Score Magazine April/May 2015 by Paducah Symphony Orchestra

Score APRIL|MAY 2015

THE MAGAZINE OF THE PADUC AH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

CARMINA BURANA

18 APRIL 2015

SYMPHONY SING-OFF

14 MAY 2015

SPRING YOUTH SHOWCASE

3 MAY 2015

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1 BRAHMS’ 2ND PIANO CONCERTO

12 September 2015 | 7:30pm | Carson Center Fabio Bidini, piano ROBERT SCHUMANN | Symphony No.3, op.97, E-flat major (Rhenish) JOHANNES BRAHMS | Piano Concerto No.2, op.83, B-flat major

2 TCHAIKOVSKY’S 6TH SYMPHONY

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2015-2016 SeaSon 3 October 2015 | 7:30pm | Carson Center Wesley Skinner, cello (2015 Young Artist Competition Winner) SAMUEL BARBER | Symphony No.1 in One Movement, op.9 CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS | Cello Concerto No.1, op.33, A minor PIOTR TCHAIKOVSKY | Symphony No.6, op.74, B minor (Pathétique)

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3 MAHLER’S 1ST SYMPHONY

4 A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

12 December 2015 | 7:30pm | Carson Center PSO Choruses & MSU Concert Choir Sold out for five consecutive years, this annual concert features fun familiar favorites, plus a few special surprises!

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5 SIBELIUS’ VIOLIN CONCERTO

6 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

7 BEETHOVEN’S 9TH SYMPHONY

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CONTENTS F E AT U R E S

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LOWER TOWN ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL This years festival on May 15 and 16 features a performance by the PSO and headliners The Legendary Shack Shakers and The Features.

BEAT BEETHOVEN

More than 40 sponsors and over 150 participants made this year’s event a runaway success.

SUMMER MUSIC CAMP

Camp Director Lawrence Varner brings a fresh new look to the PSO’s third annual camp at McCracken County High School on June 22-26.

2015-2016 SEASON

Maestro Raffaele Ponti unveils a season of BIG symphonic works.

FATHER/ DAUGHTER DANCE

The 20th annual dance raises a record amount for the PSO.

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SING-OFF

American Idol finalist Jason Castro makes his way to Paducah on May 14 to perform and judge at the Fourth Annual Symphony Sing-Off, a gala fundraising event which benefits the Paducah Symphony Orchestra’s education programs.

IN THIS ISSUE

Executive Director’s Letter......................................... Board & Staff.............................................................. April 18 PSO Concert Program................................. April 18 PSO Concert Musicians............................... April 18 Guest Artists................................................. Paducah Symphony Chorus...................................... Murray State University Concert Choir...................... Southern Illinois University Concert Choir................. April 18 Program Notes............................................. Carmina Burana Translation...................................... Symphony Sing-Off Program..................................... May 3 Concert Program............................................. May 3 Youth Orchestra & Sinfonia Roster ................ May 3 Youth & Children’s Choruses Roster.............. Season & Concert Sponsors..................................... Donors........................................................................

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s you will see in this issue of Score magazine, Spring is an exciting time of year

for the Paducah Symphony Orchestra! In March, we announced our 2015-2016 Season, which officially kicked-off our season ticket renewal campaign (that’s a

hint if you are a season ticket holder, to make sure you renew your seats soon!). Even though I

am looking forward to next season, there is so much excitement still happening in April, May, and June.

The Paducah Symphony Orchestra and Chorus is pleased to have three fantastic vocal

soloists, and the Concert Choirs of Murray State University and Southern Illinois University

join them for Carl Orff ’s powerful Carmina Burana on April 18. According to my sources, this is the first time the SIU Concert Choir has sung with the PSO.

Our cover story for the month features American Idol finalist and rising pop star Jason

Castro, who will guest perform and judge at the fourth annual Symphony Sing-Off at the

Carson Center on Thursday, May 14. This is the signature fundraising event for the PSO, and

we call on all arts lovers in our community to support the PSO by attending this exciting and fun event.

Be sure to catch the Spring Youth Showcase Concert at the Carson Center on Sunday, May 3. This is the last Encore Series Performance of the season, and you will truly be amazed at the talent of our Youth and Children’s Choruses, as well as our Sinfonia Strings and Youth Orchestra.

For the third consecutive year, we are again excited to have the PSO perform at the Lower Town Arts & Music Festival. The PSO schedules all of the entertainment for the festival on May 15 & 16. Be sure to check out the music lineup in this issue of Score magazine.

If you have a child or grandchild in grades 4-12 (next school year), you will want to be sure to enroll them in our third annual Summer Music Camp to be held at McCracken County

High School on June 22-26. As you will read on page 39, we have made some exciting new

changes to the camp, which include a stellar faculty and the addition of a fiddle exploration class.

The arts are vital to the success of our community,

and I encourage you all to immerse yourself in all that the Paducah Symphony Orchestra has to offer. Thank you so much for your continued support. See you in the audience! PSO Administrative Staff

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SATURDAY, 18 April 2015, 7:30 P.M. Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center

PADUCAH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Raffaele Ponti, Artistic Director & Conductor | Dr. Bradley Almquist, Director of Choruses

CARMINA BURANA

Raffaele Ponti, conductor | Rebecca Farley, soprano | Randall Black, tenor | Corey Crider, baritone Paducah Symphony Chorus, Murray State University Concert Choir, Southern Illinois University Concert Choir HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Sinfonietta No.1, B-flat major, A115 (A memória de Mozart) INTERMISSION CARL ORFF Carmina Burana (Songs of Beuren) Fortuna imperatrix mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World) l. Primo vere (In Springtime) Uf dem anger (On the Green) ll. In taberna (In the Tavern) lll. Cour d’amours (The Courts of Love) Blanziflor et Helena (Blanziflor and Helena) Fortuna imperatrix mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World)

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Corey Crider

Lauded by Opera News for his, “rich, dark baritone; a sumptuous, steady stream as smooth as silk,” American baritone Corey Crider is a recent alumnus of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center. Most recently, Crider sang Marcello in La bohème with the Munich Philharmonic, returned to Lyric Opera of Chicago to sing Malatesta in Don Pasquale, covered Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and made his DEBUT as Cavaliere di Belfiore in Verdi’s Un Giorno Di Regno with Sarasota Opera. Crider debuted the title role of Sweeney Todd with Madison Opera in the 2014-15 season in addition to singing Marcello in La Boheme with Opera on the James; Scarpia in Tosca with New Philharmonic; Javert in Les Miserables with Amarillo Opera; Escamillo in La tragedie

de Carmen with Opera Naples; the Sacristan in Tosca in his debut with the Detroit Symphony; and Dulcamara in The Elixir of Love with Finger Lakes Opera. Upcoming seasons will see his return to Madison Opera and debuts with Dayton Opera and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. In addition to appearances with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra in Don Giovanni and Opera Festival di Roma as Mozart’s Figaro, Crider has been heard with the major opera companies of Omaha, Cincinnati, Nashville, and Dayton. He performed excerpts from Don Giovanni with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, having sung that opera’s title role with the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music. A two-time national semi-finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a finalist in Houston Grand Opera’s Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, Crider took fourth prize in the Florida Grand Opera Young Patronesses of the Opera Voice Competition. He is an alumnus of the Artist Diploma program at the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music; as well as of the University of Kentucky (M.M.) and Murray State University (B.M.). n

Rebecca Farley

Rebecca Farley received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Kentucky under the direction of Cynthia Lawrence. She recently starred as Christine Daaé in UK Opera Theatre’s groundbreaking production of The Phantom of the Opera and

has also delighted audiences as Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Nannetta in Falstaff, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, and Yvette in La Rondine. Last season, she made her symphonic debut singing the soprano solo in Mahler’s RESURRECTION SYMPHONY with the UK Symphony Orchestra, and

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premiered the revised version of Angela Rice’s Easter oratorio Thy Will Be Done in the role of Mary the Mother. This summer will mark Rebecca’s third season in the voice program at the Chautauqua Institute in New York where she studies with the world renowned Marlena Malas. She is an alumna of the International Vocal Arts Institute where she coached with Sherrill Milnes, Joan Dornemann, Diana Soviero, and Ruth Falcon. Ms. Farley is a two time winner of the Kentucky Metropolitan Opera Auditions and has been a finalist in the Giulio Gari Opera Competition, National Opera Association Competition, Orpheus National Vocal Competition, and Peterson Vocal Competition. As an Alltech Scholar, she has performed in countries all over the world including Peru, Mexico, England, Ireland,

Fe Opera, and the tenor solos in Handel’s Messiah with Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony. Highly respected for his mastery in all musical styles, Dr. Black specializes in Twentieth Century and Baroque repertoire, especially the evangelists in the Bach Passions. In a performance of Bach’s St. John Passion with former Chicago Symphony Chorus Conductor Margaret Hillis, she commented, “He is the best evangelist I have ever heard!” Recent accomplishments include: his European debut with a solo concert at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church in London,

England, the release of the compact disc, An American Son: The Vocal Works of Joseph Baber, Vol. 1; the role of the evangelist in the American premiere of CPE Bach’s 1769 version of the St. Matthew Passion; and the role of the evangelist in the world premiere of the St. Matthew Passion, by Will Averitt. Dr. Black has also released a CD of traditional sacred works, Then Sings My Soul, with pianist Marie Taylor. Dr. Black is currently in his 31st year of teaching college, and chairs the Vocal/Choral Area at Murray State University. n

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MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR Dr. Bradley Almquist, Director

Nathan Arnold Clay Barnard Morgan Bass Andrea Bender Miranda Braun Nathan Brown Esther Chan Brett Chittenden Melanie Davis Leia DeShon

Joel Ferguson Michael Gold Livi Gregorowicz Andrew Higgins Ricky Horton Georgann Ingram Malcolm Jones Makenzie Kaufman Katie Kennedy Aimee Kim

Kayla Martin Collin Mayes Stephan McIntire Paige Middleton Oliver Montgomery Kara Newsome Peter Ney Lane Northcutt Jessica Owens Kenneth Percell

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR Dr. Susan Davenport, Director

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PROGRAM NOTES April 18 Concert

Portrait of composer Heitor Villa-Lobos at the piano.

HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS (1887-1959)

Sinfonietta No.1, B-flat major, A115 (A memória de Mozart) Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer from Rio de Janeiro. He was born on March 5, 1887, and began learning music and how to play instruments at a very young age. He developed his interest in music from his father, who was a librarian and amateur musician. At the age of six, Villa-Lobos had learned to play the cello, which was actually just a modified viola. His aunt brought him a piece of music, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach that inspired Villa-Lobos to 16

continue on a musical career path. He later also learned how to play the guitar. By the age of eighteen, however, Villa-Lobos left home, because his widowed mother opposed his “delinquent” friends and wanted him to be a doctor instead of a musician. In 1916, Heitor Villa-Lobos composed Sinfonietta No. 1. He dedicated it to the memory of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The dedication was a fitting choice, since all three movements of his composition were based off of two themes composed by Mozart. The first two movements premiered in 1922, in Sao Paulo, with the orchestra of the Sociedade de Concertos Sinfonicos, and then did not fully premiere until 1955 in Vienna. n

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CARL ORFF (1895-1982)

Carmina Burana (Songs of Beuren) Carl Orff was born on July 10, 1895 in Munich, Germany to a very musically inclined family. Playing music was a regular occurrence in the Orff family home. Heinrich, Orff ’s father, played the piano and a variety of other stringed instruments and his mother, Paula, was a trained pianist. It was mainly Orff ’s mother who recognized his musical talents and encouraged him to play. Carl Orff began taking piano lessons at the age of five, followed by cello lessons only a few years later. He also began attempting to play the organ sometime around the year

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FORTUNA IMPERATRIX MUNDI 1. O FORTUNA

FORTUNE EMPRESS OF THE WORLD 1. O FORTUNE

O Fortuna, velut Luna statu variabilis, semper crescis aut decrescis; vita detestabilis nunc obdurat et tunc curat ludo mentis aciem, egestatem, potestatem dissolvit ut glaciem.

O Fortune, Like the moon You are changeable, ever waxing and waning. Hateful life, first oppresses, and then soothes as fancy takes it; poverty, and power it melts them like ice.

Sors immanis et inanis, rota tu volubilis, status malus, vana salus semper dissolubilis, obumbrata et velata michi quoque niteris; nunc per ludum dorsum nudum fero tui sceleris.

Fate - monstrous and empty, you whirling wheel, you are malevolent, well-being is in vain and always fades to nothing, shadowed and veiled you plague me too; now through the game I bring my bare back To your villainy.

Sors salutis et virtutis michi nunc contraria est affectus et defectus semper in angaria. Hac in hora sine mora corde pulsum tangite; quod per sortem sternit fortem, mecum omnes plangite!

Fate is against me in health and virtue, driven on and weighted down, always enslaved. So at this hour without delay pluck the vibrating strings; since Fate strikes down the strong man, everyone weep with me!

2. FORTUNE PLANGO VULNERA

2. I BEMOAN THE WOUNDS OF FORTUNE

Fortune plango vulnera stillantibus ocellis, quod sua michi munera subtrahit rebellis. Verum est, quod legitur fronte capillata, sed plerumque sequitur Occasio calvata.

I bemoan the wounds of Fortune with weeping eyes, for the gifts she made me she perversely takes away. It is written in truth, that she has a fine head of hair, but, when it comes to seizing an opportunity, she is bald.

In Fortune solio sederam elatus, prosperitatis vario flore coronatus; quicquid enim florui felix et beatus, nunc a summo corrui gloria privatus.

On Fortune’s throne I used to sit raised up, crowned with the many-colored flowers of prosperity; though I may have flourished happy and blessed, now I fall from the peak deprived of glory.

Fortune rota volvitur: descendo minoratus; alter in altum tollitur; nimis exaltatus rex sedet in vertice caveat ruinam! nam sub axe legimus Hecubam reginam.

The wheel of Fortune turns: I go down, demeaned; another is raised up; far too high up sits the king at the summit – let him fear ruin! for under the axis is written Queen Hecuba.

I. PRIMO VERE 3. VERIS LETA FACIES

I. SPRING 3. THE MERRY FACE OF SPRING

Veris leta facies mundo propinatur, hiemalis acies

The merry face of spring turns to the world, sharp winter

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victa iam fugatur, in vestitu vario Flora principatur, nemorum dulcisono que cantu celebratur.

now flees, vanquished; bedecked in various colors Flora reigns, the harmony of the woods praises her in song. Ah!

Flore fusus gremio Phoebus novo more risum dat, hoc vario iam stipate flore Zephyrus nectareo spirans in odore; certatim pro bravio curramus in amore.

Lying in Flora’s lap Phoebus once more smiles, now covered in many-colored flowers, Zephyr breathes nectar-scented breezes. Let us rush to compete for love’s prize. Ah!

Cytharizat cantico dulcis Philomena, flore rident vario prata iam serena, salit cetus avium silve per amena, chorus promit virginum iam gaudia millena.

In harp-like tones sings the sweet nightingale, with many flowers the joyous meadows are laughing, a flock of birds rises up through the pleasant forests, the chorus of maidens already promises a thousand joys. Ah.

4. OMNIA SOL TEMPERAT

4. THE SUN WARMS EVERYTHING

Omnia Sol temperat purus et subtilis, novo mundo reserat facies Aprilis, ad Amorem properat animus herilis, et iocundis imperat deus puerilis.

The sun warms everything, pure and gentle, once again it reveals to the world April’s face, the soul of man is urged towards love and joys are governed by the boy-god.

Rerum tanta novitas in solemni vere et veris auctoritas iubet nos gaudere; vias prebet solitas, et in tuo vere fides est et probitas tuum retinere.

All this rebirth in spring’s festivity and spring’s power bids us to rejoice; it shows us paths we know well, and in your springtime it is true and right to keep what is yours.

Ama me fideliter! fidem meam nota: de corde totaliter et ex mente tota sum presentialiter absens in remota. quisquis amat taliter, volvitur in rota.

Love me faithfully! See how I am faithful: With all my heart and with all my soul, I am with you Even when I am far away. Whoever loves this much turns on the wheel.

5. ECCE GRATUM

5. BEHOLD, THE PLEASANT SPRING

Ecce gratum et optatum Ver reducit gaudia, purpuratum floret pratum, Sol serenat omnia, iamiam cedant tristia! Estas redit, nunc recedit Hyemis sevitia.

Behold the pleasant and longed-for spring brings back joyfulness, violet flowers fill the meadows, the sun brightens everything, sadness is now at an end! Summer returns, now withdraw the rigors of winter. Ah!

Iam liquescit et decrescit grando, nix et cetera, bruma fugit, et iam sugit, Ver Estatis ubera; illi mens est misera, qui nec vivit, nec lascivit sub Estatis dextera.

Now melts and disappears ice, snow, and the rest, winter flees, and now spring sucks at summer’s breast: A wretched soul is he who does not live or lust under summer’s rule. Ah!

Gloriantur et letantur

They glory and rejoice

stultus ego comparor fluvio labenti, sub eodem tramite nunquam permanenti.

then I am a fool, like a flowing stream, which in its course never changes.

Feror ego veluti sine nauta navis, ut per vias aeris vaga fertur avis; non me tenent vincula, non me tenet clavis, quero mihi similes et adiungor pravis.

I am carried along like a ship without a steersman, and in the paths of the air like a light, hovering bird; chains cannot hold me, keys cannot imprison me, I look for people like me and join the wretches.

Mihi cordis gravitas res videtur gravis; iocus est amabilis dulciorque favis; quicquid Venus imperat, labor est suavis, que nunquam in cordibus habitat ignavis.

The heaviness of my heart seems a burden to me; it is pleasant to joke and sweeter than honeycomb; whatever Venus commands is a sweet duty, she never dwells in a lazy heart.

Via lata gradior more iuventutis, inplicor et vitiis immemor virtutis, voluptatis avidus magis quam salutis, mortuus in anima curam gero cutis.

I travel the broad path as is the way of youth, I give myself to vice, unmindful of virtue, I am eager for the pleasures of the flesh more than for salvation, my soul is dead, so I shall look after the flesh.

12. OLIM LACUS COLUERAM

12. ONCE I LIVED ON LAKES

Cignus ustus cantat:

The roasted swan sings:

Look at me, young men! Let me please you!

Olim lacus colueram, olim pulcher extiteram, dum cignus ego fueram.

Once I lived on lakes, once I looked beautiful when I was a swan.

Minnet, tugentliche man, minnecliche frouwen! minne tuot iu hoch gemuot unde lat iuch in hohen eren schouwen.

Good men, love women worthy of love! Love ennobles your spirit and gives you honor.

Miser, miser! modo niger et ustus fortiter!

Misery me! Now black and roasting fiercely!

Seht mich an…

Look at me, etc.

Girat, regirat garcifer; me rogus urit fortiter: propinat me nunc dapifer,

The servant is turning me on the spit; I am burning fiercely on the pyre; the steward now serves me up.

Wol dir werlt, das du bist also freudenriche! ich will dir sin undertan durch din liebe immer sicherliche.

Hail, world, so rich in joys! I will be obedient to you because of the pleasures you afford.

Miser, miser! etc.

Misery me! etc.

Seht mich an…

Look at me, etc.

Nunc in scutella iaceo, et volitare nequeo, dentes frendentes video:

Now I lie on a plate, and cannot fly anymore, I see bared teeth:

9. REIE

9. ROUND DANCE

Miser, miser! etc.

Misery me! etc.

Swaz hie gat umbe, daz sint allez megede, die wellent an man alle disen sumer gan.

Those who go round and round are all maidens, they want to do without a man all summer long.

13. EGO SUM ABBAS

13. I AM THE ABBOT

Ego sum abbas Cucaniensis et consilium meum est cum bibulis, et in secta Decii voluntas mea est,

I am the abbot of Cockaigne and my assembly is one of drinkers, and I wish to be in the order of Decius,1

Chume, chum, geselle min, ih enbite harte din.

Come, come, my love, I long for you.

Suzer rosenvarwer munt, chum unde mache mich gesunt.

Sweet rose-red lips, come and make me better.

et qui mane me quesierit in taberna, 1 Decius: the invented Saint of dice-throwers post vesperam nudus egredietur, et sic denudatus veste clamabit:

and whoever searches me out at the tavern in the morning, after Vespers he will leave naked, and thus stripped of his clothes he will call out:

Swaz hie gat umbe,

Those who go round, etc.

10. WERE DIU WERLT ALLE MIN

10. IF ALL THE WORLD WERE MINE

Were diu werlt alle min von dem mere unze an den Rin, des wolt ih mih darben, daz diu chünegin von Engellant lege an minen armen. Hei!

If all the world were mine from the sea to the Rhine, I would do without it if the Queen of England would lie in my arms. Hey!

Wafna, wafna! quid fecisti sors turpissima? Nostre vite gaudia abstulisti omnia! Haha!

Woe! Woe! what have you done, vilest Fate? The joys of my life you have taken all away! Haha!

14. IN TABERNA QUANDO SUMUS

14. WHEN WE ARE IN THE TAVERN

II. IN TABERNA 11. ESTUANS INTERIUS

II. IN THE TAVERN 11. BURNING INSIDE

Estuans interius ira vehementi in amaritudine loquor mee menti: factus de materia, cinis elementi similis sum folio, de quo ludunt venti.

Burning inside with violent anger, bitterly I speak my heart: Created from matter, of the ashes of the elements, I am like a leaf played with by the winds.

In taberna quando sumus, non curamus quid sit humus, sed ad ludum properamus, cui semper insudamus. Quid agatur in taberna, ubi nummus est pincerna, hoc est opus ut queratur, sic quid loquar, audiatur.

When we are in the tavern, we do not think how we will go to dust, but we hurry to gamble, which always makes us sweat, What happens in the tavern, where money is host, you may well ask, and hear what I say.

Cum sit enim proprium viro sapienti supra petram ponere sedem fundamenti,

If it is the way of the wise man to build foundations on stone,

Quidam ludunt, quidam bibunt, quidam indiscrete vivunt. Sed in ludo qui morantur, ex his quidam denudantur, quidam ibi vestiuntur, quidam saccis induuntur. Ibi nullus timet mortem, sed pro Baccho mittunt sortem:

Some gamble, some drink, some behave loosely. But of those who gamble, some are stripped bare, some win their clothes here, some are dressed in sacks. Here no one fears death, but they throw the dice in the name of Bacchus.

in melle dulcedinis qui conantur, ut utantur premio Cupidinis; simus jussu Cypridis gloriantes et letantes pares esse Paridis.

in honeyed sweetness who strive to make use of Cupid’s prize; At Venus’ command let us glory and rejoice in being Paris’ equals. Ah!

UF DEM ANGER 6. TANZ

ON THE GREEN 6. DANCE

7. FLORET SILVA

7. THE NOBLE WOODS ARE BURGEONING

Floret silva nobilis floribus et foliis. Ubi est antiquus meus amicus? Ah! hinc equitavit, eia, quis me amabit?

The noble woods are burgeoning with flowers and leaves, Where is the lover I knew? Ah! He has ridden off! Oh! Who will love me? Ah!

Floret silva undique, nah mime gesellen ist mir wê. Gruonet der walt allenthalben, wâ ist min geselle alse lange? der ist geriten hinnen, owî, wer soll mich minnen?

The woods are burgeoning all over, I am pining for my lover, The woods are turning green all over, why is my lover away so long? Ah! He has ridden off, Oh woe, who will love me? Ah!

8. CHRAMER, GIP DIE VARWE MIR

8. SHOPKEEPER, GIVE ME COLOR

Chramer, gip die varwe mir, die min wengel roete, damit ich die jungen man an ir dank der minnenliebe noete.

Shopkeeper, give me color to make my cheeks red, so that I can make the young men love me, against their will

Seht mich an, jungen man! lat mich iu gevallen!

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Primo pro nummata vini ex hac bibunt libertini: semel bibunt pro captivis, post hec bibunt ter pro vivis, quater pro Christianis cunctis, quinquies pro fidelibus defunctis sexies pro sororibus vanis, septies pro militibus silvanis.

First of all it is to the wine-merchant that the libertines drink, one for the prisoners, three for the living, four for all Christians, five for the faithful dead. six for the loose sisters, seven for the footpads in the wood.

16. DIES, NOX ET OMNIA

16. DAY, NIGHT, AND EVERYTHING

Dies, nox et omnia michi sunt contraria, virginum colloquia me fay planszer, oy suvenz suspirer, plu me fay temer.

Day, night, and everything is against me, the chattering of maidens makes me weep, and often sigh, and, most of all, scares me.

Octies pro fratribus perversis, nonies pro monachis dispersis, decies pro navigantibus, undecies pro discordantibus, duodecies pro penitentibus, tredecies pro iter angentibus. Tam pro papa quam pro rege I bibunt omnes sine lege.

Eight for the errant brethren, nine for the dispersed monks, ten for the seamen, eleven for the squabblers, twelve for the penitent, thirteen for the wayfarers. To the Pope as to the king they all drink without restraint.

O sodales, ludite, vos qui scitis dicite, michi mesto parcite, grand ey dolur, attamen consulite per voster honur.

O friends, you are making fun of me, you do not know what you are saying, spare me, sorrowful as I am, great is my grief, advise me at least, by your honor.

Bibit hera, bibit herus, bibit miles, bibit clerus, bibit ille, bibit illa, bibit servus cum ancilla, bibit velox, bibit piger, bibit albus, bibit niger,

Tua pulchra facies, me fey planszer milies, pectus habens glacies, a remender statim vivus fierem per un baser.

Your beautiful face, makes me weep a thousand times, your heart is of ice. As a cure, I would be revived by a kiss.

17. STETIT PUELLA

17. A GIRL STOOD

Bibit pauper et egrotus, bibit exul et ignotus, bibit puer, bibit canus, bibit presul et decanus, bibit soror, bibit frater, bibit anus, bibit mater, bibit iste, bibit ille, bibunt centum, bibunt mille.

The mistress drinks, the master drinks, the soldier drinks, the priest drinks, the man drinks, the woman drinks, the servant drinks with the maid, the swift man drinks, the lazy man drinks, the white man drinks, the black man drinks, the settled man drinks, the wanderer drinks, the stupid man drinks, the wise man drinks, The poor man drinks, the sick man drinks, the exile drinks, and the stranger, the boy drinks, the old man drinks, the bishop drinks, and the deacon, the sister drinks, the brother drinks, the old lady drinks, the mother drinks, this man drinks, that man drinks, a hundred drink, a thousand drink.

Stetit puella rufa tunica; si quis eam tetigit, tunica crepuit. Eia.

A girl stood in a red tunic; if anyone touched it, the tunic rustled. Eia!

Stetit puella, tamquam rosula; facie splenduit, os eius

A girl stood like a little rose: Her face was radiant, her mouth a flower. Eia!

18. CIRCA MEA PECTORA

18. IN MY HEART

Parum sexcente nummate durant cum immoderate bibunt omnes sine meta, quamvis bibant men te leta, sic nos rodunt omnes gentes et sic erimus egentes. Qui nos rodunt confundantur et cum iustis non scribantur.

Six hundred pennies would hardly suffice, if everyone drinks immoderately and immeasurably. However much they cheerfully drink we are the ones whom everyone scolds, and thus we are destitute. May those who slander us be cursed and may their names not be written in the book of the righteous.

Circa mea pectora multa sunt suspiria de tua pulchritudine, que me ledunt misere. Ah!

In my heart there are many sighs for your beauty, which wound me sorely. Ah!

Manda liet, manda liet, min geselle chumet niet.

Mandaliet, mandaliet, my lover does not come.

Io, io, io! â&#x20AC;Ś

Io, io, io!

II. COUR Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;AMOURS 15. AMOR VOLAT UNDIQUE

III. THE COURT OF LOVE 15. CUPID FLIES EVERYWHERE

Tui lucent oculi sicut solis radii, sicut splendor fulguris lucem donat tenebris. Ah!

Your eyes shine like the rays of the sun, like the flashing of lightening which brightens the darkness. Ah!

Amor volat undique, captus est libidine. Iuvenes, iuvencule coniunguntur merito. Siqua sine socio, caret omni gaudio, tenet noctis infima sub intimo cordis in custodia: fit res amarissima.

Cupid flies everywhere seized by desire. Young men and women are rightly coupled. The girl without a lover misses out on all pleasures, she keeps the dark night hidden in the depth of her heart; it is a most bitter fate.

Mandaliet, etc.

Vellet deus, vellent dii, quod mente proposui: ut eius virginea reserassem vincula. Ah!

May God grant, may the gods grant what I have in my mind that I may loose the chains of her virginity, Ah!

Mandaliet, etc.

19. SIE PUER CUM PUELLULA

19. IF A BOY WITH A GIRL

Sie puer cum puellula moraretur in cellula,

If a boy with a girl tarries in a little room,

bibit constans, bibit vagus, bibit rudis, bibit magus.

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Mea me confortat promissio, mea me deportant negatio. Oh, oh, oh! etc.

I am heartened by my promise, I am downcast by my refusal. Oh! oh! oh! etc.

Tempore brumali vir patiens, animo vernali lasciviens. Oh, oh, oh! etc.

In the winter man is patient, the breath of spring makes him lust. Oh! oh! oh! etc.

Mea mecum ludit virginitas, mea me detrudit simplicitas. Oh, oh, oh! etc.

My virginity makes me frisky, my simplicity holds me back. Oh! oh! oh! etc.

Redder than the rose, whiter than the lily, lovelier than all others, I shall always glory in you!

Veni domicella, cum gaudio, veni, veni, pulchra, iam pereo. Oh, oh, oh! etc.

Come, my mistress, with joy, come, come, my pretty, I am dying! Oh! oh! oh! etc.

21. IN THE BALANCE

23. DULCISSIME

23. SWEETEST ONE

In trutina mentis dubia fluctuant contraria lascivus amor et pudicitia. Sed eligo quod video, collum iugo prebeo; ad iugum tamen suave transeo.

In the wavering balance of my feelings set against each other lascivious love and modesty. But I choose what I see, and submit my neck to the yoke; I yield to the sweet yoke.

Dulcissime, Ah! totam tibi subdo me!

Sweetest one! Ah! I give myself to you totally!

BLANZIFLOR ET HELENA 24. AVE FORMOSISSIMA

BLANZIFLOR AND HELENA 24. HAIL, MOST BEAUTIFUL ONE

22. TEMPUS EST IOCUNDUM

22. THIS IS THE JOYFUL TIME

Tempus est iocundum, o virgines, modo congaudete vos iuvenes. Oh, oh, oh! totus floreo, iam amore virginali totus ardeo! novus, novus novus amor est, quo pereo!

This is the joyful time, O maidens, rejoice with them, young men! Oh, oh, oh! I am bursting out all over! I am burning all over with first love! New, new love is what I am dying of!

Ave formosissima, gemma pretiosa, ave decus virginum, virgo gloriosa, ave mundi luminar ave mundi rosa, Blanziflor et Helena, Venus generosa!

Hail, most beautiful one, precious jewel, Hail, pride among virgins, glorious virgin, Hail, light of the world, Hail, rose of the world, Blanchefleur and Helen, noble Venus!

FORTUNA IMPERATRIX MUNDI 25. O FORTUNA

FORTUNE, EMPRESS OF THE WORLD 25. O FORTUNE

No. 1 repeated

felix coniunctio. Amore sucrescente, pariter e medio propulso procul tedio, fit ludus ineffabilis membris, lacertis, labiis.

happy is their coupling. Love rises up, and between them prudery is driven away, an ineffable game begins in their limbs, arms and lips.

20. VENI, VENI, VENIAS

20. COME, COME, O COME

Veni, veni, venias, ne me mori facias, hyrca, hyrca, nazaza, trillirivos!

Come, come, O come, do not let me die, hyrca, hyrce, nazaza, trillirivos!

Pulchra tibi facies, oculorum acies, capillorum series, o quam clara species!

Beautiful is your face, the gleam of your eye, your braided hair, what a glorious creature!

Rosa rubicundior, lilio candidior, omnibus formosior, semper in te glorior! 21. IN TRUTINA

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ince becoming a worldwide musical sensation in 2008, as a finalist on American Idol, Texas native Jason Castro has literally been all over the world. On May 14, he will place another pin on his international road map where Paducah is located. Castro is making his way to Kentucky in order to perform and participate as a celebrity judge at the Fourth Annual Symphony Sing-Off event, a gala fundraiser which benefits the Paducah Symphony Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education programs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appropriate that Castro be part of this celebration of a cappella, a style of music cherished for its rich vocal tones and creative noise making effects. He will perform songs from his newest album, Only 24

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a Mountain. Much like Castro has charmed American audiences with his strippeddown adaptations of popular songs such as “Over the Rainbow” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, his performance, coupled with that of this year’s Symphony Sing-Off performances, will wow audiences with rich vocal sounds that emerge and reach deep into the listener’s soul. A cappella groups from around the region will take center stage at the Carson Center on Thursday, May 14, to perform in this year’s competition. Vocalists will compete in one of three divisions: high school, collegiate or an open division. Winners will be chosen based on monetary votes placed by audience members. Castro and other celebrity judges will provide critical feedback to the

contestants after each group performance. At the conclusion of the event, winning performers will receive cash prizes. Audiences will be amazed at the ability of each performer to sing, and to reproduce the rhythm of a drum kit or other instrumental backing, using only their vocal chords as instruments. A cappella is a form of music that requires great musical ability and provides no safety net for those performing it. When an a cappella performer makes a mistake there are no backing tracks or piano accompaniments to mask the error. That means that an a cappella performer must be at the top of his game in order to wow audiences. While the Symphony Sing-Off is certainly a competition among vocalists, it’s

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hose attending the 2015 Lower Town Arts and Music Festival (LTAMF) May 15th and 16th will sample as many types of music from the festival stages as they will foods from the Taste of Paducah restaurant booths.

By Casey Northcutt Watson Paducah Symphony Orchestra (PSO) Marketing Manager Craig Felker is coordinating the event’s musical lineup, and he says the featured bands and musicians swing in genre from Americana to pop to rock-a-billy blues. As a major force in the local music scene, the PSO has had the

privilege of arranging music for the festival for the past six years. As the region’s only professional orchestra, Felker says the PSO is the perfect choice for the job, especially because of its Downtown location. “It’s just a great partnership for us to be

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able to work with our neighbors … and to try to continue to be a presence in all things musical for the region,” he says. Paducah has held arts festivals for years— even decades—according to local artists and LTAMF board members Michael and Victoria Terra. The Terras own Terra Cottage Ceramics in Paducah and have helped organize the event’s most recent incarnation since the Lower Town Neighborhood Association took responsibility for it six years ago. They say the festival keeps its focus exclusively regional, drawing musical talent from within a 350-mile radius around Paducah. It also pulls in artists from the same area who showcase their wares in long lines of booths stretching throughout the Lower Town neighborhood. Michael Terra says more than 16,000 people attend each year, giving the city a nice economic boost. In addition to the vendors, artists, and musicians, the festival includes The Taste of Paducah (which allows attendees to sample food from local restaurants), fireworks, a light parade, performances from the Paducah Improv troupe, artistic demonstrations, performances from River City Poetry and more. “I like to say that this festival is Paducah’s love letter to itself,” Victoria Terra says. “It is extremely important to me that people feel really good about where they live, and this is a great opportunity for people to come out and see all the wonderful things that are 30

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right here in their local Paducah and up to a day’s drive away.” In 2015, this love letter will boast highquality headlining acts such as indie rock group The Features on Friday and rockabilly veterans The Legendary Shack Shakers on Saturday. When Craig Felker talks about the lineup over the phone, you can practically hear him smile. He says these acts have very accomplished careers. The Features even performed the song “From Now On” on the “Breaking Dawn: Part 1” soundtrack. “They’re a fantastic band out of Nashville,” he says, adding, “I think people are going to be really excited about them. … [Their music] has this pop sensibility to it but also really indie rock.” In addition to The Features, Friday’s schedule includes Gideon’s Rifle, Suspicious River, Chris Black, Savage Radley, Lew Jetton, Nick Dittmeier, Darkestra, Bear Medicine, SIMO and Leonard the Band. On Saturday, the festival’s two stages will feature acts throughout the day. Bands such as The Wheelhouse Rousters, Loot Rock Gang and Big Atomic will perform along with artists like Kelsey Waldon, Daniel Morrow and Jessica Wilkes. Felker says several of these musicians have received noteworthy recognition. Kelsey Waldon, for instance, was recently dubbed “New Artist You Need to Know” by Rolling Stone Magazine.

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The Paducah Symphony Orchestra will also perform Saturday. The orchestra will be playing a set of popular symphonic music from John Williams’ “Star Wars” theme to marches from John Philip Sousa and everything in between. Felker says the PSO’s performance at the festival is one of its only free performances each year. “It’s a very unique performance for us,” he says. “It’s a great opportunity for people to be exposed to and get a glimpse of what our symphony is like.” The Legendary Shack Shakers will then end the festival with a set of rockabilly music performed with what Felker describes as a “charismatic” style. The Shack Shakers are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and frontman J.D. Wilkes is a Paducah resident. Jessica Wilkes, J.D.’s wife and frequent collaborator will open for the band. “They are just a fantastic band. In the rock[abilly] world, they’re at the top of the game,” says Felker. After the Shack Shakers bring the festival to its official close, attendees who still have the urge to dance can head to Maiden Alley for an after party. The event benefits the cinema and PSO and features both Jessica Wilkes and The Legendary Shack Shakers in a more intimate setting. Seth Murphy, stage manager and artist coordinator for the music and arts festival, says the party will showcase a new side to these acts. “It will be really interesting to see them

do two different shows that night,” he says. “One will be a big, festival show and the other’s going to be a small, intimate club show. I think their sets are going to be totally different.” Murphy also says admission to the after party will cost $12 for pre-sold tickets and $15 the day of the show. Anyone interested in getting up close and personal with Jessica Wilkes and The Legendary Shack Shakers can purchase tickets through the Maiden Alley website, www.maidenalleycinema.org. There’s no better way to enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of the area’s best art, music and food. Wander through the artist booths, dance by the festival’s performance stages, and bring an appetite for some of Paducah’s best eats and thirst-quenching beverages. It all starts on Friday, May 15th from 3pm to 10:30pm, and continues Saturday May 16th from 10am to 10:30pm. Be there! n

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fourth through twelfth grade students, will feature choral, beginning to advanced strings, instrumental: band and jazz ensemble instruction, as well as group piano instruction.

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aducah Symphony Orchestra’s Executive Director Daniel Sene’s enthusiasm is contagious. With a new schedule released for the 2015-2016 season and a musical selection of crowd favorites and soon-tobe new favorites waiting to illuminate the Carson Center stage, it’s easy to understand 42

his excitement. The roster includes famous works like Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 and Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, as well as works by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Richard Wagner. “There’s something in every single program that our audiences will identify with,” Sene explains. “It’s a season of really large symphonies, and pretty well known symphonies. They will recognize something from every single program throughout the

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year.” First up on September 12 is Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring pianist Fabio Bidini. Sene is confident in the concert’s success with Bidini on board: “Any concerto, he can play.” As an added bonus, Bidini has agreed to perform a solo piano recital on the day after the concert as part of the PSO’s encore series performances. October 3, the PSO will bring Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony to the Carson

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2015-2016 SEASON Center stage. Sene says this piece represents the artist’s life in a beautiful way, fading out gradually instead of ending with the fanfare his life deserved. Also, he explains, “For the first time ever, our Young Artist Competition winner who will be performing, cellist Wesley Skinner is a Paducah native.” November 7 brings Gustav Mahler’s 1st Symphony. The Titan, as the name suggests, is a huge work according to Sene. The symphony “is very captivating and pulls you

into the entire piece,” he says. The concert also feature’s Claude Debussy’s Nocturnes, which calls for 16 female voices as a wordless “texture and layer,” Sene describes. Like his contemporary Impressionist artists, Debussy uses the voices as art—“very much painting his music,” Sene says. On December 12, audiences will be treated to A Christmas Celebration. “This one will definitely dazzle our audiences,” Sene predicts. The concert is expected to

sell out again this year, making it the sixth consecutive year of success. It will feature the Paducah Symphony Orchestra choruses and the Murray State University concert choir. February 20 will feature Gary Levinson in Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto. Levinson is the principal associate concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony, among many other accolades. Sene adds: “Raffaele [Ponti] opens the concert with [Serge Prokofiev’s] Romeo and Juliet. People will recognize this piece of

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music.” A lesser known but exciting addition to the concert is Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 5. “His music almost paints a visual,” says Sene. “It’s very complex music, but it’s very easy to listen to.” On March 12, Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition will grace the stage. Arranged by Maurice Ravel, “it is fantastic orchestration,” according to Sene. The concert will open with pieces by Aram Khachaturian and Joseph Haydn, the latter of whose Symphony No. 45 will only showcase the fourth movement. “There’s a little bit of a surprise on why Raffaele did that,” Sene hints. “The trivia is out there for those who are wondering why he would only do the fourth movement; leave that to [the audience] to be surprised.” Rounding out the season on April 16 is Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. “Ode to Joy” is one of the most recognizable pieces to audiences, even if they think they don’t know it, Sene says. “Beethoven’s composing style was to take a melody and rehash it throughout an entire piece, which is what makes his music so recognizable.” Symphony No. 9 was also the first piece the Paducah Symphony Orchestra performed in the Carson Center when it opened. The symphony will feature the MSU concert choir, plus 1-2 other university choruses, according to Sene. “We’re hoping to have 300 plus voices on stage.” To returning patrons of the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, Sene explains they will hear “some of the greatest large works

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or the past 20 years the Paducah Symphony Orchestra has been a part of helping make lifelong memories in the hearts and minds of countless families with the annual Father-Daughter Dance. Always a sell-out event, this year was no different. A record number of attendees enjoyed the catered meal prepared by the wonderful staff of the Country Club of Paducah, a lavish candy buffet sure to keep local dentists in business and DJ Scott Jackson playing a variety of contemporary tunes that kept the dance floor hoppin’. From the moment guests stepped into the

Country Club they were greeted with sprawling displays of floral arrangements, balloons and elaborate pink and yellow decorations. The young ladies couldn’t stop talking about the beauty and transformation of the space. Many hours of preparation go into this annual PSO fundraising event, and a big THANK YOU is owed to this year’s Father-Daughter Dance Committee. Due to their hard work, the PSO was able to raise over $15,000 -- the highest amount ever collected in the storied history of the event. Be sure to stay tuned for news about next year’s annual Father-Daughter dance. n

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RICHARD DAVIS INSTRUMENT: CELLO JOINED PSO: 2007 HOMETOWN: CLARKSVILLE, TN

How did you first get interested in performing music? The cello captivated my attention while attending a youth orchestra concert. By the next day I had my sister’s violin, playing it held between my knees, and had convinced my parents we were to go rent a cello. What is your favorite piece of music to play? As string players, we are daily mindful of the debt we owe to Bach for his solo suites, partitas and sonatas. These works are living, life-long pursuits as their interpretations are unending. Also string players, we are privileged to have a wealth of literature that frequently encompasses a composer’s best ideas through the medium of a string quartet. The late quartets of Beethoven are regarded as perhaps the summit of all instrumental music. There are many gems tucked away throughout Haydn’s quartets for example, which undoubtedly influenced Beethoven’s beginnings as a composer. Finally, as orchestral musicians, we all acknowledge the greatness of the four symphonies by Brahms. These works were founded and perfected through his intensely laborious discretion and reflect his own genius to continuously develop thematic material and masterfully orchestrate. So, to avoid actually answering this question, I’d have to start with the

famous three “B’s” in seeking out favorite pieces of music. What advice would you give to aspiring musicians? Continue to work with diligence; and get private instruction if possible, depending on one’s own personal aspirations of course. Who is your favorite composer? Why? To continue with the answer to an earlier question, one of the common denominators between Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms is that they all acknowledged the power, grace, and influence of God throughout their lives and compositions. What is your proudest musical moment? It has yet to occur, but will exist throughout eternity to come. However... great musical moments occur everyday. For instance, collaborating here with the

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talent of the PSO frequently produces valuable moments which demonstrate why the live performance is an art worth working for. Three things you would want with you on a deserted island? In sincere light-heartedness, without knowing more specifics, allow me to pass on this scenario to speculate about a hypothetical situation that I would hope to prevent from becoming a reality. The one word your best friend would say to describe you? Ardent. What was the last music you listened to in your car? Unless there is a good classical station, I prefer not to become subject to the vast expanse of whatever happens to be floating across the airways; in which case the iPod is a life-saver. Favorite indulgence? Golf. What do you do when you’re not playing with the PSO? Practice daily, teach cello students, and participate with other orchestras around the region. Bonus: Anything else you would like us to know about you? Gratitude is my attitude in response to the great blessings and simple pleasures that The Good Lord freely bestows to us. n

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JULIE HILL INSTRUMENT: PERCUSSION JOINED PSO: FIRST PERFORMANCE WAS IN 1990, THEN A LONG HIATUS WHILE I WAS AWAY AT SCHOOL AND WORKING. STARTED PLAYING AGAIN IN 2010. HOMETOWN: MARTIN, TN How did you first get interested in performing music? I was chosen to play the tambourine out of the entire 4th grade in our school musical. My music teacher said I had an uncanny sense of rhythm. What is your favorite piece of music to play? I play in an all female percussion trio called Caixa. Any chamber works with that group are equal favorites to perform. What advice would you give to aspiring musicians? Show up and be nice to people. It’s not all about how you play. Who is your favorite composer? Why? John Luther Adams, for the genre in which I think this question is intended. In his music, I can almost see the vast open

spaces in which he lives and feel the solitude of the Alaskan tundra surrounding him. For all other genres, Brazilian born Caetano Veloso. Because he is just the best. What is your proudest musical moment? Performing in the Caixa Trio for 10,000 fans at the Festival of Drums in Seoul, Korea. We were performing outside in front of this ancient temple and suddenly fire starting shooting out of the stage. No one told us about the pyrotechnics in advance and somehow we managed to keep on playing. I was pretty proud of us and it all happened in

front of a huge crowd. Three things you would want with you on a deserted island? My husband, my cats, and a HUGE tube of chapstick. The one word your best friend would say to describe you? Relentless. What was the last music you listened to in your car? Coldplay. Favorite indulgence? International travel. n

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How did you first get interested in performing music? Growing up, I enjoyed singing in our church choir and playing clarinet in the school bands. What is your favorite piece of music to play? It’s difficult to choose one! I especially enjoy playing chamber music, when I have a chance to interact with other musicians. What advice would you give to aspiring musicians?

Use your practice time wisely—when you don’t feel like practicing, remember your long-term musical goals. “If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” Who is your favorite composer? Why? Mozart. His music has everything— drama, beauty, simplicity, complexity—and it’s always challenging! What is your proudest musical moment? Recording my first CD with Gateway Chamber Orchestra. Three things you would want with you on a deserted island? A boat, a house, and something to transport all the things I need and want between the two! The one word your best friend would say to describe you? I’m afraid to ask. Crazy?! What was the last music you listened to in your car? Popular cumbias from Colombia. Favorite indulgence? Reading What do you do when you’re not playing with the PSO? I teach double reeds at Austin Peay State University and play oboe with Gateway Chamber Orchestra in Clarksville, Tennessee. Bonus: Anything else you would like us to know about you? I love to learn foreign languages and travel. n

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BOB CONGER INSTRUMENT: TROMBONE JOINED PSO: 2006 HOMETOWN: FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA How did you first get interested in performing music? After piano lessons and learning to play the trombone, I began to seek out opportunities to perform while still in high school. These gigs were mostly jazz and orchestral – I was the principal trombone in the DC Youth Symphony. What is your favorite piece of music to play? I really enjoy Scherezade (Rimsky-Korsakov) and William Tell (Rossini) which are my favorite works in our current season with the PSO. What advice would you give to aspiring musicians? Diligent practice is essential to attaining a high level of mastery on any instrument, but in addition one must develop a passion for performance as well. Who is your favorite composer? Why? Igor Stravinsky, because he has unleashed

the power of the orchestra in a way heretofore unseen (or unheard). What is your proudest musical moment? Too many to isolate just one, but probably playing Dvorak’s New World this past season ranks right up there with some of my favorites. Three things you would want with you on a deserted island? My trombone, my dogs and my woman. The one word your best friend would say to describe you? Funny. What was the last music you listened to

your car? The Band: Greatest Hits. Favorite indulgence? An ice cream sundae. What do you do when you’re not playing with the PSO? I am a professor in the music department at Southeast MO State University in Cape Girardeau. This is my day job, lol. Bonus: Anything else you would like us to know about you? I shot a 73 this summer from the white tees at my home course. n

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NIKKI WILSON INSTRUMENT: VIOLIN JOINED PSO: 2004 HOMETOWN: NASHVILLE, TN

How did you first get interested in performing music? My older sister first started playing the violin. When I saw how much fun it was for her and how great it was for her to make music, I instantly wanted to learn to play too. What is your favorite piece of music to play? The Saint-Saens Violin Concerto in B minor. If I had to choose one piece of music that most closely resembles my personality, I

would say this is it. What advice would you give to aspiring musicians? In consistency lies the power. Who is your favorite composer? Why? Tchaikovsky. No one can write a melody line and enfold it within a countermelody line like he can. What is your proudest musical moment? Every time I give my best onstage. Three things you would want with you on a deserted island? My husband, water, and SOS flares. The one word your best friend would say to describe you? Honest. What was the last music you listened to your car? Faureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pelleas et Melisande. Favorite indulgence? Tres leches cake. What do you do when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not playing with the PSO? I teach private and group violin lessons at several locations in Nashville, TN. n

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2014 - 2015 SPONSORS SEASON SPONSORS

6 SEPTEMBER 2014 RACHMANINOFF’S 2ND PIANO CONCERTO CONCERT SPONSORS In Memory of David Weitlauf

4 OCTOBER 2014 SCHEHERAZADE CONCERT SPONSORS Nancy Duff

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The Paducah Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations for their financial contributions over the past 13 months as of February 28, 2015.

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE $5,000+ Anonymous (2) Anonymous in Honor of Daniel Sene Anonymous in Honor of John & Kristin Williams Baptist Health Paducah Bill Ford Interiors Carson-Myre Foundation City of Paducah Community Foundation of West Kentucky Mr. & Mrs. Mark Desmond Ingram Barge Company Kentucky Arts Council Lourdes Hospital Dr. & Mrs. Wally Montgomery National Endowment for the Arts

Paducah Bank Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Page The Ronald McDonald Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Roger Truitt United Propane Gas Mr. & Mrs. John Williams, Sr PRESIDENT’S CLUB $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Audibel Hearing Center BB&T Bank Blythe White CSI INC. Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Davis Mr. & Mrs. Basil Drossos Ms. Nancy Duff Edward Jones Mr. & Mrs. Steven Grinnell

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DONORS continued Clark Distributing Coca-Cola Mr. & Mrs. Charles Folsom Mr. & Mrs. Joe Framptom Dr. & Mrs. Paul Grumley Dr. & Mrs. James Gwinn Mrs. Frances Hunt ISP Chemicals Dr. & Mrs. Keith Kelly Mid-South Construction Ms. Allison & Dr. Pamela Reed Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roberts Wagner Wine and Spirits Whitlow, Roberts, Houston, and Straub GUARANTOR $1000-$1499 Air Products Barkley Regional Airport Dr. & Mrs. Ted Borodofsky Dr. Sharron Butler The Cafaro Foundation Caring People Services Falconite Development Mr. & Mrs. John Eckstein Mr. Richard Holland Judge & Mrs. William Howerton Jim Smith Contracting Dr. & Mrs. Jeff Johnson Kiwanis Club of Paducah Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Katterjohn Mr. & Mrs. William Kellum Medical Spa 7 Michelson’s Jewelers Mr. & Mrs. Ed Narozniak Ms. Peggy Paxton Mr. & Mrs. Richard Paxton Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Ranval Dr. & Mrs. Lowell Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roof Rotary Club of Paducah Superior Care Home Symphony Supply USEC Wacker Chemical Mr. Jim & Rev. Libby Wade Mr. & Mrs. Russell Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Ken Wheeler WPSD Local 6 BENEFACTOR $600-$999 Mr. & Mrs. Lars Blythe Ms. Patricia Brockenborough Mr & Mrs. Bill Brown Mr. & Mrs. James Carbonel Mr. & Mrs. Barry Chapman Christian Fellowship School Dr. & Mrs. C.K. Davis Mrs. Roy Gene Dunn Mrs. Mary Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Lee Fink 58

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DONORS continued Flooring America Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Haywood Mr. & Mrs. Clay Howerton

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DONORS continued Kalleo Technologies Mr. Kyle Katterjohn Mr. & Mrs. Brian Katz Mr. & Mrs. Mark Keef Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Kelley Mrs. Jane Kolb Mr. Robert Kupper Dr. & Mrs. Mark Lineberry Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas Lopez Mr. John Lynn Mr. & Mrs. Jerry McElya Mr. & Mrs. Douglas McKee Ms. Anne McNeilly Mr. & Mrs. Gil McNichols Mr. & Mrs. Greg Menke Dr. Robert Miller Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Miller Mr. Ernest Mitchell Charles & Sue Moffitt Orthopaedic Institute Paducah Ford P & L Railway Paducah Sun Mrs. Sara Penry Posh Academy Mr. & Mrs. Joe Powell Mr. William Powers Mr. Brandon Price, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Charles Ransler Mr. & Mrs. John Reed Rene Advertising Mr. & Mrs. Dan Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Allan Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Russell Ms. Linda Sandefer Ms. Lorraine Schramke Mr. & Mrs. Tom Shadoan Mr. & Mrs. George Shaw Drs. Eric & Daniela Shields Ms. Angela Smith Mr. & Mrs. Barry Smith Mike Smith Toyota Scion Stone-Lang Mr. & Mrs. Donald Swearingen Mr & Mrs. Michael Taylor Mr. William Thompson Mr. & Mrs. C. Ashley Thurman Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Tkach Mr. & Mrs. Richard Trampe Ms. Peggy Tripp Mr. & Mrs. Robert Turok White & White Family Dentistry Ms. Anita Williams Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Williams Dr. & Mrs. Charles Winkler Mr. & Mrs. Robert Worden Mrs. Shirley Wrinkle Ms. Virginia Young

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DONORS continued Arkema, Inc Artisan Kitchen/Shandies Atomic Events Backwoods BBQ Banterra Bank Mr. Donald Beaman Bikeworld Ms. Nancy Bock Ms. Ann Boss Mrs. Ellen Ruth Bremer Mrs. Jane Bright Mr. & Mrs. William Brown Mr. & Mrs. William Burch Campaign for Bill Bartleman Campaign for Bill Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cappock Dr. & Mrs. Jimmy Cargill Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Carr Cash Saver Mrs. Olivia Cave Mr. & Mrs. Richard Coltharp C-Plant Doe’s Eat Place Ms. Clara Faye Downs Dry Ground Brewing Dunkin Donuts Ms. Dawn Durham Dr. & Mrs. James Eickholz Elks Club Etcetera Coffeehouse Mr. Art Feather Dr. & Mrs. Preston Figge Mr. Charles Fischer FNB Dr. & Mrs. G. Grant Gehring, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. P. Tim Harris Dr. & Mrs. Robert Haugh Mr. & Mrs. Robert Head Heartland Rehabilitation Services Ms. Judy Higdon Hultman Mr. Jesse Jacob Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Keifer Dr. & Mrs. John Kraus Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kupper Sen. & Mrs. Robert Leeper Dr. Peter Locken Mrs. Jill Love Mr. & Mrs. Charles Matheny McCracken Nursing and Rehabilitation Mr. & Mrs. L.V. McGinty Mrs. Barbetha Miller Mr. Bobby Miller Millwork Products Mr. & Mrs. William O’Brien Paducah Beer Werkes Paducah Blueprint and Supply Co., Inc. Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau Paducah LIfe Patti’s 1880s Settlement

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