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Hans graf music Director

OCTOBeR • 2010

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October • 2010

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Programs15 October 1-3

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Features10-11 maestro’s Wine Dinner

On Stage and Off40 Backstage Pass7 Credits31-39 Donors 9 From the Orchestra4 Hans graf8 Letter to Patrons�8 music matters!6 Orchestra and Staff30 Symphony Society�8 Volunteers

Departments1�-13 Spotlight on Sponsors

�6 Support Your Symphony�0 Upcoming Performances

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Get an insider’s look at the 2010 Maestro’s Wine Dinner held last May.

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Biography............................................................................................................Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, dis-tinguished 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 relation-ship with the Boston Symphony and appears regularly with the orchestra during the subscription season and at the Tanglewood Music Festival.

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

Internationally, Graf conducts in the foremost concert halls of Europe, Japan and Australia. This month, he leads 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 and Aix en Provence and appeared at the Salzburg Festival. In summer

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

An experienced opera conductor, Graf first conducted the Vienna State Opera in 1981 and has since led 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 stud-ies 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 discogra-phy 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 and a DVD of The Planets—An HD Odyssey.

Graf has been awarded the Chevalier de l’ordre de la Legion d’Honneur by the French government for 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.

This month brings another highlight of our season: our orchestra’s tour to Europe!

In the United Kingdom, each concert will include our very Houstonian project: Holst’s Suite The Planets along with our own film, The Planets—An HD Odyssey that was such a success here and in New York.

In several cities, we will open the program with the new and exciting Doctor Atomic Symphony by John Adams. This is a work full of symphonic power, which not only shows the bril-

liant play of rhythms and colors that John Adams does in the most intelligent and amazing ways, but it also has great emotional depth. It is a piece with guts; a very good way to show off the Houston

Symphony championing relevant American repertoire.In other cities, the program will begin with a first half that is no less intriguing. We have another

American piece, Medea’s Dance of Vengeance by Samuel Barber, which is strong music with very dark, stark colors. It will be followed by a brilliant piece by Stravinsky – Le Chant du rossignol (The Song of the Nightingale) – which is a virtuosic and colorful symphonic reflection of his charming opera, The Nightingale.

I am excited by our visit to the United Kingdom where we will highlight our great orchestra and show-case the brilliant film produced for us by Duncan Copp, himself a British native.

( )Hans Graf conducts the Grant Park Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Petrushka

“...superb direction by Graf... [his] pacing was exemplary throughout...” Lawrence A. Johnson, Chicago Classical Review

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Hans Graf, Music DirectorRoy and Lillie Cullen Chair

Michael Krajewski, Principal Pops Conductor

Sponsor, Cameron Management

Robert Franz, Associate Conductor

Sponsor, Madison Charitable Foundation

Brett Mitchell, Assistant Conductor

FiRSt ViOLiN:Frank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine ChairEric Halen, Associate Concertmaster

Ellen E. Kelley ChairAssia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster

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

SecOND ViOLiN:Jennifer Owen, PrincipalCharles Tabony, Associate PrincipalHitai LeeKiju JohRuth Zeger Margaret BraggMartha ChapmanKevin KellyMihaela OanceaChristine PastorekAmy TeareOpen Position

ViOLa:Wayne Brooks, PrincipalJoan DerHovsepian, Associate

PrincipalGeorge Pascal, Assistant PrincipalWei JiangLinda GoldsteinFay ShapiroDaniel StrbaThomas MolloyPhyllis HerdliskaOpen Position

ceLLO:Brinton Averil Smith, PrincipalChristopher French,

Associate PrincipalHaeri JuJeffrey ButlerKevin Dvorak

Xiao WongMyung Soon LeeJames Denton Anthony Kitai

DOuBLe BaSS:David Malone, Acting Principal

Janice H. and Thomas D. Barrow Chair

Mark Shapiro, Acting Associate Principal

Eric LarsonRobert PastorekBurke ShawDonald HoweyMichael McMurray

FLute:Aralee Dorough, Principal

General Maurice Hirsch ChairJohn Thorne, Associate PrincipalJudy DinesAllison Garza

PiccOLO:Allison Garza

OBOe:Robert Atherholt, Principal

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

eNGLiSH HORN:Adam Dinitz

cLaRiNet:David Peck, PrincipalThomas LeGrand, Associate

PrincipalChristian SchubertOpen position

e-FLat cLaRiNet:Thomas LeGrand

BaSS cLaRiNet:Open position

Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair

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

cONtRaBaSSOON:J. Jeff Robinson

HORN:William VerMeulen, PrincipalWade Butin, Acting Associate

Principal*Brian Thomas

Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Chair

Nancy GoodearlPhilip StantonJulie Thayer

tRuMPet:Mark Hughes, Principal

George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair

John DeWitt, Associate Principal Open position, Assistant PrincipalAnthony Prisk

Speros P. Martel Chair

tROMBONe:Allen Barnhill, PrincipalBradley White, Associate PrincipalPhillip Freeman

BaSS tROMBONe:Phillip Freeman

tuBa:Dave Kirk, Principal

tiMPaNi:Ronald Holdman, PrincipalBrian Del Signore, Associate Principal

PeRcuSSiON:Brian Del Signore, PrincipalMark GriffithMatthew Strauss

HaRP:Paula Page, Principal

KeyBOaRD:Scott Holshouser, Principal

Neva Watkins West Chair

ORcHeStRa PeRSONNeL MaNaGeR:

Steve Wenig

aSSiStaNt ORcHeStRa PeRSONNeL MaNaGeR:

Michael Gorman

LiBRaRiaN:Thomas Takaro

aSSiStaNt LiBRaRiaNS:Erik GronforMichael McMurray

StaGe MaNaGeR:Donald Ray Jackson

aSSiStaNt StaGe MaNaGeR:Kelly Morgan

StaGe tecHNiciaN:Toby BluntZoltan FabryCory Grant

*Contracted Substitute** Leave of Absence

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

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

Orchestra and Staff............................................................................................Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEOMartha García, Assistant to the Executive DirectorMeg Philpot, Director of Human Resources

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

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

Special Projects

aurelie DesMarais, Senior Director, Artistic PlanningMerle N. Bratlie, Director, Artist Servicesthomas takaro, Librarian amanda tozzi, Director, Popular Programming and

Special ProjectsErik Gronfor, Assistant LibrarianMichael McMurray, Assistant LibrarianRebecca Zabinski, Artistic Assistant

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

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

RepresentativesMelissa Seuffert, Assistant Marketing Manager, Digital

Media/Young Audience Engagement

Jennifer r. Mire, Senior Director, CommunicationsJessica taylor, Editor, MagazineHolly cassard, Manager, Public Relations

tara BlaCk, Interim Senior Director, DevelopmentVickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer ServicesBrandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Corporate

RelationsPeter yenne, Director, Foundation Relations and

Development CommunicationsJessica Ford, Patron Services SpecialistSamantha Gonzalez, Patron Services SpecialistClare Greene, Associate Director, EventsAbbie Lee, Patron Services AssistantTim Richey, Manager, VIP Patron Services Sarah Slemmons, Development Associate, Administrative

ServicesLena Streetman, Manager, Individual GivingAndrew Walker, Development Assistant

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

Our new season kicked-off last month with an exciting Broadway Rocks POPS! program and a very memorable Opening Night concert and gala, expertly chaired by Nancy and Bob Peiser. The Opening Night Gala, entitled “A Vienna Soiree,” celebrated the 10th anniversary season of Hans Graf and the arrival of our new concertmaster, Frank Huang. Our thanks go to the Peisers, primary underwriters Beth Madison and Madison Benefits Group, and honorees Barbara and Ulyesse LeGrange for making this important fundraiser a stunning success.

This month, the Houston Symphony embarks on a 12-day tour of the United Kingdom – our first European tour in 10 years – that encompasses eight concerts in seven cities. We will be pre-senting our acclaimed The Planets—An HD Odyssey program and John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony in London, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester, among other cities, and look forward to staying in touch with our Houston audiences through a special tour section of our Website. Along the way, we will be joined by a special group of Houston Symphony patrons who will have the opportunity to dine with Hans and Rita Graf in Edinburgh Castle! We will even wel-come representatives from the City of Houston who have coordinated meetings with European constituents in conjunction with several of our tour concerts.

This month, we also launch the second phase of The Planets project – an educational CD-ROM for schools. Marathon Oil Company graciously provided funding for the production of this information-filled disc which contains more than 30 cross-curricula, lesson plans using The Planets—An HD Odyssey film as a resource and inspiration. Then, later in October, the orchestra returns to Houston for our annual “Hocus-Pocus Pops” concert at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Chris Botti’s POPS! concerts along with a “Masquerade Ball” Family Concert.

As always, we warmly welcome you to Jones Hall and extend our sincere thanks to you for generously supporting the Houston Symphony.

Bobby tudor President

Mark c. Hanson Executive Director/CEO

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

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On behalf of all my colleagues in the orchestra, welcome to Jones Hall and the Houston Symphony’s 97th season! We musicians have been eagerly anticipating this season in part because this month’s performances in the UK will mark the Symphony’s first overseas tour in a decade.

As a musician, a tour is an exciting challenge. The logistics of moving 90+ musicians, support staff, instruments and equipment around the world are quite grueling, and between concerts, rehearsals and personal practicing, we rarely get a chance to see much more of the country than can be seen in a few free hours or out the window of a bus.

However, as a musical challenge, it gives us the chance to represent our city, performing on the same stages as the most famous orchestras in the world, and to show the world what this city has built and what the arts mean to Houstonians. As an orchestra, the repetition of the same program under constant pressure, in different acoustics each night, refines the orchestra, and I guarantee that those of you hearing the concerts when we return will hear the polish and confidence that touring brings.

Tours also enhance the reputation of our orchestra, making it easier for us to attract the best musi-cians to perform here in Houston. However, as challenging and exciting as it is for us, our orchestra’s ultimate reason for existence, and for touring, is to serve the city of Houston. Touring allows us to show people in distant places who may have imagined Houston only as a center of oil and cowboys that we also pride ourselves in world-class space science, medicine, culture, art and theater, with our Symphony as the crown jewel of our artistic life (and, yes, we love our energy sector and rodeo, too!)

Classical music, dismissed in the recent past as the music of “dead, white European males” is, in fact, proving to have an incredible and unique power to speak to people of every culture and background, from the barrios of Venezuela to the most remote reaches of Asia. Classical music is exploding around the globe because great music speaks to us all and unites us on a fundamental spiritual level. In bringing Houston’s orchestra and the inspired work of NASA to new audiences, we look forward to building personal connections for our city that will last a lifetime. Enjoy the concert!

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The Houston Symphony Society, Houston Symphony League and Maestro Hans Graf welcomed guests to the 2010 Maestro’s Wine Dinner in support of the 2010 Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition. Chaired by Carolyn and Mike Mann with Kathy and Paul Mann, the event – complete with a reception and silent auction – was held Sunday, May 23 in the Jones Hall lobby. Jackson and Company cuisine and wine pairings by Wine Chairmen Lindy and John Rydman assured the event’s success.

2010 maestro’s Wine Dinner..........................................................................................

^ Mike and Carolyn Mann with Paul and Kathy Mann

^ 2010 Opening Night Gala honorees Ulyesse and Barbara LeGrange with Wine Dinner Underwriting Committee and 2010 Opening Night Gala Chairmen Nancy and Robert Peiser

^ Houston Symphony Society Board member and long-time Symphony supporter Gene Dewhurst with his son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Annamarie Dewhurst, with Chiharu Homan, Mark C. Hanson and Andrew Dewhurst

^ Christina Hanson, Rita Graf and Houston Symphony Society Board member and 2010 Opening Night Gala Underwriting Committee Chairman, Viviana Denechaud

^ Lt. Gov. David H. Dewhurst and his wife, Tricia, with Phoebe and Bobby Tudor, Houston Symphony Society Board President

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^ Cappy and Darlene Bisso with Lisa and Jerry Simon

2010 maestro’s Wine Dinner..........................................................................................

^ Wine Auction Committee members Dr. Tom Nichols and Robert Sakowitz with Maestro Hans Graf (center)

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Program

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Friday, October 1, �010 8 pm

Saturday, October �, �010 8 pm

Sunday, October 3, �010 2:30 pm

Jones Hall

Hans Graf, conductorJoshua Bell, violin

Joshua Bell’s mendelssohnMendelssohn Octet for Strings, Opus 20 iii Scherzo

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in e minor, Opus 64* i allegro molto appassionato—Presto— ii andante— iii allegretto non troppo—allegro molto vivace *(Original cadenzas by Joshua Bell)

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Schubert Symphony no. 9 in C major, D.944 (The Great) i andante—allegro, ma non troppo ii andante con moto iii Scherzo and Trio: allegro vivace iV allegro vivace

Hans graf’s biography appears on page 4.

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The printed music for mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings was donated by JLM chamber Music.

The printed music for mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in e minor was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kaplan.

The printed music for Schubert’s Symphony no. 9 in C major (The Great) was donated by curtis c. Williams iii.

The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony media Productions, and for naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCa Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch international Classics labels.

These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on KUHF 88.7 Fm, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony.

Octet FOR StRiNGS, OPuS �0 Felix mendelssohn

Born: Feb 3, 1809, Hamburg, germany

Died: nov 4, 1847, Leipzig, germany

Work composed: 1825; orchestral version (1829)

Recording: Claudio abbado conducting the London Symphony (Deutsche grammophon)

instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings

Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix’s talented sister, has left the best description of the Scherzo in the remarkable Octet for Strings her 16-year-old brother composed as his first acknowledged masterpiece:

“To me alone he told his idea,” she wrote. “The whole piece is to be played staccato and pianissimo, the tremolandos coming now and again, the trills passing away with the quick-ness of lightning. Everything is new and strange, and yet familiar and pleasing. One feels so near the world of spirits, carried away in the air, half inclined to pick up a broomstick and follow the aerial procession. At the end, the violin takes flight with a feathery lightness – and all has vanished.” Her last phrase quotes a line from the Walpurgisnacht scene in Goethe’s Faust, which has been widely regarded as the source of Mendelssohn’s inspiration for this movement.

Mendelssohn completed the score on October 15, 1825, and the first performance was apparently given at one of the elaborate Sunday morning musicales held at the Mendelssohn family home in Berlin. The composer may have played one of the viola parts. He quickly arranged the entire work for piano duet and later orches-trated the popular Scherzo, both for a string choir and for a full orchestra. Mendelssohn used the orcherstral version to replace the Minuetto he had composed for his First Symphony when he conducted the symphony’s London premiere in 1829.

SponsorsThis weekend’s performances are generously sponsored by Rochelle and Max Levit.

Saturday evening’s concert is generously sponsored by Linda and Gene Dewhurst.

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Joshua Bell’s Sunday performance is generously sponsored by Dr. Margaret Waisman & Dr. Steven S. callahan.

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The Scherzo is cast as a tiny sonata form embracing three tonal areas in its exposition, with an orderly, balanced series of episodes in its development section. The return of the opening theme is rather unobtrusive, but the movement tiptoes to its conclusion in a delight-ful unison/octave passage for all the strings.

ViOLiN cONceRtO iN e MiNOR, OPuS 64 Felix mendelssohn

Work composed: 1838-44

Recording: Joshua Bell, with Roger norrington

conducting the Camerata Salzburg (Sony)

instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, timpani and strings

The pleasure of listening to Mendelssohn’s music lies partly in its orderly nature. Its themes flow easily and in logical patterns, so that an entire work can be readily understood as it reaches the ear. In the case of Mendelssohn’s E minor Violin Concerto, that accessibility extends not only to the music but to the techni-cal facets of the work. It is a brilliant concerto, but one whose notes seem to fly effortlessly off

the fingerboard of the violin. That in itself speaks for its enduring popularity among violinists.

For all its apparent ease and regularity, the Mendelssohn concerto has certain fea-tures that attest to the changing structure of concerto form in the 19th century. There is no separate orchestral exposition preceding the entrance of the soloist, as in the concertos of Mozart, Beethoven and even Chopin. Instead, Mendelssohn followed the example of Liszt and Schumann, beginning directly with the solo violin playing the high-flown E minor theme. He also followed the attempts of Beethoven, Liszt and Schumann to link movements of a con-certo, rather than leave a definite period of silence between them.

The main theme is followed by an impor-tant transitional theme, then a song-like second theme in G major. Hints of the opening theme also return in the major key before the soloist becomes involved in some elaborate figuration during the development and cadenza. Violinistic display continues throughout the recapitula-tion, as all three themes return either in E minor or E major, as is customary in sonata-form movements.

A large three-part form makes up the slow movement, whose lyrical opening theme in C major is contrasted with a plaintive central episode in A minor. But the glory of the concerto lies in its finale, a sparkling five-part rondo in which the soloist’s fingers and bow chase after each other in a dazzling display of virtuosity.

Mendelssohn dedicated the E minor Concerto to Ferdinand David, the concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the featured soloist at the March 13, 1845, premiere. David was a composer himself and had his own aspirations to write a concerto. But, according to Schwarz, Robert Schumann heard him play the Mendelssohn and said: “You see, this is the concerto you always wanted to write.”

SyMPHONy NO. 9 iN c MaJOR, D.944 (The GreaT)Franz Schubert

Born: Jan 31, 1797, Vienna, austria

Died: nov 19, 1828, Vienna, austria

Work composed: 1825-28

Recording: Sir Charles mackerras conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra (Signum UK)

instrumentation: pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings

The impact of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony reverberated throughout the 19th century, but its first echoes sounded in Franz Schubert’s joyous, hugely-scaled Ninth Symphony.

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Joshua Bell has enchanted audiences for more than two decades since his debut with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 14. A Carnegie Hall debut, the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, a recording contract and Grammy® Award further confirmed his pres-ence in the music world.

Highlights of this season include perfor-mances with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, The New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia, San Francisco and St. Louis symphony orches-tras; chamber music performances with Steven

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Having attended the premiere of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in May 1824, Schubert sought to make his own bold public statement with what he called a “grosses sym-phonie” (“large” or “great” symphony, which has now been adopted as its subtitle.) He dedi-cated the work to Vienna’s Society of the Friends of Music, which duly sent him an honorarium of 100 florins. Instrumental parts were copied out and a rehearsal was held, but the symphony proved too difficult for the amateur orchestra sponsored by the society. Thus, it was shelved until Schumann and Mendelssohn took up its cause in 1839.

How does one bridge the great stylistic leap between the bucolic, innocuous nature of Schubert’s first six symphonies, all completed by 1818, and the last two mature symphonies – the famed “Unfinished” Symphony in B minor and this “Great” Symphony? The gap can be closed by remembering that Schubert left three other “unfinished” attempts at symphonic composi-tion. Notable among them are sketches amount-ing to the full skeleton of a large Symphony in E major, now listed as No. 7 and composed in 1821 (the same year as the “Unfinished” Symphony in B minor). This E major symphonic skeleton certainly points the way to the grand design of the Ninth Symphony.

Where the B minor Symphony is a moody, introverted example of musical Romanticism, the expansive C major Symphony is often (and perhaps arguably) described as one of the last great documents of the Classical era in music. It has the standard four-movement sequence of a classical symphony, but its tonal landscape is much wider and more richly colored. Its prog-ress is more leisurely, thanks to Schubert’s habit of stating and repeating his thematic ideas in complete form, as opposed to the constant the-matic evolution of a typical Haydn or Beethoven symphony. In this respect, Schubert’s Ninth Symphony is a harbinger of the reflective sym-phonies of Anton Bruckner toward the end of the century.

The opening movement is prefaced by a noble slow introduction, whose theme is later recalled at the end of the exposition and becomes a climactic element in the coda con-cluding the movement. Three distinct themes, each in a separate key, make up the exposition and they are fully developed and repeated. The second movement has the relentless rhythm of a slow march, occasionally rising to dramatic outbursts but never allowing itself to relax into true lyricism. The third movement alternates between the brusque humor of its Scherzo and the gentler, rolling character of its Trio section. Similar traits are contrasted in the exuberant finale, whose themes generate tremendous energy.

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Symphony Special

thursday, October �1, �010 7:30 pm

Jones Hall

Paul anka Jon crosse, music directortodd carlon, synthesizerHiroshi upshur, synthesizer/pianoenrique toussaint, bassGraham Lear, drumsJosh Sklair, guitarDaniel Willy, percussionchris Jaudes, trumpetelaine Burt, trumpetMathew Jodrell, trumpetcraig Woods, tromboneJoseph Barati, trombone

This evening’s program will be announced from the stage.There will be no intermission.

The Houston Symphony does not appear on this program.


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Paul ankaBorn July 30, 1941 in Ottawa, Canada, Paul Anka began preparing for a life in music at an early age. In 1957, Anka played a number of songs, including “Diana” for Don Costa of ABC-Paramount Records. “Diana” enjoyed rapid, enormous success and was his first number one hit.

Anka traveled with the “Cavalcade of Stars,” becoming the youngest entertainer to perform at the Copa Cabana, and honed his craft surrounded by the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Frankie Lyman and Chuck Berry.

He wrote songs for Buddy Holly and Connie Francis, as well as the Academy Award-nominated theme for the 1962 war drama The Longest Day, a film in which he also starred. He also wrote the “Tonight Show Theme” for Johnny Carson.

Songwriting, performing and becoming a junior associate of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack aided in the success of “My Way,” and a string of hits like “(You’re) Having My Baby” con-firmed his status as a popular music icon. Later achievements included 1983’s “Hold Me ‘Til the Morning Comes,” the Spanish-language album, Amigos in 1996, and Body of Work, a 1998 duets album featuring Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion, Patti LaBelle, Tom Jones and daughter Anthea Anka. In 2009, it was revealed that Anka co-wrote Michael Jackson’s posthumous #1 worldwide hit, “This Is It,” which has further cemented his place among the most prolific and versatile songwriters of any generation.

Rock Swings and Classic Songs, My Way feature re-evaluated tunes originally created by some of the biggest and most established artists of the day, including Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life,” Lionel Richie’s “Hello” and Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven.” Even more dramatic were his transformations of Oasis’ “Wonderwall,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”

Rock Swings went Top 10 in the UK, was certified gold in the UK, France, and Canada, and hit No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Jazz Albums chart. Anka has been named to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, received the Johnny Mercer Award and is the only artist to have a record on a Billboard chart for six consecutive decades.

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Cynthia Woods mitchell Pops at Jones Hall

Friday, October ��, �010 8 pm Saturday, October �3, �010 8 pm

Sunday, October �4, �010 7:30 pm

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Chris Botti*Kelly corcoran, conductor Billy childs, pianoBilly Kilson, drumsMark Whitfield, guitarchristian McBride, basscaroline campbell, violinLisa Fisher, vocalist

Mendelssohn Symphony no. 4 in a major, Opus 90 (Italian) iV Saltarello: Presto

The remainder of program will be announced from the stage:

There will be one intermission.

*Houston Symphony debut

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Kelly corcoran, conductorThis season marks Kelly Corcoran’s fourth season as associate conductor with the Nashville Symphony. During this time, she has conducted the Symphony’s SunTrust Classical Series and Bank of America Pops Series, and has served as the primary conductor for the orchestra’s education and community engagement concerts. She also conducted the Nashville Symphony’s CD collaboration with Riders In The Sky, Lassoed Live.

This season, in addition to this debut with the Houston Symphony, Corcoran debuts with the Colorado Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Springfield Symphony (MO) and the Murfreesboro Symphony. She has conducted orchestras throughout the country, and in 2009, she made her South American debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo in Mendoza, Argentina.

Named as Honorable Mention for the Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship, Corcoran con-ducted the Bournemouth (UK) Symphony in 2008 and studied with Marin Alsop. She has competed in the VIII Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition in Spain and attended the Lucerne Festival’s master class in conduct-ing, focusing on contemporary orchestral litera-ture with Pierre Boulez. She participated in the selective National Conducting Institute, where she studied with her mentor, Leonard Slatkin.

Prior to her position in Nashville, she com-pleted three seasons as assistant conductor for Ohio’s Canton Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Canton Youth Symphony and the Cleveland-area Heights Chamber Orchestra. She has worked with the Cleveland Opera and served as assistant music director of the Nashville Opera, founder/music director of the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra and fellow with the New World Symphony.

Originally from Massachusetts and a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for more than 10 years, Corcoran received her bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from The Boston Conservatory. She received her master’s in instrumental conducting from Indiana University.

Corcoran currently serves on the conduct-ing faculty at Tennessee State University.

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One O’Clock Swings! Featuring the University of north Texas One O’Clock Lab BandNovember 1�, 13, 14, �010Brett Mitchell, conductorOne O’clock Lab Band, Steve Weist, directorin an unprecedented musical event, the Houston Symphony teams up with the esteemed University of north Texas’ One O’Clock Lab Band to form the biggest band in Texas. This extravaganza will feature songs like “moten Swing,” “april in Paris” and “Stardust,” as well as composers such as Leonard Bernstein and Duke ellington.

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Bartók’s miraculous mandarinNovember 18, �0, �1, �010Hans Graf, conductoraugustin Hadelich, violinBartók: Miraculous Mandarinchausson: Poème for Violin and OrchestraRavel: Tzigane for Violin and OrchestraBrahms: Symphony no. 3You’ll be enthralled by Bartók’s musical portrayal of greed, lust, crime and the ultimate power of love.

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Kaddish “i am Here”November �3, �010Hans Graf, conductorHouston Symphony chorus, charles Hausmann, directorJessica Rivera, Margaret Lattimore, chad Shelton, James Maddelena, vocalistsBrinton averil Smith, celloProkofiev: Overture on Hebrew ThemesBruch: Kol NidreiL. Siegel: Kaddishin collaboration with the Holocaust museum Houston, the Symphony presents this work that chronicles the journey of heroic Holocaust survivors. “Here i am! i am here, i survived, and look who is with me!” –naomi Warren, Houstonian and survivor of auschwitz, Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen.

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Pictures at an exhibitionNovember �6, �7, �8, �010Susanna Mälkki, conductorStephen Hough, pianoRavel: Le tombeau de CouperinGrieg: Piano ConcertoMussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an ExhibitionTake a stroll through an orchestral gallery of musical paintings. Let your imagination soar through depic-tions of mythical creatures, ruins, the famous Tuileries gardens in Paris and underground catacombs. Finally, find yourself at the great gate of Kiev.

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Since the 2004 release of his critically acclaimed CD, When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American jazz instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four No. 1 jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy® Awards.

Over the past three decades, he has recorded and performed with the best in music including Frank Sinatra, Sting, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.

Hitting the road for 250-plus days per year, Botti and his incredible band have per-formed with many of the finest symphony orchestras at some of the world’s most pres-tigious venues, including at the World Series and Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony.

People magazine voted Chris Botti one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in 2004.

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Saturday, October 30, �010 8 pm

Sunday, October 31, �010 2:30 pm

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Hannu Lintu, conductor*Markus Groh, piano

Beethoven’s eroica Symphonya. Sallinen Fanfare, Opus 59

Liszt Piano Concerto no. 1 in e-flat major i allegro maestoso ii Quasi adagio—allegretto vivace iii allegro marziale animato

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Beethoven Symphony no. 3 in e-flat major, Opus 55 (Eroica) i allegro con brio ii marcia funebre: adagio assai iii Scherzo and Trio: allegro vivace iV Finale: allegro molto

*Houston Symphony debut

The restoration and performance of fanfares commissioned by the Houston Symphony to mark the Texas Sesquincentennial are generously sponsored by american express.

The printed music for Liszt’s Piano Concerto no. 1 in e-flat major was donated by the Musicians of the Houston Symphony.

The printed music for Beethoven’s Symphony no. 3 in e-flat major (Eroica) was donated by Frances and ira anderson in honor of Lenore H. Simons.


These concerts are being recorded for future broadcast on KUHF 88.7 Fm, the Radio Voice of the Houston Symphony.

FaNFaRe, OPuS 59 aulis Sallinen

Born: apr 9, 1935, Salmi, Finland

Work composed: 1985

Recording: none available

instrumentation: four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion

Within its 90-second time span, Aulis Sallinen’s short but noble fanfare grows from a simple brass call, stated by a single muted trumpet, to a climax in several increasingly elaborate restatements from a full brass and percussion ensemble.

Sallinen was already a leading 20th-cen-tury Finnish composer when the Houston Symphony commissioned him to compose one of the 22 fanfares celebrating the 1986 sesqui-centennials of Houston and Texas. His fanfare received its premiere by former music direc-tor Sergiu Comissiona on May 17 of that year, on the final subscription concert of the 1985-86 season.

PiaNO cONceRtO NO. 1 iN e-FLat MaJOR Franz Liszt

Born: Oct 22, 1811, Raiding near Odenburg, Hungary

Died: Jul 31, 1886, Bayreuth, germany

Work composed: 1830-1849, revised, 1853-56

Recording: idil Biret, with emil Tabakov conduct-ing the Bilkent Symphony (naxos)

instrumentation: piccolo, pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and trumpets, three trombones, timpani, percussion and strings

“Ïhr verstehet alle nicht” (“You won’t under-stand anything of this”) is a much quoted motto Franz Liszt allegedly sang to the main theme of his E-flat major Piano Concerto. Whether or not he did, the concerto was so forward-looking that few mid-19th-century lis-teners could have grasped the significance of this revolutionary piece. On the other hand, the concerto is so brilliant and unabashedly ostentatious that few of them could have cared.

Under the glittering virtuosity of its numerous cadenzas, the concerto is unified

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

KuHF 88.7 FM is the Classical Season media sponsor.

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by the same concepts of thematic recycling and transformation as Schumann proposed in his D minor Symphony and Richard Wagner proposed in his operas and music dramas.

Essentially, the concerto was conceived as an uninterrupted work that could be subdi-vided into four sections: an opening Allegro, a slow section, a Scherzo and a concluding fast section. The four sections are separated by the barest of pauses, mostly implying a sense of the music catching its breath before continuing on to the next section.

As to the thematic design of the con-certo, themes are stated in the first two sec-tions, then they are transformed and gradu-ally recalled (in somewhat reverse order) during the course of the last two. And none of the four individual sections represents a complete movement, as heard in a standard 19th-century concerto. Each one is only a fragment.

The imposing first theme is stated by the orchestra, but is immediately interrupted by a piano cadenza that runs nearly the entire length of the keyboard. A lyrical second theme (never heard again) emerges in an elaborate duet between the piano and solo clarinet. A development of the first theme, set against showy passage work by the soloist, dissolves into a brief pause. Next comes the slow sec-tion, in which the main theme is stated in the strings, then taken up in a Chopinesque solo by the piano. After a dramatic interruption, the solo flute introduces a second theme.

The Scherzo is famous for Liszt’s use of tinkling triangle interjections which earned the E-flat Concerto the nickname, Triangle Concerto. While a puckish new theme domi-nates much of this section, a long climactic transition to the fourth section brings a rep-etition of the concerto’s initial theme and cadenza, followed by the flute theme from the second section. The most dramatic trans-formation involves the lyrical Chopinesque theme of the slow section, which becomes the martial theme introducing the finale. Soon the flute theme reappears, then a transforma-tion of the Scherzo theme and finally, a cli-mactic return of the main theme of the first movement.

SyMPHONy NO. 3 iN e-FLat MaJOR, OPuS 55 (erOICa) Ludwig van Beethoven

Born: Dec 16, 1770, Bonn, germany

Died: mar 26, 1827, Vienna, austria

Work composed: 1803

Recording: Christoph von Dohnányi conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (Telarc)

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and bassoons; three horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings

If one were to choose a work that spanned musical traditions yet separated eras in music, Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony would be a prime example. It stems very strongly from 18th-century practices of symphonic compo-sition, but like a great earthquake, it created a huge fissure between everything that came before and the orchestral style that developed in the following decades.

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to the woodwind/brass complement, the instrumentation for the Eroica Symphony is no larger than that established by Haydn and Mozart in their last half-dozen symphonies. And there are certain thematic traits that go back to the very origins of symphonic form some 70 years earlier.

The sharp “hammerstroke” chords that open the symphony are a heroic imitation of the three loud chords heard in countless tiny, frivolous little Italian sinfonias composed in Naples or Milan in the 1730s. They had merely been used to silence a noisy audience, but


Beethoven made them into huge structural pil-lars that recur at crucial junctures throughout the first movement of the Eroica Symphony. As in thousands of its predecessors, Beethoven’s Third Symphony opens with a simple theme that rocks gently up and down the notes of the E-flat major triad. The celebrated horn trio in the middle of the Scherzo observes a time-honored tradition of featuring the wind instruments in that section of the movement. Despite its huge architecture, heroic character and extraordi-nary technical demands, the Eroica is a work in which the sound of the string choir is still a basic element of orchestral sound.

So much for Beethoven’s debt to his for-bears. Size, dramatic emphasis and a sense of self-importance were the new elements in Beethoven’s Eroica. It was the longest symphony written up to that time. Along with its expanded dimensions, the Eroica Symphony also shifted the emphasis in a symphony from the first move-ment to the last, creating what became known as a “finale symphony.” The fugal finale of Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony offers the only real precedent for Beethoven’s Eroica in this regard.

Though the first-movement exposition is set forth as a typical set of short, pithy themes, the energy gathered in them foretells the scope of the musical structure Beethoven was about to

erect in the symphony. These symphonic adven-tures not only include Beethoven’s typically rig-orous development of these themes, but a new theme he introduced in the midst of the devel-opment section. And after all the themes have been fully restated, the movement ends with an enormous coda.

Had Napoleon not turned from liberator to dictator and forfeited Beethoven’s initial dedi-cation of the symphony to him, the grand and solemn funeral march that comprises its slow movement would have been a worthy memorial to his accomplishments in leading the French Revolution.

The Scherzo, with its pizzicato string effects, its contrasting horn colors in the trio section, and its stubborn syncopations and changes of meter, is a virtuoso symphonic movement and a prime example of Beethoven’s Jovian laughter. Its high spirits are capped only by the Olympian set of variations that conclude the Eroica Symphony.

Not only are the nine variations based upon two distinct themes (including the famous theme employed in Beethoven’s Prometheus ballet and his “Eroica” Variations for Piano), they include two complicated fugal sections, a stormy “Turkish” march in the sixth variation, and two seraphic slow variations that lead to a

magnificent five-section coda. Beethoven ends the movement with another set of fierce “ham-merstroke” chords.

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Hannu Lintu, conductorHannu Lintu, chief conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, has been hailed for his grasp of the repertoire and original interpreta-tions. In the United States, he has appeared here and with the Indianapolis, Milwaukee and National Symphonies, among others, and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. Upcoming debuts include the Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Colorado, Saint Louis and

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Toronto orchestras, as well as the Rochester Philharmonic.

Lintu’s guest engagements outside the U.S. include the Barcelona, Prague, Sydney and Vancouver Symphonies, among others; a tour with the New Zealand Symphony; and all the major orchestras in his native Finland. Festival appearances include Adelaide, Berliner Festspiele, Flanders Festival and Beijing’s Golden Autumn Festival.

Lintu has conducted several productions for the Finnish National Opera, including Bizet’s Carmen, Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Wagner’s Parsifal, Aulis Sallinen’s King Lear, and most recently, a new opera by Mikko Heiniö, The Snake’s Moment. He conducted a concert per-formance of Gianni Schicchi at the Grant Park Festival in Chicago, recorded Tauno Pylkkanen’s opera Mare and Her Son with the Estonian National Opera and conducted The Magic Flute for the Savonlinna Opera in Finland.

He has recorded works by Rautavaara, Saariaho and Luca Francesconi, as well as two recordings with the Helsingborg Symphony: The Sound of Shakespeare and Shostakovich concertos with pianist Oleg Marshev. Recent releases include works with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Radio Orchestra.

He has been artistic director for the Helsingborg Symphony, Turku Philharmonic and the Bergen Collegium Musicum Chamber Orchestra. He is a regular guest conductor of the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and was the artistic director of its 2005 Summer Sounds Festival.

Born in Finland, Lintu studied the cello and piano at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He pursued conducting there and at the Accademia Chigiana in Italy. He was first-prize winner at the 1994 Nordic Conductor’s Competition in Bergen, Norway.

Markus Groh, pianoConsistently cited for his astonishing power and “sound imagination,” Markus Groh has confirmed his place among the world’s finest pianists. His highly acclaimed 2007 New York Philharmonic debut was followed by an electrify-ing Philadelphia Orchestra subscription debut.

He debuts with the Houston Symphony with

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these performances.Groh has appeared with the orches-

tras of Baltimore, Colorado, Detroit, Fort Worth, Louisville, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C., among others. International engagements have included the Auckland Philharmonia; the Bamberg, Beijing, Berlin, London, Mälmo and Bournemouth Symphonies; the Budapest Festival Orchestra; Hague Residentie Orkest; St. Petersburg Philharmonic; and the New Japan Philharmonic, among others.

Recent and upcoming engagements

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include debuts with the Indianapolis and San Antonio Symphonies, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Warsaw Philharmonic. Groh has appeared most recently in recital at the Friends of Chamber Music Denver, Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City, Vancouver Recital Society and at the Frick Collection in New York. Chamber music activities include tours with both Claudio Bohórquez and the Tokyo String Quartet.

Groh’s all-Liszt CD, released by AVIE in 2006, was named Editor’s Choice by Gramophone Magazine. An all-Brahms CD was released by



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accept the Houston endowment ChallengeEarlier this year, Houston Endowment made a very generous gift to the Houston Symphony in the form of a challenge grant. Tied to a series of ambitious goals, the challenge grant requires the Symphony to significantly increase its annual fund revenue and donor base over the next two years. If we succeed, the organiza-tion will receive $1 million in 2011 and an addi-tional $1 million in 2012. The symphony will do its utmost to meet these goals – with unprec-edented support from the Houston community.

To secure the $1 million gift in 2011, we must attract more than 1,000 new donors and raise more than $8 million in annual fund rev-enue by May 31, 2011.

Here’s how you can help: Please con-tact the Houston Symphony Development Department at (713) 337-8500 or visit houston-symphony.org and click on the “Support Your Symphony” button to make a donation to the Annual Fund. We know that Houston is up for the challenge!

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meet Deanna Lamroeux, president, Houston Symphony League - Bay area“I joined the Symphony League in the ‘80s at the invitation of a friend, but I didn’t attend meetings regularly until after 1996 when I was no longer working a tradi-tional job. My piano teacher, Cindy Kuenneke, invited me to help with the League’s bus trips to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and here I am,” says Houston Symphony League - Bay Area President Deanna Lamroeux.

Active with the Bay Area League for the past 14 years, Lamoreux particularly liked her previous position as programs vice president. “I enjoyed the challenge of planning the programs for our Wednesday morning meetings, especially since I was able to meet and visit with the musicians that were performing.”

Lamoreux grew up in Montana where her great-grandparents homesteaded in 1863. She and her husband, Jim, have lived in the Houston area for more than 40 years. She recalls her move to Texas well. “We drove from Minnesota with two babies in an un-air-conditioned Volkswagen just ahead of Hurricane Beulah. What was supposed to be a five-year assignment for Jim evolved into a career with NASA.” Lamoreux now has two daughters in Texas and one in Alabama as well as four grandchildren.

Interested in engaging current members and recruiting new ones, she acknowledges that growing the League’s membership will take time. “Attracting new, younger members to the orga-nization is always a challenge. We want to continue to get the word out about our monthly pro-grams as well as our music education program in Clear Creek ISD elementary schools so parents of the children we serve see an opportunity to participate,” she explains.

When asked about her goals for the year, Lamoreux is enthusiastic about the need to pro-mote the Houston Symphony League - Bay Area in the community and is planning to draw on the experience of past presidents to help in these efforts. “We need to look at our programs and decide what will continue and what should be phased out and replaced with something new. We also need to look beyond our usual fundraising and find new opportunities.”

For Lamoreux and the Bay Area League, the coming year looks to be full of possibilities.

Volunteers.............................................................................................

music matters!.................................................................................................

marathon Oil Company makes The Planets—An HD Odyssey education Resource Disc Possible Since its premiere in January, the Houston Symphony’s new look and listen for our solar system – through the eyes of celebrated film producer/astrophysicist Duncan Copp and the ears of Music Director Hans Graf – has brought about a rediscovery of Gustav Holst’s best known work. The Planets—An HD Odyssey is a high definition film of NASA-captured images with Holst’s musical score performed by the Houston Symphony. Following sold-out houses in Houston and rave reviews in New York City and Florida, the presentation is the hot ticket throughout the United Kingdom this month.

To extend this project’s reach into the classroom, a multi-disc DVD set has been prepared for schools. Teachers and students will experience the music and visual presentation on the first disc and hear from the scientists who developed the spacecraft which provided the imagery on the second. With Marathon’s support, they can integrate these educational materials pro-vided by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab into their K-12 science, math, tech-nology, language arts and music classes. Disc three provides other educational resources, including background information on each of the planets, Roman mythol-ogy and musicological information on Holst. In addition, lesson plans on each of the seven planets represented in The Planets provide meaningful instruction in support of schools’ curricula and their efforts to prepare for the Texas Assessments of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Test.

Tracing its roots to 1887, Marathon Oil Company has been a leader in exploring Earth to find oil and natural gas. Today, as one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, they have made it possible for children to explore space and the music inspired by it. In recognizing that students need to develop critical skills, Marathon’s gift to support the Education Resource Disc for the Houston Symphony’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey, encourages students to become our next generation of explorers and lovers of symphonic music.

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Isserlis; and tours with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Bell will perform in a recital tour to Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

He received the 2008 Academy of Achievement award for exceptional accom-plishment in the arts, and in 2009, was honored by Education Through Music for sharing his love of classical music with disadvantaged youths. In 2010, he received Seton Hall University’s Humanitarian Award and was named Instrumentalist of the Year by Musical America.

Bell grew up on a farm in Bloomington, Indiana and received his first violin at age 4 after his parents noticed him plucking tunes with rubber bands. By 12, he was serious about the instrument, thanks to the inspiration of renowned violinist Josef Gingold, who had become his teacher and mentor.

Bell received an Artist Diploma in Violin Performance from Indiana University in 1989 and was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Service Award two years later. The Avery Fisher Prize recipient has been named an “Indiana Living Legend” and received the Indiana Governor’s Arts Award. In 2005, he was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame and, in 2009, performed at Ford’s Theatre before President Obama – garnering an invitation to perform at the White House.

Bell performs on the 1713 Gibson ex Huberman Stradivarius violin and uses a late 18th-century French bow by Francois Tourte.

Joshua Bell appears by arrangement with img artists LLC, Carnegie Hall Tower, 152 West 57th Street, 5th Floor, new York, nY 10019. mr. Bell records exclusively for Sony Classical.


AVIE in 2008, and other recordings include a CD of Debussy, Prokofiev and Britten cello sonatas with Bohórquez and another of Liszt’s Totentanz with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

A frequent guest at international festi-vals, Groh is the founder and artistic direc-tor of the Bebersee Festival near Berlin. He has appeared frequently on radio and televi-sion throughout Europe, Japan, Mexico and the United States.

Born in 1970 in southern Germany, Groh studied in Stuttgart, Berlin and Salzburg. He gained world attention after becoming the first German to win the prestigious Queen Elisabeth International Competition in 1995. He also won First Prize at the 1990 Artur Schnabel Competition.

Groh divides his time between Berlin and New York.


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M A G A Z I N E S


PaSt PReSiDeNtS OF tHe HOuStON SyMPHONy SOciety

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

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

PaSt PReSiDeNtS OF tHe HOuStON SyMPHONy LeaGue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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PresidentBobby tudor

Chairman of the Board ed Wulfe

Executive Director/CEOMark c. Hanson

Immediate Past PresidentJesse B. tutor

Chairman Emeritus Mike Stude

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

Gary L. Hollingsworth Ulyesse LeGrange Rochelle Levit Nancy Littlejohn April Lykos Cora Sue Mach Steven P. Mach Beth Madison Rodney Margolis Jay Marks Mary Lynn Marks Barbara McCelvey Gene McDavid * Alexander K. McLanahan

Paul Morico Arthur Newman Robert A. Peiser Fran Fawcett Peterson Geoffroy Petit David Pruner Stephen Pryor Gloria Pryzant John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer Jerome Simon David Steakley Mike Stude

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

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

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

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

ex-Officio Martha García Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Deanna Lamoreux John Thorne William VerMeulen

* Life Trustee

Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra AffairsBrett Busby

Vice President, Popular Programmingallen Gelwick

Vice President, Audience Development and Marketing

Robert a. Peiser

President, Endowmentulyesse J. LeGrange

Vice President, Finance and Board GovernanceSteven P. Mach

Vice President, Educationcora Sue Mach

General CounselPaul R. Morico

At-Large MembersGene Dewhurst

Jay MarksHelen Shaffer

Vice President, VolunteersBarbara Mccelvey

Vice President, DevelopmentDavid Wuthrich

eX-OFFiciO MeMBeRSNancy Littlejohn, President, Houston Symphony League

Martha García, SecretaryMark Hughes, Orchestra Representative

Rodney MargolisJohn thorne, Orchestra Representative

William VerMeulen, Orchestra Representative

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

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annual Campaign Donors.................................................................................

The Houston Symphony expresses its deepest appreciation to the donors listed on this and the following pages for their generous contributions in support of Symphony programs. more information is available from the individual giving Department at (713) 337-8500, the Corporate Support Department at (713) 337-8520 or at www.houstonsymphony.org.

As of September 7, 2010

$100,000-$499,999 BBVA Compass Continental Airlines Fidelity Investments Shell Oil Company

$50,000-$99,999 American Express * Cameron Chevron ConocoPhillips * GDF SUEZ Energy North America The Methodist Hospital System Shell Oil Company TOTAL * Weatherford International Ltd. Weill Cornell Medical College

$�5,000-$49,999 Andrews Kurth, LLP Chubbs Group of Insurance Companies Crown Castle * ExxonMobil Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

* JPMorgan Chase KPMG LLP * Marathon Oil Company Vinson & Elkins LLP

$10,000-$�4,999 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Baker Botts L.L.P. * Bank of America Bracewell & Giuliani LLP * CenterPoint Energy Cooper Industries, Inc. * Devon Energy Corporation Ernst & Young * Fluor Corporation Frost Bank H. E. Butt Grocery Company Margolis, Phipps & Wright, P.C. * Macy’s Foundation Memorial Hermann Northern Trust SPIR STAR, Inc. Star Furniture USI

* Wells Fargo

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

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


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

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

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

$50,000-$99,999 The Alkek & Williams Foundation * Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Educational Fund * John P. McGovern Foundation

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

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

$�,500-$9,999 Stanford & Joan Alexander Foundation The Becker Family Foundation * Ray C. Fish Foundation * The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust Huffington Foundation

Leon Jaworski Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation * Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lubrizol Foundation * Kinder Morgan Foundation * Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation The Helmle Shaw Foundation Susman Family Foundation

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

* Sponsors of Houston Symphony Education & Outreach Programs

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

3� www.houstonsymphony.org

Leadership gifts................................................................................................

ima Hogg Society – $150,000 or MoreMs. Beth Madison

Madison Benefits Group, Inc.Mr. George P. Mitchell

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

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

centennial Society – $100,000 - $149,999Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst

President’s Society – $75,000 - $99,999Mrs. Margaret Alkek Williams

Maestro’s Society – $50,000 - $74,999Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf

Rochelle & Max LevitMr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan

Nancy & Robert PeiserMr. & Mrs. Jess B. Tutor

concertmaster Society – $�5,000 - $49,999Janice & Tom Barrow

Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr.Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian

Gene & Linda DewhurstDr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein

Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. FrankelDr. Gary L. Hollingsworth

Stephen & Mariglyn GlennDrs. M.S. & Maurie - Luise Kalsi

Cora Sue & Harry MachBarbara & Pat McCelvey

Mrs. Sybil F. RoosMs. Louisa Stude Sarofim

Mr. & Mrs. James A. ShafferLaura & Michael Shannon

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Joan & Stanford AlexanderMr. & Mrs. Karl H. BeckerMr. & Mrs. Walter V. BoyleJoe BrazzattiMr. & Mrs. Philip J. BurguieresMrs. Lily CarriganWilliam J. Clayton & Margaret A. HughesMr. & Mrs. David DenechaudMr. & Mrs. Paul F. Egner Jr.Aubrey & Sylvia FarbDiane Lokey FarbMs. Bernice FeldMr. & Mrs. Marvy A. FingerMr. George B. GearyDr. & Mrs. William D. George

Mrs. James J. Glenn Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David GowWilliam A. Grieves &

Dorothy McDonnell GrievesMr. & Mrs. Frank HerzogMr. & Mrs. David V. Hudson Jr.Debbie & Frank JonesDrs. Blair & Rita JusticeDr. & Mrs. Bernard KatzMr. & Mrs. Stephen A. LasherMr. Clyde Lea & Ms. Pamela FazzoneMrs. Margaret H. LeyMr. E. W. Long Jr.Mr. & Mrs. George McCulloghMrs. Beverly T. McDonald

Cameron MitchellMary & Terry MurphreeMr. & Mrs. Robert E. NelsonMr. & Mrs. Edward C. Osterberg Jr.Ms. Peggy Overly & Mr. John BarlowMr. Howard PieperMr. Robert J. PileggeMs. Karen S. PulaskiKathryn & Richard RabinowMrs. Lila RauchMr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. RobertsonDrs. Alejandro & Lynn RosasMr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith

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

Principal Musician Society $15,000 - $�4,999Anonymous (2)Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. BahrAllen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton CompaniesMrs. Aileen GordonMr. & Mrs. Ulyesse J. LeGrange

Joella & Steven P. MachMr. & Mrs. David R. PrunerAnn & Hugh RoffMrs. Maryjane ScherrDavid & Paula SteakleyMr. & Mrs. Benjamin Warren

Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Weil Jr.Vicki & Paul WestDr. James T. Willerson

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

Musician Sponsor Society $7,500 - $14,999Anonymous (1)Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis AndersonGary & Marian BeauchampCaptain & Mrs. W. A. “Cappy” Bisso IIIMr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black IIIDr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. BoyceRuth White BrodskyMs. Terry Ann BrownMr. & Mrs. J. Brett BusbyThe Robert & Jane Cizik FoundationJanet F. ClarkDr. Scott CutlerMr. Richard DanforthLeslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins BriceDr. & Mrs. Alexander DellMr. & Mrs. Michael DokupilMr. & Mrs. Chris FloodAngel & Craig FoxMr. S. David FrankfortMr. & Mrs. Richard D. HansenChristina & Mark HansonMr. Harold E. Holliday Jr. &

Hon. Anna R. HollidayMr. & Mrs. John A. IrvineMr. Brian JamesMr. & Mrs. Marvin KaplanDr. & Mrs. I. Ray KirkMr. & Mrs. Erik P. LittlejohnMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Michael M. MannDr. & Mrs. Paul M. MannMr. & Mrs. Rodney H. MargolisJay & Shirley MarksMr. & Mrs. J. Stephen MarksDr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. MazowMr. & Mrs. Brian P. McCabeBetty & Gene McDavidMiss Catherine Jane MerchantDr. & Mrs. Robert M. MihaloMike & Kathleen MooreMr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr.Sue A. MorrisonBobbie & Arthur NewmanMrs. Tassie NicandrosHanni Orton

Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. PetersonGloria & Joe PryzantMr. Glen A. RosenbaumMrs. Helen B. RosenbaumMrs. Maryjane ScherrMr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr.Julia & Albert Smith FoundationDr. Alana R. Spiwak & Sam StolbunMr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, LaredoConstruction, Inc.Alice & Terry ThomasPaul Strand ThomasStephen & Pamalah TippsAnn & Joel WahlbergMargaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D.Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. WeberDr. & Mrs. James T. WillersonMr. & Mrs. Steven Jay WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Wallace S. WilsonMs. Jennifer R. WittmanMr. & Mrs. Ed Wulfe

conductor’s circle $5,000 - $7,499


Mr. & Mrs. Keith StevensonMr. & Mrs. Antonio M. SzaboMr. Stephen C. TarryMr. Brian TeichmanShirley & David R. ToomimGene Carlton & Ann TrammellC. Harold & Lorine WallaceCyvia & Melvyn WolffWoodell Family FoundationWinthrop A. Wyman & Beverly JohnsonNina & Michael ZilkhaErla & Harry Zuber

Grand Patron $�,500 - $4,999Anonymous (1)Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. AronMr. & Mrs. John C. AverettMr. Richard C. BaileyMr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. SeatonMs. Diann BowmanJim & Ellen BoxThe Honorable & Mrs. Peter BrownMrs. George L. Brundrett Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Sean BumgarnerAlan & Toba BuxbaumMr. & Mrs. W. T. Carter IVMr. & Mrs. Thierry CarusoMargot & John CaterMr. William Choice & Mrs. Linda Able ChoiceMr. & Mrs. Gerald F. ClarkMr. & Mrs. James W. CrownoverRoger & Debby CutlerJ. R. & Aline DemingJudge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. DohertyMr. & Mrs. Daniel DrorMr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. SchroederMrs. Robin A. ElversonMr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr.Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene ClarkMrs. Lila-Gene GeorgeMr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Hafner Jr.Mr. & Mrs. W. R. HayesMr. & Mrs. Doug R. HinzieMr. & Mrs. James E. HooksMr. & Mrs. Richard D. KinderWilliam & Cynthia KochMrs. Barry LewisKevin & Lesley LillyJames & Mary McMartinMr. & Mrs. William B. McNamaraMr. & Mrs. Arnold M. MillerMr. & Mrs. Robert MitchellPaul & Rita MoricoJulia & Chris MortonMr. & Mrs. Richard P. MoynihanMr. Austin M. O’Toole & Ms. Valerie SherlockMr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. ParkerMr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Petrello

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen PryorMichael Richker & Vicky PravdaDr. & Mrs. Franklin RoseMr. & Mrs. William J. Rovere Jr.Linda & Jerry RubensteinMr. & Mrs. Clive RunnellsBeth & Lee SchlangerDonna & Tim ShenMr. & Mrs. Jerry SimonMr. Louis H. Skidmore Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Tad SmithMr. & Mrs. John SpeerMr. & Mrs. Gene Van DykeStephen & Kristine WallaceMrs. Naomi WarrenMr. David Ashley WhiteMr. & Mrs. Clifford WrightJudge Clarease R. Yates & Mr. Cary YatesDr. & Mrs. Robert YekovichEdith & Robert Zinn

Patron $1,000 - $�,499Anonymous (7)David M. & Lisa B. AaronsonDr. & Mrs. George J. AbdoMorrie & RolaineWade & Mert AdamsMrs. Nancy C. Allen, President Greentree FundJohn & Pat AndersonMr. & Mrs. Thurmon AndressMr. Maurice J. ArestyMr. & Mrs. John S. ArnoldyMr. & Mrs. John M. ArnspargerDr. & Mrs. Roy AruffoPaul H. & Maida M. AsofskyMr. Jeff AutorMr. & Mrs. Arnie AziosEdward & Joyce BackhausMr. & Mrs. Ralph BalascoMr. & Mrs. Kenneth BaldwinDr. & Mrs. Alfonso BarreraMs. Marion Barthelme & Mr. Jeff FortMr. & Mrs. Joshua L. BatchelorMr. & Mrs. John BauerBetty BellamyDr. & Mrs. Devinder BhatiaJohn BlomquistMr. & Mrs. Daniel BoggioDr. & Mrs. Milton BoniukMr. & Mrs. John F. BookoutMr. & Mrs. James D. BozemanMr. & Mrs. Laurence BurnsMrs. Anne H. BushmanDr. & Mrs. William T. ButlerMrs. Marjorie CapshawMr. & Mrs. Barent W. CaterDr. Robert N. ChanonMr. & Mrs. Allen ClamenMrs. Cielle ClemenceauMr. & Mrs. James G. CoatsworthMr. & Mrs. Brandon CochranDr. & Mrs. James D. CoxMr. David A. CoyleMr. & Mrs. William C. CrassasMr. & Mrs. Robert CreagerSylvia & Andre CrispinMr. & Mrs. Harry H. Cullen Jr.Mr. Carl Cunningham

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry H. DeutserMr. & Mrs. Robert DeutserMike & Debra DishbergerDr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C. E. DunbarMr. & Mrs. Edward N. EarleCarolyn & David EdgarMr. Roger EichhornMr. & Mrs. J. Thomas EubankDr. & Mrs. Larry FaulknerMr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr.Mrs. Carolyn Grant FayDr. Judith FeiginJerry E. & Nanette B. FingerDr. & Mrs. Ronald FischerMr. & Mrs. Vince D. FosterMr. & Mrs. Edwin FreedmanPaula & Alfred FriedlanderJ. Kent & Ann FriedmanSally & Bernard FuchsMr. & Mrs. Todd FullerMr. & Mrs. Magnus FyhrMr. & Mrs. Gerard GaynorThomas & Patricia GeddyMr. & Mrs. John GeeMr. Jerry GeorgeMrs. Joan M. GieseMr. Walter GilmoreMr. & Mrs. Thomas W. GlanvilleMr. & Mrs. Morris GlesbyMr. & Mrs. Bert H. GoldingRobert & Michele GoodmarkMr. & Mrs. Tony GracelyMs. Joyce Z. GreenbergMr. Charles H. GregoryMr. Paul T. GregoryMr. & Mrs. Fred E. HaasMrs. Thalia HalenMr. & Mrs. Robert C. HannaMs. Margaret W. HansenMr. & Mrs. Stephen HarbachickMarion & Jim HargroveDr. & Mrs. Eric J. HaufrectMr. & Mrs. Philip J. HawkMr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Heath Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Eric HeggesethMark & Ragna HenrichsMarilyn & Robert M. HermanceMr. & Mrs. Richard HoffertMr. Tim HoganDr. & Mrs. Robert IvanyDr. & Mrs. Joseph JankovicMr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Rhonda DavisMr. & Mrs. John F. JoityMr. & Mrs. Walter KaseSam & Cele KeeperLinda & Frank S. KelleyMr. John Kelsey & Ms. Gaye DavisMr. & Mrs. Bill KingMary Louis KisterDr. & Mrs. Russell W. KridelBobbie & Richard KristinikMr. Willy KuehnMr. & Mrs. Kevin LaneMs. Joni LatimerMr. & Mrs. Jack LeeDr. & Mrs. Kenneth Eugene LehrerMr. William W. LindleyMr. & Mrs. Michael LinnMr. & Mrs. H. Arthur LittellMs. Nancey LobbRobert & Gayle LongmireDr. & Mrs. Fred R. Lummis Jr.

individual Donors.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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individual Donors.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Clodagh & Tommy MannW. Baker & Penny McAdamsMr. & Mrs. James W. McCartneyMr. & Mrs. Andrew McFarlandMr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Theron McLarenMr. & Mrs. William E. MearseMr. & Mrs. Robert MitchellMr. & Mrs. Richard MithoffDr. Florence M. MonroeDr. Eleanor D. MontagueMs. Marsha L. MontemayorJohn & Ann MontgomerySidney & Ione MoranMr. & Mrs. Gerarld MoynierDr. D. Patricia NelsonMr. & Mrs. Stephen NewmanMr. & Mrs. Charles G. NicksonDr. & Mrs. Thomas OleyMr. & Mrs. Patrick OlfersSteve & Sue OlsonJane & Kenneth OwenMr. & Mrs. Robert PageMr. & Mrs. Raul PavonMichael & Shirley PearsonPamela & James PennyMr. & Mrs. Gary PetersonMr. & Mrs. Harry J. Phillips Jr.Mr. James D. PitcockMr. & Mrs. James PostiMr. John PottsMr. Michael H. PriceClinton & Leigh RappoleRecord FamilyHilda & Hershel RichMr. & Mrs. Allyn RisleyMs. Janice Robertson & Mr. Douglas WilliamsMinnette & Jerome RobinsonMs. Regina J. RogersMr. Charles K. SandersMary Louise & David SandersonMrs. Myrna SchafferMr. & Mrs. Lawrence SchanzmeyerMr. & Mrs. Steven SchwarzbachDr. Philip D. Scott & Dr. Susan E. GardnerMs. Sharin Shafer GailleMr. & Mrs. Marc J. ShapiroMr. & Mrs. W. Allen ShindlerBarbara & Louis SklarMr. & Mrs. Louis J. SnyderMs. Kelly SomozaCarol & Michael StamatedesMr. & Mrs. George StarkCassie B. Stinson & James H. GibbonsMr. & Mrs. Hans StrohmerMr. & Mrs. Toby SummersMs. Jeanine SwiftMr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Warren TashnekMr. Mark TaylorMrs. Donna TeichmanMr. John F. Terwilliger & Ms. Laura CodmanJean & Doug ThomasMr. & Mrs. Timothy J. UngerMatthew VanBesien & Rosanne JowittMr. & Mrs. William VisinskyMr. Danny Ward &

Ms. Nancy AmesMr. & Mrs. Patrick J. WhelanMr. Thomas H. WilsonMr. & Mrs. Russell WindhamDr. & Mrs. Jerry S. WolinskyMr. & Mrs. Jeff WrayMr. & Mrs. Mark YzaguirreMr. & Mrs. Charles ZabriskieMrs. Betsy I. Zimmer

composer’s circle$500 - $999Anonymous (6)Ms. Joan AmbrogiCorbin & Char AslaksonMr. Rudy AvelarMr. & Mrs. Jerry AxelrodMr. & Mrs. David M. BalderstonCarolyn & Arthur BernerMr. & Mrs. Thomas BolamMr. & Mrs. Giorgio BorlenghiMr. & Mrs. Danny J. Bowers Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert BrayKatherine M. BriggsMrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary BrockMs. Barbara A. BrooksMrs. Vera BrownMrs. Shirley E. BurgherMr. & Mrs. Joseph L. CampbellMr. & Mrs. J. Scott CampbellK. D. Charalampous, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Kent ChenevertMr. & Mrs. Mark W. CoffinMs. Barbara A. ConteMs. Mary H. Cook & Mr. Scott R. SpencerMr. & Mrs. Byron CooleyMichael T. CoppingerMr. William S. & Dr. Mary Alice CowanMr. & Mrs. T. N. CrookMr. & Mrs. Jeremy DavisMs. Anna M. DeanDr. & Mrs. Clotaire D. DeleryBruce B. DiceMr. & Mrs. Mark DiehlMr. & Mrs. Mark W. DobbinsMr. & Mrs. James P. DornElizabeth H. DuerrMr. Dan DunhamDrs. Gary & Roz DworkinMr. & Mrs. Peter EricksonDr. Kenneth L EulerMr. & Mrs. William EvansDr. & Mrs. Louis A. FaillaceMr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. FairbanksMr. & Mrs. Bruce FerenceLinda & Ronny Finger FoundationMr. Dale FitzMr. & Mrs. Harvey FleisherMr. & Mrs. Charles FlourneyMr. & Mrs. Michael S. FranciscoMs. Beth FreemanMartha & Gibson Gayle Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Harry GendelThe Gertz FoundationDr. & Mrs. Jack GillWilliam E. GipsonGen. & Mrs. Melbern G. GlasscockLee & Sandy GodfreyMr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman

Dr. & Mrs. Harvey L. GordonMr. & Mrs. Robert M. GriswoldZahava HaenoshDennis B. HalpinDr. & Mrs. Carlos R. HamiltonRita & John HannahMr. & Judge Frank Harmon IIIMr. & Mrs. Robert S. HarrellMr. & Mrs. David L. HaugMr. & Mrs. Walter A. HechtMr. & Mrs. Robert P. HerrmannMr. & Mrs. Ross K. HillMr. & Mrs. Richard P. HoganMr. & Mrs. Robert E. HollowayMr. & Mrs. Roger HurstDiane & Geoffrey IbbottMr. John Jansen & Mrs. Lori Sorcic JansenMrs. Paula JarrettHauling Ace, Curtis Storz & Donna Marie JendritzaMr. Mark JohanssonMr. & Mrs. Okey B. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Wesley A. JohnsonMr. Scot W. JohnsonDr. & Mrs. Robert E. JordonLucy & Victor KormeierMr. & Mrs. Melvin Krezer Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Lee IIMr. Richard LeibmanMs. Golda K. LeonardH. Fred & Velva G. LevineMichael & Sharon LewisMr. Kelly Bruce LobleyMr. Christopher ManciniMs. Liz MarkellMr. & Mrs. J. A. Mawhinney Jr.Ms. Judi McGeeMs. Mary J. McKerall & Ms. Marilyn FlickBarnett & Diane McLaughlinDr. & Mrs. John MendelsohnMr. Ronald A. MikitaMr. Willis B. MitchellMr. & Mrs. Marvin MuellerMr. Richard MurphyDaniel & Karol MusherMs. Jennifer NaaeMr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. NewtonJohn & Leslie NiemandNils & Stephanie NormannMrs. Morris OrocofskyMr. Marc C. PaigeMr. Robert PastorekMr. & Mrs. James L. PayneMrs. Preston A. PeakMr. & Mrs. William O. Perkins IIIMr. Arthur PreisingerDoris F. PryzantMrs. Dana PuddyDr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr.Dr. Mike RatliffMrs. Edith G. ReedDr. Alexander P. Remenchick & Ms. Frances BurfordMr. & Mrs. Fabrice RocheMilton & Jill RoseMr. Edward RossDr. Raymond E. SawayaMr. & Mrs. Lawrence SherlockMr. Barry E. Silverman & Ms. Shara Fryer

Mrs. Camille SimpsonDean & Kay L. SniderMs. Joyce SteensrudMr. & Mrs. James R. StevensDr. & Mrs. David SufianMrs. Louise SuttonMrs. Mary SwaffordMr. Stephen TangneyMr. Kerry TaylorMs. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. ThamesJacob & Elizabeth ThomasMr. Daniel S. TrachtenbergMs. Cathleen J. TrechterMr. & Mrs. Robert A. TremantMr. & Mrs. Juan B. VallhonratDr. & Mrs. Gage VanHornMs. Jana Vander LeeMr. & Mrs. Bill VaughnDr. & Mrs. Robert L. VickMr. David WaddellJan & Don WagnerMr. & Mrs. James A. WattMs. Joann E. WeltonJ. M. WeltzienMr. & Mrs. Eden N. WenigMr. & Mrs. Ben WhiteMr. & Mrs. Andrew WilkomirskiNancy Willerson

Sustaining Member $�50 - $499Anonymous (9)Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall AdamMr. & Mrs. N. T. AdamsMr. William J. AndersonMr. & Mrs. Gabriel BaizanMr. & Mrs. James A. Baker IIIDr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bast Jr.Mr. Steve A. BavousettMr. Tom BeckerMs. Roberta BensonMr. & Mrs. Mark BerkstresserMr. & Mrs. Paul C. BernerMs. Mary BeshearsJames S. & Linda BirtwistleMr. & Mrs. George BoergerMr. Arno S. BommerMs. Suzie BoydMs. Tiffany BreedingMr. J. W. BrougherMrs. Charles F. BrownSally & Laurence BrownFred & Judy BrunkMr. & Mrs. Rick A. BurrisMr. & Mrs. Raul CaffesseMr. & Mrs. Dean L. CallenderVirginia & William CamfieldMr. Petros CarvounisMr. & Mrs. Kevin J. CaseyVirginia A. ClarkMr. & Mrs. Ralph CohenMrs. Barbora ColeMr. Tulio ColmenaresMs. Erin ConnallyMr. & Mrs. Timothy J. CrullMs. Christina DanielsMs. Dora DillistoneMr. & Mrs. David DybellDr. & Mrs. David W. EdelsteinMr. Ramsay M. ElderMr. Mike Ezzell


Mr. Chris C. FellowsMs. Ursula H. FelmetMrs. John T. FilesMr. & Mrs. Theodore C. FlickMr. James B. Flodine & Ms. Lynne LiberatoMr. Richard L. Flowers Jr.Mr. Ralph F. FrankowskiMs. Diane L. FreemanRobert A. Furse, M.D.Dr. & Mrs. Gary M. GartsmanMr. & Mrs. Duane V. GeisMr. & Mrs. James E. GerhardtMr. Glenn GettemyMs. Heidi GoodMr. & Mrs. Tim GrahamMr. Dane GrenobleMs. Jo Ann C. GuilloryMr. Teruhiko HagiwaraMs. Vickie HamleyMr. & Mrs. Robert L. HansenMs. Karen HardingDr. & Mrs. William S. HarwellMr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr.Mr. Dean HenningsMs. Joy HerinMr. & Mrs. John R. HeumannMr. & Mrs. John HeyburnSusan HodgeMr. David HoffmanMr. & Mrs. John HomierS.y. & Y.j. Kim HongMr. & Mrs. Robert M. HopsonJohn & Nancy HowardGeorge E. HoweMr. John HowenstineMr. & Mrs. Aaron HowesMr. & Mrs. George M. HricikMr. Tyler HubbardMs. Vicki HuffMr. & Mrs. James R. HuttonMr. Jacek JaminskiMs. Sheila K. JohnstoneDr. & Mrs. Andrew P. KantMr. & Mrs. Kenneth KantorMr. & Mrs. David KarohlMr. & Mrs. Hugh R. KellyMr. & Mrs. I. H. Kempner IIIDr. & Mrs. Sherwin KershmanDr. Nora J. KleinDr. & Mrs. Douglas D. KochMr. & Mrs. Sam KosterDr. & Mrs. James H. KrauseSuzanne A. & Dan D. KubinMr. Vijay KusnoorMr. & Mrs. Phillip LadinMs. Bryn Larsen & Mr. Bertrand FryMr. & Mrs. William LeightonMr. & Mrs. Robert LeonardMs. Sandra B. LessigMr. & Mrs. Earl L. Lester Jr.Mr. James C. LindseyMs. Lisa LinneyDr. Ellen LumpkinMr. & Mrs. Harry E. Mach IIIMrs. Renee MargolinMr. Mark MatovichMs. Suzanne McCarthyMr. R. Scott McCayMrs. Alison McDermott & Mr. Adrian GlasserOdette & James McMurrey

Ms. Laurie McRayMrs. Dorri MelvinDr. Robert A. MendelsonMs. Edna F. Meyer-NelsonMr. & Mrs. Charles A. MichalskiEllen Ochoa & Coe F. MilesMr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. MeyerMr. & Mrs. John H. Monroe Jr.Ms. Kathleen Moore & Mr. Steven T. HomerAlan & Elaine MutMr. & Mrs. David S. NeubergerMary Murrill NorthMr. & Mrs. Charles OfnerMs. Elizabeth OsherMr. & Mrs. Enrique OspinaMr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. OsterJulie & Chip Oudin IIIMr. William PannillDr. & Mrs. Joseph V. PennGrace & Carroll PhillipsMs. Alice PhillipsMary H. & Lynn K. PickettKim & Ted A. PowellMr. Robert W. PowellMs. Peggy PowersMr. & Mrs. Arthur H. PrattMs. Nita D. PyleElias & Carole QumsiehMr. & Mrs. William B. RawlLoreta & Ronald ReaMs. Joan ReadMr. & Mrs. John Q. ReansMr. & Mrs. Harry L. ReedMr. & Mrs. Walter RhodesMrs. George RismanMary & Jesse RobertsMr. Brian Rodgers & Mrs. Sally EvansDrs. Herbert & Manuela RoellerMs. Mirelle RoscaBrenda & Mansel RubensteinMr. John E. RyallDr. & Mrs. Barry SachsMr. Ed Schneider & Ms. Toni A. OpltMrs. Joan Schnitzer LevyCharles & Andrea SeayMrs. Lenoir SeelhorstMr. & Mrs. Charles O. ShearouseArt & Ellen SheltonPamela & Richard SherryMr. Barrett SidesMr. & Mrs. Stephen N. SmithMr. & Mrs. William SmithMr. Marc SofiaMr. & Mrs. Donald K. SteinmanMr. & Ms. Gary StenersonWilliam F. SternMr. Myron F. StevesDr. & Mrs. Richard StraxDr. John R. Stroehlein & Ms. Miwa SakashitaMr. & Mrs. Robert B. SymonDr. Shahin TavackoliMr. Robert M. TaylorHoward Tellepsen Jr.Ms. Gloria TenenbownMr. & Mrs. Tom ThweattDavid & Ann TomatzMr. Paul R. TregurthaMr. & Mrs. Ronald Trowbridge

Ms. Martha Turner & Mr. Glenn BaugussDr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. RussellMr. John T. Unger & Ms. Kathy WelchMr. & Mrs. D. E. UtechtMr. Steven ValeriusMr. Viet VanDr. Holly & Mr. Michael VarnerPieter & Janet VranckenDean B. WalkerMs. Sandria WardMr. Kenneth W. WarrenMs. Victoria WendlingMr. & Mrs. G. Thomas WhitcombMiss Susan WoodMr. & Mrs. Stephen R. WoodMrs. Peggy J. WylieMs. Ellen A. Yarrell, P.C.Mr. Sam M. Yates IIIMr. & Mrs. Le Roy YeagerMr. Ray YoungMr. & Mrs. Paul J. Zohlen

Krajewski club center Stage $1,500 or moreRita & Geoffrey BaylissMs. Diann BowmanMr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr.Jim & Ellen BoxMs. Sara J. DevineMr. & Mrs. James E. DorsettMr. & Mrs. Byron F. DyerCarol & Larry FradkinAllen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton CompaniesJulius & Suzan GlickmanDr. & Mrs. Bernard KatzMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr.Alice R. Mcpherson, M.D. & Anthony A. MierzwaPaul & Rita MoricoMary & Terry MurphreeMr. Robert J. PileggeMr. & Mrs. Mark S. RauchMr. & Mrs. Ben A. ReidMr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ken N. RobertsonMrs. Sybil F. RoosLinda & Jerry RubensteinMrs. Maryjane ScherrMr. & Mrs. Leland TateMs. Jody VerwersMr. & Mrs. William B. Welte III

Krajewski club Headliner $1,000 - $1,499Stanley & Martha BairMr. Mark C. ConradMr. & Mrs. Fred L. GormanMr. & Mrs. Jerry L. HamakerMr. & Mrs. George A. HellandMichael & Darcy KrajewskiMr. & Mrs. Allan QuiatMr. & Mrs. John T. RiordanMrs. Annetta RoseMr. & Mrs. Steve SimsMs. Virgina TorresMr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Wallace

Krajewski club Producer $500 - $999Anonymous (1)Rev. & Mrs. H. Eldon AkermanMr. & Mrs. H. Richard AlexanderMr. Stephen J. BanksMr. Allen J. BeckerMr. John S. BeuryMr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill HutchisonW. M. CalvertMr. & Mrs. Warren J. CarrollJohn & Joyce EagleMr. Harold JennisonMr. Don E. KingsleyMr. & Mrs. Joe T. McMillanDr. & Mrs. Raghu NarayanMr. Anthony G. OgdenW. R. PurifoyMr. & Mrs. Philip ReddingMr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr.Mr. Morris RubinMr. & Mrs. Tim ShauntyMr. & Mrs. Harold L. SiegeleMs. Mary SwaffortGene & Donna TrombleeSally & Denney Wright

Krajewski club Director $�50 - $499Mrs. Elsie AmeenDr. & Mrs. R. L. BrennerMr. Jay T. BrownMs. Carol BrownsteinMr. & Mrs. Bruce BuhlerRichard & Marcia ChurnsMr. Robert A. ColtonMr. & Mrs. Joseph DemeterMr. T. J. DoggettRichard & MildredMr. & Mrs. Dale HardyMr. Larry JanuaryMs. Mary KeathleyMr. George S. KnappCharles C. & Patricia KubinMr. Richard S. LedermannMr. & Mrs. Roger LindgrenMr. & Mrs. James McBrideMr. & Mrs. Carrol R. McGinnisMr. Gerard & Mrs. Helga MeneillyMs. Phyllis SchafferDr. & Mrs. A. Carl SchmulenMr. & Mrs. David K. SmithMr. & Mrs. William G. StraightMr. & Mrs. Carl N. TongbergDr. & Mrs. Karl TornyosMr. Roger TrandellSandy Vander KamMr. & Mrs. Don Wilton


individual Donors...............................................................................................

Corporate Matching Gifts ........................................................................................

In Kind Donors ........................................................................................................

AetnaAkzo NobelAT&TBank of AmericaBoeingCaterpillarChevronCoca-ColaEl Paso CorporationEli Lilly and CompanyExxon Mobil

Fannie MaeGeneral ElectricGeneral MillsGoldman, Sachs & Co.HalliburtonHewlett-PackardIBMING Financial Services CorporationJPMorgan ChaseKBRKirby Corporation

Occidental PetroleumSMART Modular Technologies, Inc.Spectra Energy

annual Campaign Donors.................................................................................

As of April 1, 2010

Alexander’s Fine Portrait DesignBaker Botts Be FriendsBergner & JohnsonBright StarCogneticMr. Carl R. CunninghamDarryl & Co.Deville Fine JewelryDocuData SolutionsThe Events Company Hilton Americas - HoustonHouston ChronicleJackson and CompanyJOHANNUS Organs of Texas

Jim Benton of Houston LLCJR’s Bar & GrillKUHF 88.7 FMThe Lancaster Hotel Limb DesignMorton’s The SteakhouseMusic & ArtsNeiman MarcusNew Leaf Publishing, Inc.PaperCityPride HoustonPro/SoundSaint Arnold’s BrewerySaks Fifth AvenueShecky’s Media, Inc.Silver Eagle Distributors

Sky BarSpec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer FoodsStrip HouseValobra Jewelry & AntiquesJohn Wright/Texprint

Your Gift Makes a DifferenceMaking a tax-deductible donation to the Symphony has never been easier:• Donate online via houstonsymphony.org

• Mail a check payable to: Houston Symphony 615 Louisiana Street, Suite 102 Houston, Texas 77002-2715

• Stop by one of our in-hall tables throughout the season during select concerts

• Speak with a Houston Symphony representative through our Telemarketing Campaign

• Speak with a League Volunteer during our calling campaigns

• Visit the Symphony Store and pick up a membership brochure

• Call (713) 337-8500 to give by phone

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W. P. BeardMrs. H. Raymond BrannonAnthony BrigandiLawrence E. Carlton, M.D.Lee Allen ClarkJack EllisFrank R. EylerHelen Bess Fariss FosterChristine E. GeorgeMrs. Marcella Levine Harris

General & Mrs. Maurice HirschMiss Ima HoggBurke & Octavia HolmanMrs. L. F. McCollumJoan B. McKerleyMonroe L. Mendelsohn Jr.Mrs. Janet MoynihanConstantine S. NicandrosHanni OrtonStewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder

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

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

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

Anonymous (8)Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. BarrowGeorge & Betty BashenDorothy B. BlackErmy Borlenghi BonfieldRonald C. BorschowAnneliese BosselerJoe BrazzattiZu BroadwaterTerry Ann BrownDr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip CowdinEugene R. BrunsSylvia J. CarrollWilliam J. ClaytonLeslie Barry DavidsonHarrison R. T. DavisMr. & Mrs. Jeremy DavisJean & sJack EllisMrs. Robin A. ElversonThe Aubrey and Sylvia Farb FamilyGinny GarrettMichael B. GeorgeStephen and Mariglyn GlennMr. & Mrs. Keith E. GottRandolph Lee GroningerMarilyn & Robert M. HermanceDr. Gary L. HollingsworthDr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti HurwitzKenneth HydeMr. Brian JamesDrs. Rita & Blair JusticeDr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, MDJohn S. W. KellettAnn Kennedy & Geoffrey WalkerDr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk

Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse LeGrangeMrs. Frances E. LelandDr. Mary R. LewisE. W. Long Jr.Sandra MagersMr. & Mrs. Jay MarksJames MatthewsDr. and Mrs. Malcolm MazowMr. & Mrs. Gene McDavidCharles E. McKerleyMr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahanMiss Catherine Jane MerchantDr. & Mrs. Robert M. MihaloRon MikitaKatherine Taylor MizeIone MoranSidney MoranSue A. Morrison and ChildrenMr. & Mrs. Richard P. MoynihanMr. & Mrs. Marvin MuellerGretchen Anne MyersEdward C. Osterberg Jr.Joan D. OsterweilImogen “Immy” PapadopoulosSara M. PetersonMr. Howard PieperGeraldine S. PriestDaniel F. ProsserGloria & Joe PryzantWalter M. RossMr. & Mrs. Michael B. SandeenCharles K. SandersCharles King SandersMr. & Mrs. Charles T. Seay IIMr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer

Dr. & Mrs. Kazuo ShimadaJule & Albert SmithMr. & Mrs. Louis J. SnyderMike & sAnita StudeMr. & Mrs. David K. TerryStephen G. TippsMr. & Mrs. Jesse B. TutorDr. Carlos Vallbona & ChildrenMargaret Waisman, M.D. &

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


sDeceased

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

in memoriam.....................................................................................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

$10,000 - $�4,999Sterling Bank

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

campaign cabinet MembersJan BarrowDaniel DrorRochelle LevitRodney H. MargolisJay MarksJ. Stephen Marks

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

Houston Symphony endowmentPresident Ulyesse J. LeGrange

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

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

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eric arbiter, associate principal bassoon

Birthplace: Yonkers, New York

education: Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, BME; Cleveland Institute of Music, MM

Joined the Houston Symphony: 1974

Looking forward to in the �010-�011 Season: The UK Tour, of course, and as an associate, the soloists and concerti. But more specifically: the Sibelius violin concerto, Mozart Piano concerto, Mendelssohn violin concerto, Dvorák cello concerto and Beethoven. So pretty much the whole season!

Beginnings: I began playing the bassoon in the 7th grade when I was around 12 years old.

earliest musical memory: Beethoven’s 9th symphony, Lalo’s Rapsodie Espagnole and Bizet’s First Symphony all played on my parent’s “record player” on 78 rps. That shows you how old I am!!

all in the family: My father played the violin - or so he said - and my mother played the piano. I remember her playing Beethoven’s Für Elise when I was quite young, and she sang as a soloist in churches and synagogues when she was in high school.

Discovering my vocation: I’d be remiss if I didn’t say that it was the won-derful music itself which inspired me to want to do this as my career. Also, I’ve met many inspiring players, performed with outstanding groups and studied with seven major teachers who have all had an impact on me.

Best thing about being a musician: Being exposed to the great minds of our culture through their music and often the great texts that music is set to. Being in touch with great artists of all medium is constant inspiration.

alternative reality: I am a long-time photographer (40 years), and have been exhibiting my work for about 15 or 20 years. I am currently doing portraits of all the musicians in the Houston Symphony and I love it! It’s a way to get to know my colleagues in another aspect, which I find incredibly rewarding.

Musical inspiration: Beethoven for sure and, of course, Mozart. I got on a Bach period of listening a few years ago and it inspired a corre-sponding photographic exhibit of mine entitled Visual Fugues.

Keeping your music-making fresh: I look for new aspects of familiar pieces. I also find better ways to make bassoon reeds to enhance what I’m trying to accomplish musically.

Biggest challenge: In some sense, it’s ALL difficult, and yet the longer I play the more I enjoy it. Reed-making is certainly an area of constant study and improvement. Each piece of reed-cane has, more or less, it’s own “character.” They change as you make and play them, so it’s like trying to saddle a bucking bronco!

Julia and albert Smith, musician sponsors

Birthplace: Jule Collins Smith was born in Opelika, Alabama, and Albert J. Smith was born in Montgomery, Alabama.

education: Both are graduates of Auburn University. Jule earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology; Albert earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering.

Joined the Houston Symphony: We became donors in March 1990, and Jule has served as a Trustee and on the Governing Board.

earliest musical memory: Jule began piano lessons at age 6. Albert played the clarinet in junior and senior high school, the Auburn University Marching Band and U.S. Navy Band.

all in the family: Our granddaughter, Katie Stuckey Rushing, is a pro-fessional singer, composer and instrumentalist. She recently released her third CD, The Old States.

current listening: Great Women of Song, Jackson Pollock Jazz, Cheri Keaggy and Love Me Tender.

Looking forward to in the �010-�011 Season: Gil Shaham Plus Beethoven 7

Favorite part of the Symphony experience: The concerts. Jule very much enjoyed the Governing Board participation.

Pastime and good company: We enjoy reading, playing bridge with family and visiting Alabama.

Became Musician Sponsors: October 2004

all for a reason: We, of course, enjoy the performances. In addition, it promotes civic pride to have such an outstanding orchestra in our city. And we wanted to expand our knowledge and appreciation of music.

Pass it on: We absolutely encourage sponsorship. It expands one’s enjoyment of music and enhances one’s appreciation of the individual musician and his/her contribution to the orchestra.

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