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7 The Cleveland Orchestra Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Musical Arts Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Music of Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Orchestra News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Roster of Orchestra Musicians . . . . . . . . . 14 Concert Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Severance Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Getting Involved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 The Cleveland Orchestra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 By the Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

17 Christmas Concerts DECEMBER 11-20 Conductor: Robert Porco . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Sing-along Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Cleveland Orchestra Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Cleveland Orchestra Childrens Chorus . . 23 Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus . . . . . 24 Wooster Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 University of Akron Chamber Choir . . . . 26 Cleveland State University Chorale . . . . . 27

37 Back to the Future DECEMBER 10 About the Composer: Alan Silvestri . . . . 39 Conductor: Brett Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

41 Home AloneHome Alone DECEMBER 16 About the Composer: John Williams . . . 43 Conductor: Brett Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

50 Support Sound for the Centennial . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Corporate Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Foundation / Government Support . . . . . 55

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December 2015

Generations of listeners from our community have cele brated the holidays with The Cleveland Orchestra. We are delighted that you are here to continue the tradition or perhaps to make a new one of your own during this joyous season. Here, you can take a step away from the hustle of last-minute errands and meal planning . . . step back from the bustle of holiday shopping and visiting family

. . . and simply nourish your soul with a musical celebration of the season.

A Season of Joy and Music. The holidays are a time of shared traditions. From elabo-rate meals with friends and neighbors . . . to trimming a tree or lighting a candle . . . to watching eyes light up in response to the perfect gift. In fact, the true spirit of the season lies in serving others. And Franz Welser-Mst and I, and the entire Cleveland Orchestra family, are delighted to serve you and all of Northeast Ohio through the power of music this season and every season. Through summer concerts under the stars at Blossom Music Center, or joined here together for the holidays. Through free performances downtown on Public Square, or as part of the Orchestras At Home neighborhood residency. Through education programs in local school classrooms or right here at Severance Hall. We take great pride that we are sharing more music with more people across our region than ever before. Loyal subscribers who wouldnt miss a concert. Young people, experiencing the magic of The Cleveland Orchestra for the first time. New listeners, dazzled by the beauty of this concert hall and the magnificence of the musicianship onstage whether the Orchestra is accompanying O Come, All Ye Faithful or playing music by Beethoven or the Beatles, Mussorgsky or Mozart.

A Time and Town of Generosity. Franz and I are very grateful to you and to everyone who experiences the joy of the Orchestras music-making. We are deeply appreciative of the many ways that the Orchestra musicians, staff, and board work together to cre-ate unforgettable musical experiences for you. In a very real way, each and every day, we are most thankful for our many supporters: Foundations, who provide funding for innovation. Corporations, who sponsor our concert presentations. Individuals, who donate to The Cleveland Orchestra at a rate higher than at any other major orchestra in the country. Im proud to say that our supporters are the most loyal group anywhere. Yet I know that we cant afford to be satisfied with our achievements. We must continue to serve Northeast Ohio to the utmost. We continue our efforts to offer more kinds of concerts and to perform more music for more people than ever before.

We rely on you and your generosity to keep our organization moving forward at the very highest levels of excellence and service. As you reflect on what you are grateful for in your own life, I hope you will recall the special memories you associate with The Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, and Blossom, and that you will honor those lasting memories with a year-end gift to the Orchestra. We greatly appreciate all that you do.

With all best wishes for a joyous holiday season,

Welcome from the Executive Director

Gary Hanson

NON-RESIDENT TRUSTEES Virginia Nord Barbato (NY) Wolfgang C. Berndt (Austria) Laurel Blossom (SC)

Richard C. Gridley (SC) Loren W. Hershey (DC) Herbert Kloiber (Germany)

Ludwig Scharinger (Austria)

TRUSTEES EX-OFFICIO Faye A. Heston, President, Volunteer Council of Th e Cleveland Orchestra Dr. Patricia Moore Smith, President, Womens Committee of Th e Cleveland Orchestra Elisabeth Hugh, President, Blossom Friends of Th e Cleveland Orchestra

Carolyn Dessin, Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating Committee Beverly J. Warren, President, Kent State University Barbara R. Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University

PAST PRESIDENTS D. Z. Norton 1915-21 John L. Severance 1921-36 Dudley S. Blossom 1936-38 Thomas L. Sidlo 1939-53

Percy W. Brown 1953-55 Frank E. Taplin, Jr. 1955-57 Frank E. Joseph 1957-68 Alfred M. Rankin 1968-83

Ward Smith 1983-95Richard J. Bogomolny 1995-2002, 2008-09James D. Ireland III 2002-08

RESIDENT TRUSTEES George N. Aronoff Dr. Ronald H. Bell Richard J. Bogomolny Charles P. Bolton Jeanette Grasselli Brown Helen Rankin Butler Scott Chaikin Paul G. Clark Robert D. Conrad Matthew V. Crawford Alexander M. Cutler Hiroyuki Fujita Paul G. Greig Robert K. Gudbranson Iris Harvie Jeffrey A. Healy Stephen H. Hoffman David J. Hooker Michael J. Horvitz Marguerite B. Humphrey David P. Hunt Christopher Hyland Trevor O. Jones

Betsy Juliano Jean C. Kalberer Nancy F. Keithley Christopher M. Kelly Douglas A. Kern John D. Koch S. Lee Kohrman Charlotte R. Kramer Dennis W. LaBarre Norma Lerner Virginia M. Lindseth Alex Machaskee Milton S. Maltz Nancy W. McCann Thomas F. McKee Beth E. Mooney John C. Morley Donald W. Morrison Meg Fulton Mueller Gary A. Oatey Katherine T. ONeill The Honorable John D. Ong Larry Pollock

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Clara T. RankinAudrey Gilbert Ratner Charles A. RatnerZoya ReyzisBarbara S. Robinson Paul RoseSteven M. RossRaymond T. SawyerLuci ScheyHewitt B. Shaw Richard K. SmuckerJames C. SpiraR. Thomas StantonJoseph F. Toot, Jr.Daniel P. WalshThomas A. WaltermireGeraldine B. WarnerJeffery J. WeaverJeffrey M. WeissNorman E. WellsPaul E. Westlake Jr.David A. Wolfort

OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dennis W. LaBarre, President Richard J. Bogomolny, Chairman The Honorable John D. Ong, Vice President

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Jeanette Grasselli Brown Matthew V. Crawford Alexander M. Cutler David J. Hooker Michael J. Horvitz

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THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Mst, Music Director Gary Hanson, Executive Director

HONORARY TRUSTEES FOR LIFE Gay Cull Addicott Oliver F. Emerson Allen H. Ford

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10 The Cleveland OrchestraThe Music of Christmas

The Music of ChristmasF E W T H I N G S remind us more quickly of the Christmas season than the sound of a favorite carol, song, or piece of holiday music. Beyond thoughts of the Christmas Story itself, few things are as sure to set us smiling, humming, and looking forward to annual greetings and visits from family and friends. The rituals of baking, shopping, and hanging decorations are amplifi ed with the simple pleasure of listening to some of the beautiful music inspired by this December holiday. While music specifi cally associated with Christmas can be dated back at least as far as the 13th century, many of todays favorite Christmas carols and songs were created in the past 300 years. Adeste Fideles was written in 1782, Silent Night in 1816, and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear in 1850. Many composers have been inspired by the Christmas Story to write great music from Bachs Magnifi cat (1723) and Christmas Oratorio (1734) to Handels Mes-siah (1741), from Berliozs LEnfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ, 1854) to Johannes Brahmss arrangement of Lo, How a Rose Eer Blooming (1896), and into the 20th century with such well-known collections as Benjamin Brittens A Ceremony of Carols (1942) or the many carol and song arrangements created by Robert Shaw and Alice Parker, and more recent songs for the season by Mel Torm, John Rutter, Vince Gill, and others. Throughout the 19th century, a renewed interest in (and commercializa-tion of) Christmas saw the growth of many traditions including the intro-duction of the Christmas tree (brought to England by Prince Albert in 1834 from his native Germany), the manufacturing of many new kinds of seasonal decorations, the writing of many new Christmas stories (including the publica- tion of The Night Before Christmas in 1823 and Charles Dickenss A Christ- mas Carol in 1843), and the widespread adoption of St. Nicholas (soon to be called Santa Claus) as customary parts of the season. Musical off erings also expanded, with the planning of ever-more elaborate and festive presentations to celebrate the season in sound. In America, such inspirational 20th-century choral leaders as Fred Waring and Robert Shaw helped popularize new songs and new arrangements, while major orchestras, new brass ensembles, and groups like the Mor-mon Tabernacle Choir helped fi ll the airwaves through special Christmas recordings and inspired ensembles throughout the country to off er annual holiday concerts. Such performances are today one of the seasons most ea-gerly awaited traditions, fi lling concert halls from coast to coast with beloved music and the spirit of Christmas.

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Orchestras new Brahms DVD on sale now at Severance Hall Following their critically-acclaimed re-leases of Bruckner symphonies with Clasart, Franz Welser-Mst and The Cleveland Orch-estra are releasing an all-Brahms DVD box set this fall. The set features all four symphonies, Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 with Yefim Bronf man and the Violin Concerto with Julia Fischer, and selected other orchestral works. The set is spe-cially available for purchase at the Cleveland Orchestra Store in December, prior to the general U.S. release.

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Cleveland Orchestra oers holiday gift ideas, including new recordings, gift certicates, and more . . . Music and the holidays are a perfect match. The Cleveland Orchestra Store offers a host of musical performances this holiday season, including the Orchestras latest DVDs and CDs, as well as releases by Orchestra musi-cians. Music boxes and music-themed holiday ornaments, stationery, books, stuffed toys and musical gifts for children of all ages, fashion scarves, jewelry, and Cleveland Orchestra logo apparel are also on sale at the Store. In addition, Cleveland Orchestra Gift Cer-tificates and Blossom Lawn Ticket Books for the Orchestras 2016 Blossom Music Festival ($145 thru December 31, $165 thereafter) are available at the Severance Hall Ticket Office by calling 216 -231-1111 or 800-686-1141, or at clevelandorchestra.com.

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Womens Committee continues a holiday tradition with Silver Bells raising money for The Cleveland Orchestra

Silver Bells and The Cleveland Orch estra have gone hand in hand for more than four decades, and theyre ringing in another year. Reed & Barton silver bells inscribed with Christmas 2015 are being sold to benefit community and ed-ucation programs of The Cleveland Orchestra. The bells are a project of the Womens Committee of The Cleveland Or ch estra.

Silver-plated Reed & Barton bells to ben-efit the Orchestra cost $25. The bells can be purchased from the Cleveland Orchestra Store and from several local gift shops. In addition, Womens Committee members are selling the bells in the lobbies of Severance Hall at concerts throughout the holiday period.

Free tickets to Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert go on sale January 4

On Saturday, January 16, The Cleveland Orchestra performs its 36th annual concert celebrating the spirit of Dr. Kings life, leader-ship, and vision in music, song, and community service recognition.

Admission to the concert is free, but tick-ets are required. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Mon-day, January 4, through the Severance Hall Tick-et Office in person, by phone, or online at cleve-landorchestra.com. There is a limit of 4 tickets per household. Due to high demand, all tickets for this concert are usually distributed by 2 p.m. on the day they are made available.

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FIRST VIOLINSWilliam PreucilCONCERTMASTER

Blossom-Lee ChairYoko MooreASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair

Peter OttoFIRST ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Jung-Min Amy LeeASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair

Takako MasamePaul and Lucille Jones Chair

Wei-Fang GuDrs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair

Kim GomezElizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair

Chul-In ParkHarriet T. and David L.Simon Chair

Miho HashizumeTh eodore Rautenberg Chair

Jeanne Preucil RoseDr. Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair

Alicia KoelzOswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair

Yu YuanPatty and John Collinson Chair

Isabel TrautweinTrevor and Jennie Jones Chair

Mark DummGladys B. Goetz Chair

Alexandra PreucilKatherine BormannAnalis Denise Kukelhan

SECOND VIOLINSStephen Rose*

Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair

Emilio Llinas 2James and Donna Reid Chair

Eli Matthews 1Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair

Sonja Braaten MolloyCarolyn Gadiel WarnerStephen WarnerIoana MissitsJeffrey Zehngut Vladimir DeninzonSae ShiragamiScott WeberKathleen CollinsBeth WoodsideEmma ShookElayna DuitmanYun-Ting Lee

VIOLASRobert Vernon*

Chaill H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair

Lynne Ramsey1Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair

Stanley Konopka 2

Mark JackobsJean Wall Bennett Chair

Arthur KlimaRichard WaughLisa BoykoLembi VeskimetsEliesha NelsonJoanna Patterson ZakanyPatrick Connolly

CELLOSMark Kosower*

Louis D. Beaumont ChairRichard Weiss1

Th e GAR Foundation ChairCharles Bernard2

Helen Weil Ross ChairBryan Dumm

Muriel and Noah Butkin ChairTanya Ell

Th omas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Chair

Ralph CurryBrian Thornton

William P. Blair III ChairDavid Alan HarrellPaul KushiousMartha Baldwin

BASSESMaximilian Dimoff *

Clarence T. Reinberger ChairKevin Switalski 2

Scott Haigh1Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair

Mark AthertonThomas SperlHenry Peyrebrune

Charles Barr Memorial ChairCharles CarletonScott DixonDerek Zadinsky

HARPTrina Struble*

Alice Chalifoux Chair

This roster lists the fulltime mem-bers of The Cleveland Orchestra. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed.

F R A N Z W E L S E R - M S T M U S I C D I R E C T O R Kelvin Smith Family Chair

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FLUTESJoshua Smith*

Elizabeth M. andWilliam C. Treuhaft Chair

Saeran St. ChristopherMarisela Sager 2

Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn ChairMary Kay Fink

PICCOLOMary Kay Fink

Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair

OBOESFrank Rosenwein*

Edith S. Taplin ChairCorbin StairJeffrey Rathbun 2

Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair

Robert Walters

ENGLISH HORNRobert Walters

Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaff e Chair

CLARINETSRobert WoolfreyDaniel McKelway 2

Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair

Linnea Nereim

E-FLAT CLARINETDaniel McKelway

Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair

BASS CLARINETLinnea Nereim

BASSOONSJohn Clouser *

Louise Harkness Ingalls ChairGareth ThomasBarrick Stees2

Sandra L. Haslinger ChairJonathan Sherwin

CONTRABASSOONJonathan Sherwin

HORNSMichael Mayhew

Knight Foundation ChairJesse McCormick

Robert B. Benyo ChairHans ClebschRichard KingAlan DeMattia

TRUMPETSMichael Sachs*

Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair

Jack SutteLyle Steelman2

James P. and Dolores D. Storer Chair

Michael Miller

CORNETSMichael Sachs*

Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair

Michael Miller

TROMBONESMassimo La Rosa*

Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair

Richard StoutAlexander andMarianna C. McAfee Chair

Shachar Israel2

BASS TROMBONEThomas Klaber

EUPHONIUM AND BASS TRUMPETRichard Stout

TUBAYasuhito Sugiyama*

Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair

TIMPANIPaul Yancich*

Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss ChairTom Freer 2

Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Chair

PERCUSSIONMarc Damoulakis*

Margaret Allen Ireland ChairDonald MillerTom FreerThomas Sherwood

KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTSJoela Jones*

Rudolf Serkin ChairCarolyn Gadiel Warner

Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair

LIBRARIANSRobert OBrien

Joe and Marlene Toot ChairDonald Miller

ENDOWED CHAIRS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIEDSidney and Doris Dworkin ChairDr. Jeanette Grasselli Brownand Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair Sunshine ChairRobert Marcellus ChairGeorge Szell Memorial Chair

* Principal Associate Principal 1 First Assistant Principal 2 Assistant Principal

CONDUCTORSChristoph von DohnnyiMUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE

Giancarlo GuerreroPRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR,CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA MIAMI

Brett MitchellASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair

Robert PorcoDIRECTOR OF CHORUSES

Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair

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CHRISTMAS CONCERTS THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA and CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHORUS conducted by Robert Porco with the Cleveland Orchestra Childrens Chorus Childrens and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Chamber Ensemble Youth and members of the Cleveland State University Chorale CSU and the Wooster Chorus of The College of Wooster Wooster and the University of Akron Chamber Choir Akron

PA R T O N EO Come, All Ye Faithful Traditional, arranged by Mack Wilberg

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Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata No. 208 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)transcribed for orchestra by William Walton

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Sussex Carol Traditional English Carol, arranged by Barlow Bradfordorchestr a a nd chorus

What Is This Lovely Fragrance? Traditional French Carolarranged by Healey Willan and Robert Triplett

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Kling, Glckchen, Kling! Traditional German Carolarranged by Robert Sieving

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Deck the Halls Traditionalarranged by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett

orchestra and chorus

Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) by Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)chorus a cappella

S I N G - A L O N GJoy to the World

words by Isaac Watts (1674-1748), music by Lowell Mason (1792-1872), arranged by John Rutterorchestra and chorus with audience (see text on page 20)

Waltz from Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

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Hallelujah! Chorus from Messiah by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)orchestr a a nd choruses

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PA R T T WOStar of Bethlehem from Home Alone by John Williams (b. 1950)

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God Bless Us, Every One from Disneys A Christmas Carol by Alan Silvestri (b. 1950) and Glen Ballard (b. 1953), arranged by William Ross


Walking in the Air from The Snowman by Howard Blake (b. 1937), arranged by Paul Bateman


The Twelve Days of Christmas Traditional, arranged by John Rutterorchestr a a nd chorus

Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)orchestr a

White Christmaswords and music by Irving Berlin (1888-1989), arranged by Randol Bass

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Robert Porco Director of Choruses Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Endowed Chair The Cleveland Orchestra

Robert Porco became director of choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra in 1998. In ad-dition to overseeing choral activities and preparing the Cleveland Orchestra Cho-rus and the Blossom Festival Chorus for a variety of concert programs each season, Mr. Porco conducts the Orchestras annual series of Christmas concerts at Severance Hall and regularly conducts subscription concert programs, both at Severance Hall and Blossom. In recent seasons, he has led performances of Handels Messiah, Vaughan Williamss A Sea Symphony, Verdis Requiem, and evenings of Broadway and American favorites at Blossom. Highlights of Mr. Porcos Cleveland tenure have included preparing the Cleve-land Orchestra Chorus for a wide variety of performances and repertoire, including performances of Beethovens Symphony No. 9 conducted by Franz Welser-Mst in January 2007, released as a Deutsche Grammophon recording. He has pre-pared the Chorus for touring appearances with the Orchestra, including the 2013 European Tour, and performances at the Edinburgh International Festival, Lucerne Festival, London Proms, and Carnegie Hall, as well as for the series of operas at Severance Hall under Welser-Msts direc-tion. In 2011, Mr. Porco was honored by Chorus America with its annual Michael Korn Founders Award for a lifetime of sig-nifi cant contributions to the professional choral art. His activities and achievements across four decades of work have includ-ed preparing choruses for such prominent conductors as Pierre Boulez, James Con-

lon, Christoph von Dohnnyi, Raymond Leppard, James Levine, Jess Lpez-Co-bos, Zubin Meh-ta, Andr Previn, Kurt Sanderling, Robert Shaw, and Franz Welser-Mst, among oth-ers. As a guest conductor, Mr. Porco has led per-formances across North America, and in Europe and Asia, with ap-pearances from Edinburgh to Lucerne, Reykjavik to Taipei, and from Chicagos Grant Park Festival to the Cincinnati May Festival, where he has served as director of choruses since 1989. Ohio native Robert Porco served as chairman of the choral department at Indi-ana University 1980-98, and in recent years taught doctoral-level conducting at the school. Highlights of his work at Indiana University have included a special perfor-mance by 250 students of Leonard Ber-nsteins Mass as part of the Tanglewood Music Festivals celebration of the com-posers 70th birthday. As teacher and mentor, Mr. Porco has guided and infl uenced the develop-ment of hundreds of musicians, many of whom are now active as professional conductors, singers, or teachers. As a sought-after guest instructor and coach, his teaching work has included programs at Harvard University, Westminster Choir College, and the University of Miami Frost School of Music.

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Audience Sing-alongJoy to the World! 1. Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King. Let evry heart prepare him room, And heavn and nature sing, And heavn and nature sing, And heavn, and heavn and nature sing.

4. He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove Th e glories of his righteousness And wonders of his love, And wonders of his love, And wonders, wonders of his love.

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SOPRANOSLou Albertson*Amy Foster BabinskiAmanda Baker*Karen Bauer-Blazer*Kimberly BrenstuhlAdriana Changet*Yu-Ching Ruby ChenMary Rose Coyle*Susan CucuzzaKarla Cummins*Anna K. DendyEmily EngleLisa Rubin FalkenbergSarah GaitherAnnie Gartman*Lou Goodwin*Julia Halamek*Rebecca S. HallLisa HrusovskyShannon R.

JakubczakSarah J. JonesHope Klassen-KayAdrienne LeskaDawn G. Liston*Kate MacyLisa ManningMegan MeyerAngela MitchellKathleen Moreland*Heather Morrison*Roberta Myers*Julie Myers-Pruchenski

S. Mikhaila Noble-PaceJennifer Heinert OLeary

Sarah Henley OsburnLenore M. PershingJoy M. PowellRoberta A. PrivetteNadia Robinson*Cassandra E.

Rondinella

Meghan Schatt Monica SchieMiranda Scholl *Elizabeth Spencer*Laurie Starner*Megan Tettau*Jane Timmons-Mitchell

Melissa Vandergriff Tunde Varga*Sharilee WalkerCarole Weinhardt*Kiko WeinrothAnna White*Mary Krason Wiker*Marilyn Wilson*Mary WilsonConstance Wolfe

ALTOSAlexandria AlbainyEmily AustinAlissa L. BodnerKatherine Brown*Lydia ChamberlinKathy Chuparkoff *Brianna Cliff ordBarbara J. ClughCarolyn DessinBrooke Emmel*Marilyn EppichAmanda EvansNancy Gage*Diana Gardner*Rachael Grubb*Kathy Jo GutgsellAnn Marie HardulakLaura Skelly Higgins*Julie Evans Hoff man*Gloria Homolak*Betty HuberKaren HuntSarah N. HutchinsJudith Karberg*Lucia LeszczukDiana MartinDanielle S. McDonaldKarla McMullen

Donna Miller*Holly N. Miller*Mary-Francis MillerPatrice Moore*Ann Nagy*Peggy A. NormanMarta Perez-StableAlanna M. ShadrakePeggy Shumate*Shelley B. Sobey*Kellie Sonntag*Ina Stanek-MichaelisMelanie Tabak*Rachel ThiboMartha Cochran

TrubyGina VentreLaure WasserbauerMeredith Sorenson Whitney

Nancy A. Wojciak*Alex Wuertz*Debra YasinowLynne Leutenberg Yulish

TENORSRobert Bordon*Vincent L. BrileyGerry C. BurdickBrent ChamberlinRoss Downing*Thomas Glynn*Manuel GomezCorey Hill Michael J. HivesGary Kaplan*Daniel M. KatzPatrick KnaubertPeter KvideraTod LawrenceShawn LopezRohan MandeliaPaul March*Stephen Mason*Daniel May, Jr. James Newby

Tremaine B. OatmanNick Penfound*Bronson Peshlakai*Matthew RizerJohn SabolLee ScantleburyJarod Shamp*James StorryCharles TobiasWilliam VenableAdam Vlainic*Michael WardSteven WeemsAllen White*

BASSESChristopher D. Aldrich

Tyler AllenCraig Astler*Jack BlazeySean CahillKevin CalavanCharles CarrCarlos Castells-Hogan*

Peter B. ClausenDwyer Conklyn*Nick ConnavinoThomas Cucuzza*Christopher DewaldJeff rey DuberMatthew EnglehartThomas E. EvansRichard S. Falkenberg

Benjamin Heacox*Kurtis B. Hoff manRyan D. Honomichl*Martin HorningBernard Hrusovsky*William Hrusovsky*Paul Hubbard*Jeral Hurd*Joshua JonesKevin Kutz*Charles Langmack*Jason LevyTim ManningScott MarkovTyler MasonRoger MennellRobert MitchellStephen MitchellTom MoormannKeith NormanGlenn ObergefellDaniel ParsleyJohn RiehlSteven RossThomas ShawSteven SkaggsJames B. SnellDavid A. WelshhansCaleb A. Wright

Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Robert Porco, Director

Lisa Wong, Assistant Director Joela Jones, Principal Accompanist

Th e Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is one of the few professionally-trained, all-volunteer cho-ruses sponsored by a major American orchestra. Founded at the request of George Szell in 1952 and following in the footsteps of a number of earlier community choruses, the Cleve-land Orchestra Chorus has sung in hundreds of performances at home, at Carnegie Hall, and on tour, as well as in more than a dozen recordings. Its members hail from nearly fi ft y Cleveland-area communities and together contribute over 15,000 volunteer hours each year.


= Shari Bierman Singer Fellow* = The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is pleased to welcome singers marked with an asterisk members of the Blossom Festival Chorus or former Cleveland Orchestra Chorus members who are singing with us in these Holiday Festival performances.

Carolyn Dessin, Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating CommitteeJill Harbaugh, Manager of Choruses

December 11-13 and 17-20

THE CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

A bold and innovative transformation is coming to the Cleveland Museum of Natural Historys campus, bringing science and nature to life for visitors of all ages.

For nearly 100 years, we have been recognized as a global leader in scientic research, education and conservation. Our vision for our centennial anniversary in 2020 is to fully integrate our world-renowned collections and the research of our curators into the visitor experience. With new discoveries at every turn, our Museum will spark visitors curiosity and a passion to learn more about science and the natural world around us.

Help us create the transformational museum experience of tomorrow. Your involvement can make a great impact on science education for generations to come.

Join the campaign at www.cmnh.org/centennialhomeor call Sheryl Hoffman, Leadership Giving, 216-231-3310.

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Yasmin AhujaSydney BallLeah BenkoClina BthouxColin Blades-ThomasAnna BuescherBrendan BurdickAlexandra DoddTaniya DsouzaBaileigh EdelmanAidan ElliotMegan FowlerBrigette Fuentes

Alana GoldschmidtMariana GomezZoe HartzCelia J. HawkMaria HiseyAdam HolthausAnnalise JohnsonSohum Kapadia Rachel KovatichCharlette KukowskiMolly LargentBridget LeeArthur Z. Li

Narayah B. LylesCatherine Eileen MartinIsabella MartinGenesis L. MerrittGrace MinoNathan NiedzwieckiAmanda OstroskeAlexandra PetroCharlie ProctorVictoria RasnickGraham Richard Simon RichardEmma Violet Rosberil

Jennifer RowanAmanda SachsSomiya SchirokauerEva ShepardTaylor SobolAnna StengerMichael StupeckiChristina TroyerMeridith VandallJulia VenesileCharles C. Williams IV

Cleveland Orchestra Childrens Chorus Ann Usher, Director Suzanne Walters, Assistant Director Dianna White-Gould, Accompanist

Created in 1967, the Cleveland Orchestra Childrens Chorus is an ensemble of children in grades 6-9 who perform annually with Th e Cleveland Orchestra. A Preparatory Chorus, comprised of children in grades 5-8, performs twice each year with the Childrens Chorus. Th e members of the Childrens Chorus and of the Preparatory Chorus rehearse weekly during the school year and are selected by audition with the director (held annually in May and June). A number of Childrens Chorus graduates have continued their association as members of the Youth Chorus or Youth Orchestra or have become adult members of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus.

Ann Usher Director, Cleveland Orchestra Childrens Choruses

Ann Usher has served as director of the Cleveland Orchestra Childrens Choruses since 2000. She prepares the Childrens Chorus for their appearances as part of the annual Christmas concerts, community concerts, and in the Orchestras perfor-mances of operas and symphonic works that call for childrens voices. Ms. Usher is director of the School of Music and a pro-fessor of music at the University of Akron, where she teaches graduate and under-graduate choral music education courses. Prior to her appointment as director, she also supervised student teachers and directed the University Singers. She pre-viously taught choral music in the public schools, specializing in the middle school level. She has served on adjudicated committees for the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) and in 2014 served as director of OMEAs inaugural All-State Childrens Chorus for fourth and fi fth graders. Active as a clinician and adjudica-tor, Ann Usher holds a bachelor of music education degree from the University of Northern Iowa, and a master of music degree in choral conducting and a doctor-ate in music education from Kent State University.


Julie Weiner, Manager of Youth Choruses

December 13, 19, 20


Graham BallSema AlbuletBen AndersonJillian AndersonAmelia Bayless-MarrLuke Benko Samuel Blocker Jack Byerley Claire ChaikinMax Cliff ordHannah CogarKatelyne CrouchKassandra CudnikMaya Cundiff Maksim DamljanovicNina DengSasha DesbergMegan Janine DorogiIvan DorseyJasmine FengChristopher Foley

Joe Foti Paula FrecceroSarah Grube Gillian HagenAbby HalasziIsaac Halaszi Emily HallockMark Hermann Madison HigginsRachel Imhoff Tiger JinEleni KarnavasAaron KimRebecca LiJennifer LutzKasey MadsenAnnamarie MartinEllie MartinMadeleine MasseyReilly McGovernEddie McLaughlin

Eunice MinKristina MullenLena NazelliCharlie NewellIsabella OBrien-Scheff erCamryn OvsekSolana PetroneRosalie PhillipsSara PhillipsRose PriceJustin Prindle Megan QiangJasmine RidlerLauren RogersMartin RongMelissa Rowan Steven Schein Maria SchreinerElise ScullinRobert Shaw

Eva Shepard Aaron SiegalKaya Sittinger Ilana SolomonBrooke StilesLauren StrasserMeghan Sweeney Natalie ThomasJoey Thornton Angel Victoria Tyler Marilyn Violas Marissa Vitalone Dana Way Teagan Webb Kathryn WeberSydney WilliamsAlex WuertzRachel Zurilla

Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Lisa Wong, Director Daniel Singer, Assistant Director John Simmons, Accompanist

Founded in 1991, the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus gives vocally talented singers of high-school age the opportunity to experience music-making at a professional artistic level. Comprised of students in grades 9-12, the members of the Youth Chorus represent some 40 diff er-ent communities across Northeast Ohio. Th e Youth Chorus performs with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra each year, with local colleges and community organizations, and on special occasions with Th e Cleveland Orchestra. Membership is by annual audition.

YOUTH CHORUS (singing in Home Alone see page 41)

Michelle Holy, Coordinator, Youth Choruses

= Youth Chorus Chamber Ensemble singing in Christmas Concerts, December 18-20 (see page 17).

December 18, 19, 20 and December 16


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252015 Holiday Festival Cleveland Orchestra Christmas Concerts

Founded in 1964, the Wooster Chorus of the College of Wooster is comprised of under-graduate students representing all academic areas within the College of Woosters liberal arts program. Th e choir has been praised for its artistry and engaging performances. Th e Wooster Chorus presents several concerts both on and off campus throughout the academic year, and embarks each spring on a week-long United States tour.

Alyssa AngleMargot BruceAlyssa EmeryEmma FarrenkopfJesse Garrett-LarsenCatherine JaicksJane Kuan

Zoe KuhnRob MacLellanGeorge MarnJames MayMickey OsthimerHannah ParedesVictoria Peacock

Jacob PriestJordan ShremshockSalena StewartMatt TurellLauren Vanden BroeckCarl VaughanJessica Vorse

Afton WiddershinsFranky XuJeff YoungSiyan Zhou

Members of the Wooster Chorus Lisa Wong, Director

Toni Shreve, Accompanist

Lisa Wong Assistant Director of Choruses, The Cleveland Orchestra Director, Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus

Lisa Wong has served as assistant director of choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra since 2009. She is also director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, and is a faculty member at the College of Wooster, where she conducts the Wooster Cho-rus and the Wooster Singers and teaches courses in conducting and music education. At Severance Hall, Ms. Wong assists in preparing the Cleveland Orch estra Chorus and Blossom Festival Chorus for performances each year. She previously taught in public and private schools in New York, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, where she worked with the choral department of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (including directing the Chamber Choir of the Indiana University Childrens Choir). Active as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator, Ms. Wong holds a bachelors degree in music education from West Chester University and masters and doctoral degrees in choral conducting from Indiana University.

December 11, 12

26 The Cleveland OrchestraCleveland Orchestra Christmas Concerts

The University of Akron Chamber Choir is the premier auditioned choir at the Uni-versity, consisting of undergraduate and graduate students. Comprised of both music and non-music majors, the group prides itself on its artistry, versatility, and a high level of musicianship and musicality. The University of Akron Chamber Choir is the flagship touring ensemble, performing music from a multitude of historical genres and styles in venues throughout the United States and abroad.

Marie Bucoy-CalavanMarie Bucoy-Calavan is in her second year as the director of choral studies of the University of Akron, where she conducts the Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, and Mens Chorus, and teaches courses in undergraduate and graduate choral con-ducting. She has prepared and performed with symphonic choruses in such distinguished venues as Walt Disney Con-cert Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Cincinnatis Music Hall, and the Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary. Ms. Bucoy-Calavan has conducted a variety of col-legiate opera performances, and is active as a guest clinician and conductor. She recently served as assistant conductor of the May Festival Chorus, the symphonic chorus for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and has begun her first seasons as the artistic director of Summit Choral Society. She completed her bachelors and masters degrees at California State University, Fullerton, and her doctorate at the University of Cincinnatis College-Conservatory of Music.

Anna AhrensJeff BoggsMegan CalderoneKayla CarsonNathan EmbaughAshlee ForemanAngelica Fulop

Steven HolcombBrian KovachEmily LarsonJacob McClellanMichael McGroartyKatie MillerNick Modney

Brian PattonHannah RoyerAlex SchmidtSarah SchwartzerJohn SemenikEmily SmithMoriah Sprit

Joe StrahlKelsey UsherKevin WaltersPeter Wright

University of Akron Chamber Choir Marie Bucoy-Calavan, Conductor

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Th e Cleveland State University Chorale is a select ensemble for students with previous vocal and choral experience. Th e group has been invited to sing as part of Th e Cleveland Orchestras Christmas Concerts every year since 1993. Th ey have also toured to Canada, Germany, Israel, and Poland. For further information, please contact the CSU Department of Music at (216) 687-5039.

Brian BaileyBrian Bailey is in his seventh year as director of choirs at Cleve-land State University, where he conducts the CSU Chorale and University Chorus. He previously taught for ten years at the School of Music at Appalachian State University in North Caro-lina, and served as the visiting director of choirs at the College of William and Mary. Mr. Baileys training as a choral conductor includes study and ensemble experience at Augustana College in Illinois, Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, and the University of Iowa. His principal teachers have included Timothy Stalter, Donald Morrison, Robert Porco, and Jan Harrington. He has also held a variety of positions as a church musician, and has also been active as a harpsichordist and continuo player.

Julia AbbadiniMichael AbbadiniCassandra AcreeFreddie AssmusJulian BrillSavanna CarltonCaitlin ColeKasey Colligan

Kari CookKatherine DiPieroRiley FaulhammerJoshua FernNoah FoutzMichaella FrankMadelyn HasebeinSamuel Householder

LeVaughn LeathPreston MastersHannah MaynardTaalibah MuhammadShelby NamsickJylian PurteeJoseph RangelTrista Reagan

Drewcilla RobertsPeter ShermanBen SmithLorna SparSeth Thomas

Cleveland State Universiy Chorale Brian Bailey, Conductor

Daniel Overly, Rehearsal Accompanist

The Cleveland Orchestra extends a special welcome to Bishop and Mrs. John Hopkins and members of the Cabinet and staff of the East Ohio Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, who are enjoying a special evening at Severance Hall as part of this years Holiday Festival.

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H O L I D A Y F E S T I V A LAT THE MOVIESBack to the FutureDecember 10 Thursday at 7:30 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRABrett Mitchell, conductor3RZHUXS\RXU'H/RUHDQUHFKDUJH\RXUX[FDSDFLWRUDQGJHWUHDG\WRFHOHEUDWHWKHWKDQQLYHUVDU\RIDQXQIRUJHWWDEOHPRYLHFODVVLFDV\RXYHQHYHUVHHQDQGKHDUGLWEHIRUH0DUW\0F)O\0LFKDHO-)R[QGVKLPVHOItransported back to 1955, where he struggles to change WKHGHVWLQ\RIKLVSDUHQWV/HD7KRPSVRQ&ULVSLQ*ORYHUDQGUHVFXHDQHFFHQWULFIULHQG&KULVWRSKHU/OR\GDOOZKLOHWU\LQJWRHQVXUHKHKDVDIXWXUHWRJHWEDFNWR:LWK$ODQ6LOYHVWULVGD]]OLQJPXVLFDOVFRUHSHUIRUPHGE\7KH&OHYH-land Orchestra. Sponsor: PNC Bank

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.CELEBRATIONCONCERTSaturday January 16 at 7:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRARobert Porco, conductorHannah White, violinMartin Luther King Jr. Celebration ChorusWilliam Henry Caldwell, director/conductor

The Cleveland Orchestras 36th annual concert celebrating the spirit of Dr. Kings life, leadership, and vision. Presented in collaboration with the City of Cleveland.

TICKETS: Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets become available beginning January 4, 2016

Concert Sponsor: KeyBank

Ravel and DebussyFebruary 4 Thursday at 7:30 p.m.February 5 Friday at 7:00 p.m.


11001 Euclid AvenueCleveland, Ohio 44106C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A . C O M

Severance Hall

LATE SEATINGAs a courtesy to the audience members and musicians in the hall, late-arriving patrons are asked to wait quietly until the fi rst convenient break in the program, when ushers will help you to your seats. These seating breaks are at the discretion of the House Manager in consultation with the performing artists.

PAGERS, CELL PHONES, AND WRISTWATCH ALARMSAll electronic and mechanical devices including pagers, cellular telephones, and wristwatch alarms must be turned off while in the concert hall.

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOGRAPHY, AND RECORDINGAudio recording, photography, and videography are prohibited during performances at Severance Hall. Photographs of the hall and selfi es can be taken when the performance is not in progress. As courtesy to others, please turn off any phone/device that makes noise or emits light.

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYContact an usher or a member of house staff if you require medical assistance. Emergency exits are clearly marked throughout the building. Ushers and house staff will provide instructions in the event of an emergency.

HEARING AIDS AND OTHER HEALTH-ASSISTIVE DEVICESFor the comfort of those around you, please reduce the volume on hearing aids and other devices that may produce a noise that would detract from the program. Infrared Assistive-Listening Devices are available. Please see the House Manager or Head Usher for more details.

AGE RESTRICTIONSRegardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the performance. Winter season subscription concerts are not recommended for children under the age of 8. However, there are several age-appropriate series designed specifi cally for children and youth, including: Musical Rainbows, (recommended for children 3 to 6 years old) and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older).

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Your Role . . . in The Cleveland Orchestras Future Genera ons of Clevelanders have supported the Orchestra and enjoyed its concerts. Tens of thousands have learned to love music through its educa on programs, celebrated im-portant events with its music, and shared in its musicmaking at school, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, downtown at Public Square, on the radio, and with family and friends. Ticket sales cover less than half the cost of presen ng The Cleveland Orchestras season each year. To sustain its ac vi es here in Northeast Ohio, the Orchestra has undertaken the most ambi ous fundraising campaign in our history: the Sound for the Centennial Cam-paign. By making a dona on, you can make a crucial di erence in helping to ensure that future genera ons will con nue to enjoy the Orchestras performances, educa on pro-grams, and community ac vi es and partnerships. To make a gi to The Cleveland Orches-tra, please visit us online, or call 216-231-7562.

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Brett Mitchell Assistant Conductor Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Endowed Chair The Cleveland Orchestra

T H E 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 S E A S O N marks Brett Mitchells third year as a member of The Cleveland Orchestras conducting staff and as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. His contract has been extended through the 2016-17 season, with his title raised from assis-tant conductor to associate conductor. Mr. Mitchell serves as cover conductor for Severance Hall and Blossom Music Festival subscription concerts, and provides as-sistance to music director Franz Welser-Mst in his fi rst season, he stepped in on several occasions to lead concerts of The Cleveland Orchestra for ailing col-leagues, at Severance Hall and Blossom. In June 2015, he led the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra in the ensembles second international tour, to China. As a guest conductor, Mr. Mitchell has led performances throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, including ap-pearances with the orchestras of Colum-bus, Detroit, Houston, Milwaukee, Oregon, Rochester, Saint Paul, and Washington D.C., and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, among others. He has also acted as musi-cal assistant and cover conductor with the Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Phil-harmonic, London Philharmonic Orches-tra, and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Recent return engagements include ap-pearances with the orchestras of Detroit, Houston, Rochester, Saint Paul, and Wash-ington D.C. Mr. Mitchell served as assistant con-ductor of the Houston Symphony (2007-11), where he concurrently held a League of American Orchestras American Con-ducting Fellowship. Since that time, he

has returned to lead the Hous-ton Symphony regularly as a guest conduc-tor. He was also an assistantconductor to Kurt Masur at the Orches-tre National de France (2006-09) and served as director of orchestras at Northern Illinois Univer-sity (2005-07). He was associate conduc-tor of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble (2002-06), where he led many subscrip-tion programs, six world premieres, and several recording projects. Mr. Mitchell has also served as music director of nearly a dozen opera productions, principally as music director at the Moores Opera Center in Houston (2010-13), where he led eight productions. A native of Seattle, Brett Mitchell holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was also music director of the University Orchestra. He earned a bachelor of mu-sic degree in composition from Western Washington University. Mr. Mitchell also participated in the National Conducting Institute in Washington D.C., and studied extensively with Lorin Maazel at the Cas-tleton Festival and with Kurt Masur as a re-cipient of the inaugural American Friends of the Mendelssohn Foundation Scholar-ship.


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Thursday evening, December 10, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.

2015 HOLIDAY FESTIVAL

Back to the Future

STEVEN SPIELBERG presents

A ROBERT ZEMECKIS Film

MICHAEL J. FOXCHRISTOPHER LLOYD

LEA THOMPSONCRISPIN GLOVER

Written byROBERT ZEMECKIS & BOB GALE

Music by ALAN SILVESTRI

Produced byBOB GALE and NEIL CANTON

Executive ProducersSTEVEN SPIELBERGKATHLEEN KENNEDY

and FRANK MARSHALL

Directed byROBERT ZEMECKIS

with the score performed live by THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAconducted by BRETT MITCHELL

The Cleveland Orchestras At the Movies Series is sponsored by PNC Bank, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence.

Media Partner: The Plain Dealer

This movie presentation runs about two hours and twenty minutes, with one intermission.

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B A C K T O T H E F U T U R E F I L M W I T H L I V E O R C H E S T R AP R O D U C T I O N C R E D I T S

Back to the Future Film with Live Orchestra produced by Film Concerts Live!,a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.

Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie RichardsonProduction Coordinator: Rob Stogsdill

Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC Technical Director: Mike Runice

Marketing Coordinator: Dan Barry

Music Composed by Alan Silvestri

Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music ServiceFilm Preparation for Concert Performance: Kristopher Carter and Mako Sujishi

Technical Consultant: Laura GibsonSynthesizer Programming: Alex Levy

Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by DeluxeThe score for Back to the Future has been adapted for live concert performance.

With special thanks to: Universal Studios, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Alan Silvestri, David Newman, Chris Herzberger, Tamara Woolfork, Adrienne Crew,

Daric Murphy, Mark Graham, and the musicians and staff of The Cleveland Orchestra.

FROM THE COMPOSER

Great Scott! After thirty years, we fi nd ourselves being sent Back To The Future. This time the re-entry is in the concert hall, bringing a new sense of excitement through gifted musicians all around the world. Unlike Doc Brown, I could never have dreamed that I would have the opportunity to set the time circuits back to 1985 and have the chance to relive the excitement of the arrival of Back To The Future.

Where were going, we dont need roads . . . With a timeless fi lm, and a timeless machine known as an orchestra, we can go anywhere.

Alan Silvestri

Back to the Future is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios and U-Drive Joint Venture. Licensed by Universal Studio Licensing LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Back to the Future


Alan SilvestriIn his ongoing, decades-long career as a composer, Alan Silvestri has scored some of the most iconically re-vered and profitable films in Hollywood history, amass-ing over a hundred credits and including two Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, two Emmy awards, as well as three Grammy awards. Born in New York City and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, Silvestri first thought of becoming a bebop jazz guitar player. After spending two years at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, he hit the road as a per-former and arranger. Landing in Hollywood at the age of 22 and armed with film scoring books and a sense of adventure, Silvestri found himself composing the music for 1972s The Doberman Gang. A sequel, The Amazing Dobermans, was followed by several low-budget but successful films, further cementing Silvestris place in the world of film composing. The 1970s witnessed the rise of energetic synth-pop scores, establishing Silvestri as the action rhythmatist for TVs highway patrol hit CHiPs. This action-driven score caught the ear of budding filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, whose 1984 hit film Romancing the Stone was the perfect first date for the composer and direc-tor and its success became the basis of a decades-long collaboration between the filmmaker and composer that continues to the current day. Their numerous collaborations have taken them through many fascinating landscapes and stylistic variations, from the Back to the Future trilogy and the jazzy world of Toontown in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? to the tension-filled rooms of What Lies Beneath and Death Becomes Her, from the cosmic wonder of Contact to the emotional isolation of Castaway, and from the Wagnerian brawl of Beowulf to the magic of The Christ-mas Carol and Polar Express. But perhaps no film partnership defines their creative relationship better than Zemeckiss 1994 Best Picture winner, Forrest Gump, for which Silvestri earned an Oscar nomination. Though the Zemeckis/Silvestri collaboration is legendary, Silvestri has scored well over 100 films across many styles and genres, including The Body-guard, Judge Dredd, The Avengers, Predator, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Abyss, The Mummy Returns, Soapdish, The Mexican, Parent Trap, The Quick and the Dead, Stuart Little 1 and 2, Lilo and Stitch, and the Night at the Museum trilogy. Alan Silvestri and his wife Sandra are long-time residents of Californias cen-tral coast. They are founders of the local branch of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundations Monterey branch and have served in many capacities through their long relationship with the organization since their son was diagnosed as a young child in 1992. They are also the founders of Silvestri Vineyards.

Back to the Future


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Wednesday evening, December 16, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.

2015 HOLIDAY FESTIVAL

Home Alone

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX presentsA JOHN HUGHES ProductionA CHRIS COLUMBUS Film

MACAULAY CULKINJOE PESCI

DANIEL STERNJOHN HEARD

and CATHERINE OHARA

Music by JOHN WILLIAMS

Film EditorRAJA GOSNELL

Production DesignerJOHN MUTO

Director of PhotographyJULIE MACAT

Executive ProducersMARK LEVINSON & SCOTT ROSENFELT

and TARQUIN GOTCH

Written and Produced byJOHN HUGHES

Directed byCHRIS COLUMBUS

with the score performed live by THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAand the CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH CHORUS (see page 24)

conducted by BRETT MITCHELL

Soundtrack Album available on CBS Records, Cassettes, and Compact Discs.

2015-16 SEASON

This evenings concert presentation is sponsored by PNC Bank, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence.

Media Partner: The Plain Dealer

This movie presentation runs about two hours, with one intermission.


H O M E A L O N E F I L M W I T H L I V E O R C H E S T R AP R O D U C T I O N C R E D I T S

Home Alone Film with Live Orchestra produced by Film Concerts Live!,a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.

Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie RichardsonProduction Coordinator: Rob Stogsdill

Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC Technical Director: Mike Runice

Marketing Coordinator: Dan Barry

Music Composed by John Williams

Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music ServiceFilm Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt

Technical Consultant: Laura GibsonSound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe

The score for Home Alone has been adapted for live concert performance.

With special thanks to: Twentieth Century Fox, Chris Columbus, David Newman, John Kulback, Mark Graham, and the musicians and staff

of The Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus.

FROM THE COMPOSER

Ever since Home Alone appeared, it has held a unique place in the aff ections of a very broad public. Director Chris Columbus brought a uniquely fresh and innocent approach to this delightful story, and the fi lm has deservedly become a perennial at Holiday time.

I took great pleasure in composing the score for the fi lm, and I am especially delighted that the magnifi cent Cleveland Orchestra has agreed to perform the music in a live presentation of the movie.

I know I speak for everyone connected with the making of the fi lm in saying that we are greatly honored by this event . . . and I hope that tonights audience will experience the renewal of joy that the fi lm brings with it, each and every year.

Film screening of Home Alone courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox. 1990 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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Home Alone

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John WilliamsIn a career spanning five decades, John Williams has become one of Americas most accomplished and suc-cessful composers for film and for the concert stage, and he remains one of our nations most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music and served as music director for more than one hundred films, including all seven Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home Alone, and The Book Thief. His forty-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywoods most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindlers List, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse, and . His contributions to television music include scores for more than 200 tele-vision films, for the groundbreaking, early anthology series Alcoa Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, Chrysler Theatre, and Playhouse 90, as well as themes for NBC Nightly News, NBCs Meet the Press, and the PBS arts showcase Great Performances. He also composed themes for the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games, and the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He has received five Academy Awards and forty-nine Oscar nominations, making him the Academys most-nominated living person and the second-most nominated person in history. He has received seven British Academy Awards (BAFTA), twenty-two Grammys, four Golden Globes, five Emmys, and many gold and platinum records. Mr. Williams received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor in December of 2004. In 2009, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. Government. In January 1980, Mr. Williams was named nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently holds the title of laureate conductor with the ensemble, following his retirement in December 1993. He also holds the title of artist-in-residence at Tanglewood. Mr. Williams has composed many works for the concert stage, among them two symphonies, and concertos commissioned by several of the worlds lead-ing orchestras, including a cello concerto for Boston, a bassoon concerto for New York, a trumpet concerto for Cleveland, and a horn concerto for Chicago. In 2009, Mr. Williams composed and arranged Air and Simple Gifts especially for the first inaugural ceremony of President Barack Obama.

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T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A

CONCERTS

Celebra ng Life & Music The Cleveland Orchestra performs all varie es of music, gathering family and friends together in celebra on of the power of music. The Orchestras music marks major milestones and honors special moments, helping to provide the soundtrack to each day and bringing your hopes and joys to life.

From free community concerts at Severance Hall and in downtown Cleveland . . . to picnics on warm summer evenings at Blossom Music Center . . .

From performances for crowds of students, in classrooms and auditoriums . . . to opera and ballet with the worlds best singers and dancers . . .

From holiday gatherings with favorite songs . . . to the wonder of new composi ons performed by musics rising stars . . .

Music inspires. It for fi es minds and electrifi es spirits. It brings people together in mind, body, and soul.

Each year, thousandsof Northeast Ohioans experience The ClevelandOrchestra for the fi rst me.Whether you are a seasoned concertgoer or a fi rst- mer,these pages give you waysto learn more or get involvedwith the Orchestra and to explore the joys of music further.

Created to serve Northeast Ohio, The Cleveland Orchestra has a long and proud history of sharing the value and joy of music.

To learn more, visit clevelandorchestra.com

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EXCELLENCE

Ambassador to the WorldThe Cleveland Orchestra is one of the worlds most acclaimed and sought-a er performing arts ensembles. Whether performing at home or around the world, the musicians carry Northeast Ohios commitment to excellence and strong sense of community with them everywhere the Orchestra performs. The ensembles es to this region run deep and strong:

Two acous cally-renowned venues Severance Hall and Blossom anchor the Orchestras performance calendar and con nue to shape the ar s c style of the ensemble.

More than 60,000 local students par cipate in the Orchestras educa on programs each year.

Over 350,000 people a end Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio annually.

The Cleveland Orchestra serves as Clevelands ambassador to the world through concerts, recordings, and broadcasts proudly bearing the name of its hometown across the globe.

A FOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE

Changing LivesThe Cleveland Orchestra is building the youngest orchestra audience in the country. Over the past fi ve years, the number of young people a ending Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Blossom and Severance Hall has more than doubled, and now makes up 20% of the audience!

Under 18s Free, the fl agship program of the Orchestras Center for Future Audiences (created with a lead endowment gi from the Maltz Family Founda on), makes a ending Orchestra concerts a ordable for families.

Student Advantage and Frequent FanCard programs o er great deals for students.

The Circle, our new membership program for ages 21 to 40, enables young professionals to enjoy Orchestra concerts and social and networking events.

The Orchestras casual Friday evening concert series (Fridays@7 and Summers @Severance) draw new crowds to Severance Hall to experience the Orch-estra in a context of friends and musical explora ons.



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EDUCATION

Inspiring MindsEduca on has been at the heart of The Cleve land Orchestras community o erings since the ensembles founding in 1918. The arts are a core subject of school learning, vital to realizing each childs full poten al. A childs educa on is incomplete unless it includes the arts, and students of all ages can experience the joy of music through the Orchestras varied educa on programs.

The Orchestras o erings impact . . .

. . . the very young, with programs including PNC Musical Rainbows and PNC Grow Up Great.

. . . grade school and high school students, with programs including Learning Through Music, Family Concerts, Educa on Concerts, and In-School Performances.

. . . college students and beyond, with programs including musician-led master classes, in-depth explora ons of musical repertoire, pre-concert musician interviews, and public discussion groups.

YOUR ORCHESTRA

Building CommunityThe Cleveland Orchestra exists for and because of the vision, generosity, and dreams of the Northeast Ohio commun-ity. Each year, we seek new ways to meaningfully impact Clevelands ci zens.

Convening people at free community concerts each year in celebra on of our country, our city, our culture, and our shared love of music.

Immersing the Orchestra in local commun i es with special performances in local businesses and hotspots during our annual At Home neighborhood residencies.

Collabora ng with celebrated arts ins tu ons from the Cleveland Museum of Art and PlayhouseSquare to Chicagos Jo rey Ballet to bring inspira onal performances to the people of Northeast Ohio.

Ac vely partnering with local schools, neighborhoods, businesses, and state and local government to engage and serve new corners of the community through neighborhood residencies, educa on o erings, and free public events.



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VOLUNTEERING

Get InvolvedThe Cleveland Orchestra has been supported by many dedicated volunteers since its founding in 1918. You can make an immediate impact by ge ng involved.

Over 100,000 friends of The Cleveland Orchestra par cipate online in our news, concerts, and performances through Facebook and Twi er.

The Womens Commi ee of The Cleveland Orchestra and the Blossom Womens Commi ee support the Orchestra through service and fundraising. For further informa on, please call 216-231-7557.

Over 400 volunteers assist concertgoers each season, as Ushers for Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall, or as Tour Guides and as Store Volunteers. For more info, please call 216-231-7425.

300 professional and amateur vocalists volunteer their me and ar stry as part of the professionally-trained Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Blossom Fes val Chorus each year. To learn more, please call 216-231-7372.

A GENEROUS COMMUNITY

Suppor ng ExcellenceThe Cleveland Orchestra is in the midst of the Sound for the Centennial Campaign, a ten-year ini a ve that seeks to sustain the musical excellence and community engagement that sets this ensemble apart from every other orchestra in the world.

Ticket sales cover less than half the cost of The Cleveland Orchestras concerts, educa on presenta ons, and community programs. Each year, thousands of generous people make dona ons large and small to sustain the Orchestra for today and for future genera ons.

Every dollar donated enables The Cleveland Orchestra to play the worlds fi nest music, bringing meaningful experiences to people throughout our community and acclaim and admira on to Northeast Ohio.

To learn more, visit clevelandorchestra.com/donate



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GET INVOLVED

Learn MoreTo learn more about how you can play an ac ve role as a member of The Cleveland Orchestra family, visit us at Blossom or Severance Hall, a end a musical performance, or contact a member of our sta .

VISIT Severance Hall 11001 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106

Blossom Music Center 1145 West Steels Corners Road Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

CONTACT USAdministra ve O ces: 216-231-7300

Ticket Services: 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141 or clevelandorchestra.comGroup Sales: 216-231-7493 [email protected]

Educa on & Community Programs: 216-231-7355 educa [email protected] Orchestra Archives: 216-231-7356 [email protected]: 216-231-7372 [email protected]: 216-231-7557 [email protected]

Individual Giving: 216-231-7556 [email protected] Giving: 216-231-8006 [email protected] & Founda on Giving: 216-231-7523 [email protected]

Severance Hall Rental O ce: 216-231-7421 [email protected]

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION

Making MusicThe Cleveland Orchestra passionately believes in the value of ac ve music-making, which teaches life lessons in teamwork, listening, collabora on, and self expression. Music is an ac vity to par cipate in directly, with your hands, voice, and spirit.

You can par cipate in ensembles for musicians of all ages including the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Childrens Chorus, Youth Chorus, and Blossom Fes val Chorus, and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra.

Each year, the Orchestra brings people together in celebra on of music and events, giving voice to music at community singalongs and during holiday performances.

We partner with local schools and businesses to teach and perform, in ensembles and as soloists, encouraging music-making across Northeast Ohio.

Music has the power to inspire, to transform, to change lives. Make music part of your life, and support your schools music programs.


Sound for the Centennial THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA


In anticipation of The Cleveland Orchestras 100th season in 2017-18, we have em-barked on the most ambitious fundraising campaign in our history. The Sound for the Centennial Campaign seeks to build the Orchestras Endowment through cash gifts and legacy commitments, while also securing broad-based and increasing an-nual support from across Northeast Ohio. The generous individuals and organizations listed on these pages have made

long-term commitments of annual support, endowment funds, and legacy declarations to the Campaign as of November 20, 2014. We gratefully recognize their extraordinary commitment toward the Orchestras future success. Your participation can make a crucial diff erence in helping to ensure that future genera-tions of concertgoers experience, embrace, and enjoy performances, collaborative presentations, and education programs by The Cleveland Orchestra. To join this growing list of visionary contributors, please contact Jon Limbacher, Chief Development Offi cer, at 216-231-7520.

Art of Beauty Company, Inc.BakerHostetlerMr. William P. Blair IIIMr. Richard J. Bogomolny and Ms. Patricia M. KozerefskiMrs. M. Roger ClappEatonFirstEnergy FoundationForest City Enterprises, Inc. The George Gund FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael J. HorvitzHyster-Yale Materials Handling NACCO Industries, Inc. Jones DayThe Walter and Jean Kalberer FoundationMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. KeithleyKeyBankKulas FoundationMr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarreMrs. Norma LernerThe Lubrizol CorporationThe Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Ms. Beth E. MooneySally S.* and John C. MorleyJohn P. Murphy FoundationDavid and Inez Myers FoundationThe Eric & Jane Nord Family FundOhio Arts CouncilThe Payne FundPNC BankJulia and Larry PollockMrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.James and Donna ReidBarbara S. RobinsonThe Leighton A. Rosenthal Family Foundation The Sage Cleveland FoundationThe Ralph and Luci Schey FoundationThe Kelvin and Eleanor Smith FoundationThe J. M. Smucker CompanyJoe and Marlene TootAnonymous (3)

GIFTS OF $5 MILLION AND MORE

The Cleveland FoundationCuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and CultureMr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler

Maltz Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Albert B. RatnerAnonymous

GIFTS OF $1 MILLION TO $5 MILLION

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Gay Cull AddicottDarby and Jack AshelmanClaudia BjerreJeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown Robert and Jean* ConradGAR FoundationRichard and Ann GridleyThe Louise H. and David S. Ingalls FoundationMartha Holden Jennings FoundationMr. and Mrs. Douglas A. KernJames and Gay* Kitson

Virginia M. and Jon A. LindsethMs. Nancy W. McCannNordson Corporation FoundationThe Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle OngCharles and Ilana Horowitz RatnerSally and Larry SearsMr. and Mrs. Richard K. SmuckerSquire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Thompson Hine LLP Anonymous (2)

GIFTS OF $500,000 TO $1 MILLION

The Abington FoundationMr. and Mrs. George N. AronoffJack L. BarnhartFred G. and Mary W. BehmBen and Ingrid BowmanDr. Christopher P. Brandt and Dr. Beth SersigHelen C. Cole Charitable TrustThe Mary S. and David C. Corbin

FoundationMary Kay DeGrandis and Edward J. DonnellyGeorge* and Becky Dunn Mr. Allen H. FordDr. and Mrs. Hiroyuki Fujita Dr. Saul GenuthThe Giant Eagle FoundationJoAnn and Robert GlickHahn Loeser & Parks LLPIris and Tom HarvieJeff and Julia HealyMr. Daniel R. HighMr. and Mrs.* S. Lee KohrmanKenneth M. Lapine and Rose E. Mills

Dr. David and Janice LeshnerMrs. Emma S. LincolnLinda and Saul LudwigDr. and Mrs. Sanford E. MarovitzMr. Thomas F. McKeeThe Margaret Clark Morgan

FoundationThe Nord Family FoundationMr. Gary A. OateyPark-Ohio Holdings Corp. Polsky Fund of Akron Community FoundationQuality Electrodynamics (QED)Helen Rankin Butler and Clara Rankin Williams The Reinberger FoundationAudra and George RoseRPM International Inc.Raymond T. and Katherine S. SawyerMrs. David SeidenfeldAndrea E. SenichDavid ShankNaomi G. and Edwin Z. SingerSandra and Richey Smith

Ms. Lorraine S. SzaboVirginia and Bruce TaylorDorothy Ann TurickMs. Ginger Warner The Denise G. and Norman E. Wells, Jr. Family FoundationMr. Max W. WendelPaul and Suzanne WestlakeMarilyn J. WhiteThe Edward and Ruth Wilkof

FoundationKatie and Donald WoodcockWilliam Wendling and Lynne WoodmanAnonymous

GIFTS OF $100,000 TO $250,000

Randall and Virginia BarbatoJohn P. Bergren* and Sarah S. EvansThe William Bingham FoundationMr. and Mrs.* Harvey BuchananCliffs Natural ResourcesThe George W. Codrington Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Matthew V. CrawfordWilliam and Anna Jean CushwaNancy and Richard DotsonPatricia EspositoSidney E. Frank FoundationAlbert I. and Norma C. GellerThe Gerhard FoundationMary Jane HartwellDavid and Nancy HookerMrs. Marguerite B. HumphreyJames D. Ireland IIITrevor and Jennie JonesMyra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of The Cleveland Foundation

Mr. Clarence E. Klaus, Jr.Giuliana C. and John D. KochDr. Vilma L. KohnMr. and Mrs. Alex MachaskeeRobert M. Maloney and Laura GoyanesElizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund Mr. Donald W. MorrisonMargaret Fulton-MuellerNational Endowment for the ArtsWilliam J. and Katherine T. ONeillParker Hannifi n CorporationMr. and Mrs. James A. SaksHewitt and Paula ShawThe Skirball FoundationR. Thomas and Meg Harris StantonMr. and Mrs. Jules Vinney*David A. and Barbara Wolfort

GIFTS OF $250,000 TO $500,000

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Th e Partners in Excellence program salutes companies with annual contri-butions of $100,000 and more, exem-plifying leadership and commitment to musical excellence at the highest level.

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$300,000 AND MOREHyster-Yale Materials HandlingNACCO Industries, Inc.KeyBankRaiff eisenlandesbank Obersterreich (Europe) The J. M. Smucker Company

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$200,000 TO $299,999BakerHostetlerEatonFirstEnergy FoundationJones DayPNC Bank

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$100,000 TO $199,999Forest City Enterprises, Inc.The Lincoln Electric FoundationMedical Mutual of OhioNordson Corporation Foundation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLPThompson Hine LLPWhite & Case (Miami)

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$25,000 TO $49,999Buyers Products CompanyGreenberg Traurig (Miami)Litigation Management, Inc.The Lubrizol CorporationOlympic Steel, Inc.RPM International Inc.

$2,500 TO $24,999Akron Tool & Die CompanyAmerican Fireworks, Inc.American Greetings CorporationBank of AmericaBDIBrothers Printing Co., Inc.Brouse McDowellEileen M. Burkhart & Co LLCCalfee, Halter & Griswold LLPCleveland ClinicThe Cleveland Wire Cloth & Mfg. Co.Cohen & Company, CPAsConsolidated SolutionsDominion FoundationErnst & Young LLPEvarts TremaineThe Ewart-Ohlson Machine CompanyFeldman Gale, P.A. (Miami) Ferro CorporationFirstMerit BankFrantz Ward LLPArthur J. Gallagher & Co.The Giant Eagle FoundationGreat Lakes Brewing CompanyGross BuildersHahn Loeser & Parks LLPHuntington National BankKPMG LLPLittler Mendelson, P.C.Live Publishing CompanyMacysMaterion CorporationMiba AG (Europe)MTD Products, Inc.North Coast Container Corp.Northern HaserotOatey Co.Ohio CATOhio Savings Bank, A Division of New York Community BankOswald CompaniesPark-Ohio Holdings Corp.The Plain DealerPolyOne CorporationThe Prince & Izant CompanyThe Sherwin-Williams CompanyStern Advertising AgencyStruktol Company of AmericaSwagelok CompanyTucker EllisUBSUniversity

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