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TCHAIKOVSK Y SERENADE FOR STRINGS
April 2, 2017
G O L K A P L AY S
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April 20 & 21, 2017
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welcome from our music director
To our beloved audience,
April is a month for beauty in Knoxville! As the dogwoods bloom and the springtime air excites our senses, I am grateful you have taken this time to fill your heart and your ears with musical beauty at the KSO.
April marks the finale of our 2016-17 Chamber Classics Series, which has been deftly conducted all season by Resident Conductor James Fellenbaum, for whose passionate and thoughtful leadership I am extremely grateful. This months program features the lush, romantic strains of Tchaikovskys Serenade for Strings and showcases our superbly talented Principal Oboist, Claire Chenette, performing Mozarts Oboe Concerto.
My season of firsts continues on the following weekend, as I make my first appearance on the Knoxville News Sentinel Pops Series, in a spirited collaboration with Celtic fiddling sensation Natalie MacMaster. I also look forward to passing the baton off to community member Marla Hines, who won the opportunity to conduct a piece with the KSO during the 2016 Knoxville Symphony League Ball. I have enjoyed getting to know Marla as we have prepared together for her conducting debut, and she is going to do a phenomenal job!
Above all, I have been eagerly awaiting the next Moxley Carmichael Masterworks program. We are pleased to welcome back Adam Golka to the Tennessee Theater stage, as well as Vivek Jayaraman, the second of our two candidates to become the new KSO concertmaster. An evening of musical romance will include Chopins indispensible Piano Concerto No. 1 and two love songs by Bizet and Golijov. Finally, what better month than April to feature a story of young love in Ravels exquisitely colorful, pastoral, sensual and rousing suite from Daphnis and Chle ? Few pieces end with greater musical electricity!
We strive at the KSO to continually raise the bar for music in Knoxville, but none of it would be possible without the support and enthusiasm of you, our KSO family. Thank you! We are looking to seeing you many times between now and the end of May, as we aim to end on a high note!
Now, lean in and enjoy another stunning concert by your KSO!
Sincerely,
Aram DemirjianClothed by
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coming events
Thursday, April 27 Side by Side concert with Farragut High School Orchestra
7:00 p.m. at the Farragut High School Auditoriumfree & open to the public
Monday, May 1Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert
7:00 p.m. at the Tennessee TheatreFree and open to the public
Thursday, May 4Symphony on the Square
7:30 p.m. on Market Square in downtown KnoxvilleFree and open to the public
Wednesday, May 10Q Series
Principal Quartet and Woodwind Quintet12:00 p.m. at the Square Room
Thursday, May 11Picnic in the Park
7:30 p.m. at Maryvilles Theater in the ParkFree and open to the public
Performances of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra are made possible in part by grants from the City of Knoxville, the Knox County Government and by contributions to the Knoxville Symphony Societys Annual Support Drive. This project is funded under an agreement with the TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION.
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestras
2016-2017 season is made possible
in part by grants from
The City of Knoxville, Knox County and
The Tennessee Arts Commission.

A dynamic conductor known for his confident and expressive style, Aram Demirjian bridges the musical traditions of the past with the cultural appetites of the present, forging a magnetic rapport with audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Demirjian was appointed the eighth music director of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in May, 2016 and began his tenure by conducting the KSO 32nd Annual Free Pilot Flying J Independence Day Concert on July 4, 2016 with patriotic music, where he was welcomed by East Tennessee audiences with fervor. Originally from Boston, Aram joins the KSO family after a four-year tenure as Associate Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony.
In four years at the Kansas City Symphony (KCS), Demirjian conducted over 200 performances including subscription concerts and critically praised annual performances of Handels Messiah. He also was instrumental in designing and launching Classics Uncorked, a widely acclaimed series that presents weeknight classical concerts, enhancing the concert hall experience with thematic programming, narration, visual effects, musical demonstrations and audience interaction. These programs have garnered effusive praise for their fun, casual atmosphere and diverse repertoire selection, attracting thousands of first-time and long-time patrons.
Throughout his career, Demirjian has led community outreach initiatives with the goal of ensuring that everyone, regardless of age, background, or circumstance, has access to great symphonic music. With the KCS, these activities included programming, scripting, and conducting education concerts for nearly 45,000 elementary school students annually. He will be substantially involved in the KSOs education offerings, including conducting the upcoming Very Young Peoples Concerts in January 2017.
In addition to his orchestral performances, Demirjian showcases his versatility in a variety of special projects. In 2014, he was featured as a guest artist in the Tanglewood Music Centers Festival of Contemporary Music, conducting performances of Jacob Druckmans Bo, and Kate Sopers Helen Enfettered, which the New York Times hailed as the most memorable offering of the festival. He has collaborated with his alma mater, Harvard University, on two unique interdisciplinary events: Witness, a commemoration of the ratification of the
Human Rights Accord, where he conducted Yo-Yo Ma and members of the Silk Road Ensemble in Dimitri Yanov-Yanovskys Night Music: Voices in the Leaves; and Whitman: Composed and Considered, a performance and conversation with composer John Adams, where Demirjian conducted Adams The Wound Dresser. Equally comfortable in the opera pit as on the podium, in 2010 Demirjian produced, directed and conducted a charity performance of Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro in collaboration with Partners in Health: Symphonic Relief for Haiti, and he also has conducted productions of Bernsteins Candide and Coplands The Tender Land.
Demirjian was recently among seven conductors selected by renowned maestro Bernard Haitink as an active participant in the exclusive 2016 Haitink Masterclass at the Lucerne Easter Festival, where he was the only American in the class. As a three-time Conducting Fellow in the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen, Demirjian was awarded the Aspen Music Festivals 2011 Robert J. Harth Conducting Prize, a distinction given to only one conductor annually. That same year, he won Third Prize in the Memphis Symphony International Conducting Competition. He has also received instruction from Maestro Kurt Masur in the 2012 Kurt Masur Conducting Seminar. His primary mentors are Hugh Wolff, Robert Spano, Larry Rachleff and Michael Stern.
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ARAM DEMIRJIAN

This concert will broadcast on WUOT 91.9 FM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. This concert will rebroadcast on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
CONCERT OF SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2017, 2:30 PMBIJOU THEATRE
James Fellenbaum, conductorClaire Chenette, oboe
Latecomers will be seated during the first convenient pause in the performance. The use of recording devices and/or cameras is strictly forbidden. Please remember to turn off all electronic devices and refrain from text messaging during the concert. Programs and artists subject to change.
OTTORINO RESPIGHI Antiche danze ed arie (Ancient Airs (1878-1936) and Dances): Suite No. 3 (1931) I. Anon. (late 16th century): Italiana II. Jean-Baptiste Besard (16th century): Arie di corte III. Anon. (late 16th century): Siciliana IV. Lodovico Roncalli (1692): Passacaglia
WOLFGANG Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in C Major, AMADEUS MOZART NK. 314 (285d) (1777) (1756-1791) I. Allegro aperto II. Adagio non troppo III. Rondo. Allegretto
Claire Chenette, oboe
I N T E R M I S S I O N
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings in C Major, Opus 48 (1880) (1840-1893) I. Pezzo in forma di Sonatina. Andante non troppo; Allegro moderato II. Valse. Moderato. Tempo di Valse III. lgie. Larghetto elegiaco IV. Finale (Tema russo). Andante; Allegro con spirito
TCHAIKOVSKY SERENADE FOR STRINGS
Presented with support from the Aslan Foundation

notes on the program
Notes on the Program by Ken Meltzer
Antiche danze ed arie (Ancient Airs and Dances): Suite No. 3 (1931)
Ottorino Respighi was born in Bologna, Italy, on July 9, 1879, and died in Rome, Italy, on April 18, 1936. Suite No. 3 of Ancient Airs and Dances is scored for

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