2021/22 SEASON PRESENTING SPONSOR:
MOVIES AT THE SYMPHONY 2021/22 DISNEY’S FANTASIA IN CONCERT PERFORMED BY YOUR COLORADO SYMPHONY SCOTT TERRELL, conductor Friday, February 4, 2022 at 7:00pm Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 2:30pm Boettcher Concert Hall
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 I. Allegro con brio BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastorale” III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute IV. Gewitter, Sturm (Thunderstorm) V. Hirtengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm TCHAIKOVSKY Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a II. Characteristic Dances b. Danse de la fée-dragée e. Danse chinoise f. Danse des mirlitons d. Danse arabe c. Danse russe trepak III. Valse des fleurs SEASON SPONSORS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY SOUNDINGS
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PROGRAM I
MOVIES AT THE SYMPHONY 2021/22 DEBUSSY/STOKOWSKY
Claire de Lune
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1919) Ronde des princesses Danse infernale du roi Kastcheï Berceuse – Finale — INTERMISSION — PONCHIELLI
“Dance of the Hours” from La Gioconda
DUKAS
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
ELGAR/SCHICKELE
Pomp and Circumstance (No. 1, 2, 3 and 4)
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome I. Pines of the Villa Borghese III. Pines of the Janiculum IV. Pines of the Appian Way SAINT-SAËNS/COUGHLIN
Finale from Carnival of the Animals PRESENTATION LICENSED BY
CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS WITH A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION. FIRST TIME TO THE SYMPHONY? SEE PAGE 8 OF THIS PROGRAM FOR FAQ’S TO MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE GREAT!
PROGRAM II
C O L O R A D O SY M P H O N Y.O R G
MOVIES AT THE SYMPHONY 2021/22 SCOTT TERRELL, conductor American conductor Scott Terrell has built a major conducting career through imaginative programs, an engaging presence, and a determined passion for artistic excellence, teaching, and viability. An ardent champion of new music and diversity of repertoire, he was a visionary leader with a keen intellect for bringing context to the concert hall. Maestro Terrell was named to the Virginia Martin Howard Chair of Orchestral Studies at Louisiana State University School of Music in November 2020. With this appointment, Mr. Terrell will lead and shape LSU’s storied orchestras and instruct the graduate conducting students. In great demand as a guest conductor, Mr. Terrell’s 2021-2022 engagements include the Rochester Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Rockford Symphony, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, and the Mostly Modern Festival. Recent engagements have included Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Columbia, San Diego Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá (Colombia), Fort Worth Symphony and re-engagements with Arizona Opera and the Aspen Music Festival. Maestro Terrell debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra in an all-Gershwin program in 2017 and has been on the cover conductor staff of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2012, leading their pre-concert lectures. Maestro Terrell has led many prestigious international organizations including the St. Louis Symphony, Houston Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra Opera Colorado, Opera Hong Kong, Colorado Symphony, Arizona Opera, Hamilton Philharmonic, Minnesota Opera, Minnesota Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Milwaukee Symphony, Spoleto Festival, Naples Philharmonic, Eugene Symphony, Richmond Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony, Wheeling Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, and El Paso Opera. He has been a regular guest conductor and teacher at the Aspen Music Festival since 2001, leading various concert programs as well mentoring and teaching conducting students. Having a strong affinity for vocal and operatic repertoire, Maestro Terrell has led a wealth of projects abroad. Collaborations with Kentucky Opera have included Stephen Paulus’ oratorio, To Be Certain of the Dawn, Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar. Operatic engagements have included Opera Hong Kong gala concerts of Bernstein, and Arizona Opera’s production of The Magic Flute. He conducted Piazzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires at Fort Worth Opera, Aspen Music Festival and Arizona Opera as well as Aspen’s concert productions of Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti and Missy Mazzoli’s groundbreaking work, Proving Up. Mr. Terrell was Music Director of the Lexington Philharmonic for a transformative decade (2009-2019) in the organization’s history. He re-invigorated and raised the artistic level of the ensemble, diversified programming, expanded collaborations, and increased community SOUNDINGS
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PROGRAM III
MOVIES AT THE SYMPHONY BIOGRAPHIES support. He created and endowed both a Composer-in-Residence and an Artist-in-Residence chair. Composers commissioned have included Daniel Thomas-Davis, Daniel Kellogg, Adam Schoenberg, Avner Dorman, and Chris Brubeck. The orchestra was awarded numerous Copland Awards, highlighting his ongoing commitment to contemporary American composers such as Missy Mazzoli, Jennifer Higdon, Gabriela Lena Franck, Joan Tower, Christopher Rouse, John Adams, Michael Gandolfi, Philip Glass, Mason Bates, Roberto Sierra, Christopher Theofanidis, Osvaldo Golijov, and Chris Brubeck. The orchestra was also broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today for the first time in its history during his tenure. Previously, Maestro Terrell served as Resident Conductor and Director of Education for the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and prior to that was Assistant Conductor of Minnesota Orchestra. A native of Michigan, Maestro Terrell is a graduate of Western Michigan University, and the University of Minnesota in orchestral conducting. In 2000, Terrell was chosen as a fellowship conductor for the inaugural season of the American Academy of Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival under Music Director, David Zinman. He has participated in master classes with such distinguished conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano, Jorma Panula, and David Robertson. At Aspen, he was awarded the prestigious Conducting Prize from David Zinman, an award recognizing exemplary musicianship and promise.
Face masks and proof of vaccination required Welcome Back We are looking forward to seeing you at Boettcher Concert Hall this season!
COVID-19 Protocols To protect audiences and the community from illness and to slow the transmission of COVID-19, the Colorado Symphony joins the resident companies of the Denver Performing Arts Complex — Colorado Ballet, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and Opera Colorado — in requiring both proof of full vaccination and face masks to attend indoor public performances starting October 1, 2021. Please see Coloradosymphony.org for full details. Please see Coloradosymphony.org for full details.
PROGRAM IV
C O L O R A D O SY M P H O N Y.O R G