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his spring, music and merriment are in full bloom as our season—David’s 30th Anniversary Year—continues with beloved classics, exciting new works, and appearances by more of our talented guest artists. On March 26th and 27th we’re celebrating two great honors—composer Tania León’s 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music for Stride, which opens the program, and our own 2021 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo with violist Richard O’Neill. O’Neill returns to our stage to perform William Walton’s Viola Concerto, the masterwork in the solo viola repertoire. Also on the program is Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1, with its beautiful opening clarinet solo—a tribute to our longtime principal clarinetist Susan Martula. The concert is dedicated to her memory. Our friends from Albany Pro Musica join us onstage April 23rd and 24th for George Tsontakis' new Requiem, written in memory of his mother. His latest is paired with W.A. Mozart’s greatest, Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter,” as well as Gabriel Faurè’s lush and quintessentially

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French Pavane, and a world premiere by Alexis Lamb, who last joined us at last year’s American Music Festival. On May 7th, we honor the 90th birthday of one of America’s greatest contemporary composers, the indefatigable John Williams, with a family-friendly hit parade from Indiana Jones to Harry Potter, Star Wars and beyond! Also returning this spring are two of our Convergence Curating Artists. In March, choreographer and dancer Adia Tamar Whitaker leads the latest installment of her workshop series Thrive & Survive: Becoming & Believing in the Unknown; in April, poet and spoken word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph returns for the latest session in his interactive project, Forgiveness as a Pathway to Healing. These free events are part of the Albany Symphony’s effort to explore a variety of Black art forms through hands-on experiences led by Black creators. Learn more and sign up to participate at AlbanySymphony.com/convergence.

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SHIFT Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Other accolades include Columbia University’s 2003 Ditson Conductor’s Award, the oldest award honoring conductors for their commitment to American music, the 2001 ASCAP Morton Gould Award for Innovative Programming, and, in 1999, ASCAP’s first-ever Leonard Bernstein Award for Outstanding Educational Programming.

wo-time Grammy Award–winning conductor David Alan Miller has established a reputation as one of the leading American conductors of his generation. As music director of the Albany Symphony since 1992, Mr. Miller has proven himself a creative and compelling orchestra builder. Through exploration of unusual repertoire, educational programming, community outreach, and recording initiatives, he has reaffirmed the Albany Symphony’s reputation as the nation’s leading champion of American symphonic music and one of its most innovative orchestras. He and the orchestra have twice appeared at "Spring For Music," an annual festival of America's most creative orchestras at New York City's Carnegie Hall, and at the

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Frequently in demand as a guest conductor, Mr. Miller has worked with most of America’s major orchestras, including the orchestras of Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco, as well as the New World Symphony, the Boston Pops, and the New York City Ballet. In addition, he has appeared frequently throughout Europe, the UK, Australia, and the Far East as guest conductor. Since 2019, Mr. Miller has served as Artistic Advisor to the Little Orchestra Society in New York City, and, from 2006 to 2012, served as Artistic Director of “New Paths in Music,” a festival of new music from around the world, also in New York City. Mr. Miller received his most recent Grammy Award in 2021 for his recording of Christopher Theofanidis’ Viola Concerto, with Richard O’Neill and the Albany Symphony, and his first Grammy in 2014 for his Naxos recording of John Corigliano's "Conjurer," with the Albany Symphony and Dame Evelyn Glennie. His extensive discography also includes

recordings of the works of Todd Levin with the London Symphony Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon, as well as music by Michael Daugherty, Kamran Ince, Michael Torke (London/Decca), Luis Tinoco, and Christopher Rouse (Naxos). His recordings with the Albany Symphony include discs devoted to the music of John Harbison, Roy Harris, Morton Gould, Don Gillis, Aaron J. Kernis, Peter Mennin, and Vincent Persichetti on the Albany Records label. He has also conducted the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic in three

acclaimed recordings on Naxos. A native of Los Angeles, David Alan Miller holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from The Juilliard School. Prior to his appointment in Albany, Mr. Miller was associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. From 1982 to 1988, he was music director of the New York Youth Symphony, earning considerable acclaim for his work with that ensemble. Mr. Miller lives in Slingerlands, New York, a rural suburb of Albany.

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The Albany Symphony's string sections use revolving seating. Players behind the stationary chairs change seats systematically and are listed alphabetically. VIOLIN Jill Levy +

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In Loving Memory of Susan Martula The Albany Symphony family mourns the loss of our dear colleague and friend, Susan Martula, long-time musician, supporter, subscriber, and steadfast Symphony champion. For over four decades, Susan served as principal clarinet with the Albany Symphony, sharing her artistry and joyful music-making with her colleagues, audiences and students on stage, in the schools and her teaching studio. Susan’s kind charm, generous hospitality, and bright spirit lifted us all. "Susan was in many ways the heart and soul of our orchestra. Always immensely kind, loving, nurturing, and supportive of her fellow musicians, she ‘adopted’ a great number of our players who commuted from out of town, turning her home in Troy into a beautiful spa retreat for them. She threw wonderful week-long parties, cooking great meals, and essentially running a posh hotel during concert weeks. She was such a joyful person, an unremittingly positive, beautiful human being, and a great friend. We will always carry her memory with us." The Albany Symphony will dedicate its March 27, 2022, concert—with Sibelius Symphony No. 1, which opens with one of the most famous clarinet solos in orchestral repertoire—to celebrate Susan’s life.

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SIBELIUS’ FIRST SYMPHONY SATURDAY | MARCH 26, 2022 | 7:30 PM SUNDAY | MARCH 27, 2022 | 3:00 PM TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR RICHARD O’NEILL, VIOLA Tania León (B. 1943)

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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Symphony No. 1 I. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico II. Andante (ma non troppo lento) III. Scherzo: Allegro IV. Finale: Andante

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OVERVIEW: Tonight we get to experience a concert with three sets of ears: at its conclusion, we’ll hear the familiar strains of Sibelius; before that comes the music of Walton, whose language we might recognize though we might not know this specific text; and to open the program is the brand new Stride, Tania León’s Pulitzer Prize-winning piece.

TANIA LEÓN STRIDE

Tania León (b. Havana, Cuba) is highly regarded as a composer, conductor, educator and advisor to arts organizations. Her orchestral work Stride, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Recent commissions include works for New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, NDR Symphony Orchestra, Grossman Ensemble, International Contemporary Ensemble, and pianist Ursula Oppens with Cassatt String Quartet. Appearances as guest conductor include Philharmonic Orchestra of Marseille, Gewandhausorchester, Orquesta Sinfonica de Guanajuato, and Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuba.

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León later instituted the Brooklyn Philharmonic Community Concert Series, co-founded the American Composers Orchestra’s Sonidos de las Américas Festivals, was New Music Advisor to the New York Philharmonic, and is the founder/Artistic Director of the nonprofit and festival Composers Now.

Upcoming premieres feature commissions for the NewMusic USA Amplifying Voices Program, The Musical Fund Society in Philadelphia to celebrate their 200th anniversary, and for The Crossing chamber choir with Claire Chase, ﬂutist, among others.

Her honors include the New York Governor’s Lifetime Achievement, awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the ASCAP Victor Herbert Award, among others. She also received a proclamation for Composers Now by the New York City Mayor, and the MadWoman Festival Award in Music (Spain).

A founding member and the first musical director of. the Dance Theatre of Harlem,

León has received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Colgate University, Oberlin

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and SUNY Purchase College, and served as U.S. Artistic Ambassador of American Culture in Madrid, Spain. A CUNY Professor Emerita, she was awarded a 2018 United States Artists Fellowship. To learn more about Tania León, visit tanialeon.com. FROM THE COMPOSER When the New York Philharmonic reached out to me about writing for this project celebrating the 19th Amendment, I confess I only knew about it generally. I started doing research, reading Susan B. Anthony’s biography, her statements. It was tremendous to see the inner force that she had. Then I started looking for a title before starting the piece — not the way I usually do it. The word “stride” reﬂected how I imagined her way of not taking “no” for an answer. She kept pushing and pushing and moving forward, walking with firm steps until she got the whole thing done. That is precisely what I mean by stride.

Airport, I was picked up by a Cuban couple from the Bronx who allowed me to stay on their sofa. I looked at the stairs outside of their building, and I started crying “Maria!” They were confused, and I explained that in Cuba I’d heard the song by Leonard Bernstein. I later worked with Bernstein, and we were very close in his later years. When I first arrived here I couldn’t speak English ...but I knew how to say, “Maria.”

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William Walton (1902-1983) grew up in a musical home in Oldham, England: his father was a choirmaster, and his mother sang. Formal musical education followed as a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral School at Oxford, where his talents were noted by Sir Hubert Parry. His compositional career was essentially made when

Stride has some of what, to me, are American musical inﬂuences, or at least American musical connotations. For example, there is a section where you can hear the horns with the wa-wa plunger, reminiscent of Louis Armstrong, getting that growl. It doesn’t have to be indicative of any particular skin tone; it has to do with the American spirit. When I discovered American music, Louis Armstrong actually was the first sound that struck me. When I moved here, the only composers I knew anything about were Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. The night I arrived at Kennedy

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he came into contact with the Sitwell family, a trio of wealthy siblings (Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell), who hosted him at their homes and exposed him to creative people and new ideas of the day: Berg, Schoenberg, and Stravinsky, for example. The Sitwells were, in effect, his patrons for many years. But they were also writers themselves, and it was the poetry of Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) that provided the inspiration for Walton’s first piece to achieve prominence: Façade (for reciter and chamber orchestra). The ASO played selections from Façade in January 2021. In addition to tonight’s piece, Walton produced a Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, two symphonies, the oratorio Belshazzar’s Feast (with Biblical selections chosen by Osbert Sitwell), and two Academy Award–nominated movie scores from the 1940s (Henry V and Hamlet). About the Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, the William Walton Trust website says, “With this great work, for such it is, Walton at the age of 27 was in the forefront of English composers of his generation and his position was reinforced two years later when his cantata Belshazzar’s Feast was introduced at the 1931 Leeds Festival.” The concerto was written for prominent violist Lionel Tertis, who declined to premiere it because of its “modernity.” Instead it was Paul Hindemith (yes, the composer), himself a fine violist who, six years later, wrote Der Schwanendreher, for viola and orchestra. Accompanying

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Hindemith at the Walton premiere on October 3, 1929, was the Henry Wood Orchestra, led by the composer. The first movement, marked andante comodo, opens almost immediately with a minor third (from A to C) in the viola. Listen for that interval, because it’s an organizing principle throughout this movement. The viola plays a wandering line, searching in the low and dark register of the instrument for an end point. What happens after about two-and-ahalf minutes is a transition to a brisk passage, where color is added with double stops. A sweet second theme emerges in the viola, yielding shortly to a fast and virtuosic section for all. What might be the beginning of a cadenza soon appears, but it is not elaborated upon. The oboe plays the familiar A-C interval, and we are in the recapitulation of both themes. The movement ends with a soft rocking back and forth on the A-C, C-A minor third. The second movement, marked vivi, might almost be regarded as a perpetuum mobile. Syncopation, jagged lines, thrilling orchestration, and a steady forward motion are the pleasures of this brief episode. The final movement begins with a bassoon solo—a jaunty little tune by an instrument whose warm, throaty tone is not unlike that of the viola itself. A double-stopped viola converses with members of the wind section. The opening sprightly figure pops up throughout the orchestra. A dreamy passage for the viola going up and down the scale appears. The movement continues to explore the lighthearted motif and the more serene

one. A fugue breaks out, and then the entire orchestra gets to shine in a loud and colorful section, with that minor third from the first movement reappearing among this movement’s themes. A stirring duet between the solo cello and the viola ensues. But the last word is the viola’s, and wouldn’t you know: there’s the minor third, A-C, C-A.

RICHARD O'NEILL

Praised by the London Times as "ravishing," The New York Times for his "elegant, velvety tone," Los Angeles Times as "energetic and sassy...exceptional," and The Seattle Times as "sublime," voilist Richard O’Neill has distinguished himself as one of the great instrumentalists of his generation. An Emmy and Grammy Award winner and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, he has achieved recognition and critical acclaim not only as a champion of his instrument but as a social and musical ambassador as well. He has appeared as soloist with the London, Los Angeles, Seoul, and Euro-Asian Philharmonics; the Albany, BBC, KBS, Hiroshima and Korean Symphonies; the Moscow, Vienna, and Wurttemburg Chamber Orchestras; as well as with Alte Musik Koln, Kremerata Baltica and Sejong with conductors Andrew Davis, Miguel Harth Bedoya, Vladimir Jurowski, Nicholas McGegan, Eĳi Oue, Francois Xavier Roth, Vassily Sinaisky, Leonard Slatkin and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. In June 2020, he joined the world-renowned Takács Quartet. Dedicated to the music of our time, O’Neill has worked with composers Lera Auerbach, Mason Bates, Elliott Carter,

RICHARD O'NEILL

Paul Chihara, Unsuk Chin, Mario Davidovsky, John Harbison, Jo Kondo, Chris Paul Harman, Matthias Pintscher, Huang Ruo, Christopher Theofanidis, George Tsontakis, Melinda Wagner, and John Zorn, and has premiered works commissioned and composed for him by Carter, Harbison, Ruo, and Chihara. In 2018 he premiered composer Lera Auerbach's 24 Preludes with the composer at the piano for Camerata Pacifica, and in 2019 he recorded Huang Ruo’s Viola Concerto, In Other Words, at the Bavarian Radio. The first violist to receive the Artist Diploma from Juilliard, he holds a Bachelor of Music from The USC Thornton School of Music magna cum laude and a Master's from The Juilliard School: ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 27

Donald McInnes, Karen Tuttle, and Paul Neubauer were his mentors. He performs on two rare violas: the ex-Trampler, made by Matteo Goffriller of Venice in 1727, and the ex-Iglitzin, Counts of Flanders made by Gasparo da Salò more than 100 years prior. To learn more about Richard O’Neill, visit richard-oneill.com.

JEAN SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 1

The career of Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) was curious. Despite the fact that he lived longer than, say, Camille Saint-Saëns and Richard Strauss, both of whom survived into their 80s, he did not continue composing music until the end, as they did. For the last 30 years of his life, he did not write music “of any stature,” as one biographer put it. He preferred, instead, to live quietly, reﬂecting on his career and talking to people who came to interview him or pay him homage. What he did leave, however, is weighty and permanent. His earliest works, like the Kullervo Suite, En Saga, and the Karelia Suite celebrate Finland, and certainly his most famous piece, Finlandia, reveals this national pride. But the seven symphonies he composed over 25 years made him a composer of international stature. Tonight’s piece, from 1899 but revised the next year, is a four-movement work in E minor. German critic Ferdinand Pfol wrote, “His symphony, a work full of unrestrained strength, full of passionate vivacity and astonishing audacity is—to

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state the matter plainly—a remarkable work, one that steps out on new paths, or rather rushes forward like an intoxicated god.” Despite the solitary clarinet that opens the piece, underscored by the ominous timpani, the first movement seizes our attention with swinging and tuneful lines, stunning brass, giggly winds. The second movement, marked “andante,” is—for a time. It opens quietly, with pathos. But more jaunty and dramatic episodes break out, sometimes taking a fragment of the opening tune and mocking it. The last word belongs to the strings and the poignant mood established at the beginning of the movement, 10 minutes before. The third movement follows the traditional arrangement of ABA third movements: a pulsing melody drives forward the scherzo (light-hearted) A section,

with staccato and repeated notes and syncopation. But the horns stop the forward motion on a dime, and for a moment we think we might hear the tune from the second movement. What follows is, in fact, a brief B part that is warm (with a touching harp effect). The sprightly A section returns.

themes (think of the famous last movements of the second and fifth symphonies) appears, warm and optimistic, and we are buoyed. But Sibelius ratchets up the dramatic intensity yet again, with brass, timpani, declamatory chords— and, taking us back to the end of the first movement—two plucked chords.

The fourth movement begins with an orchestral reprise of the clarinet solo that opens the symphony. Then follows a series of conversations (short rhetorical phrases, often punctuated by silences) among the sections of the orchestra. One of Sibelius’ characteristic closing

“The first symphony is the energetic music of a young man. The young Sibelius was no wimp; the music contains the whole wildness and rage of the man." - Osmo Vänskä, conductor, 1998 Walton and Sibelius program notes by Paul Lamar.

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MOZART’S JUPITER SATURDAY | APRIL 23, 2022 | 7:30 PM SUNDAY | APRIL 24, 2022 | 3:00 PM TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR ALBANY PRO MUSICA Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

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Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) belongs to a time in French musical history of great figures: César Franck; Camille SaintSaëns, who taught him and with whom he had a long friendship; Paul Dukas; Claude Debussy; and Maurice Ravel, who was Faure’s student at the Paris Conservatoire. Each composer, of course, worked according to his own lights, and in Fauré’s case, according to his pupil Émile Vuillermoz, “He created an altogether modern, logical, well-thought-out style…tending towards greater serenity and simplicity.” The forms in which he wrote most of this elegant music include piano pieces, art songs, and two piano quartets. Of course, he is also known for his Requiem (1900), incidental orchestral music to the play Pelléas et Mélisande, and tonight’s piece, which began life as a piano work in 1887 but then became a score for orchestra and optional chorus! (The option is not being exercised on this program.) Fauré composed steadily from the 1860s to his death in 1924, his teaching, administrative, and musical criticism duties—and increasing deafness—notwithstanding. For a quick course in Fauré, Google “7 Reasons Why You Should Be Listening to Fauré Right Now.” A pavane is a rather restrained 16th Century European court dance. Faure’s opens with the first half of a charming melody in the ﬂute, underpinned by pizzicato strings. Woodwinds complete the melody. The tune is shortly taken up by 34 | ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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the violins and violas while the celli and basses continue plucking. A middle section, rather loud and dramatic, bursts forth. Listen to the horn, which, despite the clamor, plays, in a different key, the climbing four-note motif of the initial tune. When that graceful opening melody returns, the celli have a chance to sing while the violins pluck. Languor is restored; melancholy follows. A series of false endings leads to a true one.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 41 (“JUPITER”)

“But for sustained productivity and inspiration, nothing in the whole history of music can surpass Bach’s first years in Leipzig (1723-c.30) and Mozart’s last ten years in Vienna.” - Philip G. Downs Having been booted from the Salzburg employ of Archbishop Hieronymous Colleredo, who didn’t like the 25-year-old

Mozart’s unwillingness to do his musical bidding, the composer set off for Vienna, where he married, had six children, and plied his trade, often with mixed results, financially speaking. Artistically, however, there were no mixed results. Downs continues: “The compositions of the last ten years show Mozart unfailingly improving upon every genre he touched…(f)rom the shortest, most trivial song to the larger forms of chamber music, the symphony, the concerto, and the opera…” Mozart's last three symphonies were composed during the summer of 1788, in the space of about two months. It is not known for certain if the composer ever heard this piece played. If Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 starts with door-knocking, so, too, does this symphony. No matter what the strings are doing, it’s the timpani we hear. The movement as a whole feels restless, with quick scale passages up and down; jagged, dotted rhythms; and dynamic contrasts so even the quiet sections seem ominous about the volume to come. The two themes (the second, called a “tripping theme” by Edward Downes, is one Mozart cribbed from an aria he wrote for an opera by Anfossi in 1786) are presented and developed in characteristic sonata form: after the exposition comes the development, recapitulation, and coda. Whatever the message is here, it is decidedly direct and forceful, right up to the sharply stroked final chords. Not so the second movement, marked andante cantabile (singing!). Things get off to a hesitant start: listen to the silences between the opening phrases, like

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an interrupted conversation, which gets going with the oboe and the ﬂute and then the celli contributing comments. A restless and mournful section follows, but a little skipping figure returns from time to time to settle things sweetly. Is it any wonder that a composer so skilled in opera would be able to make us hear orchestral dialogue? The brief menuetto (ABA form, in 3/4) seems like a dance in which one partner is graceful and the other is heavy-footed, merely showing off his new brogans. The character of the last movement recalls that of the first: big, bold, electric. There is great beauty in the cameo appearances of the winds, providing color and witty commentary. Everywhere are fugal gestures to keep the heart pumping and the ear attending. The coda, when the movement’s five distinct tunes are miraculously combined, leads to an absolutely thrilling conclusion, in the sunny key of C major. Fauré and Mozart program notes by Paul Lamar.

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ALEXIS LAMB VENUS

Alexis C. Lamb (b. 1993) is a composer, percussionist, and educator who is interested in fostering communities of mindful music-making, particularly through the medium of storytelling. Her recent musical endeavors incorporate her love of research and oral histories into sonic commentaries that often enable the performers to offer their own improvisations and responses. Lamb’s music has been regarded as having “sparkling optimism throughout,” and as “a pleasure in its own right” by the blog, I Care If You Listen. As a composer, Lamb has collaborated with numerous individuals and ensembles, including Third Coast Percussion, 36 | ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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Aizuri Quartet, the Albany Symphony, Camilla Tassi, Contemporaneous, Emily Roller, the Yale Philharmonia, Evan Chapman, the University of Nebraska Percussion Ensemble, the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra, and the Northern Illinois University World Steelband. Her music has been performed in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. Lamb is the recipient of a 2021 Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters as well as a 2018 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Composition at the University of Michigan. Lamb earned a Master of Music in Composition at the Yale School of Music and two Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education and Percussion Performance from Northern Illinois University. Her compositions can be found on Innova Recordings, National Sawdust Tracks, and Evan Chapman’s self-published record, Caustics. When not working on music, she can be found playing board

games with her wife at an overly competitive level, teaching new tricks to her dog and two cats, and fishing in every possible body of water. She is originally from Denver, Colorado, and is currently based in Ypsilanti, Michigan. To learn more about Alexis Lamb, visit alexislamb.com

GEORGE TSONTAKIS REQUIEM

Recently called “A giant of the American music scene” by Gramophone magazine, George Tsontakis has been the recipient of two of the richest prizes awarded in classical music; the International Grawemeyer Award in 2005, and the Ives Living from the American Academy. He studied with Roger Sessions at Juilliard and in Rome, with Franco Donatoni. Born in Astoria, NY, into Cretan heritage, he has become a recognized figure in Greece, and performs all over the world each season. Most of his music has been recorded by Hyperion, Koch, INNOVA and Naxos, including fifteen works for orchestra—more than five hours of orchestral music, leading to two Grammy nominations for Best Classical Composition. He served as Composer-in-Residence with the Aspen Music Festival for 40 years, where he was founding director of the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, with the Oxford (England) Philomusica, the Albany Symphony, and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, among others. He is Distinguished Composer-in-Residence at the Bard College Conservatory. His recent premieres include works for London's Mobius Ensemble, the Barlow

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Endowment, large-scale pieces for the Boston Symphony and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, a Requiem for the Albany Symphony, as well as a violin concerto for Gary Levinson and the Dallas Symphony. His The Air of Greece, an opera-drama on Lord Byron, was commissioned and premiered by the Greek National Opera in December 2021. Naxos' release of three of his concertos with the Albany Symphony was heralded as one of NPR's “Top Ten Classical Recordings of 2017” and of the Naxos CD with his “Sonnets” by the Boston Symphony, BBC Music Magazine declared that the Tsontakis work was “the sparklingly expressive jewel in this crown.” He lives in New York’s Catskill Mountains.

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It’s also a draw for distinguished guest conductors, soloists, and composers, including composers-in-residence Bradley Ellingboe (2020-22 seasons) and Ola Gjeilo (2017-2020 seasons) who partner with APM for concerts, premieres, and commissioned works. In addition to long-standing hometown collaborations with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, the Musicians of Ma’alwyck, the Capital District Youth Chorale, and others, APM has developed exciting new relationships with numerous internationally renowned musicians and ensembles, including Canadian Brass, the American String Quartet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York City Ballet, Vienna Boys Choir, the Escher String Quartet, and The King’s Singers. To learn more about Albany Pro Musica, visit albanypromusica.org.

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5555555555555 ALBANY SYMPHONY 5555555555555 BOARD & STAFF

BOARD OFFICERS Jerel Golub, Chair Faith A. Takes, Vice Chair David Rubin, Treasurer John Regan, Secretary BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kaweeda Adams Guha Bala Melody Bruce, MD Charles Buchanan Dr. Benjamin E. Chi Judith Ciccio (Ex Officio) Marcia Cockrell Ellen Cole, Ph. D. David Duquette Marisa Eisemann, MD Nicholas Faso Alan Goldberg Joseph T. Gravini Catherine Hackert (Ex Officio) Anthony P. Hazapis Jahkeen Hoke Edward M. Jennings Daniel Kredentser Mark P. Lasch Steve Lobel Cory Martin Anne Older Henry Pohl Dush Pathmanandam Barry Richman Hon. Kathy M. Sheehan (Ex Officio) Rabbi Scott Shpeen Micheileen Treadwell

DIRECTORS’ COUNCIL Rhea Clark Denise Gonick Sherley Hannay Charles M. Liddle III Judith B. McIlduff John J. Nigro

STAFF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Anna Kuwabara, Executive Director FINANCE Scott Allen, Finance Director DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING Robert Pape Director of Development & Marketing Alayna Frey Box Office & Marketing Coordinator Amanda Irwin Annual Fund & Grants Manager Tiffany Wright Events & Partnerships Associate Nyla McKenzie-Isaac Marketing & Development Assistant EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Jae Gayle Director of Education & Community Engagement ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Derek Smith Director of Operations & Programming Susan Ruzow Debronsky Personnel Manager Liz Silver, Music Librarian Daniel Brye, Housing Coordinator ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 47

555555555555 CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE 555555555555 The Albany Symphony is grateful to the following individuals for their vital ongoing support. Updated March 2, 2022. *In Memoriam

PLATINUM BATON LEVEL ($25,000+) Dr. Benjamin Chi Jerel Golub Sherley Hannay Ms. Faith A. Takes

GOLD BATON LEVEL ($10,000-$24,999)

Eric Berlin Marcia & Findlay Cockrell Daniel & Celine Kredentser David & Tanyss Martula Karen & Chet Opalka Dush & Kelly Pathmanandam A.C. Riley David M. Rubin & Carole L. Ju Dennis & Margaret Sullivan Merle Winn*

SILVER BATON LEVEL ($5,000-$9,999)

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BRONZE BATON LEVEL ($2,500-$4,999)

Peter & Debbie Brown Drs. Melody A. Bruce & David A. Ray Drs. Ellen Mary Cosgrove & Jeffrey Fahl Dr. Thomas Freeman & Mrs. Phyllis Attanasio Mr. & Mrs. Ephraim & Elana Glinert Alan Goldberg Mrs. Ellen Jabbur Judy & Bill Kahn William & Mary Jean Krackeler Mark & Lori Lasch Charles M. Liddle III Steve & Vivian Lobel Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older The Massry Family Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Maston Hilary & Nicholas Miller Larry & Clara Sanders Rabbi Scott Shpeen 48 | ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Mrs. Jeanne Tartaglia Bonnie Taylor* & Daniel Wulff William Tuthill & Gregory Anderson Barbara & Stephen Wiley

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE VIRTUOSO LEVEL ($1,500-$2,499)

Mr. & Ms. John Abbuhl Mr. & Mrs. Robert Allen Hermes & Linda Ames Sharon Bedford & Fred Alm Michael & Linda Barnas Paul & Bonnie Bruno Dr. A. Andrew Casano & Bella Pipas Drs. Ellen Cole & Doug North Kirk Cornwell & Claire Pospisil Dr. & Mrs. Harry DePan Dr. Joyce J. Diwan Mrs. Joy Emery David Ernst Thomas Evans Joseph & Linda Farrell Dr. & Mrs. Reed Ference Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gordon Holly Katz & William Harris Gerald Herman Alexander & Gail Keeler Herbert & Judith Katz Georgia & David Lawrence Drs. Matthew Leinug & Cyndi Miller Karen & Alan Lobel Tom & Sue Lyons Charles & Barbara Manning Ted & Judy Marotta Mr. Cory Martin Judith B. McIlduff Paul & Loretta Moore Marcia & Robert Moss Robert & Samantha Pape Dr. Nina Reich Mark J. Rosen & Leslie Newman Alan & Leizbeth Sanders Dwight & Rachel Smith Mitchell & Gwen Sokoloff Paul & Janet Stoler Robert P. Storch & Sara M. Lord Dr. Micheileen Treadwell Mrs. Jane A. Wait Mrs. Candace King Weir Michael & Margery Whiteman Harry & Connie Wilbur

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE FRIEND LEVEL ($1,000-$1,499)

Albany Medical Center Dr. Richard & Kelly Alfred Wallace & Jane Altes Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Amodeo Timothy Burch Dr. & Mrs. William J. Cromie Ms. Ruth Dinowitz Ann & Don Eberle Herb & Annmarie Ellis Jack M. Firestone Roseanne Fogarty & Perry Smith Lois Foster John & Linda Fritze David Gardam & Mary McCarthy Mary Gitnick The Family of Morton Gould Michael & Katharine Hayes Wendy Jordan & Frank Murray Mr. & Mrs. E. Stewart Jones Jr. Margaret Joynt Mr. Robert J. Krackeler Dr. Joseph Peter Lalka & Ms. Teresa Ribadenerya Sara Lee & Barry Larner William Lawrence Dr. & Mrs. Neil Lempert Robert & Jean Leonard Mr. Donald Lipkin & Mrs. Mary Bowen Mrs. Jill Goodman & Mr. Arthur Malkin Mrs. Nancy McEwan Stewart Myers Vaughn Nevin Patricia & Kevin O’Bryan Sarah M. Pellman Henry & Sally Peyrebrune Susan Picotte Lee & Donna Rosen Lewis C.* & Gretchen A. Rubenstein Hiroko Sakurazawa Harriet B. Seeley Peggy & Jack Seppi Herb & Cynthia Shultz Ronald & Nadine Stram Alexandra Jane Streznewski & Robert Reilly, Jr. I. David & Lois Swawite Dale Thuillez Anders & Mary Ellen Tomson Avis & Joseph Toochin Virginia E. Touhey F. Michael & Lynette Tucker Darrell Wheeler & Donovan Howard Lawrence & Sara Wiest Austin & Nancy Woodward

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The Albany Symphony is deeply grateful to the foundations, corporations, and government agencies whose ongoing support ensures the vitality of our orchestra. Updated December 10, 2021. $100,000+ Empire State Development Capital Region Economic Development Council Carl E. Touhey Foundation $50,000+ New York State Council on the Arts $25,000+ Aaron Copland Fund for Music Faith Takes Family Foundation League of American Orchestras National Endowment for the Arts $10,000+ Amphion Foundation The Bender Family Foundation Hannay Reels, Inc. Lucille A. Herold Charitable Trust May K. Houck Foundation Nielsen Associates

New Music USA The John D. Picotte Family Foundation Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation Sano-Rubin Construction Stewart’s Shops Vanguard-Albany Symphony $5,000+ Alice M. Ditson Fund AllSquare Wealth Management Atlas Wealth Management Discover Albany Howard & Bush Foundation The Hershey Family Fund M & T Charitable Foundation $2,500+ Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust Capital Bank Charles R. Wood Foundation Hudson River Bank & Trust

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555555555555 CORPORATE SPONSORS 555555555555 The Albany Symphony acknowledges the support of our corporate sponsors whose contributions recognize the importance of the Albany Symphony in building civic pride, educating our youth, and contributing to the cultural life of all people in the Capital Region. Updated September 1, 2021.

Celine & Daniel Kredentser John D. Picotte Family Foundation Carl E. Touhey Foundation Courtyard by Marriott Schenectady at Mohawk Harbor This concert season has also been made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, the City of Albany, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Capital District Economic Development Council, Vanguard-Albany Symphony, and the support of our donors, subscribers, and patrons.

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5555555555555 INDIVIDUAL GIVING 5555555555555 The Albany Symphony is grateful to the following individuals for their vital ongoing support. Updated March 7, 2022.

SYMPHONY CIRCLE ($500-$999) Dr. Kenneth S. & Rev. Elizabeth D. Allen Mr. Leslie Apple Robert A. & Susan Y. Cook Fund Mary DeGroff & Robert Knizek Ben & Linda English Susan M. Haswell Charitable Fund Nancy Ross & Bob Henshaw Paul Hohenberg Lynn Holland Howard & Mary Jack Marilyn & Stan Kaltenborn Mr. James Levine C. Ursula W. MacAffer Dr. Christopher John Maestro Richard & Anne Martula Karen Melcher Mrs. Deborah Onslow Sarah M. Pellman Donna Sawyer Anne-Marie Serre David Shaffer Ms. Jean Stevens Marie & Harry Sturges Mr. Frank Thiel Virginia E. Touhey Linda Valentine

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Susan Hollander Ms. Lindsey Susan Hotaling Mrs. Cheri Hourigan W. Robert Hunziker Mr. Scott B Jelstrom Eric & Priscilla Johnson Shelley Justa John & Marcia Rapp Keefe Edward J. & Andrea E. Kish Dr. Beatrice Kovasznay Paul Lamar & Mark Eamer Jennifer Lange Peter & Lori Lauricella Marianna Lawler John M Lawrence Ms. Judy LeCain Elizabeth Lee Timothy & Judith Looker Enrique Lopez William & Gail Madigan John Magill Louise & Larry Marwill Ms. Joan Mastrianni Mrs. Theresa C. Mayhew Mr. James McClymonds Thomas McGuire Ms. Michelle Miller-Adams Elizabeth & Bill Moll Mary Moran Mr. & Mrs. John Moroney Alice & Richard Morse Cheryl Mugno & William Trompeter Judith Ann Mysliborski, MD Ken Jacobs and Lisa Nissenbaum Christopher Nolin Jeremy Olson Mr. Stephen Pagano Mr. Peter Pagerey William Panitch Lucia Peeney Bob & Lee Pettie Roberta Place Mr. Richard A Platt Doris Freedman Pock John Smolinsky Ellen Prakken Diana Praus Laura Y. Rappaport Barbara Raskin Lenore & Jack Reber Dr. Christopher & Kendall Reilly Gail Rheingold Susan Riback

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In Memory of Sharon Bamberger Joe Bamberger In Memory of Jeanne Bourque Chris Edwards In Memory of Neil C. Brown, Jr. Thomas Cheles John Davis Dominick DeCecco Robert & Pauline Grose Gary Jones Elinor & Michael Kelliher Kersten Lorcher & Sylvia Brown Deborah Mazzone Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older Joseph & Patricia Potvin Robert Joseph & Rosemarie Rizzo Stuart Rubinstein Mary Kay Sawyer Patricia & Roger Swanson Lisa Trubitt & Spiro Socaris Maryalice & Bruce Svare Jody & John Van Voris Sharon A. Wesley Mr. Meyer J. Wolin Anne & Art Young In Honor of Elaine Conway Elaine Verstandig In Loving Memory of Adella Cooper Miss Eileen C. Jones In Memory of Elsa deBeer Jenny deBeer Charno Jo Ann & Buzzy Hofheimer Susan Thompson* Peter & Rose-Marie Ten Eyck Sarah & Patrick Carroll Charlotte & Charles Buchanan John J. Nigro New York Council of Nonprofits David Scott Allen Greta Berkson Mary & Tom Harowski Mary James Sally & Edward Jennings Leigh & Louis Lazaron Susan Limeri Ann Silverstein Anna Taglieri Enid Watsky In Memory of Edna deBeer Thomas & Ann Connolly

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In Loving Memory of Frederick S. deBeer, Jr. David Scott Allen Elsa G. deBeer Adelaide Muhlfelder In Honor of Dr. Gustave Eisemann Alan Goldberg In Honor of Marisa Eisemann Dr. Heinrich Medicus In Memory of Mary Rita Flanagan Michael A. Byrne In Memory of Dr. Alvin K. Fossner Carl & Cathy Hackert In Memory of Allan D. Foster Mrs. Lois V. Foster In Memory of Rachel Galperin Margaret & Robert Schalit In Memory of Shirley Gardam Maryann Jablonowski Reg Foster Mary McCarthy David Gardam Doris Tomer Stephanie Wacholder In Memory of Jane Golub Albany Symphony Orchestra Committee In Honor of Jerry Golub Sara & Barry Lee Larner In Loving Memory of Roger Hannay Alan Goldberg In Memory of Jeffrey Herchenroder Linda Anderson Robert Akland Ann-Marie Barker-Schwartz Paula Brinkman Elizabeth Bunday Joseph Demko Gary & Sandy Gnirrep Guilderland Central Teachers Assoc. Guilderland Music Parents and Friends Assoc. Leif & Claudia Hartmark

Kelly Hill Geneva Kraus Lynwood Elementary Marybeth Maikels Sharen M. Michalec Timothy & Kathleen M. Owens Jocelyn Salada Jacqueline West Farbman In Loving Memory of Beatrice & Robert Herman Dr. & Mrs. Neil Lempert Lawrence Marwill Louise & Larry Marwill In Memory of Petia Kassarova Julie & William Shapiro Larry Waterman In Memory of Audrey Kaufmann Judith & Herbert Katz In Memory of Louise Marshall Kimberly Arnold Gloria MacNeil Jennifer Marshall Susan Marshall Ricki Pappo & Caleb Rogers Ann & Mark Rogan Beth Rosenzweig In Memory of Susan Martula David & Tanyss Martula Elena Duggan Megumi Hemann Edward Kish Paul Lamar & Mark Eamer Thomas McGuire Marsha Lawson Anne & Thomas Older Rider, Weiner & Frankel, P.C. Margaret Schalit Richard & Anne Martula William & Julie Shapiro Robert Sweet Dawn Weinraub In Loving Memory of Dr. Heinrich Medicus Carol & Ronald Bailey Paul & Bonnie Bruno Elsa deBeer Alan Goldberg Harry G. Taylor In Honor of David Alan Miller Lois & Barry Scherer

Susan St. Amour Celine & Daniel Kredentser In Honor of Miranda, Elias, and Ari Miller Bonnie Friedman & Gerald Miller In Honor of Candida R. Moss Marcia & Robert Moss In Memory of Marcia Nickerson Philip & Penny Bradshaw Irene Wynnyczuk In Loving Memory of Don B. O’Connor Helen J. O’Connor In Honor of Anne Older Shannon Older-Amodeo & Matthew Amodeo

Nancy Goody Mary Anne & Robert Lanni Drs. Marisa & Allan Eisemann David Alan Miller In Memory of David Perry Steven Fischer William Hughes Frederick Luddy Richard & Anne Martula James McGroarty & The NYCPGA Robin Seletsky Amy & Robert Sweet Dawn Weinraub

In Memory of Lewis Rubenstein Mark Aronowitz August Costanza Gina Costanza Marcia Dunn Susan & Stewart Frank Arthur & Maxine Mattiske Barbara Poole Kathleen Pritty

In Memory of Justine R. B. Perry Dr. David A. Perry

In Memory of Pearl Sanders Larry & Clara Sanders

In Loving Memory of Vera Propp Dr. Richard Propp

In Memory of Gael Casey Vecchio Aimee Allaud Margaret Skinner

In Memory of Clyde Oser Janice Oser

In Honor of Carole Rasmussen Elizabeth Williams

In Memory of Paul Pagerey Peter & Ruth Pagerey

In Honor of Nancy & Barry Richman Jan & Lois Dorman

In Loving Memory of Jim Panton Bonnie & Paul Bruno Marcia & Findlay Cockrell

In Memory of John Leon Riley Anne & Thomas Older Chet & Karen Opalka Jane Wait

In Honor of Jill Rifkin Matthew Collins

In Memory of Gerry Weber Janet Angelis Theresa Mayhew In Memory of Dr. Manuel Vargas Lois Foster

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555555555555555 ENCORE SOCIETY 555555555555555 To keep orchestral music alive in our community, and to ensure that future generations experience its joy, please consider joining the Albany Symphony Encore Society. Gifts of all sizes make it possible for the Albany Symphony to maintain our tradition of artistic excellence and innovation and community engagement for generations to come. There are many options to make a planned gift to the Albany Symphony that enable anyone to leave a legacy of music: • Charitable bequests • IRA or 401(k) beneficiary designation • Gifts of life insurance or appreciated stocks • A bequest in a will or living trust TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ENCORE SOCIETY, PLEASE CONTACT: Robert Pape | Director of Development & Marketing (518) 465-4755 x144 | Robertp@albanysymphony.com WE INVITE YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN LEGACY AND JOIN THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF ENCORE SOCIETY Anonymous

Charles Liddle III

Matthew Bender IV

Steve Lobel

Melody Bruce, MD

Dr. Heinrich Medicus

Charlotte & Charles Buchanan

Marcia Nickerson

Susan Bush

John L. Riley

Adella S. Cooper

Harry Rutledge

Susan Thompson & Al De Salvo

Gretchen A. & Lewis C. Rubenstein

Marisa Eisemann, MD

Ruth Ann Sandstedt

David Emanatian

Rachel & Dwight Smith

Alan P. Goldberg

Harriet & Edward Thomas

Edward M. Jennings

Micheileen J. Treadwell

William Harris & Holly Katz

Paul Wing

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MUSICIAN HOUSING PROGRAM

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id you know that many of the musicians of the Albany Symphony do not live in the Capital Region? Musicians travel from New York, Boston, Montreal, Nashville, Ft. Lauderdale, and even as far as Texas to perform with the Albany Symphony. Typically, our musicians are here from Thursday through Sunday of a concert week. Through the generosity of local host families, the Albany Symphony Musician Housing Program was created. Without the support of our host families, we would not be able to maintain the high caliber of musicians who perform with our orchestra. Many of our hosts have created strong bonds with the musicians that stay with them, creating friendships that last a lifetime. Right now, due to the pandemic, musicians are not staying with our generous host families. Instead, the Albany Symphony is providing hotel rooms for our musicians. The Albany Symphony Orchestra extends a very special thank you to patrons who generously provided housing for musicians during the 2019-20 season, and we look forward to reuniting our musicians with our hosts when it is once again safe to do so. Camille & Andrew Allen Jenny Amstutz Dan Bernstein & Efrat Levy Concetta Bosco Mimi Bruce & David Ray Charles Buchanan Barbara Cavallo Ben Chi Diane Davison Susan & Brian Debronsky Michelle DePace & Steven Hancox Nancy & John DiIanni Star Donovan Bonnie Edelstein Lynn Gelzheizer David Gittelman & Tom Murphy Catherine & Carl Hackert Debra & Paul Hoffmann Susan Jacobsen Marilyn & Stan Kaltenborn Nettye Lamkay & Robert Pastel Barb Lapidus Eric Latini

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Bill Lawrence & Alan Ray Eunju Lee & Brian Fisher Susan Martula & David Perry Anne Messer & Dan Gordon Jon & Sigrin Newell Helen J. O’Connor Marlene & Howard Pressman Reese Satin Joan Savage Dodie & Pete Seagle Julie & Bill Shapiro Elizabeth & Aaron Silver Lorraine Smith Onnolee & Larry Smith Lois & John Staugaitis Harriet Thomas Andrea & Michael Vallance Marjorie & Russ Ward Margery & Michael Whiteman Carol Whittaker Dan Wilcox Barbara Wiley Merle Winn*

*In Memoriam

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