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WaRd StaRe, Music DirectorJeff tyzik, Principal Pops ConductorMichael ButteRMan, Principal Conductor for Education and Community EngagementThe Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair

chRiStOPheR SeaMan, Conductor Laureate The Christopher Seaman Chair, Supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society

4 Welcome from the President & CEO 10 RPO Board of Directors 11 Bravo to our Sponsors 34 Bravo to Our Generous Supporters 41 Bravo to Our Volunteers/ Philharmonic League 42 Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

13 Preservation Hall Jazz Band February 13 and 14

17 La Traviata in Concert February 28

29 Copland and Dvořák March 5 and 7

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welcome from the Board Chair and President & CEO

Dear Friends of the RPO:

“Moving Forward” was the inspiration behind the RPO’s pivotal and productive 2013-2014 fiscal year, which we highlighted to our membership at the Annual Meeting on January 29th. Two major events stand out as proof of our forward momentum: the naming of Rochester native Ward Stare as our twelfth Music Director in July; and the orchestra’s triumphant return to Carnegie Hall in May.

Ward’s appointment is symbolic on many levels. An alumnus of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra whose career has advanced on a meteoric trajectory, Ward now returns to Rochester to lead the RPO into a new era of artistic excellence and community engagement. We are thrilled to welcome Ward to the RPO family and can think of no more powerful symbol of an organization that is moving forward.

May 7, 2014, was a proud day for all of Rochester as the RPO returned to Carnegie Hall for the first time in nearly 30 years. Every corner of the organization and the Rochester community rallied to make this enormous undertaking possible, culminating in a dramatic concert performance of Howard Hanson’s rarely performed opera Merry Mount, which earned an enthusiastic ovation from the audience and the enthusiastic praise of the press.

Equally important to our future was the work of the Sustainability Task Force in the fall of 2013. Their report analyzed the RPO’s financial condition and laid out specific strategies to move the organization into a position of financial stability. Many of these strategies were incorporated into our new Moving Forward Plan, adopted by the Board last spring.

This organization must change; continuing along the same path will not lead to fiscal stability. The Board and management are aligned in the strategies required, and we are proud of the progress we have made in the past year. Many of these initiatives involve building infrastructure to drive our marketing and development operations. This year’s independent, non-subscription concerts—from Audra McDonald to Video Games LiveTM—are other signs of the changes under way at the RPO.

We recognize above all that the RPO is YOUR orchestra. As we map out our course for the future, we want to do so with you and the broader community in mind—which is why we value so highly the feedback we receive along the way. In the fall of 2013, thousands of audience surveys were returned, and we listened. Thank you!

True progress is only possible if we are all working together. In that spirit, we must express our gratitude to the musicians and staff of the RPO, not only for the superb performances they play and produce night after night, but also for the faith they continue to demonstrate in the future of this organization. Once again this season, our players and staff have accepted concessions in wages and benefits to give the Moving Forward Plan time to take root and yield measurable results.

Whether you’re a subscriber or a single-ticket buyer, a donor or a volunteer, a staff member or a musician, THANK YOU for the role you played in the life of the RPO in the past year. We look forward to moving forward into the RPO’s future with you.

Dawn F. LipsonChairperson of the Board

The full annual report—with artistic highlights, attendance figures, and financial statements—is posted on the RPO web site at rpo.org.

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A Night of DanceDaniel Meyer, guest conductorRochester City Ballet, Jamey Leverett, artistic directorFuturPointe Dance, N’Jelle Gage and Guy Thorne, co-foundersAndrew Russo, piano

Mar 12 & 14KodaK Hall at Eastman tHEatrE

Denzal Sinclaire Sings the Nat King Cole SongbookJeff Tyzik, conductorDenzal Sinclaire, vocals

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Molière Two WaysFabien Gabel, guest conductor

Mar 22pErformancE Hall at HocHstEin

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The Peking AcrobatsJeff Tyzik, conductor

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First ViolinJuliana Athayde, Concertmaster The Caroline W. Gannett & Clayla Ward Chair, Funded in perpetuityWilfredo Degláns, Associate ConcertmasterShannon Nance, Assistant ConcertmasterPerrin Yang Supported in part this season by Charles & Cindy GibsonTigran VardanyanEllen RathjenMolly WertsAika ItoWilliam HuntKenneth LangleyJeremy HillAn-Chi LinHeidi BrodwinMargaret Leenhouts

second ViolinThomas Rodgers, Principal Supported in part this season by Kitty J. Wise Daryl Perlo, Assistant PrincipalPatricia SunwooJohn SullivanLara SipolsNancy HuntBoris ZapesochnyLiana Koteva KirvanAinur ZabenovaHee SagongJi-Yeon LeeJing Xing

ViolaMelissa Matson, Principal Supported in part this season by John & Carol BennettOlivia Chew, Assistant PrincipalMarc AndersonElizabeth SekaOlita PoveroSamantha RodriguezDavid HultEmily CantrellMatthew HettingaKelsey Farr

celloLars Kirvan, Principal The Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Chair Funded in perpetuityKathleen Murphy Kemp, Assistant Principal Supported in part this season by Elizabeth & Larry RiceChristopher HaritatosMary Ann WukovitzBen KrugAndrew BarnhartIngrid BockAlexa Ciciretti Melissa Burton AndersonWeiting Sun ~

BassColin Corner, Principal The Anne Hayden McQuay Chair Funded in perpetuityMichael Griffin, Assistant PrincipalGaelen McCormickEdward CastilanoFred DoleJeff Campbell +Eric Polenik Supported in part this season by Duane & Ida MillerSpencer Jensen ~

FlUteRebecca Gilbert, Principal The Charlotte Whitney Allen Chair Funded in perpetuityJoanna Bassett Supported in part this season by Josephine TrubekJan Angus+Diane Smith

piccoloJoanna BassettJan Angus+

oBoeErik Behr, Principal The Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Chair Funded in perpetuityAnna SteltenpohlGeoffrey Sanford

englisH HornAnna Steltenpohl

clarinetKenneth Grant,+ Principal The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair Funded in perpetuityWilliam AmselAndrew BrownAlice Meyer

e-Flat clarinetWilliam Amsel

Bass clarinetAndrew Brown

saXopHoneRamon Ricker+ Supported in part this season by Jeff & Sue Crane

BassoonMatthew McDonald, Principal The Ron and Donna Fielding Chair Funded in perpetuityCharles BaileyMartha Sholl

contra-BassoonCharles Bailey

HornW. Peter Kurau,+ Principal The Cricket and Frank Luellen Chair Funded in perpetuityJennifer BurchDavid Angus Supported in part this season by Kathy & John PurcellStephen Laifer

trUMpetDouglas Prosser,+ Principal The Elaine P. Wilson ChairWesley NanceHerbert SmithPaul Shewan

troMBoneMark Kellogg,+ Principal The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair Funded in perpetuityLisa AlbrechtJeffrey Gray

tUBaW. Craig Sutherland, Principal Supported in part this season by Rob W. Goodling

tiMpaniCharles Ross, Principal The Harold and Joan Feinbloom Chair Funded in perpetuityJim Tiller, Assistant Principal

percUssionJim Tiller, PrincipalBrian StotzJohn McNeill Supported in part this season by Bill & Ruth CahnRobert PattersonJillian Pritchard Fiandach

HarpGrace Wong, Principal The Eileen Malone Chair, A Tribute by Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt M. Sylvester Funded in perpetuityBarbara Dechario

KeYBoardJoseph Werner, Principal The Lois P. Lines Chair Funded in perpetuityCary Ratcliff

personnel ManagerJoseph Werner

principal liBrarianKim Hartquist

stage ManagerDavid Zaccaria

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Ward Stare has been described as a “rising star in the conducting firmament” by the Chicago Tribune. He was recently appointed Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and is only the 12th person to hold the position in the orchestra’s 92 year-history.

Stare’s current season includes debuts with orchestras around the world, including performances with the Baltimore, Sydney, Pittsburgh, and New World symphonies, as well as the Calgary Philharmonic.

Stare’s frequent collaboration with the Lyric Opera of Chicago began with his debut in 2012 conducting performances of Hansel and Gretel; he returned in 2013 to lead Die Fledermaus and again in November 2014 to lead Porgy and Bess. He led the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus in 2013 for his Millennium Park debut at LOC’s annual “Stars of Lyric Opera” concert. Following his debut with the Opera Theater of St. Louis in 2013 conducting Il Tabarro and Pagliacci, Stare returned to OTSL the next season for performances of Dialogues of the Carmelites. He made his debut with the Washington National Opera conducting Donizetti’s comic opera L’elisir d’amore in 2014.

Stare served as the Resident Conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 2008 to 2012. In 2009, he made his Carnegie Hall debut with the orchestra, stepping in at the last minute to lead H.K. Gruber’s Frankenstein!! The 2013-14 season saw his return to the Atlanta and Detroit symphony orchestras, as well as his debuts with the Syracuse Symphoria, the Jacksonville Symphony, and the Naples Philharmonic. Other recent engagements include the Houston, Québec, and Dallas symphonies, as well as numerous engagements with the Saint Louis Symphony.

Stare was the recipient of both the Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize (2006) and the Aspen Conducting Prize (2007) at the Aspen Music Festival before spending the 2007-08 season as a League of American Orchestras Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Stare has studied conducting with David Zinman, János Fürst and Jorma Panula, and worked with Michel Merlet in composition and musical analysis. Stare was trained as a trombonist at the Juilliard School in Manhattan. At 18, he was appointed principal trombonist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and has performed as an orchestral musician with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, among others. As a soloist, he has concertized in both the U.S. and Europe. For more information, visit wardstare.com

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officersDawn F. Lipson Chairperson of the Board

Jules L. Smith Chairperson-Elect & Secretary

Charles H. Owens President & CEO

Ilene L. Flaum Vice Chairperson

Mark Siwiec Vice Chairperson

Ingrid A. Stanlis Vice Chairperson

Elizabeth F. Rice Treasurer & Immediate Past Chairperson

Board of directors(Term expires Jan. 2015) David W. AckroydDr. John M. BennettWilliam D. EggersLa Marr J. JacksonDouglas W. PhillipsChristopher N. PipaElizabeth F. RiceDr. Stephen I. RosenfeldKatherine T. SchumacherRobert B. StilesDeborah Wilson

(Term expires Jan. 2016)James M. BoucherDr. Steven E. FeldonPatrick FulfordDawn F. LipsonMark SiwiecIngrid A. StanlisDr. Eugene P. Toy

(Term expires Jan. 2017)Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq.Ilene L. FlaumSteven HessPatrick J. KellyMichael B. MillardJules L. Smith

ex-officioMark Kellogg Orchestra Representative

Cricket Luellen Chairperson, Honorary Board

Wesley Nance Orchestra Representative

Charles H. Owens President & CEO Elizabeth F. Rice Immediate Past Chairperson

Dr. Jamal J. Rossi Dean, Eastman School of Music

Honorary BoardCricket Luellen Chairperson

David C. Heiligman Vice Chairperson

Nancy & Harry BeilfussJames M. BoucherDr. John Bouyoucos Paul W. Briggs William L. CahnCatherine B. CarlsonLouise EpsteinJoan FeinbloomMary M. GooleyA. Thomas Hildebrandt Robert D. HurshMarie KentonDr. James E. KollerHarold A. KurlandDr. Jacques M. Lipson Frank Luellen Dr. Paul F. Pagerey Nathan J. Robfogel Jon L. SchumacherKatherine T. SchumacherNorman M. Spindelman Betty Strasenburgh Josephine S. Trubek Suzanne D. WelchPatricia C. Wilder

The RPO expresses its gratitude to all those who have served as Honorary Board members in the past.

past rpo cHairpersons1930–32: Edward G. Miner*1932–34: Simon N. Stein*1934–38: George E. Norton*1938–41: Leroy E. Snyder*1941–42: Frank W. Lovejoy*1942–43: Bernard E. Finucane*1943–46: L. Dudley Field*1946–48: Edward S. Farrow, Jr. * 1948–51: Joseph J. Myler*1951–52: Joseph F. Taylor*1952–55: Raymond W. Albright* 1955–57: Arthur I. Stern* 1957–59: Thomas H. Hawks*1959–61: Walter C. Strakosh*1962–63: Ernest J. Howe*1963–65: O. Cedric Rowntree*1965–67: Frank E. Holley *1967–69: Thomas C. Taylor*1969–71: Thomas H. Miller*1971–72: Mrs. Frederick J. Wilkens* 1972–73: Edward C. McIrvine1973–74: Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1974–75: John A. Santuccio1975–76: Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1976–78: Dr. Louis Lasagna*1978–80: Edward C. McIrvine1980–82: Peter L. Faber1982–84: Paul F. Pagerey1984–85: Peter L. Waasdorp*1986–89: Robert H. Hurlbut*1989–91: Paul W. Briggs1991–93: Karen Noble Hanson 1993–95: Ronald E. Salluzzo1995–98: A. Thomas Hildebrandt 1998–00: Harold A. Kurland 2000–04: David C. Heiligman 2004–06: Ingrid A. Stanlis2006–09: James M. Boucher2009–11: Suzanne D. Welch2011–13: Elizabeth F. Rice

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Maintaining and operating the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Founded in 1923 — Incorporated in 1930)

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La Traviata in Concert February 28

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Brass and Organ spring spECTaCULarFriday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. Third Presbyterian Church

The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester presents:

Students admitted free with current school ID

LeaRn MoRe at 585-377-6770 or ChamberMusicRochester.org

Douglas Prosser, trumpetWesley Nance, trumpetHerbert Smith, trumpetStephen Laifer, hornMark Kellogg, tromboneLisa Albrecht, tromboneJeffrey Gray, tromboneW. Craig Sutherland, tubaPeter Dubois, organJim Tiller, percussion

Artistic Directors Juliana Athayde and Erik Behr

Peter DuboisFanfare Stadt Wien for brass and organRichard Strauss

Introit and Toccatina for 2 trumpets and organSamuel Adler

Moment Musicaux for brassG. Nathan StangSCMR Composition Competition Student Prize Winner

Music for Brass, organ and percussionMarcel Dupré

Crown Imperial, A Coronation MarchWilliam Walton

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We kindly ask you to please silence all cellphones and electronic devices. Also, please note that photography and video recordings are prohibited during the performance.

The first half of tonight’s concert will feature Preservation Hall Jazz Band only. Program to be announced from stage.

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The second half will feature the RPO and Preservation Hall Jazz Band together. Selections to include:

Georgia On My MindWhen the Saints Go Marching InJust a Closer Walk With TheeBourbon Street ParadeBasin Street BluesSt. Louis BluesHindustanMardi Gras Medley

Preservation Hall Jazz BandGrant Cooper, guest conductor

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PreserVAtIon HALL JAZZ BAnD Ben Jaffe, Creative Director and bass Kevin Louis, trumpet and vocals Charlie Gabriel, clarinet and vocals Clint maedgen, saxophone and vocals Joe Lastie, Jr., drums Freddie Lonzo, trombone and vocals rickie monie, piano ronell Johnson, tuba and vocals

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The band has traveled worldwide spreading their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz. Whether performing at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, for British Royalty or the King of Thailand, this music embodies a joyful, timeless spirit. Under the auspices of current director, Ben Jaffe, the son of founders Allan and Sandra, Preservation Hall continues with a deep reverence and consciousness of its greatest attributes in the modern day as a venue, band, and record label. The PHJB began touring in 1963 and for many years there were several bands successfully touring under the name Preservation Hall. Many of the band’s charter members performed with the pioneers who invented jazz in the early twentieth century including Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Bunk Johnson. Band leaders over the band’s history include the brothers Willie and Percy Humphrey, husband and wife Billie and De De Pierce, famed pianist Sweet Emma Barrett, and in the modern day Wendell and John Brunious. These founding artists and dozens of others passed on the lessons of their music to a younger generation who now follow in their footsteps like the current lineup.

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BANDNew Orleans, Louisiana

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artistsGrant Cooper, guest conductorBorn in New Zealand as the son of a professional opera singer, Grant Cooper sang and acted in his first opera at age four and studied piano and music theory prior to college.

After completing his degree in pure mathematics at the University of Auckland, he traveled to the United States for further studies in music. His initial opportunities as a conductor grew from his colleagues’ invitations to lead them in larger chamber ensemble performances. Since then, his many guest conducting engagements have included the Houston, Jacksonville, Pasadena, and Chautauqua symphonies, as well as The Florida Orchestra, New Mexico Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, Auckland Philharmonia, and Syracuse Opera, among many others. This year, he has made successful debut appearances with the Kennedy Center Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. His last appearance with the RPO was in July 2012.

Prior to accepting his current position as artistic director and conductor of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra in 2001, Cooper served as resident conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra for 10 seasons. He also serves as artistic director of the annual Bach and Beyond festival in Fredonia, N. Y. and as resident conductor at the Eastern Music Festival.

Cooper has recorded for Delos International, Atoll, Ode, Mark, and Kiwi Pacific recordings, and has the unique distinction of having CD recordings of himself as conductor, performer, and composer, all currently available in the catalog.

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GIUSEPPE VERDI La Traviata La Traviata takes place in and around Paris, about 1840.

Act I: The salon in Violetta’s house 29:00

Act II: Scene 1: Violetta’s country house outside Paris 35:00

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Act II: Scene 2: Party at Flora’s house 23:00

Act III: Violetta’s bedroom 28:00

Ward Stare, conductorRochester oratorio Society Eric townell, director

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Violetta Valéry, a courtesan..................................... Anya matanovič, soprano

Alfredo Germont, a young bourgeois from a provincial family......... marco cammarota, tenor

Giorgio Germont, Alfredo’s father................................. Weston Hurt, baritone

Flora Bervoix, Violetta’s friend..................... Jennifer Panara, mezzo-soprano

Gastone, Viscount de Letorieres, Alfredo’s friend............. Jacob Stebly, tenor

Barone Douphol, Violetta’s former lover, a rival of Alfredo........................ Josh ooms, baritone

Marquis d’Obigny, Flora’s lover............................................. cody muller, bass

Doctor Grenvil, Violetta’s physician................................ David okerlund, bass

Giuseppe, Violetta’s servant................................................ Sam Grosby, tenor

Annina, Violetta’s maid...................................... Rebecca Shortstein, soprano

Messenger..................................................................... Joel David Balzun, bass

Flora’s servant................................................................... Anthony Baron, bass

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La Traviata dates from Verdi’s middle period, during which he also composed the equally beloved and enduring masterpieces Rigoletto and Il trovatore. It premiered in Venice on March 6, 1853. Francesco Maria Piave adapted the libretto from The Lady of the Camellias, a recent novel and play by French author Alexandre Dumas, Jr. The main characters are Violetta Valéry, a beautiful Parisian courtesan who is suffering from tuberculosis; Alfredo Germont, an aristocratic young man who falls in love with her, and Alfredo’s father, Giorgio.

Act One takes place at a party in Violetta’s house. She is introduced to Alfredo, who confesses that he has loved her from afar for some time. She tells him to expect only friendship from her. Left alone, she gives voice to the conflicting emotions that Alfredo’s words have awakened within her.

The first scene of Act Two takes place in a country house where Violetta and Alfredo have been living for months. Violetta’s maid reveals to Alfredo that Violetta has been paying all their bills, and tells him that more money is needed. Shamed, he leaves for Paris to secure the funds. Alfredo’s father, Giorgio, enters. He tells Violetta that he disapproves of their relationship, but he soon realizes he has misjudged her. Still, he asks her to end the affair because it is jeopardizing the family’s reputation. She agrees to do so and departs abruptly for Paris. After Alfredo reads the letter she left for him, he sets off to pursue her.

The second scene of Act Two takes place at a party in the Paris home of Violetta’s friend Flora. Alfredo repeatedly defeats Violetta’s jealous former protector, Baron Douphol, at cards. Alone with Alfredo, Violetta tells him that she fears for his life because the Count will soon challenge him to a duel. He browbeats her cruelly into saying that she loves the Baron rather than him, then summons the guests to watch as he uses his gambling winnings to repay all that he owes her. Alfredo’s father enters and condemns his son’s behavior. Alfredo expresses his remorse, and he is led off after the Baron issues his challenge.

Act Three takes place weeks later in the desperately ill Violetta’s apartment. A letter from Giorgio tells her that Alfredo wounded the Baron in a duel and has since gone abroad. Giorgio has revealed Violetta’s sacrifice to Alfredo, who is returning to Paris as quickly as possible. When he appears they sing joyfully of a happy life to come, but death has the final word.

© 2015 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

giuseppe Verdi La Traviata (The Fallen Woman)

b. October 9, 1813Le Roncole, Italyd. January 27, 1901Milan, Italy

First and last performance by the RPOJanuary 15, 2010 with the Mercury Opera;Benton Hess, conductor

artistsAnya Matanovič, sopranoThis season brings anticipated role debuts for Anya Matanovič, as Violetta Valéry in La Traviata with Boston Lyric Opera and the RPO, as well as Stella in Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire in a return to Kentucky Opera. Last season the soprano debuted with Opera Memphis as Gilda in Rigoletto, Arizona Opera for Musetta in La Bohème, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra for Carmina Burana under Alastair Willis, and made a return to the Boston Youth Symphony as Pamina in The Magic Flute.

During the 2012-13 season, the soprano returned to Seattle Opera for Marzelline in Fidelio. She made her role debut as Gilda in Rigoletto with Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra and sang Pamina with both the Crested Butte Music Festival and Utah Opera. Matanovič closed the season as Wanda in a new production of Offenbach’s The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein with Santa Fe Opera.

Other notable engagements include New York City Opera as Frasquita in Bizet’s Carmen, as well as productions of Massenet’s Cendrillon, La Bohème, and Purcell’s King Arthur, Micaëla in Carmen with Glimmerglass Opera, and Santa Fe Opera as Papagena in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Matanovič made her professional opera debut directly from her undergraduate studies as Mimì in the Los Angeles commercial engagement of Baz Luhrmann’s Tony Award-winning production of La Bohème.

Marco Cammarota, tenorMarco Cammarota (Alfredo Germont) is a graduate of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where he received both his master’s diploma and artist diploma. Several roles at CCM stand out including Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Peter Quint in The Turn of the Screw, and Sam in Street Scene.

He has received encouragement awards from the George London Foundation and the Gerda Lissner Foundation. This past year he was a member of Kentucky Opera’s 2013-14 Studio Artist Program. Cammarota sang Rodolfo in La Bohème with the Lafayette and Owensboro symphony orchestras, William Franklin in the contemporary opera series production of The King’s Man, and Tybalt in the production of Roméo et Juliette.

He has sung with the Glimmerglass Festival in a special young artist performance of Madama Butterfly and most recently returned for his final year as a Kentucky Opera studio artist. At Kentucky Opera, he sang Nick in La Fanciulla del West and Alfredo in La Traviata with the Owensboro and Lafayette symphony orchestras.

The 2015 season has him making several debuts, including his principal debut with Kentucky Opera as Mitch in André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire, followed by Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata with the RPO. He returns to the Glimmerglass Festival for its 40th anniversary season, singing Malcolm and covering Macduff in Anne Bogart’s production of Verdi’s Macbeth.

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artistsWeston Hurt, baritoneThis season, Weston Hurt (Giorgio Germont) returns to the Boston Lyric Opera as Germont in La Traviata and to the Boston Youth Symphony for Renato Un Ballo in Maschera. He also makes his debut at Odyssey Opera as Frank in Die tote Stadt. This is his first appearance with the RPO.

Hurt appears regularly with many North American opera companies including Seattle, Dallas, Portland, Atlanta, Michigan, Boston Lyric, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and the Canadian Opera Company. He also was a regular at the New York City Opera before its closure in 2013. His many roles included the title role in Rigoletto, Ford in Falstaff, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Germont in La Traviata, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Peter in Hänsel und Gretel. Also a prolific concert singer and recitalist, Hurt has performed in recitals sponsored by the prestigious Marilyn Horne Foundation in the United States, and also has performed in concert internationally, including a South American tour of performances of the Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem. Recent engagements have included appearances with the Nashville Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, and the Oratorio Society of New York in Carnegie Hall; Baldassare in L’Arlesiana with the Opera Orchestra of New York, and a performance of Der ferne Klang with the American Symphony Orchestra in Avery Fisher Hall. His large repertoire includes such works as Handel’s Messiah, Fauré’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Bach’s Mass in B Minor and Magnificat, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor and Coronation Mass, Haydn’s Paukenmesse, and the Britten War Requiem, which he sang at Carnegie Hall.

A graduate of the prestigious Juilliard Opera Center, Hurt has received many notable vocal awards, including first place and the People’s Choice Award from the Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition, the Vienna Prize from the George London Foundation, first place in the 2003 Oratorio Society of New York Competition, and various awards from the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Competition, Liederkranz Foundation, Metropolitan Opera National Council, Opera Index, Inc., Palm Beach Opera Competition, and two career grants conferred by The Santa Fe Opera.

Jennifer Panara, mezzo-sopranoCritics in the United States and Europe have praised Jennifer Panara (Flora Bervoix)’s singing as “rich, compelling,” “powerful,” and possessing “immense brilliance and versatility.” Recently lauded by The New York Times for her performance as Flora Bervoix (La Traviata) with The Santa Fe Opera, other favorite roles performed include Stéphano (Roméo et Juliette), Kate Julian (Owen Wingrave), Isolier (Count Ory), Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), Rinaldo (Rinaldo), and Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel). She has participated in young artist programs with The Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Opera Saratoga, and Dayton Opera, among others. Recent awards include the Donald and Luke Graham Memorial Award from The Santa Fe Opera, and the Sam Adams Award for Most Outstanding Operatic Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Upcoming engagements include covering Tim Mead in the title role of Handel’s Richard the Lionheart, as well as performing the role of Mrs. Maguire in Tobias Picker’s Emmeline with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. This is her first appearance with the RPO. Panara holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and CCM. jenniferpanara.com.

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artistsRebecca Shorstein, soprano Rebecca Shorstein (Annina) continues to delight audiences with her “radiant voice and captivating stage presence.” Shorstein’s 2014-15 season features role and house debuts across the United States. In August, she reprised the role of Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia for her debut with the Phoenicia Festival in upstate New York alongside veteran performer Kevin Glavin as Doctor Bartolo and Metropolitan Opera star Lucas Meachem in the title role. She returned to the Pittsburgh Opera Studio in September, this time debuting the role of Gianetta in L’elisir d’amore. She debuted the role of Adele in Die Fledermaus in her return to the New York Opera Exchange in November, a role which she reprises in January with Undercroft Opera. She also debuts the role of Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro with Opera on the James, where she serves as a resident artist during the spring of 2015. Her last performance with the RPO was in January 2015 for Kaddish.

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artistsDavid Okerlund, bass David Okerlund (Doctor Grenvil) established himself as a major artist in such performances as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire with L’Opéra National du Rhin, the Pittsburgh Symphony and the San Diego Opera; Orestes in Elektra and Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress with Vancouver Opera; Germont in La Traviata with Connecticut Opera Theater; Marcello in La Bohème with Pittsburgh Opera, and Jokanaan in Salome with Hawaii Opera Theater.

During his multi-year tenure with the San Francisco Opera, Okerlund essayed the role of Stanley Kowalski in the world premiere of A Streetcar Named Desire, as well as portrayals of the title roles in Don Giovanni and Eugene Onegin, Gunther in Götterdämmerung, Peter in Hänsel und Gretel, Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Escamillo in Carmen, and Marcello in La Bohème. He also was featured in the company’s world premiere recordings of Harvey Milk and Dead Man Walking.

Recent engagements include Sharpless in Madama Butterfly for the National Theater of Tokyo and the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Osaka; Personaje Mysterioso in the world premiere recording of La Muerte de Colon for the Naxos label, and Don Alfonzo in Così fan tutte with Opera Grand Rapids.

Jacob Stebly, tenorJacob Stebly (Gaston), a native of Doylestown, Ohio, is thrilled to be making his RPO debut in this production. He is currently a senior at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Robert Swensen. During his undergraduate studies, Stebly has appeared with the Eastman Opera Theater (EOT) in roles such as Male Chorus in Britten’s Rape of Lucretia, Stephen Kodaly in She Loves Me, Lippo Fiorentino in Weill’s Street Scene, and the first Commissaire in Dialogues of the Carmelites. He also appeared in Rochester Lyric Opera’s Tales of Custard the Dragon as part of the Rochester Fringe Festival. He is currently in rehearsal for the role of Stage Manager in EOT’s upcoming production of Ned Rorem’s Our Town.

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artistsJoshua Ooms, baritone Joshua Ooms (Baron Douphol) studies with Dr. Robert McIver in pursuit of the Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music. He completed his undergraduate degree at Colorado State University, where his roles included Baron Zeta in The Merry Widow, Geronimo in Il matrimonio segreto, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Don Alhambra in The Gondoliers, and Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro. He sang the role of Uncle Yakuside in Madama Butterfly with Opera Fort Collins and first appeared internationally in Orvieto, Italy, as Don Alfonso in Cosí fan tutte. He performed as M. Javelinot in Eastman Opera Theatre’s production of Dialogues of the Carmelites, in Albert Herring as Superintendent Budd, and will soon appear in Our Town as Dr. Gibbs. His last appearance with the RPO was in May 2014 at Carnegie Hall for Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount, where he sang the role of Faint-Not Tinker.

Cody Muller, bass Cody Muller (Marquis d’Obigny) is a first-year candidate for the Master of Music in Performance and Literature degree at the Eastman School of Music. He is from Nashville, Tenn. His recent concert work includes multiple Bach cantatas, BWV 80, 140, 179, with both the Eastman School of Music and Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, N.Y. He also performed with the Eastman Repertory Singers in the fall for Beethoven’s Mass in C and Mendelssohn’s Magnificat. Muller is no stranger to the operatic world, having performed this past summer in Canada with the Toronto Summer Opera Workshop in their concert version of Così fan tutte as Don Alfonso. This is his first appearance with the RPO. His other opera credits include Keçal in The Bartered Bride, Martino in L’occasione fa il ladro, and the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro, all with Belmont Opera Theatre in Nashville. Upcoming performances include working with the professional ensemble “Voices” for their performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, under the direction of William Weinert, and in April, Muller will be seen playing the role of Dr. Gibbs in Eastman Opera Theatre’s production of Our Town by Ned Rorem. He is currently a student of Jan Opalach.

Sam Grosby, tenor Sam Grosby (Giuseppe) is a senior studying vocal performance at the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Robert Swensen. In his time as an undergraduate at Eastman, Grosby has performed the roles of George in Bock and Harnick’s She Loves Me, Chevalier de la Force in Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, Mayor Upfold in Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring, and in the spring will be performing the role of George in Ned Rorem’s Our Town with Eastman Opera Theater. This is his first appearance with the RPO.

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artistsJoel David Balzun, baritone Baritone and composer Joel David Balzun (Messenger) is establishing himself as a mature new voice in the future of music. His multi-faceted career has led him to work with some of the world’s most respected musicians and ensembles.

Balzun has appeared on both the recital and concert stages, making his Kennedy Center debut in April 2014. He has appeared with Calgary Concert Opera Company, California International Theatre Festival, Cowtown Opera Company, and the Rochester Bach Festival, among others. Upcoming engagements include Così fan tutte in Bloomington, and Les contes d’Hoffmann with the NAPA Music Festival. This is his first appearance with the RPO.

Balzun is also an active composer, and was recently named a finalist for the 2014 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. He is a candidate for a Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, where he studies with Jan Opalach. joelbalzun.com.

Anthony Baron, bassAnthony Baron received a Bachelor of Music from Westminster Choir College and a Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music. In 2013 he received first prize in the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition. Recent performances include Germont in La Traviata with Opera on the Avalon, directed by acclaimed director Michael Cavanaugh, and Le Marquis de la Force in Dialogues of the Carmelites with Eastman Opera Theatre under the baton of Benton Hess. Last fall, Baron presented recitals in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. at Cranbrook Schools and Rochester, N.Y. and also at Lynchburg College (Va.), where he presented lectures and gave a recital. Future engagements include a performance of Bach’s Cantata “Ich habe genug” as part of the Eastman Cantata Series. This is his first appearance with the RPO.

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artistsRochester Oratorio SocietyEric Townell, directorFor 70 years an integral part of Rochester’s vibrant arts community, the Rochester Oratorio Society gives voice to the best qualities of our region, exploring a diverse, multi-cultural, modern repertoire that includes the great standards; collaborating with local arts groups of all kinds, and performing in non-traditional community settings. The ROS gave award-winning performances at the 2008 Olympic Cultural Festival in Beijing and Shanghai and introduced music of Jeff Tyzik to capacity audiences during its 2014 tour of Eastern European capitals. Its annual vocal competition, “Classical Idol,” promotes rising vocal artists to international careers. Its numerous notable performances with the RPO include Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under Christopher Seaman at the opening of the remodeled Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The ROS returns to the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for two performances in 2015. Eric Townell, international award-winning conductor of choral, operatic, and symphonic repertoire, has conducted holiday, special event and regional outreach concerts for the Milwaukee and Madison Symphony orchestras and for the RPO, including the 2012 Messiah and the 2013 90th Anniversary Concert sponsored by the City of Rochester. As music director of the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Townell led commissions by American composers and developed programming emphasizing contemporary works and collaboration. His work with the Festival Choir of Madison was heard nationally over NPR. He is an effective communicator on music and arts topics and a frequent commentator for WXXI Public Broadcasting. “An experienced opera conductor,” (Chicago Tribune), Townell is concurrently Artistic Director of the Rochester Lyric Opera.

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BEDřicH SMETANA Three Dances from The Bartered Bride 11:00 Polka Furiant Dance of the Comedians

ANTONíN DvOřáK Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53 31:00 Allegro, ma non troppo Adagio, ma non troppo Finale: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo Augustin Hadelich, violin

iNTERMiSSiON DAviD DiAMOND Symphony No. 4 16:00 Allegretto Adagio andante Allegro AARON cOpLAND Suite from Billy the Kid 20:00 The Open Prairie Street in a Frontier Town Card Game at Night Running Gun Battle Celebration on Billy’s Capture Billy’s Death The Open Prairie Again

Augustin Hadelich’s appearance is made possible in part by The Alfred Davis and Brunhilde Knapp Artists Performance Fund.

Revered as the father of Czech Romantic music, Smetana paved the way for Antonín Dvořák to raise the style to the height of its international renown. His eight operas became the bedrock of the country’s repertoire. The Bartered Bride is the second of them. It premiered in Prague on May 30, 1866, but without success. Smetana revised it thoroughly. Those improvements, and a growing sense of pride in its deeply Czech qualities, led to its eventual stature as the most popular and most representative of nineteenth-century Czech operas.

Smetana’s post-premiere revisions included adding three delightful dance episodes. The first is a jolly Polka that builds to a rousing finish. The second is a vivacious Furiant, a folk dance characterized by cross-rhythms. The last, Dance of the Comedians, accompanies the slapstick antics of a troupe of circus clowns.

Bedřich SmetanaThree Dances from The Bartered Bride

b. March 2, 1824Litomyšl, Bohemia

d. May 12, 1884Prague, Bohemia

First performed by the RPOOctober 19, 1989;Mark Elder, conductor

Last performed by the RPOJune 29, 2011;Michael Butterman, conductor

In July 1879, Dvořák traveled to Berlin to hear the renowned Joachim Quartet perform his music. Joachim was a famous musician who was the group’s first violinist and leader. Although Dvořák was a decent fiddler, he asked for and received Joachim’s advice on the technical aspects of the concerto. After it was finished, and Joachim had accepted the dedication, he twice asked for revisions. Dvořák obliged, but Joachim remained unsatisfied. He never did perform the concerto. Frustrated, the composer turned it over to his friend, František Ondříček, who gave the premiere in Prague on October 14, 1883.

The concerto does not possess the same depth of emotion and formal mastery that characterize Dvořák’s later Cello Concerto, yet it marks a substantial advance over his earlier Piano Concerto. The opening two movements are performed as a continuous whole. The first is rhapsodic, filled with passion, yearning, and drama. The second is serene, with only the occasional dramatic outburst to disturb its tranquility. The finale is a folk-flavored segment, a joyful dance led off by the solo violin.

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b. September 8, 1841Nelahozeves, Bohemia

d. May 1, 1904Prague, Bohemia

First performed by the RPONovember 16, 1961;Theodore Bloomfield, conductorNathan Milstein, violin

Last performed by the RPOFebruary 12, 2005;Christopher Seaman, conductorWilfredo Degláns, violin

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American composer David Diamond’s catalogue includes 11 symphonies, operas, incidental music for theatre and film, concertos, miscellaneous orchestral works, chamber and vocal scores.

He began Symphony No. 4 in 1945. It was commissioned by the foundation that Serge Koussevitzky, music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, had created in 1942 to encourage the composition and performance of new music. The BSO gave the premiere performance on January 23, 1948, with Leonard Bernstein substituting for the ailing Koussevitzky. “The entire symphony was created with the idea of…Gustav Fechner’s theories of life and death,” the composer wrote, “as, I – a continual sleep, II – the alternation between sleeping and waking, and III – eternal waking, birth being the passing from I to II and death the transition from II to III.” The first of the three compact movements is pleasant in character. Diamond’s orchestration exhibits both a rich instrumental palette and an appealing transparency. The two main themes are combined at the climax, after which the music concludes with a relaxed coda. The second movement opens with a slow, stern proclamation before moving on to the heartfelt lyricism that is its primary emotion. The finale displays plentiful vigor and triumphant high spirits, laced with contrasting passages of warm expressiveness.

david diamondSymphony No. 4

b. July 9, 1915Rochester, N.Y.

d. June 13, 2005Rochester, N.Y.

First performed by the RPONovember 11, 1948;Erich Leinsdorf, conductor

Last performed by the RPOMarch 17, 2007;Gerard Schwarz, conductor

This superlative ballet score was commissioned by impresario Lincoln Kirstein for his company, the American Ballet. Kirstein had wanted a score from Copland for some time, but it was only in 1938 that they agreed on the life of the notorious western outlaw Billy the Kid as the subject. Eugene Loring created the choreography. The premiere took place in Chicago in October 1938. Later that year, Copland created this 20-minute suite for concert use.

The exploits of Billy the Kid (1855-1881, born in New York as William H. Bonney) have been heavily romanticized in various media since his death—including this ballet, which has only a slight grounding in reality.

The action begins and closes on the open prairie. The first scene is a street in a frontier town. Cowboys saunter into town, some on horseback, others with their lassos. Mexican women do a dance, which is interrupted by a fight between two drunks. Attracted by the gathering crowd, Billy is seen for the first time as a boy of 12 with his mother. The brawl turns ugly, guns are drawn and Billy’s mother is accidentally killed. In cold fury, Billy draws a knife from a cowhand’s sheath and stabs his mother’s slayers.

In swift succession we see episodes in Billy’s later life. He plays cards under the stars with his outlaw friends, and then later is captured by a posse led by one of his former friends. Billy’s capture is celebrated, but Billy soon escapes from prison, only to be discovered by the posse and killed. © 2014 Don Anderson. All rights reserved

aaron coplandSuite from Billy the Kid

b. November 14, 1900Brooklyn, N.Y. d. December 2, 1990Peekskill, N.Y. First performed by the RPONovember 25, 1942;Guy Fraser Harrison, conductor

Last performed by the RPOApril 28, 2012;Jeff Tyzik, conductor

artistsDaniel Hege, guest conductorDaniel Hege is widely recognized as one of America’s finest conductors, earning critical acclaim for his fresh interpretations of the standard repertoire and for his commitment to creative programming. He is currently the music director of the Wichita Symphony, and also has served as music director for the Syracuse Symphony (11 seasons). Hege also served as resident conductor at the Baltimore Symphony, associate conductor of the Kansas City Symphony, assistant conductor of the Pacific Symphony, music director of the Encore Chamber Orchestra (Chicago), and music director of the Chicago Youth Symphony, where he was twice honored by the League of American Orchestras for innovative programming.

Hege has guest conducted the Colorado, Columbus, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Oregon, Phoenix, San Diego, and Seattle symphonies; the Buffalo and Calgary philharmonics, and led the orchestras at the Grand Teton and Aspen Music Festivals. International engagements include performances with the Singapore Symphony and the St. Petersburg Symphony at the Winter Nights Festival. Hege also has worked with the Syracuse Opera, with which he conducted productions of Madame Butterfly, La Traviata, Tosca, and Don Pasquale.

Recent and upcoming guest conducting engagements include appearances with the Rhode Island and Naples Philharmonics; the Louisville, Sarasota, and Florida orchestras; the Houston, Edmonton, Pacific, Puerto Rico, Hartford, Omaha, Tulsa, and Virginia symphonies, and at the Music Academy of the West. This is his first appearance with the RPO.

Hege holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Utah and an honorary doctorate degree from Le Moyne College in Syracuse for his contributions to the cultural life in central New York State.

Augustin Hadelich, violinAugustin Hadelich has established himself as one of the most sought-after violinists of his generation. Featured on the cover of the May 2014 issue of Strings Magazine, he is also becoming a familiar figure in Europe and Asia, continuing to astonish audiences with his phenomenal technique, poetic sensitivity, and gorgeous tone.

Worldwide appearances in the U.S. include the Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco symphony orchestras, as well as the Los Angeles and New York philharmonics among others; international appearances include the BBC Philharmonic/Manchester, BBC Symphony/Barbican, Dresden Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, NHK Symphony/Tokyo, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the SWR/Stuttgart. He last appeared with the RPO in February 2010.

Highlights of Hadelich’s 2014-15 season include debuts with the Minnesota Orchestra, Danish National Symphony, and the London Philharmonic, as well as repeat engagements with the New York Philharmonic and the symphonies of Baltimore, Houston, Indianapolis, Liverpool, Saint Louis, and Seattle. Also active as recitalist and chamber musician, his other recent projects include an Artist-in-Residency with the Netherlands Philharmonic, tours with both the Toronto and San Diego symphonies, and a recital debut at Wigmore Hall in London.

The 2006 Gold Medalist of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, Hadelich is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant (2009), a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in the UK (2001), and Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award (2012). He received an artist diploma from The Juilliard School, where he was a student of Joel Smirnoff. He plays on the 1723 “Ex-Kiesewetter” Stradivari violin, on loan from Clement and Karen Arrison through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

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We have also created the area’s first freestanding transitional care center—the only rehab center in Rochester that is not located in a nursing home. So people can recover from major medical events surrounded by people just like themselves.

It is a remarkable new way to care for people. Inspired by the people who deserve nothing less than the best.

Learn more about the changes at St. Ann’s Community by visiting us at StAnnsCommunity.com.

Caring for The Most Important People on Earth

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rsCorporate partners, Foundations & organizationsThe Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following corporate, foundation, and community organizations for their generous support. Listings are as of November 24, 2014. Please call 454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections.

symphony($50,000 and above)Davenport-Hatch FoundationG.W. Lisk, Inc. of Clifton SpringsWegman Family Charitable

FoundationHaskell Rosenberg Family FundElaine P. & Richard U. Wilson

Foundation

ConCerto ($25,000–$49,999)Canandaigua National Bank & TrustConstellation BrandsESL FoundationFibertech NetworksGlover Crask Charitable Trust Gouvernet Arts FundKilian J. & Caroline F. Schmitt

FoundationWilliam and Sheila Konar

FoundationM&T BankThe Max and Marian Farash

Charitable FoundationWendy’s Restaurants of

Rochester

sonata ($10,000–$24,999)Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family

Charitable FoundationFirst Niagara BankHigh Falls AdvisorsMVP Health CareOrtho-Clinical DiagnosticsRochester Regional Health

SystemXerox Foundation

suite ($5,000–$9,999)AAA of Western & Central New YorkCorning IncorporatedDixon SchwablDominion Transmission, Inc.Dreyfus FoundationJoseph & Anna Gartner

FoundationAnn & Gordon Getty Foundation Daisy Marquis Jones FoundationGianniny Family Fund IIKeyBankKPMG LLPLinden Oaks Office ParkThe Przysinda Family FoundationPaul Klingenstein Family

Foundation, Inc.Spindler Family FoundationThe Pipa Tagliarino GroupThomson ReutersWegmans Food MarketsFred and Floy Willmott

FoundationWoods Oviatt Gilman LLP

overture ($3,000–$4,999)Caldwell Manufacturing

CompanyThe Elizabeth F. Cheney

FoundationThe Community FoundationRufus K. Dryer II FundJudith Lasker Kaufman FundMary S. Mulligan Charitable TrustRubens Family FoundationCornell/Weinstein Family

FoundationMarie C. & Joseph C. Wilson

FoundationThe Louis S. & Molly B. Wolk

Foundation

partner ($1,000–$2,999)Ames-Amzalak Memorial TrustThe Autism Council of RochesterBraitman Family FoundationALSTOM Signaling FoundationT.M. & M.W. Crandall FoundationDurwood Management, Inc.Five Star BankFred L. Emerson FoundationGenesee Valley Penny Saver, Inc.G-S Plastics Optics/ Tel-Tru Mfg. Co.Harris Beach PLLCMay Kay Houck FoundationKlein Reinforcing ServicesKovalsky-Carr Electric SupplyManning & Napier AdvisorsNew Horizons Band & OrchestraThe Guido and Ellen Palma

FoundationRochester Gas & Electric Corp.Rochester Midland CorporationRochester Philharmonic League

assoCiate ($600–$999)Bio-Optronics, Inc.Boydell & Brewer, Inc.Insley-McEntee Equipment

Co., Inc.O’Connell Electric Co.

supporter ($300–$599)Bergmann AssociatesBosch Security SystemDatroseDeCarolis Truck Rental45 East Fine JewelersHayes Asset Management, LLCGary & Nancy Penisten Family FoundationMatthews & Fields Lumber Co.Peko Precision Products Inc.Reimer Piano TuningStar Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.Vanden Brul FoundationWest Herr Automotive Group

giFts in KindAlexandra Northrop & Jules SmithChristopher SeamanCity NewspaperConstellation BrandsDixon SchwablEd & Barbara BurnsHedonist Artisan Chocolates Ingrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyJanet Kellner & Jim KurtzJeff & Jill TyzikJay AdvertisingJohn GriecoJon & Kathy SchumacherJR McCarthyKevin GavaganKidsOutAndAbout.comKurt & Judy FeuhernMark Siwiec & Duffy PalmerMichael Butterman & Jennifer CarsilloPatricia WilderPeter & Joan FaberRichie Rich EventsRobin LehmanSteve Hess & Sarah Atkinson, M.D.Suzanne Welch & Bill WatsonTom & Nan HildebrandtWard Stare

matChing giFt CompaniesBank of AmericaExxonMobilGleason FoundationIBM CorporationJohnson & JohnsonJ. P. Morgan Chase & Co.Oppenheimer Funds Inc.Pfizer FoundationVerizon

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artistiC eXCeLLenCe soCietyThe Artistic Excellence Society (AES) recognizes donors for making a three-year pledge of $2,500 or more. The AES is designed to engage our most passionate contributors and to ensure financial stability and ongoing support. Contact Judith Lemoncelli at 585.454.7311 x238 to learn more about the AES.

Anonymous (1) Nancy & Harry BeilfussCarol & John BennettStuart & Betsy BobryChris & Tom BurnsMary Ellen BurrisMargaret J. CarnallMr. & Mrs. Russell D. ChapmanJeff & Sue CraneLauren Dixon & Michael SchwablDr. Eric DreyfussLarry & Kas EldridgeFred L. Emerson FoundationJames & Ellen Englert

Louise Epstein Barbara & Patrick FulfordCharles & Cindy GibsonRob W. GoodlingDavid & Barrie HeiligmanMr. & Mrs. Robert D. HurshRalph F. JozefowiczMyrta & Robert KnoxJim & Marianne KollerStephen Lurie & Kathleen HoltDr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn LipsonJane & Jim LittwitzSwaminathan & Janice MadhuDaniel M. Meyers

Deanne MolinariPaul Marc & Pamela Miller NessCharles H. OwensWilliam & Barbara PulsiferDr. & Mrs. Ronald ReedElizabeth & Larry RicePaul & Brigid RyanKatherine T. & Jon. L. SchumacherVicki & Richard SchwartzNancy SkeltonIngrid A. Stanlis & Paul R. DonnellyDr. & Mrs. Tae B. WhangMichael & Patricia WilderKitty J. Wise

Campaign For artistiC eXCeLLenCeThe Campaign for Artistic Excellence was launched in 2012 to help the RPO achieve its long-term goals of attracting and retaining the best possible artistic talent, continuing a tradition of community service, building national recognition, and ensuring financial stability and organizational excellence.

$100,000 and aboveG. W. Lisk Company, Inc.Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn Lipson

$50,000–$99,999Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson FoundationLouise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen

$30,000–$49,999High Falls Advisors

$15,000–$29,999John & Carol BennettMarie & Charlie KentonElizabeth & Larry Rice

$10,000–$14,999Robin & Michael Weintraub

$5,000–$9,999William Eggers & Deborah McLean

george eastman LegaCy soCietyThe George Eastman Legacy Society honors those individuals who have included the RPO in their estate plans. Interested in joining a growing group of dedicated individuals who appreciate the value that the RPO brings to their lives and the life of our community? Call Jason V. Polasek at 585.454.7311 x280 to find out how you can help ensure that the RPO will be here for future generations.

Anonymous (1)Nancy & Harry BeilfussCarol & John BennettJack and Carolyn BentEllen S. BevanStuart & Betsy BobryWilliam L. & Ruth P. CahnMargaret J. CarnallJoan & Paul CasterlineDr. & Mrs. John J. CondemiJanis Dowd & Daan ZwickJoan FeinbloomDonald & Elizabeth FisherSuressa & Richard H. ForbesCatherine & Elmar FrangenbergCarolyn & Roger FriedlanderBetsy FriedmanBarbara & Patrick FulfordWilliam L. GambleMary M. GooleyBarbara Jean Gray-GottorffGeorge GreerMrs. Laura J. Hameister

Jean HitchcockH. Larry & Dorothy C. HummMr. & Mrs. Robert D. HurshJim & Marianne KollerDawn & Jacques Lipson, M.D.Sue & Michael LococoElfriede LotzCricket & Frank LuellenMr. & Mrs. Daniel MaharJoseph J. ManciniPete & Sally MerrillRobert J. & Marcia Wishengrad MetzgerMrs. Elizabeth O. MillerDeanne MolinariSuzanne F. PowellEileen D. RamosWilliam RappDr. Ramon L. and Judith S. RickerDr. Suzanne H. RodgersWallace R. RustPeggy W. SavlovDavid & Antonia T. Schantz

William & Susan SchoffPeter Schott & Mary Jane TasciottiJon L. & Katherine T. SchumacherGretchen ShaferIngrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyAnn & Robert Van NielLewis & Patricia Ward-BakerFred M. WechslerRobin & Michael WeintraubMichael and Patricia WilderKitty J. WiseNancy & Mark ZawackiAlan Ziegler & Emily NeeceIvan TownHarry & Ruth WalkerSusan and Lawrence YovanoffMr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow

The RPO is most grateful for the generous gifts from the estates of Jean Groff, Gretchen Shafer, and Elbis A. Shoales, M.D.

maestro’s CirCLeThe Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous individuals who help us continue to enrich and inspire the community through the art of music. Listings are as of November 24, 2014. Please call 454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections.

maestoso ($50,000 and above)

AnonymousCarol & John BennettJim BoucherWilliam L. & Ruth P. Cahn

Ilene & David FlaumMr. & Mrs. Robert D. HurshSherman Levey & Deborah RonnenKathy & John Purcell

Katherine T. & Jon L. SchumacherIngrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyJosephine S. TrubekMichael & Patricia Wilder

presto ($15,000–$24,999)

AnonymousLauren Dixon & Michael SchwablMr. & Mrs. James T. EnglertDr. & Mrs. Steven FeldonRonald H. FieldingJeff & Alleen FraserJay* & Betsy FriedmanMr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Furman

Marie & Charlie KentonJim & Marianne KollerMr. & Mrs. William KonarMDr. & Mrs. Michael MillardCharles H. OwensMrs. Richard PalermoSandra A. Parker & John M. SummersDouglas & Diana Phillips

Christopher N. PipaFayga PressMark Siwiec & Duffy PalmerJules L. Smith & Alexandra NorthropAnonymous in memory of Karl F. SpeitelBob & Gayle StilesDr. Eugene P. Toy

vivaCe ($10,000–$14,999)

Marlene Alva in memory of Ruth G. AlvaMr. & Mrs. Paul W. BriggsChris & Tom BurnsMr. & Mrs. Harlan D. CalkinsCatherine B. CarlsonJoan & Paul CasterlineDr. Eric DreyfussJoan & Peter FaberJoanne GianninyPatricia A. GuttenbergWilliam B. Hale

David & Barrie HeiligmanPatrick & Kathleen KellyErnest & Sarah KrugHarold & Christine KurlandNancy & David LaneJoanne LangDr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Leone, Jr.Mrs. Frank W. Lovejoy, Jr.Stephen Lurie & Kathleen HoltMr. Lawrence MartlingDeanne Molinari

Dr. & Mrs. Ronald ReedRiedman FoundationMrs. Norma RiedmanNathan & Susan RobfogelSunny & Nellie RosenbergMSandra & Richard SteinRobert C. StevensKrestie UtechMSkip & Karen WarrenDr. Sidney & Linda S. WeinsteinRobin & Michael Weintraub

aLLegro ($5,000–$9,999)

Anonymous (2)Miriam H. AckleyJudith M. Binder & Barbara ErblandStuart & Betsy BobryPriscilla & Rob BrownBarbara & John BruningMary Ellen BurrisPaul & Mary CallawayMargaret J. CarnallBetsy & John CarverMr. & Mrs. Russell D. ChapmanThomas ChaseMary Ellen ClarkDr. John & Carol R. CondemiMary CowdenJeff & Sue CraneJoyce CroftonRichard & Michele DeckerGary DeTaeyeMichele DryerIn Memoriam for Anita B. Dushay by

Frederick Dushay, M.D.Larry & Kas EldridgeArthur & Marilyn EltingJohn R. ErtleJoan FeinbloomHelen & Dan FultzPatty & Dick GeorgeDr. & Mrs. Charles J. GibsonMr. & Mrs. Donald GinsbergRob W. GoodlingSuzanne GouvernetGeorge & Mary HamlinAlan J. HarrisWarren & Joyce HeilbronnerNorman HortonDr. Jack & Harriette HowittErnest* & Roberta IerardiStephen & Leslie JacobsLa Marr J. Jackson, Esq.Dr. Ralph F. JozefowiczDaryl & Charles Kaplan

Norman & Judith KarstenMRichard & Karen KnowlesMyrta & Robert KnoxMarcy & Ray Kraus in loving memory of Dr. Allan & Charlotte KrausDr. & Mrs. Hobart A. LernerJane & Jim LittwitzEdith M. LordSwaminathan & Janice MadhuDan & Kiki MaharSaul & Susan MarshWilliam P. McCarrickPamela McGreevyMr. & Mrs. James R. McMillenDuane & Ida MillerJames E. Morris, Esq.Mr. & Mrs. Edward MullenPaul Marc & Pamela Miller NessDrs. Avice & Timothy O’ConnorBernard & Molly PannerBrock & Sandra Powell

andante ($2,500–$4,999)

AnonymousSarah D. Atkinson, M.D. & Steven Hess Nancy & Harry BeilfussBill & Victoria Cherry

William Eggers & Deborah McLeanLouise EpsteinBarbara & Patrick FulfordLarry & Elizabeth Rice

Elise & Stephen Rosenfeld Dr. and Mrs. Robert* SantoLouise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen

prestissimo ($25,000–$49,999)

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In memory of Georgia P. Gosnell*Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn Lipson

Cricket & Frank LuellenMrs. Marjorie Morris

Anonymous (10)Robert E. & Carol G. AchillesBarbara & David AckroydJacqueline AdamsEdward & Joan AfterDr. & Mrs. Henry W. AltlandStephanie & Geoffrey AmselMarvin & Frederica AmsteyAllan & Polly AndersonElaine AndersonMr. & Mrs. F.L. Angevine, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. George M. AngleDave & Jan AngusMr. & Mrs. Mehdi N. AraghiBob & Jody AsburyReuben Auspitz & Dawn GoodelkBetsy Ann BalzanoDavid & Nan BassettMr. & Mrs. Bruce B. BatesLloyd F. Bean & Ursula BurnsWilliam J. BeenhouwerMr. & Mrs. Richard G. BennettDavid M. Berg & Dawn K. RiedyMr. & Mrs. Matthew Bielaska, Jr.Don & Peggy BolgerMWilliam & Grace BoudwayJohn & Kristine BouyoucosSimon & Josephine BraitmanSusan Kay BrownDr. & Mrs. George G. BrowningJosh & Beth BrunerAnn Burr & A. Vincent BuzardAlan CamerosPhilip & Jeanne CarlivatiWilliam T. ChandlerTina ChandlerOliver ChanlerMargaret & Donald CherrDr. & Mrs. Tim CladerLorraine W. ClarkeSarah H. CollinsMChristine ColucciJeremy A. Cooney, Esq. Allison & John CurrieJoseph & Judith DarweeshLinda Wells DaveyHorace R. DavisDavid F. DeanJacques & Monique DelettrezTex & Nicki DoolittleGail & Douglas DoonanJanis Dowd & Daan ZwickThe Honorable Robert & Barbara DuffyDr. & Mrs. James DurfeeMrs. C.M. DurlandRose DuverWendy & David DworkinEllen & Lester EberDr. Steven & Susan EisingerCarol & Tom ElliottMohsen Emami, M.D.Gerald G. EstesJulia B. Everitt

Trevor & Elizabeth EwellJohn & Kristy FararSamuel J. & Marsha R. FicoMJill Sutton FinanThomas & Janet FinkCharles FitzgibbonGail R. FlugelJohn & Sandy FordIn Memory of Dr. & Mrs. Charles R.

FordyceJonathan FosterMr. & Mrs. Richard C. FoxDr. & Mrs. Elmar FrangenbergShirley B. & Kevin FrickHarry & Marion FulbrightMarjorie & James FulmerJohanna M. Gambino in memory of

Jerry J. GambinoWilliam L. GambleDr. Richard & Josie GangemiDavid & Patricia GardnerAnn S. GarrettWinston E. GaumDr. & Mrs. David GentileCraig & Shirley GeorgeMr. & Mrs. Wesley P. GhyzelTom & Kelly GilmanWarren & June GlaserPaul & Carol GoldbergPatricia GoodwinBurton GordonDebbie & Michael GordonJean GostomskiJanet & Roger GramJeanne Gray in memory of Robert C.

GrayGeorge GreerAlan & Julie GriesingerDavid Louis GuadagninoBrigitte & Klaus GueldenpfennigDr. & Mrs. Robert J. HaggertyJeffrey & Lynne HalikPeggy & David HallJoan & Alfred HallenbeckDr. Patricia HansLouise B. HarrisMerrill & Dianne HerrickWalter B.D. Hickey, Jr.Tom & Nan HildebrandtArt & Barb HirstSusan HollidayDr. Robert E. Horn & Patricia NachmanMary Jo & Jack HultzMarjorie S. HumphreyBob & Elaine JacobsenJane H. JohnsonMiles & Silvija JonesDr. & Mrs. Harold KanthorMr. & Mrs. Bruce M. KennedyRobert J. KennedyMr. & Mrs. Alvie KiddDr. & Mrs. John W. KilligrewRichard & Sidney Killmer

Karen S. KralBarbara & Jack KraushaarDrs. Richard Kreipe & Mary Sue JackDeanna & Charles KrusenstjernaWerner & Susan KunzDavid & Andrea LambertLane Family FundMs. Connie LearyJohn & Alice LeddyNorman & Arlene LeenhoutsJudith Francis LemoncelliGay & Don LenhardVincent & Christina LentiMr. & Mrs. James A. Locke IIISue & Michael LococoJohn & Dolores LoftusArthur E. LowenthalHarold D. LowryKathryn Markakis & Geoffrey WilliamsMrs. Bruce P. MarshallFrances & Robert MarxStephen Matkowsky & Elzbieta

CharchalisCarol & John MattesonMrs. Gilbert G. McCurdyGilbert Kennedy McCurdyCarol A. McFetridgeBruce & Eleanor McLearDr. & Mrs. Neal McNabbKaren MeadMarion & Ed MenchPete & Sally MerrillDr. & Mrs. Edward MessingDaniel M. MeyersMargaret-Anne MilneJohn MuenterDr. & Mrs. Stephen MunsonMorning MusicaleMr. & Mrs. Philip NeivertElizabeth Neureiter-SeelySara L. NiemeyerKathy & Ted NixonWilliam J. O’Connor, Jr.David E. OwensMrs. Betty L. PaddockPaul F. PageryJane Parker & Francis CosentinoPatricia & Philip ParrMr. Kirkwood PersoniusChanning & Marie PhilbrickHazlow Electronics, Inc.Bill & Beverly PullisNancy & Vincent RealeMr. & Mrs. Thomas S. RichardsCarol Ritter Wright & William WrightDaniel & Nancy RobbinsMrs. Stanley M. RogoffDr. Marie Rolf & Mr. Robin LehmanThomas & Elizabeth RossDrs. Carl & O.J. SahlerDr. & Mrs. Robert M. SantoDrs. Eva & Jude SauerPeggy Savlov

adagio ($1,000–$2,499)

William & Barbara PulsiferSusan A. RaubJohn B. RumseyPaul & Brigid RyanRon & Sharon SalluzzoRichard & Vicki SchwartzLibba & Wolf Seka

Nancy A. SkeltonJanet Buchanan SmithDr. & Mrs. Sidney H. SobelNorman & Glenna SpindelmanDavid & Grace StrongMrs. Schuyler TownsonMrs. Robert van der Stricht

Ann & Robert Van NielDr. & Mrs. Tae B. WhangTimothy & Teresa WilsonKitty J. WiseMr. & Mrs. Reyton WojnowskiRobert A. WoodhouseM Matching Gift* Deceased

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phiLharmoniC Friends

Anonymous (4)Daniel & Elizabeth AbbasDr. & Mrs. James V. AquavellaBetsy & Gerald ArchibaldJohn & Lisa BaronMr. & Mrs. Rodney BlumenauJeff & Kathy BowenJosephine BuckleyChris & Jodi BeyerClaire M. BrownBruce & Shirley BurrittJane A. CapellupoMichael B. Gehl & Jeffrey CarusoDavid & Mary CheeranWalter CooperMr. & Mrs. Edward P. Curtis, Jr.Cathy Cushman & Jeff Sokol Jane DieckWendell & Mary DischerWilliam & Cynthia DoughertyMMs. Marilyn DrummSherman & Anne FarnhamUdo Fehn & Christine LongMr. & Mrs. Lee J. FleckensteinGeorge & Marie FollettJohn & Chris ForkenPeter & Nancy GaessRobert & Jeanne GraceDr. & Mrs. William GrammarBarbara J. Granite

Ed & Terry GrissingMrs. Laura J. HameisterMarilyn & Dick HareMr. Lawrence HelferJohn & Barbara HolderAndrew & Kathleen HoltCarol E. HopkinsH. Larry & Dorothy C. HummEarl & Mary IngersollMr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. IwanMrs. Maryel KelloggMarilyn & David KlassMarcella Klein & Richard SchaefferGlenn & Nancy KochDoris & Austin LeveIn memory of Helene P. Lovenheim John & Judy LyndRichard McGrathFerne F. MerrillKen & Nancy MihalyovOnnalie MillerJonathan Mink & Janet CranshawRichard & Joyce MitchellIlene MontanaDr. & Mrs. William L. MorganMr. Raymond L. NelsonW. Robert NolanMrs. Virginia S. PacalaDavid & Monica PanipintoAnn Piato

Jason V. PolasekMargaret QuackenbushRobert & Anne QuiveyAntonio & Patricia K. RosatiMr. & Mrs. Richard M. RosenbaumJamal & Pam RossiHon. Franklin T. & Cynthia RussellWilliam SaundersGary B. & Scott A. SchaeferSusan & Bill SchoffJoan M. SchumakerGeorge J. Schwartz, M.D.Elaine & Peter SchwarzKatie SejbaCarol C. ShulmanRobert & Norma SnyderJanet H. SorensenMargaret A. StriteDonna ThompsonMimi & Sam TiltonJohn & Betty TravisJim Van Meter & Marlene PiscitelliDale & Lorraine WhittingtonDonald P. WichmanEd & Wilma WierengaClaes & Puck WinquistGary & Judith WoodLaura & Joel YellinKaren & Sy Zivan

advoCate ($700–$999)

Anonymous (11)Carol AldridgeRobert & Anne AllenPeter & Jane AndersonAllegra AngusA. Joseph AntosDr. & Mrs. E. David AppelbaumMDr. & Mrs. Edward C. AtwaterGloria BaciewiczJane Ellen BaileyJean Boynton BakerMr. & Mrs. Thomas BaltaMaureen BaranDr. & Mrs. Donald BarrettAsish & Susan BasuSteve & Anne BauerKaren Baumgartner

Brenda BealJohn & Ellen BeckAnne BellHays & Karen BellMr. & Mrs. Donald BennettMrs. Helen H. BerkeleyEric & Marcia BirkenChrystine BlackwellMrs. Barbara BlakeLynne BlankJames R. BoehlerMrs. Philip P. BonanniSusan & Peter BondyAgneta M. Borgstedt, M.D.Don & Jackie BowmanDonald & Mary BoydJudith Boyd

Dr. & Mrs. Albert BraultDaan BravemanLinda BretzMr. & Mrs. Joseph C. BriggsElaine & Wayne BrigmanMrs. George H. BrownWilma M. BruckerDoug & Chris BrushRichard F. BrushAl BucknerMary Elaine Aldoretta & Richard BurandtDavid J. & Margaret M. BurnsRory & Rebekah BurrillJames ButlerJoe ButtariEric & Lee Caine

beneFaCtor ($375–$699)

James G. ScanzaroliPeter Schott & Mary Jane TasciottiAnthony & Gloria SciolinoDoria Scortichini & Christopher RitchlinCatherine & Richard SeegerJoan & Arthur SegalMr. & Mrs. Thomas P. SheaWayne & Sonja SheltonRobert & Nancy ShewanVirginia Skuse & Mr. Frank GrossoAlice & Ken SliningSusan & David SpectorMDaniel & Susan StareKenneth T. & Eva M. SteadmanMrs. Andrea StewartDr. Robert & Sally Jo StookeyPavel SullivanEleanor Summers

Frank & Rose SwiskeyMargaret & Charles SymingtonDr. & Mrs. Henry A. ThiedeJ. Russell & Kathleen ThomasMiriam ThomasRobert & Diane TichellDr. & Mrs. Mark TornatoreStephen & Shirley TownsendDavid & Marcia TrauernichtBancroft-Tubbs Family FundDorothy TylerJim & Linda VarnerDr. Laura von DoenhoffMs. Gretchen VossRichard & Brenda VuillequezHarry & Ruth WalkerStephen R. WebbAnn Weitzel

Joseph Werner & Diane SmithStephen WershingCarol WhitbeckMrs. Frederick C. WhiteMrs. Kay R. WhitmoreMs. Christine WickertDr. James & Nancy WierowskiJames H. WilleyHenry Williams & Barbara DimmickElise & Joseph WojciechowskiErnest WongCharlotte C. WrightLinda & Robert G. WymanCaroline & Richard YatesJohn C. YoungersMr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow

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Dick & Marcia CalabreseKeith & Joan CalkinsThomas CaprioDr. & Mrs. Robert H. CarrierJohn & Diane CaselliDiane & Roger CassDr. Lawrence & Mrs. Rita ChessinIrene ChurukianVictor Ciaraldi & Kathy MarchaesiJack & Barbara ClarcqMrs. Ann ClarkeMartha D. ClasquinAlan Cohen & Nancy BloomGloria & Pincus CohenDavid & Donna ColeMary Ellen CollingeCheryl CollinsRoy Czernikowski & Karin DunniganFrance DanielsonJerry DavidsonMr. & Mrs. Daniel C. DaviesRobert & Sandi DeBruyckerDr. & Mrs. H. George Decancq, Jr.John & Jane DeCorySue De GeorgeKen & Jean DeHavenJosephine DeweyNancy & Sreeram DhurjatyMr. A. DmochowskiDonald & Stephanie DoeWarren DoerrerJoseph DubaMs. Jeanetta DunlapJoanne EcclesMr. & Mrs. Richard J. EganLarry & Peggy ElliottHolly K. ElwellMarcia L. ElwittD. Craig Epperson & Dr. Beth JelsmaGordon J. EsteyDonald & Jean EygnorClara S. FirthElizabeth B. FisherF. Peter FlihanSuressa & Richard Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Thomas ForsythCortland F. Fowler, Sr.Ann & Steve FoxSandra & Neil FrankelMrs. Richard FreemanRuth FreemanTaylor FreitasDr. Gary J. Friend & Mrs. Lois B. Wolff-FriendRichard & Carol FullertonMoriel & Bob GabbeyN. Gadziala & R. J. LooneySue GaffneyJerry J. Gambino, Jr.Jill & Kent GardnerSharon GarelickKevin GavaganRichard & Joyce GilbertJean & Dr. Al GinkelRobert & Marie GintherAndrea S. GiuffreMrs. Coral T. GlassmanBruce GoldmanJohn & Roslyn GoldmanDane & Judy GordonMr. & Mrs. Julian M. GordonBarbara Jean Gray-GottorffMr. & Mrs. Newton H. GreenGay Jane Greene

Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. GriswoldGaye Gronlund & Bruce CornerMichael & Joanna GrosodoniaMs. Barbara E. GrossMr. Robert C. GrossmanDr. & Mrs. Robert GulickAnn L. HaagSusan & James HaefnerMary HaleDavid & Frances HallHoward T. Hallowell IIIZena & Tom HampsonMartin & Sherrie HandelmanAnn & Ed HanleyRonald W. HansenMark & Barbara HargraveRobert T. & Mary Ann HargraveKaren HartMr. & Mrs. James M. HartmanDavid & Marian HartneyMr. & Mrs. Lee HasiukSandra HasenauerMrs. Robert A. HeinleRichard HenshawRay & Joan HenslerMs. Judith HensleyCarol & Michael HirshRyan HoefenDavid L. HoffbergPaul Hoffman & Jane SchryverDan & Sandy HollandsMr. & Mrs. Ned HolmesTala & Mark HopkinsMr. & Mrs. William N HosleyLarry & Barbara HoweDr. Wei & Ivy HsuMr. & Mrs. Jerome L. HuffRichard & Joyce HumphreysGwyneth HuntingMr. & Mrs. John HustlerRobert & Merilyn IsraelDewey JacksonBruce JacobsStephen & Kay JacobsteinMr. Gerald JenkinsJanet S. JennisonDavid & Patricia JewellRonald & Martha JodoinDr. & Mrs. H. Douglas JonesJohn & Carole JoyceValerie & Robert KalwasDr. & Mrs. Donald KammAnne KampmeierLori & Frank KarbelBarbara & Robert KayMr. Jack L. KelchLeo & Cynthia KesselringJack & CB KinsellaKenneth R. KnightMr. & Mrs. Mordecai KolkoMrs. Ellen KonarPaulina & Laurence KovalskyElsbeth J. KozelJames & Elaine KrausChari KrenisDr. & Mrs. Jacob KriegerJane LabrumRev. William LairdDr. & Mrs. Leo R. LandhuisDonna M. LandryMr. & Mrs. Thomas O. LangeCraig & Susan LarsonDiana LauriaRev. Sandra Lemke

Jennifer Leonard & David Cay JohnstonLenore & Marshall LesserPamela LeveCatherine Lewis & Angela BonazingaSarah F. LiebschutzMs. Jean LigozioKen & Katherine LindahlBarbara L. LobbDr. Erwin Loewen & Anita RosenfeldDr. & Mrs. Norman R. LoomisCarol C. LovellEd LutterbeinEdward J. & Kathleen L. LyndSandra MaceykaRussell MadsenMr. & Mrs. Achilles MafiliosAngela MambroJeanne MandelJames & Patricia ManginSandy & Jack ManiloffJeffrey & Laura MarkwickDiana MarquisMr. & Mrs. Fred MasonRichard & Catherine MassieKathy Keogh & Eric MatsonMr. & Mrs. William C. MayerMr. & Mrs. Wayne J. MazzarellaC. Thomas & Emily McCallDick & Sandra McGavernMelissa McGrain & Andrew SternMr. & Mrs. David McNairMr. & Mrs. John F. Mc NamaraMargaret & Bob MecredyMr. & Mrs. Harry P. Messina, Jr.Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad MetzgerSidney MetzgerHinda & Michael MillerTheodore H. MorseJoseph & Linda MulcahyMr. & Mrs. Otto Muller-GirardSam & Donna MutoDr. & Mrs. R. Joseph NaplesMildred G. NessJohn NeumannRichard & Jeanne NewmanDr. Richard & Nancy NewtonJoan & Beryl NusbaumSuzanne J. O’BrienW. Smith & Jean O’BrienPeter Oddleifson & Kay WallaceMalcolm O’MalleyRobert & Betty OppenheimerRita B. OtterbeinMrs. John PaganelliThe Rev. Marilyle Sweet PageMyrna & Gary PaigeDr. Vivian PalladoroRobert J. PalmerPhil R. PalumboMonica PanipintoJonathan R. Parkes & Marcia Bornhurst ParkesJohn & Diane ParrinelloThomas W. PaulEsther & Tom PaulDavid & Marjorie PerlmanMr. & Mrs. Claude PetersThomas W. Petrillo & William R. ReamyMr. & Mrs. Anthony PiazzaDavid & Virginia PixleyDr. & Mrs. Lee D. PollanVera PowleyDr. Susan Presberg-Greene & Dr. Robert Greene

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Bill & Edie PrestMary Jane ProschelBarry & Jean RabsonJerry & Janice RachfalEileen D. RamosRichard & Susan ReedDr. & Mrs. Paul ReevesStan & Anne RefermatBob & Shirley RheinwaldMr. & Mrs. Donn P. RiceDr. Ramon L. & Judith S. RickerDonald & Ernstine RicknerChristopher RiderSandra & Eugene RileyRobert RobbinsNancy & Art RobertsDr. & Mrs. Gordon N. RobinsonSuzanne RobinsonLawrence & Virginia RockwellMrs. David RomigJudy & Bill RoseDr. Harry & Ellen RosenDr. Gerald & Maxine RosenMargery & Richard RosenDick & Bea RosenbloomBeatrice Roxin, in memory of Paul RoxinDr. & Mrs. G. Theodore RuckertAndrea Rudolph & Rosalind M. RudolphCarolyn & Charles RuffingMr. James R. SabeyLouise SadowskiMr. & Mrs. Victor E. Salerno, Jr.Ed & Gabriel SapharDonald & Madelyn SassoRon SassoneSusan Scanlon & Croft K. HangartnerMr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. SchenckMr. & Mrs. Richard SchenkelMarjorie SchmalePaul & Barbara SchmiedNancy & David Schraver

David & Naomi SchrierThomas Schumacher Rich SensenbachMr. & Mrs. Eugene P. SeymourRobert Hallstrom & Lily ShawRuth SheldonMary E. ShermanMr. & Mrs. Michael O. ShipleyMyron S. Silver & Rivka ChatmanJoseph SimpsonDaniel & Sarah SingalElizabeth E. SmithGeorge Smith & Diane AhlmanCharles H. SpeirsMr. & Mrs. Harold G. StaceyWalter StackerMr. & Mrs. Rudolph SteinerGeorgine & James StengerMr. & Mrs. David SternElizabeth & Robert SterrettAnn H. Stevens & William J. ShattuckKevin Stone & Nancy Atwood-StoneDr. & Mrs. Alexander StrasserEdward Tanner & Elizabeth TreiberDouglas F. TaylorDavid & Carol TeegardenJonathan G. TerryChris Thomas & Catherine CerulliEric ThompsonThomas ThompsonDonald TingleyCelia & Doug ToppingBill & Mary Anna TowlerDonald & Donna TraverMr. & Mrs. George TreierWilliam J. TribelhornMr. & Mrs. A. Gene TrimbleJ. Michael & Sally TurnerJohn & Janet TylerEugene & Gloria UlterinoJoyce Underberg & Stan RodwinDJ & Patty Upton

George UrichCharles & Susan Van BurenBruce & Lauri Van HiseBetsy Van HornDoug Cline & Lorraine Van Meter-ClineMargaret VanasWayne & Anne Vander BylGary & Marie VanGraafeilandThomas & Jeanne VerhulstVic VinkeyJohn & Susan VolpelRobert VosteenStephen H. & Martha Gay WaiteBrian WaldmillerRobert & Sandra WalkerMrs. Herbert WatkinsPierce & Elizabeth WebbSusan C. & Robert E. WeberMr. & Mrs. Peter Z. WebsterMr. & Mrs. Walter I. WeinerAnn D. WeintraubDavid WelkerRichard & Shirley WersingerMrs. Timothy J. WestbrookCharles & Carolyn WhitfieldMrs. John T. WiggMr. & Mrs. William WilcoxMr. John Williams & Mr. Chuck LundeenLeonore & Lee WiltseJohn & Laurie WitmeyerCharles & Susan WolfeGrace WongPeter WoodsDoris Wright & Gerald GlaserGeorge & Caroline WuEileen M. WurzerJoan & Joe YanniMarsha YoungLawrence & Susan YovanoffCarol Zajkowski

beneFaCtor ($375–$699) Continued

bravo! tributesTribute gifts are a special way to remember loved ones or commemorate special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, births, or graduations. If you would like to make a memorial or honorarium gift, please contact the RPO Development Department at 454-7311 x232.

in honor oF…

Messrs. William & Michael Whitney Mrs. Louise Epstein

Mr. Robert Wilcox Mrs. Louise Epstein

Bob & Carol Achilles Donald & Marcia McComb

Donna & Alan Edelstein Bill & Priscilla Boller

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Lorraine Chamberlain Mr. Charles Fitzgibbon Mr. & Mrs. Alfonso Mancini Ms. Susan Spence Mr. & Mrs. Aaron D. Taub

Barry Corwin Jean E. Pedersen

Jay Friedman Joseph & Judith Darweesh Mr. & Mrs. James A. Locke III Dr. Ramon L. & Judith S. Ricker Mr. Thomas Solomon Carolyn & Frank Troxell

Tom and Georgia Gosnell Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher

Earnest Ierardi William Eggers & Deborah McLean John & Katherine Greenthal Mr. Paul Herndon Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Kaplan Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher

Harold Lowry Deborah Leary Phyllis McCaule

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Bravo to our volunteersHeartfelt thanks to our more than 550 volunteers for their ongoing and vital contributions to education, office, community engagement, special events, and theatre operations. Below is a list of the RPO’s formal volunteer organizations and active committees. For more information on how you can lend your time and talents to the RPO, contact Kathy Miller, Administrative & Volunteer Coordinator at (585) 454-7311 X243 or email kmiller@rpo.org.

special events oversight committeeRichard Sadowski and Ed Bullard, Co-Chairs

volunteer enrichment committeeShannon Nance, Chair

“give a lift” programMichelle Bello Dispatcher

“rear guard” volunteersJean Webster, Chair

rochester philharmonic leagueFounded in 1929, the Rochester Philharmonic League is an organization of men and women who support the RPO with a focus on educating young people about music and the RPO. League projects include: escorting for the RPO Educational Concerts, the Young Artist Auditions for high school musicians,

our Music, Munch & Mingle series where members attend select RPO rehearsals followed by lunch with an RPO musician, and the Glimmerglass Opera trip. Contact Laura Morihara, Administrator: (585) 399-3654 or email rpl@rpo.org.

Board of directors 2014 – 2015

Eileen Ramos, PresidentBill Rahn, Vice PresidentMary-Ellen Perry, SecretaryPaul Ness, TreasurerCarol Shulman, Past PresidentYvonne Baker

Kathleen BankeyJoanna BassettMary Ellen BiglerJudy DiPasqualeElmar FrangenbergSue HabbersettGeorge GreerCynthia JankowskiCharles Kaplan

Bonnie KramerKatherine MartelRuth MessingerMargaret-Anne MilneBrenda Murphy-PoughKathleen NewcombDonna PritchardNaomi SchrierHoward Spindler

gold Baton ($100,000)Barbara & Patrick Fulford

podium ($50,000–$99,999)Joan & Harold* Feinbloom

concertmaster ($25,000–$49,999)Anonymous (2)Mr.* & Mrs. Robert Hurlbut, Sr.Cricket & Frank Luellen

principal ($10,000–$24,999)Anonymous (2)Lisa Brubaker, James Viscardi, Louise Woerner & Don KollmorgenWilliam Eggers & Deborah McLeanLouise EpsteinRonald & Donna* FieldingSteven Hess & Sarah Atkinson, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Robert HurshHarold & Christine KurlandAnn Mowris MulliganKathy & John PurcellRobin Lehman & Marie Rolf

Elizabeth & Larry RiceNick & Susan RobfogelIngrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyDrs. Richard & Gwen SternsFrank* & Mary Lou* Stotz

conductor laureate supportersJohn & Carol BennettPaul & Bea BriggsDavid & Barrie HeiligmanMr. & Mrs. Bruce M. KennedyJim & Marianne KollerDawn & Jacques LipsonNannette Nocon & Karl WessendorfCharles H. OwensPeggy SavlovJon & Katherine SchumacherJoel SeligmanSuzanne D. Welch & William D. WatsonRobin & Michael WeintraubDeborah Wilson

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the christopher seaman conductor laureate chairThe Christopher Seaman Chair is supported by funds from Barbara and Patrick Fulford and the Conductor Laureate Society, recognized below. We sincerely appreciate the support of these most generous patrons, who made it possible to honor former Music Director Christopher Seaman’s 13 dedicated years in a very special way.

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AdministrAtionCharles H. Owens, President & CEOEllen Beck, Executive Assistant

Artistic operAtions & educAtionRichard Decker, Vice President of Artistic AdministrationChris Beyer, Director of Concert OperationsBarbara Brown, Director of EducationPeter Folliand, Eastman Conducting FellowAimee Lillienstein ~

development And speciAl eventsJudith F. Lemoncelli, Vice President of DevelopmentStephen T. House, Grants ManagerMarc A. Smith, Annual Campaign Manager & Data AnalystJason V. Polasek, Major Gifts Officer Katherine P. Miller, Administrative & Volunteer CoordinatorOlivia Grant, Development Assistant

FinAnce & AdministrAtionRonald L. Steinmiller, Vice President of Finance & AdministrationNancy Atwood-Stone, Director of Information SystemsIrene Shaffer, Manager of Human Resources Mark Pignagrande, Staff AccountantKara Aymerich, Office Administrator

mArketing & communicAtionsKatie Sejba, Vice President of Marketing & CommunicationsEdward W. Solorzano, Director of Ticketing & Sales Kathryn Judd, Marketing ManagerTeddy Sainphor, Ticketing ManagerMichelle Shippers, Communications ManagerLani Toyama, Box Office ManagerDavid T. Meyer +, House ManagerAndrew O’Connor ~Austin Quinlan *

Box oFFice representAtivesOlivia Case +Abby Chapman-Duprey +Sammi Cohen +Quinn Delaney +Tara Fayazi +Michael Franz +Rebecca Herlich +Katelyn Machnica +Katie Mueller +Marcy Savastano +Katie Weber +

rochester philhArmonic leAgueLaura Morihara+, RPL Administrator

rochester philhArmonic Youth orchestrASusan Basu+, Manager

+ Part Time* Intern~ Indicates Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Intern from the Eastman School of Music

rochester philharmonic Youth orchestraDavid AckroydJudy BinderAndrew BrownAlan ChodakVicky FeathersJeanne Gray Virginia Griffin Elizabeth Hanan

David Hou Byron JohnsAlice KanackTanya Kantor Brian KingDavid Lane, ChairBill Munch

Jim Orgar Linda OrgarMichael RuteckiTammy SutliffFred Weingarten Roxanne WillardMary Ellen Womack

2014/15 BoArd oF directors

ex-oFFicio:Susan BasuCharles OwensJosephine Whang

rpYo stAFF:Susan Basu, Manager

rpYo music directors:Howard Weiss, Founding Music Director, 1970-1989Daryl One, 1990-1993David Harman, Music Director Emeritus, 1993-2014

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Dr. Ching-Chun LaiCrane School of Music

Dr. Ching-Chun Lai, guest conductor

RPYO Concerto Competition Winners:Paige Griffin, Violin, and Timothy Yee, Cello

Great romanticsSide-by-Side concert with the RPO

Hanson Merry Mount SuiteVitali “Chaconne” for ViolinKabalevsky Concerto for Cello: mvt. 1Liszt Les PréludesTchaikovsky Symphony No. 5: Finale

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Since its founding by George Eastman in 1922, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has been committed to enriching and inspiring our community through the art of music. Currently in its 92nd year, the RPO is dedicated to maintaining its high standard of artistic excellence, unique tradition of musical versatility, and deep commitment to education and community engagement.

Today, the RPO presents up to 130 concerts per year, serving nearly 150,000 people through ticketed events, education and community engagement activities, and concerts in schools and community centers throughout the region. A highlight of the 2013–14 season was the RPO’s performance at Carnegie Hall on May 7, 2014, as part of the Spring For Music festival. RPO concerts are rebroadcast on WXXI 91.5 FM. For more information about the RPO, visit rpo.org.

IMporTANT INForMATIoN

TICKETS: The Eastman Theatre Box Office is located at 433 East Main St., downtown Rochester.The Box Office is open Mon-Sat, 10AM-5PM; 10AM-3PM on non-concert Saturdays; and 60 minutes prior to performances and through intermission. Tickets may also be purchased by calling 585-454-2100 or online through rpo.org; tickets are also available at all Rochester-area Wegmans. Discounts are available for groups of 10+. Call 585-454-2100.

pArKINg: Paid parking for Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre is available at the East End Garage, located next to the theatre with entrances on Main, Scio, and Swan Streets. Paid parking for the Performance Hall at Hochstein is available at the Sister Cities Garage, located behind the school at Church and Fitzhugh Streets.

prE-CoNCErT TALKS: Philharmonics ticket-holders are welcome to attend pre-concert talks, held one hour before all philharmonics concerts in the orchestra level of the theatre.

SErVICES For pATroNS WITH DISABILITIES: Wheelchair locations and seating for those with disabilities are available at all venues; please see the house manager or an usher for assistance. Elevators are located in the oval lobby of Kodak Hall and in the East Wing. A wheelchair-accessible restroom is available on the first floor.

SErVICES For HArD-oF-HEArINg pATroNS: Audio systems are available at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre; headsets may be obtained from an usher prior to the performance.

CHANgINg SEATS: If you find it necessary to be reseated for any reason, please contact an usher who will bring your request to the House Manager.

LoST AND FoUND: Items found in Kodak Hall will be held at the Eastman Theatre Box Office, 433 E. Main Street. For more info, call 585-454-2100.

ELECTroNIC DEVICES: The use of cameras or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited. Patrons are asked to turn off all personal electronic devices prior to the performance.

rEFrESHMENTS: Food and drink are not permitted in the concert hall, except for bottled water. Refreshments are available for purchase in Betty’s Café located on the orchestra level of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.

TICKET DoNATIoN: If you are unable to attend a concert, please consider donating your tickets to us as a tax-deductible contribution. Return your tickets to the RPO no later than 2PM the day of the performance to make them available for resale.

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