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DSOL NEWS
2016 Spring Edition
Second Annual Fashion Notes Presentation at Warwick Melrose Hotel May 26
The 2016 Fashion Notes event will
be held Thursday May 26, 2016 at
the Warwick Melrose Hotel.
Cathy C. and Michael R. Haynes,
Sr. are the Honorary Chairs for
the event. Event Chairs are Mari
Epperson and Sharon Ballew.
Gold Book competition for Fashion
Notes, the women’s and children’s
fashion presentation and luncheon
event launched last spring. The
award will be presented at the
League’s National Conference in
Baltimore, MD from June 9-11.
The spring fashions presented will
feature our own DSOL members,
children and grandchildren as
models. The fashion presenter is
Stanley Korshak.
New DSO Assistant
Conductor
There will be Mystery Boxes again
this year. In the auction will be
4 American Airline tickets, Gift
Certificate from Studio 110, Gift
Certificate from Riviera Spa, Gift
certificate from the Ritz Carelton
- two night stay with breakfast,
2 DSO Gala tickets, Loge Box
with Intermission passes and a
Stradivarius Patron Membership to
the DSO. Heritage Auction and
Veritex Bank are sponsors.
Individual underwriting tickets are
$250 and can be purchased www.
dallassymphonyleague.com. Send
checks made out to DSOL to
Sharon Ballew at 9705 Stone
River Circle, Dallas, 75231. In
Honor of donations will be listed
in the Fashion Notes program.
In Honor of listings start at $100.
Please direct your questions to
Mari Epperson, 972-672-4015,
[email protected]
The Volunteer Council of the
League of American Orchestras
announced that the Dallas
Symphony Orchestra League won
a Roundtable Award in the annual
Karina Canellakis, the Dallas
Symphony’s brilliant assistant
conductor for the last two seasons,
will leave the orchestra when her
contract runs out this summer.
Her most dramatic appearances
here have been as last-minute
substitute for music director
Jaap van Zweden, in programs
including formidably difficult
Shostakovich symphonies. Clearly
an enormous talent, she’ll be much
missed. But her guest-conducting
career is really taking off, including
upcoming appearances with the
Detroit Symphony and the periodinstruments Concentus Musicus of
Vienna.
Ruth Reinhardt, a Juilliard-trained
Conductor will join the DSO
Conducting Staff in September
2016. Music Director Jaap van
Zweden and the Dallas Symphony
Orchestra announced the
appointment of Ruth Reinhardt
as Assistant Conductor. She will
conduct youth concerts, select
DSO on the GO and ReMix series
performances, Dallas Symphony
Community and Parks Concerts
and other performances as
assigned. She will also regularly
assist the Music Director and guest
conductors.
Michael R. and Cathy C. Haynes, Sr.
Mari Epperson and Sharon Ballew.
The President’s Message
As we wrap up the 2015-16 DSOL year,
I look back on all the exciting events that
have taken place since the last newsletter.
In January, the incredible Junior Symphony
Ball chairmen – Tasha and Hunter
Alexander, Susan and Abby Beiriger
, Libe and Michael Hodak, Kathy and
Kendall Klingaman, Teresa and Reagan
Loftus, Allison and Wade “Buzz” Shike
produced a wildly successful event at
Photo by James French
Gilley’s. Over 2000 area high school
students attended and the 2016 JSB went off without a hitch. I want
to thank the entire JSB committee for all their effort and hard work and
especially the amazing co-chairs – we couldn’t have done it without
you!
The 30th Annual Presentation Ball was held on February 20th at the
Meyerson Symphony Center. Forty fabulous young women officially
made their debut into society dressed in miles of white silk and tulle.
Everyone made their bow in front of family and friends and after the
elegant seated dinner, they danced the night away to the sounds of the
Jordan Kahn Music Company. Congratulations to Nancy Labadie and
the Ball Committee for an outstanding job.
In keeping with my mission as President, I have to brag about our new
Salon Series. My goal this year was to educate our membership about
the world-class musicians to make up the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Our last Salon Series – An Evening with Doug Howard featured
one of the DSO’s percussionists who has produced and starred in a
documentary about the Indonesian Gamelan genre of music. He spoke
about performing a commissioned work by Stewart Copeland of the
Police. At the end of the evening, we all felt like we were Doug’s new
best friend. The event was held at the home of Penny Reid and food
and wine sere provided by the Salon Series committee. Once again,
chairman Elizabeth Rois-Mendez outdid herself and everything was
just perfect!
In closing, I want to thank all the members of the Dallas Symphony
Orchestra League for their hard work and support this year. I cherish
the friendships and the memories I’ve made this year. Special thanks
go out to our incredible Director if Volunteer Services, Allison Brodnax.
She is truly a miracle worker and one of the nicest women I’ve ever
met. I will be turning over the gavel to Sandy Secor in just a few weeks
and I wish her much success and as much fun as I have had this year!
Melissa Lewis
2015 - 2016 DSOL President
Party of Note May 16
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra
League will host a Party of Note
on Monday, May 16th, 2016 at
Perry’s Steak House, 6:00 p.m.
and will feature Bruce Wittrig,
DSO violinist. In addition to his
symphony duties, Wittrig enjoys
chamber music and serves as
Music Director at his church,
Bethany Presbyterian in Uptown.
His wife, Mary Alice, formerly with
the Dallas Opera, is now a violin
teacher. They have a multi-talented
daughter, Melanie.
The reception and dinner will be
an intimate evening for the guests.
The musician will speak briefly
before playing a special musical
piece for the guests. The dinner
was generously underwritten
by Perry’s Steakhouse, 2000
McKinney Avenue. Proceeds from
the event will benefit the education
and community programs for the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Chairman of this event is Margaret
LaRocca, 214-797-6996. Tickets
can be purchased online.
Lynn Harrell Concerto
Competition
The DSO Lynn Harrell Concerto
Competition was held Saturday
April 30th. Eight finalists
competed playing the piano, cello,
or violin. The winner, Claire Wells
(violin), will perform with the DSO
this summer. Second place was
awarded to Jason Zhu (piano).
The DSOL thanks these volunteers
Dolores Barzune, Eleanor Casey,
Roberta Corbett, Chair Susan
Fisk, Mary Jo Lincicome, Jo
Anne McCullough, and Sharon
Walker.
DSOL Newsletter
The DSOL newsletter is printed
4 times per year by the DSOL.
The next deadline is: August 15,
2016. Please send articles and
photographs to
Sandy Secor, Editor;
[email protected]
News and Notes
Get well wishes to: Susan Walker, Dixie Marshall and Connie
Rhoades. Condolences to Mari
Epperson on the loss of her father,
to the family of Michelle Godo on
her passing, to the family of Janet
Nylund on her passing, to Carla
Leffert on the loss of her father-inlaw Robert Hilton Leffert, to Libe
Hodek on the loss of her mother
and to Sandy Secor on the loss
of her sister-in-law. Please send
news to Susan Scullin, [email protected] or (972) 5239300.
Encore Luncheon
Top left: DSOL President Melissa Lewis and Wendy Hansen, Musician Luncheon Chair.
Right: Dolores Barzune and DSOL President Melissa Lewis at the TASO Conference in Amarillo. Bottom: Lynn Harrell Competition Winners: The judges were Lynn
Harrell, Gabriel Sanchez, and Angela Fuller-Heyde. The winner was Claire Wells,
15, of Plano, TX. She will be performing Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with the DSO
on June 10th at the “Orchestral Fantasy and Magic” concert hosted by the DSO Teen
Council. She was awarded $3500.Second prize- Jason Zhu, pianist, $2500 prize; ThirdMichael Zyzak, cello, $1500 prize; Honorable Mention- Haeun Moon, violinist. Susan
Fisk was Chair of this event.
Friedlander Competition Award Recipients
The Friedlander Competition was
held Saturday afternoon, March
19, in Horchow Hall of the Meyerson. Susan Vaughan was the
Chair for the event. The Friedlander Competition provides top
Young Strings students with an
opportunity to earn both public
recognition for their talent and hard
work, and scholarship funds that
can be used to further their musical
studies. Sponsored by the League
in memory of DSO musician Janet
Friedlander, the competition is
dedicated to support the Young
Strings program, and is open to
Finale Division Young Strings students. The monetary prizes assist
winners in funding college tuition,
additional musical study, or even
the purchase of a new instrument.
The 1st prize recipient of $1000
was Damian Garcia, cello, sophomore; 2nd place: $700 recipient
Messiah Ahmed, violin, freshma;
3rd place recipient of $500, Rahel Lulseged, cello, junior; and
the Eugene Bonelli Scholarship
award winner for being highest
ranking junior.
Please join us at the Encore
Luncheon to celebrate the success
of the 2015 - 2016 and honoring
President Melissa Lewis on
Tuesday, May 24 at Brookhollow
Golf Club, 8301 Harry Hines
Boulevard. The luncheon begins
at 11:30 am; Chairmen for this
event are Sue John and Bettina
Hennessy. Reservations for
the luncheon will go to Bettina
Hennessy, 4405 Beverly Drive,
Dallas, 75205. The cost is $65
payable to DSOL. Questions, 214293-0981, [email protected].
Please RSVP by May 18.
TASO Award of Excellence
Volunteer of the Year
The Texas Association for Symphony Orchestras awarded Dolores
Gomez Barzune the 2015 - 2016
Awards of Excellence Volunteer of
the Year Award at the TASO Conference in Amarillo. A dedicated
supporter of the Dallas Symphony
Orchestra, Mrs. Barzune currently
serves on the Council of Past
Chairs of the DSO Board of Governors and as Secretary of the Dallas
Symphony Foundation Board of
Directors. Previously, Mrs. Barzune had served as President and
Chairwoman of the DSO board, in
addition to dedicating her time to
numerous committees, and served
as DSOL President 1984-1985.
2016 DSOL Events
May 5
Cecil and Ida Green Youth Concerts
May 16
Party of Note
Perry’s Steak House
May 24
Encore Luncheon and Annual Meeting
Brook Hollow Golf Club
May 26
Fashion Notes Luncheon
Warwick Melrose Hotel
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Schelgel Administrative Suites
2301 Flora Street
Dallas, TX 75201-2497
June 9-11
League of American Orchestras Conference
Baltimore, MD