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AN EVENING WITH

RHIANNON GIDDENS November 5 Belk Theater

DIGITAL PROGRAM BOOK charlottesymphony.org

CONTENTS

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WHAT’S INSIDE... A Message from the President & CEO 3 Concert Program 5 Artist Biographies 6 2021-22 Musician Roster 12 Musician Spotlight 14 About the CSO 15 Gala Committee & Benefactors 18 Annual Fund Donors 20 Corporate & Foundation Sponsors 26 Giving Societies 28 Infusion Fund 31 Board of Directors & Trustees 32 Administration 33

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WELCOME

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Welcome to your CSO! It is my honor to welcome you to this extraordinary evening of music! It’s a thrill for us to have North Carolina native and acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rhiannon Giddens, back in Charlotte this evening as the featured star of our Annual Gala — our first, in-person, since 2019. Tonight, you are all our special guests as we celebrate the Charlotte Symphony’s 91st year and our place in the incredible musical ecosystem of Charlotte’s diverse and everburgeoning arts scene. We’re proud to support and feature North Carolinian artists throughout this evening’s festivities. It is also our privilege to use this night as an opportunity to honor the outstanding contributions of two very special community leaders and long-time advocates for the arts in North Carolina — Charles Bowman and Michael Marsicano — by bestowing upon them the CSO’s Exceptional Service to the Arts Award. It’s such a joy for all of us at the Charlotte Symphony to be surrounded this evening by our many generous patrons. We simply could not do what we do without your support and we are deeply grateful. Thank you for being a part of this celebration and for being a part of the Charlotte Symphony family. I hope you enjoy this spectacular evening!

David Fisk President & CEO

The CSO is…

MORE THAN WHAT’S ONSTAGE.

Did you know that the Charlotte Symphony is much more than what you see on the Belk and Knight Theater stages? Beyond the Classical, Pops, Family, and Movie Series in the theaters, we work to uplift, entertain, and educate our community through inclusive education programs and community performances. • The CSO has three programs for young musicians: the Youth Orchestra, the Youth Philharmonic, and the Youth Ensemble. CSO musicians participate in coaching throughout the year, and even perform with the young musicians! • Reaching approximately 15,000 students each season, we also have extensive school programs, including Project Harmony, “Music and the Holocaust,” and “One Musical Family” Education Concerts. • We perform throughout the region, from community parks and schools to breweries, senior care centers, and places of worship all season long.

The CSO is…FOR EVERYONE. To learn more, visit charlottesymphony.org

CONCERT PROGR AM

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AN EVENING WITH

RHIANNON GIDDENS Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 8:00 pm Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Christopher James Lees, conductor Rhiannon Giddens, banjo, viola, vocals Francesco Turrisi, accordion, frame drums, cello, banjo Jason Sypher, double bass JOHN WILLIAMS COLERIDGE-TAYLOR

Liberty Fanfare Overture to Hiawatha The Wooing ∙ The Marriage Feast ∙ Bird Song ∙ Conjurer’s Dance ∙ The Departure ∙ Reunion

DYLAN/GIDDENS

Spanish Mary

GIDDENS/ABELS

Julie’s Aria from Omar

(arr. Witcher)

RHIANNON GIDDENS (arr. Witcher)

At the Purchaser’s Option Waterboy Mouth Music

Trio selection to be announced from the stage KOSMA/PRÉVERT

Autumn Leaves

(arr. Grad)

GEORGE GERSHWIN

Summertime from Porgy & Bess

(arr. Wilden)

PIAF/LOUIGUY

La Vie en Rose

(arr. Grad)

RHIANNON GIDDENS

He Will See You Through

(arr. Witcher)

Trio selection to be announced from the stage RHIANNON GIDDENS (arr. Witcher)

Wayfaring Stranger That Lonesome Road/Up Above My Head Pretty Little Girl with the Blue Dress On

concert duration: approximately 90 minutes, without intermission.

CONDUCTOR BIO

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Christopher James Lees resident conductor

Emerging American conductor Christopher James Lees brings passionate and nuanced orchestral performances to the stage, a fierce commitment to contemporary music, and a natural charisma to audiences all around the world. In 2018, Mr. Lees began an appointment as Resident Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and Principal Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra. In addition to the more than 50 annual concert appearances with the CSO, he has stepped in to conduct Subscription Classical performances on four occasions, including a gala weekend with Grammy Award winning artist and Jazz legend Branford Marsalis in May 2021. An active guest conductor, Mr. Lees has returned for performances with the Los Angeles and Rochester Philharmonics, the Houston, Detroit, Milwaukee, North Carolina, Portland, and Flint Symphonies, and conducted debuts with the Indianapolis, Kansas City, Toledo, and Vermont Symphonies. Additional engagements have taken him to the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Orchestra de Chambre de Paris, Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and at the Music in the Mountains Festival & Festival Internacional de Inverno de Campos do Jordão in Brazil. Only the second American Gustavo Dudamel Conducting Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mr. Lees made his debut with the orchestra in April 2013 and returned for concerts in February 2015. With the New York Philharmonic, St. Louis & Atlanta Symphonies, among others, Mr. Lees has served as assistant conductor for the world’s leading conductors, including: Gustavo Dudamel, Paavo Järvi, Herbert Blomstedt, Leonard Slatkin, David Robertson, Robert Spano, Marin Alsop, Pablo Heras-Casado, Stéphane Danève, Susanna Mälkki, and Nicholas McGegan. (continued next page)

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A recipient of a Career Assistance Grant from the Solti Foundation US, Mr. Lees was also chosen for showcase on the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation National Conductor Preview, hosted by the League of American Orchestras and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. A dedicated advocate for music of our time, Mr. Lees has premiered more than one hundred fifty new works by a diverse range of composers, and collaborated closely with Pulitzer Prize winners John Adams, William Bolcom, John Corigliano, Jennifer Higdon, Joseph Schwantner, Steven Stucky, Caroline Shaw, Roger Reynolds, and Julia Wolfe. An equally passionate advocate for music education, Mr. Lees has brought inspirational energy to student orchestras across the country, from the Colburn School to the New England Conservatory, and previously served on the faculties of the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. A native of Washington, D.C., Mr. Lees holds bachelors and master’s degrees from the University of Michigan, and has studied conducting with Larry Rachleff and Robert Spano, as well as having participated in masterclasses with Lorin Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gustav Meier, and Jorma Panula. When not performing, Mr. Lees can be found building Lego sets with his six year old son, reading the stack of books by his nightstand, or training outdoors for his next 10K road race.

GUEST ARTIST BIOS

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Rhiannon Giddens banjo, viola, vocals

The acclaimed musician Rhiannon Giddens uses her art to excavate the past and reveal bold truths about our present. A MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, Giddens co-founded the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, and she has been nominated for seven additional Grammys for her work as a soloist and collaborator. She was most recently won the 2022 Grammy for Best Folk Album for her collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, They’re Calling Me Home (2021), a twelve-track album recorded in Ireland during the recent lockdown; it speaks of the longing for the comfort of home as well as the metaphorical “call home” of death, which has been a tragic reality for so many during the COVID-19 crisis. Giddens’s lifelong mission is to lift up people whose contributions to American musical history have previously been erased, and to work toward a more accurate understanding of the country’s musical origins. Pitchfork has said of her work, “few artists are so fearless and so ravenous in their exploration,” and Smithsonian Magazine calls her “an electrifying artist who brings alive the memories of forgotten predecessors, white and black.” Among her many diverse career highlights, Giddens has performed for the Obamas at the White House, served as a Carnegie Hall Perspectives curator, and received an inaugural Legacy of Americana Award from Nashville’s National Museum of African American History in partnership with the Americana Music Association. Her critical acclaim includes indepth profiles by CBS Sunday Morning, the New York Times, the New Yorker, and NPR’s Fresh Air, among many others. Giddens is featured in Ken Burns’s Country Music series, which aired on PBS in 2019, where she speaks about the African American origins of country music. She is also a member of the band Our Native Daughters with three other black female banjo players, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell, and Amythyst Kiah, and co-produced their debut album (continued next page)

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Songs of Our Native Daughters (2019), which tells stories of historic black womanhood and survival. Named Artistic Director of Silkroad in 2020, Giddens is developing a number of new programs for the organization, including one inspired by the history of the American transcontinental railroad and the cultures and music of its builders. She recently wrote the music for an original ballet, Lucy Negro Redux, for Nashville Ballet (premiered in 2019), and the libretto and music for an original opera, Omar, based on the autobiography of the enslaved man Omar Ibn Said for the Spoleto USA Festival (premiered in 2022). As an actor, Giddens had a featured role on the television series Nashville.

Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi

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Francesco Turrisi banjo, viola, vocals

Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi has been defined a “musical alchemist” and a “musical polyglot” by the press. Turrisi left his native Italy in 1997 to study jazz piano and early music at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, where he obtained a Bachelor and a Master’s degree. Since 2004 he has been working successfully as a freelance musician. He was a member of the celebrated early music ensemble L’Arpeggiata, performing at the most important classical music festivals in Europe and around the world and has recorded for Warner, Virgin, Naive and Alpha. Turrisi has released five critically acclaimed albums as a leader and two as co-leader — Tarab, a cross boundary innovative ensemble that blends Irish and Mediterranean traditional music, and Zahr, a project that looks at connections between southern Italian traditional music and Arabic music. His latest piano solo album, Northern Migrations, was described as “delicate, wistful and wholly engrossing” by the Irish Times. In 2018 Turrisi began to collaborate with American GrammyAward winning singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens. Together the duo has released two critically acclaimed albums – their 2019 debut project there is no Other, and their most recent release They’re Calling Me Home which took home the 2022 Grammy for Best Folk Album. He is equally at home playing with jazz veterans Dave Liebman and Gianluigi Trovesi as he is with Irish traditional sean-nós singer Roisin El Safty and with tarantella specialist Lucilla Galeazzi. Turrisi has toured with Bobby McFerrin, interpreted the music of Steve Reich with Bang on a Can All Stars, accompanied flamenco star Pepe El Habichuela and Greek singer Savina Yannatou.

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Jason Sypher double bass

Jason Sypher is a multifaceted bassist who has had a varied career as an interpreter of folk styles and jazz, a restless creative force on the bass who can bow on the instrument like a fiddler, pluck like an old time banjo or just drive a tune into bedrock. Originally studying jazz in San Francisco and Oregon, he moved to New Orleans and immersed himself in blues, cajun, jazz and zydeco creating his style and sound up from the streets to the clubs. Within a few years he was recording and performing with legends Irma Thomas, Clifton Chenier Jr., Little Freddie King, Kermit Ruffins and Clarence Gatemouth Brown. He has lived in the mountains of North Carolina and on the canals of Amsterdam absorbing the music wherever he travels. Sypher has performed and recorded with Leon Redbone, Howard Fishman, Mike Compton, I Draw Slow, Susan McKeown and The Sweetback Sisters. He toured twice with the well-known Irish supergroup Lunasa who introduced him to Japan. In the fall of 2014 he began playing with multiple Grammy-winning singer/instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens. Over the past several years he has anchored the many iterations of Giddens’ musical endeavors from large electric bands to intimate acoustic trios. He resides in New York City and Japan where he continues to be an in-demand session player and performer.

MUSICIANS

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YOUR CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY Christopher Warren-Green, Conductor Laureate & Music Adviser Christopher James Lees, Resident Conductor FIRST VIOLINS

DOUBLE BASSES

Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, Concertmaster The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair

Kurt Riecken, Principal

Joseph Meyer, Associate Concertmaster

Jeffrey Ferdon

Kari Giles, Assistant Concertmaster

Jason McNeel

Judson Baines, Assistant Principal

Ernest Pereira°* Susan Blumberg°°

FLUTES

Jane Hart Brendle

Victor Wang, Principal The Blumenthal Foundation Chair

Emily Chatham°° Ayako Gamo Jenny Topilow°° Dustin Wilkes-Kim Hanna Zhdan SECOND VIOLINS Oliver Kot, Principal The Wolfgang Roth Chair Kathleen Jarrell, Assistant Principal The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair Carlos Tarazona° Monica Boboc Tatiana Karpova Ellyn Stuart Martha Geissler Sakira Harley VIOLAS

Amy Orsinger Whitehead Erinn Frechette PICCOLO Erinn Frechette OBOES Hollis Ulaky, Principal The Leo B. Driehuys Chair‡ Erica Cice Terry Maskin ENGLISH HORN Terry Maskin CLARINETS Taylor Marino, Principal The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair Samuel Sparrow

Benjamin Geller, Principal The Zoe Bunten Merrill Principal Viola Chair

Allan Rosenfeld

Alaina Rea, Assistant Principal

E♭ CLARINET

Ellen Ferdon

Samuel Sparrow

Cynthia Frank Viara Stefanova

BASS CLARINET

Ning Zhao

Allan Rosenfeld

Matthew Darsey† CELLOS Jonathan Lewis, Principal The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair Marlene Ballena, Acting Asst. Principal Alan Black, Principal Emeritus Jeremy Lamb Sarah Markle

BASSOONS Joshua Hood, Acting Principal Naho Zhu† CONTRABASSOON Naho Zhu†

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HORNS

TIMPANI

Byron Johns, Principal The Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Every Chair

Jacob Lipham, Principal The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair

Andrew Fierova Robert Rydel

PERCUSSION

Richard Goldfaden Philip Brindise†

Brice Burton, Principal HARP

TRUMPETS Alex Wilborn, Principal The Betty J. Livingstone Chair

Andrea Mumm Trammell, Principal The Dr. Billy Graham Chair

Jonathan Kaplan Gabriel Slesinger, Associate Principal The Marcus T. Hickman Chair TROMBONES John Bartlett, Principal Thomas Burge BASS TROMBONE Scott Hartman, Principal TUBA Colin Benton, Principal The Governor James G. Martin Chair

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Carrie Graham, Director of Artistic Planning Tim Pappas, Acting Director of Operations Nixon Bustos, Principal Music Librarian Bradley Geneser, Assistant Librarian Erin Eady, Interim Personnel Manager John Jarrell, Stage Manager

This roster lists the full-time members of the Charlotte Symphony. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed. ° Non-revolving position °° Alternates between first and second violins † Acting member of the Charlotte Symphony ‡ Funded by The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. * On leave

The Charlotte Symphony is a proud member of the League of American Ochestras.

MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

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ALEX WILBORN

Principal Trumpet

Member of CSO since 2018 hometown: Cookeville, TN

FUN FACTS • Graduated from The Julliard School with a Graduate Diploma in Trumpet. • In high school and college I performed on a variety of instruments, including horn, snare drum, xylophone, and drum set. • While in NYC, played with a big band at Dizzy’s Club, and performed in an Off-Broadway show. For more information about Charlotte Symphony musicians, visit

charlottesymphony.org

ABOUT THE CSO

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One of the premier music organizations in the Southeastern United States and the oldest operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) connects with more than 100,000 music lovers each year through its lively season of concerts, broadcasts, community events, and robust educational programs. The CSO is committed to its mission of uplifting, entertaining, and educating the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional music experiences. The Charlotte Symphony upholds the highest artistic integrity and takes bold steps to engage with its community through music. Its 62 professional, full-time time musicians perform throughout the region — from community parks and breweries, to places of worship and senior care centers — and offer significant educational support, aimed at serving the underresourced areas of our community. The Charlotte Symphony is deeply committed to the notion that music, accessible to all and experienced in its many forms, enriches and unifies our community. The CSO believes in equity and inclusion and strives to be an industry leader in imaginative, relevant programming by intentionally seeking out women conductors, underrepresented in our industry, and conductors, composers, and guest artists of color. Founded in 1932, the Charlotte Symphony plays a leading cultural role in the Charlotte area and aims to serve the community as a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region through the transformative power of live music.

OUR MISSION The Charlotte Symphony uplifts, entertains, and educates the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences.

OUR VISION Reaching out through the transformative power of live music, the Charlotte Symphony will be a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region.

For more information, visit us online at

charlottesymphony.org

November 25 & 26

7:30 pm | Belk Theater

It’s Christmas Eve and we’re boarding The Polar Express™! Tom Hanks stars in this instant holiday classic filmed in dazzling performance-capture animation that makes every moment magical. THE POLAR EXPRESS and all related characters and elements © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s22)

704.972.2000 | charlottesymphony.org

CHARLOTTE

FOLK SOCIETY

9 ra e1 c tin Sin g Fo l k Mu s i c

TRAY WELLINGTON BAND

Saturday, November 12 - 7:30 p.m. Great Aunt Stella Center

926 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204

Banjo master Tray Wellington is one of the top young banjo players today and is accompanied by his band: Nick Weitzenfeld on guitar, Katelynn Lowe on bass and Josiah Nelson on mandolin. Tray has been featured at IBMA and has won several awards including 2019 Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year at the IBMA awards.

CFS’ 40th Anniversary Celebration

Wayne Erbsen, one of our founders, will speak about CFS through the years. After the show we will gather in the downstairs café to enjoy a celebratory CFS cake.

Pre-concert Jam and Food truck at 6 p.m. For specific gathering info and reservations go to our website :

www.folksociety.org

Kids 16 years and younger FREE! The Charlotte Folk Society is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors.

Special thanks to our generous donors: Arts & Science Council, Anne Springs Close Greenway, The Violin Shoppe, WNCW 88.7

ANNUAL GALA

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Congratulations to Charles Bowman and Michael Marsicano Recipients of the CSO’s

Exceptional Service to the Arts Award

Charles Bowman

Michael Marsicano

GALA COMMITTEE Joan & Mick Ankrom Drs. Ruth & Richard Ault Dianne & Brian Bailey Lauren & Taylor Batten Cathy Bessant & John Clay

Betty & Jeff Lee Nina Lesavoy Sandra & Leon Levine Jane & Hugh McColl Susan & Loy McKeithen

Joye D. Blount & Jessie J. Knight, Jr. Shirley & Mike Butterworth Margarita & Nick Clements Sally & Derick Close Robin Cochran Catherine & Wilton Connor Jeanne & Tom Cottingham Donna & Alvaro de Molina Denise & Peter DeMaio

DeDe & Alex McKinnon Ulrike W. & Alex Miles Macie & Glenn Mincey Susan & Brian Moynihan Pam Pearson & Charles Peach Debbie & Pat Phillips Judy & Derek Raghavan Ann & Fritz Rehkopf Kathy & Paul Reichs

Mary Anne Dickson Linda & Bill Farthing Heather & Tom Finke Karen Fox William Gorelick Fran & Greg Hyde Mary & Mike Lamach Barbara Laughlin

Sherry & Tom Skains Andrea & Sean Smith Marsha & Robert Stickler Drs. Jennifer & Matthew Sullivan Gail & Scott Syfert Andromeda & John Williams Dr. Shanté Williams

ANNUAL GALA

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BENEFACTORS PLATINUM

BENEFACTOR

Judy Carpenter Jane & Hugh McColl Novant Health

Joan & Mick Ankrom Mary Lou & Jim Babb Dianne Chipps Bailey and Brian Bailey Lauren & Taylor Batten Katherine W. Belk Cathy Bessant & John Clay Joye D. Blount and Jessie J. Knight Jr. Amy & Philip Blumenthal Mary & Charles Bowman Margarita & Nick Clements Sally & Derick Close Jeanne & Tom Cottingham Claire & Neil Cotty Rufus M. Dalton Denise & Peter DeMaio Mary Anne Dickson Karen Fox Toni Freeman & Associates William Gorelick Fran & Greg Hyde Martha & Bruce Karsh Kathryn & Luke Kissam Barbara Laughlin Susan & Loy McKeithen DeDe & Alex McKinnon Ulrike W. & Alex Miles Arrington Mixon Martha Monserrate Richard J. Osborne Elaine Papadimitriou Pam Pearson and Charles Peach Moira Quinn Ann & Fritz Rehkopf Sara & Dan Roselli Laura & Mike Schulte Andrea Smith Melinda & David Snyder Marsha & Robert Stickler Gail & Scott Syfert Gary Wilhite Dr. Shanté Williams

$25,000+

GOLD

$15,000 - $24,999

Bank of America EY Spiracle Media Andromeda and John Williams

SILVER

$10,000 - $14,999

Ally Financial, Inc. Jenn & Thomas Bunn Foundation For The Carolinas Becky & Jim Hovis Susan & Chris Kearney KPMG LLP Mary & Mike Lamach Nina Lesavoy Judy & Derek Raghavan Rosalind and Jerry Richardson Sherry & Tom Skains Drs. Jennifer and Matthew Sullivan

BRONZE

$5,000 - $9,999

Atrium Health Drs. Ruth & Richard Ault Robin Cochran Catherine & Wilton Connor Donna & Alvaro de Molina Linda & Bill Farthing Heather & Thomas Finke Charlotte Hornets JP Morgan Chase & Co. Betty & Jeff Lee Sandra & Leon Levine Marand Builders Susan & Brian Moynihan Pat & Debbie Phillips Kathy & Paul Reichs Rodgers Builders Total Wine Wells Fargo

$1,000 - $4,999

Listing as of October 21, 2022

SUPPORTERS

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We gratefully acknowledge these generous donors to the Charlotte Symphony Annual Fund. This list reflects gifts received between July 1, 2021 through October 1, 2022.

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE $100,000+ Anonymous Catherine & Wilton Connor

Jerry & Rosalind Richardson Douglas Young

$50,000 – $99,999 Roberta H. Cochran Ellen M. Fitzsimmons & Greg Rogowski

Patrick J. O’Leary Paul & Kathy Reichs

$25,000 – $49,999 Joan & Mick Ankrom Richard & Ruth Ault Dr. Milton & Arlene Berkman Philanthropic Fund Mark & Judith Brodsky DG Brungard Foundation Jean & Dick Cornwell Linda & Bill Farthing John & Maria Huson Jane & Hugh McColl

M. Marie Mitchell † Richard J. Osborne Torsten & Kim Pilz Carolyn Shaw In Memory of Dr. Chandler Thompson

$15,000 – $24,999 Ralph S. Grier Richard Krumdieck Betty P. & Jeffrey J. Lee DeDe & Alex McKinnon Debbie & Pat Phillips

Judy & Derek Raghavan Ann & Fritz Rehkopf Elizabeth Connor Stewart John & Andromeda Williams

$10,000 – $14,999 Francisco & Jeannette Alvarado Katharine & Frank Bragg Mr. & Mrs. R. Alfred Brand III Lynne & Colby Cathey Margarita & Nick Clements Janet M. Haack Chris & Susan Kearney Ginger Kelly Page & Ed Kizer Hartmut & Irene Kossack David & Ellen Leitch Ms. Nina Lesavoy

Laszlo & Anna Littmann Susan & Loy McKeithen Alex & Ulrike Miles Jay & Elizabeth Monge Joan Morgan Eleanor W. Neal Mica & Keith Oberkfell M.A. Rogers Mike Rutledge Thomas & Sherry Skains

For more information on how to make a gift to the CSO Annual Fund, please contact Libby Currier, Annual Fund Manager, at 704.714.5137 or lcurrierl@charlottesymphony.org.

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VIRTUOSO CIRCLE $5,000 – $9,999 Howard P. Adams & Carol B. McPhee Tiffany & Jason Bernd Bill & Robin Branstrom Jan & Ed Brown Shirley & Michael Butterworth The Jack H & Ruth C. Campbell Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Kieth Cockrell Donna & Alvaro de Molina Mary Anne Dickson Peggy & Richard Dreher Lisa & Carlos Evans Christoph & Robin Feddersen Thomas & Heather Finke Carol & Ron Follmer Karen Fox Dr. Robert A. Gaines Sarah & Frank Gentry Joy S. Greene Chris Jensen Robert & Vivian Lamb Taylor Marino Susanne & Bill McGuire Brent & Ann Milgrom Mr. & Mrs. Brian T. Moynihan Emily & Nima Pirzadeh Sally & Russell Robinson Nancy & Charlie Robson Pat Rodgers Sara Garcés Roselli & Dan Roselli JD & Katrina Schurter Mr. & Mrs. Harley F. Shuford, Jr. Emily & Zach Smith Melinda & David Snyder Ms. Andrea J. Stevenson Drs. Jennifer Sullivan & Matthew Sullivan Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland Judith & Gary Toman Suzie & Nick Trivisonno In Memory of Tess Verbesey Kevin & Jill Walker Floyd Wisner & Glenda Colman Richard & Lisa Worf

$3,500 – $4,999 Wedge & Debbie Abels Jan & Bob Busch Peggy & Charles Dickerson David J.L. Fisk & Anne O’Byrne Joan & Parker Foley Charles & Caren Gale Staci & Adam Marino Richard I. McHenry & Cynthia L. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Paul McIntosh Elizabeth J. McLaughlin Chuck Miller & Marcy Thailer Mr. Glenn Mincey & Mrs. Macie Mincey Courtney Reichs Mixon Peter & Janet Nixon Tony & Linda Pace Edgar & Karen Whitener

$2,500 – $3,499 Mrs. Harriet B. Barnhardt Bill & Georgia Belk Cathy Bessant & John Clay Ms. Melody Birmingham Philipp J. Bischoff Si & Michael Blake Joye D. Blount & Jessie J. Knight Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Dr. & Mrs. O. Robert Boehm Dorothy & Mike Connor Melissa Cornwell Brian & Morgan Cromwell Alfred & Amy Dawson Phil & Mary Delk Cheryl DeMaio Peggy & Charles Dickerson Mrs. Carolyn Faison Alex & Patty Funderburg Mr. Billy L. Gerhart, in memory of Judith Gerhart Angela & Michael Helms Ivan Hinrichs Brian & Juliet Hirsch Carol A. Hitselberger & Robert Petty Jim & Peggy Hynes Shirley & Bob Ivey David S. Jacobson Ginger Kemp Dr. & Mrs. Christ A. Koconis Meghan & Luis Lluberas George McLendon & Carol Quillen Rob Roy McGregor Dee Dee McKay Dick Metzler

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SUPPORTERS

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$2,500 – $3,499 (continued) Celene & Marc Oken Dr. Reta R. Phifer Kathleen D. Prokay Amanda & Cory Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Rollins, Jr. Bette Roth Nancy E. Simpson Marsha & Robert L. Stickler Mrs. H. Dickson Stowe Dr. Mark R. Swanson Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz Richard R. Taylor Dr. John A. Thompson, Jr. & Dr. Lee Rocamora James H. Trexler & Kelly Zellars Dr. Cynthia H. Tyson Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri Paul & Susan Vadnais Ms. Dana Vestal Ellen & Jimmie Wade Mary Claire & Dan Wall Dr. Shanté Williams

PATRON CIRCLE $1,500 – $2,499 Marcia Adams Melissa & Daren Anderson Ross & Michele Annable Dan & Barbara Austell Dianne & Brian Bailey Sharon Baker & Peter Moore Merilyn & Craig Baldwin Erskine & Crandall Bowles Mary & Charles Bowman Brian Bridgford & Sally Gambrell Bridgford Mr. Donald Butler Ms. Catherine P. Carstarphen Mr. Allison Clark David M. Cody Neil & Claire Cotty Mr. R. Stuart Dickson Elizabeth Betty Eaton Arlene H. Elisha Mrs. Geraldine S. Emmert Timothy & Kara Gallagher Mr. Peter F. Guild Katherine G. Hall Anne J. Henderson Steven Hershfield & Mary Jo Germain Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Hill, Jr. Gene & Helen Katz Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kramer Anna Marriott Leslie & Michael Marsicano Jim & Dottie Martin

Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Caroline Olzinski Mr. Vincent Phillips & Mr. Paul Pope John & Wilma Pinter Larry & Dale Polsky John & Susan Rae Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Mr. & Mrs. Pope A. Shuford Morris & Patricia Spearman Dr. Bernard Reen III & Ms. Teresa Starr Robert & Maxine Stein Ann & Wellford Tabor Tillie S. Tice Daniel & Kathleen Troy Grant Webb Linda & Craig Weisbruch Mrs. Eugenia N. White Bryan Wilhelm Deems Wilson Ms. Deborra Wood & Mr. Russell Propst

$1,000 – $1,499 Anonymous Ashley & Steve Allen Ann L. Armstrong JWD Atchison Mary Lou & Jim Babb Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. Baxter Morgan Beggs John & Katherine Beltz Shirley W. Benfield Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation Ms. Brett Blumenthal & Mr. David Wax Twig & Barbara Branch Herbert Browne Jane & Larry Cain Ralph & Sam Canfield Ms. Elizabeth Carr Bill & Pauline Chinnis Mr. Mark Copeland & Mrs. Kathleen Goldammer-Copeland Ann F. Copeland Dr. & Mrs. Mark Couture Sarah & Larry Dagenhart Gwin Dalton Christopher & Elizabeth Daly Dan & Jeannette Davis Ralph & Troyann Dougherty Bob & Judy Erb Lucy Quintilliano & Leonard Fumi Jenn & Taylor Gherardi Sara E. Gibson Carol & Joseph Gigler Barry & Laurie Guy Joyce & Ed Hamilton Patrick & Johanne Hawk

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SUPPORTERS

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Fran & Greg Hyde Paul & Linda Ibsen Vickie & Eugene Johnson Lea & Stuart Johnson Rebecca & Lex Jones Mr. & Mrs. John E. Kibler Mr. & Mrs. Luke Kissam Marilyn Kroll Maria Kurtz Jennie Buckner & Steve Landers James Lynch Holly & Christopher Maurer Ms. Nydia McCrohan Martha Monserrate Susan D. Montgomery Eugene P. Kueny & Don C. Niehus Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Oakley Michael & Debbie O’Hara Karen L. Oldham Anita & Gale Pendergraph Barbara M. Pooley Dr. William G. Porter Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen Brendan Reen Rita & Thomas Robinson William R. Rollins Mrs. Gail C. Salmon Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Jane Perry Shoemaker Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Michael Silverman Molly & Conrad Sloan Scott Smith Murray & Hazel Somerville Ken Spielfogel & Richard Withem Al & Alice Sudduth Adam & Sienne Taylor Mr. & Mrs. James Traylor Sarah S. Tull Mrs. William K. Van Allen Mr. & Mrs. Michael Van Glish Bill & Rita Vandiver Dr. & Mrs. Bill Chu & Jin Wang Pam & Steve West Peter White David Wilcox Ms. Judith Wood Mrs. Anne Yudell

$500 – $999 Anonymous Michael & Lee Abbott Doug & Lynda Abel Mark Abrams & Iris Prandi Mr. Lester Ackerman & Mr. Layton Campbell Larry Anderson Leigh & Rhonda Armistead

Mrs. Natascha A. Bechtler Bob & Cathy Becker Dr. John L. Bennett & Mr. Eric T. Johnson Mr. James Biddlecome Jeffrey Boghosian David Bower & Ann Richardson Ms. Marianne Bragg James Broadstone Aram & Scott Bryan Mr. Charles Budd Greg & Mary Lou Cagle Barbara F. Caine Ms. Lisa Callen Maggie Callen Hobart B. Cheyne Ms. Michele T. Classe Mr. Brent Clevenger Mr. Thomas E. Collins, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cook Mr. Kilian Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Alpo F. Crane Ellen M. Crowley Rufus Dalton Dr. Roy E. DeMeo, Jr. & Ms. Linda A. Evanko Thomas & Kris Duffy Virginia Dulaney Ms. Helen Edwards Rebecca Elliott Martin Ericson, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. J. Murray Fadial Doug Faris Tom & Gail Fennimore Lawrence W. Fetner, Jr. Trae & Kate Fletcher Robert & Catherine Flynn Melisa & Frank Galasso Dr. John & Eileen Gardella Stephen C. & Jean S. Geller Mr. & Mrs. Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Pete & Stacy Gherardi Sarah Goad Mr. Walter H. Goodwin, Esq. Dan & Linda Gordon Ms. Cynthia Greenlee Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Groth Ms. Tara Harris Mr. & Mrs. Lowrance Harry Mr. Charles Haughey Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Heafner Mr. Stefan Heinzelmann Logan & Jennifer Henderson Mr. James Howell & Mrs. Deanna Kelly Ben & Christy Hume Dr. Susan Hungness Pete & Phyllis Johnson Michael & Priscilla Johnson

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$500 – $999 (continued) Tim & Kathryn Johnson E. Joann Jones Joseph & Patty Kahle Eugene & Alice Merrill Kavadlo Steven & Mary Kesselman Nancy H. Kiser Theodore & Dorothy Kramer Jonathan Lamb Christopher James Lees Mr. Michael Lewandowski Mr. George Linfors Lucinda Nisbet Lucas Mr. Calin Lupanu Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald Francis & Paula Martin Jeanne McCarthy Tom & Sandy Meckley Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Roy H. Michaux Eric Miller Tim Black & Debbie Miller Anne & Brad Mitchell Sallie & Joe Moody Tom & Sally Moore Gary & Fran Morrison In Memory of Patricia Nims Sara & Tom Nolan Nancy Olah & Bill Pace Pamela Pearson & Charles Peach Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge Janet & Rick Pfeiffer Catherine Philpott Mr. John H. Pickett Dr. & Mrs. R. Pinkney Rankin, Jr. Haywood & Sabine Rankin Jane & Milburn Ratteree Casey Rentch Robert & Christine Rydel John Schroeder, in honor of Patty McArthur Mr. Andrew Silliker Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. Smith II Rebecca & Eric Smith John-Palmer Smith Julia J. Souther Bill & Mary Staton Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stern Kathryn Stewart Sam & Martha Stowe Wesley & Claudia Sturges George & Brenda Sweet Martha Swetka Ms. Sarah Teague Nancy & Dick Thigpen Ms. Catherine E. Thompson & Mr. Martin Hunter Tim Timson

Jenny & Ken Tolson James & Melanie Twyne Greg & Sandy Vlahos Lyman Welton Barnet & Harriet Weinstock Dr. Thomas H. White Mr. & Mrs. John A. Yakob Ms. Barbara Yarbrough Dan & Susan Yardley Dr. & Mrs. T. Price Zimmermann

$250 – $499

Anonymous (2) Andrew & Karen Antoszyk Judi Bainbridge Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bell Mortimer & Josephine Cohen Fund Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Bierce Stuart Blackmon Lawton & Janette Blandford Megan Blankemeyer List Mr. Nicholas Bonevac Steve Bost Saul & Martha Brenner David H. & Barbara J. Burns Robert & Jo Anne Caruso Mary Case Rev. Janice Chalaron Amanda & Kevin Chheda Ms. Catherine Choudary Ms. Dorothy Cole Ron & Shirley Coffman Tom Covington Mr. Todd Croy Leeda Currin Mr. Michael Curtis Rennie Cuthbertson Virginia A. Davis Doug & Diane Doak Mike Dyer John Alday & Rebecca Fant The Federico Family James C. Fort Chakana Fowler Jerry Fox Toni Freeman Richard & Karen Fuentes Harvey & Cindy Gantt Donna Gibson Ms. Donna Glenn Craig & Myra Green Mr. & Mrs. William Griesmyer Spencer Guthery John & Mary Habit Elizabeth Hage Mr. Christopher Harris Roger K. Hill (continued next page)

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Barbara Holt Ms. Kelli Hopp-Michlosky Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Horowitz James Horton & Kathy Reardon Lis & James Hoveland Karin & Robert Hudson Betty Hunter Cynthia B. Irby Martha D. Jones Margot Kaiser Mr. H.G. Karn & Mrs. Sandra Washburn Madhu Katta Judy & Ron Kaufman John J. Kelly, Jr. Carolyn Wells Kibler John & Ardis Koch Mrs. S. Lacy Ms. Wendy Laxton Steven Light John J. Locke Skip & Ginny Long Dr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Long III Bruce & Leigh Marsh Ms. Rosemarie Marshall & Mr. Lee Wilkins Joan W. Martin & Pat Burgess Theodore & Katherine Martinez Ed & Wendy Matthews Steve & Tammy Matula Jill Maxwell Kim & Alan Maxwell Ms. Judy Mayo James & Stephanie McGarvey Kimberly Moore-Wright Dr. & Mrs. Michael E. Norman

Dimitris & Jennifer Papageorgiou Rose & Bailey Patrick Bradley & Sharon Patterson Paula & Robert Paul Mr. Conrad Puckett Emily & Brian Reinicker Dr. Livia Robicsek Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Rodgers Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge Sarah E. Schoedinger Eileen Scholl Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Shapiro Ginny Shaw Carol Smith Fred H. Smith James & Ellie Stephens Larry Stratemeyer Brenda Gail Summers Carrie & Jeffrey Teixeira Melissa M. Tolin Patti Tracey & Chris Hudson Ms. Nancy Tretsch Sarah & Tim Turner Minyan Wang Jenny & Henry Ward Ms. Leslie Webster Mr. Erik Weghorst Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Wertheimer Mrs. Carol Wilson Allen & Clara Wolfe Karen & Charles Wolff

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