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14 President’s Letter
30 Program and Notes
What our President & CEO is thankful for.
By Stanley Romanstein
22 Spotlight on Robert Shaw
This month’s Carmina burana highlights the technique and spine-tingling energy favored by the maestro. By Kathleen Poe Ross
70 A Milestone & a Mentor
This year the ASO celebrates the 20th anniversary of a flagship education effort: the Talent Development Program. By Jessica Joris
departments 10 Robert Spano 12 Orchestra Leadership 18 Musicians 86 Staff 88 General Info 90 Ticket Info 92 Calendar 94 Gallery
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ASO | Music Director Robert Spano
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ecognized as one of the most imaginative conductors of his generation, Robert Spano is currently in his 13th season as Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), where he has created a sense of inclusion, warmth, and community unique among American orchestras.
Under Mr. Spano’s guidance, the ASO and its audiences explore a creative programming mix. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects his commitment to American contemporary music, thus defining a new generation of American composers. He has led ASO performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and at the Ravinia, Ojai, and Savannah Music Festivals. As Music Director of the Aspen Music Festival and School, he oversees the programming of more than 300 events and educational programs for 630 students, including Aspen’s American Academy of Conducting. Guest engagements include the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestras, as well as Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony, and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He has conducted for Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and the 2005 and 2009 Seattle Opera Ring cycles.
Mr. Spano is on the faculty of Oberlin Conservatory, and has received honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University, the Curtis Institute of Music, Emory University and Oberlin. Mr. Spano served as director of the Festival of Contemporary Music at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Music Center in 2003 and 2004, and from 1996 to 2004 was Music Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. He headed the Conducting Fellowship Program at the Tanglewood Music Center from 1998 to 2002. In May 2009, Mr. Spano was awarded Columbia University’s Ditson Conductor’s Award for the advancement of American music.
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With an extensive discography of 21 recordings for Telarc, Deutsche Grammophon, and ASO Media, Mr. Spano has garnered six Grammy Awards. Dedicated to pedagogy and multi-disciplinary studies, he has lectured on “Community” for TEDx and recently completed a three-year residency at Emory University. He was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2012.
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ASO | leadership 2013-2014 Board of Directors Officers Karole F. Lloyd Chair
D. Kirk Jamieson Vice Chair
Joni Winston Secretary
Howard D. Palefsky Treasurer
Paul R. Garcia Carol Green Gellerstedt Virginia A. Hepner* Landel C. Hobbs Tad Hutcheson Roya Irvani Clayton F. Jackson Mark Kistulinec Steve Koonin Carrie Kurlander Edward A. Labry III James H. Landon Michael Lang † Donna Lee Kelly L. Loeffler
Meghan H. Magruder † Brian F. McCarthy Penny McPhee† Michael J. Merlin Terence L. Neal Suzanne Tucker Plybon Patricia H. Reid Margaret Conant Reiser Ronda Respess* Martin Richenhagen Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D.* William Schultz
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Directors Jim Abrahamson Neil H. Berman Paul Blackney † Mary Rockett Brock Janine Brown C. Merrell Calhoun Bill Carey S. Wright Caughman, M.D. Ronald M. Cofield Sylvia Davidson* Carlos del Rio, M.D. Lynn Eden Gary P. Fayard Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr. †
Board of Counselors Mrs. Helen Aderhold Elinor Breman Dr. John W. Cooledge John Donnell Jere Drummond Carla Fackler Arnoldo Fiedotin
Charles Ginden John T. Glover Dona Humphreys Aaron J. Johnson Ben F. Johnson III Herb Karp Jim Kelley
George Lanier Patricia Leake Lucy Lee Mrs. William C. Lester Mrs. J. Erskine Love
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Life Directors Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mrs. Drew Fuller Bradley Currey, Jr. Mary D. Gellerstedt
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ASO | from the President & CEO
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i th the Thanksgiving holiday as its grand finale, November is a time for focusing on those things for which we are grateful. Here are a few things for which I am thankful:
— f or our Music Director, Robert Spano, and the incredibly talented musicians who are the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. You bring great music into our lives each week; what could be better? — f or the generous donors who underwrote the cost of Symphony Hall’s fantastic new acoustical shell. You not only improved the aural environment in which our artists create beautiful music, you made it possible for our audiences to hear the ASO in a completely different way. — f or our Usher Corps, those marvelous volunteers —almost 1,000 in number— who greet us each week with a smile and a kind word of welcome. You make our experiences here memorable and all the more enjoyable. — f or the ASO’s Board of Directors, who give so generously of their time, their counsel, and their dollars out of love for this Orchestra and this community. — for the teachers who show their commitment to art and education by bringing their students to Symphony Hall to hear great music performed by great artists. — f or the families of students who participate in our Talent Development Program and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Nurturing young talent takes time and effort — and a lot of love. — for the ASO staff. I count it a privilege to work alongside you every day in fulfilling the ASO’s mission, and — for each of you. The ASO exists to serve the needs and interests of this community, to create memorable experiences for you, our audience, through outstanding live performances of truly great music. Thank you so much for your support! With all best wishes,
Stanley Romanstein President & CEO
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ROBERT SPANO
Robert Spano Music Director The Robert Reid Topping Chair * Donald Runnicles Principal Guest Conductor The Neil and Sue Williams Chair *
DONALD RUNNICLES
Michael Krajewski Principal Pops Conductor Jere Flint Staff Conductor; Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra The Zeist Foundation Chair*
MICHAEL Norman Mackenzie KRAJEWSKI Director of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair
JERE FLINT
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NORMAN MACKENZIE
FIRST VIOLIN
SECOND VIOLIN
David Coucheron Concertmaster The Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Peevy Chair* The Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair* William Pu Associate Concertmaster The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair* Justin Bruns Assistant Concertmaster Jun-Ching Lin Assistant Concertmaster Anastasia Agapova Carolyn Toll Hancock John Meisner Christopher Pulgram Carol Ramirez Juan Ramirez Olga Shpitko Denise Berginson Smith Kenn Wagner Lisa Wiedman Yancich
David Arenz Principal The Atlanta Symphony Associates Chair* Sou-Chun Su Associate Principal The Frances Cheney Boggs Chair* Jay Christy Assistant Principal Sharon Berenson David Braitberg Noriko Konno Clift David Dillard Eleanor Kosek Ruth Ann Little Thomas O’Donnell Ronda Respess Frank Walton
SECTION VIOLIN ‡
Judith Cox Raymond Leung Sanford Salzinger
VIOLA
Reid Harris Principal The Edus H. and Harriet H. Warren Chair* Paul Murphy Associate Principal The Mary and Lawrence Gellerstedt Chair * Catherine Lynn Assistant Principal Marian Kent Yang-Yoon Kim Yiyin Li Lachlan McBane Jessica Oudin
CELLO
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PERCUSSION
Christopher Rex Principal The Miriam and John Conant Chair* Daniel Laufer Associate Principal The Livingston Foundation Chair* Karen Freer Assistant Principal Dona Vellek Assistant Principal Emeritus Joel Dallow Jere Flint Jennifer Humphreys Larry LeMaster Brad Ritchie Paul Warner
Carl David Hall
Brice Andrus Principal Susan Welty Associate Principal Thomas Witte Richard Deane Bruce Kenney
Thomas Sherwood Principal The Julie and Arthur Montgomery Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal The William A. Schwartz Chair* Charles Settle
BASS
Principal - TBD The Marcia and John Donnell Chair Gloria Jones Associate Principal Jane Little Assistant Principal Emeritus Michael Kenady Michael Kurth Joseph McFadden Douglas Sommer FLUTE
Christina Smith Principal The Jill Hertz Chair* Robert Cronin Associate Principal C. Todd Skitch • Carl David Hall
OBOE
Elizabeth Koch Tiscione Principal The George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair* Yvonne Powers Peterson Associate Principal Samuel Nemec Emily Brebach ENGLISH HORN
Emily Brebach CLARINET
Laura Ardan Principal The Robert Shaw Chair* Ted Gurch Associate Principal William Rappaport Alcides Rodriguez
TRUMPET
Stuart Stephenson • Principal The Madeline and Howell Adams Chair* Michael Tiscione Acting Associate Principal/Second Joseph Walthall Michael Myers •
BASS TROMBONE
LIBRARY
Ted Gurch
TUBA
BASS CLARINET
Alcides Rodriguez
Michael Moore Principal
BASSOON
TIMPANI
Juan de Gomar
KEYBOARD
Colin Williams Principal Nathan Zgonc Brian Hecht •
TROMBONE
Brian Hecht •
CONTRABASSOON
Elisabeth Remy Johnson Principal The Delta Air Lines Chair The Hugh and Jessie Hodgson Memorial Chair* Peter Marshall † Beverly Gilbert † Sharon Berenson
E-FLAT CLARINET
Carl Nitchie Principal Elizabeth Burkhardt Associate Principal Laura Najarian Juan de Gomar
HARP
Mark Yancich Principal The Walter H. Bunzl Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal
Rebecca Beavers Principal Nicole Jordan Assistant Principal Librarian
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Shaw ASO ARCHIVES
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hen Robert Shaw assumed leadership of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) in 1967, he was already a household name — one synonymous with choral music in America. His countless radio broadcasts as director of the Fred Waring Glee Club and the Robert Shaw Chorale —as well as his vast recording catalog, extensive touring, and posts in top music schools— had brought him to national prominence in preceding decades among musicians and non-musicians alike. He earned his orchestral bona fides in the 1950s and ‘60s as conductor of the San Diego Symphony, and as George Szell’s associate conductor and director of choruses with the Cleveland Orchestra. “His name was in the air,” said ASO Director of Choruses Norman Mackenzie, Shaw’s close collaborator for the last 14 years of his life. “Through all of these performances and recordings, he almost singlehandedly created an American choral style.” Shaw devotees, and even casual listeners, recognize his hallmarks: rhythmic intensity, clearly projected texts, a spectrum of rich vocal color, and a beautifully unified, agile choral sound, no matter the size of the ensemble. Shaw wanted his orchestra to sing, and he wanted his choruses to be able to attain everything a symphony orchestra could in terms of color and dynamics.
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“I would say we never did a choral performance [with Shaw] that wasn’t …spine-tinglingly energizing.”— Carl Nitchie arrival. At the time Shaw was at the helm of not only the Orchestra, but the choruses he began as well, and he led both parts of the organization until his retirement as music director in 1988. When all forces combined onstage under Shaw’s baton, Nitchie recalls, it was spellbinding. “It was a special experience. You can listen to the recordings and hear it — very unified, everybody working for this gorgeous homogenous sound,” Nitchie says. “I would say we never did a choral performance [with Shaw] that wasn’t just spectacularly and spine-tinglingly energizing.” This month brings a program that should match that description, highlighting the chorus’ trademark rhythmic vitality and precision: the Orchestra and Chorus perform Carl Orff’s Carmina burana, paired with Bartok’s Violin Concerto No. Lynn Harrell | Marietta Simpson 2, November 14-16. Although it wasn’t one Today’s Atlanta Symphony Orchestra of Shaw’s signature pieces, Mackenzie says Chorus (ASOC) strives to exemplify that Carmina burana’s driving rhythms present style, which many current choristers finean ideal vehicle for the metric intensity tuned under Shaw’s tutelage. Rehearsals Shaw drew out of his choruses. He notes still begin as they did 43 years ago when that knowing how to pace the drama of the large chorus was formed: with a a major work like Carmina burana was warm-up designed to help the group of another of Shaw’s great gifts. nearly 200 listen to one another and find “The recordings of the Atlanta a “unanimous” and united voice. The Symphony with Robert Shaw were the stuff process of learning and internalizing a of legend, and familiar to me even while work remains much the same now as it was in my early professional life,” explains when Shaw introduced it to the ASOC’s ASO Principal Guest Conductor Donald founding members. Runnicles. “I could have had no inkling Principal Bassoon Carl Nitchie joined that I would have the extraordinary the orchestra in 1971, shortly after Shaw’s opportunity and privilege of working 24 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | aso.org
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“People who were interested in the choral arts… wanted to come from all over the country and sit at his feet and get the pearls of wisdom that dropped…” — Norman Mackenzie with the same phenomenal chorus. How thrilling and inspiring it was to hear on those recordings the astonishing unanimity in execution, the palpable spiritual bond between a great chorus, and the Alchemist at work.” Shaw’s legacy will be more overtly celebrated on November 10, when the ASO and Georgia Public Broadcasting present a gala recital to benefit the making of the documentary film Robert Shaw — Man of Many Voices. Shaw-championed singers Sylvia McNair, Christine Brewer, and Marietta Simpson, and cellist Lynn Harrell, will take the stage, accompanied by current ASO Music Director Robert Spano on piano. Radio host Martin Goldsmith will serve as emcee, and Keith Burris, author of the recently released Shaw biography, Deep River: The Life and Music of Robert Shaw, will be on hand for a book signing. “This recital is wonderfully special because each performer has a very personal reason for sharing their tremendous talent to celebrate the life and legacy of Robert Shaw,” says Kiki Wilson, longtime ASO Chorus member and the film’s executive producer. “Their focus is for the Robert Shaw experience they have known personally to be shared more universally through film.” Atlanta’s reputation as a mecca for choral music was established over the 26 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | aso.org
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course of Shaw’s 32 years here. Musicians and educators flocked to Atlanta to sing under Shaw and learn from working with him. Many of those who have since moved on are spreading the gospel of Shaw in schools and universities across America. “People who were interested in the choral arts —singers, musicians, conductors— wanted to come from all over the country to sit at his feet and get the pearls of wisdom that dropped,” Mackenzie says, counting himself among that crowd. “That’s how phenomenal his particular career was.”
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Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
First Friday Concert Concert of Friday, November 1, 6:30pm
FIRST FRIDAY
Robert Spano, Conductor Stephen Hough, Piano FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886) Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat Major, S. 124 (1855) 19 MIN I. Allegro maestoso. Tempo giusto II. Quasi Adagio III. Allegretto vivace IV. Allegro marziale animato STEPHEN HOUGH, PIANO
HIROYUKI ITO
This concert is performed without intermission
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In addition to the solo piano, the Concerto No. 1 is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, triangle, cymbals and strings. First performed by the ASO November 30, 1947, Henry Sopkin, Despys Karlas, Atlanta Municipal Auditorium. Most recently performed February 17-19, 2011, Jaap van Zweden, Atlanta Symphony Hall. Franz Liszt, one of the greatest and most charismatic piano virtuosos of the 19th century, was the soloist his First Piano Concerto’s world premiere on February 17, 1855, in Weimar, Germany. Liszt’s friend, French composer Hector Berlioz, was the conductor.
The Concerto is in four brief movements, played without pause. A virtuoso showpiece from start to finish, it also features remarkable, thematic unity throughout.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67 (1808) 34 MIN I. Allegro con brio II. Andante con moto III. Allegro IV. Allegro The Symphony No. 5 is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, two horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings.
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First performance by the ASO December 17, 1949, Henry Sopkin, Municipal Auditorium. Most recently performed May 17, 2013, Donald Runnicles, Piedmont Park.
eethoven’s Symphony No. 5 is the B most famous of all symphonies, and perhaps the single best-known piece of concert music.
The entire Fifth Symphony grows out of the familiar opening measures. Beethoven was reported to have described the fundamental idea behind the immortal four note motif: “Thus fate knocks at the door!”
The Beethoven Fifth Symphony is a gripping symphonic journey, from its immortal C-minor opening to the blazing C-Major conclusion (the final two movements are played without pause).
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Internationally-renowned composer-conductor Igor Stravinsky was the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s firstever guest conductor. He led the Orchestra in a concert on Monday, January 31, 1955, (8:30pm) at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium.
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The program opened with Mozart’s “Serenade No. 6 in F Major,” followed by Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade in C Major.” After intermission, Stravinsky conducted two of his own compositions: “Scenes de Ballet” and Suite from Petrushka. Tickets for this concert were available at the Symphony Box Office, located in J. P. Allen’s. Ticket prices ranged from $1.25 to $3. First ASO Music Director Henry Sopkin (left) with Igor Stravinsky
James Gaffigan, Conductor Stephen Hough, Piano AARON COPLAND (1900-1990) Short Symphony (Symphony No. 2) (1931-33) I. = 144 II. half note = circa 44 III. =144
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The Short Symphony is scored for piccolo, two flutes, alto flute, two oboes, English horn, heckelphone (optional), two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, piano and strings. These are the first ASO Classical Subscription Performances. American composer Aaron Copland said while composing his Short Symphony, “I was determined to write as perfected a piece as I possibly could.” The Short Symphony is in three movements, played without pause.
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Composer Carlos Chávez, who conducted the world premiere in Mexico on November 23, 1934, wrote that the Short Symphony’s “way each and every note comes out from the other as the only natural and logical possible one, is simply unprecedented in the whole of music.”
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In addition to the solo piano, the Concerto No. 1 is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, triangle, cymbals, and strings. Franz Liszt, one of the greatest and most charismatic piano virtuosos of the 19th century, was the soloist his First Piano Concerto’s world premiere on February 17, 1855, in Weimar, Germany. Liszt’s friend, French composer Hector Berlioz, was the conductor.
The Concerto is in four brief movements, played without pause. A virtuoso showpiece from start to finish, it also features remarkable, thematic unity throughout. INTERMISSION
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IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) Petrushka (1947 version) 25 MIN First Part: The Shrovetide Fair Second Part: Petrushka Third Part: The Moor Fourth Part: The Shrovetide Fair The 1947 version of Petrushka is scored for piccolo, three flutes, two oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, tambourine, snare drum, small snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, suspended cymbal, snare drum without snares, bass drum
with attached cymbals, triangle, xylophone, tam-tam, piano, celeste, and strings. P etrushka is the second in a series of ballet masterpieces Russian composer Igor Stravinsky wrote for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. The other two are The Firebird (1910), and The Rite of Spring (1913). P etrushka tells the story of a puppet who comes to life, only to be murdered by his rival. At the conclusion of the story, the ghost of Petrushka returns to haunt his master. The legendary Russian dancer Vaslav Nijinsky danced the title role in Petrushka’s 1911 premiere in Paris. After seeing Nijinsky, Sarah Bernhardt exclaimed: “I am afraid, I am afraid— because I have just seen the greatest actor in the world!”
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FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886) Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat Major, S. 124 (1855) 19 MIN I. Allegro maestoso. Tempo giusto II. Quasi Adagio III. Allegretto vivace IV. Allegro marziale animato STEPHEN HOUGH, PIANO
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n January 31, 1955, the Atlanta O Symphony Orchestra performed Petrushka with composer Igor Stravinsky conducting.
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n January 2010, James Gaffigan was appointed Chief Conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Beginning with the 2012-13 season, he was named the first ever Guest Conductor of Cologne’s Gürzenich Orchestra. Mr. Gaffigan has guest conducted the Cleveland, Philadelphia and Minnesota Orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Chicago, Detroit, National, Houston, Baltimore, Vancouver and Milwaukee symphonies among others. Highlights of his 2013-14 season include return appearances at Aspen and the Music Academy of the West, a debut at the Hollywood Bowl, and re-engagements with the Toronto, Atlanta, New World, St. Louis, Houston and Cincinnati symphonies. Mr. Gaffigan was named a first prize winner at the 2004 Sir Georg Solti International Conducting Competition in Frankfurt, Germany. Since then, he has worked with the Munich and Rotterdam Philharmonics, Dresden Staatskappelle, Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Berlin, London and Czech Philharmonics, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Tonhalle Orchestra and the Camerata Salzburg among others. An accomplished opera conductor, Mr. Gaffigan has led productions at Glyndebourne, the Vienna State Opera, Houston Grand Opera and the Zurich Opera. Born in New York City in 1979, he attended the New England Conservatory of Music and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston, where he earned his Masters of Music in conducting. He was chosen to study at the American Academy of Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival and School, and was a conducting fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center.
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tephen Hough is regarded as one of the most distinctive pianists of his generation. He was awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2001, and received the 2008 Northwestern University School of Music’s Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance and was the 2010 winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist Award. Mr. Hough’s recent engagements include recitals in London, Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney, Chicago and San Francisco; performances with the New York, London, Los Angeles and Czech Philharmonics, the Chicago, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis and Toronto symphonies, the Cleveland, Philadelphia, Minnesota and Russian National Orchestras; and a performance televised worldwide with the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle. He is a regular guest at festivals such as Salzburg, Ravinia, Tanglewood, Blossom, Hollywood Bowl, Edinburgh, Aldeburgh and the BBC Proms, where he has made over 20 appearances. Highlights of Mr. Hough’s recent seasons include re-engagements with the Boston, San Francisco, Houston and Baltimore symphonies as well as with the Hong Kong Philharmonic and Deutsche Symphony Orchestra Berlin and solo recitals in Carnegie Hall, Vancouver, St. Paul and London’s Barbican Center. He will also be the Artist-inResidence with the BBC Symphony in London. A writer and composer, Mr. Hough frequently writes for many of the major London newspapers such as The Guardian, The Times, and the Daily Telegraph. Mr. Hough is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London and holds the International Chair of Piano Studies at his alma mater, the Royal Northern College in Manchester.
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ASO | 11.7/8/9 | concert at a glance AtlantaSymphonyOrchestra
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Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
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PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Concerts of Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, 2013, at 8:00pm, and Saturday, November 9, 2013, at 7:30pm.
Carlo Montanaro, Conductor Pascal Rogé, Piano
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Capriccio italien, Opus 45 (1880) 16 MIN
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
The Capriccio italien is scored for piccolo, three flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, two cornets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, harp, bass drum, cymbals, orchestra bells, triangle, tambourine, and strings. The Capriccio italien was inspired by a trip Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky took to Rome in the winter of 1879-80. Tchaikovsky created the Capriccio italien from “delightful tunes which I have succeeded in assembling partly from anthologies, partly through my own ears on the streets.”
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A brilliant showpiece, the Capriccio italien opens with a trumpet fanfare Tchaikovsky heard sounding from military barracks near his Rome Hotel. The work concludes with a whirlwind Italian dance, the tarantella.
3 2 CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Concerto No. 5 in F Major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 103, “Egyptian” (1896) 29 MIN I. Allegro animato II. Andante III. Molto allegro PASCAL ROGÉ, Piano
In addition to the solo piano, the Concerto No. 5 is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, tam-tam, and strings. I n 1846, 10-year-old Camille Saint-Saëns made his Paris concert debut performing concertos by Mozart and Beethoven, and various other solo works, all played from memory. In 1896, Saint-Saëns celebrated the 50th anniversary of that debut with a concert featuring the world premiere of his Piano Concerto No. 5.
he Concerto’s nickname, “Egyptian,” T comes from the slow second movement where Saint-Saëns quotes, “a Nubian love song that I heard sung by the boatmen on the Nile as I went down the river.”
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95 (“From the New World”) (1893) 41 MIN I. Adagio; Allegro molto II. Largo III. Molto vivace IV. Allegro con fuoco The Symphony No. 9 is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, cymbals and strings. From 1892-1895, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák served as Director of the National Conservatory of Music of America in New York City. D vořák , who frequently incorporated Czech folk melodies into his concert works, made an in-depth study of America’s folk music while in the United States. D vořák’s “New World” Symphony is brimming with the spirit of American folk melodies from start to finish. The beautiful English horn solo in the slow second movement became the basis for the spiritual, “Goin’ Home.”
The opening movement features delightful interplay between the soloist and orchestra. The finale is virtuoso tour de force.
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ecently appointed as Music Director at Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, Italian conductor Carlo Montanaro was discovered by Zubin Mehta, who recommended him to the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, where he improved his skills under Leopold Hager, Erwin Acél and Yugi Yuasa for three years. Since 2001, Mr. Montanaro has conducted in major venues around the world, including the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome; Teatro Massimo in Palermo; Fondazione Arena in Verona; Deutsche Oper in Berlin; Teatro Comunale in Florence; Fondazione Arturo Toscanini in Parma; and Teatro Verdi in Trieste, a collaboration which led to a Japanese tour with the orchestra. Performances included Lucia di Lammermoor, Nabucco, Aida, Tosca, La Sonnambula, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Madama Butterfly and La Bohème. Other engagements include Un Ballo in Maschera with the Israeli Opera of Tel Aviv (new production); his American debut in Colorado with Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore; Dialoghi delle Carmelitane in Bilbao; and Madama Butterfly at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Mr. Montanaro made his debut at La Scala with La Traviata, and opened the Macerata Summer Festival with Carmen under the direction of Dante Ferretti. He conducted Il Corsaro at the Festival Verdi in Parma and made his debut at Hercules Halle in Munich in a concert with the Weimar Staatskapelle and Erwin Schrott. He recently returned to Musikverein in Graz to conduct a concert version of Verdi’s Giovanna D’Arco. He also conducted Falstaff in Hamburg, Tosca in Munich, Il Barbiere di Siviglia in Tokyo, and Don Carlos and Verdi’s Requiem in Warsaw. 38 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | aso.org
ascal Rogé exemplifies the finest in French pianism. As the last student to be mentored by the great Nadia Boulanger, his playing of Poulenc, Satie, Fauré, Ravel and especially Debussy, is characterized by its elegance, beauty and stylistically perfect phrasing. A native of Paris, Mr. Rogé has performed in almost every major concert hall in the world and with every major orchestra across the globe. One of the world’s most distinguished recording artists, Pascal Rogé became an exclusive Decca recording artist at the age of seventeen. Since then, he has won many prestigious awards, including two Gramophone Awards, a Grand Prix du Disque and an Edison Award for his interpretations of Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Satie and Poulenc. For several years, Pascal has enjoyed playing recitals for four-hands/two-pianos with his partner in life and in music Ami Rogé. Together, they have travelled the world appearing at prestigious festivals and concert halls and recorded several CDs dedicated to the French 2 piano and 4 hands repertoire.Together they have given the premiere of a newly-commissioned Concerto for Two Pianos by the composer Matthew Hindson with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy. Several years ago, Mr. Rogé began a new and ambitious recording project for Onyx called the Rogé Edition. This includes five cds of his first complete Debussy piano music cycle, 2 CDs devoted to French repertoire for 2 pianos with Ami Rogé and 2 Mozart concertos with Raymond Leppard.
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CARMINA in pop culture
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A SAMPLING OF USE IN: Films: Excalibur; Speed; Glory; Cursed; Last of the Mohicans; The Professional; The General’s Daughter; Jackass: The Movie; Cheaper by the Dozen; The Matrix Revolutions; Beowulf: Prince of the Geats; Capitalism: A Love Story; G-Force (animated hamsters!) TV: The Far Side; Rox; The King of Queens; Shrek the Halls; Britain’s Got Talent; Glee; The Simpsons; The X Factor; The Rachel Maddow Show; Survivor; American Dad; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; Late Night with Conan O’Brien Radio: The Sean Hannity Show; The Howard Stern Show Video games: The Sims Medieval Sporting events: Entrance music for Wrestlemania XIV; played by college bands such as the Arizona State Sun Devil Marching Band when the football team gets a 3rd down; when the Washington Redskins run onto the field; Jumbotron video at Pittsburgh Pirates home baseball games; drivers’ introduction at Daytona 500
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AtlantaSymphonyOrchestra Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
Delta Classical Series Concert Concerts of Thursday, November 14, and Friday, November 15, 2013, at 8:00pm, and Saturday, November 16, 2013, at 7:30pm
Robert Spano, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin Kiera Duffy, Soprano Marco Panuccio, Tenor Nmon Ford, Baritone Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Norman Mackenzie, Director of Choruses
Gwinnett Young Singers, Lynn Urda, Director BÉLA BARTÓK (1881-1945) Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (1938) I. Allegro non troppo II. Andante tranquillo III. Allegro molto GIL SHAHAM, Violin
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In addition to the solo violin, the Concerto No. 2 is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, snare drum, cymbals, suspended cymbal, tam-tam, snare drum, triangle, bass drum, harp, celeste, and strings. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók composed his Violin Concerto No. 2 from 1937-38. During that period, Bartók agonized over whether he could remain in Hungary, given the impending Nazi takeover. Despite personal and world turmoil, the Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2 is a work of remarkable beauty, emotional depth, and spirit—a testament to the composer’s spirit and genius.
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CARL ORFF (1895-1982) Carmina burana (1937) 65 MIN Fortuna imperatrix mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World) Part I Primo vere (Spring) Uf dem Anger (On the Green) Part II In taberna (In the Tavern) Part III Cours d’amour (The Court of Love) Blanziflor et Helena (Blanchefleur and Helen) Fortuna imperatrix mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World) Kiera Duffy, Soprano Marco Panuccio, Tenor Nmon Ford, Baritone Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus Gwinnett Young Singers English surtitles by Ken Meltzer Carmina burana is scored for soprano, tenor and baritone solos, mixed chorus, children’s chorus, two piccolos, three flutes, three oboes, English horn, three clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, tam-tam, snare drum, suspended cymbal, orchestra bells, xylophone, chimes, snare drum, tambourine, cymbals, suspended cymbals, castanets, orchestra bells, bass drum,
triangle, tambourine, ratchet, sleigh bells, chimes, church bell, antique cymbals, piano, celeste, and strings. Carl Orff’s “scenic cantata,” Carmina burana, is one of the most popular of all classical works—a constant presence in the concert hall and on recordings, as well as movies, television shows, and advertisements. More than 70 years after its premiere, Orff’s Carmina burana remains as irresistible as ever. C armina burana (Songs of Benediktbeuern) is Orff’s setting of texts discovered in the monastery of Benediktbeuern, located south of Munich. The texts are taken from the songs of the goliards —medieval students, monks, and seminarians— who seem to have spent as much time carousing as they did studying. The songs of the goliards celebrate (sometimes in the most explicit terms) the pleasures of food, wine, and lovemaking. C armina burana, scored for massive vocal and orchestral forces, is a raucous celebration of the philosophy of carpe diem. Orff’s thrilling music creates an irresistible force of energy, guaranteed to leave the audience breathless at the conclusion. ASO Recordings: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Boy Choir, Robert Shaw, Conductor (Telarc CD-80056) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Gwinnett Young Singers, Donald Runnicles, Conductor (Telarc CD-80575)
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The Violin Concerto No. 2 is in three movements. The outer, quick-tempo movements feature the introduction, development, and recapitulation of two principal themes. Each of the themes introduced in the first movement is closely related to its counterpart in the third. The central, slow movement is a beautiful series of variations on a folk-like melody.
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Fortuna imperatrix mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World) 1. O Fortuna O Fortuna, velut Luna statu variabilis, semper crescis aut decrescis; vita detestabilis nunc obdurat et tunc curat ludo mentis aciem, egestatem, potestatem dissolvit ut glaciem. Sors immanis et inanis, rota tu volubilis, status malus, vana salus semper dissolubilis, obumbrata
et velata michi quoque niteris; nunc per ludum dorsum nudum fero tui sceleris. Sors salutis et virtutis michi nunc contraria est affectus et defectus semper in angaria. Hac in hora sine mora corde pulsum tangite; quod per sortem sternit fortem, mecum omnes plangite!
2. Fortune plango vulnera Fortune plango vulnera nunc a summo corrui stillantibus ocellis, gloria privatus. quod sua michi Fortune rota volvitur: munera descendo minoratus; subtrahit rebellis. alter in altum tollitur; Verum est, quod nimis exaltatus legitur rex sedet in vertice fronte capillata, caveat ruinam! sed plerumque nam sub axe legimus sequitur Hecubam reginam. Occasio calvata. In Fortune solio sederam elatus, prosperitatis vario flore coronatus; quicquid enim florui felix et beatus,
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Oh, Fortune, changeable as the moon, always waxing and waning; hateful life, first, you mistreat us, and then soothe us according to your whim, poverty and power melt like ice. Monstrous and empty fate, you turning wheel, you are cruel, always destroying well-being, shadowed and veiled
I mourn the wounds of Fortune with weeping eyes, for she cruelly takes away the gifts she once gave me. It is written that in truth, she has a beautiful head of hair, but when it comes to opportunity, she is bald.
you attack me as well. I bare my back to your cruel pleasure. Fate is against me in health and virtue, put-upon and weighted down, always imprisoned. Therefore, in this hour, let us pluck the vibrating strings without delay, since Fate crushes the strong, everyone weep with me!
of prosperity, though I may have flourished, happy and blessed, now, I fall from the summit, deprived of glory.
As the wheel of Fortune turns, I descend in shame, another is raised, far too high, a king sits on high— let him fear his ruin! I once sat For beneath the axle of at Fortune’s throne, the wheel is written: crowned with a garland “Queen Hecuba.”
PART I: Primo vere (Spring)
Flore fusus gremio Phoebus novo more risum dat, hoc vario iam stipate flore Zephyrus nectareo spirans in odore; certatim pro bravio
curramus in amore. Cytharizat cantico dulcis Philomena, flore rident vario prata iam serena, salit cetus avium silve per amena, chorus promit virginum iam gaudia millena.
The happy face of spring shows itself to the world, the cold of winter flees, vanquished. Flora reigns in her colorful robes, the woods sing her sweet praises. Lying in Flora’s lap, Phoebus smiles once again, surrounded by manycolored flowers,
Zephyr breathes their nectars’ fragrance, let us compete for love’s prize. The sweet nightingale begins her song, the bright meadows, filled with flowers, laugh, birds fly in the pleasant woods, a chorus of maidens promises a thousand joys.
4. Omnia Sol temperat Omnia Sol temperat purus et subtilis, novo mundo reserat facies Aprilis, ad Amorem properat animus herilis, et iocundis imperat deus puerilis. Rerum tanta novitas in solemni vere et veris auctoritas iubet nos gaudere; vias prebet solitas, et in tuo vere 5. Ecce gratum Ecce gratum et optatum Ver reducit gaudia, purpuratum floret pratum, Sol serenat omnia, iamiam cedant tristia! Estas redit, nunc recedit Hyemis sevitia.
fides est et probitas tuum retinere. Ama me fideliter! fidem meam nota: de corde totaliter et ex mente tota sum presentialiter absens in remota. quisquis amat taliter, volvitur in rota.
The pure and gentle sun warms everything, it reveals April’s face to the world, the soul of man hurries toward love, the boyish god rules over everything. Spring’s festival of rebirth, and its power command us to rejoice,
Iam liquescit et decrescit grando, nix et cetera, bruma fugit, et iam sugit, Ver Estatis ubera; illi mens est misera, qui nec vivit, nec lascivit sub Estatis dextera.
Behold, joy returns with the pleasant and long-awaited spring, purple flowers fill the meadows, the sun brightens all. No more sadness! Summer returns and cold winter withdraws!
spring shows us paths we know well, it is good and right to keep what is yours. Love me faithfully! See that I am faithful, With all my heart and soul, I am with you, even when we are far apart, whoever loves so much, suffers.
Ice and snow melt and disappear, winter flees, and spring nurses at summer’s breast, unhappy soul who does not love or lust under summer’s spell!
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3. Veris leta facies Veris leta facies mundo propinatur, hiemalis acies victa iam fugatur, in vestitu vario Flora principatur, nemorum dulcisono que cantu celebratur.
5. Ecce gratum (continued) Gloriantur premio Cupidinis; et letantur simus jussu Cypridis in melle dulcedinis gloriantes qui conantur, et letantes ut utantur pares esse Paridis.
They glory and rejoice in honey’s sweetness, those who compete for Cupid’s prize, ruled by Venus,
let us, proud and joyful, emulate Paris!
The noble woods are filled with buds and leaves Where is the lover I knew? He rode away on horseback! Who will love me now?
The woods are in bloom everywhere. I long for my lover. The woods are green everywhere. Why is my lover away so long? He has ridden away. Alas, who will love me?
Shopkeeper, give me color to paint my cheeks red, so that the young men will not be able to resist me.
Worthy men and women, make love! Love ennobles you and gives you honor.
Uf dem Anger (On the Green)
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6. Tanz (Dance) 7. Floret silva nobilis Floret silva nobilis floribus et foliis. Ubi est antiquus meus amicus? hinc equitavit, eia, quis me amabit?
Gruonet der walt allenthalben, wâ ist min geselle alse lange? der ist geriten hinnen, owî, wer soll mich minnen?
Floret silva undique, nah mime gesellen ist mir wê. 8. Chramer, gip die varwe mir Chramer, gip die varwe minnecliche frouwen! mir, minne tuot iu hoch die min wengel roete, gemuot damit ich die jungen unde lat iuch in hohen man eren schouwen. an ir dank der Wol dir werlt, minnenliebe noete. das du bist Seht mich an, also freudenriche! jungen man! ich will dir sin undertan lat mich iu gevallen! durch din liebe immer sicherliche. Minnet, tugentliche man, 9. Reie (Round) Swaz hie gat umbe, daz sint allez megede, die wellent an man alle disen sumer gan. Chume, chum, geselle min,
ih enbite harte din. Suzer rosenvarwer munt, chum unde mache mich gesunt.
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Young men, look at me! Let me please you!
The maidens dance round and round, they want to be without a man all summer long!
Hail, world, so rich in joys! I will obey you and accept your gifts.
Come, my love, I long for you. Sweet rosy mouth, come and make me feel better.
10. Were diu werlt alle min Were diu werlt alle min daz diu chuĚˆnegin von von dem mere unze an Engellant den Rin, lege an minen armen. des wolt ih mih darben,
If the whole world were I would happily trade it mine, for the Queen of from the sea England to the Rhine, in my arms.
Part II: In taberna (In the Tavern) non me tenet clavis, quero mihi similes et adiungor pravis.
Mihi cordis gravitas res videtur gravis; iocus est amabilis dulciorque favis; quicquid Venus Cum sit enim proprium imperat, viro sapienti labor est suavis, supra petram ponere que nunquam in sedem fundamenti, cordibus stultus ego comparor habitat ignavis. fluvio labenti, Via lata gradior sub eodem tramite more iuventutis, nunquam permanenti. inplicor et vitiis Feror ego veluti immemor virtutis, sine nauta navis, voluptatis avidus ut per vias aeris magis quam salutis, vaga fertur avis; mortuus in anima non me tenent vincula, curam gero cutis.
12. Olim lacus colueram Olim lacus colueram, garcifer; olim pulcher extiteram, me rogus urit fortiter: dum cignus ego propinat me nunc fueram. dapifer, Miser, miser! Nunc in scutella iaceo, modo niger et volitare nequeo, et ustus fortiter! dentes frendentes Girat, regirat video.
Burning with violent rage I talk to myself, created of matter, ashes of the elements, I am a leaf in the wind. If a wise man builds his house upon stone, then I, fool, am like a stream that follows no consistent path. I am swept away like a ship without a pilot, I am a bird, hovering in the air, no chains or locks can hold me, I seek people like me
Once I dwelt in the lakes, once I was beautiful, when I was a swan. Miserable me! Now I am black and roasting fiercely! The cook turns me
and join the wretches. The burdens of my heart weigh heavily on me, joking is lovely and sweeter than the honeycombs, what Venus commands is sweet labor, she never dwells in cowardly hearts. I travel the broad road as a youth wants to do, I yield to vice, and am ignorant of virtue, I want lust more than salvation, my soul is dead, I satisfy only my body.
on the spit, I am burning through, and now they serve me up. Now I am lying in a serving dish and can no longer fly, I see gnashing teeth.
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11. Estuans interius Estuans interius ira vehementi in amaritudine loquor mee menti: factus de materia, cinis elementi similis sum folio, de quo ludunt venti.
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13. Ego sum abbas Ego sum abbas Cucaniensis et consilium meum est cum bibulis, et in secta Decii voluntas mea est, et qui mane me quesierit in
taberna, post vesperam nudus egredietur, et sic denudatus veste clamabit: Wafna, wafna! quid fecisti sors turpissima? Nostre vite gaudia abstulisti omnia!
14. In taberna quando sumus In taberna quando Primo pro nummata sumus, vini non curamus quid sit ex hac bibunt libertini: humus, semel bibunt pro sed ad ludum captivis, properamus, post hec bibunt ter pro cui semper vivis, insudamus. quater pro Christianis Quid agatur in taberna, cunctis, ubi nummus est quinquies pro fidelibus pincerna, defunctis hoc est opus ut sexies pro sororibus queratur, vanis, sic quid loquar, septies pro militibus audiatur. silvanis. Quidam ludunt, quidam bibunt, quidam indiscrete vivunt. Sed in ludo qui morantur, ex his quidam denudantur, quidam ibi vestiuntur, quidam saccis induuntur. Ibi nullus timet mortem, sed pro Baccho mittunt sortem:
Octies pro fratribus perversis, nonies pro monachis dispersis, decies pro navigantibus, undecies pro discordantibus, duodecies pro penitentibus, tredecies pro iter angentibus. Tam pro papa quam pro rege bibunt omnes sine lege.
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I am the Abbot of Cockaigne, and I meet with my fellow drinkers, and I want to be in the sect of Decius, and whoever searches for me in the tavern,
will leave naked after Vespers, stripped of his clothes, he will cry out: Woe! Woe! What have you done, vile Fate? You have taken always all of life’s joys!
When we are in the tavern, we don’t think of the grave, we rush to the gambling tables which make us sweat. If you want to know what happens in the tavern, where money rules, then listen to my tale.
for the living, four times for the Christians, five for the departed, six for the vain sisters, seven for the forest soldiers.
Eight for the sinful brothers, nine Some gamble, for the dispersed some drink, monks, others behave loosely. ten Of those who stay for the sailors, to gamble, eleven some are stripped for the squabblers, naked, twelve some win their clothes, for the penitent, others are in sackcloth. thirteen for the No one here travelers. fears death. We drink to the Pope They throw dice in as to the King, Bacchus’s name. without restraint. First, the libertines toast the wine-merchant, twice for the prisoners, three
The mistress drinks, the master drinks, the soldier drinks, the clergyman drinks, the man drinks, the woman drinks, the servant drinks with the maid, the swift man drinks, the lazy man drinks, the white man drinks, the black man drinks, the homebody drinks, the traveler drinks, the stupid man drinks, the wise man drinks.
the old lady drinks, the mother drinks, women drink, and men drink, by the hundreds and thousands.
Love flies everywhere, seized by desire. Young men and women are rightly joined together.
The girl without a man, misses out on all delights, darkest night is hidden in the depth of her hear: it is the most bitter fate.
600 coins are not enough for so much drinking, our drink is always happy, but there are those who scold, we are indigent, may those who scold The poor man us and sick man drink, be cursed. the exile May their names never and the stranger drink, be inscribed the young man drinks, among the righteous. the old man drinks, Yo, yo, yo!... the bishop drinks, the deacon drinks, the sister drinks, the brother drinks,
Part III: Cours d’amour (The Court of Love) 15. Amor volat undique Amor volat undique, captus est libidine. Iuvenes, iuvencule coniunguntur merito.
Siqua sine socio, caret omni gaudio, tenet noctis infima sub intimo cordis in custodia: fit res amarissima.
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14. In taberna quando sumus (continued) Bibit hera, bibit anus, bibit herus, bibit mater, bibit miles, bibit iste, bibit clerus, bibit ille, bibit ille, bibunt centum, bibit illa, bibunt mille. bibit servus cum ancilla, Parum sexcente bibit velox, nummate bibit piger, durant cum bibit albus, immoderate bibit niger, bibunt omnes bibit constans, sine meta, bibit vagus, quamvis bibant men bibit rudis, te leta, bibit magus. sic nos rodunt omnes gentes Bibit pauper et sic erimus egentes. et egrotus, Qui nos rodunt bibit exul confundantur et cum et ignotus, iustis bibit puer, non scribantur. Io, io, bibit canus, io! ‌ bibit presul et decanus, bibit soror, bibit frater,
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16. Dies, nox et omnia Dies, nox et omnia michi sunt contraria, virginum colloquia me fay planszer, oy suvenz suspirer, plu me fay temer.
grand ey dolur, attamen consulite per voster honur. Tua pulchra facies, me fey planszer milies, pectus habens glacies, a remender statim vivus fierem per un baser.
Day, night and everything are against me, women’s voices make me weep, and often sigh, and even scare me.
17. Stetit puella Stetit puella rufa tunica; si quis eam tetigit, tunica crepuit. Eia.
Stetit puella, tamquam rosula; facie splenduit, os eius floruit. Eia.
A girl stood in a red tunic, if anyone touched it, the tunic rustled. Eia.
A girl stood like a red rose, her face was radiant, her mouth bloomed. Eia.
18. Circa mea pectora Circa mea pectora multa sunt suspiria de tua pulchritudine, que me ledunt misere.
Tui lucent oculi sicut solis radii, sicut splendor fulguris lucem donat tenebris.
My heart is filled with sighs for your beauty, great is my misery.
Your eyes shine like the sun’s rays, like flashes of lightning in the dark.
Vellet deus, vellent dii, quod mente proposui: ut eius virginea reserassem vincula.
Manda liet, manda liet, my lover does not come!
May God and the gods grant my desire: to undo the bonds of her virginity.
When a boy and a girl are alone together, happy is their union. Their passions rise, and modesty disappears.
Great pleasure pours through their limbs, arms and lips.
O sodales, ludite, vos qui scitis dicite, michi mesto parcite,
Manda liet, manda liet, min geselle chumet niet.
19. Sie puer cum puellula Sie puer cum puellula propulso procul tedio, moraretur in cellula, fit ludus ineffabilis felix coniunctio. membris, lacertis, Amore sucrescente, labiis. pariter e medio
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Oh friends, have your fun, say what you please, spare me, a sad man,
my grief is great, advise me by your honor. Your beautiful face makes me weep a thousand tears, your heart is made of ice, a single kiss would bring me back to life.
o quam clara species!
Pulchra tibi facies, oculorum acies, capillorum series,
Rosa rubicundior, lilio candidior, omnibus formosior, semper in te glorior!
21. In trutina In trutina mentis dubia fluctuant contraria lascivus amor et pudicitia.
Sed eligo quod video, collum iugo prebeo; ad iugum tamen suave transeo.
22. Tempus est iocundum Tempus est iocundum, negatio. o virgines, Tempore brumali modo congaudete vir patiens, vos iuvenes. animo vernali Oh, oh, oh lasciviens. totus floreo, Mea mecum ludit iam amore virginali virginitas, totus ardeo, mea me detrudit novus, novus novus simplicitas. amor est, quo pereo. Veni domicella, cum gaudio, Mea me confortat veni, veni, pulchra, promissio, iam pereo. mea me deportant 23. Dulcissime Dulcissime,
totam tibi subdo me!
Come, come, come, do not let me die. hyrca, hyrce, nazaza, trillirivos‌ Beautiful is your face, the gleam of your eye, your braided hair,
what a beautiful creature! Redder than the rose, whiter than the lily, more beautiful than all the others, I shall always glory in you!
My feelings alternate between erotic love and chastity. But I choose what I see,
and submit to the yoke, I yield to the sweet yoke.
This is the joyful time, maidens, rejoice, young men.
In winter, man is patient, the breath of spring makes him lust.
Oh, oh, oh, I am bursting, burning, with a new love that is killing me!
My virginity excites me, my modesty holds me back.
Yielding comforts me, refusing makes me grieve.
Come, my mistress, with joy, come, my beauty, for I die.
Sweetest one,
I give myself to you totally!
Hail, most beautiful, previous jewel, hail pride of virgins, most glorious virgin, hail, light of the world, hail rose of the world,
Blanchefleur and Helen, noble Venus!
Blanziflor et Helena (Blanchefleur and Helen) No. 24 Ave formosissima Ave formosissima, Blanziflor et Helena, gemma pretiosa, Venus generosa! ave decus virginum, virgo gloriosa, ave mundi luminar ave mundi rosa,
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20. Veni, veni, venias Veni, veni, venias, ne me mori facias, hyrca, hyrce, nazaza, trillirivos ‌
ASO | 11.14/15/16 | guests Shaham was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1990, and in 2008 he iolinist Gil Shaham was last heard received the coveted Avery Fisher Award. in Symphony Hall in 2012, when he He plays the 1699 “Countess Polignac” played concertos by Bach and Stravinsky. Stradivarius. Last season, Mr. Shaham continued his KIERA DUFFY, Soprano long-term exploration of “Violin Concertos or the 2012 – of the 1930s,” a project beginning in 2010 2013 season, and comprising performances at some of the most well-established concert venues with Kiera Duffy makes her Metropolitan the world’s greatest orchestras. Opera debut as a In addition, Mr. Shaham played with Flower Maiden in noted orchestras like the Los Angeles the new production Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra of Parsifal under and Cincinnati Symphony, the Boston Daniele Gatti, and Symphony Orchestra, and St. Louis at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Stella in Symphony Orchestra. Festival appearances A Streetcar Named Desire. On the concert included Caramoor, Aspen, the Blossom stage, she returns to the Atlanta Symphony Festival, Tanglewood and the Hollywood under Donald Runnicles in Debussy’s La Bowl. He is also an avid recitalist and damoiselle élue and New World Symphony chamber musician. in Mahler’s 4th Symphony under Michael Born in Champaign- Tilson Thomas. She also debuts with Urbana, Illinois, Mr. the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk at the Shaham moved with his Gewandhaus in Leipzig in Carmina burana parents to Israel, where and records the same work with Sony he began violin studies Records. She will be seen at the Chamber with Samuel Bernstein Society of Lincoln Center in a program of of the Rubin Academy George Crumb and a recital debut with of Music at the age Roger Vignoles at Rockefeller University. of seven, receiving Ms. Duffy’s 2011-2012 season included annual scholarships from the Americaher debut with the Chicago Symphony Israel Cultural Foundation. In 1981, while Orchestra in Schönberg’s Pierrot Lunaire studying with Haim Taub in Jerusalem, he and the National Symphony Orchestra at made debuts with the Jerusalem Symphony the Kennedy Center in Handel’s Messiah, and the Israel Philharmonic. That same as well as joining the roster of the year he began his studies with Dorothy Metropolitan Opera in their new original DeLay and Jens Ellerman at Aspen. In 1982, baroque fantasy The Enchanted Island. Ms. after taking first prize in Israel’s Claremont Duffy’s first commercial recording “Richard Competition, he became a scholarship Strauss: The Complete Songs, Volume 5” student at Juilliard, where he worked with was recently released on Hyperion Records. DeLay and Hyo Kang. He also studied at She was a finalist in the 2007 Metropolitan Columbia University. Opera National Council Auditions and is GIL SHAHAM, Violin
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featured in the film “The Audition” which Opera Holland Park; Edgardo in Lucia di has recently been released on DVD by Lammermoor with Florida Grand Opera; Decca. the Electrician in Thomas Adès’s Powder Her Face with Teatro Comunale di Bologna Ms. Duffy was an accomplished pianist and Teatro Rossini in Lugo; numerous before pursuing singing and holds performances as Anthony in Sweeney Todd; a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Alfredo in La Traviata and Manrico in Il Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Trovatore both with Portland Summer Fest, Westminster Choir College. and an Italian Gala Concert with Beijing MARCO PANUCCIO, Tenor Symphony in China. talian-American lyric tenor Marco Panuccio is earning international acclaim from both audiences and critics. In 2011 Mr. Panuccio sang the Duke in Rigoletto with Grange Park Opera, United Kingdom. In 2010, Mr. Panuccio sang with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. In 2009, he performed Bégearss in The Ghosts of Versailles with Wexford Festival Opera. In summer 2008, he made his debut as Edgard in Lucie de Lammermoor with Cincinnati Opera.
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In the 2011 season and beyond, performances included Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Grange Park Opera, United Kingdom, the title role in Harbison’s The Great Gatsby with Ensemble Parallèle of San Francisco, and tenor soloist in Verdi’s Requiem with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In the 2010 and 2011 Mr. Panuccio appeared as the Duke in Rigoletto with Grange Park Opera; Rodolfo in La Bohème with Ly r i q u e - e n - M e r Festival de Belle-Île France; Des Grieux in Puccini’s Manon with Opera Grand Rapids; the title role in Bernstein’s Candide with Münchner Philharmoniker; Don José in Carmen with
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anamanian-American baritone Nmon Ford returns to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra after a season of major debuts, including the role of Jochanaan in Dominic Pitoiset’s new production of Salome at Opéra National de Bordeaux. After performing Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire (ONPL) conducted by John Axelrod, he was immediately re-engaged by the ONPL for Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder and Faure’s Requiem. Mr. Ford appeared at Teatro Comunale di Bologna in the title role of Pier Luigi Pizzi’s production of Don Giovanni, followed by Escamillo (Carmen) at the Szeged Open-Air Festival in Hungary. He made his first appearances at the Sferisterio Festival in Macerata, Italy in the title role of a new production of Attila and as Holofernes in a new production of Juditha Triumphans, preceded by Don Giovanni at Teatro delle Muse in Ancona and Escamillo (Carmen) at Palm Beach Opera. Mr. Ford made his Italian debut in Ancona in the title role of a new production of The
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He earned his Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Southern California, where he graduated with honors for both degrees. GWINNETT YOUNG SINGERS
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he Gwinnett Young Singers are frequent guests of the ASO. Under the direction of Founder and Music Director Lynn Urda, and Associate Director Carol Wyatt, the Gwinnett Young Singers rapidly became a nationally recognized children’s chorus, best noted for its mastery of challenging repertoire and high musical standards. The faculty and staff are dedicated to professionalism in music education and strive to share the power and beauty of a wide variety of choral music.
The choir has been nominated for a Grammy Award for their performance in the internationally acclaimed Telarc recording of Carl Orff’s Carmina burana with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. They have performed for twelve annual holiday seasons with the ASO and Chorus in Christmas With the ASO. Other performances with the ASO include Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, Bizet’s opera Carmen and John Adams’ On the Transmigration of Souls. They are featured on the Telarc recording of La Boheme with the ASO and Chorus. The Young Singers have performed for thousands of Music Educators at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conferences in South Carolina and Tennessee and for the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) conference in Savannah, Ga. The Gwinnett Young Singers offers a program of beginning through advanced choirs for children in second through twelfth grades. They sponsored in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The Council is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Gwinnett Young Singers Concert Choir Meghann Ashey Marguerite Baker Rose Barfield Anna Briley Julia Brosas Nichole Brown Delaney Burke Madison Clark Katie Collett Ryan Cox Mikayla Dorman
Virginia Lee Finnell Byron Fisher Hope Fowler Abby Frick Maggie Frick Christian Gibson Camille Goss Catherine Gunn Katelyn Hensley Leigh Johnson
Emily Johnston Ragya Kaul Lydia Kelley Anna Lavallee Jackie Lenz Adathel Lenzer Sarah Lo Liam McBane Dorothy McBane Anna McCarthy Brittani Mullins
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Grace Orowski Emma Pattillo Amelia Pattillo Grace Rivord Jessie Rodgers Hannah Rosselle Emma Santulli Sara Santulli Kinsy Sjogren Taylor Smith Serena Song
Zachary Stancea Ella Thomas Blair Varney Taylor Wallace Sophia Wicker Elizabeth Willet Gabrielle Willet Ruth Willet Hailey Williams Nathan Wright
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Emperor Jones, for which he received the Franco Corelli Award for the outstanding debut of the season; his company debut with Cincinnati Opera, as Riolobo in Francesca Zambello’s production of Florencia en el Amazonas, was followed by Scarpia (Tosca) and his role debut as The Traveler in a new production of Death in Venice—both at Hamburg State Opera.
batons of Music Director Robert Spano and Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles. In addition, the Chorus has The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus been involved in the creation and shaping was founded in 1970 by ASO Music of numerous world-premiere commissioned Director Robert Shaw. Comprised of 200 choral works. auditioned voices, the Chorus is an allvolunteer organization that performs on a The Chorus made its debut at New York’s regular basis with the ASO, and is featured famous Carnegie Hall in 1976, with a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony on many of the Orchestra’s recordings. No. 9. In addition, the Chorus performed Led by ASO Director of Choruses Norman in Washington, D.C., for President-elect Mackenzie, the Chorus is known for its Jimmy Carter’s Inaugural Concert in 1977. precision and expressive singing quality. The Chorus has toured most of Europe, and Their recordings with the ASO have won in 1996 performed with the Orchestra in multiple Grammy awards, including the Opening Ceremonies of the Centennial Best Choral Performance, Best Classical Olympic Games. Recording, and Best Opera Recording. Those include Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Within the Chorus, there is an auditioned Symphony, the Berlioz Requiem, and group of 60 called the ASO Chamber Chorus. The Chamber Chorus, which Golijov’s Ainadamar.. formed before the larger Chorus in 1967, The ASOC performs large choral-symphonic performs music of the Baroque and Classical works with the full orchestra under the eras, as well as works by modern masters. ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus Norman Mackenzie, Director of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair
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JoAnn Alexander Liz Dean Laura Foster Meg Granum Michelle Griffin Erin Jones Liya Khaimova Victoria Kolterman Lauren Larkin Arietha Lockhart** Alexis Lundy Constance Mack
Jeffrey Baxter, Choral Administrator The Florence Kopleff Chair
Mindy Margolis Kali McMillian Erin McPherson Patricia Nealon* Blair Oakley Joneen Padgett Olivia Rutkowski Catherine Steen Lykins Brianne Turgeon* Allegra Whitney Lori Beth Wiseman Natalie York Eaker
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June Abbott** Sloan Atwood* Marlysa Brooks-Alt Barbara Brown Kelly Campobasso Suzannah Carrington Martha Craft Ellen Dukes** Mary Goodwin Kathleen KellyGeorge
Patricia Dinkins-Matthews, Accompanist
Katherine Kennedy Natalie Lee Marie Little Eda Mathews* Ryll Mathews Rachel O’Dell Vickie Orme Lindsay Patten Chantae Pittman Linda Searles Sydney SmithRikard Paula Snelling * Anne-Marie
Spalinger Tommie Storer Emily Tallant Cheryl Thrash * Donna Weeks * Katie Woolf ALTO 1
Deborah Boland** Rachel Bowman Donna CarterWood * Laurie Cronin Patricia DinkinsMatthews *
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (continued) Pamela Drummond * Beth Freeman Pamela Griffin * Beverly Hueter Shani Jefferson Janet Johnson * Virginia Little Staria Lovelady Paige Mathis * Holly McCarren Meredith McCoy Frances McDowell** Katherine Murray* Ashley Perry Dominique PetiteChabukswar Rachel Stewart** Olivia Stone Diana Reed Strommen Sharon Vrieland* Nancy York ALTO 2
Nancy Adams* Michelle Austin Ana Baida Marcia Chandler Meaghan Curry Cynthia Goeltz DeBold **
Sally Kann Nicole Khoury * Katherine Johnson MacKenzie Lynda Martin Brenda Pruitt * Laura Rappold Andrea Schmidt Sharon Simons Alexandra Tanico Virginia Thompson Sarah Ward June Webb Kiki Wilson** Diane Woodard** TENOR 1
Jeffrey Baxter** Daniel Bentley David Blalock** John Brandt* Daniel Cameron Joseph CortesGurulé Clifford Edge* Alfredo Edwards Steven Farrow** Wayne Gammon Leif GilbertHansen John-Alan Gourdine
James Jarrell Keith Langston Ariel Merivil Clinton Miller Christopher Patton John Perry Stephen Reed† Mark Warden TENOR 2
Curtis Bisges Nicholas Cavaliere Justin Cornelius Charles Cottingham† Ken Crouch Phillip Crumbly* Jeffrey Daniel Joseph Few * Hamilton Fong Earl Goodrich* Keith Jeffords Steven Johnstone* Jonathan Marvel Michael Parker Marshall Peterson* Brent Runnels Clifton Russell Wesley Stoner Caleb Waters
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Robert Wilkinson Joseph Champion Mark Zekoff John Cooledge† Rick Copeland* BASS 1 Joel Craft** Michael Arens* Paul Fletcher Daniel Bastian Andrew Gee* Robert Bolyard Timothy Gunter Richard Brock* Marcus Hill Russell Cason* Ben Howell Trey Clegg Michael Cranford Philip Jones Eric Litsey** Steven Darst* Owen Mathews* Leroy Fetters Robert Figueroa Evan Mauk Anthony Mims David Forbes* Eckhart Richter* Chad Gough Jon Gunnemann* Alexander Robinson Nick Jones† John Ruff* Peter MacKenzie Matthew Samuels Jason Maynard Jonathan Smith John Newsome Timothy Brian Petty Solomon** Mark Russell Benjamin Temko Kendric Smith† David Webster** John Stallings Seth Whitecotton Ike Van Meter Gregory Edgie Wallace Whitmire* Edward Keith Wyatt* Watkins** BASS 2
Philip Barreca Charles Boone Brian Brown
* 20+ years of service ** 30+ years of service † Charter member (1970)
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concert at a glance AtlantaSymphonyOrchestra Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra OVERTURE CONCERT
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The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra is presented by:
Concert of Sunday, November 17, 2013, at 3:00pm
Jere Flint, Music Director and Conductor The Zeist Foundation Youth Orchestra Conductor Chair RON NELSON (b. 1929) Savannah River Holiday (1955)
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merican composer, conductor, and educator A Ron Nelson joined the faculty at Brown University in 1956. Mr. Nelson taught at Brown until his retirement in 1993. Mr. Nelson composed Savannah River Holiday while a student at the Eastman School of Music. The rousing orchestral work was inspired by the story, “Savannah River Payday,” by the Georgia writer, Erskine Caldwell (1903-1987).
GEORGE WHITEFIELD CHADWICK (1854-1931) Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches (1895-6) 8 MIN Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, George Whitefield Chadwick studied in Europe. After returning to the United States, Chadwick became a member of the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music. In 1897, he was named the institution’s Director, and continued in that capacity until his death.
The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited. Please be kind to those around you and silence your mobile phone and other hand-held devices.
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J ubilee, the first of four Symphonic Sketches is, as its name suggests, a brilliant, festive work.
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KEN MELTZER, ASO Program Annotator | Ken’s in-depth program notes, detailed musical analysis, and listening samples can be found online: aso.org/encore SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981) Adagio for Strings, Opus 11 (1936) 8 MIN Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings is one of the most familiar and beloved pieces in American concert music.
ALEXANDER BORODIN (1833-1887) “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor (1887) 14 MIN In addition to his talents as a composer, Alexander Borodin was a noted and respected chemist—a professor at the Medical-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg. The famous “Polovtsian Dances” are part of Borodin’s opera, Prince Igor, a work completed after his death by his friends Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov.
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P rince Igor takes place in Russia in 1185. Prince Igor and his son Vladimir attempt to defeat the Polovtsian, and their leader, Khan Konchak. Igor and Vladimir are taken prisoner by Konchak, who entertains them with the presentation of a series of dances.
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HOWARD HANSON (1896-1981) Symphony No. 2, Opus 30, “Romantic” (1930) I. Adagio; Allegro moderato II. Andante con tenerezza III. Allegro con brio
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t the age of 28, American composer A Howard Hanson began his 40-year tenure as Director of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Despite his demanding academic responsibilities, Hanson maintained a highly active and successful career as a composer.
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The great American composer, Aaron Copland, praised his colleague’s achievement: “The sense of continuity, the steadiness of the flow, the satisfaction of the arch that it creates from beginning to end…makes you believe in the sincerity which he obviously put into it.”
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Hanson composed his “Romantic” Symphony in 1930, in response to a commission in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Commenting on his “Romantic” Symphony, Hanson wrote: “My aim, in this symphony, has been to create a work young in spirit, Romantic in temperament, and simple and direct in expression.”
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ere Flint is Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, directing the weekly rehearsals and conducting three ASYO concerts each year. In addition, he is a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s cello section. Mr. Flint, who has led the ASYO since 1979, also leads the ASO’s popular Family Concerts and its Symphony Street concerts for youngsters, and as the ASO’s Staff Conductor regularly conducts on the Classic Chastain pops series at Chastain Park. Mr. Flint believes the conductor’s job is not only to teach but to learn, and that has allowed him to cultivate exceptional musicianship from, specifically, the Youth Orchestra. “I always try to treat them the way I would want to be treated, and I don’t talk down to them; I don’t belittle them. I respect them for what they can do, and I respect them as people.” Born on Long Island, NY, Mr. Flint has a bachelor’s degree in music from Wittenberg University in Ohio. He received his Master’s degree in music in 1967 from the University of Washington in Seattle, while also serving as manager of the University Festival Opera Company and music director for the School of Drama. He later studied conducting under Otto-Werner Mueller. Mr. Flint has also led performances at Brevard Music Center, Sewanee Summer Music Center, Atlanta-Emory Orchestra, and the Southeastern Music Center. 58 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | aso.org
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he Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, established in 1974, provides Atlanta’s most talented and dedicated students an outlet to perform masterworks. Each year more than three hundred applicants, ages 13-18, audition for one of 118 seats in the orchestra. Throughout the season they will participate in three full-length concerts under the baton of ASO Staff Conductor and ASYO Music Director Jere Flint. The ASYO also has the opportunity to work with select guest conductors and visiting guest artists. The ASYO is nationally recognized as one of the best youth orchestras in the country, and is the only American youth orchestra ever to participate in an Olympic Games. The ASYO has also been featured on National Public Radio, WABE, and with the rock group, Collective Soul.
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Keanu Mitanga Co-Concertmaster Olivia Holladay Co-Concertmaster Ilya Kim Co-Concertmaster Andrew Koonce James Pinder Lihua Shu Justin Welch Hana Oberst Helena DeGrazia Kristie Liao Taylor Baldwin Ruolin Yang Eri Kudo Hansung Kang Shao-Hung Tung Joshua Shue Tracy Knight Joon Kang Joseph Pang Aomeng Cui VIOLIN II
Justin Lee Principal Eugene Ahn Tony Gong Andrew Fu Maya Johnson Leah Bonas Brianna Hou Sarah Li Nam Kim Maya Kang Kyle Qian Alex Yang Andrew Zou Lesley Chang Amy Zhang
Kathy Li Jasmine Liu Lingyi Xin Charles Tantillo Will Bontempo VIOLA
Erin Pitts Co-Principal Nathan Hung Co-Principal Monica Caldwell Nick Pelletier Richard Lee Matthew Pinder Katherine Hur James Kang Leigh Johnson Joy Hsieh Anderson Leggett Dain Song Amy Wang Amanda Hamilton CELLO
Ahanu Banerjee CoPrincipal Lindsey Sharpe Co-Principal Bailey Holbrook Laurent Boudard Christopher Yu Ju Sun Yoon Rae Baker Rita Young Austin Chun Zachary Barnes Francis Ku Thomas Evans BASS
Maren Eden Jefren Cruz Dennis Frank Logan Lysaght Mingcheng Yu Jan Denel Sabacan Robert Morgan Gabriel English FLUTE
Kaegan Gregory Haiwen Gui Beldon Lin Lexi Smith OBOE
Ramsey Fahs Lauren Firestone Sydney Hancock Cassie Pilgrim CLARINET
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Imani Duhe Tyler Jesko Jacob Morgan Zach Wender TROMBONE
Luke Anders Kenton Campbell Michael MacNab Jahleel Smith TUBA
Cory Cheung Ian McNeill PERCUSSION
Jake Darnell Nitish Jindal Nicholas Martinez Parker Olson Christina Voss
Barret Ham Rachel Smith Carly Weikle Darien Williams
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Will Lawson Haley Matthews Madeline Miller Sarah Robinson HORN
Angela Gaal Donevon Howard Tinsley Stokes Catherine Xie LIBRARIANS
Olivia Holladay Logan Lysaght
Jack Bryant Jonathan Chiou Sada Harris Thai Johnson Chelsea McFarland Nicolas Perez Allison Webb Jaylyn Wimby
Kathryn Evans Principal Daniel Tancredi
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ASO | 11.21/23 | concert at a glance
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Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
Delta Classical Series Concert Concerts of Thursday, November 21, 2013, at 8:00pm, and Saturday, November 23, 2013, at 7:30pm
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Thomas Søndergård, Conductor Baiba Skride, Violin
ARVO PÄRT (b. 1935) cantus in memory of benjamin britten (1980) 7 MIN The cantus in memory of benjamin britten is scored for chime in A and strings. First ASO Classical Subscription Performances: January 21, 22 and 23, 1999, Eri Klas, conductor.
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Estonian composer Arvo Pärt wrote his cantus in memory of benjamin britten in response to the great British composer’s passing. Pärt noted: “for a long time I had wanted to meet Britten personally—and now it would not come to that.”
The cantus is a brief, haunting work, scored for a single chime and the strings of the orchestra. PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 35 (1878) 36 MIN I. Allegro moderato II. Canzonetta. Andante III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo BAIBA SKRIDE, Violin In addition to the solo violin, the D-Major Concerto is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings.
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In time, Tchaikovsky’s Concerto became one of the most beloved works for solo violin and orchestra, a favorite of virtuosos and audiences around the world.
The Concerto is in three movements. The slow, second movement, a Canzonetta (“little song”), segues without pause into the virtuoso, quick-tempo finale.
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Opus 47 (1937) 50 MIN I. Moderato II. Allegretto III. Largo IV. Allegro non troppo
Shostakovich composed his Symphony No. 5, which he subtitled, “A Soviet Artist’s Practical Creative Reply to Just Criticism.” The Symphony received its premiere in Leningrad on November 21, 1937, as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Soviet Republic. In public comments, Shostakovich explained: “…the theme of my symphony is the development of the individual. I saw man with all his sufferings as the central idea of the work…the finale resolves the tragedy and tension of the earlier movements on a joyous, optimistic note.” Some scholars suggest another interpretation of Shostakovich’s Fifth; —that the closing measures depict a forced celebration, made under threat of punishment. The genius of this work — one of the great symphonies of the 20th century— is the listener is free to draw his or her own conclusion.
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The Symphony No. 5 is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, E-flat clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, xylophone, orchestra bells, triangle, snare drum, cymbals, tam-tam, bass drum, harp, piano, celeste, and strings. In 1936, Pravda, the official Communist paper, dismissed Dmitri Shostakovich’s controversial opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk as “muddle instead of music.” The young Russian composer then underwent an extended period of intense reflection and soul-searching.
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ASO | 11.21/23 | program
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Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto was the subject of one of the harshest reviews in the history of music. After the December 4, 1881 premiere in Vienna, critic Eduard Hanslick dismissed the Concerto as “music that stinks to the ear!”
ASO | 11.21/23 | guests THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD, Conductor
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anish conductor Thomas Søndergård is Principal Conductor of BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBCNOW) and Principal Guest Conductor of Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO). He was Principal Conductor and Musical Advisor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra from 2009-2012. His opening concert with BBCNOW was hailed a triumph by UK audiences and press alike, marking a new era for the orchestra. Mr. Søndergård’s 2013-14 season includes debuts with Atlanta Symphony and Orchestre National d’Ile de France. Major projects include Brahms’ German Requiem and Mahler’s 9th symphony, a concert celebrating 100 years of Usher Hall, Edinburgh and Messiaen’s masterpiece Turangalîla. Highlights of recent seasons include debuts at BBC Proms, European touring with EUYO, Brussels Philharmonic, Seattle, Houston and BBC Symphonies, Oslo Philharmonic, European touring with Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and visits to Rotterdam Philharmonic, Aspen Festival, Danish National Symphony, CBSO, Bamberg Symphony and Swedish Radio. His most recent programme with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Nielsen Symphony No.5) received wide praise. Mr. Søndergård is also an acclaimed opera conductor and in the 2012-13 season appeared at both the Royal Danish and Royal Swedish Operas. In 2008 he made his highly-successful Stuttgart Staatsoper début (Tosca), returning in 2010 for Luisa Miller. His most recent disc on Bridge Records of Ruder’s Second Piano Concerto was nominated for a Gramophone Award in the contemporary category in 2011. In the same year, Mr. Søndergård was awarded the prestigious Foundation Prize by Queen Ingrid for services to Music in Denmark.
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Rundfunk; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Tonhalle Orchester Zürich; and the Orchestre de Paris. In the United States, she has appeared with the Philadelphia, Houston and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras, and has collaborated with a number of noted conductors. Ms. Skride’s commitment to contemporary music saw her world premiere the double concerto by the Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen with the Royal Danish and the Swedish Chamber Orchestras, with her music partner and sister Lauma Skride. Ms. Skride recently released CDs with the Orfeo label: Stravinsky Concerto and Frank Martin Concerto with Thierry Fischer and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and the Schumann Concerto with John Storgards and the Danish National Orchestra. She also released a Brahms CD box with the Orfeo label, including the violin concerto with the Stockholm Philharmonic and Sakari Oramo, as well as the Brahms Hungarian Dances with Lauma Skride. Her discography includes a Tchaikovsky CD with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons; a duo recording with her sister (Schubert, Beethoven, Ravel); a solo violin disc (Ysaye, Bartok, Bach); and two concerto discs (Mozart, Schubert, M. Haydn; Shostakovich, Janacek), all for Sony. Born in Riga, Latvia, Ms. Skride began her studies at the Conservatory of Music and Theatre in Rostock in 1995. In 2001 she won the 1st prize of the Queen Elisabeth Competition. Ms. Skride plays the Stradivarius ‘’Ex Baron Feilitzsch’’ violin (1734). Ms. Baiba Skride’s makeup for tonight’s performance is courtesy of Laura Mercier Cosmetics and Global Makeup Artist Angela Hicks. Learn more about Laura Mercier and Ms. Hicks at lauramercier.com, and visit the Laura Mercier makeup artists in the South Alcove during intermission.
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ASO | 11.29/30 | program AtlantaSymphonyOrchestra Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
POPS! Concert CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE Concerts of Friday, November 29, 2013, at 8:00pm and Saturday, November 30, 2013, at 8:00pm
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Michael Krajewski, Conductor Cirque de la Symphonie
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Suite Bergamasque-Claire de Lune 5 MIN Christine van Loo - Aerial Silks ARTURO MARQUEZ (b. 1950) Danzon No. 2 9:52 MIN Aloysia Gavre & Sagiv Ben Binyamin - Tango Duo
JOSÉ GOMES (ZEQUINHA) DE ABREU (1880-1935) Tico Tico No Fubá 3:20 MIN Vladimir Tsarkov & Elena Tsarkova - Quick Change JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) Hungarian Dance No. 2 2:30 MIN JOHN WILLIAMS (b. 1932) “Flight to Neverland” from Hook 4:40 MIN Sagiv Ben Binyamin - Aerial Rope
JACQUES OFFENBACH (1819-1880) GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875) Gaité Parisienne, Can-Can No.4 Suite No. 2 from Carmen, “Danse Boheme” (Orphée aux enfers) 1:20 MIN (“Gypsy Song”) 4:15 MIN Elena Tsarkova - Ribbon Dance Vladimir Tsarkov - Ring Juggling DMITRY KABALEVSKY (1904-1987) GEORGE BIZET (1838-1875) Comedian’s Galop 1:30 MIN Suite No 1. from Carmen, ”Les Toreadors” Vladimir Tsarkov - Electric Juggler Alexander Streltsov 2:20 MIN NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908) - Spinning Frame & Cube “Danse des Bouffons” from The PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Snow Maiden “Valse” from Sleeping Beauty Suite Op.66a – II Irina Burdetsky – Hula Hoops 3:44 MIN Elena Tsarkova – Contortion 4:30 MIN PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) “Valse” from Swan Lake 7:22 MIN “Bacchanale” from Samson et Delilah Alexander Streltsov & Christine Van Loo Aloysia Gavre - Aerial Hoop 7:29 MIN Aerial Duo
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OTTORINO RESPIGHI (1879-1936) “Pines of the Appian Way” from Pines of Rome 8:30MIN Jarek & Darek – Strongmen
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BEDRICH SMETANA (1824-1884) “Dance of the Comedians” from The Bartered Bride
ASO | 11.29/30 | guests MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI, Principal Pops Conductor
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rincipal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s POPS! Concert Series, and is the first to ever hold the title at the ASO. He is also Principal Pops Conductor with the Houston and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestras.
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As a guest conductor, Mr. Krajewski has performed with the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Other guest conducting appearances include the San Francisco, Dallas, Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Phoenix and National symphonies. In Canada, Mr. Krajewski has led the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Edmonton, and Winnipeg symphonies. Other international appearances include performances with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Ulster Orchestra. He recorded two holiday albums with the Houston Symphony: Glad Tidings and Christmas Festival. Mr. Krajewski collaborates with multiple artists, including flutist James Galway, mezzo Marilyn Horne, guitarist Angel Romero, and pop artists Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Ben Folds, Doc Severinsen, Sandi Patti, Rockapella, Cirque de la Symphonie, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Mr. Krajewski has a B.A. from Wayne State University and a master’s from the University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music. He was a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit
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Symphony, and later served as their assistant conductor. He was resident conductor of the Florida Symphony and served as the Modesto Symphony Orchestra’s music director.
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
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irque de la Symphonie is an exciting production designed to bring the magic of cirque to the music hall. It is an elegant adaptation of some of the most amazing cirque performances witnessed anywhere, and it showcases many of the best artists in the world. The audience is thrilled and bedazzled by aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen. These are some of the most accomplished veterans of exceptional cirque programs from across the globe. They include world record holders, gold-medal winners of international competitions, Olympians and some of the most original talent ever seen. Their performances are uniquely adapted to stage accommodations shared with the symphony, and each artist’s performance is choreographed to the music arranged in collaboration with the maestro. When the artists of Cirque de la Symphonie perform in front of the full orchestra, an incredible fusion of these two great art forms takes place. The aerialists and acrobats turn the concert into a three dimensional entertainment extravaganza, and the orchestra seems to play with enhanced enthusiasm. Veteran concertgoers and new patrons alike are thrilled by the exhilarating cirque performances combined with the majesty of a live symphony orchestra.
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ASO | perspective
A Milestone &A Mentor
Alcides Rodriguez, a clarinetist and bass clarinetist in the ASO, is a TDP faculty member and has seen the success of this program firsthand. For almost six years, Mr. Rodriguez has mentored five TDP students and watched them develop as musicians. Seeing his students grow —not only into excellent musicians but also extraordinary people— is one of the most rewarding elements of his involvement in the TDP. When he was a young, aspiring musician, Mr. Rodriguez was also involved in a similar youth music program —El Sistema in Venezuela— which he says has undoubtedly played a role in how he approaches teaching. Compared to other
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dvocating music education has always been at the heart of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO)’s mission, and this year the Orchestra is celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of its flagship education programs: the Talent Development Program (TDP). The TDP identifies and develops musically gifted and motivated African American and Latino classical music students for acceptance in top music programs in preparation for careers as professional musicians. These students have the opportunity to work alongside ASO musicians, who serve not only as their private instructors, but mentors as well.
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TDP instructors, he believes he has his own distinctive style of teaching and interacting with his students. “I am demanding, tough, and always push my students very hard,” he said. “I am very honest and my students always know what I expect.” Mr. Rodriguez has continually witnessed the benefits his students experience by being TDP members. Not only do they learn from musicians of the ASO, but they also receive scholarships to attend the nation’s leading summer music “ We have programs, where they study with the country’s top coaches. to create Students also receive significant awareness support for auditions, college visits, performance opportuand bring nities, and other aspects of what we do their musical development. Many students completing the to kids.” Talent Development Program — Alcides Rodriguez attend leading conservatories, or college or university music departments, including Oberlin Conservatory of Music, The Juilliard School, Cleveland Institute of Music, New England Conservatory of Music, and the Curtis Institute of Music, among others. Mr. Rodriguez is also a sectional coach for the Atlanta 72 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | aso.org
Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO), another ASO education program which provides talented and dedicated student musicians an outlet to perform orchestral masterworks. He attributes his love of teaching and his commitment to music education to the inspiration he receives from his hard-working students, as well as the respect he has for the influential instructors in his past who acted as “father figures” to him. “Advocating music education in Georgia is important because it is the only way to keep the music going,” Mr. Rodriguez said. “We have to create awareness and bring what we do to kids. They are the ones who will be replacing us some day.” This year, the ASO is hosting a year-round celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Talent Development Program, with a full lineup of commemorative events throughout the season. One event to note takes place Sunday, January 4, 2014 — the TDP will present an Alumni Legacy Concert, which will showcase the artistry and legacy of TDP graduates. For more information, visit tdp20.org.
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ASO | support The following list represents the cumulative total of philanthropy of $1,750 and above to the Orchestra’s fundraising campaigns, events and special initiatives from the fiscal year 2013: June 1, 2012 through the present. (Please note that donor benefits are based solely on contributions to the annual fund.)
Appassionato
Carrie Kurlander, Appassionato Chair The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is privileged to receive annual contributions from individuals throughout the Southeast. Appassionato was inaugurated in 2000 and welcomes annual givers of $10,000 and above. Appassionato members provide the Symphony with a continuous and strong financial base in support of our ambitionous aritistic and education initiatives.
$500,000+
Anonymous (2) Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mrs. Anne Cox Chambers Delta Air Lines The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Wells Fargo Woodruff Arts Center
$250,000+
The Coca-Cola Company Mrs. William A. Schwartz Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr.
$100,000+
Anonymous The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Ms. Lynn Eden First Data Corporation GE Asset Management Global Payments Inc. Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation NCR Foundation Turner Broadcasting System
$75,000+
Susan & Richard Anderson Fulton County Arts & Culture Invesco The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. Tull Charitable Foundation, Inc.
$50,000+
Bank of America Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation
Celebrity Cruises Equifax, Inc. Genuine Parts Company Georgia Power Company National Endowment for the Arts William Randolph Hearst Foundations The Reiman Foundation UPS Susan & Thomas Wardell The Zeist Foundation, Inc.
$35,000+
AGL Resources, Inc. Alston & Bird LLP In honor of Donald Carson Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Georgia Natural Gas Karole & John Lloyd Victoria & Howard Palefsky Porsche Cars North America Publix Super Markets & Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Jeffrey C. Sprecher & Kelly Loeffler Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr.*
$25,000+
Accenture LLP Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Kelley & Neil H. Berman Mr. Arthur Blank Mary Rockett Brock Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Marcia & John Donnell Catherine Warren Dukehart Betty Sands Fuller Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Georgia Council for the Arts IKEA Lucy R. & Gary Lee, Jr. Lockheed Martin
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Massey Charitable Trust Mueller Water Products Terence L. & Jeanne P. Neal* PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Rock-Tenn Company Newell Rubbermaid Patty & Doug Reid Ryder Systems, Inc. Mr. Thurmond Smithgall Steinway Piano Galleries SunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundation Walter H. & Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Adair & Dick White
$17,500+
Jim & Adele Abrahamson Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Blackney City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. in memory of Polly Ellis The Home Depot Foundation Jane & Clay Jackson D. Kirk Jamieson, Verizon Wireless King & Spalding Printpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Suzanne & Bill Plybon* Dr. Stanley & Shannon Romanstein Robert Spano Ray & John Uttenhove Chilton & Morgan Varner Patrick & Susie Viguerie Sue & Neil** Williams
ASO | support $15,000+
The Antinori Foundation The Boston Consulting Group Janine Brown & Alex J. Simmons, Jr. The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Wright & Alison Caughman Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Cofield Empire Distributors, Inc. Ernst & Young Gary & Nancy Fayard Ms. Nancy Field & Mr. Michael Schulder Paul & Carol Garcia Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Charles & Mary Ginden Tad & Janin Hutcheson The Jamieson Family Mr. & Mrs. James C. Kennedy Donna Lee & Howard C. Ehni Meghan & Clarke Magruder Mr. Ken & Dr. Carolyn Meltzer Nordstrom, Inc. Joyce & Henry Schwob Southern Company
Loren & Gail Starr Alison M. & Joseph M. Thompson Liz & Mike Troy Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr. Camille Yow
$10,000+
The Balloun Family Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Blake Mr. David Boatwright Boxwoods Gardens & Gifts The Breman Foundation, Inc. John W. & Rosemary K. Brown The Walter & Frances Bunzl Foundation Coca-Cola Enterprises Dr. John W. Cooledge Ms. Cari Katrice Dawson & Mr. John Sparrow Drs. Jeannette Guarner & Carlos del Rio The Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. E & J Gallo Winery Eleanor & Charles Edmondson Mary D. Gellerstedt GMT Capital Corporation
Nancy D. Gould The Graves Foundation Atlanta Area Lexus Dealers Jan & Tom Hough IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Roya & Bahman Irvani JBS Foundation Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Philip Kent, in honor of Neil Williams Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough Amy & Mark Kistulinec James H. Landon Pat & Nolan Leake Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson* Mr. & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr. Margaret & Bob Reiser Ricoh Ms. Pierrette Scanavino Mr. John A. Sibley III Peter James Stelling Mary Rose Taylor Ticketmaster Trapp Family Ms. Kathy Waller & Mr. Kenny Goggins Neal & Virginia Williams
Patron Partnership
Paul T. Snyder, Patron Partnership Chair The Patron Partnership of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the society of donors who have given $2,000 or more and comprise a vital extension of the Orchestra family through their institutional leadership and financial support.
$7,500+
Lisa & Joe Bankoff Natalie & Matthew Bernstein
Mr. & Mrs. Marquette Chester Sally & Carl Gable Caroline di Donato & Joseph M. O’Donnell Ann E. Pasky John & Kyle Rogers Bill & Rachel Schultz* Tito’s Handmade Vodka
$5,000+
Anonymous (5) Mrs. Kay Adams & Mr. Ralph Paulk* Pinney L. Allen & Charles C. Miller III
Aadu & Kristi Allpere* Ms. Julie M. Altenbach ADAC Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Private Wealth Group Ms. Lillian Balentine Benjamin Moore & Co. Blackwell Rum Patricia & William Buss Ms. Suzanne E. Mott Dansby Christopher & Sonnet Edmonds The Elster Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Fackler David L. Forbes Georgia-Pacific Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goodsell The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund Steven & Caroline Harless Betty** & Gene Haywood Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Hertz Ann A. & Ben F. Johnson III* Robert J. Jones* Paul & Rosthema Kastin Donald S. Orr & Marcia K. Knight Steve & Eydie Koonin George H. Lanier Lubo Fund Linda & John Matthews
The Devereaux F. & Dorothy McClatchey Foundation, Inc. The Fred & Sue McGehee Family Charitable Fund John F. & Marilyn M. McMullan Penelope & Raymond McPhee* Walter W. Mitchell Dr. & Mrs. Mark P. Pentecost, Jr. Ms. Lela M. Perry Margaret H. Petersen The Hellen Ingram Plummer Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves
Gifts received as of September 15, 2013. *We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.
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ASO | support AGCO Corporation, Martin Richenhagen Vicki & Joe Riedel The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation In memory of Willard Shull AGCO Corporation, Lucinda B. Smith Hamilton & Mason Smith Sandy & Paul Smith Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Geraldine Dillard Stutz Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr. Mr. Robert Taylor Joan N. Whitcomb Russell Williamson & Shawn Pagliarini Suzanne Bunzl Wilner YP Zeliff & Wallace Advisory Company, Inc
$3,500+
ACI Worldwide Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Ambo Rita & Herschel Bloom Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Chorba Carol Comstock & Jim Davis* Jean & Jerry Cooper Jennifer & Corey Cowart Sally & Larry Davis Jere & Patsy Drummond* James F. Fraser Caroline & Harry Gilham, Jr. Mrs. Sally W. Hawkins Mr.**& Mrs. Jesse Hill, Jr. JoAnn Hall Hunsinger Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Johnson Robert A. Johnson Dick & Georgia Kimball*
Dr. & Mrs. James T. Laney* Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lester* Deborah & William Liss* Dr. & Mrs. James T. Lowman Belinda & Gino Massafra Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. McGhee Gregory & Judy Moore David Paule & Gary Mann Margo Brinton & Eldon Park S.A. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. George P. Rodrigue Beverly & Milton Shlapak Stephen & Sonia Swartz Carol & Ramon Tome Family Fund* Total System Services, Inc. Burton Trimble Alan & Marcia Watt Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr. Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. H. & T. Yamashita*
$2,250+
Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Alvelda* Jack & Helga Beam Paul & Linnea Bert in honor of Maestro Robert Spano Mr. Justin Blalock Leon & Linda Borchers Edith H. & James E. Bostic, Jr. Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Anton J. Bueschen Major General & Mrs. Robert M. Bunker Dr. Aubrey M. Bush & Dr. Carol T. Bush Mr. & Mrs. Russell E. Butner
Cynthia & Donald Carson Dr. & Mrs. William Clarkson IV* Ralph & Rita Connell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Cousins Brant & Kathy Davis* Mr. Philip A. Delanty Peter & Vivian de Kok Ms. Diane Durgin Dr. Francine D. Dykes & Mr. Richard H. Delay David & Patty Emerson George T. & Alecia H. Ethridge Ellen & Howard Feinsand Ms. Julianne Fish Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas R. Franz John & Michelle Fuller Representative Pat Gardner & Mr. Jerry Gardner Ed & Judy Garland Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Grady Mary C. Gramling Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross Rand & Seth Hagen Deedee & Marc Hamburger Harald R. Hansen* Mr. & Mrs. John E. Hellriegel Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes Mr. Harvey & Dr. Sarah Hill* In memory of Carolyn B. Hochman Harry & Tatty Howard Richard & Linda Hubert Dr. W. Manchester Hudson Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund Ms. Cynthia Jeness Aaron & Joyce Johnson Mr. W. F. & Dr. Janice Johnston
Baxter Jones Hazel & Herb Karp Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Kelly Mark B. Kent & Kevin A. Daft Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer Dr. & Mrs. Scott I. Lampert Thomas C. Lawson Dr. Fulton D. Lewis III & Mr. Stephen Neal Rhoney Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Lutz* Thomas & Marianne Mabry Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Mabry Barbara & Jim MacGinnitie Ruth & Paul Marston Mrs. Mary Ruth McDonald* Ms. Shelley S. McGehee Mr. Justin R. McLain Birgit & David McQueen Mrs. Virginia K. McTague Sandy & Harriet Miller Angela & Jimmy Mitchell* Ms. Lilot S. Moorman & Mr. Jeffrey B. Bradley Myers Carpet Company Dr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Nable Mr. & Mrs. Scott Nathan Robert & Mary Ann Olive Barbara & Sanford Orkin The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Penninger Susan Perdew Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Perullo Philips Elise T. Phillips
Gifts received as of September 15, 2013. *We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.
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ASO | support Provaré Technology, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Dr. & Mrs. W. Harrison Reeves, Sr. Betsy & Lee Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Rodgers June & John Scott Elizabeth S. Sharp Angela & Morton Sherzer Helga Hazelrig Siegel Lewis Silverboard Sydney Simons Baker & Debby Smith Mrs. J. Lucian Smith* Johannah Smith Amy & Paul Snyder Southwest Airlines Co. Dr. Steven & Lynne Steindel* John & Yee-Wan Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Stroetz, Jr. Reverend Karl F. Suhr Mr. & Mrs. George B. Taylor, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Taylor Annie-York Trujillo & Raul F. Trujillo Sheila L. Tschinkel Mr. & Mrs. William C. Voss Drs. Jonne & Paul Walter David & Martha West Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Whitcup Mary Lou Wolff Jan & Beattie Wood Mr. & Mrs. John C. Yates Allen W. Yee*
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Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. R. Edwin Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. M. Les Bethune Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Canipe Susan & Carl Cofer Mr. Malcomb D. Coley Dr. & Mrs. William T. Cook Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III Thomas Dreeze & Evans Mirageas Dr. Xavier Duralde & Dr. Mary Barrett Peg Simms Gary Michael Gillen Thomas High Stephanie & Henry Howell Dona & Bill Humphreys Mary B. & Wayne James Mr. & Mrs. Alan M. Knieter Isabel Lamy Lee J. Bancroft Lesesne & Randolph Henning Elvira & Jay Mannelly Martha & Reynolds McClatchey Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Meany Mrs. Elizabeth Meeder Tom & Jennifer Merkling Mrs. Dorothy H. Miller Mr. & Mrs. George T. Munsterman Dr.* & Mrs. Frank S. Pittman III Mr. Leonard Reed* Ms. Susan Robinson & Ms. Mary Roemer John T. Ruff Mr. & Mrs. Samuel R. Shapiro W. Henry Shuford & Nancy Shuford Drs. Julius & Nanette Wenger
Sally Stephens Westmoreland Drs. Holly & Marty York The Zaban Foundation, Inc.
$1,750+
Dr. Phyllis Abramson Dr. & Mrs. Joel E. Berenson Mr. James Burton Mr. & Mrs. R. Barksdale Collins Cree & Frazer Durrett Mary Frances Early Ree & Ralph Edwards Mach Flinn Alexander Gluzman & Mariya Fishman Mr. Charles E. Griffin Kenneth R. Hey Mentewab Ayalew & Peter Höyng in honor of Christopher Pulgram The Hyman Foundation Lana M. Jordan Dr. Rose Mary Kolpatzki Mr. & Mrs. David Krischer Mrs. Glee B. Lamb Ione & John Lee Joanne Lincoln Kay & John T. Marshall Captain & Mrs. Charles M. McCleskey Dr. Larry McIntire Lebby Neal Melanie & Allan Nelkin Dr. & Mrs. Keith D. Osborn The Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ragland Mr. Tom B. Reynolds The Gary W. Rollins Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Rein Saral Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Shou Barry & Gail Spurlock Mr. & Mrs. Raymond F. Stainback, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alex Summers Mrs. Marianne E. Tanner David & Kelly Taylor Bill & Judy Vogel Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Herbert & Grace Zwerner
Additional Support Justin Blalock Foundation Blonder Family Foundation Implementation & Consulting Services, Inc. William McDaniel Charitable Foundation Private Bank of Buckhead Techbridge
Archive Support 500+ Yoshihisa Aoki Jack & Helga Beam Margo Brinton & Eldon Park Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Chester Steven B. Farrow & Vernon Price Joe Guthridge & David Ritter John & Martha Head MailChimp Dr. John R. Paddock & Dr. Karen M. Schwartz Bob & Mary Martha Scarr Dr. Steven & Lynne Steindel Alan & Marcia Watt Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr.*
Henry Sopkin Circle Recognizing planned gifts that benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Anonymous (18) Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mr.** & Mrs. John E. Aderhold
Mr. & Mrs. William Atkins Dr. & Mrs. William Bauer Neil H. Berman Mr.** & Mrs. Sol Blaine
W. Moses Bond Mr.** & Mrs. Robert C. Boozer Elinor A. Breman James C. Buggs
Mr. & Mrs.** Richard H. Burgin Hugh W. Burke Wilber W. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun
Gifts received as of September 15, 2013. *We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.
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ASO | support Cynthia & Donald Carson Margie & Pierce Cline Dr. & Mrs. Grady S. Clinkscales, Jr. Robert Boston Colgin Mrs. Mary Frances Evans Comstock** Dr. John W. Cooledge John R. Donnell Catherine Warren Dukehart Ms. Diane Durgin Kenneth P. Dutter Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge Elizabeth Etoll Brien P. Faucett Dr. Emile T. Fischer A. D. Frazier, Jr. Nola Frink Betty & Drew** Fuller Sally & Carl Gable William & Carolyn Gaik Mr.** & Mrs. L. L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Ruth Gershon & Sandy Cohn Micheline & Bob Gerson Mr. & Mrs. John T. Glover
Robert Hall Gunn, Jr., Fund Billie & Sig** Guthman James & Virginia Hale Sally & Paul** Hawkins John & Martha Head Ms. Jeannie Hearn Richard E. Hodges Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Holmes, Jr. Mr.** & Mrs. Fred A. Hoyt, Jr. Jim & Barbara Hund Clayton F. Jackson Mary B. James Calvert Johnson Herb & Hazel Karp Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Bob Kinsey James W. & Mary Ellen** Kitchell Paul Kniepkamp, Jr. Miss Florence Kopleff** James H. Landon Ouida Hayes Lanier Ione & John Lee Lucy Russell Lee & Gary Lee, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lester
Liz & Jay** Levine Robert M. Lewis, Jr. Jane Little Mrs. J. Erskine Love, Jr. Nell Galt & Will D. Magruder K Maier John W. Markham Linda & John Matthews Dr. Michael S. McGarry Mr. & Mrs. Richard McGinnis John & Clodagh Miller Mr. & Mrs. Bertil D. Nordin Roger B. Orloff Dr. Bernard** & Sandra Palay Dan R. Payne Bill Perkins Mrs. Lela May Perry** Mr. & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr. Janet M. Pierce** Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. William L. & Lucia Fairlie Pulgram Vicki J. & Joe A. Riedel Dr. Shirley E. Rivers Mr.** & Mrs. Martin H. Sauser
Mr. Paul S. Scharff & Ms. Polly G. Fraser Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions Charles H. Siegel** Mr. & Mrs. H. Hamilton Smith Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall Elliott Sopkin Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Peter James Stelling C. Mack** & Mary Rose Taylor Jennings Thompson IV Margaret** & Randolph Thrower Kenneth & Kathleen Tice Mr. H. Burton Trimble, Jr. Steven R. Tunnell Mary E. Van Valkenburgh Adair & Dick White Mr. & Mrs. John B. White, Jr. Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Sue & Neil** Williams Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Joni Winston George & Camille Wright Mr.** & Mrs. Charles R. Yates
Atlanta Symphony Associates The volunteer organization of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
2013-2014 Board Sylvia Davidson President Camille Kesler President-elect Belinda Massafra Advisor Gayle Lindsay Secretary Marie Hannon Treasurer Corrie Johnson Nominating Committee Chair Joan Abernathy Vice President of Membership Judy Feldstein Directory
Susan Levy, Pam Deaton & Dorsey Deaton Membership Initiatives Natalie Miller Vice President of Communication and Public Relations Hillary Linthicum Social Media Julie Witzel Newsletter Glee Lamb Vice President of Social Events Bunny Davidson & Betsy Fleisig Fall Membership Party Liz Cohn & Betty Jeter ASA Night at the Symphony
Julie Barringer & Beryl Pleasants Spring Luncheon Mollie Palmer Vice President of Education and Community Engagement Beth Sullivan Children’s Concerts, Festivals Nancy Levitt Ambassador Program Wadette Bradford Volunteer Engagement Lisa Bankoff, Leslie McLeod, Dawn Mullican, Annie York-Trujillo & Liz Troy Fundraising Strategic Planning Committee
Brooke Merrill Decorators’ Show House & Gardens Chair Daron Tarlton Bravo! Chair Mary Frances Early & Joanne Lincoln Concerto Co-Chairs Joan Abernathy Encore Chair Ruth Marston & Poppy Tanner Ensemble Co-Chairs Nancy Chunka & Marge Frost Intermezzo Chair
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Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.
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This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts
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The Woodruff Circle
The Woodruff Arts Center and our four artistic divisions – the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences – rely on the generosity of those donors whose support extends to all parts of our organization. The members of The Woodruff Circle each contributed more than $250,000 to our efforts last year. We are deeply grateful to these 34 partners who help to ensure that the arts thrive in our city. $1,000,000+
$500,000 - $999,999
$250,000 - $499,999
Yolandra & Joseph Alexander Gordon W. Bailey Debrah & Harris Feinn Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Goizueta Foundation Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Pamela & Douglass Selby Margaretta Taylor Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center (3) AT&T Bank of America Charitable Foundation Pamela & Oliver Cobb The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Deloitte, its Partners & Employees Equifax, Inc. & Employees Fulton County Arts Council The Home Depot Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy
PNC PwC, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Mrs. William A. Schwartz SunTrust Foundation, SunTrust Bank Employees and The SunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund and Greene-Sawtell Foundation UPS Zeist Foundation, Inc. Donations made from June 1, 2012- May 31, 2013
The Patron Circle
Each year The Woodruff Arts Center raises critical dollars in support of the organization’s day-to-day operations through the Annual Campaign. The Patron Circle contributors helped us exceed a $9.2 million goal, ensuring that our artistic divisions can continue to bring the best in visual and performing arts, as well as arts education, to millions of people in the year ahead. $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company* Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.* $300,000+ Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution, James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, WSB-TV The Hon. Anne Cox Chambers* The Home Depot Foundation PwC, Partners & Employees UPS* $200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc.
Deloitte, its Partners & Employees* Equifax Inc. & Employees Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees The Sara Giles Moore Foundation SunTrust Foundation, SunTrust Bank Employees and The SunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund and Greene-Sawtell Foundation* $150,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Jones Day Foundation & Employees KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Wells Fargo
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$100,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Bank of America Delta Air Lines, Inc. Invesco Ltd. Kaiser Permanente Kilpatrick Townsend King & Spalding Partners & Employees The Marcus Foundation, Inc.* Sam’s Club/Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund
$75,000+ Goodwin Group The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Novelis Inc. Regions Financial Corporation* RockTenn Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund $50,000+ A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center Crawford & Company Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Holder Construction Company NCR Foundation PNC Foundation The Primerica Foundation Southwest Airlines Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. Zeist Foundation, Inc. $35,000+ Chick-fil-A Foundation CSX The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Infor Global Solutions IntercontinentalExchange Sarah & Jim Kennedy Newell Rubbermaid Troutman Sanders LLP Verizon $25,000+ A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center, In Honor of Virginia A. Hepner Atlanta Foundation Balch & Bingham Julie & Jim Balloun Lisa & Joe Bankoff BB&T Corporation The Connolly Family Foundation Cousins Properties Foundation First Data Corporation John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund GMT Capital Corporation Greenberg Traurig, LLP The Howell Fund, Inc.* Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas Ivester JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Klaus Family Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Norfolk Southern Foundation Printpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Patty & Doug Reid Family Foundation SCANA Energy Southwire Company United Distributors, Inc. Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund Yancey Bros. Co. $15,000+ ACE Charitable Foundation Acuity Brands, Inc. Aflac, Inc. AIG Alvarez & Marsal Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Assurant Specialty Property The Partners & Employees of Atlanta Equity Investors Atlanta Marriott Marquis Juanita Powell Baranco Anna & Ed Bastian Susan R. Bell & Patrick M. Morris Laura & Stan Blackburn The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Nancy & Kenny Blank The Boston Consulting Group W. Paul Bowers Catherine S. & J. Bradford Branch Bryan Cave LLP Camp-Younts Foundation Center Family Foundation Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. CIGNA Foundation Cisco The Correll Family Foundation The Cousins Foundation, Inc. Ann & Jeff Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Suzie & Randy Donaldson Mike Donnelly Fifth Third Bank Ford & Harrison LLP Frazier & Deeter, CPA Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Golden Peanut Company Harland Clarke Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes IBM ICS Contract Services, LLC Jenny & Phil Jacobs Jamestown Properties
Lou Brown Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation Ingrid Saunders Jones Jones Lang LaSalle JPMorgan Chase, Atlanta Philip I. Kent Foundation Kimberly-Clark Kurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl Davis Lanier Parking Solutions Blanche Lipscomb Foundation, Inc. Livingston Foundation, Inc. Karole & John Lloyd Macy’s Foundation The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta Mohawk Industries, Inc. & Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Boykin Nonami Foundation Victoria & Howard Palefsky Vicki & John Palmer Mr. & Mrs. William A. Parker, Jr. The Sally & Peter Parsonson Foundation, Inc. Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Jane & Joe Prendergast Mary & Craig Ramsey/Accenture The H. English Ermine Cater Robinson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William H. Rogers, Jr. Russell Reynolds Louise Sams & Jerome Grilhot Selig Enterprises, Inc./ The Selig Foundation Seyfarth Shaw LLP Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Shirk Smith & Howard Karen & John Spiegel State Bank & Trust Company Superior Essex Inc. Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor Taylor Consulting Group, Inc. Taylor English Duma LLP Tishman Speyer Properties Towers Watson Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. Sue & John Wieland Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Mr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Carla & Leonard Wood The Xerox Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees * Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donor Donations for the Annual Campaign from June 1, 2012- May 31, 2013
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ASO | staff Orchestra Staff EXECUTIVE Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D. President & Chief Executive Officer Dionndra Prescott Assistant to the President & Chief Executive Officer Bob Scarr Archives Program Manager
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Mark Kent Vice President, Education & Community Engagement Katherine Algarra Program Assistant for Student Music Programs Niki Baker Manager of Ensembles & Instructions Janice Crews Manager of School and Family Programs Kaitlin Gress Arts Vibe Teen Program Coordinator Tiffany I. M. Jones Education Associate for Audience Development Ahmad Mayes Manager of Community Programs
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MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS David Paule Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Dallas Greene Season Tickets Associate Holly Hanchey Director of Marketing & Customer Experience Meko Hector OPERATIONS Marketing Production Julianne M. Fish Manager Vice President & General Jennifer Jefferson Manager, ASO Director of of eBusiness & Paul Barrett Interactive Media Senior Production Tegan Ketchie Stage Manager Manager of Broad Based Richard Carvlin Giving DEVELOPMENT Stage Manager Melanie Kite Lucio Petroccione Nancy Crowder Subscriptions Office Senior Director of Director of Orchestra Manager Development Operations Pamela Kruseck Rebecca Abernathy Jesse Pace Manager of Group Development Orchestra Operations & Sales & Tourism Services Manager Hall Rental Coordinator Jan Lochmann FINANCE & Dave Adan Susanne Watts Director of Revenue ADMINISTRATION Director of Corporate Assistant Orchestra Management Susan Ambo Development & Special Personnel Manager Alesia Mack Vice President of Finance Programs Russell Williamson Director of Season Tickets Shannon McCown Zachary Brown Orchestra Personnel & Customer Service Assistant to the Vice Director of Manager Kimberly Nogi President of Finance Individual Giving Communications Manager ARTISTIC Peter Dickson Tammie Cotton Robert Phipps Evans Mirageas Senior Accountant Development Associate Publications Director Vice President for Artistic Kimberly Hielsberg Brien Faucett Planning Thomas Pinckney Senior Director of Financial Associate Manager of Group & Corporate Carol Wyatt Planning & Analysis Individual Giving Sales Manager Executive Assistant to the Stephen Jones Ashley Krausen Music Director & Principal Symphony Store Melissa Sanders Manager of Special Projects Guest Conductor Senior Director, April Satterfield Melissa Muntz Communications Jeffrey Baxter Controller Development Manager Choral Administrator David Sluder Johnnie Oliver ASO PRESENTS Database & Ken Meltzer Research Associate eMarketing Manager ASO Insider & Trevor Ralph Gokul Parasuram Program Annotator Vice President, Chief Robin Smith Development Services Operating Officer Subscription & Christopher McLaughlin Coordinator Education Sales Artist Assistant Clay Schell Kate Robson Vice President, Kourtnea Stevenson Special Events Coordinator Group & Corporate Programming Lauren Turner Sales Associate Holly Clausen Associate Manager of Director of Marketing Karen Tucker Individual Giving Season Tickets Associate Lisa Eng Trammell Williams Graphic Artist Russell Wheeler Individual Giving Director of Group & Ashley Majher Coordinator Corporate Sales Marketing & Promotions David Zaksheske Coordinator Manager of Corporate Services
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ASO | general info LATE SEATING Patrons arriving after the concert begins are seated at the discretion of house management. Reserved seats are not guaranteed after the performance starts. Late arrivers may be initially seated in the back out of courtesy to the musicians and other patrons. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE All programs of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra are accessible to people with disabilities. Please call the box office (404.733.5000) to make advance arrangements. SYMPHONY STORE The ASO’s gift shop is located in the galleria and offers a wide variety of items, ranging from ASO recordings and music-related merchandise to T-shirts and mugs. Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
THE ROBERT SHAW ROOM The ASO invites donors who contribute at least $2,000 annually to become members of this private dining room for cocktails and dining on concert evenings — private rentals available. Call 404.733.4860. IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Concert Hotline (Recorded info) 404.733.4949 Symphony Hall Box Office 404.733.5000 Ticket Donations/Exchanges 404.733.5000 Subscription Information/Sales 404.733.4800 Group Sales 404.733.4848 Atlanta Symphony Associates 404.733.4865 (Volunteers) Educational Programs 404.733.4870 Youth Orchestra 404.733.5038 Box Office TTD Number 404.733.4303 Services for People 404.733-5000 with Special Needs 404.733.4800 Lost and Found 404.733.4225 Symphony Store 404.733.4345 Donations & Development 404.733.4375
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ASO | ticket info CAN’T ATTEND A CONCERT? If you can’t use or exchange your tickets, please consider passing them on to friends, or return them to the box office for resale. To donate tickets, please call 404.733.5000 before the concert begins. A receipt will be mailed to you in January acknowledging the value of all tickets donated for resale during the year. SINGLE TICKETS Call 404.733.5000 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-8 p.m. SaturdaySunday. Service charge applies. Phone orders are filled on a best-available basis. atlantasymphony.org Order any time, any day! Service charge applies. Allow two to three weeks for delivery. For orders received less than two weeks before the concert, tickets will be held at the box office.
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HOLIDAY CONCERTS
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DEC Thu: 8pm/Sat: 2pm Coca-Cola Holiday Norman Mackenzie, conductor ASO Chamber Chorus
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DEC Sun: 7pm | Coca-Cola Holiday Vincent Danner, conductor Atlanta Gospel Singers
ASO GOSPEL CHRISTMAS
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DEC Sun: 1:30 & 3:30pm | Coca-Cola Holiday Jere Flint, conductor Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
ASO KIDS’ CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS IS FOR KIDS!
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A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION DEC Fri: 8pm/ Sat: 2 & 8pm DEC Coca-Cola Holiday Tue: 8pm | Coca-Cola Holiday Norman Mackenzie, conductor Jack Everly, conductor Gwinnett Young Singers Judy McLane, vocalist Morehouse College Glee Club Michael Chertock, piano Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
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dining guide
Are you looking for a great night out?
Try one of these local restaurants before or after the show. For dinner-and-show packages, visit encoreatlanta.com/offers.
AMERICAN
MURPHY’S — This restaurant has one of the
THE LAWRENCE — Midtown’s newest restau-
city’s top brunch menus, but it’s known for
rant concept where quality, innovation, style
great people-watching and its contemporary
and comfort are the focus to delivering an unex-
comfort food. 997 Virginia Ave., 404-872-0904,
pected and unique experience to the Midtown,
murphysvh.com, VH
Atlanta community. The Lawrence strives to rethink food in a fresh way in a comfortable in
ONE. MIDTOWN KITCHEN — Dine on fresh,
town neighborhood setting. 905 Juniper Street,
seasonal American cuisine in a club-like atmo-
404-961-7177. thelawrenceatlanta.com, M
sphere near Piedmont Park. 559 Dutch Valley Rd., 404-892-4111, onemidtownkitchen.com. M
LOBBY — The menu focuses on seasonal fare at this sophisticated American restaurant in the
TWO URBAN LICKS — “Fiery” American
lobby of TWELVE Atlantic Station. 361 17th St.,
cooking meets live music at this hip hangout.
404-961-7370, lobbyattwelve.com, M
820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404-522-4622, twourbanlicks.com. M
THE MELTING POT — The premiere fondue restaurant where guests can enjoy a choice of fondue cooking styles and a variety of unique entrees, salads and indulgent desserts. Four Atlanta locations. 754 Peachtree St. NE, 404389-0099, meltingpot.com. M 92 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | aso.org
NEIGHBORHOODS CODES: A-Alpharetta, B-Buckhead, DK-Dekalb, D-Downtown, DW-Dunwoody, IP-Inman Park, M-Midtown, OFW-Old Forth Ward, P-Perimeter Mall area, SS-Sandy Springs, VH-Virginia Highland, NA-North Atlanta, V-Vinings, W-Westside
AMERICAN/STEAKHOUSE PRIME — Enjoy steak, sushi and seafood in a fes-
BREWPUB/ GOURMET PUB FARE
tive atmosphere near Lenox Mall. 3393 Peachtree
GORDON BIERSCH — Fresh-brewed beers
Rd. NE, 404-812-0555, h2sr.com. B
are a tasty accent to this brewery-restaurant’s hearty pizzas, salads and sandwiches. For a small
RUTH’S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE — A favorite
additional fee, pre-show diners can leave cars
local steak house with multiple locations near
in the lot while they’re at the Fox. Two locations:
shopping and entertainment hotspots. Sides
Midtown: 848 Peachtree St. NE, 404-870-0805;
are generous, and the quality of the steaks and
Buckhead: 3242 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-264-
seafood is excellent. Three locations: Buckhead,
0253, gordonbiersch.com. M, B
3285 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-365-0660; Sandy
TAP — A gastropub offering easy-to-share pub
Springs, 5788 Roswell Rd., 404-255-0035;
fare and an extensive beer selection. The patio is
Centennial Olympic Park, 267 Marietta St., 404-
a great place to chill after work. 1180 Peachtree
223-6500; ruthschris.com. B, SS, D
St., 404-347-2220, tapat1180.com. M
ELEVEN RESTAURANT & BAR — A luxurious
CREOLE/CAJUN
destination at Loews Atlanta Hotel. Delectable
PARISH — New Orleans-inspired dishes served
cuisine, vibrant cocktails and live music. Visit
with a modern twist and a fully stocked raw
them for delightful pre or post performance cock-
bar; a Nawlins-inspired brunch is served on the
tails, or a quick bite that always gets a standing
weekends. Downstairs, a take-away market sells
ovation. 1065 Peachtree St. NE, 404-745-5745,
sandwiches, spices, pastries and beverages.
loewshotels.com/restaurants/eleven/cuisine. M
240 N. Highland Ave., 404-681-4434, parishatl. com. OFW
SOUTH CITY KITCHEN — With a stylish, Southern-contemporary menu, this DiRoNA
EUROPEAN FUSION
restaurant helped make grits hip for the business
ECCO — Esquire Magazine named this casual,
crowd. Two locatons: Midtown: 1144 Crescent
European-influenced bistro a “Best New
Ave., 404-873-7358; Vinings: 1675 Cumberland
Restaurant in America.” It’s also gotten raves for
Pkwy., 770-435-0700, southcitykitchen.com. M, V
its killer wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and cheese menus. 40 Seventh St.
TERRACE — Celebrate American heirloom recipes through supporting local and regional
NE, 404-347-9555, ecco-atlanta.com. M
pure flavors and tastes of natural and organic
MEDITERRANEAN/LATIN/ ASIAN FUSION
ingredients and bursts with delicious flavors. 176
SHOUT — A young crowd keeps Shout’s
Peachtree St. NW, 678-651-2770, ellishotel.com/
rooftop lounge hopping every night. The menu
terrace. D
reflects a mix of Mediterranean, Far Eastern and
farmers, fisherman and producers. It recaptures
South American influences. 1197 Peachtree St.
ASIAN/FUSION
NE, 404-846-2000, h2sr.com. M
AJA RESTAURANT & BAR — Serving modern Asian cuisine, Aja has a 150-seat patio overlook-
ITALIAN
ing Buckhead and a huge lounge, where diners
DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE
nosh on dim sum and sip mai tais. 3500 Lenox
— Located at Phipps Plaza in the heart of
Rd., Ste. 100, 404-231-0001, h2sr.com. B
Buckhead is Atlanta’s newest dining destination. 3500 Peachtree Rd., NE, 404-844-4810, davios. com/atl. B
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ASO | gallery 2. Premieres! (L to R) ASO Insider and Program Annotator Ken Meltzer moderated a pre-concert discussion with Atlanta School of Composers member Adam Schoenberg and Emory University Professor and composer Richard Prior.
3. Usher-ing In! (L to R) Pianist AndrĂŠ Watts, Usher Raymond IV, and Music Director Robert Spano celebrate the opening of the 2013-14 season. 4. Swell Shell The ASO debuted its new acoustical shell at the opening of the 2013-14 season.
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1. Memorium It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our beloved friend, colleague, and Principal Bass Ralph Jones, who recently passed away following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Ralph was a part of the ASO family for more than 40 years and will be missed immensely.
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The National Infantry Museum
DEC
The Polar Express
National Civil War Naval Museum
DEC 7-8
Victorian Christmas
Springer Opera House
DEC
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A Tuna Christmas
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RiverCenter for Performing Arts
DEC 16
Cantus Christmas
You always know when the holiday season begins. It’s that one time of year that you look forward to. Lifelong memories and stories with family and friends. And this year is no different. Start your family tradition this December in Columbus with 30 days of holiday magic. ❉ The Polar Express, a digital 3D IMAX masterpiece. ❉ A Victorian Christmas, relive an 1800s Christmas complete with a Victorian Santa and carols. ❉ A Tuna Christmas, a gift of laughter, love, and real life – the best comedy, based on real characters in real situations. ❉ Cantus Christmas, a Message of the Season, assisted this year by baritone soloist Wade Thomas and a seven-piece instrumental ensemble.
For a complete list of events, visitcolumbusga.com or call 1.800.999.1613