YPFC May 2023 Program Book

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Bollinger

Tuck Chair

Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy

ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Schwartz and Shapero Family Chair

Hai-Xin Wu

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison

Foundation Chair

Jennifer Wey Fang

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Marguerite Deslippe*

Laurie Goldman*

Rachel Harding Klaus*

Eun Park Lee*

Adrienne Rönmark*

William and Story John Chair

Alexandros Sakarellos*

Drs. Doris Tong and Teck Soo Chair

Laura Soto*

Greg Staples*

Jiamin Wang*

Mingzhao Zhou*

SECOND VIOLIN

Adam Stepniewski

ACTING PRINCIPAL

The Devereaux Family Chair

Will Haapaniemi*

David and Valerie McCammon Chairs

Hae Jeong Heidi Han*

David and Valerie McCammon Chairs

Elizabeth Furuta*

Sheryl Hwangbo Yu*

Daniel Kim*

Sujin Lim*

Hong-Yi Mo *

Marian Tanau*

Alexander Volkov*

Jing Zhang*

VIOLA

Eric Nowlin

PRINCIPAL

Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair

James VanValkenburg

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Caroline Coade

Henry and Patricia Nickol Chair

Glenn Mellow

Hang Su

Hart Hollman

Han Zheng

Mike Chen

CELLO

Wei Yu

PRINCIPAL

Abraham Feder

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair

Robert Bergman*

Jeremy Crosmer*

Victor and Gale Girolami Cello Chair

David LeDoux*

Peter McCaffrey*

Joanne Deanto and Arnold Weingarden Chair

Una O’Riordan*

Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Chair

Cole Randolph*

BASS

Kevin Brown

PRINCIPAL

Van Dusen Family Chair

Stephen Molina

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Christopher Hamlen

Brandon Mason

Nicholas Myers^

HARP

OPEN

PRINCIPAL

Winifred E. Polk Chair

FLUTE

Hannah Hammel Maser

PRINCIPAL

Alan J. and Sue Kaufman and Family Chair

Amanda Blaikie

Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair

Sharon Sparrow

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair

Jeffery Zook

Shantanique Moore §

PICCOLO

Jeffery Zook

Shari and Craig Morgan Chair

OBOE

Alexander Kinmonth

PRINCIPAL

Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair

Sarah Lewis

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Monica Fosnaugh

ENGLISH HORN

Monica Fosnaugh

CLARINET

Ralph Skiano

PRINCIPAL

Robert B. Semple Chair

Jack Walters

PVS Chemicals Inc./

Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair

Shannon Orme

E-FLAT CLARINET

OPEN

BASS CLARINET

Shannon Orme

Barbara Frankel and

Ronald Michalak Chair

BASSOON

Conrad Cornelison

PRINCIPAL

Byron and Dorothy Gerson Chair

Marcus Schoon

Jaquain Sloan §

CONTRABASSOON

Marcus Schoon

HORN

Karl Pituch

PRINCIPAL

Johanna Yarbrough

Scott Strong

Ric and Carola Huttenlocher Chair

David Everson

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Mark Abbott

TRUMPET

Hunter Eberly

PRINCIPAL

Lee and Floy Barthel Chair

Stephen Anderson

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

William Lucas

TROMBONE

Kenneth Thompkins

PRINCIPAL

David Binder

Adam Rainey

BASS TROMBONE

Adam Rainey

TUBA

Dennis Nulty

PRINCIPAL

TIMPANI

Jeremy Epp

PRINCIPAL

Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair

James Ritchie

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

PERCUSSION

Joseph Becker

PRINCIPAL

Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair

Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

William Cody Knicely Chair

James Ritchie

LIBRARIANS

Robert Stiles

PRINCIPAL

Ethan Allen

LEGACY CHAIRS

Principal Flute

Women’s Association for the DSO

Principal Cello

James C. Gordon

Personnel Managers

Patrick Peterson

DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

Benjamin Tisherman

MANAGER OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

Nolan Cardenas

AUDITION AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

Stage Personnel

Dennis Rottell

STAGE MANAGER

William Dailing DEPARTMENT HEAD

Ryan DeMarco

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Kurt Henry DEPARTMENT HEAD

Steven Kemp

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Matthew Pons

DEPARTMENT HEAD

LEGEND

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

^ Extended Leave

§ African American Orchestra Fellow

YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA May 20, 2023 TINY TOTS EARTH DAY IS EVERY DAY May 20, 2023 10 AM in The Cube Selections to be announced from the stage JA DER BIGNA M I NI MUSIC DIRECTOR A COMMU N I T Y -SU P P ORT E D ORCHESTRA DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JA DER BIGNA M I NI MUSIC DIRECTOR A COMMU N I T Y -SU P P ORT E D ORCHESTRA DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JA DER BIGNA M I NI MUSIC DIRECTOR A COMMU N I T Y -SU P P ORT E D ORCHESTRA JA DER BIGNA M I NI MUSIC DIRECTOR A COMMU N I T Y -SU P P ORT E D ORCHESTRA DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JADER BIGNAMINI , Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation TERENCE BLANCHARD Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair NA’ZIR MCFADDEN Assistant Conductor, Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador NEEME JÄRVI Music Director Emeritus LEONARD SLATKIN Music Director Laureate JEFF TYZIK Principal Pops Conductor FIRST VIOLIN Robyn
CONCERTMASTER Katherine

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA

Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 11 a.m. in Orchestra Hall

NA’ZIR MCFADDEN

American conductor Na’Zir McFadden is the newly appointed Assistant Conductor and Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

In this position, he works closely with Music Director Jader Bignamini and guest conductors on both the PVS Classical Series and William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series. Additionally, he leads pre-concert lectures at Orchestra Hall, and conducts a variety of programs on the Educational Concert Series, Young People’s Family Concert Series, PNC Pops Series, and DTE Community Concerts. McFadden also serves as Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Henry Purcell “Rondeau” from Suite from Abdelazar (1659 - 1695)

Peter Warlock “Basse Danse” from Capriol Suite (1894 - 1930)

Paul Dukas Fanfare from La Péri (1865 - 1935)

Felix Mendelssohn “Scherzo” from Four Pieces (1809 - 1847) from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61

Benjamin Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (1913 - 1976) (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell)

Theme: Allegro maestoso e largamente

Variation A (flutes and piccolo): Presto

Variation B (oboes): Lento

Variation C (clarinets): Moderato

Variation D (bassoons): Allegro alla marcia

Variation E (violins): Brillante - Alla polacca

Variation F (violas): Meno mosso

Variation G (cellos): [L’istesso tempo]

Variation H (basses): Comminciando lento ma poco

a poco accelerando al Allegro

Variation I (harp): Maestoso

Variation J (horns): L’istesso tempo

Variation K (trumpets): Vivace

Variation L (trombones): Allegro pomposo

Variation M (percussion): Moderato

Fugue: Allegro molto

Michael Boudewyns, narrator

An advocate for arts education, McFadden strives to provide access to the arts for students in underserved communities. This season, McFadden makes appearances with youth ensembles in Salt Lake City and with the Philadelphia AllCity Music Festival.

Recent engagements include a recording project with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago as part of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s “Notes for Peace” initiative— which featured Hilary Hahn as guest soloist.

McFadden was the inaugural Apprentice Conductor of the Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra from 2020 to 2022 and served as the Robert L. Poster Conducting Apprentice of the New York Youth

Symphony from 2020 to 2021.

Upcoming engagements include a series of commissions with Orchestra 2001 and appearances with the Utah Symphony and the Philadelphia Ballet.

MICHAEL BOUDEWYNS

Actor Michael Boudewyns is co-founder of Really Inventive Stuff, a vaudeville-inspired production company committed to sharing inspiring, memorable experiences with audiences of all ages. The company was founded in 2004 and has performed family concerts with symphony orchestras around the world.

Boudewyns is also co-creator and host of taphotopia.com, a YouTube series that visits cemeteries and shares stories of historical figures who have inspired curiosity, creativity, and joy.

In the 22-23 season, Boudewyns returns to the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Music Festival, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, and Symphony in C. His many orchestra performances also include Beyond the Score presentations with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra.

Boudewyns studied theatre at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls and is a graduate of the Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) at the University of Delaware.

JA DER B I G NA M I N I MUSIC DIRECTOR A COMMU N I T Y -SU P P ORT E D ORCHESTRA
JA DER B I G NA M I N I MUSIC DIRECTOR A COMMU N I T Y -SU P P ORT E D ORCHESTRA
NA’ZIR McFADDEN , conductor MICHAEL BOUDEWYNS, narrator
First Floor Atrium Concessions Second Floor Atrium Face Painting Detroit Harmony Instrument Try-Out Tables Mini Picassos Craft Station Floor Keyboards Third Floor Atrium Creative Journaling Station Write to the DSO Mailbox and Letter Writing Station Composer’s Workshop—Hear Your Composition Performed Live! MSU Community Music School in Detroit— Music Activity Station JOIN US THIS MORNING IN THE WILLIAM DAVIDSON ATRIUM FOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES! Need a sensory break from the action? The DSO has a quiet room available for patrons to use on the third floor of the William Davidson Atrium. We also offer sensory toolkits (available at the Box Office) to use free of charge, courtesy of the Mid-Michigan Autism Association.

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