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Created by the passion of conductor Gregory Stone in 1969, the Reno Phil is northern Nevada’s largest performing arts organization, performing an array of Children & furry friends symphonic and pops music for all tastes and ages. encouraged! Celebrating its 52nd season, the orchestra, led by Music Director Laura Jackson, is a part-time, per-service orchestra composed of over 60 professional musicians who perform more than 30 concerts annually across the region, including outdoor summer concerts in Reno and at Lake Tahoe. Clap the whole concert if In addition to the professional orchestra and volunteer you want to Reno Phil Chorus, the organization oversees and , NO ONE operates a robust education division with four youth WILL KNOW! orchestras, a free after school strings program at three Title 1 schools, a free family concert in the fall, and numerous other educational and outreach programs. The pandemic has had a drastic impact on the Reno Phil, but the organization has remained committed to finding innovative ways to serve the community through both performance and its education programs. As a federally registered 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, the Reno Phil engages an active Board of Trustees, staff, volunteers, patrons, donors, sponsors, partner organizations, and the community to ensure that it will thrive through future generations. 2 LAURA JACKSON music director and conductor

LAURA JACKSON — now in her 12th season as music director of the Reno Philharmonic — continues to win praise for her artistry, leadership, innovative programming, and creative community engagement.

Her passion and drive have helped the Reno Philharmonic Detroit, Phoenix, San Antonio, Toledo, Toronto, Windsor, reach new heights with cutting edge composer-in-residence and Winnipeg, among others. projects as well as vibrant performances of traditional Prior to her appointment in Atlanta, she studied repertoire. Last season, Jackson led the Reno Phil and 12 conducting at the University of Michigan and spent partnering orchestras to mark the shared anniversaries of summers at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s the Reno Phil (50 years) and the Transcontinental Railroad’s Tanglewood Music Center in 2002 and 2003. As the Seiji completion (150 years), with a new work by Grammy– Ozawa Conducting Fellow at Tanglewood, she conducted nominated composer, Zhou Tian. The project became the numerous concerts featuring both traditional and subject of an NPR story and a documentary film created by contemporary repertoire. KNPB to be released Fall 2019. Ms. Jackson spent her early childhood in Virginia and In addition to concerts with the Reno Philharmonic, Ms. Pennsylvania before moving at age 11 to Plattsburgh, NY, Jackson guest conducts nationally and internationally. where she grew up waterskiing, swimming, and sailing on Recent performances include concerts with the symphonies Lake Champlain. She fell in love with the violin in public of Hartford, Eugene, Charlottesville, Hawaii, Flint, the school, later attending the North Carolina School for the Philly POPS and L’Orchestre symphonique de Bretagne in Arts to finish high school. She pursued an undergraduate France. In 2017, Jackson returned to the Atlanta Symphony degree at Indiana University where she studied both Orchestra where she previously served as their first-ever violin and conducting before moving to Boston in 1990 female assistant conductor from 2004-2007. to freelance as a violinist and teach at Phillips Exeter Jackson recorded Michael Daugherty’s Time Cycle on Academy in New Hampshire. Naxos with the Bournemouth Symphony in partnership with Marin Alsop and she has performed with the Philippine Philharmonic. In North America, she has performed with the symphonies of Alabama, Baltimore, Berkeley, Boca Raton,

RENO PHIL | FLIRTING WITH MELODIES | A VIRTUAL CONCERT EVENT 3 RENO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LAURA JACKSON | CONDUCTOR ERIC MIDDLETON | MARIMBA CAROL NELSON COLWELL | MARIMBA PIONEER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

STREAMING Saturday, February 27, 2021 7:30 PM Sunday, February 28, 2021 4:00 PM

Samuel COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Four Noveletten, Op. 52 Approximate duration: 22 minutes (1903) No. 1 Allegro moderato No. 2 Larghetto-Allegretto No. 3 Valse No. 4 Allegro molto

Julie SPENCER Tree Song [World Premiere– Approximate duration: 8 minutes new orchestral version] (2021)

Josef SUK Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 6 Approximate duration: 30 minutes (1892) I. Andante con moto II. Allegro ma non troppo e grazioso III. Adagio IV. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo presto

Featured artists Eric Middleton and Carol Colwell are generously sponsored by Karen Vibe & Karen Goody

Tree Song is generously sponsored by Kathie & Steve Jenkins

4 RENO PHIL ORCHESTRA

First Violin Cello Ruth Lenz*, Concertmaster Peter Lenz*, Principal Olga Archdekin*, Acting Associate Concertmaster Eileen Brownell, Acting Assistant Principal Alison Harvey Johnny Lenz* Sarah Coyl* Laurentiu Norocel Bass Virginia Evans Scott Faulkner*, Principal Mark Wallace*, Assistant Principal Second Violin Calvin Lewis*, Acting Principal Second Percussion Ellen Flanagan*, Acting Assistant Principal Second Eric Middleton*, Principal David Haskins* Carol Nelson Colwell Rose Sciaroni *denotes contract player Elizabeth Lenz

Viola Dustin Budish*, Principal Tiantian Lan*, Assistant Principal McKayla Talasek* Catherine Matovich

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6 FEATURED SOLOISTS

CAROL NELSON COLWELL

Carol Nelson Colwell was born in Lockport IL. She comes from a family of percussionists. Her brother Jeff is also a professional percussionist and her Mother Lois was her ERIC MIDDLETON first Marimba teacher. She graduated high school from Eric Middleton has been principal percussionist with the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy. At the age the Reno Philharmonic since 2003. Prior to that, he of 18 she won first prize in the Illinois Young Performers was timpanist with the Phil during the 1994 and 1995 Competition which earned her the opportunity to play seasons. He then moved to Austin, Texas, where he a concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the received her Bachelor’s of Music Degree from Oberlin University of Texas. Conservatory and Masters of Music Degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music. She was a percussionist in Eric got his start performing in the Reno/Tahoe area in the the Honolulu Symphony and Timpanist and Xylophone showrooms of Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s Reno, and Soloist with the River City Brass Band. She also has had other showrooms that no longer exist. an extensive freelance career having played with the Previous ensembles include the Austin Texas Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, New world the San Antonio Symphony, the Mid- Texas Symphony, Symphony, Omaha Symphony, and Seattle Ballet to name Austin Chamber Music Festival, and the Reno Chamber a few. Currently she has played with the Reno Phil for over Orchestra. Currant ensembles include the Reno 10 years and lives in Dayton, NV with her husband Marty Philharmonic and the Classical Tahoe festival. and dog Parker.

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4 NOVELLETTEN, OP. 52 Composed: 1849 Duration: 12 minutes In the wake of the fame attained by his Hiawatha works, Coleridge-Taylor’s life had become extremely busy in the first years of the twentieth century. Along with his composing, in 1903 he became a professor of composition at Trinity College of Music in London, and was appointed music director of the Handel Society. At around this same time, he composed the four Novelletten for strings with optional percussion. (There is also a version titled Haitian Dances that adds a fifth piece, derived from the Scherzo movement of Coleridge-Taylor’s Symphony in A minor, between the second and third of the Novelletten .) The title is unusual, and was probably inspired by Robert Schumann’s solo piano Novelletten, Op. 21 from 1838. All four of Coleridge-Taylor’s Novelletten are in a fairly simple ABA song form. The first is a gentle, insouciant waltz, punctuated by the tambourine. In its central section, the cellos take the lead with a memorable tune that could have come from Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings. Muted strings and pizzicati give the second Novellette a gently playful quality, which extends into the occasional syncopations and the solo cello’s lovely countermelody. The minuet-like dance at the center is given warmth by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor the accent on the lower strings, before the winsome opening music returns, capped off by a ring of the Born: August 15, 1875, London, England triangle. Died: September 1, 1912, Croydon, Surrey, England A heartfelt violin solo is prominently featured in the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born of an English mother wistful, vaguely sentimental third piece. A more and a physician father from Sierra Leone descended propulsive, intense central section provides a strong from African-American slaves. After studying the violin contrast. That propulsive quality comes out even more as a youth, he turned to composing when he entered in the last of the Novelletten , which brings a note of London’s Royal College of Music at age 15. By his aggression, and a sense of adventure, not heard to this early twenties, his compositions had won worldwide point. The music briefly turns quiet and mysterious before attention, in particular Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast, the the opening music returns for a powerful coda. first of what eventually became three cantatas based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem Song of Hiawatha. He was the youngest delegate at the 1900 First Pan-African Conference held in London, and Coleridge-Taylor became fascinated with the idea of integrating traditional African music into his own works. During the first of his three tours of the United States, in 1904, he was hailed as a cultural hero by African- Americans and was received at the White House by President Theodore Roosevelt. He was just 37 when he died of pneumonia.

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TREE SONG

Composed: 2008 Duration: 8 minutes Instrumentation: strings, two marimbas The original version of Tree Song was scored for two marimbas. Dedicated to Gordon Stout, it was written for Spencer´s 2008 tour of the United States. A subsequent version of the piece for marimba and piano was created in cooperation with Gernot Blume as the piano arranger. Julie Spencer has kindly provided the following note on her new arrangement of the piece: “Tree Song for Two Marimbas & String Orchestra was commissioned by the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra. The music pours out of a love of nature, inspired by the songs of birds and wind in the trees and mountain echoes. The musical language comes from Jazz harmony and African rhythms written in the swing feel of a 12/8 time signature. The melodies fly from voice to voice while the deep tones of the old trees and mountains flow through the ground and into the sky. You can hear the evening song as the piece concludes, and imagine a flock filling the tree branches and the valley with the shimmering texture of all of their voices at once. Tree Song was originally commissioned by Vicki P. Jenks and is recorded by Shiori Tanaka and Kazuko Ihara for Voices of Peace. The Reno Philharmonic commission was facilitated by percussionist Eric Middleton, who is one of the premiering marimba soloists.”

Julie Spencer “The most beautiful experiences in Born: January 9, 1962, Indianapolis, Indiana my life have always been moments Composer, percussionist, singer, and painter Julie of confusion, despair, or complexity Spencer blends composition and improvisation in her sound collages, jazz compositions, world resolving in a liquid flash of music crossover, as well as contemporary scores simplicity. I am free. I laugh or cry for solo marimba, chamber ensembles, choirs, and orchestras. Since 1988 she has worked with multi- or simply breath deeply, and I am instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist Gernot overwhelmed with a childlike feeling Blume in the duo Spencer & Blume, blending a host of world music traditions. As a marimba virtuoso, of hope. Love shines. At the darkest Spencer has appeared in concerts throughout moments, love also shines. Art Europe, North America, and East Asia. She has worked with classical, jazz, and world music protects us. Art trusts. Art hopes. ensembles from across the globe. A graduate of Art is an expression of love. This is the Eastman School of Music, and recipient, post graduation, of the Performer’s Certificate, Spencer’s what art means to me. This is what I master’s degree is from Cal Arts. Her music can be would wish my art to give people.” heard on more than twenty compact discs. - Julie Spencer

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SERENADE FOR STRINGS IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 6 Composed: 1892 Duration: 24 minutes Instrumentation: strings Suk’s Serenade was the result of a challenge laid down by opens with a graceful, lyrical melody that sounds almost his teacher Antonín Dvořák. Dismissing his class for the like a quotation from Johannes Brahms’s Violin Concerto. summer at the end of the 1891-1892 school year, Dvořák A radiant, ascending theme is one of the highlights of told the eighteen-year-old Suk, most of whose early the second movement, a relaxed waltz. The heartfelt compositions were in dark minor keys, “It’s summertime slow movement opens with a cello song. The music takes now, so go and make something lively for a change, to on more intensity in the central section, but then the compensate for all those pomposities in minor.” Whether opening idea recurs, capped by an ascending passage for it was the challenge that motivated him or the summer violins. By far the most energetic of the four movements, weather, within a few weeks Suk had produced the lovely, the finale is in something like sonata-allegro form, with tuneful Serenade. the melodies first stated, then developed. Instead of a recapitulation of those original melodies, though, the Part of his motivation that summer, too, may have been work ends with a return of the lyrical melody heard at the his new acquaintanceship with Dvořák’s daughter Otilie beginning of the first movement.compositional technique, (affectionately known as Otylka). Then only fourteen years obtaining a maximum of expression from a minimum of old, Otilie made quite an impression on the teenaged gestures.” Suk; the two married six years later, and some have suggested that the Serenade is Suk’s musical portrait of Otilie. The first movement, in ternary (or ABA) form,

Josef Suk Born: January 4, 1874, Křečovice, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) Died: May 29, 1935, Benešov, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) Composer and violinist Josef Suk studied at the Prague Conservatory from 1885 to 1892. One of his teachers there was Antonín Dvořák, who became a mentor for the young musician – and in 1898 a father- in-law, when Suk married Dvořák’s daughter Otilie. Suk taught at the Prague Conservatory himself from 1922, numbering among his students composer Bohuslav Martinů and pianist Rudolf Firkušný. He also served for some forty years as second violinist of the Czech Quartet, which he formed in 1893 with three of his fellow Conservatory students. Suk’s early compositions betray the influence of Dvořák, but later on, in works like the symphony Azrael (written in response to the death of Dvořák in 1904, and that of his wife the following year) and the symphonic poem Ripening, Suk’s musical language became more adventuresome and complex.

10 THE GIFT OF MUSIC

The Reno Phil recognizes and thanks our generous donors for their support. We invite you to join in to support our mission to produce inspirational symphonic performances of the highest quality for diverse audiences and support exceptional education, outreach and engagement programs.

Maestro’s Circle ($100,000+) The Willametta K. Day Foundation** E.L. Cord Foundation** John Drakulich & Andy Hoen Crescendo ($1,000+) The Nell J. Redfield Foundation** Mrs. Nancy Flanigan** Three Friends of the Reno Phil Reno Philharmonic Endowment Trust** Lillian & Steve Frank** Americana Arts Foundation Jerome Guillen & Jeremy Gallaher Regina & Fred Amoroso Symphonic Circle ($50,000+) The Thelma B. and Thomas P. Carole K. Anderson Chris & Parky May** Hart Foundation* Laura Brigham & Brian Beffort Sandy Raffealli / Bill Pearce Motors** Gretchen Hass* Brian & Edie Behler Gerda Hemenway Edna B & Bruno Benna Foundation Impresario ($25,000+) Julia & Michael Henry* Coldwell Banker Real Estate – Skip Benton Dr. James & Deena Behnke** Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Janet & David Berry City of Reno, Parks & Recreation* Pennie Kirk & Knute Knudson Nancy Binz Harlan & Barbara Hall Fund Nancy Northrup & Allen Black Sally Bishop of the Community Foundation NV Energy Foundation* Jeanne & Red Boyden for Monterey County** Linda & Richard Offerdahl** Eric & Sheri Boyden John McCall** Linda & Alvaro Pascotto* Lola & Bud Broomhead Charlotte & Dick McConnell** Julie & Craig Rauchle* Brenda & Robert Brown Dan & Maureen Rovig** Judith Buckingham Virtuoso ($10,000+) Roxie & Azad Joseph Foundation* Elaine & Dan Carrick Madeline K. Ackley** Stillwater Foundation** Lynne & Richard Charlat The Bretzlaff Foundation** The Charles H. Stout Foundation** Larry & Sigrun Coffman The Bible Family Trust* The Williams Foundation** Judith Cole Hazel Bowen / The Bowen D’Addario Foundation Pearson Powerfund Allegro ($2,500+) Leslie & Michael Delage City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission** A Friend of the Phil Craig Denney & Valerie Fridland Gannett Foundation Cliff & Loretta Baughman* In Memory of Marilyn Drendel Arnie & Shelly Glassberg Sandra Bitler Thomas & Terry Drendel Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation** Linda & George Burke Ann Drendel-Haas Amber Henninger / Frances Henninger Sandra Cath & David Contis Gayle Ewing Williams Charitable Fund at the Silicon Shayne Del Cohen Nicole & Brandon Ewing Valley Community Foundation* In memory of Margo Daniels & in Caroline Flanagan Susan Huckabay** honor of the Reno Phil Chorus Marlane & Gary Fleeger Warren C. Johnston* Kris & Patrick Ellingsworth Ed & Margaret Friedrichs Hal & Joan Kraft* Eric & Nicole Gangloff* Sylvia Harrison* Cecilia Lee & Peter Lenz** Dr. Ross Golding Toni Harsh Nevada Arts Council** Michael & Mary Grulli Elsa & Rick Heroux Nevada Humanities Skip Hansen / In memory of Aaron Hill Arthur & Mae Orvis Foundation** Nilsine Hansen Susan and Doug Hill Pat & Marshall Postman* Susan Wyman-Henney & Victor Henney The Hittners Reno Philharmonic Laura Jackson & Mark Clague Linda Houghton Association Endowment* Stan & Loye Jaeger Kathy Hughes Millard Reed & Millie Hopper** Janet & Monte Klein Family Foundation Frieda Hulka, Faith Burnette Heidemarie Rochlin** Janet & Warren Lerude* Kathie & Steve Jenkins Rosemann Family Foundation** Pat & Mark MacDonald Nancy & Brian Kennedy** The Sato Foundation** Gene & Sandra Mellor Richard Kessler State of Nevada Governor’s Office Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts Mary Ann & James Kidder** of Economic Development Margo Piscevich* Beth & Charlie Kitchen Lash & Gigi Turville** Dr. Gary Yup & Mr. David Reynolds* Evelyn & Justin Klatt Susan E. Baker - Wawona Foundation** Christine & John Sells* Edgar F. Kleiner** Joanna Stockman Bruce Klimoski Vivace ($5,000+) Rick & Cathy Trachok Educational Pathways International/ Bank of America Charitable Foundation* Larisa Turville Sara & Leonard Lafrance** Pera Daniels / In Honor of Margo Daniels Jodie & Tim Young Philip H. Landis, M.D. Deborah C. Day William Yundt John & Cheryl Lewis The Deborah & T.J. Day Foundation* In memory of Dianne Winne Susan & Alan Liebman

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12 RENO PHIL DONORS CONTINUED Judy Braham Carol BreunerStacy Briscoe William Britton Patricia & Geoffrey Brooks Judith & Francis Hartigan Arlene & George Summerhill Lorie Bross Robert & Mary Hery Jennifer & Garrett Sutton Bobby Brown Susanne & Frank Howell Sally & Thomas Tate Lois & Steven Brown Nancy Hudson Kimberly Trach Jean Browne Anne & John Isaacson Michael and Karen Traynor Pat & Aimee Burke Arthur Johnson Patrick & Alissa Turner Sue Burkhamer Jane Johnson Anne & Ralf Vargas Andrew Burmeister Maureen Johnson Michelle and Daniel Villanueva Sharon & John Calvert Marilyn & Jim Johnston Anne Vohl Marion Camp Kathy Kalmbach James Webster Kathy & Christopher Campion Judith Kienle Neil Weinstein Linda Carper Abby Kirst Cristina & Gary Whipple Lawrence Carr Julianna & John Kleppe The Jack K. & Judith K. White Family Ruth Carraher Nicole & John Kobs Heather & Stephen Williams Amy Cavanaugh Nancy E. Kwapil Inez Winkel Jianjun Chang & Jiangtao Zeng Stephanie & Paul Lamboley Jeff Wolfe Sharon Chidester R K Lee, Bill Wade Dana & Ken Yzurdiaga Paul Chim Deniz & David Leitner John & Johanna Zee The Chiriatti Family Kristin & Michael Lewandowski Naomi & Sheldon Zimbler Deborah Cintron Joyce & William Loveday Julie & Jeffrey Ziolkowski Sue Clark Lorne Malkiewich Linda Clift Marilyn & Carl Malkmus Friend ($50+) Jacquelyn Colton Abigail & Len Mann Sixteen Friends of the Reno Phil Kathleen Conaboy Diana & Dino Martini Lisa & Keith Abrahams Sue Condie Linda M. Martini Janice Admirand Clyyne Cook Kathryn Diane Mendoza Phyllis Ager / Kelly Wilcox Terri & Mark Cooper Dorothy & John McDonald Suzanne & Doug Aiton David & Jo Ellen Cowee Carolyn & Don Michiels Kim Aldrich Rachel Crews James D. Mitchell Nigel & Charlayne Allan Deborah & Elliot Crist Barbara & James Muff Victoria & Gordon Aloiau Susan Cronick Muller Family Charitable Fund Robert Alto Richard Crosby at the Community Foundation Clay Anderson Robert & Tamara Crouch of Western Nevada Marianne & Jim Anderson Linda Crowe Gayle & James Nadeau Kimberly Anhalt Marcus & Mary Culpepper Thomas & Mary Nicklay Judy Apple Sarah Cummings Terry & Lynn Nielsen Claire Ashkin Anthony Czarnik Mary Nork Dana Ayala Ruth Damron Phoebe Obermayer, Paul & Nancy Mary Jane Baglin William Denney Obermayer, Gary & Victoria Obermayer, Betty & John Barker Tawni DePaoli Jim & Jill Kirkwood Emily Barnes Kimberly DesRoches Sally Overstreet Rae Barnes Patty Dickens Dr Brian Passalacqua Lois & Eithne Barton Karin & John Dicks George & Candi Peek Nancy Batcheller Dean Dietrich JoAnn & William Perry Rosalind Bedell Charlotte Dinning Jacque, Steve, and Stevie Pistorello Amalia & Theodore Beisler Lynford Disbrow Sr. Linda Martini Posner Michael Bell Carolyn Dragics Marilyn Levens Rappaport The Bellard Family Ellen Driscoll Melvyn & Irene Reznick Patti Bengtson & Bruce Lerner Penny & Elliot Drucker Marsha & Mark Richter Anne-Louise Pacheco Bennett Carol Duggan Ken Rutland Karen Bennett Lynn Duncan Gretchen & Tom Sawyer Cynthia & Wayne Benoit Martha Durney Bette Schmidt James Bernardi Gisela duVigneau Katharine Jefferts Schori Lois & David Bianchi James Dyer Suzy Sepahpour Annette Bidart Patricia Eby Janice Shave JoAnn Bierman Carol Ann Edmund Carl Shogren Krissy Biernacki Jerome Edwards Ann Silver Carrie Bilslend Angela & William Elliott Mary & Reed Simmons Jeanne P. Blach Thomas Elmore Honorable Robert L. Seale & Dionne & Steve Bloomfield Mary Jo Elpers Judith F. Simpson* Phillip Boardman Dennis Erickson Trudy & Ed Stevenson Kristie Boatner & Greg Emerson J. David Escobar Robert Stewart Wyndham Boon

RENO PHIL | FLIRTING WITH MELODIES | A VIRTUAL CONCERT EVENT 13 RENO PHIL DONORS CONTINUED Carol & Hector Marin Marilyn Marston Diane Martin Bonnie Evans Charles E. Holland Rhonda & Baron Mathews Rafael Fajardo Wayne Holland Arnold & Catherine Maurins Trisha & Titus Faulkner Betty Holmes Dick Maximon Joan & Domenic Favero Carol House Jim McAmis Catherine Fawcett Diane Hull Christel & Herbert McCandless Karen Ferrer & Eileen Merritt Clifford Hunter Seong McGinnis Kathy & Russ Fields Amy Hyne-Sutherland Joe McKenna Bob & Nancy Fischer Michael Jackson Annelise McKenzie Kevin Fish Peter J. Hudson The McLanahan Family Susan Fittinghoff Sally Jasperson Patricia McMahon Nan Fleming Thomas John Barbara McMeen Barbara & Rudy Flores Marilyn Johnson Sue & Al Mears Mark Flores Judith Jones Margaret Melcher Thomas Foote Kelly Bass Erika & Michael Mellor Karen Forrester Barbara & Barry Kay Susan Palwick & Gary Meyer Esterh Franklin Sherman Keating Rebekah and Paul Mileo Kathy Fraser Elana & Kirk Keil Christopher Miller Connie & Gerald Frasher Sherry & Michael Kelly Priscilla & Thomas Mills Cheva & Michael Gabor Scott Kennedy Elizabeth Molland Debbie & Steve Gadsby Nancy & Paul Kepple Grace Moore Martha & Don Galley Mr. & Mrs. Wyane Kerr Bruce & Mollie Morgan Rolando Garcia Ginnie Kersey Fred & Susan Morhart Kay & John Genasci Carolyn & Thomas Killeen Elizabeth Morse Margret Gertz Colleen King Elaine Moser Laura Gibson Dana Kirkland Doug and Lani Moss Renee Gladstone Kathryn & Ronald Knecht Ethena & Pierra Mousset-Jones Carol J. Gleason Judith Kolada David Mueh Virginia Graham Marie Kresinske Janet & Robert Murphy Dawn & Richard GraverFrancine Gray Connie Kretschmer Sara Lee & Bill Murphy Laurie Gregory Judith & Dietrich Kroger Madeline Murray Grossman Giving Fund - In Memory of Susan J. Krump Valerie Nelson Sol Grossman Monica & Richard La Hue Linda & Steve Newberg Lorene Guffey Joanne & Leonard LaCasse Jane & James Nichols L.R. Haan Brien Laird Christopher O’Brien Laurie & Michael Haley Harvey W Lambert Jeanne Gordinier Clay Hall Kathryn Landreth Jeanne O’Doan Cynthia & Tom Hall Grace Langfeldt Uzoma & Davidson Okpukpara Halterman Family Krista & Jeffrey Lanini Nancy E Olson Denise Hammond Nancy B Larsen Timothy Omara Hammond Family Amy Lauder Cheryl & Robert O’Neill Leslie Hammer Barbara LaVake Valerie & Josie Ortiz Hannelore Hanke Kathryn Lecumberry Deanna Osborne Gloria Hanson Jeong Lee Judith & Ralph Paoli Marsha & Christopher Harley Phyllus Lidster Robert Parker Judith Maus & Frank Harnagel In honor of Peggy Lowndes Joe & Lois Parks Greg Harper Nancy & Richard Lucier in honor Kenneth & Kathryn Parr Tanya Traughber Hart of Julliet Vitile Andy Pasternak Donna Harvey Brad & Trudy Lund Sandra Paul Mickey Hawke Sheila & Dennis Lund Rebecca & William Pennell Malcolm & Elizabeth Heaven Maureen McDermott & Peter Lund Nancy Petersen Ardea Heinen John Lusk Linda Peterson Emanuela Heller-MacNeilage Brad & Leslie Lyles Richard Pfilf Walter Herman Susan Lynn / In honor of the Kathy Pfister Robin Herrmann musicians & staff of the Reno Phil Caryn Phelps The Hermansen Family Nancy MacDonald Ashley Phillips Sandra Wilson & Barry Herr Julie & Larry Machado Jeanne Pierce Deborah Hertel David MacNair Phyllis Pike Gerald Heston Shirley & Larry MacNeil Janice Pine In Memory of L. George Smith Rita Malkin Nancy Podewils-Baba Michael Hicks Brooks Mancini Gil & Jan Potter Elaine Hoem Nancy & Ben Mansfield Catherine Powell Jacqueline L Hogan Maren Rush, Josh Chauvet, Margaret Price London and Silver Salini Panicker & Satish Pullammanappallil 14 RENO PHIL DONORS CONTINUED Patagonia, Inc.

Donations reflect gifts received by Steven Pulver Stanley Tolle January 14, 2021 Jaclyn Raley Michael Tonner Jane & Bill Raley Erika Toth *Indicates cumulative total of over Jane K. Randall William E. Trach $25,000 Kathy Raven Barbara Trainor ** Indicates cumulative total of over Isabel Reed Rene Kaldunski & Rich Valentine $50,000 Rachelle Resnick Jana Vanderhaar & Tom Miller For donor benefits go to www.renophil. Thomas & Vicki Reviglio Stephen VanDrongelen com/donate Harry Revill Al & Margie Victors Bonnie & Elmer Rieckhoff Edwin Vohl Julie Robertson & Rodger Lakey Charlotte Voitoff Nancy Rose Barbara & Donald Waite Jessica Krenkel Rosemark David & Darby Walker Thalia Routsis Dorothy Walrath Caryn Rubin Mirta & Brien Walters Stephen Rubin CJ Walters Kurt Ruff Kathy & Richard Walton Leah Sanders Gay C Warner Ron & Linda Sandstrom Marguerite Weaver Donna Satterfield Paul Weaver Debbie Schneider Lone & Bob Webb Kathleen Schneider Frank R Wheeler William Schneider Lynn Whetstone Amy & Steven Schonfeld Richard & Jeannie Wickerham Stefanie Scoppettone Julie & John Williams Kathy & Ramon Seelbach Virginia Williamson Denise Segura Wilson Family Craig Shaffer Joan Winkler The Shipman Family Donna & Carl Woods Jamie Sidells Ilia A Yamboliev Larry Simcoe Louise Zabriskie Sunnie Skiles Pat Zimmerman Suzanne Slade To the memory of the victims of COVID-19 Claire H Smith Linda & Kenneth Smith Recent Gifts to the Endowment Nina Sterrett Smith Trust Fund Peter Smith A Friend of the Reno Phil Ralph Smith Judy Braham Margaret Spano Karen Ferrer & Eileen Merritt Ardynne Sprinkle Hall Survivor’s Trust** Robert & Constance Stanco Gretchen Hass* Susan Cross Stanley Judi & Michael Henry* David Steele Jacqueline L Hogan Zelda & Raymond Steinberg Julie & Larry Machado Connie Steinheimer Jacque, Steve, and Stevie Pistorello Susan & William Stevens Millard Reed & Millie Hopper Christine & Doyle Stewart Judy Simpson / In memory of Mary Anne Stilwill Margo Daniels, longtime Lloyd Stradley chorus member Lawrence Strocchia Judy Simpson / In memory of Bob Cashell Rachel & Larry Struve Claire H Smith Judith Sugar Connie Steinheimer Tanya Sullivan Gay C Warner Linda & Kevin Swanson Grossman Giving Fund – Joye M Sword In Memory of Sol Grossman Lillian Tanabe Wayne Taylor Matching Gifts Alanna Tedesco GE Emily & Nigel Teekasingh General Mills Gina Tempel ExxonMobil Randi Thompson Hewlett Packard Enterprise Amy Tirre IBM

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The Reno Phil applauds these generous corporate and community contributors who recognize the importance of providing high quality live music performances and music education programs to our community.

Virtuoso ($10,000+) Patron ($250+) Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel Bill Pearce Motors** John T. Drakulich Farmer’s Insurance The ROW John Dermody Ventures** Rum Sugar Lime Friend ($50+) Sierra St. Kitchen | Skyline Kitchen & Vine Vivace ($5,000+) High Sierra Coffee Roastery Sparks Florist Bergdahl Associates, Inc. Patagonia, Inc. Steinway Piano Gallery Urban Real Estate Investments SWAG | Blue Moon Allegro ($2,500+) The Stone House Café Coulter Harsh Law In-kind Partners Washoe Public House Menath Insurance Beaujolais Bistro Whitney Peak Hotel Bourns Productions, Inc. Crescendo ($1,000+) Calafuria Donations reflect gifts received by Eide Bailly LLP Centro January 14, 2021 Jimmy John’s Coldwell Banker Real Estate – Skip Benton *Indicates cumulative total of over MNG Partners Dorinda’s Chocolates $25,000 Outlets at Legends Dynagraphic Printing, Inc. **Indicates cumulative total of over Porterhouse Marketing/Sarah Porter GSR $50,000 Riviera Finance High Sierra Coffee Roastery For donor benefits go to www.renophil. Rotary Club of Sparks Inventive Web Design com/donate RPM Technology, LLC* Kimmie Cnady Shelter Properties, Inc./Robert Nielsen KUNR TMCC KTVN Channel 2 La Vecchia Ristorante/Alberto Gazzola Principal ($500+) Liberty Food and Wine Exchange/Mark Michael Atencio DDS & Associates Estee Alice Heiman, LLC Maren Rush Designs AndCo MUSE Group Jonesey’s PBS Reno Nevada Divorce & Document Services Peppermill Spartan Power Rattlesnake Club

STAFF

Administration Education Operations Tim Young, President & CEO Heather Gage, Education & Community Virginia Bowman, Operations Manager Deborah Hodges, Accountant Engagement Director Eric Skye, Stage Manager David Haskins, Youth Ensembles Manager Mary Miller, Orchestra Personnel Artistic Manager Laura Jackson, Music Director & Development & Marketing Kasey Smith, Chorus Manager Conductor Michael Hicks, Development Director Rachel Perkins, Orchestra Librarian Jason Altieri, Associate Conductor & Evelyn Klatt, Marketing Director Youth Symphony Orchestra Conductor Amanda Marvel, Box Office Manager & Dustin Budish, Youth Concert Volunteer Coordinator Orchestra Conductor Jaclyn Raley, Development & Marketing Carol Laube, Youth String Ensemble & Coordinator Symphonia Conductor Jennie Tibben, Chorus Director

16 WAYS TO GIVE PLAY A PART IN OUR FUTURE

Your support can help us inspire imaginations, engage The charitable IRA distribution allows taxpayers who are minds, unite individuals through live performances 70 1/2 years or older to make tax-free distributions of up and education and engagement programs, and initiate to $100,000 per year from a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA innovative partnerships that make music part of the fabric directly to the Reno Phil. of our lives. Contribute stocks at their full, appreciated value. You receive the tax benefit of the full contribution amount and

INDIVIDUAL GIVING you don’t pay capital gains tax. Individuals can make a general donation to the Reno Phil, or designate a gift to a specific program such as one of the Reno Phil’s five core education programs: Discover VOLUNTEER Music, Reno Phil Association Kids, Young People’s Volunteering is a great way to socialize and have fun while Concerts, Youth Orchestras, and Family Concert. providing the staff with assistance at concerts, special events, and around the office. Plus, you will have the Individuals that give $1,000 or more annually also become opportunity to experience some of the finest live music in members of the Crescendo Circle. More information the region. about the Crescendo Circle can be found at renophil.com/ giving To make a gift to the Reno Phil or obtain CONCERT SPONSORSHIPS Opportunities are available to sponsor guest artists, more information, please contact the Director specific orchestral works, and entire concerts. of Development at (775) 323-6393, email [email protected], or LEGACY GIVING Many Reno Phil supporters have included us in their will or visit renophil.com/giving bequest with another type of legacy gift. Their foresight, and yours should you choose to join them, strengthens For more information on becoming a and helps ensure the future of the Reno Phil. More volunteer, contact the Volunteer Coordinator information about Legacy Giving can be found in this at (775) 323-6393 or email program. [email protected] ENDOWMENT Gifts to the Reno Philharmonic Endowment Fund can be made through direct contributions, pledges, and legacy giving options. The Endowment Trust ensures that future generations will continue to be inspired by the power of music.

CORPORATE SUPPORT Businesses are invited to become corporate partners and Like Share Show & Tell - Connect with us! invest in the Reno Phil. Not only do you show community support, but you will discover that your connection to the renophil.com/connect Reno Phil is a good return on your investment. Corporate support includes sponsorships, advertising with the Reno Phil, and doing in-kind trades.

IRA CONTRIBUTIONS & STOCK DONATIONS Options to consider as you discuss what works best for your needs with your financial advisor may include IRA contributions and stock donations. This project is funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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