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Encore! The Magazine of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

ANNOUNCING THE 2015-16 SEASON

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march – may 2015

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In This Issue: Beethoven –

Missa Solemnis Pastoral Symphony

Sleeping Beauty Ballet Courtney Lewis Returns

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Encore!

The Magazine of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

2014 - 2015 SEASON

volume 21 – EDITION 4

16 March 26 & 28 FLORIDA BLUE MASTERWORKS SERIES

Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

Thursday concert sponsored by Friends of the Jacksonville Symphony Guild Saturday concert sponsored by The Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust Masterworks guest artists sponsored by Ruth Conley

24 April 10, 11 & 12 Mayo clinic coffee series fidelity national financial pops series certus bank matinee series

A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch

26 april 24 & 25 mayo clinic coffee series florida blue masterworks series

Beethoven’s “Pastoral”

Coffee concert sponsored by Raymond James & Associates Saturday concert sponsored by YP Masterworks guest artists sponsored by Ruth Conley

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jacksonville symphony family series

The Twins and the Monster 34 may 2 & 3 jacksonville symphony special event

Sleeping Beauty Ballet 46 may 8 & 9 fidelity national financial pops series

Classic Soul: Motown and More 51 May 14 & 15 mayo clinic coffee series florida blue masterworks series

Courtney Lewis Returns! 46

Thursday concert sponsored by BRASS Friday concert sponsored by VyStar Masterworks guest artists sponsored by Ruth Conley

Cover photo by Tiffany Manning

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Welcome! Jacksonville Symphony Musicians About the Orchestra Music Director and Conductors Volunteer Activities and Events Education, Youth Orchestra and Community Engagement Donor Appreciation The Cadenza Society Thank You, Donors! Jacksonville Symphony Association Board l Staff Encore! Advertisers

Main Charitable Trust Mayo Clinic CertusBank Fidelity National Financial Florida Blue Publix Super Markets Charities EverBank

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Announcing the 2015-16 Season See center spread for details.

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the orchestra Meet the Musicians

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Courtney Lewis, Music Director Designate Haskell Endowed Chair Michael Butterman, Resident Conductor

Jim Van Vleck Endowed Chair

Michael Krajewski, Principal Pops Conductor Calvin and Ellen Hudson Charitable Trust Endowed Chair

This season in Encore!, Jacksonville Symphony musicians have been featured so you can get to know them better. In this issue, read about violinist Carol Whitman and principal clarinetist Peter Wright. Both have performed for decades with the orchestra and each can be claimed as “Fernandina’s own.” See pages 71 and 75. Photos by Tiffany Manning.

In Memoriam The Jacksonville Symphony is saddened to announce the loss of a beloved musician. Karen Bair Boling, a violist in the orchestra since 1987, passed away on February 12. Musicians performed in tribute to Karen at a memorial service in Jacoby Symphony Hall, as well as prior to the start of the February 20 and 21 Masterworks concerts. The Jacksonville Symphony has dedicated the Masterworks season finale on May 15 and 16 in her memory. The concert features the Concerto for Orchestra by Bela Bartok, one of Karen’s favorite composers. Please see page 55 for a special page in Karen’s honor.

Bass John Wieland, Principal* Patrick Bilanchone* Kevin Casseday* Todd Lockwood* Jason Lindsay+ Paul Strasshofer+

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Violin

Dr. Hugh A. Carithers Endowed Chair

Isabelle Davis Endowed Chair

Melissa Barrett, Associate Concertmaster* Christopher Chappell, Acting Principal Second* Aurelia Duca, Acting Assistant Principal Second* Andrew Bruck* Clinton Dewing* Patrice Evans* Anna Genest* Lois Elfenbein Gosa* Max Huls* Ilana Kimel* Jeanne Majors* Annie Morris*

The George V. Grune Endowed Chair

Glynda Newton* Piotr Szewczyk* Bernie Vaughn*^ Naira Cola+^ Lela LaBarbera+ Stephanie Lindsay +^ Karen Pommerich+# Marguerite Richardson+ Jenny Lee Vaughn+^ Carol Whitman+

Viola Merryn Ledbetter Corsat, Principal* Karen Bair Boling* Cynthia Kempf* Colin Kiely* Susan Pardue* Jorge A. Peña Portillo* Ellen Caruso Olson+

Cello Alexei Romanenko, Principal* Hovhannes Alanakyan*^ Laurie Casseday* Betsy Federman* Vernon Humbert* Kathy Dennis+ Shannon Lockwood+^

Jeffrey Peterson, Principal* Jason Stein*^

Bass Trombone Louis Bremer*^

Tuba

Fabio Mechetti, Conductor Laureate

Philip Pan, Concertmaster*

Trombone

Les Roettges, Principal* Rhonda Cassano*

James Jenkins, Principal*

Timpani Kenneth Every, Principal*

Deborah Heller+

Percussion Piccolo Deborah Heller+

Oboe Eric Olson, Principal* Claudia Minch*

Steve Merrill, Principal* Kevin Garry* Joel Panian+ Charlotte Mabrey+

Harp Kayo Ishimaru, Principal*

English Horn Claudia Minch* Clarinet Peter Wright, Principal* Marci Gurnow*

Bass Clarinet Marci Gurnow*

Bassoon Anthony Anurca*

Contrabassoon Anthony Anurca*

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Keyboard Ileana Fernández, Principal +

Jacksonville Symphony Chorus Donald McCullough, Director Tom Zimmerman Endowed Chair

Ileana Fernández, Rehearsal Pianist The Musicians of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra are proudly represented by the American Federation of Musicians, Local 444.

Kevin Reid, Principal* Debra Fialek*^ Aaron Brask* Mark Knowles*

Backstage Employees are proudly represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) Local 115,

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THE MUSIC AND YOU Words on Music One hour before every Masterworks concert. Talkback Following every Saturday Masterworks concert. Look & Listen Online Program notes, audio clips and videos. WJCT Broadcasts Mondays at 7 pm, October - June. Encore! 7

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The Quintessential American Band With the Jacksonville Symphony “If I closed my eyes I could imagine I was time traveling back to 1965 as Mike Love sang such hits as Little Honda, Catch a Wave and I Get Around. The music of the Beach Boys just fills me with joy, and I think everybody at the concert felt the same way.” Review of Mystic Casino concert, July 2014

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Area 3: Table of 8: $400 • Single Seats: $60 Lawn advance purchase – $30 • Lawn gate purchase – $35 Children 12 years and under: Lawn – $10

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Pack your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets. Food, beer, wine, soda and bottled water will also be available to purchase in the park from local food trucks and restaurant partners.

For tickets, call 904.354.5547 or visit the Symphony Box Office at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. Hours: 10 am – 4 pm, Monday through Friday.

Concerts take place rain or shine, unless conditions endanger the safety of artists and the public. All programs, dates and artists are subject to change. 8 jaxsymphony.org l FEBRUARY I MARCH 2015

about the jacksonville symphony orchestra

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THE COURTNEY ERA BEGINS. See center spread for 2015-16 season announcement. The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra ranks among the nation’s top regional orchestras and is vital to the City of Jacksonville’s continued growth. From September through May, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts and in community venues throughout the First Coast and statewide. An historic new era begins this fall as Courtney Lewis takes the baton as music director in his inaugural season. Exciting new initiatives include a Symphony in 60 series of three happy hour concerts, a Symphonic Night at the Movies series featuring three films accompanied by the Symphony, six Signature Sunday Masterworks and Pops concerts, a week-long residency in Clay County and three days of free community concerts to open the season. As a not-for-profit cultural and educational organization, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s mission is to create experiences that enrich the human spirit and inspire a lifelong love of music. Its programming reflects the diversity of the community and is relevant to today’s audience, offering live symphonic variety – from classic masterpieces and new works, to ballet, opera, theater and popular styles. Each season nearly 70,000 young people and adults benefit from the Orchestra’s diverse educational and community

engagement opportunities including Young People’s Concerts, Classroom Concerts by visiting ensembles, the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra, Jump Start Strings, Cover the Town With Sound, and Symphony 101. Founded in 1949, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra has hosted some of the most renowned artists of the past century, including Isaac Stern, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Itzhak Perlman, Kathleen Battle and Mstislav Rostropovich. Acclaimed for its “superior quality” by the Toronto Star, the Jacksonville Symphony has performed twice at Carnegie Hall and has been broadcast nationally on “Performance Today.” An American orchestra with its own dedicated concert hall, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s home is the acoustically superb Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall. As reported by the Palm Beach Daily News, “… we surely deserve and need to have a full time orchestra [in south Florida]. We can only hope that it would be as good as the Jacksonville Symphony.” Beyond the stage, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra serves four county school districts and collaborates with a wide range of organizations. And close to 2,000 music lovers in the community are members of Symphony volunteer groups. Encore! 9

the conductors Courtney Lewis Music Director Designate Haskell Endowed Chair

With clear artistic vision, subtle musicality, and innovative programming, Courtney Lewis has established himself as one of his generation’s most talented conductors. Mr. Lewis is also the assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Previous appointments have included associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra and Dudamel Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. From 2008 to 2014, Courtney Lewis was the music director of Boston’s acclaimed Discovery Ensemble, a chamber orchestra dedicated not only to giving concerts of contemporary and established repertoire at the highest level of excellence, but also bringing live music into the least privileged parts of Boston with workshops in local schools. Mr. Lewis made his major American orchestral debut in 2008 with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, and has since appeared with the Atlanta Symphony, National Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Alabama Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, and Ulster Orchestra. Recent and upcoming engagements include debuts with the Vancouver Symphony, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, and Edmonton Symphony, as well as returns to the Minnesota Orchestra, Alabama Symphony, and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. Born in the United Kingdom, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mr. Lewis graduated from the University of Cambridge where he studied composition with Robin Holloway and clarinet with Dame Thea King. The British conductor completed his degree with a focus on the late music of György Ligeti and attended the Royal Northern College of Music, where his teachers included Sir Mark Elder and Clark Rundell.

Michael Butterman Resident Conductor Jim Van Vleck Endowed Chair

Making his mark as a model for today’s conductors, Michael Butterman is recognized for his commitment to creative artistry, innovative programming, and to audience and community engagement. In addition to his conducting tenure with the Jacksonville Symphony since 2000, he serves as music director for both the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, and is the new music director of the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, celebrating its inaugural season in 2014-2015. He is also in his 15th season as principal conductor for education and outreach for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. As a guest conductor, Mr. Butterman made his debut with the Cleveland Orchestra in 2012, and was immediately reengaged for two concerts the following season. Other recent engagements include appearances with the Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Hartford Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, California Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Pensacola Opera and Asheville Lyric Opera, among others. Summer appearances include the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado and the Wintergreen Music Festival in Virginia. This season marks his debut with the Victoria Symphony in Canada and a return to the podium of the Santa Fe Symphony for a Beethoven festival. He was a diploma laureate in the Prokofiev International Conducting Competition and a finalist in the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors. As the 1999 recipient of the Seiji Ozawa Fellowship, he studied at Tanglewood with Robert Spano, Jorma Panula, and Maestro Ozawa. For six seasons, Mr. Butterman served as music director of Opera Southwest in Albuquerque. At Louisiana State University, he was director of orchestral studies and principal conductor of opera. He conducted opera at the Indiana University School of Music and was associate music director of Ohio Light Opera. While at Indiana University, he conducted a highly acclaimed production of Leonard Bernstein’s 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue at the Kennedy Center. He has conducted recordings for Newport Classics and with the Rochester Philharmonic featuring actor John Lithgow. For more information, log on to michaelbutterman.com. 10 jaxsymphony.org l FEBRUARY I MARCH 2015

the conductors Michael Krajewski Principal Pops Conductor

Calvin and Ellen Hudson Charitable Trust Endowed Chair

Known for his entertaining programs and clever humor, Michael Krajewski is a much sought after conductor of symphonic pops. In addition to his role with the Jacksonville Symphony, which spans 19 seasons, Michael is also music director of The Philly Pops and principal pops conductor of the Houston Symphony and Atlanta Symphony. As a guest conductor Mr. Krajewski has performed with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras; the Boston and Cincinnati Pops; the San Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Seattle, Dallas, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Phoenix and National Symphonies, among numerous others. In Canada he has led Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic, and the Toronto, Edmonton, and Winnipeg Symphonies. Other international appearances include the Hong Kong and Malaysian Philharmonics, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and this season’s debut with Bilbao Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Krajewski is the conductor of the video Silver Screen Serenade with violinist Jenny Oaks Baker that aired worldwide on BYU Broadcasting. On recording he led the Houston Symphony on two holiday albums. This season, he is conducting his original “Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel” program all over North America. His other collaborative programs have included James Galway, Marilyn Horne, Alicia de Larrocha, Roberta Flack, Art Garfunkel, Kenny Loggins, Wynonna Judd, Ben Folds, Doc Severinsen, Pink Martini, and Cirque de la Symphonie, among many others. With degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, Mr. Krajewski furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux Domaine School for Conductors. He was a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony and later served as that orchestra’s assistant conductor. He was resident conductor of the Florida Symphony and served as music director of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. Michael lives in Orlando with his wife Darcy. For more information, log on to MichaelKrajewski.com.

Scott C. Gregg Youth Orchestra Music Director and Principal Conductor

Winston Family Endowed Chair

In addition to his role with the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra (JSYO), Scott Gregg is music director of the Saint Augustine Chamber Orchestra (SACHO), artistic & executive director of the First Coast Community Music School, and a respected educator and clinician throughout Northeast Florida. This season marks his 20th year holding the Winston Family Endowed Chair with the JSYO. Mr. Gregg has served as music director for education of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, music director for the Youth at the Beaches Arts Guild and music director for FSCJ’s Summer Musical Theater Experience. In 2006, Mr. Gregg helped found the First Coast Community Music and in 2014 he became the school’s artistic & executive director. Mr. Gregg was associate conductor of the Goucher Symphony Orchestra, assistant conductor of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and staff conductor of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, as well as music director of the Bach Society Orchestra in Cambridge, Mass. He has conducted the Alabama All-State Orchestra, Brevard Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Birmingham Symphony, Richmond Philharmonic, the Orchestra National du Capitole de Toulouse, France, and the Kielce Philharmonic in Poland. Mr. Gregg was a conducting fellow at the Tanglewood Institute, Aspen Music Festival and Conductor’s Institute in South Carolina. He was a semi-finalist in the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors and the Stokowski Conducting Competition in New York. As a student, Mr. Gregg served as concertmaster of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra and made his solo debut with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College in music theory and composition with a minor concentration in astrophysics. At Peabody Conservatory of Music he earned a master’s degree in conducting and was awarded the Christopher Percy Prize. Encore! 11

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the chorus Donald McCullough Director, Jacksonville Symphony Chorus Tom Zimmerman Endowed Chair

Hailed by the Washington Post for his “dazzling expertise” on the podium, Donald McCullough is considered one of America’s pre-eminent choral conductors. After leading the Master Chorale of Washington in the John F. Kennedy Center Concert Hall for more than a decade, he developed a reputation for creating choruses that sang “with an innate sense of lyricism and musical poise” (Washington Post). During his tenure with the Master Chorale, the 120-member symphonic chorus performed 16 world premieres, produced three nationally distributed CDs, and toured twice throughout Central Europe. The Chorale earned the Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence in North America, performed in such renowned venues as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, and became the chorus of choice for the National Symphony Orchestra. Mr. McCullough is also a composer whose works have been critically acclaimed throughout North America and Europe. Routinely sought after for commissions, his works have been described as “powerful and heart-wrenching,” “mystically beautiful” and “remarkably inspirational.” In response to an invitation from German and Polish consulates, Mr. McCullough led the Master Chorale in the European premiere of one of his most moving compositions, Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps. The work was performed in Krakow, Dresden, Berlin and at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial during the European commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII. In November 2014, 70 singers from the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus traveled to New York to form the core of a 120-member chorus under Mr. McCullough’s direction in the Lincoln Center premiere of his Holocaust Cantata, presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY). A native of Jacksonville, he recently moved to Atlantic Beach to focus on his expanding composing career and in 2012 became the director of the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus. His music can be found at donaldmccullough.com.

Jacksonville Symphony Chorus Celebrating 30th Season with a Lincoln Center Performance With some of the First Coast area’s finest voices, Jacksonville Symphony Chorus members come from all walks of life who share the spirit of singing great choral music. With a three-decade tradition of making great music with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, the roster also includes many professional musicians, skilled amateur performers and students. Since 2012, the Chorus had been led by esteemed choral director and composer Donald McCullough. Founded in 1985 by past Music Director Roger Nierenberg, 2014-15 marks the Chorus’ 30th season. In November, 70 singers from the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus traveled to New York to form the core of a 120-member chorus under Mr. McCullough’s direction in the Lincoln Center premiere of his Holocaust Cantata, presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY). The all-volunteer Jacksonville Symphony Chorus has sung for many landmark Symphony events. Performance highlights include Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony for the tenth anniversary of Jacoby Symphony Hall and Orff’s “Carmina Burana” for the Jacksonville Symphony’s first-ever commercial recording. The Chorus has also sung in each of the Jacksonville Symphony’s annual grand opera productions. Jacksonville Symphony Chorus auditions are scheduled in September and January. To join voice with the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus, call 904.354.3920 and ask about audition and membership information.

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MASTERWORKS series J AC K SON V I L L E SY M P HONY ORCH E STRA Courtney Lewis, Music Director Designate, Haskell Endowed Chair Michael Butterman, Resident Conductor, Jim Van Vleck Endowed Chair

thursday, march 26, 2015 l 7:30 PM SATURDAY, march 28, 2015 l 8 PM

“Words on Music” one hour prior to each Masterworks concert Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

beethoven’s missa solemnis Tito Muñoz, conductor Amanda Hall, soprano Elise Quagliata, mezzo-soprano Scott Ramsay, tenor Andrew Craig Brown, bass-baritone Jacksonville Symphony Chorus Donald McCullough, director Tom Zimmerman Endowed Chair

University of North Florida Chamber Singers Dr. Cara Tasher, Conductor

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Mass in D Major, Op. 123, “Missa Solemnis” I. Kyrie II. Gloria III. Credo IV. Sanctus V. Agnus Dei Performed without intermission See page 22 for text and translation. Gift of Music - Funding for the Missa Solmenis score has been provided through a “Gold Note” donation by members of the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus in honor of Liz McAlhany and her years of service as chorus manager. Stay after for “Talkback” following Saturday Masterworks, March 28, from the stage with the conductor, guest vocalists and chorus directors, hosted by Tony Kamnikar. Thursday concert sponsored by Friends of the Jacksonville Symphony Guild Saturday concert sponsored by the Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. Cellular phones and personal electronics must be turned off when inside the concert hall. Cameras and audio/visual recording are not permitted and personal devices may not be used as such. We appreciate your cooperation in avoiding any extraneous noises during concerts.

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Tito Muñoz Recently appointed music director of The Phoenix Symphony, Tito Muñoz is increasingly recognized as one of the most gifted and versatile conductors of his generation. He previously served as music director of the Opéra National de Lorraine and the Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy in France. Prior appointments include assistant conductor positions with The Cleveland Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and the Aspen Music Festival. Mr. Muñoz’s 2014-15 season includes guest appearances with the Cleveland Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Richmond Symphony and the Manhattan School of Music. In Canada, he makes appearances with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Toronto’s Royal Conservatory Orchestra and the Calgary Philharmonic. Additional international engagements will take place with the São Paulo State Symphony. Committed to working with young artists, Mr. Muñoz has conducted performances at the Aspen Music Festival, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana University, Kent/Blossom Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, New England Conservatory, New World Symphony, Oberlin Conservatory, the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the St. Olaf College Orchestra. He has ongoing relationships with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and the Portland Youth Philharmonic and he has led conducting classes at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen, Cleveland Institute of Music and Indiana University. Mr. Muñoz attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Queens College, and the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen. He is the winner of the Aspen Music Festival’s 2005 Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize and the 2006 Aspen Conducting Prize.

Amanda Hall Masterworks guest artists sponsored by Ruth Conley

In 2014-15 Amanda Hall is engaged as soloist in the incidental music from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, Cantaloube’s Chants d’ Auvergne with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn’s Elijah with South Dakota Symphony, and in Vaughn Williams’ A Sea Symphony with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. Recent highlights include the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor (Anchorage Opera), Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Opera Grand Rapids), Countess in Le nozze di Figaro (Western Plains Opera), soloist in Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hartford Symphony Orchestra), Holiday Concert (Asheville Symphony), and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (Minot Symphony Orchestra), Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor and Gilda in Rigoletto (Opera Theater of Connecticut), Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites (Hawaii Opera Theatre), and Amelia in the 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra (Beethoven Festival/Warsaw, also recorded).

Elise Quagliata Mezzo-soprano Elise Quagliata was cited by Opera News for her “passionate interpretation” and “exceptional technical finesse” as Sister Helen Prejean in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking with Des Moines Metro Opera. She received outstanding critical notice in the title role of Carmen, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd and Jo in Little Women. She has performed Olga in Eugene Onegin, Emilia in Verdi’s Otello, Joan Clarke in American Lyric Theater’s The Turing Project, Carmen in La Tragedie de Carmen, Cornelia in Handel’s Guilio Cesare, Nicklause/ The Muse in Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann, Rosina and Bertha Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Fricka in Das Rheingold and Die Walküre. Equally at home with orchestra, Ms. Quagliata recently sang Handel’s Messiah, Mahler’s Third Symphony and Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky with the Jacksonville Symphony, and Verdi’s Requiem with the Filarmônica de Minas Gerais in Brazil. Other engagements include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Santa Barbara Symphony, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with the Savannah Philharmonic, and Mahler’s Rückertlieder with the Reno Philharmonic.

Scott Ramsay In the 2014-15 season, Scott Ramsay sings Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd (Virginia Opera), Rodolfo in La bohème (MusicArtes/Manila), Don Jose in Carmen (Lyric Opera of the North/Duluth Superior Symphony), and Riccardo in Un ballo in maschera (Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra). Recent highlights include Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Portland Opera); Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (Chroma Chamber Orchestra); Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (Midland Symphony Orchestra); David Del Tredici’s Dum Dee Tweedle (Detroit Symphony Orchestra); Mitch in Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire (Lyric Opera of Chicago, also Virginia Opera); Lenski in Eugene Onegin (Madison Opera); Carmina Burana (Fresno Philharmonic); Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd (Opera Theatre of St. Louis); Verdi’s Requiem (Berkshire Choral Festival); Painter/Sailor in Lulu and Mark in Tippett’s The Midsummer Marriage (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Francesca da Rimini, Tippett’s A Child of Our Time (Chicago Symphony Orchestra); and Mozart’s Requiem (Music of the Baroque).

Andrew Craig Brown Bass-baritone Andrew Craig Brown recently made his debut at San Francisco Opera as Dr. Grenville in La Traviata. Other recent engagements have included his debut at English National Opera as Achilla in Julius Caesar and Colline in La Bohéme, and as Chick in Wonderful Town with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. He sang the roles of Paolo in Simon Boccanegra and Il Duca Ramiro in Maria Padilla at the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival of Warsaw, roles which he also recorded with the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Equally at home on the concert stage, he has sung performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Pasadena Symphony, New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Yale Philharmonia, Bach’s Magnificat and Handel’s Alexander’s Feast with the Baroque Artists of Champaign, and Handel’s Messiah with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he earned both his Master’s degree in music and his Artist Diploma while studying with Richard Cross. Encore! 17

Jacksonville Symphony Chorus

Donald McCullough, Director Tom Zimmerman Endowed Chair Ileana Fernandez, Rehearsal Accompanist • Jill Weisblatt, Manager Soprano Erin Adams Jerrye Baker Susan Baker Alla Bartosh May Beattie Marisa Bovenzi Louise Brooks Sandy Clarke Margaret Crawford Katherine Crowell Julie Davis Tracy Davis Alyce Decker Stephanie Doerr Amy Fannin Kate Flint Maggie Graichen-Herrera Brittany Harmon Kathy Hunt Kiki Karpen Michelle Kemp Ginger Lindberg Masha Malinovskaya Kristin Markham Susan May Kate Medill Paula Merritt

Barbara Miller Sevella Mostella Christina Ng Deborah Pierson Laura Jane Pittman Kelsey Potratz Nancy Purcell AJ Ruvane Heather Wakefield Eileen Ward Jill Weisblatt Christa Williams Alto Deborah Baker Carole Banks Elizabeth Bricknell Dorothy Jean Bush Rita Cannon Estelle Chisholm Libby Claggett Susan Connors Nancy Crookshank Jane Daugherty Kathryn Eaton Jessica Green Madge Hazen Carol Heckrotte

Lynda Height Deborrah Hoag Janice Kuo Leyse Lowry Liz McAlhany Marianne McAlhany-Murray Patricia Medlock Molly Miller Sally Offen Jane Palmer Rosina Paul Anne Petersen Vickie Prince Nancy Redfern Wynn Redmon Caitlin Regan Patti Robertson Kim Rowland Sharon Snow Laura Stephenson Sherilyn VanOrden Jerri Lea Ware April Zitnay Tenor David Avery Stan Ballenger Julie Cross

University of North Florida Chamber Singers Dr. Cara Tasher, Conductor Justin Walker, Chorus Manager • Yukino Miyake, Accompanist

Soprano Molly Ann Anderson Courtney Fitzgerald Yevgeniya Gnezdilova-Taidi Adina Pavlesich Calieanne Procter Sierra Rollings Kerra Simmons Alto Julimar Alarcon Juliana Galletti Camille Hudson

Nicole Koch Holly Kwaak Anna Mans Sarah Rowe Margaret Stephens Tenor Andrew Braun Matheus Coura David Herndon Michael Palmisano Andrew Simon Justin Walker

Bass Brooks Baptiste Robert Davis James Houck Peter Jackson Wilford Kelly Jared Randell Tommy Shapard Derek Swearengin

Roberto Duncan Gregg Gerlach John Gill Wayne Heckrotte Michael Hodges Wilson Kennedy Osvaldo Medina John Morrow John Petersen Mark Reasoner Sam Young Bass Charles Carroll Kenny Chin Dale Choate Bradley Corner Jeff Elledge David Lloyd Groth Robert Hall Mel Hazen David Hotchkiss Franklin Hurst Bill Kolb Ken Kutch Jim Maher Walter Mattingly Barry McCullough

Bill Meisel Tom Nesbitt David Pierson John Pugh Robert Quinby Jeffrey Schroer Keith Schroyer Reg Smith Buddy Stone Richard Stritter Richard Sykes Todd Teears Hugh Tobias John Weitzel Paul Witkowski

See page 13 for more about the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus. For audition information, call 904.354.3920.

UNF Choral Ensembles The University of North Florida choral ensembles draw singers together from every field of study to achieve musical excellence among five different ensembles. Since 2006 under Dr. Cara Tasher as Director of Choral Activities, the choral ensembles have toured to Italy, Portugal and South Africa. They have performed at the 2013 State American Choral Directors Association Convention, the 2014 Southern Division ACDA Convention and with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. They are regular collaborators with the Jacksonville Symphony. Recent performances by UNF choral ensembles include Bach’s St. John Passion, Brahms’ Requiem, Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and Orff’s Carmina Burana. With an extensive performance and touring schedule, the Chamber Singers is the University’s premier choral ensemble, sharing music of all genres and cultures with audiences around the globe. The choral ensembles offer undergraduate and postgraduate students first-class leadership opportunities and access to improving their musicality with the highest artistic standards. For information about singing at UNF or to contribute to student choral scholarships, contact chorus@unf.edu.

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Notes on the program by Lynne Radcliffe

Ludwig van Beethoven

German Composer Born: 1770, Bonn; died: 1827, Vienna

Mass in D Major, Op. 123, “Missa Solemnis” Composed 1819-1823; dedicated to Archduke Rudolph Premiered April 6, 1824, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Last Jacksonville Symphony performance: January 1992, Mozart & More Series in the Florida Theatre, Roger Nierenberg, conductor, with the Jacksonville Symphony Chorus and Gainesville Civic Chorus. Program repeated in Gainesville at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. ca. 72 minutes (9’ 16’ 18’ 15’ 14’) “Every note must be sized, weighed, tested for strength, then ‘listened to’ in the soundproof box of his head.” – from Beethoven: The Universal Composer, by Edmund Morris “The greatest work I have hitherto written is a Grand Mass with choruses, and four obligati voice parts, and full orchestra,” wrote Beethoven of his Missa Solemnis to a publisher in 1822. Designation of this

status is noteworthy indeed, coming from a man who had no doubts of his own artistic genius. He would later revise and re-issue the honor to his Ninth Symphony, which premiered a mere month after Missa Solemnis along with three movements of the Mass itself. The close proximity to and the eclipsing of the Mass by the Ninth Symphony, coupled with its relatively rare performances, prompted Jan Swafford’s hyperbolic musing that Missa Solemnis “may be the greatest piece never heard.” Beethoven determined to write the Missa Solemnis upon hearing in March, 1819, that his patron, beloved friend and pupil, Archduke Rudolph, was to be installed as Archbishop of Olmutz (in Moravia) one year later. His second foray into liturgical composition, the first being his Mass in C of 1807, this gargantuan work was completely finished three years too late for the installation. Even before he considered the idea to write the Grand Mass, Beethoven had studied sacred works of the old masters

Historically Speaking In 1819, when Beethoven began “Missa Solemnis”:

• The Panic of 1819 was the first major financial crisis in the U.S. • The U.S. passed its first immigration law. • On February 22, Spain ceded Florida to the United States by the Adams-Onis Treaty in exchange for the American renunciation of any claims on Texas that it might have from the Louisiana Purchase and $5 million. In 1823, when Beethoven finished “Missa Solemnis,” Florida had just become a U.S. territory.

One of the first maps of Florida since becoming a U.S. territory. This map from 1823 shows the boundaries of Florida’s counties, major cities, lakes and rivers. Source: Edwin L. Green, School History of Florida. Courtesy of the private collection of Woy Winkelman.

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dating back to Palestrina. He admired their counterpoint, a feature most densely incorporated in Missa Solemnis. Equally important, his theological reading and philosophy ranged from Eastern religion to the anti-establishment wing of German Catholicism. Beethoven identified with what came to be known as “Fideism,” which stressed the importance of a personal relationship with God as opposed to one administrated and mediated by the church. Accordingly, this project bore a highly personal significance to him and reflects the almost inconceivable scope of his conception of it. In 1824, he wrote, “My chief aim when I was composing this grand Mass was to awaken and instill enduring religious feelings not only into the singers but also into the listeners.” “From the heart – may it again – go to the heart” – Beethoven’s inscription on his autograph manuscript What to Listen For… Beethoven’s declamation and expression of the text, like many other characteristics of his music, goes where no composer has gone before or since. Myriad tempo, meter, key, timbre, texture, dynamic, etc., changes insure the words of the liturgy are communicated with the utmost clarity, power, and meaning. Kyrie The most straightforward movement of the Mass, the Kyrie’s three-part text: “Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy” is reflected in the symmetrical musical structure. Three tall, D major chords, whose rhythm announces the three-syllable Ky-ri-e to come, begin the movement, followed by a stately, reverent, orchestral prelude. Lewis Lockwood has suggested “it may be that the opening static chords symbolize the unalterable presence of God the Creator.” The chorus enters with a strong repetition of the Kyrie motif interspersed with entrances of the same by the soloists. Changing from a slow, majestic duple meter to a graceful triple meter, the lovely middle section (Christ have mercy) features the soloists in a stepwise, gently undulating counterpoint with the chorus in accompaniment role. The first section returns to round out this elegant plea for mercy. Beside his initial tempo marking of Andante sostenuto, Beethoven added “Mit andacht,” which translates to “with devotion.” BEETHOVEN (Continued on next page) Encore! 19

BEETHOVEN (Continued from previous page) Gloria As the Gloria is a considerably longer text, it is logically a much longer and more complex movement. From the beginning it is undeniable, signature Beethoven with all forces summoned to deliver grandeur on the simplest of themes: do-re-mi-fa-so! “Glory to God in the highest” lives up to its meaning. Following the text, several contrasting sections ensue, notably the beautiful Qui tollis (referring to He who takes away the sins of the world), introduced by the soloists. More exultation returns. The Gloria culminates with a mighty fugue on “In Gloria Dei patris, Amen” (Glory to God the Father). Beethoven’s ability to make the listener believe the longanticipated end is near - then abruptly stop - only to reach ever higher, is conspicuously displayed here. This will likely bring the choral movement of the Ninth Symphony to mind. Again, when we think he has gone as far as he can go, the opening returns at Presto speed, with the chorus overlapping the orchestra on the final “Gloria!” Credo The massive Credo is the centerpiece of the work and its longest movement. Heralding a sit-up-and-pay-attention moment, the

orchestra again presages the opening, this time: “Credo, credo,” (I believe) followed closely by the basses with other parts layering in. This four-note motive becomes a choral motto that binds the disparate parts of the text together. The “Et incarnatus est” (Incarnate by the Holy Spirit) is superbly described by Edmund Morris: “This exquisite section, marked dolcissimo (with great sweetness), calls for a radically reduced string band, moving in close, keyless harmony like a consort of Renaissance viols. Above the chanting of male choristers, solo voices proclaim the mystery of Mary’s conception, while a solo flute twitters bird-like at an extreme altitude: the Holy Ghost as dove.” The contrast of the crucifixion with resurrection and ascension is especially striking, ranging from a dark D minor to brilliant F major with joyous text painting on “ascended” by scales racing upward. Beethoven reminds us of his Classical roots in the next section propelled by repeated eighth-notes in the strings and simple yet effective syncopation in the winds and voices – all delivered in straightforward, diatonic unity. After a lengthy portion devoted to “Et vitam venturi saeculi,

amen” (And the life of the world to come, amen), typical of Beethoven’s penchant for enormous codas, the ascension theme is most poignantly expressed by alternate entrances of instruments in the final section marked “Grave” while the chorus softly sings the final “Amen.” Sanctus As perhaps the most sacred movement, which Beethoven again marked “Mit Andacht” (with devotion), this part of the mass contains the consecration of bread and wine as the body and blood of Christ. Beethoven communicates holiness (Sanctus=Holy) and gravity with a slow, reverent introduction before the soloists, led by the alto, layer in on the word “Sanctus.” All remains serene until “Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria” (Heaven and earth are full of your glory) which the soloists proclaim jubilantly in imitative voice pairings leading to a Presto fugue on “Osanna in excelsis” (Hosanna in the highest). This concludes the first part of the movement. Beethoven separates the Sanctus and Benedictus (Blessed) portions with a reverent Praeludium (Prelude) by the orchestra. As in the first section, there are no violins and the register is low, which

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SOUTHERN EXPOSURE Andrew Moore, Midnight Gin, Mississippi, 2014. Archival Pigment Print, 50 x 60 inches. Copyright the artist and courtesy Jackson Fine Art.

Andrew Moore, Midnight Gin, Mississippi, 2014. Archival pigment print, 50 x 60 inches. Copyright the artist and courtesy Jackson Fine Art.

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paves the way for a most extraordinary feature of the movement: a magnificent, high, tender, violin solo which continues to the end. The soloists dominate the sung parts of the movement, the chorus resolutely completing it with a fugue on the final “Osanna in excelsis.” Agnus Dei Appropriate to the text, “Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi” (Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world), this movement’s mournful first section is in B minor. The bass soloist begins the dirge, accompanied by the male chorus. Next the alto and tenor reiterate the plea to the Lamb of God for mercy; the chorus also builds from the ground up with the three lower parts. Not until the soprano soloist’s entrance are the sopranos allowed to join the chorus. The second, longer, and final section modulates to the home key of D major set to the text “Dona nobis pacem” (Grant us peace). This section bears the inscription “Bitte um inner und aussern Frieden” which translates to “Prayer for inner and outer peace;” however, the mood is surprisingly not one of supplication, but optimism to the point of cheerfulness, with a “skipping” figure in the strings and joyous melismas (multiple notes to a single syllable) by the chorus. This section, like the Benedictus in the Sanctus, has a remarkable feature: two “military” forays into B-flat major (similar to the Ninth Symphony) complete with trumpet and drums which revert to the “Agnus Dei” text. The first of the two also includes anxious recitatives by the soprano and tenor with the chorus as Greek chorus. The mood of the D major ending approaches prayerful and supplicant with instruments ascending, but the final orchestral punctuation, like Beethoven, is not on its knees.

© 2015 Lynne Radcliffe A regular contributor to Encore!, Lynne Radcliffe has been active as a performer, music educator, and church musician in the Jacksonville area since 1983. She has served as music education program manager for the Jacksonville Symphony and as host of “WJCT presents the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.”

Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust Jacksonville is home to many great institutions thanks to the civic minded leadership of individuals who continue to shape and transform this city into the special place we know and love. One of these figures from past generations was Roger L. Main. Originally from Maryland, Roger Main’s arrival to Jacksonville as an FBI agent in the early 1950s came on a criminal investigation. Someone was forging the signature of Edward Ball, the president of Florida National Bank, and Main was assigned to a task force to solve the case. After Main broke the case, he was then hired by Ball to work at the Bank. And it was not too long before Main ascended to the Bank’s presidency. Roger and his wife Rochelle Main, a teacher, engaged themselves in many civic undertakings. Mr. Main served as chair of St. Luke’s Hospital and the Cummer Museum for many years and also chaired the Gator Bowl Association. Today, Roger Main’s name is placed prominently on one of the buildings at the St. Luke’s Hospital campus, now part of Mayo Clinic. Mr. Main also served as chair of the Jacksonville Expressway Authority, which is now the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. One of his major accomplishments was raising the bonds for completion of the Hart Bridge. He was also one of the power brokers who signed Jacksonville’s “Consolidation Manifesto” in the late 1960s. As general counsel of the Expressway Authority, former symphony president David Foerster worked closely with Mr. Main. “He was quiet, soft spoken and dignified – every inch of him,” said Foerster.“And never without a coat and tie, even at home.” From 1962 to 1964, Mr. Main served as president of the Jacksonville Symphony Association. Former Music Director John Canarina commented that he had a great love of opera and sopranos in particular, which accounted for so many of them appearing during his presidency. His steadfast vision and generosity paved the way toward a firm commitment by the Association to undertake extraordinary presentations of great choral and symphonic masterpieces. The quote below from 1963 is a testament to his leadership and determination. “I believe the people of Jacksonville have finally accepted the Symphony Association as an important asset to the cultural life of this area. We have a fine orchestra, an able director and a fine interpreter of great music in John Canarina and fine artistic programs to offer the public,” Mr. Main said. Ever since those early years, significant gifts from Roger Main contributed to the growth and success of the Jacksonville Symphony, and today, the Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust is a major Symphony sustainer. “The Trust has probably given to the Symphony more than any other entity over the years,” said Foerster, who has managed the Main trust since its inception. The Trust also provided a leading gift for the building of Jacoby Symphony Hall and renovation of the Civic Auditorium, now the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. The quiet alcove in the Center’s upper lobby is named the Roger Main Gallery. The Symphony Association is honored to pay tribute to Roger and Rochelle Main through the dedication of the Beethoven Missa Solemnis performances this season. The work is generally considered one of Beethoven’s supreme achievements. The gift of a great masterpiece is only reawakened through performance and Mr. and Mrs. Main’s legacy and philanthropic vision are alive today through the rebirth of this powerful and profound work. As each of us look back on the moments of our lives we seek to remember times that celebrate, transform us and define our human experience.

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BEETHOVEN – Mass in D Major, Op. 123, “Missa Solemnis” Text and Translation I. Kyrie Kyrie Assai sostenuto – Kyrie eleison. Andante assai ben marcato – Christe eleison. Assai sostenuto Kyrie eleison.

II. Gloria Gloria

Allegro vivace – Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te.

Meno Allegro – Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.

Allegro vivace –

Domine Deus, Rex cœlestis. Deus Pater omnipotens Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus. Agnus Dei. Filius Patris.

Kyrie Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

Gloria Glory be to God on high, and peace on earth to men of good will. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, We adore Thee, we glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory. O Lord God, heavenly King. God, the Father almighty. O Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotton Son. O Lord God. Lamb of God. Son of the Father.

Larghetto – Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe depracationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.

Thou, who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy upon us. Thou, who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou, who sittest at the right hand of the Father! have mercy on us.

Allegro maestoso – Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, Quoniam tu solus Dominus, Quoniam tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu,

For Thou alone art Holy, Thou alone art Lord, Thou alone art most high, O Jesus Christ, together with the Holy Spirit,

Allegro ma non troppo in gloria Dei Patris, Amen. e ben marcato – Poco piu Allegro – Presto

III. Credo Credo

Allegro ma non troppo –

Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem cœli et terræ visibilium omnium et invisibilium. Credo (Et) in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum; et ex Patre natum ante omnia sæcula. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine: Deum verum de Deo vero; Genitum, non factum; consubstantialem Patri; per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines, et propter nostram salutem, descendit de cœlis;

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in the glory of God the Father, Amen.

Credo I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe (And) in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God; and born of the Father before all ages. God of God, light of light, true God of true God; begotten, not made; consubstantial to the father; by Whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven;

Adagio – et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex maria Virgine,

Adante – et homo factus est.

and became incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man.

Adagio espressivo – Crucifixus etiam pro nobis; sub Pontio Pilato passus et sepultus est,

He was crucified also for us; suffered under Pontius Pilate and was buried,

Allegro – Et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas.

And the third day He arose again according to the Scriptures.

Allegro molto – Et ascendit in cælum, sedet ad dexteram Patris. Et iterum venturus est cum gloria judicare vivos et mortuos; cujus regni non erit finis.

And ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father.And He is to come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; of whose kingdom there shall be no end.

Allegro ma non troppo –

I believe (And) in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the son; Who, together with the Father and the Son, is adored and glorified; Who spoke by the prophets. I believe in one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. And I expect the resurrection of the dead,

Credo (Et) in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem, qui ex Patre Filioque procedit; qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et conglorificatur; qui locutus est per prophetas. Credo in unam sanctam Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum Baptisma in remissionem peccatorum. Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum,

Allegro ma non troppo – et vitam venturi sæculi. Amen. Allegro con moto - Grave

IV. Sanctus Sanctus Adagio – Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus, Deus Sabaoth. Allegro pesante – Pleni sunt cœli et terra gloria tua. Presto – Osanna in excelsis.

Praeludium: Sustenuto ma non troppo – Adante molto cantabile e Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. non troppo mosso Osanna in excelsis.

V. Agnus Dei Agnus Dei

Adagio – Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis, Agnus Dei,

Allegretto vivache – dona nobis pacem. Allegro assai – Allegro vivace – Presto – Allegretto vivace

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Sanctus Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are fully of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Agnus Dei Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us, Agnus Dei, grant us peace.

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COFFEE series J AC K SON V I L L E SY M P HONY ORCH E STRA Courtney Lewis, Music Director Designate, Haskell Endowed Chair Michael Butterman, Resident Conductor, Jim Van Vleck Endowed Chair Michael Krajewski, Principal Pops Conductor, Calvin and Ellen Hudson Charitable Trust Endowed Chair

Friday, APRIL 10, 2015 l 11 aM Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

A TRIBUTE TO MARVIN HAMLISCH MICHAEL BERKOWITZ, CONDUCTOR CADY HUFFMAN AND KAREN MASON, GUEST VOCALISTS Music & The Mirror

Hamlisch/Kleban

Solace, The Entertainer, Grandpa’s Spells

Joplin/Morton

Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows Hamlisch They’re Playing My Song

Hamlisch/Sager

And The World Goes Round

Kander & Ebb

Theme from Ice Castles “Through The Eyes of Love”

Hamlisch/Sager

Ordinary Miracles

Hamlisch/Alan & Marilyn Bergman

Happy Days/Get Happy

Ager/Yellin Arlen/Koehler

1994 Streisand Tour Overture

various

Nobody Does It Better

Hamlisch

Teach Me Tonight

DE Paul, Cahn

The Way We Were

Hamlisch/Alan & Marilyn Bergman

A Chorus Line Overture

Hamlisch/Kleban

What I Did For Love

Hamlisch/Kleban

Thank you, Symphony Guild The Coffee Concert is hosted by the Jacksonville Symphony Guild. Coffee and tea are provided by Martin Coffee Company, Inc.

Latecomers will be seated after completion of the piece. Cellular phones and personal electronics must be turned off when inside the concert hall. Cameras and audio/visual recording are not permitted and personal devices may not be used as such. We appreciate your cooperation in avoiding any extraneous noises during concerts. Dana’s Limousine is the official transportation of the Jacksonville Symphony. Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the official hotel of the Jacksonville Symphony.

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Michael Berkowitz A favorite of audiences and orchestras throughout the world, Michael Berkowitz is currently the principal pops conductor of the Santa Rosa Symphony. Mr. Berkowitz served as Marvin Hamlisch’s music director for nearly a decade, appearing with him at the White House, the London Symphony and the Academy Awards, as well as virtually every symphony orchestra in the United States. He also worked for 13 years with arranger Nelson Riddle as his drummer and assistant conductor. His work with Mr. Riddle included recordings with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Linda Ronstadt. He recently concluded a three-year run as music director/conductor for Liza Minnelli, working with her on the Tony Award-winning Liza’s at the Palace on Broadway and in concerts around the world. On Broadway, Mr. Berkowitz has collaborated with theatre legends such as Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne, Michael Bennett, Bob Fosse and Michael Kidd. He was requested by Jerome Robbins for the premiere of his West Side Story Suite for the New York City Ballet. Mr. Berkowitz conducted this ballet with the NYCB more than 50 times, including two tours to Japan and the Kennedy Center. Michael Berkowitz has an extensive discography of original cast recordings and tribute albums. He has appeared with such renowned entertainers as Elaine Paige, Michael Crawford, Beyonce, Harry Connick Jr., Steve Lawrence, Helen Reddy, Jon Bon Jovi, Chuck Berry, Ringo Starr, Roger Daltrey, Hal Linden, Sting and Billy Joel. A frequent guest conductor, Mr. Berkowitz has brought his special brand of music to the London Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and orchestras throughout the country. Internationally, he has led the Symphony Orchestra of Guatemala, as well as orchestras in Italy, France, Sweden and Germany.

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MATINEE series J AC K SON V I L L E SY M P HONY ORCH E STRA Courtney Lewis, Music Director Designate, Haskell Endowed Chair Michael Butterman, Resident Conductor, Jim Van Vleck Endowed Chair Michael Krajewski, Principal Pops Conductor, Calvin and Ellen Hudson Charitable Trust Endowed Chair

Friday, APRIL 10, 2015 l 8 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015 l 8 pm SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2015 l 3 pm Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

A TRIBUTE TO MARVIN HAMLISCH MICHAEL BERKOWITZ, CONDUCTOR CADY HUFFMAN AND KAREN MASON, GUEST VOCALISTS Music & The Mirror

Hamlisch/Kleban

Solace, The Entertainer, Grandpa’s Spells

Joplin/Morton

Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows Hamlisch They’re Playing My Song

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And The World Goes Round

Kander & Ebb

Theme from Ice Castles “Through The Eyes of Love”

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Don’t Rain On My Parade

Styne/Merrill

Ordinary Miracles

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The Nominee Medley

Berlin, Porter, Bacharach

Happy Days/Get Happy

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1994 Streisand Tour Overture

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Nobody Does It Better

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Teach Me Tonight

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The Way We Were

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Sophie’s Choice

Hamlisch

While I Still Have The Time “The Nutty Professor”

Hamlisch/Holmes

Maybe This Time

Kander & Ebb

A Chorus Line Overture

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What I Did For Love

Hamlisch/Kleban

Cady Huffman Cady Huffman is best known for her Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award winning performance as Ulla in The Producers and her recent nomination in the Tony-winning Broadway play The Nance. Cady’s role on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm brought her to the Food Network as a judge on Iron Chef America. She earned a Tony nomination as Ziegfeld’s Favorite in The Will Rogers Follies starring Keith Carradine. Other theater credits include Steel Pier, Dame Edna, La Cage aux Folles and Bob Fosse’s Big Deal. Television appearances include The Good Wife, Law & Order, Frasier, Mad About You and One Life to Live. Cady’s movie and independent film roles include The Company Men, Romance & Cigarettes, Hero, The Nanny Diaries and Molly’s Theory of Relativity, and she is also a Sundance Film Festival panelist.

Karen Mason Karen Mason has dazzled audiences on Broadway as The Queen of Hearts in Wonderland, Velma von Tussle in Hairspray, Tanya in Mamma Mia! (Drama Desk nomination), Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway and Torch Song Trilogy. OffBroadway credits include Kander and Ebb’s And the World Goes Round, Carnival (Drama Desk nomination) and Karen Mason Sings Broadway. She co-wrote a workshop production of Unfinished Business with Barry Kleinbort. Karen is a ten-time Manhattan Association of Cabarets Award winner and has won the award for Major Female Vocalist of the Year for six consecutive years. She received the Nightlife Award for Major Female Vocalist and three Backstage Magazine Bistro Awards. Her CDs include Right Here, Right Now, Sweetest of Nights, When The Sun Comes Out, Better Days (1998 Emmy Award), Not So Simply Broadway and Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!. Encore! 25

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Friday, APRIL 24, 2015 l 11 aM Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

BEETHOVEN’S “pastoral” REI HOTODA, CONDUCTOR

Antonín

In Nature’s Realm, Op. 91

DVORÁK

Ludwig van Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral” BEETHOVEN Allegro ma non troppo Andante molto mosso Allegro Allegro Allegretto

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Rei Hotoda Rei Hotoda has appeared as a guest conductor with many of today’s leading ensembles, including the symphony orchestras of Baltimore, Edmonton, Fort Worth, Toronto, Colorado and St. Louis, among others. In addition to her debuts with the Jacksonville Symphony and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, highlights of Ms. Hotoda’s 201415 season include return guest conducting appearances with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Prior to her guest conducting achievements, Ms. Hotoda served as assistant conductor at several leading orchestras. Most recently, she completed a three-year tenure as assistant conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Hotoda was also assistant conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. Most recently, Ms. Hotoda was named associate conductor for the Utah Symphony Orchestra, a position she will assume in September 2015. As an accomplished pianist, Ms. Hotoda has appeared both as a featured soloist and conductor from the piano. She has performed as a soloist conducting from the piano with the Dallas, Edmonton and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras. Ms. Hotoda’s recording credits are wideranging, and feature her as both conductor and piano soloist. She has recorded works by Steve Bell, Vivian Fung, Noriko Hisada, Vincent Ho, Nicole Lizée, and Toru Takemitsu. She has collaborated with such ensembles and artists as the Canadian Brass, Jackie Evancho, Ben Folds, the Indigo Girls, Bridget Kibbey, Guy Maddin, Pink Martini, Idina Menzel, Isabella Rossellini and Joyce Yang. Ms. Hotoda is the proud recipient of several prestigious awards, including the 2006 Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship, created by Marin Alsop to mentor women conductors. Additionally, she has received a Peabody Career Development Grant, the Women’s Philharmonic Scholarship, and an Illinois Arts Council International Arts Exchange Grant.

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FLORIDA BLUE

MASTERWORKS series J AC K SON V I L L E SY M P HONY ORCH E STRA

Courtney Lewis, Music Director Designate, Haskell Endowed Chair Michael Butterman, Resident Conductor, Jim Van Vleck Endowed Chair

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 l 8 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015 l 8 PM

“Words on Music” one hour prior to each Masterworks concert Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

BEETHOVEN’S “Pastoral” REI HOTODA, CONDUCTOR JOHANNES MOSER, CELLO Antonín

In Nature’s Realm, Op. 91

DVORÁK Antonín

Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104

DVORÁK Allegro Adagio, ma non troppo Finale: Allegro moderato Johannes Moser, cello

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Ludwig van Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral” BEETHOVEN Allegro ma non troppo Andante molto mosso Allegro Allegro Allegretto Stay after for “Talkback” following Saturday Masterworks, April 25, from the stage with Rei Hotoda and Johannes Moser, hosted by Tony Kamnikar.

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Hailed by Gramophone Magazine as “one of the finest among the astonishing gallery of young virtuoso cellists,” German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser was the top prize winner at the 2002 Tchaikovsky Competition. He has gone on to perform with the world’s leading orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras as well as the Chicago Symphony, London Symphony, Bavarian Radio Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw, Tokyo Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra, working with conductors of the highest level. Highlights of his 2014-15 season include debuts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Komische Oper Berlin, performances with the Krakow Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Russian Philharmonic, Malmö Symphony, San Diego Symphony and Prague Philharmonia, as well as a U.S. tour with the Dresden Philharmonic. Johannes grows increasingly renowned for his efforts in expanding the reach of the classical genre, as well has his passionate focus on new music. Over the next season he is looking forward to working on a number of new works with Julia Wolfe, Andrew Norman and Anna Clyne, among others. In October 2012 he premiered “Magnetar,” a concerto for electric cello by Enrico Chapela, which Johannes performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. Johannes is committed to reaching out to young audiences, from kindergarten to college and beyond. From his 2010 American tour with toy pianist Phyllis Chen “Sounding Off: A Fresh Look at Classical Music,” to activities on campuses and performances in alternative venues, Johannes aims to present classical music in terms with which listeners of all ages can connect.

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Notes on the program by Siegwart Reichwald

Antonín Dvorˇ ák

Czech composer. Born 1841, Nelahozeves, Bohemia; died 1904, Prague.

In Nature’s Realm, Op. 91 Composed between March 31 and July 8, 1891. Premiered on April 28, 1892 in Prague; conducted by the composer. First performance by the Jacksonville Symphony. ca. 11 minutes. In Nature’s Realm is the first of three pieces originally titled Nature, Life, and Love. This triptych marks an important milestone in the composer’s life. Having accepted a teaching position in New York, the composer bid a fitting farewell to his homeland with these three descriptive symphonic movements that are a reflection of Dvorˇák’s life experience as a Czech composer. At the same time Dvorˇák used

this set to introduce himself to the new world just three weeks after his arrival in New York City at a concert at Carnegie Hall. The New York Times reported that the “triple overture is more in the nature of three descriptive symphonic movements than in that of an overture.” About the first movement (then called Nature) the writer comments that it is “especially bright and virile in melody and instrumental treatment.” Dvorˇák was equally pleased with this set, calling them “my best orchestral works” in a letter to his publisher in Prague. The composer nevertheless agreed to the publisher’s suggestion to publish them separately under new titles: In Nature’s Realm, Carnival, and Othello. In Nature’s Realm is the perfect companion piece to Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, as Dvorˇák tried his hand at evoking nature scenes symphonically. Dvorˇák loved nature, and he especially enjoyed the outdoors near his country home in Vysoká, which surely inspired the main pastoral theme central not only to this overture but the other two works of this trilogy as well. Musically, Dvorˇák combines the theme-based approach of a Liszt symphonic poem with the musical conventions of the concert overture. The listener is ushered into nature’s realm quietly as the head motive is heard first

From the Podium

By Guest Conductor Rei Hotoda The natural world is one filled with beauty and mystery, words that are synonymous with the music of Dvorˇák and Beethoven. From their use of bold harmonic structures exemplifying the soaring majesty of the mountains to the sensuous and intimate musical themes that unfold like the mist rising in the morning air — each composer was deeply inspired by their natural tableau. I too find myself completely in awe of nature, and can remember my earliest impressions as a teenager staring in amazement at Ansel Adams’ breathtaking photos of Yosemite. These images inspired me to visit that national park as well as those of Banff, the Rocky Mountains, and even Mt. Fuji; one could say I was obsessed. Today, having to do quite a bit of traveling as a conductor, I find myself deep in work, but always on the lookout for ways to escape into nature. Hiking with my family and pushing my body to exceed its limits is invigorating, acting as a catalyst for heightening all of my senses and bringing me closer to my art. I am so proud to be part of Jacksonville Symphony’s celebration of the ‘Year of the River’ initiative (see page 31) that is bringing together so many institutions and raising awareness of one of Florida’s true natural gems, the St. Johns River. What a wonderful and dynamic undertaking, which will showcase the importance of our natural surroundings and will bring us all closer to understanding how they impact our communities.

in the violas over a drone while birds are singing. After the clarinet has presented the main theme, nature appears before us in all of its glory. In the development section the audience gets to seemingly interact with nature, as Dvorˇák explores nature’s mysterious and playful side. In the recapitulation Dvorˇák carefully delays the climax of the work to the final brass fanfare, after which the door to nature’s realm closes quietly.

Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 Completed on February 8, 1894. Premiered on March 19, 1896 in London, conducted by the composer; Leo Stern, cello. Last Jacksonville Symphony performance: September 2012, Masterworks Series, Fabio Mechetti, conductor, with Antonio Meneses as soloist. ca. 28 minutes (15’ 11’ 12’). “Why in the world didn’t I know one could write a cello concerto like this? If I’d only known I’d have done it long ago!” This was Brahms’ reaction to Dvorˇák’s cello concerto, underscoring not only the work’s success but also the challenge of the task. In fact, it took the Czech composer a lifetime to figure out how to write for the cello, as this was his last major orchestral work. In his youth, Dvorˇák had tried his hand unsuccessfully at a cello concerto, stating about the cello that “high up it sounds nasal, and low down it growls.” So what made him change his mind about the cello’s capabilities? One of the factors was Victor Herbert’s Second Cello Concerto, given by the New York Philharmonic in 1894. Dvorˇák was enthralled by the performance, and it might have shown him the sound potential of the cello as a solo instrument. Another person who had helped Dvorˇák in a more tangible way with his concerto was Hanuš Wihan, cellist of the Bohemian Quartet. The experienced composer used his friend’s expertise to make the best use of the cello’s rich timbres and highly expressive quality. Dvorˇák’s dedication to Wihan speaks to the cellist’s influence. Yet Wihan’s influence was limited to technical issues. When the cellist suggested a cadenza for the end of the work, Dvorˇák rejected it—but, as we will see, for good reason. NOTES (Continued on next page)

I invite you all to come on a musical journey as we traverse the countryside, valleys, mountains and meadows through the works of these two remarkable composers. Encore! 29

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NOTES (Continued from previous page) Unlike his New World Symphony, the cello concerto is not linked to the composer’s experiences in the United States. In fact, Dvorˇák quoted one of his own songs, “Kez duch muj san” (“Leave me alone”), which was a favorite of his sister-in-law. When the composer had heard about Josefina’s illness and death, he not only decided to incorporate her favorite song in the second movement, but he also changed the ending of the work. Dvorˇák explained that, “the Finale closes gradually diminuendo, like a sigh, with reminiscences of the first and second movements—the solo dies down . . . then swells again, and the last bars are taken up by the orchestra and the whole concludes in a stormy mood.”

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer. born: 1770, Bonn; died: 1827, Vienna.

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral” Composed in 1807-8. Premiered on December 22, 1808 in Vienna, conducted by the composer. Last Jacksonville Symphony performance: April 2008, Discovery Series, Fabio Mechetti, conductor. ca. 42 minutes (11’ 12’ 5’ 4’ 10’).

Among the thousands of premieres of famous compositions, the first performance of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony might rank in the top ten, albeit for all the wrong reasons. When Beethoven planned this particular concert program, he seemed to be overeager to introduce Vienna to as much new music as possible, creating a marathon event. The four-anda-half hour-long concert included not only the premiere of his Sixth Symphony, but also his monumental Fifth! The other pieces on this all-Beethoven program were his Fourth Piano Concerto, the Choral Fantasy, miscellaneous hymns and arias, and a movement from his Mass in C. Needless to say, Beethoven’s groundbreaking Sixth Symphony did not receive the attention it deserved.

But that is not the reason why Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony still seems underappreciated. Falling prey to the notion that all the odd-numbered symphonies are the great, innovative works, the genius of this monumental work is somehow still overshadowed by the punch of Beethoven’s Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth. Yet the task of capturing landscapes and nature within the context of a symphony is every bit as challenging as the creation of a narrative structure (Fifth Symphony) or philosophical musings (Ninth). Beethoven, as expected, was up to the task. Every movement of this work has different innovative features. From the minimalist structures of the first movement and the harmonic stasis of the second, through the descriptive nature of the storm movement, to the idyllic setting of the last, Beethoven expanded the genre into the realm of program symphony. He was well aware of the audacity of his approach, which caused him to make a rare but necessary programmatic statement about the piece to prepare the listener for this new experience: Pastoral Symphony, more an expression of feeling than painting. 1st piece: pleasant feelings which awaken in men on arriving in the countryside. 2nd piece: scene by the brook. 3rd piece: merry gathering of country people, interrupted by 4th piece: thunder and storm, into which breaks 5th piece: salutary feelings combined with thanks to the Deity. And with one extraordinar(il)y (long) concert, music history was changed forever.

Historically Speaking We owe the very existence of Jacksonville to the St. Johns River. The first permanent settlement of Cowford in 1791, which later became Jacksonville, was so named because of the point in the river where the cattle could cross or “ford.” It was in the following decade when Beethoven composed his “Pastoral” Symphony during the prolific “middle period” of his career. A hundred years later in the 1890s, when Dvorˇák wrote both In Nature’s Realm, and his Cello Concerto, Jacksonville was flourishing in large part due to the St. Johns River. Dredging projects began to deepen the channel of the river to enable deeper draft ships to reach the port of Jacksonville. These dredging projects led to Jacksonville becoming one of the major ports on the East Coast and the establishment of the city-owned Port of Jacksonville in 1915.

The “Great Freeze” in 1894 – Bartow, Florida, courtesy of the Florida Archives.

The Great Freezes of 1894 and 1895 destroyed much of the citrus industry in north Florida and a major source of cargo shipped by steamboats on the St. Johns to Northern destinations. This ended an era that established the St. Johns River Valley as Florida’s first citrus empire.

“Year of the River” The Year of the River is an initiative bringing together more than 50 institutions to raise awareness of the St. Johns River as the “cultural current” of our city and an important driver for economic development, recreation, tourism and quality of life throughout Northeast Florida. Coordination and collaborative efforts for Year of the River are a community-wide initiative of Cultural Fusion.

© 2015 Siegwart Reichwald Siegwart Reichwald is the author of The Genesis of Felix Mendelssohn’s “Paulus.” He also edited Mendelssohn in Performance, a collection of essays that, according to Choice, “does a superb job explaining the 19th-century sound environment of Felix Mendelssohn.”

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JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY

FAMILY series Michelle Merrill J AC K SON V I L L E SY M P HONY ORCH E STRA Courtney Lewis, Music Director Designate, Haskell Endowed Chair Michael Butterman, Resident Conductor, Jim Van Vleck Endowed Chair

SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015 l 3 pm Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

THE TWINS AND THE MONSTER MICHELLE MERRILL, CONDUCTOR NORMA LEWIS, PERFORMER AND NARRATOR Overture to L’Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers) ROSSINI

The Twins and the Monster Written by Tololwa M Mollel and adapted for orchestra by Doug McKeag, Artistic Director of Dandi Productions. Music composed by John Estacio. Masks created by The Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Special thanks to the Symphony Guild’s Instrument Zoo volunteers for participating in the Family Series pre-concert activities. Latecomers will be seated after completion of the piece. Cellular phones and personal electronics must be turned off when inside the concert hall. Cameras and audio/visual recording are not permitted and personal devices may not be used as such. We appreciate your cooperation in avoiding any extraneous noises during concerts. Dana’s Limousine is the official transportation of the Jacksonville Symphony. Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the official hotel of the Jacksonville Symphony.

Norma Lewis Norma Lewis has had the privilege of performing on stages across North America as the narrator of the Twins and the Monster; courtesy of Dandi Productions, since 2004. She is the co-founder of 8Rojo, and has produced, co-created, and performed in several of their productions over the past thirteen years; most notably, Gretchen’s Nightmare, The Dali Hours (Vancouver), Macula, Quartett, and The Laramie Project. Norma has performed with Ellipsis Tree Collective in The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God, and The Real McCoy. She has also

Rapidly rising conductor Michelle Merrill is the newly named assistant conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. A passionate and dynamic artist, she was awarded the prestigious Ansbacher Conducting Fellowship in 2013 by members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the American Austrian Foundation, which enabled her to be in residence at the Salzburg Festival. For three seasons, Ms. Merrill has conducted the Jacksonville Symphony on various concerts and she recently made her debut with the Orlando Philharmonic. She conducted the Meadows Symphony Orchestra for Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4, which Scott Cantrell of the Dallas Morning News described as “stunning” and later named to his list of Top Ten Classical Performances of 2014. Ms. Merrill is also the assistant conductor of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and concludes her tenure with the orchestra this season. A strong advocate of new music, Ms. Merrill has worked with Voices of Change, Dallas’s modern contemporary music ensemble. She is married to Steve Merrill, principal percussionist of the Jacksonville Symphony.

appeared in the role of Helen Robinson in Theatre Calgary’s To Kill a Mockingbird. About Dandi Productions Dandi Productions was established in 1997 by Canadian performers Doug McKeag and Onalea Gilbertson to develop new and innovative programming for orchestras. Together with master puppeteer Judd Palmer, they developed a new kind of performance for young audiences, with strong comedic acting, unusual puppets (by the Old Trout Puppet Workshop) and a great respect for highly original orchestral scores and scripts. John Estacio, Composer John Estacio has served as composer-inresidence with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Calgary Opera, Edmonton Symphony and Pro Coro Canada.

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His compositions have been played across Canada and in the United States and were nominated for two JUNO Awards. About “The Twins” project John says, “My inspiration for the music comes from my collaborators, both Tolo’s entertaining story and Doug’s engaging script. It’s a quintessential tale of good versus evil, with a couple of twists.” Tololwa “Tolo” M. Mollel, Author Tolo Mollel was born in Tanzania, and now lives in Canada. He is a storyteller and dramatist, and children’s author. His books have been published in the U.S., Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and Canada. On “The Twins” Tolo says, “My grandmother loved to tell stories, usually at suppertime to keep us from nodding off, as supper took so long to prepare. Some of the stories were about monsters. Those stories certainly kept us awake!”

Family Concert Fun Young audiences enjoyed the “Sounds of the Symphony” at the Family Concert in February. The event was also the annual Scout Day at the Symphony. Below are pictures from the preconcert activities. Thank you to all who attended our Family Series this season. We look forward to seeing you in the fall. Photos by Jamie Borland

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SPECIAL EVENT J AC K SON V I L L E SY M P HONY ORCH E STRA

The Sleeping Beauty

Courtney Lewis, Music Director Designate, Haskell Endowed Chair Michael Butterman, Resident Conductor, Jim Van Vleck Endowed Chair

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015 l 8 PM SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2015 l 3 PM Jim and Jan Moran Theater, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

The SLEEPING BEAUTY (Ballet in two acts) CHELSEA TIPTON, II, CONDUCTOR RHONDA STAMPALIA, CHOREOGRAPHER (after Marius Petipa)

Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Libretto by Marius Petipa and A. Vsevolozhsky After stories by Charles Perrault and others

Principal Dancers

Yumelia Garcia

Mauro Villaneuva

Emily Bromberg

Alex Manning

Princess Aurora Prince Désiré Princess Florine The Bluebird

Costumes and scenery courtesy of Theatrical Rentals, LLC Costumes executed by Kathy Keel with Linda Holmes and Anne Marie Helton Lighting by Nicolo E. Ciccarello Rehearsal Assistant Caroline Schmid Student Rehearsal Assistant Marisa Helton Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. Cellular phones and personal electronics must be turned off when inside the concert hall. Cameras and audio/visual recording are not permitted and personal devices may not be used as such. We appreciate your cooperation in avoiding any extraneous noises during concerts.

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Synopsis ACT I The Christening: King Florestan and his Queen are celebrating the Christening of their daughter, the infant princess Aurora. The entire court is invited to the party where the special guests are Aurora’s fairy godmothers who give their gifts of virtues – beauty, grace, goodness, eloquence, and energy. Just as the Lilac Fairy is about to present her gift, the evil fairy Carabosse, who was mistakenly omitted from the guest list, suddenly appears. Furious at the insult, Carabosse pronounces a curse that on her sixteenth birthday, Princess Aurora will prick her finger on a spindle and fall into everlasting sleep. Fortunately, the Lilac Fairy has yet to bestow her gift and although she cannot lift the spell she can ensure that Princess Aurora will awaken from that sleep by a kiss from a handsome prince.

The Spell: It is Princess Aurora’s sixteenth birthday and the King and Queen have arranged an opulent party. The King has declared a ban on all sharp objects and becomes angry when he comes upon four village girls who are using knitting needles. He orders Catalabutte to confiscate them. The celebration continues with flower garland dances and Princes from the four corners of the world courting the Princess and seeking her hand in marriage. Aurora is shown a spindle by an old crone and knowing nothing of the curse delightedly plays with the gift. Suddenly she pricks her finger, swoons, SYNOPSIS (Continued on page 39)

Yumelia Garcia Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Yumelia Garcia received her professional training at the Escuela de Ballet Gustavo Franklin, graduating with honors. She was invited to join the National Ballet of Caracas at age 15 and promoted to soloist just one year later. Ms. Garcia began her career in the United States at the Ohio Ballet and later as a principal dancer at the Milwaukee Ballet where noted choreographer Katherine Possen created a version of Scheherazade especially for her. In 2009 she was invited to join the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Her remarkable versatility and technical prowess have earned her critical acclaim in classical ballets as Kitri in Don Quixote, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, Valencienne in The Merry Widow, and in the title roles of Cinderella, Gizelle, Cleopatra and Carmen. For several years, she has danced the Sugar Plum Fairy in the First Coast Nutcracker with the Jacksonville Symphony. In Ashton’s Cinderella, she was featured in Point Magazine as one of the “Best Performances of 2010.” Ms. Garcia has also been featured in many contemporary works, performing lead roles in pieces by George Balanchine, Alonzo Ving, Cho San Goh, David Parson, Jean-Paul Comelin, Lar Lubevich, Mark Godden, Robert Joffrey, Christopher Weeldon and many others. In 2006 she was invited to be a part of The Trey McIntyre Project at White Oak, and has performed at prestigious festivals such as Jacob’s Pillow, Vail International Festival and Wolf Trap.

Mauro Villanueva Mauro Villanueva grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and began his dance training at the age of six with Shawn Knife. At age nine he joined the University of Incarnate Word Ballet School directed by Buddy and Susan Trevino, co-founders of The Joffrey Workshop Texas. In 1998 he attended a summer course and consequently studied for two years at the Nutmeg Conservatory in Connecticut. In August of 2000 Mr. Villanueva joined the Joffrey Ballet as an apprentice and two years later received a full company contract. During his thirteen years at the Joffrey Ballet he danced many ballets throughout the world by renowned choreographers, was a union representative for the artists twice, and was one of two dancers chosen to participate in the search for the new artistic director. He has appeared as a representative for the Joffrey Ballet and on television and radio in Chicago, San Antonio, and Manila, Philippines. Mr. Villanueva retired from the Joffrey Ballet in 2013 to pursue a career as an independent artist. He is a dancer, educator, coach, choreographer and has been named co-director of The Joffrey Workshop Texas.

Emily Bromberg Emily Bromberg trained with Kirov Academy of Ballet, Boston Ballet and Ballet New England. She joined Festival Ballet Providence where she performed many principal roles, including Kitri in Don Quixote and the Sugar Plum Fairy. While at FBP, Emily also earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She then went on to Colorado Ballet where she performed principal roles including My Funny Valentine from Lar Lubovitch’s Smile with your Heart and the Sugar Plum Fairy. In 2010 Emily joined Miami City Ballet where she has since performed Crossover Girl in Twyla Tharp’s In The Upper Room, Dark Angel in Balanchine’s Serenade, Principal Couple in Paul Taylor’s Mercuric Tidings, Sugar Plum Fairy in Balanchine’s The Nutcracker and Juliet in John Cranko›s Romeo and Juliet. Emily was promoted to soloist for MCB’s 2015-16 season.

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Alex Manning Born in Sioux City, Iowa, and raised in State College, Pennsylvania, Alex Manning began ballet at the age of 2, and continued his ballet training at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts from ages 13 to 16. He furthered his training at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet under the direction of Marcia Dale Weary. While at CPYB, he also trained with Darla Hoover, Bruce Thornton, and was coached privately by Laszlo Berdo. He also received the Jerome Robbins Scholarship during his time at CPYB. Alex joined the Miami City Ballet in 2013 as an Apprentice and was promoted to the Corps de Ballet in 2014. Alex has performed works by some of the world’s most renowned choreographers, including George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp and John Cranko.

Rhonda Stampalia Rhonda Stampalia earned a Dance degree from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, where she trained with Elisabeth Carroll, Lisa Fusillo and Felix Smith. She has studied with such esteemed teachers as Dulce Anaya, Marika Besobrasova, Joan Lawson, Sally Streets and Violette Verdy. She danced professionally with the Florida Ballet, the Empire State Ballet and has appeared as a guest artist with Ballet Regent and Jacksonville Ballet Theater. Principal roles include Giselle, Coppelia, Les Sylphides, La Bayadere, Don Quixote, Nutcracker and Stars and Stripes. Ms. Stampalia taught at Berkeley Ballet Theater and at Jacksonville University, where she was the recipient of the Sigma Rho Delta Professor of the Year Award. She has choreographed for the Jacksonville Symphony and her choreography has been consistently chosen for the National High School Dance Festival. Her work “With This Love” was selected for a special performance at the Colony Theater in Miami, which showcased the “Best of Florida Dance.” Ms. Stampalia has been the artistic director/choreographer for the First Coast Nutcracker since 1998. She is a Skidmore College Distinguished Alumni Award Nominee and is included annually in the edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Ms. Stampalia is currently the Director of Ballet at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.

Chelsea Tipton, II American conductor Chelsea Tipton, II is now celebrating his sixth season as music director of the Symphony of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Mr. Tipton is last season’s recipient of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Aspire Award, awarded to an African American or Latino artist who demonstrates a commitment to community and inclusiveness. Recently appointed principal pops conductor of the New Haven Symphony, he has appeared with the Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Indianapolis, New Jersey, Nashville, San Antonio and Houston Symphonies, Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana (Palermo), Dohnanyi Symphony Orchestra (Budapest), Brooklyn, Louisiana, and Rochester Philharmonic among others. This season he conducted a special “Classical Holiday” program with the Jacksonville Symphony. Mr. Tipton conducted the Sphinx Competition Showcase gala concert in Carnegie Hall, which was the culmination of a ten-city tour with the orchestra. During the summer of 2011, Tipton was part of an extensive European tour with pop artist Sting taking him to 15 countries working with 19 different European orchestras. He prepared the orchestras for the concerts and performed with Sting in concert in the Canary Islands, Granada and Cap Roig Spain.

Special thanks to Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and Jacksonville University for generously providing rehearsal space.

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The Sleeping Beauty – Cast List ACT I The Christening

THE SPELL

King Florestan James Blair The Queen Kristyann Phillips Catalabutte Brian Palmer The Lilac Fairy Marisa Helton The Fairy Carabosse Morgan Brown The Fairy of Beauty Marni Surrency The Fairy of Grace Liana Cliff The Fairy of Goodness Rachel Cliff The Fairy of Eloquence Addie Higgins The Fairy of Energy Ava Ancelin Carabosse’s Creatures Larris Boston, Isabel Cortina, Zach Johnson, Dominiq Luckie, Kaleb Sims and Laurel Trzciakiewicz The Nurses Juliette Hammonds, Jonet Tirado The Guards Chris Bodin, David Keel The Lilac Fairy’s Attendants Liz Gerhardt, Jordan Lindamood, Kristen Pinard, Haralin Rose, Tish Schmid, Jacqui Stone, Allyson Williams, Lexi Witt The Court Joshua Abbott, Randi Alt, Taylor Baines, Larris Boston, Sara Ekern, Zach Johnson, Kelly Liddicoat, Dominiq Luckie, Justin Pruttivarasin, Macy Rowan, Kaleb Sims, Matthew Sommers, Robbie Stevenson, Kendra Thompson

Princess Aurora Yumelia Garcia The Suitors Brian Palmer, Tyveze Littlejohn, Robbie Stevenson, Jared Wynn The Maids of Honor Liana Cliff, Rachel Cliff, Addie Higgins, Marni Surrency The Knitting Girls Taylor Baines, Angel Edwards, Kristin Pinard, Jacqui Stone The Garland Village Dancers Randi Alt, Ava Ancelin, Claudia Ancelin, Liz Gerhardt, Addie Higgins, Angelica Jones, Jordan Lindamood, Haralin Rose, Tish Schmid, Marni Surrency, Allyson Williams The Garland Dance Children Natalia Duran & Benjamin Peralta With: Sydney Connor, Paige Hull, Abigail Lanford, Hayley Pafford, Katie Pennington, Isabella Pineda, Elaina Stewart Little Lilacs Holly Adams, Ava Brown, Makayla Brown, Charlotte Buttner, Rosalena Carr, Kylee Davis, Megan Erne, Caroline Ferris, Chloe Grimsley, Abigail Huber, Alyssa LaRue, Nailah Lee, Emma Leynes, Emily Malzahn, Donya Pordeli, Maggie Radloff, Briley Rowan, Hailey Stroud, Anya Thorsen, Grace Weiler, Livvy White

ACT II THE VISION Prince Désiré Mauro Villanueva The Lilac Fairy Marisa Helton

THE AWAKENING King Florestan James Blair The Queen Kristyann Phillips Princess Aurora Yumelia Garcia Prince Désiré Mauro Villanueva The Lilac Fairy Marisa Helton The Fairy Carabosse Morgan Brown

THE WEDDING Princess Florine Emily Bromberg The Bluebird Alex Manning Little Red Riding Hood Rachel Cliff The Wolf Tyveze Littlejohn The Forest Children Wyatt Bogan II, Alexandria Clemons, Joseph Gerhardt, Robert Rimmer, Brighton Simmons, Mackenzie Simmons, Jared Stone, Simone Williams 38 jaxsymphony.org l FEBRUARY I MARCH 2015

The White Cat Anjelica Jones Puss in Boots Joshua Abbott Cinderella Addie Higgins Prince Charming Jared Wynn Pages Randi Alt, Sara Ekern, Tish Schmid Allyson Williams Snow White Ava Ancelin The Seven Dwarfs Sydney Connor, Natalia Duran, Haley Pafford, Benjamin Peralta, Isabella Pineda, Elaina Stewart, Malachi Woods The Lilac Fairy Marisa Helton Princess Aurora Yumelia Garcia Prince Désiré Mauro Villanueva The Courtiers Larris Boston, Angel Edwards, Liz Gerhardt, Zach Johnson, Jordan Lindamood, Dominiq Luckie, Kristen Pinard, Justin Pruttivarasin, Kaleb Sims, Robbie Stevenson, Jacqui Stone, Lexie Witt

SYNOPSIS (Continued from page 36) and collapses to the ground. Carabosse removes her disguise, exultant in her revenge. The Lilac Fairy appears to fulfill her promise and reminds the grieving parents that Aurora will not die but will sleep instead and casts a spell of deep sleep over the entire court. At her command, wild brambles grow, covering the castle and making it all but invisible.

ACT II The Vision: One hundred years have passed and in a far away forest, Prince Désiré wanders seeking solitude to dream of his ideal love. The Lilac Fairy appears and tells Désiré of a beautiful princess. She presents a vision of the lovely Aurora and Désiré falls deeply in love. He implores the Lilac Fairy to lead him to the enchanted castle where the Princess sleeps. The Awakening: Prince Désiré and the Lilac Fairy journey by boat to the sleeping kingdom. When they reach the overgrown castle Désiré and the Lilac Fairy cut through the bramble thicket. When Désiré finds the sleeping princess, he awakens her with a kiss and the evil spell is broken. The Wedding: In the Great Hall of King Florestan’s castle, the entire court is assembled for the wedding celebration of Prince Désiré and Princess Aurora. The guests include fairy-tale characters who have come to honor the Prince and Princess and to entertain the court. The King and Queen declare that the joyful young couple will now succeed them on the throne and the Lilac Fairy appears to bless the union. They all live happily ever after.

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Capathia Jenkins The Brooklynborn-and-raised actress Capathia Jenkins most recently starred as Medda in the hit Disney production of Newsies on Broadway. She made her Broadway debut in The Civil War, where she created the role of Harriet Jackson. She then starred in the Off-Broadway 2000 revival of Godspell, where she wowed audiences with her stirring rendition of “Turn Back, O Man” which can still be heard on the original cast recording. She returned to Broadway in the Bacharach-David Revue The Look of Love and was critically acclaimed for her performances of their hit songs. Ms. Jenkins then created the roles of The Washing Machine in Caroline, Or Change and Frieda May in Martin Short-Fame Becomes Me. In 2007 she went back to Off-Broadway and starred in (mis) Understanding Mammy-The Hattie McDaniel Story for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She was also seen in Nora Ephron’s Love, Loss, and What I Wore. An active concert artist, Ms. Jenkins has appeared with orchestras throughout the United States and internationally, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony (with Marvin Hamlisch), Philly Pops and National Symphony, as well as the orchestras of Atlanta, Seattle, Utah, Memphis, Nashville, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Kansas City and San Diego. Overseas, she has sung with the Hong Kong Philharmonic and was a soloist with the Festival Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic. Ms. Jenkins’ television credits include “30 Rock,” “The Practice,” “Law & Order,” and “The Sopranos.” She can be seen in the 2012 film Musical Chairs directed by Susan Seidelman.

Darius de Haas Musical artist and Broadway actor Darius de Haas is known for his soaring tenor voice and an emotional honesty that has captivated audiences with his work on stage, recordings and concert venues worldwide. He made his Broadway debut in Kiss of the Spider Woman, followed by Lincoln Center’s revival of Carousel, the original cast of Rent, The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm, Marie Christine, and the 20th anniversary concert of Dreamgirls. He won an Obie award for his leading performance in the Pulitzer nominated Running Man. As a concert artist Darius created and performed the music of Billy Strayhorn and the music of Stevie Wonder for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series. His most recent and personal concert, “If Only For One Night,” was described in the New York Times as “a thrilling demonstration of the pop-soul tradition.” He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Cincinnati Pops under Erich Kunzel and has since been a guest soloist with orchestras and musical organizations throughout the country.

Michael Krajewski Known for his entertaining programs and clever humor, Michael Krajewski is a much sought after conductor of symphonic pops. In addition to his role with the Jacksonville Symphony, which spans 19 seasons, Michael is also music director of The Philly Pops and principal pops conductor of the Houston Symphony and Atlanta Symphony. Michael Krajewski’s full bio appears on page 10.

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Promoting Wellness Through Music The Jacksonville Symphony is pleased to announce an innovative program to promote good health. The Music and Wellness Lecture series brings live music together with informative discussions on staying well. Events take place at the Florida Blue Center, located at St. Johns Town Center (4855 Town Center Parkway).

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Wednesday, April 15 at 10:30am Music and Medicine: How to integrate the humanities into health and wellness with a focus on music and art. Speaker: Chrysanthe M. Yates Director, Mayo Clinic Lyndra P. Daniel Center for Humanities in Medicine With live music by a Jacksonville Symphony String Quintet Wednesday, May 6 at 10:30am Music can motivate, stimulate and relax Speaker: Lowell Weiner With live music by a Jacksonville Symphony Woodwind Quintet

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COURTNEY LEWIS RETURNS! COURTNEY LEWIS, CONDUCTOR Franz Joseph Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Oxford, Hob. I:92 HAYDN Thomas

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Presentando le coppie: Allegro scherzando Elegie: Andante non troppo Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto Finale: Presto

This concert is dedicated in memory of Karen Bair Boling, violist with the Jacksonville Symphony since 1987. See memorial tribute on page 55. Thank you, Symphony Guild The Coffee Concert is hosted by the Jacksonville Symhony Guild. Coffee and tea are provided by Martin Coffee Company, Inc. Thursday evening concert sponsored by BRASS Friday evening concert sponsored by VyStar Credit Union Latecomers will be seated after completion of the piece. Cellular phones and personal electronics must be turned off when inside the concert hall. Cameras and audio/visual recording are not permitted and personal devices may not be used as such. We appreciate your cooperation in avoiding any extraneous noises during concerts.

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Franz Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer. Born: 1732, Rohrau, Lower Austria; died: 1809, Vienna

Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Oxford, Hob. I:92 Composed in 1789. Premiere of the work is unknown. First performance by the Jacksonville Symphony. ca. 28 minutes (8’ 8’ 6’ 6’). The title Oxford is more than misleading. While the symphony was eventually performed in Oxford under the direction of the composer as part of the festivities celebrating Haydn’s honorary degree from this historic institution, this symphony was not written for Oxford and was, according to news reports, already well known to the Oxford audience at the time of its performance there. Apparently, rehearsal time was scarce and any of the newly composed London Symphonies seemed too difficult, since they had never been performed. The Symphony No. 92 had been Haydn’s latest masterwork prior to his arrival in England, making it thereby the obvious choice. In actuality, Haydn had composed his three Symphonies Nos. 9092 to fulfill not one but two commissions with the same works, thereby committing the unpardonable sin of “double-dipping.” Having received simultaneous requests from Paris and a Bavarian court, Haydn decided that these fine three symphonies would do the trick for both commissions. Fortunately for Haydn, nobody ever seemed to raise the issue, and thus the Oxford (Paris/Bavarian) Symphony made many people in three different places very happy. There was much to like in this “modern” symphony, composed by the undisputed 1790s superstar of instrumental music. Having just recently retired from Esterhaza, the most sought-after composer was HAYDN (Continued on next page) Encore! 51

suddenly free to travel, and he made the most of it. Yet Haydn did not let his success lessen his commitment to his craft, as this symphony shows. Not only is each movement a beautifully designed masterwork, but Haydn had recently begun to make motivic connections between all of the movements, thus creating a coherent work with a common motivic DNA that added a whole new level of compositional complexity. Within each movement Haydn made sure to keep the listener interested through the use of varied instrumentation. Both the first and second movements have beautiful, extended woodwind sections toward the end of the movement, and the trio of the third movement features the horns in syncopated theme. In the last movement orchestral timbres are further explored through the use of counterpoint (lines moving independently), thus creating a climactic and exciting finale.

Thomas Adès English composer Born: 1971, London.

Three Studies from Couperin Composed in 2006 Premiered on April 21, 2006 by the Basel Chamber Orchestra in Basel, Switzerland, under the direction of the composer. First performance by the Jacksonville Symphony. ca. 15 minutes (5’ 4’ 6’). While Thomas Adès seems too young to be a household name as a composer (he is not even 45 yet), he is clearly one of the most influential and highly regarded musicians of our time. As a composer of two operas, many orchestral works including piano and violin concertos, and a variety of chamber works, Adès’ music has been widely performed. As a conductor and pianist, he is in high demand, having appeared on many of the world’s largest stages. Three Studies from Couperin is a seemingly simple work in which Adès pays tribute to one of his favorite composers: “My ideal day would be staying at home and playing the harpsichord works of

Couperin—new inspiration on every page.” Adès shares these inspirations with us in these three transcriptions. French Baroque composer François Couperin (1668-1733) published some 220 harpsichord pieces in four books spanning his whole career. Interestingly, the three works Adès chose to orchestrate are all last movements of three different suites. About the programmatic titles for many of his keyboard works Couperin wrote that they, “reflect my ideas; I may be forgiven for not explaining them all.” Thus we do not know much about the specific meaning of these emotive pieces. Adès’ orchestral arrangements underscore the whimsical character of these sublime miniatures. By composing out most of the repeats with different settings, Adès actually moves beyond mere transcription, as he almost recomposes the pieces. In the process Adès captures the affective essence of each work and expresses them within the broader context of the chamber orchestra, projecting to a larger audience without losing the intimate musical tension. The outcome is a modern and relevant composition that opens up Couperin’s expressive works to a new generation of listeners.

Béla Bartók

Hungarian composer Born: 1881, Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary [now Sinnicolau Mare, Romania]; died: 1945, New York.

Concerto for Orchestra

Composed in 1943 Premiered on December 1, 1944 by the Boston Symphony, Serge Koussevitzky conducting. Last Jacksonville Symphony performance: February 2004, Masterworks Series, Fabio Mechetti, conductor. ca. 39 minutes (10’ 7’ 8’ 4’ 10’). Most discussions of the Concerto for Orchestra tend to focus as much or more on the circumstances than the work itself. While this is understandable (at the time of its composition Bartók was struggling financially, his health was failing, and he longed for his war-torn homeland), these readings run the risk of missing the greater meaning of the work.

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Of course, Bartók’s own program notes for the Boston premiere seem to validate such biographical readings: The general mood of the work represents, apart from the jesting second movement, a gradual transition from the sternness of the first movement and the lugubrious death-song of the third, to the life-assertion of the last one... The title of this symphony-like orchestral work is explained by its tendency to treat the single orchestral instruments in a concertante or soloistic manner. The “virtuoso” treatment appears, for instance, in the fugato sections of the development of the first movement (brass instruments), or in the perpetuum mobilelike passage of the principal theme in the last movement (strings), and especially in the second movement, in which pairs of instruments consecutively appear with brilliant passages. But what does the composer really say about this work? After pointing out the symphonic scope found in the broad trajectory from darkness to light, Bartók wants the listener to focus on the music itself—the rich interplay of the wide spectrum of orchestral colors and the use of baroque (pure music) compositional techniques of counterpoint and rhythmic drive. A closer look at the work’s structure reveals the design of a palindrome: of the five movements, the third is the core of the work, flanked by the lighter movements two and four and anchored by the weighty antipodes at the beginning and the end. Bartók wanted his music to stand on its own. While he does not avoid non-musical markers altogether, such as the quotations themes from Dimitri Shostakovich’s popular Leningrad Symphony and Franz Lehár’s Merry Widow in the fourth movement, these ideas are fully integrated into the larger design. The monumental nature of the work with all of its complexities and varied layers of meaning is the reason why it is considered one of the masterworks of the twentieth century and why orchestra around the world keep coming back to it time and again. © 2015 Siegwart Reichwald Siegwart Reichwald has published articles on the music of Brumel, Mendelssohn, and Poulenc. He is Professor of Music History at Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C., and serves on the faculty of Brevard Music Center in North Carolina.

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Remembering Karen On February 12, 2015, we lost our friend and colleague, violist Karen Boling. A graduate of Syracuse University, Karen was a member of the Savannah Symphony before joining us in 1987. A musician of the highest integrity, Karen set high standards for herself and expected the same from those around her. When asked by a student how often practice was required, Karen responded, “You only need to practice on the days that you eat.” While music was the food for Karen’s soul, she was a woman of varied interests and many talents. Her summers spent playing at the Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds developed into a great love for Italy and all things Italian – especially shoes! She loved to sew and design clothes; over the years, she presented many musicians with ringbearer pillows and newborn outfits, and made her own wedding dress. In recent years Karen became an accomplished jewelry designer. Her work with beads and crystals was beautiful, with an eye for colors and shapes that was impressive. She was quick to make gifts of her creations, and many of us purchased her work for ourselves, spouses, friends and relatives. Karen had a great sense of humor. While she was usually all business at work, occasionally the impish side of her would surface as she sketched satirical pictures in the margins of the music, or created storylines and lyrics to go with the melodies. If she got tickled by something, her laugh would bubble up from deep inside, boiling like water in a musical pot. She loved to read, play Angry Birds, and one of her favorite movies was E.T. A compassionate person, Karen was quick to come to the aid of anyone needing it. She cared for her mother and her twin sister when their health failed them. She took in her mother’s huge black shepherd, Griz, a dog that was almost as big as Karen! When a new musician ran into lengthy delays getting work permits, she organized a fund raising campaign among her colleagues so that bills could be paid and children fed. When Karen fell ill this past summer, we were hopeful she would return to us. Sadly, she did not, and she will be sorely missed. Her intellect, caring nature, companionship, and most of all, her beautiful playing, will be her legacy. In the words of Irving Berlin, “The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.” – By Merryn Corsat, Jacksonville Symphony Principal Viola

Jacksonville Symphony low strings onstage at Carnegie Hall, January 22, 1998.

Karen with a Jacksonville Symphony string quintet, following a performance for students at Rideout Elementary.

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George Jenkins, Publix Super Markets’ late founder, was once asked how much he thought he would be worth if he hadn’t given away so much money. He replied without hesitation, “Probably nothing.” Mr. Jenkins’ philosophy of being involved in the community started with his first Publix store in 1930. After 36 years of personal giving, he established the George W. Jenkins Foundation with his personal Publix stock. In 1996, the Foundation was renamed Publix Super Markets Charities so Publix associates could share in the pride that comes with giving. Publix Super Markets Charities’ mission is to endeavor to meet the needs of the people in its communities. To that end, they commit to be dedicated to the dignity and value of the human spirit—helping strengthen it to overcome adversity, determined to offer people hope and a choice for the future, and devoted to the highest standards of community involvement as demonstrated by its founder George W. Jenkins. It has been said of Mr. Jenkins that he never forgot anyone who helped him, but the opposite is more true. The people he has helped have never forgotten him. Publix Super Markets Charities is proud to be a sponsor of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.

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VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES Symphony Guild Instrument Zoo at UNF The Education Committee of the Symphony Guild hosted a special Instrument Zoo program for approximately seventy students from Windy Hill Elementary School. Students were taken by bus to UNF and entertained with a percussion performance lead by Distinguished Professor of Music Charlotte Mabrey and some of her music students. After the performance the children participated in an Instrument Zoo program presented by Guild volunteers. The students enjoyed a campus tour and picnic lunch before returning to their school.

Symphony Guild Instrument Zoo volunteers with UNF music students.

BRASS Annual Fundraising Event What a treat it was to have the Jacksonville Symphony conducted by Michelle Merrill at the BRASS Annual Dinner and Concert on Sunday, March 22. More than 200 people enjoyed a fantastic concert and bid on a variety of extraordinary items during a lively auction. Coming up, BRASS will sponsor the Thursday night Masterworks concert when Courtney Lewis returns on May 14. The BRASS Annual Meeting will take place on June 17 at the Marsh Landing Country Club. Like BRASS on Facebook: facebook. com/jaxBRASS.

GET INVOLVED As a not-for-profit organization, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra is a member-supported, community asset. Those who care about our mission offer philanthropic support, community advocacy, volunteer governance, and gifts of time and talent. Get involved by giving a gift, joining an auxiliary group, serving as an usher or singing in the chorus. A variety of rewarding opportunities are available. ARIAS - (Amelia Residents In Action for the Symphony) ARIAS’ primary goals are to bring the Jacksonville Symphony to Amelia Island, to encourage Nassau residents to attend symphony concerts, and to provide music education to children in Nassau County Schools through Jacksonville Symphony performances and Instrument Zoo. ARIAS also sponsors a scholarship program and more. For information, please call 904.261.0105 or email susannebrisach@bellsouth.net. BRASS (Beaches Residents Actively Supporting the Symphony) The members of BRASS support the Jacksonville Symphony by fostering orchestral music appreciation, promoting concert attendance, providing financial support and facilitating music education. For information, log on to BRASSonline.org or call Michael Imbriani, BRASS President, at 610.322.7766.

BRASS President Michael Imbriani (center) with BRASS Annual Dinner sponsors Bob and Monica Jacoby.

ARIAS Annual Let Freedom Ring Concert ARIAS invites you to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend and our country with “Let Freedom Ring,” an evening of patriotic favorites with the Jacksonville Symphony conducted by Sameer Patel. Graciously hosted at First Baptist Church-Fernandina Beach (1600 S. 8th Street), tickets are $20 and available locally and at the door. Mark your calendar! “Let Freedom Ring” takes place on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 7 pm. This annual community event is also ARIAS’ biggest fundraiser of the year.

The Guild – The Guild of the Jacksonville Symphony strives to further awareness of music and music education and to create strong community support of the Symphony. Fundraising activities include the Holiday Shoppe and the Painted Violins. Outreach and special events include the Instrument Zoo, Harmony Grants, scholarships for qualified music students, Coffee Concerts, Musicians’ Appreciation luncheon and more. For information, please call 904.358.1479 or log on to JaxSymphony. org or JaxSymGuild.com. Volunteer Ushers – At each concert, our Jacksonville Symphony Volunteer Ushers make everyone feel welcome and contribute toward making performances run smoothly for patrons. To find out how to join this great team, call 904.354.5479.

ARIAS board member Robert Quinby, singing the Star-Spangled Banner to open last year’s Let Freedom Ring Concert.

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Symphony Chorus – The Jacksonville Symphony Chorus is in its 30th season of making great music with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. The all-volunteer chorus includes some of our area’s finest voices who share the spirit of singing choral music. For audition dates and information, call 904.354.3920.

volunteer events Sunday, May 3: Sleeping Beauty Ballet Bus leaves Harris Teeter at 1:30 p.m.

Music For Your Eyes

The 2014-15 Painted Violins are truly Music For Your Eyes! The “Music For Your Eyes” project of the Education Committee of The Guild raises funds for the Harmony Grant program that gives grants to area teachers who use music in a classroom project.

ARIAS Goes to the Symphony Join members of ARIAS for special trips to the Jacksonville Symphony. The Symphony bus leaves promptly from the Harris Teeter parking lot at the times listed below. Friday, April 24: Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Bus leaves Harris Teeter at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 15: Courtney Lewis Returns Bus leaves Harris Teeter at 6:30 p.m. Please note that seating is limited and all bus reservations must be prepaid. The price is $20 round trip. Please call Pat Murray at 904.321.4174 to purchase your Symphony ticket and to reserve your seat on the bus.

This year there are eleven entries and drawing tickets will be sold throughout the season. The final drawing is scheduled for May 22, 2015. Thank you for your support of this very worthy project.

BRASS Ring Winners Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 BRASS Ring music competition.

Spectacular Waterfront Dining Fresh Fish Specialties • Prime Rib • Salad Bar Noah Stone (left), the 2015 Music Scholar, received a $500 scholarship for his musical pursuits. Karl Singletary (right) is the winner of the Karen Bair Boling Memorial Scholarship for Viola. The scholarship pays for tuition at the summer music camp of Karl’s choice.

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EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Did You Know – Last season, the Jacksonville Symphony offered more than 300 opportunities for the public to hear live music performed by its musicians, via more than 100 diverse programs.

Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra The JSYO is one of the best and most comprehensive youth orchestra programs in the Southeast, enrolling more than 270 students. Publix Super Markets Charities JSYO Season Finale

Children & Families Family Series Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra VyStar First Coast Nutcracker “The Sleeping Beauty” Ballet

2015 Spring Concert Sunday, May 17, 2015, at 5:00 pm Jacoby Symphony Hall

Schools & Teachers Prelude Concerts (Grades 2 & 3) Young People’s Concerts (Grades 4 & 5) Classroom Concerts (Grades 1 through 8) Musical Storybooks (Preschool & Kindergarten) Instrument Zoo & Harmony Grants Teacher Ticket Discounts Jump Start Strings (Grades 3, 4 & 5) Master Classes Pizza With the Players Opera with “Porgy and Bess”

Adults

Visit the JSYO website for more details. www.jaxyouthorchestra.com

Symphony101 Words on Music Talkback Ensemble Performances for Seniors Cover the Town With Sound If you’d like to support these efforts to bring music to children in Northeast Florida, please contact the Jacksonville Symphony’s membership offices at 904.354.1473.

Scott C. Gregg, Music Director and Principal Conductor Winston Family Endowed Chair

Thank You, Education Sponsors and Partners, for Bringing Harmony to the First Coast! ACOSTA Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and The League of American Orchestras ARIAS Bank of America Foundation BBVA Compass Bank Carl S. Swisher Foundation CertusBank Cummer Family Foundation Donald C. McGraw Foundation Douglas Anderson School of the Arts DuBow Family Foundation Duval County Public School Board Edna Sproull Williams Foundation

Enterprise Holdings Foundation EverBank Fanny Landwirth Foundation Florida State College at Jacksonville The Henry & Lucy Gooding Endowment The Guild of the Jacksonville Symphony In memory of Ann F. Skinner J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Mr. James Winston Jessie Ball duPont Fund The Main Street America Group The Masucci Family THE PLAYERS Championship

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Publix Super Markets Charities Rayonier Foundation Robert and Thelma Neid Herb and Ann Rowe Charitable Foundation Mrs. Ruthwood C. Samek Sawcross, Inc. Scott-McRae Group Shacter Family Foundation University of North Florida Wells Fargo Foundation Mr. William L. Ritchie Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts

Find out more and get involved! Call 904.354.5657, or log on to JaxSymphony.org.

J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Music Education Series

Festival of Strings Finale Close to 400 students gathered on stage for the grand finale of the annual Festival of Strings. This showcase collaboration included the JSYOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foundation I & II, Encore, Premiere and Repetory strings and Philharmonic ensembles, the Jump Start Strings program and ensembles from LaVilla School of the Arts and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. Photo by Steve Patrick

Symphony Musicians at Art Walk Jacksonville Symphony musicians participated in the Downtown Art Walk in March with free performances at the Main Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lounge at 303. The performances included a string quartet featuring (pictured from left) Clinton Dewing (violin), Anna Genest (violin), Merryn Corsat (viola) and Alexei Romanenko (cello), followed by a woodwind quintet and string quintet.

Students and Professionals, Side-By-Side Pictured are students from the JSYO Philharmonic alongside the Jacksonville Symphony musicians, in rehearsal for the annual Major/Minor Concert. Photos by Steve Patrick

SOUND CHECK CARD

A Great Value for Students and Families For $25, the Sound Check Card offers students (up to age 25) admission to all Masterworks, Coffee and other select concerts for an entire season.

The Sound Check Card can be purchased online at JaxSymphony.org or by calling 904.354.5547.

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The Jacksonville Symphony gratefully acknowledges some of our most important music makers. Ruth Conley

Robert D. and Isabelle T. Davis Endowment Fund

The Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust

The Jessie Ball duPont Fund

The Julius N. Frankel Foundation State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

J. Wayne & Delores Barr Weaver

Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC

The DuBow Family Foundation Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts

The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

ACOSTA Sales & Marketing • Yvonne Charvot Barnett Young Artist Fund • Biscottis • G. Howard Bryan Fund Brooks Rehabilitation • Cummer Family Foundation • Jess & Brewster J. Durkee Foundation FIS • Hartley Press David and Ann Hicks • Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation • The Kirbo Charitable Trust • Fanny Landwirth Foundation Martin Coffee Co. • Donald C. McGraw Foundation • Publix Super Markets Charities • Raymond James & Associates, Inc. David and Linda Stein • Carl S. Swisher Foundation • Edna Sproull Williams Foundation • Dana’s Limousine and Transportation Services • U.S. Trust • Valdemar Joost Kroier Endowment Fund • Vanguard Charitable-Kessler Fund AAA Travel • Agility Press • BBVA Compass Bank • Buffet Group Wind Instruments • Claude Nolan Cadillac Enterprise Holdings Foundation • Harbinger Sign • JAX Chamber • Lloyd A. Fry Foundation • The Main Street America Group Parsley’s Piano • Performance Security, Inc. • Rayonier • Regions Bank • Riverside Liquors & Village Wine Shop Rowe Charitable Foundation • Sawcross, Inc. • Scott-McRae Group, Inc. • Shacter Family Foundation • Stellar • Stupski Foundation St. Vincent’s HealthCare • US Assure • Westminster Woods on Julington Creek • Wilson’s Limited, Inc. • Wells Fargo Foundation A-B Distributors, Inc. • American Electrical • AmeriCare Home Health Community Foundation of Northeast Florida • Cornelia and Olin Watts Endowment Fund Media Partners: Clear Channel Outdoor • FOLIO Weekly • WEJZ Lite 96.1 WJCT Public Broadcasting • WOKV AM 690 Community Partners: 62 jaxsymphony.org l FEBRUARY I MARCH 2015

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tastic 2014-2015 season n a f a r o f u o y k n ! Tha Subscribers and Donors,

Join us in the lobby following Courtney Lewis’ concerts on May 14 & 15 to meet your new Music Director!

Need tickets for this concert? Call the Box Office at 904.354.5547 or Order Online at JaxSymphony.org.

DONOR APPRECIATION CONCERT Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 7 pm Don’t miss this special concert, exclusively for donors, celebrating the vital role you play in helping your Symphony thrive. Jacoby Symphony Hall Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

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The Jacksonville Symphony Association gratefully acknowledges these members for including the symphony in their estate planning.

Mark and Rita Allen Bruce and Mary Anderson Sandra Sue Ashby Rick E. Bendel Jacob F. Bryan IV Elizabeth I. Byrne, Ed.D. Clarissa and Warren Chandler Estelle and Terry Chisholm Col. and Mrs. Robert B. Clarke Luther and Blanche Coggin Elizabeth Schell Colyer Ruth P. Conley Mrs. Caroline S. Covin Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cowden Dr. Amy Crowder in memory of Carole V. Ewart Chris and Stephanie Doerr Brock Fazzini Josephine Flaherty

Friend of the Symphony (5) Mr. and Mrs. Allan Geiger Linda Barton Gillis Sue Gover Scott and Camille Gregg Dr. Dan W. Hadwin and Dr. Alice Rietman-Hadwin Preston H. Haskell Richard Hickok and Andrea Ashley Bev and Bill Hiller Calvin and Ellen Hudson Charitable Trust Naomi E. Karkanen Frances Bartlett Kinne, Ph.D. Norman and Dolores Kramer Mrs. Edward W. Lane Jr. Dr. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Anne and Mr. Daniel Lombardo Doug and Laura Mathewson Ambassador Marilyn McAfee Frances Watts McCurry

Mr. and Mrs. E. William Nash Jr Janet and Joseph Nicosia Mr. Val Palmer Ruth (Rusty) Pierce Richard and Leslie Pierpont J. William Ross Carol and Bob Shircliff Mrs. Sally Simpson Al Sinclair Helen Morse and Fritz Skeen Ana and Hal Skinner Gwynne and Bob Tonsfeldt Chip and Phyllis Tousey Rev. W. Glenn Turner Mary Jane and Jack Uible James and Joan Van Vleck Stephen Williams Renee Winkler

MATCHING CHALLENGE Will you help us share the music you love?

Our community outreach programs are a vital part of our mission. They bring great musical enjoyment to audiences through all stages of life. They also require significant funding.

Your gift will be matched dollar for dollar. Your love of music will be shared note for note.

During this special fundraising campaign, you can help. Please make a gift to share the music you love and your donation will make double the impact through a $50,000 matching fund established by Florida Blue. Until May 31, your new or additional gift will be doubled, enabling mang more people to enjoy the artistry of your Jacksonville Symphony. Please call 904.354.1473 or give online at jaxsymphony.org/donate. Encore! 65

The Jacksonville Symphony Association gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following individuals, businesses and foundations: Gifts to the Annual Fund between July 1, 2013, and February 23, 2015 ∆ Designates a gift in-kind * Designates deceased

CENTURY CLUB – $100,000+ BRASS (Beaches Residents Actively Supporting the Symphony) Ruth Conley in memory of Paul Conley City of Jacksonville, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Fidelity National Financial Florida Blue Jessie Ball duPont Fund Julius N. Frankel Foundation Monica and Bob Jacoby State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs & the Florida Council on Arts & Culture

PLATINUM CLUB: DIAMOND – $50,000 - $99,000 Anonymous gift in honor of the City Rescue Mission Staff Suzanne and Stephen Day Chris and Stephanie Doerr Josephine V. Flaherty The Florida Times-Union ∆ Jacksonville Symphony Guild Mr. and Mrs. John Mayfield ∆ Mrs. C. Herman Terry YP ∆

PLATINUM CLUB: RUBY – $25,000 - $49,999 Bank of America / Merrill Lynch Amy and Gilchrist B. Berg bestbet Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bryan, IV CertusBank Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC ∆ CSX Isabelle T. and Robert D. Davis Deutsche Bank DuBow Family Foundation EverBank Haskell Valdemar Joost Kroier Endowment Fund Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust Mayo Clinic Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, Jr. Omni Hotel & Resorts ∆ PGA Regency Centers, Inc. J Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Music Education Fund Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts VyStar Credit Union

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PLATINUM CLUB: EMERALD $10,000 - $24,999

Acosta Sales & Marketing Bob and Lynn Alligood Sandra Sue Ashby Sally and Jim Baldwin Yvonne Charvot Barnett Endowment Biscottis ∆ Brooks Rehabilitation Brumos Companies G. Howard Bryan Endowment Fund Mr. and Mrs. A. R. “Pete” Carpenter Elizabeth Lovett Colledge Sharon and Martin Connor Cummer Family Foundation Sally and Tyler Dann Jane and Jack Dickison Jess & Brewster J. Durkee Foundation Jon A. Ebacher and Jill T. Wannemacher Mr. Andrew Farkas FIS Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and the League of American Orchestras Margaret Gomez Paul and Nina Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Preston H. Haskell Hicks Charitable Foundation Linda and Kennon Holmes/ First Coast Nutcracker Jaguars Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Randolph R. Johnson The Thomas M. Kirbo and Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Trust E. Michel and Heidja Kruse Fanny Landwirth Foundation Mrs. Edward W. Lane, Jr. Anne and Robert Lufrano Estate of Mrs. Jean Lumpkin Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. McAfee Donald C. McGraw Foundation Martin Coffee Company ∆ Arthur W. Milam and Teresa de Balmaseda Milam Nutter Family Foundation Publix Super Markets Charities Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Mrs. J. Louis Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Shircliff Ann H. Sims Dr. Edward and Mary Ellen Smith Drs. Mihaela Ionescu and Mark A. Spatola David and Linda Stein SteinMart, Inc. Stratton & Company Retirement Financial Strategies David and Elaine Strickland Erlane D. and John E. Tait US Trust Vanguard Charitable - Kessler Fund George and Ellen Williams Edna Sproull Williams Foundation

Winston Family Foundation Quentin and Louise* Wood Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Worth CONDUCTOR’S CLUB GOLD $5,000 - $9,999 ADP, Automatic Data Processing, Inc. John and Cherie Billings Happy Hound Dog Resorts Paul and Kathy Bosland Mary Ann and Shepard Bryan Buffet Crampon USA, Inc. The Clinton Family Fund in honor of Mary Patton The Community Foundation of Northeast Florida Tom and Jesse Dattilo Susan P. Davis Edward and Susan Doherty Alice and O’Neal Douglas Friend of the Symphony (2) Judy and George Gabel Mr. and Mrs. John Godfrey Cynthia and Walter Graham, Jr. Harbinger Sign Hartley Press ∆ Mrs. Egbert Heilman Bob and Pat Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harold Joe and Renate Hixon Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Jones Dr. Frances B. Kinne John and Bette Klacsmann Fund Patty and Jim Kleck Dr. and Mrs. Ross T. Krueger Richard and Janet Tatiana Langford Mrs. Richard C. Lonsdale Magnolia Foundation The Main Street America Group Mr. and Mrs. John Malone Margaret Leu Means Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Sherry Murray * Dorothea E. Neinstedt Ms. Kay Nichols Janet and Joseph Nicosia Parsley’s Piano ∆ Mary Carr Patton Dick and Leslie Pierpont Deborah and David Pierson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pippin PriceWaterhouseCoopers Regions Bank Riverplace Capital Management, Inc. Susan and John Ryzewic George and DiAnne Scanlon Susan and Fred Schantz Scott-McRae Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Settembrini, Jr. Dr. Richard G. Skinner, Jr. Kent and Marie Smith Virginia K. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Spetnagel III Joseph and Anna Spiak St. Vincent’s HealthCare Brooke and Hap Stein Jay and Deanie Stein Stupski Foundation in memory of Elizabeth G. Stupski Carl S. Swisher Foundation

Lee and Dorothy Thomas Chip and Phyllis Tousey US Assure Jim and Joan Van Vleck Tom Vickery and Sarah McAlhany Wells Fargo Barbara W. Webster Mr. Terry West Westminster Woods on Julington Creek Dr. and Mrs. Scott Wiedenmann Dr. Eugene and Brenda Wolchok Martie Yohe Carlton and Barbara Zacheis CONDUCTOR’S CLUB SILVER $3,500 - $4,999 in 2014-2015 Mark and Rita Allen Stephen E. and Phyllis C. Bachand Drs. Julie R. and James D. Baker, III Mrs. Audrey Baker Annette and Bill Boling Ginny and Bob Bon Durant John and Cletia Bowron Patricia Sanow Bramlett Nancy and Ted Burfeind Mrs. William S. Burns and Mrs. David L. Dalton Carl and Rita Cannon Dr. and Mrs. John D. Casler Claude Nolan Cadillac, Inc. Linda and Patrick Clyne Cornehl Family Foundation Fund Sue and Jerry Dorsch Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Drew Enterprise (Rent-a-Car) Holdings Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gibbs, III Pat and Fred Gieg William G. Gingrich Glenn Certain Floral Design ∆ Claudia B. Gordon Calvin and Ellen Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Hughes Ira and Eva Jackler Lillian and Bunky Johnson, Jr. Naomi Karkanen Peter and Kiki Karpen Dave and Mary Pat Kulik Carolyn Marsh Lindsay Bill and Barbara Maletz Frances W. McCurry James B. Miles Gerald L. Nichols and Jacqueline W. Nichols Foundation, Inc. Marie and Joel Pangborn Performance Security, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Russell W. Pratt Ina W. Richter Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Ross, Jr. Ms. Ruth Schwarzmann Ed and Whitney Selover Stephen and Joan Shewbrooks Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Sisisky Hal and Ana Skinner Ms. Linda L. Smith Marianne and Ben Stein Margaret and Travis Storey Gwynne and Bob Tonsfeldt Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Towe Encore! 67

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CONDUCTOR’S CLUB BRONZE $2,500 - $3,499 in 2014-2015 AAA Travel Club South Mr. and Mrs. Conrad F. Ahrens Mrs. Theresa Amato Teri and Jim Babcock BBVA Compass Bank Borkowski Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Boushie Col. and Mrs. E. M. Brisach Rod and Pat Brock Mark and Beth Brockelman Carol and Jim Bryce Ms. Kathryn Captain Sandra and Andrew Clarke Patricia Clegg in memory of George Clegg Meade and Alvin Coplan Peter and Lois Dalmares Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Mrs. George C. Elliott Greg and Helen Euston Mr. and Mrs. David Foerster Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gartner Jeanne M. Gibbs Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Goldberg Rabbi Robert and Marilyn Goodman Becky and Tommy Grimes Steve and Diane Halverson Mrs. Joan F. Heller Bondy and Tom Hodgkins Dr. Anne H. Hopkins Michael and Maryann Imbriani Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Keaveny David and Sally Ketcham Mrs. Anne Kufeldt Janine Leland and Tom Larson Annette Laubscher and Ken Mattiace Mrs. John R. Mackroth Susan and Ron Masucci Ms. Sally McCue Donald McCurry and Suzanne Keith Julie and Michael McKenny Charles and Diane Newman Bob and Flo Anne O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. John O’Neil, Jr. Dr. Mark Parkulo and Dr. Marie De Ruyter Mrs. John G. Pflugfelder Mrs. Elsa Troeh and Mr. Thomas M. Pope Ted and Jane Preston Riverside Liquors & Village Wine Shop ∆ Herb and Ann Rowe Charitable Foundation Shacter Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Sherin Helen Morse and Fritz Skeen The Stellar Group Mrs. C. Gray Strum Mr. and Mrs. John Tancredi Mrs. Luke Thornton Mireille and Robert Threlkel Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Triano

CONDUCTOR’S CLUB PRELUDE $1,500 - $2,499 in 2014-2015 Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ronald Adams Judith and Robert P. Adelman Harold E. Aken, Jr. Linda R. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Barry B. Ansbacher Shirley and Dave Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Don Baldwin Claudette and Richard Barker, Jr. Berman Family Foundation Drs. Roger and Marsha Bertholf Mrs. Joyce R. Blackburn Mr. and Mrs. James C. Blanton Sandy and Jack Borntraeger Otis and Joan Bowden Mr. and Mrs. David B. Boyer Michael and Susan Boylan Karen and Mark Brown John and Hillary Breen Dr. and Mrs. William Bullock Sandra and Phillip Burnaman Shelia McLenaghan and Duke Butler Mr. Stanley W. Cairns Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Cannon Joseph and Susan Castellano Christine Clarke and Kathryn McGehee Mary Lou Coate Alice Mach Coughlin Caroline Covin in memory of Robert Covin Mort and Renee Crim Harvey and Lois Dann Foundation Mr. John A. Darby and Dr. Barbara Darby Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Henry D’Hulst Marcus E. Drewa In Memory of Shirley Collupy Bettye M. DuPree in memory of Jane Munnerlyn Carter Dr. and Mrs. James W. Dyer Joe Ebbinghouse, M.D. Most Rev. F. J. Estevez Randy and Lynn Evans Mr. David Ferner Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fernley, III Mr. and Mrs. David M. Foster Reed and Nancy Freeman Friend of the Symphony (4) Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John Fryer Clark and Lauretta Gaylord Mr. Sherrick Gilbert Nathaniel Glover, President - Edward Waters College Wayne Greenberg and Elizabeth Shahan O. C. and Mae Jean Gregg Jim and Pat Griffiths Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Grubbs, Jr. Jean Haines Terree and Bob Hays Mrs. William G. Holyfield Robert L. and La Rue G. Hunter Pam and Mike Jackson

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MEET THE MUSICIANS

CAROL WHITMAN VIOLIN Attention to detail has served Carol Whitman well over the years, in life as well as in music. She has been a violinist in the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra for 31 seasons and for the past nine years has served as principal music librarian. Originally from Louisville, Ky., Carol joined the Jacksonville Symphony in 1982 and commutes from Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island. She served First Presbyterian Church, Fernandina Beach, as organist for 24 years; she and her husband, Doug, were enthusiastic band parents as their three children, Michael, Alison and Steven, were growing up. The eldest, Michael, played tuba in the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra, sharing the stage with his proud mom for two years at the annual Major/Minor Concert. This is an extra special memory for Carol as one of her first professional jobs was playing in the Louisville Orchestra along with her mother, who was a violinist there for more than 40 years. While her violin is in its case, Carol still loves working with her hands. She does all kinds of needlework, gardening and crafts. One of her projects, pictured in the background, is a counted cross-stitch Victorian doll, still a work in progress. “It’s a good way to unwind and I like it because it is detail-oriented,” she said. “Preparing music for the symphony’s performances is the same – stick to the details and things usually come out right.”

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Martin F. Connor, III, Chair and CEO Matthew McAfee, Vice Chair Rick Moyer, Treasurer Richard H. Pierpont, Immediate Past Chair

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lynn Alligood

Brad King

Don Baldwin

Ross T. Krueger, M.D.

Martha E. Barrett

Anne Lufrano, Ph.D.

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J.F. Bryan, IV Elizabeth Lovett Colledge, Ph.D. Barbara Darby, Ed.D. R. Chris Doerr Margaret Gomez H. W. “Buzz” Goodall Allene Groote Andrew Harold Anne Hopkins, Ph.D. Michael Imbriani Randolph Johnson Kristin “Kiki” Karpen Gurmeet Keaveny

Claudia Minch Kay Nichols Thomas Pippin Mary Ellen Smith Mark Spatola, M.D. David Strickland Randall Tinnin Clay B. “Chip” Tousey, Jr. Lowell Weiner Terry R. West Peter B. Wright Gwen Yates Wayne Young

Allison Keller

HONORARY DIRECTORS Carl N. Cannon Ruth Conley Isabelle T. Davis David W. Foerster Preston H. Haskell Robert E. Jacoby Frances Bartlett Kinne, Ph.D., Life Member Arthur W. Milam Mary Carr Patton Jay Stein James Van Vleck James H. Winston

Artistic Operations Richard Naylor, Vice President of Artistic Planning & Operations Kevin Roberts, Director of Orchestral Operations Robert Chambers, Orchestra Personnel Manager Kenneth Every, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Carol Whitman, Librarian Deborah Heller, Assistant Librarian Annie Morris, Assistant Librarian Ray Klaase, Stage Manager Shamus McConney, Technical Director James Pitts, Stage Associate Jill Weisblatt, Jacksonville Symphony Chorus Manager Education Tony Kamnikar, Vice President of Education Scott C. Gregg, Music Director, JSYO Winston Family Endowed Chair Peggy Toussant, Jump Start Strings Coordinator Development Toni S. Paz, CFRE, Vice President of Development Lorraine Roettges, Director of Institutional Giving Jennifer Barton, Individual Giving Manager Catherine Grossholz, Individual Giving Coordinator Iris Simmons, Institutional Giving Coordinator Lorie Harlow, Volunteer Coordinator Marketing Peter Gladstone, Vice President of Marketing Paul Witkowski, Director of Communications Christie Helton, Marketing Manager Kenneth Shade, Graphic Designer Linda W. Chaney, Account Executive Eric Barreto-Maymi, House Manager Box Office Scott Hawkins, Patron Services Manager Betty Byrne, Patron Services Agent Nadia Della Penta, Patron Services Agent Peggy Manick, Patron Services Agent Tara Paige, Patron Services Agent Pam Smith, Patron Services Agent Finance Holly Bryan, Vice President of Finance Nancy Ferdman, Staff Accountant Cindy Weaver, Payroll & Accounts Payable Specialist Encore! 73

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A “rollercoaster career” would not normally describe someone who’s been a pillar in the woodwind section of a symphony orchestra for 40 years. Yet rollercoasters have been a lifelong obsession for Principal Clarinetist Peter Wright. The self-proclaimed “adrenaline junkie” has catapulted his way through just about every roller coaster around the globe – more than 500 and counting. Undoubtedly he is passionate about his hobby of riding roller coasters, but music is Peter’s true passion. To celebrate four decades with the Jacksonville Symphony, Peter took center stage to perform the world premiere of a piece he commissioned, titled HiJinx. It was composed by his long-time friend, Judith Cloud, as a playful autobiography-in-music. A couple dozen famous musical quotes were woven into the piece, from clarinet concerti and operatic arias to pop culture references, all emulating Peter’s life. A Florida native, Peter graduated from Fernandina Beach High School, where his father was the principal. As a child, he first picked up the clarinet when his oldest sister got a new clarinet and the old one was handed down to him. “The rest is history,” he said. By Paul Witkowski Photo by Tiffany Manning

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