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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LSO INFORMATION

EDWARD POLOCHICK, MUSIC DIRECTOR.......2

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF...............3

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS...........4

ORCHESTRA ROSTER.....................................7

MEET THE MUSICIANS.................................26

Photos by

JamesAnn Photography

CONCERT INFORMATION

Dear LSO family,

Last year, with the support of our community,

LSO paid every musician their full salary, even

though they couldn’t all fit onstage. Below are

comments from a few musicians about how

much this meant to them:

• “LSO’s commitment to and support of our

family of musicians has been a cornerstone of the

organization. Nothing shows this better than the

incredible step that LSO has taken in paying all

the musicians this year. It is such a beautiful thing

- it brings tears to my eyes to think of what this

means for us all.”

• “Kudos to LSO (and especially to LSO’s loyal

donors) for making sure LSO is in a financially

secure position to be able to do this. You guys

blow us away.”

• “During this trying and stressful time for

everyone, we’re so grateful for LSO’s support. It is

truly remarkable.”

• “I LOVE this orchestra!! I am so grateful to

LSO for making such an effort to keep all our

musicians employed. We really appreciate it.”

AN EVENING WITH MARK MARKHAM...........12

BRANDENBURG & BECKER...............................14

DECK THE HALLS.................................................18

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEETHOVEN.......................20

WHEREFORE ART THOU ANTON?...................22

STRAVINSKY, STILL & WHITE..........................24

LSO GOES TO HOLLYWOOD.............................30

BEETHOVEN'S NINTH.........................................32

FREDERICKS'S FABLES......................................36

RENÉE FLEMING IN CONCERT..........................38

CONTRIBUTIONS

CORPORATE & FOUNDATION SUPPORT...9

MEMORIAL & TRIBUTE CONTRIBUTIONS. . 40

ANNUAL FUND DONORS............................42

LSO FOUNDATION........................................45

GALA CONTRIBUTIONS...............................52

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• “It means so much to me that our symphony family is really looking out for its musicians. In

an age where arts organizations are really struggling, I love that LSO is so worried about our

musicians’ well-being. Thank you so much!”

• “This isn’t only about compensation; it sends us a message that our community values the

arts and values us and wants to see us get through this pandemic. It’s been hard on us not

playing together; it chips away at the essence of who we are. And when this pandemic is over,

we will be bursting with joy to get on that stage and share our gifts with you.”

WWW.LINCOLNSYMPHONY.COM | 402.476.2211

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EDWARD POLOCHICK MUSIC DIRECTOR

Petersburg Symphony (Russia), and the State

of Mexico Symphony Orchestra (Mexico).

Photo By JamesAnn Photography

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.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & LSO STAFF

233 South 13th Street, Suite 1702

Lincoln, NE 68508

402.476.2211

www.lincolnsymphony.com

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kirby Reardon, President

Ben Kiser, President Elect

Drew Brown, Treasurer

Nancy Hove Graul, Secretary

Kelley Baker

Andre Barry

Mary Campbell

Debra Cirksena

Anthony L. Goins

Tom Klein

Ariel Merivil

Tyler Mohr

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EX-OFFICIO

Edward Polochick, Music Director &

Conductor

Karen Becker, Orchestra Committee Chair

Reg Kuhn, LSO Foundation President

Barbara Zach Lee, Executive Director

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Barbara Zach Lee,

Executive Director

Hannah Bell,

Community Partnerships Manager

Archie Diaz,

Audience Services Manager

Amy Morris,

Orchestra Manager

LSO FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Del Lienemann, Sr., Chairman Emeritus

Reginald Kuhn, President

Margaret Kontras Sutton, Vice President

Harry Seward III, Secretary/Treasurer

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2021-22 SAFETY PROTOCOLS

ENHANCED SAFETY SEATING ZONE:

In lieu of offering concerts via streaming, LSO is implementing an “Enhanced Safety

Seating Zone” in order to accommodate patrons who have concerns about their personal

risk level. Effective until further notice, any ticket holder may request to be seated in

this zone. Audience members in this zone are required to wear their mask at all times,

and will be seated in their requested pods with a minimum of six feet of distance

between each group.

PROTOCOLS BASED ON THE LANCASTER COUNTY COVID-19 RISK DIAL:

The following policies will be implemented for all LSO concerts, fundraising events, and

gatherings, based on the status of the Lancaster County COVID-19 Risk Dial on the

Tuesday preceding the week of each event (i.e. 10-12 days prior to each concert). The Risk

Dial can be found here: https://app.lincoln.ne.gov/city/covid19/

GREEN: LSO welcomes audience members to a regular seating configuration, and

encourages the wearing of masks.

YELLOW: LSO welcomes audience members to a regular main floor seating configuration,

and requires that every audience member ages 12 and over provides proof of vaccination

or proof of a negative test taken within the previous 72 hours, prior to being admitted to the

venue. Audience members are encouraged to wear masks.

ORANGE: LSO requires that every audience member ages 12 and over provides proof of

vaccination or proof of a negative test taken within the previous 72 hours, prior to being

admitted to the venue. Regular main floor seating configuration will be utilized, and every

patron (regardless of age) is required to wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth at

all times while in the concert venue.

RED: Dates and times will not change, but concerts will be offered as a live stream

instead of an in-person event.

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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

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

Margaret Griesen Chair

Tracy Hanson Sands

Assistant Principal

Korynne Bolt

Jessica Dussault

Elizabeth Grunin

Adella Hotchkiss

Trevor Petersen

Leslie Williams Tien

BASS

Michael Swartz, Principal

Barbara & 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

Joyce Besch

HORN

Gregory Helseth, Principal

Kaylene Beal

*Rick Ricker

Kimberly M. Beasley

W. Harold Oliver

TRUMPET

Michael R. Thompson, Principal

Ruth Marie Amen Chair

Thomas Kelly

Deborah T. Bouffard

*Jaime Tyser

TROMBONE

Scott Anderson, Principal

Vernon A. Forbes Chair

Terry R. Rush

BASS TROMBONE

Timothy Dickmeyer

*Liam Hughes

TUBA

Golden Lund, Principal

TIMPANI

Richard Jones, Principal

Symphony Guild

Anniversary Chair

PERCUSSION

Jeffrey Nelson, Principal

Kelli Nelson

HARP

Katie Wychulis, Principal

KEYBOARD

Richard Fountain, Principal

*One-year appointment

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ConCert SeaSon

Evenings

Friends

out

with

Johnny Carson Theater

season tickets available through

the first concert from www.lfcm.us

single tickets available through the

lied Center and at the door.

Oct. 22, 2021 • 7:30pm

The BalTimore ConsorT

“In Angels Wede” a program

featuring a narrator and based on

the life of Mary Queen of Scots.

Nov. 11, 2021 • 7:30pm

hyeyung sol yoon,

gregory Beaver, soyeon

KaTe lee Piano – Trio

Including a new piano trio by

Mathew Fuerst

Jan. 24, 2022 • 7:30pm

aizuri QuarTeT

“What’s Past is Prologue.” A mix of

new and old works by women composers

spanning 800 years.

March 3, 2022 • 7:30pm

harlem QuarTeT

wiTh aldo lóPez-gavilán

Original compositions by Aldo

López-Gavilán, followed by the

thrilling Schumann piano quintet

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CORPORATE & FOUNDATION SUPPORT

MAJOR MULTI-YEAR GIFTS

Anabeth Hormel Cox Charitable Trust

MarySue Harris Charitable Trust

Lienemann Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Lincoln Symphony Foundation

Rhonda Seacrest

forte GIFTS

Ameritas

Dietze Music House

Nelnet, Inc.

Rogers Foundation

West Gate Bank

fortississimo GIFTS

D F Dillon Foundation

Dolezal Family Foundation

Immanuel Communities

National Endowment for the Arts

Nebraska Arts Council

Nebraska Cultural Endowment

fortissimo GIFTS

Assurity Life Insurance Company

Cooper Foundation

The Cornhusker – A Marriott Hotel*

Ebbeka Design*

Farmers Mutual of Nebraska

FNBO

Norma Somerheiser Fund

Nebraska Lottery

Union Bank & Trust Co.

US Bank*

Woods Charitable Fund

mezzo forte GIFTS

BNSF Foundation

Brooks, Pansing Brooks

Humanities Nebraska

Lincoln Community Foundation

Mattson, Ricketts, Davies Stewart & Calkins

Mary F. Tous Charitable Foundation

Music Performance Trust Fund

Pinnacle Bank

Ruth M. Amen Performing Arts

Designated Fund

Viletta Leite Haddal Rev Trust

mezzo piano GIFTS

Lincoln Arts Council

Lincoln Foundation Community Arts

Endowment Fund

Lincoln Community Foundation's LSO

Support Fund

N.Z. Snell & Flora Frost Snell Fund

Roy & Marian Statton Designated Fund

Seth Family Fund

*denotes in-kind sponsors

SEASON SPONSORS

CONCERT SPONSORS

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ENSURING THE FUTURE

OF OUR SYMPHONY

WHAT IS THE ENCORE CLUB?

LSO’S ENCORE CLUB is made up of individuals who

have included LSO in their estate planning documents.

A PLANNED GIFT TO LINCOLN’S SYMPHONY

ORCHESTRA allows you to ensure that LSO serves our

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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AN EVENING WITH MARK MARKHAM CLASSICAL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021, 7:30PM

LIED CENTER FOR PERFOMING ARTS

SEASON SPONSORS

EDWARD POLOCHICK, CONDUCTOR

MARK MARKHAM, PIANO

QUARTET ES:

ANTON MILLER & ERTAN TORGUL, VIOLINS;

RITA PORFIRIS, VIOLA; JENNIFER KLOETZEL, CELLO

JESSIE MONTGOMERY Banner 8’

(b. 1981)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90 (Italian) 27’

(1809-1847) I. Allegro vivace

II. Andante con moto

III. Con moto moderato

IV. Presto and Finale: Saltarello

~INTERMISSION~

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 26 27’

(1891-1953) I. Andante - Allegro

II. Tema con variazioni

III. Allegro, ma non troppo

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.

The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported this program through its

matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment

for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.artscouncil.nebraska.

gov for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization, or

how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

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CLASSICAL AN EVENING WITH MARK MARKHAM

Songs without Words” in a Sacred Space series. In

May he gave a recital with French tenor, Stéphane

Sénéchal for the Art Song Preservation Society’s

music festival in New York at The Manhattan

School of Music. In June he presented a talk and

performance of French music in honor of La Fête

de la Musique for the Alliance Française of Hawaii

in Honolulu. He also has his own vocal workshop

in Europe, Singing in Sicily, a non-profit intensive

training program for talented young singers from

around the world. (continued on page 52.)

MARK MARKHAM, PIANO

Pianist Mark Markham is equally at home as

a soloist, a collaborator with great singers, a

chamber musician, a jazz pianist, or a vocal coach,

and his interpretations have been praised by the

public and press alike. His international career

encompasses performances in North and South

America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, while

the artistry of his playing has been described as

“brilliant”, “exquisitely detailed” and “in full service

to the music.”

Starting in 1995 for more than 20 seasons,

Mr. Markham was the recital partner to famed

American soprano, Jessye Norman (1945-2019)

giving nearly 300 performances in over 30

countries, including recitals in Carnegie Hall in

New York as well as concerts at Concertgebouw

in Amsterdam, La Palau de la Musica in Barcelona,

the Philharmonie in Berlin, London’s Royal Festival

Hall, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Salzburg

Festival, Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo, Athens, Paris, St.

Petersburg, Moscow, Tel Aviv, and at the 2002

Nobel Peace Prize presentation to President Jimmy

Carter in Oslo.

Other recent performances with Markham include

a solo recital at the Lexington Bach Festival-“Bach

and the Art of Improvisation” followed by a recital

with mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong at the

Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. At Weill Recital

Hall at Carnegie Hall he gave recitals with soprano

Leah Crocetto and mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges.

In February he was pianist and music director for

a program celebrating the music of Kurt Weill and

George Gershwin at the Kansas City Opera, and

he returned to New York City for a solo recital – “My

QUARTET ES

ANTON MILLER & ERTAN TORGUL, VIOLINS

RITA PORFIRIS, VIOLA

JENNIFER KLOETZEL, CELLO

Made up of established chamber musicians

who reunited after a long separation,

QuartetES brings a diverse and engaging

presence to the concert stage. Since

2017 they have been in residence at

Point CounterPoint Chamber Music in

Vermont. 2018 saw their debut international

performance at Harpa Concert Hall in

Reykjavik, Iceland. In 2019 they were in

residence at the Harpa International Music

Academy as well as New Music for Strings

in Reykjavik. In 2021 they embarked on an

ambitious project for The Uncertainty of Fate

Festival: they commissioned 18 pieces by

established as well as emerging composers,

which they recorded over 4 days during the

pandemic. Upcoming projects include their

Lincoln's Symphony debut, performing Jessie

Montgomery's Banner for Quartet and

Orchestra in October 2021, and the world

premiere of Robert Carl's Quartet No. 3.

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BRANDENBURG & BECKER CLASSICAL

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021, 7:30PM


SEASON SPONSORS


KAREN BECKER, CELLO

J. S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 10’

(1685-1750) I. Allegro

II. Adagio

III. Allegro

J. S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 20’

I. Allegro non troppo

II. Adagio

III. Allegro

IV. Menuetto

~INTERMISSION~

KURT ATTERBERG Concerto for Cello in C minor, op. 21 35’

(1887-1974)











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CLASSICAL BRANDENBURG & BECKER

KAREN BECKER, CELLO

Cellist Karen Becker is an active soloist and

avid chamber player who has performed

throughout the United States as well as in

Europe, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Becker is a

faculty artist with the Red Lodge Music Festival

in Montana, the Omaha Conservatory of Music

Institute, and the Ameropa Chamber Music

Festival in Praque (Czech Republic). At Ameropa

she has performed in a series of concerts in

various venues throughout the city such as

the prestigious Suk Hall at the Rudolfinum,

Martinu Hall at the Academy of Music, and the

Hall of Mirrors at the Klementinum. She has

recorded for several PBS documentaries and

with several bands, including Bright Eyes. She

tours regularly as a soloist and chamber player

and is a member of Trio Nuovo with UNL pianist

Mark Clinton and Anton Miller, concertmaster

of Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, as well as

the Concordia String Trio with violinist Marcia

Henry-Liebenow and violist Leslie Perna.

She is a former member of the Omega String

Quartet, quartet-in-residence for Lutheran

Music Program, and former principal cellist of

both the Melkus Ensemble and the International

String Orchestra. She has appeared as soloist

and principal cellist with the Texas Cello Choir

at national conventions as well as on “Front

Row Center,” a Texas Public Television program.

Becker is a past president of both the Nebraska

and Missouri chapters of the American String

Teachers Association. She has served on

national committees of the American String

Teachers Association (ASTA) and has been on

the planning committee for both the 2005 and

2010 ASTA conventions. In February 2005 she

received the Citation for Leadership & Merit from

ASTA. Becker has conducted several orchestras

in the University of Texas String Project and

continues to serve as a clinician and guest

conductor for high school orchestras and cellists

throughout the United States. In addition, she

enjoys teaching in Suzuki workshops throughout

the Midwest.

Becker received her Doctor of Musical Arts and

Master of Music degrees from the University of

Texas at Austin and the Bachelor of Music

degree from Ohio University. Her teachers have

included her father David Becker, Leighton

Conkling, Roger Drinkall, and internationally

renowned string pedagogue Phyllis Young. She

has served as cello professor on the faculty of

Truman State University and as String Project

teacher at the University of Texas. Currently,

she is Professor of Cello at the University of

Nebraska, Lincoln, principal cellist of Lincoln’s

Symphony Orchestra and past director of the

Lincoln Junior Youth Orchestra.

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WATCH A PERFORMANCE OF THE

GLENN KORFF SCHOOL OF MUSIC

THIS FALL!

Many of the GKSOM events

will be webcast this Fall

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our upcoming events with

links to our webcasts, visit:

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DECK THE HALLS HOLIDAY POPS

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2021, 2:00 & 6:00PM


SEASON SPONSORS

LUCAS WALDIN, CONDUCTOR

DREW DUNCAN, TENOR & BELL-ISSIMO

JIM STEPHENSON III Holiday Fanfare No. 1 5’

JERRY HERMAN We Need a Little Christmas 2.5’

(arr. MARK HAYES)

TORME /WELLS The Christmas Song 3’

(arr. MARK HAYES)

("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire")

P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from The Nutcracker 6’

I. Spanish Dance

II. Arabian Dance

III. Russian Dance

TRADITIONAL Ar Hyd n Nos ("All Through the Night") 4’

(arr. Carmen Dragon)

(arr. DAN GOELLER) Christmas Fantasy 5’

(arr. WILLIAM RYDEN)

CAHN/STYNE Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow! 3.5’

(arr. MARK HAYES)

REGNEY / BAKER Do You Hear What I Hear 4’

(arr. MCKECHNIE)

~INTERMISSION~

(arr. LINDA MCKECHNIE) Go Tell It On the Mountain/Trioka 4’

IRVING BERLIN White Christmas 4’

(arr. Ringwald/Ades)

TRADITIONAL O Holy Night (from Christmas Suite) 4.5’

(arr. RINWALD/ADES)

LEROY ANDERSON Sleigh Ride 3’

BILL HOLCOMBE 'Twas the Night Before Christmas 7’

SILVESTRI/BALLARD Concert Suite from The Polar Express 6’

(arr. BRUBAKER)

FRANZ GRUBER Silent Night 3.5’






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HOLIDAY POPS DECK THE HALLS

LUCAS WALDIN, CONDUCTOR

Lucas Waldin is a dynamic and versatile conductor

whose performances have delighted audiences

across North America. He has collaborated with

some of today’s most exciting artists including

Carly Rae Jepsen, Ben Folds, The Canadian Brass

and Buffy Sainte-Marie, in addition to conducting

presentations such as Disney in Concert, Blue

Planet Live, Cirque de la Symphony, and the

groundbreaking symphonic debut of R&B duo

Dvsn as part of the global Red Bull Music Festival.

Waldin has been a guest conductor for numerous

orchestras in the U.S. and Canada, including

the Houston Symphony, the Dallas Symphony,

the Grant Park Festival Orchestra, the Modesto

Symphony, the Louisiana Philharmonic,

the Vancouver Symphony, the Calgary

Philharmonic and the Toronto Symphony.

Having joined the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

as Resident Conductor in 2009, Waldin was

subsequently appointed Artist-in-Residence and

Community Ambassador - the first position of

its kind in North America. He appeared with the

ESO over 150 times and conducted in Carnegie

Hall during the orchestra's participation in the

2012 Spring for Music festival. In recognition of

his accomplishments he was awarded the Jean-

Marie Beaudet Award in Orchestral Conducting

and received a Citation Award from the City of

Edmonton for outstanding achievements in arts

and culture.

A native of Toronto, Canada, Waldin holds degrees

in flute and conducting from the Cleveland

Institute of Music.

DREW DUNCAN, TENOR

Drew Duncan, originally from Okoboji, IA, has

sung with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Des Moines

Metro Opera, Virginia Opera, Sarasota Opera,

Castleton Festival, Chicago Opera Theater,

Chamber Opera Chicago, Ash Lawn Opera, Opera

for the Young, Virginia Consort, Dubuque

Symphony Orchestra and was a Central Region

Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council

Auditions in 2010. Since moving to Nebraska in

2012, Drew regularly sings with Opera Omaha,

Abendmusik, The Nebraska Wind Symphony,

First-Plymouth Church, Trinity Episcopal Church,

Saint Cecelia Cathedral, UNO, Creighton

University, TADA Productions, and sings the

National Anthem for the UNO Maverick Hockey

team, the College World Series and the Olympic

Swim Trials and Curling Trials.

BELL-ISSIMO

Bell-issimo had its inception the summer of

2002. Nancy Youngman, Director, assembled

bell ringers who were passionate about

handbells, had solid musical ability, and were

generous about allocations of their time. Most

charter members were also members of two

local church handbell choirs: Holy Trinity

Episcopal Church and St. Marks United

Methodist Church. Bell-issimo has been

featured as a Showcase Choir at the Area 8

Handbell Festival in Council Bluffs, as special

guests of the Christmas Extravaganza in

Bossier City, Louisiana, and at festivals and

concerts in Lincoln and throughout Nebraska.

This year’s ringers represent eight churches

from the Lincoln area.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEETHOVEN FAMILY

SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2022, 2:00PM

O'DONNELL AUDITORIUM

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN

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WILLIAM SHOMOS, NARRATOR

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Happy Birthday Beethoven 45’

(1770-1827)

(ed. KAYLENE BEAL)











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FAMILY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEETHOVEN

Assistant Director for a production of Wagner’s

Tannhäuser in Tirana, Albania, a production in

which he also sang the role of Wolfram.

WILLIAM SHOMOS, NARRATOR

William Shomos, guest actor, is the Richard

H. Larson Distinguished Professor of Music

(Voice) and Director of Opera at the University of

Nebraska-Lincoln. There he has staged a wide

variety of productions ranging from traditional

faire (The Marriage of Figaro, La Bohème) to

world premieres and new works (O Pioneers

(White), Dead Man Walking (Heggie), and A

Wedding (Bolcom)). His staging of Tyler White’s

O Pioneers received regional and national

acclaim and was aired on Nebraska Educational

Television (NETV). His productions of Dead Man

Walking, Così fan tutte, and Street Scene won

first place in the National Opera Association’s

Opera Production Competition.

As a singer, Mr. Shomos has performed

numerous leading baritone roles including

Marcello in La Bohème, Captain Corcoran in

H.M.S. Pinafore, and the title role in Sweeney

Todd. In 2006, he appeared as a faculty artist

with UNL Opera’s production of The Most Happy

Fella featured at the Waterford International

Festival of Light Opera in Waterford, Ireland,

where Shomos was awarded “Best Male Singer”

for his portrayal of Tony Esposito. As a recitalist,

Mr. Shomos toured throughout the country as a

part of internationally-renowned accompanist

John Wustman’s project to present the Complete

Songs of Franz Schubert. In 2010, he performed

Winterreise with Wustman at UNL. In 1999, he

sang a performance of the Complete Mörike

Songs of Hugo Wolf, which the Omaha World

Herald declared to be a “towering accomplishment

that will stand as one of the region’s musical

high points of the year and even the decade.”

Recent oratorio work includes the baritone roles

in Ein deutsches Requiem, Messiah, and Elijah.

William Shomos holds degrees from the

University of Illinois (DMA), Northwestern

University (MM), and Knox College (BA).

Mr. Shomos has staged several works with

Pensacola Opera and Nevada Opera. Between

2003 and 2005, Shomos spent three seasons

with the Des Moines Metro Opera as stage

director in the company’s Apprentice Artist

program, while also assistant directing

mainstage productions. Between 2006 and

2009, he directed productions with La Musica

Lirica in Novafeltria, Italy. Shomos has also

directed outreach programs for both the Des

Moines Metro Opera and Opera Omaha.

From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Shomos returned

to the Des Moines Metro Opera to direct the

Apprentice Artist Program. In 2013 he served as

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WHEREFORE ART THOU ANTON? CLASSICAL

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022, 7:30PM


SEASON SPONSORS


THE MILLER-PORFIRIS DUO

ANTON MILLER, VIOLIN

RITA PORFIRIS, VIOLA

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Keep Me From Sinkin’ Down 6’

(1875-1912)

Kenji Bunch Verso 12’

(b. 1973) I. Looking Back

II. Standing Still

III. Moving Forward

Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 14’

(1685-1750) I. Vivace

II. Largo ma non tanto

III. Allegro

Joseph Haydn Symphony no. 94 “Surprise” 25’

(1732-1809)





Verso by Kenji Bunch

Copyright © 2015 by Kenji Bunch Music Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

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CLASSICAL WHEREFORE ART THOU ANTON?

Miller Porfiris Duo

Anton Miller, violin

Rita Porfiris, viola

The Miller-Porfiris Duo has been

delighting audiences since 2005.

On faculty of the Hartt School in

Connecticut, the duo has been

in residency and given seminars

and masterclasses at festivals

and institutions across the United

States, Europe, the Middle East,

and Asia. Recent seasons have

seen tours around the United

States, Iceland, Taiwan and

Israel; with critically acclaimed

performances on the Spitalfields

Festival in London, Chamber Music

of Little Rock, Chamber Music

Pittsburgh, Tel Aviv Museum, and

Icelandic Chamber Society series.

Their “MP2 on the Silver Screen”

series has reintroduced modern

audiences to the compelling

interplay of silent film and live

music.

Committed to expanding the

repertoire for violin and viola,

in 2010 they commissioned and

recorded 3 new works by Errollyn

Wallen, Mario Diaz Gavier, and

Libby Larsen for their debut CD

“Five Postcards.” Their second CD,

titled “Eight Pieces” and released

in 2013, was deemed a “fine new

recording” and praised for its

“wonderfully smooth ensemble

work” and “vibrant and focused”

playing by Gramophone and

Audible Audiophile Magazines.

Acclaim from Fanfare for the Duo's

third CD, entitled "Divertimenti"

declares their playing "a lightning

bolt" and speaks to the "color,

fire, and passion." Whole Note

Magazine declared “you would

have to go a long way to hear

better duo playing than this.”

Their fourth CD, “Threaded

Sky”, released in the Spring of

2020, features new compositions

by Bright Sheng, Krzysztof

Penderecki, Mani Mirzaee and

Augusta Read Thomas. American

Record Guide declared it “in the

top ten of all albums I’ve ever

reviewed.” (Stephanie Boyd). The

pandemic 2020-21 season saw

them expanding to a true global

audience. During this time, MP2

commissioned and premiered over

10 new pieces by women and

underrepresented composers for

duo or trio (violin, viola and piano),

producing and recording all of

them for streaming platforms, and

watched by thousands.

For more information visit their

website:

www.millerporfirisduo.org.

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STRAVINSKY, STILL & WHITE CLASSICAL

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2022, 7:30PM


SEASON SPONSORS


JOHN BAILEY, FLUTE

DANIEL DORFF Concertino for flute and orchestra 11’

(b. 1956)

KENT KENNAN Night Soliloquy 21’

(1913-2003)

TYLER G. WHITE A Brand-New Summer (rev. 2010) 20’

I. Tag--You're It

II. Memorial

III. Psalmba ("et in matutino laus")

~INTERMISSION~

WILLIAM GRANT STILL Festive Overture 10’

(1895-1978)

IGOR STRAVINSKY L'Oiseau de feu (Firebird): Suite (1919 version) 10’

(1882-1971) I. Introduction - The Firebird and its dance - The

Firebird's variation

II. The Princesses' Khorovod (Rondo, round dance)

III. Infernal dance of King Kaschei

IV. Berceuse

V. Finale











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CLASSICAL STRAVINSKY, STILL & WHITE

JOHN BAILEY, FLUTE

John Bailey is Larson Professor of Flute and a member

of the Moran Woodwind Quintet at the University of

Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music. He is principal

flutist with Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, with which

he has appeared as concerto soloist on numerous

occasions. He received his undergraduate degree

from Indiana University, where he studied with

James Pellerite. Both his masters and doctorate

were earned at Northwestern University, where he

was assistant to Walfrid Kujala. He also studied at

the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in

Vienna, Austria, with Louis Rivière, piccoloist of the

Vienna Philharmonic. From 1982 to 1996, he was

program annotator for the American Institute of

Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria, where he was

also co-principal flutist with the festival’s orchestra.

He has been principal flutist with the Illinois

Philharmonic, Opera Illinois, the Illinois Chamber

Symphony and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. He

has performed at the Phillips Collection, Washington,

D.C.; the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center; Unity

Temple, Oak Park, IL; numerous universities

throughout the US; and in recital in Germany, Italy,

and England. With the Moran Woodwind Quintet he

has toured throughout the Midwest and released a

series of recordings on the Crystal label–“The Wind

Chamber Music of Theodor Blumer,” Vols. 1-3. The

third, released in December 2007, contains one final

quintet and three works for flute and piano. His

recording of “American Masterworks” on the Centaur

label (works by Ran, Larsen, La Montaine, Persichetti,

Snyder and Heiden) is forthcoming. He has conducted

the International Flute Orchestra (35 professional

flutists and teachers) on tour in Poland, Chile, Greece,

China, Spain, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic,

Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, the Baltics, and Russia.

He was President of the National Flute Association

2003-2004 and program chair for the Washington,

D.C. convention in 2002.

TYLER G. WHITE, COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE

Tyler Goodrich White was named LSO’s first

Composer-in-Residence in 2019. Also an acclaimed

conductor, Dr. White has been Director of Orchestras

at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since 1994,

leading the orchestra program in a period of

extraordinary growth and achievement. Under his

direction, the UNL Symphony Orchestra has been

recognized as one of America’s finest collegiate

ensembles, selected to perform at national and

regional conventions of the Music Educators National

Conference. Before coming to Nebraska, White led

orchestras at Cornell University and Trinity University

(Texas); he appears regularly as guest conductor

and clinician with student orchestras nationwide.

In 2004, he was a guest lecturer in conducting at

the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China,

and in September 2007 he was named Best Musical

Director at the Waterford International Festival of

Light Opera in Waterford, Ireland. Recent seasons

have seen additional guest conducting engagements

in Mexico and Brazil.

In 1997, White’s cello concerto Threnos (William

Schuman in memoriam) became the first work by a

Nebraskan to win the Omaha Symphony’s

International New Music Competition, and in 1999

his opera O Pioneers!, the first-ever operatic treatment

of a Willa Cather novel, was premiered at UNL and

televised on Nebraska Public Television. In 2001, Dr.

White was named Composer of the Year by the

Nebraska Music Teachers Association. In 2003,

White’s Elegy “for the orphans of terror” was awarded

the Masterworks Prize and was recorded by the Sofia

Philharmonic on the inaugural volume of ERM Media’s

“Masterworks of the New Era” CD series, and in 2006

his Mystic Trumpeter (Symphony No. 2) was awarded

Honorable Mention in the ASCAP Foundation/Rudolf

Nissim Prize competition. In 2014, the newly-revised

O Pioneers! was awarded a Silver Medal in the Global

Music Prize competition, and was named a finalist

for the American Music Prize.

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MEET THE MUSICIANS

AMY MORRIS, FLUTE

How long have you played your instrument?

I started the flute when I was 10, because

of sibling rivalry. My mom decided that three

of us would play musical instruments, and I

would play the flute. However, I was a little bit

scared to start and asked my mom if I could

wait a year. She said OK. A bit later I walked

in on my sister getting the flute out of its case.

I said, “what are you doing with my flute?”

She answered, “Mom said I could play it since

you aren’t going to.” Guess who showed up at

the first band practice that night?

What advice do you have for someone who

wants to learn your instrument?

Get a very, very, very, very good teacher! By

the time I had a good teacher, I had a lot of

bad habits that had to be undone. Ask for

references for your teacher. Do not be afraid

to fire your teacher if things aren’t working out.

Get as good an instrument as you can afford.

Most beginner flutes are actually a lot harder

to play than step-up and professional flutes.

And finally, practice!

Tell us about your pre-concert routine.

I try to have a good but not over-filling meal

before performances. And then I try not to

leave ridiculously early – although this is

difficult for me as I am someone who likes to

get to the gig way ahead of time. Once I am

at the hall, I warm up and then I take a few

minutes of quiet time to visualize playing the

concert.

If you could play any other instrument in

the orchestra, what would it be and why?

I would play the string bass. My uncle was

a professional musician and he gave me his

string bass. I have taken lessons on it and

noticed that it makes me a better listener. I

don’t just listen for the flute parts! Besides

that, it is a fun instrument.

What orchestral work have you never

performed live, but have always wanted to?

Dvorak’s Scherzo Capriccioso. I discovered it

in the last year, and absolutely love it.

When you’re not practicing, what do you do

in your spare time?

Read! I set a goal of reading 10 books a

month for 2021. So far, I have met my goal. I

love to travel, and I’m usually planning a trip

if I’m not actually on a trip! I build dioramas,

collect flute-playing figurines, and am an

addicted thrift/vintage/antique shopper.

What is your favorite popular artist, band, or

genre?

I haven’t listened to much popular music since

I was in high school, and I won’t date myself

by telling you my favorite artist from that time!

I think Lady Gaga and Adele are incredibly

talented and creative women.

Tell us about your favorite memory from

working with LSO.

Getting together to play the holiday show in

2020, after the long Covid lockdown. To be

with colleagues creating music again gave me

joy and hope.

KELLY NELSON, PERCUSSION


I started playing percussion in 5th grade –

1981. I started organ two years earlier. Funny

thing – my organ teacher was Willa Foster-

Jones, married to our own timpanist, Rich

Jones. When I started percussion in band, she

mentioned that her husband gives timpani

lessons. Years later my high school band

director sent me to the percussion teacher at

Wesleyan for lessons – with Rich Jones! I owe

them both a lot!



Piano helps, but it’s not necessary. Practice

keyboard percussion without looking at your

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MEET THE MUSICIANS

hands so you can use muscle memory and

peripheral vision to find the notes. Learn as

many different percussion instruments as you

can, so you are as flexible as possible.


Drive from Bellevue! Seriously, we like to get

here early so we have time to set up and

warm up without feeling rushed. We are

usually the first musicians to arrive and the

last to leave. The only other contender is

usually the timpanist. What I actually do for

warmups depends on which parts are most

challenging for that concert. I might practice

loud and soft crashes on cymbals, do some

snare drum technique warmups or run some

xylophone scales, depending on what I’m

playing that night.

If you could play any other instrument in the

orchestra, what would it be and why?

Man, that’s a tough one because I LOVE

percussion. But I have to think it would be

either bassoon or French horn. I call them the

character actors of the orchestra. They may

not get all the big flashy parts, but they steal

the show with the best one-liners.



Also, a tough one. After 25 years in LSO, I’ve

gotten to play some great music. I guess I’d

say the cymbal part from either Tchaikovsky’s

Romeo and Juliet or Symphony #4. They are

both amazing cymbal parts and my husband

always steals them!


in your spare time?

I teach beginning band for Bellevue Public

Schools. I have two kids who keep me really

busy, and a dog that loves long walks. I also

love to water ski, hike, climb mountains, knit,

sew, crochet and read.


genre?

I love balladeers and alternative music. Billy

Joel, Elton John, Sting, REM, U2, The Cure,

Lady Gaga, Pink and No Doubt get frequent

air time in my car.


working with LSO.

Oh man – after 25 years there have been so

many! My favorite is playing with my husband.

Getting to share making music with him is

really special.

Another favorite is Ed walking out in a

hospital gown and fake posterior after having

appendix surgery!

Then there are so many memories of playing

amazing music. Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of

Spring’ and ‘Petroushka’ and Britten’s ‘War

Requiem’ really stand out.

TERRY RUSH, TROMBONE


Since 1962 starting at the then Havelock

Grade School.



Patience, private lessons and make sure you

have a somewhat quality instrument.


Usually about 1-1 ½ hour warm up. A light

meal and hydrate.

If you could play any other instrument in

the orchestra, what would it be and why?

Conductor……..I’m taller than Ed!!!. Otherwise,

Bassoon. That way I could perform

Beethoven 7!



Bruckner 8. The finale is amazing for the

brass section. Please Ed?? Please?????


in your spare time?

Summer, gardening, my Koi pond with my 5

enormous and beautiful Koi.


genre?

The Beatles hands down. Their transitions

throughout their span was absolutely

amazing.


working with LSO.

Tough call between Mahler 2 and Bruckner 4.

And, sitting in the brass section with Denny

Schneider. His solo work was heaven sent.

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LSO GOES TO HOLLYWOOD POPS

SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2022, 7:30PM


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RICHARD STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Fanfare 2’

(1864-1949)

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 'Sleeping Beauty: Suite op. 66a: Waltz 5’

(1840-1893)

JEFF TYZIK, arr. The Big Movie Suite 16’

(b. 1951)

MEREDITH WILLSON The Music Man: "Seventy-Six Trombones" 3’

(1902-1984)

(arr. RICKETTS)

LEONARD BERNSTEIN West Side Story: Selections 11’

(1918-1990)

(arr. MASON)

~INTERMISSION~

RICHARD RODGERS A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein 9’

(1902-1979)

(arr. MOSS)

JOHN WILLIAMS Star Wars Suite: Main Title 7’

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BEETHOVEN'S NINTH CLASSICAL

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022, 7:30PM


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JAKE RUNESTAD A Silence Haunts Me 10’

(b. 1986)

~INTERMISSION~

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 (Choral) 35’

(1770-1827) I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

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CLASSICAL BEETHOVEN'S NINTH

JAKE RUNESTAD, COMPOSER

Jake Runestad is an award-winning and

frequently-performed composer of “highly

imaginative” (Baltimore Sun) and “stirring and

uplifting” (Miami Herald) musical works that have

been featured in thousands of performances

worldwide and earned a 2020 GRAMMY

award nomination. Having collaborated with

leading ensembles and organizations around

the globe, Jake has a versatile and prolific career

creating works for orchestra, wind band, chorus,

chamber ensembles, and opera. His visceral

music and charismatic personality have fostered

a busy schedule of commissions, residencies,

workshops, and speaking engagements,

establishing him as “one of the best of the

younger American composers” (Chicago Tribune).

Steeped in a belief that music has the power to

initiate positive change, Jake creates musical

works that are socially conscious and explore

authentic human emotions and experiences.

Conductors, performers, and audiences continue

to praise his music for its ability to connect with

the head and the heart. As a result, Jake was one

of the youngest composers ever awarded the

coveted Raymond W. Brock Commission from the

American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)

in 2018 — the foremost commission available to

composers of choral music in the USA. For this

honor, Jake wrote the groundbreaking work “A

Silence Haunts Me” which conducting legend

Dale Warland hailed “a masterpiece.” Runestad

also received a 2017 McKnight Fellowship, a

2016 Morton Gould Young Composer Award

from the ASCAP Foundation for his extended

work “Dreams of the Fallen,” and his works have

received awards from the American Composers

Forum, ASCAP, the Peabody Conservatory,

New Music USA, the Otto Bremmer Foundation,

VocalEssence, the Virginia Arts Festival, the

National Association for Music Education, and

the American Choral Directors Association. Jake’s

“The Peace of Wild Things” won the Nathan

Davis Prize for Composition in 2012, and he

received a 2020 Outstanding Graduate Award

from Johns Hopkins University.

Jake Runestad holds a Master’s degree in

composition from the Peabody Conservatory of

the Johns Hopkins University where he studied

with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts,

in addition to formative mentoring from acclaimed

composer Libby Larsen. Originally from Rockford,

IL, Jake is currently based in Minneapolis, MN.

For more information and to purchase scores,

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FREDERICK'S FABLES FAMILY

SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2022, 2:00PM

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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN

SEASON SPONSORS


JOHN STAFFORD SMITH Star-Spangled Banner 2’

(1750-1836)

GIOACHINO ROSSINI Overture: Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) 8’

(1792-1868)

Young Artist Competition Winner

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MICHAEL ABELS Frederick's Fables 28’

(b. 1962) 1. Frederick

3. Theodore and the Talking Mushroom

4. Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse











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FAMILY FREDERICKS FABLES

premiered by Brunelle conducting the Plymouth

Music Series with James Earl Jones as the

narrator. The second two were premiered with

Garrison Keillor narrating. Michael Abels has

also narrated at subsequent performances. Each

story is programmable separately. Available

rental at subitomusic.com.

MICHEAL ABELS, COMPOSER

Michael Abels is best-known for his scores for

the Oscar-winning film GET OUT, and for Jordan

Peele’s US, for which Abels won the World

Soundtrack Award, the Jerry Goldsmith Award,

a Critics Choice nomination, an Image Award

nomination, and multiple critics awards. The

hip-hop influenced score for US was short-listed

for the Oscar, and was even named “Score of

the Decade” by online publication The Wrap.

As a concert composer, Abels has received

grants from the National Endowment for the

Arts, Meet The Composer, and the Sphinx

Organization, among others. His orchestral

works have been performed by the Chicago

Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Atlanta

Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and

many more. As guest conductor of Get Out

In Concert, Abels has led orchestras like the

National Symphony and the San Francisco

Symphony. Several of his orchestral works have

been recorded by the Chicago Sinfonietta on

the Cedille label, including Delights & Dances

and Global Warming. Abels is co-founder of the

Composers Diversity Collective, an advocacy

group to increase visibility of composers of color

in film, game and streaming media. Upcoming

projects include the ballet for concert band

Falling Sky for Butler University, At War With

Ourselves for the Kronos Quartet, and the Hugh

Jackman film Bad Education for HBO.

FREDERICK’S FABLES (1994, 1996) Are a group

of 4 classic stories by seminal children’s book

author/illustrator Leo Leonni scored for narrator

and orchestra. Commissioned by Philip Brunelle’s

Plymouth Music Series (Vocalessence) in

Minneapolis, MN, the first two stories were

LEO LIONNI, AUTHOR

Leo Lionni was an Italian-American author

and illustrator of children's books. Born in

the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived

there before moving to the United States in

1939, where he worked as an art director

for several advertising agencies, and then

for Fortune magazine. He returned to Italy

in 1962 and started writing and illustrating

children's books In 1962, his book Inch by Inch

was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

Lionni became the first children's author/

illustrator to use collage as the main medium

for his illustrations. Reviewers such as

Booklist and School Library Journal have

said that Lionni's illustrations are "bold,

sumptuous collages" that include "playful

patches of color" and that his "beautifully

simple and boldly graphic art is perfect to

share with very young children." Book World

said that "the translucent color of the pictures

and the simplicity of the text make a perfect

combination." Many of Lionni's books deal

with issues of community and creativity, and

the existential condition, rendered as fables

which appealed to children. He participated

in workshops with children and even after his

death school children continue to honor him

by making their own versions of his books.

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RENÉE FLEMING CLASSICAL

SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2022, 6:00PM


SEASON SPONSORS


RENÉE FLEMING, SOPRANO

RICHARD STRAUSS Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) 45’

(1864-1949) I. Frühling

II. September

III. Beim Schlafengehen

IV. Im Abendrot

~INTERMISSION~

Additional Selections to be Announced











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CLASSICAL RENÉE FLEMING

In 2020, Renée launched Music and Mind LIVE,

a weekly online interview show exploring the

intersection of music and arts with human health

and the brain. In 19 episodes, the show amassed

more than 650,000 views, from 70 countries.

Renée was inspired to launch the series by the

Sound Health initiative she leads as Artistic

Advisor to the John F. Kennedy Center for the

Performing Arts, in partnership with the NIH

and the NEA. She has given presentations with

scientists and practitioners on the connection

of arts and health around the world, and is

a leading advocate for research in this field,

winning the 2020 Rosenfeld Award for Impact

on Public Opinion.

RENÉE FLEMING , SOPRANO

Renée Fleming is one of the most highly acclaimed

singers of our time, performing on the stages of

the world’s greatest opera houses and concert

halls. Honored with four Grammy® awards

and the US National Medal of Arts, Renée has

sung for momentous occasions from the Nobel

Peace Prize ceremony to the Diamond Jubilee

Concert for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham

Palace. In 2014, she brought her voice to a

vast new audience as the first classical artist

ever to sing The Star-Spangled Banner at the

Super Bowl. In 2008 Renée was the first woman

in the 125-year history of the Metropolitan

Opera to solo headline an opening night gala.

Known for bringing new audiences to classical

music and opera, Renée has starred in and hosted

an array of television and radio broadcasts,

including The Met: Live in HD and Live from

Lincoln Center. Her voice is featured on the

soundtracks of Best Picture Oscar winners The

Shape of Water and The Lord of the Rings: The

Return of the King. This seventeen-time Grammy

nominated artist has recorded everything from

complete operas and song recitals to jazz

and indie rock. During the pandemic, Renée’s

performances on digital platforms have included

streamed online concerts for the Metropolitan

Opera, the Kennedy Center, Lyric Opera of

Chicago, LA Opera, and the Baltimore Symphony

Orchestra.

In addition to her work with the Kennedy Center,

Renée leads SongStudio at Carnegie Hall,

an intensive program for young singers and

pianists dedicated to the art of the song. She

is Co-Director of the Aspen Opera Center and

VocalArts at the Aspen Music Festival.

In 2019, Renée appeared opposite Ben

Whishaw in Norma Jeane Baker of Troy to open

The Shed in New York City. Later that year, she

performed world premieres by André Previn

and Kevin Puts with the Boston Symphony

Orchestra, and the London premiere of The Light

in the Piazza, bringing the acclaimed production

to Los Angeles and Chicago in the autumn.

Renée earned a Tony Award nomination for her

performance in the 2018 Broadway production

of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel.

Renée’s book, The Inner Voice, was published

by Viking Penguin in 2004, and is now in its

sixteenth printing. It is also published in France,

the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Poland,

Russia, and China.

Renée’s other awards include the Fulbright

Lifetime Achievement Medal, Germany’s Cross

of the Order of Merit, Sweden’s Polar Music Prize,

France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, and

honorary doctorates from Yale, Northwestern,

Harvard, Duke, and Carnegie Mellon Universities,

and the University of Pennsylvania, the Eastman

School of Music, and The Juilliard School.

www.reneefleming.com.

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MEMORIAL & TRIBUTE CONTRIBUTIONS

IN MEMORY OF

Juan Alonso

Del & Linda Smith

Bruce Anderson

Dorothy Anderson

Deon & Susan Bahr

June Blatt

Dick & Sue Boswell

Bob & Candy

Campbell

Jack & Sally

Campbell

John & Linda

Donaldson

Ann Finkner

Connie Fouts

Linda & Reg Gartner

Sandy & John

Graham

Jim & Margaret

Griesen

Ward & Melisa

Haessler

Judy & Doug Harman

Brad Harse

Nancy Haugner

John & Susan Hoppe

Charitable

Foundation

Timothy Jacobs

Brenda Keith

Roger Kruse

Judy & Bill Lewis

Pamela Mattson

Heidi & Chris

McInerny

Daisy & Minnick

Jim, Julie & Jed

Morton

Bill & Joyce Norris

Willa Penney

Carol Phillips-Cole

Brett & Linda

Ratcliffe

Cathy & Bob Rauch

Brett & Audrey

Richert

Marilyn Rohla

John Sampson

Jane & Cheryl

Scheffert

Cathy & Dave

Sellmyer

Stevens & Smith

Construction

Susie & Gale Sup

Pat & Leroy Svec

Deborah Svec-

Carstens

Heath, Jen &

Svendsen Family

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Richard & Karen

Vierk

Carla & John Watson

Michael & Amy

Zeleny

Jerrie (Jerry) W.

Bodeen

Mrs. Larry H. Lusk

Morris Collier

Karen Becker*

Summer Brackhan*

Donna Carnes*

Aleta Collier

Dorothy Chung*

Kent & Jan Eakins

Meghan Ferris

Mark & Heidi

Gouthro

Debbie Greenblatt*

Jim & Margaret

Griesen

Vicki Harris

Charlotte Heermann

Charles & Mel Krutz

Dottie Ladman*

Cynthia & Gary Love

Michael & Kelly

Madcharo

Rex & Pamela Martin

Anton Miller*

Connie Moon*

Pat Morrow*

Lisa Myers*

Rhonda Neely*

Lisa Nielsen*

Kristin Pfabe*

Tanner Pfeiffer*

Edward Polochick

Julie Ralston*

Jane Ray

John Reinert*

Kay Roundey

Tracy Sands*

Kim Salistean*

Carla Schoenbaum

Denise & Ross

Scholz

Timothy Stentz

Mike Swartz

Diane S. Temme

Roland & Hiroko

Temme

Shalla Young

Barbara Zach Lee

*musicians who

performed at the

funeral

Doris Cook

Constance Cook

Glen & James Glen

Jim & Margaret

Griesen

Gretta Heaney

Gerald Olson

Kay Sloan

Barbara Day

Josephine Stewart

John "Jerry"

Desmond

Chuck & Marita

Burmeister

Jim & Margaret

Griesen

Nancy Dobler

Lisa Arter

Jim & Jamie Dobler

Larry & Amy

Feerhusen

Jim & Margaret

Griesen

Sen. John McCollister

James McMullen

Christy Pearson

B. Strain

Elizabeth Carrol

Eveland

Her son Don & his

wife Carolyn

Eveland

Mike Fardella

Lauren Anderson

Robt & Mary Ann

Karen Barnhard

Vance Birkman

Eric & Deborah

Bookstrom

Vicki & Mike

Bousquet

Genevieve Brandorff

Don & Lynette

Byrnes

Timothy & Luella Cox

Linda S. David

Jayne von Forell

Debus

Ben Eakes

Donald J. Ediger

Gennaro Fardella

Mary Faylor

Robert & Idonna

Florell

Jan Fremarek

Susan Goodrich

Jim & Margaret

Griesen

Paul Haith

Don Ham

R. Brad Harse

Phil & Barbara

Heckman

Fred & Julie Hoppe

John & Susan Hoppe

Kenneth Hunter

Merle Jansen

Dianne & John Kalita

Carolyn & Jay Kent

Stacy & Jared Kvapil

Shauna Labbee

Pat Linder

Lewis P. Linkugel

Sue & Derek Lochner

James Luers

Heidi Macy

Robert & Jean Carol

Murphy

Michael J. Nolan

Howard & Phyllis

Ostrofsky

Judith Peterson

Edward Polochick

Sharon Radovich

Robert Rauch

Jill Riaz

Marleen & Bryan

Rickertsen

Linda K. Roberts

Patricia Sim

Lloyd Stuhr

Mariclare Thomas

DeEtta & Dale Vrana

Gail & Greg Watman

Rebecca & Ryan

Wells

Lisa R. Westergaard

Marcia & Herman

Wiebers

Marjorie Wyant

Barbara Zach Lee

Carol & James

Zalewski

Jeannie Zwiebel

Joann Bolton Forbes

Vernon Fobes

James Wehrman

Dr. William (Bill) T.

Griffin

Mary Arth

Pat & Ellen Beans

James Berglund

Anthony & Kara

Burwell

Jim & Sue Carraher

Sally & John

Desmond

Kent & Dorothy

Endacott

Jill Everett

Michael Faust

Nora Ford

Jim & Margaret

Griesen

Catcher Griffin

Phil & Barbara

Heckman

Gracia Henkle

Jon Hinrichs & Donna

Woods

John Hoppe

Rich Jones & Willa

Foster Jones

Con & Barbara

Keating

MEMORIAL & TRIBUTE CONTRIBUTIONS

Sue Kuta

John & Carol Miyoshi

Doug & Joanne

Pillard

Edward Polochick

Rhonda Seacrest

Beth & Clay Smith

Josephine Stewart

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

Robert “Bob”

Murphy

Steve Aberson

Joyce Hasselbalch

Butch & Caroline

Hug

Erin & Harold

Knapheide

Donna Lightbody

Donald & Betty Little

James Owen

Tulsa CARES

Annie & Jeff Van

Hanken

Maxine & Jack

Zarrow Family

Foundation

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

Joyce & Lyle Vannier

Verjean 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

This list includes

donations received

before September

1, 2021.

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ANNUAL FUND DONORS

Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their

generoussupport of the 2021-2022 season. This list includes donations received

after July 1, 2020 andbefore September 1, 2021. Donations are still being accepted

for the 2021-2022 season.

MAESTRO CLUB $15,000+

Anabeth Cox

MarySue Harris

Rhonda Seacrest

VIRTUOSO CLUB $10,000+

Don & Carolyn Eveland

Marilyn & David Moore

Richard Shoemaker &

Becky Van de Bogart

PLATINUM ORCHESTRA

CLUB $5,000+

Jim Barone

Anthony & Kimberly Goins

Angie & Dan Muhleisen

Rob & C.J. Thoma

GOLD ORCHESTRA CLUB

$2,500+

Kim & David Beasley

Charon & Zach Becker

Jim Griesen

Mrs. Larry H. Lusk

Edward Polochick

Louise Schleich

Dennis & Nancy Stara

Jon Hinrichs & Donna Woods

SILVER ORCHESTRA CLUB

$1,000+

Joe & Jeanette Adams

Tam & Kathleen Allan

Marita & Chuck Burmeister

Geoff & Kristen Cline

Christine & Rob Denicola

Herb & Kathy Friedman

Jon & Melanie Gross

Jim Hejduk

Robert Hinrichs

Tom & Linda Hoegemeyer

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew C Hove

Dan & Mary Howell

Ken & Meg Kester

Dr. Max & Patricia Linder

Ken & Linda Livingston

Joan & John Michelsen

Karen & David Morgan

James & Gail O'Hanlon

Kristin Pfabe

Neva Pruess

Carolyn & Roger Riefler

Ken & Gidge Schmidt

Ross & Denise Scholz

Duane & Debra Smith

Pamela Starr

Jo Stewart

Rosemary & Melvin Thornton

Gus & Marcia Wiebers

Damon Lee &

Barbara Zach Lee

Chris & Arthur Zygielbaum

BRONZE ORCHESTRA

CLUB $500+

Sandra Ashley & Jean Dorsey

Rich Bailey

Kelley & Christena Baker

Andy Barry & Jennifer Carter

Barbara & Bob Bartle

Mark Clinton

Dr. Arthur Diaz &

Dr. Kaylene Beal

Donn & Sylvia Crilly

Kent & Jan Eakins

Abigail Eccher

Craig Eckhardt

Nancy Finken Ernst &

Thomas Ernst

Laura Burton Franz

Jeffrey Haas

Kenneth Hassler

Richard & Lanelle Herink

Thomas Hyde

Molly Burns & Tom Klein

Richard & Janet Labenz

Max & Lillie Larsen

Susan Larsen Rodenburg &

Rich Rodenburg

Anton Miller & Rita Porfiris

Lance Nielsen & Victor

Salgado-Romero

Mary Owens

Tim & Shelley Pratt

Edmund Peeks

John & Sigrun Pfister

Barbara & Benjamin Rader

Kirby & Dana Reardon


Frank & Ann Sidles

Marian Statton

Richard & Eileen Vautravers

R. David & Shirley J. Wilcox

FRIENDS CIRCLE

SUPPORTER $250+

Mary Ann Barton

Neil Bateman &

Jo Anne Pool Bateman

Daryl & Doralee Bell

Robert & Rebecca Bockrath

Loel Brooks &

Patty Pansing Brooks

Don & Trudy Burge

Don & Lynette Byrnes

Doug & Mary Campbell

Jay & Jerolyn Crosier

William Etmund

Susan Ferdon

Doug & Pam Ganz

Chris & Tim Gay

Thomas & Nancy Graul

DeLynn & Esther Hay

Eola & Ned Hedges

Michael & Pam Hoefs

Dr. James & Linda Hoke

Barbara Jacobson

Karen & John Janovy

Rich Jones &

Willa Foster Jones

Jeff & Jacqueline McCullough

Matt & Paula Metcalf

Carol Myers

Mary Reiman & Becky Pasco

Fran Rouzee

Fred & Kristi Scheele

Robert & Dorothy Shapiro

James & Michele Steckelberg

Dane & Cheryl Terhune

Delmar & Alice Timm

Jean Travers

Tom Trenney & Brent Shaw

Joyce Urbauer

Elizabeth Voorhies

Dwight Wigg &

Joan Wheeler

Michael & Ruth Ann Wylie

Ray & Carolyn Zeisset

Mary Zilly

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ANNUAL FUND DONORS

FRIENDS CIRCLE

CONTRIBUTOR $100+

Karen Amen

Diane Bartels

Lorraine Beadell

Karen Becker &

Alison Knudson

Carolyn Becker

Charles Bethea

Talea & Jeremy Bloch

Roxann &

Leroy Brennfoerder

Jo Brown

Dori Bush

Doug & Judy Bush

Marilyn Calhoon

Thomas Carr

Ray & Marcia Cederdahl

Debra Cirksena

Trudy Clark

Jack & Shirley Cole

Aleta Collier

Glynnis Collins

Joan Creger

Gail Cross

John & Susan Dahm

Lois & Richard Dam

Frank & Ceri Daniels

Jennifer Davidson

Stephanie Davis Wallace

Larry & Janee Dlugosh

Keith Dubas

Drew & Nick Duncan

Jessica Dussault

Dr. Marijane England

Robert Epps

Donald Fick

Noreen Goebel

Marynelle Greene &

Ned Sharp

Penny Greer

Arlene Greever

Karen Griffin

Patricia & Robert Grimit

Nancy & Andrew Hadenfeldt

Robert Haller &

Marcella Shortt

James & Suzanne Harder

Tim & Jan Hardesty

Patricia Harney

Byron Harrison &

Brian Klinksiek

Dorothy & Francis Haskins

Dee Hatten

Tari Hendrickson

Nora Hinrichs

Donna & Jeffrey Hunt

Brenda Friedman Ingraham

Janet & Duane Jaecks

Wendy Jordan

Con & Barbara Keating

Tom & Angie Kelly

Christine King

Ben & Jen Kiser

Virginia Knoll

Reg Kuhn

Grace Larson

Victoria Lee

Edward & Loretta Love

Roger & Wanda Mandigo

Marvin Maurer

Jack McKimmy

John Morrow

Mu Phi Epsilon

Charles & Pilar O'Connor

Susan Petersen

Jerry & Mary Ann Petr

Marilyn & Tom Petro

Jerrald & Esther Pfabe

Koren Plummer

Rachelle Pratt

Louis Reith

Bryan Rettig

Juanita Rice

Reuben & Loretta Rieke

Bill & JoAnn Roehrs

Kurt & Carly Runestad

Peter & Viann Schroeder

David & Catherine Sellmyer

Paul & Cathlin Shuster

Sigma Alpha Iota Alumni

Wendy & Eric Smith

Marjorie Snodgrass

Abbi Swatsworth

Eric & Laverne Umland

Anne Vidaver

Susan Weber

David Wedin &

Nancy Engen-Wedin

Matthew &

Hilary Westenburg

Nancy Whitman

Robert & Patricia Wikel

Andrew & Erin Willis

FRIENDS CIRCLE MEMBER

UNDER $100

Andrea Ahrens

Richard & Esther Albers

John & Joan Anderson

Zach Anderson

Andrew Azab

Karen Bailey

Susan Barnason

Robert & JoAnn Barry

Michele Bartos

Kurt Bauer

Lora Black

Robert & Lynette Boyce

Karen Buchfinck

Donald & Helen Carnes

Dorene Casey

Foster Collins

Erica Corwin

Erin & Tom Cosby

David & Patricia Crews

Chase Crispin

Judith DeGraff

Sara & Steven DeLair

Janet Domeier

Ashley Dorwart

Anita Ducey

Lynn & Daysey Erbe

Dr. Linn Erickson

Kindra Foster

Rhonda Fuelberth

Allyn Fujan

Janet Gauger

Don & Diane Giebelhaus

Kathryn Govaerts

Alysa Haack

Elaine Hammer

Burnita Den Hartog

Joyce Hasselbalch

Don & Dorothy

Heidemann-Nelson

Beth Hemmer

Susan Kjer Hild

Thomas Hinshaw

Gunter Hofmann &

Judy Johnson

Philip Holtzen

Darrel Huenergardt

Rose Hunter

Daniel Incandela

Samuel Jacobs

Ethan & Sara Jensen

Gerald John

Cheryl Johnson

James Karas

Lew & Nan Kaye-Skinner

Doris Klausen

Dave Klein

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ANNUAL FUND

Richard Klodnicki

Michael Kohel

Carl Kopischke

Ann Kopischke

Jeffrey Korbelik

Leopold J Kovar

Mike & Amber Kutayli

Laurie Lee

Lucy Lien

Anita Loeck

Laura Lofquist

Laura Madden

Katherine Mansouri

Ben Martens

Oliver McClung

Rebecca McCoy

Joseph Meduna

James Miller

Elaine Monnier

Andrew & Megan Morrow

Mike Murphy

Rosemary Ohles

Jess Osborn

Tanya Parmele

Donna Posvar

Clark & Janet Potter

Don Rabbe

Jennifer & Sergio Ruiz

Cecilia Ruley

Tracy & David Sands

Andrew Sarafian

Audrey Schneider

Jacqueline Scholz

Andrew Seuferer

Theresa Sofianos

Wohlgenant

Richard & Susan Spencer

Daine Steinke

Laura Stokes

Daniel Stratman

James & Susan Stuart

Patrice Ticknor

Leslie & David Tien

Gretchen Treadway

Mitchell & Emily Tucker

Dennis Tyser

Laura Uridil

Dr. Juliette van

der Meer

Mindy Van Wart

David Voboril

Jessica Walsh

Melanie White

Gerlad Wikins

Sophie Williams

Sally Van Zandt

Thank you to

the following

businesses

that provided

a match to

employee

contributions:

Foundation for

Educational

Services

Nelnet, Inc.

UBS Financial

Services, Inc.

Westgate

Bank

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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LINCOLN'S SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION

All contributions to the foundation become a part of the Endowment Fund, established to ensure

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 September 1, 2021.

LSO Foundation

Contributors

Over $500,000

Ethel S. Abbott Charitable

Foundation

$100,000 to $499,999

Ruth Amen

James & Margaret Griesen

Dorothea Gore

Margaret Klinker

Lienemann Charitable

Foundation

$50,000 to $99,999

Halcyon Allsman

Pauline Armstrong

Barbara & Howard

Dinsdale

Dr. & Mrs. William Nye

Joan M. & Wesley J. Reist

$20,000 to $49,999

Mr. & Mrs. Al Adams

Doris Dovel Trust

Erck Charitable Foundation

Ordella I. Geisler Estate

Richard Hay Estate

Oliver & Margaret Joy

Estates

Bonnie Kaltenborn Estate

Lincoln Symphony Guild

Marjorie Menshol

$5,000 to $19,999

Alice Abel

Martha & Ken Clark

Cliff's Notes

Mr. & Mrs. James Ebel &

Memorials

Folsom Memorial

Constance & Jack Geist

Burket Graf

Phoebe & Don Hamann

Keith Heckman

Leo Hill, Estate &

Memorials

Andrew Hove

Arlene & Buford Jones

Leo Kopp Memorial

Lienemann Charitable

Memorials

H. Don & Connie J.

Osborne

Priscilla Parson

Pat & Richard Smith

Sterns Charitable

Foundation

Susan & James Stuart

Loretta Tiemann

Paula & Woody Varner

Wells Fargo Bank

Connie & Richard White

Dr. David & Catherine

Sellmyer

Memorials In

Remembrance

$1,000 to $4,999

Ethel S. Abbott Memorials

Louis & 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. & Mrs. Carl Olson

Suzanne Owen Memorial

Denise & Ross Scholz

Sidles Memorial

Fred Stiner

Nancy Vandervoort

Memorials

Wishnow Memorial

$500 to $999

Roxann & Leroy

Brennfoerder

FirsTier Bank

Leo Hill Birthday

Celebration

Dagmar Hoiberg

Marilyn & Dave Moore

James Nissen

Pansing Memorial

Peirson Memorial

Loris L. Purtzer

J. Richard Shoemaker &

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 & Christine

Denicola

Kathleen &

Thomas Conroy

Sally Desmond

Amy Duxbury

John Duxbury

Mary Ann &

Chuck Erickson

Bets & Larry Frederick

Mari Lane &

John Gewecke

Dorothy &

Francis Haskins

Hal Hasselbach

Barbara &

Philip Heckman

Robert Hinrichs

Donna Woods &

Jon Hinrichs

Mrs. Walker Kennedy

Virginia Knoll

Reginald Kuhn

Jacqueline &

Jeff McCullough

Paula & Matt Metcalf

Ed Miller Memorial

Phyllis Narveson

Virgil Parker Memorial

Ginny Parker

Charles Piper

Edward Polochick

Shelley & Timothy Pratt

Lillian Slaughter

Susan Thompson

Diana Warner

Shalla Young

Barbara Zach Lee

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Member FDIC

For the big and small moments.

FNBO is proud to support the Lincoln

Symphony Orchestra and how the arts make

our communities unique and prosperous.

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th

season of gratitude

Mark your calendars!

sunday

Nov 7 th

sunday

Dec 12 th

monday

Feb 28 th

sunday

May 29 th

The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

4 : 00pm FREE

With the Angels, Let Us Sing!

4 : 00pm & 7 : 00pm FREE

Mozart’s Requiem

7 : 30pm at the Lied Center

4 : 00pm

FREE

FREE

Abendmusik’s 50th Anniversary Gala

See our full 2021-2022 concert season on our website:

www.abendmusik.org

(402) 476-9933 First-Plymouth Church 2000 D St, Lincoln, NE

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Branding and Identity

Website Design

Logo Development

Social Media

Photography

Video Production

ebbekadesign.com

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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

Musicians:

John Bailey, flute

David Downing, cello

Darci Gamerl, English horn

Anne Sorensen-Wang, violin

Chunyang Wang, bass

Katie Wychulis, harp

(Maark Markham bio continued) Born in Pensacola, FL, Mr. Markham

made his debut in 1980 as soloist with the New Orleans Symphony

Orchestra and in the same year was invited by the renowned Boris

Goldovsky to coach opera at the Oglebay Institute. He went on to

spend 10 years at the Peabody Conservatory, where he received

the BM, MM, and DMA degrees in piano performance under the

guidance of his teacher Ann Schein, a pupil of Mieczyslaw Munz

and the great Arthur Rubinstein. While under her tutelage he won

several competitions including the Munz Competition and the

First Prize and the Contemporary Music Prize at the 1988 Frinna

Awerbuch International Piano Competition in New York City. He

has toured with soprano Phyllis Bryn-Julson and made critically

acclaimed recordings of works by Messiaen, Carter, Dallapiccola,

Schuller, and Wuorinen. Additionally, he has toured the US, Europe,

and Asia with countertenor Derek Lee Ragin and has given recitals

with Jennifer O’Loughlin, Marianna Pizzolato, Artura Chacon, Gordon

Hawkins, Theodora Hanslowe, Christine Brewer, Isabel Leonard

and Vinson Cole.

Mr. Markham is a former faculty member of the Peabody

Institute of The John Hopkins University, Morgan State

University, the Norfolk Festival of Yale University and the Britten-

Pears School of the Aldeburgh Festival in England. He is on the

Advisory Board of the Art Song Preservation Society of New

York, and has given master classes throughout the US, Europe

and Asia. He has guest lectured at The John Hopkins University

and the Metropolitan Opera Guild. A former resident of both

France and New York City, Mr. Markham currently resides in

Baltimore, Maryland.

Special Thanks:

JTK Cuisine & Cocktails

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


Karen Sandene

Ingrid & Nader Sepahpur

Beth & Clay Smith

Dick Vautravers

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Light the

lights, raise

the curtain.

The arts are back.

It’s more than entertainment. They reveal our humanity in the most

extraordinary way. CHI Health is proud to support local arts.

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