Performance Magazine: Spring 2019 — Edition 5 by Detroit Symphony Orchestra

VOLUME XXVII • SPRING 2019

PERFORMANCE THE MAGAZINE OF THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

INSIDE Program Notes Summer of a Century

Awaiting a world-class concert hall in the summer of 1919

A Terence Blanchard Joint

Our Erb Jazz Chair’s enduring connection with filmmaker Spike Lee

Meet the Musician Jeffery Zook

Jiamin Wang, violin, at the park with her French bulldog Jerry

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PERFORMANCE The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, a leader in the world of classical music, embraces and inspires individuals, families, and communities through unsurpassed musical experiences.

CONTENTS Welcome......................................................4 Orchestra Roster.........................................5 Behind the Baton.........................................6

Summer of the Century 1919 and the advent of Orchestra Hall

Board Leadership........................................8 Transformational Support........................10 Donor Roster............................................. 38

12 Meet the Musician Terence 16 ABlanchard Joint Jeffery Zook

Our Erb Jazz Chairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connection to Spike Lee

Community and Learning

21 PROGRAM NOTES

Maximize Your Experience....................... 48 DSO Administrative Staff......................... 50 Upcoming Concerts.................................. 52 ON THE COVER: Jiamin Wang, violin, and her French bulldog Jerry at Daisy Knight Dog Park in Troy

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WELCOME DONALD DIETZ

Dear Friends,

As we wind down another outstanding season by your Detroit Symphony Orchestra, we look forward to future highlights and indelible milestones this summer and beyond. We have rich history to celebrate with the centennial of Orchestra Hall, which opened its doors in October 1919. We hope you enjoy the first in a series of stories we’ll be sharing throughout the upcoming year focusing on our one-of-a-kind acoustic gem. But first, we welcome back Leonard Slatkin on June 7-9 to close our Classical Series. Also joining us is the exciting and versatile Makoto Ozone, DSO guest pianist in Japan during our 2017 Asia Tour. We are excited to introduce him to audiences here at home for the first time as he performs Rachmaninoff in Orchestra Hall and makes a special appearance with his jazz trio in the Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube. Closing out our Paradise Jazz series is yet another outstanding show: “The Movie Music of Spike Lee and Terence Blanchard” showcases our Erb Jazz Chair performing selections from his scores to films directed by his longtime artistic partner. The DSO takes to the outdoors with our 27th annual “Salute to America” concerts at Greenfield Village in partnership with The Henry Ford. We’ll also be back for a tenth year at the Eleanor and Edsel Ford House in Grosse Pointe, and you won’t want to miss “The Music of Queen” at Meadow Brook. To close our summer season, we are excited to be returning to Interlochen for the first time since 2006. In addition to the DSO’s concert on July 27, our musicians will lead master classes and play in side-by-side rehearsals with students during this week-long residency. Please let us know if you can join us! We hope by now you’ve secured your tickets for our Heroes Gala on June 22, featuring a performance by our DSO and original Hamilton star Leslie Odom, Jr. That evening, we will honor philanthropist and DSO Director Emeritus Mort Harris, who recently celebrated his 99th birthday with DSO flutists Sharon Sparrow and Amanda Blaikie in a private concert! Mort’s milestone of entering his 100th year helps us officially launch Orchestra Hall’s centennial, allowing us to recognize two extraordinary legacies in one special evening. Next season, the Orchestra Hall celebration will be filled with incredible performances— and more—as we honor the fascinating history of this remarkable place and look ahead to the future role the DSO and its revered home will play in the vibrancy of our city. The story of Orchestra Hall is not just a DSO story. It’s a story of the Paradise Theatre, which brought the best jazz and blues artists to its stage from 1941 to 1951. It’s a story of Detroit and its ongoing promise of renewal, beginning in the 1970s when a group of concerned citizens came together to save Orchestra Hall from the wrecking ball. And, perhaps most of all, it’s your story. So, we invite you to celebrate with us as we begin the next chapter of this world-class orchestra, in this premier concert hall, in our resurgent city. Thanks for all you do, to help make all that we do, matter to more people every year. Anne Parsons President and CEO 4

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Mark Davidoff Chairman SPRING 2019

LEONARD SLATKIN, Music Director Laureate Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN Yoonshin Song Concertmaster Katherine Tuck Chair Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy A ssociate Concertmaster Schwartz Shapero Family Chair Hai-Xin Wu A ssistant Concertmaster Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair Jennifer Wey Fang A ssistant Concertmaster Marguerite Deslippe* Laurie Landers Goldman* Rachel Harding Klaus* Eun Park Lee* Adrienne Rönmark* Laura Soto* Greg Staples* Jiamin Wang* Mingzhao Zhou* SECOND VIOLIN Adam Stepniewski Acting Principal Will Haapaniemi* David and Valerie McCammon Chair Hae Jeong Heidi Han* David and Valerie McCammon Chair Sheryl Hwangbo* Sujin Lim* Hong-Yi Mo* Alexandros Sakarellos* Drs. Doris Tong and Teck Soo Chair Joseph Striplin* Marian Tanau* Jing Zhang* Open, Principal The Devereaux Family Chair VIOLA Eric Nowlin, Principal Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair James VanValkenburg A ssistant Principal Caroline Coade Glenn Mellow Hang Su Shanda Lowery-Sachs Hart Hollman Han Zheng Mike Chen CELLO Wei Yu, Principal James C. Gordon Chair

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TERENCE BLANCHARD

NEEME JÄRVI

Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

Music Director Emeritus

Abraham Feder A ssistant Principal Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair Robert Bergman* Jeremy Crosmer* David LeDoux* Peter McCaffrey* Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden Chair Haden McKay* Úna O’Riordan*^ Mary Ann and Robert Gorlin Chair Paul Wingert* Victor and Gale Girolami Chair BASS Kevin Brown, Principal Van Dusen Family Chair Stephen Molina A ssistant Principal Linton Bodwin Stephen Edwards Christopher Hamlen Nicholas Myers HARP Patricia Masri-Fletcher Principal Winifred E. Polk Chair FLUTE Sharon Sparrow Acting Principal Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair Amanda Blaikie Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair Jeffery Zook Open, Principal Women’s Association for the DSO Chair Adam Sadberry African-American Orchestra Fellow

CLARINET Ralph Skiano Principal Robert B. Semple Chair Jack Walters PVS Chemicals Inc./Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair Laurence Liberson A ssistant Principal Shannon Orme

TROMBONE Kenneth Thompkins, Principal David Binder Randall Hawes

E-FLAT CLARINET Laurence Liberson

PERCUSSION Joseph Becker, Principal Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal A ssistant Principal William Cody Knicely Chair James Ritchie

BASS CLARINET Shannon Orme Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair BASSOON Robert Williams, Principal Victoria King Michael Ke Ma A ssistant Principal Marcus Schoon CONTRABASSOON Marcus Schoon HORN Karl Pituch, Principal Johanna Yarbrough Scott Strong Bryan Kennedy David Everson Assistant Principal Mark Abbott TRUMPET Hunter Eberly, Principal Lee and Floy Barthel Chair Kevin Good Stephen Anderson A ssistant Principal William Lucas Michael Gause African-American Orchestra Fellow

PICCOLO Jeffery Zook OBOE Alexander Kinmonth Principal Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair Sarah Lewis Maggie Miller Chair Brian Ventura A ssistant Principal Monica Fosnaugh ENGLISH HORN Monica Fosnaugh Shari and Craig Morgan Chair

BASS TROMBONE Randall Hawes TUBA Dennis Nulty, Principal

TIMPANI Jeremy Epp, Principal Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair James Ritchie A ssistant Principal LIBRARIANS Robert Stiles, Principal Ethan Allen PERSONNEL MANAGERS Heather Hart Rochon Director of Orchestra Personnel Patrick Peterson Manager of Orchestra Personnel STAGE PERSONNEL Dennis Rottell, Stage Manager Ryan DeMarco Department Head Noel Keesee Department Head Steven Kemp Department Head Matthew Pons Department Head Michael Sarkissian Department Head

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B E H I N D T H E B AT O N

Leonard Slatkin

nternationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin is Music Director Laureate of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and Directeur Musical Honoraire of the Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL). He maintains a rigorous schedule of guest conducting throughout the world and is active as a composer, author, and educator. Highlights of the 2018-19 Season include a tour of Germany with the ONL; a three-week American Festival with the DSO; the Kastalsky Requiem project commemorating the World War I Centennial; Penderecki’s 85th birthday celebration in Warsaw; five weeks in Asia leading orchestras in Guangzhou, Beijing, Osaka, Shanghai, and Hong Kong; and the Manhattan School of Music’s 100th anniversary gala concert at Carnegie Hall. He will also conduct the Moscow Philharmonic, Balearic Islands Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Louisville Orchestra, Berner Symphonieorchester, Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, RTÉ National Symphony in Ireland, and Monte Carlo Symphony. Slatkin has received six Grammy awards and 33 nominations. His recent Naxos recordings include works by 6

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Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Berlioz (with the ONL) and music by Copland, Rachmaninov, Borzova, McTee, and John Williams (with the DSO). In addition, he has recorded the complete Brahms, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky symphonies with the DSO (available online as digital downloads). A recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Arts, Slatkin also holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. He has received Austria’s Decoration of Honor in Silver, the League of American Orchestras’ Gold Baton Award, and the 2013 ASCAP Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award for his debut book, Conducting Business. His second book, Leading Tones: Reflections on Music, Musicians, and the Music Industry, was published by Amadeus Press in 2017. Slatkin has conducted virtually all the leading orchestras in the world. As Music Director, he has held posts in New Orleans; St. Louis; Washington, DC; London (with the BBCSO); Detroit; and Lyon, France. He has also served as Principal Guest Conductor in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Cleveland. For more information, visit leonardslatkin.com.

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Jeff Tyzik

rammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most innovative and sought-after pops conductors. Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages. In addition to his role as Principal Pops Conductor of the DSO, Tyzik holds The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and also serves as principal pops conductor of the Oregon Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Rochester Philharmonic — a post he has held for 23 seasons. Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In May 2007, the Harmonia Mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over

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three months. Alex Ross of the New Yorker called it “one of the snappiest Gershwin discs in years.” Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Megan Hilty, Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O’Connor, Doc Severinsen, and John Pizzarelli. He has created numerous original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown, Broadway, film, dance, Latin, and swing. Tyzik holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music. For more information, visit jefftyzik.com.

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Inc. LIFETIME MEMBERS

CHAIRMEN EMERITI

DIRECTORS EMERITI

OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is responsible for maintaining a culture of high engagement, accountability and strategic thinking. As fiduciaries, Directors oversee all DSO financial activities and assure that resources are aligned with the DSO mission.

Samuel Frankel ◊ David Handleman, Sr.◊ Dr. Arthur L. Johnson ◊

James B. Nicholson Clyde Wu, M.D.◊

Alfred R. Glancy III ◊ Robert S. Miller Peter D. Cummings

James B. Nicholson Stanley Frankel Phillip Wm. Fisher

Robert A. Allesee Floy Barthel Mrs. Mandell L. Berman◊ John A. Boll, Sr. Richard A. Brodie Lois and Avern Cohn Marianne Endicott Sidney Forbes Mrs. Harold Frank Barbara Frankel Herman Frankel

Paul Ganson Mort and Brigitte◊ Harris Gloria Heppner, Ph.D. Ronald M. Horwitz Hon. Damon J. Keith Richard P. Kughn Harold Kulish Dr. Melvin A. Lester David R. Nelson Robert E.L. Perkins, D.D.S.◊ Marilyn Pincus

Lloyd E. Reuss Jack A. Robinson◊ Marjorie S. Saulson Alan E. Schwartz Jean Shapero◊ Jane Sherman David Usher Barbara Van Dusen Arthur A. Weiss, Esq.

Mark A. Davidoff, Chairman

Faye Alexander Nelson, Treasurer

Ralph J. Gerson, Officer at Large

Glenda D. Price, Ph.D., Vice Chair

Arthur T. O’Reilly, Secretary

Janice Uhlig, Officer at Large

Anne Parsons, President & CEO

Nancy Schlichting, Officer at Large

Pamela Applebaum Janice Bernick, Governing Members Chair Marco Bruzzano Jeremy Epp, Orchestra Representative Samuel Fogleman Herman B. Gray, M.D.

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Nicholas Hood III Daniel J. Kaufman Michael J. Keegan Bonnie Larson Arthur C. Liebler Xavier Mosquet Stephen Polk Bernard I. Robertson

◊ Deceased

Sharon Sparrow, Orchestra Representative Shirley Stancato Arn Tellem Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder M. Roy Wilson David M. Wu, M.D.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard Huttenlocher, Chair The Board of Trustees is tasked with shepherding the long-term strategy of the DSO to fully implement the organization’s entrepreneurial capabilities while developing and presenting new strategies and objectives.

Ismael Ahmed Rosette Ajluni Richard Alonzo Robert Bluestein Suzanne Bluestein Penny B. Blumenstein Elizabeth Boone Gwen Bowlby Margaret Cooney Casey Karen Cullen Joanne Danto Stephen R. D’Arcy Maureen T. D’Avanzo Richard L. DeVore Afa Sadykhly Dworkin Annmarie Erickson James Farber Jennifer Fischer Aaron Frankel

Carolynn Frankel Christa Hoen-Funk Alan M. Gallatin Robert Gillette Jody Glancy Malik Goodwin Mary Ann Gorlin Laura Grannemann Antoinette G. Green Leslie Green Laura Hernandez-Romine Donald Hiruo Michele Hodges Julie Hollinshead Renato Jamett Joseph Jonna John Jullens David Karp Joel D. Kellman

Jennette Smith Kotila James P. Lentini, D.M.A. Linda Dresner Levy Joshua Linkner Florine Mark Tonya Matthews, Ph.D. David N. McCammon Lydia Michael, NextGen Chair Lois A. Miller Daniel Millward Scott Monty Shari Morgan Frederick J. Morsches Sean M. Neall Eric Nemeth Maury Okun Shannon Orme, Orchestra Representative

Vivian Pickard William F. Pickard, Ph.D. Gerrit Reepmeyer Richard Robinson James Rose, Jr. Marc Schwartz Lois L. Shaevsky Thomas Shafer Margaret Shulman Cathryn M. Skedel, Ph.D. Ralph Skiano, Orchestra Representative Mark Tapper Laura J. Trudeau Gwen Weiner Jennifer Whitteaker R. Jamison Williams Margaret E. Winters Ellen Hill Zeringue

GABRILOWITSCH SOCIETY OFFICERS Janet and Norm Ankers, chairs Cecilia Benner Greg Haynes Bonnie Larson Lois Miller Ric Sonenklar

GOVERNING MEMBERS OFFICERS Janice Bernick Chairwoman

James C. Farber Immediate Past Chair

Jiehan Alonzo Vice Chair, Signature Events

Suzanne Dalton Vice Chair, Annual Giving

Maureen D’Avanzo Member-at-Large

Janet and Norm Ankers Co-Vice Chairs, Gabrilowitsch Society

Samantha Svoboda Vice Chair, Communications

Bonnie Larson Member-at-Large

Cathleen Clancy Vice Chair, Engagement

David Assemany Member-at-Large

David Everson* Orchestra Representative

Diana Golden Vice Chair, Membership

David Karp Member-at-Large

Kenneth Thompkins Orchestra Representative

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T R A N S F O R M AT I O N A L S U P P O R T

In building our long-term strategic plan, Blueprint 2023, our Orchestra community concluded that a truly sustainable DSO would require a shared commitment to growing our permanent endowment. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is grateful to the donors who have made extraordinary multi-year, comprehensive gifts to support general operations, endowment, capital improvements, named chairs, ensembles, or programs. These generous commitments establish a solid foundation for the future of the DSO. A strong endowment does more than secure the financial future for the DSO. It will also help us to achieve artistic excellence – attracting and retaining the best musicians, guaranteeing our education and youth programs for the future, and serving our city as one of its greatest cultural assets. The result will be heard in the continued warmth and clarity of our orchestra, in strong ticket sales and growing donor support, and in more people with increased access to and participation in music. To learn more about this critical effort, please contact Jill Elder, Vice President and Chief Development Officer, at jelder@dso.org.

SPOTLIGHT: RIC SONENKLAR AND GREG HAYNES

ic Sonenklar has been attending DSO concerts for at least 45 years and has enjoyed classical music since he was a boy. His husband Greg Haynes, who grew up listening to country and gospel, didn’t know much about the symphony world when he met Ric and started joining him for DSO performances. But that was nearly 30 years ago, and by now he’s a seasoned fan. “We attended every one of the programs at the American Panorama festival,” says Ric, who explains that both he and Greg enjoy American and 20th century composers. The couple also support Michigan Opera Theatre, where Ric serves on the Board of Directors, as well as the Chamber Music Society of Detroit and other local arts institutions. Last fall, Ric and Greg happily hosted like-minded DSO supporters to their home in Bloomfield Hills for Overture to a Season. Now, they are joining the musicians of the DSO in our collective quest to raise no less than $1 million in investments to the DSO Musicians Fund for Artistic Excellence. The fund, established by a groundbreaking $100,000 cumulative gift with participation from each DSO musician, is truly an inspiration. “The fact that the musicians took it upon themselves to do that, and to issue that challenge for more support… it shows that they’re invested in the orchestra and its future,” says Greg. “I’m not sure there’s any other group of musicians that have done this type of thing.” To learn more about joining us in this historic partnership with the musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, please contact Alexander Kapordelis, Campaign Director, at akapordelis@dso.org.

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FOUNDING FAMILIES Julie & Peter Cummings The Davidson-Gerson Family and the William Davidson Foundation The Richard C. Devereaux Foundation The Fisher Family and the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Stanley & Judy Frankel and the Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation Danialle & Peter Karmanos, Jr. James B. & Ann V. Nicholson and PVS Chemicals, Inc. Clyde & Helen Wu◊

CHAMPIONS Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Penny & Harold Blumenstein Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation DTE Energy Foundation The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Ford Motor Company Fund Mr. & Mrs.◊ Morton E. Harris

John S. & James L. Knight Foundation The Kresge Foundation Mrs. Bonnie Larson Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Ms. Deborah Miesel Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Stephen M. Ross Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

LEADERS Applebaum Family Foundation Charlotte Arkin Estate Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Herman & Sharon Frankel Ruth & Al Glancy Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin John C. Leyhan Estate Bud & Nancy Liebler

Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation David & Valerie McCammon Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Dr. William F. Pickard Jack◊ & Aviva Robinson Martie & Bob Sachs Mr. & Mrs.◊ Alan E. Schwartz Drs. Doris Tong & Teck Soo Paul and Terese Zlotoff

BENEFACTORS Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh Robert & Lucinda Clement Mary Rita Cuddohy Estate Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff DSO Musicians Bette Dyer Estate Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher & Mr. Roy Furman Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Victor◊ & Gale Girolami Fund Herbert & Dorothy Graebner Mr. Richard Sonenklar & Mr. Gregory Haynes Ronald M. and Carol◊ Horwitz dso.org

Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Ann & Norman Katz Dr. Melvin A. Lester Florine Mark Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Pat & Hank Nickol Ruth Rattner Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Donald & Gloria Schultz Estate Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest◊ Jane and Larry Sherman Cindy McTee & Leonard Slatkin Marilyn Snodgrass Estate DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 11

MEET THE MUSICIAN

JEFFERY ZOOK Piccolo Flute

f you have siblings, you probably remember “borrowing” each other’s toys as kids. Jeff Zook managed to turn his youthful banditry into a rewarding musical career. “I was the youngest of four children, and everyone played an instrument or two,” Zook remembers. “My sister was a very gifted flutist and I used to steal her flute and teach myself to play it.” Zook’s father heard the results and immediately knew he had to get his son lessons—leading to a formal flute education at Interlochen Arts Academy, the University of Michigan, the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England, and the Royal Academy of Music in London. Zook made his DSO solo debut as a high school senior in 1982 and joined the orchestra full-time ten years later in the piccolo chair and flute section. “I consider myself a flutist that also plays the piccolo,” Zook says. “There’s no greater feeling than ‘leading the pack’ when the piccolo is soaring above the entire orchestra. But there are also several weeks of the season with no piccolo parts, and I’m often able to use those weeks to perform as a flutist in recitals or as a guest with other orchestras.”

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Zook’s playing and personality are well known to local music fans, as he regularly performs outside of Orchestra Hall too—sometimes from the Cambridge Conservatory, the purpose-built recital hall appended to his home in Pleasant Ridge. And his partner David Assemany is a fixture in the Herman and Sharon Frankel Donor Lounge and at all manner of DSO social events, making the couple a powerhouse musical pair. “David loves coming to the symphony, he’s really an ambassador for the symphony,” says Zook. Laughing, he adds: “and I just play the music.” Sometimes that music is pure joy, as in Prokofiev’s violin and piano concertos. “Those pieces have some of the most sensitive and exhilarating piccolo parts in the repertoire,” Zook explains. Others, it’s much hairier. “The scherzo of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 has a piccolo solo containing 21 notes in one and a half seconds,” Zook continues. “You sit SPRING 2019

tacet for 20-some minutes, and then you play the 21 most difficult notes in the repertoire. You just go! It’s every piccoloist’s nightmare. I used to freak out for weeks when that was on the schedule.” Perhaps it’s no surprise that Zook cites the Grateful Dead’s wandering, improvisational “Space” as his favorite piece of non-classical music. Zook also keeps busy as a teacher; he is on the faculty at Oakland University and highly sought after as a private instructor. “I feel like I’m put here on this planet to teach,” he says. “I had great teachers—Clem Barone, William Bennet, Trevor Wye—I feel like I have a lot to give.” One of his favorite student success stories involves Roma Duncan, who is currently a member of the Minnesota Orchestra. “During the 2017 Asia Tour I had a hand injury and couldn’t play the piccolo, so I moved over to play Assistant Principal Flute,” he remembers. “And the piccolo substitute the DSO hired was Roma Duncan. I coached her here in Detroit, she’s a former student, and we were playing as colleagues on tour. That was so cool.” And while the specter of retirement slowly looms, Zook feels like a kid again in the orchestra’s present moment. “The orchestra today is the best orchestra I’ve experienced since I joined,” he says. “It’s filled with a contagious enthusiasm. The momentum it currently has…well, the right things are in place, and it’s just going to keep going forward.” dso.org

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SUMMER OF A CENTURY AWA I T ING A WORL D - CL A S S C ONCER T H A L L IN T HE SUMMER OF 1919 BY BEN BREUNINGER

A Detroit Free Press article from April 26, 1919, includes a drawing of the original proposal for Orchestra Hall, which differs somewhat from the hall as it was built. 14

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his time 100 years ago, an excitsure? After all, the project began as an ing project was about to get ultimatum. Ossip Gabrilowitsch, the underway: the construction of a Russian pianist and conductor who concert hall to serve as the home of a began his tenure as DSO music director blooming local orchestra. We now know in 1918, would sign a new contract to that Orchestra Hall is among the most remain in Detroit under one condition: acoustically exceptional in the world; we the symphony must build him a hall know that its architect, C. Howard Crane, worthy of the world-class orchestra he is one of the great masters of his was leading. Not just that, but it generation; we know of the hall’s must be ready to use in time for rollercoaster history, with opening concert of the 1919incredible highs and holes-in1920 season. the-ceiling lows. Orchestra Hall “So much enthusiasm has would become the Paradise been shown in the new auditoTheatre, a top venue for jazz and rium…in keeping with the blues, from 1941-1951. It would prominence to which the conArchitect C. provide the backdrop for the structive work of Ossip Howard Crane mayor’s State of the City address. Gabrilowitsch, the conductor, It would be saved from the wrecking ball has brought the Detroit Symphony by steadfast activism from musicians Orchestra,” published the Detroit Free and countless community members. Press on April 26, 1919. On June 1, the But no one knew any of that in 1919. paper ran an advertisement for 14 pairs The DSO and its backers certainly hoped of concerts to take place at Orchestra that the hall would be a suitable—and Hall that fall, and on June 9 construction even beautiful—home for the then-itinbegan at Woodward and Parsons. The erant orchestra, but who could say for foundation was laid in less than a week,

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra photographed on the brand new Orchestra Hall stage in November 1919. Ossip Gabrilowitsch stands on the podium. dso.org

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and the entire building was finished in four months and 23 days. In her memoir My Husband Gabrilowitsch, Ossip’s wife Clara Clemens recalled the church that had to be demolished in order to make space for the new hall. With similar wry humor to that of her father Mark Twain’s, Clara wrote, “Urgently it was impressed upon the architect that the hall must be finished by a certain date—so urgently in fact that the church standing on the acquired property began to crumble under the hands of the demolishers while a bride and groom were attempting to face the marriage ceremony: ‘I do take thee to be my lawful—,’ hammer-hammer-hammer, ‘—wife, for better, for—,’ chog-chogchog…Look out! The roof is falling in! ‘—and in health, ‘til death us do—’ You better move a little, they are going to blast a wall.” As the current season wanes, and the

Ossip Gabrilowitsch, DSO Music Director from 1918 to 1936, at the piano with his wife Clara Clemens (daughter of Mark Twain) 16

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Orchestra Hall centennial celebrations draw near, imagine being a DSO patron during the summer of 1919. A magnificent hall, with promises of a stage “equipped with every modern device” and “absolutely perfect” acoustics, was springing to life with almost alarming speed. A bona-fide Russian maestro— fresh off a tenure with the Boston Symphony and friends with Sergei Rachmaninoff—was coming back for a second season to lead the local band in a midwestern city bursting with industry. Ford Model Ts, assembled at a plant just a few miles north on Woodward Avenue, would now zip down that same street to ferry music fans to the brandnew venue. The moment finally arrived on the evening of Thursday, October 23, 1919. This fall, the DSO’s first Classical Series program (October 4-6) is a re-creation of Orchestra Hall’s grand opening concert a century ago—a program that definitely helps us visualize what that 1919 performance must have been like! At the conclusion of the original concert, Gabrilowitsch led the DSO in a rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner as an encore. “Mr. Gabrilowitsch’s choice of the national anthem to dedicate a hall, wholly expressive of American enterprise, to be used by an all-American orchestra in this city, which continually has shown itself at the fore in true American spirit, was most befitting the occasion,” wrote critic Charlotte M. Tarsney. We wonder what she might write of the DSO, and its great hall, SPRING 2019

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Our Erb Jazz Chair’s enduring connection with filmmaker Spike Lee

usic and movie fans know about the longstanding partnership between film director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams— with so many iconic projects between them, sometimes it’s unclear if Williams is Spielberg’s right-hand-man or if it’s actually the other way around. But less widely recognized is the symbiosis between another film-and-music pair: director Spike Lee and composer Terence Blanchard, who also serves as the DSO’s Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Chair. Fortunately, both men have received some overdue attention in the early months of 2019, as Lee won his first Academy Award (Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman) and Blanchard received his first Academy Award nomination (Best Original Score for the same film) at the 2019 Oscars. But the Lee-Blanchard collaboration goes back decades, beginning with the 1990 film Mo’ Better Blues, when Lee overheard Blanchard playing piano during a break. The piano tune became a trumpet tune, then a fully-orchestrated

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piece for the film’s score. And when Lee synthesized his next film, Jungle Fever, he hired Blanchard to work on the score alongside Stevie Wonder. The pair have collaborated on nearly two dozen films since, including Malcolm X, Summer of Sam, Bamboozled, 25th Hour, Inside Man, and When the Levees Broke. Paradise Jazz Series fans have always loved Blanchard, who often drops in to host concerts and occasionally performs onstage. But this season’s finale— featuring Blanchard’s band, vocalists Quiana Lynell and Ledisi, and the DSO in a rare Paradise Jazz Series appearance—is a special celebration of his music for Lee’s films outside of the jazz circuit. What makes the partnership between Lee and Blanchard so successful? And how do they work together to create films that have great scores, and scores that make films great? As Blanchard told IndieWire in 2018, “Spike is the type of guy who shoots certain scenes hearing music. One of the things we always talk about is, ‘What haven’t we done yet? SPRING 2019

What sounds haven’t we used yet?’ The interesting thing about Spike is that he has a lot of trust in his composer.” Since the beginning, Blanchard has always been among the first people to see Lee’s scripts. That’s because Lee wants the music to be as central to the film as any character or setting—not a finishing touch, but a core component of the film as a work of art. “In the pantheon of artists, I put musicians in front of everybody,” Lee told IndieWire. “That’s one of the reasons my end credits are longer, because I want to list every musician. If you play on this joint, your name is going to be in the end credits.” With a birds-eye view of a film’s story and themes, Blanchard is free to write music that truly lives in the worlds Lee creates. In BlacKkKlansman, for instance, the most memorable music involves a wailing, agitated guitar melody inspired by Jimi Hendrix’s performance of The Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock in 1969. “You know, back then, anytime you heard the national anthem, it was always very pristine,” Blanchard told NPR earlier this year. “So to hear it done

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with a distorted electric guitar—it was just radical. I just felt like he was screaming to everybody...and when I think about Spike’s films, the overall gist of what he’s dealing with his humanity. And I thought there wouldn’t be anything more appropriate than have that sound be part of the film.” A Spike Lee Joint wouldn’t be a Spike Lee Joint without poignant, sometimes surreal imagery—think of the jerky, nightmarish dolly shot of Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) realizing a hostage has been killed in Inside Man, or Dolomedes (Samuel L. Jackson) delivering a singsong speech as riot police dash across the background in Chi-Raq. So working with a composer like Blanchard, who embodies both calm musical mastery and proud adventurousness, is a natural move. “I’ve been writing for orchestra for a long time,” Blanchard recently told Vanity Fair. “I mean, look, when we did Malcolm X it was 70 pieces. Spike’s always trying to get that sound. He wants his films to be compared with the greatest of all time. So he’s fought for that.”

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lways artistically adventurous, the DSO has committed itself to exploring the bridges between music and visual art in recent seasons. Consider Art @ The Max, now in its fourth iteration, which exhibits works by Detroitarea artists throughout the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center to elevate local creativity and spark conversation about Hae Jeong Heidi Han, violin, performing at Wasserman expression, all thanks to the Projects in March (Esther Shalev-Gerz’s “Selections from support of the Applebaum The Gold Room” is visible in the background). Family Foundation. And get your largely insulated from anti-Semitism ticket to the next performance in during his lifetime, but after his death in the DSO’s new Sight & Sound chamber 1847 things turned sour,” Haapaniemi recital series, which merges the work of explains. “Wagner wrote that because the orchestra with the celebrated Mendelssohn was Jewish, his music was Wasserman Projects, one of Detroit’s derivative and superficial. The Third leading contemporary art spaces. Reich went further, tearing down his Sight & Sound features DSO musistatue that stood in front of the Leipzig cians in small, intimate concerts at the Gewandhaus.” Shostakovich, meanwhile, gallery in Eastern market—musical perwrote his cynical and chaotic String formances that are thematically tied to the visual art on display. At the inaugural Quartet No. 3 before going to bed in the staircase of his apartment building to Sight & Sound concert in March, a DSO spare his wife and children the trauma string quartet played works by of seeing the KGB drag him away in the Mendelssohn and Shostakovich a few middle of the night. yards from Esther Shalev-Gerz’s The next Sight & Sound performance, “Selections from The Gold Room,” which which takes place on May 21, is decidjuxtaposes museum artifacts and peredly more lighthearted. Anchored sonal objects brought overseas by around Detroit artist Scott Hocking’s refugees, all veiled by floating gold assemblages built from discarded squares. sewer pipes, DSO musicians will per “What a wonderful idea and evening,” form music by contemporary composers said patron Beverly Kent. “Fantastic Andy Akiho, Osvaldo Golijov, and Paul strings, fabulous artists.” All told, about Moravec. The recital is a celebration of 80 art and music lovers attended the humor, creative ingenuity, and the disunique event, which also welcomed tinctive Eastern Market landscape, Shalev-Gerz herself. DSO violinist Will which teems with eye-catching art by Haapaniemi spoke about the musical Hocking and other artists. selections, which comment on crisis in Learn more about Sight & Sound and many of the same ways that ShalevGerz’s art does. “Felix Mendelssohn was other DSO recitals at dso.org/chamber. 20

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CLASSICAL SERIES PAGANINI VARIATIONS

Friday, June 7, 2019 at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 3 p.m. at Orchestra Hall LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor MAKOTO OZONE, piano

Juliet Palmer Oil & Water (world premiere) (b. 1967) Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (1873 - 1943) Makoto Ozone, piano Intermission

Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra (1881 - 1945) I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo Allegro vivace II. G iuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando III. Elegia: Andante non troppo IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto V. Finale: Pesante - Presto

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Program Notes P R O G R A M AT- A - G L A N C E I Know That Tune! Rachmaninoff’s Paganini Variations in Popular Culture The 18th of Rachmaninoff’s Paganini Variations is probably the most well-known, thanks to its appearance in movies and popular culture. It features prominently in the 1980 film Somewhere in Time, and also surfaces in Singapore Sling, Groundhog Day, Ronin, the TV series The Good Wife, and the video game Gran Turismo 6. Even before Somewhere in Time, the Paganini Variations made a splash on more than just the concert stage. There are several ballets based on the music (dating back to 1939) and the British pop band The Korgis based their first hit “If I Had You” on the 18th Variation.

Oil & Water World premiere

JULIET PALMER B. August 28, 1967, Auckland, New Zealand

Scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings. (Approx. 18 minutes) The composer writes the following about the piece: Water flows between the Great Lakes cities of Detroit and Toronto, where I live. Looking at the map, I am reminded of the powerful work of Ojibway Elder Josephine Mandamin, who has walked around each of the Great Lakes to honor and pray for the water. Her dedication made me wonder how a piece of orchestral music could weave together places 22

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and stories relating to the struggle for clean water. Oil & Water journeys through field recordings chronicling the ecological and the political watershed: the voices of protestors at Standing Rock, holding steadfast against police water cannons; the shouts of Detroit’s citizens blocking the water shutoff trucks; mechanical hums and thrums of Toronto’s water pumping station; the exuberant rhythms of Crazy Woman Creek in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains; the chants of citizens defending the Salish Sea from increased oil tanker traffic; and the rhythmic counterpoint of spring peepers in Ottawa’s Mer Bleue wetland. Traditional teachings remind us that water never gives up, overcoming all obstacles in its way. May we do water justice. In transcribing field recordings, I rely on computer software and my intuition to help map sounds onto the orchestra. This translation process is full of leaps and digressions. At times the original SPRING 2019

sounds resurface then disappear, leaving ghostly traces: the dissonant chords of the pumping station, the rhythmic impulses of cascades and swirling eddies. I am grateful to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Elaine Lebenbom for the opportunity to compose Oil & Water, and to the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming for the artistic residency which allowed me to begin work on this piece—and plunge into the October chill of Crazy Woman Creek. —Juliet Palmer The DSO proudly presents the world premiere of Juliet Palmer’s Oil & Water at these performances. The piece was commissioned through the Elaine Lebenbom Memorial Award for Female Composers, which Palmer won during the 2017-2018 Season. Learn more at dso.org/lebenbom.

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Composed 1934 | Premiered November 1934

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF B. April 1, 1873, Starorussky Uyezd, Russia D. March 28, 1943, Beverly Hills, CA

Scored for solo piano, 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings. (Approx. 23 minutes)

ussian by birth and American by residence for most of his life, Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote his beloved Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in neither country—the piece came to be

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during the summer of 1934 while Rachmaninoff was at his lake home in Switzerland. The piece consists of a set of 24 variations based on a caprice by 19th century violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini. Rachmaninoff was hardly the first composer to tackle Paganini’s theme; Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, and others have all offered their own interpretations. Though Rachmaninoff was careful not to refer to his work as a concerto, it bears great resemblance to one. It could be convincingly argued that the theme and first 11 variations constitute the first movement, as they are all in a faster tempo and remain in the original key of A minor. Variations 12 through 18 are all in a slower tempo, and while exploring several keys, suitably function as the second movement. The final six variations reestablish the key of A minor, all possessing a quicker tempo, and would be the final movement. The Andante Cantabile eighteenth variation is the most well-known of Rachmaninoff’s set. Though simply an inversion of the opening motif of the theme, the melody around which this variation is based is one of the most widely recognized in western music. It has been included in many movies, perhaps most memorably in the 1981 film Somewhere in Time starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. The DSO most recently performed Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini during the 2014 Florida Tour, conducted by Leonard Slatkin and featuring pianist Olga Kern. The DSO first performed the piece in November 1939, conducted by Victor Kolar and with Rachmaninoff himself at the piano.

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Concerto for Orchestra Composed 1943 | Premiered December 1944

BÉLA BARTÓK B. March 25, 1881, Sânnicolau Mare, Romania D. September 26, 1945, New York, NY

Scored for 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 3 oboes (1 doubling on English horn), 3 clarinets (1 doubling on bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (1 doubling on contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, 2 harps, and strings. (Approx. 36 minutes)

y 1943, four years had passed since Béla Bartók fled his war-threatened Hungary for the United States. Those four years were not kind to him: he knew little English, he was falling into poverty for lack of long-term employment, and he was in the beginning stages of leukemia (which would ultimately claim his life two years later). Friends heard of Bartók’s plight and began to commission works that became some of his final masterpieces. Serge Koussevitzky visited Bartók in a New York hospital with a $1,000 commission for a new orchestral piece, which would become the Concerto for Orchestra. Bartók composed the work between August 15 and October 8, 1943, at a sanitarium in upstate New York while recuperating from the initial phases of his illness. Koussevitzky conducted the premiere with the Boston Symphony December 1, 1944, and the acclaim it received suddenly brought the ailing composer fame at the very end of his life. Though the Concerto for Orchestra has 24

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certain traits that recall symphonic forms, the idea of a work featuring many different orchestral soloists has its origins in certain baroque ensemble concertos dating back to the early 18th century. And while this orchestral concerto is harmonically far more transparent than Bartók’s music of the 1920s and early 1930s, it is imbued with thematic and rhythmic traits he developed over his lifetime. A short, mysterious introduction is followed by three main themes in the opening movement—an urgent, thrusting theme in the strings, an almost static theme in the woodwinds, and a commanding theme that rises fugally through various sections of the brass choir. All three are explored during a brisk development, and the first and third themes are restated before the movement ends abruptly. The celebrated “Game of the Pairs” comes next, successively featuring pairs of instruments in the woodwind and brass sections in lighthearted duets. The third movement is one of Bartók’s many mysterious “night music” pieces, recalling thematic motives from the introduction to the first movement in an eerie, exotic orchestral setting. The fourth movement opens with a quaint modal melody in the oboe, but the music gradually dissolves into a trio section, full of raucously trilling trumpets and slithering trombone glissandos. The lengthy finale picks up the energy of the opening movement, gathering it into a grand, brilliant climax. —Carl Cunningham, 1999 The DSO most recently performed Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra in November 2016, conducted by Jun Märkl. The DSO first performed the piece in December 1953, conducted by Antal Doráti. SPRING 2019

Profile For Leonard Slatkin’s biography, see pg. 6

MAKOTO OZONE Makoto Ozone is a Japanese-born pianist whose career spans both jazz and classical music. In 1983, the same year he graduated from Berklee College of Music, Ozone gave a solo recital at Carnegie Hall and became the first Japanese musician exclusively signed to CBS with the release of his debut jazz album Makoto Ozone. Ozone’s jazz career has earned him a Grammy nomination and collaborations with the biggest names in the genre, including Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Paquito D’Rivera, Arturo Sandoval, Branford Marsalis, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Christian McBride, Dave Weckl, Mike Stern, Kimiko Itoh, and others. He has released more than 20 albums as a bandleader and a half dozen more in collaboration with other artists. In recent years Ozone has added

music from the classical repertoire to his focus. He has performed with major orchestras in Japan and elsewhere; in 2014 he joined the New York Philharmonic on their tour of Asia and at Avery Fisher Hall, and later that year he debuted with the San Francisco Symphony. He released his first classical recording, Road to Chopin, in 2010. Ozone is the proud recipient of Japan’s purple Medal of Honor, awarded to individuals who embody academic and artistic excellence. He has also received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music, his alma mater.  Makoto Ozone has previously

appeared as a soloist with the DSO once, performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue during the 2017 Asia Tour (cond. Leonard Slatkin)

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Profile Profiles ROBERT BERNHARDT Bob Bernhardt is Musical Director Emeritus and Principal Pops Conductor of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, where he served as Music Director and Conductor for 19 seasons. Concurrently, Bernhardt is in his 19th year as Principal Pops Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra and was recently named Principal Pops Conductor of the Grand Rapids Symphony. He is also an Artist-in-Residence at Lee University and conductor of the Lee Symphony. A lover of all genres of music, he is equally at home in symphonic, operatic, pops, and educational performances. Bernhardt made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1978 and his Boston Pops debut in 1992, at the personal invitation of John Williams. He has been a frequent guest conductor at the Boston Pops in the nearly 25 years since, and returns to the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for the 10th consecutive year as conductor of their Symphony Under the Sky Festival. Bernhardt has recorded for Vanguard, First Edition, Carlton Classics,

and RPO. A lover of opera, he has conducted staged productions of Don Giovanni, La Traviata, Rigoletto, La Bohème, Il Trovatore, The Flying Dutchman, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Carmen, Tosca, and many more, as well as numerous Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and the musical My Fair Lady. Born in Rochester, NY, Bernhardt holds a Master’s Degree with Honors from the University of Southern California School of Music, where he studied with Daniel Lewis. He was a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Union College, where he was also an Academic All-American Baseball Player and captain of the school’s soccer team. He and his wife, Nora, live in Signal Mountain, TN.  MOST RECENT APPEARANCE

WITH THE DSO: June 2017, leading “Hollywood Hits” on the PNC Pops Series F IRST APPEARANCE WITH THE

DSO: August 1995, leading “Broadway Then and Now” at a special concert in Vail, CO

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THE WONDERFUL MUSIC OF OZ Friday, June 14, 2019 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 3 p.m. at Orchestra Hall ANDRÉS FRANCO, conductor SCOTT COULTER, vocalist/host KELLI RABKE, vocalist BLAINE KRAUSS, vocalist JOHN BOSWELL, piano/vocalist DETROIT CONCERT CHOIR Brandon Johnson, artistic director

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Profiles ANDRÉS FRANCO

SCOTT COULTER

Andrés Franco currently serves as music director of Tulsa Signature Symphony and associate conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He previously worked with DSO Music Director Laureate Leonard Slatkin as assistant conductor of the 14th Van Cliburn Piano Competition in 2013. A frequent guest conductor in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, Franco has worked with the St. Louis Symphony, the Chicago Sinfonietta, Spain’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Peru’s National Symphony Orchestra, and many others. He has appeared at the Cabrillo, Grant Park, OK Mozart, Oregon Bach, and Texas Music festivals. A native of Colombia, Franco is dedicated to preserving and performing the music of the Americas. As Principal Conductor of Caminos del Inka, he has led many performances of works by Latin American composers, such as Jimmy López, Diego Luzuriaga, and the famous Argentine Ástor Piazzolla. Franco studied piano at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, and received masters degrees in piano and conducting from Texas Christian University.

Scott Coulter is an award-winning vocalist equally at home in the cabaret and the concert hall. Coulter has performed with symphonies across North America and won praise from The Wall Street Journal, Variety, the San Francisco Examiner, and others. He directed and starred in A Christmas Carol: The Symphonic Concert, premiered by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and reprised for an Emmynominated PBS production. Since 1997 Coulter as performed with songwriting duo Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich in their many revues, and in 1999 he added on the touring show Stephen Schwartz & Friends. Schwartz, an Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer, raved that “one of the greatest things that can happen to a composer is to have his music interpreted by Scott Coulter.”

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appeared with the DSO once, conducting “Blockbuster Broadway” on the PNC Pops Series in March 2018

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KELLI RABKE Kelli Rabke is a vocalist best known for her performances on Broadway in Les Misérables and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Originally from West Orange, NJ, Kelli’s breakout role was playing Dorothy in Paper Mill’s highly acclaimed The Wizard of Oz. She later returned to Paper Mill for another career milestone—playing Yonah in Children of Eden. On television, Kelli played the recurring role of Bernadette on The Young and the Restless and can be seen in countless commercials. After taking time away from show business to start a family, Kelli returned to the stage with No Place Like Home, her cabaret debut. Following multiple sold-out performances at 54 Below, she now selectively travels the world performing cabarets and concerts. DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 29

Profiles BLAINE KRAUSS Originally from St. Petersburg, FL, Blaine Krauss has toured internationally with symphony orchestras and maintains an energetic career on Broadway. His Broadway credits include The Cher Show, The Great Comet, and Kinky Boots; he has also appeared in The Lion King on tour and New York Spectacular off-Broadway. He has had the honor of performing at the White House twice. Krauss studied at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

JOHN BOSWELL

but joins in the comedy. And on his own he is well-known for his albums of gossamer-toned, classically-inspired, lyrical meditations for piano—some of them composed, others improvised. Born in Seattle and raised in northern California, Boswell studied classical piano at UCLA, where he wrote a musical with future film star Tim Robbins and won the Frank Sinatra Award for Pop Instrumental Performance. He has worked the New York cabaret circuit, composed music for TV, and accompanied some of Broadway’s biggest stars in a decades-long career.  Scott Coulter, Kelli Rabke, and

John Boswell is a pianist of three distinct personalities. He has served as the exquisitely sensitive accompanist to a host of pop and cabaret singers, including Judy Collins, Andy Williams, and Maude Maggart. In traveling revues like 3 Men and a Baby…Grand! and Cashino, John provides not only musical direction

John Boswell have previously appeared with the DSO once, performing “Blockbuster Broadway” on the PNC Pops Series in March 2018 (cond. Andrés Franco)  These performances mark Blaine

Krauss’s DSO debut

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Profiles DAMON GUPTON Damon Gupton is an acclaimed conductor and Detroit native. He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Music and studied conducting with David Zinman and Murry Sidlin at the Aspen Music Festival, as well as Leonard Slatkin at the National Conducting Institute in Washington, DC. Gupton is a regular host of the DSO’s Live from Orchestra Hall: Classroom Edition webcast series and has held fellowship and artistic leadership positions with the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Kansas City Symphony. As a guest conductor, he has appeared with the Cleveland Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Monte Carlo Philharmonic, NHK Orchestra, and Orquesta Filarmonica de UNAM. Also an accomplished actor, Gupton

graduated from the Drama Division of The Juilliard School. He appeared in the Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Clybourne Park, for which he received an Audelco Awards nomination. His TV appearances include Black Lightning, Dirty John, Criminal Minds, Bates Motel, The Player, Suits, The Newsroom, and more; his film credits include Whiplash, La La Land, This is 40, and Unfaithful.  MOST RECENT APPEARANCE

WITH THE DSO: June 2019, conducting the 2018-2019 Paradise Jazz Series finale “The Movie Music of Spike Lee and Terence Blanchard” (feat. the DSO, Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective, Quiana Lynell, and Ledisi) F IRST APPEARANCE WITH THE

DSO: April 2008, conducting “Instruments of the Orchestra” on the Educational Concert Series

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LESLIE ODOM, JR. Tony- and Grammy Award-winning performer Leslie Odom, Jr. has taken the entertainment world by storm across a variety of media – spanning Broadway, television, film, and music. Odom, Jr.’s self-titled debut album was part-funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign and released in 2014 by Borderlight Entertainment, Inc. In June 2016, the album was re-released with additional material and charted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz Music chart. In winter 2017, he re-released his holiday album Simply Christmas as a deluxe edition with new arrangements and new songs. The holiday album hit #1 on iTunes and the Billboard Jazz Music chart. Best known for his breakout role as Aaron Burr in the smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Odom, Jr. received a 2015 Drama Desk Award nomination and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance. He also won a Grammy Award as a principal soloist on the original cast recording. He made his Broadway debut in Rent and starred in the stage adaption of Leap of Faith. Off-Broadway he appeared in Venice and the original staging of Hamilton, both at the Public Theater. He also starred opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo in a 2014 City Center Encores! revival of Jonathan Larson’s Tick, Tick...Boom! Odom, Jr.’s most recent big screen credits include the 2019 thriller Only and the 2017 Kenneth Branagh adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. Previous film work includes the 2012 historical drama Red Tails, executive produced by George Lucas and co-starring Terrence 34

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Howard, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and David Oyelowo, among others. On TV, Odom, Jr. starred on the cult-classic musical drama series Smash, created by Theresa Rebeck. He had recurring roles on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and CBS’s Persons of Interest and CSI: Miami. He made guest appearances on such shows as The Good Wife, Gotham, and Showtime’s House of Lies. In December 2017, Odom, Jr. returned to the New York City stage in a solo concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The cabaret-style performance was crafted around signature songs and music that shaped the artist’s journey, all performed with a world-class band in front of a live audience. The show was filmed for broadcast as an hour-long PBS special as part of the 17-time Emmy Award-winning series Live From Lincoln Center and premiered April 24, 2018. Last spring, Odom, Jr. added the title of “Author” to his resume with the release of his book Falling Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning. Written in the style of a commencement speech, the book brings together what Odom, Jr. has learned in life so far, tapping into universal themes of starting something new, following your passions, discovering your own potential, and surrounding yourself with the right people. Falling Up is about unlocking your true potential and making your dreams come true even when it seems impossible. Odom, Jr. currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, fellow actress Nicolette Robinson, and their newborn daughter.  This performance marks Leslie

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The annual Heroes Gala and Benefit Concert honors the men and women who impact the vision, values, and success of the DSO. This year’s Heroes Gala Honoree is Mort Harris. Mort Harris is a native Detroiter, decorated World War II veteran, highly successful businessman and entrepreneur, and legendary philanthropist. Many are familiar with his generous support of Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System, Oakland Family Services, and other institutions in Metro Detroit and beyond. Here at the DSO, we thank Mort and his late wife Brigitte for their decades of support. Both are recognized as Chairmen Emeriti for their service on our Board of Directors. In 2019 Mort celebrates his 99th year and Orchestra Hall celebrates its 100th; at this year’s Heroes Gala we are thrilled to honor two century-long legacies. Proceeds from the Heroes Gala support the DSO’s commitment to transforming the lives of children and youth through music education. Learn more about the Heroes Gala at dso.org/heroes.

Thank you to the musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra who are playing this evening’s concert as a donated service. We appreciate their continued support and generosity.

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THE ANNUAL FUND

Gifts received between September 1, 2017 and March 31, 2019 Being a community-supported orchestra means you can play your part through frequent ticket purchases and generous annual donations. Your tax-deductible Annual Fund donation is an investment in the wonderful music at Orchestra Hall, around the neighborhoods and across the community. This honor roll celebrates those generous donors who made a gift of $1,500 or more to the DSO Annual Fund Campaign. If you have questions about this roster, or to make a donation, please contact 313.576.5114 or go to dso.org/donate.

Paray Society — Giving of $250,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Penny & Harold Blumenstein Julie & Peter Cummings Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Mr. & Mrs.◊ Morton E. Harris

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Karmanos, Jr. Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

Dorati Society — Giving of $100,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo James & Patricia Anderson Applebaum Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Emory M. Ford, Jr.◊ Endowment

Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Martie & Bob Sachs Cindy & Leonard◊ Slatkin Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden

Ehrling Society — Giving of $50,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Madeline & Sidney Forbes Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Mrs. Bonnie Larson Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester

David & Valerie McCammon Ms. Deborah Miesel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller The Clyde & Helen Wu Family Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Paul & Terese Zlotoff

Järvi Society — Giving of $25,000 and more Ms. Sharon Backstrom W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh Mrs. Cecilia Benner Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Ronald M. & Carol◊ Horwitz Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Bud & Nancy Liebler 38

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Dr. William F. Pickard Maurcine & Lloyd Reuss Nancy Schlichting Mr. & Mrs.◊ Alan E. Schwartz Mrs. Patricia Finnegan Sharf Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. & Mrs. Arn Tellem Mr. James G. Vella And one who wishes to remain anonymous

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Gabrilowitsch Society — Giving of $10,000 and more Janet and Norm Ankers, chairs

Giving of $10,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Pamela Applebaum Drs. John & Janice Bernick Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Bluestein John & Marlene Boll Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brownell Michael & Geraldine Buckles Michael & Cathleen Clancy Lois & Avern Cohn Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Eugene & Elaine C. Driker Mr. Peter Falzon Jim & Margo Farber Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher & Mr. Roy Furman Barbara & Alfred J. Fisher III Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Dale & Bruce Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Byron◊ & Dorothy Gerson Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Dr. Robert T. Goldman Allen C. Goodman & Janet R. Hankin

Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Gray Judy & Kenneth Hale Charlene Handleman Ms. Nancy B. Henk Dr. Gloria Heppner Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Jack◊ & Anne Hommes Renato & Elizabeth Jamett William & Story John Lenard & Connie Johnston Faye & Austin Kanter Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Kaufman Mike & Katy Keegan Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Marguerite & David Lentz Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs.◊ Joseph Lile The Locniskar Group Stevens McClure Family Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Cyril Moscow Xavier & Maeva Mosquet Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr.

Mrs. Denise Abrash Ms. Dorothy Adair Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mrs. Jean Azar Dr. David Balle Mr. & Mrs. David Barnes Mike & Pat Biber Rud+ & Mary Ellen Boucher Claire P. & Robert N. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Marco Bruzzano Philip & Carol Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Mr. James Schwyn & Mrs. Françoise Colpron Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Adel & Walter Dissett Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Marianne T. Endicott Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Ms. Carol A. Friend Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Goodman Family Charitable Trust

Mr.+ & Mrs. James A. Green Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Mr. George Hill & Mrs. Kathleen TalbertHill Mr. Donald & Marcia Hiruo Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollinshead Julius & Cynthia Huebner Foundation Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Ms. Carole Ilitch Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup Mr. George G. Johnson Judy & David Karp Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Samantha Svoboda & Bill Kishler Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish John & Marilyn Kunz Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Mr. Daniel Lewis Bob & Terri Lutz Patricia A.+ & Patrick G. McKeever John & Marcia Miller

David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Patricia & Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Anne Parsons* & Donald Dietz Mr. Charles Peters Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Dr. Glenda D. Price Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Ms. Ruth Rattner Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Peggy & Dr. Mark B. Saffer Elaine & Michael Serling Lois & Mark Shaevsky Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman William H. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Mr. Gary Torgow Mr. William Waak Mr. Gary L. Wasserman & Mr. Charlie Kashner Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams Ms. Mary Wilson Drs. David & Bernadine Wu And two who wish to remain anonymous

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Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Joy & Allan Nachman Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nemeth Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims William & Carol O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Debra & Richard Partrich Ms. Lisa A. Payne Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Barbara Gage Rex Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Marjorie & Saul Saulson Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mrs. Sharon Shumaker Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Alice & Paul Tomboulian Ms. Marie Vanerian Mrs. Eva Von Voss S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Ms. June Wu Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Milton Y. Zussman And one who wishes to remain anonymous DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 39

Giving of $2,500 and more Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Mr. & Mrs. George Agnello Dr. Roger & Mrs. Rosette Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Pauline Averbach & Charles Peacock Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mr. & Mrs. John Axe Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Babbish Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora & Guy Barron Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Dr. & Mrs. Brian J. Beck Ms. Margaret Beck Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Martha & G. Peter Blom Dr. George & Joyce Blum Nancy & Lawrence Bluth Mr. Timothy Bogan Ms. Nadia Boreiko The Honorable Susan D. Borman & Mr. Stuart Michaelson Don & Marilyn Bowerman Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lisa Brandt Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Buck Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing Mrs. Carolyn Carr Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Dr. Lynne F. Carter & Mr. Terrance Carter Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Christians Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clark Nina & Richard Cohan Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Julius V. Combs Ms. Elizabeth Correa Patricia & William Cosgrove, Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund Maureen & Jerry D’Avanzo Barbara A. David 40

Lillian & Walter Dean Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Diana & Mark Domin Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Douglas Paul ◊ & Peggy Dufault Mr. Roger Dye and Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Randall & Jill* Elder Ms. Laurie Ellis & Mr. James Murphy Donald & Marjory Epstein Mr. Drew Esslinger & Mr. Chris Syzmanski Dave & Sandy Eyl Ellie Farber Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs.◊ Anthony C. Fielek Hon. Sharon Tevis Finch Ron Fischer◊ and Kyoko Kashiwagi Mark & Loree Frank Kit & Dan Frohardt-Lane Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Stephanie Germack Ms. Jody Glancy Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Paul & Barbara Goodman Ms. Jacqueline Graham Mr. Luke Ponder & Dr. Darla Granger Dr. & Mrs. Joe L. Greene Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Tina Harmon Mrs. Betty J. Harrell Cheryl A. Harvey Randall* & Kim Minasian Hawes Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein Jeremiah* & Brooke Hess James Hoogstra & Clark Heath Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marshall L. Hutchinson Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham Nicki* & Brian Inman Sarah & Steven Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Ira J. Jaffe Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Janovsky Mr. John S. Johns Paul & Marietta Joliat Mr. & Mrs. John Jullens Grace Kachaturof Diane & John Kaplan Betsy & Joel Kellman June K. Kendall Frederic & Stephanie Keywell Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Mr. James Kirby

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Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Mr. & Mrs. Robert Koffron Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Ms. Susan Konop Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King* Dr. Harry & Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz George M. Krappmann* & Lynda Burbary-Krappmann Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Dr. Lawrence O. Larson The Dolores & Paul Lavins Foundation Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Barbara & Carl Levin Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Arlene & John Lewis Ms. Carol Litka Daniel & Linda* Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Cis Maisel Margaret Makulski & James Bannan Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. Anthony Marek Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mark Maurice Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Richard Martella Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Mr. Anthony R. McCree Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Mr. John McFadden Ms. Mary McGough Ms. Camille McLeod Brian & Lisa Meer Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Olga Sutaruk Meyer Bruce & Mary Miller J.J. & Liz Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore Lawrence Morawski Ms. A. Anne Moroun Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Edward & Judith Narens Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh SPRING 2019

Lila & Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Noel & Patricia Peterson Kris & Ruth Pfaehler Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Pfahlert Mr. Dave Phipps Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom William H. & Wendy W. Powers Reimer & Rebecca Priester Charlene & Michael Prysak Mr. & Mrs. Nicolas I. Quintana Dr. & Mrs. Morton Raban Jill M.* & Michael J. Rafferty Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Ms. Linda Rodney Seth & Laura Romine Michael & Susan Rontal Mr.◊ & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Mr. Ronald Ross & Ms. Alice Brody Jane & Curt Russell Mr. & Mrs. James Ryan Linda & Leonard Sahn Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury

Dr. & Mrs. Hershel Sandberg Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff David & Carol Schoch Catherine & Dennis B. Schultz Sandy & Alan Schwartz Nancy & Sam Shamie Shapero Foundation Ms. Margo Shulman Zon Shumway Dr. Les & Ellen Lesser Siegel Mr. Norman Silk & Mr. Dale Morgan William & Cherie Sirois Dr. Cathryn & Mr. Daniel Skedel Mr. Michael J. Smith & Mrs. Mary C. Williams Dr. Gregory Stephens Barb & Clint Stimpson Nancy C. Stocking Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Stollman Mrs. E. Ray Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Ms. Laurie Szczesny David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Dr. Neil Talon Ms. Dorothy Tarpinian Joel & Shelley Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Thompson Mr. Norman Thorpe

Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Carol & Larry Tibbitts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Dr. Barry Tigay Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tobias Barbara & Stuart Trager Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Trudeau Mark & Janice Uhlig Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Charles & Sally Van Dusen Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Captain Joseph F. Walsh, USN (Ret.) Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Mr. Patrick Webster Mr. Herman Weinreich Lawrence & Idell Weisberg Janis & William Wetsman/The Wetsman Foundation Ms. Anne Wilczak Beverly & Barry Williams Dr. M. Roy & Mrs. Jacqueline Wilson Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Mr. Mark Wojtas Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Cathy Cromer Wood Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Margaret S. York Mr. & Mrs. Alan Zekelman And five who wish to remain anonymous

Giving of $1,500 and more Mr. Terence E. Adderley Joshua & Judith Adler Dr. & Mrs. Gary S. Assarian Dr. & Dr. Brian Bachynski Mrs. Mary Beattie ◊ Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Bromberg Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burstein Mr. & Mrs. Brian Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Glenn B. Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. James Ciroli Mr. Don Claphman Ms. Beatrice D’Ambrosio Dr. Edward Mrs. Jamie Dabrowski Mrs. Kathryne Dahl Ms. Joyce Delamarter Gordon & Elaine Didier Mr. Howard O. Emorey Mrs. Janice Erichsen Mr. William Fetterman Mr. George Georges Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Ruth & Al◊ Glancy Ms. Sandra Seligman Anne & Eugene Greenstein Leslie Groves* Mr. Donald Guertin Mr. & Mrs. Michael Harding Ms. Barbara Heiler

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Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hillegonds Ms. Nadine Jakobowski Mr. Arthur Johns Carol & Rick Johnston Dr. Jean Kegler Ms. Ida King Aileen & Harvey Kleiman Tom & Beverly Klimko Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kochajda/Teal Electric Co. Ms. Sylvia Kojima Miss Kathryn Korns Mr. & Mrs. Kosch Mr. Michael Kuhne Mr. Lawrence Larson Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lieberman Mr. William Lynch Ms. June G Mackeil Mr. Robert L. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mazzeo Ms. Florence Morris Mr. & Mrs. Germano Mularoni Mrs. Ruth Nix Mrs. Janet Pounds Mr. Ronald Puchalski Drs. Renato & Daisy Ramos Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rappleye Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rapson Mrs. Hope Raymond Mr. & Mrs. John Rieckhoff

*Current DSO Musician or Staff

Mr. Paul Robertson & Mrs. Cheryl Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Rose Mr. James Rose Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Hugh C. Ross Mr. & Mrs. George Roumell Nancy J. Salden Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Janet Schenk Dr. Richard Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Fred Secrest◊ Mr. Steve Secrest Robert A. Sedler Cynthia Shaw & Tom Kirvan Mr. Lawrence Shoffner Ms. Claudia Sills Mr. Mark Sims & Ms. Elaine Fieldman Dr. & Mrs. Choichi Sugawa Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tholen David & Lila Tirsell Dennis and Jennifer Varian Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Verhelle Peter & Carol Walters Mr. Barry Webster Ms. Beverly Weidendorf Ms. Janet Weir Rudolf E. Wilhelm Fund And four who wish to remain anonymous

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CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIVING Giving of $500,000 & more SAMUEL & JEAN FRANKEL FOUNDATION

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Giving of $50,000 & more Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation League of American Orchestras Edward C. & Linda Dresner Levy Foundation Lear Corporation Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation Wico Metal Products Matilda R. Wilson Fund

Giving of $20,000 & more American House Senior Living Communities Beaumont Health Chemical Bank Clinton Family Fund DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Flagstar Foundation Greektown Casino-Hotel

Henry Ford II Fund Macy’s MGM Grand Detroit National Endowment for the Arts Rock Ventures, LLC Varnum LLP Wolverine Packing Company

Giving of $10,000 & more

Giving of $1,000 & more

Amerisure Insurance Denso International America, Inc. Edibles Rex Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss KPMG LLP Myron P. Leven Foundation Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation Milner Hotels Foundation Raymond James Stone Foundation of Michigan Suburban Collection Wells Fargo Advisors

Canon Solutions America Coffee Express Roasting Company Darling Bolt Company Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Dickinson Wright LLP Frank & Gertrude Dunlap Foundation EY HEM Data Corporation Clarence & Jack Himmel Fund James & Lynelle Holden Fund Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation Josephine Kleiner Foundation Lakeside Opthamology Center Ludwig Foundation Fund Madison Electric Company Michigan First Credit Union Plante & Moran, PLLC PSLZ, LLP Meyer & Anna Prentis Family Foundation Redford Lock Security Solutions The Loraine & Melinese Reuter Foundation Save Our Symphony Schwartz Family Foundation Louis & Nellie Sieg Foundation Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Wheeler Family Foundation, Inc. Young Woman’s Home Association And one who wishes to remain anonymous

Giving of $5,000 & more The Aaron Copland Fund For Music, Inc. Aptiv Foundation The Boston Consulting Group Creative Benefit Solutions, LLC Benson & Edith Ford Fund Grant Thornton LLP Les Stanford Cadillac Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation Michigan Ear Institute Resendes Design Group, LLC Rocket Fiber Sigmund & Sophie Rohlik Foundation Schaerer Architextural Interiors Mary Thompson Foundation Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

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The DSO’s Planned Giving Council recognizes the region’s leading financial and estate professionals whose current and future clients may involve them in their decision to make a planned gift to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Members play a critical role in shaping the future of the DSO through ongoing feedback, working with their clients, supporting philanthropy and attending briefings twice per year. For more information or to join the PG Council, please call 313.576.5114.

LINDA WASSERMAN AVIV, Chair Mrs. Katana H. Abbott Mr. Joseph Aviv Mr. Christopher A. Ballard Ms. Jessica B. Blake, Esq. Ms. Rebecca J. Braun Mr. Timothy Compton Mrs. Jill Governale Mr. Henry Grix Mrs. Julie R. Hollinshead, CFA Mr. Mark W. Jannott, CTFA Ms. Jennifer A. Jennings

Ms. Dawn Jinsky Mrs. Shirley Kaigler Mr. Robert E. Kass Mr. Christopher L. Kelly Mr. Bernard S. Kent Ms. Yuh Suhn Kim Mr. Henry P. Lee Ms. Marguerite Munson Lentz J. Thomas MacFarlane Mr. Christopher M. Mann Mr. Curtis J. Mann

Mrs. Mary Mansfield Mr. Mark Neithercut Mrs. Alice R. Pfahlert Mr. Steven C. Pierce Ms. Deborah J. Renshaw, CFP Mr. James P. Spica Mr. David M. Thoms Mr. John N. Thomson, Esq. Mr. William Vanover Mr. William Winkler Mrs. Wendy Zimmer Cox

Share the music of the DSO with future generations INCLUDE THE DSO AS A BENEFICIARY IN YOUR WILL Remembering the DSO in your estate plans will support the sustainability and longevity of our Orchestra, so that tomorrow’s audience will continue to be inspired through unsurpassed musical experiences. If you value the role of the DSO — in your life and in our community — please consider making a gift through your will, trust, life insurance or other deferred gift. As a member, you will be invited to our annual 1887 Society Tea, recognized in Performance magazine, and receive a host of other benefits.

To learn more please call Alexander Kapordelis at 313.576.5198 or email akapordelis@dso.org

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CELEBRATING YOUR LEGACY SUPPORT BARBARA VAN DUSEN, Honorary Chair

The 1887 Society honors individuals who have made a special legacy commitment to support the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Members of the 1887 Society ensure that future music lovers will continue to enjoy unsurpassed musical experiences by including the DSO in their estate plans. If you have arranged a planned gift to support the DSO or would like more information on planned giving, please call 313.576.5114. Ms. Doris L. Adler Dr. & Mrs. William C. Albert Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. Augustin & Nancy◊ Arbulu Ms. Sharon Backstrom Sally & Donald Baker Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mary Beattie ◊ Stanley A. Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Mandell L. Berman◊ Mrs. Betty Blair Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mrs. Ellen Brownfain William & Julia Bugera Cynthia Cassell, Ph. D. Dr.◊ & Mrs. Victor J. Cervenak Eleanor A. Christie Ms. Mary Christner Robert & Lucinda Clement Lois & Avern Cohn Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock◊ Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters Dorothy M. Craig Mr. & Mrs. John Cruikshank Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. John Diebel Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Eidson Marianne T. Endicott Mrs. Rema Frankel◊ Patricia Finnegan Sharf Ms. Dorothy Fisher Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher◊ Samuel & Laura Fogleman Mr. Emory Ford, Jr.◊ Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Jane French Mark and Donna Frentrup Janet M. Garrett Dr. Byron P. & Marilyn Georgeson Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Victor◊ & Gale Girolami Ruth & Al Glancy◊ David & Paulette Groen Mr. Harry G. Bowles ◊ Donna & Eugene Hartwig Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein

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Ms. Nancy B. Henk Joseph L. Hickey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Hitchman Andy Howell Carol Howell Paul M. Huxley & Cynthia Pasky David & Sheri Jaffa Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Jeffs II Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup Mr. & Mrs. George Johnson Lenard & Connie Johnston Ms. Carol Johnston Carol M. Jonson Drs. Anthony & Joyce Kales Faye & Austin Kanter Norb ◊ & Carole Keller Dr. Mark & Mrs. Gail Kelley June K. Kendall Dimitri◊ & Suzanne Kosacheff Douglas Koschik Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Krolikowski Mary Clippert LaMont Mrs. Bonnie Larson Ann C. Lawson ◊ Allan S. Leonard Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs.◊ Joseph Lile Harold Lundquist◊ & Elizabeth Brockhaus Lundquist Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Lundquist Roberta Maki Eileen & Ralph Mandarino Judy Howe Masserang Mr. Glenn Maxwell Ms. Elizabeth Maysa Mary Joy McMachen, Ph.D. Judith Mich◊ Rhoda A. Milgrim Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller John & Marcia Miller Jerald A. & Marilyn H. Mitchell Mr.◊ & Mrs. L. William Moll Shari & Craig Morgan Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters Beverley Anne Pack David◊ & Andrea Page Mr. Dale J. Pangonis Ms. Mary W. Parker Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Helen & Wesley Pelling◊ Dr. William F. Pickard ◊

Deceased

Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Ms. Christina Pitts Mrs. Robert Plummer Mr. & Mrs. P. T. Ponta Mrs. Mary Carol Prokop ◊ Ms. Linda Rankin & Mr. Daniel Graschuck Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Rasmussen Deborah J. Remer Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Barbara Gage Rex Ms. Marianne Reye Lori-Ann Rickard Katherine D. Rines Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Ms. Barbara Robins Jack◊ & Aviva Robinson Mr.◊ & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Mr. & Mrs. George Roumell Dr. Margaret Ryan Marjorie & Saul Saulson Mr. & Mrs. Donald & Janet Schenk Ms. Yvonne Schilla Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest◊ Ms. Marla K. Shelton Edna J. Shin Ms. June Siebert Dr. Melissa J. Smiley & Dr. Patricia A. Wren Ms. Marilyn Snodgrass ◊ Mr. & Mrs. Walter Stuecken Mr.◊ & Mrs. Alexander C. Suczek David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. David Patria & Ms. Barbara Underwood Roger & Tina Valade Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Charles & Sally Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. Melvin VanderBrug Mr.◊ & Mrs. George C. Vincent Christine & Keith C. Weber Mr. Herman Weinreich John◊ & Joanne Werner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Wilhelm Mr. Robert E. Wilkins ◊ Mrs. Michel Williams Ms. Nancy S. Williams◊ Mr. Robert S. Williams & Ms. Treva Womble Ms. Barbara Wojtas Elizabeth B. Work Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu◊ Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Milton & Lois◊ Zussman Five who wish to remain anonymous DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 45

CLASSICAL 2019-2020 SEASON • 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORCHESTRA HALL

YOUR DSO JOINED BY THE WORLD’S BEST ARTISTS

Joshua Bell CLASSICAL SERIES GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

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TRIBUTE GIFTS Gifts received February 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 Tribute gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra are made to honor accomplishments, celebrate occasions, and pay respect in memory or reflection. These gifts support current season projects, partnerships and performances such as DSO concerts, education programs, free community concerts and family programming. For information about making a tribute gift, please call 313.576.5114 or visit dso.org/donate. In Honor of Alex Kinmonth Grant Anderson In Memory of Alfred Glancy III Anne Parsons and Donald Dietz Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer and Weiss Marcia Applebaum George and Mary Ann Zinn Pamela Applebaum Ralph and Erica Gerson Suzanne Mueller Richard Platt In Memory of Aunt Katherine Susan Wainwright In Honor of Dr. Bonnie Witkin Stuart Steven and Allison Kaplan

In Memory of Carolyn Barnett Goldstein Barbara Borden In Honor of Charles Schulman, DO David Schulman

In Honor of James B. Nicholson Judy and Stanley Frankel Charlene Handleman David and Sylvia Nelson Malke and Gary Torgow Trudy and Arthur Weiss

In Honor of Dr. Glenda Price Anne Doyle

In Memory of Lowell Everson Donna Corcel

In Memory of Jack Manko Barbara J. Asmus Betty Jean Lovegrove Brian Binder Caryl Litzenberger David and Darcia Bingle Douglas and Karen Inglis Ralph and Deborah Castelli Sally Langlois Sheila Connolly Sunni Langlois Tony Milano

In Honor of Nancy Dunn Kaylyn Wingo In Memory of Nicolas Kondak Shiela R. Batch In Honor of Robert Harris Susan Mazer-Smith

DID YOU KNOW? You can experience the DSO online, on TV, and on the radio! The Live from Orchestra Hall webcast series presents live Classical Series concerts for free at dso.org/live and on the DSO Facebook page. Tune in online next time you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it to Orchestra Hall! Plus, Michigan Comcast subscribers can watch select Classical Series concerts live on Xfinity Channel 900. And WRCJ-FM broadcasts select Friday morning Coffee Concerts on the radio! Visit dso.org/broadcasts for more information.

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WELCOME TO THE MAX

OUR HOME ON WOODWARD AVENUE

The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center is one of Detroit’s most notable cultural campuses. The Max includes three main performance spaces: historic Orchestra Hall, the Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube (“The Cube”), and Robert A. and Maggie Allesee Hall. All are accessible from the centrally located William Davidson Atrium. The Jacob Bernard Pincus Music Education Center is home to the DSO’s Wu Family Academy and other music education offerings. The DSO is also proud to offer The Max as a performance and administrative space for several local partners, including Detroit Public Theatre, Detroit Youth Volume, and others.

Parking

Self-parking is available for $10 at the Orchestra Place Parking Structure (81 Parsons Street), with designated handicap spaces available on the ground level. Valet parking is available for $14 at most concerts. Complimentary donor valet is offered to donors who give $7,500 annually, with drop-off and pick-up located at the stage door behind The Max. The DSO offers shuttle bus service to Coffee Concerts from select locations for $15. Please call 313.576.5130 for more information.

What Should I Wear?

The DSO has no dress code. Patrons can expect to see a variety of outfit styles, and all visitors are encouraged to wear what makes them most comfortable. While business professional and business casual attire are common, jeans and sneakers are as appropriate as suits and ties.

Food and Drink

Food and beverages are available for purchase at most performances, either from stations throughout the William Davidson Atrium or at the Paradise Lounge. A full-service restaurant offering gourmet meals prepared by Executive Chef Chris Skillingstad, the Paradise Lounge is located on the second floor of The Max and open prior to most Orchestra Hall concerts. For more information, or to make a reservation, please call 313.576.5488 or email paradiselounge@dso.org. Patrons are welcome to bring drinks to their 48

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To report an emergency during a concert, immediately notify an usher or DSO staff member. If an usher or DSO staff member is not available please contact DSO Security at 313.576.5199

seats at all performances except Friday morning Coffee Concerts, and drink orders may be placed before or during a performance to be picked up at intermission. Food is not allowed in Orchestra Hall. Please note that outside food and beverages are prohibited.

Shop @ The Max

The Shop @ The Max retail store is located on the first floor of The Max, just outside of the William Davidson Atrium in the hallway opposite the main staircase. Shop @ The Max is open before, during, and after most performances.

Handicap Access and Hearing Assistance

The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center is fully handicap-accessible, and the DSO aims to accommodate all patrons regardless of abilities or needs. There are elevators, barrier-free restrooms, and accessible seating in all areas of The Max. Security personnel are available at all entrances to help patrons requiring extra assistance in and out of vehicles. The DSO’s Sennheiser MobileConnect hearing assistance system is available for all performances in Orchestra Hall. Patrons may visit the Patron Services Center on the second floor to check out a mobile device and earbuds, or to seek assistance in downloading the Sennheiser MobileConnect app on their own device. The system is made possible by the Michigan Ear Institute. SPRING 2019

POLICIES SEATING The DSO makes every attempt to begin The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 Box Office:................................................313.576.5111 Group Sales:............................................ 313.576.5130 Administrative Offices:.......................... 313.576.5100 Facilities Rental Information:...............313.576.5050 Visit the DSO online at dso.org For general inquiries, please email info@dso.org

Priority Service for Our Members

We are proud to offer priority assistance to all DSO Subscribers, as well as donors who give $1,000 annually. Visit the Patron Services Center on the second floor of The Max for help with tickets, exchanges, donations, or any other DSO needs.

The Herman and Sharon Frankel Donor Lounge

Governing Members who give $3,000 annually can enjoy complimentary beverages, appetizers, and desserts in the Donor Lounge, open 90 minutes prior to each concert through the end of intermission. For more information on becoming a Governing Member, contact Leslie Groves at 313.576.5451 or lgroves@dso.org.

Gift Certificates

Gift certificates are available in any denomination and may be used towards tickets to any DSO performance. Please contact the Box Office for more information.

Rent The Max

Elegant and versatile, The Max is an ideal setting for a variety of events and performances: weddings, corporate gatherings, meetings, concerts, and more. Visit dso.org/rent or call 313.576.5065 for more information.

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concerts on time. In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, latecomers will be seated at an appropriate pause in the music at the discretion of the house staff. Patrons who leave the hall before or during a piece will be reseated after the piece is completed. Latecomers may watch the performance on closed circuit television in the William Davidson Atrium.

TICKETS, EXCHANGES, AND CONCERT CANCELLATIONS All patrons, regardless of age,

must have a ticket to attend DSO performances. All sales are final and non-refundable. In lieu of refunds, the DSO offers a flexible exchange and ticket donation policy. Tickets of equal or lesser value may be exchanged up to the day before the performance without fees. Patrons must pay the per-ticket difference if exchanging into a more expensive performance. Please contact the Box Office to exchange or donate tickets. The DSO rarely cancels concerts. In the event of inclement weather or other emergencies, please visit dso.org, contact the Box Office, or check the DSO’s social media pages for updates and information. Patrons will be notified of exchange options. The DSO is unable to offer refunds for cancelled concerts.

CHILDREN Educational Concert Series, Young

People’s Family Concerts, and Tiny Tots performances are specially designed for children and families. While the DSO does not enforce a universal age limit, please review program details to determine whether a performance is appropriate for children. All patrons must have a paid ticket regardless of age. Any person causing a disturbance to surrounding audience members will be asked to leave the performance area by an usher.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDING Photography

can be distracting to musicians and audience members, so please be cautious and respectful if you wish to take photos. Note that flash photography, video recording, tripods, and cameras with detachable lenses are strictly prohibited.

MOBILE DEVICES Use of smartphones and other

electronic devices can be distracting to musicians and audience members. You may be asked by an usher to store your device.

SMOKING Smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes

and personal vaporizers, is prohibited throughout The Max. Patrons who wish to smoke must do so outside the building. Smoking is permitted on the second-floor outdoor patio near the Patron Services Center. DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 49

A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F EXECUTIVE OFFICE Anne Parsons President and CEO James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Chair Jill Elder Vice President and Chief Development Officer Linda Lutz Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Erik Rรถnmark Vice President and General Manager Joy Crawford Executive Assistant to the President and CEO Elaine Curvin Executive Assistant to the Vice President and CDO

Patrick Peterson Manager of Orchestra Personnel Dennis Rottell Stage Manager

Caen Thomason-Redus Senior Director of Community & Learning

ADVANCEMENT

Kiersten Alcorn Community Engagement Coordinator

Jill Rafferty Senior Director of Advancement Alex Kapordelis Campaign Director Jenni Clark Fundraising Events Specialist Joey Edmonds Campaign Research Specialist Stephanie Glazier Stewardship Coordinator Holly Gorecki Manager of Advancement Services Leslie Groves Major Gift Officer

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS ARTISTIC PLANNING

COMMUNITY & LEARNING

Chelsea Kotula Gift Officer, Institutional Giving

Mickayla Chapman Training Ensembles Recruitment and Operations Coordinator Debora Kang Manager of Education Programs Garrett Lefkowitz Training Programs Operations Coordinator Nelson Rodriguez Parada General Manager of Training Ensembles Clare Valenti Manager of Community Engagement

FINANCE

Juanda Pack Advancements Benefits Concierge

Jeremiah Hess Senior Director of Accounting & Finance

Susan Queen Gift Officer, Corporate Giving

Dawn Kronell Senior Accountant

Jessica Ruiz Director of Artistic Planning

Amanda Tew Data and Research Specialist

Amanda Lindstrom Gift Processing Coordinator

Alison Aquilina Cube Coordinator

Matthew Way Advancement Relations and Strategic Initiatives Manager

Sandra Mazza Senior Accountant

Christopher Harrington Managing Director of Paradise Jazz Series/Managing Director & Curator of @ The Max

Catherine Miller Artistic Coordinator Yaniv Segal Acting Assistant Conductor

LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL Marc Geelhoed Director of Digital Initiatives

ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS Kathryn Ginsburg Orchestra Manager Heather Hart Rochon Director of Orchestra Personnel

COMMUNICATIONS Matthew Carlson Director of Communications and Media Relations Teresa Alden Digital Communications Manager Ben Breuninger Public Relations Manager Emily Carter Sharpe Communications Coordinator Sarah Smarch Communications Specialist

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Michelle Wisler Payroll and Benefits Accountant

HUMAN RESOURCES Denise Ousley Human Resources Director Shuntia Perry Human Resources Coordinator

PATRON DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT Nicki Inman Senior Director of Patron Development & Engagement

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AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

SAFETY & SECURITY

Michael Frisco Director of Audience Development

George Krappmann Director of Safety & Security

Annick Busch Patron Loyalty Coordinator Lori Cairo Front of House Manager Sharon Gardner Carr Assistant Manager of Tessitura and Ticketing Operations Rebecca Godwin Marketing Coordinator LaHeidra Marshall Audience Development Coordinator James Sabatella Group Sales Manager

CATERING AND RETAIL SERVICES Christina Williams Director of Catering and Retail Services

Greg Schimizzi Chief of Security Norris Jackson Security Officer Edward John Assistant Chief of Security Ronald Martin Security Officer Johnnie Scott Security Officer

TECHNOLOGY & INFRASTRUCTURE Jody Harper Senior Director of Technology and Infrastructure

FACILITY OPERATIONS

PERFORMANCE Volume XXVII • Spring 2019

EDITOR Ben Breuninger bbreuninger@dso.org 313.576.5196

Dan Saunders Director of Facilities Management

PUBLISHER Echo Publications, Inc. Tom Putters

Nate Richter Bar Manager

Frederico Augustin Facility Engineer

Rita Sayegh Retail Manager

Clarence Burnett Maintenance Supervisor

PROGRAM NOTES ANNOTATOR Charles Greenwell

EVENTS AND RENTALS

Matt Deneka Maintenance Technician

Catherine Deep Manager of Events and Rentals Ashley Powers Event Sales Representative Stephanie McClung Coordinator of Event Sales & Administration

PATRON SALES & SERVICE Michelle Marshall Manager, Patron Sales & Service Tommy Tatti Assistant Manager of Patron Sales & Service Sara Wabrowetz Lead Ticketing Specialist

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Martez Duncan Maintenance Technician William Guilbault Maintenance Technician

(Unless otherwise noted)

To advertise in Performance, please call 248.582.9690, email info@echopublications.com or visit echopublications.com

Crystal King Maintenance Technician Daniel Speights Maintenance Technician

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Read Performance anytime, anywhere at dso.org/performance

Michelle Koning Web Manager RaJon Taylor Application Administrator Activities of the DSO are made possible in part with the support of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS TICKETS & INFO

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PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

THE SPRING QUARTET Fri., May 3 at 8 p.m.*

Esperanza Spalding, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, and Leo Genovese TINY TOTS CONCERT SERIES

EARTH DAY IS EVERY DAY Featuring Joe Reilly and Friends Sat., May 4 at 10 a.m. in The Cube*

YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES

“MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU…” Daniel Brier, conductor Sat., May 4 at 11 a.m.

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

BEETHOVEN’S SYMPHONY NO. 8

Kensho Watanabe, conductor William Hagen, violin

@ THE MAX

UNCORKED: BORDEAUX AND THE BEATLES Thu., May 16 at 7 p.m. in The Cube*

Classic wines, classic songs! WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

MOZART’S “GREAT G MINOR”

Daniel Blendulf, conductor Ralph Skiano, clarinet Robert Williams, bassoon Thu., May 16 at 7:30 p.m. in West Bloomfield Fri., May 17 at 8 p.m. in Plymouth Sat., May 18 at 8 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills Sun., May 19 at 3 p.m. in Grosse Pointe

PNC POPS SERIES

REVOLUTION: THE BEATLES SYMPHONIC EXPERIENCE Jeff Tyzik, conductor

Fri., May 17 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. Sat., May 18 at 8 p.m. Sun., May 19 at 3 p.m.

Thu., May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Southfield Fri., May 10 at 8 p.m. in Clinton Twp. Sun., May 12 at 3 p.m. in Beverly Hills

@ THE MAX

Thu., May 23 at 6 p.m.*

BALKAN BRASS BASH Tue., May 14 in The Cube*

MYSTERIUM III: FROM DARKNESS INTO LIGHT Presented by DSO NextGen

6:30 p.m. – Balkan dance class 7:00 p.m. - Džambo Aguševi Orchestra

CLASSICAL SERIES

WU FAMILY ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL CONCERT SERIES

Kent Nagano, conductor Beatrice Rana, piano

LOOK. LISTEN. CONNECT. in collaboration with the DIA Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor

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NAGANO CONDUCTS BRUCKNER Fri., May 24 at 8 p.m. Sat., May 25 at 8 p.m.

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3 Live from Orchestra Hall

SPRING 2019

CLASSICAL SERIES

PNC POPS SERIES

Simone Young, conductor Karl Pituch, horn Johanna Yarbrough, horn

Robert Bernhardt, conductor

BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO. 4

Thu., May 30 at 7:30 p.m. Fri., May 31 at 10:45 a.m. Sat., Jun. 1 at 8 p.m.

WEBERN Passacaglia HAYDN Concerto for Two Horns BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

THE MOVIE MUSIC OF SPIKE LEE & TERENCE BLANCHARD Sun., Jun. 2 at 4 p.m.

Featuring the Terence Blanchard Quintet, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Ledisi, and Quiana Lynell (cond. Damon Gupton)

Wed., Jun. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

PNC POPS SERIES

THE WONDERFUL MUSIC OF OZ Andrés Franco, conductor Scott Coulter, vocalist & host Kelli Rabke, vocalist Blaine Krauss, vocalist John Boswell, piano & vocalist

Fri., Jun. 14 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. Sat., Jun. 15 at 8 p.m. Sun., Jun. 16 at 3 p.m.

DSO PRESENTS

HEROES GALA AN EVENING WITH LESLIE ODOM, JR. Fri., Jun. 22 at 7 p.m.

@ THE MAX

MAKOTO OZONE TRIO Wed., Jun. 5 at 7 p.m. in The Cube*

CLASSICAL SERIES

RACHMANINOFF’S PAGANINI VARIATIONS Leonard Slatkin, conductor Makoto Ozone, piano Fri., Jun. 7 at 8 p.m. Sat., Jun. 8 at 8 p.m. Sun., Jun. 9 at 3 p.m.

JULIET PALMER Oil and Water RA CHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

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BRASS TRANSIT: THE MUSIC OF CHICAGO

An evening to honor the remarkable men and women who impact the vision, values, and success of the DSO. SUMMER

27TH ANNUAL SALUTE TO AMERICA

At historic Greenfield Village Wed., Jul. 3 at 8:30 p.m. Thu., Jul. 4 at 8:30 p.m. Fri., Jul. 5 at 8:30 p.m. Sat., Jul. 6 at 8:30 p.m.

SUMMER

DSO AT FORD HOUSE Fri., Jul. 12 at 8 p.m. Sat., Jul. 13 at 8 p.m.

*The DSO does not appear in this program

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