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MAY 29
THIS HOLDING
TRACES OF CONTACT
ozartsnashville.org
#OZArts
WELCOME TO OZ!
Normally, you would be reading this welcome note in a printed program handed to you as you entered the theater.
Sadly, we can’t stage the performance with a live audience at this time, but I’m proud of artist Jana Harper and her
collaborators for inventing a way to expand on the theme of the original performance and create something that may be
even more profound.
By reimagining this work for the camera, we can watch it unfold as a series of stunning images, set in landscapes
throughout Nashville. Conceiving and shooting these movements during a time of “social distancing” gives them even
greater resonance, as the alternating images of intimacy and isolation create a disturbingly beautiful portrait of a
historic period.
I’m grateful to the artists for being so nimble, creative, and ambitious, so that we can all experience the work in a digital
format. Thanks also to the team at OZ Arts for working collaboratively with the artists to find a way to use a different
platform for sharing an artistic vision. Finally, thank you for watching this passionate new work — especially if you are
among the audience watching it during the May 29 premiere (and special thanks to all of you who have made an online
contribution, allowing us to share the presentation free of charge).
This Holding: Traces of Contact will be available via the OZ Arts Nashville website throughout the month of June. Please
feel free to share the word and encourage others to view it during that time.
I look forward to welcoming you to OZ Arts in person sometime soon.
Thank you,
Mark Murphy
Executive & Artistic Director
OZ ARTS NASHVILLE SUPPORTS THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND
PRESENTATION OF SIGNIFICANT CONTEMPORARY PERFORMING AND
VISUAL ART WORKS BY LEADING ARTISTS WHOSE CONTRIBUTION
INFLUENCES THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR FIELD.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jerry Johnson, Chairman
Jimmy Wilson III, Vice-Chair
Laurie Seabury, Secretary
T. Alp Ikizler, MD, Treasurer
Tim Ozgener, President and Chief Executive Officer
Meera Ballal Max Goldberg Aylin Ozgener
Daniel Bryant James Kelley Kevin Roddey
Marjean Coddon Janet Miller Hope Stringer
Ann Waller Curtis Sherri Neal Josephine VanDevender
Shervin Eftekhari Arnita Ozgener Marcus Whitney
Performance supported in part by:
THIS HOLDING
TRACES OF CONTACT
CONCEPT, VISUAL ARTIST, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
Jana Harper
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Rebecca Steinberg
MUSICAL SCORE AND ARRANGEMENT
Moksha Sommer & Jemal Wade Hines
VIDEOGRAPHER
Sam Boyette
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Kirstin Koepnick
DANCERS
James Barrett Becca Hoback
Kira Fargas Emma Morrison
Lenin Fernandez Hadassah Perry
David Flores Sarah Salim
Spencer Grady Rebecca Steinberg
MUSIC BY HUDOST
Moksha Sommer: composition, vocals, keys, programming
Jemal Wade Hines: engineering, guitars, programming
Oz Fritz: mixing and mastering
Matthew Nelson: string arrangements, cello
Avery Bright: violin
Kai Welch: horns
Oscar Utterström: trombone
Dan Walters: bass
Bryan Brock: percussion
SPECIAL THANKS
Banning Bouldin
Lauren Snelling
Vadis and Vicki Turner
Karen Werner
The world premiere of This Holding: Traces of Contact is made possible in part by support from the National Endowment
for the Arts, The Curb Center for Art, Enterprise & Public Policy at Vanderbilt University, The Community Foundation of
Middle Tennessee, Metro Arts Nashville, and the Office of the Provost at Vanderbilt University.
A NOTE FROM LEAD ARTIST JANA HARPER
This project began with a simple question, “What are the unable to meet in groups or gather indoors. We didn’t have
burdens we carry?” access to our rehearsal facility and the assembly of large
Over the past three years, in the course of researching this audiences was prohibited. Luckily, our team is nimble and
work, I have talked to hundreds of people in dozens of our presenter is generous so we were able to pivot from
workshops: doctors, dancers, middle-school kids, college performance to film somewhat seamlessly. But Covid-19
students, retirees, folks from many different countries, and didn’t just affect the technical aspects of our project, like
from all walks of life. I always start by asking them to name where we would shoot the videos or which dancers could
the burdens they carry and together we make a list. To be safely touch one another. It also informed our creative
sure, each group has specific weights they bear, but in the process: it caused us to ask new questions about the
end, we share the same fundamental human concerns: we rhythms of Covid-life and what burden-sharing looks like
worry about our loved ones, our futures, our planet, and of under these new conditions.
course, our health. We might experience or carry our burdens differently, but I
Without a doubt, the burden we are collectively hope you will see yourself in this work. If This Holding could
experiencing right now is Covid-19. It has changed daily life leave you with one feeling, I hope it is the knowledge that
for everyone and it caused us to transform our project. This you are not alone.
Holding was originally conceived as a live performance — Jana Harper
but in the months leading up to its presentation we were
SUPPORTERS
John and Kendra Allen Kirke and Linda Harper Mark and Vicki Scala
Caroline Allison Judy Harrald Gretchen Schermerhorn
Jen Baker Alicia Henry Stephanie Schlaifer and Arny Nadler
Jill Baker and Jeffrey Bishop Jamie Karolich Karen Seapker
Ayelet Berger Kieu Lam Teka Selman
Frauke Berndt-Hoeller Mary Lamboley Tate Shaw
Anne Beyer Rachel Lavenda Emily Squires
Andrew and Sara Lee Burd Farrel Levy Annie Render Stephens
Joy Calico Daphne Lowell Marcia Teusink
Seth Caplan Jean Mandeberg Terry Thacker
Kiran Chandra Caroline Maxwell Brenda Tucker
Paul Collins Elizabeth Meadows Vadis Turner
Danika Cooper Melissa Morris Vicki Turner
Laurie Corral Barbara Moutenot Usus (Ulrike Stoltz + Ute Schneider)
Martha Dale Kevin Murphy Tom Webb
Kitty and Tim Daly Leslie Noell Emily Weiner
Michael Dickins Ann-Leslie Owens Karen Werner and Ken Botnick
Angela Ellsworth Lesley Patterson Marx Chris Willging
Jen Fay Jennifer Pepper Mel and Lisa Ziegler
Anne Jost Fritz Jerry Phillips Hillary Zilz
Laura Gunnip Mary Anne Pitt Nancy Zimler
Cheryl Savage
ABOUT THE CORE COLLABORATORS International Training Program. Rebecca was a freelance
artist in New York before joining New Dialect in 2015. She
JANA HARPER (Concept, Visual Artist, has performed in works by Ohad Naharin, Hofesh Shechter,
Director, Producer): Jana Harper is David Dorfman, Doug Varone, Inbal Pinto, Roy Assaf,
an interdisciplinary artist whose work Bryan Arias, Joy Davis, Idan Sharabi, Banning Bouldin,
explores the themes and tensions and Noa Zuk. In addition to performing, Rebecca is a
between materiality and transcendence, choreographer and dance educator. She has most recently
chance encounters and human willfulness, been commissioned to create work for New Dialect,
relationships and connectivity, and human Nashville Ballet, and Middle Tennessee State University.
acts of meaning making. Originally trained She has taught workshops and master classes across the
as a printmaker, her work takes many forms, and she works country to young dancers, adults, and professionals for
in both individual and collaborative settings. over a decade. Most notably she has worked with dancers
A native of Washington D.C., Harper received an MFA in through various education programs at Perry Mansfield
Printmaking and Letterpress from Arizona State University, Performing Arts School & Camp, New Dialect, Mark Morris
a BA in Political Science and Fine Art from The Evergreen Dance Center, Bates Dance Festival, and Jacob’s Pillow
State College, and was in the Core Fellowship Program at Dance Festival.
the Penland School of Crafts. Additionally, she is trained
in Contemplative Movement, Restorative and Awareness MOKSHA SOMMER (Compositions,
Yoga, and Community Arts Leadership. Since 2006 she has Vocals, Keys/Synth): Moksha Sommer
regularly attended workshops and residencies led by the is a celebrated composer, musician, and
artists & educators Rosenclaire. performance artist. Her primary music
project is HuDost. In the last year, HuDost
Harper’s work is held in several public collections including released a new album of Water + Mercy
the Library of Congress, the Sackner Archive for Visual that has received rave reviews and, as
and Concrete Poetry, the J.S. Blanton Museum, Proyecto an independent release, reached #24 in
Ace Print Collection, and the Janet Turner Print Collection. the BILLBOARD SALES CHARTS for Folk/Americana. It
Her work has been written about in The Tennessean, recently received The Independent Music Award for Social
Burnaway, The Nashville Scene, in several literary journals Action Song. Sommer is also a committed activist and does
including Grist and YEW, and was recently the subject of a advocacy work on behalf of people living in extreme poverty
feature article in the bilingual journal Figurationen: Gender, (whose voices are not heard). She holds an MFA from the
Literatur, Kultur. Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BFA from Montreal’s
Concordia University, both received with Great Distinction.
Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally
She has received multiple grants from the Canada Council
and last year her collaborative performance Cargas
for the Arts. Some of her highlight performances include
(featuring Moksha Sommer on vocals), was the closing
Bonnaroo, The ARK, Alex Grey’s CoSM, the Salvador Dali
event for Intermittent Rivers, the Matanzas portion of the
Museum, The Levitt Pavilions, Bluebird Café, Music City
13th Havana Biennial. Other selected exhibitions include
Roots, and many more. Highlight collaborations and shared
Blessing the River, Browsing Room Gallery, 2019; Land
performances include Ani DiFranco, Philip Glass, Jon
Derived Sentiments, Zeitgeist Gallery, 2019; Selected Works
Anderson (YES), Bell Orchestre, Neko Case, Jim Lauderdale,
from the Hand Print Workshop, Athaneaeum Museum,
Omar Faruk Tekbilek, and Mercan Dede. Sommer hopes to
2017; Southern Constellations, American University Art
create music and performance that is a powerful expression
Museum, 2016; Asymmetric Kin, Cukurcuma Gallery, Istanbul,
of life’s journey and discovery.
2016; Anthology: Visual Narratives from Nashville’s Print
Community, Frist Art Museum, 2015; First Impressions, Mesa
Contemporary Arts Museum, 2013; Let’s Talk About Love, SAM BOYETTE (Filmmaker): Sam Boyette
Baby (traveling exhibition 2010-2013) Printed Matter, NY; is a filmmaker and cinematographer who
Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit; Joan Flasch Artists’ lives in Nashville, TN. He works on a
Book Collection, SAIC, Chicago; National Gallery, Zimbabwe. range of projects including music videos,
commercials, and TV shows. His past
Harper is associate professor of the practice in the clients include Nashville Soccer Club,
department of art at Vanderbilt University. Atlantic Records and CMT, to name a few.
Since graduating from Vanderbilt in 2016,
REBECCA STEINBERG (Movement Sam has worked on several dance projects with groups
Director, Dancer, Assistant Director): such as Intermission and New Dialect, and has been on the
Rebecca is originally from Danvers, This Holding creative team since 2017.
Massachusetts. She received her BFA in
Dance and BA in Psychology from the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Upon graduation she lived in Israel and
danced in Vertigo Dance Company’s
ABOUT THE DANCERS Kroger, Acts of Matter, Whyteberg, Szalt, and Arrogant
Elbow. Lenin actively engages in community outreach
JAMES BARRETT: James received his BA through Heidi Duckler Dance. He works with elementary
in Dance from Point Park University in through high school students, sharing tools of composition
Pittsburgh, PA. While in school he had the and improvisation through the company’s site-specific
opportunity to perform works by Doug framework. His most recent collaboration was a 12-week
Varone, Trey McIntyre, and Kevin Iega movement healing and composition workshop with women
Jeff. He furthered his studies at Deeply from the Chino Women’s Prison in Southern California. He
Rooted Dance Theater and Springboard is grateful to share in this capacity and to further push the
Danse Montreal. After graduation, James edges of dance as a healing modality.
worked with Pittsburgh-based companies Reed Dance,
Texture Contemporary Ballet, and Attack Theatre. In 2014,
DAVID FLORES: Born and raised in
he joined Visceral Dance Chicago where he performed
San José, Costa Rica, Flores attended
works by Ohad Naharin, Fernando Melo, Marguerite
Marymount Manhattan College in New
Donlon, and met Banning Bouldin. James joined New
York City where he graduated in 2015
Dialect in August 2016, where he has performed works by
with a BFA in modern dance and was
Bouldin, Idan Sharabi, and Yin Yue. He has also presented
recipient of the Golden Key award. During
his own work through the New Dialect’s multi-disciplinary
his college career, Flores performed works
residency, Third Voice.
by Aszure Barton, Dwight Rhoden, Lar
Lubovich, Doug Varone, Loni Landon and Chase Brock. In
KIRA FARGAS-MABAQUIAO: Kira is 2013, he performed with Nokolais Dance Theater in the First
originally from South San Francisco, Yunnan Kunming Yang Liping International Dance Festival
CA. Having two professional dancers as in Beijing and Kunming, China. He is a Springboard Danse
parents, she was inspired at a young Montreal alum (2014-2015) where he worked closely with and
age to follow in her parents’ footsteps. performed works by Fernando Melo, RUBBERBANDance
Kira started her training at the Westlake Group, MADBOOTS DANCE, and Banning Bouldin. In 2015,
School for the Performing Arts in Daly Flores joined Loni Landon Dance Projects and shortly
City, CA, where she trained intensively after became a member of Catapult Entertainment in their
for 15 years. Alongside her primary training, Kira studied 2016 European and American tour. David has been a part
at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, where she of New Dialect since August 2016, where he performed
had the privilege of working with Summer Lee Rhatigan, works by choreographers Banning Bouldin, Rosie Herrera,
Bobbi Jene Smith, and Alex Ketley. She also participated Idan Sharabi, Yin Yue, and Joy Davis. Flores is currently an
in Salt Dance Fest and New Dialect’s summer and winter active dancer, teacher, resident choreographer and outreach
intensives. In 2014, Kira moved to Tucson, AZ to continue program co-leader with New Dialect, creative director for
her training at The University of Arizona School of Dance, Sidra Bell Dance New York and an active collaborator/
where she worked with choreographers and teachers such performer for Loni Landon Dance Projects.
as Guy Shomroni, Yaniv Abraham, Miguel Perez, Amy Ernst,
and Tammy Dyke-Compton. She received her BFA in Dance
SPENCER GRADY: Spencer is originally
in 2017. Later that year, she moved to Nashville to train with
from Redkey, Indiana. He received his BFA
New Dialect as a scholarship student. Kira joined New Dialect
in Dance from Ball State University, then
as an apprentice in 2019, after performing Banning Bouldin’s
went on to attend the Alexandria School
The Triangle at Jacob’s Pillow. In addition to Kira’s work as a
of Scientific Therapeutics for massage
dancer, she is also a passionate teacher and choreographer.
therapy. While in Indiana, Spencer worked
Since 2014, she has created a number of award winning
with Phoenix Rising Dance Company and
works for young dancers. In 2019, Kira received the Youth
s | k dancers, and in 2017, he produced
America Grand Prix Outstanding Choreographer Award.
The Washing, a solo in residency at the North American
Laboratory for the Performing Arts. Spencer joined New
LENIN FERNANDEZ: Lenin, a California Dialect as an apprentice in 2017. During his time with
native, started dancing in 2010 at Mt. San New Dialect, he performed works by Banning Bouldin,
Antonio Community College. In 2015, he choreographed for ND’s Third Voice, and taught community
worked with Esklan Arts Factory (Erika classes. Here, he began creating a curriculum for Contact
Silgoner) in Rome. For the last four years Concepts, a class incorporating contemporary floorwork
he has been a frequent collaborator and bodywork principles. As a freelance artist, Spencer
with Sonya Tayeh on multiple projects has worked in live performance, music videos, short films,
including her NYLA (2016) and Jacob’s and teaching workshops. He has performed works by
Pillow (2018) debut you’ll still call me by name, the Off- Kate Wallich and Sidra Bell, and has collaborated with
Broadway show The Lucky Ones, pre-production for artists and organizations such as iiisquared, OZ Arts, Jeff
Moulin Rouge, and Rent Live on Fox. Lenin worked with Carl, Imagine Dragons, Maniac Fantastic, Ball State Dance
Teresa Barcelo, Erica Sobol, LA Contemporary Dance, Theatre, and Westlake School for the Performing Arts. In
and Heidi Duckler Dance before joining New Dialect in 2019, he released the dance film CAVE in collaboration
October 2019. Additionally, he has performed for Charissa
with Austin Paul and Maniac Fantastic Productions, and KCDC’s repertory. Hadassah returned to Nashville in 2017
premiered a new work, Oct. 11, alongside Emma Morrison at and rejoined New Dialect as a company member this season.
the inaugural Animata Arts Festival in Nashville.
SARAH SALIM: Originally from North
BECCA HOBACK: Becca is a dance artist Carolina, Sarah began dancing at the
based in Nashville, Tennessee. She is Holly Springs School of Dance, Cary
a founding member of New Dialect, Ballet Conservatory, and International
and is featured in the company as a Ballet Academy. In 2009, she worked
performer, outreach workshop team as a trainee with Carolina Ballet and in
leader, community and company class 2011, joined Nashville Ballet 2 where she
teacher, and choreographic assistant to started training under Banning Bouldin.
artistic director Banning Bouldin. Becca Sarah danced with New Dialect from 2012-2019, where she
began her solo project in 2018 to create, commission, performed in the premiere of New Dialect’s MultiLingual at
and perform solo dance work that is evocative, theatrical, OZ Arts, Belinda McGuire’s Incorporeus, Banning Bouldin’s
innovative, and experiential for both the mover and the Murmuration, Trisha Brown’s Planes, and Rebecca Allen’s
viewer. She is an adjunct dance instructor at Harpeth Hall Kat5, Idan Sharabi’s Ella, Yin Yue’s PARA, and Roy Assaf’s
and a guest instructor for the Metro Parks Dance Division. Girls. Sarah also workshopped with Bryan Arias, Peter Chu,
Becca trained at the UNC School of the Arts, the Milwaukee Joy Davis, Laurel Jenkins, Alex Ketley, David Norsworthy,
Ballet School, and Makaroff School of Ballet. She previously Riley Watts, and Shannon Gillen Lipinski. She is the
worked for Nashville Ballet 2 and Montgomery Ballet. She co-founder of Animata Arts, a Nashville-based platform to
has performed in works by Roy Assaf, Peter Chu, Bryan showcase independent creative talent.
Arias, Fernando Melo, Léon & Lightfoot, Marco Goecke,
Rosie Herrera, Yin Yue, Alex Ketley, Idan Sharabi, Belinda
McGuire, Joy Davis, and Banning Bouldin. ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
JEMAL WADE HINES (Production, Guitar,
EMMA MORRISON: Emma is a Nashville
Programming, Keys): Jemal Wade Hines
native, who began her training at the
has been recording and performing music
Franklin School of Performing Arts in
for over 30 years (starting by playing
Franklin, TN. She began dancing with
psychedelic punk and then studying
New Dialect in 2013, and has since worked
and performing in a polyrhythmic, just-
with and performed the works of Banning
intonation world music ensemble). Hines
Bouldin, Peter Chu, Alex Ketley, Bryan
is Moksha Sommer’s partner in HuDost.
Arias, Yin Yue, Belinda McGuire, Joy Davis,
Having toured the U.S., Canada, and Europe constantly
and Roy Assaf. Along with being a dancer in New Dialect,
since April 2006, HuDost has grown and expanded,
Emma has assisted Banning Bouldin in creative processes
travelled rocky and glorious terrain and marveled at all they
for Salt Contemporary Dance, Groundworks Dance
can learn and explore. Sommer and Hines in this time have
Theater, Springboard Danse Montreal, and The Juilliard
grown as artists, as seekers, as a couple and as a family.
School Summer Intensive. She has led masterclasses at
Since 2015, Hines has been a highly engaged activist,
Belmont University, Salt Contemporary Dance, New Dialect
doing advocacy work as a KY Congressional District
Summer Intensives, and Groundworks Dance Theater.
Representative for ONE (a non-profit organization working
She is now leading the Contemporary program at Metro
to end extreme poverty and, specifically, the sexism of
Parks Dance in Nashville. Her most recent choreographic
poverty). Hines has a degree in Sound Engineering and
ventures have been in the contemporary opera scene,
is a seasoned producer, guitar-experimenter and sonic
premiering Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus in Fall
ambient effect master.
of 2019, and she is currently developing a multi-media
collaboration inspired by the Dichterliebe song cycle by
Robert Schumann. MATTHEW S. NELSON (Cello, String Arrange-
ments): Matthew S. Nelson is a composer,
cellist, and guitarist who has worked pro-
HADASSAH PERRY: Hadassah attended
fessionally in a wide variety of musical
the Franklin School of Performing Arts
roles since 1999. He is best known for his
before beginning her training with
touring work as bandleader for country
Banning Bouldin in 2013. In 2014, she
artist RaeLynn, his touring and session
joined New Dialect as an apprentice and
work with award-winning band Jars of
participated in the Bates Dance Festival
Clay, and his score (co-composed with Dan Haseltine) for
and the Movement Invention Project,
the hit original series The Chosen, the #1 crowdfunded
where she trained with such artists as
media project in history. In addition to album credits as
Sidra Bell, Shannon Gillen, and Alexandra Wells. In 2016,
diverse as JD Souther, Anderson East, Michael W. Smith,
Hadassah moved to Israel to attend Kibbutz Contemporary
and Hooray for the Riff Raff, Nelson has performed live with
Dance Company’s study abroad program. There she had
Amy Grant, Sleeping at Last, Steven Curtis Chapman, and
the opportunity to create her own works and to research
Cheap Trick, among a long list of others. He has appeared percussion/cymbals, Remo drumheads, Rebellion Drums
on NBC’s Today, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Ellen bodhráns, and Innovative Percussion sticks/mallets. He
DeGeneres Show, Grand Ole Opry, NPR’s Mountain Stage, lives in Nashville, TN.
and the TV drama series Nashville. Currently, in addition to
working on new music with his neoclassical duo kïngpin- KAI WELCH (Horns): Conceived in a
guïn, he is slated to return as co-composer for season 2 of tipi in Oregon and raised by parents he
The Chosen. Matthew S. Nelson lives in Nashville, Tennessee. describes as “semi-nomadic, back to the
land hippy homesteaders,” Kai Welch
OZ FRITZ (Mixing and Mastering): Grammy is now a Nashville-based songwriter,
Award-winner Oz Fritz has worked as an multi-instrumentalist, and producer, best
audio professional and sound architect known for his work with Grammy-winners
for over 40 years. Starting in live sound Kacey Musgraves and Abigail Washburn.
reinforcement, Fritz transitioned into Recently nominated for an Album Of The Year award from
studio recording after moving to New IBMA for his production of rising-star Molly Tuttle’s debut EP,
York in the mid ‘80s. Highlights of his Kai continues to produce compelling music across multiple
career include a long-time collaboration genres. His love for music and nature also led him to start
with producer/musician Bill Laswell. They have worked Music for Wild Places, a non-profit concert series that takes
on over 120 projects together in the recording studio, live participants on multi-day, musical adventures through some
concert venues and remote field recordings with such of the world’s most beautiful wilderness areas.
artists as L. Shankar, Material, Ginger Baker, Iggy Pop, The
Ramones, Herbie Hancock, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, OSCAR UTTERSTRÖM (Trombone): Oscar
Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Sonny Sharrock, William S. Utterström is a Swedish trombonist,
Burroughs, Bob Marley, Icehouse and Yothu Yindi. Other composer, arranger and educator based
engineering credits include Tom Waits, Miles Davis, Primus in Nashville, TN. His versatile playing and
and HuDost. More recently he mixed and mastered the experience in many styles make him an
new Flat Earth Society double album Untitled #0. Fritz in-demand session player on trombone,
lives in Grass Valley, California and is working on a book bass trombone and euphonium. As
in his spare time called Music, Magick and the Game of a freelance trombonist, Oscar has
Life, Confessions of a Sound Engineer. Previews for this performed and/or recorded with acts such as Lauren
book and more can be found on his blog, The Oz Mix: Daigle, Shania Twain, Kelly Clarkson, CeCe Winans, the
https://oz-mix.blogspot.com/ Temptations, the Four Tops, My Morning Jacket, Diamond
Rugs, Cage the Elephant, Taylor Swift, Little Big Town,
and Chris Stapleton. He leads his own group, under his
GUEST MUSICIANS name, in which he plays electric trombone and keyboard.
The group has released two albums, Home (2008) and
AVERY BRIGHT (Violin): Avery Bright is a
Departure (2012), on the Right Turn Records label. Oscar
violinist, violist, and founder of Stringcell
has written horn arrangements for many different artists,
Recording in Nashville, TN. He has played
both for live use and recordings, including My Morning
on recordings by OneRepublic, U2, Josh
Jacket, Canadian superstar Johnny Reid and the Nashville
Groban, Dolly Parton, and many others.
Jazz Orchestra. Oscar has a B.M. in Music Business from
Berklee College of Music and a M.A. in Jazz Studies
from Middle Tennessee State University. Oscar plays
exclusively on Schilke trombones and AR Resonance
BRYAN BROCK (Percussion): Bryan Brock mouthpieces. Oscar’s books and arrangements can be
is a seasoned percussionist specializing purchased through www.maxwelltreemusic.com and
in creative applications of rhythms, www.oscarutterstrom.com.
instruments, and techniques from all DAN WALTERS (Bass): Electric bassist,
over the globe. His unique blend of keyboardist, composer/arranger, singer/
creativity, versatility, and skill enhances a songwriter Dan Walters provides solid
profusion of musical styles. Bryan earned side-musician support to many excellent
a bachelor’s degree from the University artists and makes skillfully crafted music
of North Texas and has studied throughout America, of his own that ranges from rootsy singer/
Cuba, and Ghana with percussion masters from African, songwriter through theatrical/cinematic
Arabic, Brazilian, Cuban, and European traditions. Live guitar rock and into what is loosely called
performance/touring credits include Frankie Valli, Melody “new music.” Dan dedicated his life to music at an early age
Gardot, Tito Rojas, Nathan Pacheco, Anjani & Leonard and has been consistently and energetically involved in the
Cohen, Incendio, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, and music business throughout the United States and abroad for
the Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Band. Recording credits four decades. Included in his many recording credits are six
include sessions for Dr. Dre, India.Arie, Sara Bereilles, Macy solo albums. His personal yet universal material genuinely
Gray, Truth Hurts, HuDost/Jars of Clay and numerous films, resonates with listeners all over the world. His international
video games, and commercial jingles. Bryan plays Meinl experience includes tours of Japan, Europe and Canada.THE CANO OZGENER SOCIETY We are grateful to those who have joined as founding members of the Cano Ozgener Society with gifts of $5,000 or more in the first year of this annual fund campaign. THE CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Denice and Milton Johnson Stephanie and Mike Conder Ingrid A. Mayer and Ricardo B. Fonseca $100,000+ Lee Pratt and Neil Krugman Heathie and Chip Cox Dr. Anthony and Faye Meluch Advance Financial Foundation Memorial Foundation Denise Cummins and Jeff Hopmayer Janet and David Miller THE ARTIST’S CIRCLE Diana and Jeff Mobley The Danner Foundation Patricia and James Munro $50,000 - $99,999 Pinnacle Financial Partners Natasha and John Deane Sherri and Marvin Neal Bill and Rosann Nunnelly Sundance Sherry and Mark Deutschmann Anne O’Duffy and Jim Kelley THE PRODUCER’S CIRCLE UAL Bob Eckert Angela and Tamay Ozari $25,000 - $49,999 Becky and Jimmy Webb Georgette and Shervin Eftekhari Arnita and Tim Ozgener Marianne and Andrew Byrd Memorie White Laurie and Steve Eskind Aylin Ozgener and Scott Hethcox Jim and Laurie Seabury THE VANGUARD CIRCLE Brandi and Chad Ferrari Elizabeth and Larry Papel UBS $5,000+ Harris Gilbert Jennifer Pietenpol and Ian Wattenmaker THE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Anonymous Max Goldberg Connie and Eddy Richardson $10,000 - $24,999 Andrew Alexander Connie and Carl Haley Lisa and Mike Shmerling Aon Leslee Alexander Beth and Jim Harbison Dr. Rahel Klapheke Sloan and Jim Sloan Scott Chambers Grace and Carl Awh Anna Hemnes and Jacob Schwarz Marci and David Spigel Marjean Coddon and Henry Johs Meera Ballal and Seenu Reddy Karen and Jack Hillis Hope Stringer Katie and Kevin Crumbo Clay Blevins Nancy and Irwin Hodes Kathy Tompkins Jackie Daniel and Fred Jenkins Regis Broesma Scott and Hilary Hodes Mimi Wallace and Marian Harrison April and David DeBoer Jennifer and David Brooks Mine and Alp Ikizler Waller Deborah and Gary Everton The Cartinhour-Woods Foundation J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. Josephine and Giles Ward HCA / TriStar Health Erie Chapman Foundation Cathy and Jerry Johnson Christie Wilson Martha Rivers Ingram City National Bank Melissa and Colin Kirkby Sarah and Jimmy Wilson III Fred Jenkins Chase Cole Robert Lipman For more information about joining the Cano Ozgener Society, please contact Lindsay Donovan at: lindsay@ozartsnashville.org MEMBERS & CONTRIBUTORS Lois and Paul Abrams Maura Cunningham and James Fenton Reggie Hill Keri and Dave Powell Vandana and Rick Abramson Ann Waller Curtis Patricia and Marc Hollander Sharon and Douglas Pugh Carli Adams Kelly and Chan Dillon Ellen and Mike Hollis Elena Reinert Honey and Lamar Alexander Kelley & Blair Durham Martha and Gavin Ivester Stephen Roberts Gloria and David Allard Autumn Eklond Pamela Johnson Anne and Charles Roos Caroline Allison and Nick Dryden Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Eskind Michelle Joyner Kathryn and Michael Roos Anonymous Deborah and Gary Everton Susan Keffer Lynne and Rodney Rosenblum Amy and Brannan Atkinson Steve Ezell Thomas Kelly Jim Schmidt and Joe Woolley Brian Austin James Fields Patricia and Thomas King Falon Scott Giuseppe Avati Virginia Fitzgerald Rebecca and David Klements Katie and Patterson Sims Lori Badgett Brian Fitzpatrick Neil Kohler Geoffrey Smallwood McLean Barbieri Daniella and Jack Fleischer Tracey Bell Kulikowski Lauren and Rus Snelling Judy and Joe Barker Judy and Tom Foster Christie and Rob Laird Diane and James Stark Shannon and Dan Beauchamp Jennifer and Billy Frist Barry Lapidus Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Kerr Tigrett Tara Biller Michael Garabedian Ken Levitan Aleta and Byron Trauger Kristen and Jay Binkley Amy and Frank Garrison Kimberly and Jim Lewis Tye Trussell Alissa and Brock Bodartt Maribeth Geracioti Amanda and Carter Little Molly and Mike Upchurch The Honorable Phil Bredesen and Andrea Conte Alizah and Elliot Greenberg Jeffrey C. Lynch Frank J. Walter III Holly and Gordon Brewer Jose Gonzalez Luisa and Terry Maroney Jonathan Walters Ed and Diane Brown Bernice and Joel Gordon Cheryl White Mason Dr. Ming Wang Carolyn, Del, and Thaddeus Bryant Julie and Bob Gordon Brooks and Bert Mathews Washington Foundation John Cerasuolo Daniel Goscombe James McKinney Ronnie Wenzler Don Chomsky Kei Gowda Mandy and Jason Milek Stacy Widelitz Catherine Z. and Harry E. Clark Gail Danner Greil Whitney and Chris Morris Gail and David Williams Christy L. Cole Scott Gupton Marlene Moses Edwin Williamson Allen Fiuzat and Michelle Coyne Don Hardin The Nancy M. and Victor S. Johnson, Jr. Foundation Bill Wilson Mark Makley and Kevin Crane Nancy Peterson Hearn Dr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy Simons Janice and Manuel Zeitlin Amy Crownover Dr. Phyllis Hildreth Marjorie Pomeroy-Wallace
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