Memphis Symphony Orchestra
in partnership with
Opera Memphis
AMADEUS -
THE MUSIC AND THE MYTH
Saturday, October 19, 2024 · 7:30pm
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
Robert Moody, conductor
Memphis Symphony Chorus ·
Lawrence Edwards, conductor
Rebekah Howell, soprano
Marquita Richardson, soprano
Sarah Neal, mezzo-soprano
Carlos Enrique Santelli, tenor
Marcus King, baritone
Eric McKeever, baritone
Matthew Burns, bass-baritone
Robert Feng, bass-baritone
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(1756 - 1791)
Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
I. Allegro con brio
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"Papageno, Papagena" from The Magic Flute
Sarah Neal, Papagena
Marcus King, Papageno
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"Der Hölle Rache" from The Magic Flute
Rebekah Howell, The Queen of the Night
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"Placido è il mar" from Idomeneo
Marquita Richardson, Elettra
Memphis Symphony Chorus
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“Commendatore” from the Finale to Act II of Don Giovanni
Eric McKeever, Don Giovanni
Robert Feng, II Commendator
Matthew Burns, Leporello
Memphis Symphony Chorus
INTERMISSION
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(1756 - 1791)
Requiem K. 626
Requiem aeternam
Kyrie
Dies irae
Tuba mirum
Rex tremendae
Recordare
Confutatis
Lacrimosa
Domine Jesu
Hostias
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Lux aeterna
Cum sanctis tuis
Amen
Marquita Richardson, soprano
Sarah Neal, mezzo-soprano
Carlos Enrique Santelli, tenor
Robert Feng, bass-baritone
Memphis Symphony Chorus
Program Notes
by Michelle Pellay-Walker
Masterworks Two (October 2024)
Movement 1 (Allegro con brio) from Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183
Mozart was 17 years of age when he wrote this symphony; its first performance took place in 1773, presumably in Salzburg. Sometimes, it is referred to as the “Little” G Minor Symphony, in order to distinguish it from the later Symphony No. 40, whose key it shares. The scoring is quite interesting: Double reeds only (2 oboes and 2 bassoons) comprise the woodwind section, with 4 horns making up the brass (no trumpets). The movement is highly energetic, with the symphony as a whole being considered an excellent example of the Sturm und Drang (storm and stress) style that was such an important part of German artistic development at this period in history.
The Magic Flute, K. 620
The Magic Flute is one of Mozart’s most delightful creations, and represents one of the earliest and best known examples of singspiel (opera that features both singing and spoken dialogue). The basic storyline follows Tamino (a prince) and his sidekick, Papageno (a bird-catcher), through their adventures and trials undertaken to rescue Pamina, the Queen of the Night’s daughter.
“Papageno, Papagena” (Act II, Scene 8)
Papageno, in despair over having lost Papagena, has been reminded by the Three Spirits that he can summon her by ringing his magic bells. This very cute duet occurs once they have been reunited, as they exchange bird calls, and contemplate their future together—along with the numerous children they will have!!
"Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Act II, Scene 3)
One of the most dramatic coloratura arias in the repertoire, the Queen of the Night has given Pamina a dagger, and ordered her to kill Sarastro, head of the priests of Isis and Osiris.
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT
Hell's vengeance boils in my heart,
Death and despair blaze about me!
If Sarastro doesn't feel the pain of death through you,
Then you will not be my daughter anymore:
Disowned be you forever,
Destroyed be forever
All the bonds of nature.
If not through you Sarastro will turn pale!
Hear, gods of revenge, hear the mother's oath!
“Placido è il mar” from Idomeneo, K. 366
Idomeneo, set at the end of the Trojan War, tells the story of the King of Crete (Idomeneo), and his efforts to return home following the war’s conclusion. This Chorus takes place during Act II: The people of Crete are celebrating the calmness of the seas as Princess Elettra (daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra) prepares to be escorted back to her home, in Argos.
CHORUS
The sea is calm; let us go; everything is reassuring;
we shall have good fortune; come, let us leave at once!
ELETTRA
Blow, gentle breezes only; calm the anger of the icy north wind;
be generous with your pleasing breath which spreads love everywhere.
CHORUS
The sea is calm; let us go; everything is reassuring;
we shall have good fortune; come, let us leave at once!
“Finale to Act II” from Don Giovanni, K. 527
Don Giovanni, inspired by the Spanish legend of the notoriously licentious Don Juan, is a fantastic mix of drama interspersed with strategic comic moments. The climax of the Act II Finale is anything but humorous, however: In the epic ensemble that begins this section, Don Giovanni is confronted by the memorial statue of the Commendatore (sometimes referred to as The Stone Guest), whom he killed in a duel near the beginning of the opera, later inviting said statue to dinner (about midway through Act II). Don Giovanni is warned to repent of his many misdeeds, refuses to do so, and is dragged down to hell amidst the flames.
Requiem, K. 626
A great deal of mystery and controversy surrounds the Requiem. Mozart was initially commissioned to create a “requiem mass” in early 1791, but did not begin actual work on the piece until a few months preceding his death in December of the same year. While there are a number of sketches that exist in Mozart’s hand (vocal parts and continuo from the Kyrie and most of the Sequence, along with a few violin parts and orchestral bridges), at least giving us some sense of the direction in which he intended to go, the bulk of the work was completed by Franz Xavar Süssmayr. The first movement (Requiem aeternam) is the only one that can be completely attributed to Mozart. Tonight’s featured completion, by Robert D. Levin, pianist and musicologist (he has been a featured soloist with the MSO in the past), was published in 1994. Levin retains the basic structure of Süssmayr’s contributions while adjusting orchestration, voice leading, and other instrumental passages "...as little as possible, so [as to not] disturb the weight of the centuries”. Levin completes the “Amen” fugue following the Lacrimosa, based on one of Mozart’s sketches.
1. Requiem
2. Dies irae
Tuba mirum
Rex tremendae
Recordare
Confutatis
Lacrimosa
Amen
3. Domine Jesu
Hostias
4. Sanctus
Benedictus
5. Agnus Dei
This concert is presented in loving memory of
Jimmy Jones
by friends and loved ones
Robert Moody
Scott and Carolyn Heppel
Fred and Diane Smith
Peter and Jessica Abell | Louise & Will Barden | Kitty Cannon | Juan Fuentes
Jere Gerard | Dr. Suzanne Gronemeyer
Pam & Steve Guinn | Ann and Mason Hawkins Janas L. Jackson | Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean Brandon Knisley | Al & Janet Lyons
Gretchen & Kojo McLennon
The Memphis Symphony League
The Memphis Symphony Chrous
Henry Nicholson | John Palmer
Ashley and John Remmers
Frank & Marian Shaffer | Ron & Linda Sklar
Lindsey Stanfill
David and Mary Anne K. Sullivan
Lura & Steve Turner
On Stage
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Internationally acclaimed conductor Robert Moody in currently enjoying his 18th season as Music Director of Arizona Musicfest, his 9thseason as Music Director of The Memphis Symphony Orchestra (Tennessee), and celebrates his inaugural season as Music Director of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra.
Under his artistic leadership, AZ Musicfest has become the premiere Winter Music Festival Orchestra in North America, boasting a roster comprised of players from the world’s greatest orchestras. The Memphis Symphony has enjoyed exponential growth in programming, recording, new commissions, and endowment growth to well over $25 Million dollars. Baltimore Chamber Orchestra boasts top players from the largest orchestras in the Baltimore/Washington area and presents innovative and “out of the box” live orchestral programming at world class levels in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2022 he was named Principal Conductor for Lakeland Opera (FL); he leads one major opera production each January with LO, recently including Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana and Puccini Madama Butterfly. Man of La Mancha is the production for January 2025.
Prior positions have included music director for both the Portland Symphony (Maine) and the Winston-Salem Symphony (North Carolina). Earlier in his career, he held conducting positions with the Phoenix Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, Santa Fe Opera, Brevard Music Center, Interschool Orchestras of New York City, and apprenticed at Landestheater Opera in Linz, Austria.
He has led many of the major orchestras and opera companies of the world, including Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, Dallas and Houston Symphonies, Minnesota Orchestra, Washington National Opera, Aachen and Baden Baden Symphony Orchestras in Germany, Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogotá (Colombia), and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Austria). He is also a frequent guest conductor in South Africa, and he will return next June for concerts with the three major orchestras there – the Cape Town, Johannesburg, and KZN (Durban) Philharmonics.
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From bel canto to "can belt-o" and everything in between, Rebekah Howell is making her mark as an artist who enjoys versatility. Her budding career showcases her adaptability and passion for storytelling through many art forms, including opera, musical theatre, and classical concert works.
Her recent roles in opera and musical theater include Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte), Olympia/Giulietta/Antonia/Stella (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Adina (L’elisir d’amor), Nannetta (Falstaff), Mother Abbess (The Sound of Music), The Witch (Into the Woods), Cunegonde (Candide), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), and Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro).
In addition to her work on stage, Rebekah has sung the soprano solos in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra), Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 (Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra), and Carmina Burana (Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra). Recently, she presented a solo concert of Kurt Weill selections, hosted by the Rochester Academy of Medicine and the Kurt Weill Foundation. She also presented a solo concert at Knoxville Opera’s Rossini Festival and was recently featured in galas with Studio Tenn, Knoxville Opera, and Charlottesville Opera.
Rebekah was the inaugural winner of the Kurt Weill Award at the Lotte Lenya Competition in 2021, and she returned as a semifinalist (2022) and as a finalist (2023, 2024). She has completed residencies with Charlottesville Opera, Opera Colorado, Nashville Opera, and Chautauqua Opera. This upcoming holiday season, she will be in residence at Hong Kong Disney.
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Marquita Richardson is a soprano with roots in Nashville and the Greater Philadelphia area. Raised in a musical family, Marquita learned to sing from her soul and appreciate a wide variety of musical styles at home, but she started studying voice officially after attending college (Oakwood University, B.S. in Biology). She fell in love with the unique world of opera under the tutelage of Dr. Lloyd Mallory at Delaware State University and continued her vocal performance studies with Dr. Everett McCorvey at the University of Kentucky in 2018.
Marquita has performed leading and supportive roles for Opera Memphis (Mimi in La Bohème, 2024; Giunone in La Calisto, 2024), the Chautauqua Opera and Conservatory (Suor Angelica in Suor Angelica, 2023), Kentucky Opera (Sandman and Dew Fairy in Hansel & Gretel, 2023; Musetta in La Bohème, 2022), and the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre (Mimì in La Bohème, 2022; Abigail Williams in The Crucible, 2021; Suor Angelica in Suor Angelica, 2019; covering Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly, 2018). She served as a chorus member with Chautauqua Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Kentucky Opera, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (The Jonah People, 2023 world premiere), and as a featured soloist with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra (The Harriet Tubman Oratorio, 2024 world premiere), Louisville Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra, and Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. She also served as a 2022-2023 Barbara & Halsey Sandford Studio Artist with Kentucky Opera, as a 2023 Apprentice Artist for Chautauqua Opera, and currently as a Handorf Company Artist for Opera Memphis (2023-2025).
Marquita maintains her love of performing a variety of music—opera, art song, musical theater, pop, jazz, and spirituals—and enjoys every opportunity to connect with and inspire others through music.
Marquita believes in creating a more empathetic world through art and great storytelling.
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Lauded as a “musical and theatrical delight” (Colorado Gazette), Sarah Neal is a mezzo-soprano from South Bend, Indiana with a passion for accessible, interdisciplinary performing arts. Sarah is thrilled to be a Handorf Company Artist with Opera Memphis this season, performing as Mercédès in Bizet’s Carmen (covering Carmen), in Gregg Kallor’s new solo chamber opera The Tell-Tale Heart, and finally as Endimione in La Calisto. Sarah has received awards from numerous vocal competitions, including the Dallas Opera Biennial Competition, the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, and most recently, the American Council for Polish Culture’s Sembrich Vocal Competition. For the past two years, Sarah has sung as an Apprentice Artist with Central City Opera, and they have been honored to appear with multiple chamber groups, including Ars Lyrica Houston and Mercury Chamber Orchestra. Sarah received their Master of Music from the University of Houston where they performed many notable roles, including the title role in La Cenerentola, Dinah (Trouble in Tahiti), Nancy (Albert Herring), and Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro). Outside of the opera house, Sarah can be found working in their garden, knitting, sewing for hours on end, and reading on their porch.
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A Winner of the 2018 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, tenor Carlos Enrique Santelli is a graduate of Los Angeles Opera’s Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program, where he covered Nadir in The Pearl Fishers. Notable appearances have included Count Almaviva in San Diego Opera's production of The Barber of Seville, Pong and Tybalt with Houston Grand Opera's productions of Turandot and Romeo et Juliette, as well as Valcour in the rarely performed Anonymous Lover with the Minnesota Opera. On the concert stage, Santelli has performed with the likes of the Sacramento Choral Society, the Boise Philharmonic, the Virginia Philharmonic, and The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. He holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, University of Michigan, and a doctorate from Louisiana State University, and he serves as Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music.
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Marcus King, baritone, born and raised in Memphis, graduated from the University of Memphis with a B.A. in music education and a M.M. in vocal performance. In 2021, he made his New York recital debut at Opera America’s Scorca Hall in the world premiere of Rostam and Sohrab (Tjeknavorian). He debuted with Art Song Colorado in 2022 in Voices of the African Diaspora, a concert featuring the works of Leslie Adams, George Walker, and Andre Myers. Mr. King also performed as Metamorpheus with Lighthouse Opera Company’s reading of Twice Upon a Birthday (Schiro). This year he returned to Carnegie Hall in the reading of9131: A Sing Sing Opera (Wilson) and made his debut with Opera Theatre of the Rockies as Derrick Wheatt inBlind Injustice (Richards). Most recently he was a Lakes Area Music Festival Vocal Fellow in Brainerd, Minnesota and was a resident artist with Opera Maine’s production of Rappahannock County. He is currently an adjunct voice professor for Rhodes College in Memphis.
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Baritone Eric McKeever has been praised for his “mastery of phrasing” (El Nuevodio) and “a sense of dignity in his singing…that hits directly in the mind and heart.” (New York Classical Review).
After a summer appearing as The Pirate King (The Pirates of Penzance) with Opera Project Columbus, McKeever’s 2024-2025 season will highlight his diversity as an artist able to encompass traditional works as well as contemporary ones. He begins his season joining Opera Memphis and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in Amadeus: The Music and the Myth. He then returns to New York’s On Site Opera as Dante in the world premiere of Laura Kaminsky’s Lucidity. He will repeat the role in his Seattle Opera debut. In 2025, he returns to Nashville Opera, portraying Sir Joseph in H.M.S. Pinafore, and in the spring, he makes his role and house debut with Ft. Worth Opera, appearing as Alidoro in La cenerentola. McKeever will also join Indianapolis Opera’s 50th Anniversary Gala as a guest soloist.
Last season, he performed with Opera Delaware and Baltimore Concert Opera as Monterone (Rigoletto), made his Opera Memphis debut as Schaunard in La bohème, sang Mozart’s Requiem with the Princeton Symphony, and starred in Opera Columbus’ reimagined take on Mozart’s The Magic Flute called The Temple as Papa(geno.)
Recent performances include the International Festival Casals de Puerto Rico, Teatro Grattacielo, Salt Marsh Opera, Florentine Opera, and Penn Square Opera.
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Matthew Burns is a veteran performer with over 25 years of experience on stages across the country and the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Utah Opera, New York City Opera, Seattle Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, and more.
As master-interpreter of comedic and basso buffo roles, Burns is known for his interpretations of Leporello (Don Giovanni), Doctor Bartolo (Il barbiere di Siviglia), and Sulpice (La fille du regiment), and more, as well as more dramatic roles like George (Of Mice and Men), Blitch (Susannah), and Dansker (Billy Budd). Burns has been praised for his “…rich comic timing, dynamic physicality and powerful voice…” and “[he’s]…so deliciously silly, that one hardly notices the command and range of his voice…”.
A respected voice teacher and frequent master class technician, Burns is an advisor to many young professionals in the opera world. He currently holds the title of Assistant Professor of voice at the University of Memphis. In addition to singing and teaching, Matthew Burns curates and emcees “Tasting Concerts,” an event that combines wine tasting and classical singing recitals.
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Hailed as "a booming, well-crafted bass" (Opera News) with a “strong presence,” (S. Fairbank) Chinese-American singer and librettist Robert Ellsworth Feng has performed and had his works produced from coast to coast. Performance highlights include La bohème (Colline), An American Dream (Papa), Gianni Schicchi (Betto), and Madama Butterfly (Bonze/Yamadori) with Hawai'i Opera Theatre, Prestini/Shaughnessy’s co-production of Sensorium Ex (Ensemble/Corp cover) with Washington National Opera/Vision Into Art/Beth Morrison Projects, Chew On This (Shou Zi Chew) with Lyric Opera of Kansas City/No Divide KC, Roméo et Juliette (Frère Laurent) and Carl/Banks’ Harmony (Rev.Twichell) with Seagle Festival, and Don Giovanni (Commendatore) with Kor Productions. Robert placed first in the Dorothy Lincoln-Smith Regional Voice Competition, first in the Mozart International Competition Vienna, and second in the NYCMS International Voice Competition and received the Seagle Festival Guild Scholarship and the Peabody Career Development Award. Robert holds degrees from Peabody Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music.
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Dr. Lawrence Edwards has been the Artistic Director of the Memphis Symphony Chorus since 1988 and he often conducts both the orchestra and the chorus. Dr. Edwards served as Coordinator of Choirs for the University of Memphis School of Music from 1987 to 2021. During that time, he directed the University Singers and the group Sound Fuzion, and taught undergraduate choral conducting. He also served as advisor/teacher for graduate choral conducting students. During the summers he taught raduate conducting at Villanova University in Philadelphia, and is active as a choral clinician throughout the country, working with junior and senior high honor choirs.
Dr. Edwards received his undergraduate degree in music from Seattle Pacific University where he directed the Seattle Pacific Singers. He holds both Masters and Doctoral degrees in Music from the University of Illinois at Champaign where he studied orchestral conducting with the Romanian conductor, Mircia Cristescu. Prior to assuming his position at the University of Memphis, Dr. Edwards was Director of Choral Activities at West Virginia University in Morgantown.
Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Violin I
Barrie Cooper, Concertmaster
The Joy Brown Wiener Chair
Marisa Polesky, Assistant Concertmaster
Diane Zelickman Cohen, Assistant Principal
Wen-Yih Yu, Assistant Principal
Jessica Munson
Long Long Kang
Janaina Fernandes*
The Rebecca Webb Wilson Fellow
Violin II
Gaylon Patterson, Principal
The Dunbar and Constance Abston Chair
Erin Kaste, Assistant Principal
Lenore McIntyre, Assistant Principal
Yennifer Correia
Daniel Parker*
The Judith and Sheldon Korones Memorial Fellow
Michael Brennan
Viola
Jennifer Puckett, Principal
The Corinne Falls Murrah Chair
Michelle Pellay-Walker, Assistant Principal
Aaron Tubergen, Assistant Principal
Beth Luscombe
Matthew Finley*
The Joyce McAnulty Blackmon Memorial Fellowship
Cello
Ruth Valente Burgess, Principal
The Vincent de Frank Chair
Iren Zombor, Assistant Principal
Jonathan Kirkscey, Assistant Principal
Jeffrey Jurciukonis, Assistant Principal
Hannah Schmidt
Bass
Scott Best, Principal
Chris Butler, Assistant Principal
Flute
Shantanique Moore, Principal
The Marion Dugdale McClure Chair
Delara Hashemi
Oboe
Saundra D’Amato, Principal
The Paul and Linnea Bert Chair
Shelly Sublett, Assistant Principal
Clarinet
Andre Dyachenko, Principal
The Gayle S. Rose Chair
Rena Feller
Bassoon
Susanna Whitney, Principal
The Carolyn Horrell Heppel Chair
Christopher Piecuch
Horn
Caroline Kinsey, Principal
The Morrie A. Moss Chair
Robert Patterson
Jeremiah Frederick
James Currence
Trumpet
Scott Moore, Principal
The Smith & Nephew Chair
Elizabeth Carter
Trombone
Greg Luscombe, Principal
Micah Everett
Mark Vail
Timpani
Ed Murray, Principal
Organ
Kristin Lensch
*Circle of Friends Fellow
Memphis Symphony Chorus
SOPRANO
Olivia Ball
Alicia Butler
Janice T. Cate
Edith Christmas
Juyoun Chung
Tamara Clark
Vonda Collins
Melanie Davis
Simone Myara-Dorrough
Katrice D.P. Feild
Mary Gaudet
Roberta J. Hoppe
Mary Claire Jackson
Jane Ludlow
Tara Nabors
Danette Moody Patterson
Reagan Ramsey
Aimee Randolph
Aurora Russell
Pamela Schnell
Ia Traci White
Cathy Wilhelm
Georgia Winkler
Rosemary Winters
Emily Wyonzek
Karen Zeferino
ALTO
Lily S. Axelrod
Valeria Voigt Balman
Cindy Burnette
Gretchen Deupree
Anne Dixon
Caroline Glusenkamp
Pamela Gold
Andrea Goughnour
Teresa Griffith
Gerre Harrell
Midge Holley
Christine Hughes
M. Ann Indingaro
Jayla Isom
Cora R. Jones
Suzanne Lease
Jill Jemison Margolin
Lisa Lucks Mendel
Kelley Muller-Smith
Jean O’Donnell
Sila Ozkara
Isabella Palmer
Ellen Patera
Terron K. Perk
Emily Rooker
Fedoria Rugless
Mary Seratt
Anna Shelton-Brownell
Cynthia Wade
Rita West
Alison Wetherald
Cindy White
TENOR
Nylan Barr
Julius Dabbs
Clint M. Early, Jr.
Craig Gough
Thedrick Griffin
Antonio Hinton
Dylan Hooper
Samuel Johnson
George Martin
Dr. David McNair
John Sanborn
David H. Schnell
Erich Schultz
BASS
Matthew Babb
Leo A. Connolly
Charles Dove II
Calvin Ellis
Bill Gaudet
Scott Hall
Edward M. Holt, Jr.
Samuel Hughes
Dayrin Jones
Marcus King
James McClanahan
David Patterson
Quinton Rayford
Barry White
Alvin Whitney
Lewis R. Wright
Joey Zazzara
ACCOMPANIST
Liz Parsons
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Dr. Lawrence Edwards
DONORS
THANK YOU! Individuals, corporations, foundations, ArtsMemphis, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and others make annual contributions to support the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. The following community members have expressed their support for the Memphis Symphony for the 2023 - 2024 Season.
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Jeanne Carr
Gale Carson
Linda Carter
Casey Canady
Jackie Cash
Catherine Eyrich
Catherine Sullivan
Frank Chalona
Charity Zeiset Williams
Chase Harris
Cheryl Frank
Joan and Patricia Chesney
Ruby Chittenden
Chris Kenny
Chrissy Geibel
Barbara Christensen
Christopher Avis
Christopher New
Chunte Hsu
Jim Clark
Shirlee Clark-Barber
Susan Clement
John Coats
J.B. Cochran
Sheila and Robert Cohen
James and Joy Coleman
Chelsea Conn
Barbara and Leo A Connolly
Contrina Huffman
Frances Cooper
Grace & Gary Copeland
Cora Adams
Jim and Pat Corbitt
Corinda Shelley
Martha Ann Corlew
Courtney Reeves
Rebecca Courtney and Bobby
Rogers
Katherine Cowan
William and Margaret Craddock
Ed and Laura Crawford
Paola Crocker
V. Glenn and Nancy Crosby
Edwin Cunningham
Dabney Raburn
Barbara and Ray Dan
Dana Lynn
Dane Perugini-Cripps
A.J. Daneman
Susan Daniel
Danny Ray
Victor Dansk
Darcus Greene
David O'Brien
David Wade
Leo Davis
Susan Davis
Dean Massey
Maria DeBacco
Deborah Bledsoe
Deborah Harrison
Debra Herr
Declan Bennett
Dee Lofton
Renee DeRossitt
Kathryn Deshpande and Jon Katze
James and Lucy Digmon
Lee Dixon
Elizabeth Domico
Gregory & Esther Donnenworth
Peter Doorley
Dorothy Simien
William and Jane Drummond
Regina Duberstein
Alice and John Dudas
Ralph Duncan
Eileen Hogan
Elizabeth Keough
Elizabeth Umstot
Jeanne Ellett
Hallie Elliot
Julie Ellis
Joy Ellison
John and Laura Engbretson
Eric Fox
Evan Hurst
Marsha Evans
Rebecca Evans
V. Lynn Evans
Jackie Falls
Pat Faudree
Patrick and Griselda Fellmann
Edward and Gloria Felsenthal
Allan and Helen Ferguson
Jose and Mylene Ferrolino
Elaine Fetzer
Carl and Donna Flinn
Lori Franklin
Mary W Freeman
Martha and Noel Frizzel
Gabrielle Summers
Karen Gagnon
Adam Gahn
Elizabeth Garat
Hector Garcia
Kathleen Gardner
Kathryn Gardner
John and Kim Gaskill
Phyllis Gay
Sally Gentry
George Johnson
Germantown Church of Christ
Billie Gholson
Cynthia Gholson
Charles Gilder
Luanne Gillock
Christy Gilmour
Ginny Yeager
Marylon Glass
Richard Glassman and Susan
Lawless-Glassman
Penny and Howard Glatstein
Glinda Rhodes
Gloria White
Henry Goddard
Franklin and Katherine Godoy
Nancy and Sonny Golden
Robert and Kate Gooch
Andrea and Mike Goughnour
Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal
Janet Grant
Shirley Gravenor
Maxine Gray
Katherine Green
Grey White Paws Inc.
Anyu Gu
Lesley Gudehus
Phyllis Guenter
David and Pamela Hallin
Clarence and Harriett Miller Halmon
Claudia and Bill Haltom
Melissa Hamilton
Alan & Kathy Hammond
Sandra Harper
Albert and Nancy Harvey
Cynthia Heard
Niki Hemness
Julie and Kimbrough Henley
Carolyn N Henry
Deborah Hester Harrison
Bob and Martha Hester
Larry Hilbun
Martin and Rosemary Hill
Rosemary Hill
Walter Hoehn
Lewis and Lunida Holland
Honeybird Foundation
Eula and Rob Horrell
Lynne Hostetler
Mary and Larry Houk
Elizabeth and Horace Houston
Julia Howell
Dr. Mary Lin Hudson
Hugh Chisholm
Marilee Hurley
John and Paula Stack-Hurt
Hyde Family Foundation
Nobuko Igarashi
Frank and Susan Inman
Janas Jackson
Laurita Jackson
James and Natalie Jalenak
LR and Peggy Jalenak
Jamie Herren
Janet Dillard
Daisy Jefferson
Jeffrey Land
Jennifer George
Jennifer Pierce
Jennifer Wilczynski
Susan Jennings
Johnny B Tate Jr
Kay and Warren Johnson
Robert Johnson
Stacey Johnson
Jon Briggs
Jon Hawk
Janet Jones
Mott Jones
Teresa Jones
Joseph D'Agostino
Josh Rosa
John and Lynn Joyner
Royce & Sirella Joyner
Judy Weatherly
Nora Kaltakdjian
Karen McKenzie
Kason Irvin
Edward and Lawryn Kasper
Katrica Hayslett
William Keiser
Robert Keith
Lynne Keller
Mary Kelly
Kevin Sublett
Cynthia King
Juliette Kippen
Albert Kirk
William Kratzke
Judy Kriger
Kroger
Lisa Krupicka
Leslie Kuharich
Aurelia Kyles
Shirley Kyles
Debra LaBarreare
Grant LaClave
Lakeisha Williams
Nathaniel Landau
Madeleine Landrum-Noe
Jennifer Lane-Watson
Bob Langston
LaTesha Coleman
Latoya Garcia
Latrice Holmes
James and Jennie Latta
Mary Layton
Karie Leatherman
Katherine Lee
Leighanne Timmerman
Barbara Levingston
Linda Cook Walker
Linda McKnight
Terri E. and Gary Lindquester
Lauriann Lines
Lisa Igoni
Lisi Belz McCarthy
Lester and Roslyn Lit
Deborah and Melvin Litch
Beverly Littlejohn
Karl Loeblein
Thomas Lostritto
Joey Lott
Babbie Lovett
Nathan and Marilyn Lubin
Nathaniel Lunceford
Charlton Lyons
Jennifer Lyons
Evelyn Makowsky
Deidre Malone
Margaret Nations
Maria Petkova
Mark Quest Ajoku
Marlene Remus
Anca Marr
Martha Lyle Ford
Martin Hand
Montgomery and Laura Martin
Mary Day
Mary Lee Hall
Mary Mulroy
Barbara Mashburn
Toni Mason
Emily Matheny
Matt Williams
Bacarra Mauldin
Mauricio Calvo
Dorothy Mayse
Mary Lou McCaa
James McClanahan
Don and Peggy McClure
Marion McClure
Mark and Ashley McClure
Charles and Janie McCrary
Richard and Lori McFalls
Don and Sunshine McKinnon
John and Michelle McKissack
Alexander and Margaret McLean
Anita and Don McLean
Gretchen and Kojo McLennon
Bill McManus
Norann McManus
Major and Linda McNeil
Jean and Michael McSwain
M. Catherine Meadows
Dan and Amy Meadows
Logan and Simone Meeks
Diane Meess
Melissa Eudaly
Memphis Symphony Chorus
Lynn Menendez
Silvia Alicia Merediz
James Mertzlufft
Thomas Miles
Mindy Huddleston
Hubert and Elizabeth Minton
Mio Donley
Vance Montgomery
Kent and Laurie Monypeny
Warren and Ruth Morrison
William and Jane Morse
Elbert & Tamara Mosby
R. J. and Susan Moskop
Nancy Mobley
Robert and Sara Nardo
Monika L Natarajan
Nathan Prosser
Nathaniel Warren
Neely James
Denise Nelson
Thomas and Monika Nenon
A. Newberry
Sindhia Nichols
Henry Nicholson
Nicole Jalandoni
Nikki Rhoda
William and Barbara Nixon
Deborah Northcross
Ken Nuckolls
John and Barbara Ogles
Leo Old
Eileen and Michael Olewinski
Oneka Richardson
Ron and Stephanie Osher
Shelley Ost
Max B. Ostner, Jr.
Outhone Sonesana
Cindy Pace
Paige Dumas
John Palmer
Marvin Palmer
Pam Golding
Elena and Helena Parfenova
Mr. and Mrs. Parker
Patrice Curry
Patrick Drummond
Rushton Patterson
Trinette Patterson
Paula Joyner
Amanda Paule
Eugene Pearlman
Atanas and Katyusha Pehlivanov
Jim Pentecost
Alan and Sally Perry
Peter Wiley
Valdas Petrouskas
Phil Goossens
Virginia Pilcher
G. Dan and Chloee Poag
Albert Pope
Porshure Richardson
Reginald and Sonya Porter
Peter Pranica
Howard and Margaret Pritchard
Rosemary Purdy
Jessica Reed
Kerry Regen
Reginald Richard
Ulrike Reiss
Joanne Rhodes
Richard Sutch
Curtis and Patricia Ringold
Rita Smith
Rev. Phoebe A. Roaf
Kari Robbins
Beverly Robertson
Carol Robertson
Betty Robinson
Jessica & James A Robinson
Ellen Rolfes
Ronna Martin
Monica Rose
Meryl Rosen
Victoria Ross
Ruben Caballero Pineda
Fedoria Rugless
Russell Savory
Ruthie Pride
Ryan Quinlivan
Diane Sachs
Sally Helms
Tracey and Peter Sanders
Sanjar Umarov
Aimee Santucci and John Jolly
Sara Alvarez
Savanna Eggenberger
Sayra Medina
Beth and Sandy Schaeffer
Chrisann Schiro-Geist
Karl and Gail Schledwitz
Jean Schmidt
Jutta Schneider
Connie and Eric Scott
Valerie Scott
Art and Janet Seessel
Elizabeth Senhausen
Patricia Seubert
Douglas Seymour
Frank and Marian Shaffer
Shannon Bryant
Fran and Phil Shannon
Anne Shaw
Lucy Shaw
Karen Shea
Paul Shifflet
Shirley Turner
William Short
Susan & Matt Shorter
Martina Sigal
Liz and Rouben Simonian
Elizabeth and David Simpson
Gregory Skinner
Jerald and Louise Sklar
Dr. William Skoog
Harriet Skupin
Stephen & Chelsea B Slabaugh
Peter Slavish
John Sligh
Corey Smith
Joel Smith
Pamela K. Smith
Sonya Walton
Sophia Woods
Katharine Sorenson
David and Jackie Spear
Diane Spears
Raymond and Gayle Spence
Michael and Aimee Spikes
Susan Springfield
Stacey Bowers
Barbara Stafford
Tracey Stallings
Rebecca Stanfield
Lindsey Stanfill
Dianne Stanford
Terry Starr
Julian Steelmen
Jeremiah Steinbrink
Stephanie Johnson
Edith Stern
John Stewart
Lauran Stimac
John and Anne Stokes
Donna Stroup
Karen Stuart
David and Mary Anne K. Sullivan
Suzanne Drewry
Tabitha Arrington
Owen and Margaret Tabor
Tabrina Davis
Taylor Wilmott
Terri Williams
Robin Thoda
Sally Thomason
Kimberly Thompson
Sarah Tillman
Timothy Todd
David Tipton
Mark Tittle
Tom Ebers
Tom Timimak
Benjamin Trainor
Tuesday Study Club
Michael Ulm
Jennilynn Utkov
Jo Vail
Alan Valentine
Bill and Peggy Veeser
Carmel Verrier and Walter Heger
Vicki Carayiannis
Virginia Terrell
Charles Walker
Russell Walker
Philip Walkley
Julie Wallace
Erin Walter
Paula Walter
Gavin Ward
Kathleen and Tim Waters
Samantha Watts
Alonzo and Suzane Weaver
Gina and Jeffrey Webb
Debra West
Benny and Gayle Westmoreland
A C and Ruby Wharton
Lain Whitaker
Willard & Catherine Whitaker
Justin White
Alvin and Myra Whitney
Reggie Whitney
Ogden Whyte
Marilyn Wiener
William Koenig
William Page
William Scott
William Ufferman
Suzanne Williamson
Linda Willis
Willow Blythe
Wilson Hubbard
Teresa Wilson
Dean and Lauran Wingo
Dorothy Work
Yavette Gray
Linda Yoakum
Jason and Susan Young
David and Nelie Zanca
Carolyn & Robert Meza
Jennifer Diprizio & Patrick Krolik
Mary Van Dyke
Ann Marie Person
Mary Stuart David
Sharon Devine Harris
Victoria N Crozier
Angel David Martinez Nieto
This list recognizes philanthropic contributors to the MSO made between July 1, 2023 - August 28, 2024 . While compiling this list every effort has been made to reflect the accuracy of our donors. If your name has been misspelled, omitted, or misrepresented please contact us at 901-537-2500 and will correct our records. We appreciate your generosity and understanding.
