY, JULY 3 | 7:30PM RADY SHELL SUMMER 2022 SEASON

COMMON IN CONCERT

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ABOUT THE ARTIST Academy Award®, Emmy® and Grammy® Awardwinning artist, actor, author, and activist COMMON continues to break down barriers with a multitude of critically acclaimed, diverse roles, and continued success in all aspects of his career. Having starred in numerous film and television projects, Common has also worked behind the scenes as an executive producer and on multiple soundtracks for which he has received Oscar®, Grammy®, NAACP and Critic's Choice Award nominations. His latest album, A BEAUTIFUL REVOLUTION Part 2 is an inspiring follow up to his previous album, A BEAUTIFUL REVOLUTION Pt. 1. In 2019, Common released hit album LET LOVE, inspired by his work and experiences writing his New York Times bestselling second memoir, Let Love Have the Last Word. Common has dedicated countless hours and has been deeply engaged in social justice and advocacy work around mass incarceration, mental health and voting. He launched the nonprofit Imagine Justice, and through his Common Ground Foundation, Common is dedicated to empowering high school students from underserved communities to become future leaders.

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RITA* AND RICHARD ATKINSON RAFAELA AND JOHN BELANICH ALAN BENAROYA DAVID BIALIS UNA DAVIS FAMILY MARTHA AND EDWARD DENNIS MR. AND MRS. BRIAN K. DEVINE NORMAN FORRESTER AND BILL GRIFFIN JERRY AND TERRI KOHL DOROTHEA LAUB DR. BOB AND JUNE SHILLMAN VAIL MEMORIAL TRUST

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PROGRAM DJ Prince Hakim will spin onstage from 7PM-7:30PM. TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM THE STAGE

Approximate program length: 1 hour, 30 minutes There will be no intermission.

MONDAY, JULY 4 | 7:30PM RADY SHELL 2022 SEASON SPECIAL CONCERT

KOOL & THE GANG: FOURTH OF JULY

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ABOUT THE ARTIST From Nairobi to Newark, the legendary band has performed continuously longer than any R&B group...

KOOL & THE GANG has influenced the music of three generations and, at the age of 50, the band has become true Funk, R&B legends.

Thanks to iconic songs like Celebration, Ladies Night, Jungle Boogie, Summer Madness and Open Sesame, they have earned two Grammy® Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits and 31 Gold® and Platinum® albums.

Celebration, which played as the American hostages returned from Iran, remains de rigueur at joyous occasions worldwide.

In 1964, Ronald Bell and his brother, Robert “Kool” Bell, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Ricky Westfield, George Brown, Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas and Charles Smith joined forces to create a unique musical blend of jazz, soul and funk. At first calling themselves the Jazziacs, the band went through various names—The New Dimensions, The Soultowne Band, Kool & the Flames —before settling on their famous moniker.

In 1969 Kool & the Gang released their self-titled debut album. It was the introduction to a theme, music is the message, that Kool & the Gang stands by today. It was also an introduction to their signature sound.

In 2014, they were honored with a BET Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award and in October 2015, Kool & the Gang was honored to take their place as American musical icons with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their 50-year legacy has garnered a host of fans and awards worldwide. Recent tributes include the following: • Induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

• In a touching tribute, a street they grew up on in Jersey City has been renamed in their honor: “Kool & the Gang Way.” • “Celebration” was inducted into the Grammy® Hall Of Fame • Kool’s bass is displayed at the new Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. • Artifacts from the band’s archive have recently gone on display, next to Count Basie, at the newlyopened Grammy® Museum Experience in Newark, New Jersey • Ronald Bell, Robert Bell and George Brown were inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame The band marked their 50th year together in 2019.

The band’s stellar reputation grew with each album, but 1973’s Gold® disc Wild & Peaceful took Kool & the Gang to another level (#6 R&B, #33 Pop), spurred by the immortal party anthems Funky Stuff, Hollywood Swinging and the platinum smash Jungle Boogie.

Hits like Higher Plane (#1 R&B), the classic Summer Madness (featured on the movie soundtrack Rocky) and LPs Spirit of the Boogie, Love & Understanding and Open Sesame followed. The latter’s title track was featured on the top-selling movie soundtrack of all time, Saturday Night Fever.

In 1979, Kool & the Gang unveiled a smooth new sound with Ladies Night. Produced by the legendary Pop/Jazz musician Eumir Deodato, it became their first platinum album. The '80s would see them dominate the mainstream, starting with the double Platinum®-selling album.

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PROGRAM LETTUCE The Force Larimer Trapezoid Ghost of Jupiter Move On Up Gang of 10 Elephant Walk Madison Square – INTERMISSION – TOWER OF POWER

THURSDAY, JULY 7 | 7:30PM RADY SHELL SUMMER 2022 SEASON

Opening Medley Soul Vacation Don't Change Horses This Time It's Real Time Will Tell James Brown Medley So Very Hard to Go What is Hip? You're Still a Young Man

Approximate program length: 1 hour, 55 minutes (includes one 25-minute intermission)

TOWER OF POWER AND LETTUCE Tower of Power and Lettuce Christopher Dragon, conductor San Diego Symphony Orchestra

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS For over 50 years, TOWER OF POWER has delivered the best in funk and soul music.“We were a Soul band called The Motowns.” recalls Emilio Castillo. “Rocco was the bass player, I was there, and my brother was the drummer. I met “Doc” Kupka back in 1968, and gave him an audition.

He came in the band, and we eventually changed our name to the Tower of Power.” The reason for the band name change was that they had a specific goal in mind.

East Bay Grease defined their sound and landed them with Warner Brothers. Bump City, their 1972 debut for the label, was a hit on both the Billboard 200 and the R&B Albums chart, and netted them the hits “You’re Still A Young Man” and “Down to The Nightclub.” The '70s were a boom period with radio classics like “So Very Hard to Go” and “What Is Hip?,” and the band continued to tour and record over the years.

Castillo says their love of the stage is the same today as it was back in 1968.

50 years later, in 2018, they returned to Oakland to celebrate their landmark 50th anniversary.

Tower’s window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit has been a balm for the soul throughout their half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater couldn’t have arrived at a better time.

The band has long since surpassed Castillo’s modest aspirations, traveling the world, enjoying hit singles on their own and backing legendary artists including Otis Redding, Elton John, Santana, the Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt and countless others. In the process they’ve defined an “Oakland soul” sound as instantly recognizable as those from Castillo’s hometown, Detroit, as well as inspirations like Memphis and Philadelphia.

Here it is, right on time. Unify. The eighth studio album from LETTUCE, it’s also a third consecutive record made at Denver’s Colorado Sound Studios, completing a loose trilogy starting with 2019’s Grammy® Award-nominated Elevate, and continuing with 2020’s Resonate. “Dealing with the pandemic, being in separate places, trying to survive without our best friends, without touring, not to mention the political divide in this country,” says Lettuce drummer Adam Deitch. “We really needed to unify.”

Reunited with Colorado Sound’s esteemed engineer, Jesse O’Brien, Unify is a totally collaborative effort full of the highest of highlights, including its centerpiece track “Keep That Funk Alive,” inspired by the venerable Parliament-Funkadelic bassist, Bootsy Collins, and featuring Collins on bass and vocals. It’s, as well, a benchmark moment for the sextet—Adam Deitch (drums), Ryan Zoidis (saxophone), Adam Smirnoff (guitar), Erick Coomes (bass), Nigel Hall (keyboards/vocals), Eric ‘Benny’ Bloom (trumpet)—approaching thirty years since its humble Boston beginnings.

“We’re just getting tighter and tighter,” says Coomes.

“Really, these are the first records made with the six of us as a team, and it’s the best the band has ever been: live and in the studio; the funkiest and the most fun.”

16 songs. Pure Lettuce. Unify will teleport you to a funky galaxy far, far away, where all life coexists as one in peace, love, harmony, and music!

The future of Tower of Power is set out to be vigorous and dynamic, and will prove to be just that for fans around the world starved for the band’s groove just the way Tower of Power likes it!

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Jacobs Music Center July Renovation Update The San Diego Symphony is excited to share a renovation update of Jacobs Music Center! Demolition and construction work is well underway. The basement under the hall has been successfully excavated and a concrete foundation has been poured to support the new stage structure.

Additionally, extensive underground plumbing is now in place for the enlarged musician’s changing rooms and lounge. Later in July we can expect to see an additional concrete slab poured in the basement, with steel arriving in August. Large transfer beams are now in place over the proscenium and upstage wall which will allow for the removal of two columns upstage and the addition of our brand-new choral terrace.

These same beams will also allow the valance in the proscenium arch to be removed opening the stage to the full height of the proscenium for the first time in our stage’s history. In the “house”, we have now removed our old seats and are preparing for the installation of new seating that will offer a more comfortable audience experience and improved sightlines. Lastly, new air handlers have been installed with state-of-theart air purifying technology, allowing for the highest air quality and flow throughout Jacobs Music Center.

JACOBS MUSIC CENTER, PRE-CONSTRUCTION

We look forward to sharing more exciting construction updates here and on SanDiegoSymphony.org as the renovation progresses.

A CROSS-SECTION VIEW OF CONSTRUCTION FROM BACKSTAGE LOOKING TOWARD THE AUDIENCE SEATING

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announce important events and send messages from village to village. Recognizing the central role talking drums play in many African cultures, Ludwig Göransson decided to put it, and Diop, front-andcenter of his Grammy®- and Oscar®-winning score for Marvel's Black Panther.

But by the time of Black Panther, Diop was already a seasoned figure on the world music scene. He first came into the limelight as lead percussionist and founding member of Daande Lenol (The Voice of the People), the band of Senegalese super-star Baaba Maal. Over the past 40 years the group has toured the world, working with many notable musicians and releasing dozens of albums, including "Firin' in Fouta", which was nominated for a Grammy in 1996.

Diop has also performed and recorded with the likes of James Brown, Mumford & Sons, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Harry Belafonte, and Angelique Kidjo.

He appeared on Peter Gabriel's landmark release "Passion", which won a Grammy® Award in 1990, and has made several appearances with Playing for Change's “songs around the world”. He has been part of many major international diplomatic events like the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, the 2012 Olympics in London, and joined Stevie Wonder and a star-studded cast in 2009 to perform “Happy Birthday” for Nelson Mandela to close out Mandela Day at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Diop is also a Remo Percussion, Inc. endorsed artist, and in 2016 helped them design and launch the “Tamani Talking Drum”, the first mass-produced tama available to the public.

In 1993, Diop and American percussionist Tony Vacca co-founded the Senegal-America project, a grass-roots cultural exchange program which has sponsored various educational, health care, and artistic initiatives in Senegal, and has provided an important venue for African musicians in the States.

Massamba and Tony tour the Northeast each year with a variety of performances, school programs, and workshops, from their Northampton, MA base.

Massamba has several other regular collaborators including Surabhi Ensemble in Chicago, Walo Walo in Portland, Oregon, and Total Rhythm in San Francisco. He currently calls Columbus, Ohio home.

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ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Australian conductor CHRISTOPHER DRAGON is the Music Director of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and Resident Conductor of the Colorado Symphony which he joined in the 2015/16 Season as Associate Conductor. For three years prior, Dragon held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra where he was mentored by Asher Fisch.

Dragon has a versatile portfolio ranging from liveto-picture performances of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jurassic Park and Mary Poppins, a wide variety of collaborations with artists such as The Flaming Lips, Cynthia Erivo and Wynton Marsalis, to standard and contemporary orchestral repertoire such as Danny Elfman’s Violin Concerto, Eleven Eleven, all areas of which he has become highly sought after.

Dragon has become known for his charisma, high energy and affinity for a good costume, consistently delivering unforgettable performances that has made him an audience favourite.

Recent season highlights include his subscription series debut with the San Diego Symphony, performances of Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton with Danny Elfman reprising the role of Jack Skellington and the historic Colorado Symphony performances with the Wu-Tang Clan at Red Rocks and the Mission Ballroom. Dragon’s upcoming debuts include concerts with the San Francisco Symphony and the Utah Symphony.

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PROGRAM JERRY HERMAN Overture to Mame "It's Today" from Mame "I Don't Want to Know" from Dear World "It Only Takes a Moment" from Hello, Dolly!

"Shalom" from Milk and Honey "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" from Hello, Dolly!

"Song On the Sand" from La Cage aux Folles "Wherever He Ain't" from Mack & Mabel "Mame" from Mame "Time Heals Everything" from Mack & Mabel "I Am What I Am" from La Cage aux Folles – INTERMISSION – JERRY HERMAN "Entr'acte" from Mack & Mabel MEGAN HILTY

"Hello, Dolly" from Hello, Dolly!

"Love Look in My Window" from Hello, Dolly!

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"Elegance" from Hello, Dolly!

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"So Long, Dearie" from Hello, Dolly!

THE BEST OF TIMES: MEGAN HILTY SINGS JERRY HERMAN Rob Fisher, conductor

"The Moon Song" from Mame "Bosom Buddies" from Mame "Dear World"/"Before the Parade Passes By" from Dear World/Hello, Dolly!

"The Best of Times" from La Cage aux Folles

Approximate program length: 2 hours, 5 minutes (includes one 25-minute intermission)

Megan Hilty, vocalist

San Diego Master Chorale

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San Diego Symphony Orchestra And a fabulous special guest appearance

by Jasmine Rice LaBeija

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ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR ROB FISHER is an internationally recognized music director, conductor and pianist, and a leading figure in American music and musical theatre.

He has been a guest of virtually every major orchestra in the country as conductor or pianist.

Fisher is represented on Broadway as the music supervisor and arranger for Chicago: The Musical (Grammy® Award). The production recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. Other recent Broadway assignments include score supervisor and arranger for An American in Paris (Grammy® Award nomination) and arranger for Anything Goes (2022 Olivier Award nomination). Both are currently touring internationally.

With the New York Philharmonic, he has conducted the acclaimed concert versions of Carousel (Emmy® nomination for Best Music Director) and My Fair Lady as well as Mr. Keillor at 70. Other recent highlights include debuts with the Boston and Chicago Symphonies and appearances with the Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the San Francisco, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and National symphonies. At Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, he led gala performances of Candide, Guys and Dolls and The Sound of Music. He conducted The New York Pops on many occasions, sharing concerts with the late Skitch Henderson. As a pianist, Fisher has been soloist for Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F with orchestras across the country.

He has collaborated in concert with such artists as Renée Fleming, Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O’Hara, Victoria Clark, Idina Menzel, Brian Stokes Mitchell, David Hyde Pierce and Patti LuPone. Fisher was founding music director and conductor of the New York City Center Encores! series from its inception in 1994 until 2005. The series earned a 2000 Tony® Award, and in 1997 Fisher was given the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Special Achievement.

A native Virginian, Fisher lives in Connecticut.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS MEGAN HILTY is probably best known for starring as Ivy Lynn on the musicaldrama series Smash on NBC. Most recently, she starred in the Lifetime movie Patsy and Loretta, for which she received a Critics Choice nomination and won a Women’s Image Award for her portrayal of the Country Music Legend, Patsy Cline.

Hilty rose to prominence for her work on Broadway where she played Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked. She then created the role of Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5 the Musical, and was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Brooke Ashton in Noises Off. She also received rave reviews for her portrayal

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of Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun as part of the Encores! staged concert series at City Center.

Hilty has released three full-length albums, It Happens All the Time, Megan Hilty: Live at the Cafe Carlyle and A Merry Little Christmas. In addition to her many on-camera television credits, Hilty's voice can be heard in numerous animated series for Disney, Nickelodeon, Netflix and DreamWorks. She has performed with renowned orchestras all over the world including the New York Pops, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops, the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Pops, as well as headlining her own show at the Sydney Opera House.

Hilty now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, actor/ writer/musician Brian Gallagher, and their two small children, Ronan and Viola.

DR. JOHN K. RUSSELL is the Director of Choral and Vocal Studies at Palomar College and the Music Director of the San Diego Master Chorale. At Palomar he conducts the Chamber Singers and the Palomar Chorale oversees the vocal music program. He conducts and coordinates all artistic activities of the San Diego Master Chorale, which include preparing the chorus for performances with San Diego Symphony and other San Diego orchestras including the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra and La Jolla Symphony.

In addition, he has served on the summer conducting faculty at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, where he has taught master classes in conducting for the annual Westminster Summer Choral Festival. Dr. Russell is also frequently in demand as a tenor soloist.

Widely recognized for its exciting, inspiring, and comforting performances, the SAN DIEGO MASTER CHORALE is San Diego’s premier choral ensemble, showcasing more than 100 of the region’s finest singers. The Chorale was founded in 1961 and today continues its artistic ascent under the leadership of Music Director Dr. John K. Russell.

Dedicated to performing the finest choral repertoire, the SD Master Chorale embraces classical masterworks, new music by contemporary composers, film scores and diverse works of many genres to unite audiences and musicians of all cultures, religions and generations.

Each year the Chorale appeals to thousands of San Diego residents and visitors and is heard outside the concert hall with the San Diego Symphony via broadcasts on KPBS, San Diego’s NPR station. The Chorale also performs with the San Diego Symphony at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, and with other respected performing arts partners.

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PROGRAM NOTES | THE BEST OF TIMES: MEGAN HILTY SINGS JERRY HERMAN JASMINE RICE LABEIJA is one of the most iconic and respected nightlife entertainers in NYC. She has had a hold on the drag scene since Pride of 2012, and she is now the intentional mother of the house of LaBeija. In 2017, she was one of the main cast members on the documentary series Shade: Queens of NYC on Fusion network. She was later a host of Dragged, which won a Shorty Award in Diversity & Inclusion, for Verizon’s network In The Know. More recently, she was featured in a short film called Inside & Outwards, narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker which has won an Emmy® Award. Aside from her drag career, LaBeija is also an Opera singer and a graduate of The Juilliard School. She continues to further her career in both Opera and drag and performs around the world, most recently this past summer as the face of NYC Pride, and a featured artist at the Guggenheim Museum.

In 2001, ASCAP’s VP of Musical Theatre, Michael Kerker, called Jerry Herman, one of ASCAP's legendary theatre composer/lyricist, about putting together a concert series. The concerts would feature Jerry at the piano together with three of his favorite Broadway stars. The shows would be presented in Universities and High Schools around the country to give future performers the opportunity to learn from one of the masters of the American Musical Theatre.

In addition to the shows, the students would participate in a master class conducted by the Broadway performers.

One promising student from each master class was selected by both Jerry Herman and the Broadway cast members to receive a $1000 scholarship in Jerry's name.

In the Fall of 2001, the new program titled “Hello, Jerry!” debuted at the University of Miami, Jerry’s alma mater.

The program was such a tremendous success that for the next eight years, it traveled throughout the nation visiting hundreds of high schools and universities. At the Carnegie Mellon University concert, the recipient of the

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ALTO Kaitlin Barron Bonnie Campbell-Davis Jessica D'Angelo Leslie Green Priscilla Hall Yoshiko Higurashi-Jensen Loydene Keith Nicole Kennedy Stacey LeVasseur Christina Liu Sue Marberry Tonett Peraza-Baker Martha Shaver Amy Stein Pamela Wong

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scholarship was none other than tonight’s artist, Megan Hilty, who would go on to become one of Broadway’s most celebrated stars.

After this series, Jerry Herman took a brief hiatus before the ASCAP Foundation reached out with a new program idea. Herman was ecstatic about the promise of this proposal: “When the ASCAP Foundation approached me about presenting a new program featuring my songs with symphony orchestras and a series of master classes and targeting university/college students in writing and performing for musical theatre, I was thrilled.”

In the new program, two students from each of the master classes were not only selected for the Jerry Herman scholarship but were also given the opportunity to sing a song with the orchestra alongside the Broadway performers who starred in the concerts. This new ASCAP Foundation program is known as “Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert Series.”

Even after Jerry's passing in 2019, the program still thrives today and is dedicated to the memory of this American Musical Theatre legend who was devoted to nurturing future generations of talent.

The dates for the 2022/23 Jerry Herman Broadway Legacy Concerts will be announced in the Fall.

The ASCAP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides support for emerging songwriters, composers and lyricists and ensures that students have access to music education nationwide.

It was established by the ASCAP Board of Directors in 1975 when royalties from the song “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” were bequeathed to ASCAP to be used to support deserving young composers and songwriters.

Since its founding, The ASCAP Foundation has provided students of all ages with access to music education and has nurtured aspiring songwriters and composers through scholarships and awards, songwriting workshops, and community outreach initiatives while providing grants to over 40 501(c)(3) organizations that meet our mission of fostering music education and developing music creators.

TENOR George Arcaina Noah Friedman John Hansen Tarbox Carlos Lewis Sean McCormac Christopher Moreno Gabriel Nelson Mitchell Ridgaway Dennis Selder James Shelley Timmy Simpson Ivan Trejo

BASS Paul Chen Peter Cronin Greg Frank Douglas Martin Dennis Moy Andrew Nam Stephen Ott Rick Roesler Harold Skelly Robert Taylor

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS With a contagious smile and captivating charm, conductor, trumpet virtuoso, singer, and actor BYRON STRIPLING, has ignited audiences across the globe. In 2020, Stripling was named Principal Pops conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and in 2022, Stripling was named Principal Guest conductor of The Philly Pops. He also currently serves as Artistic Director and Conductor of the highly acclaimed Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Stripling's baton has led countless orchestras throughout the United States and Canada including the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Fort Worth Symphony to name a few.

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UPTOWN NIGHTS Byron Stripling, conductor and trumpet Carmen Bradford, vocals Leo Manzari, tap dancer Robert Breithaupt, drums San Diego Symphony Orchestra

Since his Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops, Stripling has become a pops orchestra favorite throughout the country, soloing with over 100 orchestras around the world including the Boston Pops, National Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Toronto Symphony and orchestras throughout Europe and Asia. He has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and performs at festivals around the world.

An accomplished actor and singer, Stripling was chosen, following a worldwide search, to star in the lead role of the Broadway bound musical, Satchmo. Many will remember his featured cameo performance in the television movie, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and his critically acclaimed virtuoso trumpet and riotous comedic performance in the 42nd Street production of From Second Avenue to Broadway.

Stripling earned his stripes as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster. He has also played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Louis Bellson and Buck Clayton

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Stripling was educated at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. One of his greatest joys is to return, periodically, to Eastman and Interlochen as a special guest lecturer.

A resident of Ohio, Stripling lives in the country with his wife Alexis, a former dancer, writer and poet and their beautiful daughters.

Born in Austin, Texas and raised in Altadena, California, Grammy® Award nominee CARMEN BRADFORD grew up with music in her home and in her heart. It was only natural that Bradford would follow in the footsteps of her great family legacy, being the daughter of legendary trumpeter/ composer Bobby Bradford and world renowned vocalist/composer Melba Joyce. Her grandfather Melvin Moore sang with Lucky Millender and Dizzy Gillespie’s Big Band in the 1940s and sang with the Ink Spots, making Bradford the third generation of incredible musicians. She has carved out a place in music history for herself and is playing an integral role in this uniquely American art form called jazz. Bradford is Jazz Royalty.

Bradford was discovered and hired by William “Count” Basie, and was the featured vocalist in the legendary Count Basie Orchestra for nine years. She has since performed and/or recorded with: Wynton Marsalis, Shelly Berg, John Clayton along with the Clayton Hamilton Orchestra, Nancy Wilson, Doc Severinsen, Tony Bennett, James Brown, Patti Austin, Byron Stripling, Dori Caymmi, George Benson, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams, DIVA Jazz Orchestra, the National Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the ClaytonHamilton Jazz Orchestra, The Dani Felber Big Band, Dallas Symphony, Oklahoma Symphony, Vancouver Philharmonic and countless artists around the world.

She performed on two Grammy® Award-winning albums with the Basie band in the 1980s and later collaborated on a third Grammy® Award-winning album, Big Boss Band, with guitarist George Benson in 1991. Her soulful voice warmed the hearts of Americans through the celebrated performance of the classic duet, “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?” on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson that same year.

Her 2015 release, titled John Mills: Invisible Designs featuring Bradford is another example of Bradford’s ability to sing all forms of jazz, be it straight ahead jazz, blues or jazz fusion, and swing it like nobody can. With the first, ever, Christmas album, the 2015 release of the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, directed by Scotty Barnhart, titled A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas on Concord Records, with Johnny Mathis, Bradford, and Ledisi was another first for Bradford as well.

In 2016 Bradford was asked by South African trumpeter, Darren English, to be a part of his new critically acclaimed CD, tilted Imagination Nation on Hot Shoe Records. Whether it’s a duo concert with Shelly Berg, Big Band with the ladies of DIVA or her new favorite: performing with Symphony Orchestras around the S A N D I EGO SY M PHON Y 2 022- 2 3 SE ASO N JULY 2 022

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world, Bradford’s body of work reflects a vast depth of musical experience and technical brilliance. She is also recognized for the overwhelming passion she brings to the lyric.

Bradford's love of teaching has been recognized by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the new Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM Program) has welcomed her with open arms. Carmen is the resident Professor of Jazz Voice, and Director of Vocal Jazz Studies.

Originally from Washington, D.C., LEO MANZARI is a Lucille Lortel Award-nominated tap dancer, headlining in various productions such as the touring and OffBroadway productions of Maurice Hines is Tappin' Thru Life, featured guest artist on So You Think You Can Dance, Kennedy Center’s 50th Inaugural Celebration of JFK and Marvin Gaye tribute, Dorrance Dance’s Nutcracker Suite, The Mo'nique Show, The Kate TV, TEDMED, PBS News Hour, Jerry Lewis Telethon and ABC's The View. Manzari has also featured as a solo tap dance feature in Hozier’s music video “Almost (Sweet Music),” and guest starred with Anderson Paak’s band “The Free Nationals” for various virtual events. Now residing in Los Angeles, California, Manzari currently headlines alongside Byron Stripling and Grammy® Award-nominated Jazz vocalist, Carmen Bradford collaborating with multiple Pops orchestras around the world including The Winnipeg Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and The Philly Pops. Other credentials include a recurring role in Season 6 of Showtime's television show Homeland, and lead writer and vocalist of his own original music which can be found via his website: www.leomanzari.com @leomanzari A veteran of over 40 years of concerts and tours, ROBERT BREITHAUPT has performed in diverse solo, group and orchestral settings and has appeared with countless jazz and Broadway artists, and as drummer and percussionist with over 100 symphony orchestras.

Since 1980, he has been the drummer with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, the nation’s oldest not-forprofit jazz orchestra.

Breithaupt is considered one of the world’s leaders in percussion education. He is Professor Emeritus at Capital University, where he developed one of the most recognized undergraduate percussion programs in the United States. He travels internationally as an author and clinician and serves as an artist/endorser for the Yamaha Corporation, Sabian, Ltd. and Remo, Inc., and has his own signature drumstick, produced by Innovative Percussion.

Breithaupt led one of America’s leading non-forprofit jazz organizations, the Jazz Arts Group (JAG), as Executive Director. As a businessman he is the president of the music contracting firm RBMusic, Inc., and was a founder of Columbus Pro Percussion, Inc., serving as vice-president for twenty-five years.

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS THE MIDTOWN MEN Twelfth Anniversary Tour celebrates the greatest hits from the Sixties, reuniting the stars from the Original Broadway Cast of the smash hit musical Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Launched in 2010 following their three-year Broadway rocket ride, these breakout vocal sensations are widely celebrated for their signature renditions of the iconic hits of the era.

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THE MIDTOWN MEN STARS FROM THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST OF "JERSEY BOYS" Featuring: Christian Hoff Michael Longoria Daniel Reichard J. Robert Spencer

Together, they have played over 1,000 concerts across North America, Asia and Europe and have headlined over 35 major symphonies including The National Symphony and repeat engagements with The Boston Pops. Highlighted with their own high octane arrangements, slick moves and one of a kind repartee, their all-new concert features even more iconic ‘60s music from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Elvis, The Temptations, The Four Seasons and more!

Television audiences across the nation have caught The Midtown Men’s concert specials, appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Chew, Katie and Access Hollywood.

They have multiple musical releases: their debut Sixties Hits followed by Live In Concert and two holiday singles, the brand new “Little Saint Nick” and “All Alone on Christmas,” which they recorded with Stevie Van Zandt and Springsteen’s E Street Band. Thanks to ‘60s radio icon Cousin Brucie championing The Midtown Men sound, their relationship with SiriusXM listeners across the globe has cemented them alongside some of the original greats they emulate in the cornerstone of Iconic ‘60s pop music itself.

CHRISTIAN HOFF is best known for his Tony Awardwinning performance in Broadway's Jersey Boys, with two Grammy® Award-winning original cast albums for Jersey Boys and The Who’s Tommy. He has toured internationally both as a founding member of Broadway vocal group The Midtown Men and his solo projects with the Christian Hoff Band. Hoff's unique resume is highlighted with voicing HannaBarbera’s Richie Rich Cartoon Show, the first actor

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to portray Walt Disney for the film One Man’s Dream and surpassing the Guiness World Record for number of voices in an audiobook, for which Entertainment Weekly named him the "Master of Mimicry.” Christian has appeared on NBC’s Law & Order: SVU, portrayed D.A. Richard Blackman on ABC’s Ugly Betty, federal prosecutor Thomas Grady on NBC’s Law and Order: Criminal Intent and the recurring role of Marty on ABC's All My Children. Other credits: Encino Man, Star Trek IV, Honor Thy Mother, In Love and War, From The Dead of Night, 21 Jump Street, ER, JAG, Party of Five, Millennium, The Commish, Beverly Hills 90210 and celebrity guest appearances on The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Regis, The Late Show, Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve and Jeopardy. His work as a speaker, entertainer and investor takes him across North America, Asia and Europe. He produces an annual Tony Awards Party benefiting The V Foundation and lends his talents hosting, fundraising and producing entertainment events across the country. Strengthened through his family’s cancer battle he serves on the board The V Foundation Wine Celebration in Napa Valley raising funds to put an end to cancer.

MICHAEL LONGORIA is best known for his star turn on Broadway as Frankie Valli in the Tony Award-winning Musical Jersey Boys. Currently starring in The Midtown Men concert tour and Meet The Midtown Men (a live concert and documentary for PBS), Longoria has been crooning across the world in a rock concert celebrating the '60s. Their self-titled debut album, THE MIDTOWN MEN: Sixties Hits was met with critical acclaim and was followed by their first radio single “All Alone On Christmas” with producer Steven Van Zandt and members of Springsteen’s E Street Band. Michael trained at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts followed by New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts (BFA in drama). Longoria began his career with theatrical credits including Peter Pan & Wendy at the Prince Music Theater (Barrymore Award nomination for Best Actor in a musical), West Side Story at the Walnut Street Theatre, A Chorus Line at Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center and Avenue X at the Abe Burrows Theater. Internationally, Longoria appeared in West Side Story at Teatro alla Scala in Milan and A Chorus Line in Munich. Michael made his Broadway debut in the smash hit musical Hairspray (2003 Tony award for Best Musical), later creating the role of Joey in the Original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys (2006 Tony Award for Best Musical) before taking over the role of Frankie Valli. In 2017, Longoria created the role of Freddy in the Original Off Broadway cast of The View Upstairs. He has appeared on television as the lead vocalist for Cirque du Soleil on the Season 9 Finale of America's Got Talent, Broadway Under The Stars: A Tribute To Harold Prince, the Opening Ceremonies at The U.S. Open and as animated characters on Dora the Explorer. Longoria also appeared in the documentary film One Night Stand. Longoria headlined Caesar’s Palace in Atlantic City along side SNL’s Joe Piscopo in That’s Life! As a singer-songwriter, Longoria has performed his original songs at Joe’s Pub, The Cutting Room, CB’s Gallery and Caroline’s on Broadway. Longoria has released 2 solo albums: Broadway Brick By Brick, which reached #2 on the iTunes Vocal Album Chart and his latest release, Merry Christmas Darling, a romantic holiday album with a '60s twist. @michaellongoriasings DANIEL REICHARD is honored to join musical forces once again with The Midtown Men. Reichard, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, is best known for his portrayal of S A N D I EGO SY M PHON Y 2 022- 2 3 SE ASO N JULY 2 022

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chief songwriter and original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio in the box-office smash Jersey Boys, a role he originated both on Broadway and in the La Jolla Playhouse premiere along with colleagues Christian Hoff and J. Robert Spencer. He followed the success of Jersey Boys with a critically acclaimed performance as Candide in Leonard Bernstein’s Candide at the New York City Opera. After graduating with a BFA from the University of Michigan, Reichard made his New York City debut with the original cast of the world-famous Forbidden Broadway: 20th Anniversary Celebration. His signature style and talent paved the way to starring roles in New York City and across the country, including his triumphant portrayal of artist and social activist Keith Haring in Radiant Baby at Joe Papp’s Public Theater; Man in The Thing About Men, whose original cast album he also appears on; and Emmet in the world premiere of the musical version of Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas at the Goodspeed Opera House.

A gifted pianist and concert singer, Reichard has had sold-out engagements at New York City’s Joe’s Pub, Metropolitan Room, Ars Nova and repeat appearances at 54 Below. Other concert appearances include Symphony Space, The Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, BB Kings, Town Hall, Triad Theater, Firebird and the Cutting Room, as well as guest appearances with the Arkansas and Grand Rapids Symphonies. He can be seen as Frankie in the 20th anniversary film version of the international hit musicalcomedy Forever Plaid.

J. ROBERT SPENCER is excited to return to making music with The Midtown Men. A Tony Award-nominated Actor, Independent Film Director, Producer and Writer, he originated the role of Nick Massi in the Tony and Grammy®-Award winning Jersey Boys. He also originated the role of Dan Goodman in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical Next To Normal, for which he received nominations for both the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, and Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. He has voiced two animated features: Nightmare Campus and the critically acclaimed, award-winning Grave of the Fireflies.

His portrayal as a psychopathic killer named Bob in the independent feature film Night of the Dog earned him a Best Supporting Actor Nomination at the SMMASH Film Festival. The film won Audience Awards for best feature film at Palm Beach, Santa Barbara, SMMASH and PBIFF. Spencer's independent film company 7 Spencer Productions, with which he produced, wrote, starred and directed the comedy Farm Girl In New York. The film was featured on The Today Show with Ann Currey and Al Roker, and was the official selection of the Sacramento International Film Festival (Nominated for Best Comedy and Best Actress,) as well as Big Apple, Atlanta, Buffalo Niagara, and Seattle True Independent Film Festivals, distributed by Maverick Entertainment. He recently produced and starred in his second independent feature titled Heterosexuals. With Wood Media Films, he executive produced an environmental documentary titled On Coal River, an official selection of Silverdocs, Camden, Hamptons, Chesapeake and New Orleans Film Festivals.

Through Sony Masterworks, he appeared with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops in PBS's Handel’s Messiah Rocks, for which he was Nominated for a Midwest Emmy® Award for Best On Camera Performance by a Leading Actor. Spencer is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Shenandoah University.

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SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RAFAEL PAYARE Music Director

CELLO Yao Zhao Principal

HORN Benjamin Jaber Principal Darby Hinshaw Assistant Principal & Utility Elyse Lauzon Tricia Skye Douglas Hall

VIOLIN Jeff Thayer Concertmaster

Chia-Ling Chien Associate Principal Marcia Bookstein Andrew Hayhurst Richard Levine Mary Oda Szanto Nathan Walhout Xian Zhuo Isabel Kwon

Wesley Precourt Associate Concertmaster

BASS Jeremy Kurtz-Harris Principal

EDO DE WAART Principal Guest Conductor JAHJA LING Conductor Laureate

DEBORAH PATE AND JOHN FORREST CHAIR

Jisun Yang Assistant Concertmaster Alexander Palamidis Principal Second Violin Nick Grant Principal Associate Concertmaster Emeritus Hanah Stuart Acting Associate Principal Second Violin Ai Nihira Awata Jing Yan Bowcott Yumi Cho Hernan Constantino Alicia Engley Kathryn Hatmaker Kenneth Liao Igor Pandurski Evan Pasternak Julia Pautz Yeh Shen Xiaoxuan Shi Edmund Stein John Stubbs Pei-Chun Tsai Zou Yu Thomas Dougherty* Benjamin Hoffman* Nicole Sauder* Sarah Schwartz* VIOLA Chi-Yuan Chen Principal

KAREN AND WARREN KESSLER CHAIR

Nancy Lochner Associate Principal Wanda Law Qing Liang Abraham Martín Johanna Nowik Ethan Pernela Jason Karlyn* Michael Molnau*

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TROMBONE Kyle R. Covington Principal Logan Chopyk Kyle Mendiguchia

Susan Wulff Associate Principal Aaron Blick P.J. Cinque Kaelan Decman Kevin Gobetz Samuel Hager Michael Wais Margaret Johnston+ Kathryn Bradley*

BASS TROMBONE Kyle Mendiguchia TUBA Aaron McCalla Principal HARP Julie Smith Phillips Principal

FLUTE Rose Lombardo Principal Sarah Tuck Lily Josefsberg

TIMPANI Ryan J. DiLisi Principal

PICCOLO Lily Josefsberg

Andrew Watkins Assistant Principal

OBOE Sarah Skuster Principal

PERCUSSION Gregory Cohen Principal

Rodion Belousov Andrea Overturf ENGLISH HORN Andrea Overturf

Erin Douglas Dowrey Andrew Watkins

DR. WILLIAM AND EVELYN LAMDEN ENGLISH HORN CHAIR

CLARINET Sheryl Renk Principal Frank Renk Rebecca Tobin* BASS CLARINET Frank Renk

PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Courtney Secoy Cohen LIBRARIAN Rachel Fields

* Long Term Substitute Musician + Staff Opera Musician The musicians of the San Diego Symphony are members of San Diego County, Local 325, American Federation of Musicians, AFL-CIO.

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SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE Martha A. Gilmer Chief Executive Officer

OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES Travis Wininger Vice President of Venue Operations

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Craig Hall Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Katy McDonald Chief of Staff

Rob Arnold Managing Director of The Rady Shell

Elizabeth Larsen Executive Assistant to CEO and Board of Directors

Pete Seaney

Director of Production

J.D. Smith Director of Marketing and Sales Technology

Jason Rothberg Technical Director

ARTISTIC Lea Slusher Vice President of Artistic Administration and Audience Development

Joel Watts Audio Director

Kristen Turner Director of Communications, Content and Digital Strategies

Clement So Director of Artistic Planning Theodora Bellinger Artistic Operations Manager Hannah Gallagher Seasonal Artistic Assistant Sophie Joó Seasonal Artistic Assistant Luke Loprete Seasonal Artistic Assistant Angela Chilcott Director of Orchestra Operations

Nicole Houghton Production Manager Victoria Andújar Director of Rentals Paige Satter Director of Facility Administration Diane Littlejohn Venue Operations Manager Katie Lugo Customer Experience Manager George Kutchins House Manager Danny La Logistics Manager

Shea Perry Orchestra Personnel Manager

Peter Perez Lead Facilities Technician

Diego Plata Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

David Russell Lead Facilities Technician

Courtney Cohen Principal Librarian

Robert Saucedo House Manager Facilities Technicians: Lorenzo Peay Pre-Event Setup: Mateo Alvarez, Luke Ban, Brenda Cardenas, Madison Cosgrove, Sutton Derr, Henry Gentile, Dawna Hernandez, Simone Johnlouis, Dennis La, Valerie Navarrete, Kevin Snyder, Ryan Stuver

Rachel Fields Librarian Gerard McBurney Creative Consultant INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Sheri Broedlow Vice President of Institutional Advancement David Hodges Director of Advancement, Institutional Giving Ida Sandico-Whitaker Associate Director, Donor Programs and Special Events Jennifer Nicolai Director of Advancement, Campaign and Major Gifts Megan Peet Associate Director, Advancement Operations Bob Morris Major Gifts Officer

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Adam Day Head Carpenter

Evan Page Elecrtrical Department Head

Theater Direct Outbound Sales and Fundraising PUBLIC RELATIONS Carrie Jones (Chief PR & Social Officer, Raindrop Branding and Advertising) TICKETING AND PATRONS SERVICES Casey Patterson Director of Sales, Partnerships and Premium Seating Brad Fox Ticket Operations Manager Kym Pappas Assistant Ticketing Manager Cheri LaZarus Ticket Service Associate Lead Subscriptions

Ticket Services Associates: Ashley Brantley, Anastasia Franco, Pat Murphy Event Support: Ashton Faust FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Ashley Madigan Controller

James Fogarty Video Department Head

Sang Duong Assistant Controller

Jonnel Domilos Piano Technician

Laura Reynolds Vice President of Impact and Innovation

Linh Phuong Staff Accountant Alicia Villegas Accounts Payable Clerk Alicia Gonzalez Director of Human Resources Jennifer Uribe Human Resources Administrator

Jesse Schiffman Manager of Learning and Community Engagement

Susan Cochran Payroll Administrator/Human Resources Coordinator

Emily Persinko Learning and Community Engagement Coordinator

Sean Kennedy Director of Information Technology

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Nuvi Mehta Concert Commentator

RJ Givens Audio Department Head

Sydney Wilkins Annual Fund Manager

Julia Sanders Advancement Associate

Maria Kusior Marketing Coordinator

Maureen Campbell Melville Chief Financial Officer

LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Luke Wingfield Donor Services and Stewardship Manager

Jane Sanders Graphic Designer

Shafeeq Sabir Property Department Head

Sydne Sullivan Advancement Operations Manager

Kirby Lynn Tankersley Special Events Manager

Hilary Huffman Marketing Manager

Alfonzo Cortez IT Support Specialist

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THE FUTURE IS HEAR

CAMPAIGN

The San Diego Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the following donors who have made a gift of $10,000 or more toward The Future is HEAR campaign, our current $125 million campaign supporting the San Diego Symphony’s construction of The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park and its wide-ranging artistic and community programs. We are extremely grateful! To make a gift, please call (619) 237-1969. The following listing reflects pledges or gifts entered as of May 5, 2022.

San Diego Foundation

$1,000,000 AND ABOVE

Terry L. Atkinson and Kathy Taylor Dianne Bashor Malin and Roberta Burnham State of California Harry and Judy Collins Foundation Ted and Audrey Geisel◊ Daniel J. and Phyllis Epstein The George Gildred Family and The Philip Gildred Family Joan and Irwin Jacobs Sheri Lynne Jamieson The Kong Tang Family Dick◊ and Dorothea Laub Jack McGrory The Alexander and Eva Nemeth Foundation The Conrad Prebys Foundation Allison and Robert Price Evelyn and Ernest Rady Lou and Penny Rosso and the Rosso Family Colette Carson Royston and Ivor Royston Sahm Family Foundation T. Denny Sanford Karen and Christopher “Kit” Sickels Karen and Jeff Silberman Donald and Gayle◊ Slate Gloria and Rodney Stone Sycuan Casino Resort Roger Thieme and Sylvia Steding Sue and Bill Weber

$250,000 AND ABOVE

Anonymous Rafaela and John Belanich Alan Benaroya Susan and Jim Blair The James Silberrad Brown Foundation Julia R. Brown David C. Copley Foundation Sam B. Ersan Esther Fischer Pam and Hal Fuson Karen and Warren Kessler Carol Ann and George Lattimer The Payne Family Foundation M&I Pfister Foundation Linda and Shearn◊ Platt Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation Dave and Phyllis Snyder Elaine Galinson and Herbert Solomon Elizabeth and Joseph◊ Taft Jayne and Bill Turpin Kathryn A. and James E. Whistler

$100,000 AND ABOVE

David Bialis Nikki and Ben Clay Diane and Charles Culp Diane and Elliot Feuerstein Walt Fidler

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Rancho Santa Fe Foundation

Anne and Steve Furgal The Hering Family Carol and Richard Hertzberg Arlene Inch Brooke and Dan Koehler Bill and Evelyn Lamden Sandra and Arthur◊ Levinson Catherine and Phil Blair The Alex C. McDonald Family Lori Moore, Cushman Foundation The Parker Foundation (Gerald T. and Inez Grant Parker) Bill and Clarice Perkins Marilyn James and Richard Phetteplace Jeannie and Arthur Rivkin Sage Foundation U.S. Bank Tucker Sadler Architects Jo and Howard Weiner Cole and Judy Willoughby Richard◊ and Joanie Zecher

$50,000 AND ABOVE

Carol Rolf and Steven Adler Bonnie & Krishna Arora and Family Jules and Michele Arthur Carolyn and Paul Barber Cindy and Larry Bloch The John D. & Janice W. Cone Family Trust Stephanie and Richard Coutts Kathleen Seely Davis The den Uijl Family In Loving Memory of LV Gary and Karin Eastham In loving memory of Kenrick "Ken" Wirtz Jose Fimbres Moreno◊ William and Martha Gilmer The Jaime Family Trust Admiral Riley D. Mixson◊ Marilyn & Michael Rosen, Juniper and Ivy Restaurant Richard Sandstrom and Sandra Timmons Congresswoman Lynn Schenk Kris and Chris Seeger Emma and Leo Zuckerman

$25,000 AND ABOVE

Lisa and Dennis Bradley Gordon Brodfuehrer Pamela and Jerry Cesak County of San Diego The Druck/Silvia Family Susan E. Dubé Lisette and Mick Farrell Dr. John and Susan Fratamico Janet and Wil Gorrie Virginia and Peter Jensen Jeff Light and Teri Sforza Sig Mickelson Sandy and Greg Rechtsteiner The Segur Family In honor of Robert (Bud) Emile, SDS Concertmaster 1960-1975 Anonymous/Stabilization Bill and Diane Stumph Gayle and Philip Tauber

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Jewish Community Foundation ◊ Deceased

In memory of my husband Raymond V. Thomas, Lover of the Symphony Leslie and Joe Waters

$10,000 AND ABOVE

Anonymous Aptis Global, a subsidiary of The Kimball Group David A. and Jill Wien Badger Bank of America DeAnne Steele, Carlo Barbara and Cole Barbara Eloise and Warren Batts Lauren Lee Beaudry Karl and Christina Becker Edgar and Julie Berner Diane and Norm Blumenthal The Boros Family Sarah◊ and John Boyer Annette and Daniel Bradbury Lori and Richard Brenckman Beth Callender and Pete Garcia Carol Randolph and Robert Caplan The Casdorph Family Angela Chilcott Kurt and Elizabeth Chilcott Dr. Samuel M. Ciccati and Kristine J. Ciccati Thomas Jordan and Meredith M. Clancy Dr. William Coleman Peter V. Czipott and Marisa SorBello Ann Davies Caroline S. DeMar Drs. Edward A. and Martha G. Dennis George and Jan DeVries Michael and Susan Finnane Gertrude B. Fletcher K. Forbes Deborah Pate and John Forrest 4040 Agency–Mary, Bill and John Judith and William Friedel Barbara and Doug Fuller Cheryl J. Hintzen-Gaines and Ira J. Gaines Gardiner & Theobald Inc. Joyce M. Gattas, PhD Karen Wahler and Michael Gay Lynn and Charlie Gaylord Kimberly and Jeffrey Goldman In memory of Samuel Lipman, Clarinetist Carrie and Jim Greenstein Lulu Hadaya Jeff and Tina Hauser In memory of Lucille Bandel In Memory of Dick Hess Richard A. Heyman and Anne E. Daigle Family Foundation Let the music play on, Drew!

Mary Ann and John Hurley Cynthia Thornton and Michael Keenan Keith and Cheryl Kim Helen and Sig Kupka Mr. and Mrs. Lang Alexis and Steven Larky

Tom and Terry Lewis Foundation The Li Family Josephine and Alex Lupinetti◊ Daniel and Chris Mahai Sally and Luis Maizel Susan and Peter Mallory in honor of Martha Gilmer David Marchesani Family Anne and Andy McCammon The McComb Family Katy McDonald Mark, Amy, Auguste and Paris Melden In Memory of James C. Moore Judith and Neil Morgan Clara and Donald Murphy Patricia R. Nelson The Lorna and Adrian Nemcek Family The Ning Family Frank O'dea, O'dea Hospitality Val and Ron Ontell Carol and Vann Parker The Hong-Patapoutian Family The Pollock Family Phillip Rand, M.D. Dedicated Ob-Gyn, kind and gentle soul, humanitarian In loving memory of Long “Chris” Truong Ruth Reznikoff Dr. Vivian Reznik and Dr. Andrew Ries Burton X and Sheli Rosenberg Marie G. Raftery and Dr. Bob Rubenstein The Ryde Family Memorial Foundation at The San Diego Foundation Shari and Frederick Schenk Colin Seid and Dr. Nancy Gold Susan and Michael Shaffer Brigg and Jayne Sherman Shinnick Family Ruey and Marivi Shivers Stephen M. Silverman Janet Simkins Hon. Stephanie Sontag and Hon. David B. Oberholtzer Jeanette Stevens Sudberry Properties Beatriz and Matthew Thome Katherine “Kaylan” Thornhill Michael and Eunicar Twyman Susan and Richard Ulevitch Sheri Broedlow and Kyle Van Dyke Patricia and Joe Waldron Lori and Bill Walton The Warner Family RANAS The K. Nikki Waters Trust Shirli, Damien and Justin Weiss Mike and Susan Williams Jeffrey P. Winter and Barbara Cox-Winter In loving memory of Ching H. Yang Kris and Chris Seeger Howard and Christy Zatkin

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ANNUAL GIVING HONOR ROLL The Musicians, members of the Board of Directors and the Administrative Staff wish to gratefully acknowledge the growing list of friends who give so generously to support the San Diego Symphony. To make a gift, please call (619) 615-3901.

The following listing reflects pledges entered as of May 5, 2022.

San Diego Foundation STRADIVARIUS CIRCLE: $100,000 AND ABOVE Rita◊ and Richard Atkinson Rafaela and John Belanich City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture Daniel J. and Phyllis Epstein Dr. Seuss Fund Joan and Irwin Jacobs Dorothea Laub The Conrad Prebys Foundation Dr. Bob and June Shillman MAESTRO CIRCLE: $50,000-$99,999 Anonymous (2) Kathy Taylor and Terry Atkinson Alan Benaroya Cohn Restaurant Group Kevin and Jan Curtis Una Davis and Jack McGrory Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Devine Esther and Bud◊ Fischer Pam and Hal Fuson Carol and Richard Hertzberg Arlene Inch Karen and Warren Kessler Jerry and Terri Kohl The Kong Tang Family Dr. William and Evelyn Lamden Judy McDonald Monica and Robert Oder Price Philanthropies Penny and Louis Rosso Karen and Kit Sickels Karen and Jeff Silberman, Silberman Family Fund Gayle◊ and Donald Slate Dave and Phyllis Snyder Gloria and Rodney Stone Sylvia and Roger Thieme Jayne and Bill Turpin Vail Memorial Fund Sue and Bill Weber Mitchell Woodbury Sarah and Marc Zeitlin GUEST ARTIST CIRCLE: $25,000-$49,999 Anonymous Annette and Daniel Bradbury California Arts Council Pam and Jerry Cesak Karen and Donald Cohn Martha and Edward Dennis Karin and Gary Eastham Shirley Estes Anne L. Evans Lisette and Mick Farrell/Farrell Family Foundation Norman Forrester and Bill Griffin Sandra and Arthur◊ Levinson Eileen Mason

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Deborah Pate and John Forrest The Potiker Family in memory of Sheila and Hughes Potiker Allison and Robert Price Colette Carson Royston and Ivor Royston Raghu and Shamala Saripalli Elaine Galinson and Herbert Solomon Sandra Timmons and Richard Sandstrom Leslie and Joe Waters Kathryn and James Whistler Sheryl and Harvey White CONCERTMASTER CIRCLE: $15,000-$24,999 Anonymous Warren and Eloise Batts Michael Blasgen Diane and Norman Blumenthal Dr. Anthony Boganey Julia Richardson Brown Foundation Kathleen Seely Davis San Diego Firefighters Local 145 Jill Gormley and Laurie Lipman Janet and Wil Gorrie Judith Harris◊ and Dr. Robert Singer Laurie Sefton Henson Marilyn James and Richard Phetteplace Jo Ann Kilty Sig and Helen Kupka Carol Lazier and James Merritt Dr. Marshall J. Littman Anne and Andy McCammon Rich Paul and Rena Minisi/ Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, LLP Riley Mixson◊ Michael Nissman and Paige Stone Val and Ron Ontell Jane and Jon Pollock Pamela and Stephen Quinn ResMed Foundation Sally and Steve Rogers Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek Jayne and Brigg Sherman Stephen M. Silverman Elizabeth and Joseph◊ Taft R.V. Thomas Family Fund Ingrid M. Van Moppes Isabelle and Mel◊ Wasserman Judy Gaze-Zygowicz and John Zygowicz

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Jewish Community Foundation ◊ Deceased VIRTUOSO CIRCLE: $10,000-$14,999 David Bialis The Bjorg Family The Boros Family David C. Copley Foundation The Donald C. and Elizabeth M. Dickinson Foundation Susan Dubé Lynn and Charles Gaylord Martha and William Gilmer Vicki Garcia-Golden and Tim Jeffries Nancy and Ross Stephen Howard Ken Krug Robert Leone Pamela Hamilton Lester Elizabeth Li Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust Lynn Miller The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Northern Trust Mary Ann and David Petree Sandy and Greg Rechtsteiner Harold and Evelyn Schauer Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation Susan Sharin and Laurina Young Hon. Stephanie Sontag and Hon. David Oberholtzer Diane and Bill Stumph Stephen L. Tierney Chester Yamaga and Jean Samuels Drs. Larry and Mara Ybarrondo ORCHESTRA CIRCLE: $5,000-$9,999 Carol Rolf and Steven Adler Bonnie and Krishna Arora Dr. Thomas Beers Edgar and Julie Berner Denise Bevers Joyce Biffar Evelyn Truitt and Dr. Paul Black Benjamin Brand Sophie Bryan and Matthew Lueders Ken Bullock Mr. Richard and Mrs. Barbara Charlton Melvin Cohn Marilyn Colby Diane and Charles Culp Robert and Nina Doede Karen Dow Erika Fetter Monica Fimbres Joyce Glazer Carrie and James Greenstein Kay and Bill Gurtin Art and Pam Handman

The Hong-Patapoutian Family Maryka and George Hoover Arlene Quaccia and Robin Hughes James B. Idell and Deborah C. Streett-Idell Leon and Sofia Kassel Angela and Matthew Kilman Adele and Michael Lapadula Anonymous Fund of the Liberty Hill Foundation Barbara and Harry Markowitz Oliver McGonigle Edward and Elizabeth McIntyre Mark C. Mead Menard Family Foundation Elena M. Mickelson David and Judith Nielsen Dave and Jean Perry Gail Lee Powell Jennifer and Eugene Rumsey Jr. M.D. Ryan Family Charitable Foundation Sage Foundation Lari Sheehan Mr. Les Silver The Stainrook Foundation Dr. Miriam Summ Silicon Valley Community Foundation Patricia and Joe Waldron Dr. Robert D. Wallace K. Nikki Waters Shirli Weiss Elizabeth Wohlford Peter Yang Joan Zecher SYMPHONY CIRCLE: $2,500-$4,999 Cheryl and Rand Alexander Kevin Aufmann Lauren Lee Beaudry Ercil Brown and Linda Silverman Donna and Ken Bullock City of Encinitas and Mizel Family Foundation Trevor and Patricia Daniel Jonathan Dash Ana de Vedia Caroline S. DeMar John E. Don Carlos Barbara and John Edgington Pamela and Craig Eisenberg Jennifer and David Eveleth Anna and Tom Fay Morey A. Feldman and Jeanne D. Feldman Family Endowment Fund The Samuel I. and John Henry Fox Foundation The Grenada Fund Roger Karnopp Anona Kuehne CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE⇾

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ANNUAL GIVING HONOR ROLL Judy Leftwich Sylvia and Jaime Liwerant Nancy and Robert Morgan Takenori Muraoka Auguste M. Quaintance Jeff and Clare Quinn Cathy and Lawrence◊ Robinson DeAnne Steele and Carlo Barbara Norton S. and Barbara Walbridge Fund Thomas P. Ward and Rosemary T. Ward Joseph Witztum Wood Groves Luann and Brian E. Wright CONCERTO CIRCLE: $1,000-$2,499 K. Andrew Achterkirchen David Akers Dede Alpert David and Courtney Angeli Anonymous (2) Patricia and Brian Armstrong Tania and Greg Batson Sondra Berk Rosanne B. and W. Gregory Berton Virginia and Robert Black Marcus and Kimberley Boehm Robert Boltax Mr. Mark Bramson and Ms. Ellen Bramson Joseph H. Brooks and Douglas Walker Malcolm Bund and Eve Benton John M. Burns Janice and R. Nelson Byrne Barbara and Salvatore Capizzi Kathleen Carroll Kathleen Charla Angela Chilcott Stan Clayton Gary and Carol Coburn Sue Lasbury and John Cochran Hilda and Neal Cohen Judith Collier Colwell Family Fund Community Service Association, San Diego Unified School District Jeanette and Hal Coons Joseph Carmellino and Sandra Daley, M.D. Irene and James Dunny Jeane Erley Tina Evans Max Fenstermacher Cochran Lasbury Fund Marilyn Field FJC-Klatskin-Sutker Family Fund Elena I. Foronda Jean Fort Linda Fortier Marilyn Friesen Judith Fullerton Richard and Sharon Gabriel Kenneth F. Gibsen Memorial Fund

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Carol and William Githens Laurie M. Gore Stephanie and John Hanson Richard Harms Beverley Haynes Sharon and Garry Hays Ruth Hayward Donna Hendrix Mert and Joanne Hill Barbara and Paul Hirshman Peggy and John Holl Nancy and Bill Homeyer Warren Hu John Hurley Elizabeth Inguli Marguerite Jackson Dill and Carol Archibald Jay Jeffcoat Bjorn and Brigette Jensen R. Douglas and Jeanette Johnson Mary and Joseph Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Jordan Jerald and Marge Katleman Thomas Kelly Betty and Leonard Kornreich Rhea and Armin Kuhlman George & Mei Lai Dr. Mary Lawlor Joseph K. Drag and Karen L. Lee Greg Lemke Gayle M. Lennard Joni LeSage Robin & Charles◊ Luby Daniel and Chris Mahai Sandra Smelik and Larry Manzer Madonna Christine Maxwell Larry McDonald and Clare White-McDonald Susan and Douglas McLeod Mr. Paul J. McMahon Jonathan McMullen Dr. Sandra E. Miner Bibhu P. Mohanty Rita Moore Dr. Thomas Moore Karen and Michael Mudgett Nick Newcombe Lawrence and Rebecca Newman Dr. J. Nicholas Nowak Pratt Memorial Fund Jim Price and Joan Sieber Qualcomm Matching Grant Program Janet and Bill Raschke Raymond James Charitable Drs. Marilyn Friesen and Michael Rensink Christa and Gerald Reynolds Theodore E. Roberts Sandra and Bob Rosenthal The Ryde Family Memorial Foundation Jeff Sandler Julie and Jay Sarno Marilies Schoepflin Colin Seid and Dr. Nancy Gold Wim Selders Wilson Sexton

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Barbara and Lawrence Sherman Linda J. & Jeffrey M. Shohet Kyle Short Stanley and Marilyn Smiedt The Soo Family Fund Suzy Soo Charles Starkey Steve and Carmen Steinke James Storelli John E. Sturla II Harry V. Summer Deborah Klatskin and Burton Sutker Kay and Cliff Sweet Susie and Steve Swinton Thomas Templeton and Mary Erlenborn Jacqueline Thousand and Richard Villa Col. and Mrs. Joseph C. Timmons James and Debra Tomcik Francis J. Tonello Janet Anderson and Victor Van Lint Elianna Vasquez Nancy Vaughan Lori and Bill Walton Carol and Thomas Warschauer Dr. Jeffrey and Barbara Wasserstrom Margaret Weigand Steven Weindling Irene, David◊ and Diana Weinrieb Judy and Bob Weisman Andrew Welch and Corey Polant Mike and Janet Westling Andrea and Victor Wild Olga and Oscar Worm Carol L. Young Maria and Randy Zack Britt Zeller Dr. and Mrs. Philip Ziring SONATA CIRCLE: $500-$999 Richard Ahlborn June and Daniel Allen Linda Corey Allen Amber Anderson Bernardo Andrade Anonymous Laura and Fred Applegate Joe Baressi Jr. Jerry and Karen Blakely Elizabeth E. Bruton Alyssa Brzenski Jolie and Glenn Buberl Shirley Cantu Rew P. Carne Lynne Champagne Tanya and Sutton Chen Jeremy Clear Geoff and Shem Clow Christopher Cole Pierce Courtney Dean M. Crowder Bob and Kathy Cueva

Dr. Peter Czipott and Marisa SorBello Kathryn K. Dabbs Karen Dalton-Koch Marc Davis Dennis and Patricia DeConcini Julie and Don De Ment Mid Deng Gail Donahue Paul Dorin Donna F. Dotson Elizabeth and Richard Dreisbach John Durso Florence Nemkov and Dr. Bernard Eggertsen Karin and Alfred Esser Julie Ewing-Lawrence Nomi Feldman George Fern Winifred Fleming John Foltz Leonard and Marcia Fram Judith and William Friedel Joan Frost Rob Gilmore Roy Gilmour Clark Gilson Julie Thompson and Dan Goldzband Dr. Robert and Linda Gordon Dennis Grady James Greer Stephanie and H. Griswold Douglas Gross Noel and Fred Hafer Audacity Health LLC Gerald Hansen and Marilyn Southcott Brian Hays Ray Henderson The Herr Family Robert Heylmun Robert Holmes Gurdon Hornor Lulu Hsu Nancy Hylbert Kunihiko and Sandra Iwata Justin Jackson Robert Jentner Dimitri and Elaine Jeon Benjamin Johnson Dwight A. Kellogg Ron Kemp Kelly and Mark Kjos Mary Klement Ken Kobayashi John Lally Mayra Curiel and Carlos Larios Elizabeth Leech Lewis Leicher Joseph Gerald and Ann Lipschitz Claudia Lowenstein Deborah and Fred Mandabach Sue Marberry Beverly and Harold Martyn David McCall and Bill Cross Michael McGowan Narriman McNair Jeanne and Roger McNitt Richard Michaels Joseph Addison Mize

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ANNUAL GIVING HONOR ROLL Patricia Moises Chandra Mukerji Jan and Mark Newmark Richard Norman Madonna Omens The Opp Family Abraham Ordover Robert Kovelman and Sabine Ottilie Peter Otto and Theresa Tunnicliff Julie Park Sigrid U. Pate-Butler Laura Norton Petrovich Edward Phelan Sheila and Ken Poggenburg Dr. Lee R. Polk and Robert Betzer Eve Pritchard Steve Remish John Richardson Patrick Ritto Nancy Robertson Steve and Cheryl Rockwood Esther Rodriguez Bill and Janet Rogers Louis Rosen Sheryl Rowling Rowling Family Fund Alipasha Sadri Laila Escoto Salvador San Diego Community College Sanderson Family Fund Gretchen Louise Schafer Elizabeth Seibold Lawrence and Barbara Sherman Professor Susan Shirk Martha Shively Ruey & Marivi Shivers The Simon Family Trust Anne and Ronald Simon Marilyn and Brian Smith Holland M Smith II Joseph Smith Valerie Stallings Nancy and Charles Stewart Emily Renee Stroebel Helga and Sam Strong Derek Stults Dr. David E. and Susan F. Summers Gary and Rebecca Swenson Phoebe and Eugene◊ Telser Richard Thill and Niru Ramachandran John and Johanna Toman Jean and Mark Trotter Janis Vanderford John Walsh Rex and Kathy Warburton Rita Waters Don and Sharon Watkins J. Susan Watson Janet and Joel Weber Matthew Wikler Carol and Dennis Wilson Karen and Rod Wood Dr. and Mrs. R. Ronald Wood Naima and Mike Yelda Herb and Margaret Zoehrer

MEMORIAL GIFTS This is in memory of my mother Charlene Kenny, who was a professional violinist and violist for many decades.

Cathleen Kenny In memory of Cherri Klueck Jonathan Kendrick In loving memory of Ching H. Yang Peter Yang In loving memory of Ed Reed. May his memory be a blessing.

Marlee Jones In loving memory of Karen Pernela, mother of violist Ethan Pernela Ann Morrison In Memory of Lael Kovton Zella Burk In memory of Nellora J. Walker Northern Trust Carol Holt Betty Black Ada Hunt Brian and Kathy McDermott In Honor of Hilda Yoder Marilyn Kogen In Memory of Phil Weiss Ron and Val Ontell Lori Brannan Judy Bentovim Naomi Buckwalter Susan Guzik Bonnie Graham Susan Stewart Jo Anne Springer Christine Harmon Dennis and Janis Russell Richard and Kay Slater Janet Black-Yznaga Sue Carberry Elliott and Louise Rosenberg Elaine Hiel Pacific Pathology, Inc. Mary Campbell Vernal Jackson Robert and Sharon Russakoff Sandra Ambrosi Eileen Frame In Memory of RADM Riley Mixson from Colonel and Mrs W. R. Jones William Jones

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In Memory of Sig Mickelson Elena Mickelson This is in memory of my Oma (grandmother) Ursula Stroebel who enjoyed the San Diego Symphony throughout her life.

She passed in early 2021.

Emily Stroebel

HONORARIA GIFTS In honor of Aaron Brenes Linda Allen In honor of Jeanette Stevens and Gordon Brodfuehrer Todd Schultz In honor of Robert Caplan Robert and Fran Preisman

In honor of Jane and John Pollock from their children and grandchildren Lisa Pollock In honor of Jon Pollock's 75th Birthday Susan Casey In honor of Jack and Sherron Schuster Larence and Barbara Sherman Lawrence and Andrea Oster In honor of Florence ShillerGoldman who loved classical music and was a loyal fan of the San Diego Symphony Rob Gilmore In honor of the wishes of Florence Shiller-Goldman who was an avid attendee and loved the classics Lynn Osepchuk

In honor of the birthday of Phyllis Epstein Diane and Elliot Feuerstein

In honor of David Snyder Robert and Barbara Scott

In honor of Pat Francis' Birthday Eileen Wingard

In honor of Jeffrey and Marlyse Thayer Terri Bryson

In honor of Pam and Hal Fuson Jay and Julie Sarno

In honor of Leslie and Joseph Waters Judith Call

In honor of Warren O. Kessler Diane and Elliot Feuerstein Nomi Feldman Gayle Lennard

In honor of Hilda Yoder Marilyn Kogen

In honor of Paige Kobdish Nick Newcombe In honor of two moms on Mother's Day who support the Symphony strongly!

Judith Wenker In honor of Nick Newcombe and Bryan Dittmer Reimer Memorial Fund Linda Maxson In honor of Deborah Pate Ingrid de Llamas In honor of Bill and Clarice Perkins 60th Anniversay Judy Goldman Susan Casey Jean Ferriot

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THE LEGACY SOCIETY

The Legacy Society honors the following outstanding individuals who have committed a gift from their estate to the San Diego Symphony Foundation and/or to the San Diego Symphony Orchestra's Annual Fund to ensure the success of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association for generations to come. The following listing reflects pledges entered as of May 5, 2022.

Anonymous (2) William Beamish Stephen and Michele* Beck-von-Peccoz Alan Benaroya Rosanne B. and W. Gregory Berton Dr. James L. Bowers Dennis and Lisa Bradley Gordon Brodfuehrer Joseph H. Brooks and Douglas Walker Julia Brown Donna Bullock Roberta and Malin Burnham Robert Caplan and Carol Randolph Barbara and Paul Chacon Melanie and Russ Chapman Nikki A. and Ben G. Clay Catherine Cleary Elisabeth and Robert* Crouch Bob and Kathy Cueva Peter V. Czipott and Marisa SorBello Caroline S. DeMar Daniel J. and Phyllis Epstein Esther and Bud* Fischer Teresa and Merle Fishlowitz Margaret A. Flickinger John Forrest and Deborah Pate Norman Forrester and Bill Griffin Judith and Dr. William Friedel Pam and Hal Fuson Edward B. Gill Joyce Glazer Nancy and Fred Gloyna Alice Dyer* Susan and Paul Hering

Lulu Hsu Joan and Irwin Jacobs Marjory Kaplan Barbara M. Katz Patricia A. Keller Karen and Warren Kessler Anne and Takashi Kiyoizumi Evelyn and William Lamden Carol Lazier and James Merritt Sandra and Arthur* Levinson Gladys Madoff Pamela Mallory Richard Manion James Marshall Patricia and Peter Matthews Una Davis and Jack McGrory Sandra Miner Riley Mixson* Judith A. Moore Mona and Sam Morebello Joani Nelson Elizabeth and Dene Oliver Val and Ron Ontell Steven Penhall Marilyn James and Richard Phetteplace Linda and Shearn* Platt Robert Plimpton Elizabeth Poltere Jim Price and Joan Sieber Sarah Marsh-Rebelo and John Rebelo Debra Thomas Richter and Mark Richter Colette Carson Royston and Ivor Royston Joan and Jack* Salb Craig Schloss

Todd Schultz Melynnique and Edward Seabrook Pat Shank Kathleen and Lewis* Shuster Karen and Kit Sickels Drs. Bella and Alexander* Silverman Stephen M. Silverman Judith Harris* and Dr. Robert Singer Gayle* and Donald Slate Lyn Small and Miguel Ikeda Linda and Bob Snider Dave and Phyllis Snyder Elaine Galinson and Herbert Solomon Suellen and James Sorenson Valerie Stallings Marjorie A. Stettbacher Joyce and Ted Strauss Gene Summ Miriam Summ Sheryl Sutton James L.* and June A. Swartz Elizabeth and Joseph* Taft Joyce and Joseph Timmons Harriet and Maneck Wadia Leslie and Joe Waters Sue and Bill Weber James R.* Williams and Nancy S.* Williams Edward Witt Eric Witt David A. Wood Mitchell R. Woodbury LeAnna S. Zevely Dr. and Mrs. Philip Ziring *DECEASED

If you are interested in more information about joining The Legacy Society, please contact Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Sheri Broedlow at (805) 637-4948 or sbroedlow@sandiegosymphony.org.

CORPORATE HONOR ROLL $100,000+

THESE PARTNERS CURRENTLY MAINTAIN AN ANNUAL SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SPONSORSHIP

$50,000+

$30,000+

$10,000+ SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT

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Vineyards and, below, distinctive bottles at new Akash Winery

GLASS EVEN FULLER Three new wineries significantly enhance the cachet of Temecula Valley; one has a swimming pool. by BENJAMIN EPSTEIN

Less than 60 miles north (and inland) from central San Diego, the picturesque Temecula Valley Wine Country makes for an easy day trip. Anchored by Old Town Temecula, it is home to nearly 50 wineries nestled in its rolling hills. The area’s first winery opened nearly half a century ago; three years ago, Wine Enthusiast magazine deemed it one of the world’s top wine travel destinations. Distinctive new Altísima, Akash and Bottaia add to the allure.

COURTESY AKASH WINERY

/ Altísima / EIGHT LOCAL families joined to create Altísima Winery.

It's a passion project that pays homage to the area’s Spanish roots through Spanish architecture; an array of wines from Spanish grapes cultivated on 15 vineyard acres; and a chic Cal-Spanish restaurant, Gaspar’s at the Vineyard, named for Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá.

Altísima opened in October 2021.

Wines include whites such as Albariño, labeled “the Soñadora;” and memorable reds including a Monastrell—the grape known as Mourvèdre in France—and a Reserve Tempranillo. “Temecula is known for bigger, bolder reds and we have those,” says winemaker Chris Johnson. “But we also want to present more delicate reds, to bring the refinement that Spain does so well.”

It’s elegant and idyllic, with picturesque views in every direction.

The Gaspar’s patio and expansive lawn beyond offer ideal vantages, with the backdrop of live music, most often a Spanish guitarist or singer, on weekends. Views elsewhere on the property include a pair of neighboring wineries— Fazeli Cellars and Robert Renzoni Vineyards—whose own beauty adds to the scene.

Tasting options range from a one-hour seated experience to a tour of the estate with pairing of a half dozen wines and artisanal cheeses. The olive grove is popular for private events.

Gaspar’s brings coveted jamón serrano, Spanish olives and Catalan gambas—sauteed shrimp with a spicy saffron sauce and garlic con-

fit—as well as a burger, made with a blend of Prime Black Angus short ribs and brisket plus bacon and Gruyère cheese, that has a bona fide following.

/ Akash / A PHOTO OF a vineyard was perched above the fireplace in Akash Patel’s boyhood home; bought by his father at a Temecula winery, it was a daily reminder of his family’s dream of owning its own vineyard and winery.

In 2010, his parents, immigrants who’d built a successful motel

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Thursdays through Sundays. Other experiences include yoga on the patio and picnics in the vineyards.

Adjacent to the tasting room, and sharing the patio, is Akash Brewing, where offerings include ales, IPAs and, most popular, a kettle sour using hibiscus and pineapple.

Patel is also following in his parents’ hospitality footsteps: A resort on the property is in the works.

/ Bottaia / AFTER FARMING the Brookside ranch since 1984, and operating the Ponte Vineyard since 2003, the Ponte family replanted Brookside’s most suitable blocks to Italian varietals from Aglianico to Zibibbo; built a stunning winery to produce them, and in 2018 unveiled Bottaia.

The name means cask-aging room in Italian. Though best described as modern barns, Bottaia’s buildings are in fact inspired by Northern Italian luxury—the country houses of the Veneto designed by Andrea Palladio.

Palladio’s 16th-century architectural principles dictated a temple-like main building flanked by ancillary buildings, in Bottaia’s case dedicated to fermentation and storage.

Beyond the structures is a stun-

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chain in New Mexico, took the first step in realizing that dream: They purchased a 20-acre parcel of vineyard land in Temecula Valley and entrusted its development to Akash—20 years old at the time and pursuing a business management/marketing degree.

“They presented it to me and basically said, ‘If you want to do this, you’ll figure it out,’” Patel recalls. “I’d seen the success my parents had achieved. I thought if they’re going to put my name on it, I’m going to make sure that name is a good one.”

Their trust was well placed; Patel started making wine in 2014 and opened Akash Winery & Vineyards with winemaker Renato Sais in 2019.

Now 31, he produces two labels: the eponymous Akash, using estatesourced grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah, and Dreamville, whose bottlings include a sparkling Sauvignon Blanc and a Malbec sourced from neighboring vines. Wines from both labels have earned Wine Enthusiast scores of 90 or more.

Tastings of flights take place inside and at patio bars over looking the vineyards. Neapolitanstyle, wood-fired pizza is available

ning swimming pool, open weekends through the summer, with Italian-style cabines and chaises and its own cafe and cocktail bar.

The vineyards extend to the horizon.

Bottaia sources about a dozen single-varietal wines, notably Montepulciano; as well as blends from its 45-acre estate vineyards.

Aging takes place in large concrete tanks, oak vats and casks.

The property offers several tasting experiences. Enjoy the wines by the bottle, glass or flight on a deck overlooking the vineyards; or in a sophisticated living-room-like lounge, with soaring ceilings and striking vineyard views.

Taste six estate wines from the bottle and one from the barrel as part of a one-hour experience in the cozy barrel room or five estate wines paired with charcuterie— and maybe a bonus late-harvest Montepulciano—in a cheery communal setting for up to two hours.

Be a winemaker for a day in the Wine Blending Lab: Taste four varietals of young red wine from the barrel, blend them into three separate red blends and taste again. Your favorite blend will be bottled, corked, capsuled and labeled to take home.

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CONT’D. FROM PAGE 10 Arts Center, by activating both its performance spaces—the 480-seat Baker-Baum Concert Hall and the 136 tableservice cabaret space, The JAI—as well as the lovely outdoor Wu Tsai QRT.yrd in between. “The Conrad” (as it’s known) opened in 2019 and has been recognized by critics and performers alike as one of the most acoustically perfect halls in the world. “We’re introducing a new Wednesday series that will feature

intermission-free concerts of some of our most beloved music and performers, followed by a courtyard party where you can sample exceptional local food and drink and mingle with the musicians and each other,” Barnatan says.

Twenty of the artists and six of the ensembles performing in SummerFest 2022 are making LJMS debuts—including international star Anthony Roth Costanzo, a Grammy-winning countertenor.

He will perform on Aug. 18 with acclaimed vocalist and artist Cécile McLorin Salvant—celebrating the music of Kurt Weill—as part of this year’s innovative Synergy Series.

Costanzo comes to SummerFest fresh from his return to the title role in composer Philip Glass’opera, Akhnaten, at the Metropolitan Opera, in a production which shot him to international stardom in 2019 and won the Grammy for “Best Opera Recording” in 2022.

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Clockwise: Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad; Cécile McLorin Salvant; Anthony Roth Costanzo; Caroline Shaw.

The multifaceted performer has appeared in opera, concert, recital, film and on Broadway; and he has won a bushel of awards for his fearless performances and artistic and technical prowess.

Salvant, also performing with LJMS for the first time, is a singer, composer and visual artist—whose work finds connections between vaudeville, blues, folk traditions from around the world, theater, jazz and baroque music. In a loaded

roster of award winners, she boasts three Grammy Awards for “Best Jazz Vocal Album” and a nomination for a fourth. Barnatan says he is particularly excited to see her and Costanzo—two vocal powerhouses from different worlds—join forces.

“I’m also beyond thrilled that one of today’s most exciting composers, Caroline Shaw—the youngest composer ever to win a Pulitzer Prize for music and a superstar of the music world—is joining us as composer-

in-residence. Besides presenting her new work, co-commissioned

by LJMS, she’ll also curate the ‘Takeover at The JAI’ concert and join as a performer in several concerts,” says Barnatan.

It was Shaw’s composition Partita for 8 Voices that won her the Pulitzer. She wrote the piece for the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, of which she is a member. Shaw’s written commissioned works for

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Barnatan, himself an internationally acclaimed concert pianist and collaborator, will take the stage throughout the month to perform with some of the top chamber musicians he has invited to La Jolla from around the globe.

SummerFest launches with a bang on opening night with “Side by Side,” a program that brings together compositions written in collaboration with multiple composers or played by multiple

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The first weekend of August is dedicated to the music and art of the City of Lights. “We’ll spend our time in Paris, where composers, performers, writers, artists and thinkers mingled and created art in aristocratic salons, cafes, cabarets or the studios of the conservatoire,” says Barnatan.

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“In these programs, we immerse ourselves in the sonic world of Shakespeare, observe the changing of the seasons through Vivaldi’s eyes and ears, and experience the magnetic pull of Wagner on his contemporaries and followers,” he explains.

SummerFest 2022 also sees the return and expansion of the Synergy Initiative, co-produced by Barnatan and LJMS patron Clara Wu Tsai. “The Synergy Initiative this year will feature collaborations between jazz musicians, opera stars, dancers and choreographers in a truly unique and exciting week of immersive events,” says Barnatan, who is in his fourth year as music director of SummerFest.

Synergy events begin with “Point Counterpoint”

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on July 30, including the world premiere of a multimedia version of Steve Reich’s New York Counterpoint—commissioned by SummerFest, the Synergy Initiative and Lincoln Center—which will feature clarinets from all of the Lincoln Center performing ensembles.

There’s the forementioned evening of Kurt Weill on Aug. 18. And finally, SummerFest strikes out into the world of contemporary dance Aug. 20-21. The Knights—a flexible collective of adventurous musicians dedicated to transforming the orchestral experience and eliminating barriers between audiences and music—collaborate with Dance Heginbotham, a cutting-edge contemporary dance company. Both groups are based in New York City. Their program, set to Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” is an immersive music, dance and theater

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In addition to hearing some of the finest chamber musicians and musical artists from around the world perform live, SummerFest audiences also get to experience rising talent in the form of Fellowship Artists— one of SummerFest’s longest-running traditions. For more than 30 years, young artists and ensembles from the program have gone on to lead major orchestras and win international competitions and awards. This year, the seven Fellowship Artists—selected through a rigorous application process—come from Juilliard, The Graduate Center in New York City, and the Emerson String Quartet

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