Symphony Spring Break: a
sensory
f r i e n d ly
concert
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Symphony Spring Break: a
sensory
f r i e n d ly
concert
Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 2:30 pm Allen-Bradley Hall Yaniv Dinur, conductor Giana Blazquez Bultman, actor Mitch Bultman, actor Beck Lawrence, actor
Derrick Cainion, ASL interpreter Jill Kenehan-Krey, ASL interpreter Concept and Script by Rebecca Whitney and Katie Cummings AARON COPLAND “Hoe-Down” from Rodeo JOHN WILLIAMS Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Suite for Orchestra I. Hedwig's Theme VARIOUS/Bill Holcombe International Dixieland Jamboree Bill Bailey St. James Infirmary When the Saints Go Marching In ARTURO MÁRQUEZ Conga del Fuego Nuevo (excerpts) KRISTEN ANDERSON-LOPEZ AND ROBERT LOPEZ/Bob Krogstad Selections from Frozen (excerpts) W. T. PURDY On, Wisconsin! The length of this concert is approximately 50 minutes. This concert is sponsored by Kasey’s Fund
Additional support provided by Delta Dental
Yaniv Dinur is the winner of the 2019 Sir George Solti Conducting Award. Resident conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and music director of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, Dinur is lauded for his bold programming, insightful performances, and unique ability to connect with diverse audiences, from season subscribers to firsttime concertgoers. Currently in his third season as music director of the New Bedford Symphony, he leads the orchestra with star soloists such as Yefim Bronfman, Joyce Yang, and Vadim Gluzman, and in a wide range of repertoire that includes music by women composers on every concert. As the resident conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony, Dinur conducts more than 50 concerts per season. Highlights of recent and upcoming guest conducting engagements include subscription debuts with the Houston Symphony and Fort Worth Symphony, a return to the San Diego Symphony, and his debut at the Peninsula Music Festival.
conductor
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Dinur made his conducting debut at the age of 19 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, a performance that resulted in multiple return engagements with the NSO. Following his European debut, he was invited to perform with the Israel Camerata, making him the youngest conductor ever to conduct an orchestra in Israel. He since conducted the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony, Houston Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, New World Symphony Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, Orchestra Giovanile Italiana, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese, Pomeriggi Musicali in Milan, Solisti di Perugia, Torino Philharmonic, Portugal Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Festival Orchestra, State Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM in Mexico, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Dinur is the winner of numerous awards, among them the 2017 and 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Awards, 2nd Prize at the 2009 Mata International Conducting Competition in Mexico, and the Yuri Ahronovitch 1st Prize in the 2005 Aviv Conducting Competition in Israel. He was chosen by the League of American Orchestras to be a featured conductor in the 2011 Bruno Walter Conducting Preview, and he is a recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and the Zubin Mehta Scholarship Endowment. He has worked closely with such worldclass musicians as Lorin Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Edo de Waart, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, and Kurt Masur. Dinur was born and raised in Jerusalem, where he studied piano with his aunt, Olga Shachar, and later with Alexander Tamir, Tatiana Alexanderov, and Mark Dukelsky. He studied conducting with Dr. Evgeny Zirlin and Prof. Mendi Rodan at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. In 2007, he moved to the United States to study with Prof. Kenneth Kiesler at the University of Michigan, where he earned his Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting
ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE Welcome to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s first ever sensory friendly concert experience, “Symphony Spring Break”! Sensory friendly concerts include modifications geared for those on the autism spectrum or with any kind of sensory sensitivity, but all are welcome! Our three onstage actors will help guide everyone through the performance. Feel free to get up and move and dance and even change seats if you would like. The house lights will remain up and the theater doors will be open, so if you need to leave for a little while and then come back to the hall you are welcome to do so. Please see the additional information on the next page regarding resources and locations available that we hope will contribute to a positive experience for all in attendance today! This concert will take us on the ultimate spring break trip around the US and beyond – through music! All of the musical selections that will be performed were written by North American composers. First, we’ll head out west with “Hoe-Down” from Aaron Copland’s ballet Rodeo. Then we’ll visit Hollywood and Universal Studios with “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by living legend John Williams. We’ll journey down south and hear traditional New Orleans tunes arranged by Bill Holcombe in the International Dixieland Jamboree, and then visit Mexico with the fiery Conga del Fuego Nuevo by Arturo Márquez. The ultimate spring break wouldn’t be complete without a stop in Orlando, where we’ll enjoy selections from Frozen by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. However, there’s no place like home, and we’ll finish our trip back in the Badger State with Wisconsin’s state song, On, Wisconsin!, composed by W. T. Purdy. We hope you enjoy our musical journey today!
IMPORTANT LOCATIONS AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES If at any time you need assistance or have a question during today’s concert, please find an MSO Ambassador wearing a yellow lanyard or an MSO Volunteer. Sensory bags and weighted lap pads are available for check out from the Coat Check in the Gallery or by finding an MSO Volunteer. Sensory bags include 1 pair of Noise-Canceling Headphones, 3 unique Fidget Tools, 1 Feeling Thermometer, and 1 KultureCity VIP Lanyard. These are available for check out at any MSO performance and should be returned following the performance. Quiet Areas can be found in the following locations: Historic Exhibit – Lower Level Please be aware that there is sometimes a buzzing sound in this area due to our humidifying system. Quiet Room – Main Level (nearest Orchestra Left) Phone Booths – 2nd Level (across from restrooms) These booths will be equipped with a bean bag chair and some fidgets. We ask that these tools stay in the booths. Food and Beverages are available for purchase in the Main Level Gallery of the Pavilion. Drinks with lids and food are allowed in AllenBradley Hall during the performance. All restrooms in the Bradley Symphony Center are wheelchair accessible. Gender Neutral/Family Bathrooms with baby changing tables are available in these locations: Historic Exhibit – Lower Level Gallery – Main Level Atrium – 2nd Level Assisted listening devices are available at any MSO performance. Find an MSO Volunteer to inquire. All levels of the Bradley Symphony Center are accessible by elevator. Booster seats are available at any MSO performance. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has partnered with KultureCity to make the Bradley Symphony Center and all of the programs and events that the venue hosts to be sensory inclusive.
G I A N A B L A Z Q U E Z B U LT M A N a c t o r Giana Blazquez Bultman is a third-year M.F.A. candidate in Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities at The University of Texas at Austin. She identifies as a director, choreographer, and teaching artist from Orlando, FL. As an emerging Theatre for Young Audiences professional and advocate for young voices, Giana strives to empower young people through theatre that challenges them artistically, fosters justice and inclusion, and cultivates artistic agency. As a teaching artist she has worked for Pink Umbrella Theater Company, ZACH Theater, First Stage, and the Orlando Repertory Theater. Regional Directing and Choreography credits include Nate the Great (First Stage), Nobody Knows (First Stage), Lovabye Dragon (First Stage), and Welcome to Bronzeville (First Stage). Giana has also performed professionally at First Stage.
M I T C H B U LT M A N a c t o r Mitch Bultman is from Bay View, WI where he lives with his wife Giana and two dogs. He could not be more thrilled to be working with the MSO. Mitch has been seen in The Few with Milwaukee Chamber Theater and Forward Theater’s production of 4000 Miles. Mitch spent a year studying classical text at Shakespeare’s Globe Theater in London and performed as Henry in Henry V at the Globe. Mitch holds a BFA in theater from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts.
B E C K L AW R E N C E a c t o r Beck Lawrence is excited to take this spring break get-away with you today. Beck became interested in theater through First Stage at about 8 years old and was honored to visit local businesses with UPAF to help in fundraising efforts. He is currently a member of Pink Umbrella Theater Company and is grateful to be able to learn and grow there. Beck also did an internship as a teaching assistant with the Madison Children’s Theater. Outside of the theater, Beck is an avid video gamer, enjoys time with his three dogs, and loves to build with Legos. As a recent graduate of Kradwell High School, Beck is looking forward to each new adventure.
DERRICK CAINIONASL interpreter Nationally certified sign language interpreter and entrepreneur Derrick Cainion has been providing American Sign Language Interpreting services nationally and internationally for almost 20 years. Derrick is a generalist and has developed expertise in interpreting within performing arts settings. Derrick’s passion for the arts and community doesn’t end with interpreting. He is also the founder of Art Intersection MKE — a community arts organization on the Near West Side of Milwaukee that focuses on using art to uplift and unite the community.
JILL KENEHAN-KREYASL interpreter Nationally certified sign language interpreter, entrepreneur, audio describer and artist, Jill KenehanKrey has served Milwaukee and beyond for over 30 years. Having established Interpreting Solutions, Inc in 2001, Jill interprets as well as coordinates interpreting services in a variety of settings including but not limited to theatre, government, corporate, conference, education, and social services. A resident of and ambassador for Milwaukee, she endeavors to build an accessible, diverse, equitable, and inclusive world through service and community connections.
2021.22 SEASON KEN-DAVID MASUR Music Director Polly and Bill Van Dyke Music Director Chair EDO DE WAART Music Director Laureate YANIV DINUR Resident Conductor CHERYL FRAZES HILL Chorus Director Margaret Hawkins Chorus Director Chair TIMOTHY J. BENSON Assistant Chorus Director FIRST VIOLINS Ilana Setapen, Acting Concertmaster Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair Jeanyi Kim, Acting Associate Concertmaster (2nd Chair) Chi Li, Acting Assistant Concertmaster Alexander Ayers Michael Giacobassi Yuka Kadota Dylana Leung Lijia Phang Margot Schwartz SECOND VIOLINS Jennifer Startt, Principal Andrea and Woodrow Leung Second Violin Chair Timothy Klabunde, Assistant Principal Glenn Asch John Bian Lisa Johnson Fuller Paul Hauer Hyewon Kim Shengnan Li Laurie Shawger Mary Terranova VIOLAS Robert Levine, Principal Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Family Principal Viola Chair Samantha Rodriguez, Acting Assistant Principal Friends of Janet F. Ruggeri Viola Chair Alejandro Duque, Acting 3rd Chair Assistant Principal Elizabeth Breslin Nathan Hackett * Erin H. Pipal Helen Reich
CELLOS Susan Babini, Principal Dorothea C. Mayer Cello Chair Nicholas Mariscal, Assistant Principal Scott Tisdel, Associate Principal Emeritus Madeleine Kabat Gregory Mathews Peter Szczepanek Peter J. Thomas Adrien Zitoun BASSES Jon McCullough-Benner, Principal Donald B. Abert Bass Chair Andrew Raciti, Associate Principal Scott Kreger Catherine McGinn Rip Prétat HARP Julia Coronelli, Principal Walter Schroeder Harp Chair FLUTES Sonora Slocum, Principal Margaret and Roy Butter Flute Chair Heather Zinninger Yarmel, Assistant Principal Jennifer Bouton Schaub PICCOLO Jennifer Bouton Schaub OBOES Katherine Young Steele, Principal Milwaukee Symphony League Oboe Chair Kevin Pearl, Assistant Principal Margaret Butler ENGLISH HORN Margaret Butler Philip and Beatrice Blank English Horn Chair in memoriam to John Martin CLARINETS Todd Levy, Principal Franklyn Esenberg Clarinet Chair Benjamin Adler, Assistant Principal, Donald and Ruth P. Taylor Assistant Principal Clarinet Chair William Helmers E FLAT CLARINET Benjamin Adler BASS CLARINET William Helmers BASSOONS Catherine Chen, Principal Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family Bassoon Chair Rudi Heinrich, Assistant Principal Beth W. Giacobassi
CONTRABASSOON Beth W. Giacobassi HORNS Matthew Annin, Principal Krause Family French Horn Chair Krystof Pipal, Associate Principal Dietrich Hemann Andy Nunemaker French Horn Chair Darcy Hamlin TRUMPETS Matthew Ernst, Principal Walter L. Robb Family Trumpet Chair David Cohen, Associate Principal Martin J. Krebs Associate Principal Trumpet Chair Alan Campbell, Fred Fuller Trumpet Chair TROMBONES Megumi Kanda, Principal Marjorie Tiefenthaler Trombone Chair Kirk Ferguson, Assistant Principal BASS TROMBONE John Thevenet, Richard M. Kimball Bass Trombone Chair TUBA Robert Black, Principal TIMPANI Dean Borghesani, Principal Chris Riggs, Assistant Principal PERCUSSION Robert Klieger, Principal Chris Riggs PIANO Melitta S. Pick Endowed Piano Chair PERSONNEL MANAGERS Françoise Moquin, Director of Orchestra Personnel Paul Beck, Interim Assistant Personnel Manager LIBRARIANS Patrick McGinn, Principal Librarian, Anonymous Donor, Principal Librarian Chair Paul Beck, Associate Librarian PRODUCTION Tristan Wallace, Technical Manager & Live Audio Supervisor Paolo Scarabel, Stage Technician & Deck Supervisor
* Leave of Absence 2021.22 Season
Forté, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Volunteer League, is a vibrant group of over 600 volunteers working on behalf of the MSO. Our name reflects our commitment connecting our community and our orchestra. For over 50 years, the MSO’s artistic, education, and community programs have been made possible thanks to countless hours of time and energy provided by MSO’s dedicated volunteer league, Forté. Join us! Simply visit mso.org/volunteer. LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Christopher Miller, Interim chair Marion Gottschalk, Past Chair Scott Bolens, Chorus Representative Marta Haas, At Large Sherry Johnston, Education/Concerts for Schools Cindy Molloy, At Large Jessica Pihart, Education/Stars of Tomorrow Angela Pintar, Secretary Nina Sarenac, Events/Salon Series Heather Yarmel, MSO Musician A special thank you to today’s Forté MSO Ambassadors, who include MSO staff, board members, musicians, and community volunteers.
SPECIAL THANKS We wish to acknowledge the following for their guidance and support. Their assistance has helped to make the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s first ever Sensory Friendly concert possible. Katie Cummings, Pink Umbrella Theatre Company Mary Stone, Stepping Stones Educational Services Pink Umbrella Theater Company Teaching Artists: Tyler Coffey, Debbie Das, Diane Eckrich, Kate Harms, Brenna Kempf, and Erin Oberdorf
