THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA, 2022-2023

Teddy Abrams, Music Director

Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor

Graham Parker, Chief Executive

First Violin

Gabriel Lefkowitz, Concertmaster

Julia Noone, Associate Concertmaster

James McFaddenTalbot, Assistant Concertmaster

Mrs. John H. Clay Chair

Katheryn S. Ohkubo

Stephen Taylor

Scott Staidle

Nancy Staidle

Heather Thomas

Patricia Fong-Edwards

Dillon Welch

Second Violin

Natsuko Takashima, Interim Principal

LG&E-KU Foundation Chair

Kimberly Tichenor, Assistant Principal

Christopher Robinson, Interim

Mary Catherine Klan Chair

Andrea Daigle

Cynthia Burton

Charles Brestel

Open

Judy Pease Wilson

Blaise Poth

VIOLA

Jack Griffin, Principal

Evan Vicic, Assistant Principal

Jacqueline R. and Theodore S. Rosky Chair

Clara Markham

Mr.† and Mrs. Charles

W. Hebel Jr. Chair

Jennifer Shackleton

Jonathan Mueller

Virginia Kershner

Schneider Viola Chair, Endowed in Honor of Emilie Strong Smith by an Anonymous Donor

Meghan Casper

Cello

Nicholas Finch, Principal

Jim and Marianne Welch Chair

Lillian Pettitt, Assistant Principal

Carole C. Birkhead

Chair, Endowed by Dr. Ben M. Birkhead

Cecilia Huerta-Lauf, Interim

Christina Hinton*

James B. Smith Chair

Endowed by Susannah S. Onwood

Allison Olsen

Lindy Tsai

Alan Ohkubo, Interim

BASS

Brian Thacker, Interim Principal

Vincent Luciano, Assistant Principal

Robert Docs

Karl Olsen

Jarrett Fankhauser

Chair, Endowed by the Paul Ogle Foundation

Michael Chmilewski

FLUTE

Kathleen Karr, Principal Elaine Klein Chair

Jake Chabot Open

PICCOLO

Open

Alvis R. Hambrick Chair

OBOE

Alexandr Vvedenskiy, Principal

Betty Arrasmith

Chair, Endowed by the Association of the Louisville Orchestra

Trevor Johnson*, Assistant Principal

Jennifer Potochnic ‡

English Horn

Trevor Johnson*

Philip M. Lanier Chair

CLARINET

Andrea Levine, Principal Brown-Forman Corp. Chair

Robert Walker

Kate H. and Julian P.

Van Winkle Jr. Chair

Ernest Gross

BASS CLARINET

Ernest Gross

BASSOON

Matthew Karr, Principal

Paul D. McDowell Chair

Francisco Joubert

Bernard

HORN

Jon Gustely, Principal

Edith S. & Barry Bingham

Jr. Chair

Diana Wade Morgen

Gary † and Sue Russell Chair

Scott Leger, Assistant Principal/Third Horn

Stephen Causey

TRUMPET

Alexander Schwarz, Principal

Leon Rapier Chair, Endowed by the Musicians of the Louisville Orchestra

Noah Dugan

James Recktenwald

TROMBONE

James Seymour, Interim Principal

Brett Shuster ‡

BASS TROMBONE

J. Bryan Heath

TUBA

Andrew Doub, Principal

TIMPANI

Open, Principal

Mr. and Mrs.† Warwick

Dudley Musson Principal

Timpani Chair

Michael Launius ‡

Percussion

John Pedroja, Principal

HARP

Rachel Miller, Interim Principal

* On leave

‡ Denotes Auxiliary Musician

† Deceased

POPS SERIES

March 18

Back to the 80’s

April 7

The Texas Tenors

CLASSICS SERIES

April 1

Rach & Bartók

May 13 From Silence to Splendor

COFFEE SERIES

May 12 From Silence to Splendor

FAMILY SERIES

March 26

Cultures Crossing

NIGHTLITES AT THE OGLE

March 31

Rach & Bartók

FILM CONCERT SERIES

April 21

Harry Potter in Concert

The Order of the Phoenix

Teddy Abrams, Music Director

Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor

Graham Parker, Chief Executive

Pops Series

DECADES: BACK TO THE 80’S

Saturday, March 18, 2023 • 7:30PM

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Bob Bernhardt, conductor | Jeff Tyzik, orchestral arrangements

Paul Loren, vocals • Brie Cassil, vocals • Colin Smith, vocals

Jacob Navarro, drums • Shubh Saran, guitar

LEWIS/HAYES/COLLA The Power of Love

HALL/ALLEN Kiss on My List

DeSHANNON/WEISS Bette Davis Eyes

PAGE/TAUPIN These Dreams

NITZSCHE/SAINT-MARIE/JENNINGS Up Where We Belong

LENNOX/STEWART Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Billy JOEL Tell Her About It

HYMAN/LAUPER Time After Time

Elton JOHN I’m Still Standing

INTERMISSION

Phil COLLINS Sussudio

HUCKNALL/MOSS Holding Back the Years

Robert PALMER Addicted to Love

Richard MARX Right Here Waiting

MERRILL/RUBICAM I Wanna Dance with Somebody

HUGHES/ORZABAL/STANLEY Everybody Wants to Rule the World

BROWN/RANS Material Girl

Debbie GIBSON (I Get) Lost in Your Eyes

DeNICOLA/MARKOWITZ/PREVITE I’ve Had the Time of My Life

WINWOOD/JENNINGS Higher Love

Concert Sponsor: Don and Ann Kohler

JEFF TYZIK, arranger

GRAMMY Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America's most innovative and sought after pops conductors. Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages. Tyzik holds The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor's Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and serves as Principal Pops Conductor of the Detroit Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, and The Florida Orchestra. This season, Tyzik will celebrate his 23rd season as Principal Pops Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with over fifty orchestras including the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

In May 2007, the Harmonia Mundi label released a recording of works by Gershwin with Tyzik conducting the RPO and acclaimed pianist Jon Nakamatsu. This recording stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over three months. Alex Ross of The New Yorker called it “one of the snappiest Gershwin discs in years.” “His concert is the kind of thing that’s likely to give classical music a good name, perhaps even make it seem, dare I say, relevant,” writes John Pitcher of the Gannett News Service.

As an accomplished composer and arranger, Tyzik has had his compositions recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony and Doc Severinsen with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. He has also produced and composed theme music for many of the major television networks, including ABC, NBC, HBO, and Cinemax, and released six of his own albums on Capitol, Polygram, and Amherst Records.

Tyzik worked closely with Doc Severinsen on many projects including orchestrating many of the great band leader’s symphony orchestra programs. He produced a GRAMMY Award winning album, The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen, Vol. 1. Tyzik's subsequent recordings with Severinsen garnered three more GRAMMY nominations.

In his twenty-two years with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Tyzik has written over 200 arrangements, orchestrations, and compositions for orchestra. A consummate musician, Tyzik regularly appears as a guest conductor in the orchestra’s classical subscription series. He has also been commissioned to compose original works for orchestra, including a Trombone Concerto, which was funded by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts and subsequently performed at Carnegie Hall. Tyzik conducted the world premiere of his original work New York Cityscapes with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in 2010. Tyzik composed a Timpani Concerto, commissioned by the RPO, and also led the RPO in the premiere of his new orchestral suite, Images: Musical Impressions of an Art Gallery to rave reviews. In the 2015/16 season, Tyzik premiered his new work Jazz Concerto for Violin and Orchestra on his Philharmonic Series performance with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

A native of Hyde Park, New York, Tyzik began his life in music when he first picked up a cornet at age nine. He studied both classical and jazz throughout high school and went on to earn both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music. While there, he studied composition/arranging with Radio City Music Hall’s Ray Wright and jazz studies with Chuck Mangione. Tyzik subsequently toured with Mangione as lead trumpet and worked on five Mangione recordings as a producer and performer from 1976 to 1981.

Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Megan Hilty, Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O'Connor, Doc Severinsen and John Pizzarelli. Tyzik has created numerous original programs that include the greatest music from jazz, classical, Motown, Broadway, film, dance, Latin and swing.

LOREN, vocalist

A native New Yorker, Paul was raised on the rich legacy of soul, classic pop, and the Great American Songbook and in those musical idioms he feels most at home. Taking elements from early R&B, jazz and Brill Building pop, he crafts his music with an ear towards timelessness.

“I started singing at 3 years old along with the little 45rpm records my mom would play and started playing piano at four years old. The voices I remember most and identify with are Ray Charles,

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Frankie Valli, Sam Cooke, Sinatra, Aretha, Otis, and Tony Bennett. Growing up in NewYork, Billy Joel was also a big influence.”

Paul recently completed his first headline tour in 2019, also having performed in the past as a support artist for The Temptations, as part of Stamford’s Summer Concert Series “Wednesday Night Live”, Brendan James, American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks, David Bromberg, and sold out Joe’s Pub at the Public in NYC multiple times. Paul was also selected by Jennifer Lopez to perform at her Birthday Gala in Las Vegas, showcased at The SoHo House NYC, was a featured artist at the AAA Radio Convention in Boulder Colorado, and shared the stage with Paul Shaffer, Queen Latifah, and Christie Brinkley at Target’s launch event for New York Fashion Week. Paul’s appearance on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” showcased his talents for millions of viewers; with a winning song and viral video to boot. In addition, Paul landed his first television sync recently on NBC’s “Mysteries of Laura”, performed on the Nationally Syndicated Radio Show America Weekend with Ed Kalegi, has partnered with The Ryan Seacrest Foundation, showcased at the headquarters of the world-renowned Leo Burnett Ad in Chicago, and had the unique honor of performing at the legendary STAX Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. While in Memphis, Paul had the rare opportunity to record in the world-renowned Sun Studio in the same room as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many other pioneers of Rock and Roll. Paul was also a finalist in the “Unsigned Only” singer-songwriter competition for 2018. His debut single “All By Myself” was supported by radio stations Lighting100 in Nashville, SiriusXM’s The Pulse, WCOO Charleston and KPND Spokane, among others. His follow up single, titled “I Know A Place” premiered on Huffington Post and received rave reviews along with over 200K views in its first week.

Paul’s latest single, “We’ll Be Together Again,” written and recorded at home during the early spring of 2020, continues to be a beacon of hope for those affected by the uncertainty of a tumultuous year. All the proceeds from the song have been sent to a COVID-19 relief charity. During the pandemic’s first wave, Paul’s weekly online music show — “The Leisure Lounge”— was live streamed from his home in NYC and ran for 15 consecutive weeks, broadcasting to thousands of viewers around the world.

BRIE CASSIL, vocalist

Brie Cassil is a singer, actress, and composer based out of NYC. She has traveled all over the world for her art. She has led Musical Theatre Workshops in Brazil, as well as opened for Adler (original drummer for Guns & Roses band) with her original band, Rebel. Brie has had the pleasure of singing in several different genres of music in her career. She has sung everything from Opera to Rock. In the Theatre world she has been seen in many productions such as Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Urinetown (Little Sally), RENT (Mimi), The Marvelous Wonderettes (Suzy), and the new rock musical Chix 6 (Blast). Brie is so excited and honored to also be a part of Queens of Soul, where she gets to sing the music of some of her biggest influences. You can follow her @briecassil and check out her website for more information at www.briecassil.com.

COLIN SMITH, vocalist

With a career spanning over 20 years, Irish-born Colin Smith has led a musical life as varied as it is impressive. With his former band Mrnorth, while on RCA, they toured extensively with the likes of The Who, Van Halen, Sheryl Crow and Journey among many others. As a solo artist, songs from his two records have been licensed to movies and TV alike. Colin has been seen in live collaborations with Alicia Keys and has worked multiple times on Saturday Night Live as the featured vocal talent. Colin has been most recently been seen touring with Christina Aguilera, duetting with her on the GRAMMY winning “Say Something” to audiences across the globe, as well as performing background vocals for the show. Colin splits his time between NYC and LA.

Teddy Abrams, Music Director

Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor

Graham Parker, Chief Executive

Nightlites

RACH & BARTÓK

Friday, March 31, 2023 • 7:30PM

Paul S. Ogle Center, ISU

Christian Reif, conductor • Alexi Kenney, violin

Béla BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2

I. Allegro non troppo

II. Theme and Variations: Andante tranquillo

III. Rondo: Allegro molto

Alexi Kenney, violin

Sergei RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

I. Lento – Allegro moderato

II. Adagio ma non troppo

III. Allegro

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RACH & BARTÓK

March 31 - April 1, 2023

by Laurie Shulman ©2023 | First North American Serial Rights Only

One Minute Notes

HUM AWAY, HUM AWAY, STRINGS!

ISIDORA ŽEBELJAN (1967 - 2020)

Isidora Žebeljan, who died three-and-ahalf years ago at only 53, was the leading Serbian composer of modern times. She was best known for her operas and incidental music for theater.

Hum Away, Hum Away, Strings! originated as a duo for violin and piano. It is a free fantasy –very free – on themes from Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute. Žebeljan called it a metamorphosis, and the changes are considerable. Listeners are unlikely to hear any of the birdcatcher Papageno’s tuneful airs. Žebeljan opens with dense, angry chords, proceeding to inquisitive, tentative music. The piece gathers momentum, embarking on a sequence of energetic – even manic –passages inspired by dance rhythms. It is virtuosic writing.

VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2

BÉLA BARTÓK

Béla Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2. Composed for the great Hungarian violinist Zoltán Székely, this concerto dates from the period right before the Second World War. Bartók had begun incorporating more diatonic folk melodies and Eastern European rhythmic patterns into his music, tempering the lean angularity of his works from the late 1920s and early 1930s. He creates a fantastical world in this concerto. Its lyricism is heart-wrenching in its beauty. That aspect, plus the folk elements he adapts, contrast strikingly with the brutality of life. They are all blended in this concerto: a complex amalgam of dreams, longing, and bitter reality.

SYMPHONY NO. 3, IN A MINOR, OP. 44 SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

Audiences probably associate Sergei Rachmaninoff most closely with works for piano solo or piano and orchestra. One should not overlook his skill in handling a large orchestra on its own. In fact, his Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op.44 Symphony shows Rachmaninoff to have grown enormously as a master orchestrator. The work is also quite bold in formal innovations. The Third Symphony is limited to three movements; however, Rachmaninoff incorporates a lively scherzando section into the slow movement. This telescoping of traditional four-movement symphonic form adds to the Third Symphony’s structural economy. So many characteristics that endear Rachmaninoff to us are present in spades: brilliant coloristic strokes worthy of his older contemporary Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, memorable melodies, and a profound sense of Russian melancholy that tears at the heartstrings at the same time that it evokes a bygone era.

Teddy Abrams, Music Director

Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor

Graham Parker, Chief Executive

LO CLASSICS RACH & BARTÓK

Saturday, April 1, 2023 • 7:30PM

The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall

Christian Reif, conductor • Alexi Kenney, violin

Isidora ŽEBELJAN Hum away, hum away, strings!

Béla BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2

I. Allegro non troppo

II. Theme and Variations: Andante tranquillo

III. Rondo: Allegro molto

Alexi Kenney, violin

INTERMISSION

Sergei RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

I. Lento – Allegro moderato

II. Adagio ma non troppo

III. Allegro

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Classics Series Sponsor

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