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FROM THE CEO

Dear ASO patrons,
      Thank you all for being here today to celebrate and enjoy your Arkansas Symphony
Orchestra. As we enter the first full season of live orchestra concerts in two years, we
enter with a mix of joy and trepidation. We have an amazing line-up of concerts and guest
conductors this year that we want to share with you. To keep everyone safe, we ask that
you keep your mask on during the concert until we can change that policy. Thank you
for your patience as we navigate this new land.
      As we look to the goals of this season, the free Celebrate Little Rock concert held
September 16 and sponsored by the Stella Boyle Smith Trust is the perfect symbol for
what we want to accomplish. When Geoff Robson and I dreamed this concert up, we
had a lot of objectives. First and foremost was something fun, inspiring, and celebratory
for our community to say thank you for your continued support while we had to perform
virtually. We wanted to use and share the gifts of the Arkansas Symphony musicians
and composer Florence Price to help our city have a moment of joy. We wanted it to be
completely accessible.
      Another objective was to give the orchestra a chance to perform before the first
guest conductor. Eighteen months had passed since the full orchestra came together. We
want to sound our best for the guest conductors hearing us for the first time. Performing
in September gave us that chance. We realized we could go one step further and make
a professional recording of the Price Piano Concerto in One Movement with Karen
Walwyn and ASO. This would give the orchestra more time together AND give our
state prominence in recording our own Little Rock composer, Florence Price.
      When I went to the concert, I could not have been prouder to be a part of ASO.
Geoff’s program was perfect. Each piece was its own style of joy. The orchestra sounded
so good, and our guest artists, Karen Walwyn and Genine LaTrice Perez, were committed
to the music and making sure the audience had a blast.
      This concert season is designed to achieve the same goals: community building,
accessibility, artistic excellence, and most importantly, fun. I confess to a few tears of joy
on September 16. Eighteen months was a long time and I missed hearing the full brass,
winds, and percussion on stage. Nothing wrong with happy tears.
      Thank you for being here. If you have any questions or would like to get more
involved in the behind-the-scenes work of the orchestra, please do not hesitate to contact
me during the year at CLittlejohn@ArkansasSymphony.org. I look forward to seeing
you this year!
                                          Sincerely,

                                          Christina Littlejohn, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                          ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Dear Music Lover,

    As we embark on the 2021-22 season, it gives me pause to reflect on the
journey, full of challenge and pain, but also learning and love, that we have all
been on for the last year and a half. It is with heartfelt gratitude and commitment
to the community that we welcome you back to the concert hall, where we will
once again experience the power of the full symphony orchestra on stage together.
    This will be a season like none other. It will feel new and familiar at the
same time. We will hear great works of music by past masters and brand new
works commissioned by your ASO. We will continue our journey to bring
to light the works of composers who have been unfairly ignored through history.
And, we will show the world that great art is created and enjoyed right here
in Little Rock, Arkansas.
    At its core, orchestral music is about community. Making this music is a
communal act that exists to be shared. While we have learned new ways to bring
the power of music to the people, there is no substitute for the atmosphere created
when we enjoy it together. Thank you for being a part of it, and for helping us
spread our positive impact farther and wider than ever before.

                                     Sincerely,

                                     Geoffrey Robson, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
                                     ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PROGRAM

Friday, December 17, 2021 • 7:30 PM Saturday, December 18, 2021 • 7:30 PM
                     Sunday, December 19, 2021 • 3 PM
            Robinson Performance Hall Little Rock, Arkansas

               Kris Allen
          Holiday Spectacular
                        Geoffrey Robson, conductor
                        featuring Kris Allen, vocals
                           Devon Curry, drums
                                      with
                 Parkview High School Madrigals
                          Mary Shollmier, director
                   Bryant High School Camerata
                          Tanner Oglesby, director

 JIM STEPHENSON          Holiday Overture
  ALAN SILVESTRI         Polar Express Concert Suite
      arr. Brubaker

    DAN FORREST          Shalom
                         Choir; Andrew Irvin, violin; Mary Shollmier, piano
 VINCE GUARALDI          Christmastime is Here
        arr. Sterling    Choir
     arr. K.S. Rhoads    Just Like Snow
                         Kris Allen, Choir

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Kris Allen Holiday Spectacular                                                                 continued

   arr. K.S. Rhoads            Mommy, Is There More Than One Santa Claus?
                               Kris Allen, Choir
   arr. K.S. Rhoads            Silent Night
                               Kris Allen, Choir

                              I N T E R M I S S I O N

    arr. O’Loughlin            Christmas Canticles
JOSÉ FELICIANO                 Feliz Navidad
     arr. Vanacore             Choir
   arr. K.S. Rhoads            Baby, Won’t You Wait Until the New Year?
                               Kris Allen, Choir
ADOLPHE ADAM                   O Holy Night
      arr. Ryden               Kris Allen
   arr. K.S. Rhoads            Peace and Happiness
                               Kris Allen
          Orch. Hart           Mary Did You Know?
                               Kris Allen
     PAUL O’NEIL               Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24
        arr. Phillips

       arr. Finnegan           Christmas Singalong
                               Kris Allen, Choir

                 PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THANK YOU.
                 Use of cameras and recording equipment is not permitted in the concert hall.
Support for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency
  of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
For over 50 years, thousands of
                                   volunteers from the Arkansas
                                   Symphony Orchestra Guild have
                                   used music and the arts to make
                                   a profound impact on the lives
                                   of children and adults.

With award-winning programs, over $2.1 million raised, and
curricula for youth of all ages and demographics, the ASOG is in the
forefront of the quest to provide education and opportunity for our
state.
What we believe: Making music matters.

How we build a better community: Provide for the next generation
of musicians, concert-goers, community volunteers and leaders
                            Opportunities to Serve:

                                Education programs like Orchestra
                                and You, the Stella Boyle Smith Young
                                Artists Competition, Children’s
                                Concert, and Arkansas Symphony’s
                                Youth Orchestra
                                Usher at concerts, provide special
                                recognition events for musicians and
                                meals before concerts
                                Develop and complete wildly
                                successful fundraisers like the
                                Symphony of Flavors dinners and
                                Designer House that provide around
                                $70,000 in annual support for the ASO

Make a Difference:

Guild Membership: $35 annually, includes opportunity for free
concert tickets, ways to volunteer at events and education
programs, leadership training and comradery with other community
change makers.
Visit arsymphonyguild.org to learn more.
ORCHESTRA

 Kris Allen Holiday Spectacular
 GEOFFREY ROBSON, Conductor, Pamela Diane Stephens Conductor’s Chair
 KRIS ALLEN, Vocalist DEVON CURRY, Drummer
 BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL CAMERATA, Tanner Oglesby, Director
 PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL MADRIGALS, Mary Shollmier, Director

 VIOLIN                                VIOLA                                  PICCOLO
 Andrew Irvin                        ‡Katherine Reynolds                      Gabriel Vega
 Concertmaster                         Principal
  Dora Paley Ronnel                     Dr. Howard & Celia                    OBOE
  Concertmaster’s Chair                 Barnhard Chair                        Leanna Renfro
 Kiril Laskarov                       Joe Joyner                              Principal
 Concertmaster                       †Timothy MacDuff                          Rachel Fuller
 Katherine Williamson                 Thomas McDonald                          Memorial Chair
 Assistant Concertmaster              Julian Pranata                          Lorraine Duso Kitts
*†Meredith Maddox Hicks               Beth Robison                            Beth Wheeler
 Principal Second Violin
                                     CELLO
   Eric M. Hayward                                                            ENGLISH HORN
                                    †David Gerstein
   Memorial Chair                      Principal                              Beth Wheeler
 Edward Barnes                                                                Principal
                                        Linda Garner Riggs Chair
‡Linnaea Brophy
                                      Casey Buck
†Charlotte Crosmer                                                            CLARINET
                                      Micah Donar
 Leanne Day-Simpson                                                           Kelly Johnson
                                      Alexander Seman
 Linda Hsu                                                                    Principal
                                      Kristin Smith
 Karen Jarboe
                                     ‡Jacob Wunsch                            Karla Fournier
 Sandra McDonald
                                                                              Kevin Staggs
 Tom McDonald
                                       BASS
 Juan Mario Moreno
 Jordan Musgrave                       Jordan Coleman                         BASS CLARINET
 Geronimo Oyenard                      Ozzie Backus                           Kevin Staggs
 Magdalena Ryszkowski                  Sean O’Hara
 Dan Santelices                        Mike Williams                          BASSOON
 Leigh Wing                                                                   Susan Bell León
                                       FLUTE                                  Principal
                                       Carolyn Brown                          Marissa Takaki
                                       Principal                              Jake Fowler
                                       Diane McVinney
                                       Gabriel Vega

 *ASO-UALR Partnership Faculty   † Member, Quapaw Quartet   ‡ Member, Rockefeller Quartet
CONTRABASSOON              TROMBONE                        PERCUSSION
Jake Fowler                Michael Underwood               Madison Shake
                           Principal                       Principal
HORN                         William “Bill” Vickery, Jr.   Erick Saoud
David Renfro                 Memorial Chair                Amy Hearting
Principal                  Bruce Faske                     Ryan Lewis
Robin Dauer                David Carter
Brent Shires                                               HARP
Evan Mino                  TUBA                            Alisa Coffey
                                                           Principal
                           Ed Owen
TRUMPET                    Principal
                             Greer & Barnett Grace         PIANO/KEYBOARDS
Ben Hauser
Principal                    Chair in memory               Carl Anthony
                                                           Principal
Ross Ahlhorn                 of Gov. Frank White
 George Worthen
 Memorial Chair                                            GUITAR
                           TIMPANI
                                                           Matt Stone
Carl Mason                 Rick Dimond
                           Principal                       ELECTRIC BASS
                             Arkansas Symphony             Bruce Johnston
                             Orchestra Guild Chair

BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL CAMERATA
Tanner Oglesby, Director
Lyndsey Abbott             Anna DePelsMaeker               Gabriel Manees
Cole Barber                Nicholas Dickinson              Triston McDade
Lynnie Barnes              Bianca Euler                    Jonathon Mellor
Andrew Battie              Chris Garza                     Tityana Moore
Emma Berry                 Preston Gibson                  Zachary Moss
Mili Berry                 Dennis Grant                    Mia Simone Parker
Trey Boyle                 Haven Gulledge                  Reagan Parker
Taylor Bumann              Maegan Hall                     Tyler Phillips
Riley Chronister           Laila Hamilton                  Breanna Runnells
Carson Clay                Pedro Hernandez                 Savannah Rye
Jai Collins                McKenzie Hicks                  Alex Schultz
Arianna Colvert            Jacob Karp                      Evan Smith
Katelyn Compton            Saige Kelly                     Devyn Summons
Ben Cookus                 Shelby Loftis                   Bella Watkins

PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL MADRIGALS
Mary Shollmier, Director
Chloee Buchanan            Jordan Givens                   Anna Reynolds
Jade Buchanan              Elizabeth Guerrero              Chrystian Seymour
Jaylon Casey               Jayla Holt                      Karriem Shabazz
Kamryn Collins             Michelle Kashala                Savannah Spann
Joshua Duckworth           Nicholas Norfolk                Kennedi Tims
ARTISTS

                                   GEOFFREY ROBSON, Artistic Director
                                        Geoffrey Robson currently serves as artistic director
                                   and associate conductor of the Arkansas Symphony
                                   Orchestra, and music director of the Arkansas
                                   Symphony Youth Ensembles. During his tenure in
                                   Arkansas, he has conducted critically acclaimed and
                                   sold-out masterworks, pops, chamber, and educational
                                   concerts throughout the state. He also produces and
                                   writes At the Symphony, a concert preview radio series on
                                   KLRE Classical 90.5 in Little Rock.
                                        Robson frequently collaborates with organizations
                                   in the community such as Ballet Arkansas, Arkansas
                                   Children’s Theater, Opera in the Rock, the Chamber
Music Society of Little Rock, and many local choral groups. He is currently on the
faculty of Hendrix College and since 2017, has served as artistic director of the Faulkner
Chamber Music Festival, a summer concert series and two-week intensive chamber music
camp. In 2013-2014, he served as visiting assistant professor of music at the University
of Central Arkansas, and conductor of the Conway Symphony Orchestra.
     He has worked with renowned artists Midori, Rachel Barton Pine, Vadym
Kholodenko, Alexander Markov, Christiane Noll, Calvin Lee, and the Beach Boys.
He regularly brings emerging world-class talent to Little Rock to entertain audiences
and to educate and inspire young musicians.
     A champion of new music, he collaborates with and explores the music of renowned
living composers. In 2016, he conducted the premiere of James Stephenson’s Concerto for
Hope with celebrated trumpeter, Ryan Anthony and the San Juan (Colorado) Symphony.
Recently, he conducted the premiere of Into the Beautiful North, by Joe Brent, performed
by the trio, 9 Horses. He has promoted works by composers with Arkansas connections
such as Jeremy Crosmer and Karen Griebling.
     Robson is also an orchestral arranger and his works have been featured on the
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s Pops Live! series concerts on numerous occasions.
Additionally, he writes string arrangements for recording artists to assist them in
achieving their musical goals in the studio.
     As a violinist, he performs frequently on the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s
popular River Rhapsodies Chamber Music series, often sharing the stage with principal
members of the orchestra. Prior to his appointment in Arkansas, he served as concert-
master of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, and assistant concertmaster
of the Waterbury Symphony. Recognized for his skill and versatility, he is increasingly
sought after as a studio musician.
Robson studied orchestral conducting at the Mannes College of Music in New York
City under the tutelage of David Hayes and holds violin performance degrees from Yale
University and the Michigan State University Honors College. Primary violin teachers
include Erick Friedman, Dmitri Berlinsky, and I-fu Wang.
     He studied conducting at Yale University with Lawrence Leighton Smith, Edward
Cumming, and Shinik Hahm. Other notable teachers include Leon Gregorian, John
Farrer, Neil Thomson, and Larry Rachleff.

                                       KRIS ALLEN, Vocalist
                                               On New Year’s Day in 2013, Kris Allen and
                                         his then-pregnant wife Katy were in a head-on
                                         collision that left the singer/songwriter/guitarist
                                         with a career-threatening shattered wrist. In the two
                                         years that followed, he underwent three surgeries,
                                         relearned how to play guitar (despite regaining
                                         just 30 percent movement in the damaged wrist),
                                         recorded his third album, and toured relentlessly —
                                         including a two month-long stint that started just
                                         one week after his accident. The American Idol
                                         season 8 winner ultimately retreated from the
whirlwind and immersed himself in a songwriting spell that yielded more than 70 new
tracks. Culled from the collection of songs, Allen’s fourth full-length album Letting You In
finds the Nashville-based artist delivering his most intimate and dynamic work to date.
       The follow-up to 2014’s Horizons, Letting You In builds off the soulful musicality Allen
first showcased with his platinum-selling 2009 single “Live Like We’re Dying,” But with
its sophisticated songcraft and vulnerable lyrics, Letting You In reaches a new depth of
feeling that infuses each track with undeniable emotional power. “Looking back, I think
I tried to put off dealing with my feelings around the accident for as long as I could,” says
Allen. “But in the past year I’ve realized how much it all affected me, and that definitely
came out in the writing of this album.”
       Allen recorded in Nashville with producers Konrad Snyder (Mat Kearney, Owl City,
Milo Greene), Ian Fitchuk ( James Bay, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Griffin House),
and Grammy Award-winner Brown Bannister (Amy Grant, Kenny Rogers, Steven Curtis
Chapman) and made a point of exploring both the bright and dark elements of everyday
life. “There’s almost two different sides to the record,” Allen notes. “On one hand you’ve
got these happy love songs, because that’s life — I’m a happily married guy, everything
with my family’s really great. But internally I was going through some things and trying
to figure out my life, and the rest of the album very much came from that.”
       The latter category of songs includes “My Time Will Come,” whose lyrics reflect
on Allen’s struggles with self-doubt (“Lately I’ve been making friends with the doubts in
my head/Hanging on every word that they’ve said”). But with its lilting guitar melodies
and soaring vocals, the song ultimately emerges as anthem of gritty perseverance. On “If
We Keep Doing Nothing,” Allen offers a poignant look outward. Written in the wake of
the mass shooting at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College, the song’s throwback-soul
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arrangement of stark guitar tones and stirring organ lines provide a powerful backdrop
for a determined meditation on gun violence.
      While Letting You In takes on its share of weighty maters, the album radiates a hopeful
spirit that’s got everything to do with Allen’s easy warmth and openheartedness as a
songwriter and vocalist. One of Letting You In’s most uplifting tracks, “Way Up High”,
blends cascading guitar lines, breezy melodies, and slice-of-life storytelling that came
to Allen while flying back home after spending days away from his family. “Usually when
I’m writing a song I start with the music, but with ‘Way Up High’ the lyrics all came to
me in a poem form,” he says. “I just tried to get down all these thoughts that were rolling
through my head at the time, in a very stream-of-consciousness sort of way, and it all
felt really natural.” And among the love songs that make up much of Letting You In is
“Waves,” whose gospel-inspired harmonies and spirited piano work perfectly to capture
the tenderness in Allen’s opposites-attract serenade to his wife.
      Allen first picked up the guitar at age 13, after spending much of his childhood
singing in church in his hometown of Jacksonville, Arkansas. Writing his first song in
his late teens, he self-released an album at age 22 and auditioned for the eighth season
of American Idol the following year. Several months after his Idol victory Allen put out his
self-titled major label debut, with lead single “Live Like We’re Dying”, climbing to the
top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to releasing his sophomore album Thank
You Camellia in 2012, he spent the next several years sharing stages with such artists
as Maroon 5 and Keith Urban, as well as landing Billboard, Teen Choice and People’s
Choice Awards nominations.
      In the aftermath of his accident, Allen devoted himself to relearning guitar, adjusting
his technique to adapt to the lack of movement in his wrist. “At first I thought I’d never be
able to play again,” he recalls. “But once I got my cast off, I spent more time playing than
I ever had in my life. Through all that I realized that I shouldn’t take my craft for granted,
so I really focused on developing it and becoming even stronger as a guitar player than
I ever was before.”
      Along with rebuilding his guitar skills, Allen revamped his approach to songwriting
and soon saw a resurgence in his creativity. “When I’ve made albums in the past, there’ve
always been other artists and songwriters that I was using as reference points,” says Allen,
who names Stevie Ray Vaughan and Stevie Wonder among his earliest inspirations.
“But this time I shut myself off from all that, and just focused on making music that was
completely true to me.”
      That process proved both thrilling and daunting, but in the end instilled him with
a new sense of purpose as an artist. “When I first started making music, it was very much
coming from a place of ‘Are people going to like this?’” he recalls. “But as I was making
this album, it really became more about being genuine and writing songs that feel good.
My hope is that if those songs mean a lot to me, they’ll mean a lot to the people listening,
and that they’ll get some of that hopeful feeling too.”
      Since the release of Letting You In, Allen has released an anthemic single about
the depth of love outlasting life called When All the Stars Have Died (2018). Kris will also
be heading out on a solo tour to celebrate his 10-year long career with fans all over
the United States. For more info on dates and tickets, visit krisallenofficial.com.
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ENDOWMENT SUPPORT

     The Arkansas Symphony would like to thank the following donors
  who have made a lasting commitment to great symphonic music and music
    education in Arkansas through their gifts to the Arkansas Symphony
   Orchestra Foundation. The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is now in its
   53rd season, and these gifts to the ASO Foundation help ensure future
    generations can enjoy the artistic excellence and education programs
            of the orchestra for the next 50 seasons and beyond.

The Pamela Diane Stephens                  The Mary Fletcher Worthen Endowed
Conductor’s Chair                          Conductor’s Chair – Youth Orchestra
Elizabeth Campbell & Witt Stephens, Jr.    Family of Mary Worthen
The Concertmaster Chair                    Youth Orchestra String Player Scholarships
Dora Paley Ronnel Concertmaster’s Chair    Harry Barnhard Endowment
The Acxiom Pops Live! Series               Anonymous                   Margaret & Drake Keith
Charles & Susie Morgan in honor
                                           Anonymous in honor          Ike Allen Laws
of the employees of Acxiom                 of Dale & Lee Ronnel        Susan & Dr. James Marsh
The Principal Second Violin Chair          Drs. Eleanor Kennedy        Bruce McEntire Estate
in memory of Eric M. Hayward               & Lee Abel
                                                                       Carolyn &
The Principal Viola Chair                  Rosemary Arnold             George McLeod
Dr. Howard & Celia Barnhard                Nan Selz &                  WM. L. “Dub” Moore
                                           Chris Barrier
The Principal Cello Chair                                              The Murphy Foundation
                                           Sally & Dr. Jon Bates
Linda Garner Riggs                                                     Edith & David Parr
                                           Betty M. Brown
                                                                       Dr. Rob Porter
The Principal Oboe Chair                   Madge W. Brown
Dr. & Mrs. Charles L. Fuller                                           Mildred Priddy
                                           Julie & Robert Cabe
in memory of Rachel Fuller                                             Rawn Family
                                           Joan Chronister             C.R. Unitrust
The Principal Trombone Chair               Sandra &                    Rebsamen Insurance
in memory of William “Bill” Vickery, Jr.   Robert Connor               Foundation
The Principal Tuba Chair                   Ms. Alice Dong              Lamar Riggs
Greer & Barnett Grace                      Lisa & Craig Douglass       Linda Riggs
in memory of Gov. Frank White              Eiseman Foundation          Dr. Jeannette Shorey
The Violin Chair                           Terri & Chuck Erwin         & Mr. Lindsay Thomas
Dr. Fred Rebsamen in honor                 Joyce & Jim Faulkner        Eileen & Dr. Ricardo
of Raymond Rebsamen                        Jackye & Curtis Finch       Sotomora
                                           Kate & Bo Frazier           Martha & Sam Sowell
The Second Trumpet Chair
                                           Marion Fulk                 Nan & Dr. Art Squire
Sherry Worthen in memory of
George Worthen                             Brigita & Guy Gardner       Mr. & Mrs. John Steuri
                                           Faith Anaya                 Alice & Philip Trimble
The Timpani Chair
                                           & Barry Goldberg            David Olin Tullis
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Guild
                                           Ellen Gray                  Irene & Gus Vratsinas
The Karen & John Flake                     Drs. Betty &                Beth & Dr. Richard
Youth Orchestra Scholarship                Charles Hathaway            P. Wheeler
Karen & John Flake                         Jo & Jim Hellmich           Ted & Betty Williams
The Chamber Music                          Carolyn Hodges              Charitable Trust
Distinguished Artist Series                Janet T. Honeycutt Estate   Mary & Jim Wohlleb
Kay Kelley Arnold in memory                Jan & Dr. Randal Hundley    Mary F. Worthen
of Hon. Richard Sheppard Arnold            Teri & David Itkin          Sherry Worthen
UAMS Concert Series
Dr. Ruth M. Allen
Made Possible by
                          You

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra exists to connect, enrich, inspire, and
advance Arkansas through music. The ASO is a nonprofit organization with
an annual budget of 3.5 million dollars. Contributions from individuals
provide the support needed to provide inspirational concerts, music
education programs, and free concerts throughout Little Rock and the
state. Thank you to our dedicated contributors for supporting ASO and its
education programs.

          Education Programs
Sturgis Music Academy
The mission of the Sturgis Music Academy is to provide an opportunity for
excellence in pursuit of high-quality musical education with a focus on violin and

                                                     Thank
cello.

String Quartet Programs
 Meet the String Family
 Celebrating Arkansas Composers
 Your Brain on Music
 Fun and Games
 Instrument Petting Zoos
 String Quartet Informances

Annual Arkansas Symphony Children's Concerts
                                                       You
The full Arkansas Symphony Orchestra performs music that takes students on a
musical journey!

Arkansas Symphony Youth Ensembles
An opportunity for young Arkansas musicians to developed their skills by
participating in one of three orchestras.
MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP

Through their contributions to the ASO Annual Fund, the following donors
   support artist fees and expenses as Musician Sponsors. An exceptional
 orchestra is not possible without the support of the community — please
       join us in thanking these dedicated Symphony supporters.
Anonymous                           Terri & Chuck Erwin                  Mr. & Mrs. Walter Nunnelly III
sponsoring Jordan Coleman           sponsoring Sandra McDonald           sponsoring Michael Underwood
Maureen & Rick Adkins               June Freeman                         Lynn & Chris Parker
sponsoring Lyle Wong                sponsoring David Carter              sponsoring Rafael León
Elizabeth Andreoli & Joe Goellner   Marion Fulk & Jeff Rosenzweig        Tricia & Dr. Loverd Peacock
sponsoring Kelly Johnson            sponsoring Tatiana Kotcherguina      sponsoring Jake Fowler
Dr. Teresita L. Angtuaco            Brigita Gardner                      Dr. Phillip & Janice Peters
sponsoring Katherine Williamson     sponsoring Carolyn Brown             sponsoring Barron Weir
Suzanne & Dr. Earl Babbie           Jim Gifford                          Cindy & Dr. Herbert Price
sponsoring Diane McVinney           sponsoring Jordan Musgrave           sponsoring Ozzie Backus
Debi Barnes                         Dr. Jack A. Griebel, Jr.             Stacy & Bob Roberts
sponsoring Jordan Coleman           sponsoring Julian Pranata            sponsoring Juan Mario Moreno
Phyllis & Michael Barrier           Cheryl Harris                        Dale & Lee Ronnel
sponsoring Brent Shires             sponsoring Trisha McGovern Freeney   sponsoring Beth Wheeler
Debbie & Rob Bass                   Drs. Cynthia Ross                    Denise & John Rowland
sponsoring Juan Mario Moreno        & Martin Hauer-Jensen                sponsoring Erick Saoud
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Bennett, Jr.       sponsoring Beth Wheeler              Joanna & Robert Seibert
sponsoring Gabriel Vega             Lisa & Dr. John Hayes                sponsoring Sandra McDonald
Diane Allen & René                  sponsoring Daniel Santelices         Steven W. Shirm, M.D.
Bressinck, M.D.                     Sharon Heflin                        sponsoring Joe Joyner
sponsoring Bruce Faske              sponsoring Jacob Wunsch              Dr. Jeannette Shorey
Susan & Nick Brown                  Kimberly Hillis                      & Mr. Lindsay Thomas
sponsoring Ross Ahlhorn             & Dr. Jean Matchett                  sponsoring Linnaea Brophy
Lisa Brumley                        sponsoring Magdalena Ryszkowski      Ernie & Samantha Skyrme
sponsoring Carolyn Brown            Lenka Horakova & Trip Strauss        sponsoring Algis Staskevicius
Meredith & Graham Catlett           sponsoring Benjamin Hauser           Jawanda & LeMoyne Smith
sponsoring Brent Shires             Jan & Dr. Randal Hundley             sponsoring Trisha McGovern Freeney
Ms. Madison Stroth                  sponsoring Geoffrey Robson           Nan & Dr. Art Squire
& Dr. Clif Christopher              Drs. Steve & Laura Hutchins          sponsoring Carl Anthony
sponsoring Casey Buck,              sponsoring Leanna Renfro             Stella Boyle Smith Trust
Karla Fournier, & Drew Irvin        Ruthe & Philip Kaplan                sponsoring Kiril Laskarov
Alan Cochran & Jose Vazquez         sponsoring Leanna Renfro             & Erick Saoud
sponsoring Leanne Day-Simpson       Julie & Christoph Keller III         Elizabeth & Dr. Chris Stinnett
Drs. Denise Compton                 sponsoring Kater Reynolds            sponsoring Drew Irvin
& Doug Owens                        Drs. Lee Abel & Eleanor Kennedy      Richard & Dr. Judyth Swingen
sponsoring Drew Irvin               sponsoring Meredith Maddox Hicks     sponsoring Erick Saoud
Cynthia L. Conger                   Drs. Jeannette Lee                   Philip Trimble
sponsoring Tom McDonald             & Philip Kenney                      sponsoring Leanne Day-Simpson
Barry Coplin & Rev. Susan Payne     sponsoring Katherine Williamson      Jan & Sam Trotter
sponsoring Tyler Bjerke             Mary & Dr. Dean Kumpuris             sponsoring Ed Owen
Jane & Pete Cornish                 sponsoring David Gerstein            Gus Vratsinas
sponsoring Rick Dimond              Christi Lemery                       sponsoring Rick Dimond
Mary Frances & Ralph Cotham         sponsoring Leanne Day-Simpson        Patricia & James Wallis
sponsoring Robin Dauer              Susan & Dr. James Marsh              sponsoring Kiril Laskarov
Jay Cranford                        sponsoring Sandra McDonald           Terri & Dr. Charlie Watkins, M.D.
sponsoring Jacob Wunsch             George McLeod                        sponsoring Leanna Renfro
Courtney & Amber Crouch             sponsoring Geoffrey Robson           Beth & Dr. Dick Wheeler
sponsoring Barron Weir              Mary & Mark Millsap                  sponsoring Lorraine Duso Kitts
Virginia Flynn & Dr. Joe Crow       sponsoring Karla Fournier            Chris White
sponsoring Jacob Wunsch             Dr. & Mrs. George K. Mitchell        sponsoring Geoffrey Robson
Nancy & Tom Crow                    sponsoring Susan Bell León           Carolyn & John Witherspoon
sponsoring David Renfro             Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Moore           sponsoring Casey Buck
Sandra & Matthew De Luca            sponsoring Carl Mason                Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah Wood
sponsoring Timothy MacDuff          Susie & Charles Morgan               sponsoring Madison Shake
Carol & Byron Eiseman               sponsoring David Renfro              Sherry Worthen
sponsoring Ross Ahlhorn             Cindy & Charles Murphy III           sponsoring Kelly Johnson
                                    sponsoring Tom McDonald

       For more information about how you can sponsor a talented ASO musician,
                 please contact David Renfro at (501) 666-1761, ext. 130.
OPUS BALL XXXVII

   Thank you for supporting the Opus Ball XXXVII
        Simmons Bank Education Challenge!
Drs. Lee Abel &              Jennifer Ellis               Bonnie & Dr. Sam Nickol
 Eleanor Kennedy             Don & Audrey Evans           Elizabeth & Paul Nyhus
Meagan & Daniel Adams        Ellen & Tom Fennell          Lynn & Chris Parker
Susan Altrui                 Karen & John Flake           Tricia & Loverd Peacock
Dr. Teresita Angtuaco        Brigita Gardner              Janice & Dr. Phillip Peters
Anonymous                    Stacy Sells & Timothy        Rebecca & Chad Pittillo
Suzanne & Dr. Earl Babbie     Gauger                      Cici & Ken Portie
Deborah Baldwin              Jim Gifford                  Mary Lou & Terry Rasco
 & James Metzger             John & Kim Gillum            Mary Jane & Michael Rebick
Debi Barnes                  Conley & Alex Golden         Leanna & David Renfro
Lisa & Sam Baxter            David Hadidi                 Stacy & Bob Roberts
Ashley Berkshire             Chris & Maria Haley          Kirk Rodgers
Stephanie Birdsong           Scott & Lorri Hambuchen      Lana & Steven Russell
Patricia & David Blick       Tammera Harrelson            David Sargent
Dr. & Mrs. Bill Bloodworth   Rett Hatcher                 Kari Schulz
Dr. Brenda Booth             Laura & Jeff Hathaway        Joanna & Robert Seibert
Lana Brown                   Fran Henderson               Steven W. Shirm, M.D.
Susan & Nick Brown            & Mike Watts                Dr. Jan Shorey & Lindsay
Darwin & Lisa Buehler        Betty & Jerry Herron          Thomas
Barbara & Lee Burroughs      Brooke & Tim Hicks           Laura Kehler Shue
Meredith & Graham Catlett    Ann & Ken Hiegel             Juanita & Carl Sigler
Celebrity Attractions        Ryan Holder                  Simmons Bank
Ms. Madison Stroth           James & Leigh Hudson         Carol Simons
 & Dr. Clif Christopher      Jan & Dr. Randal Hundley     Pete Simpson &
(Ret.) General &             Edmond & Sara Hurst           Tricia Gotshall
 Mrs. Wesley K. Clark        Vincent Insalaco             Sissy’s Log Cabin
Chuck Cliett & Jay Barth     Myron & Stephanie Jackson    Morgan Sizer
Alan Cochran & Jose          Kortnee Kalberer             Elizabeth Smith
 Vazquez
                             Ruthe & Phil Kaplan          Martha & Bob Snider
Drs. Denise Compton
 & Doug Owens                Andrea & John Kelly          Betsy & Vic Snyder
Cynthia L. Conger            Mary L. Kennedy              Theresa Squires
Anna & Dr. Nathaniel         Drs. Jeannette Lee           Aldona & Earnest Standridge
 Cooney                       & Philip Kenney             Richard & Dr. Judyth A.
Barry Coplin &               Joanna Klett                  Swingen
 Rev. Susan Payne            Ann R. Littlejohn            Gus Vratsinas
Jane & Pete Cornish          Christina Littlejohn         John & Anna Vratsinas
Lindsey & Ralph Isaiah       Kelly Lovell                 Karron & Geno Wages
 Cosio                       Julie & Lynn Marshall        Frank Warren
Mary Frances &               Lisa McNeir                  Peggy Wells
 Ralph Cotham                Dr. & Mrs. George K.         Beth & Dr. Dick Wheeler
Frances Cranford              Mitchell                    Justin & Lindsay White
Molly & Glenn Crawshaw       Drs. Roberta & Thomas        Carolyn & John Witherspoon
Courtney & Amber Crouch       Monson                      Patti & James Womble
Carole Davis                 Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Moore   Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah Wood
Remmel Dickinson             Jane & Mike Moore            Amy Wren
Laura & Brandon Dorris       Susie & Charles Morgan       Jillian & Scott Yant
Henry Droughter
SPECIAL THANKS

              LEGACY GIVING
    The Arkansas Symphony would like to thank the
following donors who have made a lasting commitment
    to great symphonic music and music education in
Arkansas through their gifts to the Arkansas Symphony
              Orchestra through their estates.
               Dr. Howard Barnhard
                   W.C. Barrier
                  Robert D. Cabe
                      Flo Deer
                  Dr. Mary Good
              H. Chapman McGaughy
                  Dr. Lamar Riggs

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              SUSTAINABILITY
               FUND DONORS
     Thank you for your support throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic! Because of you, ASO is still here
   to serve Arkansas through the power of music!

             Jan & Dr. Randal Hundley
         Drs. Jeannette Lee & Philip Kenney
         Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Murphy III
               Dr. & Mrs. Phillip Peters
                Estate of Lamar Riggs
               Roy & Christine Sturgis
          Charitable and Educational Trust
                Windgate Foundation
                    Gus Vratsinas
CORPORATE & FOUNDATION

                     The ASO gratefully acknowledges the following
                 corporations and foundations for their generous annual
                   support, including gifts-in-kind and matching gifts.

P L AT I N U M                                                                    $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 +

Arkansas Arts Council           Arkansas Symphony                  Stella Boyle Smith Trust
Arkansas-Democrat Gazette        Orchestra Guild

GOLD                                                                              $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 +

Fidelity Charitable             Sissy’s Log Cabin,                 Vratsinas Foundation
 Gift Fund                        Opus Ball Live Auction Sponsor   Windgate Foundation
Rebsamen Fund                   Southern Glazer’s
Simmons Bank,                    Wine & Spirits,
  Education Challenge Sponsor     Opus Ball Beverage Sponsor

S I LV E R                                                                        $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 +

Arkansas Blue Cross             CWP                                Schwab Charitable
 and Blue Shield                DoubleTree Hotel                   Tanarah Luxe Floral
Arkansas Community              Entergy Arkansas                   Thoma Thoma
 Foundation
                                Metal Recycling                    United Methodist
Bank of America,                 Corporation                        Foundation of Arkansas
  River Rhapsodies Sponsor
                                Saracen Casino Resort,
                                  Opus Ball Afterparty Sponsor

BRONZE                                                                            $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 +

Arkansas Health &               Dillard’s                          National Endowment
 Wellness (Centene              Mary Anna Chop                      for the Arts
 Corporation)                    Charitable Trust                  Schickel Development
Cranford Co.                                                       UAMS

C R Y S TA L                                                                       $ 5 ,0 0 0 +

Arvest Foundation               Jewish Community                   Russellville Symphony
Bass Family Charitable            Foundation of Greater             Guild
 Foundation                       Kansas City                      Soirée
Cross, Gunter,                  Mitchell, Williams, Selig,         Southwest Power Pool
 Witherspoon                      Gates & Woodyard,
                                  P.L.L.C.                         UA Little Rock
 & Galchus, P.C.
                                Raymond James                      U.S. Bank
Heflin Family Foundation
                                  Charitable Endowment             U.S. Bank Foundation
Hot Springs/Hot Springs           Fund
 Village Symphony Guild                                            Vanguard Charitable
                                Estate of Lamar Riggs               Endowment Program
SUPPORTING

107 Liquor                    Euronet Worldwide           Pleasant Valley Country
1886 Crescent Hotel           Evening Shade Inn            Club
Albemarle Foundation          Facebook Payments           Powder & Smoke
Anonymous                     The Good Earth Garden       The Railyard LR
Kris Allen                      Center                    Laura Rawlings
AmazonSmile Foundation        Hadidi Oriental Rug Co.     Red Beauty Lounge
American Girl                 Linda Harding               Riggs Benevolent Fund
                                Photography               Robert C. & Anne A.
Arkansas Cinema Society
                              Harrison Energy Partners     Hickman Foundation
Arkansas Healing Arts
 Massage & Wellness           Hideaway Pizza              Rock Town Distillery
                                of North Little Rock      Rock Town River
Arkansas Neurodiagnostic
 Center, PA                   Hideaway Pizza               Outfitters
                                of Conway                 Rose Law Firm
Arkansas Travelers
                              Hussman Foundation          Shotgun Dan’s Pizza
Ballet Arkansas
                              India Blue Farm             Martha & Bob Snider
Ben E. Keith
                              Nancy & Dick Jorgensen      Sonny William’s
BKD, LLP
                              KARK                         Steakhouse
Peter Brave/Brave
 New Restaurant               Kemuri                      Stephen Wirges with
                              Ken Rash’s of Arkansas       Steinway Piano Gallery
Susan & Nick Brown
                                                           Little Rock
Buffalo Co.                   Le Pops
                                                          Steuri Family Endowment
By the Glass                  Barry Lindley
                                                          Stoby’s Restaurant
Cantrell Gallery              Little Rock Athletic Club
                                                          The Rep
Rebecca Carey                 Little Rock Climbing
                                Center                    The Rotary Club
Carl Miller, Jr. Foundation                                of Little Rock
                              Little Rock Racquet Club
Cavender’s Greek                                          Trio’s Restaurant
 Seasoning                    Little Rock Rangers
                                                          Turpentine Creek
Celebrity Attractions         Little Rock Rotary Club
                                                           Wildlife Refuge
Central Arkansas              Little Rock Violin Shop
                                                          Turtle Cove Spa
 Chamber Winds                L’Oreal
                                                          UAMS Faculty Friends
Cobblestone & Vine            LPL Financial                of the ASO
Coca-Cola Foundation          Marina Lifestyle            USAA Giving Fund
 Matching Gifts Program         Medicine & Med Spa
                                                          Van Brimer Family
Copper Well Retreat           Walter May                   Foundation
Crystal Bridges Museum        mertinsdykehome             Via Roma Italian
 of American Art              Microplane                   Restaurant
Dr. Suzanne Yee               Mountain Harbor Resort      University of Central
 Cosmetic & Laser                                          Arkansas, Reynolds
                              Museum of Discovery
 Surgery Center                                            Performance Hall
                              New York Life Insurance
Nathaniel Dailey                                          Wicked Mix
                              Ozark Outdoor Supply
Elite Island Resorts                                      W.W. & Anne Jones
                              Peacock Travel
Entelechy Partners                                         Charitable Trust
                              Lynne Phillips
Episcopal Collegiate                                      WER Architects/Planners
 School Foundation            Pink House Alchemy
                                                          Yellow Rocket Concepts
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

    The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is deeply grateful to the following
 individuals who support our concert season and services to the community
  through generous contributions to the Annual Fund. Special appreciation
to the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Foundation, the Arkansas Symphony
   Orchestra Guild, the Hot Springs/Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild,
     and the Russellville Symphony Guild for their extraordinary support.

STELLA BOYLE SMITH SOCIETY ($20,000+)   Diane Allen & René Bressinck, M.D.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette               Susan & Nick Brown
Ellen Gray†                             Lisa Brumley
Kimberly Hillis & Dr. Jean Matchett     Meredith & Graham Catlett
Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Moore              Alan Cochran & Jose Vazquez
Susie & Charles Morgan                  Drs. Denise Compton & Doug Owens*
Dale & Lee Ronnel                       Barry Coplin & Rev. Susan Payne
Rebsamen Fund                           Jay Cranford
Stella Boyle Smith Trust                Courtney & Amber Crouch
Gus Vratsinas                           Virginia Flynn & Dr. Joe Crow
FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE ($15,000+)             Sandra & Matthew De Luca
Ms. Madison Stroth                      Carol & Byron Eiseman
 & Dr. Clif Christopher                 June Freeman
Nancy & Tom Crow                        Marion Fulk & Jeff Rosenzweig
Brigita Gardner                         Jim Gifford
Drs. Cynthia Ross & Martin              Dr. Jack A. Griebel, Jr.
 Hauer-Jensen                           Cheryl Harris
Jan & Dr. Randal Hundley                Lisa & Dr. John Hayes
Drs. Jeannette Lee & Philip Kenney      Sharon Heflin
Cindy & Charles Murphy III              Lenka Horakova & Trip Strauss
Dr. Phillip & Janice Peters             Drs. Steve & Laura Hutchins
Patricia & James Wallis                 Ruthe & Philip Kaplan
                                        Rhonda & Steven Keith
ARTISTS’ CIRCLE ($10,000+)
                                        Mary & Dr. Dean Kumpuris
Drs. Lee Abel & Eleanor Kennedy
                                        Christi Lemery
Maureen & Rick Adkins
                                        George McLeod
(Ret.) General & Mrs. Wesley K. Clark
                                        Dr. & Mrs. George K. Mitchell
Elizabeth Andreoli & Joe Goellner
                                        Tricia & Dr. Loverd Peacock
Dr. Teresita L. Angtuaco
                                        Cindy & Dr. Herbert Price
Debi Barnes
                                        Ariana Remmel
Cynthia L. Conger
                                        Stacy & Bob Roberts
Jane & Pete Cornish
                                        Denise & John Rowland
Mary Frances & Ralph Cotham
                                        Joanna & Robert Seibert
Terri & Chuck Erwin
                                        Steven W. Shirm, M.D.
Julie & Christoph Keller III
                                        Dr. Jeannette Shorey
Susan & Dr. James Marsh                  & Mr. Lindsay Thomas
Mary & Mark Millsap                     Ernie & Samantha Skyrme
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Nunnelly III          Jawanda & LeMoyne Smith
Lynn & Chris Parker                     Nan & Dr. Art Squire
Richard & Dr. Judyth Swingen            Elizabeth & Dr. Chris Stinnett
CLUB ’66 ($5,000+)                      Philip Trimble
Anonymous                               Jan & Sam Trotter
Suzanne & Dr. Earl Babbie               Terri & Dr. Charles J. Watkins, M.D.
Phyllis & Michael Barrier               Beth & Dr. Dick Wheeler
Debbie & Rob Bass                       Chris White
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Bennett, Jr.           Carolyn & John Witherspoon
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah Wood                                    Lorna & Mark Coffey
    Sherry Worthen                                              Molly & Glenn Crawshaw
    PLAYERS’ CLUB ($2,500+)                                     Arthur Dercksen
    Anonymous                                                   Karen & John DiPippa
    Dr. Ruth Marie Allen                                        Dr. Lee Lee Doyle
    Celia K. Barnhard                                           Patricia J. Edstrom
    Karen Barnwell                                              Hank Farrar
    Joyce & Jim Betts                                           Joyce Faulkner
    Luana Bracy*                                                Karen & John Flake
    Julia & Adam Crow                                           Sandra & Mike Flynn
    Dr. Beverly Foster & T. Martin Davis*                       Paula Furlough
    Maryann & Jack East III                                     Faith Anaya & Barry Goldberg
    Dora Jane & Greg Flesher                                    Julianne D. Grundfest
    Alan & Pauline Noznick Gerstein*                            Bill Harrison
    Ken Gould                                                   Wanda Hartnuss & Werner Schwarz
    Dr. James Graham, M.D.                                      Howard & Barbara Hawes
    David F. Gruenewald                                         Betty & Jerry Herron
    Helen & Fred Harrison                                       Andrew Hiegel
    Susan & Dr. Charles Hiller                                  Betsy & Cyril Hollingsworth
    Ron & Jo Anne Holmes                                        Barbara R. Hoover
    Hussman Foundation                                          James & Leigh Hudson
    Dr. Soledad Jasin                                           Mary L. Kennedy
    W.W. & Anne Jones Charitable Trust                          Molly & Larry Kircher
    Ouida & George Keck                                         Suzanne & Kent Kuch
    Jim Kelly                                                   Helen T. Leigh
    Emily Lewis                                                 Jon Limbacher
    Lauriann Lines                                              Christina Littlejohn*
    Dodie & Lewis Mahoney                                       Dr. & Mrs. J. Zachary Mason
    Julie & Lynn Marshall                                       Peggy & Robert McKechnie, Jr.
    Teddi & Dr. W. Steven Metzer                                Paulette & Jay Mehta
    Drs. Roberta & Thomas Monson                                Carl H. Miller, Jr. Foundation
    Dr. & Mrs. Alvah J. Nelson III                              Marita & Sarkis Nazarian
    Paul & Elizabeth Nyhus                                      Carolyn & Justice David Newbern
    Peter & Pattie O’Connell*                                   Ron Oberlag
    Lynn & George O’Connor                                      Priscilla & Patrick O’Malley
    Eva & Dr. Jim Pappas                                        Dr. Sara E. Peeples
    Alyce & John Parker                                         Harriett Phillips*
    Kristianna & John Pittenger                                 Patricia & Mark Pollack
    Mary & Dr. Robert Powers                                    Mr. Robert Pugh & Mrs. Frances Pugh
    Delia Prather                                               Leanna & David Renfro*
    Caroline Pugh                                               John & Susan Robbins
    Nancy F. Rector, M.D.                                       Glenda & Robert Schmidt
    Ladyce & Dr. Robert Ritchie                                 Margaret Schulz*
    Sally & Walter Sedelow                                      Diana Taylor & John Senner
    Karen & Gary Shires                                         Sue Sims*
    Scott C. Trotter                                            Martha M. Smither
    Ryan & Andrea Underwood                                     Ann Squyres
    Rhonda Wenberg                                              Stephen Stair
    Mary & Jim Wohlleb                                          Grace & John Steuri
                                                                Suzanne & Chuck Stofer*
    PATRONS’ CLUB ($1,250+)                                     Pat & Bill Tedford
    Anonymous                                                   Melissa & Martin Thoma
    Donna & Dr. Joseph Bates                                    Mrs. Judy Trice
    Glenn Beasley & Monica Denham                               Karron & Eugene Wages
    Peyton Bishop                                               Toni & Don Wallace
    Dr. Brenda Booth*                                           Mrs. Betty Jo Ward
    Nancy & Tim Brophy                                          Sandy & Mark White
    Derrick Smith & Dr. Gwendolyn                               Camille Williams
     Bryant-Smith                                               Marsha & Dr. Ronald Winters
    Gregory & Jeanie Burton                                     Toni & Don Wallace

*Denotes Sustaining Donors of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, contributing monthly to support music    †Deceased donor
 and music education across Arkansas. You can become a sustaining donor at ArkansasSymphony.org/donate.
INDIVIDUA L SUPPORT continued                                   Diana & John Murphy
                                                                Dr. & Mr. Mayumi Nakagawa
                                                                Sarah & Dennis Norton
SUSTAINER ($750+)              Annabelle & Henry Tuck*          Helen Parker
Anonymous                      Dale & Roger Webb                Cici & Ken Portie
Dr. Carl Anthony               Paul J. Weisenfels               Dr. Donald Putnam
Susan & Philip Axelroth        Mary Wildgen                     Lee Russell
Donna Barry                    Kathleen & David Witchger        David Sargent
Michael Bauer                                                   Lonnie Sessler
Barbara Blaylock               FELLOW ($500+)                   Kathleen Shelton
Linda Bly & Ed Turnage         Anonymous                        Bob & Connie Shoemaker
Drs. Sandra Chai &             Paige & Glenn Ballard            Judi & Steve Short
 John Brineman                 Dr. David & Kathy Bauman         Melanie & William Siegel*
Dr. Richard Brown*             Deitra & Vance Blackwell         Mary & Dr. Hugh Silkensen
Jon Claas                      Rick Blank                       Jean Silva
Dr. Richard B. Clark           Sally & Timothy Blewett          Dr. & Mrs. Gene Singleton
Bonnie M. Clough               Dr. Mary Boudreau*               Anita & Kent Skinner
Charleen & Edgar Copeland      Sharon & Dr. Donald Boyd         Nancy C. Smith
Patty & Don Crabbe             Sandra & Dale Brubaker           Len & Patty Tanner
Charles Davidson               Dr. Marico Bryant Howe           Jane & John Thompson
Francine & Eric Del Giacco     Jay Buechley                     Karla Fournier & Michael
Julie & Patrick Dempsey        Barbara & Glen Cavallo            Underwood
Dr. Jennifer Dillaha           Sara Chastain                    Winn Van Brimer
Jacquelyne & Hugh Dorminy      Dr. & Mrs. Dan P. Chisholm       Cheryl & David Wadley
Holly Eaton-Bradfield          Jerry Core                       Ralph Wallace & Dr. Julie
Jo Evelyn Elston               Stefanie & Paul Dickinson         Hixson-Wallace
Cindy Feltus                   Michelle & Joseph Dowell         Millie Ward & Larry Stone
Jackye & Curtis Finch, Jr.     Patricia Duke                    Dr. & Mrs. Galen R. Wenger
Ellen Fischer                  Martha & LTC (Ret.) Carroll      Sue & Jeffery Westgate
Denise & Fred Fleming           Dunn                            Cappy & Charles Whiteside III
Doris Freshour                 Victor Ellsworth                 Rebecca Wilson
Jane Gillespie                 Dr. & Ms. Charles Feild          Bill Wingfield
Michael Hagen                  Ellen & Thomas Fennell
Anita & Ron Hayden             Jean & Darrell Fisher            ASSOCIATE ($250+)
Fran Henderson & Mike Watts    Jeanne & Robert Fitzgerald       Anonymous
Kathleen M. Henriksson         Jim & Charlotte Gadberry         John Althoff & Nancy Hamlin
Dr. Chet & Ann Hight           Debbie & Bill Goolsby            Bill Barnes
Dr. Jerry Ingram & Catherine   Melissa & John Greer             Bob Bidewell
 Vander-Woude                  Dr. Chris Hackler                Drs. Samuel & Bobbie Boyd
Dr. Thomas Jefferson           Sybil J. Hampton                 Vernon Brewer
 & Mr. Joseph Lampo            Dottie & Stuart Hankins          Carolyn Brown
Dr. & Mrs. Maurice A. Lee      Nancy Hannon                     Barbara & Lee Burroughs
Cherry Light                   Renee & Lonnie Harrison          Scott Whiteley Carter*
Anne Marie Maddox              Diana Holzhauser                 Jane Clark
Caroline & George Makris       Liz & Dennis Jacks, M.D.         Elizabeth & Roger Cline
Jackie & Charles Martin        Judy & Dr. Robert Jilka          Lindsey & Isaiah Cosio
Michael & Rebecca Matthews     Melrose & Larry Johnson          April & James Counts
Joyce McMillan                 Janet & Leland Jones             Frances Cranford
Katherine & Justin Mitchell    Joanna Klett                     Kerri Davis
Pat Compton Pearcy             Mr. & Mrs. George Lease          Margaret K. Dearnley
Don Pfeifer                    Dorothy & Carl Lindsey           Peggy & Haskell Dickinson
Dr. Christine A. Poe           Wes & Sally Littlejohn           Andrea & William Dobson
Dr. Lamar Riggs†               June Lloyd                       Chuck & Kathy Eckerson
Dana Ritchie                   Edwina Mann                      Olga Elwood†
Anna Cox & Jim Rule            Rebecca & Tom McDonald           Audrey & Donald Evans
Barbara Samuels &              Thomas McGowan                   Karen & Jerold Fetzer
 Dr. Nancy Ryburn              Sondra & Dr. Richard E.          Alice & Richard Fresquez
Lois Sandusky                   McKelvey                        Kim Fullerton
Troy Schmit*                   Michael & Kathryn McMillian      Robert Fureigh
Nan Selz                       Messias Family                   Barbara J. Garza
Ted L. Snider                  Drs. Keith Wolter & Jill Mhyre   Priscilla Green
Nancy Spaulding                Dr. David F. Miller              Sarah Brooke Greenberg
Katherine Stanick              Elizabeth F. Minton              Rochelle Greenwood
Marilyn Strickland             Linda & William Monson           Karen Griebling*
Mary Ann Taft
Louise & Roy Gutierrez                  Shelley Wold                             The Rev. Donald K.
 Deema Hamideh                           Barbara Woodyear                          Campbell II
 Carolyn & Bob Hankins                   Duane & Ann Wunsch                       John Campbell
 Ruth & Christian Harrison               Jacob Wunsch                             Richard Campbell
 Sandy Miller Hays                       James Xin                                Roger & Mary Jean Cannell
 Ardith Helms                            Linda Young                              William Carlton
 Dawn & Otis Howe III                                                             Beth & Charles Carpenter Jr.
 Paula & Lee Johnson                     SUPPORTER ($100+)                        Ken Carr
 Bill Kelly & Jennipher Boone            Anonymous                                Mr. John Casey
 Drew & Nancy Kumpuris                   John Acker                                & April Rhéaume
 Ginny & Baker Kurrus                    Jenny M. Adair                           Maire Caverley
 Wendy & Craig Lair                      Meagan & Daniel Adams                    Patrick & Jennifer Cheng
 Dr. & Mrs. Bob Landgren                 Ross Ahlhorn & Brianne Little            Denise B. Chilcote
 Pollye & Dr. Ben Lincoln                Larry Allen & Arline Jackson             Mr. & Mrs. Scott Christie
 Emily & Harris Lloyd                    Josephine Ambruzs                        Nancy Chudy
 Dr. John Long                           Karen Andersen                           Sam Cobbins
 John Mac Leod                           Drs. Sylvia & Edward                     Ellon & Rogers Cockrill
 Pat & Joe Luzzi                          Angtuaco                                John Coffin
 Arthur Manthey                          Susan & John Antonetti                   Dennis & Esther Coffin
 Drs. Floyd W. & Rebecca E.              Chris Applegate                          Dana & Donald Colaianni
  Martin                                 Sayaka Araki                             Ms. Audrey Coleman
 Jennifer & Mark McCarty                 Janet Aronson                            Mrs. Carolynn C. Coleman
 Mary Ann & Bob McKuin                   Jamie Atkinson Bryant                    Jeffrey Condran
 Mary Jo McLin                           Toni Bachman                             Jamie & Mike Coogan
 Mrs. Jane P. McMullin                   Barbara & Michael Baker                  Velma & John Coolidge
 Diane & Dr. Barry McVinney*             Barbara Baker                            Anna & Dr. Nathaniel Cooney
 Dr. Richard Meyer                       Juan C. Barretto Andrade                 Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Cowan
 Mary & Jack Mulkey                      Faye & Dennis Barry                      Patricia Crawford
 Mr. & Mrs. Duong Nguyen                 Jeannie M.A. Bates                       Trudie W. Cromwell
 Sarah Spencer & Fred Oswald             Ellen Bauer                              Barbara Daugherty
 Georgann Ozment                         Stephanie Beakey                         Susan Davidson
 Lorene & James Patterson                Joseph Berg                              Linda Davidson
 Bev & Dean Patton                       Jerry & Arlene Biebesheimer              Rudy Davis
 Betty & Dr. Mark Peterson               Lesley Bingham                           Gail & David Davis
 Alice & Robert Pfeiffer                 Marlyn Blackwell                         Carole Davis
 Virginia & Mike Porta                   Sue & Dick Blake                         Cynthia & Nick Dawson
 Stephen Ragland                         Marjan Boerma                            Renay & David Dean, M.D.
 Dr. Kathleen Rea                        Lindsey Boerner                          Robert & Lucille DeGostin
  & Timothy Hood                         Donna Bojus                              Patricia S. DePriest
 Drs. Greg & Kay Reed                    Brett & Andrea Bolan                     Jacqueline & Caesar Divino
 Grace Ellen Rice                        Jeanne Bonar                             Andrea & Jeff Dixon
 Cathey & Ken Robbins                    R. Gayle Bone                            Laura & Brandon Dorris
 Ann Robinson                            Shirley Bowling                          Joanna & David Douglass
 Geoffrey Robson                         Nemo Brauch                              Gretchen Douthit
 Lynn & Joy Rockenbach                   Beverly Brister                          Kate Dow
 Elisa & Dr. Ashley Ross                 Mathias Brochhausen                      Kristin Duckworth
 Sara Shalin                             Marcia Brown                             Ernest Dumas
 Gang Yeon Shin                          Linda S. Brown &                         Lorraine C. Duso-Kitts
 Kemp & Tawnya Skokos                     Christina Christie                      Nan Ellen East
 Jeannette & Karl Straub                 Francine & Brian Brown                   Laurie & John Eckart
 Charles Tadlock                         Jason Brown                              Susan Eckhart
 Peiyi Tang & Ming Tao                   Retired Judge Robert Brown               Marleen Eddlemon*
 Betsy Templeton                          & Charlotte Brown                       Irene A. Edgar
 Pat & Bob Torvestad                     Robert Broyles                           Christian & Erika Eisenring
 Col. Harold A. &                        Helen Buchanan                           Georgia Eizenga
  Debbie Tucker                          Sherry Buffington                        Ms. Judith Elane
 Dr. Theodora Vanderzalm                 Joi Burton                               Mary Erdman
 Lillie F. Wallick                       Jeff & Stephanie Byers                   John M. Erwin
 Sue Walls                               Kathy & Benny Cagle                      Angela Evans
 Lynn & A. J. Walsh                      Mary Jane & John Calhoun, Jr.            Anne Park Farella
 Wendell Whitehurst                      Kay Calvert                              Julie Farrar
 Mary Willmuth                                                                    Karen Fawley
*Denotes Sustaining Donors of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, contributing monthly to support music    †Deceased donor
 and music education across Arkansas. You can become a sustaining donor at ArkansasSymphony.org/donate.
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