THE MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE AND
THE MADISON CONCOURSE HOTEL PRESENT

FRIDAY SEPT 9TH AT 6:00 PM

Join us as we fête the MSO’s new Concertmaster, Naha Greenholtz. You’ll not only have a first chance to meet her, buy you'll hear her first performance as she plays the beautiful Meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet and Fritz Kreisler's delightful Praeludium and Allegro.

The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor's Club (the official hotel of the MSO) is once again sponsoring this event, so all proceeds directly benefit our renowned Education and Community Engagement Programs. Award-winning Executive Chef Charles Lazzareschi is planning an elegant, multi-course dinner with wine pairings for our dining pleasure (the menu will be a surprise!) Please join us as we come together to celebrate and support our Symphony!

We'll meet Ms. Greenholtz during the cocktail hour as we listen to light jazz and enjoy wonderful hors d'voeuvres prepared by Lazzareschi, who was recently voted Best Local Chef by the readers of Madison Magazine. Dinner will follow with an exclusive performance by Ms. Greenholtz. WPR Host Anders Yocom will be our emcee for the evening and for the live auction that follows.

Japanese-Canadian violinist Naha Greenholtz made her solo debut at 14 playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and was quickly reengaged for performances of concerti by Tchaikovsky and Mozart. In addition, she has been a featured soloist with the Burnaby Symphony and the Kelowna Symphony Orchestra in works by Sarasate, Bruch, and Bach. Naha has also had an active career as an orchestral musician, appointed Associate Concertmaster of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans at age 21. One year later, she joined the first violin section of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Most recently she has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra both at Severance Hall and on tour in Tokyo and Seoul. She has also performed as guest Concertmaster of the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra. Naha received her BM from Juilliard in 2007, where she studied with Joel Smirnoff and Donald Weilerstein. Currently, she is the sole participant in the prestigious Concertmaster Academy at the Cleveland Institute of Music, a mentoring fellowship with William Preucil.

Chef Charles Lazzareschi inherited an interest in cooking early by spending time at his father’s Italian restaurant in San Francisco. He has worked in hotels for the past thirteen years, and prior to moving to Madison in 2006 was the executive chef for five years at the Embassy Suites in Denver, Colorado. He studied at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Charles was named the 2008 Culinary Conqueror of the Food & Wine Show Dueling Chefs Competition and Voted Best Local Chef by Madison Magazine’s Reader Poll in 2009.

CONCOURSE HOTEL AND GOVERNOR’S CLUB PACKAGE FOR TEN
Chef Lazzareschi has a special evening planned for you and your luckiest friends (party of ten).  You’ll begin this elegant evening sipping cocktails at the Governor’s Club. You’ll then be seated in a private dining room at the Dayton Street Grill for a spectacular gourmet dinner specially prepared for you and your guests. To top off the evening as you and your guests will enjoy luxurious overnight accommodations. After dinner you may wish to return to the Governor’s Club for more fun, or visit the state-of-the-art fitness center where you can go for a dip or relax in the sauna or whirlpool. Whatever you choose, your elegant rooms await you at the end of the evening. This amazing package, the ultimate upscale dining and hotel experience, is valued at over $3,000.

ONE-OF-A-KIND ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
“View of the Pont Du Gard”   an 8” x 10” oil painting by American Plein Air Painter, William Berra (b. 1952).
This beautifully rendered gem depicts the famous Roman aqueduct built during the 1st century AD, and was painted on location in southern France. Berra’s paintings have been exhibited extensively in the United States and are represented in private and public collections around the world, including those in Taiwan, Spain, and the U.S. State Department. He is represented by numerous galleries around the country including Saks Galleries (Denver), Galleria Sillecchia (Sarasota), Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art (San Antonio), and Nedra Matteucci Galleries (Santa Fe). This is a unique opportunity to acquire an original work of art by this acclaimed painter. This amazing painting is valued at $1,200.

This entire event is generously underwritten by the
MADISON CONCOURSE HOTEL & GOVERNOR'S CLUB
(the official hotel of the Madison Symphony Orchestra),
so every dollar can go to benefit this worthy cause.