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SYMPHONY OF THE LOWCOUNTRY

HHSO.ORG 2017-2018 36TH SEASON AMERICAN MOSAIC

“The American musical experience offers music, traditions and cultures of the world, like a mosaic, to create a soundscape that defines our nation. It is music that captures tragedy and triumph, struggle and freedom, and conveys the essence of the American ethos. The Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra devotes its 2017-2018 Season to the American Mosaic with both new and familiar works for orchestra composed by the greatest generation of American composers as well as many of the most beloved works in the orchestral repertoire. The music of Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Ravel rubs shoulders with Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein and Barber as our orchestra celebrates richly diverse musical styles that are as evocative as they are sumptuous. Join us, as we come together to bring beauty and harmony to the Lowcountry.”

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John Morris Russell Music Director and Conductor *The conductor will give a pre-concert talk before each classical concert.

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE: MOZART FEST AND GALA

EMANUEL AX IN CONCERT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 • 7:30PM

John Morris Russell Conductor • Emanuel Ax Piano EMANUEL AX

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 19 • Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27

World-renowned pianist, Emanuel Ax is considered one of the finest concert pianists of the 21st century. He is a Grammy award-winning, Polish-born naturalized American classical pianist, an internationally acclaimed performer, a teacher on the faculty of The Juilliard School and the main duo recital partner of cellist Yo-Yo Ma. From 1970, when Ax graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French, he participated in many major international competitions, including the Vianna da Motta in Portugal, the Queen Elisabeth in Belgium and the Chopin in Warsaw. However, it was in 1974 that he won the inaugural Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv. It was this win that sparked the beginning of Ax’s successful career as a concert pianist.

He continues to perform around eighty concerts a year.

Emanuel Ax has been an exclusive Sony Classical recording artist since 1987. Recent releases include Strauss's Enoch Arden narrated by Patrick Stewart; discs of two-piano music by Johannes Brahms and Sergei Rachmaninov with Yefim Bronfman; and soon to be released Felix Mendelssohn Trios with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman. Ax has received Grammy awards for the second and third volumes of his cycle of Haydn's piano sonatas, and has also made a series of Grammy-winning recordings with cellist Yo-Yo Ma of the Beethoven and Brahms sonatas for cello and piano.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and holds honorary doctorates of music from Yale and Columbia Universities.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2017 • 5PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2017 • 8PM

OCT 22/23 PAUL HUANG VIOLIN

John Morris Russell Conductor Paul Huang Violin

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

NOV 5/6 ROBERT SULLIVAN TRUMPET

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 • 5PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2017 • 8PM John Morris Russell Conductor Robert Sullivan Trumpet Ives/Schuman Variations on America Arutunian Trumpet Concerto Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2017 • 5PM MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2017 • 8PM (No pre-concert talk before concerts)

A Holiday Spectacular! Ring in the Season with John Morris Russell’s festive holiday music, featuring all our favorite guest soloists. This beloved event is a must!

SUNDAY CONCERTS WILL BEGIN AT 5:00 PM

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John Morris Russell Conductor Phoebe Liu, Violin, 2017 First Prize Winner, HHSO Youth Concerto Competition Hilton Head Island High School Chorus Hilton Head Dance Theatre Savannah Children’s Choir

PHOEBE LIU VIOLIN

2017-2018

JOY TO THE WORLD!

DEC 3/4

36TH SEASON

Herrmann North by Northwest Overture Korngold Violin Concerto Williams Jurassic Park: Main Theme Harry Potter Suite Schindler’s List: Main Theme The Force Awakens: Jedi Steps and Finale

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CINEMATIC CLASSICS

HHSO.ORG 2017-2018 36TH SEASON AMERICAN MOSAIC

LOVE IN THE TIME OF WAR SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 • 5PM MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2018 • 8PM John Morris Russell Conductor Sterling Elliott Cello

JAN 14/15 STERLING ELLIOTT CELLO

Vaughan-Williams Symphony No. 5 Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 Griffes The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan

BEETHOVEN’S EROICA SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2018 • 5PM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 • 8PM John Morris Russell Conductor Ray Ushikubo, 2017 First Prize Winner, Hilton Head International Piano Competition Walker Lyric for Strings Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”

PORGY AND BESS IN CONCERT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2018 • 5PM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2018 • 8PM (No pre-concert talk before concerts)

John Morris Russell Conductor Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Chorus Gershwin/Bennett Porgy and Bess, Concert Version Set in the 1930s in an African-American Charleston neighborhood known as Catfish Row, Porgy and Bess centers on the tragic love story of the cripple beggar Porgy, the beautiful cocaine addict Bess, and her abusive partner Crown- featuring such iconic songs as Summertime, It Ain't Necessarily So, and I Got Plenty of Nothing. In 1956, Robert Russell Bennett incorporated the principal musical numbers from the opera into one continuous work for concert performance to include mezzo and baritone soloists and chorus.

FEB 11/12 RAY USHIKUBO PIANO

MAR 25/26 BELLA HRISTOVA VIOLIN

SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2018 • 6PM* MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2018 • 8PM John Morris Russell Conductor Bella Hristova Violin Gluck/Wagner Iphigénie en Aulide Overture Barber Violin Concerto Brahms Symphony No. 4 *Note: Sunday Matinee is at 6:00 pm for this concert.

CHELSEA TIPTON GUEST CONDUCTOR

APR 29/30 LIZHOU LIU VIOLA

APR 29/30 PETER BERQUIST BASS

SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018 • 5PM MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2018 • 8PM Chelsea Tipton Guest Conductor Lizhou Liu Viola Peter Berquist Bass Barber Adagio for Strings Dittersdorf Sinfonia Concertante for Viola and Double Bass Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings

SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2018 • 5PM MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 • 8PM

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APR 29/30

STRING SERENADE

AMERICAN MOSAIC

THREE CENTURIES OF ROMANTICISM

John Morris Russell Conductor

Bernstein On The Town: Three Dance Episodes West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

SUNDAY CONCERTS WILL BEGIN AT 5 PM

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Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes

The celebrated “Symphony Under the Stars” will be held twice next season – at Palmetto Bluff in October, 2017 and on Hilton Head Island in April, 2018 - under the baton of John Morris Russell.

SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS:

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NEW AND EXCITING SPECIAL EVENTS

HILTON HEAD ISLAND: APRIL 3 & 4, 2018 “ALL THAT JAZZ” Join us again in April when the HHSO brings you the music of Gershwin, Chicago, Scott Joplin, Bee Bop and Duke Ellington, featuring Vocalist Tatiana Mayfield.

SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS: MONTAGE PALMETTO BLUFF: OCT. 3 & 4, 2017 “SYMPHONIC SOUL” Join

us in October as the HHSO brings you the music of Ray Charles, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Motown featuring the dynamic group, “DEAS GUYS”.

CHARLIE ALBRIGHT

FEI-FEI DONG

Table groups use the concert themes to inspire costumes, table decorations and dinner menus as they compete for a variety of prizes. Guests are also creative in selecting the food and beverage they bring for their tables. So mark your calendars now and enjoy this fabulous event, not once, but twice!

JON KIMURA PARKER

RAN DANK AND SOYEON KATE LEE

STEVEN LIN

HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL: MARCH 8 – 12, 2018

The Hilton Head International Piano Competition is thrilled to announce a new and exciting addition to its schedule – the HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL. Debuting in March, 2018, this innovative event will spotlight outstanding former prize winners of our competitions, as well as other famous pianists, as they perform in solo recitals and chamber music programs.

You’ll also be able to attend lecture/recitals, film events and discussions about music, piano in particular. Especially exciting is the introduction of a jazz thread throughout the Festival! Steven Lin will perform at the opening of the Festival and Fei-Fei Dong will appear in the chamber music program. The grand finale of the festival will be a concerto evening featuring our own Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra and four spectacular pianists: Charlie Albright, Jon Kimura Parker, and Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee playing a concerto for two pianos. Further information and schedules will be out in the fall of 2017.

With the addition of the Festival, the Hilton Head International Piano Competition will be changing to a three-year rotation. The next competition for pianists 18 – 30, will be held in March of 2019, followed in 2020 by the competition featuring pianists 13 – 17. The Piano Festival will return in the third year of the sequence in 2021.

The Piano Festival promises to be an exciting new part of the HHIPC!

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Preferred Seating Reserved VIP Parking Decal Four Guest Passes to a Concert Performance Acknowledgement in HHSO Program

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Gold Baton Circle: $15,000+

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ORCHESTRA LEFT B

ORCHESTRA RIGHT B

BALCONY RIGHT B

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Silver Baton Circle: $10,000+

Chairman’s Circle: $7,500+

Conductor’s Circle: $5,000+ • Preferred Seating • Two guest passes to a Concert Performance • Acknowledgement in HHSO Program

Concertmaster’s Circle: $2,500+ • Preferred Seating • Acknowledgement in HHSO Program • Preferred Seating • Acknowledgement in HHSO Program

CATEGORY A Orchestra Rows 1-12 Balcony All Rows Seats 1-14 Wing Left Rows 1-4

CATEGORY B Orchestra Rows 13-19 Balcony All Rows Seats 15-19 Wing Right Rows 1-4 Wing Left Rows 5-9

TICKET INFORMATION

Supporter: $250+

All ticket holders will be assigned seats at the First Presbyterian Church according to: your concert series of choice, date of postmark, and level of additional support.

You may choose a series of nine, six or three concerts from any of the performance dates.

Friend: up to $249

NINE CONCERT (Full Subscription)

Principal: $500+

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INVEST IN YOUR SYMPHONY

COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION Please mail your completed application, along with your credit card information or check to: HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PO Drawer 5757 • Hilton Head Island, SC 29938 o: 843-842-2055 | f: 843-842-2032 | hhso.org

SIX CONCERT PACKAGE

Seat Preference: A $301 B $245 Choose six concerts; seats determined after full subscription seats have been assigned.

THREE CONCERT PACKAGE

Seat Preference: A $154 B $125 Choose three concerts; seats determined after full and six subscriber seats have been assigned.

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Make a tax-deductible contribution with your ticket order to support HHSO programs.

Seat Preference: A $450 B $364 Choose nine concerts; receive confirmed seats for the season; receive early notification of Special Events to purchase designated seats.

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Artist’s Circle: $1,000+

TICKET CATEGORIES

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Platinum Baton Circle: $20,000+

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GENERAL ADMISSION

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GENERAL ADMISSION

CONCERT STAGE

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Diamond Baton Circle: 25,000+

BALCONY LEFT B

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