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There’s nothing like a Holiday Concert at Severance. The hall fills with friends and families. The decorations glitter. Familiar tunes ring out onstage. These concerts are only possible with support from great friends like you. And right now, you can make twice the impact for this special tradition and the music you love.

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Welcome

Dear Friends,

Season’s Greetings! On behalf of all the musicians, staff, and volunteers of The Cleveland Orchestra, welcome to Severance Music Center for our 2022 Holiday Concerts. We are delighted to share these wonderful festivities with you, whether you are joining us for the first time or participating in a longstanding family tradition.

Among the many joys of the holiday season — dazzling decorations, thoughtful gifts, and delicious meals — music, especially shared in the company of loved ones, truly touches our souls. From Handel’s Messiah, written more than 280 years ago to John Williams’s moving score to Home Alone, there’s nothing like the power of music, particularly choral music, to bring us together in celebration with our community.

This season, more than 300 musicians, including over 200 volunteer singers from the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Blossom Festival Chorus, Wooster Chorus, and both the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus and Children’s Chorus, will grace the stage of Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall to make our holidays in Northeast Ohio a bit brighter and a little more harmonious. These holiday concerts are infused with their stirring passion and enduring dedication to music-making. We are also grateful for the continued support of our Presenting Sponsor CIBC, without whom these concerts would not be possible.

For the third year in a row, we are also happy to offer The Cleveland Orchestra’s Holiday Delights: Visual Album on our streaming platform Adella. This exceptional selection of seasonal favorites by the Orchestra and Chorus is packed full of merriment.

From our family to yours, we wish you a tuneful holiday and a very Happy New Year!

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Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center

Thursdays and Fridays, December 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, December 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The Cleveland Orchestra

Brett Mitchell, conductor

Mikaela Bennett , soprano

Lisa Wong , conductor and director of choruses

Cleveland Orchestra Chorus with members of the Blossom Festival Chorus

With the participation of Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus (Dec. 10*, 11*, 17*, and 18*)

Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Chamber Ensemble (Dec. 9, 10, and 18)

The College of Wooster Chorus (Dec. 16, 17, and 18*)

CIBC is the Presenting Sponsor for The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2022 Holiday Concerts.

O Come All Ye Faithful

John Francis Wade (1711–1786) arranged by Mack Willberg ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

March, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Russian Dance from The Nutcracker Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

ORCHESTRA

Carol of the Bells

Mykola Leontovych (1877–1921) arranged by Peter Wilhousky CHORUS , conducted by Lisa Wong

Sussex Carol* Traditional, arranged by Elaine Hagenberg ORCHESTRA & CHORUS , conducted by Lisa Wong

Cradle Hymn* Kim André Arnesen (b. 1980) ORCHESTRA & CHILDREN’S CHORUS , conducted by Lisa Wong

Movement I from A Christmas Carol Symphony Patric Standford (1939–2014)

ORCHESTRA

In the Bleak Midwinter Gustav Holst (1874–1934) arranged by Robert W. Smith ORCHESTRA & MIKAELA BENNETT

Cantique de Noël

Adolphe Adam (1803–1856) arranged by Arthur Harris ORCHESTRA & MIKAELA BENNETT

Sing-Along: The First Noël Traditional, arranged by Arthur Harris ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

Sing-Along: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Traditional, arranged by Arthur Harris ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

Sing-Along

The First Noël

The first Noël, the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay. In fields where they lay keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Noël Noël Noël Noël Born is the King of Israel!

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Verse 1

Hark! The herald angels sing “Glory to the new-born king Peace on earth and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled” Joyful all ye nations rise Join the triumph of the skies With angelic host proclaim “Christ is born in Bethlehem” Hark! The herald angels sing “Glory to the new-born king”

Verse 3

Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings Ris’n with healing in His wings; Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth.

Hark! The herald angels sing “Glory to the new-born king”

Brett Mitchell

Conductor

Conductor Brett Mitchell is known for his engaging and thoughtfully curated programs at home and abroad. In September 2021, he was named artistic director and conductor of Oregon’s Sunriver Music Festival, beginning a three-year term in August 2022.

During the 2022–23 season, he debuts with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Tulsa Symphony, and returns to The Cleveland Orchestra and Houston Symphony. He’s recently appeared with the Dallas, Detroit, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, National, North Carolina, Oregon, Pasadena, San Antonio, San Francisco, and Vancouver symphonies; the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl; the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; the Grant Park Festival Orchestra; and a two-week tour with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

From 2017 to 2021, Mr. Mitchell served as music director of the Colorado Symphony in Denver. During his five-season tenure, he deepened the orchestra’s engagement with its audience and expanded its commitment to contemporary American repertoire. In addition, Mr. Mitchell spearheaded collaborations with such local partners as Colorado Ballet, Denver Young Artists Orchestra, and El Sistema Colorado.

Mr. Mitchell served on the conducting staff of The Cleveland Orchestra from 2013 to 2017. During this time, he led the Orchestra in several dozen concerts each season at Severance, Blossom Music Center, and on tour. He also led a production of The Nutcracker with the Pennsylvania Ballet in collaboration with the Orchestra during the 2016–17 season.

Prior to this, Mr. Mitchell was assistant conductor at the Houston Symphony (2007–11), the Orchestre National de France (2006–09), and the Castleton Festival (2009–10).

Passionate about mentoring young musicians, he was music director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra from 2013 to 2017. Mr. Mitchell has worked with young musicians at the Cleveland Institute of Music, the National Repertory Orchestra, Texas Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, and Interlochen Center for the Arts; and has served on the faculties of the schools of music at Northern Illinois University (2005–07), University of Houston (2012–13), and University of Denver (2019).

Born in Seattle in 1979, Mr. Mitchell holds degrees in conducting from University of Texas at Austin and composition from Western Washington University.

Mikaela Bennett

Soprano

Mikaela Bennett is a graduate of The Juilliard School and is celebrated as a singer and actress for her work on stage and in the concert hall. She most recently appeared as a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall performing alongside the Grammy Award–winning group Take 6 and MasterVoices. She also appeared as a featured soloist in Daniel Fish’s conception of The Most Happy Fella at Bard SummerScape. She made her Festival Napa Valley debut as Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi under the baton of Kent Nagano, and in 2020, Ms. Bennett appeared as a featured soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel performing Aurora by Wayne Shorter.

On stage, Ms. Bennett made her professional debut starring as Penelope in The Golden Apple at City Center Encores! She originated the role of Norma in Dick Scanlan and Carmel Dean’s new musical Renascence in New York City, starred in the title role in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at the MUNY in St. Louis, and originated the title role of Acquanetta in a new opera composed by Michael Gordon and directed by Daniel Fish at the 2018 Prototype Festival. Ms. Bennett made her critically acclaimed debut at Lyric Opera of Chicago as Maria in West Side Story in 2021.

In August 2018, Ms. Bennett made her BBC Proms debut at London’s Royal Albert Hall starring as Maria in the John Wilson Orchestra’s concert production of West Side Story to critical and public acclaim. She made her debuts with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Slatkin, and The Philadelphia Orchestra, under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and performed as a featured soloist in Bernstein on Broadway as part of the Leonard Bernstein centennial celebrations at the Kennedy Center.

Ms. Bennett has collaborated multiple times with conductor Ted Sperling, most recently at Carnegie Hall performing Gershwin, as well as the soprano soloist in Handel’s Israel in Egypt with MasterVoices and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. She has also appeared with the San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, and New World Symphony, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, for the world premiere of his work Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind.

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FRANZ WELSER-MÖST MUSIC DIRECTOR

Kelvin Smith Family Chair

FIRST VIOLINS

Peter Otto

FIRST ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD, Chair

Jung-Min Amy Lee

ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair

Jessica Lee

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair

Stephen Tavani

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

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

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

Katherine Bormann

Analisé Denise Kukelhan

Gladys B. Goetz Chair

Zhan Shu

SECOND VIOLINS

Stephen Rose *

Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair

Eli Matthews 1

Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair

Sonja Braaten Molloy

Carolyn Gadiel Warner Elayna Duitman

Ioana Missits

Jeffrey Zehngut

Sae Shiragami

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

Lynne Ramsey 1 Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair Stanley Konopka 2

Mark Jackobs

Jean Wall Bennett Chair

Lisa Boyko

Richard and Nancy Sneed Chair Richard Waugh

Lembi Veskimets

The Morgan Sisters Chair Eliesha Nelson Joanna Patterson Zakany William Bender

Gareth Zehngut

CELLOS

Mark Kosower *

Louis D. Beaumont Chair

Richard Weiss 1

The GAR Foundation Chair

Charles Bernard 2 Helen Weil Ross Chair

Bryan Dumm

Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair

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

Derek Zadinsky 2

Mark Atherton

Thomas Sperl

Henry Peyrebrune Charles Barr Memorial Chair Charles Carleton

Scott Dixon

Charles Paul HARP

Trina Struble * Alice Chalifoux Chair

FLUTES

Joshua Smith * Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Chair Saeran St. Christopher

Jessica Sindell 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 Sharon and Yoash Wiener Chair

Jeffrey Rathbun 2 Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair

Robert Walters

ENGLISH HORN

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 2 Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair

Amy Zoloto

E-FLAT CLARINET

Daniel McKelway Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair

BASS CLARINET

Amy Zoloto Myrna and James Spira Chair

BASSOONS

John Clouser *

Louise Harkness Ingalls Chair

Gareth Thomas

Barrick Stees 2 Sandra L. Haslinger Chair

Jonathan Sherwin

CONTRABASSOON

Jonathan Sherwin

HORNS

Nathaniel Silberschlag *

George Szell Memorial Chair

Michael Mayhew § Knight Foundation Chair

Jesse McCormick Robert B. Benyo Chair

Hans Clebsch

Richard King

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 * Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair

Michael Miller

TROMBONES

Brian Wendel *

Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair

Richard Stout Alexander and Marianna C. McAfee Chair

Shachar Israel 2

EUPHONIUM AND BASS TRUMPET

Richard Stout

TUBA

Yasuhito Sugiyama * Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair

TIMPANI

Paul Yancich * Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair

PERCUSSION

Marc Damoulakis *

Margaret Allen Ireland Chair

Donald Miller

Thomas Sherwood

KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS

Carolyn Gadiel Warner

Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair

LIBRARIANS

Michael Ferraguto

Joe and Marlene Toot Chair

Donald Miller

ENDOWED CHAIRS

CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED

Elizabeth Ring and William Ring Mather Chair

Blossom-Lee Chair Paul and Lucille Jones Chair James and Donna Reid Chair Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair Sunshine Chair Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Chair Rudolf Serkin Chair

* Principal

§ Associate Principal

1 First Assistant Principal

2 Assistant Principal

CONDUCTORS

Christoph von Dohnányi

MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE

Daniel Reith

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair

Lisa Wong

DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair

Lisa Wong

Director of Choruses

France P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair

Lisa Wong was appointed director of choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra in May 2018 after serving as acting director throughout the 2017–18 season. She joined the choral staff of The Cleveland Orchestra as assistant director of choruses at the start of the 2010–11 season, helping to prepare the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Blossom Festival Chorus for performances each year. In 2012, she took on added responsibilities as director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus.

In addition to her duties at Severance, she is the Olive Williams Kettering Professor of Music at The College of Wooster, where she directs the Wooster Chorus and teaches courses in conducting and music education. Choirs under her direction have performed at the Central Division conference of the American Choral Directors Association and several times for the state conference of the Ohio Music Education Association. An advocate for the music of marginalized composers, Ms. Wong serves as the Repertoire and Resource Chair for World Music and Cultures for the Ohio Choral Directors Association. Her previous academic posts include positions in public and private schools in New York, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.

Active as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator, she serves as a music panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. Recent international accolades have included work at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, as a part of Tunaweza Kimuziki, and as a conductor for “Conducting 21C: Musical Leadership for a New Century” in Stockholm, Sweden. Ms. Wong holds a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from West Chester University, as well as Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees in choral conducting from Indiana University.

Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Lisa Wong , Director

Daniel J. Singer, Assistant Director Daniel Overly, Collaborative Pianist

SOPRANOS

Laurel Babcock

Amy Foster Babinski

Amanda Baker *

Claudia Barriga

Signe Carlson *

Yu-Ching Ruby Chen

Amanda Cobes

Susan Cucuzza

Sasha Desberg

Caitlin DiFranco

Emily Engle

Molly Falasco

Lisa Fedorovich

Nicole Futoran

Samantha Garner

Jennifer Gilles

Ayesha Gonzales

Sarah Gould

Julia Halamek

Rebecca S. Hall

Sarah Henley

Lisa Hrusovsky

Amber Jackson

Shannon R. Jakubczak

Kiersten Johnson *

Eleni Karnavas *

Katie Kitchen ^

EvaCecilia Koh

Heidi Lang *

Meagan Longanecker *

Molly Lukens

Clare Mitchell

S. Mikhaila Noble-Pace

Jennifer Heinert O’Leary

Lindsay Osterholt

Katie Paskey

Victoria Peacock

Elizabeth Phillips

Grace Prentice

Jylian Purtee

Lisa M. Ramsey

Nadia Robinson *

Cara Rovella

Martell Savage

Katie Schick

Lily Simon *

Ellie Smith

Megan Tettau

Sharilee Walker

Kate Macy Walters

Tracey Webber

Julie White *

Adeleine Whitten

ALTOS

Emily Austin

Debbie Bates

Riley Beistel

Katherine Brown *

Carolyn Dessin

Brooke Emmel

Jaime E. Furda *

Kathy Jo Gutgsell *

Grace Ho

Karen S. Hunt

Sarah Hutchins

Melissa Jolly *

Kate Klonowski

Kristi Krueger

Zoe Kuhn * Elise Leitzel

Cathy Lesser Mansfield

Danielle S. McDonald Karla McMullen

Holly Miller

Dawn Ostrowski

Ellie Petro Andrea Pintabona

Victoria Rasnick Kayla Reaves

Faith Roberts

Alanna M. Shadrake

Ina Stanek-Michaelis Melanie Tabak

Rachel Thibo

Kristen Tobey Joanna Tomassoni Martha Cochran Truby Laure Wasserbauer

Caroline Willoughby Leah Wilson

Jennifer R. Woda Debra Yasinow

Lynne Leutenberg Yulish

TENORS

Bruno Bush

Rong Chen

Richard Hall

John-Joseph Haney ^ Peter Kvidera

Adam Landry

Tod Lawrence

David McCallum

James C. Pintner

Matthew Rizer

Ted Rodenborn Nathan A. Russell

John Sabol

Andrew Schoenhofer Andrew Stamp William Venable Allen White Peter Wright

BASSES

Jack Blazey

Ronnie Boscarello

Sean Michael Cahill

Peter B. Clausen

Dwyer Conklyn * Nick Connavino Kyle Crowley Tom Cucuzza Christopher Dewald Jeffrey Duber Stuart Englehart Brian Fancher Andrew Fowler

Jeffrey D. Gershman * Mark Hermann

Seth Hobi ^ Kurtis B. Hoffman

Robert L. Jenkins III James Johnston

Kevin Kutz

Jason Levy Jacob J. Liptow Tyler Mason Robert Mitchell Michael Moses Tremaine Oatman Trevor Pollack * Francisco Prado Brandon Randall Robert G. Seaman Charlie Smrekar Devon Steve Charles Tobias Matt Turell

^ Shari Bierman Singer Fellow

* Members of the Blossom Festival Chorus

Choruses

Lisa Fedorovich, Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating Committee

Jill Harbaugh, Manager of

Daniel J. Singer

Assistant Director of Choruses Director, Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus

Daniel Singer joined the choral conducting staff of The Cleveland Orchestra in 2012 as assistant director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus. He was promoted to assistant director of choruses and director of the Youth Chorus with the start of the 2018–19 season.

In 2022, Mr. Singer joined the music faculty of The College of Wooster, where he teaches courses in music education, conducting, and music theory. From 2011 to 2022, he served as director of music at University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio. He is also active as a guest conductor and has worked with honor choirs and student ensembles in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and North Carolina. Mr. Singer has performed with Quire Cleveland and Apollo’s Fire and has sung as baritone soloist with ensembles throughout Northeast Ohio. He is also an arranger and composer, having written for choral and instrumental groups throughout the United States.

Previously, he worked as a performer, music director, and teacher in the Chicago area. He taught high school choral music in the cities of Lincolnshire and Cary and participated in music engagement in Chicago Public Schools. Mr. Singer holds degrees in music education and conducting from Northwestern University and Michigan State University.

Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Chamber Ensemble

Daniel J. Singer, Director

Devon Steve, Assistant Director

Daniel Overly, Collaborative Pianist

Serin Arikan

Cameron Armstrong

Abs Burkle

William Christian

Natasha M. Dudick

Jade Gladue

Julianne Harbath

Matthew Hebert

Maggie Panichi

Sasha Turner

Sydney Wilson Sophia Young

Jennifer Rozsa

Director, Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus

Jennifer Rozsa joined the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus staff in summer 2021. She earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in music education with an emphasis in the Kodály Philosophy from Capital University’s Conservatory of Music in Columbus, Ohio, and her Orff-Shulwerk certification from the San Francisco Orff Course. She currently teaches music to grades K–4 in Solon. Previously, Ms. Rozsa taught music to grades K–8 and choir in public, private, and charter schools in Ohio, California, and Chicago. While living in the Bay Area, she conducted choruses for the Peninsula Girls Chorus and San Francisco Boys Chorus. She has presented general music sessions for national, state, and local music education organizations. When not teaching, Ms. Rozsa performs as a mezzo-soprano and sings with Cleveland Chamber Choir.

Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus

Jennifer Rozsa, Director

Meghan Schatt , Assistant Director

Jacob Bernhardt , Collaborative Pianist

Sedona Aiello

Emmy Allen

Kate Allen

Anonabelle Arndt

Marina Bendaly

Katherine Bohlen

Elise Breitzmann

Brooke Carlson

Caris Carmean

Oliver Chien

Aviah Dubson

Margaret Dyck Essa Eichhorn

Claire Friend

Cecile Kim Ghazarian

Serena Kim Ghazarian

Bryn Gordon Moira Green

Cora Rose Gross

Mirabel Hattier

Mary Kate Hever

Parla Ilaslan

Sam Jacobs

Colette Karklin

Lauren Malbasa Shaan Rao

Thea Sherck

Elena Schneider

Maren Scott

Jaidan Shauf-Dressman

Henry Stamm

August Sumlin Kadence H. Young Katherine Zaki

Maya Curtis, Manager of Youth Choruses

The College of Wooster Chorus

Lisa Wong , Director

Toni Shreve, Collaborative Pianist

Founded in 1964, The College of Wooster Chorus is comprised of undergraduate students representing all academic areas within The College of Wooster’s liberal arts program. Located in Wooster, Ohio, approximately 55 miles south of Cleveland, the award-winning ensemble has recently premiered works by several American composers including Eric Whitacre, Jocelyn Hagen, and Jake Runestad. It has performed at the Central Division conference of the American Choral Directors Association and several times at the state conference of the Ohio Music Education Association.

SOPRANOS

Sophia Marshall

Gracie Mino

Anya Smith

Emma Smith

Morgan Smock Chelsey Webb

ALTOS

Emily Hasecke

Molly Huggett

Alexis Kelbley

Emma Longenecker

Bri Mosley Hannah Reinicke

Amari Royal Hannah Wells

TENORS

Liam Kenehan Benjamin Low

Robert Stark

Ethan Yoder BASSES

Matthew Baumiller

Evan Foster Jaden Levine

Jorge Quinteros Ben Read Connor Smith Paul Zito

Now in its second century, The Cleveland Orchestra, under the leadership of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst since 2002, is one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. Year after year, the ensemble exemplifies extraordinary artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement. The New York Times has called Cleveland “the best in America” for its virtuosity, elegance of sound, variety of color, and chamber-like musical cohesion.

Founded by Adella Prentiss Hughes, the Orchestra performed its inaugural concert in December 1918. By the middle of the century, decades of growth and sustained support had turned it into one of the most admired globally.

The past decade has seen an increasing number of young people attending concerts, bringing fresh attention to The Cleveland Orchestra’s legendary sound and committed programming. More recently, the Orchestra launched several bold digital projects, including the streaming broadcast series In Focus, the podcast On a Personal Note, and its own recording label, a new chapter in the Orchestra’s long and distinguished recording and broadcast history. Together, they have captured the Orchestra’s unique artistry and the musical achievements of the Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestra partnership.

The 2022–23 season marks Franz Welser-Möst’s 21st year as Music Director, a period in which The Cleveland Orchestra earned unprecedented acclaim around the world, including a series of residencies at the Musikverein in Vienna, the first of its kind by an American orchestra, and a number of acclaimed opera presentations.

Since 1918, seven music directors — Nikolai Sokoloff, Artur Rodziński, Erich Leinsdorf, George Szell, Lorin Maazel, Christoph von Dohnányi, and Franz Welser-Möst — have guided and shaped the ensemble’s growth and sound. Through concerts at home and on tour, broadcasts, and a catalog of acclaimed recordings, The Cleveland Orchestra is heard today by a growing group of fans around the world.

PRESENTS

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

HOME ALONE

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Presents A JOHN HUGHES Production A CHRIS COLUMBUS Film

HOME ALONE

MACAULAY CULKIN

JOE PESCI DANIEL STERN JOHN HEARD and CATHERINE O’HARA Music by JOHN WILLIAMS Film Editor RAJA GOSNELL

Production Designer JOHN MUTO

Director of Photography JULIO MACAT

Executive Producers MARK LEVINSON & SCOTT ROSENFELT and TARQUIN GOTCH

Written and Produced by JOHN HUGHES

Directed by CHRIS COLUMBUS

And featuring a live performance by The Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus Brett Mitchell, conductor

Soundtrack Album Available on CBS Records, Cassettes and Compact Discs

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Tonight’s program is a presentation of the complete film Home Alone with a live performance of the film’s entire score, including music played by the orchestra during the end credits. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the credits.

Film screening of Home Alone courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox.

© 1990 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Home Alone in Concert produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.

Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson

Director of Operations: Rob Stogsdill

Production Manager: Sophie Greaves

Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC

Technical Director: Mike Runice

Music Composed by John Williams

Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service

Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt

Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson

Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe The score for Home Alone has been adapted for live concert performance.

With special thanks to: Twentieth Century Fox, Chris Columbus, David Newman, John Kulback, Julian Levin, Mark Graham and the musicians and staff of The Cleveland Orchestra.

Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus

Daniel J. Singer, Director

Devon Steve, Assistant Director

Daniel Overly, Collaborative Pianist

Elif Albulut

Serin Arikan

Cameron Armstrong Aiste Berzinskas

Nina Tejada Bramhall

Abs Burkle

Marin Carlson

Zelie Cerda- Malicdem

William Christian Natasha M. Dudick

Henry Dyck

Eleanor Fleming

Jacob Gao

Jade Gladue

Eva Gross

Julianne Harbath

Matthew Hebert

Vishwum Kapadia Gregory Karulin

Shannon Katzenberger Keniel Keeney Kelly Kirchner Rohan Kumar Jaden Levine*

Kingsten Lin Sophia Marshall* Edith Masuda

Aurora McCloud

Gracie Mino*

Sarah Moldover* Bri Mosley*

Lila Nagy Adelyn Nicholson Maggie Panichi

Eli Posa

Leah Rodrick

Amari Royal*

Anya Smith* Carley Sorrent Emma-Jean Stanley* Sasha Turner Julia Weber

Sammy Weidenthal Hannah Wells* Sydney Wilson Sophia Young

Maya Curtis, Manager of Youth Choruses

* Denotes members of the Wooster Chorus joining the Youth Chorus for Home Alone

From the Composer

Ever since Home Alone appeared, it has held a unique place in the affections of a very broad public. Director Chris Columbus brought a uniquely fresh and innocent approach to this delightful story, and the film has deservedly become a perennial at Holiday time.

I took great pleasure in composing the score for the film, and I am especially delighted that the magnificent Cleveland Orchestra has agreed to perform the music in a live presentation of the movie.

I know I speak for everyone connected with the making of the film in saying that we are greatly honored by this event…and I hope that tonight’s audience will experience the renewal of joy that the film brings with it, each and every year.

Williams

John Williams

Composer

In a career spanning more than six decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and the concert stage. He remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music for more than 100 films, including all nine Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Schindler’s List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, Lincoln, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, and the Indiana Jones films. He served as music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra for 14 seasons and remains its laureate conductor. He has composed numerous works for the concert stage including two symphonies and more than a dozen concertos commissioned by some of America’s most prominent orchestras. He has received five Academy Awards and 52 Oscar nominations, seven British Academy Awards, 25 Grammys, four Golden Globes, and five Emmys. His other honors include the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, an honorary KBE from Queen Elizabeth II, the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, and the Gold Medal from the UK’s prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society.

John

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AGE RESTRICTIONS

Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the performance. Classical season 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 Music Explorers (recommended for children 3 to 6 years old) and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older).

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Beyond impressive. IMPRESSIONISM to MODERNISM the Keithley Collection

See this extraordinary collection of more than 100 masterworks—the largest gift of art to the museum in more than 60 years—together for the first and only time.

Hurry, closes Jan 8 | Tickets at cma.org | CMA Members FREE

The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. This exhibition was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Henri-Edmond Cross (French, 1856–1910). The Pink Cloud, c. 1896. Oil on canvas; 54.6 x 61 cm. Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.106