Moores School of Music Society

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Emily Wolfe
Moores School of Music
Patron Relations Coordinator
email: ewolfe@uh.edu

Our Mission

The Moores Society's mission is to support the Moores School of Music through programs and events that benefit scholarships, special projects and educational opportunities for music students at the University of Houston.

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Initiatives

Concerto Competition 2022

Final Round Performance: 7:00pm, Oct. 8, 2022

Competition Chair

Ann Tornyos

Prizes & Underwriters

$1,500 Grand Prize, Piano: Gary Hollingsworth & Ken Hyde
$1,500 Grand Prize, Brass, Woodwinds & Percussion: Jane & Dick Schmitt
$500 Audience Choice Award: Rita & Jeff Aron
$750 Preliminary Round Prize, Piano: Linda Katz
$750 Preliminary Round Prize, Piano: A Friend of the Moores Society
$750 Preliminary Round Prize, Brass, Woodwinds & Percussion: Elia Gabbanelli
$750 Preliminary Round Prize, Brass, Woodwinds & Percussion: Elia Gabbanelli
$250 Honorable Mention Awards: Deborah Happ
$250 Honorable Mention Awards: Irena Witt
Reception Underwriters: Ann Ayre, Robert Chanon, Maureen Higdon, & Shirley Rose

The Moores Society supports the Moores School of Music through programs and events that benefit scholarships, special projects and educational opportunities for music students at the University of Houston. Annual dues-paying members receive annual benefits including invitations to special events, behind the scenes programs, and more.

Membership Levels
Friend $120 | Patron $250 | Partner $500 | Director $1,000+

All membership levels benefits include:

- Invitations to events throughout the year to learn about projects involving development and philanthropy to further student success and build music comradery with peers in the Houston Community
- Attend educational programs and volunteer in your area of interest
- Exclusive access to behind the scenes experiences and rehearsal tours at the Moores School of Music

Friend $120 - FMV $0

Program listing
Notifications about upcoming masterclasses and guest lecturers
Invitation to Coffee with Courtney
A meet and greet with the director of the Moores School of Music and reception

Patron $250 - FMV $0

Program listing
Notifications about upcoming masterclasses and guest lecturers
Invitation to Coffee with Courtney
A meet and greet with the director of the Moores School of Music and reception
Invitation to Moores School of Music “Thank You” events

Partner $500 - FMV $0

Program listing
Notifications about upcoming masterclasses and guest lecturers
Invitation to Coffee with Courtney
A meet and greet with the director of the Moores School of Music and reception
Invitation to Moores School of Music “Thank You” events
Invitation to International Piano Festival reception
Moores School of Music rehearsal tours given by student members of the Director’s Student Advisory Council

Director $1,000+ - FMV $0

Program listing
Notifications about upcoming masterclasses and guest lecturers
Invitation to Coffee with Courtney
A meet and greet with the director of the Moores School of Music and reception
Invitation to Moores School of Music “Thank You” events
Invitation to International Piano Festival reception
Moores School of Music rehearsal tours given by student members of the Director’s Student Advisory Council
Invitation to open dress rehearsals for select programs
Invitations to other special events throughout the year

*Benefits subject to donor level and subject to change
*Each benefit level includes the benefits of the lower levels
*Events may be in person, virtual, or a combination

The mission of the Moores School of Music is to provide a comprehensive training program for gifted musicians in one of the finest public university schools of music in the nation.

We have nearly 100 outstanding faculty who come from the Houston Symphony, the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Ballet, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Opera, La Scala, and numerous other of the finest professional music organizations in the world. We have over 600 students from the world over, in fields ranging from music performance to music education to musicology. And we produce over 300 concerts and events annually, on-campus in our three beautiful performance spaces—including the world-renowned Moores Opera House—and off-campus in the city of Houston. The school is a dynamic, exciting place—one that mirrors the vibrant, multicultural, and artistically vital city in which it is located.

We invite you to learn more about the Moores School of Music on our website, pay us a visit, or join us at one of our many public performances.

Steven Block
Interim Director, Moores School of Music

Moores Society Board

Executive Board 2022-2023

President
Darlene Clark

Immediate Past Presidents
Jackie & Malcolm Mazow

Vice President, Membership
Donna Shen

Secretary, Recording
Linda Katz

Secretary, Corresponding
Nancy Willerson

Opera Production Council Chair
Meg Boulware

Audience Development Chair

Board of Trustees 2022-2023

Rita Aron	Gary Hollingsworth & Ken Hyde
Ann Ayre	Mady Kades
Mge Boulware	Linda Katz
Terry Ann Brown	Michelle & Jack Matzer
Carla Burns	Shirley Rose
Cheryl Byington	Richard J. Schmitt
Julie Cogan	Donna Shen
Dr. Timothy Doyle	Rhonda Sweeney
Dr. Warren Ellsworth	Ann Tornyos
Marita Glodt	Mary Ann & Bob Wilkins
Sean Gorman	Beth Wolff
Maureen Higdon

Advisory Board 2022-2023

Sheila Aron	Karinne McCullough
Christopher Bacon	Mary Ann McKeithan
Philamena Baird	Cathy McNamara
Chris Becker	Jennifer Meyer
Tom Becker	Celia Morgan
Susan Binney	Jo and Joseph Nogee
Anne Boss	Kitten and Ron Page
Nancy Bowden	Kusum Patel
Zarine Boyce	Fran Fawcett Peterson
Robert Chanon	Carroll R. Ray
Anna Dean	Jan Rhodes
Vicky Dominguez	Carol Lee Robertson
Ann Faget	Lillie Robertson
Kelli Fein	Heidi Rockecharlie
Cathy Coers Frank	Kathi Rovere
Joyce Frassanito	Donna Scott & Mitch Glassman
Mary Fusillo	Helen Shaffer
Elia Gabbanelli	Satoko and Anthony Shou
Frank Geider, MS DDS	Nancy Strohmer
Diane and Harry Gendel	Susan Thompson
Mariglyn & Stephen Glenn	Virginia & Gage Van Horn
Beatrice and Gregory Graham	Barbara Van Postman
Deb Happ	Carol & Carl Vartian
Ellen & Alan Holzberg	Nancy Willerson
Gladys Hooker	Phyllis Williams
Janis Landry	Cyvia Wolff
Cora Sue and Harry Mach	Gay Yellen

Past Presidents

Jackie & Malcolm Mazow, 2020-2022

Jo Dee Wright, 2018-2020

Susan Osterberg, 2017-2018

Rhonda Sweeney, 2015-2017

Beverly Kaufman, 2013-2015

Kathi Rovere, 2011-2013

Shirley Rose, 2010-2011

Cathy McNamara, 2009-2010

Philamena Baird, 2008-2009

Helen P. Shaffer, 2006-2008

Philip A. Bahr, 2005-2006

Diane Gendel, 2004-2005

Sharon Ley Lietzow, 2002-2004

Robert F. Lietzow, 2000-2002

Philip J. Berquist, 1997-2000

Betty C. Jukes, 1995-1997

Mary Ann McKeithan, 1994-1995

Richard Morgan, 1992-1994

Sally Reynolds, 1988-1992

Stephen Harbachick*, 1984-1988

Founding Trustees

Charlene and Phillip J.* Carroll	Anne and Barry Munitz
Barbara and Gerald D. Hines*	Marilyn and Gene Reamer
Diana* and Bill Hobby	Wilhelmina “Beth” Robertson
Belle Johnson	Shirley and Donald M.*Rose
Betty C. and Gene* McDavid	Louisa Stude Sarofim
George P. Mitchell*	Nan and Richard P.* Schissler, Jr.
John J. Moores	Goldye Marian Spain*
	Margaret Alkek Williams

Honorary Trustees

Philip Berquist	Sybil Roos
Marie Bosarge	Ann Sakowitz*
Renee Danziger*	Charles Saunders*
Marian Yeagar Enete*	David Tomatz*
Carlisle Floyd	David Ashley White
Ulyesse J. LeGrange	Philip Winston
Beth Madison	Elsa Wolf*

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"My devotion to Moores School of Music grows deeper with each passing year by turning dreams of studying music into a reality for many. One young musician, instead of studying music, worked to care for his father with alzheimer’s and his brother who was severely injured in Afghanistan. Knowing without the assistance of Moores Society he would not be the accomplished award winning violist he is today is the most incredible feeling." - Debbie Feuer, Moores Society Member

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