BPO 2021-2022 Season: Program Book 3 by Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

TABLE OF CONTENTS | DECEMBER 3 – DECEMBER 19 BPO Board of Trustees/BPO Foundation Board Directors

BPO Musician Roster

Elf in Concert Film with Live Orchestra 15 BPO Film Series presented by KeyBank December 3

Vanessa Williams 19 BPO Special Event December 7

JoAnn’s Classical Christmas

M&T Bank Classics Series December 10 and 11

John Morris Russell’s Jazzy Holiday Pops

BPO Pops Series December 16, 17, 18 and 19

Spotlight on Sponsors

Sponsor a Musician

Annual Fund

Patron Information

CONTACT Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra 786 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14209 bpo.org Kleinhans Music Hall 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201 kleinhansbuffalo.org

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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR December is once again upon us, and counted in the many traditions Western New Yorkers participate in this month, a BPO holiday concert at Kleinhans Music Hall is included among the region’s favorite pastimes. We missed sharing our annual extravaganzas with you last year, so this year, JoAnn Falletta and John Morris Russell have pulled out all the stops to recapture our favorite seasonal traditions. Take a moment to peruse the holiday offerings on the following pages, kicking off with the heart-warming, familyfriendly film, Elf, as your BPO performs the delightful score live. Original composer John Debney conducts while the movie plays above the orchestra. Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe winner Vanessa Williams returns to light up the stage in a special one-night-only holiday concert event with your BPO! Then guest appearances by local Buffalo artists Sirgourney Cook, Curtis Lovell, and George Brown highlight our fanfavorite Classical Christmas and Holiday Pops performances, respectively. And although it’s not live at Kleinhans, kids of all ages are invited to participate in this year’s virtual BPOKids Jingle Bell Jam. We welcome you to stream our free video broadcast from the safety and comfort of your own home and enjoy a rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas, Royal Academy of Dance members performing selections from The Nutcracker, a holly, jolly sing-along, and more! Visit bpo.org for details on how to register. As we enter into the season of giving, please know how grateful all of us at the BPO are for your amazing support. We are blessed to live in a community that values the healing power of music and the importance of a vibrant cultural community. This year my wife, Carolyn, and I are matching all donations made by December 31 up to $100,000 to support the operations of the BPO. Please consider making a gift at www.bpo.org. Thank you for your consideration. Whether you recognize Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, Diwali, or another celebration, we wish you and yours the warmth and joy of this festive time of year, and hope for a happy and prosperous New Year. Sincerely,

John R. Yurtchuk Chair, Board of Trustees Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society, Inc.

JOANN FALLETTA MUSIC DIRECTOR

Multiple Grammy Award-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Music Director Laureate of the Virginia Symphony, Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center, and Artistic Adviser of both the Hawaii Symphony and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. Recently named as one of the 50 great conductors of all time by Gramophone Magazine, she is hailed for her work as a conductor, recording artist, audience builder and champion of American composers. As Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Falletta became the first woman to lead a major American ensemble. She has guest conducted over a hundred orchestras in North America, and many of the most prominent orchestras in Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.

She has won two individual Grammy Awards, including the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance as Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic in the world premiere Naxos recording, Richard Danielpour’s “The Passion of Yeshua.” In 2019, she won her first individual Grammy Award as conductor of the London Symphony in the Best Classical Compendium category for Spiritualist, her fifth world premiere recording of the music of Kenneth Fuchs. Her Naxos recording of Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan with the BPO received two Grammys in 2008, and her 2020 Naxos recording with the BPO of orchestral music of Florent Schmitt recently received the Diapason d’Or Award. Upcoming releases for Naxos include the complete William Walton Façade, with narrators Kevin Deas, Hila Plitmann, and Minnesota Public Radio Host Fred Child, and the Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players and Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy with the BPO. Falletta is a member of the esteemed American Academy of Arts and Sciences, has served by presidential appointment as a Member of the National Council on the Arts during the Bush and Obama administrations, and is the recipient of many of the most prestigious conducting awards. She has introduced over 500 works by American composers, including well over 100 world premieres. ASCAP has honored her as “a leading force for music of our time.” In 2019, JoAnn was named Performance Today’s Classical Woman of The Year. Falletta is a strong advocate and mentor for young professional and student musicians. She has led seminars for women conductors for the League of American Orchestras, and established a unique collaboration between the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Mannes College of Music to give up-andcoming conductors professional experience with a leading American orchestra. She has held the positions of Principal Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Phoenix Symphony, Music Director of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director of the Denver Chamber Orchestra and The Women’s Philharmonic. After earning her bachelor’s degree at Mannes, Falletta received master’s and doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School. When not on the podium, JoAnn enjoys playing classical guitar, writing, cycling, yoga and is an avid reader. For more information, visit www.joannfalletta.com.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 OFFICERS John R. Yurtchuk, Chair Scott Stenclik, Vice Chair — Chair-Elect

Angelo Fatta, Treasurer Peter Eliopoulos, Secretary

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Cindy Abbott Letro Douglas Bean Jonathan Borden † Janz Castelo † Anne Conable Stephen B. Edge, MD* JoAnn Falletta* Amy Habib Rittling Daniel Hart* Jim Hettich Mark Hodges †

James Iglewski William Keefer Ronald Luczak Alex Montante Allan C. Ripley* Casimiro D. Rodriguez, Sr. Rev. Melody I. Rutherford Diana Sachs † Robin G. Schulze, Ph.D Joseph Sedita Brett Shurtliffe †

Sonny Sonnenstein Karen Sperrazza Christine Standish Rev. Jonathan Staples Stephen T. Swift John Zak*

*ex-officio † musician representatives

LIFE MEMBERS Anthony Cassetta Randall Odza Edwin Polokoff

John N. Walsh, III Robert G. Weber

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John J. Zak, Chair Holly Hejmowski, Treasurer Alexs Spellman, Secretary Michael Munschauer

Karen Arrison John Yurtchuk

JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR A master of American musical style, John Morris Russell has devoted himself to redefining the American orchestral experience. He is in his fifth season as Principal Pops Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Russell made his debut with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in the fall of 2014, and later that season was named the third conductor to hold the position following in the footsteps of Doc Severinsen and Marvin Hamlisch. Mr. Russell’s concerts at the BPO reflect the diversity of American musical styles: from Classics to Jazz, Hollywood to Broadway, Country&Western to Rhythm&Blues. This season, Mr. Russell conducts Motown, Broadway, Holiday concerts, and Star Wars. Maestro Russell is also Conductor of the renowned Cincinnati Pops, one of the world’s most iconic and beloved pops orchestras. With his position at The Pops, Mr. Russell leads soldout performances at Cincinnati Music Hall, the Taft Theater, and Riverbend Music Center; additionally, he conducts the orchestra in concerts throughout the Greater Cincinnati region as well as domestic and international tours. Creator of the orchestra’s Classical Roots series, he also conducts the Pops family concert series and the annual USO Tribute Cincinnati Gala. The Cincinnati Pops recorded legacy continues under Mr. Russell’s leadership. He led the Cincinnati Pops on their first-ever Florida tour, and in 2017 he led the orchestra’s sixth tour to Asia including performances in Shanghai and Taipei. For the last nine seasons, Mr. Russell has served as Music Director of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina, and conductor of the prestigious Hilton Head International Piano Competition. Under his leadership, the HHSO has enjoyed unprecedented artistic growth. Mr. Russell leads the orchestra in masterwork subscription concerts annually. Between 2001-2012 Maestro Russell served as Music Director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, where he fostered a decade of unprecedented artistic growth. He led the WSO in seventeen national broadcasts on CBC Radio 2, and the orchestra’s first nationally televised production for the CBC series Opening Night, which received the orchestra’s first Gemini Award Nomination. Maestro Russell was named Conductor Laureate of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra in 2012. As a guest conductor, John Morris Russell has worked with many of North America’s most distinguished ensembles. He has served as Associate Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony, Associate Conductor of the Savannah Symphony Orchestra, Director of the Orchestral Program at Vanderbilt University, and Music Director with the College Light Opera Company in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He received a Master of Music degree in conducting from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Williams College in Massachusetts. He has also studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, and the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors in Hancock, Maine.

JAMAN E. DUNN

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Jaman E. Dunn is currently the Assistant Conductor with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Artistic Director of the Buffalo Master Chorale, and the Founder and Music Director of the Polaris Orchestra. A native of Chicago, IL, he attended The Ohio State University for his undergraduate studies, earning a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance under the study of Dr. C. Andrew Blosser. Mr. Dunn earned his Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting under the instruction of Maestro Bruce Hangen at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

In addition to his orchestral activities, Mr. Dunn has also maintained a vocal career which began during his time in central Ohio. With a strong focus on oratorio and sacred music, Mr. Dunn has been Bass Soloist for performances of the Requiems of Mozart and Verdi, Handel’s Messiah, Gounod’s St Cecilia Mass, Schubert’s Mass in E ; Jesus in Bach’s St. John Passion; and Baritone Soloist in Carmina Burana. He has also been a part of opera productions including Falstaff, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Bohème, La Traviata, Cavalleria Rusticana, and Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor. In a professional capacity, it is Mr. Dunn’s continued goal to raise awareness of African-American performers in classical music at all levels and in all mediums.

HISTORY OF THE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA As Buffalo’s cultural ambassador, the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under Music Director JoAnn Falletta presents more than 120 Classics, Pops, Rock, Family and Youth concerts each year. After the rise and fall of several forerunners, the BPO was founded in 1935, performing most often at the Elmwood Music Hall, which was located at Elmwood Ave. and Virginia St., and demolished in 1938 as its permanent home, Kleinhans Music Hall, was constructed. During the Great Depression, the orchestra was initially supported by funds from the Works Progress Administration and the Emergency Relief Bureau. Over the decades, the orchestra has matured in stature under outstanding conductors including William Steinberg, Josef Krips, Lukas Foss, Michael Tilson Thomas, Maximiano Valdes, Semyon Bychkov and Julius Rudel. The orchestra has welcomed many distinguished guest performers, such as Isaac Stern, Aaron Copland, Van Cliburn, Igor Stravinsky, Renee Fleming and Yo-Yo Ma. During the tenure of JoAnn Falletta, who has served as music director since 1998, the BPO has rekindled its history of radio broadcasts and recordings, including the release of 51 new CDs. The BPO’s Naxos recording of composer John Corigliano’s “Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan,” won two Grammys. Our recordings are heard on classical radio worldwide.

HISTORY OF KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL Since 1940, the orchestra’s home has been Kleinhans Music Hall, which enjoys an international reputation as one of the finest concert halls in the world due to its superb acoustics. Kleinhans Music Hall was built thanks to the generosity and vision of Edward and Mary Seaton Kleinhans and the stewardship of their charitable dreams by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, and the support of the federal government. The Community Foundation was bequeathed the estates of Mr. and Mrs. Kleinhans, who made their fortune from the clothing store that bore their name, and who died within three months of each other in 1934. The Public Works Administration, an agency of the New Deal, provided crucial funding that made it possible to complete the hall. The Kleinhans, who were music lovers, specified their money was to be used “to erect a suitable music hall…for the use, enjoyment and benefit of the people of the City of Buffalo.” The BPO performed at Kleinhans Music Hall’s official opening on Oct. 12, 1940, under the baton of Franco Autori. Kleinhans Music Hall was designed by the Finnish father-and-son team of Eliel and Eero Saarinen, along with architects F.J. and W.A. Kidd. Kleinhans is known for its combination of graceful structural beauty and extraordinary acoustics. Eliel Saarinen’s aim was to create “an architectural atmosphere…so as to tune the performers and the public alike into a proper mood of performance and receptiveness, respectively.” In 1989, the hall was designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest designation of significance a site or structure can receive. Kleinhans is owned by the City of Buffalo but operated by a separate 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Its Board of Directors is Jeremy Oczek, chair; Karen Arrison, vice chair; Stephanie Simeon, secretary and treasurer; Cindy Abbott Letro; Peter Eliopoulos; Tania Werbizky; and city officials including Byron Brown, Mayor of the City of Buffalo, and David Rivera, Niagara District Councilmember.

JOANN FALLETTA, MUSIC DIRECTOR

Angelo and Carol Fatta Endowed Chair

JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL, PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR JAMAN E. DUNN, ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR FIRST VIOLIN

BASS

Nikki Chooi concertmaster Amy Glidden assoc. concertmaster Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation Endowed Chair Ansgarius Aylward asst. concertmaster Clement Luu 2nd asst. concertmaster** Douglas Cone Deborah Greitzer Diana Sachs Alan Ross Melanie Haas Andrea Blanchard-Cone Loren Silvertrust Hee Sagong

Daniel Pendley principal Garman Family Foundation Endowed Chair Brett Shurtliffe assoc. principal Michael Nigrin Edmond Gnekow Jonathan Borden Nicholas Jones Gary Matz

SECOND VIOLIN

Natalie Debikey Scanio

Antoine Lefebvre principal Jacqueline Galluzzo assoc. principal Richard Kay Robert Prokes Frances Morgante Amy Licata Shieh-Jian Tsai Xiaofan Liu Iain Crampton*

VIOLA

Caroline Gilbert principal Anna Shemetyeva assoc. principal Matthew Phillips Kate Holzemer Natalie Piskorsky Janz Castelo Maria Hardcastle*

CELLO

Roman Mekinulov principal Jane D. Baird Endowed Chair Feng Hew assoc. principal Nancy Anderson Robert Hausmann 2 David Schmude Amelie Fradette Eva Herer*

FLUTE

Christine Bailey Davis principal Linda Greene Natalie Debikey Scanio

Jay Matthews Daniel Sweeley

TRUMPET

Alex Jokipii principal Geoffrey Hardcastle Philip Christner

TROMBONE

Jonathan Lombardo1 principal Timothy Smith

BASS TROMBONE

Filipe Pereira

TUBA

PICCOLO

(vacant)

OBOE

Matthew Bassett principal Dinesh Joseph assistant principal

ENGLISH HORN

Mark Hodges principal Dinesh Joseph

Henry Ward principal Joshua Lauretig Anna Mattix Anna Mattix

CLARINET

TIMPANI

PERCUSSION

HARP

William Amsel principal Patti DiLutis Salvatore Andolina

Madeline Olson principal

E-FLAT CLARINET

Travis Hendra acting principal librarian

Patti DiLutis

BASS CLARINET AND SAXOPHONE

Salvatore Andolina

BASSOON

Glenn Einschlag principal Hunter Gordon*

CONTRABASSOON

(vacant)

FRENCH HORN

Jacek Muzyk principal Kay Koessler Endowed Chair Daniel Kerdelewicz assoc. principal Sheryl Hadeka

MUSIC LIBRARY

STAGE MANAGERS

Charles Gill Assistant Property Person IATSE Local 10

Chair dedicated to the memory of Scott Parkinson

Chair dedicated to the memory of Maer Bunis

* One Year Appointment

** Temporary Appointment

Friday, December 3, 2021 at 7:30 PM

John Debney, conductor

“ELF”

Directed by JON FAVREAU Produced by KENT ALTERMAN, CALE BOYTER, JULIE WIXSON DARMODY, TOBY EMMERICH, and JIMMY MILLER Written by DAVID BERENBAUM

Starring: WILL FARRELL JAMES CAAN BOB NEWHART EDWARD ASNER MARY STEENBURGEN ZOOEY DESCHANEL Music by JOHN DEBNEY Cinematography by GREG GARDINER Edited by DAN LEBENTAL Produced by NEW LINE CINEMA & GUY WALKS INTO A BAR PRODUCTIONS Distributed by NEW LINE CINEMA PRODUCTION CREDITS JUSTIN FREER President/Founder/Producer BRADY BEAUBIEN Co-Founder/Producer Managing Director JEFFERY SELLS Head of Publicity and Communications ANDREW P. ALDERETE Director of Operations ANDREW MCINTYRE Senior Marketing Manager BRITTANY FONSECA Senior Social Media Manager SI PENG Worldwide Representation OPUS 3 Music Preparation JOANN KANE MUSIC SERVICE Sound Remixing JUSTIN MOSHKEVICH, IGLOO MUSIC STUDIOS

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JOHN DEBNEY, COMPOSER/CONDUCTOR John Debney is the ultimate film music character actor. In equal demand for family films such as Jingle Jangle, Come Away, and Elf, as he is for adventure films like Iron Man 2, the Oscar-nominated composer also scored the powerful and poignant The Passion of the Christ. Debney is an agile jack-of-all-genres, sci-fi adventure (ORVILLE), composing for comedies (Bruce Almighty), horror (Dream House) and romance (Valentine’s Day) with the same confidence and panache. Debney is also known for his work in such films as Princess Diaries, Sin City, Liar Liar, Spy Kids, No Strings Attached, The Emperor’s New Groove, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Hocus Pocus. Debney’s work also includes Disney’s The Jungle Book directed by Jon Favreau, Fox’s Ice Age: Collision Course directed by Mike Thurmeier, and Twentieth Century Fox’s award-winning musical The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron. Debney’s most recent films include The Beach Bum starring Matthew McConaughey and directed by Harmony Korine, the Warner Bros. comedy feature Isn’t It Romantic starring Rebel Wilson, Paramount Pictures’ family adventure feature Dora and the Lost City of Gold, and Bleecker Street’s biopic Brian Banks. Upcoming for Debney is Come Away directed by Brenda Chapman and starring Angelina Jolie. Born in Glendale, California, Debney’s professional life began after he studied composition at the California Institute of the Arts, when he went to work writing music and orchestrating for Disney Studios and various television series. He won his first Emmy in 1990 for the main theme for The Young Riders, and his career soon hit a gallop. Since then he has won three more Emmys (Sea Quest DSV), and been nominated for a total of six (most recently in 2012 for his work on the Kevin Costner western miniseries Hatfields & McCoys). His foray into videogame scoring—2007’s Lair—resulted in a BAFTA nomination and a Best Videogame Score award from The International Film Music Critics Association. Debney has collaborated with acclaimed directors as diverse as Robert Rodriguez, Garry Marshall, Mel Gibson, the Farrelly Brothers, Jon Favreau, Jim Sheridan, Ivan Reitman, Peter Chelsom, Rob Cohen, Brian Robbins, Tom Shadyac, Sam Raimi, Adam Shankman, Howie Deutch, Renny Harlin, Peter Hyams and Kenny Ortega. He was nominated by the Academy for his Passion of the Christ score. Inspired by that score, he then created The Passion Oratorio, performed in 2015 in the historic Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, Spain in front of 6,000 people during Holy Week. In 2005, Debney was the youngest recipient of ASCAP’s Henry Mancini Career Achievement Award. “If I’m doing my job well,” says Debney, “I need to feel it. I really try to make sure that whatever I’m doing— even if it’s a comedy—that I’m feeling it and feeling either humor or the pathos or the dramatic impact of what I’m seeing. That’s the way I approach it.”

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 7:30 PM

BPO SPECIAL EVENT

VANESSA WILLIAMS Ron Spigelman, conductor Vanessa Williams

Program to Be Announced from The Stage

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RON SPIGELMAN, CONDUCTOR A native of Australia, conductor Ron Spigelman, is an honors graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London. He was Associate Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 2001-2004, and before that with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. He has been Music Director of the Fort Worth Dallas Ballet, the San Angelo Symphony, the Texas Chamber Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MO) and the Lake Placid Sinfonietta (NY), where he is now Conductor Emeritus. He is currently Pops Conductor of the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared as guest conductor with many orchestras in the U.S. including the Dallas, St. Louis, San Antonio, Phoenix, Virginia, and North Carolina Symphonies as well as the Louisiana, Rochester, and Naples Philharmonic, and in Australia, the Adelaide, Queensland, The West Australian and Sydney Symphony orchestras, the West Australian Opera, and the Australian Youth Orchestra. A champion of new music, he has conducted over 30 world premieres. He was James Conlon’s assistant conductor at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition four times, and guest artists he has accompanied include Horacio Gutierrez, Sharon Isbin, Rachel Barton Pine, Richard Stoltzman, and Pops artists including Marvin Hamlisch, Peter Paul and Mary, James Taylor, Audra McDonald, Ben Folds, Kenny G, Jason Alexander, Audra McDonald, Asleep at the Wheel, Hanson, and many others. In 2017 for the centennial season of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta he was the producer and conductor of a CD recording which includes the world premiere recording of Sylvan by Michael Torke, which was commissioned for the centennial. Two career highlights were the world premiere performance of Pegasus by Lowell Liebermann with the Dallas Symphony in 2001, and in 2004 his Carnegie Hall debut with the Buffalo Philharmonic. He has conducted live film scores for Pirates of the Caribbean, Fantasia, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Wizard of Oz, Passion of Joan of Arc, and Ben Hur. He recently added Star Wars, Home Alone, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Harry Potter – Chamber of Secrets. Ron’s principal instrument study was the Trumpet. As a soloist he performed with several British orchestras and at music festivals in the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Italy. Ron lives in Tulsa OK with his wife, Laura, who is a member of the Tulsa Symphony (Viola) and with two of their combined six children.

VANESSA WILLIAMS, VOCALS Vanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multifaceted performers in the entertainment industry today. Having sold millions of records worldwide, Vanessa has also achieved numerous #1 and Top 10 hits on various Billboard Album and Singles charts: Pop, Dance, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Holiday, Latin, Gospel and Jazz. Her critically acclaimed work in film, television, recordings and the Broadway stage has been recognized by every major industry award affiliate including 4 Emmy nominations, 11 Grammy nominations, a Tony nomination, 3 SAG award nominations, 7 NAACP Image Awards and 3 Satellite Awards. Her platinum single "Colors of the Wind," from Disney’s Pocahontas, won the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe for Best Original Song. A graduate of Syracuse University, Vanessa is a strong advocate for equal rights, especially concerning the gay community and minorities. She was honored with the Human Rights Campaign “Ally for Equality” Award for her humanitarian contributions. Vanessa also achieved a career pinnacle with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. Vanessa’s autobiography, “You Have No Idea,” co-written with her mother Helen Williams, was a New York Times Best Seller in 2012. Her recent Broadway credits include co-starring with Cicely Tyson in The Trip to Bountiful, (the #1 play of the 2013 season), After Midnight (2014), and a special limited engagement in Hey, Look Me Over at New York City Center in 2018. Vanessa is currently in Josie Rourke’s City of Angels in London’s West End. Vanessa is the mother of four - Melanie, Jillian, Devin and Sasha. Her charitable endeavors are many and varied, embracing and supporting such organizations as Concerts for America, Special Olympics and several others. Vanessa is involved with and committed to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. Vanessa is one of the world’s most accomplished concert artists, appearing regularly with the most prestigious symphony orchestras in the world, most recently with the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center. Vanessa is exclusively managed by Sterling Winters Company (SWC) / kathy ireland® Worldwide

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Friday, December 10, 2021 at 10:30 AM Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 7:30 PM

M&T BANK CLASSICS SERIES

JOANN’S CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS JoAnn Falletta, conductor Sirgourney Cook, soprano Nikki Chooi, violin Christine Bailey Davis, flute Linda Greene, flute RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Polonaise from Christmas Eve TCHAIKOVSKY Act II Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 TCHAIKOVSKY Valse Finale et Apotheosis from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 BIZET Farandole from L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 2 ADAM/ Arthur Luck O Holy Night Sirgourney Cook, soprano J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049

I. Allegro II. Andante III. Presto Nikki Chooi, violin Christine Bailey Davis, flute Linda Greene, flute

INTERMISSION

arr. Sean O' Loughlin GLAZUNOV

Christmas Canticles Winter from The Seasons Introduction Scene Variation I: Frost Variation II: Ice Variation III: Hail Variation IV: Snow Coda

HUMPERDINCK

Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel

HANDEL

I Know That My Redeemer Liveth from The Messiah Sirgourney Cook, soprano

ANDERSON

A Christmas Festival (Sing-along) Joy to the World Deck the Halls Good King Wenceslas Hark the Herald Angels Sing Silent Night Jingle Bells Adeste Fidelis

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SIRGOURNEY COOK, SOPRANO Sirgourney Cook, a professional opera singer and educator, is a Chicago, IL native. In 2010, she earned a Bachelor of Music Degree and a minor in Philosophy from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. She debuted with the Goodman Theatre of Chicago in the Linz, Austria premier production of Joan Dark (Director, Aida Karic), in collaboration with the Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture Festival. Sirgourney completed her graduate education at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, MA in May of 2016; where for two years she was a Presidential Scholar and earned a Master of Music Degree in Opera Performance. She was a student of the late renowned baritone, Robert Honeysucker. Prior to pursuing graduate education, for more than three years, Sirgourney toured as the soprano background vocalist for Oscar and Grammy Award Winning actress and recording artist, Jennifer Hudson, performing nationally and internationally at events such as President Barack Obama’s 50th Birthday Celebration and Second Campaign Party, the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, and The Grammy Academy’s 2019 Tribute to Aretha Franklin. Sirgourney was the featured soloist in Duke Ellington’s “Concerts of Sacred Music” conducted by Ellington’s protégé, Maestro Randall Keith Horton, at Boston University’s 2017 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commemoration. Passionate about arts, education and accessibility, from 2014-2016, Sirgourney served as a Graduate Teaching Fellow at the David A. Ellis Elementary School in Roxbury, MA in partnership with Longy School of Music of Bard College and Boston Public Schools. She also served as the Performing Arts Teacher for grades 5-8 at Roxbury Preparatory Charter School of Dorchester, MA. Sirgourney was cast as a handmaid in The Boston Lyric Opera’s 2019 production of Poul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale. In 2017, Sirgourney performed the role of Aphrodite in the world premiere of the opera Triangle, composed by Tony Solitro with the Boston Opera Collaborative. Additionally, in 2017, she debuted her onewoman show, What Am I Doing Here?, at the Central Square Theatre, in Cambridge, MA, as an Artist-in-Residence with The Boston Opera Collaborative of which she was a member for two years. In 2018, she performed the principal role, Cora (Nat Turner’s wife), in the world premiere of the musical production, Brother Nat written by Liana and Jabari Asim and composed by Allyssa Jones at the Paramount Theatre in Boston, MA. Sirgourney made her debut with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra in their 2019 Summer Concert Series. Sirgourney continues her work in harnessing the transformative power of arts and education through her involvement in the Buffalo public and charter school systems and educational and family programming as the Executive Director of Buffalo’s King Urban Life Center, and through her membership in the Erie County (NY) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Sirgourney is honored to be performing with the renowned Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra this season. She shares in her life’s walk with her best friend and husband the Rev. Julian Armand Cook, an accomplished pastor and scholar, and her son Langston Armand Cook.

NIKKI CHOOI, CONCERTMASTER Canadian violinist Nikki Chooi, praised for his passionate and poetic performances, has established himself as an artist of rare versatility. Described as “vigorous, colorful” by the New York Times, he has received critical acclaim in recent engagements at the Harris Theatre in Chicago, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Carnegie Hall and Kauffman Center in New York, Koerner Hall in Toronto, Place des Arts and Salle Bourgie in Montreal, as well as appearing as soloist with orchestras across Canada including the Montréal Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony, and internationally with the St. Petersburg State Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Wallonie, National Orchestra of Belgium, Auckland Philharmonia, Malaysian Philharmonic, and Hong Kong Philharmonic. He has been featured at many international festivals with performances at the Marlboro Festival, Ravinia Festival, La Jolla Summerfest, Vancouver Recital Series, Moritzburg Festival, Kammermusik Utrecht, Dresden Music Festival, Olympus Festival in Russia, and Fundación Beethoven in Chile. His many collaborators have included Jan Vogler, Inon Barnatan, Desmond Hoebig, Kim Kashkashian, David Shifrin, Susanna Phillips, and members of the Guarneri and Juilliard String Quartets. Nikki has embarked on nation-wide performance tours with Musicians from Marlboro in the United States, as soloist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada, Chamber Music New Zealand, and Australia's Selby and Friends. Nikki has also delved into the orchestral repertoire, having served as Concertmaster of New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in 2016/2017 while working closely with singers and conductors including Renee Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Eric Owens, Fabio Luisi, and Esa-Pekka Salonen. His solos can be heard through The Met: Live in HD broadcasts in productions of Verdi’s La Traviata, Janacek’s Jenufa, and the Grammy-nominated recording of Strauss’ Rosenkavalier released on the Decca Label. He has also appeared as Guest Concertmaster with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Sydney Symphony, and Houston Symphony. A passionate educator, Nikki has presented masterclasses at the San Francisco Conservatory, Morningside Music Program at the New England Conservatory, Sphinx Academy at the Curtis Institute of Music, Hong Kong Cultural Center, and the University of Auckland. Nikki is also immersed in projects involving the engagement of classical music through Astral’s Community Program for schools and learning centers in Philadelphia, New Zealand's Sistema Aotearoa Program, and Music from Angelfire's Outreach events in New Mexico. Nikki began his studies at the Victoria Conservatory, Mount Royal Conservatory, and at the National Arts Centre Young Artist Programme with Pinchas Zukerman. He completed his formal studies at the Curtis Institute and the Juilliard School under the mentorship of Joseph Silverstein, Ida Kavafian, and Donald Weilerstein. A recipient of prizes at the Queen Elizabeth and Tchaikovsky Competitions, Nikki was the 1st Prize Winner of the Montreal Symphony's Standard Life Competition, the Klein International Strings Competition, and the Michael Hill International Violin Competition. He released his debut album of works by Prokoﬁev, Ravel, and Gershwin on the Atoll Label.

CHRISTINE BAILEY DAVIS, PRINCIPAL FLUTE Christine Bailey has been the principal flutist of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra since 1995. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, she has also performed as guest flutist with the St. Louis Symphony and Erie Philharmonic. Ms. Bailey has been performing around the Buffalo area as both soloist and ensemble player since she was 11 years old. After soloing with the BPO on two daytime youth concerts in 1990, she made her professional debut in 1992 at age 18 as soloist with New York City chamber orchestra Philharmonic Virtuosi at Artpark in Lewiston, NY. She has also performed as soloist with Ars Nova Musicians, and Amherst Symphony. After two performances of Carl Nielsen's Concerto for Flute and Orchestra with the BPO in 1997, the Buffalo News called her playing "immaculately accurate, but with a winning, casual, often jaunty approach to phrasing, while extremely complex runs and ornamentations seemed artlessly simple, beguiling sculptures of sound." Ms. Bailey has performed on almost a dozen studio and live recordings with the BPO. After the BPO's release of Rhapsodie, a disc of French music, the American Record Guide said that her solo in Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe Suite 2: "… is one of the sweetest and most touching ever captured on records." Christine commissioned Tracing Mississippi, a concerto for flute and orchestra, from American Indian composer Jerod Impinchchaachaaha Tate, and performed the world premiere with the BPO in 2002. The performance was named in the Buffalo News' top ten concerts of 2002. She recorded the concerto in June 2007 with the San Francisco Symphony. The disc was released on Thunderbird Records, a new label dedicated entirely to American Indian music. In 2017, she released her first book, The NoNonsense Guide to Becoming a Professional Flutist.

LINDA GREENE, FLUTE Linda Greene, flutist, was born and raised in Central New York and attended Syracuse University’s School of Music. She joined the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra as Second Flute in 2014 and has also been Second Flute in the Glimmerglass Festival opera orchestra since 1996. Additional temporary duties in the Glimmerglass orchestra have included Acting Principal Flute for three seasons and Principal Recorder in the 2012 production of Lully’s “Armide.” Previous orchestral positions include Piccolo/Third Flute in the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Second Flute in the Albany Symphony Orchestra including one season as Acting Principal, Principal Flute in the Catskill Symphony Orchestra (Oneonta, NY) and Piccolo/Third Flute in the Binghamton Symphony Orchestra, now known as the Binghamton Philharmonic. Ms. Greene has also been active as a teacher. In addition to maintaining private studios throughout her career, she was adjunct music faculty at Hamilton College from 19862014 and SUNY Oswego from 1993-1998, with duties at both colleges as a flute teacher and chamber ensemble coach and conductor. Prior to joining the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in 2005, Linda freelanced over a large swath of Central and Eastern upstate New York. In doing so, she’s been a member of chamber orchestras and small chamber ensembles, presented recitals, been a concerto soloist, recorded with many ensembles large and small, and played music from the early Baroque to the avant-garde on flute, piccolo, alto flute, and recorder. When not playing flute, Linda can generally be found outdoors walking, bicycling, cross country skiing and gardening.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

One of the concerts I missed the most during last season was our Classical Christmas! The musicians and I really were saddened not to be able to celebrate the holidays with you last year, so we are making certain that this year will be very festive as we gather in person. Your favorite wintry favorites - Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, Glazunov, Humperdinck, and Anderson - are all on the program. Plus we include a special surprise this year - Bach's brilliant Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, performed by Nikki Chooi, Christine Davis and Linda Greene. We need a little Christmas right now! And we have a concert that will be certain to get you in the spirit of the season. Wishing you a beautiful holiday and a wonderful 2022.

PROGRAM NOTES

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian; 1844-1908)

Polonaise from Christmas Eve (1895) Rimsky-Korsakov’s 1895 comic folkopera Christmas Eve is a recycled story once used by Tchaikovsky, and originally authored by Nikoly Gogol. In a small Ukrainian village, Vakula is in love with Oxana, whose mother Solokha happens to be a witch who plots with the devil to disrupt the courtship. After various antics, Vakula returns home on Christmas Eve from a fantastic journey, bearing a gift for his beloved! The Third Act features lively dancing among the townsfolk, including this rousing Polonaise. Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian; 1840-1893) Act II Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (1892) Among Tchaikovsky’s final works was his 1892 two-act ballet, The Nutcracker, which would become a Christmastime staple. With a libretto adapted from an

E. T. A. Hoffman story, the story begins at a grand and festive Christmas Eve party at the Stahlbaums’ home. Daughter Clara falls asleep with her nutcracker and fantastic dreams ensue with many famous scenes, from the Nutcracker fighting the Mouse King, to his transformation into a Prince and journey to the Land of Snow, finally arriving in the Land of Sweets, where they encounter the Sugar Plum Fairy. Among the most memorable moments of the Ballet is the Act II Pas de Deux between the Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Precious like falling snow, the still adagio features a dreamy harp accompanying an unforgettable descending cello melody that crescendos to a brilliant climax. Valse Finale et Apotheosis from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 While in the Land of Sweets, Clara is treated to candies from around the world, which allowed Tchaikovsky to compose dances inspired by such faraway places as Spain, Arabia, Russia, and China. The many characters from these episodes come together for a final brilliant dance to conclude the ballet.

Georges Bizet (French; 1838-1875) Farandole from L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 2 (1872) Alphonse Daudet’s play L'Arlésienne (The Girl from Arles) included incidental music composed by Georges Bizet for the 1872 premiere. Bizet later compiled the music for a first Suite, and following his death, a second was compiled by Ernest Guiraud in 1879. The famous “Farandole” is heard after two of the play’s characters declare their love for one another, and precedes the final climax. Beginning with a bold brass fanfare, quiet energetic music builds to a billowing conclusion. Adolphe Adam (French; 1803-1856) O Holy Night (1847) The beloved Christmas carol “O Holy Night” began its life as an 1843 poem by French poet Placide Cappeau. "Minuit, chrétiens! c'est l'heure solennelle" (Midnight, Christians, is the solemn hour) was set to music in 1847 by French composer Adolphe Adam. The mostfamiliar English-language version was created by John Sullivan Dwight in 1855. The orchestration heard here is from American bassist, librarian, and arranger Arthur Luck. Johann Sebastian Bach (German; 1685-1750) Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 (1721) I. Allegro II. Andante III. Presto During Bach’s six-year stint as Kapellmeister in Köthen, he composed little sacred music in the Calvinist stronghold, and instead wrote much of his most famous instrumental music. Considered some of

the most important orchestral music of the period, a set of six Concertos were presented to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt in 1721, who now bears the honorific title of the works. Each of the six Concertos bears a unique orchestration and featured group of soloists. The Fourth has violin and two recorders (or flutes) as the soloists, accompanied by an ensemble of strings and basso continuo. The striking Allegro opens with the flutes in harmony with accents from the orchestra. The soloists trade virtuosic melodies with a particularly athletic violin part. In the wintry Andante, bold orchestral gestures are echoed by the solo winds for icy juxtaposition. The finale is a fastmoving Presto that sees the ensemble trade melodies in delightful counterpoint. The soloists again present riveting passages, conversing with the ensemble, who together lead to a fulfilling conclusion. arr. Sean O'Loughlin (American; b. 1972)

Christmas Canticles (2016) Conductor Sean O’Loughlin, who serves as the Principal Pops Conductor for the Victoria Symphony and Syracuse’s Symphoria, has collaborated with a formidable list of pop stars and has guest conducted with America’s most prominent orchestras. As a composer and arranger, his energetic music stands out for its colorful orchestrations and melodic beauty.

Christmas Canticles is a brilliant fanfare with richly re-imagined Christmas favorites, imbued with surprising syncopations and stunning colors.

Alexander Glazunov (Russian; 1865-1936) Winter from The Seasons (1899) Introduction Scene Variation I: Frost Variation II: Ice Variation III: Hail Variation IV: Snow Coda A student of Russian Nationalism, Alexander Glazunov was among the few to bridge the gap between intense national tradition while embracing European Academic musical forms. He spent decades as the Director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, notably teaching Dmitri Shostakovich. Among his celebrated works was a collaboration with Choreographer Marius Petipa, his 1899 one-act ballet The Seasons. The first of the ballet’s four tableaux is Winter, which features several characters: Frost, Ice, Hail, and Snow. The action comes to a halt when two gnomes enter to light a fire, causing the chilly characters to flee. The music begins with an introduction that is serene for a moment, but a cold, underlying tension sets the wintry scene with blustery winds and frigid melodies. What follows is a series of variations, one for each character. First a frolicking dance for Frost, followed by a pleasantly playful digression for Ice. Hail is a clever staccato bout, while Snow is a whimsical waltz. The concluding coda is a frenetic whir as our frosty characters flee the warming fire. Engelbert Humperdinck (German; 1854-1921) Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel (1893) Premiering under Richard Strauss’ baton in 1893, Hänsel und Gretel was enormously popular with a Wagnerian style merged with the well-known Brothers Grimm tale. It is perhaps Engelbert Humperdinck’s only lasting work, but his addition to the popular idiom of folklore operas was

an immediate hit. Comprising of sixteen songs threaded together with interlude music, among the most memorable moments comes in the Act II “Evening Prayer.” The sandman puts the children to sleep, but first Gretel asks Hansel to say a prayer. The music is a poignant, solemn chorale with winding harmonies and a text that calls on the protection of fourteen angels as the children rest on the forest floor. George Frederic Handel (German; 1685-1759) I Know That My Redeemer Liveth from Messiah (1741) Although German by birth, Handel found himself in London working for the new Hanoverian Court, where he provided Britain with a much-needed cosmopolitan shot in the arm. He sensationally introduced the Italian Opera idiom to insatiable theater-goers, but also tapped into the nation’s rich choral tradition when he adapted the oratorio for local audiences. The staging of scripture in the opera house was taboo, so the oratorio provided a dramatic musical setting of beloved sacred English-language texts. Among his most famous oratorios is the universally renowned Messiah of 1741, with a text compiled by Charles Jennens, first premiered during the Lenten season in Dublin. While a rich performance tradition has led Messiah to be presented world-wide at Christmastime, much of the work deals with Christ’s Passion. Composed in three acts, the first begins with Isaiah’s prophecy, and includes scenes of Christ’s birth and a summary of his life as the Messiah. The solemn central act focuses on the Passion, Christ’s death and resurrection, and the aftermath with the spreading of the Gospel. The final act deals with judgement and Christ’s heavenly glorification. Messiah includes many memorable moments, few as delicate as the cherished aria “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth.” The dramatic conclusion of the climactic

Second Act, crowned by the Hallelujah Chorus, is juxtaposed at the opening of the final Act with this simple aria, which opens with an intimate violin solo. The soprano expresses faith in the resurrection of Christ. Leroy Anderson (American; 1908-1975) A Christmas Festival (1950) Joy to the World Deck the Halls Good King Wenceslas Hark the Herald Angels Sing Silent Night Jingle Bells Adeste Fidelis

Leroy Anderson got his start in academia studying languages, leading to an Intelligence career in the military during the Second World War and the Korean War. However, his passion for the organ and his love of creating light musical arrangements never subsided, and the Boston Pops Orchestra took notice and performed and recorded many of his works to great success. Some of his most famous works include his first hit, “Blue Tango,” which hit number one on the Billboard Charts in 1951, and “Sleigh Ride,” “The Typewriter,” “Bugler’s Holiday,” and many, many more. His 1950 A Christmas Festival is a holiday favorite, compiling some of the most famous Christmas classics in one delightful package, perfect for singing along! Chaz Stuart, 2021

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BPO POPS SERIES

JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL’S JAZZY HOLIDAY POPS JoAnn Falletta, conductor George Brown, vocals Curtis Lovell, vocals Amy Licata, violin Brett Shurtliffe, double bass Matthew Sperber, guitar

arr. Don Sebesky Christmas Scherzo BERLIN/Jim Gray I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Curtis Lovell, vocals J.S. BACH/Tim Berens Joy MARTIN & BLANE/Hagen Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas George Brown, vocals LA MONNOYE/Matt Catingub Pat-a Pan JEFF TYZIK Mis zeh Hidlik (Behold the Lights) MARK LOWRY & BUDDY GREENE/ Mary Did You Know? Curtis Lovell, vocals Jim Gray TCHAIKOVSKY/Arr. Ellington Dance of the Floreadores from & Strayhorn; The Nutcracker Suite Darlene Ceglia Dance Project Adapted by Jeff Tyzik CHARLES BROWN & GENE REDD Please Be Home For Christmas George Brown & Trio LEONTOVICH/Tim Olt The Bells of St. Michael

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arr. Rob Mounsey The First Noel MENDELSSOHN/ Rob Mounsey Hark! Darlene Ceglia Dance Project arr. Amy Licata & Rebecca Pellett Winter Medley Amy Licata, violin Brett Shurtliffe, double bass Matthew Sperber, guitar ANDERSON Sleigh Ride Darlene Ceglia Dance Project ROBERT WENDEL Little Bolero Boy from A Classical Christmas Suite HATHAWAY/ Tim Berens This Christmas George Brown, vocals Curtis Lovell, vocals WELLS & TORMÉ The Christmas Song George Brown & Trio arr. Michael Braz A Suite of Carols (Sing-along) Joy to the World I Heard the Bells Here We come A-Wassailing Deck the Halls Jingle Bells O Come All Ye Faithful George Brown, vocals Curtis Lovell, vocals DANIEL KANTOR/ Rebecca Pellett Night of Silence / Silent Night George Brown, vocals Curtis Lovell, vocals

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CURTIS LOVELL,VOCALS Curtis Lovell is an artist born and raised in Buffalo, New York, who writes and records music as if each musical piece is its own journal entry, and each performance is an opportunity to sing about what she knows. Influenced by the likes of Jill Scott, Janelle Monae, Nina Simone, Nat King Cole, and Patsy Cline, Curtis has managed to form a new sound that signifies bravery, growth, and authenticity. Curtis Lovell began singing at the ripe age of 4 years old when her mother realized that her child had the gift of perfect pitch. Once she entered Buffalo’s Performing Arts High School, she began to take her craft seriously as she pulled from her life experiences, wins, and losses, to find her signature sound and style. In addition to working on her own original recordings and compositions, she is an in-demand vocalist who has performed and recorded with many of Buffalo’s best known musicians including Walter Kemp, David Johnathon, Bilal Abdullah, Karen Saxon, Rodney Appleby, and many more.

GEORGE BROWN, VOCALS George is honored to once again be on stage with the BPO. George is from Buffalo, NY, where he was born and raised and began his professional career. He is truly thankful for the support from family and friends and gives all glory and honor to God! Founder and director of God’s Purchase gospel choir (national recording artist out of Buffalo, NY). He was most recently on the first national tour of the Broadway musical Once on this Island: The Musical (Armand). Other credits include - National tours: Elf: The Musical (Mr. Greenway). Regional: Ragtime (Booker T. Washington), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (US Ken & Andre), Sight and Sound Theatres, Gospel at Colonus (Preacher/Baladeer), Rent (Tom Collins), Pageant: The Musical (Miss Deep South). @Downtowngebrown

DARLENE CEGLIA DANCE PROJECT Since opening in 1992, Darlene Ceglia’s Dance Project has been setting the standard by combining meticulous fundamental technique, cutting-edge innovation, and a loving and nurturing approach. Over the years, students have performed at high-profile special events including five performances at The America Gardens Theater EPCOT Center Orlando, Florida, Curtain Up!, The Mayor’s Inaugural Ball, Millard Fillmore Health System 150 Anniversary Gala, The Leukemia Society Diamond Ball, AM Buffalo, KISSMASS Bash with Jason Derulo, and most notably, the 1998 kickoff for National Dance Week at New York City’s renowned Lincoln Center, appearing with Ann Reinking, Chita Rivera, the Broadway cast from Disney’s “The Lion King,” and the Radio City Rockettes.

The entire staff is committed to providing the best possible training for each and every student in a fun, healthy, and nurturing environment. We hope to have a profound positive impact on our students in other areas of life as well, feeling that the true benefit of dance class accrues in the daily life of the dance student. A small percentage will go on to a professional career, but the confidence, poise, and self-assuredness gleaned through dance training remains forever.

AMY LICATA, VIOLIN Amy was born in Richland, Washington, where she began fiddling at five years old accompanied by her Granddad who played the bass. When she was eight she competed in the National Junior Fiddling competition, finishing third behind thirteen-year-old Mark O'Connor. Her family moved to the East Coast where Amy’s fiddling took a classical turn. Amy attended the New School of Music in Philadelphia where she studied with Jascha Brodsky. She spent her summers at Meadowmount studying with Sally Thomas and David Cerone. While being coached by Orlando Cole at the New School of Music, her quartet took First Place in the Junior Division of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. That year she was named a Winner of the WFLN Young Instrumentalists Competition. In 1983 she enrolled in Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where she studied under Brodsky and Aaron Rosand. In 1986 she was the winner of the National Symphony Orchestra Young Soloist Competition, and she made her solo debut with the National Symphony that year. Her summers included studying with the Tokyo String Quartet as part of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and she then studied with the American String Quartet as part of the Taos School of Music Chamber Music Festival in 1987 and 1988. After graduating from Curtis in 1988, Amy joined the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Amy has performed with the Ars Nova Musicians, Buffalo Chamber Music players, and enjoyed countless local performances in duets and trios. She has had the opportunity to solo with the BPO many times around the Western New York area. Amy never lost her love of fiddling and has created numerous arrangements for fiddle and orchestra which she has performed with the BPO. Beyond classical music and fiddle tunes, Amy played the violin solo in “Take the A Train” on the BPO tribute to Duke Ellington, garnering praise that compared her to jazz violinist Stephane Grapelli. Amy lives in Buffalo with her husband John and their four children.

BRETT SHURTLIFFE, DOUBLE BASS Double bassist Brett Shurtliffe is the Associate Principal with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Brett received his Bachelor of Music degree and the prestigious Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with James VanDemark, and his Master of Music degree from Duquesne University, where he studied with Jeffrey Turner. In 2003, he was the only American Prizewinner at the International Society of Bassists Solo Competition, and two years later, took 1st prize at the ISB Orchestral Competition. Other honors include 1st prize PADEASTA Solo Competition, and Top Honors for Double Bass at the National ASTA Solo Competition. Since joining the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in 2007, Brett has appeared numerous times as a soloist with the BPO, as well as with the Amherst Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the orchestra of SUNY Cortland. In 2001, he was co-creator and soloist in Heresy, a new music concert conducted by Rochester Philharmonic’s Jeff Tyzik. Brett’s playing has been described as “immaculate” in a 2012 Bass World review, and “Not even Johann Sebastian shredded as hard as this guy” were the accolades from an imaginative recital at a downtown Buffalo night club in 2012. His recital engagements have taken him to many unique venues across the U.S. and Canada. Before joining the BPO, he performed with the Chautauqua, Erie, Detroit, and Pittsburgh Symphonies. Apart from performing, he has commissioned new works for the double bass, as well as creating numerous transcriptions of his own including Bazzini's Round of the Goblins, Kabalevsky’s 1st Cello Concerto, and Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen. Brett has served as Adjunct Professor of Double Bass at The Eastman School of Music, SUNY Fredonia, and Grove City College. Along with his current private studio, he serves as Adjunct Professor of Double Bass at Canisius and Houghton Colleges, and is on faculty at the International Festival Institute in Round Top, Texas. He currently resides in Boston, NY with his wife Andrea and their two daughters, Madelyn and Ashlyn.

MATTHEW SPERBER, GUITAR Matthew Sperber has been instructing guitar in the Buffalo area since 2005 and is currently on the faculty at The Castellani-Andriaccio Guitar Studios in Snyder, NY, where he teaches students of all ages in Suzuki and traditional guitar methods. He attended SUNY University at Buffalo, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music History in 2006 and a Master of Music in Guitar Performance in February 2010. There, he studied under world-renowned guitarist, Joanne Castellani. In 2007, Matthew traveled to Hartford, CT to attend a week-long training seminar in the Suzuki method under the late Frank Longay. There, he was introduced to the encouraging and engaging environment of a Suzuki guitar studio. He observed and participated in a number of guitar lessons where he also worked with other notable Suzuki pedagogues such as David Madsen and MaryLou Roberts. Today, along with teaching the guitar, Matthew is an active performer both as a solo artist and chamber music guitarist. He is a part of the music ensemble at St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Martin of Tours Churches in South Buffalo where he performs at weekly masses, and recently he performed solo classical guitar recitals at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral and St. Thomas Aquinas Church. A highlight of Matthew’s chamber music experience has been performing alongside the Castellani-Andriaccio Guitar Duo as a member of the classical guitar ensemble, Saltarello, and as a trio for the annual “Friends of Falletta” event in 2018. In March of 2016, Matthew was honored to perform selections from “The Birthday of the Infanta” by Franz Schreker with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of JoAnn Falletta. He was invited back to perform with the BPO in their 2017 “Holiday Pops” concert as a soloist with the Irish music trio, “Normal St. Entrance.”

SPONSOR A MUSICIAN Nikki Chooi, concertmaster

Kate Holzemer, viola

Jay Matthews, French horn

Ansgarius Aylward, assistant concertmaster

Janz Castelo, viola

Sheryl Hadeka, French horn

Douglas Cone, first violin

Feng Hew, associate principal cello

Alex Jokipii, principal trumpet

Robert Hausmann, cello

Jonathan Lombardo, principal trombone

David Schmude, cello

Timothy Smith, trombone

Amelie Fradette, cello

Filipe Pereira, bass trombone

Sponsored by Dennis P. Quinn

Salvatore Andolina, clarinet/saxophone

Jennifer Dowdell, in memory of Charles and Nancy Dowdell

Daniel Kerdelewicz, associate principal, French horn

Sponsored by Gretchen Wylegala and Steven McCabe * deceased

To learn more about the Sponsor a Musician program, please contact Guy Tomassi at (716) 242-7821 or gtomassi@bpo.org.

ANNUAL FUND

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges contributions received from the following individuals and foundations who gave $500 and above through April 12, 2021. While the thousands upon thousands of donors whose gifts ranged from $1 to $499 are too numerous to list here, we gratefully acknowledge those additional individuals, groups, companies and foundations who give to us so generously.

MILLONZI SOCIETY $150,000+ The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation Carol and Angelo Fatta The John R. Oishei Foundation John & Carolyn Yurtchuk

$50,000-$149,999 Anonymous Mr. Brent Baird Mark Chason & Mariana Botero Chason Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation The Robert and Patricia Colby Foundation Cullen Foundation Carlos and Elizabeth Heath Foundation W. & J. Larson Family Foundation Mulroy Family Foundation The Walter Schmid Family Foundation Charitable Trust

$25,000-$49,999 Clement & Karen Arrison Brian and Barbara Baird Mr. Bruce C. Baird & Mrs. Susan O'Connor-Baird First Niagara Bank Foundation Montgomery Family Foundation Svetla and Doug Moreland Mr.* and Mrs. George F. Phillips, Jr. Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds at CFGB Roy and Ruth Seibel Family Foundation Christine Standish & Chris Wilk

Maestro’s Circle $10,000-$24,999

Cindy Abbott Letro and Francis Letro Paul and Vanda Albera Sue Fay Allen & Carl Klingenschmitt The Baird Foundation Mr. Charles Balbach The Better Buffalo Fund at the CFGB Anthony & Barbara Cassetta Carmela M. Colucci Arthur W. & Elaine I. Cryer Robert J. & Martha B. Fierle Foundation Patricia & William Frederick George and Bodil Gellman Mrs. Amy Habib-Rittling and Mr. Mark Rittling Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert Dr. and Mrs. Curtis F. Holmes Hooper Family Foundation Bonnie and Nick Hopkins Mr. Philip H. Hubbell Clement and Margot Ip J. Warren Perry & Charles Donald Perry Memorial Bruce and Gail Johnstone Roberta & Michael Joseph Mrs. Ellen T. Koessler Dr. Bradford Lewis, Ph.D. Mr.* and Mrs. Reginald B. Newman II Adam Rome and Robin Schulze Joseph & Carole Sedita Mr. and Mrs. Paul Steinwachs Scott R. and Rachel C. Stenclik Steve and Nicole Swift Gary and Katharina Szakmary The Vincent and Harriet Palisano Foundation Jack Walsh, in memory of Connie Walsh The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Donald MacDavid Charitable Trust

E Joseph And Lynne Giroux Sarah Goodyear Ms. Constance A. Greco Dr. Elisabeth Zausmer and Dr. Angel A. Gutierrez Daniel and Barbara Hart David and Eva Herer Jim Hettich David and Lucinda Hohn John J. and Maureen O. Hurley Robert and Hana Jacobi Linda Johnson Michael & Marilee Keller Mr. and Mrs.* Philip Kadet - The Linton Foundation Mr. Warren Lippa Lorinda McAndrew Voelkle Foundation Charles & Judith Manzella Stephen McCabe and Gretchen Wylegala Sandra and Dennis McCarthy Ms. Beth Mooney Frances L. Morrison Mrs. Sheila M. Nancollas Mr. and Mrs. James D. Newman Patricia Notarius/ Premier Group Marie and Jay Novello, in memory of Don and Eileen Brutvan Douglas & Laurette* Oak OSC Charitable Foundation Pappalardo Family Foundation Mrs. Michelle Parrish Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Polokoff Mr. Dennis P. Quinn Robert and Nancy Warner Memorial Fund at the FJP Lowell and Ellen Shaw Stephen and Monica Spaulding Martha and John Welte Robert and Judith Wetter

Encore Circle Concertmaster’s Circle $2,500-$4,999 $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (2) Anonymous (4) James and Linda Beardi James M. Beardsley & Ellen M. Gibson Mr. Joseph F. Casey Ms. Anne E. Conable Donald F. & Barbara L. Newman Family Foundation Michael D'Ambrosio Jennifer Dowdell Sally and Don Dussing Peter & Maria Eliopoulos Ms. JoAnn Falletta & Mr. Robert Alemany Lynne Marie Finn Judith Fisher Edward Giannino Jr

Dr. George N. Abraham Monica Angle & Samuel D. Magavern III Douglas Bean and Elisa Kreiner Ann N. Bonte The Reverend* and Mrs. Peter Bridgford Mr & Mrs John Burkholder Joanne Castellani & Michael Andriaccio Ms. Elizabeth G. Clark Conable Family Foundation Alan Dozoretz Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Easton Stephen Edge and Cynthia Swain Ms. Mary A. Ferguson Mrs. Marta Fernandez Thomas and Grace Flanagan

Beth Fleming Frederick S. & Phyllis W. Pierce Family Fund Dr. Samuel Goodloe, Jr. Dave & Katie Hayes Dr. Barbara W. Henderson Philip M. and Marion Henderson Martha & Tom Hyde Mr. James & Mrs. Diana Iglewski Edwin M. Johnston, Jr. Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation Joy Family Foundation Mr. William P. Keefer Joseph M. Kelly Mrs. S. A. Keppel Dwight King & Leslie Duggleby Susan B. Lee Steve & Sandy Levinthal Mr. Ron Luczak Sr. Beatrice Manzella William and Jane Mathias Denise Rezabek Michael and Lorrie Munschauer Mr. and Mrs. Sanford M. Nobel Dr. Thomas Nochajski Mary Jane and Walter Pawlowski Mr. Paul J. Polokoff Mrs. Susan A. Potter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Priselac, Jr. Ms. Georgeann W. Redman Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Renner David & Joan Rogers Dr. Richard J. Saab/Maureen Wilson Saab Ken Schmieder and Nancy Julian* Ronald Frank* & Anne Schneider Dr. Gilbert Schulenberg Ms. Betty J. Schultz Dr. Maxine Seller Simple Gifts Fund Dr. Joyce E. Siriann Diane & Sonny Sonnenstein Ronald Struzik Dr. Joseph R. Takats, III Garin Tomaszewski Drs. Mark and Maansi Travers Nicholas & Nicole Tzetzo Barry & Donna Winnick Gregory and Donna Yungbluth John and Deanna Zak

Bravo Circle $1,000-$2,499

Anonymous (8) Morton & Natalie Abramson Dr. and Mrs. Fred and Bonnie Albrecht JoAnne Alderfer Burtram W. & Ellen Anderson Liz & John Angelbeck Ann Holland Cohn Endowment Fund at the FJP Reverend James M. Augustyn Mr. and Mrs. Teo Balbach Mary L. and Ronald E* Banks Mr. Steve Earnhart and Mrs. Jennifer Barbee Drs. Kevin and Elizabeth Barlog

Thomas R Beecher Jr Gary & Willow Brost Tim and Mary Lou Butler Dr. and Mrs. John L. Butsch William Catto Cheryl Christie Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Cohen Dr. and Mrs. Harold G. Corwin, Jr. Patti Cosgrove Dr. Elizabeth Conant* and Ms. Camille Cox Mr. and Mrs. David Croen Jean McGarry and James F. Cunning Peter S. and Elizabeth H. Curtis Jane M D'Agostino Ian Danic Clotilde & Trey Dedecker Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. DePaolo James & Mary Frances Derby Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Detwiler Tony* & Kathy Diina Wendy Diina Duane and Nancy DiPirro Joan M. Doerr Mrs. Carol Donley Richard and Cornelia Dopkins Miriam & Peter Dow Ellen & Victor* Doyno Patricia K Duffner Edward G Eberl Elsie P. & Lucius B. McCowan Private Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kim A. Ferullo Joyce E. Fink Mr. and Mrs. Michael Flaherty Jr. Ilene and Peter Fleischmann Robert and Ruth Fleming The Honorable and Mrs. Leslie G. Foschio Ms. Margaret A. Frainier Eileen & Laurence Franz Mr. and Mrs. David Fried Sue Gardner Ms. Dolores S. Gernatt Michael and Alice Giambra Mr. and Ms. James G. Hanley Golden and Goldman Philanthropic Fund Ms. Carol A. Golder Marc J. Goldstein Dr. Susan Graham and Dr. Jon C. Kucera Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Greene Mr. and Mrs. William A. Greenman Adrienne Tworek-Gryta and Matt Gryta Mr. and Mrs. Van N. Harwood, Jr. Michele O. Heffernan & John J. Cordes Ms. Sharon M. Heim and Mr. David Wahl Carla J. Hengerer Amy & Eduardo Heumann Nancy Higgins Monte Hoffman, Niscah Koessler Mr. Paul A. Hojnacki Duncan C. Hollinger John and Janice Horn Mr. Bernhard Huber, Jr. Dr. Mildred J. Fischle* Kevin and Kelly James Thomas and Deborah Jasinski Luella H. Johnson

Craig & Debbie Joho Mr. Alex Jokipii and Ms. Shari L. McDonough Mr. and Mrs. Benoy Joseph Mr. Charles J. Kaars Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn Ms. Jennifer Kartychak Dr. Kathleen Keenan-Takagi Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Kirkpatrick Rosalind & Michael Kochmanski Carol & John* Kociela Mr. and Mrs. Jean Pierre A. Koenig Ken & Paula Koessler Bob & Liz Kolken Daniel Kosman Kenneth A. and Gretchen P. Krackow Mr.* and Mrs. Robert J. Kresse Risé & Kevin* Kulick Drs. Jeffery Lackner and Ann Marie Carosella Mr. Donald Latt Dr. John Leddy and Dr. Carmen Alvarez Catherine & Matt Lincoln Ms. Donna J. Ludwig Judy Marine Ms. Linda Marsh Randy & Diana Martinusek Ms. Elaine Mackensen May Mr. George L. Mayers Mr. and Mrs. John R. McClester Ms. Michaelene J. McFarlane Ms. Barbara Mellerski-Farkas Dr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Meyer David & Gail Miller Ms. Pennie C. Hoage Mitchell Family Philanthropic Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Montante, Sr. Anne Moot Ms. Sharon F. Mortin Robert Moskowitz and Mary McGorray Sandra Mundier Philip Nicolai and Mary Louise Hill Dr. Michael F. Noe Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Odza Mr. Gerald Pacillo Lois & Tom Pause Dr. & Mrs. Philip Penepent Richard & Karen Penfold Erin Peradotto David C Schopp and Mark J Peszko Mr. Robert S. Petersen Ms. Christye Peterson and Mr. Peter J. Grogan Gregory Photiadis and Sandy Chelnov Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Plyler Keith & Beth Podgorny Henry & Patty Porter Dr. Igor and Dr. Martina Puzanov Ted and Mary Ann Pyrak Peter & Nancy Rabinowitz Mr. & Mrs. Allan Ripley Ms. Stephanie Robb Mary Anne Rokitka Deborah Henning/Thomas Rolle

Rose H. and Leonard H. Frank Community Endowment Fund Mr. Philip Rumore Ruth and Darwin Schmitt Fund at the CFGB William and Elizabeth Savino Susan and Jeffrey Schwartz Mr. Michael B. Sexton and Dr. Sandra Sexton Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Seymour Drs. Stuart C. and Caren Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shappee Dr. Mary Ellen Shaughnessy Larry & Barbara Sherman Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sherman Charles E. and Penelope R. Shuman Philanthropic Fund Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sperrazza Mr. Gerould R. Stange Ruth & Ted Steegmann Alma and Malcolm Strachan Mr. and Mrs. David G. Strachan Jan Svec Dr. Donald G. Symer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Symons Mr. Ronald G. and Mrs. Margaret N. Talboys Susan and John Thomas Thomas J. Hanifin BPO Fund II at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Mr. Jeffrey J. Thompson Dr. Ann M. Bisantz and Dr. Albert H. Titus Lyle & Phil Toohey Dr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Vaughan Janet D. Vine Ms. Suzanne J. Voltz Dr. and Mrs. P.K. Wallace Nellie B. Warner Endowment Fund William & Valerie Warren William Weiss Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Wiesen William & Ida Christie Fund for Music Wayne* & Janet Wisbaum Paul M. Wos Arden and Julie Wrisley The Yadzinski Family Cynthia Zane & Stephen Mazurak Mr. Paul Zarembka Ms. Barbara M. Ziegler Dr. Gregory Castiglia & Dr. Valerie Zingapan Drs. Bill Ziter & Cathy Gogan C. Richard and Joyce T. Zobel

Crescendo $500-$999

Anonymous (4) Ms. Gail Adema Eileen M. & Erik S. Anderson Susan Baird Bradford Banks Karen A. Barbee Mr. Richard C. Batt Mark & Debbie Bauer Henry E. and Susan W. Beamer

Endowment Fund at CFGB Mr. Donald M. Behr Benjamin and Lila Obletz Endowment Fund Ms. Elizabeth S. Bennett and Ms. Marietta T. Lorenzo Ms. Linda M. Betzer Peg Beyer Alice F. Bird Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Bisson Derek & Laura Brann Mr. James A. Brophy, Jr. Bruce and Jill Brown Mr. & Mrs. William Brucker Ms. Bette J. Brunish R. R. Bujnicki Mr. & Mrs. David Bullions Dr. Barbara B. Bunker Mr. & Mrs. Dean & Patricia Burgstahler Mr. and Ms. Randall Burkard Dr. Mireya B. Camurati Joseph and Susan Cardamone Janet M. Casagrande Jerry* & Barbara Castiglia Miss Victoria A. Christopher Emmy Lou Churchill Mr. Michael Charles Cimasi Ruth C. Cisek Collins Charitable Foundation Ginger and Gordon* Comstock Bob and Susan Conklin John and Patricia Connolly Mrs. Donanne S. Coovert Andrea and Don Copley Thomas and Elizabeth Cowley Dr. and Mrs. John Coyne Croucher - Fletcher Charitable Fund Ms. Ellen J. Daly Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dannhauser Mr. and Mrs. David Day Roger and Roberta Dayer Dr.* and Mrs. David C. Dean Dr. Juan F. de Rosas Jonathan Dewald Julie Klotzbach and Gary Diamond Nicholas and Lusyd Kourides Mr. David T. Duff Robert G Dunford Drs. Philip Dvoretsky & Linda Ludwig Mr. Edward Eardley Amy P. Early M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Efron Marla Eglowstein Dr. Sanford H. Eisen Mr. and Mrs. K. Wiedenhaupt Dr. Richard S. Elman and Dr, Nora MeaneyElman Mr. and Mrs. Warren E. Emblidge, Jr. Joan Michael Eschner Mr. Francis E. Evans Mr. and Mrs. James S. Fanning Dr. W. Ferguson Paul & Karen Ferington Denise Ferkey and Jeffrey Swaluk Mrs. Judith Ferrentino Mr. and Mrs. Karl D. Fiebelkorn Michael R. Fiels & Mary T. Ricotta

Edward J. Fine Dawn & John Fischer Edward* and Cynthia Fisher Dr. Peter Fletcher Rita A. Forman Howard and Laurie Foster Maryann Saccomando Freedman Patricia B. Frey, Ed.D. Rick Friend John Fudyma and Sarah Fallon Mrs. Joanne Gaffin Rev. David M. Gallivan Theodore & Joan* Geier Jeffrey & Norma Gentner Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. Glaser Mr. Otis Glover Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Grace George and Cecelia Grasser Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Greenlee Ms. Jane Griffin Mark and Lora Grinder kenneth w gross Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gurney Marjorie K Hamilton Martha Haseley David Hays Dr. and Mrs. Reid R. Heffner, Jr. Dr. Theodore Herman and Ms. Judith Ann Cohen Ms. Olive Marie Hewett Richard and Laura Hill Dr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Hinds, III James & Eileen Hoffman Mr. Raymond and Mrs. Virginia Hohl Mr. & Mrs. Paul Homer Michael Huber Scott and Alyssa Hunt Yasushi Innami Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Jacobs Dr. Thomas A. Jambro William & Genevieve James Mrs. Cathleen Jeffers Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Jennings David & Joan Kernan Claire E. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson Drs. Richard and Barbara Jurasek Dr. Faye Justicia-Linde Nathan Kahn Theresa Kazmierczak Jane and John Kearns Kathie A. Keller Milton Kicklighter Verna Kieffer Mr. and Mrs. Scott King Juliet E. Kline Robert and Barbara Klocke Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Koppmann Deborah Raiken & Charles Korn George Kotlewski Leslie and James Kramer Ms. Rosemary Kuca and Mr. Kevin J. Hagerty Joan Kuhn Dr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Lanighan Mr. and Dr. John M. Laping Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lasure

Paul and Jane Lehman Msgr. Fred Leising Fern & Joel Levin Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Levy Dorothy M. Lien Christopher Lightcap Drs. David B. and Madeline A. Lillie Catherine & Matt Lincoln Howard and Lorna Lippes Joel & Andree Lippes Dr. Thomas & Donna Lombardo Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Lubick Karen Magee Ms. Maria Malaniak Robert & Elsie Martino Philip and Jane McCarthy Mr. Scott W. McCone Claire Miller McGowan Louise McGrath Michael and Lucille Melton Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Miller Mr. John E. Milner Dr. and Mrs. Herman S. Mogavero, Jr. Robert and Nancy Morey Sandra G. Morrison Gary and Carolyn Mucci JFF and JFFLabs Russell A. Newbert Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Nice Christa* and Jim Nolan Howard Noonan Susan D. Nusbaum Tim O'Brien Fund at the FJC Bernard & Linda O'Donnell Ann C. Pappalardo Eleanor & Tony Paterson

Laurence & Sylvia Paul Mr. Rick Paulson Jo Anne Brocklehurst Rodney P. Pierce Karen L. Podd James and Nancy Poole Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Pranikoff John & Betty Preble Joseph and Pamela Priest Charles and Joanne Privitera Ms. Carol Dean Privitera Scott Propeack and Heidi Freedman Patrick J. Rankin Mr. Alex J. Ratkowski Martha J. Reddout Mrs. Kathrin Reid Randolph & Cathy Ritz Mrs. Susan C. Robinson Ms. Elizabeth S. Rundle Revs. Melody and Rodney Rutherford Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Schaefer Dr. William L Scheider Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Schintzius Mr. and Mrs. John H. Schlegel John & Connor Cardot-Schloop Paul J. Schulz Eleanor Scott Miss Louise E. Seereiter Mary Anne Seifert Henry & Tricia Semmelhack Mr. Joseph A. Shifflett Peter Siedlecki & Lynnette Mende Mr. and Mrs. Roger T. Sieracki Edward & Elizabeth Simmons Mr. Jeremy Smith Lynne G. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sodaro Mr. Brad Stahlka Dr. Rabie N. Stephan and Dr. Eugena B. Stephan James and Karen Stephenson Stephen Still Mr. Edwin F. Stohrer, Jr. Marilyn & Irving Sultz Ms. Mary J. Syrek Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Szymkowiak Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Thompson Dr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Tomasi Mr. Guido A. Tomassi Sheila Trossman Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Turkovich Frederick D. Turner John H. Twist, D.D.S. Mary K. Twist Mrs. Ilona Tylwalk Chris and Kathy Tzetzo Charitable Fund Susan & Ron Uba Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Van Nortwick Mr. William Vosteen Ms. Suzanne Sheard-Walsh Karen Wehn Norman and Carole Weingarten Ms. Marlene A. Werner Bud and Sandy Whistler Pierre Williot MD Mr. Martin Wolpin Quinn & Jewell Wright Ms. Kelly Ann Wright Mr.* and Mrs. James C. Yuhnke Mr. Bryan Zielenieski

TRIBUTE REGISTRY

You can celebrate a significant occasion, remember a loved one, or recognize someone special with an honor or memorial gift to the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. These gifts were received between September 14, 2021 and October 21, 2021.

In Honor of Ann L. Hazel Mr. David Glassmire JoAnn Falletta Sherry and Tom Knowles

In Memory of

Corstiaan Brass Artesia Plastic Surgery Marguerite Bukowski Anonymous Andrea Beeman Ms. Susan Burns CRDH Members Ms. Colleen Donley Dr. and Mrs. William J. Howard Hal P. Kingsley Mrs. Gloria B. Lumsden Dr. William J. Mangan Ms. Karen L. Mathews Ms. Lois Miller Jane Mogavero and Peter Herman

John Collyer Carolyn Robinson Nancy Higgins Margaret B Higgins Virginia Calkins The Buyer Family Mr. and Mrs. Newton Rose Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew Sullivan William J. Coughlin Michael R. Fiels Family John Esty Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Symons Mary Flickinger Mrs. Irene E. Metzger Joseph Podgorski and Margaret Sullivan Fero and Nancy Sadeghian

Sister Jean Marie Leuer, SSMN Sister Regina Murphy

Claire Gareleck Marilyn & Irving Sultz Mary Ellen Hager Christine Gibbons Jesse Kregal Ms. Marilyn Gallivan Marilynn Kregal Ms. Mary Lynn Acee Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert Ms. Jeri Meacham Donald J. Krentz Mr. and Mrs. John C. Tracy Sally Roy Moehlau Dr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Tomasi

Florence L. Ruszaj Ms. Patricia Igielinski Ms. Michele Patti Kasimor Max and Mary Maxey Luigi Tomassi Mr. Guido A. Tomassi Dominic Trapani John A. Edens Constance Shepard Walsh Mr. and Mrs. David M. Sisson Helen Weiksnar Anonymous

April N.M. Baskin, Chair Lisa Chimera John J. Gilmour Christopher D. Greene Kevin R. Hardwick Howard J. Johnson, Jr. Joseph C. Lorigo Timothy Meyers John J. MIlls Frank J. Todaro Jeanne M. Vinal

GOVERNMENT

Council Member Joel Feroleto; Mitch Nowakowski; Christopher Scanlon; David Rivera; Crystal Peoples-Stokes; and Ulysees Wingo, Sr.

The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature

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PLANNED GIVING

Musical Heritage Society

We are pleased to list the current members herein because they have realized the importance of “the gift that keeps giving.” Each of these individuals or couples have made provisions for a contribution to the BPO in their estate plans and while there are many different methods, the most common is by adding the BPO as a beneficiary in one’s will. Anonymous (4) Angelo & Carol Fatta Mrs. Frederick S. Pierce Charlotte C. Acer Marion Fay Edwin Polokoff Elizabeth & John Angelbeck Dr. Mildred J. Fischle* Susan Potter Rita Argen Auerbach Judith & John* Fisher Dennis Quinn Charles Balbach Marjorie* and William Gardner Virginia Ann Quinn Jennifer Barbee Richard E. Garman* Donald M. Behr & Samuel E. Edward N. Giannino, Jr. Evelyn Joyce Ramsdell Lolinger* Mr. George Eagan Ginther Sally Rohrdanz* The Reverend and Mr. & Mrs. Byron R. Goldman Sylvia L. Rosen Mrs. Peter W. Bridgford* Ms. Constance A. Greco John and Susan Rowles James A. Brophy & Fraser B. Drew* Susan J. Grelick Nancy E. Ryther* Daniel R. Burch Gordon* & Gretchen Gross Anthony J. Cassetta Peter Hall & M.E. O'Leary Paul and Gerda Sanio The Joanne Castellani and Marion Hanson* Kenneth Schmieder, Michael Andriaccio Charitable Trust Margaret W. Henry In memory of Nancy L. Julian Barbara & Jerry* Castiglia Mr. & Mrs. George G. Herbert Gilbert Schulenberg Gerard and Rachel Catalano Monte & Cheryl* Hoffman Betty J. Schultz Cheryl I. Christie Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr.* Ida Christie* Philip H. Hubbell Catherine F. Schweitzer Victoria A. Christopher in memory of Jayne T. Hubbell Joseph and Carole Sedita In honor of JoAnn Falletta and Paul A. Imbert Roger & Joan Simon Donald McCrorey Robert and Hana Jacobi Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Skerker Dr. Sebastian and Mrs. Marilyn Bruce and Gail Johnstone Dennis M. Smolarek Ciancio Theresa Kazmierczak Louis & Ann Louise Ciminelli Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn Jane Snowden* Ms. Elizabeth G. Clark Kathleen Keenan-Takagi Monica and Steve Spaulding Mr.* & Mrs.* William M. Clarkson The Herbert & Ella Knight Harriet Stewart* Mary E. Clemesha* Family Charitable Fund David D. Stout & Ruth Cohan* Rosalind and Michael Kochmanski Janet E. Popp Stout Mrs. George Cohn Dr. Merrily Kuhn and Mr. James Anne Conable Kulwicki Gerald R. Strauss Dr. Elizabeth Conant Norma Jean Lamb* Sue W. Strauss Ellen Todd Cooper Eric E. & Ruth F. Lansing Cecelia Tachok* Rev. Raymond G. Corbin Mr. * & Mrs. * Wilfred J. Larson Nancy B. Thomas Marilyn R. Cornelius Kalista S. Lehrer* Therese M. Vita Dr. Sharon F. Cramer and Steve & Sandy Levinthal Mr. Leslie R. Morris* Bradford Lewis, PhD Jim and Michal Wadsworth, in honor of the BPO Viola Section Gerald & Barbara Lipa as trustees of the Mulroy, Sandra B. Cumming Francie D. & Joel N. Lippman Heath and Colby Foundations Beverly Davies Marie Marshall* Dr. Bernard D. Wakefield* Clarence Davis, Jr.* Mr.* & Mrs. J. A. Mattern Mrs. Robert Warner* Mrs. Roberta Dayer Sandra and Dennis McCarthy Tim DiCarlo Michael and Lorrie Munschauer Marjorie W. Watson Mr.* and Mrs. Anthony N. Diina Donna & Leo Nalbach Dorothy Westhafer* Charles* & Nancy* Dowdell Rev. Russell A. Newbert Wayne* & Janet Wisbaum Ellen & Victor* Doyno Drs. Howard & Karen Noonan Elizabeth Ann Withrow Sarah & Donald Dussing Robert & Marion North Fund Jeanne C. Eaton* Mr.* and Mrs.* J. Milton Zeckhauser George F. Phillips, Jr.* *deceased

Trusts

Anonymous AJL Fund Lawrence M. Appleby Fund at the CFGB Cameron Baird Fund Benderson BPO Endowment Fund Virgil A. and Margaret L. Black Memorial Fund Philip & Joyce Celniker Fund Irwin H. Cheskin Fund at the CFGB Mildred Bork Conners & Joseph E. Conners Fund Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc. Endowment Fund Grace Neff Daniels Memorial Anne Catt Filer Fund at the CFGB

Howard F. Gondree Fund Joan Hetzelt Hanifin Memorial Fund D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone Fund at the CFGB The Herbert & Ella Knight Family Charitable Fund John and Carol Kociela Fund at the CFGB Janet K. Larkin & John D. Larkin III Fund Albert H. Laub Bequest Donald I. MacDavid Charitable Trust Marie A. Marshall Fund MPZ Endowment Fund Benjamin and Lila Obletz Endowment Fund Mary Louise Olmsted Fund

Susan Harvey Prentis Fund Margaret Frank Rofot Charitable Lead Trust Natalie Kubera Roth Fund Martin and Barbara Schechtman Charitable Remainder Unitrust William Kenneth Schmitt Fund Dr. & Mrs. Roy E. Seibel Philanthropic Fund Joseph and Loretta Swart Fund Nellie B. Warner Endowment Fund Charlotte Potter Whitcher Trust

To ensure your wishes are carried on for the BPO for generations to come, you may call Guy Tomassi (716) 242-7821 for more information. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra endorses the LEAVE A LEGACY® WESTERN NEW YORK program, an initiative of the WNY Planned Giving Consortium and a public awareness campaign of the National Committee on Planned Giving.

BPO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Administration

Finance

President & Executive Director

Diana Martinusek

Vice President, Finance & Administration

Development

Jacqueline Henry

Associate Executive Director & Vice President, Development

Susan Hill

Associate Director of Development

Andrea Bickford

Daniel Hart

Executive Assistant

Kevin James

Sales and Patron Services

Nicole M. Bodemer

Jennifer Colwell

Adam Cady

Senior Manager of Patron Services

Associate Director of Finance

Jennifer Barbee Mindy Takacs Eli Campbell

Special Events Coordinator

Finance/Accounts Payable Associate Payroll and HR/ Benefits Administrator

Finance Assistant

Katie Bates Johnson

Marketing

Holly Johnson

Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Annual Fund Manager

Grant and Corporate Relations Coordinator

Guy Tomassi

Patron Services Supervisor

Patrick O’Herron

AndréeRenée Simpson Marketing Manager

Patron Services Representatives Anne Boucher Bethany Erhardt Edward Lonergan Amy Sturmer

Kleinhans Music Hall Staff Reneé Radzavich

Building Services Coordinator

Michael Cassidy Chief Engineer

Major and Planned Gifts Officer

Kelcie Hanaka

Dennis Nawojski

Development Assistant

Cary Michael Trout

Alister Bouvart

Jordan Walker

Digital Marketing Manager Graphic Designer/Consultant

Education and Mikaela Huber Community Engagement Marketing Assistant Robin Parkinson,

Vice President, Education & Community Engagement

Rachael Pudlewski Education Manager

Concessions Manager Parking & Set Up Supervisor

Operations Alison Bolton

Vice President, Artistic & Orchestra Operations

Brian Seibel

Event Manager

Connor Schloop

Operations Manager

Sarah Lewandowski

Orchestra Personnel Manager

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Audience Services Manager

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PATRON INFORMATION WHAT TO KNOW AT THE BPO • Kleinhans Music Hall will open 90 minutes before a concert’s scheduled start, or earlier depending on pre-concert activities. • Special assistance in the areas of parking, seating, and hearing will be accommodated to the best of our ability. Please contact the Box Office ahead of your visit. -Options are available for patrons using mobility aids or requesting a wheelchair accessible location and accompanying companion seating. -Hearing Assistance Devices are available at the coat check. -Please note: there is no elevator to the balcony level. • It is strictly forbidden to record, photograph, or film during a performance in the Main Auditorium. Photography is permitted in the hall before and after concerts. • Late arrivals will be seated at the first suitable break or at intermission. Late seating may not be in the purchased section. • Security staff is available at all times, and an EMT is on site for all concerts and performances. Please notify an usher or staff member if there is a medical or security need. • Kleinhans Music Hall maintains a smoke-free environment. • All programs and artists are subject to change without notice. • Sorry, no refunds or exchanges on single ticket purchases.

Shuttle Service and BPO Preferred Restaurants

BPO Parking at Kleinhans $8 evening and Sunday performances; $5 Coffee concerts and BPO Kids performances.

FREE Park and Ride Shuttle (SELECT Saturdays)

Shuttle service begins at 6pm and ends 30 minutes after the conclusion of the concert.

• D’Youville College Lot D, 430 West Avenue between Connecticut & Porter Ave, 14213 (SELECT Saturday performances only) • BPO Clement House Lot, 786 Delaware Avenue corner of Summer Street, 14209 (SELECT Saturday performances only) Shuttle service is only available for SELECT dates. Please join our email club at bpo.org or call the Box Office for updated information. SALVATORE’S SYMPHONY SHUTTLE Saturday Nights $15 per person, leaving promptly at 6:30pm from the rear of the lot near the water tower, 6461 Transit Rd. and Genesee St. in Depew. Call the reservation hotline at (716) 885-5000 and select “shuttle” option to reserve your place, or reserve online at bpo.org MARCATO by Oliver’s at Kleinhans Music Hall A new concept for fine dining on Kleinhans Lower Level. For more information or to make reservations, call (716) 877-9662. SALVATORE’S ITALIAN GARDENS 6461 Transit Rd. and Genesee St. in Depew. Call (716) 683-7990 for dinner reservations. Dinner and shuttle sold separately.

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BPO 2021-2022 Season: Program Book 3

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