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GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS August 4-7 | Book 6
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Welcome back! We are thrilled to once again fill Millennium Park with the glorious sound of music. I know for so many people, there’s nothing quite like this concert series—the music, the architecture, the spectacular scenery, and the wonder of experiencing all these things as a community. And that’s what it’s all about. While many of us were music lovers first, we’ve all come to understand the unmatched power of experiencing music with others. The Grant Park Music Festival is one of a kind in that respect; it’s the only annual festival of orchestral and choral music in the United States that invites the community to come together, free of charge. This is the place for Chicagoans to gather, kick off their shoes, reconnect with people and marvel at this unique city. And I don’t have to remind anyone that it’s been a while since we’ve been able to do that. With Carlos Kalmar, Christopher Bell and the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, we jumpstart the cultural life in downtown Chicago. And what a lineup! It’s a range of musical offerings from choral masterworks to family programming to classic favorites. Meanwhile the Festival’s gifted young professionals—our Project Inclusion fellows—are bringing an inspired program of string quartet music by women and BIPOC composers to neighborhood parks. That all these concerts are the first live performances that people have been able to share in more than a year makes them especially poignant. Thank you for joining us here on Chicago’s lakefront. If you can, please do some shopping, some dining, visit a museum and join us in helping to further our city’s reawakening. My thanks to our members, donors, staff, musicians, and board of directors who’ve made our return to Millennium Park a reality. Enjoy tonight’s concert. Tell your friends about us. And come again.
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GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA
Carlos Kalmar, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Violin I Jeremy Black, concertmaster Dayna Hepler, assistant concertmaster* Jennifer Cappelli Injoo Choi Dima Dimitrova Pauli Ewing† Hyewon Kim Matthew Lehmann Jayna Park Rika Seko Karen Sinclair Bonnie Terry Jeanine Wynton Krzysztof Zimowski Violin II Liba Shacht, principal Laura Miller, assistant principal Alexander Belavsky Ying Chai Ran Cheng† Karl Davies Ann Lehmann Cristina Muresan Kjersti Nostbakken Irene Radetzky Michael Shelton Thomas Yang
Double Bass Colin Corner, principal Jon McCullough-Benner, assistant principal Andrew Anderson John Floeter Timothy Shaffer Chris White Flute Mary Stolper, principal Alyce Johnson Jennifer Lawson, assistant principal Piccolo Jennifer Lawson Oboe Nathan Mills, principal* Anne Bach, acting principal Kevin Pearl† Lindsay Flowers† English Horn Margaret Butler, acting assistant principal†
Clarinet Dario Brignoli, principal Trevor O’Riordan Viola Gene Collerd, assistant Terri Van Valkinburgh, principal principal Yoshihiko Nakano, assistant principal Bass Clarinet Elizabeth Breslin Gene Collerd Patrick Brennan Amy Hess Bassoon Marlea Simpson Eric Hall, principal* Rebecca Swan Carin Miller Packwood, acting principal† Cello Catherine Chen, Walter Haman, principal acting principal† Peter Szczepanek, Nicole Haywood, assistant principal assistant principal Calum Cook Larry Glazier Contrabassoon Steven Houser Michael Davis* Eric Kutz Martin Gordon† Eran Meir Mark Romatz† Linc Smelser
French Horn Jonathan Boen, principal Stephanie Blaha, assistant principal Neil Kimel Brett Hodge Robert Johnson Trumpet David Gordon, principal Channing Philbrick* William Denton, assistant principal Michael Myers* Michael Brozick† Billy Hunter, Jr.† Trombone Daniel Cloutier, principal Jeremy Moeller, assistant principal Bass Trombone Graeme Mutchler Tuba Andrew Smith, principal Timpani Daniel Karas, principal Percussion Joel Cohen, acting principal Doug Waddell, acting assistant principal Harp Kayo Ishimaru-Fleisher, principal Keyboards Andrea Swan, principal* Orchestra Librarian Michael Shelton, principal Project Inclusion Fellows Allison Lovera, violin Pablo Sanchez, violin Edwardo Rios, viola Cole Randolph, cello * denotes leave-of-absence † denotes seasonal substitute
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CARLOS KALMAR
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar has been Principal Conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival since 2000, and was named Artistic Director in 2011. Under Kalmar’s leadership, the Grant Park Music Festival has become one of the world’s preeminent classical music festivals, and his role has been essential in shaping its artistic vision. In May 2021, Kalmar was named Director of Orchestral and Conducting Programs and Principal Conductor of the Cleveland Institute of Music. He previously served as music director of the Oregon Symphony for nearly 20 years, and served as the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Spanish Radio/Television Orchestra and Choir in Madrid as well as the Music Director for the Hamburg Symphony, the Stuttgart Philharmonic, Vienna’s Tonkünstler Orchestra, and the Anhaltisches Theater in Dessau, Germany. Kalmar The position of Artistic keeps an active schedule conducting in concert Director and Principal Conductor is partially halls and opera houses around the world. Carlos underwritten by a generous Kalmar is Uruguayan-Austrian and lives in the gift from Sage Foundation. United States.
CHRISTOPHER BELL Chorus Director
Christopher Bell has served as Chorus Director of the Grant Park Chorus since 2002 and conducts the orchestra and chorus for several concerts each summer. During his tenure, he and the chorus have been recipients of the coveted Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence given by Chorus America, as well as glowing reviews from both critics and audiences alike. In 2013, Bell won the Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art. Largely responsible for the formation of the National Youth Choir of Scotland in 1996, he has been its Artistic Director ever since. Between 2007 and 2018 Bell was chorus director of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, and between 2018 and 2020 he was Artistic Director of the Washington The position of Chorus. Bell was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Chorus Director is Music from the Royal Conservatoire in Scotland in partially underwritten 2012 in recognition of his contribution to performing by a generous gift from Joyce Saxon. arts in Scotland. In 2015, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Aberdeen.
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GRANT PARK CHORUS
Christopher Bell, Chorus Director Soprano Laura Lynch Anderson Alyssa Bennett Bethany Clearfield Nathalie Colas Kaitlin Foley Saira Frank Katherine Gray-Noon Katelyn Lee Rosalind Lee Hannah Dixon McConnell Susan Nelson Angela Presutti Korbitz Alexia Rivera Emily Sinclair Catherine Spitzer* Sarah van der Ploeg Sherry Watkins Alto Lindsey Adams Melissa Arning Rebekah Kirsten Askeland Hannah Busch Julie DeBoer Stacy Eckert Margaret Fox Ilana Goldstein Carla Janzen Chelsea Lyons Amy Pickering* Sarah Ponder Emily Price Suzanne A. Shields Cassidy Smith Corinne Wallace-Crane
Tenor Madison Bolt Hoss Brock Erich Buchholz John J. Concepcion Ace Gangoso Klaus Georg Tyler Lee Stephen D. Noon Peder Reiff Matthew W. Schlesinger Joe Shadday Aaron Short Peter J. Sovitzky Alan Taylor Eric West Bass Derek Boemler* Ryan J. Cox Dominic German Robert Heitzinger Jan Jarvis Woo Chan Lee* Eric Miranda John E. Orduña Wilbur Pauley Martin Lowen Poock Dan Richardson Stephen Richardson Benjamin D. Rivera Scott Uddenberg Ronald Watkins Accompanist Paul Nicholson * denotes leave of absence
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PROJECT INCLUSION STRING QUARTET We’re thrilled to welcome a new class of Project Inclusion fellows this summer. In partnership with the Chicago Sinfonietta, Project Inclusion is a unique artist development opportunity for string players of color aimed at increasing diversity and guiding young professionals toward successful careers in music. Each year outstanding young musicians are selected by the Festival to rehearse and perform with the Grant Park Orchestra, and receive one-on-one mentoring from seasoned professionals. Performing in parks around the city, the Project Inclusion fellows serve as an integral part of the Festival’s summer line-up.
MEET THE FELLOWS
Allison Lovera Violin
Pablo Sanchez Violin
Edwardo Rios Viola
Cole Randolph Cello
Coming to a Park Near You! Project Inclusion String Quartet concerts at six parks this summer Thursdays at 6:30, July 15 -August 19 gpmf.org
2021 GRANT PARK ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Adam Grais, Board Chair Kate Donaldson, Vice Chair LaRue Robinson, Secretary Jerry Goldstone, Treasurer Paul Winberg, President and CEO
DIRECTORS Peter M. Ascoli
Michael S. Ferrell
Sheli Z. Rosenberg
Amy Lee Boonstra
Chantal E. Forster
Brian Sedlak
Vern Broders
Paul E. Freehling
Stephen Smith
Penny Brown
Eileen Friestad
Jason Spigner
Cari Bucci Hulings
Freddi L. Greenberg
Curtis J. Tarver, II
Robert J. Buford
Tom Hanson
Maureen Sullivan Taylor
Michaelle Burstin
Ann Hickey
Beatrice Mensah Tayui
Margaret M. Cameron
Sandra Kamin
Lisa Tesarik
Michael W. Cusick
Tim King
Andria van der Merwe
Nancy Dehmlow
Jill Mueller
David Whitney
Rhoda Sweeney Drucker
Julian Oettinger
Virginia Willcox
James B. Fadim
Thomas B. Orlando
Karen Zupko
PAST CHAIRS Stephen Smith, 2016-2020 Chuck Kierscht, 2013-2016 Beth Rodriguez, 2010-2012 Fred Brandstrader, 2008-2009 Melinda McMullen, 2001-2007
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STAFF PRESIDENT AND CEO
Paul Winberg
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR
Carlos Kalmar
CHORUS DIRECTOR
Christopher Bell
DEVELOPMENT CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Emily Canham
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Jennifer Nahn
SPECIAL EVENTS ASSISTANTS
ARTISTIC GENERAL MANAGER
Chris Collins
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER
Linda Oper
CHORUS PERSONNEL MANAGER
Melissa Hilker
ARTISTIC ASSISTANTS
Jesse Bruer Osiris Ramos
SCORE READER
Jordan Thomas
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
Hilary Mercer
ARTISTIC/EDUCATION ASSISTANT
Kate McDuffie LIBRARIAN
Michael Shelton MUSIC LIBRARY ASSISTANTS
Laura Adkins Allie Chambers
COVER LIBRARIAN
Eliza Bangert
Tisha Grudzien Tammy Owins
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Hannah Lehman
PRODUCTION KOBOTECH, INC.: PRESIDENT
Dan Kobayashi MANAGING DIRECTOR
MARKETING AND PATRON SERVICES
Leigh Levine
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Ellen Willett
Jill Hurwitz
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Alexis Lacey
PATRON SERVICES ASSISTANTS
Andrea Kennard Tab Mocherman
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Hazel Lewis
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Lorianne Trephibio Amalie Vega TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Skye Fort
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Jenna Thiel
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MARKETING MANAGER
David Dragovich Spencer Batho
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PROJECT INCLUSION AUDIO SUPERVISOR
Noel Morris
Alaina Bartkowiak
Giselle Castro
DEPUTY FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER
PROJECT INCLUSION STAGE MANAGER
GROUP SALES
SOUND SYSTEM TECHNICIANS
Matt Willer
Tami Manton Group Theater Tix
Tyia Morgan
Jonathan Laney John Lisiecki Alexander McIntire Jessica O’Neal Chris Willis Jim Frazier
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GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS Carlos Kalmar Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Christopher Bell Chorus Director Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Jay Pritzker Pavilion
FROM IRELAND WITH LOVE Grant Park Chorus Christopher Bell, conductor Kuang-Hao Huang, piano arr. Ēriks Ešenvalds Danny Boy
arr. Earlene Rentz To Work Upon the Railway
Charles Villiers Stanford Three Motets Justorum animae Coelos ascendit hodie Beati quorum via
arr. Joseph Martin The Last Rose of Summer
David Fennessy chOirland Seán Doherty I am the World (American premiere)
arr. Craig Courtney Three Irish Folksongs Wearing of the Green Down by the Salley Gardens The Rakes of Mallow
Michael McGlynn Aisling
arr. Desmond Earley The Parting Glass
arr. Mark Sirett The Wild Rover
arr. Erik Jones I’ll Tell My Ma
arr. Teena Chinn Irish Eyes are Smiling
arr. Leslie Hewlett Paddy McGinty’s Goat
Major support for this concert is generously provided by American Accents Series Sponsor AbelsonTaylor and Walter E. Heller Foundation with a grant given in memory of Alyce DeCosta.
This concert is being broadcast live on 98.7WFMT and streamed live at wfmt.com. Week 6
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Grant Park Chorus Christopher Bell, Chorus Director The Grant Park Chorus was formed in 1962 by Thomas Peck, who led the group until his passing in 1994. His protégé, Michael Cullen, took up the reins until 1997, after which the Chorus worked with a series of prominent guest conductors until 2002 when an international search identified the current chorus director, Christopher Bell. In a typical year, Bell oversees a chorus of more than 100 singers, along with the Project Inclusion Vocal Fellows, a unique professional development program designed to increase diversity in the field of choral music. Bell prepares all of the Festival’s choral programs and conducts the orchestra and chorus in several concerts throughout the season. Winners of the 2006 Margaret Hillis Award for artistic excellence, the Grant Park Chorus is a fully professional ensemble with a majority of the vocalists working and living in Illinois. In addition to making frequent solo appearances and holding teaching positions in music schools, universities and private studios across the Chicago area, members of the Grant Park Chorus perform with ensembles such as Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago a cappella, and the Chicago Symphony Chorus. In 2012, the Grant Park Chorus celebrated its 50th anniversary season with the commercial recording Songs of Smaller Creatures and Other American Choral Works. During the 2021 Grant Park Music Festival, the Chorus has played a prominent part in the season’s offerings at Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion, with all featured soloists coming from within the ranks of the Chorus—a testament to the depth of talent of the celebrated ensemble. The Chorus will again take the stage on Wednesday, August 18th to perform music by Franz Schubert and Benjamin Britten, and over the following weekend (August 20 & 21) to perform the rarely heard Dettingen Te Deum by George Frideric Handel.
Christopher Bell warms up the chorus with a couple jokes.
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THE BOUNTY OF IRISH MUSIC This concert is drawn from the traditional music of Irish choral repertoire with a fresh take on the theme featuring contemporary settings by modern composers. The musical breadth is well represented in this collection of standards. Historically, the music of Ireland finds its roots in a variety of forms. Coupled with the unique sounds of instruments like the banjo or fiddle, the distinct nature of the genre is further accentuated. What makes this concert unique is that it features the chorus. In Irish culture, music has always played an important role in fostering a sense of hope and joy. Opening the program is a setting of the timeless melody “O Danny Boy” by Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977). Based on the famous text (1913) by the English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly, “O Danny Boy” is most often paired as it is here with the traditional tune Londonderry Air. Featuring a variety of soloists supported by the sustained lines of the chorus, there is a feeling of sentimentality that captures the theme of the program immediately. Of course folk song is but one aspect of Irish music. This evening’s concert also features contemporary and sacred works, including Three Motets by the ‘elder statesman’ of the group: Charles Villiers Stanford. Stanford was an organist, music teacher and conductor who wrote a variety of works from operas to songs to symphonies to string quartets. The inclusion of his Three Motets on this program is a stark contrast to the secular pieces to follow. Rounding out the program is a bouquet of popular Irish standards arranged by various people including Mark Sirett, Leslie Hewlett, Earlene Rentz, Teena Chinn, Craig Courtney, and Desmond Earley, and ending with Erik Jones’ playful setting of the Irish children’s song “I’ll Tell My Ma.” Of special interest is the inclusion of the setting by Joseph Martin (b. 1959). A composer whose works are a staple of church choral libraries around the world, it is a wonderful contrast to see his music in this program of mostly secular works for chorus with his setting of “The Last Rose of Summer.” Martin explained: “I arranged ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ following a wonderful trip to Ireland. It is one of those quintessential love songs that tickles the ear and touches the heart. The song was actually composed by the great Irish songwriter Thomas Moore. Moore based his ballad after a traditional Irish Air called “The Groves of Blarney.” The arching contours of this time-honored song are expressive and filled with deep beauty. In my arrangement I hoped to let the timeless message of life and love speak with gentle grace and sincerity!” A lovingly themed program built around conductor Christopher Bell—an Irishman himself—this choral concert presents thoughtfully selected music from a wide range of repertoire that is certain to conjure a spirit of both nostalgia and delight. @2021 Patrick D. McCoy
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SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD (1852-1924) THREE MOTETS (c. 1892) The Dublin-born composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford became organist at Trinity College, Cambridge and went on to teach at the Royal College of Music. A force in advancing the cause of English music during his lifetime, he composed in a myriad of styles, but is perhaps best known for his choral works in the high Anglican tradition. His Three Motets were published in 1905, but were probably written in 1892. They are dedicated to his successor at Trinity, organist Alan Gray, and the College choir. The first motet, “Justorum animae” is based on a verse from the Book of Wisdom. The second piece, “Coelos ascendit hodie,” was written for Ascensiontide or Ascension Day, and “Beati quorum via” is drawn from Psalm 119. DAVID FENNESSY (b. 1976) chOirland (2002) In the composer’s words, “All the words in chOirland are nonsense lyrics taken from the choruses of traditional Irish songs and ballads. I didn’t grow up singing these songs and traditional music was never a big part of my musical life. In fact, it seems the only time I ever hear them now is when I’m in Irish bars here in Britain or in Irish gift shops where, almost inaudibly, they gently prod with their shillelagh sticks at my Irisho’meter, sometimes resulting in an impromptu jig or reel or my standing on a chair and reciting the great speeches of Wolfe Tone. I kind of like my Irish badge, though—all leafy, greeny, plasticky—and play along with its tomfoolery more than I probably ought to. But, like an old friend who I take for granted, I’m sometimes mean to it and end up taking the Mick—to be sure, to be sure.” SEÁN DOHERTY (b. 1987) I AM THE WORLD (2019) Written for the World Youth Choir on the occasion of their 30th anniversary, “I am the World” is a celebration of diversity and the universal nature of song. The text by Dora Sigerson Shorter is inspired by The Song of Amergin, an ancient Irish poem, and compares and connects oneself to the wonders of nature. Doherty perfectly captures these elements in spectacular fashion with enchanting rhythmic and harmonic brushstrokes. Quieter sensitive sections are contrasted with moments of grandeur creating an engaging journey from start to end. MICHAEL MCGLYNN (b. 1964) AISLING (1993) In the composer’s words, “Aisling (pronounced ASH ling) is the Irish word for a dream. That actually was the original concept for it—the concept of something which is evocative of a dream state. But nothing I do is really that simple. I’m not really in to cuddly Celtic stuff at all. My view in it was that an aisling was also a political statement where a representation of the Irish state comes and tells the poet that he must fight. It’s almost like a Deus ex machina, something which comes out of another realm to entice the poet to do something. Although it is the Irish word for a dream, it has a political and quite a dark connotation to it. And there is a darkness to the melodic line.” 4
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arr. Ēriks Ešenvalds Danny Boy (Frederic Edward Weatherly) O Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling from glen to glen and down the mountainside. The summer’s gone, and all the roses falling, It’s you, it’s you must go and you must bide. But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow or all the valley’s hushed and white with snow, Yes I’ll be here in sunshine or in shadow, O Danny Boy, O Danny Boy, I love you so.
But when I come, and all the flow’rs are dying If I am dead, as dead I well may be, I’ll come and find the place where you are lying and kneel and say an “Ave” there for me. And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me and all my grave will warmer, sweeter be for you will bend and tell me that you love me, and I shall sleep in peace until you come to me.
Kaitlin Foley, soprano soloist Dan Richardson, bass soloist Charles Villiers Stanford Three Motets Justorum Animae (Wisdom, III.) Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt, et non tanget illos tormentum malitiae. Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori, illi autem sunt in pace.
The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of malice shall not touch them: in the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace.
Coelos Ascendit Hodie (“Gen Himmel aufgefahren ist”) Coelos ascendit hodie, Jesus Christus Rex gloriae, Alleluia! Sedet ad Patris dexteram, Gubernat coelum et terram, Alleluia! Jam finem habent omnia, Patris Davidis carmina, Alleluia! Jam Dominus cum Domino, Sedet in Dei solio, Alleluia! In hoc triumpho maximo, Benedicamus Domino, Alleluia! Laudatur Sancta Trinitas, Deo dicamus gratias, Alleluia! Amen.
Today Jesus Christ, the King of glory, has ascended into the heavens, Alleluia! He sits at the Father’s right hand, ruling heaven and earth, Alleluia! Now are David’s songs fulfilled, now is the Lord with his Lord, Alleluia! He sits upon the royal throne of God, in this his greatest triumph, Alleluia! Let us bless the Lord: let the Holy Trinity be praised, Alleluia! Let us give thanks to the Lord, Alleluia! Amen.
Beati Quorum Via (Psalm 119) Beati quorum via integra est, qui ambulant in lege Domini.
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Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
David Fennessy chOirland Alexia Rivera, soprano soloist Emily Price, alto soloist Seán Doherty I Am The World (Dora Sigerson Shorter) I am the song, that rests upon the cloud; I am the sun: I am the dawn, the day, the hiding shroud, When dusk is done.
I shall not hear; Nor shall the rosy shoots to eyes grown blind Again appear.
I am the changing colours of the tree; The flower uncurled: I am the melancholy of the sea; I am the world.
I shall arise, and like a shooting star Slip from my place; So lingering see the old world from afar Revolve in space.
Of song and shine, of changing leaf apart, Of bud uncurled: With all the senses pulsing at my heart, I am the world.
And know more things than all the wise may know Till all be done; Till One shall come who, breathing on the stars, Blows out the sun.
One day the song that drifts upon the wind Michael McGlynn Aisling Katherine Young Steele, oboe arr. Mark Sirett The Wild Rover I’ve been a wild rover for many a year, And I spent all my money on whiskey and beer, And now I’m returnin’ with gold in great store, And I never will play the wild rover no more. Refrain: And it’s no, nay, never, No nay never no more, Will I play the wild rover No never, no more. I went to an ale-house I used to frequent, And I told the landlady my money was spent. I asked her for credit, she answered me “Nay, Such a custom as yours I could have any day.”
Then out o’ my pocket I took sov’reigns bright, And the landlady’s eyes opened wide with delight. She said, “I have whiskey and wines of the best, And the words that I spoke, they were only in jest.” I’ll go home to my parents, confess what I’ve done, And I’ll ask them to pardon their prodigal son. And if they caress me as oft’ times before, Sure I never will play the wild rover no more.
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arr. Leslie Hewlett Paddy McGinty’s Goat Mister Patrick McGinty, an Irishman of note, came into a fortune so bought himself a goat. Said he, “sure of goat’s milk, I mean to have me fill” but when he brought the Nanny home he found it was a Bill. And now all the ladies who live in Killaloo are all wearing bustles like their mothers used to do. They each wore a bolster beneath their petticoat and leave the rest in providence and Paddy McGinty’s goat. Nora McCarthy the knot was going to tie; she washed all her bloomers and hung them out to dry. Then up came the goat and he saw the bits of white; he chewed up all her patterns and on her wedding night, she said, “Turn out the lights, quick!” And shouted out to Pat, “Although I’m your bride, sure, I’m not worth lookin’ at. I’d got two of ev’rything I told you when I wrote, but now I’ve one of nothing left thro’ Paddy McGinty’s goat.” Off the west coast of Ireland one morning there was seen as plain as any pipes on a German submarine, The coast guard Mahoney fell over in a fit and now, says Paddy McGinty’s goat, “It’s time to do me bit.” He jumped in the water as frisky as a whale,
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swam ‘round the U-boat waggin’ his little tail. He upped with his horns and he stuck them in the boat and sent the Hun to Heligoland did Paddy McGinty’s Goat. Mickey Riley went to the races t’other day, won a twenty pound note and shouted, “Hip Hooray!” He held up the note yellin’, “Look at what I got!” The goat came up and grabbed it and swallowed all the lot. “He’s eaten up me bank note,” said Mickey with a jump. They ran for the doctor, he brought a stomach pump. They pumped and they pumped for that twenty pound note, but all they got was sixpence out of Paddy McGinty’s goat. Now old Paddy’s goat had a monstrous appetite, and one day for breakfast he ate some dynamite. A whole box of matches he swallowed all serene, and then he went and gobbled up a quart of kerosene. He sat by the fireside, he didn’t give a hang, swallowed a spark and exploded with a bang! So if you go to heaven you can bet your bottom note that the angel with the whiskers on is Paddy McGinty’s goat!
arr. Earlene Rentz To Work Upon The Railway In eighteen hundred forty-one, I put cord’roy breeches on to work upon the railway. Fillimioorieyeriay, to work upon the railway. In eighteen hundred forty-two, I left the old world for the new, I left the luck that brought me through to work upon the railway.
Fillimioorieye, Fillimiooriay, to work upon the railway. It’s go do this and go do that, I’ve had enough of this and that, I’ve nothing but an old straw hat to work upon the railway. Fillimioorieyeriay, to work upon the railway.
arr. Joseph Martin The Last Rose Of Summer (Thomas Moore) ‘Tis the last rose of summer, left blooming alone. All her lovely companions are faded and gone. No flower of her kindred, no rosebud is nigh to reflect back her blushes, or give sigh for sigh. I’ll not leave thee, thou lone one, to pine on the stem. Since the lovely are sleeping, go, sleep thou with them. Thus kindly, I scatter thy leaves
o’er the bed where thy mates of the garden lie scentless and dead. So soon may I follow, when friendships decay; and from love’s shining circle the gems drop away. When true hearts lie wither’d, and fond ones are flown, oh, who would inhabit this bleak world alone? ‘Tis the last rose of summer, left blooming all alone.
Bethany Clearfield, soprano soloist arr. Teena Chinn Irish Eyes are Smiling My Wild Irish Rose, the sweetest flow’r that grows. You may search ev’rywhere, but none can compare with my Wild Irish Rose. My Wild Irish Rose, the dearest flow’r that grows. And some day for my sake, she may let me take the bloom from my Wild Irish Rose. “Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, too-ra-loo-ra-li, too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, hush now, don’t you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, too-ra-loo-ra-li, too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, that’s an Irish lullaby.” When Irish eyes are smiling, sure it’s like a morn in Spring. In the lilt of Irish laughter you can hear the angels sing. When Irish hearts are happy, all the world seems bright and gay, and when Irish eyes are smiling sure they steal your heart away.
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arr. Craig Courtney Three Irish Folk Songs Wearing Of The Green (Dion Boucicault) O, Paddy, dear, and did you hear the news that’s going round, The shamrock is forbid by law to grow on Irish ground. Saint Patrick’s Day no more to keep, his color can’t be seen, For there’s a bloody law against the wearing of the green.
When the law can stop the blades of grass from growing as they grow, And when the leaves in summertime, their verdure dare not show, Then will I change the color that I wear in my *caubeen; But till that day, please God, I’ll stick to wearing of the green.
I met with Napper Tandy, and he took me by the hand, and he said: “How’s poor old Ireland, and how does she stand?” She’s the most distressful country that ever you have seen; They’re hanging men and women for the wearing of the green.
But if at last our color should be torn from Ireland’s heart, Her sons with shame and sorrow from the dear old soil will part; I’ve heard whisper of a land that lies beyond the rolling sea, Where rich and poor stand equal in the light of freedom’s day.
Then since the color we must wear is England’s cruel red, Sure Ireland’s sons will ne’er forget the blood that they have shed; You may take the shamrock from your hat, and cast it on the sod, But ‘twill take root and flourish still tho’ underfoot ‘tis trod.
O Erin, must we leave you, driven by the tyrant’s hand? Must we ask a mother’s welcome from a strange and distant land, Where the cruel Cross of England shall nevermore be seen; And where, please God, we’ll live and die, still wearing of the green *caubeen = Gaelic for hat
Down By The Salley Gardens (W.B. Yeats) Down by the salley gardens, my love and I did meet. She passed the salley gardens with little snow white feet. She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree, But I being young and foolish, with her did not agree. In a field down by the river, my love and I did stand,
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And on my leaning shoulder, she laid her snow white hand. She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the *weirs, But I was young and foolish, and now I am full of tears. *weir = a dam in a stream, used to redirect water
The Rakes Of Mallow Beauing, belleing, dancing, drinking, Breaking windows, swearing, sinking, Ever raking, never thinking, Live the Rakes of Mallow.
Living short but merry lives, Going where the devil drives, Having sweethearts, but no wives, Live the Rakes of Mallow.
Spending faster than it comes, Beating waiters, bailiffs, duns, Bacchus’ true begotten sons, Live the Rakes of Mallow.
Racking tenants, stewards teasing, Swiftly spending, slowly raising, Wishing thus to spend their days in Raking, as at Mallow.
One time nought but claret drinking, Then like politicians, thinking Raising funds when funds are sinking, Live the Rakes of Mallow.
Then to end this raking life, They get sober, take a wife, Ever after live in strife, Wishing e’er for Mallow.
arr. Desmond Earley The Parting Glass Oh, all the money that e’er I had, I spent it in good company, And of all the harm that e’er I’ve done, alas it was to none but me,
But since it falls unto my lot that I should rise and you should not, I’ll gently rise an’ softly call, Good night and joy be with you all.
And all I’ve done for want of wit to my mem’ry now I can’t recall; So fill to me your parting glass, Goodnight and joy be with you all.
A man may drink an’ not be drunk; A man may fight an’ not be slain; A man may court a pretty girl, and perhaps be welcom’d home again.
Of all the comrades that e’er I had, they’re sorry now for my goin’ away; And of all the sweethearts that e’er I had they wish me one more day to stay.
But since it has so order’d been a time to rise an’ a time to fall, Fill to me your parting glass, Goodnight and joy be with you all.
Hoss Brock, tenor soloist arr. Erik Jones I’ll Tell My Ma (Irish Children’s Song) I’ll tell my ma when I get home, the boys won’t leave the girls alone. They pull my hair, and they steal my comb, but that’s alright, ‘till I get home.
Then out she comes as white as snow, rings on her fingers and bells on her toes. Our Jenny Murry says she’ll die if she don’t get the fellow with the rovin’ eye.
She is handsome, she is pretty, she is the belle of Belfast city. She is courtin’ one, two, three, please won’t you tell me who is she?
Oh, let the wind and the rain and the hail go high with the snow come a-tumblin’ down from the sky. Oh she’s as sweet as my ma’s apple pie and she’ll soon get a new fellow by and by.
Albert Mooney says he loves her, All the boys are fightin’ for her. Knock at the door and ring the bell, hey, my true love are you well? Michael Folker, bodhrán
When she gets a lad of her own she won’t tell her ma when she gets home. Let them all come as they will, it’s Albert Mooney she loves still.
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GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS Carlos Kalmar Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Christopher Bell Chorus Director Friday, August 6, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Jay Pritzker Pavilion
SIBELIUS VIOLIN CONCERTO Grant Park Orchestra Carlos Kalmar, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin Jean Sibelius Concerto for Violin in D Minor, op. 47 Allegro moderato Adagio di molto Allegro, ma non tanto AUGUSTIN HADELICH Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, op.13, Winter Daydreams Daydreams on a Winter Journey: Allegro tranquillo Land of Gloom, Land of Mist: Adagio cantabile ma non tanto Scherzo: Allegro scherzando giocoso Finale: Andante lugubre; Allegro moderato; Allegro maestoso
This concert is presented with generous support from ComEd and sponsored by Walter E. Heller Foundation with a grant given in memory of Alyce DeCosta.
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Augustin Hadelich is one of the great violinists of our time. From Bach to Paganini, from Brahms to Bartók to Adès, he has mastered a wide-ranging and adventurous repertoire. He is often referred to by colleagues as a musician’s musician. Named Musical America’s 2018 “Instrumentalist of the Year”, he is consistently cited worldwide for his phenomenal technique, soulful approach, and insightful interpretations. He has appeared with every major orchestra in North America, including the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony. His worldwide presence has been rapidly rising with recent appearances throughout Europe, Asia, South America and more. He is winner of the 2016 Grammy Award—“Best Classical Instrumental Solo”—for his recording of Dutilleux’s Violin Concerto, L’Arbre des songes with the Seattle Symphony under Ludovic Morlot (Seattle Symphony MEDIA). A Warner Classics Artist, his most recent release is a double CD of the Six Solo Sonatas and Partitas of Johann Sebastian Bach. Born in Italy, the son of German parents, Hadelich is now an American citizen. He plays the violin “Leduc, ex-Szeryng” by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù of 1744, generously loaned by a patron through the Tarisio Trust. JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957) CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN IN D MINOR, OP. 47 (1904) Scored for: pairs of woodwinds, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, strings and solo violin Performance time: 31 minutes First Grant Park Orchestra performance: August 23, 1941, Leroy Shield, conductor with Fritz Siegal as soloist Sibelius was a failed violinist, but that never impacted his adoration of the instrument. He gushed, “...the violin took me by storm, and for the next ten years it was my dearest wish, my overriding ambition, to become a great virtuoso." Unfortunately, the composer lacked the motor skills and confidence required to perform at a soloist’s level, and later in life, developed a tremor that robbed him of his ability to play. Perhaps things did work out in the end, however, as Sibelius wrote a concerto that continues to inspire the world’s greatest violinists. Sibelius began writing his concerto in 1902, but thought about writing one long before that. He wrote to his wife that he had come up with "a marvelous opening idea,” and his wife told a friend in turn, “He has so many ideas forcing their way into his mind that he becomes quite literally dizzy.” Sibelius had synesthesia, a neurological condition in which one experiences sound as color and color as sound. Karl Ekman, Sibelius’ childhood friend and biographer, said that the composer experienced the tonal center for this concerto—D minor—as the color yellow. Sibelius’s Violin Concerto is a nod to virtuosic concerto composers of the past, but it remains true to the atmospheric and evocative orchestral writing for which Sibelius is known. Years after the concerto's completion, Sibelius advised a fellow composer on how to write large works with extended solos: “I warn you especially against long preludes and interludes, and this refers particularly to violin concertos. Think of the poor public! What enjoyment can there be in watching a stolid man, and waiting for 14 | gpmf.org
him to get busy with his Stradivarius or Guarnerius or whatever it be?” While he was still able, Sibelius played Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, in which the soloist begins the work; it is no coincidence that Sibelius began his concerto in the same manner. In the Allegro moderato, the solo violin is truly the protagonist. The movement diverts from traditional compositional structure and includes a cadenza instead of a development section. The Adagio di molto is as far from flashy as a concerto can travel. A duet for solo and orchestra written in the violin’s lowest register, it is an ode to the deepest colors of the instrument. The soloist introduces the main theme, which is mirrored back by the ensemble. There is virtuosity, but it appears in a different manifestation: extended, unrelenting vulnerability written into the soloist’s breathy, exposed violin part. Once again, Sibelius returns the solo violin to its lowest register to begin a frolicking, firework-filled theme for the final movement. Unison rhythms in the orchestra serve as a vigorous backdrop, and the ensemble and soloist take turns interpreting each theme for themselves. Sibelius never fulfilled his dream of becoming an extraordinary violinist, but of his piece, one critic wrote, “Here is one of the few concertos that speak.” Sibelius’ “dearest wish to become a great virtuoso” lives on through his concerto. Every time this music is performed, the audience hears a love letter written to the violinist Sibelius was never able to become.
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY NO. 1 IN G MINOR, OP.13, WINTER DAYDREAMS Scored for: pairs of woodwinds plus piccolo, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion and strings Performance time: 44 minutes First Grant Park Orchestra performance: August 16, 1978, Leonard Slatkin, conductor Working on his First Symphony almost drove Tchaikovsky to madness. During the writing process, he received a condemnatory review of one of his other pieces, and told a friend that after learning of its criticism, he walked around town telling himself, “I’m barren, ungifted, insignificant, good for nothing...” Seemingly motivated by his own self-loathing, Tchaikovsky worked on the symphony around the clock, and experienced hallucinations and physical symptoms, such as numbness in his extremities, that soon led to a mental breakdown. He kept composing, but vowed never to stay up all night composing ever again. In spite of all the sleepless nights required to write his First Symphony, in 1883, 17 years after its completion, Tchaikovsky wrote, “I have a soft spot for the symphony. It is full of the sins of youth, yet contains more of fundamental substance and quality than many of my subsequent works.” Nevertheless, the composer revised the work and a second version was completed in 1874. Tchaikovsky wrote to his patroness, Nadezhda von Meck, “In certain circumstances, such as a symphony, the form is taken for granted and I keep to it—but only as the large outline and proper sequence of movements. The details can be manipulated as freely as one chooses.” Tchaikovsky is not known for his compositional form; rather, he is known for his melodies, which he reimagines in myriad ways throughout this work. He provided his own subtitle for the symphony: “Winter Daydreams,” and also supplied titles for the first two movements, but revealed no specific musical details behind why he included Week 6 15
such sobriquets. The beginning movement is called “Reveries of a Winter Journey.” After the flute introduces the opening theme, another melody is heard on clarinet. Tchaikovsky’s stormy G-minor reverie reprises the melody, and the beginning theme is heard several more times before the music fades into the frigid night. The second movement, “Land of Desolation, Land of Mists,” communicates through a melancholy oboe tune. It is decorated by fluttering flute accompaniment, which would later become a trademark manner in which Tchaikovsky reinvented repetitions of his themes. Main melodies are passed from instrument to instrument, and each one’s individual colors bring another perspective to the supreme melodist’s tunes. The Scherzo, a roaming waltz, blooms into a wistful melody led by strings. Just as in the preceding movements, the main theme appears in several iterations, all treated differently; some are presented in different registers, others ornamented with contemplative support, particularly from winds. The First Symphony’s final movement is based on a version of a Russian folk song, with two main melodies intertwined throughout. Near its conclusion, another “winter daydream” emerges: this one, sunny and triumphant with its use of declamatory brass. Tchaikovsky posited, “Should not a symphony reveal those wordless urges that hide in the heart, asking earnestly for expression?” Though the longings expressed in his Symphony No. 1 are unknown, another of his musings may provide a clue: “I disagree absolutely that music cannot fully express the feelings of love. On the contrary—only music can do so.” ©2021 Laura Sauer
NEXT WEEK Wednesday, August 11 Jacques Offenbach: Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld Camille Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals Edvard Grieg: Suite from Peer Gynt Friday, August 13 and Saturday, August 14 Classic Broadway Hit songs from Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera and more
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ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS
AWARDS BENEFIT
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021 Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Reception 6pm Dinner 7pm
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Honoring
ROBERT A. WISLOW CHAIRMAN AND CO-FOUNDER PARKSIDE REALTY, INC.
Master of Ceremonies RON MAGERS Co-Chairs AMY LEE BOONSTRA KATE DONALDSON ADAM GRAIS LARUE ROBINSON
The Advocate for the Arts Award honors those who have made outstanding contributions to Chicago’s cultural landscape, investing in the life of the City—today and in the future. Join us for an evening of special performances as we celebrate great friends of the arts and raise crucial support for the Festival’s free concerts and programs in Millennium Park and across the city. For more information, please visit: www.gpmf.org/advocate-for-the-arts or call 312.553.2000
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS
The Grant Park Music Festival is grateful to the following donors for their generous support of artists, concerts, special events, and programs. Listings include gifts of $5,000 or more. AMERICAN ACCENTS SERIES SPONSOR
OFFICIAL HOTEL
FESTIVAL SPONSOR
CONCERT SPONSOR
FESTIVAL SPONSOR
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS SPONSOR
FESTIVAL SPONSOR
DIVERSE AMERICAN VOICES SERIES SPONSOR
Season Support Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Julius N. Frankel Foundation Walter E. Heller Foundation MacArthur Foundation Smart Family Foundation and Joan and Robert Feitler
Guest Artists and Orchestra Chairs Amy and Brian Boonstra Marlea Simpson, viola Jerry and Jeannette Goldstone Joyce Yang, piano Jim Goodridge and Joan Riley Eric Kutz, cello
Concert Sponsors Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Colleen and Lloyd Fry and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Lori Julian Mazza Foundation Ginger and Jim Meyer
Project Inclusion Peter and Lucy Ascoli Colleen and Lloyd Fry and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The Grais Family Barbara Dana Klein Caroline Robinson, MD, FAAD on behalf of Tone Dermatology Dr. Scholl Foundation
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Chair Sage Foundation Chorus Director Chair Joyce Saxon
Classical Campers Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. ComEd
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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners Michael P. Kelly General Superintendent & CEO
$250,000+ Chicago Park District Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events $100,000-$249,999 Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Walter E. Heller Foundation Sage Foundation Smart Family Foundation and Joan and Robert Feitler $50,000-$99,999 AbelsonTaylor Julius N. Frankel Foundation MacArthur Foundation William Blair $25,000-$49,999 BMO Harris Bank Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation ComEd Colleen and Lloyd Fry and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Mazza Foundation National Endowment for the Arts
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
$10,000-$24,999 Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. CIBC Hattie A. and Marie V. Fatz Foundation Illinois Arts Council Agency Periscope Pritzker Traubert Foundation Dr. Scholl Foundation $5,000-$9,999 Amsted Industries Foundation Henry Crown and Company Jones Day Caroline Robinson, MD, FAAD on behalf of Tone Dermatology Tawani Foundation
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IMPRESARIO SOCIETY The generosity of the Grant Park Music Festival’s Impresario Society provides annual support for the Festival’s ambitious programming, bringing world-class conductors and soloists to the stage. The Grant Park Music Festival is proud to acknowledge this distinguished group of individuals for their extraordinary support between June 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021.
IMPRESARIO TITANIUM $25,000+ Anonymous Peter and Lucy Ascoli Robert J. Buford Nancy Dehmlow Sally and Michael Feder
Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg Joyce Ruth Saxon Linda and Steve Smith Andrew and Kimberly Stephens
IMPRESARIO PLATINUM $15,000-$24,999 Anonymous Amy and Brian Boonstra Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Kate Donaldson and Ryan Whitacre James Fadim and Melissa Sage Fadim Paul and Sue Freehling Jeannette and Jerry Goldstone
IMPRESARIO GOLD $10,000-$14,999 Anonymous Vern Broders and Francia Harrington Penny Brown and Jeffrey Rappin Cari Bucci-Hulings and Sims Hulings Margaret M. Cameron and John Gibson Ann and Richard Carr Michael W. Cusick Mike and Kara Ferrell Chantal E. Forster and Michael Duff James and Eileen Friestad Nancy Garfien Stephanie and Adam Grais Nancy and Tom Hanson Kay and Malcolm Kamin Sandra Kamin
IMPRESARIO SILVER $5,000-$9,999 Julie and Roger Baskes Susan D. Bowey Michaelle Burstin and Doug Smith Joyce Chelberg Pamela Crutchfield The AMD Family Fund Janet and Craig Duchossois Sondra Berman Epstein Lewis and Mary Flint Ginny and Peter Foreman Christopher Foster and Pauline Merrill
Lori Julian Peggy and Yung Bong Lim Jim and Ginger Meyer Julian Oettinger Freddi Greenberg and Dan Pinkert Bryan Traubert and Penny Pritzker David H. Whitney and Juliana Y. Chyu Barbara Dana Klein Elise and Ron Magers Jill and Jeff Mueller Thomas B. Orlando LaRue Robinson Caroline Robinson, MD, FAAD on behalf of Tone Dermatology Brian L. Sedlak Fred Drucker and Hon. Rhoda Sweeney Drucker Angela Lustig and Dale Taylor Terry Taylor and Maureen Sullivan Taylor Lisa Tesarik Andria van der Merwe Karen Zupko and Associates
Colleen and Lloyd Fry Jim Goodridge and Joan Riley The Grainger Foundation William R. Jentes Gera-Lind Kolarik Sung Ja Lee Stephen A. MacLean Barbara and Jim MacGinnitie Greg and Alice Melchor Sandra Allen and Jim Perlow
Col. (IL) J. N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired) Maridee Quanbeck Luba Romantseva and Benjamin Blander Doris Roskin Margaret Silliker and John Ryan Cecelia Samans Lisa Skolnik Paul Winberg and Bruce Czuchna Susan and Robert Wislow Helen Zell
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Marilynn and Ronald Grais Ken and Paula Herbart David Hiller Clifford Hollander and Sharon Flynn Hollander Howard Isenberg Paula R. Kahn Marion Kierscht Judy Marth Susanna McColley and Russell Brown Dorothy Meyers Nancy Meyerson Craig and Judi Miller Dave Miller Rick Nichols and Jerry Case Bill and Jean O’Neill Allen Pavia and Janice Tomlinson Caryle and Robert Perlman Sandra and Michael Perlow Avi and Joan Porat Cynthia Stone Raskin Anita Rogers Carolyn O. Rusnak
Sandra and Earl J. Rusnak, Jr. John Sabl and Alice Young Sabl Michael and Judith Sawyier Michael Schneiderman and Jane Buckwalter Susan H. Schwartz Stephen and Susan Seder Mark and Robin Seigle Carol S. Sonnenschein Ira and Sheila Stone David J. Varnerin Elizabeth K. Ware Donna and Phillip Zarcone Barbara Zenner
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: STEVE SMITH Steve Smith grew up in a musical family and sang in “the occasional church choir,” he said, but had taken a decidedly non-musical career path. Earning his J.D. degree from The University of Chicago Law School, he eventually landed at AMSTED Industries, Inc. where he now serves as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. It wasn’t until he was invited to join the board of the Grant Park Music Festival that certain aspects of his past began to surface in unexpected ways. Steve Smith with his wife, Linda As it happens, his father, Virgil Smith, had been a professor of music with a tidy piano-tuning business on the side. Once upon a time, Virgil Smith actually tuned instruments for the Grant Park Music Festival. Fast-forward to 2013, Steve Smith joined the Festival board and became board chair (2017-2020). “It was a natural circle,” he said. “I went deeper into the music once I joined the board. And now it’s a passion.”
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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
The Grant Park Music Festival gratefully acknowledges those who have contributed to the annual fund, special events and memberships. Listings include contributors’ total giving of $500 or more received between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021.
BENEFACTOR $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (6) Beverly and Ron Adilman Susan Adler Howard Adolph Karim Ahamed Doug and Mary Claire Allvine Tom and Sudy Altholz Marcia Lazar Sarah and Vincent Anderson Anthony Barash and Terri Hanson Robin and Peter Baugher Carlos Bekerman Milt and Heide Bentley Sandra and Howard Binder Nancy and Howard Blum David and Roberta Blumenfeld Patricia Bronte Edward and Barbara Burnes Dennis Jay Carlin Rowland Chang Melinda Cheung Shevlin and Diane Ciral Shirlee and Eugene Cohen Chris Collins Harold and Marilyn Collins Cathy and Ted Davis Lynn Straus Rebecca Deaton William DeWoskin and Wendy S. Gross Leon Diamond John and Pat Dietzen Sharon Dooley and Ralph Tamura Mary and Richard Dowd Shelia Dulin Bernard and Nancy Dunkel Patrick E. and Carol J. Dwyer Win Eggers Pierre and Charlene Elian Larry and Marlene Elowe
Esther and Ron Emmerman James and Virginia Ertle Judy Feldman Roger and Eleanor Feldman Joseph Fernicola, III Gene and Honor Ferretti Elaine Fishman James and Sylvia Franklin Elizabeth Frye and Howard Sankary Stephen Gabelnick Jane Gately William Gauger Harriet Gershman Roger and Donna Godel Susan Goldman Susan and Sheldon Good Ken and Margie Granat Mark and Carolyn Grenchik Anthony and Susan Grosch Danielle and Robert Hamada Joan W. Harris Marty Hauselman Susanne Henning John and Linda Hillman James and Margot Hinchliff Larry and Sue Hochberg Sig Hoffman George Honig and Olga Weiss Thomas Hunter Tony and Myra Jeskey Sherry and Peter John Robert Kallman Arnold Kanter Jane Keane Regina Keifer Harry and Sharon Kenny William Kirchmeyer Robert Kleinschmidt James and Carol Klenk Norman Kohn Ann Kowalsky
Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr. Arthur Kroft Bruce J. Nelson and Axel Kunzmann Carol and Marvin Lader Greg and Denise Landis Kathryn Lange Stephen M. and Maria Lans Leah Laurie James Lava Carol and Wally Lennox Bernice and Edmund J. Leracz Claire Levenberg Stanley and Judith Lipnick Jo Lisowski Leslie Logsdon and Duncan Bourne Ann Lousin Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz Doretta and Robert Marwin Robert and Marilyn McClean John and Etta McKenna Harold D. McRae Sherry and Mel Lopata Ronald and Pauline Milnarik Jacqueline Miranda Leona and David Mirza Thomas L. and Rosemarie Mitchell David Moscow Elaine and Allan Muchin Peter Kachergis and Amy Munice Ted and Angie Naron John Neal John Newlin Martha Nussbaum Kyu and Cynthia Oh Thomas O’Keefe Bruce Ottley Judith Paice and John Jendras
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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
Alan Paige Geun S. and Yoo Ja Paik Mel and Lynn Pearl Howard Alport and Sherry Peller Marilyn Perno James Perry and Robert Horton Joel and Judith Perzov Phil Lumpkin and William Tedford Thomas and Betty Philipsborn Richard Pincus and Janice Linn Stewart and Evelyn Pinsof Jeanie Pollack and Fred Lane Richard and Joyce Prince Jeaneane and John Quinn Larry Rassin Hedy Ratner Patricia Rink and John Dreiske Beth and Gabriel Rodriguez Jadwiga Roguska-Kyts Raymond and Antoinette Roos Irwin and Harriet Ross Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr.
SUSTAINER $500-999 Anonymous (7) Shelley Torres and Bill Aldeen Barry Alpern Abby Anderegg Janet Murphy Anixter Naomi Aronson and David Youngerman L. Claude Aschinberg Donald and Diane Atkinson Marc Baranchik Alan Bath Donna and Robert Bauer Bill Bein Jonathon Bell Daniel Bender
Noreen and James Ryan Dr. Timothy Sanborn and Hon. Julia Nowicki (Ret.) Harold and Deloris Sanders Lynn Gilfillan and Harry Sangerman Jane and John Santogrossi Raymond and Inez Saunders Lewis and Barbara Schneider Edward and Trudy Schwartz Michael Schwartz Surendra Shah Mary Beth Shea Tom and Pam Sheffield Larry Simpson Fritz Skeen and Helen Morse Richard Skolly and Kate Feinstein Sabine Sobek Marc Stackler Lee and Norma Stern Marjorie Stinespring Brenda Bock Sussna Ana Tannebaum
George F. and Karen S. Bergstrom Barbara Blair Frances and Neal Block Pamela J. Block John and Claudia Boatright Fern Bomchill Craig Bomgaars Evelyn Bosenberg Patrick Bova and James Darby Dale Boyer and Scot O’Hara Marshall K. Brown and Louise Nora Marty Brown Alice Brunner Pedro Bukata
Charles Tausche Kimberly Taylor Susan C. Taylor Michele Thompson Peter M. Vale Henry and Ramona Valiulis Nancy Vincent John and Joan von Leesen Leonard and Mary Anne Wall Ann Wasoff Gene and Peggy Wedoff Robert and Ellen Wehofer Peter and Tina Tabachnick Weil Robert Williams and Johanna Wingelaar Joan Winstein Tom and Molly Witten Hak Wong and Mike Hess Susan Schaalman Youdovin and Charlie Shulkin Herb and Linda Young Helene Zimmer-Loew Dr. Judith R. Zito Eileen and Larry Zoll Charles and Gail Zugerman
Friedrich and Susan Burian Edward and Sandra Burkhardt Kathleen Capodice Robert and Gayle Chedister John Cipriano Mitchell Cobey and Janet Reali Jan Costenbader Angela D’Aversa Ute & Todd Doersch Christopher and Krista Dorgan Donald W. B. Drapeau Grace Drease and Chris Kleihege
Anne Egger Patricia and Robert Erickson Patrick and Nicole Fisher Geoffrey A Flick Sarah Flosi George Foster Paul Francis Hilary Freeman Dietrich Freigang Frida Freudman Malcom and Judy Gaynor Stephen and Elizabeth Geer Sandy and Frank Gelber Noel Gewarges Carl and Rosemary Gilmore
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INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
Lenore Glanz Joseph Glaser and Jessica Schneider Bill and Maureen Glass David Glickstein Lionel and Mary Go Barbra Goering Ms. Ellen Gorney Mark C. Gossett Rosemarie Guadnolo and John F. Horbath Deborah J. Gubin Karl and Barbara Gwiasda Stephen C. and Jo Ellen Ham Charles Hanusin Keith Harley Robert Heitsch Dawn E. Helwig Billy N. Hensley Bill Hinchliff Mr. Matthew Hinerfeld Avelene M. Hollins Elizabeth Ireland Joan Istrate Judy Jayne Soo Jong Daniel Justus Gilbert & Elaine Kanter Steven and Nancy Karas Judi Katz and Dan Kelly Judith L. Kaufman Robert Kohl Brian and Kelly Krob Jeffrey and Sandra Kroin Susan Kurland Dianne Larkin Robin Lavin Gloria and Don LeBoyer Peter and Judith Lederer Richard Levy
Hazel J. Lewis Levinthal Gabrielle and Knox Long Paula and Albert Madansky Lisa Manley and Christina Mitchell Marci Eisenstein and John Treece Ira Marcus Michael Markman Donna and Larry Mayer Janet McDermott James E. McPherson Marilu Meyer Britt Miller Loren R. Miller III Michael Miller and Sheila Naughten Ronald Miller Priscilla Mims Lee and Barbara Mitchell Robert and Lois Moeller Charles Moore Bryan and Kim Murphy Michael W. Myers Jen Nahn Stephen Nightingale and Elizabeth Wiley Susan Noel Elizabeth Parker and Keith Crow Todd Patterson Diane Pero Jean and Bill Peterman Janie Petkus Nick Petros Edward and Elaine Pierson Robert and Rosita Pildes Donald and Elaine Pizza Frederick and Diana Prince
Ruth Ramsey Terry and Sally Ransford Deborah Raymer Raymond and Jane Leuthold Sara Rosenbluth Harry and Mia Rubinstein Bobbie Rudnick Ray and Ann Rusnak David W. Ruttenberg Jill Sadler Ronald Schankin Nancy Schmitt Jorge and Martha Schneider Leon Schrauben Thomas and Judy Scorza Richard and Betty Seid Mridu Sekhar Mary Setnicar Jeffrey S. and Elizabeth Sharp Lynn Singer Patricia Skigen Maureen Slavin Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith Terrence Smith Richard and Rosemary Snow Diane Snyder Alice Solomon Sondra and Charles Sonneborn Laraine and David Spector Amy and Todd Steenson Naomi Stonehill Barbara A. Strassberg Alan and Barbara Sturges Roz Supera Anthony and Mona Taylor
Larry and Alison Thomas Ron Tonn Jude & Susan Troppoli Liat and Tali Tzur Christine and Harald Uhlig Peter M Vale Saundra Van Dyke Susan Van Der Meulen Donna Vos James Wagner Jay and Jane Ward April Ware Howard Wax Joe Weintraub Maxine Weintraub Gary and Modena Wilson Jan Wiltsie Laura Woll Christopher and Julie Wood JoAnne Yashar Lolli Zarlin Agnes Zellner Frank and Cindy Zimmerman
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TRIBUTE GIFTS
Gifts in the name of a friend, loved one or colleague are a unique expression of thoughtfulness. Listed below are gifts of $500 and above, received between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021. In memory of Jayne Alofs Jon Bell Sally and Michael Feder Lionel and Mary Go James E. McPherson Thomas Orlando In memory of Sondra Berman Epstein Jason Brett and Lauren Streicher David Joel Chizewer Kate Donaldson and Ryan Whitacre Rhoda Sweeney Drucker and Fred Drucker In memory of Dorthe J. Flick Geoffrey A. Flick In memory of Morton H. Kaplan Hedy M. Ratner In memory of Burton Schultze Amy and Todd Steenson
In memory of Deborah Sobol Rowland Chang In memory of Richard and Vanya Wang Anonymous In honor of Amy Boonstra Elizabeth Parker and Keith Crow In honor of Paul and Sue Freehling Marjorie Stinespring In honor of Adam Grais Anthony Barash and Terri Hanson Mark and Robin Seigle In honor of Tristan, Rocky, Alexander and Diego Lopez Alan and Sandra Paige In honor of Emily Canham and Jen Nahn Paul and Sue Freehling
NIKOLAI MALKO SOCIETY
The Grant Park Music Festival is honored to acknowledge members of the Nikolai Malko Society, representing individuals who have generously included the Festival in their planned giving arrangements. Their gifts ensure the legacy of free classical music in Chicago for generations to come. Anonymous Peter M. Ascoli Pamela J. Block Don and Chris Casey Nelson D. Cornelius* Sondra Berman Epstein* Gene and Honor Ferretti Raymond A. Frick Jr. Michael Goldberger James Goodridge and Joan Riley Marcia Lazar
Hazel J. Lewis Levinthal Sheldon Marcus Ginger Meyer Alice Mills* Julian Oettinger Michael and Susan “”Holly”” Reiter Joyce Ruth Saxon David Shayne Mette Shayne* Claude M. Weil Matt S. Zwicky
In Memoriam *Denotes estates of individuals who were Nikolai Malko Society members and whom the Grant Park Music Festival remembers with gratitude for their generosity and visionary support.
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NIKOLAI MALKO SOCIETY Make a planned gift and ensure the legacy of free classical music in Chicago for generations to come.
To learn how you can include the Grant Park Music Festival in your planned giving, call our Development Department at 312.742.4763
Support All of the Programs of the Festival
The Grant Park Music Festival reaches beyond the stage to touch as many lives as possible, wherever they live.
Classical Campers Night Out in the Parks Project Inclusion Young Artists Showcase are a few of the ways that we are creating a new sense of neighborhood that welcomes everyone with the power of music.
Support the Festival at gpmf.org or Donate today Text GPMF to 56512 to connect everyone with the power of music
Our city reunited through music
This city comes to life when we’re all together. A free outdoor summer concert series where we can reconnect sounds like music to our ears. AbelsonTaylor is proud to sponsor the 2021 Grant Park Music Festival.
