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THE MAGAZINE OF THE COLORADO SYMPHONY Volume 17 • Number 1 CONTENTS
6 Welcome 8 First-Timers Guide FAQ 10 Colorado Symphony Musicians 12 Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees 14 Colorado Symphony Staff 18 Where Words Fail, Music Speaks 27 Community Support
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Welcome to Boettcher Concert Hall! All of us at the Colorado Symphony are thrilled to be back home with you, bringing another season of the best symphonic music to the heart of downtown Denver. Over my first two years as Music Director, we’ve performed with a host of living legends — from Yo-Yo Ma to Itzhak Perlman — and we’re looking forward to sharing even more amazing experiences with you throughout the coming months. For my third season with you, we’re delighted to present a collection of incredibly diverse works across a wide range of musical genres, all performed by a host of world-class musicians. Featuring Renée Fleming’s return in the Colorado premiere of The Brightness of Light, a year-long celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday in 2020, Emmy® and Tony-Award® winner Kristin Chenoweth, Fantasia, Home Alone, and The Goonies in concert – this is a season we’re proud to present and excited for you to experience. We’ll open our Classics campaign by honoring our very own Yumi Hwang-Williams, who celebrates her 20th season as Concertmaster as featured soloist on Mendelssohn’s illustrious Violin Concerto. And later in September, our Principal Clarinet Jason Shafer takes center stage on Copland’s Clarinet Concerto. But that’s just the beginning as we’ll celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the worldrenowned Colorado Symphony Chorus with a renewal of Verdi’s monumental Requiem. The chorus first performed this legendary work during their debut on October 25, 1984 with the chorus’ founder and director Duain Wolfe at Boettcher Concert Hall. Nearly 35 years to the day, we’ll breathe new life into one of the most cherished choral works of all time in a performance you won’t want to miss. We’ve got a spectacular season ahead with a more diverse array of offerings than ever before, and we can’t wait to welcome you to Boettcher all season long to enjoy the very best in symphonic music. Warmly,
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FIRST-TIM ERS GUIDE FAQ WHAT IF I AM LATE? For the comfort and enjoyment of our musicians and patrons, late seating is at the discretion of the House Manager and takes place during pauses in the program. Ushers will let you know when you may enter the hall. They may seat you in an area other than your ticketed seat so as to not disturb other patrons, and you may take your ticketed seat during intermission. WHEN SHOULD I CLAP? During most classics performances, there is a short, silent pause between each movement of a piece. You can determine how many movements there are in a piece, and how many silent pauses there will be, by looking at your program — the movements in each piece will be listed there. Applause is usually reserved for the end of the final movement of the piece, after the conductor has signaled the end of the final note with his or her baton or hand. Holding applause between movements is considered respectful of the performers' concentration and mindful of musical continuity. WHAT IS YOUR CELL PHONE/PHOTO/ VIDEO POLICY? We ask that you please silence your cell phones and refrain from talking or texting on them during performances. Flash photography is prohibited at all times. We ask that you please refrain from taking any photos or video during Classics or Movie at the Symphony concerts. During Symphony Pops concerts you may take pictures without a flash and may record short videos. Please be courteous to your fellow concert-goers and be aware that if at any time your cell phone/camera use becomes a distraction to others, an usher may ask you to stop. CAN I BRING FOOD OR DRINKS INTO THE CONCERT? You are welcome to bring drinks purchased at one of the bars into all concerts. Food is not allowed in the Hall, including food purchased in the Lobby. Please be courteous to your fellow concert-goers while consuming your 8
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beverages so as not to disrupt the concert. For a complete list of items not allowed inside Boettcher Concert Hall, please visit the artscomplex.com website. CAN I BRING THE KIDS? Kids of all ages will enjoy our Family, education concerts, and many of our Symphony Pops, Holiday, and Summer concerts. All children require a ticket regardless of age, and child tickets are $10. Classics concerts tend to be between 2 and 21/2 hours long. Please consider this when deciding whether or not to bring your child. If your child is disturbing other patrons, an usher may ask you to take your child into the lobby for the remainder of the performance, without refund. HOW LONG IS A TYPICAL CONCERT? Program length varies, but a typical performance lasts about two hours, including one 20 minute intermission. Visit the event page on our website, or flip to the performance details in this Soundings Magazine. WHAT IF I’M UNABLE TO ATTEND MY PERFORMANCE? Subscribers may exchange tickets free of charge — one of many subscriber benefits! Single-ticket holders may exchange for an additional fee. You may exchange tickets in person, by phone, or online for another performance within the same season. There is an additional cost if seating upgrades apply, and all exchange requests are subject to availability. You may also donate your tickets back to the Colorado Symphony and receive a donation receipt. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF A CONCERT IS CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER? We rarely cancel a concert due to inclement weather, but when this occurs we will send a direct email notification to all ticket holders. Updates, cancellations, or changes will be posted on coloradosymphony.org and on the event page for the concert. For more FAQ’s see the Plan your visit section of coloradosymphony.org
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BRETT MITCHELL MUSIC DIRECTOR Bill Gossard Chair
CHRISTOPHER DRAGON
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Yumi Hwang-Williams Concertmaster Mary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair
Claude Sim Associate Concertmaster + Yi Zhao Acting Associate Concertmaster Merle Chambers Chair
Dmitri Pogorelov Acting Assistant Concertmaster Paul Primus Principal Second Allegra Wermuth Assistant Principal Second + Alessandra Jennings Flanagan Fixed 3rd Chair/Second Larisa Fesmire Thomas Hanulik Wyn Hart John Hilton Anne-Marie Hoffman Myroslava Ivanchenko-Bartels Dorian Kincaid Karen Kinzie Susan Paik Miroslaw Pastusiak Erik Peterson Megan Prokes Robert Stoyanov Yue Sun* Delcho Tenev Amy Tyson Bradley Watson Tena White Wenting Yuan
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Chloe Hong Assistant Principal Judith Galecki Fixed 3rd Chair Susan Rockey Bowles Allison Drenkow* Danielle Guideri Thomas Heinrich Margaret Hoeppner Matthew Switzer
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Steve Metcalf Principal Nicholas Recuber Assistant Principal John Arnesen Susan Cahill Jeremy Kincaid Owen Levine
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John Sipher Principal Paul Naslund 2nd/Associate Principal Gregory Harper
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BOARD OF TRU STEES HONORARY TRUSTEES OFFICERS Jerome H. Kern CEO & Chair Richard Kylberg Vice Chair & Trustee James D. Butler Treasurer & Trustee Susan Bowles Secretary & Ex-officio Trustee
TRUSTEES Anthony T. Accetta Margaret Anderson Dr. Paula P. Bernstein Kai Chin Young Cho Mary Cowell* Stephanie Donner Sandy Elliott Alessandra Flanagan* David Hackl Amy Harmon Courtney Hershey Bress* Diane S. Hill, Ph.D. Margaret Hoeppner* Yumi-Hwang-Williams* Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, MD, Ph.D., MBA Bill Johnson Kathleen Johnson, Esq
Governor Jared Polis Mayor Michael B. Hancock Christopher J. Ott, M.D.
John Kinzie* Richard D. Krugman, MD Steve Metcalf* Bill Myers Diane Nagler Deana M. Perlmutter Nick Recuber* Julie Rubsam L.T. Sandvik Mike VanWirt* Andra Zeppelin
COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATE BOARD Soley Bogadottir Ryan Cohn Chris Cole Stephanie Costa Allison D'Angiolillo Nicole Donnelly Erica Hanger Jordan Kleiman William Kowalski Angie Nelson Elliott Niedens Kip Wallen
EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES Donna Connelly Arthur Hodges William Kowalski Brett Mitchell Ginger White
EMERITUS TRUSTEES William K. Coors** John Low** Will McFarlane** Dr. Gerald Rainer** Mary Rossick Kern, Ph.D. Lee Yeingst * Colorado Symphony Musician Trustee ** In Memorium
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A globally recognized violinist of extraordinary musicianship, incredible technical skill, and captivating tonal beauty, Yumi Hwang-Williams skillfully conveys these traits through enchanting interpretations of the classics and the works of present-day composers. Her playing style has been lauded as displaying, “disciplined virtuosity, flawless intonation and big, powerful tone” by the Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, CA, and described as going, “beyond merely virtuosic playing to offer something more profound, communicating rare depth and emotional power” by the Denver Post. With a host of accolades to her name, Hwang-Williams adds yet another this year as she celebrates her 20th Season as Concertmaster for the Colorado Symphony, having joined the orchestra in a full time capacity in 2000. The first steps of her musical journey began with violin studies starting at the age of ten in Philadelphia, PA, one year after emigrating with her family from South Korea. “My mother loved classical music and wished for me to play the violin, but at that time, lack of opportunities in South Korea prevented me from doing so. It was not until we emigrated to America through family connections that we found ourselves in a neighborhood in Philadelphia with a music magnet school where I was accepted — ironically — based on my abilities as a singer,” said Hwang-Williams. “It just so happened that there was a Korean violin teacher with whom my mother conspired and I began to study the violin with her in fifth grade. I had no choice in the matter,” she laughed. “But I loved it immediately and made quick progress with this wonderful teacher who really took me under her wing.” Her skills on the violin progressed rapidly and soon she was accepted to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music at the age of only 15. That same year, she also made her debut as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. “Performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra was such a thrill for me,” said Hwang Williams. “I had been at the Eastern Music Festival in North Carolina and had to fly back to Philadelphia for the occasion. My teacher was playing and I knew a couple of other musicians in the orchestra along with William Smith — the longtime Resident Conductor who was on the podium. I felt such support from the orchestra and it was a very positive experience, especially at such a young age.” Her professional career began to accelerate soon after graduation, leading eventually to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra where she served as Principal Second Violin. It was there that a professional relationship blossomed that would change the course of her life. SOUNDINGS
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STORIES OF NOTE Enter Marin Alsop, the former protégé of the legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein, who was in the midst of an acclaimed 12-year tenure as music director for the Colorado Symphony spanning from 1993-2005. “I often guest conducted with the Cincinnati Symphony around the time that Yumi was appointed Principal Second Violin,” said Alsop. “After working with her in Cincinnati, I felt that she could be an excellent fit as concertmaster for the Colorado Symphony. I invited her to come for a week which turned into a one year trial with the orchestra. I guess you could say that I stole Yumi at the perfect time!” “I was recruited (to Colorado) by Marin Alsop through our friendship and working together with the Cincinnati Symphony,” remarked Hwang-Williams. “I came on as guest Concertmaster and after a season in Denver, I fully intended to go back to Cincinnati, but the orchestra asked me if I would stay.” “You could tell Denver was a city on the rise and I felt that hopefully I could make a difference here, that I was needed somehow, and that perhaps I could help in making this orchestra a success,” added Hwang-Williams. Alsop went on to become Music Director for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 2006 but she looks back fondly on her role in bringing Hwang-Williams to Denver. “I’m thrilled to have been a part of starting her 20-year legacy with the Colorado Symphony,” added Alsop. “The orchestra is so fortunate to have her — she’s the whole package. A truly gifted violinist and a kind and generous person.” Accepting the role of Concertmaster, Hwang-Williams immediately took on an important leadership position within the organization in addition to her technical work with the orchestra where she plays a large part in setting the tone for the entire concert experience. “I feel strongly that a concertmaster is a public ambassador for the orchestra and the organization, so whenever I’m performing elsewhere or attending any functions, I strive to represent the Colorado Symphony well,” said Hwang-Williams. “In the 20
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STORIES OF NOTE performance hall, guests will immediately recognize that the Concertmaster’s entrance signals the beginning of a concert followed by a ceremonious tuning of the orchestra. The string sections' bowings begins many months prior to the concerts with the concertmaster setting bowings in the first violin part. That part gets passed onto the principals of the other string sections to be reviewed and matched so that a uniformed concept is set for our first rehearsal.” And while there previously had been a few female concertmasters in other orchestras around the country, she nonetheless appreciated the opportunity to contribute to that legacy. “Marin Alsop was certainly a trailblazer, and it felt very natural to be in a progressive musical community that had already embraced a female leader,” said Hwang-Williams. “I am so used to the idea that it doesn’t seem too extraordinary. But I do feel a sense of pride and honor in being a female, Asian-American Concertmaster trying best to balance career and motherhood. Ultimately that’s a real sign of progress when gender in high level positions no longer stands out.” Since becoming concertmaster, the Colorado Symphony has created a host of memorable concert experiences. But a select few stand out above the rest including a pair of unforgettable and poignant performances from 2001. “The concerts after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with Yo-Yo Ma and then only a few weeks later performing the Britten War Requiem, which had already been scheduled, are forever etched in my mind,” recalled Hwang-Williams. “We performed the War Requiem again last season, seventeen years later, and it brought me back to that devastating time when our world changed forever.” Of creating music with her Colorado Symphony colleagues, Yumi marveled that “There is no other endeavor where eighty plus humans are all working toward a single goal in real time — in nano seconds or faster — to create a living organism of live art.” And while performing as part of a large ensemble brings a tremendous sense of camaraderie, she also enjoys the challenge of stepping out of the ensemble as a featured soloist. “I have been incredibly fortunate to have a solo appearance each season with the Colorado Symphony and every time a musician is front and center, it’s a memorable occasion,” added Hwang-Williams. “But stepping in on the Sibelius Concerto for an ailing soloist in 2017 with only three days’ notice tops the list.” Over the years, Yumi has thrilled audiences in solo appearances with other major orchestras both in the U.S. and abroad, including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 22
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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel (Switzerland), and the Bruckner Orchester Linz (Austria) with conductors including Marin Alsop, Dennis Russell Davies, Hans Graf, Brett Mitchell, Paavo Järvi, Peter Oundjian, and Markus Stenz. She previously served as Concertmaster of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra for 13 summers, has performed as Guest Concertmaster for the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa at the invitation of Music Director Pinchas Zukerman, and has been Guest First Violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. “The best part about being a musician is getting to share your music and you’re able to feel the response from the audience. You have this connection and camaraderie that’s almost instantaneous,” said Hwang-Williams. In addition to her playing career, Hwang-Williams has been a passionate advocate for music education and currently teaches as an Adjunct Violin Professor at the University of Denver, Lamont School of Music. “Teaching inspires me and helps to solidify my beliefs about the fundamentals of violin playing that I have sought and have inherited from my own wonderful teachers,” said Hwang Williams. “There are numerous validated studies about how the in-depth study of music for children is critical in developing the brain and how it affects their future successes. But I think even more importantly, it helps to develop humanity and empathy. Music opens the heart to limitless beauty and expressions.”
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VERDI REQUIEM – 35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION – COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS PERFORMED BY YOUR COLORADO SYMPHONY BRETT MITCHELL, conductor LEAH HAWKINS, soprano JENNIFER JOHNSON CANO, mezzo-soprano ISSACHAH SAVAGE, tenor ALEKSEY BOGDANOV, baritone COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, DUAIN WOLFE, director Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 7:30pm Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 1:00pm Boettcher Concert Hall
VERDI Messa da Requiem Introit and Kyrie Dies irae
Dies irae Tuba mirum Liber scriptus Quid sum miser Rex tremendae Recordare Ingemisco Confutatis Lacrymosa
Offertorio Sanctus Agnus Dei Lux aeterna Libera me
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SPOTLIGHT WELCOME October 25, 2019 marks the 35th Anniversary of the first-ever performance by the worldrenowned Colorado Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1984 by Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, the CSC has earned a reputation as one of the finest symphonic choruses in the United States, performing annually in Boettcher Concert Hall and across Colorado. On October 26 and 27 — nearly 35 years to the day — we’ll celebrate the CSC’s vast achievements with the piece they performed during their acclaimed debut with a renewal of Verdi’s monumental Requiem. Our Chorus is unique and exceedingly rare among United State orchestras, as we support them as an integral element of our organization, giving us the ability to perform works that are otherwise too expensive or logistically impossible to achieve, including Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Carmina Burana, Britten’s War Requiem, and more. As Colorado Symphony audience members and music-lovers all over the state know, we are so fortunate to have this world-class symphony chorus to call our own. Duain Wolfe, Mary Louise Burke, Travis Branam, Taylor Martin, the singers of the Colorado Symphony Chorus, and their entire team put incredible love, time, and dedication into every performance. Made up of 185 volunteer musicians, the Colorado Symphony Chorus also includes nine charter members of the ensemble who still sing with the chorus today. In an average season, the CSC participates in 50 rehearsals supporting 30 performances, which means as many as 240 hours of volunteered time for each chorus member per year. None of this would be possible without the time and efforts of a dedicated management staff (led by Eric Israelson and Barbara Porter) that oversees all 200 musicians as well as the scheduling of rehearsals, distribution of music, travel planning, and more. On behalf of the Colorado Symphony musicians, our staff, and loyal patrons, we congratulate the Colorado Symphony Chorus on 35 years of performing excellence. Bravo! With deep gratitude,
Jerome H. Kern CEO & Chair of the Board of Trustees
The Colorado Symphony Chorus made its debut appearance in 1984 in performances of Verdi’s great Requiem – thirty-five years ago this week. We present this masterpiece now in commemoration of those first performances. Nine of our current members sang those concerts and we proudly honor them for their thirty-five years of service as they sing these concerts. CHARTER MEMBERS of the COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS Priscilla Adams, Ruth Coberly, George Cowen, Barbara Deck, Ellen Janasko, Roy Kent, Barbara Porter, Ronald Ruth, Kenneth Zimmerman PROGRAM 2
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SPOTLIGHT BIOGRAPHIES LEAH HAWKINS, soprano A native of Philadelphia, soprano Leah Hawkins returns for her second year to the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at The Metropolitan Opera where she will be seen as Strawberry Woman in Porgy & Bess and Masha in The Queen of Spades. She also debuts at the Bayerische Staatsoper in the world premiere of 7 Deaths of Maria Callas starring Marina Abramović and the Colorado Symphony in Verdi Requiem. Last season she made her debut at the Met as Alms Collector in Suor Angelica and the High Priestess in Aida. Additional 2018-2019 engagements included a Park Avenue Armory Recital; a return to the National Symphony Orchestra for a Labor Day Concert and DECLASSIFIED, and a Gala Concert with the Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra.
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JENNIFER JOHNSON CANO, mezzo-soprano Since graduating from the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at The Metropolitan Opera, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano has appeared in over 100 performances with the Metropolitan Opera. She has also performed with Boston Lyric (Carmen and Donna Elvira), Opera Theater of St Louis (Nicklausse and Orfeo), Cincinnati Opera (Diana), Des Moines Metro Opera (Orfeo), Arizona Opera (Donna Elvira), and Cleveland Orchestra’s Cunning Little Vixen (Sharp Eared Fox). The directors have included, among others, Robert Carsen, Richard Eyre, Robert Lepage, Joan Anton Rechi, Chas Rader-Shieber, Yuval Sharon, and Bartlett Sher. Major orchestras have included the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, Cleveland Orchestra, and San Francisco and Baltimore Symphonies with distinguished conductors such as James Levine, Yannick NézetSéguin, Franz Welser-Möst, Manfred Honeck, Sir Andrew Davis, Alan Gilbert, and Marin Alsop.
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ISSACHAH SAVAGE, tenor Dramatic tenor Issachah Savage is garnering acclaim as a “heldentenor par excellence” with “trumpet-like, clear, open-throated, powerful” singing (San Francisco Examiner). Praised for his “impressive natural instrument” (Opera News), Mr. Savage is the winner of the Seattle International Wagner Competition sweeping all the major categories. Mr. Savage made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Don Riccardo in Verdi’s Ernani conducted by James Levine. He recently sang Siegmund in Die Walküre at the Canadian Opera Company under Johannes Debus to great critical acclaim and made his mainstage debut as Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos at Seattle Opera; his Los Angeles Opera debut as Narraboth in Salome conducted by James Conlon; the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars; Houston Grand Opera debut as Radames in Aida opposite Liudmyla Monastyrksa and Dolora Zajick; his European debut as Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos at Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse; and Siegmund in Die Walküre with Opéra National de Bordeaux conducted by Paul Daniel. In concert, he has performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel, National Symphony and Gianandrea Noseda, Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine under Paul Daniel, Utah Symphony and Verdi’s Messa da requiem with the Melbourne Symphony in Australia, Boston Philharmonic, and Detroit Symphony. He also debuted at the Aspen Music Festival as Radames in Aida under conductor Robert Spano, a role he sang with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood under Jacques Lacombe. He was invited by Riccardo Muti to make his Chicago Symphony debut as the Messenger in concert performances of Aida.
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ALEKSEY BOGDANOV, baritone Russian-American baritone Aleksey Bogdanov continues to establish himself as one of the most compelling performers of his generation. 2019-2020 highlights include a debut at Hawaii Opera Theatre as Scarpia in Tosca, Jack Rance in La fanciulla del West with Royal Swedish Opera, and the title role in Rigoletto with Central City Opera. In recent seasons, he made his role debut as Jack Rance in La fanciulla del West with Opera Carolina, Scarpia in Tosca with Opera North, The Demon with Commonwealth Lyric Theater, Escamillo in La tragédie de Carmen with Colorado Music Festival, and Vitellius in Hérodiade with Washington Concert Opera. He also appeared with Washington National Opera as Escamillo in Carmen and covered Donner and Gunther in Francesca Zambello’s Ring Cycle. Praised as “pitch-perfect” by The Washington Post, his many roles in over 100 performances with WNO include Mozart’s Figaro and Don Giovanni. Mr. Bogdanov made a last-minute debut at The Glimmerglass Festival as Escamillo in Carmen to great acclaim, and he has appeared in this signature role with The Atlanta Opera, Washington National Opera, and Columbus Symphony Orchestra. He returned to The Glimmerglass Festival as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Samuel Griffiths in Tobias Picker’s An American Tragedy.
SPOTLIGHT BIOGRAPHIES Other career highlights include his Canadian debut as the title role in Eugene Onegin with Edmonton Opera, and his Carnegie Hall debut as Bass Soloist in Handel’s Messiah. He has been featured as a soloist in Mozart’s Requiem at Place des Arts in Montréal, Beethoven’s Fidelio with National Symphony Orchestra, Barber’s A Hand of Bridge with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Requiems of Mozart, Fauré, and Duruflé at the Washington National Cathedral.
DUAIN WOLFE, director, Colorado Symphony Chorus Recently awarded two Grammys® for Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Recording, Duain Wolfe is founder and Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus and Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. This year marks Wolfe’s 35th season with the Colorado Symphony Chorus. The Chorus has been featured at the Aspen Music Festival for over two decades. Wolfe, who is in his 25th season with the Chicago Symphony Chorus has collaborated with Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, and the late Sir George Solti on numerous recordings including Wagner’s Die Meistersinger, which won the 1998 Grammy® for Best Opera Recording. Wolfe’s extensive musical accomplishments have resulted in numerous awards, including an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Denver, the Bonfils Stanton Award in the Arts and Humanities, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline, and the Michael Korn Award for the Development of the Professional Choral Art. Wolfe is also founder of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, from which he retired in 1999 after 25 years; the Chorale celebrated its 40th anniversary last season. For 20 years, Wolfe also worked with the Central City Opera Festival as chorus director and conductor, founding and directing the company’s young artist residence program, as well as its education and outreach programs. Wolfe’s additional accomplishments include directing and preparing choruses for Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, the Bravo!Vail Festival, the Berkshire Choral Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Grand Teton Music Festival. He has worked with Pinchas Zuckerman and Alexander Shelly as Chorus Director for the Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra for the past 17 years.
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SPOTLIGHT BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS The 2019/20 Colorado Symphony concert season marks the 36th season of the Colorado Symphony Chorus, celebrating their official 35th Anniversary in the autumn of 2019 with a performance of Verdi’s Requiem. Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, then the Music Director of the Symphony, the chorus has grown over the past three decades into a nationally respected ensemble. This outstanding chorus of 185 volunteers joins the Colorado Symphony for numerous performances (more than 25 this year alone), and radio and television broadcasts, to repeat critical acclaim. The Chorus has performed at noted music festivals in the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, where it has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony. For over two decades, the Chorus has been featured at the world-renowned Aspen Music Festival, performing many great masterworks under the baton of notable conductors Lawrence Foster, James Levine, Murry Sidlin, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano, and David Zinman. Among the seven recordings the Chorus has made is a NAXOS release of Roy Harris’s Symphony No. 4, as well as a remarkable recording of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The Chorus is also featured on a Hyperion release of the Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem and Stephen Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. Most recently, the Colorado Symphony and Chorus released a world-premiere recording of William Hill’s The Raven. In 2009, in celebration of their 25th anniversary, Duain Wolfe conducted the Chorus on a 3-country, 2-week concert tour of Europe, presenting the Verdi Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl, and Prague, In 2016 the chorus returned to Europe for concerts in Paris, Strasbourg, and Munich. From Evergreen to Brighton, and Boulder to Castle Rock, singers travel each week to rehearsals and performances in Denver, totaling about 80 a year. The Colorado Symphony and Denver community continue to be grateful for the excellence and dedication of this remarkable all-volunteer ensemble. For an audition appointment, visit the symphony website for an online sign up form. www.coloradosymphony.org
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SPOTLIGHT ROSTER COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS Duain Wolfe, Founding Director and Conductor; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Conductor; Travis Branam, Taylor Martin, Assistant Conductors; Brian Dukeshier, Hsiao-Ling Lin, Pianists; Eric Israelson, Barbara Porter, Chorus Managers SOPRANO I Black, Kimberly Brazell, Madeline Brown, Jamie Causey, Denelda Choi, LeEtta H. Coberly, Sarah Collins, Suzanne Coppage, Zoie Dirksen, Sarah Emerich, Kate A. Gile, Jenifer D. Gill, Lori C. Graber, Susan Hedrick, Elizabeth Heintzkill, Mary-Therese Hinkley, Lynnae C. Hittle, Erin R. Hofmeister, Mary Jordan, Cameron Joy, Shelley E. Look, Cathy Machusko, Rebecca E. Maupin, Anne Moraskie, Wendy L. Plender, Elizabeth Porter, Barbara A. Ropa, Lori A. Saddler, Garlyn Schawel, Camilia Schweitzer, Laura Sladovnik, Roberta A. Stegink, Nicole J. Wuertz, Karen Young, Cara M. SOPRANO II Ascani, Lori Barker, Ashley Blum, Jude Bowen, Alex S. Brauchli, Margot L. Coberly, Ruth A. Cote, Kerry H. Dakkouri, Claudia Dean, Lindsay Headrick, Alaina Heimann, Abigail Kraft, Lisa D. Kushnir, Marina Lang, Leanne Linder, Dana
Long, Lisa McLaughlin, Sarah Montigne, Erin Nesbit, Angie Nyholm, Christine M. O’Nan, Jeannette R. Pflug, Kim Rae, Donneve S. Roth, Sarah Ruff, Mahli Saddler, Nancy C. Sullivan, Madeleine Tate, Judy Timme, Sydney Travis, Stacey L. Von Roedern, Susan K. Walker, Marcia L. Woodrow, Sandy Zisler, Joan M. ALTO I Adams, Priscilla P. Branam, Emily M. Braud-Kern, Charlotte Brown, Kimberly Cauthen, Rachael Clauson, Clair T. Conrad, Jayne M. Fairchild, Raleigh Franz, Kirsten D. Frey, Susie Gayley, Sharon R. Groom, Gabriella D. Guittar, Pat Guttmann, Emily Henningson, Linnea Holst, Melissa J. Hoopes, Kaia M. Kim, Annette Kolstad, Annie LeBlanc, Genevieve McNulty, Emily McWaters, Susan Nordenholz, Kristen Overton, Delaney Passoth, Ginny Pringle, Jennifer Rudolph, Kathi L. Ryan, Emily Schmicker, Kate Stevenson, Melanie Thaler, Deanna K.
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SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM NOTES GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901): Messa da Requiem, in Memory of Alessandro Manzoni Giuseppe Verdi was born on October 10, 1813 in Le Roncole, Italy and died on January 27, 1901 in Milan. He composed his Requiem between June 28, 1873 and April 10, 1874, and conducted its premiere, on May 22, 1874 in Milan’s San Marco Cathedral. The score calls for three flutes (third doubling piccolo), two oboes, two clarinets, four bassoons, four horns, four orchestral trumpets and four additional off-stage trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, and strings. Duration is about 95 minutes. The Requiem was last performed on October 18, 2014, with Duain Wolfe leading the orchestra and chorus. Verdi was, above all, a patriot. From his earliest years, he was an ardent supporter of the Risorgimento — the “resurgence” of ancient national pride — to free Italy from foreign domination and unify it under a single, native rule. Though he never personally manned the barricades, he became, through his music, one of the most illustrious embodiments of the Italian national spirit. Almost all of Verdi’s early operas ran afoul of the censors because of the political implications of their plots. In 19th-century Europe, no one doubted that music and drama could inspire strong emotions and, perhaps, even action. The political arbiters were ever wary about allowing ideas of insurrection or royal fallibility to escape from the stage into the public consciousness. One such idea that did slip through their suspicious examination, however, was contained in Verdi’s Nabucco of 1842. The chorus of longing for their lost homeland sung in that opera by the Israelites captive in Babylon, Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate (“Fly, thoughts, on wings of gold”), was quickly adopted by the Risorgimento as an anthem of struggle for Italy’s freedom. So great and enduring was the fame of this stirring music that it was sung by the crowds that lined the streets for Verdi’s funeral procession almost six decades later. During the insurrections of 1848, the name VERDI became a rallying cry for the nationalists, and was scrawled across walls and carried on signs. Beside being a tribute to their beloved composer, the letters of his name were also an acrostic for “Vittorio Emanuele, Re d’Italia,” the Duke of Savoy whom the nationalists were fighting to bring to power as “King of Italy.” When Cavour called the first parliamentary session of the newly united Italy in 1859, Verdi was elected as the representative from Busseto. Though reluctant to enter the political arena, he was sufficiently patriotic and cognizant of his standing with his countrymen to accept the nomination. With his love of country and constant efforts to promote Italian culture, Verdi viewed the death of Rossini in Paris on November 13, 1868 as a national tragedy. He wrote to the Countess Maffei, “A great name has disappeared from the world! His was the most vast and most popular reputation of our time and he was a glory of Italy.” Verdi felt that a musical memorial should be erected to Rossini — not as a religious expedient to usher his soul into heaven, or as an expression of personal grief (the two were never close friends), but rather as an act of patriotism. One of the great Italians was gone, and Verdi believed the nation should properly mourn his passing. Verdi proposed the composition of a composite Requiem Mass for Rossini to which the leading Italian composers would contribute. (“No foreign hands!” he insisted.) The performance was to take place on the first anniversary of Rossini’s death. Following Verdi’s instructions, the
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SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM NOTES composers were chosen by lot by the publisher Giulio Ricordi, and each was assigned a section of the work. The closing Libera me fell to Verdi. However, preparations for the Rossini Mass foundered on Verdi’s proposal that all those involved offer their services free of charge. The twelve other composers agreed to this, and the Mass was actually written, but the performers could not be secured. The project was cancelled, and the manuscripts were returned to their composers, whose reputations faded along with the prospects for the memorial Mass — Platania, Mabellini and Cagnoni, for example, are unknown today even in Italy. (The scores for this Messa per Rossini were discovered in Ricordi’s archives in 1970 by musicologist David Rosen during his research in preparing the complete edition of Verdi’s works. A performance of the work, its first ever, took place in Stuttgart on September 11, 1988 under the direction of Helmut Rilling; the New York Philharmonic gave the American premiere on October 12, 1989. A recording is available on the German label Hänssler Classic.) Verdi’s Libera me was filed away and forgotten, as were the plans for the Rossini Requiem. In 1871, Alberto Mazzucato, a friend of Verdi and a composition teacher at the Milan Conservatory, discovered the Libera me manuscript in Ricordi’s vaults. He was enraptured with its beauty, and wrote to its creator urging him to complete the entire work. Verdi responded, “Your words nearly prompted me to compose the whole Mass.... Think what a disastrous result your praise could have had! But have no fear; this is only a temptation, which, like others, will pass.” He continued that to add yet another Requiem to the “many, many” that existed was “useless.” Soon, however, he was to find a use for such a work, and give in to the temptation to take up his Libera me once again.
Alessandro Manzoni was one of the dominant figures of 19th-century Italy. His poems, plays and novels spoke directly to the Italian soul as it quested for freedom and national identity. His most famous work was the novel I promessi sposi (“The Betrothed”), which was considered not only the greatest Italian prose piece of the time, but also, as William Weaver noted in his study of Verdi, “a kind of stylebook for the country, which ... was linguistically chaotic.” Manzoni accomplished for Italy with that book what Luther’s translation of the Bible had done three centuries before for Germany — brought a standardized language to a country factionalized by innumerable dialects. Verdi venerated Manzoni. He often referred to him as “a saint” and his letters show boundless admiration for the great writer. Of I promessi sposi he said, “In my opinion he has written a book which is not only the greatest product of our times, but also one of the finest in all ages which has issued from the human mind. And, more than being just a book, it is a comfort to humanity as well.... My enthusiasm for this work is undiminished; nay, it has increased with my understanding of humanity; for this book is true, as true as ‘truth’ itself.” After the two first met in 1868, Verdi wrote, “What can I tell you of Manzoni? How express the new, inexplicable, happy feeling which the sacred presence of this man aroused in me? I would have knelt before him if men worshipped men.” PROGRAM 10
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SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM NOTES Manzoni died at the age of 87 on May 22, 1873. Verdi was stricken with grief. A few days after receiving the news he wrote, “With him ends the most pure, the most sacred, the highest of our glories. I have read many of the newspapers, and not one of them speaks of him as he should be spoken of. Many words, but none of them profoundly felt.” Verdi could not bring himself to attend the funeral. While thousands of mourning Milanese poured into the streets of the city to witness Manzoni’s funeral procession, Verdi stayed at his country home, Sant’ Agata, too distraught to leave until he found the strength to make a private visit to the graveside on June 3rd. As he had been five years earlier with the passing of Rossini, Verdi was again inspired to commemorate the death of a great Italian with a memorial Mass. He sent his proposal to compose a Requiem in honor of Manzoni to the mayor of Milan, and it was eagerly accepted. Verdi scheduled the Requiem’s premiere for the first anniversary of Manzoni’s death, and began the score immediately. Remembering his earlier experience with the Rossini Requiem, however, he decided this time to control the entire project himself — composition, preparations and performance. He revived the Libera me for inclusion in the Manzoni Requiem, and newly composed the rest. As the work proceeded, he arranged for performers, printing, and publicity, and even made acoustical tests to determine the most suitable of Milan’s churches for the premiere. The work was finished on April 10, 1874, and the first performance six weeks later in San Marco Cathedral was a complete success. Verdi’s Requiem is in seven large movements, based on the text. Throughout, the ancient words are illuminated and enriched by the composer’s broad strokes and subtle touches, which are best perceived by following the text as the piece unfolds around them. The Requiem’s initial gesture, in the cellos, comes as if from a great distance and establishes the grave solemnity of the movement. The chorus intones a sweet, pathetic invocation for departed souls that leads directly into the Kyrie eleison (“Lord have mercy”), a broad, flowing prayer for divine compassion. The Dies irae paints the awe-inspiring “Day of Wrath” when the world will stand in judgment. Verdi rose to the challenge of these words with music “full of things terrifying and at the same time moving and pathetic,” wrote the critic Filippo Filippi following the premiere. This movement, which occupies fully one-third of the Requiem’s length, is divided into nearly a dozen successive scenes, which encompass a broad range of musical moods and technical devices. The Offertorio (Domine Jesu Christe — “Lord Jesus Christ”) that follows comes like a halcyon spring breeze after the winter’s blast. Its gently swaying rhythm and huge melodic arches bear to celestial reaches the supplicant’s entreaty for the deliverance of the departed from the pains of hell. Its contrasting center section (Quam olim — Hostias — Quam olim repeated) is followed by a brief return of the gentle opening music. The Sanctus (“Holy, Holy, Holy”) begins with a joyous shout. The music then launches into a bracing fugue on two subjects for divided chorus, which is followed by an antiphonal setting (i.e., choruses in alternation) of the Hosanna. Agnus Dei (“Lamb of God”) is the shortest movement of the Requiem and the simplest. Plain in texture and introspective in expression, it is dominated by the voices with only the most sparse of orchestral accompaniment. The Lux aeterna (“Light eternal”) is memorable for some of the most ethereal, translucent orchestral scoring in all of Verdi’s works.
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SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM NOTES The concluding Libera me (“Deliver me”) is the remnant of the earlier Requiem for Rossini. In the Manzoni Requiem, the movement consists of several sections: an introductory verse for soprano soloist that rises from a freely chanted beginning; a recall of the tempestuous Dies irae movement; a reminiscence of the opening Requiem aeternam in a breathtakingly beautiful setting for unaccompanied chorus and soprano; and a fugue which concludes with the quiet, resigned chanting that opened the movement. It is thought that the fugue and the opening chant were the only music originally written for the earlier Mass, and that the Dies irae and Requiem aeternam reminiscences were inserted when the work was newly composed for the Manzoni commemoration. Verdi’s Requiem is one of music’s greatest masterpieces, providing artistic, emotional, and spiritual sustenance whenever it is performed. No amount of discussion or analysis could exhaust its content, and yet any comments on it seem almost unnecessary — the Requiem speaks eloquently for itself and its composer. Perhaps it is most prudent to agree with Johannes Brahms, a curmudgeonly soul disinclined to compliments, who honored his Italian colleague when he said, simply, “Verdi’s Requiem is a work of genius.” ©2019 Dr. Richard E. Rodda
SPOTLIGHT TRANSLATION Requiem Kyrie Quartet and Chorus Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Te decet hymnus Deus in Sion; et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem: exaudi orationem meam; ad te omnis caro veniet. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
A hymn to Thee, O God, is fitting in Sion; and a vow to Thee shall be paid in Jerusalem: O hear my prayer; to Thee all flesh shall come. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.
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SPOTLIGHT TRANSLATION Dies irae Chorus Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste David cum Sibylla.
The day of wrath, that day the world will dissolve in ash, as David prophesied with the Sibyl.
Quantus tremor est futurus, Quando Judex est venturus, Cuncta stricte discussurus.
What great terror there will be when the Judge shall have come to thresh out everything thoroughly.
Tuba mirum spargens sonum Per sepulchra regionum, Coget omnes ante thronum.
The trumpet, spreading a wondrous sound through the tombs of all lands, will gather everyone before the throne. Bass
Mors stupebit et natura, Cum resurget creatura, Judicanti responsura.
Death and nature will be stunned when creation rises again to respond to the Judge. Mezzo-soprano and Chorus
Liber scriptus proferetur, In quo totum continetur, Unde mundus judicetur,
A written book will be brought forth in which is contained everything for which the world will be judged.
Judex ergo cum sedebit, Quidquid latet, apparebit: Nil inultum remanebit.
Thus when the Judge takes his seat whatever was hidden shall appear, nothing shall remain unpunished
Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Chorus Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, Teste David cum Sibylla.
The day of wrath, that day the world will dissolve in ash, as David prophesied with the Sibyl.
Quid sum miser tunc dicturus, Quem patronum rogaturus, cum vix justus sit securus?
What shall I, wretch, say then? to whom may I turn as protector when even the righteous are scarcely safe?
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SPOTLIGHT TRANSLATION Solo Quartet and Chorus Rex tremendae majestatis, Qui salvandos salvas gratis, Salva me, fons pietatis.
King of fearful majesty, who freely saves the redeemed, save me, O Fount of Pity. Soprano and Mezzo-soprano
Recordare, Jesu pie, Quod sum causa tuae viae, Ne me perdas illa die.
Recall, merciful Jesus, that I was the reason for Thy journey: do not destroy me on that day.
Quarens me, sedisti lassus, Redemisti crucem passus: Tantus labor non sit cassus.
Seeking me, Thou didst sit down weary, Thou didst redeem me, having endured the ross: let not such great pains have been vain.
Juste Judex ultionis, Donum fac remissionis Ante diem rationis.
Just Judge of punishment, give me the gift of redemption before the day of reckoning. Tenor
Ingemisco tanquam reus, Culpa rubet vultus meus, Supplicanti parce, Deus.
I groan like a guilty man, my face blushes with my fault; spare the suppliant, O God.
Qui Mariam absolvisti, Et latronem exaudisti, Mihi quoque spem dedisti.
Thou who didst absolve Mary [Magdalen], and hear the prayer of the thief, hast given hope to me also.
Preces meae non sunt dignae; Sed tu bonus fac benigne, Ne perenni cremer igne.
My prayers are not worthy, but thou, O good one, show mercy, lest I burn in everlasting fire.
Inter oves locum praesta, Et ab haedis me sequestra, Statuens in parte dextra.
Give me a place among the sheep, and separate me from the goats, placing me on Thy right hand. Bass and Chorus
Confutatis maledictis, Flammis acribus addictis, Voca me cum benedictis.
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When the damned are confounded and given over to biting flames, call me with the blessed.
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SPOTLIGHT TRANSLATION Oro supplex et acclinis, Cor contritum quasi cinis: Gere curam mei finis.
I pray, a suppliant on my knees, my heart as contrite as ashes: take into Thy care my ending.
Dies irae, etc.
The day of wrath, etc.
Lacrymosa dies illa, Qua resurget ex favilla Judicandus homo reus.
Solo Quartet and Chorus That day is filled with tears on which the guilty shall rise again from ashes to be judged.
Huic ergo parce, Deus, Pie Jesu Domine, Dona eis requiem. Amen
Therefore spare this one, O God, merciful Lord Jesus. Grant them rest. Amen.
Offertorium Solo Quartet Domine Jesu Christe, Rex Lord Jesus Christ, King gloriae, libera animas omnium of Glory, deliver the souls of all the fidelium defunctorum de poenis faithful departed from the pains inferni, et de profundo lacu; of hell and from the deep pit: libera eas de ore leonis, deliver them from the mouth of the lion, ne absorbeat eas Tartarus, that Tartarus may not swallow them up, ne cadant in obscurum; and they may not fall into darkness, sed signifer sanctus Michael but may the holy standard bearer Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam. bring them into the holy light; Quam olim Abrahae promisisti, as Thou didst promise of old to Abraham et semini ejus. and to his seed. Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus; tu suscipe pro animabus illis, quarum hodie memoriam facimus; fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti, et semini ejus.
Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.
We offer Thee, O Lord, sacrifices and prayers of praise: receive them on behalf of those souls whom we commemorate this day. Grant them, O Lord, to pass from death to life as Thou didst promise of old to Abraham and to his seed. Sanctus Double Chorus Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. SOUNDINGS
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SPOTLIGHT TRANSLATION Agnus Dei Soprano, Mezzo-soprano and Chorus Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem. Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem. Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem sempiternam.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: grant them rest. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: grant them rest. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: grant them eternal rest.
Lux aeterna Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Bass Lux aeterna luceat eis Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum: quia pius es. Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es.
Let everlasting light shine on them, O Lord, with Thy saints for ever; for Thou art merciful. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let everlasting light shine upon them with Thy saints for ever; for Thou art merciful
Libera me Soprano and Chorus Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra, dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem. Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit atque ventura ira, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra. Dies irae, dies illa calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde.
Deliver me, O Lord, from death eternal on that awful day when the heavens and earth shall be moved: when Thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. I am seized with trembling, and I fear the time when the trial shall approach, and the wrath to come: when the heavens and the earth shall be moved. A day of wrath, that day of calamity and woe, a great day and bitter indeed.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Libera me, etc.
Rest eternal grant them, O Lord, and may light perpetual shine upon them. Deliver me, O Lord, etc
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THE SYMPHONY FUND The operating endowment for the Colorado Symphony is held and managed by The Symphony Fund, a separate non-profit organization established to invest and manage funds for the benefit of the Colorado Symphony Association. THE SYMPHONY FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gregg O. Kvistad Stephen M. Brett, President Suzanne Ryan Norman L. Wilson, Treasurer William Wallace *Susan K. Ellis, Secretary *Non-Member Jerome H. Kern
ENDOWED CHAIRS AND FUNDS The following members of the Symphony family have established special funds to perpetuate the work of the Colorado Symphony for future generations. These endowed funds are gifts from individuals who have loved, believed in, and supported the orchestra. To these individuals, the Colorado Symphony extends endless gratitude. • • • •
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DONORS TO THE SYMPHONY FUND SINCE 2015 This list includes gifts made to the Symphony Fund Endowment Campaign. $10,000,000+ Avenir Foundation, Inc. $5,000,000 to $9,999,999 Colorado Symphony Foundation $1,000,000 to $4,999,999 Anonymous Merle Chambers Fund $500,000 to $999,999 Tom and Noëy Congdon
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IN MEMORIAM GIFTS The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in memory of a family member, friend, or supporter of the Symphony. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are pleased to recognize them. In memory of Bass Clarinetist Mr. Don Ambler given by: Mr. Robert Rodine In memory of Gene Amole's KVOD given by: Mr. R. Glesner and Mrs. B. Schwarm Glesner In memory of Eugene Curtis and Florence Ann Armstrong given by: Eugene C. & Florence Armstrong Family Foundation In memory of Claire Barbara given by: Mr. and Mrs. Skip Anderson In memory of Andrew Bermingham given by: Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland In memory of Virginia Bonvicini given by: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ferretti Ms. Bernice Lane Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mosser Frank Y. Parce In memory of Donald J. Carlstrom given by: Ms. Jane Carlstrom In memory of MingWah Chan given by: Fungyee Chan In memory of Blair Chotzinhoff, Jerry Endsley, Ken Harper, and Harry T. Safstrom given by: Mr. Chet Hampson and Ms. Susan Martin
In memory of Max Ehrlich given by: Carol Ehrlich In memory of Dr. Constantine John Falliers given by: Penny and Dick Leather John and Merry Low In memory of Jerry Friedman and Joyce Freeman given by: Ms. JoAnne Friedman In memory of Keith Hammond given by: Mr. and Mrs. Rus Dewitt Mrs. Becky Hammond Ms. Candy McCampbell Mr. Joseph Zuchter and Ms. Carol Catardi In memory of Seonghee Hedlund given by: Mr. Brian R. Hedlund In memory of Arnold Heller given by: Dr. and Ms. Arnold Heller In memory of Glo Hess given by: Frank Y. Parce In memory of Harley Higbie, Jr. given by: Lorraine Higbie Rosemarie Murane In memory of Fred Hoeppner given by: Margaret Hoeppner In memory of Samuel Lancaster given by: Ms. Mary Louise Burke Mr. Keith F. Corrette In memory of Mary Langehough given by: Ms. Tawney S. Willett
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COMMU NI T Y SU PPORT In memory of Ann Levy given by: Ms. Peggy Brody Dick and Sigrid Freese In memory of Marie Lindvall given by: Anonymous In memory of John W. Low given by: Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. David Arkell AMG National Trust Bank Foundation Douglas and Constance Cain Mr. Willis Carpenter Ms. Lee C. Everding Ms. Rebecca A. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hautzinger Ms. Carol Hildebrand Elizabeth and Steve Holtze Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hutchens Ms. Lucinda Low and Mr. Daniel B. McGraw Ms. M. A. McEwan and Mr. P Tiley Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Marchand Rosemarie Murane Mrs. Jane Netzorg Judi and Robert Newman Gordon R. and Pam Parker Jane I. Ryan Mrs. Victoria Sahani Mr. Mark Silverman Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Smith Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland University of Denver Nancy S. and Earl L. Wright Foundation
Ms. Georgia M. Garnsey Alan G. and Sally R. Gass Caleb and Sidney Gates Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Groshek Mr. and Mrs. Sam Guyton James Hasler Sarah C. Hite Ms. Mary T. Hoagland Ruth and George Hopfenbeck CE Kahn Fund John and Merry Low Ms. Evelyn B. McClearn Rosemarie Murane Ms. Pat Pascoe Ms. Carol S. Prescott Ms. Mary Reeve Dr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Resnick Rob and Jane Scofield Carole and George Shaw Ms. Susan Sheridan Mr. Erik Solof Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland Ms. Margaret Trousdale Mrs. Teresa White & Eide Bailly LLP Grace Willhoit Mr. William R. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wohlgenant Ms. Florence C. Wolfe Mrs. Diane Woodworth-Jordan and the CCHN Board In memory of William Murane, Robert Schulein & Blair Chotzinhoff given by: Nancy & Robert Schulein Fund
In memory of William and Virginia McGehee given by: Ms. Robin McGehee
In memory of Frank Y. Parce given by: Mr. and Mrs. David Askin Kerry and Walter Cote Ms. Martha S. Fiser Nancy and Russ Gregory Ms. Sally Ochsner Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Manka Ms. Desiree A. Parrott-Alcorn Ms. Addie Roberts Eleanor Roberts Ms. Lori Snyder Mr. Wes Showalter
In memory of John and Helen McGuire given by: John and Helen McGuire
In memory of Gerard Porter given by: The Lakewood Estates Patio HOA
In memory of Ken Miller given by: Ms. Ashley I. Geisel
In memory of Herman D. Post given by: Herman D. Post Fund
In memory of Maurine Moody given by: Mr. Robert Moody
In memory of Gerald Rainer given by: Mr. Erik Peterson
In memory of William "Bill" E. Murane given by: Mrs. Madelon Affeld Charles Anderson Mr. and Mrs. James K. Aronstein Ms. Patsy Benedict Mr. Donald L. Berlin Mr. and Mrs. Jock Bickert Mr. Willis Carpenter Mrs. Mimi Chenoweth Sheila M. Cleworth Ms. Mary Cook Mrs. Dana Crawford James Cruz, Jr. and Family Ms. Nancy Downing Ms. Mary Duell Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dumler Nancy and Mike Farley Vincent Favoriti and Mary Grace & Len McCue Dick and Sigrid Freese Virginia E. & Robert K. Fuller
In Memory of Bolko von Roedern given by: Mrs. Sue Von Roedern
In memory of Paul Lucas given by: Ms. Kathie Lucas In memory of Dorothy Mauk given by: Ms. Sue Pawlik In memory of Thomas Luther McClintock given by: Lenny Gail and Robin Steans
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In memory of Erwin I. Rogoff, “Country Before Self” given by: Mr. Bernie Rogoff and Ms. Jean Greenberg In memory of Lucille S. Rosenfeld given by: Sig Rosenfeld In memory of Frances and Eugene Schaefer given by: Cynthia L. and Paul D. Schauer In memory of Sidney Schetina given by: Mr. Willis Carpenter Marian and Lou Gelfand Mr. and Mrs. Jeff H. Groezinger Drs. David and Miriam Weil Ms. Lisa Weil
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with pianist Andreas Klein 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 7 A musical sensation from Austria, this award-winning string quartet has performed at leading chamber music festivals and the world’s greatest concert halls. The group teams up with distinguished German pianist, Andreas Klein, for a truly incredible performance. Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in G minor “Rider” Robert Schumann | Piano Quintet in E flat major Johannes Brahms | String Quartet Opus 51, No. 2 in A minor
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In honor of Byron Haselden's 50th Birthday. “With love, The Chrisman Family� given by: Mr. Jim D. Chrisman
In memory of Betty Sonnenberg given by: Sylvia J. Kreider
In honor of Ed Haselden given by: The Jerry Gart Family Foundation
In memory of Kasiel Steinhardt, M.D. given by: June & Sylvan Stool Family Charitable Fund
In honor of Jutta Herrmann given by: Carla Cheuvront
In memory of Mary Symonton given by: Anonymous
In honor of Philip C. Hiester, Master Electrician CSO given by: Mr. Eli Reshotko and Mrs. Adina Reshotko
In memory of Lee and Margaret Tipton given by: Tipton Family Foundation In memory of Lisa Gayle Wigod given by: Alan and Judy Wigod In memory of Eileen and Jerry Walker given by: Ms. Erika Walker
IN HONOR GIFTS The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in honor of a family member, friend, or special occasion. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are pleased to recognize them.
In honor of Diane Hill for Women of Note given by: Mr. and Mrs. Seth Weisberg In honor of Anne Marie Hoffman given by: Mr. Peter Poses In honor of Co and David Hohnbaum given by: Mrs. Marcie B. Haloin In honor of Bill Johnson: DCP Midstream Charitable Fund In honor of Jerry and Mary Kern given by: Jonathan and Beth Kern Family Fund Ms. Susan Ellis
In honor of Dr. Paula Bernstein's birthday given by: Mr. Erik Bernstein
In honor of Keith Kirby given by: Ms. Sara Alt
In honor of Drs. Paula and William Bernstein given by: Ms. Paula Folkman
In honor of Leah Kovach given by: Mrs. Marilyn Mishkin
In honor of Steve Brett and Linda Shoemaker for all they do for our community given by: Anna and John J. Sie Foundation
In honor of John and Merry Low given by: Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Marchand
In honor of John and Christine Brown given by: Ms. Barbara Brown In honor of Duain Wolfe and Mary Louise Burke given by: Claire Benson In honor of Willis Carpenter given by: Ms. Marian Lyons In honor of Young and Carolyn Cho given by: Mr. and Mrs. Don Lewis In honor of Jo Ellen Cohen's 70th Birthday given by: Ms. Peggy Beck Mr. Martin M. Berliner Ms. Sharon M. Engle Ms. Jody Epstein Lynne Green Mr. Barry Hirschfeld Mandelbaum Family Charitable Foundation Ms. Cheri L. Michelson Ms. Jane L. Montgomery Ms. Fatosh Saribal Mrs. Barbara Sidon Ms. Dorothea Thomson In honor of Christopher Dragon given by: Marjorie R. Thirlby In honor of Joyce Elliott given by: Mr. Don Elliott In honor of Janice Gieskieng for Christmas and her Birthday given by: Ms. Linda McGoff & The McGoff Family In honor of Jim Greenwood given by: DaVita In honor of Chet Hampson given by: Ms. Susan Martin
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In honor of Dr. Marv Lubeck given by: Dr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Resnick In honor of Sachiko Nakahira given by: T.R. Reid & Peggy McMahon In honor of the Non-Violent Marching Band String Members given by: Posner-Wallace Foundation In honor of Leonard Perlmutter given by: Alice Perlmutter In honor of Anthony Pierce given by: Pinon Real Estate Group In honor of Abby Raymond given by: Mr. and Mrs. Allan R. Raymond In honor of Julie Rubsam given by: Mollie Leone In honor of Kristine and John Wallack given by: Richard Falb and Gail Skaggs In honor of Darlee Whiting given by: Hayes Family Foundation In honor of all the little princesses in the world, including my niece Ava Mi-Sun Williams given by: Ms. Ruth Williams In honor of Duain Wolfe given by: Claire Benson
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COMMU NI T Y SU PPORT THE HORACE TUREMAN LEGACY SOCIETY Named for the first conductor of the Denver Civic Orchestra, the Horace Tureman Legacy Society honors an exceptional group of people who have pledged future support for the Symphony through an estate gift. The Society recognizes in perpetuity those making estate gifts through wills, living trusts, annuities, IRAs, retirement plans, charitable trusts, life insurance designations, or other legacy giving vehicles. To learn more about including the Colorado Symphony in your estate planning, please call 303.308.2475 or visit coloradosymphony.org/Planned-Giving. Anonymous Richard and Susan Abernethy The Estate of Nan L. Barnett Mr. Jim Caputo J. Harold Corp Trust Jane Costain and Gary Moore The Estate of John Coubrough, Jr. Anne M. Culver Ms. Janice G. Eckhardt William G. Fairfield Charitable Trust William G. FairField Ms. Grace L. Freye Ms. Carol K. Gossard* Ms. Jennifer Guess Ms. Donna E. Hamilton Mr. James Harold Cathey A. Herren The Estate of Gloette L. Hess Mrs. Janice E. Hesser Ms. Blanche B. Hilf Senta G. Holtzmann Ms. Margaret R. Houston Virginia Ruth Hungerford Mr. and Mrs. Gopal Iyengar Ms. Gloria E. Johnston-McGregor Mrs. Suzanne W. Joshel* The Estate of Gloria S. Kubel*
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Sandy and Evan Lasky Deanna Rose Leino Frank and Ginny Leitz Mrs. Ann C. Levy Esther R. Liss Living Trust John and Merry Low Sandey Luciano Marjorie MacLachlan Evi and Evan Makovsky The Estate of William McGehee* Mrs. Sue McFarlane Willis M. McFarlane* Mr. James Mead and Ms. Carol Svendsen Mr. Morton Ms. Helen M. Murray* Mr. Thomas Murray Ms. Lori Needler* Judie and Ron Neel Judith Nichols Mr. William Oliver Gordon R. and Pam Parker Armeda Plank* Ms. Barbara Powell James R. Pratt Mrs. Lois Rainer Mrs. Lee R. Roberts* Mr. Neil F. Roberts* Mr. Bruce M. Rockwell* Mr. Harvey D. Rothenberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Runice Suzanne Barber Ryan Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Sanders Ms. Elizabeth Schmitz Rob and Jane Scofield Ms. Floy L. Senior The Ilse Steinbach Revocable Trust Mr. and Mrs. James Stookesberry The Estate of Jim Taylor* Mr. Richard Thackrey Mr. and Mrs. James D. Vaughn The Estate Of Samuel Wagonfeld John and Kristine Wallack Ms. Elizabeth P. Wright* The Patricia G. Wunnicke Trust* Ms. Phyllis J. Young * Deceased
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Packed with punchlines and some of the most memorable tunes in all of opera, this rapid-fire prequel to The Marriage of Figaro features the mischievous barber at his most cunning, in a whimsical Art Deco production.
The public adores Canio’s clowning— but they’re about to witness the shocking consequences of his rage. Art imitates life (and vice versa) in this opera about the turbulent relationships within a traveling theater troupe.
A corrupt chief of police has a cruel ultimatum for Rome’s most celebrated prima donna, Tosca: submit to his lustful desires, or trigger the execution of her beloved. Who will survive this web of betrayal and revenge?
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BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL INFORMATION BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL INFORMATION FOR COLORADO SYMPHONY CONCERT TICKETS AND INFORMATION: call 303.623.7876. THE COLORADO SYMPHONY’S WEBSITE: coloradosymphony.org provides information on all Colorado Symphony activities at Boettcher Concert Hall and other venues around Colorado including performances at Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, the Arvada Center for the Performing Arts, and more. Other venues may require the use of another ticketing source; however, coloradosymphony.org navigation will always direct you to the official ticketing agent or source. LATE SEATING: In consideration of our musicians, guest artists, crew and staff, and your fellow patrons, late seating is at the discretion of the House Manager and takes place during pauses in the program. Ushers will let you know when you may enter the hall. They may seat you in an area other than your ticketed seat so as to not disturb other patrons, and you may take your ticketed seat during intermission. NO SMOKING: Boettcher Concert Hall is a smoke free venue. Any and all forms of smoking are prohibited in the venue. NO FILMING: Camera and recording equipment are not permitted in the hall during concerts unless otherwise noted. SECURITY: In furtherance of Denver Arts & Venues ongoing initiative to create a safe and secure environment for all patrons and employees of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, the Colorado Symphony Association is pleased to partner with the Denver Performing Arts Complex on the newly introduced security measures for Boettcher Concert Hall and all venues within the complex. We encourage you to arrive up to 45 minutes early, prior to the start of your event. This will alleviate congestion in all walk ways and entrances and will allow for proper screening. To review the full policy and prohibited items, please visit artscomplex.com. 48
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In the event of a building emergency patrons will be notified by an announcement from the stage. Should the building need to be evacuated, please exit the nearest door, or according to instructions given from stage. FIRST AID FACILITIES for all patrons are available. Please inquire with an usher should you need these facilities or assistance. Please report any accidents, falls, or lost items to an usher promptly. ELEVATOR is located within the venue after passing through security and having your ticket scanned. Please follow the signs to the southeast end of the main lobby. The elevator is to the left of the entrance of Gallery 1 on the first level of the lobby. COAT CHECK is located underneath the main lobby stairs in the hallway leading to Gallery 1. BAR SERVICE is provided at most concerts. Concessions are managed by Centerplate. Please see the FAQ page regarding policy on food and beverage in Boettcher Concert Hall. The Colorado Symphony reserves the right to change the concessions policy at any time. The Colorado Symphony Association does not manage concessions, ordering, or realize profit from concessions. LOST AND FOUND items should be reported promptly to the House Manager, via an usher, or directly. Lost items are kept by the usher staff until the end of the performance. After the performance items are taken to Arts & Venues Lost and Found. If attempting to claim lost property during or shortly after your performance, please see an usher. If you’ve left the hall and have a lost item, please call 720.865.4200. THE GUILD SHOP: Located in Gallery 1 on the first floor of Boettcher Concert Hall, The Shop (as it's affectionately known) is the perfect place to pick up unique gifts, seasonal fashions, and of course recordings produced by, and of, the Colorado Symphony. The Shop is operated by a dedicated group of Symphony supporters and enthusiasts year-round.
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