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Ellis Island: The Dream of America
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GREETINGS! Remember when a house cost $6,600 and gas was 14 cents a gallon? When kitty litter was invented, aliens were landing in Roswell and major league baseball was first integrated? That’s a slice of our world 70 years ago when famed conductor Antonia Brico founded the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra (known then as Denver Businessmen’s Orchestra). Just as the world around us has changed over the past 70 years, so has the overall DPO concert experience. Wherever your family came from, we’re glad
We now tweet with you during concerts, host our signature More
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social media. The DPO’s average concert attendance has skyrocketed from 350 people per concert in 2011 to a record-breaking 987 last season! No doubt, Maestro Brico and the people of Denver could never have imagined the DPO touring China, building a stage, winning two Emmys®, placing first in the Ictus International Music Competition, or partnering with the Bavarian Philharmonic in Munich, Germany — but, we have! While times and the trappings of the concert experience have changed, some things have remained the same — most importantly the music. We have never lost focus on providing our community’s musicians a quality place to showcase their talents and an outstanding live musical performance for people like you! We are excited that you are part of our 70th Season. Enjoy! Sincerely,
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Our 70th season packs adventure into every note. From fall festivals & Christmas magic to four-leaf clovers & fútbol matches, we’ll take you on a journey around the globe through traditional and contemporary symphonic works.
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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
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 “Scottish” DAVEY The Brendan Voyage
APRIL 14, 2018
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PRESENTED BY MARKETO
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
José Luis Castillo, guest conductor
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
REVUELTAS Redes
O BEAUTIFUL
PRESENTED BY DAVID SHERMAN CREATIVE
Lawrence Golan, conductor Cherry Creek Theatre, actors COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man GERSHWIN, ARR. BENNETT Porgy & Bess;
MONCAYO Huapango 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! PRESENTED BY TRACE3
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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Katherine Thayer & William Combs, artistic advisors Dates, repertoire and locations available at denverphilharmonic.org Dazzle at Baur’s 1512 Curtis Street, Denver
The Studio Loft at Ellie Caulkins Opera House 1400 Curtis Street, Denver
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O BEAUTIFUL
P R E SE N TE D BY DAVID SHERMA N C REAT IVE
Antonia Brico Stage at Central Presbyterian Church · Denver, Colorado · 7:30 pm
Lawrence Golan, conductor Cherry Creek Theatre, actors; M. Curtis Grittner, director Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
Scene in Catfish Row (with peddlers’ calls; Strawberry Woman; Crab Man) Opening Act 3 “Clara, Clara” (Requiem) Opening Act 1 (Introduction) Summertime I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ Storm Music (Hurricane) Bess, You Is My Woman Now The Picnic Party (Oh, I Can’t Sit Down) There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York It Ain’t Necessarily So Finale (Oh, Lawd, I’m On My Way)
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Peter Boyer
Ellis Island: The Dream of America
Prologue Words of Helen Cohen (Poland, 1920) Featuring Patty Mintz Figel Interlude 1 Words of James Apanomith (Greece, 1911) Featuring Mark Rossman Interlude 2 Words of Lillian Galletta (Italy, 1928) Featuring Boni McIntyre Interlude 3 Words of Lazarus Salamon (Hungary, 1920) Featuring Albert Banker Interlude 4 Words of Helen Rosenthal (Belgium, 1940) Featuring Debbie Minter Interlude 5 Words of Manny Steen (Ireland, 1925) Featuring Damon Guerrasio Interlude 6 Words of Katherine Beychok (Russia, 1910) Featuring Margie Lamb Epilogue: “The New Colossus” (Emma Lazarus, 1883) Ensemble
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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, he is also music director of the York Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania, the Yakima Symphony Orchestra in Washington state, and the Lamont Symphony Orchestra & Opera Theatre at the University of Denver. Lawrence’s current appointments came on the heels of a successful four-year term as resident conductor of The Phoenix Symphony. A staunch supporter of music education, Golan is a tenured full professor at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music where he leads one of the most distinguished and highly sought after graduate conducting programs in the United States. Lawrence has garnered considerable international recognition for his work as a conductor. He has won 10 ASCAP Awards, five Global Music Awards, three American Prize awards, three Downbeat Magazine Awards, and two Prestige Music Awards. He was named the Grand Prize Winner of The American Prize for Orchestral Programming. During his time in Denver, Lawrence has won nine Outstanding Merit Awards, eight ASCAP awards for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music, three Downbeat Magazine Awards for “Best College Symphony Orchestra,” and an award from The American Prize in Orchestral Performance—Collegiate Division. 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 the Czech Republic, Italy, Georgia, Korea, Taiwan, and a 14-city tour of China.
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Known for his inspired performances, imaginative programming, passion for developing new audiences, and excellent public speaking skills, 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. Highlights of Lawrence’s 2017–18 season include debuts with the Bavarian Philharmonic in Munich, Germany; the Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo in Italy, and the Orquesta de Cámara de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Chamber Orchestra) in Mexico City. Additionally, his latest recording will be released by Albany Records: the world premiere of Ode to Nature by Jiaojiao Zhou: A 3D Dance Oratorio based on the Chinese concept of the five forces of nature, with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra. A native of Chicago, Lawrence holds degrees in both conducting and violin performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music (BM and MM) and the New England Conservatory of Music (DMA). 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 is also an accomplished violinist serving as concertmaster of the Portland Symphony Orchestra for 11 years. Lawrence and his wife Cecilia have been married since 2003. They have two wonderful children: Giovanna and Joseph. More at LawrenceGolan.com. 9
HISHAM BRAVO GROOVER ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR
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he conducted various university ensembles, including the UI Chamber Orchestra, All-University String Orchestra, Opera Scenes, and the Center for New Music. 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 Degree in Violin Pedagogy from Western Kentucky University where he studied with Dr. Ching-Yi Lin. As associate conductor for the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, Hisham is proud to serve during its 70th season.
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ALBERT BANKER LAZARUS SALAMON Albert has appeared as Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank, Henry in The Fantasticks (ParkerArts/InspireCreative); Spamalot, West Side Story (PACE Center); Dov in The English Bride (And Toto Too, Vintage Theater); multiple roles in My Name is Asher Lev (Miners Alley Playhouse). Regional credits include Narrator in Into the Woods, Bishop in Les Misérables, Reb Saunders in The Chosen, Reuven in Apples from the Desert, Victor Velasco in Barefoot in the Park, Cousin Brandon in The Long Christmas Dinner, Mr. Fisher in The Show Off, Gregory Solomon in The Price, Juror #11 in 12 Angry Men, Sam Greenblatt in Dinah Was, Frank in Private Eyes, Dr. Abraham in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, Fagin in Oliver!, Pierre in The Baker’s Wife. And so much more.
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DECEMBER 15 & 16, 2017
HOLIDAY CHEER! BECOME A CHILD AGAIN December 15 & 16, voices soar from two choruses, Colorado Repertory Singers and Young Voices of Colorado, as they join our orchestra to celebrate the season! Revel in beloved holiday classics from The Nutcracker to Home Alone. An annual favorite, Holiday Cheer! enriches your spirit with music that will send you back to your childhood — complete with cocoa and caroling! Lawrence Golan, conductor Colorado Repertory Singers Young Voices of Colorado
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DAMON GUERRASIO EMANUEL “MANNY” STEEN Damon is a Denver actor currently appearing in Cherry Creek Theatre’s Beau Jest. Other credits include: Red Hot and Cole, All My Sons (Cherry Creek Theatre); Jesus Christ Superstar, Saturday Night Fever, Junie B. Jones, Charlotte’s Web, Lyle the Crocodile (Arvada Center); Water by the Spoonful (Curious Theatre); The Fantasticks! (Midtown Arts Center); Spamalot, Shrek the Musical (Breckenridge Backstage Theatre); The Music Man, Boeing Boeing, Completely Hollywood Abridged, Evita (Littleton Town Hall Arts Center); Love Child, Minimum Wage, Complete World of Sports Abridged (Avenue Theater). Regional credits: Water by the Spoonful (Off Square Theatre Company), Something’s Afoot (American Southwest Theatre Company). Television: Manhattan (Lionsgate) and From Dusk till Dawn (Miramax).
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MARGIE LAMB KATHERINE BEYCHOK Margie Lamb is a familiar face to Colorado audiences having performed for over 26 years. She is a recipient of several Denver theatre awards including The Denver Post Ovation, The Marlowe and most notably The Westword’s Best of 2015 for her work as Diana Goodman, a bipolar, depressive, schizophrenic in the regional premiere of Next to Normal. Other local credits include Hairspray (Velma), Bonnie & Clyde (Emma), Spring Awakening (Adult Female), Spelling Bee (Rona), Equus (Dora) and recently as the most challenging role of her career, Abuela Claudia in In The Heights at The Littleton Townhall Art Center.
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 it’s 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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Binge-watch all episodes of our Emmy Award-winning webseries “Playing Out” at www.playingoutwith.us See pianist Fei-Fei Dong play Gershwin on
“Playing Out” is created in part by Emmy
a 16th Street Mall piano, Music Director
Award-winning local filmmaker David
Lawrence Golan on violin at the Botanic
Sherman. David specializes in arts market-
Gardens, cellist Jay Campbell perform
ing, media literacy and education.
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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BONI McINTYRE LILLIAN GALLETA Boni received her Master’s degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Northern Colorado Credits include lead roles in 1776, Macbeth, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Into the Woods, The Little Foxes, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and The Rainmaker. Regional credits include Blithe Spirit, Sister Act and Les Miserables. Recent favorite performances feature Master Class, and Kismet. She is currently the resident Music Director for Thingamajig Theater Company in Pagosa Springs and creator of the one woman show The Evil Diva Cabaret. She is the recipient of Henry and Ovation award nominations and has received two Marlowe Awards most recently as Best Actress in a Musical for Sweeney Todd.
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DEBBIE MINTER HELEN ROSENTHAL Debbie is thrilled and honored to be part of this beautiful and important project. It is especially meaningful as her mother came through Ellis Island as a child, after fleeing Nazi Germany with her family shortly after Kristallnacht. When not onstage, Debbie can be found teaching figure skating and Zumba Fitness. She was most recently seen on stage in Billy Elliot ( Breckenridge Backstage Theatre) and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (StageDoor Theatre). Debbie wishes to dedicate tonight's performance to the memory of her most amazing mother. Love to Mike and all glory to God.
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PATTY MINTZ FIGEL HELEN LANSMAN COHEN Patty is thrilled be part of this exciting performance. It is particularly timely to remember we all owe a great debt to those who have come before us and we are so fortunate to live in this country. Patty has been an active part of the Denver theatre scene for many years earning various awards including Best Actress for Three Tall Women, Vigil, Collected Stories, A Place at Forest Lawn and Best Supporting Actress in other plays. She hopes you enjoy this evening’s performance.
HOLISTIC MUSIC LESSONS adjective ho·lis·tic \ ho- -'li-stik \ characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole.
TOTAL BODY APPROACH TO LEARNING MUSIC: stretching, dancing, gesture, drawing, and singing to release body tension, increase body awareness, and facilitate independent musicianship and optimal technique for the instrument. All ages welcome.
Nicole Langford DPO Principal Viola Call 303.908.8554 or email holisticmusiclessons@gmail.com
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MARK ROSSMAN JAMES APANOMITH Mark Rossman is the co-founder of the Cherry Creek Theatre and has performed there in 12 Angry Men. Other Theatres: The Dairy of Anne Frank, To Kill a Mockingbird (Denver Center for the Performing Arts); Hamlet, Pygmalion, Three Sisters, Once in a Lifetime, The Plough and the Stars, Julius Caesar (Guthrie Theatre); Cinderella, La Boheme (Opera Colorado), La Clemenza di Tito, Turandot (Minnesota Opera); Broadway Bound, Doubles, Little Shop of Horrors, My Fair Lady, Annie, Whose Life is it Anyway, Mame, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma! (Theatre Works, Arizona); Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Arizona Actors Lab). TV/Film: Sugar & Spice, Bill’s Gun Shop. Library: A Workshop for the Future.
M. CURTIS GRITTNER DIRECTOR Locally, Mike has directed The 39 Steps, Two Dumb Dogs, Guys on Ice, Greater Tuna (Breckenridge Backstage Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Educating Rita, Lion in Winter, Man of La Mancha, Proof, The Robber Bridegroom, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead and Twelfth Night. Mike served four seasons as the artistic director at the Paul Bunyan Playhouse in Minnesota. He is also a Henry Award-nominated scenic designer and has worked for Breckenridge Backstage Theatre, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, The Catamounts, Cherry Creek Theatre, Denver Children’s Theatre, Ignite Theatre, Mizel Arts & Culture Center and Phamaly Theatre Company. Mike holds an MA from the University of Arizona and is currently pursuing an MFA with the University of Idaho. Thanks to Becca for her continued love and support.
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A NOTE FROM PETER I’m delighted that you will have an opportunity to hear my work Ellis Island: The Dream of America, for actors and orchestra. With words taken from interviews in the Ellis Island Oral History Project — real words of real people telling their own stories of coming to America — and a score composed for a full symphony orchestra, Ellis Island is a work which combines these elements in what I believe is a distinctive way. The combination of these compelling, true immigrant stories and the emotional All I can hope is that I’ve
power of an orchestra can be a powerful one.
done a decent job of honoring those stories
The stories of Ellis Island are stories of journeys. My personal
in such a way that they
journey with this work has been a remarkable one, now
reach across time and
stretching over 16 years — including the year I spent creating
history and speak to us
it — and encompassing countless memorable moments. When
to whatever extent that
I composed Ellis Island and conducted its premiere in 2002, I
may help people frame today’s discussion and think about things in their own way.
could not have foreseen the impact that this work would have on my life. More than 170 performances have been given by 75 different orchestras to date. In all, well over 200,000 people have experienced this work live, and the work has been filmed for a PBS Great Performances program which will be telecast nationwide in 2018. At every Ellis Island performance I have attended, the emotional reactions from audience members, and the personal stories and comments that they have shared — generally about how their own family members’ stories seem to have been reflected in the work — have been deeply meaningful to me. Clearly, these stories resonate with many Americans. I hope that the performance is a memorable one for you. — Peter Boyer, Composer, Ellis Island: The Dream of America Ellis Island Program Notes begin on page 39.
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OUR MUSICIANS MUSIC DIRECTOR
SECOND VIOLIN
CELLO
Lawrence Golan
Yiran Li, principal Niccolo Werner Casewit Valerie Clausen Christina Colalancia Erica Secor Terri Gonzales Miki Heine Annie Laury Callista Medland* Wendy Montenegro* Alyssa Oland Roger Powell Anne Silvas
Katie Burns, principal Naftari Burns Sarah Frederick Tara Gedvilas Kyle Laney Mike Marecak Shirley Marecak Monica Sรกles Amanda Thall Rachel Yanovitch
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Hisham Bravo Groover
FIRST VIOLIN Katherine Thayer, concertmaster Anna Katherine BarnettHart, associate concertmaster Patsy Aronstein Melissa Barru Carrie Beeder Rachel Bradford Barbara Casanova Matthew Grove Thomas Jatko Lubia Montenegro Tenley Mueller* Kristine Pordesimo Emmy Reid Beth Letendre Elizabeth Wall
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VIOLA Nicole Langford, principal Anita Brown* Naomi Croghan Victoria DiMarzio Lori Hanson Samantha Lichtin Ben Luey Beth Remming
DOUBLE BASS Colton Kelly, principal Zach Antonio Lucy Bauer Josh Filley Taryn Galow
FLUTE Aaron Wille, principal Catherine Ricca Lanzano Whitney Kelley
PICCOLO Whitney Kelley
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OBOE
CONTRABASSOON
TIMPANI
Kimberly Brody, principal Loren Meaux, assistant principal Alexis Junker
Adam Lusk
Steve Bulota, principal
HORN
PERCUSSION
Loren Meaux
Zach Maupin, principal Jeanine Branting Kelli Hirsch Kim George
Ross Coons, principal Colin Constance Ani Gyulamiryan
CLARINET
TRUMPET
Kwami Barnett, principal Claude Wilbur Jessica Clark
Becky Moritzky, principal
Ryan Spencer, principal Ariel Van Dam Colton Crandell
E-FLAT CLARINET
TROMBONE
Jessica Clark
William Combs, principal Wallace Orr
ENGLISH HORN
BASS CLARINET Claude Wilbur
BASSOON Ken Greenwald, principal Stephen McCarty Adam Lusk
HARP KEYBOARD Ani Gyulamiryan, principal
BASS TROMBONE Daniel Morris
TUBA Darren DeLaup
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OUR TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Jon Olafson VICE-PRESIDENT Sarah Hogan SECRETARY Matt Meier TREASURER Kate Lange Amy Anderson Tamara Arredondo Rich Casson Pauline Dallenbach, Honorary Member Dr. Robert Dallenbach Maureen Keil, Honorary Member 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
STAGE Taryn Galow, co-manager Loren Meaux, co-manager Michael Meaux Patricia Meaux
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CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN PRODUCTION TEAM Bryce Clark Wil Smith
MUSIC LIBRARIAN Callista Medland Alyssa Oland, assistant
CONCERT PROGRAM Ligature Creative, design Walker Burns, editing Taryn Galow, Braille translation María Angélica Lasso, Spanish translation Callista Medland, editing Betsy Schwarm, program notes Ed Smith, editing
AUDIO TECH Joel Dallenbach Jack Pelon
MARKETING Matt Meier, chair Dr. Robert Dallenbach Stephanie Gillman, photographer Ali McNally Katrina Niemisto Jeff Paul David Sherman
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FRONT OF HOUSE
Sarah Hogan, chair Terry Collings Ani Gyulamiryan Kelli Hirsch Barb Moritzky Jon Olafson
Tamara Arredondo Stacie Carter Gil Clausen Joey de la Cruz Marilyn Eaton Alixandra Feeley Eleanor Glover Nileen Hart Stan Jewell Marty Jewell Linda Lebsack Brian McGuire Karen McGuire Carolyn Medland Gary Medland Joan Montezon Hugh Pitcher Greg Wills
DPO WITH A TWIST William Combs Katherine Thayer
MUSICIANS COMMITTEE Loren Meaux, chair Rachel Bradford Niccolo Casewit Callista Medland Daniel Morris Catherine Ricca Lanzano
DATA WRANGLER Henry Ammons
BOX OFFICE Peter Dearth Matt Hogan Sarah Hogan María Angélica Lasso, habla español Kate Lange Ali McNally Jon Olafson Mary Wills
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Fanfare for the Common Man Aaron Copland (1900 – 1990) During World War II much of this country’s attention was devoted to the war effort and to showing support of those involved in the war. Such diverse tasks as gardening and factory work came to be regarded as expressions of patriotism, and classical music was no exception. Copland’s father, Harris
The best example of a musical contribution to the war effort
Morris Kaplan, was born
took place in Ohio, where Eugene Goosens led the Cincinnati
in Russia and immigrated
Symphony. Goosens commissioned 19 composers, mostly
to Scotland before com-
American, to write fanfares on war themes. Among the resulting
ing to the United States in 1883 via Ellis Island. Duration: 3 minutes
works are Morton Gould’s Fanfare for Freedom, Roy Harris’ Fanfare for the Forces and Walter Piston’s perhaps overly alliterative Fanfare for the Fighting French. Offerings from other regions in the alphabet included Goosens’ own Fanfare for the Merchant Marine and Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. 31
Copland’s Fanfare, with its thunderous
victory.” Perhaps Copland’s most familiar
timpani and stately brass proclamations,
melody, he would soon incorporate the
premiered in Cincinnati March 12, 1943. The
theme into the finale of his Third Symphony,
composer described the piece as honoring
where it is much expanded and further glo-
“the man who did no deeds of heroism
rified. Tonight, we shall hear it in its original
on the battlefield, but shared the labors,
form: short, bold, and triumphant.
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Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) Arr. Robert Russell Bennett (1894 – 1981) Gershwin himself never created an orchestral version of his opera Porgy and Bess; with a brain tumor taking his life less than two years after its October 1935 premiere, he simply hadn’t had time. However, his friends and colleagues made sure that it would happen. In 1942, Hungarian-born/American-based conductor Fritz George Gershwin’s par-
Reiner wanted an orchestral Porgy to add to an upcoming concert
ents, Roze and Moishe
with the Pittsburgh Symphony. He invited the respected American
Gershowitz, arrived at
composer Robert Russell Bennett to craft an arrangement. In
Ellis Island in the 1890s
notes for a later performance by the New York Philharmonic,
from Jewish communities
Bennett observed, “Dr. Reiner selected the portions of the opera
in Russia.
that he wanted to play and also set the sequence of the excerpts.
Duration: 24 minutes
He expressed his ideas as to instrumentation, wishing to make generous use of saxophones and banjo, and to dispense with Gershwin’s pet instrument, the piano… although carrying out Dr. Reiner’s approach, I have been careful to do what I knew — after many years of association with Gershwin — Gershwin would like as a symphonic version of his music.”
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In Bennett’s single-movement “orchestral
horns, three trumpets, and one tuba, along
picture,” as he called it, the chosen
with a generous complement of strings, two
excerpts are sequenced according to
harps, celeste, banjo (most prominent in ”I
how one might best transition from one
Got Plenty of Nuttin’”) and an expansive
to another for the sake of musical effect,
percussion section. The result is a brilliantly
rather than in the order in which they
vibrant score perfectly suited to communi-
appear in the opera itself. The orchestra is
cating the energy of Gershwin’s opera, even
rich with winds, including piccolo, English
without participation of singers. It’s easy to
horn, bass clarinet, two alto saxes, and one
imagine that, as Bennett himself hoped,
tenor sax, along with pairs of the standard
the departed spirit of Gershwin would have
woodwinds. Bennett also requires four
approved.
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Ellis Island: The Dream of America Peter Boyer b. 1970 Rhode Island native Peter Boyer says he is fascinated by the storytelling potential of orchestral textures and their ability to “suggest scenes and emotions, and evoke responses in listeners.” Given a commission from Hartford, Connecticut’s Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, he saw an ideal opportunity to While composing Ellis
bring one of the most dramatic continuing chapters of American
Island, Peter learned that
history to the concert hall: the arrival of immigrants at Ellis Island
his great-grandfather,
in the harbor of New York City.
Francesco Pannoni, came to America from
Thousands of interviews with immigrants were compiled through
Italy through Ellis Island
the historic site’s Oral History Project, enabling Boyer to draw
in May of 1912.
upon the actual thoughts of actual immigrants. Their stories, Boyer says, “are in many ways our family stories… [and] part of
Duration: 44 minutes
our collective history.”
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Ellis Island: The Dream of America uses
quiet pride that the youth had been man
an orchestra particularly well supplied
enough to make up his own mind to find a
with woodwinds and percussion; seven
better life.
actors capture the voices of immigrants. Each of those immigrants has his/her own story to tell:
Lillian Galleta, arriving from Italy in 1928, remembered the agony of the crossing, offset by the joy with which she, her moth-
Helen Cohen, arriving from Poland in
er, and her siblings were reunited with the
1920, spoke of her uncles who came
father who had gone ahead of the family.
first, leaving young Helen “always dreaming of America,” where she could be free from fear.
Lazarus Salamon, arriving from Hungary in 1920, fled military oppression in his homeland; the snare-drum-driven tension
James Apanomith, arriving from Greece
of the first portion of his narrative evolves
in 1911, recalled leaving his family’s
into serene strings upon sighting the
fishing village at age 16 and his father’s
Statue of Liberty.
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Helen Rosenthal, arriving from Belgium in
moment no less memorable for her than
1940, avoided the fate of her family that re-
her feelings on finding her father waiting
mained behind and perished at Auschwitz;
to receive the family.
her music Boyer gives a plaintive Jewish folk character.
For the finale of his Ellis Island, Boyer chose the most famous of all texts related
Manny Steen, arriving from Ireland in 1925,
to American immigrants: Emma Lazarus’
was apparently a high spirited soul, as
1883 sonnet The New Colossus. You may
his personality is underscored with what
not know the poem by that title, but you
Boyer describes as a jaunty “Tin Pan Alley
can likely quote a line or two from it.
treatment.”
Inscribed in 1903 on the base of the Statue
Katherine Beychook, arriving from Russia in 1910, shared the trials of escaping near starvation in their Jewish village and making the journey to America, seeing the Statue of Liberty, her feelings at that
of Liberty, Lazarus’ poem contains those famously powerful words, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” It’s hard to imagine a text more suitable for use as a summation of the immigrant experience.
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ISLE OF HOPE At the mouth of the Hudson River, Ellis Island opened its doors in 1892 and welcomed more than 12 million immigrants during its 62 years of operation. Augustus Sherman, Ellis Island clerk and amateur portrait photographer, captured these images of new Americans during his tenure at the famous immigration station.
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Clockwise from top left: Romanian piper, Italian woman, Dutch woman, Ruthenian woman, Turkish man, Norwegian woman, Hindu man, Albanian soldier. Photos by Augustus Sherman; New York Public Library.  43
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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E SIT TIGHT
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. Child feelin’
Instagram @denverphilorch #dpotweets
fidgety or chatty? Feel free to step into the lobby for a bit.
PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT
HAVE FUN! Rules, rules, rules — we know, it can be overwhelming. The most important rule of
You’re welcome to bring a water bottle
all is to have fun and enjoy yourself. And
into the hall, but remember “Trail Rules”
then tell all your friends and come back
— pack it in, pack it out. (This goes for
again and again!
trash too!)
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 Patsy, Katie, Kelli and Erica — PATSY ARONSTEIN
Favorite Classical Piece: Elgar Enigma
FIRST VIOLIN
Variations
Seasons with the DPO: 7
Musical Guilty Pleasure: Fleetwood Mac
Other Instruments You Play: Piano
My First Musical Lesson Was… from my
Undergraduate College & Degree:
mother who started me out on the piano.
Colorado College; BA French
Hometown: Denver
Master’s University & Degree: University
Favorite thing to do in Colorado: Skiing
of Colorado, Boulder; MA French
on a sunny winter day with my husband
Literature
and three sons
Day Job: Community volunteer and ESL
Pets: B-E-A-utiful Golden Retriever, Champ
instructor
I Wish I Was… a Wimbledon finalist
Strange But True: I did the swimming leg
If you had to live in another country,
of a triathlon this summer and our relay
where would it be? But of course,
team WON our age division! Mind you,
FRANCE
the competition wasn’t as extensive for this group.
KATIE BURNS
Hates To Love: Any ice cream with nuts
PRINCIPAL CELLO
and chocolate
Seasons with the DPO: 2
Pop Culture Obsession: Emojis
Undergraduate College & Degree: Butler
Celebrity Look Alike: Diane Sawyer
University – Cello Performance, English
Favorite Composer: Johannes Brahms
Literature
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HT Master’s University & Degree: University
Strange But True: Both of my children
of Denver — Cello Performance and
were born on their due dates
Suzuki Cello Pedagogy
Loves To Hate: Cats
Day Job: Suzuki Cello Teacher and
Hates To Love: Cats
Freelance Cellist!
Favorite Composers: Eric Ewazen,
Strange But True: took accordion lessons
Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler
in high school to play along with my favor-
Pop Culture Obsession: Pumpkin Spice Latte
ite Decemberists songs
Favorite Classical Piece: I can’t narrow it
Favorite Composer: Brahms
down, but Mahler’s First Symphony and
My First Musical Lesson Was… on the
Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria have significant
piano at the age of 5
personal meaning
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Musical Guilty Pleasure: Harry Connick, Jr.
Favorite Thing About Our Audience: Your
My First Musical Lesson Was… on piano
enthusiasm!
at age 6 Hometown: Hastings, Nebraska
KELLI HIRSCH
Favorite Thing About Our Audience:
THIRD HORN
Seeing all ages who love coming to hear
Seasons with the DPO: 9
live classical music!
Undergraduate College & Degree:
Pets: To appease my family, a cat
Hastings College, Bachelor of Music
I Wish I Was… able to keep my kids from
Day Job: Nonprofit fundraiser
growing up so quickly.
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ERICA SECOR SECOND VIOLIN
Celebrity Look Alike: Emma Watson Favorite Composer: Brahms or Beethoven
Seasons with the DPO: This is my second
Favorite Classical Piece: Always changing.
Other Instruments You Play: Flute/piccolo
The Bach Chaconne (Partita No. 2) for
Undergraduate College & Degree:
violin is pretty high up, though
Regis University. B.S. in Accounting and
Musical Guilty Pleasure: Listening to
B.S in Business Finance. Minor in Music
musicals at work
performance
My First Musical Lesson Was… when I
Day Job: CPA at KPMG
was six years old!
Strange But True Fact About You: I’m a
Hometown: Silverthorne, Colorado
self-diagnosed Christmaholic. Meaning I
Favorite Thing About Our Audience: How
am absolutely obsessed with Christmas
many people come to all our concerts! It’s
Pop Culture Obsession: Taylor Swift. Still
incredible the amount of support we get!
guilty of loving her!
I Wish I Was… a full-time musician
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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, November 26 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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THANK YOU!
Donations since December 1, 2016
We would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following individuals, businesses and corporations. ORCHESTRA CIRCLE ($20,000+) Valerie & Gilmour Clausen
CONDUCTOR CIRCLE ($5,000–$19,999) Linda Lebsack & Hugh Pitcher Scientific and Cultural Facilities District
CONCERTMASTER CIRCLE
Richard Casson CoBank Paula Elmers Lawrence & Cecilia Golan Dan & Steph Lagerborg Matt Meier & David Sherman Jon Olafson Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, on behalf of Tenley Oldak Mark & Maxine Rossman Renee & Dennis Stevens U.S. Bank Foundation Katherine & Ben Vagher
BENEFACTOR
($2,500–$4,999)
($300–$499)
Don & Bonnie Walls
Jerry Brindisi Janice Burley Kelli & Geoff Hirsch Eleanor Glover & Eugene Advincula Russell Klein Matt Meier Lisa Peloso and Vik Patel Barbara Schlein The University Club
MUSICIAN CIRCLE ($1,000–$2,499) Wallace Orr John & Carol Tate Sarah & Matt Hogan Jeanette & William Hunter
PATRON ($500–$999) Anonymous Patricia Aronstein Raymonda L. Burgman Daniel R. Burns & Lorraine Diaz
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CONTRIBUTOR ($100–$299) 303 Software Sharon Adams & John Bardeen Kathleen Agnes
Anonymous (3) Barefoot PR Fred Beisser Boettcher Foundation Kimberly & James Brody, In memory of Carol Brody Raymonda L. Burgman Larry Chan, In memory of Roy Henry Stahlgren MD Terry Collings Stacey & Robert Collins Kevin & Connie Corwin Alixandra Feeley Amanda Fein Mike and Jonna Fitzgerald Stephen and Elizabeth Gannon German American Chamber of Commerce Stephanie Gillman Judy & Ed Hagerman Rebecca Harris The HCA Foundation Karin Hensel Brian Hillyard Kelli & Geoff Hirsch Mary Hogan, in honor of Sarah Hogan Jake & Lok Jacobi Joe and Val Eric Jones Jim and Patti Klika Annie Laury Matt & Allison Lausten
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Eric Marburger Patricia & Michael Meaux Callista and Patrick Medland Claudia Miller Joan Montezon Rand & Barb Moritzky, In honor of Rebecca Moritzky Judy Morton Tenley Mueller Hugh Pitcher Kathleen Porter Mary Schenk Cori Streetman Carolyn, Mark, Diana & Ryan Stutzman Mike & Amanda Tine Gary Wooley
FRIEND (UP TO $99) Heather Alcott Penny Alles Amy Amy K Anonymous (13) Larry Armstrong & Carol Farnsworth Tamara Arredondo Meredith Badler Talia Ballinger Lucy Bauer Fred Beisser Boettcher Foundation Jeanine Branting Vincent, Eric & Rachel Brindisi Jerry Brindisi Hugh Brown JP Butler Laura and Ben Charles Esmerelda Colfax Stacey & Bob Collins
Genna and Torin Stephanie Gillman Terri Gonzales Brad Hackworth Lori Hanson Lindsay Hartfiel Jennifer Heglin Michael Hoffman Matt Hogan Surilda Hudson Bethany Hystad Jonathan Icasas Marty & Stan Jewell Jake Johnson Emily Kent Ktrain5 Catherine and Ted Lanzano Annie Laury, in memory of Marie Lindvall Matthew Lemay Regan Linton Susan McGinley Loren Meaux Gary & Carolyn Medland Matt Meier Chase Mohney Allyson Morgan Suzi Neel Alyssa Oland Peak Creative Phil and Betty Bona Pearlman Noel Pederson Lisa Pohlman Roger Powell Claire Repass Karin Schantz Cori & Tyler Streetman Katherine Thayer
CORPORATE PARTNERS $10,000+ David Sherman Creative Ligature Creative Marketo Trace3
$5,000–$9,999 German American Chamber of Commerce
$2,500–$4,999 Access Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC
$1,000–$2,499 Cainkade Corp Cottrell Printing Company, Inc. DayBlink Consulting LLC
COMMUNITY PARTNERS Cherry Creek Theatre New Genesis, Inc. Newberry Brothers Greenhouse & Florist Purple Door Coffee The Pillar of Fire Church 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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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
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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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Pretzel Selfie Corner, Oktoberfest, September 2017 Photo by Stephanie Gillman
SAVE THIS SEAT
I’M ENJOYING MORE THAN MUSIC!
U-CLUB DINNER
LIBERTY CRAFTS
We host activities before, during and after each concert. More Than Music events are free to attend for all ticket holders. Here’s what we have lined up tonight: SEATING 5:00–6:45PM
Say hello! Join us in the lobby after the concert for refreshments, meet the musicians and have fun!
RECEPTION
During the concert, we live-tweet photos, facts and tidbits. Follow along, share and interact with us and other concert-goers on Twitter and Instagram. @denverphilorch #dpotweets
#DPOTWEETS
Purple Door Coffee will be brewing complimentary java for you to enjoy.
COFFEE CORNER
Wield the torch of freedom! Statue of Liberty crafts are made possible through a generous grant from Marketo.
Enjoy a delicious dinner at the University Club — directly across the street! (Reservations required.)
BAKE SALE
Home-made red, white and blue treats baked with love by Girl Scouts Cadette Troop 2728.
PRE-CONCERT CHAT 6:30–7:00PM, CHAPEL
Associate Conductor Hisham Bravo Groover will give you insights into tonight’s music and music-makers.
WINE & CRAFT BEER
Clink a glass of wine or Oktave Oktoberfest-style beer, brewed special for us by Ursula Brewery!