November 2011: Premier Soloists, Premier Brahms at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Robert Spano Music Director Donald Runnicles Principal Guest Conductor Michael Krajewski Principal Pops Conductor

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20 Hooray for the Holidays!

25 This week’s concert and program notes

Broadway song and dance, gospel and grand celebrations deck Atlanta Symphony Hall.

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Education and Community Engagement department is in full swing.

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Welcome November is a time for giving thanks. As I begin my second season as president of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, here are just a few of the things for which I’m grateful: • Officer Mattie Pettway. I met Officer Mattie the day I arrived in Atlanta. She greeted me with a great big hug and a huge smile, and I knew I was in the right place. From her station by the Callaway Plaza door, Officer Mattie balances her responsibility to keep us safe and secure with her instinct to make us feel welcomed and appreciated. She’s always glad to see us — and we feel the same way about her.

• Our superb usher corps. Led by the incomparable Roz Massel, our ushers do more than offer a copy of the evening’s program and help us find our seats. They offer a word of welcome and a friendly smile, they handle problems and complaints, and they make the concert experience a pleasure. They do so not for cash (our ushers volunteer their time) but as an expression of their commitment to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and to this community.

• Our stage crew. Music stands, risers, and chairs don’t appear magically on the stage of Symphony Hall, nor do our lighting and sound systems operate by themselves — though our stage crew is so skilled and professional that they make it seem that way. Paul Barrett, Rick Carvlin, and Lela Huff are like black thread against black cloth: they are rarely seen, yet they hold everything together and make our concerts possible.

• The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra staff. On page 54 of this booklet you’ll find the names and titles of every member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s staff. Most work in windowless offices on the fourth floor of the Memorial Arts Building handling our daily business: engaging the world’s finest guest artists, securing funds to make concerts and education programs possible, crafting interesting and meaningful programs for our audiences, forging meaningful partnerships to extend and fulfill our mission. In number ours is the smallest staff of any major American orchestra. What we lack in bodies we make up for in quality: our staff is the best in the business.

• The support of this community. My family and I arrived in Atlanta just over a year ago. Individually and collectively, you have been unbelievably generous in sharing your passion for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with us. You have welcomed us into your homes and into your lives. You have joined us in telling the story of the difference the Atlanta Symphony is making in our community. You have helped us meet the Orchestra’s financial challenges by increasing your financial support. My family — Shannon, Bailey, Lily, Jack and Ben — joins me in saying thank you!

I’m grateful to you for supporting your Atlanta Symphony Orchestra!

Wishing you all the best,

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leadership Atlanta Symphony Orchestra League 2011-2012 Board of Directors Officers Jim Abrahamson Meghan H. Magruder Joni Winston † Chair Vice Chair Secretary Karole F. Lloyd D. Kirk Jamieson Clayton F. Jackson Chair-Elect Vice Chair Treasurer Directors Jim Abrahamson Pinney L. Allen Joseph R. Bankoff* Neil H. Berman Paul Blackney Janine Brown C. Merrell Calhoun Donald P. Carson S. Wright Caughman, M.D. Ann W. Cramer † Richard A. Dorfman David Edmiston Gary P. Fayard Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr. Paul R. Garcia

Carol Green Gellerstedt Thomas Hooten Tad Hutcheson † Mrs. Roya Irvani † Clayton F. Jackson D. Kirk Jamieson Ben F. Johnson III Mark Kistulinec Steve Koonin Carrie Kurlander James H. Landon Michael Lang Donna Lee Lucy Lee Karole F. Lloyd Kelly L. Loeffler Meghan H. Magruder

Belinda Massafra* Penny McPhee Victoria Palefsky Leslie Z. Petter Suzanne Tucker Plybon Patricia H. Reid Margaret Conant Reiser Martin Richenhagen † John D. Rogers Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D.* Dennis Sadlowski Lynn Schinazi William Schultz John Sibley H. Hamilton Smith Lucinda B. Smith

Thurmond Smithgall Paul Snyder Gail Ravin Starr Mary Rose Taylor Joseph M. Thompson Liz Troy Ray Uttenhove Chilton Davis Varner † S. Patrick Viguerie Rick Walker Thomas Wardell Mark D. Wasserman John B. White, Jr. † Richard S. White, Jr. † Joni Winston † Patrice Wright-Lewis Camille Yow

Board of counselors Mrs. Helen Aderhold Robert M. Balentine Elinor Breman Dr. John W. Cooledge John Donnell Jere Drummond Carla Fackler Arnoldo Fiedotin

Charles Ginden John T. Glover Frances B. Graves Dona Humphreys Aaron J. Johnson Herb Karp Jim Kelley George Lanier

Patricia Leake Mrs. William C. Lester Mrs. J. Erskine Love Carolyn C. McClatchey Joyce Schwob Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr.

W. Rhett Tanner G. Kimbrough Taylor Michael W. Trapp Edus Warren Adair R. White Neil Williams

Life Directors Howell E. Adams, Jr. Bradley Currey, Jr.

Mrs. Drew Fuller Mary D. Gellerstedt

Azira G. Hill Dr. James M. Hund

Arthur L. Montgomery * ex officio † 2011-2012 sabbatical

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Robert Spano music Director

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usic Director Robert Spano, currently in his 11th season as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is recognized internationally as one of the most imaginative conductors today. Since 2001, he has invigorated and expanded the Orchestra’s repertoire while elevating the ensemble to new levels of international prominence and acclaim.

Under Mr. Spano’s artistic leadership, the Orchestra and its audiences have together explored a creative mix of programming, including Theater of a Concert performances, which explore different formats, settings, and enhancements for the musical performance experience, such as the first concert-staged performances of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic in November 2008 and the production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in June 2011. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects Mr. Spano’s commitment to nurturing and championing music through multi-year partnerships defining a new generation of American composers, including Osvaldo Golijov, Jennifer Higdon, Christopher Theofanidis, Michael Gandolfi, and Adam Schoenberg. Since the beginning of his tenure (to date), Mr. Spano and the Orchestra have performed more than 100 concerts containing contemporary works (composed since 1950).

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Mr. Spano has a discography with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra of 19 recordings, six of which have been honored with Grammy® awards. He has led the Orchestra’s performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, as well as the Ravinia, Ojai, and Savannah Music Festivals. Mr. Spano has led 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. In addition, 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 was Musical America’s 2008 Conductor of the Year.

In March 2010, Mr. Spano began a three-year tenure as Emory University’s distinguished artist-in-residence, in which he leads intensive seminars, lectures, and presents programs on science, math, philosophy, literature and musicology.

In March 2011, Mr. Spano was announced as the incoming music director of the Aspen Music Festival. He was in residence in Aspen for the 2011 summer season as music director-designate and will assume the full role of music director in 2012.

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Robert Spano

Donald Runnicles

Michael Krajewski

Music Director The Robert Reid Topping Chair *

Principal Guest Conductor The Neil and Sue Williams Chair *

Principal Pops Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN

SECOND VIOLIN

VIOLA

CELLO

David Coucheron Concertmaster William Pu Associate Concertmaster The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair* Justin Bruns Assistant Concertmaster Jun-Ching Lin Assistant Concertmaster Carolyn Toll Hancock John Meisner Alice Anderson Oglesby Lorentz Ottzen 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

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 Wesley Collins Marian Kent Yang-Yoon Kim Yiyin Li Lachlan McBane Jessica Oudin Ardath Weck

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

SECTION VIOLIN ‡

Judith Cox Raymond Leung Sanford Salzinger

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BASS

Ralph Jones Principal The Marcia and John Donnell Chair * Gloria Jones Associate Principal Jane Little Assistant Principal Emeritus Michael Kenady Michael Kurth Joseph McFadden Douglas Sommer Thomas Thoreson

Jere Flint

Norman Mackenzie

Staff Conductor; Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra The Zeist Foundation Chair*

Director of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair

FLUTE

BASS CLARINET

TROMBONE

HARP

Christina Smith Principal The Jill Hertz Chair* Robert Cronin Associate Principal Paul Brittan Carl David Hall

Alcides Rodriguez

Colin Williams Principal Stephen Wilson Associate Principal George Curran

Elisabeth RemyJohnson Principal The Delta Air Lines Chair

PICCOLO

Carl David Hall OBOE

Elizabeth Koch Principal The George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair * Yvonne Powers Peterson Associate Principal Ann Lillya † CLARINET

Laura Ardan Principal The Robert Shaw Chair* Ted Gurch Associate Principal William Rappaport Alcides Rodriguez E-FLAT CLARINET

Ted Gurch

BASSOON

Carl Nitchie Principal Elizabeth Burkhardt Associate Principal Laura Najarian Juan de Gomar

BASS TROMBONE

George Curran TUBA

Juan de Gomar

Michael Moore Principal

HORN

TIMPANI

Brice Andrus Principal Susan Welty Associate Principal Thomas Witte Richard Deane Bruce Kenney

Mark Yancich Principal The Walter H. Bunzl Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal

TRUMPET

Thomas Sherwood Principal The Julie and Arthur Montgomery Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal The William A. Schwartz Chair* Charles Settle

CONTRA-BASSOON

Thomas Hooten Principal The Madeline and Howell Adams Chair* The Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair* Karin Bliznik Associate Principal Michael Tiscione Joseph Walthall

PERCUSSION

KEYBOARD

The Hugh and Jessie Hodgson Memorial Chair* Peter Marshall † Beverly Gilbert † Sharon Berenson LIBRARY

Rebecca Beavers Principal Nicole Jordan Assistant Principal Librarian John Wildermuth Assistant Librarian

‡ rotate between sections * Chair named in perpetuity † Regularly engaged musician Players in string sections are listed alphabetically

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ew things in this world convey the spirit of the holidays as clearly and concisely as a well-sung (or played) song. From the rousing opening notes of Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus to the jubilant closing notes of “Jingle Bell Rock,” there seems to be something almost magical about the music of the season. Whether your tastes run to orchestral classics, gospel greats, charming children’s favorites or modern pop, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has the music you love. Fusing heartwarming traditions such as Christmas with the ASO and Gospel Christmas with special presentations including Celtic Woman and a New Year’s Eve toast to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the Orchestra provides a beacon of enlightenment for Atlanta’s many communities.

Hooray for the Holidays!

Broadway song and dance, gospel and grand celebrations deck Atlanta Symphony Hall

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HANDEL’S MESSIAH Thursday, December 1, at 8 pm Saturday, December 3, at 8 pm

Director of Choruses Norman Mackenzie and the Chamber Chorus give voice to “Hallelujah” and the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah — a work that vividly captures the transcendence of the holidays as no other work does — and Bach’s treasured touchstone, Magnificat. Composed in 1741, with lyrics from the King James Bible and the Book Of Common Prayer, Messiah wasn’t what you’d call a breakout hit after its London premiere. But in the ensuing 270 years, it has emerged as one of the most frequently performed choral works in music history. J.S. Bach composed the Magnificat (based on the canticle of Mary as told in the Gospel of Luke) in 1723 for Christmas Vespers in Leipzig.

GOSPEL CHRISTMAS Friday, December 2, at 8 pm Saturday, December 3, at 2 pm

“Sing out your glory, glory,” or simply bask in the spiritual glow of this annual celebration of life. The dynamic Chelsea Tipton II conducts a raise-the-roof program of traditional and contemporary gospel,

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with the Orchestra’s acclaimed Gospel Choir, comprised of singers from leading churches across Atlanta. Directing the choir is Jarvis Wilson, who trained under the late Mrs. Alberta Williams King at Ebenezer Baptist Church and is currently the Minister of Music at Israel Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. Adding extra luster to this year’s event is a special appearance by Grammy Award-winning songwriter and “Atlanta Housewife,” Kandi Burruss.

A KID’S CHRISTMAS Sunday, December 4, at 1:30 and 3:30 pm Sunday, December 11, at 1:30 and 3:30 pm

Jingle your children’s bells and your own cherished memories with the season’s favorite songs, sing-alongs and carols, the joyful sounds of Rob Kapilow’s music to Chris van Allsburg’s enchanting Polar Express, and, of course, a timely visit by a very jolly St. Nick. Lee Harper, Atlanta’s First Lady of Dance, and her troupe provide sparkling routines and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, under Music Director Jere Flint, performs with the assured skill and unbridled enthusiasm that A Kid’s Christmas deserves.

With four dates to choose from, there’s no excuse to miss this cherished winter wonderland for children.

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program Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor

Delta Classical Series Concerts Thursday and Saturday, November 10 and 12, 2011, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 13, 2011, at 3 p.m.

Oliver Knussen, Conductor David Coucheron, Violin Christopher Rex, Cello

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

The Building of the House Overture, Opus 79 (1967)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Opus 102,

“Double Concerto” (1887) I. Allegro

II. Andante

III. Vivace non troppo

David Coucheron, Violin

Christopher Rex, Cello INTERMISSION Oliver Knussen (b. 1952)

Symphony in One Movement, Opus 5 (1969, rev. 2002) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell,

“The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra,” Opus 34 (1946)

“Inside the Music” preview of the concert, Thursday at 7 p.m., presented by Ken Meltzer, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Insider and Program Annotator.

The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited.

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sponsors is proud to sponsor this Delta Classical Concert of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Porsche Cars North America has enjoyed many successes throughout its 15 years of being headquartered in Atlanta. Among its many community achievements, Porsche supports the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Ronald McDonald House, Kate’s Club and The Ryan Cameron Foundation. Porsche recently solidified its commitment to Atlanta when the company announced plans to build a 26.4-acre complex in the new Aerotropolis redevelopment site near the International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The complex will be comprised of modern office facilities for a workforce that will eventually number 400 employees, as well as a leading-edge Customer Experience Center that will feature a test track designed to show the capabilities of Porsche’s industry-leading vehicles. For 62 years, Porsche technologies have revolutionized vehicle performance, improved safety and spurred environmental innovation, offering the most technically advanced high-performance vehicles in the world. Recent examples of these advancements include its two four-door hybrid vehicles — Cayenne S Hybrid and the Panamera S Hybrid and the forthcoming 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car.

is proud to sponsor the Delta Classical Series of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Delta is proud to be celebrating our 70th anniversary as Atlanta’s hometown airline. Delta’s community spirit worldwide continues to be a cornerstone of our organization. As a force for global good, our mission is to continuously create value through an inclusive culture by leveraging partnerships and serving communities where we live and work. It includes not only valuing individual differences of race, religion, gender, nationality and lifestyle, but also managing and valuing the diversity of work teams, intracompany teams and business partnerships.

Delta is an active, giving corporate citizen in the communities it serves. Delta’s community engagement efforts are driven by our desire to build long-term partnerships in a way that enables nonprofits to utilize many aspects of Delta’s currency — our employees time and talent, our free and discounted air travel, as well as our surplus donations. Together, we believe we can take our worldwide communities to new heights!

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s concert on November 5, 2011 at Carnegie Hall is made possible through the generous support of Delta Air Lines and Thurmond Smithgall.

Solo pianos used by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra are gifts of the Atlanta Steinway Society and in memory of David Goldwasser. The Hamburg Steinway piano is a gift received by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in honor of Rosi Fiedotin.

The Yamaha custom six-quarter tuba is a gift received by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in honor of Principal Tuba player Michael Moore from The Antinori Foundation.

This performance is being recorded for broadcast at a later time. Atlanta Symphony concert broadcasts are heard each week on Atlanta’s WABE FM-90.1 and Georgia Public Broadcasting’s statewide network.

The Atlanta Symphony records for ASO Media. Other recordings of the Orchestra are available on the Argo, Deutsche Grammophon, New World, Nonesuch, Philips, Telarc and Sony Classical labels.

Media sponsors: WABE, WSB AM, and AJC. Trucks provided by Ryder Truck Rental Inc.

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program Notes on the Program

By Ken Meltzer The Building of the House Overture, Opus 79 (1967) Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft, England, on November 22, 1913, and died in Aldeburgh, England, on December 4, 1976. The first performance of The Building of the House Overture took place in the Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, England, on June 2, 1967, with the composer conducting East Anglian choirs and English Chamber Orchestra. The Building of the House Overture is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, tuba, timpani, orchestra bells, snare drum, suspended cymbal, triangle, xylophone, strings and mixed chorus (chorus can be replaced or added to by an organ or by extra brass). Approximate performance time is six minutes.

These are the First ASO Classical Subscription Performances.

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n 1948, English composer Benjamin Britten and his life partner, tenor Peter Pears, along with writer Eric Crozier, founded the Aldeburgh Festival. Located in the Suffolk town where Britten and Pears settled, the Aldeburgh Festival soon became an international center of extraordinary musical creativity.

Festival performances at first took place in local churches and halls. In 1967, Britten and Pears created a magnificent 832-seat concert hall, located in Snape, five miles outside of Aldeburgh.

The inaugural concert of the Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, took place on June 2, 1967, the opening of the 20th Aldeburgh Festival. Queen Elizabeth II was in attendance, her entry into the Hall celebrated by a brass fanfare from Britten’s opera Gloriana (based upon the life of Elizabeth I). Britten then led his own arrangement of the National Anthem.

The concert program opened with a work Britten composed especially for the occasion, The Building of the House Overture. Britten led his version of the Overture written for chorus and orchestra (these concerts feature the purely orchestral arrangement). After a bustling opening section, the chorus began to declaim the following text, a setting of Psalm 127, leading to the Overture’s rousing conclusion: Except the Lord the house doth make, And thereunto doth set his hand, What men do build it cannot stand: Likewise in vain men undertake Cities and holds to watch and ward, Except the Lord be their safeguard.

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Yet were your labour lost and worn: But they shall thrive whom God doth bless, Their house shall stand through storm and stress.

Amen On the evening of June 7, 1969, following the opening concerts of the 22nd Aldeburgh Festival, the Maltings Concert Hall caught fire and suffered extensive damage. Nevertheless, the Hall was repaired in time for the opening of the 1970 Festival.

Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Opus 102, “Double Concerto” (1887) Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany, on May 7, 1833, and died in Vienna, Austria, on April 3, 1897. The first public performance of the “Double Concerto” took place in Cologne, Germany, on October 18, 1887, with Joseph Joachim, violin, and Robert Hausmann, cello, as soloists, and the composer conducting. In addition to the solo violin and cello, the Concerto is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-four minutes.

First ASO Classical Subscription Performance: December 7, 1950, George Johnson, Violin, Walter Steinhaus, Cello, Henry Sopkin, Conductor.

Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: November 1, 2 and 3, 2001, Cecylia Arzewski, Violin, Sara Saint’Ambrogio, Cello, Robert Spano Conductor.

“A sinful, inexcusable game”

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ohannes Brahms’s Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra represents a significant milestone in the career of the great German composer. Not only was it Brahms’s last Concerto, but his final composition for orchestra as well.

In addition to purely musical considerations, the Double Concerto played an important role in Brahms’s private life.

For some thirty years, Brahms had enjoyed a warm and productive friendship with Joseph Joachim, the brilliant Austro-Hungarian violinist and composer. Joachim was a staunch advocate of Brahms’s music, and often provided the German composer with technical advice, particularly with regard to writing for the violin. Indeed, on New Year’s Day of 1879, Joachim was the soloist in the world premiere of Brahms’s magnificent Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 77.

Brahms, who conducted the Leipzig concert, dedicated the Concerto to Joachim.

However, the following year, the relationship between Joachim and Brahms suffered a devastating blow. In 1880, Joachim filed for divorce from his wife, Amalie. Joachim alleged that Amalie had engaged in an adulterous relationship with Brahms’s publisher, Fritz Simrock.

Brahms, devastated by this turn of events, wrote to Joachim: …But I had hoped your letter would strike a more comforting and

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program optimistic note. It made me really unhappy, and I cannot get its depressing effect out of my mind. There was so much about you both to justify one’s hopes that you would have a long, happy life together. And now! It is hard to imagine that there is any really serious cause for what could it be. Unfortunately it is difficult for me to see at all clearly into the matter, except to realize that it is certainly easier for two people to separate than to come together again, just as it is probably easier to lose one’s wits than to recover them. So I will not say much or ask many questions…

Nevertheless, Brahms quickly rushed to Amalie’s defense, writing her the following letter of support: … despite a thirty year friendship, despite all my love and admiration for Joachim, despite all our artistic interests which should have bound me to him, I am very careful in my association with him, quite seldom involved in extended and confidential relations with him, and would never think of wishing to live in the same city joined with him in collaborative activity … I became aware of the unfortunate character-trait with which Joachim tortures himself and others so inexcusably earlier than you did. Friendship and love I will breathe simply and freely — as I will the air. I beg to be excused when fine feeling strikes me as complicated and over-refined, when it is maintained and increased by morbidly painful excitement … only his passionate imagination is playing a sinful, inexcusable game with the best and most holy thing that fate has granted him.

Amalie presented this letter as evidence on her behalf in the Joachims’ divorce proceeding, ultimately adjudicated in her favor. Joachim, furious at what he viewed as an abject betrayal, severed his friendship with Brahms.

“Brace yourself for a slight shock!”

Brahms made attempts through mutual friends to effect a reconciliation with Joachim. But it was not until 1887, and the composition of the “Double Concerto,” that the wounds were healed.

That year, Brahms sent a postcard informing Joachim: “I should like to send you some news of an artistic nature which I heartily hope might more or less interest you.” Joachim’s response was quick and positive: “I hope you are going to tell me about a new work, for I have read and played your latest works with real delight.”

On June 24, 1887, Brahms wrote to Joachim: Brace yourself for a slight shock! Just lately I could not resist the sudden idea I had of a Concerto for Violin and Violoncello, hard as I kept trying to argue myself out of it.

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Above all, I beg you, sincerely and affectionately, to be absolutely frank.

If you send me a postcard to say “Thank you for nothing”, I shall know what else to say to myself, and in good measure.

Joachim responded that he was, of course, most interested in Brahms’s new composition.

From the inception, Brahms intended that the soloists for the “Double Concerto” would be Joachim and the renowned cellist Robert Hausmann (a member of Joachim’s String Quartet). Brahms forwarded the music to Joachim and Hausmann for their review and comments. The collaborative process between composer and soloists continued through the period of rehearsals for the premiere.

The first performance of the Double Concerto took place in Cologne on October 18, 1887, with Brahms as conductor, and Joachim and Hausmann as soloists. Numerous performances throughout Germany with these same artists ensued. In 1888, the score of the “Double Concerto” was published with the following dedication: “To him for whom it was written: Joseph Joachim.”

Musical Analysis I. Allegro — The Concerto opens in highly dramatic fashion with a tutti outburst that hints at the Allegro’s opening theme. The solo cello begins an extended cadenza that Brahms directs be played “in the mode of an (operatic) recitative, but always in tempo.” The winds then offer a fragment of the movement’s lovely second principal theme. Once again the orchestra pauses as the solo violin and ultimately, the cello, play another cadenza that gathers considerable momentum. Six brusque chords by the soloists lead to the orchestra’s full exposition of the opening movement’s principal thematic material. The soloists — sometimes alone, more often in tandem with each other — offer their own versions of the themes. The close interplay between the solo instruments continues in the development section, where the exchanges are often quite intimate. The opening fury of the Concerto returns with the start of the recapitulation. The coda, focusing upon the movement’s opening theme, brings the Allegro to a formidable conclusion.

II. Andante — After a brief prelude by the winds, the soloists offer their unison introduction (in octaves) of the Andante’s principal theme, marked espressivo. An inversion of the theme ensues. The winds herald the next episode, featuring the soloist’s tender exchange of a dolce, triplet-based theme. The opening theme returns, again played in octaves by the soloists. The Andante concludes with echoes of both portions of the movement, capped by an enchanting, ascending passage for the soloists.

III. Vivace non troppo — The solo cello immediately presents the finale’s jaunty central melody, which is then repeated by the violin (many commentators have suggested that the melody, with its decidedly Hungarian flavor, is a tribute to Joachim). The finale, combining elements of rondo and sonata forms, features continued close interplay of the soloists and an impressive wealth of thematic material. The coda begins in delicate fashion, but soon gathers momentum, as the Brahms “Double Concerto” moves to an emphatic resolution.

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program Symphony in One Movement, Opus 5 (1969, rev. 2002) Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 12, 1952. The first performance of the original version of the Symphony in One Movement took place at the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach, Florida, on August 2, 1969, with André Previn, piano, and the composer conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. The Symphony in One Movement is scored for piccolo, three flutes, two oboes, English horn, E-flat clarinet, three clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, xylophone, clashed cymbals, suspended cymbal, Burmese gong, large tam-tam, two bongos, two tom-toms, side drum, tenor drum, tambourine, claves, glockenspiel, triangle, bass drum, hi-hat cymbal, pedal bass drum, cowbell, two temple blocks, two woodblocks, piano and strings. Approximate performance time is twenty minutes.

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liver Knussen’s Symphony in One Movement is a revision of an early work, his Concerto for Orchestra (1969), commissioned for the 1969 Florida International Music Festival at Daytona Beach, Florida. On August 2 of that year at the Peabody Auditorium, Mr. Knussen conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in the Concerto for Orchestra’s world premiere. André Previn, to whom Mr. Knussen dedicated the work, was the pianist. The same performers reprised the Concerto for Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall in London on February 1, 1970.

In 2002, Mr. Knussen revised the Concerto for Orchestra into the Symphony in One Movement performed at these concerts. The first public performance of the Symphony in One Movement took place in November 2002, at the Barbican in London, with the composer conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

The following are from program notes by Robin Newton: Whereas the Third Symphony is constructed by and large from two three-note cells, the source material for the Symphony in One Movement is a more conventional 12-note row. As other commentators have noted, the concerto for orchestra displayed a remarkably assured grasp of serial methods and is one of the works in which Knussen can be seen to be developing an individual musical language.

Knussen carefully controls the pace of the Symphony through the use of a technique known as metric modulation, derived initially from Elliott Carter. This functions by applying strict relationships to adjacent tempos — a simple example might be the crotchet (quarter-note) of one section being equal to the quaver (eighth-note) of the next — which enables small-scale polyrhythmic patterns to function over the piece as a whole as well as safeguarding the dramatic pacing of the work.

Knussen’s ability to orchestrate with apparent flamboyance and spontaneity while remaining within the idiom of each instrument has often been remarked on and this work is no exception. Assuming encoreatlanta.com/Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 31

that the orchestration of the Symphony in One Movement remains largely unchanged, it certainly carries the characteristics of Knussen’s approach to the orchestra that remain with him to the present day, in particular a fondness for choirs of a single colour which often underline polyrhythmic unfoldings.

About two-thirds of the way through the piece there is a short but distinct jazz-influenced cadenza for piano. This is presumably a gesture toward André Previn, to whom the Symphony is dedicated and who played the piano part in the first performances of the work.

Partly because his output is made up of many small pieces and partly because of his remarkable control of detail, Knussen is known as a miniaturist. This should not be allowed to distract from his equally dramatic command, which is on masterful display here.

Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra,” Opus 34 (1946) Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft, England, on November 22, 1913, and died in Aldeburgh, England, on December 4, 1976. The first performance of “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” took place on October 15, 1946, with Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, harp, xylophone, tambourine, triangle, bass drum, gong, side drum, castanets, whip, cymbals, suspended cymbal, Chinese blocks and strings. Approximate performance time is eighteen minutes.

First ASO Classical Subscription Performance: January 25, 1968, Aaron Copland, Conductor.

Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: April 28, 29 and 30, 2005, Donald Runnicles, Conductor.

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have a small film to write for the Board of Education,” Benjamin Britten informed Mary Behrend, a friend who had commissioned the composer’s Second String Quartet (1945). The educational film, commissioned by the Crown Film Unit, was designed to introduce children to the various instruments of the orchestra. Britten began composition of the work in mid-December of 1945. At the stroke of midnight, New Year’s Eve, Britten put the finishing touches on the “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.”

In his dedication of the score, Britten states: “This work is affectionately inscribed to the children of John and Jean Maud—Humphrey, Pamela, Caroline and Virginia, for their edification and entertainment.” Britten first met John Maud, a civil servant, and his concert pianist wife, Jean, in 1944. Britten was particularly charmed by the Mauds’ 11-year-old son Humphrey, who was a budding cellist. In the Mauds’ personal copy of the score, Britten inscribes: “For Humphrey and his sisters with much love from Ben.”

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program The premiere of the educational film, entitled Instruments of the Orchestra, took place on November 29, 1946. Sir Malcolm Sargent served as conductor and narrator. During the previous month, Sargent conducted the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in the first concert performance of the “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” Sargent also delivered the text, authored by Eric Crozier.

“The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” proved to be a success from its inception. “I’m glad that the Min. of Ed. chaps approve,” Britten told a friend. “I never really worried that it was too sophisticated for kids—it is difficult to be that for the little blighters!” The “Young Person’s Guide” remains one of the most popular compositions of its kind — and for good reason. As with any superior educational experience, Britten’s “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” simultaneously informs, stimulates and entertains students (of all ages).

Musical Analysis The composer’s subtitle for the “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” is Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell. The piece begins with a grand, tutti declaration of a melody that was originally a hornpipe, featured in British composer Henry Purcell’s (1659-95) Incidental Music to the play, Abdelazar, or The Moor’s Revenge (1695).

Statements of the melody by each of the four instrument families (woodwind, brass, strings and percussion) lead to a reprise of the orchestral tutti. A series of thirteen variations follows, each designed to highlight particular instruments. The variations are succeeded by a lively fugue, with the instruments making their entrances in the same order as the preceding variations. In the grand climax, the brass majestically proclaims the original Purcell melody, while the remainder of the orchestra continues the fugue. A brief, spirited coda rounds out “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.”

Oliver Knussen, Conductor

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orn in Glasgow on June 12, 1952, Knussen grew up near London, where his father was principal double bass of the London Symphony Orchestra for many years. It was with this orchestra that he made his debut in April 1968, conducting his First Symphony in London and at Carnegie Hall in New York. In 1970, he was awarded the first of three fellowships to Tanglewood, and for the next few years, divided his time between England and the U.S. During Oliver Knussen this time he completed several works which were performed on both sides of the Atlantic and established his early reputation, notably Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh (1970), Second Symphony (Margaret Grant Prize, Tanglewood 1971), Océan de Terre (1972-3) and Ophelia Dances (Koussevitzky centennial commission, 1975).

The 1980s were largely devoted to the operatic double-bill written in collaboration with Maurice Sendak and produced by Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Where the Wild Things Are (l979-83) and Higglety Pigglety Pop! (1984-5, revised 1999). Wild Things has regularly encoreatlanta.com/Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 33

received productions in many parts of Europe and the U.S. as well as numerous concert presentations, and is on video and CD. From 1983 to 1998, Knussen was an artistic director of the Aldeburgh Festival and, between 1986 and 1993, he headed contemporary music activities at the Tanglewood Music Center.

david coucheron, Violin

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avid Coucheron joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as concertmaster in September 2010.

Originally from Oslo, Norway, Mr. Coucheron began playing violin at the age of three. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from The Curtis Institute of Music, his Master of Music from The Juilliard School, and his Master of Musical Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Mr. Coucheron has worked with conductors such as Alan Gilbert, Michael David Coucheron Tilson Thomas, Simon Rattle, Mstislav Rostropovich, David Zinman, Roger Norrington, Simone Young and Charles Dutoit, and performed as a soloist with such orchestras as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Maxim Vengerov conducting), Sendai Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. He has played solo recitals at the Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall (London), the Kennedy Center, the Olympic Winter Games (Salt Lake City, Utah), as well as in Beograd, Serbia, and Shanghai, China. Chamber music performances include appearances at Suntory Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Oslo Chamber Music Festival and Alice Tully Hall. His recordings with sister, and pianist, Julie Coucheron, include David and Julie (Naxos/Mudi) and Debut (Naxos).

christopher rex, Cello

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hristopher Rex joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as principal cello in 1979, the same year in which he became the first cellist ever to win the string prize in the biennial Young Artists Competition of the National Federation of Music Clubs. Since then he has appeared as recitalist and chamber musician across the nation. He took up the cello at age eight, completing a family string quartet in his hometown of Winter Park, Fla. Following his studies at the Christopher Rex Curtis Institute of Music and at the Juilliard School, he was a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra under director Eugene Ormandy for seven seasons.

Together with his brother Charles Rex, associate concertmaster of that orchestra, he presented a program in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, at which only music that was composed by their father was performed. He is a founding member of the Georgian Chamber Players whose concerts have included such guest performers as Emanuel Ax, Andrås Schiff, Misha Dichter, Yefim Bronfman, Robert McDuffie, Lynn Harrell, Ruth Laredo and Janos Starker. He founded and is the general and artistic director of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival in Florida.

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support The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous gifts of individuals, corporations, foundations, government and other entities whose contributions help the Orchestra fulfill its mission to be a vigorous part of the cultural fabric of our community. 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 2011: June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011.

(Please note that donor benefits are based solely on contributions to the annual fund.) $500,000+

Mrs. Thalia N. Carlos** Delta Air Lines

The Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation The Zeist Foundation, Inc.

$250,000+

Madeline & Howell Adams, Jr. Mrs. Anne Cox Chambers

The Coca-Cola Company Mrs. William A. Schwartz

$100,000+

GE Asset Management Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. McTier

Turner Broadcasting System The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. Woodruff Arts Center

$75,000+

Fulton County Arts Council

National Endowment for the Arts

UPS

$50,000+

Anonymous AT&T Real Yellow Pages GE Energy The Graves Foundation InterContinental Hotels Group

The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. The Reiman Foundation Mr. Thurmond Smithgall Robert Spano Susan & Thomas Wardell

SunTrust Bank SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundation – Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund

$35,000+

Massey Charitable Trust Porsche Cars North America

Publix Super Markets Charities Patty & Doug Reid

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation, Inc. Lucy R. & Gary Lee, Jr. MetLife Foundation The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Nalley Automotive Group Terence L. & Jeanne P. Neal* Victoria & Howard Palefsky

Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson* Printpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Ryder System, Inc. Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. K. Morgan Varner, III Adair & Dick White Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr.* Sue & Neil Williams

$25,000+

Jim & Adele Abrahamson Susan & Richard Anderson Stephanie & Arthur Blank Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Marcia & John Donnell Georgia Council for the Arts Georgia Natural Gas Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation

*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

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$17,500+

Anonymous (2) The Arnold Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Blackney

Janine Brown & Alex J. Simmons, Jr. City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Gary & Nancy Fayard

Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Garcia Jane & Clay Jackson Karole & John Lloyd Mr. Kenneth & Dr. Carolyn Meltzer

Loren & Gail Starr Alison M. & Joseph M. Thompson Patrick & Susie Viguerie Camille Yow

Mr. Donald F. Fox Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Charles & Mary Ginden D. Kirk Jamieson, Verizon Wireless Ann A. & Ben F. Johnson III* Sarah & Jim Kennedy

Steve & Eydie Koonin Carrie & Brian Kurlander Michael & Cindi Lang Donna Lee & Howard C. Ehni Meghan & Clarke Magruder Suzanne & Bill Plybon

Dr. Stanley & Shannon Romanstein Lynn Schinazi Irene & Howard Stein Mary Rose Taylor Ray & John Uttenhove Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr.

The John & Rosemary Brown Family Foundation The Walter & Frances Bunzl Foundation Cynthia & Donald Carson Dr. John W. Cooledge Trisha & Doug Craft Cari Katrice Dawson Eleanor & Charles Edmondson Rosi & Arnoldo Fiedotin Mary D. Gellerstedt GMT Capital Corporation Nancy D. Gould The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund

Joe Guthridge & David Ritter* Jan & Tom Hough Mr. Tad Hutcheson Roya & Bahman Irvani Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough Mr. & Mrs. John M. Law The Livingston Foundation, Inc. Mike’s Hard Lemonade Morgens West Foundation Lynn & Galen Oelkers Primerica

Margaret & Bob Reiser Bill & Rachel Schultz* Joyce & Henry Schwob Mr. John A. Sibley III Siemens Industry, Inc. John Sparrow Carol & Ramon Tome Family Fund* Trapp Family Mike & Liz Troy Turner Foundation, Inc. Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Neal & Virginia Williams Suzanne Bunzl Wilner

Breman Foundation Jeff & Ann Cramer*

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Hill, Jr. C. Tycho & Marie Howle Foundation

JBS Foundation The Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Fackler David L. Forbes James F. Fraser The Fraser-Parker Foundation, Inc. Betty Sands Fuller Sally & Carl Gable Dick & Anne Goodsell The Jamieson Family Philip I. Kent James H. Landon George H. Lanier

The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Pat & Nolan Leake Links Inc., Azalea City Chapter Belinda & Gino Massafra Linda & John Matthews John F. & Marilyn M. McMullan Penelope & Raymond McPhee* Dr. & Mrs. Mark P. Pentecost, Jr.

Margaret H. Petersen John & Kyle Rogers Hamilton & Mason Smith* Sandy & Paul Smith Peter James Stelling Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr. Charlie Wade & M.J. Conboy Russell Williamson & Shawn Pagliarini

Ellen & Howard Feinsand Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta Herbert & Marian Haley Foundation Steven & Caroline Harless

Mr. & Mrs. John E. Hellriegel Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Hollums JoAnn Hall Hunsinger

Paul & Rosthema Kastin Dr. & Mrs. James T. Laney* Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lester*

$15,000+

Pinney L. Allen & Charles C. Miller III The Antinori Foundation Lisa & Joe Bankoff Mary Helen & Jim Dalton Mr. & Mrs. David Edmiston In memory of Polly Ellis

by Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. $10,000+ Anonymous The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. AGCO Corporation, Lucinda B. Smith Mark & Christine Armour The Balloun Family Kelley O. & Neil H. Berman Mr. David Boatwright Mrs. Suzanne Dansby Bollman & Mr. Brooks Bollman The Boston Consulting Group $7,500+ Atlanta Federation of Musicians Edith H. & James E. Bostic, Jr. Family Foundation

$5,000+ Anonymous (3) John** & Helen Aderhold* Aadu & Kristi Allpere* Ms. Julie M. Altenbach The ASCAP Foundation Bubba Brands, Inc. Dr. Robert L. & Lucinda W. Bunnen Charles Campbell & Ann Grovenstein-Campbell Richard A. & Lynne N. Dorfman Christopher & Sonnet Edmonds

$3,500+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Chorba Mr. James L. Davis & Ms. Carol Comstock* Jere & Patsy Drummond

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support

$3,500+ continued Deborah & William Liss Dr. & Mrs. James T. Lowman Ruth & Paul Marston Mr. & Mrs. Harmon B. Miller III

Walter W. Mitchell Leslie & Skip Petter Mr. & Mrs. Rezin Pidgeon, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves S.A. Robinson

Nancy & Henry Shuford In memory of Willard Shull Elliott Sopkin Ms. Kimberly Tribble & Mr. Mark S. Lange

Burton Trimble Drs. Julius & Nanette Wenger H. & T. Yamashita*

Gregory & Debra Durden Ms. Diane Durgin Cree & Frazer Durrett The Robert S. Elster Foundation George T. & Alecia H. Ethridge John & Michelle Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Garland Dr. Mary G. George & Mr. Kenneth Molinelli Ben & Lynda Greer Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross Paul B., Paul H., & M. Harrison Hackett Sally W. Hawkins Darlene K. Henson Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Howard Richard & Linda Hubert Dr. William M. Hudson Mr. & Mrs. William C. Humphreys, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund Dorothy Jackson** Ms. Cynthia Jeness Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Johnson Mr. W. F. & Dr. Janice Johnston Dr. Maurice J. Jurkiewicz**

Hazel & Herb Karp Mr. & Mrs. John H. Kauffman Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Kelly Dick & Georgia Kimball* Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. King Dr. Fulton D. Lewis III & Mr. Stephen Neal Rhoney Mr. & Mrs. J. David Lifsey Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Lutz* Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Mabry Barbara & Jim MacGinnitie The Devereaux F. & Dorothy McClatchey Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. McGhee Birgit & David McQueen Gregory & Judy Moore Ms. Lilot S. Moorman & Mr. Jeffrey B. Bradley Dr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Nable Mr. & Mrs. Robert Olive Ms. Rebecca Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Penninger Susan Perdew Dr. & Mrs. W. Harrison Reeves, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. George P. Rodrigue Dr. Paul J. Seguin Elizabeth S. Sharp Angela & Morton Sherzer Kay R. Shirley Beverly & Milton Shlapak Helga Hazelrig Siegel Lewis Silverboard Baker & Debby Smith Amy & Paul Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Raymond F. Stainback, Jr. Lynne & Steven Steindel* John & Yee-Wan Stevens Mr. & Mrs. George B. Taylor, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Taylor Annie York-Trujillo & Raul F. Trujillo Mr. William C. Voss Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr. David & Martha West Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Whitcup Mary Lou Wolff Jan & Beattie Wood Mr. & Mrs. John C. Yates

Elizabeth & John Donnelly Xavier Duralde & Mary Barrett Cree & Frazer Durrett Dr. Francine D. Dykes & Mr. Richard Delay Mary Frances Early Ree & Ralph Edwards George T. & Alecia H. Ethridge Bill & Susan Gibson Carol & Henry Grady Mr. Lewis H. Hamner III Thomas High In memory of Carolyn B. Hochman Stephanie & Henry Howell Mary B. & Wayne James Aaron & Joyce Johnson Veronique & Baxter Jones Lana M. Jordan Mr. Thomas J. Jung Dr. Rose Mary Kolpatzki Mr. & Mrs. David Krischer

Thomas C. Lawson Mr. & Mrs. Craig P. MacKenzie Kay & John Marshall Martha & Reynolds McClatchey Captain & Mrs. Charles M. McCleskey Virginia K. McTague Angela & Jimmy Mitchell Mrs. Gene Morse** Barbara & Sanford Orkin Dr. & Mrs. Keith D. Osborn Dr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Palay Mr. & Mrs. Emory H. Palmer Elise T. Phillips Dr. & Mrs. Frank S. Pittman III The Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. Provaré Technology, Inc.

Ms. Susan Robinson & Ms. Mary Roemer The Gary Rollins Foundation John T. Ruff Dr. & Mrs. Rein Saral Alida & Stuart Silverman Sydney Simons Alex & Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Johannah Smith Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Steagall Kay & Alex Summers Elvira Tate Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tipping Drs. Jonne & Paul Walter Alan & Marcia Watt Mr. & Mrs. William White* Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Charlie & Dorothy Yates Family Fund Herbert & Grace Zwerner

$2,250+ Anonymous (3) Mrs. Kay Adams* & Mr. Ralph Paulk Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Alvelda* Paul & Marian Anderson Jack & Helga Beam Ms. Laura J. Bjorkholm & Mr. John C. Reece II Rita & Herschel Bloom Margo Brinton & Eldon Park Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Anton J. Bueschen Major General & Mrs. Robert M. Bunker Dr. Aubrey M. Bush & Dr. Carol T. Bush The Buss Family Charitable Fund Ms. Marnite B. Calder Mr. & Mrs. Beauchamp C. Carr Chip & Darlene Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Cousins Mr. Robert Cronin & Ms. Christina Smith Sally & Larry Davis Elizabeth & John Donnelly

$1,750+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Ambo Dr. David & Julie Bakken Mr. & Mrs. Ron Bell Leon & Linda Borchers Mr.** & Mrs. Eric L. Brooker Mr. & Mrs. Russell E. Butner Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Canipe Susan & Carl Cofer Mr. & Mrs. R. Barksdale Collins* Ralph & Rita Connell Dr. & Mrs. William T. Cook Jean & Jerry Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Brant Davis* Mrs. H. Frances Davis Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. de Kok Drs. Carlos Del Rio & Jeannette Guarner

*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

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additional support Blonder Family Foundation

William McDaniel Charitable Foundation

Appassionato

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund

Meghan Magruder, 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.

Patron Partnership

Thomas J. Jung, Chair

The Patron Partnership of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the society of donors who have given $1,750 or more and comprise a vital extension of the Orchestra family through their institutional leadership and financial support.

Henry Sopkin Circle Recognizing planned gifts that benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. John E. Aderhold William & Marion Atkins Dr. & Mrs. William Bauer Neil H. Berman Fred & Bettye Betts Mr.* & Mrs.* Karl A. Bevins Mr.* & Mrs. Sol Blaine Frances Cheney Boggs* W. Moses Bond Robert* & Sidney Boozer Elinor A. Breman William Breman* James C. Buggs, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Burgin Hugh W. Burke Wilber W. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Cynthia & Donald Carson Margie & Pierce Cline Dr. & Mrs. Grady Clinkscales, Jr. Miriam & John A. Conant* Dr. John W. Cooledge Mr.* & Mrs.* William R. Cummickel John R. Donnell Dixon W. Driggs* Catherine Warren Dukehart Ms. Diane Durgin Kenneth P. Dutter Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Elizabeth Etoll

John F. Evans Doyle Faler* Rosi & Arnoldo Fiedotin Dr. Emile T. Fisher A. D. Frazier, Jr. Betty & Drew* Fuller Carl & Sally Gable William H. Gaik Kay Gardner* Mr.* & Mrs. L. L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Ruth Gershon & Sandy Cohn Micheline & Bob Gerson Mr. & Mrs. John T. Glover Mrs. Irma G. Goldwasser* Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Billie & Sig* Guthman Betty G. & Joseph* F. Haas James & Virginia Hale Miss Alice Ann Hamilton* John & Martha Head Ms. Jeannie Hearn Mr. Walter T. Heist* Jill* & Jennings Hertz Albert L. Hibbard, Jr.* Richard E. Hodges Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Holmes, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. Fred A. Hoyt, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund Mary B. James Calvert Johnson deForest F. Jurkiewicz* Herb & Hazel Karp Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley

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Bob Kinsey James W. & Mary Ellen* Kitchell Paul Kniepkamp, Jr. Miss Florence Kopleff Ouida Hayes Lanier Mr. & Mrs. William Lester Liz & Jay* Levine Jane Little Mrs. J. Erskine Love, Jr. Nell Galt & Will D. Magruder K Maier John W. Markham, III Ann Bernard Martin* Mr. Michael McDowell* Dr. Michael S. McGarry Mr. & Mrs. Richard McGinnis Vera A. Milner* Mr. & Mrs. Bertil D. Nordin Roger B. Orloff Dr. Bernard & Sandra Palay Bill Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr. Janet M. Pierce Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. William L. & Lucia Fairlie Pulgram The Reiman Foundation Carl J. Reith* Edith Goodman Rhodes* Vicki J. & Joe A. Riedel Dr. Shirley E. Rivers Mr. & Mrs. Martin H. Sauser

Mr. Paul S. Scharff & Ms. Polly G. Fraser Edward G. Scruggs* Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions W. Griggs Shaefer, Jr.* Mr.* & Mrs.* Robert Shaw Charles H. Siegel* Mr. & Mrs. H. Hamilton Smith Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall Margo Sommers* Elliott Sopkin Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Daniel D. Stanley* Peter James Stelling Barbara Dunbar Stewart* C. Mack* & Mary Rose Taylor Jennings Thompson IV Margaret* & Randolph Thrower Kenneth & Kathleen Tice Steven R. Tunnell Mary E. Van Valkenburgh Mrs. Anise C. Wallace* Mr. & Mrs. John B. White, Jr. Adair & Dick White Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Sue & Neil Williams Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Elin M. Winn* Joni Winston George & Camille Wright Mr.* & Mrs. Charles R. Yates Anonymous (12) *Deceased

corporate & government support

Classical Title Sponsor Classic Chastain Title Sponsor Family and SuperPOPS Presenting Sponsor

Holiday Title Sponsor Muhtar Kent President and Chief Operating Officer

Richard Anderson Chief Executive Officer

Darryl Harmon Southeast Regional President

Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.

Atlanta School of Composers Presenting Sponsor

Supporter of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Philip I. Kent Chief Executive Officer

Jerry Karr Managing Director

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

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra programs are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.

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Atlanta Symphony Associates The volunteer organization of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

2011-2012 board Belinda Massafra President Sylvia Davidson President Elect Suzy Wasserman, Leslie Petter, Camille Yow Advisors Ruth & Paul Marston Decorator’s Show House & Gardens Advisors Elba McCue Secretary

Sabine Sugarman Treasurer Camille Kesler VP Administration Dawn Mullican VP Public Relations Paula Ercolini VP Youth Education Ruth & Paul Marston VP Membership Gayle Lindsay Parliamentarian

Ann Levin & Gail Spurlock Historians Judy Schmidt Nominating Committee Chair Amy Mussara, Chair, Decorators’ Show House & Gardens Natalie Polk & Hillary Inglis Co-Chairs, Decorators’ Show House & Gardens

Janis Eckert & Gail Spurlock Chairs, ASA Fall Meeting Poppy Tanner Chair, ASA Night at the ASO Glee Lamb & Adele Abrahamson Chairs, ASA Spring Luncheon Pat King ASA Notes Newsletter Editor Jamie Moussa Chair, ASA Annual Directory

Nancy Levitt Ambassadors’ Desk Helen Marie Rutter Bravo Chair Elba McCue Concerto Chair Joan Abernathy Encore Chair Liz Cohn & Betty Jeter Ensemble Chairs Karen Bunn Intermezzo Chair

BRAVO! ON THE “BEACH” Members of Bravo!, the young professional volunteer group of the Orchestra, took in former Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s August show at Delta Classic Chastain. Shannon Smith, Helen Marie Rutter (Bravo! Unit Chair), and Wadette Bradford (left to right) soak up the “Good Vibrations.”

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Patron Circle of Stars By investing $15,000 or more in The Woodruff Arts Center and its divisions — the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences — these outstanding Annual Corporate Campaign donors helped us raise more than $8.9 million last year. Thank you!

Chairman’s Council ★★★★★★★★★★★★ $500,000+ The Coca-Cola Company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. UPS

KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Rich Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo

★★★★★★★ $100,000+ Alston & Bird LLP ★★★★★★★★★★★ Bank of America $450,000+ Kaiser Permanente Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution, King & Spalding Partners & Employees James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, The Klaus Family Foundation WSB-TV The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Hon. Anne Cox Chambers The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Novelis Inc. ★★★★★★★★★★ Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. $300,000+ The David, Helen & Marian Deloitte LLP, its Partners Woodward Fund & Employees ★★★★★★★★★ $200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees The Home Depot Foundation Jones Day Foundation & Employees PwC Partners & Employees Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation SunTrust Bank Employees & Trusteed Foundations Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund Greene-Sawtell Foundation SunTrust Foundation Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. ★★★★★★★★ $150,000+ Delta Air Lines, Inc. Equifax Inc. & Employees

★★★★★★ $75,000+ AirTran Airways Holder Construction Company Kilpatrick Townsend The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Regions Financial Corporation ★★★★★ $50,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Lisa & Joe Bankoff Cisco Ann & Jay Davis Doosan Infracore International Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Beth & Tommy Holder Newell Rubbermaid Primerica

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Devyne Stephens Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP The Zeist Foundation, Inc. ★★★★ $35,000+ Katharine & Russell Bellman Foundation Bryan Cave LLP Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. GE Energy Georgia-Pacific The Imlay Foundation, Inc. Invesco PLC Norfolk Southern, Employees & Foundation Siemens Industry, Inc. Alex & Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Harris A. Smith Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc ★★★ $25,000+ Accenture & Accenture Employees Air Serv Corporation Atlanta Foundation Julie & Jim Balloun BB&T Corporation Laura & Stan Blackburn CIGNA Foundation Cousins Properties Incorporated Crawford & Company Ford & Harrison LLP Jack & Anne Glenn Foundation, Inc. GMT Capital Corporation Infor Global Solutions ING Sarah & Jim Kennedy Philip I. Kent Foundation The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc.

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Continued from page 22 CHRISTMAS WITH THE ASO Thursday, December 8, at 8 pm Friday, December 9, at 8 pm Saturday, December 10, at 2 and 8 pm

Not to be missed! Forty-five years ago, Robert Shaw gave a gift for the ages to the city he loved: a visionary, four-part interpretation of the greatest story ever told. Shaw was a titan in the classical world, renowned for his choral genius and winning 14 Grammys, 1991 Kennedy Center Honors and the first Guggenheim Fellowship ever awarded to a conductor. Norman Mackenzie presides over the 45th-anniversary edition of this timeless event, with the Orchestra and the Chorus, Morehouse College Glee Club, and Gwinnett Young Singers. If the sound of 400+ singers and musicians united in perfect harmony doesn’t invigorate your holiday spirit, you may want to check your pulse.

A VERY MERRY HOLIDAY POPS Friday, December 16, at 8 pm Saturday, December 17, at 2 and 8 pm

In his annual variety show of shows, Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski uncoils his famed Whip Concerto, a.k.a. Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, and welcomes Montego Glover, a native of Macon and Tony Award nominee for her role in the musical Memphis, and 44 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/aso.org

singer-pianist Tony DeSare, a jazz pianist and singer from the Michael Bublé school of suave who was named Downbeat Magazine’s Rising Star of 2009. Add a dancing Santa, a reveling drum line and a pair of exuberant choruses from Walton and Lassiter high schools, and you get Atlanta’s merriest-go-round.

Krajewski is understandably excited about this year’s concert. “Montego is going to sing a brand new song called ‘Bring Them Home,’” Krajewski says, “which is about remembering our military heroes who can’t be home for the holidays and hoping that they’ll all be returning safe and sound sometime soon. It’s going to be accompanied by a video showing folks in the services with their families, and I think that’s going to be a very affective sentiment at this time of year.”

HAVE YOURSELF A CELTIC LITTLE CHRISTMAS! Tuesday, December 20, at 8 pm

You love ‘em and the Orchestra has ‘em!

The four remarkable women of Celtic Woman grace Atlanta for one incredible evening — one of only 13 dates on the vocal powerhouse’s first-ever symphony tour. Hear your favorite Christmas songs off their chart-topping Christmas albums and DVDs, in concert with the multi

Grammy Award-winning Orchestra. Often described as “Riverdance for the voice,” Celtic Woman was co-assembled in 2004

by David Downes, who was formerly musical director for Michael Flatley’s famed Irish stage show. Combining elements of Celtic folk, classical music and adult contemporary pop, the group has gone on to enormous success, performing sold-out tours and selling over 6 million albums. Celtic Woman’s 2006 holiday album, Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration, remains one of their most popular. Performing with the Orchestra under the leadership of Irish conductor John Page, the group will perform a mixture of holiday classics and seasonal favorites from their beloved catalogue.

Nearly sold out, so get your tickets now!

NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCING & ROMANCING Saturday, December 31, at 8 pm

Michael Krajewski rings in your New Year as only he can, with sparkling music evoking the first couple of song and dance,

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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. London and Broadway stage stars Joan Hess and Kirby Ward rekindle the golden era of top hats, tuxes, and shimmering gowns as they frolic to big band classics by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern. “There are going to be lots of different styles of music and dancing going on,” says Krajewski, “from classical, ballroom, waltz and Big Band swing to various popular styles. It’s a very sophisticated, entertaining evening that we just think is the right kind of style for a New Year’s Eve concert. I enjoy giving people a real good time and a goodbye to this past year.” The evening will end at 10 pm with a traditional champagne toast in the Symphony Hall lobby, which allows the audience numerous options after the show. “They can either get themselves safely home by midnight,” Krajewski adds with a laugh, “or they can go out and party some more!”

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It feels like the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 2011-12 season has barely begun, yet the Orchestra’s Education and Community Engagement department is in full swing and already has added a number of new initiatives to its repertoire — and the continuous thread between all of these is the immeasurable impact these outreach efforts have in and beyond the Atlanta community.

“There is something uniquely powerful about music because it has the ability to touch the very core of who we are as people,” says Senior Director of Education and Community Engagement Mark Kent.

“We’re continuously trying to find new ways to reach the community and make our programs even more accessible.”

The Orchestra kicked off its new initiatives in June with a special side-by-side orchestral workshop open to local student musicians

in which 52 students participated in three days of coaching sessions, rehearsals, and a culminating performance — all while sitting next to Atlanta Symphony musicians.

“The side-by-side was a fantastic opportunity,” says Cassidy Goldblatt, a violinist with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra who participated in the workshop. “The thrill of playing with professional musicians was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I also learned an incredible amount.”

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In August, the Atlanta Symphony collaborated with the Alliance Theatre for their season-opening production, “Into the Woods,” in which the pit orchestra was composed entirely of student musicians — a rare opportunity and tremendous learning experience for the 19 young people involved.

Some of these student musicians joined the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra this year for its 37th season. They were among 314 applicants, a significantly larger pool than in past years, who applied for approximately 120 slots in the ensemble.

This year, the Youth Orchestra will work directly with Music Director Robert Spano for their March Crescendo Concert, and the student musicians also will have the opportunity to attend reading sessions with guest conductors Mei-Ann Chen and James Gaffigan and Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles, and master classes with pianist Gabriela Montero and violinists Leila Josefowicz and Gil Shaham. These star-studded offerings are a new addition to the Youth Orchestra’s programming.

The Orchestra’s Talent Development Program, whose graduates have gone on to pursue musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard School, and New England Conservatory, among others, will continue to offer top-notch musical instruction. This year, 13 Orchestra members will serve as faculty and coaches to the 25 African American and Latino musicians in the program.

But the Orchestra’s reach does not stop at budding musicians. Thousands of students will be exposed to classical music through field trips to Atlanta Symphony Hall, 50 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/aso.org

and the Orchestra’s influence will extend beyond the Woodruff Arts Center campus through Symphony Street concerts, which bring classical music into local community venues, and numerous outreach programs in which Orchestra musicians lead master classes and residencies in local schools.

Additionally, the Orchestra continues to build important partnerships throughout the community. In August, the Atlanta Symphony teamed up with the Atlanta Braves for the first Music Appreciation Night at Turner Field. The evening included an instrument petting zoo and music education panel discussion — free to all ticketholders — and the Youth Orchestra performed the National Anthem prior to the start of the game.

Other collaborations include continued work with the Atlanta Music Project and the Latin American Association.

Just recently, an ensemble of Orchestra musicians performed at an event celebrating the Independence of Mexico hosted by the Office of the Consulate General of Mexico and the Instituto de Mexico. The Orchestra is also deeply involved with the Georgia Humanities Council and the Smithsonian Institute for their “New Harmonies Project,” a traveling exhibit about American music.

“This is only the beginning,” says Kent. “At the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, we believe every citizen deserves the opportunity to explore their world and realize their fullest potential through the power of music. We have so many opportunities at our fingertips to become even more deeply involved in, and available to, the community.”

Kimberly Nogi is publicist at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

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Holiday concerts Handel’s Messiah December 1/3 Thu: 8pm/Sat: 8pm Bach: Magnificat Norman Mackenzie, conductor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus

Christmas with the ASO December 8/9/10 Thu/Fri: 8pm/Sat: 2 & 8pm Norman Mackenzie, conductor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus Morehouse College Glee Club Gwinnett Young Singers

ASO Gospel Christmas December 2/3 Fri: 8pm/Sat: 2pm Chelsea Tipton II, conductor Orchestra Gospel Chorus

A Very Merry Holiday Pops December 16/17 Fri: 8pm/Sat: 2 & 8pm Michael Krajewski, conductor Tony DeSare, Montego Glover, vocalists Lassiter & Walton High Choruses

ASO Kid’s Christmas December 4/11 Sun: 1:30 & 3:30pm with Chris van Allsburg’s Polar Express, music by Rob Kapilow Jere Flint, conductor Lee Harper Dancers Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra

HAVE YOURSELF A CELTIC LITTLE CHRISTMAS! December 20 Tues: 8pm Celtic Woman with the ASO John Page, conductor ASO New Year’s Eve Dancing & Romancing December 31 Sat: 8pm Michael Krajewski, conductor Joan Hess & Kirby Ward, vocalists and dancers

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staff Administrative Staff Executive Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D. President Brien Faucett Administrative Assistant to the President’s Office Evans Mirageas Director of Artistic Planning

Education & Community Engagement (cont.)

Janice Crews Professional Learning Teaching Artist Tiffany I.M. Jones Education Sales Associate

DEVELOPMENT Sandy Smith Vice President for Development Rebecca Abernathy Development Services Coordinator Zachary Brown Director of ADMINISTRATION Volunteer Services FINANCE & John Sparrow ADMINISTRATION Corey Cowart Vice President Director of Donald F. Fox for Orchestra Initiatives Corporate Relations Executive Vice President & General Manager for Business Operations Janina Edwards Mala Sharma & Chief Financial Officer Grants Consultant Assistant to the Shannon McCown Ashley Krausen Vice President Assistant to the Special Events Coordinator for Orchestra Initiatives Executive Vice President Jessica Langlois & General Manager for Business Operations Director of Leadership Gifts Julianne Fish & Chief Financial Officer & Planned Giving Orchestra Manager Susan Ambo Sarah Levin Nancy Crowder Vice President of Finance Volunteer Project Manager Operations/Rental Kim Hielsberg Stephanie Malhotra Events Coordinator Director of Financial Director of Development Carol Wyatt Planning & Analysis & Education Services Executive Assistant April Satterfield Melissa Muntz to the Music Director Senior Accountant Development Coordinator & Principal Guest Peter Dickson Toni Paz Conductor Staff Accountant Director of Individual Giving Jeffrey Baxter Michael Richardson Barbara Saunders Choral Administrator Venues Analyst Director of Ken Meltzer Stephen Jones Foundation Relations ASO Insider Symphony Store Manager Meredith Schnepp & Program Annotator Prospect Research Officer ASO Presents Russell Williamson Tammie Taylor Orchestra Personnel Manager Clay Schell Vice President, Programming Assistant to the Susanne Watts VP for Development Trevor Ralph Assistant Orchestra General Manager and Senior Sarah Zabinski Personnel Manager Director of Operations Individual Giving Manager Paul Barrett Holly Clausen Senior Production Director of Marketing Stage Manager Keri Musgraves Richard Carvlin Promotions Manager Stage Manager Lisa Eng Lela Huff Graphic Artist Assistant Stage Manager Chastain Park Amphitheater Education & Community Engagement Tanner Smith Program Director Mark B. Kent Senior Director of Education Verizon Wireless & Community Engagement Amphitheatre at Melanie Darby Encore Park Director of Education Katie Daniel Programming VIP Sales Manager Ahmad Mayes Jenny Pollock Community Programs Operations Manager Coordinator Rebecca Simmons Nicole Bird Box Office Manager Education Program Deborah Honan Coordinator Customer Service Manager & Venue Rental Coordinator

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MARKETING & CONCERT PROMOTIONS Charles Wade Vice President for Marketing & Symphony Pops Alesia Banks Director of Customer Service & Season Tickets Ted Caldwell Group & Corporate Sales Assistant Meko Hector Marketing Production Manager Jennifer Jefferson Director of e-Business & Interactive Media Melanie Kite Subscription Office Manager Shelby Moody Group & Corporate Sales Manager Seth Newcom Database Administrator Kimberly Nogi Publicist Robert Phipps Publications Director Melissa A. E. Sanders Senior Director, Communications Christine Saunders Group & Corporate Sales Associate Karl Schnittke Publications Editor Robin Smith Subscription & Education Sales Rachel Trignano Manager of Broad Based Giving Russell Wheeler Director of Group & Corporate Sales Christina Wood Director of Marketing

general info LATE SEATING Latecomers are seated at the discretion of house management. Reserved seats are not guaranteed after the performance starts. Latecomers 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 $1,750 annually to become members of this private salon for cocktails and dining on concert evenings — private rentals available. Call 404.733.4860.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Concert Hotline 404.733.4949 (Recorded information) 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

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2 Supportive Seminar Joseph Conyers, formerly a bassist with the Atlanta Symphony and now with the Philadelphia Orchestra addresses members of the Youth Orchestra, Talent Development Program and the North Atlanta High School Orchestra last month.

3 And The Winners Are… The Siemens Corporate Team snagged First Place Gross Score at October 3rd’s AirTran Classic Golf Tournament which benefitted the Orchestra’s Education and Community Engagement programs and initiatives. The victorious foursome (left to right: Ken Yates, Rick Myers, Scott McDonald and Jeff Broomfield).

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1 Front and Center! Robert Spano and soprano Christine Brewer raised their arms – and the roof of Symphony Hall – in a program of Wagner Ring highlights and Beethoven’s Ninth in the opening weekend of the season.

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