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WHEN IN ROME LAWRENCE GOLAN, CONDUCTOR WEI LUO, PIANO TC HAI KOVS KY
Capriccio italien M E N D E L S SO H N
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor RE S PI G HI
Fountains of Rome RE S PI G HI
Pines of Rome
GREETINGS! I’m so glad you have chosen to spend your evening with us! Our musicians and front-of-house staff, most of whom are volunteers, have worked hard over the past few weeks to help you have a great night — and we know that you will! We are also very excited to welcome you to our new home at Central Presbyterian Church, where we now perform on the beautiful Antonia Brico Stage, named in honor of our Thank you for being part of another amazing sold-out season of music and more!!
founding conductor. The Brico Stage was given to the Denver Philharmonic by very generous private donors. As a small nonprofit, we rely upon donations of all sizes. We’re also fortunate enough to have such limited administrative expenses that nearly all the money from your contributions are spent on our musicians, musical costs and providing you a memorable evening! I do hope that tonight’s performance fills you with so much joy that we will see you at our next concert and as an active patron of our organization. Thank you again for joining us tonight. We can’t wait to share with you our passionate mission to redefine the way our community experiences and engages with classical music! Sincerely,
Jon Olafson President of the Board, DPO
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ON THE MAIN STAGE SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
MARCH 2, 2018
OKTOBERFEST
SMILIN’ ISLES
Lawrence Golan, conductor Katherine Thayer, violin; Hideki Machida, oboe Colorado Repertory Singers; Dr. Kyle Fleming, director Emily Morris, soprano; Jennifer DeDominici, mezzosoprano; Kevin Gwinn, tenor; Nicholas Navarre, bass
Lawrence Golan, conductor
BACH Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C Minor SCHUBERT Magnificat BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
O BEAUTIFUL
Lawrence Golan, conductor Cherry Creek Theatre COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man GERSHWIN, ARR. BENNETT Porgy & Bess;
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 “Scottish” DAVEY The Brendan Voyage
APRIL 14, 2018
¡GOOOOAL!
José Luis Castillo, guest conductor MONCAYO Huapango REVUELTAS Redes COPLAND El Salón México FALLA Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1 VILLA-LOBOS, ARR. KRANCE “Ária” from
Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 PIAZZOLLA, ARR. MARTURET Oblivion GINASTERA Four Dances from Estancia
A Symphonic Picture BOYER Ellis Island; The Dream of America
MAY 24, 2018
DECEMBER 15 & 16, 2017
Lawrence Golan, conductor Fei-Fei Dong, piano
HOLIDAY CHEER!
Lawrence Golan, conductor Colorado Repertory Singers; Dr. Kyle Fleming, director Young Voices of Colorado; Jena Dickey, director HOLIDAY FAVORITES!
Full repertoire available at denverphilharmonic.org
RUSS-KEYS RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
Antonia Brico Stage Central Presbyterian Church 1660 Sherman Street, Denver
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MARCH 2018
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THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017
WHEN IN ROME
Antonia Brico Stage at Central Presbyterian Church · Denver, Colorado · 7:30 pm
Lawrence Golan, conductor Wei Luo, piano Peter Tchaikovsky
Capriccio italien, op. 45
(1841 – 1896)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, op. 25
Molto allegro con fuoco Andante Presto: Molto allegro e vivace Featuring Wei Luo
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Fountains of Rome
(1879 – 1936) The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn The Triton Fountain in the Morning The Trevi Fountain at Midday The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset
Respighi
Pines of Rome
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The Pines of Villa Borghese The Pines Near a Catacomb The Pines of the Janiculum The Pines of the Appian Way
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LAWRENCE GOLAN MUSIC DIRECTOR Conductor Lawrence Golan is in high demand across the United States and internationally. In addition to his position as music director of the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence is the music director of the Yakima Symphony Orchestra in Washington state, the York Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania and the Lamont Symphony Orchestra & Opera Theatre at the University of Denver. Highlights of Lawrence’s 2016–17 season include a 14-city tour of China with the Denver Philharmonic, an appearance on National Public Radio’s “From the Top” with the York Symphony Orchestra, and the world premiere production, recording and subsequent CD/DVD release on Albany Records of Ode to Nature by Jiaojiao Zhou with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra and producer Dennis Law. Lawrence continues to guest conduct professional orchestras, opera, and ballet companies in the U.S. and around the world. Having conducted in 26 states and 17 countries, recent engagements include performances in Boulder, Macon, Memphis and Tucson as well as the Czech Republic, Italy, Georgia, Korea, Taiwan and China. A staunch supporter of music education, Lawrence is a tenured full professor at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music where he conducts the Lamont Symphony Orchestra & Opera Theatre and leads one of the most distinguished and highly sought after graduate conducting programs in the U.S. Lawrence Golan is known for his inspired performances, imaginative programming, passion for developing new audiences, and excellent public speaking skills—entertaining and/or educating 8
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the audience from both on and off the podium. He is also recognized for his expertise in the complete spectrum of musical styles and periods. He has worked with artists ranging from Leonard Bernstein, Marilyn Horne, Daniel Barenboim and Joshua Bell to Frank Sinatra, Kenny G and ShaNaNa. A native of Chicago, Lawrence Golan holds degrees in both conducting and violin performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music (B.M. and M.M.) and the New England Conservatory of Music (D.M.A.). In addition, he studied at all of the major conducting festivals including Aspen and Tanglewood, where in 1999 he was awarded the Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellowship. Following in the footsteps of his father Joseph Golan, longtime principal second violinist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Golan is also an accomplished violinist. He was concertmaster of the Portland Symphony Orchestra for 11 years, has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, and has made several commercially available recordings as a violinist. Lawrence and his wife Cecilia, who is from Buenos Aires, Argentina, have been married since 2003. They have two wonderful children: Giovanna and Joseph. Lawrence is represented by William Reinert Associates in New York. Visit www.LawrenceGolan.com or www.WilliamReinert.com.  9
WEI LUO PIANO “Equally intriguing were those moments when she took you so far inside the music that your ears left behind previous points of reference, partly because she immerses herself in the music with an intensity that borders on madness.”— Philadelphia Inquirer, October, 2015 Born in Shenzhen, China, Wei Luo began piano lessons at age 5, and gave her debut recital in Hong Kong at age 6. Winner of numerous competitions in China, Wei also claimed first prize in the 11th Chopin International Competition for Young Pianists in Poland and the 2nd Rachmaninov International Piano Competition for Young Pianists in Frankfurt, both in 2010. She made her orchestral debut with the Shanghai Philharmonic in 2010 with conductor Muhai Tang performing Prokofiev Concerto No. 3. Exploring a depth of core repertoire, Wei Lou has already performed major concertos of Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and Prokofiev, and recital repertoire of Bach, Schumann, Mussorgsky, Chopin, Ravel and Haydn. She has participated in masterclasses with Leon Fleisher, Richard Goode, Seymour Lipkin, Abbey Simon and Nelita True. In 2007 Wei Luo entered the Shenzhen Arts school, studying with Kang Yongze. Wei went on to study at the elementary and, then, middle schools of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music with Tang Zhe. In 2012 she was accepted to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music where she currently studies with Gary Graffman and Robert McDonald. Wei was honored to be the artist selected to perform in the Dean’s Honors recital at Curtis in 2014.
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Binge-watch all episodes of our webseries “Playing Out” taking musicians — including Wei Luo — out on the town performing in and around Denver at www.playingoutwith.us See pianist Fei-Fei Dong play Gershwin on
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and explore downtown, Sydney Harper carol at The Brown Palace, pianist Steven Lin flip records at Wax Trax II, conductor S. Mordecai Fuhrman FaceTime with composer Johan de Meij, DPO’s own Ryan Spencer trumpeting over Highlands Bridge, climb inside Central Presbyterians’
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HISHAM BRAVO GROOVER ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR
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Other previous professional engagements include Adjunct Instructor of Music at Ripon College, Wisconsin, where he served as the conductor of the Ripon College Orchestra. Besides conducting, Hisham’s violin studies have also taken him to the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, as well as the New Zealand School of Music. He received his Bachelor Degree in Violin Performance from Loyola University in New Orleans. He also holds a Master’s in Violin Pedagogy from Western Kentucky University where he studied with Dr. Ching-Yi Lin. As the newly appointed Associate Conductor of the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, Hisham is eager to work with the musicians to bring performances of the highest quality to the Colorado community.
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OUR HISTORY We may be one of Denver’s oldest orchestras, but we certainly don’t act our age. Dr. Antonia Brico, the first woman to con-
change came in 2004, and we became
duct the Berlin and New York Philharmonic
the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. Horst
Orchestras, founded our organization
served as music director and conductor
in 1948 as the Denver Businessmen’s
through 2009, after which he was appoint-
Orchestra. Antonia settled in Denver
ed the orchestra’s first Conductor Laureate.
after conducting professional orchestras across Europe and the U.S. She debuted our orchestra to a packed auditorium explaining the need for a classical music venue to showcase the talents of local, classically trained musicians “with no place to play.” Twenty years later, we’d be known as the Brico Symphony, and Antonia would remain at the helm of the orchestra until her retirement in the mid-1980s. After nearly 40 years under Antonia’s baton, the orchestra chose RussianAmerican conductor Julius Glaihengauz as its second music director. A graduate of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Julius led the newly renamed Centennial Philharmonic for 11 seasons. In 1999, Professor of Music at the University of Denver Dr. Horst Buchholz took the baton. Our most recent name
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Adam Flatt came onboard as music director in June 2010. Adam’s dynamic and inspiring leadership over the next three years continued Horst’s legacy and further increased the artistic quality of the orchestra. We selected award-winning conductor Dr. Lawrence Golan as our conductor and music director when Adam departed in 2013. Lawrence, a professor and music director at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, continues to produce innovative and quality programming, challenging our musicians and delighting our audiences. And while we have a 69-year history in Denver, our mission is to continually redefine the way our community experiences and engages with classical music.
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OUR MUSICIANS MUSIC DIRECTOR
SECOND VIOLIN
DOUBLE BASS
Lawrence Golan
Yiran Li, principal Niccolo Werner Casewit Valerie Clausen Christina Colalancia Erica Getz Terri Gonzales Miki Heine Annie Laury Callista Medland Wendy Montenegro Roger Powell Anne Silvas Albert Ting
Colton Kelly, principal Zach Antonio Lucy Bauer Josh Filley Taryn Galow
VIOLA
OBOE
Samantha Wilson, principal Naomi Croghan Victoria DiMarzio Lori Hanson Ben Luey Anita Zerbe
Kimberly Brody, principal Loren Meaux, assistant principal Alexis Junker
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Hisham Bravo Groover
FIRST VIOLIN Katherine Thayer, concertmaster Patsy Aronstein Melissa Barru Carrie Beeder Barbara Casanova Thomas Jatko Lubia Montenegro Kristine Pordesimo Emmy Reid Elizabeth Wall Grace Wills
CELLO
FLUTE Aaron Wille, principal Roberto Santos Jayne Copland
PICCOLO Jayne Copland
ENGLISH HORN Loren Meaux
Katie Burns, acting principal Sarah Frederick Mike Marecak Shirley Marecak Monica Sáles Amanda Thall Rachel Yanovitch
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CLARINET
TROMBONE
TIMPANI
Kwami Barnett, principal Claude Wilbur Jessica Clark
William Combs, principal Wallace Orr
Steve Bulota, principal
BASS CLARINET
BASS TROMBONE Daniel Morris
Colin Constance Ross Coons Heather Church Justin Elks Ani Gyulamiryan Jackson Stevens
Claude Wilbur
BASSOON Ken Greenwald, principal Banri Hoshi
CONTRABASSOON Adam Lusk
HORN Zach Maupin, principal Kim George Kelli Hirsch Jeanine Branting Eddie Savelson
TRUMPET Ryan Spencer, principal Ariel Van Dam Colton Crandell
TUBA Darren DeLaup
OFFSTAGE BRASS Soprano Buccini Ben Foss Carrie McCune Zak Ruffert Kyterra Waters Tenor Buccini Brandon Norton Tim Dailey Geoff Tyndall Evan King
PERCUSSION
HARP Becky Moritzky, principal Jenilee Elsbernd
PIANO Ani Gyulamiryan, principal Margo Hanschke
ORGAN Wil Smith
Bass Buccini Samantha Terry Lucas Alexander Mike Vallez Anthony Brendel
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OUR TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Jon Olafson VICE-PRESIDENT Sarah Hogan SECRETARY Matt Meier TREASURER Allison Lausten Amy Anderson Tamara Arredondo Rich Casson Pauline Dallenbach, Honorary Member Dr. Robert Dallenbach Eleanor Glover Maureen Keil, Honorary Member Kate Lange Linda Lebsack Tenley Oldak Dennis Stevens
DENVER PHILHARMONIC FOUNDATION BOARD Keith Fisher Allison Lausten Roger Powell
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Valerie Clausen
PERSONNEL MANAGER Annie Laury
FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER Amy Anderson
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Thomas Jatko Colton Kelly Michael Meaux Patricia Meaux New Genesis Transitional Community for the Homeless Emmy Reid Albert Ting
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN PRODUCTION TEAM Bryce Clark Wil Smith
MUSIC LIBRARIAN Callista Medland
CONCERT PROGRAM Ligature Creative Group, design Walker Burns, editing Taryn Galow, Braille translation Callista Medland Betsy Schwarm, program notes
AUDIO TECH Joel Dallenbach Jack Pelon
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MUSICIANS COMMITTEE Loren Meaux, chair Rachel Bradford Niccolo Casewit Callista Medland Daniel Morris Catherine Ricca Lanzano
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MAY 25 • WHEN IN ROME by BETSY SCHWARM
Capriccio Italien, op. 45 Peter Tchaikovsky (1841 – 1896) Peter Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien is a musical souvenir of the winter of 1879/1880, which the composer spent in Rome. In a letter to his friend and patron, Nadezhda von Meck, he related that some of the melodies used in the caprice were borrowed from published collections of Italian songs. Others were songs the composer had heard in the streets of Rome, and the brass fanfare that begins the caprice was played every evening at the Seemingly a pasta-holic, Tchaikovsky visited Italy on holiday a number of times in his life. Duration: 15 minutes
army barracks across the street from his hotel. Throughout, there are ever-changing musical moods, like an assortment of memories from a busy vacation. After the opening brass fanfare, various contrasting melodies make their appearance. A flowing, song-like theme first introduced by strings is followed by a perky triple-meter dance melody setting oboes and flutes in contrast to one another before the melody moves to the full orchestra. 21
Next is a graceful theme with downward
conclusion possible. (Did you see the
flowing triplets more reminiscent of
Chalet dancers perform the tarantella
Naples than of Rome, and ultimately a
dance during tonight’s tailgate?)
propulsive tarantella with skipping dotted rhythms and an irrepressibly driving energy, charging to the most-spirited
Its vibrant spirit was well-received when it premiered in Moscow in December of 1880.
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Welcome to Central Presbyterian Church, an enthusiastic partner of the Denver Philharmonic and a dedicated supporter of the downtown arts and music communities. This historic sanctuary, the third in the church’s history, was designed by renowned Denver architect Frank Edbrooke and built in 1891. Central houses the New Genesis Transitional Shelter in the basement just below your feet, the Central Visitation Program on the third floor of this building, and is closely involved with the Metro Caring hunger relief center and the Colfax Community Network.
We seek to welcome all with gracious hospitality. In these times of uncertainty, our faith calls us to stand up for the oppressed no matter the national origin, religion, race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or age. Join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30.
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Piano Concerto no. 1 in g minor, op. 25 Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847) Felix Mendelssohn’s first piano concerto premiered in Munich on October 17, 1831. The concert was a full program of Mendelssohn’s works, including his Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, his Symphony No. 1 in c minor, and the new concerto. He wrote the concerto quickly to have something that might “Italy at last! And what I
showcase both his compositional abilities and his keyboard skills.
have all my life consid-
In a letter to his family back home, Mendelssohn reported that
ered as the greatest pos-
the audience was delighted on all accounts.
sible felicity is now begun, and I am basking in
The first movement opens with a brief rising phrase for orchestra
it.” — Felix Mendelssohn,
alone, charging upward as if leaping into the sky. The soloist
November 8, 1830
joins promptly with torrents of the most rapid passagework
Duration: 21 minutes
imaginable, eventually contrasted by a calmer, more song-like theme. However, the opening turmoil soon returns, now cast in ever newer colors. Rather than coming to a full pause before the second movement, Mendelssohn has the trumpets abruptly declare that a new gate has been thrown wide open, and the action continues straight onwards. Here, all is peaceful with cellos presenting a theme on which the soloist will elaborate. Brief periods of greater drama
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SUNDAY CLASSICAL MUSIC 7:00 – 10:00 PM KPOF — 910 AM
Tune in to radio station KPOF (AM 910) from 7 – 10 pm on Sunday, June 4 for an encore of tonight’s Denver Philharmonic performance! Our Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the vital contributions made by the Pillar of Fire Ministries / KPOF 910 AM to our orchestra and Denver’s classical music community. For more than 50 years, the Pillar of Fire Church generously accommodated our orchestra rehearsals and many performances. Since 1963, Dr. Robert B. Dallenbach, and more recently his son, Joel Dallenbach, have meticulously recorded and broadcast all of the orchestra’s concerts.
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arise, but in general, Mendelssohn clearly
movement and calm of the second
intends to have a calm interlude in the
movement are replaced by brilliance and
center of the concerto.
sparkle, especially from the soloist, whose
Another brass fanfare leads the action, again without pause, into the final movement. The anxiety of the opening
phrases recur in the woodwinds. It’s all laughter and high spirits, and mostly perpetual motion leading to closing fireworks.
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Fountains of Rome & Pines of Rome Ottorino Respighi (1879 – 1936) Having spent three years in Russia studying orchestration with Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Ottorino Respighi came home determined to craft exciting symphonic scores in the spirit of Rimsky’s famed Scheherazade. This intention is vividly displayed in Respighi’s three most famous works: The Fountains of Rome (1917), The Pines of Rome Pines of Rome debuted
(1924), and Roman Festivals (1929). The first two of those are on
in 1924, the same year
tonight’s program. All are vivid instrumental tone poems using
Benito Mussolini rose to
various sections of the orchestra, and in brief passages, even
power. Could the march-
soloists chosen from those sections, to evoke the spirit of the
ing army heard in the
scenes the composer had in mind.
last movement represent the Fascist Party’s 1922 March on Rome?
THE FOUNTAINS OF ROME Of Fountains, Respighi explained that he intended to capture
Fountains duration:
the personalities of four of the Eternal City’s famed fountains,
15 minutes
each at a different and specific time of day.
Pines duration: 23 minutes
In the first of the four movements, the Fountain of Valle Giulia is imagined by the composer as a pastoral scene with cattle passing by through the mists of dawn. He renders this with
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birdcall-like effects from the woodwinds, bell-like details from the celesta, and gently flowing themes from all.
THE PINES OF ROME Of Pines, Respighi wrote “the century-old trees which dominate so characteristically
The more boisterous second movement
the Roman landscape become testimony
depicts mythical sprites indulging in a
for the principal events in Roman life.”
mid-morning dance in the waters of the
Those “events” ranged from the shrill cries
Triton Fountain. Heroic horns launch
of frolicking children to the thundering
the action with nimble themes to follow, punctuated by more determined contrasting passages.
approach of Caesar’s army, with a recorded nightingale — Respighi strongly preferred to have an actual recording, rather than
The third scene also bears a connection to
just a piccolo in imitation — singing his
myth, as the view of the Trevi Fountain at
sweet song in the interim.
midday brings to Respighi’s mind an image of Neptune and his chariot. All begins peacefully, with focus on the English horn, though bolder passages will soon follow. However, Respighi does not close the entire work with high drama. Rather, for the fourth and final movement, he evokes a sunset scene. Birds warble in the woodwinds and bells toll across the waters of the Villa Medici Fountain before settling into the stillness of the evening.
The Pines of Rome premiered in 1924 in the city whose name it bears. It was a spectacular success, and within two years, Toscanini conducted the work with the New York Philharmonic in Carnegie Hall. The Pines of Rome is structured in four movements, each with its own subtitle, though they are played without pause, so that the music flows uninterrupted from beginning to end.
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In the first, “The Pines of Villa Borghese,”
in his orchestra comes brilliantly into the
children play in the pine groves, with
spotlight and the clarinet is awarded a
sparkling activity for the full orchestra,
lengthy and lyrical solo passage. The
though most prominently and repeatedly
oboe (nightingale) sings as the movement
from the brass.
comes to a close.
For contrast, the second section “The
Immediately afterward, the scene moves
Pines near a Catacomb,” sets mournful
to “The Pines of the Appian Way” with
hymn-like phrases against a dark tapestry
visions of the ancient past and the Roman
of mostly string tones.
army approaching the capital city. At first
A lighter mood returns for the third section “The Pines of the Janiculum,” in which Respighi attested that he was imagining a moonlit scene with nightingales singing. Here, the piano that Respighi included
the army is quite distant, but the relentless tread of many booted feet become clear long before the splendor of brass and percussion brings those soldiers into imagined view. Respighi has crafted the grandest of grand finales.
DONATE A VEHICLE W E LOVE OU R C ARS. We haul our instruments around in them, we eat in them between rehearsals and gigs, and sometimes we get stuck in them on I-25 on our way to a performance. If you love your car too, it can be hard to say goodbye when its driven its last mile or you’re ready for a change. We can help (and you’ll be helping DPO)! It’s easy to arrange free pick-up of donated vehicles in most (but not all) conditions. Find out how at denverphilharmonic.org
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MUSICIAN MILESTONES We gratefully acknowledge and thank the following Denver Philharmonic Orchestra musicians for their 10-plus years of volunteer service to the orchestra! 30+ SEASONS
15+ SEASONS
Thomas Jatko, first violin
Niccolo Casewit, second violin Annie Laury, second violin
25+ SEASONS Lucy Bauer, double bass Steve Bulota, principal timpani Josh Filley, double bass
20+ SEASONS Terri Gonzales, second violin Roger Powell, second violin
Loren Meaux, asst. principal oboe/ English horn Wallace Orr, trombone
10+ SEASONS Jeanine Branting, horn Valerie Clausen, second violin Ben Luey, viola Emmy Reid, first violin Catherine Ricca Lanzano, flute Beth Schoening, first violin Katherine Thayer, concertmaster Claude Wilbur, clarinet Aaron Wille, principal flute, piccolo
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CONCERT ETIQUETT If you are attending your first (or 300th) classical music concert, below are some frequently asked questions to help make your experience more enjoyable. BE COMFORTABLE
APPLAUSE 101
There’s no dress code. From jeans to
In earlier times, audiences would routinely
suits, you’ll see it all! Wear what you’d
applaud between movements to show
like — you’ll fit in. We love you just the
their joy for the music they just heard.
way you are.
Then around the mid-19th century, it became tradition to wait until the end of
COUGHING Ahem… Try to ‘bury’ your cough in a loud
the piece to clap, with the audience sitting silent between movements.
passage of music. If you can’t, or you
At the DPO, we welcome both traditions.
begin to cough a lot, don’t worry — it’s
If you prefer to wait for the end of a piece
perfectly acceptable and appropriate to
to clap, please do. Some movements are
quietly exit the concert hall. Remember to
fiery and end in such a flare that you may
unwrap cough drops before the concert so
feel compelled to clap — go for it! After
you don’t create crackling noises.
a quiet movement, you may want to enjoy the feeling of transfixion and wait; there’s no need to applaud if you’re not feelin’ it. Regardless, we want you to feel comfortable and focus on the performance, not confusing applause rules!
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SOCIAL MEDIA
The rumors are true — we’re pretty
Feel free to tweet along with us
informal. But we do ask that you sit tight
@denverphilorch, post to Facebook or
and quiet during the performance and
take photos without flash. Upload your
only get up between pieces or during in-
pics and comments online — and be sure
termission as to not distract the musicians
to tag us! We’re on Facebook, Twitter and
or concert-goers around you.
Instagram @denverphilorch #dpotweets
PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT
HAVE FUN!
You’re welcome to bring a water bottle
Rules, rules, rules — we know, it can be
into the hall, but remember “Trail Rules”
overwhelming. The most important rule of
— pack it in, pack it out. (This goes for
all is to have fun and enjoy yourself. And
trash too!)
then tell all your friends and come back again and again!
ELECTRONICS Please turn the sound off on your cell phones, pagers, and any other noisemaking device, including vibrate mode.
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ORCHESTRA SPOTLIG Who are the hard-working men and women behind those music stands? Get to know your orchestra! Each concert, we spotlight a few of our talented musicians. Tonight, meet Barb, Ani, Wendy, Lubia and Beth — BARB CASANOVA
ANI GYULAMIRYAN
Seasons with DPO: One
Seasons with DPO: Two
Other Instruments: Piano
Undergrad: University of Denver
Undergrad: CU, Music Education
Master’s: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Master’s: University of Phoenix, Counseling
Day Job: Instructor of individual and
Day Job: Orchestra teacher grades 4–8 in
group piano, accompanist
FIRST VIOLIN
PRINCIPAL KEYBOARD
Jeffco
Musical Guilty Pleasure: Finding under-
Loves To Hate: Barking dogs
represented gems of classical repertoire
Hates To Love: The Walking Dead
Birthplace: Armenia
Favorite Composer: Beethoven
Favorite thing to do in Colorado: Hike
Favorite Classical Piece: Barber’s Adagio for Strings
WENDY MONTENEGRO
Musical Guilty Pleasure: Coldplay
VIOLIN
Hometown: Bismarck, North Dakota
Seasons with DPO: 2015–2017
My First Musical Lesson Was… Age 4 —
Undergrad: Bachelor in Music degree with
my mom teaching me piano
major in Performance
I Wish I Was… In Belize
Strange but True: Sisters with DPO violin-
My favorite thing to do at home: Be on
ist Lubia Montenegro
my back porch
Birthplace: Guatemala
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VIOLIN
Undergrad: Valparaiso University, Bachelor of Music Education
Seasons with DPO: 2015–2017
Master’s: Southern Illinois University
Master’s: Bachelor in Music degree with
Edwardsville, Master of Music Education
major in Performance
Day Job: Elementary orchestra teacher in
Strange but True: Sisters with DPO violin-
Jeffco Schools
ist Wendy Montenegro
Pop Culture Obsession: Game of Thrones
Birthplace: Guatemala
Favorite Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Favorite Classical Piece: “Fantasia on a
BETH SCHOENING
Theme by Thomas Tallis” by Ralph Vaughn
FIRST VIOLIN
Williams
Seasons with DPO: 10 Seasons
Musical Guilty Pleasure: Showtunes
Other Instruments: Viola, mandolin, guitar,
Hometown: Valparaiso, Indiana
piano
My First Musical Lesson Was… attending concerts with my Dad
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THANK YOU!
Donations since January 1, 2016
We would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following individuals, businesses and corporations. ORCHESTRA CIRCLE ($20,000+) Valerie & Gilmour Clausen
CONCERTMASTER CIRCLE
Raymonda L. Burgman CoBank Paula Elmers Dan & Steph Lagerborg U.S. Bank Foundation Mark & Maxine Rossman Katherine & Ben Vagher Matt Meier & David Sherman
($2,500–$4,999) German American Chamber of Commerce Hugh Pitcher & Linda Lebsack Don & Bonnie Walls
MUSICIAN CIRCLE ($1,000–$2,499) Willard & Margaret Brown German American Chamber of Commerce & German Cultural Foundation Sarah & Matt Hogan Jon Olafson Wallace Orr John & Carol Tate
PATRON ($500–$999) Anonymous Patricia Aronstein Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, on behalf of Tenley Oldak
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BENEFACTOR ($300–$499) Jerry Brindisi Janice Burley Kelli & Geoff Hirsch Eleanor Glover and Eugene Advincula Russell Klein Lisa Peloso & Vik Patel Barbara Schlein
CONTRIBUTOR ($100–$299) 303 Software Kathleen Agnes Anonymous (2) Sharon Adams & John Bardeen Barefoot PR Fred Beisser Kimberly and James Brody, in memory of Carol Brody Raymonda L. Burgman
Daniel R. Burns & Lorraine Diaz Larry Chan, in memory of Roy Henry Stahlgren MD Robert Cleve Terry Collings Mike and Jonna Fitzgerald Stephen and Elizabeth Gannon Stephanie Gillman Eleanor Glover Judy & Ed Hagerman Rebecca Harris The HCA Foundation Karin Hensel Brian Hillyard Hank Innerfeld Eric Jones Jake & Lok Jacobi Annie Laury Matt & Allison Lausten Dana Houghland & William McCune Michael & Patricia Meaux Callista and Patrick Medland Carolyn & Gary Medland Claudia Miller Rand and Barb Moritzky, in honor of Rebecca Moritzky Judy Morton Tenley Mueller Kathleen Porter Claude and Laurie Pupkin
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Liza Ranftle & Richard Casson Barbara Schlein Robert J. Smith Cori Streetman Carolyn, Mark, Diana & Ryan Stutzman Mike & Amanda Tine Naioma Walberg Gary Wooley
FRIEND (UP TO $99) Anonymous (4) Linda Adams Penny Alles Amazon Smile Foundation Larry Armstrong & Carol Farnsworth Tamara Arredondo Meredith Badler Lucy Bauer Delon Beckett Blueprint Bar Phil Pearlman & Betty Bona Jeanine Branting Vincent, Eric, Rachel Brindisi Brio Gold, Inc.
Paul Callahan Robert Collins John Dowling Paula Elmers Genna and Torin Terri Gonzales Lori Hanson Jennifer Heglin Michael Hoffman Ms. Surilda Hudson Jonathan Icasas Marty & Stan Jewell Mande Knowles Catherine & Ted Lanzano Matthew Lemay James McCall Susan McGinley Dorothy L. Nelson Alyssa Oland Roger Powell Lesley Reeder Robert Rynerson Jessica Sanderson Karin Schantz Mary Schenk Miles Snyder Cori & Tyler Streetman Kira van Lil
GOLD PARTNERS ($10,000+) David Sherman Creative Ligature Creative Group
COPPER PARTNERS ($1,000–$4,999) Access Cottrell Printing Company, Inc. Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC Newberry Brothers Greenhouse & Florist The Pillar of Fire Church Safeway
COMMUNITY PARTNERS New Genesis, Inc. Purple Door Coffee Ursula Brewery
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IT TAKES A COMMUN We are a community-driven orchestra, and we survive with support from our patrons and local businesses. Help us make music with a tax-deductible contribution today. Give safely online at denverphilharmonic.org/contribute. INDIVIDUAL GIVING
DONATION AMOUNT
Orchestra Circle
$20,000 or above
Conductor Circle
$5,000 – $19,999
Concertmaster Circle
$2,500 – $4,999
Musician Circle
$1,000 – $2,499
Patron
$500 – $999
Benefactor
$300 – $499
Contributor
$100 – $299
Friend
up to $99
CORPORATE GIVING
DONATION AMOUNT
Gold Partner
$10,000 and above
Silver Partner
$5,000 – $9,999
Copper Partner
$1,000 – $4,999
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ITY If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, please complete this form and mail to:
PO Box 6074 Denver, CO 80206 or visit our website at DenverPhilharmonic.org and click on the CONTRIBUTE link.
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CONTACT US! PO Box 6074 Denver, CO 80206 303.653.2407
@denverphilorch info@denverphilharmonic.org DenverPhilharmonic.org
PUBLIC SUPPORT THE SCIENTIFIC & CULTURAL FACILITIES DISTRICT The Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) is metro Denver’s unique commitment to its arts, cultural and scientific organizations. A penny sales tax on every $10 purchase within the seven-county region (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties) supports nearly 300 institutions, including the DPO, that provide unique cultural and scientific experiences for millions of people each year. Many of the programs SCFD supports provide free and discounted access to citizens. For information on free days and organizations, visit www.scfd.org.
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