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This Land Sings:

Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie Saturday, October 24, 2020 7:30 PM Livestreamed from Universal Preservation Hall

David Alan Miller, conductor Kara Dugan, mezzo soprano Michael Maliakel, baritone F. Murray Abraham, narrator

Welcome to the Albany Symphony’s 2020-21 Season Re-Imagined!

The one thing I have missed more than anything else during the past few months has been spending time with you and our brilliant Albany Symphony musicians, discovering, exploring, and celebrating great musical works together. Our musicians and I are thrilled to be back at work, bringing you established masterpieces and gorgeous new works in the comfort and convenience of your own home. Originally conceived to showcase triumph over adversity, inspired by the example of Beethoven and his big birthday in December, our season’s programming continues to shine a light on the ways musical visionaries create great art through every season of life. We hope that each program uplifts and inspires you, and brings you some respite from the day-to-day worries of this uncertain world.

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This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie

Saturday, October 24, 2020 | 7:30 PM Livestreamed from Universal Preservation Hall

David Alan Miller, conductor Kara Dugan, mezzo soprano Michael Maliakel, baritone F. Murray Abraham, narrator

Michael Daugherty (B. 1954) This Land Sings I. Overture II. The Ghost and Will of III. Perpetual Motion Man IV. Marfa Lights V. Hear the Dust Blow VI. Graceland VII. Forbidden Fruit VIII. Hot Air IX. Bread and Roses X. This Land Sings XI. Silver Bullet XII. This Trombone Kills Fascists XIII. Don’t Sing Me a Love Song XIV. My Heart is Burning XV. I’m Gonna Walk That Lonesome Valley XVI. Mermaid Avenue XVII. Wayfaring Stranger / 900 Miles

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THIS LAND SINGS ROSTER

Violin - Jamecyn Morey Bassoon – Steven Palacio

Bass – Brad Aikman Trumpet / Flugelhorn – Eric Berlin

Clarinet / Bass Clarinet – Hector Noriega and Trombone – Greg Spiridopoulos Manuel Othon Percussion – Richard Albagli and Mark Foster

MICHAEL DAUGHERTY

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning Michael Daugherty has achieved international recognition as one of the ten most performed American of concert music, according to the League of American . His orchestral music, recorded by Naxos over the last two decades, has received six GRAMMY Awards, including Best Contemporary Classical Composition in 2011 for Deus ex Machina for piano and orchestra and in 2017 for Tales of Hemingway for cello and orchestra. Current commissions for 2020 include new orchestral works for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Omaha Symphony and a for violinist Anne Akiko Meyers who will give the world premiere with the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center in 2021.

Michael Daugherty was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1954 and is the son of a dance-band drummer and the oldest of five brothers, all professional musicians. As a young man, Daugherty studied composition with many of the preeminent composers of the 20th century including Pierre Boulez at IRCAM in Paris (1979), Jacob Druckman, Earle Brown, Bernard Rands and Roger Reynolds at Yale (1980-82), and György Ligeti in Hamburg (1982-84). Daugherty was also an assistant to jazz arranger Gil Evans in New York from 1980-82. In 1991, Daugherty joined the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance as Professor of Composition, where he is a mentor to many of today’s most talented young composers. He is also a frequent guest of professional orchestras, festivals, universities and conservatories around the world.

Daugherty’s music is published by Peermusic Classical/Faber Music, Boosey & Hawkes and Michael Daugherty Music. For more information on Michael Daugherty and his music, see his publisher’s websites.

KARA DUGAN

Mezzo-soprano Kara Dugan has been praised by for her “vocal warmth and rich character.” Recent highlights include her Philharmonic and debuts with his new work, Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind with poetry by Carl Sandburg. Ms. Dugan's work with living composers also includes performances in the roles of Amadora and Stelladora in John Musto's opera Bastianello for Festival Napa Valley, and a final workshop performance as Mrs. Van Buren in Ricky Ian Gordon’s new opera, Intimate Apparel commissioned by the and Theater. Additional orchestral work includes three international tours with Juilliard415 and conductors Ton Koopman, Masaaki Suzuki, and Nicholas McGegan, culminating in a performance as the Soprano II soloist in Bach's Mass in B minor. Ms. Dugan also enjoys recital work with her husband, pianist Peter Dugan. The husband and wife duo perform together at festivals throughout the . Recent guest artist appearances include the Joye in Aiken Festival, Portland Chamber Music Festival, and Moab Music Festival. In her 2020-2021 season she will make her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting. Ms. Dugan has sung with the San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, New World Symphony, Marlboro Music Festival, Ravinia Steans Institute, Boston Early Music Festival, Wolf Trap Opera, Alice Tully Hall, and Aspen Music Festival. Ms. Dugan earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The .

MICHAEL MALIAKEL

Indian-American actor and singer MICHAEL MALIAKEL enjoys a diverse career spanning theater, , and television. He is currently touring North America in the 25th Anniversary production of The Phantom of the Opera as the understudy for Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny. Michael made his Off-Broadway debut in Anything Can Happen: The Songs of Maury Yeston at the Triad Theatre, produced by the Tony Award-winning composer himself. Other recent performances include Georg in She Loves Me (PlayMakers Repertory Company), Bernstein’s MASS with the Chicago Symphony (Ravinia Festival), Britten’s Curlew River with the Mark Morris Dance Group (Brooklyn Academy of Music), and the record-breaking world premiere of Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding (Berkeley Repertory Theatre). Michael recently made his network TV debut on FBI, a new CBS crime drama from acclaimed Law & Order producer Dick Wolf.

Michael has performed as a soloist with orchestras and ensembles across the country including the Savannah Philharmonic, the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Sebastians, the Aeolus String Quartet, the Greenwich Choral Society, and the Long Island Choral Society. He has received top awards from several prestigious organizations including First Prize in the American Traditions Competition, First Prize in the NATS National Music Theater Competition, Third Prize in the Lotte Lenya Competition, and a grant from the Gerda Lissner Foundation. An avid ensemble singer, Michael performs regularly with ’s top vocal ensembles including the Choir of Trinity Church - Wall Street, the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Musica Viva of NY, Voices of Ascension, and Musica Sacra.

A native of New Jersey, Michael received his earliest musical training at the American Boychoir School and did his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University and the Peabody Institute of Music. Michael lives in Manhattan with his wife and their beloved, spunky betta fish, Buzz.

Michael is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association and is represented by Harden Curtis Kirsten Riley Agency.

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F. MURRAY ABRAHAM

Mr. Abraham has appeared in more than 80 films including Amadeus, for which he received the Academy Award® for 'Best Actor,' as well as Golden Globe® and L.A. Film Critics Awards. His other films include House Of Geraniums, The Bridge Of San Luis Rey, Where Love Begins, The Name Of The Rose, Finding Forrester, Scarface, The Bonfire Of The Vanities, The Ritz, Star Trek: Insurrection, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Inside Llewyn Davis, also Robin Hood and How To Train Your Dragon 3.

Mr. Abraham's television appearances have included Dead Lawyers, Noah's Ark, Dead Man's Walk, Largo Desolato, A Season Of Giants, Excellent Cadavers, Quiet Flows The Don, The Betrothed, Journey To The Center Of The Earth, Marco Polo, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Louis CK, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Homeland, Shakespeare Uncovered, and Chimerica for the BBC.

A veteran of the stage, F. Murray Abraham has appeared in more than 90 plays, among them Chekhov's Uncle Vanya (Obie Award), Trumbo, Standup Shakespeare, the Italian tour of Notturno Pirandelliano, Susan Stroman's A Christmas Carol, the musical Triumph Of Love, A Month In The Country, the title roles in Cyrano de Bergerac, King Lear, Macbeth, Richard III, The Jew of Malta, The Seagull, Oedipus Rex, Creon, Angels In America (Broadway), The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, Waiting For Godot, The Caretaker, The Ritz, Sexual Perversity In Chicago, Duck Variations, A Life In The Theatre, Paper Doll The Threepenny Opera, The Mentor, and in Terrence McNally's It's Only A Play (Drama Desk Award nomination). He made his LA debut in 's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit and his NY debut as a Macy's Santa Claus, soon thereafter to Broadway in The Man In The Glass Booth, directed by Harold Pinter.

Mr. Abraham’s book A Midsummer Night's Dream: Actors On Shakespeare, is published by Faber & Faber.

Honors include The Moscow Art Theatre Stanislavsky Award, The Sir John Gielgud Award for Excellence in Shakespeare, Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a member of The Theater Hall of Fame.

DAVID ALAN MILLER

Grammy Award-winning conductor David Alan Miller has established a reputation as one of the leading American conductors of his generation. As music director of the Albany Symphony since 1992, Mr. Miller has proven himself a creative and compelling orchestra builder. Through exploration of unusual repertoire, educational programming, community outreach, and recording initiatives, he has reaffirmed the Albany Symphony’s reputation as the nation’s leading champion of American symphonic music and one of its most innovative orchestras. He and the orchestra have twice appeared at "Spring For Music," an annual festival of America's most creative orchestras at New York City's Carnegie Hall. Other accolades include ’s 2003 Ditson Conductor’s Award, the oldest award honoring conductors for their commitment to American music, the 2001 ASCAP Award for Innovative Programming, and, in 1999, ASCAP’s first-ever Award for Outstanding Educational Programming.

Frequently in demand as a guest conductor, Mr. Miller has worked with most of America’s major orchestras, including the orchestras of Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco, as well as the New World Symphony, the Boston Pops, and the . In addition, he has appeared frequently throughout Europe, Australia, and the Far East as guest conductor. He made his first guest appearance with the BBC Scottish Symphony in March 2014.

Mr. Miller received his Grammy Award in January 2014 for his Naxos recording of 's "," with the Albany Symphony and Dame . His extensive discography also includes recordings of the works of Todd Levin with the Symphony Orchestra for , as well as music by Michael Daugherty, , Michael Torke (London/Decca), and Luis Tinoco (Naxos). His recordings with the Albany Symphony include discs devoted to the music of , , Morton Gould, Don Gillis, , and on the Albany Records label.

A native of Los Angeles, David Alan Miller holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of , Berkeley and a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from The Juilliard School. Prior to his appointment in Albany, Mr. Miller was associate conductor of the . From 1982 to 1988, he was music director of the , earning considerable acclaim for his work with that ensemble. Mr. Miller lives with his wife and three children in Slingerlands, New York.

WOODY GUTHRIE

(July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967)

The Homestead Act was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. It granted up to 160 acres of public land for people who lived on the land and improved it. All they had to do was pay a small registration fee. Approximately 270 million acres of land were granted under this act. Under this law, families like Woody Guthrie’s could carve out a life in a new area of the young nation. Born in Okemah, Oklahoma July 14, 1912, woody Guthrie’s earliest years are characterized by fortunes roller coaster. His family built a lovely new home that burned down before they were able to live in it. His sister died in a house fire and his mother suffered a nervous breakdown not long afterward. His mother was institutionalized in 1927 and that same year his father suffered injury due to a fire. Unable to keep a steady job as a farmhand his father moved himself and the two youngest children to Texas. Woody and older brother Roy had to make their own way.

Guthrie’s initial creative impulses were toward drawing. He earned money as a professional sign painter long before he was acclaimed for his music. His experiences during the Great Depression greatly influenced his artistry. He learned to play the guitar by his twenties.

Farmers let cows graze the land and planted wheat because it was in high demand. Overuse of the land in this way caused the soil to dry up. The Great Plains were already a windy area. When the soil started to dry in significant amounts, that soil became the dust that was blown away in the winds. So much dust was picked up by the winds that it caused huge dark clouds to form. These huge clouds could sweep across an area for days and black out the sun. This phenomenon led to the region being referred to as The Dust Bowl.

Moving from Oklahoma to Texas, to California, to New York City, in Depression era America, Guthrie saw urban and rural life in its extremes during one of the most devastating times in American history. He viewed his music as a form of social protest. This Land is Your Land, written in 1940, a response to Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America”. This satirical response highlights the natural beauty and stark inequality he witnessed in America. Like many folk songs, verses have been added and left out depending on the occasion, but at its core, This Land is Your Land is a song of protest.

Guthrie’s health began to deteriorate in the 1950s. Though never officially diagnosed, he may have suffered from schizophrenia exacerbated by alcoholism. By 1956 he was involuntarily committed to a mental institution in New Jersey. He could no long play the guitar.

Bob Gleason visited Guthrie while institutionalized and began bringing him to East Orange, New Jersey. Guthrie would meet other artists of the day, including Bob Dylan and . His music continued to touch the minds and hearts of new audiences through these artists.

-Jenae Gayle

This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie (2016) was commissioned and premiered by the Tulsa Camerata, conducted by the composer with Annika Socolofsky, soprano, John Daugherty, baritone and Jason Heilman, radio announcer at the Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 22, 2016. Traveling America from coast to coast with his acoustic guitar and harmonica, Woody Guthrie performed folk songs of love, wandering and social justice, including his famous anthem “This Land is Your Land,” at Workers Union gatherings, radio stations, street corners and concerts halls during the Great Depression and World War II.

To prepare for my musical tribute to this Dust Bowl troubadour, I drove for several weeks along the desolate barren and dusty backroads of Texas and Oklahoma where Woody once roamed, while listening to just about everything that Woody recorded during his brief lifetime (1912-1967). I also spent time at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, researching his fascinating life and wide-ranging artistic output.

Returning to my studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan, I composed my own original songs and instrumental interludes inspired by the life and times of Woody Guthrie. Since he often performed with other folk singers and musicians on radio shows in the 1940s and 1950s, I decided to structure the work into seventeen vocal and instrumental “numbers,” like a Grand Ole Opry radio broadcast. To convey the lean times of the Great Depression I pared down the ensemble to a female singer, male singer, violin, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet/flugelhorn, trombone, contrabass, percussion (one player) and optional harmonica and optional radio announcer. The music I composed gives haunting expression, ironic wit and contemporary relevance to the political, social and environmental themes from Woody Guthrie’s era. 1. In the instrumental Overture, we hear brightly orchestrated fragments of an old American folk hymn, “O My Loving Brother.” The Carter Family borrowed the tune and recorded it in 1930 as “When the World’s on Fire.” A decade later, the same melody was used by Woody for his iconic American anthem, “This Land is Your Land.” 2. The Ghost and Will of Joe Hill is a rumination on the tragic end of Joe Hill who, like Woody, was an influential labor activist and songwriter. Framed by Union bosses for a murder he did not commit, Hill was executed in 1915 by firing squad in Utah, but not before he wrote his famous last will. For this duet, I have composed original melodies for the baritone, who sings the final words of Joe Hill, and for the soprano, who sings three stanzas from the 1934 poem “Joe Hill” written by Alfred Hayes. The complete poem became widely known in the1938 song by Alfred Hayes and , “I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night.” 3. In Perpetual Motion Man, I evoke the idea of Woody as a man who was always on the go, “itching to hit the road” by hitching a ride on a train, in a bus, in a car or a boat. 4. For the instrumental interlude Marfa Lights, I imagine Woody roaming across desolate plains to the Rio Grande River and the ghostly hills of the Mexican border to Marfa, Texas. A lonely flugelhorn plays music that reflects on the mysterious nocturnal lights of Marfa. 5. Hear the Dust Blow recalls the devastating dust storms that destroyed towns and farms in Oklahoma and Northern Texas, as depicted in John Steinbeck’s seminal 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath. Woody, and thousands of others like him, had to abandon their homesteads and attempted to migrate to the Promised Land of California. I have recast the old American folk song, “Down in the Valley,” into a slow and melancholy Dust Bowl lament sung by the soprano. 6. Woody was a champion for the rights of workers who toiled for little pay in the factories and fields, while the bosses reaped all the profits. Stealing from the poor, the rich spent their fortunes on fancy tombstones in cemeteries like Chicago’s “Graceland.” In my song Graceland, I combine excerpts from Carl Sandberg’s 1916 parodic poem of the same title, with my own text and the musical flair of Elvis. 7. Like Mark Twain, Woody had a sly sense of humor that often crept into his songs. Forbidden Fruit is a musical riff on Twain’s perverse retelling of the biblical story of Adam and Eve. In this musical dialogue between soprano and baritone, perhaps getting thrown out of the Garden of Eden wasn’t so bad after all. 8. Woody was intolerant of anyone full of hot air, like the virtuous Father Coughlin who preached the virtues of fascism and racism on his nationally syndicated AM radio broadcasts, heard by millions across America throughout the 1930s and 40s. In Hot Air, we hear a baritone as an AM radio talk show host, “spinning lies from coast to coast.” 9. Woody sang for the equal rights for all men and women regardless of gender, race or religion. In Bread and Roses, I have composed original music for soprano and bassoon, using the words of James Oppenheim’s 1911 suffrage poem of the same title, as a solemn tribute to the millions of women who struggled and eventually won the right to vote. 10. In This Land Sings, I expand the instrumental Overture and introduce elements from the 19th century folk song “Wayfaring Stranger,” heard again later in the final song. 11. Woody was a pacifist who chose to serve in World War II not as a combat soldier, but as a cook on U.S. Merchant Marine convoy ships. My hunch is that Woody would not approve of the bullet-proof baritone protagonist in Silver Bullet, who sings that owning a gun is a “license to kill.” 12. This Trombone Kills Fascists is a vibrant duet between trombone and percussion. The title is a reminder of the slogan that Woody painted on his acoustic guitar in the early 1940s: “This Machine Kills Fascists.” 13. Woody was a wanderer who routinely left those who loved him behind. Don’t Sing Me a Love Song is an anti-romantic duet in which an abandoned woman tells her restless man to “pack his bags.” 14. Woody was haunted by tragic fires that killed three members of his family: his sister when he was seven, his father when he was twelve, and his four-year-old daughter when he was 35. My Heart is Burning is a wistful requiem, performed by harmonica and contrabass. 15. During his lifetime, Woody covered many traditional American songs, such as I’m Gonna Walk That Lonesome Valley. Incorporating only the words from that song, I have written a new melody and scored it as a soulful duet for baritone and clarinet to “walk that lonesome valley.” 16. In 1945, Woody married his second wife who was a dancer with the Company. They moved to Mermaid Avenue, a vibrant Jewish community located in Coney Island, where Woody learned Yiddish and experienced some of his happiest and saddest days: he began to experience the first signs of Huntington’s disease, which would eventually take a fatal toll in 1967. For the instrumental movement of Mermaid Avenue, I have composed virtuosic klezmer dance music that is interrupted by ominous overtones. 17. For more than two decades, Woody traveled across America, singing his folk songs to anyone who would listen. In the final duet Wayfaring Stranger/900 Miles I juxtapose two classic American folk songs that he often performed. As the singers wistfully whistle the end of the song, I imagine Woody walking and whistling down a dusty road into the sunset, signaling the end of our radio broadcast.

–Michael Daugherty

This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie

(2. The Ghost and Will of Joe Hill My kin don’t need to fuss and moan. Words: Alfred Hayes from his “Moss does not cling to a rolling stone.” poem “Joe Hill” © 1934 by Alfred Hayes (reprinted by permission of Josephine Hayes Soprano: “The copper bosses killed you, Joe. Dean) and Joe Hill written on the eve of his They shot you, Joe,” says I. execution (1915; public domain) Takes more than guns to kill a man. Says Joe, “I did not die.” Soprano: I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, Alive as you and me. Baritone: My body? Oh! If I could choose, Says I, “But Joe, you’re ten years dead.” I would want to ashes it reduce “I never died,” says he. And let the merry breezes blow My dust to where some flowers grow. Baritone: My will is easy to decide, For there is nothing to divide. Soprano: “Joe Hill ain’t dead,” he says to me, Both: West or East, makes no difference to “Joe Hill ain’t never died.” me; Where working men are out on strike, South or North, it’s the same! Joe Hill is at their side. I’ve gotta keep movin’ to the Promised Land. I’m a Perpetual Motion Man. Baritone: Perhaps some fading flower then Would come to life and bloom again. Baritone: In a bus! This is my last and final will. Good luck to all of you. Soprano: In a boat!

Soprano: I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night. Baritone: In a train!

Baritone: Good luck to all of you. Soprano: In a truck!

3. Perpetual Motion Man Both: In a train, in a truck, in a car, in a bus! Words: Michael Daugherty Perpetual Motion, Perpetual Motion…

Baritone: I’m gonna catch a Greyhound bus. 5. Hear the Dust Blow I don’t mean to make no fuss. Words: Michael Daugherty and Anonymous The clock’s strikin’ twelve and it’s time for me as well. Soprano: Down in the valley, valley so low, I’m gonna catch a Greyhound bus. Hang your head over, hear the dust blow. Heaven was blue, now it’s brown. Soprano: I’m gonna steal away in a train. Dust is blowing through every town. It’s time for a scenery change. I’ve done all I can; now it’s time for me to Build me a castle forty feet high, scram. So I can’t see the dust in the sky. I’m gonna steal away in a train. Mother Nature calls to me; Save the planet; let it be. Both: East or West, makes no difference to me; Hear the dust blow. Hear the wind blow. North or South, it’s the same! Hear the dust blow, blow, blow! I’ve gotta keep movin’ to the Promised Land. I’m a Perpetual Motion Man. 6. Graceland Words by Michael Daugherty and Carl Baritone: I’m gonna hitch a ride in a car. Sandburg (1916; public domain) I hope that you’re travelin’ far. I’ve paid all my dues; now it’s time to fly the Baritone: Tomb of a millionaire, a multi- coop. millionaire, I’m gonna hitch a ride in a car. Ladies and Gentlemen. Place of the dead where they spend every Soprano: I’m gonna stow away in a boat. year, I only hope that it can float. The usury of twenty-five thousand dollars You’re gettin’ too close; now I’m gonna be a For upkeep and flowers, to keep fresh the ghost. memory of the dead. I’m gonna fly away in a boat. Graceland, Graveyard, Chicago, Baritone: God made a garden, but He was Graceland, Millionaires, Tombstones, Oh! not pleased. Named it The Garden of Eden, was a They take from the poor and give to the rich! paradise.

Robin Hood—he stole from the rich and he Soprano: In the lovely garden, God made a gave to the poor. tree with fruit; He was fighting the banks who come to your But if you eat the apples, you will get the door boot. And take away your house, your belongings and more. Both: Adam and Eve, livin’ in harmony. They fight for you; they are forced to roam. You never see an outlaw drive a family from Baritone: Serpent slithered forth, spoke with their home. honey tongue: “Eve, if you eat the forbidden fruit, Wisdom, Robin Hood, Pretty Boy, Jesse James, it will come.” Zorro, Belle Starr, Bonnie and Clyde! Soprano: Eve picked the apple, took a bite They take from the poor and give to the rich! and cried, “Adam, you gotta taste this; your stock will Graceland, Graveyard, Chicago, surely rise.” Graceland, Millionaires, Tombstones, Robin Hood, Pretty Boy, Jesse James, Baritone: Adam took a bite. Zorro, Belle Starr, Bonnie and Clyde! Soprano: But God was not too pleased. Graceland—bah-dah-bah! Graveyard, Chicago—bah-dah-bah! Baritone: They’d broken His commandments. Graceland—bah-dah-bah! Millionaires, tombstones— bah-dah-bah! Soprano: And made them both to flee. Bah-dah-bah! Bah-dah-bah! Bah-dah-bah! Graceland! Thank you very much. Baritone: They were all alone,

7. Forbidden Fruit Soprano: Forced to roam the earth. Words: Michael Daugherty and Mark Twain (1905; public domain) Both: But True Love prevailed. They learned each other’s worth. Baritone: The world was made in six days, Adam and Eve, livin’ in harmony. finished on the seventh. According to the contract, should have been 8. Hot Air the eleventh. Words: Michael Daugherty

Soprano: Then God made Adam, but He was Baritone: I am a radio talk show host, not pleased. Spinning my lies from coast to coast. With a rack of ribs, God created Eve. Heed my words as I spread the news. I am a genius and a real guru. Both: Adam and Eve, livin’ in harmony. Dee dah dah…Dya dee dah… Listen to me and my words of doom, Baritone: Battle Royale sure is fun. Riding the airwaves from Flint to Duluth. Smell the bullet. Hands off my gun! The Left and feminists are who I hate, Strike a match, Texas barbeque… Liberals—the enemy of our state. I’ve got a right to carry; so do you. Dee dah dah…Dya dee dah… Give me liberty or give me death! It’s a license to kill. Talking the talk on my radio show… Becoming famous, making lots of dough… Open Carry, Salute in Peace… Sittin’ in my chair, on my bum, Blood on your hands for those deceased… Blowing your mind with all my scum! Tighter regulations won’t change our mind. I am a radio talk show host! Gun control is for dumb and blind. A.M. Radio is the Holy Ghost! The Second Amendment ain’t bulletproof. Some say the laws are out of date. Drive-by media in my sights, Get a gun and own your own fate! I divide the nation day and night. Ruling the air-waves and distorting the facts, Charlton Heston, N.R.A…. Blaming the Left-wing to the max. Shoot to kill; it’s The American Way. Dee dah dah…Dya dee dah… The revolution will happen again. Wow! If you take our guns, you will never win! Give me liberty or give me death. 9. Bread and Roses It’s a license to: Words: James Oppenheim (1911; public domain) Eradicate, assassinate, Decapitate, exterminate, Soprano: As we come marching, Decollate, lapidate, Marching in the beauty of the day, Eliminate, annihilate! A million darkened kitchens, A thousand mill lofts gray Are touched with all the radiance That a sudden sun discloses. 13. Don’t Sing Me a Love Song For the people hear us singing, Words: Michael Daugherty “Bread and Roses, Bread and Roses.” Baritone: You want me to hang my hat on the As we come marching, door, Marching unnumbered women dead To make a pledge to you Go crying through our singing That I’ll never leave home ever again. Their ancient cry for bread. You say it’s the right thing to do. Small art and love and beauty I’ve got to wander and follow my path Their drudging spirits knew. From the mountains to the sea. Yes, it is bread that we fight for. Driving down the highway from town to “Bread and Roses, Bread and Roses.” town— It’s the only way I feel free. 11. Silver Bullet It’s the only way I feel free. Words: Michael Daugherty Soprano: Don’t sing me a love song. I don’t need to nag. I know you’re a searchin’. See that valley there before me? You’ve got to pack your bags. Will it be my new home? No one else can walk it for me— Baritone: When I’m at home, I begin to feel Rather walk there all alone. That life is passing me by. Will my friends be there to greet me? Soprano: Passing him by… Will my life be not in vain? Will my God be there to greet me? Baritone: I get an itch to hit the road. Will I live in peace again? If I don’t leave, I’ll roll up and die. 17. Wayfaring Stranger/900 Miles Soprano: You’ll roll up and die. Words: Anonymous

Both: Everyone says you’re/I’m being a fool Baritone: I am a poor wayfaring stranger By leaving me/you behind. While travelin’ through this world of woe. But wild horses can’t make you/me stay. Yet there’s no sickness, toil or danger You’ve/I’ve already made up your/my mind. In that bright world to which I go. You’ve/I’ve already made up your/my mind. I’m going there.

Baritone: From New York City to New Orleans Soprano: Walkin’ down this railroad track, To parts of Mexico… I got tears in my eyes, From Miami to Seattle, I’ve got to roam Tryin’ to read a letter from my home. From Maine to The Alamo. You’ve got to understand I’ve got things to Baritone: I’m going there. do And lots of places to see. Soprano: Walkin’ down this railroad track, Hitting the road is my way of life; it’s the only I got tears in my eyes, way for me. Tryin’ to read a letter from my home. It’s the only way for me…only way for me. If this train runs me right, I’ll be home tomorrow night. Soprano: Don’t sing me a love song. I’m nine hundred miles from my home. I don’t need to nag. Don’t sing me a love song. Baritone: I’m going there to meet my Father; You’ve got to pack your bags. I’m going there no more to roam.

15. I’m Gonna Walk That Lonesome Valley Both: This world of woe. Words: Anonymous Soprano: I hate to hear that lonesome Baritone: I’m gonna walk that lonesome whistle blow. valley; I’m gonna walk it by myself. Baritone: I’m only going over home. Nobody else can walk it for me; I’m gonna walk it by myself. 2020-2021 Orchestra CELLO Alan Parshley Roster Susan Ruzow Debronsky Victor Sungarian PRINCIPAL

SPONSORED BY AL DE TRUMPET VIOLIN SALVO & SUSAN THOMPSON Eric M. Berlin Jill Levy Erica Pickhardt PRINCIPAL CONCERTMASTER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Eric J. Latini LIFETIME CHAIR, GOLDBERG Kevin Bellosa CHARITABLE TRUST Matthew Capobianco TROMBONE Eiko Kano Marie-Thérèse Dugré + Greg Spiridopoulos ASSISTANT Catherine Hackert PRINCIPAL CONCERTMASTER Hikaru Tamaki Karna Millen + Elizabeth Silver ^

Jamecyn Morey ^ BASS BASS TROMBONE Paula Oakes ^ Bradley Aikman Charles Morris Funda Cizmecioglu PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN Philip R. Helm Mitsuko Suzuki ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Derek Fenstermacher ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Michael Fittipaldi ^ PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN Luke Baker Barbara Lapidus ^ James Caiello ENDOWED BY MARISA Kuljit Rehncy AND ALLAN EISEMANN FLUTE PRINCIPAL Gabriela Rengel ^ Ji Weon Ryu Brigitte Brodwin PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION Ouisa Fohrhaltz Matthew Ross Richard Albagli Heather Frank-Olsen PRINCIPAL Emily Frederick OBOE Mark Foster Rowan Harvey Karen Hosmer Scott Stacey * Margret E. Hickey PRINCIPAL Christine Kim Grace Shryock HARP Sooyeon Kim Lynette Wardle Aleksandra Labinska ENGLISH HORN PRINCIPAL Kae Nakano Vacant Yinbin Qian PERSONNEL MANAGER Muneyoshi Takahashi CLARINET Susan Debronsky Harriet Dearden Welther Weixiong Wang

PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN VIOLA IN MEMORY OF F.S. Elizabeth Silver Noriko Futagami DEBEER, JR. PRINCIPAL Bixby Kennedy HOUSING COORDINATOR ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY Daniel Brye BY THE ESTATE OF ALLAN F. BASSOON NICKERSON William Hestand + UNION STEWARD Sharon Bielik + PRINCIPAL Greg Spiridopoulos ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY Daniel Brye ^ BY THE ESTATE OF RICHARD SYMBOL KEY Carla Bellosa SALISBURY ^ STATIONARY CHAIR Ting-Ying Chang-Chien + ON LEAVE Anna Griffis HORN * SUBSTITUTE FOR Dana Huyge William J. Hughes 2020- 2021 SEASON Hannah Levinson PRINCIPAL

Joseph Demko ALBANY SYMPHONY MUSICIAN HOUSING PROGRAM

Did you know that many of the musicians of the Albany Symphony do not live in the Capital region? Musicians travel from New York, Boston, Montreal, Nashville, Ft. Lauderdale, and even as far as Texas, to perform with the Albany Symphony. Typically, our musicians are here from Thursday through Sunday of a concert week. Through the generosity of local host families, the Albany Symphony Musician Housing Program was created. Without the support of our host families, we would not be able to maintain the high caliber of musicians who perform with our orchestra. Many of our hosts have created strong bonds with the musicians that stay with them, creating friendships that last a lifetime.

During the 2020-2021 season, due to the global pandemic, musicians are not staying with our generous host families. Instead, the Albany Symphony is providing hotel rooms for our musicians.

The Albany Symphony Orchestra extends a very special thank you to patrons who generously provided housing for musicians during the 2019–2020 season, and we look forward to reuniting our musicians with our hosts when it is once again safe to do so.

Camille & Andrew Allen Catherine & Carl Hackert Reese Satin Jenny Amstutz Debra & Paul Hoffmann Joan Savage Dan Bernstein & Efrat Levy Susan Jacobsen Dodie & Pete Seagle Concetta Bosco Marilyn & Stan Kaltenborn Julie & Bill Shapiro Mimi Bruce & David Ray Nettye Lamkay & Robert Elizabeth & Aaron Silver Charles Buchanan Pastel Lorraine Smith Barbara Cavallo Barb Lapidus Onnolee & Larry Smith Ben Chi Eric Latini Lois & John Staugaitis Diane Davison Bill Lawrence & Alan Ray Harriet Thomas Susan & Brian Debronsky Eunju Lee & Brian Fisher Andrea & Michael Vallance Michelle DePace & Steven Susan Martula & David Marjorie & Russ Ward Hancox Perry Margery & Michael Nancy & John DiIanni Anne Messer & Dan Whiteman Star Donovan Gordon Carol Whittaker Bonnie Edelstein Jon & Sigrin Newell Dan Wilcox Lynn Gelzheizer Helen J. O’Connor Barbara Wiley David Gittelman & Tom Marlene & Howard Merle Winn Murphy Pressman

2020-2021 CORPORATE SPONSORS

The Albany Symphony acknowledges the support of our corporate sponsors whose contributions recognize the importance of the Albany Symphony in building civic pride, educating our youth, and contributing to the cultural life of all people in the Capital Region. As of October 12, 2020.

Howard & Bush Foundation

Celine & Daniel Kredentser John Fritze Jeweler

Courtyard by Marriott Schenectady at Mohawk Harbor

Carl E. Touhey Family Foundation John D. Picotte Family Foundation

MEDIA PARTNERS: EDUCATION PARTNER: This concert season has also been made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, the City of Albany, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fund for Music, the Capital District Economic Development Council, Vanguard-Albany Symphony, and the support of our donors, subscribers, and patrons. HOSPITALITY PARTNER:

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE The Albany Symphony is grateful to the following individuals for their vital ongoing support. This list represents gifts received during the period between July 1, 2019 and October 15, 2020.

PLATINUM BATON LEVEL ($25,000+) Steve & Vivian Lobel Dr. Benjamin Chi Mark J. Rosen & Leslie Newman Jerel & Geraldine Golub Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older Sherley Hannay Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Maston Daniel & Celine Kredentser Richard Messmer Ms. Faith A. Takes Hilary & Nicholas Miller Marcia & Robert Moss GOLD BATON LEVEL ($10,000-$24,999) Larry & Clara Sanders Rhea Clark Rabbi Scott Shpeen Marcia & Findlay Cockrell Robert P. Storch & Sara M. Lord Drs. Marisa & Allan Eisemann Dale Thuillez David & Tanyss Martula Bob & Alicia Nielsen CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE VIRTUOSO LEVEL ($1,500- John J. Nigro $2,499) Karen & Chet Opalka Mr. & Ms. John Abbuhl Dush & Kelly Pathmanandam Mr. & Mrs. Robert Allen John & A.C. Riley Dr. Nancy Barhydt-Rutledge & Mr. Harry David M. Rubin & Carole L. Ju Rutledge Ms. Christine Standish & Mr. Chris Wilk Beth & Rob Beshaw Dennis & Margaret Sullivan Dr. & Mrs. Donald Bourque Peter & Debbie Brown SILVER BATON LEVEL ($5,000-$9,999) Drs. Melody A. Bruce & David A. Ray Guha & Deepa Bala Paul & Bonnie Bruno Charles & Charlotte Buchanan Dr. A. Andrew Casano & Bella Pipas Malka & Eitan Evan Drs. Ellen Cole & Doug North Al De Salvo & Susan Thompson Dr. Joyce J. Diwan The Hershey Family Fund Mr. David Duquette The Massry Family Mrs. Joy Emery Dr. Henry S. Pohl Thomas D. Evans Mrs. Jeanne Tartaglia Meaghan Murphy & Nicholas Faso Harriet Thomas Dr. & Mrs. Reed Ference Drs. Karl Moschner & Hannelore Wilfert Karen S. Hartgen-Fisher Mr. & Mrs. E. Stewart Jones, Jr. BRONZE BATON LEVEL ($2,500-$4,999) Karen & Alan Lobel Mr. Leslie Apple Judith B. McIlduff Michael & Linda Barnas Ms. Sophie Moss Nathaniel & Virginia Fossner Patricia & Kevin O’Bryan Joseph Gravini & Beth Cope Henry & Sally Peyrebrune Ephraim & Elana Glinert Sara & John Regan Alan Goldberg Alan & Leizbeth Sanders Mrs. Ellen Jabbur Peg & Bob Schalit Edward & Sally S. Jennings Dwight & Rachel Smith Judy & Bill Kahn I. David & Lois Swawite William & Mary Jean Krackeler Dr. Micheileen Treadwell Anna Kuwabara & Craig Edwards Mrs. Jane A. Wait Sara Lee & Barry Larner Mrs. Candace King Weir Mark & Lori Lasch Harry & Connie Wilbur Georgia & David Lawrence Barbara & Stephen Wiley Charles M. Liddle III Austin & Nancy Woodward Bonnie Taylor & Daniel Wulff CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE FRIEND LEVEL ($1,000- Mr. Robert J. Krackeler $1,499) Mr. Donald Lipkin & Mrs. Mary Bowen Wallace & Jane Altes Tom & Sue Lyons Hermes & Linda Ames Richard & Barbara MacDowell Shannon & Matthew Amodeo Charles & Barbara Manning Sharon Bedford & Fred Alm Ted & Judy Marotta Kirk Cornwell & Claire Pospisil Mr. Cory Martin Dr. Ellen Mary Cosgrove Mrs. Nancy McEwan Paul Davis Vaughn & Hugh Nevin Ms. Ruth Dinowitz Sarah M. Pellman Ann & Don Eberle Mrs. Brin Quell Joseph & Linda Farrell Dr. Nina Reich Lois V. Foster Lee & Donna Rosen Thomas Freedman Lewis C. & Gretchen A. Rubenstein Dr. Thomas Freeman & Mrs. Phyllis Attanasio Peggy & Jack Seppi Charles L. & Elizabeth P. Gerli Herb & Cynthia Shultz Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gordon Mrs. Elizabeth J. Silver The Family of Morton Gould Mitchell & Gwen Sokoloff Holly Katz & William Harris Paul & Janet Stoler Michael & Katharine Hayes William Tuthill & Gregory Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Wendy Jordan & Frank Murray Darrell Wheeler & Donovan Howard Herbert & Judith Katz Michael & Margery Whiteman Alexander & Gail Keeler

INDIVIDUAL GIVING:

The Albany Symphony is grateful to the following individuals for their vital ongoing support. This list represents cumulative annual gifts received during the period between July 1, 2019 and Oct 7, 2020.

SYMPHONY CIRCLE ($500- Judith Fetterley Drs. Matthew Leinug & Cyndi $999) Mr. Steven Fischer Miller Marvin and Sharon Freedman Robert & Jean Leonard Dr. Richard & Kelly Alfred Advised Fund Dr. Martha L. Lepow Anonymous Mary Gitnick David & Elizabeth Liebschutz The Bangert-Drowns Family Susan M. Haswell Charitable Bob & Nancy Lynk Jim & Rose Barba Fund Patrick McNamara Mrs. Ann-Marie B. Barker- Nancy Ross & Robert Alan D. Miller Schwartz Henshaw Stephen & Mary Muller Dorice Brickman Lynn Holland William & Elizabeth Nathan Robert G. Briggs Martin Atwood Hotvet Mrs. Deborah Onslow Timothy Burch Mr. Andrew Hugos David M. Orsino Jim Caiello & Marcia Howard Jack Carol & Ed Osterhout Goldfeder Ms. Amber Jones Peter & Ruth Pagerey Lynda & Robert G. Conway, Jr. Judith & William Kahn Donna Sawyer Dr. & Mrs. William J. Cromie Marilyn & Stan Kaltenborn Maria N. Serras Mr. Wilson Crone Herbert & Judith Katz Ms. Ronnye B. Shamam Pernille Aegidius Dake Sally Lawrence Stephen C. Simmons Family Mary DeGroff & Robert Knizek William Lawrence Roseanne Fogarty & Perry Ben & Linda English Keith Lee & James Gaughan Smith Alexandra Jane Streznewski Mr. Reg Foster & Ms. Frances T. McDonald Marie & Harry Sturges Maryann Jablonowski Peter & Donna Meixner Dr. & Mrs. Frank Thiel Nancy T. Frank John Mesch Avis & Joseph Toochin Lawerence Gambino David & Barbara Metz Virginia E. Touhey Ms. Mary McCarthy & Mr. Mr. Raymond W. Michaels Patrick and Candice Van Roey David Gardam Victoria Miller Jody & John van Voris Mr. Ronald C. Geuther Ms. Cheryl Mugno & Mr. Mr. Gerhard Weber Chuck & Sally Jo Gieser William Trompeter Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Wiest Barbara P. Gigliotti Sarah & Rana Mukerji Drs. Susan Standfast & Dr. Reid T. Muller & Dr. Stewart C. Myers Theodore Wright Shelley A. Gilroy Heidi Newberg Estelle Yarinsky Mr. David Gittelman David Nichols Charles & Karen Goddard Ken Jacobs & Lisa Nissenbaum David & Janice Golden Dr. Arlene E. Nock APPLAUSE CIRCLE ($250- Allen S. Goodman Thaddeus & Carol Obloy $499) Shirley & Herbert Gordon Connie & Ned O'Brien Robert & Mary Elizabeth Jim & Miriam Parmelee Elizabeth & John Antonio Gosende Mr. E Parran Mr. Lawrence Snyder & Mrs. Joyce Grogan Patricia Patrick Lynn Ashley Frances Gross Eleanor Pearlman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Baggott Teresa Hansen David & Deborah Phaff Donald & Rhonda Ballou Holly Katz & William Harris Agatha Pike Diane Bartholdi Dr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Hart Ms. Cynthia A. Platt & Mr. Olga & Elmer Bertch Robert R. Henion III David T. Luntz Guthrie Birkhead Susan Hollander Debra Possidente Susan & Gus Birkhead Mr. Richard Allan Horan John Smolinsky & Ellen George Bizer Robert & Ellen Hotz Prakken Peter Bogyo Ms. Helen House Mrs. Marlene Pressman Steven & Susan Bouchey Chuong Huang Paul & Margaret Randall Diane & William Brina Marilyn Hunter Lenore and Jack Reber Mr. Kevin Burns Karen Hunter & Todd Dr. Joseph Peter Lalka & Kenneth & Janice Carroll Scheuermann Teresa Ribadenerya Judith Ciccio Mr. & Mrs. John & Janet Mr. & Mrs. George P. Mr. David Clark Hutchison Richardson David Connolly Susan Jacobsen John Roberts Janet R. Conti Lee Helsby & Joseph Roche Steven & Janice Rocklin Bonnie & Steven Cramer Laurence & Silva Kaminsky H. Daniel Rogers Mary Crangle Roger & Barbara Kessel Mr. & Mrs. Jay & Adrienne Ms. Sharon Desrochers Frederick & Doris Kirk Rosenblum Heather Diddel & Sam House Mr. Adam C. Knaust Deborah Roth Katharine B. Harris Mrs. Margaret Kowalski Stuart Rubinstein Jill Dorsi Robert J. Krackeler Mr. & Mrs. Steven & Tammy Mr. Robert S. Drew Gwen L. Krause Sanders Kate & Jerry Dudding Michael Krempa Joanne Scheibly David Emanatian Jennifer & Tod Laursen Mr. Robert Scher and Ms. Mr. & Mrs. John J. Ferguson Elise Malecki Emilie Gould Mr. Paul R. Fisk Charles & Barbara Manning Harry Schofield Lawrence & Susan Flesh Elena McCormick Dr. John Schroeder Dr. Arthur Fontijn Hon. Daniel McCoy Ralph & Dorothy Schultz Mr. James Fortino Mr. Jim & Mrs. Janie Schwab Susan & Ronald Backer Michael Buckman Walter Scott Dr. Ronald Bailey Colleen Burns Cynthia Serbent Anne & Hank Bankhead Carol Butt Dr. & Mrs. Aaron E & Nina K Mr. Floyd H. Barber Stanley Michael Byer Sher Dr. Nancy Barhydt-Rutledge & Victor L. Cahn Susan V. Shipherd Mr. Harry Rutledge Richard & Lorraine Carlson Mr. & Mrs. David Sleeter Frank Barrie Charles & Eva Carlson Dwight & Rachel Smith Laura Barron Duane Carpenter Rosalie Sokol Joel Bartfield James F. Carriero Ms. Elizabeth Sonneborn Laurence Beaudoin Sarah & Patrick Carroll Mr. Olaf Stackelberg Dr. & Mrs. Thomas & Paul & Donna Castellani Lee Stanton Adrienne Begley Lois & Patrick Caulfield Ms. Amy Jane Steiner Anita Behn Mr. Michael J. Cawley Mrs. Sandra Stern Christine Berbrick Mrs. Jenny Charno Norman & Adele Strominger Elizabeth Bergan Mr Thomas Cheles John & Sally Ten Eyck Mr. & Mrs. James & Marie Dwight & Leslie Cheu Janet D. Vine Bettini Lonnie Clar Marc Violette & Margaret James Bilik Sandy Clark Lanoue Jim & Sara Blake Ms. Rae Clark Stephanie H. Wacholder Valerie Bok & Joseph John Clarkson Mr. James Fleming & Lomonaco Lawrence & Patricia Clow Lawrence Tyler Waite Sharon Bonk Mary Clyne Jeff & Barbara Walton Ruth Bonn Mr. Aaron R Coble Wendy Wanninger John Borel Fran Pilato & Jim Cochran Mr. Wolfgang Wehmann Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Patricia Ann & William Collins Dawn Stuart Weinraub W. Boudreau Mrs. Patricia W Corbett Michael & Margery Whiteman Doug & Judy Bowden Jane & John Corrou Michael L Wolff E. Andrew Boyd Lindsay Countryman Mr. Meyer J. Wolin Ronald Brach Dan Cronin Anne & Art Young Mrs. Naomi Bradshaw Mr. Thomas Crowell Barbara Youngberg Mrs. Kathleen Bragle Anonymous Dayle Zatlin & Joel Blumenthal Mary & Bob Brand Ellen-Deane Cummins Ann & David Brandon Constance Cunningham PATRON CIRCLE ($100-$249) Charles Braverman and Ms. Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Mr. Robert F. Akland Julia Rosen Mr & Mrs. Joseph Cybulski Aimee Allaud Craig Brener Dawn & Richard Dana Dr. Edith Agnes Allen Mary M. & David C. Briggs Mr. John M. Daniels Shirley R. Anderson Paula H. Brinkman John Davis Martin Anneling Deirdre C. Brodie Mr. Dominick DeCecco Susan Antos Lesley Brodie Carol Decker Joan & Eduardo Anzola Laura Brodsky Cathleen Decrescente Milton Architzel Ms. Alice Brody Jonathan Deforest Elizabeth Arden Mr. Karl O. Brosch Philip Degaetano Katherine Armstrong Marianne Bross Garrett & Michele Degraff Mr. William V Arneth III Mr. & Mrs. Clifford W. Brown Reina Kurrelmeyer Kimberly Arnold Jr. Ellen M. deLalla Jeffrey Asher Peter & Debbie Brown Mr. Joseph Demko James Asmussen Wesley Brown Ms. Joan Dennehey Jeevarathnam Ayyamperumal Paul & Bonnie Bruno Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Mr. & Mrs. Dennis & Carol Mr. & Mrs. Frederic & Laura DeTommasi Fitzgerald Hellwitz Madge Devine James Flaherty Victoria Hesselbacher Deborah Dewey Sid Fleisher & Gayle Anderson Mr. William J. Hetzer Larry & Christine Deyss Joel & Nancy Fox James C. Hicks Dr. & Mrs. Frank Dimase Connie H. Frisbee Houde Phyllis & Stephen Hillinger Justin Divirgilio Roy & Judith Fruiterman Kate Hockford Dr. Joyce J. Diwan Fruscione Family Joel & Elizabeth Hodes Donna Dixon Ms. Diane Fuglein Ms. Terry Horowit Wendy Dmitri Ms. Mary Ellen Fusco Mr. Charles G Houghton Mr. Young R. Do Mr. Philip M. Gallagher Sam House Gregory & Gail Dobkins Shirley Gardam Barbara Hrachian Helen Dolan Wayne Metsch & Lynn Lucinda Huggins Terrell Doolan Gelzheiser William Hughes Robert & Marjorie Dorkin Mr. Gilbert E Gier W. Robert Hunziker Jan & Lois Dorman Sandra & Stewart Gill Daniel Hurwitz Amy Dougherty Ms. Wendy Gilman John & Janet Hutchison Marilyn & Peter Dr. & Mrs. Ephraim Glinert Patricia Ilnicki Caitlin A. Drellos Gary & Sandy Gnirrep Hon. Irad & Jan Ingraham Kevin Dubner Ms. Jordan Gobrecht Mr. Thomas Irvin Ms. Susan Dubois Sonja Goodwin Robert Jacon Duncan Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gordon Mary James Ms. Priscilla Duskin Joseph Gravini & Elizabeth Paul Jamison Katherine Duyer Cope Ms. Martha M Jarosh Frederick & Barbara Eames B. H. Green Mr. Jason Edward Jette Ilze Earner Diane & John Grego Annette Madeleine Johnson Mr. Seth Edelman The Greiner Family Mr. Heath A Johnson James Edgar Lois R. Griffin Eric & Priscilla Johnson Dr. Keith R. Edwards David & Marilynn Grimm Mr. Gary Jones Dont List Amount Carl & Joan Robert & Pauline Grose Philip Kahn Ekengren Mr. Robert F. Guerrin Mrs. Diane M Karol Mr. Bryan Ekstrom David E. Guinn John & Marcia Rapp Keefe Dorothy Ellinwood Theresa & James Gumaer Paul & Judith Kehoe Herb & Annmarie Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Carlton & Susan Carol Keinath Hope Engel Greenberg & Gutman John J. & Christine Miles Henry Greenberg Mr. Winston J Hagborg Kelliher John Engster Stephen Hans Mr. & Mrs. William Kennedy Anne Eppelmann Dianne & Philip Hansen Donald Kennelly Donna Faddegon Linda Haynes Hardy Kent Family Fund Priscilla Fairbank & Owen Helen Harris Ronald Kermani Goldfaub Kathleen R. Hartley Judy & Gordon Kilby Ms. Rachel Farnum Leif & Claudia Hartmark Edith Kliman Mr. John Fassett Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Mr. Daniel M. Knapp Mark Feldmann Hartunian Mrs. Nancy Knoll Dr. & Mrs. Reed Ference Harold Hastings Cheryl Gelder-Kogan & Barry Ms. Mishel Filisha Audrey T. Hawkins A. Kogan, MD E Stephen Finkle John Hawn Dr. Beatrice Kovasznay Lina Milagros Finlan Anthony P. Hazapis Geneva Kraus Hugh & Susan Fisher Justin Heller Ms. Therese Kundel David & Diane Kvam Ms. Sharen M Michalec Dr. Christopher & Kendall Christopher Rambo Michelle Miller-Adams Reilly Ann Lapinski & Fred Barker Pat Mion Mrs. Gretchen Resendes Angela Sheehan & Franklin Mr. & Mrs. John Moroney Ms. Lynn Rhodes Laufer Scott Morris Alexandria Richart Peter & Lori Lauricella Mr. & Mrs. Kevin & Jennifer Mr. & Mrs. Barry Richman Mr. Bryan F. Lavigne Morrow Jill & Richard Rifkin Georgia & David Lawrence Bill Murray Kenneth & Susan Ritzenberg Martha Lazarus Judith Mysliborski Dr. George Robinson Ms. Judy LeCain Maria Neal Eric S. Roccario, MD Ms. Laura Leeds Lawrence Nelsen Mr. Havidan Rodriguez Mrs. & Mr. Deirdre & Frank Jonathan & Sigrin T. Newell Ann And Mark Rogan Leland Nancy Newkirk Marilyn & Roger Rooney Carolyn & Bill Lemmon Mr. Bill Newman Mr. & Mrs. Harlan & Linda Leue Patricia & Kevin O’bryan Catherine B. Root Karen B. Levy Helen J. O'Connor Rosemarie V. Rosen Janice Fleischner & Daniel Diane O'Connor-Easton Beth Rosenzweig Lewis Dan Odabashian John Ryan Karen Lipson Mr. Donald R. Odell John Ryan Enrique Lopez Ms. Patricia Oleaga Margaret M. Ryan Ms. Kathryn Love Anthony Opalka John Ryan Mr. Rudy Stegemoeller Paul Osterdahl & Deborah Mr. William D. Salluzzo David & Francine Lynch Hrustich Alan & Leizbeth Sanders Dr. & Mrs. Richard MacDowell Mrs. Kathleen M Owens Robert Sanders Gloria MacNeil Ms. Laura Palmer Paul & Kristine Santilli Beverly & Richard Magidson William Panitch Mary Kay Sawyer Marybeth Maikels Mr. & Mrs. Nancy Patton Henry Scarton Claire Malone Lucia Peeny Peg & Bob Schalit Sean & Mary Jo Maloney Mr. & Mrs. Robert Edward Lois & Barry Scherer Mr. & Mrs. John Maloy Pett Dr. Harvey & Happy Scherer Irene Marshall Bob & Lee Pettie Kendra Schieber Susanna Martin Henry & Sally Peyrebrune Jackie Scholten Richard & Anne Martula Christian & Carol Pfister Mr. & Mrs. Alice Schrade Louise & Larry Marwill Roberta Place Martha Schroeder Theresa C. Mayhew Mr. Richard A Platt Dodie & Pete Seagle Mr & Mrs. Alfred M. Mayou III Henry & Joni Pohl Harriet B. Seeley Mr. James McClymonds Julia Popova Valerie Shafer Ellen McDonald Jean & Robert Poppei Elizabeth Shanley James McGroarty Mrs. Diane T Poquette Jacqueline & Paul Shapiro Thomas McGuire Maryann Postava-Davignon Patricia & Edward Shapiro Robert McKeever Joseph Potvin & Patricia Julie & William Shapiro Ms. Beth McLaughlin Potvin Mr. Robert L. Sharkey Mr. Daniel A. Meade Paul & Susan Powers Mrs. Dolores A. Shaw Mr. Sal Medak Diana Praus Hon. Kathy Sheehan Benjamin & Ruth Facher John & Jennifer Quinn Michael & Monica Short Mendel Laura Rappaport Wendy Shotsky Carolyn Merrill Gary Redhead Mr. Bruce Shreffler Anne Messer & Daniel Gordon Cheryl V. Reeves Mr. Karen & Kenneth Ira Richard & Beverley Messmer Mr. James & Elaine Regilski Shulman Stephen J. Sills, MD Hon. & Mrs. Larry G Storch Ms. Sharon A Wesley Donna Simms Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Stram Harry & Connie Wilbur Mr. & Mrs. Manfred A. Simon Erica Stupp Barbara & Stephen Wiley Cathy Sims - O'Neil & Jack Dennis G. Sullivan Frederick & Winnie Wilhelm O'Neil James Sullivan Stephen & Carolyn Wilson Dr. & Mrs. Arnold Slowe Amy & Robert Sweet Elliott & Lisa Wilson Mr. Steve & Marilyn Smith Ben Szaro Margaret Wilson John Smith Thomas Taber Paul Wing Barbara L. Smith Edwin & Pamela Taft Linda Winslow Louis Solano Mr. Dale Thuillez Russell Wise & Ann Alles Mr. Norman Solomon Mr. Michael Tobin Frank & Beth Woods Joyce A. Soltis Lisa Trubitt & Spiro Socaris Austin & Nancy Woodward Euan F.C. & Patricia Mrs. Carol Turner Bonnie Taylor & Daniel Wulff Somerscales Ms. Josey Twombly & Dr. Ian Irene Wynnyczuk Mrs. Sue St. Amour Porter Dr. Shelley M. Zansky Donald and Morag Stauffer Richard & Rhea Uhl Mr. & Mrs. G. William Zautner John Matthew Staugaitis Ms. Linda Underwood Michael & Barbara Zavisky Ms. Jean Stevens Michele Vennard and Gordon Michael & Katherine Zdeb William Stewart & Rose Mary Lattey Patrick & Mary Ziegler Kingsley Dr. Elisabeth Vines Ann L. Stewart Lois D. Webb Howard & Margaret Stoner Elizabeth Weiss

IN HONOR, CELEBRATION, & MEMORY As of October 7, 2020

In Memory of Neil C. Brown, Jr. In Loving Memory of Adella Cooper Thomas Cheles Miss Eileen C. Jones John Davis Dominick DeCecco In Memory of Elsa deBeer Robert & Pauline Grose Jo Ann & Buzzy Hofheimer Gary Jones Susan Thompson Elinor & Michael Kelliher Peter & Rose-Marie Ten Eyck Kersten Lorcher & Sylvia Brown Sarah & Patrick Carroll Deborah Mazzone Charlotte & Charles Buchanan Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older John J. Nigro Joseph & Patricia Potvin New York Council of Nonprofits Robert Joseph & Rosemarie Rizzo David Scott Allen Stuart Rubinstein Greta Berkson Mary Kay Sawyer Mary & Tom Harowski Patricia & Roger Swanson Mary James Lisa Trubitt & Spiro Socaris Sally & Edward Jennings Jody & John van Voris Leigh & Louis Lazaron Sharon A. Wesley Susan Limeri Mr. Meyer J. Wolin Ann Silverstein Anne & Art Young Anna Taglieri Enid Watsky

In Loving Memory of Frederick S. deBeer, Jr. In Loving Memory of Beatrice & Robert Herman David Scott Allen Dr. & Mrs. Neil Lempert Elsa G. deBeer Adelaide Muhlfelder In Loving Memory of F. William Joynt Dr. & Mrs. Donald Bourque In Honor of Dr. Gustave Eisemann Alan Goldberg In Memory of Petia Kassarova Julie & William Shapiro In Honor of Marisa Eisemann In Memory of Audrey Kaufmann Dr. Heinrich Medicus Judith & Herbert Katz

In Memory of Dr. Alvin K. Fossner In Memory of Louise Marshall Carl & Cathy Hackert Kimberly Arnold Gloria MacNeil In Memory of Allan D. Foster Ann & Mark Rogan Mrs. Lois V. Foster Beth Rosenzweig

In Memory of Rachel Galperin In Honor of Susan Martula Margaret & Robert Schalit David & Tanyss Martula

In Memory of Jane Golub In Loving Memory of Dr. Heinrich Medicus Albany Symphony Orchestra Committee Carol & Ronald Bailey Paul & Bonnie Bruno In Honor of Jerry Golub Elsa deBeer Sara & Barry Lee Larner Alan Goldberg Harry G. Taylor In Loving Memory of Roger Hannay Alan Goldberg In Honor of David Alan Miller Lois & Barry Scherer In Memory of Jeffrey Herchenroder Susan St. Amour Robert Akland Ann-Marie B. Barker-Schwartz In Honor of Miranda, Elias, and Ari Miller Paula Brinkman Bonnie Friedman & Gerald Miller Elizabeth Bunday Joseph Demko Gary & Sandy Gnirrep In Memory of Marcia Nickerson Guilderland Central Teachers Assoc. Philip & Penny Bradshaw Guilderland Music Parents and Friends Irene Wynnyczuk Assoc. Leif & Claudia Hartmark Kelly Hill In Loving Memory of Don B. O’Connor Geneva Kraus Helen J. O’Connor Lynwood Elementary Marybeth Maikels In Memory of Paul Pagerey Sharen M. Michalec Peter & Ruth Pagerey Timothy & Kathleen M. Owens Jocelyn Salada In Loving Memory of Jim Panton Jacqueline West Farbman Bonnie & Paul Bruno Marcia & Findlay Cockrell In Memory of Justine R. B. Perry Nancy Goody Dr. David A. Perry Mary Anne & Robert Lanni Drs. Marisa & Allan Eisemann In Loving Memory of Vera Propp David Alan Miller Dr. Richard Propp

In Memory of David Perry In Honor of Nancy & Barry Richman Steven Fischer Jan & Lois Dorman William Hughes Frederick Luddy In Memory of Felix Shapiro Richard & Anne Martula Jacqueline & Paul Shapiro James McGroarty & The NYCPGA Robin Seletsky In Memory of Nancy Winn Amy & Robert Sweet Merle Winn Dawn Weinraub

FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

The Albany Symphony is deeply grateful to the foundations, corporations, and government agencies whose ongoing support ensures the vitality of our orchestra. This list represents gifts received during the period between July 1, 2019- October 16, 2020.

$100,000+ $10,000+ Empire State Development Amphion Foundation Capital Region Economic Averill Park Education Foundation Development Council The Bender Family Foundation Fenimore Asset Management, Inc. GE Foundation $50,000+ Hannay Reels, Inc. New York State Council on the Arts Howard & Bush Foundation Vanguard-Albany Symphony May K. Houck Foundation M & T Charitable Foundation Nielsen Associates $25,000+ Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation Aaron Copland Sano-Rubin Construction Fund for Music Stuyvesant Plaza Faith Takes The Swyer Companies/ Family Foundation Stuyvesant Plaza League of American Orchestras Carl E. Touhey Foundation National Endowment for the Arts William Gundry Broughton Nigro Companies Charitable Private Foundation

$5,000+ Hippo’s Alice M. Ditson Fund Hudson River Bank & Trust AllSquare Wealth Management, LLC LaCorte Companies, Inc. Atlas Wealth Management McNamee Lochner Titus and Williams, P.C. Barry Alan Gold Memorial Fund MVP Health Care Beekman 1802 The Peckham Family Foundation Berkshire Bank The Robison Family Foundation Café Capriccio Schuyler Companies CDPHP Sequence Development Galesi Group The David and Sylvia Teitelbaum Fund, General Electric Inc. Lucille A. Herold Wells Fargo Advisors Charitable Trust Wine and Dine for the Arts The Hershey Family Fund Hugh Johnson Advisors, LLC Mohawk Honda $1,500+ New Music USA Albany Chefs’ Food & Wine Festival Omni Development Company City of Amsterdam Pearl Grant Richmans Dawn Homes Management The John D. Picotte Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Family Foundation John Fritze Jr., Jeweler Rivers Casino Metroland Business Machines, Inc. Stewart’s Shops Pioneer Bank Upstate Coalition for a Fairgame $1,000+ Adirondack Trust Insurance/Amsure $2,500+ Albany Medical Center Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. BST and Co. CPAs, LLP. Firestone Family Foundation CAP COM Federal Lia Infiniti Credit Union National Grid Capital Bank NBT Bank Charles R. Wood Foundation Nolan and Heller, LLP Discover Albany Repeat Business Systems Inc. Ellis Medicine Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP

ENCORE SOCIETY To keep orchestral music alive in our community, and to ensure that future generations experience the joy, please consider joining the Albany Symphony Encore Society.

Gifts of all sizes make it possible for the Albany Symphony to maintain our tradition of artistic excellence and innovation and community engagement for generations to come.

There are many options to make a planned gift to the Albany Symphony that enable anyone to leave a legacy of music: - Charitable bequests, including charitable remainder trusts - IRA or 401(k) beneficiary designation - Gifts of life insurance or appreciated stocks - A bequest in a will of living trust

To learn more about the Encore Society, please contact: Sophie Moss Director of Development (518) 465-4755 x144 [email protected]

We invite you to create your own legacy and join the following members of Encore Society:

Anonymous Steve Lobel Matthew Bender IV Dr. Heinrich Medicus Melody Bruce, MD Marcia Nickerson Charlotte & Charles Buchanan John I. Riley Adella S. Cooper Harry Rutledge Susan Thompson & Al De Salvo Gretchen A. & Lewis C Rubenstein Marisa Eisemann, MD Ruth Ann Sandstedt David Emanatian Rachel & Dwight Smith Alan P. Goldberg Harriet & Edward Thomas Edward M. Jennings Micheileen J. Treadwell William Harris & Holly Katz Paul Wing Charles Liddle III

ABOUT THE ALBANY SYMPHONY... The Albany Symphony is one of this region’s most revered music and cultural institutions, having won numerous national awards for its adventurous concert programming, recording projects, composer residencies, and innovative educational efforts involving area schools throughout the region. As the premier professional orchestra based in the Capital Region, the Albany Symphony enriches a broad and diverse regional community in upstate New York, Western Massachusetts, and Southern Vermont.

OUR MISSION... The Albany Symphony Orchestra celebrates our living musical heritage. Through brilliant live performances, innovative educational programming, and engaging cultural events, the Albany Symphony enriches a broad & diverse regional community. By creating, recording, and disseminating the music of our time, the Albany Symphony is establishing an enduring artistic legacy that is reshaping the nation’s musical future.

OUR CORE VALUES…

• The power of music to transform perspectives and lives • Excellence in performance, education, and in the audience experience • Championing both our musical heritage and the music and composers of our time • Playing a vital cultural, economic, and social role in our community • Diverse perspectives

OUR VISION… To transform the lives of all people of the Capital Region through the power of music.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES…

• Provide bold, meaningful, and superb experiences through music • Enrich and celebrate the people and history of the Capital Region • Champion the music of our time and its creators in innovative ways • Ensure the Albany Symphony is serving the community through its 100th anniversary (2030) and beyond

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION TASK FORCE CHARTER Incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion best practices in all aspects of the Albany Symphony is a strategic priority to ensure the organization’s longevity and its service to the community.

• A diversity of perspectives creates better art and a better dialogue about art. • Creating inclusive environments helps us to better serve and represent our community. • EDI-friendly environments lead to better business outcomes and financial success.

We at the albany symphony stand in solidarity with communities of color against the systemic racism that has created an everyday reality of intolerance, inequity, and violence for many people across the nation and in our community. We support the right of individuals and communities to engage in peaceful protest and add our voice to call attention to the horrific death of george floyd and the pattern of racial injustice that has become tragically all too familiar.

Anna Kuwabara, Executive Director | David Alan Miller, Music Director | Jerry Golub, Board Chair