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MAHLER 4
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April 23 | 7:30 PM
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EDWARD POLOCHICK, MUSIC DIRECTOR.......2
BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF...............3
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS...........3
ORCHESTRA ROSTER.....................................7
MEET THE MUSICIANS.................................16
CONCERT INFORMATION
Dear LSO family,
MAHLER 4 ..............................................10-13
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EDWARD POLOCHICK MUSIC DIRECTOR
Petersburg Symphony (Russia), and the State
of Mexico Symphony Orchestra (Mexico).
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EDWARD POLOCHICK, MUSIC DIRECTOR
Edward Polochick, Music Director of Lincoln's
Symphony Orchestra since 1998, has expanded
LSO’s music series through innovative classical
music programs, family concerts, pops concerts,
and July 4th events like the Uncle Sam Jam.
For 31 years, he served as Artistic Director of
Concert Artists of Baltimore, an all-professional
chamber orchestra and vocal ensemble of eighty
musicians which he founded in 1987. Maestro
Polochick served on the faculty of the Peabody
Conservatory of Music in Baltimore from 1979
to 2020 in a multitude of conducting positions
including Associate Conductor of Orchestras,
Director of Choral Ensembles, and Opera
Conductor. Not only is he widely recognized as
a conductor, but is an award-winning pianist
and harpsichordist and regularly conducts from
the keyboard with Concert Artists, the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra, and Lincoln’s Symphony
Orchestra. He has also appeared as piano soloist
with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Los
Angeles Chamber Orchestra under the direction of
Sir Neville Marriner.
Since winning the first Leopold Stokowski
Conducting Award in 1978 and, as a result,
conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, he
continues to attract world-wide attention as
an orchestral, choral, and operatic conductor.
In addition to conducting the Philadelphia and
Baltimore Symphony Orchestras, his guest
appearances include the Houston Symphony,
Chautauqua Symphony, the Opera Company
of Philadelphia, Omaha Symphony, Jacksonville
Symphony, Charleston (SC) Symphony
Orchestra, Aalborg Symphony (Denmark),
Daejeon Philharmonic (South Korea), St.
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From 1979-1999, Mr. Polochick was on the
conducting staff of the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra as Director of the Symphony Chorus,
founder and director of the Baltimore Symphony
Chorus Chamber Singers, and frequent guest
conductor. During his tenure with the BSO, he
established annual Holiday Pops and Messiah
performances which have remained Baltimore
holiday traditions for nearly three decades. In the
summer of 1987, Mr. Polochick was conductor
of the Musicisti Americani Summer Festival
in Sulmona, Italy. In the autumn of that same
year, he conducted the Peabody Symphony
Orchestra in Moscow, the first appearance of
an American student orchestra in the Soviet
Union. In recognition of the Moscow tour,
Mr. Polochick received an ASCAP Award for
Adventurous Programming of American Music.
In 2000, Mr. Polochick received the Peggy and
Yale Gordon Achievement Award and was made
an honorary member of the Baltimore Music Club.
Two years later, he was awarded the coveted
Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumnus
Award. In 2004, he was named Baldwin Scholar at
the University of Notre Dame of Maryland where
he held lectures, demonstrations, and panels on
the creative act of music. He was awarded the
‘Keys to the City’ by Lincoln’s Mayor Coleen Seng
in 2007, and in 2010 received a commission
from Nebraska Governor David Heineman as an
Admiral in the Nebraska Navy. In 2011, he was
the only American to serve as an adjudicator for
the Rosa Ponselle International Vocal Competition
in Caiazzo, Italy.
Mr. Polochick is frequently asked to share his
knowledge and love of music at various lecture
series, adjudications, and radio broadcasts. Each
year renowned broadcaster, Marc Steiner, invites
him to co-host his radio program in Baltimore,
celebrating music of the holiday season. He is
also a regular panelist on Face the Music, a radio
review program of recordings hosted by Jonathan
Palevsky of WBJC-FM, Baltimore. For nearly two
decades, he and Mr. Palevsky have been cohosting
WBJC’s annual Christmas Program.
Although Mr. Polochick resides in Baltimore, he
considers Lincoln to be his second home. On each
visit he contributes to the community through
LSO’s public performances, school visits,
workshops, master classes, and other educational
activities, making classical music accessible to
everyone in Lincoln.

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ORCHESTRA ROSTER
VIOLIN
Anton Miller, Concertmaster
Emanuel Wishnow Chair
Kim Osborne Salistean
Assistant Concertmaster
Donna Carnes
Principal Second
Lisa Nielsen
Assistant Principal
Second
Erin Birkestrand Aguirre
Kara Baxter
Charon Lorraine Becker
Summer Brackhan
Linda Calvert
Erin Cosby
Jenna Ferdon
Hannah Jensen
Nadia Maudhoo
Lisa J. Myers
Kristin Pfabe
Julie Ralston
Anne Sorensen-Wang
Kirsten Wissink
VIOLA
Clark Potter, Principal
Marjorie Mengshol Chair
Christine Widman,
Assistant Principal
Fei Chen
Sarah Curley
Michael R. Frey
Patricia Morrow
CELLO
Karen Becker, Principal
Tracy Hanson Sands
Assistant Principal
Korynne Bolt
Jessica Dussault
Elizabeth Grunin
Adella Hotchkiss
Trevor Petersen
Leslie Williams Tien
BASS
Michael Swartz, Principal
Barbara and Howard
Dinsdale Chair
Robert Scharmann,
Assistant Principal
Stephen Cantarero
Mark F. Haar
Chunyang Wang
Ian Wright
FLUTE
John Bailey, Principal
Louis H. Babst Chair
Amy Morris
PICCOLO
Rebecca Van de Bogart
OBOE
William McMullen, Principal
William & Mary Nye Chair
Lindsay Wiley
ENGLISH HORN
Darci Gamerl
CLARINET
Diane Cawein Barger,
Principal
Wesley J. &
Joan M. Reist Chair
M. Eugene Williams
Christy Banks
BASSOON
Jeffrey McCray, Principal
Karen Sandene
CONTRABASSOON
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HORN
Gregory Helseth, Principal
Kaylene Beal
Kimberly M. Beasley
W. Harold Oliver
TRUMPET
Michael R. Thompson, Principal
Ruth Marie Amen Chair
Thomas Kelly
Deborah T. Bouffard
TROMBONE
Scott Anderson, Principal
Vernon A. Forbes Chair
Terry R. Rush
BASS TROMBONE
Timothy Dickmeyer
TUBA
Golden Lund, Principal
TIMPANI
Richard Jones, Principal
Symphony Guild
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PERCUSSION
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Kelli Nelson
HARP
Katie Wychulis, Principal
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MAJOR MULTI-YEAR GIFTS
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MAHLER 4 CLASSICAL
FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021, 7:30PM
STREAMED CONCERT
SEASON SPONSORS
EDWARD POLOCHICK, CONDUCTOR
ESTHER HEIDEMAN, SOPRANO
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 4 in G major 54’
(1860-1911) I. Bedächtig, nicht eilen
(orch. ERWIN STEIN) II. In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast
III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio
IV. Sehr behaglich
Anton Miller, violin
Lisa Nielsen, violin
Michael Frey, viola
Karen Becker, cello
Robert Scharmann, bass
Amy Morris, flute and piccolo
William McMullen, oboe and English horn
M. Eugene Williams, clarinet and bass clarinet
Jeff Nelson, percussion
Kelli Nelson, percussion
Richard Fountain, keyboard
Christi Zuniga, keyboard
Christopher Marks, harmonium
Artist and orchestra funding supported by the Anabeth Hormel Cox and MarySue Harris
Charitable Lead Trusts. LSO’s move to the Lied Center for Performing Arts made possible in part by
a gift from Rhonda Seacrest. Student tickets made possible by the Lienemann Charitable Foundation
Student Ticket Program. Accommodations provided by The Cornhusker – A Marriott Hotel.
All programs and artists are subject to change.
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CLASSICAL MAHLER 4
ESTHER HEIDEMAN, SOPRANO
“Angelic” is the word most often used to
describe the silvery, pure, sweet tone of Esther
Heideman’s voice. A winner of the Metropolitan
Opera National Council Auditions and the
Lucia Albanese Competition, Esther Heideman
continues to impress audiences around the
world with her dynamic stage presence. Ms.
Heideman has even been described as having
Stradivarius vocal cords.
Esther took her first voice lesson when she
was 18 and already attending college. Her
passion for performing emerged quickly, and
she has dedicated her life to it ever since. In
2001, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut
singing Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte.
That performance was immediately followed
by her debut with the New York Philharmonic,
and her European debut with the Prague Radio
Symphony.
Ms. Heideman's career began with the
Minnesota Orchestra, where she sang in more
than 20 concerts. She moved to NYC and the
very next day received word she was scheduled
to make her Carnegie Hall debut, singing
Handel’s Messiah. Since this time, she has
performed with major orchestras throughout
the world, such as the Baltimore Symphony,
Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Louis Symphony,
Atlanta Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Saint
Paul Chamber Orchestra, Philadelphia Pops,
Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, Beijing New
Music Ensemble, Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Aspen Music Festival, Virginia Symphony
Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, National
Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, Milwaukee
Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Seattle
Symphony, Boston Baroque, Amsterdam
Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Simfònica del
Gran Teatre del Liceu, the U.S. Naval Academy,
and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
In addition to performing the staples of traditional
concert repertoire, such as Beethoven’s
Symphony No. 9, Mahler’s Symphony No 4,
Mozart's C minor Mass, Handel's Messiah
and Orff's Carmina Burana, Esther Heideman
has featured prominently in the premieres of
some of today's most respected contemporary
composers. These have included the role of
Jenny Lind in Libby Larsen’s opera Barnum’s
Bird, Sister Angelica in The Three Hermits by
Stephen Paulus, Madame V in Casanova by
Daniel Schnyder, The Revelation of St. John by
Daniel Schnyder, and Deus Passus by Wolfgang
Rihm. Ms. Heideman also performs regularly
with the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, and
has sung works by Szymanowski, Schoenberg,
Essa-Pekka Salonen, Perrera, Druckman, Ravel,
Delage, and Albert, to name a few.
Upcoming performances include Roberto
Sierra’s Sephardic Songs with the Aspen Music
Festival, Thomas Beveridge’s Yizkor Requiem
with the New Dominion Chorale, and an Irish
concert with the George Mason University
Choir. When not performing, Ms. Heideman
enjoys teaching lessons and master classes
and sharing her knowledge and experience
with young performers.
MAHLER: SYMPHONY 4
Founded in 1918, Arnold Schoenberg’s Verein
für musikalische Privataufführungen (Society
for Private Musical Performances) was created
as an organization to promote modern works
to select audiences within Vienna. Tired by
the consumerism of music that was occurring
at the time, Schoenberg sought to create
an environment where chamber ensembles
could perform twentieth century works in a
new light. With a tight budget and limited
resources, the group (mainly consisting of
Schoenberg’s pupils) began arranging modern
works for piano, duets, and trios for private
performances. However, in 1920 with the
addition of Erwin Stein to the Society, the
ensemble began to embark on larger chamber
ensemble arrangements for performance, one
of which was Mahler’s Symphony no. 4.
In line with these aims, the Society’s gravitation
for performing arranged compositions stemmed
from a variety of reasons: 1) smaller forces within
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chamber ensembles were easier to manage
from a practical and financial standpoint, 2)
a chamber ensemble could present a ‘clearer’
presentation of the music, paring down the
orchestral forces to merely the essential
elements, and 3) the task of arranging such
works proved to be a wonderful pedagogical
exercise for members within the organization.
While Schoenberg’s oeuvre featured a variety
of arranged and composed works for chamber
ensembles (including his infamous Pierrot
Lunaire), the particular instrumentation used by
the Verein for their later chamber arrangements
was modeled from the ‘salon orchestras of the
day.’ This instrumentation generally included
harmonium, piano, strings, and featured winds,
with the occasional addition of percussion. Parts
were usually performed by members within the
Society, prepared through extensive rehearsals
and score study.
Begun in the fall of 1920, Stein’s arrangement
of Mahler’s Symphony no. 4 was an ambitious
project. In a letter to Schoenberg, Stein
articulates the following in his process of
arranging the work: “The arrangement appears
to be quite good. I have deliberately set some of
it quite adventurously in order to try out different
possibilities; also much of this succeeded well;
e.g., the low trumpet fanfare after the climax
before the recapitulation was brought off
excellently by the flute.”
While the exact reasoning for choosing
the work as an arrangement project is not
documented within the Society, Schoenberg
did admire the chamber-like quality in many
of Mahler’s symphonies. Symphony no. 4 was
especially suited for arrangement, as it excluded
trombones or tuba, was substantially shorter
in length, and featured several soloistic traits.
Since the original score of the Stein arrangement
was lost, in 1990 the Britten Estate and Marion
Thorpe (née Stein) commissioned Alexander
Platt to reconstruct the work from an annotated
full score marked by Stein. Three years later, the
work was published under Josef Weinberger,
premiering in the following months at Wigmore
Hall, London. While there are some objections to
the work’s pure ‘realization,’ the reconstruction
does provide a more tangible depiction of Stein’s
creative process and design.
As one of the larger arrangements completed
within the Verein, Stein’s reconstructed version
follows similar orchestration trends of the
Society. Scored for flute (dbl. piccolo), oboe
(dbl. cor anglais), clarinet in A/Bb/C (dbl. bass
clarinet), percussion (sleigh bells, suspended
cymbal, glockenspiel, bass drum, tam-tam,
triangle), harmonium, piano (2 players), strings,
and soprano solo, Stein’s work attempts to mimic
Mahler’s original ‘core’ orchestration, with a
few exceptions. In this, bassoon, horn, trumpet,
timpani, and harp are eliminated from the
scoring, adding in two pianos and a harmonium
to fill out the missing textures and harmonies.
The addition of harmonium (a free reed,
keyboard instrument) to the arrangements has
also been a point of discussion. With financial
constraints and limited availability to personnel,
the harmonium provided a new timbral pallet
and a comparable range of notes to cover
instruments not present in the arrangements.
At the turn of the century, harmoniums were
also more common, especially in Vienna. For
the Society, the use of harmonium was an
experiment, with the Mahler arrangement being
one of the first test pilots. Stein’s correspondence
on November 13, 1920 to Schoenberg offers
further insight: “Your harmonium is in my
room…It is certainly protected here than in the
Nibelungengasse, and I can try it out better for
its dynamics, solo and liveliness for the chamber
orchestra arrangements. I have encouraged
all who are making arrangements to look at
the harmonium. Besides the Orchestral Songs
assigned by you (which I have discussed with the
young people in detail and which I will discuss
with them once again on the basis of their first
attempt), some Mahler Songs, Hiller Variations,
Debussy…and the 4th Mahler Symphony are in
progress. I am in the midst of the 2nd movement;
the parts of the first are copied. Instrumentation:
fl, ob, cl, harm, pa. 2 hds, string quintet. I have
omitted the bassoon because the bass tones
of the harmonium are more applicable even in
more lively passages.”
Stein’s arrangement of the Mahler was heard
at three Verein concerts occurring on January
10, 20, and 23 in 1921. Due to illnesses and
schedules of various performers, personnel
varied from concert to concert. Despite such
difficulties, however, the arrangement and
concerts were considered an overall success.
This year marks the 100th anniversary in which
the work was first performed.
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CLASSICAL MAHLER 4
TRANSLATION:
Das himmlische Leben
(aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden,
D'rum tun wir das Irdische meiden.
Kein weltlich' Getümmel
Hört man nicht im Himmel!
Lebt alles in sanftester Ruh'.
Wir führen ein englisches Leben
Sind dennoch ganz lustig daneben;
Wir tanzen und springen,
Wir hüpfen und singen,
Sankt Peter im Himmel sieht zu.
Johannes das Lämmlein auslasset,
Der Metzger Herodes d'rauf passet.
Wir führen ein geduldig's,
Unschuldig's, geduldig's,
Ein liebliches Lämmlein zu Tod.
Sankt Lucas den Ochsen tät schlachten
Ohn' einig's Bedenken und Achten.
Der Wein kost' kein Heller
Im himmlischen Keller;
Die Englein, die backen das Brot.
Gut' Kräuter von allerhand Arten,
Die wachsen im himmlischen Garten,
Gut' Spargel, Fisolen
Und was wir nur wollen.
Ganze Schüsseln voll sind uns bereit!
Gut' Äpfel, gut' Birn' und gut' Trauben;
Die Gärtner, die alles erlauben.
Willst Rehbock, willst Hasen,
Auf offener Straßen
Sie laufen herbei!
Sollt' ein Fasttag etwa kommen,
Alle Fische gleich mit Freuden angeschwommen!
Dort läuft schon Sankt Peter
Mit Netz und mit Köder
Zum himmlischen Weiher hinein.[note 1]
Sankt Martha die Köchin muß sein.
Kein' Musik ist ja nicht auf Erden,
Die unsrer verglichen kann werden.
Elftausend Jungfrauen
Zu tanzen sich trauen.
Sankt Ursula selbst dazu lacht.
Kein' Musik ist ja nicht auf Erden,
Die unsrer verglichen kann werden.
Cäcilia mit ihren Verwandten
Sind treffliche Hofmusikanten!
Die englischen Stimmen
Ermuntern die Sinnen,
Daß alles für Freuden erwacht.
The Heavenly Life
(from Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
We enjoy heavenly pleasures
and therefore avoid earthly ones.
No worldly tumult
is to be heard in heaven.
All live in greatest peace.
We lead angelic lives,
yet have a merry time of it besides.
We dance and we spring,
We skip and we sing.
Saint Peter in heaven looks on.
John lets the lambkin out,
and Herod the Butcher lies in wait for it.
We lead a patient,
an innocent, patient,
dear little lamb to its death.
Saint Luke slaughters the ox
without any thought or concern.
Wine doesn't cost a penny
in the heavenly cellars;
The angels bake the bread.
Good greens of every sort
grow in the heavenly vegetable patch,
good asparagus, string beans,
and whatever we want.
Whole dishfuls are set for us!
Good apples, good pears and good grapes,
and gardeners who allow everything!
If you want roebuck or hare,
on the public streets
they come running right up.
Should a fast day come along,
all the fishes at once come swimming with joy
There goes Saint Peter running
with his net and his bait
to the heavenly pond.
Saint Martha must be the cook.
There is just no music on earth
that can compare to ours.
Even the eleven thousand virgins
venture to dance,
and Saint Ursula herself has to laugh.
There is just no music on earth
that can compare to ours.
Cecilia and all her relations
make excellent court musicians.
The angelic voices
gladden our senses,
so that all awaken for joy.
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MEET THE MUSICIANS
LINDSAY WILEY, OBOE
What advice do you have for someone who
wants to learn your instrument?
Make sure to get private lessons! Oboe
is tough but really rewarding if you have
someone to guide you from the beginning.
Also, reed-making is something you will likely
experience if you play it through high school
and definitely beyond!
Tell us about your pre-concert routine.
I LOVE to go eat pho, which is a Vietnamese
noodle soup, a few hours before a concert.
Gets the brain functioning and centers me for
optimum focus. I also like to seclude myself
from others and run the music through my
head instead of practicing with the oboe.
What orchestral work have you never
performed live, but have always wanted to?
I would absolutely love to perform Mahler’s
Das Lied von der Erde. It has beautiful
woodwind lines, especially for oboe and
English horn.
What is your favorite popular artist, band, or
genre?
Radiohead has to be one of if not my favorite
non-classical artist out there. So many it’s
hard to choose, and I love lots of artists from
lots of genres, so not sure I can pick one
genre—but old-school hip hop is definitely up
there!
Tell us about your favorite memory from
working with LSO.
I had the opportunity to perform Respighi’s
Pines of Rome on English horn, which has a
super cool solo in the final movement I got to
perform with my LSO family a few years ago.
It was magic!!!
KIMBERLY BEASLEY, HORN
What advice do you have for someone who
wants to learn your instrument?
Music should be fun. Horn should be fun. Treat
the horn as an extension of yourself and
sing through it in whatever fashion speaks
to you. It can be hard work too, but each
breakthrough in skills opens a new world of
musical experiences.
Tell us about your pre-concert routine.
My pre-concert routine is easy: 1. Put the horn
together. 2. Blow a couple notes through the
little end to be sure sound comes out the big
end. 3. Head for the stage, but don’t forget the
music in your case.
What orchestral work have you never
performed live, but have always wanted to?
Mendelssohn’s Third Symphony. Fun horn
parts, fun everything parts … it just makes me
happy.
Tell us about your favorite memory from
working with LSO.
I absolutely love this orchestra, so almost
every opportunity to play with LSO becomes
a favorite memory. I'll pick two instead. One
was a concert at St. Paul's. The program
featured a bunch of beautiful solo/melody
lines doubled between principal cello and
3rd horn (thank you composers!), and I got to
soloistically blend with the cello sound much
of the evening—very satisfying. The other
was a Halloween concert several years ago.
I got to dress up in my mother's wedding
dress and "process" every time I entered or
left stage as if walking down the aisle. Making
Ed Polochick crack up and almost lose it as
he looked back and realized he was cueing a
bride was worth the effort. Seeing my dad's
reaction to his daughter wearing his wife's
wedding dress on stage was priceless too.
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MEET THE MUSICIANS
ELIZABETH GRUNIN, CELLO
What advice do you have for someone who
wants to learn your instrument?
Get a good teacher, someone who will do a very
thorough job with posture and arm placement.
Tell us about your pre-concert routine.
Before the concert I check my clock about five
thousand times to make sure I am on time, and
panic about maybe getting the time wrong, and
worry about a time change. I call my stand partner
to check the call time, and other times, she calls me.
I eat a light snack, usually a banana.
If you could play any other instrument in the
orchestra, what would it be and why?
I would play the harp. It is such a magical
instrument.
What orchestral work have you never performed
live, but have always wanted to?
I would like to play Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana or
Verdi’s Aida.
When you’re not practicing, what do you do in
your spare time?
I teach music at my studio, give online lectures, knit
shawls, swim, and take my dogs and cat on walks.
.
LINDA CALVERT, VIOLIN
How long have you played your instrument?
I started playing the violin in 5th grade and
joined the LSO in 12th grade. This is my 49th
year with the LSO.
If you could play any other instrument in the
orchestra, what would it be and why?
When I was very young, I wanted to play
percussion (like my big brother) or flute.
My mother wanted me to play violin for 2
reasons: 1) they will need more violinists than
percussionists or flutes, and 2) she insisted
it be a small instrument because she was
tired of helping load and unload my brother’s
drums.
When you’re not practicing, what do you do
in your spare time?
My background includes human resources,
real estate, and property management. I
spend a great amount of time restoring and
landscaping my 1940 home.
CHUNYANG WANG, BASS
How long have you played your instrument?
22 years. Fun fact, I’m the third generation to play
the bass in my family.
When you’re not practicing, what do you do in
your spare time?
I enjoy cooking a lot, and spending time with my
wife, Anne, and daughter, Zoe.
What advice do you have for someone who
wants to learn your instrument?
Have a big car and be OK with random people
asking you if you had wished to play the piccolo!
What is your favorite popular artist, band, or
genre?
I love going back to my favorite bands from high
school—Green Day and Linkin Park—and I also
really enjoy artists like Imogen Heap and Halsey.
Tell us about your favorite memory from working
with LSO.
I would have to say last year’s Russian Dances. I
love Shostakovich, so getting to play the Chamber
Symphony for the first time WITH added dancers
was awesome!
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MEMORIAL & TRIBUTE CONTRIBUTIONS
IN MEMORY OF Carla & John Watson Jim & Margaret Michael J. Nolan
Juan Alonso
Michael & Amy
Griesen
Howard & Phyllis
Del & Linda Smith Zeleny
Ostrofsky
Nancy Dobler Judith Peterson
Bruce Anderson Morris Collier
Lisa Arter
Edward Polochick
Dorothy Anderson
Karen Becker* Jim & Jamie Dobler Sharon Radovich
Summer Brackhan* Larry & Amy
Deon & Susan Bahr
Robert Rauch
Donna Carnes*
Feerhusen
June Blatt
Jill Riaz
Aleta Collier
Jim & Margaret
Dick & Sue Boswell
Marleen & Bryan
Dorothy Chung*
Griesen
Bob & Candy
Kent & Jan Eakins
Rickertsen
Sen. John McCollister
Campbell
Meghan Ferris
Linda K. Roberts
James McMullen
Jack & Sally
Mark & Heidi
Patricia Sim
Christy Pearson
Campbell
Gouthro
Lloyd Stuhr
B. Strain
John & Linda
Debbie Greenblatt*
Mariclare Thomas
Donaldson
Jim & Margaret
DeEtta & Dale Vrana
Ann Finkner
Griesen
Elizabeth Carrol Gail & Greg Watman
Vicki Harris
Eveland
Rebecca & Ryan
Connie Fouts
Charlotte Heermann Her son Don & his Wells
Linda & Reg Gartner Charles & Mel Krutz wife Carolyn Lisa R. Westergaard
Sandy & John
Dottie Ladman*
Eveland
Marcia & Herman
Graham
Cynthia & Gary Love
Jim & Margaret Michael & Kelly
Mike Fardella
Wiebers
Griesen
Madcharo
Lauren Anderson Marjorie Wyant
Ward & Melisa Rex & Pamela Martin Robt & Mary Ann Barbara Zach Lee
Haessler
Anton Miller*
Karen Barnhard Carol & James
Judy & Doug Harman Connie Moon* Vance Birkman
Zalewski
Brad Harse
Pat Morrow*
Eric & Deborah Jeannie Zwiebel
Lisa Myers*
Bookstrom
Nancy Haugner Rhonda Neely* Vicki & Mike
Joann Bolton Forbes
John & Susan Hoppe Lisa Nielsen*
Bousquet
Vernon Fobes
Charitable
Kristin Pfabe*
Foundation
Genevieve Brandorff
James Wehrman
Tanner Pfeiffer* Don & Lynette
Timothy Jacobs
Dr. William (Bill) T.
Edward Polochick Byrnes
Brenda Keith
Julie Ralston*
Griffin
Timothy & Luella Cox
Roger Kruse
Jane Ray
Mary Arth
Linda S. David
Judy & Bill Lewis John Reinert*
Pat & Ellen Beans
Kay Roundey
Jayne von Forell James Berglund
Pamela Mattson
Tracy Sands*
Debus
Anthony & Kara
Heidi & Chris
Kim Salistean* Ben Eakes
Burwell
McInerny
Carla Schoenbaum Donald J. Ediger Jim & Sue Carraher
Daisy & Minnick Denise & Ross Gennaro Fardella Sally & John
Jim, Julie & Jed
Scholz
Mary Faylor
Desmond
Morton
Timothy Stentz Robert & Idonna Kent & Dorothy
Bill & Joyce Norris Mike Swartz
Florell
Endacott
Willa Penney
Diane S. Temme Jan Fremarek
Jill Everett
Carol Phillips-Cole
Roland & Hiroko Susan Goodrich Michael Faust
Temme
Brett & Linda
Jim & Margaret Nora Ford
Shalla Young
Ratcliffe
Griesen
Jim & Margaret
Barbara Zach Lee
Cathy & Bob Rauch
Paul Haith
*musicians who
Griesen
Don Ham
Brett & Audrey
performed at the
Catcher Griffin
Richert
R. Brad Harse
funeral
Phil & Barbara
Marilyn Rohla
Phil & Barbara
Heckman
John Sampson Doris Cook
Heckman
Gracia Henkle
Jane & Cheryl
Constance Cook
Fred & Julie Hoppe Jon Hinrichs & Donna
Scheffert
Glen & James Glen
John & Susan Hoppe Woods
Cathy & Dave
Jim & Margaret
Kenneth Hunter John Hoppe
Sellmyer
Griesen
Merle Jansen
Rich Jones & Willa
Stevens & Smith Gretta Heaney
Dianne & John Kalita Foster Jones
Construction Gerald Olson
Carolyn & Jay Kent Con & Barbara
Susie & Gale Sup Kay Sloan
Stacy & Jared Kvapil Keating
Shauna Labbee Sue Kuta
Pat & Leroy Svec Barbara Day
Pat Linder
John & Carol Miyoshi
Deborah Svec- Josephine Stewart Lewis P. Linkugel Doug & Joanne
Carstens
Sue & Derek Lochner Pillard
Heath, Jen &
John "Jerry"
James Luers
Svendsen Family
Edward Polochick
Desmond
Heidi Macy
Rhonda Seacrest
Richard & Karen
Vierk
Chuck & Marita Robert & Jean Carol Beth & Clay Smith
Burmeister
Murphy
Josephine Stewart
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MEMORIAL & TRIBUTE CONTRIBUTIONS
Craig & Liz
Wanamaker
Barbara Zach Lee
William & Sheila
Griffin
William Griffin, Jr.
Phil Heckman
Kathy Friedman
Josephine Stewart
Vicki Train Harris
Dr. William G.
Leavitt
Don & Carolyn
Eveland
Del Lienemann
Robert & Renee
Barbe
William J. and Kelley
A. Barnes
Neil & JoAnne
Bateman
Richard R. & Barbara
A. Bishop
John & Bev Braasch
Anne Bradford
Jim & Sue Carraher
Susan E. Carstenson
Dennis L. & Carol R.
Dahmke
Keith A. & Diane K.
Dietze
Timothy Gay
Jim & Margaret
Griesen
Bob & Diane
Grundman
David L. & Pamela J.
Iaquinta
Harland H. & Donna
J. Krambeck
Randy & Marlene
Knight
Reva M. Knightly
Gene & Suzanne
Kohmetscher
Richard & Janet
Labenz
Lorene Larsen
Doug & Mary
Lienemann
Gene Lienemann
Peggy & Chuck
McCann
Mike & Carol McKee
James Nissen
Linda A. Oliver
Thomas L. & Marry F.
Perrigo
Edward Polochick
Reprographic
Services
Association
Michael K. &
Margaret E. Ross
Pat Sass
Denise & Ross
Scholz
Neal & Katherine
Seibold
Shop Employees of
Midwest Steel
Charles S. & Debra J.
Tomek
Philip F. & Mary B.
White
Shalla Young
Barbara Zach Lee
Del & Charlotte
Lienemann
Denise & Ross
Scholz
Beverly Lightner
Joan Allen
Richard & Gayle
Allen
Diane Butherus
Gregory & Doris
Buttell
Donald & Helen
Carnes
Cirksena, Knight,
Jacobsen, Sieps &
Kresse LLC
William & Mary
Dougherty
Susan & Stanley
Fortkamp
Suzanne Jouvenat
Angela Jurgens
Robert Hagadorn
Connie Lightner
Cynthia & Gary Love
Peggy & Church
McCann
Tom & Kim Miriovsky
Michael & Erin
Reeder
Jane Rohman
Carrie Solomon
Schultz
Susan Scott
Michael & Lori Shaal
Strings Alliance in
Lincoln
Carol L. Miller
Eric and Erin Miller
Tom Miskimen
Brian, Lillian &
Melissa Bornstein
& Christie Emler
H. Donald Osborne
Kristin Pfabe
Edward Polochick
Clark & Jan Potter
Barbara Zach Lee
Virginia “Ginny”
Parker
Christine Brennan
John Carter
Amy Duxbury
Juliann French
Charlotte Heermann
Kim & John Salistean
Ruth Stephenson
Josephine Stewart
Clare Sward
Linda Thayer
Gus & Marcia
Wiebers
Shalla Young
Ann Rawley
Josephine Stewart
Ky Rohman
Sally & John
Desmond
Lynne Rustad
Jim & Margaret
Griesen
Carolyn Knaub-Ryba
Edward Polochick
Barbara Zach Lee
James "Jim"
Seacrest
Jim & Margaret
Griesen
Edward Polochick
Shalla Young
Barbara Zach Lee
Sister Ruth
Schirtzinger
& Mr. Phillip
Schirtzinger
Jim & Margaret
Griesen
Stuart & Marcia
Parsons
Dennis Schneider
Deborah T. Bouffard
Tom & Angie Kelly
Michael Thompson
Dennis Schneider
Deborah T. Bouffard
Tom & Angie Kelly
Michael Thompson
Josephine Sheffield
Loris L. Purtzer
William Stibor
Judy Stibor
John D. Turner
Elizabeth Sterns
Emanuel Wishnow
Gail Wishnow
Michael Zach
Caleb Bailey & Dr.
Sara Baker Bailey
IN HONOR OF
Doug & Mary
Campbell
Bill Etmund
Jessica Dussault
Patrick & Candace
Dussault
Marynelle Greene
Thomas & Sue Guild
Roger Reinhardt &
Sharon Mohatt
Verjean Vanier
Joyce & Lyle Vannier
Kenneth & Peggy
Volker
MarySue Harris
Mary-Ann Clinton
Edward Polochick
Carol Cook
Susan Harwood
Jane Rohman
Barbara & Robert
Bartle
David von Kampen
Bob & Diane
Grundman
ENCORE CLUB
MEMBERS
Rich Bailey
Anabeth Cox
Barbara G. Dinsdale
Florence &
Joseph Dubas
Family Trust
Larry Frederick
Doug & Pam Ganz
Jim & Margaret
Griesen
Dorothy & Francis
Haskins
Robert Hinrichs
Reg Kuhn
Dave & Marilyn
Moore
Bob & Jean Carol
Murphy
Robert & Phyllis
Narveson
Jeff & Kelli Nelson
Edward Polochick
Rich & Susan
Rodenburg
David & Catherine
Sellmyer
Rosemary & Mel
Thornton
Barbara Zach Lee
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WHAT IS THE ENCORE CLUB?
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community for generations to come. LSO works with the
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra Foundation, which exists
to manage endowment gifts. Proceeds are directly used
to benefit LSO, and account for 12% of LSO’s operating
budget. The LSO Foundation has assets of $3 million,
and LSO receives earnings each year based on the
current market value of the assets. Consider making a
planned gift today.
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Listen to LNK Today with Jack and Friends to hear from LSO Director Ed Polochick and special guests
as Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra prepares for their next performance. LNK Today,
hosted by Jack Mitchell, airs weekdays from 6-9 a.m. on KLIN 1400 AM.
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ANNUAL FUND DONORS
Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their generous
support of the 2020-2021 season. This list includes donations received after January 1, 2020
and before January 29, 2021. Donations are still being accepted for the 2020-2021 season.
MAESTRO CLUB $15,000+
Anabeth Cox
MarySue Harris
Rhonda Seacrest
VIRTUOSO CLUB $10,000+
Marilyn & David Moore
J. Richard Shoemaker &
Becky Van de Bogart
PLATINUM ORCHESTRA
CLUB $5,000+
Jim Barone
Don & Carolyn Eveland
Anthony & Kimberly Goins
Jessica Freeman &
Christopher Marks
Angie & Dan Muhleisen
GOLD ORCHESTRA CLUB
$2,500+
Jim & Margaret Griesen
Edward Polochick
Dennis & Nancy Stara
Josephine Stewart
Rob & C. J. Thoma
SILVER ORCHESTRA CLUB
$1,000+
Tam & Kathleen Allan
Kimberly & David Beasley
Doug & Mary Campbell
Geoff & Kristen Cline
Christine & Rob Denicola
Nancy Finken Ernst &
Thomas Ernst
Herbert & Kathy Friedman
Jon & Melanie Gross
Kenneth Hassler
Jim Hejduk
Robert Hinrichs
Tom & Linda Hoegemeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew C. Hove
Dan & Mary Howell
Kenneth & Meg Kester
Dr. Max & Patricia Linder
Ken & Linda Livingston
Mrs. Larry H. Lusk
Joan & John Michelsen
James & Gail O'Hanlon
Roger & Carol Riefler
Louise Schleich
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Ken & Gidge Schmidt
Ross & Denise Scholz
Duane & Debra Smith
Pamela Starr
Rosemary & Melvin Thornton
Craig & Joyce Urbauer
Gus & Marcia Wiebers
Chris & Arthur
Zygielbaum
Barbara Zach Lee
BRONZE ORCHESTRA
CLUB $500+
Rich Bailey
Charon & Zach Becker
Don & Sylvia Crilly
Molly Burns & Tom Klein
Robert & Cecelia Cather
Dr. Arthur Diaz &
Dr. Kaylene Beal
Craig Eckhardt
Jeffrey Haas
Phil & Barbara Heckman
Thomas Hyde
Susan Kuck
Richard & Janet Labenz
Max & Lillie Larsen
Anton Miller & Rita Porfiris
Susan Larsen & Rich
Rodenburg
David & Karen Morgan
James & Mary Owens
Edmund Peeks
John & Sigrun Pfister
Tim & Shelley Pratt
Neva Pruess
Barbara & Benjamin Rader
Frank & Ann Sidles
Marian Statton
Bill & Betsy Strain
Richard & Eileen Vautravers
David & Shirley Wilcox
Mary Zilly
FRIENDS CIRCLE
SUPPORTER $250+
Sandra Ashley & Jean Dorsey
James Bare
Andy Barry & Jennifer Carter
Barbara Bartle
Neil & Jo Bateman
Gary Biskup
Robert & Rebecca Bockrath
Loel Brooks & Patty Pansing
Brooks
Laura Burton Franz
Lynette & Don Byrnes
Marilyn Calhoon
Lois & Richard Dam
Frank & Ceri Daniels
Larry & Janee Dlugosh
Kent & Jan Eakins
Bill Etmund
Susan Ferdon
Doug & Pam Ganz
Tom & Nancy Graul
Karen Griffin
Beth Griffing
DeLynn & Esther Hay
Richard & Lanelle Herink
Barbara Jacobson
Duane & Janet Jaecks
Karen & John Janovy
Reg Kuhn
Grace Larson
Damon Thomas Lee
Roger & Wanda Mandigo
Jeff & Jacqueline McCullough
Carol Myers
Lance Nielsen & Victor
Salgado Romero
Phyllis Pauley
Kirby & Dana Reardon
David & Catherine Sellmyer
Fred & Kristi Scheele
Ingrid Sepahpur
James & Michele Steckelberg
Dane & Cheryl Terhune
Tom Trenney & Brent Shaw
James Van Etten
Michael & Elizabeth Voorhies
Jake & Marjorie Wyant
Michael & Ruth Ann Wylie
Ray & Carolyn Zeisset
FRIENDS CIRCLE
CONTRIBUTOR $100+
Sigma Alpha Iota Alumni
Karen Amen
Craig Ames
Ernie Arrigo
Boyd & Masako Bacon

THE CRESCENDO CLUB
SUPPORTING LSO’S GROWTH
LSO is thrilled to invite you to join our new support organization,
The Crescendo Club!
For $100/person ($200/couple), you can help support the work
that LSO does onstage and in the community.
Sign up today, and the perk of membership is that you’re invited to select
one home party to attend during the year. Each of the parties is an afterwork
gathering of friends, hosted by LSO supporters. Enjoy wine, snacks,
and the company of others who love LSO. Maestro Polochick and one of our
musicians will give a short musical performance, and LSO Executive Director
Barbara Zach Lee will distribute LSO’s annual report and give a brief update
on the activities of the orchestra.
FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO SIGN UP:
LINCOLNSYMPHONY.COM/CRESCENDOCLUB
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
John & Vi Baker
Diane Bartels
Mary Barton
Lorraine Beadell
Carolyn Becker
Karen Becker
Charles Bethea
Lora Black
Talea Bloch
Nancy Bond
Roxann & Leroy
Brennfoerder
Alan Brodbeck
Jo Brown
Don & Trudy Burge
Marita Burmeister
Dori Bush
Thomas Carr Jr
Dorene Casey
Ray & Marcia Cederdahl
Trudy Clark
Mary-Ann Clinton
Jack & Shirley Cole
Aleta Collier
Foster Collins
Glynnis Collins
Joan Creger
Jerolyn & Jay Crosier
Gail Cross
Barbara & John Cutler
John & Susan Dahm
Jennifer Davidson
Richard Dienstbier
Harriett Dokken
Keith Dubas
Drew & Nick Duncan
Todd Duncan
Steve Dworsky
Meredith Edwards
Dr. Marijane England
Robert Epps
Lynn & Daysey Erbe
Elizabeth Esseks
Donald Fick
Kindra Forster
Willa Foster Jones &
Rich Jones
Allen Freye
Brenda Friedman Ingraham
Colby Gauff
Tim & Chris Gay
Ann Geary
Noreen Goebel
Allison Goering
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Kathryn Govaerts
Marynelle Greene &
Ned Sharp
Penny Greer
Arlene Greever
Jane Griffin
Robert & Patricia Grimit
Robert Haberman
Lucas Hadenfeldt
Robert Haller
Elaine Hammer
Lily Hans
James & Suzanne Harder
Tim & Jan Hardesty
Byron Harrison &
Brian Klinksiek
Dorothy & Francis Haskins
Dee Hatten
Thomas Heany
Eola Hedges
Charlotte Heermann
Beth Hemmer
Kent Heidtbrink
Carla Hiatt
Kathy Hill
Mary Hilton
Nora Hinrichs
Jon Hinrichs
Gunter Hofman
James & Linda Hoke
Bobbi & Kent Holm
Philip Holtzen
Harry Hopson
Darrel Huenergardt
Donna & Jeffrey Hunt
Gerald & Linda John
Cheryl Johnson
Tom Kelly
Dianne Kennedy
Rich Kern
Ben & Jen Kiser
Virginia Knoll
Richard Knudsen
Mike & Amber Kutayli
Lou Lau
Victoria Lee
Lucy Lien
Janet Lingren
Anita Loeck
Edward & Loretta Love
Marvin Maurer
Peggy McCann
Donna McClain
Melissa McCoy
Jack McKimmy
Paula & Matt Metcalf
V.T. & Joyce Miller
Mike Moellering
David Moshman
Bob & Jean Carol Murphy
Margaret Nelson
Bethany Nelson
Carolyn Nickel
Lee Obermeyer
Kathryn Olson
Connie Osborne
Mary Alice Park
RJ Pasco
Aaron Peregrine
Marilyn & Thomas Petro
Jerrald & Esther Pfabe
Kristin Pfabe
Mu Phi Epsilon Alumni
Rachelle Pratt
Loris Purtzer
Ann Quinlan
Julie Reno
Juanita Rice
Bryan Rettig
Charles Riedesel
Reuben & Loretta Rieke
Bill & JoAnn Roehrs
Fran Rouzee
John & Kim Salistean
Ted Schultz
Becky & Sharad Seth
Jesica Shiers
David Skoug
Delbert & Linda Smith
Beth Smith
Wendy & Eric Smith
Marjorie Snodgrass
Sara Stephenson
Elizabeth Sterns
April Stevenson
Jeremy Sydik
Chris Thomas
Loretta Tiemann
Leslie Tien
Delmar & Alice Timm
Jean Travers
De Troxel
Jennifer Uher
Eric & Laverne Umland
Jerald Varner
Anne Vidaver
Stephanie Davis Wallace
Marilyn Wallin

ANNUAL FUND DONORS
Susan Weber
David Wedin and Nancy
Engen-Wedin
Connie Weir
Matthew & Hilary
Westenburg
Nancy Whitman
Dwight Wigg
Robert & Patricia Wikel
Dorthy Williams
Andrew Willis
Sky Wills
Judy Wood
Birgit Young
Michael Zeece
FRIENDS CIRCLE
MEMBER
UNDER $100
Andrea Ahrens
Richard & Esther Albers
John & Joan Anderson
Gary Alexander
Douglas Alford
Barry Arndt
Lori Aschoff
Andrew Azab
Meghan Bailey
Kelley & Christena Baker
Robert & JoAnn Barry
Elizabeth Bartell
Bruce Bartels
Lindsay & Jake Bartlett
Ken & Cindy Bazata
Stephen Behrendt
Kristine Behrens
Kirill Belashchenko
Carolyn Benson
Charles Berry
Jennifer Blank
Robert & Lynette Boyce
Anita Breckbill
Drew & Kelli Brown
Robert Bryant
Lori Brydl Anderson &
Darlene Brydl
Karen Buchfinck
Diane Butherus
Donald & Helen Carnes
Steven Carpenter
Elizabeth Chalenburg
Alicia Chapelle
Katharine Cloran
Nikki Colgrove
Erin & Tom Cosby
Doris Craig
Chase Crispin
Lauren Damm
Lisa Davis
Judith DeGraff
Burnita Den Hartog
Michelle DeRusha
Barbara Dinsdale
Jeneane Dodson
Julia Doerr
Lyle Dokulil
Janet Domeier
Carolyn Dow
Trevor Duncan
Anita Ducey
Jessica Dussault
Earl Dyer
Jennifer Dyson
Gwyndylynn Evans
Sandra Fabry
Bailey Feit
Mark Felker
James Finders
Miranda Finn
Martin Fischer
Mary Fischer
Carol Flaute
Matthew Foreman
Andy Frederick
Jodi Fuson
Patti Fusselman
Janet Gauger
Don & Diane Giebelhaus
Joyce Glaesemann
Elizabeth Glynn
Beth Goble
Helen Greer
John & Roxanne Gustafson
Nancy & Andrew
Hadenfeldt
Jennifer Hammond
Pat Hammond
Arlene Harris
Pinke Harrison
Jason Hayes
Don & Dorothy
Heidemann-Nelson
Jean Henderson
Alex Heraty
Christopher Herman
Susan Hild
Kristina Hill
Thomas Hinshaw
Mike & Pam Hoefs
Ed Holbrook
Matthew Holman
Mary Holtmeier
Susan Hoover
Sue Howe
Kelly Hunter
Karen Hupp
Judy Irvin
Dorothea Jacobsen
Ethan & Sara Jensen
Mark Jeter
James Ralph Johnson
Barbara Johnson
Wendy Jordan
Kimberly Ann Jorgensen
Nan Kaye-Skinner
Johnathan Kelly
Scott Kempkes
Laura Kilmer
Christine King
Doris Klausen
Michael Kohel
Ann Kopischke
Carl Kopischke
Leopold J Kovar
Laurie Thomas Lee
Miranda Leif
Marty Lesiak
Barbara Lewandowski
Cynthia Love
Richard Ludwig
Janet Malone
Cindy Maly
Katherine Mansouri
Charlene Marie
Nathaniel Mars
Uriah Mata
Peter Mayeux
Mary McBride
Robert McClean
Jordan McClintock
Natalie McCormick
Cindy McGill
Julie McManamey
Joseph Meduna
Thomas Michalek
James Miller
Emily Moore
Tonya Morrison
Maxine & Francis Moul
Mike Murphy
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ANNUAL FUND
Clayton Naff
Lynda Nordyke
Lana Novak
Rosemary Ohles
Mark Onwiler
Jess Osborn
Phyllis Owen
Tanya Parmele
Larry Pelter
Susan Petersen
Nora Peterson
Jerry Petr
Vicki Phillips
Kim Philson
Clark & Janet Potter
Jill Primak
Don Rabbe
Diana Ramos
Alicia Ramos Gordin
Brett Charles Ratcliffe
Louis Reith
Jo Riecker-Karl
Mary Alice Riley
Jill Riley
Sharron Riordan
Alan Robb
Lee Rockwell
David Rosenbaum
Mark Ruhl
Cecilia Ruley
Kurt & Carly Runestad
Diana Sanderson
Tracy & David Sands
Luke Santos
Andrew Sarafian
Audrey Sayer
Audrey Schneider
Peter Schroeder
Shereen Schwaninger
Apryl Schwarz
Coralee Scritsmier
Allen Shambrook
Leslie Shaver
Richard Sherburne
Phyllis Smallfoot
Hannah Smith
Chris Smith
Jane Sonneland
Tess Sousek
Richard & Susan Spencer
John Sprude
Jan Staley
Kayle Stastny
Heather StClair
William Stephan
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Ruth
Stephenson
Robert Stock
Laura Stokes
Daniel Stratman
Joseph Streufert
James & Susan
Stuart
Rosemary
Swanson
Jeane Synhorst
Katie Taddeucci
Mary Taylor
Janelle Taylor
Rachel Thomas
Randolph
Tichota
Michele Tilley
Mike Tinius
Susan
Townsend
Dennis Tyser
Laura Uridil
Dr. Juliette van
der Meer
Mindy Van Wart
Sally Van Zandt
Mary Vershuur
Jessica Walsh
Diana Warner
Allen Wellman
Christopher
Wentworth
Diane West
Roger & Sylvia
Wiegand
Gerald Wilkins
Robert Williams
Sophie Williams
Jane Williams
Adrienne Wilson
Sam Wilson
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the following
businesses
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a match to
employee
contributions:
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Educational
Services
Nelnet, Inc.
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Services, Inc.
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the future of the orchestra. The principal is held permanently, while the interest earned each
year supports the orchestra. The following gifts have been received through December 1, 2020.
LSO Foundation
Contributors
Over $500,000
Ethel S. Abbott Charitable
Foundation
$100,000 to $499,999
Ruth Amen
Dorothea Gore
Margaret Klinker
Lienemann Charitable
Foundation
$50,000 to $99,999
Halcyon Allsman
Pauline Armstrong
Barbara and Howard
Dinsdale
Dr. and Mrs. William Nye
Joan M. and Wesley J. Reist
$20,000 to $49,999
Mr. and Mrs. Al Adams
Doris Dovel Trust
Erck Charitable Foundation
Ordella I. Geisler Estate
Richard Hay Estate
Oliver and Margaret Joy
Estates
Bonnie Kaltenborn Estate
Lincoln Symphony Guild
Marjorie Menshol
$5,000 to $19,999
Alice Abel
Martha and Ken Clark
Cliff's Notes
Mr. and Mrs. James Ebel &
Memorials
Folsom Memorial
Constance and Jack Geist
Burket Graf
Phoebe and Don Hamann
Keith Heckman
Leo Hill, Estate and
Memorials
Andrew Hove
Arlene and Buford Jones
Leo Kopp Memorial
Lienemann Charitable
Memorials
H. Don and Connie J.
Osborne
Priscilla Parson
Pat and Richard Smith
Sterns Charitable
Foundation
Susan and James Stuart
Loretta Tiemann
Paula and Woody Varner
Wells Fargo Bank
Connie and Richard White
Dr. David and
Catherine Sellmyer
Memorials In
Remembrance
$1,000 to $4,999
Ethel S. Abbott Memorials
Louis and Mary L. Babst
Memorial
Senator LaVon Crosby
Jane D. Dudgeon
Louise Foreman Memorial
Charlotte Lienemann
Memorial
Del Lienemann 90th
Birthday Celebration
Lincoln Symphony Guild
Memorials
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Olson
Suzanne Owen Memorial
Denise and Ross Scholz
Sidles Memorial
Fred Stiner
Nancy Vandervoort
Memorials
Wishnow Memorial
$500 to $999
Roxann and Leroy
Brennfoerder
FirsTier Bank
Leo Hill Birthday
Celebration
Dagmar Hoiberg
Marilyn and Dave Moore
James Nissen
Pansing Memorial
Peirson Memorial
Loris L. Purtzer
J. Richard Shoemaker and
Becky Van de Bogart
Lawrence Tyler Memorial
Janet and Richard Labenz
Westbrook Memorial
Up to $499
Jojen Batten
Nanci Burchess
Willard Cook Memorial
Angela Dawy
Robert and Christine
Denicola
Kathleen and Thomas
Conroy
Sally Desmond
Amy Duxbury
John Duxbury
Mary Ann and Chuck
Erickson
Bets & Larry Frederick
Mari Lane and
John Gewecke
Dorothy and
Francis Haskins
Hal Hasselbach
Barbara and
Philip Heckman
Robert Hinrichs
Donna Woods and
Jon Hinrichs
Mrs. Walker Kennedy
Virginia Knoll
Reginald Kuhn
Jacqueline and Jeff
McCullough
Paula and Matt Metcalf
Ed Miller Memorial
Phyllis Narveson
Virgil Parker Memorial
Ginny Parker
Charles Piper
Edward Polochick
Shelley and Timothy Pratt
Lillian Slaughter
Susan Thompson
Diana Warner
Shalla Young
Barbara Zach Lee
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GALA CONTRIBUTIONS
Thank you to the following individuals and businesses who supported LSO's 2021 Virtual
Gala: Cooking with the Maestro!
CO-HOSTS:
Ameritas
Mary & Doug Campbell
Cline Williams Wright
Johnson & Oldfather
Anabeth Cox
Kimberly & Tony Goins
Margaret & James Griesen
Jon Hinrichs &
Robert Hinrichs
Marilyn & Dave Moore
Nelnet
Pinnacle Bank
Rhonda Seacrest
Union Bank
Becky Van de Bogart &
Dick Shoemaker
Westgate Bank
Barbara Zach Lee &
Edward Polochick
INDIVIDUAL
CONTRIBUTIONS:
Tam & Kathleen Allen
Daryl & Doralee Bell
Mark Clinton &
Mary Ann Clinton
Marynelle Greene
John & Karen Janovy
Ken Kester
Tom Klein & Molly Burns
Joan Michelsen &
Jenna Hohenfeldt
Connie Osborne
Loris Purtzer
William & Mary Beth Shomos
Linda Smith
Anne Vidaver
Jane Williams
MUSICIANS:
John Bailey, flute
David Downing, cello
Darci Gamerl, English horn
Anne Sorensen-Wang, violin
Chunyang Wang, bass
Katie Wychulis, harp
LSO STAFF:
Kaylene Beal
Hannah Bell
Archie Diaz
Barbara Zach Lee
SPECIAL THANKS:
JTK Cuisine & Cocktails
Lilith Baier &
iamlilitheats&drinks
Venue Restaurant & Lounge
VOLUNTEERS:
Korynne Bolt
Summer Brackhan
Drew Brown
Loel Brooks
Jessica Dussault
Elizabeth Grunin
Ben Kiser
Kevin Madden
Marilyn Moore
Kristin Pfabe
Kirby Reardon
Kim & John Salistean
Karen Sandene
Ingrid & Nader Sepahpur
Beth & Clay Smith
Dick Vautravers
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