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Volume 91, Book 4 • JANuARY 30 – FeBRuARY 15
RochesteR Philharmonic
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CONTENTSFrom the Board Chair and President & CEO.........5
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra............................6
Conductor Biographies ..................................................7
The Christopher Seaman Conductor Laureate Chair ...........................................9
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. .................10
RPO Staff ..........................................................................11
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra..............12
Sponsor Spotlight...........................................................13
Corporate Partners & Foundations .........................13
Carnegie Hall Sponsors and Campaign for Artistic Excellence ..............................14
Maestro’s Circle..............................................................14
Philharmonic Friends.....................................................16
Philharmonics Series No. 9: Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, StravinskyJanuary 30 & February 1, 2014...................................21
Philharmonics Series No. 10: Price, Schwantner, Gershwin, EllingtonFebruary 6, 7, & 8, 2014...............................................27
Pops Series No. 6: Singin’ in the RainFebruary 14 & 15, 2014 ...............................................35
Applause for Our Volunteers!....................................38
About Your RPO............................................................41
For Your Information.....................................................42
b e y o n d m e a s u r e .
This program book is published cooperatively by theRochester Philharmonic Orchestra and
Rochester Business Journal
Editorial Offices: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra108 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
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Publisher: Rochester Business Journal45 East Avenue, Suite 500, Rochester NY 14604
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Cover Design: Meg Spoto, m dash studioInterior Layout & Design: David G. DanglisEditor: Janice Hanson, JK Hanson Wordcraft
Eastman Theatre: 60 Gibbs Street, Rochester
Hochstein School of Music & Dance:50 North Plymouth Avenue, Rochester
This program book is published cooperatively by theRochester Philharmonic Orchestra and
Rochester Business Journal
Editorial Offices: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra108 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
585-454-7311 • Fax: 585-423-2256 • rpo.org
Publisher: Rochester Business Journal45 East Avenue, Suite 500, Rochester NY 14604
Advertising Sales: 585-546-8303
Cover Design: Meg Spoto, m dash studioInterior Layout & Design: David G. Danglis
Editor: Janice Hanson, JK Hanson Wordcraft
Eastman Theatre: 60 Gibbs Street, Rochester
Hochstein School of Music & Dance:50 North Plymouth Avenue, Rochester
CONTENTSFrom the Board Chair and President & CEO.........6
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra ...........................7
Conductor Biographies.................................................8
The Christopher SeamanConductor Laureate Chair ....................................... 10
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. .............. 12
RPO Staff ........................................................................13
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra .............14
Sponsor Spotlight .........................................................15
Corporate Partners & Foundations ........................15
Carnegie Hall Sponsors andCampaign for Artistic Excellence ..............................16
Maestro’s Circle ............................................................16
Philharmonic Friends ...................................................18
Philharmonics Series No. 9: Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Stravinsky January 30 & February 1, 2014 ................................. 21
Philharmonics Series No. 10: Price, Schwantner, Gershwin, Ellington February 6, 7, & 8, 2014 ............................................. 27
Pops Series No. 6: Singin’ in the Rain February 14 & 15, 2014 ............................................. 35
Applause for Our Volunteers! .................................. 38
About Your RPO .......................................................... 41
For Your Information .................................................. 42
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Jeff Tyzik, conductorAllen Vizzutti, trumpet
Music and danceMar 2 Performance hall at hochsteinMichael Butterman, conductor
Christopher Seaman returnsMar 6 & 8 KoDaK hall at eastman theatreChristopher Seaman, conductorJon Kimura Parker, piano
Featuring Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony
ann hampton Callaway Sings StreisandFeb 28 & Mar 1KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
CoMing Up
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Dear Friends,
The 90th Anniversary Season of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in 2012–13 was a yearof stark contrasts. Noteworthy advancements in our programming and community engagementwere often shrouded by the public controversy surrounding the early termination of our musicdirector’s contract. Financially, the picture was also mixed, with record results for the AnnualCampaign offset by under-performance in underwriting support and at the box office.
Looking back on the year, it is important to remind ourselves—and those in the Rochestercommunity who care deeply about symphonic music and the RPO—that there was much to beproud of in the organization’s artistic output. Week after week, the extraordinary musicians ofthe RPO performed exhilarating concerts that brought audiences to their feet.
Among the most notable achievements last season were three world premieres: Jeff Tyzik’sImages: Musical Impressions of an Art Museum, commissioned by the Memorial Art Gallery tocelebrate its 100th anniversary in 2013; The Freedom Zephyr by the late Eastman School ofMusic Dean Douglas Lowry, a work commissioned by the RPO and inspired by Rochester’srole in the Underground Railroad; and Water of Life, an RPO commission from the California-based composer Karen Tanaka.
Beyond the many free public concerts, concerts for school-age children, and other educationalactivities that are typical of every RPO season, the Orchestra’s anniversary year also saw usreaching out in exciting new ways to deepen our partnerships with numerous artists andinstitutions in our region.
By the end of the fiscal year on August 31, 2013, the organization’s collective focus was verymuch on the future. The Music Director Search Committee, led by former Board Chair IngridStanlis, had a well-organized music director search process well under way, and an OperationalSustainability Task Force, chaired by Patrick Fulford, was wrestling with the RPO’s underlyingfiscal challenges and exploring every possible strategy for achieving financial stability.
Whether you’re a frequent attendee or an occasional concertgoer, a generous donor or a loyalvolunteer, we thank YOU for the role you have played in supporting the RPO as it transitionedthrough a difficult year into a bright, new era of collaboration, community engagement, creativethinking, and forward momentum.
For the past 90 years, the RPO has been Rochester’s orchestra, and we remain more committedthan ever to the ideals of our founder, George Eastman. Together, we will perpetuate theRochester Philharmonic’s remarkable legacy of great performances and service to thecommunity for another 90 years.
Dawn F. Lipson Charles H. OwensChairperson of the Board President & CEO
The full annual report—with artistic highlights, attendance figures, and financialstatements—is posted on the RPO web site at rpo.org.
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From the Board Chair and President & CEO
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Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops ConductorMichael Butterman, Principal Conductor for Education and Outreach
The Louise & Henry Epstein Family Chair, funded in perpetuity
Christopher Seaman, Conductor LaureateThe Christopher Seaman Chair, supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society
2013–2014 SEASONVIOLIN IJuliana Athayde,
ConcertmasterThe Caroline W. Gannett & Clayla Ward Chair Funded in perpetuity
Wilfredo Degláns, Associate Concertmaster
Shannon Nance,Assistant Concertmaster
Perrin YangSupported in part this season byCharles & Cindy Gibson
Tigran VardanyanEllen RathjenThomas RodgersWilliam HuntKenneth LangleyCharles MoreyTimothy LeeJeremy HillAn-Chi LinMargaret LeenhoutsVIOLIN IIDavid Brickman, Principal*Daryl Perlo,
Acting PrincipalMolly Werts,
Acting Assistant PrincipalPatricia SunwooJohn SullivanLara SipolsNancy HuntBoris ZapesochnyLiana Koteva KirvanHeidi BrodwinAinur Zabenova Evie ChenJulianne GrayMarkiyan MelnychenkoVIOLAMelissa Matson, Principal
Supported in part this season byJohn & Carol Bennett
Marc Anderson,Acting Assistant Principal
Elizabeth SekaOlita PoveroLisa SteltenpohlBen GellerSamantha RodriguezWendy RichmanDavid HultChristiana Reader
CELLOStefan Reuss, Principal*
The Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh ChairFunded in perpetuity
Kathleen Murphy Kemp, Acting PrincipalSupported in part this season byElizabeth & Larry Rice
Lars Kirvan,Acting Assistant Principal
Christopher HaritatosMary Ann WukovitzBenjamin KrugSamuel Pierce-RuhlandAndrew BarnhartIngrid BockMelissa Burton AndersonBASSColin Corner, Principal
The Anne Hayden McQuay ChairFunded in perpetuity
Michael Griffin, Assistant Principal
Gaelen McCormickEdward CastilanoFred DoleJeff Campbell+Eric Polenik
Supported in part this season byDuane & Ida Miller
Kieran Hanlon~FLUTERebecca Gilbert, Principal
The Charlotte Whitney Allen Chair Funded in perpetuity
Joanna BassettSupported in part this season byJosephine Trubek
Jan Angus+Diane SmithPICCOLOJoanna BassettJan Angus+OBOEErik Behr, Principal
The Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Chair Funded in perpetuity
Anna SteltenpohlGeoffrey Sanford
ENGLISH HORNAnna SteltenpohlCLARINETKenneth Grant,+ Principal
The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair Funded in perpetuity
William AmselAndrew BrownAlice MeyerE-FLAT CLARINETWilliam AmselBASS CLARINETAndrew Brown SAXOPHONERamon Ricker+
Supported in part this season byJeff & Sue Crane
BASSOONMatthew McDonald,
PrincipalThe Ron and Donna Fielding Chair Funded in perpetuity
Charles BaileyMartha ShollCONTRA-BASSOONCharles BaileyHORNW. Peter Kurau,+ Principal
The Cricket and Frank Luellen ChairFunded in perpetuity
Byron Johns, Assistant Principal
Jennifer BurchDavid Angus
Supported in part this season byKathy & John Purcell
Stephen Laifer TRUMPETDouglas Prosser,+ Principal
The Elaine P. Wilson ChairWesley NanceHerbert SmithPaul ShewanTROMBONEMark Kellogg,+ Principal
The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair Funded in perpetuity
Lisa AlbrechtJeffrey Gray
TUBAW. Craig Sutherland,
PrincipalSupported in part this season byRob W. Goodling
TIMPANICharles Ross, Principal
The Harold and Joan Feinbloom Chair Funded in perpetuity
Jim Tiller, Assistant Principal
PERCUSSIONJim Tiller, PrincipalBrian StotzJohn McNeill
Supported in part this season byBill & Ruth Cahn
Robert PattersonJillian Pritchard FiandachHARPGrace Wong, Principal
The Eileen Malone Chair, A Tribute by Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt M. Sylvester Funded in perpetuity
Barbara DecharioKEYBOARDJoseph Werner, Principal
The Lois P. Lines Chair Funded in perpetuity
Cary RatcliffPERSONNELMANAGERJoseph WernerPRINCIPAL LIBRARIANKim HartquistSTAGE MANAGERCurtis BradleyASSISTANT STAGEMANAGERDavid Zaccaria* On Leave+ Full-time faculty at the
Eastman School of Music~ Eastman School of Music
Orchestra StudiesDiploma Intern
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Grammy Awardwinner Jeff Tyzikhas earned areputation as oneof America’s mostinnovative popsconductors,recognized for hisbrilliant arrange -ments, originalprogramming, and
engaging rapport with audiences of all ages.
The 2013–14 season marks his twentiethseason as principal pops conductor of theRochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He alsoserves as principal pops conductor of theOregon Symphony, Florida Orchestra, andstarting this season, the Seattle, Detroit, andDallas symphony orchestras. In April 2012, hewas inducted into the Rochester Music Hallof Fame, alongside Cab Calloway, ChuckMangione, and five other notable figures.
Highly sought-after as a guest conductor,Tyzik recently appeared with the BostonPops, Cincinnati Pops, Dallas Symphony,Milwaukee Symphony, Toronto Symphony,Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestraat the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, andthe Los Angeles Philharmonic at theHollywood Bowl. Tyzik made his U.K. debutin June 2010 in Edinburgh and Glasgowwith the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
A native of Hyde Park, N.Y., Tyzik began hislife in music at age nine playing the cornet.He studied both classical and jazz throughouthigh school and went on to earn both hisbachelor’s and master’s degrees from theEastman School of Music, where he studiedcomposition/arranging with Radio CityMusic Hall’s Ray Wright and jazz studies withthe great band leader Chuck Mangione.
An accomplished composer and arranger,Tyzik has written over 200 works fororchestra, including a trombone concerto
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commissioned by the National Endowmentfor the Arts and performed at Carnegie Hall.His timpani concerto was premiered by theRochester Philharmonic Orchestra in January2010. Tyzik’s newest commission, Images:Musical Impressions of an Art Gallery, debutedon the RPO’s Philharmonics Series inNovember 2012 and the orchestral version ofhis New York Cityscape was premiered on thePops Series in collaboration with RochesterCity Ballet in February 2013.
His compositions and arrangements havebeen recorded by the London SymphonyOrchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, ErichKunzel and the Cincinnati Pops, DocSeverinsen and the Royal PhilharmonicOrchestra, Vancouver Symphony, WinnipegSymphony, Summit Brass, and the EastmanWind Ensemble.
Tyzik won a Grammy Award for producingThe Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen,Vol. 1. In May 2007, harmonia mundireleased his recording conducting works byGershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu andthe Rochester Philharmonic, which reachedNo. 3 on the Billboard classical chart. He alsohas produced and composed theme music formany of the major television networks andreleased six of his own albums.
Tyzik lives in Rochester, with his wife, Jill. Formore information, please visit jefftyzik.com.
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Michael Buttermanis making his markas a model fortoday’s conductorsand is recognizedfor his commit mentto creative artistry,innovative program -ming, and audienceand communityengagement.
Now in his fourteenth season as the RPO’sprincipal conductor for education andoutreach—the first position of its kind in theUnited States—Butterman is also musicdirector for both the Boulder Philharmonicand the Shreveport Symphony orchestras. Heis also the resident conductor of theJacksonville Symphony Orchestra, a post hehas held since 2009.
He made his debut with the renownedCleveland Orchestra in 2012, and wasimmediately reengaged for two concerts thefollowing season. Other recent engagementsinclude appearances with the symphonies ofDetroit, Houston, Colorado, Oregon, KansasCity, Hartford, San Antonio, Syracuse, NewMexico, California, Louisiana, Spokane, ElPaso, Santa Fe, Mobile, Peoria, and Winston-Salem, and the Pensacola Opera and AshevilleLyric Opera. Summer appearances includeTanglewood, the Bravo! Vail Valley MusicFestival in Colorado and the WintergreenMusic Festival in Virginia. In the 2013–14season, he makes his debut with theCharleston Symphony.
Butterman gained international attention as adiploma laureate in the ProkofievInternational Conducting Competition andas a finalist in the prestigious BesançonInternational Conducting Competition. Asthe 1999 recipient of the Seiji Ozawa Fellow -ship, he studied at Tanglewood with RobertSpano, Jorma Panula, and Maestro Ozawa,
and shared the podium with Ozawa to leadthe season’s opening concert. In 1997, he wassponsored by UNESCO to lead the NationalPhilharmonic Orchestra of Moldova in aconcert of music by great American masters.
From 2000 to 2007, Butterman held the postof associate conductor for the JacksonvilleSymphony in Florida. For six seasons, he alsoserved as music director of Opera Southwestin Albuquerque, N.M. Prior to joining theJacksonville Symphony, Butterman wasdirector of orchestral studies at the LSUSchool of Music for five years, and principalconductor of the LSU Opera Theater.Previously, he held the post of associateconductor of the Columbus Pro MusicaOrchestra, and served as music director of theChamber Opera, Studio Opera, and OperaWorkshop at the Indiana University Schoolof Music. For two seasons, he was also theassociate music director of the Ohio LightOpera, conducting over 35 performanceseach summer.
At Indiana University, Butterman conducteda highly acclaimed production of LeonardBernstein’s little-known 1600 PennsylvaniaAvenue in a series of performances at theKennedy Center in Washington, D.C.,receiving unanimous praise from suchpublications as The New York Times,Washington Post, Variety, and USA Today. Hesubsequently was invited to New York at therequest of the Bernstein estate to prepare aperformance of a revised version of the work.
Butterman’s work has been featured in fivenationwide broadcasts on public radio’sPerformance Today, and can be heard on twoCDs recorded for the Newport Classics label.A third CD, in which he conducts the RPOin two narrated works for families, wasreleased in May 2011. For more informationabout Michael Butterman, visitmichaelbutterman.com.
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The Christopher Seaman Conductor Laureate Chair
The Christopher Seaman Chair is supported by funds from Barbara and Patrick Fulford and TheConductor Laureate Society, recognized below. We sincerely appreciate the support of thesemost generous patrons, who made it possible to honor former music director ChristopherSeaman’s 13 dedicated years in a very special way.
The Conductor Laureate SocietyGold Baton ($100,000)Barbara & Patrick Fulford
Podium($50,000-$99,999)Joan & Harold Feinbloom
Concertmaster($25,000-$49,999)Anonymous (2)Mr.* & Mrs. Robert
Hurlbut, Sr.Cricket & Frank Luellen
Principal($10,000-$24,999)Anonymous (2)Lisa Brubaker,
James Viscardi, Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen
William Eggers & Deborah McLean
Louise EpsteinRonald & Donna* FieldingSteven Hess &
Sarah Atkinson, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Robert HurshHarold & Christine KurlandAnn Mowris Mulligan
Kathy & John PurcellRobin Lehman & Marie RolfElizabeth & Larry RiceNick & Susan RobfogelIngrid Stanlis &
Paul Donnelly Drs. Richard & Gwen SternsFrank* & Mary Lou* Stotz
Conductor LaureateSupportersJohn & Carol BennettPaul & Bea BriggsDavid & Barrie HeiligmanJim & Marianne KollerDawn & Jacques Lipson
Nannette Nocon & Karl Wessendorf
Charles H. OwensPeggy SavlovJon & Katherine SchumacherJoel SeligmanSuzanne D. Welch &
William D. WatsonRobin & Michael WeintraubDeborah Wilson* Deceased
Music director ofthe RPO from1998–2011,ChristopherSeaman is creditedwith having raisedthe artistic level ofthe Orchestra to itspresent level ofexcellence, and hasplayed a major part
in its increased recognition and communitysupport. He was a vital influence in bringingabout the magnificent renovation of theEastman Theatre.
Recognized worldwide as one of today’sleading conductors, he previously served asprincipal conductor of the BBC ScottishSymphony and Northern Sinfonia,conductor-in-residence with the BaltimoreSymphony Orchestra, and music director ofthe Naples Philharmonic in Florida. Highlysought-after internationally as a guestconductor and noted for his strong command
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of a broad repertoire, Seaman has regularengagements in North America, Europe,Israel, the Far East, Australia, and NewZealand, as well the United Kingdom.
His 2013–14 season includes concerts withthe Melbourne Symphony, Pacific Symphony,Milwaukee Symphony, Nashville Symphony,the orchestra of Porto (Portugal), and theChautauqua Festival, as well as engagementsin the U.K. and master classes for youngconductors in Australia.
His recordings include performances with theRoyal Philharmonic, the PhilharmoniaOrchestra, and the National Youth Orchestraof Britain. Seaman has recorded three CDswith the RPO for harmonia mundi, one withpianist Jon Nakamatsu (2001), one withpianist Olga Kern (2003), and a VaughanWilliams recording released in March 2012.
In July 2013, University of Rochester Presspublished Seaman’s Inside Conducting, a wisebut entertaining look at the art ofconducting.
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Maintaining and operating the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Founded in 1923 - Incorporated in 1930)
OFFICERS Dawn F. Lipson
Chairperson of the BoardCharles H. Owens
President & CEO Ilene L. Flaum
Vice Chairperson John K. Purcell
Vice ChairpersonMark Siwiec
Vice Chairperson Ingrid A. Stanlis
Vice Chairperson Steven Hess
Treasurer Jules L. Smith
Secretary Elizabeth F. Rice
Immediate Past Chairperson
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Term Expires Jan. 2014) Ilene L. FlaumSteven HessPatrick J. KellyMarie KentonMichael B. MillardSandra A. ParkerJohn K. PurcellJules L. SmithJeffrey A. Wadsworth
(Term Expires Jan. 2015) David W. AckroydDr. John M. BennettWilliam D. EggersLa Marr J. JacksonRoss P. LanzafameElizabeth F. RiceDr. Stephen I. RosenfeldKatherine T. SchumacherRobert B. StilesDeborah Wilson
(Term Expires Jan. 2016) James M. BoucherWilliam E. CherryLauren DixonDr. Steven E. FeldonPatrick FulfordDawn F. LipsonMark SiwiecIngrid A. StanlisDr. Eugene P. Toy
EX-OFFICIO Erik Behr
Orchestra RepresentativeWilliam L. Cahn
Chairperson, Honorary Board Wesley Nance
Orchestra Representative Charles H. Owens
President & CEO Elizabeth F. Rice
Immediate Past ChairpersonDr. Jamal J. Rossi
Dean, Eastman School of Music
HONORARY BOARD William L. Cahn
ChairpersonCricket Luellen
Vice ChairpersonNancy & Harry BeilfussJames M. BoucherDr. John Bouyoucos Paul W. Briggs Catherine B. Carlson Louis & Allis D’AmandaLouise EpsteinHarold & Joan Feinbloom Jay M. FriedmanMary M. GooleyDavid C. HeiligmanA. Thomas Hildebrandt Robert D. HurshDr. James E. KollerHarold A. KurlandDr. Jacques M. Lipson Frank Luellen Dr. Paul F. Pagerey Nathan J. Robfogel Jon L. SchumacherKatherine T. SchumacherNorman M. Spindelman Betty Strasenburgh Josephine S. TrubekSuzanne D. WelchPatricia C. Wilder The RPO expresses its gratitude to allthose who have served as HonoraryBoard members in the past.
PAST RPO CHAIRPERSONS 1930–32 - Edward G. Miner*1932–34 - Simon N. Stein*1934–38 - George E. Norton*1938–41 - Leroy E. Snyder*1941–42 - Frank W. Lovejoy*1942–43 - Bernard E. Finucane*1943–46 - L. Dudley Field*1946–48 - Edward S. Farrow, Jr. * 1948–51 - Joseph J. Myler*1951–52 - Joseph F. Taylor*1952–55 - Raymond W. Albright* 1955–57 - Arthur I. Stern* 1957–59 - Thomas H. Hawks*1959–61 - Walter C. Strakosh*1962–63 - Ernest J. Howe*1963–65 - O. Cedric Rowntree*1965–67 - Frank E. Holley *1967–69 - Thomas C. Taylor*1969–71 - Thomas H. Miller*1971–72 - Mrs. Frederick J. Wilkens* 1972–73 - Edward C. McIrvine1973–74 - Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1974–75 - John A. Santuccio1975–76 - Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1976–78 - Dr. Louis Lasagna*1978–80 - Edward C. McIrvine1980–82 - Peter L. Faber1982–84 - Paul F. Pagerey1984–85 - Peter L. Waasdorp*1986–89 - Robert H. Hurlbut*1989–91 - Paul W. Briggs1991–93 - Karen Noble Hanson 1993–95 - Ronald E. Salluzzo1995–98 - A. Thomas Hildebrandt 1998–00 - Harold A. Kurland 2000–04 - David C. Heiligman 2004–06 - Ingrid A. Stanlis2006–09 - James M. Boucher2009–11 - Suzanne D. Welch2011–13 - Elizabeth F. Rice* Deceased
The Rochester PhilharmonicOrchestra is a member of
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AdministrationCharles H. Owens, President & CEOEllen Beck, Executive Assistant
Artistic Operations & EducationRichard Decker, Vice President of Artistic AdministrationChris Beyer, Concert Production Manager & Audio EngineerBarbara Larson, Director of EducationDavid T. Meyer+, House ManagerChaowen Ting, Jungho Kim, Conducting Fellows
DevelopmentDeborah C. Bleier, Director of Institutional GivingLauri Van Hise, Director of Leadership GivingPavel Sullivan, Associate Director of Annual Giving &
Donor RelationsTaylor Freitas, Assistant Director of Institutional GivingBrigid Ryan, Manager of Volunteers & Special EventsStephen T. House, Development AssistantZachary Preucil~Jennifer Zhou~Sarah Kramer~
Finance & AdministrationRonald L. Steinmiller, Vice President of Finance &
AdministrationNancy Atwood-Stone, Director of Information SystemsIrene Shaffer, Manager of Human ResourcesMark Pignagrande, Staff AccountantTeddy Sainphor, Office Administrator
Marketing & CommunicationsKatie Sejba, Vice President of Marketing & CommunicationsMichael J. Ciaccia, Box Office & Theatre Shop ManagerKathryn Judd, Marketing ManagerLani C. Toyama, Box Office AdministratorSamuel Krall+, Marketing AnalystMary Baron~
Box Office RepresentativesKara Aymerich+Marc Cataldi+Abby Chapman-Duprey+Sammi Cohen+Molly Groden+Jubin Matloubieh+Marcy Savastano+Teresa Villalobos+
Rochester Philharmonic LeagueLaura Morihara+, RPL Administrator
Rochester Philharmonic Youth OrchestraSusan Basu+, ManagerZachary Hammond~
+ Indicates Part-time~ Indicates Catherine Filene Shouse
Arts Leadership Intern from theEastman School of Music
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David Harman, Music Director
The Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra is a symphonic orchestra composed of 100 ofthe Greater Rochester Area’s most accomplished middle- and high-school musicians.Sponsored by the Education Department of the RPO, the RPYO was founded in 1970 toprovide enriching musical ensemble experiences to very accomplished students from variedbackgrounds. It facilitates musical, personal, and social development within a challenging andsupportive environment and lays an excellent musical foundation for future professional oramateur careers in music. Admitted through competitive annual auditions, RPYO musiciansrehearse and perform under the direction of Dr. David Harman and with mentors from theRochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Board of Directors, 2013–2014David Ackroyd
ChairpersonJudy BinderVicky FeathersJulia FiguerasRoselyn Freedman-BaumJeanne GrayVirginia GriffinDavid HouAlice Kanack
Tanya KantorMolly MerriganRuth MessingerBill MunchIrene NarotskyJim & Linda OrgarGregory ParrisDon RussoDan StareTammy Sutliff
Fred Weingarten Mary Ellen WomackGrace Wong
Ex-OfficioSusan Basu David HarmanCharles OwensJosephine Whang
Former BoardChairs Joyce Burrell Jeanne GrayWilliam Cahn
RPYO StaffDavid Harman
Music DirectorSusan Basu
Manager
David Harman, ConductorRPYO Concerto Competition Winners: Ethan Hasiuk, Timpani | Martine Thomas, Viola James Guo, Violin | Philip Glick, TromboneDavid Steinhardt, Guitar
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David Harman, ConductorRPYO Concerto Competition Winners: Ethan Hasiuk, Timpani | Martine Thomas, Viola James Guo, Violin | Philip Glick, TromboneDavid Steinhardt, Guitar
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The RPO gratefully acknowledges the following corporate, foundation, and community organizations for their generoussupport. Listings are as of December 31, 2013. Please call 454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections.
Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers has been feeding tummies andminds since 1969. Founder Dave Thomas knew at the age of eight thathe wanted to own the “best restaurant in the world.” Thomas never feltmore like part of a loving family than when he and his adoptive father,Rex, went out to eat together. He envisioned Wendy’s as a place wherefamilies could share a good meal and spend quality time together, and
hoped to use his success to give back to the community.
Wendy’s Restaurants of Rochester Owner Richard Fox carries on Thomas’s dedication tocommunity service through several of his own initiatives. Programs include Wendy’s Read toSucceed, Birthday Club, Product Donations, Incentives and Awards, Wendy’s Bus Program, andWendy’s Fundraising. Wendy’s Restaurants of Rochester has been the presenting sponsor for theRPO OrKIDStra series since 1980. The RPO thanks Wendy’s Restaurants of Rochester for itscontinued support of the orchestra’s education and community outreach programming.
SYMPHONY($50,000 & ABOVE)Davenport-Hatch FoundationG.W. Lisk, Inc. of Clifton
SpringsWegman Family Charitable
FoundationElaine P. & Richard U.
Wilson Foundation
CONCERTO($25,000–$49,999)Canandaigua National Bank
& TrustFibertech NetworksWendy’s Restaurants of
Rochester
SONATA ($10,000–$24,999)The Gertrude Chanler RPO
FundConstellation BrandsDominion Transmission, Inc.Glover-Crask Charitable
FoundationHigh Falls AdvisorsOrtho-Clinical DiagnosticsRochester General HospitalUnity Health System
SUITE ($5,000–$9,999)American Packaging CorpCorning IncorporatedJoseph & Anna Gartner
FoundationThe Przysinda Family
FoundationSpindler Family FoundationThe Community FoundationThomson Reuters
OVERTURE ($3,000–$4,999)The Elizabeth F. Cheney
FoundationCornell/Weinstein Family
FoundationRufus K. Dryer II FundDurwood Management, Inc.Hastings Family FoundationHarris Beach PLLCMarie C. & Joseph C. Wilson
FoundationThe Louis S. & Molly B.
Wolk Foundation
PARTNER ($1,000–$2,999)Brown & Brown, Inc.Caldwell Manufacturing Co.T.M. & M.W. Crandall
FoundationFlaum Management
Company, Inc.Genesee Valley Penny SaverHarter Secrest & Emery LLPHazlow Electronics, Inc.May K. Houck FoundationKovalsky-Carr Electric SupplyManning & Napier AdvisorsNew Horizons Band &
OrchestraThe Pike Company Inc.Poole Professional - NY, Inc.Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.Rochester Philharmonic
League
ASSOCIATE ($600–$999)Klein Reinforcing Services,
Inc.O’Connell Electric Co.
SUPPORTER ($300–$599)DATROSEMatthews & Fields Lumber Co.Messner Flooring Re:SourceGary & Nancy Penisten
Family FoundationStar Headlight & Lantern
Co., Inc.Vanden Brul FoundationMr. & Mrs. Philip R. Wegman
GIFTS IN KINDAlliance Barter, Inc.Adrian Jules Ltd.Alexandra Northrop &
Jules SmithAmoreAnthony Road Wine CompanyBristol Harbor ResortBuffalo BillsChristine & Paul KnoblauchChristopher SeamanConstellation BrandsCurrent ServicesDixon SchwablEd & Barbara BurnsEllwanger EstateEntercomGeorgetown LiquorHamilton AV Hedonist Artisan ChocolatesTom & Nan Hildebrandt Ingrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyJanet Kellner & Jim KurtzJay AdvertisingJet Blue Airlines John GriecoJon & Kathy SchumacherJR McCarthy
Kevin GavaganKurt & Judy FeuhernLisa’s Liquor BarnMann’s JewelersMark Siwiec & Duffy PalmerMarketview LiquorMax of Eastman PlaceMichael Butterman &
Jennifer CarsilloNancy Gong GlassNext Door Bar and GrillPatricia WilderPearl Street Grill Restaurant 2 Vine Richie Rich EventsRobin LehmanSpa at the Del MonteSteve Hess & Sarah Atkinson,
MDSuzanne Welch & Bill WatsonTime Warner CableWegmans Food MarketsWhitehouse Liquor & WineZimmer Sales & Service Corp.
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIESBank of AmericaExxonMobilGleason FoundationIBM CorporationJohnson & JohnsonJPMorganChaseOppenheimer Funds Inc.Pfizer FoundationVerizon
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The RPO gratefully acknowledges the generous individuals who help us continue to enrich and inspire the communitythrough the art of music. Listings are as of December 2, 2013. Please call 454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections.PRESTISSIMO($50,000 & ABOVE)Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn
LipsonMrs. Marjorie Morris
PRESTO ($25,000–$49,999)AnonymousNancy & Harry BeilfussBill & Victoria CherryWilliam Eggers &
Deborah McLeanLouise EpsteinJoan & Harold FeinbloomBarbara & Patrick FulfordCricket & Frank LuellenLarry & Elizabeth RiceElise & Stephen RosenfeldLouise Woerner &
Don Kollmorgen
VIVACE ($10,000–$24,999)Sarah D. Atkinson, M.D. &
Steven HessCarol & John BennettJim BoucherWilliam L. & Ruth P. CahnLauren Dixon &
Michael SchwablMr. & Mrs. James T. EnglertDr. & Mrs. Steven FeldonRonald FieldingIlene & David FlaumCarolyn & Roger FriedlanderJay & Betsy FriedmanMr. & Mrs. Ronald A. FurmanRobert & Joanne GianninySuzanne GouvernetJean E. GroffMr. & Mrs. Robert D. HurshMarie & Charlie Kenton
Jim & Marianne KollerMr. & Mrs. Wm. KonarRoss P. LanzafameDr. & Mrs. Michael MillardCharles H. OwensSandra A. Parker &
John M. SummersFayga PressKathy & John PurcellLarry & Elizabeth RiceSherman Levey &
Deborah RonnenKatherine T. & Jon L.
SchumacherMark Siwiec & Duffy PalmerJules L. Smith &
Alexandra NorthropIn memory of Karl SpeitelIngrid A. Stanlis &
Paul R. DonnellyMr. & Mrs. Robert B. StilesDr. Eugene & Mrs. Catherine
ToyJosephine S. TrubekJeffrey WadswothMichael & Patricia Wilder
ALLEGRO ($5,000–$9,999)Anonymous (2)Marlene Alva in memory of
Ruth G. AlvaMr. & Mrs. Paul W. BriggsChris & Tom BurnsMr. & Mrs. Harlan D. CalkinsCatherine B. CarlsonJoan & Paul CasterlineDr. Eric DreyfussJeff & Alleen FraserPatricia A. GuttenbergWilliam B. HaleDavid & Barrie Heiligman
Irene K. HessStephen Lurie &
Kathleen HoltPatrick & Kathleen KellyHarold & Christine KurlandJoanne LangDouglas* & Marcia LowryMr. Lawrence MartlingDeanne MolinariMrs. Richard PalermoDr. & Mrs. Ronald ReedSunny & Nellie RosenbergRon & Sharon SalluzzoDr. & Mrs. Sidney H. SobelMSandra & Richard SteinRobert C. StevensDr. Sidney & Linda S. WeinsteinRobin & Michael WeintraubKeith & Betsy Wilson
ANDANTE ($2,500–$4,999)Anonymous (3)Miriam H. AckleyMr. & Mrs. Richard G.
BennettJudith M. Binder &
Barbara ErblandStuart & Betsy BobryBarbara & John BruningMary Ellen BurrisPaul & Mary CallawayMargaret J. CarnallMr. & Mrs. Terrance CarneyBetsy & John CarverTina ChandlerMr. & Mrs. Russell D.
ChapmanAnn & Don ClarkeJeff & Sue CraneRichard & Michele DeckerRichard & Janet Dray
Larry & Kas EldridgeJohn R. ErtleHelen & Dan FultzPatty & Dick GeorgeDr. & Mrs. Charles J. GibsonMr. & Mrs. Donald GinsbergPaul & Carol GoldbergRob W. GoodlingGeorge & Mary HamlinAlan J. HarrisNorman HortonDr. Jack & Harriette HowittMr. & Mrs. Ernest J. IerardiLa Marr J. Jackson, Esq.Daryl & Charles KaplanNorman & Judith KarstenMRichard & Karen KnowlesMyrta & Robert KnoxMarcy & Ray Kraus in loving
memory of Dr. Allan &Charlotte Kraus
Ernest & Sarah KrugNancy & David LaneDr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Leone,
Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Hobart A. LernerJane & Jim LittwitzSwaminathan & Janice MadhuDan & Kiki MaharJoseph J. ManciniSaul & Susan MarshWilliam P. McCarrickPamela McGreevyMr. & Mrs. James R. McMillenDuane & Ida MillerJames E. Morris, Esq.John MuenterCharles & Rita MyersPaul Marc &
Pamela Miller NessBernard & Molly PannerBrock & Sandra Powell
$100,000 & ABOVEG. W. Lisk Company, Inc.Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn
Lipson
$50,000–$99,999Elaine P. & Richard U.
Wilson FoundationLouise Woerner &
Don Kollmorgen
$30,000–$49,999High Falls Advisors
$15,000–$29,999John & Carol BennettMarie & Charlie KentonElizabeth & Larry Rice
$10,000–$14,999Robin & Michael
Weintraub
$5,000–$9,999William Eggers &
Deborah McLean
The RPO launched the Campaign for Artistic Excellencein 2012 to enable the Orchestra to work toward its long-termgoals of attracting and retaining the best possible artistictalent, continuing a tradition of community service, buildingnational recognition, and ensuring financial stability andorganizational excellence.
Campaign for Artistic Excellence
CARNEGIEAMBASSADOR($50,000 & ABOVE)Cricket & Frank LuellenGeorgia P. GosnellElaine P. & Richard U.
Wilson Foundation
CARNEGIE CHAMPION($25,000–$49,999)Anonymous
CARNEGIEBENEFACTOR ($10,000–$24,999)Melvin & Mildred Eggers
Family CharitableFoundation
National Endowment forthe Arts
The RPO grate fully acknow ledges the followingdonors who have con tributed to make possible theperformance of Howard Hanson’s Merry Mountat Carnegie Hall in New York City on May 7,2014 as part of the Spring For Music Festival.
Carnegie Hall Sponsors
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William & Barbara PulsiferMrs. Norma RiedmanJohn B. RumseyPaul & Brigid RyanRichard & Vicki SchwartzJanet Buchanan SmithNorman & Glenna
SpindelmanDavid & Grace StrongDr. Suzanne H. RodgersMrs. Schuyler TownsonKrestie UtechAnn & Robert Van NielKitty J. WiseRobert A. Woodhouse
ADAGIO ($1,000–$2,499)Anonymous (9)Robert E. & Carol G. AchillesBarbara & David AckroydJacqueline AdamsEdward & Joan AfterDr. & Mrs. Henry W. AltlandStephanie & Geoffrey AmselMarvin & Frederica AmsteyAllan & Polly AndersonMr. & Mrs. F.L. Angevine, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. George M. AngleAllegra AngusDave & Jan AngusDr. & Mrs. Robert S. Bakos,
M.D.Christopher Barry &
David OmdahlJohn & Mary BartholomewTom BartoliniDavid BassettMr. & Mrs. Bruce B. BatesWilliam J. BeenhouwerDavid M. Berg &
Dawn K. RiedyDr. & Mrs. Paul BernsteinMr. & Mrs. Matthew Bielaska,
Jr.Allen & Joyce BoucherJohn & Kristine BouyoucosMr. & Mrs. Joseph C. BriggsClaire M. BrownPriscilla & Rob BrownSusan Kay BrownDr. & Mrs. George G.
BrowningJosh & Beth BrunerAnn Burr & A. Vincent BuzardTerryl & Terence ButwidAlan CamerosPhilip & Jeanne CarlivatiOliver ChanlerMargaret & Donald CherrDr. & Mrs. Tim CladerMary Ellen ClarkLorraine W. ClarkeSarah H. CollinsDr. John & Carol R. CondemiMarj & Wiles ConverseMary Cowden &
Michael NearyJoyce CroftonMrs. Nancy G. Curme
Roy Czernikowski & Karin Dunnigan
Joseph & Judith DarweeshLinda Wells DaveyHorace R. DavisBonnie & Duane DeHollanderMichael & Anne deStefanoGary DeTaeyeTex & Nicki DoolittleGail & Douglas DoonanJanis Dowd & Daan ZwickMichele DryerDr. & Mrs. James DurfeeIn Memoriam for Anita B.
Dushay by FrederickDushay, M.D.
Rose DuverEllen & Lester EberDr. Steven & Susan EisingerMohsen Emami, M.D.Gerald G. EstesJulia B. EverittTrevor & Elizabeth EwellJohn & Kristy FararSamuel J. & Marsha R. FicoRochelle & Paul FineThomas & Janet FinkMr. & Mrs. Lee J. FleckensteinJoseph A. FloreanoGail R. FlugelJohn & Sandy FordIn Memory of Dr. & Mrs.
Charles R. FordyceJonathan FosterMr. & Mrs. Richard C. FoxDr. & Mrs. Elmar FrangenbergShirley B. & Kevin FrickN. Gadziala & R. J. LooneyJohanna M. Gambino in
memory of Jerry J. GambinoWilliam L. GambleDr. Richard & Josie GangemiDavid & Patricia GardnerAnn S. GarrettWinston E. GaumDr. & Mrs. David GentileCraig & Shirley GeorgeMrs. Essie GermanowMr. & Mrs. Wesley P. GhyzelTom & Kelly GilmanWarren & June GlaserPatricia GoodwinBurton GordonJean GostomskiJanet & Roger GramJeanne Gray in memory of
Robert C. GrayGeorge GreerAlan & Julie GriesingerGaye Gronlund & Bruce CornerBrigitte & Klaus GueldenpfennigDr. & Mrs. Robert J. HaggertyJeffrey & Lynne HalikPeggy & David HallJoan & Alfred HallenbeckHugh & Mary Clare HamlinKaren Noble HansonMarguerite Harris &
Lawrence Kotowicz
Timothy & Christine HassettWarren & Joyce HeilbronnerRichard HenshawWalter B.D. Hickey, Jr.Tom & Nan HildebrandtSusan HollidayMary Jo & Jack HultzMarjorie S. HumphreyGwyneth HuntingMr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. IwanStephen & Leslie JacobsBob & Elaine JacobsenMiles & Silvija JonesDr. Ralph F. JozefowiczDr. & Mrs. Harold KanthorJim Kurtz & Jan KellnerKathleen & Randy KempMr. & Mrs. Bruce M. KennedyRobert J. KennedyRichard & Sidney KillmerKaren S. KralJames & Elaine KrausBarbara & Jack KraushaarHelen & Peter KristalCharles KrunsenstjernaWerner & Susan KunzDavid & Andrea LambertLane Family FundMs. Connie LearyJohn & Alice LeddyNorman & Arlene Leenhouts
Gay & Don LenhardVincent & Christina LentiMr. & Mrs. James A. Locke IIISue & Michael LococoJohn & Dolores LoftusHarold D. LowryLara MaloneyKathryn Markakis &
Geoffrey WilliamsMrs. Bruce P. MarshallFrances & Robert MarxMrs. Gilbert G. McCurdyCarol A. McFetridgeBruce & Eleanor McLearDr. & Mrs. Neal McNabbKaren MeadMarion & Ed MenchCarl Mercendetti &
Valerie MareshPete & Sally MerrillDr. & Mrs. Edward MessingDaniel M. MeyersAnn & Steve MischissinGlenda MitterPaul & Helga MorganMr. & Mrs. Edward MullenDr. & Mrs. Stephen MunsonMr. & Mrs. Philip NeivertElizabeth Neureiter-SeelySara L. NiemeyerKathy & Ted Nixon
Nancy & Harry BeilfussCarol & John BennettStuart & Betsy BobryChris & Tom BurnsMary Ellen BurrisMargaret J. CarnallMr. & Mrs. Russell D.
ChapmanJeff & Sue CraneLauren Dixon &
Michael SchwablDr. Eric DreyfussLarry & Kas EldridgeJames & Ellen EnglertLouise EpsteinBarbara & Patrick FulfordCharles & Cindy GibsonRob W. GoodlingGeorge & Mary HamlinDavid & Barrie HeiligmanMr. & Mrs. Robert D.
HurshRalph F. JozefowiczJim & Marianne Koller
Myrta & Robert KnoxStephen Lurie &
Kathleen HoltDr. Jacques &
Mrs. Dawn LipsonJane & Jim LittwitzSwaminathan & Janice
MadhuDeanne MolinariPaul Marc &
Pamela Miller NessCharles H. OwensWilliam & Barbara PulsiferDr. & Mrs. Ronald ReedElizabeth & Larry RiceKatherine T. &
Jon. L. SchumacherVicki & Richard SchwartzNancy SkeltonIngrid A. Stanlis &
Paul R. DonnellyDr. & Mrs. Tae B. WhangMichael & Patricia WilderKitty J. Wise
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is pleased to introducethe Artistic Excellence Society (AES): a giving circle thatrecognizes annual campaign donors for making three-yearpledges of $2,500 or more per year to the RPO. The AES isdesigned to more deeply engage our most passionate supportersand to ensure financial stability and ongoing support. Tolearn more, contact Lauri Van Hise at 585-454-7311 x280or [email protected].
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ADVOCATE ($700–$999)Anonymous (6)Mr. & Mrs. Martin AbkowitzCarol AldridgePeter & Jane AndersonDr. & Mrs. James V. AquavellaMr. & Mrs. Mehdi N. AraghiBetsy & Gerald ArchibaldJohn & Lisa BaronSteve & Anne BauerKaren BaumgartnerBrenda BealMr. & Mrs. Donald BennettMr. & Mrs. Rodney BlumenauJeff & Kathy BowenDon & Jackie BowmanJosephine BuckleyJane A. CapellupoMr. & Mrs. James D. CliffordJacques & Monique DelettrezJanis DeMay-ConnorJane DieckCelia DilworthWendell & Mary DischerWilliam & Cynthia DoughertyMMs. Marilyn DrummDavid & Dorothy DuBoisMrs. C.M. DurlandMMr. & Mrs. Richard J. EganCarol & Tom ElliottMrs. Walter FallonSherman & Anne FarnhamGeorge & Marie FollettJohn & Chris ForkenPeter & Nancy GaessDr. & Mrs. William GrammarBarbara J. GraniteEd & Terry GrissingMrs. Laura J. HameisterMarilyn & Dick HareFelice HarrisLouise B. Harris
David & Marian HartneyMr. Lawrence HelferGrace WongArt & Barb HirstJohn & Ginny HoenigJohn & Barbara HolderCarol E. HopkinsDr. Robert E. HornH. Larry & Dorothy HummEarl & Mary IngersollBruce JacobsLori & Frank KarbelMarilyn & David KlassGlenn & Nancy KochSalvatore & Sandra LaBellaRev. Sandra LemkeDoris & Austin LeveJohn & Judy LyndBarbara-Ann Mattle &
H. Edwin MaierStephen Matkowsky &
Elzbieta CharchalisCarol & John MattesonGilbert Kennedy McCurdyRichard McGrathFerne F. MerrillKen & Nancy MihalyovHinda & Michael MillerJonathan Mink &
Janet CranshawRichard & Joyce MitchellIlene MontanaDr. & Mrs. William L. MorganMrs. William B. MorseHarold & Evelyn MunsonW. Robert NolanWilliam J. O’Connor, Jr.Mrs. Virginia S. PacalaChanning & Marie PhilbrickAnn PiatoWilliam & Elizabeth PowellVera Powley
Mary Jane ProschelMargaret QuackenbushRobert & Anne QuiveyMr. & Mrs. Richard M.
RosenbaumGary B. & Scott A. SchaeferElaine & Peter SchwarzCatherine & Richard SeegerJoan & Arthur SegalRobert & Norma SnyderStephen & Shirley TownsendJohn & Betty TravisMBruce & Lauri Van HiseJim Van Meter &
Marlene PiscitelliRichard & Brenda VuillequezJean & Bill WeberJoseph Werner & Diane SmithDale & Lorraine WhittingtonEd & Wilma WierengaDr. James & Nancy WierowskiLinda & Robert G. WymanLaura & Joel YellinKaren & Sy ZivanMr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow
BENEFACTOR ($375–$699)Anonymous (13)Daniel & Elizabeth AbbasRobert & Anne AllenDr. & Mrs. E. David AppelbaumBob & Jody AsburyMDr. & Mrs. Edward C. AtwaterGloria BaciewiczJane Ellen BaileyJean Boynton BakerMr. & Mrs. Thomas BaltaBetsy Ann BalzanoMaureen BaranDr. & Mrs. Donald BarrettAsish & Susan BasuJohn & Ellen BeckStewart Beecher
Hays & Karen BellDrs. Jane & Douglas BennettDr. Robert Bennett &
Dr. Judy KerpelmanChris & Jodi BeyerEric & Marcia BirkenChrystine BlackwellMrs. Barbara BlakeLynne BlankJames R. BoehlerDon & Peggy BolgerDr. & Mrs. Philip P. BonanniAngela Bonazinga &
Catherine LewisSusan & Peter BondyAgneta M. Borgstedt, M.D.Donna & Ed BottMWilliam & Grace BoudwayJudith BoydIn memory of Helene P.
LovenheimDr. & Mrs. Albert BraultJudy BrennaMr. & Mrs. John N. BrennanMr. & Mrs. James T. BriggsElaine & Wayne BrigmanMarilyn R. & Barry BrownSusann Brown & Terence ChrzanWilma M. BruckerDoug & Chris BrushJune BrushNancy Brush & John ParkerRichard F. BrushFay BryantEileen BuholtzMartha BullockDavid J. & Margaret M. BurnsBruce & Shirley BurrittJames ButlerJudith L. Byorick &
Gary J. SchulzeEric & Lee Caine
Suzanne J. O’BrienDrs. Avice & Timothy
O’ConnorPaul F. PagereyJane Parker &
Francis CosentinoPatricia & Philip ParrMr. Kirkwood PersoniusKaren A. PetrasDouglas PhillipsKyle PoliteMrs. Frederick I. PriceBill & Beverly PullisBill & Jean Vincent-RappSusan A. RaubMr. & Mrs. Thomas S. RichardsCarol Ritter Wright &
William WrightDaniel & Nancy RobbinsMrs. James A. Rockwell in
Memory of Rev. James A.Rockwell
Mrs. Stanley M. RogoffDr. Marie Rolf &
Mr. Robin LehmanMrs. David RomigDrs. Carl & O.J. SahlerDr. & Mrs. Robert M. SantoDrs. Eva & Jude SauerWilliam SaundersPeggy SavlovJames G. ScanzaroliRobert & Nina SchorPeter Schott &
Mary Jane TasciottiNancy & David SchraverMrs. Frederick SchwertzAnthony & Gloria SciolinoLibba & Wolf SekaMr. & Mrs. Thomas P. SheaWayne & Sonja SheltonRobert & Nancy ShewanNancy A. SkeltonVirginia Skuse &
Mr. Frank Grosso
Alice & Ken SliningSusan & David SpectorKenneth T. & Eva M. SteadmanRichard & Gwen SternsMrs. Andrea StewartDr. Robert & Sally Jo StookeyMargaret A. StritePavel SullivanEleanor SummersFrank & Rose SwiskeyMargaret & Charles SymingtonDr. & Mrs. Henry A. ThiedeJ. Russell & Kathleen ThomasMiriam ThomasRobert & Diane TichellDavid & Marcia TrauernichtBancroft-Tubbs Family FundMrs. Richard L. TurnerJ. Michael & Sally TurnerDorothy TylerMrs. Robert van der StrichtDr. Laura von DoenhoffHarry & Ruth Walker
MSkip & Karen WarrenStephen R. WebbAnn WeitzelStephen WershingMary O’C. WestbrookCarol WhitbeckMrs. Frederick C. WhiteMrs. Kay R. WhitmoreDonald WichmanMs. Christine WickertMs. Sally D. WilkinsJames H. WilleyTimothy & Teresa WilsonPuck & Claes WinqvistElise & Joseph WojciechowskiMr. & Mrs. Reyton WojnowskiCharlotte C. WrightJoan & Joe YanniBill & Wende YoungMCorporate Matching Gift*Deceased
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Keith & Joan CalkinsMary CarltonDr. & Mrs. Robert H. CarrierJohn & Diane CaselliDiane & Roger CassRichard E. CaversMr . & Mrs. George A. CefaluWilliam T. ChandlerRobert & Susan Chapman in
memory of Lucille GigliaDavid & Mary CheeranDr. Lawrence & Mrs. Rita ChessinDr. & Mrs. William CheyVictor Ciaraldi &
Kathy MarchaesiJack & Barbara ClarcqAlan Cohen & Nancy BloomJules Cohen, M.D.Gloria & Pincus CohenDavid & Donna ColeMary Ellen CollingeCheryl CollinsPat & Linda CondryMelissa ConklinMr. George J. Conte, Jr.Walter CooperMrs. Maurice J. CornellDavid CoyeRich & Sue CringoliAllison & John CurrieMr. & Mrs. Edward P. Curtis, Jr.Cathy Cushman & Jeff SokolDr. Salvatore & Joan DalberthJerry & Myrna DavidsonMr. & Mrs. Daniel C. DaviesDavid F. DeanRobert & Sandi DeBruyckerDr. & Mrs. H. George Decancq,
Jr.Ken & Jean DeHavenNancy & Sreeram DhurjatyStephanie & Douglas DickmanJoseph M. DioguardiDonald & Stephanie DoeWarren DoerrerMs. Jeanetta Dunlap
David P. & Margaret M. DurrDianne EdgarRichard EisenbergLarry & Peggy ElliottHolly K. ElwellD. Craig Epperson &
Dr. Beth JelsmaMDonald & Jean EygnorUdo Fehn & Christine LongShirley M. & E. Robert FerrisJames Fetten, M.D. &
Michelle Steffers, M.D.MJill Sutton FinanClara S. FirthMary V. FisherF. Peter FlihanJack & Vera FoggRichard & Suressa ForbesMr. & Mrs. Timothy P. ForgetMr. & Mrs. Thomas ForsythCortland F. Fowler, Sr.Ann & Steve FoxBarbara L. FrankRuth FreemanTaylor FreitasJonathan W. FriedbergDr. Gary J. Friend &
Mrs. Lois B. Wolff-FriendMs. Teresa M. FroncekHarry & Marion FulbrightRichard & Carol FullertonSue GaffneyJerry J. Gambino, Jr.Sharon GarelickElsevier Ltd.Richard & Joyce GilbertWalter & Pat GilgesJean & Dr. Al GinkelRobert & Marie GintherAndrea S. GiuffreMrs. Coral T. GlassmanBruce GoldmanJohn & Roslyn GoldmanDane & Judy GordonMr. & Mrs. Julian M. GordonDr. & Mrs. William Grace
Mr. & Mrs. William Grason, Jr.Barbara Jean Gray-GottorffMr. & Mrs. Newton H. GreenGay Jane GreeneMr. & Mrs. Michael R. GriswoldMichael & Joanna GrosodoniaMr. Robert C. GrossmanDr. & Mrs. Robert GulickAnn L. HaagSusan & James HaefnerMary HaleDavid & Frances HallRobert & Deborah HallMr. & Mrs. Charles HallaganZena & Tom HampsonMartin & Sherrie HandelmanJoan Holub HandfieldRonald W. HansenMark & Barbara HargraveRobert T. & Mary Ann HargraveKaren HartMMr. & Mrs. Roger W. HartMr. & Mrs. James M. HartmanMr. & Mrs. Lee HasiukBernice HatchDr. Allyson Haymes &
Mr. Robert Vit & FamilyDr. Robert W. HendricksRay & Joan HenslerMs. Judith HensleyMBarbara & Dieter HentschelBill & Betty HerbertDr. & Mrs. Raul HerreraMerrill & Dianne HerrickCarol & Michael HirshDavid L. HoffbergPaul Hoffman & Jane SchryverSheila & Joshua HollanderAudrey W. HollyMr. & Mrs. Ned HolmesMr. & Mrs. John B. HoodTala & Mark HopkinsLarry & Barbara HoweDr. & Mrs. Joseph HsuWei HsuMr. & Mrs. Jerome L. Huff
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas HughesRichard & Joyce HumphreysMr. & Mrs. Christopher J. HussonMr. & Mrs. Frank M. HutchinsDr. & Mrs. Joseph IrreraJoan M. IrvingRobert & Merilyn IsraelDewey JacksonMr. & Mrs. Howard C. JensenDavid & Patricia JewellRobert Johnson &
H. Winn McCrayDr. & Mrs. H. Douglas JonesMarilyn & James JordanJohn & Carole JoyceMr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Judson, Jr.Valerie & Robert KalwasAnne KampmeierBarbara & Robert KayMrs. Maryel KelloggMr. & Mrs. Alvie KiddDr. & Mrs. John W. KilligrewJack & CB KinsellaMarcella Klein & Richard SchaefferPaulina & Laurence KovalskyElsbeth J. KozelDrs. Richard Kreipe &
Mary Sue JackDr. & Mrs. Jacob KriegerPeter KringsteinDiana & Harry KubickRev. William LairdDr. & Mrs. Leo R. LandhuisDonna M. LandryCraig & Susan LarsonDiana LauriaMr. & Mrs. Alfred LawsonMJennifer Leonard &
David Cay JohnstonSandra N. & Rudolph LernerLenore & Marshall LesserRobin Buonomo & David LeveSarah F. LiebschutzKen & Katherine Lindahl
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The George Eastman LegacySociety honors those individu alswho have informed us thatthey have included the RPO intheir estate plans. If you haveincluded the Orchestra in yourestate plans or you areinterested in learning moreabout how to make a plannedgift to the RPO, please call theDevelopment Department at454-7311 x280.
Anonymous (1)Nancy & Harry BeilfussCarol & John BennettJack & Carolyn BentEllen S. BevanStuart & Betsy BobryWilliam & Ruth CahnMargaret J. CarnallJoan & Paul CasterlineDr. & Mrs. John J. CondemiJanis Dowd & Daan ZwickJoan & Harold FeinbloomDonald & Elizabeth FisherSuressa & Richard H. ForbesCatherine & Elmar
FrangenbergCarolyn & Roger FriedlanderJay & Betsy FriedmanPatrick & Barbara FulfordWilliam L. GambleMary M. Gooley
Barbara Jean Gray-GottorffGeorge GreerH. Larry &
Dorothy C. HummMr. & Mrs. Robert D. HurshJim & Marianne KollerDawn & Jacques Lipson,
M.D.Sue & Michael LococoCricket LuellenMr. & Mrs. Daniel MaharPete & Sally MerrillRobert J. & Marcia
Wishengrad MetzgerDeanne MolinariSuzanne F. PowellDr. Ramon L. &
Judith S. RickerDr. Suzanne H. RodgersWallace R. RustPeggy W. Savlov
David G. & Antonia T. Schantz
William & Susan SchoffPeter S. Schott &
Mary Jane TasciottiJon L. & Katherine T.
SchumacherGretchen ShaferElbis A. Shoales, M.D.Ingrid Stanlis &
Paul DonnellyAnn & Robert Van NielJean Vincent-RappPatricia Ward-BakerFred M. WechslerRobin & Michael WeintraubPatricia WilderKitty J. WiseNancy & Mark ZawackiAlan R. Ziegler &
Emily Neece
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Dr. Erwin Loewen & Anita Rosenfeld
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Thursday, January 30, 2014, at 7:30 PM Fabien Gabel, guest conductorSaturday, February 1, 2014, at 8 PM Philippe Quint, violinKodak Hall at Eastman Theatre2013–14 Season • Program No. 9
Claude DebussyPrélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) 10:00
Camille Saint-SaënsConcerto No. 3 in B minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61 29:00
I. Allegro non troppoII. Andantino quasi allegretto
III. Molto moderato e maestoso – Allegro non troppoPhilippe Quint, violin______________________________________________________________________________________Intermission______________________________________________________________________________________
Maurice RavelUne barque sur l’océan (A Boat on the Ocean) 7:00
Maurice Ravel Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra 9:00Philippe Quint, violin
Igor StravinskySuite from The Firebird (1919 revision) 19:00
I. Introduction and Dance of the FirebirdII. Dance of the Princesses
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———————————————Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune(Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)Claude Debussyb. St. Germaine-en-Laye, France / August 22,1862 d. Paris, France / March 25, 1918__________________________________
First performed by the RPO on October 17,1923; Eugene Goossens, conductor. Lastperformed on April 10, 2010; James Gaffigan,conductor.
This masterpiece of musical atmosphereheralded the emergence of Debussy’s maturestyle. Poet Stéphane Mallarmé wrote L’après-midi d’un faune in 1876. When Debussyencountered it some 10 years later, herecognized in it a style similar to his view ofmusic. The words of the poem are those of afaun or satyr, a lazy, pleasure-loving half-man,half-goat creature from Classical mythology.Debussy described his musical reflection as “avery free rendering of Stéphane Mallarmé’sbeautiful poem. It does not purport tocontain everything that is in the poem. It israther a succession of scenes in which thedesires and dreams of the faun pass throughin the heat of the afternoon. Then, tired ofchasing the frightened nymphs and naiads, hegives in to intoxicating sleep.”
Music as free and as sensuous as this hadnever been heard before. Its improvisationalquality would become a Debussy trademark.Conjured out of silence by theunaccompanied call of the faun’s flute, itevokes Mallarmé’s hazy, dream-like ideas witheffortless tonal magic. Short phrases melt oneinto the other; solo winds take the spotlightin turn; coolness alternates with passion.
Recalling the premiere, conductor GustaveDoret wrote, “There was a vast silence in thehall as I ascended the podium with someemotion, but full of confidence. I waited along moment, after imposing silence on theaudience, then our marvellous flutist Barrère
unrolled his opening theme. Suddenly I feltbehind my back a completely captivatedpublic! The triumph was complete, so muchso that I did not hesitate to break the ruleforbidding encores. The orchestra wasdelighted to repeat this work, which it hadcome to love and which, thanks to them, theaudience had now accepted.”
———————————————Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61Camille Saint-Saënsb. Paris, France / October 9, 1835d. Algiers, Algeria / December 16, 1921__________________________________
First performed by the RPO on January 13, 1983;David Zinman, conductor; Joseph Swensen,soloist. Last performed on November 5, 2005;Jun Märkl, conductor, Kristin Lee, soloist.
During a period in French music when com -posers’ reputations rested first of all with theirdegree of success in the emotional world ofopera, Saint-Saëns proved himself a maverickby preferring the cooler, more abstract realmof instrumental music. He composed the lastof his three violin concertos for Pablo deSarasate, previously the inspiration for hisViolin Concerto No. 1, and the Introductionand Rondo capriccioso. He wasn’t alone indrawing inspiration from the sovereign skillsof this Spanish-born, Paris-resident virtuoso:Edouard Lalo (Symphonie espagnole), MaxBruch (Concerto No. 2 and Scottish Fantasy),and Antonín Dvořák (Mazurek) also createdworks especially for him.
Regarding Concerto No. 3, Saint-Saënswrote, “During the composition of thisconcerto, Sarasate gave me invaluable advice,to which is certainly due the considerabledegree of favor it has met with on the part ofviolinists themselves.” Sarasate gave thepremiere in Paris on January 2, 1881. He wasnot initially pleased with it, feeling it wasinsufficiently virtuosic to fully satisfy thepublic. It was only after Belgian soloistEugene Ysaÿe won great success with it that
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Sarasate’s enthusiasm revived and he took itinto his repertoire. Its dramatic content isconfined to the outer movements. They alsooffer frequent opportunities for violinists toshow off their technical prowess. The sweet,melodious second movement provides aninterlude of graceful repose.
———————————————Une barque sur l’océan (A Boat on the Ocean)Maurice Ravelb. Ciboure, France / March 7, 1875d. Paris, France / December 28, 1937__________________________________
First performance by the RPO.
Ravel composed the five-movement suite,Miroirs (Mirrors, or Reflections), in 1904 and1905. He dedicated each piece to a memberof Les Apaches (The Ruffians), a group ofyoung, avant-garde Parisian poets, painters, andmusicians to which he belonged. A Spanishpianist (and fellow Apache), Ricardo Viñes,premiered Miroirs in Paris on January 6, 1906.
One movement, Alborada del gracioso (TheJester’s Morning Song) bears a Spanish title andhas a bold, wickedly satirical character. It metwith such success at the premiere that Viñesencored it immediately. The other pieces, towhich Ravel gave French names, are moreconcerned with atmosphere, and evoking avariety of creatures and locations: Noctuelles(Night Moths); Oiseaux tristes (Sad Birds); Unebarque sur l’océan (A Boat on the Ocean); andLa vallée des cloches (The Valley of the Bells).
Une barque is the longest piece in thecollection. It is a sweeping water image, partdelicate, part majestic. In it, Ravel expandedupon and deepened the style of his earlierpiano piece, Jeux d’eau (Play of the Water). Hecreated an orchestral transcription of Unebarque sur l’océan shortly after composing thepiano original. Uncertain of that version’svalue, he withdrew it in 1907 after a singleperformance. It was released for furtherperformance only after his death.
———————————————TziganeMaurice Ravel__________________________________
First performed by the RPO on January 7, 1965;Laszlo Somogyi, conductor; Millard Taylor,soloist. Last performed on April 21, 2007; PeterBay, conductor; Amy Beth Harmon, soloist.
In 1922, Ravel heard a recital by Hungarianviolinist Jelly D’Aranyi. After the concert, sheplayed gypsy melodies at his request.Intrigued, he decided to pay homage both toher and her music in this fiery composition,Tzigane (the French word for a female gypsy).She gave the premiere of the original, violin-and-piano version in London during April1924. Ravel created the even more colorfularrangement with orchestral accompanimentover the following summer. It opens with along, elaborate unaccompanied violin solo.The orchestra then enters quietly, ushering ina dashing, kaleidoscopic segment overflowingwith virtuoso fireworks.
———————————————The Firebird: Suite (1919 revision)Igor Stravinskyb. Oranienbaum, Russia / June 17, 1882d. New York, New York / April 6, 1971__________________________________
First performed by the RPO on November 6,1924; Eugene Goossens, conductor. Lastperformed on February 19, 2011; SarahIoannides, conductor.
Stravinsky’s balletThe Firebird belongs to hisfirst creative period, when his music stillshowed the influence of the colorful, folk-based style favored by his teacher, Rimsky-Korsakov. It came into being thanks toimpresario Sergei Diaghilev. For the secondParisian season of his celebrated company, LesBallets russes, Diaghilev envisioned a lavishlymounted new dance production, its plotadapted from Russian fairy tales. Heentrusted the scenario and choreography toesteemed dance master Mikhail Fokine.
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When his first choice as composer, his formermusic teacher Anatoly Lyadov, was judgedtoo slow to complete the score on time,Diaghilev cast about for a replacement.Familiar with Stravinsky through the orches -trations he had contributed to Diaghilev’sballet Les Sylphides, and impressed with twoof Stravinsky’s brief, original orchestral pieces,Diaghilev offered the 27-year-old composer acommission for The Firebird. The premiere,in Paris on June 25, 1910, achieved aglittering triumph, launching Stravinsky intothe front rank of contemporary composers.
This concert suite contains roughly half themusic of the complete score. It follows thesequence of the original scenario. With thehelp of a magic firebird, the hero, Prince Ivan,rescues a group of spellbound princesses fromthe clutches of an evil magician, Kastcheï.Stravinsky’s music is highly atmospheric,colorful, imaginative and melodious. Itincludes two Russian folk songs, one a lyricaltune for the princesses, the other the majestichymn which closes the score. The whirling,nightmarish Infernal Dance performed byKastcheï and his monstrous subjects is atour-de-force of orchestral brilliance.
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Among the leadingconductors of hisgeneration, FabienGabel was appointedmusic director of theOrchestre Symphoniquede Québec in 2011.Gabel first attractedinternational attention
in 2004 as winner of the prestigiousDonatella Flick conducting competition inLondon, which gave him the opportunity toconduct the London Symphony Orchestraand led to his appointment as the orchestra’sassistant conductor.
Gabel made his professional conducting debutwith the Orchestre National de France in2003 and has returned frequently, recordingan award-winning disc with mezzo-sopranoMarie-Nicole Lemieux and performing atelevised concert with soprano Natalie Dessay.
Recent and upcoming highlights include suc -cessful debuts with the BBC Symphony andthe Oslo Philharmonic, and performances withthe Dresden Staatskapelle, Norwegian OperaOrchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, MontrealOpera (Manon Lescaut), Toronto Symphony,National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa),Royal Flemish Orchestra, and the BremenPhilharmoniker. This is his RPO debut.
Born in Paris to a family of accomplishedmusicians, Gabel began studying trumpet atthe age of six, honing his skills at theConservatoire National Supérieur de Musiquede Paris and later at the Musik Hochschule ofKarlsruhe. He went on to play in Parisianorchestras under the direction of suchprominent conductors as Pierre Boulez, SirColin Davis, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa,Simon Rattle, and Bernard Haitink. In 2002,Gabel pursued his interest in conducting atthe Aspen Summer Music Festival, where hestudied with David Zinman. Other mentorsinclude Bernard Haitink, Sir Colin Davis,and Paavo Jarvi.
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Quint’s live performances and interviews havebeen broadcast on television by CBS, CNN,ABC, BBC World News, NBC, Reuters, andBloomberg TV, as well as by radio stationsnationwide including NPR, WNYC, andWQXR. His recordings have received multiple“Editor’s Choice” selections in Gramophone,The Strad, Strings, and the Daily Telegraph.
Quint studied at Moscow’s Special MusicSchool for the Gifted with the famed Russianviolinist Andrei Korsakov, and made hisorchestral debut at the age of nine. Afterimmi grating to the United States, he earnedboth bachelor’s and master’s degrees fromJuilliard. His distinguished pedagoguesincluded Dorothy DeLay, Cho-Liang Lin,Masao Kawasaki, and Felix Galimir. He alsostudied and participated in master classeswith Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, and ArnoldSteinhardt.
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Thursday, February 6, 2014, at 7:30 PM Michael Morgan, guest conductorSaturday, February 8, 2014, at 8 PM Joyce Yang, pianoKodak Hall at Eastman Theatre2013–14 Season • Program No. 10Friday, February 7, 2014, at 7:30 PMFord Hall at Ithaca College
Florence Beatrice PriceSymphony No. 3 in C Minor 10:00
III. Juba – AllegroIV. Scherzo – Finale
Joseph SchwantnerNew Morning for the World, “Daybreak of Freedom” 23:00______________________________________________________________________________________Intermission______________________________________________________________________________________
George GershwinConcerto in F Major for Piano and Orchestra 29:00
I. AllegroII. Adagio – Andante con moto
III. Allegro agitatoJoyce Yang, piano
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———————————————Symphony No. 3 in C Minor: Third andFourth MovementsFlorence Priceb. Little Rock, Arkansas / April 9, 1887d. Chicago, Illinois / June 3, 1953__________________________________
First performance by the RPO.
The first female African-American composerto earn a national reputation, and to have asymphony performed by a major orchestra(No. 1 in E Minor, Chicago SymphonyOrchestra, 1933), Florence Price enjoyedconsiderable renown during her lifetime, andin recent years has come to be recognized as asignificant American composer of the 1930sand 1940s. Selections from her 300compositions have been performed by suchfront-rank musicians as soprano LeontynePrice and contralto Marian Anderson.
Florence Price graduated from the NewEngland Conservatory of Music in 1906. By then she had already been composing forseveral years. The eminent composer GeorgeWhitefield Chadwick recognized her talentand took her on as a pupil. She spent herimmediate postgraduate years performing andteaching in the southern states, then relocatedto Chicago in 1927. Despite considerable hard -ships, she established herself there as a re spec -ted pianist, organist, teacher and composer.
Here is how she described Symphony No. 3.
“It was composed in the late summer of 1938,laid aside for a year and then revised. It isintended to be Negroid in character andexpression. In it no attempt, however, hasbeen made to project Negro music solely inthe traditional manner. None of the themesare adaptations or derivations of folk songs.The intention behind the writing of this workwas a not too deliberate attempt to picture across-section of present-day Negro life andthought with its heritage of that which is past,paralleled, or influenced by concepts of thepresent day.”
The symphony was premiered in 1940 by theMichigan WPA Symphony Orchestra withValter Poole conducting. It is a colorful andmelodically appealing work. The third move -ment, Juba, recreates a type of joyous African-American plantation dance. The middlesection is slower and bluesy. The finale pressesahead with vigor and determination, leadingto a grand, triumphant conclusion.
———————————————New Morning for the World,“Daybreak ofFreedom”Joseph Schwantnerb. Chicago, Illinois / March 22, 1943__________________________________
First performance by the RPO.
While developing a profile as a leading Amer -i can composer, Schwantner also served on thefaculties of The Juilliard School of Music,East man School of Music (1970-2001), andthe Yale School of Music. His music is notedfor its deft implementation of luminous colorand fluctuating rhythms in a dramatic andunique style. It has been championed by suchconductors as Leonard Slatkin and MarinAlsop, and artists including Dame EvelynGlennie and Sharon Isbin among many others.He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for After tonesof Infinity. Recent commissioners include theNational Symphony Orchestra, eighthblackbird, and the Indianapolis Symphony.
New Morning for the World, “Daybreak ofFreedom,” was commissioned by AT&T forthe Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra. DavidEphron conducted the premiere on January15, 1983, in Washington, D.C. That was thebirthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., amost appropriate occasion because he is thesubject of the music, and from whose speechesSchwantner drew the text. The composer haswritten of him as “a man of great dignity andcourage whom I have long admired.”
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peaceful passage paying tribute to his nobleambitions. As the piece unfolds, music ofeloquent lyricism and quiet determinationrepresents the strength of his convictions andhis peaceful methods of instituting them.Following the speech that includes the words“We’re on the move now,” the music offers ajubilant prediction of a more just society ahead.The piece ends in peaceful serenity with wordsfrom Dr. King’s most famous speech, andmembers of the orchestra humming quietly.
———————————————Piano Concerto in F MajorGeorge Gershwinb. Brooklyn, New York / September 26, 1898d. Hollywood, California / July 11, 1937__________________________________
First performed by the RPO on December 2,1948; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor; Byron Janis,soloist. Last performed on July 3, 2010; MichaelButterman, conductor; Marcus Roberts, soloist.
Walter Damrosch, conductor of the NewYork Symphony Orchestra, was in theaudience when Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Bluemade its debut in 1924. Impressed by itsunprecedented amalgamation of popular andclassical styles, he commissioned Gershwin tocompose a full-scale piano concerto.
The first performance took place in CarnegieHall on December 3, 1925. The audienceacclaimed the concerto and its composer/performer, but the critics were more reservedin their judgment. They found the concertoless convincing than the rhapsody on severalfronts, including novelty and length. Listenershave never stopped caring for it, however,making it the most frequently playedconcerto by any American composer.
For the premiere, Gershwin wrote the follow -ing description: “The first movement employsthe Charleston rhythm. It is quick andpulsating, representing the young, enthusiasticspirit of American life. It begins with a rhythmicmotive given out by the kettledrums,
supported by the other percussion instru ments,and with a Charleston motive introduced bybassoons, horns, clarinets, and violas. Theprincipal theme is announced by the bassoon.Later, a second theme is introduced by thepiano. The second movement has a poetic,nocturnal atmosphere which has come to bereferred to as the American blues, but in apurer form than that in which they areusually treated. The final movement reverts tothe style of the first. It is an orgy of rhythms,starting violently and keeping the same pacethroughout.”
———————————————HarlemEdward “Duke” Ellingtonb. Washington, D. C. / April 29, 1899d. New York, New York / May 24, 1974__________________________________
First performance by the RPO.
One of the all-time greats of jazz, Ellingtontoured with his band for decades, and com -posed countless songs and instrumental piecesthat have strongly maintained their popularity.He regularly created more ambitious works:musicals (Jump for Joy); film scores (Anatomyof a Murder); incidental music for plays(Timon of Athens); a ballet (The River); sacredmusic (In the Beginning, God); and numerousextended instrumental suites (Black, Brownand Beige, Three Black Kings, Liberian Suite).
According to Ellington’s autobiography,Harlem was commissioned in 1950 for theNBC Symphony Orchestra and its celebratedconductor, Arturo Toscanini, as part of amulti-composer suite entitled Portraits of NewYork. Those artists never performed it, butEllington and his jazz band did. Later, heengaged other musicians (their names varyfrom one account to another) to prepare thecommonly heard version which combines thejazz ensemble with a symphony orchestra.
Here’s how Ellington described the contentsof the piece: “We would like now to take you
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on a tour of this place called Harlem. It hasalways had more churches than cabarets. It isSunday morning. We are strolling from110th Street up Seventh Avenue, headingnorth through the Spanish and West Indianneighbourhood toward the 125th Streetbusiness area. Everybody is nicely dressed,and on their way to or from church. Every -
body is in a friendly mood. Greetings arepolite and pleasant, and on the opposite sideof the street, standing under a street lamp, is areal hip chick. She, too, is in a friendly mood.You may hear a parade go by, or a funeral, oryou may recognize the passage of those whoare making civil rights demands.”
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Michael Morgan has ledthe Oakland East BaySymphony for morethan a decade. He hasappeared with the NewYork Philharmonicseveral times at theinvitation of LeonardBernstein, and also has
conducted the New York City Opera, theNational, Haifa, Baltimore, Houston, Seattle,Detroit, Atlanta, and Vancouver symphonies,as well as the Royal Flanders, Los Angeles,and Warsaw philharmonics and thePhiladelphia Orchestra. His last RPOappearance was in January 1988.
While a student at Oberlin CollegeConservatory of Music, he spent a summer atthe Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood,where he studied with Gunther Schuller andSeiji Ozawa and first worked with LeonardBernstein. After winning the Hans SwarowskiInternational Conductors Competition at age23, he became assistant conductor of theSaint Louis Symphony Orchestra underLeonard Slatkin. He also has served forseveral seasons as the music director of theSacramento Philharmonic and returnsannually to teach conducting at Tanglewood.
His operatic debut was in 1982 at the ViennaState Opera conducting Mozart’s TheAbduction from the Seraglio. In 1986, Sir GeorgSolti chose him to become the assistantconductor of the Chicago SymphonyOrchestra, a position he held for five yearsunder both Solti and Daniel Barenboim.
In addition to his duties with Oakland EastBay Symphony, Maestro Morgan serves asartistic director of Oakland Youth Orchestra,artistic director of Festival Opera in WalnutCreek, artistic advisor to the Peoria Sym pho nyin Illinois, and teaches the graduate conduc -ting course at the San Francisco Conservatoryof Music. He also is the music director of thebiennial Gateways Music Festival in Rochester.
Pianist Joyce Yangcaptivates audiencesacross the globe withher stunning virtuositycombined with hervirtuosity, lyricism, andmagnetic stage presence.She has establishedherself as one of the
leading artists of her generation through herinnovative solo recitals and notablecollaborations with the world’s top orchestras.In 2010, she received an Avery Fisher CareerGrant—one of classical music’s mostprestigious accolades.
Yang came to international attention in 2005when she won the silver medal at the 12thVan Cliburn International Piano Competi tion.The youngest contestant, she took home twoadditional awards: the Steven De GrooteMemorial Award for Best Performance ofChamber Music and the Beverley Taylor SmithAward for Best Performance of a New Work.
She has appeared with orchestras around theworld including the New York Philharmonic,Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philhar -monic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San FranciscoSymphony, Baltimore Symphony, HoustonSymphony, and BBC Philharmonic. She hasworked with such distinguished conductors asEdo de Waart, Lorin Maazel, James Conlon,Leonard Slatkin, David Robertson, BramwellTovey, and Jaap van Zweden. Her lastperformance with the RPO was in July 2012for Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Yang receivedher first piano lesson at age four. By age tenshe had entered the School of Music at theKorea National University of Arts, and in1997, moved to the United States to study atThe Juilliard School with Dr. YohevedKaplinsky. She graduated from Juilliard withspecial honor.
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A SYMPHONIC NIGHT AT THE MOVIESSingin’ in the Rain
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Friday, February 14, 2014, at 8 PM Peter Bay, guest conductorSaturday, February 15, 2014, at 8 PMKodak Hall at Eastman Theatre2013–14 Season • Program No. 6
Film Credits
CASTGene Kelly...........................................................Don LockwoodDonald O’Connor ..............................................Cosmo BrownDebbie Reynolds.................................................Kathy SeldenJean Hagen..........................................................Lina LamontMillard Mitchell ..................................................R.F. SimpsonCyd Charisse .......................................................DancerDouglas Fowley...................................................Roscoe DexterRita Moreno........................................................Zelda Zanders
SCREENPLAY BYAdolph GreenBetty Comden
DIRECTED BYGene Kelly (Director and Choreographer)Stanley Donen
PRODUCED BYArthur Freed
MUSIC BYNacio Herb Brown (songs)Arthur Freed
Film Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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Peter Bay is musicdirector of the AustinSymphony Orchestraand of the Hot SpringsMusic Festival inArkansas. In 2012, hecompleted a 20-yeartenure as music directorof the Britt Festival
Orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon. He alsohas held positions with the Erie Philhar monic,Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, BreckenridgeMusic Festival, Richmond Symphony, andfour different conducting posts with theRochester Philharmonic Orchestra. His lastRPO appearance was in May 2013.
Bay has appeared with 65 different orchestrasincluding the National, Chicago, St. Louis,Houston, Dallas, Baltimore, New Mexico,New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, WestVirginia, Colorado, Hawaii, Jacksonville,Richmond, Alabama, Arkansas, Canton,Eugene, Fort Worth, Buffalo, and Springfield
symphonies, among others. Summer musicfestival appearances have included Aspen,Music in the Mountains, Grant Park, Ravinia,Round Top, OK Mozart, and Skaneateles.
He is the primary conductor for the ASO’sperformances with Ballet Austin and madehis Austin Lyric Opera debut in 2002 withAndré Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Hisrecordings include the U.S. premiere ofBritten’s The Sword in the Stone with theRichmond Symphony and Voices, featuringthe percussion ensemble NEXUS and theRochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
A native of Washington, D.C., Bay is agraduate of the University of Maryland andthe Peabody Institute of Music. In 1994, hewas one of two conductors selected toparticipate in the Leonard BernsteinAmerican Conductors Program. He was alsoa prizewinner of the Leopold StokowskiCompetition sponsored by the AmericanSymphony Orchestra in New York.
Peter Bay, GUEST CONDUCTOR
Topping the American Film Institute’s list of25 Greatest Movie Musicals of all time, thisfilm masterpiece features award-winning on-screen performances by Gene Kelly, DonaldO’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. Released in1952, it offers a lighthearted depiction ofHollywood in the late 1920s and thetransition from silent films to “talkies.”
Donald O’Connor won a Golden Globe forSingin’ in the Rain. Screenwriters BettyComden and Adolph Green received anaward from the Writers Guild of America forBest Written Musical. In addition, JeanHagen was nominated for an AcademyAward as Best Actress in a Supporting Role,and the film was also nominated for BestMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture).
In 1989, Singin’ in the Rain was among thefirst 25 films chosen for the newly established
National Film Registry for films that aredeemed “culturally, historically, or aestheti callysignificant” and earmarked for preservationby the United States Library of Congress.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Producer: John GobermanMusic Preparation: Larry Spivack
Original orchestrations reconstructed by:John Wilson, Paul Campbell, and AndrewCottee.
The producer wishes to acknowledge thecontributions and extraordinary support ofJohn Waxman (Themes & Variations).
A Symphonic Night at the Movies is aproduction of PGM Productions, Inc.(New York) and appears by arrangement withIMG Artists.
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Heartfelt thanks to our more than 850 volunteers for their ongoing and vital contributions to education,office, community engagement, special events, and theatre operations. Below is a list of the RPO’s formalvolunteer organizations and active committees. For more information on how you can lend your time andtalents to the RPO, call 454-7311 x243.
Rochester Philharmonic LeagueFounded in 1929, the RPL is an active organization of men and women who support the RochesterPhilharmonic Orchestra’s educational programs for young people and encourage the musical talent of ouryouth. Its projects include escorting at the Orchestra’s educational concerts, in-school docent presentations,the Young Artist Auditions for the area’s outstanding high school-age musicians, an annual GlimmerglassOpera trip, the popular Music, Munch & Mingle series—where members and guests attend RPOrehearsals followed by lunch with an RPO musician—and the Gibbs Street Assistance program. To learnmore, call the League office: 454-7311 x254 or visit rpo.org/League.
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Since its founding by George Eastman in1922, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestrahas been committed to enriching andinspiring our community through the art ofmusic. Currently in its 91st year, the RPO isdedicated to maintaining its high standard ofartistic excellence, unique tradition of musicalversatility, and deep commitment toeducation and community engagement.
The RPO’s long line of notable musicdirectors includes Eugene Goossens, JoséIturbi, Erich Leinsdorf, David Zinman, andChristopher Seaman, now our ConductorLaureate (The Christopher Seaman Chair,Supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford andThe Conductor Laureate Society). The RPOalso has performed under the batons of suchrenowned guest conductors as Fritz Reiner,Leonard Bernstein, Sir Thomas Beecham,and Leopold Stokowski.
Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, inductedinto the Rochester Music Hall of Fame in2012 as part of its inaugural class, has earneda national reputation for excellence in popsprogramming during his tenure with theRPO, and celebrates his 20th anniversarywith the Orchestra this season.
The Orchestra is also at the vanguard ofmusic education, naming Michael Buttermanas Principal Conductor for Education andOutreach (The Louise and Henry EpsteinFamily Chair)—the first position of its kindin the country. In addition to performingconcerts for more than 14,000 students of allages each year, RPO musicians visit everyelementary school in the Rochester CitySchool District through the PrimaryEnsembles Program.
In 2002, the RPO received the New YorkState Governor’s Arts Award for excellenceand community service. In addition toannual Around the Town concerts, two City-sponsored concerts—2013’s RPO CommunityChorus Concert and 2014’s Side by Side: RPO
& Community Orchestra Concert—broughttalented community members right onto theKodak Hall stage to perform with theOrchestra.
In 2005, 2006, and 2012, the AmericanSociety of Composers, Authors, andPublishers (ASCAP) and the AmericanSymphony Orchestra League honored theRPO with an ASCAP Award forAdventurous Program ming, recognizing theOrchestra’s commitment to music written inthe last 25 years.
Today, the RPO presents up to 150 concertsper year, serving nearly 200,000 peoplethrough ticketed events, education and com -munity engagement activities, and concerts inschools and community centers throughoutthe region. A highlight of the 2013–14 seasonis the RPO’s performance at Carnegie Hall onMay 7, 2014, as part of the Spring For Musicfestival. The Orchestra also presents a concertseries in Ithaca each season, and RPO concertsalso are rebroadcast on WXXI 91.5 FM.
As one of the great American orchestras, theRPO aspires to be an institution driven by aculture of confidence, adventure, excellence,and success; the premier cultural organizationin the region and the hub of cultural life year-round; and recognized nationally for artisticand organizational excellence, creativity, andinnovation.
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Paid parking for Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatreis available at the East End Garage, located next tothe theatre with entrances on Main, Scio, andSwan Streets. Paid parking for the PerformanceHall at Hochstein is available at the Sister CitiesGarage, located behind the school at Church andFitzhugh Streets.
RPO tickets may be purchased Monday–Saturday from 10 AM–5 PM (10 AM–3 PM onnon-concert Saturdays). The Box Office is lo catedat 433 East Main Street in the Eastman East Wing.On concert evenings, tickets may be pur chased forthat evening’s concert beginning 60 minutes prior tothe performance. Tickets may be charged by call ing585-454-2100, or visit us online at rpo.org, whereyou can use the print-at-home option whenpurchasing tickets. RPO tickets also are available atall Rochester-area Wegmans. Discounts areavailable for senior citizens, students, and children.Groups of 10 or more also can receive discounts of20% or more. Call Michael Ciaccia at 585-454-7311 x268 for more information.
Pre-Concert Talks are held one hour prior toPhilharmonics concerts in the orchestra level of thetheatre. Ticket-holders are invited to attend.
Seating for people with wheelchairs and specialneeds is available in all venues; please see the housemanager for assistance. People who use wheelchairscan enter Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre throughthe first entrance to the lobby on Gibbs Street, orvia the Eastman East Wing. Audio systems areavailable at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre;headsets may be obtained from an usher prior tothe performance. An elevator is located in the ovallobby of Kodak Hall and in the East Wing.Assistance dogs are welcome at any performanceand do not require special arrange ments. Largeprint programs are available upon request.
Restrooms and coat check are available on thebasement, mezzanine, and balcony levels of KodakHall. A wheelchair-accessible restroom is availableon the first floor—please see an usher for assistance.
Refreshments are available for purchase in Betty’sCafé located on the orchestra level of Kodak Hallat Eastman Theatre. Food and drink are notpermitted in the seating area of the theatre, exceptfor bottled water.
Cough drops are available through the generosityof Wegmans Food Markets. Dispensers are locatedin the lobby and balcony of the theatre.
Concert etiquette calls for patrons to refrain fromwhispering, rustling programs, or unwrappingcough drops once the conductor has taken thepodium. Traditionally, applause is held until theend of multi-movement pieces. Please refer to yourprogram for the num ber and title of movements.As a courtesy to the performers and audience,patrons arriving after a performance has started willbe seated between move ments or pieces. We ask thatpatrons who find it necessary to leave early do so atan appropriate break. If for any reason you find itnecessary to be reseated, please contact an usher andyour request for a different seat will be ad dressedby House Management in a timely manner.
Please turn off ALL electronic devices—including cellular phones, pagers, or watchalarms that may sound during the concert.Pagers may be left with the house manager alongwith your exact seat location. For legal reasons,cameras and recording devices are not allowed tobe on, or operated, while in the hall.
In case of an emergency in the Theatre, please donot call 911—please see an usher. Kodak Hall atEastman Theatre has security personnel on-site.Please note that all ushers have been trained inemergency procedures and will assist patrons in theevent of a Theatre evacuation.
Emergency messages may be relayed by leavingyour exact seat location with your family andpaging services. The emergency phone numbers are:
• Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre: 585-274-1121• Hochstein School of Music and Dance
Operations Manager: 585-261-8807
Lost and found: Items found in Kodak Hall afteran RPO performance will be held at the EastmanTheatre Box Office, located in the East Wing ofthe Eastman Theatre. For more information, pleasecall 585-454-2100.
If you find that you cannot attend a performance,please don’t let your tickets go unused. Ticketsmake excellent gifts for family, friends, colleagues,and clients. If you are unable to make other ar rangements, please consider donating yourtickets to us as a tax-deductible contribution.Return your tickets to the RPO no later than 2 PM the day of the performance to make themavailable for resale. Tickets may not be returned fora tax credit after the concert has taken place.
For more information about the RPO,please visit rpo.org.
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