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Two-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 reaffi rmed 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 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 fi rst-ever Leonard Bernstein Award for Outstanding Educational Programming.
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.
MISSION STATEMENT: The Albany Symphony Orchestra celebrates our living musical heritage. Through brilliant live performances, innovative educational programming, and engaging cultural events, the Albany Symphony enriches a broad and diverse regional community. By creating, recording, and disseminating the music of our time, the Albany Symphony is establishing an enduring artistic legacy that is reshaping the nation’s musical future.
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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.
Barbara Lapidus ^ ENDOWED BY MARISA AND ALLAN EISEMANN
Gabriela Rengel ^
Brigitte Brodwin
Ouisa Fohrhaltz
Heather Frank-Olsen
Emily Frederick
Rowan Harvey
Margret E. Hickey
Christine Kim
Aleksandra Labinska
Myles Mocarski
Kae Nakano
Harriet Dearden Welther
VIOLA
Noriko Futagami PRINCIPAL ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY BY THE ESTATE OF ALLAN F. NICKERSON
Sharon Bielik
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Carla Bellosa
Daniel Brye ^
Ting-Ying Chang-Chien
Anna Griffis
Hannah Levinson
CELLO
Susan Ruzow Debronsky
PRINCIPAL SPONSORED BY AL DE SALVO & SUSAN THOMPSON
Erica Pickhardt
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Hikaru Tamaki ^
Kevin Bellosa
Marie-Therese Dugre
Catherine Hackert
Li Pang
BASS
Bradley Aikman PRINCIPAL
Philip R. Helm
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Michael Fittipaldi ^ Luke Baker
James Caiello
Joshua DePoint
FLUTE
Ji Weon Ryu + PRINCIPAL
Mathew Ross +
OBOE
Karen Hosmer
PRINCIPAL
Grace Shryock
CLARINET
VACANT
PRINCIPAL IN MEMORY OF F.S. DEBEER, JR. -ELSA DEBEER IN MEMORY OF JUSTINE R.B. PERRY -DAVID A. PERRY
Bixby Kennedy
BASSOON
VACANT
PRINCIPAL ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY BY THE ESTATE OF RICHARD SALISBURY
HORN
William J. Hughes PRINCIPAL
Joseph Demko
Alan Parshley
Victor Sungarian
TRUMPET
Eric M. Berlin
PRINCIPAL
Eric J. Latini
TROMBONE
Greg Spiridopoulos
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Karna Millen +
BASS TROMBONE
Charles Morris
TUBA
Derek Fenstermacher PRINCIPAL
TIMPANI
Kuljit Rehncy + PRINCIPAL
PERCUSSION
VACANT PRINCIPAL
Mark Foster
HARP
Lynette Wardle PRINCIPAL
PERSONNEL MANAGER
J.J. Johnson
LIBRARIANS
Jessica Bowen Myles Mocarski
UNION STEWARD
Greg Spiridopoulos
SYMBOL KEY ^ STATIONARY CHAIR + ON LEAVE
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
LATE NIGHT LOUNGE: CLARICE & SÉRGIO ASSAD
Evelyn's Café in EMPAC | 9:30 PM
Following the Dogs of Desire performance, enjoy the sultry Brazilian rhythms of fatherdaughter duo Sérgio and Clarice Assad.
MARISA & ALLAN EISEMANN
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
“FIRST DRAUGHTS” READING SESSION & BEER TASTING
Bush Memorial Hall – Russell Sage College, Troy | 10:30 AM
Bush Memorial Hall – Russell Sage College, Troy | 10:30am
From the composer’s imagination to the concert hall, watch as emerging composers have their newest works performed for the first time. Music Director David Alan Miller, composer Christopher Theofanidis, and musicians of the Albany Symphony guide each new voice through the challenges of composing in the 21st Century. In between the readings, sample new craft beverages from local upstate breweries.
Featuring works by Daixuan Ai, Yenhsing Chen, Andrew Faulkenberry, Yuri Lee, Carlos Martinez, Quinn Mason, Annie Nikunen, Cerulean Payne, Justin Weiss, and Guang Yang.
VIOLIN I
Eiko Kano
VIOLIN II
Funda Cizmecioglu
VIOLA
Dan Brye
CELLO
Erica Pickhardt
BASS
Luke Baker
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Shawn Hutchison
CLARINET
Nikhil Bartolomeo
BASSOON
Joshua Butcher
FRENCH HORN
Victor Sungarian
PERCUSSION
Colleen Bernstein
KEYBOARD
Blair McMillen
GENEROUS SUPPORT PROVIDED BY: ANDREA OSER & DAVID ALAN MILLER AND THE AARON COPLAND FUND FOR MUSIC
GREAT AMERICAN SONG!
Bush Memorial Hall – Russell Sage College, Troy | 3:00 PM
Enjoy an afternoon recital of Broadway and American classics in Bush Memorial Hall.
CELINE & DANIEL KREDENTSER
Dai Wei
FRIDAY | JUNE 7, 2024 | 7:30 PM
EMPAC THEATRE DOGS OF DESIRE
DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR
Program order to be announced from stage
All on a Summer’s Day (world premiere)
Francisco del Pino Memorial (world premiere)
Nicky Sohn Crossway (world premiere)
Juhi Bansal Refuge (world premiere)
JURAKHAN (new work) (world premiere)
Jack Frerer
Arrangements of hits by NY-born songwriters, including Just the Two of Us, If I Had a Hammer, and more
CONCERT SPONSORS
CELINE & DANIEL KREDENTSER
All programs and artists are subject to change. During the performance, please silence mobile devices. Recording and photographing any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.
NICKY SOHN
Selected as one of the “Cool 100” by Houston CityBook Magazine, alongside icons like Simone Biles and Megan Thee Stallion, composer Nicky Sohn stands as a versatile and sought-after talent across the United States, Europe, and Asia. With a distinctive style characterized by jazzinspired, rhythmically driven themes, Sohn’s compositions have earned high praise, being compared to “John Adams’ ‘Short Ride in a Fast Machine’ on steroids” (YourObserver), described as “dynamic and full of vitality” (The Korea Defense Daily), and celebrated for her “elegant wonder” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung).
Recent highlights include the premiere of her Symphony No. 1 with the Annapolis Symphony, as well as orchestral commissions and performances from the St. Louis Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Minnesota Orchestra, National Theater of Korea, Sarasota Orchestra, National
Orchestra Institute and Festival, and the Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, chamber commissions and performances by the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Isidore Quartet with Sarah Rothenberg, Bergamot Quartet, Kinetic Ensemble, WindSync, Kodan Quintet, and Atlanta Chamber Players have showcased Sohn’s versatility. Sohn recently received fellowships from The DACAMERA Young Artist Program, MUSIQA Houston, UCross Foundation, and the Hambidge Center. Her work debuted at number one on the Billboard Traditional Classical Albums chart in 2023 with Kinetic Ensemble’s album. Sohn’s upcoming commissions include a guitar concerto for guitarist Bokyung Byun with the Albany Symphony, a piece for the Atlanta Symphony, a quartet to mark the Cavani Quartet’s 40th anniversary, and chamber works for the 2025-26 season supported by six grants from the Houston Arts Alliance
Nicky Sohn is currently pursuing a fullyfunded doctoral degree at the The Shepherd School of Music of Rice University with Pierre Jalbert and holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Mannes College of Music. She is grateful to her pedagogues and mentors, which include Gabriela Lena Frank, Anna Clyne, Christopher Theofanidis, Karim Al-Zand, and Richard Danielpour.
To learn more about Nicky Sohn, visit nickysohn.com
JACK FRERER
Described as “exciting…combining boom-crash orchestration with woozy portamenti and jazz elegance” by The New York Times, and “a force to be reckoned with” by Observer, the music of Australian composer Jack Frerer (b. 1995) has been
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commissioned and performed by the New York City Ballet, the Albany, Nashville, Sarasota and New Jersey Symphony Orchestras, the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra, the Australian Youth Orchestra, the Tanglewood Music Center, and the wind ensembles of UT Austin, UNT, Michigan and Cornell, among others. Jack is the recipient of a Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Morton Gould Composers Award from ASCAP, the Suzanne and Lee Ettelson Composers Award, and the Brian Israel Prize from the Society for New Music. He was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, and Composer-in-Residence with the Arapahoe Philharmonic.
As an orchestrator & arranger, Jack has created arrangements for WQXR, Nu Deco Ensemble, the American Composers Orchestra, the Cape Town Philharmonic, the Albany Symphony, drummer Marcus Gilmore, operatic baritone Will Liverman,
and guitarist Yvette Young. Recent film and production credits include the score for dance film Virtuality for BalletX, and the short film Always Summer directed by Alexa Eve. Jack served as recording engineer for the album Cityscapes by Shouthouse, released by New Amsterdam Records in 2019, and produced The Roof, a series of collaborative films and performances featuring New York City-based choreographers and performers.
Jack currently resides in Miami Beach, and serves on the Theory and Composition faculty of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. He holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Yale School of Music where he studied with John Corigliano, Chris Theofanidis, David Lang, Aaron Jay Kernis and Martin Bresnick.
To learn more about Jack Frerer, visit jackfrerer.com
JUHI BANSAL
Juhi Bansal is an award-winning composer, conductor and teacher. Originally from India and Hong Kong, her music draws upon elements as disparate as Hindustani music, the spectralists, progressive metal, musical theatre and choral traditions to create deeply expressive, evocative sound-worlds. Spanning every genre of acoustic concert music to multimedia to film, her music is always driven by storytelling, with a particular focus on stories of strong women, wilderness, and celebrating cultural and ideological diversity.
Recent projects include Love, Loss and Exile, a song cycle on poetry by Afghan women commissioned by Songfest; Songs from the deep, a new orchestral work inspired by humpback whale songs commissioned by the Oregon Mozart Players; Waves of Change, a
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digital operatic short on womanhood, identity and clash of cultures inspired by the story of the Bangladesh Girls Surf Club. Working across orchestra, choral music, opera, chamber music, art song and electronics, recent seasons have included commissions from the Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Virginia Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Beth Morrison Projects, Choral Arts initiative, New York Virtuoso Singers and more. Her music has been featured on several Grammy nominated albums, and is regularly performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
To learn more about Juhi Bansal, visit juhibansal.com
FRANCISCO DEL PINO
Francisco del Pino is a Buenos Aires-born composer and guitarist with an affinity for music that is meticulous, expressive and patient. Drawing influence from both classical and vernacular traditions, his work revolves around process and pattern and is usually characterized by an extensive use of counterpoint. Francisco’s debut album Decir, a song cycle on texts by Argentinian poet Victoria Cóccaro described as “stunning” (Bandcamp Daily), was released on New Amsterdam Records in 2021. Francisco is currently based in Princeton, NJ, where he is a doctoral fellow in composition at Princeton University.
To learn more about Francisco del Pino, visit franciscodelpino.com
DAI WEI
DAI WEI is a composer and vocalist whose musical journey navigates in the spaces between east and west, classical and pop, electronic and acoustic, innovation and tradition. She often draws from eastern philosophy and aesthetics to create works with contemporary resonance, and reflects an introspection on how these multidimensional conflicts and tension can create and inhabit worlds of their own. Being an experimental vocalist, she performs herself as a Khoomei throat singer in her recent compositions, through which are filtered by different experiences and backgrounds as a calling that transcends genres, races, and labels. She was featured in The Washington Post’s “22 for 22’: Composers and Performers to Watch this year.”
Described as “impassioned” by The New York Times, “with a striking humanity” by The Washington Post, and “incredibly creative and dynamic” by the Utah Symphony Orchestra, her music has received commissions and performances by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall Link
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Up Orchestra, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Alarm Will Sound, Kronos Quartet, Bang on a Can, Aizuri String Quartet, among others. Recent projects include new works for Albany Symphony, Kronos Quartet and Pipa player Wu Man, Curtis Symphony Orchestra West Coast Tour, and her album. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Music Composition at Princeton University as a Naumburg Fellow. To learn more about Dai Wei, visit daiweicomposer.com
JURAKHAN
JURAKHAN (b. 1995) is a musician that attempts to capture and share his perception of reality through genre-bending sonic environments inhabited by a diverse set of collaborators. He believes that improvisation, at every level of the creative process, and working with other creatives
are crucial to approaching this ideal. His experience as a composer, rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist allows him to curate works that are a sonic amalgam of his various influences. Whether the product is a recording, an electro-acoustic chamber piece, or a solo work, his ambition remains the same. Crafting visceral experiences that can transfix an audience is JURAKHAN’s ultimate goal – to recreate the sublime in ephemeral interactions with each listener. JURAKHAN studied with Dr. Vineet Shende at Bowdoin College for his bachelor’s degree. He completed his master’s degree with Dr. Oscar Bettison at Peabody Conservatory, where he also mentored under Wendel Patrick and was inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda Society. JURAKHAN is currently pursuing his DMA at USC’s Thornton School of Music where he is working with Dr. Nina Young, Dr. Ted Hearne, and Prof. Camae Ayewa (Moor Mother).
To learn more about JURAKHAN, visit jurakhan.com
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CROSSWAY
Crossway was created in collaboration with my dear brother Justin Son, commissioned by the Albany Symphony in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal. This historic waterway, connecting the Hudson River and Lake Erie, stands as a testament to the ingenuity and ambition of its creators. Its impact on American history cannot be overstated, as it revolutionized transportation across the Appalachians, catalyzing the settlement of the Great Lakes region and propelling the economic ascent of New York State. Dubbed “The Nation’s First Superhighway,” it served as a conduit for the westward expansion of the United States.
Justin and I delved into the history and significance of the canal, engaging in discussions that gradually transformed the project’s focus. Our exploration led us to reflect on the fluidity of water itself—how it converges and diverges, never following a predictable path. This fluidity mirrored the flow of relationships in our lives. People enter and exit, emotions swell and recede, much like the currents coursing through the canal. While the canal birthed new connections and opportunities, it also marked the end of journeys and the bittersweet farewells that accompany them.
Inspired by our conversations and personal experiences, Justin created a poignant poem that encapsulated the essence of our collaboration and the broader themes of transience and interconnectedness. Crossway emerged as a deeply personal and intimate work, reflecting not only our artistic vision but also our shared journey as individuals navigating the ever-changing currents of life.
Program notes by Nicky Sohn REFUGE
Written to observe the anniversary of the building of the Erie canal, Refuge focuses
on the history of the area in the Finger Lakes Region known as Montezuma Wildlife Refuge. A thriving expanse of marshes, the area offered a rich wildlife habitat for centuries, supporting many species, notably a wide variety of migratory birds. It was also a home, hunting and fishing ground for the Haudenosaunee people. In the early 1800s, the area was drained and the marshes destroyed to enable the expansion of the Erie canal, until in 1938, the Montezuma Migratory Bird Refuge was established to restore the marshes, and recreate a nesting and feeding habitat for migratory birds.
Pulling fragments of text from court documents about the establishment of the canal and the NY State Constitution of 1967, this piece reflects upon the paradox of naming, the duality of a place that has always been a refuge to people and wildlife, needing to be renamed to be recognized and protected as such.
Program notes by Juhi Bansal
MEMORIAL
The commission for this piece came with a prompt: to reexamine the history of the construction of New York’s Erie Canal through the lens of its effects on the native natural and human landscape.
As a foreigner I wasn’t familiar with the history of the canal itself, but as a global citizen, the idea of reflecting on what technology leaves behind resonated with me deeply. In setting out to write the libretto, I looked up the terms “land” + “there used to be”; more than thinking about a specific region or culture, I wanted to find out what is universally recorded as having existed somewhere but no longer being there. Perhaps unsurprisingly, most results mentioned houses and natural elements. It seems like, in the end, we all miss the same things: a sense of belonging and of
connection with nature.
A stripped down, alphabetically-ordered list of those results became the skeleton of this piece: a meditation-like recitation, an anonymous exercise of remembrance, a kind of crowdsourced elegy for a world collectively missed.
Program notes by Francisco del Pino
ALL ON A SUMMER’S DAY
The piece is my exploration of the Erie Canal and many of its untold stories, revealing its intricate connection to me in many ways. Today, women can pursue education and happiness autonomously, which was once unimaginable. The opening of the Erie Canal attracted thousands of settlers and entrepreneurs, aiding many slaves in escaping harsh living conditions, and sparking various ideologies, including the Declaration of Sentiments marked by Elizabeth Cady Stanton at Seneca Falls in July 1848. While
feudal doctrines of the past may seem absurd today, the course of history has never been straightforward: restrictions on education and employment, societal standards of morality and appearance———each bend in the road bears witness to the struggles faced by countless women. We have to build step by step until the time is right. Though the once-glorious Erie Canal has faded into tourist attraction, we should not forget it. This piece is dedicated to those who wholeheartedly seek and become themselves. Personally, to me, I think what we have now is the result of the tireless efforts of many women. May we always remember who we are.
Program notes by Dai Wei
On the Erie Canal, it was, All on a summer’s day, I sailed forth with my parents Far away to Albany. The Aged Pilot Man, Mark Twain
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
LATE NIGHT LOUNGE: AMERICAN JUKEBOX
Evelyn's Café in EMPAC | 9:30 PM
Tantalus – a new music chamber choir – keeps the music going with a program of American music, blurring the lines between classical and pop. Choral works by Ted Hearne, Caroline Shaw, and Ayanna Woods are juxtaposed with songs from the pop and indie rock worlds.
Brent Michael Davids The Last of James Fenimore Cooper (by a Mohican)
Presented in collaboration with The Sanctuary for Independent Media’s Freedom Festival
AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
SATURDAY | JUNE 8, 2024 | 7:30 PM
EMPAC CONCERT HALL
DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR CLARICE ASSAD, PIANO BRANDON PATRICK GEORGE, FLUTE
Joan Tower 1920/2019
Michael Gilbertson
Christopher Theofanidis
Clarice Assad
Flute Concerto (world premiere)
I. Majestic
II. Halting
III. Straightforward
INTERMISSION
On the Bridge of the Eternal
Flow, Suite for Piano & Orchestra (world premiere)
I. River Tide
II. The Last Song
III. Rhapsodic Dance
CONCERT SPONSORS
MARISA & ALLAN EISEMANN CELINE & DANIEL KREDENTSER
Michael Gilbertson’s work is commissioned by Brandon Patrick George’s Community Concerto Project with support from The Ford Foundation and the Albany Symphony.
All programs and artists are subject to change. During the performance, please silence mobile devices. Recording and photographing any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.
2021, Brandon was part of the inaugural class of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab, a program designed to advance the careers of early and mid-career artists and support the future of classical music.
In September 2023, Brandon’s latest album, Twofold , was released on In a Circle Records. Twofold follows the success of Brandon Patrick George’s debut solo album, released in 2020 on Haenssler Classics. George was featured in The New York Times around the album’s release, in an article titled “A Flutist Steps into the Spotlight,” which described the album as “a program that showcases the fl ute in all its wit, warmth and brilliance.”
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Brandon Patrick George, hailed as a “knockout musician with a gorgeous sound” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, is a leading flute soloist and Grammy® Award-winning chamber musician whose repertoire extends from the Baroque era to today. He is the flutist of Imani Winds and has appeared as a soloist with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Albany symphonies, American Composers Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, among others.
Brandon has performed at the Elbphilharmonie, the Kennedy Center, the Dresden Music Festival, and the Prague Spring Festival. In addition to his work with Imani Winds, Brandon’s solo performances include appearances at Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 92nd Street Y, Tippet Rise, and Maverick Concerts. In
Raised by a single mother in Dayton, OH, Brandon is the proud product of public arts education. He draws on his personal experiences in his commitment to educating the next generation, performing countless outreach concerts for school children every year, and mentoring young conservatory musicians of color embarking on performance careers. Brandon trained at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Conservatoire de Paris, and the Manhattan School of Music. He serves on the faculty of the Curtis Institute and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. To learn more about Brandon Patrick George, visit brandonpatrickgeorge.com
CLARICE ASSAD
A powerful communicator renowned for her musical scope and versatility, BrazilianAmerican Clarice Assad is a significant artistic voice in the classical, world music, pop, and jazz genres and is acclaimed for her evocative colors, rich textures, and
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diverse stylistic range. A prolific Grammy Award–nominated composer with more than 70 works to her credit, she has been commissioned by internationally renowned organizations, festivals, and artists and is published in France (Editions Lemoine), Germany (Trekel), Brazil (Criadores do Brasil), and the U.S. (Virtual Artists Collective Publishing). An in-demand performer, she is a celebrated pianist and inventive vocalist who inspires and encourages audiences’ imaginations to break free of often self-imposed constraints. Assad has released seven solo albums and appeared on or had her works performed on another 34. Her music is represented on Cedille Records, SONY Masterworks, Nonesuch, Adventure Music, Edge, Telarc, NSS Music, GHA, and CHANDOS. Her innovative, accessible, and award-winning VOXploration series on music education, creation, songwriting, and improvisation has been presented throughout the world.
Sought-after by artists and organizations worldwide, the multi-talented musician continues to attract new audiences both onstage and off.
To learn more about Clarice Assad, visit clariceassad.com
JOAN TOWER
Joan Tower is widely regarded as one of the most important American composers living today. During a career spanning more than sixty years, she has made lasting contributions to musical life in the United States as composer, performer, conductor, and educator. Her works have been commissioned by major ensembles, soloists, and orchestras, including the Emerson, Tokyo, and Muir quartets; soloists Alisa Weilerstein, Evelyn Glennie, Carol Wincenc, David Shifrin, Paul Neubauer, and John Browning; and the orchestras of Chicago, New York, St. Louis,
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Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Nashville, Albany NY, and Washington DC among others. Her recent commissioned premieres include the cello concerto A New Day , the orchestral 1920/2019 , and the chamber Into the Night .
In 2020 Chamber Music America honored her with its Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award; Musical America chose her to be its 2020 Composer of the Year; in 2019 the League of American Orchestras awarded her its highest honor, the Gold Baton. Tower is the fi rst composer chosen for a Ford Made in America consortium commission of sixty-fi ve orchestras. Leonard Slatkin and the Nashville Symphony recorded Made in America in 2006 (along with Tambor and Concerto for Orchestra ). In 2008 the album collected three Grammy awards: Best Contemporary Classical Composition, Best Classical Album, and Best Orchestral Performance. Nashville’s latest all-Tower recording includes Stroke , which received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Classical Composition.
In 1990 she became the fi rst woman to win the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for Silver Ladders , a piece she wrote for the St. Louis Symphony where she was Composer-in-Residence from 1985-88. Other residencies with orchestras include a 10-year residency with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s (1997-2007) and the Pittsburgh Symphony (2010-11). She was the Albany Symphony’s Mentor Composer partner in the 2013-14 season. Tower was cofounder and pianist for the Naumburg Award-winning Da Capo Chamber Players from 1970-85. She has received honorary doctorates from Smith College, the New
England Conservatory, and Illinois State University. She is Asher B. Edelman Professor in the Arts at Bard College, where she has taught since 1972.
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS
Christopher Theofanidis’ music has been performed by many of the world’s leading performing arts organizations, from the London Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic to the San Francisco Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, and the American Ballet Theatre. He is a two-time Grammy nominee for best composition, and his Viola Concerto, recorded with David Alan Miller and the Albany Symphony with Richard O’Neill soloist, won the 2021 Grammy for Best Instrumental Solo. Mr. Theofanidis’ work, Rainbow Body, is one of the most performed works in recent
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BMI Composer in Residence with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and joined the faculty of SFCM in 2017. He was one of three fi nalists for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his Quartet.
decades, having been performed by over 200 orchestras worldwide. Mr. Theofanidis is currently on the faculties of Yale University and the Aspen Music Festival, and has taught at the Juilliard School and the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. He leads a composers’ workshop at the Albany Symphony’s American Music Festival each summer. To learn more about Christopher Theofanidis, visit theofanidismusic.com
MICHAEL GILBERTSON
The works of Michael Gilbertson have been described as “elegant” and “particularly beautiful” by The New York Times, “vivid, tightly woven” and “delectably subtle” by the Baltimore Sun, “genuinely moving” by the Washington Post, and “a compelling fusion of new and ancient” by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Gilbertson served as
Gilbertson’s works have been programmed by the Minnesota Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Washington National Opera, Albany Symphony, New World Symphony, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Grand Rapids Symphony, and Santa Barbara Symphony, wind ensembles including The United States Marine Band, and professional choirs including Musica Sacra, The Crossing, Volti, Conspirare, The Swedish Radio Choir, and Yale Choral Artists. A graduate of Juilliard and Yale, Gilbertson has been the recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Lieberson Fellowship, a Copland House Residency Award, fi ve Morton Gould Awards from ASCAP, and a BMI Student Composer Award.
Gilbertson’s one-act opera Breaking, a collaboration with playwright Caroline McGraw, was commissioned by the Washington National Opera and premiered at The Kennedy Center. He has twice composed and conducted original ballets for the New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute. His fifth ballet, a collaboration with choreographer Norbert De La Cruz, was premiered by the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. From 2009-2021, Gilbertson served as director of ChamberFest Dubuque—an annual music festival that raised money for community music education in his hometown of Dubuque, Iowa. To learn more about Michael Gilbertson, visit michaelgilbertson.net
MICHAEL GILBERTSON
1920/2019
1920/2019 was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweden, Music Director. It is dedicated to Deborah Borda, the orchestra’s President and CEO, in recognition of her vision for the creation of Project 19.
Project 19 is the Philharmonic’s initiative to commission and premiere nineteen new works by women composers in honor of the 2020 centennial of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote. Project 19 is the single largest commissioning project for women in history.
1920 was the year when the amendment was ratified and adopted—an important and long sought-after achievement. I began writing this music in 2019 as the #MeToo movement continued to grow. Victims of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment are ending their silence, finding strength by sharing their experiences and beliefs.
These two years—1920 and 2019— ere probably the two most historically significant years for the advancement of women in society.
Program notes by Joan Tower
FLOW, SUITE FOR PIANO & ORCHESTRA
FLOW is a suite for piano and orchestra, a musical journey through the symbolic currents of emotions, exploring themes of change, resilience, and the passage of time. All the movements connect seamlessly, each representing a different dynamic ebb and flow of emotions and experiences. The suite begins with “River Tide,” which conveys a sense of urgency and motion through its pulsating rhythms that fluctuate in mood and tempo. In contrast, the second movement, “The Last
Song,” offers a moment of introspection and reflection. Its melancholy melody creates a sense of stillness and solitude, inviting the listener to pause and contemplate. The final movement, “Rhapsodic Dances,” bursts with renewed energy. Its lively and improvisational character is a celebration of endurance, affirming the idea that even in the face of challenges, the capacity to adapt and emerge stronger exists.
Program notes by Clarice Assad
ON THE BRIDGE OF THE ETERNAL
(2020, revised 2024) for large orchestra, with choral introduction
Text by St. Augustine, from Confessions
A few years ago, the University of Colorado Boulder commissioned me to write an orchestral work for their 100th anniversary celebrations that were to happen in the fall of 2020. Of course, the timing of the pandemic ended up delaying that event until 2022, and as was maybe to be expected, in the period I was composing the work I ended up going into a more internal space- less extroverted and celebratory, and more contemplative.
What had been obsessively on my mind during the pandemic was a short text from St. Augustine’s Confessions. It was a rumination on the nature and mystery of time, and it seemed to me that there was something both religious but at the same time more modern in its sentiment- it had an almost physicist’s take on time embedded in it.
In my work, On the Bridge of the Eternal, there is a short unaccompanied choral introduction setting the St. Augustine text. Parts of the musical material from that choral introduction are absorbed into the
orchestral work that follows it. The body of the orchestral work does not include the chorus singing.
The piece in total lasts approximately 22 minutes.
Program notes by Christopher Theofanidis
FLUTE CONCERTO
My Flute Concerto was commissioned by Brandon Patrick George’s Community
Concerto Project with support from The Ford Foundation and the Albany Symphony. After visiting the Albany High School choir with Brandon, I decided to adapt Rudyard Kipling’s poem If, which is reminiscent of the thoughts expressed by the members of the choir. A choral song based on Kipling’s text begins the third movement and was the starting point for this work.
Brent Michael Davids (Mohican/Munsee-Lenape) is a professional composer, and a music warrior for native equity and parity, especially in concert music where there is little indigenous influence. Davids places Native voices front and center. He originated and co-founded the award-winning Native American Composer Apprentice Project (NACAP), championing indigenous youth to compose their own written music. He uses indigenous instruments, including handmade quartz flutes, and pens performable notations that are themselves visual works
GUILLAUME LETHIÈRE
JUNE 15–OCTOBER 14, 2024
of art. Davids is co-director of the Lenape Center in Manhattan, and is enrolled in the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. He is a master performer of American Indian instruments and styles. Known especially for his signature quartz crystal flutes and colorful orchestral textures, Davids remains one of the country’s most sought after composers.
Brent Michael Davids’ composer career spans nearly five decades, including awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, ASCAP, Rockefeller Foundation, In-Vision, Park City Film Music Festival, School for Advanced Research, Creative Capital, MAP Fund, Forge Project, Meet-The-Composer, Bush Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation, among others. Awarded by the US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission, Davids presented in a month-long tour of Russia, lecturing and performing in Khabarovsk, Birobidjan, Vladivostok and Moscow.
International ensembles have premiered his works globally in Austria, Bermuda, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and throughout the United States, including Carnegie Hall, Disney Concert Hall, Tanglewood Music Center’s Koussevitzky Shed and Ozawa Hall, Rothko Chapel, The Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center Out-Of-Doors, and The Kennedy Center.
BRENT MICHAEL DAVIDS
Guillaume Lethière is made possible by Denise Littlefield Sobel.
Guillaume Lethière, Woman Leaning on a Portfolio (detail), c. 1799, oil on canvas. Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, museum purchase, 1954.21. Photo: Worcester Art Museum/Bridgeman Images
Davids is in high demand as an Educator and Consultant for Films, Television, Schools, Festivals, Seminars and Workshops. In 2006, the National Endowment for the Arts named Davids among the nation’s most celebrated choral composers in its project “American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.” The prestigious Indian Summer Music Festival has awarded Davids its “Lifetime Achievement Award.”
Davids’ most recent project is “Requiem for America: Singing for the Invisible People” with White Snakes Projects. This major work tackles the genocidal founding of America, giving voice to America’s Indigenous People. “Requiem” exposes a specific genocide in each state, juxtaposing genocidal texts from America’s founding against historical letters from American Indians themselves. In addition to the Western singers and orchestra, each performance will feature Indigenous singers recruited from local tribal communities. Once completed, it is hoped that “Requiem” will tour every state in the country. To learn more about Brent Michael Davids, visit filmcomposer.us
THE LAST OF JAMES FENIMORE COOPER (BY A MOHICAN)
James Fenimore Cooper penned his famous “The Last of the Mohicans” in 1826. Cooper’s story takes place earlier during the French and British war. Two Mohicans, Uncas and his father Chingachgook, befriend Hawkeye and some English colonists including Cora and Alice Munro, the daughters of a British Colonel. In the original story, an Iroquois guide named Magua (“Bear”) kills the younger Mohican, leaving the old man to be the last Mohican. But Cooper messed up the facts and his DEAD “Mohicans” have overshadowed the REAL ones—who remain quite alive! I’m no literary critic, but Mark Twain was:
“Cooper’s gift in the way of invention was not a rich endowment,” writes Twain. A “stageproperty that he pulled out of his box pretty frequently was the broken twig… It is a restful chapter in any book of his when somebody doesn’t step on a dry twig and alarm all the reds and whites for two hundred yards around. Every time a Cooper person is in peril, and absolute silence is worth four dollars a minute, he is sure to step on a dry twig... If Cooper had been an observer his inventive faculty would have worked better; not more interestingly, but more rationally, more plausibly. Cooper’s proudest creations in the way of ‘situations’ suffer noticeably from the absence of the observer’s protecting gift. Cooper’s eye was splendidly inaccurate. Cooper seldom saw anything correctly. He saw nearly all things as through a glass eye, darkly.”
However, it is the Mohicans living today that take issue with Cooper’s story. He had no clue who he was writing about, nor the twisted turn his work would take. Unknowingly, he even confused the Lenapespeaking Mohicans with the Pequot-speaking Mohegans, two differing tribes.
So, I composed a different story, “The Last of James Fenimore Cooper: by a Mohican” (LOJFC). LOJFC combines the plot of Cooper’s original story with that of an older Mohican story about the Snow Monster. In my version, Cooper is a character in the story and becomes transformed. LOJFC is an act of transformation by someone who daily walks through the eclipse of his statue, blasting sunlight through the dark silhouette. I dedicate this work to the surviving Mohicans, the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, and to our perseverance, longevity, and humor. The LOJFC was commissioned for the Miro Quartet by the Caramoor International Music Festival for A String Quartet Library for the 21st Century. Program notes by Brent Michael Davids
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In Memory of James Gumaer for Symphony in our Schools
Janice Dyer
In Memory of James Gumaer for Symphony in our Schools
Robert Katz
In Memory of Jim Gumaer for Symphony in our Schools
Debbie Lockhart
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
Arthur 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 Honor of Anna Kuwabara
Emilie Gould and Bob Scher
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
Alex Wirth-Cauchon
Elena Duggan
Megumi Hemann
Edward Kish
Paul Lamar & Mark Eamer
David & Tanyss Martula
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 Memory of Frances McDonald
Ms. Barbara LaMarche
Mrs. Marcia F Serafin
Cynthia Serbent
In Loving Memory of Dr. Heinrich Medicus
Carol & Ronald Bailey
Paul & Bonnie Bruno
Elsa deBeer
Alan Goldberg
Dr. & Mrs Thomas Older
Harry G. Taylor
In Honor of David Alan Miller
Dr. Richard & Kelly Alfred
Phyllis Cooney
Bonnie & Steven Cramer
Arthur Herman
Celine & Daniel Kredentser
Lois & Barry Scherer
Susan St. Amour
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 Honor of Connie and Ned O'Brien, long time Capitol Region music lovers
Ms. Diane O'Brien
In Loving Memory of Don B. O’Connor
Helen J. O’Connor
In Honor of Anne Older
Shannon Older-Amodeo & Matthew Amodeo
In Memory of Clyde Oser
Janice Oser
In Memory of Paul Pagerey
Peter & Ruth Pagerey
In Loving Memory of Jim Panton
Bonnie & Paul Bruno
Marcia & Findlay Cockrell
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 Justine R. B. Perry
Dr. David A. Perry
In Memory of Sally & Henry Peyrebrune
Mr. Steven Ainspan
Anonymous
Thomas & Ann Connolly
Jane Hargraft
Claire Malone
Mr. Jim and Mrs. Janie Schwab
In Loving Memory of Vera Propp
Dr. Richard Propp
In Loving Memory of Anne Posner
Dr. David Posner
In Honor of Carole Rasmussen
Elizabeth Williams
In Honor of Nancy & Barry Richman
Jan & Lois Dorman
In Honor of Jill Rifkin
James Bilik
Mary Brown
Matthew Collins
Mikaila Espera
Ellen Kelly
Deborah Liebman
Natalie Mantley
Roberta Sandler
Brad Smith
Katherine Wentworth-Ping
In Memory of John Leon Riley
Anne & Thomas Older
Chet & Karen Opalka
Jane Wait
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 Pearl Sanders
Larry & Clara Sanders
In Honor of Ronnye Shamam
Samuel Berg
Ms. Barbara L Nelson
Mrs. Ruth L Pierpont
In Memory of Florence & Howard
M. Shaw
Don Edmans & Debra Pigliavento
In Memory of Marie Takes Kirsten Broschinsky
In Memory of Marie Takes
Thomas Flynn
In Memory of Marie Takes Dave & Maria Massaroni
In Memory of Marie Takes Mimi Ryan
In Memory of Marie Takes Barbara Laurenz Schmidt
In Honor of Alice M. Trost
Don Edmans & Debra Pigliavento
In Memory of Gael Casey Vecchio
Aimee Allaud
Margaret Skinner
In Memory of Gerry Weber
Janet Angelis
Theresa Mayhew
In Memory of Dr. Manuel Vargas
Lois Foster
In Honor of Barbara and Steve Wiley
Paul Lamar
In Honor of Barbara Wiley
Elaine Walter
In Memory of George William "Bill" Zautner
John King
ENCORE SOCIETY ENCORE SOCIETY ENCORE SOCIETY
To keep orchestral music in our community and ensure future generations experience its joys, 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, innovation and community engagement for generations to come.
There are many options to make a planned gift 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: Keynola Russell | (518) 465-4755 x145 | KeynolaR@AlbanySymphony.com
JOIN THE MEMBERS OF THE ENCORE SOCIETY IN CREATING YOUR OWN LEGACY
* in memoriam
Kaweeda G Adams
Anonymous
Melody Bruce, MD
Charlotte & Charles* Buchanan
Susan Bush
Susan Thompson* & Al De Salvo
Marisa Eisemann, MD
David Emanatian
Alan P. Goldberg
Jerel Golub
Robert & Monica Gordon
Edward M. Jennings
Judith Gaies Kahn
William Harris & Holly Katz
Steve Lobel
Harry Rutledge
Gretchen A. & Lewis* C. Rubenstein
Rachel & Dwight* Smith
Paul Wing
The Albany Symphony is grateful to the following Encore Society Legacy Members who live on in our hearts
Matthew Bender IV | Charles B Buchanan | Charles Liddle III
Adella S. Cooper | Dr. Heinrich Medicus | Marcia Nickerson
John L. Riley | Lewis C. Rubenstein | Ruth Ann Sandstedt
Dwight Smith | Harriet & Edward Thomas | Susan Thompson
