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Salvador Dalí. Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War). 1936. Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950, 1950-134-41. © 2019 Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York MARCH/ CONTENTS APRIL 2019

2 From the President 4 In Tempo: News of Note 6 BSO Live: Calendar of Events 7 Orchestra Roster 8 Announcing the 2019–20 season! The new season highlights women in classical music and a project in collaboration with Carnegie Hall

10 Christina Bianco: Woman of a Thousand Voices FEB 28, MAR 1–3

12 Scheherazade MAR 8–10

18 Appalachian Spring MAR 14–16

25 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 MAR 28–30

28 Cirque Goes Hollywood APR 4–7 29 Porgy and Bess APR 11–14 8 33 Leslie Odom, Jr. with the BSO

APR 26 SNITZER 34 Campaign Donor Roll 41 Symphony Fund Honor Roll 48 Board, Endowment Trust & Staff 4 5 ▼ ON THE COVER Marin Alsop leads the BSO at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

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MOVIES WITH elcome to this performance by the ORCHESTRA Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. We are deeply grateful for your Wattendance, and we value the support of community members like you who make what we do possible.

In this issue of Overture, we are excited to share the details of our upcoming 2019–20 Season. Next season is filled with an exceptional lineup of guest artists, special projects and beloved repertoire performed by the superb musicians of the BSO.

During the 2019–20 Season, we present artists like violinist Viktoria Mullova and Sheku Kanneh-Mason JOHNNY QUIRIN JOHNNY in their BSO debut performances. We also welcome AN AMERICAN back legendary musicians like Emanuel Ax, Renée Fleming and Gil Shaham, audience IN PARIS favorites who never cease to amaze us with their extraordinary artistry. Please join us THU, MAY 2 8 PM STRATHMORE as we embark on this exciting musical journey together. FRI, MAY 3 8 PM MEYERHOFF SAT, MAY 4 8 PM MEYERHOFF Next season, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. SUN, MAY 5 3 PM MEYERHOFF To help commemorate this occasion, the BSO and Music Director Marin Alsop are PRESENTING SPONSOR: partnering with Carnegie Hall in a project titled, “All Together: A Global Ode to Joy.” This trailblazing initiative sees Maestra Alsop conducting performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on five continents. The BSO performances, which close our 2019–20 Season, feature a collaboration with Baltimore-based rapper and musician Wordsmith and Indian-American composer Reena Esmail.

Another major element of our upcoming season is a celebration of women in classical music. 2020 marks 100 years of women’s suffrage in the U.S., and in honor of this important milestone, the BSO is highlighting the outstanding contributions of women composers and conductors throughout our 2019–20 Season. We are thrilled to take this opportunity to reflect on the wealth of talent that women bring to our industry and to shine a light on their achievements.

In addition, we congratulate Marin Alsop on receiving the prestigious Crystal Award WEST SIDE at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. We at the BSO are thrilled that STORY Marin has received this acknowledgement of her remarkable achievements. THU, JUNE 13 8 PM MEYERHOFF FRI, JUNE 14 8 PM MEYERHOFF As always, your attendance and support are vital to the BSO and its programs that serve SAT, JUNE 15 8 PM STRATHMORE our community. We appreciate our audience members, donors and community partners SUN, JUNE 16 3 PM MEYERHOFF for their help in bringing our music and educational programs to the people of Baltimore West Side Story © 1961 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Inc. All rights reserved. © A.M.P.A.S and the State of Maryland. On behalf of our Board of Directors, musicians and staff, SUPPORTING thank you, and we hope you enjoy this performance. SPONSOR:

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t’s not every day that our offices receive a call from the duo by announcing a new digital Baltimore drummers Timothy Ellen DeGeneres’ team! But that’s just what happened series called “The Build Up,” that Fletcher and Malik Perry when Ellen's producers approached the BSO about a would provide the friends with some perform with the BSO during unique collaboration featuring Baltimore drummers incredible life experiences and help to December’s A Swingin’ Nutcracker Family Concert. Timothy and Malik. inspire music students everywhere. (above). Ellen DeGeneres ITimothy Fletcher and Malik Perry, ages 21 and 19, respectively, One of those life experiences was announces the launch of “The Build Up” digital series became friends in high school and began drumming together, the chance to perform with the BSO, on her talk show. (below-left). posting videos online and performing on the streets of Baltimore. which Timothy and Malik did during They caught Ellen’s attention, and she invited them to play on her last December’s A Swingin’ Nutcracker concert. Under the baton show twice last fall. After their second appearance, Ellen surprised of Associate Conductor Nicholas Hersh, the friends performed a rendition of Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” alongside the orchestra and in front of the ellentube cameras. “We had an amazing time working with Timothy and Malik,” said Hersh. “Their energy, enthusiasm and musicianship were incredible, and we are all very proud to see them representing Baltimore as a vibrant city full of talent and excitement.” The performance went so well that Timothy and Malik came back a few weeks later, appearing on the BSO’s Holiday Pops program!

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4 GLOBAL STAGE Marin Alsop accepts Crystal Award TEMPO at World Economic Forum he World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland brings together leaders from international organizations, government, culture and media, and this year’s event honored none other than the BSO’s own Music Director, Marin Alsop. On January 21, Alsop was Tone of three recipients of this year’s Crystal Award, which celebrates the achievements of leading artists and cultural figures whose leadership inspires inclusive and sustainable change. “Attending the World Economic Forum in 2006 inspired me to strive to become a more engaged world citizen, and I am deeply honored to return to accept the Crystal Award and share my journey over these past 13 years,” said Alsop. Alsop accepted the award alongside film director Haifaa Al-Mansour and broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough. Alsop also led the meeting’s opening performance with the Taki Concordia Orchestra. “We are thrilled that Music Director Marin Alsop received the prestigious Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum,” said BSO President and CEO Peter Kjome. “The outstanding work she has done here in Baltimore to promote access to music education through initiatives like OrchKids and the BSO Academy program demonstrates her commitment to inspiring change in our community.” This year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting took place January 22–25 under the theme, “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global

Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” WHITEADRIANE

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n recognition of furloughed workers during the partial government shutdown this winter, the BSO made complimentary I tickets available to federal workers and contractors. Free tickets were offered for January performances at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and The Music Center at Strathmore of Turangalîla- symphonie with Music Director Marin Alsop and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto with Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz. “We were very happy to welcome government employees to the BSO at no cost during the shutdown,” said BSO Vice President and General Manager Tonya McBride Robles. “With so many federal workers living in our area, it was important to the BSO that we recognize those affected during this challenging time and acknowledge in our own way the immeasurable contributions they make in our community.” Marin Alsop leads the BSO at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall during January The 35-day partial government shutdown this winter is the longest performances of Turangalîla-symphonie. on record in American history.

5 BSO KEY UPCOMING EVENTS MAY/JUNE 2019 events at The Music Center at Strathmore [S] and at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall [M]

SUPERPOPS MUSIClive BOX Mahler Movie with Opposites Symphony No. 9 Orchestra: SAT, MAY 11, 10 AM FRI, JUN 7, 8 PM M An American & 11:30 AM S SAT, JUN 8, 8 PM S in Paris SUN, JUN 9, 3 PM M THU, MAY 2, 8 PM S Brahms Violin MARIN ALSOP, conductor FRI, MAY 3, 8 PM M Concerto MAHLER Symphony No. 9 M SAT, MAY 4, 8 PM SAT, MAY 18, 8 PM S Mahler’s magnificent Ninth SUN, MAY 5, 3 PM M SUN, MAY 19, 3 PM M Symphony depicts the JACK EVERLY, conductor PETER OUNDJIAN, conductor composer’s epic battle between JONATHAN CARNEY, violin his passionate love for life and Jack Everly leads the Orchestra the dread of death. Marin Alsop BRAHMS Violin Concerto in Gershwin’s extraordinary film conducts this glorious work, score, including “Embraceable SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905” a vivid testament to the power You” and “I got Rhythm,” as you of a live concert experience. enjoy the classic 1951 full-length BSO Concertmaster Jonathan film featuring Gene Kelly and Carney takes center stage André Watts Leslie Caron. for Brahms’ Violin Concerto. SPEACIAL/CLASSICAL Conductor Peter Oundjian Movie with leads the Orchestra in OFF THE CUFF MUSIC BOX Orchestra: Shostakovich’s Symphony André Watts Opposites No. 11, “The Year 1905.” West Side Story SAT, MAY 4, 10 AM Performs Beethoven THU, JUN 13, 8 PM M & 11:30 AM M Piano Concerto FRI, JUN 14, 8 PM M No. 5, "Emperor" SAT, JUN 15, 8 PM S Tchaikovsky Violin FRI, MAY 31, 8:15 PM S SUN, JUN 16, 3 PM M Concerto SAT, JUN 1, 7 PM M MARIN ALSOP, conductor THU, MAY 9, 8 PM S MARIN ALSOP, conductor BERNSTEIN West Side Story FRI, MAY 10, 8 PM M ANDRÉ WATTS, piano Celebrate the 50th anniversary of SAT, MAY 11, 8 PM M André Watts joins Marin Alsop the iconic winner of 10 Oscars— MARIN ALSOP, conductor and the BSO for a performance the BSO performs Leonard JAMES EHNES, violin and discussion of Beethoven’s Bernstein’s score live with the greatest concerto. R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben Peter Oundjian re-mastered film. TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto

Marin Alsop leads Ein Heldenleben, “A Hero’s Life,” André Watts one of Richard Strauss’ most exhilarating tone poems. Performs STEVE J. SHERMAN(WATTS) Tchaikovsky’s dashing and Beethoven’s elegant Violin Concerto is Emperor performed by James Ehnes. THU, MAY 30, 8 PM M SUN, JUN 2, 3 PM S

MARIN ALSOP, conductor James Ehnes ANDRÉ WATTS, piano BRAHMS arr. SCHOENBERG Piano Quartet in G Minor BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

André Watts returns to the BSO to perform Beethoven’s last piano concerto, the mighty “Emperor.” Marin Alsop leads the Orchestra in Brahms’ most exhilarating chamber work. West Side Story PHOTOGRAPHY: B EALOVEGA(EHNES); SIAN RICHARDS(OUNDJIAN);

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Jack Everly, Principal Pops Conductor Markus Stenz, Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Hersh, Associate Conductor and Artistic Director of BSYO

FIRST VIOLINS CELLOS BASS CLARINET PERCUSSION Jonathan Carney ∫ Dariusz Skoraczewski † ∫ William Jenken Christopher Williams Concertmaster, Principal, Joseph Principal, Lucille Ruth Blaustein and Rebecca E-FLAT CLARINET Schwilck Chair MUSIC DIRECTOR Rosenberg Chair Meyerhoff Chair Lin Ma* John Locke Audrey Wright † Lachezar Kostov Brian Prechtl Associate Associate Principal BASSOONS Ford Musician Awardee Marin Alsop Concertmaster, Bo Li ∫ Harrison Miller** Marin Alsop is an inspiring voice who Wilhelmina Hahn Seth Low Acting Principal HARP Waidner Chair Esther Mellon Bassoon Sarah Fuller** believes that “music has the power to Wyatt Underhill* Kristin Ostling Julie Green Gregorian Acting Principal change lives.” She is recognized for her Assistant Se-Doo Park Assistant Principal innovative programming and for her Concertmaster Lukasz Szyrner Schuyler Jackson KEYBOARD Boram Kang Lura Johnson** commitment to education and to the Acting Assistant BASSES CONTRABASSOON Sidney M. and Miriam development of audiences of all ages. Concertmaster Robert Barney David P. Coombs Friedberg Chair Her success as Music Director of the Kenneth Goldstein Principal, Willard and Holly Jenkins Lillian Hackerman HORNS ORCHESTRA Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Wonju Kim Chair Philip Munds PERSONNEL has been recognized by the extension Gregory Kuperstein David Sheets Principal, USF&G Jinny Kim of her tenure until 2021. In Baltimore, Gregory Mulligan Associate Principal Foundation Chair Director of E. Craig Richmond Timothy Dilenschneider* Gabrielle Finck Orchestra Personnel Alsop launched OrchKids, for the Kevin Smith Mark Huang Associate Principal Matthew Urquhart city’s underserved youth, and the BSO Ellen Pendleton Troyer Jonathan Jensen Lisa Bergman Assistant Personnel Academy program for adult amateur Andrew Wasyluszko Eric Stahl Austin Larson Manager Jina Lee** Drew Banzhaf ** Joy Branagan** musicians. She became Music Director LIBRARIANS of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra SECOND VIOLINS FLUTES TRUMPETS Michael Ferraguto in 2012 and becomes Chief Conductor Qing Li Emily Skala Andrew Balio Principal, Principal, E. Kirkbride Principal, Dr. Clyde Principal, Harvey Constance A. and of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony and Ann H. Miller Chair Alvin Clapp Chair M. and Lyn P. Ramon F. Getzov Chair Orchestra in September 2019. Ivan Stefanovic † Christine Murphy Meyerhoff Chair Raymond Kreuger Alsop conducts the world’s major Associate Principal Assistant Principal Flute René Shapiro Associate Angela Lee ∫ Marcia Kämper Assistant Principal orchestras, including the Leipzig Assistant Principal Nathaniel Hepler STAGE PERSONNEL Gewandhaus, Royal Concertgebouw Leonid Berkovich PICCOLO Matthew Barker Ennis Seibert and the London Philharmonic orchestras. Leonid Briskin Amal Gochenour Stage Manager In 2013, she became the first female Julie Parcells TROMBONES Todd Price Sunjoo Park OBOES Aaron LaVere Assistant Stage conductor of the BBC’s Last Night Christina Scroggins* Katherine Needleman Principal, Alex Brown Manager of the Proms. James Umber Principal, Robert H. and & Sons Chair Charles Lamar Charles Underwood Ryda H. Levi Chair John Vance Audio Engineer As a protégé of Leonard Bernstein, th Melissa Hooper Assistant Principal Mario Serruto Alsop was central to his 100 -anniversary VIOLAS Assistant Principal Daniel Cloutier** Electrician celebrations, and conducted Bernstein’s ∫ Lisa Steltenpohl Michael Lisicky MASS at the Ravinia Festival, where she Principal, Peggy BASS TROMBONE * On leave Meyerhoff ENGLISH HORN Randall S. Campora ** Guest musician served as Musical Curator for 2018. Her Pearlstone Chair Jane Marvine Performing with an extensive discography includes a highly Noah Chaves Kenneth S. Battye and TUBA instrument (†) or a bow (∫) praised Dvořák cycle with the BSO. Her Associate Principal Legg Mason Chair Aubrey Foard on loan to the BSO from the Karin Brown Principal private collection of the dedication to new music is demonstrated family of Marin Alsop. Assistant Principal CLARINETS by her 25-year tenure as Music Director Jacob Shack YaoGuang Zhai TIMPANI The musicians who perform of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Helen Hess Principal James Wyman for the Baltimore Symphony Peter Minkler Lin Ma* Principal, Orchestra do so under the Music and her launching the BSO’s Colin Sorgi Assistant Principal Levi Family Chair terms of an agreement New Music Festival in 2017. Delmar Stewart Edgar Lopez** Christopher Williams between the BSO and the Local 40-543, AFM. Alsop is the only conductor to receive Jeffrey Stewart Acting Assistant Assistant Principal Mary Woehr Principal the MacArthur Fellowship, and she is Director of Graduate Conducting at the Peabody Institute. She attended the Juilliard School and Yale University, Yuri Temirkanov, Music Director Emeritus Hilo Carriel, BSO-Peabody Conducting Fellow which awarded her an Honorary

PHOTOGRAPHY: B EALOVEGA(EHNES); SIAN RICHARDS(OUNDJIAN); STEVE J. SHERMAN(WATTS) Doctorate in 2017.

MAR–APR 2019 / OVERTURE 7 There are many reasons to be excited about the ANNOUNCING THE upcoming concert season, but one of the major themes is a celebration of women in classical music. During what will be the 100th anniversary of 2019-20 SEASON! women’s suffrage in the U.S., Alsop and the BSO are The new season highlights women in classical music taking the opportunity to highlight the outstanding and a special project spearheaded by Marin Alsop and artistry of women in the field, from conductors Carolyn Kuan, Ruth Reinhardt and Xian Zhang in collaboration with Carnegie Hall to commemorate to composers Anna Clyne, Vivian Fung and Lotta the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Wennäkoski, among many more. “Considering it is 2019 and the country will be lanning an orchestra’s artistic season is a remembering and reflecting upon this significant process that takes years to put together. moment in our history, I felt it was important to With the competing schedules of venues, put together a season that represents the world as music directors, guest conductors and we all believe it should be,” said Alsop. “Rather than soloists, there are many moving parts that tokenism, I wanted to present the ‘new normal,’ so Pare constantly changing and developing. all of the women we are presenting in 19–20 were “Most symphony orchestras are looking about selected for their talent and abilities first. They deserve two years out,” said BSO Vice President and General to be on stage as much as their male colleagues. This Manager Tonya McBride Robles. “Our Music is hopefully only the start to a new and more inclusive Director, Marin Alsop, guides, directs and leads the approach to programming.” XIAN ZHANG overall planning process because of her critical role as There are also many spectacular guest artists our artistic leader. We also work with Principal Pops like violinist Viktoria Mullova, making her long- Conductor Jack Everly for the Pops series and Associate awaited BSO debut; pianist Yulianna Avdeeva; and Conductor Nicholas Hersh for the Family concerts. Gala-headliner Renée Fleming. Another key element of course is our musicians’ artistic “I’m really excited about the way that we are advisory committee. They have a lot of guidance and showcasing women in 19–20,” said Robles. “I am advice around programming. And the person who ties also so proud to say that we have a music director all of this together is our Director of who is the first female music direc- Artistic Planning, Ab Sengupta — tor of a major American orchestra. he has the challenging role of pulling “Considering“ it is 2019 We celebrate Marin and celebrate all of those components together.” and the country will her support of other women in RUTH REINHARDT Thankfully for BSO concert- be remembering and the field. And it nicely dovetails goers, the stars aligned during reflecting upon this with the centennial celebration of planning for 19–20 in a way that significant moment American women’s right to vote.” is certain to ensure something in our history, I felt it Another major initiative launch- for everyone. was important to put ing in the 2019–20 season is a “We have such a terrific season together a season project titled “All Together: A – in store for 19 20,” said Alsop. that represents Global Ode to Joy,” which sees the “I’m looking forward to presenting BSO and Alsop join forces with the world as we all each of the programs, so choosing Carnegie Hall and orchestras only some [to highlight] is a little believe it should be.” around the world. Commemorating th ANNA CLYNE like choosing your favorite child. MARIN ALSOP, MUSIC DIRECTOR the 250 anniversary of Beethoven’s I’m particularly looking forward to birth, Alsop will conduct perfor- the Wagner-Hindemith-Brahms program, which mances of his Ninth Symphony on five continents is all about forbidden love—a touch racy perhaps, with nine orchestras, including the BSO. Each but it’s some of the most ardently beautiful music presentation is unique, with community members in from the height of the Romantic period. We are also every location reimaging the work as a 21st-century presenting a complete performance of Stravinsky’s call for unity, justice and empowerment. Pulcinella, which was commissioned by Diaghilev “‘Ode to Joy’ is about standing up and being for the Ballets Russes and had sets and costumes by counted in this world. It’s about believing in our Picasso at its first performances. We will play it as a power as human beings,” said Alsop. “Everyone will concert piece on a program with Brahms, Prokofiev be tied together by this experience, and I think that’s RENÉE FLEMING and a new piece by Lera Auerbach.” the important element—that through this project, LEFT, TOP TO BOTTOM: B EALOVEGA, HARRISON LINSEY, JAVIER ODDO, ANDREW ECCLES

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deep dive into what a piece is really about—for example, Brahms’ Fourth Symphony will allow us to talk about why he had to be on a concert about forbidden love. And when I discovered that our schedule meant that an Off The Cuff performance would fall on Valentine’s Day, I knew exactly what to do! Talk about forbidden love—Romeo and Juliet is one of the most enduring love stories ever written MARIN ALSOP because the happenstances of the story can still be seen today. Prokofiev’s score captures the tragedy we will bring diverse communities together and and the ecstasy of Shakespeare’s story.” CAROLYN KUAN communities who don’t normally work together.” Pops fans can delight in a wealth of entertaining Performances take place in Brazil, the U.K., New shows that include tributes to Lerner and Loewe, Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Austria, New Aretha Franklin and Nat King Cole. Preservation York City and Baltimore. The BSO’s presentations Hall Jazz Band and the Tony and Grammy Award- of Beethoven’s Ninth feature a new translation of winning Jennifer Holliday of Dreamgirls fame will Friedrich Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” poem by local rapper light up the stage as well. and musician Wordsmith and a newly commissioned Movies with orchestra, in which the BSO performs work by Indian-American composer Reena Esmail. cinema’s most iconic scores live while the film plays on Other season highlights include the BSO debut the big screen, have become a staple. 2019–20 features of Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the cellist who captivated The Wizard of Oz, Ghostbusters, Amadeus and two Star the world during the Royal Wedding of Prince Wars movies: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of JENNIFER HOLLIDAY Harry and Meghan Markle; the legendary Emanuel the Jedi. Both Star Wars films are led by Associate Ax performing Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2; Gil Conductor Nicholas Hersh, who also leads family Shaham returning with Mendelssohn’s sparkling and educational programming at the BSO. Violin Concerto in E Minor; Russian pianist Olga In one of next season’s Family Concerts, Through Kern tackling Rachmaninoff’s virtuosic Third the Eye of the Telescope, Hersh and the BSO partner Piano Concerto; cross-over artist Daniel Bernard with NASA and the Goddard Space Flight Center

(WARNER BROS. PICTURES), MARGOT SHULMAN Roumain performing his own “Voodoo” Violin to present Hubble Space Telescope images in Concerto; and mandolinist Avi Avital playing two celebration of the Hubble’s 30th anniversary. The images are also featured on the BSO’s subscription AMADEUS vibrant concertos by Vivaldi. series in presentations of Holst’s The Planets led by Of course, Alsop’s signature “Off The Cuff” VIVIAN FUNG concerts, in which she explores the story behind Peter Oundjian. the music, are a big part of the BSO’s concert “Though some of this happens concurrently, we seasons. Next year, presentations include Brahms’ can really focus on our community partnerships once Symphony No. 4, Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, the programs are set,” said Robles of this and other Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto and Proko- 2019 –20 collaborations. “Our partnerships in fiev’s Romeo and Juliet. Baltimore and Bethesda are essential in the “I think every piece could make for a work that we do, and we are always looking great Off The Cuff experience,” said Alsop. at ways to amplify those connections beyond “Audiences and musicians alike what happens on stage.” enjoy the laid-back atmosphere For complete details on the BSO’s Movie with LOTTA WENNÄKOSKI LEFT, TOP TO BOTTOM: B EALOVEGA, HARRISON LINSEY, JAVIER ODDO, ANDREW ECCLES CLOCKWISE FROM TOP-LEFT: ZOHAR RON, LARS BORGES,BOUDREAU, LISA MARIE MAARIT MAZZUCCO, KYTÖHARJU, CHARLIE IMAGE SCHUCK, STILL(HOLLIDAY), N/A FROM CHARLES and the chance to take a Orchestra: 2019–20 season, visit BSOmusic.org. Amadeus MAR–APR 2019 / OVERTURE 9 CHRISTINA BIANCO: WOMAN OF A THOUSAND VOICES

Indiana. He has been a proud resident of the Indianapolis community for over 15 MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE years and, when not on the podium, you Thursday, February 28, 2019, 8 pm can find Everly at home with his family, which includes Max the wonder dog. JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL

Friday, March 1, 2019, 8 pm Jack Everly last appeared with the Saturday, March 2, 2019, 8 pm BSO in January 2019, conducting Sunday, March 3, 2019, 3 pm Rodgers & Hammerstein.

Jack Everly, conductor Christina Bianco Christina Bianco, vocalist Christina Bianco’s voice and comedic charm have brought audiences Selections to be announced from stage around the world to their feet. She captured international acclaim as a YouTube The concert will end approximately at 10 pm on Thursday, Friday sensation with her “diva” impression and Saturday and 5 pm on Sunday. videos, gaining over 24 million views. Bianco has performed on major television PRESENTING SPONSORS: programs such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Meredith Vieira Show, The The appearance of Christina Bianco is made possible through the support of the Willard and Lillian Hackerman Guest Artist Fund. Queen Latifah Show and The Today Show. A two-time Drama Desk Award nominee, Bianco made her West End debut starring in Forbidden Broadway at the Vaudeville About the Artists Everly is also the Music Director of the Theatre. New York credits include The Duke Energy Yuletide Celebration, an over Marvelous Wonderettes, Application Pending, Jack Everly 30-year tradition. He led the ISO in its Newsical the Musical and Forbidden Jack Everly is the first pops recording, Yuletide Celebration, Broadway Goes To Rehab. Bianco originated Principal Pops Volume One, which included three of his the role of Dora in the long-running Conductor of the own orchestrations. Other recordings national tour of Dora The Explorer Live, MICHAEL TAMMARO MICHAEL Indianapolis and include In The Presence, featuring including two sold-out runs at Radio City Baltimore symphony the Czech Philharmonic and Daniel Music Hall. orchestras, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra Rodriguez; Sandi Patty’s Broadway Stories; As a concert artist with regular New York and the National Arts Centre Orchestra the soundtrack to Disney’s The Hunchback City appearances at Birdland, Feinstein’s (Ottawa). He has conducted the Los of Notre Dame; and Everything’s Coming Up and Town Hall, Bianco has performed her Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Roses: The Complete Overtures Of Jule Styne. critically acclaimed solo shows to sold- Bowl, the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Originally appointed by Mikhail out crowds across the U.S. Abroad, she’s the San Francisco Symphony and appears Baryshnikov, Everly was conductor of headlined at London’s Hippodrome, Royal regularly with the Cleveland Orchestra at the American Ballet Theatre for 14 years, Albert Hall’s Elgar Room, the Charing Blossom Music Center. Everly conducts where he served as music director. Cross Theatre and at the Edinburgh Fringe over 90 performances in more than 22 In addition to his ABT tenure, he teamed Festival. She recently completed a 14-city, North American cities this season. with Marvin Hamlisch on Broadway U.K. solo tour with her show Me Myself and As Music Director of the National shows that Hamlisch scored. He Everyone Else and made her Swiss, Australian Memorial Day Concert and A Capitol conducted Carol Channing hundreds and South African concert debuts. Fourth on PBS, Everly proudly leads the of times in Hello, Dolly! in two separate Television credits include the POP National Symphony Orchestra in these Broadway productions. TV sitcom Impress Me; the Hallmark patriotic celebrations on the West Lawn Everly, a graduate of the Jacobs School Channel’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered; and of the U.S. Capitol. These concerts attract of Music at Indiana University, is a VH1’s I Love The 2000’s. hundreds of thousands of attendees, and recipient of the 2015 Indiana Historical the broadcasts reach millions of viewers Society Living Legends Award and holds Christina Bianco last appeared with the BSO and represent some of the highest-rated an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from in April 2016, performing in Broadway Divas, programming on PBS. Franklin College in his home state of Jack Everly, conductor.

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12 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org Making Beautiful San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Halifax (Nova Scotia) and has appeared recently at world-renowned venues such as New York’s Zankel Hall and London’s Wigmore Hall. Violin concertos have been written especially for Josefowicz by composers including John Adams, Esa-Pekka at Howard County’s Salonen, Colin Matthews and Steven Premier Retirement Mackey. Scheherazade.2 by Adams was MusicCommunity given its world premiere by Josefowicz in Residences are 99% reserved. 2015 with the New York Philharmonic. Be the ﬁrst to join the Priority List In 2014, Josefowicz gave the world for the ﬁrst that become available! premiere of Luca Francesconi’s concerto Duende–The Dark Notes, which was also written for her, with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Susanna Malkki before performing it with Malkki and the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the 9000 Fathers Legacy BBC Proms in 2015. Ellicott City, MD 21042 Recent highlights include engagements 410-465-2005 | www.MillersGrant.org with the Berlin Philharmonic; Tonhalle- Orchester Zürich; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; and the Tokyo Metropolitan, St. Louis, San Francisco and Minnesota symphony orchestras. In summer 2017, Josefowicz appeared at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall and London’s Royal Albert Hall at the BBC Proms with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. She appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra in December 2016, performing Adams’ Scheherazade.2 in London, Paris and Dijon. Josefowicz has released several recordings, notably for Deutsche Grammophon, Philips/Universal and Warner Classics and was featured on Touch Press’ acclaimed iPad app, The Orchestra. Her latest recording, featuring Scheherazade.2 with the St. Louis Symphony conducted by REAL ESTATE SALES David Robertson, was released in 2016 and nominated for a Grammy Award. Josefowicz’s recording of Esa-Pekka MySymphonyHomes.com Salonen’s Violin Concerto with the Buy or Sell a Home | Make Baltimore A Better Place Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra I Will Make A Charitable Contribution Of Your Choice conducted by the composer was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2014. Mark Huang REALTOR®/BSO BASSIST Leila Josefowicz last appeared with Direct: 443.801.5011 the BSO in November 2013, performing Office: 443.746.2088 Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major, [email protected] Marin Alsop, conductor. Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

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About the Concert of diverse performers to express them. Rather than working exclusively with - SCHEHERAZADE.2 abstract musical processes, he prefers to John Adams create musical narratives to tell stories. Born in Worcester, MA, February 15, 1947; Scheherazade.2 powerfully embodies now living in Berkeley, CA all these characteristics. It uses a tale from long ago to tell a contemporary MAHLER Over the course of his career, there have yet timeless story. It is in the form SYMPHONY NO. 9 been two distinct characteristics of John of a “dramatic symphony” yet also Adams’ music that set him apart from incorporates the qualities of a virtuoso other composers. The first is impossible violin concerto. And it uses a very large to ignore: Adams is thoroughly engaged orchestra, as rich in colors as Rimsky- with the contemporary world and its Korsakov’s beloved 19th-century tone daily events and problems. His widely poem Scheherazade. performed opera Nixon in China (1987) Written for Leila Josefowicz, wittily engaged with a recently departed whom he calls his “muse,” Adams’ U.S. President and his diplomatic Scheherazade.2 was premiered by the breakthrough in China in the 1970s, New York Philharmonic under Alan while the controversial opera The Death Gilbert at Lincoln Center on March of Klinghoffer (1991) tackled terrorism 26, 2015. It was co-commissioned by and anti-Semitism as seen in a real-life ensembles from three continents: the fatal incident on an international cruise New York Philharmonic, Amsterdam’s ship. His On the Transmigration of Souls Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and (2002) was perhaps the most powerful the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. artistic response yet to 9/11. Josefowicz received a Grammy The second characteristic is a purely nomination for “Best Classical musical one: Adams has no fear of Instrumental Solo” for its recording tackling the big musical forms— on Nonesuch Records. opera, oratorio, concerto and tone Here is John Adams’ commentary poem—and of utilizing large numbers on Scheherazade.2:

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14 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org ™ “The impetus for Scheherazade.2 was an exhibition at the Institute du Monde Arabe in Paris I attended in 2012, detailing the history of the ‘Arabian Nights’ and of Scheherazade Call for Current and how this archetypal story has evolved over the centuries. The casual Availability! brutality toward women that lies at the base of many of these tales prodded me to think about the many images of A Lifestyle of Freedom and Peaceful Enjoyment women oppressed or abused or violated that we see today in the news on a daily • 94 acre beautifully scenic campus •Stimulating social activities basis. In the old tale, Scheherazade is the lucky one who, through her endless •Single story Garden Homes •Exceptional dining venues inventiveness, is able to save her life. •New Hillside Homes • Fitness, aquatic & wellness programs But there is not much to celebrate here (coming in 2020) •Pet friendly campus and more when one thinks that she is spared simply because of her cleverness and Now offering Life Care and Fee for Service residency options ability to keep entertaining her warped, murderous husband. For more information call 443.578.8008 or visit broadmead.org “Thinking about what a Scheherazade in our own time might be brought 13801 York Road • Cockeysville, MD 21030 to mind some famous examples of TTY/Voice - Maryland Relay Service 1.800.201.7165 women under threat for their lives, for A Quaker guided, not-for-profit retirement community example the ‘woman in the blue bra’ in Tahrir Square, dragged through the streets, severely beaten, humiliated and physically exposed by enraged, violent men. Or the young Iranian PEABODY SYMPHONY student, Neda Agha-Soltan, who was ORCHESTRA shot to death while attending a peaceful protest in Tehran. Or women routinely PEABODY-HOPKINS attacked and even executed by religious fanatics in any number of countries— CHORUS India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, wherever. The modern images that come to mind PEABODY SINGERS certainly aren’t exclusive to the Middle East—we see examples, if not quite Tuesday, April 30 so graphic nevertheless profoundly at 7:30 pm disturbing, from everywhere in the world, including in our own country Edward Polochick, conductor and even on our own college campuses. “So, I was suddenly struck by the idea of a ‘dramatic symphony’ (borrowing Richard Strauss: the term from Berlioz) in which the Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24 principal character role is taken by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: the solo violin—and she would be Mass in C minor, K. 427, Scheherazade. While not having an “The Great” actual story line or plot, the symphony follows a set of provocative images: a beautiful young woman with grit Reserve your FREE seats at and personal power; a pursuit by ‘true peabody.jhu.edu/events believers’; a love scene which is both violent and tender; a scene in which or by calling 667-208-6620.

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DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE she is tried by a court of religious Capriccio espagnol applies equally zealots (‘Scheherazade and the Men well here: “The opinion formed with Beards’), during which the men by both critics and public that… argue doctrine among themselves [it] is a magnificently orchestrated and rage and shout at her only to piece—is wrong. [It] is a brilliant have her calmly respond to their composition for the orchestra. The accusations; and a final ‘escape, flight change of timbres, the felicitous choice and sanctuary,’ which must be the of melodic designs and figuration archetypal dream of any woman patterns, exactly suiting each kind of importuned by a man or men. instrument, brief virtuoso cadenzas for “At the same time, Scheherazade.2 solo instruments…constitute here the is also a virtuoso romantic symphony- very essence of the composition and concerto on the grand scale that not its garb or instrumentation.” In acknowledges its predecessors in works fact, Scheherazade could well be called by Sibelius, Prokofiev and Berg. a “concerto for orchestra,” with the “I composed the piece specifically solo violin, representing the Persian for Leila Josefowicz, who has been my enchantress, simply the leader of a friend and champion of my music (and company of individual soloists and many other composers) for nearly sections playing as ensemble soloists. 15 years. Together we’ve performed my Despite his disclaimer, Rimsky Violin Concerto and my concerto for —a leader among the St. Petersburg- amplified violin, The Dharma at Big based “Mighty Handful” of Russian Sur, many times. This work is a true nationalist composers—was indeed collaboration and reflects a creative one of the greatest orchestrators in THE CITY dialogue that went back and forth for history and a major influence on well over a year…Leila struck me as orchestration in the 20th century. IS IN the perfect embodiment of that kind of Not only did he inspire his pupils empowered strength and energy that a Glazunov, Prokofiev and, above all, YOUR modern Scheherazade would possess.” Stravinsky (without Rimsky we would never have had the instrumental POCKE T. Instrumentation: Two flutes, piccolo, brilliance of Firebird, Petrouchka two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, or Rite of Spring!), but also Ravel, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, Debussy and Respighi. four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, Rimsky’s three most popular works percussion, cimbalom, two harps, celesta, —the Capriccio, Scheherazade and the two harps and strings. Russian Easter Festival Overture —were all composed within a year of each GoDowntownBaltimore.com other. Created during the summer of can help you find a place to eat, SCHEHERAZADE 1888, Scheherazade was inspired by a place to grab a drink, a place Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov the Persian legend of the cruel Sultan Born in Tikhvin, Russia, March 18, 1844; who ordered all his wives put to death to see a show, and a died in Lyubensk near St. Petersburg, Russia, after their wedding night and of place to call your own. June 21, 1908 Scheherazade who so beguiled him with her “Thousand and One” tales that he Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s kept postponing her execution until Scheherazade is as intoxicating and finally she won his love. But Rimsky seductive as the alluring storyteller does not tell any of her stories in detail. for whom it is named. A joy for both And he urged audiences not to take his audiences and musicians, it is music movement titles too literally: “I meant to make one fall in love with the these hints to direct slightly the hearer’s symphony orchestra itself: its power, imagination on the path which my own its delicacy and its limitless palette of fancy had traveled, and to leave more instrumental colors. What Rimsky …particular conceptions to the…mood wrote about its companion piece of each [listener].”

16 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org Rimsky used only a few exotic melodies to build this lengthy work, and, depending on their context, tempo and orchestral guise, they play different roles in different movements. He did, however, set a framework around the work. At the beginning, we hear the Sultan gruffly ordering Scheherazade to begin her first story in a loud, harsh orchestral unison. After “once-upon- a-time” chords in the woodwinds, the solo violin enters as the voice of Scheherazade. Rimsky again returns to the violinist/heroine to open the second movement, and, as he begins the final movement, we hear the Sultan’s voice, now rapid and impatient, begging for another story. At work’s end, the Sultan’s theme has been transformed: he is putty in Scheherazade’s hands as she floats a harmonic high E at the top of the violin’s range (a glorious but perilous moment for all fiddlers). The four movements are essentially self-explanatory. In the first, after Scheherazade’s introduction come surging arpeggios in the cellos and violas: we are on the high seas with Sinbad the Sailor. The second movement, “The Kalendar Prince,” is built around an exotic Middle Eastern- style melody introduced by the solo ANTHONY BLAKE CLARK Music Director bassoon; kalendar were magicians in Middle Eastern courts. The fourth movement is the most complex: it begins with the riotous color and swirling activity of the “Festival at Baghdad,” and then, at the festival’s height, sends us suddenly back to BALTIMORE CHORAL ARTS PRESENTS Paul Fearn / Alamy Stock Photo Sinbad’s seas, as the low strings billow and a fierce storm screams overhead in the woodwinds. With a huge timpani crash, the ship is wrecked and we return Captivity to Liberty to the Sultan ready to live happily Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 3 pm | Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College ever after with Scheherazade and her marvelous stories. Two dramatic tales of Mendelssohn and Jonathan Dove come vividly to life with blockbuster choral music and Baltimore Choral Arts’ Instrumentation: Two flutes, piccolo, two largest community collaborations. oboes including English horn, two clarinets, Tickets: $25 – $41 Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht (half price for students with ID) two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, Jonathan Dove The Monster in the Maze There will be a pre-concert Choral Conversation three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, at 2 pm inside Kraushaar Auditorium. harp and strings.

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and conducting performances across

MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE both seasons, including her own main- Thursday, March 14, 2019, 8 pm house production in 2019–20. Concert debuts in the coming months include JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Friday, March 15, 2019, 8 pm Gothenburg Opera Orchestra, Orquesta Saturday, March 16, 2019, 8 pm Sinfónica de Minería and BBC Singers. She has also recently appeared with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Marin Alsop, conductor della Toscana, Orchestra del Teatro Valentina Peleggi, conductor Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste, Orquesta University of Maryland Concert Choir, Edward Maclary, director Sinfónica de Valdivia and Orquestra Roxanna Panufnik Across the Line of Dreams: Filarmônica de Goiás. Text by Jessica Duchen Harriet Tubman & Rani Lakshmibai (World Premiere, BSO Commission) Valentina Peleggi last appeared with the Part 1: Harriet Tubman BSO in January 2017, conducting Rimsky- Part 2: Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol. Part 3: Harriet & Lakshmibai University of Maryland Concert Choir

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Leonard Bernstein Chichester Psalms Psalm 108:2; Psalm 100 Psalm 23; Psalm 2:1-4 University of Maryland Psalm 131; Psalm 133:1 Concert Choir The University of Maryland (UMD) University of Maryland Concert Choir Concert Choir comprises singers chosen Heitor Villa-Lobos Chôros No. 10 by audition from across the College Park campus. Under the direction of University of Maryland Concert Choir Edward Maclary, the ensemble has established a national reputation for The concert will end at approximately 10:15 pm. excellence in the performance of a wide range of symphonic literature. PRESENTING SPONSOR: The UMD Concert Choir made its The world premiere of Roxanna Panufnik's Across the Line of Dreams: Harriet Tubman debut with the Baltimore Symphony & Rani Lakshmibai is made possible through the major support of the Solomon and Orchestra in 2013 under Music Director Elaine Snyder Fund for New Music. Marin Alsop in performances of Britten’s monumental War Requiem to mark the composer’s centenary. During About the Artists Prize in 2016 as Conductor of the Year the 2014–15 season, the choir performed from the Paulistan Society of Critics of Mozart’s Mass in C Minor under the Marin Alsop Arts and was voted Young Talent of 2017 direction of Masaaki Suzuki. In 2016, For Marin Alsop’s bio, please see pg. 7. by readers of Brazil’s specialist music the ensemble returned for widely hailed magazine Revista Concerto. In 2018, she performances of Brahms’ Ein deutsches Valentina Peleggi took up a new three-year post in São Requiem led by BSO Principal Guest Italian conductor Paulo as Guest Music Director at the Conductor Markus Stenz and in the Valentina Peleggi is Teatro São Pedro, specializing in Italian spring of 2017 appeared with Alsop and Resident Conductor opera and conducting one production the BSO for Arvo Part’s Credo and the of the São Paulo each season. In September 2018, she Symphony of Psalms by Stravinsky. Their Symphony Orchestra also began a two-year Mackerras most recent collaboration with the BSO and former Principal Conductor of their Fellowship at English National Opera was Mozart’s Requiem in December professional chorus. She won the APCA assisting on a wide range of repertoire 2017, also with Alsop.

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Significant collaborations with considerable acclaim, her opera Silver south of the U.S., via which she helped to ensembles and conductors have included Birch, based on Siegfried Sassoon’s rescue dozens. Having taken her husband Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Helmuth famous World War I poems and the John Tubman’s surname, she adopted her Rilling, Duruflé’s Requiem with Donald testimony of a British soldier serving mother’s first name to reinvent herself. Runnicles and Bach’s Mass in B Minor in Iraq. Her librettist was noted British She was nicknamed ‘Moses’ for leading with Iván Fischer. They returned to music journalist Jessica Duchen, her people to freedom. She died in 1913 the Kennedy Center in March 2018 for who has joined her again in creating aged about 90.” performances of John Adams’ The Gospel this new choral and orchestral work, according to the other Mary with the NSO commissioned by Marin Alsop and the RP: “Harriet was fervently Christian, and Gianandrea Noseda. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Across so some of her music has a hymn-like the Line of Dreams. Like so many of quality with a drone figuration often The University of Maryland Concert Choir Panufnik’s works, it forges an artistic heard in spirituals. Not much is known last appeared with the BSO in December connection between cultures, drawing about her ancestry, but it is believed her 2017, performing Mozart’s Requiem, Marin together two heroic women of the maternal grandmother, Modesty, was Alsop, conductor. 19th century: Harriet Tubman, the heart brought to the U.S. on a slave ship from and soul of the Underground Railroad, West Africa and was thought to be of About the Concert and Rani Lakshmibai, an Indian princess the Asante (a.k.a. Ashanti) tribe, who who gave her life in battle against the came from Ghana. Therefore, I’ve used ACROSS THE LINE OF DREAMS occupying British Army. Ghanaian drum patterns to drive her Roxanna Panufnik Jessica Duchen (JD) and Roxanna music. While researching Asante music, Born in London, U.K., April 24, 1968 Panufnik (RP) have created the I came across Joseph S. Kaminski’s following dialogue to tell us about excellent book Asante Ntahera Trumpets In recent years, a trio of remarkable their work and the two women whom in Ghana—in it, he has transcribed female composers has emerged in the it memorializes: a signature motif, from Asantehene’s U.K.: Anna Clyne, Helen Grime and mmentia musicians ‘Atoto wore sane,’ Roxanna Panufnik. Marin Alsop has JD: “In Across the Line of Dreams, two which means: ‘We are removing the already brought the music of the first choirs with two conductors tell the knot.’ This refers to a legendary knot two to the Baltimore Symphony; now stories of two extraordinary women who that could only be untied by the true she will introduce us to Panufnik, who gave everything to save their people. ruler, yet can also describe Harriet’s is perhaps the most widely popular of the “Harriet Tubman and Rani brave missions.” three. Herself the daughter of a famous Lakshmibai came from opposite sides composer, the Polish-born conductor of the world and, of course, never JD: “Rani Lakshmibai was born Andrzej Panufnik, Roxanna Panufnik met—but they had more in common Manikarnika Tambe in Varanasi, by is a creator who is as strongly rooted in than you might think. Both were born the Ganges, in 1828. Married off to world music as in classical music, and in the 1820s. Each decided to fight for the Rani of the princely state of Jhansi, that combination enables her to reach her people’s freedom. Each underwent she took the crown after her husband’s out to a broader audience than only those a change of name, symbolizing a new, death. Their only child died in infancy, who frequent traditional concert halls. altered state of being. Each held fast to after which she adopted a young boy, An honors graduate of London’s her faith. And each risked her life for Damodar, intending him to inherit her Royal Academy of Music, Panufnik is a cause greater than herself. Both have throne. The controlling British East India particularly renowned for her choral passed into the realms of legend.” Company refused to recognize him as music and especially works that draw on heir and attempted to exile Lakshmibai. her interest in building musical bridges RP: “Each heroine is represented by When a major rebellion took place between different religious faiths and one conductor, one choir and half of against the British in 1857 and was cultures. Her violin concerto Abraham the orchestra: Harriet has woodwinds, horribly crushed, she led her forces into incorporated Christian, Islamic and brass and percussion and Lakshmibai is battle herself. She died of her wounds, Jewish chant to create a musical analogy accompanied by harp, piano and strings.” aged only 29. A British officer paid for the shared monotheistic faith of tribute to Lakshmibai after her death, these three religions. It was subsequently JD: “Born Araminta (‘Minty’) Ross terming her ‘the bravest and the best.’” transformed into the orchestral Three in Dorchester County, Maryland, Paths to Peace, premiered in Jerusalem around 1822, Harriet Tubman fled RP: “There is a famous lament ‘Babul and London by Valery Gergiev. slavery in 1849 and became active in the Mora’ about Lakshmibai, written by In 2017 at England’s Garsington ‘underground railroad,’ a network that the Nawab of Lucknow, after the battle Opera, Panufnik unveiled, to aided the escape of slaves from the deep in which she lost her life. It mourns her

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leaving her family and all she knows behind, as she is taken away to be ACROSS THE LINE OF DREAMS married to Gangadhar Rao.…It was Lines in bold are direct quotes from Harriet and Lakshmibai. originally written in the Bhairavi mode, with which I have created my own PART I–HARRIET TUBMAN PART II–RANI LAKSHMIBAI OF JHANSI lament. I have also composed my own Araminta, Minty, Araminta, Minty…. ‘Powada’: a popular heroic or military Manikarnika, Manu, Manikarnika, Manu… ballad, which was used to eulogize Ignorant of freedom, neglected as a weed, heroic leaders. Again, there are many Araminta, Minty, finds her creed. Waters of Mother Ganges, The Lord, my Lord, You never failed me, examples of this form, but a common Manikarnika growing. Through liberty or death, I will never fail Scent of jasmine mid gleaming musical thread is a declamatory delivery Thee. Mosaic mirrors – they’re weaving of repeated single notes, followed by a Pearls in my hair, my wedding, I don’t know where to go, I don’t know descending scale (for which I’ve used the Manikarnika leaving, what to do, Lakshmibai is my new name. Bhairav, Purvi and Ãsãvan modes). We Guide me, o Lord, You’ll see me through. finish, at the end of Lakshmibai’s life, Lord, my Lord, I hold steady onto You, Sky of apricot heat-haze, with a return to the Bhairavi lament.” For the taste of freedom, You’ll see me Manikarnika missing, through. Ah, my horses, my garden, JD: Across the Line of Dreams “ is in My home, after all, was the old cabin Ah, my father, my brothers, three parts. The first section is devoted quarter Left behind with my shed skin. to Harriet Tubman. There follows a My home with the old folks, my sisters, Lakshmibai for my Rajah contrasting episode telling the story my brothers. He has chosen my name. But one resolution I came to and held: of Rani Lakshmibai. Finally, we Lakshmi, goddess of fortune, I shall be free now, they shall as well. imagine a dialogue showing the two Lakshmi, goddess of plenty, women’s similarities, differences and Araminta, Minty, hiding in the night, Leaving childhood behind me, inspirational natures.” Araminta, Minty, undercover flight. Lakshmibai, the new Rani. Run, Araminta, don’t turn back, My husband, failing; my child, dying. Hearing the dogs, Minty, don’t turn back. RP: “This is where the two conductors I am no mother, yet I have a son. come to the fore. Harriet’s music is in Torches in the woods, keep going, Damodar is mine, raising him to lift 4 beats and Lakshmibai’s simultaneously keep going. The mantle from me, inherit the crown. in 5. I was determined that while these Shouting in the woods, keep going, The British steal our rights away from us, two women retained their unique keep going. Lord, my Lord, I hold steady onto You, The British wreck our self-determined life, musical identities, they would merge For the taste of freedom, You’ll see The British rob my son, my throne, to create a driving energy.” me through. my hope, The British sear my land with fatal strife. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We saw the lightning and that was Tyranny breeds evil breeds tyranny… the guns, RP: I am deeply grateful to Joseph Then we heard the thunder, big guns Faithless cruelty and violence, Kaminski for allowing me to use his ahead, Mutiny against injustice, transcription of “Atoto wore sane” and to Then we heard the rain falling, that was I will not give up my Jhansi! the Asantehene who, through Kaminski, the blood falling Hara, hara, Mahadev! When we reaped the harvest, that was authorized the use of this chant for I am Durga, I am Kali, the dead. educational and artistic purposes. Also to Bloodied hands, invincible fire, th Justin Scarimbolo for 19 -century Indian Araminta freed from the old days, Time and life destroyed, returning, music, Richard Williams & Richard Harriet, mother’s name, mine for new ways. Purging of eternal ire. Widdess for their introduction to Powadas Harriet rising, rising we grow, Moses they call me - Let my people go! I am a force to free my people. and James Gardner for trying, heroically, Hara, hara, Mahadev! to teach me Ghanaian drumming. Thank Atoto wore sane… Young Englishman, sword raised and you, most of all, to Marin Alsop and blazing, Valentina Peleggi for commissioning the How many thousands more could I save, You know not you kill a queen. How many thousands, broken as slaves, work, along with Baltimore Symphony Go, then, my people, hold steady and true, Send my ashes back to mother Ganges, Orchestra. Jessica and I have loved every For the taste of freedom, the Lord will see Remember, my child, do not forget me. step of this process. you through. Your Rani shall return to save your land, Rani Lakshmibai – the bravest and the best. Atoto wore sane —JD & RP, December 11, 2018

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PART III–TOGETHER

LAKSHMIBAI AND HARRIET We looked at our hands to see If we were still who we used to be. The sun rose golden o’er the trees, As if in heaven, at last we’re free.

Apricot heat-haze, invincible fire, To free our people is our sole desire. For the taste of freedom, the final test, We rise to be the bravest and the best.

LAKSHMIBAI I cross the lines of battle...

HARRIET I cross the lines of dreams…

LAKSHMIBAI I am at war for righteous grievance…

HARRIET I am at peace with all.

LAKSHMIBAI In death they shall not take me… ANDRÉ WATTS PERFORMS HARRIET I cannot die but once. BEETHOVEN'S LAKSHMIBAI My flames shall rise, escaping fly…

HARRIET The Lord shall know my time. EMPEROR LAKSHMIBAI Jaya, jaya, Mahadev… MARIN ALSOP, conductor | ANDRÉ WATTS, piano BOTH Every great dream begins with a THU, MAY 30 | 8 PM MEYERHOFF Revered pianist André Watts returns to the dreamer, SUN, JUN 2 | 3 PM STRATHMORE BSO to perform Beethoven’s last piano concerto, the mighty "Emperor." Marin Alsop The strength, the patience, the passion BRAHMS arr. SCHOENBERG Piano also leads the Orchestra in Brahms’ most within. Quartet in G Minor exhilarating chamber work, his youthful Piano Reach for the stars and change the BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Quartet in G Minor with its thrilling rondo ﬁnale, world: “Emperor” For the taste of freedom, the final test, arranged for large orchestra by Schoenberg. We rise to be the bravest and the best. PRESENTING SUPPORTING The appearance of pianist André Watts is made possible through SPONSOR: SPONSOR: the major support of the Sidney M. Friedberg Guest Artist Fund Atoto wore sane. Hara, Hara, Mahadev! André Watts joins Marin Alsop and the BSO for a OFF THE CUFF performance and discussion of Beethoven’s last FRI, MAY 31 | 8:15 PM STRATHMORE piano concerto, the mighty "Emperor." This Instrumentation: Two flutes, piccolo, SAT, JUN 1 | 7 PM MEYERHOFF 60-minute Off The Cuff presentation provides three oboes, three clarinets, two bassoons, BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, more insight into a single work, followed by a Q & A. contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, “Emperor” PRESENTING three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, SPONSOR: harp, piano and strings. TICKETS FROM $25 | BSOMUSIC.ORG | 410.783.8000

MAR–APR 2019 / OVERTURE 21 Looking for Creative? APPALACHIAN SPRING Aaron Copland Born in Brooklyn, NY, November 14, 1900; died in North Tarrytown, NY, LET’S GET December 2, 1990 “I have been amused that people so often have come up to me to say, STARTED. ‘When I listen to that ballet of yours, I can just feel spring and see the Appalachians.’ But when I wrote the music, I had no idea what Martha was Cover of Overture, going to call it!” the magazine of So wrote Aaron Copland of the the Baltimore beautiful ballet score he composed for Symphony Martha Graham, the high priestess of Orchestra American modern dance. She named it Appalachian Spring after a line in Hart Crane’s poem The Bridge, from which she also drew the ballet’s scenario; he called it simply “Ballet for Martha.” The two great American artists, born in the same year, had been brought together through the philanthropic generosity of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, a visionary American patroness who commissioned many important works in the first half of the 20th century. Appalachian Spring was premiered on October 30, 1944 at the From concept to execution, Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and immediately became an we are here to serve all of your American classic. The following year, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. print and digital design, marketing, In a time when American values were being challenged by totalitarian and production needs. adversaries, Graham fashioned an affirming scenario that drew on the pioneer spirit that built the country. See our work at As described in the score, the ballet www.baltimoremagazine.com/custom concerns “a pioneer celebration in spring around a newly built farmhouse in the Pennsylvania hills in the early part of the last century. The bride-to-be and the young farmer- CREATIVE STUDIO husband enact the emotions, joyful and apprehensive, their new domestic partnership invites.…A revivalist and his followers remind the new householders of the strange and terrible What we do. PUBLICATIONS MARKETING COLLATERAL aspects of human fate. At the end the WEBSITE + E-MARKETING CORPORATE IDENTITY couple are left quiet and strong in their PRINT ADVERTISING PRINTING + MAILING new house.”

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Spare textures and simplicity are at Bernstein described the music as percussion. Here is the Bernstein style the heart of this eloquent music and its “simple and tonal and tuneful.” However, that made him the toast of Broadway. ability to conjure both the wide-open the rhythms, harmonies and scoring In the second movement, one can spaces of the American frontier and the are often deliciously complex. The first detect the poignancy of his West Side down-to-earth values of the first settlers. movement is a good example. After Story ballads in the wistfully melodious Plain harmonies dominate the musical a powerful incantatory introduction setting of the Psalm 23 for the boy fabric, with complexity saved for the on a verse from Psalm 108, Bernstein soloist and women’s voices. Clashing country-fiddling rhythms that propel expresses Psalm 100’s musical text with sharply with this is the aggressive music several dance episodes. The score’s focal an infectious dance in an irregular 7/4 for Psalm 2 (“Why do the nations so point is the song “Simple Gifts,” which meter; its bounce accented with sparkling furiously rage together”). Copland found in an anthology of dance tunes of the Shakers. Introduced by the clarinet, it is treated to several variations CHICHESTER PSLAMS then sung grandly by the full ensemble.

Instrumentation: Two flutes including piccolo, HEBREW ENGLISH two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two Psalm 108, vs. 2: Psalm 108, vs. 2: horns, two trumpets, two trombones, timpani, Urah, hanevel, v’chinor! Awake, psaltery and harp: percussion, harp, piano and strings. A-irah shachar! I will rouse the dawn!

Psalm 100, entire: Psalm 100, entire: CHICHESTER PSALMS Hariu l’Adonai kol haarets. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands. Leonard Bernstein Iv’du et Adonai b’simcha. Serve the Lord with gladness. Born in Brookline, MA, August 25, 1918; Bo-u l’fanav bir’nanah. Come before his presence with singing. died in New York City, NY, October 14, 1990 D’u ki Adonai Hu Elohim. Know ye that the Lord, He is God. Hu asanu, v’lo anachnu. It is He that has made us, and not we ourselves. Although his multiple gifts drove Amo v’tson mar’ito. We are his people and the sheep of His pasture. Leonard Bernstein to jump continually Bo-u sh’arav b’todah, Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, between conducting, teaching, writing Chatserotav bit’hilah, And into His courts with praise. Hodu lo, bar’chu sh’mo. Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. books and creating hits for Broadway, Ki tov Adonai, l’olam chasdo, For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, he often claimed that first and foremost V’ad dor vador emunato. And His truth endureth to all generations. he wanted to be a serious composer. During the 1964–65 season, he took a Psalm 23, entire: Psalm 23, entire: sabbatical from the directorship of the Adonai ro-i, lo echsar. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. New York Philharmonic to devote his Bin’ot deshe yarbitseini, He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, energies to composition. From that break Al mei m’nuchot y’nahaleini He leadeth me beside still waters, came his very appealing choral-orchestral Nafshi y’shovev, He restoreth my soul, Chichester Psalms, commissioned by Yancheini b’ma’aglei tsedek, He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness, Chichester Cathedral in southern Lma’an sh’mo For His name’s sake. England for its annual music festival. Gam ki eileich Yea, though I walk Drawing on his Jewish heritage, the B’gei tsalmavet, Through the valley of the shadow of death, composer chose three Psalms — the Lo ira ra, I will fear no evil, well-known Psalms 100 (“Make a joyful Ki atah immadi. For Thou art with me. noise unto the Lord”) and 23 (“The Shivt’cha umish’antecha Thy rod and Thy staff Lord is my shepherd”), as well as the Hemah y’nachamuni. They comfort me. less familiar Psalm 131 (“Lord, Lord, Ta’aroch l’fanai shulchan Thou preparest a table before me my heart is not haughty”)—to use in Neged tsor’rai In the presence of mine enemies, their entirety. Portions of Psalms 108, 2 Dishanta vashemen roshi Thou anointest my head with oil, and 133 are also included. And though Cosi r’vayah. My cup runneth over. writing for a British choir, he set these Ach tov vachesed Surely goodness and mercy psalms in the original Hebrew. The Yird’funi kol y’mei chayai, Shall follow me all the days of my life, orchestration is unusual: strings, brass V’shav’ti b’veit Adonai And I will dwell in the house of the Lord and a large colorful percussion section, L’orech yamim. Forever. but no woodwinds.

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Movement three begins with a lengthy Latin America were slow to use their own groups to the enormous orchestra and orchestral prelude in which the strings distinctive national voices in concert music. chorus called for in Chôros No. 10 solemnly expand on the work’s angular More than any other musician, Brazil’s (1926), the most famous of them all. opening theme. Then Psalm 131, with Heitor Villa-Lobos showed them the Subtitled “Rasga o curaçao” (“Rend its message of humility before God, is way. Born into a musical family in Rio de the Heart”), it makes thrilling use of set to an eloquent melody, sung simply Janeiro, Villa-Lobos was an extraordinary that popular Brazilian song in its choral in unison or in canon between the original: flamboyant in temperament and second half. After a forceful opening women and men. The angular theme prodigious in his creative energy. At 18, he powered by the brass, the music subsides now soft and serene returns, sung by headed for the Brazilian jungles and for into a quiet, mesmerizingly colorful unaccompanied chorus. Its text from several years absorbed indigenous music section, evoking the calls of Brazil’s Psalm 133 brings the music to a lovely from all over his vast homeland, including indigenous birds as the composer had close: “Behold how good, and how Afro-Brazilian and Amerindian strains. noted them down during his Amazonian pleasant it is, for brethren to dwell Back in Rio, he played in popular street adventures. Pounding rhythms introduce together in unity.” bands known as chôros, and their music, the human natives of Amazonia, and too, was absorbed into his creative voice. the chorus enters with a wordless chant Instrumentation: Three trumpets, Extraordinarily prolific, he wrote between suggesting their songs. The women’s three trombones, timpani, percussion, 600 and 700 compositions in all genres; voices layer on “Rend the Heart,” as two harps and strings. he also found time to reorganize the the music grows in propulsion and system of musical education in both Rio excitement to a cathartic close. and São Paulo. CHÔROS NO. 10 In the 1920s, Villa-Lobos began Instrumentation: Two flutes, piccolo, Heitor Villa-Lobos another major cycle of works, eventually two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 5, 1887; growing to 16, called the Chôros, after contrabassoon, alto saxophone, three horns, died in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 17, 1959 those street ensembles of Rio and the two trumpets, two trombones, timpani, improvisatory “serenade” style of their percussion, harp, piano and strings. Trapped for two centuries imitating the music. These works are scored for a range dominant styles of Europe, the countries of of ensembles from soloist and chamber Notes by Janet E. Bedell, © 2019

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Se tu queres ver a imensidão do céu e mar, If you wish to see the immensity of sky and sea, Refletindo a prismatização da luz solar, Reflecting like prisms the rays of the sun, Rasga o coração, vem te debruçar, Tear out my heart; come and bow down Sobre a vastidão do meu penar! Before the vastness of my pain!

Sorve todo o olor que anda a recender Inhale all the perfume which is released pelas espinhosas florações do meu sofrer! by the thorny flowerings of my suffering! Vê se podes ler nas suas pulsações See if you can read in its pulsating beats as as brancas ilusões e o que ele diz no seu gemer its innocent illusions and that which its sighs conveys e que não pode a ti dizer nas palpitações! and that it cannot tell you in its tremblings! Ouve-o brandamente, docemente palpitar. Listen as it gently, sweetly trembles. Casto e purpural, num treno vesperal, Chaste and red, in an evening lament, mais puro que uma cândida vestal! purer than a vestal virgin!

Rasga-o, que hás de ver lá dentro a dor a soluçar Tear out my heart, you who wish to see the sobbing pain inside, Sob o peso de uma cruz de lágrimas, chorar! crying under a heavy cross of tears! Anjos a cantar preces divinais, Angels singing holy prayers, Deus a ritmar seus pobres ais! God beating time to its sad groans! Rasga-o, que hás de ver…! Ah! Tear it out, you who wish to see… Ah!

24 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org BRAHMS PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 and China National Centre for the Performing Arts. In North America, MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE he guest conducts the Pittsburgh, Oregon Thursday, March 28, 2019, 8 pm and Nashville symphonies. He has conducted orchestras around the JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL world including the Royal Concertgebouw Friday, March 29, 2019, 8 pm Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic; Saturday, March 30, 2019, 8 pm Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic; Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich; Markus Stenz, conductor Vienna Symphony; NHK Symphony Lars Vogt, piano Orchestra; and the symphony orchestras of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Arnold Schoenberg Pelléas und Mélisande, op. 5 Orchestra, Hessischer Rundfunk, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. In the U.S., INTERMISSION Stenz has led the symphony orchestras Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, op. 15 of Chicago, Houston, Seattle, St. Louis, Maestoso Boston and Dallas, as well as the Adagio Los Angeles Philharmonic. Rondo: Allegro non troppo Stenz’s extensive discography includes Lars Vogt many award-winning recordings, among them the complete symphonies of Mahler with the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne on the Oehms Classics label; the recording of the Fifth Symphony was selected for the Quarterly Critics’ Choice by the German Record Critics’ Award Association. Stenz has made more than 60 recordings with The concert will end at approximately 10 pm. the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne. Markus Stenz has been accorded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal PRESENTING SPONSOR: Northern College of Music and the Silberne Stimmgabel (Silver Tuning Fork) by the German state of North Rhine- Westphalia. He resides in Cologne, About the Artists the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Germany with his wife and two children. During the 2018–19 season, Stenz Markus Stenz leads the much-anticipated world Markus Stenz last appeared with the BSO in Markus Stenz is premiere of Fin de Partie by György February 2019, conducting works of Chabrier, Chief Conductor Kurtág at La Scala, broadcast live Khachaturian, Mozart and Beethoven. KAUPO KIKKA KAUPO of the Netherlands on RAI-Radio 3. A highlight of Radio Philharmonic Stenz’s spring season is a concert Lars Vogt Orchestra, Principal performance with the Netherlands Lars Vogt has Guest Conductor of the Baltimore Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of established himself Symphony Orchestra and Conductor- Schreker’s Die Gezeichneten at the as one of the leading GIORGIA BERTAZZI GIORGIA in-Residence of the Seoul Philharmonic Concertgebouw. Stenz returns to the musicians of his Orchestra. His previous appointments Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to generation. He first have included General Music Director lead the Australian premiere of Chinese came to public attention when he of the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, composer Qigang Chen’s Violin Concerto, won Second Prize at the 1990 Leeds Principal Guest Conductor of the performed by Maxim Vengerov. International Piano Competition and Hallé Orchestra, Music Director of Markus Stenz’s international guest has since enjoyed a varied career for the Montepulciano Festival, Principal engagements in 2018–19 include the nearly 25 years. Conductor of the London Sinfonietta and Orchestra della Toscana, Stavanger In September 2015, Vogt began the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of Symfoniorkester, Dortmund Philharmonic post of Music Director of the Royal

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Northern Sinfonia. Under his leadership, two Beethoven concertos with the City a fortunate decision. For what neither the orchestra has performed concerts in of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Strauss nor Schoenberg knew was that Amsterdam, Vienna, Budapest, Istanbul and Sir Simon Rattle. simultaneously Claude Debussy was and Tokyo and recorded the Beethoven In 2005, Vogt established the writing an opera on the same subject, piano concerto cycle with Ondine. educational program Rhapsody in which premiered at Paris’ Opéra- Vogt’s solo engagements this season School, which brings his colleagues to Comique on April 30, 1902 and include the Netherlands Radio schools across Germany and Austria, became the most significant creation Philharmonic in the prestigious connecting children with world-class of the Frenchman’s career. ZaterdagMatinee series at the musicians. He is also an accomplished Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949) was Concertgebouw and concerts with teacher and, in 2013, was appointed a Belgian playwright and poet who wrote the San Francisco, St. Louis and Professor of Piano at the Hannover in the symbolist style in which characters Baltimore symphony orchestras. He Conservatory of Music, succeeding and incidents represent larger truths. returns to North America for a tour Karl-Heinz Kämmerling. His Pelléas is a fairy tale poised around with Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff, Vogt resides in Berlin with his wife, a fatal love triangle involving the sternly which includes performances in New violinist Anna Reszniak, and his family. passionate Golaud, the ruler-in-waiting York at Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles, of a small kingdom; his more easy-going San Francisco, Denver, Vancouver and Lars Vogt last appeared with the BSO in younger brother, Pelléas; and a beautiful Washington, D.C. March 2016, performing Beethoven’s Piano young woman, Mélisande, who is found During his prestigious career, Vogt Concerto No. 1, Markus Stenz, conductor. in a nearby forest. Weeping and nearly has performed with many of the great silent, Mélisande will not reveal anything European orchestras including the About the Concert about herself — where she comes from or Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; what has brought her here. Golaud falls Orchestre de Paris; London Symphony PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE in love with her and marries her. But as Orchestra; and the Berlin, Vienna Arnold Schoenberg time passes, she and Pelléas are attracted and London philharmonics. Recent Born in Vienna, Austria, September 13, 1874; to each other. During a game they are performances include appearances died in Los Angeles, CA, July 13, 1951 playing by the castle fountain, she loses with the New York and Los Angeles the ring Golaud gave her. The suspicious philharmonics; the Chicago, Boston, Before Arnold Schoenberg left the tonal Golaud spies on the two, and during a Pittsburgh, National and Atlanta system of harmony behind and invented scene in which Mélisande, Rapunzel-like, symphony orchestras; and recitals at his 12-tone system in which all pitches lets down her long hair from a window New York’s 92nd Street Y and Lincoln were considered of equal importance, he to Pelléas, Golaud confronts the two Center. He regularly collaborates with excelled in the late-Romantic style of lush and slays Pelléas. At the close, Mélisande the Berlin Philarhamonic and, in harmonies and narrative structures. Best dies after giving birth to a daughter, and 2003, became their first-ever pianist- known of these works is his beautiful Golaud is left alone with his tormenting in-residence. Vogt also enjoys a high Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) grief and guilt. profile as a chamber musician and, of 1899 written for both string sextet Despite the beauty and passion of its in June 1998, founded Spannungen, and full string orchestra. Less often music, Schoenberg’s symphonic poem his own chamber music festival in the heard is the sumptuous work he called a on this story did not achieve the success village of Heimbach near Cologne. “symphonic poem,” Pelléas et Mélisande. of Debussy’s iconic opera. Premiered in A prolific recording artist, Vogt works In 1902–03 when he was writing Vienna under the composer’s baton on closely with the Ondine label, with Pelléas, Schoenberg was struggling to January 25, 1905, it failed to please the recent solo releases of Schubert and earn a living, for even Verklärte Nacht very conservative Viennese audience. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, which had had failed to open doors for his music. However, as it subsequently moved on unprecedented success on download. Already rich and famous, Richard to other European cities, it won more Recent releases include Brahms, Strauss tried to help him and used and more admirers. Because Pelléas calls Mozart and Schumann sonatas with his influence to win him a teaching for an immense orchestra — including Christian Tetzlaff and their Grammy- post in Berlin. Strauss also suggested eight horns for the expanded wind and nominated Brahms’ piano trios with that Schoenberg compose an opera on brass, two harps, two sets of timpani Tanja Tetzlaff. As an EMI recording Maurice Maeterlinck’s recent drama and a considerable percussion battery artist, Vogt recorded more than Pelléas et Mélisande, which premiered —it is still a connoisseur’s piece. ten discs, including the Hindemith in Paris in 1893. Though Schoenberg Kammermusik No. 2 with the Berlin loved the play’s inscrutable, evocative Listening to Pelléas et Mélisande Philharmonic and Claudio Abbado, as story, he decided instead to use it for At the turn of the 20th century, well as the Schumann, Grieg and first a purely orchestral work, and this was musicians in Austria-Germany sorted

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themselves into two camps: those describes the sensuous scene in which conceived a concerto as sprawling in its who admired the conservative, more Mélisande unravels her beautiful hair. dimensions as this or one that assaults abstract style of Johannes Brahms and In a more violent episode, Golaud’s the listener with such a dramatic and those who were swept away by Richard jealousy is stirred. Here in one of the defiant principal theme as Brahms hurls Wagner’s progressive, opera-based work’s most stunningly orchestrated out in the first measures. The timpani “Music of the Future.” Schoenberg passages, filled with eerie trombone thunder a mighty rolling D while was unusual in that he revered both glissandi, he leads Pelléas to the fetid violins and cellos lash out with a savage Brahms and Wagner equally. In Pelléas, vaults under the castle and threatens melody, apparently in a different key we hear these two musical camps him, to the screams of the Fate theme. and with repeated ferocious trills on the locked in a sometimes ravishing, In the slow movement, a love discordant note A-flat, which forms a sometimes uneasy truce. Its highly scene between Pelléas and Mélisande tritone — the ominous “devil in music” chromatic melodic and harmonic revolves around the magnificent Love interval — over the sustained D pedal. language is certainly Wagnerian as theme, glorying in the warmth of Such a mood of fierce tragedy was traditional tonality is stretched to the low strings. Golaud, maddened not in tune with the fashion of the the limits. On the other hand, its by jealousy, surprises the lovers and day, and so its first audience was not extensive developments of motives and strikes Pelléas dead. enthusiastic. “My Concerto has had themes along with its dense layers of The finale reprises much of the first here a brilliant and decisive — failure,” contrapuntal voices is Brahmsian. movement’s introductory material in a Brahms wrote to his friend Joseph In the key of D minor , the work lighter but more pathos-laden scoring Joachim. “At the conclusion three pairs unfolds as one very long movement, and emphasizing Mélisande’s themes of hands were brought together very lasting about 45 minutes. However, and Fate. Golaud’s grief and contrition slowly, whereupon a perfectly distinct Alban Berg, one of Schoenberg’s two leads into Mélisande’s death, voiced by hissing from all sides forbade any such principal pupils and surely writing poignant English horn solo and then a demonstration.” A critic called the first with his teacher’s approval, has posited solemn funeral march. A final epilogue, movement a “monstrosity.” a scheme that divides the tone poem led by the horns and emphasizing the Brahms began composing the into four symphonic movements, which Love and Fate themes, sums up the work in 1854 when he was 20 and in makes the work much easier to follow. drama and its calamitous impact on its the midst of a tumultuous domestic The opening of the first movement one surviving participant, Golaud. tragedy. In February of that year, paints the darkness and mystery of the Robert Schumann, Brahms’ beloved forest where Golaud first encounters Instrumentation: Four flutes including mentor, attempted suicide and was Mélisande. Permeating the entire score two piccolos, three oboes, English horn, incarcerated in a mental asylum where is a three-note motive, which is the five clarinets including two bass clarinets and he died in 1856. Brahms raced to building block of most of the longer E-flat clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, the Schumann home in Düsseldorf themes. Introduced immediately in eight horns, four trumpets, five trombones, to comfort Clara Schumann and the English horn, it rises by half steps. tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps spent the next several years at her Underneath in the violas, it evolves and strings. side, acting as go-between to her into the wistful rising first theme husband and in the process falling associated with Mélisande. The oboes deeply in love with this beautiful soon add a descending, pleading second PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 and accomplished musician, 14 years Mélisande theme. In the horns, Golaud Johannes Brahms his senior. It was a terrible situation responds with his strong, virile theme, Born in Hamburg, Germany, May 7, 1833; for a very young and sensitive which gradually grows passionate in died in Vienna, Austria, April 3, 1897 man. The month after Schumann’s the strings. The savage, dissonant Fate suicide attempt, he began composing theme loudly predicts disaster. As this The First Piano Concerto was the concerto as a sonata for two subsides, a muted trumpet proclaims Brahms’ calling card to the world: his pianos; Joachim wrote that the first Pelléas’ lighter, more carefree theme. announcement that a powerful new movement’s mood was his response to The second movement begins in a voice had arrived on the European Schumann’s plight. Soon, the piano dancing quick tempo with flutes and musical scene. When it was premiered format seemed inadequate for his big other woodwinds depicting Mélisande in Hanover, with the composer as thoughts, and he tried transforming it and Pelléas’ frolicking by the fountain, soloist, on January 22, 1859, no one into a symphony. But virtuoso piano as she tosses Golaud’s ring in the had heard a concerto so bold, weighty passages kept intruding, and by the air, then disastrously loses it in the and demanding of its listeners since time of Schumann’s death, Brahms water. A slower episode, featuring solo Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto of had decided he wasn’t ready to tackle cello, woodwinds and the two harps, 1809. And even Beethoven had not a symphony.

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Although that searing opening theme in the orchestra seems to cry MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE out for the piano, we have to wait for Thursday, April 4, 2019, 8 pm the soloist’s first appearance, which is unexpectedly subdued and self- JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL effacing. Eventually, he attacks the Friday, April 5, 2019, 8 pm principal theme’s descending trills Saturday, April 6, 2019, 8 pm before launching the lyrical second Sunday, April 7, 2019, 3 pm theme: a noble hymn-like melody in rich chords. Meditative and defiant Jack Everly, conductor moods alternate in this massive sonata- Troupe Vertigo form movement. Brahms finds a new way to intensify the heroic struggle of Selections to be announced from stage. his principal theme when it returns for The concert will end approximately at 10 pm on Thursday, Friday the recapitulation section: while the and Saturday and 5 pm on Sunday. orchestra thunders the home key of D minor, the piano laces into the theme in clashing E major. PRESENTING SPONSORS: If movement one exudes the strength and virility of youth, the SUPPORTING SPONSOR: second movement is music of a man old and wise beyond his years. The mood is now hushed, reflective, with an almost religious serenity. Donald About the Artists Big Top for a New Generation, in 2010 Francis Tovey called it “a Requiem and has gone on to present Nighthawks: A for Schumann”; in an early edition of Jack Everly Film Noir Circus, inspired by American the score, Brahms inscribed the words For Jack Everly’s bio, please see pg. 10 jazz, Edward Hopper paintings and crime from the Latin Mass, “Benedictus qui novels. 2016 brought Tableaux to life at venit in nomine Domini” (“Blessed is Troupe Vertigo the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. For he/she who comes in the name of the Fusing together elements of cirque the symphonic stages, Troupe Vertigo Lord”) — his nickname for Schumann acrobatics, classical dance and has created custom programs for major had been “Mynheer Domini.” But at contemporary theater, Troupe Vertigo orchestras, recently presenting Cirque Goes the end of 1856, Brahms wrote to his brings audiences on a spellbinding to the Movies with the Philly Pops and beloved Clara: “I am also painting a journey through the world of artistic Cirque Goes Broadway with conductor gentle portrait of you, which shall... movement. Consisting of world-class Jack Everly and the Indianapolis be the Adagio.” Midway through, aerial artists, contortionists and ballet Symphony Orchestra. Husband and wife clarinets introduce a fleeting moment dancers, Los Angeles-based Troupe team Gavre and Camphuis frequently of passion. Vertigo was founded in 2009 by Artistic bring their gifts and knowledge to the In the finale, we return to the world Director Aloysia Gavre, formerly of film and television industry. of heroic strife. Springing from a bold the internationally renowned Cirque Recent highlights include working with syncopation, the pianist’s refrain theme du Soleil, and Technical Director Rex Rebel Wilson in Pitch Perfect 2 and with has sharply accented rhythms and a virile Camphuis, whose background is with Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz upward-sweeping melodic profile. For the fabled Pickle Family Circus. The in Water for Elephants. Future offerings, the episodes, Brahms spins off two clones ensemble premiered its first offering, Cirque Dances, Cirque Carnaval, Cirque of this melody: first a noble version with Fantasy, Cirque Fairy Tales and Cirque a prominent ascending triplet for the Romance, are in development now. Troupe piano, later a lusciously Romantic and Vertigo also has a training program and school in Los Angeles where “Anybody flowing version for the violins. SIMIAN GEORGE with Any Body” can explore the wonders Instrumentation: Two flutes, two oboes, of the circus craft. two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. Troupe Vertigo last appeared with the BSO in December 2018, performing Cirque Notes by Janet E. Bedell, © 2019 Nutcracker, Nicholas Hersh, conductor.

28 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org PORGY AND BESS 2006, MSUC traveled to Prague for two concerts with Maestro Paul Freeman MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE and the Czech National Symphony Thursday, April 11, 2019, 8 pm Orchestra. In 2008, MSUC performed at Carnegie Hall on two separate occasions; JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL under the baton of Bobby McFerrin with Friday, April 12, 2019, 8 pm the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and with Saturday, April 13, 2019, 8 pm Marin Alsop and the BSO. Since 2008, Sunday, April 14, 2019, 3 pm the choir has performed all over the world, including in Russia, South Africa, Marin Alsop, conductor Colombia, China, Brazil, Jamaica, Qatar, Directed by Hana S. Sharif Australia and Argentina. Morgan State University Choir, Eric Conway, director MSUC gave the world-premiere performance of Hannibal Lokumbe’s CAST One Land, One River, One People with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In February Bess ...... Laquita Mitchell, soprano 2017, the choir performed All Rise Porgy ...... Rodney Earl Clarke, bass-baritone with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Crown ...... Lester Lynch, baritone Lincoln Center Orchestra. In 2016, Sportin’ Life Larry Hylton, tenor the choir toured Cuba, where they had concerts in Cienfuegos, Santa Clara and Serena ...... Reyna Carguill, soprano Havana. In 2017, the choir toured Spain Clara ...... Jasmine Habersham, soprano and Portugal. More recently, MSUC sang for the George Gershwin Porgy and Bess homegoing service of Dick Gregory in Act I Washington, D.C., which was aired

INTERMISSION live on TV One around the country.

Act II In December, the choir performed the Act III Sacred Concerts of Duke Ellington with the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra at the Nation Museum of Natural History. MSUC has shared its musical gifts The concert will end approximately at 10 pm on Thursday, Friday on many grand stages all over the and Saturday and 5 pm on Sunday. world—with numerous dignitaries and celebrated performers—making PRESENTING SPONSOR: them cultural ambassadors for Morgan State University, the City SUPPORTING SPONSOR: of Baltimore, the state of Maryland and the United States.

About the Artists Named “Best College Choir” in 2004 Morgan State University Choir last appeared by Reader’s Digest, MSUC has performed with the BSO in December 2018, performing Marin Alsop with several major symphony orchestras, in Gospel Christmas with CeCe Winans, For Marin Alsop’s bio, please see pg. 7. including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eric Conway, conductor. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New Morgan State University Choir York Philharmonic and the National The Morgan State University Choir Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Eric Conway is (MSUC) has performed around the world the Director of MSUC and chairperson to critical acclaim. While classical, gospel of the Fine Arts Department. During his and contemporary popular music comprise tenure, Conway has led the choir to many the choir’s repertoire, the choir is noted acclaimed performances, including a for its emphasis on preserving the heritage special performance at the service honoring of the spiritual, especially in the historic Rosa Parks, the first woman to lie in honor practices of performances. at our nation’s Capital Rotunda. In July

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Hana S. Sharif This season, she performs Violetta in McOnie. Clarke remains grateful Director La traviata with Edmonton Opera and for the guidance and support shown Hana S. Sharif is a reprises the role of Bess in Porgy and from the Royal Academy of Music director, playwright Bess with Detroit Symphony Orchestra, where he was awarded the Richard and producer. She Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Lewis/Jean Shanks Award 2001 has directed The Grange Park Opera. She will also create and generously supported by the Sir Christians, Les Liaisons Dangereuses the role of Josephine Baker in Tom Peter Moores Foundation. Clarke and Pride and Prejudice at Baltimore’s Cipullo’s Josephine for Opera Colorado. was elected an Associate of the Royal Center Stage; The Whipping Man, Gem Recent highlights include selections of Academy of Music for his services and of the Ocean and Gee’s Bend at Hartford Porgy and Bess with Allentown Symphony; contributions to the music industry. Stage; and Next Stop Africa, Cassie and the role of Violetta in La traviata with The Drum at Midtown Arts. Her own Opera Memphis; the world premiere of Rodney Earl Clarke makes his BSO debut. plays include All the Women I Used to Sanctuary Road at Carnegie Hall with Be, The Rise and Fall of Day and The Oratorio Society of New York; and Lester Lynch Sprott Cycle Trilogy. Other credits Coretta Scott King in I Dream with Crown include Associate Artistic Director at Opera Grand Rapids, Toledo Opera and Recognized for his Baltimore Center Stage and Upcoming Opera Carolina. charismatic portrayals Artistic Director at the Repertory and commanding Theatre of St. Louis. Previously, Sharif Laquita Mitchell last appeared with voice, baritone Lester was the Associate Artistic Director the BSO in April 2016, performing Lynch is receiving rave reviews as he of New Play Development and as Bess in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, tackles some of Verdi’s most important Artistic Producer at Hartford Stage; Marin Alsop, conductor. baritone roles from Scarpia to Rigoletto Program Manager of the ArtsEmerson to Count di Luna. Opera Today recently Ambassador Program; Developmental Rodney Earl enthused, “It was booming baritone Producer/Tour Manager of Progress Clarke Lester Lynch who served notice Theatre’s musical The Burnin’; and Porgy that he is now in consideration for Co-Founder and Artistic Director Hailed by Gramophone admittance to the Scarpia Preferred of Nasir Productions. Her awards as a “singer to be Pantheon— when he needed to pour include DCArts Best Director/Best watched”, Rodney it on he had the Puccinian fire power New Play and a Connecticut Critics Earl Clarke is recognized for his and the dramatic heat to raise the hair Circle Award for Best Ensemble. She versatility in performance. At home on the back of your neck.” Highlights was recipient of the 2009–10 Aetna with the music of 1930–60 Broadway, of recent engagements include New Voices Fellowship and the Clarke has appeared in many shows the title role in Rigoletto with the Theatre Communications Group New including Carmen Jones at the Royal Canadian Opera Company, Gerald Generations Fellowship and serves on Festival Hall, Jude Kelly’s award- in Andrea Chenier with the Bregenzer the Board of Directors for the Greater winning production of Bernstein’s On Festspiele, Carbon in Cerano de Baltimore Cultural Alliance and the Town, Kenneth Branagh’s epic film Bergerac with San Francisco Opera, Sprott Foundation. version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Herald in Lohengrin with Lyric Opera Sondheim’s 80th Birthday Celebration of Chicago, Porgy in Porgy and Bess Hana Sharif makes her BSO debut. BBC Prom, The Broadway Sound BBC with Washington National Opera and Prom with the John Wilson Orchestra, Scarpia in Tosca with Glimmerglass Laquita Mitchell Jake in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Opera. Additional engagements Bess under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle include leading roles with Opera Soprano Laquita and Crown in Porgy and Bess under the Company of Philadelphia, Los Mitchell consistently direction of John Doyle with the Royal Angeles Opera, Cleveland Orchestra, earns acclaim on Danish Opera in Copenhagen. He Washington Master Chorale, eminent international starred in Raymond Gubbay’s popular Nashville Symphony, Cincinnati opera and concert stages, leading show Crazy for Gershwin, which Symphony and a performance at performances with Los Angeles Opera, regularly toured the U.K. and also Carnegie Hall. San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand performed many times on BBC Radio Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York 2’s Friday Night is Music Night. Lester Lynch last appeared with City Opera, Washington National Opera, He also starred in Bernstein’s On the BSO in April 2016, performing Opéra Comique, New York Philharmonic the Town at the Regents Park Open as Crown in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Air Theatre directed by Drew Marin Alsop, conductor.

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Larry Hylton 2014 she sang the role of Serena to great About the Concert Sportin’ Life acclaim with the Princeton Festival of Larry D. Hylton is an New Jersey’s production of Porgy and PORGY AND BESS American tenor who Bess and Leonora in Il Trovatore for George Gershwin has inspired audiences Sarasota Opera. Born in Brooklyn, NY, September 26, 1898; around the world. A On the concert platform, Carguill died in Beverly Hills, CA, July 11, 1937 graduate of the Duke Ellington School has sung Britten’s War Requiem in a

COURTESY ARCADIA PRODUCTIONS ARCADIA COURTESY of the Arts in Washington, D.C., performance with the Indianapolis On an October night in 1926, George Hylton studied voice with Jackson Symphonic Choir, Mahler’s Symphony Gershwin, wound up from rehearsals of Sheats, Charlotte Black, Samuel Bonds No. 2 with conductor David Effron and his Broadway-bound musical Oh! Kay, and Betty Ridgeway. Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music found himself unable to sleep. At 28, Hylton has appeared around the with conductor Raymond Leppard. he was the toast of American music. world with many reputable companies, While completing a bachelor’s degree He had created the scores of numerous including the Metropolitan Opera, Opéra in Vocal Performance from Oakwood hit Broadway shows and was already National de Lyon, Opéra de Montréal and College in Huntsville, AL, Carguill considered one of the country’s best the Edinburgh International Festival. studied with Ginger Beazley. At Indiana songwriters. But he was a restless artist, While Hylton is widely known University, Carguill studied with soprano always looking for new challenges. In for his portrayal of Sportin’ Life in Virginia Zeani. She is also a recipient of a 1924, he had brilliantly mingled jazz and Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, his other Richard F. Gold Career Grant. classical idioms in his Rhapsody in Blue credits include Carmen Jones under the and followed it with the full-length Piano baton of Plácido Domingo, Sweeney Todd, Reyna Carguill makes her BSO debut. Concerto in F the next year. And he Debbie Allen’s Soul Possessed and Black dreamed of someday crossing over from Nativity. In 2015 Larry debuted the role Jasmine the world of musical comedy he had of Prince in Ricky Ian Gordon’s Morning Habersham already mastered to create a full-fledged Star produced by the Cincinnati Opera. Clara American opera. Venturing into independent film, American soprano That night, Gershwin turned to Hylton supplied vocals for the 2015 Jasmine Habersham a popular new novel, Porgy, about documentary Seeking Asylum produced most recently African-American life in the Charleston by Evolutionary Press. performed the role of Pip in Moby ghetto by a white South Carolinian Hylton currently resides in New Dick with Utah Opera, Pamina in The named DuBose Heyward. The York City, where he is a staff musician Magic Flute with Opera Theatre of composer was enthralled and read until at the historic Abyssinian Baptist St. Louis: Opera on the Go, Papagena dawn. His savvy theatrical sense told Church in Harlem. in The Magic Flute with Cincinnati him this was a story crying out for Opera, Yum-Yum in The Mikado with dramatic treatment, and he promptly Larry Hylton last appeared with the BSO in Kentucky Opera, Esther in Intimate fired off a letter to Heyward expressing July 2016 performing in the Star-Spangled Apparel with Cincinnati Opera Fusion his interest in using it for a future opera. Spectacular, Nicholas Hersh, conductor. and Clara in Porgy and Bess with But Gershwin admitted he did not feel [He reprises his role as Sportin’ Life from Utah Festival Opera. As a member he had the technical knowledge yet the BSO’s 2016 production.] of the Glimmerglass Festival she to tackle such an ambitious project. performed the roles of Papagena It would be another nine years before Reyna Carguill in The Magic Flute and an Apparition Porgy and Bess had its premiere. Serena in Macbeth. In concert she has The scion of an aristocratic but A native of Panama performed Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater, impoverished Charleston family, City, Reyna Carguill Schubert’s Mass in G, Bach’s Mass Heyward had spent time as a cotton has appeared in in B Minor, Handel’s Messiah and checker working among black stevedores performances Duke Ellington’s Concert of Sacred on the Charleston wharves. He found throughout the U.S. and abroad. Music. Additional performances for the himself mesmerized by “the color, the Recent highlights include the role of 2018–19 season include a reprisal of Pip mystery and movement of Negro life.” Élisabeth de Valois in Don Carlos and in Moby Dick with Opera San Jose and Just down the street from his home Lucrezia Contarini in I Due Foscari the role of Katie Jackson in the world was a decaying courtyard of tenements with Sarasota Opera. premiere of Joel Puckett’s The Fix with called Cabbage Row, which became the Carguill toured the U.S. with the Minnesota Opera. Catfish Row of his novel and play. The 75th Anniversary Production of Gershwin’s inspiration for the crippled Porgy was a Porgy and Bess in the role of Serena. In Jasmine Habersham makes her BSO debut. real-life local character Samuel Smalls,

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known as “Goat Sammy,” who traveled operetta or opera. Gershwin maintained burial; the chorus mourns him (“Gone, around the streets of Charleston on a that it was an opera, and he had indeed Gone, Gone”). Porgy urges everyone to tiny goat-driven cart. Heyward also followed the operatic conventions of using be generous. Serena sings an anguished drew upon the Gullah culture of the continuous music and casting the dialogue lament (“My man’s gone now”). The sea islands off Charleston; here isolated largely in sung recitative. collection amounts to only $15, but the African-American settlements had African Americans also had criticisms. undertaker promises to give Robbins a retained customs and language very close They decried the show as a white decent burial. to their African homelands. production, created, directed and At last in 1933, Gershwin felt ready conducted by white men despite its black Act II, Scene 1: It is a month later, and to embark on his operatic project with cast. Some found the dialect language the residents of Catfish Row are preparing Heyward. The first major piece composed demeaning and the depiction of African for a holiday boat trip and picnic on was the enchanting “Summertime,” Americans as ignorant, superstitious Kittiwah Island. Jake and the other which Clara sings at the beginning of the and living on the shady side of the law fisherman are repairing their nets (“It take opera. The most intense period of work, insulting. But over the decades, the a long pull to get there”). Bess and Porgy however, came during the summer of power and universality of Porgy and Bess have fallen in love, and he expresses his 1934 when Gershwin rented a cottage has largely won out. It has moved people newfound joy (“I got plenty o’ nuttin’”). near Heyward’s summer home on Folly to tears all over the world. It has created Bess is reluctant to leave Porgy behind for Island off Charleston and immersed new stars—notably Leontyne Price the picnic, but Porgy urges her to enjoy himself in local Gullah and black culture. and William Warfield who played the herself; they sing the famous love duet Gershwin was dazzled by the spirituals title characters in a production toured “Bess, you is my woman now.” Dressed in and the Gullah tradition of “shouting”: by the State Department in the 1950s. their Sunday best, the neighbors parade accompanying spirituals with complicated 50 years after its premiere, it scored off to the boat. rhythmic patterns beaten out by hands the ultimate establishment coup when and feet. Listening to black Holy Rollers the Metropolitan Opera gave it a new Act II, Scene 2: On Kittiwah Island, simultaneously chanting different prayers production in 1985 under James Levine. the neighbors enjoy themselves to music to different rhythms inspired Gershwin’s For many, it remains unchallenged as energized by African drums (“I ain’t got intricate six-part prayer sequence that the Great American Opera. no shame”). The bootlegger Sportin’ Life opens Act II’s Storm Scene. Back in New regales them with the irreverent “It ain’t York, George’s brother, Ira, joined the A Guide to the Drama necessarily so.” As the crowd leaves for creative team, writing many of the lyrics. and Its Musical Highlights the boat, Crown, who’s been hiding on Gershwin and Heyward wanted a the island, accosts Bess. Loyal to Porgy, black cast, and Gershwin insisted on fully Act I, Scene 1: After a brief orchestral she struggles with him, but he seduces developed operatic voices for his music. Prelude, the curtain opens on Catfish her and drags her into the bushes. With opportunities for African-Americans Row. It is evening, and a jazz piano to receive classical training then so plays in the background. Home from Act II, Scene 3: A week later on Catfish limited, the nationwide search took work, the men of the Row have begun Row, Bess is lying in feverish delirium months. At Howard University, Gershwin a craps game. Clara, wife of Jake the after struggling back from Kittiwah. found Todd Duncan, a strapping six-foot fisherman, sings a lullaby to her baby Serena and Porgy pray for her, and she professor with a big, blazing baritone; here (“Summertime”). Jake then takes the regains consciousness. Though Porgy was his ideal Porgy. Soprano Anne Brown, baby and sings it a more cynical song knows she’s been with Crown, he forgives the daughter of a Baltimore physician and (“A woman is a sometime thing”). The her, and they renew their love in a a 22-year-old student at Juilliard, wrote crippled Porgy joins the game (“Oh, heartfelt duet “I loves you, Porgy.” Jake Gershwin for an audition; though she had little stars”), as does the sinister stevedore and the fishermen are out at sea, and no stage experience, he cast her as Bess for Crown, with his flashily dressed woman, Clara screams as the wind comes up and her radiantly high notes and vulnerably Bess, on his arm. Crown is drunk and the hurricane bell clangs. good looks. soon gets into a brawl with Robbins Porgy and Bess opened at Broadway’s (powerful, orchestral fugue), killing him Act II, Scene 4: The neighbors have Alvin Theater in a Theater Guild with a cotton hook. Crown flees, leaving taken shelter from the hurricane in production on October 10, 1935. The Bess behind; as the police arrive, Porgy Serena’s house. The scene opens with audience loved the show, especially is the only one who will give her shelter. six prayers sung together in the complex Gershwin’s inspired music and the style inspired by African-American powerful cast that sang it. But critics were Act I, Scene 2: Robbins’ body is laid out meetings Gershwin had witnessed. more reserved. They questioned what kind in his wife Serena’s room with a saucer Trembling with fear, the people are of work Porgy and Bess was — musical, on his chest to receive donations for his astonished by the sudden arrival of the

32 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org LESLIE ODOM, JR. WITH THE BSO indestructible Crown. He mocks their fears and prayers with the song JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL “A Red-headed Woman,” boasting of his Friday, April 26, 2019, 8 pm conquests. When Bess sees Jake’s boat overturned in the river, the distraught Clara rushes out into the storm. Crown follows to try to save her. Jack Everly, conductor Leslie Odom, Jr., vocalist Act III, Scene 1: A calm evening after the storm. Clara, Jake and some of the fishermen have been drowned, and the women mourn them in a haunting Selections to be announced from stage. chorus. Thought dead, Crown suddenly creeps back to reclaim Bess. In a furious struggle under Porgy’s window, the crippled man defends his woman and The concert will end approximately at 10 pm. kills Crown.

Act III, Scene 2: The next morning, the police arrive to investigate Crown’s SUPPORTING SPONSOR: murder; they take Porgy down to the station for questioning. Sensing his opportunity, Sportin’ Life moves in on Bess and offers her some of his “happy About the Artists nominated for a Drama League Award; dust.” He tells her Porgy will be in jail the 2014 musical Venice, which also for years and urges her to join him in the Jack Everly played at The Public Theater; and the high life of New York (“There’s a boat For Jack Everly’s bio, please see pg. 10 Encores! Off-Center production of Tick, that’s leavin’”). Bess at first fends him off, Tick...Boom!, which was his first time then, taking some of the dope, succumbs Leslie Odom, Jr. working with Hamilton creator, Lin- to temptation and they leave together. Multifaceted performer Manuel Miranda. Leslie Odom, Jr. On the small screen, Odom, Jr. is best- Act III, Scene 3: A week later, Porgy completed his run on known for his portrayal of Sam Strickland returns to the Row: there’s not enough JOHNSON NATHAN Broadway starring in the NBC musical series Smash and his evidence to charge him. Eagerly, he as Aaron Burr in recurring role as Reverend Curtis Scott on looks for Bess while the neighbors watch the original cast of the blockbuster hit Law & Order: SVU. He’s also appeared in embarrassment (“Bess, oh where’s musical Hamilton, a role that earned in episodes of Gotham, Person of Interest, my Bess?”). In a trio, Serena and Maria him the 2016 Tony Award for Lead Grey’s Anatomy, House of Lies, Vanished tell him Bess has sold her soul to the Actor in a Musical. He is also a Grammy and CSI: Miami. On the big screen he Devil and he’s better off without her. Award-winner as a principal soloist on starred in Kenneth Branagh’s reimaging Porgy doesn’t agree. Even when told Hamilton’s Original Broadway Cast of Agatha Christie’s, Murder on the Orient New York is a thousand miles away, he Recording, which won the 2016 award Express featuring an all-star cast including is determined to go there and bring her for Best Musical Theater Album. Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Dame back. Calling for his goat cart, he leaves Odom, Jr. made his Broadway debut Judi Dench, as well as the 2012 film Red Catfish Row on his impossible quest at the age of 17 in Rent before heading to Tails opposite Terrence Howard, Cuba (“Oh Lawd, I’m on my way”). Carnegie Mellon University’s prestigious Gooding Jr. and David Oyelowo. School of Drama where he graduated Odom, Jr.’s debut solo album Leslie Instrumentation: Two flutes including piccolo, with honors. He is the recipient of a 2002 Odom, Jr. was released in June 2016 on two oboes including English horn, three Princess Grace Award for Acting, which is S-Curve Records and quickly rose to clarinets including bass clarinet, bassoon, three dedicated to identifying emerging talent number one on the Billboard and iTunes saxophones, three horns, three trumpets, two in theater, dance and film. Jazz charts. trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, Additional theatre credits include Leap Odom Jr. was raised in Philadelphia banjo and strings. of Faith on Broadway, for which he won and currently resides in New York City. the 2012 Astaire Award for Outstanding Notes by Janet E. Bedell, © 2019 Male Dancer on Broadway and was Leslie Odom, Jr. makes his BSO debut.

MAR–APR 2019 / OVERTURE 33 THE RESOUNDING CAMPAIGN BSO receives gifts to name spaces at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Richard E. Hug and Family Cloakroom

SUMMER 2018 Last summer, the BSO received notification from long-time supporter Lois Hug of a very generous commitment to name the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall cloakroom after her late husband Richard, known affectionately as “Dick.” Dick was a champion of the BSO for more than 30 years, providing exceptional leadership and financial support through his service on the BSO's Board of Directors and various committees. His leadership in establishing the Legato Circle is one example of his deep and abiding commitment to the symphony and to ensuring its sustainability as a vital community resource for generations to come. The BSO is honored to attach the Hug name to this prominent space in the Hall where all will be reminded BSO President and CEO Peter T. Kjome and Board Chair Barbara M. Bozzuto outside the Richard E. Hug of Dick's tireless service and dedication to the organization. & Family Cloakroom.

Nelson and Sara Fishman Executive Boardroom NOVEMBER 28, 2018 The BSO was thrilled to receive a very generous gift from ardent and longtime symphony supporter Sara Fishman to name the second- floor conference room at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Named in honor of her late husband, the Nelson and Sara Fishman Executive Boardroom serves as the primary meeting space for the organization’s administrative staff, artistic leadership and Board of Directors’ committees. In a private dedication held last fall, BSO President and CEO Peter T. Kjome and Board Chair Barbara M. Bozzuto expressed their enormous gratitude to the Fishman family for their thoughtful commitment and for attaching the family name to the organization in such a Fishman family outside the Nelson and Sara Fishman Executive Boardroom. Pictured: Sara Fishman, Sasha Fishman, David and Merle Fishman and Jonathan and Gayle Fishman meaningful way.

BSO President and CEO Peter Kjome leads a toast to dedicate the Nelson and Sara Fishman Jonathan Fishman shares stories about his father’s Executive Boardroom. Pictured: Gayle Fishman, Sasha Fishman, Sara Fishman, Jonathan Fishman, commitment to the BSO and passion for classical music. Merle Fishman, David Fishman, Elaine Freeman, Peter Kjome and Barbara Bozzuto Pictured: Sara Fishman, Jonathan Fishman and Merle Fishman

34 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org RESOUNDING The Campaign for the BSO’s Second Century

Resounding: The Campaign for the BSO’s Second Century is a $65 million campaign to build the BSO’s endowment—sustaining the organization’s growth and vitality and expanding the reach of our innovative and ground-breaking artistic and educational programs. Funds secured through the Campaign will enable the BSO to attract and retain our world-class musicians and guest artists, engage new and diverse audiences and expand the reach of our OrchKids and Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras (BSYO) education programs. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is enormously grateful to those who are investing in the future of the organization through their support of the Resounding Campaign. We thank the following individuals, corporations and foundations who have made endowment, OrchKids, BSYO and increased annual fund gifts totaling $47 million between September 1, 2012 and January 31, 2019 in support of this historic fundraising effort.

For more information on Resounding: The Campaign for the BSO’s Second Century or to make a gift, contact: Angel Terol, BSO Second Century Campaign Director at 410.783.8055 or [email protected].

$5,000,000 AND UP $250,000–$499,999 Freda Dunn Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker Michael J. Batza, Jr. and Patricia K. Batza Alan and Carol Edelman The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund Charles T. Bauer Foundation Mr.* and Mrs. Thomas Fallon Ellen and Ed Bernard Haswell M. and Madeline S. Franklin $1,000,000–$4,999,999 Mary Catherine Bunting John Gidwitz John and Marjorie Blodgett The Estate of Sergui and Robinne Comissiona The Goldsmith Family Foundation Mr.* and Mrs.* Kingdon Gould, Jr. Nelson* and Sara Fishman Beth Goldsmith Hecht-Levi Foundation Ms. Lois S. Hug The Estate of Hilda Perl Goodwin Sandra Levi Gerstung The Estate of John Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Hamilton, Jr. Sarellen and Marshall A. Levine, MD Catherine and George McClelland William Randolph Hearst Foundation Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds National Endowment for the Arts Hoffberger Family Philanthropies Shelter Foundation, Inc. Arnold and Alison Richman Dr. James and Lynne LaCalle Patricia and Mark K. Joseph Bruce Rosenblum and Lori Laitman Jeffrey and Harriet Legum Dr. Solomon H. Snyder, MD Doris W. Sanders The Estate of Bernice Levinson Alena and David M. Schwaber Middendorf Foundation $500,000–$999,999 The Lord Baltimore Capital Corporation Bill and Dottie Nerenberg Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Louis B. Thalheimer and Juliet Eurich Linda Hambleton Panitz Helmut D.W. Bauer Scott Phares and Judy Witt Phares Thomas S. and Barbara M. Bozzuto $100,000–$249,999 Michael* and Priya Pinto Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Family Foundation Anonymous (2) Mr. George A. Roche Bunting Family Foundation Paul and Donna Amico The Estate of Lawrence Roberts France-Merrick Foundation Clayton Baker Trust Terry M. and James Rubenstein, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Griswold, IV Nancy H. Berger The Salmon Foundation Gwynne and Leonard Horwits Mr. David H. Bernstein The Estate of Henry Sanborn Constance R. Caplan Richard and Carol Bernstein Lois Schenck and Tod Myers Dr. Phyllis R. Kaplan The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation The Honorable Steven Schuh and Nicholas Klise The Estate of Phyllis Brill Ms. Dania Blair Earl and Darielle Linehan The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg The Estate of Margaret Cooke Stephen and Gail Shawe Foundation Ingrid and Robert Coutts Sherman Family Foundation Susan and Charles Shubin Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cowie, Jr. George and Betsy Sherman Nancy E. Smith Richard and Rosalee Davison Speedwell Foundation David and June Trone Ben and Zelda Cohen Charitable Foundation Karen and Richard Soisson The Estate of Albert and Martha Walker Richard and Rosalee C. Davison Foundation, Inc. Joanne Gold and Andrew Stern Ellen W.P. Wasserman Kenneth W. DeFontes and Donna C. DeFontes The Estate of Ingeborg Weinberger

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$50,000–$99,999 The Estate of Carol McCord Baltimore Office Of Promotion Mr. Thomas Brantigan Anonymous Nancy S. Offit Foundation And The Arts Ms. Rosemarie Brazeau In memory of James Gavin Manson Morris and Nancy Offit Penny Bank Carolyn and David Braverman The Abell Foundation President’s Committee on Dr. Mitchell Bard Ms. Shirley Braverman The Herbert Bearman Foundation The Arts and Humanities Lee Barker Ms. Amy Brennan Mrs. Sonia D. Blumenthal* The RCM&D Foundation Ms. Danielle Barner Rebecca and Josh Brenner Sander and Norma K. Buchman Fund Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, Inc. John and Ruella Barnes Mr. Robert Breyer The Annie E. Casey Foundation The Jim and Patty Rouse Charitable Mr. John I. Barnes, II Paul and Jane Brickman The Estate of Hazel Ann Fox Foundation Ms. Mabel Barron Jeremy Bridges H&S Bakery, Inc. Suzan Rouse James and Sheila Barry Dr. Nancy Bridges Mr. Bill Paterakis Ronald and Kathryn Shapiro Anjula Batra Susan Bridges and Bill Van Dyke Mrs. Betty Himeles and The Martin S. Southwest Airlines Ms. Kimberly M Battista Ms. Jeanne Brinkley Himeles, Sr. Foundation Ms. Patricia Stephens The Kenneth S. Battye Charitable Trust Ms. Janet Briscoe The Letaw Family Foundation, Inc. Travelers Foundation Mr. Brian Bayerle Thomas and Michele Broemmelsiek The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation John Beach Ms. Martha Bromberger-Barnea Dr. Thomas Pozefsky Thomas Wilson Foundation Ms. Jane Beard Ms. Jenny Bromley The Rales Foundation Wright Family Foundation Ms. Stephanie Bechtel Steven Brooks and Ann Loar Brooks Barry and Susan Rosen John and Mary Ann Beckley Ms. Sarah Brooner Jacob S. Shapiro Foundation UNDER $10,000 Mrs. Sarah Beckwith Brown Capital Management at the suggestion of Anonymous (3) Claire Beissinger Brown Memorial Woodbrook Jane Baum Rodbell Herbert and Betty Aaron Ms. Heidi Bell Presbyterian Church Stanley Rodbell Dr. Eileen Abel Harry and Janice Benham Karen and Robert Brown Lockhart Vaughan Foundation Emile Bendit and Diane Abeloff Ms. Eileen Bennett Kristen Handy-Brown Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Zenilman Mr. Harland Abraham David Bercuson Ms. Lynette Brown Eric and Robin Ace Ms. Lane K. Berk Ms. Amy Bruce $10,000–$49,999 William and Dorothy Achor Barry D. and Linda F. Berman Ms. Jeanne Brush ALH Foundation, Inc. William L. and Victorine Q. Adams Ms. Cynthia Berman Ms. Sandra Brushart Ms. Marin Alsop Foundation Gerardine Berman Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Player’s William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund Mrs. Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire Howard and Deborah Berman Committee Baltimore City Foundation Ms. Kathryn Adams Bunny Bernstein Mr. Stephen C. Buckingham Dr.* and Mrs. Linwood Ivey AHS Charm City Chapter Mr. Toby Bernstein Dr. David G Bundy Baltimore Ravens Mr. Zachary Alberts Ms. Danielle Beyers Mr. Peter Van Buren Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle George and Frances Alderson Robert Biagiotti Ms. Susan L. Burgert Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Tedd Alexander, III Marjorie Bigham Ms. Lori Burghauser Tiger Baron Foundation Karl and Kathy Alexander Elizabeth Binford Kathleen and Brian Burr Dr. Lillian Bauder ALH Foundation, Inc. Judy and Dave Binkley Mark and Dana Burrough Sheldon and Arlene Bearman David and Bonnie Allan William and Martha Bishai Jeffrey and Ann Burt BGE David Allen John and Carol Bishop Dr. Nancy Burton-Prateley The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Mrs. Elise Allen Scott and Katherine Bissett Mrs. Amy Burwen Foundation Ms. Shirley Allen Bithgroup Technologies, Inc. Ms. Kristin L. Bussell The Estate of Jean Louise Bloom Stephen and Kristen Allen Mr. Black Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Butler Mr. Frank A. Bonsal, Jr. Thomas and Carol Allen Mrs. Irene E. Black Aaron Bycoffe Stanley and Dorah Brager Willow and Hollys Allen Ms. Katherine Blakeslee Ms. Sharon Byrd Shirley Brandman and Howard Shapiro AmazonSmile Mr. Louis Blank Charles and Judy Cahn The Peter David Brendsel Fund for Christoph and Joanna Amberger Mary and Morton Blaustein Cal Ripkin Sr. Foundation, Inc. Children Literacy American Trading & Production Nancy Blaustein and James Calderwood and Joyce Johnson Ellen and Dorsey Burger Corporation J. Patrick Harrington Ms. June Caldwell The Clinton Family Fund Ms. Barbara Ames Mrs. Marilyn Bliden Dr. Nathan H. Carliner Ellen and Linwood Dame Mr. Will P. Amland Miriam Blitzer Ms. Janice Campbell The Rothschild Foundation Diana Andrews Rachel Bloch Candlelight Concert Society, Inc. Deering Family Foundation Ms. Susan Angell Bloomberg Philanthropies The Canticle Singers Of Baltimore Mr. James DeGraffenreidt and The Estate of Ms. Barbara Appell In Honor of Terry M. Rubenstein Daryl Caplan and Bob Bryant Dr. Mychelle Farmer Steven and Kristen Appel Joyce and Robert Bloor Jamie Caplis Betty Lee and Dudley P. Digges Arnold and Suzanne Applefeld Mia Bock Benjamin and Myrna Cardin Memorial Fund Mrs. Ruth Aranow Ms. Brenda J. Bodian Theodore and Gregory Carski Ms. Alice Dorshow Mr. Paul Araujo Ms. Carol Bogash Ms. Margaret Carlton The Estate of William B. Eddison Louise Armstrong Elizabeth Boison Carrolltowne Elementary Family League of Baltimore City, Inc. Tina and Todd Armstrong John and Carolyn Boitnott John H. Carter Peggy and Yale Gordon Trust Belinda Arrington Mrs. Barbara Bond Tyonne Carter The Samuel G. and Margaret A. Gorn Ms. Mary Ann Ashcraft John and Elizabeth Bond Ms. Meghan K. Casey Foundation Jill Asman Boomerang Fund For Artists Ms. Mary V. Cashdollar Dr. Michael Hansen and Mr. William Backstrom and Dr. Jean Boone and Mr. Randy Boone Mr. Allen Cassity Ms. Nancy Randa Ms. Tracy Lambros Charles Booth William and Kristina Catto Walter and Stephen Howard Calvin H. Baker and Adam and Meredith Borden Robert and Penny Catzen Betty Huse MD Charitable Foundation Lidia Paz-Baker Neal and Winnie Borden Jennifer Cawthra Kaplan Seidel Fund Mrs. Carol Lynn Baker Dr. Andrea Bowden Matthew Cellini Mr. James T. Kelley, III Mr. Gary Baldwin Ledley Boyce Ms. Jeanne Celtnieks Stephen M. and Maria T. Lans David and Susan Ball Mr. Gerald Boyd, Sr Juno Chang and Kyungeun Park League of American Orchestras F.G. Ball Ms. Winsome Boyd Ronald McDonald House Charities Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Ms. Barbara L. Ballard Woody and Sandra Boyd Ms. Susan Gerrity Chase Frank E. and Miriam Loveman Ms. Betty Ballard Thomas Bozzuto and Robin Madigan Ms. Karen Chasen Foundation Baltimore County Commission Mr. Charles Bragg Mr. James Chen Maller Wealth Advisors on the Arts & Sciences David and Helen Braitman Ms. Lenis Chen Maryland State Arts Council Baltimore Estate Planning Council Boudewien and Paul Brand Hosea T. Chew

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Ms. Rebecca Howell Chew Patricia Daniel Mr. Alan W. Evans Mr. Wayne G. Ching Jane and Worth* Daniels Charles and Beth Evans Chipotle Ron Daniels and Joanne Rosen Exchange Club of Highlandtown Inc. Mrs. Kristine Cho Mrs. Sarah David Exelon Corporation Campaign Mrs. Constance Chriss Tema S. David John Eyring Jean Christianson Mr. Thomas E. Davies Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Farinacci Committee Mrs. Karen Cicmanec Hal Davis and Susan Levine Seth Goldman and Julie Farkas Mr. George Ciscle Miss Cynthia Dawson Mrs. Kathleen D. Farno The Classic Catering People Douglass and Susan Day Ms. Carmen L. Farrior Classical Conversations of Ellicott City Ms. Kathryn L. Day Arthur and Eena Feld Barbara M. Bozzuto Sally Clayton and Leslie Graef Ms. Jovonne C. Day-Miles Mark and Beth Felder Co-Chair CLD Partners Mr. Eugene M. de Lara Mrs. Katherine Feldmann Clean Currents Lisa DeCamp Sandra Feldman Thomas S. Bozzuto Aris and Jennifer Cleanthous Dorothy and Stephen Degaray Melissa and Ilya Feliciano Co-Chair Emery and Edith Cleaves Mrs. Marion DeGroff Mr. H. Stephen Fender Ms. Tara Clifford Ms. Camille Delaney-McNeil and Jianhua Feng and Zhibing Chen Maestra Marin Alsop Mrs. Mary Close Aaron McNeil Mrs. Allison Ferguson Mary Jo and Brad Closs Judy Delbera Marlene and Walter Ferguson Rick Bernstein Samuel Parker Clothier Lisa Delima Ms. Gladys Fernandez Ms. Sybil R Coblenzer Mrs. Barbara DeLouise Kathleen and Jorge Fernandez Jonathan Carney Mrs. Anne Codd Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Denlinger Mark Fetting and Georgia Smith Alan and Deborah Cohen Mr. Miguel Dennis Mr. Stephen Filer Kenneth W. DeFontes, Jr. Allen and Ellen Cohen Mrs. Barbara K. Dent Bonnie Finch Howard and Barbara Cohen Marie des Jardins and John Park Matthew Firor Allan Jensen, MD Howard and Nancy Cohen Mrs. Tanya Deshields-Yates Alvin and Hilda Fisher Ms. Nancy L. Cohen Kevin and Loretta D’Eustachio Frances Fisher Peter T. Kjome Samuel Cohen and Joan Piven-Cohen Mrs. Mariam D’Eustachio Morton and Ann Fisher Dr. Steven Cohen Ms. Geraldine Diamond Sara Fishman Fred Lazarus IV Ms. Suzanne Cohen Susan Dibs and M. Douglas Baker Frederick Flaccavento Ms. Jill Cohen Lenox Dingle Ms. Joanne Flax Jonna Lazarus Ms. Corinne Coleman Sheila Ann Dixon Jerome and Rosemarie Fleg Paula Coleman William Dixon Kelly Fleming Lainy Lebow-Sachs Mr. and Mrs. Reco Collins Miss Sylvia Betts Dodd Ms. Lois Flowers Philip and Mary Combs Ms. April Dodge Veronica Foley Sandra Levi Gerstung The Joseph Mullan Company Carol Dodson Eric and Amy Forseter Conductors Guild Leslie Donnelly Fortineaux Associates Marshall A. Levine, MD Constantine Commercial Construction Ms. Barbara A. Donohoe Laurlene Straughn Pratt Foundation Paul Converse and Wienshet Teklu Kevin Donovan and Sandra Asirvatham Parks & People Foundation Jane Marvine Ms. Mary Cook Ms. Harriet Dopkin T. Rowe Price Foundation Reverend Ralph Cook Ms. Anna Dopkin Mr. Robert Fowler Catherine McClelland Charles and Joan Cooper Mr. James Doran Stephen and Jayne Frank Ms. Julia Cooper Ms. Victoria Dorf Mr. Stan Frazier Joseph Meyerhoff II Mr. Michael Cooper Ms. Marcia Dresner John and Elaine Freeman Mr. Phillip Cooper Larry and Jane Droppa Arlene and Kenneth Friedman Mark Coplin Gloria and Lindsay Dryden Ellen Friedman Sen. Barbara Mikulski Corporate Office Properties Trust Mr. L. Dyson Dryden Ms. Judith Friedman John Corona Shaojia Du and Xiaoyin Wang Mr. Donald Fry Terry M. Rubenstein Corrigan Sports Enterprises Norman and Valerie Dubin Dr. Jillian Fry Ms. Marjorie Corwin DuBois Circle Mr. David Fu Dan Shykind Frank and Jane Costanzi Craig and Nan Duerling Mrs. Ann Fugett Mr. David Costello Elvis Dumervil Dr. Erin Fults Lisa Steltenpohl Alex and Chrissy Cotsalas David and Yehudis Eagle Ms. Jane Fun Mr. Nicholas Coutros Brian Eakes Ms. Lisa Gaffney James Wyman Ms. Erma S. Craig Nancy and Alan Eason Marina and John Gaffney Ms. Barbara Crawley John and Donna Easton Kathleen and John Gagnon Cristina Creager Donna Eden Ms. L. Denise Galambos Margaret O. Cromwell Family Fund Ms. Joyce Edington Mr. Matthew Gallagher Phyllis Joy Gestrin Mr. Michael Cryor Edwards & Hill Communications, LLC Ms. Nancy Gallagher Ms. Vera Gibbs The Honorable Elijah Cummings Gretchen Edwards Ms. Christina Gallo Wilson and Jeanne Gildee Mr. Max Curran Willem Van Eeghen Ms. Ethel W. Galvin Raquel Whiting Gilmer Mr. Jackson Curreri Dr. Georgia Franyo-Ehlers Gamma Boule Foundation Susan Gilson Meosotis Curtis Ms. Paula Ferris Einaudi Ms. Barbara Gamse Mr. & Mrs. James L. Ginsburg Ms. Raymarlyn Curtis Mary and James Elliott Nona Gandelman Ms. Arlene Gioia Ms. Ellen B Cutler Todd Elliott Jeffrey Gangwisch and Robbye Mr. John M. Gipson Carol and John Cyphers Stuart and Margery Elsberg Apperson Mrs. Suzanne L. Given Ms. Maris St. Cyr Mrs. Gabriella Emmett Lyle Garitty Corliss and Thomas Glennon D’Addario Foundaion Mr. & Mrs. John H. Engel Pinkney and Yvonne Garner Michael and Jane Glick Sophie Dagenais Mr. Michael Enright Mr. Robert Garnet Ms. Jeanette Glose James and Anne Dale Epworth United Methodist Chapel Leete and Jamie Garten Ms. Kayla Gluck Ms. Laurel Damashek Mr. Raphael D. Erfe John and Christine Gazurian Mr. Christopher Gocke Linwood Dame Ms. Carol Erhardt Ms. Gail Geller Mr. Adam Goers Dr. Dallas Dance Yener and Brenda Erozan Judith Geller and Michael Raitzyk Mr. Justin Golart Irwin Danels Ms. Karen McNamara Esposito Ms. Gretchen Genello Mrs. Louise Goldberg Marcia Daniel Patrick and Janice Eteme John Gerwig Lewis and Louise Goldfine

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Barry and Florence Goldgeier The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Ms. Debbie Jones Richard and Paola Kulp David and Eleanor Goldstein Mrs. Hortense H. Henry Ms. Melanie Jones Yann and Beatrice Kulp Thomas and Andrea Goldstein Mr. Barry Herman Kristin Jurkscheit Edoardo Kulp Ms. Jenny Good Ms. Miriam Herman Angie Jusino Joshua Kulp and Julie Zuckerman Katherine Goodrich Ms. Annalise Heron Ms. Joanne Juskus Mr. Sunil Kumar and Ms. Sumati Murli Marion and James Goodrich Thomas and Sandra Hess Anson and Jonathan Justi Julie Kurland and Marcia Diehl Carol and Russell Gordon Mr. Martin K.P. Hill Heather Kadel Ms. Bonnie D. Kutch Ms. Lynne T. Gorman Robert and Sandra Hillman Ms. Ann H. Kahan Min Kwon and Hyeyon Roh The Estate of Dailinia Gorn Martin and Paula Himeles Ms. Helene Kahn Mr. Alexander Lacquement Julie and Stephen Gottlieb Richard and Margaret Himelfarb Mr. Henry Kahn Mark and Sandy Laken Ms. April Gottsagen Joseph and Bette Hirsch Kaiser Permanente Ms. Patricia A. Landis Dr. Meredith Gould Gina and Daniel Hirschhorn Hinrich and Christine Kaiser John Landon Mr. James Gouldmann Peter and Lisa Hoffberger Paul Kalb and Susan Ascher Shannon Landwehr Mr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Graef Barbara Hogan Harvey Kallens and Bonnie Schulman Col. Stephen Langenberg Grafton Consulting LLC Terry Hogan Ms. Audrey Kallman Mr. Jason Lasher Mr. Andrew Graham Ernestine Jolivet Mr. Stratton Kalpaxis Ms. Donna Lashof Ms. Jean Elizabeth Graham Ralph and Sharon Holzman Mr. Mumtaz B. Kammerer Mr. Bruce Lauber Ms. Betsy Granek Homeless Angels Mr. Aaron Jordan Kaplan Ann-Marie Lawlor Mrs. Toni Greenberg Mr. Phillip E. Hooks Kappa Kappa Psi Ms. Wendy Lawner Mrs. Emily Greene Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Dr.* and Mrs.* Murray Kappelman Mr. Jim Lawrence Dr. Sue Greene Kathleen Vander Horst Mr. Peter Karpoff Rangini Lawrence Mrs. Marlene Greenebaum Ms. Jane Houck Ms. Nancy Eliza Kass Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lazarus, IV Ms. Peggy Greenman House of Musical Traditions P. Kates Mary and Philip Leaf Mrs. Lauren Greenwald Angeles de Leon Dr. & Mrs. Eric Katkow Mr. & Mrs. John LeBarton Alison Greer Ms. Susan Hovanec Howard and Marion Katz Lainy LeBow-Sachs Mr. Demetreus Gregg Ms. Susan Hoye Louis and Minna Katz Alexis P. Lecouras Molly Gregory Dr. and Mrs. Freeman Hrabowski, III Barbara P. Katz Thomas LeDoux Nancy Gregory David and Lily Huang Jennifer Katze and Anthony Kraus Kathleen and Kenneth Lee Mr. J. David Greydanus Ms. Jane L. Hughes Mr. Loren Bruce Kayfetz Ms. Paula H. Lee Ulrike Gross Mr. Sean Hull Mr. Steve Kearney Brian and Kathy Lee Richard and Linda Grossi Roger and Linda Hultgren Monica Kearns Dr. Jennifer Lee-Summers PNC Financial Services Group Sarah Humphreys and Lawrence Mason Ms. Joyce Keating Ms. Linda Lee Mrs. Donna Lucia Guarino Ms. Dorothy M Hunt Mrs. Julia Keelty Ronald Lee Leonard and Susan Guberman Paul and Jennifer Huston Ms. Delores Kerr David and Rebecca Leege Ms. Claude Helene Guillemard Mr. Chris Hutchinson Ms. Tatevik Khoja-Eynatyan Dr. Sandra R. Leichtman Ronald and Cynthia Gunderson David and Susan Hutton Ms. Helen A. Kiefert Ruth and Jay Lenrow Joann Gusdanovic and Lisa Evans Ms. Elisabeth Hyleck Ms. Genevieve Ann Kiel Scott and Laurie Lerman Ms. Julia Guth Takeru Igusa and Catherine Renggli Laurie Kim Margot and Larry Lessans Ms. Adelaide A. Habel Victor and Jan Ilenda Byron King William and Joanne Levasseur Miles and Ronnie Haber Joo Hyun Im Andrea Kirsch Ms. Keisha A. Leverette Ms. Stephanie R. Hack Alan and Karen Ingalls Mr. Stephen Kiser Leonard and Cynthia Levering Eric Hadaway Gary and Iris Ingber Peter Kjome and Kristen Morrison Mrs. Sara W. Levi Kenneth and Arlene Haddock Mrs. Tina Iosue Joan G. And Joseph Klein Jr. Roger Levin and Janet Siegel Ms. Marian Hahn Sister Mary Irving Foundation Ms. Emily R. Levitas Kathryn Haller and Jeffrey Johnson Mrs. Padma Iyer Michael and Clara Klein Andrea LeWinter and Stephen Seliger Fern and J. Edward Hamel Ronna Jablow Ms. Joan Klein Orville and Marion Lewis Carole Hamlin and C. Fraser Smith Ms. Kathleen Jackson Marcel and Barbara Klik Claudia Lewis Brian and Carolyn Hammock Mr. Peter Jackson Edward and Louise Klohr Ms. Emily Li Robert and Beverly Handwerger Hillary Jacobs Ms. Kristin Kluge Li Li Ms. Lincolnette Handy Richard Jacobs Ms. Regan Knapp Ava Lias-Booker and Earl Booker Kristen Handy-Brown Sanford and Ann Jacobson Robert and Joyce Knodell Frances and Edward Lieberman James Hanes David and Ulrike Jaller Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Ms. Janine Linden Taylor Hanex Wendy and Chris Jeffries Foundation Ms. Jennifer Lindner Michael and Ann Hankin Allynnore Jen Mr. Martin Knott Ms. Lynne Lipsitz Richard Hannigan Mrs. Eleanor Jenks William Koerner Mrs. Susan Liss James and Linda Happel Brenda Jews Mr. Rick Kohr Mr. William C. Litsinger, Jr Mrs. Beth Happick Dana and David Johns Ms. Hillary Kolodner Joan and David Little Har Sinai Congregation Johns Hopkins Hospital Nicholas and Stephanie Konstant Mrs. Harry R. Locke Bernadene Harper Johns Hopkins University Danielle Koontz Ms. Joan C. Lockman Ronald and Carol Harrell Mr. Adrian Johnson Sallyann Koontz Mr. Alan Long Dr. Jacqueline Harris Ms. Kathleen Johnson Dr. Elizabeth Koopman Mr. & Mrs. Ron Lorentzen Ms. Kati Harrison Ms. Mary L. Johnson Mrs. Theresa M. Kopasek Frank E. & Miriam Loveman Ms. Pat Hartley Amy Johnson Rita and I.J. Kopin Foundation Wilbert and Lillie Hawkins Mrs. Janet Johnson Lawrence Koppelman and Harold and Judith Lowe Dr. Carla Hayden Mrs. Mabel Johnson Elizabeth Ritter Mrs. Maxine D. Lowy Joanne Hayes and Deidre Carroll Sandi Johnson Dr. Bernard F. Kozlovsky Peggy and Chao Lu Maurice and Lisa Haywood Ms. Janet C. Johnston Mr. James B. Kraft Ms. Anna C Luther Donald and Sybil Hebb Ms. Ernestine Jones Jolivet Ms. Cynthia Kratz Ms. Jane Lynn Mrs. Anita Heffernan Ms. Diana Jolley Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Kremen Mr. Christopher J. Lyon Mrs. Shanna Heilveil Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Jolley Julian Krolik and Elaine Weiss Stefan MacGillis John Heinlein Mary and Dale Jolliffe Evan and Toni Krometis Ms. Carolyn Machamer David and Linda Hellmann Mr. James Edward Jones Sara Krusenstjerna Robb and Barb MacKie Ms. Rhonda Henderson Arthur Jones, III Kristen Krzyzewski and David Yalowitz Ms. Ellen Macks William Henderson Christopher Jones Edmond and Linda Kulp Ann and Thomas MacLellan

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Mary MacVey Elizabeth and William Minkin Antoinette O’Donnell Mrs. Stephanie Prange Proestel Mr. Randy Macy Cynthia Minkovitz Elizabeth O’Gara Herbert and Linda Proper Macy’s, Inc. Mr. Brian Stokes Mitchell Lee and Marilyn Ogburn Daniel Pugh Sen. Martin Madden John and Jolie Mitchell III Mr. Garrick Ohlsson Ms. Toni Purdy Andrea and Michael Madsen Ms. Patricia J. Mitchell Jerry O’Keefe Fangtu Qiu and Emily Li Mr. and Mrs. Howard Majev Ms. Peg Mitchell Mr. Timothy Thomas O’Leary Mr. Jacob Radin Ms. Sarah W. Majoros Ms. Francine Mittelman David Oleynik Sandra Marie Ragusa Ms. Sarah Mallonga Herbert and Miriam Mittenthal Mrs. Hannah Elaine Oliver Mr. Chris Rahl Ms. Maureen Malone Dr. Margaret Mohler-Strahan Miss Chiara Olivi Ms. Chris Raitzyk Donald and Brigitte Manekin Mrs. Deborah Molesworth Ms. Elizabeth Olson Harry and Marian Randall Ms. Marsha Manekin Charles and Linda Monk Mr. Steven Oney Kathy Randolph Amy Mann Wes and Dawn Moore Mr. Michael O’Pecko Lauren Rausch Ms. Sara Manning Ms. Lisa W. Moore Kevin O’Reilly Mr. William Ray Denise Maple Daniel Moore and Elizabeth Pierce Ms. Bonnie Orrison Dr. Bonnie Reagan Mr. Thierry Marbach Lisa Moore Dr. Adaora Osakwe Erica Reaves Shirley Marcus-Allen Stephanie Moore Nancy Osborn and Martin Beilin Raymond L. Reed Ms. Elizabeth B. Mariani Claudia Morales Mr. Richard Osial Randi Reichel Marcia Markowitz Robert and Lila Mordhorst Richard and Lois Pace Elizabeth and Charles Reichelt Mrs. Gloria Marrow Mrs. Jennifer Morehouse Alexis Pace and Szu Burgess Joseph and Judith Reiff Jake and Jennifer Martin Mr. Ramal Moreland Ms. Margaret Pagan Mignon Reik William and Carol Martin Carolyn and Charles Morgan Mr. Stephen Painter Mr. Salem Reiner Virginia Martin Suzanne and Thomas Morgan Ms. Ellen-Jane K. Pairo Michael Reisch and Lily Jarman-Reisch Patrick Martinez Mr. Jared Morgan Mr. Jonathan Palevsky Ms. Dee Dee Remenick Jason and Andrea Marx Ms. Maureen Morgan Millie Paniccia Ms. Karen E Renaud Mr. Joel Marx Ms. Paulette Morgan Cindy Paradies and Larry Moscow Mr. William Reuling Julie Masiello Terry Morgenthaler and Patrick Kerins Mr. and Mrs. Gazzater Parham Ms. Amy Rhodes Mr. Andy Maslar Shelley and Dan Morhaim Bruce and Nancy Paris Carl and Bonnie Richards Ms. Gloria Jean Mason Joseph Morra Mrs. Young Ah Park Dr. William Richards Lydia Mason and Mark Ingram Ms. Elizabeth K. Moser Jung Park Dina Richardson Jason Mathias Ms. Trina Mostyn Mrs. Marcia Park Mrs. Tona A. Riggio Ms. Barbara Matthews Mr. Joseph Francis Mrozek Ms. Nancy Parker The Estate of Robert Riley Lance Matthiesen Mr. Kirk Mullen Edward and Kathleen Patey Mrs. Lynda Aalpoel Riley Daniel and Agnes Mazur Mrs. Joy Munster Maureen Patton Stephen Robb and Judy Honig Michael McCaffery and Mr. William Murphy Ms. Pamela Paulk Maria Robertson Beverly Wendland Mrs. Carrie Murrie Ms. Ana Pavich Cecil and Donna Robinson Mr. Ronald McCallum Claire Myer and Robert Schuck The Pearl Foundation Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Ms. Mary Stuart McCamy Mr. Andrew Myer Ms. Amy Peck Dr. Ann Rogers David and Susan McCardell Roy and Gillian Myers Ms. LaTasha Peele Mr. Jonathan Rogers Ms. Valencia McClure Margot B. Nadien Catherine and Luis Penafiel Mrs. Ashleigh Rohm Mr. Leo C. McDonagh Dr. Sheila Namir William and Kathleen Pence Roland Park Women’s Club Ms. Jamie McDonald Mr. Marc Narkus-Kramer Ms. Margaret Penhallegon Sara Rollfinke Sen. Nathaniel J. McFadden Thomas and Judith Nassau Kimberly and Aurelio Perez-Lugones Mr. Edgar Romero James and Eve McGovern Ms. Amy Nathan Patsy Perlman Mr. David Ropp Ms. Kathleen McGuire National Arts and Humanities Joan Perrault Sondra Rose Mr. Jim McIntyre Youth Program Ms. Stephanie Pettaway Bev Rosen and Russ Morris Vatrice McKoy Ms. Virginia W. Naylor Ms. Jacquie Perry Mr. Benjamin Rosenberg Ms. Florence A. McLean Anne and Gerald Nelson Geraldine Perry Ms. Barbara Rosenberger Ms. Bettye J. Meadows Mr. David Nelson Ms. Julie Perry Howard and Michelle Rosenbloom Jeffrey and Anita Meddin Netcraftsmen Mr. Lawrence Peskin Mrs. Beth C. Rosenwald Mr. Marcia Medina Network for Good Mr. Thomas Peter Gary and Naomi Rosner Mr. Gary S. Melnick Mrs. Cynthia Neverdon-Morton Misha and Lis Petkevich Phyllis and David Ross Menchey Music Service, Inc. Ms. Mariette Hiu Newcomb Ms. Ruth Pettus Mary Ross and Donna Martin Lauren Mendelsohn Jennifer and Thomas Newlin Ms. Thien-Kim Pham Paul Rothman and Frances Meyer Ms. Michelle N Mendez Miss Alexandra Ng Jonathan Philipson Ms. Amalie R. Rothschild Ms. Carol Merrell David Nickels and Gerri Hall Ms. Lesley Pierce Lissa Rotundo Abel Merrill Mr. Ron Nicodemus Mr. Wendell Pierce Roundwood Fund Dr. Maria W. Merritt Ms. Arline Nitzberg Ms. Jo-Ann Pilardi Ted and Lucinda Rouse Mr. Randolph Metcalfe Ms. Anna Noon Thomas and Natalie Pilon Clark and Constance Row Ms. Jill Meyer Norfolk Southern Foundation Audrey and Thomas Pinkney Ms. Maryann Rozzell Harvey and Phyllis Meyerhoff Antonella Nota and Mark Clampin Michael* and Lisa Pintzuk Mr. Michael S. Rubenstein Neil and Sayra Meyerhoff Mark and Alice Notis Arthur and Judith Pittenger Mr. Peter Ruchkin Joseph Meyerhoff and Dawna Cobb Ruth and Michael Notis PLDA Interiors Dr. Janice Marie Rusnak Mr. Lou Mezzanotte Ms. Anne-Marie Ntagahoraho Ms. Judith Plott Mr. Ira Russcol Daniel and Kay Michaelis Susan K. Numrich Teresa Pollet Neil and JoAnn Ruther Ms. Susan Middaugh Andrew and Sharon Nussbaum Elizabeth Porter The Honorable and Gary and Jill Miller Mr. Charles Ober Ms. Deborah Lou Potee Mrs. Boyd Rutherford Herbert and Carrie Miller Ms. Heather O’Brien The Isaac & Leah M. Potts Christine Rutkowski Stephen and Susan Miller David and Laura O’Callaghan Foundation, Inc. Ms. Elizabeth Ryan Mrs. Barbara Miller Mr. Colm O’Comartun Anne and Roger Powell Ann Sacks Ms. Deborah Miller Elizabeth O’Connell William and June Powers Ruth Sadler and Robert Byrnes Mr. Stanley Miller Mrs. Charleen O’Connor Ms. Jennifer Powers Kelly Sage Hilary Miller and Katherine Bent Diane O’Conor The Estate of Margery Pozefsky Ms. Keiko Saito Janis Millete Ryan and Katherine O’Doherty Ronda Pozoulakis Elise and David Saltzberg Carol and Noah Minkin Steven and Sherri O’Donnell Ms. Virginia Probasco Jeffrey and Diana Samet

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Jon and Barbara Samuels Ms. Gillian Silver Ms. Margaret Taliaferro Wen Wei Mrs. Jeanne Samuels Morton and Harriet Silverstein Ms. Sharron D. Tan Cara Weiman Wendy Sanborn Mrs. Alyssa Silverstein James and Carolyn Tancock Mr. Howard Weinberg Ms. Kirsten E. Sandberg Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Simms Ms. Milagritos Tapia D’Arcy and Bruce Weinberger Ms. Maureen Sandberg Ms. Marjorie B. Simon Mr. Benjamin D. Tauber Brian and Karen Weinstein Dina and John Sarbanes Mrs. Elizabeth Simon-Higgs Ms. Holly Ann Taylor Sheldon and Harriet Weinstock Mrs. Jennifer Sarlin Mrs. Muriel Simon Ms. Angel Terol Ilene and Stephen Weiss Ms. Molla Sarros Wendy and Mike Singer Mr. Andrew J. Tesoro Mr. Fred Weiss David and Ann Saunders Ellwood and Thelma Sinsky Ms. Claudia Tesoro Mr. Joseph Weiss Ms. Brenda Saunders Barbara and Joseph Skillman David and Carolyn Thayer Marie Wells Mr. William Saunders Dr. and Mrs. James W. Slack Ms. Debra Therit Ms. Qiana Wells John and Gioia Sawchuk Jacqueline and Phill Slavney Ms. Susan Beth Thomas Dr. Toni Wengerd Terrence Sawyer Ms. Beth Slepian Dr. Freeda Thompson Christopher and Anne West SC&H Group, LLC John S. Slifka Mr. Fred Thomsen Westhoff Family Foundation Ellen Schaefer Mr. John R. Sliger Ms. Carrie Thornbery Ms. Sheila Wexler Susan Scharf Ms. Anne Sloan Amy and Eric Tich Calbraith and Aimee Wheaton Mr. Wayne R. Schaumburg Jaime Slocum Ms. Karline Tierney Marvina Whethers Ms. Irma Schechter The Honorable and Maria and Chuck Tildon Ms. Louise M. White Ms. Ann Scheck Mrs. James T. Smith Mrs. Anne Tilmes Ms. Rita B. Whiting Amy Bober-Schenerman and Elizabeth and Claire Smith Sarah Titus Mr. Kenneth Whitley Mark Schenerman Karen and Michael Smith Ms. Elizabeth J. Toole Mrs. Mary Ellen Whitman Mr. Benjamin Scherer Ms. Nancy E Smith Mrs. Normina L. Torres Gerard Whitmore Joanne Schmader and Michael Casassa Norman and Rona Smith Towson University Scott and Mary Wieler John and Deborah Schmidt Ms. Patricia M Smith Alice Tracy Mr. Thomas Wilcox Linda Schmidt Mr. Graylin Smith Carol Traub Mr. Eugene Wilkins The Honorable Kurt L. Schmoke and Mr. James Smith Jim and Karen Trennepohl Jeri S. Wilkins Dr. Patricia L. Schmoke, MD Dr. and Mrs. William Smulyan True Q, LLC Mr. R. Adam Williams Greg and Pauline Schneider Lee and Gloryann Snyder Ms. Carole Trump Margaret D. Williams Ms. Jean Schoenleber Ms. Shirley Snyder Ms. Kristen Tubman Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams Dr. Hendrik P. Scholl Ms. Stephanie Snyder Robin and Harold Tucker Ms. Judith D. Willner Dee and Robert Schuette Ms. Joan Sobkov Stanley and Cynthia Tucker Ms. Caroline Wilner Rick and Tracey Schultz Richard and Lorna Solomon Ms. Kelley Tucker Judy and Fred Wilpon Fred and Janet Schutzman Alfred and Jill Sommer Rebecca Tucker Ms. Felecia Wilson Jim and Charlene Schwark Joyce and Yeong Song Kathy Tugendhat William and Mary Beth Wilson Eleanor Schwark Ms. Geetika Sood Ms. Kathryn Turner Susan Savits Winson Mr. Neil Herbert Schwartz Courtney Spangler Kristin and Rex Turner Ricco Winters Frederick and Kathleen Schwarz Dr. Frank Sparandero Mr. Donald Tynes, Sr Mr. Daniel Wise Barbara Schweizer Ms. Betty Spear Evans and Rose Tyson Frank Witter and Mr. James Scott Scott and Heather Speert Uber Mary Forbes Witter Lyndi Scott-Strite Ms. Suzanne Spencer James and Therese Ulmer Allen Wolf Mr. Wayne Scott Don Spero and Nancy Chasen Ms. Marlene Underwood Mrs. Melissa Wolf Paula Seabright and Kimberly Spiro United Way Central MD Woman’s Club of Roland Park Gabriel Hightower Mrs. Mary T. Sprow United Way Of Greater Kansas City Mr. Ken Wong Second Presbyterian Church Ms. Teerada Sripaipan Dana Valery Mr. Ken Woodbury of Baltimore Eric and Karen Stahl Ms. Kathryn Vaselkiv Ms. Sarah Woodson Mrs. Sarah Sedlak Barbara and Frederick Stam Mr. Eric Veiel Mrs. Sandra Wool Clair Segal Terry and Deborah Stambaugh Venable LLP Ms. Barbara Worsham Dr. Priya Sekar Michael and Katherine Stanka Eric and Noreen Victor John and Ann Wotell Valerie Serrall Jerrica Stanley Marguerite and Umberto VillaSanta Ms. Frances Ann Wright Ms. Alexis Seth Wilma and Lee Starkey Jan and Robert Wagner Dr. Andrea Wurster Maxine Seyboth Mr. Charles Starkey Frank and Jane Walker Mattie Wynne Judith Shamir Joan Stearman Kent and Suzanne Walker Nicholas and Ellen Yancich M. Sigmund and Barbara Shapiro Ronald and Susie Stern Ms. Doris Walker Ellen Yankellow and Bill Chapman Stephen and Anita Shaw Ms. Andrea Stern Mr. Harley Walker Rong Ye and Max Hu Ms. Joanne Shea Stephen and Sue Sternheimer Ms. Christine L. Wallace Charles and Carol Yoder Mark and Lauren Sheehan Deborah Stetson David and Chris Wallace Ms. Eileen Yoffe Dr. Louise Sheiner Alexandra Stevens Ms. Catherine A. Walsh Kyle and Melissa Yoon Ms. Martha E. Shelhoss Susan Stewart Ms. Jacqueline Walsh Ellen Yorke Ms. Barbara Shelhoss Shale Stiller and Ellen Heller Eleanor and Michael Walton Michael and Barbara Young Stephen Shepard and Peggy Hetrick Ms. Carrie Wilson Stockwell Ms. Frances Warner Mr. Neil Young Ms. Patricia Shiflett Ms. Shirley H. Stokes John and Susan Warshawsky Pamela Young Ms. Gloria Shin Corey Stone Mr. and Mrs. David Warshawsky Paul and Deborah Young-Hyman Ms. Mary Shine Ms. Jacquelyn Stone Mrs. Manuele D. Wasserman Norman and Mary Youskauskas Lucia Shoemaker and John Schwab Geary L. Stonesifer Leland and Marjory Watermeier Robert and Miriam Zadek Samuel and Josephine Shore Mr. Thomas Stosur Ms. Tracy Watkins Ms. Ellen Kahan Zager Mr. Craig Shore David and Susan Straus Ms. Barbara J. Watson Joanne Zarling Burdette and Judith Short Ms. Angela M. Strope Michelle and Trevin Wear Ms. Marya Zeigler Alexander and Patricia Short Jeffrey and Erin Strovel Elizabeth and John Weaver Mr. Shawn Zeigler Mr. Sheldon Shugarman Ms. Harriet Stulman Meg and Paul Weber Lydia Zieglar Mrs. Virginia G. Shuger Mrs. Bonnie Stump Lisa and Paul Webster Steve Ziger Richard and Francine Shure Ms. Barbara Styrt Lazar Wechsler and The Estate of Dr. Mildred Zindler Leonard and Virginia Siems Dr. Robert Summe Kaethe Wechsler-Jentzsch Jeff Zoller Jean Silber Dr. Edward Syron The Wednesday Club Rachel Silber Dr. Michael Szedlmayer Francie Weeks and Scott Shane *Deceased

40 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY FUND HONOR ROLL NOVEMBER 1, 2017–JANUARY 31, 2019 The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is deeply grateful to the individual, corporate, foundation and government donors whose generosity to the Annual Fund supports our artistic, education and community engagement initiatives. Gifts were received from the following donors between November 1, 2017 and January 31, 2019.

Please note that this Annual Fund listing does not include the generous gifts made in support of the Endowment and/or OrchKids. To donate, please contact the BSO Members Office at 410.783.8124 or visit BSOmusic.org/donate.

THE CENTURY CLUB Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Erin Becker $100,000 or more Memorial Foundation Dr. Emile A. Bendit and Diane Abeloff Marin Alsop The Huether-McClelland Foundation Ellen and Ed Bernard Richard and Carol Bernstein George and Catherine^ McClelland Diane and Leland Brendsel Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Scott Phares and Judy Witt Phares Steven Brooks and Ann Loar Brooks Foundation and the Estate of Ruth Marder Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Richman Mr. and Mrs. George L. Bunting, Jr. The Bozzuto Family Charitable Fund Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Ms. Mary Catherine Bunting Thomas Brener Michelle and Howard Rosenbloom Ms. Kathleen A. Chagnon Sarellen and Marshall A. Levine, M.D. Hon. Steve Schuh and Family August and Melissa Chiasera Hecht-Levi Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Charles I. Shubin Joan Piven-Cohen and Samuel T. Cohen Mrs. Robert H. Levi * and Sandra Gerstung Mr.* and Mrs. Gideon N. Stieff, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coutts Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family The Rothschild Charitable Foundation Charitable Funds MAESTRA’S CIRCLE DIAMOND Ellen and Linwood Dame Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker $15,000–$24,999 Chapin Davis Investments Bruce Rosenblum and Lori Laitman Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. H. Chace Davis, Jr. Alena and David M. Schwaber Mr.* and Mrs.* Alexander Armstrong Marie des Jardins and John Park Dr. and Mrs.* Solomon H. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Jack Biddle III Ms. Margaret Ann Fallon Mr. and Mrs. David J. Trone The Bunting Family Foundation Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts Caswell J. Caplan Charitable Joanne Gold and Andrew A. Stern Income Trusts/Constance R. Caplan FOUNDER’S CIRCLE LaVerna Hahn Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cowie, Jr. $50,000–$99,999 Wendy M. Jachman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davison Mr.* and Mrs. Kingdon Gould*, Jr. Riva and Marc Kahn Mrs. Lynn Deering Dr. and Mrs. Allan Jensen Loren Kayfetz and Pat Pannell Alan and Carol Edelman Patricia and Mark Joseph William La Cholter and Jenny R. Mann Mr. Ira B. (Bill) Fader Jr. Ruth Carol Fund Estate of Richard M. Lansburgh Sandra Levi Gerstung Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Shawe Drs. Yuan and Reiko Lee Dr. Michael Hansen and Nancy Randa Mr. * and Mrs. William Mulligan Richard Wayne Ley Linda Hambleton Panitz Ellen W.P. Wasserman Morris Shapiro Family Foundation Macht Philanthropic Fund of the Associated Barbara Katz Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff $25,000–$49,999 The John J. Leidy Foundation, Inc. Elizabeth K. Moser Anonymous (2) Howard Majev and Janet Brandt Majev Dr. Selvin Passen Donna and Paul Amico Virginia West Martin The Pete Store, LLC William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund Hilary B. Miller and Dr. Katherine N. Bent Mr. Joel J. Rabin and Dr. Nancy Kohn Rabin Creator of the Baker Artist Awards William and Kathleen Pence RCM&D / Albert R. Counselman www.bakerartistawards.org Terry M. and James Rubenstein Barry and Susan Rosen The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shykind Neil J. and JoAnn N. Ruther Robert H. Boublitz Richard C. and Julie I. Vogt Dr. and Mrs. John H. Sadler “In Memory of Harry A. Boublitz” David and Chris Wallace The Honorable and Mrs. James T. Smith, Jr. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Ellen Yankellow and William Chapman Melissa and Philip Spevak Foundation Mr. Andrew A. Stern and Mrs. Joanne Gold Sara and Nelson* Fishman MAESTRA’S CIRCLE PLATINUM Thalheimer-Eurich Charitable Fund, Inc. The Goldsmith Family Foundation, Inc. $10,000–$14,999 Louis Thalheimer & Juliet Eurich The Peggy and Yale Gordon Trust Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Loren Western Young Artist Sponsor “In Memory of Gavin and Mary Manson” Mr. Edward Wiese Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Griswold IV Dr. James Albrecht Barbara and Mike Young Mrs. Barbara Gruver Stanley Asrael SC&H Group Nancy Hackerman The Charles T. Bauer Foundation * Deceased Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hamilton Jr. Andrew and Janet Hartman ^ Governing Members Executive Committee

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BSO AT THE MEYERHOFF Kevin and Diane O’Connor Charles A. Corson John Meyerhoff, MD and HONOR ROLL Drs. Erol and Julianne Oktay John Hirsch and Rebecca M. Lenel Srochi-Meyerhoff The following donors contribute to Dr. and Mrs. David Paige Cowen-Hirsch Margot and Cleaveland Miller support music and music education Dr. and Mrs.* Lawrence C. Pakula Robert Daffer Patricia J. Mitchell throughout the Baltimore community. Marge Penhallegon Dr. and Mrs. Cornelius Darcy Drs. Dalia^ and Alan^ Mitnick Beverly and Sam* Penn Mr. and Mrs. William F. Dausch Rex E. Myers MEYERHOFF GOVERNING Ms. Jane S. Rodbell Arthur F. and Isadora Dellheim Roger F. Nordquist MEMBERS GOLD Dr.* and Mrs.^ Marvin M. Sager Foundation, Inc. “In Memory of Joyce C. Ward” $5,000–$9,999 Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Schapiro Mr. Daniel and Mrs. Mary Dent Ann Norton Anonymous (4) Francesca Siciliano and Mark Green Walter B. Doggett III, E*Trade “In Memory of the Rev. Howard G. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Allen Jean Silber Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Drachman Norton and Charles O. Norton” Rick and Meredith Apfel Dr. and Mrs. Harris J. Silverstone Bill and Louise Duncan Drs. Antonella Nota and L.A. Benson Company Nancy E. Smith Mr. and Mrs.* Laurence Dusold Mark Clampin Donna and Stanley Ber Cape Foundation—Turner B. and Donna Z. Eden and Henry* Goldberg Anne M. O’Hare Barry D. and Linda F. Berman Judith R. Smith Deborah and Philip English Jay and Lisa Orlandi Deborah and Howard M. Berman Janice Collins and James Storey Michaeline Fedder Dr. Bodil B. Ottesen Bunny Bernstein Carolyn and David S. Thaler John and Pam Ferrari James D. Parker John and Marjorie Blodgett “In Honor of Barbara Bozzuto” David and Merle Fishman Mac and Helen* Passano Dr. and Mrs. Paul Z. Bodnar John and Susan Warshawsky Dr. and Mrs. Jerome L. Fleg Fred and Grazina Pearson John and Bonnie Boland Susan G. Waxter Lois Flowers Mr. and Mrs. James Piper Mrs. Suzanne F. Cohen Ms. Debora Sue Weisbacher JoAnn and Jack Fruchtman Helene and Bill Pittler E. Lee Cole Delegate Christopher and Mr. Robert Gillison and David and Lesley Punshon-Smith Mr. William Copper^ Anne West Ms. Laura L. Gamble Peter E. Quint Faith and Marvin Dean Mr. and Mrs. T. Winstead, Jr. Gale Gillespie Robert Bowie, Jr. and Susan Chase Dr. and Mrs. Thomas DeKornfeld Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Zurwelle Helaine and Louis Gitomer Paul Rivkin M.D. and Ronald E. Dencker Sandra and Barry Glass Karen Jackson Kathy and Frank Dilenschneider MEYERHOFF GOVERNING Brian and Gina Gracie Nathan and Michelle Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Diuguid MEMBERS SILVER Toni Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Droppa $3,000–$4,999 Shaun F. Carrick and Richard and Diane Roca Dr. Sylwester J. Dziuba Anonymous (5) Ronald W. Griffin Rona and Arthur Rosenbaum Dr. Sonia and Dr. Myrna Estruch Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Adams Dr. Diana Griffiths Jeffrey Rothstein MD, PhD and Dr. R. Samuel^ and Ms. Andrea Fine Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Adkins Anne and Stephen Hahn Lynn A. Bristol PhD John A. Galleazzi and Elizabeth A. George and Frances Alderson Carole Hamlin^ and C. Fraser Smith Robert W. Russell Hennessey Paul E. Araujo Gary C. Harn Dr. John Rybock and Ms. Lee Betty E. and Leonard H. Golombek Jackie and Eugene Azzam Melanie and Donald Heacock Kappelman Kenneth L. Greif Mrs. Thomas H.G. Bailliere, Jr. Drs. Ruby and Robert Hearn Beryl and Philip Sachs Dr. Todd Phillips and Ms. Denise Sarah and Cameron Baird Mr. David L. Heckman Dr. and Mrs. Michael Salcman Hargrove^ Chris H. Bartlett Barbara and Sam Himmelrich M. Sigmund and Barbara K. Shapiro Sandra and Thomas Hess Donald L. Bartling Bruce and Caren Beth Hoffberger Philanthropic Fund Zuckerman Spaeder LLP Ms. Franca B. Barton and Robert and Marilyn J. Hoffman Ms. Doris Sanders David and Susan Hutton Mr. George G. Clarke Len and Betsy Homer Lois Schenck and Tod Myers Susan and Stephen Immelt Hellmut D.W. Bauer Bill and Ann Hughes Mrs. Barbara K. Scherlis Louise and Richard F. Kemper Dr. and Mrs. Mandell Bellmore Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jehl Jeff M. Schumer Peter Kjome and Kristen Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berry, Jr. Mollie W. Jenckes James and Carol Scott Mrs. Ronnie Kleiman Ms. Hugh Bethell Dr. Glen Johnson Mr. Sanford Shapiro Paul Konka^ and Ellen Baron Blaustein and “In memory of John T. Ricketts III” Stephen Shepard and Peggy Hetrick Susan Dugan-Konka^ Mordecai P. Blaustein, M.D. Richard and Brenda Johnson Ronald and Carol Sher Miss Dorothy B. Krug Mr. Jason Blavatt Susan B. Katzenberg Thom Shipley and Chris Taylor Sandy^ and Mark Laken Betsy and John Bond Mr. James T. Kelley III Ronnie and Rachelle Silverstein Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lazarus IV Dr. Helene Breazeale Marcel and Barbara Klik John Singer Lainy LeBow-Sachs Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Broadus III Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kremen Ellwood and Thelma Sinsky Media Support Services Inc. Barbara and Ed Brody Ms. Patricia Krenzke and Ms. Leslie J. Smith Earl and Darielle Linehan Dr. and Mrs. Donald D. Brown Mr. Michael Hall Carolyn B. Mills and Eileen Mason Mr. and Mrs. Robert Butler Allan Krumholz Dr. John A. Snyder “In Memory of Joseph H. Mason” Mr. and Mrs. S. Winfield Cain Ms. Kristen Krzyzewski and Gloryann and Lee Snyder Dan and Agnes Mazur / Norfolk Ms. Kelly Cantley and Mr. Ken Dr. David Yalowitz Dr. and Mrs. John Sorkin Southern Foundation Weisenborn Dr. James and Mrs. Lynne LaCalle Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sponseller Mr. Randolph Metcalfe Michael and Kathy Carducci Anna and George Lazar Anita and Mickey Steinberg Sheila J. Meyers Marilyn and David Carp Ruth and Jay Lenrow Mr. Edward Steinhouse Mr. Charles Miller Ms. Susan Chouinard Dr. Frances and Mr. Edward Mr. Shale D. Stiller and Jolie and John Mitchell Wandaleen and Emried Cole Lieberman Judge Ellen Heller Dr. and Mrs. C.L. Moravec Dr. Elizabeth H. Jones and Ms. Louise E. Lynch Harriet Stulman Mrs. Joy Munster^ Steven P. Collier Donald and Lenore Martin Susan and Brian Sullam Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nerenberg^ David and Vivien Coombs Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mathews Ruth and Robert Taubman Ted A. Niederman and David and Ellen Cooper Drs. Edward and Lucille McCarthy Raymond G. Truitt and Ricka Neuman Robert A. and Jeanne Cordes Tim Meredith Mary K. Tilghman

42 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org INVEST IN INNOVATION AND BECOME A BSO MEMBER TODAY!

BSO Members enjoy exciting benefits that bring them even closer to the music, beginning at $75 with a behind-the-scenes look at a BSO rehearsal. At higher levels, you can celebrate with your BSO musicians at cast parties, and our Governing Ms. Joan Wah Ronald Stiff and Roberta Van Meter Members (donors $3,000 and above) enjoy priority ticketing William and Salli Ward Marinos and Sebbie Svolos Dr. and Mrs. Matthew R. Weir Dr. Frank C. Marino Foundation and other exclusive benefits. Mr.* and Mrs. David Weisenfreund Charles Emerson Walker, Ph.D. Drs. Susan and James Weiss Ms. Beverly Wendland and Mr. UPCOMING BSO MEMBER EVENTS John Hunter Wells Michael McCaffery All events are open to both Meyerhoff and Strathmore Sean and Jody Wharry Dr. Richard Worsham and Ms. members, regardless of the host venue. Ms. Camille B. Wheeler and Mr. Deborah Geisenkotter William B. Marshall Drs. Paul and Deborah Young-Hyman Upcoming Meyerhoff Events: Mrs. Louise S. Widdup Laurie S. Zabin Mark and Lisa Wiegmann OPEN REHEARSAL Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy A. Wilbur, Jr. MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY FRI, MAR 8 Mr. and Mrs.^ Barry F. Williams SOCIETY SILVER 9:15 am, Light Refreshments Ms. Beverly Winter $1,200–$1,999 10 am, Rehearsal Susan Wolman Anonymous (4) BEETHOVEN LEVEL MEMBERS AND HIGHER ($150+) Chris and Carol Yoder Phyllis and Leonard J. Attman Arthur and Carole Bell Come and observe Music Director Marin Alsop, violinist MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY Dr. John Boronow and Leila Josefowicz and your BSO musicians rehearse Rimsky- SOCIETY GOLD Ms. Adrienne Kols Korsakov’s Scheherazade and John Adams’ Scheherazade.2. $2,000–$2,999 “In Memory of John R. H. and Anonymous (3) Charlotte Boronow” ON-STAGE REHEARSAL Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Abrams Ms. Jean K. Brenner THU, MAY 9 Mr. and Mrs. W. Michael Andrew Jean B. Brown 9:15 am, Continental Breakfast Robert and Dorothy Bair Mrs. Patricia Brown 10 am, Rehearsal Amy and Bruce Barnett “In memory of Robert W. Brown” BEETHOVEN LEVEL MEMBERS AND HIGHER ($150+) Msgnr. Arthur W. Bastress Chuck and Beth Bullamore Richard O. Berndt Dr. Robert P. Burchard Get up close and personal with violinist James Ehnes and your Roy Birk Paula and Peter Burger BSO musicians as they rehearse Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic Violin Carolyn and John Boitnott Mr. Donald and Mrs. Catherine L. Concerto. F. D. Brown Jr. Charitable Trust Burke Loretta Cain Dr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Burnett ALLEGRETTO DINNER Mr. Matthew S. Cole and Mr. and Mrs. David Callahan THU, MAY 30 Dr. Jean Lee Cole Marti and Clarence Carvell 6 pm, Cocktails in Meyerhoff Lounge Mr. and Mrs. John W. Conrad, Jr. John and Donna Cookson 6:30 pm, Dinner in the Park Avenue Lounge Ernie and Linda Czyryca Mr and Mrs. Reagan M. Crawford $60 per person, meal selections to follow Mr. Mark and Ms. Deborah C. Deering Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Crooks SYMPHONY SOCIETY GOLD MEMBERS AND HIGHER ($2,000+) Nicholas F. Diliello James Daily Mrs. Nancy S. Elson Rev. and Ms. DeGarmo Join us for an evening of food and wine, culminating in Mr. and Mrs. John C. Frederick Dr. Alfred J. DeRenzis Beethoven’s final piano concerto “Emperor,” performed Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gehris Dr. Jeanne A. Dussault and by André Watts. Ellen Bruce Gibbs Mr. Mark A. Woodworth Robert Greenfield Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Elsberg and the Stephanie R. Hack Elsberg Family Foundation Upcoming Strathmore Events: Fritzi K. and Robert J. Hallock Beth and Mark Felder Mrs. Hya Heine Marguerite E. Walsh and OPEN REHEARSAL Betsy and George Hess Bernard M. Finn WITH FULL ORCHESTRA Thelma M. Horpel Dr. and Mrs. Robert Fleishman THU, MAR 14 Ms. Susan Hovanec Mr. Joseph C. Flynn and 4– 5:15 pm, Music Center at Strathmore Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hubbard, Jr. Mrs. Donna Flynn BACH LEVEL AND HIGHER ($75) Catherine Renggli and Takeru Igusa Dr. and Mrs. William Fox Observe Music Director Marin Alsop with your BSO Max H. Jordan, Jr. Mr. Robert S. Gaines musicians as they prepare for the performance of Copland’s Judith L. Kahl Dr. and Mrs. Donald S. Gann Drs. Harold and Norma Kanarek Audrey and Stanford G. Gann, Sr. Appalachian Spring. Peter Leffman George Garmer Melvin Lessing Mr. Price and Dr. Andrea Gielen MUSICAL MONDAY Louise D. and Morton J. Macks Family Mr. Michael B. and Ms. Jane Glick MON, APR 1 Foundation, Inc. Judith A. Gottlieb 7:30 pm, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church Diane and Jerome* Markman John D. Gottsch, MD and 5450 Massachusetts Ave, Bethesda Mr. Jordon and Mrs. Beverly Max Julia A. Haller, MD Enjoy an evening of chamber music with Principal Oboe Mrs. Kenneth A. McCord Mr. Charles H. Griesacker Katherine Needlemann, Associate Principal Cello Lachezar Sally J. Miles Joel and Mary Grossman “In Memory of Richard Kastendieck” Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gundlach Kostov and guest pianist Viktor Valkov as they perform the Dr. Eddie Molesworth Dr. Mary T. Gyi Poulenc Oboe Trio and other works. Mingle with these artists Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Petrucci Mary Hambleton and your fellow supporters at a post-concert dessert reception. Mr. and Mrs. John Brentnall Powell Paulette G. Hammond Karen and Richard Soisson Mr.* and Mrs. E. Phillips Hathaway EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE For Meyerhoff events, please RSVP to [email protected] or 410.783.8074. For Strathmore events, please RSVP to [email protected] or 301.581.5215. MAR–APR 2019 / OVERTURE 43 BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Mr. Loring Hawes BSO AT STRATHMORE Don Spero and Nancy Chasen Drs. Charles and Cynthia Field Mimie and Robert Helm HONOR ROLL Alan Strasser and Patricia Hartge Mr. and Mrs. Karl Flicker Mr. Matthias Holdhoff The following donors contribute to Thomas M. Ward Robert and Carole Fontenrose Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Hunter the BSO at Strathmore Artistic Fund to Sylvia and Peter Winik Louis R. Forbrich Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jacobs support music and music education Kathleen M. Forbrich Honor and John Johnson throughout Montgomery County STRATHMORE SYMPHONY Mr. and Mrs. Roberto B. Friedman Ann H. Kahan and the DC Metro community. SOCIETY GOLD Carol and Jerry Gimmel Elizabeth M. Kameen $2,000–$2,999 Dr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Glazer Dr. Richard M. Katz and Martha STRATHMORE GOVERNING The Adler Family Foundation Marlene and William Haffner Lessman Katz MEMBERS GOLD Anonymous Keith and Linda Hartman Mrs. Shirley Kaufman $5,000–$9,999 Caroline W. and Rick Barnett Ms. Marilyn Henderson and George and Catherine Klein Anonymous (2) Cecil Chen and Betsy Haanes Mr. Paul Henderson Mrs. and Mr. Joan G. Klein Community Foundation for the Dr. Mark Cinnamon and Rita Mahon and Richard Henry Dr. Roland and Ms. Barbara Kreis National Capital Region Ms. Doreen Kelly Esther and Gene Herman Fran and Geoffrey Kroll The Charles Delmar Foundation Dimick Foundation Ellen and Herb Herscowitz Andrew Lapayowker and Marcia Diehl and Julie Kurland John C. Driscoll David A. and Barbara L. Heywood Sarah McCafferty Ms. Marietta Ethier Kathleen Emery Linda Lurie Hirsch Esther S. Layton Mary Martin Gant Robert and Patricia Fauver Madeleine and Joseph Jacobs* Cynthia Levering Gerri Hall^ and David Nickels^ Dr. Edward Finn Ms. Daryl Kaufman Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Levy John Hanson Dr. and Mrs. Harvey R. Gold Peter Kimmel and Stephanie Jackson Ms. Elizabeth Masterson Dr. Phyllis R. Kaplan Drs. Joseph Gootenberg and Ms. Kathleen Knepper Jim and Sylvia Mcgill Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Keller Susan Leibenhaut Anita Difanis and Richard Krajeck Mary and Barry Menne David Leckrone and Marlene Berlin David and Anne Grizzle R. Noel Longuemare Mr. Alan S. Merenbloom Marie Lerch and Jeff Kolb Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hoefler Michael and Judy Mael Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Miller Dr. James ^ and Jill Lipton^ Fran and Bill Holmes Mr. Mark Mattucci and Lester* and Sue Morss Susan Liss and Rabbi Fred Reiner Betty W. Jensen Ms. Judith A. Furash Ms. Marita Murray James Lynch and Anne Woodard Lynch Stephen Kramer David and Kay McGoff Susan and Stuart Nathan Frank Maddox and Glenda Finley Rita and Bernard Meyers David and Anne Menotti Michael and Rosemary Noble Mr. and Mrs. Humayun Mirza Mary Padilla Merle and Thelma Meyer Susan F. O’Connor Dr. William W. Mullins Herb and Rita Posner Dr. and Mrs. Stanley R. Milstein Mr. and Mrs. William Osborne Mr. Dave Pauza and Ms. Maria Salvato Donald M. Simonds Ms. Barbara and Dr. Mortimer Mishkin Mary Beck Patil Jan S. Peterson and Alison E. Cole Karen Rosenthal and M. Margaret O’Rourke Dr.* and Mrs. Arnall Patz William B. and Sandra B. Rogers Alexander Stiffman Kevin W. Parker Samira and Mark Phillips Mike and Janet Rowan^ Janice and Richard Tullos Mr. and Mrs. Peter Philipps Mr.* and Mrs. Morton B. Plant Daniel and Sybil Silver Henry and Debbie Tyrangiel Thomas Plotz and Catherine Klion Mr. and Mrs. Elias Poe John and Susan Warshawsky Marc and Amy Wish Andrew and Melissa Polott Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Prince Elizabeth and Bill Weber Donald and Carolann Regnell Carl and Bonnie Richards Allan and Wendy Williams STRATHMORE SYMPHONY Richard and Melba Reichard Mr. and Mrs. William R. Dr. Edward Whitman^ SOCIETY SILVER Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Rogell Richardson, Jr. Clark-Winchcole Foundation $1,200–$1,999 Mr. and Mrs. Barry Rogstad Jo Ellen and Mark Roseman Ms. Deborah Wise / Anonymous (5) Jo Ellen and Mark Roseman Mr. Seymour S. Rubak Edith and Herbert Charles Alston and Susan Dentzer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rosenbaum John B. Sacci and Lehman Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Avrunin Dr. Janice Marie Rusnak Nancy Dodson Sacci Mr. William J. Baer and Dr. and Mrs. S. Gerald Sandler Peter and Susan Scheidt STRATHMORE GOVERNING Ms. Nancy H. Hendry Estelle Luber Schwalb Marilyn and Herb* Scher MEMBERS SILVER Dr. Marilyn Bate Steven and Donna Shriver Ronald and Cynthia Schnaar $3,000–$4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bergman Leslie J. and Andrew D. Skibo Burdette Short Alan V. Asay and Mary K. Sturtevant Sherry and David Berz Marshall and Deborah Sluyter Joan and Edward Sills Leonard and Gabriela Bebchick Bea and Roger Blacklow Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Spero Ms. Patricia E. Smeton Dr. Nancy Bridges Ms. Jane B. Boynton Gary Hartmann and Lori Stone Mr. and Mrs. Scott Smith Mr. Vincent Castellano Mr. Richard H. Broun and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swerdlow Renate Soulen Dr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Feldman Ms. Karen E. Daly Dr. Andrew Tangborn Thomas and Joan Spence Anthony and Wyn Fitzpatrick Gordon F. Brown Rev. Joan Taylor Bruce and Lynne Stuart Neil R. Greene and Ellen G. Miles Ms. Sharon P. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Wartofsky Bill and Lisa Tate Marc E. Lackritz and Mary DeOreo Ms. Barbara Brownridge and David Wellman and Robert and Sharonlee Vogel Burt and Karen Leete^ Mr. Thomas E. Walsh Marjorie Coombs Wellman Charles and Mary Jo Wagandt Darrell Lemke and Maryellen Trautman Mr. Nicholas Burger and Ms. Susan Wellman Mr. and Mrs. Kent Walker Dr. Diana Locke and Ms. Dawn Alley Len Wiener and Edie Herman Jim and Leslie Wharton Mr. Robert E. Toense Frances and Leonard Burka Dr. Ann M. Willis and Mr. John Grigg Ms. Martha Whitty R. Noel Longuemare Charitable Fund Lynne Yao Jennifer and Leonard Wilcox Ong Family Grace Fund Mr. Harvey A. Cohen and H. Alan Young and Dr. and Mrs. E.F. Shaw Wilgis Howard and Linda Martin^ Mr. Michael R. Tardif Sharon Bob Young, Ph.D. Christopher H. Winslow Kari Peterson and Benito R. and Collins Family Fund Sander L. Wise Ben De Leon Mr. and Mrs. David Cohen * Deceased Laura and Thomas Witt Lynn Rhomberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dante ^ Governing Members Executive Dr. S. Lee Woods Roger and Barbara Schwarz George and Sue Driesen Committee

44 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org SYMPHONY FUND HONOR ROLL

LEAD GOVERNMENT FUNDERS The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is funded by operating grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, The Citizens of Baltimore County, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Howard County Arts Council, Carroll County Government, and the Maryland State Department of Education.

The Citizens of Baltimore County

SPONSORS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS

THE CENTURY CLUB: $100,000 OR MORE

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE: $50,000–$99,999

$25,000–$49,999

$10,000 –$24,999

$5,000 –$9,999 CITY CAFÉ GORDON FEINBLATT, LLC THE IVY HOTEL CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST LORD BALTIMORE HOTEL ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP GEORGETOWN PAPER STOCK OF ROCKVILLE MILES & STOCKBRIDGE

$1,000 –$4,999 ADVANCED BUSINESS SYSTEMS EAGLE COFFEE COMPANY INC. ELLIN AND TUCKER, CHARTERED D. F. DENT AND COMPANY EDDIE'S MARKET SUPERIOR TOURS

For more information on joining our team of generous institutional funding partners, please contact the Associate Director of Institutional Giving Gabriella Giannini at 410.783.8022 or [email protected].

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The Board of Directors of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra established The Legato Circle to honor individuals who have included a charitable gift to the BSO in their long-term GALA CONTRIBUTORS financial plans, securing a legacy of musical excellence for future generations.

WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING LEGATO CIRCLE MEMBERS: Anonymous (4) Jim Doran Gwynne and Leonard Horwits William and Kathleen Pence George and Frances Alderson Freda Dunn Mr.* and Mrs. Richard E. Hug Marge Penhallegon Donna and Paul Amico Dr. Jeanne Dussault and David and Susan Hutton Beverly and Sam* Penn Dr. James M. Anthony Mr. Mark Woodworth The Honorable* and Cornelius Ridgely Paul E. Araujo John and Donna Easton Mrs. Christian M. Kahl Doris Sanders Michael J. Batza, Jr. and Carol and Alan Edelman Dr. Phyllis R. Kaplan Lois Schenck and Tod Myers Patricia K. Batza Margaret A. Fallon Mrs. Barbara P. Katz Eugene* and Alice Schreiber Hellmut D.W. (Hank) Bauer Mr.* and Mrs. Maurice R. Feldman Jo Ansley B. Kendig Burdette and Judith Short Nancy H. Berger Debra Brown Felser and Peter Kjome and Kristen Morrison Susan and Charles Shubin Barry D. and Linda F. Berman Gary Jay Felser Nicholas Klise Jim and Sandy Smith Deborah R. Berman Haswell M. and Madeline S. Paul Konka and Susan Nancy E. Smith Mr. David H. Bernstein Franklin Dugan-Konka Dr. and Mrs.* Solomon H. Snyder Bea and Roger Blacklow JoAnn and Jack Fruchtman Suzan Kiepper Krannich Catherine R. Soares Ellen Baron Blaustein and John A. Galleazzi and Miss Dorothy B. Krug Karen Soisson Mordecai P. Blaustein, M.D. Elizabeth A. Hennessey Dr. James and Lynne LaCalle Mr. Edward Steinhouse Dr.* and Mrs. Harry S. Stevens John and Marjorie Blodgett Audrey and Stanford G. Gann, Sr. Dr. Sandra R. Leichtman Mrs. Alma T. Martien Bond Harriet Stulman George and Joan Marie Gebhardt Ruth and Jay Lenrow Sharon P. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Carvel Tiekert Sandra Levi Gerstung Lynne and Joseph J. Lentz, Jr. Ms. Jeanne Brush Leonard Topper Mrs. Norma Goldberg Joyce and Dr. Harry Letaw, Jr. Dr. Robert P. Burchard Reggi and Bill Veatch Sarellen and Marshall A. John Cahill Patrick M. Green Emmy L. Volenick Katharine H. Caldwell Bob Greenfield Levine, M.D. John Warshawsky Mrs. Constance R. Caplan Stephanie R. Hack Mr. Richard W. Ley Susan G. Waxter Mrs. Selma Carton Gerri Hall and David Nickels Constance J. Lieder Jay M. Weinstein Hosea T. Chew Dr. Jane Halpern and Earl and Darielle Linehan Mark Wiesand Mr. Harvey A. Cohen and Mr. James Pettit Joy Mandel and Tim Nehl W. Owen and Nancy J. Mr. Michael R. Tardif Carole B. Hamlin Mrs. George R. McClelland Williams, Jr. Harvey L. Cohen and Ms. Denise A. Hargrove Carol O'Connell Minkin Rebecca Wingate Martha R. Krach Kristine Heine Charles and Amy Miron Charles* and Shirley Wunder Mark D. and Judith* L. Coplin Barbara and Michael Hettleman Mrs. Joy Munster Mr. and Mrs.* Calman J. Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cordes Mrs. Betty J. Himeles and The Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nerenberg Zamoiski, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cowie, Jr. Martin S. Himeles, Sr. Drs. Erol and Julianne Oktay Ms. Ethel Zelenske Anna Weller Dahl Foundation Stanley* and Linda Hambleton Athena and Scott Dalrymple Len and Betsy Homer Panitz Ronald E. Dencker Beth R. Horton Mr. and Mrs. John A. Pecora * Deceased

WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING DONORS, NOW DECEASED, WHO HAVE PROVIDED A LEGACY GIFT IN SUPPORT OF THE BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Mrs. Ruth Alsop Mildred and Patrick Deering Robert and Ryda H. Levi Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Barbara F. Appell Dr. Perry A. Eagle Ruby Loflin-Flaccoe Randolph S. and Amalie R. Mrs. Claire Beissinger Winnie and Bill Flattery Lauretta Maisel Rothschild W. George Bowles Harvey D. Gold Mrs. Jean M. Malkmus Dr. Henry Sanborn Phyllis Wagner Brill Douglas and Hilda Goodwin Ruth R. Marder Eugene Scheffres and Mrs. Phyllis B. Brotman Dailina Gorn Esther Holden Miller Richard E. Hartt Elizabeth A. Bryan Mr. Joseph P. Hamper, Jr. Robert and Marion Neiman Mrs. Muriel Schiller Mr. Walter Budko Katharine Hoffman Ralph W. Nichols Dr. Albert Shapiro Mrs. Frances H. Burman Judith C. Johnson Margaret Powell Payne George Steele Joseph and Jean Carando Dr. and Mrs. Murray M. Mrs. Margery Pozefsky Gideon N. Stieff, Jr. Clarence B. Coleman Kappelman Joan Marie Pristas Howard A. and Rena S. Sugar Sergiu and Robinne Comissiona Albert D. Keller Thelma T. Randolph Mignon Y. Velie Margaret Hammond Cooke Richard M. Lansburgh Mr. Robert N. Riley Albert and Martha Walker Roberta L. and Richard John Christian Larsen Lawrence Melvin Roberts Ingeborg B. Weinberger A. Davis Bernice S. Levinson Mr. William G. Robertson, Jr. Dr. Mildred Zindler

SAVE THE DATE Legato Circle Annual Luncheon! Sunday April 14, 2019 11:30 am–1:30pm at the Meyerhoff To learn more, contact Sara Krusenstjerna, Director of Philanthropic Planning 410.783.8087 or [email protected]

46 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org SYMPHONY FUND HONOR ROLL GALA CONTRIBUTORS

The BSO gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following corporations, foundations and Individuals who have kindly contributed to the BSO Gala 2018.

GREAT ARTIST SPONSOR Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker

SIGNATURE SPONSOR The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.

DIAMOND SPONSOR Dr. Allan and Claire Jensen Patricia and Mark Joseph, The Shelter Foundation, Inc.

EMERALD SPONSORS Eddie and Sylvia Brown The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Gala Co-Chairs Dr. Allan Foundation and Rosemore Inc. and Claire Jensen with 2018 Gala Guest Artist PLATINUM SPONSORS Cynthia Erivo. BGE, An Exelon Company Bozzuto Group The Brown Advisory Gordon Feinblatt LLC INDIVIDUAL GOLD SPONSORS Carefirst Bluecross Blueshield The Flury Williams Group at Morgan Stanley Alan and Carol Edelman Walter Doggett Lainy LeBow-Sachs Kathleen Chagnon Gallagher, Evelius & jones LLP Dr. Sol Snyder Patricia Mitchell Sandra Levi Gerstung Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP David and Nancy Paige Johns Hopkins Medicine T. Rowe Price Charles and Susan Shubin Sarellen and Marshall Levine Transamerica Foundation Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff M&T Bank UBS Stuart and Susan Nathan PNC Financial Services Group, INC. SC&H/Mike and Barbara Young INDIVIDUAL SILVER SPONSORS Hon. Steve Schuh and Family SILVER SPONSORS Ruby Hearn Schaefer Construction Management Smith, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC The Howard Bank Multi-Specialty Healthcare Jim and Sandy Smith Kelly & Associates Insurance Paul Araujo Total Wine and More Hilary Miller and Katherine Bent Marnie Fallon Stephen and Gail Shawe Kramon and Graham PA Mark and Sandy Laken University of Maryland Medial System/ Womble Bond & Dickinson Zuckerman Spaeder LLP University of Maryland School of MSA Interiors Medicine Devid and Chris Morgan Wallace INDIVIDUAL DIAMOND SPONSORS The Caplan Family Foundation DONATIONS Susan Wolman Harriet and Jeffrey Legum The Classic Catering People Drs. Sonia and Myrna Estruch GOLD SPONSORS Flowers and Fancies Advanced Medical Management INDIVIDUAL PLATINUM SPONSORS Larry and Jane Droppa Marquette Associates Ellen and Ed Bernard Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund Media Support Services Ken and Donna DeFontes Mangione Family Enterprises Mary Jo Wagandt Ellin and Tucker

SEPTEMBER –OCTOBER / MAR–APRJAN–FEB 20192018 / OVERTUREOVERTURE 47 47 BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

BOARD, ENDOWMENT TRUST & STAFF

BSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITI Erin Mellott Matthew Urquhart Timothy Lidard ANNUAL FUND MANAGER ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER MANAGER OF VIP TICKETING DIRECTORS Barry D. Berman, Esq. Joanne M. Rosenthal Wesley Thompson Juliana Marin OFFICERS Laura Burrows DIRECTOR OF PRINCIPAL GIFTS CONDUCTOR OF SO, BSYO SENIOR TICKET AGENT & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR STRATHMORE Barbara M. Bozzuto* Constance R. Caplan John Waters CHAIR Richard Spero RECEPTIONIST Peter Murphy Catherine H. McClelland COMMUNITY LIAISON FOR TICKET SERVICES MANAGER Frank Wise Peter T. Kjome* Benjamin H. Griswold IV BSO AT STRATHMORE PRESIDENT & CEO HOUSEKEEPER Michael Suit Dannielle Sturgeon TICKET SERVICES AGENT Ann L. Rosenberg Lainy LeBow-Sachs* INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Carole Wysocki VICE CHAIR M. Sigmund Shapiro COORDINATOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BALTIMORE SYMPHONY Hilary B. Miller* Stuart O. Simms Angel Terol VICE CHAIR DIRECTOR, BSO SECOND ASSOCIATES CENTURY CAMPAIGN Barry F. Rosen * MARKETING & Marguerite Walsh VICE CHAIR CHAIR LAUREATE Tyler Wert PUBLIC RELATIONS PRESIDENT DEVELOPMENT EVENTS The Honorable Michael G. Bronfein COORDINATOR Meredith Burke Carolyn Stadfeld Steven R. Schuh* GRAPHIC DESIGNER SECRETARY TREASURER Kenneth W. DeFontes, Jr. Rosie Constantine Barbara Kelly Kathleen A. Chagnon, Esq.* Calman J. Zamoiski, Jr. FINANCE COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR TREASURER SECRETARY & INFORMATION * BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TECHNOLOGY Rafaela Dreisin Betsy Osterman † EX-OFFICIO AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER PARLIAMENTARIAN Janice Johnson Sandy Feldman BOARD MEMBERS SENIOR ACCOUNTANT Sandra Files IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Rick Bernstein BALTIMORE SYMPHONY DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER Evinz Leigh Freddye Silverman ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATE Theresa Kopasek A.G.W. Biddle, III ENDOWMENT TRUST VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & PR ASSOCIATE COMMUNICATIONS Kelly Cantley Kyle Steele Chris Bartlett DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING Devon Maloney Jo Kendig August J. Chiasera CHAIR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Donna Waring VICE PRESIDENT, EDUCATION Robert B. Coutts Barbara M. Bozzuto PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT Michael Naess Carolyn Lassahn DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND VICE PRESIDENT, MEETINGS Walter Doggett III Kenneth W. DeFontes, Jr Jeff Wright STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION & PROGRAMS Alan S. Edelman Peter T. Kjome TECHNOLOGY Sarah Levine Michael F. Ernst Joseph Meyerhoff, II VICE PRESIDENT, ORCHKIDS RECRUITMENT/MEMBERSHIP Sandra Levi Gerstung Rick Monfred GENERAL MANAGER Sharniece Adams Larry Albrecht ORCHKIDS LEAD PROGRAM Dr. Michael G. Hansen* VICE PRESIDENT, SYMPHONY STORE The Honorable Steven R. Schuh Tiffany Bryan COORDINATOR DIRECTOR OF PATRON SERVICES Joseph Jennings Jr. Andrew A. Stern Vicki McAdory Paola Avila OFFICE MANAGER Rebecca Cain ORCHKIDS LEAD PROGRAM Christian C. Johansson Calman J. Zamoiski, Jr. DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA COORDINATOR Robert C. Knott AND HALL OPERATIONS Rachel Burbank Dr. Sunil Kumar Shirley Caudle ORCHKIDS PROGRAM MANAGER BSO STAFF HOUSEKEEPER Marc E. Lackritz Alvin Crawley Sean Campbell ORCHKIDS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT Sandy Laken† Peter T. Kjome MANAGER OF FACILITIES GOVERNING MEMBERS CHAIR PRESIDENT & CEO Morgan Daly Camille Delaney ORCHKIDS DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Marshall A. Levine, MD* Sarah Beckwith EDUCATION ASSISTANT Howard Majev, Esq. VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Rose Ferguson April Dodge ORCHKIDS DIRECTOR OF HOUSEKEEPER Valencia McClure Raquel Whiting Gilmer DEVELOPMENT overture EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ORCHKIDS Jess Griggs Jay Orlandi OPERATIONS MANAGER Kurt Fedde PRODUCTION Jamie Kelley ORCHKIDS ADMINISTRATIVE E. Albert Reece, M.D. VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Jessica Harris COORDINATOR Devon Maloney Linda Moxley ASSISTANT TO THE MUSIC DIRECTOR EDITOR Terry M. Rubenstein* & ARTISTIC COORDINATOR Kay Sheppard VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING ORCHKIDS SENIOR PROGRAM Janet E. Bedell Stephen D. Shawe, Esq. & COMMUNICATIONS Nicholas Hersh MANAGER PROGRAM ANNOTATOR Dan Shykind Tonya McBride Robles ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / CONDUCTOR OF YO, BSYO Nick Skinner Beth Varden VICE PRESIDENT James T. Smith, Jr. ORCHKIDS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER & GENERAL MANAGER Jinny Kim AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Solomon H. Snyder, M.D.* DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA Meredith Burke PERSONNEL Miloš Tošić GRAPHIC DESIGNER David Trone ORCHKIDS ARTISTIC AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS COORDINATOR † Kimone Kocica Rosie Constantine Marguerite Walsh MANAGER OF VENUE SALES PRODUCTION COORDINATOR PRESIDENT, BALTIMORE SYMPHONY Ivan Alekhin Dan Trahey ASSOCIATES DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS Alicia Kosack ORCHKIDS ARTISTIC LIAISON COORDINATOR Baltimore magazine MANAGER OF BALTIMORE SYMPHONY Custom Division Peter L. Winik YOUTH ORCHESTRAS Mollie Westbrook Louis Diez ORCHKIDS SENIOR PROGRAM 1000 Lancaster Street, Ste. 400 † Jeffrey T. Zoller DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL FUND AND Jerry Pedroza MANAGER Baltimore, MD 21202 CHAIR, BALTIMORE SYMPHONY DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS PRODUCTION MANAGER YOUTH ORCHESTRAS Danielle Williams 410.873.3900 Gabriella Giannini Julia Perry ORCHKIDS SENIOR MANAGER OF Ken Iglehart ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION DIRECTOR INSTITUTIONAL GIVING COORDINATOR LIFE DIRECTORS [email protected] Demetreus Gregg Peter G. Angelos, Esq. MaryAnn Poling 443.873.3916 CAMPAIGN & RESEARCH CONDUCTOR OF CO, BSYO TICKET SERVICES Rheda Becker ASSOCIATE Michael Tranquillo Abhijit Sengupta Amy Bruce ART DIRECTOR Yo-Yo Ma Monica Jilling DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PLANNING DIRECTOR OF TICKET SERVICES ANNUAL FUND MANAGER, & ANALYTICS Lynn Talbert Harvey M. Meyerhoff BSO AT STRATHMORE Jared Thigpen ADVERTISING DIRECTOR OF FOOD & BEVERAGE Morgan Gullard ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE Robert E. Meyerhoff Sara Krusenstjerna MANAGER OF SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPIC Renee Thornton [email protected] Linda Hambleton Panitz PLANNING HOUSEKEEPER Eric Johnson 443.974.6892 TICKET SERVICES AGENT

48 OVERTURE / BSOmusic.org THE CITY CHOIR OF WASHINGTON IS PLEASED TO PRESENT THESE SUBLIME UPCOMING CONCERTS

THE GLORY OF FRANCE March 10, 2019 4:30 PM Saint Luke Catholic Church, McLean, VA The City Choir of Washington and Maestro Shafer transport you to France with a TICKETS: $15-$59. program including Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Group discounts Racine, the Poulenc Gloria and the Duruflé Quatre Motets sur des thèmes available. grégoriens. Featuring acclaimed Metropolitan Opera soprano, Danielle Visit Talamantes, this concert is part of the Music in McLean series. citychoir.org or call 571-206-8525 to purchase tickets. BAROQUE AND BEYOND May 19, 2019 4:30 PM National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. P.O. Box 9673 The City Choir of Washington concludes its twelfth season with one of Washington, D.C. 20016 the most popular choral works ever written: Mozart’s immortal Requiem. 202-495-1613 Maestro Shafer invites you to explore the baroque influences that shaped [email protected] Mozart’s masterpiece, including Handel’s Messiah the Uppsala Magnificat thecitychoirofwashington.org by German composer Heinrich Schütz. Schütz studied in Venice and took their poly-choral practices back to Northern Germany. It is a thrilling and rarely-heard piece for three choirs and orchestra.

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