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DIAMONDS
IN THE SKY

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STAR WARS
SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA
                      APRIL                      2021
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                               Enjoying the TSO .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 3
                               Kyle Wiley Pickett Biography  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 4
                               The Topeka Symphony Orchestra .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 5
                               A Message from the Conductor .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 7
                               The Topeka Symphony Board of Directors  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8
                               A Message from the Symphony Board President .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 9
                               Topeka Symphony League Board of Directors  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 10
                               A Message from the Symphony League President .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11
                               Concert Program  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 13
                               Orchestra Members .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 14
                               Assistant Conductor  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 15
                               Corporate and Individual Donors  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 16
                               $75 for 75  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 20
                               Sponsor Spotlight  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 22
                               Youth Ensembles  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 24
                               Topeka Symphony Endowment  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 25
                               Endowment Fund Donors  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 26
                               Ad Index  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 28

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                                 KYLE WILEY PICKETT is the Music Director and             THE TOPEKA SYMPHONY was formed less than a year after
                                                                                          the end of World War II by Washburn University music professor
                                 Conductor for the Topeka Symphony Orchestra and
                                                                                          Everett Fetter. In those early years it was known as the Topeka
                                 the Springfield Symphony in Missouri. He has held        Civic Orchestra and consisted of around 60 Washburn and
                                 both of those posts since 2013. Prior to coming to       Topeka High students as well as talented town folks. Most of the
                                 the Midwest, Maestro Pickett was the Music Director      concerts were performed at MacVicar Chapel on the Washburn
                                                                                          campus and at Topeka High’s Hoehner Auditorium. The orchestra
                                 and Conductor of both the North State Symphony in
                                                                                          officially became the Topeka Symphony Orchestra (TSO) in 1980.
                                 California and the Juneau Symphony in Alaska.               One of the key reasons for the success of the orchestra over         THE TOPEKA
                                    In August of 2019, Maestro Pickett made his Asia      seven plus decades has been the stability in the leadership             SYMPHONY
                                                                                          position. Everett Fetter remained the Music Director and
                                 conducting debut leading the Thailand Philharmonic
                                                                                          Conductor for 30 years during which the orchestra increased
                                                                                                                                                                  ORCHESTRA
                                 Orchestra. He has future engagements in Guangxi and      in size as funding for the concert seasons began to grow.
                                 Shanghai in China. Internationally, he has conducted     Fetter was succeeded as Music Director and Conductor in 1976
                                 the City of Prague Philharmonic in the Czech Republic    by Jack L. Herriman who held those key positions until 1988
 MUSIC DIRECTOR                  and the Guanajuato Symphony in Mexico. In 2018 he        when Dr. John Strickler became the orchestra’s first full-time
AND CONDUCTOR                                                                             Music Director and Conductor prior to the 1989 season. Dr.
                                 was a guest conductor with the Naples Philharmonic
  KYLE WILEY                     in Florida in a performance with the Martha Graham
                                                                                          Strickler was the longest-tenured full time Music Director and
                                                                                          Conductor, serving until 2012. The current Music Director and
     PICKETT                     Dance Company, and he has conducted many                 Conductor, Dr. Kyle Wiley Pickett, is now in his eighth concert
                                                                                          season with the Orchestra. A detailed article on his career can
                                 performances with the Montana Ballet Company and
                                                                                          be found on page 4 of this program.
                                 Kansas Ballet Academy here in Topeka. He conducted          Among the many factors that have turned the TSO into a
                                 the University of Kansas Symphony in a special           much-heralded professional music organization in Topeka and
                                 performance at the Kaufman Center in Kansas City         northeast Kansas are the dedicated efforts of the TSO Board
                                                                                          of Directors which was created in 1952. In the succeeding
                                 in 2017, and has been a guest conductor with many        decades, members of the Board have spent countless hours
                                 orchestras across the United States, including the       setting policy, raising funds and handling organizational details.
                                 York Symphony in Pennsylvania, the Rogue Valley          Their yearly involvement and guidance has been invaluable in
                                                                                          moving the Symphony forward.
                                 Symphony in Oregon, and the Santa Rosa Symphony
                                                                                             Another entity that has played a key role in providing financial
                                 in California.                                           assistance for the TSO is the Symphony League composed
                                    A native of Los Gatos, California, Maestro Pickett    of members who organize major fund raising events for the
                                 earned his undergraduate degree at Stanford Uni-         Symphony each year. Since its inception in 1968 the League
                                                                                          has provided close to $600,000 for concert programming.
                                 versity. He holds a master’s in choral conducting from
                                                                                          Always cognizant of the need for an ongoing sound financial
                                 California State University, Chico, where he studied     base for the Symphony, the Board of Directors in 1990 created
                                 with William Ramsey, and he completed his doctoral       an Endowment Fund which over nearly three decades has
                                 studies at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore         grown to almost $1.5 million.
                                                                                             As the size, talent and confidence of the Symphony have
                                 under the direction of Frederik Prausnitz. He and his    grown over the years the range of performances has expanded
                                 wife Alice and their two sons split their time between   to include several world and national premiers. The TSO has
                                 Topeka and Springfield.                                  also performed with internationally famous musicians such as
                                                                                          Itzhak Perlman and John Nakamatsu.
                                                                                             Thanks to the efforts of the orchestra members, the leadership
                                 Visit www.kylewileypickett.com
                                                                                          of outstanding conductors and the generous support of hundreds
                                 for a complete biography.
                                                                                          of patrons and corporate entities, the Topeka Symphony Orchestra
                                                                                          has become a true “jewel in the crown” in the musical world of
                                                                                          Topeka and northeast Kansas.

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                                                               IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE that this is the
                                                               final concert of our 75th anniversary season. This
                                                               year was nothing like we had expected, and yet, in
                                                               many ways it was a triumphant celebration of the
                                                               Topeka Symphony. In a year when so few orchestras
                                                               in this country were performing, we continued to play
                                                               concerts, emphatically creating beautiful art for our
                                                               community. True, some of the concerts were played

            You’re #1
                                                               to an empty hall, but we had a large online audience
                                                               live with us!
                                                                  I could not be prouder to be the music director of
                                                               this wonderful orchestra, and I am so grateful to our
                                                               staff, to our board, to our musicians, to our League,
               Every day our community is changing and         and to our community for being committed to having          FROM THE
               evolving and so are we. Collaborating with      live, professional orchestral music in our city.            CONDUCTOR
               our customers, partners and neighbors has          Having to cancel our Star Wars pops concert last
                                                               season was very disappointing to many people. It
               been at the core of our mission for 60 years.
                                                               seems fitting that we brought it back this year to cap
                                                               off a successful 75th anniversary season. This mu-          Kyle Wiley Pickett,
               Whether it is positive changes to how you       sic brings so much joy to so many people, and it is         Music Director and
                                                                                                                           Conductor
               bank or continued commitment                    incredibly fun for us to perform.
               to our community                                   Thank you for supporting us all season, and I look
                                                               forward to seeing you all next season.
               our focus is
               ALWAYS putting you                              Kyle Wiley Pickett
               FIRST.                                          Music Director and Conductor

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                                   OFFICERS                                                                                          WELCOME to the seventh and final concert of the
                                   Michael Morrison, President                                                                       Topeka Symphony’s 75th Season! This year was
                                   Jerry Billinger, Past President                                                                   to have been a big celebration of the many years
                                   Jerry Billinger, Interim Treasurer                                                                the Symphony has performed in Topeka. While the
                                   Jayne Cafer, Secretary                                                                            pandemic forced us to alter our plans, we are so
THE TOPEKA
                                   DIRECTORS                                                                                         happy that we have been able to present a full seven
SYMPHONY
                                   Rebecca Crotty                       Peg McCarthy                         Laura Vaughn            concert season for you! I think it is important to note
BOARD OF                                                                                                                             that the Topeka Symphony is just one of the 20% of
                                   Michelle Ewert                       Bill McDonald                        Sandi Wilber
DIRECTORS                          Ralph Hipp                           Shirley Moore                        Connie Wood             orchestras around the nation who have continued to
2020-21                            Tammy Kenagy                         Amanda Niemann                                               perform during this pandemic.
                                   Von Kopfman                          Rachel Pickering                                               We want to thank Capitol Federal for sponsoring
                                   Laura Lutz                           Mark Taylor                                                  tonight’s concert. Capitol Federal has been a strong
                                   EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS                                                                              supporter of the Topeka Symphony for many, many
                                                                                                                                                                                                 FROM THE
                                   Trella Anderson, President, Topeka Symphony League                                                years and we are indeed grateful for their generous
                                   James Mosher, Orchestra President                                                                 gifts. Tonight’s program will feature the orchestral        PRESIDENT
                                   David Woods, Chair, Topeka Symphony Endowment Trustees                                            music from the Star Wars movies. You will be able
                                   MUSICIAN REPRESENTATIVES                                                                          to visualize and recognize many of the themes from
                                   Shawn Evans                         Tracy Teague Tugman                                           these movies.
                                   J.D. Parr                           Melanie Paris Wambsganss                                        For those of you who purchased season member-             Michael Morrison
                                                                                                                                     ships, we thank you for supporting a very important         Board President
                                                                                                                                     part of the arts in Topeka. The concert is again in the     Topeka Symphony
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Society
                                                                                                                                     Topeka Performing Arts Center as the pandemic
                                                                                                                                     necessitated finding an alternate venue for the
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    plans from Blue Cross and                                                                                                          Tonight’s concert will have a limited in person
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                                                                                                                                     attendance and a streaming option.
                                                                                                                                       Thank you again for your support during the Topeka
                                                                                                                                     Symphony’s 75th Anniversary Season. We look forward
                                                                                                                                     to seeing you at the concerts in our 76th Season!
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                               Trella Anderson, President                             WELCOME TO THE SYMPHONY LEAGUE!
                               Lea Billinger, 1st Vice President                      We are the ancillary arm of the Topeka Symphony Society,
                               Brittany Osborne, 2nd Vice President                   and eagerly support the programs of the Topeka
THE TOPEKA                     Risa Flanders, Secretary                               Symphony, Youth Ensembles and Endowment through
                               Patty Hurwitz, Treasurer                               monetary contributions and volunteer activities.
SYMPHONY                                                                                 League members have opportunities to assist with
LEAGUE                                                                                concert receptions and dinners, serve as ushers and
BOARD OF                       Marge Ahrens               Kelsey Savage               greeters at concerts and help with various activities of
                               Jana Barry                 Kim Turner
DIRECTORS                                                                             the Youth Ensembles.
                               Kristi Baker-Lampe         Ali Wilson                     The League’s 32nd fundraiser, a virtual auction with
2020-21                        Shelli Crow-Johnson
                                                          Honorary                    live streaming, was February 5. We are very grateful for
                               Michele Curtis                                         the outpouring of community support; sponsors, auction
                                                          Lifetime Members
                               Brenda Dicus                                           donors and competitive bidders. Because of you the
                               Barbara Duncan             Thelma Fetter*
                                                          Doris Hedberg               event netted more than $43,000 to benefit our Topeka
                               Nedra Holroyd                                          Symphony orchestra and Youth Ensembles. Thank you!                 A MESSAGE
                               Deesie Jackson             Edith Lessenden Chandler*
                                                                                         I hope you will mark your calendars for the 33rd annual         FROM
                                                          Betty Jo Marling*
                               Tracy Jepson
                                                          Diana Osterhout*            fundraiser February 25, 2022!                                      THE TOPEKA
                               Mary Lenz
                               Veronica Lozano            Julie Reeves                   The Topeka Symphony League is organized exclusively             SYMPHONY
                                                                                      for charitable and education purposes under 501(c)(3)
                               Ann Mah                    Bette Tompkins
                                                                                      of the Internal Revenue Code.
                                                                                                                                                         LEAGUE
                                                          Norma Pettijohn
                               Pam Munk                                                  We encourage and welcome new members to the                     PRESIDENT
                                                          *deceased
                                                                                      Symphony League and deeply appreciate the continued
                                                                                                                                support of our
                                                                                                                                renewing mem-            Trella Anderson
                                                                                                                                bers. Information        Topeka Symphony
                                                                                                                                is available on the      League President
                                                                                                                                Topeka Symphony
                                                                                                                                website.
                                                                                                                                  The Symphony
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                  Independent | Fee-Only | Focused on You                                                                       Trella Anderson
                                                                                                                                President,
                                                                                                                                Topeka Symphony
                                                                                                                                League

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                                                                                                TOPEKA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

                               MORRIS LAING
                                                                                                TOPEKA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
                                                                                                Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.

                is pleased to welcome H. Hurst Coffman,                                         Kyle Wiley Pickett, Conductor
                  S. Lucky DeFries, Jeffrey A. Wietharn &

                                                                                                                                                                                          PROGRAM
                      Kyler C. Wineinger to the firm!
                                                                                                DIAMONDS IN THE SKY
                                                                                                John Williams (1932 - )

                                                                                                                   Star Wars — Suite for Orchestra (1977)
                                                                                                                                 Main Title
                                                                                                                Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999)
                                                                                                   Anakin’s Theme, Jar Jar’s Introduction, Augies Great Municipal Band,
                                                                                                                    Duel of the Fates and End Credits
                                                                                                 Across the Stars (Love Theme from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones) (2002)
   H. HURST COFFMAN            S. LUCKY DEFRIES    JEFFREY A. WIETHARN     KYLER C. WINEINGER
                                                                                                    Battle of the Heroes (from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith) (2005)
                                                                                                                   Music from The Star Wars Saga (1977)
                                                                                                                               Cantina Band
   ROGER N. WALTER
                                      The lawyers of                Administrative Law
                                                                    Antitrust
                                                                                                                 Star Wars — Suite for Orchestra (1977)
                                      Morris Laing
   MICHAEL LENNEN                                                   Banking
                                                                    Business Law                         The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme), Yoda’s Theme
   TREVOR C. WOHLFORD
                                        and you…                    Civil Litigation
                                                                    Commercial Litigation
                                                                                                                Music from The Star Wars Saga (1980/1983)
   THOMAS E. WRIGHT                                                                                                         The Asteroid Field
   JOHN J. AMBROSIO                      a great                    Commercial Law
                                                                    Construction Law
                                                                                                                             INTERMISSION
   GLENDA L. CAFER                    arrangement.                  Estate Administration
                                                                    Estate Planning

   H. HURST COFFMAN
                                                                    Family Law                                        Music from The Star Wars Saga
                                                                    Intellectual Property                   The Forest Battle, Luke and Leia, Parade of the Ewoks
   S. LUCKY DEFRIES                                                 Labor & Employment Law
                                                                    Mergers & Acquisitions             Star Wars: The Force Awakens Suite for Orchestra (2015)
   JEFFREY A. WIETHARN                                              Motor Vehicle &                  March of the Resistance, Rey’s Theme, The Jedi Steps and Finale
                                                                     Trucking Accidents
   KYLER C. WINEINGER                                               Oil & Gas                         The Rebellion is Reborn (from Star Wars: The Last Jedi) (2017)
                                                                    Personal Injury
                                                                    Public Utility
                                                                                                                   Star Wars — Suite for Orchestra (1977)
                                                                    Real Estate
                                                                                                                         Throne Room & End Title
                                                                    Securities Law
                                                                    State & Local Taxation

                                     WWW.MORRISLAING.COM                                                                    This concert is made possible by a generous
                                                                                                                            contribution from the Capitol Federal® Foundation
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                            FIRST VIOLIN                   YeongJu Heo                    James M. Mosher*         BASS TROMBONE              RAFFAELE CIPRIANO

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
                            Zsolt Eder,                    	Virginia and Helen           	Cyrus H. and Carmen    Andy Newbegin              Assistant Conductor
                               CONCERTMASTER                  Hocker Chair                  R. Elting Chair
                                                                                                                   TUBA
                            	Topeka Symphony              Lisa Janssen                   Mark Rustman                                        Raffaele Cipriano is an Italian conductor, vocal coach, composer, and computer
                                                                                                                   Jason Tacker
                               League Chair                	Lola Dexter Memorial         ENGLISH HORN                                        scientist. He studied at the Conservatories of Padua and Venice with international
                            Kenya Patzer,                     Chair given by Drs. Grace                            TIMPANI
                                                                                          James M. Mosher*                                    mentors, focusing on orchestral conducting, collaborative piano, opera repertoire,
                            	 ASSOCIATE                      and Michael Morrison                                 Neil Dunn
                                                                                                                                              and composition. In 2015 he moved to Kansas to pursue the doctorate in
                               CONCERTMASTER               Donita McLeland                CLARINET                 PERCUSSION
                            	Virginia Wade Chair          	Charles and Betty Jo         J.D. Parr,*                                         orchestral conducting at KU, under the supervision of Maestro David Neely.
                                                              Marling Chair                                        Bob Keckeisen,             He graduated in 2018 with honors, gaining overwhelming feedback from his
                            Molly Wisman                                                    PRINCIPAL                PRINCIPAL
                            	Norma A. Pettijohn Chair     Art Sandquist                  	James K. Van Slyke                                continuous artistic collaborations in the area (Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence
                                                                                                                   	Jerry and Lea
TOPEKA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

                            Victor Diaz                    Gloria Scolari                   Memorial Chair           Billinger Chair          Opera Theater, community orchestras). For the 2018-2019 season, Cipriano
                            	Prof. Dr. Charles A. Goetz   Molly Zahn‡                    Lynne Leifer             Shawn Evans*               was the assistant/cover conductor of Maestro De Renzi at Sarasota Opera
                               Memorial Chair                                             	Lolafaye Coyne Chair
                                                           CELLO                                                   	Jack and Ilene           (Barber of Seville, Turandot, Nabucodonosor). He is now based in the Kansas
                            Dorothy                        Eman Chalshotori,             BASS CLARINET               Ecord Chair              City metropolitan area, where he conducts
                               Gomez-Armesto                  PRINCIPAL                  Tod Kerstetter            Andrea Swanson
                            	The Rev. Roger M.                                                                                               two community orchestras (Philharmonia
                                                           	The Stan and Jody Teeter 	Marvin W. Maydew Chair 	Michael Sisk
                               Goetz Chair                    Family Chair                                           Memorial Chair           of Greater Kansas City and Overland Park
                            Can Balcik Moretti             Martha G. Barnhill            BASSOON                   Amie Walter                Orchestra), and he is starting a collaboration
                            	Anne-Katharine               	Rebecca Sisk                Allan Comstock‡,                                     with Landlocked Opera. At TSO, he is the
                                                                                                                   HARP
                               E. Goetz Memorial Chair        Foerschler Chair              PRINCIPAL                                         assistant and cover conductor of Maestro
                             Therese Slatter                                                                       Tabitha Reist Steiner
                                                           Yi Chun Chen                  	Floyd C. Hedberg
                                                                                                                     James Van Sickle Chair   Pickett, and he also oversees the live-
                            	Betty Bokelheide             Jenith Hoover                    Memorial Chair
                                                                                                                                              streamed production of the TSO concerts.
                               Goetz Chair                    Charlotte A. Taggart Chair Ginger R. Patterson PIANO
                             Shupei Wang                                                    James Van Sickle Chair Charles Tsui
                                                           B. J. McCune
                            	Dr. John W. Strickler                                                                	Dr. Phillip Sisk
                               Chair given by the Rev.     Tracy Teague Tugman* CONTRABASSOON
                                                                                                                     Memorial Chair
                               Roger Goetz Family          Carolyn Rich Voth‡            Keel Williams
                            I-Hsin Wu                      BASS                           FRENCH HORN              ASSISTING MUSICIANS:
                            	Anne-Katharine E.           Benjamin Beggs,                Dwight Purvis,
                               Goetz’s son Jayson                                                            First Violin
                               Smith Chair                   PRINCIPAL                      PRINCIPAL           Jacob Dakon
                                                           Breta Bloomberg                	Gordon and Melanie
                                                                                                             Bass Clarinet
                            Craig Yorke                                                     McQuere Chair
                                                           	Kathleen Covert Maag                               Dawn McConkie
                            	Anne-Katharine E.
                               Goetz’s son Alexander
                                                             Chair                        Joanne Marie Field Principal Bassoon
                               “Ike” L. Holm Chair         Brian Council                  	Virginia and Helen
                                                                                                                Susan Maxwell
                                                           JoEllen McGranahan               Hocker Chair
                            SECOND VIOLIN                                                                    Horn
                                                                                          Katie Grose
                            Donna L. Mealy,                FLUTE                                               Tristan Bartley
                                                                                          Adam Paxson
                              PRINCIPAL                    Hannah Porter Occeña                              Saxophone
                            	Herbert and Esther              PRINCIPAL               TRUMPET                   Houston Gonzales
                              Moses Family Chair           	Kyle Wiley Pickett Chair William D. Cooper,        Zak Pischnotte
                            Julie Wykert                      given by the Rev. Roger   PRINCIPAL               Craig Treinen
                                                              Goetz Family            Stephen J. Patterson Trumpet
                            	Maxine Anton Chair
                                                           Gözde Cakir                	Virginia Wade Chair
                            Ethan Loewen                                                                        Michael Averett
                                                           	Drs. David Woods and Don McDaniel
                              Betty Sisk Chair                Ted Yungclas Chair                             Piano
                            Laura McGill                                              	Joanna and Roy         Tim Smale
                                                           PICCOLO                      Lacoursiere Chair
                            LeAnne Baehni
                              Schultz‡                     Elizabeth Robinson TROMBONE                       Raffaele Cipriano
                            Melanie Paris                  	Diana Osterhout Chair Neal C. Purvis,              Assistant Conductor
                              Wambsganss*                  OBOE                         PRINCIPAL            Art Sandquist,
                            Diego Zapata                   Alyssa Morris,             Andrew Anderson           Librarian                         A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED
                            Joey Yiming Zhou                  PRINCIPAL               	Ronald D. Pettijohn
                                                           	Rodney and                 Memorial Chair given *	Orchestra
                                                                                                                                                          THE TOPEKA SYMPHONY LEAGUE’S
                            VIOLA
                            En-Ting Hsu,                      Sylvia Boyd Chair         by Norma Pettijohn
                                                                                        and Family
                                                                                                                Committee member                    VERY SUCCESSFUL VIRTUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
                              PRINCIPAL                                                                      ‡
                                                                                                                Leave of absense                                 FEBRUARY 5, 2021.
                            	Everett Fetter
                              Memorial Chair

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TOPEKA SYMPHONY DONOR LIST                 (DONATIONS RECEIVED THROUGH APRIL 13, 2021)     John Bottenberg and Carol McDowell     Jane Schaible
The Topeka Symphony gratefully acknowledges the corporations, individuals and              Dale and Susanne Bradley               Judy Soule
organizations for the support of the symphony concerts and the youth ensembles with        Sam and Marge Bradshaw                 Jim and Susan Turner
their generous contributions to the Annual Fund. If the printing deadline resulted in
                                                                                           H. Hurst Coffman                       Olive J. Ubel and David Liu
the omission of your name or if we did not properly credit your gift, please accept our
apology and call the TSO office at 785-232-2032.                                           Paul Kindling                          Jim and Patti Van Slyke
                                                                                              In memory of John Cleland           Dr. Laurel Vogt and Dr. Gianfranco Pezzino
CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATIONS                   Liz Stratton Fund – Topeka Community            In honor of Governor Laura Kelly    Virginia Vogel Wallace
VIRTUOSO ($30,000 - $60,000)                     Foundation                                In memory of Jacob Von Kopfman         Dan and Lynn Weaver
                                              Stephen and Karen Telian-Tyler                  Given by Joseph McKay Corbett       Ali Wilson
Capitol Federal® Foundation
                                                                                           Lawrence and Susan Krische             Jim and Grace Wilson
Topeka Symphony League                        BENEFACTOR ($1,000 - $2,499)
                                                                                           Gordon and Melanie McQuere
                                              Lea and Jerry Billinger                                                             PATRON ($150 - $249)
MAESTRO ($10,000 - $29,999)                                                                Larry and Ann Mah
                                              Jack and Jan Brier                                                                  Dave and Tara Azwell
Anonymous Donor (1)                                                                        Mary Muilenburg
                                              John C. Dicus                                                                       Robert and Jenifer Banks
Central National Bank                                                                      Pam and Chip Munk
                                              Duane and Beth Fager                                                                Harold and Carol Benoit
                                                                                           Paul Post and Kay Kelly
CONCERTMASTER ($2,500 - $4,999)               Scott and Andrea Van Genderen                                                       Harry and Kay Craig
                                                                                           Audrey Power
Evergy, Inc.                                  The Rev. Roger and Betty Goetz                                                      Bill and Linda Curtis
                                                                                           Julie Reeves
Security Benefit                              Anne and Ted Heim                                                                   Bette Felker
                                                                                           Dale and Judyanne Somers
SE2                                           Dr. Paul Kindling                                                                   Richard K. Friedstrom
                                                                                           John and Barbara Stauffer
                                              Lynne Leifer and Dr. Bill Leifer (In-Kind)                                          Jennifer Goetz
BENEFACTOR ($1,000 - $2,499)                                                               Ed Webber
                                              Mike Lennen                                                                         Peter Grund and Molly Zahn (In-Kind)
CoreFirst Bank and Trust                                                                   Dr. David Woods and Dr. Ted Yungclas
                                              Laura and Brian Lutz                                                                Paul and Jean Henson
Mainline Printing (In-Kind)                                                                Lee Wright and Alice Eberhart-Wright
                                              Rosemary Menninger                                                                  Karen Hiller
Patterson Legal Group
                                              W. Walter Menninger                          CONTRIBUTOR ($250 - $499)              Francis and Jane Kelsey
SUSTAINER ($750 - $999)                       Drs. Peg McCarthy and Scott Teeter           Gregory Allen and Martina Bulk         Mary Kerle
Manning Music (In-Kind)                       Bill and Kathy McDonald                      Anne Baker                             Bill and Karen Latimer
                                              Drs. Mike and Grace Morrison                 Kevin and Deb Boatright                Jared Maag and Melissa Wangemann
CONTRIBUTOR ($250 - $499)
                                              Dave Parker                                  Jayne Cafer                            Anita and Robert Markley
Brier Payne Meade Insurance
                                              Michelle and John Peterson –                 Bobbi and Leonard Caggianelli          Paul and Shirley Moore
FHLBank Topeka
                                                 The Topeka Community Foundation           Naomi and Maurice Cashman              Lona Morse
Kroger
                                              Arleen Pickett                               Michael and Carol Cast                 Austin and Marianna Nothern
                                              Marty and Steve Preston                      Karen Clowers                          Steve Page and Gwen McClain
INDIVIDUAL                                    Dr. Jim Ransom                               Cyrus and Carmen Elting                Mike and Sharon Peters
                                              Alan W. Rolley, The Rolley Foundation        Susan and Jerry Farley                 Dr. Bart Ramsey
CONDUCTOR ($5,000 - $9,999)
                                              Ford and Catherine Ross Fund – The           In Honor of Hugh L. Frost              Ron and Sue Revelle
Rob and Tammy Kenagy
                                                 Topeka Community Foundation               Sharon Frost                           William and Mary Schroeder
Mark and Bette Morris Family Founda-
                                              Alicia and John Salisbury                    Joe and Gladys Gigous                  Judy Seitz
  tion – Bette Morris
                                              Char Taggart                                 Russell and Jane Greene                Marlene Shelton
Mrs. J. Kevin Murphy
                                              Stan and Sandy Vogel                         Rex M. and Kathi L. Haney              Mark and Tamara Taylor
Nancy Peterson
                                              Sandy Wilber and Barry Busch                 James and Kathleen Harr                Roger and Joanie Underwood
Phillip and Betty Sisk Estate – Topeka
                                              Julie A. Wykert (In-Kind)                    Jean Herrold                           Don and Jan Wilson
  Community Foundation
                                              Craig Yorke and Mary Powell                  Terry and Ken Hobbs
                                                                                                                                  FRIEND ($50 - $149)
CONCERTMASTER ($2,500 - $4,999)                                                            Jeanne and Paul Hoferer
                                              SUSTAINER ($750 - $999)                                                             Curtis and Martha Barnhill
CCS Fund – Topeka Community                                                                Tom and Eva Kennedy
                                              David N. Wexler and Susan F. Holm                                                   Carl Beyer
  Foundation                                                                               Von Kopfman
                                              Robert and Joan Kerchner                                                            Ellen Chalk
Debra and Randy Clayton                                                                    Jim and Kathy Maag
                                                                                                                                  Gary and Susan Chan
James and Kathy Maag Family Fund –            DONOR ($500 - $749)                             In honor of Rev. Sandy Vogel
                                                                                                                                  Andrea and John Conlee
  Topeka Community Foundation                 Anonymous (1)                                Don and Judy Moler
                                                                                                                                  Patricia Culver
Norma A. Pettijohn                            Charlotte Adair – Adair Charitable Fund      Edward W. Navone
                                                                                                                                  Prof. Myrl Duncan
Carl and Betty Quarnstrom                     Rich Bonebrake and Rebecca Crotty            Rachel and Jeff Pickering

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DONOR LIST           CONTINUED

Celia Eddy                       In memory of Carl Quarnstrom
Gabe and Nancy Faimon               John and Brenda Dicus
Karon Gambrill                      Joy and Steve Dodd
Ed and Marta Howe                   Jacquelyn and Jeff Doyel
Andy and Gloria Keating             Carl Hoffman
Don and Judy Moler                  Jim and Kathy Maag
  In honor of Paul Kindling         Alan and Cathy Mitchell
Jane Myers                          Jere and Carol Noe
Bill and Mary Nichols               Tension Envelope
Amanda Niemann                      Topeka Region Antique Automobile
Camille Nohe                           Club of America
Ben and Lyndal Nyberg               Jan and Don Wilson
Adrienne and Neil Olejnik        In memory of Diana Osterhout
Betsy Packard                       Arab Shrine Sundevils
Joan and Gregory Pease              Jenifer Hill Colligan
Robert H. Reeder                    Ann Haflich and Randy Keplinger
Art and Carolyn Sandquist           Rex and Kathi Haney
Freida Schriner                     Paul Honaker
Rebecca and Thomas Shrimplin        Carolyn Huebner
Edward and Dorothy Tenney           Mary Muilenburg
Norman and Anna Thoms
Drs. Matt and Laura Vaughn
Steve and Lou Wanamaker
Joan Wingerson
Connie Wood
Janet M. and Joseph W. Zima
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In memory of Julie Simons
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             $75 FOR 75 DONORS
  In honor of the Topeka Symphony’s 75th Anniversary, the
following people have generously donated to the $75 for 75
   Campaign to support the Topeka Symphony Orchestra.

Gregory Allen                  Grace Olejnik             IN MEMORY OF                 Constance L. Menninger        IN HONOR OF                   Kenya Patzer
Dave Azwell                    J.D. and Nancy Parr       Melvin Bailey                    Given by                  Trella Anderson                  Given by the
                                                             Given by Bill and            W. Walter Menninger           Given by an                  McCarthy-Teeter Family
Paul Bicknell and Liz Post     Norma A. Pettijohn
                                                             Debra Brown              J. Kevin Murphy                   Anonymous Donor           Dr. Kyle Wiley Pickett
Lea and Jerry Billinger        Rachel Pickering
                                                         Charles Baker                    Given by                  Kristi Baker and Jim Lampe       Given by
Dale and Susanne Bradley       Kyle and Alice Wiley                                       Mary Alice Murphy                                          The Yorke Powells
                                                            Given by Kathy Maag                                         Given by David Woods
Jayne Cafer                        Pickett
                                                         Robert L. Banion             Bruce Myers                       and Ted Yungclas          Mary Jane Pryor
Carol and Michael Cast         Alan and Judy Powell                                       Given by Jane Myers                                        Given by Patsie Sweeden
                                                             Given by Melba Banion                                  Martha Barnhill
Debra and Randy Clayton        Audrey Power                                           Diana Osterhout                   Given by Connie Carson       and David Webb
                                                         William Cooper
Betty Seltsam Cleland          Marty and Steve Preston      Given by Will Cooper         Given by Kathy Maag        Martha Barnhill               Dwight Purvis
                               Carl and                                               Donald Patterson, J.D.            Given by Laura Lutz          Given by Frank and
H. Hurst Coffman                                         William Cooper
                                   Betty Quarnstrom                                       Given by Daniel               and Mallory Lutz             Rachel Purvis
Dr. Richard Bonebrake                                       Given by Katie
                               Raymond and Barbara           Cooper Grose                 and Kathryn Pauls         Vickie Console                Neal Purvis
    and Rebecca Crotty                                                                                                                               Given by Frank and
                                   Rathert               Betty B. Dicus               Marcia Ransom                     Given by an
Bill and Linda Curtis                                                                     Given by Dr. Jim              Anonymous Donor              Rachel Purvis
                               Ron and Sue Revelle           Given by John C. Dicus
John C. Dicus                                                                             Ransom                    Doris Hedberg                 Douglas Reeves
                               Terry and Len Richter     Ilene Ecord
Richard K. Friedstrom                                                                 Paul Rebek                        Given by Mike and            Given by Julie Reeves
                               Alan Rolley                   Given by Rex M.
Leah Gabler-Marshall                                         and Kathi L. Haney           Given by Jan                  Connie Laughon            Topeka Symphony League
                               Jane Schaible                                              and John Benson           Bob Keckeisen                    Given by Kathy Maag
Franklin Lewis Gould and                                 John and Elizabeth Foster
    Julia Atwood Hanson        Freida and                    Given by                 Ann Rolley                        Given by Molly            Topeka Symphony
                                   Warren Schriner           Jean (Foster) Herrold        Given by Alan Rolley          and Alan Wisman
Rex M. and Kathi L. Haney                                                                                                                         Board of Directors
                               Judy Seitz                John and Elna Friedstrom     Carolyn Root                  Jane Kelsey                      Given by Kathy Maag
Judy and Jim Hess
                               Rebecca Shrimplin             Given by Bill and            Given by Connie Wood          Given by Francis Kelsey
Ralph Hipp                                                                                                                                        Topeka Symphony
                               Ronald P. Smiley              Joan Friedstrom Barker   Edward Soule                  Kathy Maag                    Endowment Trustees
Terry and Kenneth Hobbs                                                                   Given by Judy Soule           Given by Molly
                               Char Taggart              Al Goodpasture                                                                              Given by Kathy Maag
Deesie Jackson                                               Given by                 James K. Van Slyke                and Alan Wisman
                               The Topeka Symphony                                                                                                The Topeka Symphony Staff
Sara and Bob Keckeisen                                       Gigi Goodpasture             Given by Mary Van         Trish Monk                       Given by Laura Lutz
                                   League
Teresa Keller                                            Robert Hallman                   Slyke Muilenburg              Given by an                  and Mallory Lutz
                               Tracy Teague Tugman                                                                      Anonymous Donor
Rob and Tammy Kenagy                                         Given by Mary Hurrel     Professor James K.
                               Jim and Susan Turner                                       Van Slyke                 Mark Loren Morris, Jr.
Susan and                                                Dr. Bob Jacoby
                               Olive J. Ubel                 Given by                     Given by Jim and              Given by
    Lawrence Krische
                                   and David Liu             The Yorke Powells            Patti Van Slyke               Bette M. Morris
William Latimer
                               Joanie and                Robert “Bob” Jacoby, M.D.    Joyce Wiley
Jim and Kathy Maag                 Roger Underwood                                        Given by Arleen Pickett
                                                             Given by Daniel
Kathy and Bill McDonald        Drs. Matt and                 and Kathryn Pauls        June Windscheffel
Gordon D. McQuere                  Laura Vaughn          Agnes Kazminski                  Given by Jim and
W. Walter Menninger            Tom Welch                     Given by Gail Beale          Kathy Maag
                                                                                                                                   IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE
Paul A.and Shirley Moore       Sybil Wiegman             Jacob Von Kopfman
                                                             Given by Von Kopfman                                                  to the $75 for 75 Campaign to support
Mike and Grace Morrison        Grace and Jim Wilson
                               Larry and Anita Wolgast   Gail LaGrone                                                              the Topeka Symphony Orchestra,
Lona Morse
Pam and Chip Munk              Dr. Ted Yungclas
                                                             Given by Steve LaGrone                 Thank you for your             please call the Symphony office,
                                   and Dr. David Woods   John Martin                             support of the Topeka             785-232-2032 or send your check to
Edward W. Navone
                                                             Given by Kathy Maag
Amanda Niemann                 Lee Wright and Alice                                              Symphony Orchestra!               PO Box 2206, Topeka, KS 66601-2206.
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                               THE TOPEKA SYMPHONY YOUTH ENSEMBLES                       THE TOPEKA SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT
                               The Topeka Symphony Youth Ensembles are sponsored
                               by the Topeka Symphony Society. Due to the COVID-19
                               pandemic, several changes have been made to the           TOPEKA SYMPHONY LEGACY SOCIETY PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM
                               Youth Ensembles program for the fall semester of 2020.
                                                                                         The Topeka Symphony Orchestra has provided inspirational music and
                               Information will be available on the Topeka Symphony
THE TOPEKA                                                                               cherished memories for nearly three quarters of a century. Our planned
                               website, topekasymphony.org regarding plans for the
SYMPHONY                                                                                 giving program establishes a foundation of financial support to ensure a
                               spring semester 2021.
YOUTH                            Debut Orchestra and Youth Philharmonic have been
                                                                                         century and beyond of beautiful music. We encourage you to name the
ENSEMBLES                                                                                Topeka Symphony Orchestra in your will or trust. Make a difference… join
                               combined into one ensemble for the fall semester
                                                                                         us today! For further information contact the TSO office at 785-232-2032.
                               under the direction of Carolyn Sandquist.
                                 Youth Orchestra will be a strings-only ensemble
                               made up of violins, violas, cellos and basses under the   THE TOPEKA SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES
                               direction of Dr. Ramiro Miranda.                             Charlotte Adair                      Norma Pettijohn
                                 Rehearsals for both groups are being held in the           Martin Ahrens                        Jim Van Slyke II
                               Parish Hall at Grace Episcopal Cathedral, 701 SW 8th         Jerry Billinger                      Judy Soule
                               Street in Topeka. We are grateful to Grace Episcopal         Barbara Duncan                       David Woods (Chair)
                               Cathedral for the use of this space.                         Sue Krische                          Michael Morrison (ex officio)
                                 The Fall 2020 concerts are available on the Topeka         Gordon McQuere                       Trella Anderson (ex officio)
                               Symphony YouTube channel. The Spring Youth Ensembles
                               concert was held at the Topeka Performing Arts Center
                               on April 22, 2021.                                        LEGACY SOCIETY CHARTER MEMBERS
                                                                                         The following individuals have indicated that they have included the Topeka
                                                                                         Symphony Endowment Fund in their estate plans and will be recognized as
                                                                                         charter members of the Topeka Symphony Legacy Society.

                                                                                            Martin and Carolyn Ahrens            Dr. Gordon and Melanie McQuere
                                                                                            Jerry and Lea Billinger              Diana Osterhout
                                                                                            Ronn and Sylvia Boyd                 Steve Page and Gwen McClain
                                                                                            Cyrus and Carmen Elting              Drs. Michael and Grace Morrison
                                                                                            Roger and Betty Goetz                Norma A. Pettijohn
                                                                                            Rex and Kathi Haney                  Alan and Ann Rolley
                                                                                            Dick and Ruth Hodges                 Phillip and Betty Sisk
                                                                                            Paul and Nancy Kindling              Ed and Judy Soule
                                                                                            Michael Lennen                       Stan and Jody Teeter
                                                                                            Jim and Kathy Maag

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THE TOPEKA SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT FUND

BRAVO SOCIETY ($100,000+)                   Jerry and Lea Billinger                     • Mrs. Lucien (Katie) Pyle                     Pete and Jan Henry
  The Rev. Roger M. Goetz +                 Rodney and Sylvia Boyd                      • Carl and Betty Quarnstrom                  • Dr. Robert and Linda Hill
  The Topeka Symphony League +              Dale and Susanne Bradley                      Mrs. F.J. Rost                             • Dean and Laree Hodges
                                            Samuel and Margaret Bradshaw                  Alicia and John Salisbury                    In Memory of Chalis and
ENCORE SOCIETY
                                            Kenneth C. and Edith M. Bronson               Barbara and Richard Shapiro                		Marilyn Hupp
($30,000-$99,999)
                                          • Dr. Maurice and Naomi Cashman, Jr.            Dr. Pat and Deb Sheehy                       In Memory of Martha M. Hughes
  Anonymous Music Lover                     CCS Family Fund – Topeka Community          • Harriet and Eldon Sloan			                   Ann and Norman Jessop
  Jerry and Lea Billinger*+                   Foundation                                  Ed and Judy Soule                          • Stephen and Judy Kowalski
  Rodney and Sylvia Boyd+                   Anderson Chandler and                         John and Ruth Stauffer			                    Dr. William and Lynne Leifer
  Dr. Gordon and Melanie McQuere*+            Edith Lessenden Chandler                    Peter and Deborah Stern                      Michael Lennen
  Drs. Michael and Grace Morrison+          Edith Lessenden Chandler Memorial             Camden Strain Memorial			                    Dr. and Mrs. Chester Lessenden
  The Herbert and Esther Moses Family +     Drs. Chu-Chi Chen and Sheue-Huey              In honor of Dr. John Strickler, given by   • Ray and Betty Lippe
  Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Sisk +                  Lai-Chen                                 		 the Topeka Symphony League                  Robert and Jane Mackey
  Dr. Stanley and Jody Teeter +             Janet and Don Chubb                           J.M. and Marilyn Thies			                    Chris and Emily Friedstrom McGee in
  The James K. Van Slyke Family +           Randy and Debra Clayton                       George and Bette Tompkins		                		 memory of Elna and John Friedstrom
• Virginia D. Wade +                        Doyle and Maureen Comfort                     James and Madeline Van Sickle                Jacque and Lawrence McKibbin
CHAIR SOCIETY ($12,000-$29,999)             William Cooper Memorial                     • Judge and Mrs. E. Newton Vickers             Evelyn Meade
  Maxine Anton +                            Elaine V. Cotner, in memory of                Alan and Molly Wisman                      • Ethel May Miller
  Dr. Lolafaye Coyne +                         Sylvia Boyd                                Richard Wood Memorial                        Nat’l League of American Pen Women
  Jack and Ilene Ecord +                    Dwaine Cotner, in memory of                   Dr. Thomas E. Welch                          Catherine Newsham
  Cyrus H. and Carmen R. Elting* +             Sylvia Boyd                                Mary Powell and Craig Yorke                  Steve Page and Gwen McClain
• Helen and Virginia Hocker +               Dr. Jeff and Connie Curtis                                                                 Walter and Maxine Porter
                                                                                        CONTRIBUTORS ($300-$999)
  Joanna and Roy Lacoursiere+               Ruth C. Dickinson                                                                          Bill and Cindy Rainey
                                                                                          Charlotte Adair
  Jim and Kathy Maag +                    • Vivian and Lloyd Elliott                                                                   James P. and Judith Rhoads
                                                                                          T.C. and Trella Anderson
• Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marling +          • H. Philip and Darlene Elwood                                                             • W.A. Richel
                                                                                          Randy Austin
  Marvin W. Maydew +                        Michelle Ewert                                                                             Sabatini Foundation in Memory of
                                                                                          Robert and Jenifer Banks
  Mark and Bette Morris Family Fund       • Emery and Dorothy Fager                                                                  		 Edith Lessenden Chandler
                                                                                        • Mrs. Sterns N. Belden
  Diana Osterhout* +                        John and Ruth Fernstrom                                                                  • Mrs. Leslie L. Saylor
                                                                                        • F.A. and Betty Bennett
• Norma A. Pettijohn +                    • H. Bernerd and Ruth Fink                                                                   Steven L. Schweizer
                                                                                          In Memory of Wayne and Margaret
  James D. Van Sickle +                     Jane A. Forney                                                                             Dr. Jeff and Deborah Sellers
                                                                                             Bloomberg
  Charlotte A. Taggart+                     Elna and John Friedstrom Memorial                                                        • Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Stein
                                                                                          Dr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Brown
  Drs. David Woods and Ted Youngclas +      In Memory of Anne-Katharine E. Goetz                                                       Dr. John Strickler
                                                                                          Van and Yee-Hwae Chang
                                            Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hayes, Jr.	                                                           In Honor of Dr. John Strickler
CRESCENDO SOCIETY                                                                       • Walter and Nancy Cole, Jr.
                                            Anne and Ted Heim                                                                        • Steve and Marge Suchsland
($6,000-$11,999)                                                                        • Don and Edith Depew
                                          • Albert and Geneva Henry                                                                    Char Taggart
  John and Betty Cleland                                                                  Dr. Richard T. and Ruth N. Driver
                                            Dick and Ruth Hodges*                                                                    • Armand L. Thierry
• Duane and Beth Fager                                                                  • Jim and Taffy Emmerson
                                            In Memory of Mary Louise Johnston                                                        • Mrs. Nathaniel Uhr
  Susan and Kent Garlinghouse                                                             Kay Foster in memory of John and
                                          		 Nancy and Paul Kindling                                                                   In Memory of Virginia Wade
  Rex M. and Kathi L. Haney*                                                                 Lib Foster
                                            Malcolm King                                                                               Lloyd W. Woodburn
  Kevin and Mary Alice Murphy                                                           • Howard and Sharon Fricke
                                          	In Memory of Drs. Shin-Fa Lai and                                                          Jim and Alice Young
• Ann and Alan Rolley*                                                                  • John Friedstrom
                                               Yeh-Sha Liaw-Lai
                                                                                          Rick Friedstrom
ALLEGRO SOCIETY ($1,000-$5,999)             Scott Teeter, M.D. and Peg McCarthy, Ph.D
                                                                                        • Hugh and Sharon Frost
  John R. Adams                             John and Marsha Meisinger                                                                • Indicates Charter Contributor.
                                                                                          Roth and Joan Gatewood
  Melba Banion                              Don and Judy Moler                                                                       + Indicates an Endowed Chair
                                                                                        • Richard and Linda Hayse                    *	
                                                                                                                                       Indicates that the gift or a portion
  Alice Bean                                David and Carol Parker
                                                                                        • Mark V. and Lisa Hefner Heitz                thereof is deferred.
• George and Susanne Behling                Ronald Pettijohn Memorial
                                            Mrs. Robert E. Pfuetze

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           BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8
           Blue Dot Services of Kansas  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 24
           Brewster Place  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 23
           Capitol Federal®  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Back Cover
           Central National Bank .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 2
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           Clayton Wealth Partners  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 10
           CoreFirst  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 6
           Fairlawn Plaza .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 19
           Foulston Siefkin  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 18
           Kirkpatrick Investment Group  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 28
           The Last Songwriter .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11
           Lexington Park/Midwest Health  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . Inside Back Cover
           Morris Laing  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 12
           The Robb Company .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 22
           Topeka Symphony League  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 15

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