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4 Welcome 5 Orchestra Roster 6 Behind the Baton 8 Board Leadership 14 Transformational Support 42 Donor Roster 50 Maximize Your Experience 52 DSO Administrative Staff 54 Upcoming Concerts
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DSO’s William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series brings extraordinary DSO performances with renowned guest artists to metro Detroit communities, plus chamber recitals in unique settings.
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ON THE COVER: Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik (by Sarah Smarch), Branford Marsalis (by Eric Ryan Anderson), and Alisa Weilerstein (by Sarah Smarch).
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WELCOME Dear Friends, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you and yours! Whether you’re joining us at Orchestra Hall or one of our community venues, thank you for making the DSO part of your life and your traditions. From our beloved Home for the Holidays program to concerts with outstanding artists like Branford Marsalis and Wu Man, we’re delighted to have you see, hear, and experience the remarkable this season. With Music Director Jader Bignamini our orchestra sounds better than ever. We are thrilled to share that Jader’s contract has been extended through the 2030-2031 season—cheers to many years of making wonderful music together! See Jader in action this March as he conducts Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto with the sensational Yuja Wang. We are excited to embark on our first tour with Jader this February in Florida, featuring acclaimed cellist Alisa Weilerstein in Elgar’s Cello Concerto. We look forward to bringing the artistry audiences enjoy each week in Detroit to fans in Gainesville, Miami, West Palm Beach, Sarasota, and Vero Beach, and deepening our connections with these communities, and with each other. We invite you to join us in Florida or at Orchestra Hall for welcome-back concerts. Our annual Classical Roots concerts this March celebrate the extraordinary contributions of African American artists to classical music with a program of two world premieres commissioned by the DSO and led by Assistant Conductor Na’Zir McFadden: a new saxophone concerto by Grammy Awardwinner Billy Childs with guest soloist Steven Banks, and a new work by Shelley Washington co-commissioned by the DSO as part of New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices initiative, which fosters collaboration toward racial and gender equity in classical music. We kick off this year’s William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series with music by Bach with DSO Associate Concertmaster Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy and Principal Oboe Alexander Kinmonth as soloists; and Principal Clarinet Ralph Skiano serves as guest soloist in English composer Gerald Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto. Wherever you are, the future of music in Detroit looks bright, and we are honored to be part of a thriving musical community!
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David T. Provost Chair, Board of Directors
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JADER BIGNAMINI MUSIC DIRECTOR JADER BIGNAMINI MUSIC DIRECTOR
JADER BIGNAMINI, Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation
JEFF TYZIK
TERENCE BLANCHARD
NA’ZIR MCFADDEN
LEONARD SLATKIN
NEEME JÄRVI
Principal Pops Conductor
Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair
Assistant Conductor, Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador
Music Director Laureate
Music Director Emeritus
FIRST VIOLIN Robyn Bollinger
CONCERTMASTER Katherine Tuck Chair
Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy
ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER Schwartz and Shapero Family Chair
Hai-Xin Wu
ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair
Jennifer Wey Fang ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Marguerite Deslippe* Laurie Goldman* Rachel Harding Klaus* Eun Park Lee* Adrienne Rönmark* William and Story John Chair
Alexandros Sakarellos* Drs. Doris Tong and Teck Soo Chair
Laura Soto* Greg Staples* Jiamin Wang* Mingzhao Zhou*
SECOND VIOLIN Adam Stepniewski ACTING PRINCIPAL The Devereaux Family Chair
Will Haapaniemi* David and Valerie McCammon Chairs
Hae Jeong Heidi Han*
David and Valerie McCammon Chairs
Elizabeth Furuta* Sheryl Hwangbo Yu* Daniel Kim* Sujin Lim* Hong-Yi Mo* Marian Tanau* Alexander Volkov* Jing Zhang*
VIOLA Eric Nowlin PRINCIPAL Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair
James VanValkenburg
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Janet and Norm Ankers Chair
Caroline Coade Henry and Patricia Nickol Chair
Glenn Mellow Hang Su Hart Hollman Han Zheng Mike Chen Harper Randolph §
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CELLO Wei Yu PRINCIPAL
Abraham Feder
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair
CLARINET Ralph Skiano
TIMPANI Jeremy Epp
Jack Walters
James Ritchie
PRINCIPAL Robert B. Semple Chair
PVS Chemicals Inc./ Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair
Robert Bergman* Jeremy Crosmer*
Shannon Orme
David LeDoux* Peter McCaffrey*
E-FLAT CLARINET OPEN
Una O’Riordan*
BASS CLARINET Shannon Orme
Victor and Gale Girolami Cello Chair
Joanne Deanto and Arnold Weingarden Chair Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Chair
Cole Randolph*
PRINCIPAL Van Dusen Family Chair
Stephen Molina
LIBRARIANS Robert Stiles
PRINCIPAL Byron and Dorothy Gerson Chair
Cornelia Sommer Marcus Schoon
HARP OPEN
PRINCIPAL David and Christine Provost Chair
Johanna Yarbrough Scott Strong
FLUTE Hannah Hammel Maser
David Everson
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair
PRINCIPAL
Ethan Allen
LEGACY CHAIRS Principal Flute
Women’s Association for the DSO
Principal Cello
James C. Gordon
HORN OPEN
PRINCIPAL Winifred E. Polk Chair
Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL William Cody Knicely Chair
BASSOON Conrad Cornelison
CONTRABASSOON Marcus Schoon
Sharon Sparrow^
PRINCIPAL Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair
Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Amanda Blaikie
PERCUSSION Joseph Becker
James Ritchie Luciano Valdes§
Christopher Hamlen* Peter Hatch* Vincent Luciano* Brandon Mason*
PRINCIPAL Alan J. and Sue Kaufman and Family Chair
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal
Mary Lee Gwizdala Chair
BASS Kevin Brown
PRINCIPAL Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair
Ric and Carola Huttenlocher Chair ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Mark Abbott
Personnel Managers Patrick Peterson
DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
Benjamin Tisherman
MANAGER OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
Nolan Cardenas
AUDITION AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Stage Personnel Dennis Rottell
TRUMPET Hunter Eberly PRINCIPAL Lee and Floy Barthel Chair
STAGE MANAGER
Zach Deater
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Issac Eide
Jeffery Zook
Austin Williams William Lucas
PICCOLO Jeffery Zook
TROMBONE Kenneth Thompkins
Matthew Pons
Shari and Craig Morgan Chair
PRINCIPAL Shari and Craig Morgan Chair
OBOE Alexander Kinmonth
David Binder Adam Rainey
Sarah Lewis
BASS TROMBONE Adam Rainey
PRINCIPAL Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Monica Fosnaugh
ENGLISH HORN Monica Fosnaugh
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DEPARTMENT HEAD
Kurt Henry
DEPARTMENT HEAD DEPARTMENT HEAD
Jason Tschantre
DEPARTMENT HEAD
LEGEND * These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis ^ On sabbatical § A frican American Orchestra Fellow
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B E H I N D T H E B AT O N
Jader Bignamini MUSIC DIRECTORSHIP ENDOWED BY THE KRESGE FOUNDATION
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ader Bignamini was introduced as the 18th music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in January 2020, commencing with the 2021–2022 season. His infectious passion and artistic excellence set the tone for the seasons ahead, creating extraordinary music and establishing a close relationship with the orchestra. A jazz aficionado, he has immersed himself in Detroit’s rich jazz culture and the influences of American music. A native of Crema, Italy, Bignamini studied at the Piacenza Music Conservatory and began his career as a musician (clarinet) with Orchestra Sinfonica La Verdi in Milan, later serving as the group’s resident conductor. Captivated by the music of legends like Mahler and Tchaikovsky, Bignamini explored their complexity and power, puzzling out the role that each instrument played in creating a larger-than-life sound. When he conducted his first professional concert at the age of 28, it didn’t feel like a departure, but an arrival.
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In the years since, Bignamini has conducted some of the world’s most acclaimed orchestras and opera companies in venues across the globe including working with Riccardo Chailly on concerts of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony in 2013 and his concert debut at La Scala in 2015 for the opening season of La Verdi Orchestra. Recent highlights include debuts with Opera de Paris conducting La Forza del Destino and with Deutsche Opera Berlin conducting Simon Boccanegra; appearances with the Pittsburgh and Toronto symphonies; debuts with the Houston, Dallas, and Minnesota symphonies; Osaka Philharmonic and Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo; with the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Dutch National Opera (Madama Butterfly); Bayerische Staatsoper (La Traviata); I Puritani in Montpellier for the Festival of Radio France; Traviata in Tokyo directed by Sofia Coppola; return engagements with Oper Frankfurt (La forza del destino) and Santa Fe Opera (La bohème); Manon Lescaut at the Bolshoi; Traviata, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot at Arena of Verona; Il Trovatore and Aida at Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera; Madama Butterfly, I Puritani, and Manon Lescaut at Teatro Massimo in Palermo; Simon Boccanegra and La Forza del Destino at the Verdi Festival in Parma; Ciro in Babilonia at Rossini Opera Festival; and La bohème, Madama Butterfly, and Elisir d’amore at La Fenice in Venice. When Bignamini leads an orchestra in symphonic repertoire, he conducts without a score, preferring to make direct eye contact with the musicians. He conducts from the heart, forging a profound connection with musicians that shines through both onstage and off. He both embodies and exudes the excellence and enthusiasm that has long distinguished the DSO’s artistry.
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Jeff Tyzik
Terence Blanchard
PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR
FRED A. ERB JAZZ CREATIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR
Grammy 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 serves as principal pops conductor of the Seattle Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, and the Rochester Philharmonic—where he celebrates his 30th season in 2023–2024. Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Leslie Odom Jr., Megan Hilty, Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Sutton Foster, 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. Visit jefftyzik.com for more.
Trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and educator Terence Blanchard has served as the DSO’s Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair since 2012. Blanchard has performed and recorded with many of jazz’s superstars and currently leads the celebrated E-Collective. He is also well-known for his decades-long collaboration with filmmaker Spike Lee, scoring more than 15 of Lee’s movies since the early 1990s. 2018’s BlacKkKlansman earned Blanchard his first Academy Award nomination, with a second Academy Award nomination in 2021 for Da 5 Bloods. In and out of the film world, Blanchard has received 15 Grammy nominations and seven wins, as well as nominations for Emmy, Golden Globe, Sierra, and Soul Train Music awards. Blanchard’s second opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones, based on the memoir of New York Times columnist Charles Blow, opened The Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-2022 season, making it the first opera by an African American composer to premiere at the Met. With a libretto by Kasi Lemmons, the opera was commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis where it premiered in 2019. The New York Times called it “inspiring,” “subtly powerful,” and “a bold affecting adaptation of Charles Blow’s work.” Blanchard’s first opera, Champion, also premiered to critical acclaim in 2013 in St. Louis and starred Denyce Graves with a libretto from Pulitzer Prize Winner Michael Cristofer. Blanchard was recently appointed Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ. Visit terenceblanchard.com for more.
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DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. LIFETIME DIRECTORS
CHAIRS EMERITI
Samuel Frankel◊ Stanley Frankel David Handleman, Sr.◊ Dr. Arthur L. Johnson◊ James B. Nicholson
Anne Parsons, President Emeritus ◊ Barbara Van Dusen Clyde Wu, M.D.◊
Floy Barthel Chacona Baugh Penny B. Blumenstein Richard A. Brodie Lois Cohn
Marianne Endicott Sidney Forbes Herman H. Frankel Dr. Gloria Heppner Ronald Horwitz
Peter D. Cummings Mark A. Davidoff Phillip Wm. Fisher
Stanley Frankel Robert S. Miller James B. Nicholson
DIRECTORS EMERITI Bonnie Larson Arthur C. Liebler Harold Kulish David McCammon David R. Nelson
William F. Pickard, Ph.D. Marilyn Pincus Marjorie S. Saulson Jane Sherman Arthur A. Weiss
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS David T. Provost Chair
Faye Alexander Nelson Vice Chair
James G. Vella Secretary
Glenda D. Price, Ph.D. Officer at Large
Erik Rönmark President & CEO
Laura Trudeau Treasurer
Ralph J. Gerson Officer at Large
Shirley Stancato Officer at Large
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Directors are responsible for maintaining a culture of accountability, resource development, and strategic thinking. As fiduciaries, Directors oversee the artistic and cultural health and strategic direction of the DSO.
David Assemany, Governing Members Chair Michael Bickers Elena Centeio Aaron Frankel Herman B. Gray, M.D., M.B.A.
Laura Hernandez-Romine Rev. Nicholas Hood III Richard Huttenlocher Renato Jamett, Trustee Chair Daniel J. Kaufman Michael J. Keegan
Peter McCaffrey, Orchestra Representative Xavier Mosquet David Nicholson Arthur T. O’Reilly Stephen Polk
Bernard I. Robertson Nancy Tellem Kenneth Thompkins, Orchestra Representative David M. Wu, M.D. Ellen Hill Zeringue
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Trustees are a diverse group of community leaders who infuse creative thinking and innovation into how the DSO strives to achieve both artistic vitality and organizational sustainability.
Renato Jamett, Trustee Chair Ismael Ahmed Richard Alonzo Hadas Bernard Janice Bernick Elizabeth Boone Gwen Bowlby Dr. Betty Chu Karen Cullen Joanne Danto Stephen D’Arcy Maureen T. D’Avanzo Jasmin DeForrest Afa Sadykhly Dworkin James C. Farber
Linda Forte Carolynn Frankel Maha Freij Christa Funk Robert Gillette Jody Glancy Mary Ann Gorlin Peter Hatch, Orchestra Representative Donald Hiruo Michelle Hodges Julie Hollinshead Sam Huszczo Laurel Kalkanis Jay Kapadia
David Karp Joel D. Kellman John Kim Jennette Smith Kotila Leonard LaRocca William Lentine Linda Dresner Levy Vincent Luciano, Orchestra Representative Brandon Mason, Orchestra Representative Anthony McCree Kristen McLennan Tito Melega
Lydia Michael Lois A. Miller H. Keith Mobley Scott Monty Shari Morgan Sandy Morrison Frederick J. Morsches Jennifer Muse Sean M. Neall Eric Nemeth Maury Okun Jackie Paige Vivian Pickard Denise Fair Razo Gerrit Reepmeyer Richard Robinson
James Rose, Jr. Laurie Rosen Elana Rugh Marc Schwartz Carlo Serraiocco Lois L. Shaevsky Mary Shafer Richard Sonenklar Rob Tanner Yoni Torgow Gwen Weiner Donnell White Jennifer Whitteaker R. Jamison Williams Margaret E. Winters
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CONNECTING COMMUNITIES DSO’s William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series brings extraordinary DSO performances with renowned guest artists to metro Detroit communities, plus chamber recitals in unique settings
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here’s something special about enjoying music in your home community. Perhaps you’re sitting in a familiar house of worship, gazing up at exquisite stained glass; or at your local community gathering space, reveling in the warm fellowship of neighbors. Wherever you are, experiencing the remarkable sound of your DSO elevates the moment. As an orchestra, the DSO has always felt connected to neighbors in metro
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Detroit and inspired to reach people where they are with the same artistry presented each week in Orchestra Hall. In 2011, this vision was realized with the development of the Neighborhood Concert Series. With the series, the DSO expanded their existing presence in six communities through full orchestra concerts, school partnerships, scheduled and “pop-up” chamber music appearances, and other seasonal programming. WINTER 2023
The inaugural Neighborhood Concert Series included residencies in Beverly Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Dearborn, Grosse Pointe, Southfield, and West Bloomfield, with repertoire from select Orchestra Hall concerts alongside specially prepared selections. Nearly half of the 24 concerts were conducted by then-DSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin, who was instrumental in the development of this programming. “We consider the DSO to be a tremendous, exportable cultural asset, a sampling of Detroit’s renaissance one can literally hear,” said Slatkin in 2011. “I am thrilled to take part in helping to shape the cultural landscape of Southeast Michigan.” The Neighborhood Concert Series provided a previously unavailable service, enabling new and unique opportunities for the orchestra to deepen relationships with members of metro Detroit communities, while simultaneously increasing the DSO’s exposure and accessibility. In 2014, the William Davidson Foundation provided new funding to expand what is now called the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series. This investment supported the series of concerts and activities throughout metro Detroit over the next three years. The DSO was proud to rename the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series in honor of the late businessman and philanthropist William “Bill” Davidson (1922–2009). Mr. Davidson shared a long-lasting relationship with the DSO and was a generous contributor, supporting the DSO personally and through Guardian Industries, the Detroit Pistons, and his other businesses. Mr. Davidson was steadfast in his belief that the orchestra was culturally vital to the
lives of Southeast Michigan residents and economically important in attracting other businesses and key employees to the region. Building on Mr. Davidson’s legacy, and with his namesake Foundation’s continued support, the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series continues to thrive. In May 2023, Music Director Jader Bignamini debuted on the series with a weekend of concerts featuring violinist Giuseppe Gibboni, who in 2021 became the first Italian in 24 years to win the Paganini Violin Competition. The program opened with Overture to Il diavolo della notte by Italian Romantic composer Giovanni Bottesini, who hailed from the same hometown of Crema, Italy as Bignamini, bringing the program closer to home for the DSO artistic leader. This season, the series celebrates 13 years with extraordinary performances in seven metro Detroit communities. From January through July 2024, fans can experience the orchestra with esteemed guest conductors and soloists—including DSO musicians—in Southfield, Monroe, Beverly Hills, West Bloomfield, Plymouth, Bloomfield Hills, and Grosse Pointe. The series kicks-off January 11 through 14 with a program conducted by Nicholas McGegan and featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Joseph Haydn, and Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor will spotlight the artistry of DSO musicians Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy (Associate Concertmaster, Schwartz and Shapero Family Chair) and Alexander Kinmonth (Principal Oboe, Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair).
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Kennedy, a member of the DSO since 1998, has served as Associate Concertmaster since 2003 and soloed with the orchestra on more than 20 occasions. Kinmonth Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy joined the DSO in 2015 and looks forward to performing with his colleague on the series. “Soloing with my orchestra is such a rewarding experience,” said Kinmonth. “These musicians inspire me every day and we know each other very well both musically and personally. It’s always so freeing knowing there’s that connection and trust we’ve built over the years—it brings a sense of ease and flow to every rehearsal and performance.” “Bach has always been one of my favorite composers,” Kinmonth continued. “His music is so vocal and full of intimate emotion. From Alexander Kinmonth nervous excitement, the pain of loss, the pure joy of life, and everything in between, Bach creates moods that are impossible not to empathize with. The two solo voices of this piece engage in some playful and beautiful ‘dialogues,’ sometimes having their own distinct characters and sometimes melding together. It’s fun creating these characters with a colleague, bouncing ideas off each other, and listening to how they play a certain phrase—emulating 12
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their musicality is always inspiring!” Later in January, Bertie Baigent leads the DSO in a program of works by Emilie Mayer, Edward Elgar, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, plus English composer Gerald Finzi’s Concerto for Clarinet with DSO musician Ralph Skiano (Principal Clarinet, Robert B. Semple Chair) as featured soloist. “I’m discovering this work for the first time as I prepare to bring it to life with the DSO in our Neighborhood Concert Series,” said Skiano. “I’m loving it more and more with each passing week of preparation. In this work, the clarinet seems to nearly always be singing, to the point where at times, I’m tempted to even write words to the melodies! Whether it’s the meditative music of the beautiful Ralph Skiano second movement or the moments in the third movement when the orchestra literally bursts into a folk song, I am trying to find a lyrical quality at every moment.” “The DSO is my musical family, and I can feel it when I play with them as a soloist,” continued Skiano. “I’m sure they know my playing so well by now that they can almost anticipate what I will do before I do it…it feels like a big chamber group making chamber music together!” The Neighborhood Concert Series continues in April as visionary Brazilian conductor Simone Menezes leads pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason in her DSO debut with a concerto Mozart likely premiered himself. The program continues with a WINTER 2023
piece French composer Jacques Ibert wrote for Mozart’s birthday and a work by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos that explores the possibilities of Mozart’s themes. Spinning stories into exquisite sounds, Maurice Ravel brings out the electric drama of fairy tales in his suite from Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose). In a chamber orchestra program of Vivaldi and Stravinsky, conductor and violinist extraordinaire Dmitry Sinkovksy leads Baroque showpieces including music from Handel’s Messiah and works by Italian masters. In June, Hungarian conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy leads the orchestra in big, bold, and ambitious works by Beethoven, including his joyous Seventh Symphony, King Stephen overture, and iconic Violin Concerto with violinist William Hagan. The series draws to a close in July as soprano Erika Baikoff, a recent graduate of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, joins the DSO to “stretch gold from star to star” in Britten’s brilliant setting of French poetry, Les Illuminations. The program, conducted by Stephanie Childress, also takes us “to the other side of Alice’s looking glass” with Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte, plus Mendelssohn’s dazzling First Symphony. In addition to full and chamber orchestra concerts, the Neighborhood Concert Series presents smaller DSO chamber recitals with repertoire curated especially for intimate venues. The recitals take place in a variety of unique and unexpected settings in Detroit and across the entire metro area. DSO ensembles also regularly performs at schools, hospitals, dso.org
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houses of worship, senior living facilities, and parks. Exploring new venues allows musicians to draw inspiration from their surroundings, producing unforgettable moments that fill our city with music. This season, DSO musicians perform 10 chamber recitals—free to all Neighborhood Concert Series subscribers—at venues including MexicantownCDC Galería-Café, the Steinway Piano Gallery in Commerce, and The Commons, a laundromat, café, and community gathering space at the intersection of four distinct Detroit neighborhoods. These chamber recitals feature DSO musicians including violinists Hae Jeong Heidi Han, Will Haapaniemi, Alexander Volkov, Jiamin Wang, Rachel Harding Klaus, Jing Zhang, Hai-Xin Wu, Marian Tănău, and Elizabeth Furuta; violists Mike Chen and James VanValkenburg; cellists David LeDoux, Jeremy Crosmer, and Abraham Feder; bassist Christopher Hamlen; flutist Hannah Hammel Maser; oboist Alexander Kinmonth; clarinetists Ralph Skiano and Jack Walters; bassoonist Conrad Cornelison; and horn player Scott Strong. Through performances at diverse venues in metro Detroit, the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series fuses music and community to create lasting impact and foster connection. Visit dso.org/neighborhood to view upcoming concerts and join us in your neighborhood! The William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series is made possible by a generous grant from the William Davidson Foundation. WRCJ 90.9 FM also supports the series. DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 13
T R A N S F O R M AT I O N A L S U P P O R T
Thank you: your support creates impact and makes a difference
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This is a very personal gift. You’re not doing it just for yourself or just for your loved ones, but for the children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren to follow. We are all here to grow the DSO for future generations.” — Phillip Fisher, Co-Chair of the DSO Impact Campaign
hrough years of triumphs and those marked by challenge and resilience, all of you—community members, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, arts enthusiasts—have shown a selfless spirit and the power of collective community impact and visionary collaboration. Your dedication does not rest in supporting excellence on the stage, but pours into the community by donating your time, energy, and passion to making lives better through the advocacy of music and musical experiences that last a lifetime. Together, with your visionary leadership and support, we are empowered with creativity and boldness in our mission to be a cultural destination for all. We are a place where music comes in a variety of styles and sounds; and where 3711 Woodward Avenue has evolved into a multi-use campus that serves as a home for your Detroit Symphony Orchestra and a talentnurturing hub for educational training programs. Because of your belief that every major city deserves an orchestra, the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center has three venues for your DSO and guest musicians and artists to express themselves: Orchestra Hall, Sosnick Courtyard, and the Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube. Your stewardship enables us to be forwardmoving, big thinkers who provide a place for memorable musical experiences, are community connected, and deliver artistic excellence that truly resonates. This is what impact sounds like. We are forever grateful for your service, support, and commitment. —Your DSO Family SCAN THE CODE TO SUPPORT THE DSO IMPACT CAMPAIGN TODAY!
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The DSO is grateful to the donors who have made extraordinary endowment investments through the DSO Impact Campaign or multi-year, comprehensive gifts to support general operations, capital improvements, or special programs.
FOUNDING FAMILIES Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Julie & Peter CummingsAPLF Gerson Family and the William Davidson Foundation The Richard C. Devereaux Foundation Erb Family and the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family 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. Mort & Brigitte Harris FoundationAPLF Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr.APLF Shari & Craig MorganAPLF,MM James B. & Ann V. Nicholson and PVS Chemicals, Inc. APLF Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Clyde & Helen Wu◊ VISIONARIES Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. AlonzoAPLF Penny & Harold BlumensteinAPLF Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. FisherAPLF,MM Alan J. & Sue Kaufman and FamilyMM Christine & David ProvostMM Paul & Terese Zlotoff CHAMPIONS Janet & Norman Ankers Mandell & Madeleine Berman FoundationAPLF Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo
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COMMUNITY & LEARNING
Music Toolbox: W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports early childhood education “ The Music Toolbox aims to affirm and support music making in early childhood at locations across the city of Detroit. Our teaching artists tapped many networks from homes to childcare centers and asked, ‘How do you use music in your classroom and what would be helpful to you?’ Through those conversations and collaborations, the Music Toolbox was born.” — Karisa Antonio, DSO Senior Director of Social Innovation and Learning
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usic is an essential component of early childhood education. Through the creation of fun and memorable melodies and rhythms, students can explore concepts, opening a world of possibilities that make education more engaging and accessible. The DSO’s collaboration with educators and families from across the city of Detroit has resulted in a beautiful and interactive Music Toolbox and accompanying resources that are intuitive and adaptable for a variety of settings and developmental stages. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation-supported Music Toolbox was developed by DSO staff Audra Kubat and Annie Leech and DSO collaborator Daniel Land, in response to input from several hundred parents and early childhood educators. It is a creative invitation to educators to find new ways of incorporating music into their classrooms, regardless of their level of formal musical training. Listening sessions with educators found that the overwhelming majority of educators used singing and
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music-making in their settings. The Music Toolbox affirms this natural music-making and offers an inspirational way to explore and grow students’ musical engagement. The beautiful green box with gold filigree serves as both a drum and a keeper of musical instruments from egg shakers to chimes, colorful scarves, and a frog-shaped guiro—a percussion instrument with an open-ended hollow guard that makes a croaking sound by rubbing a stick or tines along the notches. Also inside this box are a series of cards with songs and movements— and translations in English, Spanish, and Arabic. Through Detroit Strategy relationships, the DSO distributes these boxes across southeast Michigan. To date, more than 200 Music Toolboxes have been distributed to families, early childhood educators, and organizations, including partnerships with PNC Bank’s “Grow Up Great” program, Living Arts Detroit, New Urban Paradigm, the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS) program, NW Goldberg Cares, and Detroit Champions for Hope. Through the Music Toolbox and many other efforts, the DSO supports the cognitive, social, and physical development of young children in Detroit through strong collaboration with families, early childhood educators, schools, musicians, researchers, local organizations, and teaching artists. Visit dso.org/detroit-strategy to learn more about the DSO’s work in Detroit and beyond. WINTER 2023
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Friday, December 15, 2023 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. in Orchestra Hall JASON SEBER, conductor • SIRI HOWARD, soprano • WEI YU, cello BLOOMFIELD HILLS CHORALE AND THE JILLS • JESSICA RILEY, Vocal Music Director John Wasson George Pola & Eddie Wyle arr. Chris Hansen Victor Herbert arr. Enrico Lopez-Yañez Gloria Shayne & Noel Regney arr. Todd Hayen arr. Jeff Tyzik Mervyn Warren & Hallerin Hilton Hill, arr. Chris Hansen Matthew Naughtin words Clement C. Moore Irving Berlin arr. Robert Russell Bennett Sergei Prokofiev
Festival Fanfare for Christmas It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Siri Howard, soprano Toyland Siri Howard, soprano Do You Hear What I Hear? Mis Zeh Hidlik Wei Yu, cello Who Would Imagine A King Siri Howard, soprano A Visit From Saint Nicholas Siri Howard, soprano White Christmas
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PROGR AM AT-A-GL ANCE | HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Holiday Magic at the DSO The holiday season represents a period of warmth, togetherness, good spirits...and the occasional chestnut roasting on an open fire. Many artists have released holiday albums, and the number of holiday songs grows exponentially with each passing year. From Bing Crosby to Boyz II Men, holiday music transcends genres, contributing to the joy of the season and serving as the soundtrack to many fond memories. It plays in the background of holiday movies and holiday parties, and as friends and families gather to celebrate beloved traditions. Music enhances the magic of the season, an unbridled time that so many of us look forward to all year.
PROFILES JASON SEBER
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ason Seber recently completed his six-year tenure as Associate Conductor of the Kansas City Symphony. Prior to his appointment with the Kansas City Symphony, Seber served as Education and Outreach Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra from 2013 to 2016 and Music Director of the Louisville Youth Orchestra from 2005 to 2016. Seber has guest conducted many leading North American orchestras, including the Charleston Symphony, Cleveland Pops, Colorado Symphony, and Houston Symphony, among others. A passionate advocate of music education, Seber recently led the Honors Performance Series Orchestra in performances at Carnegie Hall (2018 and 2022), Royal Festival Hall in London (2019), and the Sydney Opera House (2017). Seber has performed with classical artists including Jinjoo Cho, Paul Jacobs, Conrad Tao, and Joyce Yang, and a diverse range of pops artists including Patti Austin, Boyz II Men, Melissa Etheridge, Ben Folds, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Lyle Lovett, Brian Stokes Mitchell, My Morning Jacket, and Leslie Odom, Jr. He earned his master’s degree in orchestral conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music and his bachelor’s degrees in violin performance and music education from Baldwin Wallace University. 18
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oprano Siri Howard has performed at prestigious venues around the world, collaborating as a soloist with orchestras including the Nashville Symphony, Omaha Symphony, New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Steamboat Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Pops of Long Island, and The Florida Orchestra. Howard performed with the New York Philharmonic in Sweeney Todd: Live from Lincoln Center starring Emma Thompson (PBS broadcast), and with The Philadelphia Orchestra for their 25th anniversary concert of A Little Night Music. Howard’s Broadway appearances include Les Misérables and The Sound of Music. She has performed in the National Tours of The Phantom of the Opera, Parade, Les Misérables, and The Sound of Music, and has extensive experience playing major roles in significant regional musical theatre venues throughout the US. On the operatic stage, Howard’s performances include Le Nozze di Figaro (Susanna), Orpheus Descending (Carol Cutrere), Dido and Aeneas (Dido), Cendrillon (Cendrillon), and La bohéme (Musetta). She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from the University of Maryland College Park, and a Master of Arts in vocal performance from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.
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BACH & BEYOND PVS CLASSICAL SERIES Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. in Southfield at Congregation Shaarey Zedek Friday, January 12, 2024 at 8 p.m. in Monroe at Meyer Theater at the La-Z-Boy Center Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 3 p.m. in Beverly Hills at Seligman Performing Arts Center NICHOLAS McGEGAN, conductor KIMBERLY KALOYANIDES KENNEDY, violin ALEXANDER KINMONTH, oboe Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (1685 - 1750) Ouverture Air Gavotte I & II Bourrée Gigue Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Oboe, Violin, and Orchestra (1685 - 1750) in C minor, BWV 1060 I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro Alexander Kinmonth, oboe Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy, violin Intermission Joseph Bologne, Symphony No.1 in G major, Op.11, No.1 Chevalier de Saint-Georges I. Allegro (1745 - 1799) II. Adante III. Allegro assai Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 82 in C major “The Bear” (1732 - 1809) I. Vivace assai II. Allegretto III. Menuetto IV. Vivace Flash photography, extended video recording, tripods, and cameras with detachable lenses are strictly prohibited.
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PROGRAM NOTES Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major Composed 1730
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH B. Eisenach, Germany, 1685 D. Leipzig, Germany, 1750
Scored for 2 oboes, 3 trumpets, timpani, and strings. (Approx. 20 minutes)
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he more closely one studies Baroque music, the more one realizes the importance of the dance—sonatas, concertos, and sacred and secular vocal music bore the imprint of these rhythms. Bach, the supreme eclectic, used dance rhythms in various ways, sometimes incorporating them subtly, almost defying the listener to recognize their origins; at others, presenting courtly or folk dances in nearly their original guise, only one step removed from the ballroom or the stage. If the dances in his keyboard suites are several degrees removed from their sources, those in the four suites for orchestra show their ancestry more closely. During the Baroque era, the dance suite constituted one of the most popular formats for instrumental composition. This was particularly true in northern Europe, and German composers—Handel, Telemann, and Bach among them—cultivated this genre with excellent results. Bach left suites of dance pieces for harpsichord and solo string instruments, but his most colorful works of this kind are his four suites for orchestra. The orchestral suite, in fact, stands closer to genuine dance music than to the keyboard suite, since it originated as a collection of extracts from an opera or a ballet. In imitation of these secondhand suites, Baroque composers wrote new
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ones, usually beginning with an overture and continuing with a number of dances. Such a format, infinitely flexible in detail, was particularly favored in Germany, where entertainment music was constantly in demand at the courts that dotted the landscape. Bach, though he falls into the German tradition, was by no means the most prolific composer of suites: Graupner wrote 87, and Telemann may have composed as many as 1,000, of which 135 are extant. No autographed scores exist for Bach’s four orchestral suites, only copies written out when he was in Leipzig. Nor is there any evidence that the four suites we know were conceived as a unit, like the Brandeburg concertos, since no 18th-century source groups more than three of the four together. Most scholars attribute all four to Bach’s Cothen period (1721–23), when he composed the bulk of his instrumental music. Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major follows the standard layout of an orchestral suite and opens with a magnificent French style overture followed by the Air for strings alone—one of the most famous movements in Bach’s repertoire. This movement was later arranged for solo violin by August Wilhelmj in 1871 under the title “Air on a G String,” a piece that many classical music enthusiasts know and love. The later movements in this suite include the country dances, the Bourrée, and the Gigue—a quick dance composed in a compound meter seldom heard in Bach’s orchestral suites. The DSO most recently performed music from Bach’s Suite No. 3 in February 2017, conducted by Michelle Merrill. The DSO first performed music from the work in March 1917, conducted by Weston Gales.
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Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH B. Eisenach, Germany, 1685 D. Leipzig, Germany, 1750
Scored for solo oboe, solo violin, keyboard, and strings. (Approx. 16 minutes)
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lthough J.S. Bach was renowned during his lifetime as a keyboard virtuoso, he was also an accomplished violinist. He performed on this instrument only during the early part of his career, particularly when he was employed as “chamber musician” to Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe Weimar from 1708 to 1717. But his knowledge of it was put to good use in composing his solo violin concertos. Two of these compositions have survived, though Bach certainly wrote others now lost (at least in their original form; some of them exist in the transcriptions Bach later made for harpsichord and strings). This seems a scanty contribution to the genre when compared with the dozens or even hundreds of such works from the pens of Albinoni, Vivaldi, and other composers of the Baroque era. But what Bach’s output for violin and orchestra may lack in quantity is more than compensated for in its quality. Just as his Brandenburg Concertos represent the pinnacle of the extensively cultivated concerto grosso form, so this pair of works brings the preclassical violin concerto to its greatest glory. The origin of Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor is somewhat of a mystery. The exact composition date is unknown—and beyond this—the original score was lost, and the transcription was not written in Bach’s handwriting. However, it is a known fact that Bach made a second version of this concerto for two harpsichords, allowing for comparison to be made between the two and confirmation that the transcription of his Concerto for Violin and Oboe was very similar to the original lost version. The Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C dso.org
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minor, BWV 1060 follows the standard Italian baroque concerto structure with three movements organized by tempo: fast-slow-fast. The first movement, titled allegro, alternates between the soloists and the orchestra with a strong and sturdy main theme. The adagio features an aria-influenced melodic line that begins with the oboe soloist in an elegant cantilena in counterpoint throughout between the two soloists. The final movement begins with a crisp main theme and concludes with unstoppable rhythmic energy, a classic example of a brisk concerto finale with a fast tempo driving the piece to a dashing conclusion. The DSO most recently performed Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor in July 1995, with Dmitry Sitkovetsky as conductor and violinist, and Donald Baker on oboe. The DSO first performed the piece in February 1976, with Rafael Druian as conductor and violinist, and Donald Baker on oboe.
Symphony No. 1 in G major, Op. 11, No. 1 JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES B. December 25, 1745, Baillif, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe D. June 10, 1799, Paris, France
Scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns, and strings. (Approx. 16 minutes)
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oseph Bologne, Chevalier de SaintGeorges, was a highly accomplished composer and violinist known for his virtuosic solo repertoire, symphonic masterpieces, and leading many renowned orchestras in Paris throughout the mid-18th century. Bologne possessed outstanding talent and excelled at every activity he pursued from a very young age. Although he was incredibly well-accomplished, having commissioned and premiered six symphonies by Joseph Haydn and possessing DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 21
an extensive list of musical accomplishments, he is seldom mentioned in music history. He was the son of Anne (known as Nanon), an enslaved woman of Senegalese origin, and Georges de Bologne Saint-Georges, a wealthy plantation owner and Nanon’s enslaver. Despite Nanon being the enslaved servant to his wife Elisabeth, Georges de Bologne acknowledged paternity of Joseph and gave him his surname, part of which— “de Saint-Georges”—was named after his plantations in Guadeloupe. Bologne graduated from the Royal Academy in 1766 and was named an officer in the court of King Louis XV shortly after, bestowing him the title of “Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges.” This title came with an abundance of connections, which Bologne used to pursue his musical career and begin playing violin in the Concert des Amateurs in 1769, a renowned orchestra consisting of the finest musicians from Paris and beyond. He eventually became the director of this ensemble and organized concerts featuring himself as the soloist. Bologne was a sought-after teacher and counted Marie Antoinette among his former students. Bologne’s musical career continued to flourish, and he went on to compose several string quartets, concertos, symphonies, and operas. His name was considered to be the obvious choice to take over as the next director of the Paris Opéra by aristocrats in 1776, but Bologne withdrew his application upon learning about a petition made by several leading ladies in the opera, who claimed that they could not submit to his orders because of his race. The rise of the French Revolution posed moral challenges to Bologne, having spent the majority of his life as a member of the aristocracy. However, he ultimately decided to side with the Revolution and serve as a military leader for a legion of soldiers of color, later known as the “Légion Saint-Georges.” Bologne fought alongside General Thomas-Alexandre 22
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Dumas, the father of renowned Black novelist Alexandre Dumas. He came out of the Revolution as heroic, but was soon denounced and imprisoned due to rising paranoia from the war. The majority of his music was lost during the Revolution, and what had survived was soon forgotten. Fortunately, within the last few decades, the world has begun to once again remember, appreciate, and celebrate his work. Bologne’s Symphony No. 1 was one of his two Opus 11 symphonies composed in the mid-1770s—two symphonies composed in nearly perfect models of the early classical symphony style. His Symphony No. 1 is a finely crafted example of the best symphonies of the composer’s time and reflects a mastery of understanding of music composition and theory. It is composed in three movements—a standard sonata form with a spritely first theme and a lyrical second theme, an elegant ballroom dance exuding the “perfumed atmosphere of the stylized culture of the court of France,” and an upbeat finale composed in a binary form. His affinity for string writing is apparent throughout this piece, and in the finale, his compositional style closely follows that of Haydn—one of Bologne’s greatest influences. The DSO most recently performed Bologne’s Symphony No. 1 in September 2020, conducted by Jader Bignamini. The DSO first performed this piece in May 1973, conducted by Paul Freeman.
Symphony No. 82, “The Bear” Composed 1786 | Premiered 1787
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN B. March 31, 1732, Rohrau, Lower Austria D. May 31, 1809, Vienna, Austria
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to his patrons and free to experiment beyond the range of public scrutiny. Ostensibly, Haydn’s compositions were Prince Esterhazy’s property, but this did not prevent enterprising publishers from pirating them, and willingly or not, Haydn became a public figure. Paris in the mid-18th century was a bustling musical capital, with several publishers feeding the desire for the newest and the best, and with flourishing public concerts to provide grist for endless discussion. Haydn’s works had been printed in Paris as early as 1764, when the publisher Chevadiere brought out an edition of his six string quartets, Op. 1. That same year, Symphony No. 2 in C appeared, and later, six string trios. By 1770, Haydn’s works were in such demand in Paris that the publishers began issuing other composers’ music under Haydn’s name. The Haydn scholar H.C. Robbins Landon estimates that, between 1775 and 1780, more spurious works than genuine ones appeared in print under Haydn’s name in Paris. It was inevitable that one of the promoters of public concerts in Paris would score a coup by commissioning some new symphonies from Haydn, and in 1784 or 1785, an offer came from the Concerts de la Loge Olympique, a series patronized by the nobility and the royal family. The correspondence between Haydn and the Chevalier de St. Georges, the orchestra’s concertmaster, has been lost, but the final terms were munificent: 25 Louis d’or for each of the six symphonies. The customary numbering of the Paris Symphonies (Nos. 82-87) is at odds with their chronology. Nos. 83 and 87, and probably 85, were written in 1785, and the even-numbered symphonies in 1786. The first performance took place apparently in 1787, and soon after, the symphonies appeared on the series of the Concert Spirituel. In a review of the latter series, the critic for the Mercure de dso.org
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France praised “the productions of this great genius, who, in each of his pieces, manages to derive from a single subject such rich and varied developments; quite different from those sterile composers, who pass continually from one idea to another...” 18th-century music criticism being what it was, it is difficult to match those words to a specific work, but they are no less true for their generality. The first movement of Symphony No. 82, indeed, is remarkable less for economy of material than for the ease in which Haydn adopts every musical manner of his time to his own purposes. Three distinct strains intermingle here. To begin with, the key, C major; the orchestration, with high horns; and the thematic material, ceremonious and a bit impersonal, delineate a “courtly” style that came as second nature to any musician who worked for a noble patron. But wait: for the second subject, Haydn struck a mock-rustic pose, with a drone bass supporting a simple-minded melody. And in the development, he shows that for such a master as he is, this is all grist for the mill. The steely first theme takes on darker hues and breaks its courtly stride. And the simple second subject is put through some contrapuntal paces that might have seemed quite beyond its reach. To follow this multifarious movement, in an uncharacteristic triple meter, Haydn sets his second movement—not really a slow one—in a galumphing duple meter, and chooses one of his favorite and simplest forms, the double variations. As is often the case, the movement seems as much a rondo as a variations set, with the first strain, in the major key, returning each time almost unaltered except for some retouching of the orchestration. The alternating section, in the minor, is more varied, but in the most artless way, with block harmonies set against a running bass. A substantial coda rounds out the movement, beginning heartily but ending in a whisper. DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 23
In the minuet, we re-enter the courtly realm, its pompous etiquette exaggerated almost to the point of caricature. Two types of minuets vied for precedence in the late 18th century, a lighter and heavier: this one is of the latter variety, strongly accented, decked out in full ceremonial dress, with the high horns shredding their brilliance over the assembled company. The Trio is gentler, more limber, more yieldingly scored. The Symphony took its nickname from the finale, the beginning of which
suggested to some 18th-century listeners a bear dancing to a fairground accompaniment. To us today, the same passage sounds at least as military as ursine—at any rate, it puts the movement, if not the whole Symphony, well within the orbit of the popular style of the time. —Michael Fleming The DSO most recently performed Haydn’s “The Bear” in March 2012, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. The DSO first performed the piece in November 1976, conducted by Hiroyuki Iwaki.
PROFILES NICHOLAS MCGEGAN
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n his sixth decade on the podium, Nicholas McGegan—long hailed as “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (The Independent) and “an expert in 18th-century style” (The New Yorker)—is recognized for his probing and revelatory explorations of music of all periods. Following a 34-year tenure as Music Director of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale, he is now Music Director Laureate. He is also Principal Guest Conductor of Hungary’s Capella Savaria. Best known as a Baroque and Classical specialist, McGegan’s approach— intelligent, infused with joy, and never dogmatic, along with an ability to engage players and audiences alike—has made him a pioneer in broadening the reach of historically informed practice beyond the world of period ensembles to conventional symphonic forces. He has appeared as a guest conductor with the New York, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong philharmonics; the Chicago, Dallas, Milwaukee, Toronto, Sydney, and New Zealand symphonies; The Philadelphia Orchestra; the 24
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Royal Northern Sinfonia and Scottish chamber orchestras; and at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, among others. McGegan is committed to the next generation of musicians, frequently conducting and coaching students in residencies and engagements at Yale University, The Juilliard School, Harvard University, the Colburn School, Aspen Music Festival and School, Sarasota Music Festival, and the Music Academy of the West. He has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; an honorary professorship at Georg-August University, Göttingen; and in 2016 was the Christoph Wolff Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Harvard. English-born, McGegan was educated at Cambridge and Oxford. He was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) “for services to music overseas.” Other awards include the Halle Handel Prize; the Order of Merit of the State of Lower Saxony (Germany); the Medal of Honour of the City of Göttingen; and a declaration of Nicholas McGegan Day by the Mayor of San Francisco, in recognition of his work with Philharmonia Baroque.
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lexander Kinmonth has served as Principal Oboe (Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair) of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra since 2015, appointed by Leonard Slatkin. He can be heard on the DSO’s recordings of Tchaikovsky’s first, second, fourth, and sixth symphonies. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Nathan Hughes of The Metropolitan Opera. Kinmonth has played as a substitute musician with The Metropolitan Opera on both oboe and English horn and in the Charleston (SC) Symphony Orchestra. In the summer of 2022, Kinmonth participated in the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego CA, and the Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, MA. In previous summers, he has attended the Music Academy of the West, the Round Top Institute, and the Aspen Festival, where he received a fellowship in 2014. He also participated in the prestigious New York String Orchestra Seminar at Carnegie Hall in 2013. Kinmonth is a winner of the Professional Musicians Club of Boston’s Award for “Outstanding Achievement.” During his time in New York, Kinmonth performed operas, orchestral works, and new music with the Juilliard Orchestra and New Juilliard Ensemble, working with noted conductors including James Levine, Kurt Masur, and Jaap van Zweden. Aside from music, Kinmonth has also pursued athletic, social, and academic interests. He participated in the 2010 National Junior Olympics for fencing and enjoys soccer and downhill mountain biking. He is also the winner of a National Gold Key Award in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards’ Short Story category.
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KIMBERLY KALOYANIDES KENNEDY
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imberly Ann Kaloyanides Kennedy won her coveted position as a violinist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the age of 22. Kennedy further realized her dream in 2003 when she became Associate Concertmaster (Schwartz and Shapero Family Chair). Kennedy’s early love of music became what undoubtedly would be her career as she pursued studies at Brevard Music Center and Interlochen Arts Camp as the Governor’s Scholar for the state of Ohio. She continued her studies at the Sarasota Music Festival; spent four summers at the Aspen Music Festival on Fellowship, as Associate Concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra; spent three years at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida with Sergiu Schwartz; and finally landed at the University of Michigan with Paul Kantor. It was halfway through her senior year at Michigan in 1998 that her hard work paid off, joining the first violin section of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Throughout her training, she won several prizes in competitions around the country, including the Grand Prize in the National MTNA competition and First Prize in the Greek Women’s National Competition in Chicago; the Skokie Valley Concerto Competition; the University of Michigan Concerto Competition; and the Harid Conservatory Concerto Competition. Kennedy was one of the few Americans invited to the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in 1998. She solos regularly with the DSO. Kennedy and her husband Bryan Kennedy, who previously served in the DSO’s horn section, are strongly committed to this orchestra and to this region, working diligently to ensure that it remains internationally renowned and artistically revered.
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BEETHOVEN & SIBELIUS Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 19, 2024 at 8 p.m. Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 8 p.m. in Orchestra Hall OSMO VÄNSKÄ, conductor PAUL LEWIS, piano Henry Dorn Transitions (b. 1988) Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (1770 - 1827) I. Allegro con brio II. Largo III. Rondo: Allegro Paul Lewis, piano Intermission Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 (1865 - 1957) I. Allegretto II. Andante, ma rubato III. Vivacissimo IV. Finale: Allegro moderato
With support from Bonnie Larson, the DSO is proud to feature The Larson Piano on this program. Part of the DSO’s fine instrument collection, the Steinway Model D Concert Grand Piano is the standard by which other concert pianos are judged and compared. Handmade in the New York Steinway Factory, this majestic musical instrument is the pinnacle of concert grands.
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PROGR AM AT-A-GL ANCE | BEE THOVEN & SIBELIUS The Never-Ending Journey We are all on our own journey through this lifetime, and music allows us to convey the many obstacles, hardships, triumphs, and joys throughout. Conductor Osmo Vänskä, recognized as one of the world’s greatest Sibelius interpreters, leads a path through the Nordic ice and soaring splendor of the composer’s Second Symphony. Michigan-based Henry Dorn’s Transitions ponders the turmoil of change through the tumultuous, ravenous nature of cancer and his mother’s journey with the disease. Renowned English pianist Paul Lewis explores the vast journey that is Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto, with an “inwardness that is the pianist’s forte” (Chicago Tribune). Beethoven went through his own personal coming of age journey while composing this concerto, which turned into a startlingly mature work that synthesizes the then-popular piano styles of Mozart and Haydn combined with his own brilliant innovations.
PROGRAM NOTES Transitions Composed 2022 | Premiered 2022
HENRY DORN B. 1988, Little Rock, Arkansas
Scored for 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, keyboard, and strings. (Approx. 10 minutes)
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n Transitions, Henry Dorn writes the following: “My mother passed in July 2017 from cancer. Her entire life could be summarized as endeavoring against opposition. This was true even right up to the end as she battled the suffocating effects of lung cancer. As I sat in wait with her in the hospital during her final days, I became an active participant in her transition from this life to whatever comes next. It was there that I started to write notes and ideas I felt about the experience, her journey, her unspoken strength, and her quiet inner beauty. These sketches, which were too difficult to encompass at the time, were put to the side until I was able to set to paper my thoughts about her final days. This work is for her. Cancer sucks. There’s no nice way to say that. It comes like a thief in the night and enters like a pest, and then it proliferates. Before you know—it’s everywhere! I spent a month with my mother in a dso.org
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hospital. She had lost a considerable amount of weight. Someone who always hummed and had melody in heart and could absolutely talk for hours was reduced to a silence, as if held captive as a gagged prisoner. In this work, I try to capture not the beauty we often try to find in the passing of a loved one, but the tumultuous, ravenous nature of this illness. There are moments that are dense and complex, dark and sometimes ugly. A menacing fugal idea that continues to proliferate—much in the way that cancer does. A rising melody like the sound of a ventilator helping to breathe when the body no longer has the capacity to do it on its own. The mechanical sounds of keys clicking and descending and ascending scales like rumbling of hospital equipment. Hint of the Dies Irae plainchant pointing to impending demise. And yet—in all of this—I imagine my mother’s gentle spirit. The middle of the piece paints a picture of a still, suspended state. It harkens to my experience in the hospital at night, after all others are gone and all is quiet. The silence disrupted only by the occasional beeps of machinery. I tried to imagine my mother’s thoughts and envisioned this state of serenity led by a melody I could see her humming. This was her unspoken strength, still present in the face of death. This piece again gives way to the chaos of cancer, returning more ruthless than before. The turmoil starts to totally boil over, with DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 27
all the components of the work bearing down one final time. As a final call of strength, the horns raise their bells to sound my mother’s melody (she was, herself, a hornist in school). The eminent end draws near, but not before a final nod to her and her life.” This performance marks the DSO premiere of Henry Dorn’s Transitions.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Composed 1795 | Premiered 1795
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN B. December 1770, Bonn, Germany D. March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria
Scored for solo piano, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings. (Approx. 37 minutes)
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hough it carries the label “No. 1,” Beethoven’s C major piano concerto marks his third attempt in the genre. The earliest is an unfinished concerto in E-flat major, and the B-flat major Piano Concerto No. 2—while published later—was largely composed before the No. 1. But as they say, the third time is the charm! The C major concerto, though written when Beethoven was just 25, is a startlingly mature work that synthesizes the then-popular piano styles of Mozart and Haydn with Beethoven’s own brilliant innovations. The extended length of the concerto’s first movement, some 478 measures, is an indication of Beethoven moving away from the Classical model of the concerto form, and toward a more involved and perhaps even symphonic conception for the genre. Besides its length, the first movement is remarkable for the lyricism and rapid-fire arpeggios that Beethoven grants the soloist. The tender slow movement, in the contrasting key of A-flat major, has a sense of the sublime that was so valued by 28
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Beethoven’s Viennese contemporaries. Much of the restatement of the opening uses a new triplet accompaniment that transforms its rhythmic feel. And the final movement, Allegro scherzando, is a rondo whose good humor and wit provides contrast with the seriousness of the opening two movements—and recalls the lightheartedness of Haydn, Beethoven’s teacher in Vienna. The DSO most recently performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in November 2018, conducted by Cristian Măcelaru and featuring pianist Emanuel Ax. The DSO first performed the piece in December 1924, conducted by Ossip Gabrilowitsch and featuring pianist Rudolph Ganz.
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 Composed 1902 | Premiered 1902
JEAN SIBELIUS B. December 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna, Finland D. September 20, 1957, Järvenpää, Finland
Scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings. (Approx. 44 minutes)
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innish symphonist Jean Sibelius is known primarily for his cycle of seven rugged symphonies. While he lived well into the 20th century, his compositional output would cease altogether between 1920 and 1925, making him more of a contemporary of Claude Debussy, Gustav Mahler, and Richard Strauss than a more “proper” 20th-century composer. His musical style can best be described as late-Romantic nationalism; he was inspired by nature and the sounds of nature as well as Finnish folklore, particularly the great Finnish epic Kalevala. While his First Symphony owes much to Tchaikovsky in terms of its structure and design, his Second Symphony is an WINTER 2023
altogether different work; the new territory he explored here (particularly in the first movement) would represent a break with convention that would grow wider with each new addition to the genre.
The DSO most recently performed Sibelius’s Second Symphony in October 2016, conducted by Hannu Lintu. The DSO first performed this piece in March 1921, conducted by Ossip Gabrilowitsch.
PROFILES OSMO VÄNSKÄ
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onductor Laureate of the Minnesota Orchestra and Music Director of Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä is recognized for his compelling interpretations of repertoire of all ages and an energetic presence on the podium. His democratic and inclusive style of work has been key in forging long-standing relationships with many orchestras worldwide. Performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the Minnesota Orchestra in June 2022 provided a fitting culmination for Vänskä’s tenure as Music Director. Together, they undertook five major European tours, as well as a historic trip to Cuba in 2015—the first visit by an American orchestra since the two countries re-established diplomatic relations. They also made a groundbreaking tour to South Africa in 2018 as part of worldwide celebrations of Nelson Mandela’s centenary—furthermore the first visit by an American orchestra. He is regularly invited to guest conduct in Asia including with Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; and China, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, and Taiwan philharmonic orchestras. Vänskä continues to develop a visiting and touring relationship with Curtis Institute of Music Symphony Orchestra, leading conducting seminars as well as tours in Europe, the US, and Asia. Vänskä is the recipient of a Royal Philharmonic Society Award, the Finlandia Foundation’s Arts and Letters Award, the dso.org
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2010 Ditson Award from Columbia University, and the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland. In 2013, he received the Annual Award from the German Record Critics’ Award Association for his involvement in BIS’s recordings of the complete works by Sibelius. Osmo Vänskä has recorded the complete Sibelius Symphony Cycle, and Beethoven’s Piano Concertos for BIS Records.
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aul Lewis is internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation. His numerous awards have included the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year, two Edison Awards, three Gramophone Classical Music Awards, the Diapason d’or de l’Année Awards, the Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and the South Bank Show Classical Music Award. In 2016, he was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Lewis performs regularly as soloist with the world’s great orchestras and is a frequent guest at the most prestigious international festivals, including London’s BBC Proms, where in 2010, he became the first pianist to perform a complete Beethoven piano concerto cycle in one season. His recital career takes him to venues such as London’s Royal Festival Hall, Carnegie Hall in New York, Vienna’s Musikverein and Konzerthaus, the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Palau de la Música Catalana. DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 29
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ELGAR & MOZART Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. in West Bloomfield at Berman Center for the Performing Arts Friday, January 26, 2024 at 8 p.m. in Plymouth at Plymouth First United Methodist Church Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 8 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills at Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 3 p.m. in Grosse Pointe at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church BERTIE BAIGENT, conductor RALPH SKIANO, clarinet Emilie Mayer (1812 - 1883)
Overture No. 2 in D Major
Gerald Finzi Concerto for Clarinet, Op. 31 Allegro vigoroso Adagio ma senza rigore Rondo. Allegro giocoso Ralph Skiano, clarinet Intermission Sir Edward Elgar Serenade in E minor for String Orchestra, Op. 20 (1857 - 1934) I. Allegro piacevole II. Larghetto III. Allegretto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543 (1756 - 1791) I. Adagio - Allegro II. Andante con moto III. Menuetto: Allegretto IV. Allegro Flash photography, extended video recording, tripods, and cameras with detachable lenses are strictly prohibited.
PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE | ELGAR & MOZART Mozart’s Legacy and The Clarinet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music, composed a substantial body of works for the full and short period of time he lived. Symphony No. 39, is unusual but thrilling—it is the only symphony from his adulthood that does not include oboes, which allows for a rare and beautiful feature of the clarinet throughout the piece. This symphony also features a slow introduction, a common practice for symphonies of that time but rarely heard in Mozart’s works. Emilie Mayer’s Overture No. 2 in D major recalls Mozart’s style in her own way, and Gerald Finzi further celebrates the clarinet with his concerto, performed here by DSO Principal Clarinet Ralph Skiano. 30
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PROGRAM NOTES Overture No. 2 in D major Composed 1850 | Premiered 1850
EMILIE MAYER B. May 14, 1812, Friedland, Germany D. April 10, 1883, Berlin, Germany
Scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings. (Approx. 11 minutes)
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milie Mayer was, by far, the most famous female German composer of her lifetime. Her works were popular with critics and audiences, and she sent her manuscripts to conductors to advocate for their performance. Mayer composed a singspiel (Die Fischerin), eight symphonies, eight violin sonatas, twelve cello sonatas, six piano trios, seven string quartets, and seven orchestral overtures, among many other piano works and songs. In addition to composing, she was a sculptor, and many of her sculptures are in collections across Europe to this day. Mayer’s Overture No. 2 in D major is light and joyous with hints of darkness. This overture, like many of her other works, is clearly influenced by the ItalianGerman opera style as well as Viennese classical music. It features a triumphant opening followed by a series of various musical characters juxtaposed by long phrases of melodies and harmonic development, increasing in energy to an exciting and triumphant finale. This performance marks the DSO premiere of Emilie Mayer’s Overture No. 2 in D major.
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Concerto for Clarinet, Op. 31 Composed 1949 | Premiered 1949
GERALD FINZI B. July 14, 1901, London, United Kingdom D. September 27, 1956, Radcliffe Infirmary
Scored for solo clarinet and strings. (Approx. 29 minutes)
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erald Finzi spent his early childhood in London, later moving for stints in Yorkshire and Gloucestershire, and arriving in 1930 at the Royal Academy of Music for a teaching appointment. At this time, he was beginning to gain recognition as a composer with the premiere of his song cycle A Young Man’s Exhortation and the increasing popularity of his Earth and Air and Rain, establishing him as a masterly and sensitive setter of poetry. In 1939, Finzi and his family moved to Hampshire, and during the war years he was drafted into the Ministry of War Transport. He later founded the Newbury String Players, an ensemble that revived neglected 18th century string music in addition to giving premieres by his contemporaries. When the war ended, Finzi began to receive a series of important commissions including his festival anthem Lo, The Full, a larger scale ode For St Cecilia, and a Clarinet Concerto for Frederick Thurston, which is perhaps his best-known work. In 1951, Finzi received a piece of devastating news when he learned that he was suffering from Hodgkin’s Disease, a form of leukemia. He lost the battle against his illness just a few short years later in 1956—the night after his Cello Concerto was first broadcast. Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto is one of his most widely performed and recorded orchestral works, clearly demonstrating DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 31
the composer’s affinity for the instrument. Commissioned by the lauded Three Choirs Festival in 1949, this marvelous concerto breathes a fresh air of spontaneity and showcases the instrument’s capability for sustained legato melodies and rapid virtuosic figuration. This three-movement concerto follows a standard fast-slowfast form opening with searing intensity from the strings before the calm and wistful entry of the clarinet, and ending with an upbeat Rondo movement whose main theme is a catchy folk song, concluding with a fiery display of virtuosity. This performance marks the DSO premiere of Gerald Finzi’s Concerto for Clarinet, Op. 31.
Serenade in E minor for String Orchestra, Op. 20 Composed 1892 | Premiered 1896
SIR EDWARD ELGAR B. June 2, 1857, Broadheath, England D. February 23, 1934, Worcester, England
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dward Elgar wrote his Serenade for Strings shortly before he achieved recognition throughout England as one of his country’s great composers. Although he lacked a thorough formal music education, he was driven to establish himself as a composer and made a living playing the organ, teaching, and writing music at every opportunity in smaller cities outside London. For a time, he even took a position as “composer in the ordinary” for the staff at a mental asylum in Worcester. Unable to find a publisher for his Serenade, he rehearsed it with a Worcester Ladies’ Orchestral Class that he taught just so he could hear it. Elgar’s melodic voice shines in the Serenade. The first and last movements, labeled “Allegro piacevole” (pleasantly brisk) and allegretto 32
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(moderately quick), feature wide-ranging melodies that take on a folk-like quality by restricting themselves to the notes of a diatonic (major or minor) scale. Elgar’s harmonic accompaniments feature ambiguity and tension in ways that reveal his romantic inclinations. The middle movement, titled “larghetto,” is justifiably the most beloved. Like leaves, butterflies and other objects from nature, its outline displays an exquisite near symmetry as it presents three melodies and then revisits them in reverse order. The opening, despite its simplicity, keeps the listener guessing harmonically until the violins enter with the second theme and make the key of the movement clear. The final movement revisits an interior theme from the opening movement, borrowing its lilting accompaniment figure as well, to bring a sense of conclusion to the entire work. The DSO most recently performed Elgar’s Serenade in E minor for String Orchestra in April 2017, conducted by Lio Kuokman. The DSO first performed the piece in April 1989, conducted by Stephen Stein.
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART B. January 27, 1756, Salzburg, Austria D. December 5, 1791, Vienna, Austria
Scored for flute, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings. (Approx. 25 minutes)
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hen Mozart began writing symphonies at the age of eight, the form was in its infancy and was not at all the exalted musical expression it later became. He was not necessarily an innovator, but over the years his genius turned the once humble form into one of great subtlety, variety, and expressive power, and the symphony rose from an insignificant concert opener to become
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the focal point of orchestral programs. Mozart’s last great symphonies (Nos. 36 through 41) and the greatest of Haydn’s symphonies stand at the apex of the Classical era; they have rarely been equaled and never surpassed. Although it is not performed as often as Nos. 40 and 41, the Symphony No. 39 has become one of Mozart’s best-loved symphonies, receiving high praise from scholars and musicians alike for more than 200 years. Certainly, the symphony breathes a spirit of joy and positive spirits, and the scoring is a departure from Mozart’s norm. The composer was becoming increasingly interested in the clarinet, and although his famous concerto and quintet for the instrument were in the future, in this work he uses clarinets in place of oboes, making it the only symphony from his maturity which is without that particular instrument. The result is a mellower sound, a serious contrast to the tense Symphony No. 40 and vast, emotional Symphony No. 41. The key here is E-flat major, which for Mozart implied warmth, solidity, and even solemnity. The symphony has a slow but impassioned introduction, a common feature at the time but rare for Mozart. The
dramatic opening gradually gives way to a very lyrical and graceful first movement, whose two main themes are set apart by their contrasting character and their instrumentation. The instrumentation for the symphony as a whole is unusually modest, and in the lovely second movement it becomes even more so as the trumpets and timpani are not used. Very often the third movement in a classical symphony is the least striking, used sometimes to just make a bridge between the more imposing music of the slow movement and finale—but not here! In some respects, this may be the most interesting of the four movements, as it is a rather boisterous minuet with the trio section containing an endearing, lilting dance tune. The symphony then concludes with a brilliant, lighthearted, and even humorous finale, built on a single theme, as many of Haydn’s finales were. Once again, this is not typical of Mozart’s last movements, which are often full of melodic ideas. The DSO most recently performed Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major in May 2022, conducted by Xian Zhang. The DSO first performed the work in March 1915, conducted by Weston Gales.
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PROFILES BERTIE BAIGENT
RALPH SKIANO
ertie Baigent is winner of the 2022 Grand Prix at the inaugural International Conducting Competition in Rotterdam, along with the Classical and Symphonic prizes. He has conducted the Rotterdam Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and Phion Orchestra at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, among others. In the 2023-2024 season, Baigent debuts with the London Philharmonic, Tampere Philharmonic, Orchestre philharmonique du Luxembourg, Bruckner Orchester Linz, and Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, and returns to the Rotterdam Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Baigent has served as Music Director of Waterperry Opera Festival since 2017 and has conducted productions of Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, Dido, and Aeneas and Partenope—directing the latter two from the harpsichord. He made his Opera Holland Park debut in 2021 and assisted on L’elisir d’amore at Glyndebourne Festival Opera in summer 2023. Baigent studied at the Royal Academy of Music and was awarded the Orchestra Prize by the New Japan Philharmonic at the Tokyo International Conducting Competition in 2021.
alph Skiano has served as Principal Clarinet of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra since 2014, previously serving in the same position with the Richmond Symphony and the Des Moines Metro Opera. He has appeared as guest principal clarinetist of the Seattle Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, and The Cleveland Orchestra. Skiano’s festival appearances include Mainly Mozart Festival, Peninsula Music Festival, Britt Music Festival, Festival Lyrique-en-Mer, and Tanglewood. As a soloist, he has been featured with ensembles in the United States, France, Germany, and Switzerland. Skiano has appeared as a soloist several times with the Richmond Symphony, most notably performing concerti by Mozart, Weber, and Copland. He made his Detroit solo debut with the DSO in March 2015, performing Mozart’s Concerto for Clarinet. Skiano has served on the faculty of James Madison University and the College of William and Mary and has presented masterclasses at universities across the United States. Under the guidance of Richard Hawley, Skiano completed his Bachelor of Music at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2002.
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MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI, conductor
The Moody Blues, Overture Arr. & Orch. Christopher J. Wills Justin Hayward I Know You’re Out There Somewhere Arr. Sam Shoup Hayward/Arr. Shoup Tuesday Afternoon Hayward/Arr. Shoup Fly Me High Hayward English Sunset John Lodge/Arr. Shoup Isn’t Life Strange Larry Banks & Milton Bennett Go Now Arr. Shoup Hayward/Arr. Shoup Story In Your Eyes INTERMISSION Hayward/Jeff Wayne/Richard Burton Forever Autumn Arr. Shoup Hayward/Arr. Shoup The Other Side of Life Hayward Say It With Love Hayward/Arr. Shoup The Actor Hayward Never Comes the Day Ray Thomas/Arr. Shoup Timothy Leary Lodge/Arr. Shoup Singer in a Rock & Roll Band Hayward/Arr. Shoup Nights in White Satin Hayward/Arr. Shoup Question
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PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE | GO NOW! THE MUSIC OF THE MOODY BLUES Voices in The Sky “The Moody Blues are still the Sistine Chapel of popular music.” – Rolling Stone In an endless sea of rock and pop formats, The Moody Blues have distinguished themselves across four decades as a shimmering jewel that vindicates rock music as a substantial artistic contribution to Western culture. Formed in Birmingham, England in 1964, the band first came to prominence with their single “Go Now,” which flew to the top of the charts as the No. 1 single in the UK and in the US Top 10 singles list in 1964 and 1965. The Moody Blues have a longstanding history of performances in Detroit, first appearing at the Grande Ballroom in 1968, and more recently at the Royal Oak Music Theatre in July 2023. Today, drummer Gordy Marshall, who toured with band for 25 years, and Mick Wilson, former lead singer of fellow English band 10cc, join the DSO for a tribute to pop music perfection, including hits such as “Nights in White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Go Now,” and “Isn’t Life Strange.”
PROFILES MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI Known for his entertaining programs and engaging personality, Michael Krajewski is a much sought-after pops conductor in the US, Canada, and abroad. His 20-year relationship with the Houston Symphony included 17 years as Principal Pops Conductor. He also served as Principal Pops Conductor of the Long Beach Symphony for 11 years, Principal Pops Conductor of Atlanta Symphony for eight years, Music Director of the Philly Pops for six years, and Principal Pops Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony for 25 years. Krajewski’s busy schedule as a guest conductor includes concerts with major and regional orchestras across the United States. In Canada, he has appeared with the orchestras of Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, and Kitchener-Waterloo. Overseas, he has performed in Ireland, Spain, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Malaysia, and China.
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Krajewski has conducted concerts featuring notable musicians and entertainers from many diverse styles of music. He has worked with classical luminaries such as vocalist Marilyn Horne, flutist James Galway, pianist Alicia de Larrocha, and guitarists Pepe and Angel Romero. In the field of popular music, he has performed with Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Kenny Loggins, Ben Folds, Rufus Wainright, Jason Alexander, Patti Austin, Sandi Patty, Megan Hilty, Matthew Morrison, Doc Severinsen, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Chieftains, and Chicago, among others. Born in Detroit, Krajewski studied music education at Wayne State University and conducting at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He was an Antal Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and subsequently served as the DSO’s assistant conductor for four years. Krajewski now lives in Florida with his wife Darcy. In his spare time, he enjoys travel, photography, and solving crossword puzzles.
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NA’ZIR MCFADDEN, conductor DENZAL SINCLAIRE, vocalist
Program to be announced from the stage.
Flash photography, extended video recording, tripods, and cameras with detachable lenses are strictly prohibited.
PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE | LUSH LIFE: DUKE ELLINGTON & BILLY STRAYHORN In A Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn wrote some of the most beloved jazz standards of all time. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Ellington was a prolific American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader of his eponymous jazz orchestra who wrote or collaborated on more than one thousand compositions. In the 1930s, he began a nearly 30-year collaboration with composer, arranger, and pianist Billy Strayhorn, who joined Ellington’s band in 1939 at the young age of 24. Their close relationship led to the development of timeless classics and contributed to much joy in the jazz world. Ellington has a longstanding history of appearances in Detroit, and the city’s Edward “Duke” Ellington Conservatory of Music and Art at Beckham Academy is lovingly named after the jazz superstar. dso.org
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PROFILES NA’ZIR MCFADDEN
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merican conductor Na’Zir McFadden is the Assistant Conductor and Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. McFadden also serves as Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra. McFadden’s 2023–2024 season includes a debut with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and a return to the Philadelphia Ballet. He will also serve as a guest cover conductor for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. In the 2022–2023 season, he made his subscription debut with the DSO alongside bass-baritone Davóne Tines and clarinetist Anthony McGill. In March 2024, he will return to conduct the DSO’s annual Classical Roots program, premiering two new works by composers Billy Childs and Shelly Washington. Other conducting highlights include debuts with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Ballet. Previously, McFadden led a recording project with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago—featuring Hilary Hahn as co-collaborator and soloist. In 2020, McFadden was named the inaugural Apprentice Conductor of the Philadelphia Ballet; a position he held until 2022. He also served as the Robert L. Poster Conducting Apprentice of the New York Youth Symphony from 2020 to 2021. At the age of 16, McFadden conducted his hometown orchestra—The Philadelphia Orchestra—in their “Pop-Up” series, meeting their Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who has since served as a mentor. An advocate for arts education, McFadden strives to provide access to the arts for students in underserved communities and currently serves as a board member of Philadelphia-based nonprofit Generation Music.
enzal Sinclaire is one of Canada’s most popular jazz vocalists and is ranked among the finest jazz singers of his generation. A graduate of McGill University’s Jazz Performance program, he possesses that rare ability to achieve, from the moment he steps on stage, a profound emotional interaction with his audience. Sinclaire is a Juno Award (Canada’s Grammy Award) nominee, a recipient of the 2004 National Jazz Award for “Best Album,” four-time consecutive recipient of Jazz Report Magazine Award for Male Jazz Vocalist, and 2007 Choc Jazzman Award (France). He has graced the stages of concert halls and festivals around the world and has appeared on several popular TV shows, including Canada AM, Nashville Now, and Ireland’s The Late Late Show. As a former member of soul artist Jamie Lidell’s band, he has appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Manu Katché’s One Shot Not (France). Equally at home in the theatre, film, and television arenas, Sinclaire has delighted audiences with his critically acclaimed performance in Unforgettable, a musical based on the life and music of Nat King Cole; Tapestry: The Music of Carole King (Arts Club Theatre); and William Saroyan’s award-winning The Time of Your Life (Soul Pepper Theatre Company). Sinclaire has performed with renowned artists including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Patrice Rushin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Janis Siegal, Dee Daniels, Kevin Mahagony, Michael Feinstein, the Count Basie Orchestra, Dame Cleo Laine, Holly Cole, Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, and the David Berger Jazz Orchestra.
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A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTE D ORCHESTRA
JADER BIGNAMINI MUSIC DIRECTOR
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
JADERDBIGNAMINI, Music Director JADER BIGNAMINI MUSIC DIRECTOR A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTE ORCHESTRA Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation
JEFF TYZIK
TERENCE BLANCHARD
NA’ZIR MCFADDEN
LEONARD SLATKIN
NEEME JÄRVI
Principal Pops Conductor
Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair
Assistant Conductor, Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador
Music Director Laureate
Music Director Emeritus
PARADISE JAZZ SERIES AN EVENING WITH KENNY GARRETT AND SOUNDS FROM THE ANCESTORS Friday, February 23, 2024 at 8 p.m. in Orchestra Hall KENNY GARRETT, alto saxophone KEITH BROWN, piano RUDY BIRD, percussion CORCORAN HOLT, bass RONALD BRUNER, drums MELVIS SANTA, vocals & piano
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PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE | THE NEXT GENERATION OF JAZZ A Living Master Detroit-born saxophonist Kenny Garrett has made marvelous sounds for more than 30 years. Having worked with Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, his career is a roll call of legends. Garrett has been recognized as one of modern jazz’s brightest and most influential living masters, and his latest project, a multi-faceted album titled Sounds from The Ancestors, sees the saxophonist “at the top of his game” (Glide Magazine). Today’s concert in Orchestra Hall follows Garrett’s headlining performance at the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival as a newly minted recipient of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship. Flash photography, extended video recording, tripods, and cameras with detachable lenses are strictly prohibited.
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PROFILES KENNY GARRETT
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enny Garrett’s latest release, Sounds from the Ancestors, is a multi-faceted album. The music, however, doesn’t lodge inside the tight confines of the jazz idiom, which is not surprising considering the alto saxophonist and composer acknowledges the likes of Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye as significant touchstones. Sounds from the Ancestors occupies its own space with intellectual clarity, sonic ingenuity, and emotional heft. “The concept initially was about trying to get some of the musical sounds that I remembered as a kid growing up—sounds that lift your spirit from people like John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme; Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace, Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, and the spiritual side of
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the church,” Garrett explains. “When I started to think about them, I realized it was the spirit from my ancestors.” Indeed, Sounds from the Ancestors reflects the rich jazz, R&B, and gospel history of his hometown of Detroit. More important though, it also reverberates with a modern cosmopolitan vibrancy— notably the inclusion of music coming out of France, Cuba, Nigeria, and Guadeloupe. With his illustrious career that includes hallmark stints with Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, as well as a heralded career as a solo artist that began more than 30 years ago, Garrett is easily recognized as one of modern jazz’s brightest and most influential living masters. And with the marvelous Sounds from the Ancestors, the Grammy Award-winning Garrett shows no signs of resting on his laurels.
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TRADITIONS AT THE SYMPHONY For more than a century, music lovers in Detroit and around the world have made the DSO a special part of their lives. From dazzling galas and holiday celebrations, to concerts that connect with people near and far, we are honored to be a musical home where lasting memories are made and meaningful traditions are fostered. There’s nothing like walking into The Max and being transported into an enchanted atmosphere of music and community. DSO patron Ali Reda Jeafar fondly remembers attending his first DSO concert, a Home for the Holidays performance in 2016: “Home for the Holidays is a treasure for me. The magic of that day…it has kept me coming back every year.” Each season, patrons share special moments with friends at PNC Pops Series performances. Many attend Coffee Concerts together on Friday mornings, singing along to their favorite tunes conducted by beloved artists like Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik. After the concert, they head to a local restaurant to savor the moment and enjoy one another’s company.
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Many DSO fans have attended concerts for decades, building a relationship with the orchestra and forming connections with loved ones that last a lifetime. “My Mother’s Day and birthday gift to my mom was always a year of pops concerts,” said one patron. “I took her until she was 97 years old.” “In March 1995 while I was at a DSO concert, I met a nice gentleman,” said another patron. “We got married nine months later on December 17, which also happens to be Beethoven’s birthday. We have been very happy since, thanks to the DSO.” In addition to presenting events at Orchestra Hall, it’s in our orchestra’s DNA to spread music across the street—and across the globe. From tours like Europe in 2001, Asia in 2017, and Florida in 2024; to community performances and Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts that delight thousands of people each week, we are proud to mean so much to so many of you. With many more concerts, galas, and celebrations to come, we look forward to continuing these traditions and sharing in remarkable moments year after year.
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THE ANNUAL FUND
Gifts received between September 1, 2022 and November 15, 2023.
The DSO is a community-supported orchestra, and 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 would like to make a donation, please contact 313.576.5114 or go to dso.org/donate.
PARAY SOCIETY - GIVING OF $250,000 & MORE Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Penny & Harold Blumenstein Julie & Peter Cummings Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Peter Karmanos, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen
DORATI SOCIETY - GIVING OF $100,000 & MORE Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo James & Patricia Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher
Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Drs. David & Bernadine Wu Paul & Terese Zlotoff
EHRLING SOCIETY - GIVING OF $50,000 & MORE Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Lois & Avern◊ Cohn Ms. Karol Foss Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Mr.◊ & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley
Ric & Carola Huttenlocher Mrs. Bonnie Larson Nicole & Matt Lester David & Valerie McCammon Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Patricia & Henry◊ Nickol Mr. & Mrs. Arn Tellem
JÄRVI SOCIETY — GIVING OF $25,000 & MORE Ms. Sharon Backstrom Mrs. Cecilia Benner Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brownell Dr. Mark & Karen Diem Mrs. Marjory Epstein Mr. Michael J. Fisher Madeline & Sidney Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Mrs. Martha Ford Dale & Bruce Frankel Ronald M. & Carol◊ Horwitz Mr.◊ & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Mr. Alan J. & Mrs. Sue Kaufman Morgan & Danny Kaufman David* & Arlene Margolin 42
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GABRILOWITSCH SOCIETY - GIVING OF $10,000 & MORE Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee ◊ Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Janet & Norman Ankers Pamela Applebaum Drs. Brian & Elizabeth Bachynski Drs. John◊ & Janice Bernick Ms. Debra Bonde Gwen & Richard Bowlby Michael & Geraldine Buckles Ms. Elena Centeio Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters Gail Danto & Art Roffey Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Adel & Walter Dissett Mr. Charles L. Dunlap & Mr. Lee V. Hart Jim & Margo Farber Sally & Michael Feder Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel◊ & Ronald Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Victor◊ & Gale Girolami Ruth & Al◊ Glancy Dr. Robert T. Goldman
Mr.◊ & Mrs. James A. Green Mary Lee Gwizdala Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Judy◊ & Kenneth Hale Ms. Nancy B. Henk◊ Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Renato & Elizabeth Jamett Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup William & Story John Lenard & Connie Johnston Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Mr. & Mrs. Kosch Bud & Nancy Liebler Mr. & Mrs.◊ Joseph Lile Dana Locniskar & Christine Beck Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Ms. Deborah Miesel Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Cyril Moscow Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson Eric & Paula Nemeth Mr. David Nicholson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson
Gloria & Stanley Nycek George & Jo Elyn Nyman Debra & Richard Partrich Kathryn & Roger Penske Dr. Glenda D. Price Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Peggy & Dr. Mark B. Saffer Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz◊ Elaine & Michael Serling Lois & Mark Shaevsky William H. Smith◊ Charlie & John Solecki Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Joel & Shelley Tauber Emily & Paul Tobias Ms. Marie Vanerian Mr. James G. Vella Mr.◊ & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Gary L. Wasserman & Charles A. Kashner Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams Ms. Mary Wilson And four who wish to remain anonymous
Ms. Elizabeth Correa Mr.◊ & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Dr. Edward & Mrs. Jamie Dabrowski Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Dare Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Elaine C. Driker Ms. Ruby Duffield Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Ms. Laurie Ellias & Mr. James Murphy Marianne T. Endicott Mr. Peter Falzon Fieldman Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Franchi Mr.◊ & Mrs. Richard M. Gabrys Alan M. Gallatin Mr. Max Gates Ambassador Yousif B. Ghafari & Mrs. Mara Kalnins-Ghafari Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Goodman Family Charitable Trust Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Mann Gray Leslie Groves* & Joseph Kochanek Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks
Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Kent Jidov Mr. George G. Johnson Paul & Karen Johnson Carol & Rick Johnston Paul & Marietta Joliat Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kalkanis Judy & David Karp Mike & Katy Keegan Betsy & Joel Kellman John Kim & Sabrina Hiedemann Dr. & Mrs. Edward L. Klarman Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff Ms. Susan Konop Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Bill & Kathleen Langhorst Mr. Leonard LaRocca Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Leverenz Bob & Terri Lutz Daniel & Linda* Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Mr. & Mrs. Winom J. Mahoney Cis Maisel Dr. Stephen & Paulette Mancuso
GIVING OF $5,000 & MORE Mrs. Denise Abrash Mrs. Jennifer Adderley Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Mr. & Mrs. William C. Babbage Ms. Ruth Baidas Dr. David S. Balle James A. Bannan Mr. Patrick Barone Mr. Joseph Bartush W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh Ms. Therese Bellaimey Mr. William Beluzo Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Mr. Michael G. Bickers Timothy J. Bogan Ms. Nadia Boreiko Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Claire P. & Robert N. Brown Dr. & Mrs. Roger C. Byrd Richard Caldarazzo & Eileen Weiser Philip & Carol Campbell Mrs. Carolyn Carr Mr.◊ & Mrs. François Castaing Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Christians Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo
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GIVING OF $5,000 & MORE, CONTINUED Maurice Marshall Patricia A.◊ & Patrick G. McKeever Joy & Allan Nachman Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Ms. Jacqueline Paige & Mr. David Fischer Mr. David Phipps & Ms. Mary Buzard William H. & Wendy W. Powers Dr. Glenda D. Price Charlene & Michael Prysak Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Dr. Heather Richter
The Steven Della Rocca Memorial Fund/ Courtenay A. Hardy Ms. Patricia Rodzik Michael & Susan Rontal Mr. Ronald Ross & Ms. Alice Brody Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Marjorie Shuman Saulson Sandy Schreier Robert & Patricia Shaw Mr. Norman Silk & Mr. Dale Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Simoncini William & Cherie Sirois
Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Alice ◊ & Paul Tomboulian Charles◊ & Sally Van Dusen Mrs. Eva von Voss Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Cathy Cromer Wood Ms. June Wu Ms. Gail Zabowski Lucia Zamorano, M.D.
Maureen & Jerry◊ D’Avanzo Lillian & Walter Dean Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Ditkoff Diana & Mark Domin Ms. Felicia Donadoni Paul◊ & Peggy Dufault Edwin & Rosemarie ◊ Dyer Randall & Jill* Elder Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Dave & Sandy Eyl Hon. Sharon Tevis Finch John & Karen Fischer Ms. Joanne Fisher Dorothy A. & Larry L. Fobes Amy & Robert Folberg Mr. & Ms. Henry Ford III Ms. Linda Forte & Mr. Tyrone Davenport Ms. Marci Frick Kit & Dan Frohardt-Lane Lynn & Bharat Gandhi Stephanie Germack Thomas M. Gervasi Mr. & Mrs. James Gietzen Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Dr. Kenneth◊ & Roslyne Gitlin Ms. Jody Glancy Mr. Lawrence Glowczewski Dr. William & Mrs. Antoinette Govier Ms. Jacqueline Graham Dr. Darla Granger & Mr. Luke Ponder Diane & Saul Green Anne & Eugene Greenstein Ms. Chris Gropp Sharon Lopo Hadden Dr. & Mrs. David Haines Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Cheryl A. Harvey Ms. Barbara Heller Ms. Karla Henry-Morris & Mr. William H. Morris Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. Donald & Marcia Hiruo
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollinshead The Honorable Denise Page Hood & Reverend Nicholas Hood III James Hoogstra & Clark Heath Mr. F. Robert Hozian Dr. Karen Hrapkiewicz Sam G. Huszczo Larry & Connie Hutchinson Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham Carolyn & Howard Iwrey Dr. Raymond E. Jackson & Dr. Kathleen Murphy Mr. John S. Johns Mr. William & Mrs. Connie Jordan Diane & John Kaplan Lucy & Alexander* Kapordelis Bernard & Nina Kent Philanthropic Fund Mrs. Frances King Dr. & Mrs. Edward L. Klarman Aileen & Harvey Kleiman Tom◊ & Beverly Klimko Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Mr. & Mrs. Robert Koffron Douglas Korney & Marieta Bautista James Kors & Victoria King Ms. Jennette Smith Kotila George M. Krappmann* & Lynda Burbury-Krappmann Mr. Michael Kuhne Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Laker Mr. David Lalain & Ms. Deniella Ortiz-Lalain Deborah Lamm Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Dr. Lawrence O. Larson Dr. Jonathan Lazar Mr. Henry P. Lee ◊ Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Arlene & John Lewis
GIVING OF $2,500 & MORE Nina Dodge Abrams Mr. Juan Alvarez Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Dr. & Mrs. Joel Appel Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Mr. Eduardo Arciniegas Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Pauline Averbach & Charles Peacock Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Mrs. Jean Azar Ellie & Mitch Barnett Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Mr. Abraham Beidoun Dr. George & Joyce Blum Nancy & Lawrence Bluth Ms. Kristin Bolitho John◊ & Marlene Boll The Achim & Mary Bonawitz Family The Honorable Susan D. Borman & Mr. Stuart Michaelson Don & Marilyn Bowerman Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Dr. Robert Burgoyne & Tova Shaban Virginia Burkel Sandra & Paul Butler Mr. & Mrs. Brian C. Campbell Dr. & Mrs.◊ Thomas E. Carson Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Ronald◊ & Lynda Charfoos Dr. Betty Chu Mr. William Cole & Mrs. Carol Litka Cole Mr. & Mrs. Brian G. Connors Dr. & Mrs. Bryan & Phyllis Cornwall Patricia & William◊ Cosgrove, Sr. Ms. Joy Crawford* & Mr. Richard Aude Mr. & Mrs. Matthew P. Cullen Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund 44
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GIVING OF $2,500 & MORE, CONTINUED Mr. Dane Lighthart & Ms. Robyn Bollinger* David & Clare Loebl Mr. John Lovegren & Mr. Daniel Isenschmid Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Melissa & Tom Mark Barbara J. Martin Brian & Becky McCabe Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Mr. Edward McClew Mr. Anthony Roy McCree Ms. Mary McGough Ms. Kristen McLennan Dr. Donald & Barbara Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Mr. & Mrs. Randall Miller Mr. Keith Mobley J.J. & Liz Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Dr. Van C. Momon, Jr. & Dr. Pamela Berry Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore Ms. Sandra Morrison Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Ms. Jennifer Muse Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Mr. & Mrs. George Nicholson Megan Norris & Howard Matthew Lisa & Michael O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. Robert Obringer Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Mr. Tony Osentoski & Mr. David Ogloza Terry E. Packer
Mr. & Mrs. Randy G. Paquette Mark Pasik & Julie Sosnowski Priscilla & Huel Perkins Peter & Carrie Perlman Ms. Alice Pfahlert Benjamin B. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. William A. Reed Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Mr. & Mrs. John Rieckhoff Mr. & Mrs. Jon Rigoni Ms. Linda Rodney Seth & Laura Romine Mr.◊ & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Linda & Leonard Sahn Ms. Joyce E. Scafe Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Mr. & Mrs. Donald and Janet Schenk Shirley Anne & Alan Schlang Joe & Ashley Schotthoefer Catherine & Dennis B. Schultz Sandy◊ & Alan Schwartz Mrs. Rosalind B. Sell Mr. Jeffrey S. Serman Carlo & Nicole Serraiocco Shapero Foundation Bill* & Chris Shell Dr. Les Siegel & Ellen Lesser Siegel Dean P. & D. Giles Simmer Ralph & Peggy Skiano Mr. Michael J. Smith & Mrs. Mary C. Williams
Ms. Susan Smith Shirley R. Stancato Peter & Patricia Steffes Dr. Gregory Stephens Mr. Mark Stewart & Mr. Anonio Gamez-Galaz Nancy C. Stocking Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Stollman Mr. & Mrs.◊ John Streit Dr. & Mrs. Choichi Sugawa Dr. Neil Talon Mr. Rob Tanner Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Dr. Barry Tigay Yoni & Rachel Torgow Barbara & Stuart Trager Tom & Laura Trudeau Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Gerald & Teresa Varani Mr. William Waak Dr.◊ & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Richard P. & Carol A. Walter Mr. Patrick Webster David R. Weinberg, Ph.D. Beverly & Barry Williams Elizabeth & Michael Willoughby Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Ms. Eileen Wunderlich Dr. Sandra & Mr. D. Johnny Yee Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Yee Ms. Ellen Hill Zeringue And nine who wish to remain anonymous
Frank & Elyse Germack Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Hirt Jean Hudson Mr. & Ms. Charles Jacobowitz Ms. Nadine Jakobowski Dr. & Mrs. Leonard B. Johnson Dr. Judith Jones Carole Keller Mr. & Mrs. Gerd H. Keuffel Elissa & Daniel Kline Mr. Robert Kosinski Mr. & Mrs. William Kroger, Jr. Mr. Sean Maloney & Mrs. Laura Peppler-Maloney Mr. & Mrs. Richard Manning Steve & Brenda Mihalik Carolyn & J. Michael Moore Muramatsu America Flutes Rachel L. & Joshua F. Opperer Ken & Geralyn Papa Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. Peterson Mrs. Anna M. Ptasznik
Drs. Renato & Daisy Ramos Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Rask Ms. Elana Rugh Mr. & Mrs. James P. Ryan Brian & Toni Sanchez-Murphy Dr. & Mrs. Hershel Sandberg Ms. Rosemarie Sandel Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Schwartz Mr. Konstantin Shirokinskiy Mrs. Andreas H. Steglich Mr. Jon Steiger Mr. Jt Stout Ms. Amanda Tew* David & Lila Tirsell Dennis & Jennifer Varian Mr. Barry Webster Ms. Janet Weir Janis & William Wetsman/The Wetsman Foundation Mr. & Mrs.◊ Richard Wigginton Mr. & Mrs. Michael Zerkich And one who wishes to remain anonymous
GIVING OF $1,500 & MORE Ms. Jacqueline Adams Mrs. Lynn E. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Joel Adelman William Aerni & Janet Frazis Dr. & Mrs. Gary S. Assarian Drs. Richard & Helena Balon Mr. & Mrs. David W. Berry Mr. and Mrs. John Bishop Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burstein Mr. & Mrs. Byron Canvasser Steve & Geri Carlson Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Colombo Catherine Compton Mr. & Mrs. David Conrad Mr. & Mrs. John Courtney DeLuca Violin Emporium Gordon & Elaine Didier Ms. Marla Donovan Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Douglas Mrs. Connie Dugger Mr. Howard O. Emorey Burke & Carol Fossee Dr. & Ms. E. Bruce Geelhoed
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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT GIVING Giving of $500,000 & more SAMUEL & JEAN FRANKEL FOUNDATION
Giving of $200,000 & more
Giving of $100,000 & more MARVIN & BETTY DANTO FAMILY FOUNDATION
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Giving of $50,000 & more The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Huntington MASCO Corporation MGM Grand Detroit Milner Hotels Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Penske Foundation, Inc. Donald R. Simon & Esther Simon Foundation Matilda R. Wilson Fund
Giving of $20,000 & more Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund Henry Ford II Fund JPMorgan Chase
Myron P. Leven Foundation Michigan Arts & Culture Council Stone Foundation of Michigan Wolverine Packing
Giving of $10,000 & more Geoinge Foundation Honigman LLP Laskaris-Jamett Advisors Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation Karen & Drew Peslar Foundation Sun Communities Inc. Varnum LLP Burton A. Zipser & Sandra D. Zipser Foundation
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Giving of $1,000 & more
Applebaum Family Philanthropy Creative Benefit Solutions, LLC Fisher Funeral Home & Cremation Services Benson & Edith Ford Fund Hylant Group Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation KPMG LLP Meemic Sigmund & Sophie Rohlik Foundation Taft Law Warner Norcross + Judd LLP Wisne Charitable Foundation
Coffee Express Roasting Company The Cassie Family Foundation Jack, Evelyn, & Richard Cole Family Foundation Frank & Gertrude Dunlap Foundation Enterprise Holdings Foundation EY James & Lynelle Holden Fund Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation Josephine Kleiner Foundation Dolores & Paul Lavins Foundation Ludwig Foundation Fund Madison Electric Company Michigan First Credit Union Plante Moran Renaissance (MI) Chapter of the Links Louis & Nellie Sieg Foundation Samuel L. Westerman Foundation
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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. 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 Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Ms. Sharon Backstrom Sally & Donald Baker Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Stanley A. Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Mandell L. Berman ◊ Virginia B. Bertram ◊ Mrs. Betty Blair Ms. Rosalee Bleecker Mr. Joseph Boner Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. Harry G. Bowles ◊ Mr. Charles Broh◊ Mrs. Ellen Brownfain William & Julia Bugera CM Carnes Cynthia Cassell, Ph. D. Eleanor A. Christie Ms. Mary F. Christner Mr. Gary Ciampa Robert & Lucinda Clement Drs. William ◊ & Janet Cohn Lois & Avern◊ Cohn Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock◊ Mr. Scott Cook, Jr. Mr. & Ms. Thomas Cook Dorothy M. Craig◊ Mr. & Mrs. John Cruikshank Julie & Peter Cummings Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. John Diebel◊ Mr. Stuart Dow Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Mr. & Mrs. Robert G.◊ Eidson Marianne T. Endicott Ms. Dorothy Fisher◊ Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher◊ 48
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Dorothy A. & Larry L. Fobes Samuel & Laura Fogleman Mr. Emory Ford, Jr.◊ Endowment Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel◊ & Ron Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Mrs. Rema Frankel◊ Jane French◊ Mark & Donna Frentrup Alan M. Gallatin Janet M. Garrett Dr. Byron P.◊ & Marilyn Georgeson Jim & Nancy Gietzen Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Victor◊ & Gale Girolami Ruth & Al◊ Glancy David & Paulette Groen Mr. Gerald Grum◊ Rosemary Gugino Mr. & Mrs. William Harriss Donna & Eugene Hartwig Ms. Nancy B. Henk Joseph L. Hickey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Hitchman Ronald M. & Carol◊ Horwitz Andy Howell Carol Howell◊ Paul M. Huxley & Cynthia Pasky David & Sheri Jaffa Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Jeffs II Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup Mr. George G. Johnson Ms. Carol Johnston Lenard & Connie 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 Ms. Sandra Lapadot Mrs. Bonnie Larson Ann C. Lawson◊ Allan S. Leonard
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Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Dr. Melvin A. Lester◊ Mr. & Mrs.◊ Joseph Lile Eric & Ginny Lundquist Harold Lundquist◊ & Elizabeth Brockhaus 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 Joy & Allan Nachman Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters Beverley Anne Pack David & Andrea Page ◊ Mr. Dale J. Pangonis Ms. Mary Webber Parker◊ Mr. David Patria & Ms. Barbara Underwood◊ Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein◊ Helen & Wesley Pelling◊ Dr. William F. Pickard 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 Ms. Elizabeth Reiha ◊ 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 Marjorie Shuman Saulson Ruth Saur Trust Mr. & Mrs. Donald and Janet Schenk Ms. Yvonne Schilla David W. Schmidt◊ Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest◊ Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Shaffer◊ Patricia Finnegan Sharf Ms. Marla K. Shelton Edna J. Shin Ms. June Siebert Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon◊ Dr. Melissa J. Smiley & Dr. Patricia A. Wren David & Sandra Smith Ms. Marilyn Snodgrass ◊ Mrs. Margot Sterren◊ Mr. & Mrs. Walter Stuecken Mr.◊ & Mrs. Alexander C. Suczek David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Alice ◊ & Paul Tomboulian Roger & Tina Valade Charles◊ & Sally Van Dusen Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. Melvin VanderBrug Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent◊ Mr. Sanford Waxer◊ Christine & Keith C. Weber Mr. Herman Weinreich ◊ John◊ & Joanne Werner Mr.◊ & Mrs. Arthur Wilhelm Mr. Robert E. Wilkins ◊ Mrs. Michel Williams Ms. Nancy 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◊ And five who wish to remain anonymous
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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. Linda Wasserman, Chair Mrs. Katana H. Abbott* Mr. Joseph Aviv Mr. Christopher Ballard* Ms. Jessica B. Blake, Esq. Ms. Rebecca J. Braun Mr. Timothy Compton Ms. Wendy Zimmer Cox* Mr. Robin D. Ferriby* Mrs. Jill Governale*
Mr. Henry Grix* Mrs. Julie Hollinshead, CFA Mr. Mark W. Jannott, CTFA Ms. Jennifer Jennings* Ms. Dawn Jinsky* Mrs. Shirley Kaigler* Mr. Robert E. Kass* Mr. Christopher L. Kelly Mr. Bernard S. Kent
Ms. Yuh Suhn Kim Mrs. Marguerite Munson Lentz* Mr. J. Thomas MacFarlane Mr. Christopher M. Mann* Mr. Curtis J. Mann Mrs. Mary K. Mansfield Mr. Mark E. Neithercut* Mr. Steve Pierce Ms. Deborah J. Renshaw, CFP
Mr. James P. Spica Mr. David M. Thoms* Mr. John N. Thomson, Esq. Mr. Jason Tinsley* Mr. William Vanover Mr. William Winkler
*Executive Committee Member
Share the music of the DSO with future generations INCLUDE THE DSO AS A BENEFICIARY IN YOUR WILL
TRIBUTE GIFTS Gifts received – September 1 to November 15, 2023 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
In Memory
Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Ms. Cynthia Brody Ms. Janet Gumenick
Dr. John Bernick Mrs. Maureen T. D’Avanzo Mr. David L. Everson & Mrs. Jill Jordan
Ms. Joanne Danto Mrs. Maureen T. D’Avanzo Mr. & Mrs. Martin L. Katz
Florine Mark Mrs. Bonnie Larson
Ms. Amanda Van Dusen Hudson-Webber Foundation
Mr. Alan E. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Alan Ackerman Mr. & Mrs. David Foltyn Robert & Lauren Guzzardo Edward A. Roth IV Dr. & Mrs. Edward and Karen Roth
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Y O U R E X P E R I E N C E AT T H E M A X
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, plus our outdoor green space, Sosnick Courtyard. 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.
Parking The DSO Parking Deck is located at 81 Parsons Street. Self-parking in the garage costs $12 for most concerts (credit card payment only). Accessible parking is available on the first and second floors of the garage. Note that accessible parking spaces go quickly, so please arrive early! Valet parking is also available for all patrons (credit card payment only), and a golf cart-style DSO Courtesy Shuttle is available for all patrons who need assistance entering The Max.
What Should I Wear? You do you! We don’t have a dress code, and you’ll see a variety of outfit styles. Business casual attire is common, but sneakers and jeans are just as welcome as suits and ties.
Food and Drink Concessions are available for purchase on the first floor of the William Davidson Atrium at most concerts, and light bites are available in the Paradise Lounge on the second floor. Bars are located on the first and third floors of the William Davidson Atrium and offer canned sodas (pop, if you prefer), beer, wine, and specialty cocktail mixes. Patrons are welcome to bring drinks to their seats at 50
THE MAX M. & MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER 3711 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 Box Office: 313.576.5111 Group Sales: 313.576.5111 Administrative Offices: 313.576.5100 Facilities Rental Info: 313.576.5131 Visit the DSO online at dso.org For general inquiries, please email info@dso.org
all performances except Friday morning Coffee Concerts; food is not allowed in Orchestra Hall. Please note that outside food and beverages are prohibited.
difference, including noise-reducing headphones and fidget toys. The DSO also has a quiet room, available for patrons to use at every performance at The Max.
Accessibility
• A golf cart-style DSO Courtesy Shuttle is available for all patrons who need assistance entering The Max.
Accessibility matters. Whether you need ramp access for your wheelchair or are looking for sensory-friendly concert options, we are thinking of you. • The Max has elevators, barrierfree restrooms, and accessible seating on each level. Security staff 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. You can use your own mobile device and headphones by downloading the Sennheiser MobileConnect app, or borrow a device by visiting the Box Office. • Available at the Box Office during all events at at The Max, William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series venues, and chamber recitals, the DSO offers sensory toolkits to use free of charge, courtesy of the Mid-Michigan Autism Association. The kits contain items that can help calm or stimulate a person with a sensory processing
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• Check out the Accessibility tab on dso.org/yourexperience to learn more
WiFi Complimentary WiFi is available throughout The Max. Look for the DSOGuest network on your device. And be sure to tag your posts with #IAMDSO!
Shop DSO Merchandise Visit shopdso.org to purchase DSO and Civic Youth Ensembles merchandise anywhere, anytime!
The Herman and Sharon Frankel Donor Lounge Governing Members 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. WINTER 2023
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/rentals or call 313.576.5131 for more information.
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
POLICIES
PHONES
SEATING Please note that all patrons (of any age) must have a ticket to attend concerts. If the music has already started, an usher will ask you to wait until a break before seating you. The same applies if you leave Orchestra Hall and re-enter. Most performances are broadcast (with sound) on a TV in the William Davidson Atrium.
TICKETS, EXCHANGES, AND CONCERT CANCELLATIONS n All sales are final and non-refundable. n Even though we’ll miss you, we understand that plans can change unexpectedly, so the DSO offers flexible exchange and ticket donation options. n Please contact the Box Office to exchange tickets and for all ticketing questions or concerns. n The DSO is a show-must-go-on orchestra. In the rare event a concert is cancelled, our website and social media feeds will announce the cancellation, and patrons will be notified of exchange options.
Your neighbors and the musicians appreciate your cooperation in turning your phone to silent and your brightness down while you’re keeping an eye on texts from the babysitter or looking up where a composer was born!
PHOTOGRAPHY & RECORDING We love a good selfie for social media (please share your experiences using @DetroitSymphony and #IAMDSO) but remember that having your device out can be distracting to musicians and audience members. Please be cautious and respectful if you wish to take photos or videos. Flash photography, extended video recording, tripods, and cameras with detachable lenses are strictly prohibited.
NOTE: By entering event premises, you consent to having your likeness featured in photography, audio, and video captured by the DSO, and release the DSO from any liability connected with these materials. Visit dso.org for more.
SMOKING Smoking and vaping are not allowed anywhere in The Max.
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Be a source of hope for bipolar disorder. Questions? Reach out to Lisa Fabian at 734-763-4895 or visit prechterprogram.org.
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A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Benjamin Brown Production Manager
Joseph Sabatella Fulfillment Coordinator
Erik Rönmark President and CEO James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Chair
Nolan Cardenas Auditions and Operations Coordinator
Alice Sheppard Event Coordinator
Jill Elder Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer Linda Lutz Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Joy Crawford Executive Assistant to the President and CEO Serena Donadoni Executive Assistant to the Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer Anne Parsons ◊ President Emeritus
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS ARTISTIC PLANNING Jessica Ruiz Senior Director of Artistic Planning Jessica Slais Creative Director of Popular and Special Programming Claudia Scalzetti Artistic Coordinator Lindzy Volk Artist Liaison
Benjamin Tisherman Manager of Orchestra Personnel
LIBRARY
Bethany Simmerlein Grant Writer Shay Vaughn Major Gift Officer
Robert Stiles Principal Librarian
BUILDING OPERATIONS
Ethan Allen Assistant Principal Librarian
Ken Waddington Senior Director of Facilities and Engineering
Bronwyn Hagerty Orchestra and Training Programs Librarian
Cedric Allen EVS Technician Teresa Beachem Chief Engineer
ADVANCEMENT
Demetris Fisher Manager of Environmental Services (EVS)
Alex Kapordelis Senior Director of Advancement Audrey Kelley Director of Executive and Board Operations Colleen McLellan Director of Institutional and Legislative Partnerships
William Guilbault EVS Technician Robert Hobson Chief Maintenance Technician Aaron Kirkwood EVS Lead
Cassidy Schmid Director of Individual Giving
Daniel Speights EVS Technician
Amanda Tew Director of Advancement Operations
EVENT AND PATRON EXPERIENCE
Leslie Groves Major Gift Officer
Christina Williams Director of Patron and Event Experience
Ali Huber Director of Donor Engagement
Neva Kirksey Manager of Events and Rentals
ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS
Jane Koelsch Major Gift Officer
Kathryn Ginsburg General Manager
Elizabeth McConnell Stewardship Coordinator
Alison Reed, CVA Manager of Volunteer and Patron Experience
Patrick Peterson Director of Orchestra Personnel
Juanda Pack Advancement Benefits Concierge
Dennis Rottell Stage Manager
Susan Queen Gift Officer, Corporate Giving
LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL Marc Geelhoed Executive Producer of Live from Orchestra Hall
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COMMUNICATIONS Matt Carlson Senior Director, Communications and Media Relations
Sarah Smarch Director of Content and Storytelling Natalie Berger Video Content Specialist LaToya Cross Communications and Advancement Content Specialist Hannah Engwall Public Relations Manager Francesca Leo Public Relations Coordinator
COMMUNITY & LEARNING Karisa Antonio Senior Director of Social Innovation and Learning Damien Crutcher Managing Director of Detroit Harmony Debora Kang Director of Education Clare Valenti Director of Community Engagement Kiersten Alcorn Manager of Community Engagement Chris DeLouis Training Ensembles Operations Coordinator Joanna Goldstein Manager of Programs and Student Development Kendra Sachs Training Ensembles Recruitment and Communications Coordinator
FINANCE Agnes Postma Senior Director of Accounting and Finance Adela Löw Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting
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Sandra Mazza Senior Accountant, Business Operations
Rebecca Villarreal Director, Loyalty Marketing
Hoang Duong Staff Accountant
Sharon Gardner Carr Tessitura Event Operations Manager
Nick Mangrum Assistant Accounting Clerk
Jay Holladay Brand Graphic Designer
Julia Strickland Payroll and Benefits Accountant
Crystal Mann Loyalty Marketing Manager
HUMAN RESOURCES
LaHeidra Marshall Direct Marketing Manager
Hannah Lozon Senior Director of Talent and Culture Jacquez Gray Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Angela Stough Director of Human Resources Shuntia Perry Recruitment and Employee Experience Specialist
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY William Shell Director of Information Technology Pat Harris Systems Administrator Michelle Koning Web Manager Aaron Tockstein Database Administrator
MARKETING & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Connor Mehren Growth Marketing Manager Declan O’Neal Marketing and Promotions Coordinator Kristin Pagels-Quinlan Digital Advertising Manager
PATRON SALES & SERVICE Michelle Marshall Director, Patron Sales and Service Rolande Edwards Patron Sales and Service Manager James Sabatella Group and Tourism Sales Manager
SAFETY & SECURITY George Krappmann Director of Safety and Security
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Johnnie Scott Safety and Security Manager
Charles Buchanan Senior Director, Marketing and Audience Development
Willie Coleman Security Officer
Teresa Alden Director, Growth Marketing
Sarah McClure Security Officer
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Joyce Dorsey Security Officer
Tony Morris Security Officer
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UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS
Tchaikovsky & Dvořák Apr 11-13
Debussy & Rachmaninoff Apr 5-7
Ravel’s Mother Goose Apr 18-21
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES
CLASSICAL ROOTS Fri. Mar. 1 – Sat. Mar. 2 PNC POPS SERIES
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES
YUJA WANG PLAYS BARTÓK
Thu. Mar. 21 – Sat. Mar. 23
RED CARPET FILM SCORES
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES
Fri. Apr. 5 – Sun. Apr. 7
Fri. Mar. 8 – Sun. Mar. 10
SCHUMANN & ELGAR’S ENIGMA
Fri. Mar. 15 – Sun. Mar. 17 TINY TOTS (Ages 2-5)
KRIS JOHNSON GROUP
DEBUSSY & RACHMANINOFF
PARADISE JAZZ SERIES
AN EVENING WITH BRANFORD MARSALIS Fri. Apr. 5
Sat. Mar. 16
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES
YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES (Ages 6+)
Thu. Apr. 11 – Sat. Apr. 13
PETER & THE WOLF
TCHAIKOVSKY & DVOŘÁK
Sat. Mar. 16
TINY TOTS (Ages 2-5)
CHAMBER RECITAL
Sat. Apr. 13
FLUTE & STRINGS AROUND THE WORLD Wed. Mar. 20
GEMINI
TICKETS & INFO 313.576.5111 or dso.org
YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES (Ages 6+)
WHEN INSTRUMENTS ROAMED THE EARTH Sat. Apr. 13
CHAMBER RECITAL
QUINTETS WITH DSO PRINCIPAL WINDS Tue. Apr. 16
WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES
RAVEL’S MOTHER GOOSE Thu. Apr. 18 – Sun. Apr. 21
For complete program listings, including Live from Orchestra Hall webcast dates, visit dso.org
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