Score Nov/Dec 2017 by Paducah Symphony Orchestra

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A Salute to Our Armed Forces 18 N OV EM B ER 2017

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IN THIS ISSUE Board & Staff..........................................9

FEATURES Music to Remember

At various points on the American calendar one’s attention is drawn to thoughts of honor and remembrances of those who have courageously stood on the front lines of war to defend freedom and liberty. Through revolutions, civil wars and international battles, music has served as a communication tool and a morale booster to troops and citizens of every generation.

Executive Director’s Letter.....................9

The Paducah Symphony Chorus

When the Paducah Symphony Orchestra performs A Holiday Celebration, they’ll be joined by the Paducah Symphony Chorus and the PSO Youth & Children’s Choruses. Led by Murray State University professor, Dr. Bradley Almquist, and Samantha Veal, the choruses are a special and important part of the Paducah Symphony family.

A Salute to Our Armed Forces.............. 11 Orchestra Personnel.........................13 Program Notes................................ 14 A Paducah Christmas........................... 21 Chorus Roster..................................23 A Holiday Celebration..........................29 Orchestra Personnel.........................31 Chorus Roster..................................33 Sponsors..............................................35 Donors..................................................35

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Clay Howerton, President Debbie Reynolds, Secretary Connie Poat, Vice President Richard Roof, Vice President Edward Bach Jimmy Cargill Nancy Duff Marsha Easter Charles Folsom Juliette Grumley James Gwinn, Jr Zach Hosman Theodore S. Hutchins Harold Jones Shirley Trail Lanier Gerry Montgomery Carol Ann Narozniak Allison Ogden Phyllis Petcoff Michael Resnick Bonnie Schrock Roger Truitt Carol Ullerich

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DIRECTORS EMERITUS Margaret Hunt Arnold John Drew Bill Ford Ted Hirsch, (deceased) C.P. Orr, MD, (deceased) Harolyn Rasche Richard Roberts John Shadle, Jr. Jack Tick, (deceased) John Williams, Jr.

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From PSO Executive Director Katie Smith

eason’s Greetings! November and December are months full of extended celebration, reflection and remembrance. Personally, this season is a good reminder to think beyond myself and look at the needs around me in the midst of all the busyness. I am so proud that the symphony has programmed two performances that capture the spirit of the season by honoring our armed forces and celebrating the holidays. In addition to our exciting symphony concerts, the PSO has two more festive events for you to enjoy this season. A Paducah Christmas (December 3rd), performed by our symphony choruses and our first ever Holiday Open House on Tuesday, November 28th from 4:30 – 6:30 PM. For those of you who have not yet seen our new offices in Downtown Paducah, this will be a great opportunity to check them out. Also, we will be unveiling our new membership program along with a few other fun surprises. Everyone is welcome to stop by and enjoy some festive light refreshments after work. During this season of giving, please consider a year-end donation to the symphony. The cost of a concert is about $85,000 and revenue from ticket sales averages only $35,000. That means in order to keep our tickets affordable, we depend on the generous support from our sponsors and donors. What we do would not be possible without your help. It is with mixed emotions that I write this last paragraph. This will be my last letter as Executive Director of your Paducah Symphony Orchestra. The reason for my departure is happy news. My husband and I are expecting our first child and I have the privilege of being able to focus on that for a while. It is our intent to still be involved with the symphony. My husband will continue to play and I plan on attending concerts and volunteering at events. It has been truly an honor to serve you and the orchestra this past year and wish for the orchestra’s continued success for many years to come. Merry Christmas and God Bless!

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A Salute to Our Armed Forces Raffaele Ponti, conductor • Richard Abraham, narrator

JOHN STAFFORD SMITH JOHN WILLIAMS AARON COPLAND ROY HARRIS BOB LOWDEN

The Star-Spangled Banner 2’ Summon the Heroes 6’ An Outdoor Overture 10’ Epilogue to Profiles in Courage—J.F.K. 10’ Armed Forces Salute 5’ Intermission VINCENT PERSICHETTI A Lincoln Address 11’ JOHN WILLIAMS Suite from J.F.K Theme from J.F.K. 5’ Motorcade 4’ Arlington 6’ JOHN WILLIAMS Hymn to the Fallen (from Saving Private Ryan) 6’ JOHN PHILIP SOUSA Stars and Stripes Forever 4’ We gratefully wish to acknowledge the following sponsors of this performance:

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ABOUT THE MUSIC

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JOHN STAFFORD SMITH (1750-1836). “THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.” Two years into the War of 1812, American lawyer Francis Scott Key sat captive aboard a British navy vessel in Baltimore Harbor. Sent to negotiate a prisoner exchange, Key was being held by the British to prevent him from leaking plans of their attack. Amidst the fierce bombardment, Key penned four verses he titled “Defense of Fort M’Henry,” the first of which would become the National Anthem. Key set the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner” to a song by English musician John Stafford Smith. Smith’s original tune, “The Anacreontic Song,” dates to the years just prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Given its popularity in the United States, the melody was a natural choice for Key’s poem (its notoriously wide vocal range notwithstanding), and though some objected to the tune’s origins as an English drinking song, it beat out several other contenders, including “Yankee Doodle,” to become our official anthem.

JOHN WILLIAMS (B. 1932). SUMMON THE HEROES. Prolific American composer John Williams, while best known for his film scores, has written works for the Olympic Games for more than thirty years. His first Olympic music, the Olympic Fanfare and Theme, remains a hallmark of the Games to this day (you may recognize it as the intro and outro music for many of the Olympics’ commercial breaks). Williams wrote Summon 14

the Heroes, his third Olympic composition, to open the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. (On July 27, halfway through the Games, a security guard discovered a pipe bomb in the Centennial Olympic Park. Thanks to the guard’s quick actions, most of the spectators escaped without serious harm.) Antiphonal brass, reminiscent of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, open the processional. In the noble, wistful trumpet solo are the echoes of those brave heroes whose long marches are over, filled with a spirit of indomitable courage. The final section, a driving, up-tempo march, rings with the force of those who fight on.

AARON COPLAND (1900-1990). AN OUTDOOR OVERTURE. Following the premiere of El Salón México, one of Copland’s first major successes, he set to work on a ballet that would tell the story of Old West outlaw Billy the Kid. Alexander Richter, then head of the music department of the High School of Music and Art (now LaGuardia High School in Manhattan), asked Copland to compose a short piece for their student orchestra. Copland set Billy the Kid aside, and under the banner of “American Music for American Youth” wrote a work Richter described as having an “open-air quality.” Together, they came up with the title An Outdoor Overture. Since its first performance in 1938, critics have noted the overture’s bold, radiant optimism. The trumpet solo, reminiscent of the Mexican tunes found in El Salón México and Billy the Kid, were recycled from an earlier Copland work. Spacious diatonic harmonies evoke the folk songs that fueled many of Copland’s most famous works, including the ballets Rodeo and Appalachian Spring. At times raucous, joyous, and boisterous, An Outdoor Overture maintains an earnestness that eschews bombast and sentimentality.

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ABOUT THE MUSIC ROY HARRIS (1898-1979). EPILOGUE TO PROFILES IN COURAGE. Given the details of Roy Harris’s birth, his lifelong devotion to creating distinctly American music may be unsurprising. Born in a log cabin in Lincoln County, Oklahoma on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Harris carried an affinity for the sixteenth president notable in his pieces Kentucky Spring and Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight. In 1963, as America buried another assassinated president, Roy Harris turned to the spirit of John F. Kennedy. Harris’ Epilogue takes its title from Profiles in Courage, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book co-authored by Kennedy. Keening violins wail broken fragments of melody above a chorus of brass.

The solemn ringing of bells and the insistent beat of the drums, evocative of a state funeral, collapse, plodding and directionless. Though mournful, the Epilogue ascends from grief, ending in a serene and optimistic chorale.

ARMED FORCES SALUTE, ARRANGED BY BOB LOWDEN (1920-1998). Lowden’s Salute excerpts the official songs of each branch of the five United States Armed Forces. Woven among these songs are snatches of melodies from other popular American tunes including “Dixie,” “America the Beautiful,” and “When Johnny Comes Marching Home.” “The Army Goes Rolling Along” was penned by Edmund L. Gruber, an Army officer, and later turned into a march by John Philip Sousa, who served in both the Marines (enlisted at thirteen as an apprentice musician) and the Navy (enlisted at sixty-two during World War I). “Semper Paratus,” Latin for “Always Ready,” was used as a motto for the Coast Guard

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as early as 1836. The oldest official song in the Armed Forces, the “Marines’ Hymn” combines music from French composer Jacques Offenbach with lyrics by an unknown poet. One of the Armed Forces anthems came about as the result of a contest. In 1938, the Air Force chose its song from over 700 submissions. The winner was Robert MacArthur Crawford, an amateur pilot and singer who had been rejected from service during World War I for being too young. Undeterred, he flew across the U.S. on a nationwide tour, calling himself “the Flying Baritone”. “Anchors Aweigh,” the last anthem in the Salute, is the unofficial fight song of the United States Navy, its brisk energy perfectly capturing the intrepid spirit of America’s men at sea.

The Address opens with the mournful solemnity of a nation ravaged by war. While the music primarily serves to foreground the narrator, Lincoln’s words “and the war came” bring the orchestra to a furious crescendo. The music closes with a sense of cautious optimism, as does the text. To the end of Lincoln’s speech, which is included verbatim, Persichetti added one final word: “Peace.”

JOHN WILLIAMS (B. 1932). SUITE FROM JFK. At a Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery in 1961, President and World War II veteran John F. Kennedy noted the perennial need to remember and honor our nation’s heroes:

VINCENT PERSICHETTI (1915-1987). A LINCOLN ADDRESS. Following Richard Nixon’s landslide defeat of George McGovern in the 1972 presidential race, his administration commissioned American composer Vincent Persichetti to write a piece for Nixon’s second inauguration. Persichetti was asked to use the text of another famous Republican president’s inaugural address: Abraham Lincoln. With scarcely three weeks to write, Persichetti set to work. As the year drew to a close, Nixon’s promise to end the Vietnam War seemed further away than ever in the wake of an intense bombing campaign by the United States. Lincoln’s address included the phrase “this mighty scourge of war,” which the administration felt drew undue attention to the conflict in Vietnam. In light of this, Nixon declined to use Persichetti’s composition. This snub brought Persichetti a brief moment of national fame, and A Lincoln Address would be performed in St. Louis a week after the inauguration. 16

“We celebrate this Veterans Day for a very few minutes, a few seconds of silence and then this country’s life goes on. But I think it most appropriate that we recall on this occasion, and on every other moment when we are faced with great responsibilities, the contribution and the sacrifice which so many men and their families have made in order to permit this country to now occupy its present position of responsibility and freedom, and in order to permit us to gather here together.” Oliver Stone, director of the film JFK, said President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 stood as “one of the signal events of the post-war generation.” The Suite from JFK, arranged from John Williams’ Academy Award-nominated score, opens with a noble theme played on solo trumpet to represent Kennedy. The theme continues even as grotesque dissonance creeps into the orchestra, evoking the terror and chaos surrounding the Presidential motorcade on that fated November day. A solo French horn reiterates the JFK theme in “Arlington,” the third movement in the suite, its nobility now tinged with grief. After an impassioned, cathartic climax, the music fades away into deep, still silence.

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ABOUT THE MUSIC JOHN PHILIP SOUSA (1854-1932). THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER.

Sousa’s most enduring work, in 1987 Congress declared The Stars and Stripes Forever the National March of the United States.

While in Europe on Christmas vacation with his wife, “March King” John Philip Sousa received word of his manager’s untimely death. Now in charge of managing a massive 21,000-mile tour of America with his band, Sousa immediately set sail for home. Aboard the RMS Teutonic (the ship was operated by the White Star Line, which would gain notoriety following the sinking of the Titanic in 1912), a tune came into Sousa’s head that refused to leave. In his autobiography, he wrote, “Suddenly, I began to sense the rhythmic beat of a band playing within my brain. … playing, playing, playing. Throughout the whole tense voyage, that imaginary band continued to unfold the same themes, echoing and re-echoing the most distinct melody. … The composition is known the world over as The Stars and Stripes Forever.”

Many poets have written lyrics to fit the music; perhaps the most notable of these lyrics begins with the words “Three cheers for the red, white, and blue!” Sousa himself wrote accompanying lyrics, though they are rarely performed today. Below are the lines he penned to be sung to the tune of the famous Trio: Hurrah for the flag of the free! May it wave as our standard forever, The gem of the land and the sea, The banner of the right. Let despots remember the day When our fathers with mighty endeavor Proclaimed as they marched to the fray That by their might and by their right It waves forever. © Andrew McIntyre, 2017. Andrew McIntyre is the program annotator for the Paducah Symphony Orchestra.

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t various points on the American calendar one’s attention is drawn to thoughts of honor and remembrances of those who have courageously stood on the front lines of war to defend freedom and liberty. Through revolutions, civil wars and international battles, music has served as a communication tool and a morale booster to troops and citizens of every generation.

“One never needed to have served in the military to be patriotic or to show their love of country in various ways,” Paducah Symphony Board President and retired Air Force Major Clay Howertown says. “Many people like and appreciate these thematic songs, in which the theme is that we have a great nation that we are proud to be part of.” Since the establishment of the first American military band in 1756, music has been the language of American soldiers. It has helped regulate their

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movements during battles when vocal commands would not do. During the Revolutionary War, bands served a key role in military maneuvers, often leading to victory. Such was the case during the Battle of Benjamin in 1775, in which fifers and drummers were used as part of the Army’s strategic plan to outdo the British. It is said that troops were inspired by the music to fight on to a decisive victory for the colonies. This proved a turning point during the Revolutionary War.

inauguration. An enthusiastic music lover, Jefferson is credited with branding the Marine band as “The President’s Own.” The band has played at every presidential inauguration since. By the 20th Century, the role of the military band expanded drastically under the leadership of Army General John J. Pershing, who was impressed by the superiority of the military bands he encountered in France and Britain during World War I. Pershing

established a musical training program that served to bring the American Army band to a higher standard, thus opening the door to more sophistication in military music. His efforts nearly doubled the size of the band, from 28 to 48 pieces. Today, one of the nation’s most prestigious bands is still known as “Pershing’s Own.” World War II brought about a number of changes within the military musical lineup, including the introduction of the

Around 1777, trumpets were added to military ensembles and were used to control the mounted maneuvers of the cavalry regiments within the U.S. Army. By the 1830s, brass instruments began replacing the sounds of woodwinds in patriotic tunes, further revolutionizing the American military’s sound. In August 1826, the first, official Naval Band was established. Around this time, music was becoming a symbol of national identity. Its expanding role within the three branches of service kept pace with the growing strength of the young nation. By the start of the Civil War, military bands were used to entertain troops, both in the north and south. Each company had its own field musicians who were used to provide the daily signals to wake, eat and sleep. Music was also used to position troops in battle and to spur on soldiers to victory. In addition to its role during war time, military bands also played a key role in ceremonial duties throughout U.S. history. The Marine band held an esteemed position on November 19, 1863, as the band which accompanied President Lincoln on his trip to Gettysburg where he dedicated the National Cemetery and delivered the famed Gettysburg Address. They later made a White House debut in 1801 and were called on to perform during President Thomas Jefferson’s PADUCAH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — SCORE NOV/DEC 2017

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first Air Force Band in 1941. Military bands of all branches were used to recruit soldiers, entertain troops and accompany parades and ceremonies. Military bands entered combat units during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. “No matter what period of history, music has proved a catalyst to preserving American freedom. It has inspired men and women to go to war, as well as given those on the home front pride and courage to wait for the return of their loved ones,” PSO Executive Director Katie Smith says. Whether serving Americans during seasons of war, moments of great loss or times of celebration, military bands have composed the soundtrack of the American spirit. The power of music has sustained generations, giving them both comfort and hope. It is with this purpose in mind that the PSO seeks to honor veterans of all military branches in their November 18 A Salute to Our Armed Forces concert. The evening’s compositions will rouse the human spirit to thankfulness and hope for a future filled with peace and freedom for all. “It occurs to us that, right now, that we have World War II veterans in our community and this is an opportunity to include them in the celebration. It’s important to us and the timing is good for us to do that,” Howerton says. A Salute to Our Armed Forces is a program filled with patriotic songs, American anthems and other musical selections that will be familiar to most audience members. “The November concert is one that will be close to many hearts, both those who have served in war time and those who continue to serve stateside,” Smith says. “This is a unique collection of music that showcases just how significant music is to our understanding of what it means to be an American.”

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ENCORE CHORAL SERIES PERFORMANCE A Paducah Christmas Paducah Symphony Children’s Chorus Dr. Bradley Almquist, conductor • Devonda Treece, accompanist

MICHAEL JOHN TROTTA NATALIE SLEETH arr. CRISTI CARY MILLER PINKZEBRA arr. GREG GILPIN arr. RUTH ELAINE SCHRAM MARY DONNELLY AND GEORGE L.O. STRID CYNTHIA GRAY MARY LYNN LIGHTFOOT

Gloria Nowell, Sing, Nowell! Sing We Now of Christmas Winter Lullaby Over the River and Through the Woods The Holly and the Ivy Stars Tiny Little Baby Born in Bethlehem Seasons Greetings

Paducah Symphony Youth Chorus Samantha Veal, conductor • Devonda Treece, accompanist

LLOYD LARSON BRET RHOADES MYKOLA LEONTOVYCH/arr. HEATHER SORENSON arr. JOHN ENGLERT arr. AUDREY SNYDER

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Celebrating 20 Years of Dr. Bradley Almquist & the PSO Choruses By Rachel Clifford

hen the Paducah Symphony Orchestra performs A Holiday Celebration, they’ll be joined by the Paducah Symphony Chorus and the PSO Youth & Children’s Choruses. Led by Murray State University professor, Dr. Bradley Almquist, and Samantha Veal, the choruses are a special and important part of the Paducah Symphony family.

PADUCAH SYMPHONY CHORUS Started in 1981, the Paducah Symphony Chorus is the oldest of the choruses. An auditioned volunteer ensemble, the chorus performs twice each season with the PSO and at the “Made in America” concert with the PSO Youth & Children’s Choruses in February. The Paducah Symphony Chorus is led by Dr. Almquist, who is celebrating his twentieth year as conductor this year. He took the position in 1997, after being asked by Orchestra Manager Charles Manchester and Board member Margaret Hunt if he was interested.

“We visited a number of times about their expectations of a choral conductor. I was very young and relatively new to Murray State University, but I had conducted community-based choirs for several years prior to moving to Murray State,” Dr. Almquist says. “Then I met with a committee chosen from the choir…Finally, I met with the Symphony Executive Committee. Then I was offered the position.” As the conductor, Dr. Almquist is in charge of scheduling the choral season, with the exception of the holiday and masterworks concerts. The pieces Dr. Almquist selects generally fit a theme chosen for each performance. “For instance, “Made in America” always features music by American composers and arrangers,” Dr. Almquist says. “A second thematic consideration always comes into play. For example, one year we did an all African-American Spiritual concert featuring Spirituals arranged and composed by African-Americans. The 2017 concert featured music composed by American women.” To prepare for each concert, the chorus rehearses weekly for two hours. Rehearsals begin about six weeks before a performance, but the preparation starts far earlier for Dr. Almquist, who begins before ever meeting with the choir for the first rehearsal.

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“I always do a complete analysis of every piece…so that I can identify and prepare to teach the different sections of the music individually, as well as how they are connected.” Each performance is special and unique, but two performances stand out to Dr. Almquist. The first was with the MSU Choirs and the Paducah Symphony Chorus in Carnegie Hall, where he conducted Morten Lauridsen’s “Lux Aeterna” with a New York orchestra. The second was a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. Dr. Almquist recalls cutting off the choir and orchestra on the last chord, the long silence that followed, and the “thunderous applause of an appreciative audience.” While there are many things Dr. Almquist enjoys about working with the chorus, he says his favorite part is hearing the sheer expressiveness of the human voice. “There is nothing that can match its colors and sounds. It is capable of so much intensity and beauty. Put together a group of folks who love to sing, and I am happy!”

PSO YOUTH & CHILDREN’S CHORUSES In the years since Dr. Almquist took over as chorus conductor, the Paducah Symphony Children’s Chorus was formed. The chorus is the only children’s chorus in the region to perform with a professional orchestra. The group consists of two ensembles, the PSO Children’s Chorus (grades 3-8) and the PSO Youth Chorus (grades 9-12) and are chosen by audition to perform under the direction of Dr. Almquist and Samantha Veal.

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The choruses perform a number of concerts from October to May, including a performance at Patti’s 1880s Settlement, the PSO holiday concert, the Made in America Concert, and a Spring Showcase. In addition, there are a number of smaller performances at community club meetings and events throughout the season. Helping schedule these performances is parent coordinator Cindy Poat, who’s been in the role for five years. In addition to scheduling, she and the other parents on the parent leadership team play an important part in keeping the choruses organized. Just like the adult chorus, the Children’s and Youth Choruses practice weekly. Dr. Almquist leads rehearsals for the Children’s Chorus, while Samantha Veal conducts the Youth Chorus. “We begin with warm-up exercises,” Dr. Almquist says. “For the Children’s Chorus, this is to get them to focus on their voices and singing as opposed to everything else they did that day. I spend a good amount of time teaching singing to the children as well as music literacy.”

For Cindy, rehearsals are one of her favorite parts of working with the chorus. She enjoys getting to know the students on a personal level. “When they walk in for rehearsals, I get hugs and ‘hellos’, told about tests, spelling bees, and exciting events that are going on in their day,” Cindy says. “…It makes my night when they can’t wait to get to practice to tell me something that’s happened.” In the lead up to the Holiday concert, the Children’s and Youth Choruses have regular rehearsals on Thursdays, but they also have two rehearsals Friday and Saturday with the adult chorus and the orchestra. “We start getting ready for the Christmas concert in September,” Cindy says. “There’s a lot of different music that the kids have to memorize, so it’s important to start as early as possible. We just had our Christmas concert workshop. We spent two hours studying Christmas music.” The hard work and long hours pay off when the choruses and orchestra come together to perform the Holiday concert. The concert consistently sells out, and for many in the community, no Christmas would be complete without it.

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CONCLUSION The support of the community is an important part of the Paducah Symphony Choruses. For the students who make up the Paducah Symphony Youth and Children’s Chorus, community support extends beyond attending concerts. It means the opportunity for continued music education. “Music education opportunities for elementary-aged students are limited,” Cindy says. “Participation in this program, especially from a young age, gives students the opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of music.” For Dr. Almquist, the Paducah Symphony is something that the community should celebrate for its uniqueness, and for all it brings to the community. “The Paducah Symphony is a unique arts organization in that it serves as an umbrella organization that supports a symphony and its own choruses, contributing significantly to the cultural milieu of the region,” Dr. Almquist says. “The PSO is unique amongst regional orchestras everywhere in the country. It is truly a shining example of community-arts engagement.”

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A Holiday Celebration Raffaele Ponti, conductor LEROY ANDERSON Sleigh Ride PAUL O’NEILL & ROBERT KINKEL/arr. BOB PHILLIPS Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 JOHN WILLIAMS Home Alone: Three Holiday Songs Somewhere in My Memory Star of Bethlehem Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas BRUCE CHASE Around the World at Christmas Time MEL TORME & ROBERT WELLS/arr. MARK HAYES The Christmas Song arr. BOB KROGSTAD Christmas at the Movies arr. CHIP DAVIS & CALVIN CUSTER Stille Nacht Intermission ADOLPHE ADAM/arr. RENE CLAUSEN O Holy Night LEROY ANDERSON The Typewriter J.S. BACH/arr. Arthur Luck Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring arr. CHARLES SAYRE Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! IRVING BERLIN/arr. JOHN MOSS White Christmas GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL Hallelujah! from Messiah

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• 4,500 square feet of event space featuring bar, fireplace, and stage • Seating for 200 • 10 unique guest rooms with exposed brick and wood beam ceilings • Urban ambiance in historic downtown Paducah • A beautiful way to celebrate with friends, family, or associates Rental information contact Paul Gourieux

270.933.1857 • 270.366.9058 • the1857hotel.com 210 Kentucky Avenue • paul.gourieux@gmail.com

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