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age or gender. the dSo is an equal opportunity employer.

activities of the detroit Symphony orchestra are made possible in part with the support

of the national endowment for the arts, the michigan council for arts and cultural

affairs and the city of detroit.

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PerformanceVolume XVII / Issue V

2008–09

Departments 6 Board of Directors

8 Orchestra Roster

37 Donors Make the Difference

38 Education News

39 General Information/Staff

40 Donor Roster

46 Upcoming Concerts

Concertsconcerts, artist biographies and program notes begin on page 17.

Features 10 News & Notes

12 An Insider’s Guide to the DSO on a Budget

coVer: SlatKIn conductInG at the SomerSet collectIonphoto By BlaKe J. dIScher

Cover Story 14 A Sensational

Slatkin Season dSo’s 2009-2010

classical Season unveiled

performance / Vol. XVII / ISSue V 5www.detroItSymphony.com

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

eXecutIVe commIttee

Board of dIrectorS

lIfetIme memBerS

dIrectorS

Volunteer councIl 2008-10

new leaderS of the detroIt Symphony orcheStra 2008-2009

James B. nicholsonChairman

Samuel frankel† david handleman, Sr.

lillian Bauder, ph.d.cecilia Bennerpenny B. Blumenstein,

Vice Chair and Nominating & Governance Committee Chair

Stephen a. Brombergmarlies castaing,

Special Events Committee Chair

caroline coade, Orchestra Representative

peter d. cummings, Chairman Emeritus and Campaign Committee Chair

Stephen r. d’arcy, Audit Committee Chair

herman frankelStanley frankel, Vice

Chair and Facilities Committee Chair

alfred r. Glancy III, Chairman Emeritus, Finance Committee Chair and Treasurer

Kelly hayes, Volunteer Council President

Shelley heron, Orchestra Representative

paul m. huxley, Development Committee Co-Chair

dr. arthur l. Johnsonrichard p. Kughnmelvin a. lester, m.d.,

Development Committee Co-Chair

arthur c. liebler, Marketing Committee Chair

david robert nelsonanne parsons,

President & CEOBruce d. peterson,

Human Resources Committee Chair

Glenda d. price, ph.d., Secretary

lloyd e. reuss

Bernard I. robertson, Strategic Planning Committee Chair

Jack a. robinsonalan e. SchwartzBarbara Van dusenarthur a. weiss,

Investment Committee Chair

clyde wu, m.d., Education Committee Chair

rosette ajlunirobert alleseefloy BarthelGeorge J. Bedrosianmrs. mandell l. BermanJohn a. Boll, Sr.richard a. Brodielynne carter, m.d.Gary l. cowgermaureen t. d’avanzoKaren davidsonmarietta davislaurence B. deitchpeter J. dolan

walter e. douglasmarianne endicottBruce fergusonJennifer fischerSidney forbeslinda fortelaura l. fournier mrs. harold frankBarbara frankelpaul Ganson*ralph J. GersonBrigitte harrisGloria heppner, ph.d.nicholas hood III

richard h. huttenlocherrenee JanovskyGeorge G. Johnsonmichael J. Keegan the hon. damon J.

Keithharold KulishBonnie larsonharry a. lomason IIralph J. mandarinomervyn h. manningdavid n. mccammonlois a. millerJim mitchell

Sean m. neallJay noren, m.d., m.p.h.robert e. perkins, d.d.S.william f. pickardmarilyn pincusStephen polkmarjorie S. Saulsonlois l. Shaevskymrs. ray a. Shaperowei Shen Jane f. Shermannancy a. SmithShirley r. Stancatofrank d. Stella

phyllis Stromerichard a. Szamborskilorna thomas, m.d.michael r. tysonann marie uetz david usherSharon l. Vasquezmarie-ange weng, ph.d.r. Jamison williamsJohn e. young

* Ex Officio† Deceased

dominic arellanodr. Susan cattotess craftchris & carina craindana debellee V. hart & charles

dunlapSally freels

aja Grosvenorelanah nachman

hunger & rick hunger

rita l. Jordandrs. melissa mcBrien &

raymond landes

drs. Scott & lisa langenburg

lexa leatherdaleBeverly lochardJim & mary Beth

nicholson

rebecca d’arcy o’reilly & arthur t. o’reilly

michael f. ottaway & tamra e. ottaway

todd peplinskipatricia & eric poppe

elizabeth m. rogers, chair

nedda ShayotaJoseph w. uhldrs. Bernadine &

david wu

offIcerSKelly hayes, Presidentmarlene Bihlmeyer, VP of Projectsann lawson, VP of Financemagda marudas-moss, VP of Public Relations debra partrich, VP of Membership Barbara diles, VP of Education and Outreach eva meharry, Recording SecretaryGwen Bowlby, Corresponding Secretary

Board of dIrectorSrukayya ahsan-mctierJanet ankersrick Bowers, Jr.Gloria clarkKim minasian hawesesther lyonsKarla Sherryadel amermanKen Beattierichard Bowlby

marie delucadenise lutzdeborah Savoieellie tholenex-officio:debra partrich, Immediate

Past Presidenteleanor (coco) Siewart,

Parliamentarian

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Detroit Symphony OrchestraorcheStra roSter

leonard Slatkin, Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

peter oundjian, Principal Guest Conductor Principal Guest Conductorship supported by the Mardigian Foundation

thomas wilkins, Resident Conductorwynton marsalis, Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

neeme Järvi, Music Director Emeritus

First Violinsemmanuelle Boisvert

ConCertmaster Katherine Tuck Chair

Kimberly a. Kaloyanides Kennedy assoCiate ConCertmaster Alan and Marianne Schwartz and Jean Shapero (Shapero Foundation) Chair

hai-Xin wu assistant ConCertmaster Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair

laura rowe assistant ConCertmaster

Beatriz Budinszky*marguerite deslippe-dene*elayna duitman*elias friedenzohn*Joseph Goldman*laurie landers Goldman*eun park*adrienne rönmark*linda Snedden-Smith*Greg Staples*ann Strubler*leann toth* ^

Second ViolinsGeoffrey applegate+

The Devereaux Family Chair

adam Stepniewski++alvin Scorelilit danielyan*ron fischer*hong-yi mo*robert murphy*lenore Sjoberg*Bruce Smith*Joseph Striplin*marian tanau*

Violasalexander mishnaevski+

Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair

James VanValkenburg++caroline coadeGlenn mellowShanda lowery-Sachshart hollmanhan Zhenghang Sucatherine compton

Violoncellosrobert demaine+

James C. Gordon Chairmarcy chanteaux++

Dorothy and HerbertGraebner ChairJohn thurman

Victor and Gale Girolami Cello Chair

mario difiorerobert Bergman*carole Gatwood*Barbara hall hassan*haden mcKay*una o’riordan*paul wingert*

Bassesalexander hanna+

Van Dusen Family ChairStephen molina++maxim Janowskylinton BodwinStephen edwardscraig rifelmarshall hutchinsonrichard robinson

Harppatricia masri-fletcher+

Winifred E. Polk Chair

FlutesSharon wood Sparrow+

Women’s Association for the DSO Chair

philip dikeman++Jeffery Zook

PiccoloJeffery Zook

Oboesdonald Baker+

Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair

Shelley heron Maggie Miller Chair

Brian Ventura++treva womble

English Horntreva womble

Clarinetstheodore oien+

Robert B. Semple Chairdouglas cornelsen

PVS Chemicals, Inc./ Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair

laurence liberson++Shannon orme

E-Flat Clarinetlaurence liberson

Bass ClarinetShannon orme

Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair

Bassoonsrobert williams+

John and Marlene Boll Chair

Victoria Kingmichael Ke ma++marcus Schoon

Contrabassoonmarcus Schoon

French HornsKarl pituch+Bryan Kennedycorbin wagnerdenise tryonmark abbottdavid everson++

Trumpetsramón parcells+

Lee and Floy Barthel Chair

Kevin GoodStephen anderson++william lucas

TrombonesKenneth thompkins+nathaniel Gurin++randall hawesmichael robinson Jr. §

Bass Trombonerandall hawes

Tuba

TimpaniBrian Jones+daniel Bauch++

PercussionIan ding#

Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair

daniel Bauch ##robert pangborn

William Cody Knicely Chair

Librariansrobert Stiles+ethan allen

Personnel ManagerStephen molina

Orchestra Personnel Manager

alice Sauro Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

Conducting Assistantcharles Greenwell

Stage Personnelfrank Bonucci

Stage Managerlarry anderson

Department Headmatthew pons

Department Headmichael Sarkissian

Department Head

Legend+ principal++ assistant principal# acting principal## acting assistant

principal^ extended leave^ on sabbatical* these members may

voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis.

§ orchestra fellow partial sponsorship provided by warner, norcross & Judd llp and dSo’s william randolph hearst educational endowment.

Chairman of the BoardJames B. nicholson

President & CEOanne parsons

activities of the detroit Symphony orchestra are made possible in part with the support of the national endowment for the arts, the michigan council for arts and cultural affairs, and the city of detroit. detroit Symphony orchestra is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.

Orchestra member biographies can be found online at www.detroitsymphony.com.


deCanted Wine Tasting & Auction: Wed., May 13 t he dSo Volunteer council is gearing up for its third annual “decanted: a wine tasting and auction.” this year’s event will take place at the detroit athletic club and will feature exciting wines from South america (many rated at 90+ points by the eminent wine critic/writer robert parker) as well as fabulous silent auction items. adding to the excitement, a new live auction will be introduced, featuring celebrity auctioneer andrew humphrey from wdIV-tV 4. co-chairs Barbara diles and Joan emerick, along with their talented committee, are putting together an evening you won’t want to miss! contact the Vc office for more information at (313) 576-5154.

newS & noteS

DSO Recordings ReturnSimultaneously with the launch of its clas-

sical season, the dSo is moving forward on a number of projects designed to continue the organization’s advancement in artistic excellence, audience engagement and accessibility. In december 2008, the andrew w. mellon foundation awarded the dSo $900,000 for use over three years to support leonard Slatkin’s artistic vision for the dSo. created in tandem with the vision of Slatkin, and with a portion of the andrew w. mellon foundation’s award, the dSo has begun a series of recordings in partnership with international labels naxos and Koch during the current season and scheduled for 2009-2010. “recording remains the best way to reach the widest possible audience,” said Slatkin. “they can be a physical manifestation of what we do, as well as being heard via Internet and radio. the variety of the works we will record should help to show our commitment to the diverse nature of the orchestra’s mission.”

Five discs are currently planned: edgar meyer/Bela fleck/Zakir hussain triple concerto (recorded live on Jan. 9-11, 2009) with Slatkin and the dSo (on Koch). planned release: august 2009;

rachmaninoff’s Symphony no. 2 (to be recorded live Sept. 24-27, 2009) and Vocalise (to be recorded live Sept. 11-12, 2009) with Slatkin and the dSo (on naxos). planned release: winter 2009/2010;

alla Borzova’s Songs for Lada (recorded live Jan. 15-17, 2009) and To the New World (to be recorded live Sept. 24-27, 2009) with Slatkin and the dSo (on naxos). planned release: spring 2010;

hannibal lokumbe’s Dear Mrs. Parks (to be recorded live mar. 6-8, 2009 at the dSo’s classical roots concerts) with thomas wilkins and the dSo (on naxos). funding provided in part by Jpmorgan chase and with the support of the classical roots Steering committee;

michael daugherty’s Route 66, Motor City Triptych, Fire and Blood, Raise the Roof (recorded live at select performances from Sept. 1999 to oct. 2003) with neeme Järvi and the dSo (on naxos).

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Performing Arts Program seeks to support insti-tutions that contribute to the preservation and development of their art form, provide creative leadership in solving problems or addressing issues unique to the field, and which present the highest level of institutional performance.

Dear Friends, recent months have been fi lled with outstanding performances, strong attendance, glowing audience and critical response, the announcement of new funding partnerships,

recording relationships and touring opportunities. how can we be anything but proud of and encouraged by all the Detroit symphony orchestra is accomplishing under the new artistic leadership of leonard slatkin? these are indeed challenging times, and we are mindful that change is occurring all around us. while we like

to believe our destiny can be predicted and our roadmaps planned and followed based on our own will and desires, we are also mindful that much of our journey will be infl uenced by the decisions of others. Given today’s existing conditions, the Dso family (board, orchestra, staff and volunteers) have agreed on several imperatives. we will behave responsibly, thoughtfully and in all cases, with the ongoing pledge to our community of integrity and excellence that we have been known for throughout our wonderful history. like everyone else, we must spend less, as there is less to spend. in some cases, we must change the way we do the things that are so important to us. and unfortunately, we must stop doing some things that, under different circumstances, we might prefer to continue. however, as is so often the case, when one door closes, suddenly another opens. we are exhilarated by the new opportunities that can often accompany change. we are also encouraged by the many ways you, our patrons, have chosen to support us. we are stronger as a result of the many partnerships that enable the Dso to fulfi ll its mission year round. we thank you all for sharing our belief in representing and delivering excellence right here in Detroit: in music, presentations, education, facilities, community spirit and engagement. thank you for being an amazing audience! we look forward to meeting (and hopefully even exceeding) your expectations in the months and years to come.

sincerely,

anne parsonspresident & Ceo

Volunteer corner


DSO STAFF RECOMMENDS…. Web sites on Classical Music

A Selection of Favorites from DSO Leadership and StaffAfriClassical.com africlassical.com is a nonprofit educa-tional venture promoting awareness of afri-can heritage in classical music. the site features 52 composers, conductors and instrumental performers — africans, afri-can-americans and afro-europeans. over 100 sound samples can be heard on the audio page and on the biographical pages. links on the home page lead to a Black history Quiz and a Guest Book is featured where visitors are invited to leave comments.

Artsjournal.com artsjournal is a digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism in the english-speaking world. each day, artsJournal features links to stories culled from more than 200 english-language newspapers, magazines and publications featuring writing about arts and culture.

Classical.net this site offers information regarding classical music, composers, periods in music and how to appreciate and learn about classical works. In addition to describing the different musical periods, the site has a comprehensive index of composers from each period and a listing of their works. additionally, classical.net has more than 3,800 links to other classi-cal music web sites, a composer index, music reviews, a topical bibliography and links to discussion groups.

TheRestIsNoise.com therestisnoise.com is a web accompa-niment to the book The Rest is Noise, writ-ten by New Yorker music critic alex ross, about the political and social context of post 19th century classical music. that sounds rather intense, but the site itself is an interesting commentary on the modern world using music as a backdrop. It includes ross’s personal blogs, columns from the New Yorker dating back to 1996, audio clips and a useful list of links to other classical music web sites.

Wrcjfm.org our partners across the alley, wrcJ 90.9 fm located in the detroit School of arts, have a fantastic web site that is a perfect companion to the only radio station in town completely devoted to classical music. the

site is chock-full of juicy nuggets ranging from a link to the history of classical music, “classical 101”, to live streaming broadcasts to “today’s playlists” which allow listeners to find out exactly what

they are listening to and by whom. plus, there is an on-demand section where you can listen at your leisure to old episodes of shows such as dSo unmasked and civic in concert.

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Location, Location, Location!orchestra hall is one of the most acous-tically perfect concert venues in the world. whether you are sitting in the first row or the last, the sound will be excep-tional, and the dSo offers tickets to every performance in the upper balcony for as little as $19.

Calling All Coupons the dSo pocket Guide (available in pdf at www.detroitsymphony.com) not only has a complete listing of the season’s concert offerings, but also has coupons in the back with discounts to perfor-mances. the dSo also has numerous restaurant partners listed in the guide that offer discounts to dSo patrons and/or subscribers.

take advantage of that Entertainment Book on your kitchen shelf. a dSo promotional partner, The Book contains a “buy one ticket, get one ticket free” coupon to a dSo concert.

The Gang’s All Here!Groups of ten or more can get great deals on tickets to dSo concerts, not to mention special VIp service. the more people you bring, the larger the discount, and group leaders receive a complimen-

tary ticket for their organizational effort. call chuck dyer at (313) 576-6130 for more information.

You’re in Good CompanyIf you work for one of the major corpora-tions in the detroit area, chances are you are a member of the dSo’s corporate express, a program that offers substan-tial discounts to employees of over 150 local organizations. to find out if you are eligible or, if not, how your company can join, call chuck dyer at the group sales number listed above.

Rush Hourninety minutes prior to most concerts, the dSo offers discounts on rush tickets of $15 for balcony seating (upper middle) and $20 for main floor and dress circle seating. throw the kids in the car for a last minute trip down to orchestra hall and save on a family evening. Keep in mind, however, that rush tickets are sold based on availability, so be sure to call the box office to make sure they are being offered that day.

Sip for a Songdrink coupons may be purchased in advance at the dSo box office and web site for $3.50 and redeemed for drinks at

any bar in the max m. fisher music center, including beer, wine and premium mixed drinks which normally run for $6, $7 or $9 respectively. that is a huge savings!

VIP Drink Servicedid you know you can go to any bar in the max m. fisher music center and pre-order and pay for your intermission drinks before the concert? they will be sitting on the counter waiting for you and your family when you come out for the break.

Dining in Paradisewe have our very own gourmet buffet located right inside the max m. fisher music center. the paradise café, catered by the epoch restaurant Group (tribute restaurant, forté restaurant and Bar, epoch catering), is an all-you-can-eat dining extravaganza open two hours before evening concerts on thursdays, fridays and Saturdays. the buffet is just $24.95 per person. the paradise café is delicious, convenient and extremely popular, so be sure to call (313) 576-5055 to make advance reservations.

You’ve Got MailSubscribe to the e-newsletter Notewor-thy for all of the latest dSo news, includ-ing current deals and specials. It is the best way to stay in the loop when it comes to your favorite orchestra. log on to www.detroitsymphony.com/notewor-thy to sign up.

37/1137/11 is the dSo’s new program open to anybody 37 or younger or 15 and above. members are eligible to attend select concerts for only $11 and are also invited to exclusive 37/11 events through-out the season. to take advantage of this program, you must register for free by logging onto www.detroitsymphony.com/3711, and you will be notified when 37/11 events and concerts are taking place.

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whether you’ve attended many dSo events or are at your first, we recognize that the challenges of the economy can put a pinch on your wallet. therefore, we’ve compiled this guide of tips and tricks to help you save a few dollars while at orchestra hall.

An Insider’s Guide to the DSO on a Budget

March Madness!The DSO is offering amazing ticket deals throughout the month of March:

$5 Student Ticketscollege-level students are eligible for $5 tickets to any dSo performance in march with a valid student Id. one ticket may be purchased per student Id. Student month tickets are available by phone or at the box office.

$1 Tickets (18 and Under)anyone 18 and under may purchase a ticket to any dSo performance for only $1 when accompanied by an adult paying full-price. this special deal is made possible by at&t real yellow pages.

2/2/2the dSo’s 2/2/2 deal is a great way for two couples or four friends to have a night on the town together at a great price. two patrons may purchase two tickets in any section at full price and bring two friends along for just $1 each. Seating is based on availability.

Because the dSo runs various ticket promotions like these throughout the season, feel free to check in with us for special deals before buying your tickets:log onto our web site, www.detroitsym-phony.com, and click on “events” and “ticket packages and offers”

call the box office at (313) 576-5111 and speak to one of our ticket specialists.


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(Dso) 2008-2009 season at orchestra hall

at the max m. Fisher music Center has given concert-goers a taste of what to expect of Dso programming with music Director leonard slatkin at the helm, the 2009-2010 classical season will be the first that slatkin has programmed from beginning to end. bearing all the hallmarks

of signature slatkin influences – american music, contemporary works, sparkling core repertoire and appearances by stellar soloists and guest conductors – the coming season will offer week after week of exciting and fresh concert programs. the 2009-10 season was highlighted at a free community concert at somerset Collection in troy on Fri., Feb. 20. titled “the style of music,” the event featured a one-hour Dso concert led by slatkin and a fashion presentation by somerset. the collaboration was made possible by the generous support of the Forbes Company, developers of somerset Collection. a passionate advocate for music of every genre, leonard slatkin is known for creative programming that is accessible and intelligent. as music Director, he will continue his mission to bring the Dso to the world by conducting a line-up of free community concerts in his second week of the 2009-2010 season as well as continuing a series of informal post-concert discussions titled “Dso overtime.” Further details on the community concerts and Dso overtime discussions will be announced in the spring of 2009. while leonard slatkin’s imprint on 2009-10 programming is clearly in evidence, his physical presence in Detroit will also be very apparent as he

will lead 12 of the season’s 24 classical subscription concerts, including the opening weekend (sept. 11-12) featuring violin superstar midori performing sibelius’ Violin Concerto. these concerts also kick off the season’s exploration of american music with aaron Copland’s symphony no. 3.

American Works & Celebrating Barber the focus on american music continues as the Dso celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of samuel barber. the Dso has a

particular affinity for barber, having made several successful recordings of the composer’s works in the 1990s under neeme järvi. slatkin is also a passionate barber advocate having recorded much of his output as well and has programmed a season-long mix of the composer’s most popular works along with lesser-known gems. the salute begins (oct. 1-3) with a slatkin-led program featuring three favorite works: the overture to the School for Scandal; the adagio for strings; and the piano Concerto, featuring Detroit favorite james tocco. the Dso will also showcase the artistry of the Curtis institute of music, of which barber is a graduate, with a special presentation featuring his string Quartet on Feb. 28 in the music box. in all, eight barber works will be performed throughout the season. these are among the 22 featured works by american composers, 11 of them living, including john williams, john Corigliano, roberto sierra and pianist michel Camilo, who has also been named to the 2009-10 Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair. Camilo’s piano Concerto no. 1, which had its premiere under slatkin with the national symphony orchestra 10 years ago, will have its Dso premiere with slatkin and Camilo nov. 19-21. a native of santo Domingo, Dominican republic, Camilo is an emmy award-winning pianist and composer known for incorporating

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Caribbean rhythms and jazz harmonies in his composition. his recordings include rendezvous, one more once, thru my eyes, and spain-michel Camilo & tomatito. Camilo has appeared as soloist with the atlanta symphony; Cleveland orchestra; national symphony orchestra (nso); Copenhagen philharmonic; bbC symphony orchestra; national symphony orchestra (Dominican republic), the puerto rico, Queens; Gran Canaria philharmonic, murcia, málaga, rtVe, and barcelona (spain) symphonies; and the Carnegie hall big band. the nso selected him as co-artistic director with slatkin of the first latin-Caribbean music Festival at the kennedy Center, where he also performed with his trio and his big band and had the world premiere of his Concerto for piano & orchestra, commissioned by the nso and conducted by slatkin.

World and DSO Premieres in keeping with the maestro’s commitment to contemporary

music, the Dso will also perform three world premieres next season: a remarkable klezmer Concerto for Clarinet and symphony orchestra by wlad marhulets (Dec. 10-13); a Violin Concerto by jazz pianist and composer

billy Childs, written for jazz violinist regina Carter and co-commissioned by Dso, oakland east bay symphony and the notre Dame symphony with generous support from the multi-arts production Fund, to be performed by Carter (jan. 29 & 30); and an as yet untitled work by Cindy mctee (june 3-6). mctee is the winner of the 2008 Elaine Lebenbom Memorial Competition for Female Composers and is regents professor of music at the university of north texas, as well as the recipient of numerous awards, including Guggenheim, Fulbright and nea Fellowships and a “Creative Connections award” from meet the Composer. her works have been commissioned and performed by major musical organizations both nationally and internationally. the elaine lebenbom award is the only annual symphony orchestra-sponsored award designed solely to recognize and support the creation of new orchestral works by female composers and includes a $10,000 prize. in addition to these world premieres, the Dso will introduce a number of works to concert-goers for the very first time. a highlight of the Dso premieres next season is roberto sierra’s sinfonia no. 4 (Feb. 26-28), which is the inaugural commission by the sphinx Commissioning Consortium, an alliance between the sphinx organization and twelve american orchestras that seeks

to build the repertoire of works by black and latino Composers. sphinx organization, a national nonprofit arts and youth development organization, is dedicated to building diversity in classical music.

Guest Conductors For the weeks that slatkin will not be leading the Dso, he has arranged for a superb group of conductors to take the podium. returning as principal Guest Conductor, peter oundjian will lead three weeks of concerts including performances of mahler’s symphony no. 7 (oct. 16 & 18); a beethoven and Vaughan williams program (apr. 9-11); and an all mozart program (may 13-15). thomas wilkins also returns, leading a concert of works by beethoven and Grieg (Feb. 26-28) and Dso Conducting assistant Charles Greenwell will conduct a program of rachmaninoff and Dvorák (oct. 23-25). other guest conductors include returning favorites andrey boreyko leading tchaikovsky’s beloved symphony no. 6 (oct. 29-31); nicholas mcGegan who conducts handel’s Messiah (Dec. 6); sir neville marriner leading a program of Vaughan williams and walton with celebrity narrator Christopher plummer (mar. 4-6); hans Graf, conducting mozart’s Requiem (apr. 22-24); and sir roger

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norrington leading a performance of schubert’s “unfinished symphony” and bruckner’s symphony no. 7 (may 28 & 29). in addition, two conductors will make their Dso debuts: Christian Zacharias, who has dazzled Dso audiences as a pianist, will return to do double duty as both piano soloist and conductor for C.p.e. bach’s Concerto in D minor (mar. 26 & 28); and 29-year-old associate Conductor of the san Francisco symphony, james Gaffigan, travels to Detroit to join andré watts for brahms’ piano Concerto no. 2 (apr. 29-may 2).

Acclaimed Soloists the roster of guest soloists appearing with the Dso next season includes some of the biggest names in classical

music, along with newcomers who are taking the classical world by storm. in addition to midori (sept. 11 & 12), other violinists making solo appearances include nadja salerno-sonnenberg (oct. 29-31), Dso Concertmaster

emmanuelle boisvert (jan. 14-17); hilary hahn (jan. 21-23); regina Carter (jan. 29-30); and norwegian violinist henning kraggerud (may 13-15), one of scandinavia’s most sought after artists, making his Dso debut. pianists will include james tocco (oct. 1-3), kirill Gerstein (oct. 23-25); michel Camilo (nov. 19-21); joseph kalichstein (nov. 27-29); Gabriela montero (Feb. 26-28) in her Dso debut (following her appearance at president obama’s inauguration); Christian Zacharias (mar. 26 & 28); hélène Grimaud (apr. 9 -11); andré watts (apr. 29-may 2); and the 17-year-old Chinese prodigy peng peng (june 3-6) in his Dso debut. other soloists appearing next season include guitarist sharon isbin performing the delightful Fantasía para un gentilhombre (Fantasy for a Gentleman) by rodrigo (sept. 24-27); Dso principal Cellist robert demaine and principal Violist alexander mishnaevski featured in richard strauss’ Don Quixote (oct. 1-3); clarinetist David krakauer will be featured in his Dso debut in the world premiere of wlad marhulet’s klezmer Concerto (Dec. 10-13); argentinian

cellist sol Gabetta, in her Dso debut (Feb 4 – 6); and renowned flute virtuoso sir james Galway (mar. 11-13).

Major Symphonic Works along with great artists and exciting new repertoire, slatkin has filled the season with a rich assortment of some of the most beloved and thrilling works of the classical canon. Get your tickets early for performances of Dvorák’s symphony no. 8 (oct. 23-25); Debussy’s La Mer (nov. 19-21); holst’s The Planets (Dec. 10-13); beethoven’s symphony no. 3, “eroica” (jan. 14-17); brahms’ symphony no. 2 (Feb. 4-6); mozart’s Requiem (apr. 22-24); and stravinsky’s Firebird suite (june 3-6). these are just a few of the many blockbuster works that the Dso will perform in 2009-10, which, when combined with all of slatkin’s other trademark touches, will create a truly unforgettable season.

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Subscriptions on sale nowSubscription packages (only) are on sale now. Subscription packages start at just $120 for six friday morning coffee concerts (main floor right). a package including 21 concerts on Saturday nights starts at just $399. for tickets and information call the box office at (313) 576-5111. complete information about the dSo can be found online at www.detroitsymphony.com. Single tickets to all dSo presentations will go on sale in august 2009.


Sir Andrew Davis Sir andrew davis is principal conductor of lyric opera of chicago since 2000 where he will conduct four of the eight productions presented in the 2008-2009 season. maestro davis is the conductor laureate of the toronto Symphony (having previously served as the principal conductor), the conductor laureate of the BBc Symphony orchestra (having served as the 2nd longest running chief conductor since its founder, Sir adrian Boult) and the former music director of the Glyndebourne festival opera. Born in 1944 in hertfordshire, england, davis studied at King’s college, cambridge where he was an organ scholar before taking up the baton. his diverse repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary, and his vast conducting credits span the symphonic, operatic and choral worlds. In addition to the core symphonic and operatic composers, he is a great proponent of twentieth century works including those by Janacek, messiaen, Boulez, elgar, tippett and Britten. maestro davis is also a prolific recording artist. he has recorded for decca, deutsche Grammophone, warner classics International, capriccio, emI and cBS. recent releases include the Beethoven Violin concerto with violinist min-Jyn Kim and the london philharmonia on the Sony label and a cd of operatic favorites on the decca label featuring soprano nicole cabell. In the 2008-2009 season, he conducts productions of Lulu, Madama Butterfly, Tristan und Isolde and The Abduction from the Seraglio at lyric opera of chicago as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream at la Scala. he will be seen as a guest conductor with a number of the world’s top orchestras, as well. maestro davis and his wife, soprano Gianna rolandi, reside in chicago where she is the director of the patrick G. and Shirley w. ryan opera center at lyric opera of chicago.

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Sir Edward Elgar Serenade for Strings in e minor, op. 20 (1857-1934) allegro piacevole larghetto allegretto

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he has appeared with many major orchestras, including the philadelphia orchestra, the dallas Symphony orchestra, the atlanta Symphony orchestra, the San francisco

Symphony, the St. louis Symphony, the london philharmonia and the orpheus chamber orchestra. denk’s repertoire runs from Bach to ligeti with all stops in between. he is currently set to release a debut solo cd of Bach partitas. an avid chamber music practitioner, he has collaborated with leading musicians, particularly an ongo-ing recital collaboration with Joshua Bell, as well as a number of quartets, including the Borromeo, Brentano, St. lawrence, Shanghai and Vermeer. denk maintains working relationships with a number of living composers and has premiered works of leon Kirchner, Jake heggie, ned rorem, Kevin puts and libby larsen. he was a double-degree graduate of oberlin college with the unlikely combination of chemistry and piano and is a fan of interdisciplin-ary pursuits, especially connections between literature and music. denk is also a writer with a popular Blog, www.jeremydenk.blogspot.com. Says The New Yorker music critic alex ross of the irreverent site, “Besides being a brilliant musician, denk is simply one of the most interesting writers I know.”

Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20SIr edward elGarB. June 2, 1857 in Broadheath (near worcester), englandd. feb. 23, 1934 in worcester, england

Composed in 1892; publicly premiered under the baton of the composer, July 23, 1896 in Antwerp, Belgium.

Scored for strings. (Approx. 12 mins.)

Edward Elgar wrote his Serenade for Strings shortly before he achieved recognition throughout England as one of his country’s great composers. Although he lacked a thorough formal music education, he was driven to establish himself as a composer and made a living play-ing the organ, teaching and writing music at every opportunity in smaller cities outside London. For a time, he even took a position as “composer in the ordinary” for the staff at an insane asylum in Worcester. Unable to find a publisher for his Serenade, he rehearsed it with a Worcester Ladies’ Orchestral Class that he taught just so he could hear it. elgar’s melodic voice shines in the Serenade. the first and last movements, labeled Allegro piacevole [pleasantly brisk] and Allegretto [moderately quick], feature wide-ranging melodies that take on a folk-like quality by restricting themselves to the notes of a diatonic (major or minor) scale. elgar’s harmonic accompaniments feature ambiguity and tension in ways that reveal his romantic inclinations. the middle movement, titled Larghetto, is justifiably the most beloved. like leaves, butterflies and other objects from nature, its outline displays an exquisite near symmetry as it presents three melodies and then revisits them in reverse order. the opening, despite its simplicity, keeps the listener guessing harmonically until the violins enter with the second theme and make the key of the movement clear. the final movement revisits an interior theme from the opening movement,

borrowing its lilting accompaniment figure as well, to bring a sense of conclu-sion to the entire work. elgar retained a special affection for the Serenade throughout his life. after he achieved wide recognition following the 1899 premiere of his Enigma Variations, the Serenade finally received much-deserved attention and soon became one of his most frequently-performed works. the dSo last performed elgar’s Serenade for Strings in april 1989.

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elgar, Serenade for Strings: leonard Slatkin conducting the london philhar-monic orchestra, rca 68087.

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15ludwIG Van BeethoVenB. dec. 16, 1770 (baptized) in Bonn, Germanyd. mar. 26, 1827 in Vienna, austria

Most likely premiered March 29, 1795 with the composer as soloist at the Hofburg Theatre Musical Academy, Vienna.

Scored for solo piano with flute, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. (Approx. 37 mins.)

An ascending octave and three hammer-taps of a repeated note form the proud, buoyant gesture that opens Beethoven’s C major concerto. This motive, which at climactic moments is transformed into three ringing blows, recurs at several points and helps to unify a long and ambitious movement: “Courage! In spite of all bodily weaknesses, my spirit shall rule,” Beethoven wrote in his journal around this time. His early years in Vienna witnessed a concentrated effort to make his mark on the musical life of the city. Beethoven wrote in almost every musical genre of the time and seized the opportunity to display his remarkable abilities as a pianist. Beethoven’s piano concertos build on precedents of mozart, who succeeded in balancing the soloist and orchestra and infusing the solo concerto with remark-able drama. In the theater, the protago-


nist’s first entrance is a critical moment; Beethoven handles it in this concerto by giving the pianist a completely new lyrical tune which will not reappear in the work. Soon, the theme bursts into rapid-fire arpeggios in response to the orchestra’s restatement of the open-ing motive. the pianist also brings the second theme, which the orchestra had cut short in the introduction, to its full flowering. the middle section of the movement shows Beethoven’s penchant for bold and dramatic contrasts, a musical trait that impressed, and sometimes offended, listeners from his time. the section uses the opening motto almost exclusively to build up an eerie suspense until the pianist cuts the process short with rapid runs that usher in an explosive restatement.the tender Largo movement features solo lines by the clarinetist. even in his early career, Beethoven found innova-tive ways of treating form. much of the restatement of the opening uses a new triplet accompaniment that transforms its rhythmic feel, a technique usually found in theme and variation movements. the last movement, Allegro scher-zando, is a rondo whose good humor and wit recall that of Beethoven’s teacher in Vienna, franz Joseph haydn. the dSo last performed Beethoven’s piano concerto no. 1 in february 2007.

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Beethoven, piano concerto no. 1: lang lang, piano; christoph eschenbach conducting the orchestre de l’opèra de paris, deutsche Grammophon B0008725.

Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune [Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun]claude deBuSSyB. aug. 22, 1862 in St Germain-en-laye, franced. mar. 25, 1918 in paris, france

Composed between 1892 and 1894; premiered under the baton of Gustave Doret on Decem-ber 22, 1894 at the Société Nationale de Musique,

Paris.

Scored for three flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two harps, antique cymbals and strings. (Approx. 10 mins.)

Claude Debussy grew up in a poor family outside Paris, and for all his prodigious talent, he felt an outsider within the French musical scene. Although he excelled in his classes at the Paris Conservatoire, to the point of winning the school’s highest honor, Prix de Rome in 1884, he found educational strictures stifling. In 1887, he left the Conserva-toire to live with his parents, work as a pianist in the Chat Noir (a cabaret well-known for its bohemian patrons) and seek his own musical language. many symbolist poets frequented the cabaret, and debussy found an affinity with their writings, poems with dream-like imagery and subtle expression that seemed to connect with his own musical ideals. L’Après-midi d’un faune [The Afternoon of a Faun], written in 1876 by Stéphane mallarmé (1842–1898), is one of the masterpieces of the movement. It is an eclogue, or a pastoral poem that often features dialogue, of over one hundred lines, and it describes the erotic reveries of a faun, a mythical creature with the body of a man but horns and legs of a goat. debussy originally intended to create a three-movement work based on mallarmé’s poem but never got beyond sketching the last two. In the end, he decided to rewrite the piece as a single movement. “these nymphs I would perpetuate. / So clear / their light carnation, that it floats in the air / heavy with tufted slumbers. / was it a dream I loved?” mallarmé’s text slides between dreaming and waking, and debussy responds with a musical opening that avoids any strong tonal foothold. a flute melody, shrouded in prismatic, shifting harmonies in each iteration, acts as a unifying thread throughout the opening. Solos by the clarinet and oboe lead to a middle section that features a longer melodic line, first played softly by the upper winds and then with increasing passion by the strings in unison. this is the only time in the work where the strings have an extended passage, suggesting debussy’s interest in discov-ering new orchestral colors to create

as rich and sensuous an experience as is described in mallarmé’s poem. the flute re-appears at the end of the work but gives up its melodic idea to the oboe which brings the piece to a tentative conclusion. composer and conductor pierre Boulez reveres debussy as “the start of the twentieth century.” the prélude might seem to suggest a dreamlike state, but Boulez hailed the work as an awak-ening. “the flute of the Faun brought new breath to the art of music; what was overthrown was not so much the art of development as the very concept of form itself.” debussy’s exploration of color and his re-conception of melody, form and musical time had a profound and lasting influence on modernist compos-ers who followed him. the dSo last performed debussy’s L’Après-midi d’un faune in april 2007.


debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun: leonard Slatkin conducting the St. louis Symphony orchestra, telarc 80071.

Symphony in Three MovementsIGor StraVInSKyB. June 17, 1882 in oranienbaum (near St. petersburg), russiad. apr. 6, 1971 in new york, ny

Composed between 1942 and 1945; premiered January 24, 1946 by the New York Philharmonic in Carnegie Hall, conducted by the composer.

Scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, three clarinets (one doubling on bass clarinet), two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, piano, harp and strings. (Approx. 20 mins.)

Violins race up to a high note that clashes with the basses; brass and wind instruments respond with a grotesque and dissonant march. The opening of Symphony in Three Movements shows that labels can be deceiving. Its generic title suggests a return to balance and clarity, char-acteristic of an eighteenth-century symphony, but it is conflict, not balance, that provides a guiding concept for this work.


following this introduction, a solo horn softly plays a rising figure against the clarinets’ nervous patter. this figure becomes a central idea in the move-ment, and it reappears in several guises throughout the rest of the section, including in the middle where musical gestures jostle for supremacy. Improb-ably, a delicate waltz, played by flutes and accompanied by piano and violins, signals a return to the opening musical material. the harsh, dissonant nature of the movement may have been influenced by world war II. Stravinsky came to the u.S. as a refugee and later said he was deeply affected by this experience, especially by newsreels of the period, including one about a “scorched earth” campaign against the chinese. attempting to eke out a living in his new home, one job Stravinsky took was to write music for the film The Song of Bernadette, based on the franz werfel novel about a peasant girl who sees visions of the Virgin mary. werfel eventually decided not to use the music, but Stravinsky recycled it to create the Symphony’s delicate second movement. he claimed that watching newsreels of goose-stepping German soldiers inspired the tongue-in-cheek march that opens the final movement. It breaks into a section that imitates a fugue, a complex contrapuntal form perfected by baroque composer J.S. Bach, before reaching an ironic triumph in an incisive theme that uses the rhythm of the rumba, a dance of cuban origin. Between the two world wars, Stravinsky imitated forms and musical gestures of earlier musical styles, but in a modern, fragmented manner. he wrote, “my instinct is to recompose…. whatever interests me, whatever I love, I wish to make my own (I am probably describing a rare form of kleptomania).” this attitude was vital in creating what was known as the neoclassical style, and the Symphony in three movements remains a particularly gripping and dramatic example. the dSo last performed Stravinsky’s Symphony in three movements in febru-ary 1998.


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Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary – On Tourfeaturing

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Bill Charlap, pianoPeter Bernstein, guitar / Ravi Coltrane, tenor saxophone

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program will be selected from the following compositions as well as numerous other classics from the Blue note records catalog

Lee Morgan/arr. Peter Bernstein “ceora”

Thelonious Monk/arr. Steve Wilson “criss cross”

Herbie Hancock/arr. Renee Rosnes “dolphin dance”

Freddie Hubbard/arr. Nicholas Payton “hub-tones”

Duke Pearson/arr. Peter Bernstein “Idle moments”

Joe Henderson/arr. Nicholas Payton “Inner urge”

Bobby Hutcherson/arr. Steve Wilson “little B’s poem”

Cedar Walton/arr. Lewis Nash “mosaic”

McCoy Tyner/arr. Renee Rosnes “Search for peace”

Horace Silver/ arr. Bill Charlap “the outlaw”

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the dSo does not appear on this program.

Bill Charlap for more than a decade, pianist/bandleader Bill charlap has been forging a solo career characterized by hard-swinging brio, eloquence and a rigor-meets-romance musical sensibility. with his fine long-term working trio of bassist peter wash-ington and drummer Kenny washington, he has released five superb albums for Blue note records — cds celebrating the american songbook tradition, the songs of hoagy carmichael, leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin — that have afforded him an increased visibility as one of jazz’s foremost pianists. his latest, Live at the Village Vanguard, is his first live recording and was nominated for a Grammy award.

Blue Note Records alfred lion launched Blue note records, the premier label in the history of jazz, in 1939. at the end of that year, lion’s childhood friend francis wolff caught the last boat out of nazi-controlled Germany bound for america. he found employment at a photographic studio and joined forces with lion at night to continue Blue note. together, for nearly 30 years, they recorded the greatest artists in jazz — fats navarro, Bud powell, John coltrane, miles davis, thelonious monk, art Blakey, herbie hancock, Grant Green, lee morgan, hank mobley, eric dolphy, clifford Brown, freddie hubbard, wayne Shorter, horace Silver, Joe henderson, lou donaldson, Kenny dorham, cannonball adderley and many others. Blue note’s catalog of music features an impressive array of legendary perfor-mances and a core list of “must-have” releases that have indelibly marked the history of jazz. to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Blue note legacy, an all-star band featur-ing some of the finest jazz musicians today is traveling the world throughout 2009. a new cd was recorded in the spring of 2008 and was released in conjunction with the commencement of the tour in January 2009.

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please join us for a free Civic Jazz LIVE! Concert

Before the Blue note records 70th anniversary tour concert featuring civic Jazz Band II, Sean dobbins, conductor

fri., march 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the music Box

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Pops Goes Vegas!

thursday, march 19 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. friday, march 20 at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, march 21 at 8:30 p.m.Sunday, march 22 at 3 p.m.

Jack Everly, conductor

Starring: Joe Cassidy

Martin PrestonAllison Briner

Scott Beck

featuring:Jennifer Ladner

Anne Beck

Vegas Showgirls: Blair Marion Parkman

Lydia Porter

Various; Arr. Everly High Rollers Overture Herman; Arr. Barton Las Vegas Various; Arr. Everly - Stephenson Mr. Showmanship I Various; Arr Barker Joe & Ally: It’s Us Again Coleman; Arr. Barton Big Spender Loesser; Arr. Barker Luck Be A Lady Allen; Arr. Gibson I Go to Rio

In t er mIssIon Stephenson Mr. Showmanship II Various; Arr. Barton Songs From The Strip Medley Kander; Arr. Holcombe New York, New York Herman; Arr Barker If He Walked Into My Life Various; Arr. Stephenson Mr. Showmanship III Marks / Anka; Arr. Barton I Gotta Be Me / My Way Manilow; Arr. Barker Here’s to Las Vegas

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Jack Everly Jack everly is a leader in symphonic pops throughout north america. he is the principal pops conductor with the Baltimore, Indianapolis and national arts centre (ottawa) Symphony orchestras as well as music director for the Symphonic pops consortium. In addi-tion to his duties with those orchestras, this season he has conducting engagements with the pittsburgh, nashville, national, toronto and dallas Symphony orchestras. originally appointed by artistic director mikhail Baryshnikov, mr. everly conducted thousands of performances and dozens of world premieres for american Ballet theatre where he served as music direc-tor. In addition to his aBt tenure, he has teamed with marvin hamlisch in shows that hamlisch composed including, “the Goodbye Girl,” “they’re playing our Song” and “a chorus line.” he also conducted carol channing hundreds of times in Hello, Dolly! in two separate Broadway productions. In television and film, Jack everly has appeared on In Performance at the White House and conducted the songs for disney’s animated classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame. he led the orchestra for the national pBS telecast of the american Ballet theatre’s Romeo and Juliet starring natalia makarova. he has been music director on numerous Broadway cast recordings and conducted the critically praised, Everything’s Coming Up Roses: The Complete Overtures of Broadway’s Jule Styne. a cd released in July 2005, In The Presence, features tenor daniel rodri-guez with the czech philharmonic cham-ber orchestra of prague conducted by mr. everly. other talents he has conducted include ella fitzgerald, pinchas Zuker-man, Sylvia mcnair, John raitt, Sandi patty, chris Botti, marilyn horne, martin Short and Bernadette peters. In 1998, Jack everly was instrumental in creating the Symphonic pops consortium lending his talent as music director. the consortium, based in Indianapolis and made up of major u.S. orchestras, produces a new theatrical pops program each season that is then made available to other orchestras.

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profIleSSusanna Mälkki finnish conductor Susanna mälkki has quickly become a sought after artist on the international conducting circuit. her versatility and broad repertoire have taken her to symphony orchestras, cham-ber orchestras, contemporary music ensembles and opera houses around the world. mälkki was artistic director of the Stavanger Symphony orchestra in norway until late 2005. In august 2004, she had her guest conducting debut with the ensemble Intercontemporain, a contemporary chamber orchestra, in paris. She made such a strong impres-sion that, in 2006, mälkki was named music director, a position she still holds. In march 2007, she conducted the ensemble’s 30th anniversary concert with pierre Boulez and peter eötvös. a student at the Sibelius academy, Susanna mälkki studied with Jorma panula and leif Segerstam. prior to her conducting studies, she had a successful career as a cellist, and from 1995-1998, she was one of the principals of the Goth-enburg Symphony orchestra in Sweden where she still guest conducts regularly. highlights in the current and future seasons include debuts with montréal Symphony, atlanta and detroit Sympho-nies, deutsches Symphony and nhK Symphony orchestra tokyo as well as her carnegie hall debut with the carnegie academy. She will also return to work with St. louis Symphony, BBc Symphony, Swedish radio, residentie orchestra and orchestre philharmo-nique de radio france. In august 2008, Susanna mälkki conducted the american premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s La Passione de Simone at lincoln center new york, a work which she premiered with Klangforum wien in 2006. other opera engagements have included thomas adès’s Powder Her Face and Saariaho’s L’Amour de Loin and Der Rosenkavalier at the finnish national opera. In spring 2010 she will conduct the premiere of a new ballet by Bruno mantovani at opéra national de paris, which will be followed by her debut at the new york city opera in 2011.

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Boléro

friday, march 27 at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, march 28 at 8:30 p.m.

Susanna Mälkki, conductorPeter Serkin, piano

Maurice Ravel Suite no. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé (1875-1937) lever du jour pantomime danse générale

Igor Stravinsky movements for piano and orchestra (1882-1971) I. = 110 - meno mosso, = 72 (interlude) = 52 II. = 52 (interlude) = 72 III. = 72 (interlude) = 80 IV. = 80 (interlude) = 52 V. = 52 Peter Serkin, piano

Olivier Messiaen Couleurs de la Cite Celeste (1908-1992) (Colors of the Celestial City) Peter Serkin, piano

In t er mIssIon Georges Bizet Symphony no. 1 in c major (1838-1875) allegro vivo adagio allegro vivace allegro vivace

Maurice Ravel Boléro

all evening performances will be preceded by ford concertalks featuring guest speaker charles Greenwell. concertalks begin one hour prior to performance time.

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Peter Serkin american pianist peter (adolf) Serkin began music studies as a child with his mother, the daughter of violinist and

composer adolf Busch. In 1958, at age 11, he entered the curtis Institute of music where he studied with lee luvisi, mieczyslaw horszowski and his father, rudolf Serkin. In 1959, he made

debuts at the marlboro festival and in new york city. Serkin has successfully conveyed the essence of four centuries of musical repertoire during his career, and his performances with the world’s major symphony orchestras, recital appear-ances, chamber music collaborations and recordings are respected worldwide. an avid proponent of the music of 20th and 21st century composers, peter Serkin has given many world premieres, including works written for him by toru takemitsu, peter lieberson, oliver Knussen and alexander Goehr. he has collaborated with such artists as yo-yo ma, alexander Schneider, the Guarneri String Quartet and as well as the classi-cal ensemble taShI of which he was a founding member. ranging from Bach to Berio, peter Serkin’s recordings reflect his distinc-tive musical vision. he has recorded for arcana, BmG classics/rca red Seal, Boston records, Bridge, cBS masterworks, decca, deutsche Grammo-phon, ecm, Koch classics, new world records, pro arte, telarc and Vanguard classics. his acclaimed solo album, The Ocean That Has No West and No East (Koch), featuring works by webern, wolpe, messiaen, takemitsu, Knussen, lieberson and wuorinen, was released in 2000; that same year, BmG released his recording of three Beethoven sonatas. his recording of mozart’s six concertos of 1784 with the english chamber orchestra (rca) received the deutsche Schallplattenpreis, a Grammy nomination and Stereo Review’s Best recording of the year award. mr. Serkin’s most recent recording is of the complete works for piano by arnold Schoenberg (arcana). Serkin appears by arrangement with c/m artists new york, Inc.

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Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2maurIce raVelB. mar. 7, 1875 in ciboure Basses-pyrénées, france d. dec. 28, 1937 in paris, france

Ballet premiered June 8, 1912 at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris by the Ballets Russes, Pierre Monteux conducting, Vaslav Nijinsky dancing

the part of Daphnis.

The work is scored for piccolo, two flutes, (one doubling on second piccolo), alto flute, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, three bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, four trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, celeste and strings. (Approx. 16 mins.)

Ravel did not refer to Daphnis and Chloé as a ballet but, instead, as a “choreographic symphony in three parts.” In effect, his label shifts the emphasis from dance to music; Daphnis is to be conceived of as a symphonic work accompanied by dance as opposed to gestural art accompanied by music. Ravel’s label was either prescient or influential, for the work is rarely staged, and its renown is due mostly to concert performances. however, it is important to be familiar with the ballet’s storyline since know-ing the plot can do much to enrich our hearing. the Daphnis tale comes from the Greek writer longus (second century ad). daphnis and chloé are abandoned at infancy on the Isle of lesbos and reared by kindly shepherd folk. upon coming of age, they fall in love, and daphnis teaches chloé to play the panpipe. this scene is often depicted in visual art, such as Baron françois Gérard’s Daphnis et Chloé which can be found in the regular collection at the detroit Institute of arts. chloé is kidnapped by pirates but is rescued by the god pan and returned to daphnis. the two are wed and much rejoicing ensues. the world of Daphnis and Chloé is, therefore, one of an idyllic, pastoral, attic romance where serenity is temporarily disrupted but soon restored through

divine intervention with no lasting ill consequences. ravel stated that his intention was to “compose a vast musical fresco, less scrupulous as to archaicism than faithful to the Greece of my dreams.” without doubt, his score is marvelously vast and dreamlike, as is portrayed in the pentatonic woodwind arpeggiations at the opening and in the massive tertian harmonies that swell to magnificence and then recede into oblivion. the musical material of Suite No. 2 is drawn from the third act of the ballet after pan has already delivered chloé from her kidnappers. lever du Jour (daybreak) depicts dawn on the morning of the lovers’ reunion. pantomime is the musical accompaniment to a mummery during which daphnis and chloé playact the mythical story of pan and Syrinx. this is both an homage to chloé’s savior and a form of erotic role-play to prepare the amorous youths for the consumma-tion of their love. the danse Generale is the music of the community’s nuptial festivities. It builds to an ecstatic climax, the moment when daphnis and chloé finally embrace. the dSo last performed ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé Suite no. 2 in febru-ary 2003.


ravel, Daphnis and Chloé Suite no. 2: leonard Slatkin conducting the St. louis Symphony orchestra, telarc 80052.

Movements for Piano and OrchestraIGor StraVInSKy B. June 17, 1882 in oranienbaum (now lomonosov), russiad. apr. 6, 1971 in new york, ny

Premiered January 1960 in New York, NY.

The work is scored for solo piano, piccolo, two flutes, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass

clarinet, bassoon, two trumpets, three trombones, harp, celeste and strings. (Approx. 10 mins.)

The twentieth century saw the breakdown of a shared European musical language—the so called “common practice” of compos-

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ers from Bach to Brahms—and witnessed a flourishing of stylistic pluralism, diversity and idio-syncrasy. No twentieth century composer embodied the ideal of musical heterogeneity more fully than Stravinsky, a protean figure who reinvented his musical language several times. In fact, in 1961, the great critic Hans Keller marveled at Stravinsky’s “ever younger creative mind.” Follow-ing what some historians call his “primitivist” period, in which he wrote such works as The Firebird and The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky sought inspiration in the venerable musical forms of bygone ages, such as the Baroque suite, the fugue and the Classical-era symphony. The most famous of these “neoclassical” pieces is Pulcinella. In the 1950s, Stravinsky began to experiment with serial compositional techniques such as those found in the music of Schoenberg, webern and Berg. movements for piano and orchestra is a serial work. It is based on a 12-note construction known as a “rotational-array” which is generated by reordering and transposing a given series of notes according to a novel method. this concept was not employed by Schoen-berg and his disciples. listeners don’t need to grasp the arcane technical details of Stravinsky’s serial procedures to hear that this music sounds somehow logical and law-like and not in the way that tonal music, when a single pitch is perceived as focal or referential, sounds logical and law-like. It is Stravinsky’s pre-compositional strictures based on serial devices, which to some extent determine which note shall follow which, that imbue the music with this quality. Stravinsky found creative liberation in rule-bound compo-sitional spaces. he said, “my freedom consists in my moving about within the narrow frame that I have assigned myself for each one of my undertakings. I shall go even further: my freedom will be so much the greater and more meaningful the more narrowly I limit my field of action and the more I surround myself with obstacles.” the work is comprised of five move-ments that contrast with one another in rhythm and texture. the movements are linked by four interludes, and the final

one of these leads, without pause, from the fourth movement to the fifth. the dSo last performed Stravinsky’s movements for piano and orchestra in april 1976.


Stravinsky, movements for piano and orchestra: michel Béroff, piano; Seiji ozawa conducting the orchestre de l’opèra de paris, emI 86073.

Couleurs de la Cité Céleste (Colors of the Celestial City)olIVIer meSSIaen B. december 10, 1908 in avignon, france d. april 28, 1992 in paris, france

Premiered October 17, 1964 in Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, by the Donaueschingen Festival Orchestra, Pierre Boulez conducting.

Scored for solo piano, three clarinets, two horns, four trumpets, four trom-bones and percussion. (Approx. 18 mins.)

Couleurs de la Cité Céleste is quintessential Messiaen as it draws together all of his well-known preoccupations: birdsong, Catholic-Christian imagery and symbolism, plainchant, exotic rhythms borrowed from non-Western traditions and color/sound associations. the work was inspired by passages from the Book of Revelation (the Apocalypse of John). In his preface to the score, messiaen mentions some verses that struck him as musically suggestive. “there was a rainbow around the throne… and the angels had seven trumpets… the star was entrusted with the key to the pits of the abyss… the light of the city was like crystalline jasper… the foundations of the city walls were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: jasper, sapphire, chalcedony, emerald, sardonyx, sardius, chrysolite, beryl, topaz, chrysoprase, and amethyst…” compare this rich imagery to the music’s sonic details. often, words like these can cause us to take notice of sounds we might otherwise have missed. the colors that radiate from the city’s

gem-encrusted walls are indicated by messiaen in the score as performance instructions. “the brass should, so to speak ‘play red,’ the woodwinds should ‘play blue,’ and so forth,” he advised. Sound colors are given temporal shape by the rhythmic modes of Indian clas-sical music which messiaen selected based on the symbolic implications of the modes’ names. Pratâpaçekhara is the “most-beautiful-splendor” mode and tritîya the “trinity” mode. Sixteen birds lend their songs to this work—one from canada, two from argentina, three from Venezuela, five from Brazil and five from new Zealand. Still more melodic material is derived from Gregorian chant, specifically from alleluias, e.g. Magnus Dominus and Christus Resurgens whose texts are relevant to themes treated in the apocalypse. It would be tough to keep track of all the individual elements of this catalogue of melodies, but listeners might enjoy keeping their ears attuned to the differ-ences between segments that sound chant-like and segments that sound avian-inspired. this is the dSo premiere of messi-aen’s Couleurs de la Cité Céleste.


messiaen, Colours of the Celestial City: myung-whun chung conduct-ing the orchestre philharmonique de radio france, deutsche Grammophon B0012083.

Symphony in C MajorGeorGeS BIZetB. oct. 25, 1838 in paris, franced. June 3, 1875 in Bougival, near paris, france

Premiered February 26, 1935 in Basel Switzer-land, Felix Weingartner conducting

The work is scored for two flutes, two oboes,

two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. (Approx. 30 mins.)

Georges Bizet is one of the most recognizable names among French composers of the Romantic Era, prin-cipally because of the iconic status of his opera Carmen, about which the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche


remarked, “I become a better man when Bizet speaks to me. Also a better musician, a better listener… I tremble before the dangers this daring music runs.” few people are aware that Bizet was a child prodigy whose gifts warranted comparisons to mozart and mendelssohn. Bizet entered the paris conservatory at age 8, garnered several premier prix for solfege, piano and organ by age 16 and was awarded the prix de rome at age 19. the Symphony in C Major was completed in november of 1935 when Bizet was only 17 years-old, probably as a composition exercise. the work was not performed or submitted for publication during Bizet’s lifetime; in fact, it wasn’t until 1933 that the manu-script of the work was found languishing in the archives of the paris conservatory library, where the executors of Bizet’s wife’s estate deposited it after her death. the work has been a popular success since its premier in 1935. It exudes high spirits and youthful charm. although there are echoes of Schubert’s major-key symphonies, scholars are confident that the Symphony in c major is patterned after Gounod’s Symphony no. 1 in d-major which Bizet arranged for piano four-hands in 1855. Both works contain fugatos, passages marked by melodic imitation similar to that found in the fugues of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, as well as prominent drone basses, the characteristic bagpipe sound, in the central “trio” section of the scherzo movement. there are also several instances of note-for-note correspon-dences between the two works. this scarcely-concealed indebtedness likely explains Bizet’s reluctance to make his Symphony public. we can forgive Bizet his borrowings, which are pervasive in classical music, and marvel that a boy of 17 could have composed a work of this caliber, one which is simultaneously sophisticated and full of unselfconscious boisterousness. the dSo last performed Bizet’s Symphony no. 1 in august 2000 at Interlochen.


Bizet, Symphony in c: thomas Beecham conducting the l’orchestre national de la radiodiffusion française, emI 67259.

BoléromaurIce raVel B. mar. 7, 1875 in ciboure, Basses-pyrénées, france d. dec. 28, 1937 in paris, france

Premiered November 22, 1928 at the Paris Opéra, Walther Staram Conducting

The work is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes (one doubling on oboe d’amore), English horn, two clari-nets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, four trumpets, three trombones, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, celeste and strings. (Approx. 14 mins.)

Ravel’s Boléro is certainly the composer’s most widely admired work, and it is arguably among the most popular and recognizable items in the twentieth-century repertory. A few examples suffice to demonstrate the prominent position Boléro has occupied and continues to occupy in the popular conscious-ness: 25 commercial recordings of it were made in the 1930s alone, and countless have been released since that time; the music is the focal point of the 1934 box-office success Boléro, starring George Raft and Carol Lombard; in more recent pop culture, the final seduction scene of the romantic comedy 10, with Dudley Moore and Bo Derek, revolves around an LP recording of the work; and children in the late-1990s encountered the piece on the animated series Digimon, where it served as a recurring musical backdrop. as with Daphnis et Chloé, one cannot talk about Boléro without making mention of dance, even though it is primarily known as a concert work. the composition’s title (which was originally “fandango”) refers to the moderately slow, triple-meter Iberian dance form. further, like Daphnis, Boléro was writ-ten as the musical accompaniment to a ballet—one that depicted, according to Ida rubenstein, the ballerina who commissioned it, “a flamenco dancer exciting the admiration and lust of drink-ers as she works herself into a frenzy on the table top.”

ravel called his Boléro “an experiment in a very special and limited direction. there are no contrasts, and invention is focused on the manner of execution.” the piece employs two melodies, each eight measures long. these are varied only in tone-color, as they are traded among the orchestra’s instrumental families. the snare drum’s consistent rhythm is never absent. with its musical vocabulary, Boléro prefigures future developments of minimalist composers such as phillip Glass and Steve reich. like the best of their works, it has the power to evoke a pleasant sense of calm in their listeners. the dSo last performed Boléro in January 2007.


ravel, Boléro: leonard Slatkin conducting the St. louis Symphony orchestra, telarc 80052.

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Robert deMaine, CelloPrincipal Chair, Detroit Symphony Orchestraaccompanied by Zhihua Tang, piano

Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:30 p.m.

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Scott Hill, guitar; Carlos Boltes, Viola and Charango

A fiery program of classical and folkloric musicSaturday, November 8, 2008 8 pm

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The Art of BellydancingFeaturing Bellydance Superstars

Sunday, march 29 at 3 p.m.

Bellydance Superstars:Sonïa, adoré, petite Jamilla, Sabah, moria, Kami liddle, nathalie, colleen, cecilia, Zoe Jakes, lauren, Samantha, Jayna, and Issam

cast subject to change.

ACT ONE1. art of Bellydance

choreography: Jillina | music: ellia attieh2. SonÏa and ISSam – art of the drum Solo

choreography: Sonïa3. trIBal fuSIon part I

4. BeIrut nIGhtSchoreography: Jillina | music: charbel rouhana

5. ZeIna reGGaetonchoreography: teria morada | music: tres mundos

6. wheel wIthIn a wheelchoreography: petite Jamilla | music: Beats antique

7. trIBal fuSIon part II8. duBKIe ah aKBar

choreography: Stephanie Sullivan | music: Samara9. fuSIonISta

10. party drum 2009percussion: Issam houshan and the BdS percussion choir

INTERMISSION

ACT TWO

11. BeIrut nIGhtS part IIchoreography: yasmina ramsey | music: Issa Ghandour

12. Ballet d’orIent – SaBahchoreography: Sabah

music: raul ferrando – “the yearning”13. trIBal fuSIon part III

14. South pacIfIc BellyneSIanchoreography: Sonïa | music: Grand Ballet de tahiti

15. trIBal drum Solo16. trIBeret duet

choreography: Sonïa & colleen | music: Beats antique17. caIro nIGhtS

choreography: Jillinamusic: mohammad al hasan abo abid

18. trIBal Solo19. we are one

choreography: Jillina

creator and artistic director: miles copeland

Bellydance Superstars hailed by the london newspapers the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph and Daily Express as the next big dance show phenom-enon to follow Riverdance, the Bellydance Superstars are the world’s premier touring bellydance troupe renowned for taking this ancient art form into the mainstream. from their beginnings as part of the 2003, 45-city lollapalooza tour, perform-ing for over a half a million people, to their three-month run at the monte carlo casino in monaco at the end of 2005, the troupe has set a new standard for bellydance and has proven its appeal to western audiences. over 375 concerts in 16 countries, with countless televi-sion appearances and impressive press coverage, have added momentum to an already growing interest in this feminine and sensual dance art. the Bellydance Superstars is an american troupe comprised of the high-est caliber dancers. a number of them are also bellydance instructors, making the regular Bellydance Superstars’ work-shops popular as well. the troupe’s longtime chief chore-ographer is Jillina who contributes four pieces to the show, including the grand opening and closing numbers. Jillina is a master of using traditional as well as modern bellydance and pushing the art form to new heights. for the first time, the troupe has also drawn from outside choreographers, as well including pieces by yasmina (an oriental style piece with the music of Issa Ghandour); Stephanie Sullivan (an imaginative dubkie folkloric tour de force with the music of Samara); and teria morada (a reggaeton/arab fusion with the music of tres mundos).

Bellydance SuperStarS

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the dSo can be heard on the dSo, chandos, london, rca and mercury record labels.

The DSO does not appear on this program.




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april 3 Slatkin & Boisvert concert sponsor

classical SeriesSlatkin & Boisvert

thursday, april 2 at 8 p.m. friday, april 3 at 8 p.m.

Saturday, april 4 at 8:30 p.m.

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Emmanuelle Boisvert, violin

Benjamin Britten “four Sea Interludes” (1913-1976) from Peter Grimes, op. 33a dawn: lento e tranquillo Sunday morning: allegro spiritoso moonlight: andante comodo e rubato Storm: presto con fuoco

Alban Berg concerto for Violin and orchestra (1885-1935) andante - allegretto allegro - adagio Emmanuelle Boisvert, violin

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Johannes Brahms Symphony no. 4 in e minor, op. 98 (1833-1897) allegro non troppo andante moderato allegro giocoso allegro energico e passionato

all evening performances will be preceded by ford concertalks featuring guest speaker charles Greenwell. concertalks begin one hour prior to performance time.


Leonard Slatkin hailed as “america’s music director” by the Los Angeles Times, internationally renowned conductor leonard Slatkin begins his tenure this season as music director of the detroit Symphony orchestra. additionally, he becomes principal Guest conductor of the pittsburgh Symphony orchestra in 2008-09. having recently completed his 12th and final season as music director of the national Symphony orchestra, Slatkin continues as principal Guest conductor of the royal philharmonic orchestra and music advisor to the nashville Symphony orchestra. throughout the world, Slatkin’s performances have been distinguished by imaginative programming and highly praised interpretations of both the standard and contemporary symphonic repertoire. additionally, he is well-known for his arts advocacy work on behalf of music education. following a successful tenure as music director of the Saint louis Symphony from 1979 to 1996, Slatkin became conductor laureate. he served as festival director of the cleveland orchestra’s Blossom festival from 1990-99, principal Guest conductor of the philharmonia orchestra from 1997-2000, chief conductor of the BBc Symphony orchestra from 2000-04 and principal Guest conductor of the los angeles philharmonic at the hollywood Bowl from 2004-07. Slatkin is a frequent host of musical broadcasts, which include the BBc and the new wrcJ broadcasts of dSo performances. Slatkin’s more than 100 recordings have been recognized with seven Grammy awards and more than 60 Grammy award-nominations. he has received many other honors and awards, including the 2003 national medal of arts, france’s chevalier of the legion of honor and the league of american orchestras’ Gold Baton for service to american music. Slatkin was born in los angeles where his parents, conductor-violinist felix Slatkin and cellist eleanor aller, were founding members of the hollywood String Quartet. he began his musical studies on the violin and studied conducting with his father, followed by training with walter Susskind at aspen and Jean morel at the Juilliard School.

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Emmanuelle Boisvert dSo concertmaster emmanuelle Boisvert wins the hearts of audiences, critics and musicians alike with an unde-

niable finesse and charismatic pres-ence befitting her prestigious position. Boisvert was only 25 years-old when she became the first woman to win the position of concert-master with a major

u.S. orchestra. that year, she also made her first solo appearance with the dSo and, ever since, has given annual solo performances. each year she plays something new and more challenging; she has never repeated a work. mark Stryker of the Detroit Free Press has proclaimed that, “Boisvert’s musician-ship takes a back seat to no one,” while lawrence Johnson of The Detroit News has called her talent “brilliant, endlessly imaginative, daring…” as the orchestra’s leader, she is no less inspiring to her colleagues. Said lawrence Johnson in a 2008 feature story, “for 20 seasons, violinist emmanu-elle Boisvert has served the detroit Symphony orchestra in the steadying, crucial position of concertmaster – not just as leader of the first violins, her colleagues say, but indeed as standard-bearer of the orchestra’s artistic aspirations.” Boisvert began her studies at age 3 at the conservatoire de musique de Québec. with additional study at the meadowmount School of music, she attended the prestigious curtis Institute of music in philadelphia where she was a student of Ivan Galamian and david cerone. after graduating from curtis, she played for the concerto Soloists chamber orchestra of philadelphia and the marlboro music festival. Boisvert was a member of the cleveland orches-tra when she won her coveted concert-master position in detroit in 1988.

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“Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a BenJamIn BrIttenB. nov. 22, 1913 in lowestoft, englandd. dec. 4, 1976 in aldeburgh, england

Premiered in Chelten-ham, England on June 13, 1945 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the composer conducting.

Scored for two flutes doubling on piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, one doubling on E-flat clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, piccolo trumpet, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings. (approx. 16 mins.)

Benjamin Britten has emerged as one of the most important English composers of the twentieth century, and one of the period’s most impor-tant operatic composers, regardless of nationality. Peter Grimes, which quickly entered the repertoire of opera companies worldwide, was a turning point in Britten’s career and marked his ascension to inter-national prominence. He began work on the opera shortly after returning to England from an Ameri-can sojourn during the war years (1939–1942). Building on the success of Peter Grimes, Britten would go on to write 15 more operas, often explor-ing the relationship between the individual and society. Peter Grimes offers an ambivalent portrait of a reclusive fisherman and his strained interactions with his neighbors (complicated by the deaths of two apprentices under his tutelage). the four interludes heard today are drawn from the opera almost without alteration (only slight changes being made to provide suitable endings), and each provides a view of life by the sea. the opening movement, “dawn: Lento e tranquillo,” is taken from an optimistic point in the otherwise dark work, where peter Grimes has just been found inno-cent in the death of his first apprentice; in many ways it represents a hopefulness for Grimes’s future. like waves breaking

upon the shore, the music returns again and again to the opening theme in the flute and strings, and alternates with a progressively menacing lower brass part that foretells of future tragedy. “Sunday morning: Allegro spiritoso” depicts a bustling scene where the townsfolk are preparing to go to church while two characters relax by the shore. the piece alternates between an ostinato (a repeated melodic pattern) in the horns accompanying a quirky woodwind melody above it, and a calmer passage using low strings upon which the flute seems to dance. the consistent ringing of the church bell soon reminds the townsfolk to leave the peaceful reverie. the third interlude, “moonlight: Andante comodo e rubato,” is the most contemplative of the set and again reveals Britten’s fascination with repeated melodies and contrasting ideas. the opening progression in the strings and winds is juxtaposed with a bird-like chirping from the flutes, xylophone and harp. Saving the most dramatic contrast for last, the storm movement crashes into the calmness achieved by the third interlude. the timpani and the brass section take center stage, representing the archetypical and violent uprising of nature—a torrent during which Grimes’ boat is lost at sea. the opening passage returns as a touchstone throughout, being interrupted by contrasting sections that soften some of the primal outburst. while there appears to be a break in the onslaught towards the end of the piece, it proves only temporary as the storm first insinuates and then finally surges back, bringing the set to a dramatic close. the dSo last performed Benjamin Britten’s “four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes in april 2007.


Britten, four Sea Interludes: andré previn conducting the london Symphony orchestra, emI 88676.

Program Note by Phil Duker, Ph.D., music theory instructor at the University of Mich-igan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra alBan BerGB. feb. 9, 1885 in Vienna, austriad. dec. 24, 1935 in Vienna, austria

Composed in 1935 and premiered in Barcelona on April 19, 1936 with Hermann Scherchen conducting and Louis Krasner as soloist.

Scored for two flutes doubling on piccolo, two oboes (one doubling English horn), three clarinets (one doubling on alto saxophone), bass clari-net, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, tenor and bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings. (Approx. 22 mins.)

Alban Berg is often regarded as the most populist and least dogmatic composer of the Second Viennese School (led by Arnold Schoenberg and including Anton Webern). While Berg’s music is often highly chromatic, it includes many “reminders” of tonality in both its musical materials and its references to other works. The Violin Concerto offers an example of both of these reminders, despite employing a “tone row” that sounds all 12 chro-matic pitches in a sequence without repetition. The piece is both tonal and atonal at the same time and Berg exploits these tonal allusions throughout. Further, the concerto includes references to folksong as well as Bach’s famous funereal chorale “Es ist genug” [It Is Enough]. These particular allusions are mean-ingful in light of the background of the composition. In the summer of 1935, Berg inter-rupted his work on the opera Lulu to complete a commission for the american violinist louis Krasner. (although Berg would return to the opera, he died unexpectedly and the concerto would be the last piece he completed.) while Krasner was its inspiration, Berg subtitled the work “to the memory of an angel,” using it to memorialize the death of manon Gropius, the daughter of alma mahler and the Bauhaus architect walter Gropius. Berg even referred to

the concerto as a “requiem for manon.” while few would accuse the work of being sentimental, it can be understood as both an intimate portrait of a beloved young woman and, at the same time, Berg’s own reckoning with the end of an era in Viennese culture that he symboli-cally tied to his own mortality. Berg’s concerto is divided into two movements and each movement is further divided into two, as indicated

by their tempo markings (e.g., the first movement begins with a moderate Andante before speeding up to an Alle-gretto, while movement two starts quick and then slows). the opening passages function as an introduction, using a question-and-answer pattern between orchestra and soloist that is continued and developed throughout the first move-ment. like many concertos, the relation-ship between orchestra and soloist is

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an important aspect of the piece. here, the opening impression of amicability is short-lived. the Allegretto breaks into a new character with a short woodwind passage that is immediately echoed by solo violin and then traded back and forth. the violence alluded to in the close of the first movement bursts through in the opening of the second, where a definite opposition arises between devilishly dexterous solo passages and menacing orchestral replies. after a slow, solemn digression and a return of the opening orchestral gesture, the violin and orches-tra again wrestle with the violin taunting the orchestra with repetitive passages. eventually both factions give way to the Bach chorale melody, with orchestration that mimics the sound of a church organ. the piece ends with the violin in the stratosphere, supported by a sonority often associated with early jazz (a major sixth chord) that lends the piece a final surprising sense of optimism. the dSo last performed Berg’s Violin concerto in may 2002.


Berg, Violin concerto: anne-Sophie mutter, violin; James levine conduct-ing the chicago Symphony orchestra, deutsche Grammophon 437093.

Program Note by Phil Duker, Ph.D., music theory instructor at the University of Mich-igan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98JohanneS BrahmSB. may 7, 1833 in hamburg, Germanyd. apr. 3, 1897 in Vienna, austria

Premiered in Meiningen on October 25, 1885 with the composer conducting.

Scored for two flutes with one doubling on piccolo,

two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trum-pets, timpani, triangle and strings. (Approx. 40 mins.)

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is considered by many to be his masterpiece in the genre because it offers the ideal balance between form and expression. Here, struc-tural play amplifies the emotional

impact of his themes. Proclaimed by Robert Schumann to be “destined to give ideal expression to the times,” Brahms came of age during the hyper romanticism of Wagner and delayed his own entry into symphonic composition until the premiere of his first symphony in 1876, when he was 43-years-old. His symphonies were immediately beloved, but heard as conservative and classical—their deep inventive-ness being appreciated only later. Brahms’ fourth and final symphony appeared just nine years after his first, and while Brahms began parts of a fifth, he destroyed his sketches, making the fourth his ultimate symphonic statement. the symphony opens almost in mid-thought, with the violins sliding out of nowhere and the woodwinds responding in reflection to create the first theme. there is no introduction. Brahms clearly enjoyed the movement’s disorienting beginning, as two bars of wind chords that originally began the work were cut from the first draft. the theme is central to the movement, and guides the listener’s journey through Brahms’ clever treatment of sonata form: what appears to be its first repeat quickly veers into new territory (known as the development) and a quiet pianissimo masks its return (known as the recapitulation) when the winds suggest the theme and the violins only gradually catch on. the horn call that opens the second movement provides the musical material for the whole: a repeating note plus a lilting snap that moves up, then down, and repeats. that such a delicate and beautiful slow movement could be made of such repetitive and seemingly pedestrian material is a wonder. the idea moves throughout the orchestra, subtly shifting in color and rhythm. a lyrical theme in the cello briefly intervenes, but soon shifts back to the opening motif, which sounds as if caught in an orches-tral fugue by Bach. the luscious return of the lyrical theme introduces yet a new idea that leads back to a final triumphant statement of the horn fanfare. the Scherzo that follows is a rollicking, energetic and somewhat comic dance, featuring the percussionists in athletic timpani and shimmering triangle playing. making their first appearance, the trombones mark the severe scope of the finale, sounding an eight-note theme

based loosely on Johann Sebastian Bach’s early cantata “nach dir, herr, verlanget mich” [for thee, o lord, I long]—BwV 150. Brahms presents 32 variations over this bass line, making up a rare example of a symphonic chaconne. the tale is often told of how the influ-ence of Beethoven and his symphonies overshadowed Brahms’ work in the genre. this fourth Symphony, however, suggests that while Brahms may have followed Beethoven’s sonic footsteps to Vienna and into the realm of the symphony, he erected his own signature monuments, honoring the tradition built by haydn, mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann, while realizing his own orchestral voice. the dSo last performed Brahms’ Symphony no. 4 in may 2005.


Brahms, Symphony no. 4: carlo maria Giulini conducting the chicago Symphony orchestra, emI 62883.

Program note by Mark Clague, Assistant Professor of musicology at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.


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DSO to Perform in Lansing, Thanks to Guardian Industries the dSo will travel to lansing this spring to perform for legislators and the public on grounds of the michigan State capitol. the concert, on wed., June 10 at 12 p.m., is being made possible by Guardian Industries, a long time supporter of dSo touring activities thanks to the Guardian touring fund. over the years, the auburn hills-based manu-facturer of glass, automotive and building products has sponsored dSo performances in toronto and a number of michigan destina-tions, including mackinac, monroe and ann arbor. “at Guardian, we see the dSo much like we see ourselves, as an entity with a long history in southeast michigan that is also an ambassador around the nation and the world,” said ralph J. Gerson, executive Vice president of Guardian Industries and a longtime dSo Board member. “we share a pursuit of excellence and a passion for qual-ity in everything we do, not to mention high energy and enthusiasm. we are very pleased to sponsor this special dSo performance at our State capitol in lansing this year.”

BOARD SPOTLIGHT: Marilyn Pincus when the expansion of orchestra hall that eventually became the max m. fisher music center was in its initial stages in the late 1990s, a state-of-the-art education center that would provide the training ground for music students was a key element in the plan. In learning of the education component in the expansion, dSo Board member marilyn pincus and her husband, Bernard, became tremendous advocates of the project. with their vision and support, the Jacob Bernard pincus music education center, named after the couple’s son who died in 1993, was realized. encompassing 15,000 of the max m. fisher music center’s 135,000 square feet, this acoustically superior musical training facility has allowed the dSo to double the size of its civic youth ensemble program. In 2003 there were only four groups and 285 participants; today there are 10 ensembles and 550 students, all of whom rehearse and train weekly at the pincus center. Bernard pincus, the former hughes & hatcher clothing retailer chair-man, passed away in 2001. however, since the opening of the pincus center, marilyn pincus has become even more involved in the dSo’s commitment to music education. the Bloomfield hills resident is an active member of the Board’s education committee and is passionate about expanding the reach of the dSo’s music training programs for young people. her dedication to this goal has already changed the lives of the hundreds of student musicians for whom the name “pincus” will forever be aligned with the start of their musical lives.

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DSO Spring Fundraiser: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Save the date for the dSo’s largest annual fundraiser! the black tie event, on Sat., June 13, celebrates the conclusion of leonard Slatkin’s first year as music director and features a delightful Shakespearean theme. titled “a midsummer night’s dream,” the evening begins with a champagne reception in the max m. fisher music center atrium at 6 p.m. and continues with a dSo concert in orchestra hall at 7 p.m. led by maestro Slatkin and featuring the superstar mezzo-soprano frederica von Stade, the program will include an array of works with Shakespearean connec-tions, including the “willow Song” from rossi-ni’s Othello, sung by von Stade. following the concert, guests will enjoy a wonderful dinner and dancing into the wee hours. co-chairs for the event are marlies castaing, Kay cowger, linda dresner and danialle Karmanos. for more information, call (313) 576-5082 or send an email to [email protected].

The DSO Catches Some Rays following the success and excitement of launching the dSo’s 12th music director, leonard Slatkin, dSo musicians, board, staff, and friends gathered in longboat Key, Stuart, palm Beach, and naples, florida in January for a series of special receptions and chamber performances to friend-raise, fund-raise, and share news of the exciting new Slatkin era. a special guest star at these performances was an extremely rare and sonorous 1709 Stradivarius generously on loan from the henry ford’s vast collection of instruments which was played beautifully by dSo associate concertmaster and violinist, Kimberly a. Kaloyanides who was joined by the cuttime players comprised of dSo musicians Geoffrey applegate, Kevin Good, randall hawes, theodore oien, rick robinson, Sharon Spar-row and robert williams. Special thanks to penny and harold Blumenstein and herman and Sharon frankel; public event co-sponsor, the henry ford; the cuttime play-

ers and leonard Slatkin for their inspiring contri-butions to this venture. for information or to support future dSo presentations in florida, please contact Kareem George at (313) 576-5596 or send an email to [email protected].

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has your child expressed an interest in learning to play a string instrument but does not have the opportunity to do so at school? or does your child currently play a string instrument but would like to supplement their educa-tion with additional training? the dSo may just have the answer with the power of dreams String music project (pod). funded by a generous gift from american honda motor co., Inc. and in partnership with the wayne State university department of music and Shar products company, this innovative program, launched in September 2008, provides an affordable string training experience to students who live in underserved communities where these opportunities either do not exist at all or are limited to a very basic level. this classical training program is split into three levels for beginner through intermediate violin, viola, cello and bass players. In addition to weekly group lessons, students attend master classes with dSo musicians and perform in power of dreams nights concerts at the conclusion of every 12-week semester. Students do not need to go through an audition process to be a part of pod; eligible students in grades three through five are required only to complete an application and are admitted based on availability of space. for additional information or to be added to the mailing list for the 2009-10 brochure and application, please contact rebecca Gilbert, the dSo’s manager of educational Initiatives, at [email protected] or (313) 576-5167.

Civic Youth Ensembles Auditions your child is invited to audition for a coveted spot in the detroit Symphony civic youth ensembles (cye), michigan’s premier pre-professional training program for orchestra, chamber, wind and jazz musicians. participation provides unparal-leled access to some of the top musicians in the world, including world-renowned conductors such as music director leonard Slatkin, visiting guest artists on the dSo’s classical and jazz subscription series and dSo musicians. acceptance into the 2009-10 cye is based on an audition with one of the sympho-ny’s conductors and/or adjudicators. applications will be due in april and auditions will take place in may at the max m. fisher music center. all information and online applications are now available online at www.detroitsymphony.com. for questions, to request an information packet by mail or to schedule an audition, please contact civic youth ensemble coordinator Kit weber at (313) 576-5497 or [email protected].

From Beginner to Expert, the DSO Offers Instrumental Training for Kids of All Levels


ParkingSecure, covered, lighted parking in the orchestra place parking deck, lo-cated on parsons Street just south of the max m. fisher music center, and in the woodward Garage, located on the corner of mack and woodward. Both parking decks have reserved space for patrons with handicap per-mits. parking for coffee concerts is avail-able in both parking decks, as well as the whitney restaurant lot between canfield and forest. the dSo offers shuttle bus service to coffee concerts from selected locations, including the dIa, for $10. call (313) 576-5130 for more information.

Restroomsmen’s, women’s and family restrooms are located on all levels of the atrium lobby. additional men’s and women’s restrooms are located on the Box lev-el of orchestra hall and on the lower level of the main floor.

Refreshmentsthe paradise café, located on the second floor of orchestra hall, opens two hours prior to concert time and is open one hour after concerts. reser-vations may be made by calling (313) 576-5055. cash bar service and light refresh-ments are available in the atrium area of the max m. fisher music center two hours prior to concert time and

during intermission. happy hour, with special drink prices, is available until 30 minutes prior to concerts. we in-vite you to place your beverage orders with the bartenders prior to the start of the concert and your order will be waiting for you at intermission!

Telephonesa telephone is located in the Box office lobby.

Smokingthe dSo is pleased to offer a smoke-free environment at the max m. fisher music center. Smoking is not permit-ted anywhere inside the building. patrons who wish to smoke must do so outside the building. an outdoor patio is also available on the second level of the atrium lobby.

Handicap Accessparking is available in the orchestra place parking deck for patrons with handicap permits. there are eleva-tors, barrier-free restrooms and acces-sible seating in all areas of the max m. fisher music center. Security per-sonnel are available at the entrances to assist handicapped patrons in and out of vehicles.

Hearing Impairedhearing assistance devices are avail-able. please see an usher prior to the performance.

Late Seating Policythe dSo makes every attempt to be-gin concerts on time. In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, latecomers will be seated after the conclusion of the first work on the program. patrons who leave the hall before or during a work will be reseated after the work is completed. ushers will alert patrons as soon as it is possible to be seated. house lights are dimmed to indicate that the concert is about to begin. latecomers will be able to watch the performance on closed-circuit televi-sion in the atrium lobby.

Cameras and Tape Recordersphotographing or taping of any per-formance at the max m. fisher music center is strictly prohibited. no re-cording devices or cameras are per-mitted without special authorization from the dSo.

Concert Cancellationsto find out if a scheduled performance at the max m. fisher music center has been cancelled due to inclement weather, hazardous roads, power out-ages or other emergencies, call the Box office at (313) 576-5111, or tune in to wJr 760 am and wwJ 950 am.

Pagers, Phones, Watches and Extraneous Soundscellular phones, pagers and alarm watches must be turned off while

at the max m. fisher music center. patrons should speak to the house manager to make special arrange-ments to receive emergency phone calls during a performance. the dSo thanks you for your cooperation avoid-ing any extraneous sounds during the concerts. the hall microphones used to record the orchestra are extremely sensitive and will even record the sound of a wristwatch chime.

Lost and FoundSee the house manager or call (313) 576-5121 during business hours.

Gift CertificatesGive friends and loved ones a gift that lasts all year long—the experience of a dSo performance. Gift certificates are available in any denomination and may be used toward the purchase of dSo concert tickets. Visit the dSo Box office at the max m. fisher music center or call (313) 576-5111 for more information.

Max M. Fisher Music Center Rental Informationthe max m. fisher music center is an ideal setting for a variety of events and performances. for information on renting the facility, please call (313) 576-5050. rental information is also available online at www.detroit-symphony.com.

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admInIStratIVe StaffExecutive Office

anne parsons President & CEO

patricia walker Chief Operating Officer

Kathryn huskin Executive Assistant

Sales and Services

ross Binnie Vice President of Sales

will Broner Customer Service Representative

connie campbell Subscription Sales Manager

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marilyn cragway Marketing Associate

elaine curvin Executive Assistant

mona dequis Assistant Retail Manager

angela detlor Marketing Coordinator

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paul Ganson Historian

Keith Koppmeier Director of Marketing, Non-Classical

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charles Burke Director of Education and Artistic Director of Civic Ensembles

david dredla Artistic Administrator

Kathryn ellis Assistant Director of Education

deborah fleitz Executive Assistant to the Music Director and Artistic Planning Associate

rebecca Gilbert Manager of Education Initiatives

charles Greenwell Conducting Assistant

leah lucas General Manager of Civic Ensembles

nicole new Artistic Coordinator, Non-Classical

erik rönmark Artistic Coordinator, Classical

Operations

holly clement Event Services Manager

Keith elder Associate Vice President for Operations

norris Jackson Security Officer

richard Jacques Director of Information Technology

mami Kato Operations Manager

Jennifer Kouassi Facility Operations Manager

magda marudas Director of Human Resources Operations

Stephen molina Orchestra Personnel Manager

B.J. pearson Event Services Manager

mark rist Administrative Associate

Sam rogers Maintenance Aide

alice Sauro Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

Joel watson Director of Business Systems

Development

Kate cahill Vice President of Development

Joy crawford Development Systems Analyst

cynthia dodd Director of Board Relations

Kareem George Director of Endowment Support

aja Grosvenor Special Events Coordinator

Sally freels Manager of Major Gift Programs

Jennifer Jackson Development Systems Coordinator

rick Kelley Director of Major Gifts

cynthia reeves Executive Assistant

darren rich Corporate Donor Relations Manager

Julie Schneider Development Assistant

allison walacavage Foundation and Government Grants Manager

anne wilczak Director of Special Events

Finance

Kim colon Accounting Manager

Jeremiah hess Accounting Manager

linda makris Controller

nancy prochazka Payroll Accountant

don Sosnoski Interim Chief Financial Officer


Contributors to the Detroit symphony orChestra’s enDowment FunDThe Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following donors who have made gifts in the amount of $10,000 and more to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in support of its endowment and capital campaign projects. These contributions reflect the generosity of our donors and their commitment to

preserving the tradition of excellence in the orchestra. For more information call (313) 576-5596.

members oF the musiCal leGaCy soCietyThe Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Board of Directors is pleased to honor and recognize the members of the Musical Legacy Society who have provided

for the Orchestra in their estate plans. For more information about making a bequest to the DSO, please call Rick Kelley at (313) 576-5074.

Contributors oF eXCeptional operatinG supportDetroit Symphony Orchestra extends its sincere appreciation to those corporations, foundations and individuals making contributions exceptional in their magnitude. Their gifts, made through the Bridge Fund, Extraordinary Operating Initiative, and Operating Fund Challenge greatly stabilized

the organization’s financial situation. We recognize and acknowledge their extra measure of faith and generosity.

$10,000,000 and moremarjorie & max† m. fisherState of michigan

$5,000,000 and moreanonymous daimlerchrysler corporation

fundford motor company fund Jean & Sam† frankelGeneral motors corporationmarion† & david handleman,

Sr. & handleman company David & Marion Handleman

Educational Fundthe Kresge foundationmarilyn & Bernard† pincus

$2,000,000 and moremary w. parkermr.† & mrs. ralph l. polk Ralph L. Polk Young

People’s Education FundShirley K. Schlafer

foundationmrs. richard c. Van dusenmr. & mrs. r. Jamison

williams, Sr.† & family

$1,000,000 and moremr. & mrs. robert alleseemr. & mrs. eugene

applebaummarlene & John Boll, Sr.comerica charitable

foundationJulie & peter cummingsderoy testamentary

foundationthe devereaux familymr. & mrs. frederick a. erb Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb

Jazz Creative Director Chairherman & Sharon frankelruth roby & alfred r. Glancy

IIImort & Brigitte harrishudson-webber foundationthe John S. & James l.

Knight foundation

mr. & mrs.† edward c. levy, Jr.

the manoogian familymcGregor fundmr. & mrs. roger S. penskepVS chemicals, Inc.Jack a. & aviva robinsonrichard & Susan rogelthe Skillman foundationrobert h. tannahill trustKatherine tuck fund Katherine Tuck Young

Artist’s Fundmr. & mrs. James a. williamsmatilda r. wilson funddr. & mrs. clyde wu Helen & Clyde Wu Civic

Orchestra Music Director Chair

$500,000 and moreanonymous Individual—

In honor of Sam & Jean frankel

Bank onemr. & mrs. mandell l.

Bermanlois & avern cohnnational city Bankthe william randolph hearst

foundation William Randolph Hearst

Educational Endowmentmr.† & mrs. heinz c. prechtermr. & mrs. lloyd e. reussalan & marianne Schwartz &

Jean Shapero Van dusen endowment

challengewomen’s association for the

detroit Symphony orchestra

Gordon e. young estate

$250,000 and moreanonymous (2)the anderson fundmr. & mrs. richard a. Brodiemaurice t.† & margo cohen

robert† & roseann comstock

albert & peggy deSalle charitable trust

Albert & Peggy deSalle Music Opportunity Fund

dte energy foundation Sidney & madeline forbesmrs. John B. ford, Jr.†ruth f. & harold l. Frank

Youth Education Endowment Fund

rema frankel & Barbara frankel

yousif & mara Ghafari Josephine e. Gordon

foundationmr. & mrs. herbert J.

Graebnermr. & mrs. thomas h. Jeffs IIwilliam cody Knicely trustlear corporationmr. & mrs. harry lomason IImellon foundationmr. & mrs. eugene a. millermr. robert S. miller & w. h. murphy trustmr. & mrs. peters

oppermann†mr. & mrs. Bernard I.

robertsonmr.† & mrs. robert SosnickStandard federal Bankmr. & mrs. a. alfred taubman

$100,000 and morelillian & don Bauder George & Gina Bedrosianmrs. cecilia Benner penny & harold Blumensteincharter one foundationlynn weyerhaeuser &

Stanley ray day fundmr. & mrs. robert J. eatonmrs. charles m. endicottBarbara frankel & ronald

michalakedward p. frohlich†Gale & Victor Girolamimr. martin r. Goldman

Ira J. Jaffe & Brenda Jaffe & Jaffe raitt heuer & weiss

mr. & mrs. robert c. larsondr. melvin & Geri† lestermarshall field’sSally & Graham a. orley &

Suzanne & Joseph h. orleyJoseph h. parsons trustmr. & mrs. drew peslarStephanie & fred Secrest robert w. Scripps trustdorothy morton Sessions

estatehubert† & elsie† watsonarthur & trudy weiss

$50,000 and morethyssenKrupp Budd

companymarlies & françois castaingmr. milton dresnerhenry duluk estateBenson & edith ford fundhuntington Bankmr. & mrs. arthur c. lieblermrs. helen mardigianmr. & mrs. robert Stevens

miller, Jr.mr. & mrs. l. william mollStan Senekermr. & mrs. walter wolpinShirley young

$25,000 and moremr.† & mrs. thomas V.

angott, Sr.clarence l. ascher trustGeorge auch company mr. & mrs. ralph w. Babb, Jr.art & Betty Blair Art & Betty Blair Chamber

Music Fundmr. & mrs. robert h.

Bluesteinc & n foundationms. Gladys l. caldroney†mr. & mrs. marvin I. dantoedith h. dempseymr. & mrs. walter e. douglasernst & young

lauren t. & phillip wm. fisher

mr. & mrs.† emory ford, Jr.Beverly franzblau-Bakerlarry & ann GarberdingGuardian Industries

corporationmr. & mrs. e. J. hartmanndoreen & david B.† hermelinrick & Joyce Inatomemr. & mrs. lenard Johnstondrs. anthony & Joyce Kaleschaim, fanny, louis,

Benjamin and anne florence Kaufman memorial trust

mr. & mrs. richard p. Kughnmr. & mrs. harold KulishKathleen & david lewise. david macdonald &

nancy macdonaldmr. & mrs. John e.

marshall IIImr. & mrs. william t.

mccormick, Jr.John e. & marcia millerdr. & mrs. robert G. mobleyella montroy trustms. Jo elyn nymanclarice odgers percox trustmr. & mrs. william f. pickardpeter t. pontamr. & mrs. douglas J.

rasmussenmr. & mrs. thomas r.

ricketts†rosettimrs. emma Schavermr. & mrs. Stephen Stromemr. & mrs. walter Stueckenmr. & mrs. peter p. thurberthyssenKrupp materials na,

Inc.mr. & mrs. melvin c.

VanderBrugrita & Gary l. wassermanmiriam t. woodle estateyorkshire Global restaurantsmrs. paul Zuckerman

$10,000 and moreanonymousmr. & mrs. Joseph antoninidr. & mrs. agustin arbulumr. & mrs. don h. Bardendr. and mrs. eli Berger theodore & loris Birnkrantrichard & Gwen Bowlby mr. & mrs. Stephen

Brombergnancy m. & robert† dewarmr. & mrs. ronald r. dobbinsmax Gordon trustGordon V. hoialmen estateJean wright & Joseph l.

hudson, Jr.arthur & chacona JohnsonGeorge G. Johnsonrachel & Jacob Kellmandimitri & Suzanne Kosacheffmrs. david r. lawsonmr. & mrs. Gerald V.

macdonaldmr. & mrs. ralph mandarinodonald e. & Shirley m.

mcminn family foundationdavid r. & Sylvia nelsonmr. & mrs. arthur a. nitzschefrank and coleen manzella

pelleritodr. robert e.l. perkinsdr. harold† & evelyn plotnickelaine & michael Serlingmarvin d. & Gloria J. Siegelmr. & mrs.† norman Slomanmichael e. Smerza & nancy

Keppelmanfrank d. Stelladr. mildred ponder StennisBruce & Betsy wagnerdr. Gershon & Jeannie

weinerIsadore & Beryl winkelman

foundationdrs. william & prudentia

worth

† deceased

anonymous (12) robert G abgarian †doris l. adlerdr. & mrs. william c. albert mr. & mrs. robert a. allesee dr. lourdes V. andayadr. & mrs. agustin arbuluSally & donald Bakermr. & mrs. lee Bartheldonald & lillian BauderBertram Behrens †mr. & mrs. robert a. Benton, Jr. michael & christine Berns robert t. Bomier richard & Gwen Bowlbymrs. J. Brownfain roy & llse calcagnoGladys l. caldroney †dr. & mrs. Victor J. cervenakroberta chapman mary f. christner

honorable avern cohnmr.† & mrs. robert comstockdorothy m. craigmr. & mrs. John w. cruikshank ms. leslie c. devereaux mr. & mrs. John diebelBette J. dyer mr. & mrs. robert G. eidsonmrs. charles endicott ms. dorothy l. fishermax m. fisher †mrs. John B. ford, Jr.†dr. Saul & mrs. helen forman Barbara frankel herman frankel rema frankelJane frenchdr. & mrs. Byron p. Georgeson mr. & mrs. alfred r. Glancy III mr. & mrs. herbert Graebnerdonald ray haas

mr. david handleman, Sr.eugene l. & donna K. hartwigdr. & mrs. Gerhardt hein nancy B. henk Betty Q. hoard †mr. & mrs. richard n. hollowaymr. & mrs. thomas h. Jeffs IIdrs. anthony & Joyce Kales austin Kanter June Kendallraymond l. Kizer, Jr.ms. Selma Korn &

ms. phyllis Kornmr.† & mrs. dimitri Kosacheffmr. & mrs. arthur J. Krolikowskiann c. lawson allan S. leonard lila I. logan lester h. london elizabeth m. lundquist Bonita marshall

mr. Glenn maxwellms. rhoda milgrimJohn e. & marcia millerJerald a. & marilyn h. mitchell mr. & mrs. l. william mollmrs. peters oppermann†mr. dale J. pangonis ms. mary w. parkerms. cynthia J. pasky &

mr. paul huxleySophie pearlsteinelizabeth pecsenye †helen & wesley pelling esther e. peters mrs. Bernard e. pincus christina pitts carol plummer mr. & mrs. p.t. pontaedith S. Quintana†fair & Steven radomdouglas J. rasmussen

George a. raymond †rhonda n. reed †mr. & mrs. lloyd e. reussBarbara Gage rex mrs. marianne reye Katherine d. rinesaviva & Jack robinson ruth rothschild dr. margaret ryan Shirley w. Sarver †Stephanie & fred Secrest robert Selik †lee william Slazinski terrence Smith Violet Spitzer †mrs. mark c. Stevensmr. & mrs. walter Stueckenmr. & mrs. alexander c. Suczek mrs. elizabeth J. tamagne margaret d. thurber †caroline† & richard torley

mr. edward tussetBarbara a. underwood mrs. harold Van dragtBarbara & mel VanderBrugmrs. richard c. Vandusen mr. & mrs. George c. Vincenthubert† & elsie watson†Keith & christine weberJohn & Joanne wernermr. & mrs. arthur wilhelm mr. † & mrs. James a. williamstreva wombleelizabeth workdr. & mrs. clyde wu

† deceased

CORPORATIONSanr pipeline companyallied corporationamerican expressameritechBank one corporationBundy corporationdaimlerchrysler corporation fundcomerica Incorporateddetroit edison foundationdouglas & lomason companyfederal-mogul corporation

ford motor company fund fruehauf corporation Gannett communities fund/the detroit news General motors corporationhandleman companyKmart corporationmasco corporationmichcon foundationmichigan national Bankperry drug Stores, Inc. textron Inc.unisys corporation

FOUNDATIONShelen l. deroy foundationherbert and Grace dow foundationherrick foundationhudson-webber foundationw. K. Kellogg foundationJohn S. & James l. Knight foundationmanoogian foundationmcGregor fundcharles Stewart mott foundation

Skillman foundationKatherine tuck fundmatilda r. wilson fund

GOVERNMENTnational endowment

for the arts State of michigan

INDIVIDUALSGeorge & Gina Bedrosianmr. & mrs. paul Bormanmr. & mrs. edward cherney

mrs. charles t. fisher, Jr.†mrs. John B. ford, Jr.†mr. & mrs. Samuel frankel mr. & mrs. alfred r. Glancy IIImr. william t. Gossettmr. & mrs.† david

handleman, Sr.mr. & mrs. morton e. harrismr. & mrs. henry clyde Johnsonmr. & mrs. richard p. Kughnmrs. roger m. Kyes

mrs. Samuel lang mrs. ralph l. polkmr.† & mrs. heinz c. prechtermr. & mrs. alan e. Schwartzmrs. c. theron Van dusen†mr.† & mrs. richard c. Van dusen mr. & mrs. r. Jamison williamsmr. theodore o. yntema

† deceased


contrIButorS to the annual fund

PLATINUM BATON$100,000 and more

symphony soCiety oF major DonorsThe Symphony Orchestra would like to express its deepest gratitude to the members of the Detroit Symphony Society, an association of generous

donors whose substantial annual commitment is vital to the success of the Orchestra. We recognize these individuals for their commitment to maintaining the Orchestra’s world-renowned excellence. Recognition is based upon donations made to the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 Annual Funds by Feb. 13, 2009.

Symphony Society membership begins at the Encore Circle giving level of $1,500. For more information, please call the Development office at (313) 576-5400.

anonymousmr. & mrs. lee Barthel

cecilia Bennermandell l. & madeleine h.

Berman foundationmrs. robert c. comstockJulie & peter cummings

max m. & marjorie S. fisher foundation, Inc.

mr.† & mrs. Sam frankelms. cynthia J. pasky & mr. paul m. huxley

the edward & helen mardigian foundation

ms. Bonita J. marshall†eugene & Sheila mondry

foundationmr. & mrs. James B. nicholsonBernard & eleanor robertsonmrs. richard c. Van dusen

GOLDEN BATON$50,000 and more

mr. & mrs. eugene applebaum

penny & harold Blumenstein

ms. leslie devereaux

mr. & mrs. frederick a. erb

herman & Sharon frankel

mr. & mrs. Stanley frankel

maxine & Stuart frankel

ruth & al Glancy

mr. leonard Slatkin

mr.† & mrs. hubert p. watson

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE $25,000 and more

mr. & mrs. John a. Boll, Sr.

mr. & mrs. françois castaing

mr. & mrs. raymond m. cracchiolo

mr. & mrs. phillip fisher

Barbara frankel & ronald michalek

mr. & mrs. James Grosfeld

mr. & mrs. morton e. harris

mr. & mrs. ronald horwitz

mr. & mrs. richard p. Kughn

mr. david lebenbom

dr. melvin a. lester

linda dresner & ed levy, Jr.

richard & Jane manoogian foundation

mr. & mrs. eugene a. miller

the polk family

mr. George a. raymond†

Jack & aviva robinson

mr. & mrs. larry Sherman

dr. & mrs. clyde wu

paul Zlotoff

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE$12,000 and more

lillian & don BauderGeorge & Gina Bedrosian

leo† & Betty Blazokmr. & mrs. Jim Bonahoom

mr. & mrs. richard a. Brodiemrs. doreen Bull

Ilse & roy calcagnolois & avern cohn

mrs. michele rambour edgarmarianne endicott

mr. & mrs. francis a. engelhardtmr. & mrs. david fischer

Sidney & madeline forbesmr. & mrs. william m. freeman

Byron & dorothy Gerson

mr. & mrs. ralph J. Gersondr. & mrs. edward e. hagenlocker

dr. Gloria heppnermrs. doreen hermelin

the Julius and cynthia huebner foundation

richard h. & carola huttenlocherfaye & austin Kanter

mr. & mrs. norman d. Katz and ms. ruth rattner

mr. & mrs. robert c. larsonmr. & mrs. richard c. mcBrien

John e. & marcia millerdavid r. & Sylvia nelson

anne parsons & donald dietz

mr. & mrs. richard G. partrichdr. william f. pickard

mrs. Bernard e. pincusmr. & mrs. lloyd e. reussmarjorie & Saul Saulson

mr. & mrs. alan e. Schwartz & mrs. Jean Shapero

mr. & mrs. donald Simonwilliam h. & patricia m. Smith

ann marie uetzarthur & trudy weiss

mr. & mrs. r. Jamison williamsmrs. paul Zuckerman

† deceased performance / Vol. XVII / ISSue V 41www.detroItSymphony.com

contrIButorS to the annual fundPRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE $6,000 and more

dr. & mrs. roger m. ajluniharriet & Bryce alpern

foundationdr. lourdes V. andayaJeanne Bakale & roger dyedr. & mrs. Brian J. Beckdr. & mrs. rudrick e.

Bouchercarol a. & Stephen a.

Brombergrobert n. & claire p. BrownIlse & roy calcagnolynne carter, m.d.mr. thomas m. costello Jr.penny and larry deitchBeck demerymr. peter m. dolanmr. & mrs. walter e. douglaseugene & elaine drikerJim & margo farbermr. & mrs. herbert fishermr. Steven J. fishmandr. Saul & mrs. helen

forman

ms. laura fournierdale & Bruce frankelrema frankelms. elizabeth freimr. & mrs. dwight w.

GammonsGale & Victor GirolamiGoodman family charitable

trustmr. eric J. hespenheide &

ms. Judith V. hicksJean hollanddr. deanna & mr. david B.

holtzmanmr. & mrs. mario f. Iacobellimr. and mrs. charles r.

Janovskymr. and mrs. richard J.

Jessupchacona & arthur l. Johnsonmr. George G. Johnsonmr. & mrs.† paul h. Johnsonmr. & mrs. maxwell Jospey

dr. david a. and mrs. Kathleen Krevsky

mr. & mrs. harold Kulishmr. & mrs. drew peslarmariam c. noland & James

a. Kelly fund of the community foundation for Southeast michigan

mr. and mrs. Bernard S. Kentlouise & Gunnar Klarrmarguerite & david lentzallan S. leonardmr. and mrs. arthur c.

lieblermr. & mrs. harry a. lomason

IIdr. & mrs. charles lucashis eminence adam maidaralph & eileen mandarinoelaine & mervyn manningdavid & Valerie mccammonmr. & mrs. alonzo mcdonaldpatricia a. & patrick G.

mcKeever

dr. & mrs. donald a. meierdr. & mrs. robert G. mobleymr. & mrs. daniel e. mooremr. & mrs. douglas S.

mossmanGeoffrey S. nathan &

margaret e. wintersSean & cathy neallpatricia & henry nickoldr. and mrs. Jay norenmrs. Jo elyn nymanmr. and mrs. Joseph orleymaestro peter oundjianrobert e. l. perkins, d.d.S.mr. and mrs. Bruce d.

petersonmrs. helen pippindave & cherry porterdr. Glenda d. pricemr. peter remingtonnorman & dulcie rosenfelddr. & mrs. alexander ruthvenelaine & michael Serlingmark & lois Shaevsky

mr. and mrs. richard Sloanmr. and mrs. John f. SmithJohn J. Soleckimr. richard a. Sonenklarmr. & mrs. neil J. Sosindr.† & mrs. charles d.

Stockingthe Stollman foundationmr. & mrs. John Stroh IIIStephen & phyllis Stromelorna l. thomas, m.d.david ushermr. robert Vanwalleghemmr. and mrs. Jonathan t.

waltonambassador & mrs. ronald

n. weiserJanis & william m. wetsman/

the wetsman foundationmr. & mrs. John whitecarmrs. Beryl winkelmanmr. John e. younglois h. & milton y. Zussman

ORCHESTRA CIRCLE $3,000 and moremr. robert armstrongBeck family foundationdrs. Jeffrey and Susan

BellefleurJim & Susan Berdahldr. and mrs. John BernickBruce Beyer & martha

Scharchburgmr. Jerrold BigelmanJoseph & Barbra Blochrichard & Gwen Bowlbymr. anthony f. Brinkmanmr. terry K. Brownmichael & Geraldine Bucklesmr. efstratios calagiasdr. & mrs. thomas e. carsonmr. richard coledr. John colombomr. and mrs. Gary l. cowgermr. and mrs. Glenn currinBarbara & paul czamanskedeborah & Stephen d’arcy

fundJerry p. & maureen t.

d’avanzoms. Barbara dilesSandra donlonpaul & peggy dufaultmr. & mrs. Irving dworkin

dr. & mrs. a. Bradley eisenbrey

dr. & mrs. adel a. el-magrabiJames & maria eliasondr. & mrs. edwin ferensdr. & mrs. lionel finkelsteinms. linda forte & mr. tyrone

davenportmr. michael fosterambassador and mrs. yousif

B. GhafariKeith & eileen Giffordmrs. helen p. Gilbridemr. allan d. Gilmourmr. and mrs. James a. Greenmr. Seymour d. Greenstonemr. Jeffrey Groehnmr. and mrs. david

handleman, Sr.lawrence hands and Karen

d. Kendrick-handsmary & preston happelrandall l. & nancy caine

harbourmr. & mrs. Gordon K. harris,

Jr.donna & eugene hartwigmr. & mrs. ross haundr. & mrs. Gerhardt heinms. nancy henkIra & Brenda Jaffe

mr. and mrs. richard J. Jessup

mr. & mrs. Sterling c. Jones, Jr.

mrs. ellen d. Kahn & mr. George m. Zeltzer

the honorable damon J. Keith & dr.† rachel Keith

martin & cis maisel Kellmanmr. and mrs. Bernard S. Kentmichael e. Smerza & nancy

Keppelmanmrs. fran Kingdimitri† & Suzanne Kosacheffrobert c. & margaret a. Kotzmr. & mrs. william e. lacymrs. willard V. lampedr. raymond landes & dr.

melissa mcBrien-landesdrs. Scott and lisa

langenburgdr. and mrs. J. timothy lovemrs. Ben t. lowellmr. and mrs. robert a. lutze. david macdonald and

nancy macdonaldmrs. Sandra macleodalexander & evelyn mcKeendr. max and marilyn

mcKinneymr. roland meulebrouck

mr. and mrs. Bruce a. millermr. and mrs. eugene a. millermr. & mrs. leonard G. millermr. and mrs. randall millermr. and mrs. robert and Jill

millermr. & mrs. craig r. morganms. a. anne morounmr. & mrs. James w. morrillmary Jo† & arthur a. nitzschemr. and mrs. Stanley nycekmr. and mrs. Graham a. orleymr. & mrs. Joseph r. pappmrs. Sophie pearlsteinJack perlmutterdr. & mrs. claus petermannmr. charles l. peterscarol & foster reddingJames a. rousseaumr. and mrs. fredrick G.

ruffner, Jr.Jane & curt russellmr. and mrs. robert S. Sachsdr. hershel Sandbergmr. & mrs. fred Secrestmr. Gary Shiffmannorma Jean & arthur Shufroerwin S. & majorie h. Simondonna & robert Slatkinmr. & mrs. Stanton Kinnie

Smith, Jr.

Bernard & Barbara Stollmandr. Gerald Stollmanrichard & renate Soulenmr. and mrs. James p. Spicadr. Gregory e. Stephensdavid Szymborski and

marilyn Sicklesteelmr. & mrs. Joel d. tauberdr. & mrs. l. murray thomasalice & paul tomboulianamanda Van dusen & curtis

Blessingms. Sharon Vasquez and mr.

david parkmanmr. & mrs. George c. Vincentdr. and mrs. ronald w. wadle,

d.o.mr. & mrs. herman w.

weinreichmr. & mrs. lawrence weisbergmr.† & mrs. James a.

williamsms. nancy S. williams &

ms. Sharon Backstromdr. & mrs. max V. wisgerhof IIthomas e. and elizabeth a.

wolfedrs. william† & prudentia

worthdavid & Bernadine wu

ENCORE CIRCLE $1,500 and moremrs. adel amermanmr.† & mrs. thomas V. angott,

Sr.dr. agustin & nancy arbuludr. and mrs. ali-reza r. armindr. and mrs. Gary S. assarianmr. & mrs. John axemr. and mrs. charles w.

Baischmr.† & mrs. J. addison

Bartushmarcia and martin Baummr. and mrs. Jerome m. Bealemr. & mrs. James V. Bellanca,

Jr.mr. & mrs. robert a. Bentondr.† & mrs. John G. Bielawskilinda & maurice S. Binkowross Binniemr. and mrs. lawrence Bluthmr. & mrs. J. Borathe honorable Susan d.

Borman & mr. Stuart michaelson

dr. & mrs. david l. Bouwmanmr. & mrs. Gerald Brightmr. and mrs. richard Bursteinfred J. chynchukGloria & fred clarkmrs. charles f. colmanmr. and mrs. Joseph connorsmr. thomas w. cookthomas & melissa craggmr. richard cummingsmr. & mrs. John S. dallasmarvin & Betty danto &

familymr. and mrs. anthony

delsenerelaine & Gordon didierJohn & ann† diebelms. Gail dishellcynthia m. doddmr. david e. dodgemrs. donald r. duggermrs. James J. edwardsmr. and mrs. timothy

eisenbraun

mr. & mrs.† howard o. emorey

mary Sue & paul e. ewingmr. and mrs. daniel J.

fairweathermr. & mrs. oscar feldmanmr. and mrs. charles t. fisher

IIImr. & mrs. John B. fordruth & Gerald freemandr. and mrs. mark a. frentrupmrs. rosemarie furlongmr. paul Gansonmr. & mrs. william y. Gardmr. & mrs. eugene a. Gargaro,

Jr.mrs. helen p. Gilbridedrs. conrad and lynda Gilesadele & michael m. Glusacdr. & mrs. robert Goldmanmr. and mrs. harold Gurewitzalice Berberian haidostianmr. and mrs. harold hanna

J. Ira and nicki harris family foundation

mr. & mrs. robert l. heritierms. Shelley heronmr. & mrs. herbert hipshermr. Gordon l. hollandermr. James w. hosmermr. and mrs. ruppert howardJean wright & Joseph l.

hudson, Jr. fundmr. & mrs. a. e. Igleheartms. elizabeth J. Ingrahamms. margit Jacksonerica e. peresman & david

B. Jaffemr. & mrs. lenard Johnstonmr. paul JoliatJay & Jennifer Jolliffemr. & mrs. maxwell Jospeyms. martha KatzIrving & diane Keenemr. patrick J. Kerzic and

Stephanie Germack Kerzicdr. and mrs. david Kessel

mr. & mrs. thomas S. Kingmr. and mrs. h. a.

Knappenbergermr. robert c. Koosms. mary l. Kramermr. and mrs. d. michael

Kratchmanmr. & mrs. henry m. Kuhlmanmr. & mrs. James a. Kurzmr. Julius Kuseymrs. myron laBanmr. James m. landis, Jr.ms. anne t. larinmrs. Stephanie latourmr. and mrs. loren n. laudr. and mrs. noel S. lawsonmr. allen ledyardchristine & elmore leonardmr. david Baker lewisdr. & mrs. charles lucasmr. and mrs. walter d. ludwigdr. & mrs. James a. lyddonmrs. alice m. macdermottmrs. linda makris


MEMBER $400 and moremrs. nina dodge abramsms. Susan abrashms. lynn e. adamsmr. terence e. adderleymr. & mrs. martin J. adelmanJoshua & Judith adlermr. and mrs. randolph J. agleymr. and mrs. Brian ahernms. Jane e. aisenbreyalan & diane amendtmr. r. d. anderson and mrs.

Katherine J. andersonms. tracey andersonms. dolores andrusmrs. Barbara angottmr. and mrs. Gary S. anthonymr. & mrs. robert l. anthonyJohn & carol aubreymr. and mrs. James G. aubrydr. frank aulddr. and mrs. miles austerJudge edward avadenkams. pauline averbach & mr.

charles peacockmr. and mrs. paul ayresmr. and mrs. Brian Bachynskimr. timothy p. Baesslermr. and mrs. paul Balashelena and richard Balonmr. John h. Barbesdr. & mrs. max Bardensteinms. Janet c. Barnesmr. and mrs. Benson J. Barrmr. & mrs. richard Bartleymr. melvin l. Batchmr. and mrs. richard Beaubiendr. & mrs. william l.

Beauregardms. miriam BergmanJule Bermanms. hadas Bernardmr. and mrs. Jeffrey a. Bernermr. richard h. Beutherms. marlene Bihlmeyerms. elsie m. Binghammr. and mrs. theodore a. Bintzmr. and mrs. edward Birrell, Jr.lou & roberta Blackmr. randolph Blackms. Katherine Blasierdr. & mrs. duane Blockmr. & mrs. G. peter Blomms. Betty Boldenms. Jane Bolendermr. robert t. Bomiermr. howard Bondmr. Joseph a. Bonerms. marcia Bonnermr. frank Bonuccims. nadia Boreikomr. & mrs. paul Bormanms. linda Borushkomr. andrew Bostromdr. and mrs. david l. Bouwmandon & marilyn Bowermanann and robert Bradleyms. mary Brandmr. and mrs. Greg J. Brandellmr. and mrs. ernest w. Brandtmr. & mrs. donald Brasiemr. & mrs. david Brasselldr. & mrs. Sander J. Breinermr. & mrs. alfred d. Brickermrs. Joyce Briggsmr. and mrs. addison Brownmr.† & mrs. wilber m. Brucker,

Jr.

mr. and mrs. mark r. Buchananmr.† & mrs. noel a. Bucknermr. & mrs. charles Burkems. Barbara Burnsmr. & mrs. howard B. camdenmr. and mrs. ross S. campbellmr. william n. campbellKeith a. carabellmr. and mrs. Steve J. carlsonJean hill carmanmr. & mrs. richard h. carrms. anne J. carrierdr. & mrs. thomas e. carsondr. Susan cattomr. and mrs. robin champnessmrs. doreen chandlermr. & mrs. richard chapmanronald & lynda charfoosKeith a. & denise m. chereskoms. evelyn m. cheresonmr. George chuligmichael l. cionireverend ward h. clabueschmr. & mrs. Jack m. cochrandr. and mrs. eudoro coellodr. and mrs. richard h. cohanms. Sandra J. collinsmr. thomas w. cookmrs. robert e. cooperms. Jumana cooperms. nancy coopermr. william B. corlismr. and mrs. tonino corsettimr. & mrs. robert K. costelloms. tess craftmr. patrick r. cranemrs. rosa m. crawfordmr. Sean croninmr. & mrs. alexander crudenms. elaine curvinmr. and mrs. donald m. cutlerms. Beatrice d’ambrosiomr. melvin r. d’amicomr. and mrs. James h. dantomr. & mrs. charles w. darems. Barbara a. davidms. emma dawkinsms. Sheilah de Kroubmrs. June deanlillian and walterms. dana debelmr. & mrs. John a. defeverdr. and mrs. anthony delucamr. edward a. diedomr. and mrs. Jim donaheymr. christopher J. doozanmr. and mrs. John dreifusmr. and mrs. Joseph r. dudleymr. and mrs. micheal earlmr. & mrs. henry eckfeldmr. Steven e. ederdr. & mrs. B. eisensteinmr. Keith eldermr. and mrs. lawrence

ellenbogenmr. and mrs. william a. elliottmrs. Kathryn ellismaury and Jan elvekrogmr. fred elwoodmr. and mrs. Knut erichsenms. June everettmr. and mrs. lowell eversonStephen ewingmr. david falveymrs. elizabeth m. farhatmrs. ruby fassoldJohn & margaret faulkner

william e. fennelmr. and mrs. Bruce J. fergusonmr. and mrs. michael a. ferkanyVincent & hortense fieldsms. Judith fietzms. Sharon t. finchmr. nolan w. finleydolores & Jim fisherms. Shirley m. flanaganms. Betty J. floydms. Jane forbesSally freelsmrs. donald friedrichsms. carol a. friendmrs. lela fuesterms. Kathryn fullermr. michael Gaffordrichard & Julie Ganfieldmr. & mrs. richard a. Garrettmr. Kareem Georgemr. and mrs. robert Georgemark Germaine & patricia

Jochimmr. and mrs. dennis

Gershensonms. catherine Giebelmr. and mrs. James Giftosmr. donald J. GillardJoseph & lois Gilmorewilliam n. and carole l.

Gilmoremr. and mrs. thomas J. Glynnmr. and mrs. maurice c. Godwindrs. Beth Goldman and david

andersonIrving & doris Goldman funddr. allen Goodman & ms. Janet

hankindr. and mrs. paul Goodmanmr. and mrs. robert Gorenms. patricia Gothamms. Keiko Gotomr. howard J. Gourwitzms. dianna l. Gradymr. & mrs. hadar Granadermr. and mrs. d. Stewart Greeneugene & anne Greensteinmrs. Sarah a. Griersonmrs. franz Grimmingermrs. elizabeth J. Gruntmanmr. & mrs. david Gugalams. Janet Gumenickdonald & Jeannine Gundlemr. and mrs. ronald Gunthermr. and mrs. darrell hancockmr. and mrs. wilbur w. hansenmr. & mrs. merle harrismrs. ruth B. harrismr. lee V. hart & mr. charles l.

dunlapms. Joann hattonmr. & mrs. demar w. helzermr. and mrs. Jay a. herbstmrs. nancy herrickmr. and mrs. mark r. highmr. & mrs. Bruce hillmrs. Kathleen B. hillegasmrs. franklin d. hilzingermr. and mrs. raymond

hochradelmr. edward n. hodges III, J.d.mr. & mrs. william d. hodgmandr. and mrs. James d.

hoeschelemrs. evelyn hokschmr. robert hollandJack & anne hommes

the honorable denise page hood

mrs. harriett h. hullmrs. dolores humeselanah nachman hunger &

rick hungermrs. and mr. Sandra hymanms. Joan IrishJo & carol Isaasconmr. and mrs. ronald J. Jachimmr. and mrs. lawrence Jackiermr. charles w. Jacksonmr. harvey B. Jacksondr. and mrs. Joseph Jacobsonmr. and mrs. richard e.

Jacquesms. rebecca S. Jahnms. Sandra Janusisms. elizabeth Jarvismr. david Jensenmr. einar c. JensenJohn w. Kunzmr. lavoid Johnsonmrs. ollie Johnsonrobert & Sandra Johnsonarthur d. & heather m. Jonesmrs. nancy a. Jonesmrs. Sybil Jonesms. rita l. Jordanmr. and mrs. George a.

Kalligerosmr. david Karlenedr. and mrs. James J. Karomr. herbert Kaufmanmrs. doris Keith waddellmr. and mrs. richard KelleyJune K. Kendalldr. and mrs. donald Ketaims. fran B. Kettlermr. & mrs. Gerd h. Keuffelmrs. madeline B. Kiefermr. warren Kiffersteinms. lori Killingbeckms. Ida Kingms. mary Beth Kitzmillermr. and mrs. harvey KleimanBeverly & thomas n. Klimkomr. and mrs. Justin G. Klimkoms. lisa c. Knappmr. and mrs. ludvik f. Kocirayna & natalio Koganms. nancy Komenagadr. & mrs. harry n. Kotsisreverend ralph e. Kowalskimr. and mrs. robert S. Kozarmr. and mrs. william Kroger, Jr.ms. dorothy a. Kurriemrs. myron laBandr. & mrs. Gerald lakerms. carole lallymr. and mrs. harold lamkinmr. and mrs. lawrence lashmr. John K. lawrenceKathleen & duncan lawrenceann c. lawsondr. and mrs. alfredo lazomr. robert lane and ms. lexa l.

leatherdalems. Barbara leepereugene & Suzanne leichmax lepler & rex l. dotsonSenator and mrs. carl levinmr. and mrs. yale levindr. and mrs. Stanley h. levymr. david Baker lewismr. and mrs. John lightnerJudith a. lindsay

ms. Beverly lochardmr. & mrs. philip lockhartmr. and mrs. edmund l. londonms. mary l. lorenczmr. alphonse lucarellimandy & Joe lunghamermr. and mrs. charles and

Shirley ann lusbymrs. robert e. mackms. emma maclinmr. and mrs. william macpheems. colleen madigan and mr.

John Greenmrs. ann e. madsenms. Virginia mahledr. margaret makulskimr. & mrs. Joseph r. mallouredr. and mrs. robert malonemr. and mrs. charles w. manke,

Jr.mr. & mrs. douglas l. mannmr. and mrs. lionel margolickms. florine markmr. and mrs. James marpeJeanne and Bob marshallmr. arthur matsumuradr. robert matthewsms. claire mautnermrs. mary a. mazurmr. Stephen a. mazurakms. Kristen mcBridemrs. Katherine mcculloughmary c. mcevittmr. and mrs. J. e. mcGlincymr. david B. mclean, Sr.colonel and mrs. hugh S.

mcleod IIImrs. Susanne mcmillanmr. and mrs. James mcnealms. marion c. melodyms. evelyn michelettidr. & mrs. h. c. mighionmr. Steve mihalikmr. and mrs. paul e. milgrimmr. edwin l. millerms. lillie V. mingmr. alfred mirabiturmr. and mrs. marvin molaskydr. Susan B. molinamrs. lili c. monellmrs. onnalee monsonms. Sascha montrossms. magi mooneycarolyn & J. michael moorems. pamela w. mooremrs. mildred mossmr. John mouwmr. John moyemr. herman mozermrs. hedi G. mulfordK. comer mulgueenmrs. mary mulhernmr. John c. murphydean and Kathy musgravems. Joan nagrantmr. and mrs. milford nemermr. and mrs. George nicholsonJim & mary Beth nicholsonmr. and mrs. peter a. nicklesmr. and mrs. Kenneth r. noblemrs. phyllis d. nolanmr. & mrs. henry r. nolte, Jr.mr. & mrs. richard l. norlingmrs. evelyn noveckmr. & mrs. John o’learymr. and mrs. robert orley

mr. & mrs. Joseph r. mallourems. arlene m. marcymr. michael d. mcdonnelldr. and mrs. James m.

mcmurtrymrs. John n. mcnaughtonmr. Juha merikoskimr. & mrs. richard K. millermr. and mrs. Steven r. millermr. and mrs. Bernard mindellmr. and mrs. carl mitseffmiss frances mocerims. lucille a. monarkmr. & mrs. theodore

monolidismr. & mrs. James f. mooneyms. florence morriscyril moscowmr. and mrs. allan nachman

edward & Judith narensmr. and mrs. arthur o’reillydr. and mrs. dongwhan ohmr. and mrs. constantine

p’sachouliasmr. and dr. david K. pagemr. and mrs. william r.

palmermrs. margot c. parkermr. & mrs. robert parysdr. & mrs. thomas peeplesmr. and mrs. Joseph r.

pellegrinonoel & patricia petersondr. and mrs. carlos petrozzidr. & mrs. terry podolskymarian & harold a. poling

fundronald porter

ms. wendy williams powers and mr. william powers

ward randol, Jr.drs. y. ravindranath & Kanta

Bhambhanidr. claude & ms. Sandra

reitelmanBarbara Gage rexmr. & mrs. richard d. rohrmrs. ann rosenthalmr. & mrs. George roumelldr. earl J. rudner and ms.

Bonnie Brennerpam & Jim ruthvendr. & mrs. william Salotms. Joanne Burns & mr.

lawrence Shoffnermr. merton J. & Beverly SegalJohn & mari Senko

mr. Stephan Sharfdr. & mrs. marvin Siegelloretta Skewesmr. & mrs. Stanton Kinnie

Smith, Jr.dr. Judy m. & mr. John n.

SobczakShirley r. Stancatomr. clinton f. Stimpson, Jr.ms. mardell B. Stricklenpolly tanmrs. peggy J. terryellen and peter thurbercarol and larry tibbittsmichael J. tomkinsBarbara & Stuart tragerdr. & mrs. dimitry m. turin in

honor of erika V. turinmr. & mrs.† michael r. tyson

mr. & mrs. charles B. Van dusen

lisa m. Varniermrs. harry f. Vellmuremarilyn and Steven I. Victormr. & mrs. william waakms. patricia walkerms. margaret watkinsmrs. lawrence m. weinermaestro and mrs. thomas

wilkinsrissa & Sheldon winkelmanmr. and mrs. John a. wisemrs. marion wyattwalt & donna youngfrank & ruth Zinn


support From FounDations anD orGaniZationsThe Detroit Symphony Orchestra acknowledges and honors the following foundations and organizations for their contributions to support the Orchestra’s performances, education programming and other annual operations of the organization. This list also includes the musicians of the

Detroit Symphony Orchestra who contributed over $1,710,000.00 in the 2007-08 season.

in-kinD supportThe DSO acknowledges the following corporations and individuals that have generously provided in-kind gifts to the organization.

PROVIDER $200,000 and Morecommunity foundation for Southeast

michiganmusicians of the detroit Symphony

orchestrathe Volunteer council of the detroit

Symphony orchestramax m. & marjorie S. fisher foundation, Inc.ford foundationhudson-webber foundation

mcGregor fundthe andrew w. mellon foundationnational endowment for the artsState of michigan

UNDERWRITER $100,000 and Morederoy testamentary foundationJohn S. and James l. Knight foundationthe Kresge foundationthe mandell l. and madeleine h. Berman

foundation

Surdna foundation, Inc.matilda r. wilson fund

GUARANTOR $50,000 and MoreaceS, association of civic ensemblesharold and penny B. Blumenstein

foundation corporationerb foundationeugene applebaum family foundationelizabeth, allan & warren Shelden fund

BENEFACTOR $10,000 and Morethe max and Victoria dreyfus foundationeleanor and edsel ford fundhenry ford II fundann & Gordon Getty foundationalice Kales hartwick foundationthe Julius and cynthia huebner

foundationchaim, fanny, louis, Benjamin and anne

florence Kaufman memorial trustmyron p. leven foundationoliver dewey marcks foundationthe Skillman foundationmary thompson foundation

multi-arts production fundSage foundation

PARTNER $5,000 and Morethe ayco charitable foundationBeck family foundationBenson and edith ford fundGatewood foundation, Inc.harvey m. rice foundationJames & lynelle holden fundthe Johnson foundationthe e. nakamichi foundationherbert & elsa ponting foundation

PATRON $2,500 and MoreJoseph e. Beauchamp charitable trustJ. Ira and nicki harris family foundationclarence & Jack himmel foundationhp foundationl&h foundationmcKeen foundationyoung woman’s home association

SPONSOR $1,000 and MoreBrodsky family charitable foundationcharles m. Bauervic foundationcombined federal campaignfrank & Gertrude dunlap foundationJapan Business Society of detroit

foundation

the loraine & melinese reuter foundationthe melvyn maxwell and Sara Smith

foundationolson Kulka foundationmeyer and anna prentis family

foundationSigmund & Sophie rohlik foundationlouis & nellie Sieg foundationSamuel l. westerman foundation

FRIEND $500 and Morefisher Insley foundationthe James and lucy mcneal charitable

foundationmarion and robert wyatt foundation

accuformmr. & mrs. eric p. adamsJudy & randy agleyair franceallied-eagle Supply companymrs. adel amermanJanet & norm ankersShanny & Bill apodacaVicki & richard Baksmr. & mrs. lee BarthelBBJ linenBetween the linesmr. S. elie BoudtGwen & richard BowlbyBetty & Bill Brookscapital waste, Inc.Joseph caughmanGloria & fred clarkdr. & mrs. william cosgrovemr. & mrs. Gary l. cowgerJoe crachiola, photographer

ted “Ski” cross, pmpdedria & alexander crudendr. & mrs. anthony delucadetroit athletic clubdisplay Groupolga f. dworkinJudith ehrmanndr. & mrs. myron r. emerickepoch restaurant Groupfresh farms marketmr. & mrs. ralph J. GersonGibbs world wide winepaul Gansoned Gastonpatricia & James Giftosanthony & christine GiorgioGolden acousticsGolden harvest restaurantGooglehammell music, Inc.mr. & mrs. John r. hayes

michael farrell & marc herrickhour detroitStory & william Johndr. Julie henry & chuck KaessJudy & Buddy Kaufmanlenora Kaufmanmr. James Kokascarole lamantialinda & dr. larry lloydmr. patrick w. lynchlynch’s, Inc.macy’smarshall music co.mcKensey & companythe metro timeslois & Gene millerlynn & randall millerJoann & tony mitchellneiman marcusmr. & mrs. James B. nicholsonart nietzche

northwest airlines, Inc.oakland universityanne parsons & donald dietzdebra & richard partrichpaul m. huxley & cynthia J.

paskymr. & mrs. fred perenicmrs. Bernard e. pincuscharles pughpVS chemicals, Inc.redIcothe ritz-carltonthe remington Groupmr. & mrs. arthur rooksapril wagner & Jason ruffJeanne & alexander ruthvenms. darlene Sankovicdominick & cindy Schianoms. Karla J. Sherrymr. leonard Slatkin

Steven rybicki - Infinity yacht charters

Special events party rentalsStaplesStarbucks coffeeStrategic Staffing Solutions,

Inc.tapper’s diamonds & fine

Jewelrytributerichard J. Bowers, Jr. & daniel

J. trederVillage food marketGary wassermanVolunteer council of detroit

Symphony orchestrawestborn marketGeroge williams Interiors ltd.dr. & mrs. clyde wuZaccaro’s market

mr. Barry osterbur and mrs. elaine d. osterbur

mr. and mrs. michael f. ottawaymr. Stanford r. ovshinskydr. and mrs. James r. ozingamr. & mrs. donald a. paismr. edward palmms. marla e. parkermr. Sidney parkermr. angelo pattiIn memory of anton patti, Jr.

dSo Violist 1946-1982ms. christine S. peckKenneth & doris pedersenmr. & mrs. wesley r. pellingmrs. mary a. pernamr. Gregory peterson and ms.

mary petersonmr. Kurt petersonmr. & mrs. mark h. petersonward & margaret petersonmr. and mrs. James pidgeonmrs. ann pikenmr. david pincusmr. and mrs. robert f. pincusmr. and mrs. d. david pippelmrs. thomas piskorowskimr. and mrs. Karl a. pituchmr. and mrs. Bruce polozkerpatricia & eric poppemr.† & mrs. david w. portermr. and mrs. howard J.

pridmoremr. and mrs. hans prinsenmr. and mrs. michael prysak

drs. renato G. and daisy ramos

margaret rashidhope & larry raymondJohn and arlene redfieldmrs. denise p. redmondmr. michael redmondmr. randolph regallouise & Karl reibelmr. & mrs. william J. reillydonald & patricia renniemrs. wayne richardsmichael & Stephenie rileydr. & mrs. George ritterJan & paul robertson, Jr.mr. peter J. roddyms. elizabeth m. rogersmr. & mrs. leslie rosems. rhoda rosenthalmr. and mrs. robert B.

rosowskimr. & mrs. Gerald f. rossGail & Gary rubymr. arthur l. runyonmr. and mrs. william Sachsmr. charles Sajewskimr. denny Sandberg and mrs.

nancy J. Sandbergmr. and mrs. peter Sandrettodrs. edward and Virginia Saylesmr. and mrs. robert V.

Schechtermark & carrie Scherms. linda Scherdtms. yvonne Schilla

ms. Greg Schimizzimr. and mrs. anthony Schmittmr. John c. Schmuhldr. and mrs. david Schneidermr. and mrs. mark Schwartzms. Sandra Seimmrs. lillian Shayems. nedda Shayotams. moira a. Sheehanms. wei Shenmr. and mrs. william c.

Shenefeltmr. and mrs. Sterling Shephardmr. and mrs. James h.

Shermandr. douglas and Julie Shiffmanmrs. arlene Shyfaye and richard Siddermr. and mrs. robert Siewertmr. and mrs. ted J. SimonBruce h. and edwina m.

Simpsonmr. John Sirhalms. Sue ellen Smallmrs. Karna m. Smithmr. lawrence r. Smithmr. and mrs. leonard w. Smithmr. ronald J. Smithmr. and mrs. John S. Snydermr. phil Snyderdr. and mrs. robert Sokoldr. and mrs. alan w. Solwaymr. and mrs. harvey l. SolwayJames and rebecca Spearotdr. & mrs. henry h. Sprague

mr. and mrs. Gabriel Stahlmr. and mrs. Jay Starkmr. frank d. Stellamr. and mrs. John Stellmanms. Katherine Stephensonms. Isabel Stockwellmrs. nancy l. Stonermrs. e. ray StrickerJames and cristina Sunstrumdavid and danielle Susserms. arlene tarbetmrs. Burt e. taylormr. and mrs. donald c. templinms. elena theuteloise f. tholenms. doris tongmr. william n. trippms. Brenda trottermrs. Joyce tuckermr. l. w. tuckermr. John urbanms. theresa uzenskimr. & mrs. John Vanbrandeghenwilliam & Jan Vandenburgmr. & mrs. melvin VanderBrugdennis and Jennifer Variandr. nilda Villalbamrs. rebecca a. Violamr. & mrs. wil Vivianomrs. Irene waltms. carol wardmrs. ann warrenmr. and mrs. william l. warrenmr. Joseph washingtonGary l. wasserman

alan & Jean weamerms. Beverly weidendorfms. Janet B. weirms. marilynn weissmr. and mrs. martin e. welchmrs. Glenda S. welzdr. marie-ange wengms. Jean m. werschingms. carolyn whitedr. John h. whiteIris and fred whitehousemrs. Barbara widenerdr. and mrs. christopher d.

wilhelmms. cynthia l. wilhelmmr. lawrence d. williamsmark & patricia willmarthtrudi & henry wineman IImrs. Sidney J. winerms. margaret w. winkelmandr. and mrs. lawrence wisemr. and mrs. Gregory wittrockms. Barbara wojtasmr. and mrs. Jonathan wolmanmrs. cathy c woodmr. and mrs. Ken yorkms. christie youngms. Gail Zabowskimr. and mrs. larry r. Zangerlemr. and mrs. anthony Zeringuemr. and mrs. richard d.

ZimmermanIngrid I. Zitzewitz


$50,000 and MoreBuickdelta airlinesGuardian Industriesnational city Bank

$20,000 and More compuware corporationdetroit area honda dealers

associationGmacr.l. polk & co.Somerset collection

$10,000 and More arvinmeritorat&t real yellow pagescampbell-ewaldfidelity charitable Gift fundfoley & lardner llpnorthern trust Bankpricewaterhousecoopers llpwarner norcross & Judd, llpwolverine packing company

$5,000 and Moreacceledyne technologies

limitedthe amerisure companiesash Stevens Inc.BaSf corporationButzel longcontractors Steel corporationdenso International america,

Inc.the four octave club of detroitGilmour fundGrant thornton llpGreektown casinohour media, llcKpmG llpmGm Grand detroit casinonudell architectsthe Sally a. and Graham a. orley

foundationSuburban collectionweyerhaeuser company

foundationyazaki north america, Inc.

$1,000 and Moreharold & Barbara BerryBloomfi eld hills country clubBorg warner automotive, Inc.Brown campbell companyBurton-Share, Inc.carco, Inc.clark hill p.l.c.cndarling Bolt companydelta dental plan of michigandesign Systems, Inc.detroit athletic clubdetroit Stage employees local

#38dumouchelleseschaton llcmichael & Karen egren/foamade

Industries, Inc.General dynamics land SystemsGermano managementGhafari associateshare express, Inc.huron family practice center,

p.c.Illuminating concepts, Inc.Jay a. fishman, ltd.manulife financialJpra architectslakeside ophthalmology center,

robert mobley, m.d.al long ford, Inc.robert l. Ziegelmanmadison electric co.mansell associates, Inc.meadowbrook Insurance Groupmercermichael J. dul & associatesmichigan first credit unionmichigan food & Beverage

associationmiller, canfi eld, paddock & Stoneoakland universitypharmacy employment Services

Inc.plante & moran, llpp.p.G. Industriesradar Industries, Inc.rotor electric companyroyal oak Industries,

IncorporatedSchostak Brothers & company,

Inc.Schwab fund for charitable

Giving

Shinsho american corporationSolomon friedman advertisingSpectrum automation companytaubman companythe technicom Groupu.a.w. region 1-a capurban Science applications, Inc.Versacom IncorporatedVesco oil corporation/don &

marjory epsteinwelker Bearing companyZachary & associates, Inc.

$500 and Moreanonymousaan financial Services Groupactive aero Group/martin r.

Goldmanaerial enterprisesalbert Kahn associates, Inc.BlackbaudBorder city tool & manufacturing

companycenter line electric, Inc.centerline Veterinary hospitalcombe consultantsdetroit legal newsf.B. wright companyfederal collateral Societyfred lavery companyGreat lakes Gas transmissionharmonie park pressheidtman Steel products, Inc.hudson & muma, Inc.IdcItochu International, Inc.John w. KunzKawasaki robotics (uSa), Inc.Kramar Jewelry, Inc.lau & lau associates, llclocomotive engineers &

conductors mutual protective assoc.

long Insurance Servicesm. Jacob & Sonsmaddin hauser wartellmanheims metro detroit auto

auctionmansell associates, Inc.Seymour-Gill financial/

massmutual companiesmeans Industries, Inc.merlyn contractors, Inc.michael fabricating, Inc.michelin automotive Industrymichigan offi ce design, Inc.minkin family foundation

molex automotive/cardell corporation

moroun nursing homeneumann/Smith & associatesnGK Spark plugs (uSa), Inc.novara, tesija & mcGuire, pllcnth consultants, ltd.peoples trust credit unionpost Smythe lutz & Ziel, cpa’spro musica of detroit, Inc.robert S. rollinger, pcrose pest SolutionsS.l.c. meter Service, Inc.Safety technology International,

Inc.Sagres partnersSKf automotive divisionSloan flushmate (a division of

Sloan Valve company)Sovereign Sales, llcSpartan distributors, Inc.Spiratex companyteal electrictowers perrinVerndale products, Inc.Vicki’s food, Inc.Sarah and erv wolkfredrick & Kathy yaffe

$300 and Moreadult learning Institutetivadar Balogh architectBlue care networkBieri companyBurke Building centerscaucus clubcoffee express companydwyer & Sons Volvo Subarueast detroit ophthalmology, p.c.franklin templeton Investments

Services, llcmr. J. martin GillespieVincent Spica IIIItw hoscoJeford Industries, Inc.nemo’s restaurantnorth Star partnersa.h. peters funeral homepetoskey plastics Inc.Ben pivnick plywood & Veneer co.plastomer corporationplumbers Service, Inc.real estate one, Inc.Janet Sossi-Belcoure/roma cafe

Inc.rosedale products, Inc.Stageline mobile Stage, Inc.tompkins products, Inc.taylor community credit unionword of faith christian center

detroIt Symphony corporate contrIButorS$100,000 and More

PVS Chemicals, Inc.Offi cial IT Support

Consultant to the DSO


upcomInG eVentSSunday monday tueSday wedneSday thurSday frIday Saturday

Bank of America Paradise Jazz SeriesDianne Reeves8 p.m.

The James Tatum Foundation for the Arts22nd annual Jazz and classical music Gala Benefit concert5:30 p.m.

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesMichael Cavanaugh in ConcertSteven reineke, conductormichael cavanaugh, piano and vocals10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesMichael Cavanaugh in Concert8:30 p.m.

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesMichael Cavanaugh in Concert8:30 p.m.

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesMichael Cavanaugh in Concert3 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesSlatkin & Mahlerleonard Slatkin, conductor8 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesSlatkin & Mahler10:45 a.m.

DSO Classical SeriesSlatkin & Mahler8:30 p.m.

dSo classical SeriesAll BeethovenJerzy Semkow, conductorJonathan Biss, piano8 p.m.

37th Biennial Conference of Association of Major Symphony Volunteers(amSoV) dinner, 6 p.m. mB

DSO Classical SeriesAll Beethoven8 p.m. oh

37th Biennial Conference of AMSOVluncheon and tour11:30 a.m. mB

DSO Classical SeriesAll Beethoven8:30 p.m. oh

DSO Classical SeriesAll Beethoven3 p.m.

Bank of America Paradise Jazz SeriesMingus Dynasty Band8 p.m.

Promusica ConcertFeaturing Jennifer Frautschi & Johnn Blacklow8:30 p.m. mB

Special EventBarbara Cook with the DSOlee musiker, conductor8:30 p.m. oh

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesStar Trek Meets Star Warserich Kunzel, conductor10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. oh

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesStar Trek Meets Star Wars8:30 p.m. oh

Brazeal Dennard Chorale Spring Concert6 p.m. mB

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesStar Trek Meets Star Wars8:30 p.m. oh

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesStar Trek Meets Star Wars3 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesA Musical Collaborationhans Graf, conductorJaime laredo, violinSharon robinson, cello8 p.m. oh

DSO Classical SeriesA Musical Collaboration10:45 a.m.

DSO Classical SeriesA Musical Collaboration8:30 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesBeethoven & Tchaikovskyhans Graf, conductororion weiss, piano10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesBeethoven & Tchaikovsky8:30 p.m. oh

DSO Classical SeriesBeethoven & Tchaikovsky3 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesSeason Finalepeter oundjian, conductormeasha Brueggergosman, soprano8 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesSeason Finale8 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesSeason Finale8:30 p.m.

June 10: DSO Lansing Concert

June 13: DSO Spring Fundraiser

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Documents

DSO Performance, 2008-09 Season, Issue No. 5a