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6:30pm pre-concert talk by Tomasz Golka, hosted by Jerome Kleinsasser, Professor of Music, Emeritus, CSU Bakersfield
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Youth Music Program Concert Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors
Letter from the President & CEO
Letter from the Guest Conductor BSO Circle of Supporters Season Sponsor
Generous Supporters
Memorials and Honorariums Conductor’s Biography
Concert Program Program Notes
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I NS PIRE THE NEXT GENER ATION
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This program is a donor based endeavor that exposes our local students to live symphonic music by providing them with a free concert experience. Our hope is that such exposure will inspire future musicians and concert-goers and develop the next generation’s appreciation for symphonic orchestra music. Not only is BSO NEXT benefitting several hundred students from our local schools, but the addition of these students has created a palpable vibe of youth and excitement both in the lobby and in the seats. The program is in need of additional donors for the remainder of this season and on a continuing basis thereafter. We invite you to participate in this rare giving opportunity which allows you to directly invest in our local youth, observe the results for yourself, and connect the next generation to the BSO experience. For more information or to become a sponsor, please contact Cynthia Smizer at cynthia@bsonow.org.
Thank You To Our BSO Next Sponsors Advanced Distribution Co. Agstar Services, Inc. Bill Wright Toyota Bryan and Kayla Burrow Chevron Morgan Clayton/Tel-Tec Securities Bob Clemensson Ira and Carole Cohen/ UBS Financial Services Jason and Patsy Cohen/ UBS Financial Services Peggy Darling Dr. Vip Dev Ray and Joan Dezember Dignity Health
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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 • 6PM • C AL STATE BAKERSFIELD AMPHITHEATRE
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TOP LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO EXPAND OUR CONCERT EVENTS TO INCLUDE DINNER. • Present your tickets at a BSO DINE member restaurant on the date of the performance, and you will receive a 15% discount on your bill. • During our inaugural BSO DINE season, the discounts will be available on March 14, April 11 and May 9.
Participating restaurants:
Belvedere Room at the Padre Hotel, Café Med Restaurant & Deli, CraSh Lounge, Mama Tosca’s Ristorante Italiano, Muertos Kitchen and Lounge, Valentien Restaurant & Wine Bar and Wall Street Cafe.
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SEASON SPONSOR:
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CORPORATE SPONSORS AERA ENERGY LLC BAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
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The Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous support of foundations, corporations and businesses whose gifts have helped ensure the continuation of the BSO’s many outstanding programs.
CHEVRON CITY OF BAKERSFIELD COUNTY OF KERN FAMILY MOTORS KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS KMAP, INC. CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION PARAMOUNT FARMING CO. PELLETIER FOUNDATION PG&E
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
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s we continue the 2014-2015 season we are excited about our third concert featuring guest conductor Tomasz Golka. Many of you have expressed how well this season has been received and appreciate being part of the process to find Bakersfield’s next conductor. After each concert, we will continue to ask for your feedback via a questionnaire provided in the lobby. These concerts and our music education programs are only possible through the generous donations from our patrons. I would like to ask each of you to go out of your way to thank those who support the BSO with their gifts as well as those who have ads in this program. It is important to acknowledge their impact in our community through the BSO. The BSO Board, musicians, staff, and I very much appreciate all of our donors, sponsors, and ad participants. The BSO continues to grow and expand its programs. You may notice a sizable amount of students attending our concerts through our BSO NEXT program. Sponsors listed on page 6 have purchased season tickets for students. These tickets are given to school superintendents, principals, and community groups. If you would like to provide students the ability to attend a symphony concert, please contact the BSO office for further information. A new program called BSO Dine will begin on March 14, 2015. Participating restaurants will offer a 15% discount to symphony ticket holders prior to the concert that evening. The current list of restaurants can be found on page 7. Please stay after the concert to meet the musicians, Tomasz Golka, and our talented opera soloists in the lobby. We will also have a Q&A with musicians in the west section of the lobby. Tonight I trust you will enjoy this performance as we bring timeless music to life. Sit back and be inspired. M. Bryan Burrow
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Dear Friends, cannot tell you enough how delighted and honored I am to be back in Bakersfield, conducting the wonderful Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra and being a finalist for the Music Director position.
Tomasz Golka
Bakersfield has always been a very special place for me – it is where my career as a conductor began, when I was Music Director of the Bakersfield Youth Symphony in 2003-2004. I will forever be grateful to Maestro John Farrer and the BSO for this amazing opportunity that was then given to me as a young conductor. I hope to have a chance to continue the great musical legacy of Bakersfield as the next Music Director of the BSO and to share with you some of the extraordinary music that I have had the privilege to experience and perform around the world, thanks to my early experiences right here in Bakersfield. I am also thrilled to be conducting not one but two very different types of concerts this week: one of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf for the Young People’s Concerts and the other of Rossini’s hilarious opera The Barber of Seville for the subscription concert series. As a great believer in arts education for young people, I am very happy that I will get to share with them a colorful and imaginative masterpiece by one of my favorite composers: Prokofiev. Plus, as a lover of opera, I can’t wait to share with you one of the pillars of 19th century opera… and I must tell you that you are in for a real treat with the specular singers we have as soloists and the virtuosic playing of the BSO! I hope to have an opportunity to meet and speak with each and every one of you, and thank you for coming to the concert and supporting your Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra. Cordially, Tomasz Golka
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two great orchestral masterpieces
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Manfred Overture - Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 - Schumann Scheherazade, Op. 35 - Rimsky-Korsakov
Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104 - Dvořák Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 - Tchaikovsky
“Viva Rossini” - Highlights from Barber of Seville - Rossini
Overture to Lucio Silla, K. 135 - Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra - Mozart Symphony No. 2, in D Major, Op. 43 - Sibelius
Eight Divertimenti for Orchestra - Bernstein Chichester Psalms - Bernstein Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 - Brahms
goldsmith & co. in a photo finish Guitar Concerto, Op. 99 - Castelnuovo-Tedesco Music for Orchestra - Goldsmith Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky
meet our top six candidates for bakersfield’s next conductor! THIS SEASON’S GUEST SOLOISTS OCTOBER - FEI FEI DONG, piano NOVEMBER- CARTER BREY, cello FEBRUARY - BSO OPERA SOLOISTS MARCH - ELENA URIOSTE, violin JUAN MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, viola APRIL - BAKERSFIELD MASTER CHORALE MAY - MARCIN DYLLA, guitar
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We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals, businesses and foundations for their generous support.
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GENEROUS SUPPORTERS OF THE SYMPHONY We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals, businesses and foundations for their generous support. This listing includes contributions received before January 16, 2015.
David and Ardath Albizo Ira and Carole Cohen Jason and Patsy Cohen Lisa Delan Eleanor Heiskell Twilla Klassen Diane Sandidge Robert and Patty Young
VIRTUOSO $1000 and above
Bradford Anderson Bank of the Sierra Bakersfield North Rotary Jeffrey Bell Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Barmann, Sr. Lois Chaney W. Michael and Dona Chertok Peggy Darling Dr. and Mrs. Doug Davis Mr. and Mrs. Stan Eschner Roger Hess Barbara Johnson Nile and Liz Kinney Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kirschenman Twilla Klassen Jerome Kleinsasser and Jeanne Harrie Irma Laughlin-Kolstad Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Larwood Steve and Anita Layton Joe and Suzan MacIlvaine Dr. and Mrs. Mark Miller George and Charlotte Pinheiro Jane Randolph George Ribble
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FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY $100 and above Bob Abrams Beverly Banks Ken and Gianna Beurmann Jeanne Burdick Katina Chan David Cothrun William and Mary Crommett Bill and Marla Decker Jess Diamond Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Dodson Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Eaves Werner Epp Linda Fiddler David George John Giumarra Jr. Ben Goossen Melissa Grahek Sam Hardy Bret Hillman Steven Jacobs Velma Kagler Mr. and Mrs. Wendall Kinney Maxine Pihlaja Love Thomas Meyer Mary Moore Ron Nickell Pete and Mona Pankey Valerie Pfeiffer Leonard Sanoian Alberto Velasquez Santacruz Gerhard and Mary Schmidt Chris and Cynthia Smizer Mike Stepanovich Gail Schulz Paulette Shires Stephen Thiroux Jo Triplett Philip Zander
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MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS
In memory of Buryl Vance Marilyn Vance
Memorials and honorariums are gifts given to honor family and friends in a lasting and meaningful way.
In honor of Rebecca Brooks Marilyn Vance
In memory of Colonel Wesley Moore Mary Moore In memory of Gordon Johnson Barbara Johnson In memory of Maxine Simpson Mayor Harvey Hall In memory of Richard Southwick Mayor Harvey Hall Susan Hearn Ivan and Shirley Foster Louise McCarthy Mike and Karen Polyniak The Southwick Family Fred Starrh Barbara Waters In memory of Martha Jones Mary Trichell
In memory of Patty Fleming Marilyn Vance
In honor of Eleanor Heiskell Bill and Marla Decker Kent and Nicole Hillman Bret and Tamara Hillman Mike and Dona Chertok
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TOMASZ GOLKA, GUEST CONDUCTOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 7:30PM – RABOBANK THEATER
Since May 2014 Golka is Chief Conductor of Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia (Colombian National Symphony) in Bogotá.
An accomplished composer, Golka’s most recent composition for violin and orchestra, entitled “The Transit of Venus”, received its world premiere in October 2014 by the El Paso Symphony Orchestra. Formerly Music Director of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra from 2007 to 2012, Golka has appeared with a number of world-class soloists, including Susan Graham, Alisa Weilerstein, Gary Hoffman, Inon Barnatan, Miriam Fried, Yuval Yaron, and his pianist-brother Adam Golka.
6:30pm pre-concert talk by Tomasz Golka, hosted by Jerome Kleinsasser, Professor of Music, Emeritus, CSU Bakersfield
GIOACHINO ROSSINI......The Barber of Seville (1816) (1792-1868)
As a conducting fellow at the 2006 Tanglewood Music Festival, he worked with James Levine, shared the podium with Bernard Haitink, and conducted a historic performance of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale with legendary composers Milton Babbitt, Elliott Carter, and John Harbison as narrators. His recent operatic credits include La Traviata, Die Fledermaus, as well as Madama Butterfly, which he conducted on tour throughout Chile.
As a guest conductor, he has appeared with Warsaw Philharmonic, Sinfonia Varsovia, Baden-Baden Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony, Louisville Orchestra and Spoleto USA Festival Orchestra. He has served as Cover Conductor for Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Cleveland Orchestra.
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Additionally, after serving as Music Director from 2010 to 2014, he currently holds the title of Principal Conductor of Riverside County Philharmonic, an extraordinary, virtuoso orchestra, made up of the best freelance musicians from the Los Angeles area.
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ince winning 1st Prize at the 2003 Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition, conductor and composer Tomasz Golka has appeared with orchestras in North and South America and Europe to great critical acclaim.
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Born in Warsaw, Poland in 1975, Golka’s family emigrated to Mexico in 1980 and to the United States in 1982. He currently lives in Los Angeles and is fluent in Polish, English, and Spanish. Golka studied conducting with David Effron at Indiana University and Gustav Meier and Markand Thakar at the Peabody Conservatory. He also holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in violin from Rice University. His violin teachers were Sergiu Luca, Kenneth Goldsmith, Marina Yashvili, and Tadeusz Wroński.
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ACT I
The square in front of Dr. Bartolo’s house
A room with four doors in Dr. Bartolo’s house INTERMISSION ACT II
A room with a piano in Dr. Bartolo’s house CAST
Rosina - Karin Mushegain
Count Almaviva (aka “Lindoro”) - Todd Strange Figaro - Roberto Perlas Gomez Dr. Bartolo - E. Scott Levin Basilio - Jinyoung Jang Berta - Teresa Brown
No photography or recording of any kind is permitted during any part of the concert.
Vocal Director - Kristof Van Grysperre Stage Director - Tanya Kane-Parry
Stage Manager - Sophie Goldstein Projected Titles – J. S. Kleinsasser
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melodically centered and calculated to display the beauty of a well-produced human voice. It demands complete control in all ranges and in long phrases, often including a melodic flourish for emphasis or effect.
ABOUT THE MUSIC JEROME S. KLEINSASSER FEBRUARY 14, 2015
Rossini had composed the opera’s famous overture three years earlier, intending it for his largely forgotten opera Aureliano in Palmira. Operatic overtures at that time were frequently substituted indiscriminately from one opera to another, but when presented with the Barber, this one stuck. The overture has since become subjected to many uses in popular culture, most famously in Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoons.
Gioachino Rossini (1815) 1792 -1868 When Rossini’s Barber of Seville premiered in Rome in February of 1816 it bore the clumsy title Almaviva, or the Useless Precaution. This was necessitated by the fact that composer Giovanni Paisiello had already in 1782 claimed the more familiar title in his immensely popular version of the Beaumarchais Figaro story. Such was the celebrity of Paisiello’s Barber that Rossini was compelled to assure prospective producers and listeners that his setting was entirely new. It was only a few months later, in June, following the demise of Signor Paisiello that Rossini was free to use the title we know today.
The plot’s origins lie in Pierre Beaumarchais’ popular Figaro stories, one of which, set by Mozart, had entered the canon thirty years earlier. Rossini used a text by the poet Cesare Sterbini, who lived in his home while fashioning the libretto.
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The 24-year old composer’s notoriety was widespread as he already had a catalog of no less than 15 operas and a slew of sacred music to his credit, thus his demands to cast some of the finest singers of the day in his new opera were met. The celebrated Spanish tenor, Manuel Garcia, appeared as the titular Almaviva, while the part of Figaro was fashioned for Luigi Zamboni, a family friend of the composer.
The young Count Almaviva, new to the town of Seville, has become beguiled by Rosina, the prettiest and richest girl in town. Disguised as an impoverished student (a character type found in numerous operas) and known to Rosina as her beloved “Lindoro,” we hear him singing an ardent serenade in her honor outside her window. Figaro, a barber and jack of all social trades, happens by and introduces himself. In a duet with Almaviva, Figaro offers his services as a go-between.
Manuel Garcia Eminent Spanish Baritone Created the role of Almaviva
Rosina lives in a house as a ward of the aging and decrepit Doctor Bartolo, who plans to marry her. With an eye toward her considerable fortune, Bartolo holds Rosina virtually captive, disallowing any personal relationships.
Success came quickly and the opera took flight becoming instantly admired wherever it went. Its enthusiasts were legion, including none other than Beethoven, who, in their solitary meeting, allegedly instructed the composer to “Be sure to write more Barbers.” Within two years major productions appeared in London, Paris, Berlin and St. Petersburg. A few years later it became the first opera to be sung in Italian in New York City. Still later, in 1883, the Metropolitan Opera mounted it in the company’s very first season. The Met has since performed it nearly 500 times, as its popularity has never waned. The immense popularity of Rossini’s Barber signaled the rise of “Bel Canto” style Italian opera, espoused shortly and carried forward by the likes of Vincenzo Bellini and Gaetano Donizetti, leading eventually to the Italian master, Giuseppe Verdi. This style of opera is
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We meet Don Basilio, a cleric who is also Rosina’s music teacher, but seems more interested in generating gossip and rumors than music. Figaro’s first ploy is to have Almaviva acquire entry to the house in the guise of a military officer, but that idea flops. His next ruse is to have the Count disguise himself as a substitute for the allegedly ill Basilio. This too fails when the real Basilio appears. The Doctor, hoping to move matters forward with Rosina, shows her a fabricated letter purportedly as evidence of Almaviva’s duplicity. Dejected, Rosina consents to marry Bartolo, and the action is momentarily suspended due to an orchestral storm (another common feature of operas of the time). Figaro and Almaviva finally gain entry into the house where the Count confesses his love for Rosina and proposes marriage. Misunderstandings are happily resolved and she accepts his proposal. Even Bartolo is convinced to go along with the solution on the condition that he will share her fortune. All concludes with great joy and goodwill.
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VIOLA Paulette Shires - Principal Stan Holcombe Alex Navarro Helen Crosby Hugh Neely Sandra Caudel CELLO Pam de Almeida Alex Wilson Aaron Conner Caroline Coward Anna McCoy
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TONIGHT’S GUEST OPERA SOLOISTS KARIN MUSHEGAIN — Rosina
Young American mezzo, Karin Mushegain, called “superb” (The New York Times), and possessing “a rich voice and infectious theatricality” (Colorado Gazette), is captivating audiences with her exciting portrayals, dramatic poise, and dynamic vocal sound. During the 2014-2015 season, the mezzo joins Gotham Chamber Opera as the title role in El Gato Con Botas, Austin Lyric Opera for her role debut as Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Mid Atlantic Opera as Maddalena in Rigoletto, a role debut as Paquette in Candide with Pasadena Opera, and a recital tour with composer and Van Cliburn Award winner, Paul Romero.
VIOLIN 1 Julia L. Haney - Concertmaster Donna Fraser Asst. Concertmaster Lee Smith Elizabeth Kinney Tim Swanson Jeff Fritz Lisa Fritz Sharon Cooper Debbie Ellis Josh Estrada VIOLIN 2 Amy McGuire - Principal Deborah Perkins Elvira Arambula Marci Maynard Elaine LeCain Andrea von Schriltz Nicole Barnett Peter Marcos
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BASS Barry Newton - Principal Pete Scaffidi Igor Stebaev Whitney Herbst FLUTE Nancy Wallace - Principal Audrey Boyle
TRUMPET Michael C. Raney - Principal Steve O’Connor GUITAR Tom Hynes
OBOE Brett Clausen - Principal Aaron Miller
PERCUSSION Ernie Cervantes - Prinicipal Ray Ayala Matt Bornong Robert Cervantes
CLARINET Mary Moore - Principal Marc Tipton
HORN Bryan Smith - Principal Peggy Copp
BASSOON Melissa Frey - Principal Steve Thiroux
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Ms. Mushegain recently made her Seattle Opera debut as the title role in La Cenerentola, where she was hailed as an “excellent singing actress – sailing through the title role with an assured performance.” (Seattle Times) During the 2013 - 2014 season, she debuted as Carmen with Opera San Luis Obispo to great acclaim, sang the title role in La Cenerentola with Pensacola Opera, and debuted with Virginia Symphony in Rossini’s Stabat Mater. She also performed Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Lyrique-en-mer in France, joined the esteemed Festival Mozaic for Villa- Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras, and portrayed her first Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro with Virginia Opera. TODD STRANGE — Count Almaviva (aka “Lindoro)
Originally from Northern California, lyric tenor Todd Strange is a well rounded singer specializing in opera, operetta, oratorio and musical theater, in addition to session and concert work. Mr. Strange is a member of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Los Angeles Opera, and is a soloist in many regional companies across the United States. Professional highlights include both lead and supporting roles with Arizona Opera, The Ohio Light Opera, Pacific Coast Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Stockton Opera and San Diego Opera. Locally, Todd can be seen as as a solo artist frequently with both Los Angeles Opera and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Upcoming performances include both Turridu and Canio in Celestial Opera’s upcoming production of Cavelleria Rusticana/Pagliacci, as well as the role of “Mole” in LA Opera’s upcoming production of Alice in Wonderland (Chin). Currently, Todd is singing the role of Count Almaviva in a touring Children’s Outreach production of The Barber of Seville with Orange County Opera.
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ROBERTO PERLAS GOMEZ — Figaro
JINYOUNG JANG — Basilio
As a member of San Diego Opera’s touring ensemble, Mr. Gomez concurrently performed mainstage roles in Rusalka, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Carmen, and Turandot. He was also their Artist-in-Residence, performing a series of solo outreach recitals throughout the county.
He was a resident artist with Los Angeles Opera Company (Artistic Director: Placido Domingo) where he performed numerous operas including La Boheme as Colline, Carmen as Zuniga, La Traviata as Dr. Grenvil and among others.
With over eighty roles to his credit, Roberto Perlas Gomez, baritone has performed extensively throughout the United States with an emphasis on California. He has done numerous supporting roles with Michigan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, San Diego Opera, and San Francisco Opera. He has done multiple leading roles with most of the regional companies in the state.
As an Opera San Jose resident artist, Mr. Gomez performed the roles of Escamillo in Carmen, Giorgio Germont in La Traviata, Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and created the role of the Drosselmeier in the premiere of The Tale of the Nutcracker. Later that year he performed Germont with the Mendocino Music Festival. He has further performed what has become his signature role of Figaro with Nevada Opera, Santa Barbara Opera, Accorde in Mexico, Sacramento Opera, Opera Idaho, Stockton Opera, and will again with Opera San Luis Obispo in Spring of 2011. E. SCOTT LEVIN — Dr. Bartolo
Baritone, E. Scott Levin earned his Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis and graduate certificate in vocal performance from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Since 2002, he has sung over twenty productions with Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis. Between 2003 and 2006, he served as the Liturgical Soloist at Temple Sha’are Emeth and as the Baritone Young Artist with the Bach Society of Saint Louis. He has sung lyric roles in Mozart’s Die Zauberflote, Don Giovanni, and Le nozze di Figaro, Verdi’s La Traviata, Puccini’s Tosca and Boheme, Rossini’s La Cenerentola, and Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment. The many companies with which he has performed include Los Angeles Opera, Pacific Opera Project, Long Beach Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Celestial Opera, Center Stage Opera, Redlands Opera Theater, and Orange County Opera, and for the last six years has been a featured soloist with the Los Angeles Bach Festival. Scott is also the co-founder of Chamber Opera Players of LA (COPOLA), a chamber opera troupe that regularly performs in Glendale, CA. www.escottlevin.com, www.copola.org.
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Bass Jinyoung Jang is pleased to come back to join the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra in this season. In performances, he was featured in Bass soloist in Verdi’s Requiem, Commendatore in Don Giovanni, Don Alfonso in Cosi fan Tutte, Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Faure’s Requiem, Rocco in Fidelio and the Prologue to Boito’s Mefistofele.
He had a solo recital sponsored by Bakersfield Symphony in 2006. He has performed with Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, Santa Monica Symphony, and Pasadena Symphony. He was a member of Knoxville Opera Young Artist Program. While he was participating in that program, he was a regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He earned a Bachelor’s degree at Seoul National University, Artist Certificate at Southern Methodist University, Master’s Degree at University of Tennessee and Advanced Studies Certificate at University of Southern California. TERESA BROWN — Berta
Teresa has been praised as a “dynamic actress, with a crystal clear soprano voice”. Among her recent performances include Verdi’s Lady Macbeth, the Witch in Hansel and Gretel and Berta in il Barbiere di Siviglia. She has preformed with Los Angeles Opera as Olga in The Grand Duchess and The page in Lohengrin and has covered leading roles in Le Nozze di Figaro, Giulio Cesare, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Il Barbiere di Sivlia with the company as well as preforming many concerts and operas with their prestigious outreach program. Opera roles with regional companies include Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Nevada Opera and Opera San Jose, Nicklaus in Les contes d’Hoffmann with Sacramento Opera, Pitty Sing in The Mikado and Berta in il Barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Pacific. As a frequent concert soloist, highlights include: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Mozart Requiem with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and under the baton of John Rutter at Carnegie Hall, The Messiah with the Angeles Chorale and Bakersfield Masterworks Chorale, Mrs. Noye in Noye’s Fludde with the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus. BSONOW.ORG
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KRISTOF VAN GRYSPERRE — Vocal Director
Kristof Van Grysperre, a native of Belgium, has an international career as a pianist, chamber musician, vocal coach, and as a conductor. The Orange County Register has hailed him as “gifted and stylistically impeccable” and described him as a conductor “with pugilistic power and sensitivity.” With a strong vocal background and a repertoire of over fifty operas, Van Grysperre conducted performances for Opera Pacific, Baltimore Opera Studio, Intimate Opera Company, SongFest and USC Opera. Van Grysperre has been honored with numerous awards and fellowships, including the prestigious Fulbright Grant. At the USC Thornton School of Music, he completed a Doctorate and two Master of Music degrees, all with highest honors, with major fields in keyboard collaborative arts and orchestral conducting. TANYA KANE-PARRY — Stage Director
Tanya Kane-Parry directs and choreographs theatre, opera and dance and is the Artistic Director of the performance collective Opera del Espacio. Recent credits include an enhanced concert version of Phillip Glass’ CIVIL warS (Rome) at the LA Phil; an extracted semi-staged version of Don Giovanni with BSO; choreographer at Long Beach Opera for The Man from Atlantis, The Clever One and Moscow, Cherry Town. She is also the Associate Director to Barcelona Director Joan Font for Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Houston Grand Opera, L’Opera National de Bordeaux, Gran Teatre del Liceu, and upcoming remount at Canada Opera Company. Tanya is also a professor of theatre and dance at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). SOPHIE GOLDSTEIN — Stage Manager
Sophie Goldstein is a native of Los Angeles, CA and received her B.A. at California State University, Los Angeles. She received her MFA at Accademia Dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy. She recently performed in Pinata Dreams at Casa0101 in East LA and is a member of the site-specific physical theatre company Opera Del Espacio - www.operadelespacio.org. She stage managed Don Giovanni last year with the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra and thanks Tanya Kane Parry for bringing her back again to do Il Barbiere di Siviglia!
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Rabobank Theater, 1001 Truxtun Avenue Sundays at 3:00 p.m., all others at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $45.00 Info: 661-205-8522 or 661-589-2478 For details: visit www.bakersfieldcca.org.
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music education for children in Kern County
For more information about our youth programs, call 661-323-7928 or visit us at www.BSOnow.org.
Did you know over 12,000 children attend our Young People’s Concerts every year?
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS Teachers from across Kern County have enjoyed our programs for more than thirty years. Through our partnerships with the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, we have inspired young people to have a lifetime love for music. • The BSO hosts three themed concerts a year which are
specifically designed for children in October, December, and February. INSPIRE THE DESIRE FOR MUSIC
This program directly impacts children in the classroom and at after school programs through small group interaction with our professional musicians. • Through this dialogue, the children will experience a
powerful introduction into the world of music. • They also recognize symphony style music is used in their favorite movies and video games.
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The Bakersfield Youth Symphony seeks to serve the accomplished young musicians of the community, as well as providing another source of musical enjoyment for those who are interested in fine music. The Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra remains an affiliated group of the Bakersfield Symphony, operating under its board of directors with able assistance from Parents, Symphony Coaches, and Private Teachers. The very talented Maxim Eshkenazy conducts this enthusiastic group of young people in a three-concert season. Funding is provided by corporate and private contributions, player tuition, and ticket sales. For information about the BYSO please contact Rita Gomez, President at (661) 301-3390/rigomez59@gmail.com or Regina Pryor, Vice President at reginapryor78@gmail.com. Visit www.bysorocks.org. Rita Gomez – President / Regina Pryor – Vice President / Lynn Eid – Secretary Rochelle Howard – Treasurer / Alex Navarro – Manager Marci Maynard – Librarian / Maxim Eshkenazy – Conductor
BAKERSFIELD MASTER CHORALE
The Bakersfield Master Chorale is a choral society of adult voices directed by Dr. Robert Provencio. During its concert season, the Chorale seeks to enrich community musical awareness by presenting performances of major choral literature, secular and sacred, from all musical eras. For more information, please call Charlene Sargent at (661) 477-3202 or email info@bakersfieldmasterchorale.org. Visit www.bakersfieldmasterchorale.org Susan Guerard, President / Charlene Sargent, First Vice President Bruce Wade, Second Vice President / Jana Hart, Secretary Jerry Buzzell, Treasurer/ Robert Provencio, Director/ Liz Cervantes, Accompanist
BEALE PARK BAND
The Beale Park Band is a 40 piece military styled band, directed by Douglas Kelley that plays summer concerts in Bakersfield’s Beale Park on Sunday evenings during the month June each year. The repertoire revolves around Marches, Overtures, Musicals, Show Tunes, Waltz’s and Polka’s, concluding with a Sousa March. Concerts are from 8:00pm to 9:00pm beginning on the second Sunday in June culminating with a Patriotic program on the Sunday before the Fourth of July. Douglas Kelley, Director/ Cyndi Hicks, Manager BSONOW.ORG
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Celebrating the Sound of Music with the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra. 2014-2015 SEASON