Tchaikovsky Serenade - Albany Symphony

Tchaikovsky Serenade Saturday, January 9, 2021

7:30 PM Livestreamed from

Universal Preservation Hall Saratoga Springs, New York

David Alan Miller, conductor

Welcome to the Albany Symphony’s 2020-21 Season Re-Imagined!

The one thing I have missed more than anything else during the past few months has been spending time with you and our brilliant Albany Symphony musicians, discovering, exploring, and celebrating great musical works together. Our musicians and I are thrilled to be back at work, bringing you established masterpieces and gorgeous new works in the comfort and convenience of your own home. Originally conceived to showcase triumph over adversity, inspired by the example of Beethoven and his big birthday in December, our season’s programming continues to shine a light on the ways musical visionaries create great art through every season of life. We hope that each program uplifts and inspires you, and brings you some respite from the day-to-day worries of this uncertain world.

It is always an honor to stand before you with our extraordinarily gifted musicians, even if we are now doing it virtually. Thank you so much for being with us; we have a glorious season of life-affirming, deeply moving music ahead.

David Alan Miller Heinrich Medicus Music Director

Tchaikovsky Serenade

Saturday, January 9, 2021 | 7:30 PM Livestreamed from Universal Preservation Hall

David Alan Miller, conductor Jessie Montgomery Banner (b. 1981) Jean Sibelius Andante Festivo (1865-1957) Caroline Shaw Entr’acte (b. 1982) George Walker Lyric for Strings (1922-2018) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Serenade for String Orchestra in C major, Op. 48 (1840-1893)

I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina II. Walzer III. Élégie IV. Finale (Tema Russo)

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VIOLIN I

Jamecyn Morey Paula Oakes Amanda Brin Sooyeon Kim Kae Nakano

VIOLIN II

Mitsuko Suzuki Emily Frederick Harriet Welther Ouisa Fohrhaltz

VIOLA

Daniel Brye Dana Huyge Ting-Ying Chang-Chien Hannah Levinson

CELLO

Erica Pickhardt Matthew Capobianco Hikaru Tamaki

BASS

Bradley Aikman Luke Baker Taylor Abbitt

Tchaikovsky Serenade – Program Notes

The title of tonight’s concert may allude to Tchaikovsky (and you can’t go wrong with Tchaikovsky), but isn’t it great that the new year is kicking off with new sounds? Even though we know the music of Sibelius, there are probably few who are familiar with this particular work. And what a pleasure it will be to hear the 20th- and 21st century voices of Montgomery, Shaw, and Walker. Welcome, MMXXI!

Jessie Montgomery Jessie Montgomery is an acclaimed composer, violinist, and educator. She is the recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation, and her works are performed frequently around the world by leading musicians and ensembles. Her music interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, language, and social justice, placing her squarely as one of the most relevant interpreters of 21st-century American sound and experience. Her profoundly felt works have been described as “turbulent, wildly colorful and exploding with life” (The Washington Post). Photo by Jiyang Chen

Jessie was born and raised in Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the 1980s during a time when the neighborhood was at a major turning point in its history. Artists gravitated to the hotbed of artistic experimentation and community development. Her parents – her father a musician, her mother a theater artist and storyteller – were engaged in the activities of the neighborhood and regularly brought Jessie to rallies, performances, and parties where neighbors, activists, and artists gathered to celebrate and support the movements of the time. It is from this unique experience that Jessie has created a life that merges composing, performance, education, and advocacy. Since 1999, Jessie has been affiliated with The Sphinx Organization, which supports young African-American and Latinx string players. She currently serves as composer-in-residence for the Sphinx Virtuosi, the Organization’s flagship professional touring ensemble. She was a two-time laureate of the annual Sphinx Competition and was awarded a generous MPower grant to assist in the development of her debut album, Strum: Music for Strings (Azica Records). She has received additional grants and awards from the ASCAP Foundation, Chamber Music America, American Composers Orchestra, the Joyce Foundation, and the Sorel Organization. Her growing body of work includes solo, chamber, vocal, and orchestral works. Some recent highlights include Five Slave Songs (2018) commissioned for soprano Julia Bullock by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Records from a Vanishing City (2016) for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Caught by the Wind (2016) for the Albany Symphony and the American Music Festival, and Banner (2014) – written to mark the 200th anniversary of The Star-Spangled Banner – for The Sphinx Organization and the Joyce Foundation. In the 2019-20 season, new commissioned works will be premiered by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the National Choral Society, and ASCAP Foundation. Jessie is also teaming up with composer-violinist Jannina Norpoth to reimagine Scott Joplin’s opera Treemonisha; it is being produced by Volcano Theatre and co-commissioned by Washington Performing Arts, Stanford University, Southbank Centre (London), National Arts Centre (Ottawa), and the Banff Centre for the Arts. Additionally, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony will all perform Montgomery’s works this season. The New York Philharmonic has selected Jessie as one of the featured composers for their Project 19, which marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting equal voting rights in the United States to women. Other forthcoming works include a nonet inspired by the Great Migration, told from the perspective of Montgomery’s great-grandfather William McCauley and to be performed by Imani Winds and the Catalyst Quartet; a cello concerto for Thomas Mesa jointly commissioned by Carnegie Hall, New World Symphony, and The Sphinx Organization; and a new orchestral work for the National Symphony. Jessie began her violin studies, at the Third Street Music School Settlement, one of the oldest community organizations in the country. A founding member of PUBLIQuartet and currently a member of the Catalyst Quartet, she continues to maintain an active performance career as a violinist appearing regularly with her own ensembles, as well as with the Silkroad Ensemble and Sphinx Virtuosi.

Jessie’s teachers and mentors include Sally Thomas, Ann Setzer, Alice Kanack, Joan Tower, Derek Bermel, Mark Suozzo, Ira Newborn, and Laura Kaminsky. She holds degrees from the Juilliard School and New York University and is currently a Graduate Fellow in Music Composition at Princeton University.

Banner – Jessie Montgomery Banner is a tribute to the 200th Anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner, which was officially declared the American National Anthem in 1814 under the penmanship of Francis Scott Key. Scored for solo string quartet and string orchestra, Banner is a rhapsody on the theme of the Star Spangled Banner. Drawing on musical and historical sources from various world anthems and patriotic songs, I’ve made an attempt to answer the question: “What does an anthem for the 21st century sound like in today’s multi-cultural environment?” In 2009, I was commissioned by the Providence String Quartet and Community MusicWorks to write Anthem: A tribute to the historical election of Barack Obama. In that piece I wove together the theme from the Star Spangled Banner with the commonly named Black National Anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson (which coincidentally share the exact same phrase structure). Banner picks up where Anthem left off by using a similar backbone source in its middle section, but expands further both in the amount of references and also in the role play of the string quartet as the individual voice working both with and against the larger community of the orchestra behind them. The structure is loosely based on traditional marching band form where there are several strains or contrasting sections, preceded by an introduction, and I have drawn on the drum line chorus as a source for the rhythmic underpinning in the finale. Within the same tradition, I have attempted to evoke the breathing of a large brass choir as it approaches the climax of the “trio” section. A variety of other cultural Anthems and American folk songs and popular idioms interact to form various textures in the finale section, contributing to a multi-layered fanfare. The Star Spangled Banner is an ideal subject for exploration in contradictions. For most Americans the song represents a paradigm of liberty and solidarity against fierce odds, and for others it implies a contradiction between the ideals of freedom and the realities of injustice and oppression. As a culture, it is my opinion that we Americans are perpetually in search of ways to express and celebrate our ideals of freedom — a way to proclaim, “we’ve made it!” as if the very action of saying it aloud makes it so. And for many of our nation’s people, that was the case: through work songs and spirituals, enslaved Africans promised themselves a way out and built the nerve to endure the most abominable treatment for the promise of a free life. Immigrants from Europe, Central America and the Pacific have sought out a safe haven here and though met with the trials of building a multi-cultured democracy, continue to find rooting in our nation and make significant contributions to our cultural landscape. In 2014, a tribute to the U.S. National Anthem means acknowledging the contradictions, leaps and bounds, and milestones that allow us to celebrate and maintain the tradition of our ideals.

- Jessie Montgomery

Jean Sibelius The career of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) was curious. Despite the fact that he lived longer than, say, Camille Saint-Saëns and Richard Strauss, both of whom lived into their 80s, he did not continue composing music until the end, as they did. For the last 30 years of his life, he did not write music “of any stature,” as one biographer put it. He preferred, instead, to live quietly, reflecting on his career and talking to people who came to interview him or pay him homage. What he did leave, however, is weighty and permanent. His Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, and 5 are performed frequently. A few orchestral compositions, like Finlandia, The Swan of Tuonela, EnSaga, and Valse Triste, are in the libraries of the world’s major orchestras.

Andante Festivo – Jean Sibelius

That this piece was played at the composer’s funeral is apt for a number of reasons. Sibelius was a violinist who couldn’t quite cut it as a career, though he wrote one of the instrument’s most glorious concertos. Also, he had written this piece in 1922 for another occasion, the 25th anniversary of the sawmills in Saynatsalo, Finland. And, finally, the lush, simply stated melody, working on the notes of the G-major scale, with the occasional G# thrown in to give it color, is like a long breath, held, in an attitude of prayer.

Caroline Shaw Caroline Shaw is a New York-based musician—vocalist, violinist, composer, and producer—who performs in solo and collaborative projects. She was the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2013 for Partita for 8 Voices, written for the Grammy-winning Roomful of Teeth, of which she is a member. Recent commissions include new works for Renée Fleming with Inon Barnatan, Dawn Upshaw with Sō Percussion and Gil Kalish, Seattle Symphony, Anne Sofie von Otter with Philharmonia Baroque, the LA Philharmonic, Juilliard 415, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s with John Lithgow, the Dover Quartet, TENET, The Crossing, the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, the Calidore Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, the Baltimore Symphony, and Roomful of Teeth with A Far Cry. Caroline’s film scores include Erica Fae’s To Keep the Light and Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline as well as the upcoming short 8th Year of the Emergency by Maureen Towey. She has

produced for Kanye West (The Life of Pablo; Ye) and Nas (NASIR), and has contributed to records by The National, and by Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry. Once she got to sing in three part harmony with Sara Bareilles and Ben Folds at the Kennedy Center, and that was pretty much the bees’ knees and elbows. Caroline has studied at Rice, Yale, and Princeton, currently teaches at NYU, and is a Creative Associate at the Juilliard School. She has held residencies at Dumbarton Oaks, the Banff Centre, Music on Main, and the Vail Dance Festival. Caroline loves the color yellow, otters, Beethoven opus 74, Mozart opera, Kinhaven, the smell of rosemary, and the sound of a janky mandolin.

Entr’acte – Caroline Shaw Entr’acte was written in 2011 after hearing the Brentano Quartet play Haydn’s Op. 77 No. 2 — with their spare and soulful shift to the D-flat major trio in the minuet. It is structured like a minuet and trio, riffing on that classical form but taking it a little further. I love the way some music (like the minuets of Op. 77) suddenly takes you to the other side of Alice’s looking glass, in a kind of absurd, subtle, technicolor transition.

- Caroline Shaw

George Walker

Walker's music was firmly rooted in the modern

classical tradition, but also drew from African-American

spirituals and jazz. His nearly 100 compositions range

broadly, from intricately orchestrated symphonic works

and concertos to intimate songs and solo piano pieces.

"His music is always characterized by a great sense of

dignity, which is how he always comported himself,"

says composer Jeffrey Mumford, who, as a music

professor at Lorain County Community College in Ohio,

uses examples of Walker's music in his classes. "His

style evolved over the years; his earlier works, some

written while still a student, embodied an impressive

clarity and elegance."

Walker was a trailblazing man of "firsts," and not just

because of the Pulitzer. In the year 1945 alone, he was the first African-American pianist to play a

recital at New York's Town Hall, the first black instrumentalist to play solo with the Philadelphia

Orchestra and the first black graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

The following year, Walker wrote his first string quartet. In 1990, he revised the second movement

into a new piece, Lyric for Strings, which has become his most often-performed work.

In 1996, Walker broke new ground again when he became the first African-American composer to

win a Pulitzer Prize for music. Lilacs for voice and orchestra, set to a text by Walt Whitman, is a

moving meditation on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

George Theophilus Walker was born June 27, 1922 in Washington, D.C. to a father from the West

Indies and a mother who started him off with piano lessons at age five. At 14, Walker gave his first

public recital at Washington's Howard University. In 1937, he entered Oberlin College in Ohio on a

scholarship and graduated at age 18. He then enrolled at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music

in Philadelphia, where he studied piano with Rudolf Serkin and composition with Samuel Barber,

graduating in 1945. In the late 1950s, he traveled to Paris to study for two years with the famous

pedagogue Nadia Boulanger. (Her other students ranged from Aaron Copland to Quincy Jones.)

Mumford likes to recall a story about Walker's Paris years with Boulanger. "She was so impressed

with his musicianship that she waived the regular requirements she made of students," Mumford

says. "He could bring anything he wanted to show her at lessons."

Walker's reputation as a composer of works for orchestras like the New York Philharmonic, the

Cleveland Orchestra and the Boston Symphony slowly grew, but Mumford says Walker's fame was

hard-won.

"We have a great deal of work to do regarding orchestra programming of composers of color,"

Mumford says. "Walker deserved many more performances than he has received thus far. Sad to

say that even the work that earned him the Pulitzer has not graced the concert hall nearly

enough."

Walker is often identified as an "African-American" composer instead of simply an American

composer. In a 1987 interview with broadcaster Bruce Duffie, Walker said there are two sides to

that label.

"I've benefited from being a black composer in the sense that when there are symposiums given

of music by black composers, I would get performances by orchestras that otherwise would not

have done the works," Walker said. "The other aspect, of course, is that if I were not black, I would

have had a far wider dispersion of my music and more performances."

Mark Clague, who wrote the entry on George Walker for the International Dictionary of Black

Composers, points to elements of race and politics in Walker's compositions.

"He constructs his music so that the unknowing listener should not be able to distinguish it from

that of his 'canonized' white contemporaries," Clague writes, citing influences from Stravinsky,

Debussy and the serialist school of composers. "He frequently draws on black musical idioms, such

as spirituals, blues patterns and jazz tropes. Walker's music, however, is not a collage of modern

styles, or a pastiche, but has its own distinct voice."

In 2009, Walker told NPR's All Things Considered that as a composer, right from the start, he knew

he had to become an individual. "I had to find my own way," he said. "A way of doing something

that was different, something that I would be satisfied with."

Walker had a long and distinguished academic career. He held teaching posts at New York's New

School, Rutgers University in New Jersey (where he chaired the music department), the University

of Colorado, the Peabody Institute in Maryland, the University of Delaware and at Smith College,

where he became the first black tenured faculty member. Walker received two Guggenheim

Fellowships, an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, and honorary doctorates from six

institutions, including Oberlin and Spelman Colleges. In 1997, Washington D.C.'s mayor, Marion

Barry, declared June 17th as George Walker Day.

- Tom Huizenga, NPR

Lyric for Strings – George Walker

Written in 1946, this work was premiered that year under the title Lament by the student

orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music conducted by Seymour Lipkin in a radio concert. In the

following year it received its public premiere by the National Gallery Orchestra conducted by

Richard Bales as part of an annual American music festival in Washington. The work, which lasts

approximately six minutes, carries the dedication "To my grandmother."

This work was completed after the death of the composer's grandmother. He was a graduate

student at the Curtis Institute of Music at that time.

After a brief introduction, the principal theme is stated by the first violins with imitations

appearing in the other instruments. The linear nature of the material alternates with static

moments of harmony. After the second of two climaxes, the work concludes with reposeful

cadences that were presented earlier.

- GeorgeWalker.com

Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky

The music of Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) is indispensable

in virtually every genre: ballet (think The Nutcracker

and Swan Lake); concertos (one for violin, three for

piano, and Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra);

operas (Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades are

staples); overtures (Romeo and Juliet and 1812); songs

and chamber music; and six symphonies. In all of

these works, Tchaikovsky is the consummate

romantic. His melodies are passionate; his

orchestrations are colorful; his gestures are bold.

Some discredit him for wearing his heart on his sleeve,

but he was inventive enough not to be merely an

exhibitionist.

Serenade for Strings in C Major - Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Premiered in St. Petersburg in 1881, this piece for strings only was close to Tchaikovsky’s heart: “I

wrote (it) from an inward impulse: I felt it; and I venture to hope that this work is not without

artistic qualities.”

The first movement, in 6/8, opens with a forthright utterance built around a descending C-major

scale. The intensity of the harmonies and the strong stroking create a feeling of yearning. The

seesawing between the ascending and descending lines also establishes tension. After this two-

minute introduction the sweeping first theme emerges, lifting off from a rocking between G-A. It’s

followed by a quick-stepping second theme. Both themes are then developed, playing against

each other in spots. And the recapitulation? The opening introduction, culminating in a decisive C-

major chord.

What a charming waltz by the master of the ballet waltz! The key is G major, the dominant of the

tonic C major. Again, the first tune is an ascending scale—sweet. A lively middle section makes a

brief appearance before returning to this first melody. Everywhere it’s about phrasing: lilt is

created by slight hesitations before the line picks up again. But the greatest pleasure in this

second movement is the constant dialogue between the upper strings and the lower strings, as

each says something or repeats what the other has said. Delightful!

The third movement, marked Elegy (lament), is almost like an intimate conversation. The musical

term to describe this sense of talking is “parlando.” The intensity of this dialogue is achieved by

lines that climb, yearn, step by step up the scale; the delicate pizzicato under the long, legato

melodies; the handing off of the tune to various string families; the lines that swirl around each

other, often in contrasting directions. The last couple of minutes are remarkable. Are we at a

deathbed: last pain, last utterance, last breath? Hushed voices.

The finale begins with a ruminative section, at the end of which we hear the four-note motive (C-

B-A-G) that began the first movement. But because the movement is marked Tema Russo (Russian

Theme), we are shortly off and running with a brisk passage built on these notes, which then

yields to a warm second theme, introduced in the cellos. A development section plays with both

melodies until a noble restatement of the by-now familiar opening of the piece appears, followed

by a zippy ending.

- Concert notes by Paul Lamar

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DAVID ALAN MILLER Grammy Award-winning conductor David Alan Miller has established a reputation as one of the leading American conductors of his generation. As music director of the Albany Symphony since 1992, Mr. Miller has proven himself a creative and compelling orchestra builder. Through exploration of unusual repertoire, educational programming, community outreach, and recording initiatives, he has reaffirmed the Albany Symphony’s reputation as the nation’s leading champion of American symphonic music and one of its most innovative orchestras. He

and the orchestra have twice appeared at "Spring For Music," an annual festival of America's most creative orchestras at New York City's Carnegie Hall. Other accolades include Columbia University’s 2003 Ditson Conductor’s Award, the oldest award honoring conductors for their commitment to American music, the 2001 ASCAP Morton Gould Award for Innovative Programming, and, in 1999, ASCAP’s first-ever Leonard Bernstein Award for Outstanding Educational Programming. Frequently in demand as a guest conductor, Mr. Miller has worked with most of America’s major orchestras, including the orchestras of Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco, as well as the New World Symphony, the Boston Pops, and the New York City Ballet. In addition, he has appeared frequently throughout Europe, Australia, and the Far East as guest conductor. He made his first guest appearance with the BBC Scottish Symphony in March 2014. Mr. Miller received his Grammy Award in January 2014 for his Naxos recording of John Corigliano's "Conjurer," with the Albany Symphony and Dame Evelyn Glennie. His extensive discography also includes recordings of the works of Todd Levin with the London Symphony Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon, as well as music by Michael Daugherty, Kamran Ince, Michael Torke (London/Decca), and Luis Tinoco (Naxos). His recordings with the Albany Symphony include discs devoted to the music of John Harbison, Roy Harris, Morton Gould, Don Gillis, Peter Mennin, and Vincent Persichetti on the Albany Records label. A native of Los Angeles, David Alan Miller holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from The Juilliard School. Prior to his appointment in Albany, Mr. Miller was associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. From 1982 to 1988, he was music director of the New York Youth Symphony, earning considerable acclaim for his work with that ensemble. Mr. Miller lives with his wife and three children in Slingerlands, New York.

2020-2021 Orchestra Roster VIOLIN Jill Levy CONCERTMASTER LIFETIME CHAIR, GOLDBERG CHARITABLE TRUST Eiko Kano + ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER Elizabeth Silver ^ Jamecyn Morey ^ Paula Oakes ^ Funda Cizmecioglu PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN Mitsuko Suzuki ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN Barbara Lapidus ^ ENDOWED BY MARISA AND ALLAN EISEMANN Gabriela Rengel ^ Brigitte Brodwin + Ouisa Fohrhaltz Heather Frank-Olsen Emily Frederick Rowan Harvey Margret E. Hickey Christine Kim Sooyeon Kim Aleksandra Labinska Kae Nakano Yinbin Qian Muneyoshi Takahashi Harriet Dearden Welther VIOLA Noriko Futagami PRINCIPAL ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY BY THE ESTATE OF ALLAN F. NICKERSON Sharon Bielik + ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Daniel Brye ^ Carla Bellosa + Ting-Ying Chang-Chien Anna Griffis Dana Huyge Hannah Levinson

CELLO Susan Ruzow Debronsky PRINCIPAL SPONSORED BY AL DE SALVO & SUSAN THOMPSON Erica Pickhardt ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Kevin Bellosa + Matthew Capobianco Marie-Thérèse Dugré + Catherine Hackert Hikaru Tamaki BASS Bradley Aikman PRINCIPAL Philip R. Helm ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Michael Fittipaldi ^ Luke Baker James Caiello + FLUTE Ji Weon Ryu PRINCIPAL Matthew Ross OBOE Karen Hosmer PRINCIPAL Grace Shryock ENGLISH HORN Vacant CLARINET Weixiong Wang + PRINCIPAL IN MEMORY OF F.S. DEBEER, JR. Bixby Kennedy BASSOON William Hestand + PRINCIPAL ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY BY THE ESTATE OF RICHARD SALISBURY HORN William J. Hughes PRINCIPAL Joseph Demko

Alan Parshley Victor Sungarian TRUMPET Eric M. Berlin PRINCIPAL Eric J. Latini TROMBONE Greg Spiridopoulos PRINCIPAL Karna Millen + BASS TROMBONE Charles Morris TUBA Derek Fenstermacher PRINCIPAL TIMPANI Kuljit Rehncy PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION Richard Albagli PRINCIPAL Mark Foster Scott Stacey * + HARP Lynette Wardle PRINCIPAL PERSONNEL MANAGER Susan Debronsky LIBRARIAN Elizabeth Silver HOUSING COORDINATOR Daniel Brye UNION STEWARD Greg Spiridopoulos SYMBOL KEY ^ STATIONARY CHAIR + ON LEAVE * SUBSTITUTE FOR 2020- 2021 SEASON

ALBANY SYMPHONY MUSICIAN HOUSING PROGRAM

Did you know that many of the musicians of the Albany Symphony do not live in the Capital region? Musicians travel from New York, Boston, Montreal, Nashville, Ft. Lauderdale, and even as far as Texas, to perform with the Albany Symphony. Typically, our musicians are here from Thursday through Sunday of a concert week. Through the generosity of local host families, the Albany Symphony Musician Housing Program was created. Without the support of our host families, we would not be able to maintain the high caliber of musicians who perform with our orchestra. Many of our hosts have created strong bonds with the musicians that stay with them, creating friendships that last a lifetime.

During the 2020-2021 season, due to the global pandemic, musicians are not staying with our generous host families. Instead, the Albany Symphony is providing hotel rooms for our musicians.

The Albany Symphony Orchestra extends a very special thank you to patrons who generously provided housing for musicians during the 2019–2020 season, and we look forward to reuniting our musicians with our hosts when it is once again safe to do so.

Camille & Andrew Allen Jenny Amstutz Dan Bernstein & Efrat Levy Concetta Bosco Mimi Bruce & David Ray Charles Buchanan Barbara Cavallo Ben Chi Diane Davison Susan & Brian Debronsky Michelle DePace & Steven Hancox Nancy & John DiIanni Star Donovan Bonnie Edelstein Lynn Gelzheizer David Gittelman & Tom Murphy

Catherine & Carl Hackert Debra & Paul Hoffmann Susan Jacobsen Marilyn & Stan Kaltenborn Nettye Lamkay & Robert Pastel Barb Lapidus Eric Latini Bill Lawrence & Alan Ray Eunju Lee & Brian Fisher Susan Martula & David Perry Anne Messer & Dan Gordon Jon & Sigrin Newell Helen J. O’Connor Marlene & Howard Pressman Reese Satin Joan Savage

Dodie & Pete Seagle Julie & Bill Shapiro Elizabeth & Aaron Silver Lorraine Smith Onnolee & Larry Smith Lois & John Staugaitis Harriet Thomas Andrea & Michael Vallance Marjorie & Russ Ward Margery & Michael Whiteman Carol Whittaker Dan Wilcox Barbara Wiley Merle Winn

2020-2021 CORPORATE SPONSORS

The Albany Symphony acknowledges the support of our corporate sponsors whose contributions recognize the importance of the Albany Symphony in building civic pride, educating our youth, and contributing to the cultural life of all people in the Capital Region. As of January 7, 2021.

This concert season has also been made possible with public

funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state

agency, the City of Albany, grants from the National

Endowment for the Arts, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music,

the Capital District Economic Development Council,

Vanguard-Albany Symphony, and the support of our donors,

subscribers, and patrons.

Howard & Bush Foundation

MEDIA PARTNERS: EDUCATION PARTNER:

HOSPITALITY PARTNER:

John Fritze Jeweler

Courtyard by Marriott Schenectady at Mohawk Harbor

Celine & Daniel Kredentser

Carl E. Touhey Family Foundation John D. Picotte Family Foundation

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE The Albany Symphony is grateful to the following individuals for their vital ongoing support. Updated January 7, 2021. PLATINUM BATON LEVEL ($25,000+) Dr. Benjamin Chi Jerel & Geraldine Golub Sherley Hannay Daniel & Celine Kredentser Ms. Faith A. Takes GOLD BATON LEVEL ($10,000-$24,999) Rhea Clark Marcia & Findlay Cockrell Drs. Marisa & Allan Eisemann David & Tanyss Martula Bob & Alicia Nielsen John J. Nigro Karen & Chet Opalka Dush & Kelly Pathmanandam John & A.C. Riley David M. Rubin & Carole L. Ju Ms. Christine Standish & Mr. Chris Wilk Merle Winn Dennis & Margaret Sullivan SILVER BATON LEVEL ($5,000-$9,999) Guha & Deepa Bala Charles & Charlotte Buchanan Malka & Eitan Evan Al De Salvo & Susan Thompson The Hershey Family Fund Anna Kuwabara & Craig Edwards The Massry Family Dr. Henry S. Pohl Larry & Clara Sanders Rabbi Scott Shpeen Mrs. Jeanne Tartaglia Harriet Thomas Dale Thuillez Drs. Karl Moschner & Hannelore Wilfert BRONZE BATON LEVEL ($2,500-$4,999) Mr. Leslie Apple Michael & Linda Barnas Sally Mott Carter Drs. Ellen Cole & Doug North Kirk Cornwell & Claire Pospisil Mr. David Duquette Nathaniel & Virginia Fossner Dr. Thomas Freeman & Mrs. Phyllis Attanasio Joseph Gravini & Beth Cope

Ephraim & Elana Glinert Alan Goldberg Mrs. Ellen Jabbur Edward & Sally S. Jennings Judy & Bill Kahn Alexander & Gail Keeler William & Mary Jean Krackeler Sara Lee & Barry Larner Mark & Lori Lasch Georgia & David Lawrence Charles M. Liddle III Mr. Donald Lipkin & Mrs. Mary Bowen Steve & Vivian Lobel Mark J. Rosen & Leslie Newman Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Maston Richard Messmer Hilary & Nicholas Miller Marcia & Robert Moss Dr. Nina Reich Dwight & Rachel Smith Mitchell & Gwen Sokoloff Paul & Janet Stoler Robert P. Storch & Sara M. Lord William Tuthill & Gregory Anderson CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE VIRTUOSO LEVEL ($1,500-$2,499) Mr. & Ms. John Abbuhl Dr. Richard & Kelly Alfred Mr. & Mrs. Robert Allen Hermes & Linda Ames Dr. Nancy Barhydt-Rutledge & Mr. Harry Rutledge Sharon Bedford & Fred Alm Beth & Rob Beshaw Dr. & Mrs. Donald Bourque Peter & Debbie Brown Drs. Melody A. Bruce & David A. Ray Paul & Bonnie Bruno Dr. A. Andrew Casano & Bella Pipas Dr. Joyce J. Diwan Mrs. Joy Emery Thomas D. Evans Meaghan Murphy & Nicholas Faso Dr. & Mrs. Reed Ference Roseanne Fogarty & Perry Smith Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gordon Karen S. Hartgen-Fisher

Gerald Herman Mr. & Mrs. E. Stewart Jones, Jr. Wendy Jordan & Frank Murray Karen & Alan Lobel Judith B. McIlduff Ms. Sophie Moss Patricia & Kevin O’Bryan Henry & Sally Peyrebrune Sara & John Regan Lee & Donna Rosen Alan & Leizbeth Sanders Peg & Bob Schalit I. David & Lois Swawite Dr. Micheileen Treadwell Mrs. Jane A. Wait Mrs. Candace King Weir Michael & Margery Whiteman Harry & Connie Wilbur Barbara & Stephen Wiley Austin & Nancy Woodward Bonnie Taylor & Daniel Wulff CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE FRIEND LEVEL ($1,000-$1,499) Wallace & Jane Altes Shannon & Matthew Amodeo Timothy Burch Dr. Ellen Mary Cosgrove Paul Davis Ms. Ruth Dinowitz Ann & Don Eberle Joseph & Linda Farrell

Lois V. Foster Thomas Freedman John & Linda Fritze Charles L. & Elizabeth P. Gerli The Family of Morton Gould Holly Katz & William Harris Michael & Katharine Hayes Margaret Joynt Herbert & Judith Katz Mr. Robert J. Krackeler Drs. Matthew Leinug & Cyndi Miller Dr. & Mrs. Neil Lempert Robert & Jean Leonard Tom & Sue Lyons Richard & Barbara MacDowell Charles & Barbara Manning Ted & Judy Marotta Mr. Cory Martin Mrs. Nancy McEwan Stewart Myers Vaughn & Hugh Nevin Sarah M. Pellman Mrs. Brin Quell Lewis C. & Gretchen A. Rubenstein Harriet B. Seeley Peggy & Jack Seppi Herb & Cynthia Shultz Mrs. Elizabeth J. Silver Virginia E. Touhey F. Michael & Lynette Tucker Darrell Wheeler & Donovan Howard

INDIVIDUAL GIVING:

The Albany Symphony is grateful to the following individuals for their vital ongoing support. Updated January 7, 2021. SYMPHONY CIRCLE ($500-$999)

Dr. Kenneth S. & Ms. Elizabeth D. Allen

The Bangert-Drowns Family Jim & Rose Barba Mrs. Ann-Marie B. Barker-Schwartz Anne Brewster Dorice Brickman Robert G. Briggs Jim Caiello &

Marcia Goldfeder Judith Ciccio Lynda & Robert G. Conway, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William J. Cromie Mr. Wilson Crone Pernille Aegidius Dake Mary DeGroff & Robert Knizek Ben & Linda English Judith Fetterley Mr. Steven Fischer

Marvin and Sharon Freedman Advised Fund Mary Gitnick Shirley & Herbert Gordon Susan M. Haswell Charitable Fund Nancy Ross & Robert Henshaw Lynn Holland Martin Atwood Hotvet Mr. Andrew Hugos Howard& Mary Jack Ms. Amber Jones

Marilyn & Stan Kaltenborn Herbert & Judith Katz Sally Lawrence William Lawrence Keith Lee & James Gaughan Marylouise Ledduke

Dr. Martha L. Lepow James Levine David & Elizabeth Liebschutz Susan Limeri

Bob & Nancy Lynk Frances T. McDonald Patrick McNamara Alan D. Miller Stephen & Mary Muller William & Elizabeth Nathan Mrs. Deborah Onslow David M. Orsino Carol & Ed Osterhout Peter & Ruth Pagerey Donna Sawyer Maria N. Serras Anne-Marie Serre Ms. Ronnye B. Shamam Stephen C. Simmons Family Alexandra Jane Streznewski Marie & Harry Sturges Dr. & Mrs. Frank Thiel Avis & Joseph Toochin Tina Raggio Patrick and Candice Van Roey Jody & John Van Voris Mr. Gerhard Weber Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Wiest Drs. Susan Standfast & Theodore Wright Estelle Yarinsky

APPLAUSE CIRCLE ($250-$499)

Elizabeth & John Antonio Mr. Lawrence Snyder & Mrs. Lynn Ashley Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Baggott Donald & Rhonda Ballou Diane Bartholdi Laurence & Sharon Beaudoin Dawn Benson

Olga & Elmer Bertch

Guthrie Birkhead Susan & Gus Birkhead George Bizer Peter Bogyo Steven & Susan Bouchey Diane & William Brina Mr. Karl O. Brosch Wesley Brown Mr. Kevin Burns Carol Butt Kenneth & Janice Carroll Mr. Eric Chan

Mr. David Clark Sandy Clark David Connolly Janet R. Conti Jane & John Corrou Bonnie & Steven Cramer Mary Crangle Cathleen Decrescente Philip Degaetano Ms. Sharon Desrochers Heather Diddel & Sam House Jan & Lois Dorman Jill Dorsi Mr. Robert S. Drew Kate & Jerry Dudding David Emanatian Hope Engel Greenberg & Henry Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. John J. Ferguson Mr. Paul R. Fisk Lawrence & Susan Flesh Dr. Arthur Fontijn Mr. James Fortino Mr. Reg Foster & Ms. Maryann Jablonowski Nancy T. Frank Janice & Robert Frost Lawerence Gambino Ms. Mary McCarthy & Mr. David Gardam Mr. Ronald C. Geuther Chuck & Sally Jo Gieser Barbara P. Gigliotti Sandra & Stewart Gill Dr. Reid T. Muller & Dr. Shelley A. Gilroy Mr. David Gittelman Charles & Karen Goddard

David & Janice Golden Allen S. Goodman Sonja Goodwin Robert & Mary Elizabeth Gosende Joyce Grogan Frances Gross Dorothy & Victor Han

Teresa Hansen Holly Katz & William Harris Katharine B. Harris Dr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Hart John Hawn Robert R. Henion III Susan Hollander Mr. Richard Allan Horan Robert & Ellen Hotz Ms. Helen House Chuong Huang Marilyn Hunter Karen Hunter & Todd Scheuermann Mr. & Mrs. John & Janet Hutchison Susan Jacobsen Lee Helsby & Joseph Roche Laurence & Silva Kaminsky Donald Kennelly

Roger & Barbara Kessel Frederick & Doris Kirk Mr. Adam C. Knaust Mrs. Margaret Kowalski Robert J. Krackeler Gwen L. Krause Michael Krempa Jennifer & Tod Laursen Elise Malecki Charles & Barbara Manning Elena McCormick Hon. Daniel McCoy Peter & Donna Meixner John Mesch David & Barbara Metz Mr. Raymond W. Michaels Victoria Miller Ms. Cheryl Mugno & Mr. William Trompeter Sarah & Rana Mukerji Ronald Musto Stewart Myers Heidi Newberg David Nichols

Ken Jacobs & Lisa Nissenbaum Dr. Arlene E. Nock Thaddeus & Carol Obloy Connie & Ned O'Brien Jim & Miriam Parmelee Mr. E Parran Patricia Patrick Eleanor Pearlman Linda Pelosi-Dunn David & Deborah Phaff Agatha Pike Ms. Cynthia A. Platt & Mr. David T. Luntz Debra Possidente Paul & Susan Powers John Smolinsky & Ellen Prakken Mrs. Marlene Pressman Paul & Margaret Randall Lenore and Jack Reber Dr. Joseph Peter Lalka & Teresa Ribadenerya Mr. & Mrs. George P. Richardson Jill & Richard Rifkin John Roberts Steven & Janice Rocklin H. Daniel Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Harlan & Catherine B. Root Mr. & Mrs. Jay & Adrienne Rosenblum Deborah Roth Stuart Rubinstein Mr. & Mrs. Steven & Tammy Sanders Joanne Scheibly Mr. Robert Scher & Ms. Emilie Gould Harry Schofield Dr. John Schroeder Ralph & Dorothy Schultz Mr. Jim & Mrs. Janie Schwab Walter Scott Howard A Segal

Cynthia Serbent Dr. & Mrs. Aaron E & Nina K Sher Susan V. Shipherd Stephen J. Sills, MD Mr. & Mrs. David Sleeter Dwight & Rachel Smith Rosalie Sokol

Ms. Elizabeth Sonneborn Mr. Olaf Stackelberg Lee Stanton Ms. Amy Jane Steiner Sandra & Charles Stern Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Stram Norman & Adele Strominger John & Sally Ten Eyck Jeff Vandeberg John & Sarah Delaney Vero Mr. James Vielkind-Neun

Janet D. Vine Marc Violette & Margaret Lanoue Stephanie H. Wacholder Mr. James Fleming & Lawrence Tyler Waite Jeff & Barbara Walton Wendy Wanninger Mr. Wolfgang Wehmann Dawn Stuart Weinraub Michael & Margery Whiteman Michael L Wolff Mr. Meyer J. Wolin Anne & Art Young Barbara Youngberg Dayle Zatlin & Joel Blumenthal PATRON CIRCLE ($100-$249) Wilfred Ackerly Mr. Robert F. Akland Aimee Allaud Dr. Edith Agnes Allen David Scott Alan Ms. Edith Allard Thomas Amyot Dr. Linda E. Anderson

Shirley R. Anderson & Robert Fisher Suzanne Anderson Ms. Janet Angelis

Martin Anneling Susan Antos Joan & Eduardo Anzola Milton Architzel Elizabeth Arden Katherine Armstrong Mr. William V Arneth III Kimberly Arnold Jeffrey Asher James Asmussen

Jeevarathnam Ayyamperumal Susan & Ronald Backer Dr. Ronald Bailey Anne & Hank Bankhead Mr. Floyd H. Barber Dr. Nancy Barhydt-Rutledge & Mr. Harry Rutledge Frank Barrie Laura Barron Joel Bartfield Laurence Beaudoin Dr. & Mrs. Thomas & Adrienne Begley Anita Behn Christine Berbrick Elizabeth Bergan Mr. & Mrs. James & Marie Bettini James Bilik Jim & Sara Blake Valerie Bok & Joseph Lomonaco Sharon Bonk Ruth Bonn John Borel Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Patricia W. Boudreau Doug & Judy Bowden E. Andrew Boyd Ronald Brach Mrs. Naomi Bradshaw Mrs. Kathleen Bragle Mary & Bob Brand Ann & David Brandon Charles Braverman & Ms. Julia Rosen Craig Brener Mary M. & David C. Briggs Paula H. Brinkman Deirdre C. Brodie Lesley Brodie Laura Brodsky Ms. Alice Brody Marianne Bross Mr. & Mrs. Clifford W. Brown Jr. Peter & Debbie Brown Melissa Brown Wesley Brown Paul & Bonnie Bruno Crescentia & Bruce Brynolfson Michael Buckman

Colleen Burns Stanley Michael Byer Victor L. Cahn Richard & Lorraine Carlson Charles & Eva Carlson Duane Carpenter James F. Carriero Sarah & Patrick Carroll Paul & Donna Castellani Lois & Patrick Caulfield Mr. Michael J. Cawley Roger Charbonneau

Mrs. Jenny Charno Mr Thomas Cheles Dwight & Leslie Cheu Lonnie Clar Sandy Clark Ms. Rae Clark John Clarkson Lawrence & Patricia Clow Mary Clyne Mr. Aaron R Coble Fran Pilato & Jim Cochran Ann & William Collins Mrs. Patricia W Corbett Lindsay Countryman Dan Cronin Mr. Thomas Crowell Ellen-Deane Cummins Constance Cunningham Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Mr & Mrs. Joseph Cybulski Dawn & Richard Dana Mr. John M. Daniels David A. Danner John Davis Jenny deBeer Charno Mr. Dominick DeCecco Carol Decker Jonathan Deforest Garrett & Michele Degraff Reina Kurrelmeyer Ellen M. deLalla Mr. Joseph Demko Ms. Joan Dennehey Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. DeTommasi Mary Devane Madge Devine Deborah Dewey Larry & Christine Deyss

Dr. & Mrs. Frank Dimase David DiVergilio

Justin Divirgilio Dr. Joyce J. Diwan Donna Dixon Wendy Dmitri Mr. Young R. Do Gregory & Gail Dobkins Helen Dolan Terrell Doolan Robert & Marjorie Dorkin Amy Dougherty Raymond Dowling Marilyn & Peter Douglas Caitlin A. Drellos Kevin Dubner Ms. Susan Dubois Ethel Duncan Ms. Priscilla Duskin Katherine Duyer Frederick & Barbara Eames Ilze Earner Mr. Seth Edelman James Edgar Dr. Keith R. Edwards Carl & Joan Ekengren Mr. Bryan Ekstrom Dorothy Ellinwood Herb & Annmarie Ellis John Engster Anne Eppelmann Ari Epstein & Rima Shamieh

Donna Faddegon Priscilla Fairbank & Owen Goldfaub Ms. Rachel Farnum Mr. John Fassett Mark Feldmann Dr. & Mrs. Reed Ference Ms. Mishel Filisha E Stephen Finkle Lina Milagros Finlan Hugh & Susan Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Dennis & Carol Fitzgerald James Flaherty Sid Fleisher & Gayle Anderson Joel & Nancy Fox Connie H. Frisbee Houde Roy & Judith Fruiterman Fruscione Family

Ms. Diane Fuglein Ms. Mary Ellen Fusco Mr. Philip M. Gallagher Robert J. Gallati Shirley Gardam Wayne Metsch & Lynn Gelzheiser Mr. Gilbert E Gier Carol Gillespie Ms. Wendy Gilman George Glikes & Rose Leahy Glikes Dr. & Mrs. Ephraim Glinert Gary & Sandy Gnirrep Ms. Jordan Gobrecht Gary Gold & Nancy Pierson Deborah & Gary Goldstein Alan Goldberg Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gordon Victoria Graffeo

B. H. Green Diane & John Grego The Greiner Family Lois R. Griffin David & Marilynn Grimm Robert & Pauline Grose Mr. Robert F. Guerrin David E. Guinn Theresa & James Gumaer Mr. & Mrs. Carlton & Susan Gutman Mr. Winston J Hagborg Joan Ham Henry Hamlin Stephen Hans Dianne & Philip Hansen Linda Haynes Hardy David Harris Helen Harris Mark Harris Kathleen R. Hartley Leif & Claudia Hartmark Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Hartunian Harold Hastings William & Gail Haulenbeek Schanck

Audrey T. Hawkins Anthony P. Hazapis Justin Heller Mr. & Mrs. Frederic & Laura Hellwitz Victoria Hesselbacher Mr. William J. Hetzer

James C. Hicks Phyllis & Stephen Hillinger Kate Hockford Joel & Elizabeth Hodes Edward Joseph Holcomb Ms. Terry Horowit Mr. Charles G Houghton Sam House Barbara Hrachian Lucinda Huggins William Hughes W. Robert Hunziker Daniel Hurwitz John & Janet Hutchison Paul Hyams & Lisa Kwong Patricia Ilnicki Hon. Irad & Jan Ingraham Mr. Thomas Irvin Robert Jacon Mary James Paul Jamison Ms. Martha M Jarosh Mr. Jason Edward Jette Annette Johnson Mr. Heath A Johnson Eric & Priscilla Johnson Mr. Gary Jones Heather Joralemon Victor Juhasz

Stephen & Shelley Justa Philip Kahn Mrs. Diane M Karol John & Marcia Rapp Keefe Paul & Judith Kehoe Carol Keinath John J. & Christine Miles Kelliher Mr. & Mrs. William Kennedy Donald Kennelly Kent Family Fund Ronald Kermani Judy & Gordon Kilby Edith Kliman Mr. Daniel M. Knapp Mrs. Nancy Knoll Cheryl Gelder-Kogan & Barry A. Kogan, MD Dr. Beatrice Kovasznay Geneva Kraus Mr. Charles Anthony Kristel

Ms. Therese Kundel

David & Diane Kvam Mrs. Barbara Lapidus & Mr. Carl Snyder Ann Lapinski & Fred Barker Roy & Elizabeth Lasky

Angela Sheehan & Franklin Laufer Peter & Lori Lauricella Mr. Bryan F. Lavigne Georgia & David Lawrence Martha Lazarus Ms. Judy LeCain Ms. Laura Leeds Sharon Leighton Mrs. & Mr. Deirdre & Frank Leland Carolyn & Bill Lemmon Linda Leue Karen B. Levy Janice Fleischner & Daniel Lewis Patricia Liddle Karen Lipson Thomas Locke Enrique Lopez Ms. Kathryn Love Mr. Rudy Stegemoeller David & Francine Lynch Susan Moyle Lynch Robert & Nancy Lynk Dr. & Mrs. Richard MacDowell Gloria MacNeil Beverly & Richard Magidson Marybeth Maikels Claire Malone Sean & Mary Jo Maloney Mr. & Mrs. John Maloy Irene Marshall Susanna Martin Richard & Anne Martula Louise & Larry Marwill Theresa C. Mayhew Mr & Mrs. Alfred M. Mayou III Mr. James McClymonds Ellen McDonald James McGroarty Thomas McGuire Robert McKeever Ms. Beth McLaughlin Thomas McNutt Mr. Daniel A. Meade Mr. Sal Medak

Benjamin & Ruth Facher Mendel Carolyn Merrill Anne Messer & Daniel Gordon Richard & Beverley Messmer Ms. Sharen M Michalec Mr. Vernon H. Mihill

Gerald Miller & Bonnie Friedman Michelle Miller-Adams Pat Mion Mr. & Mrs. John Moroney Scott Morris Mr. & Mrs. Kevin & Jennifer Morrow Helen Murphy Bill Murray Judith Mysliborski Maria Neal Lawrence Nelsen Jonathan & Sigrin T. Newell Nancy Newkirk Mr. Bill Newman Andrew Obernesser Timothy Obrien

Helen J. O'Connor Diane O'Connor-Easton Dan Odabashian Mr. Donald R. Odell Ms. Patricia Oleaga Jeremy Olson

Anthony Opalka Paul Osterdahl & Deborah Hrustich Mrs. Kathleen M Owens Ms. Laura Palmer William Panitch Kathleen Patentreger Mr. & Mrs. Nancy Patton Lucia Peeny Mr. & Mrs. Robert Edward Pett Bob & Lee Pettie Henry & Sally Peyrebrune Christian & Carol Pfister Roberta Place Mr. Richard A Platt Henry & Joni Pohl Julia Popova Jean & Robert Poppei Mrs. Diane T Poquette Maryann Postava-Davignon Joseph Potvin & Patricia Potvin

Diana Praus Donald Preuninger

John & Jennifer Quinn Craig & Dayle Raisig Christopher Rambo Laura Rappaport Gary Redhead Mark & Cheryl Reeder Cheryl V. Reeves Mr. James & Elaine Regilski Dr. Christopher & Kendall Reilly Mrs. Gretchen Resendes Ms. Lynn Rhodes Susan Riback Steven Rich Mr. & Mrs. George P. Richardson Alexandria Richart Mr. & Mrs. Barry Richman Marin Wyatt Ridgeway & Don Ruberg

Kenneth & Susan Ritzenberg Dr. George Robinson Eric S. Roccario, MD Mr. Havidan Rodriguez Ann And Mark Rogan Marilyn & Roger Rooney Rosemarie V. Rosen Anne & Harry Rosenfeld Beth Rosenzweig John Ryan Margaret M. Ryan John Ryan Mr. William D. Salluzzo Alan & Leizbeth Sanders Robert Sanders Paul & Kristine Santilli Mary Kay Sawyer Henry Scarton Peg & Bob Schalit Lois & Barry Scherer Dr. Harvey & Happy Scherer Dominic Scialdone Kendra Schieber Jackie Scholten Mr. & Mrs. Alice Schrade Martha Schroeder

Jason Scruton Dodie & Pete Seagle George Jolly & Caroline Seligman Valerie Shafer Elizabeth Shanley Jacqueline & Paul Shapiro Patricia & Edward Shapiro Julie & William Shapiro Mr. Robert L. Sharkey Mrs. Dolores A. Shaw Paula Shaw Joanne Shay Hon. Kathy Sheehan Jacob Shen Michael & Monica Short Wendy Shotsky Mr. Bruce Shreffler Mr. Karen & Kenneth Ira Shulman Brad Silver Donna Simms Mr. & Mrs. Manfred A. Simon Cathy Sims - O'Neil & Jack O'Neil Diana Skelly Dr. & Mrs. Arnold Slowe Mr. Steve & Marilyn Smith John Smith Barbara L. Smith Louis Solano Mr. Norman Solomon Joyce A. Soltis Euan F.C. & Patricia Somerscales Mrs. Sue St. Amour Donald and Morag Stauffer John Matthew Staugaitis Ms. Jean Stevens Margaret Stevens

William Stewart & Rose Mary Kingsley Ann L. Stewart Dr. Doris A. Stoll

Howard & Margaret Stoner Hon. & Mrs. Larry G Storch Katherine Storms Mr. & Mrs. Martin Strnad

Erica Stupp Dr. Erica M. Sufrin

Dennis G. Sullivan James Sullivan Amy & Robert Sweet Ben Szaro Thomas Taber Edwin & Pamela Taft Mr. Dale Thuillez Mr. Michael Tobin Lisa Trubitt & Spiro Socaris Alta Turner Mrs. Carol Turner Ms. Josey Twombly & Dr. Ian Porter Daniel & Terry Tyson Richard & Rhea Uhl Ms. Linda Underwood Michele Vennard & Gordon Lattey Dr. Elisabeth Vines Linda Wagner Larry Waterman

Lois D. Webb Jerry & Elizabeth Weiss Ms. Sharon A Wesley Harry & Connie Wilbur Barbara & Stephen Wiley Frederick & Winnie Wilhelm Elizabeth F. Williams Stephen & Carolyn Wilson Elliott & Lisa Wilson Margaret Wilson Paul Wing Linda Winslow Russell Wise & Ann Alles Frank & Beth Woods Austin & Nancy Woodward Bonnie Taylor & Daniel Wulff Irene Wynnyczuk Dr. Shelley M. Zansky Mr. & Mrs. G. William Zautner Michael & Barbara Zavisky Michael & Katherine Zdeb Julia Zhu

Patrick & Mary Ziegler

IN HONOR, CELEBRATION, & MEMORY As of January 7, 2020

In Memory of Neil C. Brown, Jr.

Thomas Cheles John Davis Dominick DeCecco Robert & Pauline Grose Gary Jones Elinor & Michael Kelliher Kersten Lorcher & Sylvia Brown Deborah Mazzone Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older Joseph & Patricia Potvin Robert Joseph & Rosemarie Rizzo Stuart Rubinstein Mary Kay Sawyer Patricia & Roger Swanson Lisa Trubitt & Spiro Socaris Maryalice & Bruce Svare Jody & John Van Voris Sharon A. Wesley Mr. Meyer J. Wolin Anne & Art Young

In Honor of Elaine Conway Elaine Verstandig In Loving Memory of Adella Cooper

Miss Eileen C. Jones In Memory of Elsa deBeer

Jenny deBeer Charno Jo Ann & Buzzy Hofheimer Susan Thompson Peter & Rose-Marie Ten Eyck Sarah & Patrick Carroll Charlotte & Charles Buchanan John J. Nigro New York Council of Nonprofits David Scott Allen Greta Berkson Mary & Tom Harowski Mary James Sally & Edward Jennings Leigh & Louis Lazaron Susan Limeri Ann Silverstein Anna Taglieri Enid Watsky

In Loving Memory of Frederick S. deBeer, Jr. David Scott Allen Elsa G. DeBeer Adelaide Muhlfelder

In Honor of Dr. Gustave Eisemann Alan Goldberg

In Honor of Marisa Eisemann Dr. Heinrich Medicus

In Memory of Dr. Alvin K. Fossner Carl & Cathy Hackert In Memory of Allan D. Foster

Mrs. Lois V. Foster In Memory of Rachel Galperin

Margaret & Robert Schalit In Memory of Jane Golub

Albany Symphony Orchestra Committee In Honor of Jerry Golub

Sara & Barry Lee Larner

In Loving Memory of Roger Hannay Alan Goldberg

In Memory of Jeffrey Herchenroder

Linda Anderson Robert Akland Ann-Marie B. Barker-Schwartz Paula Brinkman Elizabeth Bunday Joseph Demko Gary & Sandy Gnirrep Guilderland Central Teachers Assoc. Guilderland Music Parents and Friends Assoc. Leif & Claudia Hartmark Kelly Hill Geneva Kraus Lynwood Elementary Marybeth Maikels Sharen M. Michalec Timothy & Kathleen M. Owens Jocelyn Salada Jacqueline West Farbman

In Loving Memory of Beatrice & Robert Herman

Dr. & Mrs. Neil Lempert Louise & Larry Marwill

In Loving Memory of F. William Joynt Dr. & Mrs. Donald Bourque

In Memory of Petia Kassarova Julie & William Shapiro Larry Waterman In Memory of Audrey Kaufmann

Judith & Herbert Katz In Memory of Louise Marshall Kimberly Arnold

Gloria MacNeil Jennifer Marshall Susan Marshall Ann & Mark Rogan

Beth Rosenzweig In Honor of Susan Martula David & Tanyss Martula

In Loving Memory of Dr. Heinrich Medicus

Carol & Ronald Bailey Paul & Bonnie Bruno Elsa deBeer Alan Goldberg Harry G. Taylor

In Honor of David Alan Miller

Lois & Barry Scherer Susan St. Amour

In Honor of Miranda, Elias, and Ari Miller

Bonnie Friedman & Gerald Miller In Honor of Candida R. Moss Marcia & Robert Moss In Memory of Marcia Nickerson Philip & Penny Bradshaw Irene Wynnyczuk In Loving Memory of Don B. O’Connor

Helen J. O’Connor In Honor of Anne Older Shannon Older-Amodeo & Matthew Amodeo

In Memory of Paul Pagerey

Peter & Ruth Pagerey

In Loving Memory of Jim Panton Bonnie & Paul Bruno Marcia & Findlay Cockrell Nancy Goody Mary Anne & Robert Lanni Drs. Marisa & Allan Eisemann David Alan Miller

In Memory of David Perry Steven Fischer

William Hughes Frederick Luddy

Richard & Anne Martula James McGroarty & The NYCPGA Robin Seletsky Amy & Robert Sweet Dawn Weinraub

In Memory of Justine R. B. Perry

Dr. David A. Perry

In Loving Memory of Vera Propp Dr. Richard Propp

In Honor of Carole Rasmussen Elizabeth Williams In Honor of Nancy & Barry Richman Jan & Lois Dorman In Memory of Felix Shapiro

Jacqueline & Paul Shapiro

In Memory of Merle Winn George Glikes & Rose Leahy Glikes Susan Lynch Lynne Nisoff Andrew Obernesser Susan & Robert Obernesser Doris Freedman Pock Mary Kay Sawyer

Elaine Verstandig In Memory of Nancy Winn

Merle Winn

FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

The Albany Symphony is deeply grateful to the foundations, corporations, and government agencies whose ongoing support ensures the vitality of our orchestra. This list represents gifts received during the period between July 1, 2019- January 7, 2021. $100,000+ Empire State Development Capital Region Economic Development Council $50,000+ New York State Council on the Arts Vanguard-Albany Symphony $25,000+ Aaron Copland Fund for Music Faith Takes Family Foundation League of American Orchestras National Endowment for the Arts Nigro Companies $10,000+ Amphion Foundation Averill Park Education Foundation The Bender Family Foundation Fenimore Asset Management, Inc. GE Foundation Hannay Reels, Inc. Howard & Bush Foundation Lucille A. HeroldCharitable Trust May K. Houck Foundation M & T Charitable Foundation Nielsen Associates The John D. Picotte Family Foundation Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation Sano-Rubin Construction Stuyvesant Plaza The Swyer Companies/ Stuyvesant Plaza Carl E. Touhey Foundation William Gundry Broughton Charitable Private Foundation

$5,000+ Alice M. Ditson Fund AllSquare Wealth Management, LLC Atlas Wealth Management Barry Alan Gold Memorial Fund Beekman 1802 Berkshire Bank Café Capriccio CDPHP Galesi Group General Electric The Hershey Family Fund Hugh Johnson Advisors, LLC Mohawk Honda New Music USA Omni Development Company Pearl Grant Richmans Rivers Casino Stewart’s Shops Upstate Coalition for a Fairgame $2,500+ Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust BST and Co. CPAs, LLP. CAP COM Federal Credit Union Capital Bank Charles R. Wood Foundation Discover Albany Ellis Medicine Hippo’s Hudson River Bank & Trust LaCorte Companies, Inc. McNamee Lochner Titus and Williams, P.C. MVP Health Care The Peckham Family Foundation The Robison Family Foundation Schuyler Companies Sequence Development The David and Sylvia Teitelbaum Fund,Inc. Wells Fargo Advisors Wine and Dine for the Arts

$1,500+ Albany Chefs’ Food & Wine Festival City of Amsterdam Dawn Homes Management Janney Montgomery Scott LLC John Fritze Jr., Jeweler Metroland Business Machines, Inc. Pioneer Bank

$1,000+ Adirondack Trust Insurance/Amsure Albany Medical Center Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Firestone Family Foundation Lia Infiniti National Grid NBT Bank Nolan and Heller, LLP Repeat Business Systems Inc. Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP

ENCORE SOCIETY To keep orchestral music alive in our community, and to ensure that future generations experience the joy, please consider joining the Albany Symphony Encore Society. Gifts of all sizes make it possible for the Albany Symphony to maintain our tradition of artistic excellence and innovation and community engagement for generations to come. There are many options to make a planned gift to the Albany Symphony that enable anyone to leave a legacy of music:

- Charitable bequests, including charitable remainder trusts - IRA or 401(k) beneficiary designation - Gifts of life insurance or appreciated stocks - A bequest in a will of living trust

To learn more about the Encore Society, please contact: Sophie Moss Director of Development (518) 465-4755 x144 [email protected]

We invite you to create your own legacy and join the following members of Encore Society:

Anonymous Matthew Bender IV Melody Bruce, MD

Charlotte & Charles Buchanan Adella S. Cooper

Susan Thompson & Al De Salvo Marisa Eisemann, MD

David Emanatian Alan P. Goldberg

Edward M. Jennings William Harris & Holly Katz

Charles Liddle III

Steve Lobel Dr. Heinrich Medicus

Marcia Nickerson John I. Riley

Harry Rutledge Gretchen A. & Lewis C Rubenstein

Ruth Ann Sandstedt Rachel & Dwight Smith

Harriet & Edward Thomas Micheileen J. Treadwell

Paul Wing

ABOUT THE ALBANY SYMPHONY... The Albany Symphony is one of this region’s most revered music and cultural institutions, having won numerous national awards for its adventurous concert programming, recording projects, composer residencies, and innovative educational efforts involving area schools throughout the region. As the premier professional orchestra based in the Capital Region, the Albany Symphony enriches a broad and diverse regional community in upstate New York, Western Massachusetts, and Southern Vermont.

OUR MISSION... The Albany Symphony Orchestra celebrates our living musical heritage. Through brilliant live performances, innovative educational programming, and engaging cultural events, the Albany Symphony enriches a broad & diverse regional community. By creating, recording, and disseminating the music of our time, the Albany Symphony is establishing an enduring artistic legacy that is reshaping the nation’s musical future.

OUR CORE VALUES…

• The power of music to transform perspectives and lives • Excellence in performance, education, and in the audience experience • Championing both our musical heritage and the music and composers of our time • Playing a vital cultural, economic, and social role in our community • Diverse perspectives

OUR VISION… To transform the lives of all people of the Capital Region through the power of music. OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES…

• Provide bold, meaningful, and superb experiences through music • Enrich and celebrate the people and history of the Capital Region • Champion the music of our time and its creators in innovative ways • Ensure the Albany Symphony is serving the community through its 100th anniversary (2030)

and beyond

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION TASK FORCE CHARTER Incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion best practices in all aspects of the Albany Symphony is a strategic priority to ensure the organization’s longevity and its service to the community.

• A diversity of perspectives creates better art and a better dialogue about art. • Creating inclusive environments helps us to better serve and represent our community. • EDI-friendly environments lead to better business outcomes and financial success.

We at the Albany Symphony stand in solidarity with communities of color against the systemic racism that has created an everyday reality of intolerance, inequity, and violence for many people across the nation and in our community. We support the right of individuals and communities to engage in peaceful protest and add our voice to call attention to the horrific death of George Floyd and the pattern of racial injustice that has become tragically all too familiar. Anna Kuwabara, Executive Director | David Alan Miller, Music Director | Jerry Golub, Board Chair