rvs season brochure 2016-17
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Dear patron,
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to our 49th season. As we are preparing for the big celebration next year, it feels like the party has started already! Just look at our soloist roster this year: we are kicking off the season with one of the brightest violin stars on the scene today. A concert featuring Jennifer Frautschi in Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Violin Concerto is a must-see event in any cultural capital of the world. Next up, Russian powerhouse pianist Alexander Ghindin will dazzle us with Liszt’s Totentanz and Rachmaninoff ’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
For me, the Holiday season is all about traditions. The continuous tremendous response to our annual Messiah tells me that many of you feel the same. I would not want to offer you the same experience twice, so this year, in addition to the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah (plus the indispensable Hallelujah chorus!), we will also delight you with Magnificat by the popular British composer John Rutter.
In January, we greet the new year with the “New World” Symphony by Dvorák. The Israeli pianist Alon Goldstein, a musician of profound insight, will guide us through Bartok’s folk-inspired Piano Concerto No. 3. In February, I am happy to present to you the most recent world-class musician to make the Rogue Valley his home. Dan Kocurek, the former principal trumpet of Dallas Brass, will show his admirable versatility in two pieces of very different character.
The 2016–17 season will be a wonderful prelude to our 50th anniversary. For our triumphant season finale, we collaborate with the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers in Mozart’s immortal Reqiuem. Another popular gem, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, will feature the exceptionally talented pianist Jodi French. You can hear the proto-version of “Ode to Joy” in the Choral Fantasy; remember these sounds, as they will crystalize into their final form in our 50th year.
MARTIN MAJKUT AND ORCHESTRA PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BRISCOE
VenuesLocation for all
Masterworks and Holiday Concerts
ASHLANDSouthern Oregon
University Music Recital Hall 405 S Mountain
Avenue Ashland, OR 97520
MEDFORDCraterian Theater at the Collier Center
23 S Central Avenue Medford, OR 97501
GRANTS PASSGrants Pass High
School Performing Arts Center
313 NE Olive Street Grants Pass, OR 97526
Rogue Valley Symphony
1875 Hwy 99 N, Suite 7 Ashland, OR 97520
Box Office: (541) 708-6400
Office: (541) 708-6401
rvsymphony.org
Masterworks 1ASHLAND: October 21, 2016 · 7:30pm
MEDFORD: October 22, 2016 · 7:30pmGRANTS PASS: October 23, 2016 · 3:00pm
RautavaaRa: Anadyomene
tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
“Jennifer Frautschi. . .stole the show with a commanding, incisive and absolutely riveting performance.”
The Washington Post
Dates, music, and soloists subject to change without notice.
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
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Masterworks 2ASHLAND: November 11, 2016 · 7:30pmMEDFORD: November 12, 2016 · 7:30pm
GRANTS PASS: November 13, 2016 · 3:00pm
Liszt:Mazeppa
Liszt:Totentanz
Alexander Ghindin, piano
Rachmaninoff:Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Alexander Ghindin, piano
Rachmaninoff:The Isle of the Dead
“A dynamic artist who wraps his heart around
lyrical phrases.” The Plain Dealer
Box Office: (541) 708-6400 rvsymphony.org
Alexander Ghindin, piano
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Masterworks 3ASHLAND: January 27, 2017 · 7:30pm
MEDFORD: January 28, 2017 · 7:30pmGRANTS PASS: January 29, 2017 · 3:00pm
Lejava: Candide
U.S. PREMIERE
BaRtók: Piano Concerto No. 3Alon Goldstein, piano
DvoRák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
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AlonGoldstein,piano
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Masterworks 4ASHLAND: February 24, 2017 · 7:30pmMEDFORD: February 25, 2017 · 7:30pm
GRANTS PASS: February 26, 2017 · 3:00pm
“...A confident panache born of natural virtuosity...” In the Limelight
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
vasiLenko: Concerto Poem for Trumpet
Dan Kocurek, trumpet
PiazzoLLa: Libertango
Dan Kocurek, trumpet
BRahms: Symphony No. 4
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Masterworks 5MEDFORD: May 5, 2017 · 7:30pmMEDFORD: May 6, 2017 · 7:30pm
GRANTS PASS: May 7, 2017 · 3:00pm
siBeLius: Valse Triste from Kuolema
Beethoven: Choral FantasyJodi French, piano
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers
mozaRt: Requiem
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers
Martin Majkut, Conductor
Note: There is no performance in Ashland. Friday and Saturday performances are in Medford.
Dates, music, and soloists subject to change without notice.
GRANTS PASS: December 1, 2016 · 7:30pmMEDFORD: December 2, 2016 · 7:30pmASHLAND: December 3, 2016 · 7:30pm
RutteR:Magnificat
hanDeL:Messiah
(Christmas portion)
Conducted by Martin Majkut Southern Oregon Repertory Singers
The Holiday Concerts are not included in the Subscription ticket packages.
Education Programs
The Rogue Valley Symphony is proud to deliver first rate music education programs to the schools in Southern Oregon and Northern California. Music education is a key component of our mission, and our programs serve more than 10,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Help to deliver these programs by becoming an individual sponsor.
Link UpThe RVS gives free weekly music lessons to all the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students in the Phoenix/Talent school district. Using a curriculum designed by Carnegie Hall, RVS musicians bring music back to schools where there has been no regular music teacher since the recession. Every student in the program performs learned repertoire in an exciting interactive concert with the full symphony at the end of the school year.
Chamber Players in the ClassroomA quintet of RVS musicians visit elementary schools to give 30 minute performances introducing young students to their instruments and classical music. This program serves more than 5,000 elementary school students each year.
Classical CoachesRVS musicians, at the invitation of local orchestra and band teachers, visit junior high and high school music classes to work one-on-one and in small sections with student musicians. This mentoring and coaching deepens and enriches the school curriculum.
Connecting with the ClassicsThe RVS offers more than 100 free tickets to children and students under 18 to each of its concerts in Grants Pass. Students are invited to take a tour backstage before the concert and to meet the musicians at post-concert receptions.
Giving OpportunitiesYour gifts play the single biggest role in the Symphony’s financial health. Your generous contributions make our concerts possible. Please consider one of these exclusive sponsorship opportunities.
Sponsor the Masterworks Series: $15,000Sponsor all five concerts in either Ashland, Medford or Grants Pass: Three opportunities, one for each city
Sponsor the Music Director: $10,000For the season: One opportunity
Sponsor a Masterworks or Holiday Concert Set: $7,500Sponsor all three performances of any one of our five Masterworks concerts: Six opportunities
Sponsor a Single Concert Performance in One Venue: $3,000Only available if concert set is not sponsored
Sponsor the Soloist: $5,000Sponsor a Masterworks or Holiday soloist: Only one opportunity per soloist
Sponsor All the Music for One Masterworks or Holiday Concert Set: $2,000Six opportunities
For all of the above sponsorships, your name will be listed on the program page of the program magazine for the
specific concert you have selected.
Sponsor the Concertmaster: $2,500
Sponsor a Principal Musician: $1,500
Sponsor a Section Musician: $1,000Create a personal connection to an orchestra musician.
For the above musician sponsorships, your name will be listed under your musician’s photo in the program magazine for the season.
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