Symphony InConcert March 2017

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» LIVE AT THE SCHERMERHORN

MARCH 2017

Guerrero Conducts Bernstein FEATURING ANNE AKIKO MEYERS

MARCH 31 & APRIL 1

THE CHIEFTAINS MARCH 9 TO 11

RAVEL’S BOLERO MARCH 16 TO 18

BALLET AT THE SCHERMERHORN MARCH 24

EXPERIENCE THE Magic of Music LI VE AT TH E SCHERMERHO RN

MATTHEW MORRISON

GLADYS KN IGHT

SINGS BROADWAY & STANDARDS

IN CONCERT

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April 5

DR. SEUSS’

April 6 TO 8

BEETHOVEN’S SECOND

GREEN EGGS and HAM

& SYMPHONY SOLOISTS PLAY NEW AMERICAN CLASSICS

with the Nashville Symphony

April 8

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April 14 & 15

MOZART & RACHMANINOFF featuring conductor Edo de Waart

M AT INE E

April 23

April 27 to 29

AN AMERICAN REQUIEM

& SCHUMANN’S FIRST

May 4 to 6

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May 12 & 13

WITH SUPPORT FROM

Voices of Spring SPECIAL EVENT SUNDAY, MARCH 5, AT 3 PM

NASHVILLE SYMPHONY CHORUS NASHVILLE SYMPHONY TUCKER BIDDLECOMBE, conductor TYLER NELSON, tenor RADU RUSU, horn JEFF BURNHAM, piano

T H A N K YO U T O OUR SPONSOR

OFFICIAL PARTNER GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL Coronation Anthem No. 1, “Zadok the Priest” HWV 258 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Cantata No. 11, “Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen,” BWV 11

I. Chorus: “Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen”

II. Recitative: “Der Herr Jesus hub seine Hande auf”

III. Recitative: “Ach, Jesu, ist dein Abschied schon so nah?”

IV. Aria: “Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben”

V. Recitative: “Und ward aufgehoben”

VI. Chorus: “Nun lieget alles unter dir”

VII. Recitative: “Und da sie ihm nachsahen”

VIII. Aria: “Jesu, deine Gnadeblicke”

IX. Chorus: “Wenn soll es doch geschehen” Tyler Nelson, tenor WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Ave verum corpus, K. 618 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Veni Sancte Spiritus, K. 47 INTERMISSION SARAH HOPKINS Past Life Melodies JONATHAN DOVE Seek Him That Taketh the Seven Stars PAUL BASLER Songs of Faith

Psalm 150

Ubi Caritas

Be Thou My Vision Alleluia

Psalm 23 Radu Rusu, horn Jeff Burnham, piano JAKE RUNESTAD Nyon Nyon 18

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POPS SERIES THURSDAY, MARCH 9, AT 7 PM | FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 10 & 11, AT 8 PM

NASHVILLE SYMPHONY

PADDY MOLONEY, uilleann pipes, tin whistle, vocals KEVIN CONNEFF, bodhrán, vocals MATT MOLLOY, flute TRIONA MARSHALL, harp, piano JON PILATZKE, fiddle player and Ottawa Valley stepdancer ÁLYTH MCCORMACK, vocals TARA BREEN, violin JEFF WHITE, guitar NATHAN PILATZKE, Ottawa Valley stepdancer CARA BUTLER, Ottawa Valley stepdancer WITH THE NASHVILLE IRISH STEPDANCERS 17TH LANCERS PIPES & DRUMS I.T. CRESWELL MIDDLE PREP CHOIR

T H A N K YO U T O OUR SPONSOR

This weekend’s appearances by The Chieftains made possible in part by Richard & Sharalena Miller.

Selections to be announced from the stage

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

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ix-time GRAMMY® winners The Chieftains have been recognized for reinventing traditional Irish music on an international scale.

As cultural ambassadors, their performances have been linked to seminal historic events: they were the first Western musicians to perform on the Great Wall of China and the first ensemble to perform in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. In 1990, they joined Roger Waters for his performance of The Wall in Berlin, and in 2010, Paddy Moloney’s whistle and Matt Molloy’s flute accompanied NASA astronaut Cady Coleman to the international space station.

In Ireland, The Chieftains have been involved in many major occasions, such as Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit, when they performed to an audience of over 1.3 million, and in 2011 during the historic visit of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. In 2012, The Chieftains celebrated their 50th Anniversary. At a gala event hosted by the American Ireland Fund,

they were awarded the inaugural National Concert Hall Lifetime Achievement Award “in recognition of their tremendous contribution to the music industry worldwide and the promotion of the best of Irish culture.”

To celebrate their milestone anniversary, The Chieftains also invited friends from all musical styles to collaborate on their album Voice of Ages. Featuring Bon Iver, The Decemberists, Paolo Nutini, and others, this album is proof that their music transcends stylistic, traditional, and generational boundaries.

Even as they remain unafraid to shock purists, The Chieftains maintain an abiding love of, and loyalty to, their roots — they are as comfortable playing spontaneous Irish sessions as they are headlining a concert at Carnegie Hall. After 55 years of making some of the most beautiful music in the world, The Chieftains remain as fresh and relevant as when they began.

INCONCERT

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& Edgar Meyer World Premiere AEGIS

SCIENCES FOUNDATION

CLASSICAL SERIES

EST. 2013

THURSDAY, MARCH 16, AT 7 PM | FRIDAY, MARCH 17, AT 8 PM | SATURDAY, MARCH 18, AT 2 & 8 PM

NASHVILLE SYMPHONY GIANCARLO GUERRERO, conductor EDGAR MEYER, double bass

CLAUDE DEBUSSY “Ibéria,” No. 2 from Images

I. Par les rues et par les chemins

[Through Streets and Lanes]

II. Les parfums de la nuit

[The Fragrances of the Night]

III. Le matin d’un jour de fête

[Morning of a Feast-Day]

T H A N K YO U T O OUR SPONSORS

This concert is presented in honor of Tennessee Arts Commission’s 50th anniversary OFFICIAL PARTNER

EDGAR MEYER New Piece for Orchestra World premiere | Nashville Symphony commission INTERMISSION GIOVANNI BOTTESINI Concerto for Double Bass No. 2 in B Minor

Allegro Andante Allegro

MEDIA PARTNER

This weekend’s performances of Ravel’s Boléro are made possible in part by Mrs. Lillian Bradford, in memory of James C. Bradford, Jr.

MAURICE RAVEL Boléro

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Nashville Ballet • Nashville Symphony SPECIAL EVENT FRIDAY, MARCH 24, AT 8 PM

NASHVILLE BALLET PAUL VASTERLING, artistic director

NASHVILLE SYMPHONY GIANCARLO GUERRERO, conductor JUN IWASAKI, violin

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet

1. Introduction

7. The Duke’s Order

10. Juliet – The Young Girl

13. Dance of the Knights

19. The Balcony Scene – with dancers

20. Romeo’s Variation – with dancers

21. Love Dance – with dancers

33. Tybalt Fights with Mercutio

35. Romeo Decides to Avenge Mercutio’s Death

36. Finale of Act Two: Tybalt’s Funeral Cortege

51. Juliet’s Funeral

52. The Death of Juliet ANTONIO VIVALDI Selections from The Four Seasons for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8, Nos. 1-4

Autumn Ballo e canto di villanelle Dormienti ubriachi

Winter Aggiaciatto tremar tra nevi algenti

PRODUCTION CREDITS Balcony Pas de Deux from Romeo and Juliet Premiered: April 2004 at Nashville Ballet Inspired by William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Choreography and Direction: Paul Vasterling Music: Sergei Prokofiev Costume Design: David Heuvel Lighting Design: Scott Leathers CAST Romeo, a Montague: Jon Upleger Juliet, a Capulet: Mollie Sansone

Seasons

Premiered: June 1997 at Oregon Ballet Theater Choreography: Paul Vasterling Music: Antonio Vivaldi Costume Design: David Heuvel Lighting Design: Scott Leathers CAST Fall: Sarah Cordia, Katie Eliason and Alexandra Meister Winter: Julia Mitchell with Augusto Cezar and Brett Sjoblom Spring: Judson Veach, Kayla Rowser and Daniella Zlatarev Summer: Logan Hillman, Nicolas Scheuer and Gerald Watson

Appalachian Spring

Spring Giunt'e la primavera Mormorio di fronde e piante, il capraro che dorme, il cane che grida

World Premiere Choreography: Paul Vasterling Music: Aaron Copland Costume Design: Holly Hynes Lighting Design: Scott Leathers

Summer Languidezza per il caldo Toglie alle membra lasse il suo riposo Tempo impetuoso d'estate

CAST Katie Vasilopoulos, Augusto Cezar, Julia Eisen, Keenan McLaren Hartman, Mollie Sansone, Brett Sjoblom, Jon Upleger, Judson Veach, Gerald Watson

Jun Iwasaki, violin AARON COPLAND Suite from Appalachian Spring (1944 original orchestration)

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Romeo and Juliet performed by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.

Appalachian Spring performed by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.

Guerrero Conducts Bernstein FEATURING ANNE AKIKO MEYERS

AEGIS

SCIENCES FOUNDATION

CLASSICAL SERIES

EST. 2013

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 31 & APRIL 1, AT 8 PM

NASHVILLE SYMPHONY GIANCARLO GUERRERO, conductor ANNE AKIKO MEYERS, violin

GIOVANNI GABRIELI Sonata Pian’ e Forte for Double Brass Quintet LEONARD BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”) for Solo Violin, Harp, Percussion and Strings

Phaedras - Pausanias: Lento - Allegro

Aristophanes: Allegretto

Eryximachus: Presto

Agathon: Adagio

Socrates - Alcibiades: Molto tenuto Allegro molto vivace Anne Akiko Meyers, violin INTERMISSION

T H A N K YO U T O OUR SPONSORS

OFFICIAL PARTNER

MEDIA PARTNER

Anne Akiko Meyers’ appearance is made possible in part by Allis Dale and John Gillmor.

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

I. Moderato

II. Allegro

III. Allegretto

IV. Andante - Allegro

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TONIGHT’S CONCERT AT A GLANCE GIOVANNI GABRIELI Sonata pian’ e forte • Italian composer Giovanni Gabrielli was one of the most influential musicians of the late 16th century. An organist at St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, he specialized in writing music for vocal and instrumental choirs where the performers were divided into groups and performed from different locations within the basilica.

• Sonata pian’ e forte is an instrumental example of Gabrieli’s “polychoral” style. In this case, the piece is performed by two brass quintets: one grouping of three trumpets, horn, and trombone, and another grouping of two horns, trombone, bass trombone, and tuba.

LEONARD BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) • Part of Leonard Bernstein’s enduring appeal comes from his ability to move between popular mediums like the Broadway stage and more serious contexts like orchestral music. Written around the same time as his score for On the Waterfront and his stage adaptation of Candide, Serenade is an example of Bernstein’s intellectual side.

• Orchestrated entirely for strings, Serenade functions as a violin concerto, with a solo part originally written for Isaac Stern. For these performances, the violin part will be played by Anne Akiko Meyers, who will help bring to life the composer’s interpretation of Plato’s dialogue.

• Bernstein biographer Humphrey Burton suggested that the piece encapsulates the composer’s own multifaceted personality: “grand and noble in the first movement, childlike in the second, boisterous and playful in the third, serenely calm and tender in the fourth, a doom-laden prophet, and then a jazzy iconoclast in the finale.”

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 • As a composer living and working during the height of Stalin’s rule in the Soviet Union, Dmitri Shostakovich periodically found himself the subject of public condemnation by the authorities. He managed to rehabilitate his reputation with his Symphony No. 5 and his Symphony No. 7, but the threat of censure continued to loom over him.

• Composed in the postwar years, his Symphony No. 10 received its premiere in 1953, just a few years after another public denunciation at the hands of the authorities. Fortunately, it was a great success — and both its creation and its reception were greatly influenced by the death of Josef Stalin earlier that year.

• The Tenth is considered by many to be Shostakovich’s greatest symphony, with music of great urgency. The sprawling opening movement begins quietly, mounting in intensity and volume, with striking contrasts as flute and clarinet emerge from the full ensemble to carry the main themes.

The influence of Gustav Mahler can be heard here, while the second movement has been viewed by some listeners as a sonic portrait of Stalin in all his brutality.

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