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Experience Experience Ruth Valente Burgess, cello Gaylon Patterson, violin Volume 21 • 2011|20122012|2013 SeaSeaSSonon Experience_Vol 1_0812.indd 1 8/3/12 7:38 AM B:6.5” T:6” S:5.5” The BMW 3 Series roadshowbmw.com 901-365-2584 B:9.5” S:8.5” T:9” INNOVATION DOESN’T SKIP A GENERATION. With a fuel-effi cient, TwinPower Turbo 240-hp, 4-cylinder engine, the 3 Series propels you from 0 to 60 in 5.9 seconds while still giving you 33 mpg* highway. Meanwhile, the Head-Up Display and the ConnectedDrive infotainment system bring the outside world within arm’s reach. The next generation 3 Series is here. We only make one thing. The Ultimate Driving Machine.® THE BMW 3 SERIES. Roadshow BMW 405 N. Germantown Parkway Cordova, TN 38018 901-365-2584 roadshowbmw.com * Acceleration claim based on BMW AG test results. Figures based on 23 mpg city/33 mpg hwy for 328i with 8-speed Automatic Transmission. 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Pub List org (NO proof) Contents Volume 1 • 2012|2013 SeaSon Concert Experience • Beethoven 8 • Sponsors & Foundations ..............................64 September 14 ................................................ 21 • Membership Benefits ....................................66 • Rachmaninoff and Mahler • Contributors ..................................................67 September 22 & 23 ......................................29 • Honorariums & Memorials ..........................82 • Stax! The Memphis Sound October 13 & 14 ...........................................37 • Patron/Ticket Information ..........................84 • Yo-Yo Ma October 22 ....................................................45 Symphony Gallery • Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director ...................56 • Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends ........................... 8 • Orchestra Roster ............................................58 • Meet the Musicians ......................................16 Patron Experience Community Experience • Advertiser Listing ..........................................53 • In Memory of Marguerite Piazza ............6 • MSO Board of Directors, Staff, League Board • Family Tunes and Tales ................................ 10 & Chorus Board ............................................60 • Symphony Soul Project ................................14 • Memphis Symphony League ........................62 The Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Inc., is a qualified 501(c)(3) deductible organization funded by gifts from you, ticket sales and contracted services. We are recipients of grants from ArtsMemphis and the Tennessee Arts Commission. ©2012|2013 Memphis Symphony Orchestra • 585 S. Mendenhall Rd., Memphis, TN 38117 Your attendance constitutes consent for use of your likeness and/or voice on all video and/or audio recordings and in photographs made during Symphony events. For tickets (901) 537-2525 | memphisSymphony.org Follow the memphis Symphony! For Tickets 901-537-2525 3 2012-2013 SeaSOn IT’S HAPPENING AT GPAC JaZZ Dance chick corea and Gary Burton The Theater of Needless Talents with the Harlem String Quartet Spectrum Dance Theater sunday, september 30 wednesday, november 14 The chucho Valdés Quintet Cinderella sunday, 0ctober 21 Russian national Ballet Theatre Jane Monheit with sunday, january 6 special guest Mark O’connor Savion Glover’s SoLe Sanctuary sunday, february 17 friday, january 25 Monterey Jazz Festival celebrating the 100th anniversary of 55th anniversary Tour The Rite of Spring sunday, april 21 tuesday, april 23 FaMILY SPecIaL eVenTS “Sleeping Beauty” The Secret Sisters with David Gonzalez, storyteller friday, september 7 sunday, october 7 capitol Steps Cirque Chinois friday, september 14 national circus of the Van cliburn Gala People’s Republic of china saturday, march 16 sunday, october 14 Cinderella Russian national Ballet Theatre sunday, january 6 The Black Watch and The Band of the Scots Guards sunday, february 10 The Voca People sunday, march 24 erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo™ friday, april 26-28 GERMANTOWN PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE Call 901-751-7500 or visit www.GPACweb.com Scheidt Milton Schaeffer Family Foundation 4 www.MemphisSymphony.org TENNESSEE’S LARGEST SELECTION new ad VOTED #1 BEST LIQUOR STORE COMMERCIAL APPEAL & MEMPHIS FLYER 191 S. Highland @ Poplar | P. 901.458.0929 | www.bustersliquors.com Open Monday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is a proud member of the League of American Orchestras For Tickets 901-537-2525 Follow the Memphis Symphony! 5 In Memory of Marguerite Piazza (May 6, 1926 – August 2, 2012) By Shelly Sublett Many documentaries, memoirs, and articles have described Marguerite Piazza’s life as a performer on the opera stage, television, and in supper clubs as well as detailing her tireless efforts to raise funds for the American Cancer Society and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by giving benefit concerts. During her funeral at St. Louis Catholic Church on August 7th, Reverend Richard A. Cortese announced that Marguerite Gloria Nobles, Marguerite Piazza and Marguerite’s had raised a total of $70 million during Aunt Anne her lifetime. “Piazza,” which means “a large public square,” was her mother’s maiden name that she adopted during her early years of performance, and it accurately portrays her generous heart and her incredible work ethic which enabled her to touch so many lives. Her own life was full of adversity, but she never allowed her problems to interfere with her professionalism or her duties as a mother. Her philanthropy was also extended to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. During the early years, she became a board member of the Memphis Orchestral Society. At the first Sinfonietta Ball on October 16, 1959, her name was listed as the main attraction. This ball raised funds for the school concerts, to create a “family interest” in music. The Sinfonietta was officially renamed the Memphis Symphony Orchestra the following season. She and her husband, William (Billy) Condon, hosted the gala reception at their home to commemorate this event on October 21, 1960. As the times changed, she changed with them. When Marguerite was featured as the guest artist for the Memphis Symphony Pops Concert on February 24, 1973, she performed a variety of styles including arias, songs from Broadway, and Italian folk tunes. Her three daughters also joined her on stage to sing Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head and Candy Man from the Top 40. Her audiences were always touched by her ability to sing from the heart, no matter what style of music she sang. She never stopped working. On December 10, 2011, the Memphis Symphony League hosted a cocktail buffet honoring her. The proceeds from this event benefited the Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s annual city school program, “Music in the Schools.” We are saddened by her death, but we are so grateful for her support during these past decades. May her legacy always live on! 6 www.MemphisSymphony.org Involved in your community. If it’s important to you, it’s important to us. FedEx is proud to support the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. ©2012 FedEx. All rights reserved. For Tickets 901-537-2525 Follow the Memphis Symphony! 7 mei-ann’s Circle of Friends mei-ann’s Circle of Friends members had a fantastic evening with mei-ann Chen at a Box Supper in the home of Becky Wilson this past June. The women attending began discussions about the Circle’s future projects. Back Row: Sandra Mays, Ritche Bowden, Cynthia Ham, Sharon Wheeler, Janet Seessel, Pam Arrindell, Becky Wilson Front Row: Frances Hooks, Mei-Ann Chen Ann Marie Wallace, Monica Wharton, Phyllis Berz 8 www.MemphisSymphony.org Mary Tate-Smith, Phyllis Berz, Monica Wharton, Diane Rudner, Mei-Ann Chen, Mary McDaniel, Nicki Inman, Ruby Bright Diane Rudner Frances Hooks Cassandra Webster Ellen Rolfes Sandra Mays Deborah Craddock Pam Arrindell Ritche Bowden For Tickets 901-537-2525 9 Family Tunes and Tales MSO ensembles bring classic children’s tales to life through narration and music. At Family Tunes and Tales your imagination will take you around the world. You’ll see unbelievable sights and encounter characters great and small: a tender hearted bull, musical mice, frogs that dance and sing, a violin-playing mole, nasty pirates, courageous village girls, and adventurous boys. You might