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ISSUE ONE • 2014–2015 SEASON

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Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 7:30 pm, The Maryland Theatre

MAINSTREET BRASS The Mainstreet Brass has proven itself on the concert stage as a dedicated ambassador to brass music, original or transcribed. Their experience in the field of concert performance and music education make this a very flexible form of chamber music, versatile in repertoire from Bach to Bernstein.

Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 7:30 pm, The Maryland Theatre

WILLIAM FLORIAN Featuring William Florian iconic folk music songwriter and former lead singer of “The New Christy Minstrels.” Music of the ‘60s as well as stories of many names you remember like John Denver, Peter, Paul and Mary, the Kingston Trio and Woody Guthrie. This familiar repertoire and laid-back style continue to inspire his vast fan base.

Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 3:00 pm, The Maryland Theatre

ALEX DEPUE WITH MIGUEL DEHOYAS World-renowned violinist/fiddler leads duo through an array of styles-Classical, Bluegrass, Rock-with blazing virtuosity and emotion. Duo credits include an appearance with the Philadelphia Orchestra and as feature entertainers with the International Bluegrass Music Association. Supercharged, accessible, genre-crossing repertoire. They were the number one choice for all of us who were in Nashville last summer.

Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 7:30 pm, The Maryland Theatre

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*Artists and programs are subject to change without notice.

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MOZART AND MAHLER

BEETHOVEN’S FIRST

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

4 Greetings from Music Director & Conductor Elizabeth Schulze

6 Letter from Board President James G. Pierné

6 Letter from MSO Executive Director Michael Jonnes

7 MSO Board of Directors

8 Meet Music Director & Conductor Elizabeth Schulze

9 Orchestra Roster

11 Enjoy the Concert!

MAGICAL MUSIC OF DISNEY13 Program

MOZART AND MAHLER15 Program

16 Christina Naughton

16 Michelle Naughton

18 Notes

BEETHOVEN’S FIRST21 Program

22 Meet Michael Brown

24 Notes

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS29 Program

30 Meet Colleen Daly

30 Robert Tudor

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Welcome to another exciting season of concerts by the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. I’m extremely proud to be associated with the superb musicians of the MSO, our fine administrative staff and our dedicated, generous and hard working Board

of Directors. Together, we’ve fashioned a season of programs to entertain, enlighten and inspire you . We begin with the sights and sounds of Disney. A Pops concert for all ages, with clips from some of the most iconic animated films, as well as more recent classics, the MSO will accompany unforgettable images with the music that made them famous. We open our Masterworks series with Mozart and Mahler, two towering composers, each an innovator. Mozart established the concerto form as high art with his works for piano and orchestra. His “Double Piano Concerto” was most likely written for the composer and his sister Maria Anna to play on their concert tours when they were celebrated young prodigies. It is fitting then, that we have two sisters, Christina and Michelle Naughton joining us as soloists. Their performances are known for their strong artistic vitality and a “remarkable unity of sensibility, musical style and technique.” Mahler’s “First Symphony” fills out the program - it’s opening portending a journey that mirrors life itself. Our Masterworks series continues in November with a “portrait of the artist as a young man.” The brilliant emerging virtuoso pianist and composer Michael Brown will join us in three roles: as composer, with a brand new work written expressly for this program;

as a soloist in Beethoven’s “First Piano Concerto,” a work which helped establish Beethoven as both an important composer and brilliant performer; and as collaborator in the orchestra, as the pianist in Shostakovich’s “First Symphony.” Written when the composer was only 19, this work caused a tremendous sensation at its premiere. Our “Home for the Holidays” is a reunion for the MSO and last year’s guests, Greg Shook and Hagerstown Choral Arts, Kyle Weary and the BISFA chorale and Colleen Daly. Because of last season’s cancellation due to weather, we wanted to make sure that all of our audiences had a chance to hear these outstanding musicians in a brand new program of seasonal favorites. Our good friend and colleague Dr. Rob Tudor joins us too, as we joyously ring in the holidays together. The MSO’s exciting programs continue in the New Year and I’ll look forward to sharing the highlights with you in the next Bravo. Until then, enjoy the music!

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Schulze

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The anticipation is keen, the feel of autumn is in the air, the familiar sound of an orchestra warming up and tuning fills the auditorium, Elizabeth steps out onto the stage, and the season begins…!!!

As this, the 33rd season opens, I am happy to report that our orchestra, the Maryland Symphony, is doing well. Under the direction of Elizabeth Schulze, now in her 16th season as Music Director of the MSO, she and the musicians turn out one superb performance after another. Through the programming of key works of the classical repertoire or commissioned pieces or unusual and obscure works of the great composers, the MSO is stepping into a new world. The young soloists that we feature so often leave us delighted and amazed. It is an optimistic time for the orchestra.

Financially, the orchestra finished last season with a small surplus thanks to the generous support of hundreds of businesses, local and regional governments, foundations, the MSO Guild and individuals. This 2014-2015 season will see some new initiatives for the MSO, including a further

building of the MSO Experiences, a new marketing ‘look’ and the development of ever more community related partnerships and projects. The MSO belongs to the people of greater Hagerstown, Washington County and western Maryland – held in trust by our directors, Elizabeth and our musicians, the staff and volunteers, the MSO is our gift to you and the community.

One last note: our Friends of the MSO, the volunteer organization that has stepped in as the MSO Guild’s successor, has already provided volunteers for our July Sparkle fundraiser and is involved in organizing the Symphony Ball on November 1. With over 50 members already, it is off and running, but we are actively seeking more members, so please consider filling in the form inserted in your program book and becoming a member.

Thanks

Michael Jonnes Executive Director

LETTER FROM MSO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

After an exciting and successful 2014 season, the Maryland Symphony is opening its 2015 season with a fabulous fall lineup that includes the music of Disney’s great animated films, the power and sweep of Mahler’s romantic Symphony No 1 and the crystalline sound of Mozart, Beethoven’s graceful Piano Concerto No 1 and the beloved music of Christmas and the holidays. Elizabeth begins her 16th season as Music Director and the orchestra continues to grow and improve under her superb direction. The orchestra will work with a variety of other non-profit organizations in the community as it deepens its role, not just as a first rate arts and music organization, but as an educational organization, as an economic driver and as a good and responsible community citizen.

There is another MSO event of note, on November 1; my wife Georgia and I will be

hosting the Symphony Ball, Starry Night, at the Fountain Head Country Club. We invite you to attend and support the MSO through this, the major fundraising event of our season.

As Michael has noted in his letter, our Friends of the MSO volunteer organization that has stepped in as the MSO Guild’s successor, is seeking additional individuals to join us. With over 50 individuals involved already we are on our way, but we hope if you have 30 minutes or an hour or so to work on an MSO project, you might consider becoming a part of our world… See you at the concerts!

James G. Pierné President, Board of Directors

James G. Pierné President,

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LETTER FROM THE MSO PRESIDENT


MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJane AndersonPieter BickfordThe Honorable W. Kennedy

Boone IIIBrendan D. FitzsimmonsRyan M. FlurieKaren HamiltonLaurie HarrisonRaychel Harvey-JonesLinda HoodMary Lange KalinDavid KlineIra S. Lourie, M.D.Brian LynchMelinda MarsdenWilliam McGovernTheresa T. MichelThe Reverend Kevin S. MunroeDori J. NippsBo OhJames G. PiernéKim RenoAndrew A, Serafini, Jr.Clayton Wilcox, Ed. D.

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With passion, verve, and illuminating musicianship, Elizabeth Schulze has been conducting orchestras and opera companies, advocating for music education, and electrifying audiences in the United States and abroad for more than two and a half decades.

Recipient of the very first Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s Elizabeth Schulze Music Advocacy Award in 2014, and the 2013 Sorel Medallion in Conducting for her adventurous programming, Schulze is in her 16th season as the Music Director and Conductor of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and her 7th season as the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, she is Principal Guest Conductor of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic.

In 1996 she made her European debut, leading the Mainz Chamber Orchestra in the Atlantisches Festival in Kaiserslautern, Germany. She appeared in Paris as the assistant guest conductor for the Paris Opera and has also appeared in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Vienna with the National Symphony during its 1997 European tour. Her most recent international work includes conducting the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. This fall takes her to Taiwan for appearances with Taipei’s Evergreen Symphony Orchestra.

Schulze’s recent guest conducting in the States includes appearances with the New Jersey, Detroit, San Francisco, and Chautauqua symphony orchestras. Her past positions with U.S. orchestras include an appointment as associate conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, music director and conductor of the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, a seven-year position as music director and conductor of the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, cover conductor and conducting assistant for the New York Philharmonic, and assistant conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic, an appointment sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Since the beginning of her career, Schulze has been a spirited advocate for music education. Her far-ranging work includes her ongoing association with the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute (SMI). For 14 years Schulze has conducted, taught and mentored dozens of young musicians in the SMI at the Kennedy Center. She has also conducted the American Composer’s Orchestra in educational and family concerts in Carnegie Hall and throughout New York City. And for six years, Schulze joined her mentor Leonard Slatkin teaching at the NSO’s National Conducting Institute.

Her music education and mentoring work, spans from elementary to university students. She was an artist-in-residence at Northwestern University and has guest conducted the orchestras of The University of Maryland, the Manhattan School of Music and Catholic University of America and guest lectured at The Juilliard School.

Schulze’s own education includes training in Europe and in the United States. She graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College and as an honors student from Interlochen Arts Academy. She holds graduate degrees in orchestral and choral conducting from SUNY at Stony Brook. She was the first doctoral fellow in orchestral conducting at Northwestern University and was selected as a conducting fellow at L’École d’Arts Americaines in France. In 1991, she was the recipient of the first Aspen Music School Conducting Award. At Aspen, she has worked with Murry Sidlin, Lawrence Foster, and Sergiu Commissiona. As a Tanglewood fellow, she has worked with Seiji Ozawa, Gustav Meier, and Leonard Bernstein.

Schulze is represented by John Such Artists Management, Ltd.

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MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC.2014–2015 Season, Elizabeth Schulze, ConductorFIRST VIOLINSRobert Martin Concertmaster

MSO Guild ChairJoanna Natalia Owen Associate ConcertmasterHeather L. Austin-Stone Assistant ConcertmasterLysiane Gravel-Lacombe Thomas Marks Chair H. Lee BrewsterYen-Jung ChenMauricio D. CoutoMegan GrayHeather HaughnCatherine NelsonPetr SkopekMadeline WatsonHyun Hannah Yoo*

SECOND VIOLINSMarissa Murphy Principal J. Emmet Burke ChairAriadna Buonviri Associate PrincipalJulianna Chitwood Assistant PrincipalKarin KelleherRuth ErbeTeresa L. GordonMelanie KupersteinSwiatek Kuznik*Mary Katherine WhitesidesPatricia Wnek

VIOLASPhyllis Freeman Principal Alan J. Noia ChairMagaly Rojas Seay Associate PrincipalDaphne Benichou Assistant PrincipalSungah MinRachel HoladayStephanie KnutsenSean Lyons*Alice Tung

CELLOSTodd Thiel Principal J. Ramsay Farah ChairOpen

Associate Principal Andrew Hesse Assistant PrincipalAneta OtrebaMauricio BetanzoKatlyn DeGrawJessica Siegel Weaver

BASSESAdriane Benvenuti Irving Principal Stuart Knussen ChairMichael Rittling Associate PrincipalAli CookLee PhilipVincent Trautwein

FLUTESKimberly Valerio Principal Marjorie M. Hobbs ChairSusan MottElena Yakovleva

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CLARINETSBeverly Butts Principal John M. Waltersdorf ChairMichael Hoover

BASS CLARINETJay Niepoetter

BASSOONSErich Heckscher Principal Bennett S. Rubin ChairScott CassadaSusan Copeland Wilson

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PARKINGStreet parking is free on weekends. There are also two parking decks in the down-town area for your convenience.

LATE ARRIVALSUshers will gladly seat you during an ap-propriate break in the program.

DRESS CODEWhile audiences for our Saturday evening concerts often dress up, and Sunday mati-nee patrons tend to be more casual, please dress in a way that is comfortable for you. In consideration of those seated near you, please use fragrances sparingly.

FOOD AND DRINKThe Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s policy regarding food and drink in the Theatre during concerts and other special events produced by the MSO will remain the same as it always has been: All food and drink, with the exception of bottled water, must be consumed in the lobby. Thank you for adhering to this policy.

NOISEPlease be considerate of others by mini-mizing noise that may be disruptive dur-ing the performance. Kindly turn off cell phone or set them on silent. We ask that you enjoy food, drink and conservation in the lobby. You may be asked to remove any disruptive children who accompany you. It is appropriate to excuse yourself if you experience a prolonged bout of coughing or sneezing.

SMOKINGSmoking is not permitted in the Theatre.

EMERGENCY EXITPlease take note of the nearest emegency exit. In the event of an emegency, walk calmly to the exit, do not run.

PHOTOGRAPHYPhotography, videotaping and sound recording are prohibited in the Theatre.

STUDENTS AND CHILDRENFull-time students and children under the age of 12 receive 50% off of any MSO Masterworks/Pops performance. Younger patrons are also invited to join us for our family-friendly Holiday concerts.

TICKETSDue to fire code regulations, all patrons, including infants, are required to have a valid ticket when entering the Theatre. Tickets are printed on thermal paper and should be kept out of direct sunlight and away from extreme heat to avoid turning black and becoming unreadable.

RUSH TICKETSFree Student Tickets for Masterworks are available for students in grades K – 12 with a valid student ID. In addition, $5 College Student Rush tickets are available for Masterworks one and one-half hour prior to curtain in The Maryland Theatre’s lobby with a valid student ID. Seat selec-tion is at the discretion of the MSO box office personnel.

LOST TICKETSPlease call the MSO office for replacement tickets.

RETURNS, EXCHANGES, AND REFUNDSTicket holders may return their lost tickets to the MSO office for resale prior to the concert and receive verification of their tax-deductible contribution. Subscribers may exchange their tickets at no charge for the alternate performance of the same program after the renewal period has lapsed. Exchanges will not be honored one hour prior to curtain due to congestion in The Maryland Theatre lobby. All MSO concert sales are nonrefundable, unless a concert is cancelled.

CANCELLATIONSConcert cancellation information is avail-able on local TV and radio stations, on our Web site at www.marylandsymphony.org or by calling the Box Office. Any cancel-lations will be announced no later than three hours prior to the scheduled start time of the performance.

GIFT CERTIFICATESA wonderful gift for any occasion, gift certificates may be purchased for any dollar amount and redeemed for tickets to any MSO performance.

PRELUDEMusic Director Elizabeth Schulze shares information on featured composers and works during Prelude, a half-hour presen-tation that will enhance your enjoyment and appreciation of the concert to follow. Prelude begins one hour prior to each Masterworks performance and is free to ticket holders.

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MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAElizabeth Schulze, Music DirectorRaychel Harvey-Jones, NarratorThirty-third Season, 2014-2015

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ACT I

“Disney Classics Overture” Arranged by Bruce Healey ©1993 Walt Disney Music Co (ASCAP) & Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI)

“Disney’s Tarzan Orchestral Suite” Songs by Phil Collins Score by Mark Mancina Orchestrated by David Metzger ©1999 Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Walt Disney Music Company and Wonderland Music Company, Inc.

“Disney’s The Little Mermaid Orchestral Suite” Music by Alan Menken Arranged by A. Menken, R. Merkin T. Pasatieri and T. Ricketts ©1988 Wonderland Music CO., Inc. (BMI)

“Disney’s Hercules Orchestral Suite” Music by Alan Menken Arranged by Bruce Healey Orchestrated by Greg Prechel ©1997 Wonderland Music CO., Inc. (BMI) T. Pasatieri and T. Ricketts ©1988 Wonderland Music CO., Inc. (BMI)

“Disney’s Mary Poppins: A Symphonic Fantasy” Music by Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman Arranged and Orchestrated by Irwin Kostal ©1994 Wonderland Music Co, Inc. (BMI)

“Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Orchestral Suite” Music by Alan Menken Arranged by Danny Troob ©1992 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI)

Intermission

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“Disney’s The Rescuers Down Under Theme” Music by Bruce Broughton Arranged by William Broughton Orchestrated by David Metzger ©1992 Walt Disney Music Co (ASCAP)

“Disney’s Aladdin Orchestral Suite” Music by Alan Menken Arranged by Danny Troob ©1992 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI)

“Suite from Disney’s Mulan” Score by Jerry Goldsmith Songs by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel Orchestrated by Alexander Courage ©1998 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI)

“Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Music by Alan MenkenDame Orchestral Suite” Arranged by Michael Starobin ©1996 Wonderland Music Co, Inc. (BMI)

“Disney’s The Lion King Orchestral Suite” Music by Elton John Words by Tim Rice Score by Hans Zimmer Arranged by Brad Kelley ©1994 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI)


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Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, No. 10, in E-flat Major, K. 365 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) I Allegro II Andante III Rondo: Allegro

CHRISTINA NAUGHTON and MICHELLE NAUGHTON, PIANOS

Intermission

Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Titan Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

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CHRISTINA & MICHELLE NAUGHTONChristina and Michelle Naughton have been hailed by the San Francisco Examiner for their “stellar musicianship, technical mastery, and awe-inspiring artistry.” The Naughtons made their European debut at Herkulesaal in Munich, where the Sueddeutsche Zeitung proclaimed them “an outstanding piano duo”. They made their Asian debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, where the Sing Tao Daily said of their performance “Joining two hearts and four hands at two grand pianos, the Naughton sisters created an electrifying and moving musical performance.” An appearance with the Philadelphia Orchestra led the Philadelphia Inquirer to characterize their playing as “paired to perfection,”while the Saarbrücker Zeitung exclaimed “this double star could soon prove to be a supernova.”

Orchestral engagements include appearances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Houston, Milwaukee, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nashville, Virginia, Maryland, Toledo, Delaware, El Paso, Napa Valley, Wichita, Tulsa, Gulf Coast, and Madison Symphonies; the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland’s Red Orchestra, Chicago’s Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra, and Erie Philharmonic; as well as with ensembles such as the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Royal Flemish Philharmonic in Belgium, Solistes Europeens Luxembourg, Hamburg Chorus, Kiel Philharmonic, and Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock. Past and future seasons feature collaborations under the batons of conductors such as Stephene Deneve, Edo deWaart, Charles Dutoit, JoAnn Falletta, Giancarlo Guerrero, Emanuel Krivine, Cristian Macelaru, Andres Orozco-Estrada, and Michael Stern.

Christina and Michelle’s recitals include venues in America such as the Kennedy

Center’s Terrace Theater, New York City’s Historic Naumburg Bandshell (Central Park) and Le Poisson Rouge, the Schubert Club in St. Paul, Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Wharton Center, Houston’s Cullen Theater, South Orange Performing Arts Center, the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Ramsey Hall in Athens, and Rockefeller University; as well as on series such as the Fortas Chamber Music Festival, Detroit Chamber Music Series, Harriman Jewell Series, Steinway Society-The Bay Area, Artist Series of Sarasota, Charleston Concert Association, UAB Piano Series, Chamber Music San Francisco Series, Louisville’s Speed Museum Series, Kingston Chamber Music Festival. European recital highlights for the Naughtons include the Parc Du Chateau de Florans at France’s La Roque d’Antheron Festival, the Sociedad de Conciertos de Valencia in Spain, Zurich’s Tonhalle, Prague’s Strings of Autumn Festival, Klavierfestival Ruhr, Rheingau Musik Festival, Dresden’s Musikfestpiele, Kissinger Sommer, Berlin’s Kammermusiksaal, Munich’s Herkulesaal, Dusseldorf ’s Tonhalle, in Hannover’s Kleiner Sendesaal , Ingoldstadt’s Konzertverein, Reutlingen’s Freidrich-List-Halle, Pullach’s Burgerhaus, Concert Series in Ludwigshafen, on the Homburg-

Saar series, and the Bremen Music Festival.

The Naughtons recorded their first album in the Sendesaal in Bremen Germany; which was released worldwide in Fall 2012 by label ORFEO. The album has been praised by Der Spiegel Magazine for “stand(ing) out with unique harmony, and sing(ing) out with stylistic confidence’, and described by ClassicsToday as a “Dynamic Duo Debut”. Their performances have been broadcast on American Public Media’s Performance Today, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, New York’s WQXR, Chicago’s WFMT, Philadelphia’s WHYY, Boston’s WQED, Atlanta’s WABE, Hong Kong’s RTHK, Latvia’s Latvijas Radio 3, Netherland’s Radio 4 Concerthuis; and Germany’s Bayerischen Rudfunks, Nordwest-RadioBremen, WDR and NDR Radio.

Born in Princeton, New Jersey to parents of European and Chinese descent; Christina and Michelle are graduates of Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, where they were each awarded the Festorazzi Prize. They are Steinway Artists and currently reside in New York City.


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Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791

Although the actual date of composition of this concerto is uncertain, it is one of the first known to have been completely composed by Mozart. His first piano concertos were transcriptions and arrangements of works by other composers, including C.P.E. Bach, J.C. Bach and others. It is also Mozart’s only concerto for two pianos and is clearly reminiscent of his childhood and adolescence when he and his sister Maria Anna (“Nannerl”) were carted all over Europe as performing Wunderkinder. Although the siblings’ prodigy days were long over, they continued to perform together. In this capacity, they probably performed the E-flat Concerto in 1780 at court for one of Mozart’s final concerts in Salzburg, along with the Sonata for Piano Four Hands, K 381. A two-piano transcription of the Concerto No. 7 for Three Pianos also dates from this period, as does a group of piano sonatas for piano four-hands (a medium “invented” by the brother-sister team that continued much in favor by unrelated young players of the opposite sex).

That same year, Mozart left his hometown forever to pursue his dream of a prestigious court appointment. He traveled first to Munich, where he had been commissioned to compose the opera Idomeneo, and then on to Vienna. While never attaining his original goal, he made his mark in the capital as music history’s first true freelance composer.

In the Concerto for Two Pianos, the tasks are evenly divided. The soloists mostly play in dialogue, echoing or answering each other. In contrast to compositions for piano four hands, where per force one of the players takes the lower range and the other the higher, both soloists here cover the entire range of the piano, which at the time was limited to five octaves.

The Concerto anticipates the structure typical of the composer’s later great piano concertos. The first movement Allegro is in classic sonata form; the fanfare-like

opening theme, plus all the exposition material introduced by the orchestra, is then repeated and expanded by the pianos. Because this is a work for two solo instruments, Mozart sometimes has the first soloist present a motive with the second soloist repeating it in slightly varied form; at other times, one piano will begin a phrase, while the second completes it. Neither instrument is dominant.

The Andante prefigures Mozart’s later concerti, opening with a deceptively simple theme. But Mozart goes on to pile one beautiful melody onto another to create a poignant statement whose intensity is enhanced by the orchestra’s two oboes.

The ethereal spell is broken by the sprightly Rondeau: Allegro. The rondo theme alternates with episodes in which the two pianos chase each other all over the movement.

Originally scored for two oboes, two bassoons, two horns and strings, Mozart added two clarinets, two trumpets and timpani to the outer movements for two private performances in Vienna in November 1781 with his pupil and patron Josepha Barbara von Auernhammer as second pianist. That version, however, is lost.

Symphony No. 1 in D major Gustav Mahler 1860-1911

In the late 1880s Gustav Mahler was building a reputation as a symphonic and operatic conductor. As he moved from one conducting post to another, usually as an assistant conductor in opera houses, he had only limited time for composing. It took him from 1883 to 1888 to finish the First Symphony for its premiere and another 11 years to have it ready for publication.

During that interval, Mahler made major changes. At its premiere in Budapest in 1889, Mahler had called it a ”Symphonic Poem in two parts” with an elaborate literary program that he later repudiated. The origin of the Symphony’s subtitle

“Titan” is uncertain; some scholars believe it derived from the title of a novel by Jean Paul, a popular literary figure during the heyday of the Romantic period. In its first version, the symphony had five movements, but Mahler immediately discarded the original second movement. He also expanded the size of the orchestra and revised the orchestration drastically. The discarded second movement, an Andante titled “Blumine,” resurfaced only in 1967 and is now occasionally performed with the symphony.

At the time he began the symphony, Mahler was also composing a cycle of four songs with orchestra, titled Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer). The themes from two of these songs found their way into the symphony: The second song became the main theme of the first movement, while the fourth song became the middle section of the third movement.

In light of Mahler’s later symphonies, the First is relatively tame. Nevertheless, it was received with hostility and ridicule at the first performance, bewildering the audience and annoying the critics. Its originality lies in the innovative orchestration and harmonies, as well as in the intensity of the emotions it conveys. In 1941 before the resurgence of Mahler’s popularity, Aaron Copland perceived the value of the Mahler’s music: “Of all romantics, this arch-romantic has most to give to the music of the future,”

The first movement begins with an eerie introduction, the first two notes of which later morph into a birdcall, as well as the first two notes of the main theme. It is punctuated by a distant fanfare and a wailing oboe cry. The Allegro section begins in the cellos with the second Wayfarer song, “Ging heut morgen Übers Feld,” (I Walked this Morning over the Field); the theme is the heart and soul of the symphony serving not only as the main theme of this movement, but also as the basis of the themes of the second and final movements. The music of the introduction recurs in the middle of the movement. Mahler’s genius was his ability to keep all his thematic balls in the air, a


feat brilliantly achieved in the coda.

The second movement Scherzo has the rhythm of the Ländler, an Austrian folk dance. Although it conforms to the classic minuet and trio form, Mahler spins out the first section far beyond the standard repeat structure. Both the opening three notes of the Scherzo and the Trio recall the birdcall theme from the first movement.

A macabre timpani ostinato accompanies a lonely double bass introducing the main theme of the third movement, a funeral march based on none other than the nursery rhyme “Frère Jacques” in the minor mode. The spooky parody is said to have been inspired by a popular picture by the French painter Jacques Callot of a dead hunter accompanied to his grave by forest animals. The middle section of the movement is based on the melody from the fourth Wayfarer song, “Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz,” (My Sweetheart’s Two Blue Eyes) hypnotic and calming. In a third episode, Mahler transforms the theme into a dance with more than a hint of Jewish Klezmer music, an aspect of Mahler’s heritage about which he manifested considerable ambivalence. Although a convert to Catholicism, he suffered constant anti-Semitic slights, and after World War II, Leonard Bernstein had to bully the Vienna Philharmonic to revive his music.

The movement leads directly to the stormy Finale, which in the original program notes was titled Dall’ Inferno al Paradiso (from hell to heaven). It opens with one of the most threatening passages in classical music and is subsequently taken up in the main body of the Allegro. In the Finale, Mahler ties together the themes from the earlier movements, even those from the discarded “Blumine” movement as a gentle, even comforting, second theme. The resolution occurs in a coda of heroic proportions, including a triumphant, full-voiced reprise of the distant fanfare from the opening of the Symphony.

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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 1, in C Major, Op. 15 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) I Allegro con brio II Largo III Rondo. Allegro

MICHAEL BROWN, PIANO

Intermission

Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10 Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) I Allegretto – Allegro non troppo II Allegro – Meno mosso – Allegro – Meno mosso III Lento – Largo – Lento (attacca:) IV Allegro molto – Lento – Allegro molto – Meno mosso – Allegro molto – Molto meno mosso – Adagio

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PROGRAM NOTES BEETHOVEN’S FIRST

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827

The Piano Concerto No. 1 is among the works the young Beethoven composed after he had moved in 1792 from his native Bonn to Vienna. Like Mozart when he left Salzburg, also for Vienna, Beethoven had outgrown the musical establishment of his patron in Bonn, the elector Maximilian Franz, but he traveled to the Imperial capital not so much as a master but rather to study composition with Franz Joseph Haydn. At the end of 1793 Haydn wrote to the elector on his student’s behalf for an advance in salary, enclosing five compositions “of my dear pupil Beethoven,” who he predicted would “in time fill the position of one of Europe’s greatest composers.” The parsimonious elector was unimpressed.

Nevertheless, Beethoven quickly acquired a glowing reputation as both a pianist and composer. He had come already provided with important aristocratic connections that greased the way into the highest social circles, where noblemen were in competition with each other for the best in-house musical establishment. The period between 1792 and 1795 was probably the happiest in the composer’s life. Signs of his deafness had not yet appeared, and his passionate nature – even affability – signaled a young lion, rather than the irascible, slovenly and sickly misanthrope of his middle and later years.

Originally composed in 1795, revised in 1798 and again before publication in 1800, this concerto is actually not the first Beethoven wrote, although it was the first to be published. What is known today as No. 2 preceded it by a year. In 1784, Beethoven had written a youthful concerto in E-Flat WoO (Work without opus number) 4, which was not published in its entirety until 1890.

Beethoven himself was the pianist at the premiere of the original version of this Concerto in Vienna in 1795, but the manuscript was barely finished before the concert. His close friend, the physician Franz Wegeler, described the scene:

“Beethoven did not write the rondo... till the afternoon of the day before the concert...Four copyists sat in the room outside, and he gave them the pages one by one as they were finished.”

By Beethoven’s own admission, the First Concerto still reflects the styles of Mozart and Haydn. It begins with a lengthy and formal orchestral opening, ceremonial in style, after which the soloist makes his entry with a new opening theme. The interplay between the piano and orchestra is reminiscent of the Mozart concerti, where the orchestra provides quiet background accompaniment for the soloist when both play together. This lighter accompaniment was, of course, acoustically necessary since the pianos of the time lacked the power of those even in the first part of the nineteenth century.

A note about the cadenza to the first movement: Only incomplete fragments remain of the cadenza that Beethoven used at the premiere. By 1809, the

composer’s hearing loss prevented him from performing in public, and he wrote three new cadenzas of differing lengths and difficulty for pianists of varying abilities.

In the years 1798 to 1809, the piano underwent a rapid evolution, not in small part as a result of Beethoven’s demands and specifications. While the concerto was written for a piano of five octaves, like Mozart’s, by the time Beethoven composed the cadenzas in 1809, he was writing for a piano of 5 1/2 octaves with commensurate power and sound to match. Consequently, the 1798 instrument, for which the concerto was written, would not be able to play the 1809 cadenzas Beethoven wrote for it.

The slow movement, again, harks back to the Mozart model. If in the first movement soloist and orchestra are partners, in the second it is the piano that dominates and develops the themes, aided by the clarinet. The sparkling rondo finale


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Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10 Dmitry Shostakovich 1906-1975

Volumes have been written about Dmitry Shostakovich and his ambivalent relationship with the Soviet regime. Much of this writing is based on after-the-fact statements whose authenticity and veracity is often difficult to verify. What is clear is that the composer was a true son of the Russian Revolution and, as teenager, a true believer. But in his late 20s, he became caught up in the Stalinist nightmare and apparently only survived the purges because Stalin liked the music he obediently churned out for propaganda films.

Shostakovich came from a music-loving family. Upon starting piano lessons – admittedly with extreme reluctance – at

age nine, he immediately displayed a level of innate talent, including perfect pitch, advanced sight-reading and, most important, a nearly “photographic” musical memory. At 13 in 1919, he entered the Leningrad Conservatory, unsure whether he wanted to become a pianist or a composer. However, conditions were so dire in the struggling new Soviet regime that the slight, nearsighted prodigy suffered from anemia and malnutrition, despite receiving the special food rations for talented students.

Shostakovich’s outstanding composition teacher, Maximilian Steinberg, encouraged him and contributed to his meteoric rise to fame. It was for the graduation project in Steinberg’s composition class in December 1925 that Shostakovich composed his First Symphony. He had been working on it for a year and a half, but his efforts were continually interrupted when

the death of his father and economic necessity forced him to earn money by accompanying silent films on the piano. Although the Symphony was technically a student work, it flew in the face of both the Russian academic tradition and the style established by the last generation of Russian masters, the “Mighty Five.”

The premiere in May 1926 by the Leningrad Philharmonic, conducted by Nikolai Malko, created a sensation; the Scherzo had to be encored. Conductor Bruno Walter shortly thereafter conducted the work in Berlin, and two years later Leopold Stokowski programmed it with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

With its combination of musical irony and intense pathos, the First Symphony foreshadows many of the composer’s subsequent works. Shostakovich himself called the music of the first two movements “Symphonie-grotesque,”

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poking fun at academic tradition. Later in his career, the “grotesque” elements would come to represent the repressive forces of Soviet politics, particularly the figure of Joseph Stalin. Even if his “hidden” musical symbolism was not recognized, his musical acerbity and dissonant harmony periodically got him into trouble with the Soviet authorities. With the third movement, Lento, however, the mood turns somber, and in the last movement – threatening and tragic.

The question remains as to what it was about Shostakovich’s world at age 19 that contributed to the creation of such a personally prescient piece. Spurious reports of the ten-year-old Dmitry witnessing the brutal slaying of a child by a policeman at a workers’ demonstration made their way into the composer’s “official” biography. Yet, even if such a single incident cannot be verified, the boy certainly was witness – if even

indirectly – to the human carnage of the early years of the Revolution, where lists of “Enemies of the People” who had been executed were plastered on billboards throughout Petrograd (later Leningrad). The melancholy oboe theme and trumpet fanfare in the third movement and, in the fourth, the mournful introduction with its bass drum “gunshots;” the solo violin and saxophone laments; the trumpet calls and the funereal timpani tattoo bear musical witness to a life of menace and deprivation.

On the other hand, the composer, who later in life described in detail his extra-musical symbolism and coded language, never attributed any political significance for his First Symphony. Perhaps the dismal finale merely reflected the young composer’s state of mind at the moment. He wrote in a letter:

“I am in a terrible mood. I cannot find a room in Moscow. I cannot find work...

The horrid town of Moscow doesn’t want to nurture me in its cradle. Its teeming masses make a terrible impression on me...but nevertheless, I want to go there with all my soul. So there. Sometimes I just want to shout. To cry out in terror. Doubts and problems, all this darkness suffocate me. From sheer misery, I’ve started to compose the Finale of the Symphony – it’s turning out pretty gloomy…”

Whatever the extra-musical meaning embedded in the Symphony, it is clear that even at this early stage, Shostakovich’s musical language of despair was already well formed.

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COLLEEN DALYColleen Daly is rapidly emerging as a “dramatically powerful” (The Washington Post) singer in today’s operatic arena. Miss Daly’s most recent performances include Musetta in La Bohème with Lyric Opera Baltimore and Des Moines Metro Opera; Violetta in Opera Delaware’s production of La traviata, which she also covered at New York City Opera; Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte with Intermountain Opera; Micaëla in Carmen with Baltimore Concert Opera; the Countess in Annapolis Opera’s production of Le nozze di Figaro; and the title role of Thaïs at Opera Company Middlebury. Next she can be heard as the soprano soloist in Brahms’ Requiem with the Columbus Symphony, in Maryland Symphony’s Home for the Holidays Concert, as Musetta in Annapolis Opera’s production of La Bohème, and as Micaëla in Syracuse Opera’s production of La Tragédie de Carmen.

Other recent performances include the Brahms Requiem with the Händel Society of Dartmouth College; Micaëla in La Tragédie de Carmen with Olney Theatre Center for the Arts; Madame Herz in Der Schauspieldirektor at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center; and Cunegonde in Candide at the Merle Reskin Theatre in Chicago. And with the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, Colleen performed and the title roles of Lucia di Lammermoor, La traviata, Kát’a Kabanová, and Manon.

Ms. Daly’s work as a concert and recital soloist has been widely recognized in performing such works as the Mozart, Brahms, Fauré, and Rutter Requiem Masses, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Händel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation and Missa Solemnis, and Stravinsky’s Les Noces. Colleen has appeared with the Master Chorale of Washington in her Kennedy Center debut, Washington Concert Opera, the Washington Chorus, the Cathedral Choral Society in her National Cathedral debut, the Post-Classical Ensemble, the New Dominion Chorale, and the Maryland Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

Colleen Daly has been the recipient of awards from the Gerda Lissner Foundation, the Liederkranz Foundation, The Washington International Competition, and Annapolis Opera. Ms. Daly holds a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University, a Master’s degree from University of Maryland in College Park, and an Artist Diploma from AVA (Academy of Vocal Arts). She has participated in the Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar in Germany, the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s program in Treviso, Italy, been a Festival Artist for Opera New Jersey, a Young Artist at the Oberlin in Italy Scenes Program in Urbania, and a New Horizon Fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and School.

ROBERT TUDORBaritone Robert Tudor enjoys a vibrant career in the genres of opera, early music, musical theater and cabaret, and as a concert soloist throughout the United States. His professional work with early music began with the celebrated Washington Bach Consort under the direction of J. Reilly Lewis where he was featured soloist in J. S. Bach’s cantatas Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Fiend and Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, as well as John Taverner’s “God is with us.” Other national concert engagements have included Utrecht Jubilate and Dettingem Te Deum by G. F. Handel, the Requiems of Fauré and Duruflé, and Bach’s

Weihnachts-Oratorium and Hohe Messe.

Since 2007, Robert has been featured annually as guest artist in the Montana Early Music Festival. Concert works as soloist included Franceso Cavalli’s Venetian Vespers, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli’s Venetian Coronation – 1595, Canticum Trium Puerorum by Michael Praetorius, Musikalisches Exequien by Heinrich Schütz, Handel’s Israel in Egypt, Scarlatti’s Stabat Mater, and Johannes-Passion by J.S. Bach. He also returns to Montana each summer as an artist and instructor at the Helena Choral Festival, where he directs, teaches and appears as soloist in recitals and concerts.

Robert’s performance as bass soloist in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in 2011 with Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra garnered praise as a “solid and resonant” performer by the Boulder Daily Camera in a concert hailed as “Yet another world-class performance!” in OpusColorado. Other artist engagements have included soloist with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. Robert is an active stage performer with credits in opera and music theater that range from La Boheme to The Titanic. His performance as the Second Elder in a staged version of Handel’s Susannah with the Maryland Handel Festival grabbed the attention of The Washington Post, where he was described as having a “powerful singing voice” and “notable acting skills”. In 2012, Robert was honored to appear a guest

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artist at The Art of Argento – a two-week celebration of the music of contemporary American composer Dominick Argento at the University of Maryland. During his residency at the festival, he performed Argento’s powerful solo work for baritone The Andree Expedition and the mono-dramatic opera A WaterBird Talk.

Robert received a Doctorate in Musical Arts in Voice Performance from the University of Maryland. He serves as Director of Vocal Activities and Chair of the Department of Music at Shepherd University. Awards include an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council and Artist of the Year from Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia.

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2014-2015 Season

Kinder KonzertSeries

October 23, 2014STRING QUARTET, SPOOKY STRINGS

9:30 AM, 10:45 AM, & 12 PM

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ENSEMBLE 9:30 AM & 10:45 AM

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MD, Inc., Target, Washington County, MD through Washington County Community Organization

Funding, and an in-kind contribution from Hagerstown Community College through hosting

this series in the college’s Kepler Theater.


INDIVIDUAL PLATINUM BATON($7,500 & ABOVE)The Estate of Florence Hill GraffDr. & Mrs. Robert K. HobbsJim & Georgia PiernéWilliam G. PitzerThe Betsy Russell Fund for New

MusicDr. & Mrs. Hugh J. Talton,

In memory of Brooks M. Talton, Sr.

INDIVIDUAL GOLD BATON($5,000 TO $7,499)Sylvia A. Hunsberger &William B.

HunsbergerDr. & Mrs. George E. MangerSam ReelJim & Darlene Stojak

INDIVIDUAL SILVER BATON($3,000 TO $4,999)The Honorable & Mrs. W.

Kennedy Boone, IIIBrendan & Katie FitzsimmonsThe Howard Garrett Endowment

Fund for the Maryland Symphony Orchestra

Barbara & Tom HendersonMr. & Mrs. Robert M. KersteinJim & Mindy MarsdenMrs. Theron Rinehart,

In memory of Theron RinehartDr. Roberta RothenDrs. Tara A. Rumbarger & James

A. SchiroElizabeth SchulzeDon & Paul TrumbleMike & Marlene Young & Family

INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE($1,250 TO $2,999)Teresa & John BarrDeborah & Gary BockrathDr. & Mrs. J. Emmet BurkeDr. Katie Carr & Mr. Ned TaylorJanice & Robert CirincioneDr. & Mrs. Allen DittoApril L. Dowler & John W. LeagueDr. & Mrs. Edward DrawbaughJames Ivan DwyerMrs. Patricia F. EndersMr. & Mrs. John F. Erath

Adna & Janet FultonThe Anne E. Garrett Endowment

Fund for the Maryland Symphony Orchestra

Francis E. Gift, In loving memory of Wilda R. Gift

Dr. Catherine GiraNancy & George GlenJay & Roberta GreenbergH. Gerald & Jane S. GuytonDr. & Mrs. Scott M. HamiltonDr. Dona C. HobartStephen & Linda HoodDr. & Mrs. John H. HornbakerJean Y. InabaDrs. Nicholas & Jody LongDr. & Mrs. Ira S. LourieBrian A. LynchWilliam & Gaye McGovernDoug & Deena MoulJohn G. Newby, M.D.Dori & Jim NippsDr. & Mrs. Neil O’MalleyDrs. Mary E. Money & Paul C.

WaldmanDr. & Mrs. Andrew J. OhR. Kathleen Perini, In memory of Dominick J. PeriniEdward & Barbara PetersDr. & Mrs. Gary W. SmithDavid & Suzanne SolbergJohn & Margaret Waltersdorf

Family Endowment for the Maryland Symphony

OrchestraHoward N. Weeks, M.D.Julie & Clayton Wilcox, Ed. D.,

Washington County Public Schools

Mr. & Mrs. William P. Young

INDIVIDUAL PATRONS($500 TO $1,249)Dr. & Mrs. A.F. AbdullahJack Anderson & Cheryl Parrott-

AndersonAnonymousThomas J. Arenobine, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftJason Aufdem-BrinkeMr. & Mrs. William BreichnerJeff Cline

Mary Dahbura In loving memory of Bud DahburaMr. & Mrs. Wayne L. DennisMrs. Lynn DuBois,

In memory of McClellan A. DuBois Kenneth V. Duncan,

In memory of Kaye Duncan Andrew C. DurhamJohn & Lois EastonMr. & Mrs. Franklin P. Erck, IIIMrs. H. William Fiedler, Jr.John & Carol FordJonathan, Richele & Samantha Gift, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftMary Jane HawbakerC. William Hetzer, Jr.Jim & Denise HoughtonSusan Anne Ingerman & Arlene

Siegelman, In honor of Elizabeth Schulze

Willa Weller KaalMr. & Mrs. George KalinGeorge & Mary Kalin, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftMr. & Mrs. Richard L. KipeDave KlineMr. & Mrs. Edward H. LoughMike & Sandy MartinLeslie MillsElla C. MosePaul & Harriet MuldowneyGeorge & Nancy MulhollandVarner “Pat” Paddack Jim & Georgia Pierné, In memory of Bud DahburaJim & Georgia Pierné, In memory of Dominick J. PeriniSamuel G. Reel, Jr., In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftKim RenoMrs. Theron Rinehart,

In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftJoseph & Mary Beth RossErica & Patrick J. Saccoia, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Ronald F. SchultzElizabeth Schulze, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftGreg & Ruthann SnookDarlene & Jim Stojak, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftDr. & Mrs. Thomas M. TarpleyBill & Phyl Thompson

John & Yvonne ThomsonWaltersdorf Family Donor Advised

Fund, by Grayson Oldfather and Margaret Waltersdorf

Mr. & Mrs. Robert WantzTinker & Pat WilliamsonSusan Wert & Vicki Willman,

In memory of our parents; Charles & Helen Wert and Glenn R. Willman

INDIVIDUAL BENEFACTORS($250 TO $499)William T. Alexander, II, Captain,

USNR (Ret.)Mr. & Mrs. Wayne AlterDr. & Mrs. Michael Anderson Anonymous, In honor of Linda Hood’s

Volunteer Work for the MSODr. & Mrs. Michael AttardiHelen R. BeairPieter & Stephanie BickfordDeborah & Gary Bockrath, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftMrs. Jo Ann H. BousumMr. & Mrs. Lester L. Burger, Jr.Constance Coss, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftFrederic & Anne D’AlauroAnton DahburaMrs. Doris B. DillonDr. & Mrs. Gerald I. FalkeBob & Ginger FennelKathryn M. Gift, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftMike GoukerMr. & Mrs. David W. HamsteadTom & Gwen HardGary H. & Iris F. HeichelKlaus & Becky HeinMary & Terry HersheyRichard & June HessMargaret Hall HornbakerSara J. Hoyle Michael & Beth JohnstonSusanne & Rick KassPhil & Donna KellyClyde & Judy KernekMrs. Elizabeth D. KrellMr. & Mrs. Edward J. Manuel, In honor of Mrs. Elisbeth Nothnagel

The following includes individuals, businesses, foundations and organizations that contributed to the Annual Fund Campaign or made other contributions during the

MSO’s 32nd Annual Season (July 1, 2013 thru June 30, 2014).

Bolded listings indicate contributors who increased their contributionby 10% or more in comparison to the previous season.

Friends oF the syMphony


Peter MichaelMichael & Rochelle MorrellJason M. NicholsonMaryland Governor Martin

O’MalleyWilliam O’Toole & Catherine

BodinJon Pike & Diana GaviriaHarry & Patricia ReynoldsJohn & Bobbi SchneblyElizabeth SchwartzCharlotte SeibertPenelope & George SmithMr. & Mrs. Robert E. SteinkeMr. & Mrs. James W. StoneDr. & Mrs. Charles SupernavageHugh & Marty Talton, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftRay Teel & Barbara LawverStanley & Freda ThawleyHarry & Kathy TierneyBill & Frances Young, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftSandy & Bob Wantz, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftJoyce & Rich WeaverTerry F. Wills & Christine Parfitt

INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATES($100 TO $249)Bill & Pat AbelesMargaret Abercrombie, In memory of David AbercrombieSylvia G. Alimena In partial underwriting of the

rental of the Symphony No. 5, op. 47, D Minor, by Dmitri Shostakovich

AnonymousAnonymous Joan S. ApplegateM. Dunbar Ashbury, Jr.Dr. Bibhas C. BandyWilliam K. BeardNancy G. Berg, In support of free student tickets in

memory of Marilyn “Lyn” JonnesVictoria BeyerMr. & Mrs. David BiserAdeline BloomfieldMr. & Mrs. Roy F. BomarKennedy & Debby Boone, In memory of Abbud DahburaMr. & Mrs. Howard B. BowenScott & Kim BowenDr. & Mrs. Lucas H. BrenneckeMrs. Barbara BrewsterMr. & Mrs. William R. BrockwayDr. & Mrs. J. Emmet Burke, In memory of Marilyn JonnesBarbara H. BurkhardtBruce & Jami BushongKeith & Kate ByersMartin & Barbara Czachor, In memory of Bud DahburaKitty & Steve ChamosDr. & Mrs. Samuel ChanCharles W. ClarkEmma Jane Cline

George & Patricia CowperthwaiteArt & Sondra CrumbackerMimi DickinsonRichard & Kandyce DouglasAnne & Keith DunhamNancy DunnThe Reverend Dr. D. Stuart DunnanBetty Eakin-Smith, In memory of Marie McIntyreDarcé E. EastonWm. & Eliz EdwardsDr. & Mrs. Ali El-MohandesThe Elliots, In memory of Adelia Marie

McIntryeBill & Mary ElsenMrs. Patricia F. Enders, In loving memory of Wilda R. GiftMr. James C. FailorRichard J. & Cynthia A. Gagliardi, In memory of Bud DahburaMr. & Mrs. Stephen C. GarlitzThomas H. Gast, In memory of John Edward BriggsCarl & Rose Marie GearhartRob GonsalvesDr. Florence GrantMelvin GreenwaldDr. Peter HalmosWanna Lee & James HaughtEunice HeistandBarbara & Tom Henderson, In memory of Bud DahburaRoland & Leslie HobbsDr. & Mrs. Richard G. HolzMr. & Mrs. James N. HolzapfelStephen & Linda Hood, In memory of our neighbor and

friend, Bud DahburaGeorge HormanEd & Kathy HoseDavid HouseAnna & Doug HutzellNancie J. IrvinJack L. IrwinJHU Department of Computer

Science, In memory of Abbud S. Dahbura

from colleagues of his son Anton Dahbura

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley D. JohnsonMichael Jonnes & Barbara

Blackwood, In memory of Marilyn JonnesJane M. KellerKarol A. KennedyCharles R. Kershner,

In memory of K. Jane R. KershnerRonald & Sue KershnerMr. & Mrs. James R. KingLaurence KingSandra KingAndrew Kipe & Norman MorseLarry KlotzMr. & Mrs. Jan KochanskyBarbara KottJoe KrushinskyDouglas & Rebecca LaneMr. & Mrs. Robert Larivee

Duane S. Lawson, In honor of the Walter Lawson ChairJudith & John LilgaGeorge LimmerTom & Ginny LindsaySusan LiveraMr. & Mrs. Jan. A. LiwskiCarol McIntyre, In memory of Marie McIntyreHenry & Mary McKinneyDr. & Mrs. Wayne A. McWilliamsRegis & Rita MahoneyMr. & Mrs. Frank MalejkoAndrew & Shizumi Manale, In memory of Marie McIntyreAl & Claudia MartinEstelle M. Martin, In memory of Ira & Paul MartinNancy MartinTom & Carol MaschalDrs. Mauriello & OrfanJohn & Anne MaysakVivian MichaelC. David & Barbara L. MillerCarolyn MillerThe Reverend Dr. & Mrs.

Raymond T. MorelandMr. & Mrs. Frank P. MorriseyFlorence M. MurdockEdwin L. & Joyce K. NighMarie E. NowakowskiKent N. OliverIngjerd OmdahlOneNet PPO colleagues of Chris

McIntyre; Laurie, Scott, Aaron, Margaret, Sandi, Rama, Traci, Bernard, Loris, and Gavin, In memory of Marie McIntyre

Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey PearlmanCherie Pedersen, In memory of Carl PedersenCarole C. Perez, In memory of Marie McIntyreFred A. Peters, In memory of Marie McIntyreDr. & Mrs. William G. PlavcanGary & Cheryl PryorAlan Rapoport & Donna JenningsThe Reverend Robert L. RegenoldGary & Marge RohrerDr. & Mrs. Joel L. RosenthalMarilyn A. RossMaurice & Marie RumbargerPauline & Charlie RuthrauffAlbert & Janet SalterDrs. SanicolaJudy & Val SasmoreBeverly SchaffAileen Schulze,

In memory of Earl J. SchulzeElizabeth Schulze, In memory of Marie McIntyreJon & Sandy ScottWilliam Seabrook & Gay

LudingtonDale & Carolyn SeburnDavid Shorey, In memory of Adelia Marie McIntyreWilber T. Soulis

Betty Earkin Stith, In memory of Marie McIntyreMichael & Jeanne StonerDeborah & Holly Stotelmyer Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. StrauchDrs. Kelli & Al StraussRobert & Sara Sweeney, In memory of Jean S. ZimmermanMartin TashgyEleanor ThomasMr. & Mrs. Joseph TischerGeorge A. Tompkins, Jr.Ms. Amy TozziDr. Ann TramontanaJohn & Joan TreadwayMr. & Mrs. Samuel TuckerJames D. VaughnMr. & Mrs. Robert E. VidoniMr. & Mrs. James VinkeDr. David H. WallaceSusan WarrenfeltzWayne WellsMary L. WetzelMrs. Helen WingertPhyllis A. WisherdCarol Yost

INDIVIDUAL FRIENDS($50 TO $99)Mr. & Mrs. Louis AhaltMrs. Thomas AllanVirginia L. AltmanDominic Ambrosi & Dale SteinAnonymousMarian AuerBeth BatdorfMr. & Mrs. Donovan Beachley, Jr.Richard & Susan BellEdwina BernatMary M. BlackDeidre BlackwoodGerard L. BlakeW. Robert BloyerTodd & Judy BoltonMr. & Mrs. Anthony F. BrittiAllen & Elizabeth BrownMr. & Mrs. James BrownSusan & Wally BrubakerCarol BrunnerNancy BryanLouise F. BuccoMr. & Mrs. Tom BuckusStanley & Janice BurkholderMr. G. Richard BurnsMr. & Mrs. Wayne ByersRobert & Jane ChambersEmile & Jeannine CharestArlene ClendenningGerald & Lieba Cohen, In honor of Amy & Bob KersteinMartha & Jose CoŕdovaLinda CottrillMr. & Mrs. Philip P. CoxMr. & Mrs. Roger T. CraigJohn CrawfordLinda DanisJeanne & Malcolm DavisRobert D. & Karla DavisMichael & Ginny Delaney


Mr. William Dosch, Jr.Brenda K. DuffyAndrew & Maria DurelliJudith EardleyGerald C. Eckert, In memory of Abbud DahburaMary EdgeMary Lou Edwards, In memory of Marie McIntryeSheila EdwardsAndrea ErnestMs. Ruth Ann EvansJack Farrell & Nancy ColburnJoan FellMr. & Mrs. Michael E. FlurieThe Honorable & Mrs. Ralph FranceTerri FreiheitRobert FrucellaDr. & Mrs. Carl J. GalliganJanice GantzDrs. Elizabeth & Robert GeorgeJean B. Goodnight, In memory of J. Carroll GoodnightMr. & Mrs. Richard M. GreenwaldJean HamiltonDave & Donna HankinsonDavid & Donna HanlinDon & Kathryn HenryTodd & Katie HersheyKen & Marsha HigleyBarbara Irvine & Sylvia Andrae, In memory of their mother Ethel

B. Irvine, a longtime active supporter of the MSO

Elizabeth Johns & Don EvasonMr. Kenneth JohnsonMaurice F. JohnstonKarlen KetoJay KochMarty Koenig, In memory of Marie McIntyreGeorge & June Kourpias, In memory of Marie McIntyreLois E. KuhnLiesel KulickJohn & Cassandra LatimerEd & Chris LaneJoseph Lovinsky, In memory of Adelia M. McIntyreEmory G. Lowe, Jr.Tina McCoyPeter McKinney, In honor of Henry & Mary

McKinneyAnne MaconJoseph MarschnerRoberta J. MatonakMr. Randy MazzeoLowell & Susan MichaelTheresa Trail Michel, In honor of Vicki Willman &

Susan WertMichael & Susan Miller, In memory of Marie McIntyreThomas W. MillerDon & Sue Munson, In memory of Frances MachenMary & Amy MyersMark & Keely Neubauer

John & Gabriele NimitzRev. Martin S. NocchiMr. & Mrs. Earl F. NoelDavid NoldJamie PaciTamara Nuzzaci ParkEdward R. PlewsEd & Marge PolingJoey & Ken Potter, In memory of Marie McIntyre

with loveTina B. Prensky,

In memory of William PrenskyTimothy Rahn & Nancy HughesDonna RasmussenMs. Barbara ReederConnie RichardsTed & Willie RissellSusan J. RoccoBetty H. Roney, In memory of William V. RoneyShirley L. RotzRolland RoupSuzanne & Fred RutledgeChristina SandeenFlorence & Bob Sanders, With fondest memory of Marie

McIntyreJon & Linda ShadeEloise Shaffer, In honor of Andrew T. Kipe, CEO,

Louisville OrchestraJackie & Lynn ShawMichael & Linda ShelbertWin & Pam ShermanJudith A. ShipleyDwight & Linda ShookWayne SkinnerMr. & Mrs. Donald SliferJoyce A. SnurrJoseph & Elizabeth Sokol, Sr.Steve & Sheri SpechtJim StemmleMrs. Barbara StineLee & Patricia StineConnie & W. Robert StrunkDavid M. TysonCarolyn & John Van Dyck, In memory of Adelia Marie

McIntyreFrank & Annette van HilstHerman S. WassShirley WeisbeckerMonika WertmanEileen W. WigginsPearl WillmanBill & Molly Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Allan WindleJohn & Earleen WisemanSharon WoodCarolyn Zwior

CORPORATE PLATINUM BATON($7,500 & ABOVE)Antietam Cable TelevisionAntietam National BattlefieldThe Mary K. Bowman Historical

& Fine Arts Fund, A fund of the Community Foundation of Washington County, MD

CitiCity of HagerstownFirstEnergy Foundation on behalf

of Potomac EdisonThe Alice Virginia and David W.

Fletcher Foundation, Inc.Hagerstown-Washington County

Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc.

The Herald-Mail Company / Herald-Mail Media

Jericho Productions, Inc.Martin Storage Co., Inc. / Allied

Van LinesMaryland State Arts CouncilMaryland State Highway

AdministrationMaryland Symphony Orchestra

GuildThe PNC Foundation Potomac EdisonSpringHill Suites by Marriott

HagerstownSusquehanna BankYoungblood StudiosThe Maryland Symphony Orchestra Waltersdorf Henson Endowment

FundWashington County Board of

County Commissioners

CORPORATE GOLD BATON($5,000 TO $7,499)18 Visions DesignMichael G. Callas Charitable TrustElectromet CorporationAnn and Gordon Getty FoundationHagerstown Community CollegeThe Hamilton Family Foundation,

Inc.The M&T Charitable Foundation,

Inc.Meritus HealthPremier Catering by Bagel-LisiousVolvo

CORPORATE SILVER BATON($3,000 TO $4,999)The Hershey-Fitzsimmons Group,

RBC Wealth ManagementMercedes-Benz of HagerstownAlbert E. & Naomi B. Sinnisen

FoundationWashington County Gaming

CommissionWashington County Gives

Matching GrantWashington County Sheriff ’s

Department

CORPORATE CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE

($1,250 TO $2,999)Amica Companies FoundationAssociated Radiologists, P.A. and

Diagnostic Imaging Services, LLCBulls & Bears, Bowman HospitalityPaul Crampton Contractors, Inc.Delaplaine Foundation, Inc.Ellsworth Electric, Inc.Harry Browne’s Restaurant,

Annapolis, MDHill CountryLeiters’ Fine Catering, Inc.Main Line BroadcastingManitowoc CraneMarshfield AssociatesMaryland Symphony Orchestra

Guild, In memory of Wilda R. GiftMercersburg PrintingMiddletown Valley BankNorthwestern Mutual Financial

Network, Mr. Edward H. LoughOutdoor Express RVRider Jet CenterRidgerunner PublishingThe Rotary Club of Hagerstown

Charitable Foundation, Inc.The Rotary Club of Long Meadows

Foundation, Inc.Sharrett Auto StoresTiger’s Eye Benefits Consulting, Ted

& Sandy ReederWashington County Arts CouncilWPS, Inc.

CORPORATE PATRONS($500 TO $1,249)American Legion Clopper-Michael

Post No. 10 American Legion Auxiliary Unit

# 10 Sons of the American Legion Squadron #10

Audiology Services, LLCThe Blue Goose Fresh Market &

BakeryDSL Sound, Inc.Ewing Oil Co., Inc.Exchange Club of AntietamInnovative IncorporatedMaryland Symphony Orchestra

Horn SectionPlamondon Hospitality PartnerThe Rotary Club of Hagerstown -

Contributions CommitteeRotary Club of Hagerstown

Sunrise Foundation, Inc.Saul Ewing LLPSchmankerl Stube Bavarian

RestaurantSheetz, Inc.Sun Air InternationalVideo WestWAI GlobalWantz DistributorsWhat’s NXT, LLC

FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY


The Maryland Symphony Orchestra wishes to thank

the board and the staff of the Maryland Theatre for their partnership over

the last 32 years. The MSO is looking forward to continuing to work

together to bring the best of classical and popular symphonic music to the

four-state area.

Thank You!

The Maryland Theatre

21 S. Potomac StreetHagerstown, MD 21740

301-790-3500www.MDTheatre.org

Theatre Staff:Jessica Green,

Executive Director

Angel Myers, Operations Administrator

Teri Case, Box Office Manager

Mike Fletchinger, Maintenance Manager

Command Performances

Hagerstown, Maryland

at Saint James School

301-733-9330 www.stjames.edu

Award-winning Fine Arts program includes:

Instrumental instruction

Professional music instructors

Instrumental ensembles

35-voice Chapel Choir

Fine Arts curriculum

Drama program

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TENNIS TOURNAMENT

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Player registration is available by calling the MSO office at 301.797.4000 or online at www.marylandsymphony.org

June 6 & 7, 2015


FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY

CORPORATE BENEFACTORS($250 TO $499)AC&T Co., Inc.R. Bruce Carson JewelersDivelbiss & WilkinsonFirst United Bank & TrustHagerstown REACT C-22Howard’s Art Supplies & FramesHudson House Galleries, Inc.Keller Stonebraker Insurance, Inc.Music & ArtsPNC BankRoad Runner Services, LLCThe Westin, Annapolis, MDYNO Catering

CORPORATE ASSOCIATES($100 TO $249)B.P. Lesky Distributing, Inc.County CommuterDivelbiss & Wilkinson, In memory of Bud DahburaDone by Doug Handyman ServicesHagerstown Furniture Outlet, Inc.The Home Depot HagerstownM.S. Johnston CompanyLowes of HagerstownMaryland Bankers Association, Inc., In memory of Abbud S. DahburaThe Maryland TheatreRocky Gap Lodge & Golf ResortSnavely’s Garden Corner, Inc.Spichers Appliances, Electronics &

Security

Weinberg Center for the ArtsWertman Photography

CORPORATE FRIENDS($50 TO $99)Café del SolIngram’s Men’s ShopJust For Dogs, Inc.Longmeadow Eyecare, Inc.Longmeadow Wine & Liquors, Inc.The Law Firm of Paley, Rothman,

Goldstein, Rosenburg, Eig and Cooper, Chartered,

In memory of Marie McIntyreThe Potomac Bead CompanyRed Heifer Winery

Note: While we make every effort to be accurate and thorough, it is possible that we may have accidentally omitted or misspelled a name. Please contact us at 301.797.4000 with any additions or corrections. Only contributions of $50 or more are recognized.

the Maryland syMphony orChestra

endoWMent FUnd &heritaGe endoWers’ soCiety

The MSO’s commitment to artistic excellence is well-known, but such a commitment depends on the generosity of community-minded individuals and organizations who gladly shoulder the responsibility of promoting, preserving and supporting the Symphony’s mission. Many MSO patrons have demonstrated this kind of strong personal commitment to our artistic, educational and community-based initiatives through contributions to the MSO Endowment Fund. However, the need for additional endowment support remains. Continuing to build the MSO’s endowment ensures the Symphony’s continued quality and stability.

To recognize contributors of estate planning gifts such as bequests, trusts, charitable gift annuities or insurance policies, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra provides membership in the Heritage Endowers’ Society. Members of the Society are extraordinary contributors, demonstrating their devotion to symphonic music and the MSO thereby guaranteeing the future of both.

Estate planning is often put off until sometime “in the future.” Through careful planning today members of the Heritage Endowers’ Society have the satisfaction of knowing that their own interests and wishes have helped to shape the MSO’s future, and that tomorrow’s audiences will benefit from today’s generosity.

Contributions to the MSO Endowment Fund, as are all gifts to the MSO, are tax-deductible as allowed by federal law. We invite you to make a contribution to the MSO Endowment Fund or become a member of the Heritage Endowers’ Society by including a provision for the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in your estate plan. Please visit with your financial or legal advisors or call the MSO’s Director of

Development Vicki Willman at 301-797-4000 for more information.

Invest In the future of your orchestra. the returns are Immeasurable!

DISTINGUISHED ENDOWERS($100,000 and over)The Estate of Alberta G. AlcornMr. & Mrs. Bennett RubinDoris H. ThompsonThe Estate of Jay L. TroxellThe John M. Waltersdorf FamilyWashington County Board of

County Commissioners

PRINCIPAL ENDOWERS($50,000 to $99,999)The State of MarylandUSF & G Foundation, Inc.

PRIME ENDOWERS($25,000 to $49,999)First National Bank of MarylandThe Estate of Florence Hill GraffMr. & Mrs. Jerry E. MasseyMr. & Mrs. Dominick J. PeriniaMr. & Mrs. Charles L. PitzerMrs. Agnita M. SchreiberSusquehanna Bank (formerly

Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust)

MAJOR ENDOWERS($10,000 TO $24,999)The Honorable & Mrs. W. Kennedy

Boone, III

C&P Telephone Company of Maryland

Ewing Oil CompanyHagerstown Trust CompanyC. William Hetzer, Inc.Harvey H. Heyser, Jr.The Marion I. & Henry J. Knott

FoundationJohn H. Hornbaker, Jr., M.D.The Estate of Mr. & Mrs. John V.

Jamison, IIIMaryland Metals, Inc.Maryland National Foundation, Inc.Maryland Symphony Orchestra

GuildMr. & Mrs. Spence W. Perry

Jim & Georgia PiernéRust-Oleum CorporationJames SchurzMrs. Dorothy Slocum WebsterMr. & Mrs. William P. Young, Jr.

SPECIAL ENDOWERS($5,000 TO $9,999)Mr. & Mrs. John M. BaerMr. & Mrs. Allen J. ClopperConservit, Inc.Coopers & LybrandThe Samuel Freeman Charitable

TrustGrove WorldwideDr. & Mrs. Robert K. Hobbs

Maryland syMphony orChestra endoWMent FUndFor contributions through June 30, 2014.


MSO ENDOWMENT FUND & HERITAGE ENDOWERS’ SOCIETY

Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. KenneyMr. & Mrs. James E. MarsdenLeslie W. MillsDr. & Mrs. Robert NitzellSamuel G. Reel, Jr.William J. & Selina A. ReuterDr. & Mrs. Joel L. RosenthalSovran Bank / Nations BankMr. & Mrs. Joseph C. TischerMrs. Mary B. Welty

PATRON ENDOWERS($1,000 TO $4,999)Dr. & Mrs. A.F. AbdullahMr. & Mrs. Jack B. ByersHermione H. BrewerMichael G. CallasDr. & Mrs. Jack CareyMrs. David Cushwa, IIIMary & Bud DahburaDeloitte & ToucheDr. & Mrs. Breese DickinsonMr. & Mrs. Merle ElliottMrs. Patricia EndersMr. & Mrs. Franklin P. Erck, IIIG.A. Stewart Enterprises, Inc.

Dr. & Mrs. Carl J. GalliganMr. & Mrs. William H. Gelbach, Jr.Mrs. Lucinda S. GrunbergMr. & Mrs. Donald R. Harsh, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John Hershey, Jr.IBM CorporationMr. & Mrs. Howard S. KaylorRenee & Fred KramerDr. & Mrs. Edward M. MaconMr. & Mrs. James E. MarsdenMr. & Mrs. J. Alvin MasseyMrs. Victor D. MillerThe Noxell Foundation, Inc.Packaging Services of Maryland, Inc.Mrs. Theron Rinehart In memory of Theron RinehartPearl & Odell H. RosenMr. & Mrs. Ralph L. SharrettStatton Furniture Manufacturing Co.Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Z. SulchekMrs. Agnes SupernavageMr. & Mrs. Barry TuckwellBruce Van WykVenice InnMr & Mrs. Robert A. WantzWeinberg & Green

Dr. & Mrs. Howard N. WeeksCaptain J. Maury WerthMr. & Mrs. Richard T. Whisner

ASSOCIATE ENDOWERS(under $1,000)Mrs. Jack BeachleyMrs. Sara BockDr. Edward W. Ditto, IIIMr. & Mrs. Frank D. Carden, Jr.Toni & Lee CrawfordDr. Robert L. JosephsMorton & Sophia Macht

Foundation, Inc.Maryland Symphony Orchestra Guild

In memory of Rosemary G. Vocke by Peter & Kathleen Clouthier

Volvo (formerly Mack Trucks, Inc.)Paul C. & Margaret K. Massey

Children (Curt, Jerry, Judy and Alvin) In memory of Ralph Sharrett

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Meyer

HERITAGE ENDOWERS’ SOCIETY(For Donors who wish to make gifts or pledges through estate planning; such as insurance policies, wills or trusts)Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. HoseMr. & Mrs. John V. Jamison, IIIMr. & Mrs. James E. MarsdenMr. & Mrs. Alan J. NoiaDr. & Mrs. Carl D. PedersenMr. & Mrs. Spence W. PerryMr. & Mrs. James G. PiernéMrs. Theron RinehartDr. & Mrs. Hugh J. TaltonDoris H. ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Tischer

anGel tiCket ContriBUtors MSO Angels have purchased gift tickets for members of community organizations

who otherwise might not be able to attend concerts.

Helen R. BeairMr. & Mrs. Anthony F. BrittiLouise F. BuccoCharles W. ClarkJanice GantzDr. Catherine GiraDr. Florence GrantKaren & Scott HamiltonBarbara & Tom HendersonElizabeth Johns & Don EvasonMr. & Mrs. George Kalin,

In memory of Hermione H. BrewerMr. & Mrs. James R. KingMr. & Mrs. Robert LariveeJudith & John LilgaMr. & Mrs. Jan A. LiwskiMr. & Mrs. Edward H. LoughElla C. MoseWilliam O’Toole & Catherine BodinTimothy Rahn & Nancy HughesKim Reno

Marilyn A. RossThe Rotary Club of Long Meadows

Foundation, Inc.Penelope & George SmithDr. & Mrs. Thomas M. TarpleyRay Teel & Barbara LawverDr. David H. WallaceTinker & Pat Williamson

In memory of Marilyn Jonnes, Susan Bennett, Danny Boyle, Virginia Christensen, Tom & Nancy Creed, Stewart & Carol Creelman, John & Janet Egelhofer, David & Roberta Gang, Shari Guyer, William & Marsha Harbison, Robert Hoyle, Carol Hutter, Lynn & Laura Klock, Karen LaRocque, Kathleen Lovell, Martha McAdams, Jim & Ardie McEathron, Dick Melikian, Richard Mickey, Eileen Murray, Sandra Nortier, Judie O’Donnell, Stephan & Linda Cardillo Platzer, Kevin & Jane Rhodes, James Rosenthal & Halina Wiczyk, MaryEllen Scott, Michael & Lynn Sussman, C. David & Jean Trader, Renato Wendel, and Masako Yanagita

Jim & Mindy MarsdenMSO Heritage Endowers’ Society Members

Planned gifts to the Maryland Symphony Orchestra allow donors the unique opportunity to significantly impact the orchestra they love; ensuring concerts performances and music education programs in our community for years to come – all while enjoying numerous tax advantages and other benefits.

Talk to your legal or financial advisor, or contact MSO Director of Development Vicki Willman, 301.797.4000

Through remembering the MSO in their estate plan Mindy & Jim have given the gift of music to future generations

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aCknoWledGeMentsThe Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s Board of Directors, Staff and Musicians

gratefully acknowledge the donation of services and assistance from the following individuals and organizations.

SALUTE TO INDEPENDENCEAC&T Co., Inc.Atlantic Coast ChartersAntietam Cable Television, Inc.Antietam National Battlefield

(ANB)Antietam National Battlefield

VolunteersBay FireworksPieter BickfordBoard of County Commissioners

Washington County, MDStephen BullaEllsworth Electric, Inc.Exchange Club of AntietamFriends of the MSOHagerstown REACT C-22Hagerstown-Washington County

Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc.Herald-Mail MediaGunnery Sergeant Mark JenkinsJericho Productions, Inc.Thomas Jones, Incident

Commander/Acting Chief Ranger, ANB

James KesslerLeiters’ Fine Catering, Inc.Lost Creek MotorsportsMHA Audio, Inc.Manitowoc CranesMartin Storage Co.Maryland Correctional Training

CenterMaryland National Guard Salute

BatteryMaryland State Highway

AdministrationMSO Stage Crew: Dwayne Bovey,

Ronald Scott & Steven TylerStephen MilesNational Park Service Rangers, Staff

& VolunteersOutdoor Express RV

Plamondon Enterprises, Inc. T/A Roy Rogers Restaurant

PNCPotomac EdisonMajor Michelle A. RakersSharpsburg Area Emergency

Medical Services (CO-19)Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire

Company (CO-1)SpringHill Suites by Marriott,

HagerstownTed’s Rent It CenterSusan Trail, Superintendent, ANBRob TudorUnited Rentals, Frederick“The President’s Own,” The United

States Marine BandWantz Distributors, Inc.Washington County Board of

EducationWashington County CommuterWashington County Sheriff ’s OfficeYoungblood Studios

MASTERWORKS & SPECIAL CONCERTS

Beth Sholom Congregation, Frederick, MD

CitiEastcoast Hardwood Veneers, Inc.Patty EndersFrederick Community CollegeFriends of the MSOMHA Audio, Inc.Maryland TheatreMaryland Theatre UshersOmega MediaWashington County Museum of

Fine ArtsWeill Music Institute, Carnegie Hall

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSAllegany Arts Council

Barbara Ingram School for the ArtsBoard of Education of Washington

CountyFriends of the MSOHagerstown Community CollegeRob HovermaleShenandoah UniversityStephen MilesSt. John’s Evangelical Lutheran

ChurchSmithsburg High SchoolSmithsburg High School Jazz BandSmithsburg High School OrchestraSouth Hagerstown High SchoolWashington County Free LibraryPatricia Wishard

OFFICE SUPPORTFriends of the MSOImpactInnovative Incorporated

MEDIA SPONSORSAntietam Cable TelevisionThe Herald-Mail Company /

Herald-Mail MediaMain Line Broadcasting

MSO EVENTSAntietam National BattlefieldBulls & BearsDSL Sound, Inc.Ellsworth Electric, Inc.Friends of the MSOFountain Head Country ClubThe Gourmet GoatLeiters’ Fine Catering, Inc.Maryland TheatreMercedes-Benz of HagerstownMercersburg PrintingPotomac EdisonPNCPremier Catering by Bagel-Lisious

28 South RestaurantWashington County Free LibraryWilliamsport Volunteer Fire & EMS

Banquet Hall

SEASON TICKETS SPONSORED BYAssociated Radiologist, P.A.

FREE STUDENT TICKETS SPONSORED BY

Music Director Elizabeth Schulze and Susquehanna Bank

PATRON TRANSPORTATION SPONSORED BY

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Edward H. Lough

MSO “OFFICIAL HOTEL”SpringHill Suites by Marriott of

HagerstownCourtyard by Marriott of

Hagerstown

MSO “OFFICIAL MOVER”Martin Storage Co., Inc. / Allied

Van Lines

MSO “OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER”

Youngblood Studios

The Rotary Club of Hagerstown Contributions Committee

Mso MUsiC sCholarship

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honorary Board MeMBersDr. J. Emmet BurkeDr. Anton DahburaApril L. DowlerFrederica ErathJohn F. ErathPatricia F. EndersDr. J. Ramsay FarahDonald R. Harsh, Jr.Marjorie M. HobbsHoward S. KaylorAlan J. NoiaSamuel G. Reel, Jr.William J. ReuterDr. Joel L. Rosenthal

Dr. Hugh J. TaltonMarty TaltonCassandra WantzRichard T. Whisner

The Maryland Symphony Orchestra is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural

community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which

believes that a great nation deserves great art.


The Maryland Symphony Orchestra thanks our generous sponsors and contributors.

29th Annual Salute to Independence

FRIENDS OF THE SALUTE MEMBERS

PATRIOTIC SPONSORS

Pat & Bill AbelesAnonymousTeresa & John BarrSusan BayerHelen R. BeairRichard & Susan BellAdeline BloomfieldDeb & Gary BockrathTodd & Judy BoltonLarry & Sheila BoyerScott & Kim BowenEmmet & Mary Anne BurkeBarbara H. BurkhardtBruce & Jamie BushongArlene ClendenningAnton DahburaBud & Mary Dahbura

Mimi DickinsonDr. & Mrs. Allen DittoApril Dowler & John LeagueWilliam & Cheryl DrakeMegan DuBoisAnne & Keith DunhamAndrew & Maria DurelliDarcé E. EastonEldon & Shirley EichelbergerMs. Lou Ann EichelbergerMandi EichelbergerBill & Mary ElsenBrendan & Katie FitzsimmonsKaren HamiltonDave & Donna HankinsonKlaus & Becky HeinBarbara & Tom Henderson

Todd & Katie HersheyKen & Marsha HigleyDr. & Mrs. Robert K. HobbsSara J. HoyleBarbara Irvine & Sylvia Andrae,

In memory of their mother Ethel B. Irvine, a longtime active supporter of the MSO

Mr. & Mrs. George KalinKarlen KetoAndrew Kipe & Norman MorseDave KlineHeidi KrupickaWallace Lee,

In honor of Vicki WillmanBill & Gaye McGovernJim & Mindy Marsden

Joseph MarschnerAl & Claudia MartinC. David & Barbara L. MillerElla C. MoseDori & Jim NippsMarie E. NowakowskiWilliam O’Toole & Catherine BodinTamara Nuzzaci ParkLinda PaulsonKim RenoMaurice & Marie RumbargerJudy & Val SasmoreElizabeth SchulzeDavid & Cande SeayCharlotte SeibertJudith A. ShipleyDarlene & Jim Stojak

Deborah & Holly StotelmyerBarbara E. StattonDrs. Kelli & Albert StraussRuth ThompsonSandy WantzCathy WareWashington County Gives

Matching GrantSue Wert & Vicki Willman

Unit #10, American Legion Auxiliary, Clopper-Michael Post

Clopper-Michael Post #10 American Legion

Post #10 Sons of the American LegionPaul Crampton Contractors, Inc.Delaplaine Foundation, Inc.

Schmankerl Stube Bavarian RestaurantPat PaddackJim & Georgia Pierné

Greg & Ruthann Snook

EVENT PARTNERS

Antietam National Battlefield

LIBERTY SPONSORS

FIREWORKS SPONSOR

RED, WHITE & BLUE SPONSORS

VICTORY SPONSORS

The Marlene & Mike Young Family

The Hamilton Family Foundation, Inc.

The Alice Virginia & David W. Fletcher Foundation, Inc.

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The Maryland Symphony Orchestra is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.


M a r y l a n d S y M p h o n y o r c h e S t r a

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5 S e a S o n

www.marylandsymphony.org | 301.797.4000MSO Office: 30 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740

Artists and programs subject to change without notice. Unless otherwise noted, all programs

are performed at the Maryland Theatre.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSdecember 13, 2014 – 7pmdecember 14, 2014 – 3pmThe region’s most popular Christmas concert.

SHARON ISBIN PERFORMS CHRIS BRUBECKWorld preMIere!MasterworksSHARON ISBIN, guitarapril 11, 2015 – 8pmapril 12, 2015 – 3pmBRUBECK Concerto for Guitar & OrchestraBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

MOZART & MAHLERMasterworksCHRISTINA & MICHELLE NAUGHTON, pianistsoctober 11, 2014 – 8pmoctober 12, 2014 – 3pmMOZART Concerto for Two Pianos & Orchestra, No. 10 in E-flat MajorMAHLER Symphony No. 1 in D Major

BEETHOVEN’S FIRSTMasterworksMICHAEL BROWN, pianistnovember 8, 2014 – 8pmnovember 9, 2014 – 3pmBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C MajorSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1 in D MajorBROWN Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

MOTOWN TONIGHT!MSO Pops!SPECTRUM, vocalistsMay 2, 2015 – 8pmFour talented vocalists and the MSO join forces to pay tribute to Motown and R&B.

elizabeth Schulze, Music director

MAGICAL MUSIC OF DISNEYMSO Pops!September 20, 2014 – 7pmA concert for the whole family featuring music from early classics to recent releases that includes The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, and Tarzan.

BROTHERS ON THE BATTLEFIELDMasterworksRODNEY MACK & THE PHILADELPHIA BIG BRASSMarch 14, 2015 – 8pmMarch 15, 2015 – 3pmRMPBB includes some of America’s top brass musicians. This program is a moving multi-media presentation featuring the music that influenced America from before the Civil War to just after the Civil Rights Movement.

MYTHS, LEGENDS & TALESMasterworksKIM VALERIO, fluteFebruary 14, 2015 – 8pmFebruary 15, 2015 – 3pmMOZART Overture, The Magic FluteGRIEG Peer Gynt: Suite 1CORIGLIANO Pied Piper Fantasy

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