DSO Spring 2016 Performance Magazine - Edition 4 by Detroit Symphony Orchestra

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CONTENTS oneDSO

FEATURES

To Stage or Not to Stage

by Leonard Slatkin Meet the Musician: Kevin Brown 14 Community & Learning 43

PROGRAMS Concerts, artist biographies and program notes begin on page 20.

Read program notes anytime in Performance magazine online at dso.org/performance

Welcome from President & CEO and Chairman 4 Orchestra Roster

Board Leadership

Governing Members

Volunteer Council

Maximize Your Experience

DSO Administrative Staff

Volunteer Ushers

Annual Fund

Upcoming Concerts

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Musical Feasts XXIX APRIL–DECEMBER, 2016 ——————————————— Join our incomparable DSO musicians and Gracious hosts for the finest of musical and dining experiences. View the 18 Feast descriptions at the Volunteer Council website DSO.org/VolunteerCouncil For availability and reservations, contact Volunteer Council office AT

313.576.5154 OR VOLUNTEERCOUNCIL@DSO.ORG

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D E A R F R I E N D S, To our One DSO Family, At the DSO’s Annual Meeting this last December, we celebrated three wonderful seasons under the leadership of Chairman Emeritus Phillip Wm. Fisher. Phillip’s distinguished tenure was marked by a return to balanced finances and a focus on developing a cohesive culture, for which he coined the term “the One DSO family.” As a treasured audience member, you too are a member of our family! In the years ahead we will build on the legacy of our DSO by upholding the highest standards of musical excellence while continuing the quest for innovation, from how we educate the next generation and engage metro Detroit to how we embrace technology. Because of the developments we already have in place, a live digital recording of the Brahms Festival you experienced last month will be available on our in-house label Live From Orchestra Hall in May. Pre-orders are already available through iTunes. We are proud to mirror our advances in the digital sphere on stage by bringing you the very best contemporary music available today, with the fifth of our season’s five World Premieres scheduled April 14-16. Sarah Kirkland Snider, composer of Something for the Dark, is a recipient of another of our inspired projects: The Elaine Lebenbom Memorial Award for Female Composers, which is granted annually to a living woman composer, of any age or nationality, in the spirit of recognizing and supporting the creation of new orchestral works by women. Thanks to The William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series, we’re also proud to offer you chamber orchestra music both traditional and new, presenting repertoire rarely if ever programmed for the Orchestra Hall stage. Don’t miss the subscription debut of Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Last Round this April. While our spring cover feature focuses on a work written more than a century ago, the DSO is committed to taking a fresh approach to the classics while honoring the artistry that makes them timeless. We encourage you to read Music Director Leonard Slatkin’s own case for the importance of opera in concert on page 12. We’re sure you’ll agree that Strauss’ seductive Salome is a wonderful way to close the concert hall season. Wishing you a spring full of beautiful music,

ANNE PARSONS MARK DAVIDOFF President & CEO Chairman

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MARCH 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;JUNE 12, 2016 Tickets at DIA.org/Dance This exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support has been provided by the Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation and an ADAA Foundation Curatorial Award and the Association of Art Museum Curators. Any views, fndings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Image: Dances (detail), 1914 or 1915, oil on canvas. Arthur Bowen Davies, American. Gift of Ralph Harman Booth

behind the baton LEONARD SLATKIN Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation Internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin is Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and the Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL). He also maintains a rigorous schedule of guest conducting and is active as a composer, author and educator. Highlights of the 2015-16 season include a three-week Brahms festival with the DSO in February; engagements with the St. Louis Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic and NHK Symphony in Tokyo; debuts with Beijing’s China Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; and a summer tour of Japan with the ONL. Slatkin’s more than 100 recordings have garnered seven Grammy awards and 64 nominations. His recent Naxos recordings include works by SaintSaëns, Ravel and Berlioz (with the ONL) and music by Copland, Rachmaninoff, Borzova, McTee and John Williams (with the DSO). In addition, he has recorded the complete Beethoven and Tchaikovsky symphonies with the DSO (available online as digital downloads at dso.org/recordings).

A recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Arts, Slatkin also holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. He has received Austria’s Declaration of Honor in Silver, the American Symphony Orchestra League’s Gold Baton Award and the 2013 ASCAP Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award for his book, Conducting Business. Slatkin has conducted virtually all of the leading orchestras in the world. As Music Director, he has held posts with the New Orleans, St. Louis, and National symphony orchestras, and he was Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He has served as Principal Guest Conductor of London’s Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and the Minnesota Orchestra. For more information, visit leonardslatkin.com.

JEFF TYZIK Principal Pops Conductor

Grammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most sought-after pops conductors. Alongside his role as the DSO’s Principal Pops Conductor, Tyzik holds The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and also serves as Principal Pops Conductor of the Seattle Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, The Florida Orchestra and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Highly sought after as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In May 2007, the Harmonia Mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with

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pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over 3 months. As an accomplished composer and arranger, Tyzik has had his compositions recorded by major orchestras. He has also produced and composed theme music for many of the major TV networks and released six of his own albums.

LEONARD SLATKIN, Music Director

Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

JEFF TYZIK, Principal Pops Conductor TERENCE BLANCHARD

NEEME JÄRVI

MICHELLE MERRILL

GABRIELA LENA FRANK

FIRST VIOLIN Yoonshin Song

CELLO Wei Yu

ENGLISH HORN Monica Fosnaugh

TROMBONE Kenneth Thompkins

CLARINET Ralph Skiano

David Binder Randall Hawes

Marci Gurnow†

BASS TROMBONE Randall Hawes

Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

CONCERTMASTER Katherine Tuck Chair

Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER Alan and Marianne Schwartz and Jean Shapero (Shapero Foundation) Chair

Hai-Xin Wu

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair

Jennifer Wey

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Marguerite Deslippe* Laurie Landers Goldman* Rachel Harding Klaus* Eun Park Lee* Adrienne Rönmark* Laura Soto* Greg Staples* Jiamin Wang* Mingzhao Zhou* SECOND VIOLIN Adam Stepniewski

ACTING PRINCIPAL The Devereaux Family Chair

Ron Fischer* Will Haapaniemi* Hae Jeong Heidi Han* Sheryl Hwangbo* Hong-Yi Mo* Alexandros Sakarellos* Joseph Striplin* Marian Tanau* Jing Zhang* VIOLA James VanValkenburg

ACTING PRINCIPAL Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair

Caroline Coade

ACTING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Hang Su Glenn Mellow Shanda Lowery-Sachs ~ Hart Hollman Han Zheng Alexander Mishnaevski PRINCIPAL EMERITUS

Music Director Emeritus

PRINCIPAL James C. Gordon Chair

Robert Bergman* David LeDoux* Peter McCaffrey* Haden McKay* Úna O’Riordan* Paul Wingert*

Victor and Gale Girolami Chair

Dahae Kim~

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair

BASS Kevin Brown

PRINCIPAL Van Dusen Family Chair (Meet the Musician on page 14!)

Assistant Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador

PRINCIPAL Robert B. Semple Chair PVS Chemicals Inc./Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair

Laurence Liberson

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Shannon Orme E-FLAT CLARINET Laurence Liberson BASS CLARINET Shannon Orme

Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair

Stephen Molina

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Linton Bodwin Stephen Edwards Isaac Trapkus Larry Hutchinson HARP Patricia Masri-Fletcher PRINCIPAL Winifred E. Polk Chair

FLUTE David Buck

PRINCIPAL Women’s Association for the DSO Chair

Sharon Sparrow

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair

Jeffery Zook PICCOLO Jeffery Zook OBOE Alexander Kinmonth PRINCIPAL Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair

Geoffrey Johnson†

Maggie Miller Chair

BASSOON Robert Williams ^ PRINCIPAL

Victoria King Michael Ke Ma

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL INTERIM ACTING PRINCIPAL

Marcus Schoon CONTRABASSOON Marcus Schoon HORN Karl Pituch PRINCIPAL

Music Alive Composer-in-Residence

PRINCIPAL

TUBA Dennis Nulty PRINCIPAL

PERCUSSION Joseph Becker

PRINCIPAL Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair

Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL William Cody Knicely Chair

Joshua Jones

African-American Orchestra Fellow

TIMPANI Jeremy Epp

PRINCIPAL Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair

LIBRARIANS Robert Stiles PRINCIPAL

Ethan Allen PERSONNEL MANAGERS Heather Hart Rochon ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER

Bryan Kennedy Scott Strong Johanna Yarbrough David Everson

Patrick Peterson

Mark Abbott

STAGE PERSONNEL Dennis Rottell

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

TRUMPET Hunter Eberly

PRINCIPAL Lee and Floy Barthel Chair

Kevin Good Stephen Anderson

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

William Lucas

Brian Ventura

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Monica Fosnaugh

ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER

STAGE MANAGER

Steven Kemp

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Matthew Pons

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Michael Sarkissian DEPARTMENT HEAD

Ryan DeMarco

DEPARTMENT HEAD

William Richards

DEPARTMENT HEAD

LEGEND * These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis † substitute musician ^ on sabbatical ~ extended leave

For photos and full bios of DSO musicians, go to dso.org/orchestra

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Current as of June 2016 with updates available online at dso.org.

LIFETIME MEMBERS

Samuel Frankel† David Handleman, Sr.†

Dr. Arthur L. Johnson† Clyde Wu, M.D.†

CHAIRMEN EMERITI

Alfred R. Glancy III Robert S. Miller, Jr. Peter D. Cummings

James B. Nicholson Stanley Frankel Phillip Wm. Fisher

DIRECTORS EMERITI

Robert A. Allesee Floy Barthel Mrs. Mandell L. Berman John A. Boll, Sr. Richard A. Brodie Lois and Avern Cohn Marianne Endicott Sidney Forbes Mrs. Harold Frank Barbara Frankel

OFFICERS Mark A. Davidoff Chairman

Herman Frankel Paul Ganson Mort and Brigitte Harris Gloria Heppner, Ph.D. Hon. Damon J. Keith Richard P. Kughn Harold Kulish Dr. Melvin A. Lester David R. Nelson Robert E.L. Perkins, DDS

Marilyn Pincus Lloyd E. Reuss Jack A. Robinson † Marjorie S. Saulson Alan E. Schwartz Jean Shapero Jane Sherman David Usher Barbara Van Dusen Arthur A. Weiss, Esq.

Glenda D. Price, Ph.D.

Ralph J. Gerson

Anne Parsons

Janice Uhlig

Laura Marcero

James G. Vella

Vice Chair

President and CEO

Treasurer

Officer-at-Large

Arthur T. O’Reilly Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors is responsible for maintaining a culture of high engagement, accountability and strategic thinking. As fiduciaries, Directors oversee all DSO financial activities and assure that resources are aligned with the DSO mission.

Pamela Applebaum Robert H. Bluestein Richard L. DeVore Jeremy Epp*

Samuel Fogleman Monica Fosnaugh*

Nicholas Hood, III Ronald M. Horwitz Chacona W. Johnson Michael J. Keegan Bonnie Larson Matthew B. Lester Arthur C. Liebler Ginny Lundquist

Orchestra Representative

Volunteer Council President

Herman B. Gray, Jr., M.D.

Xavier Mosquet

Orchestra Representative

James Farber

Chairman, Governing Members

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Faye Alexander Nelson Stephen Polk Bernard I. Robertson Hon. Gerald E. Rosen Arn Tellem Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder M. Roy Wilson

† Deceased

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard Huttenlocher Chairperson

The Board of Trustees is tasked with shepherding the long-term strategy of the DSO to fully implement the organization’s entrepreneurial capabilities while developing and presenting new strategies and objectives.

Ismael Ahmed Rosette Ajluni Devon Akmon Dan Angelucci Janet M. Ankers Suzanne Bluestein Penny B. Blumenstein Liz Boone Gwen Bowlby Joanne Danto Stephen D’Arcy Maureen T. D’Avanzo Karen Davidson Linda Dresner Afa S. Dworkin J. Mikel Ellcessor Jeremy Epp* Orchestra Representative

Annmarie Erickson Jennifer Fischer Aaron Frankel Robert Gillette Allan D. Gilmour

GOVERNING MEMBERS James C. Farber Chairperson

Governing Members is a philanthropic leadership group designed to provide unique, substantive, hands-on opportunities for leadership and access to a diverse group of valued stakeholders. Governing Members are ambassadors for the DSO and advocates for arts and culture in Detroit and throughout Southeast Michigan. This list reflects gifts received from September 1, 2014 through January 31, 2016. For more information about the Governing Members program, please call Dan Coleman at 313.576.5451

Jody Glancy Malik Goodwin Carol Goss Antoinette G. Green Leslie Green Deirdre Greene Groves Laura Hernandez-Romine Michele Hodges Sharad P. Jain Renee Janovsky Joey Jonna David Karp Joel D. Kellman James Lentini Jack Liang Josh Linkner Florine Mark Tonya Matthews David McCammon Lois A. Miller Daniel Millward James C. Mitchell, Jr. Scott Monty

Joseph Mullany Sean M. Neall Tom O’Brien Maury Okun Úna O’Riordan*

Arthur T. O’Reilly

David Karp

Chairman Emeritus

Janet and Norm Ankers Co-Vice Chairs, Gabrilowitsch Society

Jiehan Alonzo

Orchestra Representative

William F. Pickard Fair Radom Gerrit Reepmeyer Rick Robinson Lois L. Shaevsky Tom Shafer Margo Shulman Cathryn Skedel Stephen Strome Mark Tapper Ray Telang Michael R. Tyson Gwen Weiner Jennifer Whitteaker R. Jamison Williams Margaret Winters Ellen Hill Zeringue

Vice Chair, Communications

David Assemany Vice Chair, Programs

Vice Chair, Signature Events

Bonnie Larson

Maureen D’Avanzo

Frederick J. Morsches

Member-at-Large

Vice Chair, Nominating

Member-at-Large

Jan Bernick

Musician Liaison

Vice Chair, Annual Giving

David Everson* Johanna Yarbrough* Musician Liaison

GOVERNING MEMBERS Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Mrs. Denise Abrash Dr. Roger & Mrs. Rosette Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin

* Denotes DSO musician

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mr. & Mrs. John Axe Mrs. Jean Azar Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. Mark Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins David & Kay Basler Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Dr. & Mrs. Brian Beck Ms. Margaret Beck Mr. Chuck Becker Mrs. Cecilia Benner Mrs. Harriett Berg Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Drs. John & Janice Bernick Mr. and Mrs. Michael Biber Dr. George & Joyce Blum Penny & Harold Blumenstein Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Bluth

Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bonahoom Rud & Mary Ellen Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Mr. Scott Brooks Robert N. & Claire P. Brown Bowden & Elaine Brown Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Michael & Geraldine Buckles Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson

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GOVERNING MEMBERS Ms. Evelyn Burton Julie Byczynski* & Angus Gray Philip & Carol Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Mr. Daniel Clancy Gloria & Fred Clark Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clark Dr. Thomas Clark & Annette Clark Nina & Richard Cohan Lois & Avern Cohn Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cook Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Mr. Gary Cone & Ms. Aimée Cowher Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Dorothy M. Craig Julie & Peter Cummings Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo Barbara A. David Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Lillian & Walter Dean Beck Demery Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Mr. Giuseppe Derdelakos Ms. Leslie Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Adel & Walter Dissett Mr. & Mrs. Mark Domin Donato Enterprises Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. Peggy Dufault Mr. Michael J. Dul Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Marianne Endicott Donald & Marjory Epstein Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Mary Sue & Paul Ewing Jim & Margo Farber Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs. Anthony C. Fielek Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Ms. Sharon Finch Mr. & Mrs. David Fischer Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Ms. Mary D. Fisher Mr. Michael J. Fisher

Mr. Jay Fishman Mr. David Fleitz Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Sidney & Madeline Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Frank Mr. Samuel Frank Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Dale & Bruce Frankel Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Ms. Carol A. Friend & Mr. Mark T. Kilbourn Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Frohardt-Lane Sharyn & Alan Gallatin Lynn & Bharat Gandhi Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Mr. George Georges Mrs. Byron Gerson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Drs. Lynda & Conrad Giles Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Ruth & Al Glancy Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Dr. Robert T. Goldman Mr. Nathaniel Good Goodman Family Charitable Trust Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin Dr. & Mrs. Paul Goodman Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Mr. Jason Gourley & Mrs. Rebekah Page-Gourley Ms. Jacqueline Graham Mr. Luke Ponder & Dr. Darla Granger Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Gray Mrs. Jere Green Ms. Leslie Green Dr. & Mrs. Joe L. Greene Dr. & Mrs. Steven Grekin Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Ms. Janet Groening-Marsh Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Alice Berberian Haidostian Judy & Kenneth Hale Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Ms. Albertine Harmon Mrs. Betty J. Harrell Mr. & Mrs. Morton E. Harris Scott Harrison & Angela Detlor Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Cheryl A. Harvey Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein Ms. Nancy Henk Dr. Gloria Heppner Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. & Mrs. Ross Herron Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Jeremiah* & Brooke Hess Michael E. Hinsky &

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Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Lauri & Paul* Hogle Dr. Deanna & Mr. David B. Holtzman Jack & Anne Hommes Ms. Barbara Honner The Honorable Denise Page Hood & Reverend Nicholas Hood III Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Horwitz Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Nicki* & Brian Inman Steven & Sarah Jackson Mr. James A. Jacob Ira & Brenda Jaffe Mr. Sharad P. Jain Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup William & Story John Mr. John S. Johns Chacona W. Johnson Mr. George Johnson Lenard & Connie Johnston Mr. Paul Joliat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Mrs. Ellen D. Kahn Faye & Austin Kanter Ms. Cathleen Kapatos Danialle & Peter Karmanos, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Karp Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Dr. Laura Katz & Dr. Jonathan Pasko Mike & Katy Keegan Betsy & Joel Kellman Martin & Cis Maisel Kellman Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Patrick J. Kerzic & Stephanie Germack Kerzic Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel The Stephanie & Frederic Keywell Family Fund Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Kleiman Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Dr. Harry & Mrs. Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish Dr. Arnold Kummerow Mr. John Kunz Dr. & Mrs. Myron LaBan Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Mrs. Bonnie Larson Dolores & Paul Lavins Mr. Henry P. Lee

Marguerite & David Lentz Allan S. Leonard Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester Mr. Daniel Lewis Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lewis Bud & Nancy Liebler Mr. Joseph Lile Mr. Gregory Liposky The Locniskar Group Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Lundquist Daniel & Linda* Lutz Mr. Robert A. Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. & Mrs. David S. Maquera, Esq. Michael & Laura Marcero Ms. Florine Mark Maureen & Mauri Marshall David & Valerie McCammon Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Doug McClure Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Patricia A. & Patrick G. McKeever Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Mrs. Thomas Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich Ms. Deborah Miesel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Leonard G. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley J.J. & Liz Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. Lane J. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Craig R. Morgan Ms. A. Anne Moroun Ms. Florence Morris Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Cyril Moscow Xavier & Maeva Mosquet Mr. Joseph Mullany Drs. Barbara & Stephen Munk Joy & Allan Nachman Edward & Judith Narens Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Patricia & Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman Mr. John J. O’Brien Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Mr. & Mrs. Pat Olney Dr. William Oppat Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Opperer

Mr & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Andrea Page Mr. Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Anne Parsons* & Donald Dietz Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Partrich Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske Mr. Charles Peters Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Kris Pfaehler Dr. William F. Pickard Mrs. Helen F. Pippin Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom The Polk Family Mr. & Mrs. William Powers Dr. Glenda D. Price Reimer Priester Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Charlene & Michael Prysak Mr. Ronald Puchalski Fair Radom Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Mr. Richard Rapson Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Ms. Ruth Rattner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Carol & Foster Redding Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Barbara Gage Rex Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Aviva Robinson Mrs. Ann C. Rohr Seth & Laura Romine

Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Dulcie Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Jane & Curt Russell Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Ruthven Mrs. Lois J. Ryan Martie & Bob Sachs Dr. Mark & Peggy Saffer Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Hershel & Dorothy Sandberg Marjorie & Saul Saulson Mr. Robert Schaerer Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff David & Carol Schoch Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. Ken Seawell Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest Mr. Merton J. & Mrs. Beverly Segal Elaine & Michael Serling Mark & Lois Shaevsky Mr. Igal Shaham & Ms. Linda Zlotoff Mrs. Jean Shapero Mrs. Patricia Finnegan Sharf Ms. Cynthia Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman Ms. Margaret Shulman Dr. Les & Mrs. Ellen Siegel Coco & Robert Siewert Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon William & Cherie Sirois Dr. Cathryn Skedel & Mr. Daniel Skedel

VOLUNTEER COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ginny Lundquist President

The Volunteer Council strives to fulfill its mission as an active partner of the DSO in fundraising, as well as audience/membership expansion, youth music education and volunteer service. Because of the repeated financial success of its events, such as the Nutcracker Luncheon & Boutique and Musical Feasts, the Volunteer Council is proudly able to make significant donations to the DSO each year.

VOLUNTEER COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jill Jordan

Chief Financial Officer

Diane Ekizian

Recording Secretary

Esther Lyons

Cindy & Leonard Slatkin William H. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Renate & Richard Soulen Dr. Gregory Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Cinton F. Stimpson III Dr. Mack Stirling Dr. & Mrs. Charles D. Stocking Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Mrs. E. Ray Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Stephen & Phyllis Strome Mrs. Susan Svoboda & Mr. Bill Kishler Dorothy I. Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Carol & Larry Tibbitts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Alice & Paul Tomboulian Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. & Mrs. Michael Torakis Mr. Gary Torgow Barbara & Stuart Trager Mark & Janice Uhlig David Usher Dr. Vainutis Vaitkevicius Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Van Dusen Mr. James G. Vella Mrs. Inge Vincent Mr. Bill Vlasic Mrs. Eva Von Voss Mr. William Waak Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle

Ellie Tholen

V. P. for Communications/ Public Relations

Beverly Williams V. P. for Membership

V.P. for Administrative/ Office Services

E. Jane Talia

Mary Beattie Gwen Bowlby Drew Esslinger Sandie Knollenberg Magda Moss

Dolores Reese Ann Marie Rowley Charlotte Worthen Eleanor (Coco) Siewert

Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Captain Joseph F. Walsh, USN (Ret.) Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Mr. Gary L. Wasserman & Mr. Charlie Kashner Mr. Todd Watson Mr. Patrick Webster S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Mr. Herman W. Weinreich Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Weisberg Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald N. Weiser Arthur & Trudy Weiss Mr. Brian Wenzel Janis & William Wetsman/ The Wetsman Foundation Ms. Sharon Backstrom Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams Beverly & Barry Williams Dr. M. Roy & Mrs. Jacqueline Wilson Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Mr. John Wolak Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Mrs. Cathy Cromer Wood David & Bernadine Wu Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Mr. Michael Yessian Margaret S. York The Yousif Family Mr. & Mrs. Alan Zekelman Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Zlotoff Mr. Richard D. Zimmerman Milton & Lois Zussman

Carol Marti

V. P. for Special Events

Marlene Bihlmeyer

V. P. for Youth Music Education

V. P. for Neighborhood/ Residency Ambassador

ORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVES

Mark Abbott Dave Everson

Parliamentarian

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TO STAGE OR NOT TO STAGE... By Leonard Slatkin

he scene is familiar. The audience is in place, the orchestra has tuned, and the lights come down. After the conductor enters and gives the downbeat, the curtain rises, and we are thrust into another dimension, one where reality dissipates and singing takes the place of verbal dialogue.

It is an amazing world when everything comes together. But opera can be calamitous when even one small aspect goes wrong. What gets forgotten these days, at least on several occasions, is that the name of the opera is associated with the composer of the music. How many regular visitors to the opera house actually know who wrote the libretto or the story on which the work is based? It is the music that drives the story, even though that might not have been how the sounds came into being. As long as I can remember, there has been a debate about the validity of presenting opera in concert: “It is against the wishes of those who wrote the work.” “The audience does not get the full impact of the drama.” “The intention is for the experience to be one of totality.” If that is the case, what are people doing with all those recordings at home, where there is no opportunity for the director, cast and orchestra to show up in the living room? Last season, the DSO presented Puccini’s Tosca. There were no sets, few props, and certainly no characters running around on our stage. The singers moved a little, and we tried to make sure that only the people involved in the action were on stage at any given time. The end result was, at least in my

opinion, wonderful. I received notes from longtime operagoers saying how much they appreciated being able to focus on the music. There is nothing quite like hearing a great orchestra play a fantastic score when freed from the confines of the pit. The sound is more present and reverberant, but can sometimes cover the voices. One has to pay attention to dynamics in quite a different way with the orchestra and singers onstage together. This year our opera is Salome, by Richard Strauss. It is basically a tone poem that happens to have singers in it. Orchestrally, one could not ask for a richer and more fulfilling score. There is not a lot of action in the work, so it is ideal for concert presentation. There may be those who really wanted to see the “Dance of the Seven Veils,” but this time, you are able to let the music take you to the place you want to imagine. About 12 years ago, I stumbled onto a performance where Herod did this dance. And of course, this brings us to the advantage of concert performance. We do not have to deal with high-art-minded productions by directors wanting to change anything they can. We have come to live in a visual age, but often these days, the eye cancels out what is heard. With our presentation, we will be able to totally focus on what Strauss wrote, while at the same time, still react to Oscar Wilde’s sordid story. The drama is inherent in the music, but we will also have surtitles so the audience can follow along as the young girl drives herself into total madness. I have had the opportunity to do both staged and concert performances of this work. They are equally appealing, but there is something special about the direct communication from all forces involved. This will be a very special experience for all of us. PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE

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KEVIN BROWN PRINCIPAL BASS

VAN DUSEN FAMILY CHAIR

BY BRANDON COULTER As far as audition experiences go, everything seemed to fall into Kevin Brown’s favor as soon as he reached Detroit. His massive bass case passed by TSA with ease, a taxi SUV was waiting for him at the bustling Detroit Metro Airport and onlookers were interested in what he was doing. “You always get someone who asks ‘is that a piccolo?’” Kevin said. “Not here though. They would ask ‘are you going to the DSO?’ or ‘is that a double bass?’” He arrived at his room at the Inn on Ferry Street two days before his audition, giving him time to practice. Then came a knock at the door. “I remember thinking ’Oh no, somebody’s complaining about the sound,’” he said. It was a maintenance worker at the Inn who offered Kevin access to an open conference room. “Practicing in that space made me feel more comfortable,” Brown said. “Everything was just easy.” On the day of his audition, Kevin walked roughly a mile to Orchestra Hall with his bass, enjoying the May weather and feeling good. “I remember going into the hall and feeling like I was at home. My sound really worked in that space,” Kevin said. For him, things felt right in Detroit from the beginning, and he is here to stay. Originally from Northfield, Minn., Kevin returns to the Midwest after stints in both California and Texas. The majority of his life and education has been spent practicing and performing music, beginning on a viola da gamba (a baroque-era string instrument resembling a cello) strung up with bass strings at 3 years old and later studying with some of the best teachers in Minnesota courtesy of his mother, who is also a professional bass player. Four years of painstaking auditioning eventually brought him to Detroit. His strong audition for the

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DSO in 2014 won him the Principal Bass position (Van Dusen Family Chair), a product of exemplary performance and a pleasant experience in the city. While the DSO is Kevin’s first full-time job as a performer, he has had his share of experience since receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Rice University, performing extensively with the Houston Symphony and appearing with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Atlanta Symphony. For his upcoming performance of Vanhal’s Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra (March 31-April 2), Kevin is doing everything he can to make his first solo performance shine. “[The piece] is in a different tuning,” he said. “It’s in solo tuning so everything is tuned a step up. I’m playing as if it’s in C-major, but it’s in D-major.” The bass is normally designed to be supportive and functional within the orchestra, blending underneath the other strings rather than projecting through. “It’s a different approach to playing altogether, but I enjoy it,” Brown said. His musical interest extends beyond just work, studying classical forms and performing with other groups in the area. Since earning his position as Principal Bass, Kevin has spent much of his free time exploring and experiencing Detroit. The balcony of his Midtown apartment offers a beautiful view of a city without a bad seat in the house, giving him the chance to see its revitalization firsthand. Since day one, Kevin’s experience with Detroit has been positive, and he sees himself fitting right in for the future. “I didn’t know a whole lot about the DSO when I took the audition,” Kevin said. “When I got here though, I felt more connected to everything…I enjoyed playing in the hall, the people, and the weather. It felt like returning home.”

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spotlight An important component of the DSOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to diversity, inclusion and accessibility is our Diversity & Inclusion Task Force.

The individuals you see pictured here are passionate members of our community who dedicate themselves, personally and professionally, to expanding opportunities for all Metro Detroiters. Led by New Detroit CEO Shirley Stancato, this group comes together to creatively support and challenge the DSO in its pursuit of being the most accessible orchestra on the planet. From hiring practices, to patron experiences, to professional development programs, all operations are discussed and steps for improvement are put into place. The DSO benefits from the expansive reach of the membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; backgrounds which include diversity consulting, arts and culture presenting, LGBT advocacy, community organizing, public/private partnerships and, leadership development, homeless services, and more. The DSO thanks this task force and the numerous community partners who support our efforts to bring the life-transforming benefits of music to as many people as possible! DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

making a difference COMPOSER REACHES OUT TO YOUTH Mohammed Fairouz and Maya Beiser spoke with students from the Frankel Jewish Academy following a rehearsal for the world premiere of Desert Sorrows. While listening to the piece, a student was inspired to sketch a visual depiction of some of the composition’s narrative themes. “I do my work in New York, Amsterdam, Dubai about 50 students each in English and in Arabic at and elsewhere, but it’s really in places like metro Woodworth Middle School in Dearborn. Detroit that you find the greatest reward,” says Ar“The DSO recognizes students are their future ab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz. patrons. The reactions of the students were primarThe Detroit Symphony Orchestra, with funding ily of surprise, that right here in Detroit is one of from Julie and Peter Cummings and the National the greatest orchestras in the world,” says Fairouz, Endowment for the Arts, commissioned Fairouz to who is hailed by The New York Times and BBC World create a concerto for Israeli-born cellist Maya Beiser. News as an important artistic voice and one of the In January, the DSO performed the world premiere of most talented composers of his time. His fourth Fairouz’s “Desert Sorrows” at Orchestra Hall at the symphony, “In the Shadow of No Towers,” about Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, Congre- American life after 9/11 premiered at Carnegie Hall gation Shaarey Zedek and the Macomb Center for in 2013. the Performing Arts, receiving an overwhelmingly While the DSO wants to expose youth to cultural positive response from the community. The perfor- differences and teach them how to celebrate those mances, part of the William Davidson Neighborhood differences, Caen Thomason-Redus says it is also Concert Series, are one example of the DSO’s com- important for kids to see someone like them doing mitment to community interaction and engagement. something successful that they enjoy. “When we did the concerto at Shaarey Zedek, “The Frankel students were riveted by Maya’s dethere were a large number of people from the Jewish scriptions of growing up in a kibbutz in Israel from community and many who came from the Arab com- which she could hear the Muslim call to prayer,” he munity. It was interesting to see this interaction in says. “They were fascinated that her family intera synagogue,” says Fairouz, 30. He adds that when acted positively with a variety of cultures and by the performance was done, both Jewish and Arab her service in the Israeli army where she was in a patrons expressed appreciation for his work. string quartet.” Maya Beiser has nine solo albums Yet more fun and even more important, says and has commissioned and performed hundreds of Fairouz, was when he and Beiser worked with chil- new works written for her by modern day’s leading dren in the community. About 30 students at Berk- composers. ley High School and eight from Jean and Samuel For his part, Fairouz challenged Woodworth Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit in students’ notions about their cultural backgrounds. West Bloomfield attended rehearsals at Orchestra “People tend to think music is primarily European in Hall and had the opportunity to talk with the artists origin,” Thomason-Redus says, “but so many things afterward not only about their lives as a composer were developed in the Middle East.” and a musician but about their cultural experiences Mohammed made sure those students learned as well. In addition, Fairouz spoke to two classes of that. PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE

Leonard Slatkin, Music Director Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor Neeme JÃ¤rvi, Music Director Emeritus

CLASSICAL SERIES

Strauss' Seductive Salome Friday, June 3, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in Orchestra Hall LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor LISE LINDSTROM, Salome CHRIS MERRITT, Herod JANE HENSCHEL, Herodias DANIEL SUTIN, Jochanaan SCOTT RAMSAY, Narraboth AMANDA BOTTOMS, Page of Herodias CHRIS BOZEKA, First Jew/A Slave DOMINIC ARMSTRONG, Second Jew JONATHAN BEYER, Third Jew ALEX MCKISSICK, Fourth Jew DAVID GOVERTSEN, Fifth Jew/Second Soldier COREY CRIDER, First Nazarene TYLER NELSON, Second Nazarene TYLER ZIMMERMAN, First soldier VARTAN GABRIELAN, A Cappadocian

Richard Strauss Salome, Op.54, TrV 215 (1864-1949) This Classical series performance is generously sponsored by PVS Chemicals This performance will be webcast at dso.org/live Experience the concert again at dso.org/replay Live from Orchestra Hall is presented by and made possible by

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profile Leonard Slatkin's bio appears on page 6.

LISE LINDSTROM

The lyrical performances of American soprano Lise Lindstrom leave an indelible impression on audiences and critics worldwide. She “reigns supreme with her soaring performance,” raves The Austin Chronicle. “It’s difficult to tear one’s attention away from Lindstrom.” Opera News has praised, “Lindstrom gave a truly world-class performance. It is not often that one hears dramatic power combined with such a fresh, youthful-sounding soprano.” In leading roles that range from Turandot to Senta, Elektra and Brünnhilde, Ms. Lindstrom has commanded the stages of The Metropolitan Opera, San Diego Opera, San Francisco Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Wiener Staatsoper, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Hamburg Staatsoper, Opera Australia, Les Chorégies d’Orange and Arena di Verona, among many others. Ms. Lindstrom portrays the title role of Salome in several engagements during the 2015-2016 season, including concert performances with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in the United Kingdom, Orchestre National de Lyon under the baton of Leonard Slatkin, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia in La Coruña, Spain, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and in fully staged performances with the Wiener Staatsoper. She will perform the title role in Elektra with Opéra de Montréal, and the title role of Turandot with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and Wiener Staatsoper, both under Gustavo Dudamel, as well as in a return engagement to The Metropolitan Opera. In addition, she is heard alongside the Vienna Philharmonic as Turandot in Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation in cinemas worldwide. Future seasons include Opera Australia in Melbourne as Brünnhilde for their full Ring Cycle, as well as leading roles with Wiener Staatsoper, Hamburg Staatsoper, and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, among many others.

JANE HENSCHEL

Jane Henschel was born in Wisconsin, studied at the University of Southern California and subsequently moved to Germany. In concert she has appeared with the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, London Symphony, BBC Symphony and Philadelphia orchestras, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Orchestre de Radio France under Ozawa, Conlon, Maazel, Rattle, Janowski, Colin Davis, Andrew Davis and Schoenwandt. Her recordings include Krasa's Verlobung im Traum (Zagrosek for Decca), The Rake's Progress (Ozawa for Philips Classics), Albeniz’ Merlin with Domingo (Grammy Award, 2001) and Henry Clifford (both for Decca), Britten’s The Turn of the Screw (Daniel Harding for EMI/Virgin Gramophone Award 2003) and Mahler’s 8th Symphony for EMI with the CBSO and Rattle. In opera, Jane Henschel has sung Baba the Turk at the Glyndebourne, Saito Kinen and Salzburg Festivals; Brangäne for Los Angeles Opera and Paris Opera; Klytemnestra for San Francisco Opera, the Principessa (“Suor Angelica”) with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Chailly, "Dialogues des Carmélites" in Amsterdam; the Kostelnicka (“Jenufa”) under Ozawa in Japan, Auntie (“Peter Grimes”) with Rattle, and the Kabanicha ("Katya Kabanova") for the Salzburg Festival. Recent engagements include her return to the opera houses of London, Paris, Munich, Berlin, Madrid, Barcelona and New York, as well as concerts with the Dresden Staatskapelle, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, and Boston Symphony orchestras. Her engagements include the Salzburg Easter Festival, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, and her returns to the Vienna State Opera and Dresden Semperoper.

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program notes SCOTT RAMSAY

Praised by Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times for his “impressive bright-voiced tenor,” Scott Ramsay is highly regarded by Opera companies and Symphony Orchestras across North America and abroad for his dynamic performances in repertoire ranging from Bel Canto to the 20th Century. Following his portrayal of Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, under the baton of Jesús López-Cobos at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times proclaimed “He brought a passionate intensity to the role that matched the fire of Dessay's riveting Lucia.” His European debut in the same role quickly followed to great acclaim at the Dublin Int’l Opera Festival. Of his Canadian debut in Verdi’s Requiem with Sir Andrew Davis and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Globe & Mail declared, “He proved a real find. His Ingemisco, Hostias and solo in the Lux Aeterna, had a sweetness and modest purity reminiscent of vintage Bjoerling and Simoneau.” Appearances during the 2015/16 season include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Eugene Symphony Orchestra and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's Symphony and Chorale (alma mater); Handel's Messiah with Duke University's Chapel Choir and Orchestra; a New Year’s Gala Concert with the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan; an Opera Gala Concert with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic; his return to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as Narraboth in Strauss’ Salome under the baton of Leonard Slatkin, and his return to the Berkshire Choral Festival as Soloist in Dvorak's Requiem. CHRIS MERRITT

Merritt began piano studies at 8 years of age with Viola Knight. During this time, he also studied art at the Oklahoma Museum of Art. At 9 years of age he began dance studies under Jewel Grigsby. He credits Al

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Ossenkopp, one of the music teachers at his Oklahoma City high school, with inspiring him to take up a singing career. Finally, Merritt began singing lessons in the preparatory department of Oklahoma City University at 15 years of age. His teacher was Florence Gillam Birdwell. By this time, he had already changed piano studies to Oklahoma City University (OCU) preparatory department with Dr. Robert Laughlin. It was also at OCU where he made his first operatic appearance in Douglas Moore's The Ballad of Baby Doe, at the age of 17, in a university production and singing alongside university-school-mate Leona Mitchell. At 18 and 19 years of age he performed and studied at Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, Arkansas, under direction of Dr. Isaac van Grove. At age 20 he was accepted at the Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts in Virginia as fellowship artist where he studied and coached with John Moriarti, Benton Hess and Rhoda Levine. At age 21 he was accepted into the summer season "Apprentice Program for Singers" at The Santa Fe Opera. During his college career at Oklahoma City University from 1970 to 1978, Merritt's voice teachers were Inez Lunsford Silberg and Florence Gillam Birdwell. Later, he also received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from that institution. DANIEL SUTIN

Baritone Daniel Sutin recently performed as Biterof in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Tannhauser with Maestro Sir Andrew Davis and the role of Wozzeck at the Metropolitan Opera when asked to step in at the last minute. Other recent performances are with the Savonlinna Opera Festival as Giorgio Germont in La Traviata, Austin Lyric Opera as Tonio in their 20132014 season opening production of I Pagliacci and the role of Konrad Nachtigall in Die Meistersinger for Lyric Opera of Chicago. Previous seasons featured Mr. Sutin's return to Lyric Opera of Chicago in the role of Sonora in La Fanciulla del West and a return the Metropolitan Opera for Wozzeck and Boris Godunov. In the Fall of 2011, he debuted the role of Verdi’s Macbeth with the Boston

program notes Lyric Opera. In the 2009-2010 season, he joined the cast of Hänsel und Gretel at the Metropolitan Opera, made his L’Opéra de Montréal debut as Paolo Albiani in Simon Boccanegra, sang the title role of Rigoletto with San Antonio Opera and Nashville Opera, and he debuted the role of Iago with Palm Beach Opera. In the summer of 2009, he made his debut at the Savonlinna Opera Festival as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly. In 2008-2009 Daniel Sutin also made his debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden as

Salome, Op.54, TrV 215

RICHARD STRAUSS B. June 11, 1864 in Munich, Germany D. September 8, 1949 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

SCORED FOR SOLOISTS, 3 FLUTES, PICCOLO, 2 OBOES, ENGLISH HORN, BASS OBOE, 4 CLARINETS, Eb CLARINET, BASS CLARINET, 3 BASSOONS, CONTRABASSOON, 6 HORNS, 4 TRUMPETS, 4 TROMBONES, TUBA, TIMPANI, PERCUSSION (SNARE DRUM, BASS DRUM, CYMBALS, TRIANGLE, TAM-TAM, TAMBOURINE, CASTANETS, GLOCKENSPIEL & XYLOPHONE), 2 HARPS, CELESTA, HARMONIUM, ORGAN AND STRINGS. (APPROX. 1 HOUR, 45 MINUTES)

This famous and ground-breaking opera was based on the play of the same name by the Irish-born author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). He was born in Dublin to a very prominent family, went on to study classics at Trinity College where he excelled in his endeavors, and eventually won a scholarship to Oxford in 1874. There he won numerous awards for his writings, and graduated with the highest possible grades. Wilde wrote five plays which have become part of the standard repertoire: Lady Windermere’s Fan, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, The Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, and he became one of London’s most popular playwrights in the 1890s. He also published essays, short stories and novels, the most celebrated of which is The Picture of Dorian Gray. Apart from his writings, his chief claim to notoriety was a famous and scandalous trial in which he sued a prominent Scottish nobleman for libel, but

Sonora in La Fanciulla del West, followed by Sharpless in Madama Butterfly at the Michigan Opera Theater, and his return to the Canadian Opera Company as Paolo in Simon Boccanegra. Upcoming roles include a return to the Lyric covering the title role of Wozzeck, Jochanaan in Salome with The Detroit Symphony conducted by Maestro Leonard Slatkin and the role cover, Alberich in Washington National Opera’s new Ring Cycle by Wagner.

the suit backfired and as a result he was convicted and sentenced to two years’ hard labor, a punishment which effectively destroyed his creativity. Following his release from prison in 1897 he was exiled to France where he spent the rest of his life in poverty, eventually dying in Paris from cerebral meningitis. Salome is a one-act play written in 1892, loosely based on the Biblical account of the beheading of St. John the Baptist as told in the New Testament books of Mark and Matthew. Salome is a minor character in the Biblical tale, and in fact is never mentioned by name, but she nevertheless became a focus for many late 19th-century artists, who seemed to find in her character a vehicle for exploring the changing significance of female sexuality. Wilde’s portrayal of Salome extends this focus, re-imagining John’s execution as the direct and deliberate result of her unrequited passion for the holy man and her desire for lust-driven revenge. Originally, Wilde (who was bi-lingual) wrote Salome in French while living in Paris in 1891, and by the following summer rehearsals were underway in London for a production in English which featured some of the greatest names in the theater, among them the legendary French-born superstar Sarah Bernhardt in the title role. Wilde had idolized Bernhardt for years, but during the rehearsals the two soon were at odds over her increasingly egotistical and demanding behavior which threatened to undermine the production. However, these problems became irrelevant when the Royal Examiner of Plays refused to license the performances, and Salome was suspended indefinitely. Many people automatically assumed that the reason for this was the play’s unprecedented erotic subtext, but in fact it happened because at the time it was actually illegal to depict Biblical characters on stage. As a result, the play was first published in French in early 1893, then in an English translaPERFORMANCE MAGAZINE

program notes tion the following year, and was finally premiered in the original Biblical story, Salome’s dance thus beParis in early 1896 while Wilde was still incarcerated comes a kind of pagan ritual because it is performed in England. That production has attained legendary on Herod’s birthday and not on a religious holiday. status for the strong statement it made in favor of In addition, the play is suffused with similes, chief Wilde’s lifestyle and artistic freedom: it was attend- among them the moon, which is used no less than ed by many prominent figures from Parisian artistic 14 times in the text, with various characters seeing circles, and had programs designed by Toulouse-Lau- in the moon what they cannot—or will not—see trec. Although a few private performances of the play around them. One could say that the play is like the were given in London and elsewhere between 1903 moon, in that artists over the years have found many and 1906, the Royal ban was not lifted for almost 40 different meanings and interpretations in it, and years, and the first public performance in London was that, although the play itself stands quite well on its not given until the fall of 1931. In the 20th century, own, the story is a perfect vehicle for adaptation. Like Wilde’s Salome has had a remarkable life on and off many great works of art it means different things to the stage, with the most famous adaptation probably different people in different eras, and that is why it being Strauss’ 1905 opera which made the composer endures. almost as notorious as the playwright! Later on, Sa- Richard Strauss’ career was remarkably lengthy, and lome was adapted for film presentations here in the his music passed through several stylistic periods, U.S. as well as France and Rusfrom Romanticism all the way sia, and the 1918 Hollywood to Neoclassicism. He estabproduction starring the famous lished himself first and forevamp Theda Bara has become Salome’s dance thus becomes most as a master of the orchesa silent-era cult classic. tra, specifically as composer of Rather than allow Salome tone poems in the style of Liszt. a kind of pagan ritual to be a pawn in the hands of Once he earned recognition as because it is performed on an opera composer, however, the adults around her, Wilde chose to make her the central his production of tone poems focus of the drama, acting out Herod’s birthday and not on dwindled rapidly. He wrote her own interests and passions some 14 operas, setting a very a religious holiday. regardless of anyone else. He eclectic array of texts to music, also added layers of sexuality and stretching the limits of in the unrequited desire of musical syntax in Salome and Herod for his stepdaughter and the complementa- Elektra. He then turned to a bygone era, both musicalry desire of Salome for Jochanaan. With these and ly and dramatically, in Der Rosenkavalier, arguably other changes, the once rarely-known Biblical story his most famous and most popular opera, and basievolved into a myth which has been told and re-told cally stayed on that track for the rest of his life. The so many times and in so many different ways that it Wilde play, which was translated initially into every has become part of a shared mythology. Early pro- European language, was very well suited to musical ductions tended to portray Salome as a capricious, adaptation, as the author made the statement after dangerous and powerful young woman who played he wrote Salome that it contained “…refrains whose with men as if they were toys. In the latter part of recurring motifs make it so like a piece of music and the 20th century, she became presented either with bind it together as a ballad.” One of the finest of all a kind of feminist bent as a woman fighting against the translations was made by the German author the tyranny of the state (Herod) and the church (Jo- Hedwig Lachmann, and it was a production of the chanaan) with her feminine wiles as weapons, or as play with this translation, directed by the legendary a manipulative, somewhat reckless and politically Max Reinhardt, which bowled Strauss over when he astute woman. One of the main things which Wilde encountered it in late 1902. He already knew of the presented in his play—and which later on attracted play because a young Viennese poet had approached Strauss so much—was the great significance of the him earlier about the possibility of adapting it into famous dance, placing it at the very center of the ac- an operatic libretto, but he was not impressed with tion. Using cultures and influences which differ from the first few scenes, and once Strauss actually saw

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program notes the play he realized that what Lachmann had done would provide the ideal basis for a musical treatment, and so he set about creating a libretto himself. He condensed the play considerably, but left in what he referred to as “the good parts.” When he finished, he had shortened the original to about half of its length, eliminating much of the religious discussion and the characters’ motives and backgrounds, but what was left was entirely from Wilde as translated by Lachmann. He did, however, reorder some of the words to make for more flowing melodic lines. The structural form of the libretto is strongly patterned, not only for its use of symmetry, but also for its grouping of events, passages and comments in threes. Examples of this include when Jochanaan is brought before Salome, he issues three prophecies, after which she asks to touch him three times—his skin, his hair, and his lips; in the next scene, Herod asks Salome to drink, eat and sit with him, and after each refusal, he asks her three times to dance for him. Strauss composed Salome from August 1903 to September 1904, and completed the orchestration in August 1905. The harmony of Salome makes use of extended tonality, tonal ambiguity, chromaticism, unusual modulations, and polytonality (music played in two or more keys simultaneously). Everything is tied together by a series of Wagner-like leitmotifs (melodies or sequences associated with particular characters, concepts

or actions), and some of the major characters and psychological themes even have keys associated with them. He even used unusual instruments which had rarely been found in operatic or orchestral works, indicating a radical departure in Strauss’ mind of what an orchestra should be. No matter what the mood is anywhere in the opera, Strauss, with his phenomenal genius for descriptive music, not only found the right orchestral colors to convey it to the listener with overwhelming intensity, but did so with an imaginative power which was completely new to opera in 1905. After it was first performed, many people wondered where Strauss had found the caustic and disturbing musical language, considering what he had written prior to that time. One writer saw this as a kind of artistic revenge on the society which had snubbed his first two operas, Guntram and Feusersnot, and that Salome was his way of retaliating, but this has never been conclusively proved one way or the other. What is fascinating is that, after Salome (and in Strauss’ case, after his next opera Elektra), both men returned to their earlier and more audience-pleasing styles. The instrumentation of the opera is complex, creatively using the huge orchestra to achieve the extraordinary effects and the delineation of the manifold feelings expressed in the story. Gabriel Fauré once referred to the opera as “…a symphonic poem with vocal parts added.” Salome was first performed at the

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program notes famous Semper Opera House in Dresden in December love) as she dines with Herod and his court. Salome of 1905, and the combination of the Christian bibli- becomes bored with the feast and the guests, so she cal theme with the erotic and the murderous which excuses herself, going to the terrace for some fresh had so attracted Wilde to the story totally shocked air. As she does so, she hears Jochanaan cursing her and disturbed the first audiences. In spite of strong mother, and becomes curious about the prisoner. She moralistic objections, the premiere was a sensational orders the guards to bring the prophet to her, but they success, and was performed at 50 other opera houses refuse, so she works her wiles on Narraboth, who then within two years. Gustav Mahler, at that time director tells the guards to bring Jochanaan out of the cistern of the Vienna Court Opera, regarded Salome as “… to the Princess. As he is brought out of the well, he one of the greatest masterpieces of our time,” and begins uttering curses and prophecies about Herod was so outraged by the Viennese censor refusing to and Herodias, which only Salome seems to underallow performances that he threatened to resign his stand. Salome is filled with an instant desire for the position there, but was ultimately dissuaded from man, particularly for his milky white skin, and asks doing so by Strauss himself. (The Viennese premiere that she be allowed to touch it. Jochanaan refuses, finally took place in October of 1918.) The New York so Salome praises his long black hair, again asking premiere was in January of 1907, and after just one to touch it, and again he refuses. Salome, whose deperformance there was such an outcry, led by the sire is growing by the minute, now asks to kiss the daughter of financier J. Pierpont Morgan, that fur- prophet’s lips, whereupon Narraboth, who cannot ther performances were cancelled. Needless to add, bear this whole encounter, falls on his sword and kills all of this controversy simply himself. As he is returned to drew more attention and more the well, Jochanaan preaches audiences to the opera. Kaiser salvation through the Messiah. “I like this fellow Strauss, Herod and the banquet guests Wilhelm II once stated, “I like this fellow Strauss, but Salome enter. Herod slips in Narbut Salome will do him a now will do him a lot of damage,” raboth’s blood and begins to to which Strauss replied, “The hallucinate, saying that he lot of damage” ‘damage’ enabled me to build hears the beating of wings. my new house in Garmisch.” Despite his wife’s objections, The DSO last performed Herod approaches Salome Salome on October 22, 1959, at the Worcester Music lustfully, but she rejects him. Jochanaan continues Festival in Massachusetts. Paul Paray conducted and to reproach Herodias from the depths of the cistern, Eileen Farrell performed the title role. calling her incestuous marriage to Herod sinful. Herodias demands that Herod silence him, but he refuses, PLOT SUMMARY causing Herodias to make fun of his cowardice. A The action of Salome takes place around 30 A.D. conversation among five Jews reveals that, while they in the palace of Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch of Gali- have different thoughts about the “unseen” Jewish lee who was the son of King Herod the Great. Herod God, they are all offended by Jochanaan’s claims to is married to Herodias, who was the wife of Herod’s be such a prophet, an honor conferred only on the brother, until he was murdered by Herod. Salome Hebrew prophet Elijah, and when they begin talking is the daughter of Herodias, thus making Herod about Christ's miracles—particularly raising peoher stepfather. The drama unfolds on the terrace of ple from the dead—Herod becomes very frightened. Herod’s palace which is located above the sumptuous Herod now asks Salome to eat and drink with him, banquet hall. There is an enormous staircase to the but she refuses indifferently. Despite the ill omen left, and at the back there is a cistern surrounded of blood on the floor and Jochanaan’s prophesies by a wall of green bronze. Herod has imprisoned the of doom, Herod begs Salome to dance for him, over prophet Jochanaan in the cistern, and because he Herodias’ strong objections. He promises Salome fears the man, he has given orders that no one is to that he will give her anything she wants, even if it is make any contact with him. Under the bright moon- half of his kingdom. Salome refuses at first, but then light, Narraboth, the captain of the palace guards, makes Herod swear on his life that he will uphold his looks longingly at Salome (with whom he is madly in promise, and when she is satisfied begins the famous

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program notes Dance of the Seven Veils. As the seductive dance increases in intensity, Salome slowly and tantalizingly removes each of her seven veils until at the climax she lies naked at her stepfather’s feet. By now driven crazy with desire, Herod asks Salome to name her one wish, and when she replies by asking for the head of Jochanaan to be brought to her on a silver platter, Herod almost faints with shock, and begins to offer Salome anything else but that: jewels, his entire flock of peacocks, land, even the sacred veil of the Temple—but it is to no avail; Salome remains implacable in her demand. Herodias is delighted with this, but the rest of the court is both horrified and scandalized, while Herod agonizingly realizes that he has no choice, and reluctantly orders the execution to take place, still terrified of killing the holy man. Moments later, Jochanaan’s head is indeed brought to Salome

on the silver platter she demanded. After an initial joy, she comments that his eyes are still closed and that, even in death, he refuses to look at her. As Salome declares her love for the severed head, Herod orders his minions to extinguish the torches, and, certain that something terrible will happen, he starts to leave, but just then a ray of moonlight illuminates Salome as she places a passionate kiss on Jochanaan’s lips. Driven by this into a state of ecstasy, she cries out in her demented passion that she has finally kissed the prophet’s mouth. Herod, who has witnessed this debauched scene, cannot stand it any longer, and with a combination of anger and disgust commands the palace guards to kill Salome. Following his orders, the guards crush Salome to death beneath their shields.

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The Music of U2

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in Orchestra Hall BRENT HAVENS, conductor/arranger BRADY DOLYNIUK, vocals/guitar DAN CLEMENS, bass/background vocals POWELL RANDOLPH, drums/background vocals GEORGE CINTRON, guitar/background vocals JUSTIN AVERY, keyboards/background vocals

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profile BRENT HAVENS, conductor

Berklee-trained arranger/ conductor Brent Havens has written music for orchestras, feature films and virtually every kind of television. His TV work includes movies for networks such as ABC, CBS and ABC Family Channel Network, commercials, sports music for networks such as ESPN and even cartoons. Havens has also worked with the Doobie Brothers and the Milwaukee Symphony, arranging and conducting the combined group for Harley Davidsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100th Anniversary Birthday Party Finale attended by over 150,000 fans. He has worked with some of the world's greatest orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic in London, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic and countless others. In 2013 Havens conducted the Malaysian Philharmonic for the Music of Michael Jackson show there and returned to Kuala Lumpur in 2014 with the Music of Led Zeppelin and 2015 with the Music of Queen. Havens recently completed the score for the film Quo Vadis, a Premier Pictures remake of the 1956 gladiator film. In 2013 he worked with the Baltimore Symphony and the NFL's Baltimore Ravens to arrange and produce the music for the Thanksgiving Day halftime show between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, adapting both classical music and rock songs into a single four minute show. Havens is Arranger/Guest Conductor for twelve symphonic rock programs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Music of Led Zeppelin, the Music of the Doors, the Music of Pink Floyd, the Music of the Eagles, the Music of Queen, the Music of Michael Jackson, the Music of The Who, The Music of Whitney Houston, the Music of The Rolling Stones, the Music of U2 and most recently the Music of Journey! Havens also premiered a full orchestral show for Lou Gramm, The Voice of Foreigner with Lou singing out front.

BRODY DOLYNIUK, vocals

Brody Dolyniuk remembers mimicking voices even as a child, listening to old records and tapes. He is a gifted, self-taught musician, capable of playing several instruments, with a particular knack for capturing the voices and mannerisms of classic characters from music, TV, and movies. His first professional gigs were at piano bars in several U.S. cities, where he learned to charm audiences and expand his musical repertoire. With a longing to perform the music of the many rock bands that inspired him, Brody assembled Yellow Brick Road, unquestionably Las Vegas' most successful classic rock band. Since 1997, YBR has been reshaping the casino entertainment scene by bringing a rock concert atmosphere to showrooms previously reserved for Top-40-style lounge acts. Along the way, Brody has made numerous radio and TV appearances, and earned a spot in the finals of two national singing competitions, and even self-produced several large rock production-style shows utilizing multimedia, lasers, comedy and special effects. In 2007, Brody lent his vocal talents by singing several tracks on the mega-hit video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, and has already done several more for the new Konami game Rock Revolution. Brody provides lead vocals for the Music of Queen, The Who, the Rolling Stones, U2, and Journey. He is also developing his own production, called Symphonic Rockshow. Now residing in Southern California, Brody continues to tour, as well as perform as a producer and session musician.

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John Williams Favorites... & More! Friday, June 10, 2016 at 10:45 a.m. & 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in Orchestra Hall JEFF TYZIK, conductor KIMBERLY KALOYANIDES KENNEDY, violin

John Williams “Superman March” from Superman (b. 1932) Suite from Jaws Theme from Jaws Max Steiner Casablanca Suite for Orchestra (1888 - 1971) John Williams “Adventures on Earth” from E.T. (b. 1932) Jurassic Park “Devil's Dance” from The Witches of Eastwick INTERMISSION John Williams “Raiders March” from Raiders of the Lost Ark (b. 1932) “Flight to Neverland” from Hook Klaus Badelt Medley from Pirates of the Caribbean: arr. Ted Ricketts The Curse of the Black Pearl Fog Bound The Medallion Calls To The Pirates Cave The Black Pearl One Last Shot He's A Pirate

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Alfredo le Pera Tango (Por una Cabeza) (1890 - 1934) KIMBERLY KALOYANIDES KENNEDY, violin arr. John Williams John Williams Suite from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (b. 1932) Harry's Wondrous World Kenneth J. Alford Colonel Bogey March (1881 - 1945) Gustav Holst The Planets (1874 - 1934) IV. Mars, The Bringer of War John Williams Star Wars Suite for Orchestra (b. 1932) Main Title

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A N E V E N I N G W I T H M E G A N H I LT Y

Proceeds from the event will support the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s commitment to transforming the lives of children and youth across our region through music education. MICHELLE MERRILL, conductor

Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador

MEGAN HILTY, vocalist Guest Musicians from the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra:

LUCY ALESSIO, 1st violin ALICE RISOV, 2nd violin NOAH LEONG, viola HANNAH DECAMPOS, cello EDDIE TCHAOUCHEV, bass

Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in Orchestra Hall Heroes Award Presentation MARK DAVIDOFF Chairman, DSO ANNE PARSONS President & CEO, DSO Concert featuring the DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and guest vocalist MEGAN HILTY Program to be announced from the stage.

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John and Marlene Boll

The Detroit Symphony Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth annual Heroes Gala and Benefit Concert honors the remarkable men and women who impact the vision, values, and success of the DSO and our community. This year, we pay special tribute to John and Marlene Boll. For decades, John and Marlene have generously given back to our community through volunteer service and philanthropy. Their support of the arts, education, and health services has touched nearly every corner of Southeast Michigan and beyond. The DSO is especially grateful to John for his service as a Board Member (1994 to 2013) and Director Emeritus (2013 to present). Every child deserves access to the power of music. Your support of this event will help the DSO transform the lives of youth across our region through music education.

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profile MICHELLE MERRILL, conductor

Ansbacher Conducting Fellowship by members of Rapidly rising con- the Vienna Philharmonic and the American Austrian ductor Michelle Merrill Foundation, which enabled her to be in residence at is currently in her sec- the world-renowned Salzburg Festival. During the ond season as Assistant summer of 2012, praise came from her conducting Conductor of the Detroit of Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 with the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. A Philharmonic on a summer program featuring young passionate and dynamic conducting talent: “with the natural grace of a priartist, Merrill was named ma ballerina, Merrill knows what she wants and how as one of Hour Detroit to achieve it. Merrill’s conducting took her full body Magazine’s 3 Cultural Organization Leaders to in wide sweeps, making connections, seemingly, Watch, and made her debut with the DSO conduct- with each individual musician. Merrill’s phrasing of ing an educational webcast that has reached over the Schubert was utterly proper in style and form.” 50,000 students to date in classrooms throughout the nation. In April 2016 she was one of 11 American A strong advocate of new music, Merrill recently conductors to receive the Solti Foundation’s Career collaborated with composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Assistance Award. soprano Jessica Rivera on Frank’s work La Centinela As the Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Sym- y la Paloma (The Keeper and the Dove), as a part of phony Orchestra, she helps plan and conduct over numerous community programs related to the Diego 30 concerts per season, including her classical Rivera and Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Detroit Instisubscription debut at Orchestra Hall in April 2016. tute of Arts. She made her debut in June 2015 at the Merrill also gives pre-concert lectures, leads adult St. Augustine Music Festival, where she conducted music education seminars, engages with students the world premiere performance of Piotr Szewcyzk’s in and around Metro Detroit, speaks on behalf of the “St. Augustine Suite”, written in honor of that city’s DSO throughout the community, and participates 450th anniversary. Additionally, her work in the in hosting Live from Orchestra Hall, the DSO’s free 2011/12 season with Voices of Change, Dallas’s proconcert webcast that launched in 2011 and is now fessional contemporary music ensemble, was part watched in more than 100 countries. of a program later named as one of Dallas Morning In March of 2014, Merrill stepped in on short News critic Scott Cantrell’s Top Ten Classical Perfornotice with the Meadows Symphony Orchestra for mances of 2011. their performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. Born in Dallas, TX, Merrill studied conduct4, which music critic Scott Cantrell of the Dallas ing with Dr. Paul C. Phillips at Southern Methodist Morning News described as “stunning” and later University’s Meadows School of the Arts, where she named to his list of Top Ten Classical Performances holds a Master of Music Degree in conducting and a of 2014. She was awarded in 2013 the prestigious Bachelor of Music in performance.

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profile MEGAN HILTY, vocalist

Megan Hilty is most recognizable for her portrayal of seasoned triple-threat Ivy Lynn in NBC’s musical drama Smash. She followed up the series with a starring role on the comedy Sean Saves the World. This spring, Hilty received critical acclaim for her role of Brooke Ashton in the Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of Noises Off. She has earned nominations for a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Drama League Award and won a Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Featured Actress in a Play. Earlier this year, she recurred on Bravo’s dramedy Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce and she is currently appearing in the final season of CBS’ The Good Wife. This May, Hilty released a live album comprising songs from her recent concert tour, entitled Megan Hilty Live at the Café Carlyle. She is currently in residency at New York’s Café Carlyle, where she previously performed the last two years. This summer, she will appear in Hulu’s Difficult People and CBS’ BrainDead and continue to tour abroad, making her Australian debut as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

In March 2013, Hilty released her debut solo album, It Happens All The Time, which included fresh interpretations of compositions by contemporary songwriters and producers. Earlier, Hilty starred as Lorelei Lee, the diamond-loving blonde made famous by Carol Channing, in the Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, for which she earned rave reviews. Additionally, her voice was featured as Rosetta in Disney's Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings. She has also recorded vocals in Disney's The Secret Life of Magic Gourd, Phineas & Ferb, Glenn Martin DDS, American Dad, Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games, Robot & Monster as well as singing as Snow White in the film Shrek the Third. Hilty can be heard in the animated film Dorothy of Oz with Kelsey Grammer, Hugh Dancy and Lea Michele. She can also be heard alongside Placido Domingo on the opera star’s duet album. A native of Seattle, Hilty moved to New York City after graduating from the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, and quickly made her Broadway debut as Glinda in Wicked. She went on to perform the role in both the national tour and in Los Angeles. After receiving high praise for her portrayal of Doralee Rhodes in Broadway’s 9 to 5: The Musical, Hilty was honored with nominations for Lead Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Drama League Awards and L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Awards. Hilty has previously performed at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops, the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center, the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops, the Houston Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony among many others. She was also featured on TNT’s 2012 Christmas in Washington special and continues to perform at prestigious venues nationwide. Megan is a frequent guest on PBS’ televised Live from Capital Hill concerts. Her solo concert concerts continue to sell out and receive critical acclaim across the country. Her television credits include guest-starring roles in Melissa & Joey, Bones, The Closer, Desperate Housewives, CSI, Shark, Ugly Betty, Eli Stone and The Suite Life of Zach & Cody. Among Hilty’s film credits are The Bitter Feast the short film The Happiest Man Alive, opposite Justin Chambers and the upcoming Untitled Warren Beatty Project etc.

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DSYO PROVIDES TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH

The DSO has a longstanding commitment to the youth of metro Detroit. DSO Young People’s Concerts have been a part of cherished childhood memories since the early 1900’s. Jazz Ensemble. Of her experience in our program, Kiana said, “I enjoy meeting all of the DSO musiTens of thousands of students attend or watch cians that come to work with us and help out. Just the Classroom Edition webcast of our Educational being part of something like DSYO is pretty amazConcert Series. Nearly fifty years ago, the DSO embarked upon its greatest commitment to enriching ing too. I am most definitely practicing a lot more and working to improve to young lives through music by creating the Detroit Sympho- “I enjoy meeting all of the move up and excel. The music ny Youth Orchestra. Initiated DSO musicians that come to is challenging, but I enjoy it with the substantial involveand I work really hard at it.” ment of DSO musicians and work with us and help out. Through dedicated staff developed over the years with and musicians, scholarship support from champions of Just being part of something support, and the extraormusic education like Clyde like DSYO is pretty dinary commitment of the and Helen Wu, the DSYO is now the centerpiece of the Wu entire oneDSO family, we are amazing too...” Family Academy for Learning providing transformative exand Engagement. As one of the top three ensem- periences for hundreds and thousands of youth bles of our Civic Youth Ensembles program, the across metro Detroit and beyond. Visit dso.org/ DSYO has a life-changing effect on students rewfa to learn more about the Wu Family Academy gardless of their intended career path. and consider what we can do for the youth that Kiana (pictured above) is one such student who is a violist in both the DSYO and our Creative matter to you! PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE

1887 society

BARBARA VAN DUSEN, Honorary Chair The 1887 Society is a tribute to the storied past of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and recognizes those among our patrons with unique DSO histories who have made a legacy commitment to our work. Members receive recognition in each issue of Performance magazine and an annual society luncheon, as well as enjoying a special package of benefits throughout the DSO season. If you have arranged for a legacy gift, or for more information on ways to do so, please contact Dan Coleman at 313.576.5451. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors is pleased to honor the 1887 Society. These patrons, friends and subscribers have named the Orchestra in their estate plans. Ms. Doris Adler Dr. & Mrs. William C. Albert Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Dr. Lourdes A. Andaya Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. Augustin & Nancy† Arbulu Ms. Charlotte Arkin† Ms. Sharon Backstrom Sally & Donald Baker Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. & Mrs. Mandell L. Berman Mrs. John G. Bielawski† Mrs. Betty Blair Robert T. Bomier† Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. Harry G. Bowles† William & Julia Bugera Dr. Cynthia Cassell Dr. & Mrs. Victor† J. Cervenak Eleanor A. Christie Ms. Mary Christner Lois & Avern Cohn Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cook Dorothy M. Craig Mr. & Mrs. John Cruikshank Ms. Mary Rita K. Cuddohy† Ms. Mattie L. Cunningham† Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. John Diebel Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Ms. Bette J. Dyer† Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Eidson Marianne T. Endicott Ms. Dorothy Fisher Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Mr. Emory Ford, Jr.† Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman

Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Mrs. Rema Frankel† Jane French Dr. Byron P. & Marilyn Georgeson Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Victor† & Gale Girolami Ruth & Al Glancy Donna & Eugene Hartwig Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt Hein Ms. Nancy B. Henk Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Hitchman Mrs. Patricia Hobar† Mr. & Mrs. Richard N. Holloway† Paul M. Huxley & Cynthia Pasky David & Sheri Jaffa Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Jeffs II Richard & Involut Jessup Ms. Carol Johnston Lenard & Connie Johnston Carol M. Jonson Drs. Anthony & Joyce Kales Faye & Austin Kanter Norb† & Carole Keller Dr. Mark & Mrs. Gail Kelley June K. Kendall Dimitri† & Suzanne Kosacheff Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Krolikowski Mary Clippert LaMont Mrs. Bonnie Larson Ann C. Lawson Mr. Phillip Leon† Allan S. Leonard Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson

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Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs.† Joseph Lile Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Lundquist Harold Lundquist & Elizabeth Brockhaus Lundquist Roberta Maki Eileen & Ralph Mandarino Mr. Glenn Maxwell Mr. Leonard Mazerov Mary Joy McMachen, Ph.D. Mr. William G. Michael† Rhoda A. Milgrim John & Marcia Miller Jerald A. & Marilyn H. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. L. William† Moll Craig & Shari Morgan Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Beverley Anne Pack Mr. Dale J. Pangonis Ms. Mary W. Parker Sophie Pearlstein Helen & Wesley Pelling Dr. William F. Pickard Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Ms. Christina Pitts Mrs. Robert Plummer Mr. & Mrs. P. T. Ponta Ms. Linda Rankin & Mr. Daniel Graschuck Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Rasmussen Ms. Dorothy J. Reidel† Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Barbara Gage Rex Ms. Marianne Reye Katherine D. Rines Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Ms. Barbara Robins Jack† & Aviva Robinson

Dr. Margaret Ryan Marjorie & Saul Saulson Mr. & Mrs. Donald & Janet Schenk Ms. Yvonne Shilla Stephanie & Fred Secrest Mr. & Mrs. Stephan† Sharf Ms. Marla Shelton Ms. June Siebert Dr. Melissa J. Smiley & Dr. Patricia A. Wren Ms. Marilyn Snodgrass† Mr. & Mrs. Walter Stuecken Mr. & Mrs. Alexander C. Suczek Ms. Mildred Tanner† Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. David Patria & Ms. Barbara Underwood Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. Melvin VanderBrug Mr. & Mrs. George† C. Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Keith C. Weber Mr. Herman Weinreich John† & Joanne Werner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Wilhelm Mrs. Michel Williams Ms. Nancy S. Williams† Mr. Robert S. Williams & Ms. Treva Womble Mr. Robert E. Wilkins† Ms. Barbara Wojtas Elizabeth B. Work Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu† Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Mr. Milton Zussman Five who wish to remain anonymous † Deceased

planned giving council

Planned Giving Council

The DSO’s Planned Giving Council recognizes the region’s leading financial and estate professionals whose current and future clients may involve them in their decision to make a planned gift to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Members play a critical role in shaping the future of the DSO through ongoing feedback, working with their clients, supporting philanthropy and attending annual briefings. LINDA WASSERMAN AVIV, Chair Mrs. Katana H. Abbott Mr. Christopher A. Ballard Ms. Sandra K. Campbell Mr. Henry M. Grix Mr. Mark W. Jannott, CTFA Ms. Jennifer A. Jennings

Ms. Dawn Jinsky Mrs. Shirley Kaigler Mr. Robert E. Kass Mr. Christopher L. Kelly Mr. Bernard S. Kent Ms. Yuh Suhn Kim

Mr. Henry P. Lee Ms. Marguerite Munson Lentz Mr. Christopher M. Mann Mr. Curtis J. Mann Mrs. Mary Mansfield Mr. Mark Neithercut

Mrs. Alice R. Pfahlert Ms. Deborah J. Renshaw, CFP Mr. James P. Spica Mr. John N. Thomson, Esq. Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Ms. Wendy Zimmer Cox

If you would like to join the DSO’s Planned Giving Council, please call Dan Coleman at 313-576-5451.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Volunteer Ushers Sandy Aasgaard Fran Alberts Dee Allison Karen Arendall William Arendall Susan Baran Catherine Beaumont Clara Belt Barbara Binder Valerie Binder Niels Boesen Dorisel Boggs Kathie Booth Barbara Borden Elaine Bozin Ann Brilliant Nelda Brogan Roy Brogan Alexander Brown Kenneth Brown Ruth Bruce Joseph Buese Janice Calligaris-Sur Stephanie Canty Ed Carey Bethany Carmody Hannah Carmody Kay Carmody Maria Caruso Martha Casey Elaine Chalom

Gloria Coles Gregg Coughlin Nancy Courtney Gerry Crowe Neal Dahlen James Demers Kari Deming Nancy Deming Diane DeVincent Brian Doefer Barbara Drake Kay Dubois Michael Easter Monica Easter Naomi Edwards Bob Emick Mary Ann Emick Joanna Endres Robert Endres Leslie Falvey Pam Faricy Joseph Fasi Michael Fenchel Marvin Fink Rosalind Fink Lester Floyd Carmen Freeman laurie fundukian Frank Gasiorek Cheryl Gastwirth Jeffrey Gebauer

Steven Gensterblum John Gibson Toni Gibson Jackie Giering Bruce Gilbert Nora Gilbert Elisa Giuliani David Groen Rosemary Gugino Rebeca Guzman Carla Hall Claudia Hawkins Mary Heppner Fay Herman Francine Hill Jolyn Hillebrand Cal Hoeksema Norma Hoeksema Diane Holden Jasmine Hollis Robert Holzhauer Jean Hornbacher Regina Hughes William Isenhour Barbara Iseppi Larry Jacobs Linda James Germaine Jarvis Rick Jayroe Sue Jayroe Gregory Johnson

Marva Johnson Earline Jones Rita Kaplan Nancy Karpus Kathleen Keener Katherine Klimas Carol Kupinski Mary Lafter Jane Latessa Lorraine Lavoie Edward Lesnau Maureen Lesnau Louise Less Joyce Lyons Rochelle Mailhot Consquela Marbury Christina Marchwica Mark Marchwica Jack Marshall Kisha Martin Henry McCoy Diane McLeod Marie Meleski Paul Michalsen Nancy Miller Emma Mitchell Peg Mixter Virginia Moore Jim Moylan Nellie Murphy Don Musser

Dorothy Musser Mary Myers Joan Nagrant Florkowski Nancy Betty Nelson Courtney Nicholls Marylou Ouellette Ann Pape Maureen Paraventi Bob Patton Alice Paul Cassandra Pettway Fedora Pruitt Brenda Purkiss Betsy Quick Karen Rademacher Elizabeth Reid Peggy Roberts Shirley Ross Jane Rousseau Edna Rubin Mona Ruggers Vincent Ruggers Susan Saroglia Pat Shannon Emanuel Sharpe Martha Shumaker Craig Sieferd Helen Smiley Chris Smith Kathy Smith

Mary Smith Steven Smith April Snively Jeff Spakowski Glenn Stadts Archer Stone Art Stone Jennifer Sutherland Joan Swain Marianne Szymborski Ira Richard Talbott Joan Tilford Dorothy Trent Virnestean Tubbs Sherry Turner Fred Van Every Lee Visci Janice Wargo Jerry Wargo Sanford Waxer Charles Weaver Cobe Weaver Karen Weaver Carolyn Wedepohl Ted Wedepohl Chuck Wendt Miles West John Wheeler Stan Wisniewski Mary Zelenock

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the annual fund Gifts received between September 1, 2014 and January 31, 2016

Being a community-supported orchestra means you can play your part through frequent ticket purchases and generous annual donations. Your tax-deductible Annual Fund donation is an investment in the wonderful music at Orchestra Hall, around the neighborhoods and across the community. This honor roll celebrates those generous donors who made a gift of $1,500 or more to the DSO Annual Fund Campaign. If you have questions about this roster, or to make a donation, please contact 313.576.5114 or go to dso.org/donate. The Gabrilowitsch Society honors individuals who support us most generously at the $10,000 level and above.

JANET AND NORM ANKERS Co-Chairs

GIVING OF $250,000 & MORE

Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel

Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher

Mandell & Madeleine Berman

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel

Foundation

Ruth & Al Glancy

Penny & Harold Blumenstein

Mr. & Mrs. Morton E. Harris

Julie & Peter Cummings

Danialle & Peter Karmanos, Jr.

Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson

Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation

Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Family Foundation Ms. Leslie Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher

Emory M. Ford, Jr.+ Endowment Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein The Polk Family Cindy & Leonard Slatkin

GIVING OF $50,000 & MORE

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Mrs. Cecilia Benner Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. Mrs. Bonnie Larson

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester Ms. Deborah Miesel Bernard & Eleanor Robertson

GIVING OF $25,000 & MORE

Ms. Sharon Backstrom Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Mr. & Mrs. David Fischer Sidney & Madeline Forbes Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak

Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon Mr. James G. Vella

GIVING OF $100,000 & MORE

DSO MUSIC DIRECTOR OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH (1918 - 1936) Ossip Gabrilowitsch was an internationally known Russian pianist whose presence gave the DSO instant credibility. Additionally, he inspired the construction of Orchestra Hall. The building was erected in four months and 23 days after Gabrilowitsch threatened to quit unless he and his musicians had a permanent home. A friend to Mahler and Rachmaninoff, and son-in-law of Mark Twain, Gabrilowitsch himself possessed greatness.

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the annual fund GIVING OF $10,000 & MORE Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Mr. Chuck Becker Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Bluestein Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bonahoom Gwen & Richard Bowlby Michael & Geraldine Buckles Lois & Avern Cohn Mr. Gary Cone & Ms. Aimée Cowher Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Marianne Endicott Jim & Margo Farber Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman

GIVING OF $5,000 & MORE Mrs. Denise Abrash Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Drs. John & Janice Bernick Robert N. & Claire P. Brown Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund Beck Demery Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Ms. Mary D. Fisher Mr. David Fleitz Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Dr. Robert T. Goldman Goodman Family Charitable Trust † Deceased

Dale & Bruce Frankel Ms. Carol A. Friend & Mr. Mark T. Kilbourn Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Mrs. Byron Gerson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Gray Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Dr. Gloria Heppner Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Lauri & Paul* Hogle Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Horwitz Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Mr. James A. Jacob Mr. Sharad P. Jain Chacona W. Johnson Lenard & Connie Johnston Faye & Austin Kanter

Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Mike & Katy Keegan Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Dr. and Mrs. Myron LaBan Marguerite & David Lentz Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Dr. Melvin A. Lester Bud & Nancy Liebler Mr. & Mrs.† Joseph Lile Michael & Laura Marcero David & Valerie McCammon Mr. & Mrs. Doug McClure Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Mr. & Mrs. Craig R. Morgan Cyril Moscow Xavier & Maeva Mosquet Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Patricia & Henry Nickol Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman Anne Parsons* &

Donald Dietz Mr. Charles Peters Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Dr. William F. Pickard Ms. Ruth Rattner Jack+ & Aviva Robinson Martie & Bob Sachs Dr. Mark & Peggy Saffer Marjorie & Saul Saulson Elaine & Michael Serling Mark & Lois Shaevsky William H. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. Gary L. Wasserman & Mr. Charlie Kashner Mr. Todd Watson Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams David & Bernadine Wu Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Zlotoff

Mr. & Mrs. James† A. Green Judy & Kenneth Hale Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Ms. Nancy Henk Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Patrick J. Kerzic & Stephanie Germack Kerzic Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish Allan S. Leonard Mr. Daniel Lewis Mr. Gregory Liposky The Locniskar Group Mr. Robert A. Lutz Ms. Florine Mark

Patricia A. & Patrick G. McKeever Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Mr. Joseph Mullany Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mr. & Mrs. Pat Olney Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Partrich Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske Mrs. Helen F. Pippin Dr. Glenda D. Price Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Barbara Gage Rex Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Mrs. Lois J. Ryan Mrs. Patricia Finnegan Sharf Mr. & Mrs James H. Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Smith

Renate & Richard Soulen Mrs. E. Ray Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Mr. Gary Torgow David Usher Mrs. Eva Von Voss S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Arthur & Trudy Weiss Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Mr. Michael Yessian Margaret S. York Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Milton & Lois Zussman

Two who wish to remain anonymous

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the annual fund GIVING OF $2,500 & MORE Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Dr. Roger & Mrs. Rosette Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mr. & Mrs. John Axe Mrs. Jean Azar Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. Mark Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. J. Addison Bartush+ David & Kay Basler Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Dr. & Mrs. Brian Beck Ms. Margaret Beck Mrs. Harriett Berg Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Mr. and Mrs. Michael Biber Dr. George & Joyce Blum Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Bluth Rud & Mary Ellen Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. Scott Brooks Bowden & Elaine Brown Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Ms. Evelyn Burton Julie Byczynski* & Angus Gray Philip & Carol Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Mr. Daniel Clancy Gloria & Fred Clark Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clark Dr. Thomas Clark & Annette Clark Nina & Richard Cohan Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cook Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Dorothy M. Craig Mrs. Barbara Cunningham

Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Barbara A. David Lillian & Walter Dean Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Mr. Giuseppe Derdelakos Adel & Walter Dissett Mr. & Mrs. Mark Domin Donato Enterprises Paul + & Peggy Dufault Mr. Michael J. Dul Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Mr. Lawrence Ellenboger Donald & Marjory Epstein Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Mary Sue & Paul Ewing Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs. Anthony C. Fielek Ms. Sharon Finch Mr. Jay Fishman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Frank Mr. Samuel Frank Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Frohardt-Lane Sharyn & Alan Gallatin Lynn & Bharat Gandhi Mr. George Georges Drs. Lynda & Conrad Giles Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Mr. Nathaniel Good Dr. & Mrs. Paul Goodman Mr. Jason Gourley and Mrs. Rebekah Page-Gourley Ms. Jacqueline Graham Mr. Luke Ponder & Dr. Darla Granger Ms. Leslie Green Dr. & Mrs. Joe L. Greene Dr. & Mrs. Steven Grekin Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Ms. Janet Groening-Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Alice Berberian Haidostian Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Ms. Albertine Harmon Mrs. Betty J. Harrell Scott Harrison & Angela Detlor Cheryl A. Harvey Gerhardt A. Hein &

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Rebecca P. Hein Mr. & Mrs. Ross Herron Jeremiah* & Brooke Hess Dr. Deanna & Mr. David B. Holtzman Jack & Anne Hommes Ms. Barbara Honner The Honorable Denise Page Hood & Reverend Nicholas Hood III Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Nicki* & Brian Inman Steven & Sarah Jackson Ira & Brenda Jaffe William & Story John Mr. John S. Johns Mr. George Johnson Mr. Paul Joliat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Mrs. Ellen D. Kahn Ms. Cathleen Kapatos Mr. and Mrs. David Karp Dr. Laura Katz & Dr. Jonathan Pasko Betsy & Joel Kellman Martin & Cis Maisel Kellman The Stephanie & Frederic Keywell Family Fund Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Kleiman Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Dr. Harry & Mrs. Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Dr. Arnold Kummerow Mr. John Kunz Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Dolores & Paul Lavins Mr. Henry P. Lee Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Lundquist Daniel & Linda* Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Mr. & Mrs.

Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. & Mrs. David S. Maquera, Esq. Maureen & Mauri Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Mrs. Thomas Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich Mr. & Mrs. Leonard G. Miller J.J. & Liz Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. Lane J. Moore Ms. A. Anne Moroun Ms. Florence Morris Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Drs. Barbara & Stephen Munk Joy & Allan Nachman Edward & Judith Narens Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Mr. John J. O’Brien Mr & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Dr. William Oppat Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Opperer David+ & Andrea Page Mr. Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Mr. & Mrs. Kris Pfaehler Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom Mr. & Mrs. William Powers Reimer Priester Charlene & Michael Prysak Mr. Ronald Puchalski Fair Radom Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Mr. Richard Rapson Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Carol & Foster Redding Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Mrs. Ann C. Rohr Seth & Laura Romine

the annual fund Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Norman+ & Dulcie Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Jane & Curt Russell Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Ruthven Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Hershel & Dorothy Sandberg Mr. Robert Schaerer Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff David & Carol Schoch Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. Ken Seawell Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest Mr. Merton J. & Mrs. Beverly Segal Mr. Igal Shaham

Ms. Linda Zlotoff Mrs. Jean Shapero Ms. Cynthia Shaw Ms. Margaret Shulman Dr. Les & Mrs. Ellen Siegel Coco & Robert Siewert William & Cherie Sirois Dr. Cathryn Skedel & Mr. Daniel Skedel Dr. Gregory Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Cinton F. Stimpson III Dr. Mack Stirling Dr. & Mrs. Charles D. Stocking Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Stephen & Phyllis Strome Mrs. Susan Svoboda & Mr. Bill Kishler Dorothy I. Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop

Carol & Larry Tibbitts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. & Mrs. Michael Torakis Barbara & Stuart Trager Mark & Janice Uhlig Dr. Vainutis Vaitkevicius Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Van Dusen Mr.+ & Mrs. George C. Vincent Mr. Bill Vlasic Mr. & Mrs.+ William Waak Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Captain Joseph F. Walsh, USN (Ret.) Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Mr. Patrick Webster Mr. Herman W. Weinreich

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Weisberg Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald N. Weiser Mr. Brian Wenzel Janis & William Wetsman/ The Wetsman Foundation Beverly & Barry Williams Dr. M. Roy & Mrs. Jacqueline Wilson Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Mr. John Wolak Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Mrs. Cathy Cromer Wood Ms. Andrea L. Wulf The Yousif Family Mr. & Mrs. Alan Zekelman Mr. Richard D. Zimmerman

GIVING OF $1,500 & MORE

Patricia & William Cosgrove, Sr Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dart Gordon & Elaine Didier Mr. & Mrs. Henry Eckfeld Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Mr. & Mrs. Howard O. Emorey Ron Fischer* & Kyoko Kashiwagi Dr. Linda Golumbia, Ph.D Mr. & Mrs. Saul Green Mr. Donald Guertin Mary & Preston Happel Mr. & Mrs. Michael Harding Mr. & Mrs. Howard Heicklen Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hillegonds Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham Carolyn & Howard Iwrey Ms. Nadine Jakobowski Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Janovsky Carol & Richard Johnston Dr. Jean Kegler June K. Kendall

Ms. Ida King Mr. James Kirby Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Klimko Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kochajda/ Teal Electric Co. Miss Kathryn Korns Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King* Mr. & Mrs. Kosch Martin & Karen Koss Mr. Michael Kuhne Mr. Charles E Letts Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Margaret Makulski & James Bannan Dr. Arlene M. Marcy, M.D. Ms. Annette McGruder Ms. Camille McLeod Mr. & Mrs. Brian Meer Mr. & Mrs. Germano Mularoni Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Norling Noel & Patricia Peterson Mr. Mark Phillips

Dr. & Mrs. Terry Podolsky Mrs. Hope Raymond Mr. & Mrs. George Roumell Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Mr. & Mrs. James P. Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schlack Mr. Lawrence Shoffner Zon Shumway Mr. Mark Sims & Ms. Elaine Fieldman Ralph & Peggy Skiano Mr. Michael J. Smith & Mrs. Mary C. Williams Dr. & Mrs. Choichi Sugawa Dr. Gytis Udrys Ms. Charlotte Varzi Dr. Stanley Waldon Ms. Janet Weir Frank & Ruth Zinn

Ms. Dorothy Adair Joshua & Judith Adler Mr. & Mrs. Ismael Ahmed Dr. & Mrs. Gary S. Assarian Drs. Richard & Helena Balon Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Ms. Kathleen Block Mr. & Mrs. G. Peter Blom Ms. Jane Bolender Ms. Liz Boone Mr. & Mrs. J. Bora Ms. Nadia Boreiko Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lisa Brandt Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Buck Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burstein Dr. & Mrs. Roger C. Byrd Ms. Sandra K. Campbell Mr. David Carroll Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk

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corporate partners $500,000 AND MORE JIM NICHOLSON

CEO, PVS Chemicals

$200,000 AND MORE

GERARD M. ANDERSON

FAYE NELSON

President, Chairman and CEO, DTE Energy Corporation

President, DTE Energy Foundation

MARK FIELDS

President and CEO, Ford Motor Company

JAMES VELLA

President, Ford Motor Company Fund

$100,000 AND MORE

SERGIO MARCHIONNE Chief Executive Officer, FCA

MARY BARRA

Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation

KEITH J. ALLMANN

President and CEO, MASCO Corporation

VIVIAN PICKARD

Director, General Motors Public Policy

MATTHEW J. SIMONCINI President and CEO, Lear Corporation

$50,000 AND MORE Target Corporation

$20,000 AND MORE

American House

Greektown Casino-Hotel

Senior Living

Macy’s

Communities

MGM Grand Detroit

Amerisure Insurance

Rock Ventures, LLC

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Talmer Bank and Trust

corporate partners $10,000 AND MORE

$5,000 AND MORE

Beaumont Health Delphi Foundation Dykema Edibles Rex Fifth Third Bank Greenleaf Trust Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn, LLP Hungry Howie’s Huron Consulting Group KPMG LLP PNC Bank PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP REDICO Sandler Training Telemus Capital Partners, LLC Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Wolverine Packing Company

BASF Corporation The Boston Consulting Group Contractors Steel Company Creative Benefit Solutions, LLC Denso International America, Inc. Ernst and Young Michigan Ear Institute Midwest Medical Center Plante Moran, PLLC St. John Providence Health System Suburban Collection Varnum LLP Yessian Music

$1,000 AND MORE Avis Ford, Inc. Broder & Sachse Real Estate Services

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Coffee Express Roasting Company CRStager Darling Bolt Company Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Dickinson Wright HEM Data Corporation Hotel St. Regis Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC KlearSky Solutions, LLC Lakeside Ophthalmology Center Michigan First Credit Union Oswald Companies Post, Smythe, Lutz, & Ziel LLP Robert Swaney Consulting, Inc. Sachse Construction Schaerer Architextural Interiors Urban Science Applications

support from foundations and organizations The Detroit Symphony Orchestra acknowledges and honors the following foundations and organizations for their contributions to support the Orchestra’s performances, education programming, and other annual operations of the organization. This honor roll reflects both fulfillments of previous commitments and new gifts during the period beginning September 1, 2014 to January 31, 2016. We regret the omission of gifts received after this print deadline.

$500,000 AND MORE

$50,000 AND MORE

$5,000 AND MORE

The William M. Davidson Foundation Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation

Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs National Endowment for the Arts The Taubman Foundation Matilda R. Wilson Fund

Benson & Edith Ford Fund Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation Herbert & Elsa Ponting Foundation Mary Thompson Foundation

$250,000 AND MORE The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Hudson-Webber Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The Kresge Foundation McGregor Fund

$100,000 AND MORE Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Ford Foundation Detroit Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council New Music USA League of American Orchestras

$25,000 AND MORE Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation

$10,000 AND MORE Henry Ford II Fund Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation The Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation Myron P. Leven Foundation Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation

$1,000 AND MORE Charles M. Bauervic Foundation Frank and Gertrude Dunlap Foundation Harold and Ruth Garber Family Foundation Clarence and Jack Himmel Fund James and Lynelle Holden Fund Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation Ludwig Foundation Fund Meyer and Anna Prentis Family Foundation Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik Foundation Louis and Nellie Sieg Foundation Sills Foundation Don and Dolly Smith Foundation The Village Club Foundation Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Young Woman’s Home Association PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE

blockbuster fund Gifts received September 1, 2014 to January 31, 2016

Gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Blockbuster Fund support those exceptional projects, partnerships and performances that boldly advance the DSO’s mission “to be a leader in the world of classical music, embracing and inspiring individuals, families and communities through unsurpassed musical experiences.” Blockbuster gifts fund defining initiatives that are outside the annual budget such as touring, Live From Orchestra Hall webcasts, certain community engagement and education partnerships, and capital and technology infrastructure. Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Ankers Mr. and Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. & Mrs. Mandell L. Berman Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Jerry P. D’Avanzo

Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Ford Motor Company Mr. Stephen Hudson Mr. Michael Jalving Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

tribute gifts

Mr. and Mrs. John Lesesne Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Lester McGregor Fund Michigan Lighting Systems East Ms. Deborah Miesel National Endowment for the Arts New Music USA and the League of American Orchestras

Mr. and Mrs. George Nyman Phillip and Elizabeth Filmer Memorial Charitable Trust Mr. Marc A. Schwartz Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America WDET

Gifts received September 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016

Tribute Gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra are made to honor accomplishments, celebrate occasions, and pay respect in memory or reflection. These gifts support current season projects, partnerships and performances such as DSO concerts, education programs, free community concerts and family programming. For information about making a Tribute Gift, please call 313.576.5114 or visit dso.org/tribute. In Honor of RICHARD AND MONA ALONZO Alan and Shirley Schlang In Honor of JOHN AND LINDA AXE Marianne Endicott In Memory of WILLIAM BAYER Betty Bayer In Memory of JAMES BRUNO John and Rebecca Bercini William Bielinkski Paul Bruno Shirley Bruno Harry and Pearl Gopoian Andrew Johns Diran and Patricia Kochyan Mihran Kochyan Lawrence and Susan Lankowsky Seymour and Norma Lankowsky Jeffry and Susan Palisin Lewis and Sharon Smith Bruce Thelen and Kathryn Flood Gary and Patricia Tibble John and Mary Ann Wheeler In Honor of JOANNE DANTO Lois and Avern Cohn

In Memory of OLGA DWORKIN Joseph and Sandra Knollenberg Robert and Sandra Moers Stanley and Gloria Nycek In Memory of NAOMI S. EDEN Eve Eden In Honor of PHILLIP WM. FISHER Aviva and Dean Friedman Ira and Brenda Jaffe Marc Schwartz and Emily Lamlenek In Honor of JAMES S. GARRETT Timothy and Marianne LeVigne In Honor of ALICE HAIDOSTIAN Esther Lyons In Memory of CAROL HORWITZ Jane Berg Gary and Judi Cooper Ralph and Erica Gerson Ira and Brenda Jaffe Professor Jerry Kazdan Barry and Linda Klein Julie Kraus

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Roger and Terran Leemis Richard and Brenda Neff David and Sylvia Nelson Gloria Siegel Anastasia Tessler Beverly and Gerald Viedrah W. William and Roseanne Winokur

In Memory of ELAINE LEBENBOM Ralle Rothman

In Memory of HAROLD C. L. JACKSON, JR. Ellen Barnes James and Edith Coussens Mark and Barbara Crowley Richard Davis Charles and Joanne Forbes Erwin and Barbara Gutenberg David and Laura Malik Les and Susan Schoonover David Thornbury and Judith Heinen Jerome Wahla Regina Wilking

In Memory of MACELLINE NOWICKI Marlene Bihlmeyer

In Honor of BERTRAND AND MURIEL JACOBS Janice and Bradley Jacobs

In Memory of FAY ANN RESNICK Helene Hoffman Ira and Mildred Wells

In Honor of HAROLD KULISH Mary Lou Dudley In Memory of DAVID LEBENBOM Claude and Sandra Reitelman

In Honor of DAVID LEDOUX Jerry and Virginia Ledoux

In Memory of JEROME PASKOVITZ Stephanie Louis Mickie Rumaner In Memory of ALEX PEABODY Stephen Liroff and Mary Ellen Gaffney

In Memory of HARVEY ROBB Ruthie Mizel

venture fund Gifts received September 1, 2014 to January 31, 2016

Gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Venture Fund are contributions that support projects, partnerships and performances taking place in the current season. Venture gifts are generally on-time and non-renewable in nature and fund initiatives that are included in the annual budget such as DSO concerts, Civic Youth Ensembles, community engagement and partnerships, and DSO Presents and Paradise Jazz concert series. Ms. Veronica Agosta† Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Ankers Mr. Braxton Blake and Ms. Freda Herseth Ms. Bette Dyer† Edsel And Eleanor Ford House Dr. Margo Farber and Mr. James Farber

Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Frankel Mr. and Mrs Richard N. Holloway† Jill Fox Revocable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Eric B. Larson Mr. John C. Leyhan†

Michael Willoughby & Associates Mr. and Mrs. James B. Nicholson Oakwood Healthcare David Page† Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Mr. George A. Raymond†

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schultz† Ms. Mildred Tanner Mr. Nicholas Thornton Ms. Sandra Thornton Mrs. Helen Walz-Gutowski Mr. Gary L. Wasserman and Mr. Charlie Kashner † Deceased

In Memory of JACK ROBINSON Berger, Ghersi & LaDuke PLC Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Stanley and Judy Frankel Ralph and Erica Gerson Merle and Shirley Harris Renee and Burt Mahler National Association of Chain Drug Stores David and Sylvia Nelson Graham and Sally Orley Barbara Roden Alan and Marianne Schwartz Lewis and Beverly Siegel Ted and Mary Ann Simon William and Janis Wetsman

In Memory of CLYDE AND HELEN WU Katherine Anslow Lee and Floy Barthel Cecilia Benner Mandell and Madeleine Berman Marlene Bihlmeyer Gust Bills and Effie Papadakis-Bills Craig and Christy Birch Harold and Penny Blumenstein Gregory Bonus and Linda Russell Richard and Gwen Bowlby Anita Boyer Julie Byczynski and Angus Gray Todd and Jill Campbell William Campbell Dr. Silas Cheuk Thomas Cliff Avern and Lois Cohn Martha and William Cox Friedrich and Hiroko Dalman Yuchuan Ding and Ning Yan Barbara Dursum Dr. Glen Elliott Marianne Endicott David Everson and Jill Jordan Christopher Felcyn Samuel and Laura Fogleman Ruth Frank Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Stanley and Judy Frankel David and Lynn Galbenski Ralph and Erica Gerson Ellwyn and Johanna Gilbert Cozette Grabb Dr. Karen Hrapkiewicz Shyr-ing and Ellie Hu Roland Hwang Dr. Cathy Jen John and Marlene Boll Chacona Johnson Karen Katanick Francis and Lucy King

William and Dorothea Krieg Paul and Katherine Lam Raymond Landes and Mary McBrien Bud and Nancy Liebler Stuart and Patricia Lum Glen and Kelly Lutz Esther Lyons Malcolm and Cynthia MacDonald J. Thomas MacFarlane Richard and Florence McBrien Victoria McBrien H. and Venus Mighion Eugene and Lois Miller David and Sylvia Nelson Dr. Anke L. Nolting Stephen and Carol Park Anne Parsons and Donald Dietz Steven Peng Dr. Margaret Pierron Marilyn Pincus Ruth Rattner Ray and Jane Cracchiolo Claude and Sandra Reitelman Lloyd and Maurcine Reuss Raymond Robbins Charles and Patricia Rutherford Saul and Marjorie Saulson Alan and Marianne Schwartz William and Sally Shelden Gertrude Shiemke Tor Shwayder and Aimee Ergas Edward and Helen Sing June Songe John and Vivian Stroh Frances Tatarelli Peter and Ellen Thurber Roy and Diana Vagelos Barbara Van Dusen Arthur and Trudy Weiss Ching-Hsong and Su-Mei Wu Stephen Wu Atsushi and Barbara Yoshida George and Mary Anne Zinn

In Memory of MARY LUZ ZUBRIN Peter Zubrin

In Memory of SHELDON SANDWEISS Doreen Hermelin Jerry and Sharon Knoppow Moore, Stephens, Doeren & Mayhew James and Denise Parker In Honor of MARGARET SPEAR Gretchen and Robert Wilbert In Honor of KEN TUCKER Marty and Rose Reichman In Memory of GEORGE C. VINCENT Lee and Floy Barthel In Memory of ANN K. WARREN George Haggarty, Jr. Gerhardt and Rebecca Hein Mary Ann Oderman Michael and Carolyn Skaff

PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE

upcoming

CONCERTS CLASSICAL SERIES

CLASSICAL SERIES

THE LEGENDARY NIGEL KENNEDY Leonard Slatkin, conductor Nigel Kennedy, violin Fri., May 6 at 8 PM Sat., May 7 at 8 PM

BEETHOVEN’S “EMPEROR” CONCERTO Sir Andrew Davis, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano Fri., May 20 at 10:45 AM Sat., May 21 at 8 PM Sun., May 22 at 3 PM DSO PRESENTS

STRAUSS’ SEDUCTIVE SALOME Leonard Slatkin, conductor Lise Lindstrom, soprano Chris Merritt, tenor Jane Henschel, mezzo soprano Daniel Sutin, baritone Scott Ramsay, tenor Fri., June 3 at 8 PM Sun., June 5 at 3 PM

DVOŘÁK’S SEVENTH Rune Bermann, conductor Paul Huang, violin Thu., May 12 at 7:30 PM at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Fri., May 13 at 8 PM at Macomb Center for the Performing Arts Sun., May 15 at 3 PM at Seligman Performing Arts Center

OM @ THE MAX Sat., May 21 at 10 AM

POPS SERIES

DSO PRESENTS

CIVIC & EDUCATION

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

YO-YO MA & KATHRYN STOTT* Yo-Yo Ma, cello Kathryn Stott, piano Wed., May 18 at 7:30 PM

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

CLASSICAL SERIES

JOSHUA BELL RETURNS Leonard Slatkin, conductor Joshua Bell, violin Thu., May 26 at 7:30 PM Fri., May 27 at 8 PM

WU FAMILY ACADEMY SHOWCASE* Sat., May 28 at 7 PM

THE MUSIC OF U2 Brent Havens, conductor Brody Dolyniuk, vocalist Wed., June 8 at 7:30 PM OTHER PRESENTERS

IVAN MOSHCHUK* Thu., June 9 at 7:30 PM

& EVENTS

at the

MAX M. AND MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER

POPS SERIES

HEROES GALA

JOHN WILLIAMS FAVORITES & MORE Jeff Tyzik, conductor Fri., June 10 at 10:45 AM & 8 PM Sat., June 11 at 8 PM Sun., June 12 at 3 PM

AN EVENING WITH MEGAN HILTY Michelle Merrill, conductor Megan Hilty, vocals Sat., June 18 at 7 PM

PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE: THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON* Miguel Zenón, alto saxophone David Sánchez, tenor saxophone Sean Jones, trumpet Robin Eubanks, trombone Warren Wolf, vibraphone, marimba Edward Simon, piano Matt Penman, bass Obed Calvaire, drums Fri., June 17 at 8 PM

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

BEETHOVEN'S 1ST PIANO CONCERTO Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor Louis Schwizgebel, piano Thurs., July 14 at 7:30 PM at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Fri., July 15 at 8 PM at Macomb Center for Performing Arts Sun., July 17 at 3 PM at Seligman Performing Arts Center

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

BEETHOVEN'S FIRST Karina Canellakis, conductor Jessica Rivera, soprano Thurs., July 21 at 7:30 p.m. at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts Fri., July 22 at 8 p.m. at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill Sat., July 23 at 8 p.m. at Kirk in the Hills Sun., July 24 at 3 p.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea

*DSO does not appear on this program. • Programs and artists are subject to change. Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts at dso.org/live

TICKETS AND INFO:

313.576.5111 or dso.org PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE

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