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REPORT TO THE Grant Llewellyn, Music Director COMMUNITY ’s state orchestra, an orchestra achieving the highest level of artistic 2017 quality and performance standards, and embracing our dual legacies of statewide service and music education. Dear Friends, Orchestral music is thriving in our state: Over the past year, North Carolinians in 91 counties connected with the music-making of the North HOW OUR 84TH YEAR Carolina Symphony. More than 250,000 people—of all ages and walks of life—filled concert halls, libraries, restaurants, and gymnasiums, finding STACKED UP knowledge, inspiration, and joy through our performances.

NCS is an artistic treasure, but it is also a vibrant, collaborative organization for North Carolina that matters to people in every corner of the state. Our community roots have grown deeper through ever-strengthening partnerships with fellow institutions, from school Thousands of Millennials and systems to museums, creating an impact greater than the sum of the parts as we work together to embrace and shape North Carolina life and culture. Gen X-ers at the Symphony— The Symphony’s national footprint has expanded as well; our March 2017 appearance at the 18,500 miles traveled 40% of ticket-buyers prestigious SHIFT festival in Washington, D.C., garnered praise from The Washington Post and The throughout North Carolina New York Times. And, our dedication to our home-state couldn’t be missed—each of the works we and beyond performed had ties to North Carolina.

Reflecting on remarkable successes on and off the stage in the 2016/17 season, I feel confident Concerts and events that we have met the goals set forth in our strategic plan five years ago. NCS is recognized in our enjoyed by more than performances for a industry for artistic excellence and we play an indispensable role in the communities we serve, all North Carolinians while achieving economic benchmarks—including our third straight year of balanced budgets 250,000 national audience in and reducing our accumulated debt by nearly 90%. from 91counties 4 Washington, D.C. Now in our 85th anniversary season, we are guided by a new strategic plan, Vision|2020, which outlines bold objectives in artistic creativity, educational impact, community relevance, and financial strength. With this plan, our continued mission to be North Carolina’s state orchestra, and your invaluable support, my fellow Trustees in the Society and Foundation Boards and I have 30 no doubt that NCS will thrive into the future. 55,000 free Music Discovery 4th and 5th graders events held at Sincerely, discovering live orchestral preschools music at Education Concerts and libraries

100+ music educators Don Davis 102 live music experiences gearing up for the Board Chair, North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc. outside the concert hall— school year at our Teacher Workshops 1/3 of our events MUSIC THAT SPEAKS TO OUR STATE

The North Carolina Symphony crosses county lines and musical genres, performs in and outside of the traditional concert hall setting, and creates partnerships that deliver ever more meaningful experiences for our Salazar Tracey by Photo audience. Of our 182 concerts Commemorating North Carolina’s Exploring the Planets with Highlighting Homegrown Talent Taking the Stage with Representing North Carolina in the 2016/17 season, several Efforts in WWI the Museum of Natural Sciences Bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers, based in UNC School of the Arts at a National Festival stood out in exemplifying With the North Carolina Master Chorale, Raleigh Boychoir, High-definition images and video renderings Brevard, North Carolina, joined the Symphony NCS continued our collaboration with the In March, NCS brought North Carolina culture and extraordinary vocal soloists, the Symphony gave of the solar system were projected in high- for one of our best-selling Summerfest concerts University of North Carolina School of the to Washington, D.C., as one of four orchestras our commitment to art that two performances of Britten’s monumental War definition as NCS performed Holst’s thrilling of all time. At our beautiful outdoor summer Arts (UNSCA) in Winston-Salem, putting nationwide selected for the inaugural year of Requiem. The rarely-heard masterwork was performed suite The Planets. The sold-out multimedia home, Koka Booth Amphitheatre, the Grammy on a semi-staged production of Gilbert & SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras. Our resonates with the people of as part of a statewide centennial commemoration of concerts were presented in partnership with Award-winning group played foot-stomping Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance in Raleigh and concert at The John F. Kennedy Center for the America’s entry into World War I and North Carolina’s the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, hits like “Stand and Deliver” and lit up the night Wilmington. Students from UNCSA—one of the Performing Arts featured four works by 21st- North Carolina. contributions to the war effort. A historical exhibition whose astronomers used cutting-edge NASA with a fierce fiddling finale. country’s top arts conservatories—starred in, century composers with connections to our state, created by the North Carolina Museum of History was technology to create the imagery. choreographed, and designed costumes for the and received praise from The New York Times and on display and living history interpreters were present in operetta. In the 2017/18 season, the Symphony The Washington Post. During our residency, we the lobby prior to the concert, making for an even more and UNCSA will present Romeo and Juliet. also gave three free performances for wide- powerful and emotional event through collaboration. ranging audiences—at the Smithsonian’s Kogod The project was supported in part by the National Courtyard (pictured above), at a public school in Endowment for the Arts. D.C., and on Capitol Hill. ᎠᎬᏱ EDUCATIONAL ᎢᏓᏛᎩᎠ IMPACT Creating a Residency in Sampson County ᎤᏃᏴᎧ Residents of Sampson County had more access to the Symphony than ever before. The ᏐᏉ Elementary school students first year of our three-year residency—established with the Simple Gifts Fund—included ᎦᎾᏙᏅᎩᏍᏗ learn about and experience the a Teacher Workshop, eight Education Concerts and Ensembles in the Schools programs, ᎡᏝᏪ fundamental components of music seven Music Discovery events for preschoolers, a hands-on Instrument Zoo during ᏃᎴ [ᎦᏅᎯᏓ at Education Concerts, and enjoy school band recruitment, and 13 master classes where young instrumentalists worked ᎤᎯᏐᏗ interactive small-group performances one-on-one with our musicians. In March, more than 150 people attended our free sounds soft and lonesome. ᎤᏃᏴᎧ ᎦᏤᏢ NCS horn player Rachel Niketopoulos presented a master ᎩᏍᏗ at Ensembles in the Schools. community concert at First Baptist Church in Clinton. class for high schoolers in Sampson County.sodi unohyvka.. ]. Music educators exchange ᎦᎸᎳᏗ lesson plan ideas at Teacher Workshops Bridging Musical Cultures in Cherokee Galvladi dileni, ᏗᎴᏂ eladi wigalugi. and receive our curriculum-aligned Dedicated to embracing the diverse history and culture of our state, the Symphony , ᎡᎳᏗ classroom resources to prepare students The sound starts high and becomes low. entered into a partnership with the Cherokee Preservation Foundation and the Eastern ᏫᎦᎷᎩ for what they’ll hear at NCS performances. Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). During a visit to Cherokee in May, we presented a . Music Discovery program in both English and Cherokee, and NCS musicians and high Pre-k children and their families ᎤᏩᏏᏉ attend Music Discovery events—part school choral students rehearsed an arrangement of the tribe’s traditional Friendship Uwasigwo ᎤᏃᏴᎧunohyvka. of PNC’s Grow Up Great initiative. At “My students listen to the music in class, Dance. In 2017/18—working closely with EBCI—more Cherokee social dances will be preschools and libraries, NCS musicians arranged for full orchestra and chorus. The sou . introduce their instruments and share but to see it performed live is so powerful.” favorite storybooks about music. –Laurie Siegel, music teacher, Durham, North Carolina Celebrating Our Education Partners 2 The book Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin was translated into Cherokee. Middle school, high school, As our Education Concerts moved into full swing in October, we created even more and college students take ᏔᎵᏁ learning opportunities with our first-ever Education Partners Month. Shining a light ᎢᏓᏛᎩᎠ part in invaluable opportunities to work on the school systems, community venues, and organizations with which we fulfill our directly with NCS artists and perform for MUSIC FOR LEARNING educational mission, we offered everything from a special Instrument Zoo at Marbles ᎤᏃᏴᎧ NCS audiences. MUSIC FOR LIFE Kids Museum to a talk at Shaw University. The kick-off was a side-by-side performance ᎦᏤᏢ LifeloNg learners deepen before one of our own concerts, with Triangle-based Kidznotes—an instrumental ᎩᏍᏗ their understanding of music and the Leading the most extensive education program of any symphony instruction program for under-served youth. ᏕᎧᏃᎩᎠ . operations of a professional arts ᏃᎴ organization through pre-concert talks, orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony engaged nearly 70,000 ᎡᏙᎭ lectures at community venues, and “I feel very blessed that the Symphony can come to my school and help me with my playing.” . students statewide, pre-k through college, in the 2016/17 season. continuing studies programs. –Jalessa, 9th grade student and flutist, Clinton, North Carolina

ᎠᎾᎵᎪᎰᏍᎦ Kidznotes students performed alongside NCS musicians. ᎦᎾᏙᏅᎩᏍᏗ

. Sales Records Through Steadfast Symphony Friends Sound Finances Creative Programming More than 2,200 households contributed to our Annual MUSIC WITH YOUR SUPPORT An unprecedented 20,000 people joined Fund, including many with an ongoing commitment For a third straight year, the North us at our outdoor series, Summerfest, and through our new monthly giving program. Carolina Symphony finished our we earned record-breaking ticket revenue. 68% of FY 2016 donors continued their support in fiscal year in the black, achieving Our holiday concerts saw the highest sales FY 2017—a retention rate well above the national of all time. average for charitable organizations. The North Carolina Symphony brings the highest quality a small surplus. We reduced our First-time ticket-buyers increased 4% and The Lamar Stringfield Society (LSS) welcomed new orchestral performances and music education opportunities accumulated debt by 88% and Millennial and Gen X attendees increased members with gift commitments totaling $1.4 million. Rode Hard the Band exemplified the lifelong impact established a cash reserve fund 6%, thanks to eclectic programs, from LSS celebrates individuals who have included the of music education. across the state with the support of generous music lovers. A Sci-Fi Spectacular, to jazz-pop with Symphony in their estate plans, named a musicians’ to improve our financial stability. Pink Martini, to Beethoven's Ninth. chair, or endowed a special fund. To all of our friends who play a part in shaping the cultural Through prudent management of finances, we increased net assets landscape of North Carolina—thank you! We again met the State Challenge Grant, which provides $2 million once we have by $2.1 million in FY 2017. garnered $9 million through ticket sales and fundraising—an additional 22 cents A Noteworthy Cause for every dollar of your investment in the Symphony! The annual Friends of Note luncheon raised a record-setting $90,000 for our Education Program, which serves students in North Carolina towns large and small, urban and rural. Rode Hard the Band—a group of community leaders with FY 2017 INCOME BY CATEGORY FY 2017 EXPENSES BY CATEGORY TOTAL ENDOWMENT ASSETS a passion for bluegrass—gave a surprise performance, proving that music is a as a Percentage of the Total Operating Budget as a Percentage of the Total Operating Budget FY 2012–FY 2017 lifelong love regardless of career choice. Like so many native North Carolinians,

several Rode Hard members first heard the Symphony as children. 4% 6% Symphony donors had the opportunity to compare Baroque and modern violins. In the Circle, Outside the Box 13% 29% In appreciation of our loyal donors at Giving Circle levels, we design special events 36% 462 9% 0,365 throughout the year that offer classical music experiences in unique settings. 0, 3 062 Musicians’ Circle donors were treated to an intimate discussion and demonstration 3 of Baroque instruments before joining the Symphony on stage for a close-up 72% 28,299 1 8,6 peek at a rehearsal. Musical and culinary arts came together for Conductor’s 7,0 3, 1,265, 0,672,877 1 1 1 1 1 Circle donors in a beautiful evening at UNC REX Healthcare’s new Heart & Vascular 31% 8,491,208 $ $ $ $ $ $ Hospital—UNC REX’s award-winning chefs created a French-inspired menu, and FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 our string quartet performed Ravel and Debussy. Contributions Statewide Artistic and Education Programs The endowment ensures long-term sustainability and provides Ticket Sales and Performances Audience Services a portion of annual operating funds. State of North Carolina Administrative A quartet of NCS musicians performed French music Investment Income from Endowment Fundraising to pair with French cuisine at a donor event. Presenting 180+ concerts and 120+ community engagement events North Carolina Symphony Statewide Impact annually, no other orchestra in America serves its state to the extent that Foundation the North Carolina Symphony does. The Foundation Board holds the permanent Boards of Trustees endowment of the Symphony, solicits additions to the endowment, safeguards and invests assets, and prudently expends funds EDEN (ROCKINGHAM) DURHAM (DURHAM) TARBORO (EDGECOMBE) North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc. More than 900 students learned Our musicians worked with students in The Symphony performed for free for the exclusive use and benefit of the fundamentals of music at an Kidznotes, an instrumental instruction at the town common as part of our The Society Board is the governing, policy, and operating board of the Symphony Society. It secures financial Symphony Society. Education Concert program, during three master classes Concerts in Your Community series resources, approves program goals, engages in strategic planning, and oversees budgets, continuing the Mr. Thomas H. Roberg, President, Raleigh Society’s mission to achieve the highest level of artistic quality and performance standards, and embracing CHEROKEE (SWAIN) Mr. Edward M. Coman, Past President, Raleigh the dual legacies of statewide service and music education. The Symphony presented a bilingual CamdenCurrituck Alleghany Northampton Mr. Larry Wilson, Vice President, Raleigh Music Discovery program, in both Ashe Surry Rockingham Gates Stokes Caswell Person Warren Pasquotank P Treasurer, Cary English and Cherokee Hertford erquimans Col. Matt Segal, Vance Watauga Halifax Chowan Mr. Don Davis, Chair, Raleigh Dr. Ted R. Kunstling, Assistant Treasurer, Raleigh Wilkes Mrs. Carroll Clancy, Secretary, Raleigh Yadkin Forsyth Granville Mitchell Bertie Past Chair, Raleigh Secretary, Raleigh Avery Guilford Franklin Mr. Jeffrey A. Corbett, Dr. Sally C. Johnson, Yancey Caldwell Alexander Mr. Chip Anderson, Raleigh

Davie Alamance Nash Dr. Mary Susan Fulghum, Vice Chair, Raleigh Ms. Sandi M. A. Macdonald, President & CEO, Raleigh Durham Madison Iredell Orange Edgecombe Martin Washington Tyrrell Dare Mr. Richard L. Daugherty, Raleigh Davidson Wake Mr. Joe Bastian, Treasurer, Chapel Hill Burke Randolph Chatham Wilson Buncombe McDowell Rowan Mr. Don Davis*, Raleigh Catawba Pitt Swain Haywood Johnston Hyde Chapel Hill Rutherford Lincoln Greene Beaufort Dr. Robert N. Eby, Henderson Cabarrus Lee Graham Jackson Wayne Ms. Deborah M. Aiken, Raleigh Mrs. Margaret Poyner Galbraith, Raleigh Mr. Sharat Nagaraj, Raleigh Moore Harnett Dr. Warner Hall, Raleigh Polk Gaston Stanly Cherokee Cleveland Montgomery Lenoir Craven Dr. Timothy M. Altman**, Laurinburg Mr. Rick Gardner, Raleigh Mr. Thomas L. Norris, Jr., Raleigh Macon Transylvania Mecklenburg Dr. Wm. Charles Helton, Raleigh Clay Pamlico Cumberland Ms. Catharine Biggs Arrowood, Raleigh Mr. Robert Graham, Chapel Hill Mrs. Florence Peacock, Chapel Hill Sampson Mr. D. S. (Steve) Hodges, Morrisville Richmond Hoke Jones Union Anson Dr. Trude R. Bate, Cary Mr. Donald A. Haile, Raleigh Dr. Emily Mann Peck, Raleigh Duplin Dr. Mark E. Leithe, Raleigh

Scotland Carteret Mrs. Janie W. Bird, Raleigh Mr. David L. Haines, Cary Mrs. Ashley Matlock Perkinson, Raleigh Onslow Mrs. Louise A. Miller, Cary Bladen Mr. Jud Bowman, Durham Secretary Susi H. Hamilton*, Wilmington Dr. Ramachandra P. Reddy, Cary SHELBY & CESAR (CLEVELAND) Robeson JACKSONVILLE & Mr. Gray Reed, Raleigh FAYETTEVILLE (CUMBERLAND) Pender SWANSBORO (ONSLOW) Ms. Patty Briguglio, Cary Mr. Jim Hansen, Raleigh Mr. Thomas H. Roberg*, Raleigh Our string quartet performed an Mr. Josiah Stevenson IV, Pinehurst interactive program for 500 elementary Clarinetist Yi Sak Kim won the 2017 108 middle and high school Mr. Martin H. Brinkley, Raleigh Mrs. Elaine Bryant Hayes, Fayetteville Mr. Richard H. Robinson, Jr., Chapel Hill Junior Division of the Bryan Youth New students from Onslow Dr. Shaler Stidham, Jr., Raleigh school students Columbus Hanover Concerto Competition County traveled to Raleigh Mr. Steve Burriss, Raleigh Dr. Wm. Charles Helton, Raleigh Mr. Jeffrey B. Sheehan,Raleigh *Ex Officio Member to see the Symphony at work Mr. Philip P. Cave, Raleigh Mr. Richard E. Hinson, Chapel Hill Mr. Jason Smith, Raleigh Brunswick at an open rehearsal Counties served by North Carolina Symphony Mr. Tim Clancy, Raleigh Mr. Douglas C. Hornberger, Raleigh Mrs. Tracey Fodor Smith, Farmville performances in 2016/17 The Honorable Roy Cooper*, Raleigh Mr. Kevin Howell**, Raleigh Mrs. Linda J. Staunch*, New Bern Lifetime Trustees CLINTON (SAMPSON) WILMINGTON (NEW HANOVER) Counties served by North Carolina Symphony Mr. David R. Crabtree, Raleigh The Honorable Mark Johnson*, Raleigh Mr. Terry L. Stevens, Raleigh education programs and performances in 2016/17 Our new education residency in The Symphony presented a semi-staged The Society and Foundation Boards Sampson County began with a performance of The Pirates of Penzance with Mr. Richard L. Daugherty, Raleigh Mr. L. Dwain Joyce*, Fayetteville Ms. Sandra Sully, Cary gratefully recognize the individuals listed Counties served by new intensive education residencies Teacher Workshop in Clinton University of North Carolina School of the Arts beginning in 2016/17 Mr. Robert C. Doherty, Raleigh Mrs. Cecelia Eckert Kennedy, Morrisville Mrs. Jennie Harris Wallace, Raleigh below as Lifetime Trustees for extraordinary Mr. Keith Donahue**, Raleigh Dr. Robert Lacin, Raleigh Mr. Tim Yull, Raleigh involvement and leadership of the Dr. Marijanet Doonan*, Pinehurst Mr. Branford Marsalis, Durham *Ex Officio Members Symphony over a significant period of time. Mrs. Ruth Dzau, Durham Mr. James Morgan**, Raleigh **Governor’s Appointee The North Carolina Symphony, in grateful acknowledgment of its generous grant-in-aid and The North Carolina Symphony gratefully acknowledges Dr. Assad Meymandi, 2015 inductee Mr. Evan Fultz, Raleigh Mr. Graham Mosely, Wilmington Challenge Grant, performs under the auspices of the State of North Carolina. financial support from the City of Raleigh. Trustees as of June 30, 2017 Mr. Edward O. Woolner, 2016 inductee Orchestra Personnel as of November 30, 2017 Administrative Staff as of November 30, 2017

Grant Llewellyn, Music Director Violin II Peng Li, Assistant Principal Oboe Organ President’s Office Marketing & Audience The Maxine and Benjamin Swalin Chair Anonymously Endowed Elizabeth Phelps, Principal Melanie Wilsden, Principal Paul Randall, Principal To Be Filled Sandi M.A. Macdonald, President & CEO Development David Glover, Associate Conductor The Nancy Finch Wallace Chair John McClellan The Hardison and Stoltze Chair The George Smedes Poyner Chair The Albert and Susan Jenkins and Family Organ Chair Sue Guenther, Executive Assistant to the Linda Charlton, Vice President for Marketing & The Lucy Moore Ruffin Chair The William Charles Rankin Chair Timothy Stewart, Associate Principal President & CEO Audience Development Jacqueline Saed Wolborsky, Joseph Peters, Associate Principal Library Associate Principal David Meyer The Lizette T. Dunham Chair The Henry and Martha Zaytoun and Family Chair Jennifer Blackman, Graphic Designer Violin I The Nell Hirschberg Chair Deborah Nelson, Principal Orchestra The Blanche Martin Shaw Chair Sandra Posch Don Eagle Artistic Operations Brian Reagin, Concertmaster Librarian Gavin Brown, Box Office Manager David Kilbride, Assistant Principal Lisa Howard Shaughnessy The Clarence and Alice Aycock Poe Chair Anonymously Endowed Martin Sher, Vice President & General Manager The Annabelle Lundy Fetterman Chair Sara Dobson, Statewide Coordinator The Sara Wilson Hodgkins Chair The Mary Colvert and Banks C. Talley Chair Janet Gayer Hall Sarah Baron, Director of Education Dovid Friedlander, Associate Concertmaster Maria H. Ewing, Director of Advertising & Promotions Nathaniel Yaffe English Horn Trombone Janice McLaughlin, Senior Assistant The Assad Meymandi and Family Chair R. Marshall Johnson John Clapp, Orchestra Personnel Manager The Secretary of Cultural Resources Betty Ray McCain Chair Joseph Peters, English Horn Jonathan Randazzo, Principal* Librarian Alexandra Finazzo, Box Office Associate Rebekah Binford, Assistant Concertmaster Suzanne Kelly The Thomas Warwick Steed, Jr. Family Chair Joshua Fisher, Assistant Stage Manager To Be Filled The Bruce and Margaret King Chair Jessica Kunttu, Assistant Librarian Richard Hess, Communications Project Manager The Anne Heartt Gregory Chair Oskar Ozolinch Ian Maser, Assistant Principal* Jessica Kunttu, Assistant Librarian Anonymously Endowed Clarinet Personnel Management Meredith Kimball Laing, Director of Karen Strittmatter Galvin, Anton Shelepov The Frances Armour Bryant Chair Janice McLaughlin, Senior Assistant Librarian Communications Assistant Concertmaster Samuel Almaguer, Principal Luke Witchger, Orchestra Personnel Jeanine Wynton Double Bass Amanda Meliosky, Artistic Planning Manager The Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Walker II Chair Bass Trombone Manager* Kimberly Little, Group Sales & Emily Rist Glover Leonid Finkelshteyn, Principal Deborah Nelson, Principal Orchestra Librarian Promotions Coordinator The Jessie Wyatt Ethridge Chair Viola The Martha and Peyton Woodson Chair Michael E. Cyzewski, Assistant Principal John Ilika* Anonymously Endowed Stage Crew Bo Osborne, Stage Manager Susan Lynch, Box Office Associate Paul Goldsberry Samuel Gold, Principal Robert K. Anderson, Associate Principal The Kathryn Powell and Green Flavie Cooper Chair Bo Osborne, Stage Manager Patrick Parker, Stage Crew Jonathan Naylor, Box Office Associate The Richard and Joy Cook Chair The Florence and Charles Jacob Cate and Alma Yondorf The Dr. and Mrs. Preston H. Gada Chair Tuba Bassoon Joshua Fisher, Assistant Stage Manager Director of Operations Box Office Associate So Yun Kim and Sylvan Hirschberg Chair Craig Brown Donald Tippett, Molly Riddick, John Pederson, Principal Seth Horner, Principal The Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. Chair David Marschall, Associate Principal The Mark W. McClure Foundation Chair Patrick Parker, Stage Crew Schuyler Tracy, Operations Assistant Jim Vestal, Box Office Associate The Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald S. Hudson Chair The Governor and Mrs. James G. Martin, Jr. Chair Marilyn Kouba The Betty Ellen Madry Chair Erik Dyke Emma Wall, Assistant Vice President of Marketing Wenmin Zhang, Assistant Principal * Acting position † Leave of absence Finance & Administration The Phyllis (“Pat”) Conrad Wells Chair Christopher Fischer, Assistant Principal The Harllee H. and Pauline G. Jobe Chair Harp Named musician chairs are made possible The Beethoven Chair Robert Schiller, Senior Vice President for Finance Anita Burroughs-Price through very meaningful gifts to the Symphony’s Philanthropy Eric McCracken Petra Berényi Bruce Ridge & Administration & CFO The James C. Byrd and Family Chair The John C. and Margaret P. Parker Chair French Horn The Ron and Janie Kupferman Chair endowment. As such, these donor families are Elizabeth “Lisa” Ransom, Vice President of Paul Malcolm also members of the Lamar Stringfield Society. Vonda Darr Myranda Broyles-Lewis, Accounting Manager Philanthropy Maria Meyer Christine Martin Rebekah Daley, Principal The Tom and Mary Mac Bradshaw Chair Flute The Mary T. McCurdy Chair All string players rotate stands on a periodic Tiffany Debnam,Information Processing & Pam Bash, Director of Corporate & Foundation Giving basis in each section with the exception of titled Amy Mason Anne Whaley Laney, Principal Timpani Fulfillment Manager Philanthropy Assistant Eileen Wynne Kimberly van Pelt, Associate Principal players: Principals, Associate Principals, and Christin Danchi, The J. Sidney Kirk Chair The Mr. and Mrs. George M. Stephens Chair Colin Hartnett, Principal The Harvey At-Large Chair The James Marion Poyner Chair Assistant Principals. Glenda Hughes, Controller Rebecca Gunn, Director of Annual Giving Sandra Schwarcz Mary E. Boone, Assistant Principal The Patricia R., Steven T. and George F. Hackney III Chair Erin Zehngut Christopher Caudill The North Carolina Symphony is a member Amy Kennemur, Human Resources and Office Amanda Vollrath, Corporate & Foundation The Samuel H. and Anne Latham Johnson Viola Chair The Dr. and Mrs. Shaler Stidham, Jr. Chair The J. Felix Arnold Chair The Roger Colson and Bobbi Lyon Hackett Chair Percussion of the League of American Orchestras and the Systems Manager Giving Coordinator Elizabeth Anderton Lunsford International Conference of Symphony and Cello Rachel Niketopoulos Andrea Newby, Director of Patron Loyalty Anne Wolverton, Events Manager The Jack and Sing Boddie Chair Richard Motylinski, Principal Opera Musicians. The Paul R. Villard and Gabriel Wolf Chair Stan Williams, Public Affairs Contractor Bonnie Thron, Principal The Margery and Earl Johnson, Jr. Chair The North Carolina Master Chorale is the Resident The Herman and Marga Roberg Chair Piccolo To Be Filled Rajesh Prasad, Assistant Principal* Chorus of the North Carolina Symphony. Elizabeth Beilman, Associate Principal Elizabeth Anderton Lunsford The Mary Susan Kirk Fulghum Chair The Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof Chair The North Carolina Symphony Foundation The Sarah Carlyle Herbert Dorroh Chair The Jean Dunn Williams Chair gratefully acknowledges the generous gift of the Lupot violin from Arnold and Zena Lerman. Endowed & Special Funds The Arthur and Campbell Moss Dr. Clyde E. Browning Dr.* and Mrs. Donald L. Henson Ms. Frances A. Parker Dr. Richard Tuttle The Bell Family Fund Solo Artist Fund Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Bryant The David H. and Ann L. Hinchcliff Mrs. Margaret P. Parker Nancy Vanhoenacker The Ruby and Raymond A. Bryan The New York Times Foundation Fund Bob and Barbara Byrd Foundation Mrs. Florence Fowler Peacock Jennie H. and Stuart* Wallace Foundation Fund The Charles E. Potts/Fanny R. Potts Guest Mrs. Colette A. Burrus Jack and Madge Hinson* Dr. Emily Mann Peck Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wells Pianist Fund The Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Mr. and Mrs. A. Leon Capel Norris Hodgkins Mr. Goutham Penmetsa Mr. and Mrs.* Steven van Westendorp The Ina Mae and Rex G. Powell Wake Youth Concerto Competition Fund Ms. Frances M. Carawan* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Hogen Mr. and Mrs. William T. Peters Mr. Leland Whitmire County Music Education Fund The Capitol Broadcasting Company Fund Judy C. Casey Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Hornberger Mrs. Anne W. Phoenix* David and Andree Wolf The E.T. Rollins, Jr. and Frances P. Rollins The Else R. Couch/John N. Couch Fund Ms. Susan Wainwright Hudson Foundation Fund Marion Lee Johnson Church Anne A. Platsky R. Peyton Woodson, III* The Melissa Jane Moran Carawan Fund Dr. and Mrs. Albert M. Jenkins, Jr. The Smith Family Fund Dr. Joseph C. Ciechalski Ms. Edythe M. Poyner Michael Morrison Woody and The Marion Stedman Covington String Dr. Dennis Clements and Dr. Martha A. Keels Dr. and Mrs. William A. Jenkins Mr. W. Trent Ragland Jr.* Lydia Fields Woody* Internship Program Fund The Kay Struffolino Fund Dr. John Philip Couch* Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson, Jr. H. Wade Reece and Kathy Myers Reece David Worters The Charles E. Couns Viennese The Alice Wynne Suiter Fund Maurice and Bobbi Courie Mrs. Sondra Hall Jones* Margaret Goldsmith Rice* Mrs. Frances H. Wynne* New Year’s Eve Concert Fund The Banks C. Talley, Jr. Fund Dick and Marlene Daugherty Mr.* and Mrs. Paul Kaplan Dr. and Mrs. Alexander N. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. B. Grant Yarber The Distinguished Guest Artists Fund The Wachovia Bank of North Carolina N.A. The Lamar Stringfield Society, named in honor of the Mr. Don K. Davis and Ms. Peggy L. Wilks Joyce E. Kidd Mrs. Jane Robbins* Mr. Robert P. Yoder The Margaret E. and Edgar W. Dunham Fund Overture to Greatness Fund Ms. Leah L. Dey Mrs. Nancy Wallace Kirk Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Roberg Ann Marie and Ed* Zalewski founding music director of the North Carolina Symphony, The Edgecombe/Tarboro Fund The Wake County Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Doherty Mrs. Doris Knecht* Mrs. Elizabeth R. Roberson* Henry and Martha Zaytoun The Mary Whiting Ewing Charitable celebrates individuals who have included the North Mr. and Mrs. Max V. Krebs* Joseph and Thelma* Zaytoun Foundation Fund Special Gifts to the North Carolina Ms. Betsy T. Douglass Mark and Karen Rodin Symphony Foundation Seat Ronald Kupferman Carolina Symphony in their estate plans (Legacy Donors) The A.J. Fletcher Foundation Fund Mr.* and Mrs. Edgar W. Dunham Catherine Rosin* Endowment Campaigns Mr. Roy Lawrence* *Deceased and/or have made significant contributions to name a The Drs. James and Mary Susan Fulghum Mr.* and Mrs. J. Reid Durbin Rebecca and Scott Rothney Fund Bob and Connie Eby Ms. Carolyn S. Leith Miss Elizabeth Moore Ruffin* musician’s chair or endowed a special fund. For more The Glaxo-Wellcome Fund Legacy Donors Ronald G. Ellis, Jr. and Earl Lynn Roberson* Mr. and Mrs.* Arnold Lerman Rev. and Mrs.* Robert Seymour information about the Lamar Stringfield Society or to The Dr. Norman and Dr. Gilda Greenberg Anonymous (3) Mrs. Ina R. Evans* John C. Lucht* Mrs. Dorothy Shollenberger* make changes to the lists, please contact Lisa Ransom, Music Library Advancement Endowed Fund Chip and Judy Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Every Dr.* and Mrs. LeRoy B. Martin, Jr. Mr. Lee Simon The Guest Artist Endowment Fund Robert K. Anderson and Janice McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ferreira, Jr. Dr. James O. May Mr. and Mrs. George Simpson Vice President of Philanthropy, at 919.789.5487 or The Guilford/Greensboro Fund Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Andrews Drs. James* and Mary Susan Fulghum Dr. Mark McClure and Ms. Cheri Elliott Mrs. Dale P. Smith [email protected]. The Betty Lou Fletcher Goodmon Guest Mrs. Christine M. Baermann Ms. Margaret S. Glass Dr. Arthur Mellor Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Smith Pianist Fund Mr. John Becton and Lykke T. Goetz* Harry W. Meredith, Jr. Josiah and Jane Stevenson The Helton Family Foundation Fund Ms. Nancy B. Tannenbaum Ms. Lena Anne Gordon* Louise and Andrew Miller Dr. and Mrs. Shaler Stidham, Jr. The Hulka Fund for Chamber Music Mary and Clifford Best Ms. Stephanie R. Gray Mr. John Robert Mitterling Ms. Elizabeth Stoker* The Janirve Foundation Fund Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Bird Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg Mirtha and Royce Murray Ms. Susan F. Stoker* The Elaine Tayloe Kirkland Fund Dr. John I. Boswell, Jr. * Robert and Laura Gutman Grace Nelson* Maxine Swalin* The Carolyn S. Leith Fund Patty Briguglio Larry Woodhall Hamilton* Ms. Martha H. Noyes Mr. Arthur Swanson The Marynancy McLaughlin Fund Mr. Doyle R. Brown, Jr. Dr. Peter Hamilton Ed and Laura Owens Philip W. Terrell The Ruth Mary and Horst Meyer Fund Mrs. Helen Abel Brown* Mr. Thomas H. Hamilton, Jr. Mrs. Anne R. Packer Mary Theresa Tomlinson* The Moore County Fund Ms. Wendy Brown* and Mr. James Baker* Mr. William H. Heins, Jr.* Roy and Patricia Palmer* Dr. Lloyd D. Tuttle* Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Dean Principal Players’ Circle ($2,500+) Dr. Michael Feezor M. Catherine Mayleben Individual Donors Mr. and Mrs. Ian Dunn Anonymous Frank and Gail Ferreira Dr. Julie McVay Shayne and Novie Beth Ragan Gad Dr. and Mrs. James E. Allen Valentine and Elizabeth Fischer Dr. Arthur Mellor Thank you! The North Carolina Symphony appreciates generous support from the following individuals who Margaret Poyner Galbraith James and Mary Arnold Mr. and Mrs. George Fishman Dr. Robert W. Morrison, Jr. help sustain and advance the mission of the orchestra. The Symphony gratefully acknowledges charitable Jack and Rita Gartner Mrs. Susan Joan Smiley Baker and Mary-Owens Fitzgerald Sharat and Lavanya Nagaraj contributions from individuals made between July 1, 2016, and July 31, 2017. Please contact us at 919.733.2750 Dr. Leonard Gettes and Dr. Ann Gettes Mr. Scott Baker Mary Forrest Dr. and Mrs. Paul D. Naylor to learn more about the Symphony’s Annual Fund, Major Gifts Program, or Endowment. Drs. Lewis and Olive Greenwald Nancy and Myron Banks William and Jody Frank Dr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Overby Thomas H. Hamilton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Barnett Evan and Lisa Fultz Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Patterson Steve and Pat Hodges Mrs. Evelyn Barrow Berry Gentry Ashley and Sterling Perkinson Includes Major Gift or Endowment Gift Pinnacle Circle ($25,000+) Composer’s Circle ($10,000+) Clark and Hannah French Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Hornberger Mr. John Becton and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Gosselin Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Peterson in additional to Annual Fund Gift Joseph C. and Diane Bastian Anonymous Dr. Mary Susan K. Fulghum Barbara S. Hulka Ms. Nancy B. Tannenbaum Marie and Craig Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Reiss * Deceased Meilia S. and Gerald P. Cox Dr. Victor Behar and Dr. Lenore Behar Richard E. and Zoila C. Hinson Norman and Rhonda Innes Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Bird Howard* and Carole Guld Mrs. Fran Richardson Dr. Bennett A. and Elaine Bryant Hayes Patty Briguglio Dr. and Mrs. Albert M. Jenkins, Jr. Lisa Jones and Keith Smith Marilyn Blanton, Richard Blanton and Mr. and Mrs. David L. Haines Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Roberson The North Carolina Symphony Sandi M.A. Macdonald and Henry J. Grzes Candace Haigler acknowledges the passing of cherished Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson, Jr. Mrs. Julia Elsee Dr. and Mrs. Ted Kunstling Ms. Carolyn D. Hardy John and Martha Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Bossen Lamar Stringfield Society members Ross W. Lampe, Jr. Mr. A.C. Hall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Graham Mosely Dr. and Mrs. Robert Lacin Fran and Paul Hoch Bob and Luanne Roth Mary Bratton whose legacy gifts were received Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Woolner Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Charles Helton Dr. P. Ramachandra Reddy and Dr. and Mrs. William D. Lee Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hornaday, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rustin, Jr. last year: Dr. Sarala Reddy Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. A. Dilwyn Huey Mr. and Mrs. John Medinger Skip Hulland and Donna Ryder Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sanders Dr. John I. Boswell, Jr. Chairman’s Circle ($15,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wilson Mr. Arnold Burk William D. and Dr. Sally C. Johnson Mrs. Rebecca Newton Hannelore and Konrad Jarausch Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scheper Ms. Wendy Brown Chip and Judy Anderson Ms. Colette A. Burrus Mr. Thomas S. Kenan III Concertmaster’s Circle ($5,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Norris, Jr. Ann Walston Joyner Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schick Ms. Lena Anne Gordon Ms. Catharine Biggs Arrowood Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Byrne John and CeCe Kennedy Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. William T. Peters Joseph and Elizabeth Kahn Mary and Ernie Schoenfeld Larry Woodhall Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Tim Clancy Susan and Gordon Carson Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Lamb George and Debbie Aiken Anne Platsky Jo and Jim Kalat Dianne C. Sellers Mrs. Esther W. Krebs Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Corbett Ms. Janice R. Christensen Mark and Linda Leithe Trude and Michael Bate Dick Robinson Rosemary Kenyon Bob and Judy Spaziano John C. Lucht Mr. Hugh Cullman Gordon and Rebecca Christian Mrs. Margaret P. Parker Angelique and Jud Bowman Mrs. Frances P. Rollins Robert and Marilyn Ketchum Dr. Jean Spooner and Mr. Robert Fisher Mr. W. Trent Ragland Mr. Don K. Davis and Ms. Peggy L. Wilks Marion Johnson Church Mr. and Mrs. James R. Patton Paul and Kathy L. Briggs Jack H. Roskoz Mike Killam and Candace Turney Joyce W. Stroud Margaret Goldsmith Rice Bob and Connie Eby Dennis Clements and Martha Ann Keels Dr. Emily Mann Peck Carol and Martin Brinkley Joe and Dorothy Schmelzeis Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kimmel Ray and Mary Tait Ms. Elizabeth Moore Ruffin Robert Graham and Cheryl Peterson Julia and Frank Daniels, Jr. Endowment Peter and Ona Pickens Mr. and Mrs. Steve Burriss Mr. Wayne Schriever Mrs. Nancy W. Kirk Ms. Barbara E. Trapnell Don and Mary Haile Fund of the Triangle Community Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Roberg Matt and Meg Segal Dr. and Mrs. Carl Koch Ms. Alice Turner Investors Circle ($50,000+) Dr. and Mrs. Warner Hall Mr. and Mrs. Philip P. Cave Foundation Josiah and Jane Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. William H. Smith Dr. Robert C. Kochersberger and Steven van Westendorp Anonymous Dr. and Mrs.* Assad Meymandi Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Coman Mr. and Mrs. William D. Dannelly Mr. Philip W. Terrell, Jr. and Terry and Diana Stevens the Rev. Janet C. Watrous Thomas G. and Mary Kennedy Ward Dr. Norman and Dr. Gilda Greenberg Louise and Andrew Miller Dr. and Mrs. Peter B. Corson Mr. and Mrs. Alexander De Grand Mrs. Stephanie Gray Paul and Holly Tesar Mr. and Mrs. John E. Koonce III Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Webb Mrs. Sandra L. Henson Prof. James L. and Mrs. Florence Peacock Ellis and Bettsy Cowling Donor-Advised Anne and Jeff Derby Mrs. Joseph Vanhoenacker Fund of the Triangle Community Richard and Jamie Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kunz Phyllis M. Weldon Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holding Mr. and Mrs. C. Hamilton Sloan Mr. and Mrs. Burton H. Dietz Foundation Ed and Nedra Van Gombos Mrs. Judy Larson Francis and Sue Ann Westmeyer Dellaine A. Risley Ms. Sandra L. Sully Conductor’s Circle ($7,500+) Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Doherty Roy Cromartie M.D. and Paul Fomberg Judith and Gordon LeGrand Katherine White and Thomas W. Urquhart Mr. and Mrs. O. Temple Sloan, Jr. Jennie H. and Stuart* Wallace Senator and Mrs. John M. Alexander, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. P.H. Donleycott Jacobi and Jerry Daley Linda J. Leith Catherine Wilfert and Samuel Katz Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Smith Mr. R. Peyton Woodson III* Mr. and Mrs. James F. Boericke Ms. Betsy T. Douglass Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Daugherty Mrs. Charlotte Martin Shaler and Carolyn Stidham Marsha Ferree and Michael Gering Mrs. Sandra M. Fain Mrs. David K. Witt Mrs. Judy G. Davis Dr. and Mrs. S. Stanley Young Lawrence S. Craige Mrs. Peggy L. Harris George D. McCoy* and Phil R. Poovey Dr. Harry Rosenberg and Mrs. Louis R. Wilkerson Roxana and Edward Bossen Mary Erazim Pilar and Charles Zimmerlein Rusty Cready and Alison Rowat Emily Hauslohner Dr. and Mrs. Webb McCracken Ms. Theresa Joan Rosenberg Lisa Cooke Williamson James H. Bradley Dr. Catherine Everett and Mr. Joe Goins Dr. and Mrs. Peter Rowlett Musicians’ Circle ($1,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Edward Daniels Richard Hendel Mr.* and Mrs. William H. McCullough Patrick and Barbara Woellhof James and Linda Brannan Ms. Gabrielle C. Falk Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Davis Norman and Catherine Herman Mr. John G. McGrew and Ms. Barbara Ivy Dr. and Mrs. Jack Sasson Duncan and Susan Yaggy Ruth Bromer and Joseph Huberman Richard and Donna Falvo Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Day Sylvia and Dick Hoffert Dr. Scott McRae and Dr. Gail McRae Mrs. Trish Scarlett-Rafferty Ramon and Virginia Yarborough Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Broun Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Farias Mark and Gayle Acuff Mr. Mahlon W. DeLoatch, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Houpt Carolyn Miller and Carl Blackman Robert and Lisa Schiller Mr. Robert P. Yoder Drs. Robert and Monika Brown Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Felker Mr. and Mrs. Hovey E. Aiken III Mary Ann Dotson Herbert A. Huene Dr. and Mrs. Phil Miller Bob* and Kay Schoellhorn Ann Marie Zalewski Mr. and Mrs. Fritz H. Brunssen Ms. Virginia D. Finley Mrs. Joan English Allen Steve and Judith Duerr Alan Hughes Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan Bill Schwab Arthur and Betty Zucker Dr. and Mrs. H.D. Bruton Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Finn Drs. Narender and Anuradha Arcot Carol and John Duvall Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hykes Sue Morgan Catherine Scott-Wilson and Kerrick Wilson Donna Bryant and Donald Stanford, Jr. Douglas Flint Ms. Bess Averre Sustainer’s Circle ($500+) Dr. and Mrs. David B. Eddleman Dr. and Mrs. John Jennings Mrs. Walter G. Moyle, Jr. Kimberly Sergent and Sean Heuser Ray and Nan Burby Col. and Mrs. Michael J. Flynn Mrs. Robert A. Baillie Anonymous (9) Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Edwards Miss Mary Anne Jobe Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mulhern S. Leon and Judith Lewis Shackleford Bob and Barbara Byrd Maryanne Friend Mr. Michael Barefoot and Mr. Tim Manale Advised Fund Dr. B. Jasmine Adams Dr. Maha Elkordy Henry and Mary June Jones Mrs. Charlene Murphy Gary Carlson and Family Dr. and Mrs. Preston H. Gada Hutton and Sibylle Barron Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sherman Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse Mr. Ronald G. Ellis, Jr. L. Dwain Joyce Mr. David R. Nimocks, Jr. Dr. Margaret Champion Marion and John Gaida Jane and Albert Bender Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Shertz Lyle Alexander Mr. and Mrs. John Erdody Bobby and Claudia Kadis Nathaniel Nonoy and Julie Adams Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Chance Mrs. Judi Gaitens Vernon and Talitha Benignus A. A. Slaymaker, Jr. Elliott and Ina Alterman Mr. Thomas Farr Genevra B. Kelly Joseph Normandeau Benjamin Chatham Charles Garrison and Christie Mabry Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Black III Sterling and Patricia Smith Mr. and Mrs. William E. Anderson Cindy and Kevin FitzGerald Betty P. Kenan Teeda and Sal Nuzzo Patricia Chiarell and Frank Hanna Dr. Brent and Mrs. Cathy Gill Richard and Nancy Blum Carter Sneeden Mr. and Mrs. James R. Andre Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Fleck Mrs. Warner W. Kent, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John T. Oates Robert and Margot Christensen Dr. and Mrs. J. Conrad Glass, Jr. Bonczkowski Family Ms. Mary Louise Spain Robert and Katherine Angier Mr. and Mrs. E. Thomas Franklin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Kline Dr. and Mrs. Magnus Ohman Jane M. Clark Mr. Howard Glicksman Robert and Susan Boswell John Spitznagel Ben and Caroline Ansbacher Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Futrell, Jr. Myra Kornbluth Mr. and Mrs. Edward Okel Dr. and Mrs. John G. Cleland Dr. J.E. Godwin and Dr. E.A. Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bowers Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Staats Mr. John M. Asbeck Julia V. Garrison Jeffrey Krolik and Michelle Shrott Susan and Dale Oller Dr. and Mrs. Philip Collis Mr. and Mrs. John Grace Tom and Susan Braaten Mrs. Linda Staunch Gary and Susan Atwell Lydia and Doug Gill Jack and Pam Lamberton Daniel and Elizabeth Palmieri Mr. C. Perry Colwell and Ms. Betty J. Neese Stephen Graham Lynn and Jim Bradshaw Mr. and Mrs. George M. Stephens, Jr. Robert and Beverly Atwood Mr. Robert Gillam Mr. and Mrs. Alan Langley Mrs. Frances A. Parker Hurt Covington Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grendler Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Bradshaw, Jr. Dr. Anne E. Stephenson and Susan and Ron Aycock Michael J. Glasgow Mrs. Judy Larson William S. Pate Harold E. and Patricia S. Davis Bill and Amy Griffin Dr. Rebecca Brent and Dr. Richard M. Felder Mr. Charles H. Gunn Merle and Mimi Bauer Jillian and Larry Goldberg Roger Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Pike, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis Lloyd and Cille Griffith Ms. Meade Bridgers Drs. Ann Stuart and John Moore Shawn Bayle Sara and Tom Graves Mrs. Gale Lewis Anita and George Pinther Mr. and Mrs. George Deaton Dr. and Mrs. Albert D. Guckes Dr. Howard R. Brown Lois Thompson Jennifer Behrens Richard and Julia Gray Diane Linfors Lilian Pruett Leigh DeNeef and Barbara Baines Drs. Robert and Laura Gutman Dr. and Mrs. James A. Bryan II Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tiemann Thomas W. Bell D.D.S. Paul E. Green Richard H. Loeppert Lee and Garland Radford Henry P. Dozier Charles and Cheryl Hall Mr. and Mrs. David A. Burgess Edward A. Tiryakian Mrs. Sarah Benbow Eileen Greenbaum and Larry Mintz Ms. Beth Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Matt W. Ransom Mr. and Mrs. Austin Drum Mr. William F. Hamlin, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Edward D. Carey Eunice L. Toussaint Shula and Steve Bernard Ruth Gross and Hans Kellner The T.H. Maren and S.K. Fellner Fund of Ms. Dolores M. Raynor Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dunton Mr. Charles E. Hammond, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Carter Ms. Cynthia Turco Mr. Gregory Bertics Mr. and Mrs. R. Gordon Grubb Triangle Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gray Reed Jo Anne and Shelley Earp Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Hardison Dr. Judith W. Caves Mr. and Mrs. Judd Van Sickle Patricia C. Beyle Dr. J.D. Gupta and Dr. G.K. Gupta Mr. and Mrs. William G. Marley, Jr. Pam Rideout Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Edgar Joe and Georgia Hartnett Tomoko Chubachi Frederick* and Joy Vollrath Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Bidwell Philip and Nancy Hablutzel Mr. and Mrs.* John B. May Susanne and Mark Rose Dr. and Mrs. George S. Edwards, Sr. Thomas Havener The Honorable George G. Cleveland Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Weidner Dr. George A. Binder Dr. Peter Hamilton Janet McCarthy John and Willie Rosemond Robert and Candace Elder Clark and Karen Havighurst Mrs. Joan Cohen Seth and Allison Weinreb William and Sandra Bines John Hammond Colette and Tom McCarty Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Ellison Ms. Martha Hays Brian and Cathy Cosens Charles M. Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Bird Carolyn Happer and Leonard Graham Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. McClay Risa S. Ellovich Mr. and Mrs. David J. Heartinger Dr. and Mrs. Maurice N. Courie Jack and Claudie Wells Mr. and Mrs. James M. Bisbee Ms. Leslie Heavey Marvin and Ronni Marblestone Allen and Karen Plaster Mr. Richard Smith Mr. Robert H. Young Daniel and Frances Bliley Terry Church Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Durham Edna R. Hensey Agnes Marshall and Bob Auman Cathy Poole Shawn and Eric Sowers Alex and Joan Yue Rev. and Mrs. Charles T. Bodkin Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clarke Mr. Michael J. Dykstra John Hicks Dr. and Mrs. Clinton Massey Richard Prevatt John Steel Thomas A. Zang, Jr. Molly and Danny Bostic Jim and Louise Clement Ms. Elsie M. Eads Mr. and Mrs. James C. High Mr. and Mrs. James Matthews Congressman and Mrs. David Price Thomas Steet, DDS and Julie Steet Mr. and Mrs. John E. Zollinger, Jr. Thomas and Betty Bouldin Mrs. Louise M. Clifford Jon and Gina Eakins Ty and Debbie Highsmith Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mattocks Dr. and Mrs. Steve Prystowsky Mr. and Mrs. Fredric Stoner Patrons’ Circle ($250+) Glenn and Suzanne Bower Charles and Kathleen Clift Terry B. Eason and Jonathan D. Whitney Mr. Mark M. Hogan Jayne McBurney and Robert Roach Mr. Steve Quessy and Ms. Marna Doucette Patrick and Elizabeth Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Bramwell Denise and Greg Collins Ellyn R. Easterling Anonymous (5) Nancy and Robert Holm Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McClafferty John and Debra Ratliff Alina Szmant and Daniel Baden Byron and Sharon Braswell Lieutenant Col. and Mrs. Peyton Cook Daniel Edwards and Kathy Lamb Mr. Joel R. Adams Daniel and Annette Homiller Mary McClanathan Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Ratliff W. Stan Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Breed Michael and Joanne Cotter Jack and Betsy Edwards Dr. and Mrs. W. James Alexander Mr. Harris P. Huddle Barbara and AJ McClure Richard and Anne Raup Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tesh Jack Brooks and Debby Wechsler Archie and Jane Cowan Marilyn Ehrenshaft Ben and Kitty Anderson Marija Ivanovic Steve McCombs Lloyd and Anne Redick Mr. and Mrs. John W. Thomas, Jr. Noelle and Howard Browne Ernest and Marianna Crane Drs. Roy Ehrlich and Marijanet Doonan Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. David Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McConnell Kathy and Wade Reece Mr. and Mrs. Juan L. Torres Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bryan Sandra Crane Mary Lou Mangold Einloth Ralph and Daphne Ashworth Phyllis S. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. McKinney Mr. and Mrs. William B. Rivenbark Mrs. Athena Tracy Dr. and Mrs. Robert Buchanan, Jr. Gary Craven and Marla Dorrel Nancy and John Ellis Constance W. Atwell Mrs. Jennie C. James Mr. and Mrs. Ross E. McKinney Ms. Cassandra Rockward-O’Saben Marcus and Elizabeth Trathen Carol Buckles Mary Craven and Dennis Poteat Don and R’Lou Ellson Ann E. Badt Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Jetter Abhi and Hetal Mehrotra Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Rodin Jerry and Glenda Trenholm Ann and Bradley Buff Rebecca E. Crosson Dr. Barbara Entwisle Mr. George Baehne Dr. and Mrs. E. Smith Jewell Laurane Mendelsohn Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Ross Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Trubia Ms. Sally M. Bugg Ed and Gerri Crutchfield Roger and Barbara Everett Dr. and Mrs. Guy Baird Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jewell Mr. James C. Miller Mr. and Mrs. John Roth Mr. and Mrs. William G. Tubbs Ms. Bea Burnette Joseph and Anne Csuka Peggy and Jim Fain Barbara Baker Mr. R. Horace Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Mitchell Jane Davis Rourk Mr. and Mrs. Stuart A. Tuffnell Mr. and Mrs. Thornton G. Burnette Ms. Anne C. Dahle David and Marianne Farris Barbara B. Baker Robin Johnson and Eldon Stoehr Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Champion Mitchell Jane D. Rustin Mr. and Mrs. Steve A. Van Pelt Ms. Ann M. Burns Christin Danchi Mr. Sam Fayed Noah Balamucki Drs. Brenda and David Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Gary N. Mock Mr. and Mrs. Bev L. Saylor Ms. GaNelle Voss Cathy Burwell Col. and Mrs. William C. Darner (Ret.) Ms. Laurice Ferris Mr. and Mrs. James Barham Mr. and Mrs. Diederick E. Kanning Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Felice Schillaci Josie Walker Jesse H. Byrd, Jr. Jean and James Lee Davis R. Hampton and Kay C. Fields Dr. Neil Barry Joan and Howard Kastel Dr. Ronald Moore and Mrs. Allee Humphrey Donald Schroeder Mr. and Mrs. David L. Ward, Jr. Peter Cap William Davis Rabbi Frank and Patricia Fischer Pam Bash and Kenny Gordon Jeff and Janet Keever Claire Boone Morley Mrs. Marie Schwab Peter and Jody Wardle Mr. and Mrs. William E. Carey Mr. and Mrs. Dean A. De Masi Laura and Patrick Baryenbruch Ford Mr. John Beaman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kemp III Ms. Jillian Munro Mr. and Mrs. Verne C. Seaton Shawnee Weir R.N. Carlson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Del Mauro Ms. Betty M. Fox William and Patricia Bell Martha and Peter Klopfer Richard and Carol Nasca David Seibert and Deborah Smith Andrew Wheeler and Alan Teasley Ms. Barbara Carman Mr. and Mrs. Donald Delauter Jo Ann and Stanley Fox Mr. Roger Bennett Jason Kranack Mrs. Virginia Alexander Neustadt Jennifer and Bill Selvidge Mrs. Helen H. White Ms. Judy C. Casey Dr. Robert Dendy Dr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Frank Mr. Edward Berke Dr. Catherine Kuhn and Mr. Glenn Tortorici Ms. Susan C. Newell and Dr. Richard Tuttle Reverend Robert Seymour Jesse L. White, Jr. Jacqueline Castle Craig and Kathryn Deshong Lila P. Friday Priscilla Bernstein Mary Ann Pregnall Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Russell Noll, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Shapiro Antoinette R. Wike Clara Cazzulino The DeZuriks Mr. and Mrs. Werner W. Friederichs Marilyn Beumeler Dr. Richard Langellotti and Emmi Volosov Allison R. Northcutt Mr. and Mrs. Jon Shavor Valerie Wilk Amy Cecchini Mark and Elaine Dibner Michael and Giuliana Gage Katherine Bick Mr. Charles R. Latimer Jerry and Anne Ocorr Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Sheehan Kenneth Wilkins Dr. and Mrs. T. Brent Chafin Mr. James L. Dicke Nancy Galambush Mrs. Dolores Bilangi Jack and Nancy Leavell Mrs. Betty Jo G. Oglesby Martin and Cecily Sher Mrs. Emmons J. Williams Sandy and Jesse Chappell, Jr. Ross Donnelly Mr. and Mrs. John J. Gallick Mrs. Jeanne M. Blackburn Judi Lilley Mr. and Mrs. Joel Padmore Joel and Denise Sigmon Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wilson Linda and Bobby Charlton Mr. and Mrs. George Douglas Gregory and Emily Gangi Karen Blair Dr. and Mrs. Myron Liptzin Elizabeth and Dan Page Rob and Chris Skrotsky Mr. and Mrs. John G. Wrede Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Cherry Gregory Dozier Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gates Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Lockamy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Pearson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Sley Mr. and Mrs. Harvey T. Wright II Dr. Thomas Kevin Cherry Patricia S. Dube Bette* and Russ Geiger William Blanpied Stephen J. and Karen S. Lyons Vicki and Charles Phaneuf Lawrence and Deborah Slupianek Randy and Grace Wrigley Dr. and Mrs. John Chiles Ms. Alice S. Dunn Bruce Gensemer Babette Goodman Blaug Dr. and Mrs. H.J. MacDonald Marjorie and Ashmead Pipkin Margaret Anne and Bill Smith Mr. and Mrs. James F. Young Billy Chow and Penny Osland Ms. Clare S. Dupree Ruth and Arthur Gerber Peter and Denise Bleckner Rod and Barbara Gerwe John and Susan Henley Lawrence Kessler and Bonnie Bechard Mr. and Mrs. Benton Marsh Sherri Ontjes Mr. and Mrs. Randolph M. Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. James Snapper Robert and Rita Weimer Mrs. Gloria Giammalvo Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Herron Jeanette Kimmel Ginny Mattern and Randy King Pete and Sara Oppenheim Dr. and Mrs. Hector Rodriguez A.C. and Nancy Snow Sally and Ron Wenda Mr. and Mrs. Robert V.C. Giersch Jane Hinton-Smith Michael Kinney The Michael and Phyllis May Foundation Ms. Betty Burrow Osborne* Mrs. Diane Rogers Jenny and Jack Spruill Edith W. Werther Terry and Sandra Gilda The Honorable Rodney Hood Mr. and Mrs. Byron Kirkland Joan S. McAllister Curtis Ostrom and Colin Dietch Ms. Sally I. Rohrdanz Mr. and Mrs. Brant Sprunger Mr. Walter Whaley Drs. Brian and Elizabeth Gilger V. Dwight House Jay and Mary Ann Klompmaker Nancy and Elliott McBride Carole and Gerry Paige Darwin and Deborah Roseman Janice D. Squires Katherine K. White Rose Marie Gillikin Mr. Andrew R. Huber John and Maria Knall Darlynn McCarter Dr. Leslie V. Parise Michael and Elizabeth Ross Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stein Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wile, Jr. Ms. Patricia Glaser Catherine Huffman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Knox Patricia McClary Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Pariser Leonard and Sarah Jo Safrit Josh and Anna Stein Dr. and Mrs. George Williams Charles B. and Mary Jo P. Godwin Brenda H. Hughes Mr. Paul Kobrin Mr. and Mrs. Ross McKinney Ms. Mary Jo Parks Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Sapp Mrs. Edward O. Stejskal Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Williams Fred and Karen Goldstein Gov. and Mrs. James B. Hunt, Jr. Dr. Judith Kramer and Gordon McLamb Mrs. Barbara M. Parramore The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Sawyer Susan and Raymond Stone Stan Williams Mr. and Mrs. Rodney F. Gonski Rebecca and William Hunter Dr. Lloyd Comstock Mr. Charles Meekins and Dr. Bettina Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Patty Raymond and Frances Scherzer Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Stutts Mrs. Helen Wilson David Mark Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hurow Bill Kurtz and Kathy Aalfs Meekins Bob and Sandy Peace Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Schiermeier Ms. Candace Lee Sullivan Dr. L. George Wilson Ellen and Henry Graden Mr. and Mrs. Paul Infuso Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Kusa Richard Melanson Mr. and Mrs. Irvin A. Pearce Laurel Schultz Kim and Rob Sullivan William B. and Ann S. Wilson Mrs. Jean Graham Dr. Peter J. Irigaray William and Jean Lampe Mr. Charles Millard Mr. and Mrs. Jere R. Pelletier Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Schwartz Mrs. Roberta Summers Dr. and Mrs. Donald Witt Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Graham Mrs. Susan Izatt Mark and Michelle Langdon Joel and Bonnie Millikan Christine and Timothy Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Seifert Jerry and Diane Swaim Cheryl and Joe Wolozyn Cary Gramsch Mr. and Mrs. Fred I. Jacobowitz Bob and Geri Laport Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Minogue Patricia Perrin Drs. Simon and Barbara Shane Sandra and James Swenberg Anne Wolverton Mr. and Mrs. Mark Green Rex B. Jarrell and Mary M. Martorella Doris Laustsen Jim and Eileen Mitchell Michele Petri Dr. Joel and Norma Shapiro James R. Symon Sandra Phillips Yaggy Eunice and Herman Grossman John Jenkins Don Layno Betty B. Mittag Kristen Phend Rollin W. and Dr. Frank S. Shaw Cmdr. Robert H. Tate, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. L. Clement Yancey Steven and Rebecca Gunn Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Jennings Sabra and William Leadbitter Mr. Peng Mok Mrs. Leonard Pierce, Jr. Laura Sheely Mr. Edward Taws, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thornton H. Yancey Mrs. Jane T. Gurry Dr. and Mrs. Donald Jenny Mark Lemke and Rebecca Duncan Dr. and Mrs. John Monroe Dr. and Mrs. Willard Pierson Nancy Elder Shelton Drs. Barry and Lynne Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Yeager Carol and Nortin Hadler Karen and David Jessee Annette and Arnold Levine Wayne T. Moore Gerard Pisani and Dwight Tintle Dr. and Mrs. Richard Shereff Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Taylor Drs. Heather and David Yeowell Mr. and Mrs. Stirling Haig Mr. and Mrs. James Jillson Lilyan and Sid Levine John and Judy Morgan Bob and Judy Porter Mr. and Mrs.* Stephen M. Sheriff Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Tell Mark and Elizabeth Zeringue Shirley and John W. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones Betty C. Longiotti Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Morrison, Jr. Ken and Peggy Powell Mrs. Watson N. Sherrod, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Timken Cathryn Zevenhuizen Dr. Carolyn and Mr. Michael Halpern Jeffrey and Lisa Jones Dayna Lucas Lisa Mowat Mrs. Frances H. Price Jeanice Shirley Susan and Dick Timmons Claudia Ziebis Fran and Jack Halverson Dr. and Mrs. Henry D. Jordan Betsy Anne B. Lumsden Mrs. Joseph C. Moylan Alan and Nancy Proia Kenneth and Nancy Shugart Dr. and Mrs. John Tinga Ms. Elizabeth S. Zimmerman David Lawrence Hammock Michael Justice Mr. and Mrs. Morton B. Lurie Ms. Arlene J. Mulrooney Robert and Jenny Ray Mr. and Mrs. David Siefken Julie Tomlin and Phil Lewis Charles A. Zubieta Sylvia and Brent Nash Mary and Phil Hanna Dr. David B. Kaber Suzanne Lyman and Byron Ellis Warren Raybould and Sherry Essig Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Sills Jan Tuchinsky Honor-Memorial Gifts ($250+) Nan Hannah Mr. and Mrs. H. Richard Kahler Dawn MacLaren Vance and Dolores Neal Carol and Lacy Reaves Judith Silver Mr. and Mrs. William Tung Perri and Kevin Anderson Dale Hansen Kenneth Kargman Rob Maddrey and Mark Tulbert Mr. and Mrs. John Neter Philip and Peg Rees Mr. and Mrs. George Simpson Dennis Turner and Kathleen Kaiser Rev. Norman L. Cram Drs. Anthony and Arlene Hantjis Elizabeth Marler Keeney Mr. and Mrs. John T. Maher Mr. and Mrs. Darrell H. Nicholson Ms. Mary B. Regan Carol and Robert Sirota Mr. and Mrs. John Tyrrell Mary Craven and Dennis Poteat Hugh and Mary Hargett Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Kees Mr. and Mrs. John G. Mainwaring Paul and Barbara Niffenegger Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rhodes Charles Dean Smith, Jr. and Gregg Causey Amanda Vollrath Dr. Robert Dendy Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Haskell Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kell Michael and Wendy Malone Donald and Patricia Novak Jim Rigsbee Eleanor and Michael Smith Larry and Susan Wadley Eby/Posner Family Dr. and Mrs. Carl Haynes, Jr. David J. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. John Mannion James H. Noyes, Jr. Tom Riley James D. Smith and Aimee Wilson Dr. and Mrs. John Wagnitz Susan C. Eby Mr. Harlow Z. Head Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kepler Mr. George P. Markham Charlotte and Robert Oehman Alan and Linda Rimer Mr. and Mrs. Preston J. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Walker Dr. and Mrs. James Goodnight Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Heagler Dr. A. Dean Kesler, Jr. Jeffrey W. Marquis, Sr. Gertrude Oldfield Bill and Dillon Roberts Mrs. Rebecca Smith Fred Watke Ms. Martha Hays Margaret Heberlein Mrs. Audrey H. Kessler Billie Marrow Pepper Oldziey Patti and David Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Smoak Mr. and Mrs. Norman T. Watson Kenneth Kargman Dr. Judith Kramer and Dr. Lloyd Comstock Daniel Gaugert and Terry Harper Banks Talley Jess Levin Dr. and Mrs. Myron Liptzin Dr. Leonard Gettes and Dr. Ann Gettes Dr. Kenneth Touw Betty Ellen and Dr. Raymond Madry, Jr. Institutional Partners Mr. and Mrs. William G. Marley, Jr. Emily and David Glover Jennie H. and Stuart* Wallace Mary Ellen Medearis Laurane Mendelsohn Elaine Bryant Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wells Mrs. Emily Meymandi The North Carolina Symphony is grateful for the generous support of the many corporations and foundations Pepper Oldziey Don and Rose Heineman Melanie Wilsden Paul Nettesheim, M.D. across the state that partner with us to sustain and advance the mission of the orchestra. This list recognizes our George Smedes Poyner Foundation Dr. Thomas Hill Mr. Edward O. Woolner Ms. Betty Burrow Osborne corporate and foundation partners of the last 12 months. Please contact us at 919.789.5482 to learn more about Prescott Family Charitable Trust William Horozan Gifts Made in Memory of: John Charles Owen how your company or foundation can support your North Carolina Symphony. Dr. and Mrs. Steve Prystowsky Mrs. Margie Johnson Ken Richardson J. Allen Adams Drs. Paul and Mary Schricker Joseph and Elizabeth Kahn Donald Rorke The Boesingers Peter and Jody Wardle Suzanne Kelly and John Pederson Bob Schoellhorn The Clement Companies - A Towne $1,000+ National Automotive Group James Burchall Corporate Support Insurance Agency Matt King Mrs. Patricia “Patti” Sheriff Balentine Northwest Creek Marina Gifts Made in Honor of: Vera Congleton The Forest at Duke Myra Kornbluth Arnie Snider $100,000+ The Businesses of Market Street, O2 Fitness Harry Booth William “Bill” Creech Galloway Ridge at Fearrington Sandi M.A. Macdonald Mrs. Anita Stewart Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Southern Village Onslow County Tourism Jesse Byrd Mrs. Nan Ogburn Cullman MetLife Mollie Prescott McDaniel Laurence Stith, Jr. Duke Energy The Carolinas Financial Network Onslow Memorial Hospital Catlin B. Darner Bertha Daniel RGA Investments Terry Mizesko and Sandra Schwarcz Ms. Elizabeth Stoker Capitol Broadcasting Company/WRAL-TV5 Overture at Crabtree Dr. Marijanet Doonan Nancy Dendy $50,000+ Smith Anderson Prof. James L. and Mrs. Florence Peacock Ms. Susan Stoker Carolina Hurricanes Parker Poe Erik Dyke Mary Ann Everett BB&T Charitable Foundation WakeMed Children’s Morris and Andrea Platsky Sue C. Thompson CarolinaEast Health System Raleigh Fine Arts Society, Inc. Bob and Connie Eby Melvin Frye PNC Wells Fargo Foundation Brian Reagin Phyllis Whitlow Century 21 Champion Real Estate RSM Pat and Hugh Fish Vardell Maxwell Gibson UNC REX Healthcare Josiah Stevenson Mr. R. Peyton Woodson III $5,000+ Circle Graphics SearStone Bill and Samantha Flynn Jonathan Howes Citrix Systems, Inc. Mrs. Anita Stewart Jack F. Worth $25,000+ Corning Inc. The Sorin Group Dovid Friedlander Eleanor Kennedy Coastal Pediatric Dentistry Mrs. Kay Struffolino CEI - The Digital Office The Cypress of Raleigh Southern Village Homeowners Association Courtyard by Marriott Raleigh - Celito Communications, Inc. Deloitte SunTrust Bank Crabtree Valley Clancy & Theys Construction Co. Elliott Davis Decosimo SunTrust Foundation Drucker & Falk Duke Health Fidelity Investments Tarboro Savings Bank, SSB Duke Raleigh Hospital First Citizens Bank Keihin Carolina System Technology Umicore USA Inc. Fifth Third Private Bank Grubb Ventures Foundation Vaco Raleigh, LLC First Bank Highwoods Properties Martin Marietta Jim Van Camp, Attorney at Law Douglas R. Gill, Attorney at Law MetLife Foundation The News & Observer Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Gregory Poole Equipment Raleigh Marriott City Center Publix Super Markets Charities Ward and Smith, P.A. Johnston Pain Management Raleigh Windows & Siding Watered Garden Florist $10,000+ Marine Federal Credit Union Southern Bank Foundation William Peace University 18 Restaurant Group Modern Exterminating Co. Trinity Partners CaptiveAire, Inc. Myers Bigel, P.A. UNC Health Care NACEO WakeMed Health & Hospitals Foundations and $1,000+ Durham Public Schools Our State Magazine UNC Rex Healthcare 2016/17 SEASON CORPORATE SUPPORT Arts Council of Carteret County Edgecombe County Schools Wallace & Nordan LLP Charitable Funds Bell Family Foundation Fayetteville Cumberland Recreation Sun Journal – New Bern Watered Garden Florist and Parks $100,000+ The Borden Fund, Inc. The Total Connection Harnett County Schools UNC-TV Kids Club North Carolina Symphony Foundation Craven County Community Foundation Matching Gift Iredell-Statesville Schools WCPE 89.7 William R. Keenan, Jr. Charitable Trust Edna Williams Curl and Myron R. Curl Charitable Fund Jones County Public Schools WHQR 91.3 Companies $25,000+ The Dickson Foundation, Inc. Lee County Schools WLHC-FM 103.1 Aetna Foundation, Inc. The Bastian Family Charitable Foundation Dover Foundation Inc. Lenoir County Schools WRAL Mix 101.5 ALLIANCE ONE International Inc. Cherokee Preservation Foundation, Inc. George Foundation, Inc. Moore County Schools WRAL.com/TV5 Caterpillar Foundation A.J. Fletcher Foundation The Hellendall Family Foundation of New Hanover County Schools WRAZ FOX 50 Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Ella Ann Lee Holding Foundation North Carolina Onslow County Schools Dominion Foundation The McLean Foundation Iredell County Community Foundation Orange County Schools Gifts in Kind Duke Energy Foundation John William Pope Foundation Kinston Community Council for the Arts Salisbury-Rowan Symphony Society Eli Lilly and Company Foundation BB&T Investments Sloan Family Foundation Moore County Community Foundation Sampson County Schools ExxonMobil Foundation Blue Diamond Transportation Orange County Arts Commission State Employees Combined Campaign GE Foundation $10,000+ Caffé Luna Poole Family Foundation (SECC) GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Cullman Family Fund CEI: The Digital Office Prescott Family Charitable Trust State of North Carolina IBM Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Celito Communications, Inc. The Florence Rogers Charitable Trust Town of Cary ITW Foundation Robert P. Holding Foundation, Inc. City of Raleigh The Norman and Rose S. Shamberg Town of Garner Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Clean Design The Thomas S. Kenan Foundation, Inc. Foundation Vance County Public Schools Macy’s Foundation ClickCulture Simple Gifts Fund Silverback Foundation Inc. Wake County Norfolk Southern Foundation Mr. Don K. Davis and Ms. Peggy L. Wilks Youths’ Friends Association Inc. The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Wake County Public School System PNC Foundation Foundation, Inc. Dr. Leonard Gettes and Dr. Ann Gettes $5,000+ Wayne County Public Schools XL America Strowd Roses, Inc. Grubb Ventures Alamance County Government Wilson County Schools Swearingen Foundation Hughes, Pittman & Gupton, LLP The Harold H. Bate Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Charles Helton Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. Media Partners Secretary Susan Kluttz and Bill Kluttz The Big Rock Foundation Civic Support Cary Magazine Sandi M.A. Macdonald and Henry J. Grzes R.A. Bryan Foundation, Inc. Alamance County Curtis Media Group Mr. and Mrs. Scott Madry The Cole Foundation Carteret County Schools The Daily News – Jacksonville Manning Fulton William C. Ethridge Foundation, Inc. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools FleishmanHillard STATE HEADQUARTERS Ogletree Deakins Gipson Family Foundation City of Raleigh iHeartMedia Parker Poe 3700 Glenwood Ave, Suite 130 The Landfall Foundation, Inc. Clinton City Schools JT Austin Productions Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Pitt Raleigh, NC 27612 The Rolander Family Foundation Craven County Schools The News & Observer Smith Anderson E.T. Rollins, Jr. and Frances P. Rollins Cumberland County Schools North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC 91.5 ncsymphony.org The Sorin Group Foundation 919.733.2750 | 877.627.6724 Printing of the 2016/17 Report to the Community is courtesy of Jerry’s Printing Service