Stewart Copeland: Police Deranged

JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

JADER BIGNAMINI Music Director

Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

TERENCE BLANCHARD

Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

FIRST VIOLIN

Robyn Bollinger

CONCERTMASTER

Katherine Tuck Chair

Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy

ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Schwartz and Shapero Family Chair

Hai-Xin Wu

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison

Foundation Chair

Jennifer Wey Fang

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Marguerite Deslippe*

Laurie Goldman*

Rachel Harding Klaus*

Eun Park Lee*

Adrienne Rönmark*

William and Story John Chair

Alexandros Sakarellos*

Drs. Doris Tong and Teck Soo Chair

Laura Soto*

Greg Staples*

Jiamin Wang*

Mingzhao Zhou*

SECOND VIOLIN

Adam Stepniewski

ACTING PRINCIPAL

The Devereaux Family Chair

Will Haapaniemi*

David and Valerie McCammon Chairs

Hae Jeong Heidi Han*

David and Valerie McCammon Chairs

Elizabeth Furuta*

Sheryl Hwangbo Yu*

Daniel Kim*

Sujin Lim*

Hong-Yi Mo *

Marian Tanau*

Alexander Volkov*

Jing Zhang*

VIOLA

Eric Nowlin

PRINCIPAL

Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair

James VanValkenburg

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Caroline Coade

Henry and Patricia Nickol Chair

Mike Chen

Hart Hollman

Glenn Mellow

Hang Su

Han Zheng

Harper Randolph §

NA’ZIR MCFADDEN

Assistant Conductor, Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador

CELLO

Wei Yu

PRINCIPAL

Abraham Feder

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair

Robert Bergman*

Jeremy Crosmer*

Victor and Gale Girolami Cello Chair

David LeDoux*

Peter McCaffrey*

Joanne Deanto and Arnold Weingarden Chair

Una O’Riordan*

Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Chair

Cole Randolph*

Mary Lee Gwizdala Chair

BASS

Kevin Brown

PRINCIPAL

Van Dusen Family Chair

Stephen Molina

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Christopher Hamlen*

Peter Hatch*

Vincent Luciano*

Brandon Mason*

HARP

OPEN

PRINCIPAL

Winifred E. Polk Chair

FLUTE

Hannah Hammel Maser

PRINCIPAL

Alan J. and Sue Kaufman and Family Chair

Amanda Blaikie

Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair

Sharon Sparrow

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair

Jeffery Zook

PICCOLO

Jeffery Zook

Shari and Craig Morgan Chair

OBOE

Alexander Kinmonth

PRINCIPAL

Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair

Sarah Lewis

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Monica Fosnaugh

ENGLISH HORN

Monica Fosnaugh

LEONARD SLATKIN

Music Director Laureate

CLARINET

Ralph Skiano

PRINCIPAL

Robert B. Semple Chair

Jack Walters

PVS Chemicals Inc./ Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair

Shannon Orme

E-FLAT CLARINET OPEN

BASS CLARINET

Shannon Orme

Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair

BASSOON

Conrad Cornelison

PRINCIPAL

Byron and Dorothy Gerson Chair

Cornelia Sommer

Marcus Schoon

CONTRABASSOON

Marcus Schoon

HORN OPEN

PRINCIPAL

David and Christine Provost Chair

Johanna Yarbrough

Scott Strong

Ric and Carola Huttenlocher Chair

David Everson

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Mark Abbott

TRUMPET

Hunter Eberly

PRINCIPAL

Lee and Floy Barthel Chair

Austin Williams

William Lucas

TROMBONE

Kenneth Thompkins

PRINCIPAL

Shari and Craig Morgan Chair

David Binder

Adam Rainey

BASS TROMBONE

Adam Rainey

TUBA Dennis Nulty

PRINCIPAL

NEEME JÄRVI

Music Director Emeritus

TIMPANI

Jeremy Epp

PRINCIPAL

Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair

James Ritchie

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

PERCUSSION

Joseph Becker

PRINCIPAL

Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair

Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

William Cody Knicely Chair

James Ritchie

Luciano Valdes§

LIBRARIANS

Robert Stiles

PRINCIPAL

Ethan Allen

LEGACY CHAIRS

Principal Flute

Women’s Association for the DSO

Principal Cello

James C. Gordon

Personnel Managers

Patrick Peterson DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

Benjamin Tisherman MANAGER OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

Nolan Cardenas

AUDITIONS AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

Stage Personnel

Dennis Rottell STAGE MANAGER

Zach Deater DEPARTMENT HEAD

Issac Eide DEPARTMENT HEAD

Kurt Henry DEPARTMENT HEAD

Steven Kemp

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Matthew Pons DEPARTMENT HEAD

Jason Tschantre DEPARTMENT HEAD

LEGEND

* These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis

§ African American Orchestra Fellow

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

JADER BIGNAMINI , Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Orchestra Hall

Stewart Copeland, drums

Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor

Amy Keys, vocals

Carmel Helene, vocals

Ashley Támar, vocals

Armand Sabal-Lecco, bass

Program to be announced from the stage

PROFILES

STEWART COPELAND

Stewart Copeland has spent more than three decades at the forefront of contemporary music as a rockstar and acclaimed film composer, as well as in the disparate worlds of opera, ballet, and world and chamber music. Copeland is the founder of The Police, a band that became a defining force in rock music from the ‘80s through to the present day. His career includes the sale of more than 60 million records worldwide, and numerous awards, including seven Grammy awards.

Copeland moved beyond the rock arena in the mid-1980s when he returned to his classical roots with creative pursuits in concert and film music. His concert works include BEN-HUR, A Tale of the Christ, which features Copeland as soloist in a live orchestral score for the 1925 silent film; Tyrant’s Crush: Concerto for Trapset and Orchestra, commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Poltroons in Paradise, commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; and Gamelan D’Drum, commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the world percussion group D’Drum.

In 2017, the Chicago Opera Theatre premiered Copeland’s surreal chamber opera The Invention of Morel Copeland has also written two operas based on stories by Edgar Allen Poe: The Cask of Amontillado and The Tell-Tale Heart Copeland continues to pursue his love for opera and 2020 saw the premiere of Electric Saint, commissioned by Weimar DNT as well as his Oratorio, Satan’s Fall, based on John Milton’s Paradise Lost. He is also working on a Raga/Indian project with the Soweto Gospel Choir and Anoushka Shankar in this same spirit.

In 2022, his rock opera The Witches Seed premiered in Italy at the Tones on the Stones Festival in a stunning quarry, in collaboration with Creative Partner Chrissie Hynde and with a libretto by regular collaborator Jonathan Moore.

Recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival’s first Outstanding Music in Film Visionary Award, two-time Grammy Award winner for his Divine Tides album, and inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Copeland has been responsible for some of the film world’s most innovative

and groundbreaking scores. His numerous film scores include Oliver Stone’s Wall Street, the seminal score for the Golden Globenominated soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish, the score for Bruno Barreto’s Oscar-nominated Four Days in September, and his Emmy nomination for the Showtime pilot and series Dead Like Me. His work in television includes contributions to The Equalizer, Babylon V, and Desperate Housewives, and he also scored the blockbuster hit video game Spyro.

ENRICO LOPEZ-YAÑEZ

Enrico Lopez-Yañez is the newly appointed Principal Conductor of Dallas Symphony Presents and Principal Pops Conductor of the Pacific Symphony. In addition, Lopez-Yañez serves as the Principal Pops Conductor of the Nashville Symphony. He is quickly establishing himself as one of the nation’s leading conductors of popular music and is becoming known for his unique style of audience engagement. An active composer/arranger, Lopez-Yañez has been commissioned to write pieces for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Houston Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and Omaha Symphony, and has had his works performed by orchestras including the Baltimore Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, Ft. Worth Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, National Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and Utah Symphony, among others. Lopez-Yañez has conducted concerts with a broad spectrum of artists including Nas, Gladys Knight, Ledisi, Itzhak Perlman, Kenny Loggins, Toby Keith, Mickey Guyton, Kelsea Ballerini, Leslie Odom Jr., Renee Elise Goldsberry, Hanson, The Beach Boys, Kenny G, and more. Lopez-Yañez also conducts the annual Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4 fireworks show. As Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Symphonica Productions, LLC, Lopez-Yañez curates and leads programs designed to cultivate new audiences. As a producer, composer, and arranger, Lopez-Yañez’s work can be heard on numerous albums including the UNESCO benefit album Action Moves People United and children’s music albums The Spaceship that Fell in My Backyard and Kokowanda Bay.

AMY KEYS

Originally from Washington, DC, Amy Keys is a versatile and accomplished vocalist, writer, producer, and actor. She has worked with artists including Leonard Cohen, Phil Collins, and Herbie Hancock, and has sung background vocals for Sting, Elton John, Barbra Streisand, OneRepublic, Sam Smith, Josh Groban, Stevie Wonder, Seal, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Al Green, Queen Latifah, Tina Turner, and others. In 2008, she performed in Liverpool with Dave Stewart (of the Eurythmics) and Ringo Starr. Her television and film credits include City of Angels, Boomtown, Anchorman 2, Rock of Ages, Tarzan, and Toy Story 2, and she has performed in commercials for brands including Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Coors, and Taco Bell. Keys served as a representative on the Governor’s Board of the National Recording Academy (Grammys) and is a member of its Advocacy Board.

CARMEL HELENE

Carmel Helene is a singer, songwriter, and producer from San Francisco. Helene’s talents run the gamut from writing and recording, to producing and mixing her own compositions across many genres, with placements in major music libraries. Her voice and songs have been featured in films, national commercials, and television shows. She has toured with artists including Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Michael Bolton, Luis Miguel, and Johnny Hallyday, and has appeared as a backing vocalist on shows including American Idol, The Voice, and The Tonight Show. Helene is endorsed by Taylor Guitars and was nominated for Best Female Vocalist for both the California Country Awards and the L.A. Music Awards. Equally passionate about social justice, Helene continues to help develop and implement much-needed social betterment programs while writing and producing for herself and other artists and building her catalog.

ASHLEY TÁMAR

Ashley Támar is an author and powerhouse contemporary vocalist versed in genres from classical and jazz, to musical theater, and beyond. She is known as the muse and protégé of Prince and co-wrote their Grammy Award-nominated duet Beautiful, Loved, and Blessed. Recently appointed as Music Supervisor for the highly anticipated “That Damn Michael Che” show on HBO Max, Támar currently co-stars as Chief Linda in the BET+ sitcom Bruh and has also authored an edutainment book and workbook for aspiring artists: “100 Things to Know as an Independent Music Artist.” She was featured on season 10 of NBC’s The Voice and has become a household name as a leading performer in numerous Tyler Perry/LionsGate productions. A seasoned creative curator both on and off-stage, Támar believes music is a conduit for reaching people through song and has initiated numerous community outreach projects.

ARMAND SABAL-LECCO

Born in Ebolowa, Cameroon, bassist and composer Armand Sabal-Lecco rose to prominence in the mid-80s in Paris among the pioneering new wave of African musicians who helped redefine the sound of the world music genre. Since then, Sabal-Lecco’s artistic savoir faire has generated both praise and demand from artists including Sir George Martin, Peter Gabriel, Mercedes Sosa, Ringo Starr, João Bosco, Ziggy Marley, and Manu Dibango. He has composed for Carole King, Jeff Beck, and Herbie Hancock, and his work “Fulani” was featured on The Stanley Clarke Band album, which won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. He has received NARAS recognition for his work on the Grammy-awarded albums Out of the Loop and Return of… by The Brecker Brothers, Paul Simon’s Rhythm of the Saints, and Alejandro Sanz’s Unplugged. Sabal-Lecco recorded the vocals for the track Képéré sung in Képéré, an eastern Cameroonian dialect—which was featured in the film Blood Diamonds. His solo project, Positive Army, was released in 2012.