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Mozart + A Million Dollars = Rockin��� Out at Houston Symphony Ball Kendra Helms Valerie & Tracy Dieterich Katie Flaherty Betty & Jess Tutor CATHERINE D. ANSPON TAKES NOTES. PHOTOGRAPHY JENNY ANTILL, KIM COFFMAN. Rock Me, Amadeus Indeed Chairs Tara & David Wuthrich The Corinthian was the stage for a very melodious ��� even rockin��� ��� evening for the Houston Symphony Ball as chairs Tara and David Wuthrich, with co-chairs Audrey and Brandon Cochran and Alexandra and David Pruner, fearlessly departed from tradition and enlisted contemporary electric violinist Mark Wood (founder and former lead of the extraordinarily hip, world-renowned Trans-Siberian Orchestra). Wood, his wife-vocalist Laura Kaye and son-drummer Elijah Wood shook the columns of the Corinthian with an electric and electrifying Mozart concert. The trio���s performance set the tone for the entertainment to come, as their pulsating Mark & Christina beats were carried forward by young musicians from Hanson the Space Center Intermediate and Bay Area Youth Symphony Strings, accompanied by the Memorial High School Meistersingers; both teen groups made a surprise entrance from the wings. The black-tie crowd went wild. All in all, it was an over-the-top night, signaling a new era for the Symphony, which is set to celebrate its 100th season in 2013 ��� 2014. Yet, this f��te did not forsake tradition entirely: Jackson and Company was enlisted for a classical seated dinner, the high points of which included duck medallions, wild mushroom soup and a ���nale of poached pears. Darryl & Co. put a modern Baroque ���ourish on the decor, inspired by the concept of Co-chairs Brandon & Audrey Versailles��� dazzling Hall of Mirrors. And Cochran the Marianne Bennett Orchestra, in from Manhattan, did a decade-by-decade musical set, beginning with 1920s torch songs. The young and restless ���ooded in after 10 pm, led by after-party chairs Stacy and John Andell, and co-chairs Hasti Taghi and James Gietz. The bottom line: More than one million dollars was raised for Music Matters!, the Symphony���s education and outreach programs. To celebrate the seven���gure tally, chair David Wuthrich donned an 18th-centurystyle do. ���I promised, that I would wear a Mozart wig if we hit the milliondollar mark,��� he said, walking table to table to profess gratitude to the symphonic swells. Phoebe & Bobby Tudor Co-chairs David & Alexandra Pruner Making Beautiful Music After Party chair foursome Hasti Taghi, James Gietz John & Stacy Andell Margaret Williams Jim Daniel Phillip Freeman, Brandy Skillern Laura Kaye & Mark Wood Jason & Lindley Arnoldy Joella & Steve Mach Lisa & Hermen Key Hans Graf Honorary chairs Mariglyn and Stephen Glenn Underwriting chairs Betty and Jess Tutor Honorees Denise and Philip Bahr Honoree Beth Madison Honoree Julia Frankel BBVA Compass corporate honoree Manolo Sanchez Auction chairs Lavonne Cox and Katie Flaherty Linda and Gene Dewhurst Symphony CEO Mark Hanson with wife Christina Board prez Bobby Tudor with wife Phoebe Dinner chairs Lisa and Hermen Key Margaret Williams with Jim Daniel Lindley and Jason Arnoldy Maestro Hans Graf with wife Margarita Tricia and David Dewhurst Erika Bermeo, squired by David Frankfort Olga and Gerald Bush Elizabeth and Gary Petersen Greg Fourticq Jr. Viviana and David Denechaud Vanessa and Perry Sendukas Fran Fawcett Peterson Kelly Somoza with Clif Taylor Nancy and Robert Peiser Randy Powers and Bill Caudell Joanne King Herring, escorted by Paul-David Van Atta Symphony League prez Donna Shen and husband Tim Barbara and Pat McCelvey Anne and Albert Chao Joella and Steve Mach Anne Chao, Gary Tinterow Tricia & David Dewhurst Luke Wuthrich, honorary chairs Mariglyn & Stephen Glenn Ralph Burch Honoree Beth Madison Honoree Julia Frankel ���I promised, that I would would wear a Mozart wig if we hit the million-dollar mark.��� ��� chairman David Wuthrich Honorees Philip & Denise Bahr