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In This Issue

brso At a Glance Tickets and Services ........................................................ 11 Join the Community of Giving ......................................... 17 Concert Information The Viennese School: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven ............ 22 POPS! Pixar in Concert .................................................. 32 BRSO | LSU Rural Life Museum Music Series .................. 34 POPS! Country Roots ..................................................... 36 Louisiana Youth Orchestras’ Spring Concert ..................... 48 Education and Community Initiatives Education and Community Initiatives .............................. 50 Louisiana Youth Orchestras ............................................. 48 Feature Articles Composer’s Spotlight: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven ............ 27 Brian Harris .................................................................... 47 A Robert Mazzullo Viola ................................................. 19 Meet the Staff: Scott Miller.............................................. 57

BRSO’s Education Outreach Each photo that makes up the collage of images on the front cover of this issue of Braveaux illustrates one of the many education and outreach programs that BRSO has presented in our community this season. Images show the Young Peoples’ Discovery Concert Series, master class presentations for schools by guest violin soloist Adé Williams and guest trumpet soloist Rex Richardson, a West African drum program featuring Jerry Jenkins of the Mississippi Artist Roster for the Gulf States Presenters Network, programs at the Emerge Center and for the Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area, and many more! To read more about the programs offered to our schools and community through BRSO’s education and community initiatives, please turn to page 50. You can always read about past and upcoming programs by visiting us online at www.BRSO. org/education-community/. BRSO’s education and community initiatives programs are supported by grants from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, and as administered by the Louisiana Partnership for the Arts. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works.

Giving Donors and Partners........................................................ 64 Encore Society ................................................................ 18 Join the Community of Giving ......................................... 17 Pennington Challenge Donors ......................................... 46 Visionary Society Donors ................................................. 47 Index of Advertisers..................................................... 74 Leadership and Staff Artistic Leadership .......................................................... 15 Board of Directors ........................................................... 70 Chorus Leadership .......................................................... 70 Staff ................................................................................ 71 Musicians Orchestra ........................................................................ 20 Chorus............................................................................ 21 Louisiana Youth Orchestras ............................................. 49 Not-to-be-Missed The Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Foundation Great Performers in Concert: Renée Fleming .................. 09 Party Pics! Baton Rouge Symphony League ....................................... 44 Adé Williams Reception................................................... 54 Richardson and Shaw Reception ...................................... 55 Something to share with you From Board Chair, Judi George ........................................ 13 From Executive Director, Cary Byrd ................................ 16 From Music Director, Timothy Muffitt ............................. 13

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PURCHASING TICKETS Buy Online at BRSO.org The easiest way to purchase tickets is online. Our website has complete program and ticket information on Masterworks, Chamber, and Pops concerts, package pricing options, holiday concerts, guest artists, special events, and a River Center seating chart. Call or Visit the BRSO Office Season and single tickets may be purchased by calling the BRSO office weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 225.383.0500. A friendly staff member will help you make your selection and accept your payment by credit card. You may also purchase tickets at the BRSO office, 7330 Highland Road or online.

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Welcome

Dear Friends, Welcome and thank you for joining us! We are very pleased you can be here for some great music this evening with our fabulous orchestra. This past season has in many ways been one of unprecedented success for our organization. While the orchestra continues to play beautifully time and again, we have had opportunities this year to expand our reach in many ways.

TIMOTHY MUFFITT

JUDI GEORGE

Music Director

Baton Rouge Symphony Board Chairman

Of course “expanding reach” requires additional resources and I want to take this moment to thank you, our patrons, volunteers, donors, and subscribers for your continued support. You are making some exciting things happen. Much of our expanded reach has been in our Education and Community Initiatives. We have created several partnerships this season that have greatly broadened our organization’s impact on our community. As an example, I have had the privilege of observing our musician/educators in action at the Emerge Center. I could not have been more proud of our work there. Music has an ability to reach young (and all) people in a unique and powerful way. The progress we are seeing among individuals and groups through music as a medium is truly extraordinary. To learn more about BRSO’s life-changing work at the Emerge Center, I invite you to read the article on page 38. Again, these efforts could not happen without our community support for which we are most grateful. The trend for expanding our reach will continue into the coming season, and as those plans are taking shape the excitement is building. We are thrilled to be opening our coming season with guitarist Sharon Isbin in a return engagement after her huge success on this season’s Lamar Family Chamber Series. Ms. Isbin will be playing the perennial favorite for guitar and orchestra, Rodrigo’s Concierto di Aruanjez. We are also thrilled to have Branford Marsalis joining us on our Masterworks series next season as well. He will be playing music of Villa Lobos and John Williams. I don’t think it is a stretch to say that the Marsalis family is the “First Family” of music in our state and we are happy to be building a relationship there. Along with Ms. Isbin and Mr. Marsalis, we are looking forward to having the St. Lawrence String Quartet as guests on the Lamar Chamber Series. They will be joined by BRSO Principal Clarinet Robert DiLutis in Mozart’s fabulous Clarinet Quintet. Also on our chamber music series, world-renowned tenor Paul Groves returns to his Louisiana roots in a program of vocal chamber music. We are also greatly anticipating our second collaboration with BR’s own “Of Moving Colors” dance company also on the Chamber Series. Our last collaboration several years ago was a huge success and we look forward to embarking on that partnership again. Along with our usual fare of the great classics from Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms and others, we will also be presenting a few world premieres. Notable is the premiere of Greg Yasinitsky’s “Concerto for Jazz Piano” written for Willis Delony who will be our soloist. Another premiere that finds influences in American popular music is Bruce Starks’ Symphonic Dances. We look forward to sharing it all with you!

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I

welcome you once again to the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra’s 67th Season. As this season comes to a close, so too will my term as Chair of the Board. The past two years in this office have been a great challenge but also a great pleasure. With the help of a strong Board, an energetic and knowledgeable Executive Director, and the hard working staff he has assembled, great things have been accomplished which will benefit our orchestra and the community for many years to come. A wide variety of concerts have been offered, great artists of high profile have performed with the orchestra, and our educational programs have been expanded to reach larger and more diverse groups. With support from the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation and the generosity of our donors, we have financial stability both now and for the future. Becoming involved with BRSO as a volunteer has been a most worthwhile use of my time and resources. I would like to urge all of you to consider the opportunities that exist for you to become an integral part of the orchestra family. Volunteer to serve on the Board of Directors or one of its committees, sing with the Symphony chorus, join the Symphony League, or work with children at our Discovery Concerts or other educational programs. The rewards for both you and the orchestra will be many. I hope that you enjoy this evening’s concert and the remainder of our season. Judi George

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DAVID TORNS, Associate Conductor Louisiana Youth Orchestra Music Director and Conductor

TIMOTHY MUFFITT, Music Director and Conductor

Now in his 17th season as Music Director

and Conductor of the Baton Rouge Symphony, Timothy Muffitt continues to appear with other prominent orchestras around the country. Recent seasons have included return engagements with the San Francisco Symphony and the Long Beach Symphony along with his debut at The Hollywood Bowl. Other recent engagements have taken Muffitt to the St. Louis, Tulsa, Wichita, Houston, Phoenix, Edmonton, and Spokane Symphonies, Columbus Ohio’s Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Virginia Symphony, the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra in Chicago and the Harrisburg (PA) Symphony among others. Muffitt is also Music Director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held for 9 years. Along with continued growth in artistic excellence, Muffitt’s work has been marked by innovative, imaginative programming. A strong proponent of community arts education, Muffitt has been very active in the venues of radio and lecture, presenting arts-enrichment programs through a variety of formats for diverse audiences. Formerly Associate Conductor with the Austin Symphony, Muffitt was also Artistic Director of the Louisiana Philharmonic’s Casual Classics Series in New Orleans. It was for his work in that position, that Mr. Muffitt was awarded a Certificate of Meritorious Service from the American Federation of Musicians. Prominent performers and composers with whom Mr. Muffitt has worked include Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Andre Watts, Alicia de Larrocha, Pinchas Zukerman, Van Cliburn, Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman, and composers John Cage, Joseph Schwantner, Ellen Taffe Zwilich, John Harbison, Joan Tower and Bernard Rands among others. In addition to his work with professional orchestras, Mr. Muffitt is also Music Director of the Chautauqua Institution’s Music School Festival Orchestra, one of the country’s

premiere orchestral training ensembles. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mr. Muffitt began his musical studies at age seven on the piano and later added viola and trumpet. He received his conducting training at the Eastman School of Music, studying with David Effron, where he earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.

DAVID SHALER, Chorusmaster

David Shaler is the Director of Music and

Arts at Broadmoor United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge. He has served there for 12 years as a conductor of choral and instrumental ensembles, and also as a singer, pianist, and trumpet player. Prior to coming to Louisiana, he conducted church choirs in Georgia and Iowa. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Iowa and has conducted collegiate choirs at that institution, as well as Coe College in Iowa. Mr. Shaler sang as a countertenor for five seasons with the professional male ensemble, Chanticleer, touring nationally and internationally in concert and making several recordings. As a countertenor soloist, he has sung for collegiate and community groups, including for the Baton Rouge Symphony and Chorus in their 2004 Messiah concert. He sang as a chorister with the Atlanta Symphony Chorus under Robert Shaw for two seasons (1986-1988), which included a European tour and several recordings. He has also participated in professional choral workshops at Carnegie Hall with conductors Robert Shaw, Peter Schreier, and Helmuth Rilling.

ecently appointed Associate Conductor of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, David Torns continues to be recognized for his vibrant personality, musical depth, and his ability to communicate an infectious joy for music to both musicians and audiences alike. Mr. Torns also holds the post of Principal Pops Conductor of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with pops artists such as the Wicked Divas, Spectrum Motown, Ana Andricain, Classical Mystery Tour, Doug LaBrecque, Debbie Gravitte, and Christiane Noll. He recently collaborated with American Idol finalists Haley Scarnato, Matt Giraud, and LaKisha Jones. Mr. Torns has worked with the Omaha Symphony, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Astoria Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and Acadiana Symphony Orchestra amongst others. As Music Director of the Louisiana Youth Orchestras, he is a passionate promoter of music education. Mr. Torns has appeared in concert with student orchestras throughout the United States including the Vanderbilt University Symphony, Nashville Youth Symphony, West Virginia University Symphony, the North Carolina School for the Arts “Musica Piccola” Orchestra, and the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra. He conducted the 2013 All-Southern California Honor Orchestra. Mr. Torns designs and implements engaging educational concerts reaching over 10,000 students each year. Mr. Torns is an alumnus of many prestigious music festivals including the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, Sewanee Summer Music Festival, and the Chautauqua Institution. He has performed in master classes with Harold Farberman, Marin Alsop, Apo Hsu, Guillermo Figueroa, Karen Deal, Eduardo Navega, Leon Botstein, Donald Portnoy, Samuel Jones, and Paul Vermel. He has also studied with Kenneth Kiesler, Markand Thakar, and Timothy Muffitt. 2016 SPRING

Welcome

CARY BYRD Executive Director

pring is my favorite season. It has been for the thirty-plus years that I have been a musician — perhaps even longer. Of course there are the usual reasons for loving spring: the flora and fauna waking again; warmer days with cool evenings; and best of all the pollen! For those of us in the music world however, this is a special time for other reasons. We can see the end of our season of work and it is a time to celebrate all of the achievements that have been made with a feeling of pride and accomplishment. It is also the time that we look to the future: one that is filled with new opportunities and different challenges—a future full of potential. I want to thank each of you for being a part of this season with BRSO. It has been one of remarkable artistic achievement fueled by incredible fiscal growth, financial responsibility and a recommitment to give our city the very best that BRSO can offer both on the stage and across our community with educational and community outreach experiences that engage and inspire. What we have accomplished together is nothing short of astounding and again, on behalf of all of the BRSO family I extend to you my deepest appreciation. Tonight, as BRSO’s most important family members, you are the first to see the spectacular programming that Timothy has created for our next season, entitled Windows to the World: a season filled with world premieres, Baton Rouge debut performances, and the world’s greatest artists all converging to bring the truly exceptional to our city. I encourage you to view a complete listing of next season’s offerings on pages 38 and 39 of this issue of Braveaux! BRSO’s recent accomplishments and exciting future are unprecedented—the result of the combined efforts of subscribers, donors and musicians. But I would like to take a final moment or your time to recognize our out-going Board Chair Judi George for her commitment to the ideals of all that BRSO is for our community. Were it not for her positive outlook and willingness to get the job done, none of us would be enjoying tonight’s concert. Thank you Judi, for your outstanding leadership and dedication to BRSO. I welcome you to tonight’s concert, invite you to explore BRSO’s upcoming season with us and thank you for your continued support of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. P. Carrigan Byrd Executive Director

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Join the Baton Rouge Symphony Community of Giving Get good things for just doing good BRSO is doing good things in our community every day in part because of generous donors who make it possible. As a token of appreciation, BRSO offers an array of exciting benefits to its donors — many designed to enhance the concert experience. If you would like to become a donor please take a moment to review the benefits listed below. If you are already a donor, thank you for your support! $10,000 STRADIVARIUS • Opportunity to be listed as a sponsor of a concert, event or guest artist. • Plus benefits associated with the $5,000 level. $5,000 VIRTUOSO • Invitation for two to a special reception with Maestro Muffitt • Plus benefits associated with the $2,000 level. $2,000 GOLDEN BATON • Invitations to private house parties with BRSO guest artist(s) throughout the season. • Plus benefits associated with the $1,000 level. $1,000 CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE • VIP Valet Parking for all BRSO concerts at the Baton Rouge River Center • Private intermission/post-concert receptions (when available) • Plus benefits associated with the $500 level $500 CONCERT MASTER • Complimentary self-parking pass for all BRSO concerts at the Baton Rouge River Center • One year’s subscription to Symphony Magazine • Plus benefits associated with the $250 level $250 FIRST CHAIR • Two complimentary tickets to any Masterworks concert • Two complimentary beverage coupons • Plus benefits associated with the $100 level $100 SECTION PLAYER • Membership Card good for 10% off of all BRSO merchandise purchases including guest artist CDs. • Name listed in the program book

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Encore Society

Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra Encore Society

The Encore Society of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra

honors individuals who, through estate planning, have established bequests, trust and other legacy gifts to the BRSO Endowment. The generosity of each Encore Society member ensures the continued vitality and growth of BRSO from one generation to the next. They make extraordinary, living gifts to loved ones, futures audiences and to our community. If you have named BRSO in your estate plans, you are already a member! Let us know!

Who are the members of the Encore Society? • Community leaders and arts advocates who believe that through their philanthropic support they can benefit BRSO in transformational ways. • Accomplished art-lovers who represent a culture of shared values, goals and a love of classical music that characterizes the very best of BRSO. • Like-minded individuals who invest because they are convicted that BRSO presents opportunities for inspiration, growth in creativity and connection building that benefit our community in the immediate and in years to come.

Encore Society members Anonymous Cindy and Lee Bloch Melanie and Russ Chapman Margaret C. Hart Sarah Lou Hill Dr. Abba Kastin Edith Kirkpatrick * Carole M. Marshall Barbara and Camp Matens

Alma McGrew * Marcia and Roger Moser Sally * and Richard Norem Janice and Gerald Pellar Meredith Hathorn Penick Jeanette and Robert Rackley Betty and Harvey Schwartzberg Deborah Dunlevy Todd Evelyn B. Tracy * *Deceased

For more information on becoming an Encore Society member, or to let us know that you are already a member, please contact Miriam Overton, BRSO Director of Development. 225-400-0339 or miriam@brso.org

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MARGARET WOMACK HART Margaret Womack Hart is known and respected by many as a woman with a strong love for Baton Rouge, her home since birth. The Baton Rouge community has been made a better, healthier place because she puts her love into action. When her late husband, Milton J. Womack, Sr. passed away from heart disease in December of 2003, Margaret focused her philanthropic energies on making sure that Baton Rouge would have access to the very best in heart care. Success arrived in 2007 when the Baton Rouge General Hospital dedicated the Womack Heart Center, dedicated to Milton. Margaret has been active in other ways to make Baton Rouge a more beautiful place. In addition to creating a new home with Butch Hart, her husband of seven years, and enjoying their expanded family of eight children and twelve grandchildren, she has enthusiastically supported the LSU School of Social Work and the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra When asked why she became a founding member of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra’s Encore Society, Margaret prefaced the conversation by noting that she did not grow up having music as a regular part of her life. While pursuing her degree in social work at LSU, she fell in love with music during an elective Music Appreciation course. Long an advocate for heart disease prevention, research and care, Margaret is convinced of the value of music to foster wellbeing of the heart and soul. “Music is very important,” she said. “It has incredible power to turn around an unhealthy mood.” Celebrated by the Association of Fundraising Professionals as a “Leave a Legacy” Honoree, Margaret has inspired many in the Baton Rouge community with her far-sighted philanthropy, and will impact countless others for decades to come. The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra is grateful for her vision and generous heart.

A Robert Mazzullo Viola

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viola pictured is the instrument played by Jennifer Cassin, BRSO’s Associate Principal Viola and Conductor of the Louisiana Junior Youth Orchestra. The first thing you may notice about this instrument is that it lacks the traditional scroll; its fingerboard is instead adorned with a turquoiseinlaid fleur de lis. Further inspection reveals a deep slope along the upper bout of the treble side, which makes it easier to play in the higher positions. This is one of two custom-made instruments crafted in 1999 from a single block of Koa wood by master luthier Robert Mazzullo. The second (also pictured) is a cello that he built for his wife, Jennifer’s sister. The neck of her cello sports a lion’s head rather than the traditional scroll. Mazzullo is a graduate of the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, and has also served on the faculty of that school, and currently teaches courses as a guest lecturer. He founded Mudd Guitars, creating, customizing, repairing, and restoring guitars and basses. His instruments have appeared at the National Association of Music Merchants shows, and his expert craftsmanship is highly sought after. Jennifer, a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has a long history with BRSO. She has been playing viola with BRSO since 1980. Her parents, both musicians, were also members of BRSO, and met at the LSU School of Music. Jennifer’s husband, Dan, is the associate principal cello for BRSO; they also met at the LSU School of Music. —Scott Miller, DMA 2016 SPRING

Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra 2015-2016 Season

Music Director: Timothy Muffitt Associate Conductor David Torns VIOLIN I Borislava Iltcheva, Concertmaster Lin He, Associate Concertmaster Roxana Pavel, Assistant Concertmaster Kelly Smith Toney Iya Tsyrkot Alvaro Pereiro Anton Zholondz Hannah-Phyllis Urdea-Marcus Rafael Galvan-Herrera Guillermo Salas-Suárez VIOLIN II Aaron Farrell, Principal Emil Ivanov, Associate Principal* Stefka Madere, Acting Associate Principal Boris Blagoev, Assistant Principal Alejandro Larumbe Jiaxi Liu Lois Geertz Amelie Taylor

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VIOLA Elias Goldstein, Principal Jennifer Cassin, Associate Principal Christopher Lowry, Assistant Principal Cassandra Magee Maria Alexander Teodora Peeva Sonia Feres-Lloyd Monica Rodriguez de la Hoz CELLO Molly Goforth, Principal Daniel Cassin, Associate Principal Veronica Parrales, Assistant Principal Caio Alves Diniz Dragos Filip Kimberly Sands Andrian Harabaru Philip von Maltzahn Joy Keown Bedillion Alvaro Angulo* Thomas Rodrigues DOUBLE BASS John Madere, Principal Jeb Stuart, Associate Principal Yong-Hao Pan, Assistant Principal Louis DeVries Steve Legé

Bill Hunsinger David Hinson* George Thompson FLUTE Rachel T. Ciraldo, Principal Jill Swetnam Suzanne Buerkle OBOE James Ryon, Principal Shea Tully Annie Henneke CLARINET Robert DiLutis, Principal Michael Bartnik SAXOPHONE Griffin Campbell, Principal BASSOON Darrel Hale, Principal TJ Blackburn Pettit HORN Angela Bagnetto Finley, Principal* Arisia Gilmore, Acting Principal Kevin Andry Janiece Luedeke Fred Wild Richard Norem, Principal Emeritus

TRUMPET Brian Shaw, Principal Craig Heinzen Logan Place TROMBONE Steve Menard, Principal David Johansen TUBA Frank Chemay, Principal HARP Stephanie Gustafson Amfahr, Principal KEYBOARD Dianne Frazer, Acting Principal ORGAN Richard Webb, Principal TIMPANI Douglas Cade, Principal PERCUSSION Terry McKinney, Principal Parrish Sonnier Eric Gueniot *Leave of Absence

Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus 2015-2016 Season

Chorus Master: David Shaler Accompanist: Dianne Frazer President: Gregory T. Oivanki SOPRANO I Katie Andress Claudia Bourgeois+ Carolyn Bowman Paula Summers Calderon Laurie Chiasson Dorothy Cox Dee Grant Emily L. Kay* Martha Kylander Leigh LaFargue+ Carla M. Landry Neely Martin-Whitaker Wendy Myers Savannah Scott Rose Mary Williams SOPRANO II Ginny Allen+ Marie Baily+ Christine Bergeron Kay Brown+ Erin Carraway+ Holly Carruth Gayle-Anne T. Chavers Nekisha Cobb Cynthia D’Amico Michelle Dearie Janina Fuller Elizabeth Gollub Leah Hartman Sarah Hunt Vivian Lehman*^ Melissa Long+ Mallory Martin+ Catherine B. Miller Christine Norred Christina D. O’Brien Julia Pence Sharon Pickett Anne Power Catherine Schaff+ Shari Smith Connie Thomas Elizabeth Thoms Rachel Tillay Hilda Woodruff+ Karen Yonts

ALTO I

BASS I

Kathy Bowersox Janelle D. Couvillon Helen Hoffpauir Anna Hutto Quinn Kendall+ Joann Kumiega+ Erin McWilliams Nanette Olivier+ Margaret Pfeil Kathy Rageur Kristina Shapiro Kaitlyn Stockwell Brenda W. Walker+ Donna Watson* Rebecca L. Watson

Glen Daigle Casey Doucet+ Peter J. Fogg Warren M. Fraser Riley Furr Peter E. Grant John Hu Keith James^ Colton Johnson+ James Jurasinski+ Gregory T. Oivanki** Mark Zielinski

ALTO II Donna Alleman Lisa Bourne+ Cheryl M. Brandon, Ed.D+ Nancy Griffin Susie Hunt+ Stephanie Hyde Nancy Jurasinski Amanda Lemoine Beryl B. Mack Mary L. McConnell* Connie L. Payne Mary Pittman Brenda Salassi Lindsey Short Susan Tarleton Dixie J. Tippy

Chorus Position Designations: * = Section Leader ** = President/Section Leader Chair ^ = Outstanding Chorus Member of the Year +=New Chorus Member, This year

BASS II Neal Blanchard Garett Byrne+ J. Stephen Carroll Lee Kelly+ David Lindenfeld Bob McDonner Jared Mixson Richard T. Speyrer* Philip Vincent+

TENOR I Daniel K. Dwyer, Jr.* Glen W. Forbes Ronald Perry+ David Shaler TENOR II Benjamin Caldwell John W. Couvillon Ed Dodd Bryan Glenn Greg Griffin* Sam Irwin+ Allan Lenhardt Daniel Lightsey Tim McGregor+ Dale J. Nyman Woody Thames George Tully Landon Webber

Pre-Concert Talks WITH MAESTRO MUFFITT

Join Music Director Timothy Muffitt before each Masterworks for insight into the historical, musical and cultural components of the evening’s repertoire. Talks start at 6:30 pm before each Masterworks concert Free with ticket to the concert.

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The Viennese School: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven THURSDAY • APRIL 14 • RIVER CENTER THEATRE LISETTE OROPESA, Soprano

TIMOTHY MUFFITT Music Director and Conductor

The Viennese School: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven Lisette Oropesa, soprano Hailey Clark, soprano Jonathan Ray, tenor HAYDN Allegro Adagio Menuet Allegro

Symphony No.43, E-flat major, “Mercury”

MOZART Mass, K.427 (417a), C minor I. KYRIE (chorus and soprano solo) II.

GLORIA 1. Gloria in excelsis (chorus) 2. Laudamus te (soprano solo) 3. Gratias (chorus) 4. Domine Deus (soprano duet) 5. Qui tollis (chorus) 6. Quoniam (trio) 7. Jesu Christe/Cum Sancto Spiritu (chorus)

III. CREDO 1. Et incarnatus est (soprano solo) 2. Credo in unum Deum (chorus) Intermission BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5, op.67, C minor Allegro con brio Andante con moto Allegro Allegro Baton Rouge Symphony performances are made possible in part by the Community Fund for the Arts Campaign, City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge and supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and as administered by the Arts council of Greater Baton Rouge. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for Arts, Art Works.

uban-American soprano Lisette Oropesa has been hailed by The New York Times as an artist with a “magnetic” stage presence, who “sings with effortless grace and lyrical bloom.” She makes regular appearences on concert and opera stages throughout Europe and North America, identified as an artist “who has established an excellent reputation for singing with luminous tones and precise coloratura.”

HAILEY CLARK, Soprano

Hailed

for her brilliant, highly refined soprano voice and dynamic interpretations of character, Hailey Clark is quickly becoming a young soprano to watch. In the 2015-2016 season, she makes her European debut at the Salzburg Landestheater in the Austrian premiere of Brokeback Mountain (Alma Beers) with a newly orchestrated chamber version by composer Charles Wuorinen. She also debuts with Opera Naples as Norina in Don Pasquale, returns to Opera on the James as Micaela in Carmen, and joins the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra for a concert including Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. Clark holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Maryland School of Music.

JONATHAN RAY, Tenor

Rising tenor, Jonathan Ray, hails from

Russellville, Arkansas. He has appeared with such companies as St. Petersburg Opera, Opera in the Ozarks, and Greensboro Opera. Mr. Ray’s numerous operatic credits include the leading roles in La Traviata, La Cenerentola, L’italiana in Algeri, Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, L’elisir d’amore, Albert Herring and Candide. Mr. Ray holds the MM in Vocal Performance from UNC-Greensboro and the BME from Arkansas Tech University. He is currently in pursuit of his doctoral degree in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting at LSU, where he studies with Robert Grayson. Tonight’s Performance Underwritten by JOHN AND ANNETTE DOUTHAT Mozart Mass in C minor in memory of Brian Harris

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The Viennese School: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven THURSDAY • APRIL 14 • RIVER CENTER THEATRE

program notes Symphony No. 43 in E-flat major, “Mercury” Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732 - 1809 Often compared unfavorably to his contemporary, Mozart, Joseph Haydn had one of the most innovative and creative musical minds of his time. It is to Haydn that we owe the development of the string quartet into a mature and enduring form. And we can also credit him with expanding the emotional range and harmonic vocabulary of the Classical symphony. During the mid 1760s through the 70s, Haydn’s music underwent a profound transformation. His symphonies ceased to be mere light entertainment, becoming increasingly intense and dramatic. This change coincided with the Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress) literary movement in Germany but may also have been a result of factors in his personal life that are not known to us. Between 1761 and 1790 Haydn held a sinecure at the Hungarian court of Esterháza where he enjoyed one of the best master-servant relationships in Western music history. At court, the music-loving Prince Nicolaus gave Haydn free reign to compose and develop his musical style as he saw fit – as long as he churned out music for Nicolaus’ favorite instrument, the baryton (a member of the viol family with a series of resonating strings below the fingerboard). Haydn often remarked on his indebtedness to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, whose highly emotional and often quirky style was considered in the mid eighteenth century as the quintessence of musical expressiveness. While his musical style does directly imitate that of the older composer, his early work demonstrates emotional intensity, recalling Bach’s belief that music should contain a spiritual message and express it with force. By the time Haydn composed Symphony No. 43 in 1771, he had pretty well standardized the four-movement Classical

symphony form, but the designation of these orchestral works was still uncertain: In some early editions, No. 43 was still called an overture, pointing to the form’s operatic origin, while many opera overtures were called “sinfonia.” Symphony No. 43 is a quintessential example of the Classical symphonic style. Its form is easy to follow for anyone with a basic knowledge of the multi-movement sonata principle. The heart of the work is its long second movement, which Haydn imbues with emotional depth in an extension of the traditional ABA ternary form. Its nickname for the Classical messenger of the gods was appended in the nineteenth century and appears to bear little relationship to the music itself. From Mass in C minor (“The Great”), K. 427 Kyrie Gloria Credo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791 In the face of considerable parental opposition, Mozart, now freelancing in Vienna, married Constanze Weber in the summer of 1782. His father Leopold, while raising the understandable parental objections to the marriage based on his son’s lack of regular gainful employment, clearly had a hidden agenda as well. Marriage and a family would permanently remove his son from his influence. Angry letters, the silent treatment, a fat commission for the “Haffner” Symphony and other forms of manipulation were to no avail, and for two years father and son maintained a chilly professional civility from a distance. During the contentious time leading up to the wedding, Mozart vowed to compose a new mass as an offering of thanks to be performed in his hometown of Salzburg where he took his wife to meet the family. Constanze was the intended soprano soloist. In July 1783 Wolfgang finally returned to Salzburg, leaving their new baby son in Vienna, but the trip was too little too late. Although he had promised to name the child Leopold with his father

as godfather, the resolution somehow got sidelined and a friend, Baron Raimund Wetzlar held the child at the baptismal font. And although the young couple attempted to make peace, Mozart’s father and sister behaved ungraciously, especially to Constanze, exacerbating the family rift. Tragically – as if Leopold had played the evil fairy Carabosse at the Princess Aurora’s christening – little Raimund died while his parents were away. For Mozart, the Mass was also a political and artistic statement. Emperor Joseph II, as well as Salzburg’s conservative Prince-Archbishop Colloredo, restricted the performance of church music with instrumental accompaniment. In a pastoral letter in 1782, Colloredo emphatically discouraged accompanied sacred vocal music and any church music over 45 minutes long. The Archbishop had been Mozart’s former boss and bête noir in Salzburg, and now that he was out from under Colloredo’s thumb (or crosier), it is likely that he blatantly ignored these restrictions in the C minor Mass with its full orchestration, bravura style, florid solos and sheer length. For reasons not clear, Mozart never finished the work; yet the fragment was performed in Salzburg under Mozart’s direction with Constanze as soprano soloist, in spite of the royal edict. The missing sections may have been recycled from earlier masses, but because it was not performed as part of a liturgical service, Mozart may have left it incomplete. The score he left behind, which musicologist Alfred Einstein called “A noble torso,” consists of a completed Kyrie and Gloria, the Credo up to Et incarnates est, and incomplete drafts of the Sanctus and Benedictus. The Mass, though unfinished, was conceived in the tradition of a Missa solemnis (High Mass) or “Cantata Mass.” This designation refers to the setting of the text-heavy Gloria and Credo, which are broken up into their component sentences, each one receiving a separate concerted setting. At the time of the composition, Mozart had been involved in music-making at 2016 SPRING

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the home of amateur musicologist Baron van Swieten, who was presenting the then passé music of Bach and Handel at his soirées. Throughout the C minor Mass their influence is evident. The first three things to strike a listener is its somber mood, its heavy use of counterpoint and the dominant role for the soprano soloist – who gets three solo arias, as opposed to none for anyone else in the solo quartet. Given the genesis of the work, this last feature is not surprising, but the other two qualities are. The dark tone of most of the Mass has no biographical explanation. Rather, the minor mode allows for more complex harmony, dissonance and chromaticism, all of which Mozart milks for all their expressive power. The effect immediately brings to mind the mature Bach. The Gratias agimus tibi and the Qui tollis peccata mundi are ponderous movements written in a dense contrapuntal style with harsh dissonances sliding against each other only to resolve in unexpected places. The opening of the Credo could easily pass for the opening of one of Bach’s cantatas. Even unfinished, the Mass contains no fewer than four fugal sections – the Kyrie, Quoniam, Cum Sancto Spiritu and the Hosanna in excelsis. While Mozart could certainly hold his own against anyone as a contrapuntist, he seldom exploited this talent, and certainly never to this extent. The Handelian influence is most obvious in the fanfare opening of the Gloria, containing a probably deliberate reference to the “Halleluiah” Chorus. It is the sunniest movement in the Mass. In contrast to the ponderous choral sections are the three soprano arias: the Christe eleison, Laudamus te and the Et incarnatus est. If Mozart meant this work as a vehicle for Constanze to strut her stuff, he couldn’t have been more successful. The Christe exploits the extremes of the soprano’s range; the Laudamus te is a heavily ornamented bravura piece; and the Et incarnatus est is an intensely moving aria with its own share of coloratura riffs. Because of its incompleteness, it is of course impossible to get a full picture of the overall structure of the Mass. But as it stands, it has a conceptual coherence and logic that prevents it from merely being regarded as a set of beautiful musical numbers strung together like beads. It gives us a glimpse of the necklace. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 The four most clichéd notes in classical music were once the most revolutionary. For the first time a rhythm, rather than a melody, became the main subject of a symphonic movement – and not merely as a first theme to be stated and picked up again for a while in the development and recapitulation sections. Beethoven wove the rhythm into the entire fabric of the first movement, and subsequently into the rest of the Symphony. The motive first appears as a repeated demand, subsequently expanded into a genuine melody in the first theme. It recurs as a throbbing accompaniment

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in bass and timpani in the second theme, all the way to the final cadence of the exposition. Such an original symphonic structure did not come easily, especially to a composer who lacked the ever-ready melodic genius of a Mozart, Bach or Haydn who all produced copiously on demand. A collection of the composer’s sketchbooks bears witness to the lengthy and often painful gestation of some of his greatest music. The Fifth Symphony took four years to complete, between 1804 and 1808. But Beethoven also had to eat, and during those four years he also produced the Fourth Symphony, the Fourth Piano Concerto, the three String Quartets Op. 59, the Mass in C and the Violin Concerto. The Symphony No. 5 was premiered at one of those monster public concerts common in the nineteenth century; on the program were premieres of the Sixth Symphony and the Fourth Piano Concerto, the aria “Ah! Perfido,” the Choral Fantasia and several movements of the Mass in C. One can only imagine the bewilderment of the audience on its first encounter in a single evening with the “Pastorale” and the Fifth. Because the Fifth Symphony is now so familiar, it is difficult to think of it as innovative, but it was not only the integration of the four-note rhythmic motif into the entire fabric of the first movement that was new. The second movement, Andante con moto, involves its own kind of novelty. It is made up of two short juxtaposed, contrasting themes: the first in dotted rhythm in the strings, the second a slow almost military theme in the brass. Beethoven produces from the two themes a double set of variations. And it should be noted that the second theme contains within it in augmentation (in longer note values) the germinal four-note rhythm of the first movement. For the Scherzo, Beethoven again prominently takes up the motivic rhythm in the horns, this time in augmentation. The Trio is a fugue. The repeat of the Scherzo theme is scored for clarinet and bassoon over pizzicato strings playing pianissimo. Symphony No. 5 has frequently been referred to as a struggle from darkness to light, but it is a commonplace that has palpable grounding in truth. Not only does the symphony begin in C minor and end in C major, but there is also the magnificent transition between the third and fourth movements, a kind of sunlight breaking through the clouds with violins stammering over the timpani as it throbs out the motto. The emergence into the triumphant Finale paved the way for the symphonic writing of the future, including Beethoven’s own Ninth Symphony, Mendelssohn’s Third (The “Scottish”) and Brahms’s First. Program notes by: Joseph & Elizabeth Kahn Wordpros@mindspring.com www.wordprosmusic.com

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The CFA Thanks the 2015 Donors and Cabinet

A heartfelt THANK YOU to ALL donors to the 2015 Community Fund for the Arts Campaign. Please join us in recognizing our donors below. Your contributions to your united arts fund drive provide essential support to fifteen leading arts and humanities organizations in Baton Rouge and strengthen the cultural fabric of our city, making life better for all. – Renée Chatelain, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge President and CEO

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Benefactor The Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund Ms. Suzanne L. Turner and Mr. Scott W. Purdin

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Patron Postlethwaite & Netterville Acme Refigeration of Baton Rouge, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ashworth Mr. Scott Chenevert Mr. James Doré Mr. and Mrs. Roger Jones Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Knobloch Mr. and Mrs. Conville Lemoine Mr. Michael Loveless Dr. and Mrs. Tom Meek, Jr. Mrs. Janice H. Pellar Quality Litigation Support Mr. and Mrs. Randy Roussel Ms. Nancy Stich Mrs. Patty Ruth Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. Preston QvistgaardPeterson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Silvia Mr. and Mrs. William Wilcox Ms. Martha Yancey Mr. John T. Bowman Mrs. Mary Ann Caffery Dr. Gresdna Doty and Mr. James Traynham Ms. Rose Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Maverick Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Barry Dr. and Mrs. Dinos Constantinides Ms. Nancy Crawford The Dancer’s Workshop, Inc. Ms. Myrtle E. David Ms. Virginia Dodd Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grace Ms. Marjorie A. Green Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Hansbrough Ms. Rei Heroman

Robert Hodges Mr. and Mrs. Byron Kantrow Ms. Ann S. Keogh Jana La Sorte Mr. and Mrs. Al McDuff Ms. Margaret Ann Miller Rod Parker Mrs. Robbie Phillabaum Mr. and Mrs. John Pisa Mr. and Mrs. John Dale Powers Ms. Lucy Priddy Ms. Camilla Pugh Mr. and Mrs. James Purgerson Mr. Eric Rapp Ms. Kyler Selser Mr. Todd Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stutts Ms. Margaret L. Tooke Ms. Kate Trepagnier Ms. Josephine Van Beek Mr. Frank Wickes Mrs. Rosemary Williams

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Composer’s Spotlight

HAYDN, MOZART AND BEETHOVEN: The Classical Style and the Viennese School Time gives great perspective. Trends become apparent, personal

styles reveal themselves, and the significance of relationships between people, places and events becomes clearer. This is the case with the idea of “The Viennese School.” From a historical perspective we see similarities, patterns and trends in the music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven that suggest that they belong together in a group for the point of discussion and observation. The term “Viennese School,” was first coined about a decade after Beethoven died in 1827, but at that time it only alluded to Haydn and Mozart. From the perspective the 1830’s I imagine Beethoven’s music was still far too avant-garde and outrageous for contemporaries to see any connection between his music and the polished classicism of his elders. The use of the word “school” can be a bit deceptive given our common modern usage of it to describe an institution of learning. While Beethoven did study some with Haydn, the term “school” takes on a broader meaning here of simply defining a set of stylistic traits, the thread of which runs through these three composers. As with many movements of artistic style, the Viennese School began with a revolution. The complex and ornamental style of the Baroque was falling out of fashion and a new music, stripped down to the essentials was emerging. Haydn came of age while the Baroque style was still in fashion, but soon got on board with the new concepts and developed, defined and advanced what we now call “The Classical Style.”

Haydn’s music was very popular in his day as was he among musicians. The younger Mozart sought him out, and they became friends. Mozart credits Haydn with teaching him how to write a string quartet among other things. Beethoven also owes a debt to Haydn both in formal training and more general influence. These three composers, with Haydn as the cornerstone, laid the foundation for almost all Western music to follow. One would be hard-pressed to find Western music that didn’t have some connection to the Viennese school. Even the experimental music of the 20th and 21st century is connected to this style as it is often a conscious reaction to the long reach of these three composers. Much has transpired in the development of music since the work of the Viennese School in 18th and early 19th centuries. Sometimes I wonder what Haydn would think if he could hear the music of Debussy, or Stravinsky. I should also point out that, in the 20th Century a “Second Viennese School” was identified to describe the music of Arnold Schoenberg and his followers Alban Berg and Anton Webern. To our ears, the music of the 1st and 2nd Viennese Schools couldn’t be more different, but who knows? Perhaps 200 years from now musicologists will see trends and connections there and lump them all together much as later musicologists added the radical Beethoven to the school of Haydn and Mozart. —Timothy Muffitt, DMA Music Director 2016 SPRING

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St. Francisville Symphony Association invites you to Grace Epsicopal Church Friday, May 6, 2016 at 7:00pm

The Piano Trio Lin He, violin Molly Goforth, cello Dianne Frazer, piano Brahms Shostakovich

Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67

The St. Francisville Symphony Association (SFSA) is a non-profit community organization that strives to bring the joy of music to the people of West Feliciana Parish through concerts and children’s educational programs. Founded 17 years ago, BRSO has partnered with SFSA over the years to bring numerous acclaimed guest artists to West Feliciana Parish, as well as host the much loved Holiday Brass at beautiful Hemingbough. Guest artists and BRSO musicians have also engaged St. Francisville students with inspiring interactive music sessions and master classes for those enrolled in music programs. The SFSA and its members have generously provided financial support to the music programs and students of West Feliciana Parish Schools. Contributions have included free student admissions to most concerts; donations to choral and band teachers for use in their programs; underwriting students to attend the BRSO Discovery Concerts; and scholarships to West Feliciana Parish High School graduates who are pursuing a music related career. SFSA’s 2015-2016 season, which began with multi-Grammy-award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin, will close with BRSO’s Piano Trio performing a pairing of the exuberant Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms and the poignantly symbolic Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67 by Dmitry Shostakovich. Arguably two of the most beautiful works for the piano trio setting, the works pay tribute to deeply personal friendships in each composer’s life and take on a new perspective when performed together. If you were not able to attend violinist Yevgeny Kutik’s performance of these two breathtaking works on January 14th this year, you will not want to miss this final opportunity to hear them performed on May 6th! BRSO’s Associate Concertmaster, Lin He will perform the Trios along with Molly Goforth (Principal, cello) and Diane Frazer (Acting Principal, keyboard). One more chance not to miss this amazing evening of music making! Individual tickets are $25 each, and season tickets are $100. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at the Bank of St. Francisville, 5700 Commerce Street (225) 635-6397

Charles and Carole Lamar

Sponsoring the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Series has been especially rewarding to Charlie and me. Over the years we have watched the evolution of this series not only in audience growth but also in the addition of talented guest artists and program diversity. Each year has become more enjoyable and we are looking forward to the new season of chamber music. Chamber Concerts offer such warm experiences between audience and musicians. The small ensemble seems to be playing directly to each patron. We hope that each of you find the concerts as satisfying as we do. The arts are important to the Lamar family and to our community, and we are fortunate to have the opportunity to sponsor this series in conjunction with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.

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Family Pops! - PIXAR in Concert SATURDAY • APRIL 23 • RIVER CENTER THEATRE

DAVID TORNS Associate Conductor

PIXAR in Concert Fanfare / Toy Story Finding Nemo

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rom the Toy Story trilogy to The Incredibles and UP, Pixar has forever changed filmmaking while giving us some of the most beloved characters in cinematic history. Now, Pixar is coming to you like you’ve never heard or seen it before: in concert with live symphony orchestra.

A Bug’s Life Wall-E Toy Story 2 Cars Up Intermission The Incredibles Monsters, Inc.

This visually stunning, high-definition, multi-media family show features montages of memorable clips from every one of Pixar’s 14 films—including Cars, WALL•E, Ratatouille, A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc. and Brave—all accompanied by live symphony orchestra. These great scores by Randy Newman, Patrick Doyle, Thomas Newman and Michael Giacchino have won 10 Grammys and 3 Academy Awards, and have received 10 Oscar nominations.

Cars 2 “Two hours of Pixar music is pure magic.”

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—Broadway World (The San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall)

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Tonight’s Performance Underwritten by

“It made me wonder at the incredible technique and mastery of music and story telling... It’s a moment in life you’ll remember forever.” —The Huffington Post (Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall)

Baton Rouge Symphony performances are made possible in part by the Community Fund for the Arts Campaign, City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge and supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and as administered by the Arts council of Greater Baton Rouge. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for Arts, Art Works.

“...Breathtaking...it’s a great treat for kids and not a bad way to introduce them to the wonders of hearing an orchestra perform live.” —Hit Fix (Hollywood Bowl Orchestra)

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BRSO FAMILY POPS PRESENTS

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DAVID TORNS, ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2016 |

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3 PM & 7:30 PM RIVER CENTER THEATRE BRSO.ORG |

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The BRSO | LSU Rural Life Museum Music Series SATURDAY • MAY 7 • THE LSU RURAL LIFE MUSEUM

“Come Together” DAVID TORNS

For Two Organizations

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Classical Mystery Tour

& One Groovy Night

The Beatles Tribute Band with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra Can’t Buy Me Love Hey Jude–(segue into) A Day In the Life A Hard Day’s Night Come Together Eleanor Rigby Give Peace a Chance Golden Slumbers Got to Get You Into My Life Here Comes the Sun I Am the Walrus I Saw Her Standing There Imagine Live and Let Die Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds Magical Mystery Tour Ob-la-di, ob-la-da Penny Lane Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band/ With a Little Help From My Friends Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) Something The Long and Winding Road Twist and Shout (orch tacet, or improv, or twist) Yellow Submarine Yesterday Baton Rouge Symphony performances are made possible in part by the Community Fund for the Arts Campaign, City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge and supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council and as administered by the Arts council of Greater Baton Rouge. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for Arts, Art Works.

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magine The Beatles playing in concert with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra on the beautiful grounds of the LSU Rural Life Museum. What would that have sounded like? Find out for yourself when Classical Mystery Tour performs live in concert. The four musicians in Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles, but Classical Mystery Tour is more than just a rock concert. The full show presents some 30 Beatles tunes sung, played, and performed exactly as they were written. Hear “Penny Lane” with a live trumpet section; experience the beauty of “Yesterday” with an acoustic guitar and string quartet; enjoy the rock/classical blend on the hard edged “I Am the Walrus.” From early Beatles music on through the solo years, Classical Mystery Tour is the best of The Beatles like you’ve never heard them: totally live. Classical Mystery Tour features Jim Owen (John Lennon) on rhythm guitar, piano, and vocals; Tony Kishman (Paul McCartney) on bass guitar, piano, and vocals; David John (George Harrison) on lead guitar and vocals; and Chris Camilleri (Ringo Starr) on drums and vocals. Martin Herman, who transcribed the musical scores note for note from Beatles recordings, conducts many of the Classical Mystery Tour concerts. From the recent success of The Beatles Rock Band to the release of the re-mastered Beatles albums, the demand for Beatles material is greater than ever. Many Beatles fans never had the opportunity to experience a live Beatles show; Classical Mystery Tour offers that live experience in the comfort of a concert hall. The Los Angeles Times called the show “more than just an incredible simulation…the swelling strings and soaring French horn lines gave Saturday’s live performance a high goose-bump quotient…the crowd stood and bellowed for more.” Experience the excitement of Classical Mystery Tour—coming this May!

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THE BRSO | LSU RURAL LIFE MUSEUM MUSIC SERIES presents

THE BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND

SATURDAY, MAY 7 7:30 PM | THE LSU RURAL LIFE MUSEUM with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra under the direction of David Torns, Associate Conductor

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Family Pops! - Country Roots SATURDAY • JUNE 11 • RIVER CENTER THEATRE

Country Roots is a foot-stompin’, toe tappin’ tribute to the greatest names in country music, including songs by famed singers and songwriters like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, and Faith Hill. Starring Rachel Potter

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and Patrick Thomas, this show will leave your boots knocking, your heart pumping, and your country soul content.

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Country Roots Magnificent Seven Hey Good Lookin’ Crazy

RACHEL POTTER X-Factor, Finalist

Jambalaya/Sally Gooden Coal Miner’s Daughter

Rachel Potter, a Nashville based country music recording artist and

Hoedown from Rodeo Friends In Low Places Harper Valley PTA Johnny Cash Medley: Folsom Prison Blues, Jackson, Ring of Fire Thank God I’m a Country Boy Intermission

songwriter, was a top 12 Finalist on the hit television reality show The X Factor. Her debut recording Live the Dream is available on iTunes and she is currently working on her second solo CD entitled Not So Black and White, to be released in the fall. On Broadway, Rachel appeared in the recent revival of Evita as the Mistress, Wednesday in The Addams Family and starred as Glinda in the National Tour of the mega hit production of Wicked. Upcoming orchestral engagements include the Phoenix and Anchorage Symphonies, as the female soloist in Country Roots.

Wild, Wild West Kenny Rogers Medley Jolene On the Road Again, Always On My Mind Blown Away

PATRICK THOMAS The Voice, Finalist

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atrick Thomas, a native of Colleyville, Texas, is a Nashville-based recording artist and was a finalist on Season 1 of NBC’s hit show The Voice. He recently made a guest appearance as a music city mentor on the first season of Lifetime Network’s Chasing Nashville. An accomplished pianist and guitarist, he was also a staff writer for Cornman Music/Warner Chappell from 2011-2013, signed with Brett James (Jesus Take the Wheel and We Went Out Last Night). Patrick also starred in the world premiere of The Hank Legacy produced by Studio Tenn out of Franklin, Tennessee, which enjoyed wide-spread critical acclaim and he spent time in New York starring as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes. Currently, Patrick stays busy writing music, touring as a band leader for a number of recording artists, as well as performing multiple times a week at the Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar in Nashville, Tennessee. Patrick is a featured soloist for Country Roots, in which he will perform with the Phoenix and Anchorage Symphonies. He is also a graduate of Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music.

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Windows to the World BRSO’S 2016/2017 SEASON

Sharon Isbin by J. Henry Fair

Branford Marsalis by Palma Kolansky

John Madere

Willis Delony

Marianna Prjevalskaya by Bill Wadman

An icon of Elijah

Masterworks Series | River Center Theatre From Spain to the Americas Hailed by the Dallas Morning News as “classical guitar’s reigning diva,” multiple Grammy Award winner Sharon Isbin opens the season with an amazing voyage of music from Spain to the new world peppered with seasonings from the Caribbean, South America and Mexico. Opening Night Gala Performance Friday, September 23, 2016 | 7 PM Sharon Isbin, guitar LECUOÑA TENRIERO RODRIGO CHÁVEZ GINASTERA MÁRQUEZ

Malaguena (Cuba) Fuentes (Venezuela) Concierto de Aruanjuez (Spain) Symphony No. 2, Sínfonia India (Mexico) Estancia: Four Dances (Argentina) Danzón No. 2 (Mexico)

The New World BRSO delves deeper into the music of the new world with three-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist, NEA Jazz Master Award recipient, and Tony Award nominee composer Branford Marsalis in his BRSO debut performance. Friday, October 21, 2016 | 7:30 PM Branford Marsalis, saxophone CHABRIER VILLA-LOBOS COPLAND BRUCE STARK JOHN WILLIAMS

España Fantasia para saxophone El Salón México Symphonic Dances (WORLD PREMIERE) Escapades

Reflections: Handel, Bottesini and Brahms Three masters offer unique glimpses into time and place. BRSO’s own principal bassist John Madere takes center stage in this awe-inspiring program. Thursday November 17, 2016 | 7:30 PM John Madere, bass Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus HANDEL BOTTESINI BRAHMS

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Coronation Anthem Concerto No. 2 for Bass Symphony No. 2

American Vistas Explore a panorama of truly American music. Willis Delony returns to the BRSO stage in a program pairing two of our nation’s most celebrated composers alongside two modern-day visionaries Thursday January 19, 2017 | 7:30 PM Willis Delony, piano BARBER COPLAND CORIGLIANO YASINITSKY

Adagio for Strings Appalachian Spring Gazebo Dances Concerto for Jazz Piano (WORLD PREMIERE)

Looking Forward: The Age of Enlightenment Western politics, philosophy, science and music were radically reinvented between 1685 and 1815—a period referred to as the Age of Reason, or simply the Enlightenment. Thursday, February 23, 2017 | 7:30 PM Marianna Prjevalskaya, piano Winner of the 2016 New Orleans International Piano Competition HAYDN MOZART BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 69 in C major Concerto for piano (TBD) Symphony No. 7

Prophetic Visions Experience the incredible story of the Prophet Elijah set to Mendelssohn’s forward-looking score that helped usher in the Age of Romanticism. Friday, March 24, 2017 | 7:30 PM Soloists TBA Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus MENDLESSOHN Elijah

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Paul Groves by Leonardo Mascaro

St. Lawrrence Quartet

Lamar Family Chamber Series Benjamin Britten: A Retrospective BRSO joins in a global celebration of one of the 20th century’s greatest composers, Benjamin Britten. Internationally acclaimed tenor Paul Groves introduces us to the composer with works that celebrate Britten’s life, loves, friendships and artistic genius. Thursday, October 27, 2016 | 7:30 PM First Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge Paul Groves, tenor Angela Bagnetto Finley, horn Dianne Frazer, piano DUKAS BRITTEN BRITTEN BRITTEN

The Villanelle Serenade for tenor, horn and piano Canticle III for tenor, horn and piano Folksong Arrangements vol. 5

Introspections: Brahms and Dohnányi Join BRSO musicians in a emotional display of virtuosity and lyricism featuring one of chamber music’s most moving works, The Horn Trio in E-flat major, commemorating the death of Brahms’ mother Christiane

Chritian Frederickson

E.T. in Concert

Perspectives Celebrated for its “peerless” sense of ensemble (Financial Times, London) and “smoldering intensity” (Washington Post), the St. Lawrence Quartet makes its Baton Rouge debut performance with BRSO’s principal clarinet, Robert DiLutis, in a program featuring late works by Mozart and Beethoven alongside John Adams. Thursday, April 27, 2017 | 7:30 PM First Presbyterian, Baton Rouge The St. Lawrence Quartet Robert DiLutis, clarinet MOZART

Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K. 581 BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135 ADAMS Selections from “The Book of Alleged Dances” Images The award-winning music of violist/composer Christian Fredrickson interfaces classical composition with indie/rock through a broad range of compositional styles and techniques. Mr. Fredrickson joins BRSO Chamber Players with Garland Goodson Wilson and her troupe of dancers bringing this exciting original music to life in this world premiere collaboration.

Thursday February 2, 2017 | 7:30 PM First Presbyterian, Baton Rouge

Friday, May 5, 2017 | 7:30 PM Saturday, May 6, 2017 | 7:30 PM Manship Theatre

Borislava Iltcheva, violin Elias Goldstein, viola Molly Goforth, cello Robert DiLutis, clarinet Angela Bagnetto Finley, horn Dianne Frazer, piano

Christian Fredrickson, viola and composer BRSO Chamber Players Of Moving Colors, Garland Goodwin Wilson, artistic director

DOHNÁNYI BRAHMS

Sextet Horn Trio in E-flat major

Images WORLD PREMIERE A collaborative program of dance and music

Dianne Reeves

POPS! | River Center Theatre Home for the Holidays Friday, Dec 2, 2016 | 7:30 PM Sunday, Dec 4, 2016 | 3 PM The holiday season would not be complete without BRSO’s unique community celebration, Home for the Holidays! Join the orchestra, symphony chorus and a cast of literally hundreds as we ring in the season as only BRSO can do. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in Concert Saturday March 11, 2017 | 7:30 PM See the world through the eyes of a child in BRSO’s presentation of a film that the National Film Registry has proclaimed “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant.” Experience Steven Spielberg’s epic film on the River Center screen as never before in an unforgettable live performance of John Williams’ Academy Award Winning score. Dianne Reeves Saturday, May 20, 2017 | 7:30 PM In partnership with the Arts Council of Baton Rouge and the River City Jazz Series, BRSO is pleased to present the five-time Grammy Award winning jazz vocalist, Dianne Reeves in a special performance with live orchestra. Recognized for her breathtaking virtuosity, improvisational prowess and unique jazz and R&B stylings, Dianne Reeves is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world. Do not miss this once-in-a-lifetime performance with BRSO and Dianne Reeves.

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The Baton Rouge Symphony League The League needs you! If you have never been a part of the BRSL please join us and see what you are missing! If you are a former member, please come back! 2015-2016 BRSL Officers Mary Jane Dillenberger, President Jan Wells, President Elect & Mad Hatters Chair Jenny Gray, Past President

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Mad Hatter’s Kick Off Party! A Stars and Stripes Soirée hosted by Price LeBlanc Lexus Anne Marie Bradford, Cary Byrd, Jan Wells, Mary Jane Dillenberger, Timothy Muffitt, Betty Schwartzberg, Todd Ledet, Emily Davis, Jolie and Brent LeBlanc

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WAY TO GO BRSO! PENNINGTON CHALLENGE DONORS CHALLENGE COMPLETED 12/31/15 The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra is endebted to the following donors who have made special gifts in recognition of the extraordinary generosity of Paula Pennington de la Bretonne and the Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Foundation Challenge Gift. Albemarle Foundation Patricia Alford Gloria Anderson Anonymous Axiall Corporation Gerald and Judy Bach H. P. Bacot Kathy and Ed Baker Veris and Donnie Batie Baton Rouge Area Foundation Baton Rouge Metro Airport Terri and George Bell Dr. and Mrs. Westley J. Belton Stephen and Miriam Bensman, Ph.D.s Frank Betts Sara Bidner Diane and Stanley Bienasz Lee and Cindy Bloch Blue Cross/Blue Shield of LA Louis and Julianne Bonnecaze Shirley and Gardiner Bourque Vickie Burt P. Carrigan Byrd, Jr. Bill and Helen Campbell Holly Carruth Robert R. Casey Morena Cazedessus Lynne Chang Charles and Peggy Coates Gerry and Donald Daigle Bonnie J. Davis Susan H. Dawson Dr. & Mrs. Christopher F. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Elia Mary Jane and Kelley Dillenberger Dr. Meggie Dobson Collier John and Annette Douthat Debbie and Julio Dumas Daniel K. Dwyer Brooke and Gerard Dynes Bebe Facundus The Legendre and Flanagan Families Beryl Fourroux JoAnn and Charlie Fryling Tonya and Jayson Fullerton Thomas Garrett Judi and Jim George Keith R. Gibson, MD Michael Gillen Greg and Nancy Griffin Roberta and Jay Guillory Brenda and Wayne Guy Sue and Ken Hagius Cynthia and Gary Hallam

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Elizabeth A. Hampton Debbie and Jim Hanna Patty and Robert Hannaman Hargrove Engineering Becky and Jack Harris Meredith Hathorn and Rawley Penick Toai Lam Hau and Nho Nha Thi Huynh Angela Haycook Ava and Cordell Haymon Bro. Ray Hebert Margaret Heffron Dr. and Mrs. Steven Heymsfield Helen Hoffpauir Mr. & Mrs. Donald Houde Kelly and Enrique Hurtado Billie C. Hyde J. P. Morgan Chase Bank Deidra Jackson Mark R. James Paul and Hannah Jang Ronell E. Johnson Mary S. Johnson Klileen and George Jones Yoshiko Kelley Robert and Kay Kenney Sudershan Kharey Marcia and Paul Kirk Richard & Barbara Kreuser Alice and Lawrence Kronenberger Charles and Carole Lamar Deborah Lamb Arthur E. Lamm Carla M. Landry Lynn and Henry Lastrapes Conville and Polly Lemoine Allan Lenhardt Jim and Gail Lloyd Ann Michele and James Logan Megan and Blue Loupe LSU School of Music Camp and Barbara Matens Pat McLaury Scott and Elizabeth Miller Jerry Lynn and Jeff Mills Mike, Stacie and Emma Miranda & George and Mary Stewart Timothy and Elise Muffitt Therese and Sammy Nagem Jeanette Nance Bryan and Wendi Neal Sandy Noel Christina and Joseph Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien John Oliver

Nanette Olivier Miriam C. E. Overton John and Janelle Overton Janice and Gerald Pellar Andrew Perry Patricia and Lloyd Pine Gregory and Sanettria Pleasant Ronald Pohl Sally and John Power Blair and Jim Purgerson Jeanette and Bob Rackley Katherine and Robert Ragland Robert and Sue Rainer Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Rankins A. Ravi Prakash Rau Gwen Redding Tena and Charles Roemer, Roemer Robinson and Melville Elizabeth and Charles Rossman Nadine C. Russell Cary Saurage Harvey and Betty Schwartzberg Kristina Shapiro Lt. Col. Ralph W. Stephenson, Jr. Mary Ann Sternberg T. Bonner Stewart Georgia Stokes Kirsten Stone Barbara Strawitz Diane and Johnny Tate Yolunda and Jonathan Taylor Deborah Dunlevy Todd David Torns Natalie, Jeff, Joshua and Anna Truax Nancy Turkmen John G. Turner & Jerry G. Fischer Stephen and Candace Walker Rebecca and Mike Walker Edwin and Regina Walker Chau and Wilson Wang Donna Watson Amy and Anthony Watts Richard and Susan Webb Tim and Jan Wells Kimberly and Garris Wilcox Mr. Joseph Wiley and Dr. Laura Wiley Donna Wright Lee Lan Xu Siva and Madhuri M. Yadlapati Allison Young Brooke and Tom Yura Mark Zielinski

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Visionary Society Special thanks to these donors who have made three year pledges in support of BRSO’s continued efforts to attain excellence in artistic endeavors and community engagement. Kathy and Ed Baker Baton Rouge Metro Airport Terri and George Bell Dr. and Mrs. Westley J. Belton Lee and Cindy Bloch Shirley and Gardiner Bourque P. Carrigan Byrd, Jr. Robert R. Casey Mary Jane and Kelley Dillenberger John and Annette Douthat Brooke and Gerard Dynes Bebe Facundus Judi and Jim George Cynthia and Gary Hallam Elizabeth A. Hampton James F. and Debra C. Hanna Hargrove Engineering Becky and Jack Harris Meredith Hathorn and Rawley Penick Ava and Cordell Haymon Kelly and Enrique Hurtado Ronell E. Johnson Mary S. Johnson Alice and Lawrence Kronenberger Charles and Carole Lamar Deborah Lamb Ann Michele and James Logan Megan and Blue Loupe Camp and Barbara Matens Scott and Elizabeth Miller Timothy and Elise Muffitt Therese and Sammy Nagem Miriam C. E. Overton Janice and Gerald Pellar Andrew Perry Jeanette and Bob Rackley Harvey and Betty Schwartzberg Diane and Johnny Tate Deborah Dunlevy Todd John G. Turner & Jerry G. Fischer Donna Wright Lee Allison Young

Your Name Here! Please consider joining us by becoming a member of the Visionary Society. For more information, contact Miriam Overton 225-400-0339 miriam@brso.org

Brian Harris 1939-2015 From very simple beginnings in New Orleans, Brian Harris forged a life of achievement and success, both personally and professionally. One of his earliest well-made decisions was to marry his high-school sweetheart, Millie. Proud parents of four daughters and grandparents to twelve grandchildren, their beautiful marriage lasted 55 years - a relationship founded on hard work, respect, patience, humor and much love. Millie reminisced with a smile about their early days together, when Brian withdrew from pursuing an engineering degree, sensing a different calling. After a stint in real estate, he went out one day to find a new job. After numerous interviews, he came home that evening saying that he had just taken a job as a used car salesman. Millie said she gasped, “A used car salesman!?” and told him that he didn’t have to take the job. He proudly stated that not only was it a done deal, he’d already sold two cars that day! So began a brilliant career in vehicle sales, for which Brian quickly displayed considerable skill and passion. In 1986, Brian purchased a Baton Rouge Chevrolet dealership which grew into what became the Brian Harris Automotive Group. Mr. Harris set the bar high with everyone he knew. By living his life informed by faith, intelligence and a long list of personal virtues, he showed by example that a successful man can also be respected for being a honorable man. Brian, a man of many gifts and varied interests, knew a great deal about orchestral and operatic music. He and his family felt it was important to support the arts. In addition to becoming a loyal patron and underwriter, Millie noted that among patrons of BRSO and members of the Symphony League, they quickly made lifelong friends. While suffering poor health, Brian regretted not having the energy to attend concerts as he used to. He valiantly battled cancer for 5 years, continuing to work until two weeks before he passed away on September 28, 2015. The Mozart Great Mass in C minor, K. 427, performed on April 14th, closes the 2015-16 Masterworks Series, and is dedicated to Brian Harris and his family, in appreciation for their many years of generous support. It seems fitting to remember Brian Harris while sharing this glorious unfinished work of Mozart. Brian left us with a story of deep faith, respected leadership, generous community support and deep love of family. His legacy is a melody that is still being written by the many lives he touched.

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2015 - 2016 Louisiana Youth Orchestras Series

DAVID TORNS Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra Associate Conductor Louisiana Youth Orchestra Music Director and Conductor

BRSO Engages the Young Music Scene With the Louisiana Youth Orchestras The Louisiana Youth Orchestras are the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra’s longest running and most successful educational initiative. Under the direction of BRSO Associate Conductor David Torns, the LYO supports the music education of over 170 students each year. The program has helped spark a renaissance amongst Baton Rouge area youth who are interested in playing orchestral music. Students travel from as far away as Mississippi to participate in weekly rehearsals that include coaching from members of BRSO. These talented young musicians are sure to bring you to your feet at one of their concerts throughout the year.

The Louisiana Youth Orchestras Inspire Young Musicians Young musicians need support, encouragement, and an environment that inspires them to challenge their notions of what is possible. The Louisiana Youth Orchestras provide this support for aspiring young artists at all stages of their development. We hope that you will consider enrolling your young musician in our program, and watch them grow not only in their musical abilities, but also as members of the community.

May 17, 2016 at 7 p.m. Baton Rouge River Center Theatre LOUISIANA JUNIOR YOUTH ORCHESTRA STRING ENSEMBLE

The Blue Danube String Beans

Johann Strauss Arr. by Mark Williams Francis L. Feese Conducted by William McGibney, LJSE Assistant

Ode to Joy, Theme from “Symphony No. 9”

Ludwig van Beethoven Arr. by John Caponegro

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Chant and Joyous Dance Romance for Orchestra Variations on a Paganini Theme

Elliot Del Borgo Ralph Ford Sergei Rachmaninoff Arr. by Vernon Leidig

LOUISIANA YOUTH ORCHESTRA PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

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Piano Concerto No. 15 in B Flat Major, K. 450 Mozart III. Allegro Kelsie Guzik, piano Violin Concerto No. 1, G Minor, Op. 26 Bruch I. Allegro moderato Anna Jang, violin Polovtsian Dances Borodin Adventures on Earth (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial) Williams

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The Louisiana Youth Orchestras perform three concerts each season. The May 17th concert will conclude our season.

Special thanks to performance underwriters TINA AND CHAS ROEMER ROEMER, ROBINSON, MELVILLE & CO.

2015 - 2016 Louisiana Youth Orchestras Series 2015-16 LOUISIANA JUNIOR STRING ENSEMBLE Violin Camille Becnel Madeline Boudreaux * Alex Buriege * Hayes Conner Charles Fox-Smith Tessa Gordon Landon Hau Torrie Hedges Torsten Hedges Lauren Herke Claire King Faith Loh Gabriel Loh Michael Loh Orna Mukhopadhyay Amelia Pleasant Gabrielle Sparks Haotian (Sunny) Tan * Andrew Wang Michael Wang * Annie Wilcox Viola Charlie Becnel Marie Herke Brayden Yorek Cello Brooke Parsons James Whitney * Section leaders LOUISIANA JUNIOR YOUTH ORCHESTRA Violin I Yena Jang Emery Gischler Shon Lee Grace Qian Jason Park Samuel Li Mathilde Fox-Smith Ju-Woo Nho Brennan Davis Brandon Lee Caroline Wilcox Ally Sutton Charles Roemer James Power Marcus Schafer Leo Hackney Violin II Sydney Boudreaux Emma Kate Conner Connor Davis Olivia King Adrianna Whitney Katie Wang Justin Smith Cindy Xu Amy Hau Emory Templet

Lilyan Jarreau Jonathan Ding Allison Gammon Kaydence White Makenna Whitmer Aubrey Smallhorn Amelia Dauer Abigail Becnel Leighton Flanagan Jayke Fullerton Lillie Verma Gregory Samuels Victoria La Viola Naomi Cates Lanie Wang Isabel Hau Ethan Thompson Cello Connor Porthouse Anna Sloan Peter Cates Kennedy Morgan Justin Kim Elizabeth Constant Flute Nellie Jun Jenny Kim Nicholas Waguespack Marina Neal Priscilla Fore Josie Dial Oboe Liam Carruth Frances Purgerson Clarinet Annamaria Rossman Jhansi Yadlapati Maggie Stewart Dallin Clark Bassoon Samuel Frison Katie Miranda Saxophone Landon Pettigrew Horn Avery Stewart Lisveth Abreu Juan Cechinni Trumpet Anthony Bailey Christopher Dugas Matthew McGibney Trombone Jonas Truax Alyssa Hobdy Matthew Sterling Tuba Christain Noto Michael Sterling

LOUISIANA YOUTH ORCHESTRA Violin I Anna Jang, Concertmaster Erina Buchholz, Assistant Concertmaster Hannah Park Lena Cates Cindy Zhuang Elizabeth Copeland Cole Roland Alex Acosta Hanna Panamarenka Violin II Yena Jang, Principal Orianne Luo, Assistant Principal Dixon Lin Adeline Roemer Matthew Gravois Meredyth Yorek Dayne Salassi Tess Cunningham Qhuentin Myles Jimmy Phan Lauryn Hinton Viola Jaime Pellicero-Calvo, Principal Carneshia Harris, Assistant Principal Greyson Yorek Cello Luc Kharey, Principal Rachel Copeland, Assistant Principal Abigail Sands Sean Parker Julia Power Camron Wang Miguel Nabatilan Aidan Reid Kaelyn Hinton Bass Scott Elder, Principal Aubry Procell, Assistant Principal Lance Gaupp Flute Marisa Russo, Principal Kaitlyn Parker, Assistant Principal Sarah Banker Alanna Wheat Oboe Hannah Graham, Principal Sienna Williams Gabriel Keowen Solie Falcon

WINNER OF THE 2015-16 LYO CONCERTO COMPETITION, ANNA JANG. Anna Jang is currently a senior at Baton Rouge Magnet High School. Coming from a musical family, Anna started playing the violin and piano at the age of five, and has studied under many teachers in Wisconsin, South Korea, and Louisiana. She currently studies with Mrs. Borislava Iltcheva and Mr. Aaron Farrell. Anna is concertmaster of the Louisiana Youth Orchestra and has previously performed with the LYO as the concerto soloist on piano. She has played in the Louisiana Youth Orchestras since the fifth grade and enjoys it very much. In her free time, she loves to play different genres of music for fun with her mom and sister, and they often perform together at church. Anna has been nominated as a Presidential Scholar candidate, National AP Scholar with Distinction, and a National Merit Commended student, and currently has a Grade Point Average of 4.84. She hopes to continue pursuing music in the future no matter where she goes to college.

Clarinet Gena Bergeron, Principal Maddie Schram, Assistant Principal Richard Clark Levi Thompson Ethan Archer Manny Bailey Addie Otterstetter Collin DeVillier Kristen Sterling Bassoon Allison Gendron, Principal Samuel Frison Alto Sax Thompson Saffell Ryan DeVillier Brian Long Horn Blakelynn Prettelt, Principal Miguel Clouatre Juan Cecchini Julia Savoy Avery Stewart Lisveth Abreu

Trumpet Brandon Schittone, Principal Robert Cobden Morris Arena Anthony Bailey Trombone Dylan Walsworth, Principal William McGibney, Assistant Principal Austin Noto Jonas Truax Cameron Bradley Tuba Brendon Ratliff, Principal Julia Hollingsworth Percussion Brian Harley Timothy Marquess Brandon Ronkartz Ethan Long Harp Rachel Yura, Principal Aubrey Adams Antoinette Gladney

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The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

The mission of BRSO’s department of Education and Community Initiatives is to provide an exposure, passion, and knowledge of orchestral music to students and adults in the Greater Baton Rouge Area. Emerge Center

Discovery For over 60 years, the Young People’s Discovery Concert Series has presented educational concert programs that introduce thousands of students annually to the orchestra – not just the instruments, but also some of the most celebrated music in the repertoire! From the beginning of the school year students are taught concert etiquette, and learn to be participatory and appreciative audience members. Teachers have the opportunity to arrange classroom visits with BRSO musicians so their students can meet and connect with our professional performing artists. Discovery makes it easy for area schools to meet statewide and national standards and benchmarks for arts education. Because each year’s theme relates to a core academic area, Discovery helps schools to meet standards and benchmarks in other disciplines as well. Lesson plans and resources are provided to teachers, so that their classes can experience the music and explore how it relates to the year’s theme prior to the concert. As part of BRSO’s mission to provide education and cultural enrichment for the people of the greater Baton Rouge region and neighboring communities, we plan to improve access to Discovery for many schools in 2016. The upcoming Discovery concerts will be offered in Baton Rouge at Christian Life Academy, and efforts are in place to bring the program to locations in Greenwell Springs and Zachary to make it more accessible to students in those areas.

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In the spring of 2015, BRSO began bringing musicians in for a weekly visit to students at the Emerge Center. An article in the March 2016 edition of Baton Rouge Parents Magazine summarizes BRSO’s work with the Emerge Center, as “[engaging] in activities that bring the power of music to the development of skills in communication.” Each week over 80 children with communication disorders work with our musicians, who use music to reinforce the language and motor skills that are being targeted in therapy. Shy and unresponsive students become more active during music time; sometimes all it takes to draw them in is a bell in their favorite color, or the singing of a favorite song, or even taking their turn to play the viola! Children explore concepts such as stop/go, loud/soft, fast/slow; they are given the chance to make decisions, answer questions, and interact with the group – all while making music with their friends. This program had such an impact on the students and their families that almost as soon as it started, it had to be expanded. In fall of 2015 BRSO added an extra visit each week in order to reach as many students as possible. Now, between the twice-weekly classroom visits and twice-monthly concert days, BRSO brings music to the children at the Emerge Center on ten separate days each month! Since the program started, BRSO has also been included in many of the Emerge Center’s special events from their opening night gala to holiday and parade days, and even the Kindergarten class’s graduation ceremony last spring. This summer the students of the Kindergarten class will get to see their symphony friends on the concert stage as they attend a live dress rehearsal for the Symphony Pops at Rural Life!

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Musical Gateways

African American History Month

Musical Gateways began as “One student told me a simple enough idea – that that when the orchestra BRSO has the power to give our community the gift of music. played the first notes of the Expanding on this theme, BRSO concert, she involuntarily began hosting an annual matinee began to cry. That is the showing of its Home for the Holidays concert. By partnering reason why we perform!” with community programs that provide services to underserved —Kelly Toney, children and families, BRSO was Orchestra Director able to invite them to this concert Woodlawn High free of charge every year. Before the concert, children could try out the instruments of the orchestra at an Instrument Petting Zoo. While the holiday matinee program was considered a success, it always felt as though it could become something greater. BRSO offers concerts and programs all year long, and Musical Gateways should open the doors to the entire season! At the start of this season, BRSO launched the Musical Gateways Passport program – a year-round program that provides children and their families with access to all of the Masterworks and Chamber concerts in the season. 200 “passports” were given to our participating community partners to distribute among the children they serve. This program enables these children and their families to attend concerts all season, gives them the opportunity to meet BRSO musicians and guest artists.

This spring, students, teachers, parents, and supportive members of our community joined BRSO in celebrating African American History Month. The great enthusiasm of our orchestra musicians and guest artists brought an energy to these programs that helped to connect students to the rich contributions of African American composers and musicians! Programs included master classes, school concerts, and a fully interactive West African drum circle experience, all tied in to the concerts presented by BRSO and the Louisiana Youth Orchestras. In all, over two thousand students, parents, and teachers participated in or benefited from these programs! This celebration was made possible by the commitment of our community partners to support programming that makes music accessible and relevant to students and adults in our community.

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The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Scott Miller, DMA Director of Education and Community Initiatives

Thank you for supporting a great season of education and outreach! I would like to personally thank every one of you for your continued support of BRSO’s education and community initiatives. Every member of our audience, every patron, every donor – you make all of this possible! I would like to express sincere gratitude to the Baton Rouge Symphony League, who’s Stars and Stripes Soirée and 2016 Mad Hatter’s Luncheon and Fashion Show generated unprecedented support for the work we do in our community. A special thank-you goes out to the following underwriters

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Community Outreach Several exciting partnerships have brought our musicians off the concert stage and out into the places where people gather, to bring admissionfree performances to eager audiences. This year’s Tunes at Noon program brought BRSO musicians to the EBR Libraries’ main branch on Goodwood Boulevard for six concerts from October through March. If you weren’t able to make it to one of those performances, please visit BRSO.org and watch some of the video clips that were taken. Our musicians braved the cold weather of January and February to liven up Coffee on the Porch with the Mid City Redevelopment Alliance. With stands (and space heaters!) set up on the front porch of the old firehouse on Laurel street, violins and cellos, bassoons and flutes, trumpet, saxophone, and even an accordion sent forth their music, drawing in passers-by and adding their voices to the conversation about improving midcity through the arts.

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“Coffee on the Porch started off as a simply idea of sharing a cup of coffee with the people who make up Mid City. By having the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra come and take over our porch, our coffee mornings are transformed into a cultural hub. The musicians of the symphony have provided an experience to Mid City that hasn’t been there before....free world class music for the homeless who sleep on the porch, the kids walking past going to school and the downtown commuter stopping by for a cup of coffee on the way to work.” – Lynley Farris, Vista Creative Placemaking Coordinator, Mid City Redevelopment Alliance

Albemarle Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana Georgia Pacific Gail and Jim Lloyd …and to all BRSO’s community partners for sharing in our vision of a city that comes alive with music! BRSO’s education and community initiatives programs are supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, and as administered by the Louisiana Partnership for the Arts. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works. The West African Drum Program was made possible by a Local Project Assistance Grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, funded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council.

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Meet the Staff Scott Miller, Director of Education and Community Initiatives

f you have ever chased your children or grandchildren, you know that they are full of energy, imagination, and wonder. They brim with questions and curiosity. That same description can be attributed to BRSO’s Director of Education and Community Initiatives, Dr. Scott Miller. Scott has worked for the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra since 2008. He has filled many positions, but the position that holds his heart is the education of children in and through music. From Gardere Lane to St. Francisville, Scott has made his mark in the community. This is not surprising however, considering his own start in music. Described in his own words, Scott recounts his younger years: “I vividly recall sitting at home with my parents and watching a scene from the 1990 PBS broadcast of Siegfried. I watched and re-watched Disney’s Fantasia on VHS; I liked to close my eyes and listen to the music, as Disney’s animators must have, letting my imagination wonder.” It is the vivid memory, the magic, and the wonder of the music that drive Scott to share the basics of music with children. He endeavors to usher them into that magical arena of sound and harmony, encouraging them to explore. He has lived in Baton Rouge for a number of years, but his hometown is Tallahassee, Florida. He loves traveling to visit family and exploring new places in familiar locations. He enjoys cooking and can be found listening to his favorite classical piece, Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto, as he prepares culinary delights for his wife Liz. He enjoys board games, sweets of almost any kind, science fiction or horror movies, and gardening—though he says he “can’t seem to keep any plants alive.” He also has several bird feeders at home and enjoys watching the different birds that stop by for a bite to eat on their travels. Of course, Scott is also a gifted musician; he plays bassoon and enjoys teaching the instrument to others. Scott describes himself as confident, energetic, and loyal, to which we whole-heartedly agree. So if you find yourself recuperating from the exuberance of your children and grandchildren and just need to stop and relax, pick up your copy of Braveaux and see what Scott is up to at BRSO. It just might be that he has something your children or grandchildren can do, where YOU relax and watch Scott use his musical magic to whisk away energetic children into the world of music. —Sandy Noel

BRSO’s Collaboration with the Emerge Center BRSO’s newest education program brings music to life for children with communication and developmental disorders. “Our mission is to empower children to effectively communicate and interact, and the variety of musical activities the symphony brings allows our children to participate in ways that were not possible before this partnership. It is a joy to see the engagement on their faces when the musicians are here.” – Melissa Juneau Executive Director, The Emerge Center

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A Journey of Song By R.T. Ripley

When six-year-old Logan was handed the microphone in his kindergarten class this week, the first thing Logan did was stand up. The visiting musicians from Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra who had been working with Logan held their breaths. So did Logan’s teacher. And his speech therapist. His classmates waited. And young Logan sang. The entire ABC song. Music spoke for Logan when words could not. His mother, Lorien, states, “He struggles to put a sentence together, but finding the notes to his beloved song is something he understands.” Diagnosed with autism at the age of two, sweet, bouncy Logan didn’t speak at all until he was four years old. While his mother says the classes and therapy at the 38

Emerge Center here in Baton Rouge have helped Logan make “amazing progress,” the struggle to communicate continues to be a source of frustration in his daily life. But things are changing quickly now. With the new partnership of the Emerge Center and the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra (BRSO), Logan and his classmates engage in activities that bring the power of music to the development of skills in communication. Symphony musicians bring a variety of instruments to use with the children such as chimes, drums, and rhythm sticks to build on language and motor skills being targeted in therapy. Children learn concepts such as stop/go, loud/soft, rhythm, and phrasing–and this music to the ears of the children translates to

leaps and bounds in communication development. For Logan, music was always a way to deal with stress as well as everyday life. Long before he could speak, Logan would hum and sing frequently to himself “as if there was an endless stream of song in his mind and heart,” says his mom. Singing to himself was also a way Logan let his parents and teachers know he was distressed. His speech therapist, Katie Sample, states, “The first time the musicians walked in the room, Logan was distressed because they were new people, so you could hear him singing down the hall. But as soon as they played that first

note, Logan got quiet and listened–you could tell the music connected with his soul, like it was something he’d been craving.” For parents Lorien and Isaac Kuo, music has had an incredible power with their son. He’s stunned them by picking out how to play songs on the piano by himself. His face lights up when he hears the musicians coming at school, and his face lights up when he’s given a mic to sing. There’s a calming power, childhood joy, and inspiration in the notes that Logan hears. And when music is around Logan, we hear a new symphony beyond the musical notes. We hear the song of Logan. ■

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The Baton Rouge Symphony Donors & Corporate Partners DEDICATED, INSPIRED, COMMITTED

The BRSO gratefully acknowledges the following donors and sponsors for their generosity. Their support allows us to work together and build upon our legacy of artistic excellence and community enrichment. This donor list reflects giving for the past 18 months as of December 2015.

INDIVIDUALS

Stradivarius Society ($20,000.00 + ) Anonymous John and Annette Douthat John G. Turner and Jerry G. Fischer Judi and Jim George Becky and Jack Harris Meredith Hathorn and Rawley Penick Ava and Cordell Haymon Charles and Carole Lamar Timothy and Elise Muffitt Janice and Gerald Pellar Jeanette and Bob Rackley Donna Wright Lee

Guarneri Society ($10,000 + $19,999) Mary Sue Chambers Dr. and Mrs. Jacques and Paula de la Bretonne Debbie and Julio Dumas Elizabeth A. Hampton Ann Michele and James Logan Camp and Barbara Matens Therese and Sammy Nagem Diane and Johnny Tate Whitney Vann and Robert Schneckenburger Gary and Sandy Young

Amati Society ($5,000.00 + $9,999) Jane Ann Atkinson Dr. and Mrs. Westley J. Belton P. Carrigan Byrd, Jr. Robert R. Casey Susan H. Dawson Brooke and Gerard Dynes Kelly and Enrique Hurtado Alice and Lawrence Kronenberger Anonymous Jim and Gail Lloyd Patsy and Don Lyle Nadine C. Russell Cary Saurage Yolunda and Jonathan Taylor

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Deborah Dunlevy Todd Nedra and William Zartman

Golden Baton ($2,000 + $4,999) Christie and William Baird Stephen and Miriam Bensman, Ph.D.s Lee and Cindy Bloch Melanie and Russ Chapman Mary Jane and Kelley Dillenberger Roberta and Jay Guillory Brenda and Wayne Guy Cynthia and Gary Hallam Margaret and Bill Hart Robert and Kay Kenney Ann Keogh Deborah Lamb Megan and Blue Loupe Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Moser Josephine Nixon Miriam C. E. Overton Drs. Thomas Perone and Barbara J. Golden Sally and John Power Robert and Sue Rainer Tena and Chas Roemer Harvey and Betty Schwartzberg Charles E. Schwing Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Simoneaux Stephen and Candace Walker Chau and Wilson Wang Peggy and Bob Westerman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dudley Williams, Sr. Candace Wright Fund Brooke and Tom Yura

Conductorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circle ($1,000 + $1,999 ) Gloria Anderson Anonymous Kathy and Ed Baker Veris and Donnie Batie Barbara and Roby Bearden Susan and Frederic Billings Mrs. and Mr. Bonnie Boohaker Bill and Helen Campbell Morena Cazedessus

Cynthia and Frank Chemay Mr. and Mrs. Wayne T. Davis Dr. and Mrs. Christopher F. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Elia Charlene Favre Mr. Earl T. George, Jr. Dee and Peter Grant Debbie and Jim Hanna Sarah Lou Hill Chad Kenney-Possa Jane and Kris Kirkpatrick Kay Kirkpatrick Jerry Lynn and Jeff Mills John Oliver Dr. Wendy Holden-Parker and Mr. Robert Parker Julia Pence Andrew Perry Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Rankins Mary-Lynn Sachse Lois S. Saye Janice and Cornell Tramontana Drs. Georgianna and Stephen Tuuri Kimberly and Garris Wilcox

Concert Master ($500 + $999) Terri and George Bell Bobby Bennett Mary and Terry Bennett Roelof Bosma and Stella Beard Leslie and Joshua Campbell Juanita M. Coutee Van Cox Gerry and Donald Daigle Clyde and Van Day Bebe Facundus Kay and Scott Gaudin Keith R. Gibson, MD Michael Gillen Jenny and Randy Gray Bob and Kay Hawthorne Betty and Terry Hubbs Mrs. Trang Huynh Mary S. Johnson Klileen and George Jones Susan C. King Alan D. Kupfer Anne G. Laville David Lindenfeld Susan and Richard Lipsey

Troy McCullen Mr. and Mrs. Carruth C. McGehee Kenissa and Slater McKay Mr. Wayne Miley Liz and Scott Miller Robert and Sonni Muller Julius and Kathy Mullins Denis and Carolyn Murrell Family Fund Anne and George Newton Drs. Kirk and Judith Patrick Dr. Charles Pence Blair and Jim Purgerson Katherine and Robert Ragland Gwen Redding Mr. Bob N. Robards Anne and Alvin Rotenberg Kelly Sills Gracella Simmons Maggie Stoeckle Randy Toney Jean and Will Wilcox Mr. Joseph Wiley and Dr. Laura Wiley Mary and Ben Williams Mark Zielinski

First Chair ($250 + $499) Gail M. Acree Patricia Alford Jan and Bruce Attinger Sherry and Brian Barron Cindy and Brad Black Mr. Neal D. Blanchard Ethel H. Boagni Eleanor B. Callon Marilyn Carriere Constance Carroll Lynne Chang Paul and Hannah Jang David Coco Monica Courville Dr. Meggie Dobson Collier Mr. and Mrs. Jerry P. Draayer Toni and Fred Foster Melinda and James Risher Mr. and Mrs. Heinz P. Geiss Mr. David Goldsmith Alfred and Cynthia Gordon Jo Ann and Edwin Hackenberg

The Baton Rouge Symphony Donors & Corporate Partners DEDICATED, INSPIRED, COMMITTED Sandy Noel Dr. Murelle Harrison Mary E. Norckauer Richard Hebert Margaret Heffron Mike and Valerie O’Keefe John and Janelle Overton Mark Hermann Dr. and Mrs. Jack Parker Dr. and Mrs. Steven Heymsfield Lynn and Robin Philippe Helen Hoffpauir Patricia and Lloyd Pine Mr. and Mrs. James Horton Deidra Jackson Rieta and Ben Reiser Martha and Tom Richard Drs. Clyde and Alice Johnson Melinda and James Risher Mr. Kevin Kelly Mrs. Katherine L. Roane Louise Kinney Peter Roques Cheryl and Don Kobetsky Ronald and Jane Ross Richard and Barbara Kreuser Page and William Silvia Crissie and Charles Landry Lynn and Henry Lastrapes Edgar Spielman, Jr. Barbara Strawitz Conville and Polly Lemoine Dr. and Mrs. Michael Teague Aaron Matassa Alexis and Bud Thompson Anne and Andrew Maverick Joan and Lowell Tilley Kathleen Meares Lynda and Hubert Waguespack Anne and Tom Meek Edwin and Regina Walker Mrs. Dorothy Middleton Rebecca and Mike Walker Mr. Morales Ellen Brown Walsh Jean E. Muffitt Siva and Madhuri M. Yadlapati Mrs. Jessie Mulkey Bryan Wendi Neal BRSOand 2015 program_Layout 1 8/31/15 10:44 AM Page 1

Section Player ($100 + $249) Arthur Adams Anonymous Gerald and Judy Bach Christine and David Bergeron Gene Berry Frank Betts Colette Blanchard Karen Bolton Louann and Ronnie Bombet Louis and Julianne Bonnecaze Frances Boudreaux John and Carolyn Bowman Elizabeth Bruser Vickie Burt Brent N. Caldwell Katherine and Mike Catanzaro Cathy Coates and Brian Hales Charles and Peggy Coates Joan and Gere Covert Mrs. Marilyn Crake Sean and Lori Cunningham Louis D. Curet Debbie Daniel

Paul Davey Bonnie J. Davis Richard Duerr Ray Eaglin Janice and Robert Evans The Legendre and Flanagan Families Beryl Fourroux JoAnn and Charlie Fryling Tonya and Jayson Fullerton Ernie Jr. and Lauri Gammon Thomas Garrett June and John Gonce Lowry A. Griffon Mary Groves Roland Guidry Mary Helen and William Hamilton Thomas Hansbrough Toai Lam Hau and Nho Nha Thi Huynh Katherine Kemler and Paul Hayden Nancy Hester Paula Hoffman

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The Baton Rouge Symphony Donors & Corporate Partners DEDICATED, INSPIRED, COMMITTED Mr. and Mrs. William R. Holden Mr. John H. Jackson Michael Jimenez and Maria Sotile DeLouise Ronell E. Johnson Elise and Charles Kaufman Yoshiko Kelley Sudershan Kharey Marcia and Paul Kirk Diane and Warren Kirsch Jessica Lacher-Feldman Arthur E. Lamm Arlo and Eunice Landolt James Landry Ann Langlois Rena and Todd Ledet Anna and William Lee Mr. and Mrs. Todd Lemmiksoo Marie Levy Mr. and Mrs. Bond Lux Mrs. Linda Manes Anthony Martin Ms. Danielle Maynor Robert McDaniel Pat McLaury Harriet B. Miller Mike, Stacie and Emma Miranda and George and Mary Stewart Hannah Mitchell Mr. Bill Monroe William Monroe Stan and Charlene Montelaro Joyce Moreland Dr. Lynn Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Richard Najolia Jeanette Nance Boris Navratil Christina and Joseph O’Brien Susan Ottinger Gregory and Sanettria Pleasant Ronald Pohl Pat and Harold Price Dr. and Mrs. William A. Pryor Tao Qian and Fang Yang Dr. Todd Queen and Mrs. Kelin Queen Maxine and Gene Rak A. Ravi Prakash Rau James Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Jay Roccaforte Marvin and Willa Roof Kerry T. Roybal Adelaide M. Russo Mette and Kenneth Schafer Kathleen Screen Joyce and Lemuel Seale Donna and David Shaler

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Anne Shirley Trudy Smith Sydney Snyder Mr. Slava Sotnikov Katherine Spaht Lt. Col. Ralph W. Stephenson, Jr. T. Bonner Stewart Mr. and Mrs. John L. Stiteler Kirsten Stone Charles and Carolyn Stutts Mr. and Mrs. Troye Svendson Thomas Telhiard KJ and Edgardo Tenreiro Betty H. Thornhill David Torns Alvin Travis Natalie, Jeff, Joshua and Anna Truax Joy and Tim Tsai Nancy Turkmen Eloise Yerger Wall Amy and Anthony Watts Richard and Susan Webb Tim and Jan Wells Kim Wigley Dan Williams Malcolm and Martha Wright Lan Xu

CORPORATIONS Grand Benefactor $50,000 - $100,000

Baton Rouge Symphony League LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Stradivarius Society $20,000 - $49,999

Amati Society $5,000 - $9,999

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Associates in Women’s Health BASF Baton Rouge General Baton Rouge Metro Airport City Social Cox Communications Crowne Plaza Dunlap Fiore ExxonMobil Matching Gift Program Georgia-Pacific Corp InRegister Peoples Health White Oak Plantation

Conductor’s Circle $1000 - $1,999

Golden Baton $2000 - $4,999

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Guarneri Society $10,000 - $19,999

In honor of Lisa McGibney Kimberly and Garris Wilcox

Albertson’s Community Partners Program Ballet Victorian Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre Highland Road Animal Hospital IBM Opera Louisiane Roberto’s River Road Restaurant SJB Group, LLC

St. Francisville Symphony Association

In honor of Katie Miranda Mike, Stacie and Emma Miranda and George and Mary Stewart

FOUNDATIONS

Grand Sustainer $100,000 & above

Irene W. & C. B. Pennington Foundation

Grand Benefactor $50,000 to $100,000 Baton Rouge Symphony League Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Amati Society $5,000 - $9,999 Baton Rouge State Fair Foundation Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund

Golden Baton $2000 - $4,999 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival & Foundation, Inc. Reilly Family Foundation

Conductor’s Circle $1000 - $1999 Edith & Claude Kirkpatrick Foundation Fund Fidelity Charitable

GOVERNMENT & ORGANIZATIONS

Grand Benefactor $50,000 to $100,000

City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge

Stradivarius Society $20,000 - $49,999 Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Community Fund for the Arts Louisiana Division of the Arts

Conductor’s Circle $1000 - $1,999 The Miley Family Foundation

Concert Master $500 - $999 Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area

HONORARIUMS

In honor of Alex Buriege Phuong Ma In honor of Jennifer Cassin Kimberly and Garris Wilcox In honor of Julio Dumas Mr. Bernardo Núñez In honor of Leighton Flanagan The Legendre and Flanagan Families In honor of Jayke Fullerton Tonya and Jayson Fullerton In honor of Allison Gammon Ernie Jr. and Lauri Gammon In honor of Emery Gischler Gerald and Judy Bach In honor of Amy Hau Toai Lam Hau and Nho Nha Thi Huynh In honor of Anna and Yena Jang Paul and Hannah Jang

In honor of Amelia Pleasant Gregory and Sanettria Pleasant

In memory of Ned Borie Harvey and Betty Schwartzberg

In honor of Joseph Polack Harvey and Betty Schwartzberg In honor of James Power Sally and John Power In honor of Julia Power Sally and John Power In honor of Frances Purgerson Blair and Jim Purgerson In honor of Grace Qian Tao Qian and Fang Yang In honor of Marisa Russo Jeanette Nance In honor of Marcus Schafer Mette and Kenneth Schafer In honor of Betty Schwartzberg Margaret and Joe Epstein

In memory of Eric Crake Baton Rouge Symphony League In memory of Harvey Hester Nancy Hester In memory of Edith Kirkpatrick Eleanor B. Callon Josephine Nixon Julia and Bud Tweedy In memory of Lula Lea Nancy Hester In memory of James W. Leake Julius and Kathy Mullins In memory of Matthew McDaniel Robert McDaniel

In honor of Gabrielle Sparks Amy and Anthony Watts

In memory Alma L. McGrew Baton Rouge Symphony League

In honor of Avery Stewart Ronald Pohl In honor of Maggie Stewart T. Bonner Stewart

In honor of Jonas Truax Natalie, Jeff, Joshua and Anna Truax

In honor of First Violin Section - LJYO Sally and John Power

In memory of Duchein Cazedessus Richard and Susan Webb

In honor of Harvey and Betty Schwartzberg Marilyn Carriere

In honor of Eleanor Koonce Ann Langlois

In honor of LYO Cello Section Lynne Chang

Gifts in Made in Special Memory In memory of Callie P. Avera Angela Haycook

In honor of David Torns Sally and John Power

In honor of Samuel Li Lan Xu

SPECIAL MEMORY

In honor of Marina Neal Bryan and Wendi Neal

In honor of Luc Kharey Sudershan Kharey

In honor of Evelyn LeJeune Betty and C. Bernard Berry

GIFTS MADE IN

In honor of John G. Turner Deborah Dunlevy Todd In honor of Cameron Wang Lynne Chang In honor of Young Violinists Christina Boudreaux

In memory of Constance Navratil Constance Carroll Jennifer and Dan Cassin Klileen and George Jones In memory of Annelise K. Overton John and Janelle Overton Miriam C. E. Overton In memory of Richard “Dick” Schneider Melanie and Russ Chapman In memory of David Thornhill Betty H. Thornhill

In honor of Rachel Yura Brooke and Tom Yura

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LSU Rural Life Museum Manship Theatre at the Shaw Center for the Arts Matherne’s Supermarket Partner’s One Penske Truck Rental St. Francisville Symphony Association Stroube’s Chophouse Welcome Host Whole Foods Market Special Thanks to the BRSO Designers And Video Producers! Jane Thomas, Thomasgraphics, who specializes in print and advertising design, serves as Art Director/Graphic Designer for this Program Magazine.

Nicole Duet Latiolais, Solo Designs, who specializes in graphic design, branding, advertising, and creative brain power, serves as Advertising and Graphic Designer for BRSO brochures and advertising. Andre Chapoy, Artworx Productions, who specializes in capturing, creating and all-around expertise with moving images and TV commercials. Kevin McQuarn, Phantom Light Productions, who specializes in capturing and creating moving stories in video. We are grateful for their expertise and excellent work in this program book, our brochures, and advertising. BRAVO!

Thank You

We apologize if your name was inadvertently omitted or misspelled. Please contact the Symphony at (225) 383-0500 ext. 106 and we will update your information.

The Test of Time. Classical music has a value that passes the test. Congratulations to the Baton Rouge Symphony for over 65 seasons! We applaud loudly the cultural enrichment and enjoyment that began in our city, shortly after World War II. For almost 150 years, Rabenhorst Funeral Homes has anticipated the special needs of Baton Rouge’s families at their most difficult times. It’s the value of a Rabenhorst service.*

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Organizational Boards & Management Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra Board Judith George Board Chair Barbara Matens Board Chair-Elect Meredith Hathorn Treasurer Lynn Lastrapes Secretary Kathy Baker George H. Bell Mae Belton Cindy Bloch Leslie Campbell Robert R. Casey Donald Daigle Christopher D’Elia Dare Didier Mary Jane Dillenberger Gerard Dynes Jerry Fischer Cindy Hallam Craig Heinzen Sally Hermann Kelly Hurtado Deidra Jackson Mary Scott Johnson Deborah Lamb

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Ann Michele Logan Jon ‘Blue’ Loupe Barbara Matens Sammy Nagem Gregory T. Oivanki Todd Queen Jeanette Rackley Denise Rankins Gwen Redding Lois S. Saye Kate Seba Yolunda Taylor, MD Deborah Todd Stephen Walker Jan Wells Allison Young Paula G. Manship Memorial Honorary Member Timothy W. Muffitt Music Director/Conductor

Past BRSO Board Leadership Dr. Cecil O. Lorio, 1948-51 Francis M. Porch, 1951-52 J. Burton LeBlanc, Jr., 1952-53 Robert Herzog, 1953-55 James Leake, 1955-56 L.R. Schneider, 1956-60 Victor A. Sachse, III, 1960-62 Jules F. Landry, 1962-65 Victor A. Sachse, III, 1965-66 Louis H. Faxon, 1966-67 Victor A. Sachse, III, 1967-69 Jack H. Sanders, 1969-70 Robert A. Leonard, 1970-72 Dr. A.N. Yiannopoulous, 1972-73 John B. Kent, Jr., 1973-75 James B. Towers, 1975-76 Mrs. Frank P. Simoneaux, 1976-77 Gerald LeVan, 1977-78 Raymond Strother, 1978-79 Ronald Pohl, 1979-80 Wesley W. Steen, 1980-81 Phillip S. Juban, 1981-82 Mrs. Frank P. Simoneaux, 1982-83

F. Charles McMains, Jr., 1983-84 J. Michael Cutshaw, 1984-85 Dr. Hypolite T. Landry, Jr., 1985-86 Mrs. D. Cleveland Franklin, Jr., 1986-87 Dr. Eugene Berry, 1987-88 Gordon A. Pugh, 1988-90 Beth G. Fuller, 1990-91 George F. Ballard, 1991-93 Charles W. Lamar, 1993-95 Fred Loy, 1995-97 Robert A. Hawthorne, Jr., 1997-99 James R. Austin, 1999-2000 Dr. Robert D. Westerman, 2000-01 Howard L. Harvill, 2001-02 Daniel J. Ahern, 2002-04 Carole M. Marshall, 2004-06 Johnny E. Tate, 2006-07 Anthony S. Kurlas, 2007-2008 Robert L. “Bobby” Freeman, 2008-10 Barbara L. Matens, 2010-12 John D’Angelo, 2012-14

Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus Board

David Torns Associate Conductor

Gregory T. Oivanki President

Mary L. McConnell Secretary

P. Carrigan Byrd, Jr. Executive Director

Emily Kay Vice-Chair

Daniel Dwyer, Jr. Greg Griffon Emily Kay Vivian Lehman

Richard T. Speyrer Treasurer

Mary McConnell Gregory T. Oivanki Richard Speyrer Elaine Taylor

Organizational Boards & Management Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra Management Cary Byrd Executive Director cary@brso.org (225) 400-0331

Miriam Overton Director of Development miriam@brso.org (225) 400-0339

Dr. Timothy W. Muffitt Music Director / Conductor tmuffitt@brso.org

Liz Miller Coordinator of the League, Development and Special Events liz@brso.org (225) 400-0335

David Torns Associate Conductor Louisiana Youth Orchestra Music Director dtorns@brso.org (225) 400-0332 James F Hanna Director of Artistic Operations Orchestra Personnel Manager Music Librarian jimhanna@brso.org (225) 400-0333 Andrew Perry Director of Advancement and Communications andrew@brso.org (225) 400-0336

Mohr Than Words. The Lewis Mohr Agency knows how to show their love and appreciation for music.

Angela Haycook Box Office Manager angela@brso.org (225) 383-0500 ext. 100 (Box Office)

As the proud sponsor of this season’s opening night Masterworks concert, we welcome the world-renowned pianist, Jonathan Biss.

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Index of Advertisers Adams and Reese LLP ................................................................. 4 Albemarle Foundation ............................................................... 12 Associates in Women’s Health ................................................... 58 Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre ....................................................... 53 Baton Rouge Business Report..................................................... 61 Baton Rouge General .................................................................. 4 Baton Rouge Parents ................................................................ 11 Baton Rouge River Center Theatre............................................. 42 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana ............................................. 6 Brian Harris BMW ...................................................................... 7 Chef John Folse, White Oak Plantation ...................................... 75 City Social................................................................................. 74 Community Fund for the Arts.................................................... 26 Cox Communications ............................................................... 28 Crowne Plaza ........................................................................... 69 Dermatology Clinic ................................................................... 68 dezinsINTERACTIVE ................................................................ 70 First Presbyterian Church .......................................................... 72 Hall Piano ................................................................................. 65 Hannon Jewlers ........................................................................ 40 Hotel Indigo .............................................................................. 60 Kids’ Orchestra ......................................................................... 62 Lamar Advertising ..................................................................... 10 Lee Michael’s Fine Jewlery .......................................................... 2 Lewis Mohr Agency .................................................................. 71 Louisiana Business Inc ............................................................... 59 Louisiana Lottery ...................................................................... 53 Louisiana Premier Insurance Services ........................................ 40 LSU School of Music ........................................................... 59, 63 Manship Theatre ....................................................................... 60 Matherne’s................................................................................ 71 Merrill Lynch ............................................................................ 53 O’Neill’s Music ......................................................................... 53 Opera Louisiane ........................................................................ 19 Our Lady of the Lake................................................................. 43 People’s Health ........................................................................... 8 Price Leblanc Lexus .................................................................... 3 Rabenhorst Funeral Homes........................................................ 68 Roemer, Robinson, Melville, & Co.............................................. 73 Runnel’s School ......................................................................... 62 Sammy’s Grill ............................................................................ 29 St.James Place ........................................................................... 41 Sunshine Cleaners ..................................................................... 30 Swine Palace ............................................................................. 41 Taylor Porter ............................................................................. 30 The Advocate ............................................................................ 37 WAFB ....................................................................................... 14 Whitney Bank ........................................................................... 56 Whole Foods Market ................................................................. 66 WRKF ...................................................................................... 25 Zeagler Music ........................................................................... 73

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