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Welcome to “We Speak Music,” the 83rd season of performance by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, under the guidance of our Music Director and Conductor, Arie Lipsky.

Ann Arbor has a rich collection of academic, cultural, and sports institutions, and the Ann Arbor Symphony has a well-deserved place in its pantheon. In addition to our mainstage concerts, the A2SO reaches a broad swath of generations from the very young at KinderConcerts and

Petting Zoos, to school children at Youth concerts and visits to schools by Arie and our small ensembles, and to our senior friends at our daytime Afternoon Delights concerts.

I am “new” to town, having been in Ann Arbor only 30 years. During that time I have experienced the passing of some significant institutions, both large and small, from Pfizer and Borders to Drake’s, Liberty Records and Quality Bakery. It is a great reminder that we must never be complacent about what we have! The A2SO’s tradition of musical excellence is sustained by ticket purchases by our patrons, and by generous support received from our individual and institutional sponsors. Without your financial support, these mainstage concerts would not be possible. Thank You!

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From its inception as a shared dream among a group of music-loving friends to its establishment as a premier regional orchestra, through the leadership of 13 conductors over the course of 83 years, the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra remains passionately committed to enriching Michigan’s culture through musical performance and dedicated connection to the community.

The A2SO (then the “Ann Arbor Community Orchestra,” and later the “Ann Arbor Civic Orchestra”) offered its first major program in November 1931, after being founded in 1928. By 1935 the orchestra was organized under the general administration of Ann Arbor’s Parks and Recreation Department. In 1941, distinguished music educator Joseph Maddy, who had founded what would later become the Interlochen Center for the Arts, became the fourth conductor of the Symphony, which was still made up of amateur players. By 1986, the A2SO had become a fully professional orchestra under conductor Carl St.Clair. In 2000, Arie Lipsky was chosen as the organization’s new Music Director, and the Symphony has grown in its artistic quality ever since.

A2SO concerts frequently feature world-class guest soloists, including Anton Nel, Adam Golka, Roman Rabinovich, Arkadiy Figlin, and even American Idol star David Archuleta. But the Symphony is most privileged to be part of a community that is already enriched with musical talent; local virtuosi such as violinist Yehonotan Berick, flutist Amy Porter, cellist Anthony Elliott, vocalist Freda Herseth, and many more also join the A2SO on stage regularly.

We are especially proud of our commitment to new works and commissioning area composers. In September 2010, the A2SO gave the Michigan premiere of Ann Arbor composer Michael Daugherty’s emotional tour de force Trail of Tears, featuring Amy Porter.

In 2009, the A2SO released its first CD, featuring the music of contemporary composer Paul Fetler, as part of Naxos’s “American Classics” series. The CD consists of live performances of Fetler’s Violin Concerto No. 2, with concertmaster Aaron Berofsky as soloist, Capriccio for orchestra, and Three Poems of Walt Whitman, narrated by Thomas Blaske. AnnArbor.com described the recording as “startlingly wonderful” and praised Fetler’s “evocative lyricism…in music that is itself protean in color, style, and mood.”

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Arie Lipsky

“My goal as a conductor is to be a musician who puts the music first, and to make sure what the composers wrote is delivered to the audience.”

Born in Israel where he received extensive training as a cellist and as a flutist, Arie Lipsky was just nine when he won the first of many prestigious musical competitions allowing him to solo with his town’s orchestra. After this impressive success, he began to appear in concerts throughout Israel and Europe. Lipsky subsequently began serious study of composition and conducting. His mentors include Semyon Bychkov, Yoel Levi and Kurt Mazur in conducting and Pablo Casals and Leonard Rose on cello. He holds degrees in Aeronautical Engineering and Music which he received before serving in the Israeli Army.

After moving to the U.S., Lipsky served as Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Ohio Opera. He moved to Buffalo in 1984 to become the Buffalo Philharmonic’s principal cellist and in 1990, he became the Resident Conductor. In early 1995, on short notice, Lipsky replaced the late Eduardo Mata conducting the Israel Chamber Orchestra, where his success resulted in return engagements with many of Israel’s orchestras. He has also conducted the Arthur Rubinstein Orchestra in Lódz, Poland. Lipsky is the Music Director of the Ashland Symphony (Ohio) and conducts major orchestras in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

An elegant and expressive conductor, Lipsky garners high praise from some of the world’s best conductors. Semyon Bychkov, Music Director of L’Orchestre de Paris, calls Lipsky “. . . a born conductor,” and Yoel Levi, former Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, says that “As a musician Arie is first class; his technique is excellent, his memory outstanding . . . he knows how to communicate and is well deserving of respect and admiration.”

Now in his 12th season with the A2SO, Lipsky continues to grow a tremendous and loyal audience in Southeastern Michigan with concerts for both discerning and casual listeners who call what they hear as “the Ann Arbor Symphony sound” of confidence and clarity. As one reviewer said, “under the baton of Music Director Lipsky, the Orchestra played with finesse and polish that experience brings to bear.”

Lipsky and the A2SO were honored during his 10th anniversary season

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as “Ambassador of the Year” by the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Lipsky and the A2SO also released a CD on the Naxos label of three pieces by American composer Paul Fetler.

Education and outreach are key drivers to Mr. Lipsky’s musical vision. Last season he visited over 4,425 youngsters in classrooms and coached orchestral and band classes in a four-county area around Ann Arbor.

Mr. Lipsky records on the Fleur de Son Classics label. His CD New Arts Trio in Recital at Chautauqua was reviewed by Fanfare Magazine: “I’ll affirm that this is one of the most interesting and exciting discs of piano trios, or any chamber music, or any classical music I have ever heard.” In 2010, he released a new CD of piano trios by Dvorak, Idoru, Piazzolla and Milch-Sheriff. Other critically acclaimed CD recordings include Schubert Overtures and Concertos by Sierra and Bruch, Guitar Concerti with the Castellani-Andriaccio Duo and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. Arie is also a member of the New Arts Trio in residence at the Chautauqua Institute, where he serves as Director of Chamber Music.

Arie enjoys an active family life with his wife Rachel and two children Gilad and Inbal.

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Arie’s Musings

“Good evening and welcome to tonight’s concert.”

In each of my first three languages, welcome, my friends, to tonight’s concert. These words and symbols are my personal way of welcoming you to our season of musical conversations among members of the family, some of the greatest music ever written, and the A2SO’s masterful musicians. Our unique communications in any language make great, live, music.

Some who knew me then would tell you that Music actually is my first language, in which I may have shown even more promise than I did in my native Hebrew! When I was a very little boy, my father brought home a new music book for my older sister, who was already an accomplished violinist. By luck, her inquisitive little brother – me – opened its covers before she came home from school that day. I read the notes, key changes, rhythms and rests, and it all readily, almost instantly, became a beautiful language to me. Imagine my sister’s – and my father’s – surprise when that night I sang her violin part as she played that same piece – Paganini’s Moses Variations – for the first time.

Also, I remember playing the piccolo with my hometown Haifa orchestra when, as a very young member, I lost track counting the measures in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. I was troubled until a kind principal player smiled at me and said, “You’ve two more movements to wait before you play. Just sit back, listen and enjoy the music.” So this season I invite you in each of my three best languages to heed the advice of my kind and wise colleague. This entire season, sit back, listen and enjoy the common language we all speak tonight – Music. In any language, music expresses the treasured essences of my life and, I am sure, yours – our loves, dreams, hopes, sadness, joy – and maybe even smiles of surprise and delight, like those I will always remember on my sister’s and father’s faces that long ago night when I was growing up. Tonight we speak the language of Music in the Key of A2.

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Classical Mainstage ConcertsBeethoven Festival • September 15 • Hill Aud • 8:00 pmBeethoven: Ah, Perfido w/Laura AikinBeethoven: Contradances for Orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor

Brahms and Friends • October 6 • Michigan Theater • 8:00 pmBrahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor w/Roman RabinovichSibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major

Sabor Latino • November 3 • Michigan Theater • 8:00 pmStrauss: Don Juan • Moncayo: Huapango • Ravel: BoleroRodrigo: Fantasia para un gentilhombre w/Marco SartorVivaldi: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra in D major w/Marco Sartor

Mozart Birthday Bash • Jan. 19 • Michigan Theater • 8:00 pmW.A. Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito Overture, K. 527Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 w/Yehonatan BerickLeopold Mozart: Concerto for Trumpet in D major w/William CampbellMozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”

Scheherazade • March 16 • Michigan Theater • 8:00 pmChambers: Crazed for the FlameElgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, w/Amit Peled Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Season Finale: Mahler 6 • Apr. 27 • Michigan Theater • 8:00 pmMahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor

Special Added Concert1st Annual Holiday Pops • December 7 • Hill Aud • 8:00 pmTchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite (excerpts)Anderson: Sleigh Ride and A Christmas FestivalPlus other fun holiday treats

Information on Family Concert Series can be found on page 48.

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Tonight we reveal to you the 2011-2012 Celebrity Conductor and winner of this season’s Pursuit of the Podium.

All season long, the community has been involved in this newest FUNdraiser for the A2SO’s education and outreach programs. You nominated over 50 people to be a celebrity conductor; 21 were chosen. You voted for these 21 – and the top 10 vote-getters continued to round two. You voted again for these 10 – and the top five continued into this final round. You voted for the top five, and tonight we reveal the winner to you.

An enormous thank you to all our potential conductors, our voters, our host Russ Collins of the Michigan Theater, and our sponsor WEMU. This program went to press a week before the FUNdraiser was completed, and at that time we had raised $17,000, all to benefit the A2SO’s important education programs.

Here are the bios and photos of our top five potential celebrity conductors, along with a short statement of why they chose to be part of Pursuit of the Podium.

David HerzigDavid was born in Cleveland; grew up in Cincinnati; earned a BA in Chemistry/Biology from Oberlin College; and a PhD in bio-organic chemistry and statistical thermodynamics from the University of Cincinnati. After a post-doctoral and a staff position at The National Institutes of Health, he joined the faculty of NYU Medical School from which he was recruited to the pharmaceutical division of Warner-Lambert Co. In 1976-77 he, Phyllis and their four children moved to Ann Arbor following the acquisition of Parke Davis. Having grown up with a strong family interest in the arts, particularly classical music (David took piano lessons through his senior year in college), he and

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Phyllis were ecstatic to find in Ann Arbor a wealth of arts easily accessible and affordable.

David left W-L in March of 1999 as VP of Drug Development to pursue his interest in R&D consulting and working with biotechnology start-ups. He also wanted to learn the art and skill of making furniture. Since then he has made several pieces under commission.

David has served on the boards of The Michigan Center for High Technology, The Michigan Biotechnology Association, UMS, Performance Network, The Jewish Federation, The Jewish Foundation, and Metabasis Pharmaceutical Company.

David says, “My time on the podium will create sounds and tones that have never been heard before and hopefully will never be heard again. So please vote for me to be able to support your Ann Arbor Symphony.”

Jim IrwinJim Irwin is an Ann Arbor business owner, an author, and a composer. He has a doctorate in education, is a licensed Master Captain in the US Merchant Marine, and an honorary Kentucky Colonel. With his wife, Millie, Jim has endowed several student scholarships at U-M, Washtenaw Community College, and Wayne State University. Their support of U-M programs includes several years of sponsoring the annual Halloween Concert, the Collage concert, jazz festivals, and the Michigan Marching Band halftime show. For ten years, Jim and Millie provided sole sponsorship of the UMS “Handel’s Messiah” and the “Seven Mondays at Seven” Carillon concert series. They are also major supporters of the Kerrytown Concert House.

Over the years, Jim has served on numerous non-profit Boards of Directors. Some have made him an Honorary Life Member. He is an Eagle Scout, and the recipient of local scouting’s highest honor, The Silver Beaver Award. He is a long-time member of the Ann Arbor Rotary Club.

For the A2SO, Jim and Millie were the first to endow a chair in the orchestra, Principal Clarinet, currently held by Brian Bowman. They also have been sole sponsors of many A2SO stage concerts, including the “Mozart Birthday Bash” and the “Season Finale Concert.”

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E. Daniel Long

E. Daniel Long retired after a 40-year career in public schools teaching in Nebraska and Michigan. For 35 years, he was affiliated with the Ann Arbor Public Schools directing bands and orchestras at Slauson Middle School. He is the Founding Director of the Ann Arbor School for the Performing Arts Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Dan has been a guest lecturer at the U-M and Eastern Michigan University. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Midwest Clinic (Chicago) Medal of Honor and the ASTA Elizabeth A. H. Green School Educator Award, named after a former concertmaster of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Long was a member (bassoon) of the A2SO during his first few years in Ann Arbor. Since retiring in 2002, he continues to guest conduct and present clinics throughout the United States.

Dan says, “As a retired music teacher from the Ann Arbor Public Schools, I have had the opportunity of teaching countless young people, some of whom are members of our Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. What fun it would be to join them and other friends of mine in a moment of making beautiful music.”

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Jim is a husband, a father, and a grandfather. In addition to his business duties, he is currently writing a second sports-oriented book as requested by U-M. Jim claims that music and sports are his greatest passions. Plus Millie, of course.

Jim says, “I remember one time during a performance leaning over and whispering to Millie, ‘Wouldn’t it be a kick to conduct this orchestra?’ and she out of the corner of her eye looked at me and said ‘In your dreams.’ Well, what do you know? The dreams are here, and thanks to you I’m one of the nominees to conduct the orchestra, and that’s a kick.”

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Linda MarshallAs a child, Linda Selig Marshall studied piano, violin and organ. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and taught public school music in Kansas and California. While she was a choral music teacher at Poway High School, Linda’s choirs won superior ratings at Festival and competitions in San Diego County. In 1981, she earned a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Kansas.

Linda moved to Ann Arbor in 1993 and became organist and music director at First Baptist Church Ypsilanti. She has sung with the UMS Choral Union for 15 years. Linda now teaches piano privately and continues at First Baptist, as well as being an active volunteer in the music community.

Linda says, “My cat Maestro would really like to be in the competition but he hasn’t figured out how to hold a baton. He’s agreed to let me do it in his place; so they should vote for me, right Maestro?”

Larry Van SlambrookRev. Larry Van Slambrook is a graduate of the University of Michigan with Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. He is married and has two married sons, a daughter and six granddaughters.

Larry was a choral director in the Royal Oak and Redford Twp. Schools, as well as Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska. He taught at Eastern Michigan University where he directed the University Choir and Men’s Glee Club.

Rev. Van Slambrook earned a Master of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio and has served as pastor of churches in Michigan and Ohio. He currently serves the St. Andrew’s UCC in Dexter.

Larry says, “A vote for me is not only a vote that would put me in front of the orchestra but even more a vote for our children and our youth and a vote for the future of beautiful music in this whole area.”

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Back in July when this fiscal year began, tonight’s Carmina Burana concert seemed ages away. In August I walked along the long blue shore of Lake Michigan with my ever-attentive flat-coat retrievers Blanche, Ruby and Blue splashing beside me. I recited to them the season’s music to be played, the soloists, and even hummed some of the melodies from each. “Oh Fortuna!” really grabbed the dogs attention. Did it sound like a call to an especially yummy dinner? Was it the familiarity of the melody given how many times they heard it played on televised collegiate football and pro sports games? Whatever the reason, it is a memorable theme and one whose driving pulse keeps it in our minds.

We are fortunate this evening to have the presence of real musicianship on stage at Hill. It is one of the things I love best about our A2SO – we knit together with our area’s stellar non-profit organizations and with our area schools. We are appreciative to all the chorus leaders for tonight’s concert who have worked this academic year in preparing their charges: Ann Arbor Youth Chorale’s Bonnie Kidd; Boychoir of Ann Arbor’s Tom Strode; Huron High School’s Richard Ingram; Steve Lorenz who prepared the Measure for Measure and Pioneer Choruses; and Skyline High School’s Lyn CieChanski. A shout-out to Youth on Board Member Priya Menon who said this would be a terrific time to link with Skyline Chorus, celebrating its first year with all grades being represented.

Enjoy tonight’s concert, and may Fortune continue with you throughout the summer ’til we meet again with this outstanding conductor and orchestra on September 15.

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Arie Lipsky, ConductorPursuit of the Podium Winner, Guest Conductor

Mary Wilson, SopranoTimothy Culver, Tenor Paul Grizzell, Baritone

Ann Arbor Youth Chorale, Bonnie Kidd, DirectorBoychoir of Ann Arbor, Thomas Strode, Director

Huron High School A Cappella Choir, Richard Ingram, DirectorMeasure for Measure, Steven Lorenz, Director

Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir, Steven Lorenz, Director Skyline High School A Cappella Mixed Choir,

Lindsay CieChanski, Director

Program

April 21, 2012 Hill Auditorium

This concert is cosponsored by

with additional support by

Piece to be DeterminedPursuit of the Podium Winner, Guest Conductor

New Era Dance .......................................................Aaron Jay Kernis

The music for tonight’s performance is sponsored by Jo-Ann Socha to celebrate her friend Marilyn Gallatin.

Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, ............ Johannes Brahms op. 56a Theme: Andante (Saint Anthony Chorale) Var. 1: Poco più animato Var. 2: Più vivace Var. 3: Con moto (cont.)

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Brahms (continued) Var. 4: Andante con moto Var. 5: Vivace Var. 6: Vivace Var. 7: Grazioso Var. 8: Presto non troppo Var. 9: Andante (passacaglia)

The music for tonight’s performance is sponsored by José and Paloma Jalife.

Intermission

Carmina Burana ................................................................ Carl Orff Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi – Fortune, Empress of the World 1 O Fortuna 2 Fortune plango vulnera I. Primo vere – In Springtime 3 Veris leta facies 4 Omnia sol temperat 5 Ecce gratum Uf dem anger – On the Lawn 6 Tanz 7 Floret silva nobilis 8 Chramer, gip die varwe mir 9 Reie 10 Were diu werlt alle minute II. In Taberna – In the Tavern 11 Estuans interius 12 Olim lacus colueram 13 Ego sum abbas 14 In taberna quando sumus

All the world is your stage now –from Hill Auditorium to NYC!

LOVE YOU MORE: Mom, Buster and Niko

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Presentation flowers courtesy of Tom Thompson/Flowers.

Shar Products has sponsored the purchase of the Brahmsfor our permanent library collection.

III. Cour d’amours – The Court of Love 15 Amor volat undique 16 Dies, nox et omnia 17 Stetit puella 18 Circa mea pectora 19 Si puer cum puellula 20 Veni, veni, venias 21 In truitina 22 Tempus est iocundum 23 Dulcissime Blanziflor et Helena – Blanziflor and Helena 24 Ave formosissima Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi – Fortune, Empress of the World 25 O Fortuna

The music for tonight’s performance is sponsored by Marilyn and Gerald Woolfolk in honor of their 40th anniversary and their love of music.

The surtitles are sponsored by the Ray & Eleanor Cross Foundation.

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Congratulations to the Huron A Cappella Choir.

We celebrate your continual pursuit of excellence.

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With love from Dad, Mom and John

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Program Notes sponsored by

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© Copyright 2012 by Edward Yadzinsky

New Era DanceAaron Jay KernisBorn January 15, 1960; Philadelphia, PA Aaron Jay Kernis began to teach himself how to play the piano at age 12. A small distraction was that he did not know how to “read” music, so the obvious solution was to compose his own. Very quickly, one thing led to the next. Time flies, and before long Kernis found himself studying composition with Charles Wourinen at the Manhattan School of Music. In fortunate turns, he continued his advanced training with John Adams at the San Francisco Conservatory and Jacob Druckman, Bernard Rands, and Morton Subotnick at Yale.

Kernis was just 23 years old when his first orchestral score Dream of the Morning Sky was performed by the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. In 1998 Aaron Jay was honored as the youngest composer ever to receive the Pulitzer Prize for his String Quartet No. 2 - Musica Instrumentalis. His important awards include the Prix de Rome, a Guggenheim Fellowship and honors from BMI and ASCAP. In 2011 he was named to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He continues to meet commissions from diverse venues like Disney, American Public Radio, major orchestras and many renowned performers.

Since 2003, Kernis has served as professor of composition at Yale University. He is also the managing director for the Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute, which facilitates the performance of new orchestral scores by aspiring composers.

About his overall musical intentions Kernis writes:

“I want everything to be included in music – soaring melody, consonance, tension, dissonance, drive, relaxation, color, strong harmony and form – and for every possible emotion to be elicited actively by the passionate use of these elements.”

New Era Dance was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. Composed in 1992, the work is scored for full orchestra with an expanded battery (percussion) as well

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as a Digital Audio Tape which presents a collage of electric bass effects and other familiar sounds. The title New Era Dance is borrowed from a post-World War I ragtime dance tune. However, Kernis’ new piece does not reflect the spirit of the former times as much as our own. In particular the composer speaks of a pastiche of modern motifs which are “larger than life,” i.e., based on events like the Los Angeles riots which occurred not long before the presidential election of 1992 and the street sounds from the Washington Heights section of New York City. The madcap mix also includes the punchy rhythms of Latin salsa, some veritable crackmobile rap, a bluster of Disco, fragments of American gypsy-camp folk and even some sassy 1950s jazz. Kernis relates that “all of these things represent new eras in one way or another.”

Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, op. 56aJohannes BrahmsBorn May 7, 1833; Hamburg, GermanyDied April 3, 1897; Vienna, Austria

Although the official unveiling of Brahms’ first symphony occurred in 1876, a fertile interval of many years preceded the event. Current with the composer’s work on that momentous score was his setting of opus 56a, the so-called Haydn Variations. It is an important detail, since Brahms – “the late-bloomer symphonist” – was already at the top of his game, probing the orchestral seas with the deep-sonar pen for which he is so admired today.

The Haydn Variations were initially scored (op. 56b) for two pianos, then orchestrated in 1873. This latter version has been logged in as opus 56a simply because it was the first to be published.

As for the title of the piece, a footnote is in order. A well-known story reports that Brahms first encountered the Saint Anthony theme when it was highlighted for him in 1870 by Haydn’s biographer C.F. Pohl. The reference was to the second movement of a Divertimento which was presumed to be in the composer’s hand. While the timing of this detail is correct, history books have since been revised. Haydn scholars now agree that the tune was not composed by Franz Joseph but rather by an unknown master who will probably never be identified. Today the hearty theme is thought to have been adapted from an anonymous church

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hymn now known as the Saint Anthony Chorale. As an avid collector, Haydn had merely added an unsigned manuscript to his library, never thinking that someone might later mistake it as his autograph.

The charming music of op. 56a begins at once with the well-known tune – brushed with the elegance and cadence characteristic of the Baroque era. What follows is a set of nine seamless improvisations, brightly cast in an array of interwoven melody and harmony, concluding with a stately passacaglia, a slow dance form of Spanish origin from the 16th century.

Events of 1873 (Haydn Variations composed)- Detroit Evening News first issued August 23- Board of Public Works established in Detroit - Michigan State board of Health established- First cable car in San Francisco- Mark Twain writes The Gilded Age- Jules Verne writes Around the World in Eighty Days- Corot paints Souvenir d’Italie- Barbed wire invented in De Kalb, IL- Coor’s Beer founded in Colorado- Thermos bottle invented in Scotland- Northwest Mounted Police established in Canada

Carmina BuranaCarl OrffBorn July 10, 1895; Munich, GermanyDied March 29, 1982; Munich College drinking songs? Sassy tunes and seductive harmonies? Lusty lyrics? In scenes from heartache to joy? From vagrant seminarians and monks dating back to at least 740 AD? In low-German, quasi French and Latin patois? All of this stored in monastery archives?

Yes, all of the above and more: add a chorus, soloists and symphony orchestra and sometimes dancers and stage props and we have Carmina Burana – a musical and theatrical masterpiece – Hollywood will one day bring this dazzling score to the wide and silver screen.

Carmina means “songs,” and Burana refers to a particular province

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named Beuren, nestled in a little valley at the edge of the Bavarian Alps about 30 miles south of Munich. It was at this spot that an ancient monastery stood untouched by public hands for at least a millennium until it was converted to the public domain in 1803. Its archival libraries revealed a wealth of ecclesiastical literature as well as a collection of secular-cum-earthy poems titled Codex latinus monacensis 4660, now part of the permanent collection at the German State Library in Munich.

Given his relentless search for primary sources, it was natural that Orff (who was a lifetime citizen of Munich) would discover the text and set it to music, which he completed in 1937. The piece has been a knock-out concert favorite ever since. About his choice of ancient and arcane sources the composer provided the following comment:

“I am often asked why I nearly always select old material, fairy tales and legends, for my stage works. Because I do not feel them as being old but rather as being valid. The time element disappears, and only the spiritual power remains. My entire interest is in the expression of spiritual realities. I write for the theater in order to represent a spiritual attitude.”

With regard to these celebrated lyrics and their ostensibly bawdy references, perhaps far too much has been made. By current Hollywood standards the text would not receive more than a yawning PG. To be sure, the text is far from sacred – we have here in fact a secular oratorio – but in the department of racy innuendo it is no match even for the libretto of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

Here Carl Orff has scored a work of striking musical appeal, directly biased with tantalizing rhythmic figures and layered with wide open harmonies, stunning melodies and the energy of perpetual youth. The mix of choral, solo and orchestral interplay maintains an inspired arch from the opening chant to its exhilarated return near the close.

As an aside it is remarkable that the repetitive techniques employed by Orff in Carmina have been fashionably adapted into the styles of many of today’s “up-to-date” composers. The catchy mode even has a name: “minimalism,” i.e., using small rhythmic and harmonic fragments over and over again with little change spread over lots of time. But there is not a grain of tedium in Carmina Burana – where Carl Orff’s lyrical gift glides with breezy color over every phrase and every punchy rhythm. One might say the work sings and dances from medieval stained glass brought to life – reverent no less but on secular themes.

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Events of 1937 (Carmina Burana composed)- Centennial of Michigan statehood- Lone Ranger program begins over radio station WXYZ- Magnetic resonance discovered (MRI)- German Jews evicted from commercial trade in Europe- Nazi scourge gains power- Social Security Act supported by Supreme Court- Insulin used to treat diabetes- Amelia Earhart disappears over the Pacific- Queens College founded- Xerox process is pioneered- Newsweek Magazine is founded- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck- Guernica painted by Picasso- Bugs Bunny makes cartoon debut- NBC Symphony founded under Arturo Toscanini

Mary WilsonSoprano Mary Wilson is acknowledged as one of today’s most exciting young artists. Cultivating a wide-ranging career singing chamber music, oratorio and operatic repertoire, her “bright soprano seems to know no terrors, wrapping itself seductively around every phrase.” (Dallas Morning News)

Earlier this season Ms. Wilson sang Handel’s Messiah with the University Musical Society Choral Union and the A2SO in Ann Arbor, as well as with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, and at Augustana College in Illinois. During 2011-12 she also performs with the Florida Bach Festival for a series of concerts, Boise Philharmonic for Brahms’ Requiem, Buffalo Philharmonic for Haydn’s Creation, Music Angelica for Bach’s Wedding Cantata, Richmond Symphony Orchestra for Poulenc’s Gloria, Delaware Symphony for Strauss’ Four Last Songs, and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra for Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. The soprano joined Boston Baroque twice during the season, first for a New Years Eve concert of arias in New York City and then as Euridice for a semi-staged production of Gluck’s Orfeo and Euridice.

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Highlights of the 2010-2011 season included performances with Cedar Rapids Symphony for Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Boston Baroque for Handel’s virtuosic show-stopper Gloria, and the Cincinnati Symphony for Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate and Coronation Mass. In addition, she debuted with Philharmonia Baroque for performances of Handel’s Messiah, sang Verdi’s Requiem with Orchestra Iowa and joined the Dayton Opera for their 50th Anniversary Concert of Stars.

Each season Ms. Wilson can be heard on concert stages across the US. Recent appearances include performances with Boston Baroque, Dayton Philharmonic, Kansas City Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Florida Bach Festival, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Philadelphia Orchestra and Delaware Symphony to name just a few. Her recent leading roles on the opera stage have included Oriana in Handel’s Amadigi di Gaula with Boston Baroque, Gilda in Rigoletto with Arizona Opera, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro with Arizona Opera, Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos with Tulsa Opera, and Armida in Handel’s Rinaldo with Berkshire Opera, among others.

This is Mary Wilson’s third appearance with the A2SO, the second under A2SO auspices. She is represented by Robert Mirshak Artist Management.

Timothy Culver

Tenor Timothy Culver has become a staple in the Great Lakes music scene. He has been described as having “a rich but penetrating tenor” and that he “faces florid tenor writing with a fearless vivacity.” Equally at home in both operatic and musical theater works, Mr. Culver has performed with the Cleveland Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Lansing Lyric Opera, Porthouse Theatre, Huron Playhouse and the Cleveland Orchestra. Some recent roles include Count Almavira in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Alfredo in La Traviata and Albert Herring in the title role. During the inaugural season of the Opera Theatre of Lucca in Lucca, Italy, Mr. Culver performed and studied under the direction of internationally renowned baritone, Lorenzo Malfatti. A frequent recitalist, oratorio and concert soloist, Mr.

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Culver sang in the U.S. premiere of Erwin Schulhoff’s H.M.S. Royal Oak with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony.

Mr. Culver is an Associate Professor of Voice at the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University, where he earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Currently, he resides in Stow with his wife and three children.

This is Mr. Culver’s first appearance with the A2SO.

Paul GrizzellPaul Grizzell’s rich Bass Baritone sound has been heard in many of the major music capitals of the world. In Germany, England and throughout the United States he has performed opera, concert and oratorio works of many great masters yet has given a concentrated effort to works of the 20th Century. He has been heard by audiences most recently at the Berlin Philharmonie, also at Carnegie Hall with Daniel Barenboim conducting and has sung with other leading conductors of our time including James Levine and Claudio Abbado.

Mr. Grizzell has rendered operatic performances of Strauss’s Elektra in New York and in his hometown of Chicago. At Lyric Opera of Chicago he recently performed in the world premiere of Anthony Davis’ Amistad. Among his other opera credits is a recent performance of Schoenberg’s Moses und Aron with Pierre Boulez conducting in Berlin, Germany.

His diversity on the operatic stage has been highlighted by appearances as Verdi’s Rigoletto, Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff, Dr. Malatesta in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Germont in La Traviata. Performances have also included Puccini’s Marcello in La Bohème and Falke in Die Fledermaus. He sang in Chicago Opera Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Copland’s The Tenderland and recently made his debut in Carmen as Escamillo.

As a concert soloist, he has performed with many of America’s finest orchestras and in England singing works such as Bach’s Magnificat and Donizetti’s Requiem. Paul has sung many concerts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under both the batons of Daniel Barenboim and Sir Georg Solti. He made his subscription debut with the Milwaukee

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Symphony Orchestra in Voices of Light by Richard Einhorn, music inspired by the silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc. For another engagement, he performed Fauré’s Requiem with MSO and delivered many highly regarded performances of Carmina Burana and Kindertotenlieder on separate occasions for the Milwaukee Ballet.

A regular performer of Baroque music, Mr. Grizzell recently sang with the Boise Philharmonic in performances of Handel’s Messiah and has performed the solos in both of Bach’s well-known Passions. In a recent performance of Brahm’s German Requiem Paul considered it a personal honor to be able to work with the great baritone Sherrill Milnes, his boyhood idol, as conductor.

His concert repertoire also embodies Vaughn Williams Sea Symphony, Britten’s War Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Haydn’s Die Schöpfung, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, and numerous works of Bach and Mozart. Paul loves Broadway Music and has enjoyed appearing in Pops Concerts including work with Erich Kunzel and the Ravinia Festival Orchestra.

Mr. Grizzell can be heard on the recording labels of New World Records (Sowerby’s Forsaken of Man) and London Records (Schoenberg’s Moses und Aron, Sir Georg Solti conducting).

This is Mr. Grizzell’s first appearance with the A2SO. He is represented by Chicago Concert Artists.

Ann Arbor Youth ChoraleThe Ann Arbor Youth Chorale is a non-profit organization whose goal is to enrich the culture and lives of the community by supporting and encouraging young singers to excel in both musical performance and social activities.

The Chorale is comprised of two children’s choirs representing different levels of vocal ability and experience: Descant Choir – a preparatory level choir, under the direction of Shayla Hottinger Powell; and Concert Choir – for more experienced singers, under the direction of Bonnie Kidd. Each choir is dedicated to fostering excellence in musicianship. At their respective levels, children learn basic concepts of melody, rhythm, harmony, and dynamics, along with skills in vocal technique, breathing, tone production, diction, and sight singing.

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Students study vocal literature from a broad range of musical styles and periods, from classical to folk, from Broadway tunes to spirituals, from the 16th century to the present. They are exposed to new languages, as well as the customs, beliefs, and values of the world’s cultures. In recent concerts, the choirs have performed works in Latin, Hebrew, Japanese, Serbo-Croatian, and French.

While working with professionals in a nurturing atmosphere, students realize their musical potential, experience the satisfaction of achievement, and make lasting friendships. They also develop life-long transferable skills such as discipline, critical thinking, and teamwork.

Conductor Bonnie Kidd began her career as the Ann Arbor Youth Chorale Concert Choir Director in 2006. Choirs prepared by Ms. Kidd have sung under the batons of Leonard Slatkin of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Arie Lipsky, Martin Katz of the University of Michigan, and with Ann Cooper Gay of the Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus.

For more information please visit their website at www.annarboryouthchorale.org.

This is the sixth appearance of the Ann Arbor Youth Chorale with the A2SO.

Boychoir of Ann ArborThe Boychoir of Ann Arbor was founded by Dr. Thomas Strode, initially to provide a boys’ choir for the production of Bernstein’s Mass celebrating the reopening of the Michigan Theater, and subsequently established as a non-profit organization. This year, The Boychoir of Ann Arbor is celebrating 25 years of offering boys who like to sing a challenging and rewarding choral-music experience, while contributing to the cultural life of the Ann Arbor area. Each year, the Boychoir presents popular traditional Christmas concerts, classical and sacred music performances, and seasonal concerts of varied repertoire, as well as performing for benefits, and at weddings and other private events.

The Boychoir of Ann Arbor has appeared with many other musical organizations including the Ann Arbor Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Measure for Measure, Vox Early Music Ensemble, and the University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club. The Boychoir of Ann Arbor provides vocal training, sophisticated repertoire and varied performance opportunities

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for musically talented boys ages eight to 18 from throughout the greater Ann Arbor area. The Boychoir of Ann Arbor offers two choirs during the school year: the Preparatory Choir, for boys first learning to read music and to sing in a choir, and the Performing Choir, which performs both as a traditional treble choir and as full four-part choir including older boys with changed voices, as well as a one-week summer day camp program for boys who like to sing.

This is the fifth appearance of the Boychoir of Ann Arbor with the A2SO.

The Huron High School A Cappella Choir, under the direction of Dr. Richard Ingram, has completed five European tours including a 2006 appearance at the Verona, Italy Choral Competition, where they were awarded the Gold Trophy as the outstanding choir in their category, as well as a special judge’s award. They have also been invited to perform for Michigan State-wide Music Conferences for MSVMA and ACDA in 1994, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2010. The Huron Music Department has received multiple Grammy Award designations over the past 12 years.

This is the fourth appearance of the Huron High School A Cappella Choir with the A2SO.

Huron High School A Cappella Choir

Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure was founded in 1988 by five University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club alumni, in an effort to provide an opportunity for men to perform music composed and arranged for male chorus. Under the leadership of the founding conductor, Dr. Leonard L. Riccinto, the group debuted in April 1989 with 19 singers. Chorus members come from throughout southeast Michigan, ranging in age from 21 to over 80. Though drawn from a wide variety of occupational backgrounds, they share a dedication to the choral art and enjoy a special blend of camaraderie, community and musicality. The group has earned praise for their lively musical excellence in performances throughout America and Europe, but the reflection they most often value is the often heard “You really enjoy what you are doing!”

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Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir

Measure for Measure’s efforts to promote male choral singing have led to performances throughout Michigan, the United States, Canada, and Europe. Measure for Measure has collaborated with the Detroit, Ann Arbor, Flint, and Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestras, and performed at conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, the Michigan School Vocal Music Association, and the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses.

Steven Lorenz is the musical director and conductor of Measure for Measure, as well as director of choral activities at Pioneer High School, where he directs four curricular choirs, oversees seven extra-curricular choirs, and teaches advanced placement music theory. During the summer, Mr. Lorenz is on the conducting faculty at the Interlochen Arts Camp, directing the Intermediate Vocal Arts program.

Mr. Lorenz holds degrees from Michigan State University (M.M.) and Carleton College (B.A.), studying conducting with Jonathan Reed and Lawrence Burnett. Choirs prepared by Mr. Lorenz have appeared at the American Choral Directors Association Central Division Convention and Michigan State Convention, Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses seminar, Michigan Music Conference, Michigan Youth Arts Festival, and have sung under the batons of Enrique Diemecke, Arie Lipsky, David Rayl, and Leonard Riccinto. Mr. Lorenz has been named the MSVMA State TTBB Honors Choir conductor for 2013.

This is Measure for Measure’s fifth appearance with the A2SO.

The Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir, led by Steven Lorenz, is a select, auditioned choral ensemble of men and women, grades 10-12. The A Cappella Choir is one of 11 choirs at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, four curricular and seven extra-curricular. Members participate in solo and ensemble, honors choir, and private voice study. The A Cappella Choir will be appearing at the 2012 Michigan Youth Arts Festival as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert.

This is the fourth appearance of the Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir with the A2SO.

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Skyline A Cappella Mixed Choir

A Cappella Mixed Choir is Skyline’s select SATB choir consisting of 45 members in grades 10, 11, and 12. A Cappella Choir was founded in 2009 and is directed by Lindsay CieChanski. A Cappella Choir strives to explore wide varieties of genres of choral music and consistently earns Excellent and Superior ratings at MSVMA Choral Festival at the advanced level. Members of A Cappella choir, along with members of Skyline’s other two choirs, Bel Canto and Cantare Cantando Mixed Choir, recently toured Italy and performed at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Santa Maria Maggiore and All Saints Church in Rome, and at the Livorno Conservatory.

A Cappella Choir members would like to thank the AAPS Board of Education, AAPS and Skyline Administrators, the Skyline Friends of the Arts Club, and their families for their support. They are excited to perform Carmina Burana tonight and would like to thank A2SO for inviting them to be a part of this performance and for giving them the opportunity to study this incredible work.

This is the first appearance of the Skyline choir with the A2SO.

Thank You to our Sponsor,Bank of Ann Arbor

Helping to build a strong, vibrant Washtenaw County is important to Bank of Ann Arbor. Bank of Ann Arbor takes seriously their responsibility to bolster the local economy. They’re proud to help put people to work, make the dream of home ownership possible, assist local businesses to grow and prosper, and give back generously to others in our community. This is a great place to live, work and raise a family. They want to do their part in making it even greater. That’s why they are pleased to support the Season Finale concert celebration with our Ann Arbor Symphony.

Bank of Ann Arbor has been supporting the A2SO since 1998.

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Orchestra and ChorusViolin IAaron Berofsky, Concertmaster Stephen B. Shipps Concertmaster

ChairKathryn VotapekKaren Donato Ruth Merigian and Albert A. Adams

ChairLinda Etter Linda Etter Violin ChairDavid Ormai Sarah and Jack Adelson Violin ChairGunnhildur DadadottirJessica NataupskyKatie Rowan Kim, Darlene and Taylor Eagle Violin

ChairPriscilla Johnson Priscilla Johnson Violin ChairCarolyn LukancicKen Davis

Violin IIBarbara Sturgis-Everett* The A 2 Principal Second Violin Chair

Honoring Anne Gates and Annie Rudisill

Jennifer Berg Brian K. Etter Memorial Violin ChairTéa ProkesAnne OgrenSharon Meyers-BourlandSita YetasookWendy ZoharDenice TurckElaine Sargous

ViolaJarita Ng* Tim and Leah Adams Principal Viola

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Alex Applegate Froehlich Family Viola ChairHilary LewisPaul ChengNathan PetersAmy PiklerDaniel PlonkaLinnea Powell

CelloSabrina Lackey* Sundelson Endowed Principal

Cello ChairMartin Torch-Ishii Bill and Ilah Weiblen Cello ChairAlicia Rowe Marijean Quigley-Young Cello ChairEric Amidon Rita and James H. White Cello ChairBritton RileyKen IshiiMatthew ZalkindStefan Koch

BassErin Zurbuchen*John Kennedy EZ ChairRobert Rohwer A2SO Board Emerita ChairBetsy SoukipJean Posekany

FlutePenelope Fischer*Lori Newman D. Brad Dyke Section Flute ChairRachel Lopez

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OboeTimothy Michling* Gilbert Omenn Principal Oboe ChairKristin Reynolds, Eng. Horn Bill and Jan Maxbauer Oboe ChairAndria Brennan Hoy

ClarinetKevin Schempf* Jim and Millie Irwin Endowed

Principal Clarinet ChairSandra Jackson Amy and Jim Byrne Clarinet ChairSpencer Prewitt

BassoonYeh-Chi Wang* E. Daniel Long Principal Bassoon

ChairStephanie Konchel William and Betty Knapp Section

Bassoon ChairNora Schankin, Contrabassoon

HornStacie Mickens*Bernice Schwartz Katie Kusterer Taylor French Horn

ChairBen StreckerCeleste McClellanMelanie Hellick

TrumpetWilliam Campbell* David S. Evans III Principal Trumpet

ChairKatherine Cosgrove Lisa Marie Tubbs Trumpet ChairMatthew BloomfieldJoe Nibley

TromboneDonald Babcock*Brian Robson Mark and Susan Orringer Family

Trombone ChairAaron Recchia

TubaFritz Kaenzig* Charles A. Gabrion Principal Tuba

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TimpaniJames Lancioni* A. Michael and Remedios Montalbo

Young Principal Timpani Chair

PercussionDan DeSena* Abraham Weiser Principal Percussion

ChairCary Kocher John Dale Percussion ChairKyle AcunciusDonald PetersonLynn Koch

KeyboardRobert Conway*Kathryn Goodson Cynthia Greenspan Keyboard Chair

LibrarianSarah Ruddy

Operations ManagerJonathan Tyman

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SopranoSteffany BluesteinTaylor BoesMaia BolhuisAllie CadaviecoKelsey DeteringMaddy DorseyAdriana EllisSophie FaylorAngie GouletTionna GriffinEmma GriffithAdriana HassanHannah HesseltineClare HigginsSharanya JayendraprasadVictoria JohnsonNisha KorakaviClare LauerLucy MaTasha MajorKatherine MarkeyJenny NathansLilia PopavaRebecca ShipanHannah SoderborgSarah SteinFreida SteinerKarina StribleyGracie Taylor LoringYan TherosRose WallSina WebsterAlly WierAmanda Wollschlager

AltoKatarina AlajbegovicNanaki AtalEmily AuseTasfia BariRachel BlanchardBlaire CrockettJeannette DaidaJulia DeVartiChristiana HenchKatie KennedyLiz KennedyKelsey KingJessica LakinHannah LehkerOlivia MerrittJessy MielewskiKiyah MillsLizzie MorganSalem NamCarly Paull-BairdAbby PetersonVerona PintoMaddy PolovickAshley PurcellChelsea RacelisIlana RashesHelena RatteElise ReichardMarielle SaundersGrace SunKate TophamLauren TrulikSherry WanJiaxin WangRachel XydisLauren Zyber

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TenorIman AslaniAri AxelrodAdam BonarekBob BordeauBrian BrentonJeff CaminskyJohn ComfortNathan CortRobert CoulterRyan DeskinsDennis GiszczakDanny GuberinichDick HalloranJeff HarrisRick HendricksMichael HigniteDante HillQ HowardJim JeffriesJosh KingCameron KnoxAdrian LeskiwGeorge LuGaro MatossianM.George McConnellJordan McKayJim MerettaAndrew NazzaroAndrew NeevelGabe NovakRon PicardSteve PierceSam RoseJim RowanParker SanfordMicah SmithTom StevickMark Strader

Simon SuboskiLukas TrierweilerTom TurnerNicholas WardnerStew WorkTrevor YoungJonathan Zhou

BassMurphy AustinWill BabbittChris BauerDave BerryLloyd BloomMichael BodaryTre BrownMark BurdgickRichard BurneyDan BurroughsChris CaminskyAl ClarkTim CockerhamJoseph DeakinTim EverettBrian FarrellClarke FlewellingBob FlorkaGary FryStefan GrannerDon HaefnerAmeer HarcourtR.Michael HuntJake JedeleBen KaldjianSam KiddCharles KirkCorey KitchenBilly KryskaTom Lahyer

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Clifford LarkinsDoug LewisJordie LiaoPeter LonganKevin MartonJames McCarthyJay MoonRick MooreArjun NagpalCharles NicoliJake NortonBrent O’BanionSocrates PapagerogiouNiraj PatelAndrew PawukDavid PerampleJack PiluttiRemington ReackhofKenn SchefferDon SheltonJohn SheridanCameron SmythJeff TepasLuke Thompson-KolarMagnus WilsonDaniel WuAscanio Zamperla

YouthBrett BenderSebastian BerofskyCharles BerofskyAnthony BirchlerFrancesco v. BülowAbby CalefKelsey CarpenterBen ClingenpeelVeronica CorreaJeremy D’Silva

Aidan DruryClayton FarmerFrancisco FioriDaniel FreibandAugusta GuoAudrey GyolaiJulia HaleMira HeaneyDelaney HeffnerAndrew HimebaughEric HughesAlex JoitkeSophia KleinA.J. KosmalskiSamantha LiuBihanna MartinRyan McDonaldKatie McMasterAlexa MikhailHelen MillerDara NafiuAldo Pando GirardCarmen ParkinsonJoel PingelJack PribbleSorbie RichnerEvan RogersAlden RohwerCasey RoyLuke Andoni SavasHannah SchweitzerYasmeen ShakourAndrea ShapiroCaitlin SimondsGabriel StottMiranda StuartNathan WeedenElizabeth WoelmerAthena Xia

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Spotlight on our Chair SponsorsEach of our annual and endowment chair sponsors has his or her own story to share about their connection to music, the A2SO, and to this unique giving program. D. Brad Dyke, sponsor of the D. Brad Dyke Flute Chair, spoke to A2SO Executive Director Mary Steffek Blaske about his musical interests and becoming a chair sponsor.

MSB: How did your interests in music develop?

DBD: I grew up in Parchment, Michigan. My parents – especially my Dad – played a variety of music. There was jazz by George Benson, Chick Corea and Chuck Mangione, as well as Classical. It may be where my eclectic love for all types of music started. I remember watching Cosmos on PBS and being fascinated by its sound track. There was a world of music there, purely Classical for sure, but also music from Japan and Bulgaria, for instance. I was also fascinated by the music taken into space on the Voyager I and II spacecraft in 1977 – they each carry a gold-coated copper phonograph record with 90 minutes of music from all corners of our world, and to this day are speeding away from Earth and are now more than 14 billion kilometers away – and may someday deliver a taste of our music and culture to other intelligent life! I still have and play that recording. When I came to study here at the University of Michigan, I remember shopping the World Music bins at Schoolkids’ Records. They guided me to music which I would not have known about, but that remains music I continue to love and listen to today.

MSB: What music do you have on your iphone now?

DBD: Literally . . . everything! There is rock ’n roll, jazz, Japanese shakuhatchi flute, Indian traditional, Bulgarian folk, as well as Classical. There are enough choices so that I can make a five-day journey in my car, all the while having plenty of choices from all genres and never have to repeat a piece.

MSB: You came to an A2SO Petting Zoo this summer at the Townie Party and tried a violin for the first time. How did that experience and technique compare to playing your beloved guitar built for you by your brother?

DBD: What intrigued me was the layout of the strings and the difference in its intervals. It’s backwards!!! On guitar, low string to high is EADGBE,

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whereas violin is GDAE, so I was immediately confused (more so than usual…). There are no frets on the violin, and the fingering that would bring me to a given note on my guitar would be relatively higher on the violin. It was fascinating to create scales on the violin and compare the same process to the guitar.

MSB: What made you decide to become an A2SO Chair Sponsor?

DBD: Last season I was moved by hearing our A2SO’s doing the Michigan premiere of Michael Daugherty’s Trail of Tears, a piece the A2SO helped to commission. Amy Porter’s flute playing was extraordinary. It made me think of the flute section and all the sections of the orchestra, not just the violins sitting in front which seem so dominant. I thought it was important to recognize another important section of the orchestra that had not yet been sponsored.

Jimmy Carter has become a significant role model to me as one who gives back to his community. I learned through him that everyone who can, has an obligation to help give back to his community. I believe that the value of sponsoring an A2SO Chair is because if you value the arts and culture of a community that surrounds you and your life, then you give back to it. If music is your thing, then you should give back through music. I believe in the high quality of music here in Ann Arbor and want to keep it going! I also love anything having to do with the Michigan Theater (shameless plug…)! It’s another great Ann Arbor institution worth supporting!

Join Brad in supporting the artistry of your A2SO, and take your seat on stage by becoming a Chair Sponsor. For more information about this program and its benefits to you, please contact Mary at 734.994.4801.

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Anne and Paul GlendonConcertmaster,Aaron Berofsky

Janet and Norm Ankerswith Associate ConcertmasterKathryn Votapek

Leah and Tim AdamsViola Principal,Kathleen Grimes

J. Lawrence Henkel and Jac-queline StearnsViolin Section, Linda Etter

William Nolting and Donna ParmeleeViolin Section, Linda Etter

Rod and Robin LittleViolin Section,David Lamse

Randy and Sally RudisillSecond Violin Principal,Barbara Sturgis-Everett

Millie and Jim IrwinEndowed Clarinet Principal,Brian Bowman

Charlotte SundelsonEndowed Cello Principal,Sarah Cleveland

The Musician Chair Sponsorship Program for A2SO’s talented musicians and to build

Spotlight On

Roy and Susan MuirTrumpet Principal, William Campbell

Bob and Carolyn GelpkeCello Section,Eric Amidon

Gil Omenn and Martha Darling, Oboe Principal,Timothy Michling

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Carmen and Harry CrossPercussion Section,Dan DeSena

Amy and Jim ByrneClarinet Section,Elliott Ross

Darlene, Taylor and Kim EagleViolin Section, Katie Rowan

Howard Ando and Jane WilkinsonViolin Section, Linda Etter

Thomas H. and Mary Steffek BlaskeTuba Principal, Fritz Kaenzig

Bob GatesSecond Violin Principal,Barbara Sturgis-Everett

Scott Westerman, Brigitte and Paul Maassen Bassoon Principal, Nate Zeisler

Jan and Bill MaxbauerOboe Section,Kristin Reynolds

Scott and the late Marcy Westerman Cello Section,Eric Amidon & MJ Quigley-Young

A. Michael and Remedios Montalbo YoungTimpani Principal, James Lancioni

is a leadership gift program created to help provide competitive salariespersonal relationships between the Symphony and its audience members.

Our Chair Sponsors

Muriel and Daniel ConversePrincipal Percussion,John Dorsey

Mark and Susan OrringerTrombone Section,Scott Hartley

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George and Catherine Carignan Bass Section, Erin Zurbuchen

Betty OverbergerViolin Section,Priscilla Johnson

How has the A2SO touched your life? Many years of planning have gone into this Season where We Speak Music in the Key of A2

®. We couldn’t be more proud of the music created by this amazing resident professional orchestra. We hope today’s concert exceeds your expectations by giving your imagination flight, your heart solace, your intellect mental gymnastics and your sense of fun some time with both new and long-time friends.

I invite you to help keep today’s A2SO music continuing for future audiences. I invite you to remember your A2SO in your estate plans. What better way to thank your A2SO for touching your life than to make a contribution from your estate through a planned gift.

Join your fellow music lovers in supporting the artistry of the A2SO, and take your seat “on stage” by becoming a Musician Chair Sponsor. Section sponsorships are $1,500; principal sponsorships are $2,500. Endowment opportunities are also available. For more information about this program and its benefits to you, your A2SO and your community, contact Mary at 734.994.4801.

Nancy Staub and Jack WhiteCello Section,Eric Amidon

Letitia Byrd, Jody Tull de Salis, and Jo-Ann SochaBass Section, Jon Luebke

William and Betty KnappBassoon Section,Yeh-Chi Wang

D. Brad DykeFlute Section,Lori Newman

Additional sponsors: Don and Carol Kusterer Froehlich Family Estate of Lisa Marie Tubbs Horn Section Viola Section Trumpet Section

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How has the A2SO has touched your life?

* With the breathtaking Carmina Burana?

* With the riveting A2SO CD of Paul Fetler’s music, the goose-bump excitement of Beat! Beat! Drums!?

* With the shouts from bus load after bus load of ecstatic elementary-school children screaming “Copland Rocks!” or “A2SO is COOL!” after our March Youth Concerts?

Most of you here today have a stronger-than-passing interest in supporting your A2SO. I ask you to join me in establishing a planned gift to our beloved A2SO and keep the music playing.

Planned gifts are simple. They are your tools to make very concrete things happen. What’s more, those tools are as varied as the gamut of musical styles you will hear this season. Your trust and tax advisors can adapt any number of tools to make what you want happen: bequests, charitable trusts, charitable gift annuities, IRAs, 401Ks, life insurance policies, to name just a few. For many of us, we fear that by making planned gifts we might short-shrift our family and relatives. Truth be told, leaving a gift to charity in your will may reduce the estate tax burden on your heirs significantly. Many of us think our gift is too small and doesn’t make a difference. This couldn’t be less true – gifts small and large are critically important.

More than 80 percent of Americans contribute to nonprofits annually throughout their lifetimes. But according to Leave a Legacy, only around 2.8% choose to continue this support through a charitable bequest.

By making a bequest or other planned gift, you play your part in helping your A2SO entertain, educate and inspire future audiences and make an important difference in our community.

Please feel free to contact me to continue to keep the music of your A2SO playing.

734.994.4801, mary@a2so.com

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Ann Arbor Symphony OrchestraPlanned Giving

Leave aLasting Legacy

Contact Mary Steffek Blaske734.994.4801 or mary@a2so.com

Make your legacy a part of the Ann Arbor Symphony

Orchestra’s future.

With planned giving you can ensure that future

generations will enjoy the same feeling that you are

experiencing today.

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A2SO Education and Outreach Programs

All of us at the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra are passionate about educating our children and being involved in our communities. We offer a variety of programs designed for families, teachers and students that reach beyond the concert hall, including classroom visits and community concerts. These programs engage more than 30,000 people each year, igniting sparks of curiosity about music that lead to transforming experiences.

Youth ConcertsEach year, nearly 5,000 students attend Youth Concerts at the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. Open to public, private and home schools, these concerts offer a comprehensive educational experience that enriches in-school learning. Hill Auditorium presents a most unique classroom, where special performances by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra combine the thrill of live music with key educational concepts.

Sponsored by AsahiKASEI, Domino’s Pizza, and U-M Credit Union, with support from Ann Arbor State Bank (busing subsidy).

Instrument Petting ZoosHands-on fun with instruments! Children have the chance to get up close and personal with the orchestral instruments they see professionally played on stage. Instrument Petting Zoos inhabit A2SO Family Concerts, daycare centers and classrooms around Washtenaw County.

Sponsored by Shar.

Ensembles In Your ClassroomThe Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra ensembles provide a unique and convenient way to expose students to classical music. Students hear live, top-quality music and meet professional musicians in an up-close, informal setting. During these interactive visits, the musicians will talk about music, history, music theory, the science of the sound produced by their instruments, and their own individual journeys to becoming professional musicians.

Sponsored by Bank of America Foundation, Comerica Charitable Foundation, Meijer, Music Performance Trust Fund, Sigurd I. and Jarmila H. Rislov Foundation, and Toyota.

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Meet Your ConductorMaestro Arie Lipsky ensures that our music reaches beyond the stage when he steps off of the podium and visits your classroom. K-12 students are given the opportunity to meet Arie and ask all of those questions they have always wanted to ask a conductor. He can play the flute or cello, teach students to conduct simple patterns, conduct a school orchestra, and share wisdom about a musical career.

KinderConcertsFREE 30-minute concerts designed especially for 2-6 year olds. Members of your A²SO join experts Gari Stein and Kathryn Goodson for a guided introduction to the instruments of the orchestra. Introduce even the youngest listeners to classical music by dancing a tango and waving colorful scarves with your little listeners at your local library.

Sponsored by the Ray & Eleanor Cross Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, and David and Stephanie Pyne.

Side-By-Side ConcertsA unique, life-changing opportunity for student musicians to share the stage with Maestro Arie Lipsky and the musicians of your Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. Students and professionals work together to prepare for an unforgettable, shared concert experience. Each program is individually tailored to support the needs and abilities of your school orchestra.

Afternoon DelightsMaestro Arie Lipsky and select musicians from the A2SO play top-quality chamber music concerts for the daytime crowd. The concerts

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are graciously hosted by the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor and sponsored by the CFI Group. A dessert reception precedes the hour-long concerts, providing audience members the opportunity to mingle with these talented musicians.

Sponsored by CFI Group.

Upcoming Education and Outreach Events

May 11-14 ............................................. Donald Babcock, Trombone KinderConcerts

May 16 ................................................................A2SO Brass Quintet Afternoon Delights

Visit the A2SO web site, www.a2so.com, for details on these performances.

2012-2013 A2SO Benard L. Maas Foundation Family Concert Series

Story Time • November 4 • 4 pm • Michigan TheaterSaint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals • Penman Raccoon Tune

Sing-Along with Santa • Dec. 15 • 4 pm • Bethlehem UCCSing your favorite carols with piano; featuring an A2SOmember and youth performers, along with photos with Santa

Music Around the World • March 17 • 4 pm • Michigan TheaterSelections include:Copland Hoe Down from “Rodeo” • Ginastera Estancia Elgar Nimrod from “Enigma Variations” • Bernstein West Side Story Brahms Symphony No. 4 • Akpabot Three Nigerian Dances

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Thank You to Our Advertisers

Andrea Kotch Duda/Raymond James & Associates, Inc 51

Ann Arbor Cantata Singers 50 Ann Arbor Federation of

Musicians 39Ann Arbor Public Schools

Educational Foundation C12AnnArbor.com 72Bank of Ann Arbor C9Blaske & Blaske, PLC C3Boychoir of Ann Arbor 48Comerica Bank C8Dahlmann Campus Inn C2Edward Surovell Realtors C9Everett Family 19Fifth Third Bank C5Glacier Hills Senior Living

Community 3HearUSA 3Honigman Miller Schwartz

and Cohn 7Huron H.S. Music Boosters 19IATSE Local 395 39Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss 16Kapnick Insurance Group 69Kerrytown Concert House 45King’s Keyboard House 44Lance & Erskine

Communications C12Maryanne Telese, Realtor C7

Mercy’s Restaurant 44Mir’s Oriental Rugs Back coverMusic For Little Folks C9Newcomers Welcome Service C12Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. C8Paragon Sight and Sound C15Partners in Internal Medicine 14Performance Network 45Phoenix Ensemble 51 Pierce Financial 50Purple Rose Theatre Co. 50Schakolad Chocolate Factory C6Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel C11Silver Maples of Chelsea C6 Steiner Family 18Steinway Gallery of Detroit 14TimePieces Personal

Biographies 15Tom Thompson/Flowers 5University Musical Society C13University of Michigan

Kellogg Eye Center 1University of Michigan

Museum of Art 32Village Corner 15WKAR C10Yeo & Yeo, CPAs & Business

Consultants 14Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra 32

The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is grateful to the advertisers in this program booklet. Their support allows us to provide this informative program booklet to all of our audience members free of charge. We hope you will patronize our advertisers and tell them you saw their ad in our program. If you are interested in placing your ad in a future program, please contact Lori or Stephanie at the A2SO office at 734.994.4801.

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Raymond James has made an art of understanding, enhancing and preserving the value of things. And if it has taught us anything, it’s that the best things in life can’t be quantified. So, we focus on nobler pursuits – supporting the people who truly inspire us all. LIFE WELL PLANNED.

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Harp photo on cover and in A2SO season listing ad courtesy Czarnecki/Dempsey.

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*Denotes sponsorship of $2,500 or moreContributions and pledges as of 4/6/2012

If you would like to join the Class of 2011-2012, or would like more information on the Corporate Honor Roll, please contact Mary Steffek Blaske at 734.994.4801.

Corporate Honor RollWe salute the outstanding support of the following businesses who have made a contribution of $1,000 or more to their Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. These businesses sponsor the exciting performances you hear, as well as the innovative education programs we provide. Their partnership with the A2SO enables us to serve over 40 regional school districts with exciting teaching materials which prepare 5,000 school-age youngsters for specially designed young people’s concerts. We reach almost 30,000 youngsters every year with important music education programs. These businesses also provide much-needed general operating support. Many thanks for their investment in our community.

Ann Arbor Automotive*Ann Arbor State BankAsahiKASEI Plastics North

America, Inc.*Bank of America*Bank of Ann Arbor*CFI Group*Comerica Bank and Charitable

Foundation*Domino’s Pizza*Faber Piano InstituteFerguson & Widmayer, P.C.*Fifth Third Bank*G & S Metals and Refiners*

Honigman Miller Schwartz and CohnJaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C.*KeyBankMeijer, Inc.Nacht LawPride Source Media Group*Rehmann*Shar Products CompanySlack & Davis L.L.P.State Street Area Association*TargetToyota Technical Center*University of Michigan Credit

Union*

www.a2so.com

A2SO Symphony Store

Visit us online for our complete selection

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ContributionsA special thank you to the following friends who support the A2SO from the private, corporate, and foundation sectors. These donors know that ticket prices cover less than half the cost of putting on a concert. We know that without their support, we couldn’t be here tonight. Thank you!The following is a list of patrons who contributed or pledged their support for the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 seasons through April 6th. An asterisk (*) denotes a new donor this 2011-2012 season; + indicates donors who have rejoined our distinguished family of contributors; boldface indicates donors who have increased their support this season. p includes donations given as votes for Pursuit of the Podium.

Ovation Society $30,000+Benard L. Maas Foundation

Encore Society $20,000+Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C.Ray and Eleanor Cross Foundation

Toyota Technical Center

Bravo Society $10,000+AsahiKASEI Plastics North

America, IncCarl and Isabelle Brauer FundG & S Metals and RefinersJamie Galimberti - Vector SourceRebecca HorvathLoraine F. & Melinese M. Reuter

Charitable Trust

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

Pride Source Media GroupRehmannEstate of Lisa Marie TubbsJonathan Tyman - Media LinguaA. Michael and Remedios Montalbo

Young p

Maestro's Circle $5,000+Ann Arbor AutomotiveBank of Ann ArborCFI GroupComerica Bank and Charitable

FoundationFerguson & Widmayer, P.C.Fifth Third BankAnne and Paul Glendon pMusicians Performance Trust FundGil Omenn and Martha Darling P

Edward and Jane SchulakSigurd I. Rislov and Jarmila H.

Rislov FoundationState Street Area AssociationUniversity of Michigan

Cardiovascular CenterUniversity of Michigan

Comprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity of Michigan Transplant

Center

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Symphony Guild $1,000+Susan and Alan Aldworth pJames and Catherine AllenDr. and Mrs. Richard Allen pHoward Ando and Jane Wilkinson pAnn Arbor Area Community

FoundationAnn Arbor Public Schools Education

FoundationAnn Arbor State BankRobert and Mary BairdLisa and Jim BakerMartha and David Bloomp

Rebecca S. BonnellCharles and Linda BorgsdorfAmy and Jim ByrneDavid and Valerie CanterGeorge and Catherine CarignanJean and Ken Casey pAnne and Howard CooperHarry and Carmen CrossGreg Czarnecki and Sue DempseyHeather and Stuart DombeyJohn Dryden and Diana Raimi

Two Anonymous DonorsTim and Leah AdamsJanet and Norman AnkersAnn and Gordon Getty

FoundationBank of America+Brad and Lydia Bates p

Marolin BellefleurThomas and Mary Steffek BlaskeDan and Muriel ConverseDomino’s Pizza+D. Brad DykeKim and Darlene EagleSherman and Sylvia Funk p

John and Carol EmanFaber Piano Institute*James and Christine FroehlichLela J. FuesterBob Gates p

Bob and Carolyn GelpkeDietmar Haenchen and Kristen

BarryRichard and Deborah HendricksJ. Lawrence Henkel and

Jacqueline Stearns p

Julie Hepler p

John Hogan and Gretchen Heutsche p

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn+

Carolyn B. HoustonRalph HulettJosé and Paloma Jalife p

Phil JenkinsLawrence and Elizabeth JordanKeyBankKiwanis Club of Ann Arbor

Concertmaster's Circle $2,500+David and Phyllis Herzig p

Friends of Jim Irwin p

Roy and Susan MuirWilliam Nolting and Donna

ParmeleeDuane and Katie Renken p

Rotary Club of Ann ArborUniversity of Michigan Credit

UnionUniversity of Michigan Institute

for the Humanities*Scott WestermanLori and Jeff Zupan

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William L. and Betty KnappDonald and Carol KustererAllan Leonard*Paul and Carolyn Lichter pArie and Rachel LipskyRod and Robin Little pJoan Lowenstein and Jonathan

Trobe pBrigitte Maassen p Bill and Jan Maxbauer pMeijer, Inc.+Dr. A. Rees Midgley and Dr. Jane

Wilson CoonMosaic Foundation (of R. & P.

Heydon)+Cruse W. and Virginia Patton MossNacht LawMark and Susan Orringer pElizabeth OverbergerSumer Pek and Mickey Katz-Pek

p

Liza and Eran Pichersky

Mrs. Winnifred Pierce*Bill and Linda PowersDavid and Stephanie Pyne pDr. and Mrs. Andrew M.

RosenblumSally RudisillDavid and Monica SchteingartShar Products CompanyJoan and Scott SingerMichael and Tina Slack and the

Slack & Davis L.L.P.+ James and Nancy StanleyCharlotte SundelsonTargetGeorge and Karen TatumBrad Taylor and Simone

Himbeault TaylorRob and Frances WakefieldJack White and Nancy StaubRichard C. WilsonMarilyn and Gerald Woolfolk

Concerto Guild $500+Carol Amster Arbor Springs Water Co., Inc.Daniel and Barbara BalbachEmily Bandera, M.D.Steven and Gwen Bearden-Haggerty*David and Tammy Blaha*William Bolcom and Joan MorrisJan and David Brandon+Alex and Connie BridgesDale and Nancy BriggsChristina BrownJeannine and Bob BuchananJean W. CampbellDr. Kyung and Young ChoJohn Alden ClarkArnold and Susan Coran

Dennis Dahlmann and Patricia Garcia+

Ann A. EdwardsLinda EtterClare M. FingerleBeverly GershowitzDoug and Carol GottliebsenJames and Marla GousseffDavid and Marilyn Granner*Carl E. GuldbergClifford and Alice HartMadeleine HimbeaultLauraine Ann HoensheidBrent and Ann HollenbeckChris HolmesRaburn Howland and Katherine

Kurtz+

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Concerto Guild (cont.)ISciences, LLCGretchen and John JacksonSharon and Jack Kalbfleisch+Yale and Joan KamisarAllyn and Sherri KantorJane and Herbert KauferJudy and Steve KeslerHermine R. KlinglerTom and Claudia LarsonGeorge and Linda LevyJim and Jean LibsE. Daniel and Kay Long p

Frode and Marilyn MaaseidvaagPhilip and Sharon MacBride pIrwin and Fran Martin p

Nelson and Catherine MeadeDon and Lee MeyerShirley E. Meyers+Elizabeth R. NeidhardtFrank and Bonnie Pauli

Patricia J. PooleyHazel Proctor and Jay CarpDoug and Nancy RoosaDr. and Mrs. Jerry RosenbergAmi and Prue RosenthalDick and Norma SarnsMartha R. SegerCliff and Ingrid SheldonBill and Sheila SikkengaBrooks and Nancy SitterleyJo-Ann SochaMichael and Linda Speer*Steve and Gayle StewartDonna TopeRupert and Jody Tull De SalisU-M Kellogg Eye CenterJoyce A. Urba and David Kinsella*John and Susan WacksmuthKaren and Karl WeickZingerman's Community of

Businesses

Sonata Guild $250+Three Anonymous DonorsAAA MichiganMichael and Suzan AlexanderAnn Arbor City ClubFrank J. AscioneBob and Martha AusePam and Gordon Amidon P

William and Patricia Austin* p

Erling and Merete Blöndal Bengtsson

James and Deborah BeucheJohn Blankley and Maureen FoleyDavid and Sharon BrooksPamela BrownBarbara Everitt BryantLetitia J. ByrdLisa Canagir p

Rob and Kristin Casalou* p

Dan ChapmanAnne ChaseMalcolm and Judy Cohen p

Wayne and Melinda Colquitt+Mary-Margaret CornishLois CrabtreeMerle and Mary Ann CrawfordConnie D’AmatoLee and Millie DanielsonCarol Dasse+Glenn and Joan DavisAngela DavisonBruce and Denise DuncanHon. and Mrs. S.J. EldenElenbaas Family Anthony and Paula Elliott

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Margaret and John FaulknerC. Wm. and H. Jane FergusonYi-Tsi and Albert FeuerwerkerKen and Penny Fischer p

George and Kathryn FoltzLeon and Marcia FriedmanMartha G. Froseth+Harriet FusfeldBridget T. Gallagher Enid H. GallerBeverley and Gerson Geltner+GiddyupAl and Almeda GirodIrwin Goldstein and Martha MayoCozette GrabbAnn GuthrieMarlys HamillJohn Hieftje and Kathryn Goodson+Roland and Margaret Hiss* p

Tom and Kay HuntzickerSusan Froelich and Richard Ingram pMercy and Stephen KasleElizabeth Kaufman and Weston

VivianJoan Keiser and Arthur Tai Charlotte K. KlinkeBarbara A. KongAlan and Sandra KortesojaCharles and Mary KriegerTim and Kathy Laing+Henry and Paula LedermanJames Lee and Carmen Green-LeeAnn Leidy+Julie M. LoftinFrances LymanNancy and Philip MargolisCarole J. MayerPiotr Michalowski and Deanna

RelyeaBob and Carol Milstein p

Zac and Rachel Moore*Mary MostaghimMel and Joni MuskovitzMargaret NanceSarah NewmanFrank and Monica NintemanRichard and Susan NisbettLawrence OgdenAnthony and Theresa OpipariWarren and Carrie Phillips+Mary J. PrattJerry and Lorna PrescottJohn and Nancy PrinceMarijean Quigley-Young and

Louis E. Young, Jr.Robert ReedJames and Bonnie ReeceStephen Rosenblum and Rosalyn

SarverJean P. RowanSteve and Mary Lou Rudner+John and Emily SalvetteDr. Lynn T. Schachinger and Dr.

Sheryl Ulin+David and Mary ShawDr. and Mrs. Muaiad Shihadeh*Gene and Alida SilvermanTim and Marie SlottowRadley and Sandra Smith+Susan M. Smith and Robert H.

Gray*Marilyn and Keith StangerSherry and Steve StefanacRuth H. StrangDr. and Mrs. Stanley StrasiusJames and Jeraldine SuitsDr. and Mrs. Emanuel TanayJeff Taras and Stephanie Kadel-

TarasJean Teifer

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Serenade Guild $100+Jerry and Gloria AbramsJudith AbramsThomas K. AiglerJohn and Karen AllenYvonne AllenMargot and Fred AmrineDavid and Katie AndreaVedat ArpaciMichael and Joy AshcraftShan and Catherine BakerDouglas and Kim BarberRose Marie BarhydtRuth M. Barnard p

Geoff Barnes and Grant Gorman*John and Marlene Barr+Dorothy D. Bell+Dick and Elissa BenedekHarry and Kathryn BenfordClyde and June BennettIb and Kirsten Bentzen-BilkvistGene and Kay BerrodinMark BertzRobert and Carolyn BeuhlerWilbur Bigelow+Jack Billi and Sheryl HirschWilliam and Ilene Birge+ Herb and Chris BlackBridget and Ben BlyMichael and Stacey BodnerBody Wisdom Massage TherapyMargaret and Howard Bond

Edward and Linda BoveJohn and Leora BowdenDavid and Maryann BowenBrian and Evelyn Bowman+Robert E. and Joyce E. BowserMike and Jeanne BradishNathan Branch and Sally Guindi*Joel Bregman and Elaine PomeranzHon. Archie C. Brown and Dr.

Barbara J. LaHood*Morton and Kaaren BrownHenry Buchtel and Margaret EvansMrs. Helena S. BuningWolfram BuschhausEllen ByerleinWalt and Nancy ByersIsabelle Carduner+Jack and Susan Carlson+Mimi Chapman and Dietmar

Wagner+ p

Brian and Cheryl Clarkson p

Dan and Geri CoganMr. and Mrs. Richard CohanKen and Mary Sue Coleman+Joseph E. and Jean Compton+Bill and Nan ConlinDavid and Barbara CopiMary and Sterling CrandallChristopher and Marie Cregar+Mr. and Mrs. James A. CrippenJean C. Crump

Sonata Guild (cont.)Nigel and Jane ThompsonRichard E. and Kathryn TrimDenice and John TurckRichard and Vickie van HouseJack and Carolyn Wallace*Joseph and Sandra Walls*

Libby WatsonDavid G. WesenbergRobert WestveerRobert and Marina Whitman p

Charlotte A. Wolfe p

Lineke and Erik Zuiderweg*

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Townley and Joann CulbertsonDavid and Marilyn Cummins+Robert and Joyce DamschroderJoanne Danto and Arnold

WeingardenRobert and Renée Darragh+John D. DebbinkMarie DeemRolf and Ingrid DeiningerBarbara and Jack DempseyMisha DharCarolin and Macdonald Dick*Matthew and Monica DimagnoRonald and Judith Dioszegi* p

Andrzej and Cynthia DlugoszMolly DobsonKendra and Al DoddsElizabeth DomanMel and Elizabeth DrummMr. and Mrs. Jeff DuncanCarol and Steve DworkinElsie J. DykeTaylor EaglePeter Ehrlich and Deborah MackieJudith Laikin ElkinChris and Bettye ElkinsDorothy Ewald-Hejna*Garry and Barbara FajaStefan and Ruth Fajans+Harvey and Elly FalitPeter and Janice Farrehi*Marilyn Faulkner*Inka and David FelbeckThomas and Ann Ferranti*Carol Finerman p

Susan R. Fisher and John W. Waidley

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph FitzsimmonsLee and Paula FlakeSuzanne Fligiel

Hal Flynn+Bob and Terry FosterNeal R. FosterHoward P. FoxRoger and Sue FraserJerrold and Nancy FrostPatricia L. FryeLuis and April Gago+Dr. and Mrs. Otto Gago+Glenn and Carol Galler+Priscilla Gallinger+Chris Gardiner and Cynthia KochDavid M. GatesDouglas and Marilyn GeigerThomas and Barbara GelehrterGelman Educational FoundationMarianne Germani* p

Karl and Helen GiermanDo Garcia and Robert GillettThe Glick FamilyMary K. and Jerry GrayMr. and Mrs. Warren A. Graybiel*Daniel and Norma GreenLewis and Mary GreenDr. Patricia P. Green*Robert A. GreenRoger and Linda Grekin p

Kris and Charles GrohLaurel GuttermanDavid and Donna Haarz*Roger and Caroline HackettDon Haefner and Cynthia StewartHerbert HammondRonald HendersonGregory and Margene HenryDr. and Mrs. Robert HensingerNorman and Debbie HerbertEd Herzig* p

H. Mark and Emily HildebrandtCarolyn and Larry Hiss

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Serenade Guild (cont.)Kay Holsinger and Douglas C.

WoodHsin Hong and Sywe Jen HuangAntonina HoppingTom and Ann HuntJewel Hunter+Mark HusaMarj and Bob HydeDiane Imredy+Virginia A. InglingGene and Margaret Ingram+Marjorie JacobsonChristine JohnsonMartha S. Johnson+Willard H. JohnsonLawrence and Ruth Jones p

John and Linda K. Jonides+Stevo and Susan JuliusMr. and Mrs. Fritz KaenzigRobert and Beatrice KahnMary KalmesJanet Keefer p

Ruth E. Keith* p

Christopher Kendall and Susan Schilperoort

Dan and Nancy KennedyDavid and Sally KennedyEmily KennedyRobert and Gloria Kerry+ p

Michael KhouryBonnie and Robert Kidd+Ed and Martha KimballBetsy and William KincaidLloyd and Elizabeth Kitchens*Kathleen H. KlausRosalie and Ron KoenigChava and Raoul KopelmanDr. and Mrs. Melvyn KorobkinVejayan Krishnan

Donald and Jeanne KunzDonald and Ruth LamphiearLinda and John Larin+Neal and Anne LauranceWendy and Ted LawrenceRichard LeSueurWilliam and Garland LewisDr. Len and Betty LofstromPaul and Linda LoosBruce LoughryMalcolm Lowther and Joan StarkAnn and Tom LyonsMichele Madden+Martin and Jane MaehrDuncan and Marilynn Magoon*W. Harry MarsdenLinda Marshall p

Claudia Martinez*Sara MathewsRoger and Judythe MaughBernice G. Maynard+Griff and Pat McDonaldLaurie and Terry McIntyre and

Family*Richard and Elizabeth McLearyPeter Meek and Eva Mayer-MeekStanley and Robin Mendenhall+Priyanka MenonJames and Kristy MerettaPeter MetsWalter MetzgerMarlene Michalowski* p

Robert Michalowski* p

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller+James M. Miller and Rebecca H.

LehtoMyrna and Newell MillerSusan and David Milne+Olga Moir+Thomas and Eleanor Moore

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Arnold and Gail MorawaMelinda MorrisCyril MoscowBarbara A. Mueller+Marcel MullerBernard and Paz NaylorDrs. Robert and Melody NeelyJohn and Ann Neiswander*Dr. and Mr. M.H. Newman+Matthew Niedner and Nicole

WilderGabriel and Eloisa Nuñez*Arthur S. NusbaumMarylen S. ObermanMr. and Mrs. Laurence O'ConnellSusan Ogden and James LancioniMr. T. Francis OgilvieDr. and Mrs. Rick OhyeJames Rand OverdorfAnn Page+Steve and Betty Palms p

Marie Panchuk p

Elizabeth PayneVera Peery* p

Drs. Jean-Paul and Patricia PegeronRyan and Marlene PelkkiHon. Steven D. PepeDr. and Mrs. Burton PerryEleanor PettyEvelyn PickardRobert and Mary Ann PierceRichard and Meryl PlaceJoyce PlummerKaren and Berislav PrimoracUlrich and Carolyn RaschkeR.H. RasmussenTom and Sue RauRavago Manufacturing AmericasStephen and Agnes ReadingMichael Ready

Tamara Real and Carl RinneMartha ReamJim and Toni ReeseDr. Rudolph E. ReichertKurt Reigel and Jocelyn Dewitt*Warren and Marilyn RentschlerKris Reutter+Pary L. Reza+Frank and Betsy RichardsonSandra M. RossThe Rowe FamilyMelody and Nathaniel H. RoweRosemarie RowneyMichael Rucinski and Marianne

WilczakMr. and Mrs. Michael RuddFred RudisillJim SaalbergMonika Holzer SacksMilagros Samaniego*Dianna and Norm SamuelsonHarry and Elaine SargousDavid and Agnes Sarns+Howard and Lisa SaullesBonnie R. SchaferJohn and Nancy SchenkChuck and Judy SchlandererLarry and Susan Schoonmaker+Ann and Tom SchriberDavid Seaman and Helen Zylman+John and Mary Lou SeverinEdward Shaffran*Tim and Peg Shannon p

Donald and Patricia Sharpe*Scott and Nancy ShawDrs. Marshall and Marguerite

Shearer+Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shearon+Steve and Teri Shipps+Shtein Family

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Overture Member $50+Ronald and Marianne AaronRuth AddisHelen and David AminoffHarvey and Mary AmoeMr. and Mrs. Austin AndersonJoanne Arft* p

Carolyn Austin

Haig and Ema Avsharian* p

Bruce Baker and Genie WolfsonPatricia BardBetsy N. BaronRalph BeebeMary and Jim Bennett*Rodney and Joan Bentz

Serenade Guild (cont.)Mr. and Mrs. Raymond ShusterSandy and Dick SimonFrances and Scott Simonds+ p

Robert and Elaine SimsBonita SingalCollyer A. and Annie Carrott SmithDonald C. Smith Richard J. SochaGerard and Colleen SpencerJeffrey SpindlerKatherine R. SpindlerDavid and Ann StaigerSteve Stancroff and Tamar Springer+Carol StandardiTari Stull* p

Nancy SudiaDaniel and Margaret SullivanDavid and Lisa SundelsonBrian and Lee TalbotPeg Talburtt and Jim PeggsCarolyn and Frank TarziaLola TaubmanLouise TaylorDoris H. TerwilligerCarol and Jim ThiryJane and Nigel Thompson+Darcel and Mary TolleMarilyn TryttenBarbara J. TurnerAlvan and Katharine Uhle

Suzanne van AppledornPeder and Sybil van HoutenMr. and Mrs. David Edward Van

Slambrook* p

Larry and Cora Van Slambrook* p

Virginia D. VandenbroekThomas G. Varbedian, M.D.George and Terre VoegeliPeggy Walsh and Vince Wellman+Ross WardPaul Dean and Caroline Webb* p

Lyndon WelchMr. and Mrs. Stephen WestMr. William Wheeler and Dr.

Kathleen TutaSteven WhitingWarren and Beth WidmayerAnn and Clayton WilhiteBeth and I.W. WinstenJohn and Carolyn WisemanPauline and Bob WomacD.H. and W.C. WoodburyA.C. WoollFrank and Mary Jane WordenLinda L. Wotring and Sol MetzB. and B. WurtzRoger Wykes Frank YonJoan and Mayer Zald+Serena Zhao+Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zurbuchen

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James K. and Lynda W. BergBharat C. BhushanMaurice and Linda BinkowBill and Libby Birdsall+Elizabeth S. BishopJane E. BishopTracey Wentz and Chuck BlackmerReva Bornstein+Suzette Bouchard* p

Jan and Bob BowerDonald and Sharon Bush* p

Susan F. Campbell+Michael and Anna Canning*Paul and Susanne CartmanEdward and Rebecca ChudacoffDaniel and Geralyn Cogan+Jeff Cooper and Peggy Daub*Chris and Leslie Corneau* p

Lorna Davalos and Jeff WyattTarun Desai+Gordon Ebbitt and Janice HendrickEmerson SchoolBarry and Paula England* p

Walter Everett and Barbara Sturgis-Everett

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. FaberLou and Happy FeigelsonEleanor FellerMargot and Ernest FontheimRuth P. FreedmanBill and Jan Frieder*Christine FriesenJanice R. GeddesTonya GietzenDr. and Mrs. Richard GilbertsenKaren and Darren GirardFred GlucksonPamela Graham* p

Doug and Sabrina GrossLarry and Esta GrossmanJoseph and Gloria Gurt

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Guttman Olive HansenDave and Anne Harrell+ p

Jim and Betsy HenrichsPamela Herzig* p

Roger Hewitt and Patti O'RorkeDaniel Higgins* p

Millicent HigginsJud and Krista Hoffman+R. Timothy and Shirley HoganMr. and Mrs. Mark HopperDavorin and Nada HrovatElizabeth HubbsSaul and Eileen HymansPeter Jacobson and Linda Spector+Richard and Doris JamronMarilyn G. JeffsLois Jelneck p

Elmer and Virginia JohansenAnne and Nejat KarabakalPat KingMr. and Mrs. John R. KnappJames Knauf and Drew Fitzmorris p

Bella Lamb*John G. LappA.M. and A.J. LaroccaGeorge and Beth LavoieJacqueline R. Lee*Susan Lee* p

George and Rose LemieuxSue Leong+Arie and Rachel LipskyErik Long* p

Peter A. LongDr. and Mrs. Benedict R. LucchesiHenry and Helen LumCarol Hahn MageeRobert and Carol Magill*Gary and Leann Marriot and Hope

Carbone*Brett Marshall* p

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Overture Member (cont.)Margaret MartinRichard A. MartinMary and Chandler MatthewsGinny MaturenErin MaysMr. and Mrs. Ronald G. McCreadyCharlotte and Harry McDonaldJill McDonough and Greg MerrimanTom and Lisa McKarns*Deborah Meizlish+Dr. and Mrs. Arthur F. MessiterJoetta MialFrederick Miller* p

Barbara MuellerMusic for Little Folks / Gari Stein

and Ira LevinAndrée NaylorEugene W. NissenCheryl Oberholtzer* p

Walter ParryFred and Margaret PattersonNancy K. PaulDonald PelzRenée and David Pinsky+Plante & Moran, PLLCSally and John Preston*Lynne and Rick PunnettMarge and Gene RaglandHans and Marianne Rauer+ p

Ginny and Ray ReillyMr. and Mrs. William C. RobbJohn and Renée RobbinsLinda Rodgers+

Victor and Valerie Rosenberg* p

Carole and Mitchell RycusLinda ScherdtMelvin Schwarzwald* p

Sean and Jenny Selig* p

Harriet SelinJoseph and Patricia Settimi* p

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Shultz*Richard SilbermanSandra Sipkin*Noreen Slank+Sandor, Brenda and Emily

SlomovitsRosemary SmithMary Stadel+Virginia SteinRichard and June Swartz+ p

Sam and Eva TaylorJohn and Barbara Tousley* p

James ToyDon and Faith TrappJames and Diane TurekAmy Van Slambrook* p

Geraldine VanDoren* p

Frank Villani and Leslie MastersDr. Kirsten L. WaaralaHans H. WagnerJulie and Jim WheatonNancy Wiernik*Magnus and Carrie Wilson+Stewart and Carolyn WorkNancy Yvanauskas

Matching CompaniesJP Morgan Chase FoundationMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramPfizer FoundationThomson Reuters/Truist

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TributesCelebrate a birthday! Honor a loved one!

Welcome the new baby! Toast a deed well done!

Thank you to the following people who have recognized their loved ones and the landmark events in their lives by making a contribution to the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra’s Tribute Fund. Your A2SO is honored to be included in your circle of family and friends.

In Celebration of Their 70th BirthdaysJames and Catherine Allen

In Memory of Herb AmsterCharlotte Sundelson

In Memory of Nancy L. AscioneFrank J. Ascione

In Memory of Mary and Tom Ayers, Who Loved Classical MusicJames and Catherine Allen

In Memory of Their Parents Who Taught Them about Good Classical MusicBrad and Lydia Bates

In Celebration of Brad and Lydia Bates’ 50 th AnniversaryWolfram Buschhaus

In Honor of Tom Blaske’s 60 th BirthdayJeff and Barbara Duncan

Mary Steffek Blaske

Applauding William Bolcom and Joan Morris for their contributions to the world of music

Cliff and Ingrid Sheldon

In Honor of Memory of Lou CarrasBill and Jan Frieder

In Honor of Their 60 th Wedding AnniversaryLee and Millie Danielson

In Honor of Martha DarlingAAA Michigan

In Memory of Peggy deVriesThomas H. and Mary Steffek Blaske

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In Honor of the Marriage of Laura Dunbar and Nathaniel AdamTim and Leah Adams

Howard Ando and Jane WilkinsonThomas H. and Mary Steffek Blaske

Mary-Margaret CornishMartha Darling and Gilbert Omenn

Sherman and Sylvia FunkBob Gates

Bob and Carolyn GelpkeKathryn Goodson and John Hieftje

J. Lawrence Henkel and Jacqueline Stearns

Ann and Brent Hollenbeck

José and Paloma JalifeJacqueline Lee

Arie and Rachel LipskyBrigitte Maassen

Bill and Jan MaxbauerMusic for Little Folks / Gari Stein

and Ira LevinMerrill Poliner and Robert Lougheed

Sally RudisillJean Teifer

Denice and John TurckLori and Jeff Zupan

In Memory of Harry and Vergelia DykeD. Brad Dyke

In Honor and With Thanks to Dr. Kim EagleStephen Rosenblum and Rosalyn Sarver

Bill and Sheila SikkengaLola Taubman

In Memory of Rosalie Savarino EdwardsAnn A. Edwards

In Memory of William and Lois Ehlhardt Brad and Simone Himbeault Taylor

In Celebration of Their 64th Wedding AnniversaryGeorge and Kathryn Foltz

In Honor of Sylvia Funk to Support A2SO Educational ProgramsDr. and Mrs. Emanuel Tanay

In Honor of Her Friend Marilyn GallatinJo-Ann Socha

In Memory of Jack E. GatesThomas H. and Mary Steffek Blaske

Bob and Carolyn Gelpke

In Honor and Appreciation of Carolyn and Bob GelpkeCharlotte Sundelson

Jane Wilkinson and Howard Ando

In Memory of Paul GelpkeDon and Faith Trapp

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In Memory of Cynthia GreenspanLori and Jeff Zupan

In Honor of Madeleine HimbeaultBrad and Simone Himbeault Taylor

In Memory of Robert B. Ingling on his 87th BirthdayVirginia Ingling

In Memory of Robert B. Ingling: Husband, Dad, Grandpa and Friend; He enjoyed music every day of his life

Michael and Anna CanningElenbaas Family

Mr. and Mrs. Warren A. GraybielVirginia Ingling

Gary and Leann Marriot and Hope CarboneLaurie and Terry McIntyre and Family

In Memory of Walter “Bud” and Helen “Russ” KlopperThomas H. and Mary Steffek Blaske

Do Garcia and Robert GillettLawrence and Elizabeth Jordan

Michael KhouryWarren and Beth Widmayer

In Appreciation of Arie’s Artistic LeadershipSylvia Funk

David and Phyllis Herzig

In Honor of Frode and Marilyn Maaseidvaag’s 50th AnniversaryBrad and Lydia Bates

In Memory of Paul MaassenDon Haefner and Cynthia Stewart

In Honor of Anton NelSherman and Sylvia Funk

In Recognition of Amy PorterMartha Darling and Gilbert Omenn

In Memory of Charles A. ReynoldsCharlotte A. Wolfe

With Happy Memories of Naubinway RubyThomas H. and Mary Steffek Blaske

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In Memory of Lori Facchini SchaafBarbara Elenbaas

In Memory of Harland and Ila Vere SchweyerD. Brad Dyke

In Memory of Charlotte SpeerTracey Drotos and Friends

Sandra SipkinMichael and Linda Speer

Sandy and Duwayne SwindleNancy Wiernik

In Honor of Mary Steffek Blaske Being Named Distinguished Citizen of the Year by the Great Sauk Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America

George and Kathryn Foltz Arie and Rachel Lipsky

Dr. and Mrs. Emanuel Tanay Jeff Taras and Stephanie Kadel-Taras

In Honor of Mary Steffek Blaske’s BirthdayArie and Rachel Lipsky

In Honor of Charlotte SundelsonLaurel Gutterman

Don Haefner and Cynthia StewartDavid and Lisa Sundelson

In Memory of Randy RudisillTim and Leah Adams

Howard Ando and Jane WilkinsonKirsten and Ib Bentzen-Bilkvist

Thomas H. and Mary Steffek BlaskeWalt and Nancy ByersKim and Darlene Eagle

Emerson SchoolLinda Etter

Eunice Frey-DobbsChristine Friesen

Sherman and Sylvia FunkBob Gates

Bob and Carolyn GelpkeDiane Gilson

The Glick FamilyLawrence and Elizabeth Jordan

Mary KalmesRod and Robin Little

Brigitte MaassenBill and Jan Maxbauer

Elizabeth M. PayneRavago Manufacturing Americas

Fred RudisillSally Rudisill

Donald C. SmithRudolph and Darlene Stewart

Charlotte SundelsonJean Teifer

Jim and Gay WestFrank and Mary Jane Worden

Jeff and Lori Zupan

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In Honor of Charlotte Sundelson’s BirthdayArie and Rachel Lipsky

In Loving Memory of Joyce McMaster TheobaldAnn and Brent Hollenbeck

In Loving Memory of Fran’s Father, Erven ThomaRob and Fran Wakefield

In Memory of Ilah (Mrs. D.J.) WeiblenThomas H. and Mary Steffek Blaske

Charlotte Sundelson

In Memory of Jo-Anne Susan WeissbartAlida and Eugene Silverman

In Honor of their 40th Anniversary and Their Love of MusicMarilyn and Gerald WoolfolkIn Memory of Alma Ford Wooll

A.C. Wooll

If you would like to make a gift to recognize loved ones and the landmark events in their lives, please send us your contribution, along with the name and address of the person you wish to honor, or call me at 734.994.4801.

We will list your message in the program and send a personalized note acknowledging your thoughtful donation to the person/people you wish to honor.

Mary Steffek Blaske

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2012 Auction Donors

A & L Wine CastleA2SO Board MembersLeah AdamsAfternoon DelightAl Dente PastaAlan AldaSusan AldworthAmerican GirlTM

Among FriendsAnn Arbor Civic TheatreAnn Arbor Hands-On MuseumAnn Arbor Magic ShopAnn Arbor Sports Memorabilia

ShopArbor Brewing CompanyArbor MotionThe ArkAyla & Co.Babo, a Market by SavaBagger Dave’sBarton Hills Country ClubBaxter’s Liquor and Wine StoreBellanina Day SpaBel-Mark LanesAaron Berofsky and Kathryn

VotapekBetsy’s PhotographyLindsay BlackwellBlack Pearl Seafood & Martini BarBlack Star FarmsThe Blue NileBOYNEBrewed Awakenings CaféCafé AmbrosiaLloyd Carr

Chelsea Flower Shop/Nobuko Sakoda

Cherry RepublicCoachMeFitComerica BankThe Common GrillThe Cupcake StationPeter DeLoofDetroit LionsDetroit TigersKendra DoddsHeather DombeyThe Drake HotelDraugalis PhotographyD. Brad DykeKim and Darlene EagleThe EarleChris and Mike FarahFollow Me Photography StudiosSylvia FunkBob GatesCarolyn GelpkeAnne and Paul GlendonGold Bond CleanersGolden Limousine InternationalBarbara GomezGoogle/David McCannChris GrapentineGreat Harvest Bread Co.Greektown CasinoGreen Mountain CoffeeSteve GrossScott HartleyBrady HokeAnn and Brent Hollenbeck

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Housekeeping AssociatesChristopher A. Jablonski Photo-

graphy | FOTO/LIFE.studioJennifer JensenJames Earl JonesBeth JordanJordan Lovell Picture FramingKilwin’sBethany and Bill KlinkeKnight’s Steak HouseLaky’s SalonLewis JewelersLiberty Athletic ClubLily Grace CosmeticsArie LipskyLoganJames LounsburyBrigitte MaassenMainstreet VenturesMani OsteriaWynton MarsalisLinda MarshallMarnee ThaiMax & Erma’sBrad McNettMetzger’s RestaurantMGM Grand DetroitMichigan Theater FoundationMorgan & YorkGabriel Nuñez and Eloisa GuerreroOlive GardenJames Olsen DDSPaesano’s RestaurantParagon Sight & Sound, Inc.Planet RockThe Purple Rose Theatre CompanyPutterz

Red Hawk Bar & GrillKris ReutterDevon RoeserStephanie RooseAndrew and Sharon RosenblumRPM Ventures Sava & CompanySchakolad Chocolate FactorySeva RestaurantSheraton Ann ArborAlida SilvermanMary Steffek BlaskeTownsend HotelTravis Pointe Country ClubTwo Lads WineryUniversity Musical SocietyUniversity of Michigan Museum

of Natural History PlanetariumUniversity of Michigan PressUniversity of Michigan School of

Music, Theatre & DanceUniversity of Michigan Survival

Flight/Paul StrakaVie Fitness & SpaDick Scheer, Village CornerVinologyJack and Carolyn WallaceWeber’s InnRon and Eileen WeiserWest End GrillWilliams SonomaZap Zone Family Fun CentersZingerman’s Community of

BusinessesZulu Nyala, Trevor Shaw, OwnerLori Zupan

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String Fling ’11In-Kind DonorsBanana RepublicBank of Ann ArborBath and Body WorksBe In AweBearclaw CoffeeBellanina Day SpaThe Body Shop-BriarwoodBody Wisdom Massage TherapyCollege Nannies & TutorsCrabtree & EvelynDenise Held, R.N. Certified Foot

ReflexologistE.B. BlingIdentity Salon & SpaJazzercize Center of Ann Arbor

Jo Malone-SaksKapnick InsuranceLa Belle MaisonLaky's SalonLewis JewelersLia Sophia JewelryLush Handmade CosmeticsMacy'sOrganic BlissRelaxStationSalon VoxSchakolad Chocolate FactoryTom Thompson/FlowersTricho Salon and Spa

On Monday, a book signing at Nicola’s. On Thursday, Baking with Beer at Zingerman’s Bakehouse. Saturday, it’s the Ann Arbor Symphony at the Michigan Theater. AnnArbor.com’s Event Calendar is your complete guide to local events. Search by interest, browse by location and share with your friends.

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