Iris and Matthew Strauss hosted the La Jolla Music Society SummerFest 30th Anniversary Gala, Aug. 13, 2016 at their estate in Rancho Santa Fe. The Music Society holds two galas each year, using proceeds to support its Education & Community Outreach Program and also the artistic programming of major performances such as its Celebrity Orchestra Series, Dance Series, Jazz Series and SummerFest. Concert schedule: ljms.org
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Peter Wagener and gala chair Sue Wagener with hosts Iris and Matthew Strauss, La Jolla Music Society president/artistic director Kristin and Thierry Lancino
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Dane Chapin and Music Society board chair Katherine Chapin, Edward Dennis and SummerFest co-chairs Martha Dennis and Dolly Woo, and Victor Woo
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Clifford Schireson, Silvija and Brian Devine, Carol Lam, Mark Burnett, and Music Society artistic director emeritus Christopher Beach
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Peter and Peggy Preuss, Erin and Peter J. Preuss, Susan and Bill Hoehn
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Don and Karen Cohn, Irwin and Joan Jacobs, Harvey and Sheryl White
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Bob Doede, John Venekamp, Nina Doede, Norman Blachford, Peter Cooper, Bill Purves
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Bob and Ginny Black, Hal and Jeannette Coons,Sevil Brahme
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Steven Lyman, Diane McKernan, Jean and Gary Shekhter, Bob and Sheryl Scarano
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Michael Grossman and Margaret Stevens Grossman, Una Davis and Jack McGrory, Debby and Wainwright Fishburn
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Philippe and Maria Prokocimer, Steve and Marilyn Miles, Phyllis and Stephen Pfeiffer
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The individual players are members of the Escher String Quartet; Aaron Boyd (violin), Pierre LaPointe (viola), Cho-Liang ‘Jimmy’ Lin (Music Society music director), Brook Speltz (cello), Adam Barnett-Hart (violin)
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Jessica Cline, Don Breitenberg and Jeanne Jones
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Katherine Kennedy, Stacy Rosenberg
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Rewa Colette Soltan, Jeffrey Strauss
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