Spring 2016 NOTES Alumni Newsletter

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A letter from Michael George
It was over a year ago that I first
wrote about plans for the WYSO 50th
Anniversary celebration. I highlighted
the importance of the WYSO
“family” – that is WYSO members,
parents, alumni, alumni parents,
conductors, coaches, board members,
administrative staff, teachers, and
more. This family had to come together
in multiple ways to make the WYSO
50th Anniversary year a success. That
is exactly what happened.
As the 50th anniversary year winds down, colleagues have asked
me about my favorite WYSO anniversary moment. I don’t have
a quick answer to that question. It requires some time to reflect
on a remarkable series of events this year and the extraordinary
dedication of members of the WYSO family who made them
happen.
As a favorite moment, I might identify the WYSO alumni, 95 strong,
who formed a reading orchestra in Mills Hall on a Saturday morning
in February and played for 2 ½ hours, led by previous WYSO
conductors. Or, another may be attending the WYSO alumni
reception the night before when members of the WYSO “charter”
orchestra of 1966 greeted each other for the first time in 50 years!
Or, a favorite moment may be the message in January from the
Overture Center box office informing us that the 50th Anniversary
Concert scheduled for February 20th was sold out - over
2100 seats!
S PR I NG 2016
Or I might identify the concert dress rehearsal on Friday evening
when I observed the wide eyes but intense focus of over 400
WYSO members as they walked onto the Overture Hall stage for
the first time led by their conductors, coaches, and a first-class
production staff who were handling sound, lighting, staging,
and recording for television. Then they all came together again
on Saturday evening to present a collage concert of continuous
music for two hours that featured four orchestras, a percussion
ensemble, brass ensemble, two chamber string ensembles, video
presentations, and a finale with over 450 performers on stage and
in the aisles of the main floor performing a special arrangement of
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”
These are all special moments. But my absolute favorite moment
actually came at the end of the 50th Anniversary Concert when over
2100 audience members rose as one to give a standing ovation
to everyone on stage, backstage, and scattered throughout the
audience. This led to my favorite moment: seeing the joy and
wonder on the faces of all the young musicians as they accepted
that standing ovation from probably their largest audience ever.
They will remember the feeling forever, and so will I.
My colleague, Richard Wolf, and I have been honored to serve
as co-chairs of WYSO’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. The WYSO
“family” has never been stronger and we are confident that it is
now poised to create many more special moments during the next
50 years. Be proud. YOU are an important part of this WYSO
family.
Michael George
50th Anniversary Co-Chair & WYSO Asst. Conductor, 1967-68
CELEBRATING 50
WYSO
Unless otherwise indicated, all concerts are held on the UW-Madison campus: Mill Concert Hall, Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI
Tickets are $10 Adults, $5 Youth (18 & under), at the door.
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016
1:30 pm Sinfonietta, Concert Orchestra,
and Harp Ensemble
4:00 pm Philharmonia Orchestra and
Percussion Ensemble
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2016
2:00 pm Youth Orchestra and
Brass Choirs
Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family
Spring Concerts
July 25 – 29, 2016
WYSO Chamber Camp
JULY 6, 2016 TO JULY 16, 2016
AUGUST 10, 2016
Old Sauk Trails Park
Youth Orchestra Tour to Italy
Concert in the Park,
hosted by The Gialamas Co.
JULY 5, 2016, 7 PM
Olbrich Gardens
Youth Orchestra Farewell Concert
Looking To The nexT 50 Years
seaT sponsorship
WYSO is extremely excited to offer a new and unique way to connect directly to a WYSO orchestra, a section, and a seat! In the
2016 – 2017 season WYSO will offering the opportunity to sponsor a seat in any of our five orchestras. An annual sponsorship
could be for a section chair, a principal chair or a concertmaster. There are also options to secure a multi-year sponsorship or
permanently endow a seat in honor or in memory of a person.
It’s hard to imagine what the WYSO organization will look like 50 years from now. But if the coming year is any indication,
WYSO’s future is bright. Here is what we have to look forward to.
• A Youth Orchestra Tour to Italy in the summer of 2016
• A summer chamber music camp at Edgewood College
• The inaugural season of Opus One, our newest WYSO String Orchestra
• WYSO Alumni (and sister and brother) Cynthia and Ken Woods return as guest artists with the Youth Orchestra
• A Philharmonia Orchestra trip to Minneapolis for an exchange concert with the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies
• Record enrollment nearing 450 WYSO members
Seat sponsorships provide critically needed revenue to help sustain the highest level of music education and enrichment
possible for the dedicated young musicians of WYSO. Seat sponsorship and other donations help to keep WYSO tuition and
fees affordable so that no one is denied access because of financial circumstances.
When you confirm a pledge as a seat sponsor for an orchestra, the WYSO leadership in turn confirms pledges to you. We
pledge to be good stewards of the funds you provide. We pledge to do our best to inspire, support and connect WYSO
members and their families so that their WYSO experience is truly transformational.
The outpouring of support and enthusiasm for the 50th Anniversary celebration of the WYSO organization has been amazing. I couldn’t be more
optimistic about our future. Each and every one of you reading this newsletter has played a crucial role in our success and you are so very important to
our future. Thank you for being part of the WYSO family. With your support, we will continue to transform lives through the power of music, one child at
a time.
One of the themes for this issue of Notes is “favorite memories.” This begins with the letter from Mike George reflecting on favorite memories of the
50th anniversary weekend in February. On other pages you will find favorite memories shared by WYSO alumni, both conductors and members, that are
reprinted from the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book.
Alumni Updates
Bridget Fraser, Executive Director
Peter Aarestad, Violin, 88’-94’, is currently working as a Software Engineer
for GrubHub.
Ron Baard, Violin, 71’-73’, is a native of Madison, Wisconsin. He’s a graduate
of the University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.S.), Princeton Theological Seminary
(M.Div.), and Claremont School of Theology in (Ph.D.). He is an ordained
minister in the United Church of Christ, specializing in higher education
ministry. He and his wife Mary live in Brunswick, Maine. They have two grown
daughters who live close by. He currently teaches as Visiting Professor at
Andover Newton Theological School in Boston, and also serves as an Adjunct
Instructor at Boston University School of Theology.
Jee Su Baek, Violin, 01’-04’, is currently in graduate school.
Andrew Balio, Trumpet, 79’-83’, is presently principal trumpet of the
Baltimore Symphony. He is the former principal of the Israel Philharmonic as
well as a recent year as principal of the Oslo Philharmonic. He founded a think
tank for classical music, www.futuresymphony.org. He will always relish his
time in Madison where his family still resides.
David Becker, Conductor – Youth Orchestra, ’78-79’, retired from Lawrence
University in 2012. He accepted an invitation to serve as Interim Director of
Orchestras at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX for 2013-14 while they
conducted a national search. After the search was completed, they asked if
he would consider accepting the permanent position beginning in 2014, and
so he and his wife Jackie decided to extend their stay in Texas. He very much
enjoys the students and faculty at TTU, and he prefers to continue trying to
make a small difference as a conductor and educator rather than retiring at
this point. They spend summers and the Christmas holidays at their home in
Madison.
Alfred M. Boll, Violin, 80’-84’, is a US Foreign Service Officer, in Washington,
DC. He is married.
Adam Brown, Cello, 90’-95’, was recently hired as the orchestra teacher at
Green Bay (WI) East High School, and cello instructor at the Fine Arts Institute
at East High, after having taught orchestra in the Fond du Lac School District
for 12 years. Since 2012, he has also been conductor of the Philharmonia
Orchestra of the Fox Valley Symphony Youth Orchestras. He performs with
the Civic Symphony of Green Bay, as well as with the Heritage String Quartet,
and he is an active adjudicator for the Wisconsin School Music Association. He
lives in Appleton with his wife, who is also a music educator, and his six-yearold son.
Jennifer (Torgrude) Brownell, Bass, 88’-89’, is a nursing home
administrator. She is a mother of two boys and a keyboard player for
contemporary Christian worship.
Natalie Buster, Violin, 88’-93’, is an office administrator in Oakland,
California. She is also an actress, traveler, writer and active blogger. http://
nataliebuster.blogspot.com/
2015-2016 season sponsors
WYSO gratefully acknowledges the support of those organizations who serve as sponsors of our programs. Many sponsorship opportunities are available, including program
sponsorships as well as concert, conductor, recital, and member sponsorships. Sponsors for the 2015 – 2016 season include the following.
FALL STEENBOCK CONCERTS
Dane Arts
Evelyn Steenbock
Wisconsin Arts Board
BALLWEG WINTERFEST CONCERTS
Diane Ballweg
Dane Arts
Wisconsin Arts Board
Zachary Butler, Violin, 04’-09’, is currently a PhD student in Computer
Science at UCI. His brother, Max, was also in WYSO as a clarinetist.
Brett (Elizabeth DeYoung) Currie, Cello, 87’-92’, was in WYSO from 19871992 and went by my middle/maiden name then (Liz DeYoung). She now
lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she is completing her undergrad in English
in 2016. She’ll be doing an internship this year at the Richmond City Justice
Center. She plans to pursue a Master’s degree and work in prison education
programs. She and her husband were married in 2014, and he has three
awesome kids. He’s in the Air National Guard and will be returning home from
Afghanistan in October. They will be vacationing in Wisconsin in November—
she can’t wait to show off her home state! She hasn’t really played in a
number of years. Her stepdaughter will be starting violin in September, so
maybe that will get her back into strings! If not, she’s been daydreaming lately
about buying an electric bass and getting involved with a rock band! She
looks forward to staying in touch with friends and WYSO staff from the past!
Jennifer (Hicks) Czerepinski, Violin, 92’-99’, works as a research manager
in abrasives at Saint-Gobain and is married to WYSO alum Adam Czerepinski.
They have a two year old son and live in Framingham, MA. They like to share
their love of music with their son by listening to lots of music and playing piano.
Miquel de Pablo, Violin, 90’ – 94’, is a violin and piano teacher in Barcelona.
Leslie (Rattan) Dressler, Clarinet, 95’-97’, is stay at home mom. She has
two children: Walter (3) and Celia (1.5). She is also a high school rowing coach.
Tom Fjelstad, Horn, 73’ – 75’, is currently self employed as a house painter.
Was the french horn tester for the Holton company 1996-1998. Participated in
the Mount Horeb Area Art Spring Art Tour in 2014 and 2015. He is still playing
the horn and is playing with the Madison Muncipal Band and the Verona Area
Concert Band
Phyllis (Manning) Fogg, Harp, 71’-73’, currently performs with her husband
Monty. Their website is http://adamsmagnificentmusic.com. She has one son,
Ben Adams, 25 years old, who travels the world tour-managing top heavy
metal bands. Her husband Monty is a flutist, conductor and forensic scientist,
and science teacher. Life is good!
Marianne (Virnig) Gernetzke, Clarinet, 88’-89’, has been married 20 years.
She has two kids and works as a pediatric occupational therapist in a mental
health clinic.
Ann (Gilbertson) Gerrietts, Violin, 86’-93’, is a freelance violinist and violist in
the Boston area. She lives in Sharon, MA with her husband and three kids.
Ross Gilliland, Bass, 94’-00’, has performed with the Madison Symphony
and the Token Creek Series. He lives on the west coast but does come to
town to play with the Madison Bach Musicians.
BOLZ SPRING CONCERTS
Wisconsin Arts Board
The Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TOURS
Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison
ENDANGERED INSTRUMENT
WORKSHOP SERIES
Coe and Paul Williams
Sarah and Jim Rose
Marjie and Pete Marion
Ann and Al Ellingboe
Judy Stevenson
Sally Andrews
Marleen Lippert
Joan Smalley
Anton ten Wolde
Charlotte Woods
CHAMBER MUSIC PROGRAM
Cyrena & Lee Pondrom
Ann Lindsey & Chuck Snowdon
Martha & Charles Casey
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE & PERCUSSION
ExTRAVAGANZA
Eric D. Batterman Memorial Fund
MUSIC MAKERS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Madison Community Foundation
Morgan Stanley
SUPPLEMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE SPACE
Goldstein & Associates
PHILHARMONIA FAMILY CONCERT
AT GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER
Madison Arts Commission
American Girl Fund for Children
Would you like to sponsor a WYSO event? Sponsorship opportunities are available for a variety of programs and needs as well as at a variety of financial levels. There is
still availability for the 2015-2016 season. Individuals and small businesses can be sponsors, too! Please visit our website for additional sponsorship opportunities or
call for more information.
WYSO FOUNDATION BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Tom Bolger, President
Jon Udell, Past President
Diane Ballweg, Trustee
Marian Bolz, Trustee
Bridget Fraser, WYSO E.D.
John Frautschi, Trustee
Graham Fuguitt, Trustee
Amanda Gausewitz, WYSO Treasurer
Terry Haller, Vice President
Gary Johnson, Trustee
JoAnn Six, Advisor
John Walker, WYSO President
Richard Yde, Trustee
Tom Zilavey, Trustee
Ex-OFFICIO
Laure Fellenz, Fine Arts Coordinator, MMSD
Susan Cook, Director, UW School of Music
Kathryn Schwarzmann, Director of Education
& Community Relations, Madison
Symphony Orchestra
Mark Cantrell, Executive Director, Wisconsin
Chamber Orchestra
ADVISORS
Cheryl Bartlett, John Bickers, Betty
Custer, Randy Dimond, Renee Farley,
Christopher Frautschi, Chris Rich,
Laurie Riss, Andrée Valley, Dick Yde
WYSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Walker, President
Charlotte Woods, Past President
Graham Fuguitt, First Vice President
Eric Baker, Vice President
Amanda Gausewitz, Treasurer
Coe Williams, Secretary
Christine Rew Barden, Libby Bestul, Sally Davis,
Mary Diman, John Dowling, Teresa Hall,
Gary Johnson, Christina Kang, Steve Knuteson,
Ann Groves Lloyd, Bruce Matthews, Cyrena Pondrom
ENSEMBLE DIRECTORS
Karen Atz, Harp Ensemble
Vicki Peterson Jenks, Percussion Ensemble
Brett Keating, Brass Ensembles
Karl Lavine, Chamber Music Program
James McKenzie, Assistant Director,
Percussion Ensemble
Jenny DeRoche, Assistant Director, Harp Ensemble
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Martha Fuguitt, Mary Jean Goeres,
Aileen Jensen, Steve Rosing
Bridget Fraser, Executive Director
Joe Bernstein, Director of Operations & Education
Jonathan Schroerlucke, Communications &
Membership Coordinator
Mike George, Development Manager
Angela Flickinger-Pierce, Development Associate
Leah Schultz, Administrative Assistant
Brian Ellingboe, Music Librarian & Operations Assistant
Ian Disjardin, Orchestra Assistant
Somali Wilson, Orchestra Assistant
CONDUCTOR-EMERITUS
SECTIONAL COACHES
LIFE TRUSTEES
Marian Bolz, Shirley Inhorn, Stan Inhorn,
Coe Williams, Richard Wolf
DIRECTORS-EMERITUS
Thomas Buchhauser
CONDUCTORS
James Smith, Music Director and Conductor,
Youth Orchestra
Michelle Kaebisch, Conductor, Philharmonia Orchestra
Christine Mata Eckel, Conductor, Concert Orchestra
Mark Leiser, Conductor, Sinfonietta
Board of Directors and Staff
Marcia Bean, Viola, 80’-84’, has been teaching orchestra for the Pelham
Public Schools in Pelham, NY since finishing her undergraduate training in viola
performance at Oberlin Conservatory, her Masters of Music from UW-Madison,
and briefly teaching in the Oregon WI school district. She revived a struggling
program in the small Westchester town bordering NYC, and now is one of two
full time teachers there. She freelances in and around New York City, playing
in mainly regional-level opera companies. Her family includes husband Mr.
Dominique Boucher, a son, Emerson Rhoads (16) and twin stepdaughters
Isabelle and Elise Boucher (14).
Christina (Fraley) Burzinski, Viola, 97’ – 01’, as of May 2015, she works at
Grace Episcopal Church on the square in Madison as the Parish Administrator.
She is no longer playing viola (unfortunately) but definitely still has a love for
classical music and wonderful memories of many years playing in WYSO.
She is a mother of a wonderful 5 and a 1/2 year old daughter who also loves
music.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for an orchestral seat, please contact Bridget Fraser at 608-263-3320 ext. 1.
Melanie DeJesus, Jacob Grewe, August Jirovec,
Sean Kleve, Beth Larson, Laura Mericle,
Yvonne Schwinge, Hannah Wolkstein
CHAMBER COACHES
Leonardo Altino, Paran Amirinazari, Suzanne Beia,
Karen Boe, Mark Bridges, Andrew Briggs,
Diedre Buckley, Lindsey Crabb, Marc Fink,
Pedro Garcia, Karl Lavine, Becky Pan, Laurie Riss,
Samantha Sinai, Elspeth Stalter
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Marvin Rabin
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Annual Campaign Donors
IN MEMORY OF:
Annette Stebbins
John and Marian Bolz
Betty Leiser
Anonymous
Thomas E. Buchhauser and
Jack H. Ely
Craig and Ann Aswegan
Thomas Heninger
Audrey Wolter
Betty Piggot
Anonymous
Nancy Beale
Libby and Kurt Bestul
Wilmer Bloy
Marian and John Bolz
Sharon and David Bormett
Sharon and Lee Christensen
Lucille Coats
Janis Crandall
Thomas E. Buchhauser and
Jack H. Ely
Geraldine Everly
Timothy and Renee Farley
Ardys Fenner
Glenn V. and Martha Fuguitt
Katherine and Robert Geier
Susan Goeres
Hansen’s Auto Service Center,
Inc.
Richard Hemberger
Kari Hielke
Clare F. and Nancy Hutson
Stanley and Shirley Inhorn
Audrey and Robert Janke
Kay Jarvis-Sladky
Vicki Peterson Jenks and John
Jenks
Arnold & Kadjan
Lawrence and Barbara Kampe
Michael Keenan
Carole Kretschman
Jill Loken
McFarland State Bank
Ann Morris
James Morris
Susan and David Norby
Paula O’Neal
Joyce Outhouse
Linda and Ronald Outhouse
Lynne and Perry Outhouse
Joan Panepinto
Chelcy Bowles and William
Peden
Lynnette Peterson
Carl Pigott
Carl Pigott
Andrew and Aidarina Pigott
Sue Poullette
Dean Rugotska
Sylvia Schoff
Ednatha and John Scholz
Dorothy Schroeder
Eric Schulenburg
Brook Soltvedt
Jo Thomley
Victoria Topp
Barbara Weeks and Brian
Walter
Coe and Paul Williams
Charlotte and Claude Woods
Charlotte Woolf
Christopher Kausch
Ronald, Mary, and Mark
Kausch
David Fettiplace
R. Fettiplace
Dr. Marvin Rabin
Sally Ann and James F. Davis
Gene Power
Friend of Gene Power
Rebecca Hoffman
George Bielefeld
Betty Bielefeld
Harold “Hal” Woolf
Charlotte Woolf
Jane Dohler
Stanley and Shirley Inhorn
John “Jack” Kunish
Nancy Kunish
Joyce Wartmann
William Wartmann
Kathryn Smith Schroeder
Nancy Schallert
Louise Yeazel
Karin Anderson
Gary and Martha Antoniewicz
Nancy and Robert Bastien
Dorothy Blotz
Loree Christopher
Nancy and Jae Bock Chung
Madison Civics Club
True Coffee
Betty Harris and Corkey Custer
Gay Eliason
Thomas E. Buchhauser and
Jack H. Ely
Dr. Miroslav Backonja & Family
Wendy Fitch
Julie Scott and James Fluck
Renee Forrest
Peter Fritz and Nancy
Fritz-Whalen
Neal Andrews and Leanne
Furman
Mary Gehrmann
Lynn Gilbertson-Burke
Mike and Mary Kay Grasmick
Lucinda and Alan
Gruendemann
Carolyn Hegge
Carol Katz
Arlys and Leland Kempf
Janette Langdon
Jean Lutterman
ElderSpan Management, LLC
Ichiro Matsumura
Bernard Micke
Peter Bakken and Martha Nack
Arden Nelson
James and Deborah Neuman
Cheryl and Bruce Olsen
Dawne Pamplin
Chris Percy
Ralph Petersen
Diane Petfalski
Beatrice and Frederick Rauls
LaVonne and Al Senn
Nancy and Donald Tubesing
Daniel Uminski
Gladys Veidemanis
William and Lorette Wambach
Roger and Kristi Williams
Charlotte Woolf
Marcia DuVair
Suzanne DuVair
Marcia Werhan Esposito
Katherine Esposito
Margaret Cooper
Gayla Sherman
Marie Fugere
Bob, Patty and Peter Mika
Marvin Rabin
Emy Andrew
Thomas E. Buchhauser and
Jack H. Ely
Dr. Donald B. Jenny
Norman Paulu
David Rabin
Karen Ann Roesler
Vicki Swedish
Peter Thurlow
Theodore and Janet Tweed
Nan Wolf
Stephanie Meadows
Nancy Wolf and Ed Wolf
Thomas Wolf
Pat Blankenburg
William Blankenburg
Mary Larsen
Paul Haack
Sarah Haack
Polina Idu
Kasi V. Karri
Rhoda and Marvin Rabin
Cheryl and David Bartlett
Rosalind Zerofsky
Ronald, Melissa and Elisabeth
Zerofsky
Vera Olson
David Berg
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Christine Mata Eckel
John Jenks and Vicki Peterson
Jenks
Christopher Schrader
Brian Schrader
Emily Schmidt
Shirlie Schmidt
Heath Ugoretz
Barbara Voss and Steven
Ugoretz
Jim Smith
Marilyn Chohaney and David
Lonsdorf
The Mika Family
Jon and Ben Sulman
David Sulman and Anne
Altshuler
Julia and Katherine Rieckmann
David and Dawn Rieckmann
Kristy Simmons
Jerome Simmons
Luisa Meyer and Scott Meyer,
Jr.
Morelia and Scott Meyer
Maestro James Smith
Mary and Peter Monkmeyer
Nancy Kunish
Ann Cradler
Nathan Godding
Rita Prigioni and Larry Godding
Dick Wolf
Debra L. Ayers and Gregory
DePrince
Mary Ellen Stephens
Percussion Ensemble
Thomas and Vilma Pritchard
Stephen and Mark Arvedson
Dr. Joan C. Arvedson
Elissa Greene, Cello, 94’-95’, is the the Executive Director for Strings Music
Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. She also teaches Suzuki cello.
Martin Peter Haeberli, Cello, 66’ – 71’, Martin Haeberli was one of the very
first youth symphony members and played cello.
Tom Heffron, Violin, 66’ – 69’, recently retired from a career of 35 years in
education and state service including with the WI Technical College System.
He has been married 41 years with his wife Judy, who teaches elementary and
string students 30 years in Beaver Dam. He has two daughters with one being
in WYSO for four years in the 1990’s percussion. He’s held a sponsorship
of Christmas and children’s concerts for the past 20 years for the Beaver
Dam Area Orchestra, which his wife is concertmaster. He has two wonderful
grandchildren Operates the Heffron White House in Beaver Dam, WI
Sarah (Condon) Hemm, Violin, 93’-00’, is the mom to three great kids, two of
which are violinists. She recently opened Lightly Row Studio in Brodhead and
is teaching Suzuki violin while she pursues further teacher training. She’s also
performing with the Madison Community Orchestra.
Zuodian Hu, Violin, 07’-13’, is attending UW Madison for a Computer
Engineering and Computer Science double major. Zuodian is playing in the UW
Madison orchestra.
Annaliese Kowert, Violin, 94’-01’, received her B.M. at the Cleveland Institute
of Music. She is currently first fiddle player in Miami City Ballet and freelances.
Lisa Kursel, Cello, 00’-05’, is currently in graduate school at the University of
Washington studying Molecular and Cellular Biology for her PhD.
Joseph Lai, Violin, 95’-00’, has a sister, Alice Lai, who also played violin in
WYSO around the same time period. Both parents are UW Alumni. He moved
from Madison in 2001 and went to Tulane University in New Orleans. He is
currently working as an architect in Washington DC.
Suzanne LeFevre, Viola, 80’ – 86’, is a part of Houston Grand Opera,
Tenured Member River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Associate Artistic Director
University of Houston, Moores School of Music, Affiliate Artist of Viola Houston
Symphony, Regular Contracted Substitute. She lives with David Spath her
Husband and Flo their dog
Gudrun (Haubold) Liman, Violin, 67’-68’, was an AFS Exchange student and
played with this orchestra the first year after its foundation. Now she is a retired
teacher. She still plays in a string orchestra.
Anna Maria Manalo, Violin, 78’ – 85’, music continues to be the focus of
her life through teaching special-needs adults and playing for end-of-life care
populations, in North America, Europe and Asia
Kristin L. Matthews, Viola, 85’ – 91’, is Associate Professor of English and
Director of American Studies at Brigham Young University. She plays piano and
viola for fun and sings in a jazz combo.
Kelly (Fitzpatrick) McVey, Violin, 98’ – 02’, served eight years in the Army
National Guard and is now a mother of three boys and a Dental Hygienist!
Dr. John Merriman, Trumpet, 66’ – 67’, is a retired Professor Emeritus,
Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama.
Kally (Bishop) Minter, Flute, 94’-96’, attended UW-Madison, B.S-Education
and Edgewood College, M.A.-Education. Currently a special education teacher
with Madison Metro School District
IN HONOR OF:
All WYSO Percussionists
Past & Present
John Jenks and Vicki Peterson
Jenks
Andrée Valley
Alice and Richard Appen
Andrew Kinney
Bill and Carole Kinney
Ben Ferris
Jane and Michael Ferris
Betty Bielefeld
Robert Bielefeld
Betty Mennenga, Trish Suess,
and the Musical Staff at
People’s United Methodist
Church in Oregon, Wisconsin
Anne Staton
Bruce Matthews
Kristin Matthews
Brett Green, Trumpet, 94’-97’, is currently living in Madison and working in IT.
Susan H. Vandewalle
Kristin Matthews
Sylvia Burck
Adam Burck
WYSO Administrative Staff
Bridget and Donald Fraser
Thomas Buchhauser
Julie Kim
Wallace H. and Margaret
Douma
Margaret Schmidt
Zane and Susan Torgrude
WYSO’s 50th Anniversary
Marie Ruetten
Tanya (Pulver) Muller, Violin, 91’ – 95’, is a Kindergarten teacher at
Southwestern Elementary School in Hazel Green, WI. Spouse- Chad Muller,
Two sons- Reeve and Evan Muller, One daughter- Giana Muller
Laura Olsen, Violin, 82’ – 87, lives in Madison, WI with her children Conner
and Katherine and serves as Senior LIbrary & Research Specialist with Quarles
& Brady, LLP.
Aimee Paar-Olson, Violin, 92’ – 97’, is a middle orchestra teacher in Wayzata,
MN.
Ben Phillips, Trumpet, 10’-11’, just graduated from Lawrence University. He is
currently in graduate school at DePaul University studying jazz.
Derek Powell, Violin, 95’ – 04’, will be starting with the US Army Band
String Orchestra, “Pershings Own”, in early 2016. After performing in the New
World Symphony for four years he moved to DC last year and was coaching
sectionals at DC Youth Orchestra as well as teaching in their El Sistema
modeled after-school program. He also sub with the Kennedy Center Opera
House Orchestra and perform with other ensembles in the area.
Alumni Updates Cont.
memoriaLs and honorariums These gifts are given in memory/honor of the following individuals.
Joel F. W. Price, Violin, 91’-96’, is married to a musician/dancer (and actuary
by day). He lives in Philadelphia and has played in a folk group since 1997. He
toured with a west-coast folk musician (Eli Conley) 2014-2015. He is currently
working in IT at Swarthmore College and consulting as a photographer/
webmaster.
Kelly Savage, Violin and Piano, 88’-93’, is a professional musician and
performs frequently in NYC and the Bay Area on the harpsichord. She is on the
faculty at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she teaches theory and
musicianship. She is also a Lecturer at Stanford University, where she teaches
keyboard harmony and directs the Stanford Community Chorus.
Tiffany (Nondahl) Theisen, Trumpet, 00’-06’, is a Dual Immersion
Kindergarten Teacher with Madison Metropolitan School District. She is
married to Christopher Theisen.
Stephen Waller, Percussion, 85’-90’, lives with his wife Maria Rogahn and
their children Ariella (9) and Sebastian (4) in sunny Albuquerque, New Mexico,
where he is an attorney and Maria is an educator.
Peggy Alisa (Walker) Weber, Viola, 96’-01’, was an Arts Management major
in college with a minor in music. She still loves the sound of the viola. These
days she is singing with a few choirs rather than playing as much. Last year a
group of viola students and alumni honored her old viola professor Dee Martz,
at her memorial service in Stevens Point. There were close to 30 of them from
the studio, and we all played together. It was very moving. She recently sang in
a DCINY concert series at Carnegie Hall in June with 250 people from all over
the globe. She never dreamed of going there, but it was an amazing adventure,
and so much fun! She was married to her husband in July and has been
enjoing their first months together as husband and wife.
Claire Wehrle, Cello, 04’-09’, graduated from Evergreen State College with
BA in Psychology.
Debbie Williamson, Violin, 66’-67’ recently retired after 34 years as concert
master of the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra. She was a concertmaster in
WYSO under Marvin Rabin.
John Zirbel, Horn, 66’-71’, has been principal horn of the Orchestre
symphonique de Montréal since 1979. A native of Janesville, Wisconsin,
he began studying the horn at age nine with local bandmaster John Iltis.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, where he studied with John
Barrows and Douglas Hill. He enjoys teaching and mentoring talented young
horn players both at the Aspen Music Festival and at McGill University’s
Schulich School of Music, where he is an Associate Professor. His former
students play in orchestras across Canada.
richard davis Bass FoundaTion
WYSO is continually blessed to be located in a place with so many other friendly music organizations. The Richard Davis Bass
Foundation has partnered with WYSO to increase the accessibility of music and teaching to young bassists in South Central
Wisconsin. WYSO was recently gifted a high-end string bass and was permanently loaned another high-end string bass from
the Richard Davis Bass Foundation. The string bass is currently being used by Concert Orchestra bassist, Jake Brozyna. In
return for the generous donation, WYSO will be providing $250 in annual scholarships to the Richard Davis Bass Foundation’s
Annual Bass Conference.
We are so extremely grateful to the Richard Davis Bass Foundation for their gift and the opportunity to spread the gift of music
to more young musicians.
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YouTh orchesTra Tour oF iTaLY
We are very pleased to announce that we will add a second
string ensemble for ages 8-12 to the WYSO program
beginning in the fall of 2016. The ensemble will be called,
Opus One. This decision reflects a response to our increasing
number of string auditions over the past five years and a
commitment to our stated vision of providing a full range of
innovative instrumental music education and performance
opportunities accessible to ALL dedicated young people.
This Summer, Youth Orchestra will depart for their 2016 tour of
Italy! From July 6 to July 16, seventy nine young musicians, twelve
chaperones, and five staff members will tour through Milan, Verona,
Montecatini, and Rome. Youth Orchestra will perform three concerts at
Tettuccio Spa Park, Andrea della Valle Church, and Castel Gandolfo.
In the pilot year, Opus One will meet 20 weeks during the
academic year, with one performance at the conclusion.
Opus One will focus more on technique than on performance
incorporating instruction on fundamentals of scales, shifting
and bowing in addition to formative ensemble skills experience.
The opportunity will be valuable to all young musicians who are
at the early stages of their studies of a string instrument. Once
established and if demand warrants, Opus One could become
a full program with yearlong rehearsals, sectionals and concerts.
These concerts are a phenomenal way for young musicians to
interact with another culture through the medium of music. WYSO
also uses these tours as an outreach tool for different communities. Our
last concert will be performed with CEIS, the oldest and largest Italian
nonprofit organization committed to providing rehabilitation programs for
people who struggle with addiction.
With the success of our tour to Argentina in 2014, WYSO is committed
to touring internationally every two years. For more information about
our tours or to be kept up to date with our plans for Italy, check out our
website at www.wysomusic.org/our-program/touring.
WYSO is currently interviewing candidates who will serve
as conductor for Opus One. An announcement should be
made by June 1st.
chamBer camp
WYSO is excited to announce the return of its Summer Chamber Music Camp. While very popular in the
1990’s the WYSO Chamber Music Camp was discontinued some years ago. We’ve heard the feedback from
numerous alumni throughout this 50 th anniversary season who recounted some of their favorite memories
while at camp. These stories solidified what was already in the planning stages for the camp’s resurrection.
The five day camp is designed for musicians, age 11-18 who are interested in developing their performance
and preparation skills with peers in a fun and relaxed setting on the campus of Edgewood College. Invited
are all string players and any pre-formed woodwind and brass groups, open to WYSO members and nonmembers, alike. Each day will include two chamber coaching sessions, a master class and/or instrument
class, a large ensemble rehearsal, and an outdoor recreational activity. The camp will conclude with a student
performance in the Edgewood chapel at 4pm.
concerT in The park
The Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras is proud to be a
part of Concert in the Park, Hosted by The Gialamas Co. for yet
another season. For seven consecutive years, WYSO has been
invited by The Gialamas Company to be a part of this spectacular
event. This special FREE concert has recently become a highlight
of the summer. The Youth Orchestra, consisting of members ages
14 – 18, will perform at Old Sauk Trails Park on a lovely summer
evening. The Youth Orchestra, under the direction of WYSO Music
Director James Smith, will perform a variety of pieces. The evening
is capped off with a marvelous fireworks display.
Before the event there will be an instrument petting zoo, face painting and ice cream social. Tables, food and drinks
are available for purchase. For more information visit www.gialamas.com. Make sure to stay after the event for a
spectacular fireworks show. Set up lawn chairs, layout blankets, and put out your picnic baskets as you enjoy all of
the music and activities this FREE event has to offer.
For additional information please contact WYSO at 608-263- 3320 or e-mail at [email protected].
connecT WiTh us!
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Madison Civics Club
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Ewa Miernowska and Jan
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James and Nancy Zellmer
Allegro ($50 and over)
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Wagner
Robin and Stuart Bass
Laura Beale
Libby and Kurt Bestul
Irmgard Bittar
Richard and Martha Blum
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Donald and Carola Breckbill
Christine Burch
Peter and Barbara Burkholder
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Smith Campbell
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Loree Christopher
Nancy and Jae Bock Chung
Ann Cradler
Muriel Curry
Gene and Bea Dewey
David Dohler
Wallace H. and Margaret Douma
Philip and Audrey Dybdahl
ElderSpan Management, LLC
Gay Eliason
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Miles and Amy Epstein
Katherine Esposito
Matthew Evans
Martin and Theresa Evanson
Janet Faulhaber
Ardys Fenner
Wendy Fitch
Robert E. Forbess and Eunice
Reep
Peter Fritz and Nancy FritzWhalen
Martha Giese Vallon
Susan Goeres
William F. and Georgia Grahn
Mike and Mary Kay Grasmick
Sarah Haack
Margaret and John Hadsell
Dr. Marc and Alice Hansen
Hansen’s Auto Service Center,
Inc.
Thomas Heninger
Kari Hielke
Howard L. Hochman and Rose
M. Meinholz
Min-nan and Eleanor Huang
Mary Hugdahl
Kenn W. JeSchonek
Joan Johnston
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Susana Lastarria-Cornhiel
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Nancy and Mark Mackenzie
Steven and Mary Rose
Marinkovich
Martha and Douglas Maxwell
McFarland State Bank
Jack McLeod
Mary and Peter Monkmeyer
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Wayne and Mary Anne Mueller
Lakshmi Namasivayam
James and Deborah Neuman
Paula O’Neal
Katharine Odell
Linda and Ronald Outhouse
Lynne and Perry Outhouse
Ernest A. and Barbara Pellegrino
Katherine Peterson
Ralph Petersen
Power 2 Give
Ralph Rabin and Carol Willett
Steve Rankin and Judith Utevsky
Joseph Ranney
David and Dawn Rieckmann
Karen Ann Roesler
Mike and Katherine Rosing
Dean Rugotska
Lewis and Geraldine Schmidt
Margaret Schmidt
Jerome Simmons
Joan Smalley
Hilary Sperber
Judy and Walter Stevenson
Jean Stewart
Prudence Stewart
James W. Taylor
Zane and Susan Torgrude
Theodore and Janet Tweed
Daniel Uminski
Rebecca Van de Ven
Michael C. Wanke
Karl and Ellen Westlund
Holly Wiedenhoeft
Roger and Kristi Williams
Wanda Williamson
Andante (Under $50)
Mike and Diann Allsen
Karin Anderson
Peter Bakken and Martha Nack
Nancy and Robert Bastien
Richard H. Baxter Jr.
Ghita Bessman
Dorothy Blotz
Wilmer Bloy
Sally Bormann
Sharon and David Bormett
Chelcy Bowles and William Peden
Sheila and Herman Bultmann
Adam Burck
Joseph P. and Mary L. Cassinelli
Sharon and Lee Christensen
Lucille Coats
Janis Crandall
Judith Crandall
Nancy P. Dast
Mary Diman and Neal Lord
Suzanne DuVair
Geraldine Everly
Renee Forrest
Mary Gehrmann
Katherine and Robert Geier
Lynn Gilbertson-Burke
Teresa and James Hall
Carolyn Hegge
Richard Hemberger
Rebecca Hoffman
William B. and Ann K. Iveson
Kay Jarvis-Sladky
Lawrence and Barbara Kampe
Tanya Kausch Hoerneman
Michael Keenan
Bill and Carole Kinney
Gregory E. and Julie Knoke
Carole Kretschman
Antone and Carolyn Marie Kucera
Helen H. Kuntz
Janette Langdon
Mary Larsen
Jerome V. Lochner
Jill Loken
Mark and Nancy Mackenzie
Anthony and Elizabeth Matkom
Stephanie Meadows
Bernard Micke
Ann Morris
Jack and Elaine E. Naughton
Alinda and Robert Nelson
Arden Nelson
Michael Nonn
Susan and David Norby
Donna M. Obrien
Pat and Kathy O’Donnell
Cheryl and Bruce Olsen
Darlene and Norman Olson
Joyce Outhouse
Dawne Pamplin
Joan Panepinto
Bea Jay Panke
Lynnette Peterson
Diane Petfalski
Mel Pontious
Sue Poullette
Janet Rarick
Beatrice and Frederick Rauls
Cynthia Rose
Stephen Salemson
Shirlie Schmidt
Sylvia Schoff
Dorothy Schroeder
Jeff Smoller
Amanda and Jason Stein
Mary Ellen Stephens
Shirley Sundquist
Ann Tabat
Jo Thomley
Victoria Topp
Hannah Tweed Cutshall
Georgene Vitense
Barbara Voss and Steven Ugoretz
Louisa Walker
Pamela and William Walker
William and Lorette Wambach
Barbara Weeks and Brian Walter
Lee Weiss
Chris West
Craig M. Witz
Audrey Wolter
William Xiang
Annual Campaign Donors Cont.
WYso adds neW orchesTra: opus one
Thank you to the following
in-kind donors:
AlphaGraphics Madison
Andrew Balio
Reynard Burns
Brennan’s
CUNA Mutual Group
Donald Fraser
Fuhrman and Dodge, S.C.
Lucille Goeres
Nancy Goeres
Ed and Kathy Davies
General Beverage Sales Co.
Andrew George
Glanbia
Chuck Howland
Andrew Kinney
Ken Koscik
Russ and Diane Moser
NBC15 TV
New Glarus Brewing Company
Vicki Powell
UW-School of Music
Ben Wahlund
Wegner CPA’s
Wildermuth Auction Services
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
Wisconsin Public Radio
Andree Valley
Olivia Zeuske
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Annual Campaign Donors
WYSO gratefully acknowledges
the following individuals and
organizations for their generous
contributions to our Annual
Campaign, Endowment Fund,
International Tour Fund, and the
50th Anniversary Fund. Gifts and
pledges listed were received
between May 1, 2015 and May
3, 2016. Donations to Musical
Notes will be listed in the Spring
Program.
Maestro ($100,000 and over)
Diane Ballweg
The Theodore W. Batterman
Family Foundation
The Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family
Foundation
Pleasant Rowland and W.
Jerome Frautschi
Evelyn Steenbock
Grandioso ($50,000 and over)
Anonymous
Coe and Paul Williams
Virtuoso ($10,000 and over)
Anonymous
The Burish Group
Glenn V. and Martha Fuguitt
Graham and Margaret Fuguitt
The Gialamas Family Foundation
Goldstein & Associates
Tom Veitch and Gayle Fuguitt
Symphony ($5,000 and over)
Anonymous
Theodore W. Batterman
Dane Arts
John J. Frautschi Family
Foundation, Inc.
Michael George
Theodore and Mary Jean Goeres
Promega Corp.
Wallman Investment Counsel
Webcrafters-Frautschi Foundation
Wisconsin Arts Board
Richard W. Wolf and Dolores
Fowell
Yamaha Corporation of America
Encore ($2,500 and over)
Anonymous
Randall L. and Marilyn Dimond
DoubleTree Hotel - Madison
Friend of Gene Power
George Gialamas
Green Bay Packers Foundation
Stanley and Shirley Inhorn
Kiwanis Club of Downtown
Madison, Inc.
Elaine and Nicholas Mischler
Oak Bank
Cyrena and Lee Pondrom
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
John Walker
WYSO Endowment Fund
Fortissimo ($1,000 and over)
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Martha Fuguitt Fund For WYso music
individuaL and organizaTionaL donors
Assemblage Architects
Cheryl and David Bartlett
John and Lilly Bickers
Boardman & Clark LLP
Bolger Family Fund for WYSO
Anne Bolz
Marian and John Bolz
Marjorie Briskey
Thomas E. Buchhauser and Jack
H. Ely
Martha and Charles Casey
Julie and C. K. Chang
Custer Financial Services
Electronic Theater Controls
EnRich Financial Partners, LLC
Farley’s House of Pianos
Terry Haller
Roger and Ann Hauck
John Jenks and Vicki Peterson
Jenks
Katherine Wolf Punwar
Shaila Kiley Bolger and Thomas
Bolger
Nancy Kunish
Dan Lauffer
Lee & Lee of Wisconsin, LLC
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Madison Arts Commission
Madison4Kids
Jane Cormack Maher
Fred and Mary Mohs
Morgan Stanley Foundation
Stefanie Moritz and Vince Jenkins
Stephen D. Morton
Mary Ellen Peters
Keith and Rosemary Peterson
Potter Lawson, Inc.
Thomas and Vilma Pritchard
Sarah and James Rose
Roto-Rooter Sewer Service
JoAnn Six
Charles Snowdon and Ann
Lindsey
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
Yao Sun
Tetrad Inc.
U.S. Bank Foundation
Andrée and John Valley
Wegner CPAs
Mary L. Wolf-Francis
Michael Wolf
Thomas Wolf
Charlotte and Claude Woods
Fan Zhang and Fanyou Xie
Crescendo ($500 and over)
Charles and Mary Anderson
Nancy Becknell
Betty Bielefeld
William Blankenburg
Sally Ann and James F. Davis
Becky Dick
Douglas Art and Frame
Timothy and Renee Farley
Gina Gialamas
Frank Groves
James and Teresa Hall
Aileen and A. Paul Jensen
Dr. Donald B. Jenny
Catherine and Thierry Krier
Marleen Lippert
Peter and Marjorie Marion
Bruce Matthews
Diane Mayland and Mike
Hennessy
Stan Metzenberg
Mary E. Pautz
Deepika and Rajaraman Rajesh
Tim and Mary Pat Riggins
Karina Shook Eversley
Diane J. Silverberg
Anton Tenwolde and Marcia J.
Smith
Roxanne and Alex Tomovici
Susan Hoeft and Brian
Vandewalle
William Wartmann
Charles T. Williams
Dan Wolf
Richard and Katie Yde
Ronald, Melissa and Elisabeth
Zerofsky
Jian Zhou and Xixue Mei
Thomas and Karen Zilavy
Gabriele Zu-Rhein
Forte ($250 and over)
Anonymous
Debra L. Ayers and Gregory
DePrince
Anna Biermeier and Roger
Hanson
Peter Chang and Ann Gisinger
Tim E. and Sally Corden
Peter de Boor and Geneva
Moores
John and Molly Dowling
Jane M. Eisner
Edith Epstein and Michael Tsuk
Marc and Marcia Fink
Wesley and Ankie Foell
Bridget and Donald Fraser
Nancy Goeres and Michael
Rusinek
Raymond and Cesarina Guries
John M. Hall
Harry and Lynn Halme
Philip Hardacre
Diane and James Henning
Mary Lou Hogan
Paula and Quinn Hogan
Theodore Iltis
Roger C. Inhorn and Victoria
Masakowski
Gary Johnson
Julie Kim
Robert and Judy Knapp
Lodi Canning Company, Inc.
John and Carol Palmer
Robert and Kathryn Richardson
Laurie and Terry Riss
Stephen Robertstad
Fred L. Roesler
Stephen and Penny Root
Jurate Stewart
Vicki Swedish
Patricia Tennis
Jo Ann Tiedemann
Amit and Parul Trivedi
Jon and Susan Udell
Dale Van Holten
Anya Walker
Jon G. and Janalee Whitcomb
Lee Wille
Presto ($100 and over)
Hildegard and Julius Adler
Emy Andrew
Neal Andrews and Leanne
Furman
Dr. and Mrs. CJ Anderson
Anonymous
Gary and Martha Antoniewicz
Alice and Richard Appen
Arnold & Kadjan
Craig and Ann Aswegan
Dr. Joan C. Arvedson
Dr. Miroslav Backonja & Family
Eric Baker
Christopher and Christine Barden
James Baldwin and Alexis
Buchanan
Kathy Beadles
Nancy Beale
Jan Beaver and Tom Schaub
David Berg
Peter and Valerie Besenbruch
Kamini Bhargava LaRusso
Robert Bielefeld
Bob, Patty and Peter Mika
Marilyn V. Borowicz
Glenn and Winifred Bowen
Catherine Buege
John Butler and Joan Sumkin
Ian and Joan Carlson
Marilyn Chohaney and David
Lonsdorf
Steven E. and Tashi Chomor
Gloria Chuang
Arlene and Marshall Colburn
Betty Harris and Corkey Custer
Susan Denholm
Lloyd A. DeWald
Lawrence and Nancy Dewey
Ruth S. and Warren Downs
John and Clela Duemler
Jim and Marilyn Ebben
Peggy Eis and Jeffrey Lee
Ann and Al Ellingboe
Marlys Fassett
Michael and Anne Faulhaber
Colleen and William Feist
Jane and Michael Ferris
R. Fettiplace
Robert and Carol Frykenberg
Andrew Fuchs
Lucille Goeres
Gay S. Goldstein
Elizabeth Goy
Gary Green and Leann Tigges
Tyrone D. and Janet Greive
Lucinda and Alan Gruendemann
Hiroshi and Toshiko Gunji
Anita Gurda
Donald and Mary Harkness
Amy Harr
Mary Ann Harr Grinde
Edward Harris and Judian Smith
Magdalena and Milan Hauner
John Helgeson
Gregory and Melissa Hinz
Robert Horowitz and Susan B.
King
Margaret Hutchinson
Clare F. and Nancy Hutson
Audrey and Robert Janke
Nizar Jarjour and Elma Sia
Stanley and Nancy Johnson
Kasi V. Karri
Arlys and Leland Kempf
Steven and Jill Knuteson
John and Ginny Moore Kruse
Mary Beth Lamb
Rick and Masako Lackey
Joel Lanz
Florence Lederman
Mark and Laureen Leiser
Jonathan and Betty Little
Robert and Sally Lorenz
Richard and Jean Lottridge
President of Board of Directors, 1980 – 1982 | WYSO Parent, Board Member, Advisor since 1972
It is with great excitement that we announce the Martha Fuguitt Fund for Music. The fund, which has been generously
established by her husband Glenn, and children Gayle and Graham Fuguitt, will offset costs for music rentals and music
purchases for the WYSO Music Library. Members in all orchestras willm benefit from this generous gift.
Martha has been a fervent supporter of WYSO since she first became involved as a WYSO parent when her son
Graham Fuguitt joined the orchestra. She has served as a Board member and advisor since 1972. She also served
as President of the Board of Directors from 1980 – 1982. Martha was an essential part of the WYSO Financial Development Committee and was a key
supporter of the WYSO Play-athon. Over the span of her 42 year affiliation with WYSO, she has served as a passionate and devoted WYSO Director,
Advisor, Director Emeritus, alumni parent, donor and volunteer.
Thank you to Martha and the Fuguitt family for your many decades of support to WYSO!
James R. Smith guesT arTisT Fund.
in honor oF our 50Th anniversarY, WYso esTaBLished The
Named to recognize the 30 year tenure of James Smith as WYSO Music Director, this fund will support fees for guest artists to work with the WYSO
orchestras and ensembles. Thank you to the following donors who have made this possible.
Anonymous
Laura J. Welton-Arndt and George Arndt
Diane Ballweg
Christine Burch
Gloria Chuang
Tim E. and Sally Corden
Hannah Tweed Cutshall
Timothy and Renee Farley
Robert and Carol Frykenberg
Andrew Fuchs
Michael George
Bill and Carole Kinney
marvin raBin LegacY socieTY
Jun and Sandy Lee
Lee & Lee of Wisconsin, LLC
Bruce Matthews
The McNeel Family
Elaine and Nicholas Mischler
Bea Jay Panke
Robert and Kathryn Richardson
Peter Thurlow
Anya Walker
John Walker
Enriching Lives for 50 Years
WYSO invites you to become a member of the Marvin Rabin Legacy Society and help preserve orchestral training and
performance opportunities for the talented youth of our region.
Marvin Rabin founded WYSO in 1966 and was the most passionate advocate that youth orchestras worldwide have
ever known. The Marvin Rabin Legacy Society recognizes individuals and families who have placed the Wisconsin Youth
Symphony Orchestras Foundation in their estate plans.
WYSO is grateful for all planned gifts, whatever their size. All we ask is that you notify us that you have included WYSO
in your plans. We want to extend an open invitation to all alumni to join other charter members whose commitment to
sustaining the future of WYSO is recognized by the inclusion of WYSO in their estate plans.
MEMBERS
Anonymous †
Jim Baldwin and Alexis Buchanan
Diane Endres Ballweg †
Christine and Christopher Barden †
Cheryl and Dave Bartlett †
Pat and Bill Blankenburg †
Tom and Shaila Bolger †
Anne W. Bolz †
Marian and Jack Bolz †
Thomas Buchhauser †
Martha and Charles Casey
Ellen Reid-Cornwall †
Randy and Marilyn Dimond †
Bridget and Donald Fraser †
Glenn and Martha Fuguitt †
Graham and Margaret Fuguitt †
Michael George †
Ted and Mary Jean Goeres and
family †
The Hall Family
Terry Haller †
Stan and Shirley Inhorn †
Vicki Peterson Jenks †
Gary Johnson †
Nancy and Stan Johnson †
Marleen Lippert
Lee and Cyrena Pondrom †
Marvin J. Rabin †
Timothy Reilley †
Judy Schwaemle and Jacob
Stockinger †
Joann Six †
James Smith and Patricia Mullins †
Jurate Stewart †
Nick and Judy Topitzes
Jon and Susan Udell †
Andrée and John Valley †
Susan Hoeft Vandewalle †
John Walker †
Coe and Paul Williams †
Richard W. Wolf †
Dick and Katie Yde †
† denotes charter member
Find out more about how you can support our remarkable young musicians.
Call Bridget Fraser at 608-263-3320 ext. 1, email [email protected],
or visit wysomusic.org/donate
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50th Anniversary highLighTs
Alumni Welcome recepTion
Over 150 WYSO alumni and their guests, including members of the first WYSO orchestra of
1966, gathered at Lowell Hall on February 19th to renew friendships and share stories.
Orchestra
SponSor: dee Fowell and richard wolF FamilieS
aLumni
On the morning of Saturday, February 20th , WYSO saw nearly 100 alumni return to Mills Hall to play in an Alumni Orchestra.
The orchestra saw alumni from WYSO’s charter orchestra in 1966 as well as recent alumni who left WYSO last year. The reading session saw the
return of alumni conductors Jim Lattimer, Leyla Sanyer, and Tom Buchhauser take up the baton again as well as WYSO alumnus Mikko Utevskey
who is a graduate student at UW-Madison. The sound that this group made was extraordinary! Some alumni hadn’t touched their instrument in years
while others were seasoned musicians. However, you would have thought this group had been rehearsing together for months. It was a truly moving
experience for everyone involved onstage and off.
Pre-Concert recepTion
SponSor: SuSan hoeFt Vandewalle
Preceding the Gala concert in Overture Hall, a special reception brought together alumni of the orchestras,
WYSO Board members, administrative staff, conductors, plus anniversary sponsors and planning committee
members. It was the first opportunity to bring together people who have led WYSO over the years.
Concert
SponSor: the BuriSh Group
gaLa
Our 50th Anniversary Gala concert on February 20th at Overture Hall, left the sold out house roaring with
excitement. The performance included performances by all four WYSO orchestras, the Percussion Ensemble,
Brass Choir, and two chamber ensembles.
All four orchestras and Percussion Ensemble commissioned new works in honor of the 50th anniversary.
Percussion Ensemble Credo – Ben Whalund
Sinfonietta Sonata for Sinfonietta – Olivia Zeuske
Concert Orchestra Biciclette – Reynard Burns
Philharmonia Orchestra …in Time!... – Donald Fraser
Youth Orchestra A Radiant Spirit – Andrew Kinney
The highlight of the evening was when all four orchestras and the Music Makers Honors Ensembles joined
together for Donald Fraser’s original arrangement of Ode to Joy. Nearly 400 students were on stage and
in the aisles for this stirring and powerful finale!
SponSor: pleaSant rowland and Jerome FrautSchi
Post-Concert recepTion
To learn more about the concert and the 50th anniversary weekend, please visit www.wysomusic.org/50th.
After the concert, the Overture Center Lobby was bursting at the seams as nearly 2,200 concert goers delighted in
celebration of a wonderful concert. There was a great energy as students who performed on Overture stage for the
first time came out to an excited and adoring public. It was truly a spectacular sight to see.
SponSor: Stan and Shirley inhorn
aLumni
Brunch
To cap off the weekend of festivities we held a celebration brunch in honor of the last
50 years at Union South. Alumni, board members past and present, friends, and family
gathered one last time to reminisce about the weekend. Both co-chairs of the 50 th
planning committee Dick Wolf and Mike George spoke along with Board President John
Walker. While guests had a chance to catch up, one of WYSO’s woodwind quintets
performed to a captivated audience.
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SponSor: mary Jean and ted GoereS Family
guesT arTisTs
Over a year ago, 50th anniversary planning committees, including
WYSO alumni, discussed possibilities for providing an alumni gift to
WYSO in honor of the 50th anniversary. The idea of establishing a
Guest Artist Fund rose to the top and was approved by the WYSO
board as a special fund “established by WYSO Alumni in 2016 in Honor
of the 50th Anniversary.” In honor of his 30 years of service as WYSO
Music Director, the fund has been specifically named the
James R. Smith Guest Artist Fund.
The Guest Artist Fund will enable WYSO to expand experiences for
young musicians each year by giving them opportunity to work with
experienced professional artists, including WYSO alums. Guest artists
will be scheduled on selected WYSO rehearsal and performance days
to coach sectionals or chamber groups; rehearse or guest conduct
an orchestra; perform with an orchestra, or provide master classes
for WYSO members. Already during this 50th anniversary year Vicki
Powell, Viola, Nancy Goeres, Bassoon, and Mike Truesdell,
percussion have soloed with WYSO. Andrew Balio, trumpet has
coached ensembles and provided master classes; and Andrew
George has rehearsed the Philharmonia as a guest conductor. While
continuing to consider WYSO alumni as guest artists, after the 50th
Anniversary year the selection of artists will expand to include other
outstanding professionals.
The fund is particularly desirable as a WYSO Alumni gift because a
donation can be any amount as a one-time gift or multi-year pledge.
You can help WYSO alumni to establish a legacy by providing a gift
now and becoming one of the “charter contributors” to the
James R. Smith Guest Artist Fund.
“My favorite WYSO memory
was the Philharmonia tour to Wild
Rose. The crowd was welcoming and
appreciative-we loved performing for
them. Then they gave our tour buses
a celebratory, lights-flashing, police
escort as we drove out of town!
What a feeling.”
“These great experiences for students
are only possible with the coordinated effort of
parents, staff and boards. Their dedication and
hard work over fifty years have brought us to where
we are today – a well-established, well-respected
organization. You all deserve a standing ovation.
WYSO has evolved into one of the best youth
orchestra programs in the nation, and in the world.
That’s worth celebrating.”
- mark leiSer,
SinFonietta conductor
50th Anniversary
Business sponsors
We are extremely grateful to our 50th Anniversary Business
Sponsors. Their support has enabled WYSO to continue to
provide transformational musical experiences to children in
south-central Wisconsin and beyond.
diamond SponSor
The Burish Group
Wallman Investment Counsel
platinum SponSorS
Promega Corp.
“A moment I’ll never forget
was the first rehearsal in 1966
with the 80 selected players. After
only a few moments of playing I
knew then we were going to have
a fine orchestra.”
- marVin raBin 1966-72,
Founder, muSic director
- cameron hall 2008-2012,
cello
Statewide Broadcast
mondaY, maY 23, 2016, 8pm
Be sure to set aside time to watch a special one-hour broadcast
on Wisconsin Public Television at
8 pm on maY 23rd
This program will feature highlights from the 50th Anniversary Gala Concert at
Overture Center as well as interviews from current members, staff, and alumni,
as well as features about WYSO’s 50-year history.
The broadcast will be repeated on
maY 29Th aT 3 pm
and then archived on the Wisconsin Public Television web site.
Gold SponSorS
AlphaGraphics Madison
The Gialamas Co.
Nevaiser Investments, Inc./ Doubletree
Oak Bank
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S.C.
SilVer SponSorS
Boardman & Clark, LLP
Betty and Corky Custer/ Lincoln
Financial
CUNA Mutual
EnRich Financial Partners
Stafford Rosenbaum
Tetrad
US Bank
Wegner CPAs
BronZe SponSorS
Assemblage Architects
Electronic Theater Controls
Farley’s House of Pianos
Madison Arts Commission
Midwest Open MRI
Potter Lawson
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
in-kind SponSorS
AlphaGraphics Madison
Dane County Regional Airport
Goldstein and Associates
NBC 15
Peak Creative
Tandem Press
Webcrafters
Wisconsin Public Radio
“During WYSO’s 2012
visit to Budapest, in a concert hall
overlooking the city at night, the
audience jumped to its feet and
clapped in unison, yelling “Brava!”, a
word everyone understood.”
- lauren mcneel 2008 -2014,
Viola
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