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SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 1 INSIDE THE SCORE • 2015-2016 INSIDE THE SCORE: HOLST THE PLANETS COLORADO SYMPHONY CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor WOMEN OF THE COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:30 pm Boettcher Concert Hall HOLST The Planets I. Mars, The Bringer of War II. Venus, The Bringer of Peace III. Mercury, The Winged Messenger IV. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity V. Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age VI. Uranus, The Magician VII. Neptune, The Mystic TONIGHTS CONCERT IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED TO PHOEBE SMEDLEY

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Program Notes for Inside The Score: Holst The Planets (Feb 5) and Side-By-Side with DYAO: 100 Year Celebration of the U.S. National Parks (Feb 6).

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Page 1: Program Notes - Inside The Score: Holst The Planets and Side-by-Side with DYAO

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 1

INSIDE THE SCORE • 2015-2016

INSIDE THE SCORE: HOLST THE PLANETSCOLORADO SYMPHONY CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor

WOMEN OF THE COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director

Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7:30 pmBoettcher Concert Hall

HOLST The Planets

I. Mars, The Bringer of War

II. Venus, The Bringer of Peace

III. Mercury, The Winged Messenger

IV. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity

V. Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age

VI. Uranus, The Magician

VII. Neptune, The Mystic

TonighT’s concerT is graTefully dedicaTed To Phoebe smedley

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PROGRAM 2 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

INSIDE THE SCORE BIOGRAPHIESCHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor

Australian conductor Christopher Dragon began his appointment as Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony in the 2015/16 season. In 2013 he was appointed the inaugural Assistant Conductor of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, a title he holds until the end of 2015. This role provided him with the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch in addition to numerous other engagements. In April of 2015 Dragon made his debut at the Sydney Opera House conducting the Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Australian singer/

songwriter Josh Pyke. In 2016 he will be making his debut with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Dragon is a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program through which he has worked with orchestras in Australia and New Zealand under the guidance of Christopher Seaman and the orchestras’ Principal Conductors. In 2014 Christopher was invited to conduct the Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra in Thailand and earlier that year participated in the Jarvi Winter Academy in Estonia where he was awarded the Orchestra’s Favourite Conductor Prize. Dragon has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Paavo and Neeme Jarvi at the Jarvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.

MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Mary Louise Burke is in her 22nd season as Associate Chorus Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. In addition to assisting Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, she also prepares the chorus for various Colorado Symphony pops concerts and special chorus projects. She is also Associate Director of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, conducting the Concert Choir and acting as vocal coach for the Chorale. With an expertise in vocal technique, Burke frequently does seminars in vocal and choral techniques for area church and community choirs. She is the Assistant Music Minister at Montview Presbyterian Church and has taught classes in “Find Your Authentic Voice”

at the University of Denver. She has a Doctorate in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado.

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SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 3

COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS

2015/16 Colorado Symphony season marks the 32nd year of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, then the Music Director of the Colorado Symphony, the chorus has grown over the past three decades into a nationally respected ensemble. This outstanding chorus of 160 volunteers joins the Colorado Symphony for numerous performances (more than 25 this year alone), and radio and television broadcasts. The Chorus has performed at noted music festivals in the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, where it has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony. For over two decades, the Chorus has been featured at the world-renowned Aspen Music Festival, performing many great masterworks under the baton of notable conductors Lawrence Foster, James Levine, Murry Sidlin, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano and David Zinman. The Colorado Symphony Chorus is featured on a recent Hyperion release of the Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. In 2009, Duain Wolfe conducted the chorus on a concert tour of Europe, presenting the Verdi Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl, and Prague. The Chorus will return to Europe in 2016 for concerts in Paris, Strasbourg and Munich. For an audition appointment, call 303.308.2483.

Duain Wolfe, Founding Director and Conductor; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Conductor;Travis Branam, Assistant Conductor; Taylor Martin, Staff Conductor;Eric Israelson, Chorus Manager; Barbara Porter, Associate ManagerBrian Dukeshier, Joshua Sawicki, Danni Snyder, Accompanists

Soprano IDenelda CauseyGretchen ColbertKaylin E. DanielsLaura DukeshierAngela M. HuppMary E. KirschnerKrista KuhnAnne MaupinStephanie MedemaKelly G. RossKathi RudolphStephanie A. SolichCourtney WilliamsCara Young

Soprano IIAlex S. BowenAthanasia ChristusChristine M. NyholmErin MontigneKim PflugRebecca E. RattraySue Von RoedernLynne M. SnyerSandy Woodrow

Alto IKimberly BrownAmy BuesingClair T. ClausonJayne ConradAubri K. DunkinEmily HallerAnnie KolstadSusan McWaters

Alto IIJoyce DominguezHansi HoskinsOlivia IsaacBarbara MarchbankKelly M. McNultyBeverly MendicelloLisa Pak

INSIDE THE SCORE BIOGRAPHIES

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JOIN THE COLORADO SYMPHONY

FREE concertsat Boettcher Concert Hall

Fun, Family- Friendly

The Colorado Symphony is excited to announce the return of our Community Ticketing Initiative (CTI). Launched in October 2014, the program was created in an effort to reach new and diverse audiences. The CTI supports the City of Denver’s Imagine 2020 Cultural Plan which seeks to broaden access to the cultural arts for all Denver residents.

Through the CTI, the Colorado Symphony is pleased to offer complimentary tickets to children and families throughout the 2015/16 season. The Colorado Symphony offers something for everyone. Concerts include classical, holiday, family, even music from favorite movies, cartoons, and comic books! Colorado Symphony concerts are exciting for all ages – and an experience you won’t forget!

Who is Served by the CTI?Through partnerships with local agencies and community orga-nizations, the CTI primarily serves low-income individuals and families for whom cost is a barrier to concert attendance.

How Does it Work?Organizations that serve the target population may request con-cert specific vouchers that can be redeemed for a seat to that concert. If you are interested in becoming a partner organization or learning more about current partners, please visit coloradosymphony.org/CommunityTicketing.

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SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 5

FAMILY • 2015-2016

SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH DYAO: 100 YEAR CELEBRATION OF THE U.S. NATIONAL PARKSCOLORADO SYMPHONY ANDRES LOPERA, conductor

DENVER YOUNG ARTISTS ORCHESTRA

Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 2:30 pmBoettcher Concert Hall

TRADITIONAL/arr. Morden Shenandoah

GROFÉ Grand Canyon Suite I. Sunrise III. On the Trail

JEFFREY NYTCH Symphony No. 1, “Formations” I. Orogenies II. Rush!

COPLAND Hoe-Down from Rodeo

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PROGRAM 6 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

FAMILY BIOGRAPHIES

ANDRES LOPERA, conductor

Colombian conductor Andres Lopera is one of the leading Latin-American artists in the United States with nearly a decade of engagements in both North and South America. A passionate conductor who believes in the transformational power of music, Lopera has recently led the Oregon Symphony, Toledo Symphony, New World Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra. He has also appeared with professional and youth orchestras throughout Central and South America, including Honduras, where he led the Youth Orchestra

of the Americas in a musical camp for both young and professional musicians. In 2012, Lopera was appointed Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, for which he oversaw 12 different orchestral ensembles with more than 450 students. Also an accomplished trombonist, Lopera’s musical development started with the Red de Bandas de Antioquia and Red de Escuelas de Musica de Medellin, both El Sistema like programs developed in Colombia. Lopera earned a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting from New England Conservatory of Music and in Trombone Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to these programs, he was awarded degrees in Conducting and Trombone from the Universidad EAFIT in Medellin, Colombia. His principal teachers were Hugh Wolff and David Loebel, with additional studies with Ludovic Morlot, Michael Tilson Thomas and Marin Alsop.

Carnival of the Animals and the Story of BabarMAR 13 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductor SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals POULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

coloradosymphony.org T 303.623.7876

BOX OFFICE MON-FRI 10 AM - 6 PM T SAT 12 PM - 6 PM

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SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 7

ViolinLeigha AmickForest-Amber BorealisAnna ColeRachel ErvinSimone Hammett Lynch Sophia HelmkampMia HerlingerEloise Hodges*(asst concertmaster)Michelle HouAlisa JohnsonBethany JohnsonChristina Johnson** (concertmaster)Anne KernAmy KooArtur KorotinJenna KramerNathanael LeavittToby LeeJulie MinnZoe Proett*(prin 2nd)Greer Ramsey-WhiteChloe SchansAlex SmithGrace Wills

ViolaCaleb ChenAva Cosman*Corley Friesen-JohnsonMaddie NolesElissa VollingLeslie Wilburn* (asst prin)

CelloNathaniel BoweElise ColeSebastian ColsmanBrenna ConlonEliot HodgesNicholas JohnsonTeagan KimMatthew LeiRyan MahonDan OliverMegan RaylBenjamin Roberts*(prin)Sophia RodawigTim SaffoldPaul Trainor Matthew Wiest* (asst prin)

BassJeffrey KaczmarekMark Lillie*(prin)Dominick Ryan

HarpClaire Honl

FluteMelissa MerkelAmelia PowellJessica Shand

ClarinetGuillermo Ramasasa (F)Kevin Sakai

OboeAlec ChaiMorrigane Dowler (F)Cheyanna Duran BassoonJohn ParkerTatia Slouka

HornTaylor BlackleyCole CantorMeiling MelzerChandler Spoon (F)

TrumpetAndrew DePreeJessica Erbe (F)

TromboneBen Garcia (F)Andrew Lee

TubaChris Phillips (F)

TimpaniGabrielle CostacheCameron Davison (F)

PianoViktor FrolkovBaylee Schutte

DENVER YOUNG ARTISTS ORCHESTRA

The mission of the Denver Young Artists Orchestra Association (DYAO) is to provide the finest possible youth orchestra programs, inspiring and educating young musicians through the performance of great works of music, and offering valuable cultural opportunities to the community. The Denver Young Artists Orchestra, now in its 38th year, nurtures the talents of the Rocky Mountain region’s finest young musicians as an integral part

of their musical education, helping them to achieve their dreams. The organization’s five orchestras, chamber ensembles and group strings classes train nearly 300 students ages 7-23 from more than 80 schools across Colorado. The Young Artists Orchestra’s 2016 Season with Music Director, Wes Kenney, includes upcoming performances on March 6th, April 24th, June 10th and will culminate in performances and a world premiere at Carnegie Hall in June. Hear the future! www.dyao.org.

FAMILY BIOGRAPHIES

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