Welcome to today’s performance of the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra.

As I celebrate my 10th year with this group of talented musicians, it is gratifyingtoreflectupontheremarkablegrowth the Orchestra has achieved over the years. The dedication and diligence of each member is evident in

the ever improving level of artistry displayed in each performance. The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra’s 2008/2009 season offersadynamicarrayofmusicselectionsfromtraditionalworksto new favorites. The entire family will enjoy performances suchasRimski-Korsakov’slushScheherazade;Prokofiev’sPeterandtheWolf(narratedKingFM“ClassicKids’announcer,MartaZekan);Tchaikovsky’srousing Capriccio Italien; and a host of popular music included on our Holiday Pops concert in December and our Music Around the World Pops concert in June. Besuretovisitourweb-siteatwww.sammamishsymphony.org for a completelistingofworkspresentedthis season.

Now,Iinviteyoutositbackandenjoy the concert!

- R. Joseph Scott

Orchestra Management

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Music Director & ConductorR.JosephScott

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A nativeofEasternOregon,R.JosephScotthasbeenadynamicleaderintheNorthwestmusicalcommunityforover40years.HeattendedtheUniversityof Oregon, School of Music and studied conducting with Eugene Furst and Wolfgang Martin of the Portland Opera.

AfterrelocatingtoSeattle,Mr.ScottcontinuedhisstudieswithHenryHoltoftheSeattleOpera,MikaelScheremetiewoftheThaliaConservatory,andVilemSokoloftheSeattleYouthSymphony.HefoundedtheBellevuePhilharmonicOrchestra,serving as Music Director, Conductor and General Manager from 1967 – 1997. He is currently observing his 10th year with the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra.

MaestroScotthasconductedconcertsfeaturingadiversearrayofartists,includingMetropolitanOperastarRobertaPeters;violinistPamelaFrank;theSeattleOperaChorus;theEmpireBrassQuintet;theSeattleSymphonyChoral;andvocalistsAnnaMariaAlberghetti,LouRawls,MaureenMcGovernandMarniNixon.

Mr.ScottisResidentConductorofLyricOperaNorthwest,andhasappearedwithnumerous musical ensembles, including the Bellevue Opera. He has conducted worldpremieresofworksbyAlanHovhaness,VaclavNelhybelandvariousregional composers.

R. Joseph Scott

R. Joseph Scott

Youth Concerto Competition Winners

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Program

R. Joseph Scott, Music Director and Conductor

Sunday May 3, 2009 3:00 p.m.Timberlake Christian Fellowship Church

This Concert is Funded in part by a generous donationfrom the City of Sammamish and the Issaquah Arts Commission.

Edouard Lalo Overture to Le Roi d’Ys

Felix Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64 Allegromoltoappassionato(only) Gloria Chantal Ferry-Brennan, violin

Franz Lizst Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat Major Allegro maestoso Quasi adagio Allegrettovivace Allegro marziale animato Jila Parinaz Dabestani, piano

Erich Korngold Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op.35 Moderato nobile Romance: Andante Finale: Allegro assai vivace Marié M. Rossano, violin

Steinway piano provided by Sherman Clay

Please no audio/video recording or flash photography

Intermission

Marié M. Rossano, violinSammamishSymphonyOrchestraYouthConcertoCompetitionWinner

Jila Parinaz Dabestani, pianoSammamishSymphonyOrchestraYouthConcertoCompetition2ndPlace

Gloria Chantal Ferry-Brennan, violinSammamishSymphonyOrchestraYouthConcertoCompetition3rdPlace

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PersonnelViolin I

Dennis Helppie,ConcertmasterHeatherRaschko,

Assistant ConcertmasterSandy AnurasSarah Chung

David DrassalKristinEdlundMaryam Fiala*

Joel GreenCecellia-WendyAnnLee

Lynn MartinellDarlene Rose*

Tim Strait

Violin II

Shelby Eaton,PrincipalTrishBrock,

Assistant PrincipalFeather AsmussenLaishaBeckwith*Tannis EdwardsLinda GagnierCathy GrindleTrudyHakala*Christie Isler*

PaulaChester-LibesFran Pope

Miranda Thorpe

ViolaLibby Landy,

PrincipalGeoffreyKingEileenKrohn*

Jan RiderMyrl Venter

Barbara ThorneDan Pope

KathyBoudreau-StroudLori TerpeningScottSelfon*

CelloLeslie Nielsen*,

PrincipalIsah Webb,

Acting PrincipalGail Ratley,

Assistant PrincipalHadwin Brown

Shannon CebronAndy Hill

Loryn LestzAnna Ogi

James PoirsonJoyce SanfordSandra SultanErikaWilson

BassErickaKendall,

PrincipalJarod Tanneberg,

Assistant PrincipalCarolyn HorlorChris SpencerHarmonyYoung

FluteMelissaUnderhill,

PrincipalTori Berntsen

Christina Sjoquist

Piccolo

Christina Sjoquist

OboeDennis Calvin,

PrincipalGlen DanielsonDavid Barnes,Co-Principal

English hornGlen Danielson

ClarinetNicholasKosuk,

PrincipalKathyCarr

Bass ClarinetLinda Thomas

BassoonShannon Nelson,

PrincipalEric Brewster

Contra-BassoonGordon Brown

French HornEvelyn Zeller*,

PrincipalMary Corder Steven DeesCraigKowald

Nels Magelssen

TrumpetJonathan Feil,

PrincipalErikReed,

Assistant PrincipalJeremy JordanStasZakharenko

TromboneScottSellevold,

PrincipalMattStoecker

Bass TromboneGeraldLarkins

Jim White*

TubaMarkWiseman,

Principal

TympaniEric Daane,Principal

PercussionJim Truher,Principal

Craig WendeBrianYarkosky

Piano/KeyboardCatherine Lowell

HarpAlison Austin,

Principal

*On Leave of Absence

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Youth Concertocompetition winners

Marié Rossano, age 15, started violinlessonsatage3with

thelateYukoHonda,andfurtherdeveloped her technique and musicality under the guidance ofthelateKentColeman.Sheiscurrently in the Coleman Violin Studio and studies with Simon JamesoftheSeattleSymphony,BrianLewisoftheUniversityofTexasatAustin,andpianocollaborator Hiro David. Other influentialmusicteachersincludeJanColeman,AlanFutterman,ArtShaw, and Wayne Slater. Marié is a chamber musician at the Academy of Music Northwest, and is concertmaster of the Academy Chamber Orchestra.

Marié has performed as soloist with orchestras such as Philharmonia Northwest, Bellevue Philharmonic, Bainbridge Symphony, Federal Way Symphony,andSeattleSymphony– most recently, she was guest artist for the Bellevue Philharmonic’s 4thofJulyconcertattendedby40,000 people. Marié has also performedattheSeattleRotaryClub,SeattleChamberMusicSociety,SeattleUniversity’s“Futureof Classical Music” Symposium, Music of Remembrance, Bellevue Philharmonic’s“ALittleNightMusic” Recital Series, among others. In March, Marié was thefeaturedartistforaKCTS9Salon Series concert, playing on

Stradivari and Guarneri violins from the Fulton Collection. Later thatmonth,Mariéwasfilmedasafeatured artist for a documentary showcasing the Fulton Collection. MariéwasselectedasaYoungArtistforthefifthbiennialStarling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies held at the Juilliard School, and will perform in public master classes and recitals during the week-longsymposium,inMay.

Marié was named the National Winner of Music Teachers National Association’s 2008 Junior Strings Competition, and has won several concerto competitionsincludingtheSeattleYoungArtistsMusicFestival’s2005 and 2007 competitions, also winningSYAMF’sFestivalMedalin 2005. Among Marié’s other awards are the Academy of Music Northwest’s 2007 and 2008 Violin Performance Awards and 2008 Chamber Music Award, and the 2008DavidTonkonoguiMemorialAward. In 2007, as a result of her SeattleSymphonydebut,MariéwasfeaturedintheSeattleTimes,interviewedonKOMO4TVandinTeen Strings Magazine.

Marié has performed in many master classes, most recently in ones given by violinists James Ehnes,VadimRepin,andKyokoTakezawa;andstudiedintensivelywith Stephanie Chase, Stephen

Clapp, Pamela Pyle, among others atthe2008BrianLewisYoungArtists Program.

Marié is currently homeschooled andsheisfluentinJapanese.Mariélovestoattendconcertsand particularly enjoys opera. From a young age Marié has been interested in the study of marine mammals, especially orca whales, her favorite animal. Activities unrelated to music that Marié also currently enjoys include swimming,traveling,cross-stitching, and many forms of art.

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Jila Dabestani is 16 years old and is a junior and honor student at

Newport High School. She was born in Bellevue, Washington and started her piano studies at age3andhasbeenstudentoftheBellevue pianist and teacher, Michi Hirata North for past 11 years.

Jila has performed Chopin ConcertoNo.1(2005),WeberKoncertstuckConcerto(2006)andLisztConcertoNo.1(2008)asguest soloist with the symphony orchestraattheChiangKai-ShekNational Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. ShehasplayedinSeoul,KoreaatthePanPacific&AsiaInternationalConference(2001)andatBenaroyaHallinSeattle(1998).Shehasplayed as a soloist with Coeur D’Alene Symphony Orchestra (2009),BellevuePhilharmonicOrchestra(2008),NorthwestPhilharmoniaOrchestra(SeattleYoungArtistsMusicFestival,2008)as a result of winning all three concerto competitions.

Jila Dabestani- Second Place -

JilaisfeaturingwithSeattleSymphony Orchestra performing BeethovenConcertoNo.3inCMinor in May 2009, and also, this coming August, she is performing the Liszt Concerto No.1 in E Flat MajorwiththeJapan-TaiwanSymphony Orchestra as guest soloist at the Musashino College Of MusicConcertHallinTokyo,Japan.

Alternate Junior winner of MTNA (2005),winnerofWashington State Music Teacher’s Scholarship (2004,2005,2006),Northwest Chopin Festival(2005)&Performing Art Festival of Eastside Solo and Concerto Competition (2006, 2007&2008).

JilahasalsotakenViolinlesson(1998-2002)andbeenat school orchestra for four years (2002--2006).

Jila enjoys being in her school drill Competition team, swimming team,sheisalsoacertifiedlifeguard, enjoys singing in her school choir, writing in her school newspaper,dancing,skiing,&composing.

Atage4,GloriaFerry-Brennanbegan studying the violin

with Linda Good on Whidbey Island.Sincethenshehasworkedwith numerous violin teachers includingKatFritz,CoralSepulveda and Brian Lewis. In 2006, Gloria joined the Margaret Pressley Violin Studio and becameaSeattleStarlingViolinScholar the following year. As a Starling Scholar, she receives a scholarship for lessons with Ms. PressleyandclassesattheSeattleConservatory of Music.

Gloria has both soloed with, and beenamemberof,theEverettYouthSymphonyOrchestraandthe Saratoga Chamber Orchestra.

Gloria Ferry-Brennan- Third Place -

Shehasrecentlybeenawardedfirstplace in the Elementary Division oftheSeattleMusicTeacherAssociation’sSimon-FisetVioilnCompetition as well selected to perform on the “From the Top” radio program.

Currently, Gloria, age 12, is a 6th grade homeschooler on Whidbey Island where she enjoys studying piano with Leanne Godsey, playing badminton, reading, writing and gardening.Sheislookingforwardtosharing her music with you. GloriawouldliketogivespecialthankstoLynnMizonoforhelpingwith her wardrobe design and tayloring.

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Program NotesLe Roi D’Ys Overture

Lalo, Edouard(1823-1892)

Born in France, Lalo studied at the Paris Conservatoire. A

string player and teacher, he was notwell-knownasacomposer.Hisstyle is distinctive, however, and in his late forties, he gained fame whenhewroteTheKingofYs(LeRoiD’Ys).ThisoperawasLalo’smostaccomplishedandcomplexwork.

Based on the Breton legend of thefateofthetownYs,thissamelegend inspired Debussy to write his famous piano piece. The story tellsofakingwithtwodaughters.He arranges marriages for both, which leads to controversy and drama as one of the daughters was hoping to marry the other one’s betrothed. In revenge, she arrangesforherfiancétoopenthefloodgatesofthecity,whichfloodshalf the town…Then, in regret, she prevents total destruction by flingingherselfintotheseaasasacrificetothegods.

Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major

Mendelssohn, Felix(1809-1847)

Born in Germany, Mendelssohn was a child prodigy, and grew

up in an intellectual, artistic family. This privileged life led to his being introduced to people and cultures thatinfluencedhimandhismusicfrom an early age. Friendships with Goethe and Queen Victoria spread hisinfluenceandfametoaudiencesbeyond Germany. His conservative musicalstylelikenedhimmoreto Mozart than to the composers of his day, such as Liszt, Berlioz, and Wagner. Mendelssohn was instrumentalinreawakeninganinterest in the music of Bach. While theseclassicalinfluencedformedthebackboneofhisstyle,Mendelssohndid add a touch of romanticism popular in his day. He wrote many styles of music: for piano, stage, choral, orchestra and chamber orchestra. One of his most beloved compositions has always been the Violin Concerto in E Major.

Enthusiastically received, the concerto is considered a standard in the violinist’s repertoire. One of the

unusual elements of this piece isthatthesoloistentersthefirstmovement before the orchestra. Traditionally, the orchestra wouldbeginfirst,settingthestage for the soloist’s entrance. At the end of this movement, the bassoonist holds his note into the keychangeandbeginningofthesecond movement, preventing applause from the audience. This was unusual for concertos at this time. This concerto has many demanding and beautiful passages for the solo violinist, and showcases many of the artist’s abilities. The orchestra has more than just a supportive role in this piece, as its part is intimately integrated and interwoven with the violinist’s melody throughout this lovely composition.

Beloved by audiences everywhere, Mendelssohn showed himself to be a Renaissance man of his time, excellingineverythingheattemptedtodo.Histaste,wisdomandcharminfluencedthose around him and as a conductor he inspired orchestras to perform to the very best of their ability.

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Program NotesPiano Concerto No. 1

in E Flat Major

Liszt, Franz(1811-1886)

Regarded by many as the greatest pianist of all

time, Liszt’s legacy is great. A Hungarian composer, virtuoso and teacher, most of his compositions are for piano and require considerableskilltoplay.

TheConcertowaswrittenovera period of almost thirty years, basedonthemesLiszthadwritteninhissketchbookduringhisteens.It consists of four relatively short movements.Inthefirstmovement,the main theme is introduced by the orchestra, followed by the piano; this is followed by a quiet duet between the piano and clarinet. The adagio movement starts with the bass and cellos. The allegro is animated and includes the triangle and then a

stringquartet.Thepianopicksupthe theme and develops it, and then bringsthemotifsfromthefirsttwomovementsbackin.Thismovementends with a powerful piano passage endingwithanF-minorchord.ThefinalmovementstartswithadescendingE-flatscaleonthepiano. The orchestra joins him and integrates all the themes from the pieceintothefinale.Theconcertoendswithdramatic,romanticflairfilledwiththecolorandmusicalfireworksmadesofamousbyLiszt.

Violin Concerto in D Major

Korngold, Erich (1897-1957)

BorninCzechRepublic,Korngoldwas raised in Vienna where his

father was a music critic. Recognized to be a prodigy at an early age, his father introduced him to Gustav Mahler who became his mentor. Korngoldwasaclassicalcomposer

until he came to America to escape Hitler’s regime. He came to Hollywoodwhenaskedtowritethe score for The Adventures of RobinHood.Helikedtosaythathis life was saved by Robin Hood! Korngoldwentontowritemanyscores for Warner Brothers and helped to create the “Hollywood sound.”

In 1946, he wrote the Violin Concerto in D Major for violinist JaschaHeifitz,anditpremieredin St. Louis, dedicated to Mahler’s widow. This piece is in three movements and borrows numerous themes from his movie scores. It opens with a soaring solo, followed by a more expansivethememorereliantupon the orchestra. The second movementisaRomanze.Thefinalmovement, Allegro assai vivace is the most demanding for the violin soloist, beginning with an energeticstaccatojig,andfinishingwithavirtuosoclimax.

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