Chamber Orchestra S a n A n t o n i oof

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

The Forbidden Composers - Preview 1

The ‘Unsung’ Octet 1

The Chamber Symphony 2

Board Accent 2

Millennial Commitee 2

Musician Solo 3

Savor the Music 3

Music 101 - The Forbidden Composer 3

Donor Spotlight 4

Note From theExecutive DirectorSpring is a wonderful time of the year. It is full of new beginnings; in nature and in the artistic world. There is a great deal of anticipation as we wait for season announcements from our favorite organizations and then the excitement of purchasing tickets for those special performances we want to attend. It is also a time for press releases as organizations announce new and exciting changes in their personnel. We are so proud to hear that our friend and guest conductor, Carlos Izcaray, has been named the new music director for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. We are so happy for him and his family as they start this new chapter in their lives. As for us, we will be announcing our 2015-16 season on March 2, so stay tuned!

In the meantime, enjoy the incoming spring season and I look forward to seeing you at The Chamber Symphony on April 25 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

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DONORSFOUNDERS CIRCLE - GOLD ($75,000+)The Tobin Endowment

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE – SILVER ($25,000+)Robert Oliver

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE – BRONZE ($10,000-$24,999)AnonymousBennack-Polan FoundationBrooks City BaseCity of San Antonio – Department for Culture & Creative DevelopmentRobert Ehlers & Silvia SantinelliPablo EscamillaEscamilla & Poneck, LLPPaul M. MontalvoTexas A&M University-San AntonioValero Energy FoundationMario A. Vazquez

CONDUCTOR ($5,000 – $9,999)The Bank of San AntonioPat Boone & Lisa Rocheleau BooneCol. JD & Mrs. Anna EnglishHeart and Soul-MatesMelanie Matcek & Chris TittMr. & Mrs. Daniel A. MontalvoNuStar Energy L.PMichael PalermoDr. Mahendra & Mrs. Kirti PatelThe Pearl BreweryThe St. Anthony Riverwalk Wyndham HotelBrian & Lori SkinnerFrank Stenger-Castro

CONCERTMASTER ($2,500 – $4,999)AmegyBank of TexasJohn & Elaine EhlersDr. Maria Hernandez FerrierStephen R. Fischer, Colonel, USAF (Ret)Carlos Garza and CharleeAnn WunderlinFelix GonzalesDonna GuerraDr. Jo Ruiz-HealyIBC BankJames Avery JewelryLori JonesNorthwestern MutualDr. Luis Rodriguez & Mrs. Amy GrisserSA Local 624 Prof. Fire Fighters AssociationBryce & Erin SekiPatrick & Michelle Strottner

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AMBASSADOR ($1,000 – $2,499)The Alamo Travel GroupEddie AldreteEstela AveryScott & Karin BeckendorfBetty BostonMary BrookDr. Francisco & Mrs. Graciela CigarroaHelen & Gil CoronadoThe Crockett HotelPaul & Alexandra DavalosTrish DeBerryThe DeBerry GroupTino DuranElizabeth FauersoLarry & Tammy HernandezDeborah KnappKustoff & Phipps, LLPLinebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLPDave & Monica McKay & FamilyGerardo A. MenchachaMilne StudioBrad MilneMinnie Stevens Piper FoundationMortgage of Texas & Financial LLCThe NRP Group LLCFrancisco J. NuñezMario OchoaPainting & More, Inc.Epitacio ResendezRio San Antonio CruisesDrs. Ricardo & Harriett RomoEduardo Ruíz-Healy & Mónica Healy HegewischSammis & Ochoa PRFrates & Josie SeeligsonMelissa SpencerGuy & LuAnn StidhamPatricia Pliego StoutTromba MusicState Representative Mike VillarrealWommack ChevroletAmir & Shawne Zakaria

BENEFACTOR ($500-$999)2 AnonymousAAA Auger Plumbing ServicesRyan & Laura BippertRob CaballeroDouglas CarterPaul CarterUS Representative Joaquin CastroDoug CrossEric DupreDupre Financial GroupLouis Escareño

Mrs. Florence M. EnglishManuel & Marta FierroGeorge & Belinda GavallosAnna Kiefer & Michael Goldsmith IIDr. William HenrichRalph LopezHoward LutzState Representative Jose MenendezCol. Ross and Mrs. Karen MilesDavid MontalvoMontalvo Leather ProductsLisa MontoyaDr. Rafael MorasRafael Moras, Jr.Richard NewmanNelson & Rosalia OrtizAmparo OrtizJoel PerezLarry RachleffDennis & Becki RionPaul RossbachDavid & Ceil SchneidermanFrancisco Serna, Jr.Sole BoutiqueSteinway Piano GalleryEarl Stenger-CastroCharles SydnorThompson PrintingRick Torres

Your continued support realizes our mission of sharing classical music with the entire community.

- Lori SkinnerOur Mission

Niria TreviñoRaquel & John UrbanUrban Taco – San AntonioAlice ViroslavRoy & Jana WillbornStacia Willson

PATRON ($100-$499)AnonymousErnest & Betty AlemanMichael & Molly AminiSuhail ArastuSheila Black & Duncan HayseBrad BaccusTi�any BockerstetteJames BromleyMr. & Mrs. Justo CatalaHenry CisnerosElizabeth & Bryan DausinRebecca FinkAlfred & Tenchita FloresJohn FloresPaul Garza & FamilyDennis Gittinger & Debra Ann MorganJerry Gonzales & FamilySteve GuganConnie HallAdel & George Hernandez

Margie HildrethRebecca JacksonRobert & Gerda JacobsWes JendruschJoe JohnsonDamon & Karen KopeckSarah & Shan KuykendallCheryl LomaxGilbert LongoriaMr. & Mrs. Charles Lutz, IIILuzma MancillaEdwardo MartinezDarren MeritzBart MoczygembaFrank & Deborah MorrillDan NaranjoRobert Oliver (in memory of Cesar Vazquez)Daniel OrtizLawrence PeasePatricia PratchettRoberto PrestigiacomoDr. Raul & Mrs. Hilda RamosLorena & Raul RodriguezAaron RootToni RuizJorge Saravia, MDGabriel & Eva SeniorGregory Spirt & Dr. Sara Pastoor-Spirt

The Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio (COSA) is devoted to cultivating the realm of classical music for new and versed music lovers through education and performances that present rarely experienced as well as timeless works.

ENERGY FOUNDATIONBy Robert C. Ehlers

Part of Valero’s mission and culture is to make a difference in the communities where employees live and work. Valero’s philanthropic arm (VEF) is dedicated to improving the lives of those who live in or near the communities where Valero has major operations. VEF supports a wide range of nonprofit agencies in such locations. Two of the more public ways that the Foundation makes a positive difference in the lives of others are through the United Way and Velo Valero.

In its annual United Way campaign, Valero boasts a 90% participation rate with the highest per-capita contributions in the nation. Because of its signifi-cant contributions to United Way and its commitment to all of its communities, Valero has twice received the Spirit of America Award, United Way’s highest national honor. Velo Valero, Valero’s cycling team, is a top fundraising team in the annual Bike MS: Valero Ride to the River, which benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s South Central Chapter.

Sylvia said that VEF supports many charitable and cultural organizations to improve life in San Antonio and all of its communities. Please join me in thanking the Valero Energy Foundation!

DONOR SPOTLIGHT

Chris & Ivelisse SteeleJerry StockDoug StrattonCiro & Carmen SumayaSarah SzuminskiDavid TedfordMike TedfordPam ThibodeauxZaida & Allen ThomsonTMT Carwashes, Inc.Jesse & Kookie TreviñoTreviño Barbacoa #4Erik VasysCecilia VelaJohnny VerduzcoKathleen Weir ValeDr. Mark & Mrs. Ellen WeinsteinDarrell & Burlene Willson

FRIEND ($25-$99)Roland Adan & Laura MatcekKristen C. & Nicholas J. BaggettJennifer BairdMike CaseyDanielle ClaryKaren DiazAllison De PaoliChristopher Du�David Gray

Paul GustafsonHeather HernandezJennifer HookerKrystal KohlerFlavio MartinezSilvia MartinezDenise Matcek-LiedtkaMr. & Mrs. Stanley R. Matcek Sr.Jason MayRene MendezDenise L. MosleyK. Scott OliverValerie PerezBecky & Xavier SaenzCiara SkinnerMargaret Ford StoreyDana & Charles StricklandMargaret TorrensMariana VelaRoberto Vela & Jonathan BentsRichard WattsCourtney & Allen WestermanElaine Wol�Arlene A. Wueste

who were banned by the Nazi regime. These will include Hanns Eisler’s Suite for Orchestra No. 4 arranged by Ste�en Schleiermacher; Erwin Schulho�’s Suite for Chamber Orchestra; and Alexander Zemlinsky’s Chamber Symphony arranged by Richard Dünser. Gemma New, New Zealand native and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s Associate Conductor, will guest conduct in her �rst appearance with COSA.

Major sponsors are the Department for Culture & Creative Development, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and The Tobin Endowment. Please join these great sponsors by renewing your support, whether in sponsoring a particular musician or providing general funds. Thank you for your continued generosity. We look forward to seeing you at the performance, for which tickets are available at TobinCenter.org or through COSA’s website.

The Forbidden ComposersOctober 3, 2015 at 8:00 PM,Tobin Center’s Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater

eight cellos (Heitor Villa-Lobos); all winds (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Igor Stravinsky), and a combination of strings and winds (Schubert, Louis Spohr). The combo of strings and winds also includes Edgard Varèse’s Octandre, a work COSA performed as part of its inaugural concert in October 2012. The ‘Unsung’ Octet will feature two rarely heard octets by Joachim Ra� (1822-1882) and Georges Enescu (1881-1955). Both pieces are scored for four violins, two violas, and two cellos. Ra�’s octet was premiered in Leipzig in March 1873 with performances in Dresden and at the Leipzig Gewandhaus later that year. The octet by Georges Enescu, a neglected masterpiece of the 20th century, was completed in 1900 but was not premiered until December 1909 in Paris.

Join us at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts on January 23, 2016 as COSA performs these rarely heard and important works. You can purchase your tickets through the Tobin Center’s website or at www.ChamberOrchestraSA.org.

By Paul M. Montalvo

When music lovers hear the word ‘Octet’ the works that immediately come to mind are the octets by Franz Schubert and Felix Mendels-sohn. But those two works are just the beginning! The octet became a part of the classical music repertoire in the early part of the 19th century and since then has taken on di�erent forms: all strings (Mendelssohn);

Contributions as ofJuly 31, 2015

VALERO

A RESIDENT COMPANY OF THE TOBIN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

COSA’s vision is to bring a new, shared experience of international classical music to listeners of all ages, backgrounds, and aspirations. COSA believes that the universal language of classical music encompasses human emotion, edi�es the spirit, and promotes understanding of the world.

Our Vision

Because the Valero Energy Foundation (VEF) has supported COSA with generous funding over the last few years, we wanted to feature VEF’s head, Sylvia Rodriguez, as the spotlighted donor. I suggested that she could describe her history at Valero from career start to becoming Director of Community Relations and also her VEF work. While Sylvia was flattered, she preferred that we focus on the Foundation itself and said, “I’m just the lucky woman with this terrific job!”

By Robert C. Ehlers

This fall marks the fourth season of the Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio since its o�cial inauguration in 2012. COSA’s complete 2015-16 season at the Tobin Center will inaugurate three new series of innovative programming. The Forbidden Composers, the �rst new perennial series, will feature music by oppressed composers of various eras. COSA will inaugurate this series in its fall 2015 concert of the same name on October 3, 2015, to recognize works by Jewish composers

The ‘Unsung’ OctetJanuary 23, 2016 at 7:30 PM,Tobin Center’s Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater

ForbiddenCOMPOSERS

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