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Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Concert pages 21-23
Welcome page 7 From the County page 9 From the Mayor page 11 Martin Luther King Jr Service Awards page 17 About the Orchestra pages 55-65 Get Involved pages 67-71
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Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 From the County Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 From the Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
About the Orchestra Musical Arts Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Roster of Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 About the Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 By the Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Get Involved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-71 Severance Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Patron Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Concert Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR CELEBRATION CONCERT MLK Community Service Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Program: January 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest Artist: James Pickens Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest Artist: Ryan Speedo Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chorus Director: William Henry Caldwell . . . . . . . Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus . . . . . . . .
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About Martin Luther King Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 NEWS
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No. 29 The Cleveland Orchestra has introduced more than 4 million young people to symphonic music through live performances.
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All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. —Martin Luther King Jr.
THE CLEVEL AND ORCHESTR A A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE. AN EXTRAORDINARY FUTURE.
January 2018 Welcome to The Cleveland Orchestra’s 38th annual concert in celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We are pleased to once again collaborate with the City of Cleveland to present this event celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. King through classical, gospel, and spiritual music performed by The Cleveland Orchestra, the assembled community chorus, and guest artists. For this year’s concert, 50 years since the tragedy of Dr. King’s assassination, we have collaborated with Cleveland’s own ideastream/PBS to present a special, multimedia concert incorporating King’s words and historical images — all combined together with live narration and music. The evening is being recorded for delayed telecast in Northeast Ohio on Friday, January 26, at 9:00 p.m. on WVIZ, and on other Ohio television stations in the weeks ahead. At the start of the concert, The Cleveland Orchestra in cooperation with the City of Cleveland and the Greater Cleveland Partnership present this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards. These awards are detailed on the following pages and recognize community service and leadership by organizations and individuals making a difference here in Northeast Ohio. We extend our grateful thanks to several partners who make this concert possible. In addition to the City of Cleveland and ideastream, we recognize our generous sponsor, KeyBank, along with special funding from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation. Thanks to Cleveland radio station WCLV, this concert is being enjoyed by thousands across Northeast Ohio as they listen to the live radio broadcast on stations WCLV (104.9 FM) and WCPN (90.3 FM). Please join us on Monday, January 15, here at Severance Hall for our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Open House. This free community event from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. features a variety of free performances and activities. Complete details can be found at clevelandorchestra.com. We thank each of the performers for their participation in this special community day celebrating youth and diversity. Thank you for joining us here this evening. We cordially invite you to take full advantage of The Cleveland Orchestra’s varied presentations and performances — at Severance Hall, at the Orchestra’s summer Blossom Music Festival, and through our many education and community programs.
Richard K. Smucker President
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André Gremillet Executive Director
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AROUND THE REGION — During its 100th Season, The Cleveland Orchestra celebrates with performances designed to share more music with more communities than ever before! Around the Region takes performances beyond Severance Hall to six counties, showcasing not only Cleveland Orchestra musicians, but also musicians from the community who come together each week as part of the Orchestra’s family of ensembles — including the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Children’s Chorus, Youth Chorus, and Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. Music is a powerful way to unite people and communities. Join us!
Cuyahoga County
Together We Thrive Office of County Executive Armond Budish
January 2018 Dear Friends, It is my great honor to participate in the Cleveland Orchestra’s 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert. Each year, this concert gives us the opportunity to remember and celebrate the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King devoted his life to protecting the civil rights of Americans who suffered from discrimination and inequality. He brought people together to ensure that all people have equal access to justice and all are valued respected and heard. What better way to honor the memory of Dr. King than through music that nourishes our souls and brings people together in harmony. On behalf of the residents of Cuyahoga County, we thank our renowned Cleveland Orchestra for bringing this very special program to us year after year, reminding us all to be encouraged to live the principles and values embodied by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. My best always,
Armond Budish Cuyahoga County Executive
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BEETHOVEN & PROMETHEUS, A HERO'S JOURNEY — this groundbreaking Education
Concert was premiered under Franz Welser-Möst’s baton on September 22, 2017, launching The Cleveland Orchestra’s Centennial Season. Nearly 2,000 students from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District attended this unique collaboration between the Orchestra and Cleveland School of the Arts (whose 500+ students all attended). The concert was built around Beethoven, a titan of classical music, and Prometheus, a Titan of Greek mythology — and inspiring students to use their individual gifts to change the world.
January 2018 Dear Fellow Citizens: I am pleased and proud to welcome you to Severance Hall for The Cleveland Orchestra’s annual musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Cleveland Orchestra has brought Clevelanders together in a salute to Dr. King for the last 38 years to honor and remember this great American leader. This evening, our world-renowned Orchestra is led by conductor Franz Welser-Möst and features world-renowned bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green along with the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus led by choral conductor William Henry Caldwell, and with narration by actor and native Clevelander James Pickens Jr. I am also pleased to acknowledge the fifteenth anniversary of the MLK Jr. Community Service Awards, presented in cooperation with the City of Cleveland by The Cleveland Orchestra and the Greater Cleveland Partnership through the Commission on Economic Inclusion. Each year, these awards recognize members of our community who have positively impacted Cleveland in the spirit of the teachings and example of Dr. King. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed that people of all races would unite in harmony and triumph in the struggle for peace, justice, and equality for all of humanity. Through this concert, we celebrate Dr. King’s dream and recommit to the goal of making Cleveland a city where citizens live and work as one, with equality, respect, and justice for all. Enjoy the concert. Sincerely,
Mayor May Ma yor Frank Fran ankk G. an G Jackson Jackson
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Kerstin Trawick thinks it’s never too late to learn something new. Living at Judson Park, she continues to pursue lifelong learning opportunities at Case Western Reserve University. Judson and Case Western Reserve have established an exciting partnership that offers Judson residents complete access to University events, programs and facilities, like the Kelvin Smith Library and the new state-of-the-art Tinkham Veale University Center. For CWRU alumni considering a move to Judson, there is an attractive discount towards an independent living entry fee and complimentary relocation package. Learn more about all the benefits included in the partnership between Judson and Case Western Reserve University. Call (216) 446-1579 today.
Visit www.judsonsmartliving.org/cwru for information about this exciting partnership
MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION
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operating The Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, and Blossom Music Festival O F F I C E R S A ND E XEC UT I VE C O MMIT T E E Richard K. Smucker, President Dennis W. LaBarre, Chairman Richard J. Bogomolny, Chairman Emeritus Alexander M. Cutler Hiroyuki Fujita David J. Hooker Michael J. Horvitz Douglas A. Kern
Norma Lerner, Honorary Chair Hewitt B. Shaw, Secretary Beth E. Mooney, Treasurer
Virginia M. Lindseth Nancy W. McCann Larry Pollock Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Audrey Gilbert Ratner
Barbara S. Robinson Jeffery J. Weaver Meredith Smith Weil Paul E. Westlake Jr.
R E S I D E NT TR U S TE ES Richard J. Bogomolny Yuval Brisker Jeanette Grasselli Brown Helen Rankin Butler Irad Carmi Paul G. Clark Robert D. Conrad Matthew V. Crawford Alexander M. Cutler Hiroyuki Fujita Robert K. Gudbranson Iris Harvie Jeffrey A. Healy Stephen H. Hoffman David J. Hooker Michael J. Horvitz Marguerite B. Humphrey Betsy Juliano Jean C. Kalberer Nancy F. Keithley
Christopher M. Kelly Douglas A. Kern John D. Koch Dennis W. LaBarre Norma Lerner Virginia M. Lindseth Milton S. Maltz Nancy W. McCann Stephen McHale Thomas F. McKee Loretta J. Mester Beth E. Mooney John C. Morley Meg Fulton Mueller Katherine T. O’Neill Rich Paul Larry Pollock Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Clara T. Rankin Audrey Gilbert Ratner
Charles A. Ratner Zoya Reyzis Barbara S. Robinson Steven M. Ross Luci Schey Spring Hewitt B. Shaw Richard K. Smucker James C. Spira R. Thomas Stanton Russell Trusso Daniel P. Walsh Thomas A. Waltermire Geraldine B. Warner Jeffery J. Weaver Meredith Smith Weil Jeffrey M. Weiss Norman E. Wells Paul E. Westlake Jr. David A. Wolfort
N O N- R E S I D E NT TR U S T E E S Virginia Nord Barbato (New York) Wolfgang C. Berndt (Austria)
Laurel Blossom (California) Richard C. Gridley (South Carolina)
Herbert Kloiber (Germany) Paul Rose (Mexico)
T RU S TE E S E X- O F F I C I O Faye A. Heston, President, Volunteer Council of The Cleveland Orchestra Patricia Sommer, President, Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra Elizabeth McCormick, President, Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra T RU S TE E S E M E R I TI George N. Aronoff Dr. Ronald H. Bell David P. Hunt S. Lee Kohrman Charlotte R. Kramer Donald W. Morrison Gary A. Oatey Raymond T. Sawyer PA S T PR E S I D E NT S D. Z. Norton 1915-21 John L. Severance 1921-36 Dudley S. Blossom 1936-38 Thomas L. Sidlo 1939-53
Carolyn Dessin, Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating Committee Beverly J. Warren, President, Kent State University Barbara R. Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University
H O N O RARY T RUS T E E S FOR LIFE Robert P. Madison Gay Cull Addicott Robert F. Meyerson Charles P. Bolton The Honorable John D. Ong Allen H. Ford James S. Reid, Jr. Robert W. Gillespie Dorothy Humel Hovorka* Alex Machaskee * deceased
Percy W. Brown 1953-55 Frank E. Taplin, Jr. 1955-57 Frank E. Joseph 1957-68 Alfred M. Rankin 1968-83
Ward Smith 1983-95 Richard J. Bogomolny 1995-2002, 2008-09 James D. Ireland III 2002-08 Dennis W. LaBarre 2009-17
THE CLEVEL AND ORCHESTR A Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director
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André Gremillet, Executive Director
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THE PROMETHEUS PROJECT
BEETHOVEN THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
CLEVELAND May 1O-19 VIENNA May 24-28 TOKYO June 2-7 conducted by Franz Welser-Möst The Cleveland Orchestra’s Centennial Season ends with a special series of concerts on three continents. Franz Welser-Möst examines Beethoven’s nine symphonies through the story of PROMETHEUS, a titan of Greek mythology who defied Zeus to give fire to humanity — sparking imagination, civilization, learning, and creativity. Similarly, BEETHOVEN, a titan of classical music, pursued his own art and energies in service to Promethean beliefs — in the goodness of humanity, and the ongoing heroic struggle to create a better world, filled with justice and human worth. These Festival concerts are a not-to-be-missed experience to hear Beethoven’s genius in its glory and great goodness.
CLEVELAND S E V E R A N C E H A L L MAY 10 Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3 (“Eroica”) MAY 11 Symphonies Nos. 4 and 7 MAY 12 Symphonies Nos. 8 and 5 MAY 13 Symphonies Nos. 6 (“Pastoral”) and 2 MAY 17, 18, 19 Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)
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MLK Community Service Awards 2018 Selection Committee Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Chalker Senior Pastor, University Circle United Methodist Church
From The Cleveland Orchestra Joan Katz Napoli Senior Director Education & Community Programs
Gina Cheverine Vice President, Greater Cleveland Partnership Tillie Colter Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Sandra Jones Manager Education & Family Concerts
Yvonne Conwell Cuyahoga County Council, District 7 Valarie McCall Chief of Government Affairs Office of the Mayor of Cleveland Marsha Mockabee President & CEO Urban League of Greater Cleveland
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE Jeffery Weaver, Chair Thomas Stanton, Vice Chair Erika Anthony Lisa Boyko Michael Byun Rev. Kenneth Chalker Jennifer Coleman Sylvia Docking JosĂŠ C. Feliciano Iris Harvie
George Hwang Shachar Israel Dr. Wael Khoury Richard Levitz Brett Luengo Stephen McHale Deborah McHamm
Emeritus: Ronald H. Bell Richard J. Bogomolny Alex Machaskee Robert P. Madison
The Community Engagement Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra is dedicated to the goal of actively involving more and diverse communities from across Northeast Ohio in all aspects of the Orchestra's work, by helping to guide efforts for promoting community partnerships, audience development, and neighborhood collaborations.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2018 Community Service Awards The Cleveland Orchestra and the City of Cleveland, in cooperation with the Greater Cleveland Partnership, are pleased to announce the recipients of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards, who are positively impacting Cleveland in the spirit of the teachings and example of Dr. King:
Kevin Conwell — special recognition Titus Hicks — youth KeyBank — organization Award recipients demonstrate one or more of the following qualities: • • • • •
Promotion of social justice Promotion of diversity and inclusion Leadership in community building Advocacy for educational excellence Involvement with music and the arts to promote greater understanding and acceptance
ABOUT THE 2018 AWARD RECIPIENTS Councilman Kevin Conwell has been a member of Cleveland City Council since November 2001, representing Ward 9, which includes the neighborhoods of Glenville and parts of University Circle, including Severance Hall. Councilman Conwell has championed economic development in his ward and is a vocal activist on social service and workforce issues, advocating for needy families, disabled people, the elderly and the unemployed, as well as for fair wages, benefits and strong labor unions to help working people. He chairs the council’s Workforce & Community Benefits Committee and serves on three other council committees — Finance, Transportation, and Health & Human Services. Mr. Conwell graduated from Glenville High School and earned two busi-
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ness degrees from Cuyahoga Community college, a BA from Kent State University and an MBA from Chancellor University. He is also an accomplished musician and strong advocate for music and the arts. Councilman Conwell is passionate, dedicated, hardworking and deeply committed, not only to his Ward 9 constituents, but to the City of Cleveland. He is a leader in community-building and in forging civic partnerships; this was clearly evident in 2002 when he conceived of and pushed for the creation of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards to honor community members who positively impact Cleveland in the spirit of the teachings and example of Dr. King. Past award recipients include Hon. Judge Jean Murrell Capers, Dr. Julian Earls, George L. Forbes, Robert P. Madison, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr., Hon. Carl B. Stokes, Congressman Louis Stokes, Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, Alpha Kappa Alpha, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Distinguished Gentlemen of Spoken Word, E.F. Boyd Funeral Services, and The President’s Council, to name just a few. This evening marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards, a fitting occasion to recognize Councilman Kevin Conwell for his vision in creating the award, which has allowed us to honor so many outstanding individuals, businesses, and young people who are making a real difference in our community, including the Councilman himself. Titus Hicks grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, the youngest of 8 children. Throughout his elementary years, he showed a lack of interest in school and acknowledges that his effort and behavior were not very good. He recalls teachers telling him that he would not amount to much. Each of his older siblings eventually dropped out of school, and it was reasonable to think he would do the same. In the ninth grade, a teacher recognized Titus’s academic and leadership potential and connected him with Baldwin Wallace University’s BW Scholars Program, which recognizes every child’s potential to learn and thrive given appropriate guidance and support. Throughout his high school years as a BW Scholar, he spent summers on the Baldwin Wallace campus taking extra coursework in math, science, and English, and began to give more attention and focus to his academics. Titus graduated from John Adams High School in June 2011 in the top ten percent of the class and accepted a scholarship to Baldwin Wallace University as part of the BW Scholars program. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in May 2016. He is the first in his family to earn both a high school diploma and a college degree. He credits these achievements as events that altered the course of his life — and the future of his family. Titus is currently employed at Baldwin Wallace University as Youth Outreach Coordinator for the BW Scholars Program. He is determined to give back and work with young people who may feel as he once did, that education is not a path to future success. For the past two years, he has been a relentless mentor to young
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people in Cleveland schools, starting with his own cousins, nieces, and nephews — as well as to all the young men in the BW Scholars Program — and an articulate and poised spokesperson. This past autumn, Titus was admitted to the MBA program at Baldwin Wallace and is currently pursuing the next chapter in his education. Titus was able to overcome many barriers in his life, and has committed himself to offering a helping hand, lifting other young people up through education, and by example, giving hope to others that they too can realize their potential and success. KeyBank is headquartered in Cleveland and serves as one of the region’s largest employers, with more than 6,000 staff members. Through its sponsorships, philanthropy, volunteerism, and business, Key is dedicated to helping the Greater Cleveland community thrive. KeyBank is an esteemed partner with The Cleveland Orchestra and has set the standard for corporate civic engagement in Northeast Ohio. KeyBank’s annual support helps provide exceptional music programs and performances to people throughout the Northeast Ohio region. The investment KeyBank makes in education, workforce development, and affordable housing resonates throughout Greater Cleveland’s urban neighborhoods. As a responsible corporate citizen, KeyBank is part of neighborhoods throughout our community and takes a focused approach toward diversity and inclusion, philanthropy, and volunteerism. In addition, KeyBank uses its resources to improve the quality of life in our community and beyond — through local service projects and board leadership. It is no surprise that KeyBank is recognized as one of the most community-minded companies in the country. The descriptions above are excerpted and condensed from the nomination letters submitted.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. —Martin Luther King Jr.
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Shining a spotlight on creativity.
The arts enrich all our lives and are an integral part of our culture and heritage. It’s why we support arts organizations within our community. They inspire, entertain, move, and inform us in so many ways. Without the arts our community would not be the vibrant and diverse place we enjoy today.
KeyBank thanks The Cleveland Orchestra for making a difference.
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Sunday evening, January 14, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert The Cleveland Orchestra and the City of Cleveland present a special celebration of the birthday of
Martin Luther King Jr. featuring the Martin
Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus
assembled and prepared by William Henry Caldwell
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James Pickens Jr, narrator Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone and The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Mรถst
WELCOMING REMARKS AND INVOCATION
Richard K. Smucker Board President, The Cleveland Orchestra Rev. Dr. Kenneth W. Chalker Pastor, University Circle United Methodist Church
Margot James Copeland Chair and CEO, KeyBank Foundation
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS
presented by
Jeffery J. Weaver, Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Community Engagement Committee with
The Honorable Frank G. Jackson, Mayor, City of Cleveland The Honorable Kevin Conwell, Councilman, Ward 9, City of Cleveland The Honorable Yvonne M. Conwell, Cuyahoga County Council, District 7
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T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A
CELEBRATING Martin Luther King Jr. C O N C E R T
P R O G R A M
This evening’s multi-media presentation features video segments intermixed with live narration and performances by The Cleveland Orchestra, guest soloist, and community choir.
“Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ’round” (A CAPPELLA) African-American spiritual, arranged for chorus by William Henry Caldwell MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION CHORUS
Overture to Egmont by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
“Lord God of Abraham” from Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) with RYAN SPEEDO GREEN, bass-baritone
Lyric for Strings by George Walker (b. 1922)
“Down by the Riverside” African-American spiritual, arranged for chorus and soloist by Charles Floyd with RYAN SPEEDO GREEN, bass-baritone and the MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION
CHORUS
INTERMISSION
“Va, Pensiero” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from the opera Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) with the MARTIN LUTHER KING
JR. CELEBRATION CHORUS
Pines of the Appian Way from The Pines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
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T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A PROGR AM CONTINUED
“Battle Hymn of the Republic” words by Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), to a traditional camp-meeting song arranged for chorus and orchestra by Peter Wilhousky with the MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION CHORUS
“Take My Hand, Precious Lord” by Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1993) arranged for chorus and soloist by Charles Floyd with RYAN SPEEDO GREEN, baritone and the MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION
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Movement 4. Chorale: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God from Symphony No. 5 (“Reformation”) by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Lift Every Voice and Sing words by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) music by J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) arranged by Hale Smith THE AUDIENCE IS INVITED TO JOIN IN SINGING — THE WORDS ARE PRINTED ON PAGE 33
This concert is sponsored by KeyBank, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence. This presentation is supported by a grant from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation. Please silence all cellphones and watch alarms. LIVE RADIO BROADCAST :
This concert is being broadcast live on radio stations WCLV (104.9 FM) and WCPN (90.3 FM). VIDEORECORDING FOR FUTURE TELECAST :
This concert is being recorded for future telecast by ideastream PBS-WVIZ and throughout Ohio. WVIZ telecast: Friday, January 26, at 9 p.m. (Check local listings for additional stations, dates, and times.)
Personal taping, videorecording, or photographing during concert is prohibited. T HE
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The members of The Cleveland Orchestra are donating their services for this performance to benefit the sustaining fund of the Musical Arts Association.
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T H E
C L E V E L A N D
Franz Welser-Möst M U S I C D I R E C TO R
CELLOS Mark Kosower*
Kelvin Smith Family Chair
SECOND VIOLINS Stephen Rose * FIRST VIOLINS William Preucil CONCERTMASTER
Blossom-Lee Chair
Jung-Min Amy Lee ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair
Peter Otto FIRST ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Jessica Lee ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair
Takako Masame Paul and Lucille Jones Chair
Wei-Fang Gu Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair
Kim Gomez Elizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair
Chul-In Park Harriet T. and David L. Simon Chair
Miho Hashizume Theodore Rautenberg Chair
Jeanne Preucil Rose Dr. Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair
Alicia Koelz Oswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair
Yu Yuan Patty and John Collinson Chair
Isabel Trautwein Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair
Mark Dumm Gladys B. Goetz Chair
Katherine Bormann Analisé Denise Kukelhan
Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair James and Donna Reid Chair
Bryan Dumm Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair
Eli Matthews 1 Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair
Sonja Braaten Molloy Carolyn Gadiel Warner Elayna Duitman Ioana Missits Jeffrey Zehngut Vladimir Deninzon Sae Shiragami Scott Weber Kathleen Collins Beth Woodside Emma Shook Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair
Yun-Ting Lee Jiah Chung Chapdelaine VIOLAS Wesley Collins* Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair 1
Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair
Stanley Konopka 2 Mark Jackobs Jean Wall Bennett Chair
Arthur Klima Richard Waugh Lisa Boyko Richard and Nancy Sneed Chair
Lembi Veskimets The Morgan Sisters Chair
Eliesha Nelson Joanna Patterson Zakany Patrick Connolly
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The GAR Foundation Chair
Charles Bernard 2 Helen Weil Ross Chair
Emilio Llinás 2
Lynne Ramsey
Louis D. Beaumont Chair
Richard Weiss 1
The Musicians
Tanya Ell Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Chair
Ralph Curry Brian Thornton William P. Blair III Chair
David Alan Harrell Martha Baldwin Dane Johansen Paul Kushious BASSES Maximilian Dimoff * Clarence T. Reinberger Chair
Kevin Switalski 2 Scott Haigh 1 Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair
Mark Atherton Thomas Sperl Henry Peyrebrune Charles Barr Memorial Chair
Charles Carleton Scott Dixon Derek Zadinsky HARP Trina Struble * Alice Chalifoux Chair This roster lists the fulltime members of The Cleveland Orchestra. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed.
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O R C H E S T R A FLUTES Joshua Smith * Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Chair
Saeran St. Christopher Marisela Sager 2 Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn Chair
Mary Kay Fink PICCOLO Mary Kay Fink Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair
OBOES Frank Rosenwein * Edith S. Taplin Chair
Corbin Stair Jeffrey Rathbun 2 Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair
Robert Walters
Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaffe Chair
CLARINETS Afendi Yusuf * Robert Marcellus Chair
Robert Woolfrey Victoire G. and Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Chair
Daniel McKelway
HORNS Michael Mayhew § Knight Foundation Chair
Jesse McCormick Robert B. Benyo Chair
Hans Clebsch Richard King Alan DeMattia TRUMPETS Michael Sachs * Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair
Jack Sutte Lyle Steelman 2 James P. and Dolores D. Storer Chair
Michael Miller CORNETS Michael Sachs *
ENGLISH HORN Robert Walters
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Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair
Yann Ghiro E-FLAT CLARINET Daniel McKelway Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair
BASS CLARINET Yann Ghiro BASSOONS John Clouser * Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair
Gareth Thomas Barrick Stees 2 Sandra L. Haslinger Chair
Jonathan Sherwin CONTRABASSOON Jonathan Sherwin
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Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair
PERCUSSION Marc Damoulakis* Margaret Allen Ireland Chair
Donald Miller Tom Freer Thomas Sherwood KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS Joela Jones * Rudolf Serkin Chair
Carolyn Gadiel Warner Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair
LIBRARIANS Robert O’Brien Joe and Marlene Toot Chair
Donald Miller
Michael Miller
ENDOWED CHAIRS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED
TROMBONES Massimo La Rosa *
Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair Sunshine Chair George Szell Memorial Chair
Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair
Richard Stout Alexander and Marianna C. McAfee Chair
Shachar Israel 2 BASS TROMBONE Thomas Klaber
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Associate Principal First Assistant Principal Assistant Principal
EUPHONIUM AND BASS TRUMPET Richard Stout
CONDUCTORS Christoph von Dohnányi
TUBA Yasuhito Sugiyama*
Vinay Parameswaran
Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair
TIMPANI Paul Yancich * Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair
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Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair
Lisa Wong ACTING DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES
Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair
Tom Freer 2 Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Chair
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Franz Welser-Möst Music Director Kelvin Smith Family Endowed Chair The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst is among today’s most distinguished conductors. The 2017-18 season marks his sixteenth year as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, with the future of this acclaimed partnership extending into the next decade. The New York Times has declared Cleveland under Welser-Möst’s direction to be the “best American orchestra“ for its virtuosity, elegance of sound, variety of color, and chamber-like musical cohesion. The Cleveland Orchestra has been repeatedly praised for its innovative programming, support for new musical works, and for its renewed success in semi-staged and staged opera productions. Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra are frequent guests at many prestigious concert halls and festivals around the world, including regular appearances in Vienna, New York, and Miami, and at the festivals of Salzburg and Lucerne. In the past decade, The Cleveland Orchestra has been hugely successSeverance Hall 2017-18
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ful in building up a new and, notably, younger audience through groundbreaking programs involving families, students, and universities. As a guest conductor, Mr. WelserMöst enjoys a close and productive relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic. His recent performances with the Philharmonic have included critically-acclaimed opera productions at the Salzburg Festival (Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier in 2014, Beethoven’s Fidelio in 2015, Strauss’s Die Liebe der Danae in 2016, and Reimann’s Lear in 2017), as well as appearances at New York’s Carnegie Hall, at the Lucerne Festival, and in concert at La Scala Milan. He has conducted the Philharmonic’s celebrated annual New Year’s Day concert twice, viewed by millions worldwide. This past season, he led the Vienna Philharmonic in performances in Vienna and on tour in the United States, featuring three concerts at Carnegie Hall. He returns to the Salzburg Festival in 2018. Mr. Welser-Möst also maintains relationships with a number of other European orchestras and opera companies. His 2017-18 schedule includes concerts with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw, and Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala, as well as leading a gala with the Shanghai Grand Opera. From 2010 to 2014, Franz WelserMöst served as general music director of the Vienna State Opera. His partnership with the company included an acclaimed new production of Wagner’s Ring cycle and a series of critically-praised new pro-
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ductions, as well as performances of a wide range of other operas, particularly works by Wagner and Richard Strauss. Prior to his years with the Vienna State Opera, Mr. Welser-Möst led the Zurich Opera across a decade-long tenure, conducting more than forty new productions and culminating in three seasons as general music director (2005-08). Franz Welser-Möst’s recordings and videos have won major awards, including a Gramophone Award, Diapason d’Or, Japanese Record Academy Award, and two Grammy nominations. The recent Salzburg Festival production he conducted of Der Rosenkavalier was awarded with the Echo Klassik for “best opera recording.“ With The Cleveland Orchestra, his recordings include DVD recordings of live performances of five of Bruckner’s symphonies and a multi-DVD set of major works by Brahms, featuring Yefim Bronfman and Julia Fischer as soloists. A companion video recording of Brahms’s German Requiem was released in 2017. This past summer, Mr. Welser-Möst was awarded the 2017 Pro Arte Europapreis for his advocacy and achievements as a musical ambassador. Other honors and awards include the Vienna Philharmonic’s “Ring of Honor” for his longstanding personal and artistic relationship with the ensemble, as well as recognition from the Western Law Center for Disability Rights, honorary membership in the Vienna Singverein, appointment as an Academician of the European Academy of Yuste, a Decoration of Honor from the Republic of Austria for his artistic achievements, and the Kilenyi Medal from the Bruckner Society of America.
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ABOVE In December 2015, Franz Welser-Möst
led the prestigious Nobel Prize Concert with the Stockholm Philharmonic.
“Franz Welser-Möst, music director of the subtle, responsive Cleveland Orchestra — possibly America’s most memorable symphonic ensemble — leads operas with airy, catlike grace.” —New York Times “Franz Welser-Möst has managed something radical with The Cleveland Orchestra — making them play as one seamless unit. . . . The music flickered with a very delicate beauty that makes the Clevelanders sound like no other orchestra.” —London Times “There were times when the sheer splendor of the orchestra’s playing made you sit upright in awestruck appreciation. . . . The music was a miracle of expressive grandeur, which Welser-Möst paced with weight and fluidity.” —San Francisco Chronicle
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CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA FRANZ WELSER-MÖST The Cleveland Orchestra extends special thanks to its collaborating partner ideastream/PBS for this evening’s multimedia presentation, concert, and broadcasts.
The speeches and writings of Martin Luther King Jr. are used with license granted by Intellectual Properties Management of Atlanta, Georgia, as Exclusive Licensor of the King Estate. Video and photography provided by Alabama Department of Archives and History, Birmingham Public Library (Department of Archives and Manuscripts, Birmingham, Alabama), Kino Lorber Inc., Library of Congress (including Carl Van Vechten Collection of the Prints & Photographs Division), National Archives (Washington D.C.), Abbie Rowe / White House Photographs (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Massachusetts), and Wazee Digital / CBS News. Additiional video and photography imagery supplied from the following collections at Getty Images: Bettman, Morton Broffman, David Fenton, Hulton Archive, Charles Moore, MPI, Rolls Press / Popperfoto Santi Visalli, Paul Schutzer / The Life Picture Collection, and Underwood Archives. Biblical consultation by the Rev. Dr. Stephen Cramer. Additional thanks to Bonnie G. Rowan Film Research. Historical consultation by staff members of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute of Stanford University.
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James Pickens Jr. was born in Cleveland, Ohio. While attending college at Bowling Green State University, he began pursuing an interest in acting. He graduated from BGSU with a bachelor of fine arts degree in 1976. Afterwards, Pickens began work on the stage at the Roundabout Theatre in New York City. During this time, he starred in the Negro Ensemble Company’s production of A Soldier’s Play with Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson. He first came to the screen as an ambulance driver in F/X in 1986. That same year, he began appearing on the soap opera Another World. Among a steady line-up of work in the 1990s, he also appeared on the popular romance drama Beverly Hills 90210 and the comedy series Roseanne. Pickens is perhaps best known to television audiences for his portrayal as Dr. Richard Webber on the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, launched in 2005. He reprised this same role in the spin-off series Private Practice. Outside of acting, James Pickens spends much of his time around horses and is part of the United States Championship Roping team. He is married to Gina Pickens (née Taylor) and is father to two sons.
American bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is quickly establishing himself as an artist of international demand and stature, singing with leading opera houses and orchestras on both sides of the Atlantic. The 2016-17 season includes Mr. Green’s return to the Metropolitan Opera as Colline in Puccinin's La Boheme, as well as his house and role debut as Osmin in Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio with Houston Grand Opera. Mr. Green also returns to the Vienna State Opera for his third season as an ensemble member, with roles including Basilio in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and Timur in Turandot. A book about Mr. Green’s personal journey — Sing for Your Life, by New York Times journalist Daniel Bergner — was published in 2016, telling Green’s story from a trailer park in southeastern Virginia though time spent in Virginia’s juvenile facility-of-last-resort to the Met stage. A native of Suffolk, Virginia, Mr. Green received a bachelor of music degree from the Hartt School of Music and a master of music degree from Florida State University, and was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.
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William Henry Caldwell William Henry Caldwell is well known as a choral conductor, voice clinician, and baritone soloist. He has led the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus for The Cleveland Orchestra for the past decade, and also serves as resident conductor for the Classical Roots Community Chorus for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He served as professor and chairman of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, and was director of the Central State University Chorus for over thirty years. The chorus’s accomplishments during his tenure include a Grammy nomination for Amen: A Gospel Celebration, one of several of the Chorus’s recordings on Telarc. The CSU Chorus toured extensively under his direction, including performances in London, Canterbury, Paris, Venice, and Florence, and at the Vatican in Rome. Mr. Caldwell has performed as a baritone soloist across the United States and abroad. He performs regularly as soloist with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and has appeared with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded on the Telarc label, including appearing as Cokey Lou in George Gershwin’s one-act opera Blue Monday. He has performed as a baritone soloist in Italy, Egypt, and Germany, and has served as an adjudicator/conductor for the Ohio All-State Choir. Mr. Caldwell is a magna cum laude graduate of Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and holds a master of music degree in vocal performance from the University of Texas. He has done further graduate study at the Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music and with Ohio State University. Mr. Caldwell has served as a member of several arts organization boards, including the Dayton Philharmonic and the Kettering Children’s Choir. He lives in Dayton, Ohio, and recently retired as choir director at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” words by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), music by J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954)
Lift every voice and sing, ’Til earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
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Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. Sing a song full of the hope That the present has brought us. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on ’til victory is won.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus This year’s Celebration Chorus features members from the following Cleveland area churches: Affinity Missionary Baptist Church Aldersgate United Methodist Church Antioch Baptist Church Bethany Christian Church Bethel Church of Cleveland Heights Celebration United Methodist Church Christ Universal Temple Christadelphian Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Solon Church of Saint Dominic Church of the Saviour City Church of Cleveland Cleveland Church of Christ Cory United Methodist Church Damascus Missionary Baptist Church East Mount Zion Baptist Church East View United Church of Christ Elizabeth Baptist Church Eternal Word Church Fifth Christian Church First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland First Greater New Zion Missionary Baptist Church Gethsemane Baptist Church Glenville Present Truth Church Glory of Zion International Ministry God’s Tabernacle of Faith Church Good Shepherd Baptist Church Grace Lutheran Church, Thompson Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church Grace Church Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church Greater Avery AME Greater Bethel AME Church Greater Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ Greater Vision Baptist Church Holy Trinity Baptist Church Imani United Church of Christ Lane Metropolitan CME Life at Calvary Mount Sinai Ministries Mount Hermon Baptist Church Mount Moriah Baptist Church Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church
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Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Mount Sinai Baptist Church New Community Bible Fellowship New Life at Calvary New Song Church New Spirit Revival Center Nottingham United Methodist Church Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Painesville United Methodist Church Parkwood CME. Church Pentecost/Apostolic Philippi Missionary Baptist Church Pilgrim Church of Christ Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church Progressive Baptist Church Providence Baptist Church Renaissance Unity Second St. John MBC South Euclid United Church of Christ St. Andrews Episcopal Church St. James AME Church St. John AME St. John Vianney Church St. Mark Catholic Church St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church St. Michael Archangel Church St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church St. Timothy Missionary Baptist Church The Faith Place The Greater New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church The Word Church United Church of Christ of South Euclid University Circle United Methodist Church Velocity Church West Park UCC West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church Westminster Presbyterian Willing Workers Baptist Church Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church Zion Lutheran Church Zion Pentecostal Church of Christ
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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus A volunteer community chorus assembled and prepared by William Henry Caldwell Patricia Alexander Arlene N. Allen Ulysses Allen Renee Woodland Anderson Yolanda Arimont-Bartlett Joan E. Bacon Melody Baker Gwendolyn Bennett Patricia Bennett Cheryl Blockson Eva Blount Margie Booker Debra Boyer Yolanda Bradley Lisa Bragg Nalani Brooks Julie Brown Kathy Brown Robert Brown Betty Bryant Carlisa Burge Charlie A. Burrell Morris Cammon Ayana Cheston Sharon Cheston David Ciucevich Cynthia Clark Peter Clausen Thurston W. Coleman Renay Cook Ronnie Crenshaw Kristin Dalakas Sybil Dwane Daniel Bill Davis Robyn Davis Susan Dennis Mary Dixon Carroll Dunn Nnenne Edeh Melda English Rosemarie Fowler Donna Glenn Joan Grace Paula Gray Kenneth Green Al Grier Daphney Grier Sandhya Gupta
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Barbara Harris Charles Harris Dianne Harris Brenda Harrison Willa Hatter Genise Herron-Penn Lynda Hill Marguerite Hinkle Jacqueline Tyson Holmes Bonnie Inniss Shirley Jefferson Robert Jenkins Thelma Jinko Bonita Johnson Jacqueline Johnson Milton Johnson ShaRon Johnson Sylvia Johnson Judith Karberg Rivia Keys Dorian Kidd Esther Louise Kinds Andrea Kirkland Kate Klonowski Renee Crumb Lake Coland Leavens Joyce Lee Barbara Levy Ida Love Helen Mack Zalreita Marson Brittany Martin Donna Mattox James May Kay W. McCastle Edwina L. McClendon Marian E. McClendon Rochelle McCrayer Queen E. McDaniel Felicia McDonald Margaret McLaughlin Leotha Melvin Pamela Mendez Roger Mennell Cheri Micheaux-Alexander Ethel Middlebrooks Jeannette Moore Denice Moore-Walker Kathleen Moreland
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Denys Morgan Donna Morgan Marsha Myhand Carolyn Neal Umeki Neverson Keith Norman Marie Oatman Patsy Orosz Wanda Owens Clara M. Parker Delores Perry Catherine Phelps-Garrett Ronnie Pierce, Jr. Ronald Pitts Sarah L. Powell John A. Powell, Sr. Patricia Price Andrenee Priest Charlie Mae Radcliff Nancy Rebert Claudia Rice Heather Rice Mario Riley Stephanie Roberts Kim Robinson Michelle Robinson Tera Robinson Anna Rogers Ruth Rollins Cynthia Rose Calvin Sanders Leslie Scruggs Alice Hill Seifullah Angela Seldon Karlett Shoates TaJuanna Simpson Lezlee Sims Jennifer Sizemore Wanda Smart Linda Sowell Victoria Taylor Harriet F. Thomas Martha Walter Thomas Janet Thompson Kelvin Thompson William Todia Rhonda Tremble Michelle Turner Cariss Turner Smith
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The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. by Vivien-Sue Penn and Donald McNeely The following biographical sketch is reprinted, with appreciation, from the New Jersey Education Association’s “NJEA Review” of January 1977. T H I S G E N E R A T I O N H A S little or no direct experience or
Martin Luther KING Jr. born January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia died April 4, 1968 Memphis, Tennessee
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knowledge of the struggle for civil rights and human dignity in this country, or of the heroes who led the protest, nor the price they paid. In this age when we still see so much violence around us, it is necessary and proper to study the lives and works of men and women who achieved so much with nonviolent techniques. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of those persons. Michael Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929, the son and grandson of Baptist ministers. He later changed his name to Martin Luther King. He was protected somewhat as a child because he was the son of “substantial” black parents. However, he, too, faced personal incidents in the South that smacked of discrimination and social injustice. In Atlanta, he attended Booker T. Washington High School. By the time he was 19, he had graduated as a special gifted student from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and then continued his ministerial education by obtaining a Bachelor of Divinity Degree at Crozer Theological Seminary. He was awarded a PhD from Boston University in 1955. While he was pursuing his education in Massachusetts, King met and married Coretta Scott from Alabama, who was studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music. During those early formative years, he developed a fascination for the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, who articulated a doctrine of passive resistance to gain freedom in India. While Martin Luther King was studying for his doctorate in 1954, he was offered and accepted the pastorate of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. In 1955, black people in Alabama were still sent to the rear of any public conveyance — segregated seating. The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) was organized in December 1955 to change that situation. King became MIA’s president and preached resistance with love — not hate — for the oppressors. During this period of change in Alabama, many Martin Luther King Jr.
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black people were arrested, physically attacked, and otherwise intimidated. Still their protest made its point. The United States Supreme Court finally ruled that existing Alabama laws regarding segregated seating were unconstitutional. Blacks and whites rode buses for the first time on a nonsegregated basis. The success of the venture taught civil rights advocates that there was power in good organization and strong leadership, which King provided. Martin Luther King was convinced that his leadership strength lay in its nonviolent approach and proceeded to follow his own dictates by organizing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in January 1957 to widen the effects of his Montgomery success. King moved his family to Atlanta in 1959, where he joined forces with his father, who was the minister associated with the Ebenezer Baptist Church. King’s life was anything but nonviolent. He was frequently arrested, jailed, and physically bruised. Fire hoses and attack dogs became a way of life for this fighter of social injustice. His life was one long thread of demonstrations on buses and other public conveyances, in restaurants, hotels, department stores and other places that needed to be desegregated. Massive demonstrations took the form of freedom marches in
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Alabama and Washington. These challenged people of all faiths, races and religions to join the fight for freedom for all Americans. From all over the nation people joined together in support of the civil rights movement. King’s speeches were impassioned and concerned his personal and his race’s fight against prejudice. They often referred to his philosophy of nonviolence, containing the “I have a dream” appeal first introduced at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., during the 1963 March on Washington. In 1964, Martin Luther King, at the age of 35, became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Four years later he was struck down while supporting a sanitation worker strike in Memphis, Tennessee. While standing on a motel balcony, on April 4, 1968, he was shot by an assassin.
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Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington D.C. to deliver his “I Have A Dream” speech as part of the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” in August 1963.
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COMMUNITY — The Cleveland Orchestra serves as the region’s most prominent international ambassador, proudly carrying Cleveland’s name around the world. But the Orchestra is most devoted to the citizens of Northeast Ohio, our hometown. Whether celebrating the birth of our country with the annual Star-Spangled Spectacular, or honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through the Orchestra’s annual MLK Concert and Community Open House, or popping up in restaurants, churches, libraries, and recreation centers in the neighborhoods of Greater Cleveland, The Cleveland Orchestra draws people together through music.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others? —Martin Luther King Jr.
LIFELONG LEARNING — Education has always been an integral part of The Cleveland Orchestra’s mission, engaging music lovers of all ages and at all stages of life. Tiny tots are introduced to instruments, one by one, through our Musical Rainbow series. Preschoolers throughout the Cleveland school district Grow Up Great through our Musical Neighborhoods program. Across ten decades, the Orchestra’s Education Concerts have helped introduce over 4 million young people to symphonic music. Concert Previews and Music Study Groups take adults on weekly explorations of symphonic music. Frequent Fan Cards and Under 18s Free discount tickets help students and families attend concerts filled with masterpieces and new adventures. It’s music for a lifetime!
The Cleveland Orchestra celebrates the dreams of Martin Luther King Jr. by Carol Jacobs T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A demonstrated early its commitment to honoring this country’s greatest civil rights leader. Four days after the April 4, 1968, assassination of Martin Luther King, The Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell performed the “Allegretto” movement from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 as a memorial tribute to the life of Dr. King. Toward the end of the next decade, The Cleveland Orchestra played a key role in the evolution of a more formal and institutionalized recognition of Dr. King’s life. The Orchestra’s first Martin Luther King Jr. Concert took place in January 1980. In the program book of that first concert, Dr. Donald G. Jacobs, executive director of the Greater Cleveland Interchurch Council, applauded The Cleveland Orchestra “for taking seriously the need for the whole community to recognize the vital role the life and death of Dr. King continues to play in the struggle for racial justice and human dignity.” The Martin Luther King Jr. Concert quickly became an annual event both as a tribute to Dr. King and as an expression of commitment to the struggle for racial justice and human dignity. From 1980 to 1986, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Interchurch Council collaborated in presenting these Severance Hall concerts. In January 1986, the Jewish Community Federation and the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland joined the Interchurch Council and the Musical Arts Association in sponsoring the event. That same year, the federal government officially designated the third Monday in January as a public holiday celebrating the life and work of Dr. King. In 1986, the City of Cleveland became directly involved in presenting these concerts at the request of Cleveland City Council President George Forbes and Mayor George Voinovich. From 1987 to 1997, the annual King concert took place at Cory United Methodist Church, the site of Dr. King’s last speech in Cleveland. The concert was held at Severance Hall in 1998 and again in 2000 as part of the re-opening festivities following the Hall’s restoration. Severance Hall has continued to host the concert since then. Many distinguished performing artists have participated in these concerts, including Andrew Davis, Christoph von Dohnányi, Leslie Dunner, Raymond Harvey, Isaiah Jackson, Kay George Roberts, André Raphel Smith, Thomas Wilkins, Florence Quivar, Daisy Newman, Cissy Houston, Janet Alcorn, Barbara Conrad, John Cheek, Natalie Hinderas, William Warfield, Leon Bibb, and John
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Fleming. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst first conducted the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert in 2003, and also conducted it in 2004, 2006, and 2009. Beginning with the 1989 concert, volunteers from the greater Cleveland area were organized by Alvin Parris into a Community Gospel Choir, now called the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus. In the past decade, William Henry Caldwell has taken on the role of chorus director. Other choral participants have included the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Prestonian Choral Ensemble, Morgan State University Choir, Shaw High School Concert Choir, Everett Moore Singers, and the Central State University Chorus. An important facet of these programs has been the presentation of contemporary American works, including those of Donald Erb, William Grant Still, Ulysses Kay, Carman Moore, Alvin Parris, Joseph Schwantner, Hale Smith, Undine Smith Moore, George Walker, and Lanny Wolfe. The singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” with audience participation, has been a tradition since the 1984 concert. Carol Jacobs served as Archivist for The Cleveland Orchestra from 1990 to 2007.
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Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated in music on January 14 and in afternoon open house on Monday, January 15 On Sunday, January 14, The Cleveland Orchestra performs its 38th annual concert celebrating the spirit of Dr. King’s life, leadership, and service in music and community recognition. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst leads the performance, which features selections with the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus, a group of volunteer singers from across Northeast Ohio assembled and prepared each year by William Henry Caldwell. This year’s concert also features actor James Pickens Jr. as narrator and baritone Ryan Speedo Green. This year’s multi-media concert is being produced in partnership with ideastream/PBS, explores Dr. King’s battle for justice and equality, and features excerpts from King’s speeches. The concert begins with the presentation of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards, given jointly by The Cleveland Orchestra and the City of Cleveland in cooperation with the Greater Cleveland Partnership to individuals who are positively impacting Cleveland in the spirit of the teachings and example of Dr. King. Free tickets for the concert were made available this year through a public ticket lottery, with entries for over 10,000 tickets. Winners were then drawn and all tickets distributed through the Severance Hall Ticket Office. Those without tickets can experience the concert’s music and celebration by live radio broadcast over radio stations WCLV (104.9 FM) and WCPN (90.3 FM) — or watch at home by delayed telecast. The next day, on Monday, January 15, Severance Hall holds its sixteenth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Open House from 12 noon to 5 p.m. This day of free activities and performances features performances by a variety of Northeast Ohio community performing arts groups. For more complete details, visit clevelandorchestra.com. Severance Hall 2017-18
Cleveland Orchestra joins in national food drive this month For a tenth year, The Cleveland Orchestra is holding a food drive at the start of the calendar year, with goods donated locally. The event is part of Orchestras Feeding America, a national food drive held by America’s symphony orchestras. First started in ORCHESTRAS 2009, this project has involved over 250 orchestras from across the nation, AMERICA who have together collected over 500,000 pounds of food for their communities. The project is the single largest orchestra project organized at a national level, uniting musicians, audiences, staff, and volunteers to help alleviate hunger. This year’s drive in Cleveland takes place surrounding the Orchestra’s concerts at Severance Hall in January — including the Martin Luther King weekend, with collection of non-perishable food items at concerts and performances at Severance Hall. Unexpired food donations are being collected Thursday through Saturday evenings, and at Monday afternoon’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Open House. Food collected this year by The Cleveland Orchestra is being donated to Greater Cleveland Food Bank, which works across six Northeast Ohio counties to provide food and training to more than 800 partner organizations.
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Orchestra wins praise and acclaim on European Tour Below are a selection of excerpts from the overwhelmingly positive reviews from The Cleveland Orchestra’s concerts on tour across Europe in October: “The Cleveland Orchestra’s visit to the Philharmonie de Paris was unquestionably a can’tmiss musical event. . . . Our expectations were fully met as we found the Austrian conductor’s interpretation of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony convincing, both in substance and in form. . . . The orchestra upheld its reputation for excellence. . . . This was a pertinent and intelligent interpretation, a very committed and convincing performance. Bravo!” —ResMusica (Paris) THE
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“Music is the primary focus — with the excellence of The Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst taking any listener’s breath away. Even while briefly closing your eyes, you will still hear everything (and so much more) of what is happening visually in the opera. This was fully-rounded sound with nuance — an event! Flawless too were performances by Martina Janková as a touching Little Vixen, by Jennifer Johnson Cano as the fox and Alan Held as the Forester, or by Raymond Aceto as Harasta. . . . The cheers at the end were for every aspect of this performance.” —Vienna Kurier
“This was a brilliant performance. . . . . Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring was . . . impressive; the music was precisely led by Franz Welser-Möst through the angular rhythms and contrasts into a thrilling finale at the end.“ —NDR Kultur (Hamburg) “Welser-Möst unfolds the details of Mahler’s colossal symphonic scenario in forward-pressing tempos. . . . In doing so, he can safely rely on the abilities of the instrumental sections and soloists of his Clevelanders, who flawlessly savor Mahler’s expressive phrasing and colorful scales. Powerful crescendos are performed with the same perfection as the softly melting hues of the strings. . . . Great applause followed.” —Kronen Zeitung (Austria) “Franz Welser-Möst conducted Mahler’s Sixth Symphony on the second evening of the performances with his Cleveland Orchestra in the Grosser Saal of the Elbphilharmonie. . . . Mahler, known for his demanding requirements, would probably have approved of what Welser-Möst did with this Mahler symphony. How he merged together dramatic, hard-hitting, and frenetically loving characteristics. How brilliantly and with caring focus on each detail this American orchestra proved itself in excellent form, especially throughout all the solo wind instruments. . . . Where to start the praise, where to end with the amazement? Magnificent, for the urgency with which Welser-Möst kept the manically agitated pulse alive. . . This version was delightfully unsentimental, quite lean and sinewy, with the wallowing fat of pathos exercised away, offering an existential rollercoaster ride. Every single measure called for everyone to give their all, a collective tour de force, an emotional burden that exhausted and animated at the same time. At the end, there was the hard-earned standing ovation.” —Hamburger Abendblatt
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I.N M.E .M.O.R.I. A .M Please join in extending sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of these former Cleveland Orchestra members:
Bernard Adelstein, principal trumpet for twenty-eight seasons (1960-88), died on September 30, 2017, in Sarasota, Florida, where he lived with his wife, Connie. He was 89. Born in Cleveland, he played trumpet with the Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Minneapolis symphonies prior to returning to his hometown’s orchestra. His artistry can be heard on many Cleveland Orchestra recordings created under the direction of George Szell, Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, and Christoph von Dohnányi. In addition to his years of service with the Orchestra, he taught as head of the Cleveland Institute of Music’s trumpet department, at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and, after retiring from Cleveland, at Indiana University.
Lawrence Angell, double bassist for forty seasons (1955-95), including 15 as principal bass (1981-95), died on December 3, 2017, at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife, Anita Pontremoli, and five children. He was studying with Oscar Zimmerman when called into military service, but returned to finish his studies at the Eastman School of Music. He headed the double bass departments at the Cleveland Institute of Music (1969-99) and Oberlin Conservatory (1980-90), and also taught as part of Kent/Blossom School and performed as a member of the Cleveland Octet. He participated in nearly 500 recordings. After retirement, his teaching activities included work with festivals in Florida and Nova Scotia.
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M.U.S.I.C.I.A.N S.A.L.U.T.E The Musical Arts Association gratefully acknowledges the artistry and dedication of all the musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra. In addition to rehearsals and concerts throughout the year, many musicians donate performance time in support of community engagement, fundraising, education, and audience development activities. We are pleased to recognize these musicians, listed below, who volunteered for such events and presentations during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Mark Atherton Martha Baldwin Charles Bernard Katherine Bormann Lisa Boyko Charles Carleton Hans Clebsch Patrick Connolly Ralph Curry Marc Damoulakis Alan DeMattia Vladimir Deninzon Maximilian Dimoff Scott Dixon Elayna Duitman Bryan Dumm Mark Dumm Tanya Ell Mary Kay Fink Kim Gomez Wei-Fang Gu Scott Haigh David Alan Harrell Miho Hashizume Shachar Israel Mark Jackobs Joela Jones Richard King Alicia Koelz Stanley Konopka Mark Kosower Paul Kushious Massimo La Rosa Jung-Min Amy Lee Yun-Ting Lee Takako Masame Eli Matthews Jesse McCormick Daniel McKelway Michael Miller Sonja Braaten Molloy
Yoko Moore Ioana Missits Eliesha Nelson Peter Otto Chul-In Park Joanna Patterson Zakany Henry Peyrebrune Alexandra Preucil William Preucil Lynne Ramsey Jeffrey Rathbun Jeanne Preucil Rose Stephen Rose Frank Rosenwein Michael Sachs Marisela Sager Jonathan Sherwin Thomas Sherwood Sae Shiragami Emma Shook Joshua Smith Thomas Sperl Barrick Stees Richard Stout Trina Struble Jack Sutte Kevin Switalski Gareth Thomas Brian Thornton Isabel Trautwein Robert Vernon Lembi Veskimets Carolyn Gadiel Warner Stephen Warner Scott Weber Richard Weiss Beth Woodside Robert Woolfrey Paul Yancich Derek Zadinsky Jeffrey Zehngut
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Special thanks to musicians for supporting the Orchestra’s long-term financial strength The Board of Trustees extends a special acknowledgement to the members of The Cleveland Orchestra for supporting the institution’s programs by jointly volunteering their musical services for several concerts each season. These donated services have long played an important role in supporting the institution’s financial strength, and were expanded with the 2009-10 season to provide added opportunities for new and ongoing revenuegenerating performances by The Cleveland Orchestra. “We are especially grateful to the members of The Cleveland Orchestra for this ongoing and meaningful investment in the future of the institution,” says André Gremillet, executive director. “These donated services each year make a measureable difference to the Orchestra’s overall financial strength, by ensuring our ability to take advantage of opportunities to maximize performance revenue. They allow us to offer more musical inspiration to audiences around the world than would otherwise be possible, supporting the Orchestra’s vital role in enhancing the lives of everyone across Northeast Ohio.”
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cclaimed for decades among the world’s top symphonic ensembles, The Cleveland Orchestra celebrates its 1OOth year during the 2017-18 season. Such fame and acclaim did not come without a plan. From the very beginning, the private citizens who created this public institution fully intended to foster a great musical ensemble that would carry the exceptional can-do spirit of the city of Cleveland far and wide. Generations have carried through on the hard work required to forge and sustain the Orchestra’s mission to share extraordinary musical experiences, to foster a love of music in students of all ages, and to proudly carry the name of the city it represents. The Early Decades: Creation, Growth, and the Construction of Severance Hall At the time the ensemble was created, in 1918, Cleveland was a rising industrial metropolis heavily involved in the steel industry and rivalling Detroit in car manufacturing. Rich magnates put the money together for the Orchestra’s early seasons, including John L. Severance, an acquaintance of John D. Rockefeller. Unusually for the era, a woman, Adella Prentiss Hughes, was the
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guiding light behind the efforts to create a hometown band — and she worked tirelessly and with great political finesse to launch it on a trajectory toward being “as good as any orchestra in America.” Nikolai Sokoloff, the Orchestra’s first music director (1918-33), is often overlooked in light of his better-known suc-
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cessors. He was, however, certainly good enough to pull the group together and guide them forward for more than a decade. Those years saw the start of many education programs that continue today — the Orchestra has introduced more than 4 million young people to classical music across its first century — as well as extensive touring across the United States and to Cuba, and its first concerts at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall. Perhaps the biggest push in the early years came from John L. Severance when he donated money toward the ensemble’s permanent home concert hall, named to honor both Severance and his wife when it opened in 1931. Severance Hall was among the very first such buildings designed with radio broadcasting capability in its original schematics and quickly gave the musical ensemble a new sense of permanence, style, and purpose. Artur Rodzinski came next as music director (1933-43), injecting a new level of energy into the Orchestra’s music making. A gifted if mercurial leader, who may (or may not) have had a pistol strapped to him onstage when he conducted, Rodzinski had big ambitions and started out strong. For four seasons in the mid-1930s, the Orchestra’s season featured fully-staged opera productions at Severance Hall, with some of the day’s most-renowned stars, including Lotte Lehmann and Friedrich Schorr. However, the cost of presenting four or five operas each year, in the midst of the Depression, eventually forced their discontinuation. Rodzinski moved forward nevertheless, with recordings alongside new and rediscovered works. Finally, he left CleveThe Cleveland Orchestra
land to pursue his own career in the bigger cities of New York and, later, Chicago. For Erich Leinsdorf, the next music director (1943-46), timing was everything — and World War II largely precluded him from making much impact in Cleveland. Many of the ensemble’s musicians were on leave for military duty, and Leinsdorf himself was away part of the time for military service. Evenso, he made some solid recordings, led a variety of radio broadcasts, and re-affirmed his own bona fides for the high-powered international career he enjoyed in the ensuing decades. The Szell Era: Rise to International Fame George Szell, music director from 1946 until his death in 1970, took a credibly good orchestra and made it great. It’s not that he put The Cleveland Orchestra on the map, for it had been touring around the U.S. for years. It was more that he took the stage and insisted that Cleveland could be — in real fact, would become — as good
as any orchestra anywhere. His legendary standards focused 100 musicians toward a kind of peerless perfection that dazzled many ears. Just as a great restaurant grows its reputation through delivering consistent excellence, Szell was concerned with repeatability. Day in and day out, critics and audiences around the world could more and more count on The Cleveland Orchestra to deliver a great performance, everytime, anywhere. That predictability, coupled with the rise of audiophile home listening equipment (and stereo sound) turned Cleveland into a powerhouse in the recording studio, creating an outstanding catalog across the standard repertoire, many selections from which still hold their own as much as half a century later. The Orchestra’s ambitions also grew along with Szell’s tenure, touring internationally to amaze Europeans unaccustomed to such constant perfection in live performance. A ten-week tour in 1965 included a month in the Soviet Union, which became legendary among Cleveland’s musicians,
Education has long been a fundamental part of The Cleveland Orchestra’s programs each year, including teaching and coaching future musicians — such as these young students in 1929.
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Second Century Celebration We are deeply grateful to the visionary philanthropy of the sponsors listed here who have given generously toward The Cleveland Orchestra’s 1OOth season in support of bringing to life a bold vision for an extraordinary Second Century — to inspire and transform lives through the power of music.
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Series and Concert Sponsors We also extend thanks to our ongoing concert and series sponsors, who make each season of concerts possible: American Greetings Corporation BakerHostetler Buyers Products Company Dollar Bank Foundation Eaton Ernst & Young LLP Forest City Frantz Ward LLP The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Great Lakes Brewing Company Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. NACCO Industries, Inc. Jones Day KeyBank The Lincoln Electric Foundation Litigation Management, Inc. The Lubrizol Corporation Materion Corporation Medical Mutual MTD Products, Inc. North Coast Container Corp. Ohio Savings Bank Olympic Steel, Inc. Parker Hannifin Foundation PNC Bank Quality Electrodynamics (QED) RPM International Inc. The J. M. Smucker Company Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP The Sherwin-Williams Company Thompson Hine LLP Tucker Ellis
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staff, and board members for the Orchestra’s unflagging ability to put on a great performance for wildly enthusiastic audiences — even with circumstances of lessthan-optimal hotels, transportation, and backstage facilities. Despite his reputation, the steel-eyed taskmaster Szell was not entirely without emotion and understanding of those around him or of humanity as a collective society. Stories abound of small gestures of sympathy and understanding at fateful moments in the lives of longtime Orchestra musicians. And, having escaped in the 1930s from a Europe-turned-afoul, he was well-tuned to world politics and changing times — and to the need for public statements in times of crisis. Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, he led the Orchestra in a moving performance of the Funeral March from Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, making a statement of solidarity and caring with the ongoing struggle for human justice. Planning and foresight by the Orchestra’s leadership also brought about increased performance opportunities. In 1968, the opening of the Orchestra’s parklike countryside summer home, Blossom Music Center, ensured the musicians of a year-round employment contract, further bonding them with their hometown audiences (who also lined up by the thousands at Blossom for rock-n-roll concerts by the era’s other big-name musical legends). Forging Ahead: Boulez and Maazel Upon Szell’s death, Pierre Boulez was appointed to an interim position as musical advisor for two seasons (1970-72). Boulez made his professional American debut with Severance Hall 2017-18
the Cleveland ensemble in 1965. His relationship as a friend and influence on the podium in Cleveland eventually extended to nearly half a century. He brought daring programming of new music along with new ideas to clear the accumulated earwax from old ways of listening to classics. His astute musical judgement and his extraordinary laser-like precision on the podium eventually won Cleveland five Grammy Awards. By example and with keen intellect and approach, he effortlessly encouraged the musicians across a widening spectrum of the repertoire. Lorin Maazel, the next music director (1972-82), stirred things up a bit for The Cleveland Orchestra. His high-energy leadership and fascinating programming, along with a compelling (if at times headstrong) conducting style also dared the musicians to make music in new ways. International touring continued, including the Cleveland’s first trips to South America and to Australia and New Zealand — with the Orchestra’s global reach becoming a true reality beyond its well-deserved reputation. The ensemble’s recordings also continued, with Maazel leading large swaths of the repertoire and helping the Orchestra pioneer digital recording. A New Golden Era: Dohnányi and a Restored Severance Hall Christoph von Dohnányi, the sixth music director (1982-2002), brought artistic leadership for a second “Golden Age,” as well as, finally, some critical distinction beyond being “the Orchestra that Szell built.” Dohnányi focused on both precision and warmth of sound, while presenting intrigu-
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ing programming of standard works mixed together with lesser-known repertoire. Touring became an annual part of the Orchestra’s calendar, including regular performances in Salzburg, throughout Europe, and its debut in China. These years also coincided with the final era of growth in commercial recording. The Cleveland Orchestra laid claim to being the “most-recorded orchestra in America” for nearly a decade, turning out album after album annually to wide acclaim and sales. In addition, Dohnányi revived the Orchestra’s operatic traditions, though mostly with in-concert presentations, and devoted his work to further polish and amalgamate the musicians’ gifted artistry and ensemblework. One of the greatest long-term
achievements of Dohnányi’s tenure was the renovation and expansion of Severance Hall, which restored what many have called “America’s most beautiful concert hall” to visual interior splendor while simultaneously enhancing its famously clear and intimate acoustics. The work also restored the hall’s original 6,025-pipe concert organ, making it once again usable (from a new location within the hall) for the first time in half a century. Accelerando con moto: Welser-Möst and a New Century Franz Welser-Möst became The Cleveland Orchestra’s seventh music director in the autumn of 2002. His charge has been to carry the ensemble forward
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— first into the new millennium and now into the Orchestra’s own Second Century. His playbook has been to build on the best traditions of the past while steering clearly and with passionate directness to argue for music’s renewed relevance in a changing world. He has expanded repertoire while further honing the Orchestra’s flexibility for modern (and older) music. The Orchestra’s long operatic tradition has been augmented with the return of fully-staged opera productions to Severance Hall, including cutting-edge presentations filled with 21stcentury technological know-how and wonder — all in service to telling the plotlines of challenging works in compelling ways and with superb casts. Welser-Möst has also led The Cleve-
land Orchestra in a series of acclaimed video and other recordings, further enlarging the ensemble’s storied recorded legacy. He has advocated for a renewed and extended focus aimed at serving the people of Cleveland, through expanded education offerings and a new diversity of programming and concert formats. Special ticketing programs offer free tickets for families to bring children with them to concerts, with a notable increase of younger people attending performances — with 20% of audiences now aged 25 and younger. In the past decade, the Orchestra has also extended its work as Cleveland’s ambassador to the world, regularly showcasing its extraordinary musicianship in music capitals and festivals and residencies across
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Europe and on tour in the United States. With his contract extended to encompass a tenure of at least two decades, Welser-Möst continues to prepare The Cleveland Orchestra for its Second Century, serving the art of music and the people of its hometown earnestly and with the utmost dedication to harness the power of music to change lives and to inspire creativity and understanding. Tellingly, throughout the Orchestra’s history, there has been a strong tradition of leadership continuity, not just artistically (with only seven Music Directors in 100 years), but also in Presidents of the governing non-profit Board of Trustees (just twelve), and staff Executive Directors (only nine), providing a steady but focused progression of guidance propelling the Orchestra forward. Contrasted with the shifting sands at some other well-known ensembles, this unity of purpose and personnel has helped carry the Orchestra forward institutionally as a tireless agent for inspiring its hometown through great music. For, in truth, the Orchestra’s greatest strength remains the citizens of its hometown and the region surrounding Cleve-
land, whose forebears imagined such a world-famous orchestra could exist and then set about to make it happen. Individuals and corporations financed the Orchestra’s growth while insisting on excellence as the goal, not just musically, but in programs for educating and inspiring the city’s youth. That support continues today at uniquely high levels, boasting the greatest generosity of per capita donations for any major American orchestra. Thus, the extraordinary dream continues — marching The Cleveland Orchestra into a Second Century of achievement and success, arm in arm with the community whose name it carries.
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Each year, thousands of Northeast Ohioans experience The Cleveland Orchestra for the first Ɵme. Whether you are a seasoned concertgoer or a first-Ɵmer, these pages give you ways to learn more or get involved with the Orchestra and to explore the joys of music further. Created to serve Northeast Ohio, The Cleveland Orchestra has a long and proud history of promoƟng and sharing the power of music through exploraƟon, educaƟon, and extraordinary experiences. To learn more, visit clevelandorchestra.com Severance Hall 2017-18
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Celebra ng Life & Music The Cleveland Orchestra performs all varie es of music, gathering family and friends together in celebra on of the power of music. The Orchestra’s music marks major milestones and honors special moments, helping to provide the soundtrack to each day and bringing your hopes and joys to life. From free community concerts at Severance Hall and in downtown Cleveland . . . to picnics on warm summer evenings at Blossom Music Center . . . From performances for crowds of students, in classrooms and auditoriums . . . to opera and ballet with the world’s best singers and dancers . . . From holiday gatherings with favorite songs . . . to the wonder of new composi ons performed by music’s rising stars . . . Music inspires. It for fies minds and electrifies spirits. It brings people together in mind, body, and soul.
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Changing Lives The Cleveland Orchestra is building the youngest orchestra audience in the country. In recent years, the number of young people a ending Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Blossom and Severance Hall has more than doubled, and now makes up 20% of the audience! • Under 18s Free, the flagship program of the Orchestra’s Center for Future Audiences (created with a lead endowment gi from the Maltz Family Founda on), makes a ending Orchestra concerts affordable for families. • Student Advantage and Frequent FanCard programs offer great deals for students.
The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the world’s most-acclaimed and sought-a er performing arts ensembles. Whether performing at home or around the world, the musicians carry Northeast Ohio’s commitment to excellence and strong sense of community with them everywhere the Orchestra performs. The ensemble’s es to this region run deep and strong: • Two acous cally-renowned venues — Severance Hall and Blossom — anchor the Orchestra’s performance calendar and con nue to shape the ar s c style of the ensemble. • More than 60,000 local students par cipate in the Orchestra’s educa on programs each year. • Over 350,000 people a end Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio annually. • The Cleveland Orchestra serves as Cleveland’s ambassador to the world — through concerts, recordings, and broadcasts — proudly bearing the name of its hometown across the globe.
• The Circle, our membership program for ages 21 to 40, enables young professionals to enjoy Orchestra concerts and social and networking events. • The Orchestra’s casual Friday evening concert series (Fridays@7 and Summers @Severance) draw new crowds to Severance Hall to experience the Orchestra in a context of friends and musical explora ons.
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Building Community The Cleveland Orchestra exists for and because of the vision, generosity, and dreams of the Northeast Ohio community. Each year, we seek new ways to meaningfully impact lives. • Convening people at free community concerts each year in celebra on of our country, our city, our culture, and our shared love of music.
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Inspiring Minds Educa on has been at the heart of The Cleveland Orchestra’s community offerings since the ensemble’s founding in 1918. The arts are a core subject of school learning, vital to realizing each child’s full poten al. A child’s educa on is incomplete unless it includes the arts, and students of all ages can experience the joy of music through the Orchestra’s varied educa on programs. The Orchestra’s offerings impact . . . . . . the very young, with programs including PNC Musical Rainbows and PNC Grow Up Great. . . . grade school and high school students, with programs including Learning Through Music, Family Concerts, EducaƟon Concerts, and In-School Performances.
• Immersing the Orchestra in local communi es with special performances in local businesses and hotspots through neighborhood residencies and other ini a ves. • Collabora ng with celebrated arts ins tu ons — from the Cleveland Museum of Art and Playhouse Square to Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet — to bring inspira onal performances to the people of Northeast Ohio. • Ac vely partnering with local schools, neighborhoods, businesses, and state and local government to engage and serve new corners of the community through residencies, educa on offerings, learning ini a ves, and free public events.
. . . college students and beyond, with programs including musician-led masterclasses, in-depth explora ons of musical repertoire, pre-concert musician interviews, and public discussion groups.
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Financial support and contribu ons from thousands of people, corpora ons, and founda ons across Northeast Ohio help sustain the musical excellence and community engagement that sets The Cleveland Orchestra apart from other orchestral ensembles around the world.
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Get Involved The Cleveland Orchestra has been supported by many dedicated volunteers since its founding in 1918. You can make an immediate impact by ge ng involved. • Over 100,000 people learn about and follow The Cleveland Orchestra’s ac vi es online through Facebook, Twi er, and Instagram. • Two ac ve volunteer groups — Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra and the Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra — support the Orchestra through service and fundraising. To learn more, please call 216-231-7557.
Ticket sales cover less than half the cost of The Cleveland Orchestra’s concerts, educa on presenta ons, and community programs. Each year, thousands of generous people make dona ons large and small to sustain the Orchestra for today and for future genera ons. Every dollar donated enables The Cleveland Orchestra to play the world’s finest music, bringing meaningful experiences to people throughout our community — and acclaim and admira on to Northeast Ohio. To learn more, visit clevelandorchestra.com/donate
• Over 400 volunteers assist concertgoers each season, as Ushers for Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall, or as Tour Guides and as Store Volunteers. For more info, please call 216-231-7425. • 300 professional and amateur vocalists volunteer their me and ar stry as part of the professionally-trained Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Blossom Fes val Chorus each year. To learn more, please call 216-231-7372.
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Learn More To learn more about how you can play an ac ve role as a member of The Cleveland Orchestra family, visit us at Blossom or Severance Hall, a end a musical performance, or contact a member of our staff.
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Making Music The Cleveland Orchestra passionately believes in the value of ac ve musicmaking, which teaches life lessons in teamwork, listening, collabora on, and self expression. Music is an ac vity to par cipate in directly, with your hands, voice, and spirit. • You can par cipate in ensembles for musicians of all ages — including the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Children’s Chorus, Youth Chorus, and Blossom Fes val Chorus, and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. • Each year, the Orchestra brings people together in celebra on of music and events, giving voice to music at community singalongs and during holiday performances. • We partner with local schools and businesses to teach and perform, in ensembles and as soloists, encouraging music-making across Northeast Ohio. Music has the power to inspire, to transform, to change lives. Make music part of your life, and support your school’s music programs.
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Individual Annual Support The Cleveland Orchestra is sustained through the annual support of thousands of generous patrons. The leadership of those listed on these pages (with gifts of $2,000 and more) shows an extraordinary depth of support for the Orchestra’s music-making, education presentations, and community initiatives.
Giving Societies gifts during the year prior to July 1, 2017 Adella Prentiss Hughes Society
gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
gifts of $100,000 and more Musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra+ (in-kind support for community programs and opportunities to secure new funding) Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski+ Dr. and Mrs. Hiroyuki Fujita+ Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz+ James D. Ireland IV The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation+ Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Kloiber (Europe) Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre+ Mrs. Norma Lerner and The Lerner Foundation+ Mrs. Emma S. Lincoln+ Milton and Tamar Maltz John C. Morley+ Mr. Patrick Park (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner James and Donna Reid Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker+ Mr. and Mrs. Franz Welser-Möst+
With special thanks to the Leadership Patron Committee for their commitment to each year’s annual support initiatives: Barbara Robinson, chair Robert N. Gudbranson, vice chair Ronald H. Bell Iris Harvie James T. Dakin Faye A. Heston Karen E. Dakin Brinton L. Hyde Henry C. Doll David C. Lamb Judy Ernest Larry J. Santon Nicki N. Gudbranson Raymond T. Sawyer Jack Harley
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Mr. William P. Blair III+ Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra The Brown and Kunze Foundation Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown+ Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler+ Mrs. John A Hadden Jr. T. K. and Faye A. Heston Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr. Elizabeth B. Juliano Giuliana C. and John D. Koch+ Toby Devan Lewis Virginia M. and Jon A. Lindseth Mr. and Mrs. Alex Machaskee+ Ms. Nancy W. McCann+ Ms. Beth E. Mooney+ Rosanne and Gary Oatey (Cleveland, Miami)+ The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong+ Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr. Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner+ Barbara S. Robinson (Cleveland, Miami)+ Sally and Larry Sears+ Mary M. Spencer (Miami)+ Mrs. Jean H. Taber* Barbara and David Wolfort (Cleveland, Miami)+
+ Multiyear Pledges Multiyear pledges support the Orchestra’s artistry while helping to ensure a sustained level of funding. We salute those extraordinary donors who have signed pledge commitments to continue their annual giving for three years or more. These donors are recognized with this symbol next to their name: +
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Dudley S. Blossom Society gifts of $15,000 to $24,999
gifts of $25,000 to $49,999 Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Berndt (Europe) Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Berndt (Europe) Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bolton+ Mr. Yuval Brisker Mary Alice Cannon Mr. and Mrs. David J. Carpenter+ Jill and Paul Clark Robert and Jean* Conrad+ Judith and George W. Diehl George* and Becky Dunn Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra (formerly the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra) JoAnn and Robert Glick+ Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gund Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Healy+ Mary and Jon Heider (Cleveland, Miami) Mrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey+ Junior Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Kern Milton A. and Charlotte R. Kramer Charitable Foundation Margaret Fulton-Mueller+ Mrs. Jane B. Nord William J. and Katherine T. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill Julia and Larry Pollock+ Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ratner Marc and Rennie Saltzberg Larry J. Santon and Lorraine S. Szabo+ The Ralph and Luci Schey Foundation+ Hewitt and Paula Shaw Richard and Nancy Sneed+ Jim and Myrna Spira R. Thomas and Meg Harris Stanton+ Ms. Ginger Warner (Cleveland, Miami) Anonymous (2)
Listings of all donors of $300 and more each year are published annually, and can be viewed online at CLEVELANDORCHESTRA . COM
Gay Cull Addicott+ Randall and Virginia Barbato Dr. Christopher P. Brandt and Dr. Beth Sersig+ Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard Irad and Rebecca Carmi Mr. and Mrs. William E. Conway Mrs. Barbara Cook Mary Jo Eaton (Miami) Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ehrlich (Europe) Mr. Allen H. Ford Ms. Dawn M. Full Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Gillespie Richard and Ann Gridley+ Robert K. Gudbranson and Joon-Li Kim+ Kathleen E. Hancock Sondra and Steve Hardis Jack Harley and Judy Ernest David and Nancy Hooker+ Joan and Leonard Horvitz Richard and Erica Horvitz (Cleveland, Miami) Allan V. Johnson Jonathan and Tina Kislak (Miami) Mr. Jeff Litwiller+ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McGowan Mr. Thomas F. McKee Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Meisel The Miller Family+ Sydell Miller Lauren and Steve Spilman Stacie and Jeff Halpern Edith and Ted* Miller+ Mr. Donald W. Morrison+ Dr. Anne and Mr. Peter Neff Mr. and Mrs. James A. Saks Rachel R. Schneider+ Mrs. David Seidenfeld+ Kim Sherwin+ William* and Marjorie B. Shorrock+ Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Umdasch (Europe) Tom and Shirley Waltermire+ Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Watkins+ Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery J. Weaver Meredith and Michael Weil Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Weiss Paul and Suzanne Westlake listings continue
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Frank H. Ginn Society gifts of $10,000 to $14,999 Mr. and Mrs. Dean Barry Laurel Blossom Irma and Norman Braman (Miami)+ Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Brown J. C. and Helen Rankin Butler+ Richard J. and Joanne Clark Mrs. Barbara Ann Davis+ Dr. M. Meredith Dobyns Henry and Mary* Doll+ Nancy and Richard Dotson+ Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Duvin Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis Jr. Mr. Brian L. Ewart and Mr. William McHenry Carl Falb+ Bob and Linnet Fritz Albert I. and Norma C. Geller Dr. Edward S. Godleski Patti Gordon (Miami) Amy and Stephen Hoffman
Thomas H. and Virginia J.* Horner Fund+ James and Claudia Hower Mrs. Elizabeth R. Koch Stewart and Donna Kohl Dr. David and Janice Leshner Don H. McClung Joy P. and Thomas G. Murdough, Jr. (Miami)+ Brian and Cindy Murphy+ Mr. Raymond M. Murphy+ Mr. J. William and Dr. Suzanne Palmer Douglas and Noreen Powers Audra* and George Rose+ Paul A. and Anastacia L. Rose Steven and Ellen Ross Mr. and Mrs. David A. Ruckman Dr. Isobel Rutherford Dr. and Mrs.* Martin I. Saltzman+ David M. and Betty Schneider Carol* and Albert Schupp Mr. and Mrs. Oliver E. Seikel
Seven Five Fund Mrs. Gretchen D. Smith+ The Stair Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. Lois and Tom Stauffer Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Steingass Bruce and Virginia Taylor+ Mr. Joseph F. Tetlak Rick, Margarita, and Steven Tonkinson (Miami)+ Gary L. Wasserman and Charles A. Kashner (Miami) Pysht Fund The Denise G. and Norman E. Wells, Jr. Family Foundation+ Robert C. Weppler Sandy and Ted Wiese Sandy Wile and Joanne Avenmarg Tony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris+ Max and Beverly Zupon Anonymous (4)
The 1929 Society gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Robert and Alyssa Lenhoff-Briggs Dr. and Mrs. D. P. Agamanolis Susan S. Angell Mr. William App William Appert and Christopher Wallace (Miami) Robert and Dalia Baker Fred G. and Mary W. Behm Mr. and Mrs. Jules Belkin Daniel and Trish Bell (Miami) Mr. William Berger Howard Bernick and Judy Bronfman Mr. David Bialosky and Ms. Carolyn Christian+ Suzanne and Jim Blaser Robert and Alyssa Lenhoff-Briggs Dr.* and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey Frank and Leslie Buck+ Ms. Maria Cashy+ Drs. Wuu-Shung and Amy Chuang+ Ellen E. & Victor J. Cohn+ Kathleen A. Coleman+ Diane Lynn Collier and Robert J. Gura+ Marjorie Dickard Comella The Sam J. Frankino Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Matthew V. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Daugstrup Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Davis Pete and Margaret Dobbins+ Carl Dodge Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doman Mary and Oliver* Emerson Dr. D. Roy and Diane A. Ferguson William R. and Karen W. Feth+
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Joseph Z. and Betty Fleming (Miami) Scott A. Foerster Joan Alice Ford Michael Frank and Patricia A. Snyder Barbara and Peter Galvin Joy E. Garapic Dr. and Mrs. Adi Gazdar Brenda and David Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Randall J. Gordon+ Angela and Jeffrey Gotthardt Harry and Joyce Graham Mr. Paul Greig AndrĂŠ and Ginette Gremillet Ms. Nancy L. Griffith The Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Charitable Foundation Robert N. and Nicki N. Gudbranson+ David and Robin Gunning Gary Hanson and Barbara Klante Mr. Robert D. Hart Clark Harvey and Holly Selvaggi+ Iris and Tom Harvie+ Henry R. Hatch Robin Hitchcock Hatch Dr. Robert T. Heath and Dr. Elizabeth L. Buchanan+ Janet D. Heil* Anita and William Heller+ Mr. Loren W. Hershey Patrick* and Jean Holden Steve and Mary Hosier Elisabeth Hugh+ David and Dianne Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Brinton L. Hyde
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Pamela and Scott Isquick+ Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Janus Joela Jones and Richard Weiss Andrew and Katherine Kartalis Milton and Donna* Katz Dr. Richard and Roberta Katzman Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kelly Dr. and Mrs. William S. Kiser James and Gay* Kitson+ Mrs. Natalie D. Kittredge Rob and Laura Kochis Tim and Linda Koelz+ Mr. and Mrs.* S. Lee Kohrman Mr. Clayton R. Koppes Mr. James Krohngold+ Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Kuhn+ Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Lafave, Jr. David C. Lamb+ Kenneth M. Lapine and Rose E. Mills+ Anthony T. and Patricia A. Lauria Dr. Edith Lerner Mr. Lawrence B. and Christine H. Levey+ Judith and Morton Q. Levin+ Dr. Stephen B. and Mrs. Lillian S. Levine+ Dr. Alan and Mrs. Joni Lichtin+ Mr. Rudolf and Mrs. Eva Linnebach+ Anne R. and Kenneth E. Love Robert and LaVerne* Lugibihl Elsie and Byron Lutman Ms. Jennifer R. Malkin Mr. and Mrs. Morton L. Mandel
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Alan Markowitz M.D. and Cathy Pollard Mr. and Mrs. E. Timothy McDonel James and Virginia Meil Dr. Susan M. Merzweiler Loretta J. Mester and George J. Mailath Claudia Metz and Thomas Woodworth+ Lynn and Mike Miller+ Drs. Terry E. and Sara S. Miller Curt and Sara Moll Ann Jones Morgan+ Mr. John Mueller Lucia S. Nash Georgia and Carlos Noble (Miami)+ Richard and Kathleen Nord Thury Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Osenar Mr. Henry Ott-Hansen Mr. Robert S. Perry Nan and Bob Pfeifer+ Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Pogue In memory of Henry Pollak Dr. and Mrs. John N. Posch+ Ms. Rosella Puskas Mr.* and Mrs. Thomas A. Quintrell
Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Rankin Brian and Patricia Ratner Amy and Ken Rogat Carol Rolf and Steven Adler Dr. and Mrs. Michael Rosenberg (Miami) Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ross Rosskamm Family Trust Robert and Margo Roth+ Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Ruhl Mrs. Florence Brewster Rutter+ Drs. Michael and Judith Samuels (Miami) Patricia J. Sawvel Raymond T. and Katherine S. Sawyer Linda B. Schneider Dr. and Mrs. James L. Sechler Mr. Eric Sellen and Mr. Ron Seidman Vivian L. Sharp Mr. James E. Simler and Ms. Amy Zhang Naomi G. and Edwin Z. Singer+ The Shari Bierman Singer Family Drs. Charles Kent Smith and Patricia Moore Smith+ Roy Smith Mr. Eugene Smolik
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Spatz+ atz+ George and Mary Stark Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Strang, rang, Jr. Stroud Family Trust Dr. Elizabeth Swenson+ Robert and Carol Taller+ Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thornton Dr. Russell A. Trusso Robert and Marti Vagi+ Robert A. Valente and Joan A. Morgensten+ Dr. Gregory Videtic and Rev. Christopher McCann Walt and Karen Walburn Dr. Beverly J. Warren Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen Weigand+ Dr. Edward L. and Mrs. Suzanne Westbrook Tom and Betsy Wheeler Richard Wiedemer, Jr.+ Dr. and Mr. Ann Williams+ Bob and Kat Wollyung Anonymous
James Carpenter 2 seats (In memory of Christina) (Miami) Dr. Victor A. Ceicys Mr. and Mrs. James B. Chaney Dr. Ronald* and Mrs. Sonia Chapnick Mr. Gregory R. Chemnitz Mr. and Mrs. Homer D. W. Chisholm Dr. William and Dottie Clark Drs. John and Mary Clough Drs. Mark Cohen and Miriam Vishny Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cohen (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Mark Corrado Douglas S. Cramer / Hubert S. Bush III (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Manohar Daga+ Karen and Jim Dakin Mrs. Frederick F. Dannemiller Mr. Kamal-Neil Dass and Mrs. Teresa Larsen+ Dr. Eleanor Davidson Mrs. Lois Joan Davis Michael and Amy Diamant Dr. and Mrs. Howard Dickey-White+ Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Distad Maureen Doerner & Geoffrey White Carolyn J. Buller and William M. Doll Mr. George and Mrs. Beth Downes+ Ms. Mary Lynn Durham Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Dziedzicki Mrs. Mary S. Eaton Mr. and Mrs. Bernard H. Eckstein Esther L. and Alfred M. Eich, Jr.+ Erich Eichhorn and Ursel Dougherty Mr. S. Stuart Eilers Peter and Kathryn Eloff+ Harry and Ann Farmer
Mr. William and Dr. Elizabeth Fesler Mr. Paul C. Forsgren Richard J. Frey Mr. and Ms. Dale Freygang Peggy A. Fullmer Ms. Marilee Gallagher Mr. William Gaskill and Ms. Kathleen Burke Mr. Wilbert C. Geiss, Sr. Anne and Walter Ginn Dr.* and Mrs. Victor M. Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. David A. Goldfinger Dr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Gould Dr. Robert T. Graf Nancy F. Green (Miami) Ms. Anna Z. Greenfield Drs. Erik and Ellen Gregorie Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Griebling Dr. and Mrs. Franklin W. Griff Candy and Brent Grover Nancy and James Grunzweig+ Mr. and Mrs. John E. Guinness Mr. Davin and Mrs. Jo Ann Gustafson Dr. Phillip M. and Mrs. Mary Hall Douglas M. and Amy Halsey (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. David P. Handke, Jr. Elaine Harris Green Lilli and Seth Harris Barbara L. Hawley and David S. Goodman Matthew D. Healy and Richard S. Agnes In Memory of Hazel Helgesen Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Herschman The Morton and Mathile Stone Philanthropic Fund Dr. Fred A. Heupler Mr. Robert T. Hexter Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hinnes
Composerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circle gifts of $2,000 to $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abookire, Jr. Ms. Nancy A. Adams Mr. and Mrs.* Robert J. Amsdell Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Appelbaum+ Mr. and Mrs. James B. Aronoff+ Art of Beauty Company, Inc. Ms. Patricia Ashton Steven Michael Auvil and Elise Hara Auvil Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Beer Dr. Ronald and Diane Bell Drs. Nathan A. and Sosamma J. Berger Mr. Roger G. Berk Barbara and Sheldon Berns Jayusia and Alan Bernstein (Miami) Margo and Tom Bertin John and Laura Bertsch Howard R. and Barbara Kaye Besser Ms. Deborah A. Blades Bill* and Zeda Blau Doug and Barbara Bletcher Georgette and Dick Bohr Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Bole Irving and Joan M. Bolotin (Miami) Mrs. Loretta Borstein Lisa and Ronald Boyko Mr. and Mrs. David Briggs Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Brownell Mrs. Frances Buchholzer J. C. Burkhardt Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Busha Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell and Rev. Dr. Albert Pennybacker Dr. and Mrs. William E. Cappaert John and Christine Carleton (Miami) Mrs. Millie L. Carlson+ Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Carpenter
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Thomas and Mary Holmes Gail Hoover and Bob Safarz+ Dr. Keith A. and Mrs. Kathleen M. Hoover+ Dr. Randal N. Huff and Ms. Paulette Beech+ Ms. Laura Hunsicker Gretchen Hyland and Edward Stephens Jr. Ruth F. Ihde Dr. and Mrs. Scott R. Inkley William W. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Jarosz Robert and Linda Jenkins Dr. and Mrs. Donald W. Junglas Barbara and Michael J. Kaplan Mr. Donald J. Katt and Mrs. Maribeth Filipic-Katt Ms. Deborah Kaye The Kendis Family Trust: Hilary & Robert Kendis and Susan & James Kendis Bruce and Eleanor Kendrick Dr. Gilles* and Mrs. Malvina Klopman+ Fred* and Judith Klotzman Cynthia Knight (Miami) Drs. Raymond and Katharine Kolcaba+ Marion Konstantynovich Jacqueline and Irwin* Kott (Miami) Dr. Ronald H. Krasney and Vicki Kennedy+ Mr. Donald N. Krosin Alfred and Carol Lambo Mr. and Mrs. John J. Lane, Jr. + Mrs. Sandra S. Laurenson Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Lavin Michael Lederman Ronald and Barbara Leirvik Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Lemmerman Michael and Lois Lemr Irvin and Elin Leonard+ Mr. Alan R. Lepene Robert G. Levy+ Drs. Todd and Susan Locke Mary Lohman Ms. Mary Beth Loud Mrs. Idarose S. Luntz Damond and Lori Mace Ms. Linda Macklin David Mann and Bernadette Pudis Janet A. Mann Herbert L. and Ronda Marcus Martin and Lois Marcus Mr. and Mrs. Raul Marmol (Miami) Dr. and Mrs. Sanford E. Marovitz+ Ms. Dorene Marsh Dr. Ernest and Mrs. Marian Marsolais Mr. Fredrick Martin Ms. Amanda Martinsek Dr. and Mrs. William A. Mast Mr. Julien L. McCall Ms. Charlotte V. McCoy William C. McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. McKenna Mr. and Mrs. Tom McLaughlin Ms. Nancy L. Meacham Mr. and Mrs. James E. Menger Mr. and Mrs. Trent Meyerhoefer Ms. Betteann Meyerson+ Beth M. Mikes Abby and Jake Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mitchell+
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Morris Bert and Marjorie Moyar+ Susan B. Murphy Randy and Christine Myeroff Steven and Kimberly Myers+ Ms. Megan Nakashima Joan Katz Napoli and August Napoli Richard B. and Jane E. Nash Deborah L. Neale Robert D. and Janet E. Neary Steve Norris and Emily Gonzales Marshall I. Nurenberg and Joanne Klein Richard and Jolene Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Callaghan Mr. and Mrs. John Olejko Dr. and Mrs. Paul T. Omelsky Mr. Robert Paddock Mr. John D. Papp George Parras+ Dr. Lewis E. and Janice B. Patterson David Pavlich and Cherie Arnold Matt and Shari Peart Dr. and Mrs. Gosta Pettersson Henry Peyrebrune and Tracy Rowell Dr. Roland S. Philip and Dr. Linda M. Sandhaus+ Dale and Susan Phillip Maribel A. Piza (Miami)+ Mr. Carl Podwoski Dr. Marc A. and Mrs. Carol Pohl Brad Pohlman and Julie Callsen Mr. Robert and Mrs. Susan Price Ms. Sylvia Profenna Mr. Lute and Mrs. Lynn Quintrell Drs. Raymond R. Rackley and Carmen M. Fonseca+ Ms. C. A. Reagan Dr. Robert W. Reynolds Ms. Janet Rice David and Gloria Richards Ms. Carole Ann Rieck Mrs. Charles Ritchie Joan and Rick Rivitz Mr. D. Keith and Mrs. Margaret Robinson Mr. Timothy D. Robson+ Ms. Linda M. Rocchi Dick A. and Debbie Rose Mr. Kevin Russell (Miami) Mrs. Elisa J. Russo+ Fred Rzepka and Anne Rzepka Family Foundation Dr. Harry S. and Rita K. Rzepka+ Dr. Vernon E. Sackman and Ms. Marguerite Patton+ Fr. Robert J. Sanson Ms. Patricia E. Say+ Mr. Paul H. Scarbrough+ Robert Scarr and Margaret Widmar Bob Scheuer Don Schmitt and Jim Harmon Mr. James Schutte+ Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. Scovil Dr. John Sedor and Ms. Geralyn Presti Ms. Kathryn Seider Charles Seitz (Miami) Drs. Daniel and Ximena Sessler+ Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Jill Shafer Donna E. Shalala (Miami) Ginger and Larry Shane
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Harry and Ilene Shapiro Ms. Frances L. Sharp Larry Oscar and Jeanne Shatten+ Dr. and Mrs. William C. Sheldon+ Terrence and Judith Sheridan Mr. Richard Shirey+ Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Shiverick+ Michael Dylan Short Mr. Robert Sieck Laura and Alvin A. Siegal Howard and Beth Simon Ms. Ellen J. Skinner Ms. Anna D. Smith Ms. Janice A. Smith Sandra and Richey Smith+ Mr. and Mrs.* Jeffrey H. Smythe Mrs. Virginia Snapp Ms. Barbara Snyder Mr. Marc Stadiem Ms. Sharon Stahler Dr.* and Mrs. Frank J. Staub Mr. Alan L. Steffen Mr. Eduardo Stern (Miami) Frederick and Elizabeth Stueber Mr. Taras G. Szmagala, Jr. Kathy* and Sidney Taurel (Miami)+ Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Timko Mr.* and Mrs. Robert N. Trombly Steve and Christa Turnbull+ Mrs. H. Lansing Vail, Jr. Bobbi and Peter van Dijk Mrs. Stasia M. Vavruska Brenton Ver Ploeg (Miami) Teresa Galang-ViĂąas and Joaquin Vinas (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Les C. Vinney George and Barbara von Mehren Mr. Norman Wain Ms. Laure A. Wasserbauer+ Margaret and Eric* Wayne+ Alice & Leslie T. Webster, Jr. Mr. Peter and Mrs. Laurie Weinberger Michael and Danielle Weiner Dr. Paul R. and Catherine Williams Ms. Claire Wills Richard and Mary Lynn Wills Elizabeth B. Wright+ William Ronald and Lois YaDeau Rad and Patty Yates Ken and Paula Zeisler Dr. William Zelei Mr. Kal Zucker and Dr. Mary Frances Haerr Anonymous (3)+ Anonymous (8)
+ has signed a multiyear pledge (see information box earlier in this section)
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Corporate Support The Cleveland Orchestra extends heartfelt gratitude and partnership with the corporations listed on this page, whose annual support (through gifts of $2,500 and more) demonstrates their belief in the Orchestra’s music-making, education initiatives, and community presentations.
Annual Support gifts during the year prior to July 1, 2017 The Partners in Excellence program salutes companies with annual contributions of $100,000 and more, exemplifying leadership and commitment to musical excellence at the highest level. PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE $300,000 AND MORE
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling NACCO Industries, Inc. KeyBank The J. M. Smucker Company PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE $200,000 TO $299,999
BakerHostetler Eaton Jones Day PNC Bank Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich (Europe) PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE $100,000 TO $199,999
American Greetings Corporation Medical Mutual Nordson Corporation Foundation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Thompson Hine LLP
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DLR Group | Westlake Reed Leskosky Dollar Bank Foundation Forest City Litigation Management, Inc. Parker Hannifin Foundation Quality Electrodynamics (QED) Anonymous $15,000 TO $49,999
Buyers Products Company Case Western Reserve University Ernst & Young LLP Frantz Ward LLP The Giant Eagle Foundation Great Lakes Brewing Company Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP The Lincoln Electric Foundation The Lubrizol Corporation Materion Corporation MTD Products, Inc. North Coast Container Corp. Ohio Savings Bank, A Division of New York Community Bank Olympic Steel, Inc. RPM International Inc. The Sherwin-Williams Company Tucker Ellis
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$2,500 TO $14,999 Akron Tool & Die Company American Fireworks, Inc. BDI BestLight LED Brothers Printing Co., Inc. Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Steel Container Corporation The Cleveland Wire Cloth & Mfg. Co. Cohen & Company, CPAs Community Counselling Services Consolidated Solutions Cozen O’Connor (Miami) Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Evarts Tremaine The Ewart-Ohlson Machine Company Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Adam Foslid/Greenberg Traurig (Miami) Gross Builders Huntington National Bank Littler Mendelson, P.C. Live Publishing Company Macy’s Miba AG (Europe) Northern Haserot Oatey Ohio CAT OMNOVA Solutions Oswald Companies Park-Ohio Holdings PolyOne Corporation RSM US, LLP Southern Wine and Spirits (Miami) Stern Advertising Struktol Company of America University Hospitals Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin (Miami) Anonymous (2)
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Foundation/Government Support The Cleveland Orchestra is grateful for the annual support of the foundations and government agencies listed on this page. The generous funding from these institutions (through gifts of $2,500 and more) is a testament of support for the Orchestra’s music-making, education initiatives, and community presentations.
Annual Support gifts during the year prior to July 1, 2017 $1 MILLION AND MORE
The Cleveland Foundation Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture $500,000 TO $999,999
The George Gund Foundation Ohio Arts Council $250,000 TO $499,999
Kulas Foundation John P. Murphy Foundation $100,000 TO $249,999
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund David and Inez Myers Foundation The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation $50,000 TO $99,999
The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation GAR Foundation The Gerhard Foundation, Inc. Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of The Cleveland Foundation Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs (Miami) The Frederick and Julia Nonneman Foundation The Nord Family Foundation The Payne Fund
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The Abington Foundation The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. (Miami) Mary E. & F. Joseph Callahan Foundation The Helen C. Cole Charitable Trust The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation The Helen Wade Greene Charitable Trust National Endowment for the Arts Sandor Foundation Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation Jean C. Schroeder Foundation The Sisler McFawn Foundation Dr. Kenneth F. Swanson Fund for the Arts of Akron Community Foundation The Veale Foundation The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation
$2,500 TO $14,999 The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation Dr. NE & JZ Berman Foundation The Bernheimer Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Cleveland State University Foundation The Cowles Charitable Trust (Miami) Elisha-Bolton Foundation The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation The Jean, Harry and Brenda Fuchs Family Foundation, in memory of Harry Fuchs The Hankins Foundation The Muna & Basem Hishmeh Foundation Richard H. Holzer Memorial Foundation The Laub Foundation Victor C. Laughlin, M.D. Memorial Foundation Trust The Lehner Family Foundation The G. R. Lincoln Family Foundation The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation The M. G. O’Neil Foundation Paintstone Foundation Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation The Leighton A. Rosenthal Family Foundation SCH Foundation Miami-Dade County Public Schools (Miami) Harold C. Schott Foundation Kenneth W. Scott Foundation Lloyd L. and Louise K. Smith Memorial Foundation The South Waite Foundation The O’Neill Brothers Foundation The George Garretson Wade Charitable Trust The S. K. Wellman Foundation The Welty Family Foundation Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust The Wuliger Foundation Anonymous (2)
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AT SE V E R A N C E H A LL RESTAURANT AND CONCESSION SERVICE Pre-Concert Dining: Severance Restaurant at Severance Hall is open for pre-concert dining for evening and Sunday afternoon performances (and for lunch following Friday Morning Concerts). For reservations, call 216-231-7373, or online by visiting www.UseRESO.com. Intermission & Pre-Concert: Concession service of beverages and light refreshments is available before most concerts and at intermissions at a variety of lobby locations. Post-Concert Dining: Severance Restaurant is open after most evening concerts with à la carte dining, desserts, full bar service, and coffee. For Friday Morning Concerts, a post-concert luncheon service is offered.
OPUS CAFÉ The new Opus Café is located on the ground floor in the Lerner Lobby as the top of the escalator from the parking garage. Offering pre- and post-concert refreshments and light foods, the Cafe is a perfect spot for meeting and talking with friends.
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and conferences, pre- or post-concert dinners and receptions, weddings, and social events. Catering provided by Marigold Catering. Premium dates are available. Call the Facility Sales Office at 216-2317420 or email to hallrental@clevelandorchestra.com
BE FO R E T H E CO NC E R T GARAGE PARKING AND PATRON ACCESS Pre-paid parking for the Campus Center Garage can be purchased in advance through the Ticket Office for $15 per concert. This pre-paid parking ensures you a parking space, but availability of prepaid parking passes is limited. To order pre-paid parking, call the Ticket Office at 216-231-1111. Parking can be purchased (cash only) for the at-door price of $11 per vehicle when space in the Campus Center Garage permits. However, the garage often fills up and only ticket holders with prepaid parking passes are ensured a parking space. Parking is also available in several lots within 1-2 blocks of Severance Hall. Visit the Orchestra’s website for more information and details.
FRIDAY MATINEE PARKING
If you have any questions, please ask an usher or a staff member, or call 216-231-7300 during regular weekday business hours, or email to info@clevelandorchestra.com.
Due to limited parking availability for Friday Matinee performances, patrons are strongly encouraged to take advantage of these convenient off-site parking and round-trip bus options: Shuttle bus service from Cleveland Heights is available from the parking lot at Cedar Hill Baptist Church (12601 Cedar Road). The roundtrip service rate is $5 per person. Suburban round-trip bus transportation is available from four locations: Beachwood Place, Crocker Park, Brecksville, and Akron’s Summit Mall. The round-trip service rate is $15 per person per concert, and is provided with support from the Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra.
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CONCERT PREVIEWS
Severance Hall, a Cleveland landmark and home of the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra, is the perfect location for business meetings
Concert Preview talks and presentations begin one hour prior to most regular Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall.
ATM — Automated Teller Machine For our patrons’ convenience, an ATM is located in the Lerner Lobby of Severance Hall, across from the Cleveland Orchestra Store on the ground floor.
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comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, late-arriving patrons will not be seated while music is being performed. Latecomers are asked to wait quietly until the first break in the program, when ushers will assist them to their seats. Please note that performances without intermission may not have a seating break. These arrangements are at the discretion of the House Manager in consultation with the conductor and performing artists.
AT T H E CO NC E R T COAT CHECK Complimentary coat check is available for concertgoers. The main coat check is located on the street level midway along each gallery on the ground floor.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND SELFIES, VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDING Photographs of the hall and selfies to share with others can be taken when the performance is not in progress. However, audio recording, photography, and videography are prohibited during performances. As courtesy to others, please turn off any phone or device that makes noise or emits light.
REMINDERS Please disarm electronic watch alarms and turn off all pagers, cell phones, and mechanical devices before entering the concert hall. Patrons with hearing aids are asked to be attentive to the sound level of their hearing devices and adjust them accordingly. To ensure the listening pleasure of all patrons, please note that anyone creating a disturbance may be asked to leave the concert hall.
LATE SEATING Performances at Severance Hall start at the time designated on the ticket. In deference to the
SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Severance Hall provides special seating options for mobility-impaired persons and their companions and families. There are wheelchair- and scooter-accessible locations where patrons can remain in their wheelchairs or transfer to a concert seat. Aisle seats with removable armrests are also available for persons who wish to transfer. Tickets for wheelchair accessible and companion seating can be purchased by phone, in person, or online. As a courtesy, Severance Hall provides wheelchairs to assist patrons in going to and from their seats. Patrons can make arrangement by calling the House Manager in advance at 216-231-7425. Infrared Assistive Listening Devices are available from a Head Usher or the House Manager for most performances. If you need assistance, please
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contact the House Manager at 216-231-7425 in advance if possible. Service animals are welcome at Severance Hall. Please notify the Ticket Office as you buy tickets.
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY Emergency exits are clearly marked throughout the building. Ushers and house staff will provide instructions in the event of an emergency. Contact an usher or a member of the house staff if you require medical assistance.
SECURITY For security reasons, backpacks, musical instrument cases, and large bags are prohibited in the concert halls. These items must be checked at coat check and may be subject to search. Severance Hall is a firearms-free facility. No person may possess a firearm on the premises.
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the performance. Cleveland Orchestra subscription concerts are not recommended for children under the age of 8. However, there are several age-appropriate series designed specifically for children and youth, including: Musical Rainbows (recommended for children 3 to 6 years old) and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older).
Our Under 18s Free ticket program is designed to encourage families to attend together. For more details, visit clevelandorchestra.com/ under18.
T IC K E T SE RV IC ES TICKET EXCHANGES Subscribers unable to attend on a particular concert date can exchange their tickets for a different performance of the same weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program. Subscribers may exchange their subscription tickets for another subscription program up to five days prior to a performance. There is no service charge for the five-day advance ticket exchanges. If a ticket exchange is requested within 5 days of the performance, a $10 service charge per concert applies. Visit clevelandorchestra.com for details.
UNABLE TO USE YOUR TICKETS? Ticket holders unable to use or exchange their tickets are encouraged to notify the Ticket Office so that those tickets can be resold. Because of the demand for tickets to Cleveland Orchestra performances, â&#x20AC;&#x153;turnbacksâ&#x20AC;? make seats available to other music lovers and can provide additional income to the Orchestra. If you return your tickets at least two hours before the concert, the value of each ticket can be a tax-deductible contribution. Patrons who turn back tickets receive a cumulative donation acknowledgement at the end of each calendar year.
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THE CLEVELAND C O N C E R T
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WINTER SEASON Mahler’s Ninth Symphony
Haydn’s The Seasons.
Jan 11 — Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Jan 12 — Friday at 8:00 p.m. <18s Jan 13 — Saturday at 8:00 p.m.
Jan 18 — Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Jan 20 — Saturday at 8:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Golda Schultz, soprano Maximilian Schmitt, tenor Christian Van Horn, baritone Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
STAUD Stromab — world premiere MAHLER Symphony No. 9 Sponsor: KeyBank
HAYDN The Seasons
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert
Beethoven’s Heroic Symphony Jan 19 — Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Jan 14 — Sunday at 7:00 p.m THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Möst, conductor James Pickens Jr., narrator Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus William Henry Caldwell, chorus director The Cleveland Orchestra’s 38th annual concert celebrating the spirit of Dr. King’s life, leadership, and vision. This year’s concert explores King as a modern-day hero — as part of the Orchestra’s Centennial Season “Prometheus Project,” building on Beethoven’s idea of “fighting for good” and exploring King’s own battle for human rights, equality, freedom, and justice. Sponsor: KeyBank TICKETS: Admission is free, but tickets are required. A ticket lottery was held and all tickets distributed. LISTEN: The concert is broadcast live on Cleveland radio stations WCLV (104.9 FM) or WCPN (90.3 FM). WATCH: The concert is being recorded by PBS/ideastream for delayed telecast in Cleveland and throughout Ohio. PBS/WVIZ telecast: Friday, January 26, at 9 p.m. Check local listings for other stations, dates, and times.
Sponsor: KeyBank
Mitsuko Uchida’s Mozart Feb 8 — Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Feb 9 — Friday at 8:00 p.m. <18s Feb 10 — Saturday at 8:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Mitsuko Uchida, piano and conductor William Preucil, leader
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 5 HANDEL Suite from Water Music MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27 Sponsor: Quality Electrodynamics (QED)
Beethoven Lives Upstairs Feb 11 — Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
Jan 15 — Monday from noon to 5 p.m. Severance Hall joins in the city-wide celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and achievements with a free public open house featuring musical performances by groups from across Northeast Ohio. Details at clevelandorchestra.com. Sponsor: KeyBank
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BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”)
American Greetings Family Concert
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Severance Hall Open House
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THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Vinay Parameswaran, conductor with special guest Classical Kids Live! This award-winning concert program is based on a lively exchange of letters between young Christoph and his uncle. Its subject is the musical “madman” who has moved into the upstairs apartment of Christoph’s Vienna home — and the young boy’s coming to understand the genius of Beethoven, the torment of his deafness, and the beauty of the music he gave to the world. (Special Pre-concert Activities begin at 2:00 p.m.) Sponsor: American Greetings
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RIGEL Symphony No. 4* MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto MOZART Symphony No. 40 * Not performed on Friday morning concert Sponsor: BakerHostetler
A Modern Hero
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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert
Feb 22 — Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Feb 23 — Friday at 8:00 p.m. <18s Feb 24 — Saturday at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday January 14 at 7:00 p.m.
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Matthias Pintscher, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
RAVEL Suite from Mother Goose RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé (complete ballet music) Sponsor: Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
PNC Musical Rainbow
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Feb 23 — Friday at 10:00 a.m. <18s Feb 24 — Saturday at 11:00 a.m. <18s with Hans Clebsch, horn
For ages 3 to 6. Host Maryann Nagel gets attendees singing, clapping, and moving to the music in this series introducing instruments of the orchestra. With solo selections, kid-friendly tunes, and sing-along participation. Sponsor: PNC Bank
Youth Orchestra and Youth Chorus Feb 25 — Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
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CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH ORCHESTRA Vinay Parameswaran, conductor CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH CHORUS Daniel Singer, acting director Two of northern Ohio’s premier musical youth ensembles present their annual joint concert, featuring musical works by Sibelius, Hanson, and Dvořák. Prelude Concert begins at 6 p.m. with Youth Orchestra and Youth Chorus members performing chamber music.
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THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Möst, conductor James Pickens Jr., narrator Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus William Henry Caldwell, chorus director
The Cleveland Orchestra’s 38th annual concert explores Dr. King’s life and legacy, and his dedication to the struggle for racial equality — through the lens of Beethoven’s “fight for good.” Featuring music inspired by justice, caring, and freedom. TICKETS: Admission is free, but tickets
are required. A public ticket lottery was held and all tickets have been distributed. Concert Sponsor: KeyBank Broadcast live on WCLV and WCPN radio and by delayed telecast on PBS/ideastream. WVIZ telecast: Friday, January 26, at 9:00 p.m.
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We believe that all Cleveland youth should have access to high-quality arts education. Through the generosity of our donors, we have invested nearly $2 million since 2016 to scale up neighborhood-based programs that now serve 1,500 youth year-round in music, dance, theater, photography, literary arts and curatorial mastery. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a symphony of success. Find your passion, and partner with the Cleveland Foundation to make your greatest charitable impact.
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