DISNEY IN CONCERT A Dream is a Wish

DISNEY IN CONCERT

A Dream is a Wish is produced by Symphony Pops Music Sherilyn Draper – Director and Writer

Ted Ricketts – Musical Director

Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts, © All rights reserved

Friday, November 25, 2022 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 2:30 pm

ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL

Yaniv Dinur, conductor

Lisa Livesay, vocalist

Whitney Claire Kaufman, vocalist

Aaron Phillips, vocalist

Andrew Johnson, vocalist

DISNEY MEMORIES OVERTURE

Arranged by Brad Kelley

© 2014 Walt Disney Music Company & Wonderland Music Company, Inc.

You Can Fly, You Can Fly, You Can Fly The Second Star to the Right

Alice in Wonderland

I’m Late

Bella Notte

April Showers

Valse des Fleurs-Fantasia

SONGS FROM DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID

Music by Alan Menken / Lyrics by Howard Ashman / Arranged by A. Menken, R. Merkin, T. Pasatieri and T. Ricketts / © 1990 Wonderland Music Co., Inc.

Part of Your World Under the Sea Poor Unfortunate Souls Kiss the Girl

“H OW FAR I’LL GO”

Words and Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda / © 2016 Walt Disney Music Company

DISNEY’S ALADDIN ORCHESTRAL SUITE

Music by Alan Menken / Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice / Arranged by Danny Troob and Bruce Healey © 1992 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. & Walt Disney Music Company Arabian Nights Friend Like Me

A Whole New World

“INTO THE UNKNOWN”

Words and Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Orchestrations by Dave Metzger / © 2019 Wonderland Music Company, Inc.

DISNEY IN CONCERT CONTINUED

DISNEY’S THE LION KING ORCHESTRAL SONG SUITE

Music by Elton John/ Lyrics by Tim Rice and Lebo M. / Score by Hans Zimmer Arranged by Brad Kelley and Ted Ricketts / © 1994 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI)

Nants Ingonyama Circle of Life

I Just Can’t Wait to Be King Can You Feel the Love Tonight

IN TERMISSION

DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ORCHESTRAL SUITE

Music by Alan Menken / Lyrics by Howard Ashman / Arranged by Danny Troob and Franck van der Heijden / Edited by Ted Ricketts

© 1992 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) & Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) Belle Be Our Guest Beauty and the Beast

A DREAM IS A WISH MEDLEY (SONGS FROM DISNEY’S CINDERELLA )

Music and Lyrics by Mack David, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston Arranged by Joe Dubin, Sid Fine, and Ted Ricketts / © 1948 Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP)

Cinderella A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song) So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz)

“GO THE DISTANCE”

Music by Alan Menken / Lyrics by David Zippel / Arranged by Brad Kelley

© 1997 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) & Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP)

BATTLE WITH THE FORCES OF EVIL

(adapted from a theme by Tchaikovsky) George Bruns / © 1952 Wonderland Music Company, Inc.

FROZEN MEDLEY

Words and Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Underscore composed by Christopher Best / Orchestrations by Dave Metzger / Adapted by Ted Ricketts

© 2013 Wonderland Music Company, Inc.

The Great Thaw Elsa and Anna Do You Want to Build a Snowman For the First Time in Forever In Summer Let it Go

This weekend’s media sponsor is WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO.

The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours. This program is subject to change. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra can be heard on Telarc, Koss Classics, Pro Arte, AVIE, and Vox/Turnabout recordings. MSO Classics recordings (digital only) available on iTunes and at mso.org. MSO Binaural recordings (digital only) available at mso.org.

Guest Artist Biographies

LISA LIVESAY

Lisa Livesay is thrilled to travel the world with Disney in Concert, singing the beloved music of her childhood! Career highlights include playing Glinda in Wicked on Broadway and appearing in the film Monday Nights at 7 with Oscar winner Edward James Olmos. She is featured in audiobook musicals such as Puss in Boots and Spin!, for which she won Audie awards. Livesay resides in Los Angeles, where she contributes to soundtracks for film and TV. In her spare time, Livesay is earning her degree in interdisciplinary arts and sciences at the City College of New York. Boundless love and gratitude to her biggest fans - her family.

WHITNEY CLAIRE KAUFMAN

Whitney Claire Kaufman recently completed two years with the North American Tour of the Broadway smash-hit Mamma Mia! (Ensemble, Understudy for Sophie and Lisa). Her performance as Sophie garnered rave reviews from the Boston Globe. Kaufman has performed as guest soloist with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, guest soloist with the Florida Orchestra, and has appeared in Cabaret (Sally Bowles),  A Midsummer Night’s Dream, (Peaseblossom), Marisol (June), The Los Angeles Theatre Ensembles’s production of Wounded, as well as many other theatrical productions. TV credits include General Hospital and the hit ABC series Modern Family. As both a singer and voice-over performer in film and television, Kaufman has been heard in productions including That Championship Season, The Secret of NiMH 2, and two MGM animated series: All Dogs Go to Heaven and Noddy. She recently recorded songs written by Oscar-winning composer Dimitri Tiomkin. Kaufman graduated with honors from Chapman University with a BFA in theater performance. Her favorite Disney movie is The Little Mermaid, with Cinderella as a close second.

AARON PHILLIPS

Aaron Phillips is very excited to be part of this wonderful production. Phillips is an Ovation Award nominated actor/singer, proud member of Actor’s Equity, and can frequently be seen on film and TV. Past theatre credits include: Jekyll and Hyde (John Utterson), Batboy: The Musical (Batboy/Edgar), Songs for a New World, and Les Misérables (Foreman/Combeferre). Opera credits include:  La bohème with the Greensboro Opera Company, conducted by Valery Ryvkin, Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King) and Lakme (Frederic) by Delibes. Phillips recently appeared in a staged reading of The Bone Wars (O’Conner) with the prestigious New York playwright group, Youngbloods. You may have seen Phillips as Carl, half of the duo that is the face of Lipton Iced Tea. He is also an accomplished voice-over talent and can be heard in video games such as World of Warcraft, Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption, and Lord of the Rings.  He is a man of many voices for commercials, cartoons, and music sessions everywhere. Phillips has been a Disney fan his entire life and is happy to help bring this music to fans of all ages.

Guest Artist Biographies

ANDREW JOHNSON

Andrew Johnson is a Disney kid at heart and is humbled to share the music and magic from the stage! He has toured all over the United States, Europe, and Asia as a lead vocalist and dancer, and his performances have been broadcast on national and international television. Johnson has performed on FOX’s The X-Factor, The Conan O’Brien Show, and the MTV Video Music Awards. He has sung background for artists such as Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, LeAnn Rimes, and Florence and the Machine. His theatrical credits include Frozen-Live at the Hyperion (Prince Hans), Rent (Benny), Five Guys Named Moe (Four-Eyed Moe), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph). Johnson has shared the stage with singers/actresses Shirley Jones and Bernadette Peters and has performed live duets with recording artists Patti LaBelle, Erykah Badu, and singer/actress Jodi Benson (the original voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid). He is a singer/songwriter and recording artist, and his music is available worldwide on iTunes under his artist name DRWMCHL. He would like to thank his family for their love and support and Ted Ricketts for the opportunity of being part of this show.

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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)

Alexander Ayers

Yuka Kadota

Ji-Yeon Lee**

Dylana Leung

Allison Lovera

Lijia Phang

Margot Schwartz

Alexandra Switala**

SECOND VIOLINS

Jennifer Startt, Principal, Andrea and Woodrow Leung Second Violin Chair

Timothy Klabunde, Assistant Principal John Bian, Assistant Principal (3rd Chair)

Glenn Asch

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 Assistant Principal (3rd Chair)

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

Peter Szczepanek Peter J. Thomas

Adrien Zitoun

BASSES

Jon McCullough-Benner, Principal, Donald B. Abert Bass Chair

Andrew Raciti, Associate Principal

Nash Tomey, Assistant Principal (3rd Chair)

Brittany Conrad

Peter Hatch

Paris Myers

HARP

Julia Coronelli, Principal, Walter Schroeder Harp Chair

FLUTES

Sonora Slocum, Principal, Margaret and Roy Butter Flute Chair

Heather Zinninger, 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

Taylor Eiffert

E FLAT CLARINET

Benjamin Adler

BASS CLARINET

Taylor Eiffert

BASSOONS

Catherine Van Handel, 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

Kelsey Williams**

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

Robyn Black, Principal

TIMPANI

Dean Borghesani, Principal Chris Riggs, Assistant Principal

PERCUSSION

Robert Klieger, Principal Chris Riggs

PIANO

Melitta S. Pick Endowed Piano Chair

PERSONNEL MANAGER

Françoise Moquin, Director of Orchestra Personnel

LIBRARIAN

Paul Beck, Principal Librarian, Anonymous Donor, Principal Librarian Chair

PRODUCTION

Tristan Wallace, Technical Manager & Live Audio Supervisor

Paolo Scarabel, Stage Technician & Deck Supervisor

* Leave of Absence 2022.23 Season

** Acting member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2022.23 Season