HARMONYSpring 2010 Volume 1 – Edition 2

I N TH I S I SSU EAnnual Giving 2

Maestro’s Notes 3Education and Outreach 4

Meet the Orchestra 6Volunteer Groups 7

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Dear Symphony Family,

The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s 60th anniversary year has been ajoyous season of celebration. Six decades of remarkable success,musician

artistry, volunteerism and patronsupport is an enduring legacy.You – our music-loving concert-goers, donors, sponsors andpartner organizations are whatmake this Orchestra a communitytreasure and source of civic pride.It has been my privilege to serve

as board chair this season,whichalso honored the SymphonyGuild’s 60th year, the JacksonvilleSymphony Chorus’ 25th year, andFabio Mechetti’s tenth year asmusic director.And for 18 and10 years respectively, BRASSandARIAS have providedsteadfast support.

What makes all this possible is your investing in the cultural fabric of thiscommunity.And now you can double that investment! The CommunityChallengematches all new and additional contributed funds up to$150,000.Help us pursue the Orchestra’s enduring commitment by increasingyour annual gift – or stepping forward with a first-time donation – throughJune 30. (See details on next page.)As evident in this very special year, the Jacksonville Symphony continues

to make a rewarding impact on the lives of First Coast residents.Our positionas an orchestra for the 21st century has motivated younger, culturally-awarecitizens to participate and get involved.Week after week, events andeducational offerings for all ages have generated overwhelming supportfor our Symphony – a clear sign of this Orchestra’s vitality.This vitality is also shown in the anticipation for the 2010-11 season,

featuring Frederica von Stade’s farewell tour, Bernadette Peters, Leon Fleisher,The Pirates of Penzance,The Elixir of Love, and much more.Now is the time toaffirm your commitment by purchasing a season ticket package.Reserve yourplace and make 2010-11 your season for great music.Thank you for your continued support and enjoyment of your Jacksonville

Symphony Orchestra.

Sincerely,

R. Chris Doerr,Chair

Thank You, Symphony Patrons!

Anniversaries are a special time to celebrate, and thispast Jacksonville Symphony season abounded withfestivities.We thank you, our patrons, for yourenthusiastic participation and applause. Thanks toyour support,we were able to honor the many waysthat the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra is a treasurein our community.Famed violinist Itzhak Perlman was featured at

the 60th Anniversary Concert and Diamond JubileeGala, an event that was sold out months in advance.His mastery of the BeethovenViolin Concerto withthe Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra was the pinnaclemoment of the year.The year also marked Fabio Mechetti’s tenth

season as music director.Underhis leadership, the Orchestra hasdelivered stellar musicianshipand an amazing breadth ofrepertoire. The annual operaproduction featured Mozart’sdelightful Cosí fan tutte duringValentine’s weekend.Next season,we continue the theme with apre-Valentine’s opera nightfeaturing Donizetti’s The Elixirof Love (Feb. 5, 2011).Anotheroutstanding event was PinkMartini’s eclecticperformance,with Fabio Mechetti on the podium.The Jacksonville Symphony Guild celebrated its

60th year with an opening night party for Oklahoma,a semi-staged production with the cast of The Alhambra.Reserve your place for our next musical theatrecollaboration,The Pirates of Penzance (Oct. 1-3, 2010).The Jacksonville Symphony Chorus’ 25th anniver-

sary was a lot to sing about, including a performance ofCarmina Burana with the Jacksonville Children’s Chorusand esteemed soloists. The SymphonyChorus opens its new season with Brahms’German Requiem (Nov. 19-20, 2010).Jacoby Symphony hall reached its completion ten

years ago when the historic Casavant pipe organwas rebuilt and installed. The grandeur of thismagnificent instrument, officially named theBryan Concert Organ, was on full displaywith the performance of young guest virtuosoFelix Hell.

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A S E A S O N T O C E L E B R A T E

J.F. and PeggyBryan (left) andDr. Ross and JeanKrueger (right)with FabioMechetti at theOrgan SymphonyCelebration.

Tickets: (904) 354-5547 • jaxsymphony.org Contributions: (904) 354-1473

Friends to friends.Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and Follow along @jaxsymphony

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A N N U A L G I V I N GCommunity Challenge

For the past nine years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida has“orchestrated” the annualCommunity Challenge matching grants that have helped your Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

attract a thriving base of donor support.Under these generousgrants, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida effectively doublescontributions made by people throughout the First Coast areawith a matching contribution of its own.“The company has stood out as a reliable source of significant

financial support,” saidDick Pierpont, the JacksonvilleSymphony’s vice-chair of development.“Their managementteam recognizes the value of the Orchestra to the communityand its own employees, and their support has enabled usto weather significant economic storms.”While based inJacksonville, the company supports nonprofits statewide.“They have a variety of demands on their grants throughoutFlorida, and we’re grateful for their support.”This year, the Community Challenge effort has expanded.

Between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and several key contributors, the CommunityChallenge’s maximummatch has been raised to $150,000.Corporate and individual patrons understand the Orchestra’s role in our community’s

well-being.“We don’t just entertain,we educate,”Pierpont said, citing the JSO’s 130-plusconcerts annually and music education programs that directly enrich the lives of close to100,000 local young people.“We encourage people to want to give—for all the right reasons.”If you want to double your contribution through this Community Challenge, the deadline is

growing short. Please contact the JSO Development Office at (904) 354-1473 before June 30 tomake sure your contribution counts toward matching funds.Your support helps us continueto make Jacksonville a great place to live, learn, relax and enjoy.

Editor: PaulWitkowskiContributingWriter: Richard A. Salkin

Photography: Laurence Greene, Bassel Jadaa,Laird, Barry RabinowitzDesign/Layout: Kenneth ShadePrinting: Florida Times-Union Custom Publications

Published by Jacksonville Symphony Association300Water Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32202Administration: (904) 354-5479Tickets: (904) 354-5547Website: www.jaxsymphony.org© 2010 Jacksonville Symphony Association

SAVE THESE DATES

September 23, 24 & 25 and October 22 & 23Welcome the New Season!

Members of our volunteer groups lookforward to welcoming you back for theopening of Masterworks and Pops.

Friday,October 15Celebrate!

An Evening of Moonlight andMusicTHE PLAYERS Benefit for the Artsat the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse

Featuring a cocktail party, live and silentauction, dinner and outdoor concert with

the Motown group SPECTRUM.Proceeds benefitthe Jacksonville Symphony and the CulturalCenter at PonteVedra Beach. Call 354-9136

for more information.

Saturday,November 6Frederica’s Farewell and ReceptionReserve your tickets for the final tour ofFrederica von Stade and make plans for apost-concert reception with Miss von Stade.

Stay tuned for details.

Friday,December 31Toast! To the NewYear!

Celebrate with everyone’s favoite local band,the Jacksonville Symphony, for your

NewYear’s Eve festivities.

Saturday, February 5, 2011“Elixir of Love” Gala Opera DinnerThe Opera Dinner is among the mostelegant on the social calendar, and nextseason’sValentine event is sure to be a

romantic feast.

Fire up your donationto the

Annual Fundwith amatchfrom the$150,000CommunityChallengefor new or

additional gifts.

Call (904) 354-1473or online at www.jaxsymphony.org

Thank You, Donors!

Jacksonville Symphony donors were treated to a specialconcert in May, highlighting the great moments from thelast season.Your contributions – at every level – affirm theJacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s commitment to artisticexcellence and enriching experiences for our community.Members of the Cadenza Society, our planned giving society,also gathered for a reception. For more information aboutdonor benefits, call Lynn Evans at (904) 354-1473.

Cirque, Symphony and SunTrust

SunTrust, one of our long-standing sponsors, hosted aCorporate Night in conjunction with the Cirque de laSymphonie performance in May.The annual event is anopportunity for businesses large and small to come togetherin support of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra as aneconomic catalyst, a provider of music education and acultural cornerstone of our city.

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Martha Lansdale andBill Ross.

Cirque harlequinVladimir Tsarkoventertained guests.

Barbara Lesso (second from left) from SunTrust and Cirqueaerial artist Aloysia Gavre with guests.

Rita and Mark Allenwith Carol Shircliff.

Conductor Michael Krajewskiand Symphony Board member

Matt McAffee.

As we close the Jacksonville Symphony’s 60thanniversary we reflect on some of the memorablemoments of this season: the highly anticipatedand profoundly meaningful participation of ItzhakPerlman’s visit to Jacksonville; the humor andwit of Mozart’s delightful opera Cosi fan tutte;the celebration of the Jacksonville SymphonyChorus’ 25th year of joining forces with theOrchestra performing several works; and the10th anniversary of the historic Casavant organinstallation with a magnificent performanceof Saint-Saens’Organ Symphony and Jongen’sSinfonia concertante.These individual concerts were representative

of the quality and breadth of what the JacksonvilleSymphony Orchestra has strived to provide toour community through the years. But mostimportantly, the talent and dedication of ourmusicians have been“instrumental” to the growthand success of this organization.Guest artistscome and go, but what sustains the viability of asymphony orchestra is the vitality and the qualityof its musicians.And in that respect Jacksonvillehas been blessed to have such a phenomenal groupof players who week after week, season after season,

continue to demonstrate our belief in the impactthat cultural organizations such as the Symphonyhave in the quality of life of a community suchas ours.That same level of commitment to our mission

and to our values will continue next season whenwe bring to the stage artists like Frederica von Stade,Leon Fleisher and Bernadette Peters, and repertoiresuch as Holst’s The Planets,Mahler’s FourthSymphony, Barber’s Adagio and Donizetti’s comicopera The Elixir of Love.Our history is not restricted to what happens on

stage but it is shared with each one of our loyalpatrons who have understood this Orchestra’simportance in the community and have contributedwith their presence and their financial supporttoward this noble and vital goal.We thank you for that and invite you to partake in

another season of unforgettable moments with theJacksonville Symphony Orchestra.

Yours,

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M A E S T R O ’ S N O T E SAnniversary Events are a True Sign of Orchestra’s VitalityBy Fabio Mechetti,Music Director and Principal ConductorHaskell Endowed Chair

Applause for the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and Fabio Mechetti, completing his tenth season asmusic director. Photo by Laird.

PATRONS (continued from page 1)Partnerships Strengthen the Community

The Jacksonville Symphony’s community partnerships resonate far beyond the concert hall. More than 50 area organizationsand their constituents play a role in a diverse array of Symphony programs. We thank these partners for enhancing our impactin unique ways. Listed are several collaborations:

• City Rescue MissionJSO concert dedication to honor City Rescue Mission staff and clients.

• Communities In SchoolsCollaborates with the JSO on Jump Start Strings, which provides free after-schoolviolin instruction to 120 at-risk elementary school students.

• Downtown Ecumenical Services CouncilDistribution of JSO patron Orchestras Feeding America food drive donations.

• Duval County Public SchoolsSponsor Prelude and Young People’s Concerts as well as In-School Ensembles.

• Florida State College at Jacksonville – South CampusProvides rehearsal space at no cost for the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra.

• Girl Scouts-Gateway Council & Boy Scouts-North Florida CouncilScouts attend Family concerts annually and earn a cultural arts badge.

• Museum of Science and HistoryUpcoming collaboration for opening of the new Bryan Gooding Planetarium.

• University of North Florida – Osher Lifelong Learning InstituteJSO collaborates with adult education programs, visiting speakers and discountsenior tickets.

• Weaver Family FoundationSponsor of the JSO’s Music Education Series, which provides cultural artsexposure to over 90,000 children.

• Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the ArtsSponsors JSO ensemble visits to senior citizen communities.

Downtown Ecumenical Services Councilvolunteers collected JSO patron donations forthe Orchestras Feeding America food drive.

The innovative Fusion Series was a hit withaudiences of all ages. The new series offers acomplete evening of entertainment in a relaxedatmosphere with themed international programs,pre-concert appetizers and a chance to mingle withmusicians afterwards.Next season’s Fusion concertsfeature music by American,Russian,Nordic andHungarian composers,with plans for live jazz,acoustic music and visual art in the lobby.We thank you for your participation and look

forward to seeing you and your friends for muchmore to come in 2010-11. Call the JSO Box Officeat (904) 354-5547 or log on to jaxsymphony.organd order a season ticket package right away.

Musicians and audience mingle after theFusion Concerts.

Applause for SymphonyEnsemble Outreach

Symphony ensembles not only visit schools, theyalso provide inspiration and education for seniorresidents in retirement communities.We would liketo share with you a letter from one such resident ofHurley Manor in Jacksonville:

“I applaud the [ensemble] program andthose who organized this communityoutreach. The musicians played extremelywell… and explained the various aspectsof their instruments and how they wereused in the overall orchestra. This put theresidents at ease so they felt comfortableto ask other questions and actually learnsomething culturally. Thank you so verymuch for an enjoyable afternoon! Thatensemble represented the JacksonvilleSymphony quite well and provided mewith a very special, cherished, culturalexperience. I do hope that this programcan not only continue, but hopefullyexpand into more community outreach.”

The Jacksonville Symphony thanks theWoodcockFoundation for the Appreciation of the Arts forfunding the ensemble visits to senior citizencommunities. These programs are essential forresidents who are unable to attend the Symphonydue to financial or health issues.For the younger end of the age scale, ensemble

visits for pre-schoolers are being planned for thefall. Programs will combine music with literature,narrated storytelling and reading skills.

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E D U C A T I O N A N D O U T R E A C H

Happy Birthday, Jacksonville SymphonySchoolchildren by the thousands were singing“Happy Birthday” to the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, in celebration of its 60th anniversary year.

Our young people have every reason to applaud the Symphony,which has been giving educational concerts since it first began in 1950.The birthday wishes were part of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra“Prelude Concerts,”which were enjoyed by more than 14,000 second and third

graders from Duval County Public Schools, as well as students from St. Johns, Clay and Nassau public schools, local private schools and home-schoolers.Led by guest conductor Christopher Confessore, the birthday concert included music from the JSO’s first-ever concert in 1950,musicians talking about their

experience in the Orchestra, students reciting essays on what kind of music they would write as a composer, and a“Happy Birthday”sing-along at the end ofthe concert. The program included Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik,”Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,”and“Rock Around the Clock,”which would have beenthe song of the day in 1950.These events are part of theWeaver Family Foundation Student Education Series.Additional sponsors include TheWoodcock Foundation for the

Appreciation of the Arts, Bank of America, Enterprise Holdings Foundation and The Shacter Family Foundation.Also this season, the JSO“Young PeoplesConcerts”were attended by close to 15,000 fourth and fifth graders.

Ms.MacNamara and her third-gradeclass from Brentwood Elementary

School of the Arts.

Reading aloud their ideasfor a music composition areBen Remisiewicz and AuriaHicks, from John StocktonElementary School.

Piotr Szewczyk gives a demonstrationof his own composition.

JSO violinists performing atWestminsterWoods.

A string quartet from the JSO visited Sabal PalmElementary. Symphony ensembles performed for

close to 55,000 children and more than 2,000seniors this season.

Jump Start Strings in “Symphony of Students” Celebration

Members of the Jump Start Stings took the spotlight at the Communities In Schools (CIS)“Symphony of Students”celebration in March.The festive event in Jacoby Hall celebrated CIS’20 years in Jacksonville, featuring poet Al Letson and guest artists Nuttin’ But Stringz.More than100 youngsters from four schools are making great progress with their JSO violin instructors inthis after-school partnership between the Jacksonville Symphony and the CIS“Team Up”program.The Jump Start program recently expanded to provide support for the Northwestern Middle

School band. JSO Principal Percussionist Aziz Barnard Luce and flutist Laura Dwyer provideinstruction to help percussion and woodwind students develop their skills. The fledgling bandrehearses under the guidance of the CIS after-school “Team Up”program.

Jump Start Strings students, led by Jacksonville Symphonyinstructor Andrew Bruck, won a standing ovation at the

CIS “Symphony of Students” celebration.

For more information on Jacksonville Symphony Education and Community Outreach,contact Tony Kamnikar, email: tkamnikar@jaxsymphony.org, phone: (904) 354-5657.

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Y O U T H O R C H E S T R A R I V E R C L A S S I C

Runners Fit as a Fiddle for River Classic

The first annual Jacksonville Symphony River Classic and Kids Mile was an exhilarating success.Hosted by BRASS (Beaches Residents Actively Supporting the Symphony), the riverwalk at the Times-UnionCenter was the perfect setting for the start and finish. Plans are already in the works for next year.Mark yourcalendar for Sunday,April 17, 2011! Thanks to the more than 600 runners, Symphony musicians, familiesand kids for participating. Success is due in large part to sponsors Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute,Shamrock Trading and Distribution,Heekin Orthopedic, Bold City Brewery, Law Offices of Kelli J. Bynum,Todd Russell and JimMcGuffin.

View more photos onlineat

jaxsymphony.org/brass.

Lewis and Caroline Hunt (background) withSymphony string quartet (from left) Aurelia Duca,Clinton Dewing, Jorge Peña, Jin Kim Peña

Playing the Star-Spangled Banner are trombonistsBenjaminWalsh (left) and Jeffrey Peterson,with event emcee Sam Kouvaris of WJXT.

Olympic medalistShannon Millerwelcomed the runners.

Individual sponsors Jim McGuffin andTodd Russell

Jaxson de Ville added to the festivities.

JSO Timpanist Ken Every and son Miles

Paul McRae,men’sfirst place winner

Shining Events for Our Community

The Jacksonville SymphonyYouth Orchestra closed its season with two much-anticipated events,the Kids for Kids and Major/Minor concerts. The annual Kids for Kids Concert is an inspiring outreachprogram for the youth of Duval and surrounding counties, in which the JSYO Philharmonic musiciansplay for their peers and answer questions from the stage.More than 1,500 students, frommiddle school tohigh school, filled Jacoby Symphony Hall for this year’s event, including 600 from Nassau County sponsoredby ARIAS.

TheMajor/Minor Concert is the finale of the Publix Super Markets Charities Jacksonville SymphonyYouth Orchestra Series, featuring the advanced JSYO ensembles with the musicians of the JacksonvilleSymphony Orchestra. The winners of the 2010 JSYOYoung Artists Competition – AllisonWatkins, flute;Sam Casseday, bass; and Orlando Diaz, piano – also gave exciting solo performances with the JacksonvilleSymphony Orchestra. The beginning and intermediate students played a“Festival of Strings,” side-by-sidewith the JSYO Philharmonic. The Major/Minor Concert was presented in Celebration of Wolfson Children’sHospital’s 55 Years of Caring for Children. The Festival of Strings and the Young Artist Performances weresponsored by Rayonier.

The Jacksonville SymphonyYouth Orchestra assembles young musicians from all over the First Coast intoone of the finest youth orchestra programs in our region.To close the year, the JSYO had a very successfulweek of auditions.A total of 260 new and enrolled students showed their skills,which should lead to agrowth in enrollment for the fall semester.

Cellist Hannah Hoffman (right) and othersanswered questions from the audience.

Students fromWolfson High Schoolhad great seats for the concert.

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M E E T T H E O R C H E S T R A

For many of the Jacksonville Symphony members, the music makingcontinues at summer venues around the country, as well as at home instructingyoung people. So while you’re making travel plans, you just might cross pathswith a Symphony musician or two.Many of our string musicians serve as teachers

and coaches for the Prelude Chamber Music Camp,which was founded in 2002 by Jeanne Majors,Vernon Humbert, and Chris Chappell. The annualcamp runs from June 14-19 at Hendricks AvenueBaptist Church.Details: preludechambermusic.orgAlso close to home, the St.Augustine Music Festival

is set for June 20-25 at the Cathedral Basilica ofSt.Augustine.With the participation and support of manymusicians and the local community, this free chambermusic series celebrates the rich cultural traditions ofSt.Augustine. Participating JSO musicians includefounders Jorge Peña (viola) and Jin Kim-Peña (cello),as well as Andy Bruck (violin),Aurelia Duca (violin),Annie Morris (violin), Betsy Federman (cello), ClintonDewing (violin), Chris Chappell (violin), Ellen Olson(viola), Eric Olson (oboe), Ileana Fernandez (piano),Les Roettges (flute),Margie Richardson (violin),Patrick Bilanchone (bass), Susan Pardue (viola),ScottWatkins (piano) and PeterWright (clarinet).Details: staugustinemusicfestival.orgAt the Eastern Music Festival,Les Roettges is in his

tenth season as principal flute and Kevin Reid is in hiseighth season as principal horn. Located in Greensboro,N.C., the festival runs from June 28 to July 31 andis led by Music Director Gerard Schwarz.Details: EasternMusicFestival.orgFrom late June to early August, violinist Karen

Pommerich will play at the Colorado Music Festival inBoulder. This year,which is Karen’s 18th season, features aBrahms Festival,Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, andWagner’sThe RingWithoutWords, complied by Lorin Maazel. JSOsection hornist Chris Dwyer, flutist Laura Dwyer andtrombonist Michael Hosford are also participating.Details: coloradomusicfest.orgViolinist and composer Piotr Szewczyk also returns to

the Colorado Music Festival,where he has played since2005.He’ll log plenty of miles along the way,with aperformance of his new work“Three Episodes” for violin,oboe, cello and bassoon at Chamber Music in JohnstonCity, Ill. and at the International Double Reed Conferencein Norman,Ok.,which commissioned him to write thepiece. In September he performs hisViolin Futura II recitalin Philadelphia.The Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra includes

violinists Simon Shiao and Anna Genest, timpanistKenneth Every, cellist Sofia Every, and bassist PatrickBilanchone.Also tagging along will be the Shio-Genestand Every children. The festival takes place in JacksonHole,Wyo., from July through mid-August and is led byMusic Director Donald Runnicles.Details: gtmf.orgClarinetistMarci Gurnow is heading west to play in

the Bellingham (Wash.) Festival of Music from July 1-18.This will be her second season there, playing with afabulous chamber orchestra in a beautiful setting.Details: bellinghamfestival.org.Her trip begins in Seattle with a half marathonon the day after her 30th birthday and finishes with a week in Squamish, B.C.,to go rock climbing on some of the most amazing granite in the world.

In September, she makes her annual trip to Chicago to play with theInternational Chamber Artists, of which she is a founding member.She also hopes to make a side trip toWisconsin for a triathlon.In August,Marci and fellow JSO clarinetists PeterWright

and Artie Clifton will give a recital at the Buffet CramponSummer Clarinet Academy, held annually at UNF.Bassist Todd Lockwood is in his fourth season with the

Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz,Calif. Led by Music Director Marin Alsop, the festival runsAugust 1-15 and features composers such as JohnAdams,Philip Glass and Jennifer Higdon.Details: cabrillomusic.orgHarpist Kayo Ishimaru is a long-standing member

of the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra. Located indowntown Chicago at Millennium Park, the festival runsfrommid-June to mid-August.Kayo is looking forward toPink Martini in concert on June 23, but her dogs are justglad she’s done with Ginastera’s Harp Concerto!Details grantparkmusicfestival.comCellist Alexei Romanenko has a busy recital schedule

this summer. In June he plays in Montgomery,Ala.,at Church of the Ascension. In late July, he performs inChicago’s Preston Bradley Hall for an International MusicFoundation recital, which will be broadcast live onWFMTChicago and local television.His tour continues throughProvidence, R.I.,Wellfleet,Mass.,Milwaukee,Madison andSt. Louis. In early September, he performs at Florida StateUniversity and Panama City’s Amelia Theatre and Music atSt.Andrew’s.Jason Lindsay will perform for the 13th consecutive year

as resident bassist with the Palm Beach Chamber MusicFestival,which runs July 1 to August 3. The repertoirefeatures various size ensembles, and Jason will be featuredin works by Martinü,Roussel and Dvorák. The festival hasreleased a critically acclaimed series of recordings onKlavier Records. Jason is on all five CDs.Details: pbcmf.org

Summer Festival Season in Session for Many JSO Musicians

Project Thank You!

In early March, Jacksonville Symphony musicians made hundreds ofcalls to season ticket holders to express gratitude for their attendanceand applause.Although they could not reach all of you, they did appreciate the warmthand support they received in return from our patrons. Look for your2010-11 season ticket brochure in the mail and keep enjoying the music!

Laurie Casseday, Kevin Casseday and Ilan Morgenstern were a few of themusicians who took part in the “Project Thank You!” phone drive.

In MemoriamJohn Hamilton McCallum, one of ourcommunity’s most dedicated advocates forthe arts, died in February 2010 at age 98.He served as Jacksonville Symphony Boardchairman from 1984-86 and led a periodof significant growth in funding and artisticachievement for the Orchestra.

Bruce Schwartz passed away in May 2010,less than two months short of his 90thbirthday. One of his greatest passions wasthe Jacksonville Symphony. “Front-and-center” was how he enjoyed everySymphony concert, and it was the wayin which he lived and shared his life.

Sylvia F. “Tibby” Sinclair passed away onJune 2, 2010 at age 73. Tibby and herhusband, Al Sinclair, both served one-yearterms as Jacksonville Symphony Boardchair in the 1980s and were active for manyyears on the Board. She also served asSymphony Guild president. Her buoyantpresence in the community and unwaveringsupport for the Symphony has been aninspiration to all who knew her.

Thomas Carskaden Zimmerman, whopassed away in October 2009 at age 84,loved music and brought laughter and joyto many. On a few festive occasions,he served as a Jacksonville Symphonyguest conductor. Because of his life-longenjoyment of singing and his generosityin helping preserve this institution for futuregenerations, the Jacksonville SymphonyChorus director’s title has been namedthe Tom Zimmerman Endowed Chair.

Star of the Symphony

Rebecca Zapen Douglass, daughter of JacksonvilleSymphonyViolinist Lois Gosa, brought her son Joelto his first ever Symphony concert earlier this year.And we couldn’t resist showing off his picture withmom and grandma backstage.

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S Y M P H O N Y V O L U N T E E R SMAKING A MEASURABLE DIFFERENCE

ARIAS (Amelia Residents In Action for the Symphony) membership will increase to more than 300 thisyear.ARIAS brought music to Nassau County schools by sponsoring Jacksonville Symphony ensembleperformances for 6,700 children.ARIAS sponsored 8 scholarships for students to further their musiceducation. Instrument Zoo volunteers also visited schools, offering children the opportunity to play variousmusical instruments.Nearly 700 residents enjoyed the“Let Freedom Ring”concert by the JacksonvilleSymphony on Memorial DayWeekend at First Baptist Church in Fernandina Beach.Info: (904) 261-0105

BRASS (Beaches Residents Actively Supporting the Symphony) sponsored 1,100 St. Johns Countyelementary and middle schoolers to attend Jacksonville Symphony’s educational concerts this season.The BRASS Ring Music Scholarship Competition enlisted 35 young musicians to participate.Nearly 2,000residents enjoyed the free BRASS Community Concert by the Jacksonville Symphony onMemorial DayWeekend at TPC Sawgrass.More than 600 runners participated in the inauguralJacksonville Symphony River Classic in April.Info: (904) 273-3891 – BRASS@jaxsymphony.org

CHORUS: The Jacksonville Symphony Chorus, an auditioned group of 140 members, celebrated 25 yearsof making music during the 2009-2010 season. Each singer in the Chorus dedicated well over 120 hours ofrehearsal time and collectively, the Chorus dedicated close to 15,000 hours to the Symphony and to the Jack-sonville community! In addition, each member dedicated over 65 hours throughout 15 grand performances,including Carmina Burana, Holiday Pops,Messiah,Cosí fan tutte and Mendelssohn Psalms 98 and 114.The Chorus hopes to welcome more new members with auditions on August 28th at Jacksonville University.Info: (904) 354-5479, ext. 271 – jaxsymphonychorus.org

THE GUILD of the Jacksonville Symphony attracted more than 4,000 visitors to Coastal Oaks at Nocateefor the Toll Brothers 2010 Designer Showhouse. The hands-on Instrument Zoo visited more than 4,500children (and adults) in schools and at venues such as the Cummer Museum, JSO Family Concerts,City of Jacksonville’s “Art in the Park,”“Music in the Air” in Palm Coast and the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.An outstanding Queen’s Harbour Pops Concert was the most successful in its eight year history.Info: (904) 358-1479 – scalvert@jaxsymphony.org

OPUS, the Symphony’s young professionals group, networked with hundreds of culturally savvyprofessionals.OPUS membership events were hosted atWalker’s in Riverside, Three Layers Coffee House inSpringfield,Yes You Canvas! in Lakewood, and at The Carling during FirstWednesday DowntownArtWalk.Info: opusjacksonville@gmail.com – Facebook: OPUS Jacksonville

VOLUNTEER USHERS:Our corps of Symphony Ushers welcomes our patrons and helps to make over 100events run smoothly each season.This year, our active usher family grew by 28% and volunteered more than5,300 hours,which saved the Symphony over $67,000! Thank you,wonderful Volunteer Ushers, for all thatyou do!Info: (904) 807-1003 – kgustafson@jaxsymphony.org

YOUTH ORCHESTRA PARENTS: The Jacksonville SymphonyYouth Orchestra would not existwithout the support of hundreds of parents,who have sacrificed thousands of hours, from carpoolingto rehearsals, to coordinating each of the six of ensembles, to chaperoning the retreats at the beginningof the season.Info: tkamnikar@jaxsymphony.org – jaxyouthorchestra.com

LET’S DANCE!OCT. 2010

BERNADETTEPETERSAPR. 2011

TONY DESAREFEB. 2011

HOLST:THE PLANETSAPR. 2011

JENNIFERFRAUTSCHIFEB. 2011

THE MOTOWNEXPERIENCENOV. 2010

FREDERICAVON STADENOV. 2010

AMERICAN FUSIONOCT. 2010

THE PIRATESOF PENZANCEOCT. 2010

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EDUCATION SPONSORSBob and Lynne Alligood • Bank of America • Duval County School Board • Enterprise Holdings Foundation • The Henry & Lucy Gooding Endowment • JM Family Enterprises • The PLAYERS Championship

Publix Super Markets Charities • Shacter Family Foundation • The Weaver Family Foundation • Wolfson Children’s Hospital • Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts

IN-KIND SPONSORSAT&T Real Yellow Pages • Burdette Ketchum • Clear Channel Outdoor • Dana’s Limousine & Transportation • Fazzini’s Coffee & Tea • FOLIO Weekly • Glenn Certain Studio-Floral Design • Steinway & Sons

The Julius N. FrankelFoundation

The DuBow FamilyFoundation

The Roger L. andRochelle S. MainCharitable Trust

Ruth Conley

ADP, Inc. • Baptist Health • Yvonne Charvot Barnett • BRASS • Buffet Crampon • EverBank • The Florida Times-Union • The Guild Friends of the Jacksonville SymphonyJacksonville Greyhound Racing • Lender Processing Services • The Main Street America Group • Mayo Clinic • MPS Group • Omni Jacksonville Hotel • Petway Family Foundation

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. • Rayonier Regions • St. Vincent’s HealthCare • David A. Stein • Stein Mart • U.S. Trust • VyStar Credit Union • Yvonne and Cecil West • Westminster Woods

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