DSO Spring 2017 Performance Magazine - Edition 1

VOLUME XXVI • SPRING 2018

PERFORMANCE THE MAGAZINE OF THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

INSIDE Program Notes Deep Roots A Classical Roots Timeline Leonard Slatkin Reflecting on ten years New Music, New Voices Composer Steven Bryant Meet the Musician Victoria King

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CONTENTS

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Leading Tones

12 Meet the Musician Victoria King

Roots 16 Deep A Classical Roots Timeline New Music, New Voices

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Steven Bryant

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Welcome......................................................4 Orchestra Roster.........................................5 Behind the Baton.........................................6 Board Leadership........................................8 Governing Members....................................9 Gabrilowitsch Society.............................. 40 Donor Roster............................................. 40 Maximize Your Experience....................... 48 DSO Administrative Staff......................... 50 Upcoming Concerts.................................. 52 On the cover: Amanda Blaikie, flute (Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair) leads a master class for Civic Youth Ensemble flute players Photo by Chris Lee Read Performance anytime, anywhere at dso.org/performance DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 3

WELCOME Dear Friends, This spring at the DSO is a time of celebration, and we welcome all to celebrate with us here at Orchestra Hall, out in the neighborhoods, and online through our free, live webcasts!

In March, on the heels of our fantastique French Festival, we honor pioneering tenor George Shirley and visionary academic Clockwise from left: Margie Dunn, Chairman Mark Davidoff, Cindy McTee, Music Director Leonard leader Earl Lewis—both dedicated and Slatkin, President and CEO Anne Parsons, Vice passionate educators—at the 40th annual President and CFO Jill Elder, Executive Assistant Classical Roots concerts. The DSO champions to Maestro Slatkin Leslie Karr at Little Caesars Arena the contributions of African-American musicians and composers to classical music, and the funds raised by the Classical Roots Celebration for the past 17 years have supported increased opportunities through DSO musician development programs such as the African-American Orchestra Fellowship and African-American Composer Residency.

The Classical Roots story is not a DSO story, but rather a story of a community connecting with its orchestra around critical priorities of equity and representation in Detroit. We thank all—including remembering those we’ve lost—who have embraced and supported Classical Roots over four decades: from the visionaries who came together to present the first concert at Bethel AME Church in 1978, to anyone who has ever helped sustain and grow this program, through strong times and lean, in our proud, resilient, and steadfast city.

We are also excited to be continuing our celebration of Leonard Slatkin in his 10th and final season as our music director, before he becomes music director laureate this fall. From the concert stage to the neighborhoods—including a recent visit to Little Caesars Arena, where he and Cindy rode Zambonis at a Red Wings game—Leonard’s decade of leadership at the DSO is saluted by all. If you haven’t done so already, we invite you to share your well wishes and memories of Leonard’s time here by filling out a card available in the William Davidson Atrium or visiting dso.org/Slatkin10, where you can also read messages from others.

And, we have more exciting news to share with you. We will honor Leonard, along with our dear friends Penny and Harold Blumenstein, at the annual DSO Heroes Gala on Saturday, June 23. Please save the date and join us for this special event when we celebrate three truly remarkable DSO Heroes.

As always, we invite you to enjoy experiences in the Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube, featuring outstanding classical, cabaret, jazz, pop music, and more, as well as to hear the wonderful work being done by the Civic Youth Ensembles of our Wu Family Academy. We look forward to seeing you, and thank you for your participation and support!

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Mark Davidoff Board Chairman SPRING 2018

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

JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor

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

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

CELLO Wei Yu Principal James C. Gordon Chair Robert Bergman* Jeremy Crosmer* David LeDoux* Peter McCaffrey* Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden Chair Haden McKay* Úna O’Riordan* Paul Wingert* Victor and Gale Girolami Chair Open Assistant Principal Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair BASS Kevin Brown Principal Van Dusen Family Chair Stephen Molina Assistant Principal Linton Bodwin Stephen Edwards Christopher Hamlen HARP Patricia Masri-Fletcher Principal Winifred E. Polk Chair FLUTE Sharon Sparrow Acting Principal Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair Amanda Blaikie Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair Jeffery Zook David Buck ~ Principal Women’s Association for the DSO Chair PICCOLO Jeffery Zook OBOE Alexander Kinmonth Principal Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair Sarah Lewis Maggie Miller Chair Brian Ventura Assistant Principal Monica Fosnaugh

NEEME JÄRVI Music Director Emeritus

MICHELLE MERRILL Associate Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador

ENGLISH HORN Monica Fosnaugh Shari and Craig Morgan Chair CLARINET Andrea Levine † Acting Principal Jack Walters PVS Chemicals Inc./Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair Laurence Liberson Assistant Principal Shannon Orme Ralph Skiano~ Principal Robert B. Semple Chair E-FLAT CLARINET Laurence Liberson BASS CLARINET Shannon Orme Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair BASSOON Robert Williams Principal Victoria King Michael Ke Ma Assistant Principal Marcus Schoon Alexander Davis African-American Orchestra Fellow CONTRABASSOON Marcus Schoon HORN Karl Pituch Principal Johanna Yarbrough Scott Strong Bryan Kennedy David Everson Assistant Principal Mark Abbott^ TRUMPET Hunter Eberly Principal Lee and Floy Barthel Chair Kevin Good Stephen Anderson Assistant Principal William Lucas

TROMBONE Kenneth Thompkins Principal David Binder Randall Hawes BASS TROMBONE Randall Hawes TUBA Dennis Nulty Principal PERCUSSION Joseph Becker Principal Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal Assistant Principal William Cody Knicely Chair James Ritchie TIMPANI Jeremy Epp Principal Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair James Ritchie Assistant Principal LIBRARIANS Robert Stiles Principal Ethan Allen PERSONNEL MANAGERS Heather Hart Rochon Director of Orchestra Personnel Patrick Peterson Manager of Orchestra Personnel STAGE PERSONNEL Dennis Rottell Stage Manager Steven Kemp Department Head Matthew Pons Department Head Michael Sarkissian Department Head LEGEND

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BEHIND THE BATON

Leonard Slatkin

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n 2017-18, internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin celebrates his tenth and final season as Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) before transitioning to the new role of Music Director Laureate, and his first season in the new role of Directeur Musical Honoraire with the Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL). He also welcomes the publication of his second book, Leading Tones: Reflections on Music, Musicians, and the Music Industry, and serves as jury chairman of the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors. His guest-conducting schedule includes engagements with the St. Louis Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Polish National Radio Orchestra, Deutsches SymphonieOrchester Berlin, and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Recent career highlights include a three-week tour of Asia with the DSO; tours of the U.S. and Europe with the ONL; a winter Mozart Festival in Detroit; and engagements with the St. Louis Symphony, WDR Symphony Orchestra in Cologne, Verdi Orchestra in Milan, and San Carlo Theatre Orchestra in Naples.

Moreover, he served as chairman of the jury and conductor of the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

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Slatkin has received six Grammy awards and 33 nominations. His recent Naxos recordings include works by Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Berlioz (with the ONL) and music by Copland, Rachmaninov, Borzova, McTee, and John Williams (with the DSO). In addition, he has recorded the complete Brahms, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky symphonies with the DSO (available online as digital downloads).

A recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Arts, Slatkin also holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. He has received Austria’s Decoration of Honor in Silver, the League of American Orchestras’ Gold Baton Award, and the 2013 ASCAP Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award for his debut book, Conducting Business.

Slatkin has conducted virtually all the leading orchestras in the world. As Music Director, he has held posts in New Orleans; St. Louis; Washington, DC; London (with the BBCSO); and Lyon, France. He has also served as Principal Guest Conductor in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Cleveland.

For more information, visit leonardslatkin.com.

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Jeff Tyzik

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rammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most innovative and sought-after pops conductors.

Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages. In addition to his role as Principal Pops Conductor of the DSO, Tyzik holds The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and also serves as principal pops conductor of the Oregon Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Rochester Philharmonic — a post he has held for 23 seasons.

Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In May 2007, the Harmonia Mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over

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three months. Alex Ross of the New Yorker called it “one of the snappiest Gershwin discs in years.”

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

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Inc. LIFETIME MEMBERS

DIRECTORS EMERITI

OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Richard Huttenlocher Chair

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

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CHAIRMEN EMERITI

Samuel Frankel † David Handleman, Sr.† Dr. Arthur L. Johnson † Clyde Wu, M.D.†

Alfred R. Glancy III Robert S. Miller Peter D. Cummings James B. Nicholson Stanley Frankel Phillip Wm. Fisher

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

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

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

Mark A. Davidoff Chairman

Faye Alexander Nelson, Treasurer

Ralph J. Gerson, Officer at Large

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

Arthur T. O’Reilly, Secretary

Janice Uhlig, Officer at Large

Anne Parsons, President & CEO

Chacona W. Baugh, Officer at Large

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

Nicholas Hood, III Michael J. Keegan Bonnie Larson Matthew B. Lester Arthur C. Liebler Xavier Mosquet Stephen Polk Bernard I. Robertson

Hon. Gerald E. Rosen Nancy M. Schlichting Sharon Sparrow, Orchestra Representative Arn Tellem Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder M. Roy Wilson David M. Wu, M.D.

Ismael Ahmed Rosette Ajluni Richard Alonzo Janet M. Ankers Suzanne Bluestein Penny B. Blumenstein Elizabeth Boone Gwen Bowlby Joanne Danto Stephen R. D’Arcy Maureen T. D’Avanzo Karen Davidson Richard L. DeVore Afa Sadykhly Dworkin Annmarie Erickson James C. Farber Jennifer Fischer Aaron Frankel Alan M. Gallatin Robert Gillette Jody Glancy Malik Goodwin Antoinette G. Green Leslie Green

Laura Hernandez-Romine Michele Hodges Julie Hollinshead Renato Jamett Renee Janovsky Joseph Jonna John Jullens David Karp Joel D. Kellman Jennette Smith Kotila James P. Lentini, D.M.A. Linda Dresner Levy Joshua Linkner Florine Mark Tonya Matthews, Ph.D. David N. McCammon Lois A. Miller Daniel Millward Scott Monty Shari Morgan Frederick J. Morsches Joseph Mullany Sean M. Neall Eric Nemeth

Tom O’Brien Maury Okun Shannon Orme, Orchestra Representative Vivian Pickard William F. Pickard, Ph.D. Gerrit Reepmeyer James Ritchie, Orchestra Representative Richard Robinson Chad Rochkind James Rose, Jr. Lois L. Shaevsky Thomas Shafer Margaret Shulman Cathryn M. Skedel, Ph.D. Shirley R. Stancato Stephen Strome Mark Tapper Laura J. Trudeau Gwen Weiner Jennifer Whitteaker R. Jamison Williams Margaret E. Winters Ellen Hill Zeringue

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GOVERNING MEMBERS Governing Members comprise a philanthropic leadership group designed to provide unique, substantive, hands-on opportunities for leadership and access to a diverse group of valued stakeholders. Governing Members are ambassadors for the DSO and advocates for arts and culture in Detroit and throughout Southeast Michigan. This list reflects gifts received from September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2017. For more information about the Governing Members program, please call 313.576.5114.

Janice Bernick Chairwoman

James C. Farber Immediate Past Chair

Jiehan Alonzo Vice Chair, Signature Events

Suzanne Dalton Vice Chair, Annual Giving

Bonnie Larson Member-at-Large

Janet and Norm Ankers Co-Vice Chairs, Gabrilowitsch Society

Samantha Svoboda Vice Chair, Communications

David Everson* Musician Representative

Cathleen Clancy Vice Chair, Engagement

David Assemany Member-at-Large

Kenneth Thompkins* Musician Representative

Diana Golden Vice Chair, Membership

David Karp Member-at-Large

Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Mrs. Denise Abrash Ms. Dorothy Adair Mr. & Mrs. George Agnello Dr. Roger & Mrs. Rosette Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mr. & Mrs. James A. Anderson Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Applebaum Family Foundation Pamela Applebaum Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Pauline Averbach & Charles Peacock Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mrs. Jean Azar Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Babbish Ms. Sharon Backstrom Ms. Ruth Baidas Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale & Mr. Roger Dye Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mrs. Mary Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien

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Dr. & Mrs. Brian J. Beck Ms. Margaret Beck Mrs. Cecilia Benner Mrs. Harriett Berg Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Drs. John & Janice Bernick Mr. & Mrs. Michael Biber Martha & G. Peter Blom Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Bluestein Dr. George & Joyce Blum Penny & Harold Blumenstein Nancy & Lawrence Bluth Mr. Timothy Bogan Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bonahoom The Honorable Susan D. Borman & Mr. Stuart Michaelson Rud† & Mary Ellen Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lisa Brandt Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Claire & Robert N. Brown Mrs. Milena Brown Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brownell Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Buck Michael & Geraldine Buckles Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Dr. & Mrs. Roger C. Byrd Philip & Carol Campbell Mrs. Carolyn Carr Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Christians

*Current DSO Musician or Staff

Michael & Cathleen Clancy Mr. Don Clapham Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clark Nina & Richard Cohan Lois & Avern Cohn Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Mr. James Schwyn & Mrs. Françoise Colpron Mr. & Ms. Thomas Cook Ms. Elizabeth Correa Patricia & William Cosgrove, Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Julie & Peter Cummings Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Dr. Edward Dabrowski Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Dare Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo Barbara A. David Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Lillian & Walter Dean Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Delsener Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Mr. Giuseppe Derdelakos Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Adel & Walter Dissett Diana & Mark Domin Eugene & Elaine C. Driker Paul† & Peggy Dufault

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Mrs. George D. Dzialak Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Randall & Jill* Elder Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Marianne T. Endicott Donald & Marjory Epstein Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Dave & Sandy Eyl Mr. Peter Falzon Jim & Margo Farber Ellie Farber Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs.† Anthony C. Fielek Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Dr. Thomas Filardo & Dr. Nora Zorich Hon. Sharon Tevis Finch Barbara & Alfred J. Fisher III Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher & Mr. Roy Furman Ms. Mary D. Fisher Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Madeline & Sidney Forbes Emory M. Ford, Jr.† Endowment Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Mark & Loree Frank Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Dale & Bruce Frankel Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Frankel Ms. Carol A. Friend

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GOVERNING MEMBERS continued Kit & Dan Frohardt-Lane Sharyn & Alan Gallatin Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Byron† & Dorothy Gerson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Dr. Robert T. Goldman Goodman Family Charitable Trust Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin Paul & Barbara Goodman Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Ms. Jacqueline Graham Mr. Luke Ponder & Dr. Darla Granger Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Gray Mr.† & Mrs. James A. Green Dr. & Mrs. Joe L. Greene Dr. & Mrs. Steven Grekin Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Mary & Preston Happel Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Tina Harmon Mrs. Betty J. Harrell Mr. & Mrs.† Morton E. Harris Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Cheryl A. Harvey Randall* & Kim Minasian Hawes Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein Ms. Nancy B. Henk Dr. Gloria Heppner Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. & Mrs. Ross Herron Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Jeremiah* & Brooke Hess Mr. George Hill & Mrs. Kathleen Talbert-Hill Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. Donald & Marcia Hiruo Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollinshead Jack & Anne Hommes James Hoogstra & Clark Heath Ronald M. & Carol† Horwitz Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian 10

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marshall L. Hutchinson Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Nicki* & Brian Inman Mr. & Mrs. Steven E. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Ira J. Jaffe Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Janovsky Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup William & Story John Mr. John S. Johns Mr. George G. Johnson Lenard & Connie Johnston Ms. Sydney Johnstone Mr. Paul Joliat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Mr. John Jullens Grace & Evelyn Kachaturoff Ellen Kahn Faye & Austin Kanter Diane & John Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Peter Karmanos, Jr. Judy & David Karp Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Dr. Laura Katz & Dr. Jonathan Pasko Mike & Katy Keegan Betsy & Joel Kellman June K. Kendall Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Patrick J. Kerzic† & Stephanie Germack Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Frederic & Stephanie Keywell Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Samantha Svoboda & Bill Kishler Mr. George Klaetke Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King* Dr. Harry & Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish Dr. Arnold Kummerow John & Marilyn Kunz Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin

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Mrs. Bonnie Larson Dr. Lawrence O. Larson The Dolores & Paul Lavins Foundation Mr. Michael Lebenbom Marguerite & David Lentz Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester Barbara & Carl Levin Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. Arlene & John Lewis Mr. Daniel Lewis Bud & Nancy Liebler Mr. & Mrs.† Joseph Lile Ms. Carol Litka The Locniskar Group Daniel & Linda* Lutz Bob & Terri Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Cis Maisel Margaret Makulski & James Bannan Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. Anthony Marek Maurice Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Richard Martella David & Valerie McCammon Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Stevens McClure Family Mr. Anthony R. McCree Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Mr. John McFadden Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Patricia A.† & Patrick G. McKeever Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Olga Sutaruk Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich Ms. Deborah Miesel Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Miller John & Marcia Miller Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Sheila Mondry Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore Shari & Craig Morgan Ms. A. Anne Moroun Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Cyril Moscow Xavier & Maeva Mosquet Drs. Barbara & Stephen Munk Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil

Joy & Allan Nachman Edward & Judith Narens Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nemeth Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Patricia & Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Ms. Gabrielle Poshadlo & Mr. Dennis Nulty* Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nyeck Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman John J. O’Brien Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Lila & Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Anne Parsons* & Donald Dietz Debra & Richard Partrich Ms. Lisa Payne Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Mr. Charles Peters Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Noel & Patricia Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Kris Pfaehler Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Pfahlert Benjamin B. Phillips Mr. Dave Phipps Dr. William F. Pickard Dr. Klaudia PlawnyLebenbom The Polk Family William H. & Wendy W. Powers Dr. Glenda D. Price Reimer & Rebecca Priester Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Charlene & Michael Prysak Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Ms. Ruth Rattner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Barbara Gage Rex Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Ms. Linda Rodney SPRING 2018

Seth & Laura Romine Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Michael & Susan Rontal Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Mr.† & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Jane & Curt Russell Dr. & Mrs.† Alexander G. Ruthven II Martie & Bob Sachs Dr. Mark & Peggy Saffer Linda & Leonard Sahn Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Dr. & Mrs. Hershel Sandberg Marjorie & Saul Saulson Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff Nancy Schlichting & Pam Theisen Catherine & Dennis B. Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Sandy & Alan Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. Merton J. Segal Elaine & Michael Serling Lois & Mark Shaevsky Nancy & Sam Shamie

Mr. Scott Shapero Mrs. Patricia Finnegan Sharf Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman Sharon & Tom Shumaker Charitable Fund Dr. Les & Ellen Lesser Siegel Coco & Robert Siewert Mr. Norman Silk & Mr. Dale Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon William & Cherie Sirois Dr. Cathryn & Mr. Daniel Skedel Cindy & Leonard* Slatkin William H. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Dr. Gregory Stephens Barb & Clint Stimpson Nancy C. Stocking Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Stollman Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Mrs. E. Ray Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Ms. Dorothy Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Mr. & Mrs. Arn Tellem

Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Norman Thorpe Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Carol & Larry Tibbitts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Dr. Barry Tigay Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tobias Alice & Paul Tomboulian Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. Gary Torgow Barbara & Stuart Trager Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Trudeau Mark & Janice Uhlig Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Charles & Sally Van Dusen Mr. James G. Vella Mrs. Eva Von Voss Mr. William Waak Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Captain Joseph F. Walsh, USN (Ret.) Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Mr. Gary L. Wasserman & Mr. Charlie Kashner Mr. Patrick Webster

S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Mr. Herman Weinreich Lawrence & Idell Weisberg Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald N. Weiser Janis & William Wetsman/ The Wetsman Foundation Barbara & David Whittaker Ms. Anne Wilczak Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams Beverly & Barry Williams Dr. M. Roy & Mrs. Jacqueline Wilson Ms. Mary Wilson Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Mr. Mark Wojtas Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Cathy Cromer Wood The Clyde & Helen Wu Family Drs. David & Bernadine Wu Ms. June Wu Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Margaret S. York Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Paul & Terese Zlotoff Milton & Lois† Zussman

MAY 9, 2018, 2 PM, STETSON CHAPEL, KALAMAZOO BACH

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

MAY 12, 2018, 8 PM, CHENERY AUDITORIUM, KALAMAZOO WITH THE KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

BEETHOVEN

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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58

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MEE T THE MUSICIAN

VICTORIA KING Bassoon

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here’s nothing wrong with making yourself stand out. That’s what Victoria King did about halfway through the sixth grade. “I started playing the flute in fifth grade with four other girls, and there were weekly challenges every Friday. I was always either first, second, or third chair, with two girls who had been playing a year longer than me, and I got tired of it. One day the band director brings in this bassoon and says, ‘who wants to play it?’ And I volunteered. And then I was first chair throughout the rest of my school years.”

Both soft-spoken and straight-shooting, King joined the DSO in 1984 under the direction of Günther Herbig. A Detroit-area native and University of Michigan alum, she’s equal parts proud and amused to be working for her hometown orchestra. “A lot of people don’t realize that I was on the audition circuit, flying all over the country to different orchestras. Folks tend to think that you grow up somewhere and then you join the symphony there, but that’s rarely how it works out.” But she’s thrilled to be here, and has had a unique vantage point from the bassoon section for almost 35 years of DSO history.

King is an active educator, both in private lessons and as a mentor with the DSO’s Civic Youth Ensembles (CYE). “My philosophy of teaching is to take every student where they are and help them improve,” she says. “When my kids were taking Suzuki violin that actually helped my bassoon teaching—instead of describing how I would like something to be played, I play it, and my students imitate. Suzuki emphasizes playing by ear, so they have a sense of how they should sound rather than just trying to figure it

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out on their own.”

Prior to her appointment to the DSO, King was a member of the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra, and during that time she co-founded one of Michigan’s most popular and innovative ensembles: Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings. “We decided there was this bunch of music we used to play in college that we didn’t get to play anymore,” she says, nodding to her fellow co-founders Maury Okun, John Snow, and Kevin Good. “A lot of the repertoire was for too many musicians for regular folks to hire—they might get a trio or quartet, but not an octet or group of twelve. So we started doing our own concerts.” A project that used to be run out of King’s spare bedroom, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings now presents about a dozen concerts per season, most of them with an intriguing slant: a focus on Mozart’s commitment to the Masons, for example; or performances set in historically or architecturally significant venues. King still performs with the group and also sits on its board.

Though she’s thinking about retiring soon, she has nothing but good things to say about her musical career: “After all these years I still enjoy my job. I get to play this great music.” It’s as simple as that.

Learn more about Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings at detroitchamberwinds.org.

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s we near the completion of my tenth and final season as music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, it is only natural to reflect on what has been accomplished. In this second-to-last piece for Performance magazine, I wanted to share a few thoughts with all of you on the DSO’s achievements over the past ten years.

First, it is crucial to understand that nothing could have been attained without the incredible spirit and vision of everyone at Orchestra Hall. A music director cannot just declare what he or she wants and expect an immediate result. Rather, it takes the full support and cooperation of the board, staff, and musicians. So as nice as it is to receive compliments on my success, none of it would have been possible without the contributions of the whole team.

Perhaps the most significant initiatives we undertook in the past decade were actually ideas that had been fermenting for several years. The growth of our education activities owes so much to so many, especially Clyde and Helen Wu, with whom I had the honor of working closely from my first days on the job.

The DSO’s Wu Family Academy of Learning and Engagement carries on Clyde and Helen’s belief in the transformative power of music by offering a broad range of educational programs for all ages and backgrounds. Each week, the DSO welcomes hundreds of students to express their creative spirit through music-making as they hone

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their skills, nurture the seeds of teamwork, and develop a sense of discipline and focus that will serve them throughout their lives. In my view, there is nothing more important than securing the future for our young people, especially in the arts.

Community outreach was always high on my list of priorities. After all, most orchestras carry with them the name of the city that they represent, and in our case this is an opportunity to spread the message of a resurgent Detroit beyond our home base. With generous support from our corporate and foundation sponsors, the DSO has forged partnerships with local hospitals, senior centers, cultural institutions, places of worship, and businesses to bring our musicians into the neighborhoods for recitals, education programs, and community service. Moreover, we perform regularly in seven venues across Metro Detroit through the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series, presenting four concerts per season in each location. What started as a quest to remove the barrier of distance to Orchestra Hall for new audiences has blossomed into a national model for deepening an orchestra’s connection with concertgoers. These performances are worth the tremendous effort they require because they allow us to bring our art to those who may not otherwise experience it.

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goal for DSO concerts downtown. To help fill the hall with younger people, which is so important for growing the audience of the future, we designed the Soundcard, which allows students of any age access to virtually any performance at Orchestra Hall for an annual membership of $25. We also created the mid-winter music festivals, which offer an immersion into a composer’s life and works as well as an understanding of the social, political, and cultural environment of a particular region or country.

Attracting new audiences and increasing our accessibility are certainly key objectives of our Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts. Now viewers around the world can tune in and see for themselves the outstanding work we do at the DSO, redefining the meaning of the word “audience.” We became the first orchestra in the country to offer free webcasts of every classical subscription program, complete with robotic cameras, high-definition pictures, and incredible clarity of sound. I cannot tell you how proud I was the first time I tuned in from a distant land to see and hear what was transpiring at home.

These are among the treasured memories that will never leave my heart. I could share many more, but for the final installment of this series, I will look to the future—mine, the orchestra’s, and yours.

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LEADING TONES: REFLECTIONS ON MUSIC, MUSICIANS, AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

By Leonard Slatkin Available now at Shop @ The Max! Leading Tones casts an inquisitive eye upon many facets of the contemporary music industry.

Although this anecdotal, episodically structured book occasionally touches on Slatkin’s life as a musician and conductor, its principal preoccupation is with the business as a whole. From the rigors and peculiarities of the audition process to the often-strained state of labor relations, Slatkin presents his perceptions of a world at once tumultuous and static. A chapter considering the professional media’s criticism from a performer’s point of view and another exploring the relationship between artistic vision and fiscal responsibility round out Slatkin’s timely analysis of our modern musical reality.

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NEW MUSIC, NEW VOICES Throughout the 2017-18 Season, the DSO is proud to present six world premieres by living composers, conducted by Music Director Leonard Slatkin. These new voices, representing the next generation of composers, are former students of some of Maestro Slatkin’s closest musical colleagues and collaborators.

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ou name it, he’s composed it.

Steven Bryant has written works for orchestra, wind ensemble, concert band, cello, trombone, voice, and on and on. His 1999 composition A Million Suns at Midnight is scored for 650 people (yes, really); his solo piano piece RedLine, in an unexpected twist, gained interest from all sorts of musicians and has been arranged for wind ensemble, saxophone ensemble, and percussion quartet.

“I don’t know that it’s intentional!” he insists.

“I don’t usually have this grand idea to write a symphony for a thousand people, or music for marimba and electronics… but I’ve been given opportunities to. And as they arise I take them.”

Bryant has been in-demand as a composer since the mid1990s and feels very blessed to have a stack of commissions on his desk. He’s especially drawn to ideas that push him in unexpected directions or challenge him to focus on a particular musical itch, and he has an affinity for bigger groups: “I was drawn to large ensembles very early on. All of my teachers have a strong pragmatic bent…you write to the musicians you have available.”

Originally a pianist who would rather noodle and improvise than practice, Bryant studied with John Corigliano at The Juilliard School and later wound up getting a job there working with computers and compositional software. Many of his works both investigate and utilize

technical thinking, and his signature style is celebrated for its structure, leanness, and masterful handling of both timing and silence. He never turns down an influence, either: Peter Gabriel, science fiction, and the Austrian countryside are equally likely to inform some rhythmic line or lyrical phrase.

Another of Bryant’s teachers is Cindy McTee, with whom he studied at the University of North Texas. “She had a strong focus on thinking about time in music,” he remembers, noting a time before composition software when he came to her office to get advice on a nascent piece. “I had pages and pages, but I was just stuck. She had me lay all the pages out on the floor of her office and get a birds-eye view of it, and to really start looking at time in that way.

I found that really powerful.

I look back at that as a kind of genesis.”

Bryant’s new piece Zeal contains a nod of thanks to McTee—a quote from an ostinato from her Symphony No. 1.

“I don’t know if she would recognize what I’ve done with it,” he says. “The notes have been changed. But the rhythmic texture remains. It was a seed.” And he’s grateful off the page, too: “I’ve been extremely fortunate in my life, and this commission is another great fortune. I’m so thankful to Cindy McTee, and Leonard Slatkin, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.”

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COMMUNIT Y & LE ARNING “How many of you play an instrument?” asked Michelle Merrill, DSO Associate Conductor and Philip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador. About 400 hands shot up—one from nearly every student in attendance at a DSO performance at Spain Elementary-Middle, a Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) school in Midtown Detroit.

The DSO went back to school this January, funded by a $50,000 grant from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation.

The orchestra performed for more than 2,000 students at three in-school concerts: one at Spain, and two more at a middle school in Warren. With support from the Aaron and Carolyn Frankel Foundation, the grant will also enable these same students to visit Orchestra Hall for an Educational Concert Series performance.

But back to those raised hands—the DSO has worked to increase access to music education for decades, and recently a much broader commitment to arts and music education has taken off in Detroit. Nikolai Vitti, DPSCD Superintendent, has been vocal about

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his vision to expand arts education since taking the job in April 2017. His plan is for every K-5 school in the district to have either an art or music class in the 2018-19 school year, and continue growing from there.

Additionally, a field trip program called the Cultural Passport launched just this spring, and will greatly impact Detroit schoolchildren’s ability to experience the arts in person. A collaboration between the DSO, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan Opera Theatre, and DPSCD, Cultural Passport will allow all K-5 students to visit Detroit’s major cultural institutions each year. New partnerships with other arts organizations are also being forged.

At Spain, Principal Frederick Cannon is on board: “We have a commitment to the arts here, whether it’s music, fine arts, dance…we hope that all of our students can pursue their creativity.”

Across town, at Duke Ellington Conservatory of Music and Arts on the east side, Principal Rita Davis agrees: “[The students] want to know a craft.

They know it’s a wonderful opportunity.”

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

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Principal Pops Conductor

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MICHELLE MERRILL Associate Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador

CLASSICAL SERIES CLASSICAL ROOTS Friday, March 2, 2018 at 10:45 a.m.

Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 8 p.m. in Orchestra Hall Joseph Young, conductor Joshua Williams, horn • Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano Olivia Johnson, mezzo soprano • Issachah Savage, tenor • George Shirley, narrator 40th Anniversary Celebration Choir Norah Duncan IV, Choir Master Brazeal Dennard Chorale Alice McAllister Tillman, soprano • Michele Cotton Stanfield, conductor

John Rosamond Johnson (1873 - 1954) Lift Every Voice and Sing

Lyrics by James Weldon (1871-1938) 40th Anniversary Celebration Choir

Arr. Alvin Parris III

Spiritual “I Know I’ve Been Changed”

Arr. Damon Dandridge Brazeal Dennard Chorale Alice McAllister Tillman, soprano Michele Cotton Stanfield, conductor

Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825 - 1899) Overture to Die Fledermaus

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495

(1756 - 1791) Allegro moderato Romanza: Andante Rondo: Allegro vivace Joshua Williams, horn Intermission

Undine Smith Moore Scenes from The Life of a Martyr

(1904-1989) Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano Olivia Johnson, mezzo soprano Issachah Savage, tenor George Shirley, narrator 40th Anniversary Celebration Choir *Please refer to the program insert for a choir roster, choral text, and additional information about this piece This Classical Series performance is generously sponsored by

Additional Support for this performance provided by: STANLEY & JUDY FRANKEL

Saturday’s performance will be webcast via our exclusive Live From Orchestra Hall series, presented by Ford Motor Company Fund and made possible by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Profiles JOSEPH YOUNG Joseph Young is a gifted conductor who currently serves as the Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Artistic Director of Ensembles at YOUNG the Peabody Conservatory. He has appeared with the Saint Louis Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, New World Symphony Orchestra, Bamberger Symphonkier, Spoleto Festival Orchestra, and others in the United States and Europe. He previously served as Assistant Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Resident Conductor of the Phoenix Symphony, and League of American Orchestras Conducting Fellow with the Buffalo Philharmonic and Baltimore Symphony.

Young is a recipient of the 2015 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award for young conductors, an award he also won in 2008 and 2014. In 2013, he was a semifinalist in the Gustav Mahler International Conducting Competition, and in 2011 he was one of six conductors featured in the League of American Orchestras’ prestigious Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview.

Young earned his bachelor’s degree in music education at the University of South Carolina and completed graduate studies with Gustav Meier and Markand Thakar at the Peabody Conservatory in 2009, earning an artist’s diploma in conducting. He has been mentored by many world-renowned conductors including 22

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Jorma Panula, Robert Spano, and Marin Alsop, with whom he continues to maintain a close relationship.

JOSHUA WILLIAMS Joshua Williams was recently awarded the First Prize in the professional division of the 2017 International Horn Competition of America. As the top prize winner in this premier international competition, Williams has been invited to be a featured artist at the 2018 International Horn Society Summer Symposium. He will also make guest appearances at the 2018 Southeast Horn Workshop, on university campuses, and in concert series across the country.

Williams is an active performer in the southeastern United States, WILLIAMS making regular appearances as a substitute with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Meridian Symphony Orchestra, and Starkville Symphony. He also maintains a busy schedule as a soloist and chamber musician.

A native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Williams is currently in the final stages of completing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Alabama, where his primary teacher is Charles “Skip” Snead. Williams also earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees at Alabama and continues to serve as an educator to other horn students.

Williams performs exclusively on an instrument hand crafted by Schmiedhäuser Orchestral Horns.

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JANICE CHANDLERETEME Soprano Janice ChandlerEteme has performed an astonishing range of concert literature with ensembles across the world: CHANDLER-ETEME Strauss’s Four Last Songs (with symphonies from Baltimore to Utah), Mahler’s second symphony (in San Diego, Cincinnati, Rome, and beyond), Porgy and Bess (at Opera de Lyon and the Dallas Opera), and many others. In 2009 she joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for Hannibal Lokumbe’s Dear Mrs. Parks, which was also recorded and released on Naxos with help from the Classical Roots Chair Circle of Friends.

Chandler-Eteme first rose to prominence as a favorite of Robert Shaw and has in the years since collaborated with many renowned and respected conductors: Marin Alsop, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Andreas Delfs, Peter Oundjian, Edo de Waart, and more. In addition to Chandler-Eteme’s disc with the DSO, recordings include a solo album titled Devotions and Dvořák’s Te Deum with Zdeněk Mácal and the New Jersey Symphony. She holds degrees from Oakwood College and Indiana University, and has studied with Virginia Zeani, Margaret Harshaw, Ginger Beazley, and Todd Duncan.

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OLIVIA JOHNSON A native of North Carolina, Olivia Johnson recently earned her master’s degree in voice performance at the University of Michigan. She is currently a member of Michigan Opera Theatre’s Touring Ensemble, and last summer won first place in the National Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists sponsored by the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. Johnson’s previous roles include Gertrude in Gounod’s Roméo et JOHNSON Juliette and Dorbella in Cosí fan tutte at the University of Michigan, Marte in La púrpura de la rosa for Le Château de la Voix, and Maurya in Vaughan Williams’ Riders to the Sea with East Carolina Opera Theater. She graduated from East Carolina University in 2014.

ISSACHAH SAVAGE Issachah Savage is the winner of the 2014 Seattle International Wagner Competition, earning the main prize, audience favorite prize, orchestra favorite prize, and a special honor by Speight Jenkins. In SAVAGE the 2017-2018 DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 23

season he will join the roster of the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Die Walküre, sing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Utah Symphony, perform a solo recital at Pittsburg State University in Kansas, and appear at a special gala performance for the Austin Lyric Opera.

A particular champion of Verdi and Wagner, Savage recently appeared with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, a multimedia performance of Verdi’s Requiem that tells the stories of prisoners at a Nazi ghetto and concentration camp who performed the piece as an act of resistance.

Savage has studied at Morgan State University and The Catholic University of America.

GEORGE SHIRLEY

For a profile of Classical Roots Honoree George Shirley, please turn to page 28.

40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CHOIR The 40th Anniversary Celebration Choir, specially assembled by Norah Duncan IV, Professor and Chair of the Wayne State University Department of Music, comprises members of the Brazeal Dennard Chorale, Detroit Choral Society, and choirs from Wayne State University and the Detroit School of the Arts. The group honors the tradition and history of Classical Roots, which was co-founded

by Brazeal Dennard and has always featured choral music at its core. The very first Classical Roots concert in 1978 featured a large choir of singers from several area churches with Brazeal Dennard Chorale members as a nucleus, described by the original program book as “representative of the inter-denominational and community-wide aspect of the event.” The DSO wishes to thank all those who have sung in the choir at Classical Roots over the past 40 years.

Program Notes Lift Every Voice and Sing JOHN ROSAMOND JOHNSON (music) B. August 11, 1873, Jacksonville, FL D. November 11, 1954, New York, NY

JAMES WELDON JOHNSON (lyrics) B. June 17, 1871, Jacksonville, FL D. June 26, 1936, Wiscasset, ME

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ift Every Voice and Sing was first performed, in poetry form, in commemoration of President Lincoln’s birthday on February 12, 1900, by a choir of 500 schoolchildren from the segregated Stanton School in Jacksonville, Florida—hometown of sibling creators John Rosamond and James Weldon Johnson. The poem was set to music five years later.

Voicing the cry for liberation and affirmation for African-American people, the song was declared “The Negro National Anthem” by the NAACP in 1919. It gained new popularity as a protest song during the Civil Rights Movement and was entered into the Congressional Record in SPRING 2018

the 1990s as the official AfricanAmerican National Hymn.

In his second autobiography Along This Way, James Weldon Johnson describes the emotion in writing Lift Every Voice and Sing: “I could not keep back the tears, and made no effort to do so.” He later reported that creating the song’s lyrics was the greatest satisfaction of his life.

Lift Every Voice and Sing has been sung at the beginning of every Classical Roots concert since the event’s inauguration in 1978. Please see the included lyrics and join the 40th Anniversary Celebration Choir in singing this historic work.

transformation for themselves. “Angels in heaven done signed my name” is a metaphor of a person’s name being added to the “Book of Life” by angels, thus reserving a place for the person in Heaven (John 10:20).

This song would have been sung during a church service to promote not only the song’s Biblical themes, but to encourage the enslaved people that, despite their oppressors’ propaganda, there is a heavenly freedom awaiting them.

“I Know I’ve Been Changed”

B. October 25, 1825, Vienna, Austria D. June 3, 1899, Vienna, Austria

SPIRITUAL arr. DAMON DANDRIDGE B. April 2, 1977, Detroit, MI

Scored for solo soprano and mixed choir.

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characteristic of African-American spirituals is their use of allegory. Using Biblical stories and texts based on Christian themes, enslaved Africans created ciphers to express the cruelty of their treatment, plan attempts of escape, and express hope for freedom and a new life.

The Christian themes in “I Know I’ve Been Changed” are baptism and the divine transformation—“newness”—that is believed to occur after being baptized.

The soloist first speaks of praying all night and all day for this transformation.

Once baptized, while the water makes their body cold, it also makes their soul warm, possibly a reference to the Holy Spirit. And for those friends who did not believe that a new spirit had been obtained, they are invited to go to the Jordan River and experience this

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Overture to Die Fledermaus JOHANN STRAUSS, JR. Scored for 2 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, percussion, and strings. (Approx. 9 minutes)

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n the second half of the 18th century, under the reform-minded rule of Emperor Joseph II, many central European composers experimented with adapting the opera form—grand, complex, expensive, and exclusive—to a genre more accessible to middle- and working-class audiences. The result was the Singspiel, championed by Mozart, which found a spiritual successor in the French operetta form about a century later.

And when this new French style— somewhat analogous to the modern stage musical—became popular, it swung back to Austria and Germany, catching the attention of many composers looking to expand their repertoire.

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Jr., already famous for his waltzes, marches, and polkas.

Strauss’s Fledermaus, his second operetta, came in 1874, and it has stood as a classic ever since. The Overture distills some of the sharpest melodies from the operetta, which takes place during a whirlwind evening of deception, partying, and mixed identities.

Eisenstein, a wealthy Viennese socialite, sets out to serve a short jail term for a minor offense; not wanting to miss the merriment at a party thrown by Prince Orlovsky, he takes a detour there before reporting to jail. A chaotic series of farces, mishaps, and miscommunications follow—most notable is Eisenstein’s mistaken flirting with his own wife, who wears a mask and identifies herself as a Hungarian princess to catch her husband cheating.

The DSO most recently performed the Overture to Strauss’s Die Fledermaus in June 2013, conducted by Thomas Wilkins. The DSO first performed the piece in February 1922, conducted by Victor Kolar.

The DSO is proud to perform the Overture to Die Fledermaus at these Classical Roots concerts, as the operetta was the first that Classical Roots Honoree George Shirley sung professionally.

Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART B. January 27, 1756, Salzburg, Austria D. December 5, 1791, Vienna, Austria

Scored for solo horn, 2 oboes, 2 horns, and strings.

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usic for the horn began in the Middle Ages, when different calls would signal various aspects of the hunt. After returning home, aristocrats would have their horn-playing huntsmen play the day’s calls to supper guests as a way of recreating the action.

Ignaz Joseph Leutgeb was the Austrian horn player for whom Mozart wrote all his four horn concertos and (probably) the Horn Quintet of 1782. By all accounts he was the most prominent horn player in Vienna, and one of the most popular players on any solo instrument. Mozart and Leutgeb had a strange relationship, the horn player becoming the butt of some of the composer’s most insulting humor. Moreover, Leutgeb borrowed money from Mozart on more than one occasion, and these concertos and the quintet may have been written as an act of kindness. Whatever the case, letters from the end of Mozart’s life strongly suggest that Leutgeb didn’t mind the teasing and that the two men had a very good and solid friendship.

Despite its name, the Horn Concerto No. 4 was likely the third that Mozart wrote. It was composed in 1786, and the score is notated in four different colors of ink, a detail that many interpret as one of Mozart’s jokes—though some more enthusiastic scholars believe that the varying colors represent nuanced notes on dynamics and tone. The concerto is, as one contemporary critic notes, “deliciously operatic.” The instrument becomes a dramatic character, changing moods and energies as the piece unfolds. The first movement contains ear-perking chromatic lines and a cadenza, firing up the piece on a merry note. The second movement is, like its counterparts in the other horn concertos, highly lyrical. And the finale, one of the best-loved passages in the horn SPRING 2018

repertoire, picks up where the jaunty first movement left off, springing with the excitement and liveliness of the hunt.

The DSO most recently performed Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 during the January/February 2017 Mozart Festival, conducted by Music Director Leonard Slatkin and featuring Assistant Principal Horn David Everson. The DSO first performed the piece in February 1982, conducted by Raymond Leppard and featuring horn player Eugene Wade.

Scenes from the Life of a Martyr UNDINE SMITH MOORE B. August 25, 1904, Jarratt, VA D. February 6, 1989, Petersberg, VA

Scored for soprano, mezzosoprano, tenor, bass, mixed choir, narrator, 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings. (Approx. 40 minutes)

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n addition to becoming a prominent African-American woman composer whose catalog numbers some 75 works, Undine Smith Moore led a 45-year teaching career at the University of Virginia, co-founded the Black Music Center at Virginia State University, and served as senior advisor to the Afro-American Arts Institute at Indiana University. She was honored with several honorary degrees and awards, including the National Association of Negro Musicians Distinguished Achievement Award and the Virginia Governor’s Award in the Arts; in 1977 she was named Music Laureate of Virginia.

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of a Martyr, her great oratorio, Moore writes: “The lives of all martyrs have much in common. This work, written specifically in memory of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is therefore intended to evoke memories of others who have been valiant for truth.” Moore wrote the texts for 12 of the piece’s 16 movements, and all are rich with Biblical references, nodding to both her Christian upbringing and the connections between martyrs she describes—here, they are Dr. King and Jesus Christ.

The texts are alternately narrated and sung by the chorus and/or soloists. They trace typical episodes in the life of a prophet, leader, and martyr: birth, childhood, love and marriage, the mission to preach, confrontations of hatred and evil, and death and mourning. The music is emotional, dramatic, and even filmic, inspiring vivid mental pictures of Dr. King and the struggles of Civil Rights warriors in the 1960s. There is also a diverse palette of styles on display: for example, Nos. 3 – 5 feature a series of bluesy cradle songs for the alto and soprano soloists, while Nos. 7 – 9 highlight soprano and tenor duets on the theme of love and courtship. All of these give way to a powerful conclusion not adequately described by the word “climactic”—the choral commentaries here are nothing short of awesome and sublime.

The DSO most recently performed Undine Smith Moore’s Scenes from the Life of a Martyr at the March 2002 Classical Roots Celebration and concert, conducted by Thomas Wilkins and featuring Faye Robinson (soprano), Marietta Simpson (mezzo-soprano), Ray Wade, Jr. (tenor), Theodore Jones (bass), narrator Bronson James, and the Brazeal Dennard Chorale. The DSO first performed the work at Classical Roots in February 1983.

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THE 2018 CLASSICAL ROOTS HONOREES Written by Leslie D. Green

Earl Lewis

George Shirley

Praised for being a generous mentor and visionary, Earl Lewis advocates for and creates diversity and equity in the arts, in education, and in life.

Lewis served on the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley (1984-1989) and the University of Michigan (1989-2004), where he also directed the Center for Afro-American & African Studies and coauthored Defending Diversity: Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan (2004).

His interest in the arts cultivated further when he became a trustee of the University Musical Society (UMS) and served as provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and a professor of History and African-American Studies at Emory University (2004-2012).

“I certainly gained a passion for the ability for the arts to explain the human condition or human treatise in a way that academic text could not.

Bringing classical art forms is critical to the health and vitality of a community,” Lewis says, arguing that arts institutions are vital places that can bring back struggling or suffering economies. Lewis became a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008.

Appointed president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in 2013, Lewis recently announced that he would be ending that chapter of his life and pursuing new goals, including a return to teaching and the inauguration of the Center for Social Solutions, which will focus on diversity and race, water in flood- and drought-prone regions, and the dignity of labor in an automated world.

Though he’ll be leaving the big budgets of Mellon behind, Lewis is excited about the future of these ideas: “It’s not just about the resources you have, but whether or not you can make a contribution that’s effective and important.”

George Shirley developed a love and talent for music in school and was inspired to pass on his gifts by becoming an educator himself. He sang at his church, the historic Ebenezer AME in Detroit, and formed a community band to pay his tuition as a music education student at Wayne State University.

Then, in 1955, the U.S. Army formed an official chorus. Some of Shirley’s friends auditioned and were accepted; he thought about auditioning himself, but was hesitant about a three-year Army commitment.

“Plus,” he says, “I knew there had never been a black member.”

But a year after securing a job at as the first black vocal music teacher in a Detroit public school, Shirley was drafted. He was now in the Army one way or another—so why not try out for the chorus after all?

In 1957, he and a few friends (who were white) drove to Fort Myers, FL to audition. His friends, who went first, were rejected.

“I thought, ‘Oh boy, here we go,’” Shirley says.

But he was a hit, and Samuel Loboda, who managed the chorus, fought all the way to Pentagon for him.

Shirley became the U.S. Army Chorus’s first black member.

When he joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1961, Shirley was the first African-American tenor to perform in a leading role with the company. He performed major roles in more than 20 operas while at The Met, and in 1968 he earned a Grammy Award for his role in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte.

“I didn’t ask God for good gifts, to make me a teacher or a singer, or for the less good gifts. They were just given. I can only be grateful for what I was given,” he says.

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JEFF TYZIK

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Profiles ANDRÉS FRANCO

SCOTT COULTER

Andrés Franco is currently in his third season as Music Director of Tulsa Signature Symphony, and also serves as Associate Conductor of the FRANCO Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Principal Conductor of Caminos del Inka. He previously worked with DSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin as assistant conductor of the 14th Van Cliburn Piano Competition in 2013.

A frequent guest conductor in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, Franco has worked with the St. Louis Symphony, the Chicago Sinfonietta, Spain’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Peru’s National Symphony Orchestra, and many others. He has appeared at the Cabrillo, Grant Park, OK Mozart, Oregon Bach, and Texas Music festivals.

A native of Colombia, Franco is dedicated to preserving and performing the music of the Americas. As Principal Conductor of Caminos del Inka, he has led many performances of works by Latin American composers, such as Jimmy López, Diego Luzuriaga, and the famous Argentine Ástor Piazzolla.

Franco studied piano at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, and received masters degrees in piano and conducting from Texas Christian University.

Scott Coulter is an award-winning vocalist equally at home in the cabaret and the concert hall. He has received five MAC Awards (Manhattan COULTER Association of Cabarets and Clubs), five Bistro Awards, and two Nightlife Awards for Outstanding Vocalist. He has performed at most of New York’s top rooms, including Birdland, 54 Below, The Oak Room at the Algonquin, and Feinstein’s at The Regency.

Coulter has performed with symphonies across North America and won praise from The Wall Street Journal, Variety, the San Francisco Examiner, and others. He directed and starred in A Christmas Carol: The Symphonic Concert, premiered by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and reprised for an Emmynominated PBS production.

Since 1997 Coulter as performed with songwriting duo Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich in their many revues, and in 1999 he added on the touring show Stephen Schwartz & Friends. Schwartz, an Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer, raved that “one of the greatest things that can happen to a composer is to have his music interpreted by Scott Coulter.”

Coulter is also a director, arranger, educator, author, and artistic programmer. He graduated from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

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JESSICA HENDY A graduate of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music, Jessica Hendy’s Broadway credits include Cats, Aida, and Amour, and she has toured nationally with both Cats and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor HENDY Dreamcoat. She has also appeared at the New York Spring Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and in regional theaters around the country, including the North Shore Music Theatre, Gateway Playhouse, and others.

Jessica works regularly with conductor Stephen Reineke, music director of The New York Pops, and has performed with symphony orchestras from coast to coast: the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, Modesto Symphony, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, and more. She is a celebrated collaborator of the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, earning praise for her work in Next to Normal, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, and Don’t Make Me Pull This Show Over.

KELLI RABKE Kelli Rabke is a vocalist best known for her performances on Broadway in Les Misérables and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Originally from West Orange, NJ, Kelli’s breakout role was playing Dorothy in Paper Mill’s highly acclaimed The Wizard of Oz. She later returned to Paper Mill for another career milestone—playing Yonah in Children of Eden.

On television, Kelli played the dso.org

recurring role of Bernadette on The Young and the Restless and can be seen in countless commercials. After taking time away from show business to start a family, RABKE Kelli returned to the stage with No Place Like Home, her cabaret debut. Following multiple sold-out performances at 54 Below, she now selectively travels the world performing cabarets and concerts.

JOHN BOSWELL John Boswell is a pianist of three distinct personalities. He has served as the exquisitely sensitive accompanist to a host of pop and cabaret singBOSWELL ers, including Judy Collins, Andy Williams, and Maude Maggart. In traveling revues like 3 Men and a Baby…Grand! and Cashino, John provides not only musical direction but joins in the comedy. And on his own he is well-known for his albums of gossamer-toned, classically-inspired, lyrical meditations for piano—some of them composed, others improvised.

Born in Seattle and raised in northern California, Boswell studied classical piano at UCLA, where he wrote a musical with future film star Tim Robbins and won the Frank Sinatra Award for Pop Instrumental Performance. He has worked the New York cabaret circuit, composed music for TV, and accompanied some of Broadway’s biggest stars in a decades-long career.

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

JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor

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

NEEME JÄRVI Music Director Emeritus

MICHELLE MERRILL Associate Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador

CLASSICAL SERIES BEETHOVEN’S SEVENTH Friday, March 23, 2018 at 10:45 a.m.

Friday, March 23, 2018 at 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 8 p.m. in Orchestra Hall Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin

Jean Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49 (1865 - 1957)

Benjamin Britten Violin Concerto No.1, Op. 15

(1913 - 1976) I. Moderato con moto II. Vivace III. Passacaglia: Andante lento (un poco meno mosso) Augustin Hadelich, violin Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

(1770 - 1827) I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace II. Allegretto III. Presto IV. Allegro con brio

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Profiles JUKKA-PEKKA SARASTE

AUGUSTIN HADELICH

Finnish conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste began his career as a violinist before training as a conductor with Jorma Panula at the SARASTE Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He has served as Chief Conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra (Cologne) since 2010, and is co-founder of the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Finnish Chamber Orchestra, and Tammisaari Festival. He previously held principal and guest conductorships with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Saraste’s guest engagements have led him to the major orchestras worldwide, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Munich Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and many others. His discography includes the complete symphonies of Sibelius and Nielsen with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, as well as works by Bartók, Dutilleux, Mussorgsky, Mahler, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Brahms, Bruckner, and Friedrich Cerha with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, and WDR Symphony Orchestra.

Saraste has received the Pro Finlandia Prize, the Sibelius Medal, and the Finnish State Prize for Music. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from York University, Toronto, and an honorary doctorate from the Sibelius Academy.

Augustin Hadelich is celebrated for his technique, poetic sensitivity, and gorgeous tone. He has performed with every major HADELICH American orchestra as well as an ever-growing number of ensembles in the UK, Europe, and Asia.

He has also appeared at most of the world’s prominent music festivals, including the BBC Proms, Tanglewood, Blossom, Aspen, Bravo!, Vail, Chautauqua, and others.

An active recitalist and chamber musician, Hadelich has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Kennedy Center, the Louvre, and elsewhere, and his collaborators include Jeremy Denk, Kim Kashkashian, Cho-Liang Lin, Joyce Yang, Midori, and members of the Guarneri and Juilliard quartets. He is a co-founder and member of the H3 Trio, alongside pianist Martin Helmchen and cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker. Hadelich won a Grammy Award for his recording of Dutilleux’s Violin Concerto with the Seattle Symphony. His discography also includes music by Paganini, Tchaikovsky, Lalo, Mendelssohn, and others.

Hadelich has received an Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award, the inaugural Warner Music Prize, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Exeter. Born in Italy to German parents, Hadelich studied with Joel Smirnoff at The Juilliard School. He plays the 1723 “Ex-Kiesewetter” Stradivari violin, on loan from Clement and Karen Arrison through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

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Program Notes Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49 JEAN SIBELIUS B. December 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna, Finland D. September 20, 1957, Järvenpää, Finland

Scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, harp, and strings.

(Approx. 12 minutes)

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he lore of Finland’s national epic poem, the Kalevala, runs through much of Sibelius’s music, and nowhere more colorfully than in his descriptive tone poem, Pohjola’s Daughter, which he completed in 1906. Pohjola’s Daughter tells the story of the aged hero, Väinämöinen, returning home from the dark northern land of Pohjola, when he suddenly looks up in the sky and sees Pohjola’s daughter seated on a rainbow, spinning yarn. He woos her to no avail and, instead of coming down, she sets him the impossible task of building a boat made of splinters that fall from her spindle. Try as he might, he cannot accomplish it, so he juts his chin, gathers up his pride, and heads onward in his sleigh.

Long thought to have been composed rather quickly in 1905-06, the “symphonic fantasy,” as the composer called it, went through a five-year period of gestation and transformation. Sketches for an orchestral work titled Luonnotar first appeared in 1901, when Sibelius was in Italy and working on his second symphony. By 1905, his letters make mention of the new symphonic phantasy and his sketchbooks indicate that themes from Luonnotar were absorbed into Pohjola’s Daughter. (A vocal-orchestral work, titled Luonnotar and listed as

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Opus 70, later appeared in 1913).

The work reveals Sibelius’s mature style in its first full bloom. It opens with several dark moody themes associated with Väinämöinen, growing out of the lower strings and woodwinds. These culminate in a brassy fanfare at the moment he spies Pohjola’s daughter. Her theme (the second subject of a symphonic sonata form) is given to the flutes in a distant key center, with a glittering harp accompaniment. Väinämöinen’s attempt to build the boat while she mocks him from above is set in a long, climactic development section combining the two characters’ themes. Finally, his brass fanfare returns, heralding an opulent coda that combines with her harp theme.

—Carl Cunningham The DSO most recently performed Sibelius’s Pohjola’s Daughter in May 2015, conducted by Hannu Lintu. The DSO first performed the piece in July 1965, conducted by Sixten Ehrling.

Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 BENJAMIN BRITTEN B. November 22, 1913, Lowestoft, England D. December 4, 1976, Aldeburgh, England

Scored for 3 flutes (2 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes (1 doubling on English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings. (Approx. 32 minutes)

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works. His first opera, Peter Grimes, premiered when he was just 32, and his fame solidified immediately. By the time he died he had written hundreds of works, including operas, symphonies, choral pieces, chamber music, film scores, and countless fragments and songs.

And yet there was only one violin concerto! Premiered in New York in 1940, the piece received mixed reviews, and Britten revised it in 1950 and again in 1958. The concerto is in three movements, but it inverts the typical fast-slow-fast structure and is instead slow-fast-slow, a move borrowed from Prokofiev and Walton. There is a decidedly dark hue to the work, which is seen by many as a response by the pacifist Britten to the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. Apart from the non-traditional layout of the movements, there is the unusual role for the soloist, along with many features of Britten’s distinctive style—among them economy of material subjected to very imaginative variations, and a brilliant and dramatic use of orchestral color. The first movement begins with five notes on the timpani followed by a high and lyrical melody by the solo violin, clearly an homage to the beginning of Beethoven’s great concerto.

The second theme is more rhythmic and insistent, and during the development the two themes are interwoven. The second movement is very fast and extremely difficult for the soloist, and is in Scherzo-and-Trio form, with the contrasting Trio section somewhat more subdued but still full of the menacing character of the movement as a whole.

There is a brilliant cadenza which leads directly into the last movement, which Britten cast in the form of a passacaglia: a kind of variation form in which a dso.org

melodic pattern is played repeatedly with inventive counter-melodies played over it. This was a favorite device of the composer, used to great effect in Peter Grimes. There follow nine highly inventive and expressive variations as the movement journeys to its ambiguous and unsettled conclusion.

The DSO has previously performed Britten’s Violin Concerto once, at William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series performances in April 2013, conducted

by Andrew Grams and featuring violinist Karen Gomyo.

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Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN B. December 1770, Bonn, Germany D. March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria

Scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings. (Approx. 36 minutes)

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he first performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 took place five years after the joint premiere of his Fifth and Sixth symphonies, and it’s possible that absence made the audience’s hearts grow fonder— “All persons, however they had previously dissented from his music, now agreed to award him his laurels,” wrote biographer Anton Shindler about the concert (which, interestingly, was co-organized

by Johann Nepomuk Mälzel, inventor of the metronome). While not as wellknown as the mighty Fifth or Ninth, Beethoven’s Seventh is no less characteristic of the composer’s scope and style.

The work begins with what could be the longest symphony introduction ever, a staggering 62 bars marked Poco sostenuto (“somewhat sustained”). A solo flute then introduces the main theme, which is exuberantly repeated and developed over the course of the movement.

The second movement, the symphony’s most well-known, was so applauded at the work’s premiere that the ensemble encored it in its entirety.

That fame persists (Poco sostenuto?), as the movement is often performed as a standalone symphonic work, and during Beethoven’s lifetime it was even used to replace less-beloved movements in his other symphonies!

The third movement, a scherzo, begins with the main theme in the winds set off by the timpani. The lively tempo is only briefly interrupted by a contrasting trio, with a melody based on an old Austrian pilgrim hymn. The movement concludes with five swift chords, but not before Beethoven restates the opening bars of the trio, perhaps a promise of repetition to come later.

The frenetic final movement tumbles and bounds towards a finale that English conductor Sir Donald Tovey called “a triumph of Bacchic fury.” Some suggested that the composer was drunk when he composed the movement, to which Beethoven biographer Romain Rolland responds with a resounding affirmation: “intoxicated with poetry and genius!”

The DSO most recently performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in October 2015, conducted by Hans Graf. The DSO first performed the piece in April 1919, conducted by Ossip Gabrilowitsch.

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CELEBRATING YOUR LEGACY SUPPORT BARBARA VAN DUSEN, Honorary Chair

The 1887 Society honors individuals who have made a special legacy commitment to support the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Members of the 1887 Society ensure that future music lovers will continue to enjoy unsurpassed musical experiences by including the DSO in their estate plans. If you have arranged a planned gift to support the DSO or would like more information on planned giving, please call 313.576.5114.

Douglas Koschik Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Ruth & Al Glancy Ms. Doris L. Adler Dr. & Mrs. William C. Albert Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. Augustin & Nancy† Arbulu Ms. Sharon Backstrom Sally & Donald Baker Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mary Beattie Stanley A. Beattie Mr.† & Mrs. Mandell L. Berman Mrs. Betty Blair Gwen & Richard Bowlby William & Julia Bugera Cynthia Cassell, Ph. D. Dr.† & Mrs. Victor J. Cervenak Eleanor A. Christie Ms. Mary Christner Lois & Avern Cohn Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock† Mr. & Ms. Thomas Cook Dorothy M. Craig Mr. & Mrs. John Cruikshank Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. John Diebel Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Eidson Marianne T. Endicott Mrs. Rema Frankel† Patricia Finnegan Sharf Ms. Dorothy Fisher Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher† Samuel & Laura Fogleman Dorothy A. and Larry L. Fobes Mr. Emory Ford, Jr.† Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Jane French Mark & Donna Frentrup Janet M. Garrett Dr. Byron P. & Marilyn Georgeson Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Victor† & Gale Girolami David & Paulette Groen Mr. Harry G. Bowles† Donna & Eugene Hartwig Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein 38

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

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

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

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

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

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

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THE ANNUAL FUND

Gifts received between September 1, 2016 and December 1, 2017 Being a community-supported orchestra means you can play your part through frequent ticket purchases and generous annual donations. Your tax-deductible Annual Fund donation is an investment in the wonderful music at Orchestra Hall, around the neighborhoods and across the community. This honor roll celebrates those generous donors who made a gift of $1,500 or more to the DSO Annual Fund Campaign. If you have questions about this roster, or to make a donation, please contact 313.576.5114 or go to dso.org/donate.

The Gabrilowitsch Society honors individuals who support the DSO most generously at the $10,000 level and above.

Janet and Norm Ankers, chairs

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

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

Giving of $100,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Applebaum Family Foundation Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher

Emory M. Ford, Jr.† Endowment Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family Cindy & Leonard* Slatkin

Giving of $50,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. James A. Anderson Mrs. Cecilia Benner Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Mrs. Bonnie Larson

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester Ms. Deborah Miesel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Bernard & Eleanor Robertson The Clyde & Helen Wu Family

Giving of $25,000 and more Ms. Sharon Backstrom W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Madeline & Sidney Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Frankel Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Grace & Evelyn Kachaturoff 40

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Giving of $10,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Pamela Applebaum Drs. John & Janice Bernick Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Bluestein Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bonahoom Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mrs. Milena Brown Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brownell Michael & Geraldine Buckles Michael & Cathleen Clancy Lois & Avern Cohn Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Eugene & Elaine C. Driker Marianne T. Endicott Jim & Margo Farber Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher & Mr. Roy Furman Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Dale & Bruce Frankel Byron† & Dorothy Gerson Mrs. Gale Girolami

Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Dr. Robert T. Goldman Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Gray Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Dr. Gloria Heppner Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Jack & Anne Hommes Ronald M. & Carol† Horwitz Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Lenard & Connie Johnston Faye & Austin Kanter Mike & Katy Keegan Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Marguerite & David Lentz Dr. Melvin A. Lester Bud & Nancy Liebler Mr. & Mrs.† Joseph Lile Stevens McClure Family Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Cyril Moscow Xavier & Maeva Mosquet Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters

Mrs. Denise Abrash Ms. Dorothy Adair Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mrs. Jean Azar Mr. & Mrs. Michael Biber Claire & Robert N. Brown Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Dare Adel & Walter Dissett Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Mr. Peter Falzon Hon. Sharon Tevis Finch Barbara & Alfred J. Fisher III Ms. Mary D. Fisher Ms. Carol A. Friend Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Goodman Family Charitable Trust Mr.† & Mrs. James A. Green Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap

Ms. Nancy B. Henk Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Mr. George Hill & Mrs. Kathleen TalbertHill Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollinshead Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup William & Story John Mr. George G. Johnson Judy & David Karp Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Samantha Svoboda & Bill Kishler Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish John & Marilyn Kunz Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Mr. Daniel Lewis The Locniskar Group Bob & Terri Lutz Patricia A.† & Patrick G. McKeever Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek

David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Patricia & Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nyeck Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman Anne Parsons* & Donald Dietz Dr. William F. Pickard Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Martie & Bob Sachs Dr. Mark & Peggy Saffer Marjorie & Saul Saulson Elaine & Michael Serling Lois & Mark Shaevsky Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman William H. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. Gary L. Wasserman & Mr. Charlie Kashner Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams Ms. Mary Wilson Drs. David & Bernadine Wu Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Paul & Terese Zlotoff Three who wish to remain anonymous

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Debra & Richard Partrich Ms. Lisa Payne Mr. Charles Peters Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Dr. Glenda D. Price Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Dr. & Mrs.† Alexander G. Ruthven II Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Mrs. Sharon Shumaker Anne Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. Gary Torgow Mrs. Eva Von Voss Mr. William Waak S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Ms. June Wu Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Milton & Lois† Zussman One who wishes to remain anonymous

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Giving of $2,500 and more Howard Abrams and Nina Dodge Abrams Mr. & Mrs. George Agnello Dr. Roger & Mrs. Rosette Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Pauline Averbach & Charles Peacock Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Babbish Ms. Ruth Baidas Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale & Mr. Roger Dye Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mrs. Mary Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Dr. & Mrs. Brian J. Beck Ms. Margaret Beck Mrs. Harriett Berg Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Martha & G. Peter Blom Dr. George & Joyce Blum Nancy & Lawrence Bluth Mr. Timothy Bogan The Honorable Susan D. Borman & Mr. Stuart Michaelson Rud† & Mary Ellen Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lisa Brandt Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Buck Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Dr. & Mrs. Roger C. Byrd Philip & Carol Campbell Mrs. Carolyn Carr Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Christians Mr. Don Clapham Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clark Nina & Richard Cohan Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Mr. James Schwyn & Mrs. Françoise Colpron Patricia & William Cosgrove, Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo 42

Barbara A. David Lillian & Walter Dean Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Delsener Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Mr. Giuseppe Derdelakos Diana & Mark Domin Paul† & Peggy Dufault Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Mrs. George D. Dzialak Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Randall & Jill* Elder Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Donald & Marjory Epstein Dave & Sandy Eyl Ellie Farber Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs.† Anthony C. Fielek Dr. Thomas Filardo & Dr. Nora Zorich Mark & Loree Frank Kit & Dan Frohardt-Lane Sharyn & Alan Gallatin Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Paul & Barbara Goodman Ms. Jacqueline Graham Mr. Luke Ponder & Dr. Darla Granger Dr. & Mrs. Joe L. Greene Dr. & Mrs. Steven Grekin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Mary & Preston Happel Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Tina Harmon Mrs. Betty J. Harrell Cheryl A. Harvey Randall* & Kim Minasian Hawes Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein Mr. & Mrs. Ross Herron Jeremiah* & Brooke Hess Mr. Donald & Marcia Hiruo James Hoogstra & Clark Heath Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marshall L. Hutchinson Nicki* & Brian Inman Mr. & Mrs. Steven E. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Ira J. Jaffe Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Janovsky Mr. John S. Johns Ms. Sydney Johnstone Mr. Paul Joliat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Mr. John Jullens

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Ellen Kahn Diane & John Kaplan Dr. Laura Katz & Dr. Jonathan Pasko Betsy & Joel Kellman June K. Kendall Patrick J. Kerzic† & Stephanie Germack Frederic & Stephanie Keywell Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King* Dr. Harry & Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Dr. Arnold Kummerow Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Dr. Lawrence O. Larson The Dolores & Paul Lavins Foundation Mr. Michael Lebenbom Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Barbara & Carl Levin Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Arlene & John Lewis Ms. Carol Litka Daniel & Linda* Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Cis Maisel Margaret Makulski & James Bannan Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. Anthony Marek Maurice Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Richard Martella Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Mr. Anthony R. McCree Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Mr. John McFadden Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Olga Sutaruk Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Miller John & Marcia Miller Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore Ms. A. Anne Moroun Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George SPRING 2018

Drs. Barbara & Stephen Munk Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Joy & Allan Nachman Edward & Judith Narens Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nemeth Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Ms. Gabrielle Poshadlo & Mr. Dennis Nulty* Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Lila & Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Noel & Patricia Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Kris Pfaehler Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Pfahlert Benjamin B. Phillips Mr. Dave Phipps Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom William H. & Wendy W. Powers Reimer & Rebecca Priester Charlene & Michael Prysak Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Barbara Gage Rex Ms. Linda Rodney

Seth & Laura Romine Michael & Susan Rontal Mr.† & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Jane & Curt Russell Linda & Leonard Sahn Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Dr. & Mrs. Hershel Sandberg Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff Catherine & Dennis B. Schultz Sandy & Alan Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. Merton J. Segal Nancy & Sam Shamie Mr. Scott Shapero Dr. Les & Ellen Lesser Siegel Coco & Robert Siewert Mr. Norman Silk & Mr. Dale Morgan William & Cherie Sirois Dr. Cathryn & Mr. Daniel Skedel Dr. Gregory Stephens Barb & Clint Stimpson Nancy C. Stocking Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Stollman David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Ms. Dorothy Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Thompson

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

Giving of $1,500 and more Joshua & Judith Adler Dr. & Mrs. Gary S. Assarian Dr. & Dr. Brian Bachynski Ms. Jane Bolender Mr. & Mrs. J. Bora Ms. Nadia Boreiko Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burstein Dr. & Mrs. Glenn B. Carpenter David & Michelle Carroll Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk Mrs. Elizabeth & Mr. C. Howard Crane Dr. & Mrs. Adnan S. Dajani Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Darold Gordon & Elaine Didier Mr. Patrick Doig Mr. & Mrs. Henry Eckfeld Mr. Howard O. Emorey Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Mr. Donald Guertin Fran & Howard Heicklen Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hillegonds Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham Ms. Nadine Jakobowski Mr. Arthur Johns

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Robert & Sandra Johnson Carol & Richard Johnston Ms. Ida King Mr. James Kirby Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Kleiman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Klimko Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kochajda/Teal Electric Co. Mr. & Mrs. Kosch Mr. & Mrs. William Kroger, Jr. Mr. Michael Kuhne Dr. Myron & Joyce LaBan Mr. Daniel Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lieberman Mr. & Mrs. Brian Meer Bruce & Mary Miller Ms. Florence Morris† Mr. & Mrs. Germano Mularoni Ms. Deborah Parker Dr.† & Mrs. Terry Podolsky Mr. Ronald Puchalski Drs. Renato & Daisy Ramos Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rapson Mr. Paul Robertson & Ms. Cheryl Mauro Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Rose Mr. & Mrs. Hugh C. Ross

*Current DSO Musician or Staff

Mr. & Mrs. George Roumell Nancy J. Salden Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schlack Mr. Steve Secrest Mr. & Mrs. William C. Shenefelt Mr. Lawrence Shoffner Ms. Margo Shulman Zon Shumway Ms. Claudia Sills Mr. Ariel Simon Mr. Mark Sims & Ms. Elaine Fieldman Ralph & Peggy Skiano Mr. Michael J. Smith & Mrs. Mary C. Williams Dr. & Mrs. Choichi Sugawa Ms. Joyce Sutherland David & Lila Tirsell Mr. Jim Van Eizenga William & Sandra Vanover Peter & Carol Walters Mr. Barry Webster Ms. Beverly Weidendorf Ms. Janet Weir Frank & Ruth Zinn

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CORPORATE PARTNERS $500,000 and more

JIM NICHOLSON CEO, PVS Chemicals

$200,000 and more

GERARD M. ANDERSON LYNETTE DOWLER President, Chairman President, and CEO, DTE Energy DTE Energy Corporation Foundation

SERGIO MARCHIONNE Chief Executive Officer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

SHANE KARR President, FCA Foundation

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JIM HACKETT President & CEO, Ford Motor Company

JAMES VELLA President, Ford Motor Company Fund

MARY BARRA Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, General Motors Company

TERRY RHADIGAN Executive secondary - for use on dark backgrounds Director, Global Communications

2014 GM Design Corporate ID & Graphics

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RICHARD L. DeVORE Regional President, PNC Bank, Detroit and Southeast Michigan

$20,000 and more

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MATTHEW J. SIMONCINI President and CEO, Lear Corporation

American House Senior Living Communities Beaumont Health Chemical Bank Greektown Casino Hotel Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP KPMG LLP

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KEITH J. ALLMANN President and CEO, MASCO Corporation

Macy’s Michigan Ear Institute MGM Grand Detroit Casino Rock Ventures, LLC Varnum LLP Wico Metal Products Wolverine Packing Company

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$10,000 and more Amerisure Insurance Creative Benefit Solutions, LLC Denso International America, Inc. Edibles Rex Fifth Third Bank Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer and Weiss Raymond James Suburban Collection UBS Financial Services Inc. Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

$5,000 and more American International Group The Boston Consulting Group Coffee Express Roasting Company Delphi Foundation Dickinson Wright LLP EY Grant Thornton LLP Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Schaerer Architextural Interiors Yessian Music $1,000 and more Arkay-Walker Paint Company Darling Bolt Company

Delta Dental Plan of Michigan HEM Data Corporation The Harmon Group Hotel St. Regis Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC Lakeside Ophthalmology Center Madison Electric Company Michigan First Credit Union Morgan Stanley Oswald Companies Plante and Moran, PLLC Planterra PSLZ, LLP RBC Robert Swaney Consulting, Inc.

SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS Giving of $500,000 and more The William M. Davidson Foundation Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation Giving of $250,000 and more Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Dresner Foundation Hudson-Webber Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The Kresge Foundation McGregor Fund The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Giving of $100,000 and more Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Richard C. Devereaux Foundation Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Ford Foundation Detroit Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council Giving of $50,000 and more Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

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William Randolph Hearst Foundation League of American Orchestras Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs Matilda R. Wilson Fund

Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation Meyer and Anna Prentis Family Foundation Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik Foundation Mary Thompson Foundation

Giving of $25,000 and more Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund Henry Ford II Fund Giving of $10,000 and more Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation Myron P. Leven Foundation Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation Moroun Family Foundation Sage Foundation Giving of $5,000 and more Benson & Edith Ford Fund The Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation

Giving of $1,000 and more Charles M. Bauervic Foundation Frank and Gertrude Dunlap Foundation Clarence and Jack Himmel Fund James and Lynelle Holden Fund Josephine Kleiner Foundation Ludwig Foundation Fund Aline Underhill Orten Foundation The Loraine and Melinese Reuter Foundation Leslie and Regene Schmier Foundation Louis and Nellie Sieg Foundation Sills Foundation Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Save Our Symphony Wheeler Family Foundation, Inc. Young Woman’s Home Association

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TRANSFORMATIONAL SUPPORT The Detroit Symphony Orchestra would like to especially thank those who have made extraordinary multi-year gifts for general operations, endowment, capital improvements, and named chairs, ensembles or programs since the start of Blueprint 2023, our ten-year plan, in 2013.

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

CHAMPIONS Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Penny & Harold Blumenstein Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden DTE Energy Foundation

The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Ford Motor Company Fund Mr. & Mrs.+ Morton E. Harris John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The Kresge Foundation Mrs. Bonnie Larson Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Herman & Sharon Frankel Ruth & Al Glancy

Bud & Nancy Liebler Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation David & Valerie McCammon Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Ms. Deborah Miesel Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Stephen M. Ross Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

LEADERS Dr. William F. Pickard Jack+ & Aviva Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Paul & Terese Zlotoff

NOTABLE PROJECT SUPPORT The Detroit Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the following partners for their support of exceptional projects, partnerships, and performances that boldly advance the DSO’s mission to be a leader in the world of classical music.

The DSO is headed to classrooms in Detroit and Warren this January thanks to the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation and Aaron and Carolyn Frankel’s support of in-school partnerships. Over 1,600 elementary and middle school students will experience a broad range of repertoire including Mozart’s overture to Don Giovanni and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 during this two-day tour. These students will also travel to Orchestra Hall for April’s Educational Concert Series, furthering our commitment to expanding access to classical music for students in Southeast Michigan Increased energy efficiency in Orchestra Hall and the campus of the Max were made possible by the generosity of long time DSO supporters Lee and Floy Barthel. Upgrades to our mechanical systems, including improvements to the HVAC systems and new LED lights on stage, help keep musicians and patrons comfortable while also providing cost and energy savings for the organization.

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free tickets and transportation to attend 2017-2018 William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series performances. The Filmer Memorial Charitable Trust’s gift allows the DSO to deliver exceptional musical experiences for senior citizens in our community.

DSO’s Soundcard student discount program has expanded to include Soundcard Sampler Weekends to improve Detroit K-12 student access to and participation in the arts through the support of General Motors. During three weekends of the 2017-2018 season, students interested in Soundcard can attend concerts for just $5, allowing the DSO to better serve the community through music and increase audience diversity.

Familiar faces have appeared on the wall of the Max thanks to the Board of Trustees. Portraits of DSO musicians and artistic leadership hang in the hallway connecting the oval lobby with the William Davidson Atrium, helping us celebrate the incredible talent and artistic leadership that make up the DSO and further the connection between the orchestra and our audience.

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TRIBUTE GIFTS Gifts received September 1, 2017 to January 31, 2018 Tribute gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra are made to honor accomplishments, celebrate occasions, and pay respect in memory or reflection. These gifts support current season projects, partnerships and performances such as DSO concerts, education programs, free community concerts and family programming.

For information about making a tribute gift, please call 313.576.5114 or visit dso.org/donate.

In Honor of Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Walter & Adel Dissett In Honor of Norman & Janet Ankers Daniel Kochakian In Memory of Eugene Applebaum Phillip & Lauren Fisher Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz In Memory of Madeleine Berman Ann Berman & John Feld Dorothy Gerson Jonathan & Nicky Berman Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz Ruth Rattner In Memory of Dawn Boesen Annual Potters Market LLC Vincent & Deborah Cannella In Memory of Helen Calas Eleanora Soves In Honor of Hon. Avern Cohn Marc Schwartz & Emily Camiener In Memory of George Coon Mary Lorimer In Memory of Evelynne Dewey Hariet Duus Kathryn Girard In Memory of Rayya Elias Roger & Rosette Ajluni In Memory of Lowell Everson Norman & Janet Ankers Marlene Bihlmeyer David & Madeline Booker Richard & Gwen Bowlby Lynn Brouwers Patty Buccellato Denise Burrows Marie Delewsky Karen L Dillon Mark & Randi Dubois Thomas & Christine Eberts Marje Fecht Stanley & Judy Frankel Joseph & Sue Gibson Lauren Glomski David & Paulette Groen Paul & Julie Hull Barbara Humphries Mark Humphries George & Maxine Huysken Daniel & Linda Lutz

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Marna Raitanen David & Cathy Robertson Antonia Skatikat James & Shelley Spala Beth Tatigian Aynne Zazas

In Memory of Nancy Pilorget Norman & Janet Ankers

In Memory of Marjorie Fisher Norman & Janet Ankers

In Memory of Michael Rothgery David Altman Richard Frankel

In Honor of James Garret Timothy & Marianne LeVigne

In Honor of Cheryl & Paul Robertson Don Rochlen

In Memory of Rosemarie Jeannero Shawn Bonine Mary Cole Laurel Cummins William & Ada Griffith Nancy B Henk Don Jeannero Derek & Yelena Terenzi

In Memory of Marianne Shapero Schwartz Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Pamela Applebaum Maurice & Linda Binkow Harold & Penny B. Blumenstein Alan & Denny Camiener Avern & Lois Cohn Kathy Cohn Fran Cook Stanley & Judy Frankel Linda Jacob Stanley & Rita Levy Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz Mark & Lois Shaevsky Walter Shapero & Kathleen Straus Susan Sivak David & Bernadine Wu Stevan & Joyce Uzelac Lawrence & Idell Weisberg Gwen & Evan Weiner

In Honor of Mary Beth Keifer David & Beverly Moser

In Honor of Kingsley Sears Philip Ventura

In Honor of Raymond Landes & Melissa McBrien Victoria McBrien

In Honor of Marie Slotnik Wade & Wade Schultheiss

In Memory of Ingeborg Goff Liza Adams Patrick & Mary Echlin Gordon & Andrea Gray Penrith Goff Donald Haase Ben Klugh Jeanne Reese Janet Stechholz Paul & Karen Wingert

In Memory of Patricia Laramie Brian Carney & Judith Herndon In Honor of David LeDoux Jerry & Virginia LeDoux In Memory of Arthur Merkl Ronald & Tanya Martella Konstantinos & Diana Voutsinas In Honor of Kari Nelson Ruthann & Harold Atkinson In Memory of Joan C. O’Brien John J. O’Brien In Honor of Philip & Alice Pfahlert Jonathan Berrie

In Honor of Margaret Spear Gretchen & Robert Wilbert In Memory of Lenore Stevens Roger & Rosette Ajluni In Honor of Rania & Koroush Vahabzadeh Roger & Rosette Ajluni In Honor of James Van Wagner Lynda & Richard Bucciarelli In Honor of Rachel Webers Peter Motzenbecker In Memory of Sam, Rose, Arnold, and Robert Werney Charles Werney

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OFFERINGS

EDITOR Ben Breuninger bbreuninger@dso.org 313.576.5196

Subscribers and donors who make a gift of $1,000 or more annually receive priority assistance. Just visit the Patron Services Center on the second floor of the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center Atrium for help with tickets, exchanges, donations, or any other DSO needs.

PUBLISHER Echo Publications, Inc. Thomas Putters PROGRAM NOTES ANNOTATOR Charles Greenwell (Unless otherwise noted) DSO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48201 Phone: 313.576.5100 Fax: 313.576.5101 DSO Box Office: 313.576.5111 Box Office Fax: 313.576.5109 Rental Info: 313.576.5050 Email: info@dso.org Website: dso.org For group ticket sales (groups of 10 or more), please contact James Sabatella, Group Sales Manager, at 313.576.5130 or jsabatella@dso.org.

Subscribe to our e-newsletter via our website to receive updates and special offers.

To advertise in Performance, please call 248.582.9690.

To report an emergency during a concert, call 313.576.5199. To make special arrangements to receive emergency phone calls during a concert, ask for the house manager.

Activities of the DSO are made possible in part with the support of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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PRIORITY SERVICE FOR OUR MEMBERS

HERMAN AND SHARON FRANKEL DONOR LOUNGE

Governing Members who make a gift of $3,000 or more annually 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 Dan Coleman at 313.576.5451 or dcoleman@dso.org.

DINE AT THE DSO

Located on the second floor of Orchestra Hall, Paradise Lounge is open prior to most concerts and features gourmet dinners, decadent desserts, classic cocktails, small production wines, and craft beers. Bars are available throughout the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center prior to concerts and during intermission. For your convenience, you may place your beverage orders pre-concert and your drink will be waiting for you at intermission.

GIFT CERTIFICATES

Give friends and loved ones a gift that ignites their soul — the experience of a DSO performance. Gift certificates are available in any denomination and may be used toward the purchase of DSO concert tickets. Visit the DSO Box Office or call 313.576.5111 for more information.

RENT THE MAX

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

POLICIES PHOTOGRAPHY

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

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MA XIMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE PARKING

Valet parking is available for most concerts for $12, with vehicle drop-off and pick-up on Parsons Street. Donor valet and pick-up (available to patrons who give $7,500 annually) is available at the stage door behind the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. Parking is available for $8 in the Orchestra Place Parking Structure located on Parsons Street, with overflow in a nearby DSO lot. Handicap accessible parking is also available. Other parking options include Woodward Gardens on Woodward Avenue near Alexandrine Street, and Wayne State University Parking near Whole Foods on John R Street. The DSO offers shuttle bus service to Coffee Concerts from select locations for $15. Please call 313.576.5130 for more information.

ACCESSIBILITY

Handicap parking is available in the Orchestra Place Parking Structure for patrons with applicable permits. There are elevators, barrier-free restrooms, and accessible seating in all areas of the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. Security personnel are available at all entrances to help patrons requiring extra assistance in and out of vehicles. Hearing assistance devices are also available. Please see the House Manager or any usher for additional assistance.

A SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT

The DSO is pleased to offer a smoke-free environment at the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. Patrons who wish to smoke must do so outside the building. This policy also applies to electronic smoking devices such as e-cigarettes and personal vaporizers. An outdoor patio is also available on the second level of the Atrium Lobby.

HOUSE AND SEATING POLICIES

All patrons must have a ticket to attend concerts at the Max M. &Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, including children. The Max opens two hours prior to most DSO concerts. Most Classical Series concerts feature free predso.org

concert talks or performances in Orchestra Hall for all ticket holders. The DSO makes every attempt to begin concerts on time. In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, latecomers will be seated at an appropriate pause in the music at the discretion of the house staff. Patrons who leave the hall before or during a piece will be reseated after the piece is completed. Latecomers may watch the performance on closed circuit television in the Atrium. Please silence cell phones, alarms, and other electronic devices. Patrons should speak to the House Manager to make special arrangements to receive emergency phone calls during a performance.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE

In the event of an emergency, locate the nearest exit sign and listen for announcements on the PA system. Please follow the directions of Orchestra Hall ushers and staff. For safety reasons, everyone should leave in an orderly fashion and please remain calm. Guests with disabilities will be escorted to the nearest exits by an usher. Elevators will not operate during an evacuation. Once you exit the building, proceed as far away from the premises as possible.

Thank you for being prepared to respond calmly in the event of an emergency.

CONCERT CANCELLATIONS

The DSO rarely cancels concerts. In the event of inclement weather or other emergencies, please visit dso.org, call the Box Office at 313.576.5111, or check the DSO’s social media pages for updates and information. Patrons will be notified of exchange options. The DSO is unable to offer refunds.

CHILDREN

Children are welcome at all DSO concerts provided they have a ticket and are supervised by an adult. Parents should review the program to determine whether it is appropriate for their child and speak with their child about the concert experience in advance. Please contact the DSO Box Office if you have any questions.

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Dennis Rottell Stage Manager

COMMUNITY & LEARNING

Anne Parsons President and CEO James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Chair

Leslie Karr Executive Assistant to the Music Director

Caen Thomason-Redus Senior Director of Community & Learning

Patrick Peterson Manager of Orchestra Personnel

Nelson Rodriguez Parada General Manager of Training Ensembles

ADVANCEMENT

Clare Valenti Manager of Community Engagement

Jill Elder Vice President and Chief Development Officer Linda Lutz Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Erik Rรถnmark Vice President and General Manager Joy Crawford Executive Assistant to the President and CEO Elaine Curvin Executive Assistant to the Vice President and CDO Caitlin Bush Advancement Relations Associate

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS ARTISTIC PLANNING Jessica Ruiz Director of Artistic Planning Christopher Harrington Managing Director of Paradise Jazz Series/Managing Director & Curator of @ The Max Christina Biddle Popular and Special Programs Coordinator Catherine Miller Artistic Coordinator

LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL

Jill Rafferty Senior Director, Advancement

INDIVIDUAL & INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Chelsea Kotula Advancement Officer Marah Casey Advancement Officer Leslie Groves Major Gift Officer

STEWARDSHIP Bree Kneisler Associate Director of Campaign and Stewardship Jacqueline Garner Stewardship Manager Will Broner Advancement Services Coordinator Ashley Handy Stewardship Coordinator Sarah Hamel Advancement Events Designer Juanda Pack Advancements Benefits Concierge

COMMUNICATIONS

Debora Kang Manager of Education Programs Kiersten Alcorn Community Engagement Coordinator

FACILITY OPERATIONS Dan Saunders Director of Facilities Management Clarence Burnett Maintenance Supervisor Frederico Augustin Facility Engineer Matt Deneka Maintenance Technician Martez Duncan Maintenance Technician William Guilbault Maintenance Technician Crystal King Maintenance Technician Daniel Speights Maintenance Technician Greg Schimizzi Chief of Security Edward John Assistant Chief of Security

Marc Geelhoed Director of Digital Initiatives

Matthew Carlson Director of Communications and Media Relations

ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS

Teresa Alden Digital Communications Manager

Norris Jackson Security Officer

Kathryn Ginsburg Orchestra Manager

Ben Breuninger Public Relations Coordinator

Ronald Martin Security Officer

Heather Hart Rochon Director of Orchestra Personnel

Emily Carter Communications Coordinator

Johnnie Scott Security Officer

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Melvin Dismukes Security Officer

SPRING 2018

Sarah Osen Audience Development Manager

Sandra Mazza Senior Accountant

Annick Busch Patron Loyalty Coordinator

Dawn Kronell Senior Accountant

LaHeidra Marshall Audience Development Coordinator

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Brent Foster Assistant Catering Manager Nate Richter Bar Manager

Michelle Koning Web Manager

EVENTS AND RENTALS

PATRON DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT

James Sabatella Group Sales Manager Sharon Gardner Carr Assistant Manager of Tessitura and Ticketing Operations

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Stephanie McClung Coordinator of Event Sales & Administration

PATRON SALES AND SERVICE Molly Fidler Manager, Patron Sales & Service

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Michael Frisco Director of Audience Development

Ashley Powers Event Sales Representative

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Catherine Deep Manager of Events and Rentals

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Nicki Inman Senior Director of Patron Development & Engagement

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Justine Smith Retail Manager

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Ra’Jon Taylor Application Administrator

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Jody Harper Director of Information Technology

Chris Skillingstad Executive Chef

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Denise Ousley Human Resources Director

Christina Williams Director of Catering and Retail Services

to all the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s volunteer ushers and retail shop volunteers.

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CATERING AND RETAIL SERVICES

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Michelle Wisler Payroll and Benefits Accountant

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Jeremiah Hess Senior Director of Accounting & Finance

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Lori Cairo Front of House Manager

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AMBASSADOR

Michelle Marshall Assistant Manager, Patron Sales & Service Tommy Tatti Lead Ticketing Specialist

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UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS

TINY TOTS CONCERT SERIES

UNCLE GERRY AND FRIENDS

WU FAMILY ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL CONCERT SERIES

YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES

Michelle Merrill, conductor D.J. Oliver, host

A SYMPHONY OF SCIENCE

Sat., Mar. 24 at 10 a.m. in The Cube

THE CONDUCTOR’S SPELLBOOK

BY PAUL DOOLEY Yaniv Segal, conductor • Paul Dooley, narrator

Wed., Apr. 18 at 10:30 & 11:45 a.m.

Thu., Apr. 19 at 10:30 a.m.

Sat., Mar. 24 at 11 a.m.

PNC POPS SERIES

PNC POPS SERIES

Jeff Tyzik, conductor Vocalists TBA

WOMEN ROCK

DISNEY IN CONCERT: TALE AS OLD AS TIME

Fri., Apr. 20 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., Apr. 21 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Apr. 22 at 3 p.m.

Michelle Merrill, conductor Tue., Apr. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Iconic Disney moments, four Broadway caliber singers and high resolution Animated Feature Film sequences from Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and more.

CLASSICAL SERIES

STRAUSS & WAGNER

The DSO and Jeff Tyzik pay homage to Carole King, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Pat Benatar and the women of rock!

PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE: THE MUSIC OF MILES DAVIS Fri., Apr. 20 at 8 p.m.

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Yoonshin Song, violin

Fri., Apr. 6 at 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Sat., Apr. 7 at 8 p.m.

STEVEN BRYANT World Premiere BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2 WAGNER Siegfried Idyll R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks CLASSICAL SERIES

All-star award-winning jazz ensemble, SFJAZZ Collective, performs fresh arrangements of music by jazz icon Miles Davis, plus originals.

CLASSICAL SERIES

DANCES & NOCTURNES Fabien Gabel, conductor Nicolas Altstaedt, cello

SCHUMANN’S “SPRING”

Sat., Apr. 28 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Apr. 29 at 3 p.m.

Thur., Apr. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Apr. 13 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., Apr. 14 at 8 p.m.

FRANCK Le Chausseur Maudit DUTILLEUX Tout un monde lointain DEBUSSY Nocturnes RAVEL La Valse

Hannu Lintu, conductor • Ray Chen, violin

SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, “Spring” 52

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SPRING 2018

TICKETS & INFO

313 . 576 . 5111 dso.org

CLASSICAL SERIES

BEETHOVEN’S THIRD PIANO CONCERTO John Storgårds, conductor Louis Lortie, piano Thu., May 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Fri., May 4 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., May 5 at 8 p.m.

NIELSEN An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 RAUTAVAARA Cantus Arcticus SIBELIUS Symphony No. 7 TINY TOTS CONCERT SERIES

GEMINI PRESENTS GOOD MISCHIEF Sat., May 5 at 10 a.m. in The Cube

YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES

MOZART’S MAGNIFICENT VOYAGE

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

PROKOFIEV’S 2ND VIOLIN CONCERTO Eric Jacobsen, conductor Alexi Kenney, violin

Thu., May 17 at 7:30 p.m. in W. Bloomfield Fri., May 18 at 8 p.m. in Plymouth Sat., May 19 at 8 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills Sun., May 20 at 3 p.m. in Grosse Pointe

PNC POPS SERIES

THE DOO WOP PROJECT Michelle Merrill, conductor

Fri., May 18 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Sat., May 19 at 8 p.m.

Sun., May 20 at 3 p.m.

Stars of Broadway’s smash hits Jersey Boys and MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL harmonize the classics of Doo Wop legends.

CLASSICAL KIDS LIVE!® Michelle Merrill, conductor

CLASSICAL SERIES

Sat., May 5 at 11 a.m.

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Jennifer Koh, violin

WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES

WILLIAM TELL & THE ITALIAN SCHUBERT Speranza Scappucci, conductor

Thu., May 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Southfield Fri., May 11 at 8 p.m. in Clinton Township Sun., May 13 at 3 p.m. in Beverly Hills

PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

KENNY BARRON Sat., May 12 at 8 p.m.

NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron returns with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms. dso.org

TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY NO. 6 Fri., May 25 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., May 26 at 8 p.m.

Sun., May 27 at 3 p.m.

ROSHANNE ETEZADY World Premiere CHRIS CERRONE Violin Concerto (World Premiere) TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 CLASSICAL SERIES

THE RITE OF SPRING Leonard Slatkin, conductor Seong-Jin Cho, piano Thu., May 31 at 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Jun. 1 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., Jun. 2 at 8 p.m.

JARED MILLER World Premiere CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 53

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