WELCOME! Dear Friends, Welcome to the start of an exciting 2018-2019 season. From now until June, the Jacksonville Symphony will present more than 100 main stage performances in the acoustically superb Jacoby Symphony Hall, one of the only dedicated symphony concert venues in the southeastern United States. Additionally, nearly 100 more music education programs, community engagement activities and ensemble performances will be shared with hundreds of thousands of individuals outside of the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts and throughout Northeast Florida.
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We wish to thank our main series sponsors Florida Blue, Fidelity National Financial, Raymond James, Regency Centers and Mayo Clinic, as well as all of our performance and program partners for making these possible. Of course, none of these activities would happen without the support of our most important patron, you.
Tickets: 904.354.5547 Contributions: 904.807.1016 Administration: 904.354.5479 JaxSymphony.org Encore Production Publisher – Robert Massey Editor – Sydney Schless Graphic Designer – Ken Shade Photography – Tiffany Manning, Renee Parenteau, Fran Ruchalski Program Notes – Laurie Shulman
On behalf of our musicians, our board of directors and staff, I thank you for your patronage. We hope your performance experience is everything you hoped it would be and more, and we look forward to welcoming you back in the future. If there’s anything we can do to enhance your visit with us, please don’t hesitate to contact an usher or staff member. You can always find one of us at Symphony Central, located in the main lobby. Enjoy the performance!
Robert Massey President and CEO
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ENCORE!
THE MAGAZIINE OF THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY
2018 - 2019 SEASON
VOLUME 24 – EDITION 1
EVENTS 23
FANFARE! OPENING NIGHT SPECIAL PRESENTATION September 15
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THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL POPS SERIES RAYMOND JAMES COFFEE SERIES September 21, 22
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A HERO’S LIFE FLORIDA BLUE MASTERWORKS SERIES REGENCY CENTERS SYMPHONY IN 60 SERIES September 27, 28, 29
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS™ – FILM WITH ORCHESTRA SYMPHONIC NIGHT AT THE MOVIES SERIES October 6, 7
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RAGTIME, BLUES AND JAZZ FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL POPS SERIES October 12, 13
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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BEETHOVEN FAMILY SERIES October 14
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BACHTOBERFEST 2018: THE REFORMATION FLORIDA BLUE MASTERWORKS SERIES October 19, 20, 21
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BRASS, ORGAN, WINDS AND PERCUSSION SPECIAL PRESENTATION October 28
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THE MUSIC OF THE WHO FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL POPS SERIES November 2, 3
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JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRAS FALL CONCERT YOUTH ORCHESTRA SERIES November 4
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DEPARTMENTS 3 Welcome 7 Music Director Courtney Lewis 10 Symphony Association Board 11, 60-63 Thank You, Supporters 13 About the Symphony 14-15 Jacksonville Symphony Musicians 21 Volunteer Activities and Events 58 Sound Investment Program 59 The Cadenza Society 64 Jacksonville Symphony Administration 7 WWW.JAXSYMPHONY.ORG – SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER 2018
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MUSIC DIRECTOR Courtney Lewis Music Director Haskell Endowed Chair With clear artistic vision, subtle musicality and innovative programming, Courtney Lewis has established himself as one of his generation’s most talented conductors. The 2018-2019 season will mark his fourth as music director of the Jacksonville Symphony.
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In June 2018, the Kennedy Center and Washington Performing Arts announced that Lewis and the Jacksonville Symphony will be one of four orchestras invited to participate in 2020 SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras. SHIFT celebrates the vitality, identity and extraordinary artistry of orchestras and chamber orchestras by creating an immersive festival experience in the nation’s capital. In the summer of 2018, Courtney Lewis led the Australian Youth Orchestra alongside the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition Winner, Audrey Gugnin, and embarked on tour with the Ulster Youth Orchestra through Vienna, Bratislava and Belfast. During the 2018-2019 season, Lewis will lead the Minnesota Opera in their returning production of Silent Night by composer Kevin Puts. Lewis’ previous seasons in Jacksonville have featured an expanded repertoire including Mahler and Sibelius cycles, Adès’ Asyla, Ligeti’s Piano Concerto, and Andres’ The Blind Banister, while raising the caliber of guest artists with performances by violinist Anthony Marwood and pianists Lang Lang, Inon Barnatan and Jonathan Biss. In addition to initiating the return of opera productions with Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel in 2017, the 2017-2018 season featured Renée Fleming at the annual Gala, and Christine Brewer with Jay Hunter Morris performing selections from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung.
Since his debut in November 2008 with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Lewis has appeared with the Atlanta Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Washington National Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Houston Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra and Ulster Orchestra, among others. As a young conductor, Courtney Lewis served as assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic, associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, and Dudamel Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. From 2008 to 2014, Lewis was the music director of Boston’s acclaimed Discovery Ensemble, a chamber orchestra dedicated not only to giving concerts of contemporary and established repertoire at the highest level of musical and technical excellence, but also bringing live music into the least privileged parts of Boston with workshops in local schools. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Lewis read music at the University of Cambridge during which time he studied composition with Robin Holloway and clarinet with Dame Thea King. After completing a master’s degree with a focus on the late music of György Ligeti, he attended the Royal Northern College of Music, where his teachers included Sir Mark Elder and Clark Rundell.
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SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers
David M. Strickland, Chair Tim Cost, Vice Chair Michael Imbriani, Treasurer Elizabeth Lovett Colledge, Secretary Robert Massey, President and CEO
Board of Directors Don Baldwin,
Marketing Committee Chair
Martha Barrett Gilchrist Berg,
Vision 2020 Campaign Co-Chair
Douglas A. Booher Karen Bower J.F. Bryan, IV Rafael Caldera Katharine Caliendo, ex officio Carl Cannon, Vision 2020 Campaign Co-Chair
Chung-Hae Casler Tristan Clarke, ex officio Tyler Dann Barbara Darby Jack Dickison R. Chris Doerr Michael Drexler Thomas M. Galvin, Jr. Fausto Gardini, ex officio Margaret Gomez Katheryn Hancock, ex officio Randolph R. Johnson, Development Committee Chair
Charles S. Joseph Kiki Karpen Allison Keller Ross Krueger Anne Lufrano Matt S. McAfee Elizabeth McAlhany Sheila McLenaghan Ronald Rettner W. Ross Singletary III John Surface Randall C. Tinnin,
Programming Committee Chair
Timothy A. Woodward Douglas Worth Gwendolyn “Gwen” Yates,
Governance Committee Chair
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Foundation Board
Margaret Gomez, Chair Gilchrist Berg Jeffrey E. Bernardo R. Chris Doerr Peter Karpen
Honorary Directors Ruth Conley David W. Foerster Preston H. Haskell Anne H. Hopkins Robert E. Jacoby Frances Bartlett Kinne Mary Carr Patton Robert T. Shircliff Mary Ellen Smith Jay Stein James Van Vleck James H. Winston
Multicultural Advisory Council African-American Council Mark Chapman Betty Collier Barbara Darby Helen Jackson Pamela Prier Willetta Richie Henry L. Rivers Patricia Sams Veronica Tutt Felicia Wilcox Reverend Barry Wright Hispanic-American Council Alicia Burst Rafael Caldera Gil Colon Victor Cora Barbara Darby Wilfredo Gonzalez Maribel Hernandez Ed Perez Betzy Santiago
The Jacksonville Symphony Association gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following individuals, businesses and foundations: Gifts to the Annual Fund between July 1, 2017 and July 10, 2018 ∆ Designates a gift in-kind * Designates deceased
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL $100,000+
Amy and Gilchrist B. Berg BRASS Ruth Conley in memory of Paul Conley City of Jacksonville Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Fidelity National Financial Mrs. Josephine Flaherty Florida Blue Florida State College of Jacksonville ∆ Monica and Bob Jacoby PRI Productions ∆
$50,000 - $99,999
Anonymous gift in honor of the City Rescue Mission Staff bestbet Pete and Lory Doolittle DuBow Family Foundation Florida Times-Union ∆ Jacksonville Aviation Authority Jennifer Johnson Duke and Joe Duke Mary Carr Patton State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs Mrs. C. Herman Terry
$25,000 - $49,999
Anonymous Len Allen Mr. and Mrs. John D. Baker II Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bryan, IV Tim and Stephanie Cost Robert D. and Isabelle T. Davis Endowment Fund Stephen and Suzanne Day Deutsche Bank Jane and Jack Dickison Chris and Stephanie Doerr Mr. William G. Gingrich Haskell Jacksonville Symphony Guild Jessie Ball duPont Fund Valdemar Joost Kroier Endowment Fund
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Drs. Anne and Robert Lufrano Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust Mayo Clinic Donald C. McGraw Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Newton, Jr. Omni Hotels and Resorts ∆ PGA TOUR Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Regency Centers, Inc. Ronald and Karen Rettner VyStar Credit Union J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Music Education Endowment Dr. Eugene and Brenda Wolchok
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ABOUT THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY
As Music Director Courtney Lewis begins his fourth season on the conductor’s podium, the Jacksonville Symphony celebrates an expanded 2018-2019 Season that promises more weeks of music reaching more people than ever before. In the 2017-2018 season, the Symphony reached more than 290,000 individuals through 235 performances. The Jacksonville Symphony is one of Northeast Florida’s most important cultural institutions. Founded in 1949, the Symphony is ranked among the nation’s top regional orchestras. The Symphony’s home, Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, is considered to be an acoustic gem. Each year thousands enjoy the Symphony’s performances both at Jacoby Symphony Hall in the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts and at venues located throughout the state of Florida. The Symphony is also the community’s leader in music education for children, serving four county
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school districts. In addition to offering free tickets to children under the age of 18 for selected Masterworks concerts, and other special youth pricing, there are several programs to foster music education. In June, the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras embarked on its first national tour as one of only three student orchestras invited to perform in the Los Angeles International Music Festival at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Over the years, the Jacksonville Symphony has hosted some of the most renowned artists of the music world including Isaac Stern, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Itzhak Perlman, Kathleen Battle, Mstislav Rostopovich, Audra McDonald, Joshua Bell, Lang Lang and Renée Fleming. For more information about the Jacksonville Symphony, please visit JaxSymphony.org, like us on Facebook at Jacksonville Symphony, follow us on Twitter @JaxSymphony, and on Instagram at JaxSymphony.
THE ORCHESTRA
Anthony Anurca SECOND/CONTRA BASSOON
Katharine Caliendo SECOND HORN
Tristan Clarke
Melissa Barrett
Christopher Bassett
Patrick Bilanchone
Aaron Brask
Rhonda Cassano
Kevin Casseday
Laurie Casseday
Christopher Chappell
Clinton Dewing
ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Dr. Hugh A Carithers Endowed Chair
SECOND FLUTE
BASS TROMBONE
BASS
PRINCIPAL TRUMPET
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL CELLO
Kacy Clopton
Conrad Cornelison
Kenneth Every
Betsy Federman
Kayo Ishimaru-Fleisher
PRINCIPAL TIMPANI
Chris Graham
SECOND TROMBONE
CELLO
Patrick Graham
SECOND CLARINET
PRINCIPAL BASSOON
PRINCIPAL HARP
Michael Harper
SECOND TRUMPET
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BASS
CELLO
VIOLIN
Ileana Fernandez
THIRD HORN
Andrew Bruck VIOLIN
DJ Cheek
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN
PRINCIPAL VIOLA
Aurelia Duca
Patrice Evans
PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN
VIOLIN
PRINCIPAL KEYBOARD
SECTION PERCUSSION
Kevin Garry
Anna Genest
Annie Hertler
Jiayi Huang
Max Huls
The George V. Grune Endowed Chair
VIOLIN
VIOLA
VIOLIN
VIOLIN
THE ORCHESTRA
Vernon Humbert
James Jenkins
CELLO
Mark Knowles FOURTH HORN
Jonathan Kuo
Jason Lindsay
Eric Olson
PRINCIPAL OBOE
VIOLA
Jorge A. Peña Portillo VIOLA
Jennifer Glock Endowed Chair
VIOLIN
Ellen Caruso Olson
Ran Kampel
PRINCIPAL TUBA
Kevin Reid
PRINCIPAL HORN
Piotr Szewczyk VIOLIN
PRINCIPAL CLARINET
BASS
Brian Osborne THIRD/UTILITY TRUMPET
Daniel Rios
SECOND OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Carol Whitman VIOLIN
The Musicians of the Jacksonville Symphony are proudly represented by the American Federation of Musicians, Local 444.
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Cynthia Kempf VIOLA
Todd Lockwood
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL BASS
Colin Kiely VIOLA
Brian Magnus CELLO
Ilana Kimel VIOLIN
Steve Merrill
PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION
Joel Panian
Susan Pardue VIOLA
PRINCIPAL TROMBONE
Les Roettges
Alexei Romanenko
Paul Strasshofer
SECTION PERCUSSION
PRINCIPAL FLUTE
PRINCIPAL CELLO
John Wieland
Yuping Zhou
PRINCIPAL BASS
Jeffrey Peterson
BASS
VIOLIN
Backstage Employees are proudly represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) Local 115, Saul Lucio, Business Agent.
FIRST TIME AT THE SYMPHONY? GET CUED IN!
Welcome to the Jacksonville Symphony! Whether it’s your first or fiftieth time with us, we care a lot about every single person in the beautiful Jacoby Symphony Hall. The orchestra rehearses for hours each week, but the magic doesn’t happen until you’re here to enjoy it with us. So, if there is anything we can do to make you feel welcome, please feel free to speak with an usher or staff member. You can also tell us about your experience online at jaxsymphony.org/about/contact-us/.
Here’s what to expect: 1. First Things First The concertmaster enters the stage – they are the principal, or leader, of the string section and sit to the left of the conductor. The string section includes – from smallest to largest – two sections of violins (the highest pitched strings), violas, cellos and basses. 2. Tuning Note The concertmaster cues a note from the principal oboe for the woodwinds (flutes, clarinets, oboes and bassoons) and brass (trumpets, trombones,
French horns and tubas). The only percussion instrument (the drums and keyboards in the back) that is tuned is the timpani – spot the timpanist putting his ear close to the head of the drum as he tunes. 3. Conductor Enters A conductor’s most basic job is to use a baton to keep time and make sure the orchestra starts and stops together, but the magic is in their gestures, which give the musicians cues as to how they should play the notes as a unit to express the music. 4. Time for the Music! The best way to enjoy the music is to just listen and see where it takes you. It is perfectly natural for your mind to wonder, so don’t be discouraged or anxious about listening a certain way. This moment is for you. Here are a few insider tricks to make the most of it: • If you’re here for a Masterworks series concert, read the program notes (located after the program page) before the concert begins. • See if you can pick out which instrument holds the melody (the part you can sing along with). • Close your eyes and imagine the memories, colors, movie scenes, images or moods the music brings to mind. • Listen for patterns in rhythm, sound or melody and notice how they change. • You might hear a composer winking at you – many of them have a great sense of humor!
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FIRST TIME AT THE SYMPHONY? GET CUED IN! 5. Clapping There are two reasons to applaud at a Jacksonville Symphony concert: as a greeting, and to show appreciation! Before the concert begins, the Symphony members will all be seated on the stage, except for the concertmaster. You can applaud to greet the concertmaster, conductor and any soloists who will be performing. It is customary to not applaud again until the very end of each piece of music (even if there are multiple movements with pauses in between). The program will list the movements in each piece, so you will know how many there are. If unsure, wait for everyone else! The conductor recognizes players who performed special parts on their own. Loved it? Yell Bravo! Sometimes, if you clap enough, you’ll get a special “encore” from a featured soloist who comes out to play by him or herself. 6. Intermission Usually 20 minutes, intermission is a break for your mind, and a chance to prepare for more awe-inspiring music.
Five things to try: 1. Meet the people in the seats nearby. 2. Take a selfie with the Bryan Concert Organ and check into the #jaxsymphony on Facebook or Instagram. 3. Take in Jacksonville’s best view of the St. Johns River in the Uible Lobby. 4. Not sure about which instrument is which? Try using the musicians’ roster to match faces to instruments. 5. Spot our librarian, Bart, when he switches the conductor’s music on the podium. 7. Afterward A Jacksonville Symphony concert is always amazing, but never the same, so pick your next concert and make sure you’re on our email list to receive a special offer. Check out the program page for our suggestions!
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WHERE WILL YOU TAKE THE MUSIC? WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU! Concert ticket sales only cover 40% of the Jacksonville Symphony's annual revenue. Join our family with a tax deductible contribution, help bring inspiration to our community and receive a year of benefits! ANNUAL FUND MEMBERSHIP Become a member and receive insider privileges, invitations and more perks!
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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS CONCERT PRIVILEGES Early access to Listen Up Chamber Concert Tickets 10% off all single tickets 2 one-time passes to Florence N. Davis Gallery intermission receptions Complimentary tickets to all Listen Up Chamber Concerts Intermission receptions at all subscription concerts VIP Ticketing Concierge Complimentary Valet Parking SPECIAL EVENTS – TICKETS AND INVITATIONS TO EXCLUSIVE DONOR EVENTS Donor Appreciation Concert Tickets Sound Bites Open Rehearsals Premium Evening Open Rehearsals Donor Appreciation Season Announcement Breakfast Major/Minor Concert Tickets Post-concert artist meet and greets On-stage Rehearsals EXTRA PERKS AND RECOGNITION Donor-exclusive CD recording Recognition in Encore program book Advance invitation to Annual Gala Invitation to travel with the Symphony Symphony Association voting member status Host a group of 25 or more at a private open rehearsal Complimentary lunch at all Sound Bites events Concert dedication evening for up to 8 guests Receive a CD signed by one guest artist of your choice Tailored recognition, access and privileges
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Exclusive discount on Gala table purchase Ability to reserve a table before tickets go on sale
Corporate contributions empower the Jacksonville Symphony to share the magic of great music. Ticket sales only account for 40% of revenue needed to sustain season-long programming. The Jacksonville Symphony creates experiences that build a more joyful, connected, cultured and economically-thriving Jacksonville. Corporate Conductor’s Club members make that happen.
Connect your company to the Symphony by joining today. 904.354.7779 – Corporate@JaxSymphony.org – JaxSymphony.org/Corporate
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GET INVOLVED – VOLUNTEER WITH THE SYMPHONY The Jacksonville Symphony loves its volunteers. There are many ways to support the Symphony—you can give a gift, join an auxiliary group, serve as an usher or sing in the chorus. Read about the many opportunities to support our mission.
Message from the Guild’s President
On June 5, 2018, I was introduced as the 50th Jacksonville Symphony Guild President for the 2018-2019 season. Beginning in 1950, from Mrs. R. Ross Parkhill (†) to Ms. Sandra Sue Ashby in 2018, forty-nine ladies have served selflessly as Guild presidents. When an institution has a 70 year presence in a community, it becomes one of its defining markers. Both the Jacksonville Symphony and the Guild of the Jacksonville Symphony will celebrate their 70th anniversary in 2020. Both have indeed put their imprint on the fabric of the First Coast area and beyond. In my first few months as president I have learned that long-time Guild members are the most proud of the motivating education programs it sponsors. Annual grants and scholarships support young musicians and their families.* I shall endeavor to follow the trail past presidents have blazed and walk in their footsteps. Fausto Gardini President, 2018-2019 * View 2018 Guild’s scholarship recipient Maxwell van Hoeij, on www.youtube.com (Search: Maxwell van Hoeij)
ARIAS Continues Its Support of Nassau County Music Education
ARIAS, Amelia Residents in Action for the Symphony, continues its primary mission as a provider of music education for the elementary grades of Nassau County schools. At the 4th grade level, we continue our wildly successful Instrument Zoo program, allowing children to handle and make sounds from the four families of symphonic instruments. We are continuing our financial support of Suzuki violin lesson sessions under the auspices of Arts Alive Nassau, moving up to the 4th grade level. In 5th grade, all students are exposed to marvelous melodies of a selection of Symphony ensembles right in their school. We extend our educational theme to adults as well by providing discounted bus transportation to a variety of Masterworks, Pops and Special concerts, allowing a broad spectrum of county residents to enjoy our local musical gem! For membership information, please call Jack Dickison, ARIAS president, 904.277.0572.
BRASS Beaches Residents Actively Supporting the Symphony
NOW ANNOUNCING! BRASS will be hosting a bus from Ponte Vedra to the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts on select dates during the 2018-2019 season. To reserve your seat and for more information, please email info@BRASSonline.org. BRASS was thrilled to present a check for $100,000 to the Jacksonville Symphony in May 2018, after an incredible year of volunteer work and three beautiful special events hosted by the Board and members of BRASS. BRASS will be sponsoring five Jacksonville Symphony events this season, as well as presenting the ever-popular Wines for Music event on Sunday, February 10, 2019 and the Annual Gala on Sunday, May 5, 2019. SAVE THE DATE! For the second year, BRASS looks forward to kicking off the 2018-2019 season with the BRASS Bash on October 28, 2018, held at Crosswater Hall at Nocatee. This event promises to be a fun event for the entire family, with food, a performance by Jacksonville Symphony musicians and more! To join BRASS today, or to renew your membership, please go to www.BRASSonline.org or email info@BRASSonline.org 23 WWW.JAXSYMPHONY.ORG – SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER 2018
SPECIAL PRESENTATION Thank you for joining us!
Saturday, September 15, 2018 | 8 pm Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
If this is your first time here, welcome and feel free to flip to the newcomers guide on page 20. We hope to see you again.
FANFARE! OPENING NIGHT Courtney Lewis Conductor Haskell Endowed Chair
Branford Marsalis Saxophone
Hector BERLIOZ
Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict
Heitor VILLA-LOBOS
Fantasia for Saxophone
John Escapades for Saxophone from WILLIAMS Catch Me If You Can Animé
Lent Très animé
INTERMISSION Piotr Ilyich Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 TCHAIKOVSKY Andante sostenuto
Andantino in modo di canzona Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato Finale: Allegro con fuoco
This program runs approximately 1 hour 40 minutes.
Presented by Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the official hotel of the Jacksonville Symphony. PRI Productions is the proud Event Production Partner of the Jacksonville Symphony.
Fun Facts
Did you know?
Guest artist fact: Together with his father and brothers, Branford Marsalis has won three Grammys! Musician fun fact: Principal bass John Wieland’s favorite sports team is the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Tickets: 904.354.5547 JaxSymphony.org
PROGRAM NOTES by Laurie Shulman Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict 8 minutes
If the names Beatrice and Benedict (aka Benedick) sound familiar, it’s possible you saw Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh play those roles in Branagh’s 1993 film of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Opera lovers are less familiar with Berlioz’s last stage work, Béatrice et Bénédict. Its bubbly overture, however, has become a concert favorite. Berlioz became a passionate Shakespearean advocate in 1827, when he saw the Irish actress Harriet Smithson as Ophelia in a Parisian performance of Hamlet. As early as 1833, he considered a musical adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, but other projects intervened and he set the sketches aside – for three decades. Upon resuming the Much Ado project in 1860, he crafted his own libretto based on a French translation of the play. Berlioz was more attuned to tragedy than to comedy. Béatrice et Bénédict was a happy exception. His overture is brimful of good humor, further leavened by the charm of light opera. A brilliant Allegro opens the movement, followed by a sedate, lyrical Andante, then another brisk Allegro. Two melodies from the opera provide the principal thematic material. After a hiccupy start, Berlioz moves to his Andante section. Horns and solo clarinet usher in one of those long-breathed melodies for which Berlioz is celebrated. This brief interlude establishes the romantic aspects of the opera as a complement to the sharptongued comedy of the outer sections. A shimmering transition anticipates the main body of the concluding Allegro, in which Berlioz develops the opening material at a breathtaking pace.
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Fantasia for Saxophone 11 minutes
Soprano saxophone is not your everyday solo instrument. That was precisely the attraction for Heitor Villa-Lobos, who delighted in unusual instrumental sounds. He wrote concertos for other largely neglected instruments, including harp, harmonica and guitar. His colorful compositions, which include the famous series of Bachianas Brasileiras, have
weathered changing musical tastes in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
criminal skill – ultimately enlisted his assistance to pursue other felons.
Villa-Lobos lived in Paris in the 1920s, absorbing the dizzying cultural atmosphere of this rich time in the French capital. He was stubborn in his loyalty to his native Brazil, however, asserting that he had learned music “from a bird in the jungles of Brazil, not from academics.” After Paris, he was based in Rio de Janeiro for the rest of his life, though he continued to travel.
Williams describes his score as having ‘sixties swagger; a regressive loop, if you like.’ He acknowledges its whimsical flavor. “Jazzy music connects us with tension as the FBI is closing in,” he has said. “Frank’s music is always conceiving a new scam. It’s in his character – that little musical trigger takes us off on a new escapade.” Hence: the work’s title. Williams’ progressive jazz style is at once a salute to the legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker and “an opportunity to revisit a part of myself that’s been lying dormant for a couple of decades.”
During his Paris sojourn, Villa-Lobos met the French virtuoso saxophonist Marcel Mule. Several years later, he heard Mule play again and was enchanted by the Frenchman’s distinctive sound. In 1948, he sent this Fantasia to Mule in Paris. Ironically, Mule never performed it, and the premiere took place in Rio in 1951. Though the repertoire for soprano saxophone and orchestra is not large, this Fantasia is certainly the best known example. The title Fantasia appealed to VillaLobos because it freed him from traditional form and permitted focus on instrumental color. As in most of his music, he infused this Fantasia with Brazilian-flavored melodies, rhythms and harmonies. Essentially, however, it adheres to a traditional fast-slow-fast arrangement, with considerable contrast between movements. The second and third sections are often played without pause.
John Williams (b.1932) Escapades for Saxophone from Catch Me If You Can 12 minutes
Okay, we all know his name from a slew of popular film scores. John Williams, it turns out, is also a composer of serious concert music, including a number of orchestral and choral works extending back to the 1960s and more than a half dozen instrumental concertos. His Escapades for saxophone and orchestra is a relatively recent addition to this series of concerted pieces. In this case, however, it is a direct outgrowth of one of Williams’ film scores. The source is Steven Spielberg’s 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo di Caprio. The plot is based on the autobiography of Frank Abagnale Jr., a teenager in New Rochelle, New York who conned his way into millions of dollars via check forgery, impersonation and other crimes. His techniques were so sophisticated that the FBI – initially flummoxed by his
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Who knew? Everyone who loves Williams’ magical film scores will appreciate the subtle, sexy, sinuous lines of Escapades.
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 33 minutes
Tchaikovsky led a tumultuous life chock full of exciting, sometimes cataclysmic events. The Fourth Symphony dates from one of those chaotic times, and mirrors his struggle to deal with emotional havoc. By the symphony’s conclusion, we have a sense that, at least temporarily, he has bested adverse circumstances, finding acceptance, resolution and even triumph. The Fourth Symphony is directly linked to the momentous events of the year 1877, when he began his remarkable correspondence with Nadejhda Filaretovna von Meck, the wealthy patron who was to provide both emotional sustenance (via her letters) and financial security to the composer for more than a decade. The same year, a former student of Tchaikovsky’s wrote to him with declarations of love and threats of suicide, inexplicably prompting him to propose to her, marry her, and leave her within a matter of months. Desperate for emotional stability and wrestling with the torment of his homosexuality, Tchaikovsky sought refuge in travel, correspondence and composition. The F minor Symphony was the first work he dedicated to Madame von Meck. In their correspondence, he called it “our symphony.” The nickname “Fate Symphony” comes from Tchaikovsky’s writings. In a letter to von Meck, he sketched a programme, identifying the opening fanfare as “Fate… the sword of Damocles that hangs over our head,” and describing
the main theme as “feelings of depression and hopelessness.” The second theme group he called “dream world… escape from reality.” The first movement is long, dark and shattering. Tchaikovsky effects a necessary change in atmosphere with a plaintive oboe solo in the slow movement, supported initially by pizzicato (plucked) strings. Eventually the celli, solo bassoon and violins have their turn at the oboe’s elegant theme.
In many ways the most successful and individual movement is the scherzo, which features the orchestra section by section: first the entire string complement in a virtuoso pizzicato display, then woodwinds in lyric contrast, then boisterous brass. The three groups are brilliantly interwoven to conclude the movement. An orchestral exclamation point ushers in the finale, enhanced by triangle, cymbals and bass drum. If we weren’t persuaded about the clouds dissipating in the scherzo, Tchaikovsky
leaves no doubt now. He plunges us headlong into a village festival – initially. Eventually he reminds us of the power of fate, restating the fanfare from the first movement. The finale also recalls elements from the second and third movements. Lethargy evaporates in the fiery, exciting conclusion – but Tchaikovsky’s preoccupation with fate and its effect on human destiny is the message that lingers in the powerful Fourth Symphony. Laurie Shulman ©2018
Branford Marsalis Saxophone Growing up in the rich environment of New Orleans as the oldest son of pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis, Branford Marsalis was drawn to music along with siblings Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason. His first instrument, the clarinet, gave way to the alto and then the tenor and soprano saxophones when the teenage Marsalis began working in local bands. A growing fascination with jazz as he entered college gave him the basic tools to obtain his first major jobs, with trumpet legend Clark Terry and alongside Wynton in Art Blakey’s legendary Jazz Messengers. When the brothers left to form the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, the world of uncompromising acoustic jazz was invigorated. Marsalis formed his own quartet in 1986 and, with a few minor interruptions in the early years, has sustained the unit as his primary means of expression. The Branford Marsalis Quartet has long been recognized as the standard to which other ensembles of its kind must be measured. Marsalis has not confined his music to the quartet context however. Classical music inhabits a growing portion of Marsalis’ musical universe. A frequent soloist with classical ensembles, Marsalis has become increasingly sought after as a featured soloist with such acclaimed orchestras as the Chicago, Detroit, Düsseldorf and North Carolina Symphonies. Making his first appearance with the New York Philharmonic in the summer of 2010, Marsalis was again invited to join them as soloist in their 2010-2011 concert series where he unequivocally demonstrated his versatility and prowess, bringing “a gracious poise and supple tone… and an insouciant swagger” (New York Times) to the repertoire. The fall of 2016 saw Branford returning to his home state of Louisiana where he was invited to be a guest soloist with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, presenting works by John Williams and Heitor Villa Lobos. As for other public stages, Branford spent a period touring with Sting, collaborated with the Grateful Dead and Bruce Hornsby, served as musical director of The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno and hosted National Public Radio’s widely syndicated “Jazz Set.” The range and quality of these diverse activities established Marsalis as a familiar presence beyond the worlds of jazz and classical music, while his efforts to help heal and rebuild New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina mark him as an artist with an uncommonly effective social vision. Together with Harry Connick, Jr. and New Orleans Habitat for Humanity, Marsalis conceived and helped to realize The Musicians’ Village, a community in the Upper Ninth Ward that provides homes to the displaced families of musicians and other local residents. At the heart of The Musicians’ Village stands the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, a community center dedicated to preserving the rich New Orleans musical legacy containing state-of-the art spaces for performance, instruction and recording.
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Did You Know?
Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are: • 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement • 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools • 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair • 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance • 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem
G E T I N V O LV E D www.americansforthearts.org/public_awareness
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COFFEE SERIES POPS SERIES Coffee Series: Friday, September 21, 2018 | 11 am Pops Series: Friday and Saturday, September 21 & 22, 2018 | 8 pm Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
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THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS Michael Krajewski Conductor
Calvin And Ellen Hudson Charitable Trust Endowed Chair
Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* Theme from Jaws* Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone* With Malice Toward None from Lincoln* Main Title from Jurassic Park Love Theme from Superman* Excerpts from Fiddler on the Roof* Composed by Jerry Bock, arranged by John Williams
INTERMISSION Music from Star Wars: 20th Century Fox Fanfare* Main Title* Leia’s Theme from A New Hope Parade of the Ewoks from Return of the Jedi Imperial March from A New Hope The Rebellion is Reborn from The Last Jedi The Jedi Steps and Finale from The Force Awakens *Performed on Coffee series concert This program runs approximately 1 hour 50 minutes.
Sponsored in part by Students at the Symphony is sponsored in part by The DuBow Family Foundation. The Coffee Concert is hosted by the Jacksonville Symphony Guild. Coffee and tea are generously provided by Martin Coffee Company, Inc. Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the official hotel of the Jacksonville Symphony. PRI Productions is the proud Event Production Partner of the Jacksonville Symphony.
Fun Facts
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Concert fun fact: We all know that John Williams has composed many of our favorite film scores but did you know that, in total, he has composed over 100 film scores? Musician fun fact: Principal trumpet, Tristan Clarke, says that “if I wasn’t a musician (which would never have happened; it was just meant to be) I would have been a vet, actor, archaeologist or an author.”
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Michael Krajewski Principal Pops Conductor Calvin and Ellen Hudson Charitable Trust Endowed Chair Known for his entertaining programs and clever humor, Michael Krajewski is a much sought after conductor of symphonic pops. He is music director of The Philly Pops and principal pops conductor of the Atlanta and Jacksonville symphonies. He previously served as principal pops conductor of the Houston Symphony for 16 seasons. As a guest conductor Krajewski has performed with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras; the Boston and Cincinnati Pops; the Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Seattle, Pittsburgh and National symphonies, as well as numerous other orchestras across the United States. In Canada he has led Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, and the Edmonton, Winnipeg and Kitchener-Waterloo symphonies. Other international appearances include performances in Dublin and Belfast with the Ulster Orchestra as well as performances with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Spain’s Bilbao Symphony Orchestra. Krajewski lives in Orlando, Florida with his wife Darcy. When not conducting he enjoys travel, photography and solving crossword puzzles.
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MASTERWORKS SERIES SYMPHONY IN 60 SERIES Thank you for joining us!
Thursday, September 27, 2018 | 6:30 pm “Insight” one hour prior to each Masterworks concert Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
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BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 4 Courtney Lewis Conductor Haskell Endowed Chair
Ludwig van Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 BEETHOVEN Adagio – Allegro vivace
Adagio Allegro vivace Allegro ma non troppo
This program runs approximately 50 minutes. Friday and Saturday, September 28 & 29, 2018 | 8 pm
Florida Blue Masterworks Series
A HERO’S LIFE
Courtney Lewis Conductor Haskell Endowed Chair
Ludwig van Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 BEETHOVEN Adagio – Allegro vivace
Adagio Allegro vivace Allegro ma non troppo
INTERMISSION Richard STRAUSS
Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), Op. 40
This program runs approximately 1 hour 40 minutes.
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Fun Facts
Did you know?
Composer fun fact: Beethoven’s final words are believed to have been ‘Pity, pity, too late!’ Apparently, this was in response to having just received the gift of a case of wine from a music publisher. Musician fun fact: Tubist James Jenkins (look for the big brass instrument during the Strauss) is the founder of Body & Soul, a nonprofit organization that works with health care providers to provide the gift of music to patients.
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PROGRAM NOTES by Laurie Shulman Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 34 minutes
Among Beethoven’s nine symphonies, the odd-numbered ones are the “biggies” that almost everybody knows by reputation, if not well enough to identify immediately. His Ninth, the “Choral” Symphony, concludes with the famous “Ode to Joy,” which schoolchildren can hum. Though the Seventh bears no nickname, it is a major work on a large scale, and a favorite of many Beethoven lovers. Everyone acknowledges the universal appeal of “fate knocking on the door” in Beethoven’s Fifth. The “Eroica” changed the scope of the symphony forever, and is forever associated with Napoleon’s 1803 invasion of Vienna. And the First is, well, Beethoven’s first symphony, and a farewell to the eighteenth century. Of the even-numbered symphonies, only the Sixth, the “Pastoral,” can reckon with the colossus mentioned above. For many years, Symphonies No. 2, 4, and 8 took a back seat to the others. Then, in the 1970s, something of a backlash took place. For a while the Fourth was the most frequently performed Beethoven symphony in the United States! It has been alternately overlooked and overplayed. This weekend’s performances by the Jacksonville Symphony are a welcome re-acquaintance. Robert Schumann referred to the B-flat symphony as “a slender Greek maiden between two Norse giants.” His assessment makes sense in the context of the “Eroica” and the Fifth Symphonies, but should not persuade the listener that this work is altogether lacking in fire or passion. The Fourth symphony is relatively free of the conflict and tortured purpose that dominate the symphonies that preceded and followed it. Composed in 1806, it shares an overall aura of serenity with other major
compositions Beethoven completed that year: the Fourth Piano Concerto, Op.58 and the Violin Concerto, Op.61. Those two masterworks are a better framework in which to consider the Fourth Symphony. Beethoven prepares us for a serious, weighty experience with his expectant slow introduction to the first movement. We anticipate a solemn, minor mode, but he fools us, launching into a lighthearted Allegro full of delicacy and verve. In the slow movement, Beethoven spins a gloriously long theme, adding rhythmic and textural interest through the underlying accompaniment. He adds drama with unexpected use of the timpani (you can find them on the back right of the stage), so often silent in slow movements. Cat-and-mouse chases between woodwinds and strings characterize the scherzo. The intervening trio provides some delightful solo woodwind opportunities. Flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon each have additional occasions to shine in the finale.
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), Op. 40 40 minutes
“There is a kind of exalted vulgarity in Strauss’ tone poems; they are a guilty enjoyment.” – The New York Times Guilty as charged. So are we all, for loving this deliciously decadent music, which persuades through the power of excess. Ein Heldenleben has been praised as the proudest of Strauss’ compositions for orchestra. How strange to think of a young man of 34 reflecting back on a lifetime of accomplishment already so rich, as if his career were drawing to a close. In fact, all Strauss’ great operas–including the masterpieces Salome, Elektra and Der Rosenkavalier – lay in the future. He would live another half-century after composing Ein Heldenleben.
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The piece is one enormous movement that subdivides into six major sections: 1. The Hero 2. The Hero’s adversaries 3. The Hero’s companion 4. The Hero’s Deeds of War 5. The Hero’s Works of Peace 6. The Hero’s Retirement and Fulfillment Interestingly enough, Strauss’ printed score reflects none of these titles; all the programmatic information associated with these sections is gleaned from the composer’s letters and remarks to friends. How does one bring coherence to a single forty-minute movement? The strong, masculine horn theme represents the hero. That music contrasts with the feminine “companion” theme, stated by solo violin, which reflects every facet of his wife’s personality. Separating these two musical ideas is a transitional passage associated with the hero’s adversaries, which in Strauss’ case means the critics. Both Austrian and German music critics were, by and large, very favorable to Strauss. It remains something of a mystery why he portrayed them as so mean-spirited and despicable. Romain Rolland, the eminent French critic and one of Strauss’ close friends, called Heldenleben’s “Deeds of War” section “the most admirable battle ever portrayed in music.” The segment has, however, generated controversy because of its incessant percussion. Its position within the whole functions as a dramatic and musical development. Similarly, the ensuing “works of peace” section is a sort of nostalgic recapitulation. Finally, this monumental work closes with the hero’s release from the world, in a grand, cathartic coda. Whether we hear this work as bombast, self-aggrandizement or autobiography, we must admire Strauss’s superb command of the orchestra. Whatever mood he endeavors to express, he finds the ideal timbres and colors to deliver it. Laurie Shulman ©2018
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SYMPHONIC NIGHT AT THE MOVIES SERIES Saturday, October 6, 2018 l 7 pm Sunday, October 7, 2018 l 3 pm Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS™ IN CONCERT Nathan Aspinall Conductor Directed by Chris Columbus Produced by David Heyman Written by Steve Kloves Based on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling Starring: Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Kenneth Branagh John Cleese Robbie Coltrane Warwick Davis Richard Griffiths Richard Harris Jason Isaacs Alan Rickman Fiona Shaw Maggie Smith Julie Walters Music by John Williams Cinematography by Roger Pratt Edited by Peter Honess Produced by Heyday Films, 1492 Pictures Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world. HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. J.K. ROWLING`S WIZARDING WORLD™ J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s18)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter™ at the start of his second year at Hogwarts™. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage. HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © &; ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WIZARDING WORLD trademark and logo © &; ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s18)
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John Williams In a career spanning more than five decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage, and he remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music and served as music director for more than one hundred films, including all eight Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home Alone and The Book Thief. His 45-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler’s List, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse and Lincoln. His contributions to television music include scores for more than 200 television films for the groundbreaking, early anthology series Alcoa Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, Chrysler Theatre and Playhouse 90, as well as themes for NBC Nightly News (“The Mission”), NBC’s Meet the Press, and the PBS arts showcase Great Performances. He also composed themes for the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He has received five Academy Awards and fifty Oscar nominations, making him the Academy’s most-nominated living person and the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars. He has received seven British Academy
Awards (BAFTA), twenty-three Grammys, four Golden Globes, five Emmys, and numerous gold and platinum records. In 2003, he received the Olympic Order (the IOC’s highest honor) for his contributions to the Olympic movement. He received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in December of 2004. In 2009, Mr. Williams was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. Government. In 2016, he th received the 44 Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute – the first time in their history that this honor was bestowed upon a composer.
In January 1980, Mr. Williams was named nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor which he assumed following his retirement in December, 1993, after fourteen highly successful seasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at Tanglewood. Mr. Williams has composed numerous works for the concert stage, among them two symphonies, and concertos commissioned by several of the world’s leading orchestras, including a cello
concerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a bassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic, a trumpet concerto for The Cleveland Orchestra, and a horn concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, Mr. Williams composed and arranged “Air and Simple Gifts” especially for the first inaugural ceremony of President Barack Obama, and in September 2009, the Boston Symphony premiered a new concerto for harp and orchestra entitled “On Willows and Birches.”
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PROTECTING THE WILDEST JUNGLES ON THE PLANET.
MAIN STREET. PRESCHOOL. THE PLAYGROUND. The environment isn’t just some far off place. It’s the lawn beneath our feet, the food on our plate, and the air we breathe. And it’s why the Natural Resources Defense Council is working to protect the most important places on Earth. Whether it’s the rainforest, the arctic, or your living room. To learn more, go to NRDC.org. And help protect the jungle creatures in your backyard. Because the environment is everywhere.
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POPS SERIES Friday and Saturday, October 12 & 13, 2018 | 8 pm Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
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RAGTIME, BLUES & JAZZ Byron Stripling Conductor and Trumpet
Calvin and Ellen Hudson Charitable Trust Endowed Chair
Irving BERLIN arranged by TYZIK
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Joe PRIMROSE St. James Infirmary arranged by MACKREL, TYZIK TRADITIONAL arranged by COOK
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Willie DIXON
Hoochie Coochie Man
Fats WALLER arranged by TYZIK
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Byron STRIPLING arranged by MACKREL
Satchmo Singing & Scatting INTERMISSION
Spencer WILLIAMS arranged by TYZIK
Basin Street Blues
W.C. HANDY arranged by TYZIK
Saint Louis Blues
Eddie DELANGE Louis ALTER
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
Preston FOSTER
Got My MoJo Working
TRADITIONAL arranged by ALBAM
Battle Hymn of the Republic
TRADITIONAL
12 Gates to the City
TRADITIONAL arranged by ROBINSON
Just a Closer Walk
TRADITIONAL arranged by COOK
When the Saints Go Marching In
This program runs approximately 1 hour 50 minutes. Students at the Symphony is sponsored in part by The DuBow Family Foundation Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the official hotel of the Jacksonville Symphony. PRI Productions is the proud Event Production Partner of the Jacksonville Symphony.
Fun Facts
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Concert fun fact: Ragtime music had its popularity peak between 1897 and 1918 and started as dance music in American cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans! Guest Artist fun fact: If you recognize Byron, it is because he performed with the Jacksonville Symphony two seasons ago for Ella and Louis!
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Byron Stripling Conductor and Trumpet A powerhouse trumpeter, gifted with a soulful voice and a charismatic onstage swagger, Byron Stripling has delighted audiences internationally. As a soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Stripling has performed frequently under the baton of Keith Lockhart, as well as being featured soloist on the PBS television special, “Evening at Pops,” with conductors John Williams and Lockhart. Currently, Stripling serves as artistic director and conductor of the highly acclaimed, award winning Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Since his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Pops, Stripling has emerged as one of America’s most popular symphony pops guest artists, having performed with over 100 orchestras around the world including the Boston Pops, Pittsburgh Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony and Toronto Symphony, to name a few. He has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and performs at jazz festivals around the world. Stripling earned his stripes as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster. He has also played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Louis Bellson and Buck Clayton in addition to The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and The GRP All Star Big Band.
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FAMILY SERIES Sunday, October 14, 2018 | 3 pm Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BEETHOVEN Deanna Tham Conductor Professor Nigel Taproot Classical Music Aficionado
Ludwig van Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 BEETHOVEN Allegro con brio Andante con moto Allegro Allegro
This program runs approximately 55 minutes.
Michael Boudewyns Sponsored in part by Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the official hotel of the Jacksonville Symphony. PRI Productions is the proud Event Production Partner of the Jacksonville Symphony.
Professor Nigel Taproot, the affable and learned classical music aficionado, invites you to an original Really Inventive Stuff program for families, celebrating Beethoven, his remarkable age, and four famous notes. Featuring the music of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, with a playful peppering of fascinating facts and timely trivia. (Did you know Washington was president during Beethoven’s lifetime? Roller skates were invented, too!) This enlightening program is a splendid introduction to Beethoven’s musical genius.
In 2004, Michael Boudewyns co-founded Really Inventive Stuff and made his solo orchestra debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. As a member of Really Inventive Stuff, he has performed family concerts with orchestras internationally, in Canada and around the United States. Boudewyns’ many orchestra performances also include Beyond the Score presentations with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra and the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra. He studied Theatre at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. He is also a graduate of the Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) at the University of Delaware, and co-founder of ReallyInventiveStuff.com.
Next Family Concert: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – February 10
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MASTERWORKS SERIES Friday & Saturday, October 19 & 20, 2018 | 8 pm Sunday, October 21, 2018 | 3 pm
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“Insight” one hour prior to each Masterworks concert Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
BACHTOBERFEST 2018: THE REFORMATION Matthew Halls Conductor
Johann Sebastian BACH arranged by CAILLIET
Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, “Little”
Timothy KRAMER
BACH meets EsCHeR
Johann Sebastian Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 BACH Overture
Air Gavotte I & II Bourrée Gigue
INTERMISSION Felix Symphony No. 5 in D major, MENDELSSOHN Op. 107, “Reformation” Andante – Allegro con fuoco
Allegro vivace Andante Chorale: Andante con moto – Allegro vivace
This program runs approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes. This concert is dedicated by The Vanguard Charitable – Kessler Fund in honor of the 15th annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days, a global initiative which uses the power of music to bridge cultural differences. Students at the Symphony is sponsored in part by the Downtown Council of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the official hotel of the Jacksonville Symphony. PRI Productions is the proud Event Production Partner of the Jacksonville Symphony.
Fun Facts
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Concert fun fact: Did you know that Johann Sebastian Bach was so popular with one of his employers that he was thrown in jail for trying to turn in his resignation? Not to worry, Bach made good use of the time and composed some studies for organ while he was inside. Musician fun fact: Principal flute, Les Roettges, has held the principal position with the Jacksonville Symphony since 1986!
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PROGRAM NOTES by Laurie Shulman This weekend’s Bachtoberfest 2018: The Reformation concerts are a dual tribute. The first salute is to Johann Sebastian Bach, the greatest composer of the Baroque era, and a major influence on virtually all composers since then. We hear an arrangement of a Bach organ fugue by an early 20th-century composer; one of Bach’s original orchestral suites; and an imaginative new work by Timothy Kramer ingeniously based on the musical pitches of Bach’s name. The second salute is a major anniversary. Five hundred years ago (well, technically 501 years ago) Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door of Wittenberg Castle, protesting the Catholic Church’s practice of granting plenary indulgences. Luther’s actions launched the Protestant Reformation, changing the course of modern European history. With his “Reformation” Symphony, Felix Mendelssohn was actually memorializing the anniversary of the Augsburg Conference in 1530, but his symphony is inevitably associated with Luther’s bold stance. Neatly tying these two strains together is the fact that Mendelssohn played a central role in the rediscovery of J.S. Bach’s music in the late 1820s. The combination of Bach, Kramer and Mendelssohn on this program is singularly appropriate.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Arranged for orchestra by Lucien Cailliet (1891-1985)
Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, “Little” 4 minutes
During an era when musical improvisation was a vital and respected art expected of any town organist, Johann Sebastian Bach composed a substantial amount of music for his own personal use. Bach scholars struggle with chronology of individual compositions because so few autograph manuscripts have survived, and in several cases Bach later returned to works from his youth, revising them. The early organ pieces are fascinating studies in the development of both German organ music in general and Bach’s compositional genius. He was young — in his twenties — and still developing an individual style. This Fugue is known as the ‘Little G minor’ to distinguish it from the larger Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV
542. The main theme, heard in the very beginning, is one of Bach’s most recognizable. Like other Bach organ works, it has attracted the attention of conductor/arrangers who felt that the multiple sonic colors of a symphony orchestra would bring Bach’s intricate counterpoint to life.
You may or may not hear these two figures, but what you will hear are tension and urgency. And yes, some repeated motives do become familiar to the ear as they migrate around the orchestra. The ending will surprise you!
Timothy Kramer (b. 1959)
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
BACH meets EsCHeR 9 minutes
Timothy Kramer’s music reflects his fascination with motivic patterns, cyclical relationships, and musical gestures that unfold in a variety of changing speeds and textures. His works often take their impetus from visual cues. His patterns have strong melodies, often dense textures, and complex harmonic language. A native of Washington State, Kramer studied piano, organ and harpsichord before earning degrees at Pacific Lutheran University and University of Michigan, where he completed his doctorate. Kramer spent many years as a youth playing bass guitar in jazz and rock ensembles. His music reflects this influence and he sometimes integrates different aspects of American popular music into his pieces. The work we hear is the first movement of Kramer’s Symphony B-A-C-H, a series of musical essays drawn from Bach’s name. In German, B is B-flat and H is B-natural; A and C are the same pitches in both languages. Those four pitches constitute a musical motive that Bach himself incorporated into various compositions. Kramer’s work explores aspects of musical texture and he specified that BACH meets EsCHeR could be performed independently. His composer’s note states: “…The graphic designs of M.C. Escher (a Dutch artist specializing in woodcuts and lithographs) became a kind of visual impetus for this work, dictating clear rhythmic gestures with independent parts that reveal a larger organic structure. Brass state the B-A-C-H motive boldly at the opening, while strings and woodwinds answer with Es-C-H-eR, or E-flat, C, B-natural, and D (taken from the solfège syllable Re, as in do-remi). The BACH motive announces the arrival of new musical lines, while the EsCHeR motive provides a counterpoint for the creation of harmony…”
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 20 minutes
Modern programmers and recordings have given the name “Suite” to four of Bach’s instrumental compositions. Bach himself would almost certainly not have recognized that title, which he reserved for solo instrumental works. His formal title for all of them was Ouverture, after their first movements, which were patterned after the French overture. They are characterized by a lengthy slow introduction with pronounced dotted rhythms; followed by a faster middle section, then a return to the ceremonial introduction at the close. When all repeats are taken, the Ouverture of the Third Suite is as long as the other four movements combined. Like most Baroque suites, the balance consists of dance movements all in the same key. The conventional pattern was a French overture followed by an Allemande, Courante, Sarabande and Gigue. However, in the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, Bach broke from the conventional pattern, following his Overture with an Air (a simple song or melody), a pair of Gavottes (a dance from the French province of Dauphiné), a Bourrée and a Gigue (related to the Irish jig; a jaunty dance). The second movement, popularly known as “Air on a G String,” is among Bach’s most beloved melodies. Its elegant cantilena supports scholarly contention that the entire suite may have been based on an earlier work with solo violin. The music is an old and dear friend, one whose integrity and warmth only improve with time. Very little autograph material has survived for Bach’s Suites, only manuscript copies. Therefore the chronology of the Suites is almost impossible to determine. The D major Suite is believed to date from between 1729 and 1731, the first years that Bach directed the Collegium Musicum (an ensemble that consisted mostly of talented university musicians and performed public concerts) in Leipzig. The relatively opulent scoring of the D major Suite indicates the number and quality of fine players he had at his disposal for Collegium performances.
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op.107, “Reformation”
into German while hiding in Eisenach’s Wartburg Castle. The symphony is permeated with Protestant melodies, including one by Luther himself.
We often hear Mendelssohn compared to Mozart because of his youthful precocity. A work like the “Reformation” Symphony persuades us that the analogy is valid. The Symphony is numbered fifth because it was published posthumously. It actually dates from the winter of 1829-30, when Mendelssohn was only 20. For him to have composed such a polished, unified and powerful composition at such a young age is impressive indeed.
Originally the symphony was to have been premiered by the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra. Rehearsals there did not go well, however, and the players disliked the piece. Ultimately they rejected it, complaining that it was too learned and lacked melodies. Felix took the rejection hard, and retained bad feelings about the piece. Some years later he wrote to a friend that the first movement was “a fat bristly animal,” and that he’d “rather burn it than any other of my pieces.”
The “Reformation” Symphony takes its name from the circumstances of its commission. Mendelssohn intended the work to commemorate the tercentenary of the Augsburg Conference, which in 1530 was a momentous event that set forth the doctrines of the Lutheran Church (as opposed to those of Roman Catholicism). Young Felix was struck by the life of Martin Luther, and by the image of Luther translating the Bible
Such self-flagellation seems incredible today, especially when we consider how firmly the “Reformation” Symphony has become entrenched in the repertoire. Mendelssohn’s use of the so-called “Dresden Amen” (familiar to many listeners as the motive of the Grail in Wagner’s Parsifal, which you can hear later in the season) in the first movement anchors the symphony in tradition. It appears in both the slow
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movement and the ensuing faster movement, the Allegro. Mendelssohn employs Renaissance sounding textures to suggest the music of the Catholic Church. That, and his turbulent Allegro, set up the implicit conflict between the two faiths. The inner movements display his melodic gift, enriching the treasury within the “Reformation” Symphony. His sprightly scherzo is a foot-tapper from start to finish. Expressive sighing figures and a reverential atmosphere lend eloquence to the gorgeous slow movement. Toward its conclusion, he recalls a theme from the first movement. The finale uses Luther’s hymn “Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott” [‘A Mighty Fortress is our Lord’] as the basis. Here again, Mendelssohn reprises themes from earlier in the symphony. In the end, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, for the “Reformation” is a tightly unified, cyclic work. His triumphant conclusion resolves the issues of religious strife implied at the beginning. Laurie Shulman ©2018
Matthew Halls Conductor The word “versatile” is an apt description for British conductor Matthew Halls. He first came to prominence as a keyboard player and early music conductor, but Halls is now better known for his dynamic and intelligent work with major symphony orchestras and opera companies, and for his probing and vibrant interpretations of music from all periods.
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Increasingly in demand by North American symphony orchestras, Halls has performed with ensembles such as the Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestras, Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, Seattle Symphony and Utah Symphony, as well as the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and National Arts Centre Orchestra. His debut with the Toronto Symphony, in which he led Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony “captured much of the energy and excitement that its first audience must have felt at its premiere nearly 200 years ago” (Toronto Star). In 2017-2018, Halls’ North American guest appearances included returns to Houston, Toronto and Indianapolis Symphonies, as well as his return to the University of Maryland for a week-long residency. He also made his debut with the St. Louis and Kansas City Symphonies. Halls made his New York debut in 2016-2017 with Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival in a performance with violinist Joshua Bell.
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SPECIAL PRESENTATION Thank you for joining us!
Sunday, October 28, 2018 | 3 pm Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
If this is your first time here, welcome and feel free to flip to the newcomers guide on page 20. We hope to see you again.
BRASS, ORGAN, WINDS AND PERCUSSION Nathan Aspinall Conductor Greg Zelek Organ Eugene GIGOUT Grand Choeur Dialogue arranged by MCINTOSH Johann Sebastian BACH
Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
Giovanni GABRIELI
Sonata pian’ e forte
Francis POULENC
Selections from Suite française
David SKIDMORE
Ritual Music
Carl ORFF arranged by WANEK
Selections from Carmina Burana
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi In trutina Tanz Amor volat undique In taberna quando sumus
INTERMISSION Charles-Marie WIDOR
Toccata
Richard WAGNER arranged by SHERRILL
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin
John CAGE
Selections from Living Room Music
Jean FRANÇAIX
Selections from Neuf pièces caracteristiques
Camille SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, “Organ” arranged by LEE Maestoso – Allegro This program runs approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the official hotel of the Jacksonville Symphony. PRI Productions is the proud Event Production Partner of the Jacksonville Symphony.
Fun Facts
Did you know?
Organ fun fact: The Bryan Concert Organ, originally named Casavant Opus 553, was built in 1914 – making it over 100 years old! Organ fun fact: This 20 ton instrument has a grand total of 6,215 pipes!
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Nathan Aspinall Conductor
Tiffany Manning
Nathan Aspinall is currently the associate conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony. Recent performances in this position have included Handel’s Messiah, Prokofiev’s complete ballet Cinderella, and a highly-acclaimed masterworks subscription week and tour featuring pianist Bezhod Abduraminov performing Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto along with Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Kevin Wilt of the Palm Beach Daily News noted, “In recent years, the Kravis Center has heard performances by the Chicago Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and more. This one was just as polished as any of those.” Formerly, Aspinall held the position of young conductor with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra where he assisted Chief Conductor Johannes Fritzsch and visiting guest conductors, and conducted concerts for the education series. He studied French horn and Conducting at the University of Queensland and upon graduation was awarded the Hugh Brandon Prize. In 2012 he attended the Aspen Music Festival studying with Robert Spano and Hugh Wolff. He was awarded the Robert J. Harth Conducting Prize, inviting him to return to Aspen in 2013. Aspinall has conducted the Atlanta, Sydney, Adelaide, Queensland and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, the Queensland Conservatorium Chamber Orchestra and has acted as assistant conductor for Opera Queensland. Festival master classes and appearances have included the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Oregon Bach Festival and the Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Seminar. During the 2018-2019 season, Aspinall will lead the Jacksonville Symphony in his third masterworks subscription appearance and return with the orchestra and organist Cameron Carpenter to the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Aspinall studied Orchestral Conducting with Hugh Wolff at New England Conservatory in Boston.
Greg Zelek Organ A native of Miami, Florida, Greg Zelek is the principal organist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and curator of the Overture Concert Organ and Series. A recipient of the inaugural Kovner Fellowship, Zelek received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as an Artist Diploma, from the Juilliard School as a student of Paul Jacobs. He has won first prize in numerous competitions, as well as being a finalist and Audience Prize winner of the 2016 Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, and regularly concertizes throughout the United States. In 2012, Zelek played Strauss’ Alpine Symphony with both the Juilliard Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall, respectively. He was also the organist for multiple performances of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Faust, performed twice with the New World Symphony in 2014, and most recently performed Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass with the Madison Symphony Orchestra. As a recital soloist, Zelek has performed in many diverse venues throughout the US. He performed Cochereau’s Bolero for Organ and Percussion in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, which was broadcast on American Public Media’s radio program “Pipedreams,” and closed the WQXR Bach Marathon at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, which was streamed live on New York City’s only classical music station. A proponent of new music for the organ, Zelek has premiered and performed works by Juilliard composers and faculty, including Wayne Oquin’s Reverie and Samuel Adler’s Partita for Organ, in concerts throughout the country.
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POPS SERIES Friday & Saturday, November 2 & 3, 2018 | 8 pm Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
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If this is your first time here, welcome and feel free to flip to the newcomers guide on page 20. We hope to see you again.
THE MUSIC OF THE WHO Featuring Jeans ‘n Classics Deanna Tham Conductor
Calvin and Ellen Hudson Charitable Trust Endowed Chair
All songs composed by Pete Townshend and arranged by Peter Brennan. Overture to Tommy My Generation Substitute I Can See for Miles I Can’t Explain 5:15 Baba O’Reilly Behind Blue Eyes Won’t Get Fooled Again INTERMISSION Underture Pictures of Lily Love Reign O’er Me (Pete’s Theme) Pinball Wizard Amazing Journey I’m Free Sensation See Me, Feel Me / Listening to You This program runs approximately 2 hours.
Presented by Sponsored in part by Omni Jacksonville Hotel is the official hotel of the Jacksonville Symphony. PRI Productions is the proud Event Production Partner of the Jacksonville Symphony.
Fun Facts
Did you know?
Concert fun fact: Did you know that on May 31, 1976, the concert show in London by the band “The Who” was so loud that a Guinness World record was created? Musician fun fact: Ken Every, the timpanist you can see in the back right corner of the stage, just celebrated his 25th anniversary with the Jacksonville Symphony!
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The Who Jeans ‘n Classics Sir Paul McCartney simply called The Who “The most exciting band around!” The Who managed to be punk, mod and pop but most of all, a magnificent rock band. In a great marriage with the symphony orchestra, we bring you the power, energy and iconic hits from the albums My Generation, Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy, The Who Sell Out, Who’s Next, Quadrophenia, Who Are You, and their rock opera, Tommy. Now celebrating their 23rd anniversary, Jeans ‘n Classics is a star performer in the arts and entertainment scene across North America. Jeans ‘n Classics faithfully interprets the music of legendary rock and pop albums and artists, with their own special and signature flair. The band features JNC artists David Blamires (lead vocals), Kathryn Rose (backing vocals), Lis Soderberg (backing vocals), Leah Salomaa (backing vocals), Dave Dunlop (guitar), John Regan (keyboards), Mitch Tyler (electric bass) and Dale Anne Brendon (drums).
Deanna Tham Conductor
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Hailing from Saratoga, California, Tham has conducted and guest conducted all over the United States, most recently working with renowned conductors Marin Alsop and James Ross at the Cabrillo Contemporary Music Festival. Before joining the Jacksonville Symphony, Tham was the music director of the 350-piece Louisville Youth Orchestra. Tham has also served as the Music Director of the Boise Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and has conducted the Boise Philharmonic, Ballet Idaho and Opera Idaho. Tham worked as the assistant conductor for the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra where she received a Professional Studies Certificate from the Cleveland Institute of Music in Orchestral Conducting. In 2013, Tham made her debut with the National Music Festival. She was one of two assistant conductors who appeared with Maestro Richard Rosenberg, working with some of the top professional musicians and teachers from around the world. In 2015, she was the recipient of the Wintergreen Summer Music Academy Conductor’s Guild Scholarship where she worked with Master Teacher Victor Yampolsky. Most recently, she was invited to compete in the Cadaques Orchestra International Conducting Competition. Tham has served as the assistant conductor of the Carnegie Mellon All-University Orchestra. While at Carnegie Mellon, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in horn performance. Tham went on to receive her Master of Music degree, with honors, from Northwestern University studying with Dr. Mallory Thompson. While at Northwestern, she worked with Dr. Robert Harris, Victor Yampolsky and Dr. Robert Hasty, making her equally at home in wind, orchestral and vocal settings. She also completed community outreach projects in the form of concerts in the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Kid’s Fare series, participating in a movie music themed concert as well as conducting, managing and producing a multicultural themed interactive concert.
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YOUTH ORCHESTRA SERIES About the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras
Sunday, November 4, 2018 | 5 pm Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts
JSYO FALL CONCERT Deanna Tham Principal JSYO Conductor Winston Family Endowed Chair
Foundation Strings Rose Francis Conductor Brian BALMAGES Velocity
Soon Hee NEWBOLD
Hiawatha
Gioachino ROSSINI arranged by MEYER
Overture to William Tell
Encore Strings Helen Morin Conductor Naira Cola Conductor Luigi BOCCHERINI Minuet arranged by LONGFIELD
Antonín DVOŘÁK arranged by SIEVING
Cavatina
Henry MANCINI arranged by ROBERT
Inspector Clouseau Theme
Premier Strings Helen Morin Conductor Johann Sebastian BACH Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 arranged by Badinerie WOOLSTENHULME Wolfgang Amadeus Overture from The Abduction MOZART from the Seraglio arranged by JAMIN
Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY arranged by MEYER
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Leonard BERNSTEIN arranged by LONGFIELD
“Tonight” from West Side Story
Repertory Orchestra Deanna Tham Conductor Aaron COPLAND An Outdoor Overture
Georges BIZET
L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1
INTERMISSION Philharmonic Deanna Tham Conductor Richard WAGNER Huldigungsmarsch
Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Andante sostenuto Andantino in modo di canzona Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Please see insert for student roster and conductor biographies. This program runs approximately 2 hours 20 minutes.
Presented by
Sponsored in part by The Cummer Family
The Rice Family
Rowe Charitable Foundation
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The Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras (JSYO) are Northeast Florida’s premier developmental orchestral ensembles. Last season, the JSYO served more than 300 young musicians ages 7-21, who were admitted through competitive auditions. Through the indepth study of classical repertoire, each orchestra improves its musical skills and understanding at both the individual student level and the ensemble level. In all, there are six ensembles which rehearse and perform under the direction of JSYO Principal Conductor and Symphony Assistant Conductor, Deanna Tham and her team of music educators. These professional conductors, along with Jacksonville Symphony musicians, nationally recognized soloists, and other professional educators in the community, enable the JSYO to serve the needs of each young musician with individualized, ability-level specific instruction. JSYO members are afforded unique musical experiences, in addition to the exposure to and performance of orchestral masterworks. For example, JSYO ensembles perform in the Times-Union Center’s Jacoby Symphony Hall during the season as well as the annual Major/ Minor concert, which will be conducted by Jacksonville Symphony Music Director Courtney Lewis. At this concert, finalists in the annual Young Artists Concerto Competition showcase their exceptional talents by performing with the Jacksonville Symphony. The JSYO also perform free community engagement concerts, both in Jacoby Symphony Hall and at various First Coast locations. Last season, the JSYO Philharmonic participated in their firstever tour to the Los Angeles International Music Festival where they performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. For more information visit jaxsymphony.org/jsyo. Upcoming Events: Holiday Concert – December 10 Spring Concert – March 3 Festival of Strings – May 6 Major/Minor – May 10 Support for the JSYO is provided in part by: PGA TOUR Cummer Family Foundation Rice Family Foundation Publix Super Markets Charities Rowe Charitable Foundation Florida State College at Jacksonville
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SOUND INVESTMENT PROGRAM Music in the Schools (All Grade Levels)
Musicians from the Jacksonville Symphony visit schools throughout Northeast Florida introduce smaller ensembles (quartets/quintets) and integrate music with a variety of grade-appropriate curricula.
Family Concerts (Infants-Age 10)
Musical classics and creative storytelling are sure to engage and enthrall children of all ages. Add to this concert experience by attending FREE pre-concert activities designed specifically for the theme of each concert. Activities include crafts, games and the Instrument Zoo presented by the Jacksonville Symphony Guild. Family concerts are used to establish a foundation for learning, reading and/or storytelling. This is essential in creating successful students, and ultimately, successful adults and an educated work force. Designed for children ages 4-10, these concerts now include age-appropriate activities, privacy areas and a relaxed environment to welcome infants and toddlers to create a fun experience for the entire family to learn and listen together.
Mayo Clinic Community Concerts (All Ages)
With a promise of making musical accessible to all, the Jacksonville Symphony provides free concerts throughout the community.
JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY’S SOUND INVESTMENT PROGRAM
SPONSORED BY THE J. WAYNE AND DELORES BARR WEAVER MUSIC EDUCATION ENDOWMENT Sponsored in part by: Deutsche Bank, Carl S. Swisher Foundation, Edna Sproull Williams Foundation, Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Enterprise Holdings Foundation and Rayonier Advanced Materials Foundation.
FIELD TRIPS Youth Concerts (Elementary School)
Each fall (Preludes), winter (Nutcracker) and spring (Young People’s Concerts), elementary school students attend a 45-minute concert featuring the full Jacksonville Symphony at Jacoby Symphony Hall. Educator classroom guides and supporting material maximize the impact of the experience for the child.
Students at the Symphony (Middle and High School Only)
Students at the Symphony is a concert-going experience that provides FREE tickets to students and their families for select Jacksonville Symphony Masterworks and Pops concerts via school partnerships. Pre-concert workshops and activities with Symphony Teaching Artists teach students about the orchestra and connect content of each performance to general elements of musical knowledge, allowing students to make cross-curricular connections.
Sponsored in part by: DuBow Family Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, Downtown Council of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and PNC.
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C ADEN Z A
SOCIETY
An invitation to play your part in the future of our Symphony
Cadenza Society members are a group of dedicated supporters who have made a future financial commitment to ensure that the orchestra you love will be able to keep making vibrant music for generations to come. Membership is easy. No immediate donation is necessary. You simply need to name Jacksonville Symphony as a beneficiary in your will, trust, insurance policy, donor advised fund or foundation. Cadenza Society Members receive recognition in Encore as well as invitations to: • An exclusive Cadenza Society gathering with Music Director Courtney Lewis
• Onstage Open Rehearsals
• Annual Donor Appreciation Night
Kaye Glover 904.354.9136
JaxSymphony.org/legacy Bob Shircliff and Chip Tousey
The Jacksonville Symphony gratefully acknowledges these members for including the Symphony in their estate planning. Mark and Rita Allen Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Anderson Sandra Sue Ashby Rick E. Bendel Jacob F. Bryan IV Elizabeth I. Byrne, Ed.D. Carl and Rita Cannon Clarissa and Warren Chandler Estelle and Terry Chisholm Col. and Mrs. Robert B. Clarke Patrick and Linda Clyne Mike and Naomi Coffey Luther and Blanche Coggin Elizabeth Schell Colyer Ruth P. Conley Caroline S. Covin Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cowden Dr. Amy Crowder in memory of Carole V. Ewart Sara Alice Bradley Darby* Stephen and Suzanne Day Ann Derby Chris and Stephanie Doerr Mr. and Ms. Pete Doolittle Jeff Driggers* Brock Fazzini Josephine Flaherty Mr. and Mrs. David Foerster Friend of the Symphony (4) Mr. and Mrs. George D. Gabel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Geiger John L. Georgas* Linda Barton Gillis Rabbi Robert and Marilyn Goodman Sue Gover
Mary T. Grant* Camille Clement Gregg Charitable Remainder Trust in memory of Ruthwood Craven Samek Dr. Dan W. Hadwin and Dr. Alice Rietman-Hadwin Suna Hall Preston H. Haskell Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hetzel Richard Hickok and Andrea Ashley Bev and Bill Hiller Calvin and Ellen Hudson Charitable Trust Wes and Beth Jennison Virginia Johnsen Rebecca and Randolph Johnson Mrs. Rita H. Joost Robert and Cynthia Kastner Elizabeth Kerr Frances Bartlett Kinne, Ph.D. Norman and Dolores Kramer Dr. and Mrs. Ross T. Krueger E. Michael and Heidja Kruse Mrs. Edward W. Lane, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lindsey Dr. D’Anne and Mr. Daniel Lombardo Leyse Lowry Jean Lumpkin* Dr. Joseph Marasco Doug and Laura* Mathewson Ambassador Marilyn McAfee Allison McCallum Frances Watts McCurry Lee and Bobbie Mercier Roxie Merrill Robert A. and Fay Mills* Sherry Murray*
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Mr. and Mrs. E. William Nash, Jr. Christine Ng and Herbert Wolfsen Janet and Joseph Nicosia Lloyd Hamilton Oakes Charitable Remainder Trust in memory of Ruthwood Craven Samek Mr. Val Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peters Ruth (Rusty) Pierce Richard and Leslie Pierpont JoAnne Reilly J. William Ross Ruthwood C. Samek* Carol and Bob Shircliff Mrs. Sally Simpson Ann H. Sims* Mr. and Mrs. Al Sinclair* Helen Morse and Fritz Skeen Ana and Hal Skinner Virginia Smith* David and Linda Stein Mary Love Strum Mary Virginia Terry Gwynne* and Bob Tonsfeldt Chip and Phyllis Tousey Rev. W. Glenn Turner Mary Jane and Jack Uible Tom Vickery and Elizabeth McAlhany Stephen R. Wickersham Stephen Williams Renee Winkler Quentin E. Wood Thomas C. Zimmermann* *Designates deceased
The Jacksonville Symphony Association gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following individuals, businesses and foundations: Gifts to the Annual Fund between July 1, 2017 and July 10, 2018 ∆ Designates a gift in-kind * Designates deceased CONDUCTOR’S CLUB PLATINUM $10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous (2) Arts Consulting Group ∆ Sandra Sue Ashby Biscottis ∆ Joanne & Doug Booher Brooks Rehabilitation G. Howard Bryan Endowment Fund Sandra and Phillip Burnaman Mr. and Mrs. A. R. “Pete” Carpenter Dr. Elizabeth Lovett Colledge CSX Transportation, Inc. Cummer Family Foundation Sally and Tyler Dann Dr. Sandra Every Dean and Mr. Michael Dean Mr. and Mrs. Michael Drexler Driver, McAfee, Peek & Hawthorne, P.L. Drummond Press Jess & Brewster J. Durkee Foundation Jon A. Ebacher and Jill T. Wannemacher Fifth Third Bank Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gibbs III Mrs. Mary Godley Margaret Gomez Paul and Nina Goodwin Hicks Charitable Foundations Dr. Anne H. Hopkins Michael and Maryann Imbriani Jacksonville Symphony Association Endowment Fund Rebecca and Randolph Johnson Charlie and Anne Joseph The Thomas M. Kirbo and Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Trust Michel and Heidja Kruse Mrs. Edward W. Lane, Jr. Mrs. Frances W. McCurry National Endowment for the Arts Lee and Darlene Nutter Publix Super Markets Charities Rice Family Foundation Riverplace Capital Management, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Shircliff Samuel Shorstein Mr. and Mrs. Ross Singletary Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP ∆ Stein Mart, Inc. David and Linda Stein Jay and Deanie Stein David and Elaine Strickland SunTrust Bank John and Kristen Surface Carl S. Swisher Foundation Erlane D. and John E. Tait Chip and Phyllis Tousey Jim and Joan Van Vleck Vanguard Charitable - Kessler Fund Tom Vickery and Sarah McAlhany George and Ellen Williams Edna Sproull Williams Foundation The Winston Family Foundation
Quentin and Louise* Wood Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Worth Mrs. Martha Yohe
CONDUCTOR’S CLUB GOLD $5,000 - $9,999
aetna Arkest LLC Drs. Julie R. and James D. Baker, III Sally and Jim* Baldwin Bank of America Baptist Health John and Cherie Billings Annette and Bill Boling Borkowski Family Foundation Paul and Kathy Bosland Nancy and Ted Burfeind Mary Ann Burns and Suzanne Burns Dalton Carl and Rita Cannon Dr. John D. and Mrs. Chung-Hae Casler CenterState Bank Linda L. and Patrick W. Clyne Sharon and Martin Connor Cornehl Family Foundation Tom and Jesse Dattilo Susan P. Davis Edward* and Susan Doherty Alice and O’Neal Douglas Duval Motor Company Andrew Farkas John and Flavel Godfrey Cynthia and Walter Graham, Jr. Becky and Tommy Grimes Betty Lu Grune Harbinger Sign Company Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harold Joe and Renate Hixon Calvin and Ellen Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Hughes, Jr. Ira and Eva Jackler Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Lillian and Bunky Johnson Mr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Jones Lawrence & Kathy Kanter Philanthropic Fund of the JCF Peter and Kiki Karpen Bob and Cindy Kastner Dr. Frances B. Kinne Patty and Jim Kleck Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Kovarik Dr. and Mrs. Ross T. Krueger Mrs. Anne Kufeldt Dave and Mary Pat Kulik Kustura Technology ∆ Magnolia Foundation Bill and Barbara Maletz Martin Coffee ∆ Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. McCue III Julie and Michael McKenny Margaret Leu Means Dr. Christine Ng – ngderm.com
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Janet and Joseph Nicosia Robert and Flo Anne O’Brien Deborah and David Pierson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pippin Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Ross, Jr. Susan and John Ryzewic Saunders & Company Ed and Whitney Selover Stephen and Joan Shewbrooks Mr. Benjamin Shorstein and Ms. Nicole Nissim Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Sisisky Helen Morse and Fritz Skeen Kent and Marie Smith Dr. Mark A. Spatola and Dr. Mihaela Ionescu Joseph and Anna Spiak The Main Street America Group The McMichael Family Foundation Tom Bush BMW Jacksonville Gwynne* and Bob Tonsfeldt V Pizza ∆ Vicar’s Landing Carol and Manuel Wallace Ms. Barbara W. Webster Wells Fargo Foundation Westminster Woods on Julington Creek Dr. and Mrs. Scott Wiedenmann Stephen Williams Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Winton Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts Carleton and Barbara Zacheis
CONDUCTOR’S CLUB SILVER $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Norman R. Adams Mark and Rita Allen David and Beth Arnold Teri and Jim Babcock Stephen E. and Phyllis C. Bachand Mr. and Mrs. Don Baldwin Claudette and Richard Barker Dr. and Mrs. Dwight S. Bayley Byron and Cynthia Bergren Joyce R. Blackburn Mr. and Mrs. James C. Blanton Sandy and Jack Borntraeger Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Boushie John and Cletia Bowron Mr. and Mrs. David B. Boyer Rod and Pat Brock Mark and Beth Brockelman Karen and Mark Brown Cecilia Bryant and Richard Lipsey Jim and Carol Bryce Shelia McLenaghan and Duke Butler Mr. Stanley W. Cairns Mrs. Diane Cannon Jack and Dorothy Cernik Warren and Clarissa Chandler
Sandra and Andrew Clarke Patricia Clegg in Memory of George F. Clegg Mike and Naomi Coffey Meade and Alvin Coplan Caroline Covin in Memory of Robert Covin Mr. John P. Cranston In Memory of Larry Karasic, M.D. Peter Dalmares Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Darnall Ms. Emily J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Davis Douglas Anderson School of the Arts In Memory of Shirley Collupy Dr. and Mrs. James W. Dyer Edward Waters College Enterprise Holdings Foundation Greg and Helen Euston Randy and Lynn Evans Mr. Mark R. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Fernley III Mrs. Betty Fipp Mr. and Mrs. David Foerster Dr. Daniel Fulmer and Kim Vermillion Michael Furick Clark and Lauretta Gaylord Pat and Fred Gieg Lawrence and Phyllis Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Roland and Sara-Ann Gomez Rabbi Robert and Marilyn Goodman Mel and Debbie Gottlieb Dr. William H. Haas and Ms. Brenda B. Verbeck Dr. Dan Hadwin and Dr. Alice Rietman-Hadwin Mr. Rushton W. Hays Herb and Ann Rowe Charitable Foundation Bill and Nancy Hetzel The Holmes Organization Private Client Group- Stacy Derr & Marty Jones Dr. Diane DeMell Jacobsen Ms. JoLynne Jensen Andrew and Gurmeet Keaveny David and Sally Ketcham Dr. Annette Laubscher Janine Leland and Thomas Larson Harriet LeMaster Mr. Courtney Lewis Carolyn Marsh Lindsay Mrs. John R. Mackroth Robert Massey and Lisa Ponton Rachel T. Maddox Memorial Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Ann and Bob Maxwell Mayse-Turner Fund for Public Performance of Classical Music Alison McCallum Davis and Sandra McCarty Marcia Mederos Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Mrs. Jeanne Moomaw Dr. Lesley Morgan Linda Crank Moseley Robert and Monica Mylod Newman Family Foundation John and Dorothy Nutant Capt. John and Mrs. Carol O’Neil Jr (USN Ret.) Mr. Valfrid E. Palmer Marie and Joel Pangborn
Dr. Mark Parkulo and Dr. Marie Deruyter The Honorable Mayor John Peyton & Dr. Kathryn P. Peyton PNC Kathryn S. Robbie - Attorney at Law Bruce Rosborough and Judy Ham Mr. Harry Ruhsam Sheila and Louis Russo Dr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Sawyer Mrs. Miyuki Scheidel Mrs. Lorraine Scruby Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Sherin Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Shorstein Steve and Judy Silverman Hal and Ana Skinner Mr. Richard G. Skinner III and Ms. Pat Holihan Dr. Edward and Mary Ellen Smith Rev. and Mrs. J. Perry Smith Townsend Smith Diane P. Soha In Loving Memory of Margaret B. Partridge Dr. Mandell and Rita Diamond Stearman Mr. and Mrs. Benson I. Stein Marianne and Ben Stein Mrs. C. G. Strum Ivy Suter Mr. and Mrs. John Tancredi Mireille and Robert Threlkel Mr. and Ms. James M. Tilley Mrs. Georgia Wahl Mary V. and Frank C. Watson Dr. and Mrs. Lowell B. Weiner Ph.D. Arlene and Phil Wiesner Mr. and Mrs. Chester Witczak Mr. and Mrs. A. Daniel Wolff III Hon. Gwen Yates and Lt. Col. Alton Yates, Ret. Carolyn and Elliot Zisser
CONCERT MASTER’S CIRCLE $1,000 - $2,499
Sahar Aboudan, MD Anonymous (2) Mrs. Linda R. Alexander Mr. Thomas Argyris Dr. and Mrs. George F. Armstrong, Jr. Berman Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berman Mr. and Mrs. Francesco Borghese Laura and William Boxer Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bragan John and Hilary Breen Lori Burman Jim and Mary B. Burt Mrs. Lynn Cabrera Mr. Henry C. and Mrs. Jessica Carnegie Jeff and Lee Ann Clements Luther and Blanche Coggin Elizabeth Schell Colyer Dr. and Mrs. James J. Conners Bill and Kathy Cosnotti Mr. John A. Darby and Dr. Barbara Darby Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Drew Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Eckels Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ezequelle Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Favo Mr. Richard Cullen and Mr. Robert Finnerty, Jr. Bill and Judy Franson Dr. John Gallo
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Mr. and Mrs. James Giblin Mr. Wayne Greenberg and Mrs. Elizabeth Shahan Mr. and Mrs. Otis C. Gregg, Jr. Gisela Haemmerle Suna Hall Bill and Kent Hamb Jack and Grace Hand Harriet Hart Dr. Hazem Herbly Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hodgkins Paula and Kenneth Horn The Brady S. Johnston Perpetual Charitable Trust Luke and Sandy Karlovec Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keller Ruth and Jack Kelly Richard and Nancy Kennedy Don and Donna Kinlin Mr. Henry C. Kocmond Sunny and Harold Krivan James and Karen Larsen Dr. Charis Lau Norman and Mary Ellen Ledwin Alison R. Leonard Eleanor L. Lotz Mr. and Mrs. David Lovett Hal and Frances Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Maley Gayle Manning Judith and Ray Mantle Mr. and Mrs. Ron M. Masucci Mr. Patrick Mayhew and Ms. Helen Kirkpatrick Mrs. Rose C. McCall Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. McCart, Jr. Dr. J. Mark McKinney P. L. McWhorter Lee and Bobbie Mercier Barbara and Lance Mora Mrs. Dorothea E. Neinstedt Tom and Harriet Nesbitt Mrs. Laurel New Dr. Robert Nuss and Dr. Ann Harwood-Nuss David and Kathryn Olson Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Parker Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Patterson Charles Peter Richard G. Pohlig Mrs. Jane Preston Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quinby Rayonier Advanced Materials Foundation Rev. and Mrs. John S. Rogers Claudia and Steve Russey Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur C. Rust Anne and John Ruvane Peter Ryan in Memory of Sandra J. Ryan Tom and Jane Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Chris Seubert Shacter Family Association Nathan Shearn Mr. and Mrs. Wheaton Simis Harold K. Smith Charitable Fund Dewey Sparks Mr. and Mrs. Benson I. Stein The Stellar Foundation Prof. and Mrs. G. J. Rod Sullivan Elsie Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tierney Rolf and Neely Towe
Susan and James Towler Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tufaro Gabriele Van Zon Billy J. and Nettie T. Walker John Tobias and Rebecca Wells Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whittemore Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Wohl Zimmerman Family Foundation Mary Jean Zimmerman
$500 - $999
A-B Distributors, Incorporated Robin Allen Ms. Linda Anderson Barbara H. Arnold Mr. B. David Avery Dr. William and Linda Ann Bainbridge Janean C. Baker Mr. and Mrs. George Banks Ms. Martha E. Barrett Robert Bell Rebecca Black Dr. and Mrs. James P. Bolling Mr. and Mrs. William Braddock Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bray Teresa Brewer Col. and Mrs. E. M. Brisach Ms. Sandra Bryant Caren and Dennis Buchman Dr. and Mrs. William Bullock Michael Byrd Dr. and Mrs. William H. Caldwell David and Lynne Campbell Mr. and Mrs. John B. Canarina Ian M. Charlton Gary and Barbara Christensen Charles Christian and Molly Rinehart Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clare Ron Clark Mrs. Lucille Conrad Tom and Pat Conway Linda J. Cooper Ms. Peggy Cornelius Mr. and Mrs. John D. Corse Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cowden Mr. and Mrs. Michael Curto Ms. Annabel Custer Bill and Mary Cutler Harriett L. Dame Noel and Mildred Dana Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Datz Jerry W. Davis, Jr. Ms. Elise S. Day Dr. and Mrs. Julius Dean Stephanie Delgado Mr. and Mrs. Henry D’Hulst Marian Dickson in Memory of Steve Dickson Donald Dinwiddie Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Donovan Margie and George Dorsey Ms. Margaret Douglas Ms. Barbara J. Drake Mr. and Mrs. James F. Duffy Charles and Virginia Dunn Ms. Trace Duryea Julia M. Edgerton Virginia M. Elliott Patricia Ezell
Pamela Ferry-Tsitos Ms. Apryl French Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. French Mr. and Mrs. Ben Frisch Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fullerton Mr. Stephen M. Gahan Geneva Garrison Yves Genre Drs. Thomas Gonwa and Dr. Mary Alice Westrick Theresa Gonzalez de Acevedo Page Gordon Mr. and Mrs. James R. Griffiths Dr. and Mrs. John A. Grisnik Richard Habres Howard Haims and Carole Cooper-Haims Malcolm and Joyce Hanson Karen Harris Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Hawk Marion Haynes Ms. Terri Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Henrici Aimery Hernandez Alan and Frances Herzog Mr. and Mrs. William Hill Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Holderfield Derek and Debbie Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Houseman Ms. Evelyn Howard Mrs. LaRay E. Hrytzay Mrs. Martha Huntley-Robertson Mr. Arthur H. Hurwitz Ms. Jo Carol S. Hutchins Pam and Mike Jackson Barbara Johnson Ms. Gloria E. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Terrence D. Jones Stanley and Sharon Kantor Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Kaplan William Kastelz, Jr. in Memory of Sandra Keith Kimball Ruth and Richard Klein Mr. Ronald Koblitz Mr. and Mrs. Jim Langer Mr. Ted Larson Ms. Merle Lear Mark and Mary Lemmenes Wayne Letizia Dr. Leonard J. Lipkin Mr. Todd and Dr. Shannon Lockwood Richard Lombardi Jim and Robin Love Leyse Lowry Mr. and Mrs. William MacLeod Dr. Mike and Marilyn Mass Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. McCauley Rosemary and Allan McCorkle James McGuffin and Kathleen Mullen Lydia Saris, M.D. and Daniel Mechenbier Myron and Ellen Mensh Mr. and Mrs. Alex Meyer Douglas and Jane Miller Lisa Miller Sue Mills Mr. and Mrs. Francis Monaco Mr. and Mrs. Gary Moore Paul and Donna Nelson John and Kathie Nevin Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth E. Noon
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Trevor Paris Mr. Parker and Ms. Diane Hale Mr. Howard N. Parks Audrey B. Patterson Suzanne C. Perritt Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peters Mr. and Mrs. John Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Rickie Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Poitevent III Nancy and Ted Powell in recognition of Dori and Bill Walton Joseph and Phyllis Power Mr. Jack* and Dr. Miriam Price Michael Ranne and Julia Suddath-Ranne Mrs. Judith J. Ratcliffe Ms. Valerie W. Redmon Wynn Redmon Ina W. Richter Drs. Lorraine Rodriguez and Kyle P. Etzkorn Dr. Daniel S. Yip and Teresa Rodriguez-Yip Mr. Neil Rose and Dr. Jeannie Rose Mr. and Mrs. George E. Ross Mr. and Mrs. John Ryder Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Sass Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Schembera The Schultz Foundation, Inc. Becky Schumann Mr. and Mrs. Richard Seiter Mr. and Mrs. Harry Skilton Robin Smathers Dr. Carolyn H. Smith Raul Soto-Acosta, MD George and Shirley Spaniel Dr. David A. Spring Robert and Patricia Stichweh Kimber E. Strawbridge Esq Mr. James Stronski Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Sur Mr. David G. Sutliff Linda and Jim Sylvester Mr. Ralph Talbott and Ms. Suzanne Plaine Dorcas G. Tanner Carol Tegho Mr. and Mrs. Randall Tinnin Ms. Carol C. Todd Jacqueline Tomassetti Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Torres Mrs. Alice Trainer Mrs. Phyllis Turner Mr. Rudolf E. Urban Mr. Carl Utter Sherilyn Van Orden Ivan Vinnick Ms. Grace L. Voyles and Ms. Mary E. Voyles Cornelia and Olin Watts Endowment Fund Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Walton Dr. and Mrs. H. Warner Webb Mr. Kevin Wezniak Mr. and Mrs. Neil J. Wickersty Linda F. Wilkinson Robert and Dianne Wilson Tim and Evelyn Woodward Ms. Mary Wysong and Ms. Sylvia G. Cotner Drs. Steven G. and Linda Younkin Mr. and Mrs. Sergei Zelenkov
The Jacksonville Symphony gratefully acknowledges some of our most important music makers. J. Wayne & Delores Barr Weaver
Ruth Conley
Robert D. and Isabelle T. Davis Endowment Fund
State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
The Roger L. and Rochelle S. Main Charitable Trust Special Gift in Honor of the City Rescue Mission Staff
PGA TOUR, Inc.
Mary Carr Patton
The DuBow Family Foundation
Donald C. McGraw Foundation
Valdemar Joost Kroier Endowment Fund
Biscottis • G. Howard Bryan Fund • Brooks Rehabilitation • CSX Transportation, Inc. • Cummer Family Foundation Drummond Press • Jess & Brewster J. Durkee Foundation • Fifth Third Bank • David and Ann Hicks The Thomas M. Kirbo and Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Trust • Martin Coffee Co • Publix Super Markets Charities Rice Family Foundation • David and Linda Stein • Jay and Deanie Stein Foundation • Carl S. Swisher Foundation Edna Sproull Williams Foundation • Stein Mart • SunTrust • Vanguard Charitable-Kessler Fund Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts aetna • Arcus Capital Partners • Baptist Health • Burgman Winston Youth Orchestra Scholarship Fund Tom Bush BMW of Jacksonville • CenterState Bank • Duval Motor Company • Harbinger Sign Company JAX Chamber • JAX Chamber - Downtown Council • Brady S. Johnston Charitable Trust • Parsley’s Piano TigerLily Media • V Pizza • Vicar's Landing • Wells Fargo • Westminster Woods on Julington Creek • Workscapes A-B Distributors, Inc. • Edward Waters College • Enterprise Holdings Foundation • Mayse-Turner Fund • PNC Rayonier Advanced Materials Foundation • Rowe Charitable Foundation • Shacter Family Foundation Harold K. Smith Foundation • Stellar Foundation • Cornelia and Olin Watts Endowment Fund Members of the Corporate Conductor’s Club: Admira Dentistry with Dr. Joe Barton • Arkest LLC • Assign Commercial Group LLC • Bank of America/Merrill Lynch The Holmes Organization Private Client Group - Stacy Derr and Marty Jones • Jacksonville Business Journal Meinrod & Leeper Wealth Management • Dr. Christine Ng - ngderm.com • PRI Productions Kathryn S. Robbie - Attorney at Law • Saunders & Company Media Partners: WJCT Public Broadcasting • Florida Times-Union
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JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Robert Massey, President & Chief Executive Officer Andreea Vineyard, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS
Roger Wight, Vice President & General Manager Artistic Administration Tony Nickle, Director of Artistic Administration Ileana Fernandez, Staff Accompanist Linda Holmes, Ballet Coordinator Jill Weisblatt, Chorus Manager Orchestral Operations Bart Dunn, Principal Librarian Robert Grossman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Ray Klaase, Stage Manager Ross Triner, Manager of Artistic Operations Shamus McConney, Technical Director James Pitts, Stage Associate Kenneth Every, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Debby Heller, Assistant Librarian Annie Hertler, Bowing Assistant
MARKETING
Peter Gladstone, Vice President of Marketing Christie Helton, Assistant Director of Marketing & Patron Experiences Scott Hawkins, Senior Patron Services Manager Anna Birtles, Digital Marketing Manager Caroline Duffy, Sales Manager Sydney Schless, Marketing & Communications Manager Ken Shade, Graphic Designer Betty Byrne, Patron Services Associate Tara Paige, Patron Services Associate Robin Robison, Patron Services Associate Cori Roberts, House Manager
DEVELOPMENT
Jennifer Barton, Vice President of Advancement Kaye Glover, Major & Planned Giving Officer Celeste Hart, Director of Individual Giving Terri Montville, Director of Grants & Reporting Jessica Mallow, Director of Corporate Relations Colin Walker, Development Associate Prospect Management Maureen Cockburn, Gift Services Associate
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Education & Community Engagement Kathryn Rudolph, Director of Education & Community Engagement Brian Ganan, Education & Community Engagement Manager
Deborah Forsberg, Chief Financial Officer Sally Pettegrew, Vice President of Administration Mark Crosier, Controller Sydna Breazeale, Staff Accountant Ashley Green, Administrative Services Associate
The Jacksonville Symphony mourns the loss of Patron Services Manager, Pam Ferretti. Pam worked for the Symphony since February 2014 and epitomized kindness, care, joy and optimism. Patrons often remarked about how helpful and pleasant she was. Staff members will remember the bright smile of a lost friend. She made the Symphony a better place and her loss leaves a great hole in our family. Our thoughts go out to her family during this trying moment in their lives.
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