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First Movements Brett Mitchell shares his aspirations and insights as he prepares to take on the role of Music Director
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Colorado Symphony Staff
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Making Beautiful Music, Together
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First Movements
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Colorado Symphony Musicians
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Musician Spotlight: Jason Shafer
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Community Support
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WELCOME Music for All Seasons Hello! Thank you for joining us for another great Colorado Symphony performance here in Boettcher Concert Hall. This is the time of year when we at the Colorado Symphony set our sights forward, announcing summer shows and our 2017/18 Concert Season. I admit, these days it’s easy to get swept up in thinking of the warmer months and enjoying concerts outdoors. There’s something special about coming to a performance in the winter, though. It’s a time when we can shake off our coats—and cares—and warm up with some truly sensational symphonic music. Here are my choices for unforgettable concerts to liven up our winter nights and welcome in the spring. Tyrant’s Crush is the kind of performance you can’t find anywhere else. Stewart Copeland, former drummer of The Police, will perform his self-composed concerto, Tyrant’s Crush with our orchestra under the direction of Music Director Designate Brett Mitchell.
STEWART COPELAND WITH THE COLORADO SYMPHONY Brett Mitchell, conductor Stewart Copeland, trapset SAT | FEB 25 | 7:30
In March, I highly recommend you make time for Time for Three. This trio will brighten up winter’s final month with their genre-defying music ranging from Bach to Brahms—and mash-ups of hits by the Beatles, Katy Perry, and more.
TIME FOR THREE Christopher Dragon, conductor Charles Yang, violin Nick Kendall, violin Ranaan Meyer, double bass SAT | MAR 11 | 7:30
Just in time for spring, we’ll perform Strauss’ beloved On the Beautiful Blue Danube—a breath of fresh air and nod to the blue skies ahead. And to finally “jolt” ourselves out of winter’s grey days, HK Gruber’s Frankenstein!! will be a truly electrifying performance.
ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE Kevin John Edusei, conductor Gabriel Preisser, narrator FRI | APR 21 | 7:30 SAT | APR 22 | 7:30
Whether it’s winter, spring, summer, or fall, we’ve got plenty coming up to be excited about— this season, and for many more to come. Warmly, Anthony Pierce Chief Artistic Officer 6 SOUNDINGS 2016/2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG
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PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR
VIOLIN Yumi Hwang-Williams Concertmaster The Mary Rossick Kern & Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair Claude Sim Associate Concertmaster Yi Zhao Assistant Concertmaster Ben Odhner Fixed 4th Chair Paul Primus Principal Second Allegra Wermuth Assistant Principal Second Alessandra Jennings Flanagan Fixed 3rd Chair / Second Larisa Fesmire Thomas Hanulik Wyn Hart John Hilton Anne-Marie Hoffman Miroslava IvanchenkoBartels Dorian Kincaid Karen Kinzie Mark Lamprey Susan Paik Miroslav Pastusiak Erik Peterson Robert Stoyanov Delcho Tenev Amy Tyson Bradley Watson Tena White Wenting Yuan VIOLA Basil Vendryes Principal Catherine Beeson Assistant Principal Mary Cowell Fixed 3rd Chair
CHRISTOPHER DRAGON
DUAIN WOLFE CHORUS DIRECTOR
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR
Charlyn Campbell Marsha Holmes Leah Kovach Helen McDermott Kelly Shanafelt Phillip Stevens CELLO Austin Fisher Acting Principal Judith McIntyre Acting Assistant Principal Susan Rockey Bowles Danielle Guideri Thomas Heinrich Margaret Hoeppner Matthew Switzer Alice Yoo * Susan Yun Silver Ainomäe + BASS Nicholas Recuber Acting Principal John Arnesen Susan Cahill James Carroll Karl Fenner + Jeremy Kincaid Owen Levine * Steven Metcalf * FLUTE Brook Ferguson Principal Catherine Peterson 2nd / Assistant Principal Julie Duncan Thornton PICCOLO Julie Duncan Thornton OBOE Peter Cooper Principal Emily Moscoso * 2nd / Assistant Principal
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Jason Lichtenwalter Monica Hanulik + ENGLISH HORN Jason Lichtenwalter CLARINET Jason Shafer Principal Abby Raymond 2nd / Assistant Principal Andrew Stevens E-FLAT CLARINET Abby Raymond BASS CLARINET Andrew Stevens BASSOON Chad Cognata Principal Tristan Rennie 2nd / Assistant Principal Roger Soren CONTRA-BASSOON Roger Soren HORN Michael Thornton Principal Carolyn Kunicki Kolio Plachkov 3rd / Associate Principal David Brussel Austin Larson Assistant Principal TRUMPET Justin Bartels Principal Philip Hembree 2nd / Assistant Principal Patrick Tillery Associate Principal
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS Jerome H. Kern, Co-Chair Dr. Mary Rossick Kern, Co-Chair Stephanie Donner, Esq. Treasurer Susan Bowles,* Secretary TRUSTEES Dr. Paula P. Bernstein Susan Cahill* Young Cho Jim Copenhaver Zachary D. Detra, Esq. BJ Dyer Sandy Elliott Jack Finlaw Dr. Everette J. Freeman Dr. Michael G. Gundzik Diane S. Hill, Ph.D. Jessica Hobbs Yumi Hwang-Williams* Kathleen Johnson, Esq.
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EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES Susan Seitz President, Colorado Symphony Guild Ginger White City and County of Denver, Arts & Venues EMERITUS TRUSTEES William K. Coors John Low W. Gerald Rainer Lee Yeingst HONORARY TRUSTEES Governor John Hickenlooper Mayor Michael B. Hancock Christopher J. Ott, M.D.
ASSOCIATE BOARD OFFICERS Jackson Stevens, Chair William Kowalski, Treasurer Andrea Copland, Secretary Chris Strom, Marketing Chair Rachel Yeates, Membership Chair Brandon Seifert, Events Chair ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBERS Marilyn Brock Mike Fredregill Gerry Heise Leah Kovach Bridget Kennedy McNeil Sarah Parmley Kelly Waltrip
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Classical music author and historian Betsy Schwarm will share information about the composers and pieces on the program. Ms. Schwarm is a celebrated Denver icon. Catch her in action before hearing your Colorado Symphony!
Ever wonder what your Colorado Symphony musicians think about the music? Come find out! Violist Phillip Stevens hosts an informal Q&A featuring additional Colorado Symphony musicians who are delighted to share their unique point of view on the composers and pieces you’ll be hearing.
Take your mind, body, and spirit to a deeper listening plane with Catherine Beeson, Assistant Principal Violist for your Colorado Symphony. Catherine will guide you to an internal understanding of the music you’ll be hearing by encouraging your super powers of inquiry, observation, and application.
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COLORADO SYMPHONY STAFF LEADERSHIP TEAM Jerome H. Kern Chief Executive Officer Coreen Miller Chief Financial Officer Anthony Pierce Chief Artistic Officer Christina Carlson Chief Advancement Officer Parker Owens Chief Marketing Officer Susan Ellis Chief Administrative Officer Doug Yost Chief of Information Services ARTISTIC Brett Mitchell Music Director Designate Andrew Litton Principal Guest Conductor Duain Wolfe Chorus Director, Colorado Symphony Chorus Christopher Dragon Associate Conductor Andres Lopera Assistant Conductor Emily Scott Director of Artistic Administration Dave Aeling Production Stage Manager Travis Branam Assistant Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus Larry Brezicka Orchestra Personnel Manager Mary Louise Burke Associate Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus Aric Christensen Audio Engineer Joanne Goble Principle Orchestra Librarian Jonathan Groszew Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager / Assistant Librarian Deborah Guess Properties Master Philip Hiester Master Electrician Eric Israelson Chorus Manager Sam Jaehnig Head Carpenter Kyle Kamrath Manager of Artistic Operations
Taylor Martin Assistant Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus Jessica Mays Outreach Coordinator Mike Pappas New Media Center Barbara Porter Assistant Chorus Manager Phillip Strom Artistic Coordinator ADVANCEMENT / DEVELOPMENT Gerry Heise Director of Development Sean Baker Annual Giving Manager Kate Bentley Development Associate Emily Spirk Development Administrative Assistant EDUCATION Catherine Beeson Director of Community Education Programs Shari Myers Education Coordinator FINANCE Annette Brown Staff Accountant Paula Rossin Staff Accountant INFORMATION SERVICES Matt Krupa Manager of Information Technology MARKETING / PUBLIC & COMMUNITY RELATIONS Stephanie Derybowski Digital Media Specialist Rachel Trignano Manager of Public & Community Relations SALES & PATRON SERVICES Susan Kelly Director of Sales & Patron Services Ian MacIntyre Manager of Patron Services Amanda Cantu Patron Services Associate Sherri Colgan Patron Services Associate
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JANUARY Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Mozart and Stravinsky Conducted by deRidder SPECIAL
JAN 27-28 FRI-SAT 7:30
Brett Mitchell, conductor Erin Wall, soprano Susan Platts, mezzo David Pomeroy, tenor Kevin Deas, baritone Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director KEVIN PUTS Symphony No. 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”
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Andres Lopera, conductor Byron Stripling, trumpet/vocals
Peter and the Wolf
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Christopher Dragon, conductor Jeffrey Kahane, piano Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director/conductor Nänie for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 82 BRAHMS SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
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Brett Mitchell, conductor Stewart Copeland, trapset Suite from Pulcinella STRAVINSKY JOHN ADAMS The Chairman Dances STEWART COPELAND Tyrant’s Crush RAVEL La Valse
Brahms Conducted by the Dragon
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Byron Stripling What a Wonderful World: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
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SAT 7:30
MARCH
Andrew Litton, conductor Olga Kern, piano RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, “Leningrad”
FEB 9
Andre deRidder, conductor Nadia Sirota, viola MOZART Symphony No. 34 in C major, K 338 NICO MUHLY Viola Concerto STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka
FEB 25
FRI-SAT 7:30
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Stewart Copeland with the Colorado Symphony
FEBRUARY Rachmaninoff Performed by Olga Kern
FEB 17-18
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Christopher Dragon, conductor Charles Yang, violin Nick Kendall, violin Ranaan Meyer, double bass
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First Movements Brett Mitchell shares his aspirations and insights as he prepares to take on the role of Music Director in the Colorado Symphony’s 2017/18 Concert Season. “No one should feel like they’re hearing or playing ‘just another’ Beethoven 9. Every time should be something special.” Personalizing the concert experience—for musicians, for audiences, for guest artists—is just one aspect of Brett Mitchell’s signature approach to leading orchestras and planning seasons. “My job is to make sure that the journey the composer wants to take us on, and the message he’s trying to convey, are as clear and compelling as possible.” Mitchell is about to embark on his own journey: on July 1, 2017, he’ll assume the role of Colorado Symphony’s Music Director. Of course, every arrival must begin with a departure; Mitchell will leave behind his current dual-posts as Associate Conductor at the Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. “The Cleveland Orchestra has unquestionably made me a better conductor. It’s been an honor to have been a part of it,” Mitchell fondly recalls of working with the esteemed ensemble. Before he takes the helm as Music Director at the start of the Symphony’s 2017/18 Season, Mitchell will command the stage of Boettcher Concert Hall three more times in this current season to lead the Colorado Symphony through programs that range from perennial favorites to new, groundbreaking works. “What I love about our remaining concerts this season is how different they are from each other,” says Mitchell. In January, Mitchell conducts a new American symphony by Kevin Puts alongside Beethoven’s revered Ninth Symphony. In February, he returns to take the stage alongside Stewart Copeland, former drummer of The Police, to conduct Tyrant’s Crush, Copeland’s original composition for orchestra. “I’m excited to work with Stewart Copeland. I grew up listening to The Police,” says Mitchell, “and the chance to perform with someone I idolized as a kid is a real treat.” Mitchell will lead the orchestra while Copeland drums on his own trapset onstage. It’s an uncommon program in two ways: composers rarely join the orchestra during a performance of their own composition—let alone on a drum kit. Mitchell’s final concert of the 2016/17 Season is in April, when he leads the orchestra with Principal Clarinetist Jason Shafer in Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, and Concertmaster Yumi HwangWilliams in Rimsky-Korsakov’s evocative Scheherazade. Variety is Mitchell’s hallmark as he plans the Colorado Symphony’s 2017/18 Season, as well. “What’s important to me is that the audience and our musicians get a varied diet of composers, styles, eras, and so on, so that over the course of any given season, we’ve all had the broadest exposure possible to this magnificent art form that is orchestral music.” So much goes into the planning and piecing together of a Symphony’s concert season, yet Mitchell’s first order of business that carries him through the planning process is the sum of the whole: “I never think piece-by-piece when I’m planning a season,” explains Mitchell. “I start with what I want the overall experience of the season to be.” 16 SOUNDINGS 2016/2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG
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To begin this process, Mitchell started working closely with the Colorado Symphony’s leadership and artistic committee—Chief Artistic Officer Anthony Pierce, a host of orchestra musicians, and Symphony staff—over the summer in a series of collaborative sessions. “As with everything at the Colorado Symphony, it’s a team process, and I couldn’t be happier with it.” One exciting program born of this blossoming collaboration is the opening concert of the Symphony’s 2017/18 Season: world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming takes the stage with the orchestra for a one-night-only performance on September 9, 2017. Fleming—often lovingly referred to as “the people’s diva”— is an international opera phenomenon with whom Mitchell has worked several times throughout his career, making his inaugural concert as the Colorado Symphony’s Music Director that much more meaningful. Mitchell first met Fleming in 2009 when he was Assistant Conductor at the Orchestre National de France. “I was just a staff conductor, but Renée couldn’t have been nicer,” recalls Mitchell. “I’ve worked with her several times since then, and she always brings that same commitment and artistry to every project she does, which is one of many reasons I’m thrilled to have her with us in September.” September will be here before we know it, but Mitchell’s journey to the Colorado Symphony’s podium has a few more stops yet: he’ll be conducting concerts in Ohio, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Colorado this summer before he and his wife, classically-trained soprano and radio host Angela Mitchell, move across the country from Cleveland to Denver in August. Mitchell’s inventiveness, musical mastery, and contagious enthusiasm will no doubt create a lasting imprint on the Colorado Symphony’s repertoire and creative growth. While the Colorado Symphony eagerly awaits his return-for-good as Music Director, it’s safe to say, in many ways, Brett Mitchell has already arrived.
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“The Colorado Symphony has an incredible feeling of community. I’ve played with many other orchestras, and never felt the sense of camaraderie that I’ve felt here.” This spring, Colorado Symphony Principal Clarinetist Jason Shafer takes on Mozart’s last instrumental composition, the enchanting—and thoroughly demanding—Clarinet Concerto in A major. In this issue of Soundings, Jason tells us about the concerto’s challenges, his adjustment to life in Denver from Miami and the New World Symphony, and his hunt for the perfect pie recipe.
This spring, you’ll be performing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major the weekend of April 7-9. What can you tell us about it? Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto is the most well-known piece written for the clarinet, and for good reason! Written near the end of the composer’s life, the concerto shows the height of Mozart’s compositional abilities, and is considered one of his greatest works. I have performed it many times, and it still feels fresh, new, and ingenious; I think that’s a sign of a true masterwork. What are the most challenging aspects of this concerto? There are many, but two stick out to me. First, the length: at almost 30 minutes, it takes a lot of physical and mental stamina, plus the challenge of maintaining comfort with the memorization. But perhaps more importantly, this concerto requires the soloist to strike a very difficult musical balance. If the clarinetist focuses too much on refinement, the interpretation will come across as bland—but with too much exaggeration, it can seem grotesque. My goal is always to strive for huge contrasts in mood and energy while still staying within the “world” of Mozart, and that takes a lot of thoughtful practice. What drew you to the clarinet? Tell us about your early music education. School band! I loved the sound of the clarinet, and I was grateful to grow up in Maryland, where the public school music programs are very strong. I believe supporting the arts in our schools is the most pressing need for our educational system.
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Now you’re an educator on the faculty of University of Northern Colorado. What do you enjoy most about teaching clarinet at the college level? I feel that my most important role as a clarinet teacher at this level is to help my students reach their full potential. It’s challenging to determine the best approach to take with each student, but that challenge is one of my favorite things about working with college students. You were with the New World Symphony in Miami before coming to Denver. What was that transition like? Living on Miami Beach was kind of like living on Mars! You see the strangest things there, from the wild vacationers to the unexpected, odd behavior from the locals. (I won’t go into more detail than that.) While I’m grateful for the incredible experiences I had with the New World Symphony, Denver’s culture is wonderful, and there’s so much to see in this fantastic city and in the mountains. I feel so lucky that I get to live in such a beautiful place! One other adjustment that I have to mention: many people don’t know that moving to altitude affects woodwind players’ reeds tremendously. This is my fourth season with the Colorado Symphony, and I think my reeds are still trying to adjust! What drew you to the Colorado Symphony? First, the artistic quality of this orchestra is remarkable; it truly is one of the best in the country. But also, the Colorado Symphony has an incredible feeling of community. I’ve played with many other orchestras, and never felt the sense of camaraderie that I’ve felt here. It’s amazing to feel that both the musicians and the staff are all on the same page and working towards our combined success. Finally, what do you do when not performing? Any hobbies or side projects worth noting? I’m just now moving to a new home, and I imagine that will bring endless projects with it! But I’ve also always loved exploring the many excellent hiking trails in this area, and expanding my baking skills—I’ve gotten excited lately about making awesome pies. So if you see me backstage sometime, hand me your favorite pie recipe!
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BRETT MITCHELL, conductor Hailed for delivering compelling performances of innovative, eclectic programs, Brett Mitchell has been named the fourth Music Director of the Colorado Symphony, beginning in the 2017/18 Season. Prior to this fouryear appointment, he will serve as Music Director Designate during the 2016/17 Season. Mr. Mitchell is also currently the Associate Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra. He joined the orchestra as Assistant Conductor in 2013, and was promoted to his current position in 2015, becoming the orchestra’s first Associate Conductor in over three decades and only the fifth in its 98-year history. In this role, he leads the orchestra in several dozen concerts each season at Severance Hall, Blossom Music Center, and on tour. Mr. Mitchell also serves as the Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, which he recently led on a fourcity tour of China. In addition to these titled positions, Brett Mitchell is in consistent demand as a guest conductor. Recent and upcoming guest engagements include the orchestras of Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Oregon, Rochester, Saint Paul, and Washington (National Symphony Orchestra), among others. He has collaborated with such soloists as Rudolf Buchbinder, James Ehnes, Leila Josefowicz, and Alisa Weilerstein, and has served as cover conductor and musical assistant at The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Born in Seattle in 1979, Brett Mitchell holds degrees in conducting from the University of Texas at Austin and composition from Western Washington University, which selected him as its Young Alumnus of the Year in 2014. He also studied at the National Conducting Institute, and was selected by Kurt Masur as a recipient of the inaugural American Friends of the Mendelssohn Foundation Scholarship. Mr. Mitchell was also one of five recipients of the League of American Orchestras’ American Conducting Fellowship from 2007 to 2010.
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STEWART COPELAND, trapset/composer Stewart Copeland has spent three decades in the forefront of contemporary music as a rock star, acclaimed film score writer, and composer in the disparate worlds of opera, ballet, world music, and chamber music. In 1977, Stewart formed The Police, a band that became a defining force in rock music. He spent twenty years as a successful film and TV composer, working for the likes of Francis Ford Coppola on Rumblefish and Oliver Stone on Wall Street. Stewart went on to form Animal Logic with Stanley Clarke and Oysterhead with Trey Anastasio and Les Claypool, meanwhile finding time to win the Archie David Cup with his polo team. His first opera, Holy Blood and the Crescent Moon, was commissioned for the Cleveland Opera in 1989. In April 2011, he wrote a short opera based on the Edgar Allen Poe story “The Tell-Tale Heart,” which premiered at the Royal Opera House in London. This season Stewart premieres his new percussion concerto, Tyrant’s Crush, with the Pittsburgh Symphony followed by performances with the New West Symphony. He remounts his score for MGM’s silent film classic, Ben-Hur, performing with the Seattle Rock Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, and Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. Awards include the keys to the city of Milan, The Chevalier of the Order of Arts & Letters (France), five Grammys® and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Through it all, a sense of humor and appreciation for his utterly unique career has shone through as he has enjoyed working in a remarkable array of genres. PROGRAM 2 SOUNDINGS 2016/2017 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG
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SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES JOHN ADAMS (b. 1947): The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra) (1985) John Adams was born on February 15, 1947, in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Chairman Dances is what Adams called a “by-product” of his opera Nixon in China, premiered in Houston in October 1987. The Chairman Dances was composed in 1985 and premiered on January 31, 1986, in Milwaukee, conducted by Lukas Foss. The score calls for two piccolos, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, two trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, harp, and strings. Duration is about 12 minutes. The last performance by the orchestra was on April 1 and 2, 2016, with Jose Luis Gomez on the podium. John Adams is one of today’s most acclaimed composers. Audiences have responded enthusiastically to his music, and he enjoys a success not seen by an American composer since the zenith of Aaron Copland’s career: a recent survey of major orchestras conducted by the League of American Orchestras found John Adams to be the most frequently performed living American composer; he received the University of Louisville’s distinguished Grawemeyer Award in 1995 for his Violin Concerto; in 1997, he was the focus of the New York Philharmonic’s Composer Week, elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and named “Composer of the Year” by Musical America Magazine; he has been made a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture; in 1999, Nonesuch released The John Adams Earbox, a critically-acclaimed ten-CD collection of his work; in 2003, he received the Pulitzer Prize for On the Transmigration of Souls, written for the New York Philharmonic in commemoration of the first anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, and was also recognized by New York’s Lincoln Center with a two-month retrospective of his work titled “John Adams: An American Master,” the most extensive festival devoted to a living composer ever mounted at Lincoln Center; from 2003 to 2007, Adams held the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall; in 2004, he was awarded the Centennial Medal of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences “for contributions to society” and became the first-ever recipient of the Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, which included residencies and teaching at Northwestern University; he was a 2009 recipient of the NEA Opera Award; and he has been granted honorary degrees by the Royal Academy of Music (London), Juilliard School, and Cambridge, Harvard, Yale, and Northwestern universities, honorary membership in Phi Beta Kappa, and the California Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra) is a by-product of Adams’ opera Nixon in China, premiered in 1987. The opera, explained Michael Steinberg in his liner notes for the recording of The Chairman Dances on Nonesuch Records, is “neither comic nor strictly historical though it contains elements of both. It is set in three days of President Nixon’s visit to Beijing in February 1972, one act for each day. The single scene of the third act takes place in the Great Hall of the People, where there is yet another exhausting banquet, this one hosted by the Americans. “Act Three, in which both reminiscing couples, the Nixons and the Maos, find themselves contrasting the vitality and optimism of youth with their present condition of age and power, is full of shadows; Jiang Ching’s and Mao’s foxtrot in the opera is therefore more melancholy than The Chairman Dances. This is, uninhibitedly, a cabaret number, an entertainment, and a funny
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SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES piece; as the Chairman and the former actress turned Deputy Head of the Cultural Revolution make their long trip back through time they turn into Fred and Ginger. The chugging music we first hear is associated with Mao; the seductive swaying-hips melody — La Valse translated across immense distances — is Jiang Ching’s. You might imagine the piano part at the end being played by Richard Nixon.”
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971): Suite from Pulcinella (1919-1920) Stravinsky was born on June 17, 1882, in Oranienbaum, near St. Petersburg, Russia and died on April 6, 1971, in New York City. He began Pulcinella in 1919 and completed it on April 21, 1920. The ballet’s premiere was conducted by Ernest Ansermet on May 15, 1920, with Serge Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe in Paris. The Suite from Pulcinella is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, trumpet, trombone, and strings. Duration is about 22 minutes. The piece was last performed on October 1-3, 1999, with Marin Alsop leading the orchestra. The plot of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella was based on an 18th-century manuscript of commedia dell’arte plays discovered in Naples. The composer provided the following synopsis: “All the local girls are in love with Pulcinella; but the young men to whom they are betrothed are mad with jealousy and plot to kill him. The minute they think they have succeeded, they borrow costumes resembling Pulcinella’s to present themselves to their sweethearts in disguise. But Pulcinella — cunning fellow! — has already changed places with a double, who pretends to succumb to their blows. The real Pulcinella, disguised as a magician, now resuscitates his double. At the very moment when the young men, thinking they are rid of their rival, come to claim their sweethearts, Pulcinella appears and arranges all the marriages. He himself weds Pimpinella, receiving the blessing of his double, who in his turn has assumed the magician’s mantle.” Much of the ballet’s score consists of reworkings of pieces borrowed from the Neapolitan composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) and some of his contemporaries. The movements of the suite serve as a précis of the ballet’s music and story. The exuberant Sinfonia (Overture) is based on the opening movement of Pergolesi’s Trio Sonata No. 1 in G major. The movements that follow accompany the entrances of the Neapolitan girls who try to attract Pulcinella’s attention with their dances. (The Serenata derives from a pastorale in Act I of Pergolesi’s opera Flaminio; the Scherzino, Allegro and Andantino are all borrowed from trio sonatas by the Venetian violinist and composer Domenico Gallo.) The Tarantella (from the fourth movement of Fortunato Chelleri’s Concertino No. 6 in B-flat major) portrays the confusion when Pulcinella is apparently restored to life. The five movements that close the suite accompany the events from the point when the young men claim their sweethearts until the end of the ballet. The Toccata and Gavotte are based on anonymous harpsichord pieces; the Vivo on Pergolesi’s F major Cello Sonata; the Minuetto on a canzone from his comic opera Lo frate ’nnamorato; and the Finale on a trio sonata by Gallo.
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SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES STEWART COPELAND (B. 1952): Concerto No. 1 for Trapset, Three Percussionists and Orchestra, “The Tyrant’s Crush” (2012-2015) Stewart Copeland was born on July 16, 1952 ,in Alexandria, Virginia. The Tyrant’s Crush was composed 2012-2015. Poltroons in Paradise was premiered on May 23, 2014, at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko; the complete work was premiered on February 19, 2016, at Heinz Hall by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marcelo Lehninger. The composer was soloist at both performances. The score calls for piccolo, two flutes, three oboes, (third doubling English horn), two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano (doubling celesta), and strings. Duration is about 31 minutes. This is the first performance by the orchestra. The “Tyrant’s Crush” Concerto began with an orchestral passacaglia titled Monster Just Needed Love that Copeland composed in 2012; the following year he wrote Poltroons in Paradise on a commission from the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall as a solo piece for himself and three other percussionists and orchestra. The Concerto No. 1 for Trapset, Three Percussionists and Orchestra reached its finished state in response to a 2015 commission from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with Poltroons as the opening movement, a reworking of Monster as a concerted piece, and the newly composed Over the Wall (or up against it) as finale. Copeland provided the following discussion of the work, which speaks of the profound social awareness he finds inherent in music: “Poltroons in Paradise is the cheerful part of the story, about those who ride in on the back of a revolution and then discover the temptation of things against which they had revolted. [A ‘poltroon’ is an utter coward.] A cadre of starving, hitherto excluded intellectuals swagger through the palace of the fallen regime. The chandeliers, the brocades, and the gilded furniture all inspire a grand buffoonery that hides a sneaking desire. “Monster Just Needed Love (but ate the children anyway). The Monster is at his desk, with so much to discuss and few to trust. Kill or cure? Eat or feed? It’s hard to tell who is who these days. His comrades are at the bon-bons while the nation creaks. His epaulettes are hanging on for dear life. Why is he sitting here making decisions about … plumbing? What is Gradenko doing right now? Something beautiful, no doubt. Surely there is someone in all of our prisons who knows how to run this machine! Did I eat them all? “Over the Wall (or up against it). Implacable forces converge. The butler’s hand is shaking as he pours the last beer. Like me he’s wondering how to get out of here.
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The palace halls are empty and the scene outside is surly. My transgressions are mounting up, and I can hear them weaving through this catastrophe. The counties don’t respond and the generals are vague. Escape is possible though maybe not. Will she meet me there? How well do I know even her? Over the wall or up against it.”
MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937): La Valse, Poème choréographique (1919-1920) Maurice Ravel was born on March 7, 1875, in Ciboure, France, and died on December 28, 1937, in Paris. La Valse was composed between December 1919 and March 1920, and premiered in Paris by the Lamoureux Orchestra on December 12, 1920, under the direction of Camille Chevillard. The score calls for three flutes (third doubling piccolo), three oboes (third doubling English horn), two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, and strings. Duration is about 12 minutes. Jeffrey Kahane conducted the last performance on January 17-19, 2014. Ravel first considered composing a musical homage to Johann Strauss as early as 1906. The idea forced itself upon him again a decade later, but during the years of World War I he could not bring himself to work on a score he had tentatively titled “Wien” (“Vienna”), and it was not until January 1919 that he was immersed in the composition of his tribute to Vienna — “waltzing frantically,” as he wrote to a friend. He saw La Valse both as “a kind of apotheosis of the Viennese waltz” and as a “fantastic and fatefully inescapable whirlpool.” The “inescapable whirlpool” was the First World War toward which Vienna marched in three-quarter time, salving its social and political conscience with the luscious strains of Johann Strauss. Ravel completed La Valse in piano score by the end of 1919, and then made a piano duet version and undertook the orchestration, which he finished in the spring of the following year. A surrealistic haze shrouds the opening of La Valse, a vague introduction from which fragments of themes gradually emerge. In the manner typical of the Viennese waltz, several continuous sections follow, each based on a different melody. At the half-way point of the score, however, the murmurs of the introduction return, and the melodies heard previously in clear and complete versions are now fragmented, played against each other, and are unable to regain the rhythmic flow of their initial appearances. The musical panacea of 1855 cannot smother the reality of 1915, however, and the music becomes consumed by the harsh thrust of the roaring triple meter transformed from a seductive dance into a demonic juggernaut. At the almost unbearable peak of tension, the dance is torn apart by a violent five-note figure, a gesture so alien to the triple meter that it destroys the waltz and brings this brilliant, forceful, and disturbing work to a shattering close. ©2016 Dr. Richard E. Rodda
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT DeAnn Anderson Ms. Cynthia Auer Bruce Avery Lewis and Judith Babcock Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Baldwin Carlos A. Barradas Mr. Edward Bartholic Mr. Robert L. Bartholic Richard and Linda Bateman Mr. and Mrs. James Beall Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. Beckwitt Anne and Henry Beer George and Phee Belsey Mary Bessesen Mrs. Terry A. Biddinger Mr. and Mrs. Kermit J. Boothroyd Henry C. Bourne, III and Alisa Bourne Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bowry Ms. Susan Brasel Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Brauchli Ms. Betty Brega Ms. Emily Brett Dr. and Mrs. David Brewer Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Elaine Brickman Michael and Catherine Brondos Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bronesky Ms. Barbara Brown Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Bryan Sandy and Rogene Buchholz M. Peyton and Suzanne Bucy Judge Doris E. Burd Robert and Linda Bushman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Butz Mr. David Cahn Douglas and Constance Cain Lois M. Calvert Teresa Campos Caulkins Family Foundation Roger and Barbara Chamberlain Mr. Lee Chew Dr. David and Mrs. Delores Claassen Delores I. Clark Catherine Cole Mr. and Mrs. Clark Colton Dee Colton Mr. Frederic Conover Ms. Mary Cook Paul and Eileen Cooper Mr. Scott Coors and Dr. David Hurt Dr. John A. and Mrs. Jane H. Coppola Frances S. Corsello Dr. James W. Craft Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Craft Ray and Kathleen Cravy Hille L. Dais Ms. Ruth Dalrymple Jesse Davidson and Ellen Blatt
Dr. and Mrs. Toby Derloshon George and Yonnie Dikeou Dorothy Dowden Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Drew Kathryn and Gary Dudley Louise and Robert Dudley Ms. Shirley M. Duman Leslie Easton Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds Evan and Kim Ela Lucy and Dan Ellerhorst Mr. Bayard Ewing Mark and Carla Ewing Ms. Elizabeth J. Feitner Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Fieman Paul S. Fischer Ms. Gail Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Flannery David and Debra Flitter Frederick G. Fish Foundation Mrs. Joann Freedman Freeman Family Foundation Ms. JoAnne Friedman Deborah S. Froeb Virginia E. and Robert K. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gallagher Dr. Ben and Mrs. Jean Galloway Lester and Joan Garrison Linda Laird Giedl Tamara Golden and Tim Worrall Andrea J. Grant Mr. John and Mrs. Judy Green Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Greenberg Mr. Robert Greene Mr. and Mrs. Peter Griffiths Martha and Jim Groebe Renee and Martin Gross Ms. Grace M. Halmi Charles and Linda Hamlin Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hancock Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell Sarah Hart Mr. and Mrs. John Helfrich Keith Herman Melvin and Carolyn Hess Ms. Susan A. Hill Mr. Stephen Hindes Cynthia Hinds Sarah C. Hite Dr. Bradley O. Hofer Mike and Vicki Hoffman Graham and Cathy Hollis Robert Homiak and Susan Schneider Ms. Sally Hopper Andrew Hornbrook Mrs. Isabella W. Horsky Robert and Betty Huzjak
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT IBM International Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Johanos Mr. Eric E. Johnson Mrs. Kathleen Johnson and Mr. Stephen Vierling Margie Lee Johnson Marvin and Carole Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Everette G. Jones Ms. Dianne Eddolls Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Judd Mr. and Mrs. Colman Kahn Robert W. Karow Mrs. Diana Kasson Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kelley Ms. Judy H. Kessenich John and Alicia Kinnamon Oza and Milan Klanjsek Mel and Roberta Klein Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Kleinsteiber Midge Korczak Eric Krein Gregg Kvistad David C. Leger Judy and Dan Lichtin Theodore Lichtmann Patty Lorie Mr. Joseph Lubinski
Mrs. Jean Macferran Bruce W. Martin Harold P. Martin, M.D. Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin Mr. and Mrs. Amos C. Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClelland Ms. Tracey McCullough Carla E. McKennett The Janet Melson Charitable Gift Fund Virginia Messick Jay and Lois Miller Ron and Bonnie Milzer Mr. Brett and Mrs. Angela Mitchell The Moe Family Charitable Fund Ms. Kathie Moore William and Rosemarie Murane Ms. Marcia G. Naiman Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Nies Larry O’Donnell and Kermit Cain Ray O’Loughlin and Jamie Henderson Carl Patterson David and Doris Pearlman Ms. Leah Peer Ms. Karen Peterson Mr. and Mrs. George C. Pickering Patrick and Susan Pientka Mr. Hugh Pitcher
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT Sally Plummer Mary and Bernard Polak Ed Post Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Praetorius Mr. Bennett L. Price Mr. Nick Recuber Richard Replin and Elissa Stein Nancy and Gene Richards Dr. Richard and Mrs. Sandra Roark Dr. Gregory Robbins Eleanor Roberts Mr. Steven M. Ropa Sig and Lucille Rosefeld Mr. and Mrs. William E. Russell Ms. Carol L. Rust Mr. Clayton Saylor Cynthia L. and Paul D. Schauer Ms. Mary Ann Schultz Ms. Carla L. Seeliger Mr. and Mrs. Karl O. Seller Betty and Maurice Serotta Ms. Barbara Servis Dr. and Mrs. David Shander Jo Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Conner W. Shepherd Ph.D. Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Silverman Drs. Robert H. Slover, II and Robin Slover Dr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Smith James Smith and Robert Karow Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Smith Mr. and Mrs. William H. Speaker Hanspeter and Kathryn Spuhler Mr. Daniel Stenersen Gordon Stenger and Brooke Goudy Mrs. Mary L. Stewart Julie and John Strain Mrs. Elaine B. Strauch Mr. and Mrs. Michael Strear Mrs. Mary C. Symonton Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Talley Carol and Cedric Tarr Judy and Rob Tate Mr. Frank Thomson Mr. Charles Thorman Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Tillery Nan Timbel Tipton Family Foundation David Tourtelot and Nikki Headlee Barbara J. Tramutt Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trantow Helen Tuttle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Virtue Ed and Patty Wahtera Ms. Shirley Ward Peter Weiser Rosemary Whitaker
Jordan Wight Daniel C. Williams Werner and Mary Winkler Jim and Marlene Wogsland Mrs. Marianne Wons Mr. and Mrs. Dieter Wons George and Beth Wood Richard and Mary Ann Woods Amy Wright Dr. and Mrs. Roy R. Wright Marsha F. Young Tom Zeiler Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ziebarth R.A. Zimmerman Mr. and Ms. Michael A. Zoellner Ms. Regina M. Zoglo
MATCHING DONATIONS
Thank you to those companies who match current and retired employee contributions to the Colorado Symphony and to our donors who apply for these matching gifts. Please check with your Human Resources Department to see if your contribution can double through the generosity of your company. To contact the Development Department directly, please call Kate Bentley at 303.308.2472.
WOMEN OF NOTE DONOR LIST
The following are members of the Colorado Symphony’s Women of Note (WON). WON members receive exclusive benefits and event invitations throughout the season. The Colorado Symphony is grateful for the support of these dedicated individuals. Anonymous Marin Alsop* Nancy Accetta Addie Barkley Paula Bernstein* Terry Biddinger* Libby Bortz Erna Butler* Taesuk Cho-Hwang Kirsten Collins Donna Connolly Anne Culver Courtney Ferer Kathie Finger Mary Lou Flater Monica Glickman Diane Hill Elizabeth Holtze Eileen Honnen-McDonald* Montjoy Kugeler
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT SPECIAL PROJECT DONORS
Sandy Lasky* Nancy Lawrence Ann Levy Carolyn Longmire Jeri Loser Merry Low Janet Mordecai Karin Mote Carol Murphy Elizabeth B. Neva Jane Nielsen Shelia O’Brien Diane Padalino Ursula Powell Margaret Roath Mary Rossick Kern* Suzanne Barber Ryan Suzanne Satter Alice Silver Phoebe Smedley Kathy Sphuler Janyce Wald Rivka Weisberg Judy Wigod *Founding Member
The Colorado Symphony constantly seeks new and creative ways to preserve the cultural legacy of symphonic music while actively co-creating its future. By working on new recordings and collaborations, the Colorado Symphony strives to stay relevant for generations to come. Anonymous Col. Philip Beaver and Mrs. Kim Beaver Bob and Cynthia Benson Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc. Tom and Noel Congdon Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cromie Dr. Everette J. Freeman Mr. Paul E. Goodspeed and Ms. Mary Poole Jennifer Heglin Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Fred and Connie Platt Mr. Dan Poole Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Rosen
EDUCATION DONOR LIST
Through our Musicurious program, your Colorado Symphony reaches thousands of young people within and well outside Selected to perform at the Kennedy Center in March 2017!
Jake Shimabukuro Saturday, February 4, 2017 7:30 PM at Macky, CU Boulder Ukulele virtuoso with the Boulder Phil
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT the Denver metro area, from months-old through high school and beyond. We always work to extend and increase our outreach and could not possibly do it without your support. PLATINUM CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($50,000+) Anonymous Malone Family Foundation Target GOLD CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($25,000+) Anonymous CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($10,000+) Anonymous The AJL Charitable Foundation Florence R. and Ralph L. Burgess Trust Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust U.S. Bank Foundation Walter S. Rosenberry, III Trust SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous Colorado Symphony Guild Inc. The Denver Foundation Denver Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund PeyBack Foundation Scientific & Cultural Collaborative US Bank Community Development Xcel Energy Foundation CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+) Anonymous Cherry Hills Cultural Associates ECA Foundation Katherine McMurray Henry B. Mohr Parker Foundation SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+) Anonymous Kinder Morgan Foundation SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+) Anonymous Dr. John A. and Mrs. Jane H. Coppola Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell Mr. Jon Isenhart Ms. Carla McWilliams
BALL SPONSOR LIST
The 2016 Colorado Symphony Ball raised money through table sales, individual and corporate contributions, sponsorship,
silent and live auctions, and real-time voting during “THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS: REMATCH” where guests voted for their favorite band. This year’s bands were the Colorado Symphony, The DaVita Blues All Stars, and Tracksuit Wedding. PRESENTING SPONSOR ($75,000+) The Anschutz Foundation Arrow Electronics, Inc. VIRTUOSO ($50,000+) Anonymous Liberty Global MAESTRO ($25,000+) Anonymous AMG National Trust Bank DaVita Expedia Keith and Kathie Finger IAC Corporation Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern ENCORE ($15,000+) Delta Dental Plan of Colorado Mrs. Sandy Elliott LionTree Advisors, LLC Dr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy Simons Sherman & Howard Linda Shoemaker and Steve Brett CONCERTMASTER ($10,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Tony Accetta Baker Botts, LLP Baker & Hostetler, LLP Centura Health Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP Denver Broncos Football Club Discovery Communications Adam and Stephanie Donner Diane S. Hill and Kevin E. Somerville Amanda Precourt/The Precourt Foundation The Publishing House University of Denver PRINCIPAL ($5,000+) AEG Live AMC Network Sue Anschutz-Rodgers BeneFactor Boss Architecture Breakthru Beverage Cadre General Contractors, Inc. Mr. Scott Campbell Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Cooley, LLP
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A CHAMBER OPERA FOR TWO VOICES MUSIC & CONCEPT BY LIBRETTO BY
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With humor and empathy, As One chronicles a transgender person’s inner journey. Two singers, a baritone and a mezzo-soprano, both portray the character Hannah. Inspired in part by the life experiences of acclaimed filmmaker Kimberly Reed, As One’s rich libretto— and evocative melodies and harmonies— make it an unforgettable work.
Forced by her brother to forsake her love and marry for money, Lucia loses more than her happiness—she loses her mind. In her insanity, she plunges headlong into some of opera’s most gorgeous music in her famous mad scene. A stunning evening of grand opera, this Opera Colorado production will feature traditional costumes and sets.
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Ms. Mary Neidig Nijole and Walter Rasmussen Ms. Barbara Servis Mr. John H. Voorheis Mr. Ernest and Mrs. Patti Ward IN-KIND DONATIONS Applejack Wine & Spirits Bouquets Ceavco Constellation Brands DaVita Blues All Stars Epicurean Jays Valet Leopold Brothers Live Nation The Publishing House Republic National Distributing Company Tivoli Brewing Tracksuit Wedding
IN MEMORIAM GIFTS
The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in memory of a family member, friend, or supporter of the symphony. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are privileged to recognize them. In memory of Gene Amole from KVOD given by: Mr. R. Glesner and Mrs. B. Schwarm Glesner In memory of Eleanor Scott Annable given by: J. Fern Black In memory of Mr. Charles Ansbacher given by: Swanee Hunt Family Foundation In memory of Darthelia Baker given by: Ms. Veatrice Monroe In memory of Blair Chotzinhoff given by: The Denver Foundation Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin Mrs. Nancy Schulein In memory of Robert and Selma Cohen given by: Barbralu Cohen In memory of William R. Cook given by: Karen Cook In memory of Harold Dillon given by: Ellen Coulter Lisa Dillon John and Meritt Hutton Scott Hutton Leslee Viehoff In memory of Willis Dutra-Silveria given by: Ms. Janet M. Erjavec
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT In memory of Dr. James List, M.D. given by: Emma L. Dafoe In memory of Ronald S. Loser given by: Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Bansbach, III Mr. Jim Bowers Ms. Betty Brega Mr. and Mrs. Mackintosh Brown Mr. and Mrs. George M. Canon Centennial Airport Mr. Robert L. Eaton Mrs. Ann B. Fawcett Barbara H. and Charles Ferguson Mr. Joesph Flierl Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Fuller Mr. Frank M. Hall, III Mr. Roger D. Hunt Judge and Mrs. John P. Leopold Meg MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Neil McLagan Brian and Deborah Magoon Ms. Lucille Maun Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Olson Ms. Virginia L. Park Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, PC Mr. William C. Rodraun Ms. Julie Shade Ms. Karyn Thompson-Panos Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Warren In memory of Suzanne Hewitt Lowell given by: Mr. and Mrs. Neil W. Hamilton Mr. Charles Homsy In memory of Thomas L. McClintock given by: Colorado Symphony Guild-Foothills Unit Ms. Nancy L. Graham G.J. and P.A. Graziano James D. and Elizabeth McMahon Mrs. Carol Reeves In memory of Ruthi McEwen given by: Frank Parce In memory of Pierson F. Melcher given by: Cynthia Melcher In memory of her husband, Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr., M.D. given by: Jo Ann Paffenbarger In memory of Roxanne Pinneo given by: Quality Life Services Ms. Dorothy Wright In memory of Herman D. Post given by: Dr. Robin D. Post In memory of Dorothy Presta given by: Mr. and Mrs. William Cowan Ms. Mary Neidig P. A. Price
In memory of Mr. Harry T. Safstrom given by: Mr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin In memory of Michael Schatz given by: Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen In memory of Robert Schulein given by: The Denver Foundation Mrs. Nancy Schulein In memory of David Callistus Smith given by: Mr. Stephen M Book Ms. Darla Duval Ms. Lougena M. Foxhoven Mr. Tony and Mrs. Gina Gradisher Ms. Colleen Higgins Ms. Carmen Huff Mr. Charles R. McMullin Shawn Miller Ms. Letitia Ottem Mr. James Schmitt Ms. Krista Wright Ms. Katarina Zarlengo In memory of Mary Ruth Smith given by: Ms. Anne H. Wheeler In memory of his wife, Tracy Smith given by: Mr. Clyde Eaton Smith In memory of Betty Sonnenberg given by: Sylvia Kreider In memory of Lee and Margaret Tipton given by: Tipton Family Foundation In memory of Ablie Ubran given by: Mr. and Mrs. David McGaw In memory of Sue Van Deusen given by: M Cati Flater David P. and Chady L. Hall Ms. Violet Wagener In memory of Guenther Vogt given by: Mr. Charles Anderson Ms. Anne Oberbroeckling In memory of Jean Watt given by: Rob and Jane Scofield In memory of Lisa Gayle Wigod given by: Alan and Judy Wigod In memory of Jim Withers given by: Ann and Henry Jesse In memory of Dorothy Yoder given by: Ms. C. D. Chalfant Ms. Joanne Y. Dearth In memory of Bill Zishkagiven by: Lisa, Susan, and Ellen Madsen In memory of Josephine Zoglo given by: Regina Zoglo
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN HONOR GIFTS
The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in honor of a family member, friend, or special occasion. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are pleased to recognize them. In honor of Libby Anschutz given by: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hirschfeld Mr. and Mrs. John Sie In honor of Kristina Arko given by: Alenka Han In honor of Linda Battan given by: Nancy Battan In honor of Mary Louise Burke given by: Frank Y. Parce In honor of Christina Carlson given by: Ms. Marjorie H. Adler Carolyn and Ronald Baer Frederick W. Damour In honor of her Friends in the Colorado Symphony Chorus given by: Susan Von Roedern In honor of Pera Beth Eichelberger’s Birthday given by: Anonymous Marian Bakken Karen Fabean In honor of Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen’s birthday given by: Mandelbaum Family Charitable Foundation Ms. Sharon Marks Flora and Morris Mizel Foundation Ms. Faye Gardenswartz In honor of Monica Glickman given by: Ms. Ruth Schorsch In honor of Bill and Carol Gossard given by: Anonymous In honor of retired CSO musician, Chet Hampson given by: Susan Martin In honor of James Hart given by: Ms. Kathleen A. Schmidt In honor of Philip C. Hiester, Master Electrician CSO given by: Adina and Eli Reshotko In honor of Dr. Diane Hill given by: Michael P. Dowling In honor of our Concertmaster, Yumi Hwang-Williams given by: Michael P. Dowling
In honor of Jerry Kern given by: Nancy Battan Mrs. Terry A. Biddinger Laura Bond Patty and Don Cook Mr. Stephen A. Edmonds Sari and Bob Freedman Mr. and Mrs. John Sie In honor of Mary Rossick Kern and Jerry Kern given by: Michael and Christine James Myron and Marcia Stein In honor of John and Karen Kinzie given by: Ms. Kathleen Dunnewald In honor of Carole Leight given by: Ms. Melinda Quiat In honor of Kathy Newman’s 70th Birthday given by: Ms. Sheila Lehrburger In honor of Scott O’Neil given by: Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc. In honor of Frank Y. Parce given by: Mr. David Parce In honor of Ken Quarles given by: Frank Y. Parce In honor of Dr. Gerald Rainer given by: Dr. and Mrs. James G. Chandler In honor of Chuck and Janet Robinson’s 50th Wedding Anniversary given by: Jim and Lorraine Adams In honor of Eleanor Roberts given by: Mr. David Parce In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Sanders given by: Ms. Ann Gugenheim In honor of Kathleen Schmidt given by: Edith M. and Norman C. Bertelsen In honor of Enid Slack’s Birthday given by: Mr. and Mrs. Dick Freese In honor of Robert Steiger given by: Gretchen Williams In honor of Irene Szyliowicz’s 80th Birthday given by: Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Spilka In honor of John and Kristine Wallack given by: Mr. Richard Falb Gail Skaggs In honor of Robert Warner given by: Ruth Mosteller In honor of Darlee Whiting given by: Hayes Family Foundation
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THE HORACE TUREMAN SOCIETY
Named for the first conductor of the Denver Civic Orchestra, the Horace Tureman Society honors an exceptional group of people who have pledged future support for the Symphony through an estate gift. The Tureman Society recognizes in perpetuity those making estate gifts through wills, living trusts, annuities, IRAs, retirement plans, charitable trusts, life insurance designations, or other legacy giving vehicles. Anonymous (2) Richard and Susan Abernethy Edgardo and Lisa Belen Mr. and Mrs. David M. Budd Mr. Jim Caputo
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