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DECEMBER 11, 2016LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHERHOLIDAY CONCERTFEATURING MUSIC FROM THE ERA OF THE BLACK PANTHERS | 3SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 5SYMPHONY CHORUS | 6GUEST ARTISTS | 7LYRICS AND NOTES | 12

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MESSAGE FROM THE MAESTRO

For the past few seasons each of our Let Us Break Bread Together concerts

has had a dual purpose. It celebrates the holiday season and has a secondary subject that I hope is of interest to our audience. This year, several Oakland institutions are observing the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther movement. We join them by adding a few songs from the era of the Panthers to our traditional holiday fare. We do this to salute Oakland’s rich traditions in the pursuit of social justice.

~ Michael Morgan, Music Director

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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The holiday season is an important time that brings together many different

parts of our community. We hope and trust that the annual Let Us Break Bread Together concert has become a tradition among your friends and family. The end of a calendar year is a time when we can celebrate accomplishments over the last 12 months and look forward to our work together over the coming year.

Many of you have received in the mail or online our annual end-of-year appeal for funds. Your continued support allows us to bring this great music to the stage, to work with our numerous community partners to provide music education to our children and into our schools, and to provide programs to the community such as the Oakland Symphony Chorus. Thank you in advance for your generous consideration of this annual request. We are simply not able to provide all of our wonderful programs to the Oakland community without your continued financial support.

~ Steven Payne, Executive Director

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Today a student. Tomorrow a leader.

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Iona MUSE trumpeter, 5th grade

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Let Us Break Bread Together Orchestra arr. Ellen Hoffman Choral arr. Terrance Kelly

Combined choruses, Oakland Symphony, and Terrance Kelly

Awesome Holiday Song Composed and arranged by Kugelplex

Kugelplex

Merry Christmas! (from Home Alone II ) arr. John Williams

Mt. Eden High School Concert Choir, Oakland Symphony

What’s Going On? Renaldo “Obie” Benson, Al Cleveland, and Marvin Gaye Orchestra arr. Ellen Hoffman Choral arr. Terrance Kelly

Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Oakland Symphony

Rise Up Andra Day, arr. William David Southall

Vocal Rush

Little Ghetto Boy Donny Hathaway arr. Ellen Hoffman

Linda TilleryTammy Lynne Hall-Hawkins, piano

Ruth Davies, bassLeon Joyce, drums

Oakland Symphony

Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah George Frideric Handel

Harry Gray, guest conductor

Hallelujah: from Messiah George Frideric Handel(A Soulful Celebration) arr. Andrew Chukerman choral arr. Warren, Jackson and Kibble

Oakland Symphony Chorus, Oakland Symphony

I N T E R M I S S I O N

DECEMBER 11, 2016 AT 4 PMPARAMOUNT THEATRE, OAKLAND

MICHAEL MORGAN, music director and conductor

LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERTfeaturing music from the era of the black panthers

Season Media Sponsors: East Bay Express, KDFCThe 2016/17 season of Oakland Symphony is generously funded in part by the East Bay Community Foundation; Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation; Women’s Philharmonic

Advocacy; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; the California Arts Council, a state agency; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; and the Oakland City Council

and the City of Oakland’s Cultural Funding Program.

Major support generously provided by The Wallace Foundation

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MICHAEL MORGAN, music director and conductor

OAKLAND SYMPHONY

Season Media Sponsors: East Bay Express, KDFCThe 2016/17 season of Oakland Symphony is generously funded in part by the East Bay Community Foundation; Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation; Women’s Philharmonic

Advocacy; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; the California Arts Council, a state agency; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; and the Oakland City Council

and the City of Oakland’s Cultural Funding Program.

Major support generously provided by The Wallace Foundation

Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson

Oakland Symphony

All I Want for Christmas is You Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff arr. Lisa Forkish

Vocal Rush

Lux Aurorum (from Paradise Lost ) Eric Whitacre

Mt. Eden High School Concert Choir

Winter Wonderland Felix Bernard lyrics Richard B. Smith

Linda Tillery & Friends

Zog Nit Keyn Mol (Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Song) Hirsh Glick arr. by Kugelplex

Kugelplex and Linda Tillery

Lean on Me Bill WithersEveryday People Sylvester (Sly) StewartPeople Make the World Go Round medley Thomas Bell and Linda Creed arr. Ellen Hoffman

Oakland Symphony Chorus, Oakland Symphony

A Change is Gonna Come Sam Cooke arr. Ellen Hoffman

Mt. Eden High School Concert Choir, Oakland SymphonySoloist: Myrell Milanes

Deck The Halls Orchestra arr. Terrance Kelly

Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir

Stand! Sylvester (Sly) Stewart arr. Brian Adam McCune

Combined Choruses, Oakland Symphony

LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERTfeaturing music from the era of the black panthers

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FIRST VIOLINTerrie Baune,

ConcertmasterVivian Warkentin,

Asst. ConcertmasterNatasha Makhijani,

Assoc ConcertmasterDebbie SpanglerPatrice MayEmanuela NikiforovaSue-Mi ShinStephanie Bibbo

SECOND VIOLINDavid Cheng,

PrincipalCandace Sanderson,

Asst. PrincipalBaker PeeplesSergi Goldman-HullRobert DonehewDagenais SmileyKatherine Button

VIOLABetsy London,

PrincipalStephanie Railsback,

Asst. PrincipalKaty JuneauEvan ButtemerClio TiltonIlana Matfis

CELLODaniel Reiter,

PrincipalJoseph Hébert,

Asst. PrincipalElizabeth VandervennetJeff ParishPaul RhodesElizabeth Struble

STRING BASSPatrick McCarthy,

PrincipalCarl Stanley,

Asst. PrincipalRobert AshleyBruce Moyer

FLUTEStacey Pelinka,

PrincipalDawn Walker

OBOEAndrea Plesnarski,

PrincipalDenis Harper

ENGLISH HORNDenis Harper

CLARINETJerry Simas,

PrincipalJeff Anderle

BASS CLARINETJeff Anderle

BASSOONDeborah Kramer,

PrincipalCarolyn Lockhart

FRENCH HORNMeredith Brown,

PrincipalAlicia TelfordAlex CamphouseRoss Gershenson

TRUMPETWilliam Harvey,

PrincipalLenny OttOwen Miyoshi

TROMBONEThomas Hornig,

PrincipalBrendan Lai-Tong

BASS TROMBONEDavid Ridge

TUBAScott Choate,

Principal

HARPRandy Pratt,

Principal

PIANOEllen Hoffman

TIMPANITyler Mack,

Principal

PERCUSSIONWard Spangler,

PrincipalVictor Avdienko

PERSONNEL MANAGERCraig McAmis

LIBRARIANPaul Rhodes

O A K L A N D S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A

Michael Morgan, Music Director & ConductorBryan Nies, Assistant Conductor

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SOPRANOSBeth AlbinoBobbie AltmanBarbara BerryMayotis CephasNancy CotteralMargaret Daly *Rachel Devitt *Melanie EncisoJane EnglishEdda Fransdottir *Julia Gorgone *Ellen HahnCarol HenriSusan Hernandez *Carol HudsonMary-Jo KnightSusan LambertJessen Langley *Linda Manzeck #Alice McCain #Jewelz Moyer *Linda MrnakDonna Oliver

Erica Peck *Elizabeth Robertson *^Abbie RockwellNanci Schneidinger *^Kate Sterns *Lynda TesilloIlona TurnerGia White

ALTOSEva ArceBecky Bob-WaksbergKarenlynne BradleyRena DavidLisa FriedmanMargaret Hegg *Karen IvyAlex JosefskiJeanne KornShirley LindleyLinda Lipner *Nancy LowenthalSusanna MillerMary Oram *

Mary Orin *Sharon PaisnerSylvia Parker *#Wendy PeiSumire RabbMelanie ReevesDhira RamakrishnanAnnie ShunMonique StevensonHannah TurkCynthia Webb-

Beckford *#Loni Williams *^#

TENORSLaVora CopleyJim Hasler Addison Hughes *Bertie JacksonBernie Juat *#Curtis LawlerArnold Lee *+Julius Malone *Ervin Matthews

Robert McCreeBarbara MillerJerry Reynolds *Steve SchultzJim Stenson *^Ted Vorster

BASSCharlie Crane *^Sheldon GreeneDavid Hildebrandt *Bill Leong *Karl Malamud-RoamBill ManleyJohn Manzeck #Gaspard Mbole *Mark MichaudMichael Nathanson *^Joe OrrKen Saltzstine #Mark SlagleCalvin Wall *Bob Wehrman *

Lynne Morrow, Chorus Director

Chamber Singers *Section Leader ^

Chorus Advisory Committee Member #Coach +

O A K L A N D S Y M P H O N Y C H O R U S

The Oakland Symphony Chorus enriches our community through high quality musical

performances and educational workshops that raise appreciation and understanding of choral music, while providing opportunities for people who love to sing. Established in 1958, Oakland Symphony Chorus is one of the East Bay’s finest choirs, and a premier resource for continuing

education in the choral arts. In June 2015, the chorus travelled to Budapest, Györ, Vienna, and Prague for its first international tour. The Chorus performs regularly with its partners, Oakland Symphony and Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, as well as with a variety of other Bay Area orchestras.

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G U E S T A R T I S T

ELLEN HOFFMAN

Pianist/composer Ellen Hoffman wrote her first orchestral arrangement, Let Us Break

Bread Together, in 1991 for orchestra, chorus and baritone soloist, collaborating with gospel singer Terrance Kelly. This became the theme for all the “Break Bread” concerts. She has written many arrangements for Michael Morgan & Oakland Symphony and has been part of every Break Bread concert since the first.

Today’s concert celebrates music from the 1960’s and 70’s, the era of the Black Panthers. Ellen is thrilled to write new arrangements for fabulous important songs with a social message written & performed by the great Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Bill Withers, Sly & the Family Stone, and the Stylistics. Transforming these songs from a soloist and a band to a chorus and orchestra is a big challenge: How do you keep the groove going with so many singers and an orchestra? We’ll find out today! If you listen carefully, you may hear a hint of Aretha Franklin in Everyday People and a hint of Stevie Wonder in People Make the World Go Round, both of whom sang these songs adding their own flavor.

Ellen has performed, composed and arranged music for some of Oakland’s best and brightest musical stars, some of whom are onstage today. She is a vocal coach, piano teacher, and teaches at Stagebridge, a theatre and music school for seniors. She plays piano for English Country Dance, and works periodically with the legendary Rita Moreno. She is directing a new show, Entre’ Actes – Marvelous Music Hall Soloists – at the Great Dickens Fair in San Francisco, weekends in December. (As of today, there’s still one weekend left!).

G U E S T C O N D U C T O R

HARRY GRAY

Harry Gray earned his master’s degree in music education as well as his PhD in music theory

from Northwestern University. He is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (piano, guitar, bass, percussion, and banjo). Harry worked for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as Assistant Director of Education, overseeing school outreach programs and developing multicultural orchestra concerts for children. Our Guest Conductor has served as K-6 music teacher at Walden Center & School in Berkeley since 2009. Harry Gray is a true supporter of music and the impact it has on our youth.

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SOPRANOSNicolia Bagby GoodingBrenda Bailey PowellIvy CalhounAmy ClarkLeola ClarkBarbara DavisHeather FigueroaMary FordLynne GurewitzAsha HowardGrace KamauMia LebronMaria LongLinda MackTeresa MackLoren MaddenKellie MorlockValeria ScottKelsie ScruggsJennifer G. SheltonDebra SturdevantCathy Warren

ALTOSFrancesca AlfajoraAshley AndersonRose Armin-HoilandIsa S. ChuAnnette CoffeyLiz ColtBarbara Ann DavisCheryl Espinosa-JonesDeirdre Fogarty-HarrisSophie GardnerKathy Guido-RespicioSharon Hymes-OffordStormy KingStephanie MillerKaori NakanoTheresa “Cookie”

PriesterJyoti RaoBecky WatsonKate WeinsteinDanielle White

TENORSJeff BellairePeter BlandCyril DrameAaron DraperMichael CallahanCheryl GarnerCharlotte GilbertGracie JonesRyoko KobayashiTessa LoehwingDaniel MantillaManuel MendozaDaniel PinkhamCarl ResnikoffVernon StaggersJeff StangeDaniel StraussPaul ThompsonRenee EB-WaltonTom Wright

BASSESPaul DanielsJim FisherLarry GainesJim HooperJason HorladorJohn HurstBernadette McDonaldJack MahanDavid PageJames PowellJared Wagner

BAND David Belove—BassLouis Burrell—KeysBen Heveroh—KeysMiles Lathan—Drums

STAFFTerrance Kelly—

Artistic DirectorMark DeSaulnier—

Executive DirectorBriget Boyle—

Production ManagerSandra Lawson-Ndu—

Office Manager

Terrance Kelly, Artistic Director

Under the direction of Emmy winner Terrance Kelly, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir (OIGC) brings

together singers and instrumentalists who embody a community of diverse races, cultures, and faiths. They also share an uncontainable passion for music. Their mission is to inspire joy and unity among all people through black gospel and spiritual music. Judging by their audiences’ reactions—clapping, cheering, and singing along—it is apparent that they succeed in that mission.

The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir was born out of a gospel music workshop led by the exuberant Terrance Kelly at Living Jazz’s Jazz Camp West. It became an independent non-profit organization in 1991, and since then, the award-winning choir’s exquisite harmonies and stirring gospel repertoire have led to performances with a wide variety of

esteemed groups, such as the Duke Ellington Orchestra. OIGC also appears on Grammy-winning albums by Linda Ronstadt, MC Hammer, Tramaine Hawkins, and others.

OIGC, referred to by SFJAZZ as a “treasured Bay Area institution,” was named “Best Gospel Choir” in 2006 and the winner in the “Best Church Music” category in 2009 in the East Bay Express Reader’s Polls and was voted “Best Arts Organization” by Oakland Magazine readers in 2015. Terrance Kelly was recognized as “Best Choir Director” in the East Bay Express in 2015 and granted the Dr. Edwin Hawkins Excellence Award in 2013.

To be certain, the best way to grasp the choir’s greatness is to hear them in person. A current public performance calendar can be found at www.oigc.org.

O A K L A N D I N T E R F A I T H G O S P E L C H O I R

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Lauren Blakely Andrew CreekbaumGenesis Chambers

Yasmeena DatcherElla GarciaBarbara Griffith

Hannah HerzfeldDivine PongtornCaretha Richardson

Mikaela SwansonReilly Savage Imani Wilson

Lisa Forkish, Music Director

V O C A L R U S H

Vocal Rush is a four-time national champion a cappella ensemble based out of Oakland School for the Arts

(OSA) and comprised of singers ages 16-18. Combining passion, talent and dedication, along with the vision of director/founder Lisa Forkish, Vocal Rush has become one of the most respected high school a cappella groups in the U.S. since their inception in March, 2011. Before joining the renowned School of Vocal Music faculty at OSA, led by chair/founder Cava Menzies, Forkish was music director for the University of Oregon’s award-winning a cappella group Divisi, featured in Mickey Rapkin’s book “Pitch Perfect,” later made into the box-office smash film. Vocal Rush has received numerous accolades, including national championship titles in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016, a first place win at the L.A.

A Cappella Festival, and perhaps most notably, a third place win on NBC’s hit a cappella competition show, “The Sing-Off.” Past members of Vocal Rush have performed for President Obama as well as OSA founder, California Governor Jerry Brown. The group has released two full-length albums and one EP (all available on iTunes) and has been nominated for six Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, including Best High School Album. The ensemble has the soulful stage presence that reflects all that is unique to OSA and sets them apart in the a cappella scene. Vocal Rush brings to life the heart and soul of Oakland School for the Arts, putting their all into every performance. See these young singers in action at www.youtube.com/osavocalrush.

VOCAL RUSH ROSTER

L I N D A T I L L E R Y

Linda Tillery first came to prominence as the lead singer in San Francisco group The Loading Zone from 1968

to 1969. She recorded her debut album for CBS Records, and worked as a studio musician through much of the 1970s, playing drums on albums by Santana, Mary Watkins, and Teresa Trull. She became a producer and staff artist at Olivia Records late in the decade, and released a second full-length album on the label in 1978.

Ms. Tillery’s association with Olivia Records led her into the genre of women’s music; she has collaborated with June Millington, Deirdre McCalla, Barbara Higbie, Holly Near, and Margie Adam, as well as with pop musicians like Kenny Loggins, Huey Lewis, and Bobby McFerrin.

She produced the music for the documentary film “A Question of Color,” and created and performed the music for the dance, Invisible Wings, with choreographer Joanna Haigood.

In the 1990s, she began exploring African music, forming the group Cultural Heritage Choir. She also plays with her own band Skin Tight, a jazz/blues outfit.

LINDA TILLERY & FRIENDSTammy Hall-Hawkins – PianoRay Obiedo – GuitarRuth Davies – Bass Leon Joyce, Jr. – Drums

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Giuseppe AbanAlexandra AlcanarMaria AlegriaEmily AlvaradoIsabella AnayaAbdullah AsimJose AvalosDhan Larc AvellanaJarrel AvilaHannah BainsRoel BaldonoCamille BallarJonathan BataclanIvan BognotVanessa BonnerIreland BretzObed CaamalAndre CabreraGeovanni CamposMarika CandelariaAlyssa CanonizadoJulian CaringalBryanna Casa-

HernandezDamian Casa-HernandezMarjory CastilloIsaeiah ClemenaMyles CorderoJohn CuisonJake DalmanJohn DamasigTiana Dang

Robert DavisKristina DeLaoElva DiazJesus DigalJasmine DigdiganAshley DigdiganMichelle DucaudPriscilla EaAlyssa EdoraRich EliaresJohn Amiel FloresJason FongKayla FraniAkilah FrazierTajaune FrazierVanessa GarciaIssamar GarciaSofia GeneraAnna GironJessica GuanRobert HippleStacie HoNicholas JaochicoKumar JonesJeremiah JurixIman KhanOmar KhanDevin KingEshna LachanWesley LamSophia LimAJ Lising

Cindy LiuSheyla Lopez-SanchezMarc LoretoLaura LudovicoSanto LukitoAlijah McKinzieCaryn MedinaMelissa MendozaSeth MijaresMyrell MilanesAlyssa MirandaSameerah MohammedAndrea MorenoSimone MuhammadElleyana MusniErica MusniCristina NavaChristy NguyenPhuong NguyenSabrina OmaqueChristiana OngJohn Tyler OngAbigail OrdinizaMichael OrdonaJosh OrellanaKitana Palada-EspinoAlyssa PamintuanNaomy PardoPenny PengGabby PicartAshmeeta Prasad

Ayesha PrasadAndre RadaMegan RadocAdrianna ReeseAisne RichardsonAbidan RodriquezYasmin RuizCesar RuvalcabaBianca SalamidaDanica SalamidaFrances SalcedoAna-Carolina SambileFrances SimosNikki SinghAlexis SolorioVanessa SosaShaina SungaKyle TandocAlezeya TorresClaudia TorresKenneth TranBrianna TranPerla TrujilloNickolous TutanaJoseph VergaraShairell VillaluzSerina VoVan VuMadeline VuLindsey WilliamsYoshiko Yoshimitsu

Ken Rawdon, Artistic Director

M T . E D E N H I G H S C H O O L C O N C E R T C H O I R

2016 marks the 10th time that the Mt. Eden High School Concert Choir has appeared on the annual Let

Us Break Bread concert. We consider it such an honor to be invited to be participants in this event every year.

The Mt. Eden High School Concert Choir is comprised of approximately 130 students from throughout the student body. The ensemble is open to any and all students regardless of musical background or experience. The concert choir is the musical “hub” of the Mt. Eden High School program.

The concert choir of Mt. Eden High School has consistently received awards and superior ratings at choral festivals and competitions throughout the state of California since 1993 hosted by prestigious organizations like the California Music Educators Association and the American Choral Directors Association. They have placed within the top four large choral ensembles every year since 1997 at the extremely prestigious “California Golden State Choral Competition” in the large choir division. The concert choir placed 1st in this competition in May of 2015, and then hosted the event in May of 2016.

The choir takes a tour every spring, usually throughout the state of California, but every three years tours in other areas of the United States. Their travels have taken them to Hawaii, Mexico, Florida, and New York City. They have also been featured on board Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Lines.

The choir is embarking on a southern California tour this coming spring, and in the spring of 2018 is planning to travel to Cuba.

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Jason Ditzian, Director

K U G E L P L E X K L E Z M E R B A N D

Formed in 2001, Kugelplex is California's most rockin’ purveyor of old-world Yiddish soul

music. The ensemble performs concerts, festivals, and lifecycle events throughout the West Coast and beyond. Their repertoire includes songs from the shtetls of old-world Eastern Europe, as well as original compositions by members of the ensemble.

Jason Ditzian – clarinetDan Cantrell – accordionMichael Pinkham – percussionLila Sklar – violinEric Perney – bassMax Baloian – guitar

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L Y R I C S A N D N O T E S

Zog Nit Keyn Mol(Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Song) by Hirsh Glick, arranged by Kugelplex

Never say that you have reached the very end When leaden skies a bitter future may portendFor sure the hour for which we yearn will yet arrive And our marching steps will thunder: ‘we survive’

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Song was written in 1943 by a young poet/resistance fighter in the Vilna ghetto. The song has become an anthem for Holocaust survivors. Our version is inspired by Paul Robeson, who sang Uprising Song in the original Yiddish at his 1949 Moscow concert as a universal call for resistance, freedom and human rights.

Lean on MeBill Withers

Call on me Sister, when you need a hand. Oh, we all need somebody to lean on. I just might have a problem that you'll understand. Oh, we all need somebody to lean on.

Everyday PeopleSylvester (Sly) Stewart

There is a yellow one, that won't accept the black one, that won't accept the red one, that won't accept the white one. And different strokes for different folks! And so on, and so on, and scooby dooby dooby. Dooo sha sha! We got to live together! I am Everyday People!

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A R T I S T I C S T A F F B I O G R A P H I E S

MICHAEL MORGAN, MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOROAKLAND SYMPHONY

Michael Morgan was born in Washington, DC, where he attended public schools and began

conducting at the age of 12. While a student at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, he spent a summer at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood, studying with Gunther Schuller and Seiji Ozawa. He first worked with Leonard Bernstein during that same summer. His operatic debut was in 1982 at the Vienna State Opera, conducting Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio. In 1986, Sir Georg Solti chose him to become the Assistant Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a position he held for seven years under both Solti and Daniel Barenboim. In 1986, he was invited by Leonard Bernstein to make his debut with the New York Philharmonic. As a guest conductor, he has appeared with most of America’s major orchestras, as well as the New York City Opera, St. Louis Opera Theater and Washington National Opera.

In addition to his duties with the Symphony since 1991, Maestro Morgan serves as Artistic Director of the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, Music Director at Bear Valley Music Festival, and Music Director of The Gateways Music Festival. He is Music Director Emeritus of the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, and is on the boards of Oaktown Jazz Workshops, the Purple Silk Music Education Foundation, and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. He makes many appearances in the nation’s schools each year.

LYNNE MORROW, CHORUS DIRECTOROAKLAND SYMPHONY CHORUS

Lynne Morrow became Director of the Oakland Symphony Chorus in 2005. During her tenure,

the scope of the Chorus has expanded to include contemporary, international and neglected works along with traditional choral repertoire. She conducts the Chorus’ workshop performances of major works, hosts summer choral outreach “Sing-ins” and prepares the Chorus for work with Oakland Symphony as well as regional community and youth orchestras with which it collaborates, such as the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, Young People’s Symphony Orchestra, and California Symphony.

Lynne Morrow received a Grammy nomination for her work with the Pacific Mozart Ensemble (now Pacific Edge Voices), with whom she has also recorded two CDs of Dave Brubeck’s choral music. Since 2001, she has directed the Voice and Opera/Music Theatre Programs at Sonoma State University. Dr. Morrow presents workshops on African American Spirituals, including a workshop on a cruise to Alaska from San Francisco. Morrow has also given lectures on music in the Bay Area for organizations such as Oakland Symphony, Festival Opera, the regional San Francisco Opera Guild and Stern Grove Festival. Dr. Morrow strives for a visceral connection to music, presenting works from every corner of the musical arts in fresh ways, to reach the widest possible audiences.

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BRYAN NIES, ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR OAKLAND SYMPHONY

Bryan Nies is the Assistant Conductor of Oakland Symphony, former Principal Conductor of Festival

Opera, and former Principal Conductor of Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, which he led on international tours, including to Australia and New Zealand during the orchestra’s 40th season.

With “superb musical direction,” Bryan conducted sold-out performances of Puccini’s Turandot, Loesser’s The Most Happy Fella, and Bizet’s Carmen at Festival Opera to rave reviews that stated, “Nies is undeniably a talent to watch.” In addition, he has been a cover conductor for the St. Louis Symphony, conducted performances with Opera Idaho, the Diablo Symphony, and the Oakland Chamber Ensemble. With Eugene Onegin, he made his Opera San Jose debut as Principal Conductor and continued with notable performances of: The Crucible, Werther, La Voix Humaine, Pagliacci, and the west coast premiere of Anna Karenina, becoming the second conductor to perform the work. Bryan continues to conduct innovative operas including successful performances of As One with West Edge Opera and Erling Wold's Fabrications. He regularly performs in recital and will record select vocal works and cycles of Reynaldo Hahn in the fall of 2016.

Pursuing an avid interest in all musical genres, Mr. Nies has served as Associate Music Director with American Musical Theater of San Jose and Theatreworks in Palo Alto. He was a faculty member at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and is currently a lecturer at Stanford University.

OMID ZOUFONOUN, PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOROAKLAND SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Omid Zoufonoun is a conductor, guitarist, educator, and award-winning composer. His

concert commissions aim to blend his Persian musical heritage, learned under the guidance of his father Ostad Mahmoud Zoufonoun, with western practices of counterpoint, harmony, and orchestration. Recent commissions include a Cello Sonata for the duet Martha & Monica, a guitar octet for the Guitar Foundation of America, a choral setting of four Rumi poems for the Pacific Edge Voices, and a four-movement orchestral work for the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra. Omid conducted the premiere of this latter work at the Scottish Rite Temple, and a professional premiere followed by the Oakland Symphony under the direction of Maestro Michael Morgan. As a conductor, his recent recording of Bill Horvitz’s suite, A Long Walk, was featured as an Editor’s Pick in Downbeat magazine.

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JOHN KENDALL BAILEY, PRE-CONCERT SPEAKEROAKLAND SYMPHONY

John Kendall Bailey is Music Director and Conductor of the Mesopotamia Symphony

Orchestra; Music Director, Principal Conductor and Chorus Master of Trinity Lyric Opera; and Associate Conductor of San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra.

In 1994, Mr. Bailey founded the Berkeley Lyric Opera, and served as its Music Director and Conductor until 2001. Since then he has served as Principal Conductor of Oakland Youth Orchestra, Music Director of Voices of Musica Sacra, Chorus Master of Festival Opera Chorus, and Guest Conductor with Oakland Symphony, Diablo Symphony Orchestra, Oakland Ballet, Festival Opera, UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus, UC Davis Chorus, Opera San Jose Chorus, Oakland School for the Arts, the Crowden School, Dominican University, and numerous others. He has taught conducting at the University of California at Davis and Notre Dame de Namur University.

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Classical and symphonic music in Oakland have a rich history, dating back more than 80 years

to the original Oakland Symphony (1933-1986), and the subsequent formation of Oakland Symphony Chorus and Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra over 50 years ago. Oakland Symphony grew from this tradition of community commitment. Following the closure of the original Oakland Symphony in 1986, the Chorus and Youth Orchestra split into two independent organizations. In 2010, the Symphony, the Youth Orchestra, and the Chorus merged to establish one organization that combines the history and accomplishments of all three ensembles and is able to better serve our entire community. After 27 years under the name of Oakland East Bay Symphony, we are once again known as the Oakland Symphony.

Oakland Symphony is celebrated as one of the most distinct regional orchestras in the country, serving a diverse population through its unique convergence of artistic excellence, community service, and education programs. Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra was founded in 1963 and has been providing world-class orchestral training to young musicians for over 50 years. Oakland Symphony Chorus is launching its 58th season of serving the community through vocal training and performance opportunities for all who love to sing.

The Symphony, Youth Orchestra, and Chorus have the shared aim of making classical music accessible to all members of our community by presenting unique programs and attracting a wide-ranging, culturally diverse audience. We strive to bring together people who might otherwise never have met, to sit side-by-side and share a meaningful cultural experience. In the 26 years since Maestro Michael Morgan took on the artistic leadership of the Symphony, we have united the diverse Oakland and East Bay communities through music, and now reach over 60,000 people annually.

In addition to presenting unconventional yet approachable concerts, the Symphony invests heavily in education and outreach, working with schools and in the community to introduce people of all backgrounds to the joys of playing an instrument and experiencing classical performance. To date, our education programs, including the MUSE (Music for Excellence) program and Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, have helped over 100,000 young people discover a passion for music. The Youth Orchestra provides training to young musicians with a rigorous program of weekly rehearsals, extensive coaching with leading Bay Area professionals, and performance opportunities throughout the region and the world. Through our Access Scholarships, no young musician is ever excluded from the Youth Orchestra due to limited financial resources.

Along with our education programs, we foster the future of classical music through partnerships with contemporary musicians and composers. To ensure the future of symphonic music, the Symphony regularly commissions works from composers who have never composed for a full orchestra. New American works are frequently showcased in our programming and young artists are encouraged to create as well as perform. Recent commissions have included four new pieces in styles ranging from gospel to world music.

Throughout the years, the Symphony has fostered collaborations with local arts organizations, from children’s choruses to jazz ensembles. Oakland Symphony Chorus collaborates with a number of regional performing arts groups including Berkeley Symphony, California Symphony, and the Young People’s Symphony Orchestra, as well as regularly collaborating and performing with the Symphony and Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra. The Chorus serves as a premier resource for continuing education in the choral arts and holds open auditions throughout the year.

A B O U T U S

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LIFETIME MEMBERSGenerous donors of $100,000 or more over their history with Oakland Symphony.

Anonymous (4)Bonnie and Jim BellGiles “Bud” CropseyJames HaslerJack KlingelhoferCornell C. MaierKarl MettingerBerniece and Pat PattersonBeryl and James PotterBarbara and Joel

RichmonShirley and Philip SchildRobert A.D. and

Debbra Wood SchwartzErma and Owen SmithSusan and Paul SugarmanNancy S. SweetlandKatherine van HagenDonna M. Williams

$20,000+Anonymous (2)Jim and Bonnie Bell Pansy Chan, Terrence

Chan and Edward SellJean CunninghamRandy and Bev Hawks Berniece and Pat Patterson Richmon Family

Foundation Donna M. Williams

$10,000 - 19,999Anonymous (2)Bette and Robert Epstein Robert Kidd and Joan StoryJack Klingelhofer Cornell C. MaierKarl Mettinger Karen and Steve Nicholls Norman and Janet PeaseRobert A. D. and Debbra

Wood Schwartz Anne and Nicholas Whyte

$7,500 - 9,999Joanne F. Casey Charles Crane and

Wendy Breuer Katherine and Lance

Gyorfi James A. Hasler Moses and Susan LibitzkyJill and Wesley Smith The Eugene and Nancy

Sweetland Charitable Fund

Jennifer and Paul Vetter

$5,000 - 7,499AnonymousDelida CostinSusie ElkindDavid and Melodie

Graber Paul and Susan Sugarman

$2,500 - 4,999Steve Benting and

Margaret WartonBarbara and Lawrence CahnPatrick and Shirley

Campbell Michael CartmellSusan Chan A. and N. Dunlop

Family TrustBonnie and Earl Hamlin Margaret Hegg Carolyn and Robert

Heywood Harry Howe and

Michèle Stone Karen Ivy and James

Ringland Leslie and Conway Jones Michael A. and Susan T.

Jordan Fred and Robbin Kroger Jean H. Long Memorial

Fund Michael MorganRon and Mary Olowin Susan and Peter Scott Peter and Helen Sheaff Monique Stevenson Hillary and Donald WalkerEugene J. Zahas

$1,000 - 2,499Anonymous (4)Mary da Silva Abinante Henry and Virginia AndersonCarlene and Richard

Anderson Ruth and Jeff BaileyMichael Begert and

Annette ClearKevin E. Best and M.

Hope YoungEloise Bouye Gwen Buchholz and

David Durand Louisa BukietPaula and David Byrens Patricia Chang and

Charles TaiGregg Cook and

Victor Rosario Kathryn and Christopher

Dann Rena David Alecia DeCoudreauxDavid and Cindy DurantJennifer Duston and Evan

Mapoles Margery Eriksson and

James Nelson Anne Fay and Tom

Schunn Charmaine Ferrera Joseph C. Frank, Sr. Lorraine and Ronald

Gazzano Eleanor and Paul GertmenianReyla GraberThe Andrew and Teresa

Gunther Family FundSusan and Richard

Hansen Connie and Jon Hartung Teresa and Steve HawkMaxine HeiligerCarol Henri Jim Henry Darlene and Ira HolstonJudit Jackovics Mark JacobsAnn L. Johnson Marilyn KecsoTerry Kulka and

Gary Semans Philip Leigh

Ellen and Barry Levine Kara LevineEdward LoveHolly and Thomas Love Eugene and Geralyn

Lynch Debrenia Madison Pamela Magnuson-Peddle Joan and Roger Mann Doris R. MarxB. Joyce McCullumDorothy M. McIntosh Emil MilandAlison Miller and

Ken Shen Barbara MillerBarbara K. Moran and

Charlie Haas Mabel Morgan Rhonda and Jack MorrisAndrew and Mary Moyce Mike MoyeJohnnie NicksElisabeth and Michael

O’Malley Mary OramLorna Padia-Markus Mary Ann and Don

ParachiniEva and Aaron PaulSteven Payne and

Ena MurphyMargaret PillsburyAndrea Plesnarski and

Tom Nugent Genevieve Power Linda and Ewan PurkissMaya Rath and

Jonathan Ring Robert ReidyLaura and Chris RichardsonMarianne Robison Pamela and Jim Robson Margaret and Richard

Roisman Ann Rosenberg and

Lawrence Lorenzo Kampel

Kay Vinson Ruhland Melinda and Roy

Samuelson Marsha Shaw Sutherland Patricia TroxelCari Vaeth

We gratefully acknowledge our generous donors, whose annual support enables us to build community through the artistic and educational programs of Oakland Symphony, Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Oakland Symphony Chorus. The following list reflects gifts made to the annual fund or elevated events recorded between

July 1, 2015 - November 1, 2016.

Donating 5 or more years in a row Donating 10 or more years in a row

A N N U A L F U N D D O N O R S

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A N N U A L F U N D D O N O R S

Sharon Vonderau Jerry Vurek Reinald A. and Ingeborg

R. Wells Enevia and Kline Wilson

$500 - 999AnonymousCathie AllenTed Allen and Carla MoorePat and John AnneeRoss ArmstrongJustin BankGrace BandongAndrea and Erik Bell Judith and Gary BlankNorman Bookstein and

Gillian Kuehner Naja and Allen Boyd Camille and Wayne BrotzeEvangeline and William

Buell Kathleen BurkeHelene Byrne and

John Vallerga Joan and Dave CannonLinda Dardarian and

Terrance Carroll Christina CisnerosMinoo and Lewis ClaymanMichael ColbrunoMalcolm Cravens

Foundation Lillian and Donald

Cunningham Beverly Daniels-Greenberg

and Donald Greenberg Rosemary S. DardenLoris DavanzoJanet DavisKatherine Delucchi Mary DoumaSara and Emerson DuBois Sheila Dundon and

Dale RadcliffJames EarlPaula Eubanks-Major and

David MajorRobert FleriCamilla and Ed ForhanNatalie Forrest Katherine Foulkes Christiane and Lewis

Frederickson Yoav and Robin GalPatricia M. Gannon Grace GlatzeJoseph Gold, Debbie Dare,

and Dorothy S. GoldJudy and Sheldon Greene Peggy and Zachary GriffinMargaret GroverPatricia and Jerry HamiltonThomas HargraveMargot Harrison

Pamela and Howard Hatayama

Richard L. Hawkins Jim Henry Patricia Jeanne HowzeRichard E. Hutson Anne Bennett Jefferson Roxanne KellamKatherine Kiehn and

Heinz LankfordShelly Gin Lee and

Donald LeePamela Liang and

Xuelong Cao Amy Likar and Jack PaulusL.J. LikarLouise T. Linford Linda Lipner Emily and Lawrence

Lohr Kathie Long Helen M. Marcus and

David J. WilliamsonLeslie Fay and Evan MarksRalph McDonaldBarbara MillerPatricia MintzMerrilee H. Mitchell Elisabeth and Tom MorganKeeley MooneyhanMary Ellen Navas and

Robert ArchibaldJoan NeblettGary Nugent and

Alex TinajeroAnn O’Connor and

Edward Cullen Donna and Robert OliverLidia OwensJim PayneJacqueline Phillips Honorable Jean Quan and

Dr. Floyd Huen Frances and John Raeside Sonjia and Gregory

Redmond Kathleen and Kennedy

Richardson M. Louise Rothman-Riemer

and Davis Riemer Carrie and Wally RutherfordMichael RubinsteinMiyo Saiki Mary and Thomas SchmitzRoss Scroggs III and

Karen Scroggs Lori and Mark SpiegelMiriam Steinbock and

Dennis Rothhaar Romer and John StevensonAnita Taff-RiceAudrey and Vinh ThachJohn Tuttle and

Doug Drummond Nobuko and Jon Vicars

Susan Ward and David Hernandez

Mary and Peter WeinsteinNancy Wilkinson and

Randall Matamoros Loni WilliamsLeabah WinterNancy B. and Charles W.

Wolfram

$250 - 499AnonymousAngela and Stewart AllenDion and David Aroner Steve BakerNatalie Balfour and

John CoveNicolas BeardeCarol and Claude Benedix Cathlene Bennett Roberta and Henry BergDave and Cynthia BlumgartMarilyn BraigerSandra BresslerKim BronsonLynn CadwaladerHelen Cake Sharon and Steve CallawayColleen and Mark CarpenterLisa Caul and

Robert HarringtonCandis Cousins and

Bruce Kerns Susan and Joseph DalyDavid and Kathryn

Danzeisen Karen De ValoisDebbi DiMaggio and

Adam BettaChristine and John

Diskon Sandra DunnFran Eastman and

Ed GoodsteinLeila El-WakilLouise and Jonathan EubanksSarah Everett Lydia FengBarbara FenichelSusan ForsytheJohn and Catherine

FranciochWendy Franklin and

Calvin WallMark Freitas and

Susan GallardoNancy Friedman and

Terry HillTamara GabrielBonnie and Dick GaitherFrances GallagherJames and Jewelle Gibbs Michelle GilmoreDale Marie Golden and

Hugh MacDonald

Frances Greenberg Maggie HarmonJanet Hashimoto and

William B. Hull Laura Haworth Diane A. Hill Virginia Hollins-DavidsonSally Houston Cara and Tim HoxieCarol Ann Hudson H. Nona Hungate Russ IrwinErnie JapecSheri Jennings and Ian SmithSheela Jhaveri and

Daniel SchachtJudith and Donald JonesEsther Karpf and Randy YeeSally A. Keane and

Joel FranciocaJudy Kelly and

Robert MarshakJeanne and Stuart Korn Annis and Nicholas KukulanWai and Patrick LaiJane Ann Lamph Joyce Lashof Conni Lemen-Kosla and

Lee KoslaRosanna Lerma William A. Lester, Jr., Ph.D.Jeanette and Robert

MacDonald Jean E. Mangels Denise MartiniKathleen and Daniel

McKinney Catherine McLane Jerene Meissert and

Michael RobeyPatrick and Frances MitchellBeverly N. Moore James MorrisRoderick MurrayKaren NelsonHelen Nicholas and

Robert Middleton George and Carol Nobori Pamela NoliCarol and Timothy OharaRebecca and Ross PettyNaomi and David

Pockell Alex PoulsenLisa QuadratoAnn and Mike Richter Brian RipleyEdith and J. Michael

RobertsonMartin RokeachRuth Rosen and

Wendel BrunnerDoreen Sakamoto and

Bruce BuchholzPatty and Tom Scanlon

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Barbara Schaaf Schock and Robert G. Schock

Shirley and Farrel SchellCraig SchmidPatricia SchwartzLori Schweitzer and

Steven Caccamo Robert Shuken Robert SinuheBarbara and Curtis Smith Barbara Soong and

Julius YoungMary B. Strauss Tricia SwiftChung and Elbert TaylorVicki TheocharisElizabeth ValentinaBeth Vandervennet and

Tim Carless Janet VolkarClaire WahrhaftigGeraldine and Charles

Waitman Kathy and Steve Wallcave Arthur WeilKatherine and John WeinerMelissa Wheeler and

Andrew MinRhonda and Nelson WilliamsOlly and Elouise WilsonCarolyn Yale Elizabeth Yost and

Philip BellmanEva Mae YoungbergOmid Zoufonoun

$100 - 249Anonymous (12)Graciano AblangLinda Andrew-MarshallDiane ArneyCatherine and John BakerDeborah A. and William

M. Baldwin Kitty Russell-Banks Jaime BarrazaRobin Barrett and

Philip Bruno Marguerite Barron and

Glen LeggoeKathy BarrowsKathy Hart and

Paul BeadlestonHerb and Dorie BehrstockCathlene Bennett Marc and Katherine BergerJudith and Cyrus BerlowitzDonna and Ronald

BersaglieriGladys and Clifford BlockEileen Blood-GoldenGinny and Bob BlumbergSallie BlyttBonnie Bogue Judith Bojorquez

Cheryl Bonham and D. Warner North

W. Edwin BonseyMarion Brackett William BrancaEric and Jean BraunSandra BresslerIris Brody LopezRoberta Brokaw Eugene and June BrottJudith and Samuel BroudePat BrouilletteCarolyn BrownHoward and June BrowneMary BrownsonMaxine and Marvin

BrownsteinErika Bruce and Richard

Mercouris Gaylord Burke Julia and John CalfasWendy and Craig CampbellTony and Louise CavigliaHelene and Norman

Cavior Bing ChanMarianne ChangMarguerite ChapmanRenee CharlandXuemei HeSherlyn ChewBeverly ChickeringAmy ChungMee Chung and

Hallin BurganSereta and Thomas

ChurchillPamela and John ClaassenElizabeth ClarkCarol and Bob ClarkeMonica Clyde George E. and Shirley A.

CoastonEugene and Dorothy ColeRobert and Diane ColemanZipporah Collins Daniel CompaneetzPeter CookJohn and Mary CookeCarol Copeland Doug and Rosemary

Corbin Michael CostaKathleen Courts and

William Abernathy Patricia Couture Judith A. Cox Ann and Damon CropseyAnn Marie and

Duane CropseyGloria and Alberto

Cuadra Jacqueline and Randall

CurtisNatalie and David Cuttler

Jennifer and Allan Daly Rochelle DavidGeorge DayElaina DelgadoBarbara DeNardoSteve and Wendy DeVetterMario and Kathleen

DiGiovanni Joanne Drabek and

Thor StartSusan Driscoll LaMayLuann DugganSabrina DupontJanice R. Eldred and

Peter SzutuJane English and

Patrick FergusonCoyness and Katharine EnnixArlene and Jeronimo

EnriquezHeather Erickson and

Paul LillyRebekah EvensonMary Fineman and

Larry PiazzaSheilah and Harry Fish Alice ForhanSusan and Seymour FoxJohn and Catherine

FranciochMary FranklinKristen and Michael FrantzUrszula FrydmanNellie Chin FungPaul Garrison Kam McCallum GesherKathleen Gilbert Alice and Ralph GillibertJulie and Ralph GinWinnifred Gin Judith and Alex GlassJudith and Lawrence

GlendinningKendall and John GlynnKenneth GobaletCharles Goetzl and

Eric Fine Foster GoldstromSusan and Richard

GoldwasserHelena Sen and Fred GoliniMartha E. and Joseph P.

GoralkaDawn GraeffKatrine and Harry GrayMarian and Roger Gray Harvey GreenMargaret GreenblattHerbert and Leonore

Griffin Anisha GuptaRenate HallockRobert HamiltonSusie and Charles HansonNancy Harrington

Penny and Steven HarrisWilliam L. HartrickMarietta and Frederic

HarveyLoella HaskewMary-Catherine HaugXumei HePatricia HedlJoan Gabriella HeinsheimerElizabeth HendricksonOwen and Pat HeneryJefferson HilliardFaye HinzeC. J. HirschfieldRose and Fred Hoffman Elizabeth HookSteven Horn xNancy and Campbell HunterTodd IkemotoSaralinda A. and Michael

Jackson Jonathan and Joy Jacobs Katherine Jarrett Pat and Paul Jeans A. David and Barbara

JohnsonJulie M. JohnsonOdell and Virginia

Johnson Stephen JohnsonSheila JordanWilliam KadnerAnnie Lou KaneHeidi Kaseff and

Lee DavissonRuth and Stephen Kass Irene Kee and

Chien-Pang KungAnna Keim Kathleen KellyPatricia Kernighan and

Paul GordonEllen Kerrigan and

Baker A. PeeplesCarol and Andrew KimLoren KimuraLucy Carolyn Kinchen Nancy KingUrsula and Richard KlierE. Myrtis and

Roderick KlughMary-Jo KnightSteve and Kris KozinchikRita Kresha and

Susan VanderburghDidi and Paul Kubicek Sarah KulbergMary Lou Kurtz Susan LambertDoris LarsenAlmon LarshCoryl LassenJudith and Pierre Le Bris Thomas LeibowitzDavid Leinbach

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Alice Lenaghan and Michael Stanish

Maureen and George Lenahan

Jean LevinKent LewandowskiDeborah LewisElizabeth and Charles

LewisDavid LichtensteinBetsy and Karl

Livengood Bonnie Lockhart and Ted

FranklinBarbara Lockie-Brown Elisa LondonSandra Luft and

Rufus BrowningKaren Lum-Nackley and

John NackleyPeter Lundberg and

James MowdyLesli MacNeilMargaret and John

Maloney René Mandel Eleanor Manuel and

Yvonne TempleJacquelyn Marie Bennett MarkelMargaret MatthewsTommie MayfieldJosephine MaxonCynthia and John McAfeeEileen McAndrewPearl McCarthyLynette McElhaneyMargaret McGuirkBonnie McKeanMary and Joe McKenzie Winton and Margaret

McKibbenBrenda M. McKinleyToni and Gerard McNultyHelen B. MehoudarMorvarid MetanatLes and Martha MillerMichael MillsRenuka Mishra and

Debabrata PandaRebecca MitchellAnn MoenIngrid Moore

Paula and Roger MooreDiane and Scott MorganLynne MorrowSally Mote-Yaffe and

David YaffeM. Gwaltney Mountford Janet Mulshine Norma Murphy Susan MurphyBrian MutertJulie NachtweyLauren and Eli NaorLeonard Nathan Howard and Nancy NealJim and Kitty Nemechek Patricia and David

Newhouse Thomas Francis O’LearySusanne O'NealCharles L. Ostrofe Lorna Padia-Markus Ellen Larson PaisalYarmela PavlovicRay PermanCarla Picchi and Kurt PatznerKaren PillsburyJocelyn PittelMaria and Jose PoncelM. Marsico PoppasNora Privitera and

Michael BanisterJames Puskar Nichelle and Chris RachalWallace and Gayle RansomLois and David ReedIrene ReichNancy ReierGayle Reynolds and

Keith HollonKaren and Jerry Reynolds Marie R. Rhein Edwin T. RichardGail and James Rigelhaupt Maureen and Edward RinneArlene RobertonMary M. Roberts James C. RobinsonAbbie RockwellBarbara RodgersAgnes Rogacsi Leslie T. RogersMarcie and Michael

Roosevelt

Molly and Seth RosenFred RosenblumShirley and Richard Ross Helen RubardtPatricia and Michael RuffoloLisa RuhlandKitty Russell-Banks Ralph Samuel Omid SarvianNancy and Gregg

Schluntz James SchexnayderAnna ScottJanice ScottIris SegalDavid SegoMarie B. Shahoian Brenda Shank Pam ShayAlana Shindler and

Bernard RosenJanice and Mel SilvermanConnie and Alex SimWendy SimonHoward SmalheiserDeborah SmithMaya SmithSylvia Smith and

Stanley KowalskiChuck and Peggy SmuklerVirginia Smyly Morten SoerensenBeverly B. SoloMagen Solomon Paulina Song and

Vincent TongJanet SovinDeborah and Ward SpanglerLinda and Robert SpencerCorinne SpingarnJane StallmanLucille Lyons StankeChris Stapp Jim StensonAnn C. SteppanA. Justin and Lynn M.

SterlingMary StevensSheri Stock and

Harry Reppert Martin StoneJess and Sylvia Sugg

Sandy and Jack Summerfield

Barbara Szudy and Graham Bird

Mike Tennant Joan Thatcher Dudley ThompsonKirsten and Henning ThorupSandra J. TillinMarta TobeyJames TolandMads TollingElena and Christopher

Toohey Karen ToppBetty TothKate-Huong Tran and

Erich LaffertSusan and George Troy Peter TurnerLaurie UmehLinda Underwood Christine Nguyen Vaeth

and Brian VaethIrma Valencia and

James KeithDiana ValleMava VandervennetMarlene VogelsangVirginia WalkJulia WalshSarah Ann Walker and

Ron ZenoTom and Winifred WaltersSimon WaltonJosie WebbGail Weininger and

Leon Wofsy Richard West Dr. George and Bay WestlakeCaelin WhiteElizabeth WierzbianskaJudith and Thomas WillgingPat WilliamsTimothy WilliamsAnn Williamson Joye Wilson Forrest L. WinslowAnne Wolf and James AhrensSteve and Laura WolffConnie L. WoodsArlene YoungArlene Zuckerberg

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T R I B U T E F U N D

In honor of Jim and Bonnie Bell

Robert and Carolyn Heywood

Michelle M. JurikaPeter and Helen Sheaff

In memory of Anne T. Burke

Kathleen Burke

In honor of Susan Chan

Adrienne LieuAmy Yip-Kikugawa

In memory of Jeanne Low Delmain

Eugene and Dorothy ColeMargaret Matthews

In honor of David Fineman

Alexander and Judith Glass

In memory of Yvonne Fowler

Kim E. Fowler

In memory of Andrew A. Fredericks

Margery Eriksson and James Nelson

In honor of James Hasler

Robert Middleton and Helen Nicholas

In honor of Louis J. Hinze

Andrea Plesnarski and Tom Nugent

In honor of Harry Howe and Michèle Stone

Margery Eriksson and James Nelson

Karen Ivy and James Ringland

Linda Lipner

In honor of Chris Kong

Sherrie Yeung-Kong and Rick Kong

In honor of Amy Likar

Mary Likar

In memory of Hubert H. Lui

Michael Banister and Nora Privitera

In memory of Michael Madajian

Rena DavidShirley Lindley

In honor of Alison Miller

Lester and Martha Miller

In honor of Michael Morgan

Emil Miland

In honor of Lynne Morrow

Gregg Cook and Victor Rosario

In memory of John O’Connor

Edward Cullen and Ann O’Connor

In memory of Barbara Parks

Frank Morris

In memory of Malcolm Raff

Connie L. Woods

In honor of Edwin Richard

Susan and Paul Sugarman

In memory of Carole Warren Sanford

Denee BerlinerInge BerlinerDeborah and Stewart

BordersJoe and Tamar FendelNina and Dan FendelSteve and Kris KozinchikCorinne O’GradyBarbara TobinDouglas Tobin

In memory of Dr. Edgar J. Schoen

Edgar BenhardHarry Howe and

Michèle StoneKarl MettingerMaya Rath and

Jonathan RingSusan and Paul Sugarman

In honor of Helen and Peter Sheaff

Norman and Janet Pease

In honor of Keith Slibsager

Norman Furuta

In memory of Douglas G. Sprague

Natalie Forrest

In honor of Michèle Stone

Susan McKinnon

In honor of Susan and Paul Sugarman

Edwin T. Richard

In memory of Rudolph E. Tapiro

James Earl

In honor of Beth Vandervennet

Paul Lilly and Heather Erickson

In honor of Donna M. Williams

Ruth and Jeff BaileyMarc and Katherine

BergerWendy and Craig

CampbellBette and Bob EpsteinAlice ForhanKristen and Michael

FrantzKatrine and Harry GrayDebbi Hersh and

Nicholas KeefeBonnie HirschBarry and Ellen B. LevineDorothy M. McIntoshSteven Payne and

Ena MurphyMaya Rath and

Jonathan RingSusan and Paul SugarmanMargaret and Bill WardGuy Williams

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Anonymous (3)Toby C. Berger †Marie BossGregg Cook and

Victor RosarioGiles "Bud" CropseyJean Cunningham †Arthur Dunlop †

Susie Elkind †James HaslerHarry HoweMark JacobsTerry Kulka and

Gary SemansRegina LacknerHarold Lawrence †

Edward LoveSamuel R. Miller and

Maude H. PervereIrving and Muriel

SchnayerEdgar J. Schoen † and

Fritzi Schoen

B. Monique StevensonJohn B. Taylor †Albert J. VizinhoArthur WeilDonna M. WilliamsJoye Wilson

We are grateful to those who have remembered Oakland Symphony with bequests. These gifts will help establish and grow the Symphony’s endowment, providing support for future generations of students and music-lovers. For more information contact our Development Department at (510) 444-0801.

Dawne AdamTim AndersonJudy BlankMary BlumeTerry Boggs-MouraRebecca Browning-

HopkinsKarenlynne BradleyCarol BravesCristina ButterfieldPerle CrownoverSusan ChanDan ChowRaphael CobbCaren ColeGregg CookMichele CovingtonPeyton DanielLoretta DimitruckSusan DriscollMica DubreuilMargery ErikssonPaula Eubanks-MajorMelody Jeune FerrisBarbara FloresNate FowleLaura FrancoJenna FreckEllen GiersonMichelle GilmoreEmil GlueklerDale Marie GoldenAllison GomerPaul GonzalesLynn GreenbergCynthia GuevaraShirley GuggenheimerPatrice HaanLaura Haworth

Xuemei HeMatt HeffernanMargaret HeggRiza HernandezAlbert HillHanna HurleySteve HymanJanet IbikunleRuss IrwinKatie JohnsonNina JordanAlexis JoshuaSarah KaddatzRosie KaplanHeidi KaseffEllen KaufmanNick KeefeGenessa KealohaClaude KientzLucy KimVera KirichenkoJeanne KornSari KulbergShelly Gin LeeTraci LenoMaya LeviBarry LevineLinda LipnerSon LuLawrence LumKatie MacksTony MarcusEvan MarksBecky McFarlandKatie McLaneJohanna McShaneAnn MoenElisabeth Morgan

Thomas MorganLinda MrnakAria NavabBill NeelyJim NelsonKaren NelsonKeith NomuraToni NovakMaxine O’GuinnTheresa O’GuinnKim OrzellMi Rae ParksSylvia ParksAaron PaulEva PaulJacqueline PhillipsCarla PicchiHeather PittmanTerri PittmanMaria PoncelCarolyn QueenerStephanie RailsbackPat ReddRobert ReidyKennedy RichardsonDarcy RindtBrian RipleyJim RobsonPam RobsonHelen RodriguezMichael RodriguezVictor RosarioSandee RosenbergKay Vinson RuhlandDoreen SakamotoJan SchmucklerTom SchunnSusan Scott

Carrie SealineJackie ShonerdAnnie ShunHelen SmilerJan SmileyLori SolayDebbie SpanglerWard SpanglerCorinne SpingarnMaria SteelmanJohn StevensonRomer StevensonMichèle StonePaul SugarmanSusan SugarmanAlicia TelfordMeg TitchenerChristopher TooheyQuierra TrammelLea TroehGregory TurnbullArt UngarMasoud VafaeiDiana ValleVelvet Van BuerenKatherine Van HaganSharon VonderauHillary WalkerCynthia Webb-BeckfordRobert WellerJeanne WickMelissa WilliamsMaia Ziaee

And an extra special THANK YOU to Inge Wells for 30 years of volunteering!

Many thanks to our tireless volunteers who help make all the work of Oakland Symphony, Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, and Oakland Symphony Chorus possible. Volunteers donate their time, talent, and energy in many ways throughout the year, from education programs to fundraising and beyond. If you would like to volunteer with us,

please call (510) 444-0801.

V O L U N T E E R S

C A L V I N S I M M O N S L E G A C Y S O C I E T Y

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T hank you to our corporate and institutional donors who support Oakland Symphony in a variety of ways, including through grants, sponsorship, and the underwriting of our programs and events.

Individuals who support the Endowment Fund help to ensure the long-term future of Oakland Symphony’s music, education and outreach programs. The donors listed below have made outright gifts, estate gifts, or irrevocable planned gifts through a charitable remainder trust. For more information contact our Development Department at (510) 444-0801.

$50,000 AND ABOVECity of OaklandThe William and Flora

Hewlett FoundationThe Wallace Foundation

$20,000 - 49,999Bell Investment

Advisors, Inc.ChevronThe Clorox Company

FoundationSidney E. Frank

FoundationAnn and Gordon Getty

FoundationClarence E. Heller

Charitable FoundationThe Bernard Osher

FoundationRea Charitable TrustWells Fargo

$10,000 - 19,999City of RichmondThe Friendship FundEast Bay Community

Foundation

JW and HM Goodman Family Foundation

Mechanics BankNational Endowment

for the Arts

$5,000 - 9,999Allied Propane ServicesThe Barrios TrustBNSF RailwayCalifornia Arts CouncilCalifornia Waste SolutionsChemtrade LogisticsDreisbach EnterprisesThe Grubb Co.Laconia Development LLCLDK VenturesMusic Performance

Trust FundPottery Land LLCRafanelli & NahasTorrey Pines BankWareham DevelopmentBernard E. and Alba

Witkin Charitable Foundation

$1,000 - 4,999Bay Area Black United

FundCaldecott PropertiesThe Castle CompaniesD’Addano FoundationGoodale Family

FoundationHanson Bridgett LLPInternational-Matex

Tank TerminalsJohnson & JohnsonThe Kinder Morgan

FoundationLaSalle Mortgage

ServicesMueller Nicholls

BuildersPacific East MallPlacer Community

FoundationRepublic Services

Scott Valley BankTerraphase EngineeringTMG PartnersUnion Bank

MATCHING GIFTSAmgenChevronClorox CompanyThe Fossil GroupGoogleThe William and Flora

Hewlett FoundationIBM International

FoundationJohnson & JohnsonKaiser PermanenteLawrence Livermore

National LaboratoryMacy’sPacific Gas and

Electric CompanyUnion Bank

LEGAL REPRESENTATIONReedSmith LLPHanson Bridgett LLP

LIFETIME LEADERSHIP CIRCLEJim and Bonnie BellGiles “Bud” Cropsey

THE PAULINE WILKINSON MACAULAY MEMORIALFUNDIn support of the

Symphony’s education and outreach programs

Lon and Mary Israel

DAVID PAUL STEVENSON MEMORIAL FUNDMonique Stevenson

THE EDWIN AND NANCY RICHARD FUNDIn support of the

Symphony’s education and outreach programs

Paul and Susan Sugarman

NATHAN RUBIN MEMORIAL FUNDConway and Leslie JonesMarilyn LangloisRalph Samuel

MARY LOU UNGER HÉBERT MEMORIAL FUNDConway and Leslie Jones

JAY T. LEVINE MEMORIAL FUNDIn support of MUSE

(Music for Excellence)The Estate of Jay T.

Levine

The Estate of Doris B. Holerman

The Estate of Herbert Chittenden

David and Melodie GraberAndrew and Teresa

Gunther

The Estate of Anne Macpherson

The Estate of John E. and Helen A. Manning

The Estate of Thomas M. Price

Eleanor SwentThe Estate of John and

Thelma TaylorArthur WeilReinald A. and Ingeborg

R. WellsThe Estate of Elvera

Wollitz Smith

C O R P O R A T E A N D I N S T I T U T I O N A L G I F T S

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BUSINESSESAlma AcupunctureAmerican Conservatory

TheaterAshkenaz Music & Dance

Community CenterAsian Art MuseumAssemble RestaurantAubin CellarsAurora Theatre Co.Bakesale BettyBay Area Discovery

MuseumBay Area Rainbow

SymphonyBerkeley Repertory TheatreBerkeley SymphonyBette’s Oceanview DinerBlackhawk Country ClubBrushstrokes StudioC’era Una VoltaCakes Made by M.E.Cal PerformancesCal ShakesCalifornia Academy

of SciencesCalifornia Great AmericaChef Ron’s PastriesChevronChez Panisse Restaurant

and CaféChildren’s Discovery

Museum of San JoseChildren’s FairylandChop BarCity of OaklandComal RestaurantConcannon VineyardThe CrucibleDashe CellarsDelphi Trio

Diesel, A BookstoreDMA OrganizingEast Bay ExpressThe Eye Physicians

of the East BayFarley’s EastFloraForrest’s MusicGalleria ScolaHiggins Jewelry CenterIndie Cakes and PastriesJeff Cohn CellarsJ. Lohr Vineyards

and WinesKDFC ClassicalThe Kleid GroupKPIX 5 CBSLa MediterranéeLa Note RestaurantLake Tahoe Golf CourseLanesplitter PizzaLawrence Hall of Science Le ChevalLifestyle Color ConsultingLily Dong PhotographyLindsay Wildlife ExperienceLoard’s Ice CreamLouise’s KitchenLungomareMicrosoftMonaghan’s on the HillMonterey Bay Whale

WatchNatural Grocery CompanyOakland Athletics Baseball Oakland BalletOakland Hills Tennis ClubOakland Marriott City

CenterOakland Museum of

California

Oakland ZooThe Ojai VineyardPacific Coast BreweryPave Fine Jewelry DesignPenrose RestaurantPhilharmonia Baroque

OrchestraPicán RestaurantPiedmont Piano CompanyPocket OperaRavenwood WineryRaymond VineyardsReed Smith LLPRenaissance Rialto Inc. –

Allan MichaanRetzlaff WineryRock Wall Wine CompanyRosenblum CellarsSan Francisco OperaSan Francisco PerformancesSan Francisco SymphonySeghesio Family VineyardsSemifreddi’s Sequoyah Country ClubShotgun PlayersSidebar RestaurantSpice Monkey RestaurantSteve Silver’s Beach

Blanket BabylonSt. Francis WineryThe Wine FoundryTaro’s Origami StudioTheatreWorks Silicon ValleyTOAST Kitchen + BarTribune TavernTwo Mile WinesUSS Hornet MuseumSt. Francis WineryYoshi’s Oakland

INDIVIDUALSCathy Allen and

Brook AirdMarvell AllenJanice AlleyJoan and Jeff BealBonnie and Jim BellBruce BeasleyCharles Crane and

Wendy BreuerKimberly DesJardine and

Keith BrucePoppea DorsamPeter DrakeGail and Gerald EiselmanDale Marie Golden and

Hugh MacDonaldMiles GraberChristine HarperOscar JacksonLeslie and Conway B.

Jones, Jr.Amy Likar and Jack PaulusShelly Gin Lee and

Donald LeeLynne MorrowJean Quan and Floyd HuenBrian RipleyTom Schunn and Ann FaySusan and Peter ScottDeborah and Ward

SpanglerAlicia Telford Susan and George TroyHillary and Donald

WalkerDonna M. WilliamsValena M. Williams, Jr.

I N K I N D D O N O R S

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSRobert F. Kidd, PresidentBette B. Epstein, Vice PresidentSteve Nicholls, Vice PresidentDonna M. Williams, TreasurerMonique Stevenson, Secretary

Justin BankJames F. BellDelida CostinCharlie CraneJoseph FrankTamara GabrielSergi Goldman-Hull*James HaslerCarol HenriHarry HoweKaren E. IvyConway B. Jones, Jr.Amy Likar*Ralph McDonaldMorvarid MetanatAndrea Plesnarski*Don WalkerKline A. Wilson, Jr.

* Musicians representative

EMERITUS SOCIETYKevin BestTanya DrlikErik ErikssonPaul GarrisonRonald GazzanoDian HarrisonRobert HeywoodSue JordanEdward LoveDebrenia MadisonPeter MyersKaren NelsonAaron PaulGenevieve PowerJohn ProtopappasMarlene RogersSusan SugarmanJohn Torpey

STAFF

ARTISTICMichael Morgan, Music Director & ConductorLynne Morrow, Chorus Music DirectorOmid Zoufonoun, Youth Orchestra Principal ConductorBryan Nies, Assistant ConductorKymry Esainko, Chorus Accompanist

ADMINISTRATIONSteven Payne, Executive DirectorMaya Rath, General ManagerLeslie Fay Marks, Development DirectorCristine Kelly, Interim Development DirectorRuben B. Pimentel, Jr., Marketing Director

Tiffany Bayly, Operations ManagerSeth Ducey, Technical DirectorPatrice Hidu, Administrative AssistantScott Horton, Communications ConsultantAmy Kessler, Development ManagerLyz Luke, Development Events ManagerCraig McAmis, Orchestra Personnel ManagerPaul Rhodes, LibrarianNina Thiebert, Volunteer CoordinatorElizabeth Vandervennet, Education Coordinator & Cellist

PARAMOUNT THEATRE FIRE NOTICE

There are sufficient exits in this building to accommodate the entire audience.

The exit indicated by the lighted exit sign nearest your seat is the shortest route to the street.

In case of fire, please don’t run – walk through the exit.

Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the theatre.

Refreshments served in the theatre are permitted in the foyers only.

No cameras or tape recorders are permitted in the Paramount.

For lost and found information, inquire at the main floor aisle 3, or call the box office at (510) 465-6400.

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