fwsoFort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Stewart Goodyear at Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium Sept. 18-20

PROGRAM BOOK September 2020 CONTENTS FWSO STAFF

2 Letter from the Chairman EXECUTIVE OFFICE Keith Cerny, Ph.D., President and CEO 3 Letter from the President & CEO Diane Bush, Executive Assistant and Board Secretary

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS 4 About Robert Spano Becky Tobin Vice President of Artistic Operations and COO Douglas Adams Orchestra Librarian 5 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Roster James Andrewes Assistant Librarian Kelly Ott Artistic Manager 6 Program 1 :: Sep. 11—13, 2020 Victoria Paarup Artistic Operations Coordinator Jacob Pope Production Manager Artist Profile: Lisa Stallings Director of Operations Asleep at the Wheel Brenda Tullos Orchestra Personnel Manager Taylor Vogel Director of Education and Community Programs The Quebe Sisters DEVELOPMENT 11 Program 2 :: Sep 18—20, 2020 Julie Baker Vice President of Development Artist Profile: Kara Allan Endowment Campaign Manager Rossini, Saint-Saëns, and Mendelssohn Mary Byrd Development Coordinator Tyler Murphy Gifts Officer Patrick Summers Jonathan Neumann Director of Special Events Stewart Goodyear FINANCE David Sanders Vice President of Finance and CFO 18 Executive Committee Latonja Scott Finance Manager Rebecca Clark Finance and Benefits Assistant 19 Board of Directors HUMAN RESOURCES 34 Arts Council of Fort Worth Jacque Carpenter Director of Human Resources

MARKETING Carrie Ellen Adamian Chief Marketing Officer Jennifer Aprea Patron Development Center Manager Melanie Boma Ticket Services Manager Stephen Borodkin Ticket Services Representative Katie Kelly Communications Manager Dan Meagher Director of Single Ticket Promotions McKalah Robinson Ticket Services Representative

TECHNOLOGY Scott Griffitts Vice President of Technology

1 | 2020/2021 SEASON LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN MERCEDES T. BASS

Dear Friends,

Thank you for joining us as we begin our 2020-2021 season. All of us at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra have been working diligently to respond to the challenges of COVID-19. I am thrilled to tell you all that our staff and musicians have been vigilant and therefore we have had no encounters.

As you may know, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is a vital resource of music education for Fort Worth and North Texas. Our education programs and free community concerts enrich the minds of more than 60,000 students and their families across the region. This spring the FWSO launched an expanded online presence, the Music Lab, which attracted a wide following based on its top-quality content. It was a huge success!

Most recently, the FWSO produced the “America Strong” concert to compensate our audiences for the cancellation of Concerts In The Garden and to bring the joy of celebrating Independence Day in their homes. This ground and record breaking concert was pre-recorded with a socially distanced orchestra of 55 in the new Dickies Arena and was broadcasted on WFAA / Channel 8. I hope you had the opportunity to view this wonderful program.

The 2021 FWSO’s Annual Gala on February 20, 2021 will feature internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma performing with the FWSO Symphony. We hope that you will be able to join us this year at the new Dickie’s Arena, for one of the most anticipated cultural events in North Texas. Don’t miss it and order your tickets now!

The Board of Directors and I thank our members, donors, volunteers and audiences – for your continued loyalty, enthusiasm and encouragement. With your generous support, the FWSOA will continue to be an essential thread in the city’s cultural fabric.

With much appreciation and gratitude,

Mercedes T. Bass Chairman of the Board of Directors

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 2 LETTER FROM PRESIDENT AND CEO KEITH CERNY

Dear Friends,

We are beginning the 2020-2021 season with immense gratitude for the generous support of our community as we faced the many challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the strong leadership of our Chairman and Board of Directors, unwavering support from our donors, and an immense amount of hard work from our staff and musicians, we were able to navigate these unprecedented times together.

While COVID-19 has presented many challenges, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is beginning the 2020-2021 season as a national leader in the symphonic world in more ways than one. At the beginning of the pandemic, the FWSO quickly adapted to a completely digital model through the creation of the online Music Lab, which brought a wealth of performance and Education content to North Texas. We successfully produced our record-setting “America Strong” concert, a July 4th performance which was broadcast on WFAA, with a unique socially distanced model for the orchestra. In the spirit of unity, the FWSO invited fellow Fort Worth arts organizations The Cliburn, Fort Worth Opera, and Texas Ballet Theater to participate in the production. Building on this experience, we continue to employ a socially-distanced layout for the orchestra, and are taking all government mandates and industry best practice into account as we provide a safe live performance experience for our patrons this fall.

Thanks for the generosity of our Board and donors, and support from the Small Business Administration, we have been able to pay our orchestra and staff in full since the country-mandated closure of Bass Hall in mid- March. Your support throughout this trying time has enabled the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra to remain in a solid financial position for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. We also appreciate your patience, as we have had to adjust performance venues, and make significant changes to seating, to keep everyone safe. I hope you enjoy the breadth and depth of our artistic offerings for this season and will join us many times as we keep the music playing!

Yours sincerely,

Keith Cerny, Ph.D. President and CEO

3 | 2020/2021 SEASON ABOUT ROBERT SPANO The orchestra’s 75th season features 16 ASO premieres, including works by living American composers Krists Auznieks, Jessie Montgomery, Joby Talbot, and Jennifer Higdon, and world premieres by Richard Prior and Brian Nabors. The season opens as Joshua Bell joins the ASO for Henryk Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and Pablo de Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen. In April of 2020, the ASO and Chorus travel to Carnegie Hall to perform Missa solemnis with soprano Susanna Phillips, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, tenor Benjamin Bliss, and bass Matthew Rose in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. The season concludes with the Atlanta premiere of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde.

Last season, Spano made his highly-acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut and led the US premiere of Marnie, American composer Nico Muhly’s second opera, with Isabel Leonard, Janis Kelly, Denyce Graves, Lestyn Davies, and Christopher Maltman. Other recent concert highlights include world premieres of Bryce Dessner’s Voy a Dormir at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, and Jennifer Higdon’s Tuba Concerto, performed by Craig Knox and the Pittsburgh Symphony. Conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher Robert Spano is known worldwide both as an impeccable “An imaginative and evocative composer” (Oberon’s artist and as a leader who fosters inclusion and Grove), Spano recently penned Sonata: Four Elements warmth among musicians and audiences. This for piano, premiered by Spano in August 2016 at the season marks Spano’s 19th as Music Director Aspen Music Festival, and a song cycle, Hölderlin- of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and his first Lieder, for soprano Jessica Rivera, both of which were as Principal Guest Conductor of the Fort Worth recorded on the ASO Media label. Eliciting “glowing, Symphony Orchestra. A dedicated mentor, spacious performance” from orchestras (The New Spano is responsible for nurturing the careers of York Times), Spano has enjoyed guest engagements numerous celebrated composers, conductors, and with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, the performers. He has served as Music Director of the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, and the Aspen Music Festival and School since 2011. Boston and Chicago Symphonies, among many others. Internationally, he has led the Orchestra Filarmonica Highlights of Spano’s 2019-2020 season include della Scala, Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw a return to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira, the conduct the world premiere of George Tsontakis’s Melbourne Symphony in Australia, and the Saito Kinen Violin Concerto No. 3 and Vaughan Williams’s Orchestra in Japan. A Sea Symphony. Spano also returns to the Indianapolis Symphony, Singapore Symphony, Spano has won six Grammy™ Awards with the and BBC Symphony Orchestra. He makes Atlanta Symphony. He serves on the faculty of Oberlin conducting debuts with the NHK Symphony Conservatory and has received honorary doctorates Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, and Wroclaw from Bowling Green State University, the Curtis Institute Philharmonic, and appears in the Fort Worth of Music, Emory University, and Oberlin. Maestro Spano Symphony Orchestra’s Symphonic Series. is one of two classical musicians inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and he makes his home in Programs with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Atlanta. this season reflect Spano’s signature rich pairings of contemporary works with cherished classics. FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 4 FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Robert Spano, Principal Guest Conductor

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Music Director Laureate Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Chair

Alex Amsel, Conducting Fellow Stephanie Rhodes Russell, Conducting Fellow Rae and Ed Schollmaier / Schollmaier Foundation Chair

John Giordano, Conductor Emeritus

VIOLIN I BASS TROMBONE Michael Shih, Concertmaster William Clay, Principal Joseph Dubas, Principal Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Bass Chair Mr. & Mrs. John Kleinheinz Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Paul Unger, Assistant Principal John Michael Hayes, Assistant Principal Swang Lin, Associate Concertmaster Jeffery Hall Dennis Bubert Ann Koonsman Chair Julie Vinsant Eugene Cherkasov, BASS TROMBONE Assistant Concertmaster The seating positions of all string section Dennis Bubert Mollie & Garland Lasater Chair musicians listed alphabetically change on Mr. & Mrs. Lee M. Bass Chair Jennifer Y. Betz a regular basis. Ordabek Duissen TUBA Qiong Hulsey FLUTE Edward Jones, Principal Ivo Ivanov Jake Fridkis, Principal Izumi Lund Shirley F. Garvey Chair TIMPANI Ke Mai Gabriel Fridkis, Assistant Principal Seth McConnell, Principal Rosalyn Story Pam Holland Adams Madilyn Bass Chair Kimberly Torgul Nicholas Sakakeeny, Assistant Principal PICCOLO VIOLIN II Pam Holland Adams PERCUSSION Adriana Voirin DeCosta, Principal Keith Williams, Principal Steven Li, Associate Principal OBOE Shirley F. Garvey Chair Janine Geisel, Assistant Principal Jennifer Corning Lucio, Principal Nicholas Sakakeeny, Assistant Principal Symphony League of Fort Worth Chair Nancy L. & William P. Hallman, Jr., Chair Adele Hart Chair Molly Baer Tamer Edlebi, Assistant Principal Deborah Mashburn Marilyn d’Auteuil Brad Wagner Tatyana Smith CLARINET Matt Milewski Stanislav Chernyshev, Principal HARP Kathryn Perry Rosalyn G. Rosenthal Chair* Position vacant Andrea Tullis Ivan Petruzziello, Assistant Principal Bayard H. Friedman Chair Camilla Wojciechowska Gary Whitman KEYBOARD VIOLA E-FLAT CLARINET Shields-Collins Bray, Principal Anna Kolotylina, Principal° Ivan Petruzziello Rildia Bee O'Bryan Cliburn & Van Cliburn Chair HeeSun Yang, Associate Principal° Aleksandra Holowka, Assistant Principal° BASS CLARINET STAGE MANAGERS Joni Baczewski Gary Whitman Lisa Stallings Sorin Guttman Jacob Pope Dmitry Kustanovich BASSOON Daniel Sigale Jack Peña, Principal° ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Mr. & Mrs. Lee M. Bass Chair Brenda Tullos CELLO Cara Owens, Assistant Principal Allan Steele, Principal ORCHESTRA LIBRARIANS Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair HORN Douglas Adams Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Nikolette LaBonte, Principal° James Andrewes Keira Fullerton, Associate Principal° Elizabeth H. Ledyard Chair Lesley Cleary, Assistant Principal° Alton F. Adkins, Associate Principal *In Memory of Manny Rosenthal Burlington Northern Santa Fe Drs. Jeff and Rosemary Detweiler Chair °2020-2021Season Only Foundation Chair Kelly Cornell, Associate Principal Deborah Brooks Aaron Pino The Concertmaster performs on the Shelley Jessup 1710 Davis Stradivarius violin. Leda Dawn Larson TRUMPET Craig Leffer° Kyle Sherman, Principal The Associate Concertmaster performs Cody McClarty, Assistant Principal on the 1685 Eugenie Stradivarius violin. Dorothy Rhea Chair Oscar Garcia 5 | 2020/2021 SEASON 2020-2021 Pops Series Friday–Sunday, Sept. 11-13, 2020 Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium

Michael Butterman, Conductor Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Asleep at the Wheel The Quebe Sisters

Asleep at the Wheel featuring special guests The Quebe Sisters

Selections to be Announced from the Stage

These performances are dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Ed and Sasha Bass with heartfelt gratitude for their generous support of the FWSO.

These performances are funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts.

This concert will be performed without intermission. Video or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited. Patrons arriving late will be seated during the first convenient pause. Program and artists are subject to change.

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 6 The performances on September 11, 12, and 13, 2020 are dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Ed and Sasha Bass With heartfelt gratitude for their generous support of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

34 | 2020/2021 SEASON Making his mark as a model for today’s conductors, Michael Butterman is recognized for his commitment to creative artistry, innovative programming, and to audience and community engagement. He serves as Music Director for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, whom he has led to national prominence, resulting in an invitation to open the Kennedy Center’s inaugural SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras in 2017. He is also the Music Director of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, an orchestra uniquely focused on music education. He has recently completed a 19-year association with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra as their Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement, and a 15-year ABOUT tenure with the Jacksonville Symphony, first as Associate, and then as Resident Conductor. MICHAEL

As a guest conductor, Mr. Butterman has led many of the country’s preeminent BUTTERMAN ensembles, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Mr. Butterman gained international Workshop at the Indiana University National Symphony, Detroit Symphony attention as a diploma laureate in the School of Music. As its Associate Music and Houston Symphony. In the 2019/20 Prokofiev International Conducting Director, he led the Ohio Light Opera season, he returns to the National Competition and as a finalist in the through two festivals, conducting over Symphony on several occasions for prestigious Besançon International 35 performances each summer. performances at the Kennedy Center, Conducting Competition. As the and leads the North Carolina School recipient of the Seiji Ozawa Fellowship, At Indiana University, Mr. Butterman of the Arts Symphony in a program he studied at Tanglewood with Robert conducted a highly acclaimed featuring a new work by Grammy- Spano, Jorma Panula, and Maestro production of Leonard Bernstein’s little- nominated composer Chris Brubeck. Ozawa, with whom he shared the known 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in a Other recent appearances include podium to lead the season’s opening series of performances at the Kennedy performances with the Colorado concert. Earlier, Mr. Butterman was Center in Washington, DC, receiving Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Phoenix sponsored by UNESCO to lead the unanimous praise from such publications Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, National Philharmonic Orchestra of as The New York Times, Washington Charleston Symphony, Hartford Moldova in a concert of music by great Post, Variety, and USA Today. He was Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, American masters. subsequently invited to New York at Syracuse Symphony, New Mexico the request of the Bernstein estate to Symphony, Santa Fe Symphony, For six seasons, Mr. Butterman served prepare a performance of a revised California Symphony, Louisiana as Music Director of Opera Southwest in version of the work. Philharmonic, Spokane Symphony, Albuquerque, NM. During much of that El Paso Symphony, Mobile Symphony, time, he was also Director of Orchestral Michael Butterman’s work has been Winston-Salem Symphony, Pensacola Studies at the LSU School of Music and featured in six nationwide broadcasts on Opera, Asheville Lyric Opera and Victoria was Principal Conductor of the LSU American Public Media’s Performance Symphony (British Columbia). Summer Opera Theater. Previously, he held the Today. He can be heard on two CDs appearances include Tanglewood, post of Associate Conductor of the recorded for the Newport Classics label the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Columbus Pro Musica Orchestra, and and on a new disc in which he conducts Colorado Music Festival, and the served as Music Director of the Chamber the Rochester Philharmonic and Wintergreen Music Festival in Virginia. Opera, Studio Opera, and Opera collaborates with actor John Lithgow.

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 8 of Texas Gold in 1975 brought the band national recognition, with the top-ten country hit single “The Letter That Johnny Walker Read.” The band was also showcased on the very first ever episode of Austin City Limits. To date, they’ve appeared on a total of eleven episodes of the show.

The musicianship of Asleep at the Wheel has come to be the stuff of legends. They were pegged by Reuters as “one of the best lives acts in the business.” Throughout its history, the band has become a national touring phenomenon. They show up at gigs around the country with anywhere between 7 and 15 of the finest musicians that Ray Benson, the band’s constant, might convince to hopping on a bus and traverse the continent. The band’s roster of alumni number over 100 and includes an impressive list of musicians who have gone on to perform with artists such as Bob Dylan, George Strait, Van Morrison, Lyle Lovett, Merle Haggard, and many more.

Asleep at the Wheel and Ray Benson have been the chief ABOUT practitioners, conspirators, and caretakers of Western swing, carrying the torch lit by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Asleep at the Wheel well into the 21st century, influencing their contemporaries as well as the next generation of artists inspired by the great bandleader. Their bearing of the western swing torch has The number of individual artists and bands who have sustained yielded three Bob Wills tribute albums: “A Tribute to the Music a thriving career for a half-century is infinitesimally small. of Bob Wills” “Ride with Bob” and “Still the King." These Against all odds, Asleep at the Wheel is one of these. The records have won multiple Grammy awards and have featured stars aligned in 1970 when three friends Ray Benson, Lucky a wide range of musical guests including such veterans as Oceans and Leroy Preston moved to Paw Paw, West Virginia George Strait, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, The Manhattan (it’s not a made-up place, you can look it up). It was there that Transfer, Merle Haggard, Huey Lewis, and Garth Brooks their dream of forming a band began after a mutual friend aswell as young roots artists like The Avett Brothers, Old Crow gave them access to his uncle’s cabin on an apple orchard just Medicine Show and Amos Lee. outside of town. The three friends began to–quite literally- -woodshed and found others who would join them in their Since inception, Asleep at the Wheel has been received mission to play old-style Roots/Americana music. This was 10 GRAMMY® Awards, was cited by the Country Music long before the genre/movement evenhad a name. After a trip Association as 1976 Touring Band of the Year and were to the outhouse, Lucky lived up to his name and suggested the given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American band be called Asleep at the Wheel and so it was to be for the Music Association in 2009. They have released 31 albums, next 50 years. charted more than 20 singles on the country charts. Billboard commented on the band’s catalog most succinctly: Not long after that fateful move to Paw Paw, Asleep at the “Everything this act has ever released is simply spectacular.” Wheel landed a gig opening for Alice Cooper and Hot Tuna in Washington DC, where they met and played with Commander Most recently, Asleep at the Wheel has been invigorated Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. Just a year later, they were by a fresh new lineup and the release of New Routes, their coaxed into moving to California’s San Francisco Bay Area latest album that is abracing blend of original songs and by that selfsame Commander Cody. They created a name vibrant cover material along with some unanticipated new for themselves out west playing clubs like The Longbranch, musical tangents. Asleep At the Wheel have demonstrated Freight and Salvage, Inn of the Beginning and Mandrakes. convincingly, that they are more relevant, enjoyable and The band’s big break came in 1973 when they signed their musically nimble than at any time in its 50-year history. The first record deal after Van Morrison mentioned them in a 6’7” Ray Benson has been the one constant in Asleep At Rolling Stone interview, commenting,“There’s some relatively the Wheel since 1970. He notes, “I've been told that I'm unknown groups that I dig. Asleep at the Wheel plays great relentless, so I guess I am.... I’m just doing what I believe country music.” I’m meant to do—I’m singing and playing and writing better than I ever have. My role and concept of leading a band has Comin’ Right At Ya, their album debut was released that same never changed, It’s gathering the best musicians I can find or year by United Artists. Soon thereafter, Willie Nelson and Doug convince to play to the best of their ability, and I just try and Sahm recommended they band move to Austin, Texas and so make the best decisions possible and kick some ass every they did. After playing their first show there at the legendary night onstage. I’ve made it this far and don’t feel like I or the Armadillo World Headquarters, the band never left and has band will be slowing down anytime soon.” made Austin their home for more than 45 years. The release

9 | 2020/2021 SEASON ABOUT The Quebe Sisters With over fifteen years of touring to date, The Quebe The band’s stripped-down acoustic instrumentation Sisters have delivered their authentic triple fiddle breathes new life into seasoned sounds once and three-part harmony sound to the concert halls found in Texas dance halls and honky-tonks. Grace and festivals of North America, Europe, and Russia. continues, “To us, preserving the tradition of Grace, Sophia, and Hulda Quebe front an innovative Western Swing isn’t about keeping something alive Progressive Western Swing band of archtop like a relic. Western Swing has always been about guitar, upright bass, fiddles and sibling harmony. innovation.” The Dallas-based five-piece presents a unique Americana blend of Western Swing, Jazz-influenced Innovation has led the sisters to channel the musical Swing, Country, Texas-Style Fiddling, and Western connection between danceability and emotiveness, music. combining old sounds with new feelings and old feelings with new sounds. It’s not nostalgia that “We differentiate our music as ‘Progressive Western drives the band as purveyors of Western Swing, but Swing’ from simply ‘Western Swing’ because we the aspiration to take the music back to its roots and aren’t trying to sound just like Bob Wills,” Grace sustain the spirit of Swing. Quebe explains. “Instead, we continue his vision, playing the style he pioneered in an authentic way Combine the musical stylings of The Mills Brothers, by incorporating new genres and songs, interpreting Ray Price, Count Basie, Willie Nelson, and you have them using our own unique voice through Country none other than The Quebe Sisters. instrumentation.” FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 10 2020-2021 Symphonic Series Friday–Sunday, Sept. 18 – 20, 2020 Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium

Patrick Summers, Conductor Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Stewart Goodyear, Piano

ROSSINI Overture to The Barber of Seville

SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22 I. Andante sostenuto II. Allegro scherzando III. Presto Stewart Goodyear, Piano

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, "Italian" I. Allegro vivace II. Andante con moto III. Con moto moderato IV. Saltarello: Presto

These concerts are generously underwritten by Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass.

Video or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited. Patrons arriving late will be seated during the first convenient pause. Program and artists are subject to change.

11| 2020/2021 SEASON The performances on September 18, 19, and 20, 2020 are dedicated to Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass with heartfelt gratitude for her generous support of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra PROGRAM NOTES by Jeremy Reynolds

Overture to “The Barber of Seville” Classical music continues to permeate pop culture like a particularly stub- (“Il barbiere di Siviglia”) born earworm. Operatic staples often feature as a way to symbolize — and often mock — elitism and high society in commercials, television, movies, DURATION: 7 minutes video games and more. Cartoons, which often juxtapose melodrama and slapstick, are responsible for introducing generations of children to classi- Instrumentation: Flute, Piccolo, 2 cal favorites. Bugs Bunny himself is responsible for millions of youngsters’ Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 introduction to Rossini’s Overture to “The Barber of Seville,” as the wascally Horns, 2 Trumpets, Timpani, Bass wabbit gives Elmer Fudd a haircut synchronized to Rossini’s music. Drum, Cymbals, and Strings The music flickers between grandiose, gorgeous melodic writing and PREMIERE: Rome, 1816 quicker, urgent passages that crackle with tension and manic energy. A slow introduction punctuated with fanfare-like woodwind chords precedes “Nothing primes inspiration more than a whimsical tune in the violins and flutes. This builds to a pair of final blast- necessity, whether it be the presence of ing chords before the overture takes off, a storm of familiar scything strings a copyist waiting for your work or the and rapid-fire melody. A gentle mid-section with an oboe and then French prodding of an impresario tearing his horn solo recalls the atmosphere of the opening, then it’s off to the races hair.” once more.

… Many operatic overtures borrow tunes from the works they precede, but in Rossini’s case a bit of self-plagiarism prohibited this possibility. A savvy “How wonderful opera would be businessman, he recycled an overture from an earlier opera to herald “The if there were no singers!” Barber of Seville,” though the music is now firmly and only associated with “Seville.” — Giaochino Rossini (Born 1792, Italy; died 1868) Rossini was indeed legendary for his laziness and ability to procrastinate. (One famous anecdote describes how he dropped a sheet of music from a bed while composing — rather than getting up to pick it up he simply OVERTURE: An introduction to a large rewrote the page.) Then again, how lethargic can someone who wrote 39 dramatic work, such as a ballet or operas throughout an illustrious career be, whether he recycled the odd opera, that demands listeners ears and overture or not? sets the tone of the evening. Born to musical parents, Rossini’s musical education and early life included OPERA BUFFA: A style of Italian come- forays into works by Mozart and Haydn, not especially well known in Italy dic opera characterized by simple vo- at the time. Indeed, a certain Mozartian sprightliness and character are cal writing, local dialects and common, evident in much of his work, including “The Barber of Seville,” which shares every day settings in the 18th and 19th its source material and characters with Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” centuries. composed 30 years previously.

Unlike the successful premiere of “The Marriage of Figaro,” however,” SUGGESTED READING: Rossini’s opera buffa experienced a disastrous — dare I say, cartoonish — Rossini, by Gaia Servadio opening night. A rival composer had already set the tale to music and sent followers to disrupt the performance, a main character tripped and broke FURTHER LISTENING: his nose, someone accidentally fell through a trap door, and a cat walked Rossini: Overture to “Semiramide” across the stage during the climax, cracking up the cast and audience alike. Rossini: “Largo al factotum” from “The Barber of Seville” Rossini, who conducted the first performances himself, snubbed the unruly Mozart: Overture to “The Marriage of audience by keeping his back to the audience during the first act bows and Figaro” departing before curtain calls at the finale. The second performance bore no such foul play or ill luck.

13 | 2020/2021 SEASON PROGRAM NOTES by Jeremy Reynolds

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, How long does it take to compose a masterpiece? It depends, really Op. 22 — Johannes Brahms, for example, spent 14 years on his first symphony as he was preoccupied with the specter of Beethoven’s compositional I. Andante sostenuto prowess. By contrast, Saint-Saëns spent 17 days on his spirited second II. Allegro sherzando piano concerto. He delivered the premiere performance himself, III. Presto lackluster due to lack of time to practice the new work. Still, the concerto has since gained enduring popularity due to its vivacity and quirks. DURATION: Around 24 minutes The first movement begins with an improvisatory quality, often compared Instrumentation: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, to a Bach fantasia but in sonata form. A tempestuous cadenza from the 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, 2 piano heralds stern commentary from the orchestra before they begin Trumpets, Timpani, and Strings sinuously entwining melodic lines. PREMIERE: Paris, 1868 The second movement is pure champagne froth. An ebullient piano “Nothing is more difficult than talking melody skips merrily over light orchestral accompaniment, trading about music: if it is a prickly business witticisms and tunes with the orchestra with waggish abandon. The for musicians, it is almost impossible mood darkens once more for the finale, where the Sturm und Drang of for anyone else—the strongest, sub- the opening movement returns with a vengeance. Here the pianist and tlest minds go astray.” orchestra tumble along at top speed in a blazing saltarella, or a zesty Italian dance famous for its leaping steps. (Mendelssohn’s “Italian” — Camille Saint-Saëns symphony also includes a movement based on this dance.) This sense of (Born 1835, France; died 1921) abandon carries the concerto to a thrilling close.

Formally, the concerto eschews the more traditional “fast-slow-fast” CONCERTO: A composition that features one or more “solo” movement pattern, and the assorted styles and themes give the music instruments with orchestral a bright, colorful feel throughout. Discussing musical color might seem accompaniment. The form of obtuse, but musicians often casually refer to sounds in terms of warmth the concerto has developed and and fullness and clarity, all of which are quantifiable, measurable acoustic evolved over the course of music qualities. Such variables, along with timbre and blend and balance history. combine to give a work a sense of “color.”

CADENZA: A virtuoso passage in a As for the composer, Saint-Saëns enjoyed a fairly colorful life himself. concerto movement or aria, typically Franz Liszt, the most famous pianist of his day, declared Saint-Saëns near the end and often played the greatest organist in the world. (His third symphony, the “Organ” without strict adherence to meter or Symphony, remains one of his most popular works.) Recognized as a time. prodigy at a young age, Saint-Saëns later developed a reputation for musical conservatism, setting him at odds with much of 20th century musical modernism. SUGGESTED READING: The Correspondence of Camille “There is no longer any question of adding to the old rules new principles Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré: Sixty which are the natural expression of time and experience, but simply of Years of Friendship, by Jean-Michel casting aside all rules and every restraint,” he once wrote. “‘Everyone Nectoux ought to make his own rules. Music is free and unlimited in its liberty of expression. There are no perfect chords, dissonant chords or false FURTHER LISTENING: chords. All aggregations of notes are legitimate.’ That is called, and they Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso believe it, the development of taste.” for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28 Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, “Organ Symphony”

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 14 PROGRAM NOTES by Jeremy Reynolds Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, “Italian” To call Mendelssohn’s “Italian” symphony “summery” would be like calling Antarctica “a bit nippy.” The music exudes warmth, energy and I. Allegro vivace good humor from start to finish, beginning with an exuberant tune in the II. Andante con moto violins over a chattering accompaniment in the winds and wrapping up III. Con moto moderato IV. Saltarello: Presto with an intense, whirling “Saltarello” in the fourth movement, an Italian dance with a leaping step. DURATION: 26 minutes At the tender age of 21, Mendelssohn embarked on a grand tour through Instrumentation: Symphony: Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, Genoa and Milan, writing fondly of his 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 travels in letters to his loved ones: “The whole country had such a festive Horns, 2 Trumpets, Timpani, and Strings air that I felt as if I were a young prince making his entry.” Indeed, the first PREMIERE: London, 1833 movement of the “Italian” carouses wholesomely, only the slightest of clouds covering the middle sections with in some plaintive clarinet and While the “Italian” symphony remains one of oboe riffs and a short, sparkling countermelody that repeats and builds Mendelssohn’s most oft-performed works, the into a chest-thumping proclamation in the full orchestra before subsiding composer himself didn’t consider the sym- phony finished and sketched numerous revi- into a brief respite. And then the movement takes off again, recapitulating sions. As he didn’t complete them before his the opening tune and pressing on into its bright finale. early death, the symphony is still performed in its original form. Mendelssohn himself enjoyed a sunny upbringing as the son of a wealthy banker with access to educational resources and a rotating “People usually complain that music is so am- cast of intellectuals and artists appearing at his family’s weekly salons biguous, and what they are supposed to think when they hear it is so unclear, while words are in Berlin. The word “precocious” barely begins to describe his talent, understood by everyone. But for me it is exactly which manifested early and matured with astonishing rapidity in works the opposite...what the music I love expresses like his Overture to “The Hebrides” and his Symphony No. 3 in A minor, to me are thoughts not too indefinite for words, “Scottish,” also inspired by extensive travels. but rather too definite.” This maturity and sophistication is particularly evident in the second — Felix Mendelssohn movement of his “Italian” symphony, a noble processional with a walking (Born 1809, Germany; died 1847) baseline, suggestive of church rites. (Mendelssohn’s personal feelings on religion are somewhat ambiguous in his writings.) The third movement SYMPHONY: An elaborate orchestral invokes a standard classical form, the Minuet and Trio, which like the composition typically broken into finale movement grew out of a style of dance, typically in ¾ time. contrasting movements, at least one of which is in sonata form. In the case of the The form is simple: There’s an “A” section that evokes a certain style or “Italian,” it’s the first movement. mood — in Mendelssohn’s case, amiable, lyrical pastorality in this third SONATA FORM: A type of composition movement. A contrasting “B” section follows, showcasing noble, serene in three sections (exposition, horn calls, before the movement transitions back to the “A” section that development, and recapitulation) in winds to a graceful conclusion. which at least two themes or subjects are explored according to set key And then, the finale. An explosion of color and jauntiness with just a bit relationships. of a bite, as first winds then strings then brass leap nimbly through a tune over a perpetually rushing accompaniment. The “Saltarello” dates back to the 14th century at least and takes its cue from the Italian verb “saltare” RECOMMENDED READING: (“to jump”). It’s a thrilling cap to the symphony, showcasing each section Mendelssohn, A Life in Letters of the orchestra in quick, highly technical passagework as the tunes are FURTHER LISTENING: based from instrument to instrument. The music seems to wind down Overture to “The Hebrides” as the finale approaches, only to rear back to its early levels of vim and Symphony No. 3 in a minor, “Scottish” vinegar for its closing bars, a tumultuous homage to a young man’s time in the Italian countryside. 15| 2020/2021 SEASON ABOUT PATRICK SUMMERS

Patrick Summers is the Artistic & Music Director has fostered and given more than twenty world of the Houston Grand Opera. Last season, he premieres, collaborating with many of today’s most conducted the West Coast premiere of Jake prominent and performed composers, among Heggie’s It’s A Wonderful Life at San Francisco them Carlisle Floyd, Christopher Theofanidis, and Opera and led the Renée Fleming 25th Philip Glass. Anniversary Concert & Gala at Lyric Opera of Chicago. He was recently appointed as co-artistic Summers conducts a wide range of repertoire from director of Aspen Music School’s redesigned Baroque to bel canto to German Romantic, and opera program, Aspen Opera Theater and Vocal he has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera, Arts, alongside Renee Fleming, after years of Los Angeles Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, appearing in concert with the Aspen Festival Dallas Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Gran Teatre Orchestra and Aspen Philharmonic. del Liceu, Rome Opera, Welsh National Opera, Norwegian Opera, the Bregenz Festival, Teatro Highlights of his 2019-20 season include Nacional de São Carlos, Opéra National de the Israeli premiere of Jake Heggie/Terrence Bordeaux, Opéra national du Rhin, and Opera McNally’s Dead Man Walking with the Israeli Australia. Opera, and Calixto Bieito’s production of Carmen at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain. Patrick Summers served as Principal Guest Conductor of the San Francisco Opera from A leading proponent for contemporary American 2009-2016. opera and music generally, Maestro Summers

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 16 ABOUT STEWART GOODYEAR

Proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times and “one of the best pianists of his generation” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished young pianist as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, recitalist and composer.

Mr. Goodyear has performed with major orchestras of the Mr. Goodyear's discography includes Beethoven's Complete world, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Piano Sonatas (which received a Juno nomination for Best Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Classical Solo Recording in 2014) and Diabelli Variations for the San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Marquis Classics label, Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto and Cleveland Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Grieg's Piano Concerto, and Rachmaninov's Piano Concertos Bournemouth Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, No. 2 and 3, both released to critical acclaim on the Steinway MDR Symphony Orchestra (Leipzig), Montreal Symphony, and Sons label. His Rachmaninov recording received a Juno Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, Atlanta nomination for Best Classical Album for Soloist and Large Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Seattle Ensemble Accompaniment. Also for Steinway and Sons is Mr. Symphony, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Goodyear's recording of his own transcription of Tchaikovsky's Philharmonic, and NHK Symphony Orchestra. "The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet)", which was released October 2015 and was chosen by the New York Times as one of Mr. Goodyear began his training at The Royal Conservatory the best classical music recordings of 2015. For Sono Luminus, in Toronto, received his bachelor's degree from Curtis he recorded an album, entitled "For Glenn Gould”, which Institute of Music, and completed his master's at The Juilliard combines repertoire from Mr. Gould's US and Montreal debuts. School. Known as an improviser and composer, he has His recordings for Orchid Classics include an album of Ravel been commissioned by orchestras and chamber music piano works, and an album of Mr. Goodyear's "Callaloo" Suite, organizations, and performs his own solo works. Last year, his Piano Sonata, and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. His newest Mr. Goodyear premiered his suite for piano and orchestra, recording are the complete Beethoven piano concertos, which "Callaloo", with Kristjan Jarvi and MDR Symphony Orchestra will be released on Orchid Classics in the spring 2020. in Leipzig, and last summer, the Clarosa Quartet premiered ​ his Piano Quartet commissioned by the Kingston Chamber Highlights of the 2020 season are a US tour with Chineke!, Music Festival. Mr. Goodyear performed all 32 Beethoven his debut at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Piano Sonatas in one day at Koerner Hall, McCarter Theatre, performances with the Aalborg and Phoenix Symphonies, and the Mondavi Center, and the AT&T Performing Arts Center in the world premieres of his cello concerto and piano quintet Dallas. by the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Penderecki String Quartet respectively.

17 | 2020/2021 SEASON FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION 2020 - 2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OFFICERS

Mercedes T. Bass, Chairman of the Board Jeff Schmeltekopf, Executive Committee Teresa King, Secretary Marvin E. Blum, Treasurer Dr. Keith Cerny, President and CEO

FWSO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Marianne Auld Mercedes T. Bass Marvin E. Blum Mitzi Davis Asad Dean, M.D. Peter Eyestone Katie Farmer Joan E. Friedman Barry L. Green Dotty Hall Aaron Howard Dee Kelly, Jr. Mollie L. Lasater Louella Martin Priscilla W. Martin Colin McConnell Frasher Pergande Dana Porter Jean Roach Henry H. Robinson Alann Bedford Sampson Jeff Schmeltekopf Ed Schollmaier Thomas L. Smith Jonathan T. Suder

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 18 FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION 2020-2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mercedes T. Bass, Chairman of the Board Jeff Schmeltekopf, Chairman of the Executive Committee

Marianne Auld John B. Giordano Dr. Till MacIvor Meyn Amy Roach Bailey Gail Aronoff Granek Stathis Michaelides Dr. John L. Barnett,Jr. Barry L. Green Cara Owens Mercedes T. Bass * Genie Guynn Frasher H. Pergande Marvin E. Blum * Dotty Hall Don C. Plattsmier Ashli Blumenfeld Kathleen Hicks Dana Porter Victor J. Boschini, Jr. Aaron Howard Mrs. John V. Roach II Mrs. L. O. Brightbill III Qiong Hulsey Henry H. Robinson Gail Cooke Robert L. Jameson Jude Ryan Barbara A. Cox Father Stephen Jasso Alann Bedford Sampson Juana-Rosa Daniell Dee J. Kelly, Jr. Jeff Schmeltekopf * Dr. Ron Daniell Sherry J. Key Ed Schollmaier Mitzi Davis Teresa King * Kal Silverberg Dr. Leonard Day Ann Koonsman Dwayne Smith Asad Dean, M.D. Mollie L. Lasater Thomas L. Smith Joseph DeWoody Antonia Pryor Leavitt Kathleen B. Stevens Vance A. Duffy Mary Hart Lipscomb Ronda Jones Stucker Mary J. Dyess Louella Martin Jonathan T. Suder Peter Eyestone Priscilla W. Martin Carla Kemp Thompson Katie Farmer Colin McConnell Lon T. Werner Joan E. Friedman Dr. Stuart D. McDonald J. W. Wilson Tera Garvey Ellen Messman Mrs. Bobby J. Wroten

CHAIRMAN EMERITA William P. Hallman, Jr. Adele Hart+ Frank H. Sherwood

LIFE TRUSTEE Rosalyn G. Rosenthal

FWSOA PRESIDENT EMERITA Ann Koonsman *Denotes Officer of the Board + Denotes Deceased

19 | 2020/2021 SEASON How to Support the FWSO

Annual Fund Your gift to the annual fund allows the FWSO to bring the joy of music to 200,000 adults and children through the nearly 200 performances each season.

Patrons of the Symphony Elevate your FWSO to VIP with a membership to Patrons of the Symphony. Your generous donation of $2,000 or more annually, or $167 a month through our Metronome program, entitles you to extraordinary benefits designed to enhance your FWSO experience.

Tribute Gifts Honor or memorialize friends or loved ones with a tribute gift to the Symphony. A special acknowledgment is sent to the person or family informing them of your generosity and thoughtfulness.

Brooks Morris Society Leave a lasting legacy and invest in the future of the Symphony by including the FWSO in your will or estate plans.

Endowment Fund Established in 1984, the Endowment Fund was created to preserve the FWSO’s rich artistic tradition and ensure financial security for live symphonic music in our city. Named gift opportunities recognize significant contributions to the Endowment Fund.

Symphony League of Fort Worth Founded in 1957, the Symphony League of Fort Worth provides the FWSO with vital volunteer and financial support throughout the season. If you are interested in League membership, visit www. slofw.com.

Centurion Society The Centurion Society salutes extraordinary individuals who have given $100,000 or more to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in cumulative lifetime gifts. Companies and foundations are welcomed into the Centurion Society beginning at the $500,000 level.

If you are interested in supporting the FWSO please contact our Vice President of Development, Julie Baker at 817-665-6500 ext 126 or [email protected]

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 20 CORPORATE SUPPORT

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following businesses for their generous support of the Orchestra’s programming and outreach activities.

This listing reflects annual giving as of September 1, 2020.

$50,000 - $99,999

$25,000 - $49,999

$10,000 - $24,999 $5,000 - $9,999

Alcon* Acme Brick Company Central Market / H.E.B. Frost Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District JPMorgan Chase* General Motors Financial The Northern Trust Company U.S. Trust Safe Work On-Site Workforce COVID-19 Testing TownePlace Downtown | Residence Inn Cultural District $2,000 - $4,999 WFAA - Channel 8 Worthington Renaissance Hotel* Ben E. Keith Beverages* First Financial Bank John L. Wortham Insurance Pyro Shows Texas Christian University US Draft Co.

*Centurion Society Member: Lifetime giving of $100,000+ (individuals) or $500,000 (corporations and foundations)

21 | 2020/2021 SEASON SUPPORTERS OF THE FWSO The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra expresses its deepest gratitude to the following individuals, corpora- tions and foundations for their extraordinary annual financial support that sustains the FWSO as a world-class orchestra and valuable community asset. This listing reflects annual giving as of September 1, 2020.

Chairman’s Level - $1,000,000 and above

Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass

President’s Level - $500,000-$999,999

Sasha and Edward P. Bass Amon G Carter Foundation Sid W. Richardson Foundation

Symphony Level - $150,000 - $249,999 The Burnett Foundation Mary Potishman Lard Trust Robert D. & Alma W. Moreton Foundation Estate of Peggy L. Rayzor Rae*& Ed Schollmaier; Schollmaier Foundation

Maestro’s Level - $75,000-$149,999

Ann L. & Carol Green Rhodes Charitable Trust

Principal Guest Conductor’s Level -$50,000 - $74,999

BNSF Railway Mr. & Mrs. William S. Davis; Davoil, Inc. Frank Kent Cadillac Estate of Anna Belle P. Thomas Adeline & George McQueen Foundation Qurumbli Foundation Mrs. Rosalyn Rosenthal William E. Scott Foundation Wells Fargo

Centurion Society Member: Lifetime giving of $100,000+ (individuals) or $500,000 (corporations and foundations)

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 22 SUPPORTERS OF THE FWSO Concertmaster’s Level - $25,000 - $49,999 Artist’s Level - $10,000 - $24,999

Ramona & Lee Bass Alcon Foundation Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust, Carol Margaret Allen Bank of America , Trustee Anonymous Fort Worth Trauma Education and Ms. Marianne M. Auld Research Foundation Central Market / H.E. Garvey Texas Foundation Eugenie Guynn George & Jeanne Jaggers Charitable Trust Dee Kelly Foundation Helene Bare & W. Glenn Embry Charitable Trust Aaron & Corrie Howard Mr. & Mrs. J. Luther King, Jr. I Luther King Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Hudson, Jr. Capital Management Lewis F. Kornfeld, Jr. Memorial Fund Mr. & Mrs. John B. Kleinheinz at the NTXCF Mollie & Garland Lasater Charitable Fund Lowe Foundation at the NTCF Marguerite Bridges Charitable Trust Priscilla & Joe Martin Anne* & John Marion Deborah Mashburn & David Boddie Ellen F. Messman National Endowment for the Arts Nesha & George Morey Red Oak Foundation North Texas Giving Day Mr. & Mrs. John V. Roach II Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas The Roach Foundation Estate of Virginia & James O'Donnell Alann Bedford Sampson Frasher H. & John F. Pergande John* & Frances Wasilchak Charitable Fund Nancy & Don Plattsmier at the North Texas Community Foundation Dana & David Porter Karen W. Rainwater The Thomas M., Helen McKee & John P. Ryan Foundation Jeff & Judy Schmeltekopf Tzu-Ying & Michael Shih in tribute of Mr. & Mrs. William S. Davis Frances C. & William P. Smallwood Foundation Symphony League of Fort Worth

*Centurion Society Member: Lifetime giving of $100,000+ (individuals) or $500,000 (corporations and foundations)

23 | 2020/2021 SEASON SUPPORTERS OF THE FWSO Benefactor - $5,000 - $9,999 Contributor- $3,000 - $4,999

Anonymous Anonymous (2) Acme Brick Company Mr. & Mrs. David R. Atnip Elaine & Neils Agather Dr. Joyce Beck U.S. Trust Mr. Dan Besse & Ms. Erin Lloyd The Bayard & Cornelia Friedman Fund Marvin & Laurie Blum Connie Beck & Frank Tilley Mr. Bill Bond Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. Berry Judge Tim & Celia Boswell Ashli & Todd Blumenfeld Art & Lynda Brender Mr. & Mrs. Douglas K. Bratton Linda & Lee Brookshire Debbie Brooks; DFW Musicians Services LLC Jeanne Cochran Orlando & Anne Carvalho Gary Cole Sue & John Allen Chalk, Sr. Doug & Carol English Barbara A. & Ralph F. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eyestone Dr. & Mrs. Atlee Cunningham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fridkis Mr. & Mrs. Glenn M. Darden Gail Aronoff Granek Asad Dean M.D.; Texas Oncology Steve* & Jean Hadley Margaret & Craig Dearden Dotty & Gary Hall Tom & Deborah Deas Charitable Fund Gordon & Aileen Kanan at the North Texas Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Koonsman C. Edwards & R. Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. William Leavitt Fifth Avenue Foundation Mary & Blake Lipscomb Frost L.R. Lumley Susan & Tommy Green Mr. & Mrs. Colin McConnell Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Hart Ill John L. Wortham Insurance Maritza Caceres & Miguel Harth- Bedoya Harris Franklin Greg & Myla Hoyt Richard Hubbard, M.D. Pearson Private Foundation Ms. Nina C. Hutton Mr. & Mrs. Omas Peterson JPMorgan Chase C Mrs. Susan S. Pratt Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP Ms. Jane Rector Mrs. Patricia Key Dr. Deborah Rhea & Ms. Carol Bollinger James & Dorothy Doss Foundation Jude & Terry Ryan Dr. & Mrs. Stuart D. McDonald Susan & James Smith Stephen & Brenda Neuse Mary C. Smith Ms. Cyrena Nolan Clark Educational Services The Northern Trust Company Virginia StreetSmith The Pace Fund Jim & Judy Summersgill Mr. & Mrs. Chris Parker Sallie & Joseph Tarride Peggy Meade-Cohen Crut Charitable Trust Texas Christian University Carol Ray Mr. Gerald E. Thiel Peggy Rixie Mr. & Mrs. Kelly R. Thompson Mr. William E. Rosenthal Joan T. Trew Dr. & Mrs. Emmet G. Smith Dr. James C. Williams Ms. Patricia A.Steffen Dr. & Mrs. Bobby J. Wroten Jonathan T. Suder; MJR Foundation Mary & Reuben Taniguchi Texas Commission on the Arts Laurie & Lon Werner Mr. Charles White FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 24 SUPPORTERS OF THE FWSO

Sustainer - $2,000 - $2,999 Mr. Ronnie Korb Donor - $500 -$1,999 Ms. Trina Krausse Mr. Donald C. Little, Tony & Rhonda Ackley William & Kathryn Adams Albertsons Safeway Anonymous In memory of Laura Elizabeth Bruton Julia Dudley Allison Dr. & Mrs. Julian Armstrong Guy & Helen Mabee Margaret Ambuehl Mr. & Mrs. William C. Bahan Chris & Lucy Maier Kathryn Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Tull Bailey Shannon McGovern Anonymous (11) Berlene T. & Jarrell R.Milburn Mary Frances Antweil Mr. & Mrs. John C. Belsly Henry & BarbaraArmstrong Ben E. Keith Beverages Mr. & Mrs. W.A. Moncrief Ill Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wade Arnold Dr. Susan Blue Mr. & Mrs. David B. Morrow Dr. Aronson and Ms.Raskopf Megan & Victor Boschini John & Anita O'Carroll Roy I. Bacus, Jr. Jeanie Browning Bill & Jeanne O'Connor Philip & Joni Baczewski Ms. Merry L. Bagwell Mary Cauble Once Upon A Time... Michael and Lisa Onuscheck Mary Frances & George Barlow Daniel & Soraya Caulkins Charitable Fund atthe NTCF Dr. Joseph Cecere Mary Pencis Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Bartel Dr. & Mrs. Lincoln Chin Mr. & Mrs. Scott Prince Mr. & Mrs. HarperBartolomei Hon. Dale & Peggy SueClark Ill Rosemary Riney Margaret Bayer Michael T. Crnkovich & Robert D. & Catherine R. Ellen & Larry Bell Alexander Foundation The Benevity Community Impact Fund Susan Lewandowski Glenn & Sherry Bernhoft Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Dewoody Laurie & Len Roberts Ms. Lou Ann Blaylock Angela L. Evans Dr. & Mrs. Mohanakrishna Mr. & Mrs. Michael R.Bowles ExxonMobil Fdtn. Sathyamoorthy Ben & Diana Broadwater Mildred H. Fender Kai & Karen Silverberg Mr. & Mrs. Claude D.Brown John L. Bryant Dr. Oscar L. Frick Marilyn Wiley & Terry Skantz Dr. & Mrs. David C. SmitH Mr. & Mrs. Michael Norma Jeanne Ganze Burchfield Jan K. Gaston Thomas L. Smith Mrs. Renee Camp Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F.Gibson Mack Ed & Sharon Swindle in memory of Jack & Mildred Malone Dr. & Mrs. William H.Gibson Dr. Stuart N. Thomas Mrs. Debra Carter Stephen Gilchrist In memory of Dr. Gaby Thomas Antonio & Carla Castaneda Joy & Johnnie Thompson Ms. Medea Mitcham Cerniglia Mr. & Mrs. John B.Giordano LRS Construction Services,L.P. Peggy Harwood Becky & Stephen Tobin Jack & Donna Coldiron Anne Helmreich &Christian Wulffen Dr. & Mrs. MonteTroutman Mr. & Mrs. William H.Collins Dr. Michael W. Henley David Turpin Dr. & Mrs. Martin F.Conroy Judith & William Hubregs Fort Worth Tourism Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cooke Ms. Annabelle Carboy & Mr. & Mrs. William R. Jones Public Improvement District John Wells Mr. Michael Poteet Dean Crocker & Emily Holt Crocker Suzy Williams Marcia Cruce Mr. Brian Crumley & Mr. Tyler Crumley The Cushing Family The Dallas Foundation Dr. Ron & Juana- Rosa Daniell Dedrick Family Ron DeFord Scott & Laney Denbina Ms. Gina C. Dernehl Mr. & Mrs. David A.Deterly, Jr. Drs. Jeff & Rosemary Detweiler Jean & Tom Dodson Dr. & Mrs. R. Nowell Donovan John Driggers & Barbara Gibbs Ms. Tori Adams & Mr. Jim DuBose Debbie Duncan & Randy Jordan

25 | 2020/2021 SEASON SUPPORTERS OF THE FWSO Mr. Jack Dykhouse Bob & Pam Leibrock Ms. Susan Roe Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Ehrlich E. Donovan Lewis Barbara Roels Dawn Ellison Mr. Swang Lin Mr. & Mrs. Ben Rosenthal Mr. William Ennis Art & Cheryl Litke Rose-Mary Rumbley Dottie Erickson Charles R. Locke Capera Ryan Sarah & John Erickson Dr. Brad Loeffelholz Save Our Symphony Fort Worth Charlene & Dave Ernst Ms. Vanessa Logan Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schmidt Katie & Jeff Farmer Thomas Long Catherine Courtney Schmuck Fash Foundation Dr. Robert & Priscilla Lovett in honor of Will A. Courtney, Sr. & Ray & Gretchen Finn Mr. Matthew Loynachan Esther Courtney Robert & Rosanne Fitch Nate & Nanci Lublin-Good Catherine & Wallace Schmuck Dr. & Mrs. Ronald B. Flowers Mary Jo MacGregor Dr. & Mrs. Russ A. Schultz John E. Forestner Ellen & Theodore Mack Mrs. and Mr. Gail Settle Robert & BarbaraFortenbaugh Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Malloy Dr. D.D. (Darcy) Sety Mr. & Mrs. Ben J.Fortson,Jr. Ms. Sandra Doan & Mr. Jacques Marquis George Shackelford Mrs. Benjamin J. Fortson,Ill Diane & Steve Martichuski Punch Shaw & Julie Hedden Jean Graham Frick Nicholas & Louella Martin Dr. Ab Siadati Dr. Julia S. Frink Scott Marvel & Joyce Marvel Evelyn Siegel Shawn & Victoria Furniss Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Mays Anne & Danny Simpson John & Joann Gann Tanya & Patrick McClanahan Mary Alice Denmon Smith Rafael & Liz Garza Robert & Joanne McClendon David & Denise Snipes Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Gault McGraw Family Charitable Fund Dr. Mary Alice Stanford & Mr. Don Jones Mr. & Mrs. John Giordano Dr. & Rev. M. DwainMcDonald Ronda & Walter Stucker Drs. Dan & Lyn Hunt Goggin Gay & Urbin McKeever Ron & Gilda Suter Mr. & Mrs. William M.Gould, Jr. Edward & Marilyn Ms. Anne Swenson Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Gralapp McNertney Jerry & James Taylor Merrill & Josh Gregg Jake Fridkis & Heesun Yang Ms. Nan Terry Dr. Adelaide Griffin Terry L. Meyer John* & Camille Thomason Eric & Jannene Gunter Dr. & Mrs. Till M. Meyn Carol A. Thompson Fanchon & Howard Hallam Pat Miller & Ann Rice Randy & Jo Thomson Mr. & Mrs. David J.Hamacher Dr. & Mrs. Will Miller Bob & Sharon Timmons Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hannifin Mr. & Mrs. Lary G. Milrany Jan Treybig Dr. Christy L. Hanson John & Kay Mitchell Mrs. Nancy T. Turner Mrs. Phil Harris, Jr. Linda M. Monk Lola Lacrosse & Jerry Tutt Jo & Don Hawthorne Cecile Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Will Ulrich Mr. Christopher Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Morgan Dr. & Mrs. Gary L. Upton Carolyn & Larry Heath Ms. Susan Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Rush Vann,Jr. Vernon Deborah Hinchey Dr. William & Mary Morton Kathy & John Von Klemen Darve, Karen, & Aaren Horak Sophia & Charlotte Murray Lorna de Wangen Michelle & Reagan Horton William C. Perry & Paul A. Nelson Mr. Hugh Washburne Vicki Branch Hummel Charitable Fund ofthe NTCF Dave & Julie Wende Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hvidt Lynn Nesbit CharitableTrust Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Wetsel Mr. & Mrs Sung & Mrs. Judith L. Ney Dr. Chris and Janis White Miyoung In Mr. Greg Nicholas Dan Wilkirson Julia Jaeckels Dr. Catherine M. Nicholas Mr. John H. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Robert L.Jameson Michael & Laura O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Williamson Fay & Lowell Janzen Viola Ohr Lyn Clayton Willis Ed & Carol Jones Vicki Owen Henry & Gail Wilson Malcolm & Betsy Jone Paul & Mary Kay Park Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Wilson Robert & Beverly Koch Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Pate Doodlebug Bob & Barbara Winkelmeyer Dr. Jennifer Heath Mr. Kevin Peavy June Wolff David Kostohryz, M.D. Susan Murrin Pritchett Mr. & Mrs. William H. Workman Laura & Bill Lace Virginia R. Pumphrey Arthur & Carolyn Wright Colonel Leonard Sy La Mr. and Mrs. Greg Reese Robert & Ann Wright Ms. Pamela J. Laing Mr. Don Reid Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell S. Wynne Constance Langston Mr. & Mrs. John V. Roach II David & Maureen Yett Mr. Bob Lansford The Roach Foundation Bruce York Mr. and Mrs. ThomasLeach Marcia Rober Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Yuknavich Dr. & Mrs. Eric Lee Jeanelle S. Roberts Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Ziegler Patsy C. & Bill J. Zimmerman FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 26 Estate of Ernest Allen, Jr.* Nancy Lee & Perry R. Bass* Annette & Jerry W. Blaschke Marguerite Bridges* Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd W. Brooks Jr. Estate of Frank X. Buhler* THE BROOKS MORRIS SOCIETY Mr. & Mrs. M.A. Cardona* Estate of Electra M. Carlin* Barbara J. Clarkin Carroll W. Collins* Estate of Whitfield J. Collins* Kathleen E. Connors Trust Mr. & Mrs. Laurence S. Cooke, Jr. R Juana Rosa & Ron Daniell OR IS Mr. & Mrs. Norwood P. Dixon* S Helene Bare & William Glenn Embry* M O Cornelia Cheney & Bayard H. Friedman* S Paula & George Fultz C Thomas O. Gay K Gwen M. Genius

I Mrs. Charlotte M. Gore*

O E Gail Aronoff Granek

T Nancy L. & William P. Hallman Jr.

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R Estate of Kathy B. Higgins* B Mr. & Mrs. Eric F. Hyden* George & Jeanne Jaggers* Estate of Lois Hoynck Jaggers* Ann & Ronald L. Koonsman Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Kornfeld, Jr.* Mollie & Garland Lasater Jr. Elizabeth H. Ledyard* Carol V. Lukert Patty Cartwright Mays* Shannon McGovern Peggy J. Meade-Cohen* Brooks Morris was the founder and first conductor of Estate of Michael Boyd Milligan* the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Thanks to his Estate of Linda Reimers Mixson* vision, commitment, and generous spirit, the Orchestra Dr. & Mrs. A.F. Murph is woven into the cultural fabric of this community. The Linda Todd Murphy Brooks Morris Society honors those individuals whose Dr. & Mrs. James M. O’Donnell* commitment to the future of the FWSO has inspired Estate of F. Warren O’Reilly* them to include the Orchestra in their will or estate Harris Franklin Pearson plans. Estate of Peggy L. Rayzor* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Reynolds Planned giving offers a variety of estate-planning Estate of Dorothy Rhea* opportunities that allow you to make a lasting difference Mr. & Mrs. John V. Roach II in the sustainability of the FWSO while at the same Jude & Terry Ryan time creating a musical legacy and enjoying potential Jeff & Judy Schmeltekopf income-tax advantages. Mrs. Lynda Shropshire Kathleen B. & Richard I. Stevens A planned gift is more than a donation, it is an in- Mr. & Mrs. Paul I. Stevens* spiring statement of dedication and trust in the Mr. Gerald E. Thiel leadership, talent and artistic vision of the Fort Worth Estate of Anna Belle P. Thomas* Symphony Orchestra. Mary D. Walsh* Estate of Mildred G. Walters* Peter G. Warren Mr.* & Mrs. John Wasilchak Estate of Hugh L. Watson* Lynn Wilson Estate of Sylvia E. Wolens 27 | 2020/2021 SEASON MEMORIALS & TRIBUTE DONORS

In Honor of Miguel Harth-Bedoya Mrs. Susan S. Pratt Ms. Linda Monk Mrs. Emmy Lou Prescott Ms. Susan Murrin Pritchett In Memory of Lee J. Brookshire, Jr. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund: William Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Bailey S. Ruff Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund: Bob and Paige Russey Mr. Robert A. Seale In Memory of Laura Bartek Brown Mrs. and Mr. Gail Settle Mrs. Christel Laughlin North Texas Community Foundation: John and Bev Snyder In Memory of Laura Bruton Mr. and Mrs. Kelly R. Thompson Mr. Oren Bruton Mr. and Mrs. Loftin V. Witcher, Jr. Mr. David E. Frick Ms. Marsha Wright

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Davis In Honor of Marie Laine Tzu-Ying & Michael Shih Mr. J. R. Price

In Memory of Dotty England In Memory of Sanra LeGault Ms. Ann Sauer Ms. Anne Swenson

In Honor of Thomas Gay In Honor of Ms. Jennifer Corning Lucio Mr. Christian Walker Ms. Harumi K. Rudolph

In Memory of Adele Hart In Memory of Leon Novikoff Mr. and Mrs. Alton Adkins Mrs. Nancy H. Dozier Chris Athon Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Blaschke In Memory of Lynn O'Day Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Borgers Ms. Lou Ann Blaylock Mr. & Mrs. Martin C. Bowen Mr. Matthew K. Loynachan Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Bratton Dr. & Mrs. Benge Daniel In Honor of Libby Stenevik Mr. & Mrs. Glenn M. Darden Ms. Mary A. Frazer Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund: Mr. Samuel R. Dodson III In Honor of Mahala Strippling Mrs. Nancy H. Dozier Lauren Stripling FWSO Players Assembly J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund In Memory of Anna Belle Thomas Kimbell Art Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William S. Davis Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kleinheinz North Texas Community Foundation: In Memory of Ron Thurston Garland and Mollie Lasater Shelley Allison Ms. Ellen F. Messman Mr. & Mrs. William M. Penny Jr.Ms. Mary Perry

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Thank you to these generous donors who supported this special campaign when FWSO was first impacted by COVID-19.

$25,000 and up

Anonymous Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Community Foundation of North Texas, Alann Bedford Sampson Ann L. & Carol Green Rhodes Charitable Trust

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$5,000 - $9,999 $500 - $1,999 Dr. Mary Alice Stanford & Mr. Don Jones Schwab Charitable, Byron L. Keil Anonymous Julia D. Allison Bob Lansford Connie Beck & Frank Tilley Anonymous (4) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Leach Community Foundation of North Texas Mary Frances Antweil Linda Lannom Nicholas & Louella Martin Roy I. Bacus, Jr. E. Donovan Lewis James & Dorothy Doss Foundation Jack R. Alexander & Merry Lyn Bagwell Mr. Swang Lin Tzu-Ying & Michael Shih Pierre & Norma Barbier Art & Cheryl Litke in tribute of Mr. & Mrs. William S. Davis Ashli & Todd Blumenfeld Charles R. Locke Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, LRS Construction Services, L.P. $2,000 - $4,999 Mr. & Mrs. Henry Burks Dr. & Mrs. Stuart D. McDonald Antonio & Carla Castaneda Sophia & Charlotte Murray Dr. Joyce Beck Mary Cauble Paul & Mary Kay Park Mr. Bill Bond Jack & Donna Coldiron Pat Miller & Ann Rice Megan & Victor Boschini Catherine CourtneySchmuck Ms. Susan Roe Judge Tim & Celia Boswell In honor ofWill A. Courtney, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Ben Rosenthal Art & Lynda Brender & Esther Courtney Dr. & Mrs. Russ A. Schultz Donald C. Little Barbara A. & Ralph F. Cox Dr. D.D. (Darcy) Sety Evelyn Siegel in memory of Laura Elizabeth Bruton The Cushing Family Kal & Karen Silverberg Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. DeWoody Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund, Texas Commission on the Arts Jackson Family Foundation Tom & Deborah Deas Bob & Sharon Timmons Mr. & Mrs. Larry Fridkis Ms. Gina C. Dernehl Mrs. Nancy T. Turner Norma Jeanne Ganze Jean & Tom Dodson Mr. & Mrs. Duer Wagner, Jr. Gail Aronoff Granek Dr. & Mrs. Ronald B. Flowers Dr. Chris and Janis White Dotty & Gary Hall Robert & Barbara Fortenbaugh Mr. John H. Williams Mr. Dan Besse & Ms. Erin Lloyd Rafael & Liz Garza June Wolff Chris & Lucy Maier Nate & Nanci Lublin Good Mr. & Mrs. William H. Workman Don and Melissa Reid Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Gralapp Robert & Ann Wright Peggy Rixie Peggy Harwood Dr. & Mrs. Emmet G. Smith

29 | 2020/2021 SEASON $250 - $499 Jean-Marie Alexander Nancy Davis Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Brandon Alsop Angela Deboo Holman Karen & Charles Anderson Ms. Nancy Alton Diana DiCesare Patricia G. Holmes Anonymous (4) Ms. Diane Andreatta Ms. Kerrie Dieringer Jane Hopkins Rogue Architects Richard & Jean Andrus Brandon Dixon Rayanna Hosokawa Xochitl Barragan Anonymous (55) Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Colonel Jonathan W. House David & Karen Bentz Noel Danto & Barbara Antebi Doran Mr. & Mrs. Mike Howe Karen J. Bierle Angela Arena Robert Dowcett Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hoyt Annette & Jerry W. Blaschke Ms. Lauralee Arnold Linda A. Doyle Fidelity Charitable Gift Dr. & Mrs. Lee Bloemendal Pam & George Armstrong, Jr. John & Ginger Dudley Fund, John & Price Hulsey Tommie W. Broyles Joseph B. Artiles D’Arlene Ver Duin Dean & Edith Humann Marlene Carle Penni Askew Willa G. Dunleavy Chu Ho Hyun Steve & Linda Cartlidge Susan Barnhart Jenny Pace Dupree James Jameson Mary Cauble Katherine Bay Erin East Mr. & Mrs. William Jobes Barry & Paulette Cavitt Abigail Bebee Mr. Alvin Eclavea Lucy Johnson Andrea & George Conklin Mr. & Mrs. Joel Benton Jim and Ruth Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Steven Johnson Marcia Cruce John Betts John English Edith S. Jones Chris Drake Holly Beyt Ms. Christine Erikson Ellen & Brad Jones Mr. Vance A. Duffy Susan Blaser Mr. & Mrs. Nathan D. Eudaly II Mr. & Mrs. William R. Jones Dr. & Mrs. Jerold A. Edmondson Yvonne Blevins Mr. & Mrs. Paul K. Evans Mr. & Mrs. Don Josefy Dave Martin and Donna Erwin Mr. & Mrs. Ken Boerman Mrs. Joan Flynn Maria Mercedes Juliao Betty Jo Everett Betty L. Boling Kiki Ford Tim & Wendy Kelso – W Interiors Dotty & Gary Hall Mr. & Mrs. Jay Bond Leslie Fraser Mary Agnes & Jack Kendrick Dorie & Dave Hardesty Ms. Laurence Bonneau William & Janet Frame Mary Ann Keon Carolyn & Larry Heath Lynn & Matthew Bostick Peter & Lisa Fritsch Cathy & Jim Kerrigan IBM International Foundation Mike & Karin Bradford Desiree Futch Don & Jean King Stuart & Rebecca Isgur Shields Bray Judy G RD Kirkpatrick Wells Fargo Bank, Sherry Key Polly Breland Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gabriel Mr. & Mrs. J. Justin Knoop Ms. Maryanne Kotylo Phil Bright Ayesha Ganguly Gaye Kortegast Elizabeth Lockhart Lester Brooks Gordon Garst Mike & Kim Kuban Dr. Robert & Priscilla Lovett Barbara Brown Calen Garza Ms. Susan R. Kyzer Steven and Jennifer Lucio Daniel Brown Michael Gearhart Olen Lacy David & Sharla Martin Lowell & Kathryn Bryan John & Janine Geisel Mrs. Marie Laine Mr. Mark Miller Kimberly N. Buggs Gwen Genius Cady Lori Lake Cecile Montgomery Kevin Burdette Gerry R. Ghearing – GRG Homes Mr. & Mrs. George M. Lamb Mr. Wells Robert Mote Clare & Brandon Burke Nancy R. Gillis Lila Landis Betty G. Norvell Chuck & Karen Burke Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Will, Raymond L. Landy Dr. & Mrs. Morris Poole Henry & Diana Burks In memory of Robert George Robert & Linda Lane James Potratz Michael & Belinda Bush William Girling III John & Tim Latta Don Powell Dr. Michele Burzynski Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gladden Earl Lazarus Emmy Lou Prescott Campbell Family Cynthia Gnegy Ms. Susan Lender Mr. & Mrs. John M. Preston Ninett Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Brian Goble Dr. Elizabeth Lessner Ed & Carol Proctor Carrie Cappel Sharon Goodwin Mrs. Amanda Lewis Diane & Kent Rasmussen Mr. & Mrs. Norman Larry Gollaher David Wood & Ida Lewis Mr. & Mrs. A. Romero Carroll, Jr. Alan & Sarah Gordon Marylouise Lindsey Ms. Desiree Sage Mr. & Mrs. Tom Cecil Lynne Aldrich & Peter Rachel Linkugel Alann Bedford Sampson Tim & Jenny Cline Gottschling Joanne Linscott Lisa M. Sauls Ana Ramirez & Mark Gail Aronoff Granek Richard & Carol Lipscomb Ann & John Schrader Collins Adelaide Griffin Brooke & Chris Loftis Robin Sear Mr. & Mrs. William H. Bobbie Griffin Douglas Long Linda Siy, M.D. Collins Dr. & Mrs. Alan Hall, MD Cecilia Lopez Frank & Ruth Smith Stacy & Ismael Colon Karen & Kevin Hall David & Linda Loy Bob & Libby Ann Stenevik Kathryn Conlin, In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Halliburton Mr. & Mrs. John R. MacLean Dean & Mary Katherine Tetirick Delores Conlin P. Hamilton Linda Madewell Lynn & Jim Thomas Pat Connelly Tim Hammond Judy Magee Dr. & Mrs. Tamas Ungar Debbie Cooley Ms. Mary Harris Gail Lynn Main Phyllis Worrell Isaac & Robin Cope Tommy & Carolyn Harris Christina Majeske David & Maureen Yett Shirley A. Cordray Ms. Nancy Haubert Vicki J. Majors Dr. & Mrs. Shawn Zarr Andy & Judy Cordell Laura Healy Susan Manning Nancy & George Corral Paula Heavin Ms. Lydia Marinello Mary A. Cotham Frank Helme Vic Marriott $249 and below Larry Coursey Ms. Wanda E. Helms Mr. Ed Marsh Barbara A. & Ralph F. Cox Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Hernandez Mr. & Mrs. Larry Mason Randy & Karen Abernathy Carlos A. Crespo Mike Hibbs Alyssa Mariduena Ricardo Alarcon Nancy Dabney Russell Hicks Steve & Diane Martichuski Sandra T. Allen Dorothea Davis Terri Hillard Barbara Martin Drs. Elizabeth & James Alexander Kay Davis Nathan Holbrook Jay & Deana Martin

FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 30 Joseph Martin Mr. & Mrs. Julius D. Pierce Mary Shaffer Maurine Turner Barry Martines Jamie Pitts Shawn Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Doug Tyler Veronica Martinez Kelsey Pitts Marie Barrett & George Shaw Ms. Rosalie Uht Mr. Michael E. Maxfield Ms. Kristen Poe George and Breda Shelton Jodie Utter M. McCalip Drennan Pope Adam Sheppard Jessica Vandevier Dian McCall Dr. Nancy Price Mrs. Alpha J. Shirey Marcos & Sarah Veloz Cat McCarver Mr. & Mrs. Fred Proctor George & Barbara Shrewsbury Ann Viola Mr. & Mrs. Howard C. Charles Pruitt Lynda & Grady Shropshire Dr. & Mrs. Jack D. Wages McClurkin Doris & Craig Pybus Michael S. Shubin David A. Walter Seth McConnell Larry G. Quade Valeriy Shulyak Mr. & Mrs. Peter Van Wig Letha Grace McCoy Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Radle Minette Sicard Mr. & Mrs. Paul Verwers Scott McGarrah Diana Braiden Radspinner Barbara G. Sills Tom Vick Bill McKeown Stacey & Hector Ramirez Moira & Jeffery Sills Marc Vita Craig McKnight Dan & Jill Rankin Mr. Jerry F. Simmans Vineeta Vogel Law Office of Scott McMichael Mr. & Mrs. Raspante Mr. & Mrs. Rick Simmons Shelley Vineyard McCranie Family Mr. Christopher Rauch Melanie Simpson Gene Walker Mr. Mike McStay Mr. & Mrs. David Ray Kayo Simpson Mr. & Mrs. Walker Mr. & Mrs. Don Meiners Mr. & Mrs. Ray James & Susan Sipe Vivian Walkington Carroll Merlick Mr. & Mrs. Roy Reichenbach James Sipiora Ms. Rhonda Wallace Jolene Mershon Jon & Danielle Reese Judy H. Smalling Virginia Dee Walraven Waveney Midgley Ms. Kim Rhoads Allyson Hope Romero-Smith Janet Ward BJ Miller Nancy Rimmer Erin Smith John M Ward, Jr John A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Rob Riner Jeff Smith Keith Ward Joel & Peggy Mitchell Mrs. Jan L. Roberge Mr. Jody Smith Dr. Michael Waschevski Anahita Modarress Christina Roberts Mary Alice Denmon Smith Eileen & Elmer Watkins Mr. & Mrs. David Moller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Roberts Raley & Jo Anne Smith David & Samantha Weber Mrs. Mary E. Moore Barry Robertson Dr. & Mrs. Robert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Weidler Anne & Bill Moran Mr. Nathaniel J. Robertson Esq Sebastian Smith Ms. Shirley A. Welch Mr. William Morris David Robinson Ann Sparks Mr. Carl Wells Eve Motamed Drs. Daniel & Denise Rodeheaver Wayne F. Sparks Bobbi J. Wendorff Linda & David Motley Patricia R. Rodriguez Mr. David I. Spaulding Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. West Mike Mullins Richard Rohlin June Sprott Mr. & Mrs. Glen Wetmore Ms. Suzanne Munoz Charlie Rose Rick & Marlene Spurgeon Dr. C.A. Whealy Ms. Patt R. Naler Leeann Rosenthal Carol Standerfer Anita Tipping-Wheeler Kim Nappier Mr. Matthew Roth Mrs. Barbara Standley Karen T. White Victor Neil Tom & Kathy Roth Mr. & Mrs. John Starr Mr. & Mrs. Larry Whitehouse Dolores Nelson David Routt Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Statzer Duane Wieland Dr. Richard Neville Jessica Rowell Charles & Denice Steadman Elizabeth & Karl Martin Wiig Mr. & Mrs. Gustavo Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Karen Steffler Miss Sharon Faye Wilbur Nicolaide Sherwin Rubin Adam Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Wilgus Molly Norcross Connie & Bailey Ruff Richard Stinson Mr. James D. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Richard Nunn Ken Morales & Pat Ruhnke Beth Stribling Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wills Donald Oatman Fred and Shirley Runco Jennifer Strange Mr. & Mrs. Lorin R. Wilson Mr. William Oglesby Ms. Amanda Rushing Curtis & Patricia Studey Beth Wimpy LaNelle Ohlhausen Ms. Brenda Russell Dr. Marjorie Suchocki Rodger Wisdom Steve Ohmstede Paige & Rob Russey Mr. Al Sutton Ms. Barbara Woodring Daniel & Kathy O’Leary Ms. Mary Runyan Angelina Talamantes Ms. Billie June Wolf Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick Olness Jude & Terry Ryan Jason Tapp Patricia S. Wooley Dr. & Mrs. Richard L. Osburn Gilbert & Judith Rye Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Tatum Bobbie Wygant John & Kristi Otto Jim & Patty Sabin Mrs. Helen M. Taylor Gwen Wynn Cody W. Pace, P.E. Janet Sanford Robert & Kristen Taylor Sai K. Yalamanchi Mr. & Mrs. Jim Pace Ms. Pamela Salvador Amanda Tees Janelle Young Melissa Patenaude Farron E. Santos Patricia Tellman Mr. Leonardo Zuno Mr. & Mrs. Richard Patterson, Jr. Rosemary Schmitt Lynn Tennison Betsy & George Pepper Mr. & Mrs. Ricardo & Yipsi Schulz Nan Terry Scott Pereth Holly & Bill Schur Larry & Toni Thalken Rex & Mariel Peterson Mrs. June Schur Cheryl Thomas Ms. Jo Ann Pettus Joann/Wayne Schuricht Catherine M. Thompson Huyen & Van Pham Jim & Catherine Schusler Paula Thomson Killian & Brad Philipson Obie Schutz Clark & Betsy Thurston Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Phillips Mr. Waylon Scott Libby Tilley Ann & John Piazza Nancy P. Searway Emily P. Tolle Mr. Carey Pickard Ms. Carol C. Segreti Giovanny Torres Rebecca S. Pidcock Diana Senik Jan Treybig, DVM

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ENDOWEDENDOWED CHAIRS CHAIRS & & PROGRAMS PROGRAMS

The Board of Directors extends sincere gratitude to the following donors who have demonstrated exceptional generosity and commitment to the FWSO by endowing the following chairs and programs. 1

MusicMusic Director Director Nancy LeeNancy & Perry Lee R. & Bass*Perry R.Chair Bass* Chair Guest Conductors Guest Conductors Mrs. MercedesMrs. T. Bass Mercedes Chair T. Bass Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Associate Conductor Rae* & Ed Schollmaier/Schollmaier Foundation Chair Associate Conductor Rae* & Ed Schollmaier/ Concertmaster Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Schollmaier Foundation Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Concertmaster Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Associate Concertmaster Ann Koonsman Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Assistant Concertmaster Mollie & Garland Lasater Chair Associate Concertmaster Ann Koonsman Chair Assistant Principal 2nd Violin Symphony League of Fort Worth Chair Assistant Concertmaster Mollie & Garland Lasater Chair Principal Cello Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Assistant Principal 2nd Violin Symphony League of Fort Worth Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Principal Cello Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Assistant Principal Cello Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation Chair Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Principal Bass Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Bass Chair 3rd Chair Cello BNSF Foundation Chair Principal Oboe Nancy L. & William P. Hallman, Jr. Chair Principal Bass Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Bass Chair Principal Flute Shirley F. Garvey* Chair Principal Oboe Nancy L. & William P. Hallman, Jr. Chair Principal Clarinet Rosalyn G. Rosenthal Chair Principal Flute 2 Shirley F. Garvey*In MemoryChair of Manny Rosenthal PrincipalAssistant Clarinet Principal Trumpet Rosalyn G. RosenthalDorothy Chair Rhea* Chair Principal Bassoon InMr. Memory & Mrs. of Lee Manny M. BassRosenthal Chair AssistantPrincipal Principal Horn Trumpet Dorothy Rhea*Elizabeth Chair H. Ledyard* Chair PrincipalAssociate Bassoon Principal Horn Mr.Drs. & Mrs. Jeff Leeand M.Rosemary Bass Chair Detweiler Chair PrincipalPrincipal Horn Trombone Elizabeth Mr.H. Ledyard* & Mrs. John Chair Kleinheinz Chair PrincipalBass Trombone Trombone Mr. & Mrs. JohnMr. Kleinheinz& Mrs. Lee Chair M. Bass Chair BassPrincipal Trombone Percussion Mr. & Mrs. Lee M.Shirley Bass Chair F. Garvey* Chair PrincipalAssistant Percussion Principal Percussion Shirley F. Garvey* Chair Adele Hart* Chair AssistantTimpani Principal Percussion Adele Hart Chair Madilyn Bass Chair TimpaniHarp Madilyn Bass ChairBayard H. Friedman* Chair HarpKeyboard Rildia BeeBayard O’Bryan H. Friedman* Cliburn & Chair Van Cliburn* Chair KeyboardGreat Performance Fund Rildia Bee O’BryanRosalyn Cliburn G. Rosenthal & Van Cliburn* Chair Chair Great Performance Fund Rosalyn G. RosenthalIn Memory Chair of Manny Rosenthal Pops Performance Fund In MemoryThe ofBurnett Manny Foundation Rosenthal PopsAdventures Performance in Music Fund The Burnett FoundationThe Ryan Foundation AdventuresSymphonic in Insight Music The Ryan FoundationTeresa & Luther King 3 Symphonic Insights Teresa & Luther King

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CONTRIBUTORS TO THE ENDOWMENT

The Endowment Fund provides the institutional bedrock upon which the Orchestra is able to achieve long-term artistic growth and financial stability. Your support of the Endowment Fund is crucial. Please contact our Development Department at (817) 665-6500 [email protected]. CONTRIBUTORS TO THE ENDOWMENT

The Endowment Fund provides the institutional bedrock upon which the Orchestra is able to achieve long-term artistic growth and financial stability. Your support of the Edowment Fund is crucial. Please contact our Development Department at (817) 665-6500 or [email protected].

$5,000,000 and above Ben & Kay Fortson Fifth Avenue Foundation Nancy Lee* & Perry R. Bass* Nancy L. & William P. Hallman, Jr. Mrs. Dora Lee Langdon* Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Mr. & Mrs. J. Luther King, Jr. Carol V. Lukert Mr. Sid R. Bass Mr. & Mrs.* John L. Marion Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Moncrief Mrs. Philip K. Thomas Stephen & Brenda Neuse $1,000,000 - $4,999,999 RadioShack Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Bass $50,000 - $99,999 Peggy L. Rayzor* Lee & Ramona Bass Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jack S. Blanton, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Reynolds The Burnett Foundation Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn* Mary Ann & Robert Cotham Shirley F. Garvey* Van Cliburn* Mr. Thomas L. Smith Kimbell Art Foundation Corbett Companies Estate of Elizabeth H. Ledyard* Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Hudson, Jr. $5,000 - $9,999 Rosalyn G. Rosenthal Dee Kelly Foundation Anonymous Mr. & Mrs.* Edgar Schollmaier Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Koonsman Mr. & Mrs. Charles Anton* Estate of Linda Reimers Mixson* Lou Ann Blaylock $500,000 - $999,999 Scurlock Foundation Sue & John Allen Chalk, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. John B. Kleinheinz Symphony League of Fort Worth Nelson & Enid Cleary Mollie & Garland Lasater Symphony Leauge of Estate of Whitfield J. Collins* T.J. Brown & C.A. Lupton Tarrant County Ralph & Barbara Cox Foundation Peggy Meade-Cohen Crut* The Thomas M., Helen McKee & $25,000 - $49,999 Charitable Trust John P. Ryan Foundation Colleen* & Preston Geren* H. Paul Dorman Mr.* & Mrs.* Mark L. Hart, Jr. Virginia Clay Dorman $250,000 - $499,999 Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Krebs Francis M. Allen Trust Anonymous Eddie M. Lesok Wendy & Scott Gerrish BNSF Railway Estate of Michael B. Milligan* Felice & Marvin Girouard Drs. Jeff & Rosemary Detweiler The Roach Foundation; Mr. & Mrs. Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Green, Jr. Estate of Dorothy Rhea* John V. Roach II Maritza Cáceres & Miguel Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Hart III Mr. & Mrs. Duer Wagner, Jr. Harth-Bedoya Qurumbli Foundation Laurie & Lon Werner Richard Hubbard JPMorgan Chase $10,000 - $24,999 Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Klabzuba* $100,000 - $249,999 Mr. & Mrs. William L. Adams* Priscilla & Joe Martin Alcon Estate of Ernest Allen, Jr.* Miss Louise McFarland* American Airlines Malcolm K. Brachman* The Musicians of the Fort Worth Amon G. Carter Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Douglas K. Bratton Symphony Orchestra Mr. & Mrs. William S. Davis, Carroll Collins* Betty J. Sanders* Davoil, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Norwood P. Dixon* Mr. Gerald E. Thiel Althea L. Duersten Elizabeth L. & Russell F. Hallberg John* & Frances Wasilchak Mr.* & Mrs. Dee J. Kelly, Sr. Foundation Ms. Karen Rainwater

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1 $75,000 + $10,000- $24,999 $2,500- $9,999 City of Fort Worth Anonymous Wells Fargo Sasha C. BNSF Railway $25,000- $74,999 & Edward P. Bass Foundation Anonymous Frost Bank Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Houston & Shelia Hill Tarrant County Fidelity Charitable North Texas Community Betty Sanders Foundation Billy & Rozanne David R. Smith Oncor Electric Delivery Rosenthal Kay & Bob Bolz Mary Ryan and John H. The Ryan Foundation Wilson II Fund Rosalyn G. Rosenthal Melina & Larson, P.C. at the North Texas Sid W. Richardson Visit Fort Worth Community Foundation Foundation Virginia O'Donnell Charitable Trust Get the feedback you need ARTS COUNCIL OF FORT WORTH Tag someone to work together on this file. The Arts Council of Fort Worth extends its sincere appreciation to the following donors for their generosity and support of the arts in our community.

$1,000- $2,499 $1,000- $2,499 (cont.) $500- $999 Karen & Larry Anfin Maddrey PLLC The Amon Carter Museum Ballet Frontier of Texas Martha V. Leonard Fund of American Art Bennett Benner Partners at the North Texas Mr. & Mrs. R. Gordon Dale Brock Community Appleman & Visiting Angels Foundation Carol J. & R. Denny Chamber Music Society Cecile Montgomery Alexander Foundation Dr. Hugh Multatech Architects & Tom Harkrider & June H. Chavern Engineers Noel Holub Juana Rosa & Ron Daniell Tom & Mary Beth Owen Nancy Puff Jones Kim & Glenn Darden Pacheco Koch Dione Kennedy & Mitzi & Bill Davis Jared & Amythest Sloane Daniel Hagwood Dr. D.D. Sety Sundance Square Michael & Karen Myers Fort Worth Opera TranSystems Corporation Lynn & Nat O'Day Fort Worth Wishful Wings Kelsey & Gary Patterson Youth Orchestra James S. Barnett, Jr. The Rios Group, Inc. Jackson Walker LLP Memorial Foundation Ginny & Joe Tigue Maddie & Larry Lesnick Dr. & Mrs. Bruce H. John W. & M. Ann Mason Weiner Thank you for your unyielding commitment. The Arts Council extends its gratitude to the many other contributors whom we are unable to list due to space limitations. Please visit artsfortworth.org for a full list of donors who supported the Arts Council between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019. 1300 Gendy Street | Fort Worth, TX 76107 | 817.732.2360 | artsfortworth.org Playing it Safe! WhatWhat to to KnowKnow BeforeBefore YouYou Go Go

Below you will find important • Dedicated entry times will eliminate information regarding your crowding in the lobbies and ensure social 2020 - 2021 concert experience. distancing of 6 feet between patrons or groups. These new protocols enable performances to align with social • The “Playbill” program will be distancing guidelines and government distributed electronically prior to your mandates and ensure that our patrons arrival at the venue. This gives you more and musicians have a safe and healthy opportunity to enhance your concert- experience at all our concerts. As going experience by reading our program guidelines evolve, we will continue to notes in advance. update our website with more detailed venue protocols and more. • Pre-concert lecture - This will now be a video series and podcast called • Contactless ticketing - Mobile tickets will “Bachtales with Buddy.” This will be pre- eliminate the close interaction between our recorded and sent to all Symphonic Series ushers and our patrons. patrons prior to your concert.

• No intermissions - All of our fall concerts • Automated hand sanitizing stations will be performed without an intermission. will be available throughout the venue. The running time has been adjusted to just over an hour depending on the concert. • Robust cleaning and sanitizing • No concessions will be made available. protocols for all occupied areas will Complimentary water bottles will be occur between performances with CDC provided upon entry into the concert recommended cleaning products. chamber. • Health Screening - Upon your arrival  • Masks - Wearing a mask is mandatory to the venue, all patrons’ temperatures and must be worn throughout the concert- will be taken via contactless machines to going experience. ensure the safety of all our patrons on site.

• Seating - Patrons will be seated according to the social distancing venue guidelines.

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