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WINDS OF
CHANGE
JANUARY 23 & 24, 2021
VIRTUAL WOODWIND
SHOWCASE
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CONCERT ETIQUETTE
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Created by the passion of conductor Gregory Stone
in 1969, the Reno Phil is northern Nevada’s largest
performing arts organization, performing an array of
Children & furry friends symphonic and pops music for all tastes and ages.
encouraged! Celebrating its 52nd season, the orchestra, led by
Music Director Laura Jackson, is a part-time, per-service
orchestra composed of over 60 professional musicians
who perform more than 30 concerts annually across the
region, including outdoor summer concerts in Reno and
at Lake Tahoe.
Clap the whole concert if In addition to the professional orchestra and volunteer
Reno Phil Chorus, the organization oversees and
you want to, NO ONE operates a robust education division with four youth
WILL KNOW! orchestras, a free after school strings program at three
Title 1 schools, a free family concert in the fall, and
numerous other educational and outreach programs.
The pandemic has had a drastic impact on the Reno Phil,
but the organization has remained commited to finding
innovative ways to serve the community through both
performance and its education programs.
As a federally registered 501 (c) (3) nonprofit
organization, the Reno Phil engages an active Board of
Trustees, staff, volunteers, patrons, donors, sponsors,
partner organizations, and the community to ensure that
it will thrive through future generations.
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LAURA JACKSON
music director and conductor
LAURA JACKSON — now in her 12th season as music director of the
Reno Philharmonic — continues to win praise for her artistry, leadership,
innovative programming, and creative community engagement.
Her passion and drive have helped the Reno Philharmonic Detroit, Phoenix, San Antonio, Toledo, Toronto, Windsor,
reach new heights with cutting edge composer-in-residence and Winnipeg, among others.
projects as well as vibrant performances of traditional
Prior to her appointment in Atlanta, she studied
repertoire. Last season, Jackson led the Reno Phil and 12
conducting at the University of Michigan and spent
partnering orchestras to mark the shared anniversaries of
summers at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s
the Reno Phil (50 years) and the Transcontinental Railroad’s
Tanglewood Music Center in 2002 and 2003. As the Seiji
completion (150 years), with a new work by Grammy–
Ozawa Conducting Fellow at Tanglewood, she conducted
nominated composer, Zhou Tian. The project became the
numerous concerts featuring both traditional and
subject of an NPR story and a documentary film created by
contemporary repertoire.
KNPB to be released Fall 2019.
Ms. Jackson spent her early childhood in Virginia and
In addition to concerts with the Reno Philharmonic, Ms.
Pennsylvania before moving at age 11 to Plattsburgh, NY,
Jackson guest conducts nationally and internationally.
where she grew up waterskiing, swimming, and sailing on
Recent performances include concerts with the symphonies
Lake Champlain. She fell in love with the violin in public
of Hartford, Eugene, Charlottesville, Hawaii, Flint, the
school, later attending the North Carolina School for the
Philly POPS and L’Orchestre symphonique de Bretagne in
Arts to finish high school. She pursued an undergraduate
France. In 2017, Jackson returned to the Atlanta Symphony
degree at Indiana University where she studied both
Orchestra where she previously served as their first-ever
violin and conducting before moving to Boston in 1990
female assistant conductor from 2004-2007.
to freelance as a violinist and teach at Phillips Exeter
Jackson recorded Michael Daugherty’s Time Cycle on Academy in New Hampshire.
Naxos with the Bournemouth Symphony in partnership with
Marin Alsop and she has performed with the Philippine
Philharmonic. In North America, she has performed with the
symphonies of Alabama, Baltimore, Berkeley, Boca Raton,
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Reno Philharmonic Orchestra
Laura Jackson | Conductor
Jordan Pyle | Oboe
Eric Fassbender | Bassoon
Joshua Anderson | Principal Clarinet
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
& First United Methodist Church of Fort Collins, CO
STREAMING
Saturday, January 23, 2021 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 24, 2021 4:00 PM
Robert SCHUMANN Three Romances for Oboe and Piano
Approximate duration: 12 minutes (1949)
I. Nicht schnell (not fast)
II. Einfach, innig (simple, heartfelt)
III. Nicht schnell
Camille SAINT-SAENS Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Approximate duration: 13 minutes (1921)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Allegro scherzando
III. Molto adagio – Allegro moderato
Johannes BRAHMS Sonata No. 1 in F minor for Clarinet
Approximate duration: 20 minutes and Piano (1894)
I. Allegro appassionato
II. Andante un poco adagio
III. Allegretto grazioso
IV. Vivace
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FEATURED
MUSICIANS
JORDAN PYLE,
OBOE
Jordan Pyle is thrilled to join the Reno Philharmonic
as 2nd oboe/English horn. As an orchestral musician,
Jordan has served as Principal oboe with the Las Colinas
Symphony in Irving, Texas and has performed with
numerous ensembles including the Dallas Symphony,
Colorado Symphony, and Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestras. She has also performed as a fellow with the
National Orchestral Institute and the National Repertory
Orchestra.
In addition to orchestral playing, Jordan is a founding
member of Our Time Wind Quintet. She is passionate
about chamber music and has been performing virtually
with the ensemble during 2020. Jordan loves teaching
and has a private oboe studio in Fort Collins, CO. In
addition to her private studio, Jordan launched Sound
Play, a virtual workshop designed to actively explore how
music is a powerful tool to help us process experiences,
emotions, and personal identity. She has presented the
workshop for Asian Womxn in the Arts, The University of
Colorado Undergraduate Enrichment Programs, and the
Denver Young Artist Orchestra.
Jordan received her BM from the University of Colorado
Boulder studying with Peter Cooper and her MM from
Southern Methodist University with Erin Hannigan. In
her free time she enjoys cooking vegan meals, baking
sourdough, and playing board games.
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FEATURED
MUSICIANS
JOSHUA
ANDERSON,
PRINCIPAL
CLARINET
Joshua Anderson is an active orchestral and chamber
musician and has given performances in such venues as
Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall.
ERIC FASSBENDER,
Anderson currently performs with the Reno Philharmonic,
holds the position of principal clarinet with the Dearborn
BASSOON
Symphony Orchestra, and has played under the
baton of such conductors as Valery Gergiev and Peter Eric Fassbender teaches bassoon, chamber music and
Oundjian. As a chamber musician, he has performed sight-singing and ear training at the University of Nevada,
internationally alongside members of the New York and Reno, where he is also the coordinator of the aural skills
Berlin philharmonic orchestras. He is also a member curriculum.
of the Four Corners Ensemble, which was recently in Fassbender performs regularly with the Reno
residence at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Philharmonic, the Reno Chamber Orchestra, Trio Reno and
the Flatirons Chamber Music Festival, both of which are several other orchestras and chamber ensembles in the
committed to crossing cultural divides both at home and area. He has performed at the 2017 national conference
abroad.Anderson has taught lessons for the University of the Society of Composers Inc. and gave a solo recital
of Michigan and Yale University, and has worked as a at the 2018 International Double Reed Society conference
teaching artist for Yale’s Music in Schools Initiative, the in Granada, Spain. Fassbender is an active commissioner
MPulse Clarinet Institute and the Flatirons and performer of new works for double reeds, including
Chamber Music Festival Young Artist pieces employing electroacoustic sounds and pre-
Program. He currently serves on the recorded media.
faculty of the University of Nevada,
Reno as assistant professor of clarinet. Fassbender received his doctor of musical arts at the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, studying with Janis
McKay. He received his master of music in double reed
Anderson attended the performance from the University of Nevada, Reno,
Interlochen Arts Academy studying with Christin Schillinger, Lindsey Bartlett and
and holds degrees Andrea Lenz. He received his bachelor of science degree
from the Peabody from Northern Michigan University, studying bassoon with
Conservatory, the Yale Donald Grant.
University School of An accomplished accordionist, Fassbender has appeared
Music and the with the Reno Philharmonic and as soloist with the Reno
University of Michigan, Pops Orchestra. As a saxophonist with the Wisconsin-
Ann Arbor. based Don Peachey Band, he toured from 2003 to 2006
and appears on the 2004 album What Goes on Here?
Fassbender lives in Reno with his wife Melanie, director of
bands and chorus at O’Brien STEM Academy. He performs
on a Fox 601 bassoon and a kingwood Yamaha 841 oboe.
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ACCOMPANISTS
JAMES WINN,
PRINCIPAL PIANO
James Winn is the principal pianist for the Reno Phil.
Piano and composition professor at the University of
Nevada, Reno since 1997, made his professional debut
with the Denver Symphony at the age of 13 and has been
performing widely in North America, Europe and Asia
ever since. With his duo-piano partner, Cameron Grant,
he was a recipient of the top prize given in the two-
piano category of the 1980 Munich Competition (Musical
America wrote about the team, “Not since Josef and
Rosina Lhevinne regaled us in the 1930s have we heard
such technical prowess paired with such genuine musical
values”).
Winn has been a solo pianist with the New York City
Ballet, a member of the New York New Music Ensemble,
of Hexagon (woodwind quintet plus piano) and the pianist
KAREN STOODY, and resident composer of the Telluride Chamber Music
Festival, as well as a frequent guest with the Chamber
PIANO
Music Society of Lincoln Center, Speculum, the Group
for Contemporary Music, Cactus Pear Chamber Music
Festival, La Musica International Chamber Music Festival
and Bargemusic. Well-known as a specialist in new music,
Karen Stoody is currently organist, bell choir director, and he has been involved in numerous world premieres and
Associate Director of Music for First United Methodist premiere recordings by many renowned composers,
Church of Fort Collins, CO. She has been in this position among them 13 Pulitzer Prize winners. He is currently a
since 2003, and has been a church organist for more member of Argenta, the University of Nevada, Reno’s
than 55 years. She has an undergraduate degree in resident piano trio, a founding member and regular
Organ Performance. In addition, she spent 13 years in a participant in the Nevada Chamber Music Festival and
collaborative pianist position at Colorado State University, performs regularly in recital with internationally acclaimed
retiring from that in 2016. Most of her collaborations were New York-based violinist Rolf Schulte. An active recording
with vocalists and woodwind players, plus choirs and artist, Winn has been featured in more than three dozen
opera. She was the pianist for Opera Fort Collins and CSU CDs as soloist, chamber musician and composer. He has
Opera, and played more than 60 operas in those 13 years. received numerous career recognitions including an artist
She also had a large piano studio for 35 years before fellowship from the Nevada State Council of the Arts and
retiring from that. the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.
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PROGRAM NOTES
THREE ROMANCES, OP. 94
Composed: 1849
Duration: 12 minutes
One of Schumann’s specialties was the “character piece,” hears these pieces with solo violin, clarinet, or even flute
brief, colorful works that evoke a specific mood or idea. or cello.
Schumann wrote dozens of them, variously calling them All three Romances are in a simple A-B-A form. In the
Intermezzi, Fantasy Pieces, Märchenbilder (Fairy Tale serene first, the oboe presents the flowing, expressive
Pictures), Romances, and so on. The three Romances main theme after a short introduction from the piano. The
for oboe and piano, Schumann’s only compositions for tempo speeds in the central section, followed by a return
oboe, were composed very quickly, over just five days in of that opening theme. A similar mood is evoked in the
December 1849, as a Christmas present for his wife Clara. second piece, with its central section building a bit more
When it came time to publish them, Schumann’s publisher tension with a couple of prominent tempo changes. The
Simrock also wanted to print versions that featured solo most spirited work in the set is the third, its outer sections
violin and clarinet. Schumann refused, saying “If I had contrasting a haunting opening phrase and livelier music
originally written the work for violin or clarinet, it would with just a hint of agitation.
have become a completely different piece.” Simrock
ignored him, and published the violin alternative. While
the oboe version is most often heard today, one also
Robert Schumann
Born: June 8, 1810, Zwickau, Germany
Died: July 29, 1856, Endenich, Germany
Schumann was one of the quintessential artists of
music’s Romantic era. Encouraged in a range of studies
by his writer/publisher father, Schumann became a
law student at the University of Leipzig. But music
was his first love. He studied piano with Friedrich
Wieck, and later married Wieck’s daughter Clara, one
of the finest pianists of her time. Schumann’s own
efforts to become a piano virtuoso were foiled when
he developed partial paralysis of his right hand, so
he focused on composing and writing. His music was
often written in feverish bursts of activity – 1840, for
instance, saw the creation of over 140 songs, and 1842
was a year of chamber music. While he composed in
larger forms such as opera, symphony, and concerto,
many feel that Schumann’s true genius came to the
fore in his songs and piano miniatures. As a critic he
co-founded the influential Neue Zeitschrift für Musik
and wrote articles praising composers like Chopin and
Brahms. Having long suffered from mental problems,
in 1854 Schumann tried to drown himself in the Rhine,
and he spent his final years in an asylum.
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PROGRAM NOTES CONTINUED
BASSOON SONATA IN G
MAJOR, OP. 168
Composed: 1921
Duration: 13 minutes
Saint-Saëns composed the Bassoon Sonata over May and The Sonata’s short opening movement moves easily
June of 1921, just months before his death in December between major and minor modes as it sets a gentle mood,
of that year. As he wrote it, he was 85 years old, but only briefly building to a climax of sorts. Also alternating
still maintaining a rather busy schedule as a composer, between major and minor passages is the sprightly
conductor, and pianist. His last works were a set of sonatas second movement. The final movement opens with an
for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, with that for bassoon extended slow section, with a decorative bassoon melody
being his final major completed composition (he had over a simple chordal accompaniment from the piano,
hoped, but didn’t live long enough to compose, further before the work ends with a lively, fast-paced last minute
sonatas for flute and English horn). As he said in a letter or so. One commentator aptly described this charming
to a friend, “I am using my last energies to add to the work as “a model of transparency, vitality and lightness.”
repertoire for these otherwise neglected instruments.”
Saint-Saëns dedicated the Bassoon Sonata to Clément-
Léon Letellier, a friend who taught bassoon at the Paris
Conservatoire and served as principal bassoon at the Paris
Opéra and the Société des Concerts.
Camille Saint-Saëns
Born: October 9, 1835, Paris, France
Died: December 16, 1921, Algiers, Algeria
Regarded by Hans von Bülow as “the greatest musical
mind” of his time, Camille Saint-Saëns composed
over 300 works, among the best-known of which are
the “Organ” Symphony No. 3, the opera Samson et
Dalila, and, perhaps most famous of all, The Carnival
of The Animals. Saint-Saëns was also one of the most
renowned pianists and organists of his day – Hector
Berlioz called him “an absolutely shattering master
pianist.” A musical prodigy, Saint-Saëns started piano
lessons at age two, composed his first music a year
later, played his first full-length concert as a pianist
at ten (where he offered as an encore to play any of
Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas from memory), and
entered the Paris Conservatoire at thirteen. From 1853
to 1876 he held a number of church organist posts,
and taught for four years at the École Niedermeyer. As
he continued his busy musical career, composing and
touring as a famous piano virtuoso, he was also able
to pursue a variety of non-musical interests: he spoke
several languages, was an amateur astronomer and
archaeologist, and wrote poetry, plays, and popular
travel books.
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PROGRAM NOTES CONTINUED on January 11, 1895 in Vienna. Brahms also arranged the
Sonatas for viola or violin, and both of those arrangements
are heard now and then.
CLARINET SONATA IN F The F minor sonata is in four movements. The noble stride
MINOR, OP. 120/1 of the first takes on a stormy quality at times, while also
relaxing for more lyrical passages. After an introduction
Composed: 1894 in octaves from the piano, the clarinet enters with the
Duration: 23 minutes first main theme, which it continues to embellish as the
piano repeats it. A second theme, marked marcato, is
It is a fascinating coincidence that both Mozart and more strongly accented. Elements of those themes are
Brahms, late in their lives, encountered great clarinetists developed before they return in their original form. The
that inspired them to create some of their most beautiful slow second movement is nocturnal and melancholy.
music. In the case of Brahms, it was Richard Mühlfeld Opening with a descending idea that is repeated twice,
(1856-1907), principal clarinetist in the Meiningen Court the music then becomes more agitated before the
Orchestra that had premiered several of Brahms’s works, opening music returns.
including Symphony No. 4 in 1885. Brahms developed
great affection for Mühlfeld, sometimes referring to him as Like the second movement, the third is largely in a major
“Fräulein Klarinette” or “Fräulein Nachtigall” (Nightingale) key. It’s a lighthearted Intermezzo in the style of a Ländler,
because of the delicate quality of his sound. By late 1890, the Austrian folk dance that so often inspired Brahms
after the completion of his String Quintet No. 2, Brahms as well as Franz Josef Haydn and Franz Schubert before
felt that he had retired from composing. But in March him. The energetic, impetuous Finale largely carries on
1891, he spent a week at the Meiningen court attending in the major mode. Appearing three times in a sort of
an arts and music festival at which Mühlfeld performed, rondo form, the playful opening section features several
and he was struck once again by the beauty of his repetitions of three accented F notes that become an
playing. Inspired, by November Brahms had completed important motif throughout. Two more leisurely interludes
the Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 and the Clarinet Quintet, Op. provide contrast. One commentator has said that the
115, and three years later came the two Op. 120 Clarinet two Clarinet Sonatas represent “the zenith of Brahms’s
Sonatas, both written in July of 1894. Mühlfeld and compositional technique, obtaining a maximum of
Brahms presented the first performance of the Sonatas expression from a minimum of gestures.”
Johannes Brahms
Born: May 7, 1833, Hamburg, Germany
Died: April 3, 1897, Vienna, Austria
His inclusion with Bach and Beethoven in the famous
triumvirate of composers known as the “Three Bs”
illustrates the stature of Johannes Brahms as one of the
greatest of all composers. Dedicated to the style and
musical values of important Classical era predecessors
such as Beethoven and Mozart, Brahms also brought
to his compositions an expansiveness of form and
richness of harmony characteristic of the Romantic
period in which he lived. A child prodigy, Brahms
earned a living from his teens playing piano in theaters
and taverns. Around the age of twenty, Brahms met
the famous violinist Joseph Joachim in Hamburg,
who in turn introduced him to Robert Schumann.
Schumann became Brahms’ most important mentor,
and Schumann’s wife Clara became his lifelong friend
and closest confidant. Brahms ultimately settled in
Vienna, where he was a very familiar figure for his
last 35 or so years of life. His compositions in all the
major genres of the day (other than opera, which he
never attempted) have become significant parts of
the standard repertoire.attempted) have become
significant parts of the standard repertoire.
10THE GIFT OF MUSIC
The Reno Phil recognizes and thanks our generous donors for their support. We invite you to join
in to support our mission to produce inspirational symphonic performances of the highest quality
for diverse audiences and support exceptional education, outreach and engagement programs.
Maestro’s Circle ($100,000+) The Willametta K. Day Foundation** Crescendo ($1,000+)
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Holly Gallup
Chuck & Kate Sweeney Judith & Francis Hartigan
12RENO PHIL DONORS CONTINUED Carol BreunerStacy Briscoe
William Britton
Patricia & Geoffrey Brooks
Lorie Bross
Robert & Mary Hery Jennifer & Garrett Sutton
Bobby Brown
Susanne & Frank Howell Sally & Thomas Tate
Lois & Steven Brown
Nancy Hudson Kimberly Trach
Jean Browne
Anne & John Isaacson Michael and Karen Traynor
Pat & Aimee Burke
Arthur Johnson Patrick & Alissa Turner
Sue Burkhamer
Jane Johnson Anne & Ralf Vargas
Andrew Burmeister
Maureen Johnson Michelle and Daniel Villanueva
Sharon & John Calvert
Marilyn & Jim Johnston Anne Vohl
Marion Camp
Kathy Kalmbach James Webster
Kathy & Christopher Campion
Judith Kienle Neil Weinstein
Linda Carper
Abby Kirst Cristina & Gary Whipple
Lawrence Carr
Julianna & John Kleppe The Jack K. & Judith K. White Family
Ruth Carraher
Nicole & John Kobs Heather & Stephen Williams
Amy Cavanaugh
Nancy E. Kwapil Inez Winkel
Jianjun Chang & Jiangtao Zeng
Stephanie & Paul Lamboley Jeff Wolfe
Sharon Chidester
R K Lee, Bill Wade Dana & Ken Yzurdiaga
Paul Chim
Deniz & David Leitner John & Johanna Zee
The Chiriatti Family
Kristin & Michael Lewandowski Naomi & Sheldon Zimbler
Deborah Cintron
Joyce & William Loveday Julie & Jeffrey Ziolkowski
Sue Clark
Lorne Malkiewich
Linda Clift
Marilyn & Carl Malkmus Friend ($50+)
Jacquelyn Colton
Abigail & Len Mann Sixteen Friends of the Reno Phil
Kathleen Conaboy
Diana & Dino Martini Lisa & Keith Abrahams
Sue Condie
Linda M. Martini Janice Admirand
Clyyne Cook
Kathryn Diane Mendoza Phyllis Ager / Kelly Wilcox
Terri & Mark Cooper
Dorothy & John McDonald Suzanne & Doug Aiton
David & Jo Ellen Cowee
Carolyn & Don Michiels Kim Aldrich
Rachel Crews
James D. Mitchell Nigel & Charlayne Allan
Deborah & Elliot Crist
Barbara & James Muff Victoria & Gordon Aloiau
Susan Cronick
Muller Family Charitable Fund Robert Alto
Richard Crosby
at the Community Foundation Clay Anderson
Robert & Tamara Crouch
of Western Nevada Marianne & Jim Anderson
Linda Crowe
Gayle & James Nadeau Kimberly Anhalt
Marcus & Mary Culpepper
Thomas & Mary Nicklay Judy Apple
Sarah Cummings
Terry & Lynn Nielsen Claire Ashkin
Anthony Czarnik
Mary Nork Dana Ayala
Ruth Damron
Phoebe Obermayer, Paul & Nancy Mary Jane Baglin
William Denney
Obermayer, Gary & Victoria Obermayer, Betty & John Barker
Tawni DePaoli
Jim & Jill Kirkwood Emily Barnes
Kimberly DesRoches
Sally Overstreet Rae Barnes
Patty Dickens
Dr Brian Passalacqua Lois & Eithne Barton
Karin & John Dicks
George & Candi Peek Nancy Batcheller
Dean Dietrich
JoAnn & William Perry Rosalind Bedell
Charlotte Dinning
Jacque, Steve, and Stevie Pistorello Amalia & Theodore Beisler
Lynford Disbrow Sr.
Linda Martini Posner Michael Bell
Carolyn Dragics
Marilyn Levens Rappaport The Bellard Family
Ellen Driscoll
Melvyn & Irene Reznick Patti Bengtson & Bruce Lerner
Penny & Elliot Drucker
Marsha & Mark Richter Anne-Louise Pacheco Bennett
Carol Duggan
Ken Rutland Karen Bennett
Lynn Duncan
Gretchen & Tom Sawyer Cynthia & Wayne Benoit
Martha Durney
Bette Schmidt James Bernardi
Gisela duVigneau
Katharine Jefferts Schori Lois & David Bianchi
James Dyer
Suzy Sepahpour Annette Bidart
Patricia Eby
Janice Shave JoAnn Bierman
Carol Ann Edmund
Carl Shogren Krissy Biernacki
Jerome Edwards
Ann Silver Carrie Bilslend
Angela & William Elliott
Mary & Reed Simmons Jeanne P. Blach
Thomas Elmore
Honorable Robert L. Seale & Dionne & Steve Bloomfield
Mary Jo Elpers
Judith F. Simpson* Phillip Boardman
Dennis Erickson
Trudy & Ed Stevenson Kristie Boatner & Greg Emerson
J. David Escobar
Robert Stewart Wyndham Boon
Bonnie Evans
Arlene & George Summerhill Judy Braham
RENO PHIL | WINDS OF CHANGE | VIRTUAL WOODWIN SHOWCASE 13RENO PHIL DONORS CONTINUED Marilyn Marston
Diane Martin
Rhonda & Baron Mathews
Rafael Fajardo Wayne Holland Arnold & Catherine Maurins
Trisha & Titus Faulkner Betty Holmes Dick Maximon
Joan & Domenic Favero Carol House Jim McAmis
Catherine Fawcett Diane Hull Christel & Herbert McCandless
Karen Ferrer & Eileen Merritt Clifford Hunter Seong McGinnis
Kathy & Russ Fields Amy Hyne-Sutherland Joe McKenna
Bob & Nancy Fischer Michael Jackson Annelise McKenzie
Kevin Fish Peter J. Hudson The McLanahan Family
Susan Fittinghoff Sally Jasperson Patricia McMahon
Nan Fleming Thomas John Barbara McMeen
Barbara & Rudy Flores Marilyn Johnson Sue & Al Mears
Mark Flores Judith Jones Margaret Melcher
Thomas Foote Kelly Bass Erika & Michael Mellor
Karen Forrester Barbara & Barry Kay Susan Palwick & Gary Meyer
Esterh Franklin Sherman Keating Rebekah and Paul Mileo
Kathy Fraser Elana & Kirk Keil Christopher Miller
Connie & Gerald Frasher Sherry & Michael Kelly Priscilla & Thomas Mills
Cheva & Michael Gabor Scott Kennedy Elizabeth Molland
Debbie & Steve Gadsby Nancy & Paul Kepple Grace Moore
Martha & Don Galley Mr. & Mrs. Wyane Kerr Bruce & Mollie Morgan
Rolando Garcia Ginnie Kersey Fred & Susan Morhart
Kay & John Genasci Carolyn & Thomas Killeen Elizabeth Morse
Margret Gertz Colleen King Elaine Moser
Laura Gibson Dana Kirkland Doug and Lani Moss
Renee Gladstone Kathryn & Ronald Knecht Ethena & Pierra Mousset-Jones
Carol J. Gleason Judith Kolada David Mueh
Virginia Graham Marie Kresinske Janet & Robert Murphy
Dawn & Richard GraverFrancine Gray Connie Kretschmer Sara Lee & Bill Murphy
Laurie Gregory Judith & Dietrich Kroger Madeline Murray
Grossman Giving Fund - In Memory of Susan J. Krump Valerie Nelson
Sol Grossman Monica & Richard La Hue Linda & Steve Newberg
Lorene Guffey Joanne & Leonard LaCasse Jane & James Nichols
L.R. Haan Brien Laird Christopher O’Brien
Laurie & Michael Haley Harvey W Lambert Jeanne Gordinier
Clay Hall Kathryn Landreth Jeanne O’Doan
Cynthia & Tom Hall Grace Langfeldt Uzoma & Davidson Okpukpara
Halterman Family Krista & Jeffrey Lanini Nancy E Olson
Denise Hammond Nancy B Larsen Timothy Omara
Hammond Family Amy Lauder Cheryl & Robert O’Neill
Leslie Hammer Barbara LaVake Valerie & Josie Ortiz
Hannelore Hanke Kathryn Lecumberry Deanna Osborne
Gloria Hanson Jeong Lee Judith & Ralph Paoli
Marsha & Christopher Harley Phyllus Lidster Robert Parker
Judith Maus & Frank Harnagel In honor of Peggy Lowndes Joe & Lois Parks
Greg Harper Nancy & Richard Lucier in honor Kenneth & Kathryn Parr
Tanya Traughber Hart of Julliet Vitile Andy Pasternak
Donna Harvey Brad & Trudy Lund Sandra Paul
Mickey Hawke Sheila & Dennis Lund Rebecca & William Pennell
Malcolm & Elizabeth Heaven Maureen McDermott & Peter Lund Nancy Petersen
Ardea Heinen John Lusk Linda Peterson
Emanuela Heller-MacNeilage Brad & Leslie Lyles Richard Pfilf
Walter Herman Susan Lynn / In honor of the Kathy Pfister
Robin Herrmann musicians & staff of the Reno Phil Caryn Phelps
The Hermansen Family Nancy MacDonald Ashley Phillips
Sandra Wilson & Barry Herr Julie & Larry Machado Jeanne Pierce
Deborah Hertel David MacNair Phyllis Pike
Gerald Heston Shirley & Larry MacNeil Janice Pine
In Memory of L. George Smith Rita Malkin Nancy Podewils-Baba
Michael Hicks Brooks Mancini Gil & Jan Potter
Elaine Hoem Nancy & Ben Mansfield Catherine Powell
Jacqueline L Hogan Maren Rush, Josh Chauvet, Margaret Price
Charles E. Holland London and Silver Salini Panicker & Satish Pullammanappallil
Carol & Hector Marin Steven Pulver
14RENO PHIL DONORS CONTINUED
Donations reflect gifts received by
Michael Tonner January 14, 2021
Jaclyn Raley
Jane & Bill Raley Erika Toth *Indicates cumulative total of over
Jane K. Randall William E. Trach $25,000
Kathy Raven Barbara Trainor ** Indicates cumulative total of over
Isabel Reed Rene Kaldunski & Rich Valentine $50,000
Rachelle Resnick Jana Vanderhaar & Tom Miller
Stephen VanDrongelen For donor benefits go to www.renophil.
Thomas & Vicki Reviglio
Al & Margie Victors com/donate
Harry Revill
Bonnie & Elmer Rieckhoff Edwin Vohl
Julie Robertson & Rodger Lakey Charlotte Voitoff
Nancy Rose Barbara & Donald Waite
Jessica Krenkel Rosemark David & Darby Walker
Thalia Routsis Dorothy Walrath
Caryn Rubin Mirta & Brien Walters
Stephen Rubin CJ Walters
Kurt Ruff Kathy & Richard Walton
Leah Sanders Gay C Warner
Ron & Linda Sandstrom Marguerite Weaver
Donna Satterfield Paul Weaver
Debbie Schneider Lone & Bob Webb
Kathleen Schneider Frank R Wheeler
William Schneider Lynn Whetstone
Amy & Steven Schonfeld Richard & Jeannie Wickerham
Stefanie Scoppettone Julie & John Williams
Kathy & Ramon Seelbach Virginia Williamson
Denise Segura Wilson Family
Craig Shaffer Joan Winkler
The Shipman Family Donna & Carl Woods
Jamie Sidells Ilia A Yamboliev
Larry Simcoe Louise Zabriskie
Sunnie Skiles Pat Zimmerman
Suzanne Slade To the memory of the victims of COVID-19
Claire H Smith
Linda & Kenneth Smith Recent Gifts to the Endowment
Nina Sterrett Smith Trust Fund
Peter Smith A Friend of the Reno Phil
Ralph Smith Judy Braham
Margaret Spano Karen Ferrer & Eileen Merritt
Ardynne Sprinkle Hall Survivor’s Trust**
Robert & Constance Stanco Gretchen Hass*
Susan Cross Stanley Judi & Michael Henry*
David Steele Jacqueline L Hogan
Zelda & Raymond Steinberg Julie & Larry Machado
Connie Steinheimer Jacque, Steve, and Stevie Pistorello
Susan & William Stevens Millard Reed & Millie Hopper
Christine & Doyle Stewart Judy Simpson / In memory of
Mary Anne Stilwill Margo Daniels, longtime
Lloyd Stradley chorus member
Lawrence Strocchia Judy Simpson / In memory of Bob Cashell
Rachel & Larry Struve Claire H Smith
Judith Sugar Connie Steinheimer
Tanya Sullivan Gay C Warner
Linda & Kevin Swanson Grossman Giving Fund –
Joye M Sword In Memory of Sol Grossman
Lillian Tanabe
Wayne Taylor Matching Gifts
Alanna Tedesco GE
Emily & Nigel Teekasingh General Mills
Gina Tempel ExxonMobil
Randi Thompson Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Amy Tirre IBM
Stanley Tolle Patagonia, Inc.
RENO PHIL | WINDS OF CHANGE | VIRTUAL WOODWIN SHOWCASE 15CORPORATE PARTNERS
The Reno Phil applauds these generous corporate and community
contributors who recognize the importance of providing high quality live
music performances and music education programs to our community.
Virtuoso ($10,000+) Patron ($250+) Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel
Bill Pearce Motors** John T. Drakulich Farmer’s Insurance The ROW
John Dermody Ventures** Rum Sugar Lime
Friend ($50+) Sierra St. Kitchen | Skyline Kitchen & Vine
Vivace ($5,000+) High Sierra Coffee Roastery Sparks Florist
Bergdahl Associates, Inc. Patagonia, Inc. Steinway Piano Gallery
Urban Real Estate Investments SWAG | Blue Moon
Allegro ($2,500+) The Stone House Café
Coulter Harsh Law In-kind Partners Washoe Public House
Menath Insurance Beaujolais Bistro Whitney Peak Hotel
Bourns Productions, Inc.
Crescendo ($1,000+) Calafuria Donations reflect gifts received by
Eide Bailly LLP Centro January 14, 2021
Jimmy John’s Coldwell Banker Real Estate – Skip Benton *Indicates cumulative total of over
MNG Partners Dorinda’s Chocolates $25,000
Outlets at Legends Dynagraphic Printing, Inc. **Indicates cumulative total of over
Porterhouse Marketing/Sarah Porter GSR $50,000
Riviera Finance High Sierra Coffee Roastery For donor benefits go to www.renophil.
Rotary Club of Sparks Inventive Web Design com/donate
RPM Technology, LLC* Kimmie Cnady
Shelter Properties, Inc./Robert Nielsen KUNR
TMCC KTVN Channel 2
La Vecchia Ristorante/Alberto Gazzola
Principal ($500+) Liberty Food and Wine Exchange/Mark
Michael Atencio DDS & Associates Estee
Alice Heiman, LLC Maren Rush Designs
AndCo MUSE Group
Jonesey’s PBS Reno
Nevada Divorce & Document Services Peppermill
Spartan Power Rattlesnake Club
STAFF
Administration Education Operations
Tim Young, President & CEO Heather Gage, Education & Community Virginia Bowman, Operations Manager
Deborah Hodges, Accountant Engagement Director Eric Skye, Stage Manager
David Haskins, Youth Ensembles Manager Mary Miller, Orchestra Personnel
Artistic
Manager
Laura Jackson, Music Director & Development & Marketing
Kasey Smith, Chorus Manager
Conductor Michael Hicks, Development Director
Rachel Perkins, Orchestra Librarian
Jason Altieri, Associate Conductor & Evelyn Klatt, Marketing Director
Youth Symphony Orchestra Conductor Amanda Marvel, Box Office Manager &
Dustin Budish, Youth Concert Volunteer Coordinator
Orchestra Conductor Jaclyn Raley, Development & Marketing
Carol Laube, Youth String Ensemble & Coordinator
Symphonia Conductor
Jennie Tibben, Chorus Director
16WAYS TO GIVE
PLAY A PART IN
OUR FUTURE
Your support can help us inspire imaginations, engage The charitable IRA distribution allows taxpayers who are
minds, unite individuals through live performances 70 1/2 years or older to make tax-free distributions of up
and education and engagement programs, and initiate to $100,000 per year from a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA
innovative partnerships that make music part of the fabric directly to the Reno Phil.
of our lives.
Contribute stocks at their full, appreciated value. You
receive the tax benefit of the full contribution amount and
INDIVIDUAL GIVING
you don’t pay capital gains tax.
Individuals can make a general donation to the Reno Phil,
or designate a gift to a specific program such as one of
the Reno Phil’s five core education programs: Discover VOLUNTEER
Music, Reno Phil Association Kids, Young People’s Volunteering is a great way to socialize and have fun while
Concerts, Youth Orchestras, and Family Concert. providing the staff with assistance at concerts, special
events, and around the office. Plus, you will have the
Individuals that give $1,000 or more annually also become opportunity to experience some of the finest live music in
members of the Crescendo Circle. More information the region.
about the Crescendo Circle can be found at renophil.com/
giving
To make a gift to the Reno Phil or obtain
CONCERT SPONSORSHIPS
Opportunities are available to sponsor guest artists, more information, please contact the Director
specific orchestral works, and entire concerts. of Development at (775) 323-6393, email
mhicks@renophil.com, or
LEGACY GIVING visit renophil.com/giving
Many Reno Phil supporters have included us in their will or
bequest with another type of legacy gift. Their foresight, For more information on becoming a
and yours should you choose to join them, strengthens
and helps ensure the future of the Reno Phil. More volunteer, contact the Volunteer Coordinator
information about Legacy Giving can be found in this at (775) 323-6393 or email
program.
amarvel@renophil.com
ENDOWMENT
Gifts to the Reno Philharmonic Endowment Fund can be
made through direct contributions, pledges, and legacy
giving options. The Endowment Trust ensures that future
generations will continue to be inspired by the power of
music.
CORPORATE SUPPORT
Businesses are invited to become corporate partners and Like Share Show & Tell - Connect with us!
invest in the Reno Phil. Not only do you show community
support, but you will discover that your connection to the renophil.com/connect
Reno Phil is a good return on your investment. Corporate
support includes sponsorships, advertising with the Reno
Phil, and doing in-kind trades.
IRA CONTRIBUTIONS & STOCK DONATIONS
Options to consider as you discuss what works best for
your needs with your financial advisor may include IRA
contributions and stock donations. This project is funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a
state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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