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Palm Beach Symphony

Kicks Off Golden Anniversary Season

Nearly 175 Palm Beach Symphony members,
sponsors and invited guests celebrated the kickoff of
the Symphony’s 50th Anniversary Season in a Members
Only cocktail reception on Nov. 13 that glittered in a way
befitting the name “Golden Anniversary” at Club Colette.
“Thank you for joining us this evening as we launch
our 50th Anniversary Season, made possible by the
support of our patrons, donors and sponsors,” said Palm
Beach Symphony Board Chair James R. Borynack. “On
behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for your
dedication to the arts that enables us to make a lasting
impact on our cultural landscape and in the community.”
Guests at the event, graciously underwritten by PNC

Lois Pope, Bill Porter Ann and Charles Johnson Philo and Ronald Rosenfeld Ari Rifkin, Maude Cook

Adolfo Zaralegui, Marietta K e l l y Wat h e n , Da v i d
Muiña McNulty McClymont
Patricia Lambrecht, Vera Rebecca Hirsch and Craig Gary and Linda Lachman Bill and Kem Frick
Chapman Dickman

Will and Mary Demory Juan Pretel, Tara McCoy

Katherine Pinard, JoAnne
Wynn Laffey, Pamela Howard John Herrick, Tyler Moynihan Berkow Amy and John Collins

Private Bank, received an insider view of the season that and John Collins, Maude Cook, Dale Coudert, Thomas
will feature four world premieres commissioned for the D’Agostino, Jr., Elizabeth DeBrule, Mary and Will
occasion composed by Maestro Gerard Schwarz, Pulitzer Demory, Craig Dickman, Michelle DuBois, Michael
Prize winners Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Aaron Jay Kernis, Egren and Cindy Rosellini, Janet Ellis, Diane and
and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Bright Sheng. Richard L. Farber, Dolores Fernandez Alonso, Andrew
“While we celebrate our history this season, we Filauro, William and Kem Frick, Jamie Germaine, Gerald
remain focused on the future and our responsibility as a Gibian and Marjorie Yashar, Barbara and RC Gilbert,
major orchestra,” said Board Member Cathie Black who Arlette Gordon, Janet Gusman, Ursula Gwynne, Caroline
cochairs the Palm Beach Symphony’s 50th Anniversary Harless, Carol S. and Joseph Andrew Hays, John D.
and Gala with Tom Harvey. “We want to recognize and Herrick and Tyler Moynihan, Rebecca Hirsch, Pamela
thank Paul du Quenoy, Ambassador Bonnie McElveen- Howard and Wynne Laffey, Alexis Hull, Mary and Martin
Hunter and Don and Mary Thompson for helping us Jacobson, Christine and John Jannarone, Charles B. and
James R. Borynack, Cathie Black, Maestro Gerard Schwarz commission these important new works.” Ann Johnson, Lawrence Kaplan, Leonard and Norma
The 50th Anniversary Season features six concerts Klorfine, Gary and Linda Lachman, Patricia Lambrecht,
at the Kravis Center in which Maestro Schwarz will be Stephanie Lefes, Syndie Levien and David Hess,
joined by pianists Yefim Bronfman, Vladimir Feltsman, Stefanos and Natasha Makrymichalos, Eric Malcolmson,
Emanuel Ax and Ignat Solzhenitsyn and violinists Akiko Melissa Masterson-Kellenberger, David McClymont,
Suwanai and Pinchas Zukerman. Mary Bryant McCourt, Tara McCoy, Marietta McNulty,
“The symphony is bringing the greatest artists from Marjorie Miller Kihn, Michael and Dana Miller, Suzanne
the world’s best concert halls to Palm Beach this season, Mott Dansby, Jennifer Nawrocki, Kitty and Dudley
but it is also continuing to nurture the next generation of Omura, Joy Pahlavan, Katherine Pinard, Lois Pope,
artists and foster a love for music here in Palm Beach as Bill Porter, Juan Pretel, Erick Reickert and Lady Susan
we engage with local schools and community partners Willis, Ari Rifkin, Philip Robinson, Esther Rosenberg
through our numerous outreach programs,” said Cochair and David Simon, Ronald and Philo Rosenfeld, Gina and
Captain’s was established in 1980 servicing Tom Harvey. Jeff Sabean, Kevin Sanford, David Sarama and Daniel
Palm Beach County and is a privately Those attending included: Richard Allen, Christine and Drennen, Gudrun Sawerthal, Maestro Gerard Schwarz,
owned and managed company. Max Ansbacher, Mara and Arthur Benjamin, Barbara and Florence Seiler and Bill McBride, Sherri Stephenson,
Captain’s is committed to providing Hans Bergstrom, Joanne Berkow, Kathy Lee Bickham, Nancy Stone, Carl Vasile, James J. Verrant, Krystian von
dependable, reliable and professional
ground transportation to and from all Edith Bjork, Cathie Black, Thomas Boland, James Speidel and Nathan Frank, Gil Walsh and John Johnston,
South Florida Airports and Seaports. PBCVH212 R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui, Camille Branca, Kelly Wathen, Suzanne Webster, Adam and Erica Wolek,
To reserve your vehicle: Sheryne and Richard Brekus, Nancy Brown and Leonardo and Al Zucaro.
561-798-2180 or 800-634-7890 www.captainsairport.com Radomile, Vanessa and William H. Brown Jr., Carol and For more information, visit www.palmbeachsymphony.org.
Thomas Bruce, Nannette Cassidy, Vera Chapman, Amy Photos by Capehart Photography