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11 Meet Maestro Christopher Zimmerman

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22 FSO Education Programs

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In 2012-2013, the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra will embark on a new three-year focus in programming called Mischief in Music: Wit, Insolence and Insurrection. Maestro Christopher Zimmerman says, “There are so many pieces that speak to the playfulness of music, and also to its ability to rouse complex emotions. I’m looking forward to exploring the theme over the next three years.” Welcome to our performance, and thank you for your patronage. We are delighted you are here!

The FSO will continue its tradition of strong and diverse programming as it explores this theme throughout the season. Highlights will include an all-Beethoven concert featuring the violin concerto, an all-Strauss concert contrasting the music of Johann and Richard Strauss, and a celebration of the anniversary years of both Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner, with an evening of opera arias and overtures to end the season. The FSO will present the East Coast premiere of a co-commissioned piece to begin the season, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Shadows” for piano and orchestra, and the Virginia premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff ’s Flute Concerto in January.

We hope that you will join us for many of these spectacular performances. We welcome you to attend our pre-concert lectures prior to each performance at 7:00 p.m.

The Fairfax Symphony is pleased to introduce its new Symphony Society this season! Your contributions help sustain the FSO’s high quality programming and community outreach in the Northern Virginia region. A donation of $50 or more will make you eligible for an assortment of membership benefits, depending on the size of your donation, including reserved seating at our pre-concert lectures, free beverage coupons, free parking, and more. Every pledge makes a difference, whether $50 or $5,000. See the FSO staff in the lobby or contact them in the office to make a contribution. Your support is crucial to our success.

Once again, welcome to the FSO. We hope you enjoy the concert!

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2012–2013 Seasonmay 11, 2013

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Overtures and arias from some of the most beloved operas of our age, bymusical giants Wagner and Verdi, both of whom are celebrating the 200th

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All Masterworks performances are at 8:00 p.m. at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax with a pre-concert lecture at 7:00 p.m.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Thomas Brownell, ChairmanRichard Basehore*

David ConleyJose “Pepe” Figueroa

Jennifer GitnerDebra Harrison, ex officio

Karen HepworthPaul Johnson*

Stephen KennyGregory Llinas

John Lockhart, Vice-ChairmanBrian Lubkeman, Secretary

Warren Martin, Immediate Past ChairmanLezley McIlveen

Eric Moore Michael L. Privitera

Karen WallisErvin Walter, Treasurer

Martha WilsonMaria Winters

Christopher Zimmerman, ex officioThomas Murphy, General Counsel

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The Honorable Sharon BulovaThe Honorable Thomas M. Davis

Sidney O. DewberryThe Honorable James W. Dyke

Dr. Gerald L. Gordon

John T. “Til” HazelJulien PattersonWilliam ReederEarle Williams

HONORARY BOARD

Debra Harrison, President/CEOAnn M. Morrison, Development Director

Tara L. Nadel, Patron Services and Education Director

Shannon Kingett, Operations ManagerNora Reilly, Administrative Assistant

Christopher Zimmerman, Music DirectorGlenn Quader, SCORE Conductor

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Reviewing Chris-topher Zimmer-man’s debut concert with the Fairfax Symphony Orches-tra in May 2009, Mark Estren of the Washington Post

writes, “Zimmerman pushed the strings and they delivered beautifully... He paid close attention not only to sarcasm and grotesquerie but also to soft passages – this orchestra can handle quietude, but few conductors ask it to.” Zimmerman’s direction of the orchestra led to his im-mediate appointment as its new Music Director. In July, 2011, he was announced as the first-prize winner of the “American Conducting Prize” in the professional orchestra category. Mr. Zimmerman graduated from Yale with a B.A. in Music, and received his Master’s from the University of Michigan. He also studied with Seiji Ozawa and Gunther Schuller at Tangle-wood, and at the Pierre Monteux School in Maine with Charles Bruck. Zimmer-man served as an apprentice to Andrew Davis and the Toronto Symphony and in Prague, as assistant conductor to Vaclav Neumann and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Committed to, and passionate about, the standard repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries, Zimmerman is also a champion of contemporary music, having conducted to date more than 25 pre-mieres (local and world) by such eminent

composers as William Bolcom, Martin Bresnick, Michael Colgrass, Avner Dor-man, Christopher Rouse, Bright Sheng, Judith Weir and Nebojse Zivkovic. Mr. Zimmerman’s conducting career began with the Royal Philharmonic Or-chestra and was followed by engagements with the London Symphony and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. He has since guest-conducted orchestras in most areas of the world including Western and Eastern Europe, China, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, and South America. In 1989, he was appointed Music Director of the City of London Chamber Orches-tra and in 1993 he was appointed to the Faculty of the Cincinnati College-Con-servatory of Music as Music Director, Cincinnati Concert Orchestra. He has previously held Music Director positions with the Symphony of Southeast Texas and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, and has maintained his commitment to teaching by co-leading the Rose City Conductors’ Workshop in Portland, Oregon, every summer since its incep-tion in 2005. Mr. Zimmerman returns regularly to the Wintergreen Performing Arts Festival in Virginia where he is a favored guest conductor of the Festival Orchestra and its audiences. Prior to his appointment at the FSO, Zimmer-man held the Primrose Fuller Chair of Orchestral Studies at the Hartt School from 1999-2009. He debuts this season as guest conductor with the New Haven Symphony and Illinois Philharmonic.

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Notes in BriefJohann Strauss, Jr. The waltz is a musical form practically synonymous with the name Strauss. It developed in the mid-1700’s from a triple-meter folk dance

called the ländler, but because of its crudeness and association with the peasant class it was considered shocking, even licentious in polite circles for a generation or two. As the dance style was refined, with smaller and more graceful steps, it gradually became fashionable in Viennese society around 1780, and various forms of it dominated social activities in that city until the First World War. Johann Strauss Sr. and his three sons ( Johann Jr., Josef, and Eduard) were famous in Vienna, and later internationally, for composing and performing such dance music over many decades in the middle and late years of the 19th century.

The music on this program represents three of the facets for which Richard Strauss is best known. His early tone poem Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks shows his ability to write program music so vividly

descriptive that its main character virtually comes alive on the stage. For the latter half of his career Strauss concentrated on opera. His musical treatment of the Oscar Wilde play about Salome was considered so shocking that it was banned in Vienna and London for several years. An even more musically violent opera followed soon after (Elektra), after which the composer made an abrupt change of course with the lush, ultra-romantic and profoundly moving opera that is thought by many to be his masterpiece: Der Rosenkavalier.M

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JOHANN STRAUSS, JR. Emperor Waltz, op. 437

Tick-Tack Polka, op. 365 Pizzicato Polka Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, op. 214

RICHARD STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

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JOHANN STRAUSS, JR. Overture to Die Fledermaus

RICHARD STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, op. 28

Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome

Pre-Concert Lecture Sponsored by John Lockhart

This program is funded in part with generous support from the County of Fairfax. Additional funding for this concert is provided by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and

the National Endowment for the Arts.

MARCH 16, 2013 – 8:00 P.M.

George Mason University’s Center for the Arts

Christopher Zimmerman, conductor

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Program NotesJOHANN STRAUSS, JR. (1825-1899) Emperor Waltz, op. 437Three Polkas: Tick-Tack; Pizzicato; Tritsch-TratschOverture to Die Fledermaus

Contrary to popular belief, the waltz was not invented by the Strauss family. One of the earliest popularizers of the form, still well known today in Austria, was Josef Lanner (1801-1843). Johann Strauss Senior was an assistant and friend of Lanner’s in early-19th-century Vienna, and took some inspiration for his career as composer and conductor from that of his colleague. He began to write light music himself, and though his music was once very popular, it is now scarcely known out-side Austria. (The one exception, though, is a gem: the enormously popular Radetzky March, which is something of an unofficial second national anthem in that country.) The Strauss family’s fame eventually surpassed Lanner to such an extent that he is now relegated to footnote status in most parts of the world. Despite his own success in this field, Johann Sr. was adamant that his sons should not follow in his footsteps. Knowing only too well how precarious was the career of a musician, he wanted them to pursue more secure professions. Johann Jr., the oldest of the three boys, had other ideas. He was both talented and ambitious, and studied the violin in secret. Papa was outraged when he found out, and once literally tried to beat his son out of this interest in music. Junior persevered, though, and eventually founded his own orchestra, in competition with his father’s. (The mixture of glamour and drama inherent in this situation has engendered numerous film and tv treat-ments of the family’s story.) The second brother, Josef, was multi-talented, and

though educated as an engineer he showed ability as a painter, writer, inventor, singer, and composer. He wrote almost 300 pieces including many waltzes – his are notable for their use of minor keys, unlike the sunnier works of his famous older brother. Eduard was the youngest, and he perhaps naturally avoided the areas in which his well-known brothers excelled, preferring conducting and composing mostly polkas. In the course of his career, Johann Jr. took the waltz form that he inherited from his predecessors and expanded its scope such that some of his works resemble miniature tone poems. Far from being just a set of tunes in a predictable format suitable for dancing, his mature pieces added extra features including variations in tempo, substantial introductions and codas, and even the occasional cadenza-like passage (e.g., the zither solo in the middle of Tales from the Vienna Woods). The

Emperor Waltz, for instance, begins with a long, stately slow-march introduction, and the incomparable Blue Danube starts with a preludial passage of remarkable poetic beauty. But the Strausses didn’t limit them-selves to waltzes. Vienna was a city in love with dancing, and the leading orchestras were expected to play other kinds of music as well. Their high-profile conduc-tors thus wrote many polkas, quadrilles, galops, marches, and miscellaneous items. These pieces were often titled after fads of the period, topics from the newspapers, inventions, social trends, etc. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka illustrates this, translating roughly as “Chit-Chat” (alluding to the Viennese predilection for gossip). It has also been appropriated for such varied alternate ap-plications as video games, old Tom & Jerry cartoons, and movie sound tracks ranging from the James Bond film Moonraker to

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the conductor Artur Rodzinski, appar-ently with the composer’s tacit approval. It contains several of the most striking themes from the opera, opening with an impetuous passage suggesting a young man’s passions (both ardent and restrained) for his lady love. This yields to an unfor-gettable section in which Strauss depicts the presentation of a glittering silver rose through musical means that can only be called orchestral and harmonic magic. The suite quite naturally includes some of the waltzes that formed Strauss’ tribute to Vienna’s musical legacy, as well as a rich sampling of the tender and sometimes bit-tersweet music representing the emotions of the main characters. Strauss’ early works were con-servative in style, influenced by such established models as Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann. He tried his hand at opera rather early on, but his first effort, Guntram (begun in 1889, premiered 1894), was a failure. However, by the time it reached the stage he had moved on to a more advanced style and branched out into a genre in which he was surpassingly successful: the tone poem. In this field he developed a kind of orchestral virtuosity that challenged performers even as it en-thralled audiences. This led to a series of works of increasing scope, most of which hold secure places in the current reper-toire, the only exceptions being two early efforts, Aus Italien and MacBeth. (On a modern note, film buffs are all aware of director Stanley Kubrick’s canny use of the first 90 seconds or so of Strauss’ tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra, which was employed as an overpowering musical symbol in his 1968 epic 2001 – A Space Odyssey.) Perhaps the most popular of the Strauss tone poems is Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks of 1895. Based on a folk leg-end (though there actually seems to have

been a real-life character of that name), it cleverly depicts the exploits of a colorful character from the middle ages. The piece begins with a gentle introduction that sets the scene, a kind of musical “Once upon a time…” Two main themes are introduced, by principal horn and E-flat clarinet, respectively. The ingenious musical treat-ment goes on to illustrate some of Till’s “jokes,” such as riding a horse through the marketplace and upsetting the vendors’ stands and carts; teasing a group of digni-fied religious figures; flirting with local girls and chasing them; mocking some pretentious academic types; and similar escapades. Eventually the townspeople become so exasperated that he is captured and sent before a judge, who sentences him to hang – there’s no mistaking Till’s pleading with the forces of authority at this point in the piece (drum rolls and loud blasts from the entire orchestra, faint replies by the clarinet). The “Once

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Star Trek IV). The Pizzicato Polka was a collaboration between Johann Jr. and his brother Josef; it is an example of the slow polka and allows the strings to demonstrate one of their unique playing techniques. As he reached the middle years of his career, Johann Jr. branched out into theatrical works, composing three operas and 13 comic operettas. These were quite popular in their day, though on this side of the Atlantic only one of them is given with any regularity: Die Fledermaus (The Bat). Its plot is a farce involving the usual elements of disguise, mistaken identity, tricks to ensnare an unfaithful spouse, and so forth, but the music is so delight-ful that it continues to hold the stage. The overture has become a staple of the repertoire, and includes another of the fine waltzes that had come to be expected from this composer. One of the most charming anecdotes in the history of music illustrates just how

famous Johann Strauss Jr. had become by the late 1800’s. His third wife, Adele, once approached Brahms and asked him to autograph her fan. The often grumpy composer did so willingly, but instead of scribbling an excerpt from a work of his own, as was customary, he wrote out a few bars from the Blue Danube Waltz and signed it: “Alas! NOT by – Johannes Brahms.”

RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949) Suite from Der RosenkavalierTill Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, op. 28Dance of the Seven Veils from Salome

Strauss is a fairly common name in German-speaking countries, but it should be mentioned that Richard Strauss was not related to the Strauss dynasty that preceded him. He was, of course, aware from childhood of their status as leading creators of what was truly the popular mu-sic of the day, as the various Strauss family ensembles were active until 1901, when the last Strauss Orchestra was disbanded by Eduard. By this time Vienna was satu-rated with the kind of elegant dance music of which those earlier composers were such masters, and that undoubtedly influenced Richard’s concept of the music he wrote for Der Rosenkavalier (The Cavalier of the Rose, 1910). There was a certain amount of critical discomfort over the anachronism involved, since the 1740’s setting of the opera placed it a century before the waltz became a staple of Viennese culture. But the public never seemed to mind, especial-ly since this voluptuously beautiful music and Strauss’ new concentration on refine-ment of thought and feeling were quite welcome in a period of artistic, political, and social turmoil; and in time the issue was resolved in favor of “poetic license.” The standard orchestral suite from Der Rosenkavalier was assembled by

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upon a time” introductory phrase returns to remind us that this is just a fairy tale. Till even seems to have been executed, as the music fades to a final choked-off gasp (three soft notes played four times by bass clarinet in its upper register); but the strings quietly dismiss that idea with a sweet chord and the music suddenly revives for a lively, nose-thumbing conclu-sion, reassuring the audience that Till’s spirit is inextinguishable. His stunning series of acclaimed tone poems made Strauss world-famous by the turn of the 20th century, at which point his attention returned to opera. His first great theatrical triumph came in 1905 with Salome, which was both an artistic coup and a scandal, on account of the lurid Oscar Wilde play on which it was based. That work, and the one that im-mediately followed (Elektra), showed the composer in a phase or mood to startle the public with provocative subject matter

and (for him) challengingly modernistic music. Salome’s Dance of the Seven Veils comes at the end of the opera, and was considered so shocking that it prompted protests of “indecency” – which in turn served to boost the notoriety (and box office receipts) of the work. Considering the esteem that he enjoyed for most of his career, it’s interesting to note that Strauss had a modest opinion of his own im-portance: He once admitted that he felt himself to be, if not a first-rate composer, then “a first-rate second-rate composer.” But the brilliance and individuality of his creations in both orchestral and operatic genres (not to mention over 200 songs) made him one of the most influential composers in history; these same traits also force posterity to question his judg-ment on that issue, as his works continue to be admired and performed throughout the world.

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Woodburn School for the Fine & Communicative Arts has been collaborating with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in a special project that explores the connection between music and visual art. Woodburn is an arts integrated elementary school located in Falls Church, VA. At Woodburn, teachers strive to integrate the fine and communicative arts into all instruction throughout the school day. Every fourth grade Woodburn student was involved in this project. The process started in music class, with students listening to music composed by Johann Strauss and Richard Strauss. In library, students conducted research about both composers using an online database. FSO’s music director, Christopher Zimmerman, visited Woodburn to talk to the children about the music and help them better understand pieces of music by both composers. In art class, students created monotype prints as they listened to and were inspired by the music of Johann and Richard Strauss. Through their art, fourth grade students attempted to visually convey the feeling, movement, and rhythm of the music. Please visit the lobby during tonight’s performance to view the students’ artwork and a brief video documenting the creation process.

STUDENT PASSPORT CLUB RECEPTION & INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO

The Student Passport Club offers Fairfax Symphony “student rush” tickets to students ages 6-18 for only $5 each! Members receive special concert programs with activities and notes designed for them, free gifts from program sponsors, and a stamp in their passports for every concert and event during the season. Tonight they enjoyed a special reception for students and families prior to the performance at which they had the opportunity to meet Fairfax Symphony musicians and to play all their favorite instruments at an “Instrument Petting Zoo”

sponsored by Foxes Music.

The Fairfax Symphony thanks the following program sponsors:Cabot Cheese, Cox Communications, Foxes Music, Brobst Violins, Cardinal Bank, The Flutists Faire, Maley’s McLean Music, The Music Loft

FSO Education and Community Outreach Programs

For more information about the Fairfax Symphony’s community outreach programs, to schedule a performance at your school, or to support our endeavors to enrich the Northern Virginia community,

please contact Tara Nadel, Education Director - (703) 563-1990; [email protected].

The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra is committed to the musical education of all members of the community, from children to adults.

2013 DOROTHY FARNHAM FEUER MEMORIAL STRING COMPETITION

The Dorothy Farnham Feuer Memorial String Competition was created in 1964 as a tribute to Dorothy Farnham Feuer, founder of the Fairfax Symphony and a violinist with the orchestra. It has provided well-deserved recognition, encouragement, and monetary support to outstanding string players in grades 7-12 in Northern Virginia. Many winners have continued to pursue music as private teachers and as members of orchestras

throughout the nation, including the FSO. This year, 28 students competed and the top three winners will be presented with their awards tonight after intermission.

First Prize ($1,000): Daniel Tavani, celloDaniel Tavani, 18, is a senior at Battlefield High School. He began his cello training at age six and currently studies with David Hardy, principal cello of the NSO. His performance achievements include First Prize awards in the National Symphony Orchestra Young Soloists Competition where he will perform as soloist next season, the Symphonette at Landon Concerto Competition, all levels of the Lions Club Bland Scholarship, and the Friday Morning Music Club, amongst others. He is co-principal cellist in the American Youth Philharmonic and enjoys performing with the Tavani Family Ensemble. In addition to music, Daniel enjoys being a student leader in his youth group, playing soccer, and spending time with his five brothers. He also loves playing and listening to many different genres of music outside of his classical studies. Daniel plans to use his scholarship award towards participation in the Sarasota Music Festival this summer as he prepares to go to conservatory next fall.

Second Prize ($750): Joshua Brown, violinJoshua Brown is a seventh-grade homeschooler who studies violin with Amy Beth Horman. When he was only six years old, Joshua was featured, along with his siblings, playing violin on Fox News. He won First Prize in the 2010 Asian American International Competition and the 2012 Alexander and Buono International String Competition. Joshua has performed on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in Washington, D.C., and at Carnegie Hall in New York, and was selected as a soloist in the Alden Theater Young Soloist 2011 and 2013 Series. He regularly performs in local concerts and recitals, and in chamber music performances with pianist Matthew Schultheis. In addition to violin, Joshua enjoys swimming, biking, speed cubing, computer programming, and robotics. He also enjoys competitive math and is a member of the Differential Homeschool of Loudoun Mathcounts team. Joshua plans to use the scholarship money to pay for extra lessons to help him prepare to enter the Menuhin Competition.

Third Prize ($500): Nicholas Brown, violinNicholas Brown is a tenth-grade homeschooler who studies violin with Amy Beth Horman. Nicholas made his solo orchestral debut at the age of nine, playing the Mozart Violin

Concerto No. 4 in D Major with the International Gathering of Youth Orchestras. This solo performance led Nicholas and his siblings to be featured on Fox News. He won First Place prizes in the 2012 Sterling Bland, the Regional Bland, the Levine Chamber Music, the Alexander and Buono International and the Loudoun Symphony Competitions, amongst others. He has performed with the Landon Symphonette and the Loudoun Symphony, and in many venues throughout the Washington, D.C., area and New York City, including the Kennedy Center’s Millenium Stage, the Music Center at Strathmore, and Carnegie Hall. This year, he will perform on the Alden Theater Young Soloist Series. His local performances include chamber recitals with pianist Luke Ratcliffe. In addition to his love of violin, Nicholas loves the outdoors, and enjoys hiking, rock climbing, biking, and swimming. He also enjoys painting, drawing, sculpting, woodcarving, and photography. He plans to use the Feuer scholarship money to buy a new violin bow.

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David and Bridget RalstonJames and Miriam RossRobert and Karen Wallis

rhapSody circle

AnonymousAnthony CalerazziPamela Charin, in memory of

Helen CharinRandolph ChurchMichael and Suzanne

DawsonHerbert W. EngertBrian and Marian EwellMr. and Mrs. John A. FarrisPaul FeekoMr. Walter GeisingerScott Gilbert Anthony and Lucy GriffinDebra HarrisonMr. and Mrs. David K. Haug Kurt P. JaegerBarry and Jane Clare JoynerBill and Priscilla KirbyDr. and Mrs. Frederick KuhlDr. Per and Mrs. Stella

KullstamMr. and Mrs. Timothy J.

McCarthyDr. Edward L. MenningJonathan and Kati PenneyWilliam A. and Lenore H.

PlissnerScott SportScott D. VaughnKatherine and Steven Webb

Sonata circle

AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Giorgio AscoliMs. Gay B. BakerDoug and Helen BaumgardtBill and Dorothy Brandel Donald and Ruth DreesJean Mitchell DugganFrank and Lynn Gayer Harry and Barbara Gerber

Howard Gold Mr. and Mrs. Eric HansonRobert and Whitney HenryMr. Keith HighfillMr. and Mrs. Wade HinkleMr. and Mrs. Kevin Kennedy Anne E. LamarMs. Eileen Mandell, In

Honor of Steve A. MandellAlan and Grace MayerGeoffrey MizeMargaret A. MurphyMr. and Mrs. Mike O’KaneDr. and Mrs. Eugene

OvertonMr. Justice PercellBob ReidJennifer RewisDavid SeidaJonathan ShamesFrederick and Marjorie

StuhrkeRobert and Valerie SutterMs. Jane SweetSamuel and Phyllis TalleyFred and Carolyn TarpleyDr. Jack and Mrs. Jane

UnderhillAndy Wahlquist Michael Wendt

Serenade circle

AnonymousDr. Charles AllenMerline and Tim AndrewsMs. Jane ArabianMr. and Mrs. Ronald BakerMs. Esther BeaumontMr. and Mrs. Julian BentleyDavid W. Briggs and John F.

BentonDr. Sonya BethelRichard Black and Mari

PierceMr. and Mrs. James BlandMr. and Mrs. James Boone

Mr. and Mrs. Steve BouchardAndrew and Nancy BovillKathryn J. BovillJohn Bradley and Miriam

FernandezPatricia G. BradyJudith A. BrahamMarvin and Libby BurgeMary L. BurnsWalter and Sigrid CarlsonCedric ChangAdam Childers and Caroline

CrawfordMr. and Mrs. Harry C.

CochranJohn T. CorrellVirginia CreaMr. and Mrs. David CrossMr. and Mrs. Ronald M.

CrossKarin and Michael CustyMichael CyranMs. Barbara DandradeMike and Sarah DanielMr. and Mrs. Brian

EckenrodeMrs. Anita T. Eitler,

In memory of Dr. Warren J. Eitler

Peggy & Arye EphrathMr. and Mrs. Robert FallAnne FarrDavid and Patricia FarrellMegan GallagherEdward and Janice GerryWilliam I. GoeweyJoseph G. GofusAnne L. GorneyAllen S. GreenspanMr. Gareth HabelMr. and Mrs. Arthur

HamerschlagDr. Mu Hong and Mrs. Won

KimSarah HoverMr. and Mrs. Ted Hudson


2012-13 Annual Fund

GovernmentCounty of FairfaxVirginia Commission for the

ArtsArts Council of Fairfax

CountyCity of Fairfax Commission

on the Arts

Foundations and Charitable Funds

Claude Moore Charitable Foundation

Clifton Community Woman’s Club

Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Foundation

Freddie Mac Foundation Matching Gifts

Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation

Philip L. Graham FundMary & Daniel Loughran

FoundationCharles Schwab Charitable

FundUnited Way of the National

Capital AreaVerizon Foundation

Matching Incentive Program

Washington Forrest Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

CorporationsBB&T Capital OneCardinal BankCox CommunicationsErnst & Young LLPGSBB Associates, LLCHSBCPriority One Services, Inc.TargetWegmansThe Potter Violin Company,

VASTA and the Flute Society of Washington – Master Class support

SYMPHONY SOCIETY

concerto club

PlatinumAnonymousMr. and Mrs. Thomas M.

BrownellCurt and Janine BuserThe Fairfax Symphony

Orchestra MusiciansPepe Figueroa Geoff and Jennifer GitnerFran and Jerry KiefferBrian and Suzanne

LubkemanJohn LockhartWarren and Judy MartinEric MooreMichael L. PriviteraErv and Laura Walter

GoldDr. and Mrs. David

Charvonia David and Somer ConleyJack and Val DaleAnne and Til HazelMr. and Mrs. Glenn A.

HemerMs. Karen Hepworth Stephen and Tina KennyMr. Gregory LlinasMr. and Mrs. R. Dennis

McArverMs. Amy Smith, In Honor

of Helen Fall and Shannon Smith

Jacquie and Sid WallaceMartha S. WilsonDermot and Maria WintersSally and Rucj Uffelman

SilverAnonymousCarl and Judy AzzaraNina and David BreenRuth CrumbDr. and Mrs. Charles EmichMr. and Mrs. C. David

HartmannSally Ann HostetlerRobert and Maryanne JonesThe Honorable and Mrs.

John MasonBarbara A. MoorePeter and Nancy NostrandStephen and Mary Preston

The following listing comprises all those who have donated to the current FSO season as of March 1, 2013. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the list.

Please contact us immediately if you find a discrepancy or error.

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E. Rene and Megan Williams Salas

Stephen SanbornMs. Anne Sansbury, In honor

of Aaron Weston SansburyMr. and Mrs. Robert E.

SchaubMr. and Mrs. Robert

SeraphinMr. and Mrs. Peter ShaulisMr. and Mrs. Stanley C.

SheltonMr. and Mrs. James SimpsonHilary SmithNigel and Linda SmythDorothy Staebler Mr. and Mrs. George D.

SummersRobert and Gloria SussmanRobert and Valerie SutterCarolyn and Mitchell

SutterfieldAlice SwalmGeorge Swygert and Lori

JenkinsReede and Jane TaylorAlton P. and Alice W. TrippMarjorie S. TurnerChristopher D. VottaRoy and Margaret WagnerMs. Diane Wakely-ParkMike and Jennifer WallMr. Robert E. WardMr. and Mrs. Egon WeckMs. Peggy WeissMr. and Mrs. Larry N.

WellmanBarry and Ann WickershamHarry and Sandra WilburPolly and Jack WoodardWoodbridge Flute Choir Mr. and Mrs. Gene

WunderlichMr. and Mrs. Craig K. ZaneMr. Emile L. ZimmermannMr. and Mrs. Jared Zurn

IN-KINDCabot CreameryFairfax City Self StorageFoxes Music, Inc.Total Wine and MoreTrophy WorldTimothy Wade

MEDIA SPONSORSWETAWAMU

VALENTINE POPS GALA 2013BB&TCurt and Janine BuserCapital OneCardinal BankErnst & YoungVal and Jack DaleJennifer and Geoff GitnerHilton WorldwideHolland & Knight, LLPHSBC USAJohn LockhartWarren and Judy MartinMcGuireWoods LLPMorrison & Foerster, LLP The Peterson Family

FoundationPriority One Services, Inc.Erv & Laura WalterWells Fargo

FSO GOLF TOURNAMENT 2012Adjuvant Global Advisors,

LLCMr. Jeff AhnBB&TBurgess Group LLCMr. David CheonCooley Godward Kronish,

LLPMr. Brad DossErnst & Young LLP

Executive Healthcare Services

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

Mr. Paul FeekoFirst Virginia Community

BankMr. & Mrs. Michael L.

HerrintonMr. Michael JohnsonThe Honorable Mark L.

KeamMr. Matthew KimLandmark AtlanticMr. & Mrs. Brian J.

LubkemanMcGladreyMcGuire Woods, LLPNewmark Grubb Knight

FrankMrs. Hekyung Park-BarrMr. & Mrs. Stephen PoloSeabrook Advisors, LLCStewart Title & Escrow, Inc.Tetrad Digital IntegrityMr. & Mrs. Ervin WalterMr. Del WilberMr. Suon Gu Yoon

Dorothy E. HunterMr. and Mrs. Fredrick

HutchisonMr. Edward JarettLauren A. JenkinsMr. and Mrs. Christopher

JehnMr. Harry M. JonesBarbara and Harry KaplowitzMr. Barry KerneFrank and Kelly KingettEric KleinAlexey Koptsevich and Yulia

GelGreta KreuzJohn A. Kunkel & Anna M.

SwensonMr. and Mrs. Frank LaBelleDavid and Lois LeedsMr. Patrick LeflochStephen and Olga LevinMs. Ellen Lokker

Ms. Anne LoughlinMr. and Mrs. Robert LowryMr. and Mrs. David J. LynchJane MacDuffMr. John Madigan,

In Memory of Catharine L. Smith

Chuck MarginotDr. and Mrs. Joseph MarshallJim and Lesley McKeeverMr. and Mrs. Rajiv MehtaCharles and Kathleen MeyerBob and Donna MillerJoetta MillerMr. and Mrs. Kenneth P.

MittelholtzVirginia and Marion MoserMr. and Mrs. John D. S.

MuhlenbergAlan S. NadelMr. and Mrs. Richard K.

NewhallHelen Noah

Mr. Mark R. O’BrienCOL and Mrs. Tommy T.

OsborneElizabeth Benchoff PageMr. James PainterDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey PetersonMr. and Mrs. Ron PetrieMr. And Mrs. Dennis

PrescottMr. and Mrs. Istvan

PribilovicsMr. Richard L. Renfield,

in memory of Michelle Renfield

Ms. C. Carole RichardMr. and Mrs. William R.

Richardson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Albert J.

RiedingerMs. Margaret RivenburgMs. Sharon E. RosendhalPatricia A. RyanMs. Barbara Ryland

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Serenade circle: $100 - $299 (100% tax-deductible) Prelude Circle benefits plus two tickets to season sneak preview event and acknowledgment in

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Sonata circle: $300 - $499 (100% tax-deductible) Serenade Circle benefits plus two beverage coupons to be used at any Masterworks concert

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