THE MUSIC OF QUEEN
SEPTEMBER 20 & 21, 2024
ORCHESTRA HALL
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DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
JADER BIGNAMINI , Music Director
Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation
ENRICO LOPEZ-YAÑEZ
Principal Pops Conductor
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
Sheryl Hwangbo Yu*
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
Janet and Norm Ankers Chair
Caroline Coade
Henry and Patricia Nickol Chair
Glenn Mellow
Hang Su
Hart Hollman
Han Zheng
Mike Chen
Harper Randolph §
CELLO
Wei Yu
PRINCIPAL
Abraham Feder ^
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair
Robert Bergman*
TERENCE BLANCHARD
Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair
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
Alyssa Katahara 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
CLARINET
Ralph Skiano
PRINCIPAL
Robert B. Semple Chair
Jocelyn Langworthy
ACTING SECOND CLARINET
Jack Walters
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
PVS Chemicals Inc./
Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair
Shannon Orme
TABITA
BERGLUND Principal Guest Conductor
E-FLAT CLARINET
Jack Walters
BASS CLARINET
Shannon Orme
Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair
BASSOON
Conrad Cornelison
PRINCIPAL
Byron and Dorothy Gerson Chair
Cornelia Sommer
Jaquain Sloan
ACTING UTILITY BASSOON
CONTRABASSOON OPEN
HORN
Patrick Walle
ACTING PRINCIPAL HORN
David and Christine Provost Chair
Johanna Yarbrough ^
Scott Strong
Ric and Carola Huttenlocher Chair
OPEN
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Kristi Crago
ACTING UTILITY HORN
Ben Wulfman
ACTING SECOND HORN
TRUMPET
Hunter Eberly
PRINCIPAL
Lee and Floy Barthel Chair
Austin Williams
James Vaughen
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
William Lucas
TROMBONE
Kenneth Thompkins
PRINCIPAL
Shari and Craig Morgan Chair
David Binder
Adam Rainey
Richard Sonenklar and Greg Haynes Chair
BASS TROMBONE
Adam Rainey
TUBA
Dennis Nulty
PRINCIPAL
TIMPANI
Jeremy Epp
PRINCIPAL
Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair
James Ritchie
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
NA’ZIR MCFADDEN
Assistant Conductor, Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador
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
ORCHESTRA MANAGER
Benjamin Tisherman
MANAGER OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
Nolan Cardenas
AUDITION AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
STAGE PERSONNEL
Dennis Rottell
STAGE MANAGER
William Dailing
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Zach Deater
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Issac Eide
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Kurt Henry
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Matthew Pons
SENIOR AUDIO DEPARTMENT HEAD
Jason Tschantre
DEPARTMENT HEAD
PAST MUSIC DIRECTORS
Leonard Slatkin
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE
Neeme Järvi
MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS
LEGEND
* These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis
^ Leave of Absence
§ African American Orchestra Fellow
ENRICO LOPEZ-YAÑEZ Principal Pops Conductor
TERENCE BLANCHARD
Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair
TABITA BERGLUND Principal Guest Conductor
Assistant Conductor, Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador
TITLE SPONSOR:
THE MUSIC OF QUEEN
Friday, September 20, 2024 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall
BRENT HAVENS, conductor MiG AYESA, vocals
arr. Brent Havens Tie Your Mother Down Play the Game I Want It All These Are the Days of Our Lives Another One Bites the Dust Under Pressure Killer Queen Melancholy Blues Stone Cold Crazy The Show Must Go On
Intermission
Fat Bottomed Girls You’re My Best Friend Who Wants to Live Forever Crazy Little Thing Called Love Too Much Love Will Kill You Hammer to Fall Somebody to Love Bohemian Rhapsody
Flash photography, extended video recording, tripods, and cameras with detachable lenses are strictly prohibited.
Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation
NA’ZIR MCFADDEN
PROFILE
BRENT HAVENS
Berklee-trainedarranger/conductor
Brent Havens has written music for orchestras, feature films, and virtually every kind of television. His TV work includes movies for networks such as ABC, CBS, and ABC Family Channel Network, commercials, sports music for networks such as ESPN, and even cartoons. Havens has also worked with the Doobie Brothers and the Milwaukee Symphony, arranging and conducting the combined group for Harley Davidson’s 100th Anniversary Birthday Party Finale attended by over 150,000 fans. He has worked with some of the world’s greatest orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic and the BBC Concert Orchestra in London, the CBSO in Birmingham, England, the Malaysian
MOZART
Demarre McGill flute
Earl Lee conductor and music director
Andrea Casarrubios Herencia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 1
Mozart Symphony No. 39
Friday, January 24, 2025
PM, Orchestra Hall (Detroit)
Philharmonic, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, Orchestra of Opera North in Leeds, England, and countless others.
Havens recently completed the score for the film Quo Vadis, a Premier Pictures remake of the 1956 gladiator film. In 2013, he worked with the Baltimore Symphony and the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens to arrange and produce the music for the Thanksgiving Day halftime show between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, adapting both classical music and rock songs into a single four-minute show. Havens is Arranger/Guest Conductor for
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC.
LIFETIME DIRECTORS
Samuel Frankel◊
Stanley Frankel
David Handleman, Sr.◊
Dr. Arthur L. Johnson ◊
Floy Barthel
Chacona Baugh
Penny B. Blumenstein
Richard A. Brodie
Marianne Endicott
David T. Provost Chair
Erik Rönmark President & CEO
James B. Nicholson
Barbara Van Dusen
Clyde Wu, M.D.◊
CHAIRS EMERITI
Peter D. Cummings
Mark A. Davidoff
Phillip Wm. Fisher
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Sidney Forbes
Herman H. Frankel
Dr. Gloria Heppner
Ronald Horwitz
Harold Kulish
Bonnie Larson
Arthur C. Liebler
David McCammon
Marilyn Pincus
Glenda Price
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Shirley Stancato Vice Chair
Laura Trudeau Treasurer
James G. Vella Secretary
Ric Huttenlocher Officer at Large
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stanley Frankel
Robert S. Miller
James B. Nicholson
Marjorie S. Saulson
Jane Sherman
Arthur A. Weiss
David Wu Officer at Large
Directors are responsible for maintaining a culture of accountability, resource development, and strategic thinking. As fiduciaries, Directors oversee the artistic and cultural health and strategic direction of the DSO.
Michael Bickers
Elena Centeio
Aaron Frankel
Herman B. Gray, M.D.
Laura Hernandez-Romine
Rev. Nicholas Hood III
Richard Huttenlocher
Renato Jamett, Trustee Chair
Daniel J. Kaufman
Keith Mobley, Governing Members Chair
Peter McCaffrey, Orchestra Representative
Xavier Mosquet
David Nicholson
Arthur T. O’Reilly
Stephen Polk
David Provost, Board Chair
Bernard I. Robertson
Shirley Stancato
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Renato Jamett, Trustee Chair
Ismael Ahmed
Richard Alonzo
Hadas Bernard
Janice Bernick
Elizabeth Boone
Gwen Bowlby
Dr. Betty Chu
Karen Cullen
Joanne Danto
Stephen D’Arcy
Kenneth Thompkins, Orchestra Representative
Laura J. Trudeau
James G. Vella
David M. Wu, M.D.
Ellen Hill Zeringue
Trustees are a diverse group of community leaders who infuse creative thinking and innovation into how the DSO strives to achieve both artistic vitality and organizational sustainability.
Afa Sadykhly Dworkin
James C. Farber
Amanda Fisher
Linda Forte
Carolynn Frankel
Christa Funk
Robert Gillette
Jody Glancy
Malik Goodwin
Mary Ann Gorlin
Donald Hiruo
Michelle Hodges
Maureen T. D’Avanzo
Jasmin DeForrest
Cara Dietz
Julie Hollinshead
Sam Huszczo
Laurel Kalkanis
Jay Kapadia
David Karp
Joel D. Kellman
John Kim
Jennette Smith Kotila
Leonard LaRocca
William Lentine
Linda Dresner Levy
Gene LoVasco
Anthony McCree
Kristen McLennan
Tito Melega
Lydia Michael
H. Keith Mobley, Governing Members
Chair
Scott Monty
Sandy Morrison
Frederick J. Morsches
Jennifer Muse
Sean M. Neall
Eric Nemeth
Maury Okun
Jackie Paige
Vivian Pickard
Denise Fair Razo
Gerrit Reepmeyer
James Rose, Jr.
Laurie Rosen
Elana Rugh
Carlo Serraiocco
Lois L. Shaevsky
Elliot Shafer
Shiv Shivaraman
Dean Simmer
Richard Sonenklar
Rob Tanner
Yoni Torgow
Nate Wallace
Gwen Weiner
Donnell White
Jennifer Whitteaker
R. Jamison Williams
UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS
DEC 6–8 ELLINGTON & THE NUTCRACKER Ray Chen, violin
DEC 13–15 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
NOVEMBER
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES RACHMANINOFF & PROKOFIEV NOV 2–3
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES HOLST’S THE PLANETS NOV 7–9
PNC POPS SERIES UNDER THE STREETLAMP NOV 15–17
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES MAHLER’S FIFTH SYMPHONY NOV 21–23
DECEMBER
PARADISE JAZZ SERIES A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS: CYRUS CHESTNUT AND FRIENDS
DEC 6
DEC 20–21 AT THE MOVIES: THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES ELLINGTON & THE NUTCRACKER DEC 6–8
FAMILY SERIES LET IT SNOW! DEC 7
PNC POPS SERIES HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS DEC 13–15
AT THE MOVIES THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL DEC 20-21
SPECIALS LESLIE ODOM, JR. THE CHRISTMAS TOUR DEC 22
JANUARY SPECIALS BRAHMS X RADIOHEAD JAN 8
AT THE MOVIES HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS™ IN CONCERT JAN 11-12
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES THE RITE OF SPRING JAN 16–18
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