Exhibit Co-Curators

William Meredith, Director, Beethoven Center
William Meredith is the founding director of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at San José State University. Since the Center opened in 1985, he has directed the activities of the Center and taught music history in the School of Music and Dance. He edits the award-winning Beethoven Journal and a series of scholarly monographs titled North American Beethoven Studies (now published by Pendragon Press). He is the author of numerous articles and is working on a four-volume set of translations of the first German reviews of Beethoven's music with Robin Wallace and Wayne Senner.

Jane O'Cain, Schulz Museum
Jane O'Cain has been curator of the Charles M. Schulz Museum since 2005. Prior to her employment at the Schulz Museum she served as a curator in museums in New Mexico and Nevada.

Jane recently curated the following exhibits at the Schulz Museum: "The Facts Behind the Funnies: Schulz's Passion for Precision" (2009-2010) "The Language of Lines: How Cartoonists Create Characters" (2009) "Sunday at the Funnies, 1910-2010" (2009-2010) "To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA" (2009)

Staff of The Ira F. Brilliant Center For Beethoven Studies
Patricia Stroh, Curator, Beethoven Center
Kathy Fox, Administrative Assistant
Bruce Lakovic, Exhibit Installer
Tristan Begg, Exhibit Docent
Charlene Archibeque, Exhibit Docent
Thomas Bailey, Exhibit Docent
Shirley George, Exhibit Docent
William George, Exhibit Docent
Paul Hertelendy, Exhibit Docent
Mengxiong Liu, Exhibit Docent
Edward Lorraine, Exhibit Docent
Mona Onstead, Exhibit Docent
Richard Sogg, Exhibit Docent
Jan Telesky, Exhibit Docent
Anna Newman, ABS Website Chair
Fred Saunders, Center Docent
Liam Harty, Center Docent

Staff of Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
Karen Ashton, Graphic Design
Adriana Breisch, Fabricator
Sid Burwell, Membership Administrator
Renee Donmon-Chaussee, Membership Director
Nina Fairles, Collections Manager
Dinah Houghtaling, Traveling Exhibits Manager
Gina Huntsinger, Marketing Director
Karen Johnson, Museum Director
Andrea Knight, In-House Exhibits Manager
Mark Mildice, Fabricator
Lisa Monhoff, Archivist
Jessica Ruskin, Education Director

Jean Schulz, Board President
Jean Forsyth Schulz is the widow of Peanuts comic strip creator, Charles M. Schulz. She is the Founding Board President of the Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center and played a major role in its creation. Schulz is an active community volunteer, currently serving on the board of directors for Canine Companions for Independence and the Sonoma County Community Foundation. Favorite sports and activities include golf, tennis, and trapeze. Schulz holds a pilot's license for single-engine aircraft.

Special Thanks

United Media, New York, New York for use of Peanuts strips and characters.

We would like to thank the following performers, individuals, and companies for their assistance in the preparation of the audio program. Production of the audio guide was made possible through a generous grant from the Stella B. Gross Charitable Trust (San José, California), the Development Committee and members of the American Beethoven Society, and the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.

Production of this website has been possible by donations from Jean Schulz, The GRAMP Foundation, Tressie Campen, and Henry Neiger.

Performers
Craig Sheppard, University of Washington (piano sonatas)
Malcolm Bilson, emeritus Cornell University ("Moonlight" Sonata)
Friedrich Gulda (Hammerklavier excerpt)

Narrators
Ira Brilliant, founder, Beethoven Center
Sue Broadwell, Charles Schulz's first secretary (1963-1967)
Corrick Brown, emeritus conductor, Santa Rosa Symphony
William Meredith, Director, Beethoven Center
Jean Schulz, President of the Board, Schulz Museum

Audioguide Production
Will Huntsinger, engineer
Don Ososke, engineer
Roméo Records (for Craig Sheppard's recordings)

Website Design
Tom Fairbanks, Fairbanks Design