BPO 2019-2020 Season: Program Book 3 by Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

TABLE OF CONTENTS | DECEMBER 7 – DECEMBER 22 BPO Board of Trustees/BPO Foundation Board Directors

BPO Musician Roster

Classical Sax

Home Alone in Concert

JoAnn’s Classical Christmas

Jingle Bell Jam

John Morris Russell’s Holiday Pops

Spotlight on Sponsors

Sponsor a Musician

Annual Fund

Patron Information

M&T Bank Classics Series December 7 and 8 December 11

M&T Bank Classics Series December 13 and 14

BlueCross BlueShield BPO Kids Series December 15 BPO Pops Series December 19 through 22

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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR Greetings BPO fans! It is really hard to believe we are already in December and at the end of the 2019 calendar year. As we all scramble to make Holiday plans with friends and family, we are so glad you are here with us to celebrate the season with great music. You can easily see from the contents of this program guide that December is a very busy month for our musicians. The BPO will perform 18 concerts from Thanksgiving through Christmas, and will reach over 21,000 people. Again, the breadth and diversity of programming is very impressive. It is an exciting time of year for us. It is also an important time of year for giving, and the BPO, like all orchestras, derives nearly 66% of its operating income/revenue from charitable contributions. This year, the BPO has a $3.9 million goal for its Annual Fund, which consists ofÂ individual, corporate, and foundation gifts. The orchestra means so much to Carolyn and myself that we will match each new or increased gift to the BPO, dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000 by December 31. You may donate online by visiting bpo.org or by calling (716) 885-0331. Please know that no gift is too large or small. We are so grateful for your incredible support of our BPO throughout the year and appreciate your consideration of a gift. All of us associated with the BPO wish you a wonderful holiday season and a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2020! Sincerely,

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

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA BOARD OF TRUSTEES 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* Otis N. Glover Amy Habib Rittling Daniel Hart* Jim Hettich Mark Hodges †

Monte Hoffman † James Iglewski William Keefer Ronald Luczak William Maggio Anna Mattix † Alex Montante Douglas Moreland Allan C. Ripley* Casimiro D. Rodriguez, Sr. Rev. Melody I. Rutherford Diana Sachs†

Robin G. Schulze, Ph.D Joseph Sedita Loren Silvertrust* Karen Sperrazza Christine Standish Stephen T. Swift, Immediate Past Chair* 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 & Secretary

Karen Arrison John Collins Michael Munschauer

Bob Skerker Michael Wurst John Yurtchuk

JOANN FALLETTA MUSIC DIRECTOR Angelo and Carol Fatta Endowed Chair Grammy-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center, and Artistic Adviser of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Falletta has guest conducted over one hundred orchestras in North America, and many of the most prominent orchestras in Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. In 2019-20 she will guest conduct orchestras in Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, and across the US. Upon her appointment as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Falletta became the first woman to lead a major American ensemble. Celebrating her 20th anniversary with the Buffalo Philharmonic last season, she has been credited with bringing the Philharmonic to an unprecedented level of national and international prominence. In 2018, the BPO made their first international tour in three decades, to perform at Warsaw’s prestigious Beethoven Easter Festival, where Falletta made history as the first American woman conductor to lead an orchestra at the Festival. With a discography of over 115 titles, JoAnn is a leading recording artist for Naxos. In 2019, JoAnn won her first individual Grammy Award as conductor of the London Symphony for Spiritualist by Kenneth Fuchs. Her Naxos recording with the BPO of John Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan received two Grammys in 2008. Falletta is a member of the 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. In March 2019, JoAnn was named Performance Today’s 2019 Classical Woman of The Year. She received her undergraduate degree from the Mannes School of Music, and her master’s and doctorate degrees from The Juilliard School. When not on the podium, JoAnn enjoys writing, cycling, yoga, and is an avid reader. For more information, visit www.joannfalletta.com.

JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR A master of American musical style, John Morris Russell has devoted himself to redefining the American orchestral experience. For the past four years he has been Principal Pops Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, following in the footsteps of Marvin Hamlisch and Doc Severinsen. He is in his ninth year as conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and is also Music Director of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina. Mr. Russell’s recent collaborations around the world include Aretha Franklin, Emanuel Ax, Amy Grant and Vince Gill, Garrick Ohlsson, Rhiannon Giddens, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jon Kimura Parker, Ann Hampton Callaway, Michael McDonald, Cho-Liang Lin, Sutton Foster, George Takei, Megan Hilty, Ranky-Tanky, Steve Martin, Edie Brickell and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Over the Rhine, Brian Wilson, and Leslie Odom, Jr. As a guest conductor, Mr. Russell has worked with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, the Boston Pops, New York Pops, and the National Symphony of Washington, D.C., to name just a few. John Morris Russell is widely considered one of North America’s leaders in orchestral educational programming. From 1997 to 2009 he helped develop and conducted the LinkUP! educational concert series at Carnegie Hall, the oldest and most celebrated series of its kind, created by Walter Damrosch in 1891 and made famous by Leonard Bernstein. John Morris Russell earned degrees from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles and Williams College in Massachusetts, and has 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, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Jaman E. Dunn is an African American orchestral conductor of classical and film music. He currently holds the positions of Assistant Conductor, Community Engagement with the Buffalo Philharmonic, and Interim Music Director of the Buffalo Master Chorale. 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. During his time at Ohio State, Mr. Dunn founded and conducted the Buckeye Philharmonic Orchestra, which is the university’s only completely student run orchestra. Mr. Dunn also earned his Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting, under the instruction of Maestro Bruce Hangen at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. While at the Boston Conservatory, he led the Conductor’s Orchestra, assisted the Boston Conservatory Orchestra, and conducted the Boston Conservatory Orchestra in Copland’s Billy the Kid. Other conducting activities included forming an ad-hoc orchestra and performing three concerts, premiering pieces on student composer recitals, and conducting the Berklee Boston Conservatory Recording Orchestra. Vocally, Mr. Dunn has performed throughout the Midwest and Northeast in both oratorio and operatic repertoire, including works of Handel, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Verdi, and Orff, among others. In a professional capacity, he hopes to raise awareness for 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 48 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 Bob Skerker, chair; Karen Arrison; Cindy Abbott Letro; Jeremy Oczek, secretary and treasurer; Stephanie Simon, 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, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FIRST VIOLIN

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

SECOND VIOLIN

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

VIOLA

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

CELLO

Roman Mekinulov principal Jane D. Baird Endowed Chair Feng Hew assoc. principal Nancy Anderson Monte Hoffman1 (L) Robert Hausmann David Schmude Amelie Fradette

BASS

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

FLUTE

Christine Lynn Bailey principal Linda Greene Natalie Debikey Scanio

PICCOLO

Natalie Debikey Scanio

OBOE

Henry Ward principal Joshua Lauretig Anna Mattix

ENGLISH HORN

Anna Mattix

CLARINET

William Amsel principal Patti DiLutis Salvatore Andolina

E-FLAT CLARINET

Patti DiLutis

BASS CLARINET AND SAXOPHONE

Salvatore Andolina

BASSOON

Glenn Einschlag principal Hunter Gordon* Martha Malkiewicz

CONTRABASSOON

Jay Matthews Daniel Sweeley

TRUMPET

Alex Jokipii principal Geoffrey Hardcastle Philip Christner

TROMBONE

Jonathan Lombardo2 principal Timothy Smith

BASS TROMBONE

Filipe Pereira

TUBA

Don Harry principal

TIMPANI

Matthew Bassett principal Dinesh Joseph assistant principal

PERCUSSION

Mark Hodges principal Dinesh Joseph

HARP

Cheryl Losey-Feder principal

MUSIC LIBRARY

Patricia Kimball principal librarian Travis Hendra associate principal librarian

STAGE MANAGERS

Richard George Master Property Person IATSE Local 10 Charles Gill Assistant Property Person IATSE Local 10

Martha Malkiewicz

FRENCH HORN

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

Chair dedicated to the memory of Maer Bunis

Chair dedicated to the memory of Scott Parkinson

* Temporary Appointment

(L) Leave of Absence

Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:00 PM Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 2:30 PM

Classics Series

CLASSICAL SAX Thomas Wilkins, conductor Timothy McAllister, alto saxophone ROSSINI / McAlister La Gazza Ladra Overture

KENNETH FUCHS Rush Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra Evening Morning Timothy McAllister, alto saxophone GLAZUNOV Concerto in E-flat major for Saxophone and String Orchestra, Op.109 Allegro moderato Andante sostenuto Allegro Timothy McAllister, alto saxophone

INTERMISSION

GEORGE WALKER

Lyric for Strings

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op.90, “Italian” I. Allegro vivace II. Andante con moto III. Con moto moderato IV. Saltarello: Presto

Learn about this program from the conductor and guest artists at Musically Speaking, one hour prior to the start of Saturday’s concert.

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THOMAS WILKINS, CONDUCTOR Thomas Wilkins is Music Director of the Omaha Symphony. Additionally, he is Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Boston Symphony’s Artistic Advisor, Education and Community Engagement, and holds Indiana University’s Henry A. Upper chair of Orchestral Conducting. Past positions have included resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony and Florida Orchestra (Tampa Bay), and associate conductor of the Richmond (VA) Symphony. He also has served on the music faculties of North Park University (Chicago), the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Following his highly successful first season with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Globe named him among the “Best People and Ideas of 2011.” In 2014, Wilkins received the prestigious “Outstanding Artist” award at the Nebraska Governor’s Arts Awards, for his significant contribution to music in the state. And in 2018 he received the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society conferred by Boston’s Longy School of Music. During his conducting career, he has led many orchestras throughout the United States and abroad; in 2019 his engagements include returns to the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, DC. His commitment to community has been demonstrated by his participation on several boards of directors in Omaha, Tampa Bay, and St. Petersburg, FL. Currently he serves as chairman of the board for the Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund and as national ambassador for the non-profit World Pediatric Project headquartered in Richmond, VA, which provides children throughout Central America and the Caribbean with critical surgical and diagnostic care. A native of Norfolk, VA, Thomas Wilkins is a graduate of the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He and his wife Sheri-Lee, are the proud parents of twin daughters, Erica and Nicole.

TIMOTHY MCALLISTER, ALTO SAXOPHONE Acclaimed saxophonist Timothy McAllister is one of today’s premier wind soloists, a member of the renowned PRISM Quartet, and a champion of contemporary music credited with over forty recordings and two hundred premières of new compositions by eminent and emerging composers worldwide. McAllister has appeared with more than forty of the world’s most prominent orchestras and ensembles in over twenty countries, and he has the distinction of being the second saxophone soloist to appear in the 125-year history of the BBC London Proms concerts.

He is featured on three GRAMMY® Award-winning recordings of the music of John Adams, Gavin Bryars, and Kenneth Fuch, and his recordings of Kenneth Fuch’s on Nonesuch, ECM, and Naxos, respectively, and also appears on the AUR, Albany, Berlin Philharmonic Recordings, Centaur, Equilibrium, Innova, Naxos, New Focus, New Dynamic, Parma, Soundset, Stradivarius, Summit, and XAS/Naxos labels. His recordings of Kenneth Fuchs’s Saxophone Concerto “Rush” with JoAnn Falletta and the London Symphony Orchestra and John Adams’s “City Noir” with the Berlin Philharmonic both appeared on 2019 GRAMMY® Nominated albums, with the Fuchs winning for “Best Classical Compendium.” Recent performances included the China Premiere of John Adams’s Saxophone Concerto (written expressly for McAllister) with the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Belgium Premiere of Guillaume Connesson’s Saxophone Concerto “A Kind of Trane” under Stéphane Denève and the Brussels Philharmonic, recorded for Deutsche Grammophon. In addition to these debut appearances with the Buffalo Philharmonic, his solo engagements in 2019-20 include the Seattle Symphony, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, and the New York Philharmonic. A revered teacher of his instrument, McAllister is Professor of Saxophone at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. For complete information, see: www.timothymcallister.com.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW I am delighted to welcome three of my dear friends to the Buffalo Philharmonic this weekend. Conductor Thomas Wilkins grew up in Norfolk (home of the Virginia Symphony) and has been a dear colleague- and is a superb conductor. His program brings one of the greatest classical saxophone players to our stage- the amazing Tim McAllister- performing a piece written by my Juilliard colleague Ken Fuchs (the recording of Ken’s work with Tim as soloist won the GRAMMY this year!). Thom brings some beloved favorites as well- Mendelssohn’s brilliant Italian Symphony and Rossini’s spirited Thieving Magpie. George Walker’s Lyric for Strings may be a new discovery for many of you- an absolute beauty you will never forget.

PROGRAM NOTES

Gioacchino Rossini

Italian composer born: 29 February 1792, Pesaro died: 13 November 1868, Passy, France

Overture to La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) First performed on the BPO Classics series on March 5, 1936, conducted by Lajos Shuk; Most recently performed on February 23, 2008, conducted by Robert Franz; duration: 10 minutes Gioacchino Rossini is widely credited as the inventor of the florid style of singing known as bel canto - a lyrical craft he demonstrated in operas like The Barber of Seville, Semiramide, William Tell and La gazza ladra of 1817. Though his other works are less well-known, Rossini also scored oratorios, cantatas, chamber music and hundreds of incidental pieces for the piano. But oddly, at the age of 37 - famous, wealthy, and a bon vivant of Parisian society - Rossini inexplicably retired from the composition of opera. The remaining 39 years of his life were spent as a high-profile celebrity, welcome in all circles as ‘Monsieur Crescendo,’ a calling-card he heartily enjoyed.

In two acts, La gazza ladra is based on the French melodrama La pie voleuse (The thieving magpie), written in 1815 by J.M.T Baudouin d’Aubigny and LouisCharles Caigniez. The play poked fun at the vanities of high society vis-à-vis the lower classes - a very entertaining topic in much of Europe during the later 18th and early 19th centuries. In Italian the title represents “La ragazza ladra” which translates into ‘The thieving young girl’. The story in sum: Young and lovely, the servant-girl Ninetta works in a land-owner’s villa as a simple maid. Ninetta is secretly in love with the land-owner’s son, the handsome soldier Giannetta, who is returning safe and sound from battle. But during an outdoor banquet, a silver fork and spoon are suddenly missing - presumed stolen. When a magpie swoops over the scene and sings Ninetta’s name, the poor girl is accused and disgraced. The caste system requires her to stand trial (in truth, Ninetta had repulsed the amorous advances of the boorish town Mayor) and she is summarily sentenced to death. During the procession to the gallows the magpie is seen stealing a coin. The bird is chased to its nest in the

church belfry where the missing silver spoon and fork are discovered. The news reaches the procession in the nick of time to save Ninetta.

1987. Fuchs’ significant composition teachers included Milton Babbitt, David Diamond, Vincent Persichetti, and David Del Tredici, among others.

The showcase Overture to La Gazza Ladra begins with a bright drum roll and march of jubilation. In turn follow all sorts of light melodic snippets which convey the quasi-madness and humor of the circumstances. With Rossini’s singular gift for zesty tunes and peppered colors on the fly, we can sense droll mischief on the way, as a magpie wings lightly overhead. Brilliant..!

Fuchs’ numerous original scores include music for orchestra, band, voice, chorus, and various chamber ensembles. Moreover, his diverse works have been widely recorded and acclaimed, with a 2018 GRAMMY® award for Best Classical Compendium with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta. Kenneth Fuchs currently serves as Professor of Composition at the University of Connecticut.

Kenneth Fuchs

American composer and educator born: July 1, 1956, Dumont, NJ

About his overall approach to composition Kenneth Fuchs remarks:

Rush - Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra Evening Morning

“My music communicates emotions with clearly articulated gestures that can be understood on first hearing. My compositions for orchestra, voice, chorus, soloists, and chamber ensembles are lyrical and developed with counterpoint and innovative formal structures. The optimistic vigor and stylistic elements of the mid-20thcentury American Symphonic School continue to inspire me.”

These are the first performances of this work on the Classics series; duration 15 minutes Kenneth Fuchs began his life in music at age 10 when he began singing in church and school choirs. The composer remarks: “I believe that all composition is a vocal utterance - no matter what the instrument - and the experience of vocalizing sounds at a young age was seminal to my musical development.” During his high school years Fuchs won an award for an original score for concert band, after which he admits: “I was hooked on composition.” Fuchs went on to pursue a Bachelor of Music degree in composition from the University of Miami, followed by his enrollment at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, from which he earned a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in

With regard to his saxophone concerto, the composer notes: “Rush - Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra was commissioned by Ryan Janus, then principal saxophonist of the United States Air Force Academy Band (located at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs), and a consortium of thirty-seven saxophonists and ensemble conductors throughout the United States. Mr. Janus is an expert classical and jazz musician and through his commissioning projects has formed several consortia to support the creation of saxophone concerti by leading composers.

“Rush, composed in versions for both orchestra and band, is composed in two movements, each about seven minutes in duration, connected by an extended cadenza for the saxophone soloist. “The first movement (Evening), which begins with a short cadenza that introduces the thematic material of the work, is a rhapsodic Adagietto with transparent textures. The second movement (Morning), which begins with an extended cadenza that introduces blue notes into the harmonic language, is cast in the form of a jazzinflected passacaglia. The full ensemble begins the Allegro section with a series of syncopated chords. The soloist then intones the passacaglia theme proper. The ensemble interjects a series of syncopated chords, and the soloist then intones the passacaglia theme. The ensemble takes up the theme and with the soloist weaves an elaborate tapestry of ten variations based on the theme and the syncopated chords. The soloist concludes the concerto with a bravura display. Rush was composed from December 2011 through June 2012 in Mansfield Center, Connecticut.

Aleksandr Glazunov

Russian composer born: 10 August 1865, St. Petersburg died: 21 March 1936, Paris

Concerto for Saxophone and Strings in E-flat major, Op.109 Allegro moderato Andante sostenuto Allegro These are the first performances of this work on the Classics series; duration 13 minutes Glazounov was just 15 years of age when he began serious study with Rimsky-Korsakoff. Within two years

he completed his first symphony and followed quickly with quartets, overtures and the symphonic poem Stenka Razin. In turn he began to absorb the modes and styles of Western Europe, in particular those of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt. By his midthirties he had already scored several of his best-known works, including symphonies Nos. 4, 5 and 6, and the very successful ballets Raymonda, Ruses d’amour and The Seasons. After composing his revered Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in 1904, Glazounov assumed a heavy administrative load as the head of the Conservatory at St. Petersburg. He remained at his post even through the great Revolution of 1917, continuing until 1928 after which time he emigrated to France, where he found a generous welcome in the artistic milieu of Paris. The story of Glazounov’s Concerto for Saxophone begins with the genius of Adolphe Sax, who invented the saxophone in 1840. Sax was a brilliant craftsman who devised brass instruments and the bass clarinet for Richard Wagner and others. Adolphe Sax was so well-known that word of his saxophone spread quickly across the music world. French military bands were keen to add saxophones to their rosters. And by 1872 Georges Bizet assigned a beautiful orchestral role for the alto saxophone in his L’Arlésienne Suites. Soon after, saxophones were added to cabaret orchestras as a prelude to the big bands and jazz ensembles of the 20th century. A primary reason for the quick assimilation was due to the very wide dynamic range and extremely flexible tone colors inherent in the saxophone’s design. With the popularity of the instrument came the first virtuoso performers, including the

German saxophonist Sigurd Rascher, to whom Glazounov dedicated his Saxophone Concerto. It turned out to be Glazounov’s final composition. With regard to the music, listeners may note a close similarity in style and verve with Glazounov’s Violin Concerto. After a brief introduction in the strings the saxophone enters with a lyrical theme which begins the concerto’s fanciful narrative. Indeed, the work emerges like a late-Romantic rhapsody, as the flowing evolution offers poetic nuance at every point, without recaps or reprises. The concerto comprises three parts, performed without pause. At about midway an ambitious cadenza affords a link to the third section Glazounov described as a fugatto. In 12/8 meter, the dance-like theme takes on the spirit of a tarantella, gingerly portrayed in a two octave expanse in a witty but brief fugue marked Allegro. The energy maintains with increasing technical demands as a flamboyant coda flies to the final measure with panache to spare. Delightful.

George Theophilus Walker

American composer and pianist born: 22 June 1922, Washington, D.C. died: 23 August 2018, Montclair, NJ

Lyric for Strings (originally Lament) Previous Classics performances: January 9, 12, 1982, conducted by Julius Rudel; duration 6 minutes George Theophilus Walker received his advanced training at the Oberlin Conservatory, the Curtis Institute, the prestigious American Conservatory at Fountainbleau in France under Nadia Boulanger, and at the Eastman School of Music where he was the first African-American to be awarded the degree Doctor of Musical Arts. Among

other important teachers were Rudolf Serkin, Gregor Piatigorsky and Gian Carlo Menotti. After making a highly successful New York debut at Town Hall as a solo pianist in 1945, Walker began a concertizing career under Columbia Artists Management here in the United States and abroad, beginning with an appearance with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy. Some years later, reflecting his continuing interest in education, Walker accepted an appointment to the faculty at Rutgers University in 1969. George Walker was also the recipient of several important commissions from major ensembles and orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Fromm Foundation, the Boys Choir of Harlem, the Kindler Foundation, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. His many honors include Fulbright and Whitney awards, MacDowell, Guggenheim, and Rockefeller Fellowships, and the 1996 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra, commissioned and premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The composer’s full output comprises a symphony, several chamber works, various pieces for voices, several concertos, and a variety of special issues like the current selection.

Lyric for Strings is dedicated to the composer’s grandmother, Malvina King, and was scored in 1946 while Walker was yet a student at Curtis in Philadelphia. The work received its premiere on 24 March 1947 in Washington, D.C. under the baton of Richard Bales. Walker’s score is beautifully conceived and offers a gorgeous miniature barely six minutes in length. Cast in three parts, the first and last are tone-painted over

impressions through a lingering mist in G-flat major. One detects an opening and closing tenderness which has overcome harsh elements of reality at once embracing, at once free. After a brief but intense development, the tonality shifts to a pastoral euphony in veiled E-flat major - perhaps a reverie of unworldly paradise - then reflects back to G-flat. As to specific symbolism beyond the title, the composer himself may not have known. In the words of Gustav Mahler - ‘We do not compose - we are composed.’ Exquisite.

Felix Mendelssohn

German composer and pianist born: 3 February 1809, Hamburg died: 4 November 1847, Leipzig

Symphony No.4 in A Major, Op.90 “Italian” Allegro vivace Andante con moto Con moto Moderato Saltarello: Presto First performed on the BPO Classics series on January 24, 1937, conducted by John Ingram; most recently performed on February 23, 2008, conducted by Robert Franz; duration 27 minutes In addition to his precocious gift for music, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a wealthy and cultivated family. Late in his teens he was dispatched on a three-year tour of Europe during which he visited Florence, Rome, and Naples, where he became enthralled by the great Italian heritage of architecture, painting and sculpture. At age 22, the impressions from the journey enabled Mendelssohn to meet a commission for a new symphony from the Philharmonic Society of London. Although the work is numbered fourth among the composer’s five symphonies, it was

really the third to emerge from his desk. Subtitled Italian Symphony, the piece was completed in 1833, then revised in 1837, with additional touch-ups over the next decade. A minor curiosity is that, although the work was received warmly at its premiere in London under Mendelssohn’s baton, the composer never released the score for publication. Complete in every respect, it was issued posthumously in 1851. We note that the Romantic Age in music has a big-time reputation for lusty ideals and brazen musical statements, especially after the power strokes of Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 in 1824 and Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique in 1830. But while Mendelssohn was truly a man of the Romantic Renaissance, his scores are balanced with equal measures of classicism. Everywhere we find lovely, suggestive melodies, a cryptic rhythmic sense and rich tonalities, set always with meticulous refinement. With regard to the ‘Italian’ nature of the A Major symphony, the associations are far more suggestive than literal. In style and structure, the work is clearly on-line with traditions inherited from Haydn to Mozart to Beethoven. But the writing also has a wonderful, breezy feel, with some daunting orchestral effects. The first movement is hardy and upbeat, set in so-called sonata form (two main themes with interwoven development) and is doubtless related in its dancelike spirit to the composer’s reception everywhere he went in Italy. He wrote: “In Italy I feel like a Prince.” Marked Andante, the second movement most likely reflects a solemn procession the composer observed in Naples. At the beginning of the movement, one detects an echo of sacred chant that can still be heard in any of Italy’s myriad

churches. The motif is then recast and extended over an adventurous but gentle harmonic progression.

Con moto moderato (in a moderate pace) defines the minuet-styled third movement. We note a graceful rhythmic step under a tune which Mendelssohn might have included in his many Songs Without Words. About midway the sound of bucolic horns adds to the scene, as if the music transforms into a tone-painting of a flowing landscape from the Italian panorama.

With a specific connection to Italian heritage, the fourth movement Saltarello is modeled after a Roman carnival folk dance. Here Mendelssohn has conjured a turbo-charged tarantella, with fleet virtuosity required from the strings and winds. The score is among the most transparent and difficult examples in the orchestral repertoire. But we quickly overlook the technical challenge and enjoy the buoyant Neapolitan fun, with a fleet dash to the close. Bella Italia..! program notes by Edward Yadzinski

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 7:00 PM

Sponsored by Ron Spigelman, conductor Hamburg High School Concert Chorale TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Presents A JOHN HUGHS Production A CHRIS COLUMBUS Film

HOME ALONE MACAULAY CULKIN JOE PESCI DANIEL STERN JOHN HEARD and CATHERINE O’HARA Music by JOHN WILLIAMS Film Editor RAJA GOSNELL Production Designer JOHN MUTO Director of Photography JULIO MACAT Executive Producers MARK LEVINSON & SCOTT ROSENFELT and TARQUIN GOTCH Written and Produced by JOHN HUGHES Directed by CHRIS COLUMBUS Soundtrack Album Available on CBS Records, Cassettes and Compact Discs

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Tonight’s program is a presentation of the complete film Home Alone with a live performance of the film’s entire score, including music played by the orchestra during the end credits. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the credits. Film screening of Home Alone courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox. © 1990 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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SYNOPSIS A true holiday favorite, this beloved comedy classic features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister, an 8-year-old boy who’s accidentally left behind when his family leaves for Christmas vacation, and who must defend his home against two bungling thieves. Hilarious and heart-warming, Home Alone is holiday fun for the entire family! COMPOSER NOTE Ever since Home Alone appeared, it has held a unique place in the affections of a very broad public. Director Chris Columbus brought a uniquely fresh and innocent approach to this delightful story, and the film has deservedly become a perennial at Holiday time. I took great pleasure in composing the score for the film, and I am especially delighted that the magnificent Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has agreed to perform the music in a live presentation of the movie. I know I speak for everyone connected with the making of the film in saying that we are greatly honored by this event… and I hope that tonight’s audience will experience the renewal of joy that the film brings with it, each and every year.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

John Williams

Home Alone in Concert produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson Director of Operations: Rob Stogsdill Production Manager: Sophie Greaves Production Assistant: Elise Peate Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC Supervising Technical Director: Mike Runice Technical Director: Matt Yelton Music Composed by John Williams Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe The score for Home Alone has been adapted for live concert performance. With special thanks to: Twentieth Century Fox, Chris Columbus, David Newman, John Kulback, Julian Levin, Mark Graham and the musicians and staff of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

JOHN WILLIAMS, COMPOSER In a career spanning more than five decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage, and he remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music and served as music director for more than one hundred films, including all eight Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home Alone and The Book Thief. His 45-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler’s List, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse, Lincoln, The BFG and The Post. His contributions to television music include scores for more than 200 television films for the groundbreaking, early anthology series Alcoa Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, Chrysler Theatre and Playhouse 90, as well as themes for NBC Nightly News (“The Mission”), NBC’s Meet the Press, and the PBS arts showcase Great Performances. He also composed themes for the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He has received five Academy Awards and fifty-one Oscar nominations, making him the Academy’s mostnominated living person and the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars. He has received seven British Academy Awards (BAFTA), twentyfour Grammys, four Golden Globes, five Emmys, and numerous gold and platinum records. In 2003, he received the Olympic Order (the IOC’s highest honor) for his contributions to the Olympic movement. He received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in December of 2004. In 2009, Mr. Williams was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. Government. In 2016, he received the 44th Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute – the first time in their history that this honor was bestowed upon a composer. In January 1980, Mr. Williams was named nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor which he assumed following his retirement in December, 1993, after fourteen highly successful seasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at Tanglewood. Mr. Williams has composed numerous works for the concert stage, among them two symphonies, and concertos commissioned by several of the world’s leading orchestras, including a cello concerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a bassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic, a trumpet concerto for The Cleveland Orchestra, and a horn concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, Mr. Williams composed and arranged “Air and Simple Gifts” especially for the first inaugural ceremony of President Barack Obama, and in September 2009, the Boston Symphony premiered a new concerto for harp and orchestra entitled “On Willows and Birches”.

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. and Australia, and in 2017 he produced and conducted a CD which included the world premiere recording of Sylvan by Michael Torke, commissioned for the Lake Placid Sinfonietta centennial season. 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. A champion of new music, he has conducted over 30 world premieres, and was James Conlon’s assistant conductor at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition four times. 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. This season he added Star Wars, Home Alone, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Harry Potter – Chamber of Secrets.

HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT CHORALE The Hamburg High School Concert Chorale has been under the direction of Norman Zogaib since 1998. Performance highlights include invitations to perform with The Buffalo Philharmonic, The Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Vocalis Chamber Choir and composer Ola Gjeilo, The Buffalo Choral Arts Society, The Eastman Chorale, at the ACDA Eastern Division Conference in Philadelphia and two appearances at the NYSSMA All State Winter Conference in Rochester. In 2003 they were invited by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute to perform at the only Carnegie Hall Statewide Choral Festival. Additionally, the HHS Concert Chorale has consistently received NYSSMA, Level 6, Gold With Distinction ratings at NYSSMA Major Organization Festivals and Outstanding Choral Ensemble awards at Heritage Festivals in New York City and Toronto. Their Artist-in-Residence program previously hosted renowned conductors and composers including Jerry Blackstone, Glenn McClure, Jefferson Johnson, Andre Thomas, and Gwyneth Walker.

Friday, December 13, 2019 at 10:30 AM Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 8:00 PM

Classics Series

JOANN’S CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS JoAnn Falletta, conductor Nikki Chooi, violin Rachel Mikol, soprano Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Adam Luebke, music director ARR RANDOL BASS Fanfare: Joy to the World Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Greaves

Fantasia on Greensleeves

CORELLI Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8, “Christmas Concerto” Vivace - Grave Vivace Allegro Pastorale YON / Ryden Gesu Bambino Rachel Mikol, soprano Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus ADAM / Luck O Holy Night Rachel Mikol, soprano DARIN KELLY

Of Nights and Lights

JS BACH

Jauchzet Frohlocket from Christmas Oratorio Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus

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Farandole from L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2

TCHAIKOVSKY Allegro tranquillo from Symphony No. 1, Op. 13 “Winter Dreams” KORNGOLD Prelude and Serenade from The Snowman (Der Schneeman) Nikki Chooi, violin MASSENET “Ave Maria – Meditation” for Violin, Voice and Orchestra from Thaïs Rachel Mikol, soprano Nikki Chooi, violin TCHAIKOVSKY

Act II Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 Valse Finale et Apotheosis from The Nutcracker, Op.71

HANDEL Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus ANDERSON A Christmas Festival Joy to the World Deck the Halls Good King Wenceslas Hark the Herald Angels Sing Silent Night Jingle Bells Adeste Fidelis Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus

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RACHEL MIKOL, VOCALS Soprano Rachel Mikol is a native of Orchard Park, NY, who is emerging as a versatile performer on the operatic and concert stages. This season, Mikol makes her debut as Gilda (cover) in Rigoletto with St. Petersburg Opera and Gretel in Hansel and Gretel with City Lyric Opera. Last season, Mikol was featured as a Festival Artist with Opera Saratoga, performing the role of the Sandman in Hänsel und Gretel, and covering the title role of Marie in La fille du régiment. She also made her debuts as Frasquita in Carmen with Opéra Louisiane and as Anne Egerman in A Little Night Music with Opera Ithaca. A passionate choral and oratorio singer, Mikol sings with the prestigious Chamber Choir of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City and was featured as the soloist in Aaron Copland’s In the Beginning in September 2018. Mikol earned her Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance and Music Education from Ithaca College and received her Master’s degree in Voice Performance and a Performer Diploma in Voice from Indiana University.

NIKKI CHOOI, VIOLIN

The BPO’s new concertmaster, Nikki Chooi, has established himself as an artist of rare versatility, praised for his passionate and poetic performances. 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, and Place des Arts and Salle Bourgie in Montreal. Nikki 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. He released his debut album of works by Prokofiev, Ravel, and Gershwin on the Atoll Label.

ADAM LUEBKE, MUSIC DIRECTOR Adam Luebke became music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus in the 2014-2015 season. Recently, he prepared the East Coast premiere performances and world premiere recording of Richard Danielpour’s The Passion of Yeshua for Naxos and the world premiere of celebrated composer and conductor Fabio Luisi’s St. Bonaventure Mass at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has recently made conducting debuts at David Geffen Hall, Kleinhans Music Hall, and the Chautauqua

Institution. Mr. Luebke is Assistant Professor of Voice and Choral Conducting at SUNY Fredonia and received his musical training at the American Boychoir School, St. Olaf College, Westminster Choir College, and Florida State University.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS Adam Luebke, Music Director – Cameron Baird Conductor’s Chair Angela Goldberg, Managing Director Abigail Rockwood, Accompanist – Silvia de Rosas Accompanist Chair Brenda Bridges, Chorus Logistics Coordinator Ashley Abrahão Ben Adams* Cathy Agnello Kathleen Almeter Lesta Ammons Laura Anderson Chejin Bae Justin Barleben Kathleen Barleben Mariami Bekauri Peter Bleckinger James Bobak Devin Borget* Ana Branson Dianne Braun Michelle Buhite Tori Callais Margaret Callanan Alayna Clementi John Cline Joyce Cline Don Colligan* Andrea Copley Don Copley Kevin Cosbey Paula Cramer Suzanne D’Amico Teresa Danforth George Davidson Bill DeRoo Leigh Dolan Emily Donahue Helen Duchene Stephen Edge* Vanessa Elder Jane Faruga Brad Felton

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays! We are glad you are spending part of this glorious season with your BPO! We always include a collection of your favorites - Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, the Hallelujah Chorus, the Christmas Concerto, the Snowman, and a special treat written for you by Darin Kelly- Nights and Lights- the most sparkling Hanukkah treat ever composed! Our beloved Buffalo Philharmonic is here with us, along with beautiful soprano, Rachel Mikol. The BPO musicians and I hope we will get you “in the spirit of the season” and wish you the happiest holidays ever!

PROGRAM NOTES

Randol Alan Bass (b. 1953) Fanfare: Joy to the World As a composer and arranger, Randol Bass has received commissions by leading choruses and orchestras throughout the U.S. and Europe, including the Chicago Symphony, the Tanglewood Chorus, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, the Boston Pops Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus. For the BPC’s 70th Anniversary he composed Passage into Spirit, a tuneful, five-movement suit based on the lyrics of American poet Walt Whitman. Bass’ bright setting of the traditional Christmas carol Joy to the World offers a splendid concert opener. The work was scored for the Dallas Symphony and Chorus in 2007.

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Fantasia on “Greensleeves” Vaughan Williams composed the opera Sir John in Love in 1929, based on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. The opera features ten classic folk songs, including Greensleeves,

offered at the beginning of Act III. The introduction to the song was later rescored by Vaughan Williams as Fantasia on “Greensleeves”. The current orchestral version was adapted and arranged in 1934 by Ralph Greaves. During the holiday season, the lovely melody is often heard as What Child Is This.

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) Concerto Grosso, Op.6, No.8 in G minor, “Christmas Concerto” Vivace Grave Vivace Allegro Pastorale Born in the Late Renaissance, Arcangelo Corelli became the most celebrated violinist and composer of his era. The title ‘Christmas Concerto’ was a genre of its own during the Late Baroque, especially in Italy with works by Torelli, Vivaldi, Manfredini and others. But of them all, the best known is Op.6, No.8 in G by Corelli. The work was scored in about 1680 as a concerto grosso (there are twelve in all). The title derives simply from the composer’s inscription on the title page of the score: “Written for the Night of the Nativity.”

This performance offers four of the original five movements. The concerto reflects Corelli’s wonderful gift for searching melody, rhythmic contrast and probing Baroque harmony. As in all twelve of the composer’s concerti grossi, the work features two solo violins and a solo cello, complemented by a string choir and continuo (chords and rhythm accompaniment), usually assigned to a single harpsichord.

Pietro Alessandro Yon ((1886-1943) Gesu Bambino Pietro Yon studied at the renowned Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, after which he served as an organist at St. Peter’s Cathedral in the Vatican. After moving to the United States he held a similar post at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Yon’s best-known work is his setting of Gesu Bambino (Baby Jesus) in 1917, based on an old but traditional Italian Christmas carol. The piece has been widely recorded by many of the world’s greatest voices.

Adolphe Adam (1803-1856) O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël) Known for his fleet facility as a composer, Adolphe Adam wrote about 80 operas (most on light, entertaining themes) and more than a dozen ballets, including Giselle of 1841. Adam’s variable catalog of original music also includes the music for the world famous carol O Holy Night. The endearing music (also titled Cantique de Noël) was composed in 1847 for a Christmas service at a small church in Roquemaure, located in south-central France. Widely translated into many languages, the inspiring lyrics (Minuit, chrètiens - Midnight, Christians) were written by a local poet,

Placide Cappeau, who worked as a wine merchant. The current setting was arranged and scored by John Rutter.

Darin Kelly (b. 1968) Of Nights and Lights Mi Y’malel Zemer Atik Oy, Chanukah! About the current work Darin Kelly writes: “Of Nights and Lights was originally composed in 2005 for symphonic brass and was commissioned and premiered by the Virginia Symphony Brass. This celebration of the mysticism, traditions and revelry of the Hanukkah season is dedicated to people of all faiths - whatever and however they celebrate - but most especially to my friends Rodney and Helen Martell without whom this piece would have never seen the light of day - or night!”

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Jauchzet, frohlocket (Rejoice, Exult!) Bach’s Christmas Oratorio was composed in Leipzig in 1734. In sum, the full work comprises six cantatas for which the text was derived from two Biblical narratives, St. Luke 2, 1-21 for cantatas 1 through 4, and St. Matthew 2, 1-12 for cantatas 5 and 6. In reality, Bach had intended the work to be performed in a sequence of parts spread out over a period of 13 consecutive days. Among Bach’s most brilliant instrumental and choral statements is the overture-choral Rejoice, Exult! (Jauchzet, frohlocket) which resounds in glorious tone at the very beginning of the Christmas Oratorio.

Rejoice, Exult! Rise up, glorify the days, Praise what the All Highest this day has done! Set aside fear, banish lamentation, Strike up a song full of joy and mirth! Serve the All Highest with glorious choirs! Let us worship the name of the Lord!

Georges Bizet (1838-1875) L’Arlésienne Suite No.2 Farandole: Allegro deciso (Tempo di marcia) In his play L’Arlésienne of 1872, French writer Alphonse Daudet captured the romance of the Arlés region in a poignant melodrama. Dedicated to Georges Bizet, who also wrote incidental music to the play, the storyline concerns the ultimately tragic love of a young farmer, Frédéri, for a beautiful but altogether capricious and unattainable woman who lives in the neighboring town of Arles. Although she is a principal character in the drama, we never learn her name and she never appears onstage, referred to only as L’Arlésienne. The music was received so warmly that Bizet quickly extracted several highlights into Suite No.1. After Bizet’s premature death in 1879, his friend and fellow-composer Ernest Guiraud assembled Suite No.2, which ends with the now-famous Farandole. The main theme is based on a folk tune from the Christmas season known as March of the Three Kings. The music also features pipes and tabors (fifes and drums), for which Bizet borrowed a Provençal folk tune Danse dei Chivaux-Frus (Dance of the Ponies).

Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No.1 in G minor, Op.13 “Winter Dreams” Allegro - Dreams on a wintry road Instrumental pieces which represent images or stories are most often classified as ‘program music.’ The connection can be very direct, as in Hector Berlioz’ Fantastic Symphony or Ludwig van Beethoven’s Pastorale. Another fine example is Tchaikovsky’s cinematic Symphony No.1, also known as Winter Dreams. While Tchaikovsky took care to specify a descriptive title for Opus 13, he likewise identified the first movement as Dreams on a wintry road. He also noted “The Russian winter landscape has for me a charm not comparable with anything else.” Originally scored in 1866, Tchaikovsky revised the work in 1874. The update places it in direct chronological company with his ballet Swan Lake and his great Piano Concerto No.1.

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) The Snowman (Der Schneemann) Prelude and Serenade Recognized as one of the greatest child prodigies of all time, Erich Wolfgang Korngold is best-known today for his film scores, the opera Die tote Stadt (“The Dead City”) and his Violin Concerto, Op.35. The stories from his youth are astonishing, the first of which concerns the current work, The Snowman (Der Schneemann), a ballet pantomime which Korngold scored at age eleven (orchestrated by his teacher, Alexander Zemlinsky), and which caused a sensation when it was premiered at the Vienna Court Opera in 1910.

The Snowman is set in two acts and six scenes. No less remarkable than Korngold’s youthful score is the fabled story itself, also written by the boywonder. In sum: it is winter in an old Alpine village, where Pierrot, a young, vagabond violinist, tries to woo the lovely Columbine over the objections of her old step-uncle, Pantalon. The melodic and harmonic scenepainting of the music is perfectly picturesque and evocative of a young love story in winter.

Jules Massenet (1842-1912) Ave Maria - Meditation from Thaïs Composed in 1893, Massenet’s opera Thaïs concerns the ages-old conflict between worldly love and the calling of faith. Set in Egypt at the dawn of Christianity, the story concerns Thaïs, a beautiful courtesan in the wanton city of Alexandria. In Act II, Thaïs discovers her faith in a moment of mystic meditation. Her reverie is represented by an exquisite melody chanted by a solo violin over sustained harmonies in the orchestra. The version featured on this program was adapted from the opera by Massenet in 1894, and features the sacred lyrics to Ave Maria with violin obligato. In the opera, the music is heard twice, first as an interlude before the second scene in Act II, at the moment of Thaïs’ conversion, and again when she expires before the final curtain of Act III.

Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Nutcracker Ballet Pas de deux Valse Finale et Apotheosis Like the preeminence of La Bohème

or Carmen in the world of opera, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker of 1892 is the all-time most-performed ballet in the world, largely due to its setting on Christmas Eve, stunning music and brilliant dances. The storyline of the ballet traces to E.T.A. Hoffman’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse-King, as retold by Alexandre Dumas, père. In two acts, the fable begins as 16-year old Clara and her brother Fritz receive presents under a Christmas tree. After midnight, while everyone is asleep, Clara tiptoes back to the Christmas tree and sees mice battling toy soldiers commanded by the Nutcracker, who is wounded in the fray. When Clara saves him he turns into a handsome Prince, and invites her to his Kingdom of Sweets, where they are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy. The Pas de deux for Clara and the Prince is a ballet favorite. The production concludes with a happy-ever-after apotheosis.

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Messiah Hallelujah Chorus Without question, Handel’s greatest contribution to the form known as the English Oratorio is Messiah. The nowfamous story accounts that the work was completed in just 24 days - August 22 through September 14, 1741. About the creative process Handel noted: “I had the impression that our all-powerful God had opened all of heaven’s skies before my eyes.” The full score includes several magnificent choruses, including the glorious Hallelujah Chorus.

Leroy Anderson

American composer born: 29 June 1908, Cambridge, MA died: 18 May 1975, Woodbury, CT

Christmas Festival Overture American composer Leroy Anderson is renowned for writing a small wealth of popular orchestral miniatures. Among his best-known characteristic pieces is Christmas Festival Overture of 1942, a score charged with glistening timbres, tantalizing rhythms and color-bright

harmonies. The work offers a dashing suite of favorite Christmas carols. Included are Joy to the World, Deck the Halls, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, The First Noel, Silent Night, Jingle Bells and O Come, All Ye Faithful. But for all of the easy allure of the famous melodies, it required the hand of a keen symphonist to make it all sound cheery and mint-green at every hearing. Masterful..! program notes by Edward Yadzinski

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Let It Snow

TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz of the Snowflakes from The Nutcracker Royal Academy of Ballet BAVPA Choir JOHN WILLIAMS Three Holiday Songs from the movie Home Alone Somewhere in My Memory Star of Bethlehem Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas BAVPA Choir GUARALDI & Christmastime is Here MENDELSON / Naughtin BAVPA Choir ALBERT HAGUE / Naughtin

You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch

ANDERSON

Sleigh Ride

Arr. James Stephenson A Holly and Jolly Sing-Along!

BPO Kids for Exceptional Kids is sponsored by Patrons are asked to turn off all electronic devices. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited.

THE BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS The Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts was founded as part of the desegregation plan in 1977. The goal was simple: provide an exciting college preparatory program for students in the arts and academics that will attract all races and ethnicities. Since our beginnings, the school has grown in numbers and in depth. In September 2007, we moved to our new State of the Art facility at 450 Masten Avenue. Our highly qualified staff prepares our students for both college and career readiness, with excellence in both the Arts and Academics. Arts Academy students have the opportunity to focus on one of the following studies, while being exposed to all of the Arts: Vocal or Instrumental Music, Dance, Theatre, Visual Art, and Media Communications. Our current students continue to exceed NYS targets for academic performance, produce award-winning visual art work, participate in All County Music festival, perform with the BPO and attend the NYS Summer School for the Arts. All students are exposed to multiple guest artists and are challenged with professional level curriculum and training. The school is presently partnered with many outside organizations who support our rigorous curriculum, allowing our students to be involved within our community. Many of our outside organizations focus on integrating the various arts experiences as well as helping discover and develop their artistic talents. We support and nurture our students continued growth through these programs.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF BALLET AND DANCE Elizabeth DiStasio-Waddell has been the owner and resident choreographer of the Royal Academy of Ballet and Dance since 1997, continuing the tradition of teaching dance excellence in Western New York since 1947. Many of RAB and Danceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dancers have gone on to perform nationally and internationally with leading ballet and dance companies as well as national Broadway musicals. RAB and Dance has had the great pleasure of working with the BPO since 1998. Since then, Elizabeth DiStasio-Waddell has created and set original and classical pieces for the BPO, such as Danse MaCabre, Hobgoblin, Skaters Waltz, Hansel and Gretel Dream Scene, Autumn, Trika, La Boutique Fantasique and Nutcracker Variations. We are pleased to be presenting a Nutcracker classic, Waltz of the Snowflakes, this Holiday Season for your enjoyment. Demi Soloists: Grace Hollmer & Charlotte Worthington, Corps de Ballet: Brynn Calvert, Angelina Herrera, Emma Lopez, Kayla Lopez, Olivia Miles, Madeline Naab, Amanda Sansone & Elise Waddell.

Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 10:30 AM Friday, December 20, 2019 at 10:30 AM Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 8:00 PM Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 2:30 PM

BPO Pops Series

JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL’S HOLIDAY POPS John Morris Russell, conductor Liz Callaway, vocalist Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus African American Cultural Center Drumming Ensemble Arr. Don Sebesky

Christmas Scherzo

Arr. Ryan Murphy

Dance and Sing This Happy Day(Il est né)

HANDEL / Rockage Joy to the World Liz Callaway, vocalist Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus STEPHEN FLAHERTY Once Upon a December/Journey to the Past Liz Callaway, vocalist BERNARD & STYNE / Winter Wonderland / Let it Snow Gray Liz Callaway, vocalist WALDTEUFEL

The Skaters’ Waltz (Les Patineurs)

Arr. Mack Wilberg The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus ANDERSON / Pena Mele Kalikimaka Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus JEFF TYZIK Mis zeh Hidlik (Behold the Lights) Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus BIZET

“Farandole” from L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2

INTERMISSION

MENDELSSOHN / Mounsey

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

ANN HAMPTON God Bless my Family CALLAWAY Liz Callaway, vocalist Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus J.S. PIERPONT / Jingle Bells Lindberg

Liz Callaway, vocalist

LIZ CALLAWAY Grown Up Christmas Liz Callaway, vocalist MARTIN & BLANE / Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Meyers Liz Callaway, vocalist DAVIS / Pellett Little Drummer Boy Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus African American Cultural Center Drumming Ensemble Arr. James Stephenson

A Holly and Jolly Sing-Along!

DANIEL KANTOR / Night of Silence / Silent Night Pellett Liz Callaway, vocalist Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus

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LIZ CALLAWAY, VOCALIST Tony nominee and Emmy winner Liz Callaway made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in Baby, and for five years, won acclaim as Grizabella in Cats. She also starred in the original casts of Miss Saigon, The Three Musketeers, and The Look of Love. Off-Broadway appearances include The Spitfire Grill (Drama Desk nomination), No Way to Treat a Lady, Marry Me a Little, Godspell, and Brownstone. Other New York appearances include the legendary Follies in Concert at Lincoln Center, A Stephen Sondheim Evening, Fiorello (Encores) and Hair in Concert. Regional and international credits include the one-person play “Every Brilliant Thing”, Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, Dot in Sunday in the Park with George, Eva Peron in Evita, and the European premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Liz sang the Academy Award-nominated song “Journey to the Past” in the animated feature Anastasia. Other film work includes Odette in The Swan Princess, Jasmine in the two Aladdin sequels, Kiara in The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, and The Rewrite with Hugh Grant. She received an Emmy Award for hosting Ready to Go, a daily, live children’s program on CBS in Boston. Other TV credits include In Performance at the White House, Inside the Actor’s Studio: Stephen Sondheim, The David Letterman Show, and Senior Trip (CBS Movie of the Week.) Her extensive concert and symphony career has included appearances in London, Paris, Iceland, Vietnam, Australia, China, and nearly every major city in the U.S. She performs regularly with her sister Ann Hampton Callaway, as well as composer Stephen Schwartz, and has had the great pleasure of singing with Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams, and the legendary Johnny Mathis. Liz has six solo albums: The Essential Liz Callaway, Passage of Time, The Beat Goes On, The Story Goes On: Liz Callaway On and Off- Broadway, Anywhere I Wander: Liz Callaway Sings Frank Loesser, and her Christmas CD Merry and Bright. www.lizcallaway.com @LizGoesOn on Twitter and Instagram

AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER The African American Cultural Center is a not for profit multipurpose arts organization dedicated to promoting, sponsoring and developing an appreciation of and allegiance to African American Heritage - and to enhancing social behavior among African American youth through multi- disciplinary training in the arts & education. Programs include cultural enrichment in African Dance & Drum, Paul Robeson Theatre, Educational Directives, Positive Productive Sisters, Pine Grill Jazz Reunion, and Jumpin’ Jambalaya Summer Program. www.aaccbuffalo.org

SPOTLIGHT ON SPONSOR

SPONSOR A MUSICIAN Nikki Chooi, Concertmaster Sponsored by Clement and Karen Arrison

Matthew Phillips, viola Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert

Ansgarius Aylward, assistant concertmaster

Kate Holzemer, viola

Douglas Cone, first violin

Janz Castelo, viola

Sponsored Anonymously Sponsored by Bradford Lewis, Ph.D.

Diana Sachs, first violin

Sponsored by Dennis P. Quinn

Salvatore Andolina, clarinet/saxophone

Jennifer Dowdell, in memory of Charles and Nancy Dowdell

Natalie Piskorsky, viola

Sponsored by Dr. Patricia and Burt Notarius*

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

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ANNUAL FUND

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges contributions received from the following individuals and foundations who gave $500 and above through October 15, 2019. 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

$50,000-$149,999 Anonymous Clement & Karen Arrison Mr. Brent Baird Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Baird Mark Chason & Mariana Botero Chason Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation Cullen Foundation John & Carolyn Yurtchuk

$25,000-$49,999 Cindy Abbott Letro and Francis Letro Mr. Bruce C. Baird & Mrs. Susan O'Connor-Baird The Robert and Patricia Colby Foundation Carmela M. Colucci Grigg Lewis Foundation Montgomery Family Foundation Mulroy Family Foundation Mr.* and Mrs. George F. Phillips, Jr.

Maestroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circle $10,000-$24,999

Anonymous (2) Sue Fay Allen & Carl Klingenschmitt Joan and Peter Andrews Family Foundation The Baird Foundation Mr. Charles Balbach The Better Buffalo Fund at the CFGB Anthony & Barbara Cassetta Arthur W. & Elaine I. Cryer Donald MacDavid Charitable Trust Jennifer Dowdell, in memory of Charles and Nancy Dowdell Bob & Doris Drago Robert J. & Martha B. Fierle Foundation Patricia & William Frederick The Garman Family Foundation George and Bodil Gellman Mrs. Amy Habib-Rittling and Mr. Mark Rittling Carlos and Elizabeth Heath Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert Hooper Family Foundation Bonnie and Nick Hopkins Mr. Philip H. Hubbell, in memory of Jayne T. Hubbell Bruce and Gail Johnstone Roberta & Michael Joseph Mrs. Ellen T. Koessler Wilfred and Joan Larson Fund Dr. Bradford Lewis, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Montante, Sr. Svetla and Doug Moreland Mr.* and Mrs. Reginald B. Newman II Thomas Rolle and Deborah Henning Roy and Ruth Seibel Family Foundation Scott R. and Rachel C. Stenclik The Vincent and Harriet Palisano Foundation Jim and Michal Wadsworth Jack Walsh, in memory of Connie Walsh Christine Standish & Chris Wilk

Ms. JoAnn Falletta & Mr. Robert Alemany Lynne Marie Finn Mrs. John B. Fisher Mr. Edward N. Giannino, Jr. Ms. Sarah C. Goodyear Ms. Constance A. Greco Dr. Elisabeth Zausmer and Dr. Angel A. Gutierrez Daniel & Barbara Hart David and Eva Herer The Hicks Fund Monte Hoffman & Niscah Koessler Dr. and Mrs. Curtis F. Holmes John J. and Maureen O. Hurley Martha & Tom Hyde Drs. Clement and Margot Ip Linda Johnson Joy Family Foundation Michael & Marilee Keller Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Kreiner, Jr. Kurt Weill Foundation for Music Mr. and Mrs.* Philip Kadet The Linton Foundation Lorinda McAndrew Voelkle Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William Maggio Charles & Judith Manzella Sandra and Dennis McCarthy Frances L. Morrison Mrs. Sheila M. Nancollas Patricia Notarius/ Premier Group The Ralph F. Peo Fund at the CFGB Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Polokoff Mr. Dennis P. Quinn Robert and Nancy Warner Memorial Fund at the FJP Adam Rome and Robin Schulze Joseph & Carole Sedita Lowell and Ellen Shaw Monica and Stephen Spaulding Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sperrazza Steve & Nicole Swift Gary and Katharina Szakmary Carolyn & Joe Voelkl Martha and John Welte Robert and Judith Wetter The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Wayne* & Janet Wisbaum

Concertmasterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circle Encore Circle $5,000-$9,999 $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous (2) James and Linda Beardi James M. Beardsley & Ellen M. Gibson Mr. Joseph F. Casey Donald F. & Barbara L. Newman Family Foundation Sally and Don Dussing Peter & Maria Eliopoulos Mr. and Mrs. Warren E. Emblidge, Jr.

Mrs. Vanda Albera Douglas Bean and Elisa Kreiner Ann N. Bonte Joanne Castellani & Michael Andriaccio Ms. Elizabeth G. Clark Ms. Anne E. Conable Judith Clarke & Alan Dozoretz Ms. Ruth Irene Dwigans Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Easton

Drs. Kevin and Elizabeth Barlog Dave & Wendy Barth Patricia S. Beagle Thomas R Beecher Jr Dr. David B. Bender Berardi Immigration Law Ms. Alison Bolton BPO Diversity Council The Reverend and Mrs. Peter Bridgford Laura and Josh Brodie Mr. James A. Brophy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Burkholder Dr. and Mrs. John L. Butsch Janet M. Casagrande Rudolph and Ann* Casarsa Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio Charitable Trust Cheryl I. Christie Robert & Karen Christmann Ms. Rosemary Christoff Dolan in memory of Gerald Christoff, composer and pianist Emmy Lou Churchill Dr. Sebastian and Mrs. Marilyn Ciancio Ruth C. Cisek Nan & Will* Clarkson Elizabeth B. Conant and Camille Cox Ellen Todd Cooper Don and Andrea Copley Mr. Michael P. D'Ambrosio Beverly Davies Dr.* and Mrs. David C. Dean Clotilde & Trey Dedecker James & Mary Frances Derby Dr. Timothy G. DeZastro Duane and Nancy DiPirro Joan M. Doerr Richard and Cornelia Dopkins Ellen & Victor* Doyno Edward G Eberl Cynthia Swain and Stephen Edge Dr. Sanford H. Eisen Elsie P. & Lucius B. McCowan Private Charitable Foundation Joyce E. Fink Dr. Mildred J. Fischle Thomas & Grace Flanagan Peter & Ilene Fleischmann Mrs. Beth Fleming Ms. Margaret A. Frainier Bravo Circle Eileen & Laurence Franz $1,000-$2,499 Patricia B. Frey, Ed.D. Anonymous (5) Mr. and Mrs. David Fried Morton & Natalie Abramson Rick Friend Phil & Nan Ackerman Theodore & Joan Geier Dr. and Mrs. Fred and Bonnie Gerald and Jody Lippes Albrecht Ms. Dolores S. Gernatt JoAnne Alderfer Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Giambra Burtram W. & Ellen Anderson Lynne and Joe Giroux Liz & John Angelback Ms. Carol A. Golder Ann Holland Cohn Endowment Fund Mark Goldman at the FJP Marc J. Goldstein Reverend James M. Augustyn Dr. Susan Graham and Dr. Jon C. Bradford Banks Kucera Mary L. and Ronald E* Banks Adrienne Tworek-Gryta and Mr. Steve Earnhart and Mrs. Jennifer Matt Gryta Barbee Thomas J. Hanifin Marion S. Fay Mrs. Marta Fernandez Friends of the BPO Dr. Samuel Goodloe, Jr. Drs. James Grunebaum & Penelope Prentice Dr. Barbara W. Henderson Philip M. and Marion Henderson Mr. James & Mrs. Diana Iglewski Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Jacobi Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation Mr. William P. Keefer Dr. Kathleen Keenan-Takagi Mr. Dwight King & Ms. Leslie Duggleby James & Leslie Kramer Norma Jean Lamb Susan B. Lee Steve & Sandy Levinthal Sr. Beatrice Manzella William and Jane Mathias Mr. and Mrs. John R. McClester Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon E. Merritt Denise & Ron* Rezabek Ms. Beth Mooney Anne Moot Michael and Lorrie Munschauer Mr. and Mrs. James D. Newman Pappalardo Family Foundation Mrs. Michelle Parrish Mary Jane and Walter Pawlowski Mrs. Susan A. Potter Ms. Georgeann W. Redman David & Joan Rogers Dr. Annie Schapiro Ken Schmieder and Nancy Julian* Ronald Frank & Anne Schneider Dr. Gilbert Schulenberg Ms. Betty J. Schultz Dr. Maxine Seller Joan and Roger Simon Dr. Joyce E. Sirianni and Mr. John Owen Mr. Gerould R. Stange Dr. Joseph R. Takats, III Nicole & Nicholas Tzetzo Mrs. Dorothy H. Westhafer Young Presidents Organization Inc, Empire State John and Deanna Zak C. Richard and Joyce T. Zobel

Mr. and Mrs. Van N. Harwood, Jr. Mrs. G. Wayne Hawk Mr. Donald J. Hayes Dave & Katie Hayes Michele O. Heffernan & John J. Cordes Mr.* and Mrs. Sherlock A. Herrick, Jr. Richard and Lynn Hirsch Stuart & Ellin Hirsch Mrs. Alice Jacobs Mrs. Pamela R. Jacobs Mr. Edward Jacowitz Thomas and Deborah Jasinski Luella H. Johnson Craig & Deborah Johnston Edwin M. Johnston, Jr. Benoy and Suzanne Joseph Mary Ann & Stephen Joyce Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn Ms. Jennifer Kartychak Dr. Joseph M. Kelly, Esq. Milton Kicklighter Douglas and Nancy Kirkpatrick Rosalind and Michael Kochmanski The Kociela Family Philanthropic Fund John and Carol Kociela Fund at the CFGB Mr. and Mrs. Jean Pierre A. Koenig Ken & Paula Koessler Bob & Liz Kolken Kenneth A. & Gretchen P. Krackow Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kresse Joan Kuhn RisĂŠ & Kevin* Kulick Dr. and Mrs. C. Frederick Kurtz Drs. Jeffery Lackner and Ann Marie Carosella Dr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Lanighan Mr. and Dr. John M. Laping Mr. Donald Latt Christopher Lightcap Judy Marine Randy & Diana Martinusek Mr. George L. Mayers Ms. Michaelene J. McFarlane McLain Foundation The Honorable Ann T. Mikoll Ms. Pennie C. Misuraca Mitchell Family Philanthropic Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Michael and Alex Montante Ms. Sharon F. Mortin Barbara & Gerry Murak Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Nice Dr. Thomas Nochajski Dr. Michael F. Noe Douglas & Laurette* Oak Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Odza William & Lori Pacer Judith Parkinson Laurence & Sylvia Paul Lois & Tom Pause Dr. Philip & Mrs. Paula Penepent Richard & Karen Penfold Erin M. Peradotto Mr. Robert S. Petersen Ms. Christye Peterson and Mr. Peter J. Grogan Gregory Photiadis and Sandy Chelnov Gunther & Dorothy Piepke

David C. Pixley and Dr. Laura V. Morrissey Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Plyler Mr. Paul J. Polokoff Henry & Patty Porter Joseph and Pamela Priest Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Priselac, Jr. Scott Propeack and Heidi Freedman Ted and Mary Ann Pyrak Peter & Nancy Rabinowitz Ms. Elaine Ragusa Corinne & Victor Rice Foundation Ms. Mary Anne Rokitka Rose H. and Leonard H. Frank Community Endowment Fund Ruth and Darwin Schmitt Fund at the CFGB Maureen W. & Dr. Richard J. Saab Anne Saldanha M.D. Mr. Destin Santacrose William & Elizabeth Savino Denise M. Scheig Ms. Sara Schneider Susan and Jeffrey Schwartz Mr. Michael B. Sexton and Dr. Sandra Sexton Drs. Caren & Stuart Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sherman Charles E. and Penelope R. Shuman Philanthropic Fund Frank & Deeta Silvestro Dr. Sharon Simpson Sara Gregg Skerker Melissa & Kurt Spaeth Stephen Still Alma and Malcolm Strachan Mr. and Mrs. David G. Strachan Dr. Gerald Sufrin & Dr. Janice Sufrin Gary R. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Symons Joseph R. Takats Foundation Jim & Connie Tanous Mr. Ivan Tarnopoll John and Susan Thomas Nancy B. Thomas Mr. Jeffrey J. Thompson Dr. Ann M. Bisantz and Dr. Albert H. Titus Hon. and Mrs. Paul A. Tokasz William and Patricia Townsend Mark and Maansi Travers Mr. William Vosteen Nellie B. Warner Endowment Fund Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Wiesen William & Ida Christie Fund for Music Shari Willis Barry & Donna Winnick Paul M. Wos Gregory and Donna Yungbluth Mr. Paul Zarembka Ms. Barbara M. Ziegler Dr. Gregory Castiglia & Dr. Valerie Zingapan Drs. Bill Ziter & Cathy Gogan

Crescendo $500-$999

Anonymous (4) Steve & Jean Ambroselli

Mr. Joshua Arcadi Mr. and Mrs. James M. Arena Ms. Joyce Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Teo Balbach Mrs. Susan Baumler Mr. Donald M. Behr Benjamin and Lila Obletz Endowment Fund Ms. Linda M. Betzer Peg Beyer Alice F. Bird Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Blessing Renate Bob Drs. Philip Glick & Drucy Borowitz Mrs. John M. Bozer Bruce and Jill Brown Mrs. Dorothy J. Brown Ms. Bette J. Brunish Buffalo Academy For Visual and Performing Arts R. R. Bujnicki Dr. Barbara B. Bunker Tim and Belle Butler Margaret C. Callanan Joseph and Susan Cardamone Jerry* & Barbara Castiglia Miss Victoria A. Christopher Carol and Robert Chur Ms. Paula Ciprich Gary Cohen Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Cohen Collins Charitable Foundation Bob and Susan Conklin John and Patricia Connolly Mrs. Donanne S. Coovert Dr. and Mrs. Harold G. Corwin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard W. Cryan Jean McGarry and James F. Cunning Mr. Peter Curtis Ms. Ellen J. Daly Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dannhauser Dr. Juan F. de Rosas Jonathan Dewald Julie Klotzbach and Gary Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Anthony N. Diina Wendy Diina Deborah DiMatteo Miriam & Peter Dow Mr. and Mrs. Shaun T. Doyle Dr. Jack and Inez Lippes Foundation Mrs. Marguerite G. Drinnan Mr. David T. Duff Mr. Edward Eardley Amy P. Early M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Efron Robert & M. Jane Ehrke Mr. Francis E. Evans Hon. Leo and Johanna Fallon James Farry Robert & Victoria Fenstermaker Mrs. Judith Ferrentino Mr. and Mrs. Kim A. Ferullo Michael R. Fiels & Mary T. Ricotta Edward* and Cynthia Fisher Loretta Fizpatrick Robert and Ruth Fleming Rita A. Forman Sue Gardner William H. Gardner

Donald Gibson Mr. Otis Glover George and Cecelia Grasser Mr. William A. Greenman Carol H. Grieco Ms. Jane Griffin Dr. Kenneth W. Gross Sona Grovenstein John I. and Susan Gullo L. Haniford Martha Haseley Barbara R. Hayes Dr. and Mrs. Reid R. Heffner, Jr. Ms. Sharon M. Heim and Mr. David Wahl Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Hemmer Carla J. Hengerer Dr. Theodore Herman and Ms. Judith Ann Cohen Richard and Virginia Hillegas Dr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Hinds, III Mr. Paul A. Hojnacki Duncan C. Hollinger Mr. and Mrs. John K. Howell Mr. John Hurld Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Jacobs William & Genevieve James Michael & Janette Neumeister RenĂŠe Joffe & Children Mr. Alex Jokipii and Ms. Shari L. McDonough Katherine K. Juhasz Drs. Richard and Barbara Jurasek Dr. Faye Justicia-Linde Mr. Charles J. Kaars Len & Judy Katz Theresa Kazmierczak Msgr. Patrick Keleher Kathie A. Keller Ms. Bettyann Kinyoun Juliet E. Kline Robert and Barbara Klocke Carol & John* Kociela Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Konopa Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Koppman Mr. Charles Korn and Dr. Deborah Raiken Ms. Catherine A. LaPorte Dr. John Leddy and Dr. Carmen Alvarez Fern & Joel Levin Faye S. Levy Holly & Jordan Levy Dorothy M. Lien Joan Light Drs. David B. and Madeline A. Lillie Catherine and Matt Lincoln Howard and Lorna Lippes Joel & Andree Lippes Frank & Kitty* Lysiak Allcare Family Services, Inc. Karen Magee Lucy C. Maisel Paul & Marilyn Koukal Alexandra Merritt Mathews Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. Mayo Stephen McCabe and Gretchen Wylegala Mr. Scott W. McCone Mrs. Barbara A. McCulloch

Dr. G. Allen McFarren Kate McGhee Louise McGrath Michael and Lucille Melton Drs. Michael M. and Erika A. Metzger Dr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Meyer David and Gail Miller Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Miller Hugh and Joan Miller Mr. John E. Milner Denis & Elizabeth Miranda Mrs. Sally Moehlau Dr. and Mrs. Herman S. Mogavero, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Van Mollenberg James & Mona Kontos Robert and Nancy Morey Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Morphis Sandra G. Morrison and Melvin Livingston Robert Moskowitz and Mary McGorray Sarah & Richard Munschauer Philip Nicolai and Mary Louise Hill Christa and Jim Nolan Karen and Howard Noonan Ed and Dawn Northwood Susan D. Nusbaum Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O'Brien Tim O'Brien Fund at the FJC Mr. John O'Connor Bernard & Linda O'Donnell Ann C. Pappalardo Karen L. Podd

Mr. James and Mrs. Nancy Poole Katherine Powell and Ann K. Wittowsky Charles and Joanne Privitera Ms. Carol Dean Privitera Drs. Igor and Martina Puzanov Mr. Alessandro & Mrs. Karen Renzi Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ripley Mrs. Susan C. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Schaefer Mr. Philip Rumore Revs. Melody and Rodney Rutherford Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Schack Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Schaefer William Scheider Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Schintzius Gary & Barbara Schober Gwendolyn R. Schopp Paul & Peggy Schulz Mary Anne Seifert Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Seymour Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Shewan Edward and Elizabeth Simmons Robert & Jeanne Spampata Ruth & Ted Steegmann James and Karen Stephenson Mr. Edwin F. Stohrer, Jr. Mr. Joseph Sullivan Marilyn & Irving Sultz Mr. Ronald G. and Mrs. Margaret N. Talboys Dr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Tomasi Mr. Guido A. Tomassi Garin Tomaszewski

Lyle & Phil Toohey Mr. and Mrs. Toscano Sheila Trossman Joan B. Trump John H. Twist, D.D.S. Christopher Tzetzo Susan & Ron Uba Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Van Nortwick Dr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Vaughan Mrs. Lawrence Vilardo Villa Maria College Mrs. Roberta M. Vincent Ms. Melva D. Visher Mrs. Phyllis Vogt Ms. Suzanne J. Voltz Robert Vosteen Andrew and Pamela Warner Mr. Jeffrey Weber Mrs. Helen Weiser Ms. Marlene A. Werner Ms. Doris Mae Whitwell Ms. Karen Wielinski Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Willax Edwin* & Judy Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wolpin Quinn & Jewell Wright Ms. Kelly Ann Wright Arden and Julie Wrisley The Yadzinski Family Mr.* and Mrs. James C. Yuhnke Amy M. Zeckhauser* Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zylka

TRIBUTE REGISTRY

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Council Member Joel Feroleto; David Franczyk; Christopher Scanlon; David Rivera; and Ulysees Wingo, Sr.

The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature

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BPO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Administration Daniel Hart

Executive Director

Diana Martinusek Executive Assistant

Development Jennifer Barbee

Associate Director and Director of Development

Wendy Diina

Director of Special Projects Associate Director of Development

Katie Bates Johnson Annual Fund Manager

Holly Johnson

Grant and Corporate Relations Coordinator

Nicole Murray

Development Assistant

Megan Smith

Event Coordinator

Guy Tomassi

Major and Planned Gifts Officer

Patron Services Representatives

Susan Hill

Payroll and HR/ Benefits Administrator

Jess Berner Anne Boucher Bethany Erhardt Scott Kurchak Amanda Paruta

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Patrick O’Herron

Director of Marketing

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Kleinhans Music Hall Staff

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Operations

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Building Services Assistant

Program Annotator & Historian

Chief Engineer

Alison Bolton

Dennis Nawojski

Director of Artistic and Orchestra Operations

Interim Concessions Manager

Lisa J. Gallo

Director of Concert Production

Jennifer N. Comisso Personnel Manager

Brian Seibel

Event Manager Education and Connor Schloop Community Engagement Operations Coordinator

Robin Parkinson

Director of Education and Community Engagement

Jeff Dabbelt

Education Manager

Finance

Kevin James

Al Rabin

Audience Services Manager

Sales and Patron Services Adam Cady

Senior Manager of Patron Services

Director of Finance

Rachael Nakoski

Financial Accountant

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PATRON INFORMATION Lobby doors open 90 minutes before the concert is scheduled to begin, or earlier depending on pre-concert activities. All performances begin promptly at the designated time.

ASSISTED SEATING/ WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY Patrons requiring special assistance are encouraged to contact the Box Office prior to attending a concert. New Main Floor options are available for patrons using mobility aids or requesting a wheelchair accessible location and accompanying companion seating. Please notify the parking attendant upon arrival to inquire into availability of one of our handicapped parking spaces. Please note: there is no elevator to the balcony level.

Cameras, Recording Devices Photography is permitted in the hall before and after concerts, but all devices must be turned off during a concert. It is strictly forbidden to record, photograph, or film a performance.

Shuttle Service and BPO Preferred Restaurants BPO Parking at Kleinhans $8; Coffee Concerts and BPO Kids $5 FREE Park and Ride Shuttle (SELECT Saturdays) Shuttle service begins at 6:30pm and ends 30 minutes following the end of the concert. Visit bpo.org for more information. • D’Youville College Lot D, 430 West Avenue between Connecticut & Porter Ave, 14213 • NEW! BPO Clement House, 786 Delaware Avenue corner of Summer Street, 14209

SALVATORE’S ITALIAN GARDENS

6461 Transit Rd, Depew, NY. $35 prix-fixe “Symphony Menu”. Call (716) 683-7990 for dinner reservations. SYMPHONY SHUTTLE For $13 per person. Enjoy shuttle service to and from Kleinhans on Saturday nights. To reserve shuttle, call (716) 885-5000 and select option 1. Dinner and shuttle sold separately. The shuttle leaves promptly at 7pm.

Late Arrivals Patrons arriving after the performance has started will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. Seating will not be until the first suitable break or at intermission. Late seating may not be in the purchased location. • 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.

Medical/Security 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.

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Kleinhans Music Hall Lower Level. For more information or to make reservations, Call (716) 881-4438.

BUFFALO GRAND HOTEL

120 Church Street, Downtown Buffalo. $35 three-course prix-fixe menu. Complimentary parking and shuttle service for patrons to and from Kleinhans on concert nights. Call (716) 845-5100, ext. 0 for reservations and information.

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31 N. Johnson Park and Elmwood Avenue, Downtown Buffalo. Complimentary shuttle service for patrons to and from Kleinhans on concert nights. Call (716) 332-3131 for reservations and information.

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703 Seneca Street, Buffalo (Larkinville). Prix-fixe menu available. A mid-century supper club providing complimentary parking and shuttle service between the restaurant and Kleinhans for patrons during the BPO season. Dinner reservations required. Call (716) 331-3242 for more information.

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