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Official Program Magazine of the Houston Symphony 615 Louisiana, Suite 102, Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 224-4240 • www.houstonsymphony.org
March • 2012
Programs 11 March 8 12 March 9-11 14 March 16-18 19 March 22, 24-25
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The Houston Symphony performs in New York’s Carnegie Hall this May. Read to find out how some patrons saw a sneak peek of the planned concert.
On Stage and Off
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Mark your calendars! The 2012-2013 Houston Symphony POPS Season has been announced.
Save the Date
5 Credits 23-31 Donors 8 From the Orchestra 9 Hans Graf 8 Letter to Patrons 4 Orchestra and Staff 22 Symphony Society
Houston Symphony League Bay Area invites you to
Features 16 2012-2013 Pops Season Announcement 32 Backstage Pass 7 Conductor’s Circle 6 Rock Me, Amadeus!Ball Kick-Off Party 10 Upcoming Performances Benefitting the Houston Symphony League Bay Area music education program in Clear Creek ISD elementary schools.
Cover photo by Leah Polkowske. Musician on the cover: Kiju Joh
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Orchestra and Staff. .......................................................................................... Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO
Hans Graf, Music Director
Martha GarcĂa, Assistant to the Executive Director
Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Michael Krajewski,
Meg Philpot, Director of Human Resources
Robert Franz,
Principal Pops Conductor
Associate Conductor
Sponsor, Cameron Management
Sponsor, Beth Madison
double Bass: David Malone, Acting Principal Mark Shapiro, Acting Associate Principal Eric Larson Robert Pastorek Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray
First Violin: Frank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Eric Halen, Associate Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Assia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster Cornelia and Meredith Long Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker, Hewlett-Packard Company Chair Alexandra Adkins MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin
Flute: Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair John Thorne, Associate Principal Judy Dines Allison Jewett** Rebecca Powell-Garfield*** Piccolo: Allison Jewett** Rebecca Powell-Garfield*** Oboe: Anne Leek, Acting Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Xiaodi Liu, Acting Associate Principal* Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz
Second Violin: Jennifer Owen, Principal Tina Zhang, Associate Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh Mihaela Oancea-Frusina Ruth Zeger Margaret Bragg Martha Chapman Kevin Kelly Tong Yan Christine Pastorek Amy Teare Viola: Wayne Brooks, Principal Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal George Pascal, Assistant Principal Wei Jiang Linda Goldstein Sheldon Person Fay Shapiro Daniel Strba Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Chair Thomas Molloy Phyllis Herdliska
Steven Brosvik, General Manager Roger Daily, Director, Music Matters! Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations and Production Steve Wenig, Orchestra Personnel Manager Allison Conlan, Music Matters! Coordinator Michael Gorman, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Donald Ray Jackson, Stage Manager Kelly Morgan, Assistant Stage Manager Meredith Williams, Operations Assistant
Trombone: Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman
Michael D. Pawson, Chief Financial Officer
Bass Trombone: Phillip Freeman
Amed Hamila, Director, Database Support
Sally Brassow, Controller Philip Gulla, Director, Technology
Tuba: Dave Kirk, Principal
Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database
Timpani: Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal
Kay Middleton, Receptionist
Percussion: Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss
Janis Pease LaRocque, Manager, Patron Database Maria Ross, Payroll Manager Armin (A.J.) Salge, Network Systems Engineer Chris Westerfelt, Manager, Accounts Payable and Special Projects
Aurelie Desmarais, Senior Director, Artistic Planning
English Horn: Adam Dinitz
Harp: Paula Page, Principal
Clarinet: David Peck, Principal Thomas LeGrand, Associate Principal Christian Schubert Alexander Potiomkin***
Lesley Sabol, Manager, Popular Programming
Keyboard: Scott Holshouser, Principal Neva Watkins West Chair
Sarah Berggren, Chorus Manager
E-Flat Clarinet: Thomas LeGrand Bass Clarinet: Alexander Potiomkin*** Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair
Cello: Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Haeri Ju Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James Denton Anthony Kitai
Trumpet: Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Anthony Prisk Speros P. Martel Chair
Amanda Tozzi, Director, Executive Operations
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Steve Wenig Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager: Michael Gorman Librarian: Thomas Takaro
Merle N. Bratlie, Director, Artist Services Thomas Takaro, Librarian Erik Gronfor, Assistant Librarian Michael McMurray, Assistant Librarian Rebecca Zabinski, Artistic Associate
Glenn Taylor, Senior Director, Marketing Allison Gilbert, Director of Marketing, Subscription & Group Sales Melissa H. Lopez, Director of Marketing, Special Projects
Bassoon: Rian Craypo, Principal Stewart Orton Chair Eric Arbiter, Associate Principal American General Chair J. Jeff Robinson** Elise Wagner Benjamin Atherholt*
Assistant LibrarianS: Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray
Assistant Stage Manager: Kelly Morgan
Erin Mushalla, Marketing Associate
Contrabassoon: J. Jeff Robinson** Benjamin Atherholt*
Stage Technician: Toby Blunt Zoltan Fabry Cory Grant
Jennifer R. Mire, Senior Director, Communications
*Contracted Substitute **Leave of Absence ***Regular Substitute
David Chambers, Chief Development Officer
Horn: William VerMeulen, Principal Jacek Muzyk, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Chair Nancy Goodearl Philip Stanton Julie Thayer
Stage Manager: Donald Ray Jackson
Carlos Vicente, Director of Marketing, Single Tickets Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Jeff Gilmer, Group Representative, Inside Sales Jason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron Services Derrick Rose, Group Representative, Outside Sales Holly Cassard, Manager, Communications Clair Studdard, Assistant, Communications Stephanie Jones, Senior Director, Events and League Relations Mark Folkes, Director, Individual Giving and Major Gifts Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Brandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Corporate Relations Peter Yenne, Director, Foundation Relations and Development Communications
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Darryl de Mello, Annual Fund Manager Jessica Ford, Gifts Officer Samantha Gonzalez, Manager, Events Robin Lewis, Development Assistant, Gifts and Records Jennifer Martin, Institutional Giving Coordinator Sarah Beth Seifert, Development Operations Manager Sarah Slemmons, Patron Donor Relations Manager Lena Streetman, Manager, Prospect Research
Credits...........................
Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO Holly Cassard Editor Carl Cunningham Program Annotator Elaine Reeder Mayo Editorial Consultant
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LATE SEATING In consideration of audience members, the Houston Symphony makes every effort to begin concerts on time. Ushers will assist with late seating at pre-designated intervals. You may be asked to sit in a location other than your ticketed seat until the end of that portion of the concert. You will be able to move to your ticketed seat at the concert break. CHILDREN AT CONCERTS In consideration of our patrons, we ask that children be 6 years and older to attend Houston Symphony concerts. Children of all ages, including infants, are admitted to Family Concerts. Any child over age 1 must have a ticket for those performances. CAMERAS, RECORDERS, CELL PHONES & PAGERS Cameras and recorders are not permitted in the hall. Patrons may not use any device to record or photograph performances. Please silence cell phones, pagers and alarm watches and refrain from texting during performances. March 2012
Rock Me, Amadeus! Ball Kick-Off Party............... On January 12, Houston Symphony enthusiasts flocked to the lobby of the Historic JPMorgan Chase building to attend a rockin’ evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music for the Rock Me, Amadeus: Houston Symphony Ball 2012 Kick-Off Party. Ball Chairs Tara and David Wuthrich (pictured right), alongside Ball Co-chairs Audrey and Brandon Cochran and Alexandra and David Pruner, hosted the evening and chatted with guests about the exciting plans for the March 23, 2012, Ball. At the top of the guests’ minds was the recently announced entertainment for the Ball, which will feature performances by Mark Wood, famed electronic violinist and founder and former lead violinist of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and the Marianne Bennett Orchestra from New York. With fans ranging from Wicked’s Idina Menzel to Letterman music man Paul Shaffer, the Marianne Bennett Orchestra will give Ball guests rich, pitch-perfect renditions of everything from Michael Bublé to Michael Jackson. A Fare Extraordinaire provided delectable bites and sparkling elixirs for the evening served by young waiters decked out in all black attire and 18th-century powdered wigs. Models paraded through the crowd, courtesy of Tootsies, wearing women’s spring eveningwear by Monique Lhuillier, Naeem Khan and Elie Saab and providing the ladies inspiration for their ball gowns. Rounding out the evening were performances by the Fidelis Quartet, who played a Beatles song and a movement of the Mozart “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,” while guests enjoyed miniature brandy-spiked vanilla bean milkshakes and chocolate, cranberry, pistachio bark. Among the crowd were Ball Honorees Denise and Philip Bahr, Julia Frankel and Beth Madison; Auction Co-Chair Katie Flaherty; Betty Tutor, Ed and Marie Bosarge, Phoebe Tudor, Bill and Joann Crassas, Steve and Joella Mach, Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein, Viviana and David Denechaud, Karina and Carlos Barbieri, Lindley and Jason Arnoldy and Isabel and Danny David.
Join us for the Ball on March 23, 2012! Tickets are available at: www.houstonsymphony.org/ball
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Conductor’s Circle. .......
On January 31, members of the Houston Symphony Conductor’s Circle, together with Prize Level members of The Shepherd Society at Rice University, joined forces to enjoy a private rehearsal with the Houston Symphony, as Maestro Hans Graf and the musicians prepare repertoire for their upcoming tour to Carnegie Hall on May 7. Bobby Tudor, current president of the Houston Symphony Society Board and his wife, Phoebe Tudor, current president of The Shepherd Society, greeted members from both organizations. Guests enjoyed a reception in the Grand Foyer of Alice Pratt Brown Hall, followed by a preview of the rarely performed political satire, Anti-Formalist Rayok, by Dmitri Shostakovich with Maestro Hans Graf and members of the Houston Symphony in Stude Concert Hall. The rehearsal featured Russian bass and guest artist, Mikhail Svetlov, who will perform with the Symphony on stage at Carnegie Hall. Following the open rehearsal, Maestro Graf and the guest artists held a lively Q&A session with audience members. Members of the Conductor’s Circle contribute annually to the Houston Symphony ($5000+), and receive invitations to exclusive experiences such as this special behind-thescenes event. If you are interested in joining the Conductor’s Circle—or if you would like to accompany the Houston Symphony on a special patron tour to Carnegie Hall this spring, please contact Amanda Tozzi, director, Executive Operations (713) 238-1456 or amanda.tozzi@ houstonsymphony.org or David Chambers, chief development officer (713) 337-8525 or david.chambers@houstonsymphony.org. March 2012
Letter to Patrons................................................................................................. Photo by Alexander Portraits
Bobby Tudor President Photo by bruce bennett
We are very excited to showcase our recently announced 2012-13 Pops season in this month’s issue. We kickoff the season on August 31 through September 2 with the world premiere of a new Pops program, Sixties Hits, as performed by The Midtown Men, a group consisting of four of the original cast members of the Broadway hit musical, Jersey Boys. Another standout will be the Bond & Beyond concert in November celebrating the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie franchise. Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski has built upon the success of a previous Bond concert at Jones Hall by expanding the repertoire and featuring Tony® Awardwinning vocalist Debbie Gravitte. Not to be missed is the remastered movie musical, West Side Story, to be shown along with the Houston Symphony’s live performance of the award-winning score. The memorable film celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, and we are very pleased to bring it to Houston in March 2013. Be sure to look for more details about the entire Pops series on page 16. This month, we cap off the inaugural season of our brand new Sugar Land series with Hilary Hahn Plus Enigma Variations on Thursday, March 29. We are pleased to report that the series has been renewed for 2012-13, and we look forward to bringing another set of three Houston Symphony performances to Sugar Land Baptist Church beginning in October! Our annual Symphony Ball is looking to be a huge success on Friday, March 23 thanks to Chairs Tara and David Wuthrich and Co-Chairs Alexandra and David Pruner and Audrey and Brandon Cochran. All proceeds from the Ball support Music Matters! programs—the Symphony’s education and outreach activities. This year’s theme, Rock Me, Amadeus, blends old world opulence with modern glamour and will feature live musical performances by our very own Houston Symphony musicians; Mark Wood, founder and former lead electric violinist for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra; and the Marianne Bennett Orchestra from New York. To purchase your tickets, please contact specialevents@houstonsymphony.org or call (713) 238-1485. Lastly, don’t forget that the Houston Symphony will be making its 16th appearance at Carnegie Hall on Monday, May 7 as we kick-off the 2012 Spring for Music Festival. We invite everyone to make the trip to New York with us! We’ve created a few special travel packages for patrons featuring pre- and post-concert festivities. Please see the enclosed insert for more details, and we hope to see you at Carnegie Hall!
Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO
From the Orchestra........................................................................................... Photo by Leah Polkowske
On behalf of the musicians of the Houston Symphony, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Jones Hall and March’s terrific roster of concerts. So far this new year we have had some truly exhilarating concerts including RachFest!, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and the world premiere of Orbit—An HD Odyssey. We look forward to continuing the excitement this month with classical performances of Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, as well as welcoming musical superstars from the classical and rock worlds such as Hilary Hahn and Earth, Wind & Fire. People often ask my colleagues and me if we get nervous before concerts. Well, as you know, we take great pride and pleasure in performing each night for an enthusiastic audience at Jones Hall. We always want to play at our highest level, so the excitement of live performance comes with a degree of pressure, and as with anything in life, pressure typically comes with nerves. For a lucky few, nerves are never a problem. Some musicians can show up to a concert that features a prominent solo for their instruments and it’s just like any other day at the office. However, for most, nerves are a reality, and they manifest themselves in different physical reactions—whether it is shortness of breath, lip quivers, dry mouth or shaky fingers. It can present quite a problem when a small lip quiver of a trumpet player or a shaky finger of a violinist means the difference between a right and wrong note! Some musicians get nervous hours before a concert, while others feel anxiety in the moments immediately leading up to an important melody. I actually get Adam Dinitz nervous just after I play a big solo, but that’s probably a matter for a therapist. Oboe and English horn All musicians deal with nerves differently, but it’s critical that we be capable of managing them. Diet, exercise, meditation and proper rest are all important elements of performance preparation. Also, it would not be improper to thank the spouses and significant others of musicians for their help in making great concerts possible because of their patience with the regimented rest and eating routines that musicians keep before concerts! We practice our instruments, but we also must practice keeping our minds under control so that we can deliver a top notch show each and every night. We are so happy you have joined us at Jones Hall, and we hope you enjoy the concert!
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Hans Graf Biography.......................................................................................... Photo by Sandy Lankford
Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, distinguished Austrian conductor Hans Graf—the Houston Symphony’s 15th Music Director—is one of today’s most highly respected musicians. He began his tenure here on Opening Night of the 2001-2002 season. Prior to his appointment in Houston, he was music director of the Calgary Philharmonic, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra. A frequent guest with all of the major North American orchestras, Graf has developed a close relationship with the Boston Symphony and appears regularly with the orchestra during the subscription season and at the Tanglewood Music Festival. He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Houston Symphony in January 2006 and returned leading the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in March 2007. He and the Houston Symphony were invited to appear at Carnegie Hall in January 2010 to present the New York premiere of The Planets—An HD Odyssey and will return in May 2012 to participate in Carnegie’s Spring for Music Festival. Internationally, Graf conducts in the foremost concert halls of Europe, Japan and Australia. In October 2010, he led the Houston Symphony on a tour of the UK to present the international premiere of The Planets—An HD Odyssey. He has participated in the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Bregenz, Aix en Provence and Salzburg Festivals. His U.S. festival appearances include Tanglewood, Blossom Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and the Grant Park Music Festival in downtown Chicago. An experienced opera conductor, Graf first conducted the Vienna State Opera in 1981 and has since led productions in the opera houses of Berlin, Munich, Paris and Rome, including several world premieres. Recent engagements include Parsifal at the Zurich Opera and Boris Godunov at the Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg. Born in 1949 near Linz, Graf studied violin and piano as a child. He earned diplomas in piano and conducting from the Musikhochschule in Graz and continued his studies with Franco Ferrara, Sergiu Celibidache and Arvid Jansons. His career was launched in 1979 when he was awarded first prize at the Karl Böhm Competition. His extensive discography includes recordings with the Houston Symphony, available through houstonsymphony.org: works by Bartók and Stravinsky, Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony, Berg’s Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite, a DVD of The Planets—An HD Odyssey and most recently, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. Graf has been awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre de la Legion d’Honneur by the French government for championing French music around the world and the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria. Hans and Margarita Graf have homes in Salzburg and Houston. They have one daughter, Anna, who lives in Vienna.
March 2012
Upcoming Performances.................................................................................. POPS
pops concert
Cynthia Woods Mitchell at Jones Hall
Tribute to John Denver with Jim Curry
April 5, 6, 7, 2012 Michael Krajewski, conductor Jim Curry, guitar and vocals John Denver tribute artist Jim Curry performs “Rocky Mountain High, “Take Me Home: Country Roads,” “Annie’s Song” and “Leaving On a Jet Plane” with your Houston Symphony playing the original orchestrations written for Denver. On the first half, Mike and the orchestra will share Americana favorites such as selections from the Grand Canyon Suite and “America the Beautiful.” Tickets from: $25
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classical concert
Petrouchka & Beethoven
Fidelity Investments
Classical Series April 13, 14, 15, 2012 Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor Jon Kimura Parker, piano Schumann: Overture to Manfred Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 Shell Favorite Stravinsky: Petrouchka (1947) Masters Series “Heras-Casado is the real deal. With the young Simon Rattle’s curly hair, searing intensity, benign smile, and clear communication with the orchestra, Granada-born Heras-Casado is truly a conductor beyond convenient pigeonholes, with an enormous repertoire...” –San Francisco Classical Voice Tickets from: $25
family concert
Perfect Pitch: Music of Baseball
April 28, 2012 Robert Franz, conductor Your Houston Symphony slides into home as we finish the season with the best music from the ballpark. Houston Astros’ announcer and Hall of Fame Awardee Milo Hamilton will narrate Casey at the Bat. Hear this line-up made of all-stars. Tickets: Adults: $22; Child: $14
POPS
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Cynthia Woods Mitchell at Jones Hall
Cole Porter’s Great American Songbook
April 27, 28, 29, 2012 Brett Mitchell, conductor Jennifer Hope Wills and Ryan Silverman, vocalists Cole Porter, the great American songwriter, was equally celebrated on Broadway, in Tin Pan Alley and writing for the big screen. Hear the orchestra and renowned vocalists perform Porter’s unforgettable music, such as “Night and Day,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Begin the Beguine,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall In Love.” Tickets from: $25
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Pops Special Thursday, March 8, 2012 7:30 pm Jones Hall
Earth, Wind & Fire Charles Floyd, conductor Earth, Wind & Fire Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson and Verdine White
This evening’s program will be announced from the stage.
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Founding member, Maurice White envisioned a band that abolished the lines between musical genres, freely borrowing from all styles without regard to convention. “We were coming out of a decade of experimentation, mind expansion and cosmic awareness. I wanted our music to convey messages of universal love and harmony without force-feeding listeners’ spiritual content.” Earth, Wind & Fire took great pride in bringing African culture to pop culture. The signature Motherland trademark is the handheld thumb piano known as the “kalimba,” a sound that has blessed every one of its albums. Along with his younger brother, Verdine White—a 19-year-old classically trained bassist—Maurice formed the group, The Salty Peppers. It evolved into the 10-piece ensemble, Earth, Wind & Fire, inspired by “the elements” of his Sagittarian astrological chart. The self-titled 1971 debut album, Earth, Wind & Fire, and the 1972 The Need of Love (Warner Bros. Records), were steeped in bedrock-jazz and rhythm and blues that netted the up-and-coming band a loyal underground following. Maurice recruited new members to the group, including drummer/ percussionist/vocalist Ralph Johnson, and a percussionist with an amazing four-octave vocal range named Philip Bailey. His voice, along with Maurice’s charismatic baritone voice, set EWF’s vocal identity. Though no longer a part of the touring group, Maurice remains the band’s heart and soul as composer and producer. With more than 41 years in the music business, EWF has launched a cavalcade of hits and ushered in a new generation of musical style. While the group performed any place possible, radio discovered it with the first three Columbia albums; Last Days and Time (1972), Head to the Sky (1973) and Open Our Eyes (1974). It was the soundtrack to an ill-fated film that broke EWF wide open. That’s the Way of the World (1975) was a stiff at the box office (twice), but the galvanizing eight-song LP was a sales and cultural phenomenon. The group earned its first Number One single, “Shining Star,” first Grammy® Award and first double platinum sales award from that now-classic album. Continued on page 21 March 2012 11
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Biographies. ........................ Robert Franz, conductor
Since joining the Houston Symphony as Associate Conductor, Robert Franz has led the orchestra with vibrant, athletic and entertaining direction in a broad range of creative education and family concerts.
Friday, March 9, 2012 8 pm Saturday, March 10, 2012 8 pm Sunday, March 11, 2012 7:30 pm Jones Hall
Franz
POPS
Cynthia Woods Mitchell at Jones Hall
Bowfire! Robert Franz, conductor Korngold Suite from The Adventures of Robin Hood 2 The Tournament (Archery Contest): Con festività Tchaikovsky Serenade in C major for Strings, Opus 48 IV Finale (Tema Russo): Andante—Allegro con spirito Falla
Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo
Arr. C. Dragon
Shenandoah
Brahms/A. Parlow
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
Rossini
Overture to William Tell: Allegro vivace
INTERMISSION
Bowfire! J. McGrath/W. Solomon Fiddler In the Hood
A champion of new music, Franz has conducted numerous world premieres and works by living composers. As associate conductor of the Louisville Orchestra, he re-vitalized an ASCAP award-winning new music concert series and served as co-host of In a Different Key, a weekly contemporary classical music radio program. A nationally recognized leader of arts education, Franz has forged partnerships with leading arts organizations and educational institutions. He received the ASCAP Leonard Bernstein Award for Educational Programming (2001, 2008) and the BPO/ECMEA Award for Excellence in Music Education (2008), created Kentucky Educational Television’s
Sarasate Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 20 Rodgers-Youmans
Blue Moon/I Want To Be Happy
R. Legere/B. Bridges
Calm Before the Storm
Arr. Bridges
Growling Old Woman/Clumsy Lover
Arr. R. Wilkins
Goin’ To Chicago
Arr. Bridges
Canty Fiddle Medley
Arr. L. Solomon
Mist-Covered Mountains
Arr. L. Solomon
Klezmer Medley
Bridges/W. Solomon
Aire
Arr. Bridges
Wooden Whale
Arr. L. Solomon
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Creating Music and Stories program and participated in Children’s Center and Enrichment Center chamber music residencies that provide arts enrichment experiences for disabled persons. In addition to his post here, Franz serves as music director of the Boise Philharmonic. He is music director emeritus of the Carolina Chamber Symphony, which he founded, and provides summer educational workshops at the National Repertory Orchestra. Franz received his master’s degree in conducting in 1992 and his bachelor’s degree in oboe performance in 1990 from the North Carolina School of the Arts. He has participated in conducting workshops in the Czech Republic, St. Petersburg (Russia), Nashville and the Festival at Sandpoint, and was a participant in the 1997 National Conductor Preview.
Formed in June 2000, Bowfire made its debut performance the following month at Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany. Audience
response was wildly enthusiastic, and the group was subsequently invited to perform on the Governor-General’s Awards telecast—the Canadian equivalent of the United States’ Kennedy Center Honors. The ensemble made its American debut in a series of performances during the summer of 2001 in New York City and embarked on its first U.S. tour during the 2002-03 season. In December 2003, Bowfire made its Asian debut with performances in Taiwan. Bowfire has enjoyed highly successful touring seasons since then and is currently touring North America and recording a new CD.
Bowfire
Bowfire has continually proven itself to be a “must see” event everywhere it is presented. The hottest, new show to hit the stage is quickly becoming a major international success. It is both an exceptionally high-quality music experience and a fast-paced, theatrically-staged show. The Bowfire company includes virtuoso string players who are at the forefront of their respective styles, combined with equally gifted and respected backup musicians: piano/keyboards, bass, drums/percussion, guitars and cello. Fiddlers in the company are world-class step-dancers and tap-dancers. United Continental Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for both United Airlines and Continental Airlines. Together with United Express, Continental Express and Continental Connection, these airlines operate an average of 5,765 flights a day to 377 airports on six continents from their hubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/ Newark Liberty, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. United and Continental are members of Star Alliance, which offers more than 21,200 daily flights to 1,185 airports in 185 countries. United’s and Continental’s more than 80,000 employees live in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. “United Airlines is committed to being a good corporate citizen of the many communities we serve. We are proud that our largest hub in the world is in Houston, and are pleased to be the Official Airline of the Houston Symphony.” –Jeff Smisek, president and chief executive officer, United Continental Holdings, Inc. March 2012 13
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Fidelity Investments Classical Series Friday, March 16, 2012 8 pm Saturday, March 17, 2012 8 pm Sunday, March 18, 2012 2:30 pm Jones Hall
Petrenko Conducts Prokofiev *Vasily Petrenko, conductor *Chloë Hanslip, violin Elgar
Cockaigne (In London Town), Opus 40
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Opus 26 I Vorspiel: Allegro moderato— II Adagio III Finale: Allegro energico INTERMISSION Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Opus 100 I Andante II Allegro marcato III Adagio IV Allegro giocoso
*Houston Symphony debut
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COCKAIGNE (IN LONDON TOWN), OPUS 40 Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Recording: Daniel Barenboim conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony) Instrumentation: two flutes (one doubling piccolo), pairs of oboes, clarinets and bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, four trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, organ and strings The turn of the 20th century was a time of selfsatisfaction in the British Empire. Feelings of power and wealth abounded, and following the death of Queen Victoria, Britons entered into the elegant Edwardian era that was to last until World War I. The spirit of the times seems to have taken hold of Edward Elgar. Cockaigne, which he subtitled In London Town, has the pace and spirit of a brisk morning walk. It is decorated with several brassy little episodes, said to celebrate the tradition of British marching bands, according to the preface by Edwin Evans in the score. The piece is a large sonata form, beginning with a set of short, cryptic themes descriptive of street life in London, followed by one longer theme, marked to be performed “nobly” and said to represent a self-confident London citizen. The shorter, street-life themes are reiterated before this first group of themes gives way to a sentimental secondary theme, apparently representing a pair of lovers. A lengthy development refers to several of the themes as well as making a sly imitation of a Salvation Army tune and paying a musical visit to one of London’s churches in a quiet interlude, according to Evans. A robust restatement of the street themes and lovers’ theme leads to a climactic coda, based on the citizen’s theme. VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN G MINOR, OPUS 26 Max Bruch (1838-1920) Recording: Chloë Hanslip, with Martyn Brabbins conducting the London Symphony Orchestra (Warner Classics)
The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham, part of the Houston Symphony Endowment. The printed music for Elgar’s Cockaigne was donated by Mrs. Carol J. VanBesien in memory of John B. Jowitt. The printed music for Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor was donated by Mr. Ronald C. Borschow. The conductor’s scores for Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major was donated by Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth and Dr. Ken Hyde. The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for Naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCA Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels. These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on Classical 91.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony and Classical Season Media Sponsor. 14 www.houstonsymphony.org
Instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings Max Bruch admired all three of his violin concertos, but he could never dissuade people from favoring his First Violin Concerto. The first movement flows into the slow movement without a break, as it does in Mendelssohn’s famed Violin Concerto in E minor. But the movement is a less complete, fully-rounded sonata-allegro movement than its counterpart in the Mendelssohn concerto.
.......................................... An introductory section, alternating several chorale-like phrases in the orchestra with short solo violin cadenzas, leads the solo violinist to the main theme, which thrusts itself downward in a G minor broken-chord passage. The second theme, also introduced by the soloist, has a similar profile but a more lyrical character and more intricate, decorative rhythms. Both themes are discussed and reworked in an impassioned development section, but the chorale phrases and cadenzas marking the return of the main key merely dissolve in a transition to the slow movement, instead of heralding a full recapitulation section. The middle movement offers an unbroken string of beautiful melody. Its three themes hauntingly anticipate the styles of Mahler and Strauss by about 25-30 years. As the orchestra begins the last of them, the violin embarks on an extended filigree passage that takes up most of the movement’s middle section. This leads to a more elaborate, decorative return of all three themes. In his biography of Bruch, Christopher Fifield notes that the main themes in the final movements of the Bruch and Brahms violin concertos share similar “Hungarian” traits, noting that Joachim, a Hungarian violinist, served as adviser to both composers. After a lengthy presentation, this lively G major theme gives way to a broad second theme in D major. The main theme is extensively developed under figurative display by the violin, followed by a return of the second theme (this time chasing itself in canonic imitation) and an exuberant burst of the opening “Hungarian-theme” materials as the concerto comes to a close. SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN B-FLAT MAJOR, OPUS 100 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Recording: Mariss Jansons conducting the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (Chandos) Instrumentation: piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano and strings The Fifth Symphony was the last of several major works Prokofiev completed during World War II. It was the first symphony Prokofiev had composed in 16 years, and several scholars have attached significance to the fact that it was a purely abstract work, as opposed to his two preceding symphonies, which had been derived from operatic or ballet scores. The composer himself attached special significance to the fact that he was returning to symphonic form after a hiatus of several years. He called his Fifth Symphony “the culmination of an entire period in my work. I conceived of it March 2012 15
2012-2013 Pops Season POPS
Cynthia Woods Mitchell at Jones Hall
Pops Season Highlights
West Side Story
Film with Live Orchestra
March 22, 23, 24, 2013 Steven Reineke, conductor Join us as the Houston Symphony performs Leonard Bernstein’s complete, electrifying score live while the remastered film is shown in hi-definition on the big screen with the original vocals and dialogue intact. Winner of 10 Academy Awards®, the film, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, features Robbins’ choreography, screenplay by Ernest Lehman, book by Arthur Laurents and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Pink Martini
The Midtown Men
Sixties Hits
Bond and Beyond
August 31, September 1, 2, 2012 Michael Krajewski, conductor 4 stars from the Original Cast of Jersey Boys These four accomplished Broadway stars known as The Midtown Men are Tony® Award-winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and Tony® Award-nominee J. Robert Spencer. They join Mike and the orchestra for a concert you won’t want to miss with hits from the 1960s like “Sherry,“ “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and other record-breakers from phenomenal ‘60s artists.
November 23, 24, 25, 2012 Michael Krajewski, conductor Celebrate 50 years of James Bond with the Houston Symphony. Enjoy memorable musical moments from the longest and most successful film series ever. The orchestra will shine as it performs the theme music that made James Bond, Dick Tracy and Inspector Clouseau famous secret agents. Tony® Award-winning vocalist Debbie Gravitte joins the orchestra to sing title songs “Goldfinger,” “Diamonds Are Forever,” “The World Is Not Enough” and more.
with The Midtown Men
Not a performance of, not affiliated with the show Jersey Boys.
50 Years of James Bond
Pink Martini
May 24, 25, 26, 2013 Michael Krajewski, conductor Mike closes the season with a much-anticipated visit from Pink Martini. The group returns to Jones Hall with popular favorites like “Brazil,” “Amado Mio” and “Hey, Eugene” while injecting new songs bound to become mainstays of its eclectic repertoire.
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Notes continued................ as a symphony on the greatness of the human soul,” he said. Prokofiev composed the symphony during the summer of 1944 at Ivanovo, a rural summer retreat maintained by the Soviet government to shelter artists and intellectuals during the war. Its somber moments and its triumphant climaxes reflect the seriousness of the times and the great victories the Soviet Union was then achieving over Nazi invaders. By a symbolic coincidence, the opening notes of the work were momentarily delayed at its premiere the night of January 13, 1945, as a ceremonial cannon outside the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory signaled the fact that Soviet troops had driven German armies across the Vistula River in central Poland. Those opening notes by the flutes and bassoon quietly announce the main theme of the first movement. Its open, stately character, outlining principal chords and scale patterns in the key of B-flat major, sets the tone of the entire movement. After, a second, more songlike theme is set forth by the flute and oboe. A short but more animated theme, stated by the high woodwinds, violins, bassoon and cellos, concludes the exposition. The development section begins with a shadowy restatement of the main theme by the double basses. This ominous utterance foretells the sense of struggle that accompanies the combination of the symphony’s themes in this muscular section of the movement. By contrast, the recapitulation and coda offer a bright, exultant restatement of the themes, beginning with the main theme heard in a full brass-chorale arrangement. As with Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony (which is often cited as Prokofiev’s model) and several Mahler symphonies, the Scherzo precedes the slow movement. It is here that the wry, witty, satiric style of the composer’s youthful years pokes forth. Piquant woodwind themes and a pointed staccato string accompaniment set the style of this movement, accentuated with dance rhythms and relieved by droll moments in the trio section. The slow movement exhibits the neoromantic aspects of Prokofiev’s mature music at its fullest expression. The movement begins with a long, transparent, arching melody that makes low, gliding leaps, reminiscent of the most lyrical sentiments in such scores as Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and War and Peace. According to Prokofiev biographer Harlow Robinson, its main theme was taken from Prokofiev’s score to a nevercompleted film adaptation of Pushkin’s The Queen of Spades, where it had been intended to represent the female romantic lead, Lisa. Considerable stress, even agony, builds up during the center of the movement, releasing itself in the return of this main theme. March 2012 17
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and Spain’s Sixth Cadaqués International Conducting Competition, he became chief conductor of the State Academy Orchestra of St. Petersburg (2004-07). Petrenko is chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. After his National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain debut in 2009, he was named principal conductor. He will become chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2013-14 season. Named Young Artist of the Year at the Gramophone Awards (2007), Petrenko won Male Artist of the Year at the Classical Brit Awards (2010). The University of Liverpool and Liverpool Hope University awarded him Honorary Doctorates in recognition of his impact on the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the city’s cultural scene (2009).
Chloë Hanslip, violin Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Born in 1976, Vasily Petrenko attended the St. Petersburg Capella Boys Music School and later the St. Petersburg State Conservatory. He served as resident conductor of the St. Petersburg State Opera and Ballet Theatre (1994-1997). Following his success at the Fourth International Sergei Prokofiev Conducting Competition, the Shostakovich Choral Conducting Competition
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Since her BBC Proms debut (2002), 24-yearold British violinist Chloë Hanslip has performed regularly at major venues around the world. This season, she appears with the London Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, Moscow State Symphony and Prague Symphony Orchestras. She will also perform recitals in the U.S. and the UK and makes her Houston Symphony debut with these performances.
Hanslip
The main theme of the first movement returns briefly during the early pages of the fourth movement. But it soon gives way to more exuberant, energetic, willful sentiments as the finale builds to a relentlessly pounding climax. ©2012, Carl R. Cunningham
Recent and upcoming American appearances include the Buffalo Philharmonic, Cincinnati and Detroit Orchestras, the Napa Valley and Phoenix Symphonies, and a recital at the University of Texas. Internationally, she has appeared with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Violins of the Berlin Philharmonic, Hamburg Symphony, London Mozart Players, Singapore Symphony and Tokyo Symphony Orchestras, among others. Hanslip’s earlier CDs with the London Symphony Orchestra (Warner Classics) won the German ECHO Klassic Award for Best Newcomer (2002) and Young British Classical Performer at the Classical BRITS (2003). Her latest recording is the Hubay Violin Concertos with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (2009).
Program Fidelity Investments Classical Series Thursday, March 22, 2012 8 pm Saturday, March 24, 2012 8 pm Sunday, March 25, 2012 2:30 pm Jones Hall
Mozart’s A Little Night Music Hans Graf, conductor Mozart Serenade No. 10 in B-flat major, K.361 (Gran Partita) I Largo—Allegro Molto II Menuetto and Trios I and II III Adagio IV Menuetto and Trios I and II: Allegretto V Romanze: Adagio—Allegretto—Adagio VI Thema mit Variationen: [Andante] VII Rondo: Allegro molto INTERMISSION Stravinsky Apollon musagète Premier Tableau Naissance d’Apollon: Largo—Allegro— Second Tableau Variation d’Apollon (Apollon et les muses): J = 66— Pas d’action (Apollon et les trios muses: Calliope, Polymnie et Terpsichore): Moderato— Variation de Calliope (l’Alexandrin): Allegretto— Variation de Polymnie: Allegro— Variation Terpsichore: Allegretto— Variation d’Apollon: Lento— Pas de deux (Apollon et Terpsichore): Adagio— Coda (Apollon et les muses): Vivo—Tempo sostenuto Apothéose: Largo e tranquillo Mozart Serenade in G major, K.525 (Eine kleine Nachtmusik) I Allegro II Romance: Andante III Menuetto and Trio: Allegretto IV Rondo: Allegro Hans Graf’s biography appears on page 9. TOTAL Gold Classics Series This weekend’s concerts are generously supported in part by The Methodist Hospital. Thursday’s performance is generously supported in part by Dede and Connie Weil. The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham, part of the Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment. The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for Naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCA Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels. These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on Classical 91.7 FM, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony and Classical Season Media Sponsor.
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SERENADE NO. 10 IN B-FLAT MAJOR, K.361 (GRAN PARTITA) Wolfgang Amadè Mozart (1756-1791) Recording: Edo De Waart conducting the Netherlands Wind Ensemble (Eloquence) Instrumentation: pairs of oboes, clarinets, basset horns and bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns In the English-speaking world, the term “harmony” refers to the sequence of chords that progress through a piece of music, energizing it and forming a musical glue that holds it together. But the German linguistic equivalent, “Harmonie,” carries added meaning. In 18thcentury German and Austrian lands, it denoted woodwind ensembles whose music was often composed in a blended chordal style. There were many wind bands attached to Bohemian courts during the time of Haydn and Mozart, including a splendid “Harmonie” maintained by Emperor Joseph II at the Court of Vienna. Thus, wind ensemble music is prominently featured in the catalogs of both composers, and Mozart’s B-flat major Serenade, K.361 is the largest and most elaborate of his wind ensemble pieces. Like much of Mozart’s music, it surpasses its function of providing light, entertaining background music. Originally, a “Harmonie” ensemble consisted of six instruments—pairs of oboes, bassoons and horns—then expanded to an octet when clarinets became fashionable. The 13-member Harmonie Mozart employed for the B-flat Serenade is fascinating for its enrichment of both mellow and full-bodied tone colors in the wind-band instrumentation. He enlarged the basic wind octet with a pair of basset horns (tenor/baritone-range clarinets) and an extra pair of horns, adding a stringed contrabass (replaced here by a contrabassoon) to provide a harmonic foundation. The seven-movement plan of the work resembles the general design of Mozart’s full-orchestra serenades: a sonata movement prefaced by an arresting slow introduction, two minuets interleaved with two slow movements, a set of ornamental variations and a brisk finale suggesting a jovial rondo. The minuets are noteworthy in that each of them includes two trio sections, often exploring contrasting tone colors. The first Trio of Minuet I highlights the clarinet/basset horn color, while the second features a piquant little minor-mode oboe/basset horn duet. In Minuet II, the first Trio is a minor-mode piece employing the full ensemble, while the second (in a related major key) traces a running line played by the oboe, basset horn and bassoon. The soulful side of Mozart emerges in the gently throbbing Adagio and the breathtaking March 2012 19
Notes continued..................................................... Romance. As in the Second Trio of Minuet I, a piquant minor-mode Allegretto interrupts the serene lyricism at the center of the Romance. Like the minuets, the Theme and Variations offer delightful tone-color combinations, especially the nimble basset horn/bassoon line set against a limpid clarinet melody in the second variation, and the shimmering broken-chord pattern played by the clarinets and basset horns at the end of the fifth variation, magically anticipating the music of the river-bottom Prelude to Wagner’s Das Rheingold. APOLLON MUSAGÈTE Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Recording: Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Stockholm Chamber Orchestra (Sony) Instrumentation: string orchestra The ballet score, Apollo, Master of the Muses, is considered the quintessence of Stravinsky’s immersion in the Classical style. It was his first “white” ballet, reverting to antiquity for its subject matter—a relatively abstract sequence of dance tableaux and the purity of a string ensemble for its orchestral background. Commissioned by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, it premiered on April 27, 1928, at the Library of Congress, with choreography by Adolf Bolm. While Stravinsky claimed he took his inspiration from the lyrical melody and counterpoint of early Italian string music, others have found echoes of Lully, Delibes and perhaps Tchaikovsky at various points in Apollo. The result is one of Stravinsky’s most noble, appealing musical scores, where his pungent harmonies and nervous rhythms are mellowed by flowing counterpoint, lacy duets and intricate string devices. There is just a touch of a starchy Lullian heritage in the dignified Prologue representing the birth of Apollo in proudly jagged dotted rhythms, giving way to a typically intense Stravinskian allegro before it returns at the end of the movement. A solo violin cadenza leads to a gentle duet for two solo violins in the first dance variation for Apollo. Calliope, Polyhymnia and Terpsichore, the muses of poetry, mime and dance, are introduced to Apollo in a sonorous pas d’action. As this reaches its broad climax, Stravinsky marshals its polyphonic strands in an intricate canon, whereby the melody not only chases itself in the inner string parts, but runs at half its normal speed in the first violin and twice its speed in the second cello. In the tradition of a typical 19th-century ballet, the heart of Apollo consists of solo variations for each dancer. For Calliope, Stravinsky leads off with a lightly skipping variation imitating an alexandrine poetic meter. Polyhymnia’s brilliant dance is set to a quick succession of 20 www.houstonsymphony.org
pointed staccato notes running throughout much of her variation, while Terpsichore is given a gentler pace and a dance theme set in dainty dotted rhythms. A bold, commanding variation for Apollo leads to his intimate pas de deux with Terpsichore, danced to the sound of muted strings supporting a delicate violin duet. The coda is a masterpiece of Stravinskian energy, building excitement through a set of ingenious changes in the metric pulse of the music, before ceding its place to a gentle Apotheosis that recalls the theme of Apollo’s birth from the opening Prologue. SERENADE IN G MAJOR, K.525 (EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK) Wolfgang Amadè Mozart (1756-1791) Recording: Sir Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (Philips) Instrumentation: string orchestra The autograph score of Mozart’s famed serenade, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, is dated August 10, 1787, which places it at the end of the most celebrated period of his years in Vienna. The preceding four years had been his most productive ones, bringing him fame and a comfortable living. Though the high quality of Mozart’s work remained steady to the end of his life, a protracted war between the Austrian empire and Eastern invaders sapped the financial resources of his patrons, and the following four years led him toward an early, impoverished death. The great majority of Mozart’s extended entertainment pieces—serenades, divertimenti and cassations—had been composed during the 1770s, while he lived in Salzburg. Eine kleine Nachtmusik is his final work in that musical category. It was originally written as a fivemovement piece, with an extra minuet placed between the first and second movements. But that movement has been lost, and the published work generally conforms to the four-movement plan of a Mozart symphony. Nevertheless, each of the movements is composed in the lighter dance-music style of a serenade. That “serenade style” is immediately apparent in the opening sonata-form movement, where balanced phrasing, thematic repetitions and minimal use of thought-provoking thematic discussion in the brief development section at the center of the movement, all enhance its dance-like character. The slow movement, titled Romance, is a favorite piece among listeners and it unfolds in the verse-refrain pattern of a series of musical sentences, framed and interspersed with a quietly elegant refrain. An orderly minuet and trio make up the third movement and a brisk, lively rondo concludes the piece. ©2012, Carl R. Cunningham
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It was the later albums, Gratitude (1975), Spirit (1976) and All ‘n All (1977) that cemented Earth, Wind & Fire’s status as superstars. Hit singles began to flow: “Can’t Hide Love,” “Getaway,” “Serpentine Fire” and “Fantasy.” “Got to Get You Into My Life,” the thrilling R&B arrangement of the Beatles’ classic from the film odyssey, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, expanded its audience even further, and international touring followed. Later years brought other smash hits like “September,” “Boogie Wonderland,” “After The Love Has Gone,” “In The Stone,” “Let Me Talk,” “Let’s Groove,” “Fall in Love with Me,” “Spread Your Love” and “System of Survival.” A final Columbia studio album, Heritage (1990), came next, as well as the phenomenal three-CD box set retrospective, The Eternal Dance (1992). A one-off return to Warner Bros.’ Reprise label yielded Millennium (1993), which contained the Grammy®-nominated “Sunday Morning.” After earning eight Grammy® Awards, four American Music Awards, eight double platinum/Top 10 Pop albums, eight Number One R&B singles, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2000) and Lifetime Achievement honors from the NAACP, ASCAP and BET—Earth, Wind & Fire and its music remain as inspirational and influential as ever.
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Symphony Society Board. ................................................................................. Executive Committee............................................................................................... President Chairman of the Board Robert B. Tudor III Jesse B. Tutor President-elect and Vice President, Finance Robert A. Peiser
Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson Chairman Emeritus Mike Stude
Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Brett Busby
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Martha GarcĂa, Assistant Secretary Mark Hughes, Orchestra Representative Rodney Margolis Burke Shaw, Orchestra Representative Donna Shen, President, Houston Symphony League Brinton Averil Smith, Orchestra Representative Ed Wulfe, Immediate Past Chair
At-Large Members Ulyesse LeGrange Jay Marks Helen Shaffer
President, Endowment Gene Dewhurst
Governing Directors..................................................................................................... * Janice Barrow Darlene Bisso Marie Bosarge Terry Ann Brown Ralph Burch Prentiss Burt Brett Busby * John T. Cater Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Scott Cutler Lorraine Dell Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty Susanna Dokupil Kelli Cohen Fein
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Charles F. Jones Fayez Sarofim John T. Cater Richard G. Merrill Ellen Elizardi Kelley John D. Platt E. C. Vandagrift Jr. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Robert M. Hermance Gene McDavid Janice H. Barrow Barry C. Burkholder Rodney H. Margolis Jeffrey B. Early Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe Jesse B. Tutor
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Houston Symphony Donors........................................................................................ Principal Musician’s Society $15,000 - $24,999 Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. Ralph Burch Mr. & Mrs. J. Brett Busby Janet F. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Cochran Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Dell Angel & Craig Fox
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Laura & Michael Shannon Mr. Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Dede & Connie Weil Mr. & Mrs. Steven Jay Williams
Artist/Conductor’s Society $10,000 - $14,999 Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Mr. & Mrs. Steve W. Beck Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black III Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IV The Robert & Jane Cizik Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Ms. Jan Cohen Dr. Scott Cutler Mr. Richard Danforth Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dokupil Mrs. William Estrada Aubrey & Sylvia Farb
Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Mr. David Frankfort & Ms. Erika Bermeo Dr. & Mrs. William D. George Mr. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Hansen Mr. Brian James Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Meredith & Cornelia Long Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Betty & Gene McDavid Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Mr. & Mrs. James Postl
Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mr. & Mrs. William J. Rovere Jr. Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Mr. & Mrs. Haag Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Simon Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith David & Paula Steakley Paul Strand Thomas Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Vicki West Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wulfe
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Cameron Mitchell Sue A. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Bobbie & Arthur Newman Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Mr. & Mrs. Ron R. Rand Mrs. Lila Rauch Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson
Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Ms. Amanda Savo Donna & Tim Shen Dr. Alana R. Spiwak & Sam Stolbun Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Ann & Joel Wahlberg Robert G. Weiner Dr. Jim T. Willerson Nancy Willerson Isabel B. & Wallace S. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Nina & Michael Zilkha
Mr. Denis A. Debakey & Ms. Lavonne Cox Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Denechaud Ms. Sara J. Devine Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Egner Jr. Mr. Roger Eichhorn Diane Lokey Farb Mary Ann & Larry Faulkner Ms. Bernice Feld Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo Mr. George B. Geary Mrs. Aileen Gordon William A. Grieves & Dorothy McDonnell Grieves Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Debbie & Frank Jones Drs. Blair & Rita Justice
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Kinder Mary Louis Kister Mr. Alfred Lasher III Marilyn Lummis Mr. & Mrs. Stevens Mafrige Mr. & Mrs. William L. Maynard Mr. & Mrs. George McCullough Mrs. Beverly T. McDonald Mr. & Mrs. J. Douglas McMurrey Jr. Mr. Gary Mercer Stephen & Marilyn Miles Sidney & Ione Moran Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mithoff Paul & Rita Morico Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Terry Murphree Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson
Musician’s Society $7,500 - $9,999 Anonymous (1) Mrs. Bonnie Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bratic Ms. Terry A. Brown Roger & Debby Cutler Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Christina & Mark Hanson Mr. & Mrs. David V. Hudson Jr. Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Mr. & Mrs. Kevin O. Meyers Conductor’s Circle $5,000 - $7,499 Anonymous (1) Robin Angly & Miles Smith Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Becker Dr. Alan Bentz & Ms. Sallymoon S. Benz Ms. Dianne Bowman Ruth White Brodsky Mrs. George L. Brundrett Jr. Barry & Janet Burkholder Marilyn Caplovitz David & Nona Carmichael Mrs. Lily Carrigan Margot & John Cater Ms. Donna Chapman William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Bert & Julie Cornelison Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Cutsinger Mr. & Mrs. James D. Dannenbaum 24 www.houstonsymphony.org
..................................................................................................................................... Ms. Peggy Overly & Mr. John Barlow Mr. & Mrs. Gary Petersen Mr. Howard Pieper Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Mr. & Mrs. Allan Quiat Drs. Clyde & Mary Ann Reynolds Dr. Carlos Rossi Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Mr. Yale Smith Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate Mr. Jonathan Tinkle Shirley & David R. Toomim Ann Trammell Stephen & Kristine Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Warren Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Woodell Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wuthrich Winthrop A. Wyman & Beverly Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Erla & Harry Zuber
Grand Patron’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous (1) Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson Lily & Thurmon Andress Mr. & Mrs. Anthony P. Apollo Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Mr. Richard C. Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Barbieri Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Mr. Teodoro Bosquez Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bozeman Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock The Honorable & Mrs. Peter Brown Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bumgarner Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Toba Buxbaum Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso Mr. William E. Colburn Lois & David Coyle Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. DeLone J.R. & Aline Deming Mr. James Denton Mr. & Mrs. Carr P. Dishroon Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Mrs. Arvia Few Ron & Tricia Fredman Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Thomas & Patricia Geddy Mrs. Lila-Gene George Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Glanville Mr. & Mrs. Morris Glesby Robert & Michele Goodmark Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haas Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hayes
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heggeseth Mr. & Mrs. R. O. Hunton Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ivany Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Mrs. Donna P. Josey-Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Kalman Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. & Mrs. Gary Kenney William & Cynthia Koch Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Krogmeier Mr. Willy Kuehn Mrs. Barry Lewis Mrs. Margaret H. Ley Mr. James Lokay Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Mr. & Mrs. Pershant Mehta Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Moore Julia & Chris Morton Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Edward Oppenheimer Mr. Michael H. Price Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Pryor Jeremy & Linsay Radcliffe Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III Michael & Vicky Richker Drs. Alejandro & Lynn Rosas Dr. Philip D. Scott & Dr. Susan E. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Joel V. & Mary M. Staff Dr. & Mrs. C. Richard Stasney Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Keith Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Gene Van Dyke Mr. & Mrs. Wil VanLoh C. Harold & Lorine Wallace Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Ms. Elizabeth Wolff Mr. Keith Yanez Mr. & Judge Cary P. Yates Edith & Robert Zinn Sustaining Patron’s Circle $1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous (10) Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Abramson Mr. & Mrs. Edgar D. Ackerman Mrs. Harold J. Adam Joan & Stanford Alexander Mrs. Nancy C. Allen, President Greentree Fund Mr. John Alvarado Frances & Ira Anderson John & Pat Anderson Mr. & Mrs. William J. Anderson Mr. Maurice J. Aresty Mr. & Mrs. John M. Arnsparger Mr. Alan Aronstein Paul H. & Maida M. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Mr. & Mrs. Jamil Azzam Mrs. Nancy Bailey Julie Ann & Matthew Baker Dr. & Mrs. Christie Ballantyne Mr. & Mrs. John A. Barrett Mr. Paul Basinski Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Ms. Deborah S. Bautch
Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Betty Bellamy Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Dr. Joan H. Bitar Monica & John Blaisdell Mrs. Thomas W. Blake Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Dr. & Mrs. Milton Boniuk Mr. Teodoro Bosquez Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bray Joe Brazzatti Mr. & Mrs. John B. Brent Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Bresenhan Mr. Malcolm Brewer & Mrs. Irina S. Dudley Katherine M. Briggs Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Brophy Steve & Diana Brown Lilia Khakinova & C. Robert Bunch Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Ms. Cheryl Byington Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Ms. Cathy M. Cagle Ms. Marjorie Carter Cain Mr. William Caudill Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Clarke Mr. & Mrs. James G. Coatsworth Mr. & Mrs. Todd Colter Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Colvin Dr. Carmen Bonmati & Mr. Ben Conner Mr. Mark C. Conrad Ms. Barbara A. Conte Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cooper Dr. & Mrs. James D. Cox The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Sylvia & Andre Crispin Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Jr. Mr. Carl Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Davis John & Tracy Dennis Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Mike & Debra Dishberger Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Paul & Debbie Dougharty Drs. Gary & Roz Dworkin John & Joyce Eagle Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Carolyn & David Edgar Tiffany Edwards Mr. Scott Ensell Mrs. Carolyn Grant Fay Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Fischer John C. Fitch Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Mr. Jeff Fort Mr. & Mrs. Vince D. Foster Ms. Beth Freeman & Mr. Dave Stanard Paula & Alfred Friedlander Adrienne Gardner & Michael Zatorski Mr. Douglas Garrison Mr. John Gee Mr. Jerry George Mr. Michael B. George Mrs. Joan M. Giese March 2012 25
Houston Symphony Donors........................................................................................ Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Walter Gilmore Mr. Mauro Gimenez & Ms. Connie Coulomb Gary & Marion Glober Mr. & Mrs. Bert H. Golding Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Mr. Carlos Gorrichategui Mr. Kendall Gray Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. Charles H. Gregory Mary & Paul Gregory Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Hafner Jr. Mr. Michael Haigh Mrs. Thalia Halen Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Hall Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Bob Hammann Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hanna Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hanson Marion S. Hargrove Mr. & Judge Frank Harmon III Ms. Claudia Hatcher Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Mr. & Mrs. David L. Haug Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon Mr. & Mrs. David Hemenway Mark & Ragna Henrichs Mr. Azteca Henry Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Mr. & Mrs. Doug R. Hinzie Mr. Tim Hogan Mrs. Holly Holmes Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Mrs. Evelyn Howell Mr. & Mrs. Norman C. Hoyer Eileen & George Hricik Mr. Mark Hughes Mr. Bradford Irelan Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Isham Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Jackson Marzena & Jacek Jaminski Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada Davis Mr. & Mrs. Steve Jones Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Mr. & Mrs. Walter Kase Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Katz Linda & Frank S. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Mavis Kelsey Jr. Samantha Kennedy Lucy & Victor Kormeier Ms. Deborah Kosich Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Lane Ms. Joni Latimer Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eugene Lehrer Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Leighton H. Fred & Velva G. Levine Mrs. Ann Lewis Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. & Mrs. Michael Linn Ms. Barbara Lister Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Ms. Nancey Lobb Mr. & Mrs. John Lollar Robert & Gayle Longmire Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Longstreth Tom & Kathleen Mach Ms. Alissa Maples Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr. 26 www.houstonsymphony.org
Mr. & Mrs. James W. McCartney Mr. Allen McFarland Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McFarland Mr. & Mrs. John M. McGill Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnight Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Melba Hoekstra Miers Estate Mr. & Mrs. David A. Mire Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Mr. David Monk Dr. Eleanor D. Montague Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Moynier Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Daniel & Karol Musher Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Newman Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson Steve & Sue Olson Mr. & Mrs. John S. Orton Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. Oster Mr. Austin M. O’Toole & Ms. Valerie Sherlock Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pacini Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Mr. Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Michael & Shirley Pearson Pamela & James Penny Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Perry Mr. Carlton Perry JoAnn & John Petzold Ms. Debra Phillips Ms. Meg Philpot Dr. & Mrs. Jorge Pinera Mr. James D. Pitcock Dr. & Dr. Eduardo Plantilla Mr. John Potts Mrs. Dana Puddy Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. Dale Qualls & Mrs. Melissa McWilliams Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Mr. Thomas P. Randt Clinton & Leigh Rappole Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Rauch Anne D. Reed Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Reeves Mr. Charles M. Reimer Dr. Alexander P. Remenchik & Ms. Frances Burford Mr. & Mrs. Allyn Risley Ms. Janice Robertson & Mr. Douglas Williams Mr. & Mrs. James T. Robinson Ms. Franelle Rogers Ms. Regina J. Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Rose Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ross Mr. Kent Rutter Mr. Barry Samuels Mary Louise & David Sanderson Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. David Saperstein Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Beth & Lee Schlanger Mr. Ed Schneider & Ms. Toni A. Oplt Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Rufus Scott Mr. Ralph D. Sikes
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sims Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Ms. Marcia Smart Mr. Brinton A. Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mr. & Mrs. William A. Smith Dean & Kay L. Snider Ms. Aimee Snoots Mr. & Mrs. John Speer Carol & Michael Stamatedes Richard P. Steele & Mary J. McKerall Cassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry Holtz Mrs. Christie Sullivan Emily C. Sundt Mrs. Mary Swafford Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas L. Swyka Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Mr. Mark Taylor Mr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaolo Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Thielke Jean & Doug Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Ralph B. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Trevor Turbidy Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Vallee Mr. Donn K. Van Arsdall Ms. Barbara Van Postman Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Ms. Jana Vanderlee Mr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy Ames Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Wareing Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Mr. John Wetsel & Mrs. Joanne Breihan-Wetsel Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Whelan Dr. David A. White Ms. Melanie S. Wiggins Carlton & Marty Wilde Dr. & Mrs. Rudy C. Wildenstein Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wray Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Yankowsky Mr. & Mrs. William A. Young Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Mrs. Betsy I. Zimmer
Composer’s Circle $500 - $999
Anonymous (19) Wade & Mert Adams Ms. Henrietta K. Alexander Ms. Joan Ambrogi Mr. & Mrs. Thurmon Andress Corbin & Char Aslakson Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Dr. David Barry Mr. Allen J. Becker Ms. Bernice Beckerman Carolyn & Arthur Berner Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bickel Ms. Tara Black Mr. Edward P. Bornet Ms. Joan Boss Bob F. Boydston Ms. Sally Brassow Mr. Chester Brooke & Mrs. Nancy Poindexter Mr. & Mrs. Jos C. Brown Fred & Judy Brunk Ms. Courtney Brynes
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Dr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison John T. & Elizabeth Burdine Mr. & Mrs. Charles Callery Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Mr. Len Cannon Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Cantrell Jr. Mr. John Carmichael Mr. Petros Carvounis Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney K.D. Charalampous, M.D. Mr. William H. Choice III Virginia A. Clark Mrs. Cielle Clemenceau Mrs. Barbora Cole Mr. David Coleman Mr. & Mrs. Dave Coolidge Ms. Miguel A. Correll Mr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice Cowan Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Dr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. Delery Ms. Aurelie Desmarais Mr. Michael Dooley Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Dumestre Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar Ms. Consuelo Duroc-Danner Ms. Paula Eck Mr. & Mrs. Peter Erickson Dr. Kenneth L Euler Mr. & Mrs. William Evans Dr. Louis & Mrs. Paula Faillace Robert H. Fain Jr., M.D. Mr. Robert Fisher Mr. Stephen J. Folzenlogen Rachel Frazier Mrs. Martha Garcia Martha & Gibson Gayle Jr. Ms. Lucy Gebhart Mr. & Mrs. Duane V. Geis Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Ms. Carolyn Gibbs & Mr. Rick Nelson William E. Gipson Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman Ms. Melissa Goodman Mr. Bert Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gordon Mr. Garrett Graham Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Greenaw Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Mr. Doug Groves Gaye Davis & Dennis B. Halpin Rita & John Hannah Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin Bruce Harkness & Alice Brown W. Russel Harp & Maarit K. Savola-Harp Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Mr. & Mrs. Brian Haufrect Ms. Ann Lents & Mr. J. David Heaney Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Boyd Heath Ms. Lynn Herbert Mr. & Mrs. Fred D. Herring Mr. & Mrs. John R. Heumann Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Ann & Joe Hightower Mr. & Mrs. Ross K. Hill
..................................................................................................................................... Mr. John Hodgin Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. John Homier Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth Paula & Nico Praagman Hudgins Mr. Steve Hulsey Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Isham Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Jacobson Mr. Mark Johansson Mr. & Mrs. Okey B. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Wesley A. Johnson Ms. Karen Juul-Nielsen & Mr. Rick Garnett Mr. Guido Kanschat Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Kawashima Sam & Cele Keeper Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Keith Kelley Mr. John Kelsey & Ms. Gaye Davis Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kelsey Dr. & Mrs. Sherwin Kershman Nora J. Klein, M. D. Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred M. Krenek Mr. Dennis Kroeger Mr. Vijay Kusnoor Ms. Diane Laborde Mr. & Mrs. Joel C. Lambert Mr. James Leatherby Mr. & Mrs. William Leighton Ms. Golda K. Leonard Mr. James C. Lindsey Lisle Violin Shop Mr. Kelly Bruce Lobley Mrs. Sylvia Lohkamp Mr. & Mrs. Barry H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin Ms. B. Lynn Mathre & Mr. Stewart O’Dell Mr. & Mrs. Rod McAdams Mr. & Mrs. James McBride Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser William E. Joor, III & Rose Ann Medlin Mrs. Diane Merrill Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Ms. Kristen Miller Mr. Willis B. Mitchell John & Ann Montgomery Ms. Deborah Moran Mr. William R. Mowlam Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Alan & Elaine Mut Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Neumann Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Mr. Robert Nichols Ms. Dorothy Nicholson John & Leslie Niemand Nils & Stephanie Normann Mr. & Mrs. Rufus W. Oliver III Ms. Katy Optiks Mr. & Mrs. Morris Orocofsky Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Ospina Mrs. Caroline Osteen Mr. Patrick C. Oxford Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige Mr. Jonathan Palmer Rachel & Michael Pawson Mr. & Mrs. James L. Payne Mrs. Preston A. Peak
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Penn Ms. Glena Pfenning Grace & Carroll Phillips Mr. Carmelo Pieri Mr. Warren B. Pond Jr. Mr. Robert W. Powell Kim & Ted A. Powell Doris F. Pryzant Elias & Carole Qumsieh Dr. Mike Ratliff Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. & Mrs. Hugh M. Ray Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Ms. Rachaelle Reynolds Mrs. Constance Rhebergen Hilda & Hershel Rich Mrs. Barbara Riddell Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Rinehart Mr. & Mrs. Fabrice Roche Drs. Herbert & Manuela Roeller Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Rogers Milton & Jill Rose Mr. Autry W. Ross Mrs. Holly Rubbo Brittany Sakowitz Ms. Donna Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. & Mrs. Vic Shainock Mr. Hilary Smith Mr. Marcus B. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Stephen N. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Smith Mr. & Mrs. William Smith John L. Snyder Mrs. Lynn Snyder Mr. Nicholas Sollenne Mrs. Donna Sprudzs Mr. Myron F. Steves Mr. Alan Stuckert Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mrs. Louise Sutton Mr. & Mrs. George Tallichet Ms. Carolyn Tanner Mrs. Nina P. Tate Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Taylor Mr. Kerry Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Van Teeters Mr. Brian Teichman Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Dr. & Mrs. Karl Tornyos Mr. Daniel S. Trachtenberg Ms. Cathleen J. Trechter Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Tremant Mr. Gerard Trione Mrs. Eliot P. Tucker Mr. & Mrs. D.E. Utecht Dr. & Mrs. Gage VanHorn Mr. Earl Vanzant Dean B. Walker Betty & Bill Walker Mr. & Mrs. Dave Ward Mr. & Mrs. William B. Wareing Mr. Kenneth W. Warren Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt J. M. Weltzien Drs. A. & J. Werch Mrs. Johannah Wilkenfeld Mr. Burt Wilson Mr. Randall Wright Mr. & Mrs. Emil Wulfe
Patron’s Circle $250 - $499
Anonymous (15) Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam William & Nancy Akers Ms. Beth Alfredson Mr. & Mrs. Edward Allen Mr. & Mrs. Steve Ameen Mr. & Mrs. Les Antalffy Mr. Robert Arnett Mr. Richard Arsenault Dr. & Mrs. Roy Aruffo Mr. John B. Ashmun The Honorable & Mrs. James A. Baker III Mr. & Mrs. John Baker Mr. Fred Bakun Mr. & Mrs. Saul Balagura Ms. Virginia C. Ballard Mr. & Mrs. Don Barnhill Mr. & Mrs. Seth Barrett Mr. Daniel Barretto Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr. Barbara & Jim Becker Ms. Heather Beliveaux Ms. Roberta Benson Mrs. Robert L. Berge Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Beshears Mr. & Mrs. Randall Beste Mr. & Mrs. Ed Billings Ms. Fannette Blum Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Ms. Sarah Bolka Mr. Arno S. Bommer Mr. Philip Booth Ms. Leslee Boyd Ms. Suzie Boyd Dr. Arthur W. Bracey Mr. James Bragg Ms. Tiffany Breeding Ms. Colleen Bronder Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brosvik Mr. J. W. Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Mrs. Norma Jean Brown Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. & Mrs. William Bumpus Mrs. Shirley Burgher Ms. Helen P. Burwell Mr. & Mrs. Gerald J. Bush Mr. Eugene Byrd Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cabes Mr. & Mrs. Gary Cacciatore Virginia & William Camfield Ms. Sharon Cammack Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Campbell Mr. Carlos Campo Mrs. Marjorie H. Capshaw Ms. Katherine Carney Mr. Tom Carradine Mr. & Mrs. Fowler T. Carter Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Casey Mr. & Mrs. Christopher L. Chandler Mr. Erik Channell Mr. & Mrs. Alejandro Chaoul Ms. Anna Charlton Mrs. Ronghui Chen Mr. & Mrs. Kent Chenevert Dr. Diana S. Chow Jim R. & Lynn Coe Shirley & Alan Cohn Donna M. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Tulio Colmenares Mrs. Tracey Conwell Mr. & Mrs. H. L. Coon Michael T. Coppinger Mr. & Mrs. David Corder Mr. David Corry & Mrs. Farrah Kheradmand
Dr. Edward Cox Ms. Jeanne A. Cox Mr. & Mrs. John F. Crawford Nigel Curtlet Dr. & Mrs. Joel Cyprus Mrs. Christina Daniels Dr. Lee Daniels Ms. Jeannine Dawson Mr. Jose De La Torre Mr. Michael Deavers Ms. Caroline Deetjen Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Mr. Emre Demirors Ms. Kay S. Derry Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Derzapf Ms. Dora Dillistone Ms. Judy Dines Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Ditto Mr. Peter H. Doe Col. & Mrs. John Jay Douglass Patrick & Risha Dozark Mrs. Lesa Ducharme Mr. & Mrs. Clifford C. Dukes Mr. Kevin F. Dvorak Mrs. Julie Earley Mr. & Mrs. Alfred H. Ebert Jr. Mrs. Karen A. Edgmon Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Egan Mr. & Mrs. William J. Eggleston Mr. & Mrs. Dean Eicher Mr. Howard Eisner Mr. Ramsay M. Elder Ms. Leslie Elkins Ms. Ann Lang Ellis Mildred & Richard Ellis Dr. Lillian R. Eriksen & Dr. James Turley Mr. Gabriel Ermoli Mr. Lee Eubanks Mr. Mike Ezzell Mr. Gregg Fajkus Mr. & Mrs. John R. Farina Ms. Ann S. Farrell Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Ms. Lauren Fernandes Mr. David Fifield Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Joe F. Flack III Ms. Lori Flees Mrs. & Mr. Elvira Fletcher Mr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Flick Mr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne Liberato Mrs. Lisa Forgan Dewitts Mr. & Mrs. John M. Forney Joyce & David Fox Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Ms. Johnella V. Franklin Mr. Ralph F. Frankowski Ms. Diane L. Freeman Robert A. Furse, M.D. Dr. Abdel K. Fustok Mr. & Mrs. Mike Gallagher Mrs. Holly Garner Mr. David Garza Mr. & Mrs. Lazaro Garza III Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Mr. & Mrs. John Gerdes Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Mr. Glen Gettemy Debbie & Kyle Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gillette Mr. Charles J. Gillman Ms. Shari Glover Mr. & Mrs. Paul Good Dr. & Mrs. David Gorenstein Mr. Jon Kevin Gossett Mr. Ned Graber Mr. & Mrs. Tim Graham Mr. Dane Grenoble Mr. & Mrs. Laurent Gressot Mr. Steve K. Grimsley Ms. Jo Ann C. Guillory
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Houston Symphony Donors........................................................................................ Ms. Jenny Guth Dr. & Mrs. Howard Gutstein Zahava Haenosh Mr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Curtis D. Haines Mr. & Mrs. Uzi Halevy Ms. Vickie Hamley Mr. Jeff Hansen & Mrs. Kelly Marts Ms. Karen Harding Mr. Paul Harmon Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Harrell Ms. Anna K. Hathaway-McKee Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hawes Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Hawk Mr. Myron Hawryluk William & Lana Hazlett Mr. & Mrs. Walter A. Hecht Mr. David T. Hedges Jr. Mr. John Heiny Mr. & Mrs. Dean Hennings Ms. Hilda R. Herzfeld Dr. Janice Hewitt Mrs. Gina Hightower Mr. David Hilditch Dr. & Mrs. Herschel Hobson Mr. David Hoffman Ms. Constance Holderer Jacque Holland Ms. Leisa Holland-Nelson S.y. & Y.j. Kim Hong Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Howes Mr. Ted Hsiao Mrs. Patricia P. Hubbard Ms. Vicki Huff Ms. Cynthia Humphries Mr. & Mrs. James R. Hutton Ms. Jennifer Isadore Mr. Joseph Ivey Ms. Ariel James Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Miss Amanda M. Jarolimek Mrs. Paula Jarrett Dr. Margaret S. Jelinek Lewis & Dr. David S. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. George C. John Mr. & Mrs. John W. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Mark Johnson Mr. Robert E. Johnson Mr. Raymond Jones Dr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Kant Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kantor Mr. James Kaufman Mr. & Mrs. Curtis R. Kayem Ms. Arlette Keene Mr. & Mrs. James A. Keller Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. David Kendall Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Kiley Ms. Amy Kirchner Ms. Malgorzata Kloc-Stepkowska Mr. & Mrs. John Klug Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Koski Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Krezer Jr. Mr. Quin Kroll Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. Tom Kvinta Mr. Kent Lacy Mr. & Mrs. James C. Lamoreux Mr. Doug Lawing Dr. & Mrs. William R. Leighton Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr. Paula & Steve Letbetter Charles H. (Eric) & Lucy Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lineberry Sharon Lipsky, M.D. Ms. Priscilla L. List J. M. Little & Asso. Mrs. Robin Littman
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Dr. & Mrs. John Lomonaco Mr. William Looser Mr. Carlos J. Lopez Louise & Oscar Lui Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Mach III Tom & Kathleen Mach Mr. John Maguire Mrs. D.B. Marchant Ms. Renee Margolin Dr. & Dr. A. J. Marian Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Marion Carole Nadelman Marmell Mr. & Mrs. Laban Marsh Ms. Faerie Marston Mr. David Martin Ms. Susan Martin Mr. Mark Matovich Dr. Toshimatsu Matsumoto Mr. Chad Mavity Ms. Suzanne McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Edward McCullough Mr. George McKee Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManus Mr. & Mrs. James L. McNett Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mehlhoff Mr. John Mell Mrs. Dorri Melvin Dr. Robert A. Mendelson Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mithoff Ms. Jenny Mohr & Mr. Matt Parker Mr. & Mrs. John H. Monroe Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jess R. Moore Ms. Lauren Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Moss Ms. Joan B. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Murray Mr. Arturo Narro Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Nash Marjory & Barry Okin Mr. & Mrs. Albert Ong Mrs. Louisa Ordway Mr. & Mrs. Ken O’Rear Mr. Edgar J. Ortiz Ms. Jennifer Owen Linda & Jerry Paine Ms. Linda Peterson Mrs. Lillian Petty Mark H. & Lynn K. Pickett Mr. Timothy N. Pitts & Mrs. Kathleen Winkler Ms. Mariela Poleo Ms. Antoinette Post Mr. Thomas Power Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Pratt Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prentice Mrs. Michelle Prentice Mr. & Mrs. Richard Prinstein Mr. & Mrs. Larry & Nita Pyle Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Mr. & Mrs. William M. Ramos Mr. & Mrs. Alan Rayner Ms. Joanna Raynes Loreta & Ronald Rea Mr. & Mrs. John Q. Reans Vicki & J.B. Reber Ralph & Becky Reed Robert & Anne Reed Mr. & Mrs. Ron Restrepo Mr. & Mrs. Norman T. Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Walter Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Phil Rice Ms. Verna Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Mr. & Mrs. William F. Rike Mr. James L. Robertson Ms. Shari Rochen
John & Peggy Romeo Mr. Daniel J. Romero Rudy & Ellyn Roof Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing Mr. & Mrs. John E. Ryall Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Saltzberg Mr. Derek Salvino Mr. James Sandoz Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire Mr. & Mrs. Kent Savage Ms. Carrie Schadle Mr. Donald Schmuck Mrs. Jill Schroeder Jean & Robert Schwarz Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shack Jonathan & Marcia Shear Art & Ellen Shelton Pamela & Richard Sherry Mrs. Patricia G. Shields Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Shumaker Mr. Barrett Sides Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Siegele Mr. Cid Silveira Mrs. Ray Simpson Mr. David Smith Mrs. Josephine Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard Smith Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Hans C. Sonneborn Ms. Blanche Stastny Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Steinman Mr. & Ms. Gary Stenerson William F. Stern Mr. & Mrs. James W. Stovall Mr. & Mrs. William G. Straight Mr. & Mrs. James F. Strickland Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Ms. Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Ms. Bobbie Sumerlin Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sutterby Ms. Barbara Swartz Ms. Rhonda J. Sweeney Dr. Jeffrey Sweterlitsch Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Symon Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Ms. Jessica Taylor Mr. & Ms. Gary Teletzke Howard Tellepsen Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Davis Thames Mrs. Marjorie Therrell Ms. Suzanne Thomas Mr. & Mrs. P. H. G. Thompson Ms. Susan L. Thompson Drs. Eric M. Timmreck & Carol W. Timmreck Mr. & Mrs. M. Dale Tingleaf David & Ann Tomatz Mr. Tom Tomlinson Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Toole Mr. Jon D. Totz Mr. Herbert Towning Mr. & Mrs. Edmunds Travis Jr. Mr. Alex Trevino Jr. Mr. James Trippett Mr. Henry Troth Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell Dr. & Mrs. Brad Urquhart Mr. & Mrs. Paolo Valente Mr. & Mrs. Dixon Van Hofwegen Mr. David Vannauker Mr. Charles Veith Dr. Allen R. Vogt Jan & Don Wagner Mr. William Walker Mr. & Mrs. Bill Warburton Ms. Sandria Ward Leone Buyse & Michael Webster Mr. Paul Wehner Mr. & Mrs. Kane C. Weiner Ms. Kathy J. Welch
Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Mrs. Corinne H. Wheeler Mr. Richard White Mr. Russell White Mrs. Amber Wilbanks Mr. Ken Williamson Mr. Patrick Wilson Miriam & Marcos Witt Mr. Gerhard R. Wittich Mr. Tony Wong Ms. Angela Wood Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Wood Miss Susan Wood Ms. Laura Woods Mrs. Michael Woolcock Ms. Kristi Wright Mrs. Peggy J. Wylie Mr. Le Roy Yeager Mr. Elan Yogeswaren Mr. Ray Young Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre Mr. Julio Zaccagni Ms. Carmen Zatorski Ms. Aurora Valentina Zenkl Galaz Mr. Ausonio Zubiani As of February 1, 2012
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Houston Symphony Pops Patrons............................................................................................................ Principal Pops Conductor’s Circle $5,000 or More Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Marilyn Caplovitz Bert & Julie Cornelison Ms. Sara J. Devine Allen & Almira Gelwick— Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Paul & Rita Morico Terry Murphree Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Mr. & Mrs. Allan Quiat Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. Robertson Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mrs. Maryjane Scherr David & Paula Steakley Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate
Grand Patron Pops $2,500-$4,999
Rita & Geoffrey Bayliss Mr. & Mrs. Byron F. Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Michael & Darcy Krajewski Roman & Sally Reed Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Mr. & Mrs. William Thweatt Sally & Denney Wright
Pops Patron $1,500-$2,499
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Carol & Larry Fradkin Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr. Barnett & Diane McLaughlin Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Mr. Anthony G. Ogden Margaret & V. Scott Pignolet Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Shirley & Marvin Rich Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Mrs. Annetta Rose Dr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley Ms. Virginia Torres Mr. Roger Trandell Ms. Jody Verwers Mr. & Mrs. William B. Welte III
Headliner $1,000-$1,499
Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Mr. John S. Beury Mr. & Ms. Bruce Buhler Mr. David Carrier Mr. Mark C. Conrad The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Ms. Ann Currens Mrs. Alan Gaylor Mr. & Ms. Eric J. Gongre
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Mr. & Mrs. Alex Howard Mr. & Mrs. Robin Lease Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan Mr. Morris Rubin Ms. Amanda Tozzi Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Wallace
Producer $500-$999
Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Agbor Rev. & Mrs. H. Eldon Akerman Ms. Barbara A. Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Warren J. Carroll Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Colton Barbara Dokell Mr. Evan B. Glick Mr. Robert Grant Mr. Don E. Kingsley Dr. George S. Knapp Bill & Karinne McCullough Mr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillan W. R. Purifoy Mr. & Mrs. Venu Rao Mrs. Pamela Royal Ms. Phyllis Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. Tim Shaunty Norbert F. Stang James C. Stanka Ms. Beth Stegle Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Thompson Dr. & Mrs. James A. Twining
Director $250-$499
Anonymous (3) Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery Anderson Mr. & Mrs. David Archibald Mr. & Mrs. Don S. Aron Mr. Donald Bates Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Beard Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Beaty Mr. Billy Bray Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. Jay T. Brown Ms. Carol Brownstein Mr. Frank Bryan Ms. Ruth Bryden Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris W. M. Calvert Mr. Holden Chang Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen Mr. & Mrs. William L. Crothers Jr. Ms. Debbie Culp Ms. Christine De Leon Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Demeter Mr. & Mrs. George Dobbin Lamar & Anita Doyle Mr. & Mrs. Charles Grant Jim & Johanna Gunther Mr. & Ms. Charles R. Hall
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Ms. Erika Herlugson Richard & Beverly Hickman Jess Hines Jr. Mr. Larry January Mr. & Mrs. Bill Johnston Ms. Mary Keathley Mr. & Mrs. William J. Kretlow Charles C. & Patricia Kubin Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Ms. Doris M. Magee Glenn E. Mattingly Mr. & Mrs. Carrol R. McGinnis Mr. & Mrs. Roger Medors Mr. Gerard & Mrs. Helga Meneilly Mr. James Miner Ms. Myra Moren Mary Murrill North Mr. Joseph Palm Mr. David Paul Ms. Ada Perwien Mr. Jason Poon Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Pringle Mr. Robert Schick Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Schnell Mr. & Mrs. David K. Smith Mr. William Sterman & Ms. Vicki Wehmeyer Mr. Charles Stewart Ms. Jane B. Thompson Mr. Lam Tran Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Tulich Dr. Holly & Mr. Michael Varner Mr. & Mrs. Berten Waggoner Dr. & Mrs. William C. Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilton As of February 1, 2012
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Houston Symphony Patrons............................................................................. Foundations and Government Agencies............................................................. The Alkek and Williams Foundation * John P. McGovern Foundation Ray C. Fish Foundation
As of February 1, 2012
$1,000,000 & above * Houston Endowment
* Houston Symphony Endowment * Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc. $500,000-$999,999 * City of Houston
$25,000-$49,999
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation The Humphreys Foundation National Endowment for the Arts * Sterling-Turner Foundation
$10,000-$24,999
$100,000-$499,999
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation * The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation * M. D. Anderson Foundation
$50,000-$99,999
Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
* Bauer Family Foundation Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation * The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation * George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation * Houston Symphony League Bay Area * The Powell Foundation The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation * Vivian L. Smith Foundation The Schissler Foundation * Vaughn Foundation Warren Family Foundation
$2,500-$9,999
Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation * The Becker Family Foundation William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust The Hood-Barrow Foundation Huffington Foundation Leon Jaworski Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation * Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lubrizol Foundation Mithoff Family Foundation * Kinder Morgan Foundation * Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation The Helmle Shaw Foundation Strake Foundation Susman Family Foundation * Texas Commission on the Arts $1,000-$2,499 State Employee Charitable Campaign * Sponsorsof Houston Symphony Education & Outreach Programs
Corporations...................................................................................................... As of February 1, 2012
$100,000 and above
BBVA Compass Fidelity Investments The Methodist Hospital * Spec’s Charitable Foundation United Airlines
$50,000-$99,999
American Express Philanthropic Program Baker Botts LLP * Cameron International Corporation Chevron ConocoPhillips * ExxonMobil Frost Bank * GDF SUEZ Energy North America * Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo * JPMorgan Chase * Marathon Oil Corporation * Shell Oil Company TOTAL
$25,000-$49,999 Andrews Kurth, LLP * The Boeing Company Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. KPMG LLP Memorial Hermann $10,000-$24,999
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Avalon Advisors, LLC * Bank of America Bank of Texas Bisso Marine Co., Inc. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP * CenterPoint Energy Cooper Industries, Inc. Crown Castle International Corp. Ernst & Young Locke Lord LLP * Macy’s Foundation Merrill Lynch Private Bank & Investment Group Northern Trust The Rand Group, LLC Regions Bank Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. SPIR STAR, Ltd.
Star Furniture USI Insurance Services LLC Vinson & Elkins LLP * Wells Fargo * Wood Group
$5,000-$9,999
Beck, Redden & Secrest, LLP Bloomberg, L.L.P. * Devon Energy Corporation Google, Inc. Oceaneering International Inc. * Randalls Food Markets, Inc. Stewart Title Company * Swift Energy Company
Gift below $4,999
Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. The Blue Jeans Bar Corp GEM Insurance Agencies Geste LLC Intercontinental Exchange Marvin Consulting SEI Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company * Sponsorsof Houston Symphony Education & Outreach Programs
Corporate Matching Gifts........................................................................................ Aetna Akzo Nobel AT&T Baker Hughes Bank of America Boeing Cardinal Healthcare 30 www.houstonsymphony.org
Caterpillar Chevron Coca-Cola El Paso Corporation Eli Lilly and Company ExxonMobil Fannie Mae
General Electric General Mills Goldman, Sachs & Co. Halliburton Hewlett-Packard IBM ING Financial Services Corporation
JPMorgan Chase KBR Kirby Corporation Occidental Petroleum SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. Spectra Energy
Legacy Society. ................................................................................................. The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony in their long-term estate plans through bequests, life-income gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. Members of the Legacy Society enjoy a variety of benefits, including an annual musical event, featuring a renowned guest artist. The Houston Symphony would like to extend its deepest thanks to the members of the Legacy Society – and with their permission, we are pleased to acknowledge them below. If you would like to learn more about ways to provide for the Houston Symphony in your estate plans, please contact our Development Department at: (713) 337-8500 or plannedgiving@houstonsymphony.org. Anonymous (9) Mrs. Jan Barrow George & Betty Bashen Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ronald C. Borschow Anneliese Bosseler Joe Brazzatti Zu Broadwater Terry Ann Brown Dr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Eugene R. Bruns Sylvia J. Carroll William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Leslie Barry Davidson Harrison R. T. Davis Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Jean & sJack Ellis The Aubrey and Sylvia Farb Family Ginny Garrett Michael B. George Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott
Randolph Lee Groninger Mrs. Gloria Herman Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Kenneth Hyde Mr. Brian James Drs. Rita & Blair Justice Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D. John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse LeGrange Mrs. Frances E. Leland Dr. Mary R. Lewis E. W. Long Jr. Sandra Magers Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Jay Marks James Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mazow Mr. & Mrs. Gene McDavid Charles E. McKerley
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Ron Mikita Katherine Taylor Mize Ione Moran Sidney Moran Sue A. Morrison and Children Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Gretchen Anne Myers Bobbie & Arthur Newman Dave B. Nussmann Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Joan D. Osterweil Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Sara M. Peterson Mr. Howard Pieper Geraldine S. Priest Daniel F. Prosser Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mrs. Dana Puddy Walter M. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Sandeen
Charles K. Sanders Charles King Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Seay II Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Kazuo Shimada Jule & Albert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mike & sAnita Stude Emily H. & David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Dr. Carlos Vallbona & Children Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. David M. Wax & Elaine Arden Cali Robert G. Weiner Geoffrey Westergaard Jennifer R. Wittman Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Woods Mr. & Mrs. David Wuthrich As of February 1, 2012 sDeceased
In Memoriam..................................................................................................... We honor the memory of those who in life included the Houston Symphony in their estate plans. Their thoughtfulness and generosity will continue to inspire and enrich lives for generations to come! Mr. Thomas D. Barrow W. P. Beard Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mrs. Albert V. Caselli Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Frank R. Eyler
Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman Mrs. L. F. McCollum Joan B. McKerley Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Mrs. Janet Moynihan
Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Miss Louise Pearl Perkins Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz Ms. Jean R. Sides
Robert Lee Gomez Philip and Audrey Lewis Gerald and Shirley Mathews Dave B. Nussmann Nina and Peter Peropoulos
Karen and Hank Rennar Holly S. Rubbo Jennifer Klein Salyer Susan Scarrow Paige and Rich Sommer
John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson
Chorus Endowment Donors........................................................................................... $500 or more
As of January 1, 2012
Anonymous Nadene and James Crain Paul and Vickie Davis Taylor Faulkner
Beth Anne Weidler & Stephen M. James Jennifer Young
In Kind Donors......................................................................................................... As of January 1, 2012
Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Baker Botts L.L.P. Bergner & Johnson BKD, LLP Bright Star Classical 91.7 FM Cognetic Mr. Carl R. Cunningham
Darryl & Co. Deville Fine Jewelry DocuData Solutions The Events Company Foster Quan LLP Hilton Americas - Houston Houston Chronicle Jackson and Company JOHANNUS Organs of Texas Jim Benton of Houston LLC
The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design Martha Turner Properties Meera Buck Minuteman Press – Post Oak Music & Arts Neiman Marcus New Leaf Publishing, Inc. Nos Caves Vin PaperCity
Rice University Saint Arnold’s Brewery Shecky’s Media, Inc. Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods United Airlines Valobra Jewelry & Antiques John Wright/Texprint Yahama
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Backstage Pass. ................................................................................................. Sue Morrison, musician sponsor
Allen Barnhill, principal trombone
Birthplace and Education: I lived in Alvin, Texas, and went to school at Alvin High School. After graduating, I attended the University of Texas.
Birthplace and Education: Durham, NC; Eastman School, Bachelor of Music Performance
Joined the Houston Symphony: My husband, Walter, and I began supporting the Symphony in 1949. He was a member of the Board of Trustees until he passed away six years ago, and I used to help the Houston Symphony League with fundraising.
Earliest musical memory: I learned how to play Beethoven’s Ode to Joy by ear on the piano when I was very young.
Earliest musical memory: I was one of 10 children, and my mother used to play piano and sing church songs to us. All in the family: I began taking piano lessons when I was 8 years old and then switched to clarinet in the high school band, where I later became a drum major. Most of my other family members played piano for pleasure. Sue Morrison with Allen Barnhill and his daughter, Julia, at Jones Hall.
Hobbies & interests: I’m very involved with my church, my family and friends.
Favorite part of the Symphony experience: The Symphony was something that I shared with my husband, who loved the experience so much. He liked to watch the musicians play, especially Allen Barnhill, through his opera glasses. Attending the concerts and hearing that live orchestra sound brings back so many happy memories of Walter for me. Special connection: I’ve been a sponsor since the late 1990s and wanted to help support the Symphony so that it could grow. I met Allen Barnhill at one of the Symphony’s social events. My husband and I have enjoyed knowing Allen and his wife, Kathy, all these years. Notable moments: Fellow Houston Symphony brass player, Mark Hughes, is a member of my church and on occasion has asked other Symphony musicians to perform at one of the services. I was so happy and excited when Allen came to perform again for our Christmas service this year.
All in the family: My wife plays piano, my daughter plays clarinet and my son plays the trumpet. I really enjoy collaborating with them. Beginnings: I had an outstanding mentor—my school band director— who created opportunities and helped me get off to a good start. Best part of the job: To be on stage with my Houston Symphony colleagues playing great orchestral music can be a most exhilarating experience, especially when we get to share it with our most enthusiastic supporters like Sue Morrison. Looking forward: Since I am a fan of choral music, I look forward to the Brahms Requiem, Mahler’s 2nd and Belshazzar’s Feast in the 2012-13 season—all great works but deeply contrasting. Alternative reality: An amateur musician! Otherwise, I would probably be a carpenter or architect who is always whistling a tune. Great music could be described as “sonic architecture.” Musical inspiration: I am fortunate to have such wonderful colleagues. To share with them the privilege of performing orchestral masterpieces is truly inspiring. Together, we delve into the musical language of the great composers, and there’s nothing like it. Keeping music fresh: I enjoy teaching music performance at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Being closely involved with young, aspiring musicians is stimulating. Notable moment: This past February’s programming included Janácˇek’s Taras Bulba, a piece that is not often played, but we played it my very first week with the orchestra in 1977—an experience that is burned into my memory. I enjoyed playing this unusual but glorious music again. Current listening: A 1975 live recording of the Eastman Jazz Ensemble. I hadn’t heard it in more than 30 years, since it was out of print. My wife found a re-issue and gave it to me for Christmas. I was in the group, along with some others, who are now well-known jazz players. Hearing that smokin’ band again after three and a half decades brought back a lot of memories. I enjoy jazz as well as classic rock and bluegrass.
Proud sponsor: It’s exciting for me to see the Symphony thrive and continue to grow. I’m so proud of all of its accomplishments and the significant international recognition it has garnered recently. It gives me great pleasure to have shared in the Symphony becoming the outstanding orchestra it is today.
Allen and his son, Josh
Hobbies and interests: I like to get away and go water skiing with my family. We’re hard core water skiers. We also enjoy snow skiing and an occasional game of golf. 32 www.houstonsymphony.org