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Dear Friends,

Thank you for making the first month of the 2019-20 Knoxville Symphony season such a smashing success! We kicked things off in style, and all of us on stage fed off of the incredible energy from every one of you.

Our season now is in full swing, and we want to keep that great momentum going! Our News Sentinel Pops Series opens with a dazzling set of classic hits performed by the Neil Diamond tribute band Super Diamond. Neil Diamond’s songs still stand in the spotlight of pop culture, and their continued vitality renders them anything but ’oldies’! Whether your favorite is ’Cherry Cherry,’ ’Solitary Man,’ or my personal favorite, ’Sweet Caroline’ (anybody who knows my wife’s name will know why!), Super Diamond promises to tug at the nostalgic, happy memories of your life.

Nostalgia also carries into our second Moxley Carmichael Masterworks program of the season, featuring Grieg’s unforgettable Piano Concerto in A minor, inspired in part by the Norwegian folk tunes of his youth. I am delighted to welcome an electrifying pianist, my friend Natasha Paremski, to Knoxville to make her KSO debut. Each of the pieces on this program represents milestones of ’arrival’ for their composers, when they moved from being promising young talents to indisputable stars of the symphonic community. If you are a Masterworks or Chamber Classics regular, the name Jessie Montgomery is likely starting to become familiar, as we have performed the music of this distinctive living composer in each of the last three seasons. Her most significant work to date, Records from a Vanishing City is inspired by Montgomery’s memories of the music that surrounded her growing up on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the 80s and 90s. Opening the program is Dvořák’s stirring Seventh Symphony, with its memorably Slavonic third movement. The most nationalistic of his mature symphonies, Dvořák’s Seventh is meant to evoke the political struggles of his countrymen as they tried to establish a Czech nation.

Beyond these series, this month the KSO also performs Young People’s Concerts for thousands of elementary school students and continues our dedicated activities in classrooms, libraries and hospitals throughout East Tennessee. By buying tickets, subscribing and donating, you are supporting this essential work and more in our community. Thank you, and enjoy tonight’s concert!

Sincerely,

Aram Demirjian

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WELCOME FROM OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR

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Knoxville Symphony OrchestraAram Demirjian, Music Director Natalie L. Haslam Music Director Chair

James Fellenbaum, Resident Conductor and Youth Orchestra Music Director Sande MacMorran, Music Director Emeritus, Youth Orchestra AssociationMark Zelmanovich, Concertmaster Emeritus

VIOLIN IWilliam Shaub, Concertmaster*

Clayton Family ChairGordon Tsai,

Associate Concertmaster* Joseph A. Fielden Family Chair

Sean K. Claire*I-Pei Lin*Ikuko Koizumi*Sarah RingerMary Ann Fee Fennell, PrincipalJeffrey BrannenMary PulgarBing Kuang FangDaniel Zellars

VIOLIN IIEdward Pulgar, Principal*

Gleb Mamantov ChairRachel Loseke*Ruth Bacon*§Zofia Glashauser*Audrey Pride* Kyle Venlet*Elizabeth FarrJulie SwensonPeter AguilarStacy Taylor

VIOLAKathryn Gawne, Principal*Eunsoon Lee-Corliss

Assistant Principal*Jennifer Bloch*Bill Pierce*Hillary HerndonMegan TiptonAlicia KeenerKristina Zeinstra

CELLOAndy Bryenton, Principal*Theodore I. Kartal*Ildar Khuziakhmetov*

Mary and Joe Sullivan ChairStacy M. Nickell*Bruce WilhiteD. Scot WilliamsAlice StuartDonald Grohman

BASSSteve Benne, Principal*Steve ClarkDan ThompsonHerb HallYan Peng

FLUTEHannah Hammel, Principal*

Karen Keys & Keith Walburn Bryan Chair

Jill Bartine*Cynthia M. D’Andrea

PICCOLOCynthia M. D’Andrea

OBOEClaire Chenette, Principal* Deniz Yayman*Elizabeth Telling

ENGLISH HORNElizabeth Telling

CLARINETGary Sperl, Principal* Mark Tucker,*

Traver Family Chair Victor Chavez

BASS CLARINETVictor Chavez

BASSOONAaron Apaza, Principal*Jessica Findley Yang*Cora Nappo

CONTRABASSOONCora Nappo

FRENCH HORNJeffery Whaley, Principal*Sean Donovan*Brooke Ten Napel Kelsey Bentley

TRUMPETPhillip Chase Hawkins,

Principal*Brian Winegardner*Shawn White

TROMBONESamuel Chen, Principal*Josh WalkerBrad McDougall

BASS TROMBONEBrad McDougall

TUBASande MacMorran, Principal

TIMPANIBob Adamcik, Principal*Michael Combs,

Associate Principal*

PERCUSSIONBob Adamcik, Co-Principal*Clark Harrell, Co-Principal Andrew AdzimaJay Oberfeitinger

HARPCindy Hicks, Principal*

KEYBOARDEmi Kagawa, Principal*

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSJon Agazzi

PERSONNEL MANAGER/LIBRARIANMark Tucker

* Member of Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra

§ Leave of Absence

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MUSICIAN ROSTER

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The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is flourishing under the transformative leadership of music director Aram Demirjian. Through bold programming, innovative collaborations and Aram’s dynamic presence both on stage and in the community, the KSO has attained new artistic heights, sustained significant ticket revenue increases and received national recognition for its achievements over the 3 years of his tenure.

The 2019-20 KSO season extends and intensifies Aram’s commitment to fostering community through collaboration in the concert hall. Local partnerships include performances with the Knoxville Choral Society, contemporary ensemble Nief-Norf, Street Beatz Studios and Go! Contemporary Dance Works, plus sought-after guest artists including Natasha Paremski, Bella Hristova and Grammy©-nominated violinist Philippe Quint. Quint will perform the world premiere of Michael Schachter’s Violin Concerto: Cycle of Life, a joint commission of the KSO and the Knoxville Museum of Art. Aram and the KSO continue to champion American music with works by Barber, Bernstein, James P. Johnson, Florence Price and George Walker, plus living composers Avner Dorman, Jennifer Higdon, Missy Mazzoli, Jessie Montgomery and Dosia McKay. Further highlights include Handel’s Messiah, Mahler’s First Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony and a yearlong celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary. Most notably, the KSO will perform in Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as one of only four organizations featured at SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras. Aram will conduct a program highlighting Knoxville’s artistic history called “Knoxville: Artists at Home,” featuring soprano Julia Bullock, poets RB Morris and RheaSunshine and a brass ensemble from University of Tennessee.

Aram has appeared with the nation’s top orchestras and maintains a close relationship with The Philadelphia Orchestra, with which he appears three times in the 2019-20 season. He also makes subscription debuts with the Tucson Symphony, Portland Symphony and the Orlando Philharmonic. Other recent engagements include the Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Omaha, San Antonio and St. Louis symphonies, the Minnesota and Sarasota orchestras, and the Louisiana Philharmonic.

Aram is involved in a substantial breadth of education and community initiatives with the goal of ensuring that everyone, regardless of age, background or circumstance, has access to great symphonic music. A gifted public speaker, he is a passionate and vocal advocate for the arts, and he regularly addresses to community and business organizations advocating for arts non-profits and arts education in our society.

Aram is the winner of the 2019 Career Assistance Award from the Solti Foundation U.S. and the 2011 Robert J. Harth Conducting Prize from the Aspen Music Festival, and he has appeared in masterclasses with renowned conductors Bernard Haitink and Kurt Masur. Aram holds a joint Bachelor of Arts in Music and Government from Harvard University and a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from New England Conservatory.

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MEET THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

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Young People’s ConcertA World of Rhythm

October 30 at 9:30 A.M.October 31 at 9:30 A.M. & 11:00 A.M.

November 1 at 9:30 A.M.Knoxville Civic Auditorium

Chamber Classics Peter and the Wolf & Other Symphonic Tales

November 3 at 2:30 P.M.Bijou Theatre

November Story Time PerformancesWednesday, November 6 at 10:15 A.M., Bearden Branch Library Friday, November 8 at 10:15 A.M., Fountain City Branch Library

Wednesday, November 13 at 10:00 A.M., Burlington Branch LibraryWednesday, November 20 at 11:00 A.M., Halls Branch Library

Moxley Carmichael Masterworks SeriesBeethoven and the Art of Rhythm

November 21 & 22 at 7:30 P.M.Tennessee Theatre

Chamber Classics Classical Christmas: Handel’s Messiah

December 1 at 2:30 P.M.Tennessee Theatre

Knoxville Civic Auditorium

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COMING EVENTS

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Latecomers will be seated during the first convenient pause in the performance. The use of recording devices and/or cameras is strictly forbidden. Please remember to turn off all

electronic devices and refrain from text messaging during the concert. Programs and artists subject to change.

Songs by Neil DiamondOrchestrations by Rama Kolesnikow and Chris Guardino

SUPER DIAMOND:THE ULTIMATE NEIL DIAMOND TRIBUTE

Rama Kolesnikow, guest conductorRandy Cordero (Surreal Neil), lead

vocals, acoustic guitarChris Collins, electric guitar,

backing vocalsMatt Tidmarsh, bass, backing vocalsJames Terris, keyboards, backing vocalsTimothy Degaugh, drums David Trinchero, engineer, front of house

Friday, October 11, 2019, 8:00 p.m.Tennessee Theatre

PrologueCracklin’ Rosie

Song Sung Blue/Shilo/Kentucky Woman Girl, You’ll be a Woman Soon

Solitary Man Love on the Rocks

Red Red WinePlay Me

You’re So SweetThank the Lord for the Nighttime/Forever in Blue Jeans

INTERMISSION

Prologue/Hello Again/September Morn Cherry Cherry/I’m a Believer

Holly HolySweet Caroline

Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation ShowI Am, I Said

America

sponsored by:

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Super Diamond San Francisco’s Super Diamond has become one of the most popular live shows at major nightclubs, theaters, ballrooms and public events throughout the United States. For over a decade the band has consistently performed sell-out shows at venues such as Irving Plaza in New York, 930 Club in Washington D.C., Bimbo’s in San Francisco, and House of Blues venues in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Cleveland and Dallas to name but a few.

At these venues Super Diamond has generated an exuberant audience response previously unheard of for a tribute band. Many would say that Super Diamond has transcended the label of “tribute band” by passionately immersing themselves in Neil Diamond’s huge repertoire and delivering a high-octane show of unforgettable classics such as Cracklin’ Rosie, Sweet Caroline, Forever in Blue Jeans and many others.

Super Diamond has also performed at landmark venues and events such as Hollywood Bowl, Taste of Chicago, Fenway Park in Boston, Coors Field in Denver and numerous fairs, festivals and corporate celebrations across the country and overseas.

Super Diamond front man The Surreal Neil, Randy Cordeiro, astonishes audiences with his live interpretation of the “real Neil.” Randy created the charismatic character when he

discovered he had the uncanny ability to capture not only Neil Diamond’s voice, but also his mannerisms and performance style. Randy formed Super Diamond with founding members Matt Tidmarsh (bass guitar), Rama Kolesnikow (keyboards), and his childhood friend James Terris (keyboards) and soon after attracted the stellar talents of Chris Collins (guitar) and Vince Littleton (drums). With a dedication to performing a dazzling, rockin’ show and a reputation as one of the best live bands in the country, Super Diamond continuously draws full-capacity crowds and has a loyal, dedicated and ever-expanding fan base that bridges generations.

Super Diamond has caught the attention of major media publications such as Rolling Stone Magazine, Spin Magazine, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post and LA Times. The band has been featured on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Comedy Central and interviewed for VH1’s Behind the Music-Neil Diamond Episode. In November 2008 Super Diamond was seen by millions when they were the musical guests on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Super Diamond’s dream came true when Neil Diamond joined them on stage for a surprise appearance at the House of Blues in Hollywood. A moment of endorsement that swelled the band members’ hearts and stunned the audience that night. Neil Diamond also praised the band when questioned about the success of Super Diamond by Katie Couric and Larry King on national television. Super Diamond was fortunate to be joined on stage by Neil Diamond a second time, at the premiere party for the movie Saving Silverman and has been delighted over the years to bring on stage current and former members of Neil Diamond’s touring band.

Super Diamond delivers a glittering, smoke-filled show performing Neil’s power ballads and up-tempo hits with unrestrained enthusiasm. The show is pure entertainment—classic music combined with fun, energy and passion—creating nostalgia for the good old days and excitement for today’s generation.

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FEATURED PERFORMERS

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Latecomers will be seated during the first convenient pause in the performance. The use of recording devices and/or cameras is strictly forbidden. Please remember to turn off all

electronic devices and refrain from text messaging during the concert. Programs and artists subject to change.

Sponsored by

Aram Demirjian, conductorNatasha Paremiski, Piano

Thursday, October 17 & Friday, October 18, 20197:30 p.m.Tennessee Theatre

GRIEG PIANOCONCERTO

AntonínDvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, (1841-1904) Opus 70 (1885) I. Allegro maestoso II. Poco adagio III. Scherzo. Vivace IV. Finale. Allegro

INTERMISSION

Jessie Montgomery Records from a Vanishing City (2016) (b. 1981)

Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, (1843-1907) Opus 16 (1868) I. Allegro molto moderato II. Adagio III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

Natasha Paremski, piano

This concert will be broadcast on WUOT 91.9 FM on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at 8:00 p.m.This concert will be rebroadcast on Monday, July 20, 2020, at 8:00 p.m.

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Natasha ParemiskiBorn in Moscow, Natasha moved to the United States at the age of 8 and became a U.S. citizen shortly thereafter. Natasha began her piano studies at the age of 4 with Nina Malikova at Moscow’s Andreyev School of Music. She then studied at San Francisco Conservatory of Music before moving to New York to study with Pavlina Dokovska at Mannes College of Music, from which she graduated in 2007. Natasha made her professional debut at age nine with the El Camino Youth Symphony in California. At the age of fifteen she debuted with Los Angeles Philharmonic and recorded two discs with Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under Dmitry Yablonsky. Natasha was awarded several very prestigious artist prizes at a very young age, including the Gilmore Young

Artists prize in 2006 at the age of 18, the Prix Montblanc in 2007, the Orpheum Stiftung Prize in Switzerland. In September 2010, she was awarded the Classical Recording Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year. Natasha has performed with major orchestras in North America including Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, Houston Symphony, NAC Orchestra in Ottawa. She tours extensively in Europe with such orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic, under the direction of conductors including Peter Oundjian, Andres Orozco-Estrada, and Jeffrey Kahane. Natasha has toured with Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica in Latvia, Benelux, the UK and Austria and performed with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in Taipei.

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FEATURED PERFORMER

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Notes on the Program by Ken Meltzer

Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Opus 70 (1885)

AntonínDvořákwasborninMühlhausen,Bohemia (now Nelahozeves, the Czech Republic), on September 8, 1841, and died in Prague on May 1, 1904. The first performance of the SymphonyNo. 7 took place at St. James’s Hall in London, England, on April 22, 1885, with the composer conducting the London Philharmonic Society. The Symphony No.7isscoredforpiccolo,twoflutes,twooboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings.

Approximate performance time is thirty-fiveminutes.

Antonín Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony, Opus 95 (1893) (“From the New World”) is his most well-known and performed. But many commentators favor the Seventh as the Czech composer’s greatest achievement in this genre. It is true that Dvořák composed this Symphony with singular ambition and enthusiasm.

In June of 1884, The London Philharmonic Society nominated Dvořák as an Honorary Member and requested that he compose a new symphony. Dvořák hoped that his new creation would receive international acclaim in the manner of the works of his friend and idol, the German composer, Johannes Brahms. In a December, 1884 letter to his friend, Antonín Rus, Dvořák wrote: “Now I am occupied with my new symphony (for London), and wherever I go I have nothing else in mind but my work, which must be such as to make a stir in the world and God grant that it may!”

Dvořák began work on his Seventh Symphony in December of 1884. He completed the score the following March. The Symphony premiered in St. James’s Hall in London on April 22,

1885, with Dvořák conducting the London Philharmonic Society. The premiere was a great success. Nevertheless, Dvořák decided to cut 40 bars from the second-movement Andante. The composer informed his publisher, Simrock: “Now I am convinced that there is not a single superfluous note in the work.”

A performance on January 16, 1887, by Hans Richter and the Vienna Philharmonic helped to solidify the reputation of the Seventh as a major symphonic work. However, Berlin concerts directed by Hans von Bülow on October 27 and 28, 1889, made the greatest impression. After those triumphant performances, Dvořák affixed a portrait of Bülow to the title page of the score, and added the following inscription: “Glory be to you! You brought this work to life!”

It is clear why the Seventh has inspired such respect and affection among those who love Dvořák’s music. While all Nine of Dvořák’s Symphonies offer considerable pleasure, it is perhaps the Seventh that marks the summit of his achievements in this realm. In the Seventh, Dvořák, like Brahms, demonstrates that the Classical-era musical structures advanced by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven do not inhibit Romantic expression. Quite the contrary, Dvořák’s presentation and ingenious development of a remarkable wealth of ideas produce a work of overwhelming momentum and impact.

The Symphony No. 7 is in four movements. The first (Allegro maestoso) is based upon two themes. The violas and cellos softly introduce the insinuating first principal theme that grows in volume and intensity. The woodwinds sing a lyrical, major-key waltz-like theme, marked dolce (“sweetly”), that in time also gains tremendous power. In a dramatic masterstroke, Dvořák concludes with a quiet, fragmented restatement of the opening theme. The slow-tempo second movement (Poco adagio) recalls its counterpart in the Brahms Third Symphony (1883), a work Dvořák greatly admired. The

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third movement is a Scherzo (Vivace). The literal translation of the Italian word scherzo is “joke,” but there is little humor in this fiery movement, set in the home key of D minor. The stormy Finale (Allegro) gives every indication of maintaining a tragic mood to the work’s conclusion. Suddenly, and most unexpectedly, the orchestra erupts in a D-Major outburst, bringing the Symphony to a triumphant (but perhaps somewhat unsettling) resolution.

Records from a Vanishing City (2016)

Jessie Montgomery was born in New York City on December 8, 1981. The first performance of Records from a Vanishing City took place at Carnegie Hall in New York City on October 27, 2016, with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Records from a Vanishing Cityisscoredforflute,oboe,twoB-flatclarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, two horns, three trumpets, timpani, and strings.

Approximate performance time is thirteen minutes.

Records from a Vanishing City is a tone poem based on my recollections of the music that surrounded me as I grew up on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the 1980s and 1990s. Artists, truth seekers, and cultures of all kinds defined our vibrant community. The embracing diversity burst out with an effortless everydayness in block parties, festivals, and shindigs of every sort. Partly because my parents were artists—but also because I just couldn’t help it—I soaked up all that surrounded me: Latin jazz, alternative rock, Western classical, avant-garde jazz, poetry, and Caribbean dance music, to name a few. A year before completing this work, a very dear family friend passed away and

it was decided that I would be the one to inherit a large portion of his eclectic record collection. James Rose was one of the many suns in the Lower East Side cosmos who often hosted parties and generous gatherings for our extended artist family. His record collection was a treasure trove of the great jazz recordings of the 1950s, 1960s and beyond—he was mad for John Coltrane, but also Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman, as well as traditional folk artists from Africa, Asia and South America. In the process of imagining this piece, a particular track on a record of music from Angola caught my ear: a traditional lullaby which is sung in call and response by a women’s chorus. This lullaby rang with an uncanny familiarity in me. An adaptation of this lullaby and the rhythmic chant that follows it appears in each of the three main sections of Records. This piece is dedicated to the memory of James Rose. Records from a Vanishing City was commissioned by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Orpheus’s world premiere performance of the work at Carnegie Hall was supported in part by a Project Grant from New Music USA.

—Jessie Montgomery

https://www.iscm.org/catalogue/works/montgomery-jessie-records-vanishing-city

Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 16 (1868)

Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway, on June 15, 1843, and died there on September 4, 1907. The firstperformance of the Piano Concerto in A minor took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 3, 1869. In addition to the solo piano, the Concerto is scored fortwoflutes, twooboes, twoclarinets,two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings.

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Approximate performance time is thirty minutes.

Edvard Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto was the product of a particularly happy period in the Norwegian composer’s life. In 1867, Grieg and his wife, Nina, were married. The following April, their daughter, Alexandra, was born. That summer, Edvard, Nina, and Alexandra Grieg traveled to Søllerød, located near Copenhagen. The Grieg family vacationed in a rented cottage. There, Edvard Grieg composed the A-minor Piano Concerto.

The premiere of the Concerto, which took place in Copenhagen on April 3, 1869, was generally well received by the Norwegian press. One critic viewed the work, which incorporated Norwegian folk idioms, as presenting “all Norway in its infinite variety and unity,” and compared the second movement to “a lonely mountain-girt tarn that lies dreaming of infinity.”

In early 1870 in Rome, Grieg met the great Hungarian pianist and composer, Franz Liszt. During one visit, Grieg presented the score of the A-minor Concerto to Liszt, who played

through the work, often shouting his approval. As Grieg related: “Finally, (Liszt) said in a strange, emotional way: ‘Keep on, I tell you. You have what is needed, and don’t let them frighten you.’” Liszt did suggest some changes to the score, finally published in 1872. Grieg was never totally satisfied with the Concerto, and continued to pen revisions until the time of his death. Despite the composer’s misgivings, the Grieg A-minor remains one of the most popular of piano concertos.

The Concerto is in three movements. The first (Allegro moderato) features one of concert music’s most famous and dramatic openings. The second movement (Adagio) opens with an extended introduction spotlighting the muted strings. This precedes the entrance of the soloist, whose presence dominates the remainder of this brief and affecting slow-tempo movement. The finale (Allegro moderato molto e marcato) begins with a short introduction that anticipates the soloist’s presentation of the main theme—a jaunty rhythmic passage based upon a Norwegian folk dance known as the halling. The flute initiates a lovely contrasting interlude, but the spirited halling motif soon returns. The closing pages present the orchestra’s majestic transformation of the interlude, accompanied by the soloist’s grand flourishes.

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The Knoxville Symphony Society, Inc.Operating the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association.

Mrs. Robert Lawrence Ashe*Mrs. Howard H. Baker, Jr.*Mr. Wallace W. Baumann*Dr. Edward J. Boling*Mrs. Betsey Bush*

Mr. Joseph P. CongletonMr. James A. Dick*Dr. John H. Dougherty, Sr.Mr. Ross N. Faires*Mrs. W. N. Garrett*

Dr. G. Turner Howard*Mr. James R. MartinMrs. E. Jay MoungerMr. Richard E. RayMr. James F. Smith, Jr.

Dr. William T. SnyderMr. David M. Traver*Mr. Harry Wiersema*Mr. H. D. Wynn*Mr. Lindsay Young*

Honorary Directors

*deceased

The Knoxville Symphony Society 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 302 · Knoxville, TN 37902 • P.O. Box 360 · Knoxville, TN 37901-0360

Phone – 865/291-3310 • FAX – 865/546-3766 • Mon – Fri 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. • www.knoxvillesymphony.com

OfficersandExecutiveCommittee,2019-2020President .............................................................................................................................Mr. Bill RileyPresident-Elect ......................................................................................................Mr. John Winemiller Past President .............................................................................................................Mr. Russ Watkins Vice President – Artistic Affairs .................................................................................. Mrs. Bette Bryan Vice President – Development .....................................................................................Mr. Jay McBrideVice President – Education ................................................................................................Mr. Rick Fox Vice President – Government Relations .......................................................... Mr. G. Mark MamantovVice President – Marketing ........................................................................................Mr. Jeffrey H. Lee Vice President – Nominating ................................................................................ Mrs. Cynthia MoxleyVice President – Planned Giving ..................................................................................Ms. Jenny HinesChairman of KSO Endowment Foundation .................................................................Mr. Herb SangerTreasurer ...................................................................................................................Mr. David ColquittSecretary ........................................................................................................................ Mr. Jim Brogan

Mr. Peter AclyMrs. Patricia BibleMrs. Gordon J. ChalmersMr. Christian CortsMardel Fehrenbach Mrs. Ruth FieldenAdrian M. JayMr. Raja Jubran

Mr. Chris KinneyMrs. William G. LaingDr. M. Douglas LeahyMs. Sheena McCallMr. Patrick McGlothinMr. Dave MillerMrs. Phyllis Y. NicholsMrs. Becky Paylor

Ms. Sharon J. Miller PryseMs. Suzanne T. SchriverMr. Rick StoneMrs. Harold B. StoneMr. Timothy W. WilliamsDr. L. Anthony Wise, Jr.

Board of Directors

Rachel Ford, Executive DirectorJon Agazzi, Director of OperationsMorgan Fleming, Data CoordinatorMary Sue Greiner, Director of DevelopmentJennifer Barnett Harrell, Director of Education

& Community PartnershipsChristy Harris, Box Office ManagerKathy Hart, Youth Orchestra ManagerCaitlin Rose, Customer Service Representative/

Admininstrative Assistant

Amber Mullins, Development ManagerNathan McGhee, Customer Service Representative/

Admininstrative AssistantAlana Dellatan Seaton, Music TherapistNed Smethers, Director of FinanceAbby Strickland, Director of CommunicationsMark Tucker, Orchestra Personnel Manager/LibrarianEileen Weber, Education and Community

Partnerships Assistant

AdministrativeStaff

President, Knoxville Symphony League............................................................. Ms. Elizabeth OffringaCo-President-Elects, Knoxville Symphony League.....................Elizabeth Offringa and Linda HaynesPast President, Knoxville Symphony League .....................................................Mrs. Elizabeth Koester

Mrs. Jenny BoydMr. James L. ClaytonDr. Frank B. Gray

Mrs. James A. Haslam IIMr. Jon Lawler

Members-at-Large

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Executive Committee, 2019-2020President .................................................................................................................... Elizabeth OffringaCo-President-Elects .....................................................................Elizabeth Offringa and Linda HaynesExecutive Vice President .............................................................................................. Elizabeth KosterTreasurer ......................................................................................................................... Linda RoystonAssistant Treasurer ...........................................................................................................Carlene WelchRecording Secretary ................................................................................................... Charlotte Walden Assistant Recording Secretary .....................................................................................Adrienne LamonParliamentary Advisor .......................................................................................................Cynthia SowaVice President, Communications ................................................................................... Becky Benedict Vice President, Education ..................................................................................................... Fran DunnVice President, Hospitality ...................................................................................................... Edie VolkVice President, Membership ............................................................................................ Margie CaricoVice President, Public Relations ....................................................................................Audrey DuncanVice President, Season Tickets ...........................................................................................Susan YannoVice President, Ways & Means ........................................................................................... Evelyn ShawMerit Board Advisor .........................................................................................................Harriet HodgeChairman, Nominating Committee.............................................................................. Barbara Furlong

Becky BenedictCathy Briscoe-GravesAngelyn CampbellSharon Wright CottrellJan CrawfordGenetta Dittrich-PughDeborah EmeryBarbara Furlong

Lovina HalkoChris HambyAnn HitchCarol JacobsPatricia JobeAdrienne LamonLaurie MacnairFrancis McLean

Cindy NelsonLin S. OglesbyAnne PrimmJulia ShiflettRobin SmithDiana Zeltner

Board of Directors (in addition to the Executive Committee members)

Jonelda BlalockJanet BowerMartha BreazealeMary BresenhamJanice BrittMary Lynn BrownBette BryanCaroline BucknerSandra ButlerWillene Chalmers

Ruth CoughlinLoretta CrowderCharleene EdwardsDebby FoxYellie Greebe*Linda HaynesDoris HenningHarriet HodgeDeborah KinnardElizabeth Koester

Sharon LaingCarolyn LawrenceLee LeyCarolyn MontgomeryStacy MoodyRosalind MoseleyBecky PaylorAngela PughJoyce Simms

Gail SmithTheresa StoneJanet VailJane VenableEdie VolkRhonda WebsterNancy WeigelKatherine WestSusan Yanno

Merit Board

*Martha S. Baker (Mrs. Martin R.) 1955*Virginia Nicely (Mrs. Park) 1960*Martha Holt (Mrs. Andrew D.) 1962*Lib Hart (Mrs. John P.)*Happy Booker (Mrs. W. Edward) 1967*Mary Alice Turney (Mrs. M. Frank) 1969*Ruby Walton (Mrs. Clifford L., Jr.) 1976*Jane Ann Nielsen (Mrs. Alvin H.) 1978*Nancy Tanner (Mrs. James T.) 1978Martha Weaver (Mrs. Marvin J.) 1980Janet L. Testerman 1981*Roberta K. Dorr (Mrs. David C.) 1982*Eve Seale (Mrs. James Pearson) 1992Jacqueline Newman (Mrs. James A.) 1993*Sondra Nanney (Mrs. Rex) 1994Bette Bryan (Mrs. Richard B.) 1995Nancy B. Bosson (Mrs. Brian S.) 1996

Sandra Butler (Mrs. John L.) 1997Joyce Simms (Mrs. William A.) 1998Diane Vettori (Mrs. Frank A.) 1999 Sharon Laing (Mrs. William G.) 2000*Mary W. Harper

(Mrs. Horace L., Jr.) 2001Loretta Crowder (Mrs. Mike) 2002Janet Vail (Mrs. Warren H.) 2003Teresa Scott 2004Evelyn Miller (Mrs. James D.) 2005Judith Foltz (Mrs. Michael) 2006*Hannah McDaniel (Mrs. Walter) 2007Jane Venable (Mrs. Frank) 2008*Arlene Key (Mrs. William) 2009Rose Moseley (Mrs. Harry) 2010Willene Chalmers (Mrs. Gordon) 2011Harriet Hodge (Mrs. Fred) 2012

Mary Bresenham (Mrs. Elton P.) 2013Elizabeth Koester (Mrs. Rudy) 2014Linda Haynes (Mrs. John) 2015Stacy Moody (Mrs. Todd) 2016Angela Pugh (Mrs. W. James, Jr.) 2017Linda Royston (Mrs. Len) 2018Edie Volk (Mrs. Gil) 2019

KSL Award of Merit*Holly Overton (Mrs. E.E.) 1999*Eve Seale (Mrs. James Pearson) 2006

Nancy Weigel (Mrs. Kreis) 2007*Sondra Nanney (Mrs. Rex) 2009*Renee Anderson (Mrs. Stewart) 2015

Loretta Crowder (Mrs. Mike) 2018Joyce Simms (Mrs. William) 2019

Honorary Directors, 1955-2020

*deceased

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With the appreciation of the KSO Board of Directors, the Conductor’s Circle is open to individuals who make donations of $5,000 or more annually to the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Members of the Circle are preeminent contributors who ensure the KSO’s tradition of artistic and educational excellence.

Conductor’s Circle members will be invited to attend an exclusive dinner in the spring featuring a special performance by members of the KSO. Members will also receive concierge drink service at intermission during Masterworks concerts, complimentary parking at all POPS series concerts, and invitations to receptions, rehearsals and special events.

We wish to acknowledge and thank those Conductor’s Circle members who help ensure excellence for all of the KSO’s artistic and community engagement endeavors. We are very grateful for their leadership.

Mr. Peter Acly and Ms. Ellen RobinsonMr. and Mrs. Steve W. Bailey

Mrs. Jo BlalockMr. and Mrs. Randy BoydMr. and Mrs. Jim Brogan

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. BryanMrs. Willene ChalmersMr. James L. Clayton

Mr. and Mrs. David ColquittCharles Daily

Aram and Caraline DemirjianMr. and Mrs. David Dugger

Ms. Sandra P. EmondMrs. Mardel FehrenbachMr. and Mrs. Joe Fielden

Rachel and Terry FordMrs. Ellen Fowler, Rotary Club of KnoxvilleMr. Richard T. Fox and Mr. Ralph Cianelli

Dr. and Mrs. Frank B. GrayMs. Garnet Eve HallockLunne and Charlie Harr

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Haslam IIGovernor and Mrs. William E. Haslam

Judith HectorMrs. G. Turner Howard, Jr.

Adrian and Larsen JayMr. and Mrs. Raja JubranMr. and Mrs. Chris KinneyDr. and Mrs. William Laing

Mr. and Mrs. Jon R. LawlerRobert W. Lederer

Dr. Charmaine B. MamantovMr. and Mrs. G. Mark Mamantov

Mr. James R. MartinJay and Marga McBrideMs. Sheena M. McCall

Mr. and Mrs. James F. McDonoughMrs. William J. Mitchell

Ms. Cynthia Moxley and Mr. Alan CarmichaelMrs. Townes Lavidge Osborn and Lamp

FoundationDr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Pryse

Jorie RievesMr. and Mrs. Bill Riley

Mr. and Mrs. Bill RotmeyerMr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Sanger, Jr.

Mrs. Susan SeymourMr. and Mrs. Tom L. Shaw, Jr.

Mr. Rick StoneMrs. Theresa H. Stone

Mrs. Harry W. Stowers, Sr.Mr. Joseph W. Sullivan III

Mr. and Mrs. Jim VanderSteegMr. and Mrs. Frank Venable, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Russ WatkinsMr. and Mrs. Tim Williams

Mr. John Winemiller and Mr. R.J. HindeSibyl and Barney Wray

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AslanFoundation

The Boyd Family

Jay and Marga McBride

Elizabeth M. Koester

Adrian and Larsen Jay

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is proud to recognize the following 2019-2020 symphony supporters whose generous sponsorships make possible the concerts and educational events we are presenting this season. Bravo!

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In Concert with Our Community

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is recognized as one of the finest regional orchestras in the United States. For almost 80 years the KSO has performed live symphonic music for audiences of all ages in the Knoxville and the surrounding region. Considered the cornerstone of the Knoxville arts community, the KSO has the distinction of being the oldes continuously performing orchestra in the Southeast.

The KSO strives to achieve superior artistic quality, community engagement and financial stability, and building the endowment ensures the KSO’s quality and stability in perpetuity. Wem are so pleased to recognize the following endowment donors who are permanently associated with KSO as a trubute to their generous commitments to the endowment.

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Haslam II endowing the Natalie Leach Haslam chair, held by Aram Demirjian, Music Director

Mr. James L. Clayton endowing the Clayton Family Chair, held by William Shaub, Concertmaster

Mr. Wallace Baumann*Mrs. Bestey Bush*

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Fielden endowing the Joseph A. Fielden Chair, held by Gordon Tsai, Associate Concertmaster

Mr. Tutt S. Bradford* endowing the Zula Bowen Bradford Chair, held by the Principal Keyboard

Mr.* and Mrs. Ross Faires endowing the Glady Faires Guest Artist Fund

Mrs. Gleb Mamantov endowing the Gleb Mamantov Chair, held by Edward Pulgar, Principal Violin II

Ms. Sheena McCall endowing the Young People’s Concerts

Mr. and Mrs.* Joe Sullivan, III endowing the Mary and Joe Sullivan Chair, held by Ildar Khuziakhmetov, Cello

Mr.* and Mrs.* David Traver endowing the Mary and Joe Sullivan Chair, held by Mark Tucker, Clarinet

Mr.* and Mrs. Lee Congleton endowing a guest artist for teh Chamber Classics Series

Ms. Karen Keys and Mr. Keith Walburn Bryan endowing the Karen Keys and Keith Walburn Bryan Chair, held by the Principal Flute

Dr. Earl Wehry* Mrs. Marilyn Mandle Dick*

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The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following gifts received between between September of 2018 to September 2019.

In Memory of Sid Blalock Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

In Memory of Jimmy Brimer Ginna and Bob Mashburn Cynthia Moxley and Alan Carmichael

In Memory of Connie Sue Brown Linda and Len Royston

In Memory of Helen B. (Sis) Howard John and Sandra Butler

In Memory of Ranald B. Claire Mrs. Patti Claire Dr. and Mrs. Rudy Koester

In Memory of Minnie E. David Jonelda and Sid Blalock Knoxville Symphony League Dr. and Mrs. Rudy Koester Tom and Evelyn Shaw

In Memory of Marilyn Mandle Dick Knoxville Symphony League Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

In Memory of Paul Douglas Ewing Mrs. Vergie J. Ewing

In Memory of Louise Gabbard Nancy S. Gnilka

In Memory of Yellie Greebe Jerrine Bogan Stephen and Mary Ann Geoffrey Buff Greebe Rens Greebe Mary Sue Greiner Dr. Rudy and Elizabeth Koester Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Don and Jan Miller Tellico Village Solo Club

In Memory of Sally Hamilton Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing, Inc. The George Casselberry Family Bonnie and William Marret

In Memory of Paul Helton, Sr. Knoxville Symphony League Linda and Len Royston

In Memory of Robin Hill Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

In Memory of Amanda Hunt Dr. and Mrs. Fred Hodge

In Memory of Marty Joyce Linda and Len Royston

In Memory of Juanita Anderson Church Linda and Len Royston

In Memory of Vincent Kanipe Yellie Greebe

In Memory of my loving wife, Joan MacReynolds Dr. Carmen Nappo

In Memory of Mickey Mallonee Cynthia Moxley and Alan Carmichael

In Memory of James L. McClain Elizabeth and Rudy Koester

In Memory of Hannah McDaniel Jeff, Sherry, and Marina Conner

In Memory of Carol Jean Noll Mr. Stanley A. Smith

In Memory of Arthur Seymour Richard and Bette Bryan Cynthia Moxley and Alan Carmichael

In Memory of David Aaron Shaw Adam and Liz Shaw Tom and Evelyn Shaw

In Memory of Billie Stidham Franklin Stidham

In Memory of Mary Sullivan Cynthia Moxley and Alan Carmichael

In Memory of David Traver Lisa Cosse Frank and Anna Gray Katherine Carr Murphy Dr. and Mrs. Rudy Koester Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

In Memory of Anne Weinerman Fay Bailey Carr Suzane Carriere Debra Simon

In Memory Of

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In Honor of Bob Adamcik Dr. and Mrs. William L. Burkhart

In Honor of Erma Prater and Lewis Brewer’s Marriage Judy and Don McLean

In Honor of Mrs. Liz Britt Webb School Class of 2031

In Honor of Ara and Karen Demirjian Lewis and Erma Brewer

In Honor of Aram Demirjian Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr.

In Honor of Fran Dunn Eileen Wilson

In Honor of Mary Sue Greiner Carol Akerman

In Honor of Donald Grohman’s 50 years with the KSO Lewis and Erma Brewer

In Honor of Natalie Haslam Capstone Concepts/First Watch

In Honor of Dr. Kauza Kann Lewis and Erma Brewer

In Honor of Knoxville Symphony’s Fine Musicians Anonymous

In Honor of Robert Clayton Lewis Hugh and Barbara Walsh Lewis

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. D.M. Miller Lewis and Erma Brewer

In Honor of Amber and Rayna Mullins Lewis and Erma Brewer

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following gifts received between between September of 2018 to September 2019.

In Honor Of

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The Gift of Music

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is truly thankful for your support, which makes a major impact on our service to the East Tennessee region. Along with creating excellent music and performing in the traditional venues, 80% of the KSO’s time is spent not within the concert halls, but out in the community. Our Orchestra performs in school classrooms, libraries, hospitals, city parks, and churches, and reaches more than 200,000 children and adults each year. Since many of these concerts and programs are offered at low or no cost, your financial contribution is essential to support all that we do. The KSO is proud to be the oldest continuously performing orchestra in the Southeast, and a vital component of the cultural tapestry that makes Knoxville such a special and distinctive place in which to live, work, and play.

The KSO gratefully acknowledges the following pledges and gifts received between between September of 2018 to September 2019.

$100,000 and aboveThe Clayton Family

FoundationMr. and Mrs. James A.

Haslam IIKnoxville Symphony LeagueTennessee Arts CommissionMr. David M. Traver*

$50,000 - $99,999City of Knoxville

$25,000 - $49,999Aslan FoundationMr. and Mrs. Steve W. BaileyMr. and Mrs. David M.

ColquittPilot Flying J Corporation

$15,000 - $24,999Clayton HomesMrs. Sue HowardMr. James R. Martin Ms. Sheena M. McCallRegal Thermal Label WarehouseTwin City Dealerships

$10,000 - $14,999Ms. Patricia Bible/KaTomMr. and Mrs. Randy BoydClayton Volvo Mr. James L. Clayton Mr. Roy E. Cockrum Ms. Mardel FehrenbachMr. and Mrs. Joe Fielden First Bank

Governor and Mrs. William E. Haslam

Mr. and Mrs. Larsen and Adrian Jay

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kinney Knoxville Museum of ArtMr. and Mrs. Jay McBrideMerchant & GouldMrs. Ellen R. Mitchell Ms. Cynthia Moxley and

Mr. Alan Carmichael Niswonger FoundationPellissippi State

Community CollegeMr. Joseph W. Sullivan IIIMr. and Mrs. Russ WatkinsMr. and Mrs. Tim Williams

$5,000 - $9,999Bank of AmericaBB&TMrs. Jonelda Blalock Brogan Financial Mr. and Mrs. Richard and

Bette Bryan Mrs. Willene ChalmersAram and Caraline Demirjian David and Janet DuggerMs. Sandra P. EmondMs. Mardel Fehrenbach First Tennessee Bank and

FoundationRachel and Terry Ford Mr. Richard T. Fox and

Mr. Ralph Cianelli Dr. and Mrs. Frank B. Gray Ms. Garney Eve Hallock Mr. and Mrs. Charles HarrMrs. Judith Hector

Home Federal Bank Mr. and Mrs. Raja Jubran Dr. and Mrs. William LiangLamp FoundationMr. and Mrs. Jon R. LawlerMr. Robert W. LedererDr. Charmaine B. MamantovMr. and Mrs. G. Mark

MamantovMr. and Mrs. James F.

McDonough Mercedes-Benz of KnoxvilleMLK Commemorative

Commission of Greater Knoxville

Partners Pinnacle Financial Dr. and Mrs. Joseph L. PryseJorie RievesMr. and Mrs. William and

Alexa Riley Mr. Peter A. Acly and

Ms. Ellen Robinson The Rotary Club of KnoxvilleMr. and Mrs. Bill RotmeyerMr. and Mrs. Herbert S.

Sanger, Jr. Mrs. Susan Seymour Mr. Richard C. StoneMrs. Theresa H. StoneTitanic Museum Attraction -

Pigeon ForgeMr. and Mrs. James D.

VanderSteegMr. and Mrs. Frank Venable, Jr. Mr. John Winemiller and

Mr. R.J. HindeSibyl and Barney Wray

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$2,500 - $4,999Aubrey’s Mr. and Mrs. Karop T.

BavougianBarbara Winick Bernstein and

Bernard E. Bernstein Mr. Harry E. Blevins, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Steven M.

Brewington Mr. and Mrs. Frederick BuffumMr. Ashley Capps and

Dr. Maria B. ClarkCapstone Concepts/First WatchDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. CristDalen ProductsMr. and Mrs. Herb DebbanMr. and Mrs. James A.

Everett IIIDr. and Mrs. Howard C.

FilstonMs. Nancy S. GnilkaMr. and Mrs. Ray HandMr. and Mrs. Joe HarrisonMr. and Mrs. Robert HellerMrs. Jenny L. Hines and

Mr. Tom JesterDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H.

JohnsonDr. and Mrs. Stephen KraussMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. LeeDr. and Mrs. E. Jay MoungerDrs. John and Marla PetersonDick and Ann RayRogers Group Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Barry RummelZane and Teresa ScarlettMrs. Suzanne T. Schriver and

Mr. David RechterMr. James F. Smith, Jr.Mr. William B. Stokely IVMrs. Sarah StowersSunTrust Bank & FoundationUT Federal Credit Union

$1,000 - $2,499Dr. Carol A. AkermanAkima Club, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Neal C. AllenBass, Berry & SimsMr. Samuel E. Beall IIDr. Myrwood C. BesozziDr. and Mrs. Harry L. BishopLarry and Linda BlairBrian and Nancy BossonMr. and Mrs. Jim BroganMr. and Mrs. William L. Bryan

Mrs. Caroline B. BucknerDr. William M. BuggMs. Gayle BurnettMr. and Mrs. John L. ButlerDr. Samuel Cheek and

Dr. Lisa DuncanChoiceDATABill and Vicki ChristensenMatt and Stephanie ColemanMrs. Bobbie Y. CongletonMs. Evelyn DavisMr. and Mrs. Ely E. DriverMr. and Mrs. Greg EidamEmersonMs. Kathryn Kinnard FreemanDr. and Mrs. Gerald W. GibsonMr. and Mrs. William D. GreenMary Sue Greiner and

Sam YoungMr. James GrossenMr. and Mrs. John HaynesDr. and Mrs. Don R. HeiserShirley and Barnett C.

Helzberg, Jr.Hickory Construction Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Mark HillRobin M. HillMr. and Mrs. Robert HydzikIMS (Investors Management

Service, Inc.)Dr. and Mrs. Robert IvyJeffrey and Evelyn JohnsonDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey O.

JohnsonWilliam and Sally JohnsonFlorence and Russ JohnstonDr. and Mrs. Rudy KoesterCol. and Mrs. Richard F.

KolasheskiDr. James E. LawlerDr. and Mrs. M. Douglas LeahyMrs. W. Baxter Lee IIIMarguerite Osborn,

Marguerite MacDonald, Andrew MacDonald and Jacqueline Whittemore

Martin and Company Investment Counsel

Mr. and Mrs. Ed MathewsMs. Verna B. McLainMr. William R. McNabbMrs. Alicia H. MeryweatherMr. and Mrs. David MillerMrs. Marylees MillerDr. Patricia MohrMr. and Mrs. Philip Moor

Dr. and Mrs. Michael MormanDr. and Mrs. Henry S.

Nelson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jim A. NicholsNora Roberts Foundation/TheMr. and Mrs. Robert PaylorMrs. and Mr. Claire and

Randy PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Brian PierceMs. Linda PierceRev. Luanne PrevostMr. and Mrs. Trent PrimmMr. and Mrs. W. James

Pugh, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Sunil and

Jo RamaprasadMrs. Mary B. RaysonMrs. Marsha M. ReichleMr. and Mrs. C.A. Ridge, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. James RobertoEmily and Morton RoseMr. and Mrs. William S.

RukeyserDr. Craig and Sue RylandsSchaad CompaniesJeffrey and Lisa SchlactusMs. Norma K. Scogin and

Ms. Sherry QuirkMr. and Mrs. Tom L. Shaw, Jr.Mrs. Billie ShelbyDr. and Mrs. George B. ShiflettMr. David D. SkidmoreMr. and Mrs. Ned Lee

SmethersMrs. Roberta SmokerDr. Alan Solomon and

Mrs. Andrea CartwrightDr. and Mrs. Luis SolteroMr. and Mrs. Marshall StairStowers Machinery

CorporationMrs. Betsy StubblefieldTennessee Valley

Authority (TVA)Mrs. Alice TorbettTurkey Creek Land PartnersTerry and Linda TylerUT-Battelle-ORNLMs. Miriam WankerlMr. and Mrs. Ronald A.

WatkinsDr. and Mrs. Gary Edward

WeedmanMr. John WinbiglerDr. and Mrs. James D. Yates

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$500 - $999Mr. Lloyd AdamsJim and Ann AshleyMr. and Mrs. Nicolas and

Diane AzelbornDr. and Dr. Raj and

Gayathri BaljepallyBarberMcMurry architectsDr. and Mrs. Robert L.

Barnes IIIMr. and Mrs. Paul and

Jan BartelMr. William BeardDavid and Lisa BogatyMr. and Mrs. Lewis BrewerDr. Marc BriereDr. Kelly Caldwell-Chor and

Mr. David ChorMr. and Mrs. Kenneth

CampbellMr. and Mrs. Jim CarmonMs. Stacy Taylor and

Mr. Sean K. ClaireMr. George ClarkColdwell Banker,

Wallace & Wallace, RealtorsMr. and Mrs. S. Michael CollinsCompass International

Resources, Inc.Ms. Marsha CooperMr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. CreedDr. Cynthia CrosbyDr. Mary CushmanMr. and Mrs. Larry C. DannerMr. and Mrs. Charles S. DudneyMr. and Mrs. Lamar DunnMs. Pamela P. FanslerMr. Thomas Fine and

Dr. Patricia MaffeoMr. and Mrs. Charles A.

FlanaganDrs. George and

Deborah FlanaganMr. Ted L. Flickinger and

Mrs. Julie S. HowardMr. and Mrs. Joel GarberMrs. Donna Geckler SolodDr. and Mrs. Mitchell H.

GoldmanMs. Denise GoughMrs. Pammela GrimmMr. and Mrs. Ross HardingDrs. David and Patricia HarrisMs. Amy Morris HessMr. and Mrs. Richard and

Deanna HillDr. and Mrs. J. Parks Hitch, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Holton

Harlan and Tricia HubbsDr. and Mrs. Arnold R.

Hudson, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E.

JohnsonSang W. and Minji JooHoward and Susan KastnerMr. and Mrs. Gerald KingPhil and Sharron KingDr. and Mrs. John W. Lacey IIISteve LaVieMr. and Mrs. Sidney H. LawThe Honorable and

Mrs. Hugh Banks LewisDouglas LillifieldMichael and Yvonne MarshMrs. Nancy S. MontgomeryMr. and Mrs. Todd J. MoodyMs. Maureen MooreDr. Caryn Wunderlich and

Dr. Brian MurphyBrig. Gen. and Mrs. James M.

MungenastMr. and Ms. Boyd Brent MyersDr. Carmen J. NappoMrs. Helen NicholsonMs. Elizabeth OffringaDr. Mark Overholt and

Dr. Meredith OverholtMr. and Mrs. David OwnbySylvia and Jan PetersDr. and Mrs. George PliagasDr. and Mrs. Tim PowersMr. and Mrs. Thomas RussellMr. and Mrs. Robert SassDr. and Mrs. Eric SaundersMr. S. W. SchwenterlyMr. and Mrs. Stephen D.

SherlinMrs. Allison L. LesterMr. Stanley A. SmithJohn and Beth SoldanoPatricia A. SorensenDolores and John SoreyDr. Connie SteeleMr. Franklin D. StidhamDr. and Mrs. Gregory L. SwabeMr. and Mrs. Richard G. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Robert L.

ThompsonDr. and Mrs. William A.

Tyler, Jr.Ms. Georgiana F. VinesVisit KnoxvilleDr. and Mrs. James W. Wall

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wells III

West Chevrolet Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Marshall WilkinsMr. and Mrs. Joe WilsonDr. Donna Winn and

Dr. J.F. WolfeDr. and Mrs. L. Anthony

Wise, Jr.

$250 - $499Mr. Stewart AndersonDr. and Mrs. Matt and

Alicia ArganoMr. and Mrs. Thomas M.

Ayres, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard

BainbridgeMr. and Mrs. Sydney J. BallMr. and Mrs. Kenneth BallienBill and Eleanor BarronMrs. Ellen D. Bebb

and Councilmember Finbarr Saunders

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce BentonDr. and Mrs. Lynn F. BlakeMrs. Linda Gay Blanc and

Mr. Marshall PetersonLaura and Douglas BohnerMr. and Mrs. Kent BostickMs. Janet Smith BowerDr. and Mrs. Leonard A.

BrabsonFred and Susan BrackneyMr. and Mrs. Gerald BrandonMr. and Mrs. Adam BraudeDr. and Mrs. Mahdi BudayrDr. and Mrs. William L.

BurkhartMrs. Betsy CampbellMr. C. Howard CapitoMs. Suzanne R. CarriereBill and Clara CarrollMr. and Mrs. Robert CeoMrs. and Mr. Elizabeth ChanMr. and Mrs. Feng ChenMr. and Mrs. Barry ChristmasMr. and Mrs. Thomas ColeMr. and Mrs. James and

Gisela CondonDrs. Dan and Jane ConradMs. Caroline CooleyMs. Mary CostaKaren E. CoudenMr. and Mrs. Carl

Richard CowanMr. and Mrs. Gary Cox

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Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Daverman

Ms. Sarah M. DavisMr. Ronald DaweDr. Nancy Deatherage and

Mr. Joe DeatherageJack and Frances DixonMrs. Lucy E. DoverJack and Shirley DraperMr. Daniel DrappMr. Theodore DreiserMr. and Mrs. Todd DugganMrs. Frances DunnDarrell and Katalin ElliottDr. and Mrs. Michael B. ElliottMr. and Mrs. Rudolph EscherMrs. Susan P. Evans and

Mrs. Rebecca EvansMr. William L. EversoleMrs. Vergie J. EwingMr. and Mrs. Howard

FarringtonDr. and Mrs. James C. FarrisMr. and Mrs. Norman E.

FeatherstonMr. and Mrs. Paul W. FisherMichael and Heather FloanMr. and Mrs. Michael FoltzRoger and Deborah FoutsDr. Sheila Franklin and

Mr. Stan ShueMr. and Mrs. Donald FreemanMr. and Mrs. Paul GellertCommissioner Evelyn GillSarah and Edward GimbelMs. Nancy Moore GosleeDr. John Roy and Brenda GrayScott and Angie GrayMrs. Yellie Greebe*Mr. and Mrs. Michael GreinerAllan and Gail GrossmanMr. William GrowdonMr. and Mrs. David A. HakeMr. and Mrs. C. Richard

HammondMs. Emily R. HaunMr. James A. HawkDennis and Kathy HaywardMs. Doris W. HenningBecky and Mike HickmanMr. and Mrs. Richard

HigginbothamMr. and Mrs. John HopkinsMr. and Mrs. Charles

HoppenrathDr. William HortonMr. and Mrs. Gary Howell

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. InceRichard and Sheila JacobsteinMs. Patricia P. JobeMrs. Doris KeaslingMr. and Mrs. Paul J. KedrowMr. and Mrs. Robert A. KellMs. Judith H. KelleyDr. and Mrs. David B.

KennamerMr. and Mrs. Ben Kerny, Jr.Myra and Tom KilgoreDr. and Mrs. J. Donald King, Jr.Mr. Gary KlippleMr. and Mrs. Peter LandrumDavid and Robin LawlessJesse and Mallory LehnMr. Jun LinYan feng LiuSteve LuceMr. Dieter Manthey and

Ms. Irene DorfingerMs. Glenna MarkwitzMr. and Mrs. Dave and

Dolores MarsdenMr. and Mrs. A. David MartinCamille and Richard MatlockMr. and Mrs. Ronald MayerMs. Anne MayhewMrs. Gail S. MaysMs. Rena P. McAlisterMrs. and Mr. Jennifer McCuneBob McGillEd and Kathy McGinleyCommissioner and

Councilmember Samuel McKenzie

Mr. James McLaughlinDr. Robert A. McLeanMrs. Heather McNabb and

Mr. William KingThe Melrose Foundation, Inc.Mr. John David MillerMr. Michael V. MillerMs. Delores MitchellMr. Larry MoellerMr. and Mrs. Kenneth M.

MoffettMs. Anna MooreMr. and Mrs. Brent MooreDr. and Mrs. Howard MooreMr. Ronald B. MooreMr. Scott MooreMr. and Mrs. William E.

MorrowMs. Julie A. MortonMs. Rebecca MosesMr. Frank Munger

Mr. Kevin MurphyMs. Janet MurrayMrs. Mary E. NagelMs. Lynda NewtonMrs. Eleanor Harrison NicholsRev. and Dr. Matt NiemanMs. Jill OverholtDr. and Mrs. Robert M.

OverholtMr. and Mrs. Powell and

Susan PartridgeDr. Nancy Phillips Deatherage

and Mr. Joe DeatherageMr. and Mrs. John PittengerMrs. Judy PoulsonMr. Vladimir ProtopopescuMr. Joe C. RaderMr. and Mrs. Joshua RayMr. William ReeceMr. and Mrs. William ReevesRev. Kay ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. Richard P.

RichardsMs. Emily Ann RickardCouncilmember Lauren RiderCouncilmember

Andrew RobertoRoche DiagnosticsMr. and Mrs. Warren F. RollinsDr. and Mrs. P.L. RowlettMr. and Mrs. Jim SamplesMr. and Mrs. Eugene

Sanders, Jr.Errol and Rachel ScoginMr. Douglas SelbyMr. and Mrs. Mike SharpKathleen and John ShillingKeat and Theuk SilavongMr. and Mrs. David SkinnerMr. and Mrs. Craig SmithMr. and Mrs. Wayne StaggMrs. Norene StallworthMrs. and Mr. Betsy and

David StarkMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R.

StephensonJohn G. and Nancy P. StewartMrs. Richard StowersDrs. Mary Kay and

William SullivanJoe and Sally SvecMr. Herbert H. TamerMr. and Mrs. Ben TaylorMs. Donna J. TerzakMr. Harry L. ThomasMrs. and Mr. Neely TonosMr. Rodman Townsend, Jr.

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Mr. and Mrs. Mark TuckerMr. Richard E. TumblinChristy and Gary VinesMr. James WagerMr. and Mrs. Wayne WallsMiao WanDr. William Bedford WatersMs. Martha WeeksMr. and Mrs. Ronald J.

WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Kent WilloughbyMr. and Mrs. Michael L. WillsMr. and Mrs. George E.

Wilson IIIDr. and Mrs. John F. WoodsMs. Irene WrightMr. and Mrs. Kelly WrightMr. Liubin XuDr. and Mrs. Don Yager

$100 - $249Drs. J. Davis Allan and

Teri L. HodgesDr. and Mrs. Glenn O. AllgoodMr. and Mrs. John AlpersBruce and Monique AndersonMrs. Barbara ApkingSarah and Benjamin ArcherDon and Beth ArnuriusMs. Naomi AsherMr. and Mrs. Dennis AslingerMs. Cindy AtchleyMr. and Mrs. Ronald AubleMr. and Mrs. Jim AutreyDr. Nawras BabanMs. Avis A. BabbMr. and Mrs. Russ and

Erin BagwellMrs. Fay Bailey CarrMr. Charles BaileyMr. Hugh BaileyJohn and Patricia BallMs. Kim BallardMr. Donald BarkmanMr. James BarrettMr. Ralph BattistelliConnie BawcumCharles and Pauline BaynesDr. and Mrs. Marvin R. BeardMichael and Sue BeckleyMike and Brenda BeelerMr. and Mrs. Stephen BellDr. and Mrs. James and

Melanie BennettMr. Justin BerryMr. and Mrs. Thomas BiggsMs. Ann Blackwood

Ms. Dorothy BlanksMr. and Mrs. Henry

Thomas BolenMr. and Mrs. Ray BondMr. Charles BrakebillMrs. Catherine BraunsteinMs. Catherine I. BrewerLynn and Pat BrewerDr. and Mrs. Ralph BrockettMr. and Mrs. Lawrence

BrothersEd and Maryann BrownMr. James H. BrownMr. and Mrs. Jack BrunnerMr. Joshua BuchananJohn and Sabra BuchheitMr. and Mrs. Lawrence A.

BurkholderMr. Brad BurlingDr. and Mrs. Ralph BurnsMr. George Bushyeager and

Mrs. Cheryl VoorhisFrances and George ButlerShannon ByarsMr. Robert CainMr. and Mrs. Robert R.

CampbellCouncilmember and

Mrs. Mark CampenPaul B. Cardali, MDMs. Sandra A. CardwellMr. and Mrs. Josh CarlonDennis and Debbie CarperMr. Rick CarringerMs. Bonnie K. CasselberryMr. and Mrs. James Q.

ChambersMr. George P. ChandlerMrs. and Dr. Hershing ChangMrs. Brenda ChitwoodYongChun and Sang ChoMrs. Marilyn CiancioloMrs. Patti ClaireMrs. Edward S. Clayton IIIElizabeth CoburnDawn and Kenneth ColemanMr. James K. CollingsMr. and Mrs. Matthew ConserCristian and Adriana ContescuMaurizio Conti and

Pamela SchoenewaldtMs. Barbara CopeMs. Judith CopeMr. and Mrs. James M. CorumMrs. Karen CoudenDr. and Mrs. Robert CounceRichard and Susan Cowan

Ms. Faye CrawfordMrs. Elaine CrowderDr. and Mrs. William W.

CrowderMr. and Mrs. Michael J. CroyleMr. and Mrs. Barry CummingsMr. Curtis CurleyCharles and Patsy DanielMr. and Mrs. Don DareMrs. Mary L. DaughertyMs. Jolyn DavenportMr. and Mrs. James and

Kendra DavisMs. Kimberly Davis and

Mr. Fred SahmsDrs. Joseph and Jayne De FioreMr. and Mrs. David DeiblerWill and Vicki DelongMr. and Mrs. Robert M. DeryckeLynette and Dan DevineGwen and Jerry DobsonRev. and Mrs. George DoeblerMr. and Mrs. Wayne DoedeMr. and Mrs. David

Peter DuchonDon and Nancy DunningMr. Joseph EatonDr. Takeshi EgamiDr. and Mrs. Curtis ElamMr. and Mrs. Nicholas ElenzMr. and Mrs. Allan R.

EllstromMichael and Deborah EmeryDr. and Mrs. Paul ErwinMr. and Mrs. Bob EubanksMr. Lloyd P. FarrarDr. and Mrs. R. Kent FarrisDr. and Mrs. Robert R. FehrMr. and Mrs. Charles FeigerleDick and Dena FischerMr. Richard FischerEd and Melissa FlanaganMs. Elizabeth B. Ford and

Mr. Mike DriskillMr. Jim FordGreer and Bruce FoxMrs. Maude FoxJeffrey and Michelle FratusDr. and Mrs. John R. FrazierMs. Elizabeth FrinckeMs. Christine FryeMr. and Mrs. Peter GaleMr. Dan GarretteMs. Gloria GaskinMrs. Amanda S. GibsonMs. Amy GibsonMr. and Mrs. Bryce Giesler

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Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly Giffen

Dr. James W. Giles and Ms. Donna J. Kraemer

Ms. Rosemary GilliamMr. Ira R. GladsonMr. and Mrs. Michael M.

GlasmanMr. Charles W. GoanMr. and Mrs. Jonathan

GoldstineMrs. Tricia Gomulinski and

Mr. Curtis GomulinskiMr. and Mrs. Stephen GoudyMr. and Mrs. Michael GrantMr. Rchard GreenMr. and Mrs. Clayton GreeneMr. and Mrs. David E.

GreenwoodMr. and Mrs. Robert GregoryMr. and Mrs. Sam F.

Grigsby, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Chris GroerManfred GroteMs. Paula GrubbsMr. Gong Gu and Ms. Jane XuDrs. Samir and Laila GuindiMs. Gaye Carole GuinterLewis R. HagoodMr. and Mrs. David HalkoMs. Christine HamiltonBecky and Steve HancockMrs. Clara HardinMr. Allie HarmonMr. and Mrs. Elkton Earl

HarringtonMr. and Mrs. Robert HartenfeldMr. and Mrs. Louis A. HartleyMrs. Edwina P. HarveyMr. and Mrs. Arthur HeidrichMs. Tracy HenderlightMr. and Mrs. Gordon HendrichMs. Doris W. HenningDr. and Mrs. Bruce L.

HenschenMr. Manuel HerzMs. Anna Fox HindsMr. and Mrs. Robert E. HircheDr. and Mrs. Fred W.

Hodge, Sr.Heather and Jason HodgeMr. Douglas HodsonMr. and Ms. Dan W. HolbrookMr. and Mrs. Christopher

HorwegeJim and Susannah HowardMs. Jill Hoyles

Mrs. and Mr. Heng-Ching Huang

Mr. Gordon HughesAmbassador and

Mrs. Joe HulingsMr. Wade HulseyKarla and Gene IngleLee and Martha IngramPam and Ray IrmingerMs. Janice IsheeMr. and Mrs. Richard L. JantzMs. Greta JerniganMr. and Mrs. Dave JohnMr. Mark Johnson and

Mrs. Kate LewallenMr. Tim JohnsonMs. Susan JonelyDr. Kate Grzywacz JonesMs. Lucie JonesMr. and Mrs. Mark JordanMr. Roland JulianAndrew and Meryl KaleidaMichael and Lisa KaufmanMr. and Mrs. Matt KayeMr. and Mrs. Frank and

Megan KehrenMs. and Mrs. Vandy KempEd and Mary Ann KenikMs. Rosa KennedyMike and Shirley KervinMrs. and Mr. Jeeyoun KimMs. Carolyn M. KingMr. and Mrs. Lewis KinnardMrs. Vicki KinserMr. and Mrs. John R. KirchnerMrs. and Mr. Donna KirklandMr. and Mrs. James

Edward KirklandMr. David Martin and

Ms. Barbara Kistler-MartinMr. Donald H. KleinA. B. Kliefoth, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Chuck KocalMr. Stephen KoellaDr. and Mrs. Michael KolarikMs. Alison KoprowskiMr. Roy KramerMs. Nicole KrewsonMs. Michelle KwonDr. and Mrs. Geoffrey LaingMr. and Mrs. L. William LarsonMr. and Mrs. Niles R. LarsonMr. John LawrenceMs. Judith LeeMr. and Mrs. Alfred M.

LegendreMr. and Mrs. Mark Leitson

Jerry and Emily LennMarti and Larry LewisMr. and Mrs. James A. LeyMr. and Mrs. Harvey W.

LibermanMark and Peggy LittmannDr. Charles LoehrMr. and Mrs. Harold C. LoyDr. Wei LuMs. Rita Nina LundMrs. Gloria Lusk and

Mr. Thomas LuskM&M DevelopmentVickie and Dave MahanMr. and Mrs. Barton

MargoshesFred and Virginia MarshMr. William MartellaMr. and Mrs. Ken MartinMr. Nicolai N. MartovetskyMs. Donna Brehm MatlockDr. Kathleen S. Mavournin

and Dr. Robert RichmondMs. Angel MaxwellAlan and Kathy MaysKeith and Leslie McAmisMr. Frank McClellandMr. George T. McCordMr. and Mrs. Patrick McCoyMs. Victoria McDonaldDr. and Mrs. Robert L.

McFarlandMs. Joanna McFarlaneOwen and Chris McGreeveyMs. Maria McHaleMr. and Mrs. Donald W.

McMullenMr. and Mrs. Sam and Sandy

McNameeMr. and Mrs. Robert MeloyMr. Monty MerchantMs. Simone MetzgerMr. Eric MeyersMr. and Mrs. Arthur C.

Miller, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Mancil MilliganMs. Charlene MischlichMrs. Herbert MookMrs. Lesley MooreDennis and Shirley MorganMr. and Mrs. Joel V.

Morris, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. MountJen and Matt MowrerAmber and Josh MullinsCarole and Thomas MustaleskiMr. and Mrs. Marshall E. Myer

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Douglas and Helen NanceMr. Robert N. NelsonMr. and Mrs. Scott NewbyEric and Lori NicelyMs. Kathleen NorrisMs. Grier S. NovingerMs. Veronika NowadingMrs. Betsy A. O’ConnorMr. Gregory O’FlynnDavid and Mary Kate O’KainMr. Jim O’SickeyMs. Kathryn PadenMr. Jon ParhamParker Business Consulting

and Accounting, P.C./Robert N. Parker

Mr. Matthew ParsonsMr. and Mrs. James PeaseDr. and Mrs. F. Neal PeeblesDr. and Mrs. Reuben N.

Pelot, IIIMr. Malcolm PerdueMs. Carol PettitMs. Linda L. PhillipsMs. Sara PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Gary PicouMr. Thomas PinkleyMr. Rikki PleasantsMr. Frederick D. PogueJohn and Barbara PorterMr. Wilfred PostMr. and Mrs. William PotterDr. and Mrs. Gibbs PrevostMs. Lesley PriceMs. Sarah PruettDr. Lydia M. Pulsipher and

Dr. Conrad M. GoodwinDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey QueenMr. and Mrs. Franz RaetzerGray and Brenda ReavisMike and Sharon ReedDavid and Leslie ReevesDr. and Mrs. R. F. RegesterMrs. Rosemary H. RiedDr. Lee L. RiedingerBill and Lindy RileyMs. Kathy RinacaGerald and Sarah RisdahlDavid and Andrea RizziMs. Mintha E. RoachLesley and Jeremy RobertsMr. and Mrs. Steven and

Carolyne RobertsAnn Robinson-Craig and

Chris CraigDr. Bill and Bonnie RogersMs. Alison Rosen/

The Cali Group

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Rosenblatt

Ms. Patricia P. RoushMs. Lois Lawrance RussellMr. Matt Buchholz and

Ms. Dallas SaccaMaestro and Mrs. Brian SaleskyMr. Carlo SanchezMs. Yolanda SanchezMr. and Mrs. Jack SanfordMr. and Mrs. William SansomDr. Tiriza SaziruMr. and Mrs. Mark SchaeferDr. Gilya G. SchmidtMr. Terry W. SchultzMs. Carolyn SchwennDr. Nan ScottMr. Robert ScottSuzanne V. Jack and

Tom ScottMatt and Saba SeaverAnn and Bob SeaverMr. and Mrs. Alan SeftonMs. Cynthia A. SerbinMr. and Mrs. Thomas E.

ShannonDr. Debra M. ShaubMr. William ShaubBarry and Brenda ShermanMr. and Mrs. Ronald N.

SherrillMr. Robert ShniderDr. Patricia H. ShockleyMs. Hilary ShreterMs. Dana SiegeleDr. Pamela SiergiejMr. Jack SimpsonMr. and Mrs. Robert SimpsonDr. and Mrs. Andrew SingerMr. Jack SingletonMrs. Amy Jo SmithMr. Brett SmithMr. and Mrs. D. Michael SmithDr. Greta Smith and

Mr. Joey SmithMr. and Mrs. Gilbert P. SmithMs. Phyllis SnyderMr. and Mrs. Jack SomainiMr. Gary SperlHarvey and Sylvia SproulBeth and Dan StainforthMr. and Mrs. Billy StairMr. and Mrs. L. Caesar

Stair IIIMr. and Mrs. Russell StairMr. Aaron StapleMr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Steele

Mr. Jeffrey H. StewartDr. and Mrs. Neal StewartMr. Robert StormsMr. and Mrs. David SumnerMr. and Mrs. Charles H.

Swartwout, Jr.Gary and Sharon SwigartAli SwoffordMr. Daniel TaddiePaul and Barbara TaylorDr. and Mrs. Michael TeagueMr. Gary Teper and

Mrs. Cynthia NelsonJo and Bill TerryMr. Charles ThomasMr. and Mrs. Grady W.

Thomas, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter and

Michele ThorntonMr. and Mrs. Joseph TomczakMr. Don TownsendMs. Meghan TreeceMr. Luther TrueWilliam and Mary TruexMary Alice TuckerMr. and Mrs. Mark TurnerDr. Thomas UngsMrs. Gail D. ValentineUniversity of TN Campus ChestNancy and Aleck Van HookMs. Julia Van ZylMs. Emily VanderwertMs. Jean C. VaughanMr. and Mrs. Jeff VerityMr. and Mrs. Douglas and

Rochelle VeumMr. and Mrs. M. Coppley

VickersMr. Frank VogtMrs. Linda VopalEmily and Jerry VreelandSalli and Robert WagnerMs. Ann Campbell WallaceMr. and Mrs. Hugh E. WallenLinda and J.V. WallerMrs. and Mr. Su WangMrs. Ann M. WarwickJack and Patricia WatsonFrank and Julienne WeathersWebb School of KnoxvilleMrs. Robert WebbMr. and Mrs. William and

Anita WebbMr. Charles E. Weber IIMr. and Mrs. Steve ZimoMrs. Rhonda G. WebsterMr. and Mrs. Andrew

Wereszczak

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Lisa Collins WernerMs. Joan WeserMr. and Mrs. Don WestGeoffrey and Linda WheatleyPat and Alice WhiteDiane and Dan WhiteMr. and Mrs. J. Harvey WhiteMr. R. D. WhiteMr. and Mrs. Don WhittedDrs. Michael and

Shelley WietingMr. and Mrs. Jerry Wilharm

Darryl and Laura WilkensMr. Homer C. WilkinsJohn and JoeAnn WilkinsonMr. and Mrs. Pete WillcoxMr. and Mrs. Al WilliamsMs. Cynthia WilliamsMs. Debra WilliamsMs. Margaret WilliamsMs. Charlotte WilsonMrs. Eileen WilsonDr. Shannon WilsonMrs. Eleanor WistromMr. George Wood

Ms. Paula Henson WrightMr. Anthony Wylie and

Ms. Kathleen RiordanDr. and Dr. Liu XiaobingJerry and Christina YoungMs. Kathy YoungMs. Sallie A. YoungMrs. and Mr. Jin ZhangMs. Amy ZimmermanMr. and Mrs. Steve Zimo Mr. Ray Zuhr

We thank the members of the Bertha Walburn Clark Society who have provided for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in their wills or estate plans. If you would like to join this dedicated group of supporters, please contact KSO Development Director Mary Sue Greiner at (865) 521-2304. If you have already named the KSO in your estate plans, please let us know so that we may thank you at our annual Bertha Walburn Clark Society Celebration.

AnonymousMr. Wallace W. Baumann*Mr. and Mrs. Bernard BernsteinBetty Gay Walden Blanc *Mr. and Mrs. Tutt S. Bradford*Mr. Keith Walburn Bryan

and Ms. Karen KeysMrs. Condon Bush*Dr. Ada Marie Campbell*Mr. James L. ClaytonF. Michael Combs~Mr. Norris Dryer*~Sandra P. EmondVickie and Rudy* EnnisMr.* and Mrs. Ross N. FairesMr. and Mrs. Charles HarrMr. and Mrs. James A. Haslam IIMary and Dan Holbrook Florence and Russ Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Raja JubranDr. James Lawler

Mr. and Mrs. Jon LawlerMr. Sande Macmorran~Dr. Charmaine B. MamantovMr. James R. MartinMs. Sheena McCallMs. Cynthia Moxley

and Mr. Alan CarmichaelDr. and Mrs. Alvin Nielsen*Mrs. Sharon Miller PryseBarry and Rebecca RummelMrs. Kay Samuel*Stan SmithAlan Solomon, MDGary Sperl~Alice Stewart~Mr.* and Mrs. Harold StoneProf. David L. Sylwester*Mr.* and Mrs.* David M. TraverDr. Earl L. Wehry, Jr.*D. Scot Williams~Mr. John Winbigler

*deceased~KSO Musician

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5 YearsBrian J. Winegardner, trumpet

20 YearsCheryl S. Dow, bass

Ildar Khuziakhmetov, cello

25 YearsWayne Jay Oberfeitinger, percussion

50 YearsMary Ann Fee Fennell, violin

Fred Michael Combs, Associate Principal TimpaniWilliam Bruce Wilhite, cello

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