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Table of Contents 5 Message from the Maestro 5 Steppin’ Out Educational Concerts 7 About the Maestro 9 Message from the President 9 Season at a Glance 11 Stockton Symphony Musicians 12 Delta Center for the Arts Information 13 Board of Directors, AdvisoryBoard,andStaff 14 Pops 1: October 27, 2019 18 Pops 2: December 15, 2019 23 Our History 24 Pops 3: February 23, 2020 27 SubscriberBenefits 27 Orchestrating the Future 28 Pops 4: May 3, 2020 32 Leave a Legacy 33 Endowment Fund 34 Annual Fund 42 Wall of Fame
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You take your seat among longtime friends, or maybe you’re a music lover about to discover the dynamic Stockton Symphonyforthefirsttime. As you observe the orchestra tuning their instruments, you hear a wonderful cacophony of sounds embodying the concept
of expectation. What’s next?
Magic! You become a superhero, maybe even a villain. You get energized by a
bluegrass genius, mesmerized by cutting-edge illusions, and nostalgic over legendary female vocalists. The ultimate recipe for enjoyment—our fabulous orchestra and top-notch guest stars will dazzle you with experiences beyond your wildest imagination.
Thank you for helping to make that magic happen, for keeping live music vibrant in our community. “Sharing is caring” so please bring friends, family, and coworkers to discover the Stockton Symphony—it’s pure inspiration!
Yours ever,
PeterJaffeMusic Director and Conductor
Message from the Maestro
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PeterJaffehasservedas the Stockton Symphony’s dynamic music director since 1995,combiningapassion for outreach and education with top-notch musicianship, and fostering sustained artistic growth throughout his tenure. Organizations
ranging from the Association of California Symphony Orchestras to the Brubeck Institute andGoodwillIndustrieshavehonoredMr.Jaffewith prestigious awards for his innovations in educational programming and for his distinguished cultural contributions throughout the county. His engaging and informative preconcert discussions include his own renditions of symphonic examples at the piano, and he frequently advocates for the Symphony and orchestral music in radio broadcasts, television appearances, and web videos. He is the host of the local radio program Symphony Mix (KWDC FM 93.5), promoting orchestral events and broadcasting entertaining and educational programs about symphonic repertoire.
With a zeal for introducing new vital repertoire alongwithestablishedmasterworks,Mr.Jaffehas spearheaded the commissions of many world premieres. Avner Dorman’s Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu earned the Stockton Symphony national recognition for community engagement activities dealing with crucial social issues. A portion of the Stockton Symphony CD of Chris Brubeck’s Mark Twain’s World was broadcast nationally on NPR’s
Performance Today, and Ansel Adams: America, co-composed by Dave and Chris Brubeck, has since been performed nationally and abroad.
Mr.JaffealsoconductstheAuburnandFolsomLake Symphonies and has appeared as guest conductor with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Silicon Valley, and many other orchestras and music festivals across the country. He teaches every summer at the Conductor’s Institute of South Carolina, and he conducted and taught at the Aspen Music Festival for fourteen years. He spent three seasons conducting at the Oberlin Conservatory and two as a visiting professor at Stanford University, highlighted by an Eastern European tour with the Stanford Symphony. He has served as music director for the Stockton Opera since 2000.
ManyofMr.Jaffe’sownarrangementshavebeen commissioned by and performed with orchestras in Aspen, Chicago, Long Beach, and Stockton, including his Symphonic Birthday and his transcription of Haydn’s Arianna a Naxos for Jan DeGaetani, which was also performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. A CD of his lullaby arrangements was released on the Chandos label, featuring mezzo-soprano Nadia Pelle with Yuli Turovsky directing I Musici de Montréal.
Mr.JaffeappearedonNBC’sFirst Camera in a show devoted to Tanglewood, where he was coached by Seiji Ozawa, Gunther Schuller, Gustav Meier, and Leonard Bernstein—a brief segment was later included in the American Masters specialhonoringBernstein.Mr.Jaffealsostudiedconducting with Andor Toth, Paul Vermel, Charles Bruck, and Herbert Blomstedt. His instrumental background includes extensive performing on the violin, viola, and keyboard, and he often conducts from the harpsichord when performing Baroque or early Classic repertoire.
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Likefinewine,yourStockton Symphony continues to improve with age. Embarking on our 93rd consecutive season, we invite you to be part of our future as we move toward our centennial. We share with you hope, optimism, and a joyous celebration
of symphonic/classical music.
Our fabulous maestro and players have a spectacular season in store for you. I often meet people who have heard great things
about the Symphony but have never attended. They’re excited when I encourage them to give it a try. When they, as well as seasoned listeners, become enveloped in the great sound and experience of the orchestra all playing together, they feel a sense of exhilaration andfulfillment.Thisiswhatwelivefor.
Tofulfillourvisionandgoalswecountonthesupport of you, our patrons—many of whom are also donors, Symphony Circle members, and contributors to our Capital Campaign. Together with our dedicated musicians, board,staff,andvolunteers,youhavemadeus what we are and what we will become.
Enjoy the concerts, enjoy the season, and encourage friends and family to come to relish one of the region’s cultural and artistic gems—your Stockton Symphony.
James M. Morris President, Board of Directors
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VIOLIN IChristina Mok
Concertmaster Carmen M. Silva Chair
Iryna KlimashevskaActing Associate ConcertmasterDavid E. Zuckerman Chair
Ljubomir VelickovicAssistant Concertmaster
Irina SamarinaBakyt Bekdjanov*Dagenais SmileyShoanie YoungJoseph GalambaShawyon Malek-Salehi
VIOLIN IILyly Li
Assistant PrincipalCaitlin McSherryCheryl OngaroSarena Hsu GiarrussoDavid CollumMijung Kim
VIOLAEvan Buttemer
PrincipalDavid Thorp
Assistant Principal Forrest and Barbara Greenberg Chair
Eleanor Tatton-NelsonDavid CalderonJoanna L. Pinckney
CELLOAndrew Ford
Principal Helen Kessel McCrary Chair
Isaac Pastor-ChermakAssociate Principal
Stephanie ChiaoAssistant Principal
Alison SharkeyBridget PaskerOnew Park
BASSPatrick McCarthy*
Principal Gene and Arlene Weston Chair
Aleksey KlyushnikAssistant Principal
Rick DuncanMark Wallace
FLUTEBethanne Walker
Principal John Linley McCarthy Chair
Alexandra MillerBarbara Maters
PICCOLOBarbara MatersAlexandra Miller
OBOEThomas Nugent*
PrincipalKyle Bruckmann
ENGLISH HORNKyle Bruckmann
CLARINETSara Canning
Principal Robert & Jeanne Person Chair
Elizabeth SandersR. John Charles, Jr., and Margaret Wennhold Charles Chair
Michael Hernandez
BASS CLARINETMichael Hernandez
BASSOONNicolasa Kuster
Principal The Hobin Family Chair
Daniel ShifrenLawrence Rhodes
CONTRABASSOONLawrence Rhodes
FRENCH HORNCaitlyn Smith Franklin
PrincipalJeffreyFowlerMelia BadalianJames Kesey
TRUMPETJohn Freeman
Principal Margaret M. Zuckerman Chair
Richard LederHal Willenborg
TROMBONEAnthony Collins
PrincipalEsther Armendariz
BASS TROMBONEC. L. Behrens
TUBAScott Choate
Principal
TIMPANIAlex Orfaly
Principal
PERCUSSIONMichael DowningGraham Thompson
HARPMadeline Jarzembak
Principal Beverly Fitch McCarthy Chair
KEYBOARDEsther Kemalyan Roche
Principal
LIBRARIANSusan von Sosten
PERSONNEL MANAGERHal Willenborg
*On leave
Stockton SymphonyPETER JAFFE, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR
The Stockton Symphony frequently employs additional musicians to meet the demands of the works performed. Section string seating may rotate.
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Board of Directors, AdvisoryBoard,andStaff
OFFICERSPresident
James Morris
Co-Vice Presidents of Education Cecilia Moran Roger Sitkin
Vice President of Finance Elizabeth Kim
Vice President of Governance Evia Briggs Moore
Vice President, Marketing Judy Goldstrand
Secretary Patricia Cox
Treasurer Joe Sublett
Immediate Past Co-President Daniel Terry, M.D.
DIRECTORSHon. Ann M. Chargin*Pheon DavisonF. J. Dietrich IVSusanne GhidoniKathy HartDouglas HuntPamela LeeVelma LimBeverly Fitch McCarthy*Benjamin Reddish, Jr.Peter Witte*Daniel ValenciaMargaret H. Zuckerman
ORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVESC. L. Behrens*Barbara Maters*
SYMPHONY CIRCLESylvester AguilarNelson BahlerPat CataniaJudith ChambersHon. Ann M. CharginTim DalyDennis GoldstrandMike KlockeFred LeeTeresa MandellaBeverly Fitch McCarthyHal MonroeErna MurphyGary PutnamSteve ShermanDr. Earl TaylorFrancesca VeraDouglass W. Wilhoit, Jr.
PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE ASSOCIATIONRobertM.Adams,M.D.,1959–61ArthurJ.Holton,Ed.D.,1961–62,1969–70
ErwinH.Roeser,M.D.,1962–63EdwinL.Mayall,1963–64MikeRosenthal,1964–65NormanSilva,1965–66DarrellGlahn,1966–67ThomasT.Chen,M.D.,1967–69HenryJ.Zeiter,M.D.,1970–71GeraldCundiff,1971–73BeverlyFitchMcCarthy,1973–77DorothyLevy,1977–79DavidE.Zuckerman,1979–81GeneWeston,1982–83R.M.Lewis,1983–87WilliamH.Lynch,1987–90NancySchneider,1990–95PamelaF.Lee,1995–2000Douglas B. Wied, 2000–03 Teresa Mandella, 2003–07
Leslie Sherman, 2007–09MichaelWhelan,2009–11PatrickN.Catania,2011–12NancyI.Schneider,2012–13PamelaF.Lee,2013–16DanielTerry,M.D.,2016–19
ARTISTIC STAFFMusic Director and Conductor PeterJaffe
Music Director Emeritus Kyung-Soo Won
Librarian Susan von Sosten
Orchestra Personnel Manager Hal Willenborg
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFInterim Executive Director
Philip D. West
Director of Finance Phyllis Trachiotis
Marketing Director Kimberlee DiBartolo
Patron Services Erma D. Smith
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Sunday | October 27, 2019 | 2:30 pmWARREN ATHERTON AUDITORIUM
HALLOWEEN POPS: HEROES AND VILLAINS
Peter Jaffe, conductorPaul Kimball, vocalist, guest conductor
Glory Parsons, vocalist
Batman Theme (1989 movie) Danny Elfman, arr. Steve Bartek
Batman Theme (TV series) Neal Hefti, arr. Bob Cerulli
In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Edvard GriegPaul Kimball, guest conductor
Harry’s Wondrous World from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone John Williams
Music from Spider-Man Danny Elfman, arr. John Wasson
Theme from Spider-Man Robert J. Harris and Paul Francis Webster, arr. Jay Bocock
The Wild Wild West Theme Richard Markowitz, arr. Roy Philippe
Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark John Williams
Ghostbusters Ray Parker, Jr., arr. Nick BarattaPaul Kimball, vocalist
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Imperial March from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope John Williams
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Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial John Williams
Shark Theme from Jaws John Williams
Music from Wonder Woman Rupert Gregson-Williams, arr. Victor López
Music from The Incredibles Michael Giacchino, arr. Jay Bocock
Pirates of the Caribbean Klaus Badelt, arr. Ted Ricketts
Themes from 007 Monty Norman; Michael Leeson and Bill Conti; Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney; John Barry and Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley; arr. Calvin Custer
Glory Parsons, vocalist
Concert sponsors: Patricia Fensterwald | Port of StocktonMusic sponsors: Jan and Mike Quartaroli | Stockton Hematology Oncology Medical Group
Concert venue sponsor: San Joaquin Delta College
Guest artist accommodations provided by Hal and Debbie LurtsemaPiano tuning by Marty Weiner
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Paul Kimball, vocalist, guest conductor
Paul Kimball has been active in the arts in Stocktonsince1981.HeisthefirsteverMr.SanJoaquin, and he and his wife, Dr. Dominee Muller-Kimball,receivedthe2019Stockton Top Arts Recognition (STAR) Award from the Stockton Arts Commission. Agraduate
oftheUniversityofthePacificConservatoryofMusic, Mr. Kimball has served as musical director foroverfiftymusicalsandotherevents.Somenotable highlights include The King and I with Patricia Morison at Delta College, Les Misérables at Tokay High School, the Stockton Sesquicentennial at Weber Point, the 2004 All American City Competition in Atlanta, Georgia, The Music Man at San Joaquin Delta College for which he was awarded the regional Elly Award, and Mary Poppins at Stockton Civic Theatre.
Among numerous roles, he has played Adolpho Pirelli in Sweeney Todd at Stockton Civic Theatre, Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus with the Stockton Opera, and just recently starred as Albin in La Cage aux Folles with the Showbiz Theatre Company. He has been a guest vocalist with the Stockton Symphony and has twice guest conducted the Stockton Symphony’s Mervyn’s Family Concerts. He has also conducted El amor brujo with the San Joaquin Ballet.
Mr.KimballhastaughtintheLincolnUnifiedSchool District for thirty-one years—twenty at Tully C. Knoles teaching classroom music
and choir. He currently teaches choir at Sierra Middle School and Lincoln High School. He was the third horn of the Stockton Symphony for twenty-seven years and is the conductor of the Zion Chamber Orchestra, a professional ensemble in Stockton. He and his wife have two daughters, Alyssa, 24, and Ashley, 27.
Glory Parsons, vocalistGlory Parsons is delighted to be making her debut as a guest soloist with the Stockton Symphony. Growing up in Orange County she acquired an extensive background in musical theater. Some of her most prominent roles include Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady at Meridian
Little Theater and, among many with Broadway On Tour, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker. She also costarred in dancing roles in the musicals 42nd Street and Will Rogers Follies, both at La Mirada Theatre. In addition to appearing in shows with Broadway On Tour, she has also performed with the group in concert. Most recently she appeared as a vocal soloist with the Folsom Lake Symphony at the Harris Center and with Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet Theater performing Classical Ballet in the Park at the Folsom Historic District Amphitheater.
Ms. Parsons received her vocal education with a private tutor, Jill Goodsell, in Orange County, where she studied operatic and language technique under her guidance as a soprano for several years. She happily lives in Placerville with her husband, now almost retired after twenty years as a Navy pilot, and their four children. It was always her childhood dream to sing with an orchestra—a dream that comes true every time she receives the opportunity. Ms. Parsons always strongly encourages folks to keep working hard and never give up on their dreams.
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Every Time I Feel the Spirit Traditional, arr. James Richens
Good Ale from When Icicles Hang John Rutter
March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland Victor Herbert
Il tamborillero (The Little Drummer Boy) Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone arr. Bob Cerulli
Feliz Navidad José Feliciano, arr. Lee Norris
Appalachia Waltz/Silent Night Mark O’Connor/Franz Gruber
Splendid Horizons from Americana Symphony, Mark O’Connor Movement VI: Variation Appalachia Waltz
Faith from The Improvised Violin Concerto, Movement V O’Connor
Boil ’em Cabbage Down/Frosty the Snowman Traditional/ Walter “Jack” Rollins and Steve Nelson, arr. O’Connor
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Sunday | December 15, 2019 | 2:30 pmWARREN ATHERTON AUDITORIUM
HOLIDAY POPS: AN APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS WITH THE MARK O’CONNOR BAND
Peter Jaffe, conductor Mark O’Connor Band
Stockton Chorale, Bruce Southard, director Stockton Youth Chorale, Joan Calonico, director
Students from Lincoln High School, Sierra Middle School, Don Riggio School,
Shane Kalbach, coordinator Students from Sayla Music Academy,
Chase and Carol Ann Loeb, owners
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Major concert sponsor: Blackwing Foundation (See page 23 for more information on the Blackwing Foundation’s music partnerships.)Concert sponsors: Dignity Health–St. Joseph’s Medical Center | Joe and Rita Sublett Guest artist sponsors: Lincoln Center | Beverly Fitch McCarthy | Salon De Bellezza
Concert venue sponsor: San Joaquin Delta College Guest artist accommodations provided by Hal and Debbie Lurtsema Piano tuning by Marty Weiner
Selections from An Appalachian Christmas
Linus and Lucy Vince Guaraldi, arr. O’Connor
Now It Belongs to You Steve Wariner, arr. O’Connor
Carol of the Bells Mykola Leontovych and Peter J. Wilhousky, arr. O’Connor/arr. Richard Hayman
Away in a Manger James R. Murray, arr. O’Connor
Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson, arr. O’Connor/Anderson
Christmas Sing-along Traditional, arr. John Finnegan Jingle Bells—Joy to the World—Hark, the Herald Angels Sing— Silent Night—Deck the Hall—O Come, All Ye Faithful
Amazing Grace Traditional, arr. O’Connor
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring/Amy’s Reel Johann Sebastian Bach/ Carl Marsh/O’Connor
The Mark O’Connor Band is represented by MOC Enterprises. The Grammy-winning Mark O’Connor Band can be found at www.markoconnorband.com.
Information on the O’Connor Method for violin and strings is available at www.oconnormethod.com. For Mr. O’Connor’s downloadable sheet music and recordings on his own OMAC Records label, please
visit www.markoconnor.com and www.omacrecords.com. The Mark O’Connor Band uses D’Addario Strings.
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Mark O’Connor Band The Grammy-winning Mark O’Connor Band, featuringiconicfiddlerMark O’Connor, puts on an engaging, dynamic show featuring compelling arrangements, virtuosic solos, and tight vocal harmonies. The Mark O’Connor Band consists of Mark’s family
members:MaggieO’Connor,fiddle;ForrestO’Connor, mandolin and vocals; and Kate Lee, fiddleandvocals.RoundingoutthebandareNational Flatpick Guitar Champion Joe Smart anddoublebassist/old-timebanjoistGeoffSaunders. The Mark O’Connor Band debuted at No.1onBillboard Magazine ’s bluegrass album chart,andtheirfirstalbum,Coming Home, won a Grammyin2017.
Mark O’Connor began his creative journey atthefeetofAmericanfiddlinglegendBenny Thomasson and the iconic French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Mr. O’Connor has meldedtheseinfluencesintoanewAmericanclassical music and is perpetuating his vision of an American School of String Playing.
Mr. O’Connor has won three Grammys, seven Country Music Association (CMA) awards, and severalnationalfiddle,guitar,andmandolinchampion titles. His distinguished career includes representing the United States Information Agency in cultural diplomacy to six continents and performing in front of several U.S. presidents, including President Ronald Reagan who invited him to the White House to perform as a teen.
After he recorded a series of albums for Rounder and Warner Bros., including his multiple Grammy–winning New Nashville Cats,
his recordings for Sony Classical with Yo-Yo Ma— Appalachia Waltz and Appalachian Journey—sold a million CDs and gained Mr. O’Connor worldwide recognition as a leading proponent of a new American musical idiom.
Mr. O’Connor’s Fiddle Concerto, released on Warner Bros., has become the most-performed violinconcertocomposedinthelastfiftyyears.On his own OMAC Records label, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra recorded his sweeping Americana Symphony, and his groundbreaking ninth concerto, The Improvised Violin Concerto, was recorded in Boston Symphony Hall.
Mr. O’Connor has authored a series of educational books called the O’Connor Method, which is now the fastest-growing violin method in the country, and tens of thousands can credit the O’Connor books for teaching them how to play stringed instruments. The O’Connor Method features American music styles, creativity, cultural diversity, and Western classical technical training.
Currently artist-in-residence with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Mr. O’Connor continues to tour nationally with the Mark O’Connor Band. He resides in North Carolina with his wife, fellow bandmate and duo partner Maggie O’Connor.
Stockton Chorale, Bruce Southard, artistic director
Founded by Arthur J. Holtonin1952,theStockton Chorale has been an integral part of the Central Valley’s musical life for nearly seventy years. The largest choral group between Sacramento and Fresno, the Chorale performs regularly with the Stockton Symphony
and presents its own subscription series featuring a wide range of choral music styles. Following Dr. Holton’s retirement, the Chorale’s rich history of noteworthy performances and overseas tours continued under Mark Clark, Joe Miller, Edward Cetto, and Magen Solomon. Dr. Bruce Southard wasnamedartisticdirectorandconductorin2015.
Photo by John David Pittman
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Today, the Chorale continues to inspire joy and enrich our community through choralmusic.InJune2019,singersfromtheStockton Chorale and Stockton Youth Chorale performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This marked the second time the Stockton Chorale performed at Carnegie Hall. Singers aged eight and above, of any experience level, areencouragedtofindahomeinoneoftheorganization’s adult or youth choruses.
Dr. Bruce Southard is the director of choral and vocal activities at San Joaquin Delta College as well as artistic director of the Stockton Chorale. He has more than thirty years of experience working with choirs of all ages in California, Kentucky, Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. Recently, Dr. Southard made his debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City conducting John Rutter’s Mass of the Children for Mid-America Productions.
Teaching is Dr. Southard’s passion, and he was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year in the College of Arts and Sciences at Dickinson StateUniversityin2013.Asaconductorhehasappeared with his choirs at state and regional conventions in the North Central United States. He has served as guest conductor for several regional honor choirs in California, Montana, and North Dakota in addition to his active adjudication and clinic schedule. His applied voice students have been recognized at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions districtlevel,andin2012oneofhisstudentswasanationalfinalistintheMusicTeachersNational Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition. Dr. Southard holds degrees in music education and choral conducting from UniversityofthePacific,WesternKentuckyUniversity, and North Dakota State University.
Stockton Youth Chorale, Joan Calonico, director
The Stockton Youth Chorale is open to young singers who are in third through eighth grade. Students learn vocal production, music reading, and performance etiquette, and have fun in the process. Children from throughout San Joaquin County participate in the Youth
Chorale, and it is open to all children by a simple audition. A scholarship program is available.
Making music with children is Joan Calonico’s favorite thing to do. As the Stockton Youth Chorale conductor since 2002, she has energized the singers by creating two ensembles, the Treblemakers for elementary age students and the Concert Choir for middle grades. Experienced singers enjoy the challenge of more complex music, giving them a reason to continue singing and learning. “Giving children a strong foundation,” she says, “increases the likelihood that they’ll sing for a lifetime.”
Joan Calonico graduated from the University of PacificConservatoryofMusicwithabachelor’sdegree in music education. Since then she has been a general music and choral specialist with theLincolnUnifiedSchoolDistrictandhasservedthe district as mentor teacher and music teacher specialist. She just retired as principal of Don Riggio School, where visual and performing arts are an integral part of every student’s education.
Active in many music organizations, Ms. Calonico sings with the Stockton Master Chorale and the opera chorus for the Stockton Opera Association, and she has served as a representative to the California Music Educators Association. She has also been a guest lecturer in music educationattheUniversityofthePacificandaclinician and panelist for the American Choral Directors Association and California Music Educators Association. She has conducted middle school honor choirs throughout the region.
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Students from Lincoln High School, Sierra Middle School, and Don Riggio SchoolShane Kalbach, coordinator
These students, taught by Shane Kalbach, have all learned from Mark O’Connor’s The New American School of String Playing and the O’Connor Method, which provide an innovative approach for students to become accomplished musicians through a carefully
curated succession of pieces. The O’Connor Method helps young musicians develop not only left-hand and bowing techniques but the skills to socialize in creative self-guided and impromptu ways: jamming, listening together, forming bands, sharing ideas, composing, and improvising. The Method offersabroadapproachtothemusicalgenres of the Americas, including folk, classical, Latin, jazz, rock, blues, and ragtime. The catchy and fun-to-learn music stimulates long-term persistence in playing the violin—or viola, cello, or bass.
Shane Kalbach, 2004 graduate of California State University, Sacramento, in viola performance and theory/composition, began working for the Central Valley Youth Symphony as a coach and became conductor of its Preparatory Orchestra in 2005. He has taught privately and in schools both in Sacramento and Stockton, and he joined the staffatMainStreetMusicinTracyin2011.HealsoteachesatPacificMusicCamp,wherehebeganworking in 2005, and Hayward–La Honda Music Camp,wherehebeganasacamperin1997andjoinedthestaffaftergraduatingfromhighschool.
Mr. Kalbach enjoys an active freelance performance career on both violin and viola, playing jazz, classical, and country music for a variety of events, bands, and orchestras throughout the Central Valley. He can most oftenbefoundplayingfiddleandmandolinfor the Stockton-based bluegrass band Snap Jackson & The Knock on Wood Players.
Students from Sayla Music AcademyChase and Carol Ann Loeb, owners
Sayla Music Academy is dedicated to the cultivation of strong communities through quality music education and engaging music performances in Lodi and the Central Valley. Academy owners Chase and Carol Ann Loeb teach and perform in the
local community. Carol Ann Loeb teaches cello and conducts the Sayla chamber orchestra for youth and adults. She is also on the music faculty at San Joaquin Delta College, where she is instructor of cello, and she can be seen performing in many local orchestras and ensembles. Chase Loeb teaches piano and composition and encourages his students to learn and create music. Chase and Carol Ann Loeb encourage people of all ages and walks of life to participate and experience music! For more information about Sayla Music Academy lessons and programs see www.saylamusicacademy.com.
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The Blackwing Foundation has worked with Mark O’Connor to promote adoption of the O’Connor Method and to provide Ignite the Arts Grants to teachers and schools wishing to adopt this
innovative method of learning. These grants support teachers attending O’Connor Method training workshops and the purchase of method booksforstudentsofcertifiedOCMteachers.
The Blackwing Foundation’s primary mission is to increase arts and music education engagement opportunities directly within the school curriculum. We partner with teachers, schools, and other local, regional, and national music and arts education organizations such astheUniversityofthePacificConservatoryof Music. The Blackwing Foundation supports additional programs in the San Joaquin region, including Little Kids Rock and its Modern Band
Program, which has now been adopted in over thirty local schools, and the San Joaquin County OfficeofEducation(SJCOE)Artists-in-Schoolsprogram. The Blackwing Foundation and SJCOE have partnered to adapt Artists-in-Schools as a three-year progressive arts curriculum for third, fourth,andfifthgraders.Havingbegunpilotprograms in two local schools where no prior arts programs existed, the partnership aims to build on current success to allow more area schools to engage children in a broader arts curriculum over a sustained three-year period. Because of the Blackwing Foundation’s support of these programs, over 2,000 students each year in San Joaquin County are experiencing an enriched arts or music educational experience.
To learn how to help bring more arts and music back into our area schools visit us at www.blackwingfoundation.org or at our booth at intermission or after the show.
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Sunday | February 23, 2020 | 2:30 pmWARREN ATHERTON AUDITORIUM
SYMPHONY OF ILLUSIONS WITH MICHAEL GRANDINETTI
Michael Grandinetti, illusionistStefan Sanders, guest conductor
Program to be announced from the stage
Guest artist sponsors: Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Jacobs | Mercedes-Benz of Stockton/ Earl Taylor, M.D., and Ms. Etoile Holmes | Stockton Symphony Alliance
Concert venue sponsor: San Joaquin Delta College
Guest artist accommodations provided by Hal and Debbie LurtsemaPiano tuning by Marty Weiner
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Michael Grandinetti, illusionistMichael Grandinetti is not your ordinary magician. Named by Entertainment Weekly as “a great magician who can truly communicate with a TV audience,” he was also deemed “a fan favorite with charisma and an easy rapport with an audience” by Hidden
Remote and touted by Digital Journal as “one of magic’s best loved magicians, the one to watch.” With performances on national and international television, in stadiums, arenas, casinos, and theaters around the country, Mr. Grandinetti has performed with Oscar-winning composers and symphony orchestras, for NFL and NBA halftime shows and major sporting events, in large-scale parades, and even at the White House.
Over the past twenty years, Mr. Grandinetti has been driven to make magic contemporary and to give it a wide, mainstream appeal. He has had starring roles on NBC’s The World’s Most Dangerous Magic II, the CW worldwide-hit series Masters of Illusion, and POP’s Don’t Blink. His magic has also been featured on the Emmy-nominated series Bones, the Today show, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, The Hollywood Christmas Parade, The Bold and the Beautiful, SportsCenter, NBA on TNT, and Fox & Friends.
Mr. Grandinetti has appeared on radio shows across the country and in media including Parade magazine, Entertainment Weekly, AXS.com, Hidden Remote, Starpulse, the Huffington Post, MAGIC Magazine, Young Hollywood, Pittsburgh Magazine, the Beverly Hills Times Magazine, Go! magazine, DC Life Magazine, Tucson Living, and multiple times on The Marilu Henner Radio Show. He was recently featured on CNBC’s Make It, a series about people who have achieved success in challenging industries, as well as
on the cover of TV Times magazine, released nationally in newspapers across the U.S.
Combining the worlds of magic and music, Mr. Grandinetti has created special performances and appeared as a featured guest artist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra. During these shows, while the orchestras played musical selections specially themed for each illusion, he magically transformed a tuxedo into the orchestra’s conductor, made roses bloom on the stage, levitated into the air while surrounded by the playing orchestra, and,forafinale,causedtheorchestraitselfto read the minds of the audience by playing pieces of music they were only thinking of.
Passionate about amazing live audiences, Mr. Grandinetti has performed at a wide range of venues including Heinz Hall with Oscar-winning producer and composer Marvin Hamlisch and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Harrah’s Resorts in Atlantic City and San Diego, Gallo Center for the Arts and Gold Country Casino in Northern California, United Center in Chicago, Oracle Arena in Oakland, Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, Casino Rama in Ontario, Grand Central Station in New York City, and the Four Seasons Resort in Lanai, Hawaii. He has also performed on the red carpet of ESPN’s ESPY Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood and at the White House Easter Celebration.
Mr.Grandinettiwashonoredtobethefirstillusionist ever invited to perform in the National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C, during which he levitated a girl high above one ofthefloatsasitmoveddownConstitutionAvenue while an audience of 250,000 people lined the streets. In addition, he was recently one of the headlining performers in Masters of Magic, which ran nightly for two months at
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the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno. Presented on the world’s largest indoor stage, a full acre in size, he caused a 500-pound motorcycle to appear in midair, levitated it ten feet into the air under bright lights at the front of the stage, created interactive magic with everyone in the theater at the same time, and melted his body through the center of a seven-foot wall of solid, examined steel.
Michael Grandinetti has come a long way sincehereceivedhisfirstmagicsetforChristmasandperformedhisfirstshowattheageoffive.Heismakingtheartofmagic modern, innovative, charismatic, and exciting, while showing audiences around the world that nothing is impossible.
Stefan Sanders, guest conductorStefan Sanders is the newly appointed music director of the Spartanburg Philharmonic of South Carolina. This season also commences his second as music director for the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra in North Carolina and his sixth as
music director for the Round Rock Symphony in Central Texas. He recently concluded a one-year appointment as principal conductor for the Hot Springs Music Festival in Arkansas and a successfulfour-yeartenurewiththeBuffaloPhilharmonicOrchestra(BPO),firstasassociateconductor and then as resident conductor. He has led more than 200 performances with the BPO on all the orchestra’s series.
Mr. Sanders has collaborated with an array of distinguished orchestras and guest artists. His recent guest appearances include the Sarasota Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, San Antonio Symphony, BPO, Austin Symphony Orchestra, Austin Opera, Corpus Christi Opera, Orquesta Sinfónica de Guayaquil (Ecuador), Filharmonia Warmińsko-Mazurska(Poland),Symphoria(Syracuse, New York), and the Round Top International Festival Institute.
Serving as cover conductor for the New York Philharmonic, Mr. Sanders was invited to work with high school orchestras in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a part of the New York Philharmonic’s2017–18residencyattheUniversityofMichigan.InMayof2018heledthe National Orchestra of Cuba in a program of thelegendaryfilmmusicofJohnWilliams.Mr.Sanders will return to the Naples Philharmonic thisDecemberforfiveperformancesandtothe New York Philharmonic to cover/assist for four weeks. He returns to the Stockton Symphony after his appearance last season as guest conductor in Blockbuster Broadway.
Prior to launching his conducting career, Mr. Sanders was an internationally renowned trombonist with solo performances in North America, Asia, and Europe. His performance of Eric Ewazen’s Bass Trombone Concerto with the Czech Philharmonic can be heard on the Albany Records label. Mr. Sanders wasamemberoftheBuffaloPhilharmonic’strombone section for seven seasons, and he has performed with several orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Florida Orchestra, and Seattle Opera’s 2001productionofWagner’sRing cycle.
Mr. Sanders was a fellow at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen under the tutelageofRobertSpano,LarryRachleff,andHughWolff.HeisagraduateoftheJuilliard School, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Interlochen Arts Academy.
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Sunday | May 3, 2020 | 2:30 pmWARREN ATHERTON AUDITORIUM
BETTE, BABS, AND BEYOND
Natalie Douglas, vocalistAlex Getlin, vocalist
Scott Coulter, creator/directorJohn Boswell, pianist
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, guest conductor
Program to be announced from the stage
Concert sponsor: Bank of StocktonGuest artist sponsors: Bob and Marlene Hnath/The Rodney and Barbara Crocker Trust | Beverly Fitch McCarthy | Ron and Sandy Van De Pol
Concert venue sponsor: San Joaquin Delta College
Guest artist accommodations provided by Hal and Debbie LurtsemaPiano tuning by Marty Weiner
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Natalie Douglas, vocalistInternationally acclaimed vocalist Natalie Douglas has been honored with ten MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) Awards, two Nightlife Awards, two Backstage Bistro Awards, and a Broadway World Cabaret Best Vocalist Award. The Times (UK) says
Natalie Douglas is “a true force of nature” and “in a league of her own,” and she has been called “simply everything” by the New York Daily News.
This nightclub diva’s portrait has joined the illustrious collection of legendary musicians on Birdland’s Wall of Fame. Her ongoing residency there is the award-winning Tributes, an SRO monthlyseriescelebratingadifferentartisteach month. Recent tributes have included Nina Simone, Elvis Presley, Shirley Bassey, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Cher, with upcoming concerts celebrating Nat “King” Cole, Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Nancy Wilson, Joni Mitchell, and more.
Ms. Douglas has played Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, both the Rose Theater and the Appel Room for Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Cafe Carlyle, among other performing arts centers and clubs across the country. She is also a London favorite, playing at the Crazy Coqs and the Pheasantry cabarets, earning two five-starreviewsfromThe Times (UK). She has appeared across Europe and South America with To Nina . . . , her Dr. Nina Simone tribute.
Natalie Douglas is much sought after in her role as a master teacher with the Mabel Mercer Foundation (MMF). As a performer she has been awarded both its Margaret Whiting and Donald F. Smith Awards, while also appearing in over thirty MMF Cabaret Conventions in New York, London, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, the Hamptons, and Palm Springs.
Ms. Douglas’s critically acclaimed third album, Human Heart, has won multiple awards. She also has two other CDs, To Nina . . . Live at Birdland and Not That Different. She is a great favorite of broadcasters, and her music is often featured on NPR, Sirius XM, and BBC Radio London.
With a bachelor’s degree from USC in psychology, theater, and women’s studies, Ms. Douglas also holds a master’s degree from UCLA in psychology and theater. www.nataliedouglas.com.
Alex Getlin, vocalistAlex Getlin is a New York–based singer and actress. Most recently she made her Carnegie Hall debut with Michael Feinstein in Hooray for Hollywood as part of his Standard Time series. A native New Yorker, she has spent the last year performing around the
country with Spot-On Entertainment in concert tributes to Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Elton John, Paul McCartney, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.ShehasappearedOff-Broadwayinthecompany of Anything Can Happen in the Theatre—The Songs of Maury Yeston, after being hand-picked by Yeston to interpret his music. In June 2017Ms.Getlinmadehersymphonicdebutwiththe Pasadena Pops under the baton of Michael Feinstein in Broadway: The Golden Age, starring alongside Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey.
In2016,aftergraduatingfromNorthwesternUniversity with a degree in theater, Ms. Getlin was a featured soloist in Broadway Rising Stars at Town Hall. She made her professional singing debut at seventeen in a solo cabaret show at the Regency Hotel in New York, presented by Mr. Feinstein. The New York Times called her “aconfident,engagingyoungsingerwithabigvoice,” and Broadway World hailed her as “a new and rare talent on the entertainment scene.”
Ms. Getlin appeared last summer as Fiona in Shrek, the Musical, at the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Colonial Theatre, where she previously appeared in the company’s production of The Music Man. Her television credits include Shades of Blue on CBS and The Break with Michele WolfonNetflix.
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Scott Coulter, creator/directorScott Coulter is one of New York’s most honored vocalists. For his work in cabaret he has received fiveMAC(ManhattanAssociation of Cabarets andClubs)Awards,fiveBistro Awards, and two Nightlife Awards for Outstanding Vocalist, and he has performed at most
of NYC’s top rooms including Birdland, 54 Below (Broadway Supper Club), the Oak Room at the Algonquin, and Feinstein’s at the Regency, where he spent a record-setting eight months performing the revue 11 O’Clock Numbers at 11 O’Clock, which he also co-created, directed, and musically arranged. His self-titled debut CD won the 2003 MAC Award for Outstanding Recording and was chosen as the best recording of the year by TheatreMania and Cabaret Scenes magazines. Mr. Coulter was director and star of A Christmas Carol: The Symphonic Concert in its world premiere with the Baltimore Symphony and reprised his performance in the Emmy-nominated PBS production,whichpremieredinDecember2013.He is an Emmy nominee himself for his work on American Song.
Since1997Mr.Coulterhasperformedaroundthe country with the award-winning songwriting duo Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich in their many revues. While singing with Goldrich and Heisler he was discovered by Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer Stephen Schwartz, who then invited him to join the revue Stephen Schwartz & Friends. That revue (which also stars Liz Callaway and Tony Award–winner Debbie Gravitte) has been performing all over the worldsince1999.Schwartzhassaid,“Oneofthegreatest things that can happen to a composer is to have his music interpreted by Scott Coulter.”
In addition to performing with Stephen Schwartz, Mr. Coulter regularly appears in concert both
as a solo artist and with a variety of legendary performers including Tony-winner Ben Vereen and Grammy-winner Sheena Easton. He has also performed worldwide with symphonies such as those of San Francisco, Baltimore, Seattle, Phoenix, Winnipeg, St. Louis, and Calgary.
As a director, Mr. Coulter’s credits include many shows for the Town Hall in New York and Broadway by the Year for both the Berkshire Theatre Festival and Broadway by the Bay. Along with Michael Kerker and ASCAP, he has produced and directed several installments of Michael Feinstein’s Standard Time at Carnegie Hall. He is creator, arranger, and director of several touring concerts including Music of the Knights, The Wonderful Music of Oz, Jersey Boys & Girls, and Blockbuster Broadway! He recently wrote the book for the new musical Got to Be There, which celebrates the life and music of songwriter Elliot Willensky.
Mr. Coulter is the founder/owner of Spot-On Entertainment and a resident director of programming at 54 Below. He is the artistic director of the Pocono Mountains Music Festival and a proud graduate of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
John Boswell, pianistPianist John Boswell has served as musical director for Judy Collins, Andy Williams, Bob Newhart, Scott Coulter, Maude Maggart, Faith Prince, Carmen Cusack, Babbie Green, Jason Graae, and a hostofotherfinetalents.Mr. Boswell played the role of Moose in the
national tour of Crazy for You and has appeared on The Tonight Show, the Today show, CBS This Morning, Regis and Kathie Lee, and General Hospital, and he was the piano-playing hands of Nancy McKeon on the sitcom The Facts of Life.
Mr. Boswell’s recent concerts with symphonies have included Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert, Blockbuster Broadway, The Spy Who Loved Me with Sheena Easton and Scott Coulter, and Music of the Knights. Mr. Boswell has been heard singing in the shows Three Men and a Baby . . . Grand, Cinema Toast,
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Broadway Today, Wiseguys, and the New York cult hit Cashino.HisBroadway/OffBroadwaycredits include Crazy for You, The Secret Garden, Liza: Steppin’ Out at Radio City Music Hall, Back to Bacharach and David, and The Kathy and Mo Show: Parallel Lives.Hismonthlyconcertsin2017at the Gardenia in Los Angeles were great crowd pleasers. Mr. Boswell has eight CDs of original piano music and a ninth on the way. While a student at UCLA, Mr. Boswell received the Frank Sinatra Award for popular instrumentalists.
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, guest conductor
Enrico Lopez-Yañez is the principal pops conductor of the Nashville Symphony. Appointed in 2019,heleadstheSymphony’s Pops Series and Family Series. Since working with the Nashville Symphony, Maestro Lopez-Yañez has conducted concerts with a broad spectrum of
artists including Toby Keith, Richard Marx, Jennifer Nettles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Megan Hilty, Hanson, Kenny Loggins, and more.
Duringthe2019–20season,Mr.Lopez-Yañezwill appear with the San Diego Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Edmonton Symphony and return to perform with the Detroit Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, and Sarasota Orchestra. He has appeared with orchestras throughout the United States, including the Utah Symphony, Omaha Symphony, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic.
As artistic director and cofounder of Symphonica Productions, LLC, Mr. Lopez-Yañez curates and leads programs designed to cultivate new audiences. An enthusiastic proponent of innovating the concert experience, he has created exciting education, classical and pops concerts that have been performed by orchestras across the United States.
Sharing an equal love for opera, Maestro Lopez-Yañez served as assistant conductor and chorus master for the Berkshire Opera Festival, where his work was met with rave reviews. He has led opera gala concerts in San Diego and Aguascalientes, Mexico, as well as a production of Madama Butterfly with Main Street Opera in Chicago.
An active producer, composer, and arranger, Mr. Lopez-Yañez has contributed to numerous albums,includingtheUNESCObenefitActionMoves People United and the children’s music album The Spaceship That Fell in My Backyard, winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Global Music Awards, Hollywood Music and Media Awards, and more.
Maestro Lopez-Yañez previously held the position of assistant conductor with the Omaha Symphony. He earned his Master of Music degree from the University of Maryland and received Master of Music and bachelor’s degrees from UCLA, where he graduated summa cum laude.
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The Carmen M. Silva ChairChristina Mok, concertmaster
The David E. Zuckerman ChairIryna Klimashevska, acting associate concertmaster
The Forrest and Barbara Greenberg ChairDavid Thorp, assistant principal viola
The Helen Kessel McCrary ChairAndrew Ford, principal cello
The Gene and Arlene Weston ChairPatrick McCarthy, principal bass
The John Linley McCarthy ChairBethanne Walker, principal flute
The Robert and Jeanne Person ChairSara Canning, principal clarinet
The R. John Charles, Jr., and Margaret Wennhold Charles ChairElizabeth Sanders, second clarinet
The Hobin Family ChairNicolasa Kuster, principal bassoon
The Margaret M. Zuckerman ChairJohn Freeman, principal trumpet
The Beverly Fitch McCarthy ChairMadeline Jarzembak, principal harp
MANLIO SILVA SOCIETYManlio Silva Circle$1,000,000andaboveGeorge and Marian Malloy
Maestro’s Circle $500,000–$999,999
President’s Circle $250,000–$499,999
Concertmaster’s Circle$100,000–$249,999
Principal’s Circle $50,000–$99,999Catherine LewisHenry and Carol ZeiterRoss E. Bewley and Marilyn R. Bewley
Endowment Fund
Orchestra Circle $25,000–$49,999
Associate’s Circle$10,000–$24,999Hon. Ann Chargin in Memory of Robert CharginThomas and Virginia ChenRupert and Yvonne HallJo Anne Lynch in memory of
Capt. William H. Lynch, USN (Ret)C.l. Schuler in Memory of Robert SchulerMoris and Julie SenegorDaniel and Lynne Terry
Colleague’s Circle $5,000–$9,999
LEGACY SOCIETYJames FenelonPhilip and Carole GilbertsonDottie (Dot) LofstromFrank and Teresa MandellaJohn L. and Beverly F. McCarthyEdward and Nancy SchneiderDoug Wied
Through donations to the Stockton Symphony Endowment Fund, Symphony supporters can make meaningful contributions that make possible a lasting legacy of great music for future generations in the Central Valley. Donors can make restricted or unrestricted endowment gifts in the form of cash, stock, or other property. You can help ensure the Symphony’s future by naming the Symphony in your will or estate plans. Legacy gifts can alsoprovidesignificanttaxadvantagestothedonor.Formoreinformationonhowyoucanmakealegacygift,pleasecontacttheSymphonyofficeat(209)951-0196.
TheSymphonyoffersnamingopportunitiestodonorswhowishtoendowamusician’schairintheorchestra.The Stockton Symphony Association gratefully acknowledges these visionary friends who have given generously through the Chair Endowment Program.
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MAESTOSO ($150,000 AND ABOVE)
APPASSIONATO ($25,000–$149,999)Joe and Rita Sublett
PRESTISSIMO ($15,000–$24,999)Blackwing FoundationJudith and Patrick HobinBeverly Fitch McCarthy
PRESTO ($10,000–$14,999)Bank of StocktonDrs. Thomas and Virginia ChenDignity Health–St. Joseph’s
Medical CenterPatricia FensterwaldJoel and Marilyn FranklinMichael and Karen HallDouglas and Cheryl HuntJo Anne Lynch in memory of
William H. LynchPort of StocktonMoris and Julie SenegorStockton Symphony AllianceDaniel and Lynne TerryC.A. Webster Foundation
VIVACE ($7,500–$9,999)Kathleen HartJames M. Morris and Robin Appel
ALLEGRO ($5,000–$7,499)City of Lodi and
Lodi Arts CommissionJim and Conni Bock
Hon. Ann M. CharginDowney Brand LLPAlan HittDr. and Mrs. Stuart JacobsPeterandJaneJaffeLincoln PropertiesDr.JeffreyandPatLindenbergJan and Mike QuartaroliBen and Janie ReddishDr. Schcolnik and
Dr. Fernandez-SchcolnikStockton Hematology Oncology
Medical GroupStockton Symphony
Board of DirectorsRon and Sandy Van De PolLinda VaterHenry and Carol ZeiterZeiter Eye Medical Group
ALLEGRETTO ($3,500–$4,999)Ed Malloy
ANDANTE ($2,000–$3,499)AnonymousEarl ArrantsCarol Bielejeski in memory of
Thomas BielejeskiPatrick and Harriet CataniaJune Church in memory of
Richard ChurchThe Rodney and Barbara
Crocker TrustPatricia CoxF. J. Dietrich IVDr. and Mrs. Francis GhidoniDennis and Judy GoldstrandElizabeth HainesBob and Marlene Hnath
Elizabeth Kim / Neumiller & Beardslee
Fred and Nancy LeeJeffreyandPamelaLeeVelmaLimandKroloffLawFirmMercedes-Benz of StocktonEvia Briggs MooreShari L. NerodaEvelyn PankowSalon De BellezzaEdward and Nancy SchneiderEberhard and
Cecilia SchwierzkeRoger SitkinSpanos FamilyMr. and Mrs. Albert TaylorEarl Taylor, M.D. and
Ms. Etoile HolmesDean and Phyllis TrachiotisMargaret Zuckerman
ADAGIO ($1,500–$1,999)Pheon DavisonBob and Gladys IkedaHal and Mary MonroeJohn and Helen Reece
EXECUTIVE MEMBER ($1,000–$1,499)Anonymous (2)Janet BonnerCortopassi Family FoundationDr. and Mrs. KamenetskyPeter and Carolyn LepistoVictor and Patricia MackoTeresa and Frank MandellaJim McBride and
Shawn SutterCharles R. McCormick and
Clair Trujillo
The Stockton Symphony Association wishes to thank those generous contributors who support us so loyally throughout the year. The following list reflects gifts and pledges totaling $100 or more received before August 15, 2019. Subsequent gifts will be acknowledged online. Memorial and honorary donations of $100 or more are acknowledged for the entire season. We apologize if any names have been inadvertently omitted or listed inaccurately. If there is an error, please notify the Symphony office at (209) 951-0196 so that a correction can be made.
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Carol L. Nakashima, M.D.Marvin and Bune PrimackJoan RayLupe RedeWalmartPhilip D. West and
Larry KislingJudith and Jerold YeciesNancy and Nadia Zane
PRINCIPAL MEMBER ($500–$999)Ron and Cynthia AllisonEd and Paula AlmaasMary and Dan BavaMaryanne BergstromBeverly BlumVirginia P. BreedMarcia DavidsonDave and Donna FletcherTimothy J. and
Judith M. HachmanRobert HartPatricia HattonMary Hickman and
Phillip SpohnJohn IrishSteve and Patsy ItayaRobin C. Johnson and
Dottie LofstromJohn LiveseyTed and Donna MarcopulosGlenna Matthews and
James HoaglandRobert and Rosemary MelroseMrs. Fran MeredithMary MillarLucille MihelicGary Putnam and Gillian MurphyJoe and Connie RishwainDianeDitzStaufferKen and Rita SteeleLouise TalleyUnited Way of
San Joaquin CountyPatricia C. VannucciThomas and Barbara Walker
ASSOCIATE MEMBER ($350–$499)Lawrence Friedman and
Janice Schkloven-Friedman Richard Jenkins and
Kimberlee JenkinsCraig and Caryl McClureIrene and Paul PerkinsTodd and Jeanne Primack
SUSTAININGMEMBER ($200–$349)AnonymousDenny and Lauren Ah-TyeNelson and Debbie BahlerDonna BrownMary Bullard and
Alan DeLagoonDr. and Mrs. Edward CaulRoy ChildsHillard CorrenCarol DietrichMarilyn DraheimSharon ElizondoElizabeth EsformesAndre and Marie EsteveJeanette FarleyAnn and Dick FilsonMr. and Mrs. Jeryl FryJeannette GorhamRabbiJasonGwasdoffand
Lindy PasserRobert and Laurel Wisenor
HathawayPeter and Shari HabeebFred and Lani HankerThomas and Nancy HarringtonMichael and Debbie HernandezHon. Carter and Mrs. Signe HollyCraig and Denise HolmesEleanor and Bob LawrenceDon and Susan LenzLyle and Lauren LidenAndrew LopezChrista MaloneNancy MangumBob Mau and Cheryl MeekerLarry and Pat MeredithDwane and Sara MilnesJeremiah and Sandy MurphyThomas and Leslie OwsleyDr. and Mrs. Daryl B. PayneSusie and Thomas PerryGuy PetzoldDoug and Gloria PiuserTony PorresLaurie PrudenDaniele Durieux and Don RiggioRay and Georgianna RishwainGabriel and Karen RodriguezSteve and Mary Ann
SchermerhornSue and Don ShalveyMike and Nancy SharpAnne B. SheldonSandra M. Rivera-Smith and
Gerald Smith
Jack and Mary StirtonRay and Caroline TomKaren and Andrew WuellnerWilliam and Virginia WallaceDr. and Mrs. Sheldon G. Yucht
SUPPORTING MEMBER ($100–$199)AnonymousKathy BarlowRobertandJudyBonfilioGrace BullMark and Joan CalonicoSusanJ.CaulfieldGwen CheeverGary and Linda ChristophersonAlan and Jane CookHarriet and Mel CorrenK A DeschNilsonMidge DobbinsZulka DozierDuckworth FamilyLes and Phyllis FergusonBetty FrancisJune GotelliDavid HallJanet C. HeimanLoren and Janyce IversenSamuel and Celeste KaischCarolyn MallettAntoinetteMaltseffPatricia McDougalJean McGurkCindy MilfordLee MillerJim and Diane MorgaliDr. Judy MurphyValerie NunesJames and Marcia ParkerMrs. Janet ParkerMrs. Alyce PaulsonGeraldine PedroncelliMegan PetersonBurr C. PhillipsScott and Ann PickeringGlenn PillsburyWilliam and Pam RappCalixtro Romias and Donna YeeSusan RothmanBarbara SarkanyAurene ScheneBarbara SchwartzBob and Barbara SchwartzJoe and Dorothy SerraRebecca SeverinRick SkehenLeslie Sullivan
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TRIBUTESThefollowinglistofMemorialandHonorarygiftsreflectsgifts$100 or more received from August 15, 2018, to August 15, 2019. Gifts of $25–$99 will be acknowledged online. Memorial and honorary donations of $100 or more received after August 15, 2019, will be acknowledged next season.
Erma Bassi SmithMr. and Mrs. Phillip UrieBrian WilliamsM. Lincoln YamaguchiJames Zimmermann
MATCHING PROGRAMSChevron Humankind Matching Gift Program on behalf of Judy and
Patrick Hobin
ALLLIANCEJohn and Lee BinghamJim and Conni BockJanet BonnerPat and Harriet CataniaSusanJ.CaulfieldF. J. Dietrich IVSally FittsAlfred and Carol GassnerDr. and Mrs. Francis GhidoniDana and Sabina GrauFred and Lani HankerJudith and Patrick HobinDouglas and Cheryl HuntPeterandJaneJaffeMelanie MauroFran MeredithLarry and Pat MeredithNorma MillerHal and Mary MonroeChris and Dennis OlinCarolyn PomettaMarvin and Bune PrimackBen and Janie ReddishAnne B. SheldonLeslie and Stephen ShermanBob and Betty StoverLouise TalleyDan and Lynne TerryDean and Phyllis TrachiotisJoan and Doug Wilhoit
IN MEMORY OFIn Memory of Thomas (Tom) Avale Marshall and Marian Wattel
In Memory of Richard Callistro Diane Wall
In Memory of Judy Clemons Robert Clemons
In Memory of Richard Dragavon Tania Dragavon
In Memory of Douglass Eberhardt Joe and Dorothy Serra
In Memory of Martha Fujimoto Ernest Fujimoto
In Memory of John and Sara Glaros Dean and Phyllis Trachiotis
In Memory of Robert F. Heiman Janet C. Heiman
In Memory of Dorothy Trachiotis Henning Dean and Phyllis Trachiotis
In Memory of Vincent and Dorothy Indelicato Marshall and Marian Wattel
InMemoryofSarahJaffe Dr. and Mrs. Francis Ghidoni Joy Levien James M. Morris and Robin Appel
In Memory of Pamela Ann Kitto Mary Sievers
In Memory of Marie Medford Van Ha To-Cowell
In Memory of Paul Snyder Irene B. Snyder
In Memory of Joan Waugh Rosemarie Giuseponi Martha Hullen Louise Talley Robert and Suzanne Waugh
In Memory of Joan and Don Waugh Alison and Roger Grey
IN HONORIn honor of Dee Bunnell Dr. and Mrs. Steven La Viola
InhonorofSarahandJoeJaffe Joy Levien
In honor of Connie Rishwain Dean and Phyllis Trachiotis
WALL OF FAMEDennis and Judy GoldstrandRobin C. JohnsonLarry and Pat MeredithValerie NunesStockton Symphony Alliance
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