Thorgy & The Thorchestra Concert Programme

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Allen Douglas (from KSO files)

Message from the Music Director

On behalf of all of us at the Kamloops Symphony, welcome to Thorgy & the Thorchestra, our last concert of our 2022-23 Kelson Group Pop Series. Tonight will be a special night. Can you feel it? This evening you’ll hear some of the most recognizable works of classical music (yes, music you don’t know you know, everything from Mozart to Tchaikovsky) and you’ll also get to enjoy hits by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, all thanks to our fierce and fabulous guest artist: Thorgy Thor!

We have been waiting for three years to present this show, and we are sooooo excited to finally share the stage with Thorgy! She will host, she will play, and one thing is certain: she will light the stage with her incredible energy, spontaneity, and love of music!

As a renowned NYC-based drag performance artist, legendary RuPaul’s Drag Race All Star, and versatile musician, get ready to experience a symphonic concert like no other. Have a blast!

Dina Gilbert Music Director Kamloops Symphony

The Kamloops Symphony wishes to acknowledge that this concert is taking place on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory within the traditional lands of the Secwépemc Nation.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John McDonald, ICD.D | President

Steve Powrie | Vice President

Tyler Klymchuk | Treasurer

Kait Methot | Secretary

Kathy Collier

Lisa Fuller

Christy Gauley

Lucille Gnanasihamany

Gabriele Klein

Rod Michell

Sydney Takahashi

Simon Walter

HONOURARY LIFE MEMBERS

Bonnie Jetsen

Art Hooper

ADMINISTRATION

Executive Director

Daniel Mills

Music Director

Dina Gilbert

Office Administrator

Sue Adams

Operations Coordinator

Sam Bregoliss

Marketing Coordinator

Ryan Noakes

Librarian

Sally Arai

Orchestra Personnel Manager

Olivia Martin

Production Assistant

Adrien Fillion

Chorus Master

Tomas Bijok

Collaborative Pianist

Daniela O’Fee

Chorus Administrator

Proud Member of Orchestras Canada, the national association for Canadian orchestras

Marnie Smith

Music Director Emeritus

Bruce Dunn

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Music Director Dina Gilbert is a Canadian conductor passionate about educating audiences of all ages and broadening their appreciation of orchestral music through innovative collaborations. This commitment, as well as Dina Gilbert’s extensive repertoire—often highlighting Canadian and women composers—have shaped her career and the orchestras she has worked with over the years. Regularly invited to conduct in Canada and overseas, Dina Gilbert attracts critical acclaim for her energy, precision and versatility.

In addition to conducting the Kamloops Symphony, highlights of the 2022-2023 season include debuts with the Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire and a tour with the Orchestre national de Metz in France and return invitations with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. As the Principal Conductor of the Orchestre des Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, she will perform Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Prokofiev’s Cinderella.

Over the years, Dina has been invited by leading Canadian orchestras including the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Hamilton Philharmonic and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. She also conducted performances in Oregon and North-Carolina, in Colombia, Spain, France, and in Niigata and Tokyo.

Her innate curiosity towards nonclassical musical genres and her willingness to democratize classical music have brought her to conduct the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Orchestre national de Lyon in several Hip Hop Symphonic

programs featuring renowned Hip hop artists I AM, MC Solaar, Youssoupha and Bigflo & Oli. Dina is also renowned for her expertise in conducting multidisciplinary projects such as cineconcerts performances (The Red Violin, The Artist, E.T. the Extraterrestrial) as well as Video Game soundtracks (The Montreal Video Game Symphony, Outlast, The Amazing Spiderman 2).

As the Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de l’Estuaire (20172022), Dina expanded the symphonic repertoire and has reached thousands of children with her interactive and participative Conducting 101 workshops As the founder and artistic director of the Ensemble Arkea, a Montreal-based chamber orchestra, she premiered over thirty works from emerging Canadian composers. From 2013 to 2016, Dina Gilbert was the assistant conductor of the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal and Maestro Kent Nagano, also assisting guest conductors including Zubin Mehta, Sir Roger Norrington and Lawrence Foster.

Dina Gilbert earned her doctorate from the Université de Montréal and she polished her skills in masterclasses with Kenneth Kiesler, Pinchas Zukerman, Neeme Järvi and the musicians from the Kritische Orchester in Berlin. Awarded the Opus Prize of “Découverte de l’année” in 2017, Dina Gilbert was also named as one of the “50 personnalités créant l’extraordinaire au Québec” in 2018 by the Urbania Magazine. She has also received support from the Canada Arts Council, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and from the PèreLindsay Foundation.

Dina Gilbert

Orchestra

FIRST VIOLIN

Elyse Jacobson concertmaster *

Evelyn Creaser-Rumley assistant concertmaster ++

Parmela Attariwala

Meredith Bates

Jiten Beairsto

Samantha Kung

SECOND VIOLIN

Sandra Wilmot++

Francisco Barradas

Annette Dominik

Haley Leach

Angela Ruthven

VIOLA

Ashley Kroecher*

Tony Kastelic

Caroline Olsen

Fahlon Palm

CELLO

Martin Kratky*

Doug Gorkoff

Laure Matiakh

BASS

Maggie Hasspacher*

Yefeng Yin

FLUTE

Heather Beaty*

Jeff Pelletier

OBOE

Marea Chernoff*

Michelle Feng

CLARINET

Sally Arai*

Krystal Morrison

BASSOON

Olivia Martin*

Rebecca Norman

*Principal +Acting Principal ++Substitute Principal

Chair Sponsors

HORN

Sam McNally*

Maddie Davis

Dawn Haylett

Heather Walker

TRUMPET

Mark D’Angelo*

Jeremy Vint

TROMBONE

Jim Hopson++

Cindy Hogeveen

Rod Simmons

TIMPANI

Caroline Bucher*

PERCUSSION

Martin Fisk++

François-Xavier Leroy

PIANO/CELESTA

Daniela O’Fee*

Geoff & Judith Benson | concertmaster

Rod Michell | assistant concertmaster

Gabriele Klein | principal second violin

June McClure | principal viola

Anonymous | principal cello

Eleanor Nicoll | principal flute

John & Joyce Henderson | principal clarinet

Kelvin Barlow | principal bassoon

Hugh & Marilyn Fallis | principal trumpet

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THORGY & THE THORCHESTRA PROGRAMME

Dina Gilbert, Conductor

Thorgy Thor, Mulit-Instrumentalist & Drag Performer

Rachel Casponi, Soprano

Murphy, arr. Smith A Fifth of Beethoven

Horn Bagatelle No. 5: Tango

Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 1

Copland Hoedown from Rodeo

Tchaikovsky Waltz from Swan Lake

Smyth, arr. Bartholomew-Poyser March of the Women

Arlen, arr. Sayre Over the Rainbow

Germanotta & others, arr. Moore Born this Way

INTERMISSION

Bizet Toreador’s Song from Carmen Rodgers & Hammerstein I Enjoy Being A Girl from Flower Drum Song

Saint-Saëns

Danse macabre

Rossini Excerpt from Barber of Seville

Parton, arr. Longfield I Will Always Love You

Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, mvt 2

Glinka Overture from Ruslan & Ludmilla

Mars & others, arr. López

Uptown Funk

Thorgy Thor

Thorgy Thor is a New York City based drag performance artist, entertainer, musician, and event host. Since appearing on season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and All Stars season 3, Thorgy has been traveling the world, bringing to audiences her trademark wit, sense of humor, and musical charm. Thorgy uses unconventional recording materials and music to create unique performances for theater, film, cabaret, and nightlife entertainment.

In 2018, the show Thorgy and the Thorchestra was created in collaboration with Canadian conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, making its debut with Symphony Nova Scotia in Halifax in conjunction with Halifax Pride. The show blends orchestral performances of traditional and modern classical repertoire and contemporary pop songs. The creation and debut of Thorgy and the Thorchestra was featured as part of Disruptor Conductor, Sharon Lewis’s 2019 documentary film about conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, which highlighted his creative collaboration with Thorgy.

Thorgy Thor is the stage name for Shane Galligan. He began his classical violin studies at a young age. Galligan studied music at the University of Hartford, Hartt School, in Connecticut before graduating from the State University of New York, Purchase, with a Bachelor of Music in both viola and violin performance in 2006. While undertaking studies at the Hart School and Purchase Conservatory, Thorgy also earned an honorary degree in Drag Ridiculousness, performing her original works of art entitled Maitri and Pocket to Pocket. Thorgy also starred in theater productions such as Bad Splices and Psycho Beach Party.

Thorgy has appeared on Amazon’s “Mozart in the Jungle,” where she showcased her violin skills in drag. Thorgy has also been a repeat guest on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, appearing alongside Goldie Hawn, Amy Schumer, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda. She was also a special guest performer as part of Eliot Glazer’s Haunting Renditions in 2017.

Moving to Brooklyn in 2006, Thorgy featured in nightclubs, theater projects, street performances and photo series throughout Brooklyn and New York City. She has since been nominated for numerous awards including the Glam Awards, Get Out Awards, Odyssey Magazine Awards, and the Brooklyn Nightlife Awards, winning the LEGEND award and taking home Best Group Show of the Year.

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GUEST ARTIST

Rachel Casponi

Rachel Casponi is a performer, director and educator holding a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Drama from university of Windsor and a Master of Music from the University of Western Ontario. She has worked across Canada including with BC’s North Peace Community Choir that she led at their Carnegie Hall performance. Rachel teaches for the KamloopsThompson School District, Kamloops Music Collective, and the Kamloops Symphony Music School.

Book, Music and Lyrics by JIM JACOBS and WARREN CASEY

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