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Official Program Magazine of the Houston Symphony615 Louisiana, Suite 102, Houston, Texas 77002(713) 224-4240 • www.houstonsymphony.orgContents ••

April • 2011

Learn how you can help the Symphony reach its Annual Fund goal this year!

Programs10 April 8-10

13 April 14, 16, 1716 April 15

17 April 21-23�0 April 26�3 April 29-30, May 1

On Stage and Off5 Credits�7-35 Donors 7 From the Orchestra4 Hans Graf�5 Houston Symphony Chorus4 Letter to Patrons8 Orchestra and Staff�6 Symphony Society

Features36 Backstage Pass6 Spotlight on Sponsors

33 Support Your Symphony18 Upcoming Performances

9 Young Artist Competition

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Ashley Brown brings her award-winning vocals to the Jones Hall stage this month!

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2011 Maestro’s Wine Dinner: A Symphony of Wine and FoodSunday, May ��, �011, 6 pm

Jones Hall stage

Wine aficionados will enjoy a multi-course meal paired with wines personally selected by Maestro Hans Graf and John Rydman, president and owner of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods.

Chaired by Michael and Melissa Mithoff, the evening includes an auction featuring an array of fine wines, wine-related trips and other items.

To donate a favorite red, white or sparkling or to learn more about tickets and tables, please contact Samantha Gonzalez, manager, Events, at (713) 238-1487 or [email protected].

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Hans Graf Biography..........................................................................................

Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, distinguished Austrian conductor Hans Graf—the Houston Symphony’s 15th Music Director—is one of today’s most highly respected musicians. He began his tenure here on Opening Night of the 2001-2002 season.

Prior to his appointment in Houston, he was music director of the Calgary Philharmonic, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and the Iraqi National

Symphony Orchestra.A frequent guest with all of the major North American orchestras, Graf has developed a

close relationship with the Boston Symphony and appears regularly with the orchestra during the subscription season and at the Tanglewood Music Festival.

He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Houston Symphony in January 2006 and returned leading the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in March 2007. He and the Houston Symphony were invited to appear at Carnegie Hall in January 2010 to present the New York premiere of The Planets—An HD Odyssey.

Internationally, Graf conducts in the foremost concert halls of Europe, Japan and Australia. In October 2010, he led the Houston Symphony on a tour of the UK to present the international premiere of The Planets—

An HD Odyssey—a project that has been picked up by the Cleveland, Seatlle and Sydney Symphony Orchestras. He has participated in the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bregenz and Aix en Provence and appeared at the

Salzburg Festival. In summer 2010, he conducted the opening concert of the Aspen Music Festival and returned to Tanglewood and Chicago’s Grant Park Festival.

An experienced opera conductor, Graf first conducted the Vienna State Opera in 1981 and has since led produc-tions in the opera houses of Berlin, Munich, Paris and Rome, including several world premieres. Recent engagements include Parsifal at the Zurich Opera and Boris Godunov at the Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg.

Born in 1949 near Linz, Graf studied violin and piano as a child. He earned diplomas in piano and conducting from the Musikhochschule in Graz and continued his studies with Franco Ferrara, Sergiu Celibidache and Arvid Jansons. His

career was launched in 1979 when he was awarded first prize at the Karl Böhm Competition.His extensive discography includes recordings with the Houston Symphony, available through houstonsym-

phony.org: works by Bartók and Stravinsky, Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony, Berg’s Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite and a DVD of The Planets—An HD Odyssey.

Graf has been awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre de la Legion d’Honneur by the French government for champion-ing French music around the world and the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria.

Hans and Margarita Graf have homes in Salzburg and Houston. They have one daughter, Anna, who lives in Vienna.

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Letter to Patrons.................................................................................................

This month, we are launching a new campaign to help us reach our important financial goals by the end of the fiscal year. “A Million Reasons to Give” is an appropriate title for this effort because—if we meet our Annual Fund goals by May 31—the Houston Endowment will give an additional $1 million to the Symphony! We are already 80 percent towards our Annual Fund goal of $8 million. If you haven’t yet pledged your support, please consider making an Annual Fund gift to the Houston Symphony. If you have already generously supported the Annual Fund this season, please consider making an additional pledge. Every new or increased gift gets us closer to this exciting challenge goal. Your gift does make a difference, now more than ever.

The Houston Symphony League will play host to the 2011 conference for the Association of Major Symphony Orchestra Volunteers (AMSOV). Led by Helen Shaffer, conference chair, Houston Symphony League members have put together an exciting three-day itinerary for the “Listen, Learn, Launch” conference, which includes a visit to Jones Hall on Friday, April 29 to hear our orchestra in the Alexander Nevsky concert with guest conductor Mark Wigglesworth.

The League is also hosting a fundraising event this month—the 2nd Annual Children’s Spring Fashion Show at The Junior League of Houston on Saturday, April 16. Young people on the catwalk will model the latest Neiman Marcus fashions. We thank Mary Ann McKeithan and Betty Tutor for spearheading this event again—a grand success in 2010. For tickets or more information, please call (832) 531-6701 or e-mail [email protected].

You may have heard that the Houston Symphony is expanding our geographic reach into Fort Bend County next season. A Houston Symphony brass quintet performance in Sugar Land’s Oyster Creek Park on Sunday eve-ning, April 10 will help to set the stage for our new Sugar Land concert series that begins in September. Please visit our Web site for additional information on these Sugar Land concerts.

Finally, be sure to join us next month on May 13, 14 and 15 for a special, interactive performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 with commentary and analysis provided on stage by Maestro Hans Graf and American Public Media’s Brian Newhouse.

As always, we appreciate your support of our wonderful Symphony and look forward to seeing you in Jones Hall again soon.

Bobby Tudor President

Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

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Janet Meyer [email protected] Gumney Art [email protected] Greenberg Projects [email protected] Brown Account [email protected] Lang Senior Account [email protected] Powell Account [email protected] Clark CC Catalyst CommunicationsMarlene Walker Walker Media LLCSarah Hill InternThe activities and projects of the Houston Symphony are funded in part by grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Houston through the Houston Downtown Alliance, Miller Theatre Advisory Board and Houston Arts Alliance.

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LATE SEATING In consideration of audience mem-bers, the Houston Symphony makes every effort to begin concerts on time. Ushers will assist with late seating at pre-designated intervals. You may be asked to sit in a location other than your ticketed seat until the end of that portion of the concert. You will be able to move to your ticketed seat at the concert break.

CHILDREN AT CONCERTS In consideration of our patrons, we ask that children be 6 years and older to attend Houston Symphony concerts. Children of all ages, including infants, are admitted to Weatherford Family Concerts. Any child over age 1 must have a ticket for those performances.

CAMERAS, RECORDERS, CELL PHONES & PAGERS Cameras and recorders are not permitted in the hall. Patrons may not use any device to record or pho-tograph performances. Please silence cell phones, pagers and alarm watches and refrain from texting during performances.


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From the Orchestra............................................................................................

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On behalf my colleagues in the Houston Symphony, welcome to another exciting month of concerts! Our 97th concert season is going by quickly, but there is still plenty of great repertoire left to cover, includ-ing Rimsky-Korsakov’s beloved Scheherazade, Mendelssohn’s stirring Scottish Symphony, Stravinsky’s famous Firebird suite and, on the Pops side, a salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein.

As musicians, it’s often difficult for us to see what we do through the eyes of the general public—many of whom have never been to a live symphonic concert. It is always fascinating to hear stories of how our audience members first came to a symphonic concert. Research has shown that the biggest barrier for many potential concert-goers is simply coming to the hall for the first time, as there are many misconceptions of the concert experience. Many expect to find themselves trapped for hours sitting silently in the dark amongst a formally-attired audience that knows exactly when to clap and how to behave (and frown on those who don’t) while watching rituals they can’t comprehend. In an age when we are bombarded by cheap, easy and ubiquitous forms of entertainment—all competing to be the least challenging to our patience and intellect—this can seem like an intimidatingly tall order. But, an amazing thing can happen once you actually coax someone into the hall: previously-held reserva-tions are overwhelmed by the power, beauty and majesty of the greatest music ever composed. I am constantly inspired by stories from audience members who had never imagined themselves becoming concert-goers and yet, when they finally came to the hall, were so moved by what they heard that it became a regular part of their lives.

Most of us have friends who we think would love the symphony if they were to attend, but have never made it to the hall. Often, people need a friendly hand to guide them through their first experience, and what better gift could there be than to share great art with great friends? This month, we are launching a special “Bring a Friend to the Symphony” program that will provide both you and your first-time guest with a generous discount to help you share your love of music with your friends. (See page 18 for details)

Like great literature, a classical concert can be an intimidating experience for the uninitiated, but those who are returning know that the two hours spent in silent meditation listening to compositions of such brilliance give perspective to the rest of our week. The music heals our souls and the more we listen, the more depth we find. Our mission is to ensure that this opportunity is open to all of the people of our city today—and for generations to come. Enjoy the concert.

Brinton Averil SmithPrincipal Cello


Hans Graf, Music DirectorRoy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Michael Krajewski, Principal Pops Conductor

Sponsor, Cameron Management

Robert Franz, Associate Conductor

Sponsor, Madison Charitable Foundation

Brett Mitchell, Assistant Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN:Frank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine ChairEric Halen, Associate Concertmaster

Ellen E. Kelley ChairAssia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster

Cornelia and Meredith Long ChairQi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation ChairMarina Brubaker, Hewlett-Packard Company ChairAlexandra AdkinsMiHee ChungSophia SilivosRodica GonzalezFerenc Illenyi**Si-Yang LaoKurt JohnsonChristopher NealSergei GalperinQuan Jiang*

SECOND VIOLIN:Jennifer Owen, PrincipalCharles Tabony, Associate PrincipalHitai LeeKiju JohRuth Zeger Margaret BraggMartha ChapmanKevin KellyMihaela OanceaChristine PastorekAmy TeareGeoffrey Applegate*

VIOLA:Wayne Brooks, PrincipalJoan DerHovsepian, Associate

PrincipalGeorge Pascal, Assistant PrincipalWei JiangLinda GoldsteinFay ShapiroDaniel StrbaThomas MolloyPhyllis HerdliskaJoshua Kelly*

CELLO:Brinton Averil Smith, PrincipalChristopher French,

Associate PrincipalHaeri JuJeffrey ButlerKevin Dvorak

xiao WongMyung Soon LeeJames Denton Anthony Kitai

DOuBLE BASS:David Malone, Acting Principal

Janice H. and Thomas D. Barrow Chair

Mark Shapiro, Acting Associate Principal

Eric LarsonRobert PastorekBurke ShawDonald HoweyMichael McMurray

FLuTE:Aralee Dorough, Principal

General Maurice Hirsch ChairJohn Thorne, Associate PrincipalJudy DinesAllison Garza**

PICCOLO:Allison Garza**

OBOE:Robert Atherholt, Principal

Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin GatwoodAdam Dinitz

ENGLISH HORN:Adam Dinitz

CLARINET:David Peck, PrincipalThomas LeGrand, Associate

PrincipalChristian SchubertAlexander Potiomkin***

E-FLAT CLARINET:Thomas LeGrand

BASS CLARINET:Alexander Potiomkin***

Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair

BASSOON:Rian Craypo, Principal Stewart Orton ChairEric Arbiter, Associate Principal American General ChairElise WagnerJ. Jeff Robinson

CONTRABASSOON:J. Jeff Robinson

HORN:William VerMeulen, PrincipalWade Butin, Acting Associate

Principal*Brian Thomas

Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Chair

Nancy GoodearlPhilip StantonJulie Thayer

TRuMPET:Mark Hughes, Principal

George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair

John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant PrincipalAnthony Prisk

Speros P. Martel Chair

TROMBONE:Allen Barnhill, PrincipalBradley White, Associate PrincipalPhillip Freeman

BASS TROMBONE:Phillip Freeman

TuBA:Dave Kirk, Principal

TIMPANI:Ronald Holdman, PrincipalBrian Del Signore, Associate Principal

PERCuSSION:Brian Del Signore, PrincipalMark GriffithMatthew Strauss

HARP:Paula Page, Principal

KEyBOARD:Scott Holshouser, Principal

Neva Watkins West Chair

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER:

Steve Wenig

ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER:

Michael Gorman

LIBRARIAN:Thomas Takaro

ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS:Erik GronforMichael McMurray

STAGE MANAGER:Donald Ray Jackson

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER:Kelly Morgan

STAGE TECHNICIAN:Toby BluntZoltan FabryCory Grant

*Contracted Substitute**Leave of Absence***Regular Substitute

Steinway is the official piano of the Houston Symphony. James B. Kozak, Piano Technician. Local assistance is provided by Forshey Piano Co.

The Houston Symphony’s concert piano is a gift of Mrs. Helen B. Rosenbaum.

Orchestra and Staff............................................................................................mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEOMartha García, Assistant to the Executive DirectorMeg Philpot, Director of Human ResourcesAmanda Tozzi, Director, Executive Operations

steven Brosvik, General ManagerRoger Daily, Director, Music Matters!Kristin L. Johnson, Director, OperationsSteve Wenig, Orchestra Personnel ManagerMichael Gorman, Assistant Orchestra Personnel ManagerDonald Ray Jackson, Stage ManagerKelly Morgan, Assistant Stage ManagerJessica Williams, Fidelity Partnership CoordinatorMeredith Williams, Assistant to the General ManagerCarol Wilson, Manager, Music Matters!

miCHael D. pawson, Chief Financial OfficerSally Brassow, ControllerPhilip Gulla, Director, TechnologyAmed Hamila, Director, Database SupportHeather Fails, Manager, Ticketing DatabaseJanis Pease LaRocque, Manager, Patron DatabaseKay Middleton, ReceptionistMaria Ross, Payroll ManagerArmin (A.J.) Salge, Network Systems EngineerChris Westerfelt, Manager, Accounts Payable and

Special Projects

aurelie Desmarais, Senior Director, Artistic PlanningMerle N. Bratlie, Director, Artist ServicesThomas Takaro, Librarian Erik Gronfor, Assistant LibrarianMichael McMurray, Assistant LibrarianRebecca Zabinski, Artistic Assistant

Glenn taylor, Senior Director, MarketingAllison Gilbert, Director of Marketing, Subscription &

Group SalesMelissa H. Lopez, Director of Marketing, Special ProjectsCarlos Vicente, Director of Marketing, Single TicketsJenny Zuniga, Director, Patron ServicesNatalie Ferguson, Graphic DesignerJeff Gilmer, Group Representative, Inside SalesJason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron ServicesErin Mushalla, Marketing AssistantMelissa Pate, Assistant Manager, Patron Services

RepresentativesTim Richey, Manager, VIP Patron Services Derrick Rose, Group Representative, Outside SalesMelissa Seuffert, Assistant Marketing Manager, Digital

Media/Young Audience Engagement

Jennifer r. mire, Senior Director, CommunicationsJessica Taylor, Editor, MagazineHolly Cassard, Manager, Public Relations

Ron FreDman, Senior Director, Developmenttara Black, Director, Individual GivingVickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer ServicesStephanie Jones, Director, EventsBrandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Corporate

RelationsPeter yenne, Director, Foundation Relations and

Development CommunicationsJessica Ford, Gifts OfficerSamantha Gonzalez, Manager, EventsRobin Lewis, Development Assistant, Gifts and RecordsSarah Slemmons, Development Associate, Administrative

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Meet the Winners!Following 24 live auditions on March 5th at Jones Hall, seven students from the greater Houston area—three vocalists, a cellist, a flutist and a pianist—have been named winners of the 2011 Young Artists Competition presented by Fidelity Investments.

The winners make up five solo and ensem-ble acts that will receive private one-on-one coaching from Symphony musicians later this spring, culminating in featured performances during the “Houston Symphony Pops featuring Fidelity Investments Young Artists Competition Winners” concert on Wednesday, June 29 at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

�011 young Artists Competition Winners:• Nicole Copeland, vocals, 11th grade,

Kingwood Park High School• Cayman Harris, alto saxophone, 9th grade,

Sterling High School• Ashley Hunter, flute, 11th grade, High School

for the Performing and Visual Arts• Zachary Lacy, vocals, 12th grade, High School

for the Performing and Visual Arts• Auburn Lee, piano, 10th grade, High School for

the Performing and Visual Arts• Maddie Marlow, vocals, 10th grade, George

Ranch High School • Erik Wheeler, cello, 11th grade, High School

for the Performing and Visual Arts

To learn more about the 2011 Competition and concert, please visit houstonsymphony.org.

2011 Young Artist........

^ Tenth grade vocalist, Maddie Marlow received the news of her competition win via a surprise visit to her school. See photos of the other six 2011 competition winners at houstonsymphony.org.

Competition presented by Fidelity Investments

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Fidelity Investments Classical Series

Friday, April 8, �011 8 pm

Saturday, April 9, �011 8 pm

Sunday, April 10, �011 2:30 pm

Jones Hall

ScheherazadeRafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Aralee Dorough, flute

Mozart Serenade no. 6 in D major, K.239 (Serenata notturna) I Marcia: Maestoso II Menuetto and Trio III rondeau: Allegretto—Adagio—Allegro

Mozart Flute Concerto no. 2 in D major, K.314 I Allegro aperto II Andante ma non troppo III Allegro

INTERMISSION

Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Opus 35 I Largo e maestoso—Allegro non troppo II recitative: Lento—Andantino—Allegro molto III Andantino quasi Allegretto IV Allegro molto—recitative, Lento—Vivo

Shell Favorite Masters

Saturday’s concert is generously sponsored by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP.

Sunday’s concert is generously sponsored by Mariglyn and Stephen Glenn.

rafael Frühbeck de Burgos’ Sunday evening performance is generously sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber.

Aralee Dorough’s Friday evening performance is sponsored by Leslie Barry Davidson and her daughter, Noblet Germaine Davidson, in loving memory of Dr. Patrick Ross Davidson and Patrick Ross Davidson Jr.

The printed music for Mozart’s Flute Concerto no. 2 in D major was donated by Ms. Carol Brownstein.

The printed music for rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade was donated by Ms. Helen R. Viereck.

Pre-concert lectures are sponsored by Fluor.

The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham.

The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, rCA red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels.

These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on KuHF 88.7 FM, the radio Voice of the Houston Symphony and Classical Season media sponsor.

SERENADE NO. 6 IN D MAJOR, K.�39 (SERENATA NOTTURNA) Wolfgang Amadè Mozart

Born: Jan 27, 1756, Salzburg, Austria

Died: Dec 5, 1791, Vienna, Austria

Work composed: 1776

Recording: Jesús López-Cobos, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra (Cascavelle)

Instrumentation: two solo violins, solo viola, solo bass, timpani and strings

Mozart produced a significant amount of music for parties and important family celebrations as a young man. The familiar Serenata notturna is no exception, although there is no record indi-cating the occasion for which it was written. Its specialized instrumental ensemble—string orchestra and kettledrums pitted against a solo string quartet—is similiar to baroque concer-tos combining large and small ensembles, but the style and informal character of the music have much more to do with Mozart’s era.

The contrast in volume between the full ensemble and the solo quartet is apparent in successive phrases of the mock-pompous march opening. Mozart scholar Neal Zaslaw notes the numerous short-long “Scotch snap” rhythms that spice up this movement’s melody and the following minuet. Other quaintly colorful features include strummed chords in the strings set over an accompaniment of thumping kettledrums.

Snapping rhythms and staccato chords give the minuet a crisp, starchy feel. This bold piece exudes a full sound as it is scored for the large ensemble. In contrast, its tricky central trio section is set only for the solo quartet. Its melody involves syncopated rhythms that keep the listener searching for the basic pulse, while bubbling triplets in the accompanying part sud-denly melt into other rhythmic groupings.

The serenade’s folk character comes to its fullest expression in the closing Rondeau, with dances of different types and tempos set next to one another. Chirping grace notes embellish the beginning theme, and after its contrasting sec-tion and return, the tempo brakes for a serious adagio interlude. However, the spirit of jollity soon returns in a quick-step country dance dominating the center of the movement. It comes to a climax in a fanfare by the string orchestra and timpani, leading the music back to the main grace-note theme. But the country dance returns in another interruption, played pizzicato in the solo quartet, before its return in the coda.

FLuTE CONCERTO NO. � IN D MAJOR, K.314 Wolfgang Amadè Mozart

Work composed: 1777

Recording: Sir James Galway, with Sir neville

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Instrumentation: pairs of oboes and horns, and strings

Mozart’s two flute concertos owe their exis-tence to Johann Wendling, flutist of the cel-ebrated Mannheim Orchestra in 18th-century Rhineland Germany. When Mozart visited there in 1777 on his way to Paris, Wendling befriended the young composer and secured Mozart a commission from a wealthy Parisian amateur flutist for several orchestral and cham-ber music works.

Alas, Mozart procrastinated, fulfilling the commission late in 1778, after resorting to arrang-ing his earlier oboe concerto for flute to satisfy the request for two flute concertos. He delivered only half the works commisioned and received only half the amount of money promised.

The oboe concerto—originally com-posed for the principal oboist of the Salzburg orchestra—is a prized work in its origi-nal version. Mozart only enhanced it by transposing the concerto from C major to D major and adding a few acrobatic ornaments to the solo line for the more nimble flute.

The concerto has a very lyrical character, with several long-held notes and gently sighing melodic lines in the solo part. It follows the stan-dard format for such concertos: a well-ordered opening sonata movement followed by a poignant adagio, full of gorgeous melody, and concluding with a sprightly but tightly unified rondo. There are also several cadenzas and unaccompanied flourishes for solo players to show off their special talents.

SCHEHERAZADE, OPuS 35 nicolai rimsky-Korsakov

Born: Mar 18, 1844, Tikhvin near novgorod, russia

Died: Jun 21, 1908, Liubensk near St. Petersburg, russia

Work composed: 1888

Recording: neeme Järvi conducting the Scottish national Orchestra (Chandos)

Instrumentation: piccolo, two flutes (one doubling second piccolo), two oboes (one doubling English horn), two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings

The inspiration for Rimsky-Korsakov’s famed symphonic suite, Scheherazade, came from the early 18th-century French translation of One Thousand and One Nights by the linguis-tic scholar, orientalist and archeologist Antoine Galland. Various versions and translations exist, emanating from Egypt, Iraq and Syria, though most of the names or settings are Indian

or Arabic. Various tales suggest people and places as far as China, Turkey or Greece.

Multiple authors and a word-of-mouth folk tradition are suggested sources for these tales, popularly known as the Arabian Nights, but all versions are connected by a common thread. After discovering his wife has been unfaithful, Sultan Shahryar kills her and her lovers, then marries a new wife each night only to kill her the next day. However, Shahrazad, the daughter of his adviser, devises a plan to stop the execu-tions. She offers herself as the sultan’s wife-for-a-night, and then begins a very fascinating story

which she doesn’t finish until the following eve-ning. And so it goes until the ever-curious sultan gives up his murderous ways.

Rimsky-Korsakov associated the titles of four tales with respective movements of the suite – I: “The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship”; II: “The Story of the Kalendar Prince”; III: “The Young Prince and the Young Princess”; IV: “Festival at Baghdad, The Sea, The Ship smashes against a Rock surmounted by a Bronze Horseman.” But he made it clear in his autobiography that he did not attempt to depict events from those stories in the music. And while he associated certain

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A member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando since 1975, he has been awarded the Gold Medal of the City of Vienna, the Bundesverdienstkreutz of the Republic of Austria and Germany, the Gold Medal from the Gustav Mahler International Society and the Jacinto Guerrero Prize—Spain’s most important musical award. Frühbeck was appointed “Emeritus Conductor” by the Spanish National Orchestra (1998), and he has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Navarra (Spain).

Frühbeck has recorded extensively for EMI, Decca, Deutsche Gramophon, Spanish Columbia and Orfeo. Several of his record-ings are considered classics, including his interpretations of Mendelssohn’s Elijah and St. Paul, Mozart’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Bizet’s Carmen and the complete works of Manual de Falla.

Aralee Dorough, fluteAralee Dorough began her tenure with the Houston Symphony as second flute in 1985, becoming the orchestra’s principal flutist in 1991. Dorough teaches orchestral repertoire at the Texas Music Festival and the Festival Institute at Round Top, and is an Affiliate Artist on the faculty of the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston.

Solo appearances with the Symphony include Mozart’s Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp and Orchestra (1992); Mozart’s concerto in G major (1993) for a triple CD set (1994, IMP Records); and again in concert (2004). This performance completes her personal “Mozart cycle” by adding the third of the Mozart flute concertos, the very popular D major.

Dorough gave the world premiere of Bright Sheng’s concerto, Flute Moon (1999) and the U.S. premiere of a Salvador Brotons con-certo (2003). She has played with the Houston Symphony Chamber Players; the Da Camera Society of Houston; The Foundation for Modern Music; Musiqa; the Festival Institute at Round Top; and in Europe, Japan and at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival.

She can be heard on more than 20 Houston Symphony recordings and in perfor-mances aired on PBS and NPR’s Performance

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themes with characters mentioned in the titles, he re-used the themes in later movements where those characters have no connection with the corresponding story.

Thus, Scheherazade is not a descriptive piece in the organized way that some Berlioz, Liszt, Wagner and Richard Strauss works are. The thematic motives are repeated purely as unifying devices in the sprawling suite, particu-larly the opening trombone theme depicting the Sultan and the beguiling violin solo depicting Shahrazad. These themes recur as introductions to the second and fourth movements and as an interlude for solo violin in the third movement.

Scheherazade is not a symphony as it lacks the notions of argument and thematic evolution. This diffuse, often repetitive piece is cast in four movements, including a scherzo, a lyrical slow movement and a dance movement at the end. Its charm lies in a wealth of colorful themes and the opulent orchestration.

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Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductorMaestro Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos is a regu-lar guest with North America’s top orchestras. He will return to the New York Philharmonic for the third time since 2005 and conduct the Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Montreal and Cincinnati orchestras this season. He appears annually at the Tanglewood Music Festival and regularly with the National, Chicago and Toronto symphonies.

Born in Burgos, Spain (1933), Frühbeck studied violin, piano, music theory and composi-tion at conservatories in Bilbao and Madrid, and conducting at Munich’s Hochschule für Musik, where he graduated summa cum laude and was awarded the Richard Strauss Prize. He is chief conductor and artistic director of the Dresden Philharmonic.

Frühbeck has made extensive tours with the Philharmonia of London, the London Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Madrid and the Swedish Radio Orchestra. He toured North America with the Vienna Symphony, the Spanish National Orchestra and the Dresden Philharmonic.

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Thursday, April 14, �011 8 pm


Sunday, April 17, �011 2:30 pm

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Mendelssohn’s Scottish Plus JosefowiczKirill Karabits, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin

V. Silvestrov Elegie for String Orchestra

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Opus 47 I Allegro moderato II Adagio di molto III Allegro, ma non tanto

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Mendelssohn Symphony no. 3 in A minor, Opus 56 (Scottish ) I Andante con moto—Allegro un poco agitato— II Scherzo: Vivace non troppo— III Adagio— IV Allegro vivacissimo—Allegro maestoso assai

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ELEGIE FOR STRING ORCHESTRA Valentin Silvestrov

Born: Sep 30, 1937, Kiev, Ukraine (former USSr)

Work composed: 2000-2002

Recording: Christoph Poppen conducting the Munich Chamber Orchestra (ECM new Series)

Instrumentation: strings

Valentin Silvestrov’s Elegie was composed in memory of Ukrainian composer Ivan Karabits, Silvestrov’s greatly admired colleague and father of Kirill Karabits, who conducts this Houston Symphony program. According to annotator Tatjana Frumkis, Silvestrov’s Elegie is based on a penciled theme Karabits sketched out and took along during his hospital stay pre-ceding his death.

The string ensemble is divided into as many as 14 different parts, but they are deployed spar-ingly and with great sensitivity. Despite sudden loud bursts of tone, softer dynamic levels pre-vail, changing volume levels several times within a motive or phrase. Many times, a phrase simply floats away into nothingness.

Tiny thematic fragments gently revolve in a descending pattern suggesting a given har-mony, or extend themselves on a single note—either held at great length or repeated many times. When the melody suddenly ascends, sometimes to great heights, it is a rare, dra-matic event. Somehow, Silvestrov’s gentle, deeply expressive Elegie reminds the listener of a person’s last few precious breaths before they pass on to eternity.

VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR, OPuS 47 Jean Sibelius

Born: Dec 8, 1865, Tavastehus, Finland

Died: Sep 20, 1957, Järvenpää, Finland

Work composed: 1903-04; revised 1905

Recording: Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Esa Pekka Salonen conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra (Sony)

Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings

Before Jean Sibelius became a composer, he dreamed of being a violin virtuoso. He might have succeeded if he had a teacher skilled in grooming virtuosi and if he had begun studies before age 14. As it turned out, the great Finnish composer acquired a thorough understanding of violin technique and left generations of young violinists one of the most challenging, formida-ble concertos in the standard repertoire.

For all its demands, the Sibelius Violin Concerto is a dark-hued work with abrupt mood


changes. Much of the solo violin line lies in a relatively low register of the instrument, where it must sometimes compete with heavy brass and thundering timpani.

The first movement’s three standard groups of themes include a lyrical second theme shared by the violin and clarinet, and an explo-sive cadenza that suddenly interrupts the evo-lution of the first thematic group. The develop-ment section is also subsumed in the principal solo cadenza, which occurs at the center of the movement rather than its customary position toward the end.

The slow movement is an idyllic nocturne,

featuring lovely woodwind duets and a haunting horn quartet accompanying a throaty violin solo. The dazzling finale, a technical tour de force for the soloist, gained fame when Sir Donald Tovey dubbed it “a polonaise for polar bears.”

SyMPHONy NO. 3 IN A MINOR, OPuS 56, (SCOTTISH ) Feliz Mendelssohn

Born: Feb 3, 1809, Hamburg, Germany

Died: nov 4, 1847, Leipzig, Germany

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Recording: Kurt Masur conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Apex)

Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings

The 1829 visit to the British Isles that inspired Felix Mendelssohn to compose his famed Hebrides Overture also inspired the beginnings of his A minor Symphony. Following concerts in London, the 20-year-old composer and his friends headed to Scotland. There, they visited the abbey of Holyrood and the ruined chapel where Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of Scotland. “Everything is broken and the bright sky shines in,” Mendelssohn wrote. “I believe I found today in that old chapel the beginning of my Scotch Symphony.”

However, Mendelssohn’s travels con-tinued on to Italy, inspiring the famed Italian Symphony. He did not complete his A minor Symphony for another 13 years making it the last of five mature symphonies, although labeled No. 3 according to the order published. (Incidentally, although his letters referred to the work as his “Scotch” Symphony, he never wrote that label or the term “Scottish” on the completed score’s manuscript.)

Like the Italian Symphony, the A minor is very tightly organized, with all four movements written in sonata form. This includes the Scherzo, which has a development section in place of the customary Trio at its center. Mendelssohn’s placement of the Scherzo as the second, rather than the third movement was also slightly novel, although this order had already been used by Schumann, Beethoven and Haydn.

Of greater significance was his effort to link all four movements with virtually no break—again building upon experiments by Schumann and Beethoven. The slow introductory theme’s return at the close of the first movement is also noteworthy. Beyond that, Mendelssohn tight-ened thematic relationships throughout.

While there are no specific descriptive implications to the music, some commentators have noted a bit of “Charlie is My Darlin’” tied onto the highland-fling theme of the Scherzo. Mendelssohn claimed that designating the tempo and character of the finale with the term “Allegro guerriero,” suggests the warlike brav-ery of the Scottish people. Apart from the work’s fame as an orchestral symphony, its final three movements gained a new dimension as the musical score for George Balanchine’s ballet, Scotch Symphony (1952).


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Karabits began his four-year tenure as principal conductor of the orchestra last season.

Karabits made his North American debut guest-conducting the Houston Symphony, and has since appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; the Washington National Symphony, Minnesota and San Francisco orches-tras; and at the Grant Park and Aspen festivals.

Internationally, he has conducted the Danish National Symphony; the Netherlands Radio, Rotterdam and London philharmon-ics, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and SWR-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden and Freiburg, among others. In 2010, he debuted with the Bamberger Symphoniker with Vadim Repin and with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.

Equally established as an opera conduc-tor, Karabits has led productions of Un Ballo in Maschera, Idomeneo, Pique Dame, Eugene Onegin and Janácek’s The Adventures of Mr. Broucek. He made his Opéra National de Lyon debut with Shostakovich’s Mosvka Cheryomushki and recently debuted with the English National Opera in Don Giovanni. In summer 2012, he returns to Glyndebourne Festival Opera for a production of La Bohème.

As part of his ongoing doctoral studies in Vienna, Karabits researches hitherto unper-formed or forgotten works that make up part of the recently rediscovered archive of Berliner Singakademie, including his transcription of C.P.E. Bach’s Johannes Passion—written in Hamburg in 1784 and previously considered lost. His research led to the modern premiere of Telemann’s unknown (and probably earliest existing opera) Pastorelle en Musique, which he recorded for Capriccio.

Karabits studied conducting and compo-sition at the Lysenko Music School (Kiev), the National Tchaikovsky Music Academy (Kiev) and at the Vienna Hochschule für Musik. He has been principal guest conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, and associate conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

Leila Josefowicz, violinViolinist Leila Josefowicz came to national attention in her Carnegie Hall debut (1994) and

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is a strong advocate of new music—a charac-teristic reflected in her diverse programs and enthusiasm for premiering new works, including concertos written for her by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Steve Mackey and Colin Matthews. In recogni-tion of her passionate advocacy and commit-ment to today’s music, Josefowicz was awarded a 2008 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.

Past and future North American engage-ments include those with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Minnesota orchestras; the National, Baltimore, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New World and Cincinnati symphonies, among others; the Los Angeles Continued on page 22

and St. Paul chamber orchestras; in recitals in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, St. Paul, Philadelphia and at Zankel Hall; and at the Aspen Music and Ravinia Festivals.

Recent and upcoming European engagements include those with the Royal Concertgebouw and Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestras; the London, Munich and Czech phil-harmonics; the London Symphony and Finnish Radio orchestras; performances of the new Salonen concerto; and a fifth London Proms appearance.

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Symphony Special

Friday, April 15, �011 7:30 pm

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The Music of Led ZeppelinBrent Havens, conductor Randy Jackson, vocalistDaniel Clemens, bassPowell Randolph, drumsGeorge Cintron, guitarAllegra, electric violin

This evening’s program will be announced from the stage.

There will be one intermission.

This concert is generously sponsored by Ernst & young, LLP.


Biographies.................HavensBrent Havens, conductorBerklee-trained arranger/conductor Brent Havens has written music for orchestras, fea-ture films and television networks including ABC, CBS, ESPN and ABC Family Channel. In addition to Houston Symphony appearances, orchestral collaborations have included those with the Royal Philharmonic; the Cincinnati and Indianapolis symphony orchestras; the Minnesota Orchestra; and the Baltimore and San Diego symphonies, among others.

Havens recently completed the score for the film Quo Vadis, a Premier Pictures remake of Gladiator (1956). He is arranger and guest conductor for six Windborne Productions sym-phonic rock programs.

The Music of Led ZeppelinWindborne Productions began its classic rock symphony venture in 1995, when Conductor/Arranger Brent Havens, top notch studio musicians and Randy Jackson were brought together to create the Music of Led Zeppelin. The show was brought to Atlanta’s Chastain Amphitheater (1996) and from there, began its North American tour across the country and into Canada.

Featuring an array of songs from the Led Zeppelin catalog—many of which already had some orchestration—the music is a perfect fit for orchestras. The driving tunes allow the symphony musicians to rock with the band or play counterpoint melodies to the guitar solos or vocals. Keeping as close to the original recordings as possible, the show integrates the orchestra in with the band and features an electric violinist, rock lighting and a mirror ball for that rock concert feel!

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Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops at Jones Hall

Thursday, April �1, �011 8 pm

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Saturday, April �3, �011 8 pm

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rodgers & Hammerstein and MoreRobert Franz, conductor Ashley Brown, vocalist

Dvorák Carnival Overture, Opus 92Rodgers/Bennett I Cain’t Say no from Oklahoma! lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein IIRodgers/Bennett Getting To Know You from The King and I lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein IIRodgers/y. Gershovsky- My Funny Valentine from Babes In Arms N. Livesay lyrics by Lorenz HartPorter So In Love from Kiss Me, Kate lyrics by Cole Porter Rodgers/D. Walker The Carousel Waltz from Carousel Rodgers/Walker You’ll never Walk Alone from Carousel lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

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Rodgers/Bennett Suite from Victory At Sea 5. Victory At Sea (Mare nostrum)Rodgers/Bennett A Wonderful Guy from South Pacific lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Rodgers/Bennett The Sound of Music from The Sound of Music lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II H. Hupfeld/L. Musiker- As Time Goes By Livesay lyrics by Herman Hupfeld Alford Colonel Bogey MarchArr. F. Barton With a Song In My Heart/Just In Time Menken Beauty and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast lyrics by Howard Ashman Menken/Barton The Disney Medley

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The printed music for Dvorák’s Carnival Overture was donated by Robert and Susan Estill.

The printed music for Alford’s Colonel Bogey March was donated by Virginia Ballard.

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Biographies.................FranzRobert Franz, conductorSince beginning his tenure as associate con-ductor in June 2008, Robert Franz has led a broad range of creative educational and family concerts and is emerging as one of the most tal-ented conductors of his generation.

With a vast knowledge of symphonic and operatic works, Franz has worked with today’s finest artists, including Sir James Galway, Joshua Bell, Rachel Barton, Chris Botti, Chaka Kahn and Judy Collins. He holds the posts of music direc-tor of the Boise Philharmonic and music direc-tor emeritus of the Carolina Chamber Symphony Orchestra. He previously served as music direc-tor of the Mansfield Symphony (2003-2010), resident conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (2005-2009) and associate conductor of the Louisville Orchestra (1997-2006).

Conducting opera, ballet and musical the-ater, he has appeared with the Asheville Lyric Opera, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Portland Symphony (ME), Idaho Ballet, and the South Bend and Idaho Falls symphonies this season.

A champion of new music, Franz has con-ducted world premieres, works by living com-posers, the ASCAP new music concert series and co-hosted In a Different Key—a weekly contemporary music radio program.

A nationally recognized leader of arts education, Franz has forged partnerships with leading arts organizations and educational insti-tutions, and maintains a continuing relation-ship with Radio Disney®. He twice received the ASCAP Leonard Bernstein Award for Educational Programming, received the BPO/ECMEA Music Educators Award for Excellence, created the Kentucky Educational Television’s Creating Music and Stories program, and participated in Children’s Center and Enrichment Center cham-ber music residencies that provide arts enrich-ment experiences for disabled persons.

Franz received his masters degree in con-ducting and a bachelors in oboe performance from North Carolina School of the Arts. He has participated in conducting workshops in the Czech Republic, St. Petersburg and Nashville, and was a participant in the 1997 National Conductor Preview (ASOL).

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Ashley Brown, vocalistAcclaimed vocalist Ashley Brown received Best Actress nominations from Outer Critics, Drama League and Drama Desk for her origi-nation of Mary Poppins on Broadway. Brown appeared in Los Angeles in the title role in Disney’s® national tour of Mary Poppins where she received a 2010 Garland award for “Best Performance in a Musical.”

Other Broadway credits include Belle in Beauty and the Beast and the title role in the national tour of Disney’s® On the Record. Brown has performed with orchestras including the Boston Pops, the New York Philharmonic, The Hollywood Bowl and BBC orchestras, The Pittsburgh and Indianapolis symphonies, and the Cincinnati and New York Pops.

Other projects include a feature in a PBS special to be released this June, her Kennedy Center debut this month and previous engage-ments with the Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City and Memphis symphonies.

Brown recently made her highly acclaimed cabaret debut at Feinstein’s at the Regency and starred in Limelight at the la Jolla playhouse last fall. Her long-awaited debut album of American Songbook standards was released nationwide in 2010 (Ghostlight/Sony).

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Today. She has worked with distinguished art-ists, including Michael Tilson Thomas, Leonard Slatkin, Yo Yo Ma and her father, jazz artist and Schoolhouse Rock composer, Bob Dorough, on “The Houston Branch” CD project (2005).

Dorough received her undergraduate degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (1983),—where she met her future husband, Houston Symphony oboist Colin Gatwood—before continuing as a graduate student at the Yale School of Music.

Along with their son, Corin, Dorough and her husband enjoy traveling, most recently on the Houston Symphony’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey UK tour. This summer, they will partici-pate in the Walled City Music Festival (Derry, Ireland). For a complete biography, visit hous-tonsymphony.org.

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Tuesday, April �6, �011 7:30 pm

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Tony BennettBrett Mitchell, conductorLee Musiker, conductor and pianoGray Sargent, guitarMarshall Wood, bassHarold Jones, drums

Kern/Bennett Overture to Show Boat

Verdi Triumphal March from Aida

Rodgers/Bennett Selections from The King and I

Gershwin An American in Paris

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This portion of this evening’s program will be announced from the stage.


Brett Mitchell, conductorNow in his fourth season as Assistant Conductor of the Houston Symphony, Brett Mitchell is one of America’s most promising young conductors. He has led the orchestra in nearly 100 perfor-mances; several of which have been broadcast nationwide on SymphonyCast and Performance Today. His position with the Houston Symphony has afforded him the opportunity to meet, observe in rehearsal and study with some of the world’s greatest conductors. He is the newly appointed music director of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra and serves as a regular cover con-ductor for The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Mitchell has led the London Philharmonic; Leipzig Gewandhaus; The Philadelphia Orchestra; Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Oregon, Memphis and Peoria Symphony Orchestras; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; and the Northwest Mahler Festival Orchestra. He served as a musical assistant at the New York Philharmonic during the 2007-08 season and as cover conductor with the Cleveland Orchestra in 2009. He made his European debut in 2004 with Romania’s Brasov Philharmonic and his Latin American debut in 2005 with the Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM in Mexico City.

Highlights of this season include his debuts with the National Symphony Orchestra and Da Camera of Houston, as well as preparing a pro-duction of Puccini’s Trittico for Lorin Maazel at the 2010 Castleton Festival.

Mitchell was assistant conductor of the Orchestre National de France, director of orches-tras at Northern Illinois University and associ-ate conductor of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. He has served as music director of numerous operas, including Igor Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, Mark Adamo’s Little Women and Robert Aldridge’s Elmer Gantry.

A Seattle native, Mitchell earned his bachelor of music in composition from Western Washington University and holds a doctor-ate from The University of Texas. He partici-pated in the National Conducting Institute in Washington, D.C. and received the inau-gural American Friends of the Mendelssohn Foundation Scholarship.

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Tony BennettTony Bennett is a singer’s singer who moves the hearts and touches the souls of his audiences.

The son of a grocer and Italian-born immi-grant, Anthony Dominick Benedetto was born August 3, 1926, in the Astoria section of Queens, New York. He sang while waiting tables as a teen-ager and performed with military bands through-out his overseas Army duty during World War II before being discovered by comedian Bob Hope in 1949. The string of Columbia singles that fol-lowed in the early 1950s brought his initial fame.

With two-dozen songs in the Top 40, Bennett is one of only a few artists to have albums

chart in every decade since the 1950s. He has introduced multitudes of songs into the Great American Songbook and earned 15 Grammy® Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. Bennett has been named a Kennedy Center Honoree (2005) and an NEA Jazz Master (2006). The disc released in honor of his 80th birth-day, Tony Bennett Duets: An American Classic (2006), became a multi-platinum hit, won three Grammys® and is the singer’s best selling record-ing to date. A multiple Emmy winner, his most recent TV outing, Tony Bennett: An American Classic, won seven Emmy Awards (2007).

His career-spanning humanitarian efforts

have been recognized by the United Nations through Bennett’s receipt of the Humanitarian and Citizen of the World awards. He and his wife, Susan, founded “Exploring the Arts” to support arts education in public schools and the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, which Bennett founded in honor of his great friend.

A dedicated painter, even while touring. Bennet has exhibited work around the world, and three of his original paintings are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection.

Bennett will be releasing a new CD in honor of his 85th birthday this fall. For more information, please visit houstonsymphony.org.

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a Diapason d’or Award. Subsequent releases include Solo, Bohemian Rhapsodies, For the End of Time, Americana, and the Mendelssohn, Glazunov and Prokofiev concertos with the Montreal Symphony, among others. Her most recent recording of The Dharma at Big Sur is available on iTunes.

A recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant (1994) and a United States Artists Cummings Fellowship (2007), she is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music where she stud-ied with Jaime Laredo and Jascha Brodsky.

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April 2011 �3

CANTATA FROM ALEXANDER NEVSKY, OPuS 78 Sergei Prokofiev

Born: Apr 23, 1891, Sontsovka, Yekaterinoslav district, Ukraine

Died: Mar 5, 1953, Moscow, former USSr

Work composed: 1939 (cantata version)

Recording: neeme Järvi, the Scottish national Orchestra and Chorus, Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano

Instrumentation: piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, tenor saxophone, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings

Sergei Prokofiev’s historic collaboration with director Sergei Eisenstein on the epic film, Alexander Nevsky, is largely known to concert audiences today through the cantata Prokofiev extracted from his film score.

The story of Alexander Nevsky celebrates the deeds of the 13th-century Russian warrior, Prince Alexander of Novgorod, who was can-onized a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church for twice saving the Russian homeland from foreign invasions. In 1240, he defeated invading Swedish armies at the Neva River, earning the name Alexander Nevsky. However, the script for the film and cantata deals with a later battle in which Alexander’s armies defeated the Teutonic Knights of Germany on the frozen Lake Peipus after the Germans had sacked the nearby city of Pskov, south of St. Petersburg in the western part of Russia. That battle forms the longest and most climactic section of the work, taking up more than half the pages in Prokofiev’s score to the cantata version of Alexander Nevsky.

Apart from a brooding orchestral prelude, most of the remaining music in the cantata ver-sion involves the chorus praising Nevsky’s past deeds, chanting medievalist Latin songs repre-senting the invading Teutonic knights, or folk-like Russian songs calling upon the people to rise up against the invaders. Following “The Battle on Ice,” Prokofiev composed a song of mourning for a mezzo-soprano soloist, surveying this scene of death on the battlefield and a closing choral/orchestral number celebrating Alexander’s vic-torious entry into the city of Pskov.

Prokofiev’s biographer, Harlow Robinson, calls attention to the parallel lives of the com-poser and the film director, both of whom traveled and worked in Western Europe and America during the 1920s and 1930s, and actu-ally met each other in Paris before returning at separate times to Russia. By the time Prokofiev returned, Stalinist nationalism and Soviet real-ism had begun to politicize Russian culture. Having run afoul of Soviet authorities on an ear-lier film, Eisenstein proposed Alexander Nevsky


Friday, April �9, �011 8 pm


Sunday, May 1, �011 2:30 pm

Jones Hall

Alexander nevsky*Mark Wigglesworth, conductor TBA, mezzo-sopranoHouston Symphony Chorus Charles Hausmann, director

Prokofiev Cantata from Alexander Nevsky, Opus 78 I russia under the Mongolian Yoke: Molto andante II Song about Alexander nevsky: Lento III The Crusaders in Pskov: Largo—Andante IV Arise, Ye russian People: Allegro risoluto V The Battle on Ice: Adagio—Allegro moderato—Andante VI The Field of the Dead: Adagio VII Alexander’s Entry into Pskov: Moderato—Allegro ma non troppo

INTERMISSION

Wagner Prelude to Parsifal

Stravinsky Suite from L’oiseau de feu (The Firebird) I Introduction— II L’oiseau de feu et sa danse—Variation de l’oiseau de feu III ronde des princesses IV Danse infernale du roi Kastcheï— V Berceuse and Final: Andante—Lento maestoso

*Houston Symphony debut

The printed music for Wagner’s Prelude to Parsifal was donated by Mr. H. Wayne Hodge.

The printed music for Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite was donated by Ms. Marilyn Holtz and Mr. Terence Barr.

This weekend’s concerts are generously sponsored by Helen and James Shaffer, Betty and Jesse Tutor, and Andrews Kurth LLP.

Mark Wigglesworth’s performance on Saturday is generously sponsored by Janet F. Clark.




These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on KuHF 88.7 FM, the radio Voice of the Houston Symphony and the Classical Season media sponsor.


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to Prokofiev as an appealing patriotic project that would rise above political considerations of the time. It was the first Eisenstein film to employ sound and was an early sound film in the Soviet film industry, as well.

Eisenstein and Prokofiev collaborated closely on each segment of the film, and the director soon became amazed at the speed and punctuality with which the composer worked. Prokofiev would view the rushes taken from a day’s film shoot, go home—sometimes late at night—and return precisely at noon the following day with the music to that segment. “Prokofiev works like a clock,” Eisenstein commented. “This clock isn’t fast and it isn’t slow.”

PRELuDE TO PARSIFAL richard Wagner

Born: May 22, 1813, Leipzig, Germany

Died: Feb 13, 1883, Venice, Italy

Work composed: Prelude, 1878; complete opera, 1882

Recording: Giuseppe Sinopoli conducting the Dresden Staatskapelle (Deutsche Grammophon)

Instrumentation: three flutes, three oboes, English horn, three clarinets, three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani and strings

As with most of Wagner’s stage works, ideas for his final opera, Parsifal, began gestating decades earlier, about the time he was com-posing Lohengrin during the late 1840s. He combined legends from various late medieval sources in fashioning his tale pitting Christian Knights protecting the Holy Grail—the chalice Jesus drank from at the Last Supper—against the forces of paganism and sensuality.

Given the religious nature of the story, the music of Parsifal is highly ethereal, begin-ning with the lengthy Prelude. It is divided into three large sections, beginning with a rever-ent melody associated with the sacrament of the Eucharist in the opera. When this melody has had several repetitions, set against opu-lent orchestral accompaniments, the orches-tra takes up numerous statements of the famed Dresden Amen—a majestic ascending theme composed by the 18th-century Dresden court composer, Jacob Naumann, and sub-sequently used by numerous composers, notably Mendelssohn in his Reformation Symphony. In the Parsifal Prelude, it is quickly followed by a short prayerful theme built of four descending notes. The eucharis-tic theme returns in the troubled closing sec-tion, set contrapuntally against music repre-senting the suffering of the wounded knight, Amfortas. Finally, the theme emerges in a seraphic closing statement.

SuITE FROM L’OISEAU DE FEU (THE FIREBIRD) (1919 VERSION) Igor Stravinsky

Born: Jun 17, 1882, Oranienbaum (now Lomono-sov), russia

Died: Apr 6, 1971, new York, new York

Work composed: 1909-10

Recording: David Zinman conducting the Balti-more Symphony (Telarc)

Instrumentation: two flutes (one doubling pic-colo), two oboes (one doubling English horn), two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, celesta/piano and strings

It was perhaps pure luck that brought impresario Serge Diaghilev to hear a concert including two works by the fledgling St. Petersburg composer, Igor Stravinsky, in February 1909. Diaghilev’s exposure to Stravinsky’s music resulted in a his-toric commission to compose the musical score to choreographer Michel Fokine’s new ballet, The Firebird. Diaghilev planned the ballet for his fifth season of Russian cultural exports to Paris during the spring and summer of 1910.

The ballet was based on the Russian fai-rytale of Ivan Tsarevich, a young prince who uses a magic feather given him by the Firebird to break the spell of the evil monster, Kaschei, thus freeing a group of captive princesses and mar-rying one of them. Though Stravinsky expressed doubts about his ability to complete so large a project, he was persuaded by Diaghilev and Fokine, and began work that fall, completing the score in the spring of 1910.

Stravinsky made his first visit to Paris for final rehearsals in May, and won critical acclaim and sudden fame at the June 25 premiere. The ballet was scored for a huge orchestra and included 19 scenes, from which Stravinsky extracted three orchestral suites employing various numbers from the full 45-minute score in 1911, 1919 and 1945.

The 26-minute second suite, scored for a standard symphonic ensemble, is the most pop-ular. According to Stravinsky scholar Eric Walter White, its five numbers illustrate the composer’s method of setting apart the ballet’s magical characters, the Firebird and Kaschei, by writing their music in unsettling chromatic harmonies, while the human characters, Ivan Tsarevich and the princesses, are given easily recognizable tonal music.

The Round of the Princesses—second in the suite—is taken from an old Russian folk-song, “In the Garden.” The piece acquired inde-pendence in 1946 when lyricist John Klenner turned it into a pop song, “Summer Moon.” The ballet’s shimmering, brassy finale is also derived from an old Russian folksong, “By the Gate.”


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orthMark Wigglesworth, conductorBorn in Sussex, England, Mark Wigglesworth studied conducting at the Royal Academy of Music (London) and won the Kondrashin Conducting Competition in Amsterdam (1989). He has since worked with leading European orchestras including the Berlin, London, Oslo, Stockholm and Israel philharmonics; the Royal Concertgebouw and Budapest Festival orchestras, the London Symphony; Santa Cecilia Orchestra of Rome; and the Orchestra of La Scala (Milan).

He has appeared at the Salzburg and Amsterdam Mahler festivals; the BBC Proms; worked with the Sydney and Melbourne symphonies; and held positions as music director (BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Opera Factory) and principal guest conductor (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra).

Since making his Dallas Symphony debut (1992), he has appeared in North America with the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras; the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics; and the Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Montreal and Cincinnati sympho-nies. He regularly conducts the Minnesota Orchestra and the Detroit Symphony, and has an ongoing relationship with the New World Symphony.

Wigglesworth led his first opera pro-duction in 1991 conducting Cosí fan tutte. He has since conducted Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Peter Grimes, La Bohéme, Le Nozze di Figaro, Lady MacBeth of Mtzensk, Falstaff, Cosí fan tutte, The Rake’s Progress, Elektra, Tristan und Isolde and Katya Kabanova.

This season, Wigglesworth returns to the Aspen Music Festival and the Toronto, Indianapolis and Minnesota orchestras; makes his Seattle symphony debut; conducts the Stockholm and Netherlands Radio phil-harmonics, and the Sydney and Melbourne symphonies; and leads a production of Parsifal in London. He makes his Houston Symphony debut with these concerts.

Wigglesworth is completing recording a cycle of the Shostakovich Symphonies (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic) for BIS.

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Houston Symphony Chorus..............................................................................

Charles Hausmann, Director

Paulo GomesAssistant Director

Susan ScarrowChorus Manager

Scott HolshouserAccompanist

Tony SessionsLibrarian

First SopranoRamona AlmsAlice BeckstromRobyn BranningMonica M. DavisKathleen ForbesClarice GatlinMarta GilesBecky HamiltonAmanda HarrisSarah KeiferYoungjee KimVeronica Lorine

* •Pamela MagnusonSarah MichelsLydia MusherTheresa OlinMegan OwenKaren RennarWendy RidingsRhonda RyanJennifer Klein SalyerHeidi SandersBeth SlaughterDeborah SpencerLisa TrewinTania Van DongenBeth Anne WeidlerMegan WelchJessica L. Williams

Second Soprano Yoset AltamiranoLisa AndersLaura BohlmannNancy BraticAnne CampbellDebby CutlerVickie DavisCorita DuboseKaren Fess-UeckerLorraine Hammond

•Debbie Hannah•Megan HenrySylvia HysongYukiko IwataNatalia Kalitynska

* •Amy Mobley•Carol OstlindLinda PetersSusan ScarrowVicki SeldonPaige SommerVeronica A. StevensCecilia SunCaryssa Treider

• Nancy Vernau

First AltoKrista BorstellJami BrunsPatricia BumpusBarbara BushThea ChapmanNancy

ChristophersonRobin ClarksonChristine

EconomidesMary GahrSusan HallJudy HillKristin HurterBerma KinseyJoyce Lewis

* •Mary LopushanskyAshley MaackHeather Maclaughlin

GarbesLisa MorfinCynthia MulderThao PhamJennifer L. PhanLinda RennerLinda RichardsonCarolyn RoganHolly RubboJune RussellMaria SchoenAndrea SlackVicki WestbrookPatsy WilsonShelby Wilson

Second AltoMelissa Bailey

AdamsSarah Wilson ClarkM. Evelyn CliftRochella CooperAndrea CreathRobin DunnHolly EatonRachel El-SalehThi HaJuli HerbertNancy HillDenise HolmesCatherine HowardLois HowellCrystal Meadows

•Lynne MoneypennyNina PeropoulosLaurie ReynoldsHolly Soehnge

* •Mary VoigtKaye Windel-Garza

First TenorRobert BrowningJames R. CarazolaPatrick DrakeRichard FieldTimothy FosterRobert GomezJames Patrick

HanleySteven HazelDonald HowieFrancisco J.

IzaguirreFrank LopezDarrell Mayon

* •Jim MooreChristopher M.

OrtizPeter PeropoulosDouglas

RodenbergerDavid SchoenTony SessionsAaron VerberAdam White

Second Tenor* •Bob Alban

Randy BoatrightHarvey BongersWilliam ColeDonn DuboisJorge FandinoMark FerringJoseph FrybertJohn GradyCraig HillPhilip LewisWilliam L. MizeDave NussmannGreg RailsbackLesley C. SommerDewell SpringerJonathan VaughanTony VazquezLeonardo VeletzuyLee Williams

First BassJoe AnzalduaGreg BarraJustin BeckerJohn BondBruce BoyleChristopher BurrisShawn CarnleyPeter ChristianKevin Coleman IISteve DukesLeigh FernauTaylor HarperStephen M. James

* •Jay LopezClemente MathisWilliam McCallumChris MingMatt NeufeldKevin NewmanGary ScullinStephen ShadleThom SloanMark StandridgeSam StenglerPaul Van DornJoe VillarrealKevin Wallace

Second BassSteve Abercia

* •Wilton T. AdamsBill CheadleJohn ColsonRoger CutlerPaul EhrsamTom EverageChris FairIan FetterleyDavid M. FoxYevgeny GeninMatt HendersonTerry HendersonGeorge HoweChuck IzzoCletus JohnsonNobuhide Kobori

• Ken MathewsScott MermelsteinClyde L. MinerRob MoreheadGreg NelsonBill ParkerJohn Proffitt

• Robert ReynoldsDaniel RobertsonRick TegelerRichard White

* Section Leader • Council Member

As of March 15, 2011

Hausmann

PHOTO BY JEFF FITLOW

Charles Hausmann, directorDr. Charles S. Hausmann was named director of the Houston Symphony Chorus in 1986. He has prepared the group for more than 600 concerts, led them on numerous tours to Mexico and Europe, and worked with more than 40 acclaimed conductors including Hans Graf, Christoph Eschenbach, Claus Peter Flor and Robert Shaw. His extensive repertoire includes most of the major choral/orchestral masterworks.

As director of graduate choral studies and professor of conducting at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music since 1985, Hausmann supervises the master’s and doc-toral programs in choral conducting, teaches choral conducting and literature and conducts the Moores School Choral Artists—a graduate chamber choir.

An active church musician, he has con-ducted church choirs in Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey and Texas. He currently serves as Director of Choral Music at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston where he led the Houston Symphony and Chorus in a perfor-mance of Mendelssohn’s St. Paul (spring 2008).

Hausmann frequently appears as a guest conductor, lecturer, clinician and soloist. He led the Chorus on its fourth European tour in 2007, appearing as guest conductor during the Prague Spring Festival. He and the Chorus share a 24-year collaboration with Mexico City’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, recently performing Mendelssohn’s Elijah with former Associate Conductor, Carlos Miguel Prieto.

This season, Hausmann has prepared the Chorus for Verdi’s Requiem, A Very Merry Pops, Handel’s Messiah, Pops Knockouts and this month’s performance of Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky, among others.

Support the Houston Symphony Chorus EndowmentThe Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment supports activities that enrich Houston’s musi-cal life and enhance the high professional stan-dards of the all-volunteer Chorus.

For more on how you can help ensure the artistic future of the Chorus, call the Symphony’s Development office at (713) 337-8528 or visit hschorus.org.


PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOuSTON SyMPHONy SOCIETy

Mrs. Edwin B. ParkerMiss Ima HoggMrs. H. M. GarwoodJoseph A. Mullen, M.D.Joseph S. SmithWalter H. WalneH. R. CullenGen. Maurice HirschCharles F. JonesFayez SarofimJohn T. CaterRichard G. MerrillEllen Elizardi KelleyJohn D. PlattE. C. Vandagrift Jr.

J. Hugh Roff Jr.Robert M. HermanceGene McDavidJanice H. BarrowBarry C. BurkholderRodney H. MargolisJeffrey B. EarlyMichael E. ShannonEd WulfeJesse B. Tutor

PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE HOuSTON SyMPHONy LEAGuE

Miss Ima HoggMrs. John F. GrantMrs. J. R. PartenMrs. Andrew E. Rutter

Mrs. Aubrey Leon CarterMrs. Stuart SherarMrs. Julian BurrowsMs. Hazel LedbetterMrs. Albert P. JonesMrs. Ben A. CalhounMrs. James Griffith LawhonMrs. Olaf La Cour OlsenMrs. Ralph Ellis GunnMrs. Leon JaworskiMrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr.Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr.Mrs. Thompson McClearyMrs. Theodore W. CooperMrs. Allen H. Carruth

Mrs. David Hannah Jr.Mary Louis KisterEllen Elizardi KelleyMrs. John W. HerndonMrs. Charles FranzenMrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr.Mrs. Edward H. SoderstromMrs. Lilly Kucera AndressMs. Marilou BonnerMrs. W. Harold SellersMrs. Harry H. GendelMrs. Robert M. EuryMrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr.Mrs. J. Stephen MarksTerry Ann BrownNancy Strohmer

Mary Ann McKeithanAnn CavanaughMrs. James A. ShafferLucy H. LewisCatherine McNamaraShirley McGregor PearsonPaula JarrettCora Sue MachKathi RovereNorma Jean BrownBarbara McCelveyLori SorcicNancy WillersonJane Clark

Symphony Society Board...................................................................................

Governing Directors.....................................................................................................

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PresidentBobby Tudor

Chairman of the Board Ed Wulfe

Executive Director/CEOMark C. Hanson

Immediate Past PresidentJesse B. Tutor

Chairman Emeritus Mike Stude

Terry Ann Brown Prentiss Burt Brett Busby * John T. Cater Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Scott Cutler Lorraine Dell Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Kelli Cohen Fein Julia Frankel Allen Gelwick Stephen Glenn

Gary L. Hollingsworth Ryan Krogmeier Ulyesse LeGrange Rochelle Levit Nancy Littlejohn April Lykos Cora Sue Mach Steven P. Mach Beth Madison Rodney Margolis Jay Marks Mary Lynn Marks Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey

Gene McDavid * Alexander K. McLanahan Kevin Meyers Paul Morico Arthur Newman Robert A. Peiser Fran Fawcett Peterson Geoffroy Petit David Pruner Stephen Pryor Gloria Pryzant John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer

Jerome Simon David Steakley Mike Stude Bobby Tudor * Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Waisman Fredric A. Weber Vicki West Margaret Alkek Williams Ed Wulfe David Wuthrich Robert A. Yekovich

Trustees................................................................................................................... Philip Bahr * Janice Barrow Darlene Bisso Meherwan Boyce Walter Bratic Nancy Bumgarner Lynn Caruso Jane Clark Brandon Cochran Louis Delone Susanna Dokupil Tom Fitzpatrick Chris Flood Craig A. Fox

David Frankfort Susan Hansen Kathleen Hayes Brian James Joan Kaplan I. Ray Kirk Carolyn Mann Paul M. Mann Judy Margolis Brad Marks Jackie Wolens Mazow Elisabeth McCabe Marilyn Miles Tassie Nicandros

Scott Nyquist Edward Osterberg Jr. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Kathi Rovere Michael E. Shannon Jule Smith Michael Tenzer L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Stephen G. Tipps * Betty Tutor Mrs. S. Conrad Weil David Ashley White James T. Willerson Steven J. Williams

Ex-Officio Martha García Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Deanna Lamoreux Burke Shaw Brinton Averil Smith

* Life Trustee

Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra AffairsBrett Busby

Vice President, Popular ProgrammingAllen Gelwick

Vice President, Audience Development and Marketing

Robert A. Peiser

President, Endowmentulyesse J. LeGrange

Vice President, Finance and Board GovernanceSteven P. Mach

Vice President, EducationCora Sue Mach

General CounselPaul R. Morico

At-Large MembersGene Dewhurst

Jay MarksHelen Shaffer

Vice President, VolunteersBarbara McCelvey

Vice President, DevelopmentDavid Wuthrich

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSNancy Littlejohn, President, Houston Symphony League

Martha García, SecretaryMark Hughes, Orchestra Representative

Rodney MargolisBurke Shaw, Orchestra Representative

Brinton Averil Smith, Orchestra Representative

Executive Committee...............................................................................................

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Annual Campaign Donors.................................................................................

The Houston Symphony expresses appreciation to the donors listed on this and the following pages for their generous con-tributions in support of Symphony programs. More information is available from the Individual Giving Department at (713) 337-8500, the Corporate Support Department at (713) 337-8520 or at houstonsymphony.org.


$100,000-$499,999 BBVA Compass Fidelity Investments United Airlines

$50,000-$99,999 American Express * Cameron Chevron ConocoPhillips Exxon Mobil Frost * GDF SUEZ Energy North America Marathon Oil Corporation The Methodist Hospital System Shell Oil Company Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods TOTAL UBS * Weatherford International Ltd.

$�5,000-$49,999 Andrews Kurth, LLP Baker Botts LLP

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. JPMorgan Chase KPMG LLP Vinson & Elkins LLP

$10,000-$�4,999 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation * Bank of America * Boeing Bracewell & Giuliani LLP * CenterPoint Energy Cooper Industries, Inc. * Devon Energy Corporation Ernst & Young * Fluor Corporation H. E. Butt Grocery Company Margolis, Phipps & Wright, P.C. Memorial Hermann Northern Trust The Rand Group, LLC SPIR STAR, Inc. Star Furniture St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital USI Insurance Services LLC

* Vitol Inc. * Wells Fargo * Wood Group Management Services

$500-$9,999 Beck, Redden & Secrest, LLP * Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP * Bloomberg L.L.P. GEM Insurance Agencies, L.P. Ironshore Insurance Services, LLP Lockton Companies Neiman Marcus Oceaneering International, Inc. Porter & Hedges, LLP * Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Seyfarth Shaw LLP * Smith, Graham & Company * South Texas College of Law Stewart Title Company * Swift Energy Company Texas Children’s Hospital Wortham Insurance & Risk Management

* Sponsors of Houston Symphony Education & Outreach Programs

Corporations.........................................................................................................


$1,000,000 & above * Houston Endowment, Inc. * Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation Inc.

$500,000-$999,999 * M. D. Anderson Foundation

$100,000-$499,999 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation * The Brown Foundation The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation Madison Charitable Foundation * Spec’s Charitable Foundation

$50,000-$99,999 Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation The Alkek & Williams Foundation * Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Educational Fund

* John P. McGovern Foundation

$�5,000-$49,999 Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation The Humphreys Foundation * Sterling-Turner Foundation

$10,000-$�4,999 * Bauer Family Foundation Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation * George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation * Houston Symphony League Bay Area * The Powell Foundation * Vivian L. Smith Foundation The Schissler Foundation * Vaughn Foundation Warren Family Foundation

$�,500-$9,999 Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation * The Becker Family Foundation * Ray C. Fish Foundation * The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock

Foundation William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust Huffington Foundation Leon Jaworski Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation * Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lubrizol Foundation * Kinder Morgan Foundation * Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation The Helmle Shaw Foundation Strake Foundation Susman Family Foundation

Government Donors * City of Houston through the Houston Downtown Alliance, Houston Arts Alliance & Miller Theatre Advisory Board National Endowment for the Arts State Employee Charitable Campaign * Texas Commission on the Arts

* Sponsors of Houston Symphony Education & Outreach Programs

Foundations...........................................................................................................

Corporate Matching Gifts........................................................................................ AetnaAkzo NobelAT&TBank of AmericaBoeingCaterpillarChevron

Coca-ColaEl Paso CorporationEli Lilly and CompanyExxonMobilFannie MaeGeneral ElectricGeneral Mills

Goldman, Sachs & Co.HalliburtonHewlett-PackardIBMING Financial Services CorporationJPMorgan ChaseKBR

Kirby CorporationOccidental PetroleumSMART Modular Technologies, Inc.Spectra Energy


Leadership Gifts................................................................................................

The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those individuals who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs with Leadership Gifts at the highest levels. Donors at these levels set the standard for supporting the Symphony and we are proud to list them here.

Ima Hogg Society – $150,000 or MoreLieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst

Ms. Beth Madison Madison Benefits Group Inc.Mr. George P. Mitchell

Mr. M. S. StudeMr. & Mrs. Robert B. Tudor III

President’s Society – $75,000 - $99,999Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. TutorMrs. Margaret Alkek Williams

Maestro’s Society – $50,000 - $74,999Gene & Linda Dewhurst

Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. GrafRochelle & Max Levit

Nancy & Robert PeiserLaura & Michael Shannon

Concertmaster Society – $�5,000 - $49,999Anonymous (1)Janice Barrow

Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. BlackburneMr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian

Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. FeinMr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel

Ms. Sharin Shafer GailleStephen & Mariglyn Glenn

Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken HydeDrs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi

Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrangeCora Sue & Harry Mach

Jay & Shirley MarksBarbara & Pat McCelvey

Mr. & Mrs. David R. PrunerAnn & Hugh RoffMrs. Sybil F. Roos

Ms. Louisa Stude SarofimMr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer

Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc.

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Patron Donor Society........................................................................................

Principal Musician Society $15,000 - $�4,999

Members of the Patron Donor Society support the Houston Symphony with gifts to the Annual Fund and Events. Members of the Society are offered a wide array of benefits and recognition including invitations to special events and more. For more information on how to become a member of the Houston Symphony Patron Donor Society, please call the Development Department at (713) 337-8523.

Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. BahrGary & Marian BeauchampMr. & Mrs. J. Brett BusbyJanet F. ClarkDr. Scott CutlerMr. Richard DanforthMr. & Mrs. Michael DokupilAllen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton Companies

Mrs. Aileen GordonMr. & Mrs. Marvin KaplanJoella & Steven P. MachMr. & Mrs. Rodney H. MargolisDr. & Mrs. Robert M. MihaloSue A. MorrisonMr. Glen A. RosenbaumMr. & Mrs. Clive RunnellsMrs. Maryjane Scherr

David & Paula SteakleyPaul Strand ThomasAlice & Terry ThomasMr. & Mrs. Fredric A. WeberMr. & Mrs. Conrad Weil Jr.Vicki & Paul WestDr. Jim T. WillersonMr. & Mrs. Steven Jay Williams

Artist/Conductor Sponsor $10,000 - $14,999Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. BeckerCaptain & Mrs. W. A. “Cappy” Bisso IIIRuth White BrodskyMarilyn & Coleman CaplovitzMrs. Lily CarriganMr. & Mrs. Gerald F. ClarkMs. Jan CohenLeslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins BriceMrs. William EstradaAubrey & Sylvia FarbMr. George B. GearyMr. & Mrs. Richard D. HansenMr. & Mrs. Frank HerzogMr. Harold E. Holliday Jr. &

Hon. Anna Holliday, R.Mr. & Mrs. David V. Hudson Jr.Debbie & Frank JonesDrs. Blair & Rita JusticeDr. & Mrs. Bernard KatzDr. & Mrs. I. Ray KirkMr. & Mrs. Brian P. McCabeBetty & Gene McDavidMrs. Beverly T. McDonaldMr. Cameron MitchellMr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. MoynihanMary & Terry MurphreeMr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. ParkerMr. Howard Pieper

Mr. Robert J. PileggeGloria & Joe PryzantMrs. Lila RauchMr. & Mrs. Ken N. RobertsonJulia & Albert Smith FoundationMr. Stephen C. TarryStephen & Pamalah TippsAnn Trammell & Gene CarltonMargaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D.Ms. Jennifer R. WittmanCyvia & Melvyn WolffMr. & Mrs. Ed WulfeErla & Harry Zuber

Musician Sponsor Society $7,500 - $9,999Anonymous (1)Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis AndersonMr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black IIIDr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. BoyceMr. & Mrs. Walter V. BoyleMr. & Mrs. Walter BraticMs. Terry Ann BrownMrs. George L. Brundrett Jr.The Robert & Jane Cizik FoundationWilliam J. Clayton & Margaret A. HughesRoger & Debby CutlerDr. & Mrs. Alexander DellJudge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Chris FloodAngel & Craig FoxMr. S. David FrankfortMr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark

Christina & Mark HansonMr. & Mrs. John A. IrvineMr. Brian JamesMr. & Mrs. Richard D. KinderMrs. Margaret H. LeyMr. & Mrs. Erik P. LittlejohnMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. MannDr. & Mrs. Michael MannMr. & Mrs. J. Stephen MarksDr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. MazowMr. & Mrs. Bill McCartneyMiss Catherine Jane MerchantMike & Kathleen MooreMr. & Mrs. Robert E. NelsonBobbie & Arthur NewmanMrs. Tassie NicandrosMs. Peggy Overly & Mr. John Barlow

Mrs. Philip M. PetersonKathryn & Richard RabinowMrs. Helen B. RosenbaumMr. & Mrs. William J. Rovere Jr.Donna & Tim ShenMr. Louis H. Skidmore Jr.Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Tad SmithDr. Alana R. Spiwak & Sam StolbunMr. & Mrs. Keith StevensonAnn & Joel WahlbergStephen & Kristine WallaceC. Harold & Lorine WallaceNancy WillersonMr. & Mrs. Wallace S. WilsonNina & Michael Zilkha


Anonymous (1)Joan & Stanford AlexanderMr. Alan AronsteinMr. Richard C. BaileyMr. Ronald C. BorschowMs. Dianne BowmanJoe BrazzattiMrs. Catherine Campbell Brock &

Dr. Gary BrockMr. & Mrs. Philip J. BurguieresAlan & Toba BuxbaumMr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IVMr. & Mrs. Rodney CutsingerMr. & Mrs. James D. DannenbaumJ.R. & Aline DemingMr. & Mrs. David DenechaudMs. Sara J. DevineMr. & Mrs. Paul F. Egner Jr.Diane Lokey FarbMs. Bernice FeldMr. & Mrs. Marvy A. FingerThomas & Patricia GeddyMrs. Lila-Gene GeorgeDr. & Mrs. William D. GeorgeMrs. James J. Glenn Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David GowJo A. & Billie Jo GravesWilliam A. Grieves & Dorothy

McDonnell GrievesMr. & Mrs. James E. HooksMary Louis KisterWilliam & Cynthia KochMr. & Mrs. Stephen A. LasherMr. Clyde Lea & Ms. Pamela FazzoneMr. E.W. Long Jr.Mr. & Mrs. George McCulloughSidney & Ione MoranPaul & Rita MoricoMr. & Mrs. Edward C. Osterberg Jr.Mr. Michael H. PriceMs. Karen S. PulaskiMichael & Vicky RichkerMr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr.Drs. Alejandro & Lynn RosasLinda & Jerry RubensteinMr. & Mrs. Manolo SanchezMr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jerry SimonMr. & Mrs. Mark R. SmithMr. & Mrs. John SpeerMr. & Mrs. Antonio M. SzaboMr. Brian TeichmanShirley & David R. ToomimRobert G. WeinerMr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr.Woodell Family FoundationWinthrop A. Wyman & Beverly JohnsonEdith & Robert Zinn

Grand Patron $�,500 - $4,999Anonymous (1)Mr. & Mrs. N. T. AdamsMr. & Mrs. John S. ArnoldyDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron

Mr. Jeff AutorMr. & Mrs. John C. AverettMr. A. Greer Barriault &

Ms. Clarruth A. SeatonMr. & Mrs. Ken BarrowMr. & Mrs. John BauerMr. & Mrs. Brad BeitlerJim & Ellen BoxMr. & Mrs. James D. BozemanThe Honorable & Mrs. Peter BrownMr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill HutchisonMr. & Mrs. Sean BumgarnerMr. & Mrs. Thierry CarusoMargot & John CaterMr. William Choice & Mrs. Linda Able ChoiceMr. & Mrs. Allen ClamenMr. & Mrs. James G. CoatsworthMr. & Mrs. Brandon CochranMr. William E. ColburnMr. & Mrs. Robert CreagerMr. & Mrs. James W. CrownoverMr. & Mrs. Louis F. DeLoneMr. Jim DentonMr. & Mrs. Jack N. DohertyMr. & Mrs. Daniel DrorMr. Roger EichhornMr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. SchroederMrs. Robin A. ElversonMr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr.Mary Ann & Larry FaulknerMrs. Carolyn Grant FayMr. & Mrs. Bruce FerenceJerry E. & Nanette B. FingerMr. & Mrs. Tom FitzpatrickRon & Tricia FredmanMr. & Mrs. Thomas W. GlanvilleMr. & Mrs. Buddy HaasMr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Hafner Jr.Marion & Jim HargroveMr. & Mrs. Tim W. HarringtonMr. & Mrs. W. R. HayesMr. & Mrs. Michael J. HayesMark & Ragna HenrichsMr. & Mrs. Doug R. HinzieMr. Tim HoganDr. & Mrs. Joseph JankovicMr. & Mrs. John F. JoityMrs. Barry LewisKevin & Lesley LillyMr. James LokayRobert & Gayle LongmireMr. Bradley H. MarksMr. & Mrs. Andrew McFarlandJames & Mary McMartinMr. & Mrs. William B. McNamaraMr. & Mrs. Kevin O. MeyersStephen & Marilyn MilesMr. & Mrs. Arnold M. MillerMr. & Mrs. Robert MitchellJulia & Chris MortonMr. Austin M. O’Toole & Ms. Valerie SherlockMr. & Mrs. James D. PennyMr. & Mrs. Anthony G. PetrelloMr. & Mrs. Stephen PryorMr. Peter A. Ragauss & Ms. Jennifer Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Dave RobertsMs. Janice Robertson &

Mr. Douglas WilliamsMrs. Annetta RoseBeth & Lee SchlangerDr. Philip D. Scott & Dr. Susan E. GardnerJoel V. & Mary M. StaffCarol & Michael StamatedesMr. & Mrs. Michael L. TenzerMr. & Mrs. Timothy J. UngerMr. & Mrs. Gene Van DykeMr. & Mrs. Wil VanLohMrs. Naomi WarrenMr. David Ashley WhiteMr. & Mrs. Jeff WrayMr. & Mrs. C. Clifford WrightMr. & Mrs. David J. WuthrichJudge Clarease R. Yates & Mr. Cary YatesDr. & Mrs. Robert YekovichMrs. Betsy I. Zimmer

Patron $1,000 - $�,499Anonymous (8)Mr. & Mrs. Elliot AbramsonJohn & Pat AndersonMr. & Mrs. Thurmon AndressMr. Maurice J. ArestyMr. John M. ArnspargerCorbin & Char AslaksonMr. & Mrs. Arnie AziosStanley & Martha BairMr. & Mrs. Ralph BalascoMs. Marion Barthelme & Mr. Jeff FortMr. & Mrs. Joshua L. BatchelorMs. Deborah S. BautchMs. Sallymoon S. BenzDr. & Mrs. Devinder BhatiaMs. Joan H. BitarJohn BlomquistMr. & Mrs. George BoergerMr. & Mrs. Daniel BoggioDr. & Mrs. Milton BoniukMr. & Mrs. John F. BookoutMr. & Mrs. Richard H. BrackettMr. & Mrs. Robert BrayMr. & Mrs. Maurice BresenhanMs. Barbara A. BrooksMr. & Mrs. Kevin BrophySusan & Richard BrownMrs. Anne H. BushmanDr. & Mrs. William T. ButlerMr. & Mrs. Joseph L. CampbellMr. William CaudillDr. Robert N. ChanonMr. & Mrs. Robert L. ClarkeMrs. Cielle ClemenceauMr. & Mrs. Charles ComiskeyMr. Mark C. ConradMr. H. Talbot CooleyMr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice CowanDr. & Mrs. James D. CoxMr. David A. CoyleMr. & Mrs. T. N. CrookMr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Jr.Mr. Carl CunninghamMr. & Mrs. Jeremy DavisMr. & Mrs. Jerry H. DeutserMr. & Mrs. Robert Deutser

Individual Donors.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Conductor’s Circle $5,000 - $7,499

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Individual Donors.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Mr. & Mrs. Mark DiehlMike & Debra DishbergerDrs. Gary & Roz DworkinMr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr.Dr. & Mrs. Ronald FischerJohn C. FitchMr. & Mrs. Vince D. FosterMs. Beth FreemanPaula & Alfred FriedlanderJ. Kent & Ann FriedmanSally & Bernard FuchsMr. & Mrs. Gerard GaynorMr. & Mrs. John GeeMr. Jerry GeorgeMr. Michael B. GeorgeMrs. Joan M. GieseMs. Nancy D. GilesDr. & Mrs. Jack GillMr. Walter GilmoreMr. & Mrs. Bert H. GoldingHelen B. Wils & Leonard GoldsteinDr. & Mrs. Brad GoodwinMr. & Mrs. Tony GracelyMs. Joyce Z. GreenbergMary & Paul GregoryMr. Charles H. GregoryMs. Christine R. GriffithMs. Carmen C. HaldenMrs. Thalia HalenGaye Davis & Dennis B. HalpinDr. & Mrs. Carlos R. HamiltonMr. & Mrs. Robert C. HannaMs. Margaret W. HansenMr. & Judge Frank Harmon IIIDr. & Mrs. Eric J. HaufrectMr. & Mrs. Philip J. HawkMr. & Mrs. Eric HeggesethMr. & Mrs. David HemenwayMarilyn & Robert M. HermanceMr. & Mrs. Robert P. HerrmannMr. & Mrs. Richard HoffertMrs. Holly HolmesMr. & Mrs. Norman C. HoyerEileen & George HricikMr. & Mrs. R. O. HuntonMr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada DavisMr. & Mrs. Walter KaseMr. & Mrs. Harvey KatzSam & Cele KeeperLinda & Frank S. KelleyMr. & Mrs. Bill KingMr. & Mrs. Melvin Krezer Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Russell W. KridelMr. & Mrs. Ryan KrogmeierMr. Willy KuehnMr. & Mrs. Jack LeeDr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eugene LehrerMr. William W. LindleyMr. & Mrs. Michael LinnMs. Barbara ListerMr. & Mrs. H. Arthur LittellMs. Nancey LobbDr. & Mrs. Fred R. Lummis Jr.Mr. & Mrs. James W. McCartneyMr. & Mrs. Michael McGuireMr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr.Ms. Mary J. McKerall & Ms. Marilyn FlickMr. & Mrs. Lance McKnightAlice R. McPherson, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. David A. MireMr. & Mrs. Richard MithoffDr. Florence M. MonroeDr. Eleanor D. Montague

Ms. Marsha L. MontemayorMr. & Mrs. Gerarld MoynierMr. & Mrs. Marvin MuellerMr. Richard MurphyDaniel & Karol MusherMr. & Mrs. Stephen NewmanMr. & Mrs. Charles G. NicksonNils & Stephanie NormannMr. & Mrs. Patrick OlfersMr. & Mrs. Morris OrocofskyJane & Kenneth OwenMr. & Mrs. Robert PageMr. & Mrs. Raul PavonMr. & Mrs. James L. PayneMichael & Shirley PearsonMr. & Mrs. Gary PetersenMr. & Mrs. Harry J. Phillips Jr.Mr. James D. PitcockDr. & Dr. Eduardo PlantillaMr. & Mrs. James PostlMr. John PottsMrs. Dana PuddyDr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr.Clinton & Leigh RappoleRecord FamilyDr. Madaiah Revana, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Allyn RisleyDr. & Mrs. Franklin RoseMr. Kent RutterMary Louise & David SandersonMs. Paula SantoskiDr. Raymond E. SawayaMrs. Myrna SchafferMr. & Mrs. Lawrence SchanzmeyerMr. & Mrs. Marc J. ShapiroMr. & Mrs. Russell SherrillMr. & Mrs. W. Allen ShindlerMr. & Mrs. Wesley SmithMr. & Mrs. William A. SmithDean & Kay L. SniderMs. Kelly SomozaCassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry HoltzMrs. Louise SuttonMrs. Mary SwaffordMs. Jeanine SwiftMr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr.Mr. Mark TaylorJean & Doug ThomasMs. Virginia TorresMr. & Mrs. Thomas ValleeMr. & Mrs. William VisinskyMr. David WaddellMr. & Mrs. Fred WahrlichMr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy AmesMr. & Mrs. James A. WattMr. & Mrs. Eden N. WenigMr. & Mrs. Patrick J. WhelanCarlton & Marty WildeDr. & Mrs. Rudy C. WildensteinMr. & Mrs. Thomas H. WilsonDr. & Mrs. Jerry S. WolinskyMr. & Mrs. Kevin YankowskyMs. Ellen A. YarrellMr. Sam M. Yates IIIMr. & Mrs. Charles ZabriskieMr. Terry Zmyslo

Composer’s Circle$500 - $999Anonymous (6)Wade & Mert AdamsMs. Henrietta K. AlexanderMr. & Mrs. Steve Ameen

Julie Ann & Matthew BakerMr. & Mrs. David M. BalderstonMs. Bernice BeckermanMrs. Robert L. BergeMr. & Mrs. Mark BerkstresserCarolyn & Arthur BernerMr. Arno S. BommerMr. & Mrs. Giorgio BorlenghiMs. Joan BossMr. & Mrs. Danny J. Bowers Jr.Bob F. BoydstonMs. Sally BrassowKatherine M. BriggsMr. J. W. BrougherDr. Bob Brown & Ms. Dena RafteSally & Laurence BrownFred & Judy BrunkMrs. Shirley BurgherMr. & Mrs. Rick A. BurrisMrs. Marjorie CapshawMr. & Mrs. E. Thomas ChaneyVirginia A. ClarkJim R. & Lynn CoeMr. & Mrs. Mark W. CoffinMrs. Barbora ColeMr. & Mrs. Todd ColterMr. Robert A. ColtonMs. Mary H. Cook & Mr. Scott R. SpencerMr. & Mrs. Byron CooleyMichael T. CoppingerMr. & Mrs. William C. CrassasMr. & Mrs. Timothy J. CrullMs. Ann CurrensMs. Anna M. DeanDr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. DeleryMs. Aurelie DesmaraisBruce B. DiceMr. & Mrs. Mark W. DobbinsMr. & Mrs. James P. DornElizabeth H. DuerrDr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E.

DunbarMr. & Mrs. Edward N. EarleMildred & Richard EllisDr. Kenneth L EulerMr. & Mrs. William EvansMr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. FairbanksMs. Ursula H. FelmetMr. Dale FitzMr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne

LiberatoMs. Martha GarciaMartha & Gibson Gayle Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Harry GendelGen. & Mrs. Melbern G. GlasscockMr. & Mrs. Morris GlesbyLee & Sandy GodfreyMs. Heidi GoodMr. & Mrs. Herbert I. GoodmanDr. & Mrs. Harvey L. GordonMr. & Mrs. Robert M. GriswoldZahava HaenoshMs. Vickie HamleyRita & John HannahMr. & Mrs. Robert L. HansenMr. & Mrs. Stephen HarbachickBruce Harkness & Alice BrownW. Russel Harp & Maarit K. Savola-HarpDr. & Mrs. William S. HarwellMr. & Mrs. William HaskinsMr. & Mrs. Brian HaufrectMr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr.Mr & Mrs. Dean Hennings

Ms. Hilda R. HerzfeldMr. & Mrs. John R. HeumannMr. & Mrs. Ross K. HillMr. & Mrs. Richard P. HoganMr. Ronald Holley & Dr. Natasha HolleyMr. & Mrs. Robert E. HollowayMr. & Mrs. John HomierS.y. & Y.j. Kim HongMs. Vicki HuffMr. & Mrs. James R. HuttonDiane & Geoffrey IbbottMrs. Paula JarrettMr. & Mrs. Okey B. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Wesley A. JohnsonMr. Scot W. JohnsonDr. & Mrs. Andrew P. KantMs. Karen KelleyDr. & Mrs. Sherwin KershmanLucy & Victor KormeierMr. Rodney KubicekMs. Joni LatimerMr. James LeatherbyMr. Richard LeibmanMs. Golda K. LeonardMr. James C. LindseyLisle Violin ShopMrs. Sylvia LohkampLouise & Oscar LuiTom & Kathleen MachMr. Kemp MaerMr. & Mrs. Stevens MafrigeMr. Christopher ManciniMs. B. Lynn Mathre & Mr. Stewart O’DellMr. & Mrs. Richard MattixMr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr.Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean

QuintanillaMr. & Mrs. Kevin McEvoyMr. George McKeeMrs. Dorri MelvinDr. & Mrs. John MendelsohnMrs. Diane MerrillMs. Georgette M. MichkoMr. Ronald A. MikitaMr. Willis B. MitchellMr. & Mrs. John C. MolloyJohn & Ann MontgomeryAlan & Elaine MutMs. Jennifer NaaeMr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. NewtonMr. Robert NicholsMarjory & Barry OkinMs. Margie OrtegaMr. & Mrs. Enrique OspinaMrs. Caroline OsteenMr. & Mrs. Marc C. PaigeMr. Robert PastorekRachel & Michael PawsonMrs. Preston A. PeakDr. & Mrs. Joseph PennMr. John M. PetroskyGrace & Carroll PhillipsMr. & Mrs. W. Hugh Phillips IIIMs. Meg PhilpotMs. Erin PlevaKim & Ted A. PowellMr. Robert W. PowellMr. Arthur PreisingerDoris F. PryzantElias & Carole QumsiehDr. Mike RatliffLoreta & Ronald ReaMr. & Mrs. John Q. Reans

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Mrs. Edith G. ReedMs. Louisa B. ReidDr. Alexander P. Remenchik &

Ms. Frances BurfordMrs. Constance RhebergenMr. & Mrs. Charles E. RinehartMr. & Mrs. Fabrice RocheDrs. Herbert & Manuela RoellerMr. & Mrs. Keith A. RogersMs. Franelle RogersMs. Regina J. RogersMr. Edward RossMr. & Mrs. Vic ShainockMr. Barrett SidesMr. Barry E. Silverman & Ms. Shara FryerMrs. Camille SimpsonBarbara & Louis SklarMs. Marcia SmartMr. & Mrs. William SmithDr. & Mrs. C. Richard StasneyMr. Myron F. StevesDr. & Mrs. David SufianMr. & Mrs. Glenn TaylorMr. Kerry TaylorMs. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D.

ThamesJacob & Elizabeth ThomasMr. & Mrs. Tom ThweattMr. Daniel S. TrachtenbergMs. Cathleen J. TrechterMr. & Mrs. Robert A. TremantMr. & Mrs. D.E. UtechtMr. Viet VanDr. & Mrs. Gage VanHornMs. Jana Vander LeeJan & Don WagnerBetty & Bill WalkerDean B. WalkerMr. & Mrs. William B. WareingMr. Kenneth W. WarrenJ. M. WeltzienMr. Le Roy YeagerMr. Ray YoungMr. William A. Young

Sustaining Member $�50 - $499Anonymous (14)Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall AdamMr. John E. Adkins Jr.Ms. Lina AmadorDr. & Mrs. Roy AruffoMr. Rudy AvelarMr. & Mrs. David BaggettMr. & Mrs. James A. Baker IIIMr. & Mrs. John BakerMs. Jane BakerMs. Virginia C. BallardMr. & Mrs. Don BarnhillMr. & Mrs. John A. BarrettMr. & Mrs. Seth BarrettDr. David BarryDr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr.Mr. Steve A. BavousettMr. & Mrs. Charles D. BertrandMr. & Mrs. Matthew BeshearsMr. & Mrs. Randall BesteMr. & Mrs. Ed BillingsJames S. & Linda BirtwistleMs. Suzie BoydDr. Arthur W. BraceyMs. Tiffany Breeding

Mrs. Barbara BrittMs. Zu Dell BroadwaterMr. & Mrs. Steven BrosvikMs. Courtney BrynesMr. & Mrs. William BumpusMr. & Mrs. Laurence BurnsMs. Jodi ByerlyMr. Eugene ByrdMrs. Miriam ByrdMr. Gary CacciatoreMr. & Mrs. Raul CaffesseRonald & Carolyn CambioVirginia & William CamfieldMr. & Mrs. J. Scott CampbellMs. Sandra CamposMr. Petros CarvounisMr. & Mrs. Kevin J. CaseyMr. Kenneth ChinDr. Diana S. ChowMr. & Mrs. William L. ClarkMr. & Mrs. Tulio ColmenaresMr. & Mrs. Clayton A. ComptonMs. Erin ConnallyMr. Cecil C. ConnerMs. Barbara A. ConteMs. Jeanne A. CoxMs. Mary Joe DanquardLeon DavisMr. & Mrs. Rene DegreveMs. Elizabeth Del PicoMs. Kay S. DerryPatrick & Risha DozarkMr. & Mrs. Clifford C. DukesMs. Delores DunhamMr. & Mrs. James H. DupreeMr. Ramsay M. ElderMr. & Mrs. Peter EricksonMr. Mike EzzellMs. Ann S. FarrellMr. Chris C. FellowsMr. & Mrs. James FlanniganMr. & Mrs. Theodore C. FlickMr. Richard L. Flowers Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John M. ForneyMr. Joe FowlerJoyce & David FoxMs. Johnella V. FranklinMr. Ralph F. FrankowskiMs. Diane L. FreemanRobert A. Furse, M.D.Dr. Abdel K. FustokMrs. Holly GarnerDr. & Mrs. Gary M. GartsmanMr. & Mrs. James E. GerhardtMr. Glen GettemyWilliam E. GipsonMr. Bert GordonMrs. Howard GrekelMr. Steve K. GrimsleyMs. Jo Ann C. GuilloryMr. Teruhiko HagiwaraMr. & Mrs. Roy T. HalleMr. J. Richard HammettMr. & Mrs. Tod P. HardingMs. Karen HardingMr. Paul HarmonMrs. Clora B. HeathMr. & Mrs. Walter A. HechtMr. John HeinyJess Hines Jr.Susan HodgeMr. David Hoffman

Mr. Franklin HolcombJacque HollandHoward & Dorothy HomeyerMr. & Mrs. Robert M. HopsonMr. & Mrs. Aaron HowesMr. Tyler HubbardMr. James M. HughesMr. & Mrs. Charles InghamMr. & Mrs. Edwin R. JanesMr. & Mrs. Mark JohnsonMs. Sheila K. JohnstoneMr. Raymond JonesMr. Guido KanschatMr. & Mrs. Kenneth KantorDr. & Mrs. Richard A. KasschauMr. & Mrs. Curtis R. KayemDr. Helen K. KeeMs. Arlette KeeneMr. & Mrs. James A. KellerMr. & Mrs. Hugh R. KellyMr. & Mrs. David KendallDr. James KillianMs. Nora J. Klein M.D.P.A.Dr. & Mrs. Douglas D. KochMr. & Mrs. Sam KosterMs. Cynthia KretlowMs. Anna KuoMr. Vijay KusnoorMr. Kent LacyMr. & Mrs. Phillip LadinMr. & Mrs. Thomas S. LathamMr. & Mrs. Brian LawrenceMr. & Mrs. Robert LeonardMr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr.Mr. Philip LewisJoan Herrin LyonsMr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregorMr. & Mrs. Harry E. Mach IIIMrs. D.B. MarchantMs. Renee MargolinMr. & Mrs. Laban MarshMr. & Mrs. J. H. MartenMr. Mark MatovichMr. & Mrs. James McBrideMs. Suzanne McCarthyMrs. Alison McDermott & Mr. Adrian

GlasserDr. Mary McElroyMs. Judi McGeeMr. Daniel McHenryMr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManusMr. & Mrs. James L. McNettDr. Robert A. MendelsonMr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte

M. MeyerMr. & Mrs. Herbert G. MillsMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. MirelesMr. & Mrs. John H. Monroe Jr.Ms. Kathleen Moore & Mr. Steven T.

HomerMr. & Mrs. Michael J. MorganMs. Lauren MorganJoyce & Owen MorrisMr. & Mrs. Ryan MossMr. Joel Ray NeedhamMr. & Mrs. Charles OfnerMr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. OsterJulie & Chip Oudin IIIMr. William PannillMary H. & Lynn K. PickettMs. Deborah PossoMr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Pratt

Mr. & Mrs. Harold PrestonMr. Chip PurchaseMr. & Mrs. Larry & Nita PyleMr. & Mrs. Manuel E. QuintanaMr. & Mrs. Paul RamirezMs. Joanna RaynesMr. & Mrs. Joseph ReddenMr. & Mrs. Norman T. ReynoldsMr. & Mrs. Walter RhodesMr. & Mrs. Claud D. RiddlesMr. & Mrs. William F. RikeMrs. George RismanMr. James L. RobertsonMr. & Mrs. Mervin RosenbaumMr. & Mrs. Norman RosenthalMr. John E. RyallMr. & Mrs. Michael SchererMr. Ed Schneider & Ms. Toni A. OpltGarry & Margaret SchoonoverMr. & Mrs. Douglas SchwaabMs. Elizabeth SchwarzeCharles & Andrea SeayPamela & Richard SherryMr. & Mrs. Charles C. ShumakerMr. Stephen C. Smith & Mr. Ronald

JensonMrs. Lynn SnyderHans C. SonnebornMr. & Mrs. Donald G. SpindlerMs. Georgiana StanleyMs. Blanche StastnyMr. & Mrs. Michael StellingMr. Philip A. StemmlerWilliam F. SternMs. Jean StinsonDr. & Mrs. Richard StraxMr. & Mrs. Hans StrohmerMs. Lori SummaMs. Cili SunMs. Barbara SwartzMr. & Mrs. Robert B. SymonDr. Shahin TavackoliMr. Robert M. TaylorMs. Jessica M. TaylorHoward Tellepsen Jr.Mr. & Mrs. P. H. G. ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Gerald ThurmondDavid & Ann TomatzMr. Tom TomlinsonMr. & Mrs. Louis E. TooleDr. & Mrs. Karl TornyosMr. & Mrs. Edmunds Travis Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ronald TrowbridgeMr. Robert C. UpdegroveDr. & Mrs. Brad UrquhartMr. David VannaukerMr. & Mrs. Louis VestMr. Eugene WagenechtMr. & Mrs. Mark J. WanamakerMr. & Mrs. Bill WarburtonMs. Sandria WardMr. & Mrs. John WardellMs. Bryony Jane WelshMs. Victoria WendlingDrs. A. & J. WerchMr. Richard WhiteMr. & Mrs. Andrew WilkomirskiMr. & Mrs. Cornel WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Russell R. WilliamsMiss Susan WoodMr. & Mrs. Stephen R. WoodMr. & Mrs. Clifford E. Woodward


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Robert & Rhoda WorkinMrs. Peggy J. Wylie

Principal Pops Conductor’s Circle $5,000 or MoreMr. & Mrs. Edward F. BlackburneAllen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton

Companies Dr. & Mrs. Bernard KatzMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr.Paul & Rita MoricoMary & Terry MurphreeMr. Robert J. PileggeMr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. RobertsonMrs. Sybil F. RoosLinda & Jerry RubensteinMrs. Maryjane ScherrMr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr.

Grand Patron Pops $�,500-$4,999Ms. Dianne BowmanMr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill

HutchisonMr. & Mrs. Byron F. DyerMrs. Barry LewisMr. & Mrs. Allan QuiatMr. & Mrs. Mark S. Rauch

Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. ReidMr. & Mrs. Leland TateSally & Denney Wright

Pops Patron $1,500-$�,499Mr. John S. BeuryMs. Tara BlackJim & Ellen BoxMs. Sara J. DevineMr. & Mrs. James E. DorsettCarol & Larry FradkinMr. Robert GrantMr. & Mrs. Ben A. ReidShirley & Marvin RichMr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr.Mr. Morris RubinMr. & Mrs. Louis J. SnyderMs. Jody VerwersMr. & Mrs. William B. Welte III

Headliner $1,000-$1,499Mr. & Mrs. Warren J. CarrollMrs. Alan GaylorMr. & Mrs. Fred L. GormanMr. & Mrs. Jerry L. HamakerMr. & Mrs. George A. HellandMichael & Darcy Krajewski

Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillanDr. & Mrs. Raghu NarayanW. R. PurifoyRoman & Sally ReedMr. & Mrs. John T. RiordanMr. & Mrs. Steve SimsMs. Amanda TozziMr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Wallace

Producer $500-$999Rev. & Mrs. H. Eldon AkermanMr. Allen J. BeckerMr. Jay T. BrownMr. & Mrs. Bruce BuhlerBarbara DokellJohn & Joyce EagleMr. & Mrs. Dale HardyMr. Larry JanuaryMr. Don E. KingsleyMr. & Mrs. Barry H. MargolisMr. Gerard & Mrs. Helga MeneillyMs. Phyllis SchafferMr. & Mrs. Tim ShauntyMr. & Mrs. David K. SmithMr. & Mrs. Carl N. TongbergMr. Roger TrandellMr. & Mrs. Don Wilton

Director $�50-$499Ann B. BeaudetteRichard & Marcia ChurnsMarilyn & Tucker CoughlenMr. T. J. DoggettMr. & Mrs. Charles GrantMr. & Mrs. Jim GuntherMs. Mary KeathleyCharles C. & Patricia KubinMr. Richard S. LedermannMr. & Mrs. Roger LindgrenMr. & Mrs. Carrol R. McGinnisPatrick & Peggy Mc KinneyMr. James MinerJudy & Bill PursellMr. & Mrs. Philip ReddingDr. & Mrs. A. Carl SchmulenMr. & Mrs. Harold L. SiegeleMs. Beth StegleMr. & Mrs. William G. StraightDonna TrombleeDr. Holly & Mr. Michael VarnerDr. & Mrs. William C. Watkins

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Alexander’s Fine Portrait DesignBaker Botts Be FriendsBergner & JohnsonBKD, LLPBright StarCasi Cielo ProductionsCogneticMr. Carl R. Cunningham

Darryl & Co.Deville Fine JewelryDocuData SolutionsThe Events Company Hilton Americas - HoustonHouston ChronicleJackson and CompanyJOHANNUS Organs of TexasJim Benton of Houston LLCJR’s Bar & Grill

KUHF 88.7 FMThe Lancaster Hotel Limb DesignMorton’s The SteakhouseMusic & ArtsNeiman MarcusNew Leaf Publishing, Inc.PaperCityPride HoustonPro/Sound

Saint Arnold’s BrewerySaks Fifth AvenueShecky’s Media, Inc.Silver Eagle DistributorsSky BarSpec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer FoodsStrip HouseValobra Jewelry & AntiquesJohn Wright/Texprint

A MILLIOn rEASOnS TO GIVE There are a million reasons to support the Symphony:

• Renowned guest artists and our outstanding Symphony give you an extraordinary experience

• More than 35,000 children attend our Music Matters! education concerts annually—for many, this is their first time hearing an orchestra

• Our musicians perform nearly 230 concerts for more than 350,000 Houstonians, many free of charge

• Innovations such as The Planets—An HD Odyssey and the upcoming Orbit—An HD Odyssey bring Houston to the world stage

• Our 84 Symphony musicians live, work and teach in Houston, enhancing the city’s cultural fabric and economic strength

The Houston Endowment has challenged the Symphony to increase our annual fund contributions to $8 million and our donor base to 4,000 by May 31. If successful, the Endowment will gift us $1 million.

We are 80% of the way there, but need your help!

Would you please consider a gift to the Houston Symphony—even if you’ve already given this season? Every gift gets us that much closer to the challenge goal. Your gift does make a difference, now more than ever. Please make it today.

To make your gift today, please contact Jessica Ford in the Symphony Development office at (713) 238-1488 or [email protected].

Thanks a million!


Mr. Thomas D. BarrowW. P. BeardMrs. H. Raymond BrannonAnthony BrigandiLawrence E. Carlton, M.D.Mrs. Albert V. CaselliLee Allen ClarkJack EllisFrank R. EylerHelen Bess Fariss Foster

Christine E. GeorgeMrs. Marcella Levine HarrisGeneral & Mrs. Maurice HirschMiss Ima HoggBurke & Octavia HolmanMrs. L. F. McCollumJoan B. McKerleyMonroe L. Mendelsohn Jr.Mrs. Janet MoynihanConstantine S. Nicandros

Hanni OrtonStewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founderDr. Michael PapadopoulosMiss Louise Pearl PerkinsWalter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founderJ. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford SchultzJohn K. & Fanny W. StoneDorothy Barton ThomasMrs. Harry C. WiessMrs. Edward Wilkerson

Legacy Society...................................................................................................

The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony in their long-term estate plans through bequests, life-income gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. Members of the Legacy Society enjoy a variety of benefits, including an annual musical event with a renowned guest artist. The Houston Symphony extends its deepest thanks to the members of the Society, and with their permission, is pleased to acknowledge them.

Anonymous (10)Mrs. Jan BarrowGeorge & Betty BashenDorothy B. BlackErmy Borlenghi BonfieldRonald C. BorschowAnneliese BosselerJoe BrazzattiZu BroadwaterTerry Ann BrownDr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip CowdinEugene R. BrunsSylvia J. CarrollWilliam J. Clayton & Margaret A. HughesLeslie Barry DavidsonHarrison R. T. DavisJudge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr.Jean & sJack EllisMrs. Robin A. ElversonThe Aubrey and Sylvia Farb FamilyGinny GarrettMichael B. GeorgeStephen & Mariglyn GlennMr. & Mrs. Keith E. GottRandolph Lee GroningerMarilyn & Robert M. HermanceDr. Gary L. HollingsworthDr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti HurwitzKenneth HydeMr. Brian JamesDrs. Rita & Blair Justice

Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D.John S. W. KellettAnn Kennedy & Geoffrey WalkerDr. & Mrs. I. Ray KirkMr. & Mrs. Ulyesse LeGrangeMrs. Frances E. LelandDr. Mary R. LewisE. W. Long Jr.Sandra MagersRodney H. MargolisMr. & Mrs. Jay MarksJames MatthewsDr. and Mrs. Malcolm MazowMr. & Mrs. Gene McDavidCharles E. McKerleyMr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahanMiss Catherine Jane MerchantDr. & Mrs. Robert M. MihaloRon MikitaKatherine Taylor MizeIone MoranSidney MoranSue A. Morrison and ChildrenMr. & Mrs. Richard P. MoynihanGretchen Anne MyersBobbie & Arthur NewmanEdward C. Osterberg Jr.Joan D. OsterweilImogen “Immy” PapadopoulosSara M. PetersonMr. Howard Pieper

Geraldine S. PriestDaniel F. ProsserGloria & Joe PryzantMrs. Dana PuddyWalter M. RossMr. & Mrs. Michael B. SandeenCharles K. SandersCharles King SandersMr. & Mrs. Charles T. Seay IIMr. & Mrs. James A. ShafferDr. & Mrs. Kazuo ShimadaJule & Albert SmithMr. & Mrs. Louis J. SnyderMike & sAnita StudeEmily H. & David K. TerryStephen G. TippsMr. & Mrs. Jesse B. TutorDr. Carlos Vallbona & ChildrenMargaret Waisman, M.D. &

Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D.David M. Wax & Elaine Arden CaliRobert G. WeinerGeoffrey WestergaardJennifer R. WittmanMr. & Mrs. Bruce E. WoodsMr. & Mrs. David Wuthrich


sDeceased

We honor the memory of those who in life included the Houston Symphony in their estate plans. Their thoughtfulness and generosity will continue to inspire and enrich lives for generations to come!

In Memoriam.....................................................................................................

For more information on creating a legacy for the benefit of the Symphony, please contact the Planned Giving Office at (713) 337-8524 or e-mail [email protected].

Paul & Vickie DavisExxonMobilDavid & Joyce Fox

Robert Lee GomezPhilip & Audrey LewisDave Nussmann

Remora EnergySusan Scarrow

Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Donors............................................

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Artistic excellence, strong leadership, robust ticket sales and growing philanthropic support are vital, but they alone cannot guarantee the Houston Symphony’s future. To do so, its endowment must be increased. My Houston, My Symphony: Campaign for a Sound Future has two major goals: add $60 million to the Symphony’s endowment and raise $15 million in working capital. We are proud to recognize those who have already made commitments to this campaign and invite others to join them as we build an artistically and financially sound Houston Symphony.

Foundations......................$10,000,000 The Brown Foundation, Inc. *

$1,000,000 - $4,999,999AnonymousThe Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts *Houston Endowment Inc.Spec’s Charitable FoundationThe Wortham Foundation, Inc.

$500,000 - $999,999The Fondren Foundation

$100,000 - $499,999M. D. Anderson FoundationThe Cullen FoundationThe Margaret & James A. Elkins, Jr. FoundationThe William Randolph Hearst FoundationAlbert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationMach Family FundThe Marks Charitable Foundation

$�5,000 - $99,999Dror Charitable FoundationThe Kayser FoundationThe Nightingale Code Foundation

Corporations.....................$100,000 - $�50,000Baker Botts L.L.P.ChevronConocoPhillipsFulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.Marathon Oil Company Foundation

$50,000 - $99,000Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP

$�5,000 - $49,999Amegy Bank of TexasGoldman Sachs

$10,000 - $�4,999Sterling Bank

Individuals.......................FounderAnonymous

Grand GuarantorMr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr *Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Barrow *Lieutenant Governor David H. DewhurstBarbara & Patrick McCelveyPhoebe and Bobby Tudor

GuarantorEstate of Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Marvin KaplanMr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis

Mr. & Mrs. Jay Marks *Mrs. Sue A. Morrison & ChildrenEstate of Mr. Walter W. Sapp *Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. ShannonMr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor *

Major BenefactorDr. & Mrs. Alexander DellLevit Family/Grocers SupplyDr. & Mrs. Michael Mann

BenefactorAnonymous *Linda & Gene DewhurstMrs. Robin A. ElversonMr. & Mrs. Marvy A. FingerHouston Symphony ChorusDrs. Blair & Rita JusticeDrs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi *Mr. & Mrs. James A. ShafferMr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Tipps *

Major SponsorAnonymousMr. & Mrs. David J. BeckMrs. Ruth White BrodskyMr. & Mrs. John T. CaterMr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian *Mr. Martin J. Fein & Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein

in memory of Jean VineyMr. & Mrs. Russell M. FrankelStephen & Mariglyn GlennDr. Gary L. HollingsworthMs. Martha KleymeyerMr. & Mrs. Gene McDavidMr. & Mrs. Michael D. Moore *Mr. & Mrs. Scott S. NyquistKathy & Harry Phillips FundGloria & Joe PryzantMr. & Mrs. J. Hugh Roff Jr.Ms. Charlotte A. RothwellMr. & Mrs. Paul N. Schwartz Ms. Ann TrammellMr. & Mrs. Steven J. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Ed Wulfe

SponsorAnonymous (2) Mr. Clayton BairdMr. & Mrs. Gary Beauchamp *Mrs. Ermy Borlenghi BonfieldMs. Catherine Campbell-Brock & Dr. Gary BrockMs. Janet F. ClarkMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. EarlyMr. & Mrs. Craig A. Fox *Mr. Frank T. Garcia & Dr. Elizabeth M. SpankusMr. & Mrs. Robert M. HermanceMr. Jack Holmes *Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray KirkMr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrangeDr. & Mrs. Daniel E. LehaneMr & Mrs. Harry MachMs. Judi McGeeMr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan *

Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Arthur NewmanMr. & Dr. Edward C. Osterberg Jr.Nancy & Bob PeiserMr. & Mrs. Joseph P. QuoyeserMr. & Mrs. Albert J. Smith Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber *

Major PatronMr. Thomas Becker & Mr. Jim Rosenfeld *Mr. Gordon B. BonfieldMr. Anthony BrigandiMs. Terry Ann BrownMr. & Mrs. John R. Dennis IIIMr. & Mrs. Osborne J. Dykes IIIMr. & Mrs. Frank J. HevrdejsMr. & Mrs. Frank G. JonesMr. E. W. Long Jr.The MacDonald-Peterson Foundation Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Tommy O. MannMr. & Mrs. C. W. MerchantMr. & Mrs. James M. Mercurio *Mr. & Mrs. Kirk B. MichaelMrs. Hanni Orton *Mr. & Mrs. J. Dale RamseyMr. & Mrs. William J. Rovere Jr.Dr. Margaret Waisman & Dr. Steven S. CallahanVicki & Paul S. WestMr. & Mrs. Melvyn WolffMr. David Zerhusen & Mrs. Kathy Schoff

Patron Mr. & Mrs. Willie J. AlexanderMrs. Marty AmbroseMs. Martha Z. CarnesDr. Scott CutlerMrs. Benjamin DanzigerMs. Leslie B. Davidson & Mr. W. Robins BricePaul & Vickie DavisMr. & Mrs. Patrick M. DreckmanThe Estate of Emma Sue B. FrankDr. Susan E. Gardner & Dr. Philip D. ScottRobert Lee GomezMr. Robert GrantMr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Hall Jr.Susan & Dick HansenMr. & Mrs. Robert S. HarrellMr. & Mrs. Fraser A. McAlpineMr. & Mrs. John S. OrtonMr. & Mrs. P. C. PeropoulosMrs. Helen Rosenbaum *Joseph & Holly RubboSusan ScarrowEstate of Dorothy Barton ThomasMr. David Ashley WhiteMr. & Mrs. David J. Wuthrich

* Donor to endowment and working capitalListing as of August 9, 2010

Campaign Cabinet MembersJan BarrowDaniel DrorRochelle LevitRodney H. MargolisJay MarksJ. Stephen Marks

Harry J. Phillips Jr.Robert B. Tudor IIIWallace S. Wilson

Houston Symphony EndowmentPresident Ulyesse J. LeGrange

Trustees Prentiss Burt Janet Clark J. Cole Dawson III Gene Dewhurst Jesse B. Tutor

George Mitchell, Honorary ChairM. S. Stude, ChairGene Dewhurst, Vice ChairJesse B. Tutor, Vice Chair Mike McLanahan, Vice ChairUlyesse J. LeGrange, Vice Chair

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My Houston, My Symphony: Campaign for a Sound Future.........................


Backstage Pass...................................................................................................

Scott Cutler, musician sponsor

Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut

Education: B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from MIT

Joined the Houston Symphony: I began attending concerts when I moved to Houston in 1998. I joined the Board of Trustees in 2000 and have served on the main board and the Executive Committee. I currently serve as a governing director and a member of the Finance and popular programming committees.

Earliest musical memory: Although I had piano and trumpet lessons in grade school, my first real memories came from my time in college. I will never forget the terror I felt while turning pages for a professor when he performed at a school concert. I still have nightmares from that evening!

All in the family: Both of my parents are musical; my mother plays the piano and my father plays the organ—all amateur for their own enjoyment.

Current listening: A jazz piano CD by Taylor Eigsti recorded during a concert at my home.

Looking forward to in the �011-�01� Season: Associate Concertmaster Eric Halen performing Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, although the season is so strong that I have many favorites!

Favorite Symphony experiences: Being immersed in live classical music.

Pastime and good company: I host a classical chamber music series at my home in The Woodlands which provides much joy (www.WoodlandsSalonSeries.org). We typically have six concerts per year—at least half of which are performed by Houston Symphony musicians. I also enjoy flying small airplanes, fine dining and digital gadgets.

Became a Musician Sponsor: 2001—when I joined the Board of Trustees.

Meeting your musician: I have been fortunate to have Scott Holshouser participate in a number of the Woodlands Salon Series concerts as a solo performer and accompanist.

Memories with your musician: I love Paganini. So, it was very spe-cial when—at one concert—Eric Halen performed Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 in A minor followed by Scott playing the sixth of Liszt’s Grandes études de Paganini, which is based on the caprice Eric had just per-formed. Magical!

What the Symphony means to you: It sounds sappy, but having a Symphony means we can hear great live music performed locally by phenomenal musicians. I am also pleased to have had so many musi-cians become personal friends over the years.

All for a reason: I am a sponsor because I know that ticket prices cover only a small fraction of the true cost of funding a quality symphony and want to do my part to help.

Pass it on: I absolutely recommend becoming a musician sponsor for the same reason I became a supporter. Plus, getting to know some of the musicians and having them become personal, long-term friends makes the experience even more special.

Scott Holshouser, keyboard

Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky

Education: I attended Florida State University before leaving to take a position with the Houston Grand Opera.

Joined the Houston Symphony: I officially joined the Houston Symphony in 1985, but had been playing in Symphony concerts prior to that.

Looking forward to in the �011-�01� Season: Stravinsky’s Petrouchka is always challenging—I actually don’t know if I’m looking forward to it!

All in the family: Growing up, there weren’t any other family members with musical inclinations. Now, however, my son, Sean is a boy soprano, and has performed with the Houston Symphony and Houston Grand Opera. My wife, Eileen, is a lady soprano and former member of the Houston Symphony Chorus.

Discovering my vocation: I enjoyed working on music for myself and with others, so playing in a Symphony is a natural fit!

Best thing about being a musician: You get to play music as a profession, which is nice, and many times better to listen to than machinery noise!

Favorite Performance Piece: Rhapsody in Blue is fun to play because of the tendency for repeated performances.

Current listening: I have been listening to quite a bit of piano concerti as I was recently an accompanying pianist for a competition.

Finding your perfect Instrument: I have found a few great instruments in various locations. As a pianist, you have to take what you can get!

The daily grind: As a pianist, there are often a lot of notes to play. Trying to read and play all of the notes on the page can be challenging!

Notable Moments: I am thrilled that our son, Sean, got to sing with the Symphony several time in December, and continues to do concerts. I also actually met my wife, Eileen, while she was a member of the Houston Symphony Chorus!

^ Holshouser (far left) was one of four pianists to perform on two concert grand Steinway pianos for the Jon Kimura Parker and Friends concert marking the 10th anniversary and 50th concert of Cutler’s (center) Woodlands Salon Series on February 19, 2010. (Additional musicians pictured, from left: Andrew Staupe, Jon Kimura Parker and Patti Wolf)

Houston Symphony Magazine April 2011

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