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• Use of cameras and recorders by audience members is strictly prohibited at KSO concerts. • Please silence or turn off all electronic devices. • KSO concerts start promptly. Latecomers will be seated by the ushers during the first suitable pause in the program. • Those attending a KSO concert or event implicitly consent to be photographed, filmed, videotaped, and recorded and waive all rights with respect to any photographs, films, videotapes, and recordings made during the concert or event. • A chime will sound three minutes before the end of intermission. Please return to your seat at that time.
patron services
• Wheelchair seating is available for every performance. Please specify your needs when purchasing tickets. • For concerts at Miller Auditorium, hearing assistance receivers are available at the coat check on the orchestra level. • If you hold season tickets and cannot attend a future concert in the series, please contact Patron Services Manager, Rebecca Barr at 269.349.7759 ext 213 to arrange for a ticket exchange at least 48 hours prior to the concert. • Tickets to upcoming KSO concerts may be purchased at all Miller Box Office locations. You may also purchase tickets online by visiting www.kalamazoosymphony.com or at the KSO office. • Please join us for coffee and conversation after each Symphonic and Zhang Financial Pops! concert. Encore Receptions are held in the Grand Tier Lobby at Miller Auditorium. All audience members are invited to meet and mingle after the concert with KSO staff, board members, musicians, and other music lovers.
child patron policy
All children attending KSO concerts must have a ticket and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Young children will enjoy attending family-oriented KSO Family Discovery concerts, and we encourage only the “mature-beyond-their-years, musically-oriented” pre-teens to attend Symphonic Series concerts. Anyone (child or adult) who is disturbing other patrons will be asked to enjoy the remainder of the concert on the lobby monitors.
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Embrace! Programming Note Sibelius & Tchaikovsky Gershwin’s Magic Key Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert Bruckner & Williams All-4-One Brahms & Rachmaninoff Nutcracker 2017 Sounds of the Season Music from the Movies with Sara Andon Classics Uncorked Winter Evening Classics On Tap Winter Evening Tchaikovsky Discovers America Haydn & Beethoven Arrival from Sweden The Music of ABBA Leonard Bernstein’s 100th Classics Uncorked Spring Evening Classics On Tap Spring Evening Gilmore Festival Chamber Orchestra Concert & Finale Beethoven & Prokofiev KSO@The Movies! Disney’s The Jungle Book
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Corporate Sponsors Education Program Support Planned Giving Leta Snow Legacy Society Tribute Program Endowed Orchestra Chairs Grants Individual Giving
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Welcome Notes Board of Directors KSO League Board KSO Ambassadors Education & Community Partnerships Musicians Resident Conductor & Interim Music Director, Daniel Brier Artists in Residence Community Events Staff
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W elcome to S eason 97 Now that you’ve found your seat and are beginning to browse this program book, I want to personally welcome you to an evening with the Kalamazoo Symphony. You may be here, because, like me, you love the great masterworks. This season we perform symphonies by Beethoven, Bernstein, Brahms, Bruckner, Prokofiev, DANIEL BRIER Tchaikovsky, and Walker. We are also excited to feature renowned guest artists and guest conductors to our stage. I hope you’ll attend each of these Symphonic Series programs and consider bringing a friend. Come to think of it, if you wish the young people in your life could experience the magic of the orchestra, bring them to our popular Family Discovery concerts. I guarantee you will love the concert too! Alternately, you may just be here for a new movie experience and find that you are watching the orchestra more than the movie. (It’s more common than you think.) If so, you’ll definitely want to come back to a Symphonic Series concert where the focus rests exclusively on our wonderful orchestra. You may also be interested in our Zhang Financial Pops! programs featuring All-4-One and the music of ABBA or want to check out our Classics Uncorked at the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts and Classics On Tap at Bell’s Brewery. You’ll hear exciting music and find yourself in close proximity to the musicians, all while you enjoy your favorite beverage. Lastly, if you’re interested in social issues and expanding your musical horizons, why don’t you join us as we explore the significant contributions of black composers throughout history. You can find out more about this special project on page 52. As you look through this program book, you’ll notice that this, our 97th season is filled with incredible music—music that brings us together. I hope you will explore all this wonderful music with us and expand your own horizons along the way. Enjoy the performance!
Daniel Brier
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B oard C hair I am honored to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and pleased to invite you to Embrace your KSO during this 97th concert season. As the Chair, I am excited to oversee the efforts to support and nurture this orchestra, which will celebrate 100 years in STEVEN this community very soon. As we near that centennial, we KREIDER are working to realize the goals set forth in the most recent strategic plan the KSO crafted in 2015. A committee of Board members, musician representatives, and staff meet regularly to review the plan goals and objectives. These reviews are not only meant to keep us on target in achieving the original goals set forth in the plan but also to heighten our awareness of the importance of constant evaluation and the need to set new goals as the orchestra continues to grow and change. It is gratifying to know that we have achieved many of those original goals, and that the KSO team continues to forge ahead with energy in setting new objectives to help us realize all the benchmarks we’ve set for ourselves. The exciting transition that will take place at the end of this season with a new Music Director will give us even more energy for the future. The Board will also have the pleasurable task of celebrating this incredibly important milestone in the KSO story, while seeking to financially support this orchestra into its next 100 years. By the time you read this, the 100th Anniversary Committee will be actively creating and planning a wonderful community celebration and an ambitious campaign to fund the artistic and education aspirations of the KSO into the future. We’ll be asking you, our community of patrons, donors and friends, to help us in these efforts. We welcome your ideas and your support. The KSO has always been a source of great pride for this community and we are grateful for the steadfast support of our audiences, donors, foundations, and corporate partners. Without their generous support, the KSO would not be able to achieve the high level of excellence you’ve come to expect in the concert hall, classrooms, and in venues throughout our community. Thank you. Enjoy the performance tonight, and every night you share with us. Warmly,
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P resident & CEO I am excited to welcome you back as we celebrate the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s 97th concert season!
PETER H. GISTELINCK
We are extremely fortunate to have such dedicated and highly motivated musicians, staff, Board of Directors, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League (KSOL), Ambassadors and patrons: donors, subscribers, single ticket holders, and corporate sponsors! These dedicated and committed individuals make this a wonderful and supportive community and are key to the KSO’s success.
The 2017-2018 concert season is a very important one as we finalize our search for the KSO’s next Music Director. We’ve invited five extremely talented Music Director candidates who will each visit Kalamazoo for a week to conduct a Symphonic Series concert and spend a full week with our Orchestra and the Kalamazoo community. In order of appearance the candidates are Maestros Donato Cabrera, Edwin Outwater, Andrew Grams, Stilian Kirov and Julian Kuerti. The next KSO Music Director will be announced by the end of June 2018. However, we will not do so without consulting our patrons. Expect to receive an opportunity to participate in an in-depth, online survey for each of our candidates throughout the season. Your comments are very valuable to us and will be taken into serious consideration for the appointment of our next Music Director. In the midst of that exciting task, we continue to implement our Strategic Plan and begin preparations for our 100th anniversary season in 2020-2021. We are proud to continue releasing new and archival concert recordings, going back to the mid-50’s, through our alliance with Naxos, the world’s leading classical music group. The KSO has also extended its partnership with Kalamazoo’s Public Media Network (PMN) for video recordings of all our Symphonic and Zhang Financial Pops! Series concerts for broadcast via local cable. We have designed another stirring and diverse concert season for you, including several national debuts and premieres. Our musicians and guest artists will bring brilliant artistry and inspiring performances to charm and entertain you. On behalf of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, thank you for your continued patronage. Cheers to another sensational concert season!
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Season Sponsors TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
We are pleased to once again sponsor the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in its 97th season. We congratulate the orchestra and KSO staff for maintaining a standard of excellence in musical listening and learning. Season Sponsor
Clients seek Miller Johnson for business/corporate, employment and labor, litigation or personal legal counsel. Like the KSO, our work is based in sound (advice, guidance, representation, and partnership). That’s why we say our best arrangements are Down to Earth, Down to Business. Season Sponsor
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Greenleaf Hospitality Group is proud to support the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra who sustains excellence in music and continues to strengthen the cultural life in our community. Official Hotel & Restaurant Group of the KSO
Since 1953, Meyer Music has provided quality school-approved instruments, generous rental-purchase agreements, along with superior service and support. We have built a proven reputation with teachers, parents, and students, and we are proud of our heritage as “School Music Specialists.�
DeMent and Marquardt, PLC has proudly supported the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra since 1994, the year of our inception. We are grateful to the Symphony for the cultural richness it provides our community, and we are proud to sponsor this concert, and we are proud to underwrite their planned giving program.
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Series Underwriters TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
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The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport is proud to continue its partnership with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. With this year’s impressive and diverse schedule of events, we look forward to another fantastic season with the KSO. Symphonic
Zhang Financial is proud to sponsor the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. For more than two decades, Zhang Financial has been committed to investing in the greater Kalamazoo community by supporting local arts and education. We continue this tradition as we partner with the KSO and applaud its contributions to our area’s reputation as a focal point for the arts in Southwest Michigan. Best wishes to the KSO for another excellent season! Zhang Financial Pops!
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PNC recognizes the strong role the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the entire arts community play in enhancing the cultural richness and health of this community. We are proud to support the KSO and its efforts to enrich our community with its creative programming, wide-ranging efforts to reach diverse audiences and its dedication to an exceptional level of quality. We hope you enjoy tonight’s concert. KSO@The Movies!
The Wiser Financial Group proudly continues its sponsorship of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and its Prelude series. As one of West Michigan’s oldest and largest financial planning organizations, we are proud to work alongside the KSO to make this community a wonderful place to live, work, and play. thewisergroup.com Symphonic Prelude
Fifth Third is proud to support the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. As the Family Discovery Series Underwriter, we are deeply committed to strengthening the communities where we live and serve. Bravo to the dedicated musicians who enrich our lives with the beauty of music. Family Discovery
From the brewhouse to the outer reaches of the solar system, music is a constant source of inspiration here at Bell’s. We are proud to continue supporting our hometown orchestra and look forward to evenings full of wonder, imagination and maybe even a few notes turned up to 11. Cheers to another inspiring season of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Classics On Tap
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S eries Underwriters TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
First National Bank of Michigan offers a full complement of retail banking products and services, including mortgages and personal loans, and a focus on commercial banking. At First National Bank of Michigan we proudly embrace the KSO for the beauty it brings every season!
Greenleaf Trust is proud to support the performing arts in our community. The music of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra enriches our lives in countless ways. We are proud to partner with the KSO and sponsor the Community Concert Series.
Biggby is proud to again partner with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra to sponsor their education programs, which provide wonderful musical listening and learning experiences for families in our community. Family Fun Chamber Series
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Become a KSO corporate sponsor and receive tickets to concerts and invitations to VIP receptions and Open Rehearsals. Some of Kalamazoo’s leading companies and firms partner with the KSO each year to bring affordable visibility to their brands and entertainment value to their businesses. To learn more about the KSO’s many sponsorship opportunities, contact Nikki Statler at 269.216.6780.
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Media Sponsors TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
When words fail, music speaks. The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra has been telling wondrous tales of our community’s rich, unique culture for more than 90 years. As a proud sponsor of the KSO, Adams Outdoor Advertising celebrates the artistic depth and beauty of the Kalamazoo area—a precious quality of life that we cherish as a local business and as citizens of this great community. Zhang Financial Pops!
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The radio stations of Midwest Communications (WVFM, WKZO, The Touch, Z-96.5, 1660 The Fan) are part of the fabric of our community, and we’re pleased to partner with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. We hope you enjoy tonight’s performance!
In addition to producing quality local programming, like KSO performances, PMN also provides the technical training and tools needed for the community to learn how to create television and radio shows. Public Media Network is YOUR community media center!
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert
Symphonic Series
KSO@The Movies! Disney’s The Jungle Book
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WMUK 102.1 is owned and operated by Western Michigan University to extend educational outreach through broadcasting in a non-commercial environment. WMUK broadcasts music, NPR, local arts and news including interviews featuring KSO guest artists and musicians regularly throughout the year. Community Events
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C oncert Sponsors TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
For over 30 years, CWS Financial Advisors has provided financial services to help our clients build their legacies in Southwest Michigan and beyond. We are proud to support the KSO as they build upon the deep legacy of arts in Kalamazoo.
For more than a century, Western Michigan has supported the arts in Kalamazoo. Working together, this community has built an arts culture second to none. We’re proud to welcome KSO supporters to Miller Auditorium. Enjoy your evening with us. Beethoven & Prokofiev
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Music from the Movies with Sara Andon
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SignArt, Inc strongly supports performing arts in Kalamazoo and beyond. The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and its leadership are assets that benefit all, providing a more vibrant and satisfying community. We are pleased to continue our sponsorships and look forward to many outstanding KSO performances. Sibelius & Tchaikovsky
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C oncert Sponsors TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
From the brewhouse to the outer reaches of the solar system, music is a constant source of inspiration here at Bell’s. We are proud to continue supporting our hometown orchestra and look forward to evenings full of wonder, imagination and maybe even a few notes turned up to 11. Cheers to another inspiring season of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Brahms & Rachmaninoff
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We are proud to support the KSO and applaud the many wonderful musical experiences it brings to children and adults in our community each year. The healing power of music is alive and well in Kalamazoo. Thank you, KSO! Gershwin’s Magic Key Tchaikovsky Discovers America
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SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein September 22 - October 8
Disney’s The Little Mermaid November 17 - December 3
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery January 12 - January 27
Rock of Ages
January 26 - February 11
Calendar Girls
February 9 - February 24
Red
March 2 - March 17
Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods April 6 - April 22
Billy Elliot the Musical May 4 - May 20
CIVIC SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (CYT) Macbeth October 20 - November 5
CIVIC YOUTH THEATRE
Seussical Jr.
March 16 - March 23
Harriet the Spy May 18 - May 26
SENIOR CLASS READER’S THEATRE
Sounds of the 60’s
October 13 - October 15
The Good Doctor April 20 - April 29
CARVER CENTER STUDIO THEATRE
Radiation: A Month of Sun-Days October 6 - October 15
No Way Out
February 16 - February 25
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supporting sponsors The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is grateful to our generous corporate sponsors. Corporate giving not only benefits the KSO, but also the community. Thank you for continuing to support the KSO and our community through your sponsorships!
Leonard Bernstein’s 100th
Bruckner & Williams
Arrival From Sweden The Music of ABBA
Kalamazoo Kids in Tune
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Music from the Movies with Sara Andon
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Music from the Movies with Sara Andon
Kalamazoo Kids in Tune
Education Programs
Orchestra Rouh
business council The Business Council is a new KSO initiative this season. It allows small businesses the opportunity to help us serve our community through outstanding musical listening and learning experiences. If you are interested in joining the KSO Business Council, contact Director of Sales & Marketing, Nikki Statler at 269.216.6780 for sponsorship opportunities and benefits. GOLD L EVEL Bronco Apartments Main Street Financial, LLC
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in - kind contributions Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is deeply indebted to these businesses and individuals for contributions of products and/or services. ME DIA , A DVER TIS IN G & C OM M U N IC A TIO N S Adams Outdoor Advertising Colin Howe Photography iHeartMEDIA John Lacko Photography LKF Marketing MLive - Kalamazoo Gazette Public Media Network (PMN) WKZO AM 590 WMUK 102.1 FM WVFM 106.5 FM TRAN S P O RT A T IO N A White Knight Limo Cole Nissan Orrin B. Hayes
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KSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFF I C ER S Mr. Steven P. Kreider, Chair Ms. Pamela Enslen, Chair Elect Mr. Jack Nelligan, Treasurer Ms. Yolonda Lavender, Secretary Mr. Jamie Williams, Member-at-Large  DIR EC T O RS Ms. Heidi M. Berven Mr. Stephen Blackwood Mr. James Bridenstine
Mr. Daniel Brier, ex officio Dr. Janice M. Brown, Immediate Past Chair Ms. Deanne Davidson Ms. Fiona Denny Mr. Andy Dominianni Mr. Michael Elias Ms. Bonnie Fonner, KSO League Mr. Ronald P. Foor Mr. Peter H. Gistelinck, ex officio Mr. Curtis Hall Dr. Hal B. Jenson, MD
Mr. Tom Kasdorf Mr. David Mange Mr. James McIntyre Mr. Scott McIntyre Mr. Dean Miars Ms. Renee M. Pearl Ms. Diane Robertson Dr. Barry F. Ross Ms. Nancy Vannest Ms. Laura Van Popering Mr. Jack VanSlambrouck Ms. Ruth Wiser Ms. Esther Wurfel, KSO League Ms. Lynn L. Chen-Zhang
BO A RD OF DIR E C T O RS E ME RIT I Mr. George E. Arwady Mr. Brendon S. Bailey Dr. Thomas C. Bailey Ms. Jane Baley Ms. Callie Baskerville-Jones Mrs. Lilly Baraka Mr. Robert M. Beam Mr. A. W. Betts Ms. Jill Bland Mrs. Sandra S. Blix Mr. Eric V. Brown, Jr.
Mrs. Rosemary K. Brown Dr. Lawrence D. Bryan Mrs. Kay C. Burtis Mrs. Carol A. Carter Mrs. Joan Carver Mrs. Coby T. Chalmers Dr. Harold E. Chappelear Dr. Daniel K. Christian Mr. Paul G. Clark Mrs. Ginny Colvin Mrs. Gene R. Conrad
Ms. Sharron B. Cooley Mrs. Dawnanne Corbit Mr. Redgy Coucke Mrs. Shirley Cyrus Mr. Anders Dahlberg Mr. James Dancer Mr. Ronald J. Davis Mr. Harold J. Decker Mr. William T. DeNooyer* Mrs. Linda S. Depta* Mr. Gregory A. Dobson CONTINUED >> 2017 | 2018 Season
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Mrs. Helen Domeny Mrs. Greeta Douglass Mrs. Linda T. Dunn Dr. David S. Dyke Dr. Randall W. Eberts Mr. Charles W. Elliott* Mrs. Tucky McCarthy Elliott Ms. Julie A. Evans Mr. J. Gaston Favreau Rev. J. Louis Felton Mrs. Grace Field Mrs. Betty A. Floyd Mr. Calvin R. Floyd Dr. Elson S. Floyd Mrs. Norma-Jean Forshey Mr. George A. Franklin Mr. Scott L. Freeman Mrs. M. Arlene Gardner* Mrs. Renee L. Garrison Mrs. Samantha Gignac Ms. Susan C. Gilmore* Mr. Bjorn A. Green Mr. Mark E. Guthrie Mr. Peter W. Haab* Mrs. Carol Haenicke Mr. Christopher T. Haenicke Ms. Synthia Hardy Mrs. Caroline R. Ham Dr. James B. Hause Mrs. Diane T. Heckler Mr. Jay W. Heckler Mr. Lee F. Hohner Mrs. Betty Hollander Mrs. Constance T. Hudson Mrs. Brigitte D. Huff Mr. Thomas T. Huff Mr. David S. Hume Dr. Robert G. Humiston Mr. Walter J. Jatoft Mr. John L. Jones, Jr. Dr. Stephen Jones Mrs. Elizabeth F. Judge Dr. Fred Kagan Mrs. Martha K. Kakuk Ms. Janet M. Karpus Mrs. Gail B. Kasdorf Mr. Scott Kellogg Mr. W. Quinn Kelly
Mr. W. Ford Kieft, III Mr. E. Michael Kilbourn Mrs. Barbara E. King Mrs. Mary E. Klenow Ms. Lori A. Knapp Ms. Doris J. Kunkle Mr. Blaine P. Lam Mr. Thomas Lambert Mrs. Vickie G. Langkam Mrs. Judith Lectka Dr. Christopher U. Light, Sr. Mrs. Joy C. Light Mr. Alexander C. Lipsey Mr. Craig H. Lubben* Mr. Larry D. Lueth Mrs. Michele C. Marquardt Mr. Bruce W. Martin* Mrs. Elizabeth U. Mason Ms. Judith L. Maze Mr. William J. Maze, Jr. Ms. Colleen McBride Ms. Mary S. McCormick Ms. Priscilla McDougal Mr. James C. Melvin Dr. Margaret M. Merrion Mrs. Marilyn D. Milko* Mr. Kenneth V. Miller* Mrs. June Mochizuki Mr. Larry Moore Mr. Michael L. Mueller* Mrs. Brenda F. Murphy Mr. T. Jefferson Murphy Mrs. Sandra G. Nicholson Dr. Mark Novitch Mr. Harrison G. Orr Ms. Helen Osterwald Mr. Robert N. Oudsema, Jr. Mrs. Nancy S. Owen Mrs. Mozelle M. Padgett Mr. Preston S. Parish Dr. Johnny L. Pherigo Dr. Romeo E. Phillips Mr. Douglas J. Phillips Mrs. Sondra K. Phillips Mrs. Anne Rapp Mr. John B. Rapp Mrs. Maury E. Reed Ms. Susan B. Reinoehl Mr. Bernard Riker
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SUPPORTING THE ARTS As a long-time supporter of the arts, Honigman’s Kalamazoo Office celebrates the work of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. David M. Standish Bryan J. Beck John T. Hertel Phillip D. Torrence Heidi M. Berven Ph.D. J. Patrick Lennon Christopher E. Tracy Sara J. Brundage Peter J. Livingston Melanie Van Antwerp Caitlin B. Carey Kelly T. Murphy Andrew S. Chipouras Jonathan JonathanP.P.O’Brien O’BrienPh.D. Ph.D. Andrew N. Weber Thomas A. Wootton Justin M. Crawford Steven J. Rypma Lucy Yang Kathryn D. Doyle Jeffrey D. Smith
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KSO AMBASSADORS KSO Ambassadors continue their strong commitment to the KSO by sharing their leadership skills, advocacy, and strengthening and deepening KSO patron relationships. M EMBERS Mr. Robert Beam Mrs. Kay Burtis Mrs. Coby Chalmers Mrs. Marianne Denes Mr. Robert Denes Mrs. Fiona Denny Mr. William DeNooyer Mrs. Linda Depta Dr. Randall W. Eberts Mrs. M. Arlene Gardner Mr. Jay Heckler
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Mr. John Schreuder Mr. Peter Seaver Mr. Darren Timmeney Mr. Stephen Trivers Mrs. Mary Tyler Mrs. Anne van Giessen Mrs. Judith Van Solkema Mrs. Joan Van Zoeren Dr. Paul VanDenBrink Mr. Heinrich von Schreiner
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KSO EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS Through education programs and partnerships, KSO has unique and exciting opportunities to serve the Kalamazoo community. K S O IS DED IC AT E D T O : • Supporting school music programs through live performances, classroom partnerships, artist residencies, and symphony field trips accompanied by great curriculum materials. • Engaging children and families through fun and kid-friendly performances. • Eliminating barriers to music study for students, pre-K through graduation, through innovative community partnerships and new instructional approaches. • Giving dedicated young musicians formative learning experiences through lessons and coaching with KSO musicians, auditions, and public performance opportunities. • Sharing our guest performers with the community through special school-based projects. • Connecting with college and adult audiences to enhance the concert-going experience. • Bringing people together through music. We are grateful to our supporters and partners for making it possible for KSO to connect with people of all ages in our community! See page 40 for a list of Education Program Supporters.
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YOUTH CONCERTS In a 30-year tradition, KSO invites area elementary schools to participate free of charge in the KSO Youth Concert program. These engaging concerts introduce masterworks of orchestral music to young audiences and support student learning in the music classroom. Curriculum guides designed by experienced music teachers, along with a CD of concert repertoire, are delivered to participating schools in the fall. After weeks of listening and learning, the program culminates in a spring field trip to the beautiful Chenery Auditorium, where students experience the power and excitement of the KSO performing live. Youth Concerts serve over 13,000 students and teachers from over 100 area schools each year.
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KALAMAZOO KIDS IN TUNE Kalamazoo Kids in Tune is a daily after-school “orchestra immersion” program offered at KPS Woods Lake Elementary: A Magnet Center for the Arts and Milwood Magnet School, in collaboration with Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo Public Schools. Students in grades 2-8 study instruments and participate in daily lessons and orchestra rehearsals. Each day includes a nutritious meal and assisted homework time. Selected middle school students return to the elementary program as KKIT Leaders twice per week to mentor younger children. By learning to play instruments in an ensemble setting, students are developing a sense of community and building mastery and resilience: skills that make music study rewarding, and also contribute to success in the classroom. “Kalamazoo In Tune” events invite musicians of all ages from the community to join the KKIT orchestra on special Community Play Days throughout the year. KKIT has been nationally recognized as a new member of the PlayUSA program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute and as a finalist for the 2017 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award.
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MARVELOUS MUSIC Marvelous Music provides a weekly sequence of music and movement classes to hundreds of young children in Kalamazoo County preschools. In addition to weekly Music Together® classes, the program includes: Musical Storybooks – presenting a story brought to life with music and props, featuring a KSO musician and narrator; Great Music for Great Kids – a CD and booklet featuring symphonic music and fun activities for the family; Strings and Me – violin lessons for recommended preschool students; and access to the Family Discovery Concert series. Marvelous Music is designed to build a foundation of kindergarten-readiness skills and musical ability. A collaboration of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and Crescendo Academy of Music, Marvelous Music reaches over 600 children in 37 preschool classrooms in KRESA’s Head Start, Great Start Readiness Programs in Comstock Community Learning Center, Kalamazoo Public Schools’ PEEP, Portage Public Schools, Northside Preschools, and KRESA’s Great Start Program.
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ORCHESTRA ROUH Orchestra Rouh is a free, year-around music program serving children of refugee families recently resettled in Kalamazoo. Rouh means both “hope” and “spirit” in Arabic: the program uses the power of music to nurture hope and spirit, support the emotional wellbeing of children, and foster friendship among immigrant and American children and families. Led by instructors fluent in Arabic and other languages, the children can study violin or cello and learn music from Western and Middle-Eastern traditions. Orchestra Rouh is offered under the umbrella of Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s Education Programs, in partnership with Suzuki Academy of Kalamazoo. Orchestra Rouh, together with KKIT, has been nationally recognized as a new member of the PlayUSA program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
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• Study and learn in a positive and supportive atmosphere with professional, enthusiastic, experienced, university-trained teaching artists • Private instruction • Group classes and workshops • Small and large ensembles • Orff Studio classes for ages 5+ • Music Together® classes for ages 0-5 • Community Voices for teens and adults with mental and physical challenges
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EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPORT OVE RA L L S U P P OR T FOR E DU C A T IO N PRO G R AMS Major Support Anonymous Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation Harold & Grace Upjohn Foundation Irving S. Gilmore Foundation Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Pfizer, Inc. The Trustees of the Monroe-Brown Foundation Upjohn Mason Grandchildren’s Chair in Education Zoetis Additional Support Jane Baley Education Fund Biggby Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League Meyer Music In-Kind Support Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo Education for the Arts Kalamazoo Public Schools Marshall Music Meyer Music Western Michigan University KALAMA ZO O K ID S IN T UN E Major Support Irving S. Gilmore Foundation
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Kalamazoo Community Foundation PlayUSA, a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute Michigan Department of Education (21st Century Community Learning Centers) through partner agency Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo Additional Support Chemical Bank Denso Eaton Greg Jennings Foundation Thursday Morning Musicale Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Individual Support Over $100 Anonymous John & Sue Biermacher David & Valerie Flagler Robert & Judy Whaley In-Kind Support Colin Howe Photography Meyer Music MAR V E L O US M U SIC! Major Support Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation* Kalamazoo Community Foundation Irving S. Gilmore Foundation* Dr. William H. & Melinda L. Scott Diane S. Robertson Foundation
Additional Support PNC Grants for Great Hours Individual Support Over $100 String Lessons in Memory of Dorothy M. Iversen Farrell Robert & Judy Whaley ORC H ES T RA R O UH Major Support PlayUSA, a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute Kalamazoo Community Foundation Additional Support Chemical Bank Denso First Presbyterian Church Irving S. Gilmore Foundation
Individual Support Over $100 Anonymous Benefit Concert GoFundMe Donors Robert & Judy Whaley In-Kind Support Colin Howe Photography Fran Dwight Photography Meyer Music YO UT H CON CE RT FU N DE RS Major Support Burdick-Thorne Foundation Diane S. Robertson Foundation Tyler-Littler Foundation Additional Support Education for the Arts Mignon Sherwood DeLano Foundation Youth Concert Luncheon Donors
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2017–2018 SEASON RIGOLETTO October 13 & 14 I DREAM January 15 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO May 4 & 5
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MUSICIANS
INTE R IM M U S IC DIR EC T OR & RESI DEN T CONDU C T O R Daniel Brier Irving S. Gilmore Conductor’s Chair M U S IC DIR EC T OR EME RIT U S Raymond Harvey FIRS T VIOL IN S Jun-Ching Lin Acting Concertmaster Diane S. Robertson Foundation Chair Julia Neckermann* Associate Concertmaster James C. Westin Chair Audrey Lipsey Assistant Concertmaster Preston & Barbara Parish Chair Mark Portolese Marley Haller Lewis & Sally Iversen Third Stand Outside First Violin Chair Eleanor K. Pifer Tigran Shiganyan Violetta Todorova Oleg Bezuglov Louisa Blood Vacancy
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Krishna Baraily Vacancy Vacancy S E C O N D V IO L IN S Lisa A. Williams* Principal Neill & Ruth Currie Chair Julie Evans Little Assistant Principal Katharine D. Rogers Chair Nicholas Naegele Hsin-Ju Yu Benita Barber Cori Somers Tatiana Zueva Terry Lynn Vantine Eric V. & Margaret Ann Brown Chair Jean Watson Roberts Norma-Jean Forshey Dana Duncan-Davis Vacancy V IO L AS Grace Byrd* Acting Principal Connable/Burdick/Rood Chair Mikhail Bugaev Acting Assistant Principal Nora R. Frisk Sara Churchill Patricia Goodman The Seaver Family Chair Diane Taylor
Arturo Ziraldo Tomio Anderson Kathy Connor On Leave C ELL OS Igor Cetkovic* Principal Diether H. Haenicke Chair Katherine Shook Assistant Principal The Tomlinson Family Chair Carol Bullock Russell Calin Muresan Elizabeth Start Lisa Bressler Nola Matthews Thole Lillian Pettitt On Leave David Machavariani BASSE S Charles Ingrassia Principal Jerry Mason Chair Anders Dahlberg Assistant Principal The Clark den Bleyker Chair endowed by the KSOL Matthew Boothe Frank R. Tramp Vacancy Jason Niehoff Noah Krzan Dominic Azkoul
FLU T ES Yukie Ota Principal S.U.D. Parish Chair honoring David C. Parish Nancy Rinaldi Williams Jenny Robinson
BAS S O O N S William Wheeler Principal Norman & Doreen K. Bristol Chair Alan Palider Lauren Murphy
BASS TROM BON E Sebastian Bell
PIC C OL O Nancy Rinaldi Williams Jenny Robinson
C O N T RAB AS S O O N Lauren Murphy
TIM P AN I Mark Guthrie* Principal
OBO ES Gabriel Renteria* Principal Brad Smith Maria L. Schneider E NG L IS H H ORN Brad Smith CLA RI N ET S Georgiy Borisov* Principal Constantin & Ruth Butiu Chair Frank X. Silva Vacancy BASS C L A R IN ET Frank X. Silva E -FL A T C L A R IN E T Vacancy
H O RN S Michael Wood Principal Margaret Hamilton Assistant Principal Matt Monroe Elizabeth Fairlie Judge Tamara Kosinski T RUMPE T S Scott Thornburg Principal KSOL Principal Trumpet Chair Mike Brozick Assistant Principal Pamela Smitter T RO MBO N E S Edward “Kip” Hickman* Principal The Miller Family Chair Rick Uren
TU BA Robert Whaley Principal The Jacob C. & Naomi Bersch Stucki Chair
P E RCU SSION Judy Moonert Principal Little and Tyler Family Chair Kenneth Jones Greg Secor H ARP Vacancy Principal Dorothy Smith Goodloe Chair K E YBOARD Reiko Yamada Principal WM U ARTIST SCH OLARS
Negar Afazel, Violin Eric Dalmau Aquilo, Violin Zoe Schlussel, Violin Jordan Hamilton, Cello
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Daniel Brier Daniel Brier is Resident Conductor and Interim Music Director of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, an orchestra he joined as Assistant Conductor in 2014. In recent seasons, he has guest conducted the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, Adrian Symphony, Whiting Park Festival Orchestra, Andrews Symphony Orchestra and has also cover conducted for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with a diverse range of artists including Rachel Barton Pine, Bobby McFerrin, and more. CONTINUED >>
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DANIEL BRIER CONTINUED
Highlights of Daniel’s 2017-18 season include two live movies (Star Wars IV: A New Hope and A Jungle Book), three performances of The Nutcracker, and his Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Symphonic Series debut featuring Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique and collaborations with violinist Jennifer Frautschi and Pulitzer Prize winning composer George Walker. An ardent advocate for contemporary music, Daniel collaborated with the studios of Michael Daugherty and Bright Sheng to premiere works by Peter Shin, Zac Lavender, Jon Boggs, and Nate May. In addition to his support of emerging composers, Daniel has recently conducted works written by contemporary masters including George Walker, Jennifer Higdon, John Adams, Mason Bates, Jessie Montgomery, and more. In 2016, he commissioned and conducted the world premiere of Daniel Capelletti’s, The Night Before Christmas, with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Previously, Daniel was Music Director of the Spectrum Orchestra, Assistant Conductor for the Lexington Philharmonic, and conductor of the University of Michigan Orpheus Singers. In 2010, he was awarded a prize for his “exceptional conducting” during the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic’s International Conducting Competition. Later, in 2012, Daniel received an invitation to study privately with John Nelson at the Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Mr. Brier has conducted in masterclasses with Giancarlo Guerrero, Hugh Wolff, Jorma Panula, Alexander Polishchuk, Victor Yampolsky, Carl Topilow, and Ragnar Bohlin. Daniel Brier received his musical training at the University of Michigan’s renowned conducting program earning degrees in orchestral conducting with Kenneth Kiesler and choral conducting with Dr. Jerry Blackstone. While at the University of Michigan, he served as an assistant conductor for the world premiere recording of Milhaud’s L’Orestie d’Eschyle conducted by Kenneth Kiesler. Recorded live on Naxos, the album earned a GRAMMY® nomination in 2015. He is a recipient of the Julian and Vera McIntosh scholarship for promising young musicians and conductors, the Dr. Charlene Archibeque scholarship for choral conductors, and the Dorothy Greenwald scholarship.
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Front row from left: Lisa A. Williams, Grace Byrd and Julia Neckermann. Back row from left: Georgiy Borisov, Edward “Kip” Hickman, Mark Guthrie, Igor Cetkovic, and Gabriel Renteria-Elyea.
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE The KSO Artists in Residence Program embeds eight principal musicians of the KSO within the community to perform in chamber ensembles, conduct educational residencies, mentor young musicians and enhance school music programs. The AIR program puts KSO’s finest musicians at the service of the community helping Kalamazoo families make great classical music a part of their everyday lives. These musicians reach over 17,400 students across Southwest Michigan in addition to community concert audiences. K S O A R T IST S IN R E S ID E N C E Julia Neckermann, Violin Lisa A. Williams, Violin Grace Byrd, Viola Igor Cetkovic, Cello
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Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus 2017-18 Concert Season Cabaret
Oct 14|Portage Chapel Hill United Methodist Church
Eastside Holiday Concert Dec 10|St. Mary’s Church
Sounds of the Season
Dec 16|with KSO @ Chenery Auditorium
Annual Holiday Concert Dec 17|Chenery Auditorium
Eastside Spring Concert Apr 15|St. Mary’s Church
Annaul Spring Concert
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2017 | 2018 programming note
KSO Embraces Music of Black Composers This past year, I was thinking about an issue that many consider a problem in the symphony orchestra world—lack of diversity. Yes, it is a buzzword. I believe diversity remains an extremely important issue to address. Orchestras have worked diligently to welcome performers of various ethnicities onto our stages. With the help of organizations like the Sphinx organization in Detroit, much progress has been made particularly with minorities. However, so much more is yet to be done. Is there something we can do here in Kalamazoo? After some research, I realized the industry continues to neglect one important piece of the puzzle. Orchestras do a good job of featuring music written by minority composers but do a very poor job of integrating this music into the core programming. For instance, the music of black composers is often featured on special series particularly in the month of February. Rarely, if ever is this music programmed next to Beethoven and Brahms on the regular subscription series. In an art form that serves the composer, many important masterful voices remain unheard. I decided to do something about this. During this season, we will perform 20 works by 8 different black composers--four of whom are still living—encompassing over 240 years of music history. Rather than creating a separate series, I decided to program this wonderful music where it belongs—on the symphonic series, classics series, community series, and educational concerts. I hope you are able to hear all these great pieces!
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FE A T U RED BLAC K C O M P OSE R S Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges 1745 | 1799 String Quartet No. 1 in C Major Community Events: October 6, 2017; October 18, 2017; November 19, 2017
Anthony Kelley b. 1972 Grist for the Mill Community Event: January 21, 2018.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 1875 | 1912 Clarinet Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 10 Classics Series: January 26 & 27, 2018
Jessie Montgomery b. 1981 • Starburst Over 13,000 Kalamazoo area elementary students will study the piece in their classrooms and hear it performed live during the KSO’s annual Youth Concerts • Strum Community Event: January 21, 2018.
Valerie Coleman b. 1970 Steal Away Community Events: September 17, 2017
William Grant Still 1895 | 1978 Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet Community Event: September 17, 2017.
Scott Joplin c. 1867 | 1917 Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra ArtistsIn-Residence will perform a specially commissioned suite featuring ten of Scott Joplin’s greatest hits Community Events: September 26, 2017. April 17 & 18, 2018. Classics Series: April 20 & 21, 2018.
George Walker b. 1922 • Sinfonia No. 4 Symphonic Series: September 16, 2017. • Lyric for String Quartet Classics Series: April 20 & 21, 2018. Community Events: April 24, 2018. • Music for Brass: Sacred and Profane Community Events: January 9, 2018.
Jennifer Frautschi, Violin
Daniel Brier, Conductor
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Sibelius & Tchaikovsky Saturday, September 16, 2017 | 8pm Miller Auditorium Daniel Brier, Conductor & Jennifer Frautschi, Violin WALKER b. 1922
Sinfonia No. 4 “Strands” (2011)
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Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 SIBELIUS 1865 | 1957 Allegro moderato Adagio di molto Allegro, ma non tanto Jennifer Frautschi, violin INTERMISSION TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 1840 | 1893 “Pathétique” Adagio – Allegro non troppo Allegro con grazia Allegro molto vivace Finale: Adagio lamentoso
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J ennifer F rautschi Two-time GRAMMY^ nominee and Avery Fisher career grant recipient Jennifer Frautschi appears this season as soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, performs a ‘reimagining’ of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with Asheville Symphony, and gives two repeat performances of the James Stephenson’s Violin Concerto, a work she premiered with Minnesota Orchestra and Osmo Vänskä, at the Cabrillo Festival and Elgin Symphony. She will also perform with the Brevard, Des Moines, Elgin, Kalamazoo, Santa Barbara, and Wheeling Symphonies, as well as at the Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Winter Festival, Chanel’s Pygmalion Series in Tokyo, and the St. Barth’s Music Festival. Ms. Frautschi has appeared as soloist with Pierre Boulez and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Christoph Eschenbach and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival, and at Wigmore Hall and Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival. As a chamber artist she has appeared at the Boston and Lincoln Center Chamber Music Societies; the Cape Cod, Charlottesville, Lake Champlain, La Musica (Sarasota), Moab, Newport, Ojai, Salt Bay, Santa Fe, Seattle, and Spoleto Chamber Music Festivals; Bravo! Vail, Chamber Music Northwest, La Jolla Summerfest, and Music@Menlo. Her discography includes the Stravinsky Violin Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra, and two GRAMMY^-nominated recordings of Schoenberg’s Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra and the Schoenberg Third String Quartet. Recent releases include a recording of Romantic Horn Trios, with hornist Eric Ruske and pianist Stephen Prutsman, and the Stravinsky Duo Concertant with pianist Jeremy Denk. In the last two years she has released two discs on Albany: the first devoted to the Schumann sonatas; the second an exploration of recent additions to the violin and piano repertoire by American composers. Ms. Frautschi performs on a 1722 Antonio Stradivarius violin known as the “ex-Cadiz,” on generous loan from a private American foundation. Photos by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
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G ershwin ’s M agic K ey Sunday, October 8, 2017 | 3pm (Activities start at 2pm) Chenery Auditorium Daniel Brier, Conductor & Classical Kids LIVE! This is the story of a poor newspaper boy’s encounter with the great American composer, George Gershwin. The KSO will perform his greatest works as he shares historical anecdotes about his life and musical passion. A friendship develops as the two explore the vast melting pot of American music and discover the key to unlocking the boy’s own musical potential.
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Your child will have the chance to meet the Maestro at 2:40pm. Children can try the different instruments of the orchestra at the Instrument Petting Zoo starting at 2pm.
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TRY IS SUCH A LITTLE WORD. BUT THE REWARDS CAN BE AWFULLY BIG. What is it within us that makes us try? And when we fail, try again? It’s a limitless desire to be better. For ourselves, our loved ones, our community. As a proud sponsor of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, we applaud that.
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IN CONCERT Thursday, October 12, 2017 | 8pm Friday, October 13, 2017 | 8pm Miller Auditorium Daniel Brier, Conductor JOHN WILLIAMS Star Wars : A New Hope b. 1932 Act I INTERMISSION Act II
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Gabriel Renteria-Elyea, Oboe
Donato Cabrera, Conductor
SYMPHONIC SERIES
Bruckner & Williams Saturday, October 28, 2017 | 8pm Miller Auditorium Donato Cabrera, Conductor; Gabriel Renteria-Elyea, Oboe; William McGregor, 2017 Stulberg International String Competition Gold Medalist, Double Bass COPLAND 1900 | 1990
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D onato C abrera Donato Cabrera is the Music Director of the California Symphony and the Las Vegas Philharmonic, and served as the Resident Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and the Wattis Foundation Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra from 2009-2016. Since Cabrera’s appointment as Music Director of the California Symphony, the organization has been reinvigorated. With its expanded concerts, dramatically increased ticket sales, and innovative programming, the California Symphony and Cabrera are redefining what it means to be an orchestra in the 21st Century. Under Cabrera’s leadership, The Las Vegas Philharmonic has also enjoyed a dramatic increase in ticket sales and an engagement with the community never before seen in Southern Nevada. Over the last couple of seasons, Cabrera has made impressive debuts with the National Symphony’s KC Jukebox at the Kennedy Center, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, Hartford Symphony, New West Symphony, Sinfónica de Oaxaca, and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Boca del Rio. In 2016, he led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in performances with GRAMMY^ Award-winning singer Lila Downs. Cabrera co-founded the New York-based American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), and recently led performances of Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Drone Mass with ACME and Theatre of Voices at Duke Performances and the Big Ears Festival. Awards and fellowships include a Herbert von Karajan Conducting Fellowship at the Salzburg Festival and conducting the Nashville Symphony in the League of American Orchestra’s prestigious Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview. Donato Cabrera was recognized by the ConsulateGeneral of Mexico in San Francisco as a Luminary of the Friends of Mexico Honorary Committee, for his contributions to promoting and developing the presence of the Mexican community in the Bay Area. For more information, visit www.donatocabrera.com.
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G abriel R enteria -E lyea Gabriel Renteria-Elyea is Principal Oboe and Artist in Residence with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra as well as a faculty member at Albion College. He has been guest Principal Oboe with several orchestras throughout Michigan and has also played with orchestras throughout the country including the Seattle Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. As an avid chamber musician, Mr. Renteria-Elyea has given concerts across the nation as well as Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia. He has performed in music festivals held in California, Colorado, Missouri, Maryland, and Switzerland. A dedicated teacher, his students have won several competitions and have gone on to study at prestigious schools throughout the country. Mr. Renteria-Elyea attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Ohio), University of Washington, and the Colburn Conservatory of Music (California). He grew up in Los Angeles, California and began playing oboe at the age of 16. After a few months of having played he auditioned and was accepted into the Los Angeles County High school for the Arts where he finished his schooling. Gabriel now happily resides in Kalamazoo where he and his husband enjoy traveling, collecting antiques, and having an herb and tomato garden every summer.
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W illiam M c G regor William McGregor, age 17, won the Gold Medal at the Stulberg International String Competition in May 2017. He began double bass studies at age two, with Derek Weller in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was accepted into The Juilliard School Pre-College in 2009, where he began his studies with Albert Laszlo. In 2007-08, William received Honorable Mention in the Strings International Music Festival Concerto Competition in Philadelphia. He was the youngest person ever to compete in the International Society of Bassists’ concerto competition in 2009, receiving an honorable mention in the 14-and-under category. Since 2010, William has been a member of the World Youth Alliance Chamber Orchestra in New York City. He became a Fellowship scholarship student at the Aspen Music Festival and School in 2011, where he was the youngest full-time student at the Festival. He returned to Aspen in summer 2012. William won the Juilliard Pre-College Open Concerto Competition in 2012, and performed with the Juilliard PreCollege Symphony. He also won this award in 2016. Additionally, William won the grand prize at the Ensemble 212 Young Artist Competition in 2012, performing his solo concerto with Ensemble 212 at The Kaufman Center’s Merkin Concert Hall in New York City. In 2013, William was the First Prize Winner in the Salome Chamber Orchestra Young Artist Competition in New York City. He also received the “Most Promising Young Artist” award with Salome, performing as a soloist with them at Carnegie Hall in 2014. He was invited to solo with the Allentown Symphony in 2015. William has performed in master classes with Edgar Meyer, Harold Robinson, John Kendall and many others. His hobbies include all sports (especially Detroit Tigers baseball and Michigan basketball), collecting baseball cards, and singing.
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OCTOBER 28 | 8 pm Gold Medalist William McGregor, double bass Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Miller Auditorium
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A ll -4-O ne Saturday, November 4, 2017 | 8pm Miller Auditorium Daniel Brier, Conductor & All-4-One: Tony Borowiak, Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez Program to be announced from stage.
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A ll -4-O ne If you’ve ever been in love, then you’ve heard the name All-4-One and their timeless songs “I Swear”, “I Can Love You Like That”, “So Much In Love”, “ I Turn To You”, “These Arms”, “Beautiful As You” and more. The GRAMMY® Award Winning group All-4-One is internationally known for making beautiful love songs that not only chart radio airwaves, but also garner countless awards. All-4-One’s very first single “So Much In Love“, scaled to RIAA Gold Sales and top 5 pop status. The California based quartet soon marked their place in the industry as premier balladeers. Their second single, “I Swear“, claimed the billboard “Hot 100” #1 spot for 11 consecutive weeks, while sales sky rocketed to hold the #1 selling single status in 1994 and third most successful single of the rock era. “I Swear” STILL holds a spot on Billboard’s “Hot 100”as one of the most successful singles of all time and has been named by ASCAP as one of the greatest love songs of the 20th Century. “I Swear” is recorded in history with an imprint in the Guinness’s World Book of records (as the biggest selling single of 1994). The group’s second album was highlighted by “I Can Love You Like That”, a mid-tempo which hit the top 5 on the Billboard “Hot 100”. To date, they have released a total of seven albums and sold over 20 million units worldwide, won a bevy of awards including a GRAMMY®, an American Music Award, a Blockbuster Award, countless international awards and completed multiple major world tours. All-4-One is featured on the following: Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King, with their rendition of “Tapestry”, which sold over a million units, the multi-platinum soundtrack to Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame with the main theme song “Someday”, and the Space Jam Soundtrack, a 5 time platinum album with “I Turn To You”. All-4-One continues to tour the world with the original members. To celebrate a two decade career milestone, the quartet released their best music yet with Twenty+ in 2015.
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Brahms & R achmaninoff Saturday, November 11, 2017 | 8pm Miller Auditorium Edwin Outwater, Conductor & Anna Vinnitskaya, Piano BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 1833 | 1897 Allegro non troppo Adagio non troppo Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andantino) Allegro con spirito
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E dwin O utwater Edwin Outwater is Director of Summer Concerts at the San Francisco Symphony (SFS), and was recently appointed Artistic Director of the Eastern Sierra Symphony, a summer festival in Mammoth Lakes, California. After a remarkable decade as Music Director of the KitchenerWaterloo Symphony (KWS), he begins as Conductor Laureate in 2017. Equally adept at interpreting canonical masterworks, premiering new commissions, and connecting audiences with repertoire beyond the mainstream, the American conductor is, as San Francisco Classical Voice notes, “headed for a top-tier future.” Outwater’s final season as Music Director of the KWS continued their groundbreaking Intersections concerts, exploring the relationship between music and science in a collaboration with the Institute for Quantum Computing and cellist, Johannes Moser. In his third year with SFS, Outwater led the orchestra in performances including Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and a multi-concert collaboration with jazz pianist Makoto Ozone. He also curated and conducted performances in the trailblazing series SoundBox in SFS’s new nightclub-style performance space. Recent guest appearances included the New World and Chicago Symphonies, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He also debuted with the Brussels Philharmonic, the Grant Park Festival, and the Montreux Jazz Festival, and appeared at the Kennedy Center in their new music series led by composer Mason Bates. Outwater has conducted the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras, as well as symphony orchestras including Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, and Seattle. In Canada, he has led the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the symphonies of Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Victoria. International appearances include the Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, Kyoto Symphony, BBCNOW, the New Zealand Symphony, among many others. A native of Santa Monica, California, Mr. Outwater graduated cum laude in English literature from Harvard University. He received his Master’s in conducting from UC Santa Barbara, studying with Heiichiro Ohyama and Paul Polivnick, in addition to studying music theory and composition with John Stewart, Joel Feigin, and Leonard Stein.
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A nna V innitskaya Hailed by the Washington Post as a “lioness at the keyboard,” Anna Vinnitskaya has emerged as one of the most exciting pianists of her generation. She made her U.S. recital debut in 2010 at the Kennedy Center to great critical acclaim, and subsequently made her U.S. orchestral debut with the Indianapolis Symphony under Krzysztof Urbanski. In 2017, she debuted with the Cincinnati Symphony playing Prokofiev’s Concerto No. 2 under the direction of Gilbert Varga. She returns to Indianapolis in 2017-2018 as one of three world-renowned pianists playing all five Prokofiev concerti in one weekend. Worldwide, Ms. Vinnitskaya’s performances include the Athens State Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony, Brno Philharmonic/Czech Republic, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie/Bremen, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Minas Gerais Philharmonic/Brazil, Munich Philharmonic, the radio symphony orchestras of Berlin, Hamburg, and Stuttgart, National Orchestra of Russia, New Japan Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra/Moscow, and the KBS Symphony Orchestra/Seoul. Conductors with whom she has collaborated include Marek Janowski, Dimitri Jurowski, Louis Langrée, Kyrill Petrenko, Krzysztof Urbañski, and Gilbert Varga, among others. Anna Vinnitskaya is also an active recording artist and chamber musician. She was Gold Medalist at the 2007 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels and winner of the Leonard Bernstein Award at the 2008 Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. From 2011-2014, she was a regular participant in the concert series “Junge Wilde” at the Konzerthaus in Dortmund. Her latest project will be recording the complete Bartók concertos with Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the WDR Symphony/Cologne where she was artist- in-residence during the 2016-2017 season. Born in 1983 in Novorossiysk, Russia, Ms. Vinnitskaya played her first orchestral concert at the age of eight. After studies in Russia with Sergej Osipenko, she became a protégé of Evgeni Koroliov at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater in 2002, where she herself was appointed Professor of Piano in 2009. 2017 | 2018 Season
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Nutcracker 2017
presented in partnership with ballet arts ensemble Saturday, December 9, 2017 | 2 & 7pm Sunday, December 10, 2017 | 2pm Chenery Auditorium Daniel Brier, Conductor & Cathleen Huling, Artistic Director Experience the magic and wonder of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet in this fully-staged production, featuring members of Ballet Arts Ensemble and thrilling guest dancers. Tickets available beginning October 30, 2017, at www.balletartsensemble.org.
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Music from the Movies with Sara A ndon Saturday, December 16, 2017 | 8pm Chenery Auditorium Daniel Brier, Conductor; Sara Andon, Flute; Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus, directed by Fred Sang SILVESTRI Suite from The Polar Express arr. Brubaker TBD
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HERRMANN “On This Darkest Day of Winter” from A Christmas Carol Sara Andon, flute Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus BERLIN “White Christmas” arr. Capelletti Sara Andon, flute PIERPONT “Jingle Bells” arr. Legrand Sara Andon, flute MANCINI
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S ara A ndon Sara Andon is an international soloist and recording artist known for her ravishing tone and deeply engaging musical interpretations. A versatile performer in many music genres including solo, chamber, symphonic, opera, ballet, new music, jazz and Broadway, she has performed all over the world in major concert venues, TV and radio broadcasts, as well as on video game, TV and motion picture soundtracks. Ms. Andon is a graduate of USC and Yale School of Music, and is the Artist Teacher of Flute at the University of Redlands School of Music and the Idyllwild Arts Academy. She has performed with several orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pasadena Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Redlands Symphony and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Ms. Andon records frequently with the Hollywood Studio Orchestras and her countless film score recordings include such blockbusters as Disney’s The Jungle Book (2016), Ice Age: Collision Course, Furious 7 & 8, The Wolverine, Tron, Straight Outta Compton, Fences, Rush Hour 3, and X-Men: Apocalypse working with composers such as Marco Beltrami, Lalo Schifrin, Brian Tyler, John Debney, John Powell, Rolfe Kent, Christopher Young, John Ottman, Austin Wintory, Mark Isham and Jeff Beal. She is featured regularly on scores for video games in live performances and for recordings, including the GRAMMY®-nominated Journey, World Of Warcraft, and WildStar. Andon has recorded with such varied artists as Placido Domingo; Daft Punk, including their GRAMMY®-winning album, Random Access Memories; Neil Diamond; Barry Manilow; and Billy Childs. In addition, Andon is a featured soloist on recent Varèse Sarabande recordings. As a Varèse Sarabande concert soloist, Andon has been featured in a series of international events and as a soloist performing the music of Alex North, Elmer Bernstein, John Corigliano, John Barry, and many more. Andon premiered her new suite from the live action Beauty and the Beast at the 2017 Krakow Film Music in front of an audience of 15,000 people.
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K alamazoo C hildren ’ s C horus The Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus has been providing outstanding choral music to our community for over 37 years. Starting as a single choir in 1980, the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus is now five choirs strong and KCC students range from 3rd grade to 12th grade. Each year about 200 children, ages 8 to 18, learn and perform in an atmosphere of artistic excellence, and by so doing, enrich the artistic life of our community. The Touring Choir is KCC’s most experienced choir, made up of an auditioned ensemble of middle and high school children under the artistic direction of Fred Sang. The Touring Choir has collaborated with every major musical organization in Kalamazoo and has sung with many artists who visit Kalamazoo to perform at Miller Auditorium and other venues. Over the years they have also shared the stage with: Numazu Boys and Girls Choir (Japan), Bloemfontein Children’s Choir (South Africa), St. Mary’s Children’s Chorus (Canada) and The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (America). Singing a varied repertoire of sacred and secular music, the Touring Choir has sung throughout Europe, the United States, Canada and Japan. In 2013 they performed in Rome, Florence, Mezza Villa, and in Venice at the Bacillica of St. Mark’s. The Touring Choir of the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus thanks the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra for the opportunity to create inspiring music together in the 2017-2018 season.
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F red S ang Fred Sang is the Artistic Director and Director for the Touring Choir. Mr. Sang received his undergraduate and graduate training at Western Michigan University. Mr. Sang retired from Portage Public Schools after thirty-two years of teaching. During those thirty-two years he taught in London, England, Constantine, Hartford, Paw Paw and Portage Michigan. His public school choirs received consistent Superior ratings at District and State Choral Festivals. His students have recognized Mr. Sang by nominating him to Who’s Who among America’s Teachers nine times. Mr. Sang is an active clinician and adjudicator for Michigan School Vocal Music Association and under their auspices began a mentor program for new and emerging choral directors in the public schools of Michigan. He was elected by his colleagues around the state to be the SSA Middle School State Honors Choir Director in 2012. He is also active as a mentor for teachers and maintains an active schedule visiting classrooms in the public schools. Mr. Sang continues to act as a consultant for and advocate of choral music in the public schools. He is also a member of the American Choral Directors Association and Chorus America. He is the recipient of the Greater Kalamazoo Arts Council Arts Leadership award for 2015.
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Winter E vening Friday, January 26, 2018 | 8pm Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts KIA galleries will open to guests at 6:30pm. At 7pm, explore exquisite wines as brought to you by the KSO’s sommelier, Ronald Merlino, during our Wine Prelude.
BRAHMS Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat 1833 | 1897 Major, Op. 102, No. 2 Allegro amabile Allegro appassionato Andante con moto – Allegro Georgiy Borisov, clarinet Reiko Yamada, piano WALKER b. 1922
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BRAHMS Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat 1833 | 1897 Major, Op. 102, No. 2 Allegro amabile Allegro appassionato Andante con moto – Allegro Georgiy Borisov, clarinet Reiko Yamada, piano WALKER b. 1922
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BRAHMS 1833 | 1897 Op. 78 Vivace ma non troppo Adagio – Più andante – Adagio Allegro molto moderato Daniel Brier, violin Reiko Yamada, piano COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp 1875 | 1912 minor, Op. 10 Allegro energico Larghetto affettuoso Scherzo: Allegro leggiero Finale: Allegro agitato Georgiy Borisov, clarinet Burdick-Thorne String Quartet
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T chaikovsky Discovers A merica Sunday, February 11, 2018 | 3pm (Activities start at 2pm) Chenery Auditorium Daniel Brier, Conductor & Classical Kids LIVE! This true story tells of the great composer’s arrival in New York for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall and his trip to Niagara Falls. A surprise meeting with a young American girl reveals much — his life in Russia, his love of music and his fears of conducting. Join us for a touching story where old world influences and new world experiences collide.
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H aydn & B eethoven Saturday, February 24, 2018 | 8pm Chenery Auditorium Andrew Grams, Conductor & Pablo Ferrández-Castro, Cello MOZART Overture to Die Zauberflöte 1756 | 1791 (The Magic Flute), K. 620
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HAYDN Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1 1732 | 1809 Moderato Adagio Allegro molto Pablo Ferrández-Castro, cello INTERMISSION BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 1770 | 1827 Poco sostenuto – Vivace Allegretto Presto Allegro con brio Pablo Ferrández-Castro’s appearance is underwritten by the Robert and Marianne Denes Fund.
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A ndrew G rams With a unique combination of intensity, enthusiasm and technical clarity, American conductor Andrew Grams has steadily built a reputation for his dynamic concerts and long-term orchestra building. Grams has led orchestras throughout the United States including The Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Detroit Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Dallas Symphony, and the Houston Symphony. He served as Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra from 2004-2007 where he worked under the guidance of Franz WelserMöst, and has since returned for several engagements. Maestro Grams has worked extensively with orchestras abroad, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra Ottawa, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn, BBC Symphony Orchestra London, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Sydney Symphony, Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecillia, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Residentie Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. 2016-2017 marks Grams’ fourth season as Music Director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. He returns to the Dallas, Tucson, and Fort Worth Symphonies, as well as the Sacramento and Louisiana Philharmonics. He will also lead a new production of The Nutcracker with the Norwegian National Ballet in Oslo. Born in Severn, Maryland, Grams began studying the violin at the age of eight. In 1999 he received a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from The Juilliard School, and in 2003, he received a conducting degree from the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with Otto-Werner Mueller.
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P ablo F errández -C astro Awarded the coveted ICMA 2016 “Young Artist of the Year”, and prizewinner at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, Pablo Ferrández-Castro is praised for his authenticity and hailed by the critics as “one of the top cellists” (Rémy Louis, Diapason Magazine). He has appeared as a soloist with the Mariinsky Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Kremerata Baltica, Helsinki Philharmonic, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Spanish National Orchestra, RTVE Orchestra, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and collaborated with such artists as Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiev, Yuri Temirkanov, Adam Fischer, Heinrich Schiff, Dennis Russell Davies, John Storgårds, Gidon Kremer, Ivry Gitlis and Anne-Sophie Mutter. Highlights of the 2016/17 season include his debut with BBC Philharmonic under Juanjo Mena, his debut at the Berliner Philharmonie with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, his collaboration with Christoph Eschenbach playing Schumann’s cello concerto with the HR-Sinfonieorchester and with the Spanish National Symphony, the return to Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under Zubin Mehta, recitals at the Mariinsky Theater and Schloss-Elmau, a European tour with Kremerata Baltica, appearances at the Verbier Festival, Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival, Intonations Festival and Trans-Siberian Arts Festival, his debuts with Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale RAI, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Munich Symphony, Estonian National Symphony, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and the performance of Brahms’ double concerto with Anne-Sophie Mutter and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Ferrández plays the Stradivarius “Lord Aylesford” (1696) thanks to the Nippon Music Foundation.
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Arrival From Sweden – The Music of ABBA
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A rrival from S weden – the M usic of ABBA Saturday, March 3, 2018 | 8pm Miller Auditorium Daniel Brier, Conductor & Arrival From Sweden Program to be announced from stage.
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A rrival from S weden Arrival from Sweden was founded by Vicky Zetterberg in 1995 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Arrival from Sweden very soon became one of the world’s most popular and most selling ABBA show bands. Since the start in 1995, the band has toured in nearly 55 countries and has appeared in several TV and radio shows all over the world. Since 2007, Arrival from Sweden has made 42 successful tours in the USA. This show has sold out arenas and venues all over the world since 1995 and is the absolute best and most authentic ABBA show there is. Hits like: Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Does Your Mother Know, Take A Chance, SOS, The Winner Takes It All, Super Trouper, Money Money Money, Waterloo, Honey Honey, Fernando, I Do I Do I Do, Chiquitita, Knowing Me Knowing You, Summer Night City, Thank You For The Music, Lay All Your Love On Me, Gimme Gimme Gimme and many more are delivered with such accuracy that it’s hard to believe that it’s not the real ABBA on stage. Arrival from Sweden has also played with more than 60 of the finest symphony orchestras throughout the world and USA including Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Arrival from Sweden has exact copies of the original staging clothes of ABBA, a permission granted by the ABBA clothing designer. Arrival from Sweden is also the only group who has been given an unreleased ABBA song directly from Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA. The song Just A Notion is soon due for a worldwide release. Millions of people all around the world celebrate this show as the best ABBA show in the world; in fact this is the only ABBA show the world needs. This production is the closest you will ever get to seeing ABBA!
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Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
J’Nai Bridges, Mezzo-soprano
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L eonard Bernstein ’s 100 th Saturday, March 24, 2018 | 8pm Miller Auditorium Stilian Kirov, Conductor; Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin; J’Nai Bridges, Mezzo-soprano BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide 1918 | 1990
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S tilian K irov First Prize Winner of the 2017 “Debut Berlin” Concert Competition, Stilian Kirov made his debut in June with the German National Orchestra at Berlin Philharmonic Hall. He returned to the U.S. to begin the 2017-2018 season as the newly-appointed Music Director of the Illinois Philharmonic in Chicago’s Southland. He will continue his music directorships with the Bakersfield Symphony in California and New Jersey’s Symphony in C. A 2016 recipient of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award, Mr. Kirov continues to build upon his previous successes as Associate Conductor of the Seattle Symphony and Associate Conductor of the Memphis Symphony. Recent engagements include guest appearances with the Amarillo Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra/Breckenridge, and the symphonies of Kalamazoo, South Bend, Tucson, Venice (FL), and West Virginia. Following his highly acclaimed debut in 2012, he also appears regularly as guest conductor with the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. Mr. Kirov also recently served an assistant conductor to Bernard Haitink with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and stepped in to replace Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos with the Seattle Symphony, conducting “spectacular” performances of Orff’s Carmina Burana. Worldwide, Stilian Kirov has appeared with the Leopolis Chamber Orchestra/ Ukraine, Orchestra of Colors/Athens, Orchestre Colonne/Paris, Sofia Festival Orchestra, State Hermitage Orchestra/St. Petersburg, Thüringen Philharmonic Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic, and the Victoria Symphony/British Columbia, among others. A graduate of The Juilliard School’s conducting program, Mr. Kirov is the recipient of numerous honors, including a prize at Denmark’s 2015 Malko Competition, an Emmy for the Memphis Symphony’s Soundtrack Project, and Third Prize at the 2010 Mitropoulos Conducting Competition. Also a gifted pianist, Stilian Kirov was Gold Medalist of the 2001 Claude Kahn International Piano Competition in Paris.
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A nne A kiko M eyers Violin superstar, Anne Akiko Meyers actively maintains an extensive touring schedule and was the top-selling classical instrumental soloist on Billboard charts in 2014. She regularly performs as guest soloist with many of the world’s top orchestras, presents ground-breaking recitals, and passionately supports and commissions new works from composers. A champion of living composers, Meyers has actively added new works to the violin repertoire by commissioning and premiering works by composers such as Mason Bates, Jakub Ciupinski, John Corigliano, Jennifer Higdon, Samuel Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Akira Miyoshi, Arvo Pärt, Gene Pritsker, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Huang Ruo, Somei Satoh, Adam Schoenberg and Joseph Schwantner. Anne has collaborated with a diverse array of artists outside of traditional classical, including jazz icons, Chris Botti and Wynton Marsalis, avant-garde musician, Ryuichi Sakamoto, electronic music pioneer, Isao Tomita, pop-era act, Il Divo and singer, Michael Bolton. She performed the National Anthem in front of 42,000 fans at Safeco Field in Seattle, appeared twice on The Tonight Show and was featured in a segment on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann that became the third most popular story of the year. Anne has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR’s Morning Edition with Linda Wertheimer and All Things Considered with Robert Siegel and the popular Nick Jr. show, Take Me To Your Mother, with Andrea Rosen. Best-selling novelist, J. Courtney Sullivan, consulted with Anne for The Engagements, and based one of the main characters careers loosely on Anne’s. She also collaborated with children’s book author and illustrator, Kristine Papillon, on Crumpet the Trumpet, where the character Violetta the violinist, is played by Anne. Anne Akiko Meyers was born in San Diego, California and grew up in Southern California. She studied with Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld at the Colburn School of Performing Arts, Josef Gingold at Indiana University, and Felix Galimir, Masao Kawasaki and Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School.
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J’N ai B ridges American mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, known for her “rich, dark, exciting sound” (Opera News), is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after talents of her generation. Upcoming highlights include her return to San Francisco Opera as Josefa Segovia in the world premiere of John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West; Preziosilla in La Forza del Destino with Opera Zürich; and soloist engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel at both the Hollywood Bowl and Walt Disney Hall; with the New York Philharmonic at the Bravo! Vail Festival; and in Bernstein centennial celebrations with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Recent performances have included the roles of Nefertiti in Akhnaten at Los Angeles Opera, Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking at Vancouver Opera; the role of Carmen in the world premiere of Bel Canto with Lyric Opera of Chicago; Suzuki in Madama Butterfly with San Diego Opera; and the title role in The Rape of Lucretia with Wolf Trap Opera; as well as featured soloist engagements at the Marilyn Horne Song Celebration at Carnegie Hall; with Yo-Yo Ma and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; with the L.A. Philharmonic and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel; with the NDR Symphony Orchestra in Ravel’s Shéhérazade; and additional performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Lexington Philharmonic, and Opera Orchestra of New York. In 2015, J’Nai completed a three-year residency with the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago and that same year represented the United States at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Among her many honors, she is a recipient of a 2016 Richard Tucker Career Grant and first prize winner of the 2016 Francisco Viñas International Competition and the 2015 Gerda Lissner Competition. A native of Lakewood, Washington, Ms. Bridges earned her Master of Music degree from Curtis Institute of Music and her Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from the Manhattan School of Music. For more information, visit www.jnaibridgesmezzo.com.
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CLASSICS CHAMBER SERIES
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Spring E vening Friday, April 20, 2018 | 8pm Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts KIA galleries will open to guests at 6:30pm. At 7pm, explore exquisite wines as brought to you by the KSO’s sommelier, Ronald Merlino, during our Wine Prelude.
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Spring E vening Saturday, April 21, 2018 | 8pm Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Cafe opens to guests at 7:15pm.
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Raymond Harvey, Conductor
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COLLABORATIONS
Gilmore F estival Chamber Orchestra C oncert Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | 8pm Chenery Auditorium Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor; Leon Fleisher, Yury Shadrin & Alon Goldstein, Piano MOZART
Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414 Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat Major, K. 365 Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 “Haffner”
This evening’s program will honor Leon Fleisher in his 90th birthday year with a combined orchestra, featuring members of the Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestras. Mr. Shadrin and Mr. Goldstein are prominent former students of Mr. Fleisher, and Mr. Lehninger is the new Music Director of the Grand Rapids Symphony. Tickets are available at TheGilmore.org or by calling 269.342.1166.
Gilmore Festival Finale Friday, May 11, 2018 | 8pm Chenery Auditorium Raymond Harvey, Conductor; Recipient of the 2018 Gilmore Artist Award, Piano MENDELSSOHN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27 BOLCOM
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Eroica Trio
Julian Kuerti, Conductor
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B eethoven & P rokofiev Saturday, May 19, 2018 | 8pm Miller Auditorium Julian Kuerti, Conductor & Eroica Trio: Erika Nickrenz, Piano; Sara Parkins, Violin; Sara Sant’Ambrogio, Cello BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 1770 | 1827 Allegro Largo Rondo alla polacca Eroica Trio
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J ulian K uerti Quickly establishing himself as a significant interpreter of orchestral and operatic music, Canadian conductor Julian Kuerti has combined a confident style, artistic integrity and passion for collaboration to position himself at the forefront of the international music scene. Having been Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montreal from 2013-2016, and the 2012-2014 Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica Universidad de Concepción in Chile, Kuerti has made a reputation for himself both in the Americas and abroad. The upcoming 2017-2018 season will see Kuerti conduct Vasteras Sinfonietta, in a programme of Tally, Haydn and Mozart with Cellist Jakob Koranyi; a new production of Rusalka with Teatro Colon; Hindemith, Barber and Beethoven with Deutsche Radio Symphony with Violinist Nemanja Radulovic; a concert of Beethoven’s Triple concerto and Prokofiev 5th Symphony with Kalamazoo Symphony; an appearance with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducting pieces by Ross Edwards, Mendelssohn and Rachmanino. In 2016-2017 Kuerti enjoyed further concerts with Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal, conducting Tchaikovsky, Glière, Morel and Haydn’s large-scale work, The Seven Last Words of Christ. Kuerti continued to be a global presence, conducting the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in Norway, with pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, symphonic performances in Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires and a re-invitation to Fundación Excelentia to conduct Beethoven’s Symphony No.9. In Europe, Kuerti’s guest engagements have brought him on numerous occasions to the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Frankfurt Radio Symphony and Stavanger Symphony. He has also enjoyed concerts with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Aarhus Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Bournemouth Symphony, Monte Carlo Philharmonic and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
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E roica T rio The most sought-after trio in the world, the GRAMMY^ nominated Eroica Trio electrify the concert stage with their passionate performances, flawless technical virtuosity, irresistible enthusiasm and sensual elegance. The New York Times writes, “There is an edge of the seat intensity to every note they produce.” The Trio won the prestigious Naumburg Award, resulting in a highly successful Lincoln Center debut and has since toured the United States, Europe, Middle East, South America, and Asia. The Eroica Trio released eight critically lauded recordings for Angel/EMI classics Records, garnering them multiple GRAMMY^ nominations. The first all-female chamber ensemble to reach the top echelon of the field, the women of the Eroica Trio have shattered the age-old gender barrier, leading the vanguard and inspiring many to follow. Recent highlights include their mini-series, Eroica Trio and Friends, in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with principal Clarinetist of the Atlanta Symphony, Laura Ardan and Violist of the Emerson Quartet, Lawrence Dutton. Another exciting project for the trio, Tango Ahora, featuring two new Concerti for the Trio and Bandoneon by Argentinean composers Emilio Kauderer and Daniel Binelli, was recorded in Prague; they premiered the Kauderer Concerto before a sold out audience in Buenos Aires with the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional at the CCK. The Eroica Trio has appeared on numerous television programs, including ABC’s The View, CNN’s Showbiz Today, CBS and ABC News, CBS This Morning and Saturday Morning, The Isaac Mizrahi Show, Pure Oxygen, and Bloomberg TV. The group has been featured in such magazines as Elle, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Detour, Marie Claire, Gotham, Entrée, Bon Appétit, Time Out New York, Gramophone, Piano, Vivace, Auditorium, and Chamber Music. Whether the Eroica Trio is interpreting the Baroque Masters, the power and strength of Beethoven, the jazzy tunes of Schoenfield or the Bluegrass toe tapping rhythms of Mark O’Connor, their performances are deeply personal and continue to thrill audiences around the world. To quote the San Francisco Examiner, “It has been decades since this country has produced a chamber music organization with this much passion...” 2017 | 2018 Season
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KSO@THE MOVIES!
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PLANNED GIVING Your support of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is of tremendous value to us. There are many ways to give that can also return benefits to you. Whether it’s a bequest in your will or trust, a charitable gift annuity, or naming the KSO as a beneficiary of your retirement fund, planned gifts support the KSO’s long-term fiscal stability. All planned giving donors become members of The Leta Snow Legacy Society, named in honor of the founder of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. PL A N N ED G IVIN G O PT IO N S • Naming the KSO in your will or trust to receive a percentage of your estate. After making provisions for your family and friends, this is the most common form of planned giving. Our legal name is Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, a Michigan not-for-profit organization, and our federal tax identification number is 38-6005710. • Naming the KSO as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or IRA account. This arrangement can help your heirs avoid taxes which are due when any retirement asset is redeemed. • Establish a charitable gift annuity with the KSO that pays you a quarterly dividend. You will receive regular income at attractive investment rates and will likely be entitled to tax savings. The multitude of giving options is extremely varied and quite personal. The KSO staff is available to provide you with suggestions for gifts that fit your philanthropic goals. Please contact our Vice President of Development & Communications, Suzanne Day Weeldreyer, to begin a conversation about your plan and how you can support the KSO in a way that honors your love for the symphony. 269.349.7759 or sweeldreyer@kalamazoosymphony.com For more detailed information visit Planned Giving on the KSO website.
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LETA SNOW LEGACY SOCIETY We are deeply grateful to our KSO friends who have notified us of their intent to include the KSO in their estate plan. We are honored to recognize them as members of the Leta Snow Legacy Society. ME M BERS Anonymous Susan B. Anthony Jane Baley Helen & John Coats Nancy Decker Ehrle John & Beth Freeby Susan C. Gilmore Kurt & Stephenie Haenicke Christopher & Jennifer Haenicke Tim & Cynthia Hassenger Dr. Evelyn Iversen Holly J. Kellar Doris J. Kunkle Christopher & Margo Light James & Michele Marquardt Elizabeth U. Mason Michele McLaughlin Ken & Julie Miller Nina H. Mollhagen Douglas & Sondra Phillips Kathryn Polzin Diane S. Robertson John & Nancy Sage Carol & David Schmitt Barbara Biggard Smith Robert G. & Betty A. Spiegelman Nancy Springgate-Kushner William Stein Robert & Diane Taylor Carola & David Teugh Joan A. Thomas Bart & Anne van Giessen
Judith Van Solkema Charles A. & Joan C. Van Zoeren David Zimmermann ME MO R IAL S O C IE T Y ME MBE RS The Leta Snow Memorial Society recognizes Leta Snow Legacy members who have passed on, but whose spirit of giving continues through their legacy provision to the KSO’s endowment Norman & Doreen Bristol William W. Byrnes Robert & Joan Copeland M. Elizabeth B. Hawk Richard G. Knapp Lowell B. Mason, Jr. William J. Maze Donald Mollhagen Alice & C.H. Mullen John G. Polzin Nancy Reeves Sandra L. & C. Dexter Rohm, Jr. Gilbert Edwin Smith Naomi B. & Jacob C. Stucki James & Mary Burdick Thorne Richard G. Tomlinson Roger L. Wallace
Who is Leta Snow? The Leta Snow Legacy Society is named in honor of Leta G. Snow, our institutional visionary. Leta G. Snow founded the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in 1921. She served as its president and manager for over 28 years, doing everything from selling advertisements and tickets, running patron fundraisers, and even occasionally playing piano, string instruments, or flute in the orchestra. In 1942, Leta Snow organized a meeting in Chicago of 40 orchestra leaders to exchange ideas and support American orchestras which resulted in the establishment of the League of American Orchestras. She served as the organization’s president for its first four years. In 2008, Leta Snow was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame and recognized with the Historical Honors Award presented by the Michigan Women’s Studies Association. 2017 | 2018 Season
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TRIBUTE PROGRAM The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s Tribute Program provides an opportunity for individuals to celebrate milestones in their lives such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and graduations. It can also be a way to honor the memory of friends and relatives. The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra received the following gifts in memory or in honor of friends and loved ones: NAM ED C H A IR IN ME M O R Y OF Jay Scott Heckler Trumpet IN HO N OR O F Raymond Harvey Carol & Bernie Baker Jim & Sheila Bridenstine Kay & Merv Burtis Sara & Alan Chase Ken & Shirley Cyrus David & Susan Doan Stuart & Karen Eddy Jerrold T. French Peter H. Gistelinck Veronica & Bassam Harik Floyd & Phyllis Parks Robert & Judith Whaley D. Terry & Sharon Williams Dr. Joyce R. Zastro Particia Mullen Evelyn Iversen Freeman Russell Marc Elliott & Laurie Russell
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IN ME MO R Y O F Claudette Blackwood Peter H. Gistelinck Jane Rooks Ross & Barry F. Ross Blix/Sloane Family Gregor & Sandra Blix Dorothy Smith Goodloe & past KSO Board President Gilbert Edwin Smith Evelyn Iversen Betty Howard-Houck Shawn & Mindee Waltz Terry Lason Karen Lason Jerry Mason Peter H. Gistelinck Evelyn Iversen Esther Trann Kelly Peter H. Gistelinck Audrey Lipsey Ken & Marie Nacci Kay Polzin
Norman H. Knight Peggy Johnston Renny Oas Donna B. Oas John Polzin Anonymous Katherina Rapp Rainer & Terri Erhart Frances Russell Freeman Russell Floyd S. Smith Fay E. Smith Leta Snow The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. C. Corydon Randall Bob J. Stremich L. J. Stremich Maestro Yoshimi Takeda Mary Ellen Takeda Eric Thieme Janet & Tim Thieme Peter Thomas Tom & Gitti Huff Thomas A. Zonarek Thomas and Carla Obringer
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ENDOWED ORCHESTRA CHAIRS The KSO Endowed Orchestra Chairs offer a significant way to support the KSO and to honor your family or recognize a special individual. For information about how you can endow an orchestra chair, please contact Derl Oberlin, Donor Services Manager, 269.349.7759 ext. 205. EN DO W E D C HAIRS Irving S. Gilmore, Conductor Chair Elwood H. Schneider, Assistant Conductor Chair Diane S. Robertson, Concertmaster Chair James C. Westin, Associate Concertmaster Chair Preston & Barbara Parish Foundation, Assistant Concertmaster Chair Lewis & Sally Iversen, Third Stand Outside First Violin Chair Neill & Ruth Currie, Principal Second Violin Chair Katharine D. Rogers, Assistant Principal Second Violin Chair* Eric V. & Margaret Ann Brown, Violin Chair** Connable/Burdick/Rood, Principal Viola Chair Seaver Family, Viola Chair Diether H. Haenicke, Principal Cello Chair Tomlinson Family, Assistant Principal Cello Chair Jerry Mason, Principal Bass Chair Clark den Bleyker, Assistant Principal Bass Chair S.U.D. Parish honoring David C. Parish, Principal Flute Chair Constantin & Ruth Butiu, Principal Clarinet Chair Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League, Principal Trumpet Chair The Miller Family, Principal Trombone Chair Jacob C. & Naomi Bersch Stucki, Principal Tuba Chair Little & Tyler Family, Principal Percussion Chair Dorothy Smith Goodloe, Principal Harp Chair * In memory of George B. & Fanny C. Rogers and Frederick J. & Katharine D. Rogers ** By Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone PLC 2017 | 2018 Season
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GRANTS The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra greatly appreciates these organizations, foundations and businesses for their generous contributions that support the overall operations and/or education initiatives of the KSO. Ardis Opera Decade
Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Artists in Residence Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Kalamazoo First Presbyterian Church
M. Jane Baley Education Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation The Burdick-Thorne Foundation The H.P. & Genevieve Connable Fund Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation Mignon Sherwood DeLano Foundation Robert & Marianne Denes Fund Vincent T. (Jack) & Dottie Early Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation Fabri-Kal Foundation John E. Fetzer Institute Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation Irving S. Gilmore Foundation
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs Monroe-Brown Foundation Alice Mullen Distinguished Pianists Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation Pfizer Inc. PlayUSA, a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute PNC Foundation Grants for Great Hours Diane S. Robertson Charitable Foundation Tyler-Little Family Foundation Harold & Grace Upjohn Foundation Zoetis
The Greg Jennings Foundation
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INDIVIDUAL GIVING The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the many organizations and individual annual fund donors for their generous contributions. Although we make every attempt to publish an accurate and up-to-date list of KSO donors, sometimes we make mistakes. Please know that each gift is very important to us and most appreciated. If you find an error with your program book listing, please contact our Development & Communications department at 269.349.7759 ext. 205 or doberlin@kalamazoosymphony.com. Thank you.
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The following members made a financial commitment of $1,000 or more to the KSO’s Annual Fund. GOLD BATON CIRCLE $5,000+ Donation Anonymous Larry & Shannon Bell Diane & Jay Heckler Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League Bridget & Dave Lemberg Christopher & Margo Light Elizabeth U. Mason Preston & Barbara Parish Kathryn Polzin Diane S. Robertson
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William H. & Melinda L. Scott Lawrence & Marilyn Schlack Anne & Bart van Giessen
Paul Rehkopf & Joey Miller Mary L. Tyler, Tyler Little Family Foundation
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $3,000-$4,999 Donation The H.P. & Genevieve Connable Fund Fiona & William Denny Curtis Hall & Susan Houseman Raymond Harvey
ARTISTS’ CIRCLE $1,500-$2,999 Donation Anonymous Max & Carol Breuer Marianne & Robert Denes Alfred Garcia & Sandra Edwards Nancy Decker Ehrle CONTINUED >>
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Laurel A. Grotzinger George & Marijke Guerin Ed & Ginnie Hessler Tom & Gitti Huff Judy K. Jolliffe Thomas R. Kasdorf Mary & Greg Klenow John R. Light David & Marilyn Milko Jerry & Susan Miller Mark & Louise Novitch Dr. Michael & Tonya Pawlik Jane Rooks Ross & Barry F. Ross Peter & Elizabeth Seaver Carol & David Simpson LaVonne & Jofrid Stavig Ruth & Ronald Wiser Eugene Wu
ORCHESTRA CIRCLE $1,000-$1,499 Donation Shirley Bach Carol & Bernard Baker Jane Baley Thomas & Carol Beech Robert & Judith Beam Heidi Berven Gregor & Sandra Blix Drs. Ed Birch & Janice Brown Linda & Eric Brown Kay & Mervin Burtis Judy & Stanley Bushouse Ken & Shirley Cyrus Joyce DeNooyer Diane & Randall Eberts Pamela C. Enslen Louis & Barbara Farraye David & Valerie Flagler Bonnie Fonner - KSOL Peter H. Gistelinck Carol Haenicke
Hal & Pauline Jenson Steven & Jane Kreider Gregory & Lynn Morris Michael L. & Sidney Mueller Helen Osterwald Douglas & Sondra Phillips The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. C. Corydon Randall James & Lois Richmond Karmena L. Smith Daniel & Judy Smith Judy & Sherman Van Solkema Jack & Mary Van Slambrouck Verlan H. Van Rheenen & Norma Van Rheenen Laura & Larry Van Popering Joan & Charles Van Zoeren Esther Wurfel - KSOL
PATRON $600-$999 Donation Sheila & Jim Bridenstine Carter Brooks Elizabeth A. Burns & Roger A. Zinser Thomas A. Dietz & Sharon Carlson Glen & Greeta Douglass Arthur & Marilyn Feinberg Ron & Lori Foor J. Alex & M. Arlene Gardner Mary Hendrix Jane & John Hoogerheide Anthony & Joanne King Doris J. Kunkle Craig & Lois Lubben Frederick & Linda MacDonald Maria & Seth Malin Dave & Rose Mange Mary S. McCormick & Gunther M. Hega Scott & Sherrie McIntyre
Jack Nelligan Derl & Heidi Oberlin John & Joyce Petro Robert A. Boisture & Mary M. Pipkin Dave & Jacqueline Sirotti Richard & Mary Ann Stark Irene & Stephen Trivers Paul & Kathleen VanDenBrink Roger & Molly Williams
Rainer & Terri Erhart Kenneth & Marian Fisher Robert & Christina Griffin Judith Huber Halseth Caroline R. Ham Bassam & Veronica Harik Martha & Jim Hilboldt Drs. Barbara & Yat-Lam Hong John Holmes & Jane NelsonHolmes Joel & Barbara Huber Michael & Elizabeth Kelly Dorothy & Quinn Kelly Robert P. & Patricia H. Kittredge Karen Knight Mark Loehrke & Judy Johnson Jeanene Lewis Konrads & Aija Lubavs Pam & Tom Mansager James & Michele Marquardt James McIntyre & Joanna Hartenstein-McIntyre Dean & Christine Miars
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SUSTAINER $350-$599 Donation Anonymous (3) Bill & Martha Beverly Ruth Brown Phyllis R. Buskirk Deanne Davidson Norma Dearborn William & Adrienne DeNooyer Robert & Etsuko Dlouhy Hans Engelke
Jeff & Brenda Murphy Martin Obed & Pamela Fox Obed Phyllis & Floyd Parks Renee & Christopher Pearl Patricia D. Pierce Sharon & Rolland Preuss Martha Ream Ms. Patricia J. Shiley Margaret Small Carol Payne Smith William Stein Doreen & Edward Thomas A. John & Jane Todd III Peter & Adelia VanMeter Nancy & John Wilks Jamie & Kathryn Williams Nancy A. Wilson Raye Ziring CONTRIBUTOR $100-$349 Donation Anonymous (2) Mary Adams Jo & Chet Arnold Rod Barton & Debbie Ball Richard & Beth Beam Gary & Marie Belleville Dean & Margaret Bender Ray & Barb Bendure Jill D. Berglund Karl & Pamela Beysiegel Stephen Blackwood Jack & Jacquelyn Bley Jane & Douglas Bottomley William J. Braaksma Florence Brenner Diane & Howard Briggs
Janice & Dennis Burke Burnham & Flower Agency Marge Burns Judy & Bill Butler James & Carol Carter Michael J. Clark Dennis & Carol Chandler John & Helen Coats Victoria & Mason Coleman Joan Colgren Tenho S. Connable Sherwood & Mary Cordier Douglas Coulter John & Theresa Crowell Robert & Barbara Davis Donald & Joanne Decker Tom & Judy Deem Linda & Dan Depta Nancy M. Diment Patricia & James Dolan Andy & Erin Dominianni Don & Ann Parfet George & Linda Dunn Moyra Ebling Greg Elfring & Patty Smanik Arthur & Nancy Falk Robert & Barbara Felkel Samuel & Shon Field Harvey & Diane Fogel Ranja & Stephen Friedman C.J. & Ann Gianakaris Pete & Rusty Graham Cynthia Green Marsha Griggs Sue Grossman Mike & Kay Halpin Margaret Hamilton & Rod Carpenter
Jim & Susan Hankey Gerald & Lelane Hardie Margaret & Jim Hastings Doug & Jodi Havera Robert O. & Mara Hayes Lestra Hazel Peggy & Bob Hegel Jeffrey & Janet Herrington Richard & Jocelyn Hodgman Rex & Karen Hornish Connie Houts Frederick & Constance Hubbell Evelyn Iversen Jerre Locke James Norman & Barbro Jung Nancy J. Kalinowski Jeanne Kennedy William & Nancy Kern Mary Jane Kinney Peter & Barbara Kobrak Dale & Ruth Krueger Nelly Kurzmann Bob & Margaret Laatsch Karen Lason Barbara & Patrick Lavery Bob & Mariette Lemieux Allen & Rueith Lewis Fred & Sandra Linabury David & Julie Little Carol & Harry Madison Phillip Mange David & Beth McShane Paul & Ruth Minert Eric & Regena Nelson Frederick & Carolyn Neubauer CONTINUED >>
employee match
These organizations match the gifts given by their employees. Please support these businesses that enrich our community through their contributions. Ask your employer if this option is available for your gifts to KSO.
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Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Fetzer Institute
Merck Partnership for Giving
IBM International Foundation
Pfizer Foundation
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George M. Nielsen Donna B. Oas Thomas & Carla Obringer David & Carol Overton Donna & Michael Parr Gabriel & Priscilla Pedraza Helene & Joe Reish Arlene Reitz Karen Richard Aaron F. Riker Charles E. & Donna Lou Ritter Orlin L. & Carolyn F. Roberts Ed Orloff & Julie Rogers Freeman Russell Thomas & Kristi Ryan William & Jennifer Sanderson William & Kelly Sauck David & Janet Scarrow
Eric Schreur Norm & Elfie Schuen David & Carol Schmitt Roy Secor Judith Shamu Dan & Joyce Shehee Joellen Silberman Tom & Ruth Small Fay E. Smith Herman & Dolores Smith Deborah M. Spencer Ed & Nancy Stob Susan & Phillip Stott L. J. Stremich Debra & Andrew Stupka Mary Ellen Takeda Janet & Tim Thieme Richard & Chris Thomas Mary Tift William & Ruth Ann Uggen
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COMMUNITY EVENTS KSO is proud to offer free concerts and events throughout the community. For the latest programming information, check out the community calendar at KalamazooSymphony.com.
Sarkozy Brunch Concerts KSO musicians present Sunday morning brunch concerts at Sarkozy Bakery. Listen to your chamber favorites with friends and family as you enjoy Sarkozy’s delicious baked goods and coffee! Sunday, September 17, 2017 | 11am KSO Woodwind Quintet Sunday, November 19, 2017 | 11am Burdick-Thorne String Quartet Sunday, January 21, 2018 | 11am KSO Artists in Residence & Yukie Ota, Flute
First Presbyterian Church Concerts
Connect with your KSO musicians and community as we partner with Kalamazoo First Presbyterian Church to present three Tuesday night classical concerts. Tuesday, September 26, 2017 | 7pm KSO Artists in Residence Tuesday, January 9, 2018 | 7pm KSO Brass Quintet Tuesday, April 24, 2018 | 7pm Burdick-Thorne String Quartet
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Borgess' Noontime Concert Series Join KSO musicians in Borgess' Atrium Lobby during the noon hour for our newest, free, community concert series. Friday, October 6, 2017 | Noon Burdick-Thorne String Quartet
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Monday, December 18, 2017 | Noon Burdick-Thorne String Quartet Thursday, February 8, 2018 | Noon Burdick-Thorne String Quartet Tuesday, April 17, 2018 | Noon KSO Artists in Residence
Music in the Round— Lunch Concerts Bring your lunch and join KSO musicians in Bronson Methodist Hospital's Garden Atrium for free concerts. Wednesday, October 18, 2017 | Noon Burdick-Thorne String Quartet Wednesday, December 20, 2017 | Noon Burdick-Thorne String Quartet Wednesday, February 7, 2018 | Noon Burdick-Thorne String Quartet Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | Noon KSO Artists in Residence CONTINUED >>
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FREE FAMILY EVENTS Visit our site regularly for new Free Family Events and information at KalamazooSymphony.com
Kalamazoo Public Library
Musical Storybook: The Perfect Purple Feather Burdick-Thorne String Quartet • March 27 & 28, 2018 9:30am & 10:30am Central Library • March 29, 2018 | 9:30am Oshtemo Branch
Musical Storybook: Last Stop on Market Street KSO Chamber Ensemble • November 28 & 29, 2017 9:30am & 10:30am Central Library • November 30, 2017 9:30am & 10:30am Washington Square
Portage District Library
Family Fun Chamber Series: Pictures at an Exhibition Brass Quintet • September 30, 2017 9:45am & 11am Central Library
First Saturday KSO Program & Instrument Petting Zoo • February 3, 2018 | 2-3:30pm Central Library King of Rag: The Life and Music of Scott Joplin All KSO Artist in Residence Chamber Ensemble • February 6, 2018 | 6:30pm Alma Powell Library • February 17, 2018 10:30am & Noon Central Library
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Musical Storybook: Last Stop on Market Street KSO Chamber Ensemble November 14, 2017 9:30am & 11am King of Rag: The Life and Music of Scott Joplin All KSO Artist in Residence Chamber Ensemble February 9, 2018 | 2pm
Ransom District Library
King of Rag: The Life and Music of Scott Joplin All KSO Artist in Residence Chamber Ensemble March 18, 2018 | 2pm
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