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All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO Dear Friends, Thank you for attending the Fresno Philharmonic! We are so pleased to have you with us to share in the unique experience of live orchestral music. Our hope is that you come away from the Fresno Philharmonic with a deeper sense of connection to music and the artists who write and perform it. The Fresno Philharmonic’s 2019-20 season is all about making connections through music. By exploring works from the theater, opera and movies, as well as the concert hall, we’ll attempt to redefine what an orchestra concert can be. This seems only appropriate given that 2020 marks the world-wide celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary. More than any other composer, Beethoven redefined classical music in ways that still reverberate today. We pay tribute to Beethoven’s revolutionary spirit with a special concert in January featuring Rei Hotoda’s Fresno debut conducting from the piano. In his music, Beethoven looked to the future and so will we by performing works by three outstanding living composers: Vivian Fung, Adolphus Hailstork and Gabriela Lena Frank. From Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas to a special concert with the phenomenal Pink Martini we will voyage well beyond the world of classical music to make connections. We invite you to travel outside your musical comfort zone this season. (Don’t worry…it’ll be fun!) Our Link Up Music Education Program, which reaches over 10,000 Fresno County elementary students, and events like our Meet the Artist Luncheons, Chamber Music at Bitwise and Proxima: Music for the Next Century, take the Fresno Philharmonic outside the walls of Saroyan Theatre to forge new connections with our community. As always, we appreciate your support of the Fresno Philharmonic. Sincerely,

Stephen Wilson President and CEO

II FRESNO PHILHARMONIC FROM THE PODIUM Dear Friends, I am thrilled to welcome you all to our third season together as we reimagine and expand the concert going experience through programs that blend the musical worlds of opera, theater, film and orchestra.Symphony Redefined will have something for everyone and will challenge and engage you to see and hear music in a new way! We open the 2019-20 season by uniting the worlds of opera and theater with one of today’s leading voices of orchestral composition. Leonard Bernstein’s Candide Overture bubbles with the frenetic energy of a Broadway musical. The drama, passion and romance of opera are fully displayed in the lush music from Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier. These two works keenly tip our hat toward what is to come later in the season in April and May. Performing works by living composers and presenting world renowned soloists in their Fresno Philharmonic debuts provides audiences a first-hand look into the evolution and redefinition of orchestral music. Vivian Fung’sEarworms finds humor and joy in the multitasking of twenty-first century parenting, a subject to which many of us can relate. Pianist Cecile Licad, in her Philharmonic debut, will showcase her virtuosity with a performance of Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2. I can guarantee Ms. Licad’s performance will be filled with lots of pianistic fireworks! In October, we travel from the worlds of opera, theater and orchestral music to film. Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas comes to life on the big screen right before your very eyes, as the sounds of the Philharmonic performing Danny Elfman’s magical score dance through your ears. Seeing Pumpkin King Jack Skellington’s misguided attempt to take over the Christmas holiday set against a soundscape performed by our beloved orchestra will be a treat for all ages! Again, welcome to the season and I can’t want to share the exciting programs we have in store as we redefine the symphonic experience!

Rei Hotoda Music Director and Conductor

FRESNO PHILHARMONIC III MUSIC DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY Hailed by the Spokesman-Review as being an “inexhaustible dynamo,” Rei Hotoda, now in her third season as Music Director of the Fresno Philharmonic, has appeared as a guest conductor with many of today’s leading ensembles, including the Symphony Orchestras of Baltimore, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, Detroit, Toronto, Utah, Hawaii, Winnipeg, and Spokane as well as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, among others. Her interpretations of such epic centerpieces of the classical canon, such as Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8 and Britten’s War Requiem, make her one of the most sought-after conductors of today.

© Todd Rosenberg © Todd Rei will make several exciting debuts in the 2019/20 season when she appears as guest conductor with the Symphony Orchestras of Louisville, Omaha, and Orlando as well as the National Arts Center in Canada, and makes a welcome return to the Hawaii Symphony. Symphonies by Beethoven (Nos. 2, 5 and 8) and the monumental Triple concerto, leading the Fresno Philharmonic for the first time from the piano—all part of the global celebrations of the composer’s 250th anniversary year—as well George Walker’s Lyric for Strings, Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 and Missy Mazzoli’s River Rouge Transfiguration along with works by Vivian Fung (Earworms), Adolphus Hailstork (To Those Who Serve), and Gabriela Lena Frank (Escaramuza), punctuate her 2019/20 season. A consummate advocate of new music, Rei has conducted premieres of works by such notable composers as Dinuk Wijeratne, John Cage, Dai Fujikura, and Salvatore Sciarrino and has championed and recorded compositions by female composers, including Vivian Fung, Jennifer Higdon, and Missy Mazzoli. Most recently, she led the world premiere of Dinuk Wijeratne’s Between Figure and Ground in Fresno. Additionally, she was instrumental in the creation of a new music chamber series featuring musicians of the Fresno Philharmonic, entitled Proxima, which was received with much audience acclaim. Rei is the proud recipient of several prestigious awards, including the 2006 Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship, created by Marin Alsop to mentor women conductors. Additionally, she has received a Peabody Career Development Grant, the Women’s Philharmonic Scholarship, and an Illinois Arts Council International Arts Exchange Grant. Her teachers and mentors include Gustav Meier, Marin Alsop, Jaap van Zweden and Thierry Fischer.

IV FRESNO PHILHARMONIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS LARRY HAGOPIAN In 2018, the Fresno Philharmonic Board of Directors elected Larry Hagopian to the status of Director Emeritus. The owner of Commercial Manufacturing, a mainstay for Fresno’s agriculture industry, Larry first joined the Fresno Philharmonic board over 30 years ago. Larry served multiple terms until retiring from the board in June 2018. He was President of the Fresno Philharmonic in 2000-2002. Larry’s tenure on the board was characterized by leadership, generosity and service. He always paid attention to the people of the Philharmonic whether it meant arranging for new timpani drums for then Principal Rick Shiine, sound shields for the wind players or computers for the office staff. As a board member, Larry was always there when we needed him and has remained a strong advocate and supporter of the Fresno Philharmonic. We are pleased to take this opportunity to recognize Larry Hagopian’s commitment to our organization and the mission of making live orchestral music in Fresno available to all.

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FRESNO PHILHARMONIC DANIEL R. MARTIN MASTERWORKS SERIES

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 WILLIAM SAROYAN THEATRE

Rei Hotoda, Music Director and Conductor Cecile Licad, piano

LEONARD BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide c. 5 min.

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 c. 24 min. Andante sostenuto Allegro scherzando Presto, alla breve

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VIVIAN FUNG Earworms c. 12 min.

RICHARD STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier c. 22 min.

Inside the Music is presented one hour prior to the concert thanks to the sponsorship of McCormick Barstow, LLP.

Cecile Licad appears by arrangement with Barrett Artists. Music provided by Boosey & Hawkes and Bill Holab Music.

2019-2020 Season Major Support provided by Bonner Family Foundation, Daniel R. Martin Family Foundation, Dr. J. D. Northway and Leon S. Peters Foundation

FRESNO PHILHARMONIC VII GUEST ARTIST BIOGRAPHY CECILE LICAD, piano

Called "a pianist's pianist" by The New Yorker, Cecile Licad's artistry is a blend of daring musical instinct and superb training. Her natural talent was honed at the Curtis Institute of Music by three of the greatest performer/pedagogues of our time: Rudolf Serkin, Seymour Lipkin and Mieczyslaw Horszowski. Licad's large repertoire as an orchestral soloist spans the Classical works of Mozart and Beethoven, the Romantic literature of Brahms, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Schumann and Rachmaninoff, and on to the 20th century compositions of Debussy, Ravel, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Bartók.

Ms. Licad can be heard in the recently released album titled American Landscapes (Danacord), which was named “Classical New Release of the Month” for March 2019 by 90.5FM WKAR Classical of Michigan State University. The album is the third volume of her critically acclaimed Anthology of American Piano Music, which explores lesser played music of American composers. Of the Anthology, Pianist Magazine wrote, “To hear a master pianist like Cecile Licad tackle these works is a luxury not often granted when unknown piano music is concerned. It’s usually left to the second-division pianists to be dragged into the studio to record the ‘outsiders.’ Not so here.”

Ms. Licad’s recent engagements include Nashville Symphony’s summer season playing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 at the opening concert; Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1 and Totentanz in the Cultural Center of the Philippines with the ABS-CBN Symphony; a recital at the Husum Rare Music Festival in Germany, as well as at Festival Miami; Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with San Antonio Symphony under Sebastian Lang- Lessing; Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Spokane Symphony; Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall; Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with Stamford Symphony; Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1, and Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with Vallejo Symphony; Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, under Lawrence Rachleff; returns to Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Adrian (MI) Symphony Orchestra; performing with Northwest Sinfonietta in Seattle and Tacoma, as well as North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra; and recitals in Boston’s Isabella Gardner Museum and at the Harvard Musical Association, also in San Jose, California and in Bogota, Colombia.

A memorable highlight was her collaboration with the Wynton Marsalis Septet performing the music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk to accompany the feature filmLouis , a silent film homage to Louis Armstrong which premiered in Chicago’s Symphony Center and was also seen at the Apollo Theater in New York City as well as in Detroit, Bethesda and Philadelphia. The project was repeated in London with two performances in Barbican Hall followed by a recording of the live music at Abbey Road studios.

Ms. Licad has toured in Germany in past seasons with Wurtemburg Philharmonic and appeared with Freiburg Orchestra performing the Shostakovich Concerto for Piano and Trumpet. She has appeared in North America with orchestras such as Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic,

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National Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and many others. In Europe she has played with London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bayerisches Rundfunk Orchester, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and Moscow State Academy Symphony. In Asia, she has performed with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, Tokyo’s NHK Symphony Orchestra, and her native Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. Among the conductors with whom she has collaborated are Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa, Gerard Schwarz, Michael Tilson-Thomas, David Zinman, Pinchas Zukerman, as well as the late Kurt Masur, Claudio Abbado, Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Georg Solti, Eugene Ormandy, and Mstislav Rostropovich.

Cecile Licad has performed in recital with Murray Perahia, Peter Serkin and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, with whom she has appeared at Lincoln Center, Orchestra Hall in Chicago, and the Kennedy Center, respectively. She also performs with cellist Alban Gerhardt in Germany and in the U.S. She appeared as soloist in the Steinway Piano Sesquicentennial Celebration at Carnegie Hall, performing six Rachmaninoff songs with tenor Ben Heppner, and has made television appearances with Mstislav Rostropovich.

As a highly regarded chamber musician, she has performed regularly with ensembles such as the New York Chamber Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Guarneri Quartet, Takacs Quartet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and Music from Marlboro. She also appeared as guest soloist on tour with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Leipzig, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Köln, among other European cities.

Her summer festival appearances have included Caramoor, Tanglewood, the International Music Festival of Seattle, Mostly Mozart Festival (in both New York and Tokyo) as well as the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Chamber Music and Eastern Music Festival. She has also performed at the Great Mountains Music Festival in Korea.

On the Music Masters label, Licad released a recording of three works by Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin, Gaspard de la Nuit, and Sonatine. She has an all-Gottschalk recording on the Naxos label. And on Sony Classical, she has recorded Schumann’s Carnaval, Papillions and Toccata in C Major; and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Abbado. Her CBS Masterworks release of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No. 2, with André Previn conducting the London Philharmonic, was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque Frédéric Chopin. Angel/EMI produced her solo all-Chopin recordings, which include Études, op. 10. Also for Angel/EMI, she recorded, with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, the Franck Sonata in A Major, the Brahms Sonata No. 2 in A Major, and Sonatensatz in C Major.

Cecile Licad began her piano studies at the age of three with her mother, Rosario Licad, in her native Philippines, and later studied with the highly regarded Rosario Picazo. At seven, she made her debut as soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Philippines. As one of the youngest musicians to receive the prestigious Leventritt Gold Medal, Ms. Licad won immediate international recognition, and her career was launched.

FRESNO PHILHARMONIC IX PROGRAM NOTES September 22, 2019

Overture to Candide Leonard Bernstein 1918-1990

During Senator Joseph McCarthy’s Communist witch hunts of the early 1950s, which particularly targeted artists, writers and musicians, Leonard Bernstein and playwright Lillian Hellman decided to use Voltaire’s satirical novel Candide as a vehicle to make a political statement. According to Hellman, the novel attacks “all rigid thinking...all isms.” Bernstein thought that the charges made by Voltaire against his own society’s puritanical snobbery, false morality and inquisitorial attacks on individuals were identical to those that beset American society.

After Hellman and Bernstein spent two years of intermittent cooperative work, the play opened in the fall of 1956. It failed – that is, all but the overture. In its orphaned state, the Overture became a staple of the orchestral repertoire and one of Bernstein’s most frequently performed works. It reflects the breakneck pacing of Voltaire’s satire with its worldwide adventures and buffoonery, interspersed in places by mock-tender moments.

In 1974, equipped with a new libretto that concentrated on madcap humor rather than a political and social message, Candide was successfully revived. The musical saw 741 packed performances in the Broadway Theater, but Bernstein was still not satisfied. Two operatic versions followed in 1982 and 1989, and a CD of the final version, one of Bernstein’s last recordings, became a bestseller.

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Camille Saint-Saëns 1835-1921

It is said that at his first public concert in May 1846, after playing Mozart and Beethoven piano concertos as well as some solo works by Bach and Handel, ten-year-old Camille Saint-Saëns offered to play any one of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas as an encore – from memory. A child prodigy who grew to become a phenomenal polymath, Saint-Saëns wrote articles and books on many scientific topics, including astronomy, biology and archaeology in addition to his composing and musicological studies.

In his youth Saint-Saëns was considered an innovator, but by the time he reached maturity he had become a pillar of the establishment, trying to maintain the classical musical tradition, conventional forms and harmony in France. As an accomplished organist and pianist – he premiered his five piano concertos – he sported elegant, effortless technique. But neither his compositions nor his pianism were ever pinnacles of passion or emotion. Berlioz noted that Saint-Saëns “...knows everything but lacks inexperience.” Saint-Saëns was supportive of some younger composers, but his visceral dislike of Debussy actually engendered endless headlines in the tabloid press.

Saint-Saëns composed the Second Piano Concerto in 1868 at the request of the famed Russian pianist, composer and conductor Anton Rubinstein, who wanted to use it to advance his conducting career. The composer gave the first performance with Rubinstein conducting, to general acclaim. A showy piece, recalling Liszt at his most bombastic and Chopin at his most lyrical, the Concerto is particularly popular among pianists with outstanding technique.

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The first movement opens with a lengthyAndante sostenuto introduction, a massive and splashy solo fantasia in and of itself. There follows a thunderous introduction by the whole orchestra. The piano introduces the leisurely first theme, which develops as interplay between the soloist and the woodwinds, especially the flute. The second theme belongs to the piano with occasional upper woodwind accompaniment. The movement becomes a display of brilliant pianistic virtuosity, concluding with a reprise of the introductory material of both piano and orchestra.

The second movement, Allegro scherzando, opens with a rhythmic ostinato on the timpani that provides the pulse for the entire movement. The piano theme sparkles whimsically and is paired with a catchy melody in the orchestra. The movement concludes with a whisper.

The Presto, alla breve finale is a tarantella, too fast for human feet by far. It is a pure bravura piece, full of crashing chords and glittering runs, which received – not unexpectedly – the warmest praise from Franz Liszt.

Earworms Vivian Fung b. 1975

Canadian composer Vivian Fung received her Doctorate in Music from Juilliard, and spent eight years on the faculty. She currently lives in San Francisco. Her compositional style samples non- Western folk music, Indonesian gamelan, Tibetan chant and tango, often combined into a global mix. In 2012, she traveled to Yunnan province in southwest China to study the local minorities’ music cultures.

In Earworms, composed in 2018, Fung attempts to project the cacophony of sound that envelops us in our daily life. Most of it is absorbed subconsciously, until a familiar melody fragment invades our awareness. Fung writes:

“Earworms is a feisty and whimsical orchestral piece that provides a commentary on the world we live in today – it musically depicts our diverted attention spans, our constant barrage of music and other media, and our multitasking lives. Since having my son almost three years ago, I have found my life to be more complicated and chaotic, but also all the richer and more meaningful. I find myself at the end of the day humming tunes that have gotten into my head and that I cannot seem to escape no matter how hard I try – hence the title Earworms. The work features a few snippets of some of the best (or most insistent and annoying, depending on how you want to look at it) of these tunes and combines them into a playful and quirky arrangement. I worked fragments of these songs into the piece the way I would hear them at night – incomplete, sometimes looping just a little lick, sometimes simultaneously or consecutively, and always heavily developed to evoke the feel of my irrational obsession. The piece culminates in a chaotic mashup, with the orchestra building its force and repeating musical gestures with different, often conflicting rhythms. It ends loud and strong, as the earworms take hold of my psyche.”

Earworms was commissioned by Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, which Fung lauds for its strength, including its virtuosity, vitality and tremendous spirit.

FRESNO PHILHARMONIC XI PROGRAM NOTES September 22, 2019

Suite from Der Rosenkavalier Richard Strauss 1864-1949

Despite the disdain with which most opera plots are regarded, occasionally, an opera composer and librettist form a winning partnership where each member of the team complements the skills of the other to create a masterpiece of musical and dramatic integrity. Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte come immediately to mind, as do Giuseppe Verdi and Arrigo Boito. In the last century, composer Richard Strauss and playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal found a kinship and mutual understanding that produced a series of successful operas starting in 1908 with Elektra.

Following the success of that grim and bloody piece, Strauss was searching for a Figaro-style comedy. In response, von Hofmannsthal came up with a totally new type of libretto, an amalgam of various French eighteenth-century farces. In a note to the composer he wrote: “I have... worked out a complete and entirely new scenario for a grand opera with downright comic figures and situations, and action as colorful and almost as obvious as a pantomime.”

The result was the immensely successful Der Rosenkavalier, premiered in 1911. Set in the eighteenth- century Vienna of Empress Maria Theresa, the extravagantly complicated plot involves the youth Octavian, who has been sexually initiated by the Marschallin, the neglected young wife of an elderly field marshal. When her bumbling old cousin Baron Ochs barges in on the couple to announce to her his intention to rectify his finances by marrying Sophie, daughter of a successful merchant with pretensions, Octavian – nearly caught in flagrante delicto – is forced to dress as a chambermaid to hide his identity. As he flirts with the disguised Octavian, Ochs states his intention to woo Sophie by presenting her with a silver rose from the hand of an aristocratic emissary. After more comic business, the Marschallin entrusts Octavian with Ochs’s silver rose and its mission. At a grand ball, Octavian presents the rose to Sophie, at which point both, of course, succumb to love at first sight. Then it’s more classic comic intrigue to extricate the young heroine from her elderly fiancé. Finally, Ochs is outwitted and the Marschallin, a gracious dea ex machina, relinquishes Octavian to Sophie.

Strauss laced Der Rosenkavalier with waltz tunes at the request of his librettist – in spite of the fact that at the time of the action the waltz didn’t even exist in aristocratic ballrooms. Strauss himself extracted from the opera two Walzerfolgen (waltz sequences). The Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59 which appeared in 1945, was probably not assembled by Strauss, but by Polish conductor Artur Rodzinski, then conductor of the New York Philharmonic.

Strauss’s father was a professional orchestra horn player. The orchestration of the Suite features some beautiful solos – especially for the horn, but also for oboe and violin – as well as chamber ensembles.

Program notes by: Joseph & Elizabeth Kahn [email protected] www.wordprosmusic.com

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FRESNO PHILHARMONIC POPS SERIES

OCTOBER 12, 2019 WILLIAM SAROYAN THEATRE

Tim Davies, conductor DISNEY TIM BURTON’S “THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS” In Concert Live to Film Featuring the Voice Talents of: CHRIS SARANDON CATHERINE O’HARA KEN PAGE WILLIAM HICKEY GLENN SHADIX PAUL REUBENS

A BURTON/DI NOVI Production

Music, Lyrics & Score by DANNY ELFMAN

Based on a Story and Characters by TIM BURTON

Adaptation by MICHAEL MCDOWELL

Screenplay by CAROLINE THOMPSON

Produced by TIM BURTON and DENISE DI NOVI

Directed by HENRY SELICK

Soundtrack available on WALT DISNEY RECORDS

This film is rated PG

There will be one intermission

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Film Concert Production Credits

President, Disney Music Group Ken Bunt

SVP/GM, Disney Concerts Chip McLean

Business Affairs, Disney Concerts Meg Ross Gina Lorscheider

Film and Audio Preparation Ed Kalnins

Music Preparation Booker T. White Productions Booker White Marshall Bowen

Operations, Disney Concerts Royd Hayston Mae Crosby

Marketing & Publicity, Disney Concerts Laura Gonzales Lisa Linares Maria Kleinman

For Bookings and Inquiries: Columbia Artists Tim Fox Emily Yoon Erika Noguchi

Tim Davies appears by arrangement with Columbia Artists Management, Inc. Fresno Philharmonic 2019-2020 Season Major Support provided by Bonner Family Foundation, Daniel R. Martin Family Foundation, Dr. J. D. Northway and Leon S. Peters Foundation

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Tim Davies is one of the busiest conductors and orchestrators in Hollywood. His film and TV credits includeThe Lego Movie 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Hotel Transylvania 3, Empire, La La Land, Minions, and Frozen. In addition he has a wealth of video game credits under his belt, having orchestrated and conducted scores to Marvel’s Spider-Man, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and multiple titles from the God of War, Infamous, Resistance, and Batman: Arkham series. He is also becoming known in the concert hall having conducted Frozen Live and Beauty and the Beast with the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, and Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions with the Baltimore and San Diego Symphonies. In January 2018 Davies conducted the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, for the first time, featuring his arrangements for Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds. The Babyface concert was the most recent in a string of collaborations with the NSO and the Kennedy Center that have included arranging and playing drums for the twentieth anniversary concert of NAS’ Illmatic, being lead arranger for Kendrick Lamar’s performance of To Pimp a Butterfly, and working on shows with artists Ledisi and Common. He has arranged for albums by chart-topping artists Amy Winehouse, Akon, Miguel, Cee Lo Green and for orchestras all over the world from the Los Angeles Philharmonic to frequent collaborations with The Netherlands’ Metropole Orkest. He plays drums and writes for his own group, the 18-piece Tim Davies Big Band, and received Grammy nominations for Best Instrumental Composition in 2010 and 2016. Davies has also worked as a composer, beginning with a collaboration with two-time Oscar winner Gustavo Santaolalla on the score to the Fox animated filmThe Book of Life. This was also the beginning of a relationship with producer/director Guillermo del Toro, which led to writing additional music for Crimson Peak and then creating the Annie-nominated score for his TV show, Trollhunters, produced by Dreamworks Animation for Netflix. In 2013 he launched his orchestration blog www.debreved.com which has since become an important resource for composers and orchestrators all over the world. Davies is on the board of Education Through Music Los Angeles helping provide music education for underprivileged children. He is represented by Columbia Artists Management, Inc.

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Rei Hotoda, Music Director and Conductor

VIOLIN I CELLO HORN Stephanie Sant ‘Ambrogio Gerald Miller, III Meredith Brown Concertmaster Principal Principal Shenhua Hu Pearl B. Winter Endowed Chair William and Eleanor Knudsen Assistant Concertmaster Open Endowed Chair Calvin Lewis Assistant Principal Amy Sanchez Andrew Hagopian William T. Coyle and Wanda G. Lauren Varley Endowed Chair Coyle Endowed Chair Lianna Stuart Alicja Blanquart TRUMPET John and Mitzi Conrad Judy Robinson John Freeman Endowed Chair Melinda Mack Principal Debra Nguyen Parker M. Powell Janice Fleming BASS Endowed Chair John Morrice Andy Butler Ron Franklin Elaine Ikemoto Principal Joe Farkas Matt Mazzei Heidi Franklin Jay Zhong Timothy Giannopoulos TROMBONE Amy Lindsey Keith Biondi Bruce Chrisp Gabrielle Wunsch Benjamin Green Principal Sheldon Schlesinger Phil Keen VIOLIN II Wayne Solomon Caitlin McSherry FLUTE Principal Janette Erickson TUBA Cynthia Stuart Principal Scott Choate Assistant Principal Pam Ellzey Principal Darren Sagawa Red and Nancy Arnold Joseph Galamba Endowed Chair TIMPANI Chinh Le Cathi Graves Tudman Open Gaylene Debra Joe Principal Brad Taylor OBOE Mary Bell Crummey Barbara Schaefer Rong-Huey Liu Endowed Chair Akiko Kojima Principal Honorable Edward and Anita PERCUSSION VIOLA Shanahan Endowed Chair Corey Ritter Open Marissa Honda Principal Principal Del Crummey and Family Frank and Roxie Moradian CLARINET Endowed Chair Endowed Chair Peter Nevin Tammy van der Paardt Roz Gratz Principal Craig Cory Assistant Principal Jeannie Psomas Lynn Grants Torbin V. Hansen HARP Claudia Shiuh Endowed Chair Laura Porter Jeffrey Sandersier Lea Steffens Principal Heather Gardner Galina Andre BASSOON PIANO Larry Gardner Open Principal Principal Theresa Treuenfels Ruth Anderson Phillips Wendy La Touche Endowed Chair

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Stephen Wilson, Wayne Solomon, Mai Lee, Chief Executive Officer Orchestra Personnel Manager Box Office Assistant Connie Miranda, Cathi Graves Tudman, Jessica Johnson, Patron Services Manager Orchestra Librarian Box Office Assistant Danielle Fisher, Vincent Keenan, Bertz-Rosa Strategy Creative, Patron Services Assistant Stage Manager Design & Marketing Consultant Mark Stotzer, Production Manager Boos & Associates, Bookkeeping & Accounting

2019-2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Judith Peracchi, Henry J. Barkett PRESIDENTS EMERITI Chairperson Jane Bedrosian Charles W. Bonner* Caren Myers, David Fox, M.D. Karney Hodge* Vice Chairperson Margaret Desmond Hughes Curtis Wong, C.P.A., Bernard K. Karian, D.D.S. DIRECTORS EMERITI Treasurer Larry King Larry Balakian Michael James Chappell, Ben Krikorian, C.P.A. J. Delbert Crummy* Secretary Judith L. Kuipers, Ph.D. Joseph F. Desmond* Stephen Wilson, Elizabeth Looney Henrietta Hagopian President & CEO J.D. Northway, M.D. Larry Hagopian Kevork Oflazian Annette La Rue James V. Prochazka, M.D. Frank Moradian* Nicholas Rasmussen Roxie Moradian* Peter N. Smits, Ph.D. Edward Nichols* Daniel Stein J. D. Northway, M.D. Robert G. Ware, Ph.D. Anita Shanahan Lawrence E. Wayte James H. Winter, Ph.D*

*Deceased

The Fresno Philharmonic is a proud member of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras, and The League of American Orchestras. The Fresno Philharmonic Association is a corporation formed under the California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation Law for the purpose of promoting orchestral music in the central San Joaquin Valley region. The Association is the parent organization of the Fresno Philharmonic. The Board of Directors of the Association is elected by the membership at the Annual Meeting held in June. A current voting member is a person who is both a current season subscriber and a donor at or above the $250 level. Contributions to the Fresno Philharmonic Association are tax-deductible for both Federal and State purposes.

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Lynn Stewart Richard E. Herrinton W.F. Docker, Esq. 1954-1955 1985-1986 2002-2004 James V. Paige Dr. Parker Powell, M.D. Robert Cherry 1955-1956 1986-1988 2004-2006 Mrs. Gladys Sharp Larry Balakian W.F. Docker, Esq. 1956-1957 1988-1990 2006-2008 Charles W. Bonner Dr. Bernard Karian, D.D.S Judith Peracchi 1957-1964 1990-1992 2008-2010 Gene Chenault Dr. Charles Mittman, M.D. Dr. Sasan Rhamatian, Ph.D 1964-1965 1992-1993 2010-2012 Karney Hodge Edward Nichols Dr. J.D. Northway, M.D. 1965-1974 1993-1995 2012-2015 Lawrence E. Wayte Dr. Brice W. Harris, Ed.D. Dr. Judith L. Kuipers, Ph.D. 1974-1979 1995-1996 2015-2017 Hon. Nickolas J. Dibiaso Susan K. Early John Hastrup 1979-1982 1996-1998 2017-2018 Roger C. Coryell Hon. Donald Black Bernard K. Karian, D.D.S. 1982-1984 1998-2000 2018-2019 Richard “Gus” Bonner Larry Hagopian 1984-1985 2000-2002

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We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their generous support of the Fresno Philharmonic. This listing includes contributions received through August 30, 2019.

VIRTUOSO $50,000 AND ABOVE Daniel R. Martin Family Foundation Richard L. Douty Living Trust Dr. J.D. Northway William T. Coyle and Wanda G. Coyle Charitable Trust IMPRESARIO $25,000 AND ABOVE A Friend of the Philharmonic Leon S. Peters Foundation Henry Barkett and Octavia Diener The Whitney Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Bernard K. Karian GOLD BATON $15,000 AND ABOVE Bonner Family Foundation J.P. Lamborn Co. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Wong California Arts Council Mrs. Edward J. Shanahan

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL $10,000 AND ABOVE Campos Brothers Farms Fresno County Superintendent August Madrigal Estate Mrs. Fermin Campos of Schools Penny Newman Grain Company Commercial Manufacturing, Fresno Lexus, Caren Myers Judith and Donald Peracchi Blythe and Larry Hagopian Coke and James Hallowell Valley Children's Healthcare CRU Winery Margaret Desmond Hughes John L. and Bernice Woolf David Fox, M.D. and Annette La Rue Zenith Insurance Company Kathy Wosika CIRCLE OF 25 $5,000 AND ABOVE Bank of America Charitable Avnell Daniels McCormick, Barstow, LLP Foundation Nat and Ann Dellavalle Dr. and Mrs. James V. Prochazka Bank of the West Virginia S. Eaton Radin Foundation Kenneth and Jane Bedrosian Educational Employees Stan and Darlene Spano Boos & Associates, Credit Union Three Friends of the A Professional Corporation Fresno City College Philharmonic The Estate of Wayne A. Brooks Fresno State Patricia A. Towne, C.P.A. California Eye Institute Drs. Linda and Robert Glassman United Security Bank Central Valley Community Mrs. Andrew Hagopian Stephen Wilson and Foundation Christy V. Hicks Martha Brody Chappell-McCullar, LLC Lyles Foundation ORCHESTRA COUNCIL $2,500 AND ABOVE Adeline E. Ritchie Eaton and Gibson Family Patricia B. Libby Charitable Trust Fund at the Central Valley Raymond C. Libby Jack and Nancy Baker Community Foundation Elizabeth and Blair Looney California Bank & Trust Beanie Irola Palm Village Retirement DERCO Associates, Inc. Larry King and Community William and Paula Dragoo Charlotte Singer Cathi Graves Tudman Ben and Clarice Krikorian Gordon and Nancy Turl Siranouche Krikorian Dr. Richard and Kay Whitten

Gifts received after August 30, 2019 will be acknowledged in the next concert program.

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CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $1,000 AND ABOVE A Friend of the Philharmonic Rick and Christie Docker Dr. Gerald and Marguerite The Family of Dr. Charles Achki John R. Donaldson McMenamin Allison Alexander Peter Fashing and Miles, Sears & Eanni Associated Students of California Lynette Gonzales The Moller Family State University, Fresno David and Karen Gaylin Steve Moore Association of California Mark A. Hagopian Mrs. Edward Nichols Symphony Orchestras Dr. Anna Hamre and Pearson Realty Lynn Baldwin Roxanne L. Bates Dr. Christopher and Peter and Susan Bartlett Louise Hastrup Manuela Perkins Gus and Greti Bonner Carolyn Hodge Henning and Mindy Rasmussen Mr. Glen Burgess and Gordon and Ruri Honda Regional Hand Center of Ms. Susan Abundis Larry and Diane Honda Central California Central California Women's Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Jensen Marcia and Jack Shafer Conference Johanson Family Foundation Drs. Peter and Susan Smits Robert and Tay Cherry Dr. Ernest Kazato and Robert C. Truxell Gary and Anita Cregger Dr. Carolyn Sakauye Marsha L. Vucovich Dr. Jose A. Diaz and Thomas Dr. Judith L. Kuipers Barbara A. White Sanchez DeLeon Claude Laval Tom Wilson Dill Family Trust Dr. Marketa Limova James and Debra Yakligian Judge Susan E. Disney Steven Lum Evany Zirul, D.O. Ken and Carol Maul Marilyn Zitterkopf COMPOSER’S CIRCLE $750 AND ABOVE Robert Boro Kenneth and Sheila Otteson Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio Kaye B. Cummings Donald Peter Jane Willson and Robert McParland Dr. and Mrs. William Podolsky Malcolm MacDonald Sharon Metzler Nicholas H. Rasmussen PRINCIPAL PLAYER $500 AND ABOVE A Friend of the Philharmonic Fresno Dental Professionals Nicholas Don Paladino The Bertha & John Garabedian Lisa Grote and John Northway Mrs. James H. Perkins Charitable Foundation Betty Haak Olga Quercia Richard M. Bittikofer Jonathan Higgins Michael and Linda Rogers Barbara Christian Edwin D. Huff Jim and Anna Shekoyan William and Kathryn Elliott Chester Miszewicz and Dr. David and Susan Snyder Ken and Pamela Ellzey Gerald Palladino Jerry and Rosemary Waters Gary and Jane Fisher Robert and Zandra Ogata John and Genie Waugh Robert and Beatrice Fleming Ed and Kristan O'Neill Bill Wells

Gifts received after August 30, 2019 will be acknowledged in the next concert program.

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SUSTAINER $250 AND ABOVE A Friend of the Philharmonic (3) Ellen Hirth Charles and Genie McAlexander Ruth Elaine Andersen Nan-Celia Horobetz Dr. John and MaryLou Adeline Arakelian Mrs. Arthur Jing McGuckin Dr. Roberta Asahina Roxie Jizmejian Ron and Kathy McLaughlin Larry Balakian Gaylene Joe-Walter Elizabeth Mitchell Willie Barrera Jim and Kevyn Sue Johnston Joe Moore and Thea Simon Anne Betancourt Kerri Johnston Kevork Oflazian Allen and Denice Carden Ruth Kallenberg Don and Sharon Oliver Ann Chappell Joyce and Bob Kierejczyk Barbara and Jack Paris Annie M. Chiljian Nancy Klassen Lyn Peters Bill and Kathy Coit Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Knudsen Richard and Betsy Dietrich Charles and Sheila Dreiling Martin and Christine Krikorian Family Trust Don and Lois Fahrney Mary La Follette Arminee Shishmanian Alberta Ferrer Manco Abbott, Inc. Thomas and Jacqueline Spencer Bob and Nada Fishman Eldon and Diana Marks Olivia and Dan Stockton Dr. Patrick and Cynthia Ginn Eiji and Keiko Maruko Walter Vosganian Alvin and Sharon Green Dr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Masten Dr. Robert G. Ware Peter C. Gustafson and Dr. Narwhals and Marti and Larry Wayte Heidi M. Riedle Georgina Mating Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Wells Prof. James R. Wilson ASSOCIATE $100 AND ABOVE A Friend of the Philharmonic (12) Mr. and Mrs. David R. Eric and Teresa Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ackerman Dickerson Jim and Marie Lambe Kenneth and LaVonne Aldag Clifford Dodd Dr. Jean Linder Ken and Rachel Aldrich Ray and Jo Dull Judith and Jerry MacDonald Howard and Rose Marie Alfred Evans Barbara Marshall Atamian Francine and Murray Farber Dr. Tom and Gloria Matthews Elizabeth Ayvazian Roger and Joan Fast John E. Mazuski Mike and Cathy Barabe Janet Flanagan Barbara Mendes Alecia Barela Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Forker Jayne Middleton Cleo Bauer and Jack and Daphne Garrett Dr. W. Vincent Moats Dominic Papagni Jim and Joyce Gaskins Janet Moore Randy Berger Mr. and Mrs. George Lt. Col. L.W. Morgan, USAF ret. Tom Bohigian Gianopulos Marie Motta Mary and Genevieve Bollman Dale and Veronica Golden Mu Phi Epsilon, Sally M. Caglia Eric and Susan Gratz Fresno Alumni Chapter Robin Chiero Steve and Sarah Griffith Robert and Peggy Nevin Jim Chinello and Ellen and Lynn Hemink Charlett Nilan Sally Ann Henry Sachiko Hotoda Bill and Linda Northway Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Colarian Mike and Denise Hurst Robert Owen Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cruz Greta Katen Debra and Michael Parola John Curtis and David and Adrienne Kimball Gladys Peters Karen Yelton-Curtis Merle C. Knapp Kay Pitts Richard and Janis DeBenedetto Shirley Kovacs Carol Porter

Gifts received after August 30, 2019 will be acknowledged in the next concert program.

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ASSOCIATE $100 AND ABOVE (continued) Roberta A. Pruitt Jim and Houry Sanderson Ronald and Patricia Trapin Ruby Quackenbush Suhre Walter and Daphne Saul United Way Pamela Ann Ripley and Peter and Carolyn Scheer Michael Varlas Eric C. Christensen Mary Esther Shekoyan Gillian Walke Donna Rosenstein William Sivick and Janice Jansen Howard and Christine Watkins Joan Rubinstein and Kay Sutherland Don and Eilene Werum Alex Sherriffs Valerie Swalef Ed and Leilani Whittinghill Ross and Carolyn Rueger James and Patricia Swanson Mrs. Rita Woo Jim and Elaine Salvatore Dr. and Mrs. David E. Taylor FRIEND $50 AND ABOVE A Friend of the Philharmonic (8) Dr. Allan and Bernice Hedberg Dr. David A. Ross and Elizabeth O. Aller Ms. Betty Higdon Mrs. Elsa M. Ross Gerald Anderson and Lois High Fernando and Melissa Salmeron Gloria Maxwell Wayne and Laurell Huber William and Judith Stevens Lisa Braun Revs. Mas and Hope Kawashima Tamara Treisman Dawn and Elena Diestelkamp John Lauri and Deborah Dixon Barbara Ulman and Burke Zane Russell and Patty Doyland Charlene McCormick Doug Veit John and Carole Greening Beverly Moffatt Lori Werner Mrs. Gerry Hanford Patricia Nash Robert and Faith Wilson Diane Hanson Pat and Sue Quigley

Gifts received after August 30, 2019 will be acknowledged in the next concert program.

FRESNO PHILHARMONIC XXVII FRESNO PHILHARMONIC MEMORIAL AND TRIBUTE GIFTS

Memorial and Tribute gifts will be designated to the Annual Fund unless otherwise requested by the donor or family members. The following list includes contributions received from July 1, 2018 through August 30, 2019.

IN MEMORY IN MEMORY OF RICHARD IN MEMORY OF AND JEAN ELLZEY PHIL LOZANO IN MEMORY OF Ken and Pamela Ellzey Commercial Manufacturing, DR. CHARLES ACHKI Blythe and Larry Hagopian The Family of Dr. Charles Achki IN MEMORY OF MICHE ERGANIAN IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF Larry Balakian LORAMAE MAGEE J. THOMAS AMOS Sharon Metzler Gladys Peters IN MEMORY OF DONALD FERRER IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF Alberta Ferrer GARY EDWARD MARSELLA KELKHATIR AYVAZIAN Commercial Manufacturing, Siranouche Krikorian IN MEMORY OF Blythe and Larry Hagopian GLADYS JEAN FUGMAN IN MEMORY OF Judith and Donald Peracchi IN MEMORY OF DR. IRWIN BARG PENNY MIRIGIAN Elizabeth and Blair Looney IN MEMORY OF Larry Balakian ROBERT AND IN MEMORY OF BETTYELOU GRAVES IN MEMORY OF JEAN MOATS ROBERT BRAGG Melissa Graves and Beverly Moffatt Gus and Greti Bonner Cathi Graves Tudman IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF WILDA MOLLER CAROL SUE BROWN MARNIE JENSEN Gaylene Joe-Walter William and Paula Dragoo Jack and Nancy Baker The Moller Family

IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF HILDA CLENDENAN ROBERT A. JOHNSON WILLIAM MYERS Larry Balakian Sharon Metzler William and Paula Dragoo

IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF PHYLLIS CRIBARI DR. MYRON "MIKE" JOSEPH JACOB NORMAN Elizabeth O. Aller Dr. and Mrs. James V. Prochazka William and Paula Dragoo

IN MEMORY OF ED DEIS IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF Sharon Metzler PETER KRIKORIAN ANN NORTHWAY Siranouche Krikorian Dr. J. D. Northway IN MEMORY OF EDMUND DILL IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF Dill Family Trust ROBERT M. LIBBY VERLINDA M. OLSON Patricia B. Libby Elizabeth and Blair Looney IN MEMORY OF Raymond C. Libby SHIRLEY J. DONALDSON IN MEMORY OF John R. Donaldson IN MEMORY OF RUTH H. REYNOLDS JOANNE LIPPERT John R. Donaldson IN MEMORY OF Larry Balakian DICK DOUTY Fresno Aware Group IN MEMORY OF Gaylene Joe-Walter Dr. and Mrs. Bernard K. Karian DR. FREDERICK Nick and Lorraine Kazarian RICHBURG IN MEMORY OF Beverly Moffatt William and Paula Dragoo LUCILLE DZERIGIAN Bill and Chris Rogers Larry Balakian

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IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF REI HOTODA LESLIE SALWASSER ROCHELLE WILSON Christy V. Hicks Howard and Rose Marie Atamian Tom Wilson John Lauri and Deborah Dixon IN HONOR OF Bill Wells IN MEMORY OF PROFESSOR DR. BERNARD K. KARIAN JAMES H. WINTER Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio IN MEMORY OF Dr. and Mrs. James V. Prochazka REBECCA SARKISIAN IN HONOR OF Gaylene Joe-Walter IN MEMORY OF DR. J. D. NORTHWAY DR. DANIEL WOO Lisa Grote and John Northway IN MEMORY OF Mrs. Rita Woo Bill and Linda Northway HAROLD SCHAEFER Marie Motta IN HONOR IN HONOR OF ANNIE SCHMIDT IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF Christy V. Hicks JERRY SMITH ANNE BETANCOURT Gaylene Joe-Walter Don and Sharon Oliver IN HONOR OF ANNA SCHRECKENGOST IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF JANE BRATUN Tamara Treisman GARY STOREY, M.D. AND JAMES FOUTZ Sharon Metzler Lori Werner IN HONOR OF ANITA SHANAHAN IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF Dr. Jose A. Diaz and MARJORIE C. THOMAN NAYIRI DERMENJIAN Thomas Sanchez DeLeon Ken and Pamela Ellzey Kevork Oflazian Ken and Pamela Ellzey David and Karen Gaylin IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF BURL WALTER, JR. HENRIETTA HAGOPIAN IN HONOR OF Gaylene Joe-Walter David and Karen Gaylin KAY MARLENE TUTTLE Sharon Metzler Chappell-McCullar, LLC IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF LENNY HEIFETZ IN HONOR OF ANNA M. WARE Howard and Christine Watkins BARBARA WADE Dr. Robert G. Ware Roxie Jizmejian

FRESNO PHILHARMONIC XXIX IN-KIND GIFTS July 1, 2018 through August 30, 2019 CONCERTO $5,000 AND ABOVE

Baker, Peterson & Franklin, CPA City of Fresno McCormick, Barstow, LLP Chappell-McCullar, LLC CRU Winery Ratzlaff, Tamberi & Wong OVERTURE $1,000 AND ABOVE Baker, Manock & Jensen Fresno Lexus Steinway Piano Gallery of Fresno The Bar Method The Painted Table Dr. Robert G. Ware Bertz-Rosa Strategy & Creative Dr. and Mrs. James V. Prochazka Dr. Richard and Mrs. Kay Whitten PRELUDE $999 AND BELOW Ara Karkazian Watch & Jewelry Four Seasons Nails & Spa Caren Myers Aporjon Leather & Luggage Fresno Lexus Nonnie’s House Boutique Baskin Robbins Georgio’s Orloff Jewelers Bella Pasta Margaret Desmond Hughes Nicholas Rasmussen The Berrock Shop Jack’s Urban Eats Round Table Pizza Corner Bakery JCrew Ruth’s Chris Steak House Crème de la Cake Jones Cleaning Centers, Inc. Skookum Trees Dutch Bros. Coffee Jude’s Décor Talbots Elbow Room JULIA Vogue Patricia A. Towne, C.P.A. Fansler Restaurant Group The Linen Shoppe Vino Grille & Spirits Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Elizabeth Looney Vonda’s Wine Bar Dr. Richard Mendoza, Eye Medical Center of Fresno

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The community leaders who joined together in 1954 to create the Fresno Philharmonic had a vision for the future. That vision was to present great music that enriches lives, inspires passion for classical music, and connects audiences to history. As standard bearers for that vision, we believe that hearing great music from the past and present is a legacy worth preserving for future generations, and that the Fresno Philharmonic itself, is a beacon for community pride, achievement and advancement.

To support the vision of the Fresno Philharmonic, we rely on the many generous individuals who support our Annual Fund and those members of our Encore Society, who with their legacy gifts to the endowment provide funding for the Philharmonic in perpetuity.

GENERAL The Family of GUEST ARTIST ENDOWMENT Mrs. Eleanore Knudsen ENDOWMENT Susan Abundis and Glen Burgess Dr. Marion Kremen Bonner Family Guest Artist The Family of Dr. Charles Achki The Estate of Enok Lohne, M.D. Endowment Red and Nancy Arnold Mr. August Madrigal Foundation Dr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Masten ORCHESTRA CHAIR Harry J. Aslan Trust Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moradian Andrew Hagopian Endowed John and Nancy Baker National Endowment for the Arts Violin I Chair Mr. Larry Balakian Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nichols John and Mitzi Conrad Family and Friends of Mrs. Karla Nichols Endowed 5th Violin I Chair Arthur C. Berdahl In Memory of Edward Nichols Frank and Roxie Moradian Mrs. Charles W. Bonner Edward and Irene Peloian Endowed Principal Viola Chair Bonner Family Foundation Estate of William R. Perry Pearl B. Winter Mrs. Jane M. Cleave Mrs. Leon S. Peters Endowed Principal Cello Chair Dr. John P. Conrad, Jr. The William David and William T. Coyle and William T. and Wanda G. Mary Walker Wanda G. Coyle Coyle Charitable Trust Phillips Foundation Endowed Assistant Mr. J. Delbert Crummey Mrs. Parker M. Powell Principal Cello Chair and Family in Memory Dr. and Mrs. James Prochazka Red and Nancy Arnold of Mary Crummey Mrs. Lakhbir Purewal Endowed Flute Chair Joseph F. Desmond John and Vicky Seasholtz The Honorable Edward L. José A. Díaz and Mrs. Edward Shanahan and Anita M. Shanahan Thomas Sanchez DeLeon Mr. and Mrs. James Shelton Endowed Principal Oboe Chair Leon S. Peters Foundation Ken and Viv Shinkawa Torben V. Hansen Susan K. and Larry Early Ms. Patricia A. Towne Endowed Clarinet Chair Phillips Foundation Valley Foundry and William N. and Eleanore Janette Erickson Machine Works Knudsen Endowed Principal Fisher Industries Division of Ametek, Inc. Horn Chair The Fresno Bee The Estate of Lloyd G. and Parker M. Powell Ms. Patricia Gebs Phyllis Whitman Endowed Principal Drs. Robert and Linda Glassman The Whitney Foundation Trumpet Chair Mrs. Andrew Hagopian Family and Friends of Mary Bell Crummey Coke and James Hallowell Dr. Richard Whitten, Sr. Endowed Principal Estate of Mrs. Torben V. Hansen Family and Friends of Timpani Chair Mr. Torben V. Hansen and Dr. James and Pearl Winter Del Crummey and Family Victoria R.T. Landgren Dr. David Yamaguchi Endowed Principal Estate of Clarence and Percussion Chair Caroline Harris MUSIC EDUCATION Ruth Anderson Phillips The William Randolph ENDOWMENT Endowed Piano Chair Hearst Foundation Karney Hodge Memorial Chair Christy V. Hicks William Randolph Hearst The Karney Hodge Family Foundation Chair Dr. F Lee and Jean Hull Enok Lohne, M.D., Dr. and Mrs. Bernard K. Karian Memorial Scholarship

By making a bequest to the Fresno Philharmonic, you are eligible to join the Encore Society. Please notify the Philharmonic Development Office at 559-261-0611, ext. 614 regarding your intention so that you may be recognized.

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As KFC celebrates 75 years, we continue in our support of the Fresno Philharmonic. Your Locally Owned and Operated KFC Restaurants

The Central Valley’s Wendy’s restaurants proudly sponsor the Fresno Philharmonic, helping to enhance the quality of life in our community.

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