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2010 Annual Symphony Association meeting
Board chair Diana McMillin addresses the annual meeting of the Lewisville Lake Symphony Association. Association members, who are the volunteers and donors, elect new board members at the meeting
The Association Meeting is combined with the Volunteer Appreciation Gathering. Symphony Guild President Lyn Cleghorn presents long time volunteer Duane Johnson with an award also honoring wife Judi Johnson. |
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Steve and Lisa Woodcock are among the volunteers recognized with an award for their help with the Gala fundraiser
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The Igor is given occasionally to somebody who has created a change that has brought the Symphony to a new level. Pamela Mia Paul and R Neil Ferguson receive Igor Awards from Ian Cleghorn. (The award carries wording inscribed on curved glass and is transparent to the camera.) Board Chair Diana McMillin watches the awards.
Volunteer of the Year Margaret Nath, the Symphony's house front manager (3rd from left) with (from the left) Mary Murray, Kathie Henderson, and Joyce Lange
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Maestro Adron Ming with wife Jeannine and Symphony Guild president Lyn Cleghorn |
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New Board member Margaret Wells with husband Byron |
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L to R Carol Bradley, Symphony treasurer Martha Whitescarver, Carol McCarty and Linda McClellan |
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Every volunteer gets a rose when they leave the Appreciation Gathering. The Symphony ladies think it is a great idea. The Symphony guys usually try and escape without their rose.
Incoming Chair, Nancy Wright, Ginny Witte, Lyn Cleghorn, Jean Ferguson, and Margaret Nath.
Photos: Top two - Ian Cleghorn. All others - Margaret Nath
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Daniel Pearl concert
Dr. Judea Pearl addresses the audience as Symphony Board Member R Neil Ferguson, composer Timothy Brown and maestro Adron Ming stand beside him.
House Manager Margaret Nath and her volunteer team makes sure tickets get taken, programs handed out, audience numbers are counted and reserved seating patrons find the right seats.
Symphony volunteer MiWon Brown and husband, composer Timothy Brown with Dr. Pearl after the concert.
Dr. Pearl poses with the house team. (L to R) R Neil Ferguson, Jean Ferguson, Dr Pearl, Joshua Nath, Elizabeth Nath, Katie Weed, Fernando Armendariz, composer Timothy Brown, Margaret Nath, and Marcus HS Choir Director Jason Dove.
Photos: Margaret Nath More pictures of the Daniel Pearl concert
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Return of the Drums
The "Return of the Drums" concert featured the University of North Texas 2 O-Clock Steel Drum Band
House Manager Margaret Nath and Guild President Lyn Cleghorn.
(L to R) The Symphony's sales chief, Dave Henderson and marketing chief Ian Cleghorn with wives Lyn and Kathy at the concert. Pictures: Margaret Nath
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Pamela Mia Paul and Adron Ming play at private Symphony fundraiser
Photo: Diana McMillin |
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Great music breeds paper
Maestro Adron Ming and Duane Johnson at a monthly Symphony Guild meeting |
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Lewisville breaks ground for new Symphony home A fanfare from Lewisville Lake Symphony trumpeter Don Burks celebrates the ground breaking for Lewisville’s new Center for the Creative Arts. Mayor Dean Ueckart, city officials and children from the LakeCities Ballet and the Actors’ Conservatory Theatre work the shovels.
Architect Milton Powell (left) had numerous meetings with Symphony Music Director/Conductor Adron Ming during the project's development. Said Adron, "the Symphony had a long list of wishes and all of them found their way into the plans. Acoustics were at the top of our list and that involves half science, half art and half luck. Milton is very focused on creating the right acoustics so our hopes are high." Photos: Ian Cleghorn
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Flower
Mound Town Secretary congratulates Lewisville Lake Symphony Flower Mound’s Town Secretary Paula Paschal spoke to the audience at a recent concert in the Lewisville Lake International Chamber Series.
“We want to increase our tax base and this area is in intense competition with other parts of the Dallas/Fort Worth. Final decisions for locating businesses and the jobs that come with them are often influenced by intangible, quality of life factors. The Symphony and its cooperation with UNT are extremely valuable ingredients in our story.”
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Guests at Encore! fundraiser enjoy the Colin Hinton Dixieland Bandits
Volunteers set up the event. Each balloon represents next season's naming rights to an orchestra principal's 'chair.' Most 'chairs' are are renewed each year. Those that remain are sold at the Encore! fundraiser.
Pictures: Ian Cleghorn
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2009 Family Popcorn concert pulls record audience
The 2009 Popcorn pulled an all-time record audience of over 650 kids, moms, dads, grandparents and friends.
Volunteers run the Popcorn petting zoo.
Volunteer Steve Woodcock with trombone prospect
Volunteer Mary Murray with nascent Benny Goodman
Symphony Board Chair Nancy Wright and one time flutist in the orchestra demonstrates her instrument.
Dave and Avis Truesdell wait to help with the clean-up Pictures: Ian Cleghorn
Concertgoers try their hands at building instruments Pictures: Diana McMillin |
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Symphony Competition winners make Carnegie Hall
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A Texas House Resolution presented by Representative Tan Parker recognizes the Symphony's work with the community and cooperation with the University of North Texas.
Lt. governor Dewhurst, Sen. Nelson, Rep Parker
Senator's letter to Symphony Board Chair Nancy Wright
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 2009 Vernell Gregg Young Artists' Competition winners perform with the Symphony Laura Liu (left) and Annie Zhu pictured with Board Member Bill Leggett and Maestro Adron Ming.
Bill and his wife Pat generously provide the $1,200 Letitia Goodman Memorial Scholarship awarded to the Competition winners Pic: Ian Cleghorn |
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Symphony sets a record at The Great Music Gala fundraiser
“Our Honorary Chair for the event, Jeff Wittington, producer of Think on KERA, defined the need for a thriving arts environment in good times and bad,” said Wright, “and the participants responded.“ Pix: Ian Cleghorn
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Lewisville Mayor proclaims 'Symphony Day'
"The Lewisville Lake Symphony," said the Mayor, "has grown into one of the finest regional orchestras in Texas featuring highly talented musicians."
"The orchestra," he added, "is a key contributor to the quality of life for area residents." Pic: Ian Cleghorn
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Texas town makes Canadian pianist honorary citizen The Chilliwack Times, Tuesday, October 14, 2008 (Chilliwack is about 60 miles east of Vancouver in the beautiful Fraser Valley)
At the Oct. 4 International Chamber Series performance, Fehlauer, who hails from Chilliwack was made an honorary citizen of the Town of Flower Mound in Texas. The town is located between Dallas and the university town of Denton. The Chamber Series is operated by the Lewisville Lake Symphony in cooperation with the University of North Texas.
David Henderson, a Town resident and a member of its transportation commission made the presentation.
"Flower Mound asks for citizen participation in various boards and commissions as volunteers," said Henderson. "It's a good way for us citizens to help our elected officials to stay focused on what is important.
"Tonight our mayor has reversed the process and asked me to represent her, and our community. Mayor Jody Smith wanted to be here, but could not. She is a committed enthusiast for the arts and a staunch supporter of the Symphony and its programs.
"The mayor and our community wish to congratulate the Lewisville Lake Symphony on providing Flower Mound, Lewisville, Highland Village, and the North Texas region, with 25 years of great music. The Symphony has rightly gained a reputation as one of the most respected regional orchestras in Texas.
"Congratulations are also given for the Symphony's five years of cooperation with the University of North Texas in bringing the International Chamber Series to Flower Mound."
In presenting the Proclamation, Henderson said: "To help celebrate those five years the mayor wishes to make tonight's performer, Janice Fehlauer, a real Symphony favorite, an honorary citizen of Flower Mound, Texas in recognition of her talents and as a representative of all the other artists from Europe, Asia, and the Americas, who have performed in this International series."
© Chilliwack Times 2008
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Maestro Adron Ming conducted the Taipei Sunshine Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan in April 2008.
Maestro Aikuang Sun from Taipei conducted the Lewisville Lake Symphony in the previous September.
Enlarge the poster: Click here
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Maestro Adron Ming conducts a master class in Taiwan
Adron gives a master class in conducting at Taipei Normal University...
...and rehearses the Taipei Sunshine Symphony Orchestra
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Lewisville Lake Symphony Young Artists' Competition honors LISD Trustee Vernell Gregg
Vernell Gregg (right) celebrates with violinists Nicolette Kocsardy and Jason Wu, previous winners of the Young Artists’ Competition, newly named in her honor. Lewisville Lake Symphony proudly announced that its annual Young Artists’ Competition has been named in honor of Vernell Gregg, a LISD School Board Trustee and former language-arts teacher for the Lewisville Independent School system. Ms. Gregg, a long-time volunteer for the Symphony, founded the prestigious music competition in 1999 to highlight young classical talent in Texas and from surrounding areas.
“Vernell has a passion for finding ways to inspire young people,” says Nancy Wright, chair of the Lewisville Lake Symphony Association. “Vernell recognized the tremendous opportunity to motivate young musicians, worked diligently to establish the competition, and in so doing, created a larger role for the Symphony in our community.” More
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Volunteers take a trip to the opera
Top: L to R Lee Culvert, Kathleen Schmidt, Guild President Lyn Cleghorn
Bottom: Board Chair Nancy Wright with Dr John Green who writes the program notes for the Symphony.
Photos: Ian Cleghorn |
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The Symphony goes multi-lingual to promote International Series recital
Ian Cleghorn, who handles the Symphony's marketing with Korean artists from UNT, Su-Hyun Choi, flute, Kevin Park, tenor, Christina Kim, piano and Sihyung Kim, violin.
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The Mayor of Lewisville, Gene Carey, presents a ceremonial key to the city to maestro Aikung Sun, the guest conductor at the Lewisville Lake Symphony’s first concert of its 24th season.
The mayor said he gave out a key on rare occasions. The Lewisville Lake Symphony is one of the city’s most valuable assets, he said, and when a guest conductor flies across the Pacific to conduct the orchestra, the city is greatly honored.
The Symphony’s own Music
Director/Conductor Adron Ming will shortly fly through 13 times zones to
conduct Dr. Sun’s home orchestra in
Said maestro Sun at a dinner with Symphony
Guild members after the concert, “I’m overwhelmed by the kindness shown
by everybody here in
Dr. Sun received her doctoral degree in
conducting from the
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Volunteers go to Sulfur Springs, Texas, to hear Nikita Fitenko
Nitika Fitenko is a long time favorite of the Symphony and has performed in both the Symphony Series and the International Series. He recently gave a concert for students in the Sulfur Springs ISD and some volunteers decided to drive down to hear the concert. They did what every Sulfur Springs visitor does and got themselves photographed in front of the town's major landmark.
L to R Nikita Fitenko, a member of the Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Bakenhus, the conductor, LLSO volunteers Nancy Wright and Peggy Atkerson. |
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Duane
and Judi Johnson
Leland
Mebine, now 96 years young, is presented with a memento in honor and
remembrance of his late wife Mary Mebine’s service to the Lewisville
Lake Symphony as our president.
A
group of participants at the Gala fundraiser outbid rivals to hear UNT
professor and Symphony Board member Pamela Mia Paul, and Music
Director/Conductor Adron Ming, also a distinguished cellist, perform at
a private gathering.
On
behalf of Mayor Smith, Paschal said she wanted to thank the Symphony
its twenty-five years of providing exciting, top quality
entertainment and enriching the cultural life of the Town and the
region. “The Symphony has a long and beneficial relationship with
the Town,” she said. “I look forward to an even broader role for the
Symphony.”
The
Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce’s Marketing Director Kathy Beahm
also talked to the capacity audience. “As well as bringing us great
music, the Symphony adds economic value to Flower Mound and
surrounding cities,” she said. 
Watch
two of last year's Chamber Series 'Young Stars' play
on PBS 'From the Top' broadcast from Carnegie Hall
Texas
Senate Resolution #58 commends Symphony on its 25 year legacy of
professionalism and artistic excellence.
The resolution is signed by Lieutenant
Governor and Senate President David Dewhurst, Secretary of the Senate Patsy Spaw and Senate Member Jane Nelson. 
Honorary Chair for the
Gala, Jeff Wittington, producer of KERA's Think and Anything You Ever
Wanted to Know
At this season's opening concert, Lewisville Mayor Gene
Carey presents Board Chair Nancy Wright with a proclamation declaring
the event took place on the City's 'Symphony Day.' 
Chilliwack
pianist Janice Fehlauer has been named an honorary citizen of a town in
Texas.
Classic
Exchange
Some
of the Symphony volunteers recently attended the UNT Opera's 'Roméo and
Juliette.' by Gounod at the university's Murchison Performing Arts
Center. 
Mayor
Carey presents City key to guest conductor Aikuang Sun 
