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ContentsCommunity Experience• Romeo & Juliet February 11 & 12 ..........................................17

• The Four Seasons & Mozart February 17 ...................................................33

• Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles February 25 ...................................................47

• A Tribute to Motown: The Contours March 10 ....................................................... 51

• Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director ...................56

• Stilian Kirov, Associate Conductor ..............57

• Susanna Perry Gilmore, Concertmaster ....58

• Lawrence Edwards, MSO Chorus Director ...59

• Orchestra Roster ............................................60

Concert Experience• Advertiser Listing ..........................................35

• MSO Board of Directors & Staff ................62

• Memphis Symphony Orchestra League .......64

• Sponsors & Foundations ..............................68

• Membership Benefits ....................................70

• Contributors ..................................................72

• Honorariums & Memorials ..........................82

• Patron/Ticket Information ..........................84

Symphony Gallery• Opus One ......................................................... 8

• Christmas Gala at the Crescent Center .......28

• Home for the Holidays concert ...................30

• From the Blue Danube…To the Pines of

Rome concert ................................................42

• The Symphony Plays at Union Mission ......66

• Happy Birthday Elvis ....................................67

Patron Experience• Compliments of Opus One.................... 10

• Arts Infusion Project .....................................14

• MSO’s CAPA Virtuosi Initiative ....................40

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The Memphis Symphony Orchestra invites you to a new OPUS ONE-inspired commu-nity program – OPUS ONE Connections are family-friendly musical events based on the innovative concert series. Expanding the impact of OPUS ONE, Connections events are designed to bring together MSO musicians and the community to break the barriers of traditional classical programming. Three Connections events are scheduled on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 pm at the Hickory Ridge Mall’s New Towne Centre. Free to the public, OPUS ONE Connections began on January 29th with a performance set by Latin-jazz artist Marcela Pinilla, featured guest of the upcoming OPUS ONE concert on March 1st & 2nd at the Rumba Room. A native of Columbia who lives and works in Memphis, Pinilla is enthusiastic about collaborating with the MSO to fuse classical music with Latin rhythms. As part of her Connections performance, MSO string players ac-companied Pinilla and her band with a new arrangement by Robert Patterson, MSO horn player and composer. “He’s gonna be great,” she said. “I can’t wait for the concert.” Connections continue on February 19th with several Latin-inspired works performed by String Theory, an acoustical ensemble that includes several MSO players. Following the music, MSO percussionist Ed Murray will lead the audience in an interactive drumming demonstration using shakers made at the event.

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Arts Infusion Project…The MSO partners for a second year with Shelby County Schools on a special arts infusion project.

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Following last season’s successful Letters to Beethoven project, the MSO and Shelby County School students explored the concept of conflict using the story of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as their motivation. Putting themselves in the shoes of Friar Lawrence, students imagined how they would advise Romeo and Juliet on pursuing their overpower-ing love for each other, which contrasts with the hate that exists between their families. To complicate the matter, Juliet is betrothed to another. How can they remain faithful and loyal to each other when doing so puts them at odds with their families and society? Six of Shelby County Arts Infusion middle schools teach-ers provided a synopsis of the play and prompted their students to consider how they would advise Romeo and Juliet, reflect on how they would act in a similar situation, and consider the choices to resolve the problem. The students self-selected an art form and wrote poems or stories, created collages, composed music, or choreographed a short dance. Their works are displayed at their schools with a few selected to be exhibited in the

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SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891 - 1953) Selections from Romeo and Juliet Op. 64 Montagues and Capulets The Young Girl Juliet Masks Romeo and Juliet The Death of Tybalt Romeo and Juliet Before Parting Romeo at the Tomb of Juliet Hattiloo Theatre INTERMISSION CHEN/HE (b. 1935 / b. 1933) The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto Gil Shaham, violin

Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. - Cannon Center Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. - GPAC

MEI-ANN CHEN, conductorGil Shaham, violin Hattiloo TheatreEkundayo Bandele, Artistic Director Marcus Anthony, Romeo Kristi A. Steele, Juliet Ekundayo Bandele, ensemble

Romeo & Juliet


The story of innocent young love fated to be torn apart by hatred is a timeless fairy tale that is written into the heart of the human experience. The depth and disunion of these opposing forces are so essential to our lives that these tales can be found in many cultures and expressed through every art form. This program brings together the ballet score of Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet (no dancers in this performance) and Shakespeare’s immortal text. Let us explore three artistic visions of this timeless story:

• Drama: Theatre emboldens both the actor and audience member to experience the gamut of what it feels like to be human. – Ekundayo Bandele, Artistic Director of Hattiloo Theatre

• Music: Prokofiev was such an absolute optimist that he suggested to the Bolshoi Ballet Theatre writing an ending in which Romeo and Juliet live (they did not agree). However, his yearning for a happy ending gave rise to the tragic finale which is that much more devastating. – Brandon Knisley, Vice President of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra

• Dance: Dancers and audience become one in Romeo & Juliet, vividly present in the moment of life and death, reaching deep within to go beyond limitations. It is not a place in time or space for people who do not want to feel the bare, the acute that puts us starkly in touch with life and death, just as this story of Romeo and Juliet does. – Dorothy Gunther Pugh, Artistic Director of Ballet Memphis

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Gil Shaham violin

Gil Shaham is one of the foremost violinists of our time. He is sought after throughout the world for concerto appearances with leading orchestras and conductors, and he regularly gives recital and ensemble appearances.

In the 2011-12 season, Shaham continues his long-term exploration of “Violin Concertos of the 1930s.” In January 2012, he begins the year performing Barber’s Violin Concerto with the Hong Kong Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony. He tackles Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto in February with the New World Symphony and fills out the rest of the season giving performances of the Hartmann, Berg, and Stravinsky concertos with the orchestras of New York, London and Atlanta, respectively.

Shaham returns to the studio this season with his sister, pianist Orli Shaham, for a new recording, Hebrew Melodies, due out in January 2012 on his own label (Canary Classics). The repertoire features an exploration of both traditional and modern Jewish music, including the world-premiere recording of Israeli composer Avner Dorman’s new work “Niggunim,” a work praised by the New York Times for its “explosive energy.”

Last season, Shaham launched the “Violin Concertos of the 1930s” project with 34 live performances, including appearances with the Chicago Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and Philadelphia Orchestra. Shaham appeared on PBS with Yo-Yo Ma, Emmanuel Ax, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic for Carnegie Hall’s 120th anniversary concert in May 2011, performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.

Gil Shaham was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, in 1971. He moved with his parents to Israel, where he began violin studies with Samuel Bernstein of the Rubin Academy of Music at the age of seven, receiving annual scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. In 1981 he began his studies with Dorothy DeLay and Jens Ellerman at Aspen. In 1982, after taking first prize in Israel’s Claremont Competition, he became a scholarship student at Juilliard, where he worked with DeLay and Hyo Kang. He also studied at Columbia University.

Shaham was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1990, and in 2008 he received the coveted Avery Fisher Award. He plays the 1699 “Countess Polignac” Stradivarius. Shaham lives in New York City with his wife, violinist Adele Anthony, and their two children.


Marcus AnthonyMarcus Anthony (Romeo) refined his acting prowess at Playhouse on the Square with acclaimed acting coach, Tasha Smith (TSAW). He recently played the role of Cholly in Hattiloo’s production of The Bluest Eye, and Fred in If Scrooge was a Brother. He has also played Grant in A Lesson Before Dying, and performed in the musicals A Comedy Tonight and South Pacific. Anthony is also a songwriter, dancer, author, and violinist.

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Kristi A. SteeleKRISTI A. STEELE (Juliet) is a native of Jackson, TN, and has been involved in the performing arts since she was a child. Her craft was further cultivated throughout high school and especially college, when she became a member of The Thomas Edward Poag Players’ Guild and participated in many performances at Tennessee State University. Kristi, a Resident Company Member of Hattiloo Theatre, just recently directed Home by Samm-Art Williams in Sept. 2011, and has performed in numerous Hattiloo productions including Macbeth, The Colored Museum, The Wiz, A Raisin in the Sun, and Crowns – to name a few. Likewise, Kristi performed in Lysistrata and the Death of Cupid at Rhodes College - McCoy Theatre, and she was also seen in Circuit Playhouse’s production of Crumbs from the Table of Joy, in which she received a 2007 Ostrander Award nomination for Leading Actress in a Drama.

Ekundayo BandeleEkundayo Bandele (Ensemble) is the founder and executive/artistic director of Hattiloo. He has written a novel Tales Go Around, and stage-plays that include Judas’ Hands and If Scrooge Was A Brother. He has directed many plays, most notably August Wilson’s Fences. He also portrayed the character Booth in Suzan-Lori Park’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Topdog/Underdog. Ekundayo’s civic involvement includes serving on the boards of University of Memphis’ Benjamin Hooks Institute for Social Change, the Memphis Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Education Foundation, and the Overton Park Conservancy. He is a graduate of Leadership Memphis’ Executive Class. For his contributions to Memphis he has received visionary awards from the Center City Commission, the United Way of the Midsouth, J.U.G.S, Impact

Memphis, and a Congressional Certificate of Honor. Memphis Business Quarterly named him a Power Player (2011). In 2008 he was voted “12 Who Made a Difference” by the Commercial Appeal.

Romeo and Juliet, Excerpts from Suites 1 and 2 (1935-6)

Sergei Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka, Russia, on April 23, 1891, and died in Moscow, Russia, on March 5, 1953. The first performance of the ballet, Romeo and Juliet, took place at the Brno Opera House in Czechoslovakia (now, the Czech Republic), on December 30, 1938. The Romeo and Juliet Suites are scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, cornet, three trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum cymbals, maracas, orchestral bells, snare drum, tambourine, triangle, xylophone, harp, piano/celeste and strings. Approximate performance time of the excerpts is twenty-eight minutes.

The Leningrad premiere of Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet, Romeo and Juliet, took place on July 11, 1940—more than four and one-half years after the Russian composer completed his magnificent score. Galina Ulanova danced the part of Juliet. At a reception following the premiere, the great ballerina offered a toast—a play on the concluding lines of William Shakespeare’s tragedy:

Never was a story of more woeThan this of Prokofiev’s music for Romeo.

According to Ulanova, Prokofiev enjoyed this little joke as much as anyone. Certainly, the composer had to feel relieved at the triumphant conclusion of an odyssey fraught with trials and frustrations at every turn.

In the latter part of 1934, the Kirov Theater approached Prokofiev with the proposal to stage a new ballet. Prokofiev decided upon an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The Kirov later negated its contract. Prokofiev then reached an agreement with the Moscow Bolshoi Theater to produce the new work. A premiere was scheduled for the end of 1935. Prokofiev worked at a feverish pace, completing his Romeo and Juliet score in less than five months’ time. However, as Prokofiev related in his autobiography: “the Bolshoi Theater declared (the ballet) impossible to dance to and the contract was broken.” The ballet did not receive its first Russian performance until 1940 (the actual premiere took place on December 30, 1938, at the Brno Opera in Czechoslovakia).

Prokofiev adapted music from his Romeo and Juliet ballet for two Orchestral Suites (premiered, respectively, in Moscow, in 1936, and Leningrad, in 1937) as well as a collection of Ten Pieces for Solo Piano, Opus 75 (1937). He completed a third Orchestral Suite in 1946. Prior to the 1938 Brno premiere, yet another contract to produce Prokofiev’s Romeo was broken, this time by the Leningrad Ballet School.

Finally, the Kirov Theater agreed to stage the Russian premiere. Despite the success of the January 1940 opening, it too was preceded by a period of storm and strife worthy of the Montagues and Capulets. Prokofiev, who by this time was surely in no mood for compromise, cast an imposing figure at rehearsals. Ulanova recalled: “From the day of


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the first read-through a rather sullen, tall man sat in the hall almost every time. He looked around with hostility and anger—especially at our dancers.”

Prokofiev’s score so intimidated the Kirov performers that they threatened a boycott just a few weeks before the scheduled premiere. In the end, however, the genius of Prokofiev’s masterpiece gained the troupe’s confidence.

After the sterling Kirov premiere, the Bolshoi Theater staged a magnificent production in 1946, again with Ulanova as Juliet. Since that time, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet has enjoyed a justified reputation as one of the greatest ballet scores. The Suites from the Ballet have also become a familiar and beloved part of orchestral concert fare.

This concert features excerpts from the First and Second Orchestral Suites.

I. Montagues and Capulets (Suite 2, No.1)—The brief and fierce introduction is derived from an Interlude that follows the Prince of Verona’s warning to the battling Montague and Capulet families. The Dance of the Knights follows.

II. The Young Girl Juliet (Suite 2, No. 2)—The playful nature of the thirteen-year-old Juliet is magically depicted by the spiccato violin figures, but there is also more reflective music that suggests the blossoming young woman.

III. Masks (Suite 1—No. 5)—Romeo, Montague’s son, and his friend, Mercutio, arrive at the party wearing disguises. Capulet and his wife enter with daughter Juliet, and bid the musicians to play and the guests to dance. At the sight of Juliet, Romeo immediately falls in love with the beautiful young woman.

IV. Romeo and Juliet (Balcony Scene) (Suite 1, No. 6)—At night, Romeo stands beneath Juliet’s balcony and prays for her to appear. Juliet comes to the balcony, and the two declare their eternal love.

V. Death of Tybalt (Suite 1, No. 7)—Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel. Romeo is now married to Juliet, and therefore, is Tybalt’s cousin. And so, Romeo refuses to fight. Mercutio intercedes and is mortally wounded by Tybalt. When Romeo learns that his friend has died, he is overcome with anger, and kills Tybalt.

VI. Romeo and Juliet Before Parting (Suite 2, No. 5)—Banished from Verona for slaying Tybalt, Romeo and Juliet spend precious few moments together before he flees. This music is dominated by Romeo’s passionate love theme. However, pay special attention to the way in which Prokofiev foreshadows the impending tragedy.

VII. Romeo at the Tomb of Juliet (Suite 2—No. 7)—This excerpt is derived from the Ballet’s final scene. Romeo has learned of Juliet’s supposed death and has rushed to the Capulet tomb. The music depicting the funeral procession—and Romeo’s despair—develops a shattering momentum and intensity. After the climax, the music subsides to a pianissimo whisper.

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The Butterfly Lovers Concerto (1959)

Chen Gang was born in 1935 and He Zhanhao was born in 1933. The first performance of The Butterfly Lovers Concerto took place at the Lyceum Theater in Shanghai, China, on May 27, 1959, with Yu Lina as violin soloist, and Fan Chengwu conducting the Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. In addition to the solo violin, The Butterfly Lovers Concerto is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, gu ban, cymbal, tam-tam, harp, piano and strings. Approximate performance time is twenty-eight minutes.

The Butterfly Lovers Concerto is the creation of Chen Gang and He Zhanhao. At the time of the work’s composition, both were students at the Shanghai Conservatory. The Concerto’s premiere took place on May 27, 1959, as part of the celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.

The premiere was a triumph, with the audience demanding, and receiving, an encore of the entire Concerto. Chen and He’s fame spread throughout China. In 1960, the Chinese orchestra, The Central Philharmonic, toured Russia and included The Butterfly Lovers as part of its repertoire; again, to great success.

But in the mid-1960s, immediately prior to the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese Communist government deemed The Butterfly Lovers “bourgeois.” Chen recalls that the Communist guards told him: “Factory workers hear your themes and can no longer operate their machines. Peasants have no strength to lift their ax. Soldiers can no longer shoot.” Chen was imprisoned and later consigned to house arrest and manual labor.

Following the Cultural Revolution, The Butterfly Lovers and its creators returned to favor. The work remains immensely popular in China, and, thanks to advocates like Gil Shaham, The Butterfly Lovers Concerto, often called “the Tchaikovsky Concerto of the East,” has enjoyed tremendous acclaim in the West as well.

The Butterfly Lovers Concerto, a musical depiction of a well-known ancient Chinese folk tale, features a beguiling synthesis of Eastern and Western influences. Many of the melodies are derived from the traditional Shaoxing opera. The solo violin (a personification of the heroine Zhu Ying-tai) employs techniques associated with the er-hu, a two-stringed Chinese fiddle.

Of course, the genre of the Violin Concerto has a long and rich history in Western music. The Butterfly Lovers employs a traditional Western orchestra (with the addition of the Chinese percussion instrument, the gu ban). The Concerto is also couched in Western sonata form, with the introduction, development and recapitulation of central themes, all capped by a final coda (Tchaikovsky used this same structure to relate the tale of


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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the Russian composer’s 1869 Fantasy Overture). And certainly, the Concerto’s pentatonic harmonic idiom will be familiar to those who love folk music from around the world.

The Butterfly Lovers features a series of episodes, all played without pause. The Concerto’s sections and their correlation to the folk tale, are set out, below.

Adagio cantabile—Zhu Ying-tai, a young girl, has disguised herself as a boy in order to study in Hangzhou. On a beautiful spring day, she meets her fellow classmate, Liang Shan-po.

Allegro—Zhu and Liang study together for three years and become dear friends. Liang is unaware of Zhu’s true identity.

Adagio assai doloroso—As their years of study draw to a close, Liang and Zhu are saddened over the prospect of being separated from each other.

Pesante—Più mosso—Duramente—When Zhu returns home, she learns that her father has promised her in marriage to the son of a wealthy family. Zhu protests, but to no avail.

Lagrimoso—Liang visits Zhu’s home. There, he learns of Zhu’s true identity, and her arranged marriage. The heartbroken lovers bid farewell.

Presto resoluto—The heartbroken Liang falls ill and dies. On the day of her wedding, Zhu insists on passing by Liang’s grave. Zhu prays for Liang’s tomb to open. A bolt of lighting strikes the tomb, and opens it. Zhu jumps into the grave.

Adagio cantabile—Zhu and Liang emerge from the tomb as butterflies, and fly off together.

— Ken Meltzer

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DARIUS MILHAUD (1892 - 1974) La Création du monde, Op. 81a ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678 - 1748) Spring from The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 1 Allegro Largo Allegro Randall Goosby, violin ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678 - 1748) Summer from The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 2 Allegro non molto Adagio Presto Randall Goosby, violin WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 - 1791) Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 Molto allegro Andante Menuetto: Allegretto Allegro assai

MEI-ANN CHEN, conductorRandall Goosby, violin

The Four Seasons& MozartFriday, February 17, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. – Hutchison School

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Junior Division First Place Laureate of the 13th Annual Sphinx Competition 2010 presented by the DTE Energy Foundation. Violinist Randall Goosby performs as part of the Sphinx Professional Development Program sponsored by GM.

Randall is a 9th grade student in Bartlett, TN where he enjoys Geometry, World History and French. He travels to New York City once a month to study the violin with Philippe Quint.

At fourteen, violinist Randall Goosby is already appearing with major orchestras across the United States. Upcoming debut’s include Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, New World Symphony and Rochester Philharmonic to name a few.

“Randall Goosby, exerted a masterly level of control and lavished an exquisite tone on Ysaÿe’s unaccompanied Sonata No. 3” commented The New York Times about Randall’s recent debut at the Isaac Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall, also adding that ”his performance won him a deserved standing ovation for its sheer virtuosity.”

Randall’s Junior Division victory at the 13th Annual Sphinx Competition in Detroit instantly led to a special invitation by the New York Philharmonic to appear at their prestigious Young People’s Concert series at the Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center) and to an official invitation by Tony Nominated actor Delroy Lindo, to perform at the 18th Annual MOVIEGUIDE® Faith & Values awards Gala in Beverly Hills, CA.

Randall recently became the youngest current recipient of The Stradivari Society of Chicago and is enjoying a generous loan of a magnificent 1590 Giovanni Paolo Maggini violin. He received Grand Prizes at the Mid-South Fair’s Youth Talent Competition, Young Artists Concerto Competition at the Conservatory Music in the Mountains in Durango Colorado and was a winner of the Memphis Youth Symphony’s Concerto Competition and Germantown Symphony’s Young Artist Concerto Competition. Randall began playing violin at the age of 7 and made his first public performance at the age of 8. The following year, he made his orchestral debut with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra in Florida.

He has also participated at Mark O’Connor Festivals in New York and San Diego, Schlern International Music Festival (Italy), New Conservatory Music in the Mountains, CO and Bowdoin International Music Festival among others.

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La Création du monde, Op. 81a (1923)

Darius Milhaud was born in Aix-en-Provence, France, on September 4, 1892 and died in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 22, 1974. The premiere of La Création du monde took place at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, on October 25, 1923. La Création du monde is scored for two flutes, oboe, two clarinets, bassoon, alto saxophone, horn, two trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, piano, two violins, cello and double bass. Ap-proximate performance time is sixteen minutes.

February 12, 1924 is often cited as the red-letter day for the emergence of jazz as an important presence on the concert stage. On that date in New York’s Aeolian Hall, the young American composer and pianist George Gershwin joined Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra to perform his latest composition, a “jazz concerto” for piano and orchestra. Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue stunned the music world with its brilliant synthesis of jazz and classical elements. From that day forward, concert music would never be quite the same.

But Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue was not the first successful marriage of jazz and or-chestral classical music. That distinction belongs to French composer Darius Milhaud’s La Création du monde. In 1922, Milhaud embarked on a concert tour of the United States, where he became entranced by jazz: “Against the beat of the drums, the melodic lines criss-crossed in a breathless pattern of broken and twisted rhythms.”

After his return to France from the United States, Milhaud was given the ideal oppor-tunity to try his hand at incorporating jazz into a musical composition. Rolf de Maré’s Swedish Ballet Company planned to stage a new work. The ballet, entitled La Création du monde, portrayed the miracle of Creation viewed through the perspective of African folklore.

In order to create the appropriate musical atmosphere, Milhaud employed several jazz techniques. He scored the work for an ensemble that approximated the size of a jazz dance band. While the actual instrumentation does not replicate that of a jazz group, the reduction of strings to a quartet of two violins, cello, and double-bass (itself a prominent jazz instrument) allows the winds, brass and percussion to predominate. The music itself, emphasizing frequent syncopation and blues elements, reinforces La Création’s “jazzy” personality.

La Création du monde is divided into six sections, performed without pause. The first is an Overture, featuring a haunting saxophone solo. A brief contrapuntal section depicts the chaos prior to Creation. The introspective atmosphere of the Overture returns for the initial appearance of trees, plants, insects, birds and beasts. A lively dance heralds the arrival of man and woman. The final two sections, portraying the desire of man and woman, feature a jazz fugue that finally resolves to the work’s hushed closing bars.

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La primavera (Spring) and L’estate (Summer) from Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Op. 8, Nos. 1-4 (ca. 1725)

Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy, on March 4, 1678, and died in Vienna, Austria, on July 28, 1741. In addition to the solo violin, The Four Seasons are scored for con-tinuo and strings. Approximate performance time of Spring and Summer is twenty-one minutes.

Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most prolific musicians of the Baroque era. He composed approximately 550 concertos, of which more than 230 are for solo violin. Among these violin concertos, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is by far the best known. Indeed, almost three centuries after its composition, The Four Seasons remains one of the most popular works in all of concert music.

Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, scored for solo violin, strings and continuo, is part of a larger work, a series of twelve concertos for violin and orchestra entitled Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione (The Contest of Harmony and Invention), Opus 8, first published in 1725. The Four Seasons comprises the first four of the Opus 8 concertos.

The 1725 score of The Four Seasons includes sonnets (that may have been written by Vivaldi), setting forth the programs for each of the twelve movements. Further, certain passages in the score are accompanied by additional captions describing what the music is intended to portray. For example, the repeated forte viola figure in the second move-ment of Spring is designated by the composer as “Il cane che grida”—the goat herd’s “barking dog”!

What is remarkable is that while Vivaldi incorporates dozens of such descriptive touches into The Four Seasons, the music never deteriorates into a mere series of effects. Rather, The Four Seasons demonstrates an admirable—and highly satisfying—sense of cohesion. This is achieved, in great part, by Vivaldi’s use of the ritornello (a recurring instrumental phrase) in the outer movements of each “Season.” Further, Vivaldi’s considerable melodic gifts, daring harmonies and brilliant writing for the solo instrument produce an im-mensely entertaining work. If there was ever a piece of music that radiated the com-poser’s joy in its creation, it is Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. The continued affection for Vivaldi’s masterpiece reflects that such enthusiasm was not misplaced.

Each “Season” consists of a three-movement concerto. Two fast-tempo outer move-ments frame a central slow movement. The sonnets included in the score provide a specific description of each movement. A prose translation of the original Italian is provided on the following page.

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La primavera (Spring)Op. 8, No. 1, in E Major

I. Allegro—Festive Spring has arrived,The birds salute it with their happy song.And the brooks, caressed by little Zephyrs,Flow with a sweet murmur.

The sky is covered with a black mantle,And thunder, and lightning, announce a storm.When they are silent, the birdsReturn to sing their lovely song.

II. Largo e pianissimo sempre—And in the meadow, rich with flowers,To the sweet murmur of leaves and plants,The goatherd sleeps, with his faithful dog at his side.

III. Allegro—To the festive sound of pastoral bagpipes,Dance nymphs and shepherds,At Spring’s brilliant appearance.

L’estate (Summer)Op. 8, No. 2, in G Minor

I. Allegro non molto—Under the heat of the burning summer sun,Languish man and flock; the pine is parched.The cuckoo finds its voice, and suddenly,The turtledove and goldfinch sing.

A gentle breeze blows,But suddenly, the north wind appears.The shepherd weeps because, overhead,Lies the fierce storm, and his destiny.

II. Adagio; Presto—His tired limbs are deprived of restBy his fear of lightning and fierce thunder,And by furious swarms of flies and hornets.

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III. Presto—Alas, how just are his fears,Thunder and lightening fill the Heavens, and the hailSlices the tops of the corn and other grain.

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 (1788) (Original Version)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, on January 27, 1756, and died in Vienna, Austria, on December 5, 1791. The Symphony No. 40 is scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns and strings. Approximate performance time is twenty-two minutes.

Mozart completed his final three Symphonies—No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543, No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, and No. 40 in C Major (“Jupiter”) K. 551—over the remarkably brief span be-tween June 26 and August 10, 1788. Even more remarkable is the fact that these glorious symphonies, among Mozart’s crowning achievements, were the product of a particularly distressing period in the composer’s life.

Mozart’s career in Vienna as a composer, teacher, virtuoso pianist and impresario reached its apex in the mid-1780s. However, the exhilaration of those triumphant years soon yielded to profound frustration and unhappiness. Mozart experienced a precipitate decline in the demands for his services in Vienna. In April of 1787, Mozart and his wife, Constanze, were forced to move from their elegant Vienna apartment to far more humble lodgings on the outskirts of the city. Mozart was soon reduced to begging for money from acquaintances.

Mozart completed his G-Minor Symphony, K. 550 (often referred to as the “Great” to distinguish it from the 1773 “Little” G-Minor Symphony, K. 183) on July 25, 1788. There exists no specific documentation that the G-Minor (or for that matter, any of the final three symphonies) was performed during Mozart’s lifetime.

Nevertheless, there are many clues suggesting that performances of these works did in fact take place during the period in question. For example, Mozart’s autograph of the score for the Symphony No. 40 contains modifications of the original version’s Andante, as well as a revised version of the entire work, adding clarinets to the orchestration (this performance features the original version, without clarinets). Such modifications most certainly would not have been made without the existence of previous performances and the promise of new ones.


MSO’s CAPA Virtuosi Initiative at Colonial Middle School and Overton High SchoolNothing excites and inspires young music students more than working closely with professional musicians. Through the CAPA Virtuosi Initiative, students at Colonial Middle School and Overton High School in the Memphis City Schools’ Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) optional program, have the opportunity to do just that.

From September through April, twelve Memphis Symphony musicians coach string, woodwind, brass and percussion students. Some of the students receive one-on-one coaching while other students work together in groups.

The musicians address a range of challenges such as preparing students for auditions and competitions, improving ensemble performance, and of course working on repertoire and playing techniques. An important aspect of the program is for MSO musicians to encourage peer review in which students give positive feedback and constructive suggestions to their fellow classmates during master class sessions. This process affords students the opportunity to evaluate performance, offer constructive criticism, self-examine, and receive criticism.

Most importantly, this initiative provides students with the experience of working with professional musicians to increase their own level of playing. These experiences help students develop skills and abilities to work together to attain excellence, widen their knowledge of musical repertoire, and foster a sense of personal growth and accomplishment.

In the first year of the program, the impact the MSO coaches had on the students’ playing abilities was evident: the Overton Orchestra received a superior rating at the 2011 Concert Festival, and Colonial Band students achieved higher All West audition scores. According

MSO cellist Ruth Burgess works one-on-one with a cello student at Overton.

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to the teachers these results were the result of MSO coaching. The teachers also indicate students are more confident in their playing after working with their coaches, and they talk excitedly about working with their individual musician.

Offering special performance opportunities is another benefit of the program. In 2011, Colonial’s orchestra students played side-by-side with the MSO during the Symphony’s Young People’s Concert; in February 2012 Overton Band students will participate. Colonial hosted an MSO “Classic Accents” rehearsal and students from both schools were invited to attend. Having contact with professional musicians gives aspiring students connections with the performing world. They see firsthand how preparation leads to performance and how excellence is achieved through hard work, a lesson they can take with them wherever they go and whatever they do in their lives.

Clarinetist Rena Feller coaches the Overton Woodwind Quintet, focusing on elements and practices of successful small ensemble performance.


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Classical Mystery TourThe four musicians in Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles, but Classical Mystery Tour is more than just a rock concert. The show presents more than two dozen Beatles tunes performed exactly as they were originally recorded. Transcribed note-for-note by Martin Herman, from early Beatles music on through the solo years, Classical Mystery Tour is the best of The Beatles like you’ve never heard them before. Many have called it “the best show the Beatles never did!” Since its initial performance at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in 1996, Classical Mystery Tour has performed with more than 100 orchestras across the United States and around the world, receiving accolades from fans and the media. Classical Mystery Tour features Jim Owen (John Lennon) on rhythm guitar, piano, and vocals; Tony Kishman (Paul McCartney) on bass guitar, piano, and vocals; John Brosnan (George Harrison) on lead guitar and vocals; and Chris Camilleri (Ringo Starr) on drums and vocals. Martin Herman frequently guest conducts the symphony orchestra. A Classical Mystery Tour CD recorded live with a symphony orchestra, official Classical Mystery Tour t-shirts, and other merchandise is available on their website: ClassicalMysteryTour.com. The group is available after every performance to autograph their CDs and programs.

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A Tribute to Motown:The Contours

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The ContoursIn the late 1950s in Detroit, two singers named Joe Billingslea and Billy Gordon left their group (The Majestics) to create their own vocal group. Billingslea placed an ad in the local paper for other singers and Billy Hoggs answered it. Hoggs suggested they also consider his neighbor, Billy Rollins. Billingslea and Gordon agreed and named the quartet “The Blenders.” Almost immediately, Rollins was replaced with another friend of Hoggs named Leroy Fair. After singing together for a while, the group decided that adding a fifth member would round out the harmonies and complete the sound that Billingslea and Gordon were looking for. They added Hubert Johnson. By the fall of 1960, The Blenders believed they had perfected their sound to the point where they could make a recording. They visited a music company called “Flick and Contour Records.” The audition didn’t pan out, but Billingslea, intrigued by the company’s name convinced the group to change its name to “The Contours.”

In January 1961, Motown released The Contours “Whole Lotta Woman,” “Come On And Be Mine.” The record did not have much success. Shortly afterward, there was some disappointing news for Leroy Fair. Despite his great voice, Leroy couldn’t handle the required choreography. The group replaced him with Bennie Reeves. Reeves tenure ended when the United States Navy called him to active duty. Sylvester Potts replaced Reeves. This group recorded, “The Stretch,” “Funny” which didn’t fare much better than the first effort. However, for The Contours, the third time would become the charm!

In 1962, Gordy created a new label for Motown Records called the Gordy label and signed The Contours as its first artist. In the summer of 1962, the group recorded Berry Gordy Jr.’s, “Do You Love Me,” resulting in the group’s first hit. Within two weeks of its release, the song roared to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, taking the #1 spot on the R&B charts and #3 on the pop charts. It remained on the charts for five months.

In 1963, the group charted another hit, sending “Shake Sherry” to the #21 position on the R&B charts (#43 pop). In 1964, they charted “Can You Do It” at #41 R&B. Still in 1964, they recorded a ballad entitled “The Day When She Needed Me.”

The group had irreconcilable creative differences with Motown. At a 1964 meeting with Berry Gordy, Jr., original members Joe Billingslea and Billy Hoggs along with Sylvester Potts announced they were quitting. A week later original member Hubert Johnson resigned, leaving Billy Gordon as the only original member of the group. Motown reconstructed the group as a quartet, adding Council Gay, Jerry Green and Alvin English. The reconstituted group recorded and released “Can You Jerk Like Me??” On the flip side was “The Day When She Needed Me” by the earlier members of The Contours. Both songs charted in 1965 (#15 R&B and #37 R&B/#47 pop respectively). The reconstituted group also charted “First I Look At the Purse” (#12 R&B/#57 pop, 1965).

After a year Sylvester Potts returned to the group replacing Alvin English. However, almost immediately afterwards, the only remaining original member, Billy Gordon, left and was replaced by Joe Stubbs. This group charted “Just a Little Misunderstanding” (#18 R&B/#85 pop, 1966). Joe Stubbs quit and was replaced by Dennis Edwards (who would later replace David Ruffin in The Temptations). After its contract with Motown expired, The Contours disbanded..

In 1971, original member Joe Billingslea revived the group, playing a few dates here and there. In 1984, “Do You Love Me” was included in the movie, “Dirty Dancing,” starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. This revived the song and it returned to the pop charts in July 1988 for eight weeks, peaking at #11.

The movie soundtrack spawned a “Dirty Dancing Concert Tour”, which featured THE CONTOURS, entertaining over two million fans in eight countries. The “Dirty Dancing Tour” was Performance’s 1998 Variety Act of the Year. The tour also gave birth to a live CD release. THE CONTOURS contributed “Get Ready,” “Higher and Higher,” “Cry to Me” and “Do You Love Me” to the 1989 release “Dirty Dancing Live In Concert.” In September 1998, THE CONTOURS released a CD, “Great Dirty Dancing Hits”, sprinkled with several of their hits as well as hits of other artists. In July 1999, yet another Dirty Dancing CD, “Dirty Dancing: More Dirty Dancing” which included “Do You Love Me” was released. In all, re-released version contributed to ten million new copies of the song, “Do You Love Me.”

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Mei-Ann Chenmusic directorOne of the most dynamic young conductors in America, Mei-Ann Chen has recently completed her first season as Music Director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. During this time, the impact of her energy, enthusiasm and high level of music-making has already been felt by the orchestra, audiences and entire community. In July of 2011, she also assumed the music directorship of the Chicago Sinfonietta, only the second person in the orchestra’s history to hold this position.

Upcoming highlights include debuts on the Chicago Symphony subscription series, the Netherlands Philharmonic at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Aspen Music Festival. Other debuts include the symphonies of Jacksonville, Louisiana, Naples, Nashville, North Carolina, Pasadena, San Diego, Sarasota and Tampere Philharmonic in Finland.

In great demand as a guest conductor, Ms. Chen recently stepped in on short notice for her very well-received subscription series debut with the Cincinnati Symphony. She has also appeared with the symphonies of Alabama, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Colorado, Columbus, Edmonton (Canada), Florida, Fort Worth, National (Washington, DC), Oregon, Pacific, Phoenix, Seattle and Toronto, as well as the Rochester Philharmonic and Grand Teton Festival Orchestra. Worldwide engagements include all the principal Danish orchestras, BBC Scottish Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony in England, Graz Symphony in Austria, National Symphony of Mexico, Norwegian Radio Orchestra and Trondheim Symphony in Norway, and Norrlands Opera in Sweden.

The first woman to win the Malko Competition (2005), Ms. Chen has served as Assistant Conductor of the Atlanta, Baltimore and Oregon symphonies. The positions in Atlanta and Baltimore were sponsored by the League of American Orchestras. Recipient of the 2007 Taki Concordia Fellowship, she has appeared jointly with Marin Alsop and Stefan Sanderling in highly acclaimed subscription concerts with the Baltimore Symphony, Colorado Symphony and Florida Orchestra. In 2002, Ms. Chen was unanimously selected as Music Director of the Portland Youth Philharmonic in Oregon, the oldest of its kind and the model for many of the youth orchestras in the United States. During her five-year tenure with the orchestra, she led its sold-out debut in Carnegie Hall, received an ASCAP award for innovative programming, and developed new and unique musicianship programs for the orchestra’s members. She was honored with a Sunburst Award from Young Audiences for her contribution to music education. Born in Taiwan, Mei-Ann Chen has lived in the United States since 1989. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Michigan, where she was a student of Kenneth Kiesler. Prior to that, she was the first student in New England Conservatory’s history to receive master’s degrees, simultaneously, in both violin and conducting. Ms. Chen also partici-pated in the National Conducting Institute in Washington, D.C. and the American Academy of Conducting in Aspen.

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associate conductorStilian Kirov is currently the Associate Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Memphis Youth Symphony Program. In the 2011-12 Season, he also joins the conducting staff of the Seattle Symphony for a few weeks of residency. For the 2012-2013 season Mr. Kirov will become the Seattle Symphony’s new Assistant Conductor, leaving his post in Memphis. He previously served as Music Director and founder of the Art Symphony Orchestra in New York and has conducted major orchestras in France, Germany, Italy, Greece, United States and in his native country Bulgaria. Mr. Kirov was awarded numerous prizes and merits including Third Prize and the Orchestra Preference Award at the 2010 Mitropoulos Conducting Competition, The Charles Schiff Conducting Award for outstanding achievement at the Juilliard School,

1st distinction (equal 4th place) at the V Witold Lutosławski International Contest for Young Conductors and the Bruno Walter Memorial Scholarship. Mr. Kirov has been awarded France’s 2010 "Young Conducting Talent" Prize by ADAMI Association, culminating in a showcase concert at the Salle Gaveau with Orchestre Colonne in October, 2010. Following the successful perfor-mance, Mr. Kirov was re-invited to conduct the orchestra's 2011-12 Season Opening Concert in Paris. 2011 also marks Mr. Kirov's debut at the prestigious Musical Olympus International Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. The members of the Festival's honorary committee include some of the world's most distinguished artists such as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Placido Domingo, Montserrat Caballe, Zubin Mehta, Yuri Temirkanov, Mariss Jansons, Yo-Yo Ma, among others.

Stilian Kirov served as assistant conductor at the National Repertory Orchestra in 2009 and l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Massy in France for the 2005-2006 Season. He also worked as a cover conductor for the Princeton Symphony in 2009-2010 and for a co-production between Opéra de Massy and Opéra National de Montpellier in 2005. Mr. Kirov has collaborated with orchestras around the globe including Orchestre Colonne (France), Orchestra of Colours (Greece), State Her-mitage Orchestra (Russia), New World Symphony, The Thüringen Philharmonic Orchestra (Ger-many), National Repertory Orchestra, Sofia Festival Orchestra, Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra “Leopolis” (Ukraine), The Juilliard Orchestra, The Lansing Smphony, and others.

Mr. Kirov has graduated from the Orchestral Conducting Program of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Maestro James DePreist. He also holds a master’s degree from Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, where his teacher was Dominique Rouits. Additionally, he has attended master-classes with such distinguished conductors as Michael Tilson Thomas, Gianluigi Gelmetti, George Manahan and Asher Fisch, among others.

As a pianist, Mr. Kirov is a gold medalist of the “Claude Kahn” International Piano Competition in Paris, 2001 and has worked with eminent conductors such as Maestro James Conlon, Roberto Abbado and James Levine.

Stilian Kirov


Susanna Perry GilmoreconcertmasterSusanna Perry Gilmore joined the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in 1997. During her tenure with the MSO, Ms. Gilmore has frequently been featured as a soloist, includ-ing performances of the W. A. Mozart Violin Concerto no. 5 in A Major, Alban Berg Violin Concerto, Max Bruch Scottish Fantasy, J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerti, Karl Amadeus Hartmann Concerto Funebre, W.A. Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, Erich Korngold Concerto for Violin and Orchestra and Antonio Vivaldi Four Seasons. Ms. Gilmore maintains an active schedule of solo recitals and chamber performances and in August 2009 was nation-ally broadcast twice on NPR’s Performance Today. She currently holds the position of Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Violin at the University of Memphis, Applied Violin Instructor at Rhodes College, and Valade Violin Fellow at Interlochen Summer Arts Camp in Michigan.

During her tenure in Memphis, Ms. Gilmore’s performance abilities have contributed to a wide va-riety of musical programs. In October 2008 she and her husband collaborated with the Tennessee Shakespeare Company to compose, arrange and perform Celtic music for the production of As You Like It and she also arranged and adapted the music of Bela Bartok for the October 2009 produc-tion of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She will appear in both dramatic and musical roles in the upcoming film, Narcissus, filmed on location in Lithuania and premiering Fall of 2011. Ms. Gilmore has twice been named Premier String Player in the region by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; she has appeared on recordings by Kallen Esperian, Shelby Lynne, Ruby Wilson, and the Naxos and Dorian record labels. She has also served as a faculty member and guest artist at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, Hot Springs Music Festival, and the Grand Canyon Music Festival.

Ms. Gilmore received her Bachelor’s in Music at Oxford University, England and spent a year of post-graduate study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she studied with vio-linist Yfrah Neaman. She then received her Master’s degree in Violin Performance at New England Conservatory in Boston under the instruction of James Buswell. Prior to her studies in England, Ms. Gilmore studied with Christian Teal at the Blair School of Music and Mimi Zweig at Indiana University.

Before joining the Memphis Symphony, Ms. Gilmore spent two years as a member of the Rackham String Quartet, a nationally touring ensemble based in California. She was also a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival, the Norfolk Music Festival, and the Sarasota Chamber Music Festival.

When not working as a classical violinist, Ms. Gilmore plays the Irish fiddle with her husband Barry in the band Planet Reel and spends time with her two daughters Katy and Zoe and her dog Heidi. She performs on a 1776 Joseph Odoardi violin.

This year marks her fifteenth and final season with the orchestra, after which she will join the Omaha Symphony Orchestra in the position of Concertmaster. Ms. Gilmore is profoundly grateful for her years with the MSO, the opportunity to perform with its excellent musicians and for the many wonderful audiences in Memphis.

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artistic director of the mso chorusLawrence Edwards has been Artistic Director of the Memphis Symphony Chorus since the 1987-1988 season. He has also been the Director of Choral Activities for the University of Memphis’ Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music since 1987; his responsi-bilities there include directing the vocal ensemble Sound Fuzion, the University Singers and the Uni-versity Chamber Choir. He also coordinates the graduate program in conducting mentoring both masters and doctoral students pursing degrees Cho-ral Conducting. During summers, Dr. Edwards also teaches graduate classes at Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA. He is active as a choral clinician, working with junior and senior high school honor choirs throughout the nation.

Dr. Edwards received his undergraduate degree in music from Seattle Pacific University, where he directed the Seattle Pacific Singers. He holds both Masters and Doctoral degrees in Music from the University of Illinois at Champaign, where he studied orchestral conduct-ing with Romanian conductor Mircia Cristescu. Prior to assuming his position at the Uni-versity of Memphis and the Memphis Symphony, he was Director of Choral Activities, Music Director and Conductor of Musical Theatre at West Virginia University at Morgantown.

Lawrence Edwards

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Violin ISusanna Perry Gilmore, Concertmaster The Joy Brown Wiener Chair

Paul Turnbow, Assistant Concertmaster The Maxine Morse Chair

Marisa Polesky, Assistant Principal Barrie Cooper, Assistant Principal Laurie Pyatt Wen-Yih YuJessica Munson Greg Morris Long Long Kang

Violin IIGaylon Patterson, Acting Principal The Dunbar and Constance Abston Chair

Heather Trussell, Acting Assistant PrincipalErin Kaste, Acting Assistant PrincipalChristine PalmerAnn SpurbeckNeal Shaffer Lenore McIntyre*

ViolaJennifer Puckett, Principal The Corinne Falls Murrah Chair

Michelle Pellay-Walker, Assistant Principal Marshall Fine, Assistant Principal Irene Wade Karen Casey Michael Barar Kent Overturf Beth Luscombe

CelloRuth Valente Burgess, Principal The Vincent de Frank Chair

Iren Zombor, Assistant Principal Milena Albrecht, Assistant Principal Phyllis Long Jonathan Kirkscey Griffin Browne

Jeffery Jurcuikonis Susan Rice Mark Wallace

BassScott Best, Principal Christopher Butler, Assistant Principal Andrew Palmer David Troupe Jeremy Upton Sara Chiego

FluteKaren Busler, Principal The Marion Dugdale McClure Chair

Todd Skitch Sarah Beth Hanson

PiccoloSarah Beth Hanson

OboeJoseph Salvalaggio, Principal Saundra D’Amato Shelly Sublett, Assistant Principal

English HornShelly Sublett

ClarinetJames Gholson, Principal Rena Feller Nobuko Igarashi

Bass ClarinetNobuko Igarashi

BassoonJennifer Rhodes, Principal Michael Scott Christopher Piecuch

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ContrabassoonChristopher Piecuch

HornSamuel Compton, Principal The Morrie A. Moss Chair

Robert Patterson Caroline Kinsey Pamela Kiesling Ion Balu*

TrumpetScott Moore, Principal The Smith & Nephew Chair

Susan Enger J. Michael McKenzie

TromboneGreg Luscombe, Principal James Albrecht Mark Vail

Bass TromboneMark Vail

TubaCharles Schulz, Principal

TimpaniFrank Shaffer, Principal

PercussionDavid Carlisle, Principal Ed Murray, Assistant Principal

HarpMarian Shaffer, Principal The Ruth Marie Moore Cobb Chair

Piano/CelesteAdrienne Park, Principal The Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Chair

* Currently on leave.


Memphis Symphony Orchestragovernance & staff

Board of Directors

OfficersPaul Bert ChairRetired Corporate Executive

Ryan Fleur President & CEOMemphis Symphony Orchestra

Michael Edwards Chair ElectBanking Consultant

Bryan Jordan SecretaryFirst Horizon National Corp

Louis JehlTreasurerDiversified Trust Company

Michael Uiberall Immediate Past ChairWatkins Uiberall

BoardLouise BardenFirst Tennessee Bank

Paul Berz

Ritche Manley BowdenArts Advocate

Dr. Karen BowyerDyersburg State Community College

Austin Byrd

Darrell CobbinsUniversal Commercial Real Estate

Mark CrosbyCrosby & Higgins LLP

Billie Jean Graham Memphis Symphony League

Steven L. GuinnHighwoods Properties

Larry J. HardyRetired Corporate Executive

Scott HeppelRetired Corporate Executive

Lowry HowellSoutheastern Asset Management

Buzzy HusseyBabcock Gifts

Natalie KerrUT Medical Group, Inc

Joanna LipmanArts Advocate

The Honorable Mark LuttrellShelby County Government

Alec McLeanNew South Capital Management

Lisa MendelMemphis Symphony Chorus

Scott MooreMemphis Symphony Orchestra

Gloria NoblesEmeritus

Carol W. PrentissRiver Oaks Investments

Robert QuinnFedEx

Janet SeesselArts Advocate

Charles ShippArchitect

Jim ViningVining Sparks

Anneliese WattsMorgan Keegan

Jeff WeintraubWeintraub, Stock & Grisham

Russ WiggintonRhodes College

Past ChairsDunbar Abston, Jr. Newton P. Allen, Esq.*Walter P. Armstrong, Jr.*Leo Bearman, Jr., Esq.Troy Beatty*Paul BertJack R. BlairRobert L. Booth, Jr.Judge Bailey Brown*Robert E. Cannon*George E. CatesCharles P. Cobb, Esq.*Nancy R. Crosby*

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AdministrationRyan FleurPresident & CEO

Veronica BashbushDirector of Strategic Planning & Projects

AccountabilityAnita ReddenChief Financial Officer

Grace McAlisterFinance Manager

Eric KeyAccounting Clerk

Rodney GilchristTechnical Support

Artistic EngagementBrandon KnisleyVice President of Artistic Engagement

Douglas WhitakerDirector of Operations

Jenny ComptonMusic Librarian

Laura MirahverOrchestra Personnel Manager

Susan MivilleDirector of Musician Engagement

Grants TeamsRhonda CausieDirector of Grants & Innovation

Ricardo CallenderGrants & Accountability Specialist

Patron EngagementNicki InmanVice President of Patron Engagement

Denise BortonDirector of Patron Engagement & Marketing

Nicole DavisPatron Engagement Manager

Erica EasonPatron Engagement Assistant

Chris OwensPatron Engagement & Advancement Manager

Mandy PorchBox Office Manager

Ellen RolfesPhilanthropy Consultant

George E. Falls, Jr.David B. FerraroLewis E. HollandWilliam F. Kirsh*Martha Ellen Maxwell

Dr. Joseph Parker*G. Dan PoagThomas M. RobertsJeff SanfordP.K. Seidman*

Michael UiberallJoseph WellerDr. Russel L. Wiener(*deceased)

The Memphis Symphony League Board of DirectorsBillie Jean Graham,

President

Priscilla AlexanderHoney CannonScottie CobbMary Lawrence FlinnEula HorrellNancy Lou Jones

Florence LefflerSissy LongBabbie LovettEloise MaysDonna McManusMabel McNeillAmy MeadowsSusan MoskopCharlotte Neal

Gloria NoblesTommie PardueDr. Chloee PoagDr. Marilyn PowellDr. Libby PritchardShelly SublettLura TurnerJoan WeissJoy Brown Wiener


As we look back on the successes of 2011, we look forward to the opportunities offered in 2012. It is hard to believe that a year has gone by.

Let’s review some of our successes of 2011: * The “Home for the Holidays” concert conducted by Associate Conductor, Stilian Kirov, gave us a joyful evening * Our Christmas Gala, “A Magical Holiday Party”, under the capable leadership of Lura and Steve Turner was a delight * Two successful parties enabled the League to make a gift of $35,000 to the Symphony. * Just in Membership dues alone you gave $9,730 to further the work and outreach of the Symphony. Congratulations and thank you.

Looking forward to 2012, on February 10 we will bid a fond farewell to our Concertmaster, Susanna Perry Gilmore. She has made valuable contributions to the Symphony and we wish her well. Best of all, we have six remaining concerts for the year.

They say it takes a village to raise a child. I know it takes the avid support of many music lovers to sustain a great Symphony. Together we are doing that. Upward and onward in 2012!!!!

Billie Jean GrahamPresidentMemphis Symphony League

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The Symphony Plays at union missionOn January 3, 2012, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Stilian Kirov, gave a free performance for homeless men at the Memphis Union Mission’s Opportunity Center. The performance marked the third anniversary of the death of philanthropist Gayle Rose’s son, Max.

The concert was part of a larger effort of Team Max, a philanthropy group that began with Max’s friends, as a way to continue Max’s service in the community and an opportunity to bring music and healing to members of our community who have never before experienced the symphony.

Programming included: Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man”; Mozart’s Adagio from the “Clarinet Concerto in A Major,” played by MSO principal clarinetist James Gholson; “O Fortuna,” the first movement of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana”; and the “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The event drew a standing-room only crowd of nearly 400 community members, homeless men, and Team Max supporters.

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Happy Birthday elvis concert featuring Terry mike Jeffrey & BandJanuary 7, 2012


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 2011-2012 season.

Thank You Memphis Business!

$100,000+

$50,000-$99,999

$25,000-$49,999

$15,000-$24,999

$5,000-$9,999

$10,000-$14,999

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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 2011-2012 season.

Foundations

The Jeniam Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Bank of AmericaCharitable Foundation

Children’s Foundation of Memphis

Thomas W. Briggs Foundation

In Kind

$2,500-$4,999

$1,500-$2,499

Less than $1,500

Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation

InterimRESTAURANT & BAR5040 Sanderlin AvenueSuite 105Memphis, Tennessee 38117

Diamond International of MemphisCommercial Bank & Trust Company


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 Masterworks or Classic Accents rehearsalPersonalized concierge ticket services (with waiver of service fees)Plus all below

Patron $2,500 - $4,999 (Fair Market Value is $275)Invitation to MSO Annual Review meetingInvitation to the annual Season Preview PartyInvitation to luncheons with musiciansEight passes for free parking at the Cook Convention Center, good for Masterworks or Pops concerts. 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 Masterworks and Pops concerts. Plus all below

MSO AssociatesAssociate $600 - $999 (Fair Market Value is $100)Invitation to a backstage tour of the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts by Ryan Fleur.Opportunity to purchase tickets in advancePlus all below

Member $300 - $599 (Fair Market Value is $100)Invitation to MSO open rehearsalsPlus all below

Friend $100 - $299 (Fair Market Value is $40)Two tickets to Contributor Recognition NightAcknowledgment in Experience, the MSO concert magazine, in all volumes published during the season

Supporter Up to $99Acknowledgment 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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Symphony Fund 2011-2012

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Memphis Youth Symphony Program Musical Leaders Since 1966 | Stilian Kirov, Music Director

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The Memphis Youth Symphony Program is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit and depends on generous support from a variety of donors and sponsors. Give generously to support great music education in our community!

Youth Symphony, Stilian Kirov, Conductor

Fall Concert | November 20, 2011 6:00 PM Harding Academy

Concerto Concert | February 19, 2012 4:30 PM Harding Academy

Spring Concert | April 29, 2012 4:30 PM Harding Academy

String Orchestra, Ray Pak Chung Cheng, Conductor

Fall Concert | November 13, 2011 4:30 PM Harris Auditorium U of M

Winter Concert | February 26, 2012 4:30 PM Venue: TBD

Spring Concert | May 6, 2012 4:30 PM Harris Auditorium U of M

String Sinfonia and String Ensemble, Karla Philipp, Conductor

Fall Concert | November 8, 2011 7:30 PM Colonial Middle School

Winter Concert | February 28, 2012 7:30 PM Colonial Middle School

Sounds Of The Season Concert! | December 17, 2011 3:30 PM

Featuring All Four Groups! | Venue: McCallum Ballroom Rhodes College 2012-2013 Season Auditions In May, 2012 For All Four Groups

Youth Symphony Full orchestra: strings, winds, brass, percussion, harp, piano Advanced - Ages 13-18 approximately Four concerts per season Side-by-side concert/rehearsal with professional performers Concerto Competition - winners featured as soloists

String Orchestra All string instruments - violin, viola, cello, bass Intermediate to Advanced - Ages 12-16 approximately Four concerts per season

String Sinfonia All string instruments Training group for String Orchestra Intermediate - Ages 12-16 approximately Three concerts per season String Ensemble All string instruments Training group for String Orchestra Beginner to intermediate - Ages 8-14 approximately Three concerts per season


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 December 1, 2010 and January 4, 2012. We are most appreciative.

Contributions

Virtuoso ($100,000 + )AnonymousArts Memphis

Impresario - ($50,000 - $99,999)Paul & Linnea BertMr. Milton T. Schaeffer

Visionary - ($25,000 - $49,999)AnonymousMr. & Mrs. George E. CatesWil & Sally HergenraderScott & Carolyn HeppelThe Jeniam FoundationMrs. Thomas N. SternJoy & Russel Wiener

Pacesetter - ($15,000 - $24,999)Phyllis & Paul Berz Buzzy Hussey & Hal BruntKim & Bryan JordanMarion & James McClureSusan & Robert J. QuinnThe Scheidt & Hohenberg FamiliesMr. & Mrs. Arthur Seessel III

Sustainer - ($10,000 - $14,999)AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bruns Kitty Cannon & Jim WallerMr. & Mrs. Robert E. CraddockMichael J. DouglassJeff & Tara EngelbergMary Lee & Peter FormanekSylvia Marks TrustAndrew R. & Anne H. McCarrollPhillip & Mabel McNeillCraig A. Simrell & Mark GregantiBonnie & Chapman SmithLynne & Henry TurleyAnn & Jim ViningMr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Weller

Benefactor - ($5,000 - $9,999)Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationViolet Apperson

Mr. & Mrs. Marion S. Boyd, Jr.Mrs. Phyllis BrannonMrs. Alice Rawlins BurnettAndrew ClarksonBill & Foy CoolidgeMichael & Carolyn EdwardsMr. & Mrs. John S. EvansRobin Lauren & Peter Hale Formanek Advised FundDr. Suzanne Gronemeyer & Mr. Ellis DelinPam & Steve GuinnLarry J. HardyLowry HowellDorothy O. KirschJ. W. & Emily McAllister Carol W. PrentissSchadt Foundation, Inc.Charles & Nino ShippAndie & Michael UiberallJack & Cristina Ward

Patron - ($2,500 - $4,999)William & Mary Louise BardenJack & Kathleen BlairFlorence & Scott BohonMs. Mei-Ann ChenMr. & Mrs. John H. CoatsNancy & Chuck CoeMark CrosbyFarrell Calhoun, Inc.Ryan Fleur & Laura BancheroRobert & Martha FogelmanBradley & Robert FogelmanKathy & J. W. GibsonMr. Sigmund F. HillerDr. & Mrs. Masanori IgarashiBrian & Nicki InmanLisa & Louis JehlEllen Cooper KlyceMr. Edwin Koshland IIISuzana & Michael LightmanJoanna & Josh LipmanMr. & Mrs. Gerald MarshallMr. & Mrs. Alexander D. McLeanDr. & Mrs. Dan MeadowsMark A. MedfordRon & Jessica Morris

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Elisabeth & Lewis PerrySadie & C.J. PickeringAnca PopMr. & Mrs. Joseph H. PowellCAPT & Mrs. Robert R. Proctor, USN (Ret.)Jeff Sanford & Cynthia HamJenny & Graham SmithPatricia & Charles WalkerMrs. Nancy S. WalkerDr. Jane WaltersMr. & Mrs. Jeff Weintraub

Partner - ($1,000 - $2,499)Ben & Kathy AdamsPeter & Fran AddicottAnita AllisonKay Farrish & Roger ArangoCharles S. & Stephanie BaerRichard W. Barnes & Peter R. PaucielloCarol & Bert BarnettMr. & Mrs. Stanley L. BilskyMr. & Mrs. Emile A. Bizot IIIMr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bodine, Jr.Joseph Boeckmann, Jr.Phillip Bowden & Ritche Manley BowdenDr. Karen A. BowyerMichelle & Austin ByrdCanale FoundationRobert & Jenny CarterDan & Rhonda CausieDr. Fenwick W. ChappellGloria & Irvine CherryChorus Board of DirectorsMikki & Darrell CobbinsRobert A. CoxMr. & Mrs. David CrippenDr. & Mrs. Ray E. CurleBarbara A. DenleyMr. & Mrs. William W. Deupree, Jr.Susan & David EllisonMr. & Mrs. David B. FerraroMs. Kathy FishMr. William H. French IIIBarbara & Hiram FryAllison GarrottDr. Phillip GeorgeTrow GillespieMr. & Mrs. Robert A. GoodmanSalil & Malika GoorhaMartha & Jerrold Graber

Billie Jean GrahamJudith & John HansenDot HarwoodDavid O. Hill & Elisabeth HillsLunida & Lewis HollandMr. & Mrs. Walter B. Howell, Jr.Terri & Don HutsonMrs. Barbara HydeDr. & Mrs. Eric E. JohnsonMs. Rose M. JohnstonSue KaplanDr. Natalie KerrSusan KingstonDelores KinsolvingKnapp FoundationDr. & Mrs. Sheldon KoronesMarcia & Jerry KronenbergMarti & Mike LaslavicFlorence LefflerLeMay+LangDaniel LewisDr. & Mrs. William E. LongMr. & Mrs. Jerome B. MakowskyWilliam D. & Marcia B. Mathis IIIMartha Ellen MaxwellMr. & Mrs. Michael McDonnellJean & Michael McSwainDr. Lisa & Dr. Maurice I. MendelNancy & Rodgers MenziesZoe & Alan NadelGloria P. NoblesDr. Frank & Mrs. Sarah OgnibeneMr. & Mrs. J. A. O’Neill, Jr.Tommie PardueMarianne ParrsRobert G. Patterson, Jr. & Patricia GrayClint & Esther PearsonMrs. Barbara J. PerkinsJohnny & Kim PittsChloee & Dan PoagMr. & Mrs. Bryson RandolphMr. Anita ReddenDr. & Mrs. Brown RobertsonGayle S. RoseCarol Lee & Joe RoyerDiane RudnerJeff Sanford & Cynthia HamJocelyn & William RudnerSuzanne Satterfield, M.D. & John Pickens, M.D.Dr. Charles A. & Mrs. Sharen Schulz


ContributionsMary M. SerattPatricia & John SeubertJohn SheaEstelle & John SheahanWilliam W. SilerRon & Linda SklarBruce R. & Jane Scharding SmedleyKaren Spacek & William SolmsonNancye StarnesBruce & Gillian SteinhauerMr. & Mrs. John W. Stokes, Jr.Owen & Margaret TaborPaul G. ThomasAshley & Todd Tobias

Mr. & Mrs. Corey B. TrotzSteve & Lura TurnerDr. Eugene A. Vaccaro FamilyMs. Susan Van Dyck & Dr. James NewcombJames WalkerMr. & Mrs. William M. Vaughan, Jr.James L. WallerGraham WarrDr. & Mrs. Otis S. Warr IIIK.C. & Jeff WarrenFrank & Houston WatsonAnneliese & William WattsMartha & Lee WessonBarry White & Dr. Janice Garrison

2011|2012 meI-ann’S CIRCle oF FRIenDS Mei-Ann’s Circle of Friends is a women’s philanthropic giving circle honoring 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.

Baptist Memorial Healthcare Foundation

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Community Trust

Paragon Bank

Phyllis Berz

Deborah Craddock

Hyde Foundation

Ellen Klyce

Gayle Rose

Gayle Rose, co-chair

Ritche Bowden, co-chair

Anita AllisonPam ArrindellLouise Barden

Sharon Barnett-MyersJoey BeckfordPhyllis BerzKathy Blair

Peggy BodineMartha BoydSonji BranchRuby BrightLillian BrownAlice BurnettKitty CannonJenny Carter

Dr. Nancy ChaseDorothy CleavesMikki Cobbins

Seandria CobbinsNancy CoeKimela Cox

Deborah CraddockJoy Doss

MaryAnn Eagle Kathy Fish

Allison GarrottBillie Jean Graham

Rose JohnstonCynthia HamBuzzy HusseyBarbara HydeDale Kelman

Edith Kelly-GreenDelores Kinsolving

Dorothy KirschEllen Klyce

Suzanne LandauFlorence Leffler

Suzana LightmanJoanna Lipman

Gretchen McLennonBickie McDonnell

Linda McNeilMabel McNeill Ashley Mayfield

Suzanne MedfordNancy MenziesSnow MorganBrooke MorrowJenny NevelsGloria Nobles

Tommie PardueBarbara PerkinsCarol Prentiss

Mary Alice QuinnSusan QuinnEllen Rolfes

Diane RudnerLila SaundersHoney ScheidtJanet Seessel

Rachel Shankman

Lynda Mead SheaAlisa SmallwoodBonnie SmithRita Sparks

Nancye StarnesAnne Stokes

Margaret TaborAshley TobiasLura Turner

Andie UiberallAnita VaughnKimmie VaulxAnn ViningJane WaltersBecky West

Sharon WheelerJoy Wiener

Julia WilliamsTracey Williams

Barbara WilliamsonJocelyn Wurzburg

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Sponsorships

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Mike & Gay WilliamsJulia G. WilliamsTracey WilliamsBarbara WilliamsonMr. & Mrs. Charles L. Wurtzburger

Associate - ($600 - $999)Ms. Carol Beachey & Mr. Donald VothMrs. Irvin BogatinWalter BrownReggi & Sharon BurchGary CarlsonBetty & Leiland DukeLillian & Kemper DurandSara G. FolisMs. Barbara A. FrederickDot & Luther GauseEmily & Jerry GaySusan Lawless-Glassman & Richard GlassmanDr. Edward S. & Linda S. KaplanJennifer LyonsMary Allie & Denton McLellanMs. Patricia T. MoranMr. & Mrs. Joe RoyerDr. Craig & Mrs. Andrea SanderRobert Vidulich & Diane SachsDr. Ethelyn Williams-NealMr. Winston Wolfe

Member - ($300 - $599)Anonymous (5)Gwendolyn & John AhlemannFrank AnthonySue & A.E. BalkinMary Nell & Pervis BallewJohn & Wanda BarzizzaMary & Allen BattleDenise & Scott BortonJ. Richard BriscoeGregory Buckley & Susan Berry-BuckleyJudy & Charles BurkettJoanne & George BuzardDr. Nancy A. ChaseMrs. Laura J. CraneMary DavisDrs. Robert & Heather DonatoLewis DonelsonDr. Michael R. DromppFredrika & Joel FeltJoseph & Anne Fisher

Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Gaudet, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. James S. GillilandJohn GilmerDiane GreenhillPhyllis GuenterRobert HanusovskyDr. Jean S. HaydenEmil HenryPaul & Marisa HessJudith & Howard HicksBill & Marian HimmelreichDr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr.Joanna HwangSusan & Frank InmanDavid & Ann JamesWilliam B. Keiser, Jr.Father Albert KirkMr. & Mrs. Lloyd C. Kirkland, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. KirksceyJanie & Martin KocmanBarry KuhnFrank M. Langford, Jr.Gumersindo & Marianne LealLucy LeeMrs. Esther K. LubinRamona & Harry MahoodEthel T. MaxwellJake & Harriett McFaddenLucius & Holley McGeheeShirley W. McRaeRichard McStaySylvia & Ron McSwainT. MedlinSimone & Logan MeeksStanley & Emelia MiekickiDr. & Mrs. Lee Milford, Jr.Dave & Jeanne MillerDr. & Mrs. David M. MirvisMrs. Houston Niller MooreEd & Anne MotleyStephen & Mary NelsonMr. & Mrs. Greg NomlandMr. Robert C. OwensJoy OzbirnRonald PfeifferMary Alice QuinnBetsy ReederMr. & Mrs. Curtis E. RingoldMarco & Cynthia RossJoseph & Mary Scheuner


ContributionsMarcia SchlesingerRoy & Cyndy ShepherdFred & Joan StephensonFred & Shirley StinsonKeith & Anne TownsendUnited Way of the Mid SouthJoan & James VogelDon B. VollmanDr. William W. Walker & Ms. Mary L. BelenchiaJules & Betty WeissDr. & Mrs. Benton WheelerStewart WingateMary & Rene WolfDr. Herbert D. Zeman

Friend - ($75 - $299)Anonymous (11)Mack AcuffMarilyn AlbertJohn AlbertsonDot ArataDr. & Mrs. Philip AronoffElsie BaileyMary BairdClayton BakerDr. & Mrs. George I. BalasDavid & Debbie BallingRosemary BantaGeorge & Carol BarnesRobert Bartolotta & Ellen Hutchinson-BartolottaMrs. Frank Barton, Jr.Mr. Herbert BattleDr. & Mrs. Tom BeasleyAnn BellErnest BellMr. & Mrs. Jack A. BelzRon & Anise BelzKathryn & William BendallEugene BernsteinDr. Karen BerryAllen & Mary BlairClark & Yolanda BlatteisModine & Lee BolenJan & John BoudreauxMartha & James BoydJennifer BradyAugustus BrownCaroline BrownAnne BrownMonte & Grace Brown

Whitney BrownDeana BrunjesDr. & Mrs. Paul BurgarMr. & Mrs. Gregory E. BusbyMarcia BusterLinda ButlerRaymond ButtsEleanor & Gerald ByrneMr. & Mrs. Irvin CaliffRicardo CallenderDr. Patty & Dennis CalvertCham & Hazel CanonDaniel CaseRuby ChittendenDavid CiscelAndrew & Julie ClarkeCharles ClergetMr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr.Thomas CoffeltAllen E. CohenAlan K. ColeJames P. ColeGeorge & Jan ColgateFred & Pat CollinsSamuel & Jenny ComptonJerry ConwayJeff & Lisa CookMike & Jane CoopMr. & Mrs. William S. CraddockBrad CrawfordAnn & Drury CrawleyElaine & Loren CrownSusanna & Daniel CullenDale & Gina CunninghamSally DamronSusanne DarnellDiane & Joe DavisKaren DavisMarilu DavisSteve DavisKathryn Deshpande & Jon KatzeLisa & Timothy DiScenzaAnn DixonLisa DixonJoe & Martha DooleyGeorge DouglasAmy DowningJed DreifusJohn & Alice DudasAnne Dugan

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Betty Jo & William P. DulaneyMr. & Mrs. Douglas DuncanEarline DuncanMarcia & John DunlapTeresa DunlapBetty & Robert EbbersMrs. Ruth EdmondsPatti & Lew EllisVeronica EngleKaren EnglishLillian & Thomas ErnstDr. & Mrs. John FainEddie FelsenthalHelen FergusonJames & Sue FergusonMs. Pat FernicolaNita Faye & Brooke FerrisTanya FittsJackie & David FlaumTurner FosterDesi FranklinCaroline FruchtmanChristine & William FullitonVirginia GandyKathleen C. GardnerRobyn & Ted GibboneyAnn & Marsh GibsonSharon GilbertMary GillJim & Harriett GillisMarylon R. GlassRose & Wesley GoldfarbPaul & Mary Evelyn GoodwinCapt. & Mrs. James P. Googe, Jr.Richard GraffBetty Tully GravesAdam & Amy GrossmanGerard & Alessandra GrosveldDorothy Gunther PughBela & Nan HackmanMr. Reb HaizlipClarence & Harriett HalmonWilliam HaltomDoug HamikRobert HamiltonMaurice HammDr. & Mrs. O. Brewster HarringtonThomas Harrison IIIAlbert C. Harvey, Jr.Diane Hawks

Janet D. HeldMartha & Robert S. Hester, Jr.Sara HolmesDr. G. Leon HowellJames HowellJulia HowellMr. & Mrs. Jerry L. HuffBobby & Eva HusseyMatt Blake & Nobuko IgarashiMr. & Mrs. Antonino IncardonaAnn IndingaroBertha Means & Michael JacewiczLarry & Diane JacksonMr. & Mrs. James B. JalenakDr. & Mrs. Russell JamesMr. David JenningsBetty JonesJohn & Anne JonesMr. & Mrs. Robert K. JonesBetty Lou & Warren JonesKathy JunkinTom & Anne Marie KadienHelen & J.D. KellyDon KernMs. Yoriko KitaiWilliam & Betty KovalNancy & Brian KuhnMichael & Diane KuhnBobbie KyleMr. & Mrs. Bob LamanKitty & Howard LammonsDr. & Mrs. Mack A. LandMr. & Mrs. Pierre T. Landaiche IIIMs. Patsy LaneJames W. LangstonMs. Demetra LawrenceSandra LeftwichKristin Lensch & Tim HuebnerDr. & Mrs. Michael J. LevinsonJean & Melvyn LevitchLipscomb & PittsMr. & Mrs. Lester F. LitCol. George M. LiversAron Livnah & Rose Merry BrownMrs. Molly LockwoodMichael LubianiMr. Joseph LuttrellKyle LynchJose & Nancy MagallanesJeanine Mah


ContributionsMr. & Mrs. Hugh MalloryMr. Allen T. MaloneCameron MannCharles & May Lynn MansbachMr. & Mrs. Jack H. MarksFrank & Mary MarkusNelda & Freeman MarrRandy & Carol MartinNancy MastersonShannon G. Matta, Ph.D.Kris & Lori MatulaRobin MayhallMrs. Eloise MaysJill & Tibor MazarGrace McAlisterMichael McCanlessPeggy & Don McClure, Jr.Dave McConnicoSandra & Lynn McCorryMarion McDonaldMr. & Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr.Jeffrey McEvoyGeneva McGeeJeremy C. McGeeDiane MeessMemphis Marriott DowntownRita MercilleMr. & Mrs. John E. MintonSusan MivilleDr. R. J. & Susan Moskop, Jr.Martha MyersMrs. Sue MyersAlan’s CarpetlandKen NeillDrs. Thomas J. & Monika NenonJulie & William NicholsonBen NicolIrene & Svend NielsenCecile & Frederick NowakMichael OstienNorma Davis Owen & C. Penn Owen Jr.Christopher A. OwensMrs. Ernest OwensRose Mary PaceMr. & Mrs. Keith M. ParkerRoylyn & Bill ParksClyda ParrishChristina ParrottEugene Pearlman

Dana Sue PercerMs. Margaret PhilbinMr. & Mrs. Tom PhillipsW. PhillipsWilliam PhillipsHajnal & Lawrence A. PivnickO.C. Pleasant, Jr.Charles & Carole PlesofskyMaryanna PopperLibby & Howard PritchardLana & Gary ProstermanGay QuaintanceBrenda & Robert RachorLynn RawlingsRalph ReedGayle RhodesJimmy & Mary Jane RichensMr. & Mrs. Neil RingelMr. Luther L. Robinson IIIDr. & Mrs. E. William RosenbergElena RossDr. & Mrs. Richard T. RossJames B. RothmanMr. R. H. RoutonAileen RubenThelma RuddBarbara & Bill RunyanAmy & William RyanLeonid & Fridrerica SaharoviciVincent SamuelSandy & Beth SchaefferJ. Allen ScogginMary Lynn ScogginsJoan SenhausenDouglas SeymourJill & Scott ShankerPhil & Fran ShannonBonnie & Bill SilerKenneth & Mary SipleyJohn H. SlighRichard & Michelle SmeyneMarshall & Maida SmithJohn SnowdenMr. John C. SpeerSheri L. Spunt, M.D.Charles & Mary StaggShannon StanleyJill & Kenneth SteinbergDiane D. Steven

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Betty & Vaughn StimbertDavid & Alicia StiresLeslie StrattonHarriett SurpriseMichael TaubeHerbert & Diane TaylorRobin TaylorMrs. Janet TempletonDr. & Mrs. Terry TempletonLavern TerrellHeather L. TetletonThe Pillsbury FoundationRyals & Gwendolyn ThomasJohn J. Thomason, Esq.Mrs. Barbara ThompsonAshley & Todd TobiasDr. & Mrs. Steve TowerBarbara B. TurnerMr. Donald Van RiperMr. & Mrs. David S. WaddellMr. Edward WallaceEvelyn WalpoleGerald & Julie WaltonNicole WardDick & Dianne WarderMatilda Washington

VistaCare Health Services Inc.Susan S. WebbDr. Lawrence Weeda, Jr.Judge & Mrs. Bernie WeinmanIra & Deborah WeinsteinHarry WellfordDiane & Walker WellfordBill WeppnerJames WerkhovenJulia WilkinsElsa & David WilliamsTige WilliamsMrs. Barbara H. WilsonBetsy WilsonElise & Robert WilsonPatricia Wilson TrippOneida WittichenJerry WolfeJosephine M. WoodEugene WoodsNick & Charlotte WoodwardPeggy WrotenBerje & Katherine YacoubianMr. Paul YacoubianMr. & Mrs. William M. Yandell III

AT&T Foundation Bank of America Chevron CorporationCitigroup FoundationDigital Equipment CorporationErnst & Young, PLLCFederated Department StoresFirst Horizon National CorporationFirst Tennessee FoundationGap FoundationGeneral ElectricGeneral Mills FoundationGlaxoSmithKline Foundation

Home Depot FoundationJohnson & JohnsonKraft, Inc.Lucite InternationalMerrill Lynch New York Times Company Foundation Nissan Motor CorporationPhillip Morris Companies, Inc.Quaker Oats FoundationRegions Financial CorporationSecurity Pacific FoundationUnited Technologies – Carrier Corporation

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) 537-2500.

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Honor/Memorial Contributors List Honor/Memorial Overture 11-12

The following Honorarium and Memorial contributions were made to the Symphony Fund between December 1, 2010 and January 4, 2012.

Honorariums and Memorials

In Honor of Peter & Fran AddicottRosemary Banta

In Honor of Michael BararAnonymous

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ron BelzAnonymous

In Honor of Paul & Linnea BertMr. & Mrs. George E. CatesJennifer LyonsAnneliese & William Watts

In Memory of Dan BookoffDr. & Mrs. Dan Meadows

In Honor of Rhonda CausieMarian & Frank Shaffer

In Honor of Mei-Ann ChenArt and Garden ClubJoseph Boeckmann, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. George E. CatesJoseph & Anne Fisher

In Honor of Ruth CobbMr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr.

In Memory of Billie CrenshawMr. & Mrs. David B. Ferraro

In Honor of Virginia CupplesKathryn A. King

In Honor of Jane DutcherKitty CannonNorma Rogers

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. John EvansAnonymous

In Honor of Rena FellerHelen Ferguson

In Honor of Laura, Ryan, Robert and Anna FleurMr. & Mrs. George E. Cates

In Honor of Sara G. FolisHelen Ferguson

In Honor of Thomas GarrottBill and Foy Coolidge

In Memory of Michael GompertzJoan Gips

In Honor of Billie Jean GrahamSamuel Graham

In Honor of Pam and Steve GuinnAnonymous

In Honor of Scott & Carolyn HeppelPiper Gray

In Honor of Dr. Kenneth HopkinsFrank Anthony

In Honor of Robert E. HorrellPiper Gray

In Honor of Buzzy HusseyMarilyn & Franklin AllenMs. Jeanette S. CooleyBill and Foy CoolidgeMr. & Mrs. James S. GillilandBobby and Eva HusseyTom & Garnett HuttonBill JonesMs. Jea n Lewis CoorsNancy & Rodgers MenziesMr. & Mrs. Arthur Seessel IIIBonnie & Chapman SmithMr. & Mrs. John W. Stokes, Jr.

In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. George LapidesAnonymous

In Honor of Florence LefflerDr. & Mrs. William E. LongMary Alice Quinn

In Memory of Mr. Ronnie LightmanJocelyn & William Rudner

In Honor of William and Sissy LongMary Alice Quinn

In Honor of Sissy LongDr. Edward S. & Linda S. KaplanAnne and Jack Roane

In Honor of Gregory LuscombeKathryn A. King

In Honor of Myron MauMr. & Mrs. Arthur Seessel III

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In Honor of Martha Ellen MaxwellKathleen C. Gardner

In Memory of Dorothy McDonaldMr. & Mrs. David B. Ferraro

In Honor of Memphis Symphony Chorus Board of DirectorsDr. Lisa & Dr. Maurice I. Mendel

In Honor of Nancy & Rodgers MenziesAnonymous

In Honor of Dr. and Mrs. Lee MilfordMartha & James Boyd

In Honor of Charlotte NealDr. Edward S. & Linda S. Kaplan

In Honor of Gloria NoblesBill and Foy CoolidgeAnne and Jack Roane

In Honor of the Marriage of Michelle Pellay-Walker and Paul PellayPaul & Linnea BertDan & Rhonda CausieDr. & Mrs. Ray E. CurleMr. & Mrs. John S. EvansJohn & Emelyn JoynerDr. Edward S. & Linda S. KaplanThomas & Maryann Mears

In Honor of Susanna Perry GilmoreMr. & Mrs. John S. EvansDiane GreenhillLynn JonesSandra Leftwich

In Honor of Susan and Bob QuinnBetsy Wilson

In Honor of Perry RedfearnAnn Indingaro

In Honor of Ellie RencherMary Alice Quinn

In Honor of Jimmilou RyeKathryn A. King

In Honor of Rudi Scheidt, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Seessel III

In Honor of Rudi Scheidt’s Special BirthdayWatkins Uiberall, PLLC

In Honor of Charles SchulzMrs. Sue Myers

In Memory of Carroll Seabrook-LeathermanMr. & Mrs. John S. Evans

In Honor of Peggy SeesselAllen & Mary Blair

In Honor of Marian & Frank ShafferJosephine M. Wood

In Memory of Donna SimmonsDavid Simmons

In Honor of David SkinnerDavid Skinner

In Honor of Dr. and Mrs. Chapman SmithAnonymous

In Honor of the Marriage of Parrish & Loraine TaylorDr. Charles M. Elliott

In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Randy TurnerBill and Foy Coolidge

Holiday Tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Michael UiberallSuzana & Michael LightmanDr. Lisa & Dr. Maurice I. MendelAnonymous

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Michael UiberallPaul & Linnea BertMr. & Mrs. George E. CatesLarry J. HardyScott & Carolyn HeppelAnonymous

In Honor of Irene WadeDiane Greenhill

In Memory of Nancy L. WelshMr. & Mrs. John S. Evans

In Honor of Corinne M. WilsonBetsy Wilson


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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 10 a.m. to 2 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 concerts 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. (Symphony in the Gardens is performed at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens at 4339 Park Ave.) Friday performances of the Paul and Linnea Bert Classic Accent Series are at the Wiener Theater at Hutchison School, 1740 Ridgeway Road in east Memphis. First Tennessee Masterworks Sundays are performed at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre (GPAC), 1801 Exeter Road in Germantown. Free parking is available at Hutchison 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.


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2010-2011 production photos by Skip Hooper.

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Join us for the fun of it!

Our 92nd consecutive seasonNationally recognized by AACT in 2011 as an outstanding community theatre taking major steps in new directions.

With a variety of entertaining shows in our 2011-12 season, see the 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. A Christmas Carol* is not part of the season membership but season members get discounts on adult full price tickets. Season Memberships may be purchased through November 23, 2011 for only $120.

Purchase tickets online www.theatrememphis.org or call 682.8323

Season sponsored by the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation

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