VOLUME XXVI • FALL 2017
PERFORMANCE THE MAGAZINE OF THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
INSIDE Program Notes The Next Big Thing DSO NextGen Leonard Slatkin Reflecting on ten years Asia Tour Shanghai Healing Home Meet the Musician David Everson
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BERNSTEIN’S PHILHARMONIC: A CENTENNIAL FESTIVAL—— THREE CONCERTS IN HILL AUDITORIUM
Leonard Bernstein courtesy of the New York Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital Archives
Mahler’s Symphony No. 5
Strauss and Bernstein
New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
Jaap van Zweden, conductor Friday, November 17 // 8 pm
Leonard Slatkin, conductor UMS Choral Union / Scott Hanoian, director Michigan State University Children’s Choir / Kyle Zeuch, director Cynthia Phelps, principal viola Carter Brey, principal cello Tamara Wilson, soprano Sunday, November 19 //3 pm
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Mahler
Symphony No. 5
Young People’s Concert
New York Philharmonic Leonard Slatkin, conductor Makoto Ozone, piano Saturday, November 18 // 2 pm
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R. Strauss Bernstein
Don Quixote, Op. 35 Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish”)
PROGRAM: WORKS OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Overture to Candide Selections from On the Town Masque from Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”) Profanation from Symphony No. 1 (“Jeremiah”) Selections from West Wide Story
2014 National Medal of Arts recipient
Funded in part by: Friends of the UMS New York Philharmonic Residency, initiated with a generous challenge gift from Rachel Bendit and Mark Bernstein Media Partners: Ann Arbor’s 107one, WGTE 91.3 FM, and WRCJ 90.9 FM
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CONTENTS
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Leading Tones
12 Meet the Musician David Everson
Next Big Thing 16 The DSO’s NextGen
18 Young Composers 21 PROGRAM NOTES
Conor Abbott Brown and Loren Loiacono
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Welcome......................................................4 Orchestra Roster.........................................5 Behind the Baton.........................................6 Board Leadership........................................8 Governing Members....................................9 Ambassador Corps....................................11 Volunteer Ushers...................................... 39 Gabrilowitsch Society.............................. 40 Donor Roster............................................. 40 Maximize Your Experience....................... 48 DSO Administrative Staff......................... 50 Upcoming Concerts.................................. 52 On the cover: Assistant Principal Bassoon Michael Ke Ma. Photo by Donald Dietz. Read Performance anytime, anywhere at dso.org/performance DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 3
WELCOME Dear Friends, What a summer for your Detroit Symphony Orchestra! We welcomed our colleagues from around the country in June as hosts of the 2017 League of American Orchestras National Conference. Diverse voices spoke about orchestra innovation, audience development, social progress, and much more, all set against the backdrop of a resurgent Detroit. In July, we continued to serve as ambassadors for our region with the DSO’s first international tour in 16 years. The energy and passion of our musicians genuinely touched audiences in Japan and China as we conveyed the resilient spirit of Detroit from city to city over the course of three weeks. We saw excellent performances for packed audiences by Leonard Slatkin and the orchestra, as well as how much our world class musicians care for each other, for your DSO, and for this city. Whether performing in a concert hall, GM’s Shanghai headquarters, or a Ford Plant in Chongqing; taking part in a “Pure Michigan” tourism event in Wuhan; or sharing #MyShinola photos from Tokyo and Little Caesars pizza in Suzhou, we connected with people and communities and built mutual understanding through music. None of this would have been possible without the support of more than 20 partners who believed in our vision to make these connections both on stage and off. For this, we are forever grateful. Put simply: You can be proud of the ambassadorial role your DSO played, and because of these experiences we are forever changed as well. And now we look ahead to our 2017-2018 season. We are excited to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our Music Director Leonard Slatkin in his tenth year, with highlights including some of his favorite works—from Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony in week one to Puccini’s magnificent Turandot to conclude the season. There is also a threeweek French Festival that will light up the entire city and DSO-commissioned new works by young American composers championed by some of Leonard’s colleagues. We are thrilled to welcome world-class guests to Orchestra Hall across the Classical, PNC Pops, and Paradise Jazz Series; The Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube remains a locus for innovative programming in Midtown Detroit; and the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series continues to bring the DSO to communities across the metro area. And don’t forget—you can always watch all classical concerts for free via the Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts, or view archived performances by signing up for DSO Replay. New this season is dso.org/classroom, where educators and students can access webcasts and other online content. We look forward to seeing you this season! Thank you for your participation and support. Anne Parsons President and CEO 4
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Mark Davidoff, Board Chairman FALL 2017
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 Orchestra Personnel Manager Patrick Peterson Associate Orchestra Personnel Manager STAGE PERSONNEL Dennis Rottell Stage Manager Steven Kemp Department Head Matthew Pons Department Head Michael Sarkissian Department Head LEGEND
* These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis † substitute musician ~ extended leave
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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. 6
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Slatkin’s more than 100 recordings have garnered seven Grammy awards and 64 nominations. His recent Naxos recordings include works by SaintSaëns, 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 Seattle Symphony, 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
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on the Billboard classical chart for over 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
Samuel Frankel † David Handleman, Sr.† Dr. Arthur L. Johnson † Clyde Wu, M.D.†
DIRECTORS EMERITI
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 Robert H. Bluestein Jeremy Epp, Orchestra Representative James Farber, Governing Members Chair Samuel Fogleman Monica Fosnaugh, Orchestra Representative
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 Arn Tellem Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder M. Roy Wilson
Ismael Ahmed Rosette Ajluni Richard Alonzo Daniel Angelucci 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 Jennifer Fischer Aaron Frankel Robert Gillette Jody Glancy Malik Goodwin
Antoinette G. Green Leslie Green Laura Hernandez-Romine Michele Hodges Renee Janovsky Joseph Jonna David Karp Joel D. Kellman 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 Joseph Mullany Sean M. Neall Tom O’Brien Maury Okun
William F. Pickard, Ph.D. Gerrit Reepmeyer James Ritchie, Orchestra Representative Richard Robinson Lois L. Shaevsky Thomas Shafer Margaret Shulman Cathryn M. Skedel, Ph.D. Ralph Skiano, Orchestra Representative Shirley R. Stancato Stephen Strome Mark Tapper Laura J. Trudeau Gwen Weiner Jennifer Whitteaker R. Jamison Williams Margaret E. Winters Ellen Hill Zeringue
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
† Deceased
Alfred R. Glancy III Robert S. Miller Peter D. Cummings James B. Nicholson Stanley Frankel Phillip Wm. Fisher
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THE DSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR SPONSORS FOR ASIA TOUR 2017 LEADERSHIP LEVEL AND MAJOR SUPPORT:
The William Davidson Foundation Ford Motor Company Fund • General Motors Princeton Management and Lamont Street Partners Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs Michigan Economic Development Corporation
FRIEND SUPPORT:
Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. • Shinola • Lear Toyota • The Applebaum Family Foundation Deloitte • Oakland County Economic Development Corporation Delphi • Denso • Aisin
COMMUNITY SUPPORT:
Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Paul and Terese Zlotoff Detroit Chinese Business Association Japan Business Society of Detroit Michigan-China Innovation Center Michigan State University College of Music
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 Dan Coleman at 313.576.5451. James C. Farber Chairman
Arthur T. O’Reilly Immediate Past Chairman
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
Frederick J. Morsches Member-at-Large
David Assemany Vice Chair, Engagement
Jan Bernick Member-at-Large
David Everson* Musician Representative
Diana Golden Vice Chair, Membership
David Karp Member-at-Large
Johanna Yarbrough* Musician Representative
Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Mrs. Denise Abrash Ms. Dorothy Adair Mr. & Mrs. George Agnello 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
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Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Pauline Averbach & Charles Peacock Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mr. & Mrs. John Axe Mrs. Jean Azar Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Babbish Ms. Sharon Backstrom Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. Mark Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins
*Current DSO Musician or Staff
W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mary Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien 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 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
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GOVERNING MEMBERS continued 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 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 Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters 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 Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy 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 Donato Enterprises Eugene & Elaine C. Driker Paul † & Peggy Dufault Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Mrs. George D. Dzialak Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Randall & Jill* Elder 10
Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Marianne T. Endicott Donald & Marjory Epstein Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Mr. Drew Esslinger & Mr. Omar Alrashed 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. Jay Fishman Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Madeline & Sidney Forbes Emory M. Ford, Jr. † Endowment Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Frank Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Dale & Bruce Frankel Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Ms. Carol A. Friend Kit & Dan Frohardt-Lane Sharyn & Alan Gallatin Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Mr. George Georges Stephanie Germack Byron† & Dorothy Gerson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Drs. Lynda & Conrad Giles Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Ruth & Al Glancy Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Dr. Robert T. Goldman Goodman Family Charitable Trust Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin Paul & Barbara Goodman
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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. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollinshead Jack & Anne Hommes Ms. Barbara Honner The Honorable Denise Page Hood & Reverend Nicholas Hood III James Hoogstra & Clark Heath Ronald M. & Carol† Horwitz Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart 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. & Mrs. George 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 Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Frederic & Stephanie Keywell Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Samantha & Bill Kishler Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King* Martin & Karen Koss Dr. Harry & Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish Dr. Arnold Kummerow Marilyn & John Kunz Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Mrs. Bonnie Larson Dr. Lawrence O. Larson Dolores & Paul Lavins Mr. Henry P. Lee 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. Mr. Daniel Lewis Arlene & John Lewis FALL 2017
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. & Mrs. David S. Maquera, Esq. Mr. Anthony Marek Ms. Florine Mark Maurice Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Richard Martella David & Valerie McCammon Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. 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 John & Marcia Miller Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Leonard G. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley J.J. & Liz Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore Shari & Craig Morgan Ms. A. Anne Moroun Ms. Florence Morris 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
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Patricia & Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Mr. Thomas Norris Ms. Gabrielle Poshadlo & Mr. Dennis Nulty* Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman Mr. John J. O’Brien Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Dr. William Oppat Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Mr. Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Anne Parsons* & Donald Dietz Debra & Richard Partrich Ms. Lisa Payne Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske 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 Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom 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 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
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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 Ms. Nancy Schlichting David & Carol Schoch Catherine & Dennis B. Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz Sandy & Alan Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. Merton J. Segal Elaine & Michael Serling Mark & Lois Shaevsky Nancy & Sam Shamie Mrs. Patricia Finnegan Sharf Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman Ms. Margaret Shulman 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 Leonard W. Smith William H. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Renate & Richard Soulen Dr. Gregory Stephens Barb & Clint Stimpson Nancy C. Stocking Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Stollman Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Anne Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Stephen & Phyllis Strome David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Dorothy I. Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Mr. & Mrs. Arn Tellem Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Carol & Larry Tibbitts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Dr. Barry Tigay
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MEE T THE MUSICIAN
DAVID EVERSON Assistant Principal Horn
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avid Everson could never get too far from the DSO. Born in Livonia, MI, and raised in a musical family, he recalls that playing with the DSO was an early goal. Two of his fellow horn players — Mark Abbott and Bryan Kennedy — were close friends while he attended the University of Michigan, and even after accepting an offer to serve as Associate Principal Horn of the Kansas City Symphony he couldn’t quite get away. “I got a phone call from the DSO right before I went to Kansas City,” he recalls, “asking if I could fill in for a few weeks while Mark Abbott was out sick.” Everson would regularly perform with his hometown DSO while working full time in Kansas City. “As a young player, when I came in and heard the caliber of the playing on a day-to-day basis…it was just always an honor to be asked to play with them,” he says, listing off memorable gigs: recording sessions with Antal Doráti, touring Europe in 1989, and playing at the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico. He won a full-time position with the DSO in 1999. But what does pull Everson away from his seat at Orchestra Hall is an exciting second career in Los Angeles as a studio musician for Hollywood films, beginning in 2009 with James Cameron’s Oscar-winning Avatar. “I was actually about to click ‘delete’ on that email because it looked like spam,” he laughs. But it’s good he didn’t — since then he’s worked on dozens of films, including Wreck-It Ralph, Jurassic World, Frozen, J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek series, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and many others. Everson has had the privilege of working with John Williams, James Newton Howard, Alan
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Sylvestri, Michael Giacchino, and other star film composers. “Every movie is different,” he explains. “Something with a lot of orchestral music might take five or six days. But I remember we recorded everything for Deadpool in an hour and twenty minutes.” Most recording sessions will have the movie playing (without sound or dialogue) on a screen behind the orchestra, so Everson can sometimes take a peek at the action. Though it requires lots of travel, Everson loves splitting time between Detroit and L.A. “I feel like I have the best of both worlds,” he says, adding that he regularly shuts down studio colleagues who try to convince him to do movies full time. “I get to play with a world-class orchestra. I love playing Strauss, Mahler, Shostakovich…I have absolutely no intention of leaving this job that I love.”
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n 2008, after serving as music director But in actuality, we are talking about in Washington, DC, for twelve years, it seven years. In my first season, I was was my intention to hang up my music only able to conduct five weeks, as director cape and focus solely on guest various guest dates were already conducting and other projects. One of the committed. The next year I had a heart cities I had not conducted in for a while attack, putting me out of commission for was Detroit. With a program consisting of three months. And then there was the Sir William Walton, John Williams, and third season, or rather, there was not. Prokofiev, I found an orchestra and hall A labor dispute gave us only the sounds that were as responsive as any of silence. But during that time, we were conductor could ask for. working very hard to prepare for our At the time, I did not realize that they return to the stage. We made a longwere looking for a music director, but as range plan and emerged as an even the week progressed, more and more better organization than when I began. members of the board and staff started Over the course of the next four talking to me about a future relationship. issues of Performance, I have been given Previous Signature: We put together one more “trial” week at the opportunity to write a bit about my Meadowbrook. Originally, I was years with the DSO. I will consider what supposed to do just one standard-fare worked, what did not, and where the program, as the second concert was a DSO might go from here. But one thing Pops show with the Von Trapp Family is already clear. These ten years have Singers. I said that I wanted to do that been a true pleasure, and I am glad that one as well, raising a lot of eyebrows. I waited until now to change course on Both events went very well, I was my journey. New Signature: offered the music directorship, and, for ten years, the DSO and I have been making great music together. In effect, The Sound of Music literally got me my new job.
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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.
“ Having worked with Leonard Slatkin regularly for over twenty years, I have seen firsthand his dedication to the well-being of the orchestras he works with, his care for the music, his love of storytelling, his no-nonsense directness, and his belief in the universality of music’s message. … This book is entirely in his voice, an honest account of his experiences and conclusions from a lifetime invested in the arts and in leadership.” — HILARY HAHN, GRAMMYWINNING VIOLINIST
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“ Leonard Slatkin has written a book that both informs and entertains. He shares many genuine musical insights, provocative thoughts about the music business, and wonderful stories amassed from his life in music. His conversational style of writing makes it extremely readable, but more importantly he made me think and made me reexamine some of my own beliefs and musical ideas. This book is a treasure for all music lovers.” — HENRY FOGEL, PRESIDENT EMERITUS, CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS
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The Next Big Thing
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t’s happy hour on a Thursday evening in August, and the Our/Detroit vodka tasting room is filling up. There are a few Tigers fans at the bar, fitting in some drinks before a home game against the Yankees, and most of the other folks know each other — they say hi, catch up about work, and eye cookies laid out on a high-top table. This group represents a new wave of Detroit Symphony Orchestra fans and supporters. They’re young, mostly in their 20s and 30s. They’re black, white, and brown, and they mix a variety of careers and experiences: lawyers and
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professionals mingle with freelance photographers, students, artists, and techies. Some commute from the suburbs and exurbs, others live right around the corner. One recently moved from Berlin. They tell different stories about discovering the DSO, but they all came out for one reason: the love of music. This is the launch event for a new two-tiered DSO membership called NextGen. It merges a ticket discount program for young people (previously called 37eleven) with the NextGen Committee, a volunteer leadership group of young professionals who work to engage their peers as patrons and supporters of the DSO. “The orchestra has something for everyone,” says Christa Hoen, NextGen’s Executive Committee Chair, “and we
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want to tell people that, to encourage people to be open and be able to embrace all kinds of experiences.” Lydia Michael, the Committee’s ViceChair for Partnerships & Collaboration, agrees: “There’s a lot going on at the DSO and at The Cube that’s already very attractive to younger generations, it’s just about making people aware of it. I see NextGen as the way to bridge the gap.” For $40 a season, NextGen members are eligible to purchase $10 tickets — anywhere in the house — to over 100 concerts across the Classical, PNC Pops, and Paradise Jazz Series, as well as invites to two members-only NextGen events that will extend a night out at the DSO to include food, drinks, and unique entertainment. A second tier, NextGen Plus, is available for $140 a season, and includes invites to five NextGen events and access to DSO Replay, the on-demand video streaming service for archived DSO webcasts. Both memberships also come with an invite to join the NextGen Committee — an important addition that will connect young concertgoers more closely with the DSO. “You get such a diversity of experiences at a low cost,” Hoen says, “but you can also meet other people who are engaged in Detroit and who are engaged in the arts. It’s about embracing the city and embracing the music.” The Committee’s signature event, Mysterium, is a genre-bending roaming concert through the Max M. and Marjorie
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S. Fisher Music Center, with intimate performances and unique décor and refreshments meant to appeal to all five senses. Four events for NextGen members will join Mysterium on the 2017-18 calendar: pre- and post-concert hangs connected to the Ella and Louis, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, French Festival, and A Night in Brazil programs. Hoen, Michael, and their colleagues on the Committee hope that each one is as distinctive as Mysterium. At the Our/Detroit launch event, WDET host Chris Campbell grabs a microphone and the attention of the room. He describes the program and gets a call-and-response going. “Ten dollars!” he says, and the crowd replies in unison: “Just ten dollars?” Refills are ordered, and a popcorn machine hums and crackles. TruckShuka, an Israeli street food truck, pulls up to the front door. A jazz duo shouts out their latest album and begins to play. Appealing to all five senses, indeed. While the NextGen name suggests a certain Millennial focus, Hoen points out a meaningful distinction. “There are other generations coming behind us as well,” she says. It’s less about passing the torch from older to younger and more about creating an increasingly accessible and diverse cultural experience under the DSO umbrella. She adds: “My hope is that in the future there will be no ‘typical’ attendee.”
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NEW MUSIC, NEW VOICES Throughout the 2017-18 Season, the DSO is proud to present six world premieres by young 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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onor Abbott Brown is an American composer, clarinetist, and producer. He has composed works for the Albany Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Da Capo Players, Colorado Children’s Chorale, clarinet virtuoso David Krakauer, and many others. His orchestral pieces often feature complex rhythms and sustained tension — qualities also found in the music of his progressive metal band Fifth Veil. “I actively try not to categorize the music I write,” he says. Brown lives and works in Colorado, and has spent much of his life in the American West. When asked if these unique landscapes and environs find their way into his music, he’s quick to respond: “Absolutely. Being surrounded by nature…being surrounded by hermitry, really, is very important to my work.” But he is also an avid musical traveler, tirelessly familiarizing himself with sounds, instruments, rhythms, and traditions from around the world and across the centuries. He never directly borrows from this global palette, but it influences and informs his compositions. “It can’t not,” he points out, frankly but warmly.
Unsurprisingly, Brown’s broad and varied musical knowledge results in a broad and varied working style. Sometimes he’ll begin a composition on the clarinet or piano; other times he’ll go straight to transcription software. Most pieces start with improvised rhythms eked out of a vast array of percussion instruments. Occasionally Brown will sing. It was “all of the above” for How to Relax with Origami, his new piece for the DSO, he says. The piece also contains one direct reference: a melodic passage borrowed from Joan Tower’s Turning Points. Brown studied with and greatly admires Tower, who is also a friend of Music Director Leonard Slatkin. “I remember seeing the premiere of Joan’s String Quartet no. 4, ‘Angels,’ and the effect was huge. It was incredible to see this wellknown, very established composer presenting a piece that pushed a lot of boundaries and wasn’t afraid to experiment. That was the most important thing she taught her students: never back away from pushing the envelope.”
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omposer Loren Loiacono thinks a lot about literature when writing music. “I think in text, there’s a way that time can be managed,” she says. “The trick of a lot of literature is in the rate at which things are revealed, how and when the author chooses to show you something that might contextualize what you previously read or what you thought you knew. And that resonates for me in music as well…what a majority of composers are essentially doing is controlling the flow of sound over time. Time is the main tool we actually have.” Smothered By Sky, if understood this way, packs a lot of sound into a brief amount of time. “It’s fast and furious,” Loiacono chuckles, “it has lots of little details, lots of features on various sections highlighting things that they do particularly well.” She envisions the piece as a “mini-concerto for orchestra,” a work that strikes a peppy tone while showing off and celebrating the ensemble itself. Loiacono is originally from Stony Brook, NY, and is currently a doctoral candidate at Cornell University. She is also co-founder and current development director of Kettle Corn New Music, an initiative that encourages the performance of music in relaxed, informal, and welcoming environments. The program was inspired by (and named after)
musical dorm room hangouts featuring passed kettle corn and lively conversation. “We encourage our audiences to ask questions, to come and meet the musicians, to meet the composers, and it’s in a very informal sort of way,” Loiacono says. She explains that some of her most meaningful musical experiences have been rehearsals, when the architecture of a piece is pulled apart, analyzed, and discussed. One of Loiacono’s educators at Cornell was the late Steven Stucky, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who passed away in February 2016. She remembers how he inspired confidence in his mentees, who often felt anxious about their pursuits. “One of his greatest strengths as a teacher was his absolute conviction and the depths of belief that he had in his students. He taught us how to own who we are as artists, to see ourselves as artists, and to value what we have to say.” All of this is possible only because of Stucky’s own musical genius. After a pause, Loiacono adds: “In one sentence he could get at a very essential truth about a piece.”
LOREN LOIACONO
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COMMUNIT Y & LE ARNING
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he DSO’s Asia Tour this past summer was highlighted by eleven performances in some of Japan and China’s most magnificent concert halls for big audiences. But in planning the tour, the DSO knew that it also wanted to play more intimate concerts for people who may not have a lot of access to music. “Performing in the community is a big part of this orchestra’s identity,” says Caen ThomasonRedus, the DSO’s Senior Director of Community & Learning. “In southeastern Michigan, DSO musicians regularly perform chamber music in hospitals, churches, senior centers, and schools, annually reaching over 15,000 people. It just made sense that we would do as much of this as we could while visiting Asia.” While in Asia, DSO musicians played at a number of unique community settings. But it was a concert at an orphanage in Shanghai that perhaps drew the widest smiles. On July 29, Ralph Skiano (Principal Clarinet, Robert B. Semple Chair), Michael Ma (Assistant Principal Bassoon), and Shannon Orme (Clarinet and Bass Clarinet, Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair) traveled to Shanghai Healing Home, which houses many children with health issues and special needs. They played music, led interactive activities and games, and brought joy to many children. “When the three of us started to play
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a tune from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, one of the kids came to the front and started to dance,” remembers Michael Ma. “Giving beautiful music back to the community—even if that community is as far away as China—is part of what makes the DSO the most accessible orchestra in the world, and real #DSOImpact ambassadors for Detroit.” Along for the ride was Jim Vella, President of the Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services. The Fund sponsored the visit and donated $10,000 to Shanghai Healing Home, and invited local Ford employees to come and volunteer. Some of those same employees attended a benefit concert for the orphanage the night before at 724 Hub Mini Theater, where DSO musicians Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy (Associate Concertmaster, Alan and Marianne Schwartz and Jean Shapero/ Shapero Foundation Chair) and Hai-Xin Wu (Assistant Concertmaster, Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair) performed alongside children enrolled in a nonprofit music education program called Stepping Stones. “Bringing the DSO to China is a great way to showcase the talent of Detroit, while also giving back to the communities where we live and work,” said Jim Vella. “This tour not only promotes the cross-cultural ties that build global collaboration, it gives our employees the opportunity to enjoy the international language of music.” FALL 2017
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JEFF TYZIK
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Profiles BYRON STRIPLING
CARMEN BRADFORD
A powerhouse trumpeter, gifted with a soulful voice and a charismatic onstage swagger, Byron Stripling has delighted audiences STRIPLING internationally. As soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Stripling has performed frequently under the baton of Keith Lockhart, and has also been featured soloist on the PBS television special Evening at Pops with conductors John Williams and Mr. Lockhart. Currently, Stripling serves as artistic director and conductor of the highly acclaimed, award-winning Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Since his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Pops, Stripling has emerged as one of America’s most popular symphony pops guest artists, having performed with over 100 orchestras around the world. He has also been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and performs at jazz festivals throughout the world. Stripling earned his stripes as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster. He has also played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Louis Bellson, and Buck Clayton, in addition to The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and The GRP All Star Big Band. He was educated at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan.
Carmen Bradford grew up with music in her home and in her heart. She is the daughter of trumpeter/composer Bobby Bradford and vocalist/composer Melba Joyce, and he grandfather Melvin Moore sang with Lucky Millender, Dizzy Gillespie’s Big Band, and The Ink Spots. Informed by her musical upbringing, Bradford has built her own legacy, beginning with her discovery by Count Basie and subsequent invitation to join the BRADFORD Legendary Count Basie Orchestra. She has performed and recorded with musical royalty including Wynton Marsalis, Shelly Berg, Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Nancy Wilson, and many others, and has appeared with symphony orchestras from Washington, D.C. to Vancouver, British Columbia. Bradford has performed on several Grammy Award-winning albums, and released her debut solo recording in 1992. Her most recent recordings include 2015’s Invisible Design with John Mills and the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra’s first Christmas album A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas released the same year. She was also featured on South African trumpeter Darren English’s 2016 album Imagination Nation. Bradford is proud to perform in a wide variety of styles and contexts, from intimate, stripped-down duos to big band swinging and beyond. Her countless contributions to the jazz idiom are bolstered by her new favorite gig: performing with the world’s great symphony orchestras.
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LEONARD SLATKIN, Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation
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CLASSICAL SERIES Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 13, 2017 at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 8 p.m. in Orchestra Hall LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor OLGA KERN, piano
Conor Brown How to Relax with Origami (World Premiere)
Samuel Barber Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 38
(b. 1988)
Ducks in a walnut Two party system Tempest in a star box Ternura volcánica Guepardos hacen el cabalito Biting into mold The last of the snowmen Ojo de Ana Coluto
(1910 - 1981) I. Allegro appassionato II. Canzone III. Allegro molto Olga Kern, piano
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Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat major, Op. 55, (1770 - 1827) “Eroica”
I. Allegro con brio II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace IV. Finale: Allegro molto
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Profiles OLGA KERN RussianAmerican pianist Olga Kern jumpstarted her American career with an historic Gold Medal win at the Van Cliburn KERN International Piano Competition in 2001, becoming the first woman to do so in more than 30 years. Also first prize winner of the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition at age 17, Kern now serves as Jury Chairman and Artistic Director of the Olga Kern International Piano Competition, inaugurated in 2016. In addition to appearing with the DSO and Music Director Leonard Slatkin, Kern will spend 2017 performing with the Pacific Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, and Copenhagen Philharmonic, as well as recitals at the Virginia Arts Festival
and in Milan, Glasgow, New Haven, San Francisco, and Scottsdale. Kern has performed with many of the world’s top symphonies and appeared in recital at venues including Carnegie Hall, Salzburger Festspielhaus, Milan’s La Scala, Osaka’s Symphony Hall, New York’s 92nd Street Y, and others. She has also toured South Africa (with the Cape Philharmonic and KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic) and Israel (with the Israel Symphony). Kern’s discography includes her 2004 Grammy-nominated recording of Rachmaninoff’s Corelli Variations and other transcriptions, 2007’s Brahms Variations, and 2010’s Chopin Piano Sonatas No. 2 and 3. She was featured in the award-winning documentary about the 2001 Cliburn Competition, Playing on the Edge. Columbia Artists Management LLCR. Douglas Sheldon 5 Columbus Circle @ 1790 Broadway, 16th Floor New York, NY 10019 Olga Kern is a Steinway Artist Olga Kern records exclusively for Harmonia Mundi Olga Kern’s dresses are designed by Alex Teih
Program Notes How to Relax with Origami CONOR ABBOTT BROWN B. May 6, 1988, Boulder, CO
Scored for 2 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (1 doubling on contrabassoon), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, 24
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tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, and strings. (Approx. 9 minutes) The composer wrote the following about this piece: How to Relax with Origami is caught between celebration and despair. I composed the piece in early 2017, a time of political transition in the United States. I found myself in a grim mood at the confusion, callousness, and illogic of the new era. This is reflected directly in FALL 2017
Program Notes the structure of the piece, which consists of very short, internally-conflicted movements that interrelate only in tangential or fraught ways. This structure is most comparable to a collection of comic strips or segments within a political satire news show, and the title of the piece and some of its movements are references to these muses. During the time I was writing this piece, overt racism was in full view in ways I had not observed before in my lifetime. A hate crime was perpetrated against one of my colleagues of Mexican heritage. I chose to title specific movements of the piece in Spanish as an act of solidarity with her and other Latinas facing this latest storm of racism and attempted cultural marginalization. I continued to seek sources of hope, even in the face of despair, and to channel them into the music. One source of inspiration was Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, who often contrasted dark satire and rapid-fire juxtaposition (especially in pieces such as Troka and Janitzio) with moments of sincerity, playfulness, and joy. I hope that How to Relax with Origami strikes a similar balance. I also want to celebrate the guidance and friendship of Joan Tower, who was my composition mentor at a very important time in my development as a composer. Four chords in the movement Tempest in a Star Box are a quote from her clarinet quintet Turning Points. In honor of Joan’s ongoing encouragement to always take risks as a composer, How to Relax with Origami contains some big ones! —Conor Abbott Brown The DSO is proud to present the world premiere of Conor Brown’s How to Relax with Origami at these performances. dso.org
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 38 SAMUEL BARBER B. March 9, 1910, West Chester, PA D. January 23, 1981, New York, NY
Scored for solo piano, 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, B-flat clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings. (Approx. 26 minutes)
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here was no one else, he was our most popular composer—our best,” said Hans Heinsheimer, an executive with the music publishing firm of G. Schirmer. “He” was Samuel Barber, and the occasion of which Heinsheimer was speaking was the commission his company offered Barber to write a new work celebrating the publishing house’s 100th anniversary. The piece was Barber’s Piano Concerto, and it would receive its premiere during the festivities for the opening of Philharmonic Hall (now David Geffen Hall) at Lincoln Center in 1962. Barber was by then a superstar; his Adagio for Strings was already a mainstay of the orchestra repertoire, and he won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1959. The Piano Concerto would win him another. Barber composed the concerto from the inside out. The slow movement began as a duo for flute and piano, which Barber created for the young German art student and amateur flutist Manfred Ibel. When the time came for him to adapt the piece for orchestra and piano, he began by amplifying the opening accompanied flute solo for flute, oboe, and clarinet. The rest flowed naturally, and though he named the movement Canzone, it retains DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 25
Program Notes the character of its original setting, where it was called Elegy. The piano is the undisputed protagonist in the first movement, which it begins alone, before the orchestra sounds its principal theme. Keyboard and orchestra are friendly rivals in what follows, though there is no doubt who will win, and the solo instrument sounds its triumph in a blistering cadenza. Originally, Barber wrote a pianissimo ending, but after hearing a run-through, the conductor Erich Leinsdorf suggested a bigger close, and Barber complied. All participants are in full stride for the finale, cast in a 5/8 meter that sometimes divides two-plus-three, sometimes three-plus-two. After a hammering introduction, the piano lays down a percussive ostinato that is sometimes
submerged but never far from the surface. Two more lightly scored episodes provide contrast to the last movement’s forward charge. The DSO most recently performed Barber’s Piano Concerto in October 2009, conducted by Leonard Slatkin and featuring pianist James Tocco. The DSO first performed the piece in October 1967, conducted by Sixten Ehrling and featuring pianist John Browning.
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, “Eroica” LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN B. December 1770, Bonn, Germany D. March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria
Scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings. (Approx. 47 minutes)
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he sharp “hammerstroke” chords that open Beethoven’s “Eroica” symphony are a genre-bending and even humorous imitation of the three loud chords heard in countless tiny, frivolous little Italian sinfonias composed in Naples and Milan in the 1730s. In their original context they were simply used to silence a noisy audience, but Beethoven boldly made them into structural pillars that recur throughout the first movement of the “Eroica.” This nicely encapsulates what makes the symphony so groundbreaking: Beethoven doesn’t veer from the pre-established musical path per se, but he kicks up so much dust that his genius is laid bare. The “Eroica” maintains many elements of the symphonic traditions in a fairly straightforward way—at least on
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paper. It opens with a simple theme that rocks gently up and down the notes of the E-flat major triad. The horn trio in the middle of the Scherzo observes the standard practice of featuring the wind instruments in that section of the movement. And, despite its huge architecture and extraordinary technical demands, the “Eroica” is a work in which the sound of the string choir is still a basic orchestra element. But in practice, there was nothing at all like the “Eroica” in 1804. The piece’s unambiguous hugeness, dramatic emphasis, and a sense of self-importance were all new. It was the longest symphony ever written at the time. And it boldly shifted emphasis from the first movement to the last, creating the idiom that would become known as the “finale symphony”—the fugal end of Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony offers the only real precedent for Beethoven’s “Eroica” in this regard. Though the first-movement exposition is set forth as a typical set of short, pithy themes, the energy gathered in them foretells the scope of the musical structure Beethoven has in store. But developmental proceedings are suddenly interrupted by a brand new theme, in the quite foreign key of E minor.
Beethoven then gradually introduces the opening triadic theme in a variety of tonalities that eventually lead back to the main key of E-flat major and a recapitulation of all the thematic material. He appends a long coda to the movement, reintroducing the new theme as one of its dramatic events. The slow movement beautifully contrasts somber, heroic, and elegiac sentiments, and the Scherzo is a virtuosic and even hilarious romp—with pizzicato string effects, contrasting horn colors in the trio section, and stubborn syncopations and changes of meter. The exuberant spirits can be capped only by the climactic variations Beethoven uses to conclude the “Eroica,” which we now recognize as the bridge between the Classical and Romantic periods. And of course, Beethoven ends the movement with another set of fierce “hammerstroke” chords. —Carl R. Cunningham The DSO most recently performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, the “Eroica,” during February 2013’s Beethoven Festival, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. The DSO first performed the work in January 1919, conducted by Ossip Gabrilowitsch.
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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
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CLASSICAL SERIES Friday, October 20, 2017 at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 8 p.m. in Orchestra Hall LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor WEI YU, cello ERIC NOWLIN, viola
Loren Loiacono Smothered by Sky (World Premiere)
Sir Edward Elgar Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1857 - 1934) in E minor, Op. 85
(b. 1989)
I. Adagio II. Lento III. Adagio IV. Allegro Wei Yu, cello
Intermission
Hector Berlioz Harold in Italy, Op. 16
(1803 - 1869) I. H arold in the Mountains (Scenes of melancholy, happiness, and joy) II. P rocession of Pilgrims Singing the Evening Hymn III: S erenade of an Abruzzi Mountaineer to his Sweetheart IV. T he Orgies of the Brigands (Reminiscences of the preceding scenes) Eric Nowlin, viola
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Profiles WEI YU
ERIC NOWLIN
Principal Cello James C. Gordon Chair
Principal Viola Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair
Wei Yu made his DSO subscription debut in November 2015, performing Dvorak’s Cello Concerto under YU the baton of Leonard Slatkin. Before joining the DSO, Yu was a member of the New York Philharmonic for seven seasons. An avid chamber musician, Yu has been invited to the Marlboro and Ravinia music festivals, and has collaborated with a wide range of musicians: cellist David Soyer, pianists Richard Goode and Menahem Pressler, violinists Midori and Pinchas Zukerman, and members of the Guarneri and Juilliard Quartets. As a member of the New York Philharmonic Ensembles, he makes regular appearances at Merkin Concert Hall. In the summers of 1998 through 2000, Yu participated in the Morningside Music Bridge program at Mount Royal University in Calgary. He subsequently enrolled in the University’s Gifted Youth program under the tutelage of John Kadz and is currently on the faculty of the Morningside Music Bridge program. He has given cello master classes at universities and festivals in the United States, Canada, and China. Born in Shanghai, Yu began studying the cello at age 4 and made his concerto debut at age 11, performing Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. He received his B.M. from North Park University in Chicago and M.M. from The Juilliard School. His principal teachers include Mei-Juan Liu, John Kadz, Hans Jørgen Jensen, and David Soyer. He performs on the 1778 “Ex-Soyer” Gagliano cello, on generous loan from the Marlboro Music Festival. dso.org
Eric Nowlin joined the DSO as Principal Viola at the beginning of the NOWLIN 2016-2017 Season. He previously served as Associate Principal Viola in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and is a member of the New Orford String Quartet, often regarded as Canada’s finest. Nowlin’s solo engagements include performances with the Juilliard Orchestra, Springfield Symphony, Santa Cruz Symphony, Peninsula Symphony, and the Kumamoto Symphony in Japan, as well as recitals in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, and Mexico. He has participated in a variety of festivals, including the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont and the Steans Institute for Young Artists at Ravinia. In addition to solo, chamber music, and orchestral performances, Nowlin enjoys teaching at a variety of institutions, including the University of Toronto, the Orford Arts Centre in Quebec, and the Phil and Eli Taylor Academy at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Nowlin was chosen as the recipient of a Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation Grant in 2004 — an award intended for the advancement of young artists’ performance careers. He received both undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Juilliard School, as a scholarship student of Samuel Rhodes. Nowlin plays on a Neapolitan viola from 1910 made by Giovanni Pistucci.
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Program Notes Smothered by Sky LOREN LOIACONO B. July 30, 1989, Port Jefferson, NY
Scored for 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 3 oboes (1 doubling on English horn), 3 clarinets (1 doubling on E-flat clarinet, 1 doubling on bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, and strings. (Approx. 7 minutes) The composer wrote the following about this piece: When I first sat down to write Smothered by Sky, I had a clear mission in mind: to write an “un-fanfare.” Instead of blaring trumpets, there’d be befuddled bass clarinets; instead of booming timpani, there would be pots, pans, and other everyday found objects. Instead of grandiosity, there would be goofiness. As the piece developed, though, I kept revisiting the idea of escape velocity. Usually used in the context of space travel, escape velocity is the minimum speed an object (e.g. a spacecraft or satellite) must be going to escape the gravitational pull of another object (e.g. a planet or a moon). Despite its realworld origins and applications, there is a poetic idea to the trajectory the term implies. Smothered by Sky does not attempt to literally depict a rocket taking off, or a satellite going into orbit. Instead, it embraces the metaphor behind that narrative, of barreling through atmospheric chaos in order to transcend gravity itself. Likewise, Smothered by Sky’s “un-fanfare” constantly builds momentum, growing more and more anarchic in search of musical tranquility. But, just as 30
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in real life, gravity always threatens to win out. What goes up must come back down. —Loren Loiacono The DSO is proud to present the world premiere of Loren Loiacono’s Smothered by Sky at these performances.
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85 SIR EDWARD ELGAR B. June 2, 1857, Broadheath, United Kingdom D. February 23, 1934, Worcester, United Kingdom
Scored for solo cello, 2 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings. (Approx. 26 minutes)
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themes. At least one prominent critic, however, gave the piece a more positive review. Ernest Newman wrote: “The work itself is lovely stuff, very simple — that pregnant simplicity that has come upon Elgar’s music in the last couple of years, but with a profound wisdom and beauty underlying its simplicity.” The first movement of the concerto begins not with the customary orchestral introduction but with four chords in the solo cello line. These opening chords lead to a somber recitative, after which the violas intone a plaintive, lamenting theme. During his final illness in 1933, Elgar hummed the concerto’s first theme to a friend and said, “If after I’m dead you should ever hear someone whistling this tune on the Malvern Hills, don’t be alarmed. It’s only me.” This main theme is passed from orchestra to cello and back again, becoming more anguished with each restatement, until it finally appears in the cello in a more subdued manner. The second movement, which begins without pause after the first, features several brilliant, swiftly moving scales. The third movement, an Adagio only sixty bars in length, begins with a pained cry in the cello, to which the orchestra responds with a lilting and comforting melody. The finale combines new material with old. A virtuosic tour de force, this final movement comes to an emphatic end with four weighted chords that call to mind the opening of the piece. Ultimately, it is the colorful orchestration of this work that has helped to ensure its place in the concert repertory, aided by famous interpretations such as that of Jacqueline du Pré with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1961, which itself has earned recognition as one of the legendary performances in dso.org
classical music of the 20th century. —Yona Stamatis The DSO most recently performed Elgar’s Cello Concerto in May 2014, conducted by Carlos Kalmar and featuring cellist Zuill Bailey. The DSO first performed the piece in March 1968, conducted by Sixten Ehrling and featuring cellist Jacqueline du Pré — seven years after her iconic appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Harold in Italy, Op. 16 HECTOR BERLIOZ B. December 11, 1803, La Côte-Saint-André, France D. March 8, 1869, Paris, France
Scored for 2 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes (1 doubling on English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, and strings. (Approx. 42 minutes)
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violin playing as well as his charismatic and commanding presence. A great admirer of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, Paganini asked the composer to write a work in which he could show off on his marvelous Stradivarius viola. Berlioz initially planned a choral work based on the final days of Mary Queen of Scots, but thought back to his days in Italy and the beautiful folk music he found there. And so Harold in Italy was born: a four-movement symphony with solo viola, incorporating two sections he composed years prior while actually in Italy. The main character in the work is loosely derived from the titular protagonist of Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage — a melancholy man who wanders about Italy soaking up impressions of peasant life. Perhaps it’s fair to say that the character is also loosely based on Berlioz himself? All four movements portray outdoor scenes inspired by Berlioz’s memories of Italy. The soloist is actually quite
rarely in the spotlight, serving instead as an observer whose presence is marked by a recurring theme. The composer himself describes the work as “a series of orchestral scenes in which the solo viola would be involved to a greater or lesser extent like an actual person.” Paganini, meanwhile, was offended by this choice and refused to perform the piece, writing to Berlioz that the solo part is “too full of rests.” But Paganini’s opinion evolved, and he began to appreciate the work — so much so that four years after its premiere he sent Berlioz 20,000 francs, unsolicited, and praised him as a genius comparable to Beethoven. The DSO most recently performed Berlioz’s Harold in Italy in February 1993, conducted by Neeme Järvi and featuring violist Alexander Mishnaevski (currently Principal Emeritus Viola). The DSO first performed the piece in December 1945, conducted by Karl Krueger and featuring violist William Primrose.
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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 contact Dan Coleman at 313.576.5451. 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 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† Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters Dorothy M. Craig Mr. & Mrs. John Cruikshank Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. John Diebel Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Eidson Marianne T. Endicott Mrs. Rema Frankel† Patricia Finnegan Sharf Ms. Dorothy Fisher Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher† Samuel & Laura Fogleman Mr. Emory Ford, Jr.† Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Jane French Janet M. Garrett Dr. Byron P. & Marilyn Georgeson Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Victor† & Gale Girolami Ruth & Al Glancy David & Paulette Groen Mr. Harry G. Bowles† Donna & Eugene Hartwig Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein Ms. Nancy B. Henk Joseph L. Hickey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Hitchman 34
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Mrs. Katana H. Abbott Mr. Christopher A. Ballard Ms. Jessica B. Blake, Esq. Ms. Rebecca J. Braun Mrs. Jill Governale Mr. Henry Grix Mrs. Julie R. Hollinshead, CFA Mr. Mark W. Jannott, CTFA Ms. Jennifer A. Jennings Ms. Dawn Jinsky
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FOUNDATION SPOTLIGHT Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Foundation The Detroit Symphony Orchestra proudly spotlights the FCA Foundation for its partnership with the DSO to bring world-class orchestral music to Detroit. The FCA Foundation is the charitable arm of North American automaker FCA US LLC, a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) family of companies. The FCA Foundation invests in U.S. charitable organizations and initiatives that help empower people, build strong, resilient communities, and generate meaningful and measurable societal impacts. In support of these objectives, the FCA Foundation focuses on the following foundational pillars: youth development, education, support for veterans and their families, and community service. FCA Foundation’s generous history of supporting the DSO ranges from annual operations, special events, international touring, and the life-changing restoration campaign to save Orchestra Hall. For the 2017-2018 season, the DSO and FCA Foundation are thrilled to announce a partnership that will give veterans and their families greater access to world-class music. The partnership, in collaboration with the John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Hospital, will include musician visits to the hospital, a series of “Heroes Nights” in Orchestra Hall that invite veterans to experience classical and pops programming, and other educational activities such as classical webcast viewings in patient rooms. Outreach to veterans in and outside of Orchestra Hall supports the DSO’s objective to be the most accessible orchestra on the planet, and enables us to deepen our relationship with the veteran community that we seek to embrace and serve. The DSO extends its tremendous gratitude to the FCA Foundation for making another season of unforgettable music and experiences possible with their support. Look for more information regarding Heroes Nights schedules and ticket offers in the next issue of Performance. dso.org
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THE ANNUAL FUND
Gifts received between September 1, 2016 and August 31, 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. 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
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Giving of $5,000 and more 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. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Ms. Nancy B. Henk Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks
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Mr. George Hill & Mrs. Kathleen TalbertHill Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollinshead Jack & Anne Hommes Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup William & Story John Judy & David Karp Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Samantha & Bill Kishler 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 Ms. A. Anne Moroun Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mr. Thomas Norris Mr. John J. O’Brien Debra & Richard Partrich Ms. Lisa Payne Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske Mr. Charles Peters Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson
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Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Dr. Glenda D. Price Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Barbara Gage Rex Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Dr. & Mrs.+ Alexander G. Ruthven II Leonard W. Smith Renate & Richard Soulen Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Anne Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. Gary Torgow David Usher Dr. Vainutis Vaitkevicius Mrs. Eva Von Voss Mr. William Waak S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Ms. June Wu Mr. Michael Yessian Margaret S. York Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Milton & Lois+ Zussman One who wishes to remian anonymous
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Giving of $2,500 and more Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Mr. & Mrs. George Agnello Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Pauline Averbach & Charles Peacock Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mr. & Mrs. John Axe Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Babbish Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. Mark Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum 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 Patricia & William Cosgrove, Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo Barbara A. David Lillian & Walter Dean Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Delsener Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Mr. Giuseppe Derdelakos Diana & Mark Domin Donato Enterprises Paul † & Peggy Dufault 38
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Mrs. George D. Dzialak Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Randall & Jill* Elder Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen Donald & Marjory Epstein Mr. Drew Esslinger & Mr. Omar Alrashed Dave & Sandy Eyl Ellie Farber Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Feldman Mr. & Mrs.† Anthony C. Fielek Dr. Thomas Filardo & Dr. Nora Zorich Mr. Jay Fishman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Frank Kit & Dan Frohardt-Lane Sharyn & Alan Gallatin Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Mr. George Georges Stephanie Germack Drs. Lynda & Conrad Giles Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Ruth & Al Glancy 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. Jeffrey Groehn 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 Ms. Barbara Honner The Honorable Denise Page Hood & Reverend Nicholas Hood III James Hoogstra & Clark Heath Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Nicki* & Brian Inman Mr. & Mrs. Steven E. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Ira J. Jaffe Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Janovsky Mr. John S. Johns Mr. & Mrs. George Johnson Ms. Sydney Johnstone Mr. Paul Joliat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Mr. John Jullens Ellen Kahn Diane & John Kaplan
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Dr. Laura Katz & Dr. Jonathan Pasko Betsy & Joel Kellman June K. Kendall 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* Martin & Karen Koss Dr. Harry & Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Dr. Arnold Kummerow Marilyn & John Kunz Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Dr. Lawrence O. Larson Dolores & Paul Lavins Mr. Henry P. Lee 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. & Mrs. David S. Maquera, Esq. Mr. Anthony Marek Ms. Florine Mark Maurice Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Richard Martella Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Mr. John McFadden Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Olga Sutaruk Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich John & Marcia Miller Mr. & Mrs. Leonard G. Miller J.J. & Liz Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore Ms. Florence Morris Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Drs. Barbara & Stephen Munk Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Joy & Allan Nachman Edward & Judith Narens Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nemeth FALL 2017
Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Ms. Gabrielle Poshadlo & Mr. Dennis Nulty* Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Dr. William Oppat Mr. 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 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 David & Carol Schoch Catherine & Dennis B. Schultz Sandy & Alan Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. Merton J. Segal Nancy & Sam Shamie Shapero Foundation Ms. Margaret Shulman 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 Stephen & Phyllis Strome David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Dorothy I. Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Carol & Larry Tibbitts
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Dr. Barry Tigay Mr. & Mrs. Michael Torakis Barbara & Stuart Trager Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Trudeau Mark & Janice Uhlig Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Charles & Sally Van Dusen Mr.† & Mrs. George C. Vincent 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 Arthur & Trudy Weiss 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 The Yousif Family Mr. Richard D. Zimmerman Four who wish to remain anonymous
Giving of $1,500 and more Joshua & Judith Adler Dr. & Mrs. Gary S. Assarian Dr. & Dr. Brian Bachynski Ms. Mary C. Bartush Jones Ms. Jane Bolender Mr. & Mrs. J. Bora Ms. Nadia Boreiko Mr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Borsand Dr. & Mrs. David L. Bouwman Ms. Christine Britts Bowden & Elaine Brown Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burstein Mr. Samuel Bushala Dr. & Mrs. Glenn B. Carpenter David & Michelle Carroll Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk Mrs. Elizabeth & Mr. C. Howard Crane Mrs. Barbara Cushing Dr. & Mrs. Adnan S. Dajani Mr. & Mrs. James H. Danto Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Darold Gordon & Elaine Didier Mr. Patrick Doig Mr. & Mrs. Henry Eckfeld Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Mr. Howard O. Emorey Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore
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Mr. Gilbert Glassberg & Ms. Sandra Seligman Dr. Linda Golumbia, Ph.D Mr. Donald Guertin Fran & Howard Heicklen Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hillegonds Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham Ms. Nadine Jakobowski Mr. Arthur Johns Robert & Sandra Johnson Carol & Richard Johnston Dr. Jean Kegler 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. Charles E. Letts Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lieberman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Manning Dr. Arlene M. Marcy, M.D. Ms. Camille McLeod Mr. & Mrs. Brian Meer Bruce & Mary Miller
*Current DSO Musician or Staff
Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Germano Mularoni Mrs. Ruth Nix Ms. Deborah Parker Dr.† & Mrs. Terry Podolsky Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rapson Mr. Paul Robertson & Ms. Cheryl Mauro Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Rose Norman† & Dulcie Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Hugh C. Ross Mr. & Mrs. George Roumell Nancy J. Salden Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schlack Mr. & Mrs. William C. Shenefelt Mr. Lawrence Shoffner Zon Shumway 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 Mr. Jim Van Eizenga William & Sandra Vanover Peter & Carol Walters Mr. Barry Webster Ms. Beverly Weidendorf
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CORPORATE PARTNERS $500,000 and more
JIM NICHOLSON CEO, PVS Chemicals
$200,000 and more
GERARD M. ANDERSON President, Chairman and CEO, DTE Energy Corporation
FAYE NELSON President, DTE Energy 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
$100,000 and more
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 & Cohn LLP KPMG LLP
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KEITH J. ALLMANN President and CEO, MASCO Corporation
Macy’s Michigan Ear Institute MGM Grand Detroit 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 & Weiss Raymond James Sandler Training 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Schaerer Architextural Interiors Yessian Music $1,000 and more Arkay-Walker Paint Company Darling Bolt Company Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Grant Thornton LLP
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 & Moran, PLLC Planterra PSLZ, LLP RBC Robert Swaney Consulting, Inc. Save Our Symphony
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
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs National Endowment for the Arts Matilda R. Wilson Fund 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 $100,000 and more 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 $10,000 and more Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation Myron P. Leven Foundation Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation Moroun Family Foundation Sage Foundation
Giving of $50,000 and more Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
Giving of $5,000 and more Benson & Edith Ford Fund The Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation
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Meyer & Anna Prentis Family Foundation Sigmund & Sophie Rohlik Foundation Mary Thompson Foundation Giving of $1,000 and more Charles M. Bauervic Foundation Frank & Gertrude Dunlap Foundation Clarence & Jack Himmel Fund James & Lynelle Holden Fund Josephine Kleiner Foundation Ludwig Foundation Fund Aline Underhill Orten Foundation The Loraine & Melinese Reuter Foundation Leslie & Regene Schmier Foundation Louis & Nellie Sieg Foundation Sills Foundation Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Wheeler Family Foundation, Inc. Young Woman’s Home Association One who wishes to remain anonymous
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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 Richard C. Devereaux Foundation The Fisher Family and the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
Stanley & Judy Frankel Danialle & Peter Karmanos, Jr. James B. & Ann V. Nicholson 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. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Ms. Deborah Miesel Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family PVS Chemicals, Inc. Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Stephen M. Ross Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen
LEADERS 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 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. In partnership with Children’s Hospital of Michigan, the DSO continues to ensure the healing power of music impacts many young patients and their families. By working to comprehensively incorporate music and offer opportunities for respite from the often-emotional experience of being in the hospital, DSO musicians perform throughout the year in lobby ensemble concerts and patient playroom visits. Inspired by DSO donors Harold Kulish and George Nyman, young musicians who may not otherwise have access to an instrument will soon have one of their very own thanks to our ongoing efforts to collect and distribute used equipment in Detroit. And thanks to the generosity of the Moroun Family Foundation, the Wu Family Academy has received 24 brand new instruments which will be used by students for years to come. As part of our ongoing commitment to accessibility, the DSO will install a new WiFi enabled Sennheiser system thanks to the generosity of the Michigan Ear Institute. The new state of the art listening system and MobileConnect app will allow patrons to use personal 42
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Bluetooth devices to hear and experience the beautiful music of our orchestra. With the support of a National Endowment for the Arts grant, the DSO has created DSO Classroom, a new online hub for students, teachers, and schools at dso.org/classroom. Features include music curriculum guides for educators as well as on-demand video access to DSO educational concerts, artist interviews, and behind-the-scenes content. The Stone Foundation and DSO Trustee Gwen Weiner are bringing classical music to unusual spaces in Detroit through the newly launched Rush Hour Recital Series. These unique performances make the DSO more approachable than ever before, highlighting our musicians in intimate chamber ensembles. The DSO was proud to host the 2017 League of American Orchestras conference in Detroit with the generous partnership of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Ford Motor Company Fund, and John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
† Deceased
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TRIBUTE GIFTS Gifts received April 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017 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 Gail Amendt Paul Amendt In Memory of Enrique & Rafaela Barroso Ricardo Barroso
In Honor of Dan King & Janice Park P. J. Ryan & Joan Rubin Barry & Ellen Finestone In Memory of Julie Lathrop Donald & Barbara Straith
In Honor of Harold & Penny Blumenstein Arthur & Beverly Liss
In Memory of Sandy McMurray Robert McMurray
In Honor of Chung-Ho & Kathryn Chang Jeffrey & Susan Klein
In Honor of Eugene Miller Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz Robert & Martha Sachs
In Memory of RoseAnn Comstock Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz Dan Coleman
In Memory of Evelynne Dewey Richard Winslow
In Memory of Christ Nichols Michael & Michael Enders Leila Freijy Janis Hubbard Richard & Richard Johnson Rod Leslie Lois Nichols James & Sally Scapa George & Zagone
In Memory of Philip Dikeman Richard & Gwen Bowlby
In Honor of Fernando Palazuelo Nanette Rose
In Memory of Mario Disanto Doug Mann
In Memory of Dr. Robert E. L. Perkins Caitlin Bush Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz
In Honor of Joanne Danto James & Sandy Danto
In Honor of Barbara Dorchen Marcia Freedman In Memory of Lawrence Ensman Lee & Floy Barthel In Honor of Phillip & Lauren Fisher Pamela Applebaum & Gaal Karp In Honor of Laurie Goldman George & Shelly Denes
In Memory of Dr. Cereta Perry Connie Supan In Memory of Sue Pompian Betty Uhazie In Memory of Meyer Shapiro & Felix Resnick Harvey Shapiro
In Memory of Joseph Gorner Patricia Gorner Schwartz
In Memory of Goldie Rose Jill Fine Sylvia Marabate
In Memory of Oliver Green Judith Eck
In Honor of Mary A. Schieve Cecelia Schieve
In Honor of James & Nancy Grosfeld Arthur & Beverly Liss
In Memory of Marianne Shapero Schwartz Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz
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In Memory of Jean S. Shapero Graham & Sally Orley In Honor of Jim Sherman Doug & Karol Ross In Honor of Jeff Smith Ashely Smith In Memory of Anne Spivak Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz In Honor of Janice Uhlig Willis Towers Watson In Memory of Keith Vernon Richard & Gwen Bowlby In Memory of Frances E. Watson Mary Ann Oderman In Memory of Nancy S. Williams Sharon Backstrom In Memory of Hugh Yee Nandalal & Arleta Bagchi Randa Strelchuk Derek Tsoi Hilda Tsoi Lana Tsoi Michael & Lucy Tsoi Theodore & Amy Tsoi Edie Walker Frank Yee Ivan & Candace Yee Kevin & Louise Yee Terry Feng Eugene Yuhas Kuniko Ganguly Mark Harbeck Charles & Patricia Klement Matthew Levin Anne Lipford A. Kyle & Kristin La Mack Ross Partrich
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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
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.
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.
RENT THE MAX The elegance and versatility of the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center creates an ideal setting for a variety of events and performances, including weddings, corporate gatherings, meetings, concerts, and more. MAX M. & MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER Home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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MA XIMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE 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.
POLICIES PARKING, SECURITY, AND LOST & FOUND
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 dso.org
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 preconcert 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
In the case of inclement weather or other emergencies, please visit dso.org or the DSO’s Facebook page, call the Box Office at 313.576.5111, or tune in to WJR 760 AM or WWJ 950 AM. Patrons will be notified of exchange options. The DSO is unable to offer refunds. DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 45
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
Jill Elder Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Patrick Peterson Manager of Orchestra Personnel
Nelson Rodriguez Parada General Manager of Training Ensembles
Linda Lutz Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
ADVANCEMENT
Nathaniel Bean Assistant Manager of Recruitment & Operations
Erik Rรถnmark Vice President and General Manager
Dan Coleman Associate Director of Planned Giving and Major Gifts Officer
Joy Crawford Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Sarah Hamel Advancement Events Designer
FACILITY OPERATIONS
Juanda Pack Advancement Benefits Concierge
Dan Saunders Director of Facilities Management
INSTITUTIONAL GIVING
Caitlin Bush Advancement Relations Associate
Clarence Burnett Maintenance Supervisor
Danielle Manley Director of Advancement for Institutional Giving
Frederico Augustin Facility Engineer
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS
Chelsea Kotula Advancement Officer
Elaine Curvin Executive Assistant to the Vice President and CDO
ARTISTIC PLANNING Jessica Ruiz Director of Artistic Planning Christopher Harrington Managing Director of Paradise Jazz Series/Managing Director & Curator of @ The Max Katherine Curatolo Artistic Coordinator Clare Valenti Popular & Special Programming Coordinator
LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL Marc Geelhoed Director of Digital Initiatives
ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS Kathryn Ginsburg Orchestra Manager Heather Hart Rochon Director of Orchestra Personnel
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Marah Casey Advancement Officer
STEWARDSHIP Bree Kneisler Associate Director of Campaign and Stewardship Jacqueline Garner Stewardship Manager Will Broner Advancement Services Coordinator Richard Kryszko Advancement Services Coordinator
COMMUNICATIONS Matthew Carlson Director of Communications and Media Relations
Christina Biddle Community Engagement Coordinator
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 Melvin Dismukes Security Officer Norris Jackson Security Officer Ronald Martin Security Officer Johnnie Scott Security Officer
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UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS
PNC POPS SERIES
PNC POPS SERIES
Jeff Tyzik, conductor Byron Stripling, vocalist & trumpet Carmen Bradford, vocalist
Stuart Chafetz, conductor
ELLA & LOUIS
STAR WARS, STAR TREK, AND BEYOND Fri., Oct. 27 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. Sun., Oct. 29 at 3 p.m.
ri., Oct. 6 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. F Sat., Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. Sun., Oct. 8 at 3 p.m.
TINY TOTS CONCERT SERIES
CLASSICAL SERIES
BEETHOVEN’S EROICA SYMPHONY
ROCK O’WEEN
Leonard Slatkin, conductor Olga Kern, piano
Sat., Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. in The Cube*
hu., Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. T Fri., Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 at 8 p.m.
YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES
CO NOR BROWN How to Relax with Origami ( World Premiere) BARBER Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Sat., Oct. 28 at 11 a.m.
With Miss Paula and the Candy Bandits
HALLOWEEN IN HOLLYWOOD
CLASSICAL SERIES
HAROLD IN ITALY
DSO PRESENTS
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SYMPHONY OF THE GODDESSES Kelly Corcoran, conductor
Leonard Slatkin, conductor Wei Yu, cello • Eric Nowlin, viola
Wed., Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Witness as 30 years of video game history unfolds, complete with action-packed soundtracks played live by the full DSO.
Fri., Oct. 20 at 10:45 a.m. Sat., Oct. 21 at 8 p.m.
LO REN LOIACONO Smothered by Sky (World Premiere) ELGAR Cello Concerto BERLIOZ Harold in Italy
CLASSICAL SERIES
RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONIC DANCES
@ THE MAX
Juraj Valčuha, conductor Stefan Jackiw, violin
JAMISON ROSS
Fri., Oct. 20 at 10 p.m. in The Cube*
Sat., Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. Sun., Nov. 5 at 3 p.m.
WU FAMILY ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL CONCERT SERIES
APPY, SAD, SILLY, SCARY: H THE MANY MOODS OF MUSIC
Michelle Merrill, conductor
LIADOV The Enchanted Lake KORNGOLD Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
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CLASSICAL SERIES
PNC POPS SERIES
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano
Brent Havens, conductor Brody Dolyniuk, vocalist
TCHAIKOVSKY ROMEO & JULIET Thu., Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 10 at 10:45 a.m. Sat., Nov. 11 at 8 p.m.
MUSIC OF QUEEN Sat., Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. Sun., Nov. 26 at 3 p.m.
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo & Juliet Overture DANIIL TRIFONOV Piano Concerto MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3
CLASSICAL SERIES
PARADISE JAZZ SERIES
Thu., Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 2 at 8 p.m.
THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA Fri., Nov. 17 at 8 p.m.*
18-time Grammy Award-winning Count Basie Orchestra brings their signature sound to the Orchestra Hall stage TINY TOTS CONCERT SERIES
JAZZ, WIGGLE AND GIGGLE With Sean Dobbins and Friends
Sat., Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. in The Cube*
YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES
RUSSIAN PORTRAITS
Mark Wigglesworth, conductor Karen Gomyo, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 OTHER PRESENTERS
ANDREA BOCELLI WITH THE DSO Sun., Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena
CLASSICAL SERIES
MAHLER’S NINTH
Leonard Slatkin, conductor Sat., Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. Sun., Dec. 10 at 3 p.m.
PETER AND THE WOLF
Oriol Sans, conductor Michael Boudewyns, narrator & actor
JO S HUA CERDENIA Feuertrunken (World Premiere) MAHLER Symphony No. 9
Sat., Nov. 18 at 11 a.m.
DSO PRESENTS
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DON JUAN
Fabien Gabel, conductor Bertrand Chamayou, piano Sat., Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Sun., Nov. 19 at 3 p.m.
R. STRAUSS Don Juan R. STRAUSS Burleske BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 dso.org
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HOME ALONE IN CONCERT
Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor Wed., Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
PNC POPS SERIES
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Jeff Tyzik, conductor Denzal Sinclaire, vocalist
Fri., Dec. 15 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Sun., Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 49
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Celebration Enriching the Arts and Humanities in West Michigan
Grand Valley’s Fall Arts Celebration features distinguished artists, writers, poets, musicians, and dancers of our time. Please join us this fall for inspiring entertainment that is the hallmark of our signature events.
MUSIC
“The Timeless Genius of Mozart: The Grand Partita, K 361” MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 7:30 P.M. LOUIS ARMSTRONG THEATRE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS ALLENDALE CAMPUS
ART
“Afghanistan to Morocco: Journeys of Jim and Virginia Goode”
DANCE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 7:30 P.M. LOUIS ARMSTRONG THEATRE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS ALLENDALE CAMPUS
EXHIBITION DATES: AUGUST 25–OCTOBER 27
Jeffrey Chang: “We Gon’ Be Alright: Race and Resegregation in Today’s America” MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 7:30 P.M. L.V. EBERHARD CENTER, SECOND FLOOR ROBERT C. PEW GRAND RAPIDS CAMPUS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 7:30 P.M. L.V. EBERHARD CENTER, SECOND FLOOR ROBERT C. PEW GRAND RAPIDS CAMPUS
“Celebrating Originality: Defying Gravity with Aerial Dance Chicago”
EXHIBITION RECEPTION MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 5–7 P.M. ART GALLERY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS ALLENDALE CAMPUS
LECTURE
POETRY
“An Evening of Poetry and Conversation with Jane Hirshfield and Dan Gerber”
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
“Noël, Noël, Joyeux Noël: A Celebration of French Music for the Holiday Season” MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 7:30 P.M. FOUNTAIN STREET CHURCH 24 FOUNTAIN STREET NE GRAND RAPIDS, MI
All events are FREE and open to the public. Want to know more about upcoming Fall Arts Celebration events? Please visit gvsu.edu/fallarts and provide us with your email address or call (616) 331-2185.
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