InSymphony Kids: Castles and Wizards

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CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2019 PUBLISHER + FOUNDER Misty Tompoles

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ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Katrina Ketchum SALES DIRECTOR Lindsey Ferguson DIGITAL DIRECTOR Chris Porras MANAGING EDITOR Kristen Seidman ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF EVENTS & SPECIAL PROJECTS Ashley Coates SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jackie Tran

On the cover: Artwork submitted by Justin Fisher, age 10

about us ORCHESTRA 7 OUR SUPPORTERS 14

performances CASTLES AND WIZARDS 8 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2 PM

BUSINESS MANAGER Bella Showerman

activities & features IN THE SPOTLIGHT: COVER ARTIST JUSTIN FISHER 16

PUBLISHER’S REPRESENTATIVE Nicole Lane

MAKING MUSIC 18 FASCINATING FACTOIDS: GHOSTBUSTERS 21 #ARTSLANDIAWASHERE 22

PUBLISHING COORDINATOR Mindy Mawhirter PODCAST HOST Susannah Mars

Oregon Symphony programs are supported in part by the Oregon Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts – a federal agency – and by the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which includes support from the Arts Education and Access Fund; Arts Investment Fund; the City of Portland; Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties; and Metro.

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GREAT CONCERTS FOR FAMILIES!

Cirque Nutcracker DECEMBER 21 | 2 PM & 7:30 PM Norman Huynh, conductor Troupe Vertigo bring their aweinspiring hybrid of cirque, dance, and acrobatic art to Tchaikovsky’s beloved masterpiece.

Ghostbusters in Concert JANUARY 18 | 7:30 PM JANUARY 19 | 2 PM Peter Bernstein, conductor Buckle up for this comedy classic!

The Ghostbusting team must take up their proton packs and save the world from a paranormal crisis.

Game ON! FEBRUARY 1 | 7:30 PM Norman Huynh, conductor PSU Chamber Choir Featuring concert premieres from 14 blockbuster video games, including World of Warcraft, Assassin’s Creed, BioShock, Overwatch, and more, Game ON! combines unrivaled, world-class symphonic arrangements with stunning in-game hd videos and never-before-seen concept art.

The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra FEBRUARY 2 | 2 PM Norman Huynh, conductor Pam Mahon, narrator Dance West We’ll spirit the young audience away for a musical adventure inside the orchestra. But we promise to bring them back with smiles on their faces!

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SCHOOL DAY CONCERTS! learning and community engagement Creating a stronger and more vibrant community through music

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS KINDERKONZERTS

SYMPHONY STORYTIMES

FOR GRADES 3–8

FOR GRADES K–2

FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 9:30 & 11 AM

Norman Huynh, conductor A great way to explore all the sections of the orchestra through lively compositions. School groups and home schooling families welcomed.

Give your children in grades k–2 an up-close musical experience, with these entertaining, educational chamber ensemble programs.

Three Kinderkonzerts occur per month in October, January, February, and April, and are open to all schools and home-school families.

Introduce younger children to music with a fun, interactive storytime. A reader from the library will tell the stories while an Oregon Symphony musician brings books to life with live music. Kids get to try the instruments for themselves!

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information about school day concerts, schedules, locations, and tickets can be found at: orsymphony.org/learning-community and by contacting Monica Hayes, Hank Swigert director, learning and community engagement programs, at mhayes@orsymphony.org

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ORCHESTRA MU S I C D IR E C TO R

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Carlos Kalmar Jean Vollum music director chair

Nancy Ives, Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Hayes, Jr. principal cello chair Marilyn de Oliveira, assistant principal Seth Biagini Kenneth Finch Trevor Fitzpatrick Antoinette Gan Kevin Kunkel

John Cox, principal Joseph Berger, associate principal Graham Kingsbury, assistant principal Matthew Berliner* Mary Grant** Alicia Michele Waite

A S S O CIATE COND U C TO R Norman Huynh Harold and Arlene Schnitzer associate conductor chair PR IN CIPAL P O P S COND U C TO R Jeff Tyzik VI O LIN

BASS Colin Corner, principal Braizahn Jones, assistant principal Nina DeCesare Donald Hermanns Jeffrey Johnson Jason Schooler

Sarah Kwak, Janet & Richard Geary concertmaster chair Peter Frajola, Del M. Smith & Maria Stanley Smith associate

concertmaster chair FLU TE Erin Furbee, Harold & Jane Pollin Martha Long, Bruce & Judy Thesenga assistant concertmaster chair principal flute chair Chien Tan, Truman Collins, Sr. principal Alicia DiDonato Paulsen, second violin chair Inés Voglar Belgique, assistant principal assistant principal Zachariah Galatis second violin Fumino Ando PI CCO LO Keiko Araki Zachariah Galatis Clarisse Atcherson Ron Blessinger OBOE Lisbeth Carreno Martin Hébert, Harold J. Schnitzer Ruby Chen principal oboe chair Emily Cole Karen Wagner, assistant principal Julie Coleman Kyle Mustain** Eileen Deiss Jason Sudduth* Jonathan Dubay Gregory Ewer ENGLI S H H O RN Daniel Ge Feng Kyle Mustain** Lynne Finch Jason Sudduth* Shin-young Kwon Ryan Lee CL AR INE T Yuqi Li James Shields, principal Samuel Park Todd Kuhns, assistant principal Searmi Park Mark Dubac Vali Phillips Shanshan Zeng B A S S CL AR INE T VIOLA Todd Kuhns Joël Belgique, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund principal viola chair Charles Noble, assistant principal Jennifer Arnold** Kenji Bunch* Silu Fei Leah Ilem Ningning Jin Brian Quincey Viorel Russo Martha Warrington

B A S S O ON Carin Miller Packwood, principal Evan Kuhlmann, assistant principal** Nicole Haywood, assistant principal* Adam Trussell ** Steve Vacchi*

TR UMPE T Jeffrey Work, principal David Bamonte, assistant principal, Musicians of the Oregon Symphony Richard Thornburg trumpet chair Doug Reneau TR OMB ONE Casey Jones, principal Robert Taylor, assistant principal Charles Reneau B A S S TR OMB ONE Charles Reneau TUBA JáTtik Clark, principal TIMPANI Jonathan Greeney, principal Sergio Carreno, assistant principal PE R CU S S I ON Niel DePonte, principal Michael Roberts, assistant principal Sergio Carreno HAR P Jennifer Craig, principal LIB R ARY Joy Fabos, principal Kathryn Thompson, associate Sara Pyne, assistant O R CHE S TR A PE R S ONNE L MANAGE R Leah Ilem AR TI S T- IN - R E S ID EN CE Johannes Moser Artist-in-Residence program is sponsored

by Drs. Cliff and Karen Deveney

CR E ATIVE CHAIR Gabriel Kahane

CONTR AB A S S O ON Evan Kuhlmann** Steve Vacchi*

* Acting position ** Leave of absence

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CASTLES AND WIZARDS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2019, 2 PM SPONSORED BY

Norman Huynh, conductor Pam Mahon, narrator Malia Tippets, vocalist Pacific Youth Choir Mia Hall Miller, artistic director Dance West Julane Stites, artistic director Vivienne Elborne, scriptwriter Jim Crino, costumes and props Ludwig van Beethoven George Frideric Handel

Edward Elgar

Howard Shore

Paul Dukas

Howard Shore

Anna Clyne

Franz Joseph Haydn

Overture to Fidelio Zadok the Priest Pacific Youth Choir Excerpt from Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 Pacific Youth Choir Concerning Hobbits from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings Excerpt from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Dance West Bilbo’s Song from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Pacific Youth Choir Masquerade Dance West Presto from Symphony No. 85, “The Queen”

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty Dance West

Kristen Anderson-Lopez

“Let It Go” from Frozen Malia Tippets

John Williams

Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

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Biographies

Norman Huynh Norman Huynh has established himself as a conductor with an ability to captivate an audience through a multitude of musical genres. This season, Huynh continues to showcase his versatility in concerts featuring Itzhak Perlman, hip hop artists Nas and Wyclef Jean, and vocal superstar Storm Large.

Born in 1988, Huynh is a first generation Asian American and the first in his family to pursue classical music as a career.

Upcoming and recent engagements include the St. Louis Symphony, Detroit Symphony, and Grant Park Music Festival.

He has served as a cover conductor for the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic with John Williams.

Huynh has been at the forefront of moving orchestral music out of the traditional concert hall. In 2011, he co-founded the Occasional Symphony in Baltimore to celebrate holidays by performing innovative concerts in distinct venues throughout the inner-city. The orchestra performed on Dr. Seuss’ birthday at Port Discovery Children’s Museum, Halloween in a burnt church turned concert venue, and Cinco de Mayo in the basement bar of a Mexican restaurant.

Huynh currently resides in Portland, or, and enjoys skiing, board games, and riding his motorcycle. You can follow him on Instagram @normanconductor.

Pamela Mahon Pam Mahon is thrilled to be teaming up once again with the Oregon Symphony, Dance West, and the Pacific Youth

Choir. Entertaining pint-sized symphony audience members is her absolute dream job. Mahon is also the teaching artist for the Oregon Symphony’s Kinderkonzerts and Carnegie Hall Link Up National Concerts. Other Portland credits include: Lureena Jones, Adrift in Macao (Broadway Rose); Aldonza, Man of La Mancha; Mother, Ragtime; Baker’s Wife, Into the Woods; Claire Ganz, Rumors; Donna/Oolie, City of Angels; Carmen, Sweet Charity; Pam, The Full Monty (Lakewood Theatre Company); Mary Bland, Eating Raoul (Live on Stage); Madame de la Grande Bouche, Beauty and the Beast; Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of OZ; Brooke Wyndham, Legally Blonde: The Musical (Pixie Dust Productions); Mazeppa, Gypsy (Portland Center Stage at The Armory); Susan, [title of show] (Triangle Productions); Young Boy, Jenůfa; Chocholka/Jay, The Cunning Little Vixen; Papagena, The Magic Flute; and Nurse Maid, Street Scene (Portland Opera).

Malia Tippets Malia Tippets is an Oregon native with performing credits around the world.

After graduating from Marymount Manhattan College, she went on to tour the country in the mega-musical Evita as Eva Peron. Musical Theatre took her to Osaka, Japan, where she played the role of Elphaba in the Universal Studios production of Wicked. Upon returning to Portland, Tippets has been lucky to grace the stage in roles such as Veronica, Heathers: The Musical (Triangle Productions); Ariel, Footloose (Broadway Rose Theatre Company); and more. Music touched her life at an early age and has taken her on the journey of a lifetime for which she is eternally grateful.

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Vivienne Elborne Vivienne Elborne is originally from London, where she had a successful performance career. The family moved to the us in 1984, and since then she has performed with theater groups and symphonies all over the country.

She moved into directing and teaching some 20 years ago and is proud of her association with the Oregon Symphony, for whom she has directed staged musicals and written scripts for Kids concerts. She resides in Texas and continues to write while also running a private vocal studio. Thanks to Pam Mahon and Jim Crino for always making her characters come alive.

Pacific Youth Choir Pacific Youth Choir serves over 300 singers in ten auditioned flagship choirs from kindergarten through 12th grade. Established in 2003 by Artistic Director Mia Hall Miller, pyc has become a cultural resource that changes lives through high-level choral artistry in an open, joyful, and nurturing environment.

In 2016, after being awarded the Oregon Symphony Schnitzer Wonder Award, pyc broadened it’s choral reach by providing a free after-school choir program at Whitman Elementary in Portland.

Following the success of that program pyc has expanded with community

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CASTLES AND WIZARDS engagement choirs in Peninsula Elementary School in North Portland, and Wattles Boys and Girls Club in se Portland. pyc, honored to be in residence at Trinity Cathedral, collaborates regularly with Oregon’s top musical organizations including the Oregon Symphony, Metropolitan Youth Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theater, Whitebird Dance, Trinity Choir, and Thomas Lauderdale and Pink Martini in performances and recordings, including the “Gold” Joy to the World.

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It's a place for the whole family to learn and grow and connect with community.

Join us for tea, a tour, and a Q&A to learn more about Cedarwood's unique approach to Waldorf education, each Friday morning this fall!

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This season, in addition to regularly scheduled concerts, pyc is excited to perform with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, Gonzaga University Choir, Cappella Romana, Portland Chamber Orchestra, and in a festival with Eric Whitacre. pyc enjoys regional and national recognition, having performed in six Regional and National Conferences of The American Choral Directors Association.

Please see pacificyouthchoir.org for more information.

Dance West Dance West is the pre-professional company at the Arts & Communication Magnet Academy in Beaverton, or. Under the direction of Julane Stites, Dance West provides an intensive training program for the school’s most advanced dance students desiring in-depth study and performance experience. Dancers who have auditioned for placement range in ages from 13–19 and commit to at least one full year of a training and performance schedule.

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The students, staff, and administrators share a common goal of developing

CASTLES AND WIZARDS stellar students with an arts-infused curriculum. A large percentage of our company members have been accepted to such schools as Juilliard, nyu, University of Arizona, University of Utah, Cornish, Cal Arts, North Carolina School of the Arts, Point Park University, and amda to continue their studies in dance. In addition, many have gone straight into careers with Disney, cruise lines, Broadway shows, ballet, and contemporary dance companies. Dance West has an annual concert in April and is available for community events.

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Jim Crino Jim Crino is a local actor, director, and designer. 2019/20 marks Crino’s 12th season as costume and properties designer for the Oregon Symphony’s Kids Concerts. He is also the primary costume designer for Red Shoe Productions. His Portland area directorial efforts include You Can’t Take it With You, Oliver!, Gypsy, and An Italian American Reconciliation. Crino is a proud graduate of The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, a member of sag/aftra, and appeared as Leroy Estes on nbc’s Grimm.

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Individuals TRANSFORMATIONAL: $100,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous (3) Rich* & Rachel Baek Karen & Bill* Early Robert* & Janis Harrison Michael & Kristen* Kern Lynn & Jack Loacker Stephanie McDougal+ Harold & Jane Pollin Arlene Schnitzer & Jordan Schnitzer

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OPUS SOCIETY: $25,000–$49,999

Anonymous (3) Ken Austin+ Rick Caskey Duncan & Cindy Campbell & Sue Horn-Caskey* of The Campbell Foundation Cecil & Sally Drinkward Drs. Cliff* & Karen Deveney Fund of ocf Judith Mary Erickson+ Richard & Janet Geary Elizabeth N. Gray Fund of ocf Foundation Wendy & Paul Greeney Suzanne Geary Tige* & Peggy Harris Dr. Thomas & Alix Goodman Rick* & Veronica Hinkes Ned & Sis Hayes The Mary Dooly & Thomas Family Fund of ocf W. Holman Fund of ocf Gerri Karetsky Holzman Foundation/ & Larry Naughton Keller Foundation Renée* & Irwin Holzman

VIRTUOSO SOCIETY: $50,000–$99,999

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MOZART SOCIETY: $10,000–$24,999 Anonymous (7) David & Courtney* Angeli Mrs. Lloyd Babler Alan & Sherry Bennett Robert & Jean Bennett Susan & Larry Black Mr.+ & Mrs. Thomas Boklund Evona Brim William M. Brod Fund of the ocf Cascadia Foundation Chocosphere Truman Collins, Jr. Mark & Georgette Copeland Michael Davidson Daniel* & Kathleen Drinkward John S. Ettelson Fund of the ocf Lauren Fox* & John Williamson Robyn* & John Gastineau Frank & Mary Gill

Jonathan‡ & Yoko Greeney Charles & Nancy* Hales Jim & Karen Halliday Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Harder Bonnie Haslett & Terry Strom Jeff Heatherington* Mr. & Mrs. J. Clayton* Hering Robert & Marilyn Hodson Hank & Judy Hummelt Kathy & Steve Johnson Lamb Family Foundation (wa) Richard+ & Delight Leonard Gil & Peggy Miller Michael & Susan Mueller Roscoe* & Debra Nelson Ann Olsen The Outlander Private Foundation Janice Phillips Travers & Vasek Polak Charles & Jennifer Putney Dan Rasay* & Katherine FitzGibbon Rod & Cheryl Rogers Alise Rubin+ & Wolfgang Dempke Rutherford Investment Management & William D. Rutherford

The Leonard & Lois Schnitzer Fund of ocf In Memory of Mayer D. Schwartz Scott Showalter§ The Nancy & Richard Silverman Charitable Foundation Victoria Taylor Estate of David Wedge+ Dean E. & Patricia A. Werth Gary Whitted Ken & Karen Wright Dr. & Mrs. Michael Wrinn

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CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE: $2,500–$3,999 Anonymous (6) An Advised Fund of ocf Ajitahrydaya Gift Fund Carole Alexander Kirby & Amy Allen Trudy Allen & Bob Varitz Meredith & Robert Amon David & Jacqueline Backman Bob Ball & Grant Jones Ed & Becky Bard Wayne Bartolet & Susan Remick Michael & Barbara Besand in Memory of Lillian (Lee) Besand David Blumhagen Josh & Wendie Bratt Gregory & Susan Buhr Tom Burke & Axel Brunger Ellen E. Bussing§ Eve Callahan* & Scott Taylor Mrs. Robert G. Cameron Cynthia & Stanley Cohan Mike & Becky DeCesaro Nicholas & Jamie Denler Ginette DePreist Richard B. Dobrow, M.D. Donald & Katharine Epstein Kenneth & Carol Fransen Y. Fukuta Liz Fuller & Brent Barton Richard Gallagher Robert & Carolyn Gelpke Daniel Gibbs & Lois Seed Jamieson & Tiffanie Grabenhorst Don Hagge & Vicki Lewis Paul Hamilton Jamey Hampton & Ashley Roland Kirk & Erin Hanawalt Sonja L. Haugen Dennis & Judy Hedberg

Diane M. Herrmann Dan & Pat Holmquist Brad & Bente Houle Dennis Johnson & Steven Smith Penelope Johnstone Barbara Kahl & Roger Johnston Susan D. Keil David & Virginia Kingsbury Drs. Arnold & Elizabeth Klein Lakshman Krishnamurthy & Rasha Esmat Mary Lago Paul W. Leavens Cary & Dorothy Lewis Eric & Hollie Lindauer Peter & Allison Lyneham Dana & Susan Marble M. & L. Marks Family Fund of ocf Sir James & Lady McDonald Designated Fund of ocf Duane & Barbara McDougall Bonnie McLellan Violet & Robert+ Metzler Anne K Millis Fund of ocf Dolores & Michael Moore Lindley Morton & Corrine Oishi John & Nancy Murakami Jon Naviaux & Anne Kilkenny Ward & Pamela Nelson John & Ginger Niemeyer Larry & Caron Ogg George & Deborah Olsen Barbara & Art Palmer Janet C. Plummer§ & Donald S. Rushmer Charles & Ruth Poindexter Katie Poppe & Sam House Lawrence Powlesland & James Russel Vicki Reitenauer & Carol Gabrielli Jeff & Kathleen Rubin Brooks & Wendi Schaener Susan Schnitzer Mrs. & Mr.* Francine Shetterly Peter Shinbach Jaymi & F. Sladen Sue & Drew Snyder George & Molly Spencer Annetta & Ed St. Clair David Staehely Jack & Crystal Steffen Garry & Ardith Stensland Straub Collaborative, Inc. Eustacia Su Drs. John & Betty+ Thompson Robert Trotman & William Hetzelson Charles & Alice Valentino Ravi Vedanayagam & Ursula Lukert David & Christine Vernier Drs. Bastian & Barbara Wagner Wells Family Foundation Elaine M. Whiteley+ Robert & Margaret Wiesenthal Davida & Slate Wilson Loring & Margaret Winthrop An Advised Fund of ocf Jeffrey Yandle & Molly Moran-Yandle Zephyr Charitable Foundation Inc. Charlene Zidell *current board ‡current musician §current staff

Corporate Partners TRANSFORMATIONAL: $100,000 AND ABOVE FamilyCare, Inc. The Oregonian Portland’5

VIRTUOSO SOCIETY: $50,000–$99,999 Umpqua Bank

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MOZART SOCIETY: $10,000–$24,999 Angeli Law Group LLC Art of Catering Chocosphere Documart Copies & Printing Hoffman Corporation Ken Wright Cellars Macy’s Samuel I Newhouse Foundation NW Natural PGE Foundation Rutherford Investment Management U.S. Bank Foundation

OTHER SPONSORS: All Classical Portland Amazon.com Andante Vineyard The AV Department Blue Star Boeing D.A. Davidson & Co. Domaine Serene ESCO Foundation Freeland Spirits Furioso Vineyards Genius Loci Geranium Lake Flowers Headwaters at the Heathman Henry’s Tavern Horst & Graben Wealth Management Inici Group, Inc. Jacobsen Salt Co. Jason Desomer Photography Key Bank Klarquist Sparkman, LLP Kroger Magaurn Video Media Pat McGillen, LLC Jonathan Nagar Nel Centro Nordstrom, Inc. Timothy O’Malley PDX Ice Portland Art Museum Poster Garden Rachel Hadishar Photography Raven & Rose RingSide Steakhouse Sineann Winery The Standard Tonkin Torp Tiffany & Co. Vidon Vineyards

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Foundation and Government Support TRANSFORMATIONAL: $100,000 AND ABOVE The Brookby Foundation Globe Foundation Heatherington Foundation for Innovation & Education in HealthCare James F and Marion L Miller Foundation Oregon Community Foundation Regional Arts & Culture Council James and Shirley Rippey Family Foundation Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation

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OPUS SOCIETY: $25,000–$49,999 Anonymous (1) Oregon Arts Commission Oregon Cultural Trust Reser Family Foundation Storms Family Foundation Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust

MOZART SOCIETY: $10,000–$24,999 Robert & Mercedes Eichholz Foundation Clark Foundation Hampton Family Foundation of ocf Jackson Foundation Lamb Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Herbert A. Templeton Foundation Walters Family Foundation Wheeler Foundation (wa) The Wollenberg Foundation

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Meet Justin Fisher, the cover artist for this issue of InSymphony Kids. The Oregon Symphony selected Justin’s art from the many spectacular submissions of the Castles and Wizards coloring page in the Kids Activity Book.

Congratulations, Justin! We hope you enjoy the show!

Tell us a little bit about yourself?

My name is Justin, and I’m ten years old. I’m in fifth grade at Carson Elementary in Carson, Washington. I like baseball, Legos, dirt bikes, playing video games, and I think wizards are cool.

Do you play any instruments, or would you like to someday?

I’ve been playing the piano for almost a year now. I think that it’s the greatest instrument ever.

How did you get the Oregon Symphony’s Kid’s Activity Book?

My mom got an email and showed me the activity book. I really liked the Castles and Wizards page.

What made you choose the coloring page of the wizard and castle to send to the Symphony?

I thought that it would be awesome to play the piano inside a castle. I’d really like to do that someday.

What’s your favorite color? What kinds of things do you like to draw?

My favorite color is blue, especially iridescent blue. I like to draw wizards, swords, dragons, and knights.

We hear that the Castles and Wizards concert will be the first time you see the Oregon Symphony perform. What are you most excited about when you think about going to the show?

Justin Fisher

I’m most excited to hear all the Harry Potter songs played by a real-life symphony.

Which Harry Potter book is your favorite?

I have to go with The Sorcerer’s Stone.

If you could have any magical power, what would you choose?

I would choose to be able to throw fire from my hands and to be fire-resistant.

What do you imagine would be the coolest part about living in a castle?

I think that it would be cool to have the biggest dining hall ever because I love food so much.

What’s your favorite thing to do when you get to stay out past bedtime?

My favorite thing to do is to take road trips up to Seattle with my family to watch the Mariners play baseball. We always have a lot of fun on the long drive and get home really late. .

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The world is my adventure.

The Symphony is my source.

HO R IZO N S EEKER

AM IEL EL FERT “Philip Glass said that music is not a metaphor for the world ‘out there.’ The ‘out there’ is the metaphor, and what’s real is music. Music is an extension of who I am. Glass and I are both living in the real world.”

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ice cream

fried egg

domino

baseball bat

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HIDDEN PICTURE

The octopus is playing a grand recital! Can you find these objects hidden in the picture?

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dinner plate

pizza cutter

horseshoe

pizza

apple

crown

eye glasses

toast

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PRESENTS

An intro to classical music for children 2-8 years of age

CUSHION CONCERTS | SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020 12:30 PM or 2:30 PM CASCADE BALLROOM AT THE OREGON ZOO Tickets start at $5 at www.portlandyouthphil.org/familyseries

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FA S C I N AT I N G FA C T O I D S

GHOS TBUS TERS 1

DAN AYKROYD’S FAMILY INSPIRED THE MAKING OF GHOSTBUSTERS. Co-author and star Aykroyd is from a family of spiritualists.

His great-grandfather would perform séances in their family home and even had a personal medium he consulted regularly.

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THE FILM NEARLY HAD ANOTHER TITLE. Filmation Associates filed a copyright lawsuit seeking to protect their ’70s live-action show of the same name. Filmmakers quickly resolved the conflict by settling out of court, paying Filmation $500,000 and promising one percent of movie profits.

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THE MAN WHO DESIGNED THE FAMOUS GHOSTBUSTERS LOGO WAS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MICHAEL C. GROSS. Before producing films, Gross worked as a graphic designer and art consultant, and, most notably, as artistic director for National Lampoon in the early ’70s.

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CANADIAN COMEDIAN JOHN CANDY WAS FIRST OFFERED THE ROLE OF LOUIS TULLY but ultimately turned it down. Director Ivan Reitman reports getting a phone call from Rick Moranis, jokingly asking him to pass along thanks to Candy for declining the role.

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RAY PARKER JR. WAS GIVEN TWO DAYS TO WRITE THE EPONYMOUS TITLE SONG. Initially intended for the montage in the middle of the film, the song was reworked into the beloved hit we know and love. Parker mentioned in a 1984 interview that what made the song difficult to write was not just the short amount of time but the incorporation of the word “ghostbusters.”

THE ESTIMATED $30 MILLION BUDGET CAME WITH A STIPULATION THAT THE FILM WAS COMPLETED IN 12 MONTHS OR FEWER. Despite being considered a financial risk by many production higher-ups, Ghostbusters had Columbia Pictures executive Frank Price to thank for the green light. The film was an instant blockbuster and became an icon in American cinema.

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EACH STAY PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN SUIT COST $20,000 TO MAKE. Ultimately, all three of the costumes created for the production were destroyed by fire as depicted in the film.

GHOSTBUSTERS’ DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE SURPASSED BEVERLY HILLS COP, THE KARATE KID, AND INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM to become the highest-grossing film of 1984.

IN ONE SCENE, THE GREEN ECTOPLASMIC GHOST NAMED SLIMER WAS PLAYED BY A GREEN SPRAYPAINTED PEANUT. For the scene in which Slimer spins rapidly around a chandelier, the original model was too big to achieve the desired rate of spin. Animation supervisor Terry Windell had to improvise on set.

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THE “MELTED MARSHMALLOW” OF THE DEFEATED MARSHMALLOW MAN that covered the entire set and actors was 50 pounds of shaving cream. .

See the Oregon Symphony perform Elmer Bernstein’s Grammy-nominated score for Ghostbusters live during a screening of the ’80s cult classic film, January 18 & 19.

Tickets are available at orsymphony.org.

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WHAT EDUCATION CAN BE

JANUARY 9, 2020 // 6:30 - 8:30 P.M.

PS-5 ADMISSION INFORMATION SESSION

Creative Arts Center, 8825 SW Barnes Rd, Portland Learn More & Register www.catlin.edu/infosession