MYSO-Founders Concert-2011

MILWAUKEE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SENIOR SYMPHONY

FOUNDERS CONCERTS Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts Sunday, January 16, 2011 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM Margery Deutsch, Music Director Shelby Keith Dixon, Associate Conductor Ilana Setapen, Violin

ALAN HOVHANESS (1911-2000)

MAX BRUCH

(1838–1920)

And God Created Great Whales Mr. Dixon Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Prologue: Grave I. Adagio Cantabile IV. Finale: Allegro guerriero Ms. Setapen

INTERMISSION

PABLO SARASATE (1844-1908)

GUSTAV MAHLER

(1860-1911)

Zigeunerweisen (“Gypsy Airs”), Op. 20 Ms. Setapen Symphony No. 1 in D major (the “Titan”) III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen IV. Stürmisch bewegt Honoring the 150th anniversary of Mahler’s birth and the centennial of his death

With our flagship ensemble, the internationally acclaimed Senior Symphony, we pay tribute to the visionaries who formed and shaped MYSO in its infancy, upon which its 55 years of musical excellence are built.

This concert and MYSO are supported in part by generous grants from Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin, UPAF and CAMPAC. MYSO gratefully acknowledges this important support, as well as the critically important donations from so many individuals, foundations and corporations.

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BIOGR APHIES Ilana Setapen, violinist Since her solo orchestral debut at age 15 with the Amarillo Symphony, Ilana Setapen has been flourishing as a violinist with a powerful and original voice. She now continues to thrive as a professional. Ms. Setapen is the newly appointed Associate Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Assistant Concertmaster of the Grant Park Festival Orchestra in Chicago.

Ms. Setapen has won top prizes in many competitions, such as the Irving M. Klein International String Competition, the Pasadena Showcase Competition, the Kingsville International Competition and the Amarillo Young Performers Competition. At age 21, she became concertmaster of the Riverside County Philharmonic, of which she has now been the concertmaster for five years. For two years she was also the concertmaster of the Colburn Orchestra, and from 2003-2006 she was the concertmaster of the American Youth Symphony, with which she performed at Carnegie Hall. She was also a concertmaster of the Juilliard Orchestra.

Ms. Setapen completed her bachelor of music degree at USC, where she was the concertmaster of both the Thornton Symphony Orchestra and the Thornton Chamber Orchestra.

She was the winner of the 2004 USC Concerto Competition and performed Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto with the Thornton Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Setapen made her European debut in 2002, performing Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto in Venice. Other solo appearances have been with the Riverside Philharmonic, the Pasadena Pops, the American Youth Symphony, the Idaho Falls Symphony, the Warren 2 Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra and the Amarillo Symphony.

Her father, conductor James Setapen, frequently accompanies Ilana with his exceptional leadership.

Ms. Setapen grew up in Amarillo, Texas, where she performed for three seasons as a member of the Amarillo Symphony.

She was also a participant in the New York String Seminar and the Aspen Music Festival. She spent four summers at ENCORE School for Strings and two summers in Breckenridge, Colorado with the National Repertory Orchestra, the latter as concertmaster. In 2005 she toured Brazil and France with the Armstrong Quartet, of which she is a founding member. In the summer of 2006 Ms. Setapen participated in the Zeist International Music Days Festival in Holland, where she worked with the Vermeer and Jerusalem Quartets. She is currently the first violinist in the awardwinning Calla Quartet.

Ms. Setapen studied with Robert Lipsett both at the University of Southern California and at the Colburn Conservatory. She received her Master of Music Degree from the Juilliard School as a student of Donald Weilerstein and Ronald Copes. She performs on a 1624 Brothers Amati violin on loan from Frank Almond.

Margery Deutsch, Music Director Margery Deutsch has been Music Director of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Senior Symphony since 1987. Under her direction, the Senior Symphony toured China in 2007, and most recently, British Columbia in July 2009; past tours include concerts in Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Canada (Quebec) and Scotland, where the orchestra performed as part of the Festival of British Youth Orchestras and the Edinburgh Festival. In 2000 the

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Senior Symphony was chosen as one of only five U.S. youth orchestras to participate in the National Youth Orchestra Festival in Sarasota, Florida. Deutsch has conducted the orchestra in performances at Carnegie Hall, Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, the Wisconsin Music Educators Conference (North Central Division) and the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Deutsch and the orchestra were selected by famed bassist and author Barry Green (The Inner Game of Music) to serve as the demonstration orchestra for his series of ensemble workbooks and videotape. In 2007 MYSO received a “Meet the Composer” grant through Music Alive and the American Symphony Orchestra League for which Deutsch conducted the world premiere of a commissioned work by composer Jeffrey Mumford.

Deutsch is actively involved with high school-age musicians throughout the country and is in frequent demand as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator. She has served four terms on the Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra Division, which helps establish national policies for youth orchestras. Deutsch has been Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 1984. Prior to coming to Milwaukee, Deutsch served as Music Director of the Shreveport (LA) Symphony where she conducted classical, chamber orchestra, pops and children’s concerts, as well as operas. Versed in both orchestral and choral repertoire, she was Music Director of the Long Island Singers Society and, in Milwaukee, has guest conducted The Master Singers, Bel Canto Chorus, Milwaukee Choristers, Lawrence University Choir, Milwaukee Children’s Choir and the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus.

Deutsch has been a frequent guest conductor for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Youth, Children’s and Family concert series. In addition, she

has worked with the Sheboygan Symphony, Aurora University’s Music by the Lake Opera Theater, Women’s Philharmonic (CA), Plymouth (MI) Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Charleston (SC) Symphony, Nebraska Sinfonia, Monroe (LA) Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, and the all-state orchestras of Massachusetts, Kansas, Missouri, Washington, Minnesota, Montana, Delaware and Maine, as well as numerous district festivals throughout the country.

The recipient of numerous honors and awards, Deutsch received the 2001 Milwaukee Civic Music Association Award for Excellence in Contributions to Music and the 1990 UWM Undergraduate Teaching Award. She has been awarded conducting fellowships and scholarships from the Aspen Music Festival, the Academia Chigiana in Siena, Italy, and the Nebraska-based “Festival of a Thousand Oaks.” She was also invited to participate in the conducting seminar at Tanglewood where she took master classes with Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa and Colin Davis. Her other teachers include Thomas Briccetti, Franco Ferrarra, Bruno Bartoletti, Piero Bellugi, Sergiu Commisiona and Dennis Russell Davies; she has also studied flute with Samuel Baron and voice with Jan DeGaetani. A native New Yorker and Regents Scholar, she holds a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting, a Master of Arts degree in Musicology, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Flute and Vocal Performance.

Shelby Keith Dixon, Associate Conductor Mr. Dixon is the retired Director of Orchestras and Chairman of Fine Arts at Homestead High School in Mequon.

Before going to the Mequon-Thiensville School District in 1975, he served as Choral Director at Deerfield High School, Deerfield, Illinois. For six years, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra 3

B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) he was Assistant Professor of Music at Alverno College in Milwaukee. There he taught the History and Literature of Music and was Musical Director of Theatre Alverno.

Mr. Dixon has extensive background in brasses, keyboard and strings. He has served as Music Director of Milwaukee Players at the Pabst Theatre, conductor with the Sullivan Chamber Ensemble Orchestra, Musical Assistant with Milwaukee’s Music Under the Stars, Assistant Conductor of the Northwestern University Chapel Choir, and Interim

Music Director of the Elgin (IL) Youth Symphony Orchestras.

He holds both the Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in the History and Literature of Music from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He has taught on the music education faculty of Concordia University-Wisconsin, and has served on the boards of directors of the Milwaukee Civic Music Association and Gathering on the Green. The 2000-2011 season is Mr Dixon’s twenty-seventh as a MYSO conductor.

SENIOR SYMPHONY PERSONNEL FIRST VIOLINS Cassandra Chiao, Co-Concertmaster Valerie Sanders, Co-Concertmaster Kristian Brusubardis, Co-Concertmaster Isaac Young, Associate Concertmaster Anna Belle Hoots Brandon Kreuder Holly Spangenberg Thomas Bewell Ellen Sonnenberg Nina Fricano Samantha Kahl Renee Pyne Ben Kroeger Tabby Rhee Kaila Banaszak Mark Halstrom Michael Lin Philip Ledgerwood Sean Oh Amelia Bemis Fatima Gomez Rachel May Rebekah Ruetz Aimee Chan Carmalisa Reichhart Jenna Greene Dante Giacobassi Moriah Norris Bryan Eder Ryan Krofta

Menomonee Falls

Sussex Hamilton H.S.

Greenfield

Divine Savior Holy Angels H.S.

Dousman

home schooled

Waukesha

Waukesha West H.S.

Mequon Burlington Thiensville Thiensville Howards Grove Milwaukee Glendale Delafield Mequon Brookfield Jackson River Hills New Berlin Watertown Waukesha Kenosha Milwaukee Milwaukee Waukesha Glendale West Allis Waukesha Shorewood Menomonee Falls Brookfield Waukesha

Homestead H.S. Burlington H.S. home schooled Homestead H.S. Sheboygan Falls H.S. Rufus King H.S. Nicolet H.S. home schooled Homestead H.S. Pilgrim Park M.S. Kettle Moraine Lutheran H.S. Nicolet H.S. Eisenhower H.S. home schooled Butler M.S. Tremper H.S. University School of Milwaukee Trinity Academy home schooled Nicolet H.S. Nathan Hale H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Shorewood H.S. home schooled Brookfield East H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S.

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S E N I O R S Y M P H O N Y P E R S O N N E L ( c o n t .)

SECOND VIOLINS Olivia Grassmann, Principal Anne Marie Steeves, Assistant Principal Bridget Windau Alonso Ibarra Alexander Peterson Chang Ge Austin Budiono Katherine Willden John Yank Tamar Lascelle Chih-Wei Wu Phillip Wang Seungjoo Lee Philip Warnecke Owen Liu Jay Olson Angela Beltrame Aaron Darr Wentong Zhang Leah Plachinski Brian Miller Huifan Xiao Anna Penkert Elliott Rashed Avery Moore Alexandra Lindstrom Zachary Stellflue Rachel Stone Rachel Roets

Wauwatosa

Divine Savior Holy Angels H.S.

Milwaukee

Wisconsin Lutheran H.S.

Shorewood Brookfield Cedarburg Brookfield Sussex Cedarburg South Milwaukee Mukwonago Brookfield Brookfield Brookfield Watertown Waukesha New Berlin Brookfield Brookfield Whitefish Bay Oak Creek Waukesha Milwaukee Waukesha Brookfield Wauwatosa Wauwatosa Delafield Elm Grove Greenfield

Shorewood H.S. Falls Baptist Academy Marquette H.S. Brookfield East H.S. Queen of Apostles School Cedarburg H.S. home schooled home schooled Brookfield East H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Luther Preparatory School Waukesha West H.S. Eisenhower H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Whitefish Bay H.S. The Prairie School Waukesha North H.S. Wauwatosa East H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Wauwatosa East H.S. Wauwatosa West H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Brookfield East H.S. home schooled

Milwaukee

Falls Baptist Academy

Delafield

IQ Academy

Shorewood

Shorewood H.S.

Milwaukee West Allis Delafield Brookfield Brookfield Brookfield Racine New Berlin Greendale West Allis Wauwatosa Brookfield Menomonee Falls Elm Grove

Milwaukee H.S. of the Arts Nathan Hale H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Marquette H.S. J.I. Case H.S. Eisenhower H.S. Greendale H.S. West Allis Central H.S. Wauwatosa West H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Menomonee Falls H.S. Brookfield East H.S.

VIOLAS Sarah Emran, Co-Principal Rachel Mooers, Co-Principal Keith Dodd, Assistant Principal Forresta Perkins Martin Hintz Irene Blazek Samuel Soik Melissa Shi Alex Siy Jessica Behling Minhi Kang Ann Thomas Alex Schroeder Yoana Kanastab Clair Sprenger Melodie Heins Emma Richards

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CELLOS Elliot Yang, Co-Principal Andrew Maslowski, Co-Principal Sara Shi Nikhil Ramnarayan Kartik Papatla Viktor Brusubardis Christian Morzinski Xavier Durawa Natalie Melk Seth Banaszak Alexandra Poli Regina Kim Meghan McVann Andrea Nealon Alexandra Greene John Dieser Joseph Dillon Tieg Gielow

New Berlin

New Berlin West H.S.

Wauwatosa

Wauwatosa East H.S.

Milwaukee Mequon Mequon Dousman Wauwatosa Whitefish Bay Milwaukee Jackson Wauwatosa Watertown Greendale Brookfield Waukesha Brookfield Wauwatosa Wauwatosa

Nicolet H.S. Homestead H.S. Homestead H.S. home schooled Whitman M.S. Whitefish Bay H.S. Nathan Hale H.S. Kettle Moraine Lutheran H.S. Wauwatosa West H.S. Luther Preparatory School Greendale H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Brookfield East H.S. Wauwatosa East H.S. Marquette H.S.

Wauwatosa

Wauwatosa East H.S.

Brookfield

Brookfield Central H.S.

Bayside Wauwatosa Milwaukee South Milwaukee Wauwatosa Brown Deer

Nicolet H.S. Wauwatosa East H.S. Wauwatosa West H.S. South Milwaukee H.S. Wauwatosa East H.S. Brown Deer H.S.

HARPS Jennifer DeRoche Chloe Tula

Whitefish Bay Delafield

Whitefish Bay H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S.

FLUTES AND PICCOLOS Elyse Brotzman Mary Connolly Victoria Edmonds Kirsten Hall Jenifer Minor

Glendale Shorewood Milwaukee Mequon Hartland

home schooled Shorewood H.S. University School of Milwaukee Shorewood H.S. Arrowhead H.S.

OBOES Haley Adams Camille Galles Youngjin Ki Chelsea Kiehl

Brookfield Oconomowoc Kenosha Eagle

Brookfield Central H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Bradford H.S. Palmyra-Eagle H.S.

CLARINETS Rachel Berg Maddie Jones Daniel Lee

Shorewood Fox Point Menomonee Falls

Shorewood H.S. Divine Savior Holy Angels H.S. Brookfield East H.S.

DOUBLE BASSES James Kroner, Principal Sai Vangala, Assistant Principal Laura LeBrun Isaiah Simons John Rupsch Adam Stresing Alexis Messnick Erica Kennedy

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CLARINETS (cont.)

Ana Nelson Nathan Wells

Ripon Elkhorn

Berlin H. S. East Troy H.S.

BASSOONS Megan Braunschweig Christine Ellis Katie Henry Alex Saxton

Neosho Pewaukee Sheboygan Glendale

Hartford Union H.S. Arrowhead H.S. Sheboygan South H.S. Nicolet H.S.

HORNS Sammie Apple Bethany Brinton Sarah Bubik Ryan Cooney Jessica Cribbs Kurt Heins John Hougard Deanna Josten Nick Kallinger Sarah Kruske Katherine Seybold

Brookfield Hartland New Berlin Mequon Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls Delafield Hartford Brookfield Port Washington Grafton

Brookfield Central H.S. Lake Country Lutheran H.S. Pius XI H.S. Homestead H.S. Menomonee Falls H.S. Menomonee Falls H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Hartford Union H.S. Brookfield East H.S. Port Washington H.S. Grafton H.S.

TRUMPETS Michael Bagin Jason Griffin Nick Mihalyi Morgen Moraine Gerrit Van Ruiswyk Tom Wester

Hubertus Fox Point Franklin Sussex Elm Grove Brookfield

home schooled Nicolet H.S. Franklin H.S. home schooled Brookfield East H.S. Brookfield East H.S.

TROMBONES Thomas Bagin Jordan Griffin Ryan Krofta Kara Metzger Danny Schwalbach

Hubertus Fox Point Waukesha Waukesha Menomonee Falls

home schooled Nicolet H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Waukesha South H.S. Menomonee Falls H.S.

BASS TROMBONE Sam Patchett

Brookfield

Brookfield Central H.S.

TUBAS David Knapp James Volz

Germantown Wauwatosa

Germantown H.S. Wauwatosa East H.S.

TIMPANI AND PERCUSSION Melissa Behling Nicholas Farrar-Foley Laurin Friedland Taylor Katanick Nathan Simons Dillon Treacy

Racine Milwaukee Whitefish Bay Sussex Brookfield Menomonee Falls

J.I. Case H.S. Marquette H.S. Whitefish Bay H.S. Arrowhead H.S. Brookfield East H.S. Marquette H.S.

In the Senior Symphony, section leadership assignments rotate within each concert cycle.

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P R O G R A M N O T E S – B Y R O G E R R U G G E R I © 2 011 Alan Hovhaness b. March 11, 1911; Somerville, MA d. June 21, 2000; Seattle, WA And God Created Great Whales, Opus 229/1 Among America’s most prolific composers (he wrote more than 400 works), Alan Hovhaness was the son of an Armenian-born chemistry professor, Haroutian Hovhaness Chakmakjian, and a Scottish mother. It was his mother who decided that her loved ones would fare better in their suburban Boston environment if the family adopted her husband’s middle name as a last name. After traditional musical training at Tufts College and the New England Conservatory of Music, young Alan attended Tanglewood, where his late Romantic style was criticized by Bernstein and Copland. He destroyed or suppressed many of his earlier works, deciding instead to pursue an interest in Eastern music, particularly that of India and Armenia. In the 1960s, he went in more Japanese and Korean directions, then, in the next decade returned to Western influences. In his later years, Hovhaness settled in the Seattle area.

Hovhaness scholar Arnold Rosner writes: “Although most of Hovhaness’s major compositions are instrumental, almost every work is religious in nature.

This does not, however, inhibit stylistic and psychological variety; tranquility, fear, ecstasy, mystery, and epic chaos find expression by means of divergent and ever-changing techniques.”

When the late conductor Andre Kostelanetz heard the humpback whale songs collected by Dr. Roger S. Payne, he immediately realized that his old friend Alan Hovhaness would want to experience the fascinating sound of their calls. Equally excited upon hearing Dr. Payne’s tapes, Hovhaness immediately began to envision the whale songs in an orchestral setting.

The resulting work, “And God Created Great Whales,” was introduced 8 Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

by Kostelanetz and the New York Philharmonic on June 11, 1970, as part of the orchestra’s “International Promenade” concerts.

Hovhaness contributed the following commentary: “Free rhythmless vibrational passages, each string player playing independently, suggests waves in a vast ocean. Pentatonic melody sounds openness of wide ocean sky. Undersea mountains rise and fall in horns, trombones and tuba. Music of whales also rise and fall like mountain ranges.

Song of whale emerges like giant mythical sea bird.

“Man does not exist, has not yet been born in the solemn oneness of nature.”

The work includes four sections of taped whale songs: 1.) An edited whale solo from off St. David, Bermuda, as recorded by whale scientist Frank Watlington.

2.) Recorded by Dr. Payne while in the waters off Bermuda during the spring of 1969.

3.) This is the only segment in which the sound has been electronically manipulated. Mr. Watlington reduced the tape to one-fourth speed, lowering the pitch of the song by two octaves.

4.) The final segment, recorded by Dr. Payne, consists of rapid pulses of complex sound which produce an impression of extremely low notes.

In 1970, Dr. Payne, then affiliated with Rockefeller University, the New York Zoological Society and The Whale Fund, wrote: “The humpback songs are so unusual that most people’s first questions seem always to be, ‘What are they for? Do they serve as some form of communication?’

A positive answer to these questions is tempting to the scientist no less than to the layman, but the truth is that they

P R O G R A M N O T E S – B Y R O G E R R U G G E R I © 2 011 ( c o n t .) cannot be answered with certainty yet. As a speculation, borne out by only the most preliminary evidence, I suspect that the low-frequency end of the whale’s song spectrum acts as a sort of beacon. It is the lowest sound in its range, those just above 70 cycles per second, that travel furthest through the ocean, and the whale may use sounds to alert other whales within ear-shot.

This may be a relatively long way in the ocean, water being a far more efficient conductor of sound than air. The lowest part of the songs, then, might allow whales many miles apart to gather into a herd, or to keep together as a widely scattered herd during migration in the open ocean.

cello. In addition to his three violin concertos, Bruch composed the present work—whose complete title is Fantasia (Introduction, Adagio, Scherzo, Andante, Finale) for the Violin, with Orchestra and Harp, with the Free Use of Scottish Folkmelodies—in Berlin during the winter of 1879-80. Written for and dedicated to the Spanish virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate, the work was premiered by Sarasate at a Bach Festival in Hamburg during late September of 1880.

“As for the higher frequency phrases of the song, which are effective only over a shorter range, my wife has a bit of preliminary evidence from our study of the tapes that these notes may constitute some form of communication between relatively closely spaced whales—whales within, say, five miles of one another...

Decried in its earliest days by critics as “neither a concerto nor Scottish,” it was embraced in the earlier part of this century by Jascha Heifetz, who turned it into such a personal vehicle that few other violinists would perform it publicly. Only in relatively recently has this charming and unique work again been taken up by the newest generation of virtuoso violinists.

“We who live on land deal with our world largely through vision, but in the sea, where sound is carried far better than light, hearing is more useful than vision. Thus it is perhaps not so surprising that some of the most beautiful sounds of the wild world come from the sea.”

Max Bruch b. January 6, 1838; Cologne d. October 2, 1920; Friedenau, near Berlin Movements I and Finale, from Scottish Fantasy, for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 46 An important German composer, conductor and teacher of the late-19thcentury, Max Bruch was celebrated by his contemporaries for choral works, symphonies and operas, yet enduring popularity has only been enjoyed by his orchestral works with violin solo and the Kol Nidrei variations for solo

Impressed by the writings of Sir Walter Scott, Bruch utilizes his own versions of Scottish folk tunes. The first movement employs Through the Wood Laddie, while the Finale uses the vigorous Scots wha hae.

Pablo Sarasate b. March 10, 1844; Pamplona, Spain d. September 20, 1908; Biarritz Zigeunerweisen (“Gypsy Airs”), Opus 20 A leading violin virtuoso of the late 19th century, Sarasate began study at the Paris Conservatory as a mere lad of twelve. Even at that tender age, he proudly performed upon a Stradivarius that had been given to him by Queen Isabella of Spain. Graduating in 1859 as a prize student and a promising composer, the Spanish musician embarked on a concert career that ultimately encompassed the world. Among the important solo works dedicated to his talents were those of Saint-Saëns (Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso), Lalo (Concerto No. 1 and Symphonie Espagnole) and Bruch (Concerto No. 2 and the Scottish Fantasy).

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Sarasate’s most enduring composition and a mainstay of his repertoire was Zigeunerweisen (“Gypsy Airs”), a brilliant and exciting evocation of Romany style.

Consisting of the traditional slow (lassu) and fast (friss) sections of Hungarian folk music, this dazzling staple of the virtuoso repertoire was written in Leipzig in 1878.

Gustav Mahler b. July 7, 1860; Kalischt, Bohemia d. May 18, 1911; Vienna Andante and Finale, from Symphony No. 1 in D major Characterized by a contemporary as “demonic, neurotic, demanding, selfish, noble, emotionally undisciplined, sarcastic, unpleasant, and a genius,” Mahler was filled with tortured complexities that he managed to sublimate into the art of music through composing and conducting. There was even a constant conflict in these activities; as he worked his way up the ladder of European conducting posts, Mahler seemed to have less and less time to write the compositions dictated by his burgeoning concepts. Expressing himself through an intensely personal blend of vocal and symphonic gestures, Mahler created a body of works that cast onto an artistic plane the anguish of a sensitive soul caught in the crosscurrents of the dawning modern age.

Mahler’s First Symphony is closely related to his first important work, The Songs of a Wayfarer, written between December 1883 and January 1885, a work regarded as the artistic end result of an unhappy love affair with the actress Johanna Richter. Filled with the emotions of a disillusioned and disappointed lover who sees only death as the destination of his bitter life’s travels, the cycle ends in an atmosphere of resignation. In his first symphony, Mahler uses several themes from this cycle, but, by concluding them more optimistically, conveys the sense that the problems have been at least somewhat resolved.

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It is believed that Mahler began work on the Symphony No. 1 in 1885, while living in Kassel. Shortly after assuming the directorship of the Royal Opera in Budapest, he completed the work and conducted a first performance in November of 1889. At that time, he entitled the work Symphonic Poem in Two Parts; it also contained the Blumine movement that was originally part of the incidental music to Scheffel’s Der Trompeter von Säckingen. Six years later, when the work was performed at Weimar, the composer allowed the symphony to be entitled Titan, after a famous novel of Jean Paul Richter.

Still later, Mahler decided to omit the Blumine movement and his poetic, but often misunderstood, program; he subsequently called the work simply Symphony No. 1.

In later years, Mahler made the following comments to an inquiring music critic. Centering on the phrase wie ein Naturlaut (“like a sound of Nature”), he wrote:“That nature embraces everything that is at once awesome, magnificent, and lovable, nobody seems to grasp.

It seems so strange to me that most people, when they mention the word Nature in connection with art, imply only flowers, birds, the fragrance of the woods, etc. No one seems to think of the mighty underlying mystery, the god Dionysos, the great Pan; and just that mystery is the burden of my phrase wie ein Naturlaut. That, if anything, is my ‘program,’ or the secret of my composition. My music is always the voice of Nature sounding in tone, an idea in reality synonymous with the concept so aptly described by Bülow as ‘the symphonic problem.’ The validity of any other sort of ‘program’ I do not recognize, at any rate, not for my work.”

Although Mahler made many famous statements against program notes, particularly when applied to his works, he allowed his dear friend Natalie Bauer-Lechner to send comments to a Viennese critic in 1900. These are the

P R O G R A M N O T E S – B Y R O G E R R U G G E R I © 2 011 ( c o n t .) comments about the symphony’s last two movements: …Of the third, Bruder Martin [minor mode Frère Jacques] movement, Mahler recently said: “Now he (my hero) has found a hair in his soup and his entire meal is ruined.”...The situation can be imagined thus: A funeral procession passes by; all the misery and all the sorrow of the world strikes our hero with its biting contrasts and its dreadful irony. The Bruder Martin funeral march must be imagined played by a cheap band, such as one hears at country funerals; it draws near, takes shape and disappears, thus finally becoming what it is. In the midst of this, all the coarseness, the mirth and the banality of the world are heard in the sound of a Bohemian village band, together with the hero’s terrible

cries of pain. In its biting irony and contrasting polyphony, it is the most moving moment! Particularly when, after a wonderful interlude, the funeral procession returns and a soul-piercing “gay tune” is heard.

The last movement follows without pause, on a terrifying shriek. Our hero is now exposed to the most fearful combats and to all the sorrows of the world. He and his triumphant motifs are “hit on the head again and again” by destiny.

Once more he seems for a moment to get to his feet and become the master of his fate again. But only when he has triumphed over death, and when all the glorious memories of youth have returned with themes from the first movement, does he get the upper hand: and there is a great victorious chorale!...

P R I VAT E I N S T R U M E N TA L T E AC H E R S Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra appreciates—and greatly benefits from— the high quality of training provided by private instrumental teachers in the Milwaukee area. We especially thank the following, who have been identified by current MYSO students as their teachers. (We apologize if any names have been inadvertently omitted or listed incorrectly. Please email us to correct this.)

Violin Barbara Ahlf, Patricia Anders, David Anderson, Ludmilla Anisimov, Yuri Anisimov, Glenn Asch, Julie BambergerRoubik, Katherine Behring, Ted Bjorklund, Carly Blank, Dorothy Brauer, Katie Brooks, Penny Bruce, Andrea Buchta, Cathy Bush, Dee Butler, Roberta Carpenter, Stephane Collopy, Jennifer D’Alessio, Darcy Drexler, Mark Eagon, Lindsay Erickson, Kirsten Ertl, Martin Fiala, Celestine Fitzgerald, Colleen Fitzgerald, Pamela Foard, Jerome Franke, Steven Friedenberg, Samantha George, Maria Gesiorek, Chia Chien Goh, Siew Eng Goh, Sam Grabow, Juanita Groff, Philip Grossman, Sigrid Gullickson, JoAnn Haasler, Denice Haney, Diane Higley, Kris Hurlebaus, Suzanne Ignaszak, Leslie Jacus, Kathy Kalfus, Joseph Ketchum, Jeanyi Kim, Lisa Kitzke, Cathy Kolb, Christina Kuenzi,

Jonathan Landis, Hye-Sun Lee, Heather Lewin-Tiarks, Marie Loeffler, Michael Lopez, Jerry Loughney, Nancy Maio, Alexander Sascha Mandl, Dinorah Marquez, Mary Pat Michels, Tatiana Migliaccio, Robert Murphy, Doris Nadolny, Lori Nappe, Sr. Anita New, Anna Newbury, Lyda Osinga, Daniela Pardo, John Patek, Rosemary Poetzel, Eugene Purdue, Renee Pyne, Lisa Quinn, Beth Rindt, Joan Rooney, Laura Rooney, Lewis Rosove, Karli Ross, Lauren Roznowski, Holly Schuh, Terra Serena, Ilana Setapen, Laurie Shawger, Sang Shen, Karine Sideras, Joseph Siegworth, Pamela Simmons, Loree Simuncek, Sharon Slattery, Jennifer Startt, Emily Stodola, Edie Sueholtz, Marvin Suson, Kristin Tan, Elizabeth Teal, Lygia Topolovec, Carol Waldvogel, Elizabeth Warne, Stephanie Young, Elizabeth Zempel and Bernard Zinck.

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Viola Patricia Anders, Glenn Asch, Julie Bamberger-Roubik, Katherine Behring, Christine Bock, Sarah Christie, JoAnna Cochenet, Stephane Collopy, Tammy Enevold, Sarah Fischer, Pamela Foard, Steven Friedenberg, Judy Gasser, Maria Gesiorek, JoAnn Haasler, Nathan Hackett, Denice Haney, Sara Harmelink, Keith Hetzel, T.J. Hull, Kathy Kalfas, Joe Ketchum, Tim Klabunde, Amanda Koch, Nancy Kosteck, Jenny Kozoroz, Heather Lewin-Tiarks, Lisa Malavsky, Dinorah Marquez, Mary Pat Michels, Robert Murphy, Sr. Anita New, Rosemary Poetzel, Beth Rees, Laura Rooney, Emily Stewart, Anna Van Gelderen, Elizabeth Warne and Lauren Zemlicka.

Cello Chris Abbott, Brady Bachmann, Barbara Ballin, Beth Bender, Roza Borisova, Penny Bruce, Kathy Collisson, Scott Cook, Shelby Dixon, Michael Ferraro, Ingrid Flagg, Braden Flanagan-Zitoun, Courtnay Gildersleve, Loni Gornick, Ingrid Haag, Suzanne Hayworth, Ravenna Helson, Jane Hollander, Stefan Kartman, Hyeong-gyu Kim, Jeff Klatt, Trischa Loebl, Laura Love, Roberta Mallmann, Janet Marshall, Greg Mathews, Jackie Oakes, Haley PicotteStozek, Lisa Quinn, Allison Rich, Jared Snyder, Peter Thomas, Ingrid TihtchevaHaag, Xian You and Adrien Zitoun.

Bass John Babbitt, Mike Britz, Gary Christiansen, Michael Falk, Scott Kreger, Catherine McGinn, Matt Miller, Rosemary Poetzel, Ryan Pscheid, Andrew Raciti, Daniel Rindt, Micah Shaw, Laura Snyder, Jason Spottek and Larry Tresp.

Harp Matthew Agen, Geraldine Elliott, Jean Henderson, Jeanne Kahn and Danis Kelly.

Flute Rick Aaron, Carolyn Atwell, Betty Brown, Judy Cappelman, Lesley Conger-Hatch, Morgann Davis, Betty Douglas, Jeani 12 Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

Foster, Aaron Gardner, Curt Hanrahan, Amy Hartman, Andrea Krejci, Kathy Lorenz, Lauren McCray, Carol Meves, Amy Miller, Mike Miller, Deborah Musante, Linda Nielsen Korducki, Judith Ormond, Amanda Patterson, Jessica Salas, Marie Sander, Dawn Sisley, Andrea Snavely, Cynthia Stevens, Lenee Stevens, Linnae Stewart, Jenn Taylor, Betsy Tiedens-Genne, Carol White, Denise Whitmore and Eunice Yoo. Oboe Margaret Butler, Steve Colburn, Suzanne Geoffrey, Lori Gnabasik, Karli Larsen, Mary Rees, Terri Witte and Doreen Wunsch Clarinet Steve Ahearn, Voya Brankov, Nick Carlson, Jill Casper, Tammy Enevold, Jenny Fedyszyn, Jane Foerster, Duane Gandre, Curt Hanrahan, Kyle Knox, Todd Levy, Lindsay Richter, Dan Roberdeau, Dawn Sisley, Susan Slaber, Amanda Ruppenthal Stein, Val Wisniewski, Jen Wszalek and David Biel.

Bassoon Lori Babinec, David Erato, Martin Garcia, Beth Giacobassi, Andrew Jackson, Bill O’Reilly and Robb Seftar.

Saxophone Jenny Fedyszyn, Connie Fellows, Aaron Gardner, Jeff Gilchrist, Jason Goldsmith, Corey Klunk, Kris Kuhtz, Lauren McCray, Mike Miller, Peter Neumer, Lindsay Richter and Jill Streator.

Horn Sonja Anderson, Ally Berndt, Wes Hatch, Adriene Killey, Kathryn Krubsack, Erwin Lackner, Tracey McGinnis, Cheryl Miracle, Liz Olson, Nanette Smith and Karen Suarez.

Trumpet Pierre Allard, Patricia Backhaus, Jamie Breiwick, Wayne Cook, Thomas Dvorak, Greg Garcia, Eric Jacobson, Dave Kapralian, Cathy Kliebenstein, Kathy Krubsack, Tracey

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McGinnis, Mark Niehaus, Chris Nowak, David Reul, Pete Roth and Don Sipe.

Low brass—Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba Max Day, Mike Dison, Connie Fellows, Martin Haack, Randy Hake, Mark Hoelscher, Griffin James, Megumi Kanda, Eric Larsen, Randall Montgomery, Randall Ruback and Kyle Samuelson.

Percussion and Drums Dean Borghesani, Connie Fellows, Mel Howard, Randy Kuehn, Daniel

Kirkpatrick, Tele Lesbines, Neil Mahnke, Chris Mell, Bony Plog-Benavides, Mark Pulice, Tim Rush, Jim Ryan, James Sewrey, Linda Siegel, Jeno Somlai and Carl Storniolo.

Piano Julie Brandenburg, Mark Davis, Kim Garcia, Steve Grassel, Trischa Loebl, Mary Ann Sadowski and Jacques Sewrey.

Guitar Roger Brotherhood, Andrew Campbell, Connie Fellows and Gary William.

M U S I C D I R E C TO R S A N D E D U C ATO R S Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the support and cooperation of school music directors and music educators throughout the greater Milwaukee area. This year’s MYSO members, who are expected to participate in their school’s instrumental music program, have reported that they are fortunate to work with the following school music directors (and others whose names may have been inadvertently omitted). Without the efforts of these dedicated individuals, MYSO simply could not exist.

Mike Ackerman, Martha Albers, Kevin Allen, Beth Alvarez, Pablo Amaya, Susan Anderegg, Jane Anello, David Aswegan, Megan Aswegan, Katherine Ayers, Patricia Badger, Brian Balfany, Cynthia Banaszak, James Barnes, Jennifer Bayerl, Sarah Becker, Jamie Beckman, Jordan Beckmann, Mike Beix, Brian Belfany, Jonathan Bell, Dale Bigus, Kay Black, Christopher Blanchard, Corinn Bonkalski, Ron Booth, Kathryn Borghesani, William Born, Helen Breitenbach, Jamie Breiwick, Jamie Breiwick, Michael Britz, David Brown, Mary Burczyk, Roxanne Carloni, David Carlton, Ken Carson, Teresa Catania, Avis Chmielewski, Jennifer Climer, Kris Corey, Paul Corrao, Jacquie Crema, Elizabeth Daily, Don Deal, Brett Dimmer, Dan Duffy, Jeffrey Durr, Linda Dvorak, Elizabeth Elliot, John Emanuelson, Rob Engl, Robin Engl, B.J. Engrav, Kevin Erickson, Kirsten Ertl, Michael Fedyszyn, Brad Feigles, Connie Fellows, Jane Foerster, Erin Foy-Pann, Matthew Friedli, Karen Frink, Amy Fuchs, Alexis

Ganos, Sharie Garcia, Joyce Gardiner, Becky Garlock, Mary Beth Garrett, Jeff Genovese, Maria Gesiorek, Jason Gillette, Loni Gornick, Sam Grabow, Guy Gregg, Andrew Griffis, Thomas Gundrum, Josh Haake, Denice Haney, Tom Hanley, Ijoister Harris, Pam Harrison, Donald Hazlett, Wade Heinen, Justine Heinrichs, John High, Jamin Hoffman, Angela Hohenstein, Melissa Honigman, Mark Horwitz, T.J. Hull, Tim Hummel, Robert Ignacziak, Griffin James, Steve Johnson, Guy Kammerer, Joelle Karth, Tim Karth, Steve Kay, Craig Kellenberger, Kathy Keuhn, Pam Kirk, Arlene Klavins, Chris Kolanko, Kathy Kolb, Anne Krings, Michael Krofta, Cathe Kuehn, Jason Ladd, Linda Lak, Byron Lampkins, Peter Lange, Ben Leon, Shanna Lerner, Rod Loren, Teresa Little, Kevin Loughney, Stanford Luth, Cristina Rosario Maldonado, Joyce Malloy, Vanessa Marciniak, Dinorah Marquez, Michael McDowell, Kathleen Melius, Mary Pat Michels, Cheryl Miracle, Kate Mitchell, Linda Moeller, Gayle Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra 13

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Murphy, David Neubauer, Lyda Osinga, Courtnay Parker, Jonathan Petersen, Katie Petersen, Anne Marie Peterson, Jonathan Peterson, Lynn Phelps, Sarah Plamann, Scott Plank, Jacob Polancich, Amanda Pound, Lisa Quinn, John Rash, Tom Reifenberg, Gregory Richlin, Lindsay Richter, Beth Rindt, Jane Rinka, Carlos Rodriguez, Phil Rothschadl, Lauren Roznowski, Keith Ruelle, Ben Ruetten, Lonna Schickert, Del Schmidt, Elizabeth Schulz, Jason Sebranek, Dain Shuler, Dawn Sisley, Randy Skowronski,

Richard Smith, Joel Snavely, Dawn Soeth, Sue Stachelski, Aaron Staub, Haley Stozek, Jeff Sturgeon, Michael Sturino, Angela Sundstrom, Sue Swoboda, Doug Syme, Paul Taylor, Linda Tennies, Jeff Thielke, David Topolovec, Michael Travia, Larry Tresp, Stephen Van Gelderen, David Vandermeuse, Clayton Wachholz, Toni Wagner, Allison Wayach, Paul Wendland, Kristi Wicihowcki, Annie Wisner, John Woger, Allie Woyach, Joshua Zallar, Elizabeth Zempel, Michael Zens and Stacey Zwirlein.

M Y S O S TA F F EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Frances S. Richman ¯ DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC EDUCATION/ RESIDENT CONDUCTOR, Carter Simmons ¯ DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM, Amber L. Oosterwaal ¯ COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, Michelle S. Hoffman ¯ PROGRAM COORDINATOR, Elizabeth Olson ¯ SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR/COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ASSISTANT, Sarah Christie ¯ ADMINISTRATIVE/PARENT VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, Elinor Jacobson ¯ CONTROLLER, Kim Jankowiak ¯ ADMINISTRATIVE INTERN, Megan Shepard ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, SENIOR SYMPHONY, Margery Deutsch ¯ ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR, SENIOR SYMPHONY, Shelby Keith Dixon ¯ MUSIC DIRECTORS, PHILHARMONIA, Ronald Melby, Carter Simmons ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, SINFONIA, Steven Rindt ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE, Thomas L. Dvorak ¯ ASSISTANT CONDUCTORS, JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE, Nicholas Carlson, David Shaw ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, FLUTE CHORALE, CHAMBER FLUTE ENSEMBLE, Lenee Stevens ¯ MUSIC DIRECTORS, STRING ORCHESTRA, Denice Haney, Lynn Trinkl, Lyda Osinga ¯ DIRECTOR OF THEORY INSTRUCTION, James Burmeister ¯ MUSIC LIBRARIAN/ STAGE AND EQUIPMENT MANAGER, David Rieder ¯ COACH, SINFONIA, Lyda Osinga ¯ COACHES, STRING ORCHESTRAS, Matthew DeYoung, Ashley Dobner, Melissa Jastrow, Erin Kennedy, Jared Snyder, Kevin Stewart and Brittany Szaj ¯ JAZZ STUDIES PROGRAM DIRECTOR, Barry Oosterwaal ¯ INSTRUCTORS, JAZZ STUDIES, Matt Antoniewicz, Ethan Bender, Neil Davis, Jason Goldsmith, Dean Lea, Chris Mell, Jeno Somlai and Doug Syme ¯ CALYPSO DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR, Tim Rush ¯ CALYPSO CO-DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR, Charles B. Short ¯ PROGRESSIONS ADMINISTRATOR and INSTRUCTOR, Stephane Collopy ¯ PROGRESSIONS ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR, Mary Pat Michels ¯ PROGRESSIONS INSTRUCTORS, John Babbitt, Ravenna Helson, Jennifer Kozoroz, Robert Murphy ¯ PROGRESSIONS INTERNS, Kristian Brusubardis, Viktor Brusubardis, Heather Dirk, Bryan Eder, Nina Fricano, Monika Greco, Alexandra Greene, Jenna Greene, Hannah Greene, Mark Halstrom, Rachel Halstrom, Dailen Harris, Elizabeth Hayes, Yoana Kanastab, Minhi Kang, Jared Kiel, Bailey Kittle, Michael Lin, Alexandra Lindstrom, Alexis Messnick, Rachel Mooers, Carlos Orozco, Stephanie Petersen, Laura Plechaty, Alexandra Poli, Renee Pyne, Emma Richards, Rebekah Ruetz, Clair Sprenger, Emma Stodder, Isaac Young and Emily Zadny.

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MYSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Susan Graham Wernecke President Elect: Cristina D. Hernandez Vice Presidents: Patricia Ellis Michael Fischer Michael Van Handel Secretary: Daniel Bruskiewitz Assistant Secretary: Bunny Raasch-Hooten Treasurer: Michael Linley Assistant Treasurer: Craig Peotter Directors: Joyce Altman Barry Applewhite Robert Chou

Mary Connelly David De Bruin Terése Einhorn Thomas Ellis Lawrence Hammond Michael Halfenger Margarete Harvey Amy Jensen Jayne Jordan Danielle Machata Jennifer Mattes William Mortimore Jamshed Patel Rip Prétat Patrick Rath Matthew Sauer Gregory Schmidt Susa Siy Wesley Van Linda Rhonda Matthews Ware Anne Zizzo Paul E. Kritzer, ex officio, Advisors of Note Angela Johnston, ex officio, Advisors of Note Liza Perry, First Stage liaison

M I LWAU K E E YO U T H S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A Celebrating 55 years of excellence in arts education, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) has grown from a single orchestra of 30 in 1956 to become, by several measures, the largest and most extensive youth orchestra program in the country. Serving more than 900 talented young musicians from as many as fourteen counties in Southeastern Wisconsin, this award-winning program offers the highest level of training in ensemble musicianship to motivated young people from diverse backgrounds across southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

Students with varied levels of instrumental skills benefit from the broad range of MYSO experiences, all created to foster talent, build character and enhance lives by nurturing an enduring love of music.

In 2005, MYSO moved into the acclaimed Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, a collaborative initiative of MYSO and First Stage Children’s Theater. Home, also, to dance and vocal music training programs, this 56,000 sq. ft. state of the art facility in Milwaukee’s historic Schlitz Park is quickly becoming a national model for arts education, with a mission of using the arts to enhance all children’s lives. Several innovative MYSO offerings, prompted and made possible by the move, have received notable awards and recognition—locally, regionally and nationally—particularly for MYSO’s ambitious efforts in outreach and community partnerships. Building on the rich past of its first half-century, MYSO combines many respected, established programs with exciting new ventures. Founded with assistance from the Junior League and Rotary Club of Milwaukee, MYSO’s offerings have expanded from a single orchestra to include:

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Senior Symphony—MYSO’s flagship ensemble is a full symphony orchestra made up of very advanced players, generally in upper grades of high school. It has long been recognized as one of the nation’s top youth music ensembles,hailed for artistic excellence both nationally and internationally.

Philharmonia—This full symphony orchestra provides musicians with experience in preparing a great variety of shorter works from the romantic to post-modern periods; comprised generally of younger high school musicians.

Chamber Orchestra—A subset of the Senior Symphony, this is a very advanced group organized to play standard chamber orchestra repertoire— music not generally played by the large symphony orchestras.

Sinfonia/Junior Symphony Orchestra—A large, intermediate-level string orchestra whose members are generally in middle school and early high school. In the spring, selected wind players from the Junior Wind Ensemble augment this group to form the Junior Symphony Orchestra, playing full orchestra literature.

Junior Wind Ensemble—An intermediate-level wind ensemble comprised of woodwind, brass and percussion players in grades 6-9.

String Orchestra—A string training program, which rehearses as four smaller groups at regional sites around the area (Central, North, South and West).

These groups combine to perform as two large orchestras.

Chamber Flute Ensemble—An advanced, multi-part flute choir that works on cutting edge, advanced flute ensemble repertoire and more sophisticated arrangements of orchestral repertoire.

Flute Chorale—A multi-part flute choir that plays standard flute ensemble repertoire and arrangements of orchestral repertoire. Members are generally in middle school or early high school.

Progressions—an intensive, introductory string training program consisting of lessons and orchestra experience; directed toward City of Milwaukee populations which have previously been under-represented in MYSO. MYSO Jazz Studies—consisting of classes and small combo opportunities for middle and high school students, with a special focus on City of Milwaukee students.

Calypso—a steel band formed in partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools.

White Rock Elementary initiative—a beginning string instrument training program at White Rock Elementary School, a predominantly Latino public school in downtown Waukesha MYSO’s extended schedule of rehearsals, performances, outreach initiatives and enrichment opportunities also includes: A large chamber music program, music theory and composition classes,“side-by-side” rehearsals combining more experienced players, free master classes, workshops, competitions, recitals and much more.

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MYSO has partnered with numerous other organizations to better serve both students and community. Examples of these collaborations, in addition to the facility initiative with First Stage Children’s Theater, include side-by-side reading workshops with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, an annual concert with the Milwaukee Children’s Choir, Jazz Collab, a joint venture with the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, a “new music” composition initiative with Present Music, a talent development partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs, ongoing programs in cooperation with Milwaukee Public Schools and periodic artistic initiatives with such groups as Danceworks, Master Singers and Milwaukee Choristers MYSO’s talented music faculty members blend creativity and pedagogical expertise with their great breadth of musical knowledge. They come from all corners of the musical world and include UWM faculty, Milwaukee Symphony players, seasoned and recognized school educators and other noted area musicians. MYSO’s experienced, capable administrative staff has been remarkably stable while at the same time doubling the organization’s enrollment over the past fifteen years and successfully completing the fundraising for—and building of—a major new community facility. The entire MYSO family is united by its dedication not only to training future performers and music educators but especially to developing in many thousands of adults a much deeper appreciation of the arts in general—and fine music in particular—and to using the arts to enhance lives.

While participation in most MYSO ensembles is tuition-based, we have a longstanding commitment to making our programs available to all qualified musicians; scholarship assistance is available upon application, and no student need be denied an opportunity to participate because of financial need. MYSO has been a member of the United Performing Arts Fund since UPAF’s founding in 1969. We are grateful to UPAF and to the thousands of other generous donors who make our programs possible!

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Friday, January 28, 2011 Jazz Heritage Festival, all day, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut St., Milwaukee Join MYSO as it showcases the rich jazz history of its neighborhood—Bronzeville.

Hear live jazz combo performances by the very talented young musicians in the MYSO Jazz Studies program as well as clinics by professional jazz musicians; sample food from local vendors, check out exhibitors from in and around the Historic King Drive Business District.

Saturday, February 5, 2011 Percussion Series Concert 3 PM, Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut St., Milwaukee This FREE concert will feature MYSO’s hippest and most engaging ensemble, the Calypso steel band, and two advanced Percussion Ensembles comprised of the Senior Symphony and Philharmonia percussion sections.

Thursday, February 10, 2011 Progressions Winter Concert, 5:30-7:00 PM, Lincoln Center Middle School of the Arts, 820 East Knapp Street., Milwaukee The students of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Progressions Program, a high-impact string training program for early elementary students from City of Milwaukee schools, will present its annual Progressions Winter Concert. This is a FREE event.

Saturday, February 19, 2011 Winter Concert I, 7:30 pm, Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll University, Waukesha This concert will feature two of MYSO’s string training orchestras, and its advanced flute choir, the Chamber Flute Ensemble. The MYSO Chamber Orchestra, comprised of the most musically advanced student musicians in the MYSO program, will complete the program.

Sunday, February 20, 2011 Winter Concert II, 3 pm, Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll University, Waukesha This concert will feature MYSO’s Sinfonia string orchestra, as well as an encore performance by the acclaimed Chamber Orchestra.

Sunday, March 6, 2011 Winter Concert III, 2pm, Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 North Water Street, Milwaukee This concert will feature two of MYSO’s string training orchestras, its Junior Wind Ensemble, made up of advanced young wind players, and MYSO’s second full symphony orchestra, Philharmonia.

Sunday, March 13, 2011 Milwaukee Youth Music Celebration, 3 PM, Elmbrook Church, 777 South Barker Road, Brookfield MYSO and Milwaukee Children’s Choir will present the 7th annual collaborative Milwaukee Youth Music Celebration. Don’t miss this gathering of the Milwaukee area’s finest young musicians performing some of the world’s greatest choral and orchestral repertoire.

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Sunday, March 20, 2011 Davidson Chamber Ensemble Recitals 1, 3, 5, 7 PM, Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut St. MYSO presents the fruits of its extensive Chamber Ensemble Program, which exists thanks to the generosity and vision of Arthur Davidson and the late Francesca “Peter” Davidson in establishing the Davidson Ensembles Fund. MYSO’s intermediate-level Flute Chorale will perform on the 1 PM recital.

Wednesday, April 13 through Sunday, April 17, 2011 Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut St. Auditions for 2011-2012. Interested families should call 414-267-2950 for more information or to make an audition appointment.

Sunday, April 17, 2011 Honor Recital, 2 PM, Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut St., Milwaukee Some of the crème de la crème of southeastern Wisconsin’s youth music scene take the stage. This recital will feature solo performances by the runner-up and honorable mentions from MYSO’s 2011 Senior Symphony Concerto Competition plus several advanced ensembles.

Sunday, May 8, 2011 Spring Concert I, 6 PM, Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 North Water Street, Milwaukee MYSO presents season closing performances by the Junior Symphony Orchestra (MYSO’s Sinfonia orchestra plus selected Junior Wind Ensemble members), Junior Wind Ensemble and the internationally acclaimed Senior Symphony.

Saturday, May 14, 2011 MYSO Percussion Series Concert, 5 PM, Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut St., Milwaukee This FREE concert will feature MYSO’s Calypso steel band, and two advanced Percussion Ensembles comprised of the accomplished players from the Senior Symphony and Philharmonia percussion sections.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 MYSO Jazz Finale; Location TBA Saturday, May 21, 2011 Spring Concert II, 7 PM, Shattuck Auditorium at Carroll University, Waukesha Performance features MYSO’s intermediate-level Flute Chorale, two of its string training orchestras and the highly acclaimed Chamber Orchestra.

Sunday, May 22, 2011 Spring Concert III, 2 PM, Shattuck Auditorium at Carroll University, Waukesha Performance features MYSO’s advanced Chamber Flute Ensemble, two of its string training orchestras and Philharmonia a full symphony orchestra.

Thursday, June 2, 2011 Progressions Spring Honors Concert, 5:30 PM, Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut St., Milwaukee The students of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Progressions Program, a high-impact string training program for early elementary students from City of Milwaukee schools, will present their final performance of 2010-11. This is a FREE event.

Watch our website, www.myso.org, for additional performance listings and changes!

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Instrumental in changing lives Save the date for

MYSO’s Anniversary Alumni Weekend

May 27-29, 2011

Milwaukee Youth Arts Center We invite any and all MYSO and Music For Youth alumni to help us celebrate MYSO’s 55th anniversary in style!

This includes 2011 graduates!

Events will include: • alumni orchestra (we will be expanding our activities for those who would rather not play in the orchestra, though all are welcome!)

• performances by alums and current MYSO members • music careers workshop • opportunities to hear some of MYSO’s newest ensembles like the Calypso steel band and, of course, • LOTS of social time with other alums and MYSO conductors and other staff!

Watch for more info!

Please email general@myso.org to update your email address and snail mail address—or better yet, update your info via the Alumni Page on our website at www.myso.org.