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Dear Patron, Welcome to what is sure to be a dynamic and imaginative 2013-2014 season. Entitled “Novo’s Ninth,” this year celebrates Music Director José-Luis Novo’s ninth season with the ASO. This evening we are thrilled to welcome the eloquent concert soloist Mark Kosower, principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra. The ASO continues to thrive under the baton of Music Director, José-Luis Novo. As Chairman of the ASO Board of Trustees, I am delighted to share that Maestro Novo will be with us for another five seasons. It is his mission to produce wonderful music for the community and region to enjoy. Maestro Novo is not only a friend to me, but also our musicians, our board, and the entire community. As we begin our 2013-2014 season, I wish to applaud the dedication and support of our patrons, trustees, sponsors, musicians, staff, and volunteers. We especially appreciate the hard work of the Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (FASO) which is celebrating its 50th year. BRAVO! FASO’s tireless efforts provide another tier of advocacy and support for our orchestra. We invite you to attend FASO’s annual Concert of Tastes in November and hope you consider becoming a member of FASO this season. It is a wonderful way to contribute to our Symphony. Off the stage, the ASO will continue to focus on community outreach. From music education and free outdoor concerts, to our Music Heals and Ticket to Health programs, we strive to benefit the diverse needs of our community. We are committed to bringing the healing power of music to Anne Arundel County and will be extending our focus to include the special needs population. These important programs are made possible by the generosity of so many of our patrons for which we are grateful. The ASO family is excited as we look toward the future. We welcome you back and thank you for your patronage. Without you, the success of our last season would not have been possible, and the successes for the future would be unattainable. We look forward to your continued support building on our vision to be a “leading artistic treasure in Maryland and a national model for regional orchestras.” Enjoy tonight’s performance! Cheers!

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ABOUT THE ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2013 - 2014 SEASON

ith a 52 year history of artistic excellence, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is recognized as the largest and most distinguished performing arts organization in Maryland’s capital city. Under the direction of Maestro José-Luis Novo, the ASO continues to rise in excellence and national reputation, performing Classic, Pops, Family concerts, and special events. The ASO reaches thousands annually with its free Pops in the Park concert, joint concerts with the United States Naval Academy, and collaborative projects with other arts organizations and touring headliners. Additionally, the ASO sponsors numerous award-winning education concerts and outreach programs in community schools, sharing the joy of music-making with thousands of school children.

Youth Education Programs The ASO serves a growing population of Anne Arundel County school children with several initiatives designed to increase the awareness, enjoyment, and appreciation of music among the future generations of both musicians and audiences. The ASO operates three programs: Education Concerts, introducing students to professional symphonic performances, the Music Van, encouraging hands on participation in music in the classroom, and the Adopt-a-School program, enhancing students’ musical development through direct interaction with professional musician mentors. The ASO reaches a broad range of students who would otherwise be unable to experience live classical music. All of these programs are made possible through the generosity of corporate and individual donors. To learn more about how you can support these programs, please call 410-269-1132.

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MUSICIAN ROSTER Cello

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Nicholas Currie, Acting Concertmaster The Peggy Peach Chair

Todd Thiel, Principal The Hildegard Strothman Martin Chair

Jonathan Clark, Acting Principal

Jonathan Richards, Acting Associate Concertmaster

Dan Shomper, Acting Associate Principal

Julie Ahn

April Chisholm

Yoon Young Bae

Yoni Draiblate

Susan Benac

Alison Bazala Kim

Justin Gopal

Elizabeth Meszaros

Heather Haughn

Catherine Mikelson

Paula McCarthy

Mary Ann Perkel

Linelle Morse

Bass

Rebecca Racusin

Elizabeth Pfaffle, Acting Associate Principal Steven Barzal Margaret Tung Anthony Valerio

Trumpet Christopher Sala, Acting Principal The Philip Richebourg Chair Kevin Businsky

Jeremy Barth, Acting Principal

Stuart Smith

James Tung

Joshua Lebar, Acting Associate Principal

Trombone

Violin II

Peter Cohn

Rachael Stockton

Christian Tremblay, Principal Karin Kelleher, Acting Associate Principal Sally Stallings Amass

Adriane Irving Broc Mertz

David Perkel, Principal David Sciannella

Bass Trombone Jay Heltzer

Flute Kimberly Valerio, Principal

Tuba

Genevieve Eichman

Edward Goldstein, Principal

Lori Kesner

Harp

Megan Gray

Oboe

Paul Herman

Fatma Daglar, Principal

Julia Martin Frazier, Acting Principal

Marissa Murphy

Amanda Jury

Timpani

Sharon Oh

Joseph Deluccio

Curt Armbruster, Principal

Viola

Clarinet

Percussion

Sarah Hart, Principal

Kathleen Mulcahy, Acting Principal

Donald Spinelli, Principal

Glenn Angus Lorraine Combs Sarah Dudas

Derek Smith, Associate Principal Daphne Benichou Louise Elder Chestnut Susan Taylor Dapkunas Michele DeHaven

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Joseph McIntyre

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ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA O PE N I N G N I G HT W ITH TH E A SO September 27, 2013 8:00pm

September 28, 2013 8:00pm

José-Luis Novo, conductor Mark Kosower, cello

Second Essay, op. 17 Cello Concerto in D Minor

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

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Andante, ma non troppo - Allegro energico Andante (ma non troppo lento) Scherzo: Allegro Finale (Quasi una Fantasia): Andante - Allegro molto

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ince his appointment as Music Director and Conductor of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra in 2005, José-Luis Novo has instilled a new and vibrant artistic vision. Maestro Novo’s continuous drive for artistic excellence, innovative thematic programming, and collaborations with some of today’s most respected guest artists, have resulted in unprecedented artistic growth, praising audiences, and enthusiastic reviews. Some of the ASO’s highlights during Maestro Novo’s tenure include a 2006 debut concert appearance at Strathmore Hall, a 2008 ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award, a national broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today, a 2012 return appearance at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center with world-renowned mezzosoprano Denyce Graves for the ASO’s 50th Anniversary Gala Concert, and the launching of the ASO’s first commercial CD commemorating the 300th anniversary of the signing of Annapolis’ Royal Charter. Additionally, the League of American Orchestras recognized the ASO’s potential and selected it nationwide as one of only five participants in the Institutional Vision Leadership Initiative two-year seminar (2005–2007). The successful partnership between Mr. Novo and the ASO has received consistent critical acclaim: “Not only did he have an outstandingly clear 6

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view of Ravel’s piece, but he was able to bring his musicians to the peak of instrumental execution as they kept up with his every nuance and inflection. The end result was one of the most extraordinary readings of Ravel’s wellknown piece that I have even encountered: fast without blurring instrumental lines; sinuous and alluring without distortion or over-statement; and just plain wonderful.” The Capital Gazette. “Novo’s feeling for Bartók’s arch form unified it all and gave this performance a sweep and power that were truly memorable.” The Washington Post. “…the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra unleashed a nasty, unremittingly exciting Shostakovich 10th that showed off the strengths of the ensemble that already has been reconfigured during Novo’s brief tenure.” The Baltimore Sun. In addition to his post at the helm of the ASO, Maestro José-Luis Novo has been Music Director and Conductor of the Binghamton Philharmonic (New York) since 2003. Prior to these appointments, he served as Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under the direction of both Music Director Emeritus Jesús López-Cobos and former Music Director Paavo Järvi, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra under the late Erich Kunzel. Recent and upcoming guest conducting engagements include return appearances

MUSIC DIRECTOR continued and on tour in Luxembourg and Germany. A committed advocate of contemporary music, Maestro Novo has led more than a dozen world premieres of commissioned compositions. In the operatic field, he made his debut conducting a production of Smetana’s The Bartered Bride in collaboration with Maestro Julius Rudel and subsequently has conducted productions of Britten’s Albert Herring, Menotti’s Old Maid and the Thief, and Vaughan Williams’ Riders to the Sea. While maintaining a relevant professional conducting career, Mr. Novo has also developed a reputation as a keen educator of young musicians. He has held the positions of Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Miami University Symphony Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the National Repertory Orchestra, and Assistant Conductor of the National Youth

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with the Baltimore Symphony, Symphoria (former Syracuse Symphony), Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, and an impressive Kimmel Center debut in Philadelphia conducting the Curtis Institute Orchestra in a last minute replacement for an ailing Maestro Otto Werner Mueller. Prior guest conducting engagements have included, among others, appearances with the Symphony Silicon Valley, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Syracuse, Modesto, Tulsa, Windsor, Stamford, and Tallahassee Symphonies; the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra; the Cleveland and Abilene Philharmonics; the Tenerife, Principado de Asturias, and Castilla y León Symphony Orchestras; the City of Granada Orchestra; the Andrés Segovia Chamber Orchestra at the National Auditorium in Madrid, the Vallés Symphony Orchestra at the Palau de la Música in Barcelona, and the Echternach Festival Orchestra at the Kennedy Center

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MUSIC DIRECTOR continued Superior de Violín with honors in solfege, harmony, and violin. A scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Culture allowed him to continue his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels, where he earned a First Prize in violin. In 1988, he came to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar, obtaining both Master of Music and Master of Musical Arts degrees from Yale University, where he was also bestowed the Frances G. Wickes Award and the Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize. In 1992, the Spanish foundation La Caixa awarded him a fellowship to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music where he completed a Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting. He concluded his conducting studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. His conducting teachers have included Gerhard Samuel, Carl Topilow, Louis Lane, Edmon Colomer, James Ross, and Charles Bruck (at the Pierre Monteux School in Maine). In addition, Mr. Novo has attended seminars and master classes with Günther Herbig, Lorin Maazel, Cristoph von Dohnänyi, Leonard Slatkin, Larry Rachleff, Daniel Lewis, and Victor Yampolsky. Mr. Novo is the recipient of a 2010 Annie Award in Performing Arts from the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, a 2008 ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award, and a 2005 Broome County Arts Council Heart of the Arts Award.

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Orchestra of Spain and the Yale Symphony Orchestra. Since 1999 he has been on the conducting faculty at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he currently holds the position of Associate Conductor. In addition, he has conducted many noteworthy college and youth orchestras. Among these are the Curtis Institute Orchestra, the National Repertory Orchestra, the University of Maryland Symphony, the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, the Bard Conservatory Orchestra, the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra and the Portuguesa State Youth Orchestra of the Venezuelan El Sistema. In the summer of 1998 he took the National Youth Orchestra of Spain on a concert tour of Spain and Portugal, with performances at the Teatro Real in Madrid and the World Exposition in Lisbon. As a violinist, Mr. Novo has appeared in concerts and recitals in Europe and in the United States and has made recordings for the Spanish and Norwegian National Radios. He is a founding member of several important ensembles in which he has held leading positions: as concertmaster and soloist with the Youth Chamber Orchestra of Spain, as principal second violin of the New Amsterdam Sinfonietta, and as concertmaster of the National Youth Orchestra of Spain. José-Luis Novo began his musical studies at the conservatory of Valladolid—his hometown, obtaining the degree of Profesor

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ne of the outstanding cellists of his generation, Mark Kosower has earned an international reputation among musicians and critics alike for his extraordinary instrumental mastery, musical integrity, and powerfully expressive performances. Mark Kosower opened the 2012-2013 season with Gerald Schwarz at the Eastern Music Festival, performing the SaintSaëns cello concerto, and will perform the concerto later in the season with JoAnn Falleta and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Other appearances include the Orquestra Filarmonica de Minas Gerais, Las Cruces Symphony, and the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra. He also joins Mikhail Tatarnikov and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Varations and Pezzo Capriccioso. Last season, Kosower played the Boccherini Concerto in D Major G.479 with Ton Koopman and the Cleveland Orchestra in three performances at Severance Hall. He recorded works by Richard Strauss, Max Reger, and Eberhard Klemmstein with pianist Jee-Won Oh in Germany for the Ambitus label, and played chamber music at the North Shore Music Festival in Chicago. In recent seasons, Kosower made his debut as soloist with 10

the Cleveland Orchestra, performing Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations at the Blossom Music Festival, performed the Haydn C Major Concerto with the New York Chamber Players in their inaugural season, and appearances in Munich and Nuremberg with the Juilliard String Quartet. An active advocate of 20th and 21st century music, Mark Kosower has brought lesser-known contemporary masterworks to international attention in recent years. His 2011 Naxos release of the two cello concertos of Alberto Ginastera, with Lothar Zagrosek and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, has won widespread critical acclaim – and, with his 2008 disc of the complete Ginastera works for cello and piano, makes him the first cellist to record the complete catalogue of works for solo cello by the composer. In 2011 Naxos also released Kosower’s performance as the soloist in the world premiere recording of Miklós Rózsa’s Rhapsodie for Cello and Orchestra with the Budapest Concert Orchestra MAV. Other premieres have included the world premiere of Cristóbal Halffter’s Klagelied eines verwundeten Vogels for solo cello, as well as U.S. premieres of Yuri Falik’s Concerto della Passione and Marco Stroppa’s Ay, there’s the rub for solo cello. He has recorded the

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GUEST SOLOIST continued music societies and festivals throughout the United States and abroad, in performances with such esteemed musicians as Robert Mann, Leon Fleisher, and Janos Starker. Mark Kosower has received an Avery Fisher Career Grant, a SONY Grant, and has been a top prize winner in both the Rostropovich and Pablo Casals International Cello competitions – including a special prize in both competitions for best interpretation of the newly commissioned works by Marco Stroppa and Cristóbal Halffter. He has also been the Grand Prize winner of both the Irving Klein International String Competition and the WAMSO Competition of the Minnesota Orchestra. In addition to his activities as a soloist, Mark Kosower was named Principal Cello of the Cleveland Orchestra by Franz Welser-Möst, as well as Teacher of Cello at the Cleveland Institute of Music, in 2009. His previous posts include Solo Cellist of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in Germany from 2006-10, and Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 2005-07. Mark Kosower began his cello studies with his father at the age of 1 ½, and later studied with Janos Starker at Indiana University and Joel Krosnick at the Juilliard School.

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Walton Concerto with James DePriest and the Oregon Symphony. An eloquent orchestral soloist, Mark Kosower has appeared with the symphony orchestras of Detroit, Florida, Grand Rapids, Houston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Phoenix, Santa Barbara, Seattle, Syracuse, and Toledo; the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Ravinia Festival Orchestra, and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, among others. International appearances include the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the China National Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, the Kansai Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris, the Kwa-Zulu Natal Philharmonic, and the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra. With these appearances he has collaborated with many prominent conductors such as James DePriest, Christoph Eschenbach, Joanne Falletta, Erich Kunzel, Nicholas McGegan, Anton Nanut, Stefan Sanderling, Gunther Schuller, Gerard Schwarz, Joseph Silverstein, Hugh Wolff, and Lothar Zagrosek. As a recitalist, Mark Kosower has performed on the Great Performer’s Series at Lincoln Center, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Aspen Music Festival, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He has also given solo performances in some of the world’s most prestigious venues including the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Frankfurt’s Alte Oper, Berlin’s Komische Oper, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, and in New York’s Avery Fisher Hall. A former member of Chamber Music Two, a two-year residency at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Kosower makes frequent appearances at chamber

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Last ASO Performance May 1997 Samuel Barber belonged to a group of American composers, including William Schuman, Howard Hanson and Leonard Bernstein, who considered themselves neo-Romantics. They eschewed the avant-garde serialism of Schoenberg and the second Viennese school in favor of old-fashioned tonality and lush melodic lines, although they introduced into their music harmonies and intervals that would have shocked the audiences of the late nineteenth century. These composers were sidelined after World War II by the academic dominance of serialism in American classical music, but they are now being resurrected with the current return to a more eclectic, and even tonal, array of musical styles. Barber showed early on a prodigious talent for composing, encouraged by his family, especially his aunt and uncle, the contralto Louise Homer and the composer Sidney Homer. The two served as his mentors for more than 25 years and profoundly influenced his aesthetic development. At age 14 he enrolled in the newly founded Curtis School of Music in Philadelphia, studying voice, piano and composition, graduating in 1934. Two of his early compositions, a Violin Sonata in 1928 and his first published large-scale work, The School for Scandal Overture (1931), won him prestigious prizes and, more importantly, public performances that brought him to the attention of the leading conductors of the day.

Barber’s use of the term “essay” represents an analogy to the literary form, a brief but serious consideration of a single subject. The three Essays for Orchestra are works with themes concisely explored from different perspectives. Barber wrote his First Essay for Arturo Toscanini, who premiered it in 1938 with his NBC Symphony Orchestra. Barber finished the Second Essay in March 1942, using themes and ideas going back about three years. A popular composer at the time, he presented it to Bruno Walter, who premiered it with the New York Philharmonic the following month. The orchestration of the Second Essay is more complex than in its predecessor, with extensive use of timpani solos, brass choirs and individual woodwind solos – somewhat like a one movement concerto for orchestra.

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Second Essay for Orchestra, op. 17 Samuel Barber 1910-1981

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The work consists of a single theme, but as in the Finale to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, it unfolds gradually; at the beginning we hear only its skeleton. Barber then fills it in harmonically, transforming it into a lilting 6/8 melody, then a lively fugue in duple time, and finally a return to the opening scaffolding, this time blasting forth in the brass, almost like the cantus firmus hymn melody in a Bach chorale prelude.

Cello Concerto in D Minor Édouard Lalo 1823-1892 ASO Premiere Édouard Lalo came from a military family in Northern France, his father having fought for Napoleon. Although his parents at first encouraged his musical talent and he studied both the violin and cello, his more serious inclinations towards a career

in music met with stern paternal opposition. He nevertheless left home penniless at the age of 16 to pursue his musical studies at the Conservatoire in Paris. While working for a long time in obscurity as a violinist and music teacher, in 1855 he founded a string quartet to popularize the quartets of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. It was only in the 1870s that Lalo got a break as a composer. The debacle of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and its aftermath created havoc in France’s musical life. However, the following rapid reconstruction and the creation of the Société nationale de musique and the Concerts nationaux gave impetus to French composers, including Lalo, to write large-scale orchestral compositions. Although such works were out of fashion in France at the time, three great French conductors, Jules Pasdeloup, Edouard Colonne and Charles Lamoureux, inaugurated parallel concert seasons that created a demand for new works. Lalo composed the Cello Concerto in 1877 for the Belgian cellist

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PROGRAM NOTES continued Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, op. 39 Jean Sibelius 1865-1957 Last ASO Performance October 1988 When Sweden relinquished Finland to the Russian Empire in 1809, it became an autonomous duchy with significant control over its own affairs. But in 1870 Tsar Alexander II gradually began whittling away the Finns’ privileges and autonomy. While Swedish had continued to be the language of the educated and of the middle class, Russian repression aroused strong nationalist feelings and initiated a revival of the Finnish language. Jean Sibelius was born into this nationalistic environment and in 1876 enrolled in the first grammar school to teach in the Finnish language. Sibelius was by no means a child prodigy. He began playing piano at nine, didn’t like it and took up the violin at 14. Although he also started composing at ten, Sibelius’s ambition was to become a concert violinist and throughout his adult life regretted not following his dream. Lifelong addiction to alcohol produced a persistent tremor in his hands that precluded a concert career. Sibelius’s first success as a composer came in 1892 with a nationalistic symphonic poem/cantata titled Kullervo, Op. 7. The work met with great praise but was never again performed in his lifetime. During the next six years he composed music for numerous nationalistic pageants, symphonic poems and vocal works, mostly based on the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. In appreciation and in order to enable him to compose undisturbed, the Finnish governing council gave Sibelius

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Adolphe Fischer, who premiered it in Paris in December of that year. Throughout this Concerto, Lalo divided the movements into sections of contrasting tempi. He also adopted to some degree the Lisztian concept of thematic transformation, which he employed through the different tempi of each movement. The Concerto opens with a powerful theme in the orchestra, followed by a recitative for the cello. The opening theme is then taken up in a longer form by the soloist, and later developed in the Allegro maestoso section. A contrasting second theme is introduced by the cello, and the movement proceeds to repeat these two themes with subtle variations and a concluding statement of the opening orchestral theme. The second movement, which Lalo called an Intermezzo, opens Andantino con moto, with a plaintive orchestral theme followed by an equally melancholy cello melody. The tempo then abruptly switches to Allegro presto where the cello plays a syncopated Spanish-sounding dance over an orchestral ostinato. The tempo returns to Andantino once more, the movement ending with the dance melody. The final movement opens with a slow declamatory phrase on the cello, leading into the lively Allegro vivace. The cello takes up two more melodies, carrying over the Spanish cast from the preceding movement.

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PROGRAM NOTES continued transforming it from its quiet beginning on muted strings into an agitated outburst by the full orchestra. It is replete with Sturm und Drang (storm and stress), containing rapidly changing moods and tempi throughout. The third movement is a rowdy scherzo, its pounding theme introduced by the timpani, with a contrasting gentle trio melody for the horns. It was common in the Classical symphony to keep the final movement light and frothy in order to end on a cheerful note. Beginning with Beethoven’s Ninth, however, composers tended to take up and ultimately resolve the weightier matters of the first movement in the finale. Sibelius’s First follows this pattern; the fourth movement opens with the clarinet introduction from the first movement, now for full orchestra. It is the most dramatic movement, ending in a rousing crescendo that fades into a pizzicato whisper. Program notes by: Joseph & Elizabeth Kahn wordpros@mindspring.com www.wordprosmusic.com Visit our audio enhanced program notes before the concert at www.annapolissymphony.org.

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a pension for life in 1897. For the next 28 years he composed the symphonies and other orchestral works that made him famous. But in 1926, at the age of 60, he suddenly ceased composing for reasons he never disclosed – although probably from the combined ravages of alcoholism and bipolar disorder. His pen remained silent until his death, 31 years later. Sibelius composed his Symphony No. 1 during 1898-99 to immediate success. It was greatly influenced by Russian symphonic music, especially by Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, (“Pathétique”), which Sibelius particularly admired. While the Symphony still owes much to the Romantics of the nineteenth century, it contains much that is new and foreshadows his future works. Sibelius sought to portray in music the stark, wintery landscape of his native country. His signature writing for woodwinds chills his orchestral palette and became a feature of all of his music. The symphony opens with an introduction for solo clarinet over rumbling timpani that turns out to be the “topic” of the Symphony and will be taken up again in the fourth movement. The Allegro begins with a theme that ratchets up the tension and will pervade the entire symphony. In the second movement Sibelius develops a single pulsating theme

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Concert of Tastes: Friends are Golden November 3, 2013 at 6pm Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Annapolis Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of FASO at this highly anticipated event. Concert of Tastes features a festival of food with signature dishes by the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest restaurants. The evening also includes great wines, music, and dancing. Tickets: 410-263-0907 $65 for FASO members $75 for non-FASO members

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Board Members

Paula Abernethy, President

Join the Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (FASO) for our 50th Anniversary season as we continue to support our superb Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. FASO raises funds to support the ASO and to develop the next generation of musicians, by sponsoring major fundraising events including the Concert of Tastes in November and Champagne Sunday in the spring. FASO members also host several smaller events such as “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”, evenings and a New Year’s Eve party, all designed to raise money for the ASO and to foster a spirit of fun and enjoyment. FASO actively participates in the ASO’s music education and outreach programs, including volunteering to work with local schools through the orchestra’s award-winning Music Van program. In addition, FASO awards scholarships for private music lessons to local, young musicians who may otherwise be unable to acquire lessons. Join FASO, support our great Symphony Orchestra, and help us foster the next generation of young musicians.

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Tessie Ballard, Vice President, Membership James W. Cheevers, Recording Secretary Marthena Cowart, Treasurer Renee Ehler, Corresponding Secretary Ginger From, Vice President, Ways and Means Lorraine Carren Bernadine Crosby Virginia DeLuca Donald K. Dement Patricia Duvall Robert Foye Karen Gonzalez Anna E. Greenberg Valerie Gutterson Cindy Hooper Michael Kurtz Lois A. McGovern Carol Richards Joan Russell Theodora Schulman Joyce Spotz The Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra supports the ASO and its programs through fundraising and volunteer work and encourages and fosters an interest in music by young people. FASO is a 501 (c) (3) organization. Dues and donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law, provided no goods or services are realized by joining.

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SUPPORTERS OF THE ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA he Board of Trustees of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges T the generosity of the following businesses, foundations, community organizations, and individuals for their support of the ASO’s artistic and education programs. Names in bold type indicate new contributors, or those who increased their gifts to the Annual Fund by a minimum of one level over the previous season. Members of the Golden Baton Society have committed to a five year Annual Fund pledge. These donors are distinguished by the symbol next to their listing. Philip Richebourg Encore Circle ($50,000 +) Organizations Baltimore Annapolis Lexus Dealers Association Maryland State Arts Council

Individuals Patricia and Arthur* Edwards Elizabeth Richebourg Rea, founding member

Stradivarius Circle ($25,000 - $49,999) Organizations Arts Council of Anne Arundel County

Maestro Circle ($10,000 - $24,999) Organizations CFG Community Bank Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra PNC Wealth Management

Individuals Gay and Lars Henriksen Joyce Pratt, Jeff Harris and the Martin Family

Virtuoso Circle ($5,000 - $9,999) Organizations Bank of America Foundation M&T Bank Wells Fargo Foundation

Individuals Dr. and Mrs. Lou Berman Martha Blaxall and Joe Dickey David and Eleanor Huggins Laird Lott and Linda Gooden Thea and Howard Pinskey Barbara and Everett Santos Martha and John T. Schwieters

Concertmaster Circle ($2,500 - $4,999) Organizations BB&T

Individuals Anonymous Bee and Bud Billups Dr. Jesse Cunitz and Mrs. Faith Goldstein Cunitz Marilyn Eason and Forbes Leland Al and Ginger From John and Sandra Goldthwait Jonathan and Marnie Kagan Peter and Manelle Martino Michael and Sage Mumma Russell Stevenson and Margaret Axtell

Platinum Circle ($1,000 - $2,499) Organizations The Ditti and Ronald Morse Fund The J. M. Kaplan Fund

Individuals Anonymous Paula Abernethy Sergio and Ellenor Alvarez Joe and Tessie Ballard Melvin and Judy Bender Ms. Prudence Clendenning and Mr. Robert Clopp Ms. Angela Eggleston-Howard Peter and Sarah Evans David and Susan Green Mrs. Anna E. Greenberg Joanna Hanes-Lahr and Jack Lahr Pierre and Danalee Henkart David and Jan Hoff berger Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Keelty Pat Krzeminski Mary M. Melvin Mrs. Linda Osburn Kathy and Chris Potter William and Constance Scott Admiral and Mrs. Guy H. B. Shaffer Douglas and Karen Smith Ray and Patricia Strong Mr. Rodney Tomlinson and Ms. Sari Kiraly * Deceased

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ANNUAL GIVING continued 2013 - 2014 SEASON

Don and Diana Hirsch Victoria Hutchins Ms. Joanne Johnson Jack and Carolyn Kammeier Peter and Carol Katz Mr. and Mrs. H. Hunter Kennard Leon and Barbara Kestenbaum Julie and Bill Krause Mr. and Mrs. James Leanos Norman and Susanne Lieberman Margaret MacAdam Ms. Linda McKeough Marshall Mentz Dr. Gregory Mestanas Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miles Jim and Marci Miller Amy and Jim Morris Ed Moses Clarene Mullin Mr. and Mrs. Richard O’Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Oudens Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Pollock Donna Porricelli Mrs. Lee Posner Arian Ravanbaksh Ken and Maureen Reightler Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Risher Paul and Joan Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Meade Rudasill Monty and Susan Schumpert Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Scott Linda Settle and Frank Elward Robert Sherer Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Slawson Art and Angela Smookler Louis Terenzoni D. Romaine Towers Harriet Underwood Laura and Jack Van Geffen Nicole R. Wolf Glenn S. and Ann E. S. Wolfgang Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. Wright Mrs. Cecelia Wyatt Mr. John D. Yarbro

Gold Circle ($500 - $999) Individuals Marilyn Bockman Mrs. Elana Byrd Dr. Rebecca Elon and Dr. William Adler Mr. Mark Fontaine Mrs. Barbara Simerl Richard and Mary Stead

Silver Circle ($250 - $499) Individuals Dr. Jacqueline Agnew Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Clark Katie and Jib Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Felter Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hecht Tylar and Carol Ann Hecht D. Gayle Hensley Ben and Margaret Hutchinson Nancy Kennedy Cherie Loustaunau and Michael Kurtz Leon and Elizabeth McKenzie Ralph C. and Margene V. Reeder Theodora Schulman Lois I. Sowell Peter Threadgill Mrs. Tamara and Dr. Stephan Tymkiw Mr. and Mrs. Damien Wanner Bernard Warshaw and Liat Miller Nicole R. Wolf Frederick and Nancy Zimmerman Dr. Elliot Zuckerman

Bronze Circle ($100 - $249) Individuals Anonymous Lillian S. Armstrong Susan E. Armstrong Adele Baron Elsie L. Beardmore Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Bennett Dr. Nicholas and Janet Berry Kier and Bertina Boyd Dr. Barbara Dwyer Brown Pat and Karen Brown Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ceruzzi Charles and Naomi Cline Dr. Timothy Dangel Peter W. D’Anna Don and Keren Dement Arlene T. Drewes Fred and Susan Eckert Linda Epstein Nancy M. Ermenidis Mrs. Harlow G. Farmer Betty H. Feldmann Janet Fischer David and Cindy Fox Frank and Karen Gould Jerry Green Patrick M. Green Brian Hanks and Judy Crews-Hanks Bob and Diane Heaney Shelley and John Henderson

In Recognition of Gifts Individuals

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Patricia Edwards, In Memory of Joan Kehler F. Joan McMahon, In Memory of Grant Striegel Mr. and Mrs. Richard O’Sullivan, In Memory of Blanche Lussier

ANNUAL GIVING continued Annapolis Mobile Power CPS Gumpert Giant Foods Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts Michael Designs Florist MicroPerformance, Inc.

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ontribution listings reflect all gifts and pledges received between July 1, 2013 and September 9, 2013. While we make every effort to ensure accuracy, we regret any errors or omissions in the above listings. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra greatly appreciates all contributors of any amount. We regret that limited space permits us to list only those who have contributed $100 or more to our Annual Fund. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts; and also by a grant from the Cultural Arts Foundation of Anne Arundel County, Inc., which receives contributions from Anne Arundel County, the City of Annapolis, and the Maryland State Arts Council.

Congratulations to the Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for 50 years of support of ASO. From Carol & Don Lee on our 50th Wedding Anniversary.

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LEGACY CIRCLE SPOTLIGHT 2013 - 2014 SEASON James W. Cheevers, ASO Legacy Circle Member

“It has been an honor and a thrill to be a part of the ASO’s evolution over the last thirty years. Because of the immense enjoyment and sense of fulfillment I have received from my experience with the ASO, I have planned a gift for the Symphony as a way to invest in its future so that future generations may benefit as well.” – James W. Cheevers

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ASO LEGACY CIRCLE

Building upon a solid foundation of community support, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra has grown in its 50-year history to become the premiere musical organization that it is today in Marylandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful capital. The ASO Legacy Circle helps to guarantee a secure future for ASOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performances as well as education and outreach programs for future generations of music lovers. For more information on the ASO Legacy Circle or to become a member, please contact the ASO office at 410-269-1132.

LEGACY CIRCLE

t is with our deepest gratitude that we acknowledge the following Legacy Circle Members for their commitment to the future of the ASO and its place in our community.

Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Bud and Bee Billups

Captain James H. Carman* Jack* and Lois Carr James W. Cheevers

Ronald E. Council Patricia and Arthur* Edwards Audrey English*

Anna E. Greenberg Forbes Leland Anne S. Potter *Deceased

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Ensuring a Legacy of M usical Excellence for Future Generations.

MUSICIAN CHAIR SPONSORSHIP

ponsoring a musician chair is a wonderful way to show your support not only for the orchestra but for the musicians themselves. Musician Chair sponsorships are $2,500 and will be accompanied by the following distinguished benefits and recognition: • • • •

Selection of the instrument or musician of your choice Your name prominently listed by the musician’s name in 2013-2014 ASO programs Recognition at the Concertmaster Circle giving level in 2013-2014 ASO programs Invitation to the 2014 ASO Annual Major Donor Party

If you would like to sponsor a musician chair for the 2013-2014 season, please contact the ASO office at 410-269-1132. Chairs are sponsored on a first-come, first-served basis and therefore subject to availability. If you prefer, the ASO can select a musician on your behalf.

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Netanel Draiblate, Concertmaster The Peggy Peach Chair Nicholas Currie, Associate Concertmaster Sponsored by Laird Lott and Linda Gooden Heather Haughn Sponsored by Dr. Jesse Cunitz and Mrs. Faith Goldstein Cunitz

Marlena Dillenbeck, Principal Sponsored by Peter and Manelle Martino Kathleen Mulcahy Sponsored by Al and Ginger From

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Christian Tremblay, Principal Sponsored by Jonathan and Marnie Kagan Lysiane Gravel-Lacomb, Associate Principal Sponsored by Martha Blaxall and Joe Dickey Glenn Angus Sponsored by Martha Blaxall and Joe Dickey

Anthony Valerio Sponsored by Pat Edwards

CELLO Todd Thiel, Principal The Hildegard Strothman Martin Chair

BASSOON Patricia Dusold Sponsored by Laird Lott and Linda Gooden

TRUMPET Christopher Sala, Acting Principal The Philip Richebourg Chair

TROMBONE Dave Perkel, Principal Sponsored by Eleanor and David Huggins

PERCUSSION Donald Spinelli, Principal Sponsored by Lou and Laurie Berman

FLUTE Kimberly Valerio, Principal Sponsored by John and Sandra Goldthwait Genevieve Eichman Sponsored by Russ Stevenson and Margaret Axtell

OBOE Fatma Daglar, Principal Sponsored by Michael and Sage Mumma

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The mission of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is to produce, present and promote memorable symphonic music that increases awareness, enjoyment, and appreciation of music for all ages throughout the region.

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The Annapolis Symphony is your symphony. For over 50 years it has been our privilege to present symphonic music and music education of the highest quality to our community, adding to the cultural vitality of our schools and our region. We look forward to playing for you this season and engaging and inspiring the next several generations of music lovers.

But did you know that ticket sales cover less than 50% of concert costs? Generous private donors help make up the difference enabling us to produce and present first class concerts for all to enjoy. Gifts enhance the artistic advancement and help build the next generation of artists and music-lovers by supporting programs like ASO’s free summer concert, the Music Van and Adopt-a-School community outreach. Donors enjoy a variety of benefits especially a sense of closeness to our orchestra and musicians.

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As a 501(c)(3) organization, gifts to the ASO are tax deductible as allowed by law. Please consider making a gift to the ASO today. We invite you to join the Legacy Circle. The Legacy Circle consists of those who have made provisions for the ASO in their estate planning to perpetuate the gift of music for generations to come. If you have made plans to remember the ASO, please let us know so that you may be honored in the Legacy Circle. If you wish to receive more information about the Legacy Circle, please contact the ASO Office at 410-269-1132.

TICKET INFORMATION Receive advance purchase discounts, seating priority, and unlimited Subscriber Guest Passes, which allow you to buy half price tickets to any Lexus Classic Series concert. Contact the ASO Box Office at 410-263-0907 for more information or visit our website at www.annapolissymphony.org. Single Tickets:

Advance purchases are always recommended. If available, tickets may be purchased at the door one hour prior to each concert. Tickets may be purchased through the ASO Box Office at 410-263-0907 or online at www.annapolissymphony.org. All single tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable. Group Sales:

Bring your group to the ASO and receive up to 20% off your total order. Rooms may be reserved for your private pre- or post-concert receptions or for your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday party. Call 410-263-0907 for more information. Gift Certificates:

Call 410-263-0907 to purchase gift certificates in any denomination. Ticket Exchanges:

Subscribers may exchange their tickets for the alternate performance of the same concert only. Exchanges are subject to availability. Bring your tickets to the Box Office at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled performance, or mail them at least 10 days prior to the scheduled performance to ASO, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD 21401. Ticket Release/Donation:

If unable to use tickets, patrons may return them as a tax-deductible contribution. Bring your tickets to the Box Office at least 24 hours prior to the schedule performance, or mail them at least 10 days prior to the scheduled performance to ASO, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD 21401. We will mail you a receipt for your tax purposes. Tickets released after 6:00pm on concert night will not be eligible for a deduction.

All ticket sales are final. No refunds.

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CONCERT INFORMATION Electronic Devices:

Please turn off cell phones and tablets. Use of cameras or recording devices during the performance is strictly prohibited. Latecomers:

Latecomers will only be seated at the conclusion of a musical selection. Children:

ASO Family Concerts are designed for ages four and up. The ASO recommends that children be at least age eight to attend a Lexus Classic or Pops concert. Candies or Lozenges:

Please help yourself to one of the cough drops made available in the lobby. Please remember to unwrap candies or lozenges before the concert begins. In Case of Fire:

Please note the exit nearest to your seat. In the event of fire or other emergency, WALK—do not run—to that exit. Pre-Concert Lectures:

All ticket holders are invited to join us at 6:45pm before each Lexus Classic Series Concert for a free 45-minute discussion about the evening’s program. Lectures take place in the auditorium. Help yourself to a seat as close to the stage as possible. Inclement Weather:

In the event of severe weather, every effort will be made to continue with scheduled concerts. No refunds will be given if a concert is performed during severe weather but not attended by the ticket holder. No Smoking:

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts is a SMOKE-FREE Facility. Smoking is PROHIBITED in and on the grounds of the building. Lexus Preferred Parking:

The first row of spaces in the first parking lot on the right upon entering from Spa Road will be reserved as Lexus Lane. Parking spaces are available on first-come, first-served basis to any Lexus owner who drives their vehicle to a Lexus Classic Series performance. Lexus Lounge:

ASO’s Lexus Lounge is available at all Lexus Classic Series Concerts, for all Gold Circle donors ($500 and up). Patrons can enjoy a complimentary glass of wine or soft drink, snacks and conversation. The Lounge will be open one hour prior to each concert and during intermission. The Lexus Lounge is also available to any Lexus owner who shows their Lexus key. Access for Persons with Disabilities:

Parking, ramp, and elevator facilities are available at the entrance nearest Spa Road. Wheelchair accessible seating is also available. Please call 410-263-0907 to make arrangements.

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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT 2013 - 2014 SEASON

Fatma

hen Fatma Daglar was growing up in Istanbul, she was part of a big boisterous family that gathered frequently for parties and celebrations. Music abounded; among her relatives were folk singers and a famous jazz musician. But it wasn’t until she saw the movie “Amadeus,” with its luscious soundtrack of Mozart’s musical treasures, that music became her passion. “I got obsessed with Mozart,” she says. “I started listening to and solfeging along with all 27 of his piano concertos. Then I got obsessed with opera and Schubert’s song cycles and Brahms’ cello sonatas. Before I even started playing an instrument, I knew a ton of music by heart.” (Merriam-Webster defines solfege as a learning technique that involves “the application of the sol-fa syllables to a musical scale or melody.”) She applied to the state music conservatory at age 14, one year too late to get into the cello classes she desired, so she had to choose another instrument: “I was told to pick a woodwind,” she recalls. Lucky for us, her dad was a big fan of Heinz Holliger, the Swiss oboist, conductor and composer, and encouraged Fatma to choose the oboe. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Music from the Istanbul Conservatory of Music and then moved to the United States at age 21 to earn her Master’s degree in oboe performance at the Peabody Institute, where she studied with Sara Watkins. Fatma still lives in Baltimore. 32

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Fatma joined the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1997, the year she finished at Peabody. “ASO was my first job out of school,’ she says. “I’ve gained so much experience playing here. We are a great orchestra and we’ve been getting better every year, especially with JoséLuis Novo’s leadership and community involvement.” It is not her only job, however. Fatma Daglar is also an enthusiastic teacher of oboe, both privately and at several local institutes of higher education. Her private students range from raw beginners to college-level performers. Many of her students become lifelong friends. Sometimes it is hard to spot her sitting among the woodwinds, but it is worth the effort. She enjoys performing, and it shows. “What we do is an elevated form of entertainment,” she says. “Yes, the music is lengthy, complex, layered, and we study and practice for years and for tens of thousands of hours to be able to present it. But ultimately, it’s for the enjoyment of the people. I try to always keep that in mind. If I have a good time on the stage, usually that translates into a good time for the audience.” What is her all-time favorite piece of music that she has performed with the ASO? The reader can probably guess. Give up? It is the famous Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. – Carol Richards

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1919 - 2011 Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Founder and First Board President The city is built To music, therefore never built at all, And therefore built forever Alfred Tennyson

My father Philip Richebourg conducted his own orchestra every day of his life with consistency and order; he applied an exact Science, a common thread, to numerous Board memberships and Presidential appointments, serving sixty-five years in his community. This same exactitude and precision was reflected in his life-passions as pilot, musician, and as a master archivist. My father approached all things in life as if resolute in achieving one goal, that of perfect harmony. The very essence and purposeful The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens. Rainer Maria Rilke meaning the trumpet represents is symbolic of a devout spiritual vision that carried my father through all aspects of his life.The sound of the trumpet has been called on to glorify God; it empowers the ability to revive or to represent closure; it is a medium portraying clarity, precision and purity. These characteristics are emblematic of everything my father endeavored to achieve. As Founder and First Board President, my fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission for the Annapolis Symphony during the formative years was to solidify the orchestra financially and administratively, insuring its longevity. Today the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra has soared to the heights my father dreamed would one day come true. For me, listening to music now represents a conduit to my father as if he never left. He is standing in the wings with quiet dignity and pride and we are resoundingly singing his praises. Elizabeth Richebourg Rea

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Bravo!

Elizabeth Richebourg Rea

Maestro Novo and the musicians of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra applaud Elizabeth Richebourg Rea for her continued support honoring the legacy of her father Philip Richebourg ASOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Founder and First Board President. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, performing since 1962. www.annapolissymphony.org

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NELSON FREIRE, PIANO

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MIRÓ QUARTET SHAI WOSNER, PIANO

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Sunday, February 23, 2014 » 5:30 pm

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