Soundings: Summer 2023

Hello friends,

Summer is always such a special time in Colorado and it’s one of my favorite times of year, particularly because our incredible orchestra gets the opportunity to perform in some of the state’s most iconic venues. With that in mind, we’ve put together a tremendous summer lineup full of exciting collaborations and spectacular music, featuring a mix of classical and contemporary that will showcase the incredible musicianship of our players.

Our 2023 Summer Season is highlighted by a return to the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre for collaborations with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (June 28), Al Green with special guest Keb’ Mo’ (July 12), Portugal. The Man with Thee Sacred Souls (July 20), and Dispatch with special guest Amythyst Kiah (July 30). We’ll also perform alongside hip-hop legends Cypress Hill at Mission Ballroom on July 20.

You won’t want to miss us at Civic Center Park for a special Independence Eve celebration under the stars complete with incredible fireworks. And we’re delighted to return to the Arvada Center for A Night at the Movies (June 30) and Mozart Under Moonlight (July 28).

Back in Boettcher Concert Hall, experience Beethoven and Brews Fest on July 8 featuring the best of Beethoven and beer in a festive atmosphere. And we’re thrilled to screen Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) while our orchestra performs every note of Danny Elfman’s GRAMMY®-nominated score on July 14.

There’s no shortage of incredible symphonic entertainment coming your way this summer, and we thank you for choosing to make the Colorado Symphony part of your summer plans!

See you this summer!

Christopher Dragon Resident Conductor

COLORADO SYMPHONY

VIOLIN

Yumi Hwang-Williams

Concertmaster

Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern

Concertmaster Chair

Claude Sim

Associate

Concertmaster

Yi Zhao

Assistant

Concertmaster

Merle Chambers Chair

Dmitri Pogorelov

Fixed 4th Chair/First

Paul Primus

Principal Second

Allegra Wermuth

Assistant Principal

Second

Alessandra Jennings Flanagan

Fixed 3rd Chair/ Second

Larisa Fesmire

Thomas Hanulik

John Hilton

Anne-Marie Hoffman

Myroslava IvanchenkoBartels

Dorian Kincaid

Karen Kinzie

Susan Paik+

Miroslaw Pastusiak

Megan Prokes

Delcho Tenev

Bradley Watson

Tena White

Wenting Yuan

VIOLA

Basil Vendryes Principal

Catherine Beeson Assistant Principal

Mary Cowell Fixed 3rd Chair

Sofia Basile

Marsha Holmes

Leah Kovach

Helen McDermott+

Kelly Shanafelt

Phillip Stevens

CELLO

Seoyoen Min Principal

Fred & Margaret Hoeppner Chair

Chloe Hong Assistant Principal

Judith McIntyre Galecki

Fixed 3rd Chair

Dakota Cotugno

Danielle Guideri

Thomas Heinrich

Margaret Hoeppner

Matthew Switzer

BASS

Steve Metcalf Principal

Nicholas Recuber Assistant Principal

John Arnesen

Susan Cahill

Jeremy Kincaid

Owen Levine

August Ramos

FLUTE

Brook Ferguson Principal Flute

Catherine Peterson

2nd / Assistant Principal

Tom & Noëy Congdon Chair

Julie Duncan Thornton

PICCOLO

Julie Duncan Thornton

OBOE

Peter Cooper Principal

Irene & David Abosch Chair

Nicholas Tisherman 2nd / Assistant Principal

Jason Lichtenwalter

ENGLISH HORN

Jason Lichtenwalter

CLARINET

Jason Shafer

Principal

Abby Raymond 2nd / Assistant Principal

Nicholas Davies

E-FLAT CLARINET

Abby Raymond

BASS CLARINET

Nicholas Davies

BASSOON

Chad Cognata Principal

Tristan Rennie 2nd / Assistant Principal

Roger Soren

CONTRABASSOON

Roger Soren

HORN

Michael Thornton Principal

Carolyn Kunicki

Kolio Plachkov 3rd / Associate Principal

Matthew Eckenhoff

Patrick Hodge Assistant

TRUMPET

Justin Bartels Principal

Philip Hembree 2nd / Associate

Patrick Tillery Assistant

TROMBONE

John Sipher Principal

Paul Naslund 2nd / Associate Principal

Gregory Harper

BASS TROMBONE

Gregory Harper

TUBA

Stephen Dombrowski Principal

HARP

Courtney Hershey Bress Principal

TIMPANI

William Hill Principal

Steve Hearn Assistant Principal

PERCUSSION

John Kinzie Principal Friend of the Colorado Symphony Chair

Steve Hearn

Michael Van Wirt

ORCHESTRA

LIBRARIAN

Lyle Wong

* = One year replacement + = On leave

PETER OUNDJIAN PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON RESIDENT CONDUCTOR

MARIN ALSOP CONDUCTOR LAUREATE

DUAIN WOLFE CHORUS DIRECTOR

SCOTT O'NEIL STAFF ORCHESTRATOR AND CONDUCTOR

PHOTO: DEAN ALEXANDER

PHOTO: SIAN RICHARDS

OFFICERS

Richard D. Krugman, MD Co-Chair | Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect

Julie Rubsam Co-Chair | Community Leader

James D. Butler Treasurer & Trustee | Community Leader

Susan Bowles Secretary | Ex-Officio Trustee & Colorado Symphony, Cello

TRUSTEES

Anthony T. Accetta Community Leader

Maggie Anderson Managing Partner, Lifeline Vascular Care

Dr. Paula P. Bernstein Clinical Psychologist

Kai Chin Community Leader

Young Cho Community Leader

Mary Cowell* Colorado Symphony, Viola, Fixed 3rd Chair

Adam Donner Community Leader

Matthew Eckenhoff* Colorado Symphony, Horn

Sandy Elliott Community Leader

Mike Ferrufino President/CEO, Colorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Bob Friedlander Colorado Symphony Chorus, Bass 2

Amy Harmon Founder, Urban Market Partners, LLC

Diane S. Hill, Ph.D. Consulting Psychologist, Somerville Partners

John Hilton* Colorado Symphony, Violin

Dr. Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic MD, PhD, MBA CU Medicine

Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Bill Johnson President, DCP Midstream

Karen Kinzie* Colorado Symphony, Violin

Richard Kylberg Chief Strategy Officer, VMP

Owen Levine* Colorado Symphony, Bass

Lynn McDonald Community Leader

Mike McPhee Author/Journalist

Steve Miller Sherman & Howard

Seoyoen Min* Colorado Symphony, Cello

Bill Myers Managing Director, Communications, Liberty Global, Inc.

Susan Paik* Colorado Symphony, Violin

Deana M. Perlmutter Partner, Forbes Tate Partners

Mike Richardson, Esq. Partner, Milgrom & Daskam

Malik Robinson Executive Director, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

L.T. Sandvik Business Development Manager, Academy Bank

John Street CEO, Pax8

Nick Tisherman* Colorado Symphony, Oboe 2nd/Assistant Principal

Lorenzo A. Trujillo Attorney and Mariachi Director/ Professor, MSU Denver

Andra Zeppelin Community Leader

Yi Zhao* Colorado Symphony

Violin, Assistant Concertmaster

Mike Zoellner ZF Capital, Managing Partner

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES

Elizabeth Leslie President, Colorado Symphony Guild

Soley Maria Kentwood Real Estate, Chair, Colorado Symphony Associate Board

Susan Oakes Partner, Holland & Hart, and DYAO, Vice President, Board of Directors

Ginger White Executive Director, Arts & Venues City & County of Denver

EMERITUS TRUSTEES

William K. Coors**

John Low**

Will McFarlane** Dr. Gerald Rainer**

Jerome H. Kern Emeritus Chair of the Board Colorado Symphony Association

Mary Rossick Kern

Lee Yeingst

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Governor Jared Polis Governor of Colorado

Mayor Michael B. Hancock Mayor of Denver

*Colorado Symphony Musician Trustee

**In Memorium

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Mark Cantrell President & CEO

Coreen Miller Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

Anthony Pierce Chief Artistic Officer

ADMINISTRATIVE

Shannon Fraser Executive Assistant & Board Stewardship Manager

ARTISTIC

Anthony Pierce Chief Artistic Officer

David Aeling Production Stage Manager

Aric Christensen Audio Engineer

Anne Drake Production Manager

Dante Dunlap Properties Master

Kimberly Egan Recording Engineer

Jonathan Groszew Director of Orchestral Personnel

Kelsey Hawkins Artistic Coordinator

Sam Jaehnig Head Carpenter

Dustin Knock Manager of Artistic Operations

Mike Pappas New Media Center

Hitomi Sipher Assistant Librarian

Miles Stasica Master Electrician

Julie Strom Manager of Orchestra Personnel

Lyle Wong Orchestra Librarian

Izabel Zambrzycki Artistic General Manager

CONDUCTORS & CHORUS DIRECTION

Peter Oundjian Principal Conductor

Christopher Dragon Resident Conductor

Duain Wolfe Chorus Director, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Scott O'Neil Staff Orchestrator & Conductor

Eric Israelson Chorus Manager, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Mary Louise Burke Associate Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Taylor Martin Assistant Conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Barbara Porter Assistant Chorus Manager, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Jared Joseph Colorado Symphony Conducting Intern

DEVELOPMENT

Katie Skawski Director of Institutional Relations & Stewardship

Casey Bryan Grants Manager

Lillie Burrow Development Event & Stewardship Manager

David Rosen Development Services and Support Senior Manager

EDUCATION

Breanna McCaughey Director of Community Education

Davey Van Beveren Education Outreach & Engagement Coordinator

Karena Thammasene Education Intern

FINANCE

Coreen Miller Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, & Chief Financial Officer

Ben Boone Senior Manager of Finance

Annette Brown Staff Accountant

David Murphy Payroll & Benefits Manager

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Stephanie Derybowski Director of Web Experience

Nick Dobreff Communications & Creative Director

Kayla Hayes Director of Digital Marketing & Promotions

Tori Seaver Digital Marketing Manager

SALES & PATRON SERVICES

MacKenzie McGuire Director of Sales & Patron Services

Jenna Abbott Patron Services Associate

Dani Burge Patron Services Associate

Jordan Catmull Lead Sales & Patron Services Associate

Molly Epstein Group Sales Associate

Rosa Gasdia Patron Services Associate

Johanna Jeter Manager of Sales & Patron Services

Emelie Kronquist Lead Sales & Patron Services Associate

SelinOcelik Patron Services Associate

Megan Pryor Patron Services Associate

Joy Xiaodan Associate Manager of Sales & Patron Services

COLORADO SYMPHONY FUND

Stephen M. Brett President

Norman L. Wilson Treasurer

James D. Butler Director

Suzanne Ryan Director

William Wallace Director

Kip Wallen Secretary

GUILD OFFICERS

Elizabeth Leslie President

Nancy Crego President Elect

Kathy Dolan Treasurer

Lorenz Rychner Assistant Treasurer

Nancy Crego Recording Secretary

Nancy Lawrence VP Fundraising

Terry Gallant VP Music Education

Elizabeth Leslie VP Membership

Susan Thomas VP Information Management

Donna Connolly Corresponding Secretary

Kathy Swanson Shop Manager

Monica Owen Shop Buyer

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A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES WITH THE COLORADO SYMPHONY

JASON SEBER, conductor

PETER COOPER, oboe

Friday, June 30, 2023 at 7:30pm

Arvada Center Outdoor Amphitheatre

NEWMAN 20th Century Fox Theme

JOHN WILLIAMS “Star Wars Main Title” from Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope

MANCINI “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s

HAMLISCH A Marvin Hamlisch Celebration: Arr. Tyzik “The Way We Were”

“One”

“What I Did for Love”

JOHN WILLIAMS “Imperial March” from Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back

JOHN WILLIAMS “Raiders March” from Raiders of the Lost Ark

JOHN WILLIAMS Theme from The Fabelmans

JOHN WILLIAMS “Adventure on Earth” from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — INTERMISSION

SUMMER 2023

ALAN MENKEN Beauty and the Beast Overture (KOSARIN/BESTERMAN)

VARIOUS Themes from 007 Arr. Custer

LALO SCHIFRIN Mission Impossible: Theme Arr. Custer

MORRICONE “Gabriel’s Oboe” from The Mission

JOHN WILLIAMS “Dartmoor 1912” from War Horse

BENJ PASEK/JUSTIN PAUL The Greatest Showman Arr. O’Loughlin

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT The Shape of Water

JOHN WILLIAMS Theme from Jurassic Park

CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 57 MINUTES WITH A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION.

SUMMER 2023

JASON SEBER, conductor

Jason Seber recently completed his six-year tenure with the Kansas City Symphony, beginning as Assistant Conductor in the2016-17 season, and as Associate Conductor starting in the2017-18 season. He led the Symphony inover300 concerts on the Classics Uncorked, Pops, Family, Film + Live Orchestra, Young People’s Concerts, Kinder Konzerts, and Link Up series, as well as Christmas Festival, Symphony in the Flint Hills, and many other programs. In October2019, he made his debut on the Classical Series and recently led another Classical Series program in the spring of 2021.He also served as a co-host for the Symphony’s podcast, “Beethoven Walks into a Bar.”

Prior to his appointment with the Kansas City Symphony, Seber served as Education and Outreach Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra from 2013 to 2016 and Music Director of the Louisville Youth Orchestra from 2005 to 2016.Seberhasguest conducted many leading North American orchestras, including the Charleston Symphony, Cleveland Pops, Colorado Symphony, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Nashville Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, and the Windsor Symphony. This summer includes return engagements with the Louisville Orchestra, National Repertory Orchestra, Colorado Symphony and Houston Symphony, and a debut with the San Diego Symphony.

A passionate advocate of music education, Seber recently has led the Honors Performance Series Orchestra in performances at Carnegie Hall (2018 and 2022), Royal Festival Hall in London (2019), and the Sydney Opera House (2017). In November 2019 he led the APAC Honors Festival Orchestra in Seoul, Korea. He has served as the All-State Orchestra conductor for Georgia, Missouri and Pennsylvania, and will be the conductor for the Kansas All-State Orchestra in 2024. Seber has performed with classical artists Jinjoo Cho, Paul Jacobs, Conrad Tao, and Joyce Yang, and a diverse range of pops artists including Patti Austin, Andrew Bird, Boyz II Men, Ashley Brown, Melissa Etheridge, Ben Folds, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Lyle Lovett, Brian Stokes Mitchell, My Morning Jacket, Leslie Odom, Jr., Aoife O’Donovan, Pink Martini, Doc Severinsen, Bobby Watson, and Wynonna. He earned his master’s degree in orchestral conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music and his bachelor’s degrees in violin performance and music education from Baldwin Wallace University.

PETER COOPER, oboe

Principal oboist of the Colorado Symphony since 1993 and Teaching Professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Peter Cooper is in demand as soloist and teacher in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Cooper previously held positions as principal oboist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic and associate principal of the San Francisco Symphony. A strong believer in expanding the solo repertoire for the oboe, Cooper has commissioned and premiered five oboe concertos. The Colorado Symphony co-commissioned for Peter Cooper, “Moonlight”, an oboe concerto by Kevin Puts which Cooper performed in 2019. In 2000, he premiered David Mullikin’s Oboe Concerto with the Colorado Symphony and recorded it in 2001 with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in London for Summit Records. This disc also includes Richard Strauss’ Oboe Concerto. In its review of this CD, BBC Music Magazine praised Cooper as, “a first-rate soloist.”

In addition, Cooper previously recorded Swiss composer Heinrich Schweizer’s Oboe Concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He also premiered concertos by Bill Douglas and Gregory Walker with the Colorado Symphony, and Chen Gang’s Oboe Concerto with the Hong Kong Philharmonic. In 2010 the Shanghai Philharmonic invited him to Shanghai to perform Chen Gang’s Oboe Concerto as part of the Shanghai International Arts Festival.

In 2000, Summit Records released Cooper’s Whispers of the Past, a collaboration recording with harpist Marcia LaBella that garnered critical acclaim. Classical London Magazine lauded the CD as “a well recorded disc with stylish and charming performances,” and the American Record Guide critic stated, “Mr. Cooper has my favorite type of oboe sound: sweet, not too harsh, no sharp edges, just a melting soft pastoral tone.”

Excerpts from Whispers of the Past are frequently heard on National Public Radio. Invited to perform as guest principal oboist with many noted ensembles, Cooper has frequently played with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and has toured and recorded with them. Other noted ensembles with which he has performed as guest principal oboist include the Boston, Seattle, Atlanta, Houston, Milwaukee, and San Diego symphonies, and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. A prizewinner in the Tokyo International Oboe Competition, he performed as soloist with orchestras in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and England, as well as with the San Francisco Symphony. He has been a frequent soloist with the Colorado Symphony. In 1988 he played the first performance of the Richard Strauss’ Oboe Concerto in China with the Central Philharmonic in Beijing.

He is a regular soloist and master class teacher at the International Double Reed Society conferences held annually throughout the United States and overseas.

Cooper plays on oboes made by Marigaux, Paris. Marigaux has sponsored him in a series of master classes and recitals in the United States and overseas in France, Hong Kong, Japan and China. In 2019 he was invited to give two days of master classes at the Paris Conservatory. He has also been a consultant for Marigaux in the development of instruments for the American market. He has coached and toured with the Asian Youth Orchestra in the Far East and the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado. He has performed as principal oboist of the Grand Teton Music Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, St. Barth Music Festival, El Paso Chamber Music Festival, and Strings in the Mountains. A 1981 graduate of Northwestern University, Peter Cooper studied with Ray Still and Gladys Elliot.

BEETHOVEN & BREWS FEST AT BOETTCHER

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor

YI ZHAO, violin

Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 6:30pm

Boettcher Concert Hall

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

I. Allegro con brio

BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 (Pastorale)

IV. Thunderstorm

V. Shepherd’s song, Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm

— INTERMISSION —

BEETHOVEN König Stephan, Op.117 (King Stephen): Overture

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

II. Molto vivace

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

II. Allegretto scherzando

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

IV. Allegro con brio

CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES WITH A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION.

SUMMER 2023

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor

Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is the Resident Conductor of the Colorado Symphony and Music Director of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. He joined the Colorado Symphony in the 2015/2016 Season as Associate Conductor – a position he held for four years. For three years prior, Dragon held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch.

Dragon has a versatile portfolio ranging from live-to-picture performances of Nightmare Before Christmas, Jurassic Park and Mary Poppins, a wide variety of collaborations with artists such as The Flaming Lips, Cynthia Erivo and Wynton Marsalis, to standard and contemporary orchestral repertoire such as Danny Elfman’s Violin Concerto, Eleven Eleven, all areas of which he has become highly sought after. Christopher has become known for his charisma, high energy and affinity for a good costume, consistently delivering unforgettable performances that has made him an audience favourite.

Recent season highlights include his subscription series debut with the San Diego Symphony, performances of Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton with Danny Elfman reprising the role of Jack Skellington and the historic Colorado Symphony performances with the Wu-Tang Clan at Red Rocks and the Mission Ballroom. Dragon’s upcoming debuts include concerts with the San Francisco Symphony and the Utah Symphony.

Christopher works regularly in Australia and has guest conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. His 2015 debut performance at the Sydney Opera House with John Pyke and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was released on album by ABC Music and won an ARIA the following year. Christopher’s other guest conducting includes Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

He has also conducted at numerous festivals including the Breckenridge and Bangalow Music Festivals, with both resulting in immediate re-invitations. At the beginning of 2016 Dragon conducted Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony as part of the Perth International Art Festival alongside Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Christopher began his conducting studies in 2011 and was a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program in Australia under the guidance of course director Christopher Seaman. He has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Leonid Grin, Paavo and Neeme Jarvi at the Jarvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.

SUMMER 2023

YI ZHAO, violin

Born in Henan, China, Yi Zhao joined the Colorado Symphony as Assistant Concertmaster in 2014. Since joining the Symphony, Zhao has taken active roles to enrich the musical culture of Colorado. She has appeared as a solo artist with major community orchestras such as Lakewood, Broomfield, and Littleton Symphony Orchestras, and is a frequently featured chamber musician at the Englewood Arts, Walden Chamber Music Society (Salida), and Epic (Colorado Springs) Series.

During summertime Zhao has not only gone on Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 2022 European tour, but also has been performing at the Grand Teton Music Festival in Jackson, Wyoming for the past 5 summers. The Festival Orchestra is comprised of musicians from top orchestras around the world, and Zhao is proud to represent the Colorado Symphony among its ranks. Prior to her invitation to the Tetons, Zhao and her colleagues, Coleman Itzkoff and Andrew Staupe, have been invited to the 2014 La Jolla Music Festival as the Pegasus Trio. There she has shared the stage with many world-renown artists such as Cho-Liang Lin, Yefim Bronfman, Inon Barnatan, Alex Kerr, Desmond Hoebig, Richard O’Neill, Leonard Slatkin, and the Miró Quartet. In addition, she has performed with Kiri Te Kanawa and Jose Carerras at the Sun Festival in Singapore and concert series at the Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and the Peabody Institute with Michael Kannen. This summer (2023) in addition to a solo feature with the Colorado Symphony and again returning to the Tetons, Zhao will perform as the concertmaster at the Sun River Festival in Oregon.

Zhao received her Bachelor of Music under the tutelage of Qian Zhou at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore in 2007 and earned her Master’s under the guidance of Cho-Liang Lin at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University in May 2013. During these times she was also a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and Music Academy of the West, and worked with other renowned pedagogues such as Pamela Frank, Emmanuel Ax, Glenn Dicterow, Jorja Fleezanis, and Kathleen Winkler. Zhao performs on a 2019 Collin Gallahue violin.

BATMAN (1989) IN CONCERT WITH THE COLORADO SYMPHONY

JACOB JOYCE, conductor

Friday, July 14, 2023 at 7:00pm

Boettcher Concert Hall

Batman (1989) in Concert

Produced by TCG Entertainment in association with Warner Bros Discovery.

CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND 36 MINUTES WITH A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION.

JACOB JOYCE, conductor

Currently serving as the Assistant Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Resident Conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, Jacob Joyce, age 29, is quickly gaining recognition as a dynamic and innovative presence on the podium. Mr. Joyce has appeared with the PSO and ISO several times in the ‘21-’22 season, in various classical, education, Happy Hour, and community concerts. He also made his debut with several American orchestras in past seasons, including the Detroit, St. Louis, and Houston symphonies. Abroad, Mr. Joyce has conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, the NDR-Sinfonieorchester, the hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, and the Frankfurt Museumsorchester. For his work in Indianapolis and around the world, he was awarded a Solti Career Assistance Award in 2020.

Mr. Joyce previously served as the Conducting Fellow for the Fort Worth Symphony, with whom he collaborates frequently, and has also held positions as the Associate Conductor of the Yale Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Berkeley College Orchestra, Music Director of the Opera Theater of Yale College, and Cover Conductor of the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston. An avid promoter of contemporary music, he has conducted several premieres of orchestral and operatic works. Mr. Joyce is also an advocate for bringing classical music to new audiences. He is the host and creator of the podcast Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening Guide, which provides people of all backgrounds with basic techniques for listening to classical music. He also works extensively with educators, music teachers, and orchestra directors, providing career advice and instruction to students across the country.

Mr. Joyce studied Orchestral Conducting with Hugh Wolff at the New England Conservatory. He has also received instruction at the Tanglewood Music Center and the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen. In recognition of his work, Joyce was awarded the Robert Spano Conducting Prize at Aspen, and was a semifinalist in the LSO Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and the Solti International Conducting Competition. Mr. Joyce graduated from Yale College in 2014, with a B.A. in Music and Economics. He also received a M.M. in Violin Performance from the Yale School of Music in 2015, studying with Syoko Aki.

As a violinist, Mr. Joyce has performed with several orchestras nationwide, and was awarded the Broadus Erle Prize for an Outstanding Violinist at the Yale School of Music. He served as the concertmaster of the Yale Symphony Orchestra, and performed regularly with the Boston Philharmonic and the Atlantic Symphony. He has previously attended the Tanglewood Music Center, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Encore School for Strings.

MOZART UNDER MOONLIGHT WITH THE COLORADO SYMPHONY

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor TRISTAN RENNIE, bassoon

Friday, July 28, 2023 at 7:30pm

Arvada Center Outdoor Amphitheatre

MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Serenade, K. 525

I. Allegro

II. Romance: Andante

III. Menuetto: Allegretto

IV. Rondo: Allegro

MOZART Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191

I. Allegro

II. Andante ma adagio

III. Rondo: Tempo di menuetto

— INTERMISSION —

MOZART Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

I. Allegro moderato

II. Andante

III. Menuetto

IV. Allegro con spirito

CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 43 MINUTES WITH A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION.

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor

see bio on page 12

TRISTAN RENNIE, bassoon

Tristan Rennie is Second/Assistant Principal Bassoon with the Colorado Symphony and Artist Faculty in Residence at the University of Northern Colorado.

A highly versatile musician, Tristan served as Acting Associate Principal Bassoon with the Cincinnati Symphony, performed as Guest Principal Bassoon with the Baltimore Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic, and held the Second Bassoon position with the Ann Arbor Symphony and Aspen Festival Orchestra. He also served as Principal Bassoon on the 2005 Grammy Award winning classical album Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Bolcom, conducted by Leonard Slatkin, and recorded with the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Tristan has also performed as Principal Bassoon with the Boulder and Colorado Springs Philharmonic. He was the featured soloist with the Denver Concert Band in spring of 2023.

Tristan has given masterclasses at the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music, the University of Colorado, the Universidad de Costa Rica, Mahidol University in Thailand, and taught at the University of Denver, Lamont Summer Pre-College Academy. He has also performed and presented at the International Double Reed Society, co-hosted the University of Northern Colorado Double Reed Days, and annually presents/performs at Denver Fan Expo. An experienced chamber musician, Tristan has performed at the Idyllwild, Sarasota, and Sunflower Music Festivals and for three summers performed at the prestigious Marlboro Music Festival. He also performs regularly with the University of Northern Colorado faculty wind quintet, Vortex.

He received his B.M. at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music and his M.M. at the University of Michigan. His principal teachers include Hermann Vogelstein, William Winstead, Richard Beene, and Per Hannevold.

OUR STATE YOUR SYM HONY

2023/24 SEASON AT A GLANCE

SEPTEMBER

Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

SEP 9-10 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 2:30

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

SEP 15-17 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Latin Beats: Sonidos de las Américas FREE CONCERT

SEP 21 THU 7:00

An Evening on Broadway with Audra McDonald SYMPHONY POPS

SEP 23 SAT 7:30

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 with Jeffrey Kahane CLASSICS

SEP 29 - OCT 1 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

OCTOBER

Stewart Copeland: Police Deranged for Orchestra SPOTLIGHT

OCT 5 THU 7:30

Renée Fleming with your Colorado Symphony SPOTLIGHT

OCT 7 SAT 7:30

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 CLASSICS

OCT 13-15 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Amadeus Live MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

OCT 20-21 FRI-SAT 7:30

Disney in Concert: Tim Burton’s MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

The Nightmare Before Christmas

OCT 27-28 FRI-SAT 7:30

Halloween Spooktacular! FAMILY

OCT 29 SUN 2:30

NOVEMBER

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

NOV 3-5 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Veteran’s Day Celebration

NOV 10 FRI 7:30

SPOTLIGHT

Revolution: The Music of The Beatles SYMPHONY POPS

NOV 11 SAT 7:30

Wolfe & Dragon featuring CLASSICS Chorus, Schumann, and More

NOV 17-19 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Home Alone in Concert

NOV 24-25 FRI-SAT 7:30

MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

Drums of the World FAMILY

NOV 26 SUN 2:30

DECEMBER

Two Titans: Mozart & Mahler CLASSICS

DEC 1-3 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

A Colorado Christmas

DEC 8-10 FRI 7:30 ✤ SAT 2:30 & 6:00 ✤ SUN 1:00

Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas Tour

DEC 12 TUE 7:30

Holiday Brass

DEC 15 FRI 7:30

HOLIDAY

HOLIDAY

HOLIDAY

Mozart & Now with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

JAN 26-28 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

FEBRUARY

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 CLASSICS

FEB 9-11 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Marin Alsop CLASSICS

FEB 23-25 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

MARCH

The Wizard of Oz in Concert MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

MAR 2-3 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 2:30

Stravinsky’s The Firebird with Christopher Dragon CLASSICS

MAR 8-10 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

DYAO Side by Side FREE CONCERT

MAR 13 WED 7:00

Peter and the Wolf & FAMILY

The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

MAR 17 SUN 2:30

Mozart’s Requiem with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

MAR 22-24 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

APRIL

Mahler Symphony No. 3 with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

APR 12-14 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Handel’s Messiah

HOLIDAY with the Colorado Symphony Chorus

DEC 16-17 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 2:30

Elvis Christmas Spectacular HOLIDAY

DEC 19 TUE 7:30

Elf™ In Concert

DEC 22-23 FRI-SAT 7:30

MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY

A Night In Vienna HOLIDAY

DEC 31 SUN 6:30

JANUARY

Harry Potter and the MOVIE AT THE SYMPHONY Chamber of Secrets™ – in Concert

JAN 5-7 FRI-SAT 7:00 ✤ SUN 1:00

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute FREE CONCERT

JAN 9 TUE 7:30

Litton Conducts featuring the New York City Ballet CLASSICS

JAN 12-14 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

A Tribute to John Williams SPOTLIGHT

JAN 20-21 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 2:30

Pink Martini with your Colorado Symphony SYMPHONY POPS

APR 19 FRI 7:30

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 CLASSICS

APR 26-28 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

MAY

Colorado Symphony Gala FUNDRAISER

MAY 4 SAT 6:00

Yo-Yo Ma with the Colorado Symphony SPOTLIGHT

MAY 5 SUN 7:00

Brahms Symphony No. 3 CLASSICS

MAY 10-12 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

40th Anniversary Celebration

SPOTLIGHT of the Colorado Symphony Chorus

MAY 18-19 SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

An Alpine Symphony with Peter Oundjian CLASSICS

MAY 24-26 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✤ SUN 1:00

Saturday and Sunday

August 26 & 27, 2023

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Buchanan Rec Center Fields

32003 Ellingwood Trail

Evergreen, CO 80439

www.evergreenfineartsfestival.com

FINE ART

Food, Spirits, Live Music

Fun for the whole family