CHATTANOOGA SYMPHONY & OPERA
2016/17 SEASON KAYOKO DAN music director • BOB BERNHARDT principal pops conductor
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DEAR FRIENDS OF THE CHATTANOOGA SYMPHONY & OPERA, I am thrilled to present to you the CSO’s 2016/17 Season. Some of the highlights of the Barnett & Company Masterworks Series include Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, Debussy’s La Mer, Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy and Ola Gjeilo’s Dreamweaver featuring our CSO Chorus. Also for Masterworks, we are featuring dynamic guest artists, including return engagements of pianist Ning An with Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, cellist Joshua Roman with the Elgar Cello Concerto, and our very own Concertmaster Holly Mulcahy performing American composer James Stephenson’s Violin Concerto. In our Luken Holdings Pops Series, you’ll enjoy the annual traditions of Home for the Holidays and Big Band Fever, along with Latin jazz group, Mambo Kings, top Irish fiddler Eileen Ivers, and a tribute to your favorite Sci-Fi shows and films as well as superheroes. Our 2016/17 Chamber Series at the beautiful Read House Silver Ballroom will present a variety of chamber works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Respighi, and Prokofiev, along with local composers Jonathan McNair and a world premiere of Douglas Hedwig’s work for String Quintet. I hope you will join us for this special series where you get to learn more about the CSO and our musicians in a lovely and intimate setting. The CSO is also proud to bring back its first fully-staged opera since 2009! Madame Butterfly will be presented in March 2017 with fabulous vocalists, lavish sets and costumes, and accompanied by your CSO orchestra and Chorus. We’re also featuring a fun, family-friendly concert with Cirque de la Symphonie. This group of acrobats and performing artists will amaze you with their feats and choreography set to some of your favorite classical hits. With so much exciting programming, subscribing is the best way to ensure you experience all of your favorite programs. We are looking forward to sharing this thrilling season with you. Thank you for your support and for your love of the CSO.
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Madame Butterfly
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The title character of Madame Butterfly — a young Japanese geisha who clings to the belief that her arrangement with a visiting American naval officer is a loving and permanent marriage — is one of the defining roles in opera. The lyric beauty of Puccini’s score has made Butterfly timeless. Experience lavish sets and costumes and gorgeous music provided by guest soloists, the CSO orchestra, and CSO Chorus.
2016/17 Barnett & Company
Masterworks Series
9.22.16 Opening Night
at the Tivoli Theatre
The CSO’s 2016/17 Barnett & Company Masterworks Series will highlight some of classical music’s most beloved works and composers, such as Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, along with works by Mozart, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Dvoˇrák, and Mahler. A special feature to this year’s Masterworks Series is the programming of four modern composers, three of whom are American. Joan Tower, Kendra D’Ercole (a world premiere), James Stephenson, and Ola Gjielo are featured with CSO premieres.
Strauss and Rachmaninoff 7:30 pm Kayoko Dan, conductor Ning An, piano Tower Strauss Rachmaninoff
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 2 Don Juan Piano Concerto No. 2
The CSO opens the season with music inspired by the Renaissance-era Don Juan legend. Strauss’ work provides a sweeping energy mixed with love themes as the audience follows along in his romantic exploits. Rachmaninoff’s second piano concerto, featuring prize-winning pianist Ning An, is one of the most beloved compositions in classical music. Listeners will immediately recognize its emotional melodies, particularly the 2nd movement, due to its popularity in films and modern music. Modern composer Joan Tower is featured with the second of her five compositions titled Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, dedicated to women who are adventurous and risk takers.
10.20.16 Beethoven Choral Fantasy
7:30 pm Kayoko Dan, conductor Robert Barefield, baritone Spencer Myer, piano CSO Chorus, Darrin Hassevoort, director Beethoven D’Ercole Beethoven
Egmont Overture Wie die Blätter des Herbstes herabfallen world premiere
Choral Fantasy
This Beethoven and Beethoven-inspired concert begins with his Egmont Overture, the overture to a play of the same name in which he wrote several incidental music pieces. This powerful and dramatic overture, with its political overtones, became the unofficial anthem of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Next up is the world premiere of modern composer Kendra D’Ercole and her piece that was inspired by Beethoven’s Heiligenstadt Testament regarding his despair over his increasing deafness. Closing out the concert is Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, written for piano, solo voices, chorus, and orchestra.
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11.17.16 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
7:30 pm Kayoko Dan, conductor Joshua Roman, cello Elgar Cello Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Elgar’s Cello Concerto was his last notable work, composed in the aftermath of the first World War. A critic at the time called it “very simple…but with a profound wisdom and beauty underlying its simplicity.” American cellist Joshua Roman will perform the contemplative work. Tchaikovsky had a love/ hate relationship with his 5th symphony. At times proud then repelled by it, he defines the work as “Complete resignation before Fate, or(which is the same thing) before the inscrutable predestination of Providence.”
1.26.17
Dvorak Symphony No. 7 7:30 pm Kayoko Dan, conductor Billy Hunter, trumpet Schubert Hummel Dvoˇrák
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3.2.17
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra 7:30 pm Kayoko Dan, conductor Holly Mulcahy, violin Stephenson Bartok
Concerto for Violin, “Tributes” Concerto for Orchestra
American composer James Stephenson wrote his violin concerto for violinist Jennifer Frautschi (past cso guest artist) as a commission for the Minnesota Orchestra, titled “Tributes”, in appreciation for all who helped in its creation. CSO’s concertmaster Holly Mulcahy takes on this challenging work. Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra was his final completed work and his most popular. Bartok treats sections and solo instruments as if they were protagonists in a concerto, mysterious and expressive.
Rosamunde Overture Concerto for Trumpet Symphony No. 7
In a case of mistaken identity, Schubert’s Overture to Rosamunde was actually the overture to Die Zauberharfe (The Magic Harp). Regardless of its origin, it is considered one of his finest orchestral works. Metropolitan Opera Principal Trumpet Billy Hunter joins the CSO for Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto. Closing out the evening is Dvoˇrák’s 7th Symphony, a more gloomy and somber yet dramatic piece than some of his other symphonies.
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La Mer
7:30 pm Kayoko Dan, conductor CSO Chorus, Darrin Hassevoort, director Tower Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No.1 Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Gjeilo Dreamweaver Debussy La mer
4.6.17 Mozart and Mahler 7:30 pm Kayoko Dan, conductor Maria Valdes, soprano
Mozart Don Giovanni Overture Mozart Exsultate jubilate Mahler Symphony No. 4 Mozart’s Don Giovanni opera is based on the legend of Don Juan, a nice follow-up to the CSO’s Opening Night concert. The opera combines comedy, melodrama, and supernatural elements. Legend tells us that the Overture, written just hours before the premiere, was sight-read by musicians, and received immediate accolades by the audience. Soprano Maria Valdes then joins us for Mozart’s sacred work, Exsultate jubilate, originally written for a castrato. Ending the program is Mahler’s 4th symphony, considered his most accessible with a smaller orchestra and shorter performance time compared to other Mahler symphonies. It opens with flutes and sleigh bells, and concludes with text sung by a soprano, featuring Valdes once again.
A second Joan Tower piece of the season opens the final Masterworks concert, this time her first Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, inspired by Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. Next up is Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, scene change music from his opera Peter Grimes. The final modern work of the season is Ola Gjeilo’s Dreamweaver, set from a well-known Norwegian medieval poem, Draumkveder. To end the season is Debussy’s La Mer, a unique mix of tone poem and symphony, which depicts the richness of the sea.
2016/17 Luken Holdings
Pops Series at the Tivoli Theatre The 2016/17 Luken Holdings Pops Series offers a smorgasbord of world music, holiday traditions, best of the swing era, and your sci-fi and superhero favorites. The series opens with a trip to Latin America with the Mambo Kings, and heads to Ireland later in the season with fiddler-virtuoso Eileen Ivers in her triumphant return to Chattanooga. Audience members can also embrace their inner geek with our tribute to the best of Sci-Fi shows and films (including music from Star Wars: The Force Awakens) along with a tribute to your favorite superheroes. Our annual traditions of Home for the Holidays and Big Band Fever round out this fun season of music.
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The Mambo Kings will take the audience on a fascinating journey through the music of Latin America and the U.S. From the sultry melancholy of Astor Piazzola and the burning Afro Cuban jazz of Tito Puente, to the rhythmic playfulness of jazz great Dave Brubeck and the pop strains of The Beatles, Mambo Kings will be your guide on a Latin jazz tour of the Pan American experience, featuring original orchestral arrangements and compositions of music from the U.S., Peru, Argentina, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.
12.17.16 & 12.18.16 7:30 pm
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2.10.17 & 2.11.17 Big Band Fever
7:30 pm Bob Bernhardt, conductor The Big Band is back for their annual tribute to the best of the swing era. On-stage dancing is just a part of the party atmosphere at this audience favorite. 423.267.8583 chattanoogasymphony.org
Home for the Holidays
James Stephenson, conductor Composer and conductor James Stephenson will lead the CSO’s annual holiday tradition in standard holiday tunes plus his own special arrangements of seasonal classics.
4.22.17
Sci-Fi and Superheroes 7:30 pm Bob Bernhardt, conductor Mela Dailey, soprano
4.1.17 Eileen Ivers
7:30 pm Bob Bernhardt, conductor Fiddler Eileen Ivers has established herself as the pre-eminent exponent of the Irish fiddle in the world today. She is Grammy awarded and Emmy nominated, and has guest starred with the London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, and with over 40 other orchestras. She is the original Musical Star of Riverdance, Nine Time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion, founding member of Cherish the Ladies, and has performed for Presidents and Royalty worldwide. 423.267.8583 chattanoogasymphony.org
This CSO original production will feature the best music from your favorite science fiction television shows and movies, such as Lord of the Rings and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, plus tributes to superheroes from Superman to James Bond. A fun family event, and perfect for gamers, Con-attendees, and self-professed geeks!
2016/17
Chamber Series at the Read House Silver Ballroom The Chamber Series is a favorite among patrons for a reason – beautiful music in a beautiful setting. This fourconcert series at the Read House Silver Ballroom provides an intimate feel as the CSO performs some of the best of chamber repertoire, including works by Ravel, Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, and more. A highlight of this series is the performance of two works by local composers, one of which will be a world premiere.
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Musical Passport
Haydn Symphony No. 31
Prokofiev and Mendelssohn
Gems from the CSO Principals
3:00 pm Kayoko Dan, conductor David Tahere, baritone Bartok Romanian Folk Dances Jonathan McNair An Earthen Man Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 for String Orchestra Ravel Pavane pour une infant defunte Respighi Gli Uccelli
3:00 pm Mozart Grieg Haydn
Serenade #12 for Winds in C minor Holberg Suite Symphony No. 31
A 4-concert Chamber Series is $90, a savings of 20% off single ticket prices.
3:00 pm Kayoko Dan, conductor Taylor Brown, double bass Prokofiev Classical Symphony Bottesini Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor Mendelssohn/ Yoon Jae Lee (arr) String Octet
3:00 pm
Douglas Hedwig String Quintet world premiere TBD
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Cirque de la Symphonie and their Halloween-themed production is coming to Chattanooga for one night only, bringing the magic of cirque to the music hall. Artists include the most amazing veterans of exceptional cirque programs throughout the world—aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen. Each artist’s performance is professionally choreographed to classical masterpieces and popular contemporary music performed by the CSO musicians.
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