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Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM BOOK
May 2021 Miguel Harth-Bedoya
Music Director Laureate
CONTENTS FWSO STAFF
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
1 Letter from the Chairman Keith Cerny, Ph.D., President and CEO
2 Letter from the President & CEO
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS
3 About Robert Spano
Becky Tobin Vice President of Artistic Operations and COO
4 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Roster Douglas Adams Orchestra Librarian
5 Program :: May 11–13, 2021 Kelly Ott Artistic Manager
9 Artists Profiles: Victoria Paarup Artistic Operations and Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya Personnel Assistant Manager
Jacob Pope Production Manager
Benjamin Baker
Lisa Stallings Director of Operations
11 Executive Committee Brenda Tullos Orchestra Personnel Manager
12 Board of Directors Taylor Vogel Director of Education and Community Programs
24 Arts Council of Fort Worth
DEVELOPMENT
Julie Baker Vice President of Development
Mary Byrd Development Coordinator
Tyler Murphy Gifts Officer
Jonathan Neumann Director of Annual Fund and
Special Events
FINANCE
Bennett Cepak Vice President of Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
Rebecca Clark Finance and Benefits Assistant
Alyssa Grant Controller
HUMAN RESOURCES
Jacque Carpenter Director of Human Resources
MARKETING
Carrie Ellen Adamian Chief Marketing Officer
Jennifer Aprea Director of Ticket Services
and Customer Relations
Melanie Boma Tessitura Database Manager
Stephen Borodkin Ticket Services Representative
Laura Corley Ticket Services Representative
Katie Kelly Communications and Digital Marketing Manager
Marti Yoder Marketing Manager
LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN MERCEDES T. BASS
Dear Patrons and Friends,
This week’s performances mark the end of the Fort Worth Symphony
Orchestra’s 2020/2021 Symphonic Series, an accomplishment of which
we should all be proud. As most American symphonies remain closed to
in-person audiences, the FWSO has continued to safely bring live music to
north Texas throughout the course of this season. I wish to express my most
heartfelt gratitude to all of you—patrons, donors, musicians, and staff—for
your unending support of our fabulous symphony.
It is a pleasure to welcome back Music Director Laureate Miguel Harth-
Bedoya as he conducts Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Mozart’s Symphony
No. 39, with guest violinist Benjamin Baker. Miguel will again return on July
4 to Dickies Arena, where the FWSO will present a one-night-only America
Strong Concert, featuring more than 60 minutes of music performed by
the FWSO, soprano Latonia Moore, bass Morris Robinson, and featuring
works by leading Black and Latin American composers including Kevin Day,
Adolphus Hailstork, and Jimmy Lopez. Tickets are available now on the
FWSO website. You do not want to miss this one-night-only event!
If you have not already purchased subscriptions to the 2021/2022 season, I urge you to do so. It will be filled
with both familiar and new Symphonic works, an exciting Pops series, and Family Concerts for all ages. Single
tickets will be available starting July 20.
Thank you, again, for the overwhelming generosity you have shown this season. Your support has truly
sustained the organization, and with your help, we pledge to continue to bring glorious music to our
community and beyond.
With gratitude and best wishes,
Mercedes T. Bass
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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LETTER FROM PRESIDENT AND CEO KEITH CERNY Dear Patrons, We are delighted to see you at the final symphonic concert of the season to experience the unique experience of live music performance. As always, we appreciate your patience and support throughout this entire season. I hope you enjoy the breadth and depth of our artistic offerings and will join us for our upcoming concert at Dickies Arena on July 4th! Recently you may have seen in the press, we announced the appointment of Maestro Robert Spano as the FWSO’s next Music Director. I am confident that he will build on the outstanding legacy of our much- admired Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya. On a personal note, I am greatly enjoying working with Maestro Spano to support his musical vision, and to further develop the FWSO’s reputation on the national and international stage. Miguel will continue conducting the orchestra regularly as Music Director Laureate. We are also excited to announce the FWSO’s return to Bass Hall for the fall of 2021. We have an exceptional line up of conductors and guest artists, including performances lead by Robert Spano and Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Other outstanding soloists in our symphonic series line up include Grammy-nominated classical pianist Joyce Yang, Grammy- winning violinist Augustin Hadelich, Russian classical guitarist Artyom Dervoed and popular bass Kevin Burdette. Our pops series will open with fan favorite Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, 30th Anniversary Edition, and includes an evening with Kenny G, a multimedia presentation of Back to the Future and more. We hope you will come and enjoy your brilliant Orchestra’s new 2021/22 season—and don’t forget to subscribe. You can also visit us online at fwsymphony.org or call our box office at 817-665-6000. Thank you again for all your much-needed support. I look forward to seeing you at many concerts in the months ahead. Yours sincerely, Keith Cerny, Ph.D. President and CEO 2 | 2020/2021 SEASON
ABOUT ROBERT SPANO Programs with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
this season reflect Spano’s signature rich pairings of
contemporary works with cherished classics. The
orchestra’s 75th season features 16 ASO premieres,
including works by living American composers Krists
Auznieks, Jessie Montgomery, Joby Talbot, and Jennifer
Higdon, and world premieres by Richard Prior and Brian
Nabors. The season opens as Joshua Bell joins the ASO
for Henryk Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and Pablo
de Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen. In April of 2020, the ASO
and Chorus travel to Carnegie Hall to perform Missa
solemnis with soprano Susanna Phillips, mezzo-soprano
Sasha Cooke, tenor Benjamin Bliss, and bass Matthew
Rose in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. The
season concludes with the Atlanta premiere of Wagner’s
Tristan und Isolde.
Recently, Spano made his highly-acclaimed Metropolitan
Opera debut and led the US premiere of Marnie,
American composer Nico Muhly’s second opera,
with Isabel Leonard, Janis Kelly, Denyce Graves, Iestyn
Davies, and Christopher Maltman. Other recent concert
highlights include world premieres of Bryce Dessner’s
Voy a Dormir at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St.
Luke’s and mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, and Jennifer
Higdon’s Tuba Concerto, performed by Craig Knox and
the Pittsburgh Symphony.
Conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher Robert “An imaginative and evocative composer” (Oberon’s
Spano is known worldwide both as an impeccable Grove), Spano recently penned Sonata: Four Elements
artist and as a leader who fosters inclusion and for piano, premiered by Spano in August 2016 at the
warmth among musicians and audiences. This Aspen Music Festival, and a song cycle, Hölderlin-
season marks Spano’s 20th as Music Director of Lieder, for soprano Jessica Rivera, both of which were
the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and his second recorded on the ASO Media label. Eliciting “glowing,
as Principal Guest Conductor of the Fort Worth spacious performance” from orchestras (The New York
Symphony Orchestra. A dedicated mentor, Times), Spano has enjoyed guest engagements with
Spano is responsible for nurturing the careers of the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, the New
numerous celebrated composers, conductors, and York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, and the Boston
performers. He has served as Music Director of the and Chicago Symphonies, among many others.
Aspen Music Festival and School since 2011. Internationally, he has led the Orchestra Filarmonica della
Scala, Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,
Highlights of Spano’s 2019-2020 season include Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira, the Melbourne Symphony
a return to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to in Australia, and the Saito Kinen Orchestra in Japan.
conduct the world premiere of George Tsontakis’s
Violin Concerto No. 3 and Vaughan Williams’s Spano has won six Grammy™ Awards with the Atlanta
A Sea Symphony. Spano also returns to the Symphony. He serves on the faculty of Oberlin
Indianapolis Symphony, Singapore Symphony, and Conservatory and has received honorary doctorates from
BBC Symphony Orchestra. He makes conducting Bowling Green State University, the Curtis Institute of
debuts with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Music, Emory University, and Oberlin. Maestro Spano is
Auckland Philharmonia, and Wroclaw Philharmonic, one of two classical musicians inducted into the Georgia
and appears in the Fort Worth Symphony Music Hall of Fame, and he makes his home in Atlanta.
Orchestra’s Symphonic Series.
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FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert Spano, Music Director Designate
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Chair
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Music Director Laureate
Alex Amsel, Conducting Fellow
Stephanie Rhodes Russell, Conducting Fellow
Rae* and Ed Schollmaier / Schollmaier Foundation Chair
John Giordano, Conductor Emeritus
VIOLIN I BASS TRUMPET
Michael Shih, Concertmaster William Clay, Principal Kyle Sherman, Principal
Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Bass Chair Cody McClarty, Assistant Principal
Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Paul Unger, Assistant Principal Dorothy Rhea Chair
Swang Lin, Associate Concertmaster Jeffery Hall Oscar Garcia
Ann Koonsman Chair Julie Vinsant
Eugene Cherkasov, TROMBONE
Assistant Concertmaster The seating positions of all string section Joseph Dubas, Principal
Mollie & Garland Lasater Chair musicians listed alphabetically change on Mr. & Mrs. John Kleinheinz Chair
Jennifer Y. Betz a regular basis. John Michael Hayes, Assistant Principal
Ordabek Duissen Dennis Bubert
Qiong Hulsey FLUTE
Ivo Ivanov Jake Fridkis, Principal BASS TROMBONE
Izumi Lund Shirley F. Garvey Chair Dennis Bubert
Ke Mai Gabriel Fridkis, Assistant Principal Mr. & Mrs. Lee M. Bass Chair
Rosalyn Story Pam Holland Adams
Kimberly Torgul TUBA
PICCOLO Edward Jones, Principal
VIOLIN II Pam Holland Adams
Adriana Voirin DeCosta, Principal TIMPANI
Steven Li, Associate Principal OBOE Seth McConnell, Principal
Janine Geisel, Assistant Principal Jennifer Corning Lucio, Principal Madilyn Bass Chair
Symphony League of Fort Worth Chair Nancy L. & William P. Hallman, Jr., Chair Nicholas Sakakeeny, Assistant Principal
Molly Baer Tamer Edlebi, Assistant Principal
Marilyn d’Auteuil Roger Roe° PERCUSSION
Tatyana Smith Keith Williams, Principal
Matt Milewski ENGLISH HORN Shirley F. Garvey Chair
Kathryn Perry Roger Roe° Nicholas Sakakeeny, Assistant Principal
Andrea Tullis Adele Hart Chair
Camilla Wojciechowska CLARINET Deborah Mashburn
Stanislav Chernyshev, Principal Brad Wagner
VIOLA Rosalyn G. Rosenthal Chair*
Anna Kolotylina, Principal° Ivan Petruzziello, Assistant Principal HARP
HeeSun Yang, Associate Principal° Gary Whitman Position vacant
Aleksandra Holowka, Assistant Principal° Bayard H. Friedman Chair
Joni Baczewski E-FLAT CLARINET
Sorin Guttman Ivan Petruzziello KEYBOARD
Dmitry Kustanovich Shields-Collins Bray, Principal
Daniel Sigale BASS CLARINET Rildia Bee O'Bryan Cliburn & Van Cliburn Chair
Gary Whitman
CELLO STAGE MANAGERS
Allan Steele, Principal BASSOON Lisa Stallings
Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair Jack Peña, Principal° Jacob Pope
Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair Mr. & Mrs. Lee M. Bass Chair
Keira Fullerton, Associate Principal° Cara Owens, Assistant Principal ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGERS
Lesley Cleary, Assistant Principal° Brenda Tullos
Burlington Northern Santa Fe HORN Victoria Paarup
Foundation Chair Nikolette LaBonte, Principal°
Deborah Brooks Elizabeth H. Ledyard Chair ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN
Shelley Jessup Alton F. Adkins, Associate Principal Douglas Adams
Leda Dawn Larson Drs. Jeff and Rosemary Detweiler Chair
Craig Leffer° Kelly Cornell, Associate Principal *In Memory of Manny Rosenthal
Aaron Pino °2020–2021 Season Only
The Concertmaster performs on the 1710 Davis Stradivarius violin.
The Associate Concertmaster performs on the 1685 Eugenie Stradivarius violin.
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2020–2021 SYMPHONIC SEASON
Tuesday–Thursday, May 11–13
Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor
Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass Chair
Mr. Sid R. Bass Chair
Benjamin Baker, Violin
VIVALDI The Four Seasons
Spring, RV 269
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Allegro
Summer, RV 315
I. Allegro non molto
II. Adagio
III. Presto
Autumn, RV 293
I. Allegro
II. Adagio molto
III. Allegro
Winter, RV 297
I. Allegro non molto
II. Largo
III. Allegro
Benjamin Baker, Violin
MOZART Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K.543
I. Adagio; Allegro
II. Andante con moto
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
IV. Finale: Allegro
These performances are dedicated to
Mercedes T. Bass,
Ed Schollmaier in Memory of Rae Schollmaier,
and the Kleinheinz Family Foundation for the Arts and Education
as heartfelt thanks for their generosity to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
This concert will be performed without intermission. Video or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited.
Patrons arriving late will be seated during the first convenient pause. Program and artists are subject to change.
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The performances on
May 11–13, 2021 are dedicated to
Mercedes T. Bass,
Ed Schollmaier in Memory of Rae Schollmaier,
and the Kleinheinz Family Foundation
for the Arts and Education
for their very generous support
of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
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PROGRAM NOTES by Jeremy Reynolds
The Four Seasons Vivaldi, one of nine children, published his “Four Seasons” in a collection of 12
Le Quattro Stagioni concertos in 1725 and included accompanying sonnets he had likely penned himself
for those famous first four. This is one of the earliest pieces of “program music,” wherein
Spring (La primavera), RV 269 a composer attempts to convey an extramusical idea or story through glossing the
music with a suggestive title or text to guide listeners. In his attempts to illustrate the
I. Allegro
sonnets, Vivaldi — also known as “The Red Priest” due to his flaming red hair and brief
II. Largo clerical stint — is at times quite literal in his musical representation, such as the second
III. Allegro movement of the “Spring” concerto, when the viola section representing the bark of a
dog with its pairs of gruff, repeated tones.
Summer (L’estate), RV 315
I. Allegro non molto At the time, this was a revolutionary concept, on par with some of Beethoven’s more
II. Adagio harebrained creations. Some scholarship suggests that audiences might have had a
III. Presto cool reaction to such newfangled music, perhaps foreshadowing his fall from stardom
later in life as the public perpetually chased the next great “genius.” Still, they’re his
Autumn (L’autunno), RV 293 most recognizable works today, due in part to a bizarre affinity for corporate gurus
I. Allegro to que the “Seasons” for a variety of mundane purposes ranging from cell phone
ringtones to elevator music.
II. Adagio molto
III. Allegro Below is the full text of the sonnets glossing each concerto; cautious, imaginative
listening will peel back Vivaldi’s layers of text painting:
Winter (L’inverno), RV 29
I. Allegro non molto SPRING: Allegro: Springtime is upon us. The birds celebrate her return with festive
II. Largo song, and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes. Thunderstorms,
III. Allegro those heralds of Spring, roar, casting their dark mantle over heaven, then they die away
to silence, and the birds take up their charming songs once more.
DURATION: Around 43 minutes Largo: On the flower-strewn meadow, with leafy branches rustling overhead, the goat-
herd sleeps, his faithful dog beside him.
PREMIERED: Published 1725, premiere date Allegro: Led by the festive sound of rustic bagpipes, nymphs and shepherds lightly
unknown dance beneath the brilliant canopy of spring.
INSTRUMENTATION: Solo violin, strings and SUMMER: Allegro non molto: Beneath the blazing sun’s relentless heat men and flocks
are sweltering, pines are scorched. We hear the cuckoo’s voice; then sweet songs of
continuo
the turtle dove and finch are heard. Soft breezes stir the air. But threatening north wind
sweeps them suddenly aside. The shepherd trembles, fearful of violent storm and what
“There are no words, it’s only music there.” may lie ahead.
— Antonio Vivaldi
(Born 1678, Venice; died 1741)
Adagio e piano - Presto e forte: His limbs are now awakened from their repose by fear
of lightning’s flash and thunder’s roar, as gnats and flies buzz furiously around.
Presto: Alas, his worst fears were justified, as the heavens roar and great hailstones
PROGRAM MUSIC: Music of a narrative or beat down upon the proudly standing corn.
descriptive kind; the term is often extended AUTUMN: Allegro: The peasant celebrates with song and dance the harvest safely
to all music that attempts to represent extra- gathered in. The cup of Bacchus flows freely, and many find their relief in deep slumber.
musical concepts without resort to sung Adagio molto: The singing and the dancing die away as cooling breezes fan the
words. (Grove Dictionary of Music) pleasant air, inviting all to sleep without a care.
Allegro: The hunters emerge at dawn, ready for the chase, with horns and dogs
and cries. Their quarry flees while they give chase. Terrified and wounded, the prey
SUGGESTED READING: struggles on,but, harried, dies.
Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice
WINTER: Allegro non molto: Shivering, frozen amid the frosty snow in biting, stinging
by Karl Heller
winds; running to and from to stamp one’s icy feet, teeth chattering in the bitter chill.
FURTHER LISTENING: Largo: To rest contentedly beside the hearth, while those outside are drenched by
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione (The pouring rain.
Contest Between Harmony and Invention) Allegro: We tread the icy path slowly and cautiously, for fear of tripping and falling.
Then turn abruptly, slip, crash on the ground and, rising, hasten on across the ice lest
it cracks up. We feel the chill north winds course through the home despite the locked
and bolted doors… this is winter, which nonetheless brings its own delights.
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PROGRAM NOTES by Jeremy Reynolds
SYMPHONY No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543 Mozart’s burning productivity in his final three years seems almost prescient, like he
I. Adagio; Allegro knew that he was running out of time. The last three symphonies, numbers 39–41,
II. Andante con moto came in quick succession in 1788, and later the operas Cosi fan tutte (“Thus Do They
All”) as well as Die Zauberflöte (“The Magic Flute”), the Clarinet Concerto and other
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
assorted works.
IV. Finale: Allegro
Then again, a more cynical read might be that financial debt remains one of the great
DURATION: Around 30 minutes drivers of art, and Mozart had certainly incurred significant debt by 1788 as his income
shrank and he appeared in public less and less often.
PREMIERED: Completed 1788, Premiere date
unknown There is no cynicism in the Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, however, which shimmers
with sophistication throughout. The work opens with august chords in the brass
INSTRUMENTATION: flute, two clarinets, two before strings and winds crank the harmonic tension to the breaking point. And then,
bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and a seamless transition into a light, lilting allegro as the movement takes off in earnest,
strings adhering flawlessly to sonata form. To call this symphony formulaic would imply rigidity,
but the opening movement is a treatise on fluid transitions and luxurious melodies.
“To win applause one must write stuff so simple The premiere date is unknown, but one possibility remains a 1792 benefit concert of
that a coachman might sing it.” Mozart’s music, where eyewitness Iwan Anderwitsch, described the opening of the
... symphony as follows:
“To talk well and eloquently is a very great art,
but that an equally great one is to know the right The opening is so majestic that it so surprised even the coldest, most insensitive
moment to stop.” listener and non-expert, that even if he wanted to chat, it prevented him from
being inattentive, and thus, so to speak, put him in a position to become all ears. It
— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart then becomes [so] fiery, full, ineffably grand, and rich in ideas, with striking variety
(Born 1756, Austria; died 1791) in almost all obbligato parts, that it is nearly impossible to follow so rapidly with
ear and feeling, and one is nearly paralyzed. This actual paralysis became visible
in various connoisseurs and friends of music, and some admitted that they would
never have been able to think or imagine they would hear something like this
performed so splendidly in Hamburg.
SYMPHONY: An elaborate orchestral
composition typically broken into contrasting The slow movement, the Andante con moto, captures a chamber music-like quality.
movements, at least one of which is in sonata Sparse use of instruments lends an almost gossamer transparency to the sound, with
form. strings introducing a simple tune that repeats and transforms over the course of the
movement, with other instruments joining and commenting on the principle themes.
SONATA FORM: A type of composition This movement is in a binary form, similar to sonata form but lacking a development
generally in three sections (exposition, section — at a certain point it seems to return the beginning but with subtle changes in
development, and recapitulation) in which instrumentation and temperament.
at least two themes or subjects are explored
The minuet and trio is based on an Austrian folk dance, the Ländler, known for its
according to set key relationships.
jumping and stamping. The orchestra mimics this effect with exuberant, heavy
downbeats; the midsection features a clarinet duet in its midsection with one player
sailing smoothly over the other’s detached arpeggios. The finale, in sonata form as
the first movement, and whizzes along gleefully in ascending and descending scales,
SUGGESTED READING: packing in vitality until the final whirl in the strings.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Life in Letters
(Penguin edition) Mozart passed away in 1791, and it is his final work, the curious Requiem in D Minor, K.
Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson 626, that is most often discussed in connection with his death. However, musicologists
have delved long and deep and resolved many of the mysteries surrounding the
FURTHER LISTENING: Requiem — but it’s the final three symphonies, including the No. 39, that remain
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 unexplained. Some think that Mozart wrote these works for posterity only and never
expected to hear them in his lifetime, as though they were his free gift to the world.
Cosí fan tutte, K. 588
Others claim this is unlikely and that he probably composed these works hoping for an
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 opportunity to hear them that might never have arisen. The truth remains hidden.
Clarinet Concerto, K. 622
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ABOUT MIGUEL HARTH-BEDOYA
Celebrating more than 30 years of professional conducting at the a sensitive and impressive guide. He draws from the Fort Worth
highest levels, Harth-Bedoya has a deep commitment to passing his musicians playing of real character and considerable virtuosity.” In
experience on to the next generation of conductors. As of August Gramophone, Guy Rickards commented,”…Miguel Harth-Bedoya
2020, he is the Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of has a knack for getting the most out of players in front of him; and, as
Nebraska, Omaha, working to create a brand new, groundbreaking it is with the Mussorgsky; so it proves with the substantial 30 minute
Bachelor of Music program in orchestral conducting. He has selection of extracts from Prokofiev’s Cinderella…”
also created The Conducting Institute, with a summer orchestral
For the prestigious Harmonia Mundi label, Harth-Bedoya has made
conducting program as well as a variety of online courses.
six acclaimed recordings: Music of Lutoslawski and Brahms (arr
Harth-Bedoya has amassed considerable experience at the helm of Schoenberg); orchestral works by Jimmy Lopez; New South American
orchestras, including recently completing tenures as Chief Conductor Discoveries; the complete Prokofiev Piano Concertos with Cliburn
of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra – a post he held for seven seasons winner Vadym Kholodenko, and piano concertos by Grieg and Saint-
– and twenty seasons as Music Director of the Fort Worth Symphony Saëns which was awarded “Editor’s Choice” in Gramophone.
Orchestra, where he now holds the title of Music Director Laureate and
Other recordings include Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of
will conduct regularly. Previously he has held Music Director positions
Silk Road Chicago with the Chicago Symphony and Yo-Yo Ma, which
with the Auckland Philharmonia and Eugene Symphony.
received two Grammy nominations, music by Osvaldo Golijov with the
Harth-Bedoya guest conducts with orchestras around the world. In Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon and pianists Katia and Marielle
the United States he has conducted the Atlanta Symphony, Baltimore Labeque on Deutsche Grammophon, and Sentimiento Latino with
Symphony, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flores on Decca. For Naxos, Harth-Bedoya
Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia recorded an album devoted to music by Peruvian composer Celso
Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, and St. Louis Symphony, among others. Garrido-Lecca.
He is also frequently a guest at summer festivals such as Aspen Music
Recently, on MSR Classics label he recorded an album of orchestral
Festival, Grand Teton Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival,
music by Jimmy López Bellido performed by the Fort Worth Symphony
Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Grant Park Festival, and
Orchestra, and in the Norwegian label, LAWO Classics, released a disc
Hollywood Bowl. Following his exceptional tenure as Associate
devoted to works by Alberto Ginastera which he recorded with the
Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the early years of
Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK).
his career, Harth-Bedoya’s “special chemistry” (LA Times) with the
orchestra remains strong and he returns often as a guest conductor. Born and raised in Peru, Harth-Bedoya received his Bachelor of Music
degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and his Master of Music
Worldwide he is a frequent guest of the Helsinki Philharmonic,
degree from The Juilliard School, both under the guidance of Otto-
MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, National Orchestra of Spain, New
Werner Mueller. He also studied with Seiji Ozawa and Gustav Meier at
Zealand Symphony and Sydney Symphony Orchestras, and has
Tanglewood.
appeared with the Melbourne Symphony, London Philharmonic,
Munich Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic, NDR Sinfonieorchester Harth-Bedoya is an environmental advocate who is committed to
Hamburg, Zurich Tonhalle, Danish National Symphony, Royal a zero-waste lifestyle. In 2016 he co-founded Cowboy Compost, a
Stockholm Philharmonic, Bilbao Symphony and Barcelona Orchestras, business geared to achieve food waste reduction. He lives in Fort
among others. In the summer of 2016 Harth-Bedoya made his Worth with his wife, Dr. Maritza Cáceres, a choral conductor, and their
Japanese debut conducting both the NHK Symphony and Tokyo three children, Elena, Emilio, and Elisa.
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestras.
Equally at home in opera, Harth-Bedoya has conducted both
traditional and premiere productions. He led a new production of La
Bohème at English National Opera directed by Jonathan Miller, as well
as traditional productions with the Bremen Opera, Canadian Opera
Company, and Minnesota Opera. In 2015 Harth-Bedoya conducted
the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s first opera Cold Mountain
at Santa Fe Opera, the recording of which was nominated for a
Grammy Award. He has also led two productions of Osvaldo Golijov’s
Ainadamar, with the Cincinnati Opera and the New Zealand Festival.
With a passionate devotion to unearthing new South American
repertoire, Miguel Harth-Bedoya is the founder and Artistic Director of
Caminos del Inka, a non-profit organization dedicated to researching,
performing and preserving the rich musical legacy of South America.
Among its varied activities, Caminos del Inka champions South
American composers, produces lectures, chamber music concerts,
CD and video recordings, and supports The Conducting Institute.
In addition, Harth-Bedoya’s multimedia project: Caminos del Inka,
a musical journey has been performed by the Chicago Symphony,
Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Seattle Symphony,
Baltimore Symphony Residentie Orkest and MDR Sinfonie Leipzig.
Harth-Bedoya’s impressive discography includes albums on Harmonia
Mundi, Deutsche Gramophone, Decca, FWSOLive, LAWO, Naxos,
and MSR Classics. The 2018 release Mussorgsky/Gorchakov: Pictures
at an Exhibition/Prokofiev: Cinderella (FWSOLive) received accolades
from critics, with Nick Bernard of MusicWeb-International, writing:
“Throughout, music director/conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya is FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 9ABOUT BENJAMIN BAKER
Since winning 1st Prize at the 2016 Young Concert Artists
International Auditions in New York and 3rd Prize at the
Michael Hill Competition in New Zealand in 2017, Benjamin
has established a strong international presence.
Described by the New York Times as bringing ‘virtuosity,
refinement and youthful exuberance’ to his debut at
Merkin Concert Hall, he is much sought after as soloist and
chamber musician.
Recent highlights include regular appearances at
Wigmore Hall and on BBC Radio 3, his debut with Scottish
Chamber Orchestra at the East Neuk Festival and with the
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in NZ, alongside solo
recordings with the BBC Concert and Royal Philharmonic
Orchestras. He has undertaken tours of the USA, Colombia,
China, and Argentina and taken part in the Al Bustan
Festival in Lebanon and the Sanguine Estate Music Festival
in Australia.
This season sees the launch of his festival in Queenstown,
New Zealand-At the World’s Edge Festival and solo
appearances with the Auckland Philharmonia, Fort Worth
Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras. In 2021
Delphian Records released his recording with pianist
Daniel Lebhardt. Other solo appearances in recent seasons
include the Auckland Philharmonia, RTE Concert Orchestra,
Symphony Orchestra Simón Bolívar of Venezuela,
Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic, Albanian Radio Symphony,
Royal Northern Sinfonia, London Mozart Players, Long Bay
Symphony, National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain,
Sinfonia Cymru, Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese L’Aquila,
and Maui Pops Orchestras.
In 2017 he premiered a new Concerto, ‘Stranded’, by
Matthew Kaner for the European Commission’s celebration
of Europe Day at St. John’s Smith Square and collaborated
as soloist with the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company.
Sought after as a chamber musician, Benjamin has taken
part in festivals across Europe and the USA including the
Pärnu, East Neuk, Cheltenham, Steirisches Kammermusik,
Northern Chords Festivals, the Bridgehampton Chamber
Music Festival with Anthony Marwood and Caramoor‘s
Rising Stars series with Pamela Frank.
Born in New Zealand, Benjamin studied at the Yehudi
Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music where
he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Rose Bowl. In 2013 he won 1st Prize at the Windsor
International Competition and was a prize-winner at the
YCAT International Auditions in London. He was a Fellow
at the Ravinia Festival’s Steans Music Institute in Chicago in
2016 and 2017.
His first CD for Champs Hill Records was released in 2015
and immediately went to No.12 in the Classical Charts.
Benjamin plays on a Tononi violin (1709) on generous loan
from a private individual. He is also grateful for support from
The Carne Trust.
10 | 2020/2021 SEASONFORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
2020–2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OFFICERS
Mercedes T. Bass, Chairman of the Board
Jeff Schmeltekopf, Chairman of the Executive Committee
Teresa King, Secretary
Marvin E. Blum, Treasurer
Dr. Keith Cerny, President and CEO
FWSO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Marianne Auld
Mercedes T. Bass
Marvin E. Blum
Victor J. Boschini, Jr.
Asad Dean, M.D.
Peter Eyestone
Katie Farmer
Joan E. Friedman
Barry L. Green
Dotty Hall
Aaron Howard
Dee Kelly, Jr.
Teresa King
Mollie L. Lasater
Louella Martin
Priscilla W. Martin
Colin McConnell
Frasher Pergande
Don C. Plattsmier
Dana Porter
Jean Roach
Henry H. Robinson
Alann Bedford Sampson
Jeff Schmeltekopf
Ed Schollmaier
Thomas L. Smith
Jonathan T. Suder
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 11FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
2020–2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mercedes T. Bass, Chairman of the Board
Jeff Schmeltekopf, Chairman of the Executive Committee
Marianne Auld Barry L. Green Frasher H. Pergande
Amy Roach Bailey Genie Guynn Don C. Plattsmier
Mercedes T. Bass * Dotty Hall Dana Porter
Marvin E. Blum * Kathleen Hicks Jean Roach
Ashli Blumenfeld Aaron Howard Henry H. Robinson
Victor J. Boschini, Jr. Qiong Hulsey Jude Ryan
Mrs. L. O. Brightbill III Kim Johnson Alann Bedford Sampson
Gail Cooke Dee J. Kelly, Jr. Jeff Schmeltekopf *
Barbara A. Cox Teresa King * Ed Schollmaier
Juana-Rosa Daniell Ann Koonsman Kal Silverberg
Dr. Ron Daniell Mollie L. Lasater Dwayne Smith
Mitzi Davis Antonia Pryor Leavitt Thomas L. Smith
Asad Dean, M.D. Mary Hart Lipscomb Kathleen B. Stevens
Joseph DeWoody Louella Martin Clare Stonesifer
Vance A. Duffy Priscilla W. Martin Ronda Jones Stucker
Peter Eyestone Colin McConnell Jonathan T. Suder
Katie Farmer Dr. Stuart D. McDonald Carla Kemp Thompson
Joan E. Friedman Ellen Messman Lon T. Werner
Tera Garvey Dr. Till MacIvor Meyn J. W. Wilson
John B. Giordano Erin Moseley
Gail Aronoff Granek Cara Owens
CHAIRMAN EMERITA
William P. Hallman, Jr.+
Adele Hart+
Frank H. Sherwood
LIFE TRUSTEE
Rosalyn G. Rosenthal
FWSOA PRESIDENT EMERITA
Ann Koonsman
*Denotes Officer of the Board
+
Denotes Deceased
12 | 2020/2021 SEASONHow to Support the FWSO
Annual Fund
Your gift to the annual fund allows the FWSO to bring the joy of music to 200,000 adults and children
through the nearly 200 performances each season.
Patrons of the Symphony
Elevate your FWSO to VIP with a membership to Patrons of the Symphony. Your generous donation
of $2,000 or more annually, or $167 a month through our Metronome program, entitles you to
extraordinary benefits designed to enhance your FWSO experience.
Tribute Gifts
Honor or memorialize friends or loved ones with a tribute gift to the Symphony. A special
acknowledgment is sent to the person or family informing them of your generosity and
thoughtfulness.
Brooks Morris Society
Leave a lasting legacy and invest in the future of the Symphony by including the FWSO in your will or
estate plans.
Endowment Fund
Established in 1984, the Endowment Fund was created to preserve the FWSO’s rich artistic tradition
and ensure financial security for live symphonic music in our city. Named gift opportunities recognize
significant contributions to the Endowment Fund.
Symphony League of Fort Worth
Founded in 1957, the Symphony League of Fort Worth provides the FWSO with vital volunteer and
financial support throughout the season. If you are interested in League membership, visit www.
slofw.com.
Centurion Society
The Centurion Society salutes extraordinary individuals who have given $100,000 or more to the Fort
Worth Symphony Orchestra in cumulative lifetime gifts. Companies and foundations are welcomed
into the Centurion Society beginning at the $500,000 level.
If you are interested in supporting the FWSO please contact our Vice President of
Development, Julie Baker at 817-665-6500 ext 126 or jbaker@fwsymphony.org
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 13CORPORATE SUPPORT
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following businesses for their generous
support of the Orchestra’s programming and outreach activities.
This listing reflects Corporate Sponsors for the 2020/2021 Season.
$50,000–$99,999
$25,000–$49,999
$10,000–$24,999 $5,000–$9,999
Alcon Acme Brick Company
Central Market / H.E.B. Bank of America
Ben E. Keith Beverages
Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District Frost
General Motors Financial JPMorgan Chase
Safe Work On-Site Workforce COVID-19 Testing The Northern Trust Company
TownePlace Downtown | Residence Inn U.S. Trust
Cultural District
WFAA - Channel 8 $2,000–$4,999
Worthington Renaissance Hotel
Ben E. Keith Beverages
Bowie House Hotel
First Financial Bank
John L. Wortham Insurance
Metro Golf
Pyro Shows
Texas Christian University
US Draft Co.
Visit Fort Worth
Centurion Society Member: Lifetime giving of $100,000+ (individuals) or $500,000 (corporations and foundations)
14 | 2020/2021 SEASONMAJOR SUPPORTERS OF THE FWSO
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra expresses its deepest gratitude to the following individuals, corpora-
tions and foundations for their extraordinary annual financial support that sustains the FWSO as a world-class
orchestra and valuable community asset. This listing reflects annual giving as of March 1, 2021.
Chairman’s Level | $1,000,000 and above
Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass
Kleinheinz Family Foundation for the Arts and Education
Ed Schollmaier in Memory of Rae Schollmaier
President’s Level | $500,000–$999,999
Sasha and Edward P. Bass
Mrs. Rosalyn Rosenthal
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Maestro’s Level | $250,000–$499,999
Amon G. Carter Foundation
Vice President’s Level | $150,000–$249,999
Shannon and Mark Hart
Estate of Peggy L. Rayzor
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Porter
Principal Guest Conductor’s Level | $75,000–$149,999
Anonymous
Ann L. & Carol Green Rhodes Charitable Trust
Mr. & Mrs. William S. Davis; Davoil, Inc.
Mollie & Garland Lasater Charitable Fund
at the North Texas Community Foundation
Wells Fargo
Guest Conductor’s Level | $50,000–$74,999
BNSF Railway
Frank Kent Cadillac
Estate of Anna Belle P. Thomas
William E. Scott Foundation
Qurumbli Foundation
Centurion Society Member: Lifetime giving of $100,000+ (individuals) or $500,000 (corporations and foundations)
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 15SUPPORTERS OF THE FWSO
Concertmaster’s Level - $25,000–$49,999 Artist’s Level - $10,000–$24,999
Ms. Marianne M. Auld Alcon Foundation
Ramona & Lee Bass Carol Margaret Allen
Anonymous
Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust Connie Beck & Frank Tilley
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Bratton Megan and Victor Boschini
Fort Worth Trauma Education Dr. & Mrs. Atlee Cunningham, Jr.
and Research Foundation Asad Dean M.D.; Texas Oncology
John & Frances J. Wasilchak Charitable Fund Margaret & Craig Dearden
C. Edwards & R. Schroeder
at the North Texas Community Foundation Fifth Avenue Foundation
Teresa and Luther King Central Market / H.E. Garvey Texas Foundation
Neiman Marcus Fort Worth Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Hudson, Jr.
Red Oak Foundation Ms. Nina C. Hutton
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Roach II; Mrs. Patricia Key
Lewis F. Kornfeld, Jr. Memorial Fund
The Roach Foundation at the NTXCF
Alann Bedford Sampson Lowe Foundation
Jonathan and Medea Suder Marguerite Bridges Charitable Trust
Nicholas & Louella Martin
Priscilla & Joe Martin
Doug & Whitney More; Hyder More Foundation
Stephen & Brenda Neuse
North Texas Giving Day
Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas
Frasher H. & John F. Pergande
Piranesi
Nancy & Don Plattsmier
Mrs. Susan S. Pratt
Peggy Rixie
Tzu-Ying & Michael Shih
in tribute of Mr. & Mrs. William S. Davis
Mr. Gerald E. Thiel
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly R. Thompson
Jeff and Judy Schmeltekopf
Frances C. & William P. Smallwood Foundation
Symphony League of Fort Worth
Laurie & Lon Werner
Centurion Society Member: Lifetime giving of $100,000+ (individuals) or $500,000 (corporations and foundations)
16 | 2020/2021 SEASONSUPPORTERS OF THE FWSO
Benefactor - $5,000–$9,999 Contributor - $3,000–$4,999
Anonymous (2) William & Kathryn Adams
Acme Brick Company Robert D. & Catherine R. Alexander Foundation
Elaine & Neils Agather Anonymous (2)
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Atnip Ms. Margaret Bayer
U.S. Trust Dr. Joyce Beck
The Bayard & Cornelia Friedman Fund Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. Mr. Dan Besse & Ms. Erin Lloyd
Berry Dr. Susan Blue
Marvin & Laurie Blum Mr. Bill Bond
Ashli & Todd Blumenfeld Judge Tim & Celia Boswell
Greg & Pam Braak Art & Lynda Brender
Mr. & Mrs. L. O. Brightbill III Linda & Lee Brookshire
City Club of Fort Worth Jeanie Browning
Debbie Brooks; DFW Musicians Services LLC Daniel & Soraya Caulkins
Orlando & Anne Carvalho Dr. Joseph Cecere
Mary Cauble Gary Cole
Sue & John Allen Chalk, Sr. Mr. Jack Dykhouse
Jeanne Cochran Angela L. Evans
Barbara A. & Ralph F. Cox Dr. & Mrs. Ronald B. Flowers
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn M. Darden Dr. Oscar L. Frick
Tom & Deborah Deas Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fridkis
at the North Texas Community Foundation Gary Glaser and Christine Miller
Doug & Carol English Drs. Dan & Lyn Hunt Goggin
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eyestone Steve and Jean Hadley
Frost Dotty & Gary Hall
Susan & Tommy Green Peggy Harwood
Gail Aronoff Granek Michelle & Reagan Horton
Steve* & Jean Hadley Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Koonsman
Maritza Caceres & Miguel Harth- Bedoya Ms. Trina Krausse
Aaron & Corrie Howard Mr. & Mrs. William Leavitt
Greg & Myla Hoyt Richard Hubbard, M.D. Mary & Blake Lipscomb
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Johnson L.R. Lumley
JPMorgan Chase Guy & Helen Mabee
James & Dorothy Doss Foundation Elizabeth Martin
Gordon & Aileen Kanan Shannon McGovern
Mr. & Mrs. Colin McConnell Berlene T. & Jarrell R. Milburn
Dr. & Mrs. Stuart D. McDonald Dr. William & Mary Morton
Ms. Cyrena Nolan Mr. & Mrs. David B. Morrow
The Northern Trust Company Bill & Jeanne O’Connor
The Pace Fund John L. Wortham Insurance
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Parker Harris Franklin
Peggy Meade-Cohen Crut Charitable Trust Pearson Private Foundation
Carol Ray Mary Pencis
Dr. Deborah Rhea & Ms. Carol Bollinger Mr. & Mrs. Omas Peterson
Mr. William E. Rosenthal Ms. Jane Rector
Dr. & Mrs. Emmet G. Smith Mr. Don Reid
Mary C. Smith Rosemary Riney
Clark Educational Services Jude & Terry Ryan
Ms. Patricia A.Steffen Susan & James Smith
Jim & Judy Summersgill Virginia Street Smith
Mary & Reuben Taniguchi Dr. Mary Alice Stanford & Mr. Don Jones
Texas Commission on the Arts Sallie & Joseph Tarride
Mr. C K Wang Jerry & James Taylor
Mr. Charles White Texas Christian University
Suzy Williams Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company Joy & Johnnie Thompson
Joan T. Trew
David Turpin
John Wells
Dr. James C. Williams
Dr. & Mrs. Bobby J. Wroten
Centurion Society Member: Lifetime giving of $100,000+ (individuals) or $500,000 (corporations and foundations)
+
Denotes Deceased
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 17SUPPORTERS OF THE FWSO
Sustainer - $2,000–$2,999 Donor - $500–$1,999
Anonymous (1) Tony & Rhonda Ackley
Mr. Donald C. Little, Albertsons Safeway
Dr. & Mrs. Julian Armstrong In memory of Laura Elizabeth Bruton
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Bahan Julia Dudley Allison
Guy & Helen Mabee Margaret Ambuehl
Mr. & Mrs. Tull Bailey Chris & Lucy Maier Kathryn Anderson
Ellen & Larry Bell Anne* & John Marion Anonymous (14)
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Belsly Ellen F. Messman Mary Frances Antweil
Ben E. Keith Beverages Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Morgan Henry & Barbara Armstrong
Dr. Susan Blue Berlene T. & Jarrell R. Milburn Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wade Arnold
Megan & Victor Boschini John & Kay Mitchell Dr. Aronson and Ms. Raskopf
Mary Cauble Mr. & Mrs. W.A. Moncrief Ill Roy I. Bacus, Jr.
Dr. Joseph Cecere Philip & Joni Baczewski
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Morrow Ms. Merry L. Bagwell
Dr. & Mrs. Lincoln Chin John & Anita O'Carroll
Hon. Dale & Peggy Sue Clark Ill Mary Frances & George Barlow
Once Upon A Time... Charitable Fund at the NTCF
Michael T. Crnkovich & Michael & Lisa Onuscheck Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Bartel
Susan Lewandowski Paul & Mary Kay Park Mr. & Mrs. Harper Bartolomei
Dean and Emily Holt Crocker Harris Franklin Pearson Private Ellen & Larry Bell
Dedrick Family Foundation The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Ms. Gina C. Dernehl Mr. & Mrs. Scott Prince Glenn & Sherry Bernhoft
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. DeWoody Robert D. & Catherine R. Ms. Lou Ann Blaylock
Jean & Tom Dodson Alexander Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Bowles
ExxonMobil Foundation Ben & Diana Broadwater
Laurie & Len Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Claude D.Brown
Fash Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Mohanakrishna
Mildred H. Fender John L. Bryant
Sathyamoorthy Mr. & Mrs. Michael Burchfield
Dr. Oscar L. Frick Punch Shaw & Julie Hedden Gerald & Shura Buxton
Norma Jeanne Ganze Kai & Karen Silverberg Mrs. Renee Camp
Jan K. Gaston Marilyn Wiley & Terry Skantz in memory of Jack & Mildred Malone
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon F. Gibson Dr. & Mrs. David C. Smith Mrs. Debra Carter
Dr. & Mrs. William H. Gibson Thomas L. Smith Antonio & Carla Castaneda
Stephen Gilchrist David & Denise Snipes Ms. Medea Mitcham Cerniglia
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Giordano Clare Stonesifer LRS Construction Services,L.P.
Mrs. Phil Harris, Jr. Jack & Donna Coldiron
Mack Ed & Sharon Swindle Mr. & Mrs. William H.Collins
Peggy Harwood Dr. Stuart N. Thomas
Anne Helmreich & Christian Wulffen Dr. & Mrs. Martin F. Conroy
In memory of Dr. Gaby Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cooke
Dr. Michael W. Henley Becky & Stephen Tobin Ms. Annabelle Carboy &
Judith & William Hubregs Dr. & Mrs. Monte Troutman Mr. Michael Poteet
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Jones Gene & Kathleen Walker Marcia Cruce
Mr. Ronnie Korb Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell S. Wynne Mr. Brian Crumley & Mr. Tyler Crumley
The Cushing Family
The Dallas Foundation
Dr. Ron & Juana-Rosa Daniell
Katherine Davis
Ron DeFord
Scott & Laney Denbina
Ms. Gina C. Dernehl
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Deterly, Jr.
Drs. Jeff & Rosemary Detweiler
Jean & Tom Dodson
Dr. & Mrs. R. Nowell Donovan
John Driggers & Barbara Gibbs
Ms. Tori Adams & Mr. Jim DuBose
Paulette Dubofsky
Mr. Vance A. Duffy
Debbie Duncan & Randy Jordan
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Ehrlich
Dawn Ellison
18 | 2020/2021 SEASONSUPPORTERS OF THE FWSO Dick & Sherry Ruddell
Rose-Mary Rumbley
Capera Ryan
Mr. William Ennis Mr. Swang Lin Save Our Symphony Fort Worth
Dottie Erickson Art & Cheryl Litke Gayla & Blaine Scheideman
Sarah & John Erickson Jennifer Lloyd Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schmidt
Charlene & Dave Ernst Charles R. Locke Catherine Courtney Schmuck
Ann & Ronnie Erwin Dr. Brad Loeffelholz in honor of Will A. Courtney, Sr. &
Katie & Jeff Farmer Ms. Vanessa Logan Esther Courtney
Ray & Gretchen Finn Thomas Long Catherine & Wallace Schmuck
Robert & Rosanne Fitch Dr. Robert & Priscilla Lovett Dr. & Mrs. Russ A. Schultz
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald B. Flowers Mr. Matthew Loynachan Mrs. and Mr. Gail Settle
John E. Forestner Nate & Nanci Lublin-Good Dr. D.D. (Darcy) Sety
Robert & Barbara Fortenbaugh Mary Jo MacGregor Jay P. Sewell
Mr. & Mrs. Ben J.Fortson,Jr. Ellen & Theodore Mack George Shackelford
Mrs. Benjamin J. Fortson,Ill Mr. James Makens Katie & Hayne Shumate
Cynthia J. Frey Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Malloy Dr. Ab Siadati
Jean Graham Frick Ms. Sandra Doan & Mr. Jacques Marquis Evelyn Siegel
Dr. Julia S. Frink Chuck Marsh Anne & Danny Simpson
Shawn & Victoria Furniss Diane & Steve Martichuski Mary Alice Denmon Smith
John & Joann Gann Nicholas & Louella Martin Dr. Mary Alice Stanford & Mr. Don Jones
Rafael & Liz Garza Scott Marvel & Joyce Marvel Ronda & Walter Stucker
Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Gault Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Mays Drs. Charles & Sharon Sullivan
Gary Glaser & Christine Miller Tanya & Patrick McClanahan Ron & Gilda Suter
Sharon Godwin Robert & Joanne McClendon Ms. Anne Swenson
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Gould, Jr. McGraw Family Charitable Fund Ms. Nan Terry
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Gralapp Dr. & Rev. M. Dwain McDonald John* & Camille Thomason
Merrill & Josh Gregg Gay & Urbin McKeever Carol A. Thompson
Dr. Adelaide Griffin Edward & Marilyn McNertney Randy & Jo Thomson
Brian T. Griffin Jake Fridkis & Heesun Yang Bob & Sharon Timmons
Eric & Jannene Gunter Parker Mecham Jan Treybig
Fanchon & Howard Hallam Dr. Bernard N. Meisner Mrs. Nancy T. Turner
Mr. & Mrs. David J.Hamacher Terry L. Meyer Lola Lacrosse & Jerry Tutt
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hannifin Dr. & Mrs. Till M. Meyn Mr. & Mrs. Will Ulrich
Dr. Christy L. Hanson Pat Miller & Ann Rice Dr. & Mrs. Gary L. Upton
Dorie & Dave Hardesty Dr. & Mrs. Will Miller Mr. & Mrs. Rush Vann, Jr.
Jo & Don Hawthorne Mr. & Mrs. Lary G. Milrany l Kathy & John Von Klemen
Mr. Christopher Hayes Linda M. Monk Lorna de Wangen
Carolyn & Larry Heath Cecile Montgomery Mr. Hugh Washburne
Dr. Jennifer Heath Ms. Susan Morgan Mrs. Susy Weaver
Deborah Hinchey Sophia & Charlotte Murray Dave & Julie Wende
Darve, Karen, & Aaren Horak William C. Perry & Paul A. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Wetsel
Colonel Jonathan W. House Charitable Fund of the NTCF Dr. Chris and Janis White
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M. Huffman III Lynn Nesbit CharitableTrust Dan Wilkirson
Vicki Branch Hummel Mrs. Judith L. Ney Lee T. Wilkirson
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hvidt Mr. Greg Nicholas & John & Suzy Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Sung & Miyoung In Dr. Catherine M. Nicholas Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Williamson
Julia Jaeckels Betty Norvell Lyn Clayton Willis
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L.Jameson Michael & Laura O'Brien Henry & Gail Wilson
Fay & Lowell Janzen Viola Ohr Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Loren K. Jensen James & Jeanne Osterman Barbara Winkelmeyer
Ed & Carol Jones Vicki Owen Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wojciechowska
Malcolm & Betsy Jone Drs. Jeffrey & Raquel Oxford June Wolff
Walter D. Juliff Dr. Beatriz Parra Mr. & Mrs. William H. Workman
Dione Kennedy & Daniel Hagwood Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Pate Arthur & Carolyn Wright
Ms. Jana Kazazic Mr. Kevin Peavy Robert & Ann Wright
Robert & Beverly Koch Susan & Bruce Peden Charitable Fund David & Maureen Yett
Metaxia Kompogiorga Ms. Olivia Potts Bruce York
Irene KoscalDavid Kostohryz, M.D. Lynne B. Prater Susan Murrin Pritchett Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Yuknavich
Laura & Bill Lace Prospera Financial Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Ziegler
Colonel Leonard Sy La Virginia R. Pumphrey Patsy C. & Bill J. Zimmerman
Ms. Pamela J. Laing Mr. and Mrs. Greg Reese
Constance Langston Dr. Robin L. Riley
Mr. Bob Lansford Marcia Rober
John and Tim Latta Jeanelle S. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leach Ms. Susan Roe
Dr. & Mrs. Eric Lee Roger Roe & Kent Cook
Bob & Pam Leibrock Barbara Roels
E. Donovan Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Ben Rosenthal
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 19Estate of Ernest Allen, Jr.+
Nancy Lee & Perry R. Bass+
Annette & Jerry W. Blaschke
Marguerite Bridges+
Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd W. Brooks Jr.
Estate of Frank X. Buhler+
THE BROOKS MORRIS SOCIETY Mr. & Mrs. M.A. Cardona+
Estate of Electra M. Carlin+
Barbara J. Clarkin
Carroll W. Collins+
Estate of Whitfield J. Collins+
ORRIS
Kathleen E. Connors Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Laurence S. Cooke, Jr.
Juana Rosa & Ron Daniell
M SO
Mr. & Mrs. Norwood P. Dixon+
Helene Bare & William Glenn Embry+
Cornelia Cheney & Bayard H. Friedman+
S
Paula & George Fultz
Thomas O. Gay
K
Gwen M. Genius
CIETY
Mrs. Charlotte M. Gore+
O
Gail Aronoff Granek
Nancy L. & William P. Hallman Jr.
O
Shawn & Hank Henning
Estate of Kathy B. Higgins+
R
Mr. & Mrs. Eric F. Hyden*
George & Jeanne Jaggers+
B
Estate of Lois Hoynck Jaggers+
Ann & Ronald L. Koonsman
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Kornfeld, Jr.+
Mollie & Garland Lasater Jr.
Elizabeth H. Ledyard+
Carol V. Lukert
Patty Cartwright Mays+
Shannon McGovern
Peggy J. Meade-Cohen+
Brooks Morris was the founder and first conductor of Estate of Michael Boyd Milligan+
the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Thanks to his Estate of Linda Reimers Mixson+
vision, commitment, and generous spirit, the Orchestra Dr. & Mrs. A.F. Murph
is woven into the cultural fabric of this community. The Linda Todd Murphy
Brooks Morris Society honors those individuals whose Dr. & Mrs. James M. O’Donnell+
commitment to the future of the FWSO has inspired Estate of F. Warren O’Reilly+
them to include the Orchestra in their will or estate Harris Franklin Pearson
plans. Estate of Peggy L. Rayzor+
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Reynolds
Planned giving offers a variety of estate-planning Estate of Dorothy Rhea+
opportunities that allow you to make a lasting difference Mr. & Mrs. John V. Roach II
in the sustainability of the FWSO while at the same Jude & Terry Ryan
time creating a musical legacy and enjoying potential Jeff & Judy Schmeltekopf
income-tax advantages. Mrs. Lynda Shropshire
Kathleen B. & Richard I. Stevens
A planned gift is more than a donation, it is an in- Mr. & Mrs. Paul I. Stevens+
spiring statement of dedication and trust in the Mr. Gerald E. Thiel
leadership, talent and artistic vision of the Fort Worth Estate of Anna Belle P. Thomas+
Symphony Orchestra. Mary D. Walsh+
Estate of Mildred G. Walters+
+
Denotes Deceased Peter G. Warren
Mr.* & Mrs. John Wasilchak
Estate of Hugh L. Watson+
Lynn Wilson
Estate of Sylvia E. Wolens
20 | 2020/2021 SEASONMEMORIALS & TRIBUTE DONORS
In Honor of Alton Adkins In Memory of Anne Hamm In Memory of Frank Rixen
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J Gower Mrs. Catherine Howell Robert & June Bay
Keith and Shawna Dodds
In Honor of Alex AmselIn In Memory of Adele Hart Lee Ann Watson
Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Alton Adkins
Chris Athon In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. John V. Roach II
In Honor of FWSO Staff Ms. Claire Barry Mrs. Joan T. Trew
FWSO Players Assembly Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Blaschke
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Borgers In Honor of
In Honor of Mercedes Bass Mr. & Mrs. Martin C. Bowen Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Schmeltekopf
Ms. Claire Barry Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Bratton Mr. & Mrs. Chris Parker
Ben J. Fortson Dr. & Mrs. Benge Daniel Mr. Michael Sanborn
Mr. and Mrs. John Giordano Mr. & Mrs. Glenn M. Darden
Mrs. Catherine Howell M. Samuel R. Dodson III; In Memory of Frank Sherwood, Jr.
Mr. E R Hudson III Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mrs. Ann C. Bahan
Karin Tosado Mrs. Nancy H. Dozier Mrs. Beckie Geren
Kimbell and Mitch Wynne FWSO Players Assembly Kimbell Art Foundation
J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund Claudia Smith
In Honor of Miguel Harth-Bedoya Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Hart, III
Ms. Linda Monk Kimbell Art Foundation In Honor of Michael Shih
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kleinheinz Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Hart, III
In Memory of Glennis Bradley Garland and Mollie Lasater
Mr. Ralph Bradley North Texas Community Foundation In Honor of Libby Stenevik
Ms. Ellen F. Messman Ms. Mary A. Frazer
In Memory of Lee J. Brookshire, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William M. Penny Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey S. Ruff Mrs. Susan S. Pratt In Memory of Jack and Frances Stoddard
Mrs. Emmy Lou Prescott Mrs. Helen E. Kerr
In Memory of Laura Bartek Brown Ms. Susan Murrin Pritchett
Mrs. Christel Laughlin William Rosenthal In Honor of Mahala Strippling
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Lauren Stripling
In Memory of Laura Bruton Bob and Paige Russey
Mr. Oren Bruton Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund In Honor of David and Jerry Tees
Mr. David E. Frick Mr. Robert A. Seale Kim C. Murphy
Mrs. and Mr. Gail Settle
In Memory of Helen Cameron Clifton John and Bev Snyder In Memory of Anna Belle Thomas
Karla Britt North Texas Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William S. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Richard I. Stevens
In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Kelly R. Thompson In Memory of Dr. Gaby Garcia-Thomas
Tzu-Ying & Michael Shih Mr. and Mrs. Loftin V. Witcher, Jr. Dr. Stuart Thomas
Ms. Marsha Wright
In Memory of Dotty England In Memory of Ron Thurston
Ms. Ann Sauer In Memory of Randall Kent Shelley Allison
Anne B. Kent
In Honor of Mary Feng In Memory of Wendell Turner
Kimberly F. Wolfshohl In Honor of Marie Laine Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Corning
Mr. J. R. Price Ms. Jennifer Corning Lucio
In Honor of Thomas Gay Kooken Center
Mr. Christian Walker In Memory of Sandra LeGault Scott Rumsey
Ms. Anne Swenson
In Memory of Ruth and Oscar Lee Gibson In Honor Of Julie Vinsant
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shanley In Honor of Ms. Jennifer Corning Lucio Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hall
Ms. Harumi K. Rudolph
In Memory of William Hallman
Ms. Claire Barry In Memory of Leon Novikoff
Mr. and Mrs. John Giordano Mrs. Nancy H. Dozier
Emily Jones Green
Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Hart, III In Memory of Lynn O’Day
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Pace Ms. Lou Ann Blaylock
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence J Ryan Mr. Matthew K. Loynachan
Mr. & Mrs. Richard I. Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Dean A. Tetirick
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