FA LL CO N C E R T S YOUTH ORCHESTRA
YOUTH PHILHARMONIC
November 10
November 22
Knight Theater
Christ Lutheran Church
The Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra Conductor Chair is made possible by a generous gift from the Symphony Guild of Charlotte
The Charlotte Symphony is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors.
WHAT’S INSIDE A Message from the President & CEO 3 Youth Orchestra Concert Program 4 Youth Philharmonic Concert Program 5 Conductor Biographies 6 About the CSO 7 2021-22 CSYO Musician Roster 8 2021-22 CSYP Musician Roster 9 Administration 11
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WELCOME
Welcome! I’m delighted to welcome you to the first Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra concerts of 2021! The CSO’s Youth Orchestra program is a vital part of fulfilling the Symphony’s mission to uplift, entertain, and educate the diverse communities of Charlotte- Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences. The inspiring group of young musicians that you will hear today receive guidance from our Music Director Christopher Warren-Green; our highly skilled conducting staff, Christopher James Lees and Dr. Peter Swanson; and from CSO musicians, who serve as coaches. Guest artists performing with the Symphony, like our Opening Night soloist Paul Huang, offer master classes, giving students insight into the life of a professional musician and sharing new techniques to help students finetune their craft. We are all extremely proud of their hard work and many accomplishments. Of course, none of this would be possible without the support of parents and families and without the generous donors to the Charlotte Symphony. Thank you for being here today to hear these talented young musicians and to support the future of music in our community.
David Fisk President & CEO
SPECIAL THANKS We would like to thank the following individuals whose passion for Music Education and our Youth Orchestra programs helped make this season possible. Kathy and Don Brungard Leslie Gipple Park Road Baptist Church Elysia Duckett, CSYO UNCC Intern Michaela Meadows welcome
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PROGRAM
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY
YOUTH ORCHESTRA
FALL CONCERT Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts
Christopher James Lees, conductor
GRIEG ORCHESTRA
CHARLES GOUNOD (1818-1893)
LEE HOLDRIDGE
Ballet Music from Faust V. Les Troyens Elegy for Harp & String Orchestra
(b. 1944)
EDVARD GRIEG (1843-1907)
Symphonic Dances I. Allegro moderato e marcato
BIZET ORCHESTRA
GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875)
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Selections from Carmen, Suite 1 & 2 I. Prelude - Aragonaise II. Intermezzo III. Sequedille IV. Habañera V. Les dragons d’Alcala VI. Les Toréadors
PROGRAM
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY
YOUTH PHILHARMONIC
FALL INFORMANCE Monday, November 22, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church
Peter Swanson, conductor
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1906)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
“Dance of the Tumblers” from The Snow Maiden arr. Dakow
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 IV. Finale: Allegro arr. Maros
BÉLA BARTÓK (1881–1945)
Ten Easy Pieces I. Poco Allegretto II. Allegretto III. Andante IV. Allegro arr. Leidig
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1906)
“Dance of the Tumblers” from The Snow Maiden (reprise)
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CONDUCTORS
Christopher James Lees CSO Resident Conductor CSYO Principal Conductor
Since his 2016 appointment as Assistant Conductor by Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, Mr. Lees has curated and conducted more than 50 performances a year, leading Pops and Family series concerts, plus the popular On Tap series at Charlotte-area breweries and the Symphony's traveling series, CSO On the Go. Lees was named Resident Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony in 2018. In the community, he leads performances at area senior care centers and recreation centers, and conducts Link Up, a program of Carnegie Hall, which engages over 3,000 students in the Symphony experience at Belk Theater. He believes in arts access for all, and leads the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras program. Mr. Lees has led performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Houston, Detroit, Milwaukee, North Carolina, Portland, and Flint Symphonies. Additional engagements have taken him to the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Orchestra de Chambre de Paris, Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and at the Music in the Mountains Festival & Festival Internacional de Inverno de Campos do Jordão in Brazil.
Peter Swanson
CSYP Interim Conductor Peter Swanson serves as Interim Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Youth Philharmonic, and has also served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra [MN], and guest conductor for the UNCG Sinfonia. He recently completed a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at UNCG studying cello with Alex Ezerman and conducting with Kevin Geraldi. He has served as co-director of The Quartet Project [MN], a summer intensive chamber experience for young strings, and served on the faculty of Dorian Summer Music [IA]. He currently serves on the faculty of Guilford College [NC].
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ABOUT US
Celebrating its 90th anniversary in the 2021-22 season, the Charlotte Symphony (CSO) is committed to uplifting, entertaining, and educating the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences. A cornerstone of Charlotte’s arts and cultural landscape, the CSO performs around 150 concerts annually in addition to robust community engagement and education efforts. Led by internationally renowned Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, the Symphony upholds the highest artistic integrity and takes bold steps to engage the community through music. The CSO employs 62 professional full time musicians, performs throughout the community, and offers significant educational programming aimed at improving areas of our community with the greatest need. Core programming runs September to May and includes Classical, Pops, Movie, and Family series, plus other special performances with notable soloists. We also serve as the soundtrack to our community’s ballet and opera productions. We perform everywhere from community parks and schools to breweries, places of worship, and senior care centers. We are deeply committed to the notion that music, accessible to all and experienced in many forms, enriches and unifies our community.
Christopher Warren-Green music director
Now in his twelfth season with the Charlotte Symphony, Music Director Christopher Warren-Green also serves as Music Director of the London Chamber Orchestra. Key engagements have included the Philadelphia and Minnesota Orchestras; Detroit, Houston, St Louis, Toronto, Milwaukee, Seattle and Vancouver symphony orchestras; Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra; the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and Royal Scottish National orchestras. 2021–22 marks Warren-Green’s final season as Music Director of Charlotte Symphony, after which he will become Conductor Laureate and Artistic Adviser. Highlights this season include an all-English program celebrating the orchestra’s 90th birthday and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. A product of community music education, Warren-Green plays a key role in the CSO’s educational efforts including the Youth Orchestras and Project Harmony.
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MUSICIANS
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY
YOUTH ORCHESTRA grieg orchestra strings
bizet orchestra strings
FIRST VIOLINS Noah Chang Joshua Fan David Karpov Hailey Kim Andrew Hempe Evan Hempe Juilette De May Christina Zhao Jasmine Zheng Alice Zhong
FIRST VIOLINS Nathan Butler Annie Liu Allen Ma Julia Moy Joy Ni Jana Pak Kendall Pixley Angelina Quan Julia Yang
DOUBLE BASSES Alexander Shaffer Labron Thompson Hunter Turnow Madilyn Wargo
SECOND VIOLINS Marie Allbritton Nhi Ho Connor Jones Philip Kasimir Akshara Krishna Madeline McKinney Sydney Ngyuen Michelle Tan Mohit Tankala
OBOES Kimberly Haines Connor Koivisto Samantha Webber
SECOND VIOLINS Aayush Bharti Jade Doheny Lucy Frost Maya Hutagalung Samuel Lehe Sophia Oh Ishara Shrestha-Rai Oscar Stanciauskas Mackenzie Sturgill Kaitlyn Tozzi Medha Ullagaddi Yasmine Yeung VIOLAS Swathi Balaji Justice Crawford Nicholas Feddersen Kiu Yuk Kieran Lee Katherine Liu Claire Mitchell CELLOS Tae Bark Charlotte Feddersen Ryan Kim Christian Ko Madeline Sturgill Ben Uslan
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VIOLAS Brendon Hablutzel Katie Jung Geethika Korrapati Neha Parthasarathy CELLOS Isaac Park Raechel Wu Bethany Xiques Gavin Zhu
FLUTES Karis Huang Sullivan Mann Aubry Wilhelm Boaz Yang
CLARINETS Thierry Charles Caleb Kim Joshua Kim Chelsea Yu BASSOON Joshua Metzl TRUMPETS Oscar Bao Caleb James PERCUSSION Ethan Xu HARP Audrey Kim
MUSICIANS
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY
YOUTH PHILHARMONIC FIRST VIOLINS Susan Carroll Sarah Chen Marcus Freeman Aneka Goli Hailee Gosart Shitij Govil Mila Held Emma Hew Brigitte Kittner Aliya Ling Dhanvi Manivasagam Dhiya Manivasagam Jacob Pecoraro Jordan Polk Rose Mercina Sahana Alphonse Pradeep Nikhil Rapolu Emunah Wang Neil Zhu Rachel Want SECOND VIOLINS Carly Bennett Amisha Bharti Ian Cox Lillian Dong Esteban Gil Natalie Haden Mya Ivey Lucy Murray Aarthi Nelatoor Elena Oh Neal Rao Corban Ressler Kavya Sagunarthy Evelyn Tjahjadi Sameeya Vasan Jane Weiland Zhangkai Yang
VIOLAS Diana Gaffner Ivana Gil Padilla Kamila Sofia Gil Padilla Ethan He Keisha Kalra Mia Lederer Rajesh Panchumarthi David Rankin CELLOS Juniper Li Chloe Oh DOUBLE BASS Agastya Kumar FLUTES Prisha Desai Nandini Goswami Stella Moy Siya Patel Nitin Rapolu CLARINETS Ana Aspero Jacob Mattapallil Nadia Patterson Nicholas Smith Maxwell Tan TRUMPETS Floyd Carroll III Srijith Chandrasekar
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Join us for a season of celebration as we return to the concert hall to mark 90 extraordinary years of your Charlotte Symphony!
POPS
CLASSICAL
2021-22 season highlights
BEETHOVEN
KINGS OF SOUL
November 19 & 20 | Knight Theater
November 12 & 13 | Knight Theater
POPS
FAMILY
SYMPHONY No. 4
PETER AND THE WOLF
WITH TONY DESARE December 10 – 19 | Knight Theater
MOVIE
CLASSICAL
November 13 | Knight Theater
MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
BEETHOVEN
March 18 & 19
May 20 – 22 | Belk Theater
IN CONCERT
| Belk Theater
SYMPHONY No. 9
ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE David J. L. Fisk, President & CEO Samantha Hackett, Executive Administrator ARTISTIC OPERATIONS John Clapp, Vice President of Artistic Operations & General Manager Sara Gibson, Director of Operations Carrie Graham, Director of Artistic Planning Teil Buck, Orchestra Personnel Manager Nixon Bustos, Principal Music Librarian Ava Bradley, Assistant Librarian John Jarrell, Stage Manager DEVELOPMENT Anne Marie Forbes, Vice President of Development Leslie Antoniel, Director of Donor Engagement Amanda LoCascio, Director of Corporate Engagement Holly Blackman, Government & Institutional Relations Manager Tammy Matula, Database Manager Jennifer Gherardi, Campaign Coordinator Senta Harvey, Development Coordinator - Stewardship & Events EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Chris Stonnell, Director of Education & Community Engagement FINANCE Wendy Laxton (CREO, Inc.), Fractional Vice President of Finance Chazin & Company, Financial Services Trey Mckinney, Staff Accountant HUMAN RESOURCES Kirsten Morris, Vice President of Human Resources & Administration
128 S. Tryon Street Suite 350 Charlotte, NC 28202 tickets: 704.972.2000 office: 704.972.2003 charlottesymphony.org
MARKETING Candace Sykes, Vice President of Marketing & Patron Experience Deirdre Roddin, Director of Communications Nicole Glaza, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing Chad Calvert, Visual Communications Manager Stephen Emery, Patron Communications Manager Meghan Squier, Ticket Services Manager YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAMS Aram Kim Bryan, Director of Youth Orchestra Programs Dylan Lloyd, Youth Orchestra Program Coordinator – CSYO Emily Gordon, Youth Orchestra Program Coordinator – Project Harmony Christen Crumpler, Programs Assistant - Project Harmony Arturo Morales-Garduño, Programs Assistant - CSYO Jirah Montgomery, Programs Assistant - CSYO Tim Scott, Programs Assistant - CSYO
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UPCOMING CONCERTS
KINGS OF SOUL November 12 & 13 Knight Theater
PETER AND THE WOLF November 13
©1990 Twentieth Century Fox
Knight Theater
November 26 & 27 Belk Theater
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