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ContentsConcert Experience•FromtheBlueDanube...tothePinesofRome

November19&20......................................... 21

•HomefortheHolidaysDecember17...................................................32

•HappyBirthday,Elvis!January7........................................................43

•TheRussians:RachtoTchaikovskyJanuary14&15............................................47

•Mei-AnnChen,MusicDirector....................58

•StilianKirov,AssociateConductor...............59

•OrchestraRoster.............................................62

•SusannaPerryGilmore,Concertmaster.....60

•LawrenceEdwards,MSOChorusDirector.... 61

Patron Experience•MSOBoardofDirectors&Staff................64

•MembershipBenefits.....................................69

•Contributors...................................................70

•Sponsors.........................................................68

•Honorariums&Memorials...........................78

•AdvertiserListing...........................................30

•MemphisSymphonyOrchestraLeague........66

•Patron/TicketInformation...........................80

Symphony Gallery•OpeningNightHighlights................................ 8

•BreakfastatTiffany’sLuncheon..................40

•Community Experience•MemphisMessiah................................... 14

•FamilyTunesandTales.................................18

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Concert Preview at the September 17 First Tennessee masterworks concert

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Susanna Perry Gilmore performing the Korngold Concerto

for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35

Pictures at an exhibitionSeptember 17, 2011Cannon Center for the Performing arts

Susanna Perry Gilmore Music Director Mei-Ann Chen


Ann & Joe WellerLunida Holland

Carole Lee RoyerGay & Mike WilliamsJan Lyons

Gloria NoblesSissy Long

Kitty Cannon

Golden Circle Intermission Receptionat the Saturday, September 17, 2011First Tennessee masterworks concert

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Laura BancheroTom BeasleyBettye Beasley

Maja-Sarmite JansonsSusanna Perry Gilmore

Lewis PerryElisabeth Israels Perry

Michael Israels


Michael EdwardsSusanna Perry GilmoreRyan Fleur

Susanna Perry GilmoreLewis Perry

Dan PoagAmanda Taylor

Jeremy PoagChloee Poag

Sheila Cohen

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José Francisco SalgadoMusic Director Mei-Ann ChenMichael Gandolfi

José Francisco SalgadoMusic Director Mei-Ann Chen

Susanna Perry GilmoreMichael Gandolfi

Priscilla EnzuMusic Director Mei-Ann Chen

Aromi Park

Post-Concert September 17, 2011


Memphis MessiahA Gift from ORPHANOS.ORG

Pass by the Cannon Center on the mornings of December 8th and 9th and you’ll see busloads of local school children attending a performance of Messiah, the beloved oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1741. Free to 4th and 5th grade Orff music students throughout the city, these concerts are a gift from Memphis’ own Orphanos Foundation. The MSO is honored to collaborate with Orphanos, Rhodes College, the Cannon Center, Memphis City Schools (MCS) and Catholic Jubilee Schools to present this historic work for the children of Memphis.

Memphis Messiah began as a benefit concert for Orphanos in 2006. In 2007, Orphanos expanded the project to present special school-day performances for students in the city’s Orff music program. A customized teaching guide was developed by MCS curriculum writers for classroom use by Orff teachers prior to the concert. Still in use today, the guide provides structured lessons for students to learn about the composer,

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develop a rich musical vocabulary, identify unique characteristics of the repertoire, and explore learning concepts that correspond with national education standards. They also learn concert etiquette through a series of interactive exercises. About 4,500 children study and attend the Memphis Messiah each year.

In the time of Handel, Messiah was performed annually to benefit a London orphanage. Historically, Handel’s Messiah resonates deeply with the mission of Orphanos, which is dedicated to meeting the needs of children of the world, with particular emphasis on orphaned children. Orphanos services are delivered in Brazil, South Korea, Columbia, Mexico, India, Jamaica and Ecuador. With a policy of 100% pass-through giving, Orphanos uses events like the Memphis Messiah to provide a local response to a global need.

The public is invited to experience the Memphis Messiah in a concert benefiting Orphanos at 8:00 pm on Friday, December 9, 2011, at the Cannon Center. Tickets are available through the Memphis Symphony box office. All proceeds benefit at-risk children in the Orphanos network.


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What? The Memphis Sym-phony Orchestra’s Family Tunes and Tales is a reading-enriched musical series for young children, ages 3-8. Free to the public at neighborhood librar-ies, each event is a storybook reading enhanced with live music. The series includes five performances based on five very special books for children.

Why? As a language, music truly is the most universal – it provides a shared mode of expression that connects us to ourselves, our families, our friends and our commu-nity. Like music, literature is a rhythmic art, and for children, pairing the two creates an exciting learning experience. As documented by Memphis’ own Urban Child Institute, one of the most powerful ways parents can prepare children to succeed in school and in life is to introduce them to read-ing. Through Family Tunes and Tales, the MSO has a unique

opportunity to meet the very real needs of all community children.

When? Hour-long events begin at 11:00 on Saturday mornings. Each concert is based on one children’s book, with musicians and a narrator telling the story through music. Children attending all concerts experience all of the instrument families in the orchestra – strings, brass, winds and percussion – and learn how composers use music to tell stories. After each performance, librarians and volunteers artistically engage the children with crafts or activities that respond to the music they have just heard.

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Where? MSO ensem-bles, representing the orchestra instrument families, present their concerts on a rotating basis at five community libraries: Benjamin Hooks (Central), Randolph, Cordova, Germantown and Collierville. By rotat-ing the ensembles to each library, children can enjoy every performance in the series at a single, convenient location.

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Woodwind Quartet Where’s Julius? by John Burningham

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JOHANN STRAUSS, JR. (1825 - 1899) On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314 FRANCIS POULENC (1899 - 1963) Concerto for Two Pianos in D Minor Allegro ma non troppo Larghetto Allegro molto Adrienne Park, piano Victor Santiago Asuncion, piano INTERMISSION

BEDRICH SMETANA (1824 - 1884) The Moldau from Má vlast Stilian Kirov, conductor OTTORINO RESPIGHI (1879 - 1936) The Pines of Rome The Pines of the Villa Borghese The Pines near a Catacomb The Pines of the Janiculum The Pines of the Appian Way

Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. – Cannon Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. – GPAC

MEI-ANN CHEN, conductorAdrienne Park, pianoVictor Santiago Asuncion, pianoStilian Kirov, conductor

From the Blue Danube...To the Pines of Rome

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At our last First Tennessee Masterworks program, we explored how a country’s musical

heritage can be a profound source of inspiration for composers. Dvorák taught us to

seek inspiration in our American traditions, but he himself more frequently drew from his

native Czech heritage. As we will explore in tonight’s music, he followed the example of

another Czech composer and conductor, Bedrich Smetana, under whose baton he played

viola.

Smetana provides a spectacular example of how the actual landscapes of “our homeland”

(the literal translation of Má vlast) in which we live can become a part of our national

art. The river Moldau is a central character in Czech heritage, history, and stories.

Respighi uses The Pines of Rome not to describe actual trees, but to evoke the mood and

memories of specific Roman locales. No other work stirs up more evocative images of

elegant aristocracy than On the Beautiful Blue Danube, made evident in the original text:

Stop your tides at Vienna,

it loves you so much!

Whenever you might look

you will find nowhere like Vienna!

We need only glance at our own heritage to see how our landscape has shaped our lives.

I’m goin’ to the river, maybe by and by,

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Because the river’s wet, and Beale Street’s done gone dry!

- W.C. Handy, The Beale Street Blues

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one-minute notes

Concert Preview a• Cannon 7:15 p.m. Morgan Keegan lobby Mezzanine level

• GPAC 1:45 p.m. Ballet Room

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Stilian Kirov Associate Conductor

Biography on page 59


Mei-Ann Chen Music Director


Adrienne Park piano

Adrienne Park is the principal pianist of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the IRIS Orchestra and for the Memphis Chamber Music Society. As a collaborative pianist, she has performed recitals with Joshua Bell, Shauna Rolston, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Edgar Meyer, Paul Edmond-Davies, Timothy Hutchins, the percussion group NEXUS and composer Steve Reich.

She enjoys playing a wide range of chamber music and contemporary music on the piano, celeste, harpsichord, synthesizer, toy piano and percussion. With percussionist David Carlisle, Adrienne cofounded DivaDi, a duo who performs eclectic and exciting repertoire that often draws from multiple styles of music. DivaDi was a guest artist at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in 2009, performing Carlisle’s percussion duet “Mad Cow.”

She cofounded the accordion, piano, and percussion trio named SqueezPlay, who presented a concert at the Winnipeg New Music Festival. The trio produced a CD of original music entitled Rubber Horn and recorded a music video for Bravo! television on a rooftop in Toronto.

At the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, Adrienne was the faculty pianist for the fall and winter residencies from 1994 to 2000 and for various summer instrumental master classes. She has been on faculty at the University of Mississippi as a collaborative pianist since 2001.

Adrienne studied with Abbey Simon and Ruth Tomfohrde at the University of Houston and with Robert Silverman at the University of British Columbia. She was a frequent resident artist at the Banff Centre’s Music and Sound Program, directed by Isobel and Tom Rolston.

Adrienne enjoys spending time with her husband David and their two lovely boys Connor and Dylan.

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Victor Santiago Asuncion pianoHailed by the Washington Post for his “poised and imaginative playing,” pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion is recognized as a pianist of innate musical sensitivity, fiery temperament, and superb technique. As a recitalist and concerto soloist, he has appeared in major concert halls in Brazil, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and the Philippines. He played his orchestral debut at the age of 18 with the Manila Chamber Orchestra and his New York recital debut in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in 1999. In addition, he has worked with conductors including Sergio Esmilla, Enrique Batiz, Zev Dorman, Arthur Weisberg, Corrick Brown, David Loebel, Leon Fleisher, Michael Stern, Jordan Tang, and Bobby McFerrin.

A chamber music enthusiast, he has performed with artists such as Lynn Harrell, Zuill Bailey, Andres Diaz, Antonio Meneses, Cho-Liang Lin, James Dunham, Ronald Leonard, Susanne Mentzer, H.K. Gruber, John O’Connor, Marc Neikrug, Liang Wang, Ensemble Sao Paolo, and the Vega and Emerson String quartets at venues that include the Phillips Collection, the Corcoran Gallery, 92nd Street Y, Benaroya, Merkin, Spivey and Shriver Concert Halls, and the Santa Fe, Aspen, Madison, Virtuosi, Pera, and Amelia Island Music Festivals. He was on the chamber music faculty of the Aspen Music Festival and School, as well as the Garth Newel Summer Music Festival. He was also the pianist for the Garth Newel Piano Quartet for three seasons.

In addition to his active performing career, Mr. Asuncion is sought after as a piano, vocal, and chamber music coach. He is currently an associate professor of piano, and Director of Collaborative Arts Studies at the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in 2007 from the University of Maryland at College Park. His principal teachers include Rosario Picazo, Avelina Manalo, Roberta Rust, and Rita Sloan. You can learn more at Mr. Asuncion’s web site, http://www.victorasuncion.com.


program notesOn the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314 (1867)

Last performed by MSO December 31, 2003

Duration: 9 minutes

Johann Strauss was born in Vienna, Austria, on October 25, 1825, and died there on June 3, 1899. The Blue Danube received its premiere in Vienna in February, 1867, in a concert by the Vienna Men’s Choral Society. The Blue Danube is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, trombone, tuba, timpani, bass drum, snare drum, triangle, harp and strings. Approximate performance time is nine minutes.

Viennese composer Johann Strauss composed On the Beautiful Blue Danube for the 1867 carnival season. That performance of The Blue Danube included a text by the Society’s official poet, Josef Weyl, who attempted to make

light of the Austrians’ defeat by the Prussians the previous year: “Viennese, be glad! Oho, why so?” The words clearly detracted from the audience’s ability to appreciate Strauss’s incomparable score, and those in attendance offered only a lukewarm response. Strauss was afraid that the Waltz “was not sufficiently catchy(!)” However, The Blue Danube was reintroduced a few months later in Paris, this time shorn of its problematic verse. The reaction was overwhelming, and The Blue Danube quickly became the most beloved waltz composition.

The magical introduction begins with shimmering violins, over which a solo horn offers a tantalizing preview of the initial waltz’s immortal melody. That ascending theme is finally introduced by the violins, doubled by horns and bassoons. The five waltzes demonstrate the almost infinite variety of expression Strauss could mine from the popular 3/4 dance. The coda offers a reprise of several melodies from previous waltzes. The Blue Danube concludes with a restatement and development of the theme from the initial waltz. Particularly striking is a tender duet for trumpet and flute immediately prior to The Blue Danube’s exhilarating finish.

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Concerto for Two Pianos in D Minor (1932)

Last performed by MSO October 6-8, 2003

Duration: 20 minutes

Francis Poulenc was born in Paris, France, on January 7, 1899, and died there on January 30, 1963. The first performance of the Concerto took place at the International Music Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 5, 1932, with the composer and Jacques Février as soloists, and the Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, conducted by Désiré Dufauw. In addition to the two solo pianos, the Concerto in D Minor is scored for piccolo, flute, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, two trombones, tuba, bass drum, castanets, cymbals, military drum, snare drum, shallow snare drum, triangle and strings. Approximate performance time is twenty minutes.

French composer Francis Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos was the product of a commission by the music patron Winnaretta Singer, the Princess Edmond de Polignac. Poulenc wrote the work in three months’ time. The premiere took place on September 5, 1932, at the International Music Festival in Venice, Italy. Poulenc and his lifelong friend, Jacques Février, were the pianos soloists, and Désiré Dufauw conducted the Orchestra of the La Scala Theater in Milan (a 1957 EMI recording of the Concerto with Poulenc and Février, and the Orchestra de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, conducted by Pierre Dervaux, is still available on compact discs—#562647).

One of the charms of Poulenc’s music emanates from the composer’s uncanny ability to synthesize widely varied (perhaps even disparate) elements into a compelling, unified work. American composer Elliot Carter characterized the Concerto as “a pastiche of music ranging from Scarlatti, Mozart, Schumann, Chabrier, to Stravinsky and popular songs.” But in the end, Carter found the Concerto persuasive “because of its great verve, which, with Poulenc’s remarkable sensitivity to harmonic and orchestral sonorities, ends by captivating the most stubborn listener.” It should be added that another charming element of Poulenc’s music—its delightful sense of playfulness—is apparent throughout.

The Concerto is in three movements. The first (Allegro ma non troppo) opens with a frenetic passage reminiscent of music accompanying a silent film action sequence. The reflective middle section leads to a return of the opening, capped by a hushed episode Poulenc acknowledged was inspired by Balinese gamelan music. The slow second movement (Larghetto) opens with music very much in the spirit of Mozart. A more troubled middle section gives way to a return of the opening. The brilliant finale (Allegro molto) also features contrast in the form of a reflective, central episode.


program notesThe Moldau from Má vlast (1874-1879)

Last performed by MSO January 11-12, 2003


Bedrich Smetana was born in Leitomischl, Bohemia (now, Litomyšl, the Czech Republic) on March 2, 1824, and died in Prague on May 12, 1884. The first complete performance of Má Vlast took place at the National Theater in Prague on November 4, 1882, with Adolf Cech conducting. The Moldau is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, triangle, bass drum, cymbals, suspended cymbals, harp and strings. Approximate performance time is twelve minutes.

The Moldau is the second of six orchestral tone poems that form Czech composer Bedrich Smetana’s orchestral

masterpiece, Má vlast (My Fatherland). Smetana, who began the work after the onset of total deafness in 1874, completed My Fatherland in six years (1874-1879).

The following is Smetana’s own description of The Moldau:

Vltava (The Moldau)—

Two springs gush forth in the shade of the Bohemian forest, the one warm and swift flowing, the other cool and tranquil. Their waters join and rush joyously down the rocky bed, glistening in the light of the morning sun. The hurrying forest brook becomes the River Moldau (Vltava), which flows across the land of Bohemia, widening as it goes. Passing through dark forests, the sounds of the hunter’s horn are heard ever nearer. Through meadowlands it passes where a wedding feast is being celebrated by peasants with song and dance. At night, water nymphs play in its gleaming depths in which are reflected fortresses and castles from the glorious past. At the Rapids of St. John, the stream becomes a roaring cataract, beating its way through rocky chasms, widening at last into the majestic river that flows through Prague, greeted by the mighty old fortress, Vyšehrad, where it vanishes over the horizon lost to the poet’s sight.

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The Pines of Rome (1924)

Last performed by MSO February 10-11, 2007


Ottorino Respighi was born in Bologna, Italy, on July 9, 1879, and died in Rome, Italy, on April 18, 1936. The first performance of Pines of Rome took place at the Augusteo in Rome on December 14, 1924, with Bernardino Molinari conducting. Pines of Rome is scored for piccolo, three flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, four trombones, six buccine (a buccina is a curved Roman brass instrument—other brass instruments often substitute for the buccine), timpani, harp, piano, celesta, organ, bass drum, cymbals, suspended cymbal, orchestra bells, ratchet, snare drum, tam tam, tambourine, triangle and strings.

Approximate performance time is twenty minutes.

Ottorino Respighi’s the Pines of Rome is the second of three orchestral tone poems by the Italian composer that portray the sights, sounds and history of the noble city (the other two works in the Roman Trilogy are the 1916 Fountains of Rome and 1928 Roman Festivals). Respighi, who studied in Russia with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, was a gifted orchestrator. His Pines of Rome is a magnificent showpiece, one that certainly meant a great deal to the composer. The composer’s widow, Elsa Respighi, noted:

I honestly believe it was one of the compositions in which (he) was most emotionally involved. During the last ten years of his life Respighi often conducted the work in concerts of his music all over the world and I watched with the keenest interest the same excited, enthusiastic response from the most different audiences.

Respighi explained in The Pines of Rome, he used nature “as a point of departure, in order to recall memories and visions. The century-old trees which dominate so characteristically the Roman landscape become testimony for the principal events in Roman life.”


program notesAnd in a preface to the score, Respighi described the four movements of the Pines of Rome (which are played without pause):

I. The Pines of the Villa BorgheseChildren are at play in the pine groves of Villa Borghese; they dance round in circles, they play at soldiers, marching and fighting, they are wrought up by their own cries like swallows at evening, they come and go in swarms. Suddenly the scene changes, and

II. The Pines Near a CatacombWe see the shades of the pine-trees fringing the entrance to a catacomb. From the depth rises the sound of mournful psalmsinging, floating through the air like a solemn hymn, and gradually and mysteriously dispersing.

III. The Pines of the JaniculumA quiver runs through the air: the pine-trees of the Janiculum stand distinctly outlined in the clear light of a full moon. A nightingale is singing (Annotator’s note: Here, Respighi specifies that a recording of the nightingale’s song be used).

IV. The Pines of the Appian WayMisty dawn on the Appian Way: solitary pine-trees guarding the magic landscape; the muffled, ceaseless rhythm of unending footsteps. The poet has a fantastic vision of bygone glories: trumpets sound and, in the brilliance of the newly-risen sun, a consular army bursts forth toward the Sacred Way, mounting in triumph to the Capitol.

— Ken Meltzer

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STILIAN KIROV, conductorMemphis Symphony ChorusLawrence Edwards, artistic director

Home for the Holidays

LEROy ANDERSON Christmas Festival Arr. by Carmen Dragon Hail To Christmas

Arr. by Sam Shoup Rudolph The Red Nosed Jazzman

ARCANGELO CORELLI Selections from The Christmas Concerto

Traditional Mnogaja Ljeta (Many Years)

NIKOLAI RIMSKy-KORSAKOV Polonaise from Christmas Eve

Arranged by Sam Shoup A Klezmer Nutracker

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Hallelujah from Messiah

INTERMISSION

Arr. by Calvin Custer A Canadian Brass Christmas

KEN DARByOrch. by Harry Simeone ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Troika from Lt. Kijé

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Arranged by Carmen Dragon The Twelve Days Of Christmas

LEROy ANDERSON Sleighride

Arr. by John Rutter Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Arr. by Sam Shoup A Soulful Christmas Suite

Audience Sing-Along (Lyrics on page 34) Deck The Halls Angels We Have Heard On High We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Arr. by Carmen Dragon Joy to the World

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DECK THE HALLSDeck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la, la la la, la la la. Troll the ancient Yule tide carol, Fa la la la la, la la la la. See the blazing Yule before us, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Strike the harp and join the chorus. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Follow me in merry measure, Fa la la la la, la la la la. While I tell of Yule tide treasure, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGHAngels we have heard on high Sweetly singing ore the plains And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains Gloria in excelsis Deo Gloria in excelsis Deo Come to Bethlehem and see Christ whose birth the angels sing Come adore on bended knee Christ the Lord the newborn King Gloria in excelsis Deo Gloria in excelsis Deo

WE WISH yOU A MERRy CHRISTMASWe wish you a Merry Christmas; We wish you a Merry Christmas;

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;

Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding; Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheerWe won’t go until we get some; We won’t go until we get some;

We won’t go until we get some, so bring some out hereGood tidings we bring to you and your kin;

Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We wish you a Merry Christmas; We wish you a Merry Christmas;

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Audience Sing-Along

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2011-2012 SEASON

Tommy Tune “Steps in Time” Saturday, September 17

The Capitol StepsFriday, September 23

Compañia Flamenca Jose PorcelFriday, October 14

National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of ChinaSaturday, October 22

Stanley ClarkeSaturday, November 5

David SedarisThursday, November 10

Ronald K. Brown/EvidenceSaturday, November 12

The 5 BrownsFriday, January 27

Joey DeFrancesco Trio Saturday, February 4

Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Silver Medalist, Yeol eum SonFriday, February 24

Swan Lake - Moscow Festival BalletSunday, February 26

Diavolo - Friday, March 2

Red Priest - Friday, March 9

Bela Fleck and The Flecktones Friday, April 13

Poncho Sanchez with Terence Blanchard Cubano Be! Cubano Bop! A tribute to Chano Pozo and Dizzy GillespieSunday, April 22

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The Memphis Symphony Chorus is an integral part of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra family. Begun in 1965, the chorus is now 130 members strong, performing under the direction of Dr. Lawrence Edwards. This group of dedicated volunteer vocalists celebrated their 45th anniversary during the 2010-2011 season.

In a perfect collaboration of orchestral and vocal musicians, the chorus has performed major works across the entire spectrum of classical choral music, opera choruses, and concert pops repertoire. The Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks concerts have included the chorus recently in performances of Handel’s The Creation, the Berlioz Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Missa Solemnis, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Handel’s Messiah, Mahler’s Second and Eighth Symphonies, Orff’s Carmina Burana, and the Requiems of Mozart, Verdi, and Brahms. The chorus also performs each year with the orchestra in the Holiday Pops concert and other swingin’ and rockin’ Pops Concerts, including the music of John Williams, Disney tunes, and other popular composers.

Memphis Symphony ChorusLawrence Edwards, artistic director


Stilian Kirov conductor

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The orchestra and chorus perform in the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Memphis. This hall has been created with acoustical excellence and features the choral sound to perfection.

Chorus membership grows through a twice-yearly audition process supervised by Dr. Edwards. Being a professional vocalist is not a prerequisite for acceptance; however, one must have in equal proportion vocal skill, a love for great choral music, and the time and energy to devote to a weekly rehearsal schedule. Each new season for the chorus begins in the late summer and lasts through their final performance, usually in May.

For more information about the Memphis Symphony Chorus, visit our website at www.MemphisSymphonyChorus.org or email [email protected].


Lawrence EdwardsArtistic Director of the MSO Chorus


SOPRANORuth K. AllenLinda BrittinghamElizabeth H. Buls *Marcia BusterAimee L. CancienneJanet Carnall *Dianne CurtissJennifer J. DickersonJeannine EdwardsBetsy HamricTheresa A. HayesSandra J. HuntShay M. KearneyRosalyn M. LakeC. Carol MartindaleOma R. StricklandVirginia L. Vann *Deb Dallas WalkerLaChelle D. WalkerPaula L. WallaceLinda H. WaltzNancy M. WiggsRae L. Williams *Rosemary WintersJaime S. Yaich

ALTOCindy ArmisteadCatherine BilowPatricia S. CarrerasWanda L. CaldwellLaura J. CraneKim EggertKathie FoxCathy GinnPamela Gold *Deborah K. Goodman *Anita Hester *Vicki C. HornsbyJean MatthewsLisa Lucks Mendel *Kelley Muller-Smith *Vivian H. NormanMartha Pearson WessonTerron K. Perk *Stephony L. RobinsonChandra D. SavageMary Seratt *Charissa M. ShiverTerri V. WattsJackie B. White *

TENORJohnPaul R. AbbottJoseph E. AndersonRussell W. HardemanReginald HinsonDustin PhelpsShane Rasner*Matthew T. WilliamsJaime Yanes

BASSSteven Alsobrook *Father Charles BauerSteve D. BroomeBob BrownIrvine Cherry“Boyd R. Highfield, III”Ryan JohnsonJoseph S. MatesichJames McClanahan“Martin “”Skip”” Monfort”David M. PattersonEugene M. Reyneke“Sandeford J. Schaeffer, III”Jeremy T. WarnerWilliam G. WeppnerLewis R. WrightHerb Zeman

*Denotes current board member

Memphis Symphony ChorusLawrence Edwards, Artistic DirectorJeremy T. Warner, Assistant ConductorLiz Parsons, Accompanist

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Buzzy Hussey, Dr. Hal Brunt & Joy Brown Wiener

Jenne Williams, Claire Shapiro & Sarah Cowens

Buzzy Husseyaccepting the Hebe Award

Freddie McEwan, Marilyn Hughes, Anne Broadfoot, Kaki Crews & Michelle Crews

The Memphis Symphony League honored the 2011 Hebe Award Winner, Buzzy Hussey and celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” on October 14th

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Memphis Symphony League Chairmen of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Mabel McNeill,

Jimmy Rout & Priscilla Alexander

Christine Wisch with Conducting Competition Winners Roger Kalia, Ken Lam & Aram Demirjian

Sam Wasson, author of “Fifth Avenue 5 A.M.”


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Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. – Cannon

STEVEN REINEKE, conductorTerry Mike Jeffrey & Band

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Terry Mike Jeffrey & BandTerry Mike Jeffrey is a sort of entertainment chameleon. Any of the following words can describe Terry Mike Jeffrey: singer, Emmy-nominated songwriter, entertainer, multi-instrumentalist, musical director, arranger, and actor. Born in Paducah, KY, Terry Mike was singing on stage by the age of three. Throughout childhood he mastered the guitar, piano, sax, and drums. During high school he made records, TV commercials, jingles and played the lead role in his high school senior play.

Fronting his own band since the 1970s, Terry has performed all over the world including England, France, Belgium, Holland, Canada,

Hawaii, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. His career highlights include have included 1997 Emmy Award nomination to his songwriting for TV’s “Sesame Street,” and featured vocalist with symphony orchestra “pops” series concerts. His guitar work is spotlighted on a Warner Brothers symphonic album. He was the musical director and had the starring role in “Elvis - An American Musical,” a New York-produced multi-media show organized by the producers of “Grease” and “Beatlemania.”

He toured the US and Canada, with stops at the Fox Theatres and a Broadway run in the late 1980s, and Ryman Auditorium in 2000-2001 performing in “Stand By Your Man - The Tammy Wynette Story” at Nashville. Terry’s other musical theater adventures have included regional productions of “Beehive” and “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” with fifty-seven guest appearances on TNN’s “Music City Tonight with Crook & Chase” in the mid-nineties. A regular as a solo vocalist and musician on the show, Terry Mike shared the stage with the likes of Shania Twain and Eddy Arnold. During this time his country project was released, with Billboard Magazine’s declaration that the album was “impressive” and that “Jeffrey’s voice is packed with spark and personality.” He has received critical praise from the New York Times, Variety, Nashville Banner, LA Times, Ottawa Citizen, Houston Post, Memphis Commercial Appeal, New Haven Register, “Music Row” Magazine He has had feature articles in USA Today, People Magazine, and Country Weekly. He has performed in shows with such stars as Jewel, Los Lobos, Dixie Chicks, Fats Domino, Mavericks, Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs, Leon Russell, Chet Atkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Travis Tritt. His network television appearances on NBC’s “Today Show” (twice!), “CBS This Morning”, CNN’s “Showbiz Today”, and “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.” Terry Mike Jeffrey and his wife, Debbie, still reside in their hometown of Paducah, KY.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. – Cannon

Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. – GPAC

ROSSEN MILANOV, conductorLilya Zilberstein, piano

The Russians:Rach to Tchaikovsky

MICHAEL ABELS (1962 - ) Global Warming PIOTR ILyICH TCHAIKOVSKy (1840 - 1893) Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 (Little Russian) Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo Andantino marziale, quasi moderato Scherzo Moderato assai INTERMISSION

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943) Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 Allegro ma non tanto Intermezzo: Adagio Finale: Alla breve Lilya Zilberstein, piano

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Our program tonight calls on the common theme of Russia, but each composer

was influenced by a drastically different perspective.

• Tchaikovsky regularly draws upon folk melodies in his symphonic works.

Ukrainian folk tunes fill tonight’s symphony, and the subtitle (Little Russia), refers to Ukraine’s nickname and not to the length of the work. In his fourth

symphony, Tchaikovsky pairs a waltz with a Russian folk dance to evoke the

conflict between the aristocracy and the peasants that would lead to the

overthrow of the Czars.

• The 1917 Russian Revolution led to a country that was completely foreign to

the one that Rachmaninoff (who was a student of Tchaikovsky) had known

when he wrote this third piano concerto.

• Michael Abels was awestruck by the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the

symbolic end of the USSR. Abels, again, intertwines folk melodies of different

cultures to evoke our common connectedness in our Global Warming of

relations.

— Brandon Knisley, Vice President of Artistic Engagement

one-minute notes

Concert Preview a• Cannon 7:15 p.m. Morgan Keegan lobby Mezzanine level

• GPAC 1:45 p.m. Ballet Room

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Rossen Milanovconductor A much sought-after guest conductor on the international music scene, Rossen Milanov has been recognized as “one of the most-promising figures in the upcoming generation of conductors” (Seattle Times). He recently completed an eleven-year tenure as Associate Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Artistic Director of The Philadelphia Orchestra at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts. Currently Music Director of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Milanov has collaborated with some of the world’s most prestigious soloists, including Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Midori, Itzhak Perlman and André Watts, among others.

A well-known figure in North America, Rossen Milanov has appeared with the National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Rochester Philharmonic, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of Baltimore, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, New Jersey, San Antonio and Seattle. Festival appearances include Aspen and Breckenridge, as well as numerous appearances with The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Bravo! Vail Valley Festival, Mann Center and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

During the 2011-12 season, Rossen Milanov will make debuts in North America with the symphonies of Chautauqua, Columbus, Fort Worth, Jacksonville, Louisville, Memphis, Oregon, Pasadena, Quebec and Vancouver. Worldwide debuts include the symphonies of Aalborg (Denmark), New Zealand, São Paulo and Tokyo. Among his other international appearances are the BBC Symphony, Belgrade Philharmonic, Buenos Aires Philharmonic, Komische Oper/Berlin (Lady Macbeth of Mzensk), Lucerne Symphony, National Symphony of Latvia, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orquesta Nacional de México, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, Residentie Orkest/The Hague, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. On his regular tours to the Far East, he has appeared with the China Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic and the Singapore Symphony.

A committed supporter of youth and music, Mr. Milanov is Music Director of both the Symphony in C (a professional training orchestra that has graduated and placed many of this country’s top instrumentalists) and the New Symphony Orchestra in his native city of Sofia, Bulgaria. He regularly conducts opera productions at The Curtis Institute of Music and appears each season at Carnegie Hall for LinkUP!, a program supported and promoted by The Weill Music Institute. He has led tours with the Australian Youth Orchestra, the New Zealand Youth Orchestra and was Music Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony from 1997 to 2001.

Rossen Milanov studied conducting at The Juilliard School (where he received the Bruno Walter Memorial Scholarship), the Curtis Institute of Music, Duquesne University and the Bulgarian National Academy of Music. Former Chief Conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra, Mr. Milanov is a recipient of the Bulgarian Ministry’s Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Bulgarian Culture. In 2005, he was chosen as Bulgaria’s Musician of the Year.


Lilya Zilbersteinpiano

Since winning First Prize in the 1987 Busoni International Piano Competition, Lilya Zilberstein has established herself as one of the finest pianists in the world. In North America, she has appeared with the symphonies of Chicago (at Ravinia), Colorado, Dallas, Flint, Harrisburg, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kalamazoo, Milwaukee, Montreal, Omaha, Quebec, Oregon, and Saint Louis, as well as the Florida Orchestra and the Pacific Symphony, to name a few. In Europe and Asia, engagements include the Berlin Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Helsinki Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, London Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, NHK Symphony (Tokyo), RAI Symphony (Torino), Royal Philharmonic, La Scala Orchestra, Taipei Symphony and the Vienna Symphony. Festival engagements include Lugano, Peninsula, Chautauqua and Mostly Mozart, both in New York and Japan.

A captivating recitalist, Ms. Zilberstein appears regularly in music centers throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. Recent performances have taken her to Madrid, Berlin, Budapest, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Innsbruck, Luxembourg, Stuttgart and Liverpool. Also a sought-after collaborator, Ms. Zilberstein has been performing duos with Martha Argerich for many years. In addition to show-stopping performances in Norway, France, Italy and Germany, a CD of the Brahms Sonata for Two Pianos played by Ms. Zilberstein and Ms. Argerich was released in 2003. Recent collaborations include extensive tours in the United States, Canada and Europe with Russian violinist Maxim Vengerov. Featured on the EMI recording Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival, Mr. Vengerov’s and Ms. Zilberstein’s performance of the Brahms Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano won a Grammy nomination for best classical album as well as best chamber music performance.

Lilya Zilberstein has also made numerous recordings for Deutsche Grammophon; these include the Rachmaninoff Concerti Nos. 2 and 3 with Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic, the Grieg Concerto with Neeme Järvi and the Göteborg Symphony, as well as solo works of Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, Liszt, Schubert, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel and Chopin.

A native of Moscow, Ms. Zilberstein is a graduate of the Gnessin Pedagogical Institute. In addition to the Busoni Competition Gold Medal, she was the 1998 Prizewinner of the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy (other recipients include Gidon Kremer, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Esa-Pekka Salonen). She moved to Hamburg in 1990, where she lives with her husband and their two sons.

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program notesGlobal Warming (1991)

Memphis Symphony Premiere

Duration: 8 minutes

Michael Abels was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 8, 1962. The first performance of Global Warming took place in Phoenix on May 7, 1991, with Mark Russell Smith conducting the Phoenix Youth Symphony. Global Warming is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, harp, tam-tam, marimba, triangle, xylophone, tambourine, guiro, bodhrán (Irish drum), timbales, tablas (Indian drums), congas and strings. Approximate performance time is eight minutes.

Global Warming, by the contemporary American composer Michael Abels, was commissioned by the Phoenix Symphony Guild. Following its premiere in 1991, Global Warming received numerous performances by orchestras throughout the United States. The piece was also featured as part of the Detroit Symphony’s 1992 African-American Symphony Composers forum. Global Warming was one of the first works by a black composer to be performed by the National Symphony of South Africa after the election of Nelson Mandela as President.

The composer provided the following comments on Global Warming:

Global Warming was written around the time of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, when the Cold War was ending. Living in Los Angeles, I’ve been able to learn about music from around the world simply by opening the window; among my neighbors are immigrants from every corner of the world. I was intrigued by the similarities between folk music of divergent cultures, and decided to write a piece that celebrates these common threads as well as the sudden improvement in international relations that was occurring. Since the piece was commissioned for an orchestra in the desert city of Phoenix, AZ, “global warming” was the title that seemed to incorporate all these ideas best.

The opening section of the piece is a vision of the traditional idea of global warming - a vast desert, the relentless heat punctuated by the buzzing of cicadas, and an anguished, frenetic violin solo. This scene gives way to several episodes reminiscent of folk music of various cultures, most noticeably Irish and Middle Eastern. At the climax of the piece, a Middle Eastern melody is transformed, through gradual changes in rhythm and ornamentation, back into the Irish refrain, and many countermelodies join in to present a noisy yet

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harmonious world village. This joyous moment is broken by a sudden return to the stark vision of the opening, leaving it to the listener to decide which image may more accurately reflect the future.

—Michael Abels

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17 (Little Russian) (1872, rev. 1880)

Last performed by MSO January 14-15, 2006


Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia, on May 7, 1840, and died in St. Petersburg, Russia, on November 6, 1893. The first performance of the Symphony No. 2 took place in Moscow, Russia, on January 26, 1873, with Nikolai Rubinstein conducting. The Symphony No. 2 is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drums, cymbals, tam tam and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-three minutes.

In the1860’s, Russia’s strongest unified movement toward nationalist expression in concert music emerged. During that decade, a pianist named Mily Balakirev organized a group of composers including Alexander Borodin, César Cui, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Modest Mussorgsky. The eminent Russian critic, Vladimir Stassov, dubbed them “The Five,” or “The Mighty Handful.”

“The Five” sought to create music that was identifiably Russian in character and subject matter. They did this by incorporating Russian folk melodies, stories and cultural themes into their works. For the most part, the members of “The Mighty Handful” were self-taught musicians, but they viewed their lack of formal conservatory training as a liberating force in the creation of Russian music.

By contrast, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was formally trained, and a student of the great German-Austrian tradition that dominated concert music. Tchaikovsky’s favorite composer was not a Russian, but rather, the Austrian Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Tchaikovsky fervently believed that Mozart achieved “the highest, most perfect culmination ever attained by beauty in the realm of music.”

For the members of “The Five” and their advocates, Tchaikovsky was not sufficiently Russian in his musical approach. It is interesting in that context to note that for critics like the German Eduard Hanslick, Tchaikovsky’s music was too Russian in character. After the 1881 premiere in Vienna of Tchaikovsky’s great Violin Concerto, Hanslick characterized the work as “a brutal and wretched jollity of a Russian holiday.”


program notesFor his part, Tchaikovsky acknowledged the strong influence of Russian folk tradition: “As regards the Russian element in general in my music…I grew up in the backwoods, saturating myself from earliest childhood with the inexplicable beauty of the characteristic traits of Russian folksong.”

In the summer of 1872, Tchaikovsky visited his sister, Alexandra, at her family’s home in the Ukrainian village of Kamenka. There, Tchaikovsky delighted in hearing the Ukrainian peasants sing folk songs. Inspired by this experience, Tchaikovsky began work on his Symphony No. 2, completing it that winter. During the Christmas holiday, Tchaikovsky played the Symphony at a party given by Rimsky-Korsakov. Tchaikovsky proudly reported: “the whole company almost tore me to pieces in rapture.”

The Symphony No. 2 received its successful premiere in Moscow on January 26, 1873. Tchaikovsky’s incorporation of Ukrainian folk melodies into the fabric of the Symphony led Russian critic Nicholas Kashkin to give the work its nickname, Little Russian (in Tsarist times, the Ukraine was known as Little Russia) Tchaikovsky later revised the Little Russian Symphony. That revised (and now familiar) version was premiered in St. Petersburg on January 31, 1881.

The opening movement of the Little Russian begins with an extended slow introduction (Andante sostenuto), featuring a horn solo based upon the folk melody, Down by Mother Volga. The melody returns during the course of the movement’s ensuing principal Allegro vivo. The Symphony’s slow movement (Andantino marziale, quasi moderato) is derived from a wedding march from Tchaikovsky’s 1869 opera, Undine. The movement’s central section is based upon the folksong Spin, My Spinner. The third movement is a brilliant, vivacious Scherzo (Allegro molto vivace). The Finale (Moderato assai), variations on the folk song, The Crane, brings the Little Russian Symphony to a rousing conclusion.

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 (1909)

Last performed by MSO September 20-22, 1996


Sergei Rachmaninoff was born in Semyonovo, Russia, on April 1, 1873, and died in Beverly Hills, California, on March 28, 1943. The first performance of the Third Piano Concerto took place at the New Theater in New York City on November 28, 1909, with the composer as soloist, and Walter Damrosch conducting the Symphony Society of New York. In addition to the solo piano, the Concerto is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, suspended cymbals and strings. Approximate performance time is forty-four minutes.

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In the summer of 1909, Sergei Rachmaninoff received an invitation to make his first concert tour of the United States. The Russian pianist/composer/conductor had grave misgivings about leaving his family and homeland for such an extended period of time. But Rachmaninoff, who had developed a passion for motorcars, was swayed by the generous fees offered. As Rachmaninoff confessed to a friend: “I don’t want to go. But then perhaps after America I’ll be able to buy myself that automobile…It may not be so bad after all!”

The American concert tour featured Rachmaninoff as both pianist and conductor in performances of his compositions. During the summer of 1909, he authored a new work for that tour—his Third Piano Concerto. In October, Rachmaninoff began his voyage to the United States. During the voyage, Rachmaninoff practiced on a silent keyboard.

On November 28, 1909 at the New Theater in New York City, Rachmaninoff appeared as soloist in the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto. Walter Damrosch conducted the Symphony Society of New York. On January 16, 1910, an historic collaboration took place at Carnegie Hall, when Rachmaninoff again performed his Third Piano Concerto—this time with the New York Philharmonic. The conductor was the Orchestra’s Music Director, the great Austrian composer Gustav Mahler.

After that performance, the critic for the New York Herald offered this prophetic commentary about the Rachmaninoff Third:

The work grows in impressiveness upon acquaintance and will doubtless rank among the most interesting piano concertos of recent years, although its great length and extreme difficulties bar it from performances by any but pianists of exceptional technical powers.

We are fortunate that there have been many superb artists willing to tackle the phenomenal technical demands imposed by Rachmaninoff, one of the greatest pianists. When the hurdles are overcome, the Rachmaninoff Third emerges as a summit of the Romantic piano concerto—a masterful fusion of virtuosic pyrotechnics, unforgettable melody and lush orchestration.

The Concerto No. 3 is in three movements. In the opening movement (Allegro ma non tanto) the soloist enters after two bars of orchestral introduction, playing the first of two principal themes. The opening movement is notable throughout for the soloist’s dazzling passagework. The slow second movement is a lyrical Intermezzo (Adagio), with a vivacious central scherzando passage. A dramatic passage, launched by the soloist, serves as a bridge to the Finale (Alla breve), which follows without pause. The soloist presents the fanfare-like opening theme. Later, a series of syncopated chords by the soloist develops into the flowing second theme. In the closing measures, a glorious declaration of the second theme, capped by a dazzling cascade of notes by the soloist, brings the Concerto to a stunning close.

— Ken Meltzer


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Mei-Ann Chenmusic directorOne of the most dynamic young conductors in America, Mei-Ann Chen will embark on her second season as Music Director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. During this time, the impact of her en-ergy, enthusiasm and high level of music-making has already been felt by the orchestra, audiences and entire community. In June, she also assumed the music directorship of the Chicago Sinfonietta, only the second person to hold this position.

In great demand as a guest conductor, Ms. Chen has appeared with the symphonies of Alabama, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Colorado, Columbus, Edmonton (Canada), Florida, Fort Worth, Honolulu, National (Washington, DC), Oregon, Pacific, Phoenix, Princeton, Seattle, Toronto, and the Grand Teton Festival Orchestra. Worldwide engage-ments include all the principal Danish orchestras, BBC Scottish Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Graz Symphony, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic, and the Trondheim Symphony. During the 2011-12 season, she will debut with the symphonies of Jacksonville, Naples, Nashville, Pasadena, Sarasota, as well as the National Symphony of Mexico and the Netherlands Philharmonic at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

The first woman to win the Malko Competition (2005), Ms. Chen has served as Assistant Conductor of the Oregon Symphony, and has recently completed highly successful tenures as Assistant Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony and Baltimore Symphony; these two po-sitions were sponsored by the League of American Orchestras. Recipient of the 2007 Taki Concordia Fellowship, she has appeared jointly with Marin Alsop and Stefan Sanderling in highly acclaimed subscription concerts with the Baltimore Symphony, Colorado Symphony and Florida Orchestra.

In 2002, Ms. Chen was unanimously selected as Music Director of the Portland Youth Philharmonic in Oregon, the oldest of its kind and the model for many of the youth or-chestras in the United States. During her five-year tenure with the orchestra, she led its sold-out debut in Carnegie Hall, received an ASCAP award for innovative programming, and developed new and unique musicianship programs for the orchestra’s members. She was honored with a Sunburst Award from Young Audiences for her contribution to music education.

Born in Taiwan, Mei-Ann Chen has lived in the United States since 1989. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Michigan, where she was a student of Kenneth Kiesler. Prior to that, she was the first student in New England Conservatory’s history to receive master’s degrees, simultaneously, in both violin and con-ducting. Ms. Chen also participated in the National Conducting Institute in Washington, D.C. and the American Academy of Conducting in Aspen.

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associate conductorStilian Kirov is currently the Associate Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Memphis Youth Symphony Program. In the 2011-12 Season, he also joins the conduct-ing staff of the Seattle Symphony for a few weeks of residency. He previously served as Music Direc-tor and founder of the Art Symphony Orchestra in New York and has conducted major orchestras in France, Germany, Italy, Greece, United States and in his native country Bulgaria. Mr. Kirov was awarded numerous prizes and merits including Third Prize and the Orchestra Preference Award at the 2010 Mitropoulos Conducting Competition, The Charles Schiff Conducting Award for outstanding achieve-ment at the Juilliard School, 1st distinction (equal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Violin ISusanna Perry Gilmore, Concertmaster The Joy Brown Wiener Chair

Paul Turnbow, Assistant Concertmaster The Maxine Morse Chair

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

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

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

ViolaJennifer Puckett, Principal The Corinne Falls Murrah Chair

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

CelloRuth Valente Burgess, Principal The Vincent de Frank Chair

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

Jeffery Jurcuikonis Susan Rice Mark Wallace

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

FluteKaren Busler, Principal The Marion Dugdale McClure Chair

Todd Skitch Sarah Beth Hanson

PiccoloSarah Beth Hanson

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

English HornShelly Sublett

ClarinetJames Gholson, Principal Rena Feller Nobuko Igarashi

Bass ClarinetNobuko Igarashi

BassoonJennifer Rhodes, Principal Michael Scott Christopher Piecuch

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ContrabassoonChristopher Piecuch

HornSamuel Compton, Principal The Morrie A. Moss Chair

Robert Patterson Caroline Kinsey Pamela Kiesling Ion Balu*

TrumpetScott Moore, Principal The Smith & Nephew Chair

Susan Enger J. Michael McKenzie

TromboneGreg Luscombe, Principal James Albrecht Mark Vail

Bass TromboneMark Vail

TubaCharles Schulz, Principal

TimpaniFrank Shaffer, Principal

PercussionDavid Carlisle, Principal Ed Murray, Assistant Principal

HarpMarian Shaffer, Principal The Ruth Marie Moore Cobb Chair

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

* Currently on leave.


Memphis Symphony Orchestragovernance & staff

OfficersPaul Bert ChairRetired Corporate Executive

Ryan Fleur President & CEOMemphis Symphony Orchestra

Michael Edwards Chair ElectBanking Consultant

Bryan Jordan SecretaryFirst Horizon National Corp

Louis JehlTreasurerDiversified Trust Company

Michael Uiberall Immediate Past ChairWatkins Uiberall

BoardLouise BardenFirst Tennessee Bank

Paul Berz

Ritche Manley BowdenArts Advocate

Dr. Karen BowyerDyersburg State Community College

Austin Byrd

Darrell CobbinsUniversal Commercial Real Estate

Mark CrosbyCrosby & Higgins LLP

Billie Jean Graham Memphis Symphony League

Steven L. GuinnHighwoods Properties

Larry J. HardyRetired Corporate Executive

Scott HeppelRetired Corporate Executive

Lowry HowellSoutheastern Asset Management

Buzzy HusseyBabcock Gifts

Natalie KerrUT Medical Group, Inc

Joanna LipmanArts Advocate

The Honorable Mark LuttrellShelby Country Government

Alec McLeanNew South Capital Management

Lisa MendelMemphis Symphony Chorus

Scott MooreMemphis Symphony Orchestra

Gloria NoblesEmeritus

Carol W. PrentissRiver Oaks Investments

Robert QuinnFedEx

Janet SeesselArts Advocate

Charles ShippArchitect

Jim ViningVining Sparks

Anneliese WattsMorgan Keegan

Jeff WeintraubWeintraub, Stock & Grisham

Past ChairsDunbar Abston, Jr. Newton P. Allen, Esq.*Walter P. Armstrong, Jr.*Leo Bearman, Jr., Esq.Troy Beatty*Paul BertJack R. BlairRobert L. Booth, Jr.Judge Bailey Brown*Robert E. Cannon*George E. CatesCharles P. Cobb, Esq.*Nancy R. Crosby*George E. Falls, Jr.David B. FerraroLewis E. HollandWilliam F. Kirsh*Martha Ellen MaxwellDr. Joseph Parker*G. Dan PoagThomas M. RobertsJeff SanfordP.K. Seidman*Michael UiberallJoseph WellerDr. Russel L. Wiener(*deceased)

Board EmeritusGloria Nobles

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AdministrationRyan FleurPresident & CEO

Veronica BashbushDirector of Strategic Planning & Projects

AccountabilityAnita ReddenChief Financial Officer

Grace McAlisterFinance Manager

Eric KeyAccounting Clerk

Rodney GilchristTechnical Support

Artistic EngagementBrandon KnisleyVice President of Artistic Engagement

Doug WhitakerDirector of Operations

Jenny ComptonMusic Librarian

Laura MirahverOrchestra Personnel Manager

Susan MivilleDirector of Musician Engagement

Patron EngagementNicki InmanVice President of Patron Engagement

Denise BortonDirector of Patron Engagement & Marketing

Nicole DavisPatron Engagement Manager

Erica EasonPatron Engagement Assistant

Chris OwensPatron Engagement & Advancement Manager

Mandy PorchBox Office Manager

Ellen RolfesPhilanthropy Consultant

Grants and InnovationRhonda CausieDirector of Grants & Innovation

Ricardo CallenderGrants & Accountability Specialist

The Memphis Symphony League’s history began in 1957, when a group of civic-minded women banded together to form a sponsoring body for the orchestra in order to increase ticket sales, education/appreciation and general fundraising. For many years the Memphis Symphony League has given scholarships to outstanding musicians, enabling them to attend summer enrichment programs.

Today, the Memphis Symphony League continues to support the Memphis Symphony Orchestra by raising funds, increasing the concert subscription membership of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Inc., and sponsoring educational programs in the field of music.

Some upcoming events for your pleasure and enjoyment are:

December 10 – Christmas Gala in the lobby of the Crescent Center catered by the Crescent Club

February 10 – Valentine luncheon in honor of our own Susanna Perry Gilmore, concertmaster

Hoping you will join us for these events. Check your mail for detailed information.

Billie Jean Graham, PresidentPriscilla AlexanderHoney CannonScottie CobbMarsha DunlapMary Lawrence FlinnEula HorrellNancy Lou JonesFlorence Leffler

Sissy LongBobbie LovettEloise MaysDonna McManusMabel McNeillAmy MeadowsSusan MoskopCharlotte NealGloria Nobles

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


Opportunity…as we look ahead with anticipation for the coming year, the League is moving forward with great ac-complishments.

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s and The Little Black Dress” Brunch honoring our Hebe Award winner Bernice Hederman Hussey, known to us as “Buzzy”, was a huge success. We give a heart-felt thanks to our Co-Chairmen Mabel McNeill and Jimmy Rout who were so ably assisted by Priscilla Alexander and to our most generous donors who responded overwhelmingly to this event.

We are looking forward to our next fun event on December 10. Our Christmas Gala will be held in the lobby of the Crescent Center, catered by the Crescent Club. The Symphony’s “Big Band” will provide music for dancing and listening.

Your support of these events is important as we work together for our Symphony. Join us on December 10 and enjoy good food, great music and wonderful fellowship.

Billie Jean GrahamPresidentMemphis Symphony League

Letter from the League President

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The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is fortunate to have many generous sponsors whose commitment to the arts in Memphis enables us to present the quality concerts our patrons have come to expect. At this printing of Experience, the following corporations, foundations and individuals have joined us as sponsors for the 2011-2012 season.

Thank you Sponsors!

$100,000+

$50,000-$99,999

Sally & Wil Hergenrader

Paul & Linnea Bert

Paulette’s Restaurant

Jeniam Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Plough Foundation

Thomas W. Briggs Foundation Joy & Russel Wiener

$25,000-$49,999

In Kind

$15,000-$24,999

$2,500-$4,999

$1,500-$2,499

Carolyn & Scott Heppel

Bena & George Cates

Phyllis & Paul Berz

$5,000-$9,999

Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation

$10,000-$14,999

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As a community-supported organization committed to Memphis, the MSO depends more than ever before on the generosity of donors who make it possible for us to make meaningful experiences through music. We are pleased to offer the following benefits in response to your support:

Maestro’s Partners$10,000 and above (Fair Market Value is $350)Maestro’s Partners welcomes annual donors of $10,000 and above. In recognition of their support, donors receive unprecedented opportunity to engage with the MSO through personalized events. For more information, please call Nicki Inman, Vice President of Patron Engagement at 537-2519.

Benefactor $5,000 - $9,999 (Fair Market Value is $295)Invitation to join Maestro Mei-Ann Chen and the orchestra on stage for a Masterworks or Classic Accents rehearsalPersonalized concierge ticket services (with waiver of service fees)Plus all below

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

Golden Circle $1,000 - $2,499 (Fair Market Value is $200)Admission to the donors-only Golden Circle Room, during intermission, at Masterworks and Pops concerts.

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

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

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

Supporter Up to $99Acknowledgment in Experience, the MSO concert magazine, in one volume published during the season.

Consider a gift to the Symphony Fund today! To donate, visit the MSO office, go online to www.MemphisSymphony.org, call (901) 537-2525 or mail to 585 S. Mendenhall, Memphis, TN 38117.

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Individuals, corporations, foundations, ArtsMemphis, the Tennessee Arts Commission and others make annual contributions to support our Symphony. Because the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, like orchestras throughout the country, obtains less than 30% of its income from ticket sales, these gifts and grants are crucial to our ability to provide music of the highest quality. The following community members have expressed their support for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra between August 15, 2010 and September 15, 2011. We are most appreciative.

Contributions

Virtuoso - ($100,000 + ) Anonymous (3) ArtsMemphis FedEx Corporation First Tennessee Bank First Tennessee Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Impresario - ($50,000 - $99,999) Paul & Linnea Bert Hyde Family FoundationsMr. Milton T. Schaeffer Tennessee Arts Commission Visionary - ($25,000 - $49,999) AnonymousAutoZone, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. George E. Cates Scott & Carolyn Heppel Wil & Sally Hergenrader Jeniam Foundation Smith & Nephew Mrs. Thomas N. Stern Thomas W. Briggs Foundation Joy & Russel Wiener Pacesetter - ($15,000 - $24,999) Anonymous Bank of America Charitable Foundation Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. Phyllis & Paul Berz Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Kim & Bryan Jordan Marion & James McClure Susan & Robert J. Quinn Roadshow BMW, Inc. The Scheidt & Hohenberg Families Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Seessel III SunTrust Bank Sustainer - ($10,000 - $14,999) American Express Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz Michael J. Bruns Kitty Cannon Mr. & Mrs. Robert E Craddock Elvis Presley Charitable FoundationKemmons Wilson Family Foundation League of American Orchestra Andrew R. & Anne H. McCarroll Phillip & Mabel McNeillMorgan Keegan & Co., Inc. Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.

Regions Bank Craig A. Simrell & Mark Greganti Bonnie & Chapman Smith Henry Turley Ann & Jim Vining Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Weller Benefactor - ($5,000 - $9,999) Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Violet Apperson Belz Enterprises Mr. & Mrs. Marion S. Boyd, Jr. Buckeye Technologies, Inc. Mikki & Darrell Cobbins Nancy and Chuck Coe Bill and Foy Coolidge Diversified Trust Mike and Carolyn Edwards Formanek Foundation Peter Formanek Robin Formanek Guardsmark, Inc. Larry J. Hardy Lowry Howell Dorothy O. Kirsch J. W. & Emily McAllister NewSouth Capital Management nexAir Schadt Foundation, Inc. Charles & Nino Shipp Andie & Michael UiberallWatkins Uiberall, PLLC Jack & Cristina Ward Patron - ($2,500 - $4,999) Amro Music Stores Jack & Kathleen Blair Florence & Scott Bohon Ms. Mei-Ann Chen Mr. & Mrs. John H. Coats Collier Insurance Mark Crosby Mr. & Mrs. John S. EvansFarrell Calhoun, Inc. Ryan Fleur & Laura Banchero Martha & Robert Fogelman and Bradley and Robert Fogelman Kathy & J. W. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Goodman Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer & Mr. Ellis Delin Pam and Steve Guinn Mr. Sigmund F. Hiller Dr. & Mrs. Masanori Igarashi Brian & Nicki Inman

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Lisa & Louis Jehl Brig Klyce Ellen Cooper Klyce Mr. Edwin Koshland III Daniel Lewis Suzana & Michael Lightman Joanna & Josh Lipman Mr. & Mrs. Alexander D. McLean Dr. & Mrs. Dan Meadows Morgan Stanley Ron & Jessica Morris Zoe & Alan Nadel Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Powell Carol W. Prentiss CAPT & Mrs. Robert R. Proctor, USN (Ret.) Alice Rawlins Jenny & Graham Smith Mr. & Mrs. John W. Stokes, Jr. Mrs. Charles E. Walker Anneliese & William Watts Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Weintraub Whitehorn Tankersley & Davis, PLLC Golden Circle - ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous Ben & Kathy Adams Peter & Fran Addicott Kay Farrish & Roger Arango William & Mary Louise Barden Richard W. Barnes & Peter R. Pauciello Carol & Bert Barnett Mr. & Mrs. Stanley L. Bilsky Mr. & Mrs. Emile A. Bizot III Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bodine, Jr. Joseph Boeckmann, Jr. Phillip Bowden & Ritche Manley Bowden Dr. Karen A. Bowyer Austin Byrd Canale Foundation Carrefour at Kirby Woods Dan & Rhonda Causie Dr. Fenwick W. Chappell Gloria & Irvine Cherry Chorus Board of Directors Mr. & Mrs. David Crippen Dr. & Mrs. Ray E. Curle Barbara A. Denley Mr. & Mrs. William W. Deupree, Jr. Drs. Lawrence Edwards & D. Shane Rasner Susan & David Ellison Mr. & Mrs. David B. Ferraro Mr. William H. French III Barbara & Hiram Fry Dr. Phillip George Trow Gillespie Salil & Malika Goorha Billie Jean GrahamSally & Mike GordonMimi & Dr. Ronald Grossman

Judith & John Hansen Dot & Jim Harwood David O. Hill & Elisabeth Hills Lunida & Lewis Holland Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Howell, Jr. Terri & Don Hutson Dr. & Mrs. Eric E. Johnson Ms. Freddie Johnston Sue Kaplan Dr. Natalie Kerr Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon Korones Marcia & Jerry Kronenberg Mr. & Mrs. George Lapides Marti & Mike Laslavic Florence Leffler LeMay + Lang Oak Hall Dr. & Mrs. William E. Long Al & Janet Lyons Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Makowsky Malco Theatres, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Marshall William D. & Marcia B. Mathis III Martha Ellen Maxwell Mr. & Mrs. Michael McDonnell Jean & Michael McSwain Dr. Lisa & Dr. Maurice I. Mendel Nancy & Rodgers Menzies MGM Resorts Foundation Gloria P. Nobles Mr. & Mrs. J. A. O’Neill, Jr. Marianne Parrs Robert G. Patterson, Jr. & Patricia Gray Elisabeth & Lewis Perry Chloee & Dan Poag Anca Pop Mr. & Mrs. Bryson Randolph Anita Redden Robert D. Goldfarb Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Brown Robertson Rose and Walter Montgomery Foundation Jocelyn & William Rudner Jeff Sanford & Cynthia Ham Suzanne Satterfield, M.D. & John Pickens, M.D. Charles Schulz Mary M. Seratt Patricia & John Seubert Estelle & John Sheahan William W. Siler Ron & Linda Sklar Bruce R. & Jane Scharding Smedley Karen Spacek & William Solmson Bruce & Gillian Steinhauer Paul G. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Corey B. Trotz Steve & Lura Turner Dr. Eugene A. Vaccaro Family Mr. & Mrs. William M. Vaughan, Jr. Robert Vidulich & Diane Sachs


ContributionsLee & Nancy Wakeman Patricia & Charles Walker James Walker James L. Waller Dr. Jane Walters Graham Warr Dr. and Mrs. Otis S. Warr III K. C. & Jeff Warren Martha & Lee Wesson Barry White & Dr. Janice Garrison Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Whitman Mike & Gay Williams Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Wurtzburger Associate - ($600 - $999) Charles S. & Stephanie Baer Mary Nell & Pervis Ballew Ms. Carol Beachey & Mr. Donald Voth Phyllis Brannon Reggi and Sharon Burch Buster’s Liquors and Wines Joanne & George Buzard Ruth Moore Cobb Joe & Martha Dooley Betty & Leiland Duke Lillian & Kemper Durand Sara G. Folis Ms. Barbara A. Frederick Dot and Luther Gause Emily & Jerry Gay Marylon R. Glass Susan Lawless-Glassman & Richard Glassman Mr. & Mrs. Jerrold Graber Jewish Foundation of Memphis

Dr. Edward & Linda Kaplan Susan Kingston Delores Kinsolving Mickey & Pat Moran Nancy & Steve Morrow Johnny & Kim Pitts Cynthia Ross Mr. and Mrs. Joe Royer Marshall and Maida Smith Ryals & Gwendolyn Thomas Ms. Susan Van Dyck & Dr. James Newcomb Mr. Winston Wolfe Member - ($300 - $599) Anonymous (4) Gwendolyn & John Ahlemann John & Wanda Barzizza Mary & Allen Battle Mrs. Irvin Bogatin Denise & Scott Borton J. Richard Briscoe Walter Brown Gregory Buckley & Susan Berry-Buckley Judy & Charles Burkett Gary Carlson Dr. Nancy A. Chase Laura & Robert Crane Mary Davis Lewis Donelson Marcia & John Dunlap Fredrika & Joel Felt Mr. & Mrs. James S. Gilliland Rose and Wesley Goldfarb

2011|2012 meI-ann’S CIRCle oF FRIenDS Mei-Ann’sCircleofFriendsisawomen’sphilanthropicgivingcirclehonoringMusicDirectorMei-AnnChen,whoseartisticvisionisreshapingthecity’sculturalcenter.Thiscriticalgroupofdiversecommunityinvestorsiscalledtobestakeholderswhosupportandstewardhervisionasacreativecatalystforinnovationthroughtheperformingarts.Mei-Ann’sCircleofFriendswelcomesnewmembers.

SpecialthankstoBaptistMemorialHealthcareFoundationandDeborahCraddockforunderwritingthemembershipsofMei-Ann’sCircleofFriendsforthosewhocouldnototherwiseparticipate.

GayleRose,co-chair

RitcheBowden,co-chair

JoeyBeckfordPhyllisBerzKathyBlair

PeggyBodineSonjiBranchAliceBurnett

Dr.NancyChaseMikkiCobbins

SeandriaCobbins

NancyCoeDeborahCraddock

JoyDossKathyFish

AllisonGarrottBillieJeanGraham

CynthiaHamRoseJohnstonBuzzyHusseyBarbaraHydeDaleKelman

DorothyKirschEllenKlyce

FlorenceLefflerSuzanaLightmanJoannaLipman

BickieMcDonnellLindaMcNeilMabelMcNeillNancyMenziesJennyNevelsGloriaNobles

BarbaraPerkinsCarolPrentiss

MaryAliceQuinnEllenRolfes

DianeRudnerJanetSeesselBonnieSmith

MargaretTaborAshleyTobiasLuraTurner

AndieUiberallAnitaVaughnKimmieVaulxAnnViningJaneWaltersJuliaWilliams

JocelynWurzburg

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Robert Hanusovsky Paul & Marisa Hess Judith & Howard Hicks Bill & Marian Himmelreich Joanna Hwang William B. Keiser, Jr. Father Albert Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd C. Kirkland, Jr. Janie & Martin Kocman Gumersindo & Marianne Leal Jennifer Lyons Jake and Harriett McFadden Lucius and Holley McGehee Mary Allie & Denton McLellan Shirley W. McRae Richard McStay T. Medlin Stanley & Emelia Miekicki Dr. & Mrs. Lee Milford, Jr. Dave and Jeanne Miller Ed & Anne Motley Mr. & Mrs. Greg Nomland Max B. Ostner, Sr. Endowment Fund Max B. Ostner, Jr. Arnold & Mary Lynn Perl Ronald Pfeiffer Mary Alice Quinn Betsy Reeder Jimmy and Mary Jane Richens Mrs. Emily Ruch Joseph & Mary Scheuner Sheri L. Spunt, M.D. Fred & Shirley Stinson Owen & Margaret Tabor Keith & Anne Townsend Don B. Vollman Dr. William W. Walker & Ms. Mary L. Belenchia Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo Weaver, Jr. Mr. Jules Weiss Dr. & Mrs. Benton Wheeler Bill & Chey Widdop Dr. Ethelyn Williams-Neal Mary & Rene Wolf Dr. Herbert D. Zeman Friend - ($75 - $299) Anonymous (12) Mack Acuff Marilyn Albert John Albertson Sylvia G. Alimena Frank Anthony Dot Arata Cynthia N. Armistead Dr. & Mrs. Philip Aronoff Clayton Baker Dr. & Mrs. George I. Balas Mr. Gary Baldwin Sue & A.E. Balkin

David & Debbie Balling George & Carol Barnes Robert Bartolotta & Ellen Hutchinson-Bartolotta Mrs. Frank Barton, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Tom Beasley Ann Bell Ernest Bell Mr. & Mrs. Jack A. Belz Ron & Anise Belz Kathryn & William Bendall Eugene Bernstein Dr. Karen Berry Flona & Lance Binder Clark & Yolanda Blatteis Modine & Lee Bolen Jan & John Boudreaux Martha & James Boyd Jennifer Brady Augustus Brown Anne Brown Mr. and Mrs. Monte & Grace Brown Whitney Brown Deana Brunjes Dr. & Mrs. Paul Burgar Mr. & Mrs. Gregory E. Busby Linda Butler Eleanor & Gerald Byrne Mr. & Mrs. Irvin Califf Ricardo Callender Dr. Patty & Dennis Calvert Cham & Hazel Canon Daniel Case Ruby Chittenden Billy J. Christian David Ciscel Andrew & Julie Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr. Allen E. Cohen Alan K. Cole Samuel & Jenny Compton Jerry Conway Jeff & Lisa Cook Mike & Jane Coop Mr. & Mrs. William S. Craddock Ann & Drury Crawley Elaine & Loren Crown Susanna & Daniel Cullen Dale & Gina Cunningham Sally Damron Diane & Joe Davis Karen Davis Marilu Davis Steve Davis Kathryn Deshpande & Jon Katze Lisa & Timothy DiScenza Ann Dixon Drs. Robert & Heather Donato Jed Dreifus


ContributionsDr. Michael R. Drompp Anne Dugan Betty Jo & William P. Dulaney Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Duncan Earline Duncan Teresa Dunlap Betty & Robert Ebbers Ruth Edmonds Patti & Lew Ellis Veronica Engle Karen English Lillian & Thomas Ernst Dr. & Mrs. John Fain Eddie Felsenthal James & Sue Ferguson Ms. Pat Fernicola Nita Faye & Brooke Ferris Walter Fields Tanya Fitts Jackie & David Flaum Turner Foster Desi Franklin Margaret & Hugh Fraser Caroline Fruchtman Christine & William Fulliton Virginia Gandy Kathleen C. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Gaudet, Jr. Robyn & Ted Gibboney Ann & Marsh Gibson Mary Gill Jim & Harriett Gillis John Gilmer Barry Gilmore & Susanna Perry Gilmore Capt. & Mrs. James P. Googe, Jr. Adam & Amy Grossman Gerard & Alessandra Grosveld Phyllis Guenter Dorothy Gunther Pugh Bela & Nan Hackman Mr. Reb Haizlip Clarence & Harriett Halmon William Haltom Doug Hamik Robert Hamilton Maurice Hamm Thomas Harrison III Albert Harvey Diane Hawks Dr. Jean S. Hayden Janet D. Held Emil Henry Martha & Robert S. Hester, Jr. Sara Holmes Dr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr. Dr. G. Leon Howell James Howell Julia Howell Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Huff

Bobby and Eva Hussey Mr. & Mrs. Antonino Incardona Susan & Frank Inman Mr. & Mrs. James B. Jalenak Ann & David James David & Ann James Dr. & Mrs. Russell James Mr. David Jennings Betty Jones Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Jones Betty Lou & Warren Jones Kathy Junkin Tom and Anne Marie Kadien Helen & J.D. Kelly Don Kern Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Kirkscey Ms. Yoriko Kitai William & Betty Koval Barry Kuhn Nancy & Brian Kuhn Michael & Diane Kuhn Bobbie Kyle Mr. & Mrs. Bob Laman Kitty and Howard Lammons Dr. & Mrs. Mack A. Land Mr. & Mrs. Pierre T. Landaiche III Frank M. Langford, Jr. James W. Langston Ms. Demetra Lawrence Mr. Shelby R. Lee III Sandra Leftwich Kristin Lensch & Tim Huebner Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Levinson Jean & Melvyn Levitch Mr. & Mrs. Lester F. Lit Col. George M. Livers Aron Livnah & Rose Merry Brown Mrs. Robert H. Lockwood Michael Lubiani Mrs. Esther K. Lubin Mr. Joseph Luttrell Jose & Nancy Magallanes Jeanine Mah Mr. Allen T. Malone Cameron Mann Charles & May Lynn Mansbach Mr. & Mrs. Jack H. Marks Frank & Mary Markus Nelda & Freeman Marr Randy & Carol Martin Nancy Masterson Shannon G. Matta, Ph.D. Kris & Lori Matula Ethel T. Maxwell Robin Mayhall Grace McAlister Michael McCanless Peggy & Don McClure, Jr. Dave McConnico

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Sandra & Lynn McCorry Marion McDonald Jeffrey McEvoy Jeremy C. McGee Sylvia & Ron McSwain Simone & Logan Meeks Diane Meess Dr. Thomas E. Merchant & Ms. Martha K. Tibbs Rita Mercille Mr. & Mrs. John E. Minton Dr. & Mrs. David M. Mirvis Susan Miville Mrs. Houston Niller Moore Alan’s Carpetland Ken Neill Stephen & Mary Nelson Drs. Thomas J. & Monika Nenon Ben Nicol Cecile & Frederick Nowak Michael Ostien C. P. Owen Jr. Christopher A. Owens Mr. Robert C. Owens Joy Ozbirn Roylyn and Bill Parks Christina Parrott Gaylon McKay Patterson Eugene Pearlman Ms. Margaret Philbin Mr. & Mrs. Tom Phillips W. Phillips William Phillips Hajnal & Lawrence A. Pivnick O.C. Pleasant, Jr. Charles & Carole Plesofsky Josh & Amy Poag Maryanna Popper Lana & Gary Prosterman Gay Quaintance Brenda & Robert Rachor Mr. & Mrs. Neil Ringel Mr. & Mrs. Curtis E. Ringold Ellen Rolfes Dr. & Mrs. E. William Rosenberg Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. Ross Martha H. Routh R. H. Routon Thelma Rudd Barbara & Bill Runyan Vincent Samuel Sandy & Beth Schaeffer Marcia Schlesinger Jean & Phil Schmidt Mary Lynn Scoggins Joan Senhausen Douglas Seymour Jill & Scott Shanker Phil & Fran Shannon Mr. Roy Shepherd

Kenneth & Mary Sipley John H. Sligh Richard & Michelle Smeyne John Snowden Charles & Mary Stagg Shannon Stanley Jill & Kenneth Steinberg Fred & Joan Stephenson Diane D. Steven Betty & Vaughn Stimbert Leslie Stratton Oma R. Strickland Harriett Surprise Denise Taylor Robin Taylor Mrs. Janet Templeton Dr. & Mrs. Terry Templeton Heather L. Tetleton The Pillsbury Foundation John J. Thomason, Esq. Ashley & Todd Tobias Dr. & Mrs. Steve Tower Barbara B. Turner Mr. Donald Van Riper Joan & James Vogel Mr. & Mrs. David S. Waddell Peggy & Dennis Waleri Sonia Walker Mr. Edward Wallace Evelyn Walpole Gerald & Julie Walton Nicole Ward Dick & Dianne Warder Matilda Washington VistaCare Health Services Inc. Susan S. Webb Dr. Lawrence Weeda, Jr. Judge & Mrs. Bernie Weinman Ira & Deborah Weinstein Harry Wellford Diane & Walker Wellford Bill Weppner Julia Wilkins Elsa & David Williams Tige Williams Mr. & Mrs. Page Williamson Mrs. Barbara H. Wilson Elise & Robert Wilson Patricia Wilson Tripp Stewart Wingate Oneida Wittichen Jerry Wolfe Josephine M. Wood Eugene Woods Nick and Charlotte Woodward Peggy Wroten Berje & Katherine Yacoubian Mr. & Mrs. William M. Yandell III

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Fall 2011 Performance Schedule

The Memphis Boychoir & Memphis Chamber Choir

Fall Recital Friday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Guest Artist: Dr. James Higdon, Professor of Organ, University of Kansas

24th Annual Service of Lessons & Carols Sunday, December 18 at 4:00 & 7:00 p.m.

Saint John’s Episcopal ChurchCentral at Greer901-323-8597memphisboychoir.org

Above: The choirs performed at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., July 1, 2011

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

The following Honorarium and Memorial contributions were made to the Symphony Fund between August 15, 2010 and September 15, 2011.

Honorariums and Memorials

In Honor of Michael Barar Anonymous In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Belz Anonymous In Honor of Paul & Linnea Bert Mr. & Mrs. George E. Cates Anneliese & William Watts In Memory of Dan Bookoff Dr. & Mrs. Dan Meadows In Honor of George and Bena Cates Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Whitman In Honor of Mei-Ann Chen Joseph Boeckmann, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George E. Cates In Honor of Ruth Cobb Jane Battle Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr. In Memory of Charles P. Cobb, Sr. Anne Brown Whitney Brown Dr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr. In Honor of Sam Compton Sylvia G. Alimena In Memory of Nancy Crosby Sally & Charles Carmichael Betty & Vaughn Stimbert In Memory of Charles Crump Sandra Leftwich In Honor of Virginia Cupples Kathryn King and Mo Fite In Memory of John Dennington Dr. & Mrs. Horace K. Houston, Jr. In Memory of Jan Donelson Jack & Kathleen Blair In Honor of Jane Dutcher Kitty Cannon Norma Rogers

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Evans Anonymous In Honor of Laura, Ryan, Robert and Anna Fleur Mr. & Mrs. George E. Cates In Honor of Thomas Garrott Bill and Foy Coolidge In Honor of Pam and Steve Guinn Anonymous In Honor of Scott & Carolyn Heppel Piper Gray In Honor of Dr. Kenneth Hopkins Frank Anthony In Honor of Robert E. Horrell Piper Gray In Honor of Mrs. Buzzy Hussey & Dr. Hal Brunt Bill and Foy Coolidge In Honor of Dorothy Kirsch Dr. Edward & Linda Kaplan In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. George Lapides Anonymous In Memory of Mr. Ronnie Lightman Jocelyn & William Rudner In Honor of Joanna & Josh Lipman Mr. & Mrs. Corey B. Trotz In Honor of William and Sissy Long Dr. Edward & Linda Kaplan Mary Alice Quinn In Honor of Gregory Luscombe Kathryn King and Mo Fite In Memory of Dorothy March Gayl Woityra In Honor of Myron Mau Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Seessel III

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

In Honor of Memphis Symphony Chorus Board of Directors Dr. Lisa & Dr. Maurice I. Mendel In Honor of Nancy & Rodgers Menzies Anonymous In Memory of Madeleine Moore Mrs. Houston Niller Moore Peggy & Dennis Waleri In Memory of Helen Mosby Dr. & Mrs. H. Delano Black Dr. Edward & Linda Kaplan Chloee & Dan Poag In Honor of Gloria Nobles Bill and Foy Coolidge In Honor of Dan and Chloee Poag C. P. Owen Jr. In Honor of Susan and Bob Quinn Betsy Wilson In Honor of Ellie Rencher Mary Alice Quinn In Honor of Jimmilou Rye Kathryn King and Mo Fite In Honor of Rudi Scheidt’s Special Birthday Watkins Uiberall, PLLC In Honor of Rudi Scheidt, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Seessel III In Memory of Carroll Seabrook-Leatherman Mr. & Mrs. John S. Evans In Honor of Marian & Frank Shaffer Josephine M. Wood In Memory of David Shoemaker Chorus Board of Directors In Memory of Steve Shook Chorus Board of Directors In Memory of John Wesley Smith Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Cobb, Jr.

In Honor of Dr. and Mrs. Chapman Smith Anonymous In Honor of the 50th Anniversary of Ann and Peter Spurbeck Jane DutcherBarry Gilmore & Susanna Perry Gilmore Jimmy and Mary Jane Richens In Memory of Robert Spurbeck Susan S. Webb In Honor of Marriage of Parrish & Loraine Taylor Dr. Charles M. Elliott In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Randy Turner Bill and Foy Coolidge In Memory of Jay Uiberall Anonymous Dr. Edward & Linda Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Corey B. Trotz In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Uiberall Anonymous Paul & Linnea Bert Mr. & Mrs. George E. Cates Jeff & Lisa Cook Larry J. Hardy Scott & Carolyn Heppel Suzana & Michael Lightman Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Shanker In Honor of the Marriage of Michelle Walker and Paul Pellay Paul & Linnea Bert Dan & Rhonda Causie Dr. & Mrs. Ray E. Curle Mr. & Mrs. John S. Evans John & Emelyn Joyner Dr. Edward & Linda Kaplan Sonia Walker In Memory of Nancy L. Welsh Mr. & Mrs. John S. Evans In Honor of Joy Brown Wiener Mrs. Van Pritchartt In Honor of Corinne M. Wilson Betsy Wilson


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Patron Information

Your attendance constitutes consent for use of your likeness and/or voice on all video and/or audio recordings and in photographs made during Symphony events.

Box Office Location/Hours: The Box Office is located at 585 South Mendenhall Road, between Cadence Bank and Folk’s Folly. We are open weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on concert Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Box Offices at the concert venues open 90 minutes prior to each performance and remain open until intermission begins. Please note that for concerts at the Cannon Center on the night of concerts tickets must be purchased through the Ticketmaster Box Office located in the east hallway. Services and Will Call for MSO patrons are located near the box office at each venue.

Venues: Saturday First Tennessee Masterworks Series and Memphis Symphony Pops Series concerts are performed at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 North Main Street in downtown Memphis. Paid parking is available in the Cook Convention Center garage or surface lots. (Symphony in the Gardens is performed at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens at 4339 Park Ave.) Friday performances of the Paul and Linnea Bert Classic Accent Series are at the Wiener Theater at Hutchison School, 1740 Ridgeway Road in east Memphis. First Tennessee Masterworks Sundays are performed at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre (GPAC), 1801 Exeter Road in Germantown. Free parking is available at Hutchison and GPAC.

Cameras and Recording Devices: No photos or video recordings are allowed during the performance due to potential injury to performers on stage

Concert Preview: Free pre-concert discussions begin 45 minutes prior to each First Tennessee Masterworks series performance. Join us in the Cannon Center west mezzanine and the GPAC Dance Studio to get the inside scoop on the upcoming performance.

Coat Check: In the lobby of the Cannon Center and GPAC.

Wheelchair Seating: Wheelchair seating is available upon request at each of our concert venues. Please call our Box Office for more information.

Ticket Information

Subscriptions: Buy a series and save! Subscribers get the best seats in the house. Plan for the music you love with our First Tennessee Masterworks, Pops, and Paul & Linnea Bert Classic Accents series. As a subscriber, you will not only save off the single ticket price but also enjoy priority seating and ticket flexibility! Subscribers have the opportunity to purchase the best available seats for your series before tickets go on sale to the general public. You also have the same great seats all season and every year! Subscribers also have the opportunity to purchase tickets for special events before they are available to the general public! New season ticket patrons receive up to a 50% savings off the single ticket price. Established subscribers receive up to a 33% discount for their second year and all others (3+ year) subscribers save 20% off the full price. For subscriber services or to order, call the Box Office at (901) 537-2525 or visit www.MemphisSymphony.org.

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Single Tickets: Tickets for all events are available through the MSO Box Office by phone, in person, or online at www.MemphisSymphony.org. Please note that vouchers and coupons may only be redeemed at the MSO office and must be done in person.

Gift Certificates: Give the gift of music! Gift certificates to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra may be purchased in any denomination. Please call the Box Office at (901) 537-2525 for details.

Refunds/Exchanges: There are no refunds or exchanges on single ticket purchases or returned tickets. Subscribers have the benefit of exchanging their subsription tickets. All subscription ticket exchanges are subject to availability. Ticket exchanges must be made at least 24 hours before the date of the original performances.

Lost Tickets: Subscribers can have lost tickets reprinted by calling the Box Office at (901) 537-2525 or visiting the Box Office prior to the concert.

Student/Child Tickets: Student Tickets are available for $5.00 (plus applicable processing fees, excluding Memphis Messiah, Nutcracker, Symphony in the Gardens and Opus One series) to regular series concerts based on availability. Please come to the box office prior to the performance. Students must show a valid student ID. A maximum of 1 ticket per ID is available. All discount tickets are subject to availability.

Group Discounts: For more information, call our Box Office at (901) 537-2525.

Other Information

• Please turn off all cell phones and pagers when the performance begins.• Food and beverages are not allowed in the concert halls.• Lost and Found is located at the box office. Management is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged property.• Restrooms are located off the main floor, lobby and balcony areas of the concert hall. Facilities for wheel chair bound patrons are also available in each main floor restroom.

First Aid

• Contact an usher for assistance• Emergency Evacuation – In case of a fire or other emergency, please use the exit nearest to your seat, indicated by a lighted Exit sign. This is the shortest route out of the performing arts center. Please be sure to walk to the exit – do not run.

All concerts and performers are subject to change with or without notificiation.


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

With a variety of entertaining shows in our 2011-12 season, see the classics, comedies, musicals and new works on the Lohrey Stage and Next Stage. Memberships include six tickets to use in any combination on any unrestricted show and Member Card benefits are all part of your membership, including discounts on adult tickets to A Christmas Carol, TM’s special events and ShoWagon children’s camps. A Christmas Carol* is not part of the season membership but season members get discounts on adult full price tickets. Season Memberships may be purchased through November 23, 2011 for only $120.

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