Wherefore Art thou Anton?

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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.”
You’re Ready.
We’re Ready.
• “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.”
Times have been tough, but you’re hopeful
and ready to live the full, vibrant life you’ve
been dreaming about. At Immanuel, we’re
strong and more ready for you than ever.
• “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.”
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EDWARD POLOCHICK MUSIC DIRECTOR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS & LSO STAFF
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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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Petersburg Symphony (Russia), and the State
of Mexico Symphony Orchestra (Mexico).
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.
233 South 13th Street, Suite 1702
Lincoln, NE 68508
402.476.2211
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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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Dr. Lance D. Nielsen
Anthony Roebuck II
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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
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Executive Director
Hannah Bell,
Community Partnerships Manager
Archie Diaz,
Audience Services Manager
Amy Morris,
Orchestra Manager
LSO FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Reginald Kuhn, President
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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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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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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
ConCert SeaSon
Evenings
Friends
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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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Dolezal Family Foundation
Immanuel Communities
National Endowment for the Arts
Nebraska Arts Council
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Assurity Life Insurance Company
Cooper Foundation
The Cornhusker – A Marriott Hotel*
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Norma Somerheiser Fund
Nebraska Lottery
Union Bank & Trust Co.
US Bank*
Woods Charitable Fund
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Humanities Nebraska
Lincoln Community Foundation
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Mary F. Tous Charitable Foundation
Music Performance Trust Fund
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Ruth M. Amen Performing Arts
Designated Fund
Viletta Leite Haddal Rev Trust
mezzo piano GIFTS
Lincoln Arts Council
Lincoln Foundation Community Arts
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Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1927, and since
then has served generations of students and classical music
lovers in our community through concerts and outreach activities.
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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 1400 & 99.3 KLIN .
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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
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WHEREFORE ART THOU ANTON? CLASSICAL
CLASSICAL WHEREFORE ART THOU ANTON?
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022, 7:30PM
LIED CENTER FOR PERFOMING ARTS
EDWARD POLOCHICK, CONDUCTOR
THE MILLER-PORFIRIS DUO
ANTON MILLER, VIOLIN
RITA PORFIRIS, VIOLA
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.
Verso by Kenji Bunch
Copyright © 2015 by Kenji Bunch Music Publishing (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.
Sole Agent: Bill Holab Music.
SEASON SPONSORS
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)
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how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
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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CLASSICAL WHEREFORE ART THOU ANTON?
Keep Me From Sinkin’ Down
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
LSO observes the celebration of Black History Month
with a beautiful—if little known—work by Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor, one of the 20th century’s most
illustrious Black composers. His father was descended
from African-American slaves and re-settled in the new
colony of Sierra Leone. Temporarily in London, Dr. Daniel
Taylor formed a relationship with a white woman, Alice
Martin. Their son Samuel entered the Royal Conservatory
of Music at age 15, first as a violin student, then as
a composition student of John Villiers Stanford. His
classmates included both Vaughan Williams and Holst,
but it was the young Coleridge-Taylor who attracted
the notice and mentorship of Elgar, who assisted the
composer in arranging a performance of an early version
of his most famous work, The Song of Haiwatha, inspired
by Longfellow’s poem.
Coleridge-Taylor had a life-long commitment to his
father’s heritage, and took many opportunities to
incorporate traditional African and African-American
music in his compositions. He saw it as “his mission
in life to help establish the dignity of the Black man,”
not only through his music, but also in friendships with
literary titans like Paul Laurence Dunbar (some of whose
poems he set to music), and W.E.B. Du Bois. In a very
short career (he died from pneumonia in 1912, aged 37)
the composer produced a large catalogue of published
instrumental and vocal works, many of which paid tribute
to the African-American musical experience.
Tonight’s work is based on Roland Hayes’s spiritual,
Oh, Lord, Keep me from Sinkin’ Down. This short work
is an exquisite set of continuous variations on Hayes’s
plaintive song, with much of the melodic interest in the
solo violin, and significant virtuosic challenges.
Verso
Kenji Bunch (b. 1973)
Verso, by composer and violist Kenji Bunch, brings
together a respect and admiration for 18th century
concerto style, and a contemporary sensibility
for eclectic (even occasionally funky) textures,
orchestrations, adventurous rhythms, and harmonies.
A native of Portland, Oregon, Bunch developed his
virtuoso viola skills and enthusiasm for music in the
Portland Youth Philharmonic. Bunch went on to earn
Bachelor and Master’s degrees from Juilliard, the first to
“double-major” in both performance and composition.
He then brought his twin strengths back to Portland,
teaching viola and composition at both Reed College
and Portland State University, and serving as artistic
director of Fear no Music, an arts and education
enterprise focused on “courageous and socially
engaged programs.”
Bunch writes of Verso, in his notes accompanying the
score: “In Latin, “verso” is a flexible word that suggests
the turning of a page. This seemed perfect for a work
commissioned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the
Chintimini Festival in Corvallis, OR. The other side of
the page seemed an appropriate way of looking back
but also forward to the next chapter. In this spirit,
the work looks back, with a neo-classical scoring
of string orchestra and harpsichord supporting the
solo violin and viola as well as respectful nods to
Bach’s Brandenburg concertos and Mozart’s Sinfonia
concertante.”
Like Baroque and Classical era concerti, Verso is
constructed in three movements, Fast/Slow/Fast, but
of course also incorporates contemporary rhythmic,
harmonic, and technical elements. Movement I
(“Looking Back”) reminds this listener of strategies
heard in movement I of Bach’s Brandenburg no. 5,
where the ensemble provides a comfortable and
consistent sonic cushion for brilliant solo writing for
the violin, viola, and harpsichord. These dazzle with
intricate rhythmic motives and bravura passagework,
often presented in counterpoint. Movement II
(“Standing Still”) offers a restful, lullaby-like change
of mood, with soloists and orchestra trading chordal
passages and lyrical melodic lines…until a challenging
solo cadenza sets up the abrupt transition to Movement
III (“Moving Forward”). This movement lives up to its
billing, with propulsive, vibrant rhythms, punctuated by
off-beat pizzicato figures in the orchestra, and plenty
of fireworks for the three soloists.
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Although Johann Sebastian Bach is perhaps best
remembered for his keyboard works, the composer
was also, by all accounts, an accomplished violinist.
Among his vast catalogue of some 1100 compositions
are numerous violin works featuring keenly idiomatic
writing and a deep understanding of the instrument’s
expressive capabilities. Bach’s Concerto for Two
Violins in D minor, commonly referred to as the Double
Violin Concerto, possesses these compositional
qualities in spades.
Scholars originally dated this piece sometime during
the period between 1717-23 when Bach was employed
as director of music in the court at Köthen, but further
research has since revealed this particular concerto
was probably written around 1730 while Bach was
living in Leipzig. At this time he led the city’s Collegium
Musicum, a society of amateur instrumentalists who
regularly gathered to play secular instrumental music
for the sheer pleasure of performing. The group’s
chosen venue was, of all places, Leipzig’s largest
coffee house, and it is likely there that the Double Violin
Concerto received its very first performance – perhaps
even with Bach himself as one of the soloists! Through
the intervening centuries the work has moved from
the coffee house to the concert hall and continues to
delight listeners with its compositional brilliance as
well as its unmitigated beauty and expressiveness.
The Double Violin Concerto is organized in the
fast-slow-fast form typical of Bach’s era. The first
movement, which opens with a passage of elaborate
counterpoint characteristic of the composer’s style,
is both brief and buoyant. Though it sounds fugal, it
is structured as a fairly straightforward ritornello (a
form in which sections where the full orchestra states
a thematic refrain alternate with sections where the
soloists present new material). Following this lively
beginning, the second movement provides a sublimely
dreamy contrast. This Largo unfolds with the two violin
lines tenderly intertwining in the intimate manner of a
love duet, supporting and imitating each other in turn
over a reserved chordal accompaniment.
The opening movement’s exuberance returns in full
force for the finale. The violinists follow hard on each
other’s heels throughout the movement, only pausing
in their dance long enough to saw out two bold double
stop passages in accompanimental fashion while
the strings take on the melody. The energy continues
to build until a final descending phrase propels the
concerto toward its decisive conclusion.
Symphony No. 94 “Surprise”
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Question: what does a celebrated and hard-working
composer do after retirement? Haydn’s answer: keep
on working. In 1790, after 29 years of faithful service
to Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy, Haydn decided to take
his generous pension and reside permanently in his
beloved Vienna. He could have whiled away his time
socializing with colleagues like Mozart, his fellow
Masons, and the upper crust of music-loving Viennese
society. Instead, he returned full-time to his musical
activities: performing in an amateur string quartet,
teaching private students (including—briefly—the
newly-arrived Beethoven), and especially working
on the genre that had engaged artistry from the
beginning: the symphony. From the early 1760s, Haydn
took the fledgling symphony to an increasingly high
level, but in retirement, Haydn could devote his time
to transcending even that level.
Haydn also had a financial motivation. On retirement
he could accept new commissions and invitations to
conduct his works, retaining sole control over the
music and the financial compensation. He readily
ORCHESTRA ROSTER
Violin
Anton Miller, Concertmaster
Emanuel Wishnow Chair
David Neely, Assistant
Concertmaster
Donna Carnes
Principal Second
Linda Calvert
Assistant Principal Second
Summer Brackhan
Jenna Ferdon
Grace Lamb
Lisa Myers
Kristie Pfabe
Viola
Clark Potter, Principal
Marjorie Mengshol Chair
Michael Frey
Assistant Principal
Sarah Curley
Cello
Karen Becker, Principal
Margaret Griesen Chair
Elizabeth Grunin
Assistant Principal
Korynne Bolt
Bass
Michael Swartz, Principal
Barbara & Howard Dinsdale
Chair
Robert Scharmann,
Assistant Principal
Flute
John Bailey, Principal
Louis H. Babst Chair
Amy Morris
Oboe
William McMullen, Principal
William & Mary Nye Chair
Lindsay Wiley
accepted such an invitation from the impresario
Johann Salomon, to create twelve new symphonies
and conduct them in two concert series in London.
These last symphonies (nos. 93-104), known
therefore as the “London Symphonies,” were Haydn’s
supreme achievement in the genre. Each stands as a
masterpiece of structural design, harmonic, formal,
and thematic complexity, and orchestral brilliance.
Tonight’s work, the second in the series of twelve,
demonstrates all these characteristics. Composed
on Haydn’s first visit to London in 1791, it received
its popular nickname, “Surprise,” after the first
performance. Haydn himself delivered the spoiler
alert: his score labels it “Paukenschlag” (kettledrum
bang). Wait for it in the second movement. For this
writer, however, the real “surprise” is in the freshness
and exuberance that the composer poured into the
standard symphonic formal conventions that he
was largely responsible for establishing. By 1791
(and really, much earlier), Haydn eagerly took every
opportunity to stretch these: for example, a first
movement in traditional Sonata allegro form that
resolutely refuses to reserve thematic development to
the “Development Section,” but lavishes development
of the one (and only) delightful theme throughout
the movement; a second movement set of variations
that presents the aforementioned “big surprise”
(can’t be missed), but also provides additional and
unpredictable dynamic “surprises” throughout; a
Minuet and Trio that insists on only one theme for both
sections, again, lavishly varied with orchestration,
dynamics, and accompaniment; and a rondo
finale that (once again) violates the rules requiring
separate B and C section themes. One imagines the
(few) connoisseurs in the London audience smiling
at Haydn’s “surprises,” with the remainder simply
basking in Haydn’s geniality, wit, lyricism, and
inventive vitality.
Program Notes by Laney Boyd and Dr. Pamela Starr
Clarinet
M. Eugene Williams, Principal
Wesley J. & Joan M. Reist Chair
Christy Banks
Bassoon
Jim Compton, Principal
Karen Sandene
Horn
Ric Ricker, Principal
Harold Oliver
Trumpet
Thomas Kelly Principal
Ruth Marie Amen Chair
Deborah T. Bouffard
Timpani
Richard Jones, Principal
Symphony Guild
Anniversary Chair
Harpsichord
Edward Polochick

MEET THE MUSICIANS
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
How long have you played your instrument?
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!
What advice do you have for someone who
wants to learn your instrument?
Piano helps, but it’s not necessary. Practice
keyboard percussion without looking at your
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.
Tell us about your pre-concert routine.
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.
What orchestral work have you never
performed live, but have always wanted to?
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!
When you’re not practicing, what do you do
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.
What is your favorite popular artist, band, or
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.
Tell us about your favorite memory from
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
How long have you played your instrument?
Since 1962 starting at the then Havelock
Grade School.
What advice do you have for someone who
wants to learn your instrument?
Patience, private lessons and make sure you
have a somewhat quality instrument.
Tell us about your pre-concert routine.
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!
What orchestral work have you never
performed live, but have always wanted to?
Bruckner 8. The finale is amazing for the
brass section. Please Ed?? Please?????
When you’re not practicing, what do you do
in your spare time?
Summer, gardening, my Koi pond with my 5
enormous and beautiful Koi.
What is your favorite popular artist, band, or
genre?
The Beatles hands down. Their transitions
throughout their span was absolutely
amazing.
Tell us about your favorite memory from
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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MEMORIAL & TRIBUTE CONTRIBUTIONS
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
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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
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Brett & Audrey
Richert
Marilyn Rohla
John Sampson
Jane & Cheryl
Scheffert
Cathy & Dave
Sellmyer
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Construction
Susie & Gale Sup
Pat & Leroy Svec
Deborah Svec-
Carstens
Heath, Jen &
Svendsen Family
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
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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
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Marcia & Herman
Wiebers
Marjorie Wyant
Barbara Zach Lee
Carol & James
Zalewski
Jeannie Zwiebel
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Vernon Fobes
James Wehrman
Dr. William (Bill) T.
Griffin
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Anthony & Kara
Burwell
Jim & Sue Carraher
Sally & John
Desmond
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Endacott
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Jim & Margaret
Griesen
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Phil & Barbara
Heckman
Gracia Henkle
Jon Hinrichs & Donna
Woods
John Hoppe
Rich Jones & Willa
Foster Jones
Con & Barbara
Keating
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John & Carol Miyoshi
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Pillard
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Rhonda Seacrest
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Josephine Stewart
Craig & Liz
Wanamaker
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Eveland
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Griesen
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Grundman
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McCann
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Scholz
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Scholz
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McCann
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Reeder
Jane Rohman
Carrie Solomon
Schultz
Susan Scott
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Lincoln
Carol L. Miller
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Tom Miskimen
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Melissa Bornstein
& Christie Emler
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Murphy
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Ruth Stephenson
Josephine Stewart
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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
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Parsons
Dennis Schneider
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Tom & Angie Kelly
Michael Thompson
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William Stibor
Judy Stibor
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Elizabeth Sterns
Emanuel Wishnow
Gail Wishnow
Michael Zach
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Campbell
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Dussault
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Sharon Mohatt
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Volker
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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+
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Richard Shoemaker &
Becky Van de Bogart
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CLUB $5,000+
Jim Barone
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Angie & Dan Muhleisen
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$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
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$1,000+
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Herb & Kathy Friedman
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Duane & Debra Smith
Pamela Starr
Jo Stewart
Rosemary & Melvin Thornton
Gus & Marcia Wiebers
Damon Lee &
Barbara Zach Lee
Chris & Arthur Zygielbaum
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CLUB $500+
Sandra Ashley & Jean Dorsey
Rich Bailey
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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
Kim & John Salistean
Frank & Ann Sidles
Marian Statton
Richard & Eileen Vautravers
R. David & Shirley J. Wilcox
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SUPPORTER $250+
Mary Ann Barton
Neil Bateman &
Jo Anne Pool Bateman
Daryl & Doralee Bell
Robert & Rebecca Bockrath
Loel Brooks &
Patty Pansing Brooks
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William Etmund
Susan Ferdon
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Chris & Tim Gay
Thomas & Nancy Graul
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Barbara Jacobson
Karen & John Janovy
Rich Jones &
Willa Foster Jones
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Carol Myers
Mary Reiman & Becky Pasco
Fran Rouzee
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Robert & Dorothy Shapiro
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Jean Travers
Tom Trenney & Brent Shaw
Joyce Urbauer
Elizabeth Voorhies
Dwight Wigg &
Joan Wheeler
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Mary Zilly
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CONTRIBUTOR $100+
Karen Amen
Diane Bartels
Lorraine Beadell
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Alison Knudson
Carolyn Becker
Charles Bethea
Talea & Jeremy Bloch
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Leroy Brennfoerder
Jo Brown
Dori Bush
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Thomas Carr
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Trudy Clark
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Aleta Collier
Glynnis Collins
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Keith Dubas
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Jessica Dussault
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Robert Epps
Donald Fick
Noreen Goebel
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Ned Sharp
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Brian Klinksiek
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Con & Barbara Keating
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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
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Jerrald & Esther Pfabe
Koren Plummer
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Eric & Laverne Umland
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Susan Weber
David Wedin &
Nancy Engen-Wedin
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Robert & Patricia Wikel
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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
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James Miller
Elaine Monnier
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Jess Osborn
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Andrew Sarafian
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James & Susan Stuart
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Mitchell & Emily Tucker
Dennis Tyser
Laura Uridil
Dr. Juliette van
der Meer
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Melanie White
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Sally Van Zandt
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the following
businesses
that provided
a match to
employee
contributions:
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Services, Inc.
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Bank
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MEMBERS
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Dinsdale
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Joseph Dubas
Family Trust
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Pam Ganz
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Griesen
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Francis
Haskins
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Marilyn Moore
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Narveson
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Nelson
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Thornton
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of the arts in our
community.
Our thanks
to Lincoln’s
Symphony
Orchestra for
bringing music
to our ears!
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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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For the big and small moments.
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our communities unique and prosperous.
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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
Special Thanks:
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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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(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.
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.