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A <strong>BERNSTEIN</strong> <strong>FESTIVAL</strong><br />
MUSIC OF LEONARD <strong>BERNSTEIN</strong><br />
April 8, 2011
About Gertrude Castellow Ford<br />
With an ever-inquisitive mind, Gertrude Castellow Ford fully embraced the<br />
arts. As a patron, an observer and a practitioner, Mrs. Ford engaged in a<br />
lifelong exploration <strong>of</strong> all things <strong>of</strong> beauty and inspiration.<br />
Exceedingly well-read in poetry and classic literature, Mrs.<br />
Ford was <strong>of</strong>ten at the center <strong>of</strong> spirited discussions about<br />
the merits <strong>of</strong> all manner <strong>of</strong> literary works. Always at the very<br />
foundation <strong>of</strong> her spirit was a great and sincere love <strong>of</strong> the<br />
arts and letters.<br />
In keeping with a generations-old family tradition <strong>of</strong> philanthropy,<br />
Mrs. Ford established the Gertrude C. Ford Foundation<br />
in Jackson, <strong>Mississippi</strong>, with a very generous gift in<br />
1991 to support the arts in <strong>Mississippi</strong>. In addition to the<br />
donation for the construction <strong>of</strong> the Ford Center, the Foundation supports the USA<br />
International Ballet Competition, the <strong>Mississippi</strong> Opera, <strong>Mississippi</strong> Museum <strong>of</strong> Art,<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Southern <strong>Mississippi</strong> Orchestra and many others.<br />
Mrs. Ford died in September <strong>of</strong> 1996. She and her husband, Aaron Lane Ford, who<br />
was an Ackerman attorney and U.S. congressman representing what was <strong>Mississippi</strong>’s<br />
4th District, are buried in Cuthbert, a small town in southwest Georgia.<br />
Ford Center Staff<br />
Director. ............................................. Norman S. Easterbrook.<br />
Senior Staff Assistant ...........................................Jennifer Pardoe<br />
Senior Administrative Secretary. ................................. Janie Chambers<br />
Assistant Director <strong>of</strong> Mark.eting. ..................................Kate Meacham<br />
Technical Director. ............................................ Matt Zerangue<br />
Assistant Technical Director. ................................. Max McDonaldson<br />
Front <strong>of</strong> House Manager .................................... Jonathan Whitmire<br />
UM Box Office Staff<br />
Supervisor . ................................................... Susan Morris<br />
Assistant Supervisor. .............................................. Pam Smith<br />
Box Office Assistant. ............................................ Ashley Smith<br />
Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts<br />
100 <strong>University</strong> Avenue • Post Office Box 1848 • <strong>University</strong>, MS 38677-1848<br />
Phone: 662-915-2787 • E-mail: fordcent@olemiss.edu • Web Site: www.fordcenter.org<br />
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC<br />
With the<br />
FORD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS<br />
AND THE<br />
UNIVERSITY ARTIST SERIES<br />
presents<br />
A <strong>BERNSTEIN</strong> <strong>FESTIVAL</strong><br />
MUSIC OF LEONARD <strong>BERNSTEIN</strong><br />
APRIL 8 – FRIDAY – 8:00P.M.<br />
GERTRUDE C. FORD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS<br />
Welcome and Introduction ...............................Donald Trott<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Choral Activities<br />
Comments .....................................Alexander Bernstein<br />
President <strong>of</strong> the Bernstein Family Foundation<br />
Narration (Robert Aubrey)<br />
MISSA BREVIS (1988)<br />
Kyrie<br />
Gloria<br />
Sanctus<br />
Benedictus<br />
Agnus Dei<br />
Dona Nobis Pacem<br />
Concert Singers<br />
Donald Trott, conductor<br />
Kelly Burns, countertenor<br />
Josh Hall and Fred Dunlap, percussion<br />
All information provided by the artist(s) and/or their representative(s).<br />
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MASS (1971)<br />
Simple Song<br />
David Walton, tenor soloist<br />
Diane Wang, flute<br />
Gloria Tibi<br />
David Walton, tenor soloist<br />
Sanctus<br />
<strong>University</strong> Chorus<br />
Debra Spurgeon, conductor<br />
Adrienne Park, piano<br />
Donald_Trott, percussion<br />
Narration<br />
1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE (1976)<br />
Take Care <strong>of</strong> this House<br />
<strong>University</strong> Chorus<br />
Debra Spurgeon, conductor<br />
Adrienne Park, piano<br />
Narration<br />
WEST SIDE STORY CONCERT SUITE TWO (1957)<br />
Selections from West Side Story<br />
I Feel Pretty, Jet Song, America, Tonight<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong> Opera Theatre<br />
Julia Aubrey, director<br />
Amanda Johnston, coach<br />
<strong>University</strong> Orchestra<br />
Ron Vernon, conductor<br />
INTERMISSION<br />
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N<br />
COOL (1957) ..............................arranged by Mark Taylor<br />
MAMBO (1957) ..................arranged by Michael Philip Mossman<br />
Narration<br />
PRELUDE, FUGUE AND RIFFS (1949)<br />
Michael Rowlett, clarinet<br />
Stacy Rodgers, piano<br />
<strong>Mississippi</strong>ans Jazz Ensemble<br />
Michael Worthy, director<br />
Narration<br />
CANDIDE (1957)<br />
Overture to Candide<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong> Wind Ensemble<br />
David Willson, conductor<br />
Life Is Happiness Indeed<br />
<strong>University</strong> Chorus<br />
Debra Spurgeon, conductor<br />
Adrienne Park, piano<br />
The Best <strong>of</strong> All Possible Worlds<br />
<strong>University</strong> Chorus<br />
Don Trott, conductor<br />
Adrienne Park, piano<br />
This World (Candide’s Lament)<br />
<strong>University</strong> Chorus<br />
Debra Spurgeon, conductor<br />
Adrienne Park, piano<br />
Make Our Garden Grow<br />
<strong>University</strong> Chorus<br />
Don Trott, conductor<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong> Wind Ensemble<br />
David Willson, conductor<br />
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LEONARD <strong>BERNSTEIN</strong><br />
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LEONARD <strong>BERNSTEIN</strong> Composer, conductor, pianist, teacher, thinker,<br />
and adventurous spirit, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) transformed the way<br />
Americans and people everywhere hear and appreciate music. Bernstein’s<br />
successes as a composer ranged from the Broadway stage-West Side Story, On<br />
the Town, Wonderful Town, and Candide-to concert halls all over the world,<br />
where his orchestral and choral music continues to thrive. His major concert<br />
works include three symphonies-subtitled Jeremiah (1944), The Age <strong>of</strong> Anxiety<br />
(1949), and Kaddish (1963)-as well as Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949);<br />
Serenade for violin, strings and percussion (1954); Symphonic Dances from<br />
West Side Story (1960); Chichester Psalms (1965); Mass: A Theater Piece<br />
for Singers, Players and Dancers (1971); Songfest (1977); Divertimento for<br />
orchestra (1980); Halil for solo flute and small orchestra (1981); Touches (1981)<br />
and Thirteen Anniversaries (1988) for solo piano; Missa Brevis for singers<br />
and percussion (1988); Concerto for Orchestra: Jubilee Games (1989); and<br />
Arias and Barcarolles (1988). Bernstein also wrote the one-act opera Trouble<br />
in Tahiti in 1952, and its sequel, the three-act opera A Quiet Place, in 1983. He<br />
collaborated with choreographer Jerome Robbins on three major ballets-Fancy<br />
Free (1944), Facsimile (1946), and Dybbuk (1975). He received an Academy<br />
Award nomination for his score for On the Waterfront (1954). As a conductor,<br />
Bernstein was a dynamic presence on the podiums <strong>of</strong> the world’s greatest<br />
orchestras for almost half a century, building a legacy that endures and continues<br />
to grow through a catalogue <strong>of</strong> over 500 recordings and filmed performances.<br />
Bernstein became Music Director <strong>of</strong> the New York Philharmonic in 1958,<br />
a position he held until 1969. Thereafter as permanent Laureate Conductor<br />
he made frequent guest appearances with the orchestra. Among the world’s<br />
great orchestras, Bernstein also enjoyed special relationships with the Israel<br />
Philharmonic and Vienna Philharmonic, both <strong>of</strong> which he conducted extensively<br />
in live performances and recordings. He won 11 Emmy Awards for his<br />
celebrated television work, including the Emmy award-winning Young People’s<br />
Concerts series with the New York Philharmonic. As teacher and performer, he<br />
played an active role with the Tanglewood Festival from its founding in 1940<br />
till his death, as well as with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute and Pacific<br />
Music Festival (both <strong>of</strong> which he helped found) and the Schleswig Holstein<br />
Music Festival. Bernstein received many honors, including the Kennedy Center<br />
Honors (1980); the American Academy <strong>of</strong> Arts and Letters’ Gold Medal (1981);<br />
the MacDowell Colony’s Gold Medal; medals from the Beethoven Society<br />
and the Mahler Gesellschaft; New York City’s Handel Medallion; a special<br />
Tony Award (1969); dozens <strong>of</strong> honorary degrees and awards from colleges and<br />
universities; and national honors from Austria, Italy, Israel, Mexico, Denmark,<br />
Germany, and France. In 1985 the National Academy <strong>of</strong> Recording Arts and<br />
Sciences honored Bernstein with the Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY Award.<br />
His writings were published in The Joy <strong>of</strong> Music (1959), Leonard Bernstein’s<br />
Young People’s Concerts (1961), The Infinite Variety <strong>of</strong> Music (1966), and
Findings (1982). As the Charles Eliot Norton Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Poetry, Bernstein<br />
also delivered six lectures at Harvard <strong>University</strong> in 1972-1973 that were<br />
subsequently published and televised as The Unanswered Question. In 1990, he<br />
received the Praemium Imperiale from the Japan Arts Association awarded for<br />
lifetime achievement in the arts. Bernstein died on October 14, 1990.<br />
ALEXANDER <strong>BERNSTEIN</strong><br />
Alexander Bernstein is Leonard Bernstein’s second child.<br />
He is president <strong>of</strong> The Bernstein Family Foundation, and<br />
founding chairman <strong>of</strong> The Leonard Bernstein Center For<br />
Learning. Prior to his full-time participation in the center,<br />
Bernstein taught for five years at the Packer-Collegiate<br />
Institute in Brooklyn, New York, first as a second grade<br />
teacher, then as a teacher <strong>of</strong> drama for the middle school.<br />
He has studied acting, performed pr<strong>of</strong>essionally, and worked as a production<br />
associate at the ABC News Documentary Unit. Bernstein holds a master’s<br />
degree in English education from New York <strong>University</strong> and a bachelor’s degree<br />
from Harvard.<br />
Kelly W. Burns has made appearances in concert, opera, musical theater,<br />
and recital in New York, <strong>Mississippi</strong>, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Concert<br />
performances include tenor solos in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Choral<br />
Fantasy, Adolphus Hailstork’s I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes, Handel’s Messiah,<br />
Mozart’s Requiem, and Schubert’s Mass No. 3 in B-flat and Mass No. 6 in<br />
E-flat. Operatic, musical theater, and theater performances include “The Witch”<br />
in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, “Ferrando” in Mozart’s Cosí fan tutte,<br />
“Alfred” in Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, and “Le théière” in Ravel’s<br />
L’enfant et les sortiléges, “Nanki-Poo” in Gilbert & Sullivan’s Mikado, “Beadle<br />
Bamford” in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, and “Alonso” in Shakespeare’s The<br />
Tempest. Upcoming engagements include the tenor soloist in Mozart’s Requiem<br />
in Roanoke, Virginia and performances <strong>of</strong> The Magic Flute and Louisa Miller<br />
with Chautauqua Opera in Upstate New York. Kelly has performed with the<br />
Memphis Chamber Orchestra, The Little Orchestra Society <strong>of</strong> New York,<br />
American Symphony Orchestra, Oxford Shakespeare Festival, Manhattan<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Music Opera Theater, the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> North Carolina at Greensboro<br />
Opera Theater, The Moravian Chorale, the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong> Concert<br />
Singers, and the Ole Miss Opera Theater. Kelly currently serves on the voice<br />
faculty <strong>of</strong> Sweet Briar College in Virginia and is in the Doctor <strong>of</strong> Musical Arts<br />
degree program at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> North Carolina at Greensboro. He received<br />
his Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Music and Master <strong>of</strong> Music degrees from The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Mississippi</strong> where he studied conducting with Dr. Donald Trott and voice with<br />
Mrs. Cynthia Linton.<br />
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CONCERT SINGERS<br />
Donald Trott, conductor<br />
Nathan Trahan, rehearsal accompanist<br />
SOPRANOS<br />
Brown, Kathleen<br />
Bruening, Betsy<br />
Cole, Nina<br />
Duke, Emily<br />
Hodge, Lauren<br />
Leming, Katie<br />
Longcrier, Blake<br />
Rodgers, Samantha<br />
Shuford, Katie<br />
Stracener, Natasha<br />
Thrash, Emily<br />
Turner, Olivia<br />
Waugh, Carline<br />
Williamson, Lizzy<br />
Wood, Emily<br />
TENORS<br />
Camire, Mark<br />
Cesario, Thomas<br />
Garron, Cedric<br />
Gwinn, Kevin<br />
Jenkins, Frazier<br />
McCollum, Clay<br />
McGhehee, Eric<br />
Moore, Charles<br />
Rowland, Bobby<br />
Terry, Clay<br />
Toppin, Drew<br />
Walton, David<br />
Washington, Cory<br />
Watkins, Justin<br />
Whitmire, Jonathan<br />
ALTOS<br />
Braddock, Rebecca<br />
Carter, Mary Beth<br />
Clark, Ashleigh<br />
Freeman, Katherine<br />
Gadde, Hannah<br />
Hinton, Hollie<br />
Jenkins, Jenny<br />
Jones, Haley<br />
Kennon, Jessica<br />
McBride, Nancy<br />
Montgomery, Janna<br />
Waycott, Louisa<br />
Wilson, Meredith<br />
BASSES<br />
Allen, Frederick<br />
Ashmore, Daniel<br />
Busby, Darin<br />
Chang, Henry<br />
Clark, Chris<br />
Falkner, Quenton<br />
Hall, Terrell<br />
Herrera, Kevin<br />
Johnson, Eric<br />
Light, Brad<br />
McIlwain, Charles<br />
Rasco, Chaz<br />
Rousseau, Joshua<br />
Sexton, Scott<br />
Stockton, Phillip<br />
Strauss, Brent<br />
Tippett, Jordan<br />
Trotter, Jonathan<br />
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<strong>University</strong> Chorus<br />
Spring 2011<br />
Soprano<br />
Lillian Askins<br />
Allie Bilderback<br />
Kathleen Brown<br />
Betsy Bruening<br />
Nina Cole<br />
Emily Duke<br />
Mallory Hargett<br />
Janae Harrelson<br />
Hollie Hinton<br />
Lauren Hodge<br />
Emily Irvin<br />
Ashley Isom<br />
Jenny Jenkins<br />
Jessica Jones<br />
Shannon Kynerd<br />
Blake Longcrier<br />
Jessica Martin<br />
Janna Montgomery<br />
Suzanne O’Donnell<br />
Samantha Rodgers<br />
Rachel Saliba<br />
Katie Shuford<br />
Allison Stewart<br />
Natasha Stracener<br />
Emily Thrash<br />
Olivia Turner<br />
Carline Waugh<br />
Apryle Whitley<br />
Elizabeth Willamson<br />
Emily Wood<br />
Alto<br />
Bet Ballard<br />
Melissa Blasingame<br />
Becky Braddock<br />
Clarissa Brumley<br />
Mary Beth Carter<br />
Devon Chaberski<br />
Yoon Jeung Choi<br />
Ashleigh Clark<br />
Portia Davis<br />
Charlotte Farris<br />
Jessi Foust<br />
Katherine Freeman<br />
Hannah Gadd<br />
Alison Green<br />
Campbell Hunt<br />
Haley Jones<br />
Rachel Jordan<br />
Jessica Kennon<br />
Nancy McBride<br />
Latoya McJunkins<br />
Grace Pickle<br />
Marion Rice<br />
Chasidy Settle<br />
Nadiya Stracener<br />
Jeralyn Stuart<br />
Morgan Terry<br />
Meredith Wilson<br />
Tenor<br />
Mark Camire<br />
Alex Camp<br />
Thomas Cesario<br />
Ward Coningsby<br />
Kevin Diehl<br />
Cedric Garron<br />
Kevin Gwinn<br />
Frazier Jenkins<br />
Geremy Lloyd<br />
Daniel Locke<br />
Clay McCollum<br />
Eric McGehee<br />
Charles Moore<br />
Trent Nichols<br />
Michael Prestwich<br />
Blake Pruett<br />
Frederick Robinson<br />
Bobby Rowland<br />
Clay Terry<br />
Randy Tillmutt<br />
Drew Toppin<br />
Javier Urtasun<br />
Justin Wadkins<br />
David Walton<br />
Cory Washington<br />
Robby Wyatt<br />
Bass<br />
Fredrick Allen<br />
Daniel Ashmore<br />
Nick Broadway<br />
Darin Busby<br />
Brandon Chalmers<br />
Henry Chiang<br />
Bill Dickerson<br />
Quenton Falkner<br />
Keenan Garron<br />
Terrell Hall<br />
Kevin Herrera<br />
Matthew Hill<br />
Justin Hong<br />
Joshua Hulitt<br />
William Hutchinson<br />
Jeremy Jackson<br />
Eric Johnson<br />
Brad Light<br />
Andrew Matrick<br />
Sam McAlilly<br />
Charles McIlwain<br />
Kavious Millen<br />
Garnet Mowatt<br />
Teddy Okoh<br />
Jeffery Peavy<br />
Chaz Rasco<br />
Charles Robinson<br />
Andrew Ross<br />
Joshua Rousseau<br />
Jeremy Scruggs<br />
Scott Sexton<br />
Larry Smith<br />
Phillip Stockton<br />
Brent Strauss<br />
Jordan Tippitt<br />
Nathan Trahan<br />
Charlie Tran<br />
Jonathan Trotter<br />
Micah Winter<br />
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West West Side Side West Story Side Cast Story Cast Cast<br />
1. I Feel 1. Pretty I Feel Pretty Maria Maria Nina Cole Nina Cole<br />
Francisca Francisca Brittany Brittany Malone Malone<br />
Rosalia Rosalia Elizabeth Elizabeth Williamson Williamson<br />
Consuela Consuela Tiffany Tiffany Gammell Gammell<br />
2. The 2. Jet The Song Jet Song Riff Riff Bryce Slocum Bryce Slocum<br />
The Jets: The Jets: Brent Strauss, Brent Strauss, Mark Camire Mark Camire<br />
Andrew Andrew Ross, Kevin Ross, Gwinn Kevin Gwinn<br />
Clay McCollum, Clay McCollum, Nathan Nathan Ford Ford<br />
3. America 3. America Maria Maria Nina Cole Nina Cole<br />
Anita Anita Jessica Jessica Kennon Kennon<br />
Rosalia Rosalia Elizabeth Elizabeth Williamson Williamson<br />
Jet Women Jet Women Donica Donica Phifer, Phifer, Tiffany Tiffany Gammell Gammell<br />
Brittany Brittany Malone, Malone, Carline Carline Waugh Waugh<br />
Betsy Bruening, Betsy Bruening, Lyda Phillips Lyda Phillips<br />
Camila Camila Pareja, Pareja, Apryle Apryle Whitley Whitley<br />
Nancy Nancy McBride, McBride, Natalie Natalie Moore Moore<br />
Savannah Savannah Sirkel, Sirkel, Elizabeth Elizabeth Wilson Wilson<br />
4. Tonight 4. Tonight Riff Riff Bryce Slocum Bryce Slocum<br />
The Jets: The Jets: Brent Strauss, Brent Strauss, Mark Camire Mark Camire<br />
Andrew Andrew Ross, Kevin Ross, Gwinn Kevin Gwinn<br />
Clay McCollum, Clay McCollum, Nathan Nathan Ford Ford<br />
Bernardo Bernardo<br />
The Sharks: The Sharks:<br />
Tony Tony<br />
Maria Maria<br />
Anita Anita<br />
Justin Charles Justin Charles<br />
Bobby Bobby Rowland, Rowland, Micah Micah Winter Winter<br />
Frazier Frazier Jenkins, Jenkins, Charles Charles Moore Moore<br />
Javier Urtasun Javier Urtasun Larrat Larrat<br />
Clay Terry Clay Terry<br />
Nina Cole Nina Cole<br />
Jessica Jessica Kennon Kennon<br />
Director Director <strong>of</strong> Opera <strong>of</strong> Theatre, Opera Theatre, Julia Aubrey Julia Aubrey<br />
Opera Coach, Opera Coach, Amanda Amanda Johnston Johnston<br />
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The <strong>University</strong> Orchestra<br />
Flute<br />
Youn Joo Lee<br />
Lindsey Foley<br />
Charlotte Farris<br />
Oboe<br />
Kathleen M<strong>of</strong>fitt<br />
Clarinet<br />
April Clemons<br />
Hannah Michael<br />
Bassoon<br />
Matthew Archer<br />
Jodi Giles<br />
Saxophone<br />
Travis Wilburn<br />
Mason Tilghman<br />
Horn<br />
Andrew Henning<br />
Shelby Wilbanks<br />
Trumpet<br />
Warren Bristol<br />
Brittany Webb<br />
Bill Sullivan<br />
Trombone<br />
Justin Bixler<br />
Kyle Hickey<br />
Euphonium<br />
Stephen Powell<br />
Timpani<br />
Chris Frost<br />
Percussion<br />
Ricky Burkhead*<br />
Joshua Hall<br />
Fred Dunlap<br />
Chris Jordan<br />
Piano<br />
Andrew Gordon<br />
Violin I<br />
Matthew Shorter<br />
Samantha Shepard<br />
Robyn Norrell<br />
Amelia Ward<br />
Rachel Johnson<br />
Emilie Dayan<br />
Joshua Howard<br />
Violin II<br />
Jo Anna Younger<br />
Kelci Armstrong<br />
Robin Walker<br />
Tenola Plaxico<br />
Veena Gadepallli<br />
William Hutchison<br />
Rachel Shaw<br />
Marco deVera<br />
Viola<br />
Elizabeth Taylor<br />
Claire Hannibal<br />
Sarah Shaw<br />
Price Bullock<br />
Chelsea Cartwright<br />
Violoncello<br />
Louisa Waycott<br />
Ellen Shelton<br />
Jon Moen<br />
Bass<br />
Adam Hollowell<br />
Greg Johnson<br />
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI<br />
WIND ENSEMBLE<br />
DAVID WILLSON, CONDUCTOR<br />
Flute<br />
Alex McDaniel - Marion, AR<br />
Isaiah Poellnitz – Moss Point, MS<br />
Amber Hayes - Southaven, MS<br />
Sarah Laney - San Diego, CA<br />
Charlotte Farris - New Orleans, LA<br />
Oboe<br />
Ashley Irvin - Oxford, MS<br />
Victoria Franklin – Southhaven, MS<br />
Bassoon<br />
Chris Presley - Batesville, MS<br />
Jodi Gilles - Orlando, FL<br />
Clarinet<br />
Molly Hunsucker - Abbeville, MS<br />
April Clemons - Fulton, MS<br />
Hannah Michael - Oxford, MS<br />
Whitney Williams - Thaxton, MS<br />
Kelsey Gallagher - Southaven, MS<br />
Lindsey Pettis – Pascagoula, MS<br />
Becky Braddock - Southaven, MS<br />
Bass Clarinet<br />
Jordan Davis - Madison, MS<br />
Amanda Smiley – Oxford, MS<br />
Contrabass Clarinet<br />
Laura Bryant - Coldwater,MS<br />
Alto Sax<br />
Charlie Young – Southaven, MS<br />
Travis Wilburn - Oxford, MS<br />
Emily Irvin – Oxford, MS<br />
Ben McLemore - Corinth, MS<br />
Tenor Sax<br />
Cody McElwain – Kosciusko, MS<br />
Bari Sax<br />
Nathan Waycaster - Oxford, MS<br />
Trumpet<br />
Warren Bristol - Biloxi, MS<br />
Justin Wadkins - Iuka, MS<br />
Brett Kulesza – Dallas, TX<br />
Stephen Andrea – Olive Branch, MS<br />
Clarissa Brumley - Burnsville, MS<br />
Timothy Goss - Batesville, MS<br />
Bill Sullivan - Richlandtown, PA<br />
Michael Blake – Hopatcong, NJ<br />
Horn<br />
Andrew Henning - Batesville, MS<br />
Mark Price - Nesbit, MS<br />
Robby Wyatt - Southaven, MS<br />
Kara Craven – Bryant, AK<br />
Jeffery Peavy - McComb, MS<br />
Trombone<br />
Derrick Marchant - Jackson, MS<br />
Tim Ferguson - Pontotoc, MS<br />
Bo Boutwell - Guntown, MS<br />
Joseph Habib - Ridgeland, MS<br />
Euphonium<br />
Justin Bixler - Greenville, MS<br />
Katherine Moore - Southaven, MS<br />
Tanner Kuntz - Olive Branch, MS<br />
Tuba<br />
Kevin Diehl - Olive Branch, MS<br />
Chaz Rasco - Hernando, MS<br />
Jim Stites - Bowling Green, KY<br />
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Percussion<br />
RJ Case – Hernando, MS<br />
Price Walden - Booneville, MS<br />
Elizabeth Johnson – Midland, TX<br />
Paxton Taylor - Senatobia, MS<br />
Chris Jordan - Southaven, MS<br />
Josh Hall - Southaven, MS<br />
Will Dunphey – Picayune, MS<br />
David Coleman – Taylor, MS<br />
String Bass<br />
Tyler Kuntz - Olive Branch, MS<br />
<strong>Mississippi</strong>ans Jazz Ensemble<br />
Cool arr. Mark Taylor<br />
Mambo arr. Michael Philip Mossman<br />
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs<br />
Michael Rowlett, clarinet<br />
Stacy Rodgers, piano<br />
Saxophones<br />
Charlie Young, Southaven, MS<br />
Travis Wilburn, Oxford, MS<br />
Jesse Martin, Batesville, MS<br />
Daniel Hodges, Tupelo, MS<br />
Nathan Waycaster, Smithville, MS<br />
Trumpets<br />
Jonathan Whitmire, Woodward, OK<br />
Charlie Miles, Grenada, MS<br />
Bill Sullivan, Quakertown, PA<br />
Griffin Orr, Madison, MS<br />
Adam Ray, Jackson, MS<br />
Trombones<br />
Adam Davenport, Tupelo, MS<br />
Derrick Marchant, Jackson, MS<br />
Bo Boutwell, Guntown, MS<br />
Kyle Hickey, New Albany, MS<br />
Rhythm<br />
Jason Cathey, Holly Spring, MS<br />
Joseph Habib, Ridgeland, MS<br />
Tyler Kuntz, Olive Branch, MS<br />
Fred Dunlap III, Sanford, NC<br />
Paxton Taylor, Senatobia, MS<br />
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Friends <strong>of</strong> the Ford Center<br />
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack. P. Adams<br />
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Adkins<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Alef<br />
Charles and Lauren Alexander<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Allen<br />
Mrs. Katherine K. Allen<br />
Lee N. and Rosaland Allen, Jr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Andrews<br />
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Arnold<br />
AT&T<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Baddour, Sr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Bailey, Jr.<br />
Dr. Michael L. Baker<br />
BancorpSouth<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Frank R. Banks<br />
Charles and Jan Barnett<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barrett<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Tom Bates<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Belk<br />
Irwin and Jo Ann Bell<br />
The Hon. Neal B. Biggers, Jr.<br />
Ms. Kathryn B. Black.<br />
Mr. Robert E. Bobo, Jr.<br />
Dr. and Mrs. David W. Bomboy<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey L. Boone<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Boyd<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bressler, Jr.<br />
Dr. Carol Britson<br />
Kaye H. Bryant<br />
Ms. Maralyn B. Bullion<br />
Dr. Homer H. Burk.ett<br />
Mr. Charles A. Caldwell<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Carpenter<br />
Kenny and Melissa Carson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Case<br />
Dr. Lisa O. Chandler<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Cock.erham<br />
Mr. Edwin T. and Dr. Martha M. C<strong>of</strong>er<br />
Tom and Frances Coleman<br />
Ms. Colette A. Oldmixon<br />
Mr. Gary Collins<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Collins<br />
Mrs. Mary Ann Mobley Collins<br />
Community Bancshares <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong>, Inc.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Colbert<br />
John and Tammy Cook.<br />
Mrs. Sue H. Cook.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Cox<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Arlen B. Coyle<br />
Mr. and Mrs. C. York Craig, Jr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Omar D. Craig<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Creekmore, Jr.<br />
Frank and Sandra B. Crosthwait<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Crouch<br />
Dr. Charles and Mary Jane Dollar<br />
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Dye, Jr.<br />
Charles and Lucile Easterbrook<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. Easterbrook.<br />
Dr. Rick Elam<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Eley<br />
The Honorable and Mrs. Robert W. Elliott, Sr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Farrington<br />
Mr. and Mrs. S. Hardy Farris, Jr.<br />
Hal and Frances Ferguson<br />
Dr. Dianne S. Fergusson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Flynt, Jr.<br />
Don and Mary Ann Frugé<br />
Mrs. Betty P. Gary<br />
Mrs. Ann Baker Grantham<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Heyward C. Green<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Lanny Griffith<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Wallace L. Guess<br />
Dr. Jennie and Mr. Ed Gunn<br />
Mrs. Margaret B. Hall<br />
Jeff and Gale Hammond<br />
Ms. Vivian Hall Hannah
Ms. Jane R. Hardin<br />
Mr. Larry J. Hardy<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Haskell, III<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy A. Hask.ins<br />
Susan Sadler Hayman<br />
Mr. and Mrs. George Stouton Haymans, IV<br />
Mrs. Beverly E. Hays<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Hendrix<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Max D. Hipp<br />
Ed and Betsy Holcomb<br />
Dr. Gerald M. Hollingsworth<br />
Mr. Denson Braswell Hollis<br />
Dr. and Mrs. William C. Hopper, Jr.<br />
Kent and Marijean Howell<br />
John N. Hudson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hughes, Jr.<br />
Ms. Connie Hwang<br />
Mr. George W. James, Jr.<br />
Mr. Charles P. Johnstone<br />
Dr. and Mrs. G. Robert Joiner<br />
Chancellor and Mrs. Daniel W. Jones<br />
Dr. and Mrs. E. Jeff Justis<br />
Mrs. Martha V. Kelley<br />
Jerry and Gloria Kellum<br />
Capt. and Mrs. William H. Ketchum<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Billy W. Keys<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Khayat<br />
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Kimery<br />
Ms. Brenda King<br />
Mrs. Martha Dunn Kirk.ley<br />
Charles and Nancy Krpec<br />
Dr. Colby H. Kullman<br />
Mrs. Doris C. Landon<br />
Michael and Carole Landon<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lane, III<br />
Doctors William F. and Pamela B. Lawhead<br />
Mr. Leon E. Lewis, Jr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis, Jr.<br />
Ms. Barbera Liddon<br />
Ms. Allen Linton and Mr. Jeff Asti<br />
Dr. Gary Lockheimer and Ms. Juanita Boutin<br />
Lowry M. and Marla W. Lomax<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Billy W. Long<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Johnny Lott<br />
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Mann<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Mason<br />
Dr. and Mrs. William S. Mayo<br />
Mr. James McClure, Jr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. McKay, Jr.<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Chester McLarty<br />
Mr. Richard D. McRae,Sr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Miller<br />
J. D. and Jennifer Mize<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Moore<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Dan H. Moore, Jr.<br />
Calvin and Margaret Mutchler<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Nance, III<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Norwood<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Frank. K. Odom<br />
Mr. Stephen C. Oliver<br />
Mr. Tom Papa<br />
Mr. Aubrey Patterson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pekala<br />
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Pennebaker, Jr.<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Lyndon H. Perkins<br />
Ms. Margaret Philbin<br />
Mrs. Mary Pr<strong>of</strong>ilet<br />
Dr. and Mrs. J. Steve Purdon<br />
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Rayner<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Ronal F. Roberson<br />
Mrs. Janette Humber Robertson<br />
Robinson, Biggs, Ingram, Solop & Farris, PLLC<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Ramon H. Rosenkrans<br />
Dr. Carolyn J. Ross<br />
Ron and Judy Ross<br />
Ida M. Schnautz<br />
Doctors Ronald and Natalie Schroeder<br />
Dr. and Mrs. R. Pickett Scruggs, III<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Scruggs<br />
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Shaw<br />
Mr. Russell G. Sherrill<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Shirley<br />
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Dr. Joyce Sidorfsk.y<br />
Mrs. Cheryle M. Sims<br />
Mr. Billy Smith<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Briggs Smith<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith<br />
Rev. and Mrs. Jack S. Smith<br />
Mr. and Mrs Thomas J. Smith<br />
Dr. and Mrs. William F. Sneed<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Hubert Spears, Jr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sperath<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Milton R. Starnes<br />
Ms. Nancye B. Starnes<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Stefani<br />
Dr. Morris H. Stock.s<br />
Dr. Russell A. Stokes<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Storey, Jr.<br />
Dr. and Mrs. William Strick.land<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Earl T. Stubblefield<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Suk.anek.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sumner<br />
Dr. Maureen Liberto Sura<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Tatum<br />
Mr. Hubert D. Temple, Jr.<br />
The Younger Foundation<br />
Peggy A. Threadgill<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Ancel C. Tipton, Jr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Todd<br />
Dennis and Beth Tosh<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Treas<br />
Jeff and Laurie Triplette<br />
Dr. Judith D. Trott<br />
Jon and Pam Turner<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Tutor<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Vance, Sr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard C. Vincent<br />
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Viox<br />
Donna Duk.es Wade<br />
Mrs. Billie H. Wadlington<br />
Doctors Gerald W. and Juliet H. Walton<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Watts<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Webb<br />
Bill and Brenda West<br />
Westgate Drugs Inc.<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Harold B. White, Jr.<br />
Dr. Lynn K. Whittington<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Wilkinson<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Alan T. Williams<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Max W. Williams<br />
Ms. Kathryn T. Wilson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Vance L. Witt<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Florian O. Wittichen<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Wood<br />
Doctors Kenneth L. Wooten and Margaret<br />
A. Wylde<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Harvey B. Wright<br />
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Yates, Jr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Frank. M. Yerger<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Zinn<br />
New and renewing members through March 24, 2011.<br />
Friends <strong>of</strong> the Ford Center brochures are available in the Ford Center lobbies and administrative <strong>of</strong>fices.<br />
Information about giving opportunities can be obtained by contacting The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong><br />
Foundation at (662) 915-5944. Continuously updated information about Ford Center events can be<br />
obtained at www.olemiss.edu/fordcenter.<br />
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D<br />
ear Friend,<br />
Since opening in 2003, the Ford Center for the Performing Arts has<br />
quickly established itself as one <strong>of</strong> the region’s most prolific and impressive arts and<br />
entertainment venues. Whether it is a free lecture or performance,<br />
a statewide or national radio broadcast, a Broadway<br />
Show, an American Idol star or even a presidential debate, the<br />
Ford Center continues to expand programs to appeal to a<br />
broad range <strong>of</strong> tastes.<br />
None <strong>of</strong> this would be possible without the generosity <strong>of</strong><br />
those who give through our Friends <strong>of</strong> the Ford Center Program,<br />
which <strong>of</strong>fers donors various benefits based upon giving<br />
level. No matter what you give, though, you can be assured<br />
that your gift will support the continuation <strong>of</strong> our programs;<br />
it will provide us the ability to secure well-loved programming for our audiences and<br />
to introduce them to new experiences in the performing arts.<br />
I hope that you will take a moment to join us by contributing to our Friends Program.<br />
Together, we can continue to make a difference in the arts and in the cultural<br />
environment <strong>of</strong> North <strong>Mississippi</strong>.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Norman S. Easterbrook.<br />
Director<br />
Friends’ Benefits<br />
In addition to the satisfaction <strong>of</strong> helping bring excellent<br />
programming to the Ford Center, you will receive<br />
• Early notification <strong>of</strong> season ticket opportunities<br />
• Name recognition on the Friends Donor Wall<br />
• Name recognition in event programs<br />
• Invitations to receptions with performers<br />
• Permanent naming opportunities for Director’s Circle gifts<br />
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Friends <strong>of</strong> the Ford Center<br />
Annual Memberships<br />
Producer $5,000 Director $2,500 Star $1,000 Lead $500 Chorus $250 Understudy $150<br />
I/We would like to contribute $____________________ to the Friends program right now.<br />
Enclosed is my tax-deductible contribution.<br />
o Dr. o Mr. o Ms. o Mrs.<br />
_______________________________________________________________________<br />
Name (please print)<br />
_______________________________________________________________________<br />
Name to appear in the “Friends <strong>of</strong> the Ford Center” listing<br />
_______________________________________________________________________<br />
Address<br />
_______________________________________________________________________<br />
City State ZIP<br />
_______________________________________________________________________<br />
Daytime phone<br />
E-mail<br />
o Check. payable to the Ford Center enclosed. o My employer has a matching gift program.<br />
o Please charge my o Visa o MasterCard o American Express<br />
_____________________________________________________________________<br />
Account number<br />
Exp. date<br />
_____________________________________________________________________<br />
Name as it appears on card<br />
Signature<br />
o Contact me about planned and deferred giving<br />
Mail to: The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong> Foundation<br />
P.O. Box 249 • <strong>University</strong>, MS 38677-0249<br />
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Information about giving opportunities can be obtained by contacting The <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong> Foundation at (662) 915-5944. Continuously updated information<br />
about Ford Center events can be obtained at www.olemiss.edu/fordcenter.
Upcoming Events<br />
The Ugly Duckling<br />
starring Pinky Flamingo<br />
Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre<br />
Saturday, April 9<br />
3 p.m.<br />
Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play<br />
Tuesday, April 12<br />
8 p.m.<br />
The Aluminum Show<br />
Tuesday, April 19<br />
8 p.m.<br />
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• Please be sure that all cell phones and beepers are turned <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
• No photography or recording is allowed during the performance.<br />
• Assistive listening devices are available at the box <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />
• Please report any audience disturbances to an usher. Parents and guardians are<br />
asked to be courteous when removing disruptive children from the theatre.<br />
• We use Code Adam as a lost child protocol. In the event <strong>of</strong> a lost child or a<br />
patron needing assistance, a performance may be delayed and facility exits may<br />
be monitored. We ask. your cooperation in k.eeping the Ford Center a safe<br />
environment.<br />
• The proceeds from our concessions benefit the Angel Ticket Fund. Please be<br />
sure to visit concessions during intermission.<br />
• In the event <strong>of</strong> a weather emergency, please follow the instructions <strong>of</strong> theatre<br />
personnel and remain in your seats until the emergency has expired.
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