Experience - Memphis Symphony Orchestra

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Experience
Experience
Ruth Valente Burgess, cello
Gaylon Patterson, violin
Volume
Volume 21 •• 2011|2012
2012 |2013 Season
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Contents
Volume 1
•
2012|2013 Season
Concert Experience
• Beethoven 8
September 14................................................. 21
• Rachmaninoff and Mahler
September 22 & 23....................................... 29
• Stax! The Memphis Sound
October 13 & 14............................................ 37
• Sponsors & Foundations............................... 64
• Membership Benefits..................................... 66
• Contributors................................................... 67
• Honorariums & Memorials .......................... 82
• Patron/Ticket Information ........................... 84
• Yo-Yo Ma
October 22..................................................... 45
Symphony Gallery
• Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director ................... 56
• Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends............................ 8
• Orchestra Roster............................................. 58
• Meet the Musicians....................................... 16
Patron Experience
Community Experience
• Advertiser Listing........................................... 53
• I n Memory of Marguerite Piazza.. ........... 6
• MSO Board of Directors, Staff, League Board
& Chorus Board............................................. 60
• Family Tunes and Tales................................. 10
• Symphony Soul Project................................. 14
• Memphis Symphony League......................... 62
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Inc., is a qualified 501(c)(3) deductible organization
funded by gifts from you, ticket sales and contracted services. We are recipients of grants
from ArtsMemphis and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
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2012-2013 SeaSOn
IT’S HAPPENING AT
GPAC
JaZZ
Dance
chick corea and Gary Burton
with the Harlem String Quartet
sunday, september 30
The Theater of Needless Talents
Spectrum Dance Theater
wednesday, november 14
The chucho Valdés Quintet
sunday, 0ctober 21
Jane Monheit with
special guest Mark O’connor
sunday, february 17
Cinderella
Russian national Ballet Theatre
sunday, january 6
Savion Glover’s SoLe Sanctuary
friday, january 25
Monterey Jazz Festival
55th anniversary Tour
sunday, april 21
celebrating the 100th anniversary of
The Rite of Spring
tuesday, april 23
FaMILY
SPecIaL eVenTS
“Sleeping Beauty”
with David Gonzalez, storyteller
sunday, october 7
Cirque Chinois
national circus of the
People’s Republic of china
sunday, october 14
Cinderella
Russian national Ballet Theatre
sunday, january 6
The Black Watch and
The Band of the Scots Guards
sunday, february 10
The Secret Sisters
friday, september 7
capitol Steps
friday, september 14
Van cliburn Gala
saturday, march 16
The Voca People
sunday, march 24
erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo™
friday, april 26-28
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In Memory of
Marguerite Piazza
(May 6, 1926 – August 2, 2012)
By Shelly Sublett
Many documentaries, memoirs, and
articles have described Marguerite
Piazza’s life as a performer on the opera
stage, television, and in supper clubs
as well as detailing her tireless efforts
to raise funds for the American Cancer
Society and St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital by giving benefit concerts.
During her funeral at St. Louis Catholic
Church on August 7th, Reverend Richard
A. Cortese announced that Marguerite
Gloria Nobles, Marguerite Piazza and Marguerite’s
had raised a total of $70 million during
Aunt Anne
her lifetime. “Piazza,” which means “a
large public square,” was her mother’s maiden name that she adopted during her early
years of performance, and it accurately portrays her generous heart and her incredible
work ethic which enabled her to touch so many lives. Her own life was full of adversity,
but she never allowed her problems to interfere with her professionalism or her duties as
a mother.
Her philanthropy was also extended to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. During the
early years, she became a board member of the Memphis Orchestral Society. At the first
Sinfonietta Ball on October 16, 1959, her name was listed as the main attraction. This
ball raised funds for the school concerts, to create a “family interest” in music. The
Sinfonietta was officially renamed the Memphis Symphony Orchestra the following
season. She and her husband, William (Billy) Condon, hosted the gala reception at their
home to commemorate this event on October 21, 1960.
As the times changed, she changed with them. When Marguerite was featured as
the guest artist for the Memphis Symphony Pops Concert on February 24, 1973, she
performed a variety of styles including arias, songs from Broadway, and Italian folk tunes.
Her three daughters also joined her on stage to sing Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
and Candy Man from the Top 40. Her audiences were always touched by her ability to
sing from the heart, no matter what style of music she sang.
She never stopped working. On December 10, 2011, the Memphis Symphony League
hosted a cocktail buffet honoring her. The proceeds from this event benefited the
Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s annual city school program, “Music in the Schools.”
We are saddened by her death, but we are so grateful for her support during these past
decades. May her legacy always live on!
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Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends
Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends members had a fantastic evening with Mei-Ann Chen
at a Box Supper in the home of Becky Wilson this past June. The women attending
began discussions about the Circle’s future projects.
Back Row: Sandra Mays, Ritche Bowden, Cynthia Ham, Sharon Wheeler, Janet Seessel,
Pam Arrindell, Becky Wilson Front Row: Frances Hooks, Mei-Ann Chen
Ann Marie Wallace, Monica Wharton, Phyllis Berz
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Mary Tate-Smith, Phyllis Berz, Monica Wharton, Diane Rudner, Mei-Ann Chen,
Mary McDaniel, Nicki Inman, Ruby Bright
Diane Rudner
Frances Hooks
Cassandra Webster
Ellen Rolfes
Sandra Mays
Deborah Craddock
Pam Arrindell
Ritche Bowden
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Family Tunes and Tales
MSO ensembles bring classic children’s
tales to life through narration and music.
At Family Tunes and Tales your imagination will take you around the world. You’ll see
unbelievable sights and encounter characters great and small: a tender hearted bull,
musical mice, frogs that dance and sing, a violin-playing mole, nasty pirates, courageous
village girls, and adventurous boys. You might even combat a monster dog, kill a giant
with song, fly to the moon, and watch butterflies tricking coyotes! These delightful
concerts are not to be missed!
Currently embarking on its fourth season, Family Tunes and Tales is the product of a
partnership between five community libraries and the MSO. Each season, the librarians
compile a list
of children’s
books. One book
is selected from
the list by each
ensemble and
the musicians
create a score to
accompany the
story. Sometimes
the players use
existing works and
sometimes a special
arrangement or
composition is
created by MSO
Violist Marshall Fine. On the day of the concert, the librarians read as the musicians
perform. The entire event lasts an hour and is free and open to everyone. Family Tunes
and Tales take place on Saturdays starting in October and continuing through the spring.
Post-concert activities that relate thematically to the performances the children have just
experienced are also featured.
This season, the MSO and the Shelby County Books from Birth Foundation will begin
a new collaboration around Family Tunes and Tales. Books from Birth is a statewide
initiative providing Tennessee children from birth to age five with books from Dolly
Parton’s Imagination Library. The goal of the Foundation is to promote reading and
comprehension, vocabulary development and school readiness. Two of this season’s Family
Tunes and Tales selections are on the Books from Birth list: Five Nice Mice and Why
Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ears. Books from Birth will provide copies of these books
for children who attend their performances.
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Family Tunes and Tales 2012-2013
All performances begin at 11:00 am on Saturdays
Date
Hooks Central
Library
Randolph Branch
Library
Cordova Branch
Library
Germantown
Community Library
Burch Library,
Collierville
October
27
Percussion
Why Mosquitos
Buzz in People’s
Ears
by Verna Aardema
String Quartet
Coyote and
the Laughing
Butterflies
by Harriet
Peck Taylor
Woodwind Quintet
Five Nice Mice
by Chisato Tashiro
Brass Quintet
Dirty Joe the Pirate:
A True Story
by Bill Harley
Kinder Trio
Abiyoyo
By Pete Seeger
January
19
String Quartet
Coyote and
the Laughing
Butterflies
Woodwind Quintet
Five Nice Mice
Brass Quintet
Dirty Joe the Pirate
Kinder Trio
Abiyoyo
Percussion
Why Mosquitos
Buzz in People’s
Ears
February
9
Woodwind Quintet
Five Nice Mice
Brass Quintet
Kinder Trio
Abiyoyo
Percussion
Why Mosquitos
Buzz in People’s
Ears
String Quartet
Coyote and
the Laughing
Butterflies
April
20
Brass Quintet
Kinder Trio
Abiyoyo
Percussion
Why Mosquitos
Buzz in People’s
Ears
String Quartet
Coyote and
the Laughing
Butterflies
Woodwind Quintet
Five Nice Mice
May
11
Kinder Trio
Abiyoyo
Percussion
Why Mosquitos
Buzz in People’s
Ears
String Quartet
Coyote and
the Laughing
Butterflies
Woodwind Quintet
Five Nice Mice
Brass Quintet
Also noteworthy, as
a part of a special
initiative in which
the Symphony will
be in residence in
the Soulsville area
throughout the
2012 – 2013 season,
two performances of
Family Tunes and Tales
will occur at Cornelia
Crenshaw Branch
Library in addition to
the five performances
described above. On
September 29 at 2:30
pm the brass quintet will perform Dogzilla from last year’s line-up, and on March 2
at 1:30 pm percussion will perform Why Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ears. These two
performances are free and open to everyone. Also this fall, MSO ensembles will perform
Family Tunes and Tales at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. These concerts are for
patients and hospital staff only and are not open to the public; they do, however, provide
entertainment and edification for children who are seriously ill.
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Symphony
Soul Project
Question: What’s one way for the Memphis
Symphony Orchestra to celebrate 60 years of
service?
Answer: Present a year of free programming in
a real Memphis music neighborhood.
Question: What makes Soulsville USA a real
Memphis music neighborhood?
Answer: In Memphis, where music is both
legacy and industry, Soulsville is an authentic
artistic asset. It is the Upper South Memphis
community where Stax Records began, in the
Joseph Salvalaggio, oboe
late-1950s, to craft an essential chapter in the
American songbook – a place where musicians gave sound to soul in their homes, schools
and churches. The streets of Soulsville resonate with decades of authentic Memphis music
making.
Question: But that’s all history - why go there now?
Answer: Soulsville lost its voice in the mid-1970s when Stax went out of business. Streets
went quiet and people left. Fortunately for Memphis, the Stax Museum of American
Soul rose from the studio’s vacant lot to become a catalyst for community interest and
revitalization, and now the Stax Music Academy is training a new generation of Memphis
musicians. These and other vibrant amenities, including the Renaissance Center at College
Park, enhance the neighborhood’s historic assets – like Metropolitan Baptist Church,
where civil rights leaders gathered after Dr. King was killed, and LeMoyne-Owen College,
which began educating African-Americans in the 1800s.
Question: So how does the MSO fit into the Soulsville revitalization scene?
Answer: In February 2012, the MSO entered a partnership with Community LIFT to
support Soulsville’s continuing re-development. Since its inception in 2010, Community
LIFT has become an intermediary of collaboration and development that channels public
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Photo credit: Wayne Campbell
To support community revitalization in historic
Soulsville USA, the Memphis Symphony
Orchestra will present a series of FREE concerts
during 2012-2013 at the Memphis Music
Magnet facility, located at 915 East McLemore
Avenue. The MSO, in partnership with
Community LIFT, received generous funding
from ArtPlace to support this work.
and private funding toward resource-poor neighborhoods. In June 2012, the MSO /
Community LIFT partnership received a highly coveted grant from ArtPlace, a national
initiative that invests in community revitalization through the arts. Grant funds will be
used to improve Soulsville’s music-focused infrastructure and fund a full season of free
MSO concerts in the historic neighborhood.
At the heart of the MSO / Community LIFT partnership is a shared interest in the success
of the Memphis Music Magnet. Originating as a research project of the Graduate Program
in City and Regional Planning at the University of Memphis, the Memphis Music Magnet
seeks to rehabilitate vacant neighborhood properties into a Soulsville community plan
powered by the creativity and manpower of musicians. By attracting and supporting
musicians, artistic products and the Memphis music industry, the plan breaks down
barriers within and around the neighborhood to create an epicenter of cultural and
commercial activity. MMM is designed to draw young, educated and vested residents, and
provide opportunities for economic advancement. Visit memphismusicmagnet.org to learn
more about the plan.
Question: What exactly is the MSO doing with a year-long residency in Soulsville?
Answer: Throughout 2012-2013, the MSO will present concerts at the Magnet, a new
performing arts facility in the heart of the community. Performances represent the full
range of MSO offerings – classical, pops and the alternative series, Opus One. The Magnet
at Soulsville is located at 915 East McLemore Avenue. The concerts are free, but come
early – seating is limited!
October 14, 2012
October 18, 2012
January 26, 2013
February 17, 2013
February 26, 2013
April 20, 2013
4:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Pops - STAX! The Memphis Sound
Opus One with DJ Redeye
Opus One with North Mississippi Allstars
Pops – A Memphis Gospel Celebration
MSO / Brooks Museum Arts & Music Lecture
Masterworks - HOLST The Planets
Opus One with Hope Clayburn
The season will begin with a free concert on the LeMoyne-Owen College Campus,
September 9, 2012, beginning at 6:00 p.m. In addition, the MSO Gospel Choir will present
open rehearsals at Metropolitan Baptist Church – the schedule of open rehearsals will be
posted on the MSO website.
Looking for more information about the MSO Symphony Soul Project? Visit the MSO
website at www.MemphisSymphony.org/SymphonySoulProject… follow us on Facebook…
or contact Joseph Nelson, Project Manager, at 901.537.2528 or joseph.nelson@
memphissymphony.org.
Meet the Musicians
Welcome
Conner Gray Covington!
The MSO’s new Assistant
Conductor.
Colleges attended: Eastman School
of Music, University of Texas at
Arlington
Most influential musical teachers:
Robert Spano, Neil Varon, Dr. Clifton
Evans
Notable achievements: 2011 and
2012 Fellowship Student in the
American Academy of Conducting
at Aspen, 2012 Walter Hagen Conducting Prize from Eastman School of Music, youngest
participant to advance to the third round of the Malko Conducting Competition with the
Danish National Symphony
FUN FACTS!
Favorite Memphis restaurant: I haven’t been here very long, but Central BBQ is pretty
impressive so far
Describe your family and pets: Big!! Mom (Kay), Dad (Russ), Stepmom (Debbie), Stepdad
(Dick), Sister (Annie), Brother (Cole), 2 Stepsisters (Stephanie and Kara), 2 Stepbrothers (Chris
and Tommy), and 2 dogs (Molly and Happy)
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go: Sweden. It’s such a beautiful country!
Favorite hobby: Golf
Age you started your instrument: Conducting-18, Violin-11
What inspired you to make music your career: The love that I have for the orchestral
repertoire and for making music with other people Favorite book, movie, or TV show: Catcher in the Rye, Shine, and The Office
Favorite piece of music: It is impossible for me to choose one, but Beethoven’s 9th is pretty
amazing
Interesting Fact about yourself: I am a HUGE neat freak
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Name: Ruth Valente Burgess
Instrument: Principal Cello
Photo: Susan K. Bryant
Colleges attended: Indiana University, Musik
Hochschule Freiburg (Germany), New England
Conservatory
Most influential musical teachers: Janos
Starker, Tsyoshi Tsutsumi, Adriana Contino,
Natasha Brofsky, Donna Davis, Phyllis Kline
First Season with the MSO: 2008-2009
Teaching Positions: private studio, Suzuki
teacher
As a Chamber Musician: Performances
around town with MSO String Quartet
Notable achievements: toured internationally
with the Schleswig-Holstein Orchestra
Academy, attended many summer music
festivals
MSO Community Involvement: CAPA
Virtuosi, Family Tunes and Tales
FUN FACTS!
Describe your family and pets: I live with my husband Chris, who is also a musician, and
we have two orange cats, Archie and Ginny
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go: England and Wales
Favorite hobby: reading and knitting
Age you started your instrument: 6
What inspired you to make music your career: My parents always encouraged me to
find a career that would be fulfilling and I have always loved making music
Favorite book, movie, or TV show: Harry Potter books and movies
Most embarrassing moment on stage: I fell on my face walking up the stairs to the
stage at a piano recital in high school
Favorite piece of music: anything by the folk band Harpeth Rising
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Name: Shelly Sublett
Instrument: English Horn/Assistant
Principal Oboe
Colleges attended: University of Memphis, D.M.A.,
Eastman School of Music, M.M., Cincinnati College
Conservatory of Music, B.M.
Most influential musical teachers: John Mack, Richard
Killmer, Pamela Pecha, Robert Weiner
First Season with the MSO: 1985-1986
Teaching Positions: University of Memphis, Distance
Education; Southwest Tennessee Community College,
Adjunct Instructor of music theory and music
appreciation; Private instruction
Appeared as a soloist with: Memphis Symphony Orchestra, November 2000,
Copland’s /Quiet City/ with Scott Moore
Notable achievements: Tennessee Arts Commission Fellowship Award, 1995-1996. This
award enabled me to fund a tour to premiere commissioned works by Robert Patterson,
Paul Pellay and John Elmquist
MSO Community Involvement: Memphis Symphony Orchestra League Board Member
and Memphis Symphony Orchestra Historian
FUN FACTS!
Something you do outside of the MSO: Being a Mary Kay Consultant. This is my fun
business. As a member of Sara Chiego’s unit, I really enjoy interacting with a diverse group
of women. We enjoy attending local meetings, special events, and seminar in Dallas where
we receive wonderful training. Last year, I had the honor of performing for our National
Sales Director, Pat Campbell, at her retirement dinner
Favorite Memphis restaurant: Firebirds, Collettas, and Formosa
Describe your family and pets: Mike, husband and Persephone, cat
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go: New York to attend a Metropolitan
Opera performance
Favorite hobby: Knitting, gardening, and power walking
Age you started your instrument: 14
What inspired you to make music your career: My love for it…couldn’t imagine doing
anything else
Favorite book, movie, or TV show: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (book and movie)
and the Big Bang Theory
Most embarrassing moment on stage: Can’t think of one, but do remember when it
rained on stage during a Masterworks Concert with Alan Balter before Vincent De Frank
Hall was remodeled
Favorite piece of music: Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin
Interesting Fact about yourself: Owner of Sublett Woodwind Repair...I repair oboes and
have the Fox dealership
Additional Facts: I enjoy spending time with my family
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Joseph Salvalaggio, principal oboe
I’ll take you there!
SOULSVILLE, USA
SYMPHONY S O U L P RO J E C T
Join us for the first concerts of the MSO year-long residency
Memphis Music Magnet
at Soulsville USA
www.memphismusicmagnet.org
OCTOBER 14 AT 4:00 PM – STAX! The Memphis Sound
OCTOBER 18 AT 7:30 PM – Opus One with DJ Redeye
Free & open to the public!
Location – 915 East McLemore
(901) 537-2525 | MemphisSymphony.org
Follow the Memphis Symphony!
Season Launch Party
and costume fashion show
at the Studios 9/8
The River Project
a world premiere at
Playhouse 10/20–28
Nutcracker
with the Memphis Symphony
Orchestra at
The Orpheum 11/30–12/2
Family Matters
at Playhouse 2/22–24
Wizard of Oz
America’s fairytale ballet at
The Orpheum 4/20–21
Taking Flight
a FedEx Hangar experience 5/11
Season Tickets start at just $30.
Visit balletmemphis.org for details.
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Beethoven 8
Friday, September 14, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. - Lindenwood Christian Church
MEI-ANN CHEN, conductor
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 - 1827) Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 I. Allegro vivace con brio
II. Allegretto scherzando
III. Tempo di menuetto
IV. Allegro vivace
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891 - 1953) Symphony No. 1, Op. 25 (Classical) I. Allegro con brio
II. Larghetto
III. Gavotte: Non troppo allegro
IV. Finale: Molto vivace
a
Please join Mei-Ann Chen, the musicians, Board of Directors and
staff in the lobby for a complimentary post-concert reception.
Naha Greenholtz
guest concertmaster
Canadian violinist Naha Greenholtz was born in Kyoto,
Japan, where she began her studies on violin at the
age of three. Since debuting at age 14, her concerto
appearances include engagements with the Vancouver,
Madison, Quad City, Burnaby, Kelowna, National
Repertory, and Vancouver Youth symphony orchestras in
works ranging from Bach to Stravinsky.
A participant in many prominent music festivals, Ms.
Greenholtz has been featured at venues such as Kneisel
Hall Chamber Music Festival (Maine), the Taos School of
Music (New Mexico), the Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi
(Italy), the Lucerne Festival (Switzerland), and the New York String Orchestra Seminar at
Carnegie Hall. She was recently named Artistic Director of Davenport, Iowa’s acclaimed
Signature Series, a chamber music festival dedicated to bringing world class performances
to the Davenport metro area.
Ms. Greenholtz has also had an active career as an orchestra musician. In addition to her
duties as Concertmaster of both the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the Quad City
Symphony Orchestra, performance highlights include guest concertmaster appearances
with the Oregon Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, National Ballet of Canada, Omaha
Symphony, and Memphis Symphony, among many others. She continues to perform
frequently with The Cleveland Orchestra both at Severance Hall and on tour domestically
and abroad, and has also been a member of the first violin section of the Milwaukee
Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Greenholtz began her career as the Associate Concertmaster of
the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly the New Orleans Symphony), a position
she assumed at age 21.
In 2010-2011, she was the sole participant in the prestigious Concertmaster Academy
at the Cleveland Institute of Music, a mentoring fellowship with William Preucil,
Concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra and former first violinist of the Cleveland
Quartet.
Ms. Greenholtz received her Bachelor of Music from The Juilliard School, where her
primary teachers were Joel Smirnoff and Donald Weilerstein. Other teachers have included
Andrew Dawes and Judith Ingolfsson. She performs on a 1778 Antonio Gragnani violin
(“Ex- Caressa”), and a Eugene Sartory bow.
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program notes
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 in F Major,
Op.93 (1812)
Today, we tend to view Beethoven’s symphonies in two
groups—the bolder, more adventurous odd-numbered
works, and the lighter, more conservative even-numbered
pieces. Beethoven himself actually conceived of these
works in odd-even pairs, performing them on the same
concert—and the even numbered symphonies often
suffered in comparison. The Fifth and Sixth Symphonies,
with their stark differences in mood, were composed around the same time, and even
premiered on the same concert (with their numbers and orders switched). Similarly, the
Seventh and Eighth Symphonies were also written close together—and from the start, the
Eighth was overlooked. When the work was premiered—on a program that also featured
the Seventh Symphony and Wellington’s Victory—of Beethoven’s friends pointed out that
the Symphony No. 8 received less applause—and Beethoven retorted, “That’s because it’s
so much better!” A reviewer writing in the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung(the leading
music periodical) agreed that any lack of enthusiasm was due more to comparisons with
Beethoven’s other symphonies than to some inherent compositional weakness:
The applause that it received was not accompanied by the enthusiasm which
distinguishes a work that gives universal delight. … The reviewer is of the opinion
that the reason does not lie by any means in weaker or less artistic workmanship (for
here as in all of Beethoven’s work of this kind there breathes that peculiar spirit by
which his originality always asserts itself); but partly in the faulty judgment which
permitted this symphony to follow the [Seventh in] A major. … If this symphony
should be performed alone hereafter, we have no doubt of its success.
Written in the standard four-movement form, the Eighth Symphony begins with an
Allegro vivace e con brio, a suitable designation for a movement that seems to flit from
one big idea to the next. As Michael Steinberg writes, “Its melodies are of amazing
brevity; yet, what would seem to be neutral accompaniment or cadential figures
sometimes claim enormous amounts of real and psychological room.” One notable feature
of the Eighth Symphony is that it has no slow movement; in the second movement,
marked Allegretto scherzando, Beethoven evokes the sound of the newly invented
“chronometer” (known today as the metronome), given to him by Johann Nepomuk
Maelzel. Beethoven makes another substitution in the third movement, replacing his
signature scherzo with the minuet used in the Classical period—the last time he ever used
the courtly dance in a major work. In the concluding Allegro vivace, Beethoven revives
the same density of musical ideas present in the first movement, alternating so quickly
between lighthearted melody and intense orchestral tuttisthat the listener is left almost
bewildered. Toward the end, Beethoven strays so far from the original key that he takes
extra time at the end to reinforce his return to F Major, ending the Eighth Symphony in a
way that is at once humorous and exhilarating.
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PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony
Born in 1891, Sergei Prokofiev began writing
music at the age of five and went on to study with
Glière. He eventually attended the St. Petersburg
Conservatory, where he was the pupil of some
of the most famous Russian composers of the
time including Lyadov and Rimsky-Korsakov. It
was at the Conservatory where Prokofiev seems
to have found his impetus for his first symphony,
the “Classical.” Though students at St. Petersburg
were not necessarily encouraged to study music
of the classical period, Prokofiev’s conducting
professor, Nikolai Tcherepnin, urged his students to
get to know the music of the Viennese classicists.
As Prokofiev later explained, Haydn provided the
impetus for the Classical – not just his music,
but also the innovative spirit with which Haydn
approached his compositions. As Prokofiev later
wrote in his autobiography,
It seemed to me that if Haydn had lived into this era, he would have kept his
own style while absorbing things from what was new in music. That’s the kind of
symphony I wanted to write: a symphony in the Classical style. And when I saw that
my idea was beginning to work, I called it the Classical Symphony: in the first place
because it was simpler, and secondly, for the fun of it, to “tease the geese,” and in the
secret hope that I would prove to be right if the symphony really did turn out to be a
piece of classical music.
Prokofiev began the Classical Symphony in 1916, finishing it less than a month before
the October Revolution of 1917. A few days after the work’s premiere on April 21, 1918,
Prokofiev asked the People’s Commissar of Education, A. V. Lunarchsky, for permission
to travel abroad. The commissar is said to have responded, “You are a revolutionary in
music and we are revolutionaries in life. We ought to work together. But if you want to
go to America, I shall not stand in your way.” While audiences responded positively to
its New York premiere later that same year, a Musical America article in December 1918
foreshadows the difficulty Prokofiev was later to have in the United States: “In these days
when peace is heralded and the world is turning from dissonance to harmony, it comes
as a shock to listen to such a program. Those who do not believe that genius is evident
in superabundance of noise looked in vain for a new musical message in Mr. Prokofiev’s
work. Nor in the Classical Symphony, which the composer conducted, was there any
cessation from the orgy of discordant sounds.”
program notes
Perhaps the Classical Symphony sounded like an “orgy of discordant sounds” to its 1918
listeners, but its nostalgic look at music history has made it a favorite of audiences ever
since. The work’s lighthearted tone stands in sharp contrast to the major political events
surrounding its inception. While Prokofiev follows classical procedure throughout, he
girds the formal architecture with thoroughly modern sounds. Prokofiev uses eighteenth
century scoring, writing the piece for strings, pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons,
horns and trumpets, and timpani. The way in which he uses these instrumental resources
is audibly different, however. In the opening movement—a lively Allegro in traditional
sonata form—the first and second theme are suitably “classical,” but the way the themes
unfold, coupled with the movement’s nuanced dynamics and rich orchestration, is less
than Haydnesque. In the Larghetto that follows, the graceful, elegant opening melody
sounds almost nostalgic, while the strings’ extreme register creates a sound characteristic
of Prokofiev’s music. The gallant Gavotte is peppered with striking harmonies, while the
brilliant Finale, marked Molto vivace, possesses an exhilarating drive.
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Rachmaninoff and
Mahler
Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. - Cannon Center
Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. - GPAC
Gabriela Montero, piano
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF(1873 - 1943) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Gabriela Montero, piano INTERMISSION GUSTAV MAHLER (1860 - 1911)
Symphony No. 1 in D Major (Titan) I. Langsam Schleppend
II. Kräftig bewegt
III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
IV. Stürmisch bewegt Sponsored by:
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Gabriela Montero
piano
Gabriela Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique
improvisational gifts have won her a quickly expanding
audience and devoted following around the world. “I
connect to my audience in a completely unique way – and
they connect with me. Because improvisation is such a huge
part of who I am, it is the most natural and spontaneous
way I can express myself”. Today, in both recital and after
performing a concerto, Gabriela often invites her audience
to participate in asking for a melody for improvisations.
Ms. Montero’s engagements include acclaimed
performances with the New York Philharmonic, LA
Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, San Francisco
Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra at
the Royal Festival Hall, Rotterdam Philharmonic, WDR Sinfonieorchestre Koln. In recital
she has appeared in Berlin, Frankfurt, Dresden, Hamburg, Klavier Festival Ruhr, Salzburg
Festival, Koln Philharmonie, Tonhalle Dusseldorf, Istanbul International Festival, Kennedy
Center and Library of Congress in Washington DC, Ravinia Festival, National Arts Centre
Ottawa, Orchard Hall Tokyo and at the ‘Progetto Martha Argerich’ Festival in Lugano
where she is invited annually.
It has long been a desire to take her improvisations to the next logical step of
composition. Gabriela has enthusiastically embarked on this new phase of her career by
composing a new work ExPatria for piano and orchestra. Her composition received its
premiere performance in London and on tour in Germany with the Academy of St Martin
in the Fields orchestra. In these concerts, her multi-faceted talents were featured along
with her new work as Ms. Montero performed Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto as well as
her legendary solo improvisations.
Ms. Montero’s recordings for EMI Classics comprises of one disc of music by Rachmaninov,
Chopin and Liszt and a second of her deeply felt and technically brilliant improvisations.
Her EMI CD Bach and Beyond is a complete disc of improvisations on themes by Bach
which topped the charts for several months. In February 2008 her follow up EMI
recording of improvisations Baroque was nominated for a Grammy Award and released
with great critical acclaim receiving 5 star reviews from BBC Music Magazine and Classic
FM. Gabriela’s most recent recording Solatino released by EMI Classics in January, is
devoted exclusively to works by Latin American composers. She selected the works of
six composers, including Alberto Ginastera’s Piano Sonata No. 1 as well as her own
improvisations on Latin themes.
Born in Caracas Venezuela, Gabriela gave her first public performance at the age of five.
At the age of eight she made her concerto debut with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
conducted by Jose Antonio Abreu and was granted a scholarship from the Venezuelan
Government to study in the USA. She currently resides in Massachusetts with her two
daughters.
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Peter Rovit
guest concertmaster
Peter Rovit (BM with High Distinction, Indiana
University; MM, Hartt School; Professional Studies,
Juilliard; DMA, SUNY at Stony Brook) was among
the last students of Josef Gingold at Indiana
University where he also studied Baroque violin
with Stanley Ritchie. Other teachers have included
Mitchell Stern, Philip Setzer, Cho-Liang Lin, Paul
Kantor and Donald Weilerstein. As a chamber
musician, recitalist, and soloist he has performed
throughout the United States and at music festivals
such as Aspen, Taos, Yellow Barn, Hot Springs, and
Skaneateles. A concerto competition winner at
both the Hartt School and at SUNY Stony Brook,
Mr. Rovit has also performed as a soloist with the
Montgomery Symphony, the Fort Smith Symphony, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic,
and the Tuscaloosa Symphony. He has been a member of the Quartet Oklahoma,
Associate Concertmaster of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and Concertmaster of the
Tuscaloosa Symphony. Mr. Rovit also loves to share his knowledge and experience with
young musicians and has been on the string faculty of the University of Oklahoma, the
University of Alabama, and Syracuse University.
program notes
RACHMANINOFF
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Like many of his compatriots, Rachmaninoff left Russia
as a result of the 1917 Revolution, moving to Europe and
eventually the United States. Although he was internationally
recognized as a conductor, soloist, and composer,
Rachmaninoff soon decided that the first two careers would
bring him greater financial stability, and composed relatively
fewer pieces in the final decades of his life. Written during
the summer of 1934, the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
is one of these works. As Brahms and Liszt had done before
him, Rachmaninoff took as inspiration the main theme from the last of Niccolò Paganini’s
24 Caprices for solo violin. In choosing this melody, Rachmaninoff placed himself in a
line of great composers—and, as he also served as the Rhapsody’s first soloist during
its November 1934 premiere with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Leopold Stokowski,
shrewdly aligned himself with one of history’s finest virtuoso performers.
One of the most intriguing violinists of all time, Paganini was the stuff of legends.
Contemporaries who saw him perform described his talents as unearthly, even demonic.
As composer Louis Spohr gushed after hearing him play, “He is a complete wizard, and
brings tones from his violin which were never heard before from that instrument.”
Heinrich Heine described Paganini in equally supernatural terms, “waving his bow in the
air, he appeared more than ever like a wizard commanding the elements.” Paganini’s
renowned personal life was also the subject of much speculation, some of which was
fueled by the virtuoso himself. In one particularly famous statement, Paganini describes
his experiences with the opposite sex: “I am not handsome, but when women hear me
play, they come crawling to my feet.” Some even believed that Paganini had sold his soul
to the devil in exchange for his ungodly talent—and for a little attention from women,
too.
This Faust-inspired myth inspired Rachmaninoff as much as Paganini’s music. Although
the Rhapsody has no stated program, a few years later Rachmaninoff proposed the
violinist as the subject for Mikhail Fokine’s 1939 ballet, Paganini(for which he provided
the music). Elements of the Paganini legend are audible in the Rhapsody, too. In the
melody from Caprice No. 24 (which appears after the introduction and first variation)
Rachmaninoff heard the “Dies irae,” the well-known chant from the Requiem Mass
that he used in other works, including The Isle of the Deadand Symphonic Dances. In
the Rhapsody, the chant seems to symbolize the devil, while the original theme could
be interpreted as Paganini. Whether or not this was Rachmaninoff’s actual intent,
Paganini’s life-as-legend is easy to hear in the Rhapsody’s central contrast between lush
romanticism (particularly in the well-known Variation 18, which was featured in the 1980
movie “Somewhere in Time”) and diabolical intensity.
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MAHLER Symphony No. 1 (Titan)
A series of false starts marked the start of Gustav Mahler’s
career as a composer. Although he knew he wanted to write
music by the time he was eighteen, he decided conducting
was perhaps the more prudent choice after his cantata Das
Klagende Lied failed to win the Vienna Beethoven Prize. Not
until 1888, when he was 27 years old, did he begin composing
the work that ultimately became his first symphony. He was
confident in its success: as he later wrote, “I imagined naively
that it was childishly simple, that it would please immediately,
and that I was going to be able to live comfortably on the royalties I would earn.”
Mahler quickly learned that winning audience approval wasn’t going to be quite so easy.
After trying in vain to have his “Symphonic Poem in Two Parts” (as it was first called)
premiered in Prague, Munich, Dresden, and Leipzig, Mahler finally conducted its debut
himself in November 1889 in Budapest, where he was then director of the Hungarian
Opera. Critics and audience members alike were unimpressed. Mahler completely revised
the piece, unveiling it four years later in Hamburg as Titan: A Tone Poem in the Form
of a Symphony. By its Berlin performance in 1896, Mahler had jettisoned the program,
simply calling the piece Symphony No. 1. He also excised the symphony’s original second
movement, entitled “Blumine” (Flowers). Still performed today, “Blumine” often appears as
a self-standing concert work, although modern performances sometimes restore it to its
earlier position within the First Symphony.
In its earliest guise as a “symphonic poem,” Mahler’s work was structured in two parts—
the first three movements, representing spring, daydreams, and a wedding procession,
and the final two, a funeral procession and a progression to spiritual victory. When
he reworked the piece as Titan, he retained the division into two parts, but added
descriptive titles and extensive programs describing the metaphorical content of each
movement. Why did Mahler ultimately strip away these extra-musical associations?
The work’s evolution—from Symphonic Poem, to Titan, and finally to the generic First
Symphony—illustrates the myriad of attitudes towards “program music” in the last
decade of the nineteenth century. The 1890s were the time of Richard Strauss’s rich
tone poems Till Eulenspiegel, Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Quixote, and Ein Heldenleben,
and in abandoning the idea of a program Mahler created a certain distance between
himself and his colleague. At the same time, the extra-musical ideas that served as the
symphony’s inspiration were very much in evidence, and Mahler struggled to resolve the
contradiction. Before the Symphony’s Vienna premiere in 1900, he “leaked” a program
to a critic, rejecting Titanalong with “all other titles and inscriptions, which, like all
‘programs,’ are always misinterpreted. [The composer] dislikes and discards them as
‘anti-artistic’ and ‘anti-musical.’” He ultimately proposes a schema similar to his original
Symphonic Poem, saying “the real, the climactic denouement [of the First] comes only in
the Second [Symphony].”
program notes
Musically, Mahler’s First Symphony holds within it the same ambivalence towards the
idea of program music. As he once mused, “To write a symphony is, for me, to construct
a world,” and indeed, the First Symphony’s distinctive soundscape suggests a story more
than it does the generic conventions the term “symphony” suggests. Mahler draws much
of its musical material from his Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer),
both quoting the songs—especially the first and second—and using them as thematic
material in the symphony. The first movement, Langsam Schleppend (Slow and dragging),
unfolds as if evoking dawn itself, weaving cuckoo calls and distant fanfares into its
pastoral musical landscape. Mahler takes the movement’s principal theme from the
second “Song of a Wayfarer,” “Ging heut’ Morgens übers Feld” (I Went Out This Morning
Through the Fields), echoing its original connection to “spring.” A hearty Austrian Ländler,
full of yodels and foot stomping, takes over in the ensuing Kräftig bewegt (Strongly
moving), gradually giving way to a wistful Trio that conjures feelings of nostalgia and
longing. A woodcut depicting animals carrying a hunter to his grave inspires the ironic
third movement, Feierlich und gemessen (Solemnly and measured). As the centerpiece
of this funeral march, Mahler famously uses the French folk song “Frère Jacques” (which
he would have most likely known in the Austrian version, “Bruder Martin”), which first
appears—in the minor mode—as a lugubrious double bass solo. The tawdry Viennese
cabaret music that dominates the Trio adds to the sardonic mood. The final movement
of the First Symphony—Stürmisch bewegt (Stormy)—begins with what Mahler originally
called “the sudden outburst of a wounded heart.” After this intense, tumultuous opening,
including a strident march derived from the first movement, the music gives way to a
richly lyrical melody that bears traces of the omitted “Blumine.” A transformative fanfare
points the way to the Symphony No. 1’s final triumphant conclusion.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. - Cannon Center
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. - The Magnet @ Soulsville
James Lowe, conductor
Booker T. Jones, organ
William Bell, vocals
Susan Marshall, vocals
Wendy Moten, vocals
with special guest
Wayne Jackson from the Memphis Horns – 2012 Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award
featuring
Members of the Stax Music Academy
Soulsville Charter School String Program
Program to be announced from the stage
and will include an intermission.
James Lowe
conductor
A leading conductor of Opera and Musical Theater, James
Lowe will make his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut this
season conducting a new production of Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Most recently Mr. Lowe served
as the Music Director and Conductor of the Tony Awardwinning Broadway revival of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes.
Mr. Lowe was nominated for a Grammy Award for
his work on the Anything Goes cast album released on Ghostlight Records, which he
conducted and co-produced. With members of the cast he has appeared on The Late
Show with David Letterman, the CBS Early Show and A Prairie Home Companion with
Garrison Keillor. Mr. Lowe was recently seen conducting performances of the Broadway
revival of Gypsy, starring Patti LuPone. He toured the United States as Music Director and
Conductor of the acclaimed Cameron Mackintosh/National Theatre production of My Fair
Lady, and conducted the First National Tour of Adam Guettel’s The Light in the Piazza.
Mr. Lowe has appeared in concert with Sir Elton John, conducting his own orchestrations
and choral arrangements of Elton’s classic songs, as well as with singer-songwriter Randy
Newman. He accompanied legendary lyricist and writer Betty Comden in a performance
featuring his own arrangements of Comden and Green songs, and his arrangements of
Gershwin songs have been performed by renowned mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in
recitals at Lincoln Center and Wigmore Hall.
Mr. Lowe has played in several rock, jazz, blues and country bands. He was the keyboardist,
rhythm guitarist, lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Backwash for five years,
recording and touring the Eastern United States. He co-produced the band’s compact disc,
Goin’ to the Mall, released in 1995 on Transit Records.
Mr. Lowe holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan,
with additional studies at the Aspen Music School and the Aspen Opera Theater Center.
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Booker T. Jones
organ
Booker is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee,
Musicians Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award recipient and arguably the
most famous Hammond B3 player in history. As
leader of the legendary Booker T and the MG’s, this
pillar of soul music collaborated with Otis Redding,
Albert King, Eddie Floyd and Sam and Dave during
his tenure at the renowned Stax Records label.
Since then, Booker has lent his trademark keyboard
chops to artists as diverse as Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Neil Young and produced classic albums such
as Willie Nelson’s triple platinum hit “Stardust” and Bill Withers’ “Just As I Am” featuring
the hit song “Ain’t No Sunshine”. Booker’s 2009 solo release on Anti Records, “Potato Hole”
won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2010. Booker followed “Potato Hole”
with “The Road From Memphis”, a soulful return to the classic Memphis sound recorded
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As a native of Memphis, William Bell was
dominant in the city’s rise to prominence as
an international city of music in the 60’s.
He was one of the pioneers of the Stax-Volt
empire. His first release came in 1961, and was
the self-penned hit record “You Don’t Miss
Your Water.”
Other Classics are “Any Other Way” - “Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday” - “Never Like This
Before” Tribute To A King” - (Bell’s personal
tribute to another Stax Legend, Otis Redding)
“I Forgot To Be Your Lover” & “Born Under A
Bad Sign” and his internationally acclaimed duet with Judy Clay “Private Number.”
In 1994 William Bell’s released his “Greatest Hits Vol. 1&2”. Every year William Bell finds
the time to tour Europe. He remains faithful to his fans in England - Belgium - Switzerland - Austria, France, Italy & Germany.
He has also launched his new web site where he provides information on himself and
other Wilbe artists. Also Sound Clips, Photos and links to sites that sell William’s CDs. Visit
William at: www.williambell.com
In 1999 William Bell finished a CD, with all new original self-penned songs. The CD is
titled “A Portrait Is Forever” and is released on William Bell’s Wilbe Record label.
In 2003 William received the prestigious W.C. Handy Heritage Award.
William Bell’s Record label Wilbe Records’ chain of success, promises to continue with the
latest CD release by Jeff Floyd “Keepin’ It Real” & “Watch me Work” as well as a new CD
soon to be released by Award Winning Artist Lola !
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Susan Marshall
vocals
One of the region’s finest vocalists, international
recording artist Susan Marshall began her career OffBroadway as a leading soprano in the Rep-Company
Light Opera of Manhattan. Shortly after moving back
to Memphis in 1990 she began fronting rock-soul band
The Mother Station and was signed to a record deal with
EastWest / Atlantic Records. In 1994 they released their
debut album “Brand New Bag” which peeked at #34 on
Billboard’s Mainstream Rock charts.
Since then, Susan’s released three critically praised solo
albums—“Susan Marshall Is Honey Mouth”, “Firefly”
and “Little Red”. She has performed renditions of her
eclectic mix of jazz, blues and soul standards and originals with the Memphis Symphony
Orchestra, Memphis Jazz Orchestra and is also known for her solo and duo performances
in residency over the last 5 years at Itta Bena located on world famous Beale Street just
above B.B. Kings.
Susan has toured all over the world as part of the Afghan Whigs as well as with Cat Power
& The Memphis Rhythm Band, which included appearances on Austin City Limits, The
Late Show w/David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and the BBC’s “Later…with
Jools Holland.” Her song “Better Off Alone” was recorded by American Idol’s Katherine McPhee for her
2007 self-titled debut which reached #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart. Her songs
have also been recorded by international blues divas Ana Popovic and Reba Russell to
name a few.
Susan was recently elected as the first female President of Memphis’ Chapter of the
Recording Academy, and is currently serving that term through 2013. Susan was also
the winner of the 2003 “Premier Female Vocalist Award” given by the The Recording
Academy’s Memphis Chapter. She was voted Best Local Singer in the Memphis Flyer’s
“Best of Memphis 2008” issue, named “Emissary of Memphis Music” in 2009 by the
Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission where her name was read into the official
Congressional record on the floor of the U. S. House of Representatives by Representative
Steve Cohen, and was given the “Divine Memphis Diva Award” at the 2011 Blues Ball.
Susan is also known for her studio and/or stage work with a wide range of superstars;
Lucinda Williams, Keith Richards, Norah Jones, Lenny Kravitz, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ann
Peebles, North Mississippi Allstars, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Solomon Burke, Jim Lauderdale,
Steve Earle, and Kirk Whalum to name a few. In the studio she has worked alongside
legendary producers Tom Dowd, Chips Moman, Willie Mitchell, Jim Dickinson, Joe Hardy,
John Hampton and husband Jeff Powell. Her studio work has garnered multiple gold
and platinum record awards, as well as the distinction of having sung on five GRAMMY
nominated records.
Wendy Moten
vocals
Wendy Moten has recorded three solo
albums EMI Records and several singles.
With a fluid, stylish voice, the Memphis-born
artist started her career with the Billboard
hit ballad, Come In Out Of The Rain. Wendy’s
self-titled debut EMI release also included up
tempo tracks, Step By Step and Nobody But
You. Wendy toured as the opening act for
Michael Bolton during his North American
stadium tours and was the toast of Japan
when she performed sold-out concerts held
at the famed Budokan, hosted by David
Foster and friends.
Wendy released her second EMI album Time
For Change, produced by David Foster and Michael Powell. Popular cuts included Forever Yours and Your Love Is All I Know. After receiving rave U.S. reviews, Wendy’s music
became one of Japan’s and some parts of Europe as one of the best selling albums.
Wendy recorded the GRAMMY nominated single, Whatever You Imagine, for the animated film, The Pagemaster, starring Macauley Caulkin.
Alongside her solo albums, Wendy has recorded duets with Michael McDonald, No Love
To Be Found; Julio Iglesias, Just Walk Away; and Peabo Bryson, My Gift Is You. She was
also a featured artist on Larry Carlton’s CD, I Still Believe. One of Wendy’s most recognizable accomplishment, is her recording of the Stevie Wonder hit, All I Do which
appears on Grammy-award winning saxophonist, Kirk Whalum’s CD, For You, produced
by Paul Brown.
Wendy has toured with Julio Iglesias for many years singing duets with the world-wide
artist as well as with country music star, Faith Hill, Wynonna Judd ,Tim McGraw and
others.
WENDY MOTEN is “THE VOICE”.
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Soulsville Symphony Orchestra
In addition to rigorous academy studies, almost all students of The Soulsville
Charter School (TSCS) participate in the
Soulsville Symphony Orchestra. This is
based on proof that musical education
greatly enhances general education.
TSCS’s partnership with the Memphis
Symphony Orchestra has afforded
students special opportunities, including receiving small group instruction,
playing alongside the professionals on
stage, and attending rehearsals and
concerts. Students have performed a
variety of public concerts, including concerts for the likes of former First Lady Laura
Bush. Students study and learn to play violin, cello, viola, percussion, keys, and other
instruments.
Stax Music Academy
The Stax Music Academy serves approximately 70 high school students and 20 middle
school students in its SNAP! After School and SNAP! Summer Music Experience programs, many of whom are potentially at-risk. Approximately 90 percent of the students
attend via scholarships provided by the Soulsville Foundation. Students study music
and vocal training, as well as music production, theory, marketing, and songwriting.
They have performed in Italy, Australia, Lincoln Center in New York City, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Berklee College of Music
Performance Center in Boston, and many other venues. Since 2008, every high school
senior in the Stax Music Academy SNAP! After School program has gone on to college.
Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Yo-Yo Ma
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. - Cannon Center
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 – 1897)
Hungarian Dances
No. 1 in G Minor
No. 3 in F Major
No. 5 in G Minor
RICHARD STRAUSS (1864 - 1949)
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28
INTERMISSION
ANTONIN Dvořák (1841 - 1904)
Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
I. Allegro
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Finale: Allegro moderato
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
Made possible by
Yo-Yo Ma
cello
The many-faceted career of cellist Yo-Yo Ma is testament to his continual search for new
ways to communicate with audiences and to his personal desire for artistic growth and
renewal. Mr. Ma maintains a balance between his engagements as soloist with orchestras
worldwide and his recital and chamber music activities. His discography includes over 75
albums, including more than 15 Grammy award winners.
Mr. Ma serves as the Artistic Director of the Silk Road Project, an organization he founded
to promote the study of cultural, artistic and intellectual traditions along the ancient Silk
Road trade routes. Since the Project’s inception, more than 60 works have been commissioned specifically for the Silk Road Ensemble, which tours annually. Mr. Ma also serves
as the Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s
Institute for Learning, Access and Training. His work focuses on the transformative power
music can have in individuals’ lives, and on increasing the number and variety of opportunities audiences have to experience music in their communities.
The Project’s ongoing affiliation with Harvard University has made it possible to broaden
and enhance educational programming. In the 2011-2012 school year, with ongoing partnerships with arts and educational organizations in New York City, it continues to expand
Silk Road Connect, a multidisciplinary educational initiative for middle-school students
in the city’s public schools. Developing new music is also a central undertaking of the
Silk Road Project, which has been involved in commissioning and performing more than
60 new musical and multimedia works from composers and arrangers around the world.
Through his work with the Silk Road Project, as throughout his career, Yo-Yo Ma seeks
to expand the cello repertoire, frequently performing lesser known music of the 20th
century and commissions of new concertos and recital pieces. He has premiered works by
a diverse group of composers, among them Stephen Albert, Elliott Carter, Chen Yi, Richard
Danielpour, Osvaldo Golijov, John Harbison, Leon Kirchner, Peter Lieberson, Christopher
Rouse, Bright Sheng, Tan Dun, John Williams and Dmitry Yanov-Yanovsky.
As the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant, Mr.
Ma is partnering with Maestro Riccardo Muti to provide collaborative musical leadership
and guidance on innovative program development for The Institute for Learning, Access
and Training at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and for Chicago Symphony artistic initiatives. Mr. Ma’s work focuses on the transformative power music can have in individuals’ lives, and on increasing the number and variety of opportunities audiences have to
experience music in their communities. Mr. Ma and the Institute have created the Citizen
Musician Initiative, a movement that calls on all musicians, music lovers, music teachers
and institutions to use the art form to bridge gulfs between people and to create and
inspire a sense of community. www.citizenmusician.org features stories of Citizen Musician activity across the globe.
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Yo-Yo Ma is strongly committed to educational programs that not only bring young
audiences into contact with music but also allow them to participate in its creation.
While touring, he takes time whenever possible to conduct master classes as well as more
informal programs for students - musicians and non-musicians alike. At the same time,
he continues to develop new concert programs for family audiences, for instance, helping
to inaugurate the family series at Carnegie Hall. In each of these undertakings, he works
to connect music to students’ daily surroundings and activities with the goal of making
music and creativity a vital part of children’s lives from an early age. He has also reached
young audiences through appearances on “Arthur,” “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and
“Sesame Street.”
Mr. Ma was born in Paris to Chinese parents who later moved the family to New York. He
began to study cello at the age of four, attended the Juilliard School and in 1976 graduated from Harvard University. He has received numerous awards, among them the 2001
National Medal of Arts, the 2006 Sonning Prize, the 2008 World Economic Forum’s Crystal
Award, and the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2011 Mr. Ma was recognized as
a Kennedy Center Honoree. Mr. Ma serves as a UN Messenger of Peace and as a member
of the President’s Committee on the Arts & the Humanities. He has performed for eight
American presidents, most recently at the invitation of President Obama on the occasion
of the 56th Inaugural Ceremony.
Mr. Ma and his wife have two children. He plays two instruments, a 1733 Montagnana
cello from Venice and the 1712 Davidoff Stradivarius. For additional information, see
www.yo-yoma.com and www.silkroadproject.org.
Charles Morey
guest concertmaster
Charles Morey was born in Fayetteville, West
Virginia and began playing the violin at the age
of two. Leading a diverse musical life as violinist,
composer, conductor, and teacher, he frequently
performs in the country’s most prestigious halls,
including the Kennedy Center, Severance Hall, and
New York’s Carnegie Hall. He has performed as
soloist with numerous orchestras, including the
River Cities Symphony Orchestra, Seneca Chamber
Orchestra, Marshall University Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) Orchestra,
Lexington Bach Festival Orchestra, and the West
Virginia Symphony Orchestra. In the Spring of
2009, Mr. Morey won CIM’s concerto competition,
performing Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto no. 2. He was also a prize winner in the 2009 Annual Milhaud Performance Prize Competition. As concertmaster, he has performed with orchestras such as the San Antonio Symphony,
Omaha Symphony Orchestra, Ashland Symphony, CIM Orchestra, Lexington Bach Festival
Orchestra. Also a composer, in February 2011 he made his Kennedy Center debut performing his own composition, “Images,” for violin and piano. He has also performed his own
set of variations on the tune “Wondrous Love” with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, with an orchestral accompaniment by Artistic Director Grant Cooper. He frequently
composes pieces for student ensembles, which have been premiered by students from
Cleveland School of the Arts and CODA Mountain Academy of Music. In 2005 he was a
recipient of the Andrew and Amy Vaughan Student Symphonic Fellowship, which culminated in a performance with the WVSO as conductor.
Mr. Morey received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in violin performance from the
Cleveland Institute of Music where he was a student of William Preucil. A recipient of the
Bock scholarship, he was chosen in 2010 to study in an orchestra leadership program at
the Music Academy of the West under San Diego Symphony concertmaster Jeffrey Thayer.
Mr. Morey is founder of the CODA Mountain Academy of Music, a summer music festival
in Appalachia.
He is currently a member of the Rochester Philharmonic and Canton Symphony Orchestra.
Previous positions include concertmaster of the Ashland Symphony, Solon Philharmonic,
and Suburban Symphony, as well as violin instructor in the Cleveland Institute of Music’s
Preparatory Department. Recent honors include a collaboration with composer Augusta
Read Thomas, world premiere of “Three Short Pictures for Violin and Piano” by Dolores
White, and a solo performance for Bronislaw Komorowski, President of the Republic of
Poland.
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program notes
Behind the creation of every artwork is inspiration—and as the works on this program
demonstrate, inspiration takes many forms. For his beloved Hungarian Dances, Brahms
drew upon his experiences as a teenaged pianist trying to make a living in Hamburg. A
few decades later, Richard Strauss cast a mischievous scamp from the Middle Ages in the
starring role of Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks. And Antonin Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B
Minor may have been shaped by perhaps the most classic of artistic impulses—love.
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances
Johannes Brahms isn’t always thought of as a
lighthearted composer—after all, his anxiety over
Beethoven’s symphonic precedent was so extreme that
it took him years to produce his first symphony. The
Hungarian Dances were born of very different musical
experiences, however. As a teenager, Brahms was active
in the local Hamburg music scene, performing as a
pianist in modest local venues (and perhaps even a few
immodest locales, though the notion that he played
dance music in bordellos has been generally discredited). By the time he performed his
first solo concert in September 1848, however, Europe was in turmoil. Political events in
their homeland led many Hungarians through Hamburg en route to the United States,
and refugee musicians gave many public performances to earn money for their passage.
This was most likely the way Brahms first heard Hungarian—or “gypsy”—music. In 1853, he
accompanied one of the major interpreters of this style, violinist Eduard Hoffman (known
as Reményi) on a concert tour. Personally, the trip had a profound impact on his life: in
Göttingen, Brahms met Joseph Joachim, who became a close friend, and in Düsseldorf, he
met Robert and Clara Schumann.
Hungarian music itself had a less profound but equally lasting impact on Brahms’s
musical idiom, and it is from this wellspring that the Hungarian Dances came. Brahms
reportedly enjoyed improvising upon Hungarian melodies for fun and entertainment
at private performances, and Clara Schumann—herself a fine pianist—took up some of
these early dances at her own concerts in the 1860s. The first complete performance of
what we know today as the first ten Hungarian Dances, for four-hand piano, took place
in 1868 with Brahms and Clara Schumann as the soloists. Published in 1869, the pieces
were immediate hits. Seizing the moment (and almost certainly with the blessing of his
publisher, Fritz Simrock, who essentially made his fortune on the works), Brahms arranged
the dances for solo piano in 1872 and orchestrated three the following year (Nos. 1,
3, and 10). In order to capitalize on the works’ success, Simrock persuaded Brahms to
compose even more dances, and asked other composers to create orchestral arrangements.
In 1880, Simrock published eleven more dances—and riding on the success of his own
Slavonic Dances, Dvořák orchestrated the last four. Not only are the Hungarian Dances
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among the most beloved of Brahms’s works, they were by far the most lucrative for the
composer.
As Malcolm McDonald writes of the Hungarian Dances, “Brahms takes full advantage
of the rhythmic freedom, the opportunities for cross-rhythms and rubato, the popular
melodic style and exotically inflected cadences that the [Hungarian] idiom offered.”
The first and third dances, which Brahms orchestrated, are based on tunes by known
Hungarian composers. No. 1, in the key of G minor, alternates between a sensuous,
swaying melody (likely Ferenc Sárkozi’s “Isteni Csárdas”) and a lively dance with sparkling
woodwinds adding brilliant accents. The melody in the third dance is taken from a
wedding dance by Rizner. With a stately pair of oboes setting the tone, it is relatively
sedate and dignified in comparison. Orchestrated by Martin Schmeling (whose main
legacy may well be his orchestrations of several of the dances), Hungarian Dance No. 5 is
perhaps the most recognizable.
R. STRAUSS
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Till Eulenspiegel’s lustige Streiche
Although Richard Strauss lived until 1949, his music
highlights one of the major debates of the nineteenth
century: between “absolute” music, or music with
no extra-music connections, and program music, or
music based on non-musical ideas. While Johannes
Brahms is often held as a symbol of the former,
Richard Strauss became increasingly associated
with the latter. Perhaps the best illustrations of this
allegiance are his tone poems, his series of single-movement symphonic works based on
a story or idea. Abandoning traditional musical forms seemed natural to Strauss. As he
wrote to his mentor Hans von Bülow after writing Don Juan and Macbeth, “To create a
correspondingly new form for every subject, to shape which neatly and perfectly, is a very
difficult task, but for that very reason the more attractive.”
Despite his allegiance to “correspondingly new forms,” Strauss manages to do something
equally brilliant in many of his compositions: merging unique ideas with preexisting
musical structures. Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks is an excellent example of this
achievement. Completed in May of 1895 and published in September—two months
before its first performance—Till Eulenspiegel is actually a rondo, generally fast and
sprightly with lots of repeating motives. The form fits the tone poem’s subject well.
Till Eulenspiegel was a real person, a legendary prankster believed to have lived in the
fourteenth century in northern Germany. His name, literally meaning “owl’s mirror,” refers
program notes
to the old saying, “One sees one’s own faults no more clearly than an owl sees its own
ugliness in a looking glass.” Through his practical jokes and trickery, Till points out the
hypocrisy of others. (The real Till may not have been quite so lighthearted. The earliest
account of Till Eulenspiegel, published around 1510, depicts him as a living cautionary
tale—a demonic figure whose misdeeds served as a warning to good Christians.
Did Strauss see Till as a corrupting force? A glimpse of the title page—on which Strauss
wrote the direction, “after the manner of an old-style rogue”—immediately suggests
otherwise. The tone poem begins with a gentle melody that is often described as a
musical version of “Once upon a time.” The French horn sounds the slightly off-kilter,
energetic theme associated with Till himself—and his adventures ensue. Till races
through a marketplace upsetting baskets, clothes himself in religious garb and gives a
blasphemous speech, flirts with ladies, and presents himself as a scholar disseminating
false information. While he pays for his misdeeds on the gallows, even execution can’t
silence the roguish hero.
Contemporary listeners didn’t know quite how to react to Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry
Pranks. In 1900, a critic for the Musical Record of Boston wrote, “No gentleman would
have written that thing. It is positively scurrilous. There are places for such music, but
surely not before miscellaneous assemblages of ladies and gentlemen.” For French
composer Claude Debussy, the work was like “an hour of music in an asylum ... You do
not know whether to roar with laughter or with pain and you wonder at finding things
in their customary places.” Debussy goes on to express sentiments closer to our modern
assessment of Till Eulenspiegel: “But in spite of all this, there is genius in certain aspects
of the work, notably in the amazing sureness of the orchestration and in that frenzied
movement which sweeps us on from beginning to end, making us live through all the
hero’s adventures.”
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
When Antonin Dvořák came to New York City in 1892
to become the Director of the National Conservatory of
Music, he became good friends with Victor Herbert, the
school’s cello professor, and worked with him on several
projects and performances. Herbert later left the school to
do more performing, conduct the Regimental Band of the
New York National Guard, and finish composing his second
Cello Concerto for the New York Philharmonic. Dvořák
attended the work’s premiere in 1894, and went backstage
to congratulate his friend. Within two years, in March 1896,
Dvořák led the London Philharmonic in the debut of his own
Cello Concerto, with cellist Leo Stern as soloist.
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Was it the spirit of competition that spurred Dvořák to compose a cello concerto? More
likely, Herbert’s work had jogged his memory: thirty years earlier, Dvořák had begun a
cello concerto at the request of Czech cellist Hanus Wihan, but had set it aside. Now
thousands of miles away, Dvořák began writing anew—expressing his longing for his
homeland and according to some, his desire for his sister-in-law, Josefina Kaunitzova, his
first love interest and possibly the greatest love of his life. From the start of the work,
its drama is clear. After a lengthy orchestral introduction, the soloist enters—but with a
statement that itself sounds like an introduction, or even a cadenza. When Dvořák was
composing the Adagio that follows, he reportedly received a letter from Josefina in which
she shared that her health was deteriorating. The stormy episode that erupts in the middle
of the movement—and then gives way to a quotation from her favorite of his songs
(Leave me alone in my fond dream)—is often said to mirror his reaction to the news. After
completing the energetic rondo with which the concerto ends, Dvořák returned home—
and shortly thereafter, Josefina passed away. Just before the concerto’s end, Dvořák
inserted a short, exquisitely lyrical passage in memoriam, quoting her favorite song once
again in the violin.
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One of the most dynamic young conductors in America, MeiAnn Chen is currently in her third year as Music Director of
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During this time, the impact of her energy, enthusiasm and
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at their 2012 national conference in Dallas.
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Symphony, San Diego Symphony, the São Paulo Symphony
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last season’s debuts were the Netherlands Philharmonic at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Aspen
Music Festival, and the symphonies of Jacksonville, Naples and Sarasota.
In great demand as a guest conductor, Mei-Ann Chen recently stepped in on short notice for her
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Edmonton (Canada), Florida, Fort Worth, Nashville, National (Washington, DC), Oregon, Pacific,
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of Mexico, Norrlands Opera Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the Trondheim Symphony. Festival appearances include Grand Teton, Wintergreen, Chautauqua Institute and the Texas Music
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conner gray covington, assistant conductor
Violin I
Guest Concertmaster
The Joy Brown Wiener Chair
Paul Turnbow, Assistant Concertmaster
Jeffery Jurcuikonis
Hannah Schmidt
Mark Wallace
Marisa Polesky, Assistant Principal
Barrie Cooper, Assistant Principal
Diane Zelickman
Laurie Pyatt*
Wen-Yih Yu
Jessica Munson
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Cello
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Iren Zombor, Assistant Principal
Milena Albrecht, Assistant Principal
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Jonathan Kirkscey Griffin Browne
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Marian Shaffer, Principal
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St. Mary’s Episcopal School
Larry J. Hardy
Scott Heppel
Buzzy Hussey
Babcock Gifts
Bryan Jordan
First Horizon National Corp.
Natalie Kerr
UT Medical Group, Inc.
Joanna Lipman
Arts Advocate
Hon. Mark Luttrell
Shelby County Government
Alec McLean
New South Capital
Management
Lisa Mendel
Memphis Symphony Chorus
Scott Moore
Memphis Symphony
Orchestra
Carol W. Prentiss
River Oaks Investments
Robert Quinn
FedEx
John Speer
Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC
Jim Vining
Vining Sparks
Anneliese Watts
Morgan Keegan
Russ Wigginton
Rhodes College
Board Emeritus
Gloria Nobles
Past Chairs
Dunbar Abston, Jr.
Newton P. Allen, Esq.*
Walter P. Armstrong, Jr.*
Leo Bearman, Jr., Esq.
Troy Beatty*
Paul A. Bert
Jack R. Blair
Robert L. Booth, Jr.
Judge Bailey Brown*
Robert E. Cannon*
George E. Cates
Charles P. Cobb, Esq.*
Nancy R. Crosby*
George E. Falls, Jr.
David B. Ferraro
Lewis E. Holland
William F. Kirsh*
Martha Ellen Maxwell
Dr. Joseph Parker*
G. Dan Poag
Thomas M. Roberts*
Jeff Sanford
P.K. Seidman*
Michael Uiberall
Joseph Weller
Dr. Russel L. Wiener
(*deceased)
Administrative Staff
Arthur N. Seessel III
Interim Executive Director
Joseph Nelson
Soulsville Project Manager
Accountability
Anita McLean
Chief Financial Officer
Artistic Engagement
Brandon Knisley
Vice President of
Artistic Engagement
Grace McAlister, PHR
Finance Manager
Jenny Compton
Music Librarian
Frieda Campbell
Accounting Clerk
Molly Mangialardi
Artist Coordinator
Rodney Gilchrist
Technical Support
Susan Miville
Director of Musician
Engagement
Grants
Rhonda Causie
Director of Grants
& Innovation
Operations
Douglas Whitaker
Director of Operations
Ricardo Callender
Grants & Accountability
Specialist
Laura Mirahver
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Development
Nicki Inman
Vice President of
Patron Engagement
Erica Eason
Patron Engagement Assistant
Ellen Montgomery
Corporate Engagement
Assistant
Ellen Rolfes
Advancement Specialist
Marketing & Public
Relations
Denise Borton
Director of Patron
Engagement & Marketing
Nicole Davis
Patron Engagement Manager
Mandy Porch
Box Office Manager
Memphis Symphony League Board of Directors
Mary Lawrence Flinn,
President
Priscilla Alexander
Honey Cannon
Scottie Cobb
Jeanette Cooley
Jean de Frank
Billie Jean Graham
Eula Horrell
Mindy Johnson
Nancy Lou Jones
Florence Leffler
Sissy Long
Carol Martin
Amy Meadows
Laurie Monypeny
Charlotte Neal
Gloria Nobles
Marilyn Powell
Shelly Sublett
Lura Turner
Sharon Turner
Joy Wiener
Memphis Symphony Chorus Board of Directors
Steve Alsobrook
Cindy Armistead
Elizabeth Buls
Janet Carnall
Larry Edwards
Pamela Gold
Deborah Goodman
Anita Hester
Lisa Mendel
David Patterson
Terron Perk
Shane Rasner
Mary Seratt
Jack Seubert
Ginny Vann
Jackie White
Matthew Williams
Rae Williams
Letter from the
League President
As we begin the 2012-2013 season, we in the
Memphis Symphony League invite you to join us
and share our passion - supporting the Memphis
Symphony Orchestra.
This 60th season will be The Memphis Story, and
it is hard to miss the excitement in the air.
Wonderful music is headed our way for patrons
and all in our city, because our musicians are
everywhere in the community mentoring,
teaching, and sharing music. We support those
efforts by volunteering our time and talents as
needed. You could be a part of that too.
Several events are being planned throughout
the year for League members. We have fun while we raise funds! Please
consider joining us as we show appreciation this year to our Memphis Symphony
Orchestra.
Mary Lawrence Flinn
President
Memphis Symphony League
2012-2013 Memphis Symphony League Membership Form
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Thank You Memphis Business!
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is fortunate to have many generous companies whose
commitment to the arts in Memphis enables us to present the quality concerts and
community programs our patrons have come to expect. At this printing of Experience, the
following corporations have joined us for the 2012-2013 season.
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Nancy Hughes Coe
Financial Advisor
$5,000-$9,999
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$2,500-$4,999
$1,500-$2,499
Up to $1,500
Commercial Bank & Trust Company
Diamond International of Memphis
Kelman-Lasarov, Inc.
Lipscomb & Pitts
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Foundations
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is fortunate to have many generous foundations whose
commitment to the arts in Memphis enables us to present community programs. At this
printing of Experience, the following institutions have joined us for the 2012-2013 season.
The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation
The Jeniam Foundation
Follow the Memphis Symphony! Thomas W. Briggs
Foundation
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Symphony Fund 2012-2013
As a community-supported organization committed to Memphis, the MSO depends more than ever
before on the generosity of donors who make it possible for us to make meaningful experiences
through music. We are pleased to offer the following benefits in response to your support:
Maestro’s Partners
$10,000 and above (Fair Market Value is $350)
Maestro’s Partners welcomes annual donors of $10,000 and above. In recognition of their support,
donors receive unprecedented opportunity to engage with the MSO through personalized events.
For more information, please call Nicki Inman, Vice President of Patron Engagement at 537-2519.
Benefactor $5,000 - $9,999 (Fair Market Value is $295)
Invitation to join Maestro Mei-Ann Chen and the orchestra on-stage for a First Tennessee
Masterworks or Paul & Linnea Bert Classic Accents rehearsal
Personalized concierge ticket services (with waiver of service fees)
Plus all below
Patron $2,500 - $4,999 (Fair Market Value is $220)
Invitation to MSO Annual Review meeting
Invitation to the annual Season Preview Party
Plus all below
Golden Circle $1,000 - $2,499 (Fair Market Value is $200)
Admission to the donors-only Golden Circle Room, during intermission, at First Tennessee
Masterworks and Pops concerts
Seven passes for free parking at the Cook Convention Center, good for First Tennessee Masterworks
or Pops concerts
Plus all below
MSO Associates
Associate $600 - $999 (Fair Market Value is $80)
Opportunity to purchase tickets in advance
Plus all below
Member $300 - $599 (Fair Market Value is $60)
Invitation to MSO open rehearsals
Plus all below
Friend $100 - $299 (Fair Market Value is $40)
Backstage tour of the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
Two tickets to Contributor Recognition Night
Acknowledgment in Experience, the MSO concert magazine, in all volumes published during the
season
Supporter Up to $99 (Full Market Value)
Acknowledgment in Experience, the MSO concert magazine, in one volume published during the
season
Consider a gift to the Symphony Fund today! To donate, visit the MSO office, go online
to www.MemphisSymphony.org, call (901) 537-2525 or mail to 585 S. Mendenhall Road,
Memphis, TN 38117
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Contributions
Symphony Fund 2011-2012
Thank you! Individuals, corporations, foundations, ArtsMemphis, the Tennessee Arts Commission and
others make annual contributions to support our Symphony. Because the Memphis Symphony Orchestra,
like orchestras throughout the country, obtains less than 30% of our income from ticket sales, these gifts
and grants are crucial to our ability to provide music of the highest quality. The following community
members have expressed their support for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra between July 1, 2011
and August 1, 2012. We are most appreciative.
Virtuoso - ($100,000+)
Anonymous (2)
Arts Memphis
Impresario - ($50,000 - $99,999)
Paul & Linnea Bert
The Estate of Billy J. Christian
Jeniam Foundation
The Estate of Jean C. Mosow
Visionary - ($25,000 - $49,999)
Anonymous (2)
Mr. & Mrs. George E. Cates
Scott & Carolyn Heppel
Wil & Sally Hergenrader
Gayle S. Rose
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur N. Seessel III
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Smith
Joy & Russel Wiener
Pacesetter - ($15,000 - $24,999)
Anonymous
Phyllis & Paul Berz
Scheidt & Hohenberg Charity Trust Families
Buzzy Hussey & Hal Brunt
Kim & Bryan Jordan
Marion & James McClure
Susan & Robert J. Quinn
Mrs. Thomas N. Stern
Ann & Jim Vining
Sustainer - ($10,000 - $14,999)
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bruns
Kitty Cannon & Jim Waller
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Craddock
Michael J. Douglass
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Engelberg
Mary Lee & Peter Formanek
Sylvia G. Marks
Andrew R. & Anne H. McCarroll
Phillip & Mabel McNeill
Estelle & John Sheahan
Craig Simrell & Mark Greganti
Bonnie & Chapman Smith
Lynne & Henry Turley
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Weller
Benefactor - ($5,000 - $9,999)
Anonymous
William & Louise Barden
David & Betty Blaylock
Mr. & Mrs. Marion S. Boyd, Jr.
Phyllis Brannon
Andrew Clarkson
Nancy & Chuck Coe
Mike & Carolyn Edwards
Robin Lauren & Peter Hale
Formanek Advised Fund
Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer & Mr. Ellis Delin
Larry J. Hardy
Lowry Howell
Lisa & Louis Jehl
Hamilton Eye Institute
Dorothy O. Kirsch
J. W. & Emily McAllister
Carol W. Prentiss
Mrs. Alice J. Rawlins Burnett
Schadt Foundation, Inc.
Charles & Nino Shipp
Mr. John C. Speer
Michael & Andie Uiberall
Watkins Uiberall
Jack & Cristina Ward
Patron - ($2,500 - $4,999)
Allied Pest Control, Inc
Jack & Kathleen Blair
Scott E. Bohon
Phillip Bowden & Ritche Manley Bowden
Ms. Mei-Ann Chen
Harriett & Hilliard Crews
Liz & Glenn Crosby
Mark Crosby
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Evans
Farrell Calhoun, Inc.
Ryan Fleur & Laura Banchero
Martha & Robert Fogelman
and Bradley & Robert Fogelman
Kathy & J. W. Gibson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Goodman
Pam & Steve Guinn
Dr. & Mrs. Masanori Igarashi
Ellen Cooper Klyce
Mr. Edwin Koshland III
Contributions
Joanna & Josh Lipman
Dr. & Mrs. Dan Meadows
Mark & Suzanne Medford
Morgan Stanley
Ron & Jessica Morris
Sadie & C.J. Pickering
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Powell
CAPT & Mrs. Robert R. Proctor, USN (Ret.)
Mrs. Charles E. Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Weintraub
Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Wurtzburger
Golden Circle - ($1,000 - $2,499)
Anonymous (4)
Ben & Kathy Adams
Peter & Fran Addicott
Ms. Anita Allison
Kay Farrish & Roger Arango
Pamela & Esmond Arrindell
Charles S. & Stephanie Baer
Richard W. Barnes & Peter R. Pauciello
Carol & Bert Barnett
Sharon Barnett-Myers
Neal & Joey Beckford
Dot & Stanley Bilsky
Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bodine, Jr.
The Honorable Joseph Boeckmann, Jr.
Carmen C. Bond
Dr. Karen A. Bowyer
Martha & James Boyd
Charles R. & Ronell C. Brindell
Lillian Hammond Brown
Austin Byrd
Canale Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Cannon
Karen M. Carlisle
Jeanne Gray Carr
Robert & Jenny Carter
Dan & Rhonda Causie
Dr. Fenwick W. Chappell
Dr. Nancy A. Chase, M.D.
Gloria & Irvine Cherry
Memphis Symphony Chorus Board of Directors
Mikki & Darrell Cobbins
Seandria Cobbins
Colonial Middle School
Ms. Jeanette S. Cooley
Bill & Foy Coolidge
Robert & Kim Cox
Mr. & Mrs. David Crippen
Jill & Joe Crocker
Elaine & Loren Crown
Dr. & Mrs. Ray E. Curle
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Barbara A. Denley
Saryn Doucette M.D.
Mrs. Bryan M. Eagle
Susan & David Ellison
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Ferraro
Ms. Kathy Fish
Fred & Mary Lawrence Flinn
Barbara & Hiram Fry
Allison Garrott
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Gilliland
Ms. Katie Smythe Gould
Martha & Jerrold Graber
Billie Jean Graham
Phyllis Guenter
Sarah Haizlip
Judith & John Hansen
Mrs. James E. Harwood III
Ann & O. Mason Hawkins
Mrs. June Hildebrand
Sigmund Hiller
David O. Hill & Elisabeth Hills
Lunida & Lewis Holland
Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Howell, Jr.
Greg & Trina Huelsman
Terri & Don Hutson
Barbara Hyde
Brian & Nicki Inman
Dr. & Mrs. Eric E. Johnson
Ms. Rose M. Johnston
Dr. Edward S. & Linda S. Kaplan
Sue Kaplan
Edith Kelly-Green
Dale V. Kelman
Delores Kinsolving
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd C. Kirkland, Jr.
Knapp Foundation
Bruce & Susanne Landau
Mr. & Mrs. George Lapides
Dr. Peter G. & Susan J. Law
LeMay+Lang
Daniel Lewis
Suzana & Michael Lightman, Jr.
Aron Livnah & Rose Merry Brown
Al & Janet Lyons
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Makowsky
B. Lee & Susan Mallory
Jerry & Elizabeth Marshall
William D. & Marcia B. Mathis III
Martha Ellen Maxwell
Ashley Mayfield
Sandra H. Mays
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander D. McLean
Mary McDaniel
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McDonnell
Anita & Don McClean
Linda McNeil
Jean & Michael McSwain
Dr. Lisa & Dr. Maurice I. Mendel
Nancy & Rodgers Menzies
Pam & Fred Montesi
Snow & Henry Morgan
Brooke Morrow
Christine B. Munson
Zoe & Alan Nadel
Gloria P. Nobles
Dr. Frank & Mrs. Sarah Ognibene
Sally Pace
MEI-ANN’S CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends is a women’s philanthropic giving circle honoring the Memphis
Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director, Mei-Ann Chen, whose artistic vision is reshaping the city’s
cultural center. This critical group of diverse community investors is called to be stakeholders
who support and steward her vision as a creative catalyst for innovation through the performing
arts. Most importantly, Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends welcomes new members, as its ultimate
mission is to be an instrument of inclusion.
Ritche Bowden,
co-chair
Mary McDaniel,
co-chair
Becky Wilson,
co-chair
Jean Abraham
Anita Allison
Belinda Anderson
Pam Arrindell
Louise Barden
Sharon Barnett-Myers
Joey Beckford
Phyllis Berz
Kathy Blair
Peggy Bodine
Carmen Crane Bond
Dr. Marcia Bowden
Martha Boyd
Sonji Branch
Ronell Brindell
Ruby Bright
Lillian Brown
Rose Merry Brown
Marian Bruns
Alice Burnett
Kitty Cannon
Karen Carlisle
Jeanne Gray Carr
Jenny Carter
Dr. Nancy Chase
Dorothy Cleaves
Mikki Cobbins
Nancy Coe
Jeanette Cooley
Kim Cox
Deborah Craddock
Jill Crocker
Elaine Crown
Dr. Saryn Doucette
Joy Doss
Mary Ann Eagle
Marsha Evans
Kathy Fish
Mary Lawrence Flinn
Mary Lee Formanek
Allison Garrott
Billie Jean Graham
Sarah Haizlip
Cynthia Ham
Ann Hawkins
Carolyn Heppel
Trina Huelsman
Buzzy Hussey
Barbara Hyde
Nicki Inman
Rose Johnston
Dale Kelman
Edith Kelly-Green
Delores Kinsolving
Dorothy Kirsch
Ellen Klyce
Suzanne Landau
Florence Leffler
Suzana Lightman
Joanna Lipman
Sponsorships:
Baptist Mem Health Care Fd.
Blue Cross Blue Shield TN
Gerber/Taylor
Gretchen McLennon
Bickie McDonnell
Linda McNeil
Mabel McNeill
Lisa Chow Mallory
Suzy Mallory
Ashley Mayfield
Suzanne Medford
Nancy Menzies
Snow Morgan
Brooke Morrow
Christine Munson
Jenny Nevels
Gloria Nobles
Sarah Carpenter
Ognibene
Sally Pace
Tommie Pardue
Barbara Perkins
Carol Prentiss
Mary Alice Quinn
Susan Quinn
Dr. Sandra Reed
Ellen Rolfes
Gayle Rose
Diane Rudner
Lila Saunders
Honey Scheidt
Janet Seessel
Rachel Shankman
Lynda Mead Shea
Alisa Smallwood
Bonnie Smith
Hyde Foundation
Paragon Bank
Phyllis Berz
Maxine Smith
Rita Sparks
Susan Springfield
Nancye Starnes
Helga Stengel
Anne Stokes
Margaret Tabor
Mary Tate-Smith
Ashley Tobias
Anne Townsend
Bridget Trenary
Lynne Turley
Lura Turner
Andie Uiberall
Jeanne Varnell
Anita Vaughn
Kimmie Vaulx
Ann Vining
Stacie Waddell
Ann Marie Wallace
Jane Walters
Cassandra Webster
Becky West
Sharon Wheeler
Joy Wiener
Dr. Ethelyn WilliamsNeal
Julia Williams
Tracey Williams
Barbara Williamson
Oneida Wittichen
Jocelyn Wurzburg
Jan Young
Ritche Bowden
Deborah Craddock
Ellen Klyce
Gayle Rose
For more information please contact Ellen Rolfes at the Memphis Symphony: 901.537.2526
Contributions
Tommie Pardue
Marianne Parrs
Robert G. Patterson, Jr. & Patricia Gray
Clint & Esther Pearson
Mrs. Barbara J. Perkins
Arnold & Mary Lynn Perl
Elisabeth & Lewis Perry
Chloee & Dan Poag
Dr. Anca Pop
Mary Alice Quinn
Dr. Sandra Reed
Dr. & Mrs. Brown Robertson
Carol Lee & Joe Royer
Diane Rudner
Jocelyn & William Rudner
Dr. Craig & Mrs. Andrea Sander
Jeff Sanford & Cynthia Ham
Lila Saunders
Dr. Charles A. & Mrs. Sharen Schulz
Mary M. Seratt
Patricia & John Seubert
John & Lynda Mead Shea
William W. Siler
Ron & Linda Sklar
Alisa & Arwin Smallwood
Bruce R. & Jane Scharding Smedley
Rita Sparks
Susan L. Springfield
Nancye Starnes
Eugene & Helga Stengel
Anne & John Stokes
Owen & Margaret Tabor
Mary E. Tate-Smith
The Rose & Walter Montgomery Foundation
Paul G. Thomas
Ashley & Todd Tobias
Mr. & Mrs. Philip H. Trenary
Mr. & Mrs. Corey B. Trotz
Steve & Lura Turner
Dr. Eugene A. Vaccaro Family
Ms. Susan Van Dyck & Dr. James Newcomb
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Vaughan, Jr.
Mike & Gay Veazey Williams
Mr. & Mrs. David S. Waddell
Patricia & Charles Walker
James L. Waller
Dr. Jane Walters
Graham Warr
Dr. & Mrs. Otis S. Warr III
Frank & Houston Watson
Anneliese & William Watts
Mrs. Cassandra H. Webster
Martha & Lee Wesson
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Becky West
Barry White & Dr. Janice Garrison
Julia G. Williams
Ms. Tracey Williams
Dr. Ethelyn Williams-Neal
Barbara Williamson
Becky Webb Wilson
Oneida Wittichen
Jocelyn Wurzburg
Jan Young
Associate - ($600 - $999)
Ms. Carol Beachey & Mr. Donald Voth
Nancy E. Bogatin
Walter Brown
Joanne & George Buzard
Gary Carlson
Sara G. Folis
Dot & Luther Gause
Emily & Jerry Gay
Jim & Harriett Gillis
John Gilmer & Catherine Willner
Susan Kingston
Father Albert Kirk
Janie & Martin Kocman
Barry Kuhn
Ramona & Harry Mahood
Shirley W. McRae
Mr. & Mrs. J. A. O’Neill, Jr.
Johnny & Kim Pitts
Mrs. Emily Ruch
John Pickens & Suzanne Satterfield
Jenny & Graham Smith
Robert Vidulich & Diane Sachs
Don B. Vollman
Julia Wilkins
Berje & Kathy Wade-Yacoubian
Member - ($300 - $599)
Anonymous
Dot Arata
Mary & Allen Battle
Mr. & Mrs. Jack A. Belz
Eugene Bernstein
Denise & Scott Borton
Jerry Bowman
Gregory Buckley & Susan Berry-Buckley
Reggi & Sharon Burch
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Burgar
Lewis Donelson
Dr. Michael R. Drompp
Gerry & Charles Duff
Betty Jo & William P. Dulaney
Joseph & Anne Fisher
Dr. Phillip George
Mr. Charles K. Gilder
Mary Gill
Diane Greenhill
Robert Hanusovsky
Janet D. Held
Judith & Howard Hicks
Bill & Marian Himmelreich
Dr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr.
Dr. G. Leon Howell
Joanna Hwang
Susan & Frank Inman
Paul Tudor Jones
William B. Keiser, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Kirkscey
Ms. Yoriko Kitai
Marti & Mike Laslavic
Lucy Lee
Mrs. Esther K. Lubin
Jennifer Lyons
Frank & Mary Markus
Nancy Masterson
Ethel T. Maxwell
Richard McStay
Simone & Logan Meeks
Ed & Anne Motley
Cecile & Frederick Nowak
Max B. Ostner, Jr.
Bob Owens
Nancy M. Penisten
Dr. William S. Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Ringel
Marco & Cynthia Ross
Sandy & Beth Schaeffer
Marcia Schlesinger
Bonnie & Bill Siler
Fred & Joan Stephenson
Leslie Stratton
Ryals & Gwendolyn Thomas
Keith & Anne Townsend
Mariet & Sam Rogers
Joan & James Vogel
Dr. William W. Walker & Ms. Mary L. Belenchia
Lee & Mary Wardlaw
Jules & Betty Weiss
Stewart Wingate
Mary Jane & Herman Wolfe, AIA
Jerry Wolfe
Mr. Winston Wolfe
Dr. George R. Woodbury & Dr. Cathy M. Chapman
Nick & Charlotte Woodward
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Yandell III
Friend - ($100 - $299)
Anonymous
Larry Adler
Gwendolyn & John Ahlemann
Harriet Alperin
Frank Anthony
Mrs. Eleanor Appling
Genni Arledge
Dr. & Mrs. Philip Aronoff
Sue & Wesley Atwood
Clayton Baker
William Baker
Dr. & Mrs. George I. Balas
Sue & A.E. Balkin
Mary Nell & Pervis Ballew
David & Debbie Balling
Rosemary Banta
Robert Bartolotta & Ellen Hutchinson-Bartolotta
Mrs. Frank Barton, Jr.
Patricia Barton
John & Wanda Barzizza
Mr. Herbert Battle
Becky Bayless
Dr. & Mrs. Tom Beasley
Ernest & Georgia Bell
Dr. & Mrs. Michael P. Berry
Dr. Harry Berryman
Dr. & Mrs. H. Delano Black
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Blackburn
Allen & Mary Blair
Sam Blair
Emilie Blanchard
Clark & Yolanda Blatteis
Dr. & Mrs. Gene Boeckman
Lois E. Bohon
Scott Bojko
Modine & Lee Bolen
Jan & John Boudreaux
Dr. & Mrs. Allen Street Boyd
Jennifer Brady
David Brown
Judy & Charles Burkett
Raymond Butts
Eleanor & Gerald Byrne
Mr. & Mrs. Irvin Califf
Ricardo Callender
Cham & Hazel Canon
Ruby Chittenden
Carol & David Ciscel
Dorothy Cleaves
Brian Clement
Allen E. Cohen
Alan K. Cole
Contributions
James P. Cole
Samuel & Jenny Compton
Anne Connell
Tim Cook
David Cooper
Alice & Jack J. Craddock
Mr. & Mrs. William S. Craddock
Mrs. Laura J. Crane
Robert K. Crane
Brad Crawford
Michelle Cronk
Susanna & Daniel Cullen
Dale & Gina Cunningham
Leslie Daniel
Fred Davis
Diane & Joe Davis
Steve Davis
Phili & Terry Deboo
Kathryn Deshpande & Jon Katze
Drs. Robert & Heather Donato
Joe & Martha Dooley
George Douglas
Jed Dreifus
Regina Duberstein
John & Alice Dudas
Delories Duncan
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Duncan
Mrs. Ruth Edmonds
Patti & Lew Ellis
Karen English
Richard Ennis
Lillian & Thomas Ernst
Dorothy Evans
Edward & Gloria Felsenthal
Fredrika & Joel Felt
Helen Ferguson
James & Sue Ferguson
Donna Fisher
Tanya Fitts
Jackie & David Flaum
Molitor Ford
Turner Foster
Ms. Kathie Fox
Desi Franklin
Ms. Barbara A. Frederick
Dr. Jerre Freeman
Caroline Fruchtman
Kathleen C. Gardner
Ana & Mark Gardner
Bill & Jeannine Gaudet
Frank & Anne Gianotti
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Gibson
John Gibson
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Marsh & Ann Gibson
Paul & Mary Evelyn Goodwin
Capt. & Mrs. James P. Googe, Jr.
Arthur Graesser
Betty Tully Graves
Rita Mercille Green
Lyndal Grieb
Gerard & Alessandra Grosveld
Bela & Nan Hackman
Mr. Reb Haizlip
Clarence & Harriett Halmon
William Haltom
Doug Hamik
Robert Hamilton
Dr. & Mrs. O. Brewster Harrington
Jeffery & Cathy Harris
Thomas Harrison III
Albert C. Harvey, Jr.
Geraldine Haspel
Diane Hawks
Dr. Jean S. Hayden
Mr. Jerry Hearn
Emil Henry
Ms. Jane Hester
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Hillis
Sara M. Holmes
Bobby & Eva Hussey
Mr. & Mrs. Antonino Incardona
Ann Indingaro
Bertha Means & Michael Jacewicz
Larry & Diane Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Jalenak
Anita James
David & Ann James
Dr. & Mrs. Russell James
Harriette Jenkins
Mr. David Jennings
Mickey Johnson
Mr. Jeff Johnston
Nancy Lou & Mott Jones
John & Anne Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Jones
Warren & Betty Lu
Kathy Junkin
Tom & Anne Marie Kadien
Helen & J.D. Kelly
Charlotte King
Nadine King
Jon Knight
Nancy & Brian Kuhn
Michael & Diane Kuhn
Kitty & Howard Lammons
Ms. Patsy Lane
Frank M. Langford, Jr.
Ms. Demetra Lawrence
Gumersindo & Marianne Leal
Suzanne Lease & Michael Watts
Mr. Shelby R. Lee III
Sandra Leftwich
Kristin Lensch & Tim Huebner
Tom & Celesta Letchworth
Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Levinson
Jean & Melvyn Levitch
Pamela & Robert Levy
Leticia Lindsey
Mrs. Molly Lockwood
William Payson & Melissa Luck
Chris Luhrs
Jose & Nancy Magallanes
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Mallory
Charles & May Lynn Mansbach
Mr. & Mrs. Jack H. Marks
Shannon G. Matta, Ph.D.
Mrs. Eloise Mays
Michael McCanless
Peggy & Don McClure, Jr.
Sandra & Lynn McCorry
Mr. & Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr.
Mary Ellen & Phillip McDow
Martha & I. W. “Dan” McGuire
Mary Allie & Denton McLellan
Barbara & George McMahon
Sylvia & Ron McSwain
Gale Medley
T. Medlin
Diane Meess
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Milford, Jr.
Phoebe & Dan Miller
Dr. & Mrs. David M. Mirvis
Mrs. Houston Niller Moore
Ms. Patricia T. Moran
Gregory Morrell
George Morris
Dr. R. J. & Susan Moskop, Jr.
Mrs. Sue Myers
Alan’s Carpetland
Dr. Robert Neimeyer & Ms. Kathryn E. Story
Stephen & Mary Nelson
Drs. Thomas J. & Monika Nenon
Julie & William Nicholson
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Nomland
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Notowich
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Oates
Adrienne Oeding
David Ogdon
Wilson Orr
Jason & Rita Ortiz
Norma Davis Owen & Penn Owen Jr.
Christopher A. Owens
Mr. Ernest Owens
Joy Ozbirn
Mr. & Mrs. Keith M. Parker
Roylyn & Bill Parks
Richard Patterson
Eugene Pearlman
Dana Sue Percer
O.C. Pleasant, Jr.
Maryanna Popper
Ms. Prak
Peter A. Pranica
Mr. & Mrs. Julian Prewitt
Brenda & Robert Rachor
Karen & James Ralston
Lynn Rawlings
Nancy Reed
Betsy Reeder
Mrs. & Mr. Geraldine Rhodes
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis E. Ringold
Mr. Luther L. Robinson III
Dr. & Mrs. E. William Rosenberg
Tom & Elena Ross
Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. Ross
Barbara Rubenstein
Thelma Rudd
Melanie Runyon
Amy & William Ryan
Bev & Ken Sakauye
Barbara J. Sax
Joseph & Mary Scheuner
Doug Schrank
Mike Schwartz
J. Allen Scoggin
Christopher Seaton
Roy & Cyndy Shepherd
Beth Simpson
Kenneth & Mary Sipley
John H. Sligh
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Smith
Cecil Smith
Charles Smith
Ritchie & Patti Smith
Marshall & Maida Smith
John Snowden
Trish & Richard R. Spore III
Sheri L. Spunt, M.D.
Shirley St. Hilaire
Charles & Mary Stagg
Terry Starr
Jill & Kenneth Steinberg
Contributions
Betty & Vaughn Stimbert
Fred & Shirley Stinson
David & Alicia Stires
Harriett Surprise
Denise Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Parrish Taylor
The Womans Exchange of Memphis, Inc
Doris Thomas Hill
John J. Thomason, Esq.
Dr. & Mrs. Steve Tower
Patricia Wilson Tripp
Mike Vaughn
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Wadsworth
Drs. Anni B. Walker & William S. Walker
Sonia Walker
Mr. Edward Wallace
Evelyn Walpole
Gerald & Julie Walton
Shihung & Chingfun Wang
Matilda Washington
Patrick & Vicki Washington
Susan S. Webb
Judge & Mrs. Bernie Weinman
Ira & Deborah Weinstein
Diane & Walker Wellford
James Werkhoven
Dr. & Mrs. Benton Wheeler
Elsa & David Williams
Tige Williams
Mrs. Barbara H. Wilson
Carol Wilson
Mrs. John M. Wilson
Major & Donna Wilson
Debra Wingood
Josephine M. Wood
Mary & Lucius Wright
Peggy Wroten
Mr. Paul Yacoubian
John Young
Dr. Herbert D. Zeman
Qihong Zhou
Supporter - (Up to $99)
Melissa Abbis
Angela Adams
Dennis Adams
Marta Adams
Mary Adams
Bettie Albers
Ray & Nancy
Marilyn & Franklin Allen
Julia Allen
Roosevelt & Jo Ann Allen
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Ruth Allen
Sonia Alvaerz
Murphy Appling
Tonya Ashworth
Dorothy S. Atkinson
Edna Bagoyado
Elsie Bailey
Mary Baird
Sara Baker
Bernice Banes
Carol Barber
William Bastnagel
Rose A. Bauer
Barbara Beck
Dea & Richard Beckwith
Paul Bell
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Bell
Robert Bell
Kathryn & William Bendall
Linda-Anne Bennett
Ms. Mary Benton
William & Annette Bickers
Linda Billings
Molly & Karl Birkholz
Kathryn Black
Ben Blackburn
Patricia Bladon
Melissa Blakemore
Ms. Joanne Bloom
Robert Bloom
Jeff Bloomfield
William Bodley
Lura Bond
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Borg
Aretha Bourne
Matthew Bowlin
Keith Brame
Mary Kate Brandon
Peggy Brawner
Dr. & Mrs. Lamar Bridges
Mr. Jerry Brigman
Linda Broffitt
Cortni Brooks
Caroline Brown
Ignatious Brown
Deana Brunjes
Robert & Beverly Buchalter
Roger & Jill Buckmaster
Alice Burns
Marcia Buster
Dr. Patty & Dennis Calvert
Ms. Janet Campbell
Kerry Campbell
Molly Carr
Gary Carter
Gene Carter
Patricia Casey
John Cassidy
Don Chenault
Russell W. & Joan Chesney
Mary Clark
Charles Clerget
David & Amy Cluck
Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr.
Marian Cocke
Thomas Coffelt
Larose Todd Coffey
Keith Coker
George & Jan Colgate
Fred & Pat Collins
Thomas & Marcia Collins
Betty Colter
Billy & Sara Colvard
Leo Connolly
Robert Connolly
Mike & Jane Coop
Stanley Cooper
Dr. & Mrs. George Cowan
Ms. Beverly Cox
Gwendolyn Cranshaw
Michele Robin Crump
Betty Cruzen
Kay Cunningham
Dianne Curtiss
Ms. A. J. Daneman
Mrs. Mimi Dann
Susanne Darnell
Elina Davidoff
Henry Davis
Dr. Ira N. B. Davis Jr.
Louie Debacco
Marcelle Decorte
Carol Deforest
Carolyn & Kevin Delaney
Gulcan Demirtas
H. Dermon
Julia DeWeese
Sam Diaz
Lynn & Robert Dittman
Ann Dixon
Gloria Dobbs
Curtis & Jean Dohan
Thea Dotson
Amy Downing
Mr. & Mrs. William Dozier
Ms. Qiuyue Du
Mr. & Mrs. Duckworth
Robert Dumais
Earline Duncan
Teresa Dunlap
John & Lissa Duston
Brian Earwood
Dan Elias
Hallie Elliot
Amber England
Mary Epps
Lawrence A. Estes
Marguerite Estes
Nancy Eubanks
Betty Evans
Mr. Metab Falanzi
John Faulconbridge
Carroll R. Fay
Ms. Lynn Ferrier
Caylain Festherson
Lara A. & Thomas A. Firrone
Ashley Flashner
Cheryl Floyd
Linda Forbess
Isaac Fordjour
Yvonne Fournier
Becky Fowler
Joan D. Freund
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Friedl
Ms. Ann Frogge
Prentice Fulton
Virginia Gandy
Lida Garcete
Lori & Scott Garner
Robert I. Gilbert Jr.
Sharon Gilbert
Gwynne Gladden
Mr. Marvin Glatstein
Dr. Leslie Gordon
Richard Graff
Sheri & Donald Grear
Ms. Amy Greenberg
Dr. Jennifer Grove
Scott Gustafson
Dalia Hammoudeh
Louis Hamric
Telisha Hankins
Paul & Agnes Hanson
Suzanne Hanson
Elizabeth Harris
Peggy Harris
Amber-Rose Hawkins
Stoy & Kathryn Hedges
William Henderson
Contributions
Arthur & Sally Hermsdorfer
Sally Hermsdorfer
Cathy Hobbs
Shirley Hollahan
Donna P. Holliday
Sherwin Holloway
Jerry Holmes
Linda Holmes
Elizabeth Hopper
Robert & Eula Horrell
Lisa Houston
Josh Howard
Julia Howell
Mr. & Mrs. Wally Huggins
Sarah Hurley
Matt Blake & Nobuko Igarashi
Mr. & Mrs. Deke Iglehart
Carmen Inquilla
Kenny Jabbour
Janas L. Jackson
Grace Jamison
Daisy Jefferson
Mr. & Mrs. Ben R. Johnson
Darrell & Betty Z. Johnson
Inez Johnson
James & Theresa Johnson
Dr. & Mrs. James R. Johnson
Warren & Claire Johnson
Evelyn Jones
Lynn Jones
Mark Jones
Patricia Joyner
Cantor & Mrs. John M. Kaplan
Mrs. Susan Karpie
Philip & Carol Keith
Donna & John Kelly
Linda Kennard
Stanley Kess
Rhinda Kesselring
Larry & Karen Kestner
Georgia King
Ruth & James King
Jim & Ruth King
Kathryn A. King
Mary King
Virginia Klettner
Robert Klyce
Rev. & Mrs. William A. Kolb
Victoria Krivda-Ferrell
Bobbie Kyle
Cynthia Lancaster
Dr. & Mrs. Mack A. Land
Jane Landrigan
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Emily Landry
Nanette G. Lawhon
Xue Leng
Sam Leow
Nicole & Jack Lewis
Jean Lewis
Myron & Gail Lewis
Peter Limper
Mary Livaudais
Dr. & Mrs. William E. Long
David & Dorothy Love
Joseph Loveland
Dr. Catherine Ly
Kyle Lynch
Betty Lyon
Mrs. Floyd Lyons
Frances Manley
David Mann
Patti Martin
Randy & Carol Martin
Pat Massengill
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Mathes
Carlise Mathews
Connie May
Jill & Tibor Mazar
Grace McAlister
Mary Alice McAlister
Jan McClain
Mary McCombs
Jill McCool
Mollie McCormick
Walker Mccutcheon
Dale & Eugene McDermott
Marion McDonald
Geneva McGee
Jeremy C. McGee
Brother Joel McGraw
Norma McHugh
Sharron McKinney
Speed McLean
Frank Lewis McRae
Thomas & Maryann Mears
Oscar Menzer
Ms. June E. Merrell
Maragret Meyer
Nancy Meyer
Suttina & William Millar, III
Pamela & Fred Miller
Lee Miller
Paige Miller
Christine Mitchell
Susan Miville
Linda Mohns
Leroy Mosby
Virginia & Tom Moss
Camille & William Mueller
Ann Mulis
Harry & Vivian Murchison
Sean Murnan
Edward Murphy
Gail Murray
Martha Myers
Paula Newberry
Toni Nguyen
Irene & Svend Nielsen
Suzette Noel
Allison Ogilvie
Dr. Anthony Oldknow
Mr. & Mr. Mark O’Malley
Fred Ousley
Lucia Outlan
Teresa Owen
Lynne Owens
Rose Mary Pace
Marvarene Paker
Lyda Parker
Steve & Sue Parr
Clyda Parrish
Rachel Patrick
Stephanie & Michael Patton
Charles Pazar
Chelsea Pearce
Binford Peeples
William Peer
Lynne & Warren Pence
Mary Pennington
Larry Perlberg
Mr. Gordon Perry
Alice Petty
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Pfund
Ashley Piper
Rafael Portillo
Paula Posey-Destefanis
Kelly Pouncey
Jim Prate
Kara Preston
Libby & Howard Pritchard
Mrs. Van Pritchartt
Lana & Gary Prosterman
LTC Judith C. Pruitt (Ret.)
Carol Purvis
Jennifer Ransom
Rance & Deborah Reagan
Ralph Reed
Charles Reifers
Eugene Reyneke
Donald Reynolds
Janice Richie
Holly Rickman
Mi Rim
Gwelyne Robinson
Kirby Rogers
Norma M. Rogers
Norma Rogers
Betty & Al Rome
Jennifer Rote
James B. Rothman
Aileen Ruben
Mr. Forster Ruhl
Dr. & Mrs. C. A. Ruleman Jr.
Leonid & Fridrerica Saharovici
Konnie K. Saliba-Reid & Dennis Reid
Joe Schellenberg
Jonathon Schug
Cathy & Ray Schwill
Mary Lynn Scoggins
Erin Shackelford
Marian & Frank Shaffer
Vicki Shelton
Mark Sherman
Marilyn Shiffman
Donna Shipman
Martina Sigal
Bill & Cheryl Simco
David Simmons
Jeanne Simmons
David Skinner
Ben & Robyn Slen
Rochelle & Avron Slutsky
Betty Smith
Bruce Smith
Virginia Smith
Lisa Soplata
Mark Sorrell
Ms. Laura Spencer
Dr. Bernard Spiegel
Eugene Spiotta
Shannon Stanley
Mary Steele
Maury Strauss
Lynn Strickland
Douglas Strohmer
Peter & Catrina Sullivan
Sarah Sullivant
Richard Summers
Parker Suttle
Truman Suttle
Carol W. Tabor
Michael Taube
Contributions
Herbert & Diane Taylor
Jane & Reede Taylor
Robin Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. William Taylor
Dr. & Mrs. Terry Templeton
Lavern Terrell
Heather L. Tetleton
Ms. Joan Thomas
Charles Tilly
David Tipton
Bruce Tonkel
Richard Townsend
Beverly Trojan
Ed & Ann Truett
Kelly & Sharon Truitt
Jane Umfress
Rev. & Mrs. Robert Van Doren
Barbara Van Ness
Doug Vance & Darlene Germuend Vance
Janice Vanderhaar
Peggy Vannucci
Mr. Erick Vasquez
Albert Vaughn
Kristen & Richard Vining
Fred Voigt
Robert Wakefield
Dolores Waldrup
Carol Walker
Julie Wang
Hallie Ward
Nicole Ward
Phyllis M. Warmington
David & Georgie Weaver
Marcia B. Wells
Kathleen Weston
Jennifer & Brian Wilder
Mary Wilder
Jane Williams
Patricia Williams
Robert & Nancy Williams
Robert Williams
Dr. Beverly J. Williams-Cleaves
Betsy Wilson
Mary Jo Wilson
Elise & Robert Wilson
Marianne Wolff
Jerry Woods
Beebe Woodside
Dorothy Work
Laura Burgoyne & Becky Wright
Lloyd Wright
Rebecca Yancey
Jaime Yanes
Mr. & Mrs. Keith M. Young
Matching Gifts
Corporate matching gifts are a great way for MSO patrons and donors to maximize personal
contributions to the Symphony and increase the impact of their gift. By taking advantage of
your company’s matching gift benefit, you may be able to double or triple your contribution.
Thank you to those companies below who match current and retired employees’ contributions to
the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and thank you to our donors who apply for these matching
gifts. For more information on matching gifts, please call (901) 537-2523.
AT&T Foundation
Bank of America
Chevron Corporation
Citigroup Foundation
Digital Equipment Corporation
Ernst & Young, PLLC
Federated Department Stores
First Horizon National Corporation
First Tennessee Foundation
Gap Foundation
General Electric
General Mills Foundation
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
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Home Depot Foundation
Johnson & Johnson
Kraft, Inc.
Lucite International
Merrill Lynch
New York Times Company Foundation
Nissan Motor Corporation
Phillip Morris Companies, Inc.
Quaker Oats Foundation
Regions Financial Corporation
Security Pacific Foundation
United Technologies – Carrier Corporation
Memphis
Youth
Symphony
Program
Conner Gray Covington, Music Director ||Musical
Musical Leaders Since 1966
Youth Symphony, Conner Gray Covington, Conductor
Fall Concert | Sunday, November 18, 7:30
Winter Concert | Sunday, February 24, 7:30
Spring Concert | Sunday, April 28, 7:30 *venues TBD
String Orchestra, Ray Pak Chung Cheng, Conductor
Fall Concert | Sunday, May 5, 4:30
Winter Concert | Sunday, February 24, 4:30
Spring Concert | Sunday, November 11, 4:30 *venues TBD
String Sinfonia, Karla Philipp, Conductor
Fall Concert |Tuesday, November 6, 7:30 pm
Winter Concert | Tuesday, February 26, 7:30 pm
*venues TBD
String Ensemble, Karla Philipp, Conductor
Fall Concert |Tuesday, November 6, 7:30 pm
Winter Concert |Tuesday, February 26, 7:30 pm
*venues TBD
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Fall Schedule
Jazz Eucharist with the Tony Thomas Trio
Sunday September 30, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.
Memphis Boychoir & Memphis Girlchoir
25th Annual Service of Lessons and Carols
Sunday December 16, 2012 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Memphis Boychoir & Memphis Chamber Choir
Ongoing Auditions for the
Memphis Boychoir and Memphis Girlchoir
Please contact Dr. Geoffrey Harris Ward for more information
(901) 351-8540
Saint John’s Episcopal Church | Central at Greer | 901-323-8597 | memphisboychoir.org
Honorariums and Memorials
The following Honorarium and Memorial contributions were made to the Symphony Fund between
July 1, 2011 and August 1, 2012.
In Honor of Kathy & Ben Adams
Camille & William Mueller
In Honor of Peter & Fran Addicott
Ms. Rosemary Banta
In Honor of Jim Albrecht
Ms. Kathryn A King
In Honor of Michael Barar
Anonymous
In Memory of Dr. Bernard B. Beard
Dr. Jerre Freeman
In Honor of Paul & Linnea Bert
Ms. Mei-Ann Chen
Jennifer Lyons
In Memory of Florence Bohon
Ms. S. Dorothy Atkinson
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Blackburn
Ms. Lois E. Bohon
Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Laslavic
Dr. & Mrs. Myron Lewis
Ms. Nancy M. Penisten
Ms. Barbara Van Ness
In Memory of Tandy Brannon
Mrs. Phyllis Brannon
In Honor of Joy Brown Wiener
Ms. Lucia Outlan
In Honor of the Marriage of Kitty Cannon
& Jim Waller
Mr. & Mrs. Rodgers Menzies, Jr.
In Honor of Rhonda Causie
Mr. & Mrs. Frank W. Shaffer
In Honor of Mei-Ann Chen
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley L. Bilsky
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Bryson Randolph
In Memory of Charles P. Cobb, Sr.
In Honor of Ruth Moore Cobb
Chuck & Scottie Cobb
In Honor of Mrs. Scottie Cobb
The Womans Exchange of Memphis, Inc
In Honor of the Birthday of Charles “Chuck” Coe
Dr. & Mrs. Dan T. Meadows
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In Memory of Billie Crenshaw
In Memory of Nancy Crosby
Dr. & Mrs. Vaughn E. Stimbert
In Honor of Jane Dutcher
Norma M. Rogers
In Honor of Rena Feller
Helen Ferguson
In Honor of Laura, Ryan, Robert & Anna Fleur
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Cannon
Dr. & Mrs. Dan T. Meadows
Mrs. Lyda Parker
In Honor of Sara G. Folis
Helen Ferguson
In Honor of Billie Jean Graham
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Alexander
Mr. Samuel Graham
In Memory of Mrs. Barbara Ramsey Harris
Louis & Lisa Jehl
In Honor of James “Jim” Gholson
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Sklar
In Memory of Mrs. Evelyn Foote Horrell
Mrs. Jean Lewis
In Honor of Buzzy Hussey
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Allen
Ms. Jeanette S. Cooley
Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Coolidge, Jr.
Ms. Jean Lewis Coors
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Gilliland
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Hussey, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hutton, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Jones
Ms. Adrienne Oeding
Mr. & Mrs. Bryson Randolph
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur N. Seessel III
Dr. & Mrs. W. Chapman V. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Stokes, Jr.
Ms. Patricia Williams
In Memory of Max E. Johns
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Edwards
Gerber-Taylor Family
Buzzy Hussey & Dr. C. Hal Brunt
Louis & Lisa Jehl
Watkins Uiberall Family
In Honor of John Paul Jones
Paul Tudor Jones
Honor/Memorial Contributors List
Honor/Memorial Overture 11-12
In Memory of Dr. Abraham D. Kriegel
Dr. & Mrs. H. Delano Black
Mr. Walter R. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Collins
Mr. Jed Dreifus
Ms. Gail S. Murray
Ms. Leslie Stratton
Mr. & Mrs. Major Wilson
In Memory of George Krupicka
nexAir Family
In Honor of Florence Leffler
Dr. & Mrs. William E. Long
Ms. Mary Alice Quinn
In Honor of Sissy Long
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Alexander
Dr. & Mrs. O. Brewster Harrington
Dr. & Mrs. Edward S. Kaplan
Mrs. Van Pritchartt
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Roane
Mrs. Jane Williams
In Memory of Mrs. Cele Carolyn Lubin
Louis & Lisa Jehl
In Honor of Susanna Perry Gilmore
Dr. Diane Greenhill
Ms. Lynn Jones
Mrs. Lyda Parker
In Memory of Mr. William “Bill” Prest
Mrs. Virginia P. Gandy
In Memory of Ms. Marguerite Piazza
David & Barbara Ferraro
Mrs. Buzzy Hussey & Dr. C. Hal Brunt
In Memory of Dorothy McDonald
In Honor of the Marriage of Don & Anita McLean
Louis & Lisa Jehl
In Honor of Perry Redfearn
Chancel Choir of Christ United Methodist Church
In Memory of Thomas M. Roberts
Mrs. Lucy C. Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. McDermott, Jr.
In Honor of Dr. Charles Schulz
Mrs. Sue Myers
In Honor of Peggy Seessel
Mr. & Mrs. Allen S. Blair
In Honor of Marian & Frank Shaffer
Ms. Josephine M. Wood
In Memory of Mrs. Dena Shapiro
Dr. & Mrs Sheldon Korones
In Memory of Jeff Manis
Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer & Mr. Ellis Delin
In Honor of Barbara H. Marshall
Mrs. Doris Thomas Hill
In Honor of Martha Ellen Maxwell
Ms. Kathleen C. Gardner
In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Lee Milford
Mr. & Mrs. James Boyd
In Memory of Madeleine Moore
Patti Martin
In Honor of Charlotte Neal
Dr. & Mrs. Edward S. Kaplan
In Honor of Gloria Nobles
Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Coolidge, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Roane
In Honor of David Skinner
Anonymous
In Memory of Donna Simmons
Mr. David Simmons
In Memory of Peter Spurbeck
Mrs. Jean de Frank
Ms. Shirley W. McRae
Ms. Shirley St. Hilaire
Mr. & Mrs. Reede Taylor
Dr. Robert Vidulich & Ms. Diane Sachs
In Memory of Robert Spurbeck
Ms. Susan S. Webb
In Memory of Jean Tuttle
Mr. & Mrs. William Watts
In Honor of Irene Wade
Dr. Diane Greenhill
Patron Information
Your attendance constitutes consent for use of your likeness and/or voice on all video and/
or audio recordings and in photographs made during Symphony events.
Box Office Location/Hours: The Box Office is located at 585 South Mendenhall Road,
between Cadence Bank and Folk’s Folly. We are open weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on
concert Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Box Offices at the concert venues open 90
minutes prior to each performance and remain open until intermission begins. Please note
that for concerts at the Cannon Center on the night of, concert tickets must be purchased
through the Ticketmaster Box Office located in the east hallway. Services and Will Call for
MSO patrons are located near the box office at each venue.
Venues: Saturday First Tennessee Masterworks Series and Memphis Symphony Pops Series
concerts are performed at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 North Main
Street in downtown Memphis. Paid parking is available in the Cook Convention Center
garage or surface lots. Friday performances of the Paul and Linnea Bert Classic Accent Series
are at the Lindenwood Christian Church, 2400 Union Avenue in Midtown Memphis. First
Tennessee Masterworks Sundays are performed at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre
(GPAC), 1801 Exeter Road in Germantown. Free parking is available at Lindenwood Christian
Church and GPAC.
Cameras and Recording Devices: No photos or video recordings are allowed during
the performance due to potential injury to performers on stage.
Concert Preview: Free pre-concert discussions begin 45 minutes prior to each First
Tennessee Masterworks series performance. Join us in the Cannon Center west mezzanine
and the GPAC Dance Studio to get the inside scoop on the upcoming performance.
Coat Check: In the lobby of the Cannon Center and GPAC.
Wheelchair Seating: Wheelchair seating is available upon request at each of our concert
venues. Please call our Box Office for more information.
Ticket Information
Subscriptions: Buy a series and save! Subscribers get the best seats in the house. Plan for
the music you love with our First Tennessee Masterworks, Pops, and Paul & Linnea Bert
Classic Accents series. As a subscriber, you will not only save off the single ticket price
but also enjoy priority seating and ticket flexibility! Subscribers have the opportunity to
purchase the best available seats for your series before tickets go on sale to the general
public. You also have the same great seats all season and every year! Subscribers also have
the opportunity to purchase tickets for special events before they are available to the
general public! New season ticket patrons receive up to a 50% savings off the single ticket
price. Established subscribers receive up to a 33% discount for their second year and all
others (3+ year) subscribers save 20% off the full price. For subscriber services or to order,
call the Box Office at (901) 537-2525 or visit www.MemphisSymphony.org.
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Single Tickets: Tickets for all events are available through the MSO Box Office by phone,
in person, or online at www.MemphisSymphony.org. Please note that vouchers and coupons
may only be redeemed at the MSO office and must be done in person.
Gift Certificates: Give the gift of music! Gift certificates to the Memphis Symphony
Orchestra may be purchased in any denomination. Please call the Box Office at
(901) 537-2525 for details.
Refunds/Exchanges: There are no refunds or exchanges on single ticket purchases or
returned tickets. Subscribers have the benefit of exchanging their subsription tickets. All
subscription ticket exchanges are subject to availability. Ticket exchanges must be made at
least 24 hours before the date of the original performances.
Lost Tickets: Subscribers can have lost tickets reprinted by calling the Box Office at
(901) 537-2525 or visiting the Box Office prior to the concert.
Student/Child Tickets: Student Tickets are available for $5.00 (plus applicable processing
fees, excluding Memphis Messiah, Nutcracker, Symphony in the Gardens and Opus One
series) to regular series concerts based on availability. Please come to the box office prior to
the performance. Students must show a valid student ID. A maximum of 1 ticket per ID is
available. All discount tickets are subject to availability.
Group Discounts: For more information, call our Box Office at (901) 537-2525.
Other Information
• Please turn off all cell phones and pagers when the performance begins.
• Food and beverages are not allowed in the concert halls.
• Lost and Found is located at the box office. Management is not responsible for lost,
stolen or damaged property.
• Restrooms are located off the main floor, lobby and balcony areas of the concert hall.
Facilities for wheel chair bound patrons are also available in each main floor restroom.
First Aid
• Contact an usher for assistance.
• Emergency Evacuation – In case of a fire or other emergency, please use the exit
nearest to your seat, indicated by a lighted Exit sign. This is the shortest route out of
the performing arts center. Please be sure to walk to the exit – do not run.
All concerts and performers are subject to change with or without notificiation.
Nationally recognized for creative quality and community vision.
Join us for a stellar season with a variety of entertaining shows in our 2012-13 season.
See classics, comedies, musicals and new works on the Lohrey Stage and Next Stage.
Memberships include six tickets to use in any combination on any unrestricted show
and Member Card benefits are all part of your Membership,including discounts on adult
tickets to A Christmas Carol, TM’s special events and ShoWagon children’s camps.
Season Memberships may be purchased through November 30, 2012 for only $120.
Purchase individual tickets online at www.theatrememphis.org
or call 901.682.8323 to become a member.
2011-12 production photos by Skip Hooper
Pure Entertainment
2012-13 Season
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Aug 24 – Sept 16, 2012
A CHRISTMAS CAROL*
Nov 30 – Dec 23, 2012
SYLVIA
April 5 – 21, 2013
TALLEY’S FOLLY
Sept 21 – Oct 7, 2012
SIX DEGREES OF
SEPARATION
Jan 25 – Feb 10, 2013
BRIGHTON BEACH
MEMOIRS
April 26 – May 12, 2013
A STEADY RAIN
Feb 15 – March 3, 2013
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
June 7 – 30, 2013
DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Oct 12 – 28, 2012
ALTAR BOYZ
Nov 2 – 18, 2012
Jan 11 – 20, 2013
A CHORUS LINE
March 8 – 30, 2013
*Not part of the season membership
but members do get discounts on
A Christmas Carol tickets.
UNRIVALED PERFORMANCE. UNENDING APPLAUSE.
Season Presenting Sponsor
Season sponsored by
Generous support received from
Arthur F. and Alice E.
Adams Foundation
PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE WWW.THEATREMEMPHIS.ORG OR CALL 682.8323
Bon Appétit, Y’all
Sample our food section with a distinctive
Southern flavor in Wednesday’s paper
and online at
facebook.com/sotastes
For home delivery, call 529.2666
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