Skokie Valley Symphony-DECEMBER 2011

Francesco Milioto, Music Director and Conductor

SKOKIE VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Sunday, December 4, 2011 3:00 PM North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie

Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124 (1822). . . . . . . . Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Concerto for Clarinet, K.622, A major (1791). . . . . . . . . . . Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

I Allegro (1756 – 1791)

II Adagio

III Rondo: Allegro Eric Umble, Clarinet Second-Place Winner of the 31 Young Artist Competition INTERMISSION Entr’acte III from Rosamunde in Bb major, D. 797 (1823). . . . . . . . . . . . Franz Schubert

(1797 – 1828) Symphony No. 4, Op. 90, in A major “Italian” (1833). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felix Mendelssohn

I Allegro vivace (1809 – 1847)

II Andante con moto

III Con moto moderato

IV Saltarello: Presto

This concert is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the Village of Skokie, Niles Township, AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, the Bruning Foundation, the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation, Kathryn Canny, Dr. Lee and Bonnie Malmed, and Mrs. Jason Sharps.

Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra 1

L U DW I G VA N B E E T H OV E N (1770 -18 27 )

Consecration of the House Overture Sandwiched between the Ninth Symphony and the towering Missa Solemnis is one of Beethoven’s most overlooked scores, the Consecration of the House Overture. In 1822 the composer was approached by the theatrical impresario Carl Friedrich Hensler to provide music for the gala opening of the refurbished Josephstadt Theater in Vienna. Hensler planned to stage The Ruins of Athens for the inaugural celebration and suggested that Beethoven revise his music for that play, which he had composed ten years earlier for a production in Budapest. The play was to be rewritten for the Viennese performance and given a new title, The Consecration of the House, but Hensler encouraged Beethoven to keep most of his music intact, making only minor alterations as necessary.

Beethoven, anxious to have his name before an audience again after having practically withdrawn from public life to concentrate on other projects, consented to Hensler’s request, also agreeing to provide a new overture and closing chorus.

Beethoven, typically, labored over the Overture and complained that he found work on the piece “really very difficult.” It was finally completed just before the premier and the parts delivered to the orchestra only a day prior to the performance. Beethoven himself conducted the rehearsal and

first performance despite being almost completely deaf by this time. In order to avoid the embarrassing chaos that most certainly would have ensued from having a hearing-impaired director on the podium, Beethoven was aided by the theater’s house conductor who stood behind the ailing composer and cued the orchestra at crucial moments. Beethoven’s appearance was greeted enthusiastically, but the new Overture received little attention and never gained popularity during the composer’s lifetime.

Though cast as a single movement, the Overture is divided into two distinct sections played without pause. The first section opens with stentorian chords sounded by the full orchestra.

There follows a noble theme in the woodwinds that is repeated by the orchestra in majestic fashion. A series of fanfares, flourishes, and scalar passages lead to a decrescendo. Out of the quietness the second section bursts forth, initiated by the strings.

The theme of this section is worked out in a robust Handelian fugue.

Beethoven, having recently discovered the works of Bach and Handel, was eager to show his admiration for these composers and demonstrate his mastery of their contrapuntal style. Insistent rhythms and brilliant orchestration drive the fugue to a powerful coda, which brings the work to a spirited climax.

WO L F G A N G A M A D E U S M O Z A R T (175 6 -179 1)

Concerto for Clarinet As a virtuoso performer on the pianoforte and a competent violinist, Mozart wrote numerous concerti for these instruments for his own use in concerts. However, during his career he also wrote one concerto for each of the four primary woodwind instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. Of these, the one for clarinet is the most popular and carries the distinction of being Mozart’s last 2 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra

completed instrumental work, having been finished only weeks before his untimely death.

The Clarinet Concerto was commissioned by Mozart’s friend Anton Stadler, the principal clarinetist in the Vienna court orchestra and an artist of apparently remarkable skill.

After a performance by Stadler of one of Mozart’s wind serenades, a critic

WO L F G A N G A M A D E U S M O Z A R T (175 6 -179 1) ( c o n t .) wrote to him: “Never have I heard such things as you are able to perform on your instrument.” Thereafter, Mozart composed several works expressly for him, and Stadler, in return, helped the composer discover the full potential of an instrument that was still very new. The clarinet had only been developed from the beginning of the 18th century and even more recently accepted as a permanent member of the orchestra rather than an occasional optional substitute for the oboe. In actuality, Mozart wrote the Concerto for the basset clarinet, an instrument championed by Stadler that had an extended range and an expressive, mellow timbre. However, since the ordinary clarinet could not play the low notes that Mozart had written in order to highlight this instrument, his publisher arranged a version of the score that transposed the lowest notes to a higher register. The original version for basset clarinet was never released and the manuscript eventually lost. Only in the mid-20th century did musicologists uncover the oversight, resulting in a reconstruction of the original score. However, performing the reconstructed version proved to be difficult. Basset clarinets are rare and acquiring access to one is challenging. Most clarinetists, therefore, have continued to perform the Concerto on a regular “A” clarinet using the altered edition.

The Concerto is arranged in the standard three-movement format and is scored for a reduced orchestra devoid of brass instruments, save two horns, flutes, and oboes. This instrumentation produces a warm, intimate tone that allows the solo clarinet to be easily heard above the full ensemble. Throughout, brilliant display passages contrast with lyrical melodies as Mozart gives the soloist ample opportunity to display his abilities. The instrument itself is featured by exploiting the piercing upper registers while also exploring

4 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra

the rich, expressive sound of the bottom octave with equal ease. This contrast between ranges is often highlighted by shifts from major to minor keys, giving the Concerto a somewhat bittersweet, searching quality. Overall there is a subtle beauty of sound, a compassionate tenderness, and a light, ethereal quality unmatched in the entire concerto repertoire.

The first movement opens with a statement of the main theme by the entire orchestra. The soloist quickly takes up this melody to set up the now-common double exposition form Mozart favored in his concertos. In this form both orchestra and soloist present thematic material which is then developed and eventually recapitulated. In the solo sections Mozart takes full advantage of the clarinet’s unique capabilities, crafting soaring melodic lines that daringly leap from one register to another with gymnastic abandon. Stadler’s virtuosic skills certainly influenced the writing.

The flowing Adagio highlights the lyrical qualities of the clarinet and the musicality of the clarinetist. The tender, melancholy melody is one of Mozart’s most sublime. The gentle dialogue between soloist and orchestra only serves to heighten the plaintive, nostalgic quality of the movement.

The closing Rondo has a cheerful refrain that is immediately presented by the clarinet to establish a feeling of levity. Again highlighting the technical abilities of the soloist is rapid passage work and difficult figuration, with each succeeding entrance of the clarinet seemingly more virtuosic than the last. Contrasting sections introduce a hint of the melancholy heard earlier in the second movement before the final return of the rondo theme is developed dramatically using the full range of the clarinet, replete with trills and widely spaced leaps. A final tutti brings the work to a joyous close.

Is your sixth sense a sense of timing?

S

eniors with a sense of timing know that if they choose life at the North Shore Retirement Hotel while they are younger and healthier they are more likely to have a longer, better life. Here's why...

Meals are served in our fine dining room three times a day.

Maid Service is provided daily so you can enjoy the things you want to do rather than the things you have to do. A wide variety of activities, both planned and spontaneous, bustle

throughout the community from morning till night. Health issues may be identified earlier and can often be addressed while you stay in your own apartment. Staffing is 24-hours.

With a location in the heart of Evanston, city and lakefront activities are just steps away.

The North Shore Hotel has so much to offer, you'll want to call right away to find out about all the benefits of living here. Let your sense of timing guide you… don’t wait to pick up the phone.

1611 Chicago Ave. Evanston, IL 60201

847-864-6400

A retirement hotel

Yes, I want to know more about the North Shore Hotel community! Please send me information today!

Call me to book lunch and a tour – “I've got to see the North Shore for myself!”

Name

Phone

Address, City, State, Zip

5x8

F R A N Z S C H U B E R T (179 7-18 2 8 ) )

Entr’acte III from Rosamunde In the same year that Beethoven completed his commission for Consecration of the House, Schubert was also engaged by a Viennese theater to provide musical accompaniment for another theatrical work, Rosamunde, Furstin von Zypern (Rosamunde, Princess of Cypress). Given at the Theater an der Wien in late 1823, the play was a disastrous failure and has been permanently lost. Schubert’s music almost met the same fate, disappearing for a number of years until 1867, when it was fortunately rediscovered by Sir George Grove and Sir Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame).

The complete score, for soprano, chorus, and orchestra, consists of an overture and ten individual pieces and is rarely heard in its entirety. Excerpts, however, are frequently performed and rank among Schubert’s most popular orchestral offerings. The

third Entr’acte was likely meant to be performed between the third and fourth acts of the five-act play, thereby serving as something of a curtain-raiser or overture for the fourth act. It is structured as a simple 5-part rondo, in which a recurring refrain (A) is interrupted by contrasting musical episodes (B, C). The resulting form may be diagrammed as ABACA. The refrain, presented without preamble, is a tranquil theme heard in the strings. Schubert’s sublime gift of melody is much in evidence here as he crafts a lilting, lyrical line. The contrasting sections are marked by a change in meter and a slightly more agitated rhythmic pulse. The clarinet and oboe are joined by the other winds to spin out sinuous melodies that often play out as a dialogue between instruments. The return of the main theme or A section restores the mood of restive calm.

F E L I X M E N D E L S S O H N (18 0 9 -18 47 )

Symphony No. 4 Felix Mendelssohn was blessed with immense natural talent. One of the most extraordinary child prodigies in the history of music, he completed a vast number of compositions while still in his teens, including twelve string symphonies, the celebrated Octet, and his masterpiece, the Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He also had the added advantage of coming from a wealthy banking family that was able to support and indulge his prodigious gift. So it was that as he approached his twentieth year his father sponsored an extensive European tour, first to the British Isles then, in 1830, to Italy.

Upon his arrival in Venice the young composer wrote to his family to report: “This is Italy! And now has begun what I have always thought…to be the supreme joy in life. And I am loving it. Today was so rich that now, in the evening, I must collect myself a little, 6 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra

and so I am writing to you to thank you, dear parents, for having given me all this happiness.”

The young musician’s year-long sojourn included visits to Florence, Rome, and Naples. He made pilgrimages to the great museums and churches, spent many happy hours hiking in the countryside, and enjoyed the festivities of the preLenten carnival season. He also found time for work. In February, 1830, he wrote to his sister Fanny: “I have once more begun to compose with fresh vigor, and the Italian symphony makes rapid progress; it will be the happiest piece I have ever written, especially the last movement.” He went on to explain that the new piece was meant to embody not only his impressions of the art and landscape of the country, but also the spirit of its people.

F E L I X M E N D E L S S O H N (18 0 9 -18 47 ) ( c o n t .)

Despite Mendelssohn’s apparent enthusiasm for the work, other projects intervened which caused him to put the symphony aside. It was not until 1832, when a commission arrived from London, that it was finished. Though the 1833 premier, with the London Philharmonic under his own baton, was a huge success, Mendelssohn had misgivings and began to revise the score, ultimately withdrawing it from the public and never allowing it to be performed in Germany during his lifetime. At his death, extensive revisions were found but, when the work was published in 1851, these were ignored and the symphony was released in its original form.

From the outset, the symphony bursts forth with exuberant energy and a lightness of spirit that, perhaps, suggest the sun-drenched, carefree atmosphere of Italy. The initial theme, presented by the strings, is heard over a propulsive woodwind accompaniment that drives the music perpetually forward in a particularly buoyant manner. A lyrical second theme provides contrast and sets up the development section in which Mendelssohn shows his affinity for Bach by crafting a complex contrapuntal fugue. The main theme eventually makes its return, and with it comes the vigorous energy of the opening section.

The slow second movement was reportedly inspired by a religious procession Mendelssohn witnessed in Naples, and the walking-bass line does, indeed, convey something of a processional feeling. Above this a somber melody is introduced, further contributing to the pious atmosphere.

The third movement is a marked contrast: an old-fashioned minuet and trio in the style of Haydn. Here the composer seems to be thinking more of home in Germany than travels in Italy.

The dancing continues in the final movement with a Saltarello, a traditional Italian country dance dating to at least the 14th century that involved a good deal of hopping and leaping about. This is the most unmistakably Italianate movement of the symphony as Mendelssohn captures the vigorous, folk-like nature of the Saltarello, despite the unprecedented use of the minor key. While it is quite common for a symphony to begin in a minor key and end in the major key, rarely, if ever, is the opposite the case. However, Mendelssohn had a unique gift for writing very light-hearted music in minor keys. Indeed, gaiety and high spirits permeate the entire movement and drive it to a whirling conclusion.

Program notes by Michael Vaughn, Ph.D. If you use any part of these notes, please give attribution to Dr. Vaughn.

ROBERT W. GEHRKE, P.C.

Robert W. Gehrke, CPA, JD phone (847) 680 - 1021 fax (847) 680 - 1022 e-mail taxguyone@aol.com Hilltop Executive Center 1580 South Milwaukee Avenue, Suite 202 • Libertyville, IL 60048 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra 7

F R A N C E S C O M I L I O TO, M U S I C D I R E C TO R A N D C O N D U C TO R The Chicago Tribune names Francesco Milioto “one of the best young conductors working in the Chicago area.” Since his debut in the Chicago area just over a decade ago, he now balances a busy career conducting a wide range of orchestral and operatic repertoire while maintaining a full schedule as a pianist and vocal coach. He currently holds the positions of Music Director of the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra as well as the Chicago Cultural Center Summer Opera, Co-founder/ Conductor of the New Millennium Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the Highland Park Strings, and Artistic Director/ Conductor of Access Contemporary Music. Mr. Milioto is an assistant conductor/rehearsal pianist/prompter for the Ravinia Festival where he works closely with Maestro James Conlon.

This season Mr. Milioto will return to Los Angeles Opera as first assistant conductor following a successful debut last season. During both the 2009 and 2010 Chicago Opera Theater seasons he served as an assistant conductor/ rehearsal pianist, and also chorus master.

Mr. Milioto makes regular appearances as a guest conductor with Opera Elgin and Opera on the James in Lynchburg, VA.

Now in his fifth season as Music Director of the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Milioto will lead programs celebrating the organizations 50th Anniversary. This season will feature repertoire played by the SVSO in its first year of existence. Our next two programs will feature Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 “Italian”, and an entire program of Spanish-flavored repertoire with soprano Michelle Areyzaga. The 50th Anniversary season will end with two concerts, one featuring Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, with soprano Stacey Tappan, and a final Symphonic Jazz program featuring legendary Chicago blues man Corky Siegel on Harmonica and piano playing “Symphonic Blues” a piece commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony. Mr. Milioto has enjoyed an enthusiastic response to his unique musicianship and wide range of repertoire. In addition to building on the history of high quality performances, the past seasons have seen a successful return to concert opera, and the creation of free concerts for local school children.

The Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra looks forward to celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season (2011-2012) with Maestro Milioto.

Dinner show? after the

Check out the

Dining Guide for an

Incredible

selection of 8 Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra

Area Restaurants

ERIC UMBLE , CL ARINET SOLOIST Eric Umble is the second-place winner of the SVSO’s 31st Young Artist Competition. Eric is pursuing his Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where he studies with Mr. David Krakauer.

A native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Eric began his musical studies at the University of Kansas under the instruction of Dr. Stephanie Zelnick. He has given recitals across the United States and The Netherlands. As an orchestral soloist, Eric has performed with the University of Kansas Symphony and the Arapahoe Philharmonic. Eric has served as

principal clarinet in the Manhattan School of Music Philharmonia, the University of Kansas Symphony, and the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble. He also performed with the KU Helianthus Contemporary ensemble and is an active chamber musician.

In addition to today’s honor, Eric was also firstplace winner of the T. Gordon Parks Memorial Collegiate Concerto Competition, winner of the University of Kansas Concerto Competition, and grand-prize winner of the Naftzger Young Artists Competition.

Eric is a member of Mu Phi Epsilon, a professional music fraternity.

Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra 9

The NBB Group of Wells Fargo Advisors is proud to support Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra

James Newcomb, Cynthia Brown Komarek, Grant Birkley First Vice Presidents – Investments Wells Fargo Advisors Woodstock, IL 60098 815-338-2550 www.thenbbgroup.wfadv.com

Investment and Insurance Products: u NOT FDIC Insured

u NO Bank Guarantee

u MAY Lose Value

Wells Fargo Advisors is the trade name used by two separate registered broker-dealers: Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, Members SIPC, non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company. [Practice Name] is a separate entity of WFAFN. ©2009 Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. All rights reserved. [74125-v1] 5/09

S K O K I E VA L L E Y S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A 1st Violin Aurelien Fort-Pederzoli, Concertmaster Margarita Solomensky, Assistant Concertmaster Andrea Ferguson, Mittenthal String Chair Marianne Friedman Iris Seitz Wally Pok Hon Yu Ruth Zumstein

2nd Violin Michael Kleinerman, Principal, Dr. Lee Malmed Chair Warren Grabner Beth Hafter Alysa Isaacson David Ratner Fran Sherman Mary Stoltz Gwen Weiner

Bass Conner Hollingsworth, Principal Brett Benteler Beverly Schiltz Nick Steffan

Viola Michael Rozental, Principal Jeanette Krstolich Dr. Lee Malmed Jason Rosen Sid Samberg Desi Tantchev

Cello Paul Ghica, Principal Marcia Chessick Lucy Colman Emily Hu Bonnie Malmed Howard Miller Sheryl Nussbaum Mike Taber Tess Van Wagner

Trumpet Jordan Olive, Principal Paul Gilkerson

Flute Karen Frost, Principal Barb Austin Oboe Jennifer Stucki, Principal Kenneth Adams Clarinet Walter Grabner, Principal Irwin Heller

Bassoon Elizabeth Heller, Principal Jen Speer

French Horn Frank Hammarin, Principal, Jack Shankman Chair Dafydd Bevil Erika Hollenback Laurel Lovestrom Trombone Adina Salmansohn, Principal Tom Park John Alberts Timpani Jay Renstrom

C H A I R E N D OW M E N T S A N D S P O N S O R S H I P S Kathryn Canny, Chair Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concertmaster Chair AdvantEdge Health Care Solutions

Partial sponsorship of Dec 5th children’s concerts

The Leo Krakow Community Endowment Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concert Elizabeth and E. Harris Krawitz Endowment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concert Harvey E. Mittenthal Scholarship Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mittenthal String Chair Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation. . . . . . . . Young Artist Competition and Concerts Charles and Cyd Sandleman Chair Endowment . . . . . Assistant Concertmaster Chair Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra 11

GREAT PERFORMANCES • Comprehensive Calendar of Events • Feature Articles • Timely Arts News • Celebrity Video Blogs • Dining Guide • And more!

YOUR ONLINE GUIDE TO THE PERFORMING ARTS

39th Opera Contest Season

Preliminaries $40.00 per person

Dinner, Tax & Service Charge included, $10.00 Tax Deductible

Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Mar. 4 & Mar. 11 – 5:30

Semi-Finals $50.00 per person

Dinner, Wine, Tax & Service Charge included, $10.00 Tax Deductible

Mar. 18 – 5:30 & Apr. 14 – 6:30

Grand Prize Evening $75.00 per person

Hors d'oeuvres, Dinner, Wine, Tax & Service Charge included, $20.00 Tax Deductible

Sat. Apr. 21 – 6:30

Bravo Awards $60.00 per person

Dinner, Wine, Tax & Service Charge Included, $10.00 Tax Deductible

Sun. May 20 – 5:30

For Reservations call

773-588-2515

Monastero’s

Ristorante & Banquets 3935 W. Devon Avenue Chicago, IL 60659

2 011 - 2 012 S V S O D O N AT I O N S Sustaining: $2500+ Kathryn Canny Illinois Arts Council Dr. Lee & Bonnie Malmed Niles Township Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation Village of Skokie Mr. & Mrs. Blaine Yarrington Benefactor: $1,000 $2,499 AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The Bruning Foundation Mrs. Jason Sharps Patron: $500 - $999 Steven Jay Blutza, Ph.D. Jack & Leslie Shankman R. Paul Urbanick, DMA Cliff & Robin Wolf Sponsors: $250 - $499 John Alberts Barbara Brown Dr. & Mrs. Richard Chessick David Eccles Roger & Carol Hirsch Ethel Mittenthal Richard Mittenthal Dr. & Mrs. Don Singer Carolyn Smith, in memory of Janet Mazur Peter P. Thomas Scott & Sandra Williams

Donors: $100 - $249 Mark Barats Louis & Loretta Becker Maurice & Ruth Ettleson Bernard & Marilyn Friedman Sandor Jankovich Joseph D. Kramer Milton & Miriam Levin Jerome & Lillian Mann Edward S. & Phyllis E. Merkin Eleanor Parker Ronald & Shirley Pregozen George Rimnac Mr. & Mrs. Henry Rosenbaum Marvin Rudman Jerome & Carolyn Sauvage, in memory of Noreen Giles Harold & Rita Selz Thelma Skaletsky Janet Thau, in honor of Barry Grossman Harlean Vision Izzie (Avram) Weinzweig Charlene Wiss Friends: $25 - $99 Jules & Sharon Abelman Shirley Aizensteinm, in honor of Bonnie Malmed’s birthday Ruth Barrash Anne Boll Dr. & Mrs. Richard Chessick, in memory of Noreen Giles Muriel Cohen Ulrich & Carol Conrad

Arkady Diment Arline Dubow Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Golub Alysa Isaacson Gilbert & Elaine Kanter, in honor of Bonnie Malmed’s birthday Terese Klinger Jane Kornblith Alvan Lebovitz Sidney Levine Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Lipstadt Rochelle Magid Sherwin & Trude Marks Earl Meltzer Arthur & Lois Mills Michael Modica Sheldon Mostovoy Joseph Ott Saul Patt Janice Ross Michael Roth Milton Salmansohn Janet Schatz Rita Schreier Larry & Rhoda Schuman Michael & Serna Shatz Harold C. Silverman Warne & Delores Stauss Florence T. Stein Herb & Roberta Sweetow, in memory of Dr. Robert Komaiko Tess Van Wagner George Vass Sandra Lynn Weiss Sheldon S. Weiss Dorothea Wolf, in honor of Bonnie Malmed’s birthday Olga Wolz

Supporting the Symphony The concert you hear today was made possible by the generous donors you see listed in our program. To find out how you can contribute, please contact the SVSO office.

Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra 13

2 011- 2 012 B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S 2011-2012 Board of Directors Kathryn Canny, President Karen Frost, Artistic Vice President Roger Hirsch, Administrative Vice President Steven Jay Blutza, Ph.D., Treasurer John Alberts, Secretary Barbara E. Brown David F. Eccles Bonnie Malmed Lee Malmed, M.D.

Ethel Mittenthal Jack Shankman R. Paul Urbanick, DMA Sandra Williams, Ph.D.

Honorary Board Members Siobhan Drummond Lucinda Kasperson Thomas Rosenwein Donald Singer, M.D. Francesco Milioto, Conductor and Music Director Phyllis Adams, Office Manager How to Contact Us

Address: 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077 Phone: 847-679-9501 x3014 E-mail: info@svso.org Website: www.svso.org

S EMAN MAKERS, RESTORERS & D EALERS, OF V IOLINS, V IOLAS & C ELLOS We have moved to a larger space across the street and one block east of our old location NEW ADDRESS: 4447 OAKTON • SKOKIE, IL 60076 847.674.0690 TE L

www.semanviolins.com

V IOLINS

MEMBER: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF VIOLIN AND BOW MAKERS, INC

North Shore Center for the Performing Arts 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TELEPHONE: (847) 679-9501 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FAX: (847) 679-1879 BOX OFFICE TELEPHONE: (847) 673-6300 BOX OFFICE FAX: (847) 679-3704 www.northshorecenter.org General Manager....................................................................................................... Michael Pauken Box Office Manager......................................................................................................... Ron Weaver Box Office Assistant Manager.................................................................................... Heather Packard Box Office Staff...........................................................Paul Adams, Tricia Bulaclac, Alison Burkhardt, Jessica Hester, Jimmy Kaplan, Kaurryne Lev, Myra Levin, Karen Neumann, Maegan Rose, Cyndi Stevens, Director of Marketing and Sales..........................................................................................David Vish Education and Outreach Manager............................................................................ Gina M. Martino Events Manager............................................................................................................ Betty Boduch Events Supervisor/Concessions Manager........................................................................Anthony Marte House Managers.......................................................... Yuri Lysoivanov, Susan Robinson, Sherrie Witt Marketing & Communications Manager...................................................................... Joseph Alaimo Office Manager........................................................................................................... Carolyn Adams Operations Manager...................................................................................................Ardelle Winston Operations Staff.........................................................................Melvin Berkowitz, Christopher Jones Luis Narvaez, Hector Perez, Gary Sapperstein, Larry Williams Receptionist..................................................................................................................... Jean George Security......................................................................................................................Greg Kwiecinski Technical Director............................................................................................................. Frank Rose Technical Staff........................................................Dustin L. Derry, Jake Reich, Jay Stoutenborough Ushers provided by the Saints, Volunteers for the Performing Arts. For information call (773) 529-5510.

Administrative Office Hours: Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Box Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or until curtain; Saturday, Noon–5 p.m. or until curtain. Sunday: Opens two hours prior to curtain. (summer hours may vary)

The North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie opened in 1996 and operates as part of the Village of Skokie’s plan to provide cultural, literary, and educational programs, benefiting the citizens of Skokie and the North Shore communities.

The North Shore Center is perfect for performances, social occasions and corporate events.

For information on space availability and catering options, please contact the Events Manager at (847)679-9501 ext. 3005.

The North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie Foundation was established to support the ongoing programming and capital needs of the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. The mission of the Foundation is to create and sustain the North Shore Center as a preeminent venue for the arts and as a major asset to the communities it serves.

IN CONSIDERATION OF OTHER PATRONS

• Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of management.

• Portable telephones, pagers, cameras, and re­cording devices are not allowed inside the theater. Please check them with the house manager.

• Infrared assisted listening devices are available from the house manager. A valid driver’s license, state identification, or major credit card will be requested.

Professional Facilities Management, of Providence, R.I, manages the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.

• Lost and Found: please call (847) 679-9501 ext. 3202 for lost items.

Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra 15

from your friends at