HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 ·
Lindenwood Christian Church
Thursday, December 5, 2024 ·
Germantown United Methodist Church
Friday, December 6, 2024 ·
Germantown United Methodist Church
Each performance begins at 7:30pm
Robert Moody, conductor
Keely Futterer, soprano
Daniel Moody, alto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone
Memphis Symphony Chamber Chorus,
Dr. Lawrence Edwards, director
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
(1685 - 1759)
Messiah
PART ONE
No. 1 Sinfony (Orchestra)
No. 2 Comfort ye (Tenor)
No. 3 Every Valley shall be exalted (Tenor)
No. 4 And the glory of the Lord (Chorus)
No. 5 Thus saith the Lord (Baritone)
No. 6 But who may Abide (Baritone)
No. 7 And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus)
No. 8 Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto)
No. 9 O thou that tellest good tidings (Alto/Chorus)
No. 12 For unto us (Chorus)
No. 13 Pifa. Pastoral Interlude (Orchestra)
No. 14 There were shepherds abiding (Soprano)
No. 15 And the angel said unto them (Soprano)
No. 16 And suddenly (Soprano)
No. 17 Glory to God (Chorus)
No. 18 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano)
No. 19 Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Alto)
No. 20 He shall feed His flock (Alto/Soprano)
No. 21 His yoke is easy (Chorus)
INTERMISSION
PART TWO
No. 22 Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)
No. 23 He was despised (Alto)
No. 24 Surely, He hath borne our griefs (Chorus)
No. 25 And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)
No. 26 All we, like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)
No. 27 All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn (Tenor)
No. 28 He trusted in God (Chorus)
No. 29 Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Tenor)
No. 30 Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (Tenor)
No. 31 He was cut off out of the land of the living (Tenor)
No. 32 But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell (Soprano)
No. 33 Lift up your heads (Chorus)
No. 38 How beautiful are the feet of them (Soprano)
No. 39 Their Sound is Gone Out (Chorus)
No. 40 Why do the nations so furiously rage (Baritone)
No. 41 Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)
No. 43 Thou shalt break them (Tenor)
No. 44 Hallelujah! (Chorus + Soloists)
PART THREE
No. 45 I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)
No. 46 Since by Man came Death (Chorus)
No. 47 Behold, I tell you a mystery (Baritone)
No. 48 The trumpet shall sound (Baritone)
No. 53 Worthy is the Lamb/Amen (Chorus + Soloists)
Libretto
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PART 1
1. Sinfonia – (Instrumental)
2. Accompagnato (Tenor) – “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” (Isaiah 40, vv.1–3)
3. Air (Tenor) – “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted, and ev’ry mountain and hill made low: the crooked straight and the rough places plain:” (Isaiah 40, v.4)
4. Chorus – “And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (Isaiah 40, v.5)
5. Accompagnato (Bass) – “Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts: Yet once, a little while and I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea, and the dry land. And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come.” (Haggai 2, vv.6–7); “The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.” (Malachi 3, v.1)
6. Air (Bass) – “But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire.” (Malachi 3, v.2)
7. Chorus – “And he shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.” (Malachi 3, v.3)
8. Recitative (Alto) – “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel, God with us.” (Isaiah 7, v.14; Matthew 1, v.23)
9. Air (mezzo-soprano) and Chorus – “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain. O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!” (Isaiah 40, v.9); “Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” (Isaiah 60, v.1)
12. Chorus – “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9, v.6)
13. Pifa Pastoral Sinfonia – (Instrumental)
14a. Recitative (soprano) – “There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.” (Luke 2, v.8)
14b. Accompagnato (soprano) “And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.” (Luke 2, v.9)
15. Recitative (soprano) – “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2, 10–11)
16. Accompagnato (soprano) – “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,” (Luke 2, v.13)
17. Chorus – “Chorus Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will toward men.” (Luke 2, v.14)
18. Air (soprano) – “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is the righteous Saviour, and he shall speak peace unto the heathen.” (Zechariah 9, vv.9–10)
19. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) – “Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.” (Isaiah 35, vv.5–6)
20. Duet (mezzo-soprano/soprano) – “He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: and he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. (Isaiah 40, v.11); “Come unto him, all ye that labour, come unto him, that are heavy laden, and he will give you rest. Take his yoke upon you, and learn of him; for he is meek and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” (Matthew 11, vv.28–29)
21. Chorus – “His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light.” (Matthew 11, v.30)
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PART 2
22. Chorus – “Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1, v.29)
23. Air (mezzo-soprano) – “He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. (Isaiah 53, v.3); “He gave his back to the smiters, and his cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: he hid not his face from shame and spitting.” (Isaiah 50, v.6)
24. Chorus – “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him;” (Isaiah 53, vv.4–5)
25. Chorus – “And with his stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53, v.5)
26. Chorus – “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” (Isaiah 53, v.6)
27. Accompagnato (tenor) – “All they that see him laugh him to scorn: they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying,” (Psalm 22, v.7)
28. Chorus – “He trusted in God that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, if he delight in him.” (Psalm 22, v.8)
29. Accompagnato (tenor) – “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart; he is full of heaviness. He looked for some to have pity on him, but there was no man, neither found he any to comfort him.” (Psalm 69, v.20)
30. Arioso (tenor) – “Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow.” (Lamentations 1, v.12)
31. Accompagnato (tenor) – “He was cut off out the land of the living: for the transgressions of thy people was he stricken.” (Isaiah 53, v.8)
32. Air (tenor) – “But thou didst not leave his soul in hell; nor didst thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.” (Psalm 16, v.10)
33. Chorus – “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.” (Psalm 24, vv.7–10)
38. Air (soprano) – “How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10, v.15)
39. Chorus – “Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the ends of the world.” (Romans 10, v.18)
40. Air (bass) – “Why do the nations so furiously rage together: and why do the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against his Anointed.” (Psalm 2, vv.1–2)
41. Chorus – “Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us.” (Psalm 2, v.3)
43. Air (tenor) – “Thou shall break them with a rod of iron; thou shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” (Psalm 2, v.9)
44. Chorus – “Hallelujah: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” (Revelation 19, v.6); “The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” (Revelation 11, v.15); “King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.” (Revelation 19, v.16) “Hallelujah!”
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PART 3
45. Air (soprano) – “I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.” (Job 19, vv.25–26); “For now is Christ risen from the dead, the first fruits of them that sleep.” (I Corinthians 15, v.20)
46. Chorus – “Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” (I Corinthians 15, vv.21–22)
47. Accompagnato (bass) – “Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet:” (I Corinthians 15, vv.51–52)
48. Air (bass) – “The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.” (I Corinthians 15, 52–53)
53. Chorus – “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by his blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. Blessing, and honour, glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.” (Revelation 5, vv.12–14) “Amen.”
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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Keely Futterer has been praised by Opera News as a “high-quality lyric soprano with a keen verbal nuance,” and has been seen in performances across the globe. In the 24/25 season, Keely will make debuts at Virgina Opera for Così fan tutte (Fiordiligi) and Chicago Opera Theater for Leonora (Marcellina) and returns to Madison Opera for Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina). On the concert stage, Keely returns to Memphis Symphony Orchestra for Messiah and Erie Philharmonic for Verdi’s Messa da Requiem.
Recent operatic highlights of Ms. Futterer’s career include debuts at Madison Opera for L'Amant anonyme (Léontine), Opera Saratoga for La fille du régiment (Marie), and Hudson Hall Opera for the title role in a new R. B. Schlather production of Handel’s Rodelinda. She has also made returns to Minnesota Opera for La bohème (Musetta) and The Glimmerglass Festival for Candide (Vanderdendur) and Rinaldo (Armida).
A passionate interpreter of concert work, Keely has debuted at the Erie Philharmonic and Memphis Symphony in Messiah, covered Renée Fleming for the world premiere of Kevin Puts’ Letters from Georgia with the Eastman Philharmonic, was the soloist for Mahler’s Symphony IV, also with the Eastman Philharmonic, and performed Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.
Keely studied at Arkansas Tech University and the Eastman School of Music and has been a member of the Artist Training programs at The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Saratoga, Opera Memphis, and Tulsa Opera.
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Lauded for his “profoundly startling vocal resonance” (The New York Times) and “sweet and melancholy sound” (The Washington Post), Daniel Moody is celebrated for his interpretations of contemporary and baroque opera and as a soloist with orchestra.
Moody recently made debuts at the Metropolitan Opera in Brett Dean’s Hamlet as Rosencrantz, Atlanta Opera as Tolomeo in Giulio Cesare, and Cincinnati Opera as Nerone in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, where the American Record Guide praised his performance for its “utter beauty…where he would start singing ever so sweetly and then just let his voice blossom out into something big and round and smooth.”
Other roles for the 2022-2023 season include Special Weapons Officer in Peter Knell’s Arkhipov presented by Jacaranda in Los Angeles, Cooper/Qingu in Elena Ruehr’s Cosmic Cowboy by White Snake Projects in Boston, and Vancouver Opera debut as Oberon in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
A proponent of new music, Moody starred in a leading role in the world premiere of Hannah Lash’s chamber opera Desire, presented at Columbia University’s Miller Theater in collaboration with the JACK Quartet. Moody also worked with Nico Muhly on his song cycles at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City. In 2016, Moody gave the American premiere of George Benjamin’s Dream of the Song at the Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood Festival.
Moody is a frequent soloist of leading symphonic and baroque orchestras, including appearances with Apollo’s Fire, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, Philharmonia Baroque, and Les Violons du Roy. His appearance with Philharmonia Baroque alongside mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and conductor Nicholas McGegan was described as a “combination of tenderness and theatrical verve” (San Francisco Chronicle). Daniel has been featured in a number of Mark Morris’ productions, including Britten’s Curlew River and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and at the Tanglewood Music Festival where the Financial Times noted his “inspired and absorbing performances.” He has worked with such conductors as Daniella Candillari, Nicholas Carter, David Hill, Nicholas Kramer, Bernard Labadie, Ken Lam, Nicholas McGegan, Robert Moody, Thomas Søndergård, Jeannette Sorrell, Masaaki Suzuki, Kent Tritle, and Gary Wedow.
In 2018-2019, Moody made his solo debut at Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium with the Oratorio Society of New York. Later that week, he performed on the same stage as a soloist with Musica Sacra. Moody’s tapestry of early music collaborations include Boston, Indianapolis and Washington Early Music Festivals, Staunton Music Festival, baroque band Acronym at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Early Music New York, Early Music Access Project, Gamut Bach Ensemble presented by Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, La Fiocco, and Mountainside Baroque Portland Baroque Orchestra, and San Diego Bach Collegium, and Three Notch’d Road - The Virginia Baroque Ensemble.
A sought after Handelian countertenor, Moody previously performed the title roles in Giulio Cesare and Rinaldo, Arsamene in Xerxes, Lichas in Hercules, and Didymus in Theodora.
A graduate of the prestigious Yale Voxtet, resident at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Moody has performed as a soloist at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, London’s St. John’s Smith Square, and Cambridge’s Trinity College. His performances have been broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 in the United Kingdom, on Boston’s WGBH, Indiana’s WFIU, and WSHU’s Sunday Baroque.
Moody is also a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory and has won several awards in the Metropolitan National Council Auditions, George London Competition, Handel Aria Competition, New York Oratorio Society Competition, and Russell Wonderlic Competition.
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British-American tenor Joshua Blue will make several company debuts in the 2024-25 season, including reviving the role of Rodolfo in La bohème for English National Opera alongside conductor Clelia Cafiero in Jonathan Miller’s sublime production as well as San Diego Opera with conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya and director Keturah Stickann; Phoenix Symphony for Handel's Messiah with Patrick Dupré Quigley on the podium; Detroit Opera where he creates his first portrayal of Ferrando in Così fan tutte in a new production by director Yuval Sharon and Corinna Niemeyer will take on conducting duties; Charleston Symphony for Moravec's Sanctuary Road led by Andrew Grams; Main Line Symphony Orchestra for a concert of Puccini arias and duets led by Don Liuzzi; as well as returning to Opera Philadelphia to debut the role of Coline in Bologne's L’amant anonyme under the baton of Kalena Bovell and staging by Dennis Whitehead Darling; Oratorio Society of New York with conductor Kent Tritle for Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall and tenor arias from Bach's St. Matthew Passion at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine; Lensic Theatre where he joins Joe Illick and the New Year’s Eve Orchestra for Beethoven’s Symphony #9 in Santa Fe, NM; Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for his first time as Alfred in Die Fledermaus with the team of conductor George Manahan and director Shawna Lucey; New York Festival of Song for My Brother’s Keeper, a newly conceived evening celebrating Black men in America through art song, soul, gospel and opera with Steven Blier at the piano; Berkshire Opera Festival where he revives the character of Alfredo in La Traviata jointly produced by company co-founders conductor Brian Garman and director Jonathan Loy. Mr. Blue will also perform a world-premiere commission, based on Pablo Neruda poems and composed by Nicolás Lell Benavides, for tenor, oboe and string quartet comprised of LA Phil players.
Last season, Mr. Blue made his Houston Grand Opera stage debut creating the role of Wilson in the world premiere of Intelligence, a new work from composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer, conducted by Kwamé Ryan. He returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Tamino for Julie Taymor’s production of The Magic Flute under the baton of Gareth Morrell. In concert, Mr. Blue reunited with the American Symphony Orchestra and Leon Botstein for Dvořák's Requiem at Carnegie Hall and Brahms’ Rinaldo at the Fisher Center at Bard; joined the Oratorio Society of New York for a gala evening to celebrate their 150th anniversary with the final movement of Beethoven’s Symphony #9; performed Wendell Logan's Runagate, Runagate with the Oberlin Sinfonietta; and sang Sanctuary Road with both the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park and Princeton Pro Musica. Mr. Blue traveled to Japan with the Royal Opera on tour covering the Duke in Rigoletto led by Music Director Antonio Pappano. He ended the season with Bard SummerScape celebrating Hector Berlioz by performing in the composers’ works: Lélio, Te Deum, and the title role in La Damnation de Faust.
Previously, Mr. Blue made his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut as the tenor soloist in Beethoven's Symphony #9 performed at the Hollywood Bowl with Eva Ollikainen on the podium. He also returned to both the Metropolitan Opera to sing the Royal Herald in David McVicar's production of Don Carlo under the baton of Carlo Rizzi and cover Chevalier de la Force in John Dexter's production of Dialogues des Carmélites led by Bertrand de Billy as well as Opera Philadelphia to make his role debut as Rodolfo in the Yuval Sharon production of La bohème, a role he later reprised at the Glimmerglass Festival in the summer before joining the cast of Vaughan Williams’ Sir John in Love to sing Fenton as part of Bard’s SummerScape with Leon Botstein on the podium. Carnegie Hall appearances featured Handel's Messiah with Musica Sacra and Beethoven's Symphony #9 for the United Nations General Assembly. Additional concert debuts included the Cincinnati May Festival for Mozart's Requiem conducted by James Conlon; American Symphony Orchestra performances of Ethel Smyth's Mass in D led by Leon Botstein; and Temple University for Adolphus Hailstork's Done Made My Vow. Mr. Blue also performed in the world-premiere of Another City, a new commission by Houston Grand Opera featuring composer Jeremy Howard Beck and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann. He made multiple role and house debuts including the Metropolitan Opera as Peter in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess for a revival of the Grammy Award-winning cast including Denyce Graves, Angel Blue, and Eric Owens; Los Angeles Opera singing the Evangelist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion conducted by James Conlon with members of the Hamburg Ballet choreographed by John Neumeier; Opera Philadelphia as the Duke of Mantua in the Lindy Hume production of Rigoletto led by music director Corrado Rovaris; Virginia Opera as Loge in the Jonathan Dove reduction of Das Rheingold directed by Mary Birnbaum and conducted by Adam Turner; Berkshire Opera Festival as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni led by Brian Garman; and the tenor soloist for Handel’s Messiah with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Beethoven’s Symphony #9 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mr. Blue also returned to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as Tamino in The Magic Flute with stage direction by Omer Ben Seadia and conducted by Rory Macdonald. He also appeared at Carnegie Hall for The Ballad of the Brown King: A Christmas Cantata by Margaret Bonds with the Cecilia Chorus.
Additional career highlights include performing Act 1 of La bohème in concert with the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda; Verdi’s Requiem with the Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall and the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra led by James Gaffigan; taking on the role of Tamino in the Maurice Sendak production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute with Washington National Opera and Eun Sun Kim on the podium; making his Kennedy Center debut as Alfredo in La Traviata directed by Francesca Zambello; traveling to Japan to cover the role of Monsieur Triquet in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin conducted by Fabio Luisi and directed by Peter McClintock at the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival; joining conductor Michael Francis and The Florida Orchestra for Stravinsky’s opera-ballet Pulcinella which included projected paintings by Geff Strik and Tampa City Ballet dancers costumed by Veronique Carpio; returning to the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to portray Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi directed by Seán Curran and accompanied by members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra with conductor Leonard Slatkin at the helm; recording Jeanine Tesori’s Blue for the Washington National Opera with Roderick Cox taking the conducting duties; singing the role of Harlekin in Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis conducted by Geoffrey McDonald at Wolf Trap Opera; premiering Paul Moravec’s "Caltagirone” from A Nation of Others and a quartet reduction of "Much to be Done” from the 2019 work STONEWALL, both works have librettos by Mark Campbell, with the New York Festival of Song; performing the American premiere of the rarely heard Franz Liszt opera Sardanapalo at the Library of Congress; taking part in the Opening Festival of The REACH with performances of Beethoven's Symphony #9 with the National Symphony Orchestra; singing in the American premiere of Philip Glass’s The Trial at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; and performing the roles of Scaramuccio in Ariadne auf Naxos with Austin Opera and Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore with the Music Academy of the West.
In 2022, Mr. Blue was awarded the prestigious gift of The Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Prize by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. He was the inaugural recipient of the Lotos Foundation’s James McCracken and Sandra Warfield Opera Prize in 2020; was a semi-finalist of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2018; received the Ellen Lopin Blair award for 1st place in the 2017 Oratorio Society of New York solo competition; and was noted as an Emerging Artist in the 2017 Opera Index Competition in New York City. Mr. Blue appears on the recording of Moravec’s Sanctuary Road which was nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award and he provided vocals for the 2018 Oscar-nominated short film My Nephew Emmett.
Mr. Blue earned his bachelor’s degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and graduated from The Juilliard School with a master’s degree, studying voice with Dr. Robert C. White, Jr. He is a former Apprentice Singer with Santa Fe Opera and is an alumnus of the Cafritz Young Artist program with the Washington National Opera.
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GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning baritone Reginald Smith, Jr., the 2021 U.S. representative at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, has been lauded as a "passionate performer" (The New York Times) with a voice that is "electric, hall-filling" (The Baltimore Sun), "thrillingly dramatic" (Opera News) and "one of the most exciting baritone sounds to come along in years" (Opera News).
In the 2024-25 season, Smith takes on the roles of Scarpia in Tosca at the New Orleans Opera, Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana with the Sacramento Philharmonic, and returns to Washington National Opera as the title character Porgy in Porgy and Bess. He performs as a featured soloist in concerts with the New Jersey Symphony led by Xian Zhang, the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and in a solo recital at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, South Carolina. In Spring 2025, Smith makes his Baltimore Symphony Orchestra debut as Amonasro in a staged version of Aida.
Last season, Smith made his Santa Fe Opera debut as Scarpia in Tosca and returned to the Houston Grand Opera to take on the title role in Falstaff. He sang the role of Amonasro in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Aida immediately after jumping in as for the company’s production of Terence Blanchard’s Champion, inspiring New City Stage to write, "Baritone Reginald Smith Jr., who was so magnificent as the older Emile in Champion, made a chilling Amonasro in what is often a throwaway role." In concert, he returned as the featured baritone soloist for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Christmas Pops performances.
During the 2022-23 season, Smith returned to the Houston Grand Opera as Pascoe in Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers and made his Fort Worth Opera debut as Amonasro in Aida. In concert, he debuted with the San Francisco Symphony in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and the Memphis Symphony in Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem. In addition, he returned to the New Jersey Symphony for Fauré's Requiem and performed as the Grinch in the Windsor Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Pops concerts. Smith also participated in a United in Song concert with the American Pops Orchestra, televised nationally on PBS, and appeared in the Richard Tucker Music Foundation's annual gala at David Geffen Hall. He also performed in a recital at Mercer University.
The 2021-2022 season marked Smith's debuts with Lyric Opera of Chicago as Uncle Paul in Terrence
Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones, with the San Diego Opera as Don Alfonso in Così fan Tutte, and with Charleston's Holy City Arts and Lyric Opera as Germont in La Traviata. He scored a personal triumph as Castor in the world premiere of Gregory Spears' Castor and Patience at the Cincinnati Opera. In concert, he returned to the Dallas Symphony for the orchestra's Christmas Pops concerts, debuted with the May Festival and the Oregon Symphony in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, sang Amonasro in Act 3 of Aida with the Atlanta Symphony and performed in Handel's Messiah with the Nashville Symphony. He also appeared in a solo recital at Kennesaw State University.
During his operatic career, Smith has performed with leading companies worldwide. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2019 as Jim in Porgy and Bess, winning a 2021 GRAMMY Award (Best Opera Recording) for the album made from that production. Other highlights include his 2018 Portland Opera debut as Monterone in Rigoletto and his 2017 Dallas Opera debut as Bonzo in Madame Butterfly. He has also appeared with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Hong Kong, Atlanta Opera, New Orleans Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Toledo Opera, Opera Idaho, and Opera Carolina. His credits include roles in productions of I Pagliacci (Tonio), Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Bartolo), Porgy and Bess (Jake), Madama Butterfly (Sharpless), L'Italiana in Algeri Taddeo), Fellow Travelers (Senator Charles Potter/General Airlie/Bartender), La Bohème (Marcello), Die Fledermaus (Falke), La Traviata (Giorgio Germont), The Pirates of Penzance (The Pirate King), Gounod's Roméo et Juliette (Capulet) and Le Nozze di Figaro (Count Almaviva).
In concert, he has performed with the National Chorale at Lincoln Center as well as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops, Lexington Philharmonic, Columbus Symphony Orchestra (GA), North Carolina Symphony, Johnson City Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, West Virginia Symphony, Symphoria and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra at Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow. Highlights include performances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Mozart's Requiem and Coronation Mass, Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, the Fauré and Duruflé Requiems, Schubert's Mass in G, Schoenberg's Ode to Napoleon Bonaparte, Handel's Messiah, and Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette. Alongside the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Dallas-based WFAA-TV, he shared in a Lone Star Regional Emmy Award as the featured soloist in the DSO's 2018 Christmas Pops concert.
Smith is a Grand Finals winner of the 2015 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a Houston Grand Opera Studio graduate. Besides receiving recognition from the Dallas Opera Guild Competition, the Mildred Miller International Vocal Competition, and the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation Vocal Competition, Smith has earned first place in the National Opera Association Competition: Scholarship Division, Orpheus Vocal Competition: Young Artist Division, George London Vocal Competition: Top Prize (George London Award) and Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition: Top Prize. He also received a 2015 Sara Tucker Study Grant and a 2016 Career Grant from the William Matheus Sullivan Foundation.
Born in Atlanta, Smith grew up a dedicated choral student from elementary school onward. His formative experiences as a music student inspired him to double major in Vocal Performance and Choral Music Education at the University of Kentucky, where he earned degrees in both. While he ultimately chose a performance career, he has channeled his love of teaching into numerous masterclasses, where he is known as a highly knowledgeable and engaging presenter. He returned to his alma mater during the 2017-2018 season for a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah with the Lexington Singers and the University of Kentucky Chorale. He later returned to the University of Kentucky for a Master's in Vocal Performance, completing the degree in the Spring of 2021. Learn more at www.reginaldsmithjr.com.
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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
Violin II
Gaylon Patterson, Principal
The Dunbar and Constance Abston Chair
Erin Kaste, Assistant Principal
Lenore McIntyre, Assistant Principal
Yennifer Correia
Janaina Fernandes*
The Rebecca Webb Wilson Fellow
Viola
Jennifer Puckett, Principal
The Corinne Falls Murrah Chair
Michelle Pellay-Walker, Assistant Principal
Aaron Tubergen, Assistant Principal
Cello
Ruth Valente Burgess, Principal
The Vincent de Frank Chair
Bass
Scott Best, Principal
Oboe
Shelly Sublett, Principal
The Paul and Linnea Bert Chair
Lani Kelly, Visiting Oboe
Bassoon
Susanna Whitney, Principal
The Carolyn Horrell Heppel Chair
Trumpet
Scott Moore, Principal
The Smith & Nephew Chair
Elizabeth Carter
Timpani
Ed Murray, Principal
Harpsichord
Adrienne Park, Principal
The Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Chair
Organ
Gary Beard
*Circle of Friends Fellow
Memphis Symphony Chamber Chorus
SOPRANO
Olivia Ball
Alicia Butler
Katrice D.P. Feild
Catherine Phelps Donahoo
Aurora Russell
Pamela Schnell
ALTO
Lily S. Axelrod
Katie Brown
Caroline Glusenkamp
Dylan Hooper
Christine Hughes
Jayla Isom
Suzanne Lease
TENOR
Will Brown
Julius Dabbs
Samuel Johnson
H. Joseph Powell, Jr.
John Sanborn
David H. Schnell
BASS
Charles Dove II
Calvin Ellis
Edward M. Holt, Jr.
Samuel Hughes
Marcus King
James McClanahan
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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ArtsMemphis
Paul and Linnea Bert
City of Memphis
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
The Estate of Donna Fisher
Carolyn and Scott Heppel
International Paper Foundation
Kevin Roper
Scheidt Family Foundation
Tennessee Arts Commission
Joy Wiener -
Jack Belz
Ron and Anise Belz
Estate of J. Richard and Carole M. Briscoe
Jere Gerard
Suzanne Gronemeyer
Bernice Hussey and C. Hal Brunt
Masanori and Seiko Igarashi
Korones Family Foundation
Orion Federal Credit Union
Ann L. Powell
John and Ashley Remmers
Roadshow BMW, Inc.
Shelby County Government
Linda and Ron Sklar
Candace Steele Flippin
Thomas W. Briggs Foundation
Jack Ward
Rebecca and Spence Wilson -
Peter and Jessica Abell
Bert and Carol Barnett
Alice Rawlins and Phil Burnett
Elizabeth and Charles Carter, Jr.
Maria and Michael Douglass
David and Susan Ellison
Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation
Katherine Buckman-Gibson and J.W. Gibson
Pam and Steve Guinn
Dorothy Kirsch
Edwin Koshland
Robert and Mary Nell Kuhlo
Eva Lang and Scott LeMay
Dinah and Gary Makowsky
Amy and Tony Milam
Linda Milbradt
Henry and Snowden Morgan
Thomas and Sue Nesvick
Nike, Inc.
Trezevant Manor
Trustmark Bank
Henry Turley Company
Nancy Walker -
Stephen Agar
Louise and Will Barden
Henry and Janet Bartosch
Reed Baskin and Alice Nishiwaki
Stanley and Dot Bilsky
Karen Bowyer
Arthur and Michelle Buring
Copland Foundation
Sara Holmes
Lowry and Laura Howell
Donna Jefcoat
Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean
Ellen Klyce
Bruce and Susanne Landau
Ann and Dudley Langston
Al and Janet Lyons
Elizabeth and Jerry Marshall
Elisa and Ramon Marus
Irma W. Merrill
Alan and Zoe Nadel
Tim Nicholson
Robert Patterson and Patricia Gray
Samuel & Anna Robbins
Laretha R. Sargent
Stephen and Deborah Schadt
Jane and Bruce Smedley
Paul Thomas
Deborah Dunklin Tipton Charitable Fund
Otis and Marilane Warr
Barry and Cynthia A. White -
Fran and Peter Addicott
Belinda and Calvin Anderson
Rodney Baber
Joey and Neal Beckford
Christopher and Helen Bird
Betty Blaylock
Robert and Sheryl Bowen
Paul Brezina
Rose Merry Brown
Paul and Suzanne Burgar
Canale Foundation
Carol Lee and Joe Royer
Anne Carriere
Daniel Case
Shelly Cheng
Gloria Cherry
Karen Clawson
Lisa Courtney
Elaine Crown
Carol Cummings
Cynthia Ham
Gay Daughdrill Boyd
Blanche Deaderick
Leila Dodge
Jim Dorman
JT Elliott
William Etnyre
Eyleen Farmer
Farrell Calhoun, Inc.
Jim and Susan Fletcher
Fred and Mary Lawrence Flinn
David and Luann Forell
Susan Frazee
Juan Fuentes
Pamela Gold
Billie and J. Russell Goodloe, Jr.
Devon Gosnell
Jerrold and Martha Graber
Charles and Miriam Handorf
Carolyn Chism Hardy
Galen and Debi Havner
Page Henrion
Marisa and Paul Hess
Nancy Howell
Joanna Hwang
Frank and Jeanne Jemison
David and Lisa Jennings
Edith Kelly-Green
Kevin Danish
Sandra Kincaid
Yoriko Kitai
Barbara Lapides
Lucy and Tom Lee
Barbara McConville
Douglas McNamara
Lisa & Maurice Mendel
Rodgers Menzies
Jeanie Mercer and Breen Bland
Jan and Scott Morrell
Rosalyn Nichols
Cecile and Frederick Nowak
Marianne Parrs
John Pickens
Kenneth Prince
Judy Ringel
Rose Montgomery Johnston Family Foundation
Gayle Rose
Diane Rudner
Beverly and Ken Sakauye
Nick Sarraf
Dale Schaefer
Mary Scheuner
Samuel and Leanne Scull
Eddie & Mary Seratt
Jerry Sharp
Cynthia Spangler and Charles Askew
John and Cristina Speer
Richard and Trish Spore
Mary Stagg
James and Susan Sullivan
Dr. D. Parker Suttle
Joan Terry
Diane Thornton
Catherine Todd
Melissa Todd
Donald Tucker
Lura and Steve Turner
Michael and Andie Uiberall
Susan Van Dyck and James Newcomb
Bill and Carmine Vaughan
Dianna Voyles
Dr. Lee and Mary Linda Wardlaw
Graham and Megan Warr
Betty and Jules Weiss
Benton Wheeler and Aimee M. Christian
Linda Wible
David and Dorothy Work
Mary Wurtzburger
Jocelyn Wurzburg
Susan Yount
Lyn and Gordon Yukon
Dennis Zolper -
David Adair
Adam Shirley
Lou Adams
Susan Adams
Thea Adell
Lyman and Sally Aldrich
Roosevelt and Joann Allen
Allison Arguello
Alyssa Hester
Amro Music Stores
Paula Amrod
Amy Guenrich
Anand Srinivasan
Andrew Fields
Andrew Nichols
Angela Bryant Sykes
Anne Freres
Frank Anthony
Eleanor Appling
Ardelle Walters
Scott and Kim Arnwine
Philip and Carol Aronoff
Anne Ayres
Azizah Young
Matthew Babb
Mary Allie Baldwin
Olivia and Veneta Ball
Cecilia Barnes
Nancy Barnhart
Barry Godwin
Nancy Bass
Charles and Syrena Beall
Jean and Jeffrey Bedwell
Brad and Penelope Behnes
Charles Belenky
Gary and Sheila Bentley
Marie-Stéphane Bernard
Bethany Ross
Betsy Kelly
Gerald and Judith Bettice
Nathan Bicks and Andrea Bienstock
Hal and Peggy Bishop
Matthew Bishop
Jack and Kathleen Blair
Serena Blais
Thomas Bohn
Judith Bookman
Stefan and Anne Borst
Mary Borys
Henry Boyd
James and Martha Boyd
Debbie Branan
Carole Branyan
Brenda Cox
Brian Harrington
Ruby Bright
Harold H. Brown
Stephen Brumfield
Mary Beth and Tom Bryce
Charles and Susan Burnett
Michael and Suzanne Burnett
Stephanie Caldwell|
RaMona Callahan
Candace Dolls
Kathryn Cannon
Colleen Capstick
Carlos Gonzalez
Carole McKellar
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.
